bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LIMITACIONES A LA ADOPCIÓN HOMOPARENTAL EN EL ECUADOR FRENTE AL BLOQUE DE CONVENCIONALIDAD Y CONSTITUCIONALIDAD.
Authors: Calle Idrovo Nancy Beatriz , Vallejo Cárdenas Paola Priscila
Published: August 2022

En el Ecuador la figura de la adopción ha sido concebida como una opción únicamente paraparejas y personas identificados como heterosexuales, las posiciones de diversos grupos eiglesias que están a favor de las familias tradicionales, están contrarias hacia la garantía dederechos a la comunidad LGBTQ+. El objetivo de este artículo ha sido, analizar laslimitaciones a la adopción homoparental en el Ecuador, frente al bloque de convencionalidady constitucionalidad que garantiza la protección a la familia en sus diversos tipos. Para surealización el enfoque ha sido cualitativo, con la revisión de leyes, normas, jurisprudencia yopiniones de expertos que a nivel nacional e internacional aportan sobre la posición deinconstitucionalidad al negar la adopción a parejas homoparentales, concluyéndose que setrata de una manera de estigmatizar a quienes no sienten temor al demostrar su orientaciónsexual, precisando por lo tanto la necesidad de que se reformen y modifiquen las normas yleyes vigentes para que la igualdad de derechos sea equitativa a todas los seres humanos, talcomo se encuentra dispuesto en la máxima norma del Estado
Analisa Tingkat Kecemasan Siswa SMK 17 Temanggung dalam Menghadapi Ujian Nasional
Authors: Kurniawati Ratna , W Tri Suraning , Lusmiati Retno
Published: August 2022

Latar belakang : Evaluasi pembelajaran yang diselenggarakan secara nasional atau yang biasa disebut ujian nasional (UN) bertujuan untuk menilai dan mengukur kompetensi peserta didik secara nasional dilaksanakan setelah mengikuti pembelajaran yang diberikan para guru pada pendidikan formal. Salah satu isu yang marak diperbincangkan adalah kekhawatiran tentang kemungkinan banyaknya siswa yang tidak lulus. Kecemasan dianggap sebagai salah satu faktor penghambat dalam belajar yang dapat mengganggu kinerja fungsi-fungsi kognitif seseorang, seperti dalam berkonsentrasi, mengingat, pembentukan konsep dan pemecahan masalah. Tujuan : mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara tingkat kecemasan dengan kesiapan siswa sekolah menegah Kejuruan dalam menghadapi Ujian Akhir Nasional. Metode : menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Metode crossectional, sampel yang digunakan 161 responden. Hasil : Sampel adalah siswa SMK 17 Temanggung kelas III sejumlah 161 siswa yang terdiri dari 36 siswa laki-laki (22,4 %) dan 125 siswi perempuan (77,6%). Siswa yang mengalami kecemasan sebanyak 73 siswa (45,3%), kecemasan ringan 55 siswa (34,2%), kecemasan sedang 19 siswa (11,8%), kecemasan berat 14 siswa (8,7%). Korelasi kecemasan dengan persiapan ujian UN menggunakan uji korelasi pearson diperoleh nilai 0,004 < α (0,05) artinya terdapat korelasi kecemasan antar siswa laki-laki dan perempuan dengan kegiatan ujian nasional pada anak SMK YP 17 Parakan. Simpulan : Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kecemasan siswa dengan ujian nasional bagi siswa SMK YP 17 Temanggung, baik siswa putra dan putri sehingga diperlukan treatmen atau tindakan untuk mengurangi kecemasan siswa SMK sebelum menghadapi Ujian Nasional dan tingkat kecemasan bervariasi antar siswa.
Literature Review : Efektifitas Mobilisasi Dini untuk Meningkatkan Peristaltik Usus pada Pasien Paska Operasi Abdomen
Authors: Marhamah Emah , Choire Ayu Nadiya
Published: August 2022

Latar belakang : Pembedahan merupakan metode untuk mengobati kondisi yang sulit atau tidak mungkin disembuhkan dengan obat-obatan yang sederhana. Sebelum dilakukan pembedahan pasien mendapat anestesi yang bertujuan untuk menghilangkan rasa sakit selama operasi. Anestesi yang diberikan pada pasien akan memberikan efek kehilangan peristaltik normal atau penurunan peristaltik usus. Peristaltik usus paska pembedahan dapat diatasi dengan menstimulasi gerakan peristaltik usus yaitu dengan cara mobilisasi dini. Tujuan : Mengetahui efektifitas penerapan mobilisasi dini terhadap peristaltik usus Pada pasien paska operasi abdomen. Metode: Artikel ilmiah menggunakan pendekatan eksploratif menggunakan metode dan desain literatur review ini dengan mengambil sumber-sumber yang dilakukan pada tanggal 15 Juni sampai 25 Agustus dengan penelusuran Google Scholar yang sesuai dengan kata kunci dan kriteria bukan merupakan jurnal asuhan keperawatan, jurnal yang tidak dapat diakses full text. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari bulan Juni sampai Oktober 2020. Hasil: Terdapat 533 yang diidentifikasi dan dipublikasikan dari tahun 2011-2020. Dari 533 artikel 3 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Beberapa hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan mobilisasi dini yang dilakukan selama 6 jam, 12 jam, 24 jam dapat meningkatkan peristaltik usus pada pasien paska operasi abdomen. Simpulan: mobilisasi dini efektif mendukung dalam meningkatkan peristaltik usus pada pasien paska operasi abdomen.
Literature Review : Pijat Oksitosin oleh Suami Terhadap Produksi ASI pada Ibu Nifas
Authors: Susanti Evy Tri , Triningsih Lutfi
Published: August 2022

Latar belakang : Produksi ASI yang kurang dan tidak lancar merupakan penyebab bayi tidak mendapatkan ASI eksklusif yang menyebabkan bayi menjadi tidak mau menyusui dan ibu merasa cemas sehingga berdampak pada ibu yang akan menghindar untuk menyusui. Pijat oksitosin oleh suami adalah salah satu solusi untuk mengatasi produksi ASI kurang. Tujuan : Mengetahui efektifitas pijat oksitosin oleh suami terhadap produksi ASI ibu nifas. Metode : Artikel ilmiah ini menggunakan metode eksploratif dengan pendekatan dan design literature riview yang dilakukan dari tanggal 15 Juni sampai 25 Agustus 2020 dengan mengambil sumber dari Google Scholar yang sesuai dengan kata kunci dan kriteria diantaranya jurnal nasional bahasa Indonesia, terbit 10 tahun terakhir, bukan merupakan jurnal asuhan keperawatan, jurnal yang dapat diakses secara full text. Hasil : Terdapat 718 yang diidentifikasikan dan dipublikasikan dari tahun 2011-2020. Dari 718 artikel 3 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Hasil dari ketiga jurnal menunjukan pijat oksitosin oleh suami dapat meningkatkan produksi ASI ibu nifas. Simpulan : Pijat oksitosin oleh suami efektif untuk mendukung peningkatan produksi ASI pada ibu nifas.
Literature Review : Terapi Kognitif pada Klien Harga Diri Rendah
Authors: Susilaningsih Is , Sari Rizki Nilam
Published: August 2022

Latar belakang : Harga diri rendah adalah semua pikiran, keyakinan dan kepercayaan yang merupakan pengetahuan individu tentang dirinya dan mempengaruhi hubungannya dengan orang lain. Harga diri rendah psikotik disebabkan oleh gangguan neurotransmiter di otak yang terjadi pada seluruh aspek kepribadian ditandai dengan ketidakmampuan menilai realita, gangguan proses pikir, kedangkalan emosi, kemunduran kemauan dan mengalami disorientasi. Bentuk tindakan keperawatan harga diri rendah secara individu adalah terapi kognitif yaitu psikoterapi individu yang pelaksanaannya dengan melatih klien untuk mengubah cara klien menafsirkan dan memandang segala sesuatu pada saat klien mengalami kekecewaan, sehingga klien merasa lebih baik dan dapat bertindak lebih produktif. Tujuan : Mengetahui efektifitas teknik kognitif terhadap pasien harga diri rendah. Metode : Artikel ilmiah ini menggunakan pendekatan eksploratif menggunakan metode dan desain literature review yang dilakukan tanggal 15 Juni sampai 25 Agustus 2020 dengan mengambil sumber-sumber dari Google Scholar yang sesuai dengan kata kunci dan kriteria diantaranya jurnal nasional dan internasional, terbit 10 tahun terakhir, bukan merupakan jurnal asuhan keperawatan, jurnal yang tidak dapat diakses full text. Hasil : Terdapat 7.550 yang diidentifikasi dan dipublikasikan tahun 2011-2020. Artikel sebanyak 66 diseleksi terpilih 17 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi, dari 17 jurnal ditemukan 2 jurnal yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi sehingga peneliti mencari jurnal yang mendekati tahun 2011, ditemukan 3 jurnal di tahun 2010 didapatkan hasil yang menunjukkan bahwa teknik kognitif dapat meningkatkan harga diri pada pasien harga diri rendah. Simpulan : Terapi kognitif efektif terhadap peningkatan harga diri pada pasien harga diri rendah..
Leadership style and organizational performance indicators from the nursing staff's perspective
Authors: Stelmaszczuk Jonathan
Published: August 2022

Background: leadership in nursing has been widely discussed over time as a necessary professional competence and a field of action that should be exercised by these professionals.
Aim: to analyze leadership styles and organizational outcome indicators from the point of view of the nursing staff of a public hospital in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. The sample consisted of 83 nursing professionals, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Data collection was performed using the MLQ 5x, which was validated in content and construct.
Results: 77,1 % of the respondents were women, with a mean age of 40 ± 9,44, and 9,23 ± 7,25 years of work; 74,7 % performed a care function. Transformational (4,07 ± 0,55) and transactional (3,99 ± 0,62) leadership styles have similar averages. According to the relationship between sociodemographic variables and leadership styles and their dimensions, no significant differences were found between men and women. In relation to organizational outcome variables, it is evident that extra effort is often more present in women, however, no significant differences were found between both groups.
Conclusions: Leadership in nursing is considered essential. This, according to the results, is exercised by the nursing staff within their work team, regardless of age, years of work, type of organization, area of work or function performed
Legal Interpreting and Translanguaging: Contested Spaces in the Centre-Periphery Dynamic
Authors: Alan Runcieman
Published: August 2022

Community or public-service interpreting is often institutionally perceived by service providers as being based on an ideological framing of languages as monolingual bounded resources, and the interpreting act as a bridge between two centric and separate linguistic regimes (LB – LA). However, this monolingualism is an ideological construct rather than a linguistic reality, the product of an historic, one nation one language myth, that is increasingly challenged by post-modern, superdiverse societies and their consequent multilingual realities on the ground. In particular, in today’s world the superdiversity of people within nation states, with multiple linguistic resources, has given rise to the increasingly visible phenomenon of ‘translanguaging’, a creative, dynamic and fluid sourcing of diverse linguistic repertoires in synchronic discourse. What was once only considered to be at the periphery has begun to challenge monolingual hegemony and establish its own centrality in public and private speech.

Translanguaging is ‘multilingualism from below’ (Pennycook & Otsuji 2015), coming as it almost inevitably always does from the peripheral end of the spectrum, typically in urban spaces where language practices are part and parcel of getting things done. But when this emerges in a legal context, in a court of law, how should legal interpreters respond? Drawing on preliminary research involving a cohort of court /legal interpreters in the UK[1], this article explores the problems this presents to monolingual bridging approaches and proposes potential future developments for the interpreting profession. A cohort of 6 professional public-service interpreters in the UK. The research drew on questionnaires and personal correspondence over a 6-month period.
Writing to Get Published: The Necessary Elements of Scholarly Journal Articles
Authors: Benedict Sheehy
Published: August 2022

This article provides an analysis of the problems scholars face in publishing in higher quality, peer-reviewed English language journals and proposes specific solutions. It is based on observations made in numerous workshops and close one-on-one work with postgraduate students and academics primarily in Asia but also elsewhere. The article makes a contribution by making explicit understandings, values and practices that underpin academic publishing and describing and analyzing the six elements required by peer reviewed journals. Using a ‘scholarship of application’ the article begins with an explanation of the literature review and then the element of novelty or necessity of a new idea. It then turns to the six elements of research and writing in terms of theory, themes and narrative as the first three and then the last three: the requirement for description, analysis and evaluation. Finally, it provides a series of specific tips to help manage each of these elements.
‘Defending Religious Rights’: The Critical Analysis of Religious Minority Discourse in Indonesia
Authors: Andi Muhammad Irawan  , Nasmilah  , Andi Syurganda
Published: August 2022

Freedom of religion, as the main part of human rights, has been one of the main discourses in traditional and modern Indonesia. However, its current development reveals that such a freedom is still far from its final agreement, especially in guaranteeing the religious right of minority. By using the approach of Critical Discourse Analysis (henceforth CDA), this article investigates the religious freedom discourse as defended and disseminated by one of the NGOs in Indonesia, namely the Setara Institute, to identify how the Indonesia Ahmadiyya sect is discursively discriminated against. The study is carried out by analysing multiple texts in various genres produced and disseminated by this NGO when defending the Ahmadiyya minority sect. The sect has been the target of religious discrimination and violent attacks perpetrated by Islamic majority groups in the country. The data used in this study are annual reports, books, interviews, and public debates. The analysis reveals that freedom of religion is still not properly established and Ahhamdiyya followers are not treated equally both in religious or political matters. This can be seen in four discourse constructions, namely discourses of democracy, unrestricted freedom of religion, impartiality and the weakness of leadership.
ASSESSMENT OF BISCUITS PRODUCED FROM THE BLENDS OF WHEAT, ACHA AND GERMINATED AFRICAN YAM BEAN FLOUR
Authors: ADEYANJU JAMES ABIODUN , OGUNLAKIN GRACE OLUWATOYIN , ABIOYE ADEKANMI OLUSEGUN , ALABI OLUBUNMI DUPE , OLOYEDE ABIOLA ADEWALE , AKINOLA FERANMI BOLANLE
Published: August 2022

The consumption of bakery products, the vast majority of which are from cereal flours, is increasing rapidly. Cereal proteins, on the other hand, lack essential amino acids and must be supplemented with legumes to ensure a balanced nutrient intake. The study aims to evaluate the nutritional composition of biscuits made from the blend of wheat, acha and African yam bean flours. Different proportions of flour blends were obtained using D-optimal mixture of design of Response Surface Methodology. The flour produced from this blend was analyzed for proximate composition, functional properties, pasting properties, mineral content and anti-nutritional factors. The biscuit produced from the resulting flour was analyzed for physical characteristics and sensory attributes. The results obtained showed that the proximate composition of the flour blend varied from 7.26-9.05 %, 7.94-8.20.12%, 6.01-7.85%, 1.05-2.16%, 1.43-2.14%, 60.38-74.64% for moisture, protein, fat, crude fibre, ash and carbohydrate respectively. The functional properties of flour ranged from 0.76 to 0.84 g/ml for bulk density, 76.50 to 84.50% for water absorption capacity, 72.00 to 82.50%, for oil absorption capacity, 1.94 to 2.63g/g for swelling capacity and 2.00 to 6.00 % for solubility index. The pasting properties of the flour varied from 2049.00- 2333.00, 1217.50-1461.50, 1134.50-1238.00 for peak velocity, trough velocity and break down velocity, respectively. The mineral composition of the flour ranged from 1.70-2.13 mg/l, 2.12-2.22 mg/l, 19.63-24.63 mg/l, 0.40-0.58 mg/l, 3.25-4.96 mg/l for calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron and potassium, respectively. The anti-nutrient content of the flour blend ranged from 0.36 to 0.44 g/kg, 0.014 to 0.14 g/kg, and 0.40 to 0.54 g/kg for phytate, oxalate, and tannin content, respectively. The physical attributes of the biscuits ranged from 13.00-17.00 g, 56.00-60.33 mm, 5.76- 6.83 mm, 8.69-10.57 for weight, diameter, thickness, and spread ratio, respectively. The sensory evaluation results of the biscuits revealed that all the biscuit samples received high ratings for all the sensory attributes evaluated. Considerable increases in crude protein, ash, and crude fibre contents observed in the flour blend are indications that biscuits made from this blend could help reduce protein-energy malnutrition.
Application of Big data to configuration management in a PLM context
Authors: Kabuya Joel , Tshipepele Erick , Kasoro Nathanael
Published: August 2022

The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the early 1990s, particularly the Internet, made it easy to produce data and distribute it to the rest of the world. Today's business information systems contain data that is more massive, complex and heterogeneous. The increase in complexity, globalization and collaborative work mean that an industrial project (product design) requires the participation and collaboration of actors who come from several fields and workplaces. Information retrieval is an essential function for any information system. However, the latter is never easy as it always represents a major bottleneck for all organizations. In the environment of complex, heterogeneous and multi-use data, providing all users with easy and simple access to data becomes more difficult due to lack of technical skills or different user perspectives.

PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) being a business strategy that aims to create, manage and share all the definition, manufacturing, maintenance and recycling information of an industrial product, throughout its life cycle. life, from preliminary studies to end of life and Big data, the collection of large data sets that are complex and difficult to analyze by traditional data processing methods.

In this context, this article proposes to establish the main obstacles to the deployment of Big data in PLM systems (the collection of data from the PLM system, the storage and transfer of data in the PLM, the processing of data based on industrialization knowledge and experience, data security and visualization, etc.). The objective is to apply methodologies related to Big data to the management of product configurations (management of product diversity in connection with the development of mass customization (mass customization)).
Analisis Performa Algoritma Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) Dalam Mengklasifikasi Tahu Berformalin
Authors: Admojo Fadhila Tangguh , Sulistya Yudha Islami
Published: August 2022

Tahu berformalin adalah salah satu jenis makanan yang sering mengandung bahan-bahan kimia yang dapat mengawetkan daripada tahu tanpa formalin. Pada tahu berformalin dapat memberikan tekstur lebih kenyal dan berwarna putih bersih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengklasifikasikan tahu berformalin dan tahu tidak berformalin. Pada paper ini menggunakan algoritma Stochastic Gradient Descent atau dalam penerapannya lebih dikenal dengan SGD Classifier yang merupakan bagian dari algoritma machine learning untuk klasifikasi, regresi maupun jaringan syaraf tiruan serta algoritma ini sangat efisien pada dataset berskala besar. Penelitian ini mencoba menerapkan algoritma SGD pada dataset tahu berformalin dengan jumlah dataset yakni 11000 yang dimana 5500 data tahu berformalin dan 5500 data tahu tidak berformalin. Setelah dilakukan beberapa tahapan dalam pengujian dengan algoritma SGD maka diperolah hasil akurasi, presisi, recall, f1-score pada model yang masing-masing 82.6% untuk akurasi, 81.7% untuk presisi, 84.1% untuk recall, 83.5% untuk f1-score dan dilakukan pengujian menggunakan 10 data yang tidak termasuk dalam data latih memperoleh performansi rata-rata akurasi sebesar 70%, presisi 71%, recall 70% dan f1-score 70%.
Pengaruh Kualitas Layanan terhadap Loyalitas Penumpang Lion Air di Bandar Udara Internasional El Tari Kupang
Authors: Marselina Gerda
Published: August 2022

Lion Air is one of many other airlines operating at El Tari International Airport in Kupang. This airline is in great demand by people in the city of Kupang because the fares are quite low and affordable for people from the middle class. This research aims to determine how much influence the quality of service (tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy) has on customer loyalty. This study uses a quantitative approach with data collection carried out on 5 – 30 October 2021 by distributing questionnaires to Lion Air customers. Analysis of the data method used using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis with the aim of knowing the effect of one or more independent variables on the dependent variable. This research was conducted by distributing a survey to 100 customers who have used the services of Lion Air at El Tari Kupang International Airport. The results of the study show that (1) the tangibles variable is not significantly related to customer loyalty, (2) reliability is significantly related to customer loyalty, (3) responsiveness is not significantly related to customer loyalty, (4) assurance is not significantly related on customer loyalty, (5) empathy has a significant effect on customer loyalty, (6) simultaneously significant values ​​of tangibles (X1), reliability (X2), responsiveness (X3), assurance (X4) empathy (X5) variables affect customer satisfaction (Y) is 0.00 < 0.05 and the calculated F value is 19.625 > F table 2.31, so together or simultaneously have a significant effect on customer loyalty.

Keywords: Service Quality, Customer Loyalty
Effectiveness of Family-Centered Care Education in Care Knowledge of Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Tavakoli Narjes , Momeni Mohammad Kazem , Sarani Hamed , Bouya Salehoddin , Imani Javad Al Reza , Askari Hasan
Published: August 2022

Background: Many families of dialysis patients consider the lack of knowledge about the disease and type of care as the main reason for the difficulty in providing effective care to patients. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of family-centered care education in the care knowledge of caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 80 main primary caregivers of hemodialysis patients in two teaching hospitals associated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, southeast Iran, in 2021. The family caregivers were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups (40 in each group) using permutation blocks. The experimental group received the family-based training program, and the control group received the usual care plan. The data were collected using the care knowledge questionnaire before and one month after the intervention. Then, the data were analyzed using the chi-square test, independent t-test, paired samples t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) by SPSS software (version 22) with a significance level of less than 0.05. Results: The mean scores of caregivers’ knowledge in the intervention group before and after the intervention were 10.42 ± 3.23 and 21.47 ± 3.21 (P = 0.001) and in the control group were 11.27 ± 3.90 and 12.45 ± 3.40 (P = 0.12). Furthermore, the results of the independent samples t-test showed that the care knowledge of the participants in the intervention group improved significantly after the intervention (P = 0.001), compared to that of the control group (P = 0.12). The results of ANOVA showed that the mean scores of care knowledge of caregivers in the two groups were significantly different after the intervention (P = 0.001) Conclusions: Providing family-centered care education with the involvement of family caregivers can improve the care knowledge of the caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Given the significant role of caregivers in providing care services to these patients, special attention needs to be paid to the education of caregivers in educational programs.
Research on the Focus of Debate and Reform Direction of Housing Provident Fund System Based on Common Prosperity
Authors: NI FANYI
Published: August 2022

After more than 30 years of development, the housing provident fund system has made remarkable achievements. As an important part of China's social security system, it has gradually become the focus and hot spot of hundreds of millions of workers across the country. With the continuous acceleration of China's economic development and the leap forward improvement of people's living standards, housing provident fund management departments at all levels have done a lot of work in order to meet the housing needs of the majority of employees, around the improvement of the system, give full play to the role of institutional housing security, and strive to improve the housing consumption capacity of the majority of employees. Building a well-established housing provident fund system is not only the responsibility of the housing provident fund management departments at all levels, but also the due meaning of realizing the great goal of common prosperity of the whole nation. This paper will take "common prosperity" as the research background, take the current development status of China's housing provident fund system as the research subject, explore the disputes and deficiencies of China's housing provident fund system under the background of common prosperity, and put forward some feasible reform suggestions to promote the higher quality development of housing provident fund.
Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Lateral Sulcus and its Significance in Adult Human Brains: A Cadaveric Study from Southern India
Authors: Valli S , Velarasan S Kanmani
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Cerebral hemispheres are the two main parts of human brain. Though, the cerebral hemispheres may appear to be identical, one hemisphere is functionally dominant over the other. They also exhibit physical variations. The dominance may be due to lateralisation of cortical functions. In about 90% of the total population, the left hemisphere is dominant over the right where the speech and language areas are located. These areas are situated within the Pars Opercularis (PO) and Pars Triangularis (PT) in the dominant hemisphere of the Lateral Sulcus (Sylvian Fissure). The interhemispheric asymmetry of the Sylvian Fissure (SF) may be the basis of cerebral dominance for language, which is less studied in human beings. These asymmetries are relative and vary according to the functions concerned. Therefore, knowledge of the interhemispheric asymmetries is helpful in neurological diagnosis and management. Aim: To measure the length of the lateral sulcus and its rami on both hemispheres and to study their interhemispheric asymmetry. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was done on 30 whole brains of embalmed adult human cadavers irrespective of sexes taken from the Institute of Anatomy of Madras Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India, between the months of June to August, 2017. The lateral sulcus was measured on the superolateral surface of the brain. All measurements were taken with the help of a thin copper wire placed on the surface, its ends being held in position with artery forceps. The wire was then placed on a graduated metal scale and the lengths of the anterior ascending, anterior horizontal, posterior rami and total length of the lateral sulcus were noted. A data sheet was made using Microsoft excel software and the mean length of each ramus was calculated. Results: The mean total length of the SF was noted to be 8.4±0.51 cm on the right side and 8.8±0.56 cm on the left. The mean length of stem of lateral sulcus was 2.5±0.4 cm and 2.6±0.3 cm on the right and left side, respectively. The mean length of the anterior ascending ramus was found to be 2.7±0.3 cm on the right side and 3.13±0.3 cm on the left side. The mean length of the anterior horizontal ramus was found to be 2.34±0.37 cm on the right side and 2.55±0.4 cm on the left side. The mean length of the posterior ramus was found to be 5.6±0.65 cm on the right side and 6.1±0.63 cm on the left side. Conclusion: The SF and their rami of the left side were longer than of the right side in most specimens. This signifies the functional asymmetry between right and left cerebral hemispheres which may be related to language lateralisation of human brain. This interhemispheric difference has been implicated in various genetic syndromes and behavioural disorders in children particularly involving language milestone.
Role of Corticosteroids in Tubercular Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Interventional Study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Telangana, India
Authors: Dubba Sunitha , Sayana Suresh Babu , Vadithya Mounika , Kumar M Sravan , Sridhar I , Kumar Meela Ranjith
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in majority of the developing countries. Pleural effusion develops when fluid accumulates between the parietal and visceral pleura. Aim: To evaluate the efficiency of corticosteroids in rapid clinical and radiological resolution of TPE. Also to study the recurrence of pleural effusion and find incidence of pleural fibrosis in patients treated with corticosteroids. Materials and Methods: This prospective interventional study was conducted at Government Chest Diseases and TB hospital (tertiary care teaching hospital), Telangana, India, from October 2014 to October 2016. Total 80 patients with TPE were divided into two groups. Steroid group (n=40), patients received standard Antitubercular Treatment (ATT) that was alternate day regimen along with prednisolone 0.75 mg/kg body weight per day for 2 weeks there after tapering of the dose done every 2nd weekly in next 4 weeks. Non steroid group (n=40), patients received standard ATT alone that was alternate day regimen under Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) therapy based on Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) guidelines respectively. All patients were followed in the Outpatient Department at the end of second, fourth, sixth, 24th week. At every follow-up visit, history obtained from patients regarding symptoms and chest radiographs for comparison of reabsorption of pleural fluid between two groups. At the end of treatment ultrasound of the chest was performed to confirm the presence of pleural thickening seen on chest radiograph. Descriptive measures obtained included as mean and standard deviation. The association between two categorical variables done by using Chi-square test. The p-values<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: There was early initiation of symptomatic relief in patients treated with steroid group as compared to non steroid group (p-value <0.001). Average duration for symptomatic relief in steroid group was 3.42 days (range 1-7 days) and in non steroid group 8.3 days (range 1-42 days). There was significant difference between two groups in duration taken for symptomatic relief (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Results of the present study suggest that corticosteroids still play some role in the treatment of TPE. Addition of the corticosteroids to the standard ATT exerts more rapid relief of clinical symptoms. The rapidity in pleural fluid absorption is not influenced significantly by adding corticosteroids to the ATT. There was no recurrence of pleural effusion after addition of corticosteroids to ATT. The incidence of pleural thickening was not influenced by steroids.
Effect of Different Frying Methods on Cooking Yield, Tenderness and Sensory Properties of Chicken Breast Meat
Authors: Alugwu S. U. , Okonkwo T. M. , Ngadi M. O.
Published: August 2022

This paper focused on the effect of different frying methods on the quality of chicken breast meat. Fresh boned broiler chicken breast meat samples were purchased, frozen, sliced into dimensions. These samples were cooked by air frying (AF) and deep fat frying (DF) methods at 170°C, 180°C and 190°C for 4, 8, 12- and 16-min. Cooking yield and loss were assessed by weight changes before and after frying and tenderness changes were determined by measuring the compression force using instrumental texture profile analysis (TPA). The sensory acceptance and preferences were conducted on the samples by panel of judges. Cooking yield of fried chicken breast meat decreased significantly (p < 0.05) with increasing frying temperature and time. Air fried (AF) samples had higher mean cooking yield value of 59.26 % than DF method sample of 50.00%. Samples fried at lower frying times had significantly (p < 0.05) higher cooking yield compared with longer frying times. Cooking loss increased significantly (p < 0.05) with increasing frying temperature and time. Samples fried with hot air adopting AF method had lower average cooking loss (40.20%), fat content (6.62 %) and higher compression force (hardness) value (12.39 kg/F) than samples fried by DF method which had higher cooking loss (49.47 %) and lower compression force or hardness (12.18 kg/F) and higher fat content (11.88 %). Samples fried for 4 min had significantly (p < 0.05) the least value in cooking loss and tenderness, but 8 min fried samples had better sensory attributes than 4 min fried samples, which were pinkish colour in appearance and unappetizing to consumers. Air frying method with the best tenderness value (20.43 ± 1.15 Kg/F), while deep fat frying method-produced samples with its best tenderness value (18.89 ± 0.70 Kg/ F) at 170°C for 16 min. Sensory evaluation showed that DF products were moderately crispy (7.19) compared to AF products, which were slightly crispy (5.45). The interaction effect of frying method, frying temperature and frying time was significant for cooking yield, loss and tenderness. However, the overall interaction (frying method x frying temperature x frying time) was found to be significant in coking yield and loss, but not significant in tenderness.
Biplot Analysis of Field Pea Genotypes by Environment Interaction and Yield Stability across Eight Environments in Arsi Zone
Authors: Haile Gebeyaw Achenef , Kebede Gizachew Yilma , Eritro Temesgen Abo
Published: August 2022

Plant breeding, agronomy, and genetic studies involving interactions between G x E heavily use the GGE biplot tool for data visualization. This study aims to identify robust genotypes with high yields across different environments and suitable environments based on biplot analysis. Fourteen field pea (Pisum sativum L.) advanced genotypes were evaluated at Arsi zone for two years (2014-2015) main cropping season across eight environments using randomized complete block design with four replications. There was a significant difference (P<0.001) in grain yield based on genotype, year, location, and the interaction of (G x L, Y x G). In this study, genotypes responded differently to different environments and at different times of the year. There was a range between 3509 kg/ha (G6) and 2809.5 kg/ha (G12) for the highest and the lowest mean grain yields. According to the mean and stability view of the GGE biplot, G6 followed by G1 was the most productive genotype in all environments except E5 and E6, while G5, G12, and G9 were the least productive. Based on the polygon view, five sectors were formed, and genotypes G13, G8, G6, G3, and G5 won. The G6 was an ideal choice in terms of mean yield and stability (high mean yield and adaptable). It was considered desirable to have genotypes G1, G4, and G3 closest to an ideal genotype. In most environments, G6 is a more adaptable genotype than any other genotype, making it a more suitable genotype for commercial production.
Nutrient Composition and Total Antioxidant Activity in Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Germplasm
Authors: Dutta Minakshi , Borah Debanjal , Baishya Samindra , Rathi Sunayana
Published: August 2022

Brinjal, also referred to as eggplant, is one of the most consumed vegetables worldwide. In this investigation, the nutritional makeup and antioxidant capacities of ripe fruits from six different eggplant germplasms were assessed using accepted methodologies. Germplasms differed significantly in terms of variables such as moisture (88.140–91.327%), total soluble sugar (4.559–6.827%), ash (6.576–9.5%), reducing sugar (0.575–3.383%), crude fat (0.940-1.813%), crude protein (0.783–2.736%), and crude fibre (1.410–3.420%). Ascorbic acid, chlorogenic acid, total phenol, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and DPPH radical scavenging activity all exhibited antioxidant properties, with respective concentrations of 12.486-31.78 mg/100g, 150.820-342.650 mg/100g, 604.920-1007.006 mg GAE/100g, 5.156-14.5174 mg/100g, 10.729-22.192 mg/100g, and 88.860-205.070 µg/ml IC50. The nutritional value of JC-1 and the antioxidant characteristics of SM-6-7 were shown to be superior to other germplasms. The superior germplasms can be recommended for consumption as well as for use in breeding.
Effect of Panchagavya on Growth, Yield and Quality of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)
Authors: Mandodi Dina , Deepanshu . , Bahadur Vijay
Published: August 2022

An experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Research farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P) during kharif season. The experiment was laid out in RBD with 11 treatment with 3 Replications. The results revealed that Treatment T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) performed the best in terms of days to plant height (66.71 cm), Number of branches (5.25), Number of leaves (30.67), Days to 50% flowering (41.13), Length of capsule (8.17 cm), Width of capsule (1.91cm), Number of capsules per plant (19.53), Average fresh weight of capsule (13.80 g), capsule yield per plant (132.27 g), capsule yield per ha (135.20 q), Number of seed per capsule (56.33), Shelf life of fruit (5.73), Total soluble solids (3.03), Seed index (7.40), B:C Ratio (3.49). Therefore, the Tretment T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) is best the best when compared to other treatments. As the highest benefit cost ratio was observed in treatments T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) ie., (3.49) which states that it is economically profitable compared to all other treatments.
Testing the Relationship between Trading Noise and the Performance of Financial Markets: A Case Study on the Iraqi Stock Exchange
Authors: Alsaygh Nameer Ameer Jasim , Alhusseini Doaa Noman Mohammed
Published: August 2022

The objective of this study is to examine the greatest number of behavioral variables for the financial markets, whether they are independent or intertwined. Additionally, the most significant effects that these behaviors are likely to have on the performance indicators of the Iraqi Stock Exchange are highlighted. To reach this goal, the study posed the following question: "Can models of financial behavior and its variables, including noise trading, explain the changes in the behavior of capital markets, specifically the Iraq Stock Exchange?". The Iraqi Stock Exchange market took an intentional sample to study the phenomenon of noise trading for the duration (2010-2020) which was observed on a monthly basis and for two separated time periods. To analyze the data, the study adopted (ARDL) and the program Eviews version 10 was used. The research concluded that the first period proved the existence of a long-term equilibrium relationship between noise indicators and recorded price indicators. While it became apparent in the second period that the noise indicators were more precise than in the first, the number of shares traded and the turnover rate were among the most influential noise indicators. The research emphasized the need of monitoring all performance indicators and trading for the market as a whole, as opposed to depending on a subset of indicators and for brief intervals.
Development of an Intelligent Smart Hub Renewable Generation System (ISHRGS) for both Urban and Rural Centres in Offa, Kwara State
Authors: Oluwatoyin Kadiri, Kamoru , Jamiu Adekanye Majeed , Abdulsalam Adewuyi Olaitan
Published: August 2022

Intelligent smart grids combine the generation, storage and consumption of energy systems. The opportunities to generate renewable energy from wind, solar and hydropower are generally higher in rural areas than in cities. The future development of the energy system is based on the planning and management of the distribution grid according to the Smart Hub (SH) component. This study comprehensively reviews the accessibility to the generation of electricity and the accessibility of renewable generation systems in urban and rural centres in Offa. It also examines the potential of an intelligent smart hub renewable generation system (ISHRGS) resources in Offa, Kwara State, that harnesses continuous energy supply and sustainability. Therefore, the historical background of the energy distribution in Offa, which led to this approach, is briefly presented with a comprehensive schematic diagram. Using a typical hypothetical example, modelling different components of SH and using them together to optimize ISHRGS using a genetic algorithm is presented. However, the study compares ISHRGS to different rural development approaches based on the feature of high adaptability to meet the temporal needs efficiently, and the parts reflect the intelligent character of the smart hub concerning electricity demand in the region.
The Application of Green Accounting and its Reflection on Increasing Sales
Authors: Shan Murtadha Mohammed , Al-Tameemi Layth Ali Hammadi
Published: August 2022

This research aims to find solutions to the problems that most economic units suffer from, represented by changing customer tastes and consequently declining sales through the application of green accounting and an attempt to show the effect of this on increasing sales, and get acquainted with the concept of green accounting and what are the modern methods and tools in this field and the most important findings of the research Green accounting contributes to reducing environmental influences at the same time by rationalizing the use of energy, water, and materials in internal processes and final products.
Interspecific competition in perennial sedentary organisms: An individual‐based model
Authors: Uchmański Janusz , Niewolski Michał , Janiszewski Julian
Published: August 2022

We investigated a mathematical model of the dynamics of the ecological system consisting of two competing perennial species, each of which leads a sedentary life. It is an individual‐based model, in which the growth of each individual is described. The rate of this growth is weakened by competition from neighboring individuals. The strength of the competitors' influence depends on their size and distance to them. The conditions, in which the competitive exclusion of one of the competitors and the coexistence of both competitors take place are provided. The influence of the parameters responsible for the strength of competition, the degree of competitive asymmetry, and consideration of the importance of specific elements of the spatial structure of this ecological system on the results of the competition were analyzed. Both species co‐exist when they are equal competitors. Permanent coexistence is possible only when interspecific competition is weaker than intraspecific. When interspecific competition is stronger, the coexistence of equal interspecific competitors is random. Both species have equal probability of extinction. If species are not equal competitors, the stronger one wins. This result can be modified by different strengths of intraspecific competition. The weaker interspecific competitor can permanently coexist with stronger one, when its individuals suffer stronger intraspecific competition.
Diagnoser design strategy for discrete event system: Case study of neutralization system
Authors: Seth Abhay Deep , Biswas Santosh , Dhar Amit Kumar
Published: August 2022

In fault diagnosis, we study model‐based approaches to diagnose the discrete event system that efficiently represents the determined ambiguity, unpredictability, and the observation and judgment of several real‐life problems. Diagnosability is a crucial task for system reliability. This article presents a strategy for verifying the diagnosability of discrete event systems (DESs) using conjunctive normal form (CNF). This strategy introduces CNF‐based finite state machine (FSM). First, the scheme considers the model of the system for diagnosis, and CNF represents all transitions of the DES. CNF‐based FSM constructs a diagnoser known as CNF‐based diagnoser. Diagnoser tests whether faulty events can be detected or not in a given system model, that is, DES. The diagnoser verifies the diagnosability of the given DES‐based FSM using the resolve rule. The construction of diagnoser and diagnosability verification with respect to a real‐world industrial system is illustrated. The complexity of the diagnoser construction and diagnosability verification are shown to be efficient.
Cationic Polysaccharide Conjugates as Antibiotic Adjuvants Resensitize Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria and Prevent Resistance
Authors: Mu Shaowei , Zhu Yiwen , Wang Yu , Qu Shuang , Huang Yichun , Zheng Liang , Duan Shun , Yu Bingran , Qin Meng , Xu Fu‐Jian
Published: August 2022

In recent years, traditional antibiotic efficacy has rapidly diminished due to the advent of multidrug‐resistant (MDR) bacteria, which poses severe threat to human life and globalized healthcare. Currently, the development cycle of new antibiotics cannot match the ongoing MDR infection crisis. Therefore, novel strategies are required to resensitize MDR bacteria to existing antibiotics. In this study, novel cationic polysaccharide conjugates Dextran‐graft‐poly(5‐(1,2‐dithiolan‐3‐yl)‐N‐(2‐guanidinoethyl)pentanamide) (Dex‐g‐PSSn) is synthesized using disulfide exchange polymerization. Critically, bacterial membranes and efflux pumps are disrupted by a sub‐inhibitory concentration of Dex‐g‐PSS30, which enhances rifampicin (RIF) accumulation inside bacteria and restores its efficacy. Combined Dex‐g‐PSS30 and RIF prevents bacterial resistance in bacteria cultured over 30 generations. Furthermore, Dex‐g‐PSS30 restores RIF effectiveness, reduces inflammatory reactions in a pneumonia‐induced mouse model, and exhibits excellent in vivo biological absorption and degradation capabilities. As an antibiotic adjuvant, Dex‐g‐PSS30 provides a novel resensitizing strategy for RIF against MDR bacteria and bacterial resistance. This Dex‐g‐PSS30 research provides a solid platform for future MDR applications.
Oxy‐/Amino‐Difluoromethylthiolation of Alkenes: Synthesis of HCF2S‐Containing Isoxazolines and Pyrazolines
Authors: Chen Xin , Shen Yun‐Tao , Zhao Zhi‐Wei , Hou Yu‐Jian , Sun Bo‐Xun , Fan Tai‐Gang , Li Ya‐Min
Published: August 2022

Oxy‐/amino‐difluoromethylthiolation of β,γ‐unsaturated oximes/hydrazones have been developed for construction of HCF2S‐containing isoxazolines and pyrazolines by employing PhSO2SCF2H as difluoromethylthiolation reagent under mild conditions. Such transformations exhibit good functional group tolerance and scalability. Possible mechanisms are proposed.

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