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Конституція України як втілення установчої влади українського народу
Authors: Martyniuk Roman
Published: July 2022

The article discusses the concept of the legislative power of Ukrainian people and their constitution as a material embodiment of this idea. The author analyzes such key moments of the modern constitutional history of Ukraine as the adoption of the Constitutional Treaty of June 8, 1995, the Constitution of Ukraine of June 28, 1996, and the Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine Act of December 8, 2004. In terms of the concept of legislative power, the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine of September 30, 2010 and the activity of the Constitutional Assembly formed in 2012 by Viktor Yanukovych are investigated. The article also considers the issue of the constitutionality and legitimacy of the procedure for modifying the wording of the original Constitution of Ukraine of December 8, 2004 in 2014 during the Revolution of Dignity.
Aktywność zawodowa osób z grupy Silversów uczestniczących w kształceniu permanentnym we współczesnej Polsce
Authors: Panasiuk Bernard , Panasiuk Magdalena
Published: July 2022

W artykule analizie poddano sytuację osób w wieku 55-64 lat w Polsce, popularnie nazywanych Silversami, w kontekście pracy zawodowej oraz uczestnictwa w kształceniu permanentnym. Celem przeprowadzonych badań było zweryfikowanie tezy o istnieni związku pomiędzy udziałem w kształceniu lub szkoleniach a zatrudnieniem osób w wieku 55-64 lat. W badaniu wykorzystano statystykę opisową, w tym współczynnik korelacji rho Spearmana oraz test normalności Shapiro-Wilka. Analizę oparto na danych rocznych zgromadzonych przez GUS w okresie od 2010 do 2020 roku. Rezultaty badań wykazały, że odsetek osób uczestniczących w kształceniu lub szkoleniach, mimo wahań w czasie, w latach 2010-2020 wzrósł, a z przeprowadzonej analizy można wysnuć wniosek, że wzrost udziału osób uczestniczących w kształceniu lub szkoleniu jest bardzo silnie związany ze wzrostem wskaźnika zatrudnienia w analizowanej grupie wiekowej.
Ukrainian Diplomacy in the Process of Repatriating Ukrainian Prisoners of War from the Territories of Germany and Austro-Hungary (1918-1919)
Authors: Sribniak Milana
Published: July 2022

Signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk by the Ukrainian People’s Republic (URP) triggered the process of repatriating Ukrainian prisoners of war from Ukrainian and multinational camps in Austro-Hungary and Germany. In order to facilitate the process, the Ukrainian government sent military and sanitary missions to those countries. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian prisoners’ mass repatriation in 1918 was seriously impeded by the fact that a considerable number of them worked at industrial plants in Germany and Austro-Hungary, and there was no one to replace them. In 1919, Ukrainian diplomats did not have much opportunity to effectively help the Ukrainian prisoners of war due to unfavorable international political conditions. Despite all the efforts of the military and sanitary missions sent to Germany and Austro-Hungary by the Directorate of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, the assistance given to the Ukrainian prisoners of war was limited and did not meet the government’s expectations. The mass repatriation of the Ukrainian POWs was further complicated by the UPR’s insufficient financial resources, which forced the government to withdraw all of its military and sanitary missions in 1920.
Obraz mniejszości żydowskiej na łamach „Gazety Piotrkowskiej” (1921-1923)
Authors: Warzocha Daniel
Published: July 2022

Tygodnik „Gazeta Piotrkowska” ukazywał się w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim w latach 1921-1923. Reprezentował poglądy Związku Ludowo-Narodowego (Narodowej Demokracji). Dużo uwagi poświęcono sprawom żydowskim. Pismo uważało, że Żydzi krzywdzą Polskę. Podkreślano żydowskie pochodzenie dz­iałaczy komunistycznych. Żydom przypisywano najgorsze cechy. Porównywano ich do pasożyta żerującego na innych narodach. Jednocześnie podkreślano ich zamiłowanie do pieniędzy, najczęściej rzekomo uzys­kiwanych nieuczciwie. Nie była to już wieloletnia niechęć do religii żydowskiej (antyjudaizm), ale myślenie czysto rasistowskie, zgodnie z którym asymilacja była niemożliwa, zmiana wyznania bez znaczenia, a „krew żydowska” miała infekować „krew aryjską”. Ruch komunistyczny i rewolucję bolszewicką w Rosji utożsamiano z Żydami, posuwając się nawet do absurdalnego stwierdzenia, że „bolszewizm i judaizm to jedno”. „Gazeta Piotrkowska” wykorzystywała także popularne wówczas antysemickie falsyfikaty. Przypominano żydowskie pochodzenie przeciwników politycznych Narodowej Demokracji. Nie wspominano o Żydach, którzy walczyli o niepodległą Polskę (w I wojnie światowej i wojnie polsko-radzieckiej). A przecież mieszkali też w Piotrkowie. Antysemicka propaganda „Gazety Piotrkowskiej” nie przyniosła oczekiwanego efektu. Od 1 września 1923 r. tygodnik przestał się ukazywać „z powodu przejściowych trudności finansowych”.
Measures to improve accident management for maritime safety
Authors:   The Korean Society of Private Security, Cho Min-Sang
Published: July 2022

Maritime safety is directly related to the life of citizens in many parts. Various organizations on safety and accidents in the sea are playing a role, and now is the time to try to change for the purpose of ‘management’. This study attempts to take a comprehensive approach in relation to maritime safety. The purpose of this study is to suggest improvement measures by combining the characteristics of the sea and accident management.
The research method primarily analyzed the official data of related organizations on marine accidents and coastal accidents to identify the threats to marine safety. After that, the improvements required in terms of the management of marine accidents are presented as follows.
First, it is necessary to improve the data and information management system on maritime accidents. Second, a committee should be created to improve the cooperative relationship of related organizations. Third, a step-by-step cooperation system should be established by strengthening the expertise of the private sector. Fourth, it is necessary to periodically implement safety diagnosis for maritime safety. Fifth, an incentive system should be prepared for maritime safety improvement activities.
Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Authors: Mourino-Alvarez Laura , Sastre-Oliva Tamara , Corbacho-Alonso Nerea , G. Barderas Maria
Published: July 2022

Cardiovascular diseases encompass a range of pathologies that affect the heart or blood vessels. Oxidative stress is an important factor that contributes to the development of these pathologies. Adverse effects due to oxidative stress manifest when there is an imbalance between the production and elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS), or when physiological mechanisms of repair for oxidative injury are overburdened. This chapter focuses on ROS accumulation and antioxidant system deficiencies in the context of their influence on cardiovascular disease. We also discuss the importance of high throughput approaches, such as proteomics, with regard to their role in advancing the field of precision medicine for cardiovascular diseases, while keeping in mind the ultimate goal of improving patient care and quality of life.
Can immunofluorescence on Tzanck smear be used as a substitute for direct immunofluorescence on skin biopsy in diagnosis of pemphigus disease?
Authors: Shahidi Dadras Mohammad , Asadi Kani Zahra , Hamedani Behnaz , Dadkhahfar Sahar , Rastgoo Nazy , Mozafari Nikoo
Published: July 2022

Introduction:  Few studies have been conducted on the use of Direct Immunofluorescence (DIF) on skin/mucosal scraping smear for diagnosis of pemphigus disease; however, the diagnostic value of DIF on the smear has not been fully evaluated.
Objectives: to assess the sensitivity and specificity of DIF on skin/mucosal smear for diagnose of pemphigus in the patients presenting with mucocutaneous erosive lesions.
Methods: A total of 89 patients including 40 males and 49 females aged between 23 and 80 years old with various bullous disorders were enrolled in the study. For definite diagnosis, all the patients were subjected to lesional biopsy for pathological studies and perilesional biopsy for DIF studies. In all the cases, skin/mucosal scraping  smears were prepared from the perilesional healthy skin/mucosa and were stained with immunofluorescence conjugated anti-IgG.
Results:Of 89 patients, 56 (63%) patients were diagnosed with pemphigus. Immunodeposits favoring the pemphigus were demonstrated in the 46 smears of 56 cases of pemphigus (sensitivity of 82%). No case with other types of bullous disease had positive DIF on the smear (specificity of 100%). 
Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that the sensitivity of DIF on the smear is not high enough to allow us replacing the conventional DIF with smear-DIF for diagnosis of pemphigus, while the specificity of 100% would allow the   unequivocal identification of a subset of patients with pemphigus.
Habits of using social media and the internet in psoriasis patients
Authors: Aslan Kayıran Melek , Karadağ Ayşe Serap , Oğuz Topal İlteriş , Adışen Esra , Kılıç Sevilay , Keskin Nuray , Kara Polat Asude , Çevirgen Cemil Bengü , Polat Mualla , Yılmaz Oğuz , Ayvaz Hilal , Topaloğlu Demir Filiz , Sarıkaya Solak Sezgi , Uçmak Derya , Gürel Mehmet Salih , Aytekin Sema , Polat Ekinci Algün , Bölük Kübra Nursel , Şendur Neslihan , Özkök Akbulut Tuğba , Öztürk Günseli , Acar Ayda , Alpsoy Erkan
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Psoriasis significantly affects the patients’ quality of life, which often leads patients to seek online information about this disease.
Objectives: To explore the habits of patients with psoriasis related to their use of SM and the internet to obtain information about their disease.
Methods: 1,520 patients completed the survey and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire. The Psoriasis Area Severity Index scores (PASI) and clinical data of the patients were recorded by their physicians.
Results: Of the 1,114 patients that reported using social media (SM) and the internet, 48.38% regularly and 31.14% sometimes resorted to obtain information about psoriasis. The use of SM and the internet for psoriasis was statistically significantly higher among young people (p=0.000), those with university or higher education (p=0.009), higher DLQI (p=0.000) and PASI (p=0.011) scores, facial (p=0.050), scalp (p=0.032), hand (p=0.048), genital (p=0.001) and inverse (p=0.000) involvement, and arthralgia/arthritis (p=0.006). The participants mostly used the Google (86%) and Facebook (%41). More than half the participants (62.8%) expected dermatologists to inform society that psoriasis is not contagious.
Conclusion: The internet and SM being widely available and offering substantial information to be easily accessed make it very attractive for patients to use these platforms to investigate diseases, including psoriasis. If what is presented on SM conflicts with what the physician says, patients mostly trust the latter, but at the same time, they tend not to share the results of their online inquiries with their physicians.
Cladoceras rovumense sp. nov. (Gentianales-Rubiaceae), a new species from southeast Tanzania and northeast Mozambique
Authors: Darbyshire Iain , Burrows John E. , Luke Quentin , Langa Clayton
Published: July 2022

Following a review of the circumscription of the genus Cladoceras Bremek. (Rubiaceae) in relation to Tarenna Gaertn., the new species Cladoceras rovumense I.Darbysh., J.E.Burrows & Q.Luke sp. nov. is described from the dry forests of the Rovuma Centre of Plant Endemism (CoE) in southeast Tanzania and northeast Mozambique. This species has previously been known as Tarenna sp. 53, following the revision of African Tarenna by Jérôme Degreef. A comparison to Cladoceras subcapitatum (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Bremek., the only other member of this genus as currently circumscribed, is provided. The new species is assessed as Endangered under the criteria of the IUCN Red List. New records for Mozambique of two further Rovuma CoE endemics are recorded: Celosia patentiloba C.C.Towns. (Amaranthaceae) and Cordia fissistyla Vollesen (Boraginaceae), both of which are globally threatened.
Propostas institucionalistas para o desenvolvimento econômico: considerações metodológicas acerca do pensamento de Douglass North e Ha-Joon Chang
Authors: Cavalcante Carolina Miranda
Published: July 2022

O artigo pretende comparar as propostas de Ha-Joon Chang e Douglass North para a construção de uma teoria do desenvolvimento institucionalista. Embora a abordagem dos autores esteja voltada para temáticas semelhantes como desenvolvimento econômico, instituições e teoria do Estado, existem diferenças teóricas entre os esquemas conceituais de Chang e North. A principal distinção entre os autores refere-se a suas respectivas filiações ontológicas. Chang sugere um retorno à velha economia institucional, propondo a elaboração de um programa de pesquisa alternativo ao que o autor denomina como paradigma neoliberal, cujo instrumental teórico é o neoclássico. North filia-se à nova economia institucional, cuja proposta é a ampliação do conjunto de problemas abordados pelo programa de pesquisa neoclássico.
Corporate social responsibility of commercial banks in Serbia: Reporting practice, implemented activities and perception of stakeholders
Authors: Veljković Saša , Panić Vladimir
Published: July 2022

The contemporary phase of marketing development emphasizes the increasingly important role of economic entities as an integral part of society and a catalyst for positive changes. Researchers mainly focus their attention on large companies and sectors that significantly impact the local community and society. In that sense, this article addresses the Serbian banking sector. The authors analyzed the corporate social responsibility activities of 24 banks and their reporting practices. The analysis included a study of the content of publicly available documents and reports and news published on banks' websites and Facebook profiles. In addition, the authors explored stakeholders' perceptions of socially responsible banking activities. A survey of 30 banks stakeholder representatives showed: what are the critical issues in local communities; what are the respondents' attitudes about banks and the way they operate in Serbia; to what extent have stakeholders noticed the social marketing activities of commercial banks; what is the attitude of stakeholders regarding the issue of rewarding banks for socially responsible behavior. After reviewing and discussing the main findings, the authors provide key recommendations and possible directions for further research.
e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital
Authors: Sánchez Muñoz Gloria
Published: July 2022

Since the dawn of the Internet, technology has played a crucial role in all spheres. In particular, in the educational and research world, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has greatly advanced, making a complete transformation in the methodologies used. Thus, virtual research environments are considered essential these days for those scholars and researchers who want to advance their investigations in the field of Spanish as a second language (SL2) or foreign language (SFL) (Allan, 2009; Mairal-Usón & Faber, 2020; Whishart & Thomas, 2017). The book e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital, edited by Mar Cruz Piñol (2021), deals jointly with the contributions to SL2/SFL from three diverse fields, i.e., library science, corpus linguistics, and digital editing. This publication provides a new, interdisciplinary, and international vision combining theory with case studies.
Whole issue 15.1
Authors: Language Value
Published: July 2022

Whole issue
Biography and Social Research
Authors: Ferrarotti Franco
Published: July 2022

This essay tries to show the scientific validity of the biographical approach in social research. In a sense, it is the realization that nobody would talk about his or her intimate existential experiences, or Erlebnisse, to a tape-reading machine. The object of sociology is not an object. It is a person, a human being living in society, and as such it must be dealt with.
New Italian Migration in the People’s Republic of China
Authors: Chirivì Marianna , Moffa Grazia
Published: July 2022

In the panorama of international migration statistics, there is a progressive growth of registrations of Italian citizens residing abroad. In particular, the steady increase in consular registrations based in the People’s Republic of China is striking. The expression “new emigrations” is an increasingly recurrent among scholars to highlight the quantitative and qualitative changes that have characterised Italian emigration abroad in recent years. The choice to emigrate depends on many factors, the very definition of new emigration calls into question aspects of the debate that imply a careful evaluation of the different components that characterize its profile. Which dimensions, above others, act on the choice to emigrate? Which aspects characterize the profile of Italians who decide to undertake an emigration experience in the People’s Republic of China, albeit temporary? New Italian migration in Shanghai is a Skilled Migration? In this article, we will focus on some results of a qualitative research conducted on the new Italian emigration to China. More precisely, in the following pages we try to bring out which dimensions act in the choice to emigrate and which aspects characterize the profile of Italians who decide to emigrate to Shanghai.
Corruption and Cryptocurrency - Blockchains as corruption tools
Authors: Ibrahimi Adrianit , Arifi Besa
Published: July 2022

Cryptocurrency has become ubiquitous and is evolving constantly. The question is if our legal framework is catching up with it. Therefore, this article analyzes the arguments on the legitimacy and legality of cryptocurrency in order to emphasize the relation between corruption and cryptocurrency. The research has enlightened some cogent arguments on the possibility of perpetrators committing corruption acts through cryptocurrency. These arguments basically refer to some of the unique characteristics of cryptocurrency such as the quick value fluctuation, the difficulties in tractability and the lacking current legislation. The unique features of it may headline cryptocurrency as an immensely attractive environment for corruption activities. Hence the world has already faced some tangled scamming scandals with cryptocurrency specified herein. Therefore, the aim of this article is to highlight the possibility for corruption acts to be committed through cryptocurrency as a form of corruption unknown before.
Migration flows and the future of democracy and world order
Authors: Rhodes Sybil
Published: July 2022

This paper summarizes the major themes of my current monograph project and my recent co-edited volume on post-Kantian perfectionism. The central thesis is that Kant’s critique of rational heteronomy in the Groundwork effectively ruled out certain types of perfectionist ethics and their corresponding political applications, notably the programmes of Christian Wolff and his school, which were dominant in the German territories in the mid- to late eighteenth century. Kant’s critiques did not, however, preclude the emergence of a new type of perfectionism, no longer based on the state-sponsored promotion of eudaimonia or material, intellectual, and spiritual thriving, but on the advancement of freedom and the conditions for its exercise. Predicated on the idea of right, post-Kantian perfectionism focuses on maintaining and enhancing the juridical, political, and economic conditions for rightful interaction among self-defining individuals. Humboldt, Schiller, Fichte, Hegel, and the Hegelian School exemplify this new approach in different ways. Marx’s problematic relation to this tradition is outlined.
Role of Communication and Marital Acceptance in Marital Adjustment for Dual Earners Married under 10 Years
Authors: Doho Saraswati Stefannie , Setiawan Jenny Lukito
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine the role of communication and marital acceptance in marital adjustment for dual earners married under 10 years. A total of 93 respondents are involved in this study. The criteria for selecting respondents are married employees of company X in Surabaya; married under 10 years; have a working spouse. A quantitative research method with a correlational design is used. Communication, marital acceptance, and marital adjustment scales are also used. Multiple linear regression analysis shows that communication and marital acceptance have a significant role in marital adjustment. The contribution of communication and marital acceptance to marital adjustment is 54% (p < 0.05, R2 = 0.540). Thus, communication and marital acceptance predict marital adjustment. This research is expected to be useful for married couples, counselors, and prospective married couples.
Separation and Determination of Matrine, Oxymatrine and Sophoridine in Composite Preparations by Non-aqueous Capillary Electrophoresis
Authors: Li Cunhong , Zhu Tianlin
Published: July 2022

A new, simple, and quick method for the simultaneous determination of three alkaloids (matrine, sophoridine, and oxymatrine) in composite preparations by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis has been developed. A running buffer composed of 60% acetonitrile + 0.75% acetic acid + 25 mM ammonium acetate in methanol was found to be the most suitable for this separation. The limits of detection for three alkaloids were over the range of 0.45–0.6 μg/ml. In the tested concentration range, good linear relationships between peak areas and concentrations of the analytes were obtained. This method has been successfully applied to simultaneous determination of the three alkaloids with recoveries over the range of 95.6 to 97.2%. This new non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis method established has been successfully used for the simultaneous separation and determination of sophoridine, matrine and oxymatrine in complex preparations in 5 minutes.
Selenocyanate derived Se-incorporation into the nitrogenase Fe protein cluster
Authors: Buscagan Trixia M , Kaiser Jens T , Rees Douglas C
Published: July 2022

The nitrogenase Fe protein mediates ATP-dependent electron transfer to the nitrogenase MoFe protein during nitrogen fixation, in addition to catalyzing MoFe protein-independent substrate (CO2) reduction and facilitating MoFe protein metallocluster biosynthesis. The precise role(s) of the Fe protein Fe4S4 cluster in some of these processes remains ill-defined. Herein, we report crystallographic data demonstrating ATP-dependent chalcogenide exchange at the Fe4S4 cluster of the nitrogenase Fe protein when potassium selenocyanate is used as the selenium source, an unexpected result as the Fe protein cluster is not traditionally perceived as a site of substrate binding within nitrogenase. The observed chalcogenide exchange illustrates that this Fe4S4 cluster is capable of core substitution reactions under certain conditions, adding to the Fe protein’s repertoire of unique properties.
Ubiquitination drives COPI priming and Golgi SNARE localization
Authors: Date Swapneeta S , Xu Peng , Hepowit Nathaniel L , Diab Nicholas S , Best Jordan , Xie Boyang , Du Jiale , Strieter Eric R , Jackson Lauren P , MacGurn Jason A , Graham Todd R
Published: July 2022

Deciphering mechanisms controlling SNARE localization within the Golgi complex is crucial to understanding protein trafficking patterns within the secretory pathway. SNAREs are also thought to prime coatomer protein I (COPI) assembly to ensure incorporation of these essential cargoes into vesicles, but the regulation of these events is poorly understood. Here, we report roles for ubiquitin recognition by COPI in SNARE trafficking and in stabilizing interactions between Arf, COPI, and Golgi SNAREs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ability of COPI to bind ubiquitin, but not the dilysine motif, through its N-terminal WD repeat domain of β′-COP or through an unrelated ubiquitin-binding domain is essential for the proper localization of Golgi SNAREs Bet1 and Gos1. We find that COPI, the ArfGAP Glo3, and multiple Golgi SNAREs are ubiquitinated. Notably, the binding of Arf and COPI to Gos1 is markedly enhanced by ubiquitination of these components. Glo3 is proposed to prime COPI–SNARE interactions; however, Glo3 is not enriched in the ubiquitin-stabilized SNARE–Arf–COPI complex but is instead enriched with COPI complexes that lack SNAREs. These results support a new model for how posttranslational modifications drive COPI priming events crucial for Golgi SNARE localization.
LncRNA/miRNA/mRNA ceRNA network analysis in spinal cord injury rat with physical exercise therapy
Authors: Wu Jiahuan , Li Xiangzhe , Wang Qinghua , Wang Sheng , He Wenhua , Wu Qinfeng , Dong Chuanming
Published: July 2022

Noncoding RNAs have been implicated in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury (SCI), including cell death, glial scar formation, axonal collapse and demyelination, and inflammation. The evidence suggests that exercise therapy is just as effective as medical treatment in SCI. However, studies of competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA)-mediated regulation mechanisms in the therapy of SCI with exercise are rare. The focus of this research was to investigate the effect of exercise therapy on the expression levels of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and mRNA in rats with SCI. The RNA-seq technology has been used to examine the differentially expressed circRNAs (DECs), lncRNAs (DELs), miRNAs (DEMs), and genes (DEGs) between SCI and exercise therapy rats. The ceRNA network was established using interactions between miRNAs and mRNAs, as well as between miRNAs and lncRNAs/circRNAs. The Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery was used to anticipate the underlying functions of mRNAs. Our current study identified 76 DELs, 33 DEMs, and 30 DEGs between groups of SCI rats and exercise therapy rats. Subsequently, these newly discovered ceRNA interaction axes could be important targets for the exercise treatment of SCI.
Baseline scenarios of heat-related ambulance transportations under climate change in Tokyo, Japan
Authors: Fujimoto Marie , Nishiura Hiroshi
Published: July 2022

Background

Predictive scenarios of heatstroke over the long-term future have yet to be formulated. The purpose of the present study was to generate baseline scenarios of heat-related ambulance transportations using climate change scenario datasets in Tokyo, Japan.

Methods

Data on the number of heat-related ambulance transportations in Tokyo from 2015 to 2019 were examined, and the relationship between the risk of heat-related ambulance transportations and the daily maximum wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) was modeled using three simple dose–response models. To quantify the risk of heatstroke, future climatological variables were then retrieved to compute the WBGT up to the year 2100 from climate change scenarios (i.e., RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5) using two scenario models. The predicted risk of heat-related ambulance transportations was embedded onto the future age-specific projected population.

Results

The proportion of the number of days with a WBGT above 28°C is predicted to increase every five years by 0.16% for RCP2.6, 0.31% for RCP4.5, and 0.68% for RCP8.5. In 2100, compared with 2000, the number of heat-related ambulance transportations is predicted to be more than three times greater among people aged 0–64 years and six times greater among people aged 65 years or older. The variance of the heatstroke risk becomes greater as the WBGT increases.

Conclusions

The increased risk of heatstroke for the long-term future was demonstrated using a simple statistical approach. Even with the RCP2.6 scenario, with the mildest impact of global warming, the risk of heatstroke is expected to increase. The future course of heatstroke predicted by our approach acts as a baseline for future studies.
Need for Composting of Household Waste at Community Level
Authors: Gupta Parnika
Published: July 2022

With steeply increasing population and high rate of consumption, the household waste generated is also increasing. Lack of efficient management of waste, owing to growing pile of garbage leads to increase in heights of landfills, in which more than half of the waste comes from household and is biodegradable. In USA, around 27% of all solid waste comprising of food scraps and yard waste ends up in landfills [1]. Similarly, India generates around 62 million tonnes of waste annually with nearly 50% of total waste being organic and instead of being composted, it ends up in the landfills [2]. Landfills are not only eye soring sights, but they also amount to third biggest cause of greenhouse gas emissions in India [2]. This calls for need of composting household waste at community level to tackle the problem at the source of generation. This paper aims at identifying current practices for composting in India, and identify challenges faced by authorities and individuals while implementing composting initiatives. This paper seeks to find answers to the posed research questions revolving around composting challenges with a possible suggestion for implementing composting activities in schools, household complexes and community parks and gardens.
Predictors of Renal Recovery among Patients of Obstructive Urolithiasis with Renal FailureA Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Vijjan Vivek Kumar , Dixit Vimal Kumar , Ruhela Vivek , Kumar Amitav
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Timely intervention in patients of obstructive uropathy secondary to renal and /or ureteric stones can reduce the morbidity and mortality in such patients. Aim: To determine the factors predicting recovery in patients of urinary stones and obstructive uropathy. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at Shri Mahant Inderesh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India, between December 2018 and June 2020. All patients with renal failure (serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dL) secondary to urinary stones presenting to the Emergency Department were included in the study. Baseline demographic data, clinical, haematological, biochemical and microbiological parameters were recorded at presentation and after Double J Stent (DJS) insertion at postintervention day 1, 3 and 7. Total 40 patients were divided into two groups i.e, recovered (n=25) and non recovered (n=15) groups. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves was used to obtain optimal threshold duration of illness, the values of serum creatinine, serum urea, haemoglobin and serum potassium, and time to nadir creatinine for predicting renal recovery. The graphs were made using both Microsoft excel and SPSS software. Results: Out of total 40 pateints, 29 were males and 11 were females. The mean duration of symptoms in the recovered and non recovered groups was 4.64 and 15.53 days, respectively (p-value=0.001). Thirteen out of 15 patients (86.6%) in the non recovered group and 10 out of 25 (40%) in the recovered group had pre-existing co-morbidities (p-value=0.004). Postobstructive diuresis was present in 84% patients in the recovered and 46.6% in the non recovered group (p-value=0.016). The nadir serum creatinine level was 1.26 mg/dL in recovered as compared to 6.08 mg/dL in the non recovered patients (p-value=0.001). The ROC curves were plotted for various parameters in order to find the prognostic accuracy in predicting recovery. The best criteria were symptom duration ≤6 days, serum creatinine at presentation ≤6.2 mg/dL, serum potassium ≤5.5 mg/dL, and haemoglobin level >9.4 gm/dL. Conclusion: Short duration of symptoms (≤6 days), lower serum creatinine levels (≤6.2 mg/dL), lower serum potassium levels (≤5.5 mg/dL), and higher haemoglobin level (>9.4 gm/dL) were found to predict a greater chance of recovery. These factors can help in formulating treatment protocols for early intervention leading to a better prognosis in this subgroup of patients.
Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy, Intrauterine Foetal Death and Celiac Disease
Authors: . Rashmi , Singh Anish Kumar , Dahiya Amit , Jain Mamta , Bangarwa Nidhi
Published: July 2022

Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy where implantation of fertilised ovum occurs in the abdominal cavity. If diagnosed late maternal and foetal mortality is very high. The major cause of death in abdominal pregnancy is haemorrhage. The case report is about a 31-year-old gravida two with 36 weeks of gestation period with Intrauterine Foetal Death (IUFD) and celiac disease. Celiac disease is a chronic malabsorptive disease of the small intestine occurring due to hypersensitivity to gluten ingestion. Due to chronic malabsorption, the patient presented with calcium deficiency. She also had lesions of dermatitis herpetiformis over the whole body sparing only the face. It is a rare case of advanced abdominal pregnancy with the IUFD, with celiac disease. The patient was managed successfully under general anaesthesia with preparedness for difficult airway management, securing wide bore peripheral cannulas, central venous cannulation and invasive blood pressure monitoring. Massive haemorrhage intraoperatively was managed with crystalloids, colloids, blood products and tranexamic acid. The intraoperative period was uneventful. The patient was extubated at the end of the surgery, and followed-up in a high dependency unit.
The Contribution of New Rice for Africa (NERICA) Farming to Livelihood Security of Smallholder Households in Migori, Kenya
Authors: Ongoro Eunice Boruru , Ontita Edward Gizemba , Chitere Orieko Preston
Published: July 2022

Improved people's livelihoods have a great potential to solve food insecurity issues. The uptake and use of enhanced agricultural technologies have been identified as one of the best ways to improve yields of smallholder rural farmers leading to improved livelihoods and stable socio-economic growth. This adoption has been attributed to higher incomes, better nutritional conditions, access to food stability and prices, more employment opportunities, and improved payments for the rural poor. NERICA rice was one such agricultural technology introduced in many countries across Africa to enable smallholder farmers to achieve food security. Previous studies on NERICA adoption in Africa show mixed findings on its effect on rural livelihoods. The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of NERICA rice agricultural technology on the livelihoods of smallholder households in Migori. The study on agricultural technology adoption and livelihood is of great concern to many stakeholders in Kenya because previous studies report low adoption of agricultural technologies in rural households of smallholders whose livelihoods depend on farming and are food insecure. The study was carried out in Migori County. Multistage sampling was used by combining purposive and simple random sampling. Data was collected from 262 NERICA rice farmers selected using a simple random sample, 22 key informants were purposively selected and interviewed, and eight focus group discussions were conducted from purposively selected NERICA rice-farming villages. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS computer software. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis, and the integrated data was triangulated and used to write this report. The findings revealed that the adoption of NERICA contributed to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by increasing their incomes, creating food security and enhancing their social capital.
Demographic Profile of Knol-Khol Grower in Sub- Tropics of Jammu Region of Jammu and Kashmir
Authors: Sharma Akhil , Sharma L. K. , Iqbal Tariq , Sharma Ashu
Published: July 2022

The present study was conducted purposively in Jammu and Samba districts because these two districts were having the maximum area under knol-khol cultivation in Jammu region. A proportionate random sampling procedure, based on the area under knol-khol cultivation in these districts was employed for the selection of villages. The area under knol- khol cultivation in Jammu district and Samba district was 599 ha and 121 ha, respectively. A list of knol-khol growing villages was prepared and 12 villages from Jammu district and 2 villages from Samba district were randomly selected. A list of knol-khol growing farmers with a minimum of 1 kanal (1/20 ha) area under vegetable cultivation was prepared from the selected villages during the year 2020 and 10 farmers from each selected village were randomly selected, The KVK Samba carried out front line demonstrations (FLDs) of the university released G 40 variety of knol-khol. The KVK laid 9 demonstrations on the farmers’ fields, each in 2017-18 and 2018-19.  In the year 2019-20 KVK samba again laid the FLDs for 20 farmers. Thus, to study the adoption and adoptability of university released G 40 knol-khol variety, 38 farmers of Samba district were selected as final respondents. Thus, a total sample of 178 (140+ 38) farmers were taken as respondents for the present study. The result showed that majority of the respondents fell under middle age category. Literacy rate of the respondents were quite good. Social participation of the respondents was low. Average operational land holding of the respondents was 1.24 ha and that majority of the respondents were fell under small (1-2 ha) and marginal (<1 ha) category of farmers. Cow was possessed by majority of the respondents.
Constraints Faced by Agriculture Graduates in Adopting Farming as a Profession - Suggestions to Overcome Them
Authors: Bhaskar M. Uday , Harisha N. , Bandhavya M.
Published: July 2022

Agriculture is an age-old Profession in India and is considered just a way of living rather than a profession or an occupation to earn money. Since India has a massive power as more than half of its population is below 35 years of age and several agricultural students are being graduated from several universities, it is the need of the hour to orient the graduates to go along the mainstream of the development process of the country by encouraging them to enter into the agriculture and make it a profitable sector Taking this into consideration, a research study was conducted to know the constraints faced by agriculture graduates in adopting farming as a profession. The study was conducted at Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) with its headquarters at Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. A sample size of 120 agricultural undergraduates were randomly selected for the study. The study revealed that the constraint, “Need for financial security” was ranked at first position followed by the constraints like instability in market prices, non-agriculture background, lack of initial investment, lack of family support, and lack of cultivable land. Furthermore, when respondents were asked for suggestions, the top three responses were: more exposure and field excursions, internships in new start-ups, and more actual work than theory.
Influence of Cultural Intelligence on Socio-cultural Adaptation for Expatriate Leaders in Malaysia
Authors: Rahman Zainatul Shuhaida Abd , Kabir Sardar Md Humayun , Haque Ahasanul , Rahamad Mohamad Saleeh Bin
Published: July 2022

Success factors of expatriate leaders in a globalized world depend highly on selective competencies. Each competency have a wide set of skills associated with it. This paper attempted to present an investigation for the assessment of a competency such as cultural intelligence on socio-cultural adaptation for expatriate leaders working in different organizations in Malaysia. The hypotheses developed in this study were tested through primary data collected using the survey method. Purposive sampling technique has been used to collect 210 responses. Exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling techniques were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that cultural intelligence and socio-cultural adaptation influence expatriate leaders and the dimensions of cultural intelligence influence the performance of expatriate leaders mediated by socio-cultural adaptation. Organizations can get benefit greatly from incorporating cultural intelligence competency development for expatriate leaders in global positions. It will help the expatriate leaders to meet new and exciting challenges, and targets rapidly and performs efficiently.
Effect of Different Green Manuring Crops and Fertilizer Doses on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Scarce Rainfall Zone of Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: Goddumarri Chaitanya Kumar , Reddy U. Vijaya Bhaskar , Babu P. V. Ramesh , Kavitha P.
Published: July 2022

A field experiment was conducted at Mahanandi, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India during the rabi season of 2021-22 to evaluate the effect of different green manure crops on growth and yield of succeeding chickpea. The field experiment was laid out in split-plot design with four green manure crops viz., cowpea, greengram, horsegram, pillipesara along with one control were grown in situ and incorporated into the soil before sowing of chickpea crops in respective treatments and different levels of fertilizers viz., 25 % RDF (recommended dose of fertilizer), 50 % RDF, 75 % RDF and 100 % RDF were applied to study their interaction effect on growth and yield attributes, nutrient uptake and economics of succeeding chickpea. Growth attributes like plant height (40.7 and 41.2 cm), number of branches plant-1 (26.1 and 27.1), dry matter accumulation (3873 and 3642 kg ha-1) and earlier days to 50 % flowering (53.3 and 53.8 days); grain (876 and 874.6 kg ha-1), haulm (884.3 and 873.2 kg ha-1) yield was found to be highest in the treatment with the incorporation of cowpea as preceding green manure and with the application of 100 % RDF.  The treatment was at par with greengram and pillipesara green manuring and with the application of 75 % RDF. Pre green manuring with cowpea and with the application of the 100 % RDF provided enhanced growth and yield parameters in chickpea than leaving the land fallow during summer season.
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Pinching on Growth and Yield of Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) under Prayagraj Agro Climatic Conditions
Authors: Sushma L. , Prasad V. M.
Published: July 2022

The experiment has been conducted to determine the activity of plant  growth regulators and pinching on the  growth and flowering yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) in the Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, (UP) during  Rabi season 2021-2022, nine treatments were included in this trial viz..., T0 Control, T1 GA3 100 PPM + Pinching, T2 GA3 200 PPM + Pinching, T3 Triacontanol 20 ppm + Pinching, T4 Triacontanol 30 ppm + Pinching, T5 Lihocin 2000 ppm + Pinching, T6 Lihocin 4000 ppm + Pinching, T7 NAA 10 ppm + Pinching and T8 NAA 20 ppm + Pinching, were tested in three replications. The experiment of this design was randomized block design. The results has revealed that GA3 treatments and pinching had significant response on the plant height, number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, plant spread per plant, days from bud initiation to harvest, days required for flower appearance from transplanting, number of flowers per plant, flower diameter, fresh and dry flower weight, flower yield per plant, flower yield per plot, and flower yield per hectare. The maximum plant height  (76.17cm), number of branches per plant (53.21), plant spread (90.22cm), number of leaves per plant (409.07), flower yield per plant (402.13g/plant), flower yield per plot (1.57kg), and flower yield per hectare (15.67) were recorded in the treatment T2 GA3 200 PPM + Pinching. This treatment showed the best results in vegetative growth and yield production.
Optimal Morphological Criteria Evaluated by Intravascular Ultrasound to Predict Future Clinical Outcomes in the Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Lesions
Authors: Salem Hanan Saad , Mathur Atul , Hamdy Ehab Abdel Wahab , Kassem Hanan Kamel , Salama Mai M. Abdel Moniem , Badr Seham Fahmy
Published: July 2022

Background: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance of stent implantation can help optimal stent deployment in comparison to angiographic guidance alone. Thus, IVUS guidance might enhance short and long-term clinical outcomes of cases performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The purpose of this work was to investigate the optimal morphological criteria evaluated by IVUS to predict the clinical outcomes in PCI of complex lesions.

Methods: This observational prospective study was carried out on 56 patients who underwent PCI for complex coronary lesions guided by IVUS. All patients were subjected to standard 12- lead electrocardiogram (ECG), routine laboratory examinations [complete blood count (CBC), blood urea and serum creatinine, prothrombin time, and international normalized ratio (INR)], echocardiography, coronary angiography, PCI and IVUS guidance (both pre and post stenting).

Results: 7 of 45 cases with coronary bifurcation lesion (CBL) were treated with a two-stent technique that was planned upfront in 5 of them and was applied as a bail-out strategy in 2 cases. Whereas, in the remaining 38 cases, provisional stenting strategy was adopted and ended up with one-stent technique that went smooth and uneventful as guided and optimized by adjunctive IVUS. Only one patient (2%) had a non-fatal myocardial infarction 4 months post-index procedure. No incidence of other composite endpoint was encountered during the 6 months follow-up period of the study.

Conclusions: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance is associated with favourable procedural and clinical results for cases undergoing complex PCI procedures. This well-established evident role of IVUS in complex PCI procedures is driven mainly by the insights it offers that help better upfront procedural planning in addition to acute procedural result optimization.
Evaluation of Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Activities of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Garcinia gummi-gutta Linn by HFD with Low Dose STZ Induced Type II Diabetes Mellitus on Rats
Authors: Sivakumar G. , Varghees Solly
Published: July 2022

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of methanolic leaf extract of Garcinia gummi-gutta Linn. by HFD with low dose STZ induced T2DM on rats.

Materials and Methods: The animals were divided into five groups of six animals, and HFD was induced for 8 weeks. After 4th week of HFD treatment, type-II diabetes was induced by a single dose of 35mg/kg (i.p) STZ, hyperglycemia was confirmed by the elevated levels of blood glucose determined at 72h and the animals with blood glucose concentration (< 250mg/dl) were used for the study. The In vitro anti-diabetic activity was done by the DNS method.

Results: The In vitro anti-diabetic activity by α-amylase inhibition activity by DNS method was very mild as compared to Acarbose and the IC50 value of Acarbose was very low (170.84µg/ml) than MEGG (1989.59µg/ml). However, potent In vivo anti-diabetic activity (P<0.001) was observed after induction HFD with low dose STZ induced T2DM rats at the end of the 8th week, blood sugar level for MEGG high dose (173.40 ± 14.9mg/dl) was found to be almost same as that of standard drug Glibenclamide (164.60 ± 3.21mg/dl) as compared to control (287.90 ± 1.52). The lipid profile of the study showed a marked increase in TC, LDL, TG, and reduction in HDL in HFD with low dose STZ diabetic rats, whereas in MEGG and standard drugs treated by Glibenclamide were found to be substantially decreased and a fair amount of improvement in HDL level (P<0.001). Histologically, focal necrosis was observed in the diabetic rat pancreas whereas on standard and test mild and no evidence of necrosis were observed respectively, similar positive results were found in liver and adipocyte histology for standard and test groups against the HFD with STZ-induced group

Conclusion: Therefore MEGG possesses potent In vivo anti-diabetic effect as well as hypolipidemic effect and therefore MEGG might be a potent phytochemical alternative to prevent and treat T2DM and atherosclerosis and also to reduce its associated complications.