bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical features and major bleeding predictors for 161 fatal cases of COVID-19: A retrospective observational study
Authors: Gokhan Alici  , Hasan Ali Barman  , Ramazan Asoglu  , Atici Adem , Akciger Atike Nazli , Sit Omer , Dogan Omer , Yucel Yavuz  , Songul  Borahan  , Omer Genc  , Baris Gungor
Published: November 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the patient characteristics and laboratory parameters for COVID-19 non-survivors as well as to find risk factors for major bleeding complications. For this retrospective study, the data of patients who died with COVID-19 in our intensive care unit were collected in the period of March 20 - April 30, 2020. D-dimer, platelet count, C-reactive protein (CRP), troponin, and international normalized ratio (INR) levels were recorded on the 1st, 5th, and 10th days of hospitalization in order to investigate the possible correlation of laboratory parameter changes with in-hospital events. A total of 161 non-survivors patients with COVID-19 were included in the study.  The median age was 69.8±10.9 years, and 95 (59%) of the population were male. Lung-related complications were the most common in-hospital complications. Patients with COVID-19 had in-hospital complications such as major bleeding (39%), hemoptysis (14%), disseminated intravascular coagulation (13%), liver failure (21%), ARDS (85%), acute kidney injury (40%), and myocardial injury (70%). A multiple logistics regression analysis determined that age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), hemoglobin, D-dimer, INR, and acute kidney injury were independent predictors of major bleeding. Our results showed that a high proportion of COVID-19 non-survivors suffered from major bleeding complications.
The Effect of Glocal Systemic Polarity on Regional Stability
Authors: YAŞAR İbrahim Halil , DURSUN Selim
Published: November 2021

This study is about the effect of glocal systemic polarity on regional stability. Studies on polarity and stability often focus on the relationship between global systemic polarity and stability or regional systemic polarity and stability. In these studies, it is assumed that the global systemic polarity structure penetrates all regions of the world at the same rate or the regional systemic polarity operates independently from the global systemic polarity. However, these assumptions lead to some gaps in the explanation of the relationship between polarity and stability. This study attempts to fill this gap by introducing the concept of glocal systemic polarity. This concept argues that in the relationship between polarity and stability, global systemic polarity has different degrees of influence on regions, and these different degrees affect regional stability. Therefore, it argues that in all global systems, regions on which a pole-state or pole-states develop hegemonic relations by themselves are stable, or regions on which a pole-state cannot develop hegemonic relations alone are unstable. This claim will be tested by looking at the regional distribution of the conflicts’ intensity that occurred between 1947 and 2020 in the world.
Resolving the anomaly of Lomatium anomalum: discovery of a new species in southwestern Idaho (U.S.A.) Lomatium andrusianum (Apiaceae)
Authors: Stevens Mckayla , Mansfield Donald H. , Smith James F. , Feist Mary Ann E.
Published: November 2021

Apparent polyphyly within the unresolved clade of Lomatium (Apiaceae) containing L. triternatum, L. anomalum, L. thompsonii, and L. packardiae suggests conflict among current taxonomic classification schemes. To recover this clade and more clearly define species boundaries, we examined populations of L. anomalum from three geographic regions in Idaho and adjacent Oregon. Using phylogenetic, morphological, and ecological data, we conclude that the L. anomalum complex currently circumscribes multiple species. Phylogenetic analysis of the nuclear ribosomal ITS and ETS, and cpDNA rpl32-trnLUAG, rps-16 intron, trnD-trnT, ndhA intron, and psbA-trnH recovered populations from the Boise foothills as a distinct, monophyletic clade. Principal Components Analysis of 30 reproductive and vegetative characters show two distinct groups: one of Boise foothills and one of the combined Mann Creek and Camas Prairie vicinities. Principal Components Analysis of 16 soil characteristics show that soils occupied by Boise foothills populations are distinct from those occupied by Mann Creek and Camas Prairie populations. Based on phylogenetic, morphometric, and ecologic criteria, populations of what had been considered L. anomalum from the Boise foothills and vicinity are here described as a new species—Lomatium andrusianum.
New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States, III
Authors: Weakley Alan S. , Poindexter Derick B. , LeBlond Richard J. , Sorrie Bruce A. , Bridges Edwin L. , Orzell Steve L. , Franck Alan R. , Schori Melanie , Keener Brian R. , Diamond, Jr. Alvin R. , Floden Aaron J. , Noyes Richard D.
Published: November 2021

As part of ongoing efforts to understand and document the flora of the southeastern United States, a number of taxonomic changes at generic, specific, and infraspecific rank are made. We also discuss and clarify the recommended taxonomy for other taxa (not requiring nomenclatural acts) and present a point of view about the practical and philosophic basis for making taxonomic changes in an allegedly well-understood flora. The genera (and families) affected are Endodeca (Aristolochiaceae), Erigeron, Pityopsis, and Solidago (Asteraceae), Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae), Carex (Cyperaceae), Baptisia and Indigofera (Fabaceae), Salvia and Scutellaria (Lamiaceae), Stenanthium (Melanthiaceae), Epidendrum (Orchidaceae), and Andropogon, Coleataenia, Dichanthelium, Digitaria, and Panicum (Poaceae).
A suite of new plant records from the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico
Authors: Rebman J.P. , Vanderplank S.E. , Harper A.B.
Published: November 2021

Ninety-two southernmost plant distribution records were documented on an expedition in 2016 to a remote meadow at the southern end of the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, the highest mountain range in Baja California, Mexico. Among these new records, there are 12 additions to the known high elevation flora. Noteworthy new populations were documented for 14 regionally endemic plants, and several collections of rare or rarely collected taxa were also significant. Our findings suggest that the Santa Rosa Meadow should be targeted for biodiversity conservation efforts, with an emphasis on managed grazing, to support the recovery of rare meadow-endemic taxa.
Trema domingensis rises like a Phoenix from the ashes of Trema integerrima: a reassessment of the entire-leaved species of neotropical Tream (Cannabaceae)
Authors: Garwood Nancy C. , Jordan Kristina , Flowers Nicholas D. , Humphreys Aelys M. , Russell Stephen J. , Neubig Kurt M.
Published: November 2021

We resolve three problems concerning the three entire-leaved species of Neotropical Trema. 1) Phylogenetic and morphological results showed that T. integerrima (Beurl.) Standl., T. domingensis Urb., and T. laxiflora Lundell are a single species; therefore, we combine them under a single name. 2) The date of publication gives priority to T. integerrima, as the basionym Sponia integerrima Beurl. was published in 1856. However, the type specimen, Billberg 308 (S), is not a species of Trema but Pouzolzia obliqua (Wedd.) Wedd. (Urticaceae); therefore, Sponia integerrima Beurl. is a new synonym of P. obliqua. The next available name for the entire-leaved species is T. domingensis, published in 1912. 3) The type of T. domingensis, Fuertes 312, is a mixed collection. Specimens of Fuertes 312 held at B, NY, U, and USD are T. domingensis, while those at P, G, US, and Z are Celtis trinervia Lam. We provide a historical review to understand how these problems arose and persisted unnoticed for decades.
Setitheca lativalva gen. et sp. nov., a fossil flower of Laurales from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber
Authors: Poinar, Jr. George O. , Chambers Kenton L.
Published: November 2021

A single staminate flower preserved in mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber is described as Setitheca lativalva gen. et sp. nov. The fossil’s affinities appear to be with Monimiaceae and allied families of order Laurales. The perianth is composed of ca. 12 spirally arranged tepals of varying size and shape. A single whorl of 10 stamens is attached to the margin of a flat central disc. There is no gynoecium. In some of the stamens, the bilocular anthers are held upright, but in the others, the filaments are arched abaxially and the anthers are reflexed. Dehiscence is extrorse via 2 lateral, dorsally-hinged valves, as also occurs in some members of Hernandiaceae. The spherical pollen appears to be inaperturate. Such features as the unisexual flowers, valvate anthers, and a perianth of numerous, spirally arranged tepals are consistent with assignment of the fossil to this order of angiosperms.
The vascular flora of Coastal Indian clam shell middens in South Carolina, U.S.A.
Authors: Stalter Richard , Baden John , DePratter Chester , Kenny Paul
Published: November 2021

The vascular plant species of Native American clam shell middens were sampled during the 2009–2013 growing seasons. The 15 middens selected in this study include Sewee midden north of Charleston, 6 at Hobcaw Barony in North Inlet-Winyah Bay Natural Research Preserve in North Inlet, and a cluster of 8 middens at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The vascular flora consists of 129 species within 114 genera in 48 families. The Poaceae (30 species), Asteraceae (12 species), and Fabaceae (12 species) are the largest families. Sporobolus (5 species) and Cyperus (3 species) are the largest genera in the flora. Species diversity was highest at the Sewee midden, and at the large Allston House midden on private property at Murrells Inlet. All middens in this study border on, or are islands within, salt marshes. Soil salinity and tidal flooding influence the distribution of salt marsh vascular plant species at South Carolina tidal marsh clam shell middens.
Musineon glaucescens (Apiaceae), a new species from Central Montana, U.S.A.
Authors: Lesica Peter
Published: November 2021

Musineon glaucesens is described as a new species from two populations in the Big Belt Mountains of Montana, U.S.A. It appears to be most closely allied to the small genus Musineon which is endemic to western North America. It occurs just outside the range of M. vaginatum but differs from that species by its larger fruits, more widely lobed and glaucous leaves, and talus-slope habitat.
A morphological comparison of Arceuthobium abietinum and A. campylopodum (Viscaceae) and nomenclatural changes for A. abietinum
Authors: Mathiasen Robert L. , Kenaley Shawn C.
Published: November 2021

Fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium abietinum, Viscaceae) parasitizes true firs (Abies spp.) in the Pacific Northwest through California, the Southwest, and into northern Mexico. At present, fir dwarf mistletoe consists of two special forms (formae speciales, f. sp.) and one subspecies that are morphologically similar, but exhibit a high degree of host specificity. However, A. abietinum has been treated as a subspecies of A. campylopodum or conspecific with it in some taxonomic treatments. Therefore, we undertook this study to compare the morphologies of these dwarf mistletoes; collecting morphological data from nearly 100 A. abietinum and 60 A. campylopodum populations collected across most of their geographic ranges and analyzing these data using univariate and multivariate statistical tests. Our results demonstrated that the special forms and subspecies of A. abietinum are morphologically distinct from A. campylopodum, thereby, supporting the continued recognition of A. abietinum as a separate species. Furthermore, our analysis found significant differences for several of the characters we examined between the special forms of A. abietinum. Therefore, we recombined the special forms as subspecies: A. abietinum subsp. abietinum (formerly f. sp. concoloris) and A. abietinum subsp. magnificae (formerly f. sp. magnificae). The previously described A. abietinum subsp. wiensii was morphologically distinct from subsp. abietinum and subsp. magnificae. The distinctiveness of these taxa was supported by their host affinities as well.
Calathea multispicata (Marantaceae), a new species endemic to Colombia
Authors: Kennedy Helen , Serna Marcela
Published: November 2021

Calathea multispicata H. Kenn. & M. Serna, endemic to Colombia, is described as new. Currently, it is known only from the Department of Valle de Cauca in premontane (1300–1800 m) pluvial forest habitat. Calathea multispicata is characterized by the presence of only two leaves per shoot, one basal and one cauline and the numerous relatively small, short-pedunculate inflorescences. Each inflorescence has 3–4 bracts, which, after the first terminal one, are borne in the axil of the cauline leaf. Calathea multispicata is most similar in aspect to C. harlingii H. Kenn. Calathea multispicata shares the habit of a single cauline leaf subtending inflorescences above one or more basal leaves with C. harlingii, C. hagbergii H. Kenn, C. andersonii H. Kenn. and C. pluriplicata H. Kenn. but differs from these species in having a single vs. 2–10 basal leaves, more numerous (up to 19 vs. 2–7) inflorescences with fewer bracts (3–4 vs. 5–17) borne in a series in the axil of the cauline leaf.
Rehderodendron truongsonense (Styracaceae), a new species from Vietnam
Authors: Zhao Wan-Yi , Fritsch Peter W. , Truong Do Van , Fan Qiang , Yin Qian-Yi , Penneys Darin S. , Swenson Ulf , Liao Wen-Bo
Published: November 2021

Rehderodendron truongsonense, a new species from Vietnam, is described and illustrated. In the treatment of the Styracaceae for the Flore du Cambodge, du Laos, et du Viêtnam, specimens of this species were recognized as R. macrocarpum Hu. These specimens clearly differ from R. macrocarpum, however, as well as from all other species of Rehderodendron (where these characters are known) by, e.g., an evergreen versus deciduous habit, fewer secondary veins of the leaf blade, shorter inflorescences and corolla lobes, large and conspicuous lowermost bracteoles, the presence of eight ovules per carpel, and a fruit with ca. 10 to 20 ribs that are indistinct. Phylogenetic analysis based on five chloroplast DNA regions (clpP-psbB, ndhD-psaC-ndhE-ndhG, rpl22-rps19, rps18-rpl20, and psbI-trnS-GCU) placed the new species as nested within Rehderodendron and sister to R. gongshanense. This new species is endemic to the Truong Son Mountain Range, from which the epithet is derived, and we assign it an IUCN Red List preliminary status as Near Threatened.
Dispariflora robertae gen. et sp. nov., a mid-Cretaceous flower of possible Lauralean affinity from Myanmar amber
Authors: Poinar, Jr. George O. , Chambers Kenton L.
Published: November 2021

Three flowers of a fossil angiosperm preserved in amber from Myanmar (Burma) are described as the new genus and species Dispariflora robertae. Although joined in a single cymose inflorescence, the flowers are variable in size and, in addition, they possess an unusual perianth in which 1 sepal is much enlarged and leaf-like, while the remaining 4 are smaller and unequal. The flowers each have 1 superior pistil with a peculiarly plumose and bristly ovary. The number of stamens is uncertain because most were lost before floral preservation, but scars on the receptacle suggest that at least 15 were present. The bithecal anthers open by longitudinal slits and basal glands may have been present on the filaments. Taken as a whole, the floral features that characterize Dispariflora suggest an affinity with members of Laurales, especially several Southern Hemisphere families allied with the Monimiaceae.
Miconia rufinervis (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), an enigmatic endemic of the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti
Authors: Judd Walter S.
Published: November 2021

An updated description of this enigmatic species, an endemic to the Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, is provided, and the presence of axillary inflorescences is reported for the first time. Miconia rufinervis likely belongs within the Caribbean clade of Miconieae; however, its placement within this clade is problematic, although it does show some features of Miconia sect. Calycopteris. Axillary inflorescences are present in M. rufinervis, although these are quite uncommon within the Caribbean clade. Finally, the species is distinctive in the morphology of the multicellular hairs of its stems and leaves, i.e., they are elongate, eglandular, ferrugineous, and provided with numerous short, ascending side branches.
Observations of Tripsacum dactyloides and T. floridanum (Poaceae): measuring climate and soil gradient effects on Tripsacum in Texas, U.S.A.
Authors: McBryde Gary
Published: November 2021

Reports of Tripsacum floridanum Porter ex Vasey in Texas have been countered with two arguments. First is that narrow-leafed Texas plants, when grown under favorable conditions, are more typical of wider-leafed T. dactyloides (L.) L. Second is that the offspring from crosses of T. dactyloides with T. floridanum are sterile or partially so. The support for these two claims is examined. The conclusion is narrow-leafed Texas plants typical of T. floridanum are in Texas, and crosses between the two produce fully fertile offspring. This raises the question of what factors are at play to segregate the wider-leafed from the narrower-leafed Texas populations. To investigate, two statistical models were constructed using separate data. First, a simultaneous system of seven equations was used to predict phenological and morphological plant characteristics given environmental factors. Second, a single logit equation predicted the probability of narrow-leafed diploid versus widerleafed diploid and tetraploid plants given environmental factors. Predictions allow for the measurement of plant characteristics from climate and soil gradients. Results suggest that narrow-leafed diploid plants occupy distinct habitats with the larger tetraploid plants coping by adapting mechanisms to overcome interspecies competition while the smaller diploid plants adapt with mechanisms to overcome stress. In conclusion, findings support consideration of T. floridanum as a variety of T. dactyloides and conservation implications are reviewed.
Tropidogyne lobodisca sp. nov., a third species of the genus from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber
Authors: Poinar, Jr. George O. , Chambers Kenton L.
Published: November 2021

The fossil flower described here is the third species of Tropidogyne to have been collected from mid-Cretaceous amber deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northwestern Myanmar. The flower of Tropidogyne lobodisca differs from the 2 previously described species, T. pikei and T. pentaptera, in lacking stamens and having a 5-lobed nectar disc covering the apex of the ovary. Its 2 slender, curved, attenuate styles are like those of T. pentaptera in being stigmatic along the adaxial surface. The new species has 5 spreading, reticulately-veined sepals, a generic character of Tropidogyne. An unusual, probably teratological, feature is the presence of 2 sepal-like staminodes on one side of the flower, inserted at the base of the nectar disc where stamens would otherwise be found. The inferior portion of the pistil is obconic, with 5 distinct veins that connect to the mid-nerves of the sepals.
Human IL6 ELISA +/- GPR68 OE + BZDs v1
Authors: Cornwell Abigail
Published: November 2021

Human IL6 ELISA in immortalized human CAFs with or without GPR68 overexpression treated in the presence or absence of benzoidazepines
Numerical investigation of laminar forced convection and entropy generation of Fe3O4/water nanofluids in different cross-sectioned channel geometries
Authors: TASKESEN Edip , TEKIR Mutlu , GEDIK Engin , ARSLAN Kamil
Published: November 2021

In this study, forced convection of nanofluid flow in various channel geometries with a hydraulic diameter of 16 mm and length of 1.5 m under laminar flow condition has been investigated numerically. Constant heat flux of 6 kW/m2 has been applied on to the surfaces of the channels. Fe3O4/water nanofluid has been used in the analyses to enhance the convective heat transfer of the base fluid. Analyses have been performed for Reynolds numbers between 500≤Re≤2000, and for volume concentrations of nanoparticles between 1% and 5% in cylindrical, square, rectangle, and triangle cross-sectioned channel geometries. The finite volume discretization method has been used to solve the governing equations. The effects of some parameters; Reynolds number, nanoparticle volume fractions, channel geometries on the average Nusselt number, Darcy friction factor and entropy generation have been investigated in detail. The results indicate that nanofluid offers further convective heat transfer enhancement according to base fluid and cylindrical cross-sectioned channel gives the best heat transfer performance among other cross-sectioned channel geometries. Using water as a working fluid, cylindrical cross-sectioned channel geometry gives the highest heat transfer rate among other channel geometries, whereas triangle one gives the lowest. Cylindrical cross-sectioned channel geometry offers up to 77.6% enhancement compared to triangle cross-sectioned channel geometry for the same hydraulic diameter and same heat flux. However, triangle cross-sectioned channel geometry has highest convective heat transfer increment ratio (4.12%) for changing working fluid as water to nanofluid. Also, some new Nu correlations based on the channel geometries and nanoparticle volume fractions were proposed in the present study.
Influence of Convective Boundary Condition on heat and mass transfer in a Walters’ B fluid over a vertical stretching surface with thermal-diffusion effect
Authors: AKINBO B.j. , OLAJUWON B.ı.
Published: November 2021

This paper presents the influence of Convective Boundary Condition on heat and mass transfer in a Walters’ B fluid over a vertical stretching sheet with the thermal-diffusion effect. The coupled nonlinear partial differential equations governing the system are presented in the form of coupled ordinary differential equations via similarity transformation variables which then solved by the Homotopy Analysis Method. The effect of various parameters on velocity, temperature and concentration profiles as well as Local Skin-friction, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are plotted and discussed. The result shows among others that large values of the thermal buoyancy parameter accelerate the motion of the fluid and cools the thermal layer while the surface heat transfer is boosted when the strength of Radiation improves. Also, large values of Biot number constitute strong convective heating which consequently maximizes thermal boundary layer thickness and paves way for the penetration of thermal effect to the quiescent fluid. Biot number is of great importance in the engineering field for drying of the materials.
Experimental investigation on thermal conductivity and thermal degredation of Honge oil methyl ester with B-20 blend.
Authors: ATGUR Vinay , MANAVENDRA Gowda , DESAI G.p. , NAGESWARA RAO B.
Published: November 2021

Honge oil methyl ester (HOME) with B-20 blend is considered to examine thermal con- ductivity and thermal degredation of the biodiesel. Transient hot wire method is adopted to determine thermal conductivity of the samples.Heat source is clubbed with C-DAQ and LAB-VIEW software is utilized to record temperature and time. Following Sastry’s power law model, an improved emperical relation is developed for thermal conductivity of HOME with B-20 blend. Thermogravitometry (TG-DTG) analysis is performed under atmospheric condi- tions with 10°C/min heating rate of pure air flow.Diesel is exhibited one mass loss event from 55–334°C, whereas two mass loss event in case of biodiesel. Maximum decoposition tem- perature noticed for diesel,HOME andB-20 blend are 195°C, 227°C and 175°C respectively. Complete mass degradation takes place for diesel and HOME at 498°C, in case of HOME with B-20 blend complete mass degradation occurred at 377°C.
Correlation and path analysis in wheat cultivars in the initial period of development
Authors: Follmann Diego Nicolau , Rossato Rovani Marcos , Freiberg Cristian Mateus , Lemainski Liliani Elisa , Nied Astor Henrique , Filho Alberto Cargnelutti
Published: November 2021

The cultivation of soybeans in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, has increased the interest of farmers for winter crops in the region. However, information related to crop development in a low-latitude environment is limited and necessary to improve crop management. The objectives of this article were to evaluate the linear relation between traits of spring wheat cultivars in the initial period of development in a low-altitude site. The experiments were conducted in two years in Santa Maria - RS. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with ten wheat cultivars. The evaluations were carried out at the end of the tillering, where 300 plants were selected per year, obtaining a total sample number of 600 plants. After selecting, the character’s plant height (PH), the number of leaves of the main stem (NLMS), the number of leaves per plant (NLP), the number of tillers (NT), and the dry matter (DM) were measured. Pearson’s correlation coefficient matrices were estimated, and the path analysis of the main variable DM was performed as a function of PH, NLMS, NLP, NT, and DM. The cultivars TBIO Mestre and TBIO Sinuelo have a higher number of tillers. The NLP has a greater direct effect on DM, in field conditions it is recommended to count the NT, as it has a direct relationship with DM and NLP, associated with this, the character is fast to count and has agronomic value for the wheat crop. In a low-altitude cultivation site, the number of tillers depends on cultivation and environmental conditions. The cultivars TBIO Mestre and TBIO Sinuelo have high tillering capacity. Based on linear relationships, through the non-destructive selection of wheat plants with a greater number of leaves per plant and a greater number of tillers, plants with a higher dry matter mass are indirectly selected. However, the number of tillers is recommended because it is quick to measure.
Agronomic performance and economic viability of maize cultivars of open pollination
Authors: Rossato Rovani Marcos , Follmann Diego Nicolau , Santos Maurício Siqueira dos , Stefanello Pedro Casarotto , Rodrigues João Pedro Morais Fagundes
Published: November 2021

The open pollination cultivars (VPA) of maize are an alternative of production for a small property, because it presents a good agronomic performance and low production cost, mainly due to the possibility of seed production with low cost. The objective of this research was to evaluate the agronomic performance and economic viability of open pollination cultivars of maize in a low-altitude site in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The experiment was conducted during the 2018/2019 crop season, in the experimental area of the Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, in the municipality of Santa Maria-RS. The open pollination maize cultivars (SCS 154 Fortuna, SCS 155 Catarina, and SCS 156 Colorado) were used. The experiment consisted of three treatments and four replicates and the experimental design used was that of complete blocks at random. The open pollination cultivars presented an adequate agronomic performance in a low-altitude region in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, associated with the economic viability of the crop in the central region of the state.
Performance of upland rice strains in reaction to fungal diseases
Authors: Alves Natália Botega , Castro Douglas Goulart , Félix Marco Renan , Tomé Laís Moretti , Neto Antônio Rosário , Botelho Flávia Barbosa Silva
Published: November 2021

The control of the impact of diseases on plants can be carried out via breeding, through the development of cultivars less susceptible to pathogens. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the severity of fungal diseases in upland rice strains from the Cultivation and Use Value test, belonging to the Upland Rice Breeding Program” of Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), in partnership with “EMBRAPA Rice and Beans” and the “Minas Gerais Agricultural Research Company” (EPAMIG). The experiment was installed in the municipalities of Lambari and Lavras, both in Minas Gerais, Brasil, in the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons, in a randomized block design with three replications. Were evaluated 14 lines, 11 lines of the program and 3 commercial witnesses, regarding the intensity of diseases (leaf and neck blast, brown spot, grain spot and scalding). There was a significant difference between lineages for all traits, except brown spot, indicating the presence of genetic variability for the characters in question. The study of the interaction was performed, decomposing the statistically significant ones in simple and complex interactions. The experiment presented a coefficient of variation from 29% to 56% and accuracy from 56% to 95.5%, indicating that the estimates were obtained with good to medium experimental precision. It is essential to evaluate diseases in breeding programs in order to select cultivars that are increasingly resistant, as these affect not only productivity, but the quality and final yield of grains. The genotypes CMG 2119 (5), CMG 2162 (1), CMG 1896 (13) and CMG 2168 (2) were shown to be more tolerant to all diseases simultaneously, being, therefore, the most suitable for the launch, considering the character disease resistance. The Upland Rice Breeding Program of UFLA has lines with variability for resistance, strains with potential for release.
Guabiju tree propagation by mini-cutting: ontogeny of the matrix, cutting length and indole-butyric acid
Authors: Dallago Adriana , Wagner Júnior Américo , Hossel Cristiano , Hossel Jessica Scarlet Alves de Oliveira , Porto Alexandre Hack
Published: November 2021

Guabiju tree is usually propagated by seeds, although this method presents disadvantages, such as a long juvenile period and great genetic variability, resulting in uneven plants which makes management and the establishment of commercial orchards difficult, in addition to the delay in the production entry. The objective of this work was to test the propagation technique by mini-cutting in guabiju tree. The experimental design used was completely randomized, with a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial (ontogeny of the matrix plant x cut length x IBA concentration), with four replications and 20 mini-cuttings per experimental unit. A hundred and twenty days after the implantation of the experiment, the rooting percentage and callogenesis of the mini-cuttings, the secondary root total length, the aerial part and number of leaves were evaluated. The rooted mini-cuttings were transplanted into larger containers with substrate, and after 60 days of transplantation, their survival percentage was analyzed. The highest rooting percentage was obtained with 0 mg L-1 of IBA with an 57.69% average. Mini-cuttings had a high percentage of survival, with 87.5% being the lowest, presenting a satisfactory result. For the guabiju tree propagation by mini-cutting, it is recommended not to use IBA and adopt a length of four centimeters, using a juvenile matrix plant.
Application of geostatistical and deterministic interpolators applied for analysis of the spatial distribution of soil ph in Sorocaba city (São Paulo state)
Authors: Silva Darllan Collins da Cunha e , Oliveira Renan Angrizani de , Simonetti Vanessa Cezar , Teramoto Érico Tadao , Sales Jomil Costa Abreu
Published: November 2021

Soil is a natural resource that allows the maintenance of life on Earth, therefore, it is important to appreciate techniques to assist the conservation of their quality, since the inadequate management of its use causes their degradation. In this sense, the soil pH values of the city of Sorocaba (SP) were analyzed using a pHmeter and a GPS, with 112 points distributed homogeneously in the study area and another 50 random points to verify spatial variability through geostatistical interpolators of ordinary kriging and deterministic of inverse square distance (ISD). The predominant values of pH per soil class were also determined. The pH values predominated between the ranges of 6.0 and 6.5; totaling 74.98% of the study area for the ordinary kriging method and 75.93% for the ISD, observing a low variation among the methods, which result in a root mean square error values of 0.349951 for ordinary kriging and 0.349019 for the ISD. The concordance index for both methods was 0.9944 with mean standard deviation of 0.0374 for ISD and 0.0369 for ordinary kriging. For the different soil classes, pH values ranged from 5.9 to 6.3. Therefore, both the theoretical models applied in the interpolation of the pH data efficiently explain the pH variability of the Sorocaba soil.
MORPHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BOS INDICUS, BOS TAURUS AND CROSSBRED WEANED HEIFERS TO SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Authors: Pegoraro Mastelaro Ariadne , Sayuri Miyagi Eliane , Karvatte Junior Nivaldo , Romeiro de Oliveira Menezes Gilberto , Gustavo Macedo de Almeida Martins Paulo , Villa Alves Fabiana
Published: November 2021

Animals kept in extensive production systems are constantly exposed to the effects of climatic aspects, which could favour thermal discomfort, decreasing productive and reproductive performances. Utilisation of Bos taurus crosses with Bos indicus animals is increasing in the tropics aimed at improving production and it is now well known how these animals respond in such environment. The objective was to characterize the morpho-physiological thermoregulation responses of weaned heifers from four different genetic groups to infer regarding the different degrees of adaptation to heat under tropical conditions Forty-eight, pasture-kept, 6-month-old, weaned heifers from four distinct genetic groups: (1) Nellore; (2) Senepol; (3) Angus x Nellore; and, (4) ¼ Brahman x ¼ Nellore x ½ Senepol (Tri-cross) were evaluated. Skin, hair coat and rectal temperatures; sweating rate; respiratory and heart rates; visual analysis of hair and hair coat colour; hair coat temperature and thickness; and length, diameter, density and number of hairs were evaluated. In addition, the temperature-humidity index, black-globe temperature and humidity index, and radiant thermal load were determined. Angus x Nellore animals presented the lowest (P=0.008) respiratory rate. Rectal temperature did differ (P=0.001) between seasons. Angus x Nellore heifers showed the greatest (P=0.001) values for the morphological measures in the evaluated months, coinciding with thermal comfort indexes above those considered comfortable for cattle.  Nellore (Bos indicus), Brahman x Nellore x Senepol, and Senepol (B. taurus) present the best adaptive traits in savanna. The utilisation of B. indicus animals or adapted breed confers desirable morphological characteristics for the tropical environment.
A global analytical molecular pharmacological study of the endocrinological pharmacotherapeutic rationale of anti-diabetic prescriptions appraisal attributes for metformin and sitagliptin, with evaluation of anti-diabetic tertiary medical healthcare patient satisfaction
Authors: Hazra Moumita
Published: November 2021

Background: The inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 by anti-diabetic drugs dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors enhances hormonal activity of incretins (GLP-1, GIP, GRP), stimulates insulin release and reduces glucagon secretion, producing anti-hyperglycaemic activity among type II diabetics. The objective of this study was a global analytical molecular pharmacological study of the endocrinological rationale of anti-diabetic prescriptions appraisal attributes for metformin and sitagliptin, along with anti-diabetic tertiary medical healthcare patient satisfaction evaluation.Methods: 100 new early moderate grade type II diabetics were prescribed oral metformin 500 mg or sitagliptin 25 mg once daily for 3 months, in monotherapy, or in combination therapy, or in a mixed regimen of monotherapy and combination therapy. The patients’ endocrinological pharmacotherapeutic compliance was analysed. The number of prescriptions for metformin and sitagliptin was recorded; and prescription percentages were calculated. The completeness and molecular basis of prescription content attributes were analysed. The molecular basis of anti-diabetic pharmacotherapeutics, was analysed. The anti-diabetic tertiary medical healthcare patient satisfaction was evaluated by patient response to different attributes of anti-diabetic treatment.Results: All the patients had completed the study, with no adverse effects related drop-out, lost to follow-up or voluntarily withdrawn patients. The prescription rates of metformin was 75% (75 prescriptions), followed by sitagliptin: 25% (25 prescriptions).100% prescriptions were complete for each prescription content attribute. The molecular pharmacotherapeutic response mechanisms were significantly efficacious. All the patients were satisfied with each anti-diabetic medical healthcare attribute. Conclusions: The patient endocrinological pharmacotherapeutic compliance was significantly high. Metformin was most commonly prescribed, followed by sitagliptin. The prescription content analyses showed 100% completeness, with significant pharmacotherapeutic molecular efficacy. There was ample anti-diabetic medical healthcare satisfaction.
Undiagnosed advanced abdominal pregnancy: a case report
Authors: Ayegbusi Ekundayo O. , Fadare Oluwatoyin O. , Fehintola Akintunde O. , Ajiboye Akinyosoye D. , Ubom Akaninyene E.
Published: November 2021

Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of extra-uterine gestation in which implantation occurs in the peritoneal cavity, unlike this case it rarely reaches advanced gestation and viability of fetal outcome are not commonly documented. Abdominal pregnancy accounts for about 1-2% of ectopic gestation. It is associated with poor fetal outcome and great morbidity and mortality due to heamorrhage especially in a low resource setting. We present an undiagnosed advanced case of abdominal pregnancy of a 30 yr old unbooked G2P1+0 (1A) with early ultrasound estimation of 37 weeks and 6 days. She presented with (abdominal) labour pains and ultrasound diagnosis of breech presentation, suspicion of a bicornuate uterus and intrauterine growth restriction. She was planned for emergency cesarean delivery on this basis but found advanced abdominal pregnancy, and subsequently on delivery had good maternal and fetal outcome. Abdominal pregnancy with live fetus is extremely rare, and requires a high index of suspicion, to avoid high risk of maternal morbidity and mortality and it is also imperative for all healthcare givers to localized pregnancy whenever they get in contact with a woman who has recently missed her period.
Critical literacy and social agency
Authors: Tílio Rogério , Sampaio Thaís , Martins Gabriel
Published: November 2021

Upon the understanding of Applied Linguistics as an indisciplinary field of inquiry that aims to create intelligibility regarding language-centered social problems (MOITA LOPES, 2006), this article introduces a pedagogical instrument, a Critical Multiliteracies Thematic Project, as a means to develop learners’ critical social agency. The nature of this educational project derives from the pedagogy of critical sociointeractional literacy (TILIO, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2015), whose understanding of language teaching permeates notions of citizenship that defy hegemonic discourses by prompting the analysis of themes and language, and the adoption of a constant critical stance. As the pedagogical project in focus situates its practices through alternative Brazilian female voices, students of an extension English course are led to respond to the multiple discourses on gender-imbricated matters that dwells their social horizons (VOLÓCHINOV, 2017 [1929]). Hence, by investigating the dialogue established between the project and a student, this article intends to contribute to the production of knowledge on social life. In order to do so, we selected a task that integrates the project and a multimodal digital text produced by a student in response to the project. We close off the article by framing the relevance of ethically committed language education in promoting learners’ transforming practices.
Конструирование структурно-содержательного аспекта практико-ориентированной подготовки студентов вуза по профилю «Управление и предпринимательство в социальной сфере» к социально-управленческой и предпринимательской деятельности
Authors: Основина Т.Ю.
Published: November 2021

Представлен структурно-содержательный конструкт подготовки студентов вуза по профилю «Управление и предпринимательство в социальной сфере» к управленческопредпринимательской деятельности на основе практико-ориентированной подготовки.
Полифункциональность профессиональной деятельности бакалавров социальной работы по профилю «Управление и предпринимательство в социальной сфере» как признак транфессии
Authors: Основина Т.Ю.
Published: November 2021

Представлены полифункциональный состав и ролевой спектр деятельности бакалавра социальной работы регламентированный образовательной программой по профилю «Управление и предпринимательство в социальной сфере» и ФГОС 39.03.02, как базовые признаки транфессии.
Формирование основ экологической грамотности дошкольников в процессе организации работы на метеорологической площадке детского сада
Authors: Панова Л.В. , Себитева Э.З.
Published: November 2021

Экологическое образование официально признано сегодня как одно из приоритетных направлений совершенствования деятельности образовательных систем. Началом формирования экологической направленности личности можно считать дошкольное детство, так как в этот период закладывается фундамент осознанного отношения к окружающей действительности, накапливаются яркие, эмоциональные впечатления, которые надолго остаются в памяти человека. На этапе дошкольного детства ребенок получает эмоциональные впечатления о природе, накапливает представления о разных формах жизни, т. е. у него формируются первоосновы экологического мышления, сознания, закладываются начальные элементы экологической культуры. Но происходит это только при одном условии: если взрослые, воспитывающие ребенка, сами обладают экологической культурой: понимают общие для всех людей проблемы и беспокоятся по их поводу, показывают маленькому человеку прекрасный мир природы, помогают наладить взаимоотношения с ним. В данной статье обобщен опыт работы по формированию основ экологической грамотности дошкольников в процессе организации работы на метеорологической площадке детского сада, а также остальных участников образовательных отношений.
Обучение информатике в вузе с учетом доминирующего вида мышления
Authors: Стародумов Л.Л.
Published: November 2021

В статье рассматриваются педагогические условия обучения студентов информатике на основе учета доминирующего у них вида мышления.
К проблеме формирования самоконтроля у младших школьников
Authors: Хандожко А.Н.
Published: November 2021

Статья посвящена результатам изучения в психолого-педагогической литературе понятий «самоконтроль» и «рефлексивная деятельность». В статье раскрыты различные подходы к определению данных понятий и их классификации, а также обнаружена взаимосвязь между организованным самоконтролем и действием оценки.
Late onset familial Mediterranian fever: a clinical case
Authors: Grinevich V. B. , Gubonina I. V. , Shperling M. I. , Lapteva S. I. , Kolodin T. V. , Poluektov M. V.
Published: November 2021

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a rare genetic autosomal recessive disease typical for special ethnic groups, such as Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Turks and other ethnicities inhabiting the Mediterranean coast. The characteristic clinical signs and symptoms of the disease are recurrent episodes of fever, associated with polyserositis, in particular, with benign (aseptic) peritonitis. The disease is caused by mutation in the MEFV gene encoding the synthesis of the protein pyrine, which leads to an uncontrolled release of pro-inflammatory cytokines by granulocytes. The criterion for the severe course of the disease is AA-renal amyloidosis associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Here we present a clinical case of classic FMF with high fever and abdominal pain syndrome. A 26-year-old Armenian patient had a sudden attack of fever and severe pain in the right iliac area several months before his first hospital admission. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and antispasmodics were unable to relieve the symptoms, with the attack ceasing spontaneously after 3 days from the beginning. Thereafter, the attacks recurred 1 to 2 times per month within a year. During hospital stay at the peak of the attack, peritoneal symptoms at abdominal palpation, together with neutrophilic leukocytosis and a significant increase in acute phase parameters of inflammation (C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) were found. Based on the characteristics of the complaints, past history, laboratory and instrumental results, we excluded infections, autoimmune and surgical disorders and made a decision to perform genetic testing to detect the MEFV gene mutation. Confirmation of the mutation has led to the definitive diagnosis of FMF. This clinical case is remarkable for its late onset, which is not typical for FMF. As a result, the patient was prescribed continuous therapy with сolchicine. Six months of the follow up have demonstrated a positive trend with no attacks during this period.
Las prácticas de las cadenas de suministro de las empresas productoras de uva en Ica y su relación con las exportaciones al mercado de Estados Unidos durante el periodo 2012 al 2018
Authors:   , Beraún Caballero Alvaro Manuel
Published: November 2021

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo principal encontrar la relación entre las etapas integradas de las empresas productoras de uva situadas en Ica y las exportaciones hacia Estados Unidos. El primer capítulo muestra el producto a analizar relacionado al ámbito internacional. Posteriormente, muestra investigaciones previas basadas en estudios referentes al impacto de las prácticas integradas de la cadena de suministro en diferentes organizaciones. Asimismo, presenta bases teóricas acerca de la cadena de suministro, teorías de exportación y de comercio internacional. En el segundo capítulo, se ha desarrollado el plan de investigación, donde presentaremos el problema a tratar, junto con los objetivos e hipótesis de la investigación, además de incluir la situación de la problemática donde tocaremos más a fondo la importancia del presente estudio. El tercer capítulo presenta el enfoque de la investigación a desarrollar, en este caso cuantitativo, asimismo el diseño no experimental de tipo transversal o transaccional correlacional. En el desarrollo de la investigación, el capítulo cuatro, se procesa la información proveniente de las encuestas, para validar las variables utilizadas. Finalmente, en el quinto y último capítulo, se ha de presentar el análisis de los resultados del estudio los cuales señalan las variables más influyentes en las exportaciones según los expertos del sector. El principal hallazgo de esta investigación refiere que de todas las prácticas que forman parte integral de la cadena de suministros de las 30 empresas analizadas, solo aquellas relacionadas con la planificación de ventas y operaciones si tienen relación con sus exportaciones de uva fresca a los Estados Unidos durante el periodo 2012 a 2018.