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Physical and Psychological Health Benefits of Urban Park in Relation to Pandemic Crises
Authors:   Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Mohamad Nadzri Amira Arisya , Mohd Hussain Mohd Ramzi ,   Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Tukiman Izawati ,   Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Mahamad Zaini Muhammad Al Amin ,   Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Shazalee Nurfaradilla Roza ,   Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Published: September 2023

Urban parks have many benefits and have been identified as a unique source of community resilience during prolonged pandemic quarantine. Pandemic-related issues, such as stay-at-home orders, lockdowns, and long-term quarantine, pose a threat to global public health. It has unquestionably devastating effects on human health. It is believed that secure, healthy, and supportive environments are necessary for humans' physical and psychological health. The research aims to investigate the role of urban parks as the mechanism for the physical and psychological health benefits of the pandemic crises. This paper reviews the significant contribution of urban parks to the physical and psychological health benefits. The literature demonstrates that the presence of a natural environment has substantial positive effects on an individual's physical and psychological health. It emphasized the role of urban parks in reducing stress and depression symptoms, promoting physiologically healthier individuals during an outbreak of a pandemic, enhancing the quality of life and life satisfaction, providing entertainment and relaxation, and fostering greater social interaction and cohesion. It is anticipated that this paper will become the foundational theory and comprehension of the role of urban parks in enhancing physical and psychological health during pandemic crises.
The Enlightenment of Cai Yuanpei’s Aesthetic Education to Personality Education
Authors: Su Enyi
Published: September 2023

With the development of human society and the progress of science and technology, people’s cultural cognition has constantly strengthened. With people’s research and thinking, all kinds of cultural education came into being, aesthetic education, moral education, and sports, all play a significant role in people’s physical and mental development, among which the aesthetic education thought advocated by Cai Yuanpei has a great value as guidelines for the significance of personality education. It is of great importance to people’s physical and mental development.
Research on the New Model of Student Education Management in Vocational Colleges
Authors: Liu Mingyuan
Published: September 2023

Vocational colleges are an important type of higher education in China. Higher vocational education aims to adapt to social needs and designs students’ knowledge, ability, quality structure, and training plans based on the cultivation of technical application skills. Emphasizing both theoretical teaching and practical training, graduates have the skills to work directly. At this stage, vocational education in China is in an important period of transformation and development. In order to better adapt to the rapid development of society, many vocational colleges have carried out management system reforms in student education management, with the aim of cultivating more high-quality and skilled talents that meet the needs of social development, and providing higher quality vocational education services for the country and society. In the process of physical education reform, due to regional and other factors, many reform models cannot adapt to the current situation of student education management in vocational colleges in the new era. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously explore new models suitable for vocational colleges. Based on the background of the physical education reform in vocational colleges, this article uses methods such as literature research and visits to analyze the current situation of education management in vocational colleges, the problems and possible reasons that exist in student education management in vocational colleges. This article discusses the possible new models of student education management in vocational colleges from the perspectives of repeated management methods, management concepts, management mechanisms, and evaluation systems, and elaborates on their new paths. Efforts are made to improve the management mode of student education in vocational colleges, innovate the management mechanism of vocational colleges, and actively explore the improvement of the management mode of student education in vocational colleges.
Application of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Technique in Radiotherapy After Breast- Conserving Surgery for Left Breast Cancer and Its Improvement on Cardiac Dose
Authors: Luo Yu , Huang Lihan , Lan Qiao , Wu Yurui , Li Yin , Cheng Xiaorong , Xiong Kunhai , Wu Xiaoyu
Published: September 2023

Objective: To analyze the application of deep inspiration breath hold technique in radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for left breast cancer and the improvement of cardiac dose. Methods: A total of 45 patients with left breast cancer treated in our hospital after breast-conserving surgery were selected, and the selection time was set from January 2020 to August 2022. All patients received radiotherapy. The right breast, heart, and lung volumes, and dose parameters of the heart, lungs, right breast, and left anterior descending coronary artery were compared under free breathing (FB) and deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technical modes. Results: The heart volume of the DIBH group was smaller than that of the FB group, and the left and right lung volumes were significantly larger than those of the FB group. In the DIBH group, the heart dose parameters V5, proper lung dose parameters, and left anterior descending coronary artery dose parameters were found lower than that of the FB group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Compared with FB, the DIBH technique can reduce the heart’s size and increase the lung volume when used for radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for left breast cancer. It also reduces the dose to the heart, right lung, and left anterior descending coronary artery, thus protecting the heart and lungs.
Investigation of the effects of Sr and Mn doping on corrosion tribocorrosion and cyclic voltammetry performances of TiO2 nanotubes
Authors: ACAR Muhammet Taha
Published: September 2023

In this study, manganese (Mn) and strontium (Sr) were doped into TiO2 nanotubes (TNT), which are frequently used in energy storage equipment. The aim of this study is to compare the corrosion tribocorrosion and cyclic voltammetry performances of doped TNTs after examining their structural characteristics. XRD and SEM were used to characterize the nanotubes. After the anodization processes, the inclusion of Mn and Sr in the TNT structure was confirmed by XRD analysis. In SEM analysis, it was observed that with the addition of Mn and Sr into the solution, longer nanotubes were formed with increased electrical conductivity. Increasing the nanotube length and shrinking the nanotube's inner diameter provided increased corrosion resistance. Increased surface hardness resulted in increased tribocorrosion resistance. In cyclic voltammetry experiments, the capacitance increased approximately 5 times in Sr-doped TNT compared to undoped TNT, while it increased 10 times in Mn-doped TNT.
Effect of temperature and time on hydrothermally synthesized nitrogen-doped graphene
Authors: ALBAYRAK Önder , BOZOKLUOĞLU Açelya , ACAR Cagla Gizem
Published: September 2023

Graphene attracts attention due to its high surface area and its great electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. Studies about graphene have been conducted to develop synthesis methods and to determine the effects of synthesis parameters on productivity and properties. In recent years, studies have focused on doping graphene with foreign atoms to improve its properties. Nitrogen (N) is of interest among doping materials because it increases graphene’s electrocatalytic activity and electrochemical performance. In this study, the production of nitrogen-doped graphene was studied, and a 2-stage synthesis procedure was used. In the first stage, graphene oxide was obtained from graphite by using the Modified Hummers method. To obtain N-doped graphene (N-graphene) from synthesized graphene oxide, N doping and hydrothermal method were used in the second stage. To determine the effect of temperature and time on the hydrothermal production of N-graphene from graphene oxide, 3 different temperatures and 3 different times were studied. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analyses, and the Debye-Scherrer equation indicated that nitrogen-doped graphene was obtained. The effects of temperature and time on synthesizing N-graphene were discussed within the scope of the parameters used in the hydrothermal method.
A comparative study on ground source heat pump systems in Mersin
Authors: GOZMEN Bengi , TURNA DİLSEL Elif , GÜVEN Onur
Published: September 2023

In present study, the thermal performance of a ground source heat pump system was investigated . A ground source heat pump system was designed theoretically in order to heat a detached house with the area of 168.7 m2 in Mersin province of Turkey. The heat loss of the house was assessed to be 10 kW. The coefficient of performance (COP) of ground source heat pump system using R134a was compared with that of the heat pump system using R410a. The COP of ground source heat pump system using the working fluid R134a was calculated as 7.24 while the COP of heat pump system using the R410a was determined as 6.66. The required length of heat exchanger for the ground source heat pump systems working with R410a was longer than that of the ground source heat pump system working with R134a .
Finite element simulation of femoral stems lightweighted with re-entrant honeycomb lattice structure
Authors: BAYRAK Özgü
Published: September 2023

Artificial hip joints are used to replace damaged or diseased natural joints. When the stress that is typically applied to the bone changes because the implant and bone are different in stiffness, a phenomenon known as stress shielding occurs. Stress shielding can lead to bone weakening through reduced density and aseptic loosening in the long term. Studies are ongoing to overcome this phenomenon through geometric design, the use of materials with a low modulus of elasticity, or latticed implants. In this study, the effect of lightening the hip prosthesis with lattice structures on stress shielding is investigated using finite element simulation. The femoral stem of a solid hip prosthesis was lightweighted, with a re-entrant honeycomb auxetic cellular lattice structure, and structural analysis was performed. Two different lattice orientations were used, and it was observed that the stress distribution was more homogeneous in both orientations. In these femoral stems, which can be easily produced using additive manufacturing methods, a volume reduction of up to 16% was achieved. The stress transmitted to the bone increased by more than 36%, depending on the orientation, which is a promising result for reducing the stress shield effect.
Fatigue life analysis of welded joints in the frequency plane in a structure designed for the defense industry
Authors: ÖZDEN Osman Bahadır , GÖKÇE Barış
Published: September 2023

Welded joints are used in many industrial products and evaluations against static and dynamic stresses are important in terms of structure and life safety. It is very difficult to predict and model the vibration fatigue life of welded joints in the frequency plane under dynamic stresses. In this study, fatigue life estimation was made in the welded joint on a structure under vibration stresses in the frequency plane. Vibration characteristics for modes up to 1000 Hz were determined by modal analysis of the structure. In the MIL-STD 810G standard, power spectral density (PSD) is offered for composite wheeled vehicles, which are products of the defense industry. Random vibration analyzes were performed by defining PSD data as analysis input. With the effective notch stress approach, geometry and material S-N definitions were made and evaluations were carried out according to the Dirlik method. As a result of this study, the fatigue life of welded joints was determined as 4.582e+11 seconds. Approaches for structural reliability in a welded joint structure designed for the defense industry are proposed.
Investigating the biomechanics of the biceps brachii muscle during dumbbell curl exercise: A comprehensive approach
Authors: ASADİ DERESHGİ Hamid
Published: September 2023

Investigation of the mechanical behavior of the biceps brachii (BB) muscle at different dynamic forces is essential to improve training techniques, prevent sports injuries and optimize rehabilitation results. In previous studies, researchers studied mechanical changes during muscle contraction using various mathematical methods and simulation models. The models adopted by the majority of these studies assumed a constant value for muscle force. However, variable muscle force has different effects on muscle mechanics. In this study, an inverse dynamic simulation model was initially utilized to determine the dynamic muscle forces generated in the BB while performing the dumbbell curl exercise with 5 kg and 10 kg weights. Subsequently, the finite element method (FEM) was used to calculate the stress and strain changes experienced by BB as a consequence of the applied forces. Moreover, simultaneous analysis through electromyography (EMG) was carried out to investigate muscle contraction during the dumbbell curl exercise. Consequently, it was concluded that the average BB force during the dumbbell curl exercise with 5 kg and 10 kg weights was 433.9 N and 695.0 N, respectively. The maximum stresses in the BB during exercise were calculated to be 960.5 Pa and 1484.9 Pa, respectively. Additionally, the maximum displacements were determined to be 102.30 μm and 158.28 μm, respectively. According to the findings of muscle force 100% increase in dumbbell weight increases the maximum muscle force by 83.13% and the average muscle force by 60.17%. Therefore, it is understood that there was no linear correlation between weight gain and muscle force.
Determination of seafood spoilage by digital colorimetry of indicator test systems
Authors: Amelin V. G. , Shogah Z. A.Ch. , Bolshakov D. S. , Tretyakov A. V. , Nesterenko I. S. , Kish L. K.
Published: September 2023

A simple and affordable colorimetric procedure for determination of the seafood spoilage (e.g., shrimp, squid, catfish and herring) using a smartphone and chemometric analysis is considered. The proposed colorimetric sensor consists of 12 zones, i.e., disks of cellulose paper 4 mm in diameter impregnated with acid-base indicators with a color change in the pH range of 3 – 8.8. Spoiling of the seafood is accompanied with a release of volatile biogenic amines that change the color of the indicator zones. A device and a method for measuring the colorimetric parameters of a test system using a smartphone as a recording device equipped with a specialized RGBer product are described. Processing of the data array (the sum of the R, G, and B channel values for each indicator, or the R, G, and B values for individual indicators) was performed using the XLSTAT software. Patterns of the degradation of food products identified in the study made it possible to propose a method for assessing the quality of seafood in real time. The optimal time regime of heat treatment of the sample was determined, which is necessary for the isolation of biogenic amines and the formation of an analytical signal. The parameters for identification of the seafood spoilage are the values of the main component F1 (or the position of the images on the canonical function projection graph) after evaluating the colorimetric data using the principal component method. The results obtained with a colorimetric sensor match the data for determination of the total microbial number of the analyzed products. The considered method for assessing spoilage of the seafood is distinguished by the simplicity of hardware design, the availability of the materials and software resources used, the rapidity of the procedure, and the mobility of the means for recording the analytical signal.
Application of inverted multivariate calibrations to determination of the total content of phenols
Authors: Vershinin V. I. , Bazhenova L. S.
Published: September 2023

The total content (cΣ) of toxic phenols in water is usually determined using the procedures which include the introduction of a group reagent, measurement of the generalized signal (AΣ) at a selected wavelength, and assessment of cΣ in terms of C6H5OH. The use of diazotized sulfanilic acid (DSA) as a group reagent leads to the errors of cΣ determination which do not exceed 30% thus ensuring more adequate estimates of cΣ than measuring phenolic index. We suppose that further reduction of errors in group analysis would be possible with multiwavelength measurements and multivariate calibrations but these promising techniques have not been used yet for the determination of total phenol. To check up this assumption, model multicomponent colored solutions of the known composition were prepared and analyzed. These model mixtures contained simultaneously up to 5 different phenols with a total concentration ranged from 15 to 70 μmol/L. After converting all phenols to corresponding azo-dyes their generalized signals were measured at m wavelengths in the UV region of the spectrum 10 minutes after mixing the solutions. The results of group analysis were calculated with the multivariate calibrations; the recalculation of AΣ values to standard substance concentration we used only for comparison. The inverted multivariate calibrations were calculated with AΣ values of n model mixtures which formed a training set. For optimized conditions (m = 7, n = 10) the systematic error of cΣ prediction is less than 13 % rel., that is half of errors for total index calculation. Therefore, inverted multivariate calibrations can be rather useful to control the total content of phenolics in natural and waste waters (instead of the total indices). However, systematic errors raised sharply when the analyzed sample contained some individual phenols which were absent in samples of the training set; in such cases the errors can increase up to 80 % rel. To maximize the correctness of corresponding techniques, it is desirable to elucidate beforehand the qualitative composition of phenol mixtures in water samples under study and take it into account when the multivariate calibration is used.
Prediction of the durability of a plate with a through crack taking into account biaxial constraints of deformations along the front of a normal rupture crack
Authors: Pokrovskii A. M. , Matvienko Yu. G. , Egranov M. P.
Published: September 2023

A methodology for evaluating the durability of plate elements of structures taking into account biaxial constraints of deformations along the front of a normal rupture crack (Mode I crack) is presented. The absence of the available literature data in which the prediction of the crack growth is carried out using Txx- and Tzz-stresses which are non-singular terms in the Williams expansion for stresses at the crack tip is noted. The calculation of the fatigue crack growth rate is based on the Paris equation in which the range of the effective SIF is used instead of the range of the usual stress intensity factor (SIF). In this case, the expression for the effective SIF includes Txx- and Tzz-stresses in addition to the usual SIF. This approach provides taking into account, for example, the thickness of the plate for predicting the durability, which is impossible when only the SIF and Txx-stresses are used. The formula for the effective SIF is derived proceeding from the assumption that tangential stresses in the pre-fracture zone are equal to the local strength of the material. In this case, the size of the pre-fracture zone and the local strength of the material are determined taking into account Txx- and Tzz-stresses. The numerical simulation is based on the proprietary finite-element program which allows calculating Txx- and Tzz-stresses at the front of a through crack in a plate subjected to cyclic uniaxial and biaxial tension. It is shown that nonsingular Txx-stresses primarily describe the effect of biaxial loading on the survivability, whereas Tzz-stresses describe the effect of the plate thickness on the survivability. It is shown that with increasing thic kness of the plate the value of the effective SIF increases due to the increased constraint along the crack front, thus increasing the crack growth rate and decreasing the survivability. With an increase in the stress ratio R, under the condition of a constant stress range, the maximum effective SIF reaches the critical value equal to the fracture toughness much faster thus reducing the durability. It is shown that for uniaxial cyclic tension, the durability predicted by the proposed methodology is higher than that in the classical approach, when the conventional SIF is used in the Paris equation. For biaxial cyclic tension of a plate, an increase in stresses directed parallel to the crack banks leads to an increase of crack front constraints and therefore to a decrease in the durability compared to the classical approach. In other words, the classical theory does not always provide a conservative estimate of the durability, which indicates the expediency of using the developed method for calculating the durability taking into account biaxial constraints of deformations along the crack front.
Evaluation of embrittlement of construction steels by microindentation
Authors: Zorin A. E. , Romantsov A. S.
Published: September 2023

The mechanical characteristics of a metal are determined by a combination of three groups of factors: the chemical composition, structural features and the deformation ability of the structure, i.e., the ability of elements to relax internal stresses during deformation through dislocation sliding which does not lead to the crack formation and destruction. The possibility of using microindentation to assess the deformation ability of the structure of structural steels with a relatively high ductility is the goal of the study. The theoretical analysis revealed that an increase in the stiffness and a decrease in the plasticity of a metal leads to a change in the deformation model during indentation and, in particular, to the occurrence of deformation effects of various morphologies on the surface near the imprint, which can be indicative of the metal plasticity. Experimental studies performed on pipe steels of various strength and types of the structure confirmed that as the deformation ability of the metal decreases (primarily as a result of deformation hardening), a system of localized shears is formed near the imprint along the lines of action of maximum tangential stresses. A scale for ranking data of localized shears is proposed and the optimal load value and shape of the indenter are determined which provide gaining maximum information by microindentation. A methodology for assessing the embrittlement of plastic construction steels based on the results of microindentation has been developed, which can form a basis for creating an effective technology of nondestructive evaluation of the metal state.
Spline functions and nonlinear models for modeling the growth of sheep in Northeast Brazil
Authors: Oliveira Diana Campos , Pereira Kaléo Dias , Carneiro Antônio Policarpo Souza , Muniz Joel Augusto , Carneiro Paulo Luiz Souza , Malhado Carlos Henrique Mendes , Sousa Junior Antonio Alcyone Oliveira
Published: September 2023

Modeling animal growth is essential to manage quality meat production systems at a low cost. This study aimed to compare the linear-linear, linear-plateau, and linear-linear-linear spline functions with the nonlinear models Brody, Richards, and von Bertalanffy to model the growth of crossbred sheep in the Northeast of Brazil. Weighing data from the genetic groups of meat sheep Dorper x Morada Nova, Dorper x Rabo Largo, and Dorper x Santa Inês were used. Knots in the spline fitting were considered unknown and estimated under the segmented nonlinear regression approach. Overall, splines were more accurate than traditional nonlinear models in describing the growth of sheep of all genetic groups. The linear-plateau spline was superior in predicting weight as a function of the age of sheep. The linear-plateau function also resulted in estimates of parameters (growth rates, time for animals to reach adult weight, and adult weight) with easier biological interpretations, which can be used in practice for decision-making for herd management.
Social Dynamics of Face Masks as Single-Use Waste from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Campos-García Luz María , Navarrete-Rodríguez Gabycarmen , Amaro-Espejo Isabel Araceli , Pulido-Martínez Angelica María , Reynier-Valdés David , Castañeda Chávez María del Refugio
Published: September 2023

El impacto generado por los Residuos Sólidos Municipales (RSM) está asociado al riesgo en la población debido a la falta de conocimiento sobre la disposición final adecuada de los desechos de un solo uso, específicamente las mascarillas durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Con el objetivo de llevar a cabo un diagnóstico nacional sobre la gestión y disposición final de los residuos se preparó una encuesta nacional con el apoyo de la herramienta digital Google Form, con el fin de obtener datos y evaluar el impacto ambiental en el uso y la disposición de mascarillas urbanas de uso obligatorio durante la pandemia. Se identificó que el 35 % de los encuestados mezcla las mascarillas con los residuos domésticos, lo que representa un factor potencial de problemas de salud pública y ambientales. De estos, el 61.5 % indicó que desconocía la existencia de un plan de gestión de residuos de COVID-19. Esto demostró la falta de conocimiento al respecto, lo que provoca una gestión inadecuada de estos residuos. Los resultados de esta investigación resaltan la importancia de implementar alternativas de tratamiento para reducir el impacto de las mascarillas, enfatizando que el tratamiento de remediación más adecuado debe ser económicamente viable y con un mínimo impacto ambiental para gestionar adecuadamente los RSM de COVID-19.
Pollen available during anthesis of Hylocereus undatus flowers
Authors: Del Angel Pérez Ana Lid , Nataren Velazquez Jeremias , Megchun Garcia Juan Valente , Martínez Hernández María de Jesús , Estrada Lopez Mariel A.
Published: September 2023

Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp) is a fruit that, due to the characteristics of its demand, both for fresh fruit and for industrial consumption, has detonated its development in various countries. However, it presents various self-incompatibility mechanisms that impact productivity. Therefore, the viability of pollen was analyzed during the anthesis (or flowering period)of two white-fleshed H. undatus cultivars, taking pollen samples for 13 hours, from the beginning of the anthesis in the afternoon, until it ends the following day. The method used was staining with tetrazolium salt (2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride) or TZ. The results showed that there is no viable pollen at the beginning of the anthesis. At 09:00 pm the viability began to grow slowly and after 12:00 am it doubled and the viability accelerated, marking the highest from 02:00 to 04:00 am. It was possible to observe the consistency of the pollen that begins with a phase I with humid pollen without viability, up to another with lower humidity with low viability (phase II). Phase III observed very granular mealy pollen, easy to handle precisely when the staining readings marked the viability of 93 % to 95 %. Subsequently, the viability decreases until it disappears when the floral structure begins to dehydrate.
İç Mimarlık ve Tasarım Ofisindeki İşgörenlerin Çalışma Alanı Memnuniyetini Etkileyen Verimlilik Faktörleri
Authors: GÖRMÜŞ Nilay , ÇETİN Tahsin , ÇOLAK Mehmet
Published: September 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı, iç mimarlık ve tasarım ofislerindeki işgörenlerin çalışma alanı memnuniyetini etkileyen verimlilik faktörlerini, ergonomik faktörleri de dahil ederek incelemektir. Fiziksel faktörlerin yanı sıra davranışsal faktörlerin de etkisi araştırılmıştır. Ayrıca, çalışma alanı memnuniyetinin demografik ve tanımlayıcı değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediği de belirlenmiştir. Araştırma, iç mimarlık ve tasarım ofislerine bilgisayar ortamında anket ifadeleri sorularak, elde edilen veriler IBM SPSS 22.0 programında analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın ilk bölümünde, iç mimarlık ve tasarımcıların demografik ve verimlilik ile ilgili tanımlayıcı değişkenleri ele alınmıştır. Sonraki aşamada, çalışma alanı memnuniyetinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın son kısmında, çalışma alanı memnuniyeti ile bağ oluşturabilecek değişkenlerin neler olduğu Ki kare testi sonuçları ile belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, ofis ortamında verimliliği artırmak için ergonominin esnek çalışma koşulları ve teknolojik gelişmelerle nasıl evrimleştiğini ortaya koyması, çalışma alanından memnuniyetle bağlantılı faktörlerin belirlenmesi ve verimliliği etkileyen faktörlerin kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmesi açısından önemlidir.
„Ad SanctissimamTrinitatem”: educație și cultură greco-catolică la Blaj, în primele decenii ale secolului al XIX-lea
Authors: Dumitran Daniel
Published: September 2023

In the historiography of education, in-depth analyses dedicated to the catalogues of book collections and libraries constitute a distinct research direction. Starting from these precedents, this research approaches a source very little capitalised upon ad integrum until now, namely, the second manuscript inventory of the library of the Greek-Catholic Seminary in Blaj, probably written in the first third of the nineteenth century. It offers an opportunity to become acquainted with the works available to the teachers and students of this school, as well as providing insight into the denominational and cultural orientations that characterised ecclesiastical education in Blaj at the time of the establishment of the Episcopal Lyceum. The work concentrates on investigating the main sections of the inventory (biblical editions and commentaries, homiletics, ecclesiastical history, canon law, liturgical book, patristics, theological literature), which contain detailed descriptions of the books held there at the time in Latin, Greek, Romanian and other languages, as well as older books in Slavonic and the manuscripts kept in the library. Attention is paid to the students’ training, which was based on the tradition of preserving the Eastern rite on the one hand, and a the tendency to professionalise theological education by appealing to the models of the Western speciality literature on the other.
Spre un manual al confesorului în Biserica Română Unită? Historie evanghelicească de Teodor Pop și semnificațiile sale
Authors: Chira Carmen
Published: September 2023

The article deals with a case study on a Romanian manuscript presenting a history of the Gospels, written by Professor Teodor Pop, one of the most erudite and prolific representatives of the teaching community in the first decades of the nineteenth century. In addition to succinct and accessible presentation of the content of the Gospels, the manuscript also contains instructions on questions asked by priests to confessing believers related to the Ten Commandments (the Decalogue), the Church’s commandments, the capital sins, and questions concerning various social and professional categories of believers. In order to verify the hypothesis that this course, with its practical emphasis, was intended for “moralist” theologians (those who were taking a short theological course), the author draws a comparison with the works of Samuil Micu, Theologhiia moralicească (Moral Theology, 1796) and Theologhie dogmatică și moralicească despre Taina Pocăianiei (Dogmatic and Moral Theology about the Mystery of Penance, 1801), but also on a possible foreign model, Historia utriusque Testamenti, a multi-volume work published in Rome in 1774, mentioned in the catalogue of the library of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity. The analytical findings are important for understanding how the relationship between translation and adaptation functioned in the case of certain subjects of the middle school education process.
SOSIALISASI SPORT MASSAGE PADA MASYARAKAT DESA KALOTOK KABUPATEN LUWU UTARA
Authors: Riswanto A. Heri , Kahar Irsan , Jalil Rasyidah , Hidayat Rachmat , Aliah Husnani , Firansyah Aldi
Published: September 2023

Program PKM “Sosialisasi Sport Massage pada masyarakat desa kalotok kabupaten luwu utara” dilaksanakan sebagai bentuk pengabdian kepada masyarakat dibidang olahraga yang berada di kabupaten luwu utara. Target yang ingin dicapai dalam kegiatan ini adalah tingginya minat masyarakat terhadadap pengetahuan ilmu sport massage bagi kebugara tubuh dan kesahatan. Dalam ilmu sport massage sangat penting untuk di ketahui karna banyak manfaat untuk menjaga kebugaran tubuh dan Kesehatan. Selain itu massage juga dapat membantu meredakan stres dan ketegangan yang terkait dengan kehidupan sehari-hari. Dalam masyarakat yang sibuk dan penuh tekanan, massage dapat menjadi cara efektif untuk mengurangi tingkat stres dan menciptakan perasaan rileks. Kegiatan PKM ini diarahkan untuk “working with community” (bekerja bersama masyarakat) dan mengubah paradigma pembangunan (development) menjadi paradigma pemberdayaan (empowerment). Identifikasi beberapa Permasalahan yang ada di masyarakat diantaranya: 1) Minimnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang ilmu sport massage, 2) kurangnya pemahaman masyarakat akan pentingnya sport massage3) Lemahnya pengetahuan teknis, Belum adanya Teknologi Tepat Guna Sederhana, serta masyarakat belum pernah diberikan pelatihan mengenai tata cara melakukan Teknik dalam melakukan sport massage. Terkait hal tersebut maka solusi yang ditawarkan yakni:  Peningkatan Personal Income, 2) Pengembangan sport massage di masyarakat 3) Kaderisasi organisasi kepemudaan pengembangan organisasi kepemudaan. Adapun tindak lanjut dan program kegiatan ini yaitu: 1) Melaksanakan pelatihan  massagepada masyarakat, 2) Pengenalan, praktik, dan pendampingan sport massage bagi Masyarakat.
Outcome of diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients presenting with acute nonspecific abdominal pain.
Authors: Rashid Aslam  , Haythem Abdul Shakoor  , Farrukh Ozair Shah  , Muhammad Nadir Shah  , Hamidullah
Published: September 2023

Objective: To assess the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients with Non-specific abdominal pain. Study Design: Prospective study. Setting: General Surgery Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Period: January 2021 to December 2021. Material & Methods: A total of 140 young patients between the ages of 15 and 30 who had diagnostic laparoscopy for non-specific abdominal pain and met the inclusion criteria were included. Dates of admission, dates of operation, demographic and clinical information about patients were recorded. Results: 140 patients in all were enrolled. The mean age was 22.5 years, with a range of 15 to 30 years. There were 50(35.7%) females and 90(64.3%) males, of the total. Diagnoses and therapeutic treatment were feasible in 95 cases (67.8%), no pathology was found in 29 cases (20.7%), the preoperative picture was uncertain in 11 cases (7.8%), and no diagnosis was obtained following laparoscopy in 5 cases (3.6%), respectively. Conclusion: Early diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients is a safe and effective procedure. As a result, it is a useful investigative technique for acute abdominal pain that has not been properly identified.
INHERITANCE OF SCENT IN SOME RICE CULTIVARS
Authors:   Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Raipur 492 006, R.K SAHU , V.N SAHU ,   Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Raipur 492 006
Published: September 2023

Inheritance of scent was studied in native cultivars Kalimooch 64 and nadamphool and the improved variety Pusa 33. A single recessive gene conferred scentedness in native cultivars, whereas two recessive and one dominant genes were responsible for scent in Pusa 33.
A SUPERFINE RICE VARIETY PAIYUR 1 FOR SALEM DHARMAPURI REGION
Authors:   Regional Research Station Tamil Nadu Agriculrural University  Paiyur 635 112 Tamil Nadu, . SURESH , A NARAYANAN ,   Regional Research Station Tamil Nadu Agriculrural University  Paiyur 635 112 Tamil Nadu, P VAIDYANATHAN ,   Regional Research Station Tamil Nadu Agriculrural University  Paiyur 635 112 Tamil Nadu, J CHANDRASEKARAN ,   Regional Research Station Tamil Nadu Agriculrural University  Paiyur 635 112 Tamil Nadu, S.D PETER ,   Regional Research Station Tamil Nadu Agriculrural University  Paiyur 635 112 Tamil Nadu
Published: September 2023

In Salem Dharmapuri region of Tamil Nadu, the traditional rice variety - GEB 24 is predominantly grown for its fine rice quality. The yield potential of this strain is, however, very low. Several genotypes obtained from national and international sources were evaluated to identify high yielding strains with quality grains. The culture DPI 591, a multiple cross derivative was found to be high yielder with good cooking qualities. It registered a grain yield of 5827 kg/ha with an increase of 16.2 and 54.6 per cent over Bhavani and GEB 24, respectively. This has been released as Palyur 1.
INDUCED MUTAGENIC EFFECTS OF QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN RICE (Oryza sativa L).
Authors:   Assitant Professor,(Agrl.Botany),Agricultural Research Station,Thirupathisaram, G NALLATHAMBI , V.D GURUSWAMY RAJA ,   Retired Dean (P.G) Studies TNAU, Coimbatore 3
Published: September 2023

Seeds of the rice variety Co 37 were treated with gamma rays, Ethyl methane Sulphonate (EMS) and their combination treatments. The mean, range, variance and co-efficient variation were estimated in the M2 generation for five traits. In general, the mean values of the most of treatments in M2 did not substantially deviate from the control, but variability had increased in mutagenic treated populations. Mean values for productive tillers and yield per plant had shifted in a positive direction with 10 and 20 KR gamma rays than other treatments including control. Selection may be effective for productive tillers and vield per plant at lower dose of gamma rays.
PHENOTYPIC STABILITY FOR GRAIN YIELD IN CERTAIN BREEDING LINES AND VARIETIES OF GRAIN-CUM-FODDER SORGHUM
Authors:   Agricultural Research Station,Tamilnadu Agricultural University,Kovilpatti 628 510 Tamilnadu., A AMRITHADEVARATHINAM , R SANKARA PANDIAN ,   Agricultural Research Station,Tamilnadu Agricultural University,Kovilpatti 628 510 Tamilnadu., M NATARAJAN ,   Agricultural Research Station,Tamilnadu Agricultural University,Kovilpatti 628 510 Tamilnadu.
Published: September 2023

Genotype X environment interaction was investigated for grain yield in 18 genotypes and varieties of fodder-cum-grain sorghum in six environments during 1985-'87 rabi and summer seasons. There was a significant variation for genotype and genotype X environment interaction for grain yield. Both linear and non-linear components were significant and between the two, the linear component was higher in magnitude. Rabi season characterised by the highest mean maximum temperature of 32°C was congenial for sorghum production. Summer season with a mean maximum temperature above 32°C (with a mean of about 38°C) resulted in reduced grain yield and was found unsuitable for sorghum cultivation. KS 7631, KS 7634 and KS 7637 were found to be most stable with wide adaptability. Tenkasi local and KS 6317 were found to be useful and potential parents for transferring the stability attributes. K 4 was found to be the best performer under unfavourable conditions.
CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS IN SORGHUM (SORGHUM BICOLOR L. MOENCH)
Authors:   Assitant Professor, Agricultural Research Station,Ambasamudram, P SHANMUGHASUNDARAM , A SUBRAMANIAN ,   Retired Professor, (Agricultural Botany) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003
Published: September 2023

A study undertaken with 40 sorghum types revealed the high positive and significant association of plant height, peduncle thickness, leaf number, grain number, grain weight and straw yield with grain yield both at phenotypic and genotypic level. Among the inter-correlations, the positive association of straw yield with days to half bloom, leaf number and plant height was significantly positive. Significant negative associations were observed for panicle length.with grain weight and peduncle thickness. The path coefficient analysis indicated the high direct effects of grain number and grain weight on yield. Plant height, leaf number, peduncle thickness and straw yield had positive indirect effects on grain yield through grain number, but the indirect effects of grain weight and whorl number were negative on grain yield, through number of grains.
COMBINING ABILITY IN GREENGRAM (VIGNA RADIATA (L.) WILCZEK)
Authors:   National Pulses Research Centre,Vamban Pudukottai, C NATARAJAN , K THIYAGARAJAN ,   National Pulses Research Centre,Vamban Pudukottai, R RATHINASAMY ,   National Pulses Research Centre,Vamban Pudukottai
Published: September 2023

In a 7 x 7 diallel cross in groengram, the combining ability studies revealed that both the additive and non-additive gene action were important for plant height, clusters per plant, pods per plant, seeds per pod and seed yield and the additive gene action was predominent for plant height and seed yield. For pod. length, only additive gene action was important. The parent PIMS 1 was good general combiner for seed yield, pod length and seeds per pod; the parent ML 65 was good combiner for seed yield and clusters per plant and KM 1 for plant height and pod length. The crosses KM 1 x PIMS 1, KM 1 x ML 65 and PIMS 1 x S 8 were found to be best combinations for most of the yield components. Biparental mating system was suggested for the improvement of greengram.
PER SE PERFORMANCE OF PARENTS AND HYBRIDS IN SESAME
Authors:   School of Genectics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003, N ANITHA , M STEPHEN DORAIRAJ ,   School of Genectics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003
Published: September 2023

Per se performance of eight sesame genotypes and the resultant 56 hybrids when crossed in diallel fashion was studied for 20 characters. Maximum seed yield per plant was recorded by TSS 4 (14.97 g) among the parents and Si 1125 x TSS 4 (15.53 g) among the hybrids. The parents TSS 4, TSS 5 and Co 1 with high seed yield also recorded high values for many other yield components. The best yielding hybrids which recorded high mean values for yield components were Si 1125 x TSS 4, Co 1 x Si 1003, TSS 4 x TSS 5, TSS 5 x TSS 4 and TSS 4 x Co 1.
GENETIC PARAMETERS AND INTER-RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS IN LUCERNE (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.)
Authors:   School of Genectics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003, SUBRAMANIAN SUKANYA
Published: September 2023

The genetic variability and correlations were worked out in forty two F progenies of the diallel crosses of seven parental varieites of lucerne for four characters. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences for all the characters. Seed yield expressed a maximum genotypic coefficient of variability and genetic advance as per cent of means with low heritability values, whereas plant height recorded the maximum heritability value. Green fodder yield was significantly and positively correlated with seed yield, branch number and plant height.
CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS IN RAB] SORGHUM [SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCHI
Authors:   Sorghum Breeder, RARS, Nandyal 518 503, K HUSSAIN SAHIB , B.B REDDY ,   Scientist S-2, AICSIP, Hyderabad
Published: September 2023

Ten parents and 45 F, hybrids of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were studied in rabi season for genotypic correlations and path analysis. Grain yield showed significant positive correlation with panicle breadth, plant height and 100-grain weight in parents, while with panicle breadth, number of leaves and days to flowering in F, s. plant height had the highest positive direct effect on grain yield followed by days to flowering in parents. In F₁s, number of leaves had the highest direct effect followed by panicle breadth and plant height. Though days to flowering showed negative direct effect on yield in Fis, its indirect effect through number of leaves was high, resulting in significant positive genotypic correlation. Improvement in grain yield in rabi sorghum would be possible through selection for plant height, number of leaves and days to flowering.
PHENOTYPIC STABILITY IN CLUSTERBEAN
Authors:   Central Arld Zone Research Institute, Jodhapur 342 003, A HENRY , M.S DAULAY ,   Central Arld Zone Research Institute, Jodhapur 342 003, B.S GUPTA ,   Central Arld Zone Research Institute, Jodhapur 342 003
Published: September 2023

There was a significant variation for genotypes and genotype x environment interaction for seed yield in cluster beans. The linear as well as non linear components were significant. Genotypes guar 46-P7 and guar 44-P15-2 were stable under fluctuating environmental conditions. Genotypes guar 46-P24-1, 4210(26), guar 46-P16-2, guar 44-P10 appeared to be the best for favourable growing seasons, while guar 46-P3-1, guar 46-P17-1 and guar 46-P27-1 were suitable for unfavourable growing conditions. The exploitation of these genotypes in a breeding programme will help in improving the productivity of the crop in its growing areas.
HETEROSIS AND RECOMBINATION POTENTIAL IN PENNISETUM AMERICANUM (L.) LEEKE
Authors:   Oilseed Specialist, Agricultural Research Station, Kadiri (A.P), B.V KRISHNAIAH SETTY , R APPADURAI ,   Retired Officer (Oilseed) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore  641 003
Published: September 2023

The ear weight, grain yield and tiller number in pearl millet exhibited higher degree of heterosis. Inbreeding depression was higher for grain yield in BxB series than in RxR series. Heterosis for grain yield was retained to a great extent in the F₂ of cross L 111 B x J 126 D2B. A few three-way crosses combining superior attributes were identified. Superiority of three-way crosses over single crosses were observed for important yield attributes indicating the possibility of deriving superior recombinants.
CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSES IN PIGEONPEA
Authors:   S-2 (Plant Breeding) Central Arld Zone Research Institute, Jodhapur, A HENRY , G.V.S.R KRISHNA ,   S-2 (Statistics) Central Arld Zone Research Institute, Jodhapur
Published: September 2023

Seed yield per plant in pigeonpea showed significant positive correlation with number of plant height, number of branches, number of clusters and number of seeds per pod. Similarly, path coefficient analysis Indicated the importance of number of pods per plant, which had maximum direct effect on seed yield. However, characters like plant height, number of branches per plant, number of clusters per plant and number of seeds per pod affected seed yield via number of pods per plant. Therefore, selection based on early maturity, medium tall plant height, moderate number of branches per plant, number of clusters per plant, number of seeds per pod with more number of pods per plant and medium seed size is expected to improve the seed yield in pigeonpea.