bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Radiology Departments as COVID-19 entry-door might improve healthcare efficacy and efficiency, and Emergency Department safety
Authors: Santos José María García , Martínez Juana María Plasencia , Ortega Pablo Fabuel , Ros Marina Lozano , Ayala María Carmen Sánchez , Hernández Gloria Pérez , Martínez Pedro Menchón
Published: November 2020

Background Possible COVID-19 pneumonia (ppCOVID-19) patients generally overwhelmed EDs during the first COVID-19 wave. Home-confinement and primary care phone follow-ups was the first-level regional policy for preventing EDs to collapse. But when ppCOVID-19 needed x-rays assessment, the traditional outpatient workflow at the radiology department (RD) was inefficient and raised concerns about potential interpersonal infections. We aimed to assess the efficiency of a primary care high-resolution radiology service (pcHRRS) for ppCOVID-19 in terms of time consumed at hospital and decision’s reliability.Methods We assessed 849 consecutive ppCOVID-19 patients, 418 appointed by general practitioners to the pcHRRS (home-confined ppCOVID-19 cases with negative –group-1- and positive -group-2- x-ray results) and 431 arriving the ED by themselves (group-3). The pcHRRS provided x-rays and oximetry in an only-one-patient agenda for home-confined ppCOVID-19 patients. Radiologists made next-step decisions (group-1: pneumonia-, home-confinement follow-up; group-2: pneumonia+, ED assessment) according to x-rays results. ANOVA and Bonferroni correction, t-student, Kruskal-Wallis, and Chi2 tests were used to analyse changes in the ED workload, time-to-decision differences between groups, and pcHRRS performance for discriminating need for admission. Results The pcHRRS halved ED respiratory patients (49.2%), allowed faster decisions (group-1 vs. home-discharged group-2 and group-3 patients: 0:41±1:05h vs. 3:50±3:16h; group-1 vs. all group-2 and group-3 patients: 0:41±1:05h vs. 5:36±4:36h; group-2 vs. group-3 admitted patients: 5:27±3:08h vs. 7:42±5:02h; P <0.001) and prompted admission in most cases (84/93, 90.3%).Conclusions A Radiology Department pcHRRS may be a more efficient entry-door for ppCOVID-19 by decreasing ED patients and making expedited decisions while guaranteeing social distance.
Ablation of Histone Demethylase KDM5B in Melanoma Augments Anti-Tumor Immunity through Upregulation of Retroelements
Authors: Zhang Shang-Min , Cai Wesley , Liu Xiaoni , Thakral Durga , Micevic Goran , Booth Carmen , Blenman Kim , Jilaveanu Lucia , Damsky William , McGeary Meaghan , Sznol Mario , Kluger Harriet , Iwasaki Akiko , Bosenberg Marcus , Yan Qin
Published: November 2020

Epigenetic therapies are emerging strategies to prime host immune system to immunotherapies. Here we show that depletion of H3K4 demethylase KDM5B in melanoma cells induces anti-tumor T cell immunity through up-regulation of retroelements, which activates cytosolic nucleic acid sensing pathways and subsequent type I interferon responses. Mechanistically, KDM5B recruits H3K9 methyltransferase SETDB1 to the chromatin to repress these retroelements. Ablation of KDM5B enhances responses of poorly immunogenic melanoma tumors to anti PD-1 treatment. Our studies suggest that therapies targeting KDM5B are a novel approach to enhance tumor immunogenicity and overcome immunotherapy resistance.
3S-IoT an Algorithm to make the Network Secured and Smart
Authors: Pant Maneesh , Singh Brij Mohan , Gupta Dharam Vir
Published: November 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) evolving and widespread presence has made the lives of all comfortable and handy, while on the other hand posing various challenges, i.e. less efficiency, less security, and high energy drain, threatening smart IoT-based applications. Compared to unicast communication, multicast communication is considered more powerful in group-oriented systems, because transmission takes place using less resources. This is why many of the IoT applications rely on multicast in their transmission. This multicast traffic needs to be handled explicitly for sensitive applications requiring actuator control. Securing multicast traffic by itself is cumbersome as it requires an efficient and flexible Group Key Establishment (GKE) protocol. We propose a three-tier model that can, not only be used to control the IoT, but also to control multicast communications. The architecture is built with a 256-bit keyless encryption technique to protect the authentication to create the network link. Machine learning-based chaotic map key generation is used to protect GKE. Finally, using MD5, the system key is authenticated. The algorithm is checked for energy used, bandwidth, and time taken. The proposed model is applied and evaluated against numerous benchmark attacks such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Man in the Middle and Fishing.
On the study of the dynamic model of COVID-19 in Wuhan
Authors: You Chong , Gai Xin , Zhang Yuan , Zhou Xiao-Hua
Published: November 2020

The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread across countries and become a global crisis. Understanding the transmission mechanism and effects of interventions is critical to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study by Hao et al (2020) provided an interesting perspective on the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Wuhan and inferred that 87% of the infections before 8 March 2020 were not laboratory-confirmed. However we believe that there are a few major issues due to the vagueness in the definitions of compartments and inconsistence in the settings of parameters. In this paper, we clarify the definitions of the model compartments and raise questions in regard to the underlying homogenous assumption within compartments and settings of the parameters in the dynamic model by Hao et al (2020), and furthermore offer a modified model to resolve these potential limitations. Compared with the model in Hao et al (2020), the active virus carriers were predicted to persist for a longer period in our model which is well consistent with the active virus carriers detected in Wuhan in mid-May. Our model suggests that control measures cannot be easily lifted while continuous efforts are needed to contain the spread of the pandemic; a universal PT-PCR screening is essential to detect hidden cases before lifting control measure. In addition, we also provide a possible solution to solve the problem of heterogeneity transmission rate in disease courses.
Forests Phenolic Compounds Instigate Cloud Precipitation
Authors: Mezour Shein
Published: November 2020

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Optimum Maternal Healthcare Service Utilization and Infant Mortality in Ethiopia
Authors: Kiross Girmay , Chojenta Catherine , Barker Daniel , Loxton Deborah
Published: November 2020

Background: Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the world. Utilization of maternal healthcare during pregnancy, at delivery, and after delivery is critical to reducing the risk of infant mortality. Studies in Ethiopia have shown how infant survival is affected by utilization of maternal healthcare services; however, no studies to date have investigated the effect of optimum utilization of maternal healthcare services based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on infant mortality. Therefore, this study examined the effect of optimum utilization of maternal healthcare services on infant mortality in Ethiopia. Methods: We used nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). Sampling weights were applied to adjust for the non-proportional allocation of the sample to the nine regions and two city administrations as well as the sample difference across urban and rural areas. We applied a multivariate logistic regression analysis to estimate the relationship between optimum maternal healthcare service utilization and infant mortality in Ethiopia. Results: The findings from this study showed that optimum maternal healthcare service utilization had a significant association with infant mortality after adjusting for other socioeconomic characteristics. This implies that increased maternal healthcare service utilization decreases the rate of infant mortality in Ethiopia. The main finding from this study indicated that infant mortality was reduced by approximately 66% among mothers who had high utilization of maternal healthcare services compared to mothers who had not utilized maternal healthcare services (AOR=0.34; 95%CI: 0.16-0.75; p-value=0.007). Furthermore, infant mortality was reduced by approximately 46% among mothers who had low utilization of maternal healthcare services compared to mothers who had not utilized any maternal healthcare services (AOR=0.54; 95%CI: 0.31-0.97; p-value=0.040).Conclusions: From this study, we concluded that optimum utilization of maternal healthcare services during pregnancy, at delivery and after delivery might reduce the rate of infant mortality in Ethiopia. The maternal healthcare service intervention packages in Ethiopia should involve a variety of care, spanning pregnancy, childbirth, and post-delivery, which should lead to the improvement of children’s’ survival in their first year of life.
Openness im Handeln von Lehrenden
Authors: Kortegast Vanessa , Watolla Ann-Kathrin
Published: November 2020

Im Kontext von Digitalisierung zeigt sich Openness im Diskurs zu Bildung zunehmend als prägende Dimension. Dieser abstrakte und zum Teil auch unscharfe Begriff wird anhand medienpädagogischer Überlegungen in Form eines Dualismus von handlungspraktischer und handlungsethischer Ebene im Bildungskontext konkretisiert. Es wird aufgezeigt, wie in diesem Rahmen von Open Education neue Handlungsmöglichkeiten für Lehrkräfte entstehen und in der Handlung des Teilens konkretisiert werden können. Dafür wird aufbauend auf etablierten didaktischen Planungsmodellen der «Gesamtkomplex ‹Unterricht›» aus der Perspektive der Lehrkraft vor dem Hintergrund von Openness untersucht. Durch eine Erweiterung dieses Modells zur Abbildung und Integration der veränderten Handlungsmöglichkeiten für Lehrkräfte wird ein Planungsmodell zur Orientierung für Lehrende vorgestellt: Das Modell ‹Gesamtkomplex offener Lerneinheiten›. Massgeblich für das entwickelte Modell ist eine offene Haltung von Lehrkräften, die sich an dem Modell der Open Pedagogy orientiert. Anhand operationalisierter Fragestellungen auf handlungsethischer Ebene einerseits und handlungspraktischer Ebene andererseits werden die neuen Handlungsmöglichkeiten von Lehrkräften in der Phase des Teilens sowie in den Phasen der Unterrichtsplanung, -vorbereitung, -durchführung und -evaluation dargelegt.
Steam-based thermotherapy for managing nematodes in strawberry transplants
Authors: Khanal Churamani , Gu Mengyi , Peres Natalia A. , Desaeger Johan A.
Published: November 2020

Aerated steam-based thermotherapy was developed and evaluated for its efficacy in managing three nematode species (Aphelenchoides besseyi, Meloidogyne hapla, and Pratylenchus penetrans) that are often transported as quiescent passengers on strawberry transplants shipped to Florida from out-of-state nurseries. Initial studies were focused on evaluating the intrinsic temperature sensitivity of each nematode species to hot water in laboratory conditions. Each nematode species was exposed to hot water at 40, 44, 48, and 52°C for 1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 120, and 240 min. Exposure for 60 min or higher at 40°C paralyzed all three nematode species when examined immediately after heat treatment. Examination of the nematodes 24 hr post-treatment suggested that 100% mortality of all three nematode species was achieved when nematodes were exposed to hot water at a minimum temperature of 44°C for 120 min. Further studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of aerated steam to kill all three nematode species by exposing nematode-infested strawberry transplants at 44°C for 60, 120, and 240 min. Exposure of nematode inoculated plants to steam for 60 or 120 min reduced the populations of all three nematode species, but this was not enough to completely eradicate any of the three nematode species. Exposure for 240 min, however, was the most effective in reducing the populations of the three nematode species. A 240 min of exposure to aerated steam completely eradicated A. besseyi and M. hapla while P. penetrans populations were reduced only by 85%. Furthermore, the aerated steam had minimal to no adverse effect on plant biomass. Results from both the laboratory and greenhouse studies indicated that M. hapla was more sensitive to heat treatment followed by A. besseyi and P. penetrans. Results from this study suggested that aerated steam-based thermotherapy has good potential as a non-chemical method of management of nematodes of strawberry transplants.
The potential of eugenol as a nematicidal agent against Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood
Authors: Nasiou Eleni , Giannakou Ioannis O.
Published: November 2020

Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) are the most destructive plant parasites in vegetable production and their control is very challenging. This study aimed to define the nematicidal activity of eugenol on different life stages at 33.75 to 1,000 ppm doses against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood, 1949. This work is the first to report the effect of eugenol on egg differentiation and its vapor and sublethal doses activities. Second-stage juveniles (J2) were dead (99.5-100%) after 48 hr of exposure at a dose of 500 ppm. At this concentration, eugenol inhibited more than 70% nematode hatching. Additionally, the use of eugenol at sublethal doses reduced the number of females per gram in tomato roots in a pot test, and also inhibited egg differentiation. To the contrary, no nematostatic effects were observed in nematode motility bioassays. The phenolic monoterpenoid eugenol described herein merits further study as potential nematicide against the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne javanica.
Vestiges of the Ancient: Deep-Time Noble Gas Thermochronology
Authors: McDannell Kalin T. , Flowers Rebecca M.
Published: November 2020

Ancient rocks have survived plate tectonic recycling for billions of years, but key questions remain about how and when they were exhumed to the surface. Constraining exhumation histories over long timescales is a challenge because much of the rock record has been lost to erosion. Argon and helium noble gas thermochronology can reconstruct deep-time <350 °C thermal histories by using the distinct temperature sensitivities of minerals such as feldspar, zircon, and apatite, while exploiting grain size and radiation damage effects on diffusion kinetics. Resolution of unique time–temperature paths over long timescales requires multiple chronometers, appropriate kinetic models, and inverse simulation techniques to fully explore and constrain possible solutions. Results suggest that surface histories of ancient continental interiors are far from uninteresting and may merely be misunderstood.
AGRICULTURE SCENARIO AND STRATEGIES FOR BIHARS DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   (M.A Gold Medalist) Research Scholar, Department of Geography, LNMU Darbhanga., Ranjan Priya
Published: November 2020

Agriculture is at the core of Bihars economy, employing 77 % of the work force and generating 35 % of the state domestic product. With 88 % of the states poor living in rural areas, improving agricultural performance and related rural non-farm activity is critical for improving livelihoods and reducing poverty. Major crops grown in Bihar are rice, wheat, maize, gram, red gram, sugarcane, potato & other vegetables. However, the agricultural sector in Bihar is plagued with numerous, and well known, constraints and problems. Bihars agricultural development in the latest 15 years between 2005-06 and 2019-20, presents a mixed picture. Agriculture growth was around 4.7 per cent, which was above the national average of 3.6 per cent and in the latest five years, its performance was even more commendable, with an average annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent. However, agriculture productivity of two of its major crops, rice and wheat, is lower than the national average, despite the relatively high private investment in yield augmenting inputs such as fertilizers, certified seeds, tube wells and farm machines.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON POST-GRADUATE DENTAL TRAINING PROGRAMME
Authors:   PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Iyer Ruchika , Anju Vinod ,   PG Student, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Published: November 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has affected all walks of life in an unprecedented manner and in order to curb the spread of the same the government imposed a stringent lockdown. This led to profound effects on the education and training of medical programmes including dentistry. The study was conducted as a cross sectional online survey circulated among dental post graduate students in Karnataka, India. This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the dental post graduate training programme considering various factors like impact on teaching, training, dissertation, various problems and difficulties faced by the residents and reasons for stress induced among them. It also addresses suggestions which would help in alleviation of the problems. The Government must ensure that the concerned teaching organisations should take the required measures in order to relieve the residents of the various problems faced and provide rational solutions for the same.
SIALOGRAPHY FOR SJOGRENS SYNDROME: AN IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Nanded Rural Dental College and Research Center, Nanded., N. Daware Aruna , Bhardwaj Divya ,   Assistant Professor, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim., Vishwakarma Anukruti ,   Assistant Professor, Nanded Rural Dental College and Research Center, Nanded., Bhayade Shweta ,   Assistant Professor, Nanded Rural Dental College and Research Center, Nanded.
Published: November 2020

Sjogrens syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the exocrine glands. Primary Sjogrens syndrome is associated with dry mouth dry eyes, and is frequently found in middle middle-aged females in their fourth or fifth decade. This article presents an atypical case of Sjogrens syndrome in a 21-year-old woman who complained of bilateral parotid swelling and diagnosis was made with the help of parotid sialography. Though the confirmatory diagnosis was achieved with the help of serological and histopathological examination, an oral medicine specialist can play an important role in the detection of this disease.
HEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF CANNABIS SATIVA INDICA LEAVES ON WISTAR RATS
Authors:   Department of Biotechnology, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh, India., Varma Lanke Kiranmayi , Vardhan Myneni Sai ,   Department of Biotechnology, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh, India., Reethika Chokkakula Krishna ,   Department of Biotechnology, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh, India., Vasanthi Karyamsetty Kamala ,   Department of Biotechnology, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh, India., Meesala Mahalakshmi ,   Department of Biotechnology, KoneruLakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh, India., Veeravilli Suryanarayana ,   Department of Humanities and Basic Sciences, Aditya Engineering College, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Published: November 2020

Cannabis indica has widely reported traditional uses which include its use for stimulation and purification of platelets as well as body defense. Experiments were carried out to assess the impact of Cannabis indica leaf extract on hematological parameters of wistar rats. The results revealed that the extract (10–100 mg/kg p.o.) produced no significant change in the packed cell volume, haemoglobin, red blood cell count, total leucocyte count, monocyte, basophil, eosinophil, bleeding time and clotting time. Platelet count was significantly (P<0.05) increased at the dose of 100 mg/kg p.o. The results did not support the traditional use of the plant leaf for stimulation of blood production. It however showed improvement of non-specific immune responses involving phagocytosis and inflammation.
NIVEAU DE CONTAMINATION DUNE EAU DE SURFACE PAR LES PRODUITS PHYTOSANITAIRES: CAS DE LA RETENUE DEAU DU BASSIN VERSANT DE LA LOBO(CENTRE-OUEST DE LA COTE DIVOIRE)
Authors:   Laboratoire des sciences et technologies de lenvironnement, Universite Jean Lorougnon GUEDE, BP: 150 Daloa., Moussa Diarra , David Kouadio Leonce ,   Laboratoire des sciences et technologies de lenvironnement, Universite Jean Lorougnon GUEDE, BP: 150 Daloa., Donafologo Baba Soro ,   Laboratoire des sciences de lenvironnement, UFR des Sciences et gestion de lenvironnement, UniversiteNangui ABROGOUA, 02 B.P 801 Abidjan 02, Cote dIvoire., NGuettia Kossonou Roland ,   Laboratoire central dagrochimieetdecotoxicologie, LANADA, 04 BP 612 Abidjan 04., Kouame Doungui Bini ,   Laboratoire des sciences et technologies de lenvironnement, Universite Jean Lorougnon GUEDE, BP: 150 Daloa., Brou Dibi ,   Laboratoire des sciences et technologies de lenvironnement, Universite Jean Lorougnon GUEDE, BP: 150 Daloa., Kone Mamadou ,   Laboratoire des sciences de lenvironnement, UFR des Sciences et gestion de lenvironnement, UniversiteNangui ABROGOUA, 02 B.P 801 Abidjan 02, Cote dIvoire., Dembele Ardjouma ,   Laboratoire central dagrochimieetdecotoxicologie, LANADA, 04 BP 612 Abidjan 04., Sory Traore Karim ,   Laboratoire des sciences de lenvironnement, UFR des Sciences et gestion de lenvironnement, UniversiteNangui ABROGOUA, 02 B.P 801 Abidjan 02, Cote dIvoire.,   Laboratoire central dagrochimieetdecotoxicologie, LANADA, 04 BP 612 Abidjan 04.
Published: November 2020

The Lobo is the source of drinking water for SODECI in the department of Daloa. The strong agricultural activity around it can lead to the dissipation of phytosanitary products into the environment. However, the transfer of pesticide residues from agricultural plots to this aquatic environment is little studied or even non-existent. The objective of this work is to determine the state of contamination of the Lobo River by phytosanitary products. The HPLC assays were carried out on water samples taken at the exit of the agricultural plots (upstream) and in the Lobo (downstream). These analyzes revealed the presence of residues of pesticides such as glyphosate, mancozeb 2,4-D and lambda-cyhalothrin at various concentrations. Indeed, at the exit of the agricultural plots (upstream) and in the Lobo (downstream), the average concentrations detected were respectively 0.89µg / L to 0.35 µg / L for glyphosate, 0.81µg / L at 0.38 µg / L for mancozeb, 0.5 µg / L at 0.39 µg / L for 2,4-D, and 0.06 µg / L at 0.02 µg / L for lambda-cyhalothrin. However, these values are higher than the international standard (WHO) which is 0.1µg / L at the exit of the plantations and in the waters of the Lobo except the values ​​of 2,4-D.
PREVALENCE OF ALVEOLAR EXOSTOSIS AMONG EDENTULOUS PATIENTS IN KASHMIRI POPULATION
Authors:   Post-Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar (J&K)., Fayaz Adil , Mir Shazia ,   Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar (J&K)., Kaur Bali Sandeep ,   Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar (J&K).
Published: November 2020

Background: The most remarkable exostoses of the human jaws are torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM). The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of alveolar exostosis among the edentulous patients of Kashmir. Methods: The present study included 200 edentulous subjects aged between 55 and 75 years. The subjects were examined for the existence of tori by clini­cal inspection and palpation. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS for Windows version. Results: Among the 200 subjects, 41 (20.5%) had prevalence of tori. Out of 41 patients, four subjects (9.75%) had TP and thirty-seven (18.5%) had TM. Prevalence of TP is more in female subjects than males. Out of the 41 subjects, 27 (65.85%) presented with flat tori, nine (21.95%) with spindle-shaped tori, and five (12.19%) with nodular-shaped tori. Most of the tori observed were small sized (92.68%). Conclusion: A comparatively increased prevalence of TM was observed with flat tori being the most common type.
CORONA LOCKDOWN: CREATING NEW HORIZONS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO TEACH
Authors:   St. Xaviers College of Education (Autonomous), DighaGhat, Patna - 800011, Bihar., Topno Ignatius
Published: November 2020

Educational institutions are shutdown across the world due to Covid-19. Covid-19 has made every house a school and every guardian a teacher. There is hardly any control over a structured learning environment at home. Most of the school teachers are conducting classes either through video apps, online or other various e-learning sources. These are the external signs of paradigm shift in teaching learning styles. Many rural schools and the parents are devoid of facilities as much as the well e-equipped, e-friendly teachers of town schools. Teachers homes have become staff rooms, libraries, labs, playgrounds, assembly grounds and thus their homes have become a place for live telecast studios. Ample time is allotted by the teachers to prepare their lessons. Self preparations and wider discussions with their colleagues are leading them to be creative professional learners to teach skillfully. Keeping these aspects in mind, the scholar extensively discusses different nuances, which empowers teachers at home to be professional and creative. The scholar has focused central issues like crisis, method of crisis management, plans for continuity of teaching–learning skills, impact of pandemic lockdown, dreaming by teens for new milestones, role of teachers in the promotion of health education and time for deeper introspection.
PROTHESIS AND ELISION FOUND IN MECH (BODO) DIALECT OF NORTH BENGAL
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Rangia College, Assam, India., Muchahary Rujab
Published: November 2020

Mech (Bodo) is one of the regional Bodo dialects and it falls under the group of Western Bodo Dialect. The dialect is mainly spoken in Darjeeling, AlipurDooars, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of North Bengal of West Bengal (India). As a dialect, it has been maintaining some linguistic variety in different levels of linguistics. This variety can be displayed by comparing with standard form of Bodo spoken in Kokrajhar district and its adjacent areas of Assam, India. There are some examples in Mech, where extra sounds are found inserted in the beginning of words without changing the structure of word and the meaning. For example, the word ɔkha (rain) of standard Bodo is termed as nɔkha (rain) in Mech. Here, an extra sound nasal alveolar voiced consonant /n/ has been inserted in the beginning of word in Mech. Likewise, some examples of elision are also present in this dialect. For example, the word barsin (jump upon) used in standard Bodo is termed as basin (jump upon) in Mech. In this example, trill alveolar voiced consonant phoneme /r/ has been found deleted from the medial position of word. The main purpose of this paper is to observe and show up the prothesis and Elision present in Mech Dialect.
A CASE REPORT ON TAKAYASU ARTERITIS
Authors:   ijar, Chandana Punukula Hari , Kavya Sree Bospali , Pratyusha Vaka , Bospali Swetha
Published: November 2020

Takayasus arteritis primarily affects young women. Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a type of primary systemic vasculitis mainly affecting the medium and large arteries. The signs and symptoms are due to systemic inflammation or ischemia of an organ or limb and include angiodynia, claudication, peripheral pulselessness, murmurs, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction and severe systemic arterial hypertension. The disease tends to affect more women than men.The current case of Takayasu arteritis type V focuses on a 21 year female who complained of cold, cough, fever, facial puffiness since 2 months, along with bilateral renal artery stenosis, and resistant hypertension.
DEVELOPMENT OF VALUE CLARIFICATION TECHNIQUE LEARNING MODELS BASED ROLE-PLAYING GAME TO INCREASE INTERNALIZATION OF STUDENT CHARACTER VALUES
Authors:   Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Bengkulu., Badeni Badeni , Juwita Puspa ,   Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Bengkulu., Meylani Yeni ,   Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Bengkulu., Saparahayuningsih Sri ,   Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Bengkulu.
Published: November 2020

The Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 has an impact on the young generation, especially, on attitudes and character changes. In this case, we felt that the implementation of education about values, attitudes, and character in the educational institutions, eitherformaland non-formal education, especially primary education, was very important, and urged to increase its intensity and quality. This research aimed to develop a learning model in the form of a value clarification technique (VCT) based on a role-playing game for improving the value of internalization in the students. The research method used is research and development (R & D). The research subjects were the elementary students of grade V in the Bengkulu Municipality. Data collection was carried out by using attitude observation sheets. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that (1) internalization of student character values can be improved through the development of an integrated learning model between technique and games value clarification. (b)the application of learning models by integrating value clarification technique and game was very effective to improve the internalization of character values into students.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY IN GREEN SPINY LOBSTER, PANULIRUS REGIUS (DE BRITO CAPELLO 1864), FROM THE PETITE COTE OF SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA
Authors:   UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, de lAquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires (UFR S2ATA), Universite Gaston Berger (UGB), BP. 234, Saint-Louis, Senegal., Pierre Waly Faye Yacinthe , Kantoussan Justin ,   UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, de lAquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires (UFR S2ATA), Universite Gaston Berger (UGB), BP. 234, Saint-Louis, Senegal., Diedhiou Fulgence ,   Centre de RecherchesO ceanographiques de Dakar Thiaroye (CRODT), InstitutSenegalais de RecherchesAgricoles (ISRA)., Oumar Ba Alpha ,   Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), Dakar, Senegal., Thiom Thiaw Omar ,   InstitutU niversitaire de Pechee tdAquaculture (IUPA), UniversiteCheikh AntaDiop (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal.
Published: November 2020

Green spiny lobster is one of the highest economically valued fisheries resources in Senegal. However, knowledge on this species are relatively old and insufficient. To realize this study on reproductive biology of Panulirusregius, sampling has been carried out between April and September 2017 from small-scale fisheries landed catches at the Petite Cote, Senegal. The length at first sexual maturity computed from the body allometric relationship according to the cephalothorax length (CL) was 67.95 mm in females and 67.51 mm in males. The CL at which 50% of the females were mature during the breeding season (CL50) was 94.50 mm. Individual fecundity was between 229,860 and 638,775 eggs depending on CL of individuals. In the catches surveyed, 64% of landed individuals had a total length (TL) less than 200 mm, which is the minimum landing length in accordance with the Senegalese fisheries law. This result indicates the difficulties to apply management measures relative to this fishery, which could compromise its sustainability in Senegalese Petite Cote.
Contribuição da Teoria da Dádiva para os Estudos Territoriais
Authors: Santo Anderson Luis do Espirito , Voks Douglas Josiel
Published: November 2020

Marcel Mauss é o grande idealizador da teoria da dádiva, que permite, dentre outras viabilidades, analisar como a troca e o simbolismo possibilitam a socialização e a comunicação entre os atores. Neste artigo, buscamos identificar sua contribuição, através da teoria da dádiva, para o desenvolvimento de novos estudos territoriais. Nosso objetivo, aqui, portanto, é conferir, à luz dessa teoria, como ocorrem as relações de troca e a presença do simbolismo nas feiras livres na fronteira Brasil-Bolívia, mediante um trabalho qualitativo e sob um enfoque etnográfico. Paralelamente, discutimos a contribuição da Sociologia Econômica e da Nova Sociologia Econômica para os estudos urbanos, sustentáveis e regionais pelo aporte da corrente francófona do ‘dom’. A partir de uma construção teórico-empírica aplicada a uma análise de caso é possível afirmar que a teoria da dádiva permite reconhecer diversos fenômenos sociais presentes no território, com ênfase no ator, e como isto é importante para o desenvolvimento da região. Permitiu, também, perceber a importância de se estudar os mercados sob o angulo econômico, sociológico, histórico, ou seja, como construções sociais, pois, no caso das feiras, foram identificados alguns símbolos trocados, o que viabilizou criar um olhar para além do utilitarismo e compreender como ocorre a dinâmica de desenvolvimento do território e a existência e a manutenção das feiras.
CLASSIFICAÇÃO DAS SUBSTÂNCIAS QUÍMICAS: UM CONCEITO POUCO EXPLORADO NA EDUCAÇÃO QUÍMICA
Authors: Lima Cintia , Silva José
Published: November 2020

The classification of chemical substances is a concept little explored in Chemistry teaching literature and in Chemistry textbooks at higher and secondary levels. The aim of this paper is to discuss theoretically the importance and contributions of this concept for teaching and learning Chemistry. The History of Chemistry reveals that the chemical criteria for classifying materials came up with the modern concepts of chemical element and chemical reaction, which gave rise to the notion of chemical similarity. Later, such similarity was related to molecular structure through functional groups. The classes of substances are related throughout chemical reactions, during which substances of given classes are transformed into substances of other classes, constituting a wide network. The classification of chemical substances can contribute to the intellectual development of Chemistry students, in order to study it, it becomes necessary to understand its theoretical foundation, as well as its characteristics of objectivity, completeness, simplicity and prediction. In this sense, one can contribute to the stimulation of perception, attention and abstraction t hat are typical of the chemical ways of thinking and communicating necessary for learning the chemical concepts linked to classification.
Development of Coherent Speech in Children of Senior Preschool Age by Means of Project Activities
Authors: Kuznetsova Elena
Published: November 2020

The resent research featured psychological and pedagogical approaches to determining the essential characteristics of coherent speech as a higher mental function. The article focuses on coherent speech development in senior preschoolers and project activities that improve it. The research objective was to study related scientific sources and experimentally justify the efficiency of project activities that improve various parameters of coherent speech in children of senior preschool age. The paper introduces qualitative characteristics of coherent speech development in senior preschoolers. Its specific features include variability in the formation levels of skills to generate simple and complex sentences, as well as to retell and compose texts. The article describes various technologies of coherent speech development, including project activities in the process of interaction between an adult and a child. The experiment confirmed a positive impact of project activities on the coherent speech of senior preschoolers.
Mathematical Methods in Monitoring the Quality of Student Performance
Authors: Portnova Alla , Lesnikova Svetlana , Rusakova Nina
Published: November 2020

The article deals with the statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the educational process at university. The research featured factors affecting the quality of training university students. The authors employed quantitative and qualitative indicators and organizational and pedagogical approaches, as well as methods of correlation and variance analysis. The indicators were systematized and generalized in order to identify the extent of their impact on the effectiveness of the factors under consideration. The reliability of the results was checked using the Pearson test. The methodology of the study was based on the identification of factors that affect the students’ achievements. A factor is a condition for good quality education. Based on the principles of general and professional education of the individual, the authors identified two groups of factors: 1) those related to the performance of the general education stage (academic performance, training profile); 2) those related to the results of higher education (academic performance, areas of training, course of study, academics). The academic performance of the first-year students did not depend on the results of the Unified State Exam and school grades. This dependence began to manifest itself during the second year, i.e. after the adaptation period. Statistical processing provided a mathematical model of the dependence of academic performance on the identified factors. The model can be used to predict the results of academic performance, as well as to adjust the learning process in order to improve the quality of university graduates' training, e.g. additional consultations, new information technologies, changes in the curriculum, level-based differentiation of content, tasks, individualized tasks, etc. The results are of interest for organizers of psychological and pedagogical support of professional self-determination for university students and their socio-psychological adaptation.
Synergy between History and Religion in the Transformation of the Civil Religion of Modern Russia
Authors: Gavrilov Oleg
Published: November 2020

Orthodox Christianity is the most widespread religion in Russia. Recently, there have been a lot of seemingly independent attempts to defame it, thus deforming the traditional matrix of historical memory. This well-coordinated campaign is based on the fact that historical identification and religion shape the foundations of cultural tradition and, in their inextricable unity, can develop the content of civil religion under certain circumstances. Civil religion gives sacred meanings to historical symbols, regardless of the religious affiliation of individual citizens. Therefore, it ensures social solidarity and awareness of the direction of various social processes. Civil religion originated in the Soviet period; today, it is undergoing some serious transformations. In its early days, it cultivated the sacral meanings of history limited by space and time, which is typical of undeveloped religions. Nowadays, these sacral meanings are gradually becoming more transcendental. For instance, historical events now correlate with the concept of God, and this dependence has been fixed in the basic law of the country. As a result, the former archaic nature of civil religion has acquired the status of a developed religion, capable of consolidating society with an appeal to the Absolute. These changes are often evaluated as violating the principles of secular society. However, their opponents ignore the intrinsically religious nature of culture. This legal innovation does not give preference to any particular confession. Foreign experience proves that many developed states with an official state religion manage to maintain their secular character. The research objective was to define common traits behind the seemingly independent attempts at discrediting Orthodox Christianity and develop some countermeasures.
Cultivation of aerobic granular sludge for the treatment of food-processing wastewater and the impact on membrane filtration properties
Authors: Stes H. , Caluwé M. , Dockx L. , Cornelissen R. , De Langhe P. , Smets I. , Dries J.
Published: November 2020

A laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor was operated for approximately 300 days, divided into four periods based on the feeding strategy, to develop stable aerobic granular sludge (AGS) while treating chocolate processing wastewater. Application of a prolonged mixed anaerobic feeding was not sufficient to develop AGS and reach stable reactor performance. Through the application of a partially non-mixed and a partially mixed feeding strategy, the reactor performance was increased and stable AGS formation was established characterized by low diluted sludge volume index (D)SVI DSVI10,30) values of 78 ± 27 mL·g−1 and 52 ± 17 mL·g−1, respectively, and a capillary suction time/mixed liquor suspended solids value of 0.9 sec·(g·L−1)−1. The membrane bioreactor (MBR) filtration tests showed a reduction of the fouling rate (FR) and an increase of the sustainable flux (SF0.5) for AGS compared to flocs treating the same industrial wastewater. The SF0.5 (FR > 0.5 mbar·min−1) for the flocs was 10 L·(m2·h)−1 while for AGS the SF0.5 is higher than 45 L·(m2·h)−1 because the FR did not exceed 0.1 mbar·min−1. Additionally, the AGS showed reduced irreversible fouling tendencies due to pore blocking. Our results underline the need for an increased substrate gradient during anaerobic feeding for the development and long-term maintenance of AGS under minimum wash-out conditions. The AGS–MBR filtration performance also shows strong advantages compared to a floccular MBR system due to a high increase of the SF0.5 and reduced reversible and irreversible fouling.
Optical coherence tomography assessment of coronary stents 5 years after implantation for ST-elevation myocardial infraction
Authors: Bessonov I. , Kuznetsov V. , Dyakova A. , Kostousova A. , Sapoznikov S. , Gorbatenko E.
Published: November 2020

Background. Main causes of very late stent thrombosis are neoatherosclerosis, late malapposition and the presence of uncovered struts. However, it remains unclear how often the above-described pathological changes are determined in stable patients without adverse cardiac events.Aim. In the present study we aimed to perform optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment of coronary stents 5 years after implantation for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.Methods. Among 194 patients included in the hospital “Prospective PCI Registry” from October 2012 to November 2013, 25 patients were enrolled in the study. All patients received OCT, median time was 66 [63.0; 72.5] months. Only stable patients without adverse cardiac events during follow-up were included in the study. The optimal condition of the coronary stents was determined in the absence of uncovered and malapposed struts, restenosis (more than 50 % of the artery diameter), signs of neoatherosclerosis and thrombus.Results. Based on OCT results, two groups were identified. The first group consisted of 9 patients (36 %) with optimal stent condition. The comparison group included 16 patients with suboptimal condition of the coronary stents. At the same time 13 patients of this group had uncovered struts, 9 — malapposed struts, 8 had both uncovered and malapposed struts, 7 patients had neoatherosclerosis, 3 patients had restenosis of more than 50 % of the vessel diameter, 1 patient — thrombus in the stented segment, 4 patients — coronary evaginations. Uncovered struts were more often found in the proximal and middle segments of the stents, while malapposed struts in the middle segments of the stents. There was direct correlation between the percent of uncovered and malapposed struts (r = 0.544; р = 0.005), percent of uncovered struts and malapposition length (r = 0.601; р = 0.002), percent of uncovered struts and maximum distance of malposition (r = 0.574; р = 0.003). The incidence of neoatherosclerosis was associated with increase in the length stents (odds ratio = 1.15, 95% CI 1.01–1.31, p = 0.039).Conclusion. In most patients, stent condition was suboptimal 5 years after implantation for STEMI. Neoatherosclerosis, malapposition and uncoated struts were the main reasons for suboptimal stent condition.
Received 16 September 2020. Revised 9 October 2020. Accepted 12 October 2020.
Funding: The study did not have sponsorship.
Conflict of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.
Author contributionsConception and design: I.S. BessonovDrafting the article: I.S. Bessonov, A.O. Dyakova, A.I. Kostousova, S.S. Sapoznikov, E.A. GorbatenkoCritical revision of the article: V.A. Kuznetsov, E.A. GorbatenkoFinal approval of the version to be published: I.S. Bessonov, V.A. Kuznetsov, A.O. Dyakova, A.I. Kostousova, S.S. Sapoznikov, E.A. Gorbatenko
Cell Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Balbaa Mahmoud , R. Shahina Yasmin , M. Elguindy Nihal
Published: November 2020

Cell signaling pathways are important for cellular communications and control different cellular processes of growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. There are many ameliorations or magnifications of these pathways in cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the cancer diseases in which many signals are stimulated or inhibited. Moreover, the rate of the signaling pathway is linked to the production of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the antioxidant mechanism. Ras/Raf/MEK is one of the important pathways that was intensively studied in HCC and affected by ROS.
Using Automated Contact Tracing System App with QR Code to monitor and safeguard Parishioners against COVID-19 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish,
Authors: D. Mobo Dr. Froilan , Liza R. Garcia Ms. Ana
Published: November 2020

St. Anthony of Padua Parish is situated in the heart of Barangay, Matain, Subic, Zambales, which is near the White Rock Beach Resort Hotel headed by Rev. Father Arwin Ebueng Ysonza which is under the umbrella of the Diocese of Iba, Zambales headed by the Most Reverend Bishop Bartolome G. Santos, Jr. DD. It comprises of 9 Barangays which has a population of more than 10,000 approximately, as per the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 resolutions mass gatherings are allowed on 50% capacity which is stipulated under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in which there is a safety measurement protocol followed like the implementation of contact tracing form, getting the temperature per parishioner and observance to Social Distancing. However, with the implementation of these quarantine protocols, there is a problem that arises because the churchgoers can finish the accomplishment of contact tracing form in 30 minutes and half of the Mass celebration was already missed. In line with this, the researcher is proposing a system that can ease up the situation by Using an Automated Contact Tracing System Mobile App with QR Code that can finish the transactions in a much faster approach by generating a QR Code and scan it, these transactions can process in a matter of less than minutes. By the Ciustomized of this new system, it will follow the quarantine protocol, which is set by the Local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 of Subic, Zambales like proper social distancing when entering and leaving the church and recording their names, temperature, and location can be diligently implemented properly and a lot of paper works will be saved because it can generate a quick one-time real-time report that can be exported into an excel form and sent through the e-mails using the Mobile App that scans and generates QR Code per Parishioners