bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A idade dos ovos do hospedeiro Leptoglossus zonatus Dallas (Hemiptera: Coreidae) não interfere no parasitismo de Gryon gallardoi Brèthes (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)
Authors: Leite Aline Machado , Berber Gilcele de Campos Martin , Gazal Vinícius , Lima Filho Mauri
Published: November 2021

A idade dos ovos do hospedeiro desempenha um papel relevante no comportamento reprodutivo de várias espécies de parasitóides do gênero Gryon. Este estudo investigou se a idade dos ovos do hospedeiro Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) interfere no parasitismo e na emergência do seu parasitóide Gryon gallardoi (Brethes). Para isso, um “cordão” de ovos de L. zonatus com: 1) 24 horas de idade (n=14); ou com 2) 48 horas de idade (n=14) foi inserido, individualmente, em uma gaiola de teste. Em seguida, 10 fêmeas de G.gallardoi, com 24 horas de idade, acasaladas, sem experiência de oviposição, foram liberadas dentro da gaiola de teste, onde permaneceram durante 48 horas. Após, o “cordão” de ovos foi removido da gaiola e inserido em um tubo de vidro e vedado, onde permaneceu durante 20 dias. Em seguida, os ovos foram avaliados quanto ao parasitismo e emergência de adultos do parasitoide. Todos os “cordões” de ovos de L. zonatus (n=28 cordões), tanto de 24 horas (n=14) como de 48 horas de idade (n=14), foram parasitados por G. gallardoi. Assim, a taxa de parasitismo de G. gallardoi nos ovos de L. zonatus (n=140 ovos) de 24 horas (88%) e nos ovos de 48 horas de idade (86%) foi similar (teste χ2 =0,1; g.l=1; n.s.). Do mesmo modo, a taxa de emergência dos parasitóides também ocorreu de forma similar entre os ovos de L. zonatus de 24 horas (88%) e os ovos de 48 horas de idade (89%) (teste χ2 =0,0; g.l=1; n.s.). Portanto, a idade dos ovos de L.zonatus não interfere, em condições de laboratório, no parasitismo e na emergência do seu parasitóide G. gallardoi.
Frequency Distribution of Prostatic Lesions in Males at Gadarif Advanced Medical Diagnostic Centre, Gadarif State Eastern Sudan
Authors:   Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gadarif University, Gadarif, Sudan, Massaad Samia O
Published: November 2021

The prostate gland is a male reproductive organ, mostly affected by diseases. Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among men and causes mortality and morbidity in elderly males. The present study was carried out to determine the pattern of prostatic lesions in male patients at Gadarif Advanced Medical Diagnostic Centre, Gadarif State, Eastern Sudan from October 2017 to September 2019. For this retrospective descriptive investigation, the analysis of histopathological records of 167 cases of prostate lesions showed the mean age of 71±9.6 years; most of the patients being in the age group 61-70 years represented 67(40.1%) cases. The most common patterns of the prostatic lesions were benign prostatic hyperplasia accounted for 124 (74%) cases, 85(68.5 %) of them having chronic prostatitis on top of the benign prostatic hyperplasia, the second pattern was adenocarcinoma which accounted for 42 cases. 32(19.2) malignant cases showed PSA levels >24 ng/ml, which revealed strong correlation between the increase in PSA levels and malignant lesions (p= 0.000). The most frequent Gleason scores were 7 and 9 and Gleason’s grade 3 was the most common histologic grade found in 16 (41%) cases. The present study revealed that benign prostatic hyperplasia was the most common lesion followed by adenocarcinoma and increased in elderly males. A strong correlation between increasing PSA levels and adenocarcinoma was established. Keywords: Prostatic gland, histopathology, benign prostatic hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma, PSA
Certain Investigations on the Application of Machine learning Algorithms and Deep Learning Architectures for Covid -19 Diagnosis
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India., R.S. Soundariya , R.M. Tharsanee ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India., B Vishnupriya ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India., R Ashwathi ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India., M Nivaashini ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, India
Published: November 2021

Corona virus disease (Covid - 19) has started to promptly spread worldwide from April 2020 till date, leading to massive death and loss of lives of people across various countries. In accordance to the advices of WHO, presently the diagnosis is implemented by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT- PCR) testing, that incurs four to eight hours’ time to process test samples and adds 48 hours to categorize whether the samples are positive or negative. It is obvious that laboratory tests are time consuming and hence a speedy and prompt diagnosis of the disease is extremely needed. This can be attained through several Artificial Intelligence methodologies for prior diagnosis and tracing of corona diagnosis. Those methodologies are summarized into three categories: (i) Predicting the pandemic spread using mathematical models (ii) Empirical analysis using machine learning models to forecast the global corona transition by considering susceptible, infected and recovered rate. (iii) Utilizing deep learning architectures for corona diagnosis using the input data in the form of X-ray images and CT scan images. When X-ray and CT scan images are taken into account, supplementary data like medical signs, patient history and laboratory test results can also be considered while training the learning model and to advance the testing efficacy. Thus the proposed investigation summaries the several mathematical models, machine learning algorithms and deep learning frameworks that can be executed on the datasets to forecast the traces of COVID-19 and detect the risk factors of coronavirus.
Investigations of sintering temperature and cell viability of biocompatible nano Yttria stabilised zirconia coated on 316L SS for dental applications
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai 602105, S Mohandoss , S.P. Srinivasan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai 602105
Published: November 2021

Development of biocompatible dental implants has become significant impact in dental industry. In the present work, we report for the development of biocompatible nano Yttria stabilised Zirconia (YSZ) coatings on 316L stainless steel (316L SS) obtained by EPD process. The optimized sample (nano YSZ coating on 316 obtained at applied potential of 70 V for 5 minutes) were sintered in air at 600, 800 and 900°C. The surface morphology and composition of the coatings were characterized by XRD and FE-SEM with EDAX. The electrochemical performance of the uncoated metal and nano YSZ coated 316L SS samples were evaluated in artificial saliva (AS) medium using electrochemical techniques such as Open Circuit Potential – time measurement (OCP), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Cyclic Potentiodynamic Polarization (CPP).
Modeling, structural and cfd analysis of mobile robot for banana cultivation
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 638 401,India, S. Baskaran , Kumar Dr.T.Ramesh ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 638 401,India
Published: November 2021

The banana plantation is a popular cash crop in southern parts of India. Globally, India ranks first in banana production by producing about 14 million metric tons annually. Cultivation of which involves humongous manual tasks with moderate difficulty, often the tasks are accompanied by considerable spending towards accomplishing those tasks. More often than not it affects the earning prospects of the farmer thus, succumbing to a great loss of investment. A valid solution to this problem from the technological perspective is to provide low-cost automation for the hectic tasks in banana cultivation. Through this work, a baby step towards addressing the issues in banana cultivation is initiated. This paper deals with the design, structural, computational fluid dynamics simulation of an Agricultural field robot for aiding banana cultivation by producing a plantation hole for banana seedlings. The conceptualized idea is modeled in 3dimension using SolidWorks software with suitable dimensions, then by applying desired material properties to the individual components a static structural analysis is executed on the assembly. After the completion of structural analysis, subsequently, CFD analysis is carried out with an Ansys-Fluent workbench on the equivalent solid modal replica of the assembly modal, developed exclusively to analyze the wind effects.
NATIONAL TELEINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Authors: MĄKOSA Grzegorz
Published: November 2021

Celem artykułu jest przegląd i ocena krajowych systemów teleinformatycznych z perspektywy zagrożeń i ataków cybernetycznych oraz działalności krajowych jednostek cyberbezpieczeństwa realizujących zadania dla podmiotów gospodarki i administracji publicznej i rządowej – CERT Polska i CSIRT GOV, zaprezentowanej z perspektywy zestawienia i analizy danych z ich corocznych raportów, dotyczących stanu cyberbezpieczeństwa kraju. Raporty pokazują jednoznacznie, że niezależnie od charakteru ujawnionych incydentów środowisko krajowych systemów teleinformatycznych jest w trybie ciągłym poddawane różnorodnym szkodliwym i przestępczym działaniom oraz atakom i wymaga zapewnienia stałej ochrony. Zagadnienie zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa systemów teleinformatycznych podejmują regulacje dotyczące zarządzania kryzysowego, krajowego systemu cyberbezpieczeństwa i informatyzacji podmiotów publicznych. Ww. regulacje prawne definiują m.in. wymagania wobec podmiotów nimi objętych odnośnie wdrożenia odpowiednich rozwiązań organizacyjnych i technicznych bezpieczeństwa oraz systemu zarządzania bezpieczeństwem systemów teleinformatycznych i informacji w celu zapewnienia właściwego poziomu ich bezpieczeństwa. Autor przedstawia proponowane przez siebie podejście do zastosowania spójnego i kompletnego zbioru norm ISO adresujących kwestie zarządzania bezpieczeństwem informacji, wdrażanego jako zintegrowany system zarządzania bezpieczeństwem.
A 10 Day Tooth Brushing Pilot Study- Report
Authors: Ram Anishma
Published: November 2021

A major dental problem in persons with mental retardation/developmental disabilities is poor dental hygiene resulting in poor plaque control which leads to gingivitis, periodontal disease and dental caries. The most obvious reason for poor oral hygiene of such persons is their inability to clean the oral cavity adequately. Caregivers face many challenges in providing good oral care for such individuals. The electric toothbrush has been shown to be effective in plaque removal and gingivitis in both healthy and disabled/ special needs people. They are more superior at removing plaque and reducing gingivitis in both short- and long-term clinical trials. This study assessed the effectiveness of using electric toothbrushes as a means of plaque control in a 10-day pilot program. It was implemented as part of a life skills program at a special needs school in South Auckland. A total of 11 children participated in the program. Informed consent was obtained from parents/caregivers prior to the study. Electric toothbrushes and toothpastes were provided by the author of the study along with and oral hygiene instructions to the teachers/caregivers. The study was evaluated by comparing photos of the teeth before and after the pilot study. Plaque disclosing tablets were used to aid this process as it dyes the plaque making it visible to the eyes. Evaluation /feedback forms were also completed by teachers/caregivers of the special needs unit to ascertain the efficacy of the program.

The findings of the study showed that using electric toothbrushes improved both the general plaque distribution and boosted children’s motivation to brush their teeth. The conclusion drawn from this study indicates that while electric toothbrushes are effective at plaque control, a longer intervention period is postulated to obtain clinically significant results or see a significant change in behavior.
First-Person Perspective of Alice in Wonderland Like Visual Perceptions Presented Primary as Microsomatognosia as Leading Symptom of a 24 Years-Old Student From Chile
Authors: Bittmann Stefan
Published: November 2021

AIWS is a disorientating form of seizures that affect in peculiar visual perception. AIWS is a neurological form of seizures that can affect the brain, especially the temporoparietal junction and visual pathways leading to impaired and bizarre visual perceptions. The origin of AIWS is yet not known exactly. Cases of migraines, brain tumors, depression episodes, epilepsy, delirium, psychotropic drugs, ischemic stroke, EBV, mycoplasma and malaria infections correlate like seizures with AIWS are published before.
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: Is There a Genetic Origin?
Authors: Bittmann Stefan
Published: November 2021

We describe the case of a familial situation of Alice in Wonderland seizures in a 39 years-old mother and a 14-year-old son from Southampton, United Kingdom.To date, there are only few reports supporting the thesis, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome could be hereditary. Next-generation sequencing could help to clear the genetics in AIWS.
A Pyogenic Liver Abscess Leading to Massive Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
Authors: Al-Mulla Ahmad E
Published: November 2021

Pyogenic liver abscesses are common in tropical developing countries. They are typically present with right and upper abdominal pain; nevertheless, occasionally, we encounter atypical presentations. Here we present a rare case of complicated large liver abscesses caused by Klebsiella pneumonia, which manifests in massive pleural effusion in a young, healthy gentleman. The patient stayed ten days in the hospital for drainage and to receive appropriate antibiotics.
The Diabetes Index and Physical Activity Practice: A Literature Review
Authors: Castilho Lopes Cristianne Confessor
Published: November 2021

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease caused by an excess of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia), due to the inability of insulin to perform its functions. It is, innumerable times, related to obesity and sedentary lifestyle. Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease that can have devastating effects on multiple organ systems. With this, the objective of the present study was to carry out a systematic review about the effectiveness of the practice of physical activity in the control of glycemia in individuals with Diabetes Mellitus. For this review, searches were performed in the following databases: PubMed, Scielo, LILACS and MEDLINE. The following descriptors were used in Portuguese and Spanish: diabetes mellitus, exercise, type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus. A total of 252 articles were found with the descriptors mentioned, of which, after the selection process, 13 articles remained for full reading, of which 7 met all the inclusion criteria. Data collection was restricted to clinical research carried out with human beings of both genders in the last 5 years (2015 to 2020). The literature points out as the main form of managing diabetes mellitus, aerobic physical exercise of moderate intensity, which causes positive changes in glycemic control and cardiovascular response.
Skolēnu pārspriedumu korpusa izveide
Authors:   Latvijas Universitātes Matemātikas un informātikas institūts, Levāne-Petrova Kristīne , Pokratniece Kristīne
Published: November 2021

The popularity of teaching Latvian as a mother tongue has always been of great importance. Although various teaching materials have been developed over time, corpus-based learning materials are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Since December 2018, the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Latvia has carried out the Latvian State Research Programme “Latvian Language”, agreement No. VPP-IZM-2018/2-0002 (subproject “Acquisi-tion of Latvian Language”). During the project, “The Corpus of Students’ Essays” will be created. With the help of the Corpus, it will be possible to create new teaching materials and also carry out different Latvian grammar studies, etc. Based on the Corpus, it will also be possible to analyse different aspects of Latvian language acquisition of students from different Latvian schools, find out what is most difficult for students, and later work with various Latvian language acquisition issues. “Corpus of Student’s Essays” is a specialized language corpus that contains texts limited to one or more subject areas, domains, topics, etc. The corpus includes 468 essays from a class 12 Latvian language exam (approximately 185 000 running words). These are works by students of Latvian-language secondary schools, minority schools, and state gymnasiums from Kurzeme, Latgale, and Riga. “Corpus of Student’s Essays” contains uncorrected texts, retaining all typing, punctuation, etc. mistakes made by students. The corpus is automatically morphologically tagged. “Corpus of Student’s Essays”, like other language corpora, is developed in several stages. The beginning of the creation of any corpus is related to the definition of text selection criteria, then the selection of texts for the corpus, digitization, if necessary, editing, morphological annotation, creation and addition of a metadata set, etc. Since the corpus is not just texts, there is also an infrastructure for the collecting and processing of corpus data, as well as an interface for the use of the corpus. This article will deal with the structure and development stages of the “Corpus of Student’s Essays”, as well as the problems and solutions associated with it.
Introductory Survey on Challenges Encountered by University Teachers in Online Teaching of STEM Subjects During COVID-19 Lockdown
Authors: Hadzieva Elena , Guncaga Jan , Bose Subash Chandra , Ivanoska Kalina Sotiroska
Published: November 2021

2020 will be remembered for COVID-19, a pandemic that forced the world to lock down and urged most educational providers to promptly implement e-learning solutions. In this paper, we point out some challenges faced by university teachers who had almost no earlier practice in online teaching. Nine lecturers working in different universities from Brazil, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, India, Macedonia, and Slovakia – all teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects – were interviewed to share their online teaching experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown. The aim of this introductory small-scale research paper is to provide a basis for future research regarding the influences that the COVID-19 situation has had on educational processes, as well as to assist educational providers in foreseeing and eliminating the possible problems of lecturers when establishing an online educational environment. Some conclusions are formulated from the interview survey, and possibilities for further research are described.
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FRAUD CASES DURING THE PERIOD OF SELF-ISOLATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL AND PRACTICAL METHODS OF COMBATING FRAUDSTERS
Authors: Денисенко Олег Игоревич
Published: November 2021

Статья посвящена рассмотрению проблем, связанных с ростом числа мошенничества в период новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19. Рассмотрены тенденции роста мошенничества в период пандемии и самоизоляции, связанные с распространением новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19 и методы борьбы с правонарушителями. Разобраны такие явления, как мошенничество, фишинг как одна из самых распространенных интернет-угроз. Представлены примеры разнообразных действий мошенников в период самоизоляции, а также механизмы осуществления правонарушителями своих преступных деяний. В статье проведен сравнительный анализ показателей числа мошенничеств в период с апреля по июнь 2019 и 2020 г., основанный на открытых статистических данных портала Генеральной прокуратуры Российской Федерации. В работе даны рекомендации, соблюдение которых позволит потенциальным потерпевшим противостоять новым инструментам воздействия мошенников в период распространения коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19.

The article is devoted to the problems connected with the increase in the number of fraud during the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. This article considers the trends in the growth of fraud during the pandemic and self-isolation related to the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 and organizational and legal methods of fighting, ways to resist intruders. The author analyzes such phenomena as fraud, phishing as one of the most common Internet threats. Specific examples of various actions of fraudsters during the period of self-isolation introduced in connection with the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 are presented, as well as the mechanisms by which attackers carry out their machinations against ordinary citizens and contrary to the activities of state bodies and private organizations. This article presents a graph of comparison of indicators of the number of fraud in a certain period, based on open statistical data of the portal of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. The article provides recommendations, compliance with which allows each potential victim to resist new tools of influence of intruders during the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, when the implementation of the main processes of vital activity takes place remotely.
Impact of Solvents, Magnesium Oxide and Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles on the Photophysical Properties of Acridine Orange Dye
Authors: Kareem Fairooz , Al-Kadhemy Mahasin , Saeed Asrar
Published: November 2021

Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy techniques were applied to investigate the photophysical characteristics of acridine orange (AO) dye in solvents that included distilled water, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), acetone and ethanol in various concentrations (1×10-4–1×10-6) M. All of the samples were served at room temperature. The relationships between various parameters describing the strength of optical transitions in atoms and molecules were reviewed. This study expresses various viewpoints by describing how concentration and solvent affect the dye's absorption and fluorescence spectra. The absorption spectra of AO exhibit a band at (490 nm), except for DMSO, which shifts more towards red by 5 nm. The fluorescence spectra show a blue shift in AO aqueous solution around 6 nm until (0.5×10-4) M, followed by a red shift at around 7 nm at (1×10-6) M. There is a blue shift in (1×10-5) M for DMSO at around 4 nm, then a 10 nm red shift in higher concentrations as well as a 9 nm red shift in acetone and 6 nm in ethanol. Adding magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) quenched AO in both absorption and fluorescence spectra, whereas maximum fluorescence and intensity increased when aluminium oxide nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPs) were added to the solution.

KEYWORDS
Laser dye, absorption spectrum, fluorescence spectrum, MgO NPs, Al2O3 NPs
Intermediale Elemente in „Das kunstseidene Mädchen“: Verzerrte Selbstwahrnehmung als Folge sozialer Leitbilder der Gesellschaft
Authors: CİHANGİR Merve
Published: November 2021

In der folgenden Studie soll der Roman „Das kunstseidene Mädchen“ (1932) verfasst von Irmgard Keun unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der intermedialen Aspekte untersucht werden. Ziel ist hierbei dem in der Türkei kaum gewürdigten Werk von Irmgard Keun an Sichtbarkeit zu verhelfen als auch in einem intermedialen Rahmen zu betrachten und ferner die negativen Einflüsse der Massenmedien anhand des Fallbeispiels „Doris“ stellvertretend für junge Frauen im 21. Jahrhundert darzustellen. Hierbei soll die Intermedialität und die leserbezogene Methode Richtlinien dieser Arbeit darstellen. Verschiedene Medien wie beispielsweise der Film, die Musik und die Werbung werden im Roman hinreichend aufgegriffen. Besonders um 1920, bedingt durch das neue Frauenbild, aus welchem durch die Medien ein enormer Umschwung der Geschlechterverhältnisse resultierte und außerdem die Gleichberechtigung zwischen Mann und Frau beeinflusste, zeigt sich eine deutliche Wendung der Frau des 20. Jahrhunderts. Medienpersönlichkeiten werden weitgehend zu Idealen der jungen Frauen, was in der Fallstudie Doris eine Schlucht zwischen Realität und Fiktion zur Folge hat. Diese Studie beabsichtigt die negativen Folgen der durch die Massenmedien vermittelten Schönheitsideale aufzuführen und in diesem Rahmen ein gegenwärtiges, soziales sowie zeitloses Problem vor Augen der Leser zu führen.
Unzuverlässiges Erzählen als Authentizitätsnachweis in einer unerfassbaren Welt: Beobachtungen zu Shida Bazyars Drei Kameradinnen
Authors: RASCHKE Eva
Published: November 2021

Im vorliegenden Artikel soll nachgewiesen werden, dass die erzählerische Unzuverlässigkeit in Shida Bazyars Drei Kameradinnen passförmig ist zu einer im 21. Jahrhundert in Mitteleuropa diskursiv formulierten Unerfassbarkeit und Unfassbarkeit der Welt und des Selbst sowie zu einem Misstrauen gegenüber Objektivität und der Objektivier- und Vermittelbarkeit des eigenen Standpunkts.

Leitende These dabei ist, dass fantastische Exkurse, Selbstkorrekturen, Leerstellen, die Gleichzeitigkeit mehrerer Wahrheiten, Realitätsreferenzen und deren Brechung sowie Fiktionsbrechungen tragfester auf eine Realität referieren, die als unerfassbar gilt, als eine geschlossene Romanhandlung es hätte erreichen können.
Persepsi terhadap Motivasi Berjilbab Mahasiswi PGMI STIT Al Fattah
Authors: Ilahin Nur
Published: November 2021

In everyday life, it is still rare for women to wear the hijab. The main obstacle is the social aspect. Many people feel ashamed and even feel inferior when wearing Muslim clothing in their association. This is due to the influence of the environment that is difficult to avoid, this perception makes the writer want to know how the motivation of female students in veiling, especially for PGMI STIT Al Fattah students in hijab. The data used as a guide in this research are facts in the field, then processed and analyzed descriptively, which provides an interpretation of the objects that have been explained in language relevant to the direction of the research. This study concludes that there are several student motivations in using the hijab in daily activities, either motivation within the student itself or from extrinsic factors in the student's daily life environment. The motivation of PGMI STIT Al Fattah students in wearing the hijab is because on the basis of fulfilling their obligations for theological reasons (read; religion) than they wear the hijab on the basis of the provisions or encouragement of others.
HEALTH RISKS THAT CAT SCRATCH DISEASE CREATES IN HUMANS, CONTROL AND TREATMENT CHOICES
Authors: BİLGİLİ Ali , HANEDAN Başak , Haydar UYSAL Muhammet
Published: November 2021

It is concluded that animal health affects directly human health considering the fact that major part of diseases in humans result from animals. Bartonella agents are isolated from humans, rodents, rabbits, dogs, ruminants, wild and domestic cats. Bartonella infections are most commonly seen in domestic cats. Cats are considered primary mammalian reservoir in the transmission of zoonotic Bartonella (B.) henselae and B. clarridgeiae infections. Bartonella, vector-borne pathogen commonly appeared in our country and the world, can cause from mild flu signs to severe diseases such as endocarditis, myocarditis, arthritis, hepatitis in humans and animals. After Bartonella infections are transmitted by fleas to cats, cats may remain chronically infected with bacteria for months or years and especially they can transmit the infection to humans by bites or scratches. Cats infected by Bartonella spp. without any clinical signs can transmit the infection to humans. In the context of this review in the light of mentioned knowledge, data were presented for prevalence situations belonging to regions and countries that Bartonella infection commonly occurs in Turkey and the world. In addition, knowledge was given obtained from recent scientific sources for transmission ways of bartonellosis, clinical signs that it causes in humans and animals, diagnosis methods, treatment and control.
QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF GAZLIGÖL (İHSANIYE-AFYONKARAHISAR, TURKEY) WATER RESOURCES
Authors: ARIOL ERBAŞ Hilal , BOZDAĞ Ayla
Published: November 2021

The study area includes Gazlıgöl (İhsaniye) and its surroundings located approximately 21 km north of Afyonkarahisar province. In this study, it is aimed to determine the hydrochemical properties of the water resources in the study area and their usability for different purposes. With this scope, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), main anion-cation and NO3 contents of a total of 19 groundwater samples in the region were determined. According to the results obtained, the pH values of the water resources in the region vary between 7.1 and 8.1 and the average is 7.7, which is basic water. The electrical conductivity values are between 110 and 1927 µS/cm, with an average of 461 µS/cm. The dominant water types in the region are Ca-Na-HCO3, Ca-Mg-HCO3, Ca-Mg-HCO3-SO4, Na-Ca-HCO3 and Na-Ca-HCO3-SO4. World Health Organization (WHO) and Turkish Standards Institute (TSE 266) standards were used to evaluate the usability of water resources in the study area as drinking water and it has been determined that only the samples H16 and H18 can be unfavorable to use as drinking water. Electrical conductivity, sodium percentage, sodium adsorption rate, residual sodium carbonate, Kelley index, permeability index parameters, Wilcox and US Salinity Laboratory Diagrams were used to evaluate the suitability of water resources as irrigation water. According to the results obtained, it was determined that all waters were suitable for irrigation water, except for samples HG16 and HG18. In addition, in terms of the industrial use properties of the water resources, HG1, HG11 and HG19 samples are in the "bubbling waters when boiling" class, while the HG16 and HG18 samples are in the "highly foaming waters when boiling" class. HG9, HG10, HG11, HG13, HG16, HG18 and HG19 samples in the class of “carbonate precipitations occur” and this type of water can cause rotting and calcification.
INITIAL EVALUATIONS OF NATURAL (226Ra, 232Th AND 40K) AND ARTIFICIAL (137Cs) RADIO ISOTOPE ACTIVITIES IN ARZULAR-YITIRMEZ-DÖLEK (GÜMÜSHANE) MINERALIZATION/ALTERATION FIELDS
Authors: VURAL Alaaddin , KAYA Ali
Published: November 2021

Within the scope of this study, the first evaluations of natural (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) and artificial (137Cs) radio isotope activities of the Arzular-Yitirmez-Dölek (Gümüşhane) mine/alteration site were carried out. Measurements were carried out with Poptop Ortec gamma rays detector on 22 soil samples collected from the field. When the natural 232Th, 226Ra and 40K activities of the area are compared with the weighted world averages, it has been determined that the 40K and 226Ra activities exceed the world averages in most of the sampling points, and the 232Th activities are below the weighted world average except for a few sampling points. It was observed that the artificial 137Cs activities in the field were above the detection limit and exceeded 2 Bq/kg except for a few sampling points. It has been evaluated that the high 137Cs activities in the field may be associated with a human-induced effect, especially the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Parameters such as radiological hazard indices, Ra equivalent activity value, absorbed dose rate and annual effective dose rate were also calculated for the field. Considering the results obtained from these parameters, it was concluded that it would be beneficial to study the Arzular-Yitirmez-Dölek mineralization/alteration field in more detail in terms of natural and artificial radioisotope activities.
RENUMBERING IN CITY WITH HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING METHOD OF BUS STATION NUMBERS: THE CASE OF KAHRAMANMARAŞ PROVINCE
Authors: ŞENGÜL Sonay , TAŞYÜREK Murat , DAŞBAŞI Bahatdin
Published: November 2021

Bus stations are one of the most widely used components of the public transportation system by citizens. Many critical information, such as the list of bus lines passing through the station, the station-based schedule of the bus lines and when the vehicle operating in the transportation system will pass through the station, are calculated and published according to the station number. For this reason, the station number is being memorable by the citizens and the station numbers of the bus stations, which are spatially close to each other, are numerically very close to each other, are very important in terms of easy learning of the station number. Bus station numbers are usually numbered according to the order in which the line routes pass through the stations. However, considering this case, there is a huge difference between the inconsistency in the station numbers and the station numbers of the stations that are spatially close to each other, when the line route is changed or when the station numbers and the order of passing from the stations are different for different lines passing through the same station. In this study, a hierarchical clustering-based new approach has been proposed to eliminate the problems in bus station numbers and to set bus station numbers that are spatially close to each other. The proposed approach was carried out using the real bus line route and bus station data of Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality. In the experimental evaluations, the difference between the bus station numbers created by the classical method and the difference of the bus station numbers created by the hierarchical clustering method that spatially close to each other were compared. Experimental results show that the proposed hierarchical-based clustering method creates a closer number of station that are spatially close to each other when compared to the classical method.
DEVELOPING PARASITIC ARCHITECTURE AS A TOOL FOR PROPAGATION WITHIN CITIES
Authors: Given Daniel
Published: November 2021

The term ‘parasitic architecture’ is an overused, and misunderstood buzzword within the architectural and urban planning community. By breaking down, through case study, how a space is developed and evolves, reclassification of architectural parasites is possible. Focusing on how parasitic architecture has produced urban growth and development of community within Tokyo as the primary case study, the reclassification is based in pre-existing architectural development and the nature of actual, living parasites. This reclassification of architectural parasite produces three separate types of parasite; the ‘structured,’ ‘symbiotic’ and the ‘hyper transient.’ Through the use of redefinition and reclassification, parasites in an architectural or urban planning context are then able to be manipulated as a tool for propagation within the existing built environment. Space within cities and megacities are becoming more of a commodity, so by utilising these new parasitic tools, it is possible to manipulate space to allow for an increase in urban growth, whilst still being flexible enough to fit into pre-existing planning legislation globally.
Genetic Polymorphism of ITGA2 C807T Collagen Receptor Encoding Gene of Aspirin Therapy among Javanese-Indonesian Healthy Respondents
Authors: Ningrum Vitarani Dwi Ananda , Istikharah Rochmy , Sadewa Ahmad H.
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug commonly administered as primary and secondary prophylaxis to prevent thromboembolic events. However, there has been a common incidence of aspirin resistance that leads to a recurrent cerebrovascular disease. One of the causes of such event is the genetic polymorphisms of the integrin alpha-2 (ITGA2) gene that encodes the glycoprotein Ia (GPIa) receptor in the pharmacodynamics of aspirin.

AIM: This study analyzed the genetic polymorphism of ITGA2 as the GPIa collagen receptor encoding gene of aspirin therapy among healthy Javanese, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 100 respondents who met the inclusion criteria with their blood sample taken for DNA isolation. Identification of genetic polymorphism in the target SNPs was done using the PCR-RFLP method with 5’-CCTTAAAGCTACCGGCCCATGT-3’ forward primer and 5’-TTGGCCTATTAGCACCAAAACTTACC-3’ reverse primer as well as Hpy188Irestriction enzyme to fragment the target at position 244 in the C base.

RESULTS: This study found that the dominant genotype and allele were CT (51%) and C (66.5%), respectively.

CONCLUSION: The allele frequency of ITGA2 gene in this study was similar to that of the populations in other Asian countries. Further research regarding the effects of ITGA2 C807T polymorphism on the pharmacodynamics of aspirin as an antiplatelet is recommended to minimize atherothrombotic events and examine its interactions as a biomarker of the risk and prognosis of some cancer types.
Massage Therapy Can Prevent the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children
Authors: Andreas Andy Martahan , Djuwita Ratna , Helda Helda , Sekartni Rini , Suradijono Sri Hartati R. , Wiguna Thjin , Tulaar Angela B. M. , Kristianto Yusuf , Hendrik Hendrik
Published: November 2021

Abstract Background: The prevalence of people with autism spectrum disorders in some parts of the world tends to increase, in Indonesia alone, accurate and complete data and information from people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are still lacking, so it is feared that many children with risk symptoms of autism spectrum disorders do not get treatment early. Aim: This study aims to prevent the risk of autism spectrum disorders in children by applying massage therapy based on analysis of the Modified Check List for Autism in Toddler (M-Chat) scores. Methods: The study was conducted from May 2019 to March 2020 at three public health centers in the city of Jakarta. An analysis was carried out before and after the application of massage in a time series of four periods on 10 children aged 18-36 months with M-Chat scores, then analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) to obtain a cut off point to determine the risk status of autism spectrum disorders. Results: The results showed that there was an effect of massage therapy on the M-Chat score of children with autism spectrum disorder risk p=0.004 <0.05 and changes in the M-Chat score of children with autism spectrum disorder risk experienced significant changes after massage in the third and fourth therapy periods. with p = 0.005 and p = 0.007 < 0.05. Conclusion: The results show that massage therapy can prevent the risk of autism spectrum disorders in children based on the Modified Check List for Autism in Toddler (M-Chat). Keywords: Massage therapy, babies, autism spectrum disorders, modified checklist for autism in toddler
Synthetic Food Coloring as an Alternative to Worm Egg Staining Ascaris lumbricoides
Authors: Soenjono Steven , Setiawan Budi , Wulandari Rahmah Siti , Suyana Suyana , Martiningsih Marta Atik
Published: November 2021

Examination of worm eggs is a way of diagnosing helminthiasis by giving 2% eosin as a dye, but this reagent is carcinogenic so an alternative is needed to replace it. Synthetic food coloring (carmoisin CI 14720) can staining worm eggs against a more contrasting background than eosin. The purpose of this study was to determine the synthetic food coloring with a concentration of 1%,2%,3%,4%,5% which can be used as an alternative to 2% eosin in the examination of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs. This type of research is observational with a cross sectional research design. Positive stool samples for Ascaris lumbricoides eggs were obtained from the Parasitology Laboratory of the University of Indonesia. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Interclass Correlation Coeficien (ICC) tests. The results of the Anova test showed that there was no difference between 2% eosin and food coloring. The results of the ICC test obtained a value of 0.845, so the dye can be used as an alternative to 2% eosin in the examination of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs.
New record of Pterois cf. miles (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the eastern middle Adriatic Sea (Croatian waters): Northward expansion
Authors: Dragičević Branko , Ugarković Pero , Krželj Maja , Zurub Damir , Dulčić Jakov
Published: November 2021

A single specimen of Pterois cf. miles has been recorded in the eastern middle Adriatic Sea. It was observed near the island of Vis at a depth of 15 m. The location of the record is further north than previous Adriatic records and it constitutes the northernmost record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea to date. The record is based solely on photographs and video footage provided by a professional underwater photographer.
Multiple non-radially symmetrical nodal solutions for the Schrödinger system with positive quasilinear term
Authors: Chen Jianqing , Zhang Qian
Published: November 2021

This paper is concerned with the following quasilinear Schrödinger system in the entire space \begin{document}$ \mathbb R^{N}(N\geq3) $\end{document}:

   \begin{document}$ \left\{\begin{aligned} &-\Delta u+A(x)u+\frac{k}{2}\triangle(u^{2})u = \frac{2\alpha }{\alpha+\beta}|u|^{\alpha-2}u|v|^{\beta},\\ &-\Delta v+Bv+\frac{k}{2}\triangle(v^{2})v = \frac{2\beta}{\alpha+\beta}|u|^{\alpha}|v|^{\beta-2}v,\\ & u(x)\to 0,\ \ v(x)\to 0\ \ \hbox{as}\ |x|\to \infty,\end{aligned}\right. $\end{document}

where \begin{document}$ \alpha,\beta>1 $\end{document}, \begin{document}$ 2<\alpha+\beta<2^* = \frac{2N}{N-2} $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ k >0 $\end{document} is a parameter. By using the principle of symmetric criticality and the moser iteration, for any given integer \begin{document}$ \xi\geq2 $\end{document}, we construct a non-radially symmetrical nodal solution with its \begin{document}$ 2\xi $\end{document} nodal domains. Our results can be looked on as a generalization to results by Alves, Wang and Shen (Soliton solutions for a class of quasilinear Schrödinger equations with a parameter. J. Differ. Equ. 259 (2015) 318-343).
Some identities involving Gauss sums
Authors: Liu Xi ,   School of Mathematics, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Published: November 2021

We calculate several identities involving some Gauss sums of the $ 2^k $-order character modulo an odd prime $ p $ by using the elementary and analytic methods, and finally give several exact and interesting formulae for them. The properties of the classical Gauss sums play an important role in the proof of this paper.
Dynamic balance between demand-and-supply of urban taxis over trajectories
Authors: Liu Mingyang ,   College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China, Han Junhao , Mei Yushan , Li Yuguang ,   Changchun China Optical Science & Technology Museum, Changchun 130118, China
Published: November 2021

Urban taxi serves as an irreplaceable tool in public transportation systems. The balancing of demand-and-supply can be of significant social benefit, for which the equilibrium method for urban taxis, especially with dynamic trip demands, is not well studied yet. In this paper, we formally define the equilibrium problem and propose a coarse-grained dynamic balancing algorithm. It efficiently evaluates the trip demand distribution pattern and schedules supplies to more unbalanced regions. We first propose a density-based blocking algorithm to detect regions that are with more travel demands. A trip demand merging strategy is then proposed, which checks the correlation of trip demands to merge the trips into ones. To reduce the computation load, a lazy trip correlation strategy is devised to speed up the merging process. By calculating the defined balance factor, a scheduling algorithm is proposed to realize the trip merge and supply translocation based balancing approach. We evaluated our approach using a month of global positioning system (GPS) trajectories generated by 13,000 taxis of Shanghai. By learning the spatiotemporal distribution of historical taxi demand-and-supplies, we simulated an inflated trip demand platform. Tested on this platform with extensive experiments, the proposed approach demonstrates its effectiveness and scalability.
Typical numerical alterations in genome identified by array CGH analysis in neuroblastoma tumors
Authors: Szewczyk Katarzyna ,   Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland,   Department of Medical Genetics, University Children's Hospital of Krakow, Wielicka St. 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Published: November 2021

Introduction

The clinical variability in the course of neuroblastoma (NB) is closely linked to diverse genetic changes acquired by tumor cells. Rapid NB progression is associated with oncogene MYCN amplification (MNA) and segmental chromosomal aberrations (SCA). Alternatively, numerical chromosomal alterations (NCA) have positive impact on treatment. So far, no studies have been undertaken to identify NCA that may group NB patients. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify NCA typical for NB.

Materials and methods

Copy number alterations in NB tumor genome (fresh samples N = 94; formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens N = 66) were analyzed with a pangenomic array CGH technique.

Results

The profile with NCA was observed in 72 (45%) cases, NCA+SCA in 37 (23%), normal in 35 (22%) and MNA in 16 (10%). Samples with NCA were characterized by whole chromosome gains: 17, 7, 6 (78%, 65%, 51%, respectively) and copy loss of chromosome 14 (57%). Similarly to NCA, patients with a combined NCA and SCA profile were also characterized by gain of whole chromosome 17 and 7 (35% both) and loss of chromosome 14 (38%), but with lower frequency. In the combined NCA and SCA profiles, typical NB changes such as deletion 1p36 (27%) and gain 17q (41%) were observed, as well as deletion 11q (24%). The same alterations were detected in MNA samples (44%, 44%, 19%, respectively). A difference was found in spanning 11q deletion between MNA and NCA+SCA subgroup, which may suggest new prognostic markers in NB. In MNA subgroup specific NCA was not indicated.

Conclusions

The hypothesis that NCA in NB tumors are more frequent in younger children with good prognosis was confirmed. To gain new insights into the pathogenesis of NB and to establish molecular targets for diagnosis and therapy, candidate genes in the altered chromosomal regions must be investigated.
El Primer Ensanche de Teruel: Innovaciones e inercias constructivas de un patrimonio del siglo XX
Authors: Sancho Mir Miguel , Martín Domínguez Beatriz , Hernández Luis Agustín
Published: November 2021

La preocupación por la conservación del patrimonio arquitectónico y urbano construido en el siglo XX es relativamente reciente, y presenta importantes singularidades que hacen necesarios establecer nuevos criterios válidos. La importancia y singularidad del Primer Ensanche de Teruel, incluido en la delimitación del Conjunto Histórico, declarado como Bien de Interés Cultural en 2010, hacía necesario un estudio pormenorizado que permitiera elaborar con el suficiente rigor un Plan Especial de Protección que preserve su imagen histórica. Una de las cuestiones esenciales para su correcta conservación es el conocimiento de las características constructivas de las edificaciones que lo forman, lo que ha podido realizarse gracias al estudio documental de los proyectos, y que ha revelado innovaciones en algunas de sus construcciones, pero, sobre todo, ciertas inercias en la evolución del modo de construir el “patrimonio menor”, que caracteriza el paisaje de la ciudad.