bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association of Lameness with Body Condition Score, Udder Health and Milk Quality in Sahiwal Dairy Cows
Authors: Singh Puneet , Singh Swaran , Gupta Dhiraj Kumar , Singh Raj Sukhbir
Published: December 2021

Background: Bovine lameness predominantly due to foot disorders is a severe herd health concern instigating substantial influence on dairy economics owing to increased odds of mastitis and reduced fertility. Timely diagnosis and treatment of lameness can save these economic losses. The current study was aimed to evaluate lameness and its effect on animal health in terms of body condition score and on udder health in Sahiwal cows. Methods: 204 lactating Sahiwal dairy cows in different lactation lengths and parities, from local Sahiwal farms in Punjab were evaluated for lameness. Cows were scored for body condition and lameness. Quarter foremilk used to determine the quarter health status of the cows by California mastitis test (CMT) and bacteriological culture and cow composite milk samples for estimation of somatic cell count (SCC), electrical conductivity, pH and milk composition, in terms of fat, solids not fat, protein and lactose were collected maintaining aseptic conditions. Result: 34 per cent had asymmetry in gait or mild lame, 5 per cent had moderate lameness and 1 per cent had severe lameness. Lameness had no significant effect on the body condition scores of Sahiwal cows. Subclinical mastitis was found in 40.2 per cent of Sahiwal dairy cows. It was concluded that incidence of mastitis was higher in the lame group as revealed by CMT and bacteriological culture and the lame group had significantly (P less than 0.05) more SCC and electrical conductivity than healthy cows. However, milk composition was not affected by lameness.
Message from Editor in chief
Authors: Bozkurt Tulay
Published: December 2021

Dear reader,

 

We are pleased to publish Volume 11, Issue 1 of the Global Journal of Psychology Research: New Trends and Issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of anxiety and psychological problems to a vast majority of people around the world. As such, most researchers have focused on studying the psychological effects of the pandemic on the masses. However, there remain other psychological issues outside of the pandemic that need to be addressed. The aim of this publication is to present to our readers, the current trends in Psychology, aside the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reviewers after a thorough peer review process selected 5 topics out of the total submissions. The selected papers include: Moderating effects of age, employment status and level of education on the predictive utility of the LSI-R for sexual offenders; Effect of oxytocin and cortisol levels on mother–infant bonding; The effect of communication skills training on marital intimacy and marital conflict among young couples: An experimental study; Neglected influences of wisdom of Sun Zi’s Art of War on corporate leadership; Psychosocial risks in radiology technicians. This issue presents topics from the United States of America, Iran, Portugal and Malaysia.

We would like to extend our gratitude to the skilled researchers who contributed to this Issue. We also commend the publishing team for their enormous dedication.

Dear reader, enjoy reading!!

 

 

Best Regards,

Prof. Dr. Tulay Bozkurt

Editor in chief
“Historia de mi hígado”: la asimilación de la condición gay en una autobiografía mexicana contemporánea
Authors: Guerra Humberto
Published: December 2021

Se analiza la autobiografía del poeta, ensayista y promotor cultural contemporáneo Hernán Bravo Varela (1979–) titulada “Historia de mi hígado” (2011). El texto es la continuación de la tradición autorreferencial homoerótica mexicana a la vez que su innovación en cuanto a los recursos retóricos utilizados, la posición del yo autobiográfico y la contextualización referencial en que se enmarca. Estos tres aspectos fincan su originalidad e importancia.
Poema visual en forma de fotografía. El caso de Chema Madoz
Authors: Ziarkowska Justyna
Published: December 2021

Las relaciones con la literatura del conocido y premiado fotógrafo madrileño Chema Madoz son múltiples y polifacéticas. En el presente artículo se analizan las herramientas provenientes de la poesía utilizadas por el artista para demostrar (recurriendo también a los investigadores de la fotografía más citados como R. Barthes o S. Sontag) que habría que definir sus obras como poemas visuales más que como fotografías. Entre los muchos recursos estilísticos presentes en las imágenes de Madoz, el más frecuente es la metáfora que, como en la reflexión de Gracián o en la práctica surrealista, se basa en los objetos que —sacados de sus destinos rutinarios— adquieren la capacidad de mostrar lo que normalmente no vemos. El artículo explora también la relación de Madoz con el concepto de la mimesis y divide la praxis artística en tres elementos: praxis poética (la más importante), praxis de un artista plástico y, finalmente, la de un fotógrafo.
Jovan Dučić y su “Carta desde España”
Authors: Filipek Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la imagen de España en la obra de Jovan Dučić (1872-1943), poeta serbio y embajador del Reino de Yugoslavia en Madrid. Su obra más importante sobre este tema es “Carta desde España”, del volumen Ciudades y quimeras. Las reflexiones sobre España se incluyen también en dos libros de ensayos, Tesoro del zar Radovan y Mañanas de Leutar. El autor no hace referencia a la actualidad, sino que se centra en la historia de España, menciona a muchos personajes históricos (gobernantes, pintores, poetas) y le otorga un lugar central a Santa Teresa de Ávila. La España representada por Dučić es un país desprovisto de belleza, lleno de dolor y sufrimiento, que recuerda la visión creada por El Greco en su cuadro Vista de Toledo.
El amor exotizado: “Tobeyo o del amor” de Gil-Albert y la orientalización de México
Authors: Arteaga José Antonio Ramos
Published: December 2021

La última obra de Juan Gil-Albert, Tobeyo o del amor. Homenaje a México, publicada en 1990, recupera un episodio sentimental vivido con un joven mexicano durante su exilio. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar este episodio y su singularidad dentro de la reflexión sobre el homoerotismo que atraviesa la producción del autor. A partir del comentario y la comparación con otras de sus ficciones amorosas, se estudia un tema poco tratado en los acercamientos a su teoría del amor homosexual: la racialización del amado. El artículo muestra que —a pesar de la sólida meditación culturalista sobre esta relación— existe un proceso de exotización del protagonista que responde a una visión eurocéntrica y colonial del cuerpo indígena.
L’aumento di peso nei pazienti che vivono con infezione da HIV: analisi retrospettiva di 10 anni di monitoraggio in una ...
Authors: Bartalucci et al. Claudia
Published: December 2021

L'aumento dell'aspettativa di vita delle persone che vivonocon l'HIV (PHIV) ha portato negli ultimi anni ad un aumentodella prevalenza delle comorbidità metaboliche, in particolaresovrappeso e obesità, le cui cause sono attualmenteoggetto di ricerca.
Lo scopo di questo studio è quello di valutarel'aumento di peso annuale di PHIV sovrappeso e obesi equali fattori clinici e terapeutici sono associati a un maggioreaumento di peso.Studio di coorte retrospettivo condotto nel periodo marzo 2011-marzo 2021, che ha incluso PHIV con BMI ≥25 kg/ m²(sovrappeso) o ≥30 kg / m² (obesi).
 L'associazione tra aumentodi peso annuale e variabili cliniche e farmacologiche è statatestata con un modello di regressione lineare.Sono stati inclusi nello studio 164 PHIV di cui il 73% maschi.
L'età mediana al momento dell'arruolamento era di 53.5(±10.34) anni, BMI 29.7 (±4.35) kg/m² con il 34% di PHIVobesi e il 66% di PHIV in sovrappeso nella coorte.
 Il 96% deipartecipanti allo studio aveva un HIV-RNA <50 copie/ml, conlinfociti T CD4+ medi di 640 (q1 457.5 q3 914.5) cellule/mm³.
L’84,5% dei PHIV ha avuto un aumento di peso durante i 10anni di osservazione, con un incremento ponderale medio di1.30 (±1.70) kg/anno di osservazione: +0.91 (±1.20) kg/annonei PHIV sovrappeso e +2.05 (±2.21) kg/anno nel PHIV obesi.
All'analisi univariata, un maggiore aumento di peso è statoassociato a una carica virale più elevata (copie/anno) (VCY,ß+0.30, 95%CI +0.12; +0.36, p<0.001), mentre una correlazioneinversa è stata riscontrata con l'esposizione cumulativaagli inibitori della proteasi (IP, ß -0.15, 95%CI -0.08; 0.00,p=0.08), agli inibitori non nucleosidici della trascrittasi inversa(NNRTI, ß -0.18, 95%CI 0.011; -0.001, p=0.021), con l’etàavanzata (ß -0.23, 95%CI -0.07; -0.01, p=0.003) e gli anni totalidi infezione da HIV (ß -0.31, 95%CI -0.08; -0.03, p<0.001).
Dopo l'aggiustamento per i principali fattori confondenti, glianni di infezione da HIV sono rimasti l'unico fattore significativamente correlato all'andamento del peso nel corso deglianni, (ß -0.32, 95%CI -0.08; -0.03, p<0.001) con una correlazioneinversamente proporzionale tra anni di infezione e aumentodi peso.In conclusione, tra i PHIV in sovrappeso e obesi, l'84,5% haaumentato il proprio peso in un follow-up di 10 anni.
L'entitàdell'aumento di peso era inversamente proporzionale aglianni di infezione da HIV.
I nostri risultati mostrano un aumentomaggiore del peso globale subito dopo la diagnosi di infezioneda HIV, coerentemente con un fenomeno del ritorno alla salute,e un aumento più lento ma continuo negli anni successivi,durante un follow-up di 10 anni, indipendentemente dal tempocumulativo trascorso sui farmaci PI, NNRTI e INI.
Adieu Humboldt
Authors: Fasora Lukáš , Pečinková Anna
Published: December 2021

This text examines the issue of the professional status of Czechoslovak university teachers during the interwar period from the perspective of a shift from a liberal to a post-liberal university arrangement. The authors approach the theme using legal-historical methodology and attention is largely focused on the discussions surrounding the attempt to change the legal regulations relating to autonomy. The study looks at the significant differences in the interpretation of university autonomy within the academic community and follows the changes in attitude towards this important liberal theme in the light of the crisis and breakup of the interwar Czechoslovak regime during the period 1936-1938.

The text is part of the project GA ČR GA19-01035S Státní financování a autonomní správa vysokých škol 1849-1939 (State finance and the autonomous governance of universities 1849-1939).
La reforma de la enseñanza superior a través de los discursos de apertura en la Universidad de Salamanca (1923-1936)
Authors: Luis Martín Francisco de
Published: December 2021

Las reformas en el ámbito de la enseñanza superior promovidas en la etapa final de la Restauración, a lo largo de la dictadura de Primo de Rivera y durante la Segunda República, generaron un debate en el interior de las universidades que, en buena medida, continuaba el que había surgido con motivo de la crisis finisecular. A través de un estudio exhaustivo y comparado de los discursos de inauguración de curso pronunciados por diferentes catedráticos en la Universidad de Salamanca, este trabajo pretende analizar las ideas, las propuestas y los argumentos que esos catedráticos formularon. El debate entre autonomistas y centralistas, la cuestión de la selección del profesorado, las críticas al sistema de enseñanza o la actitud que debía adoptarse ante los estudiantes son algunas de las cuestiones que se abordan aquí. El trabajo incide también en la actualidad de un buen número de las reformas expuestas en los discursos.
Regionalismo y catalanismo en la Universidad de Valencia (1975-1977)
Authors: Aznar i Garcia Ramon
Published: December 2021

El artículo analiza las diferentes perspectivas que, sobre la cuestión regional/nacional valenciana, adoptaron una serie de profesores universitarios entre 1975 y 1977. La mayoría de estos académicos representarona sus organizaciones políticas en la Taula de Forces Polítiques i Sindicals del País Valencià, organismo unitario de la oposición democrática constituido en la primavera de 1976. Algunos, además, obtuvieron el acta dediputado con ocasión de las elecciones generales de junio de 1977, que acabaron siendo constituyentes. Interesa identificar los puntos de vista de estos intelectuales, pues sus consideraciones influyeron —en un sentido u otro— en la que fue una de las cuestiones más controvertidas de la transición democrática.En el caso valenciano se estaba gestando, además, un vivo conflicto identitario que iba a condicionar el acceso a la preautonomía y —años después— a la autonomía misma.
El Derecho Político y las controversias acerca de la soberanía. Argentina, 1910- 1940
Authors: Losada Leandro
Published: December 2021

El artículo se focaliza en las cátedras de Derecho Político, creadas en distintas universidades argentinas a partir de la década de 1910. Estas cátedras significaron una renovación en campos como la Teoría delEstado y la Historia de las Ideas Políticas. El objeto específico del trabajo son las concepciones que destacados profesores de Derecho Político desarrollaron en textos y cursos sobre la soberanía y su relación con la libertad. El artículo plantea que estas reflexiones son evidencias originales y relevantes sobre dos temas: cómo se enseñó en la universidad argentina las características y fundamentos del Estado, y qué diagnósticos se hicieron sobre los rasgos y la crisis del liberalismo en el pensamiento político argentino entre 1910 y 1940.
Leticia Pérez Puente y José Gabino Castillo Flores (coords.). Educación y prebenda. Investigaciones sobre la formación y carreras del alto clero novohispano
Authors: Sánchez-Raygada Carlos
Published: December 2021

Este artículo reseña: Leticia Pérez Puente y José Gabino Castillo Flores (coords.). Educación y prebenda. Investigaciones sobre la formación y carreras del alto clero novohispano. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Universidad y la Educación, 2019, 315 pp.
Walter Rüegg (ed.). Historia de la Universidad en Europa, Volumen IV. Las Universidades a partir de 1945
Authors: Ramis Barceló Rafael
Published: December 2021

Este artículo reseña: Walter Rüegg (ed.). Historia de la Universidad en Europa, Volumen IV. Las Universidades a partir de 1945. Bilbao: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad del País Vasco, 2020, 709 pp.
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW IN TOURISM DESTINATIONS∗
Authors: Mrnjavac Edna , Marsanić Robert
Published: December 2021

The rapid growth and development of motorisation combined with relatively small investments made to improving transportation infrastructure in cities, as well as in tourism destinations, has led to serious problems in the unobstructed movement of vehicles in public traffic areas. Traffic congestion on roadways, in ferryboat ports and at state borders during the summer months and year-round lines of cars going to or returning from work are a regular presence in traffic in most urban and tourism destinations in Croatia, as well as in the rest of Europe. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can be implemented in urban and tourism centres, which, for example, have no opportunity for increasing the capacity of their traffic networks by constructing new, or expanding existing, transportation infrastructure, and no opportunity for increasing parking capacities. The only solution would be to optimise traffic networking by introducing intelligent technologies. Intelligent transportation systems and services represent a coupling of information and telecommunication technologies with transportation means and infrastructure to ensure greater efficiency in the mobility of people and goods. ITS implementation helps to provide better information to motorists and travellers (tourists); improve traffic and tourist flows, cargo transportation, public passenger-transportation; facilitate the work of emergency services; enable electronic traffic-related payments; enhance the security of people in road traffic; and monitor weather conditions and the environment. To motorists the system provides guidance to roads on which traffic is less intense, guidance to available parking spaces, and guidance, for example, to a good restaurant or interesting tourist attraction. his paper focuses, in particular, on ITS application in city and tourism destinations in connection with parking problems. Guiding vehicles to the closest vacant parking space helps to reduce traffic congestion, reduce the amount of time lost in searching and increase the occupancy rate of car-parks
RELATO DE LESÃO CONGÊNITA DE TECIDO ADIPOSO RARA EM RECÉM-NASCIDO
Authors: Neto Nilson Ferreira de Oliveira Neto , Santana Stéfani , Barbosa de Paula Luiz Fernando , Mota Loyola Adriano , Vitorino Cardoso Sérgio , Turrioni Ana Paula
Published: December 2021

Trata-se de um relato de caso clínico referente a um paciente de três meses que se apresentou com lesão congênita adiposa em dorso de língua, onde se é discutido fatores importantes que devem ser levados em consideração em um diagnóstico diferencial. A lesão se apresentava pediculada, lisa, com coloração do tecido de inserção e dificultava a amamentação. Após excisão cirúrgica em ambiente ambulatorial, o exame histopatológico revelou pequenas células de características lipoblásticas e adipogênicas mescladas em um estroma fibroso. A associação entre os achados clínicos e histopatológicos levou ao diagnóstico de hamartoma lipoblastomatoso (HL). Nas consultas de acompanhamento, a criança estava realizando o aleitamento materno sem dificuldades, sendo que não foi observado sinais de recidiva da lesão após seis meses do tratamento.

Palavras-chave: Amamentação; Hamartoma; Recém-nascido.
LESÃO RENAL AGUDA: UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA
Authors: Lima Menegat Kaline , Pires de Oliveira Tatiane
Published: December 2021

Introdução: A lesão renal aguda é uma síndrome complexa multifatorial caracterizada pela redução súbita da função renal em horas ou dias. Além de afetar milhões de pessoas no mundo, tem alto índice de morbimortalidade, principalmente quando o paciente se encontra em unidade de terapia intensiva, sendo considerada uma complicação comum no ambiente hospitalar e um importante problema de saúde pública. Objetivo: Abordar os aspectos clínicos da lesão renal aguda a fim de apresentar, de forma concisa, o que é visto nas inúmeras literaturas atuais, além da possibilidade desse estudo ser útil na prática médica. Métodos:Estudo descritivo baseado em uma revisão integrativa da literatura, com o uso de 14 artigos, publicados entre os anos de 2007 e 2020, que abrangem os critérios clínicos da doença em questão. Resultados e discussão: Observou-se que a injúria renal aguda é mais frequente em indivíduos com idade avançada, que vivem em regiões menos desenvolvidas e que apresentam outros fatores de risco, como doenças crônicas prévias e uso contínuo de anti-inflamatórios não hormonais. Para o diagnóstico, o médico deve se preocupar com o fator causal dessa patologia, a partir da classificação em pré-renal, renal e pós-renal, que é feito após uma anamnese detalhada e um exame físico completo, associados a detecção de biomarcadores precoces, exames laboratoriais alterados e os critérios de KDIGO. Ademais, o tratamento tem a finalidade de manter o paciente estável hemodinamicamente, prevenir outras complicações e recuperar a função renal. Conclusão:A lesão renal aguda se destaca como importante modalidade entre as doenças renais, o que mostra a necessidade de uma política púbica que abranja um maior conhecimento dessa patologia pelos profissionais da saúde.
ACOMPANHAMENTO PRÉ-NATAL PRECOCE E A INFLUÊNCIA NO DESFECHO DA GESTAÇÃO: ANÁLISE DO PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DE GESTANTES EM UNIDADES DE SAÚDE DO MUNICÍPIO DE PALMAS-TO
Authors: Bezerra Palloma , Caroline da Silveira Dias Brenda , Couto de Souza Gomes Gleyssi , Barros Figueira Caroline , Bandeira da Silva Filha Manuela , Sousa Tapajos Jacome Wilses de
Published: December 2021

Objetivos: Analisar o acompanhamento pré-natal precoce e sua influência no desfecho da gestação. Observar o perfil epidemiológico das gestantes em Palmas, Tocantins. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo e transversal realizado entre o período de janeiro de 2016 a janeiro de 2019 nos centros de saúde comunitária (CSC) das quadras 406 norte e 210 sul em Palmas- Tocantins. Foram avaliadas 178 gestantes por meio de análise do prontuário eletrônico (E-SUS). As análises obervacionais foram realizadas usando Microsoft Excel-2010. As variáveis descritas relacionadas a um pré-natal, foram: idade da paciente, raça, estado marital, escolaridade, renda, início do pré-natal, consultas ambulatoriais e visitas domiciliares. Resultados: O perfil epidemiológico encontrado no estudo foi de mulheres com idade média de 26 anos, as pacientes pardas totalizaram 54% das gestantes, o nível de escolaridade das gestantes participantes do estudo, cerca de 51% do total possuía nível de escolaridade de ensino básico completo (alfabetização), 77% das gestantes iniciaram o pré-natal no primeiro trimestre, cerca de 65% das pacientes tiveram sete ou mais consultas durante o pré-natal e  foram encaminhadas ao serviço de pré-natal de alto risco 19% das gestantes participantes do estudo. Conclusão: O acompanhamento pré-natal de forma precoce contribui para uma gestação mais segura, além de possibilitar intervenções precoces e um tratamento adequado para mãe e feto.
Tumor Tenossinovial de Células Gigantes da Bainha Tendinosa: Um Relato de Caso
Authors: Rodrigues Mostardeiro Lucas , De Moraes Jurema Hugo Guilherme , Viziolli Waskiewicz Viviane , De Barros Coelho Bicca Eduardo
Published: December 2021

O tumor tenossinovial de células gigantes da bainha do tendão é uma lesão benigna de tecidos moles, raramente encontrada na topografia de tornozelo e pés. Quando encontrada nestes locais pode ser confundida com lipoma, sarcoma sinovial, histiocitoma fibroso maligno, cisto sinovial e gânglio. Sendo assim, é importante a inclusão dessa lesão no diagnóstico diferencial, dando mais ênfase se a lesão estiver ancorada em tendões circundantes. O presente artigo visa descrever a ocorrência desta neoplasia em local atípico, raramente descrito na literatura e correlacionar com seus aspectos microscópicos e imuno-histoquímicos.
IMUNODEFICIÊNCIA COMUM VARIÁVEL: RELATO DE CASO
Authors: Moreira Lira Renan , Luiz Quixabeira Camargo Frederico , Pereira da Silva João Batista , Bitencourt Evandro Leite , Cordeiro de Aguiar Jesian , Castro Costa Póvoa Frederico , Franco Ludmila
Published: December 2021

INTRODUÇÃO: A imunodeficiência comum variável (ICV) é uma condição que inibe a função do sistema imunológico, tornando aqueles com a doença mais suscetíveis à infecção de patógenos externos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi de expor caso de paciente masculino diagnosticado para ICV, delineando as intervenções realizadas, visto que se trata de uma manifestação de características singulares em que diagnóstico é complexo. DESCRIÇÃO: Metodologia utilizada foi a de relato de caso em que se descreveu todos os passos na abordagem do paciente. O ICV é um distúrbio imunológico, com consciência limitada entre os médicos praticantes, especialmente os de atenção primária; uma vez que a condição mimetiza outras doenças imunológicas, é frequentemente mal diagnosticada ou subdiagnosticada, especialmente devido à sua apresentação variável da doença. Não existem critérios padronizados para o diagnóstico, com o mecanismo de atividade da doença mal compreendido. CONCLUSÃO: No caso analisado, o diagnostico diferencial de exclusão foi fundamental para o início do tratamento com reposição de imunoglobulina, conforme preconiza a normatização vigente.  Pacientes com ICV requerem uma abordagem específica para a otimização do quadro clínico dos em curto e longo prazo. Eles precisam de avaliações frequentes de especificamente de especialista em doenças infecciosas e imunologista.
FATORES DE RISCO, PATOGENIA E ASPECTOS CLÍNICOS DO MELANOMA NO BRASIL: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Homcy Lopes Camille , Rocha de Melo Leite Ana Karine
Published: December 2021

Segue em anexo o artigo corrigido para publicação.
A Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on A New Expression of the Completed Zeta Function
Authors: Zhang Weicun
Published: December 2021

The completed zeta function $\xi(s)$ is expanded in MacLaurin series (infinite polynomial), which can be further expressed as infinite product (Hadamard product) of quadratic factors by its complex conjugate zeros $\alpha_i\pm j\beta_i, \beta_i\neq 0, i\in \mathbb{N}$ ($\mathbb{N}$ is the set of natural numbers, from $1$ to infinity). Then, according to the functional equation $\xi(s)=\xi(1-s)$, we have $$\xi(0)\prod_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{\beta_i^2}{\alpha_i^2+\beta_i^2}\Big{(}1+\frac{(s-\alpha_i)^2}{\beta_i^2}\Big{)} =\xi(0)\prod_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{\beta_i^2}{\alpha_i^2+\beta_i^2}\Big{(}1+\frac{(1-s-\alpha_i)^2}{\beta_i^2}\Big{)}$$ which, by Lemma 3 and Corollary 1, is equivalent to $$(s-\alpha_i)^2 = (1-s-\alpha_i)^2, i \in \mathbb{N}$$ with solution $\alpha_i= \frac{1}{2}, i\in \mathbb{N}$ (another solution $s=\frac{1}{2}$ is invalid due to obvious contradiction). Thus, a proof of the Riemann Hypothesis is achieved.
Effects of Selected Soil and Water Conservation Structures on Soil Physiochemical Properties, Lemo Woreda, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Madolo Mulatu Chernet , More Yohannes Horamo , Masamo Melese Gogo
Published: December 2021

Soil erosion is now almost universally recognized as a serious threat to man's well-being, if not his very existence. As a result, we assessed the soil physicochemical properties of two possible levels of soil bund and fanya juu. RCBD with three replications was used to collect soil samples from each soil conservation structure. Five composite soil samples were collected from each soil structure based on slop (0-30cm). Soil physicochemical properties such as erosion index, dispersion ratio, and erodibility proportionality ratio were investigated. The effect of different soil structure levels revealed that soil properties differed significantly (P≤0.05) for all parameters studied. The control plots had significantly higher (P≤0.05) dispersion ratio, erosion indexes, and erodibility proportionality than the soils treated by the level bund and level Fanya juu structures. On the control plot, this result showed lower clay content and higher sand content. The level of soil bund and fanya juu had a significant (P≤0.05) effect on soil OC, CEC, OM, and TN, as well as available phosphorous and potassium. As a result, all related soil properties show a positive relative change when the level of soil bund and fanya juu is compared to the control plot. Aside from this result, the dynamic natures of the sciences compel us to conduct additional research based on the agro-ecological zones of the study area.
Groundbreaking Testable Quantum Theory of Gravity That Provides the Essential Components Needed in Calculating the Energy of Black holes at Singularities
Authors: Moss Samuel
Published: December 2021

This is an introduction to a new concept of quantum gravity that seamlessly merges General Relativity to the Standard Model. Based upon a novel patent-pending magnetic confinement method that was designed to emulate how our sun confines and rotates charged particles about a singularity; this confinement method uses a collective of off-centered confinement coils that are directed to curve rotating charged particles about a singularity in a way that allows charged particles to relatively accelerate from geodesic deviation. With this confinement method, the subtle Relative Accelerated Energy (RAE) from deviating charged particles has the capability to be focused and exponentially increased relative to the mass-energy of a closed system; which allows for a simple pathway to understand how black holes operate at their singularities. While in the pursuit of proving that this novel method of confinement mimics how our sun operates; I was also able to develop a logical explanation of how our sun reverses its magnetic poles and cycles using the core principles of Michael Faraday. If this concept of quantum gravity is correct, there is a simple explanation for the additional observed gravitational force about the galaxies that are said to obtain dark matter. In short, this theory of quantum gravity has the potential to fully discredit the existence of theorized dark matter with a simple experiment.
Preference Net: Image Recognition using Ranking Reduction to Classification
Authors: Elgharabawy Ayman , Prasad Mukesh , Lin Chin-Teng
Published: December 2021

Accuracy and computational cost are the main challenges of deep neural networks in image recognition. This paper proposes an efficient ranking reduction to binary classification approach using a new feed-forward network and feature selection based on ranking the image pixels. Preference net (PN) is a novel deep ranking learning approach based on Preference Neural Network (PNN), which uses new ranking objective function and positive smooth staircase (PSS) activation function to accelerate the image pixels’ ranking. PN has a new type of weighted kernel based on spearman ranking correlation instead of convolution to build the features matrix. The PN employs multiple kernels that have different sizes to partial rank image pixels’ in order to find the best features sequence. PN consists of multiple PNNs’ have shared output layer. Each ranker kernel has a separate PNN. The output results are converted to classification accuracy using the score function. PN has promising results comparing to the latest deep learning (DL) networks using the weighted average ensemble of each PN models for each kernel on CFAR-10 and Mnist-Fashion datasets in terms of accuracy and less computational cost.
Penurunan Tingkat Stress Terhadap Covid-19 Pada Orang Dengan Lupus
Authors: Prabowo Nurhasan Agung , Nurudhin Arief , Werdiningsih Yulyani
Published: December 2021

Pendahuluan: Pandemi COVID-19 mengenai banyak aspek kehidupan. Orang dengan Lupus merupakan salah satu populasi rentan terhdap COVID-19. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah menurunkan tingkat stress orang dengan lupus terhadap COVID-19.

Metode: Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian dengan melakukan analisis situasi, persiapan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi. Pengabdian masyarakat dengan metode penyuluhan secara daring pada 2 April 2021. Dilakukan pretes dan postes mengenai tingkat stress dengan kuesioner DAS-42 terhadap orang dengan lupus sebelum dan sesudah penyuluhan.

Hasil dan pembahasan: Terdapat penurunan skor stress orang dengan lupus yaitu 13,4+8,3 menjadi 11,3+ 9,5 setelah dilakukan penyuluhan.

Kesimpulan: Pengabdian kepada masyarakat dilakukan dengan baik, terjadi penurunan tingkat stress orang dengan lupus terhdap pandemic COVID-19

Kata Kunci: Stres; Orang dengan Lupus; COVID-19.
Effectiveness of argument-driven inquiry (ADI) on students’ concept mastery and argumentation skills in reproductive system
Authors: Divena Medisa Shania , Hamdiyati Yanti , Aryani Any
Published: December 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) learning model application on the concepts mastery and argumentation skills of high school students on reproductive system material. The research method used quasi-experimental and non-equivalent control group design. The sample of this research were second-grade high school MIPA students in one of the public high schools in Bandung, which consists of 30 students in the experimental class and 33 students in the control class. The sample was taken by using the purposive sampling technique. The instruments used consisted of a concept mastery test in the form of multiple choices, an argumentation ability test in the form of an essay, and questionnaire of students’ responses to the ADI model. The results showed that the application of the ADI learning model significantly affected the students' concepts mastery on reproductive system material in the experimental class compared to the control class, especially in the cognitive aspects of C3 (applying). The results also show that the application of the ADI learning model significantly affects the ability of argumentation, especially on the warrant component. Student response data shows that students respond very well to the application of the ADI learning model. Therefore, the ADI learning model is recommended for biology teachers to improve students’ concepts mastery mastery and argumentation skills in other biological materials.
The Romantic Concealment of Desire: Coleridge’s and Wordsworth’s Poetic Voices
Authors: Botero Camacho Manuel
Published: December 2021

The present study poses an interpretation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Eolian Harp” and William Wordsworth’s “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” so as to evince the subject of desire as the ulterior motif of these texts, even though the poetic voices of these works attempt to conceal such a theme. This reading interprets both poems as compositions that share the same thematic line as William Blake’s “The Book of Thel” and John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”. Consequently, the close reading of the poems by Wordsworth and Coleridge will be presented.
Field Jet Erosion Tests on Benbrook Dam, Texas
Authors: Wibowo Johannes , López-Soto Jamie
Published: December 2021

This report summarizes the results of eight field Jet Erosion Tests (JETs) performed on Benbrook Dam, TX. The results from these tests will be used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, in assessments of the erosion resistance of the Benbrook Dam with regards to possible overtopping by extreme flooding. The JETs were performed at four different locations, i.e., two locations at the lowest crest elevation and two locations at the mid-slope face of the downstream embankment. Variations in estimated critical hydraulic shear stress and erosion rate values may have been caused by differences in soil composition, i.e., when the material changed from silt/sand to clay. The resulting values of the Erodibility Coefficient, Kd, and Critical Stress, τc, are very useful information in assessing the stability of Benbrook Dam during an overtopping event. Because of the observed natural variability of the materials, combining the erosion parameters presented in this report with the drilling logs and local geology will be imperative for assessing erosion-related failure modes of Benbrook Dam.
Casing While Drilling Successfully Implemented for the First Time in High Risk Area of the Bahrain Field
Authors: Aljawder Abdulla Ebrahim , Aljanahi Ahmed Mohamed , Almannai Hassan Ebrahim , Matar Omar Ali , Ali Eyad Mohamed , Aydinak Gokalp , Pincay Andrea , Refai Ahmed Samir , Zayed Zeyad Sameer
Published: December 2021

One known risk of the Awali field is hole collapsing in the surface section due to the presence of floating bloulders and cavities in areas of the field; resulting in wells being abandoned as conventional drilling was not enough to solve this issue. In 2019, Schlumberger and Tatweer Petroleum combined forces to improve production of Ostracod/Magwa shallow reservoirs by drilling wells in new areas of the field which included drilling in locations with offset wells that were abandoned due to hole collapse issues in the first 500’ interval. Drilling campaign started in june 2019 and drilled succesfully two wells, but two others were abandonned due to hole collapse issues. These abandonned wells were in very promising production areas as per the reservoir model and due to the shallowenest of the reservoir, it was not possible to move the surface location. Therefore, the issues in the surface section needed to be solved in order to maximize profits in the country.

Following a rigerous study for determining which is the optimal solution for drilling the surface section in this area of the field, Casing While Drilling (CwD) technology was selected and implemented in August 2019 in well A-1530D, next to the previous abandoned wells. CwD operation was performed with excellent results by drilling from 101ft to 520ft with no issues. CwD successfully isolated the higly problematic zones in the surface section and more importantly, allowed to reach areas of the reservoir that had high potential for production.
Prior Assessment of Variability in the Geotechnical Properties of Soils for Efficient Infrastructure Management
Authors: Dharamapriya P.L. , Jayasena H.A.H.
Published: December 2021

Advance assessments of variations in geotechnical properties of soils are invaluable in making a crucial judgment of geotechnical engineering projects. It could drive to reduce the number of field and laboratory tests so that efficient management design and construction of infrastructure project outputs can be achieved. In this study, we aim at assessing the geotechnical properties of residual, alluvial, marshy, coastal, and compacted soils within the wet and the dry zones of Sri Lanka. Plastic limit (PL), liquid limit (LL), shrinkage limit (SL), plasticity index (PI), liquidity index (LI), compression index (Cc), swell potential (SP), activity, natural moisture content (NMC) and SPT-N values were either extracted from reports or deduced from formulas and graphs. Wet zone marshy soils (My_W) show highest statistical means for PL (~23%), LL (~40%), PI (~16 %), SL (~20 %), LI (~ 1%), Cc (~ 0.200) and NMC (~ 35%), indicating poor engineering properties. Wet zone residual soils (Re_W) represent a wide range of direct correlations to the parent material. CH, OH, CL and SM soil groups for some My_W show high expansive, while, CL, Pt/CL, OL, SC, SM in My_W, CL, and SC in Re_W and CL in Dry Zone Alluvial Soils (Al_D) display medium expansive. The higher SPT-N values were recorded in the upper 6.00m and between 12.00-16.00m for the shell of earth dams (SED_D) in the dry zone, in contrast to Al_D soils representing higher N values for 6.00-12.00m. Except for marshy soils, no vertical variation for plasticity was observed in others. Since high to medium swell potential in the unsaturated zone is encountered within the upper 1.50m, attention should pay to the My_W. LL and PI of My_W were strongly correlated (R2 = 0.83) so that an equation PI% = -1.91 + (0.46*LL%) could be used to calculate PI. The results provide baseline geotechnical property variations for the five soils in Sri Lanka so that during planning, best-calculated assessment could be achieved which could minimize time and cost for crucial geotechnical investigations.
Emergence of climate change signals in marine ecosystem thermal niches
Authors: Santana-Falcón Yeray , Seferian Roland
Published: December 2021

Temperature is one of the most important drivers of global ocean patterns of biodiversity1,2,3 shaping thermal niches through thresholds of physiological thermal tolerance4⁠. Because of anthropogenic global warming, lower and upper thermal niche bounds are predicted to change affecting the future distribution of marine species5,6⁠. Current working hypotheses suggest an expansion of ectotherms toward their poleward boundaries7,8. Nonetheless, the knowledge of the timing and extent of these rearrangements across latitude and depth remains limited. Here, using daily data across the water column from both Ocean Sites network observations and novel Earth System Model, we track the emergence of thermal niches whose lower bound is warmer than their current upper bound, potentially disrupting marine habitats. We show that these developments will emerge by ~2030 in subsurface waters (~50 – 1000 m) if anthropogenic emissions continue to rise, whereas they delay several decades if emissions are substantially reduced. By 2100, thermal niches will be warmer than current counterparts. However, we further show that depending on the vertical level, concomitant changes in both boundaries will result in wider or narrower thermal niches. These results suggest that the redistribution of marine species might differ across depth, shedding light upon a much more complex picture of the impact of climate change on marine habitats.
Observed and Predicted Precipitation Changes in Pakistan Using Ground Observations, Satellite Data and Model Projections with Special Focus on Winter and Pre-Monsoon Precipitation
Authors: Safdar Fasiha , Khokhar Muhammad Fahim , Mahmood Fatimah , Zeeshan Muhammad , Arshad Muhammad
Published: December 2021

This study utilizes ground, satellite and model data to investigate the observed and future precipitation changes in Pakistan. Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) monthly precipitation data set along with Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) monthly dataset TRMM_3B43 (0.25˚x0.25˚ resolution) have been used to evaluate rainfall trends over the climatic zones of Pakistan through Man-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator for the time period 1978-2018. Community Climate System Model (CCSM4) projections have been employed to explore the projected changes in precipitation till 2099. Furthermore, TRMM and CCSM4 projections have been correlated and validated using Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Bias Error (MBE). There is a good correlation between TRMM and PMD ground observation at all stations of the country for all seasons, with correlation coefficient values ranging from 0.89 (November) to 0.97 (July and August). The study shows a decreasing trend in winter precipitation in all zones of the country with a significant decrease over western mountains i.e. zone C of the country. During 2008-2018, a sharp decrease in winter precipitation is observed as compared to the baseline value of 1978-2007 in all climatic zones. There seems to be a shift in precipitation from winter towards pre-monsoon season as pre-monsoon precipitation in last 11 years increased in all zones except Zone C. Coherently, there is a decrease in area affected by winter precipitation and an increase in area for pre-monsoon precipitation. Future precipitation estimates from CCSM4 model for RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 over-estimate precipitation in most parts of the country for the first 9 observed years (2010-2018) and predict a rise in precipitation by 2099 which is more pronounced in the northern and western Pakistan while a decrease is predicted for the plains of the country, which might have negative consequences for agriculture.
Effect of Pharmacist Intervention on 30-Adverse Drug Event after Discharge in Elderly Patients through a Comprehensive Medication Reconciliation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Lee SunMin , Yu Yun Mi , Han Euna , Park Min Soo , Lee Jung-Hwan , Chang Min Jung
Published: December 2021

Polypharmacy can cause drug-related problems, such as potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and medication regimen complexity in the elderly.
This comprehensive medication reconciliation study was designed as a prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial with patients aged 65 years or older from July–December 2020. Comprehensive medication reconciliation comprises medication reviews based on the PIM criteria. The discharge of medication was simplified to reduce regimen complexity. Changes in regimen complexity were evaluated using the Korean version of the medication regimen complexity (MRCI-K). Adverse drug events (ADEs) were monitored throughout hospitalization and 30 days after discharge. Of the 32 patients, 34.4% (n = 11) reported ADEs before discharge, and 19.2% (n = 5) ADEs were reported at the 30-day phone call. No ADEs were reported in the intervention group, whereas five events were reported in the control group (p = 0.039) on the 30-day phone call. The intervention group showed a greater score reduction than the control group in terms of the number of medications, MRCI-K, and PIMs. As a result of the pharmacist intervention, we identified the feasibility of pharmacist-led interventions using comprehensive medication reconciliation, including the criteria of the PIMs and the MRCI-K, and the differences in ADEs between the intervention and control groups at the 30-day follow-up after discharge (Clinical trial number: KCT0005994, 03/12/2021).
In Vivo Imaging of Mammalian Embryos By NIR-I Photoacoustic Tomography and NIR-II Optical Coherence Tomography Using Gold Nanostars as Multifunctional Contrast Agents
Authors: Zhang Sheng , Liu Zhenyang , Mao Linlin , Wu Jian , Zhang Di , Liu Ruiyuan , Qi Li
Published: December 2021

Background High resolution, strong contrast and multimodality visualization of live mammalian embryo is an important requirement for studying foetal development. Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) are two advanced imaging modalities that has been utilized for embryonic imaging. However, high contrast, multiscale and deep tissue visualization of live embryos remains challenging. Results Here, we demonstrate the use of gold nanostars (GNS) as multimodality contrast agents for the visualization and differentiation of embryos in vivo using NIR-I PAT and NIR-II OCT. We perform NIR-I PAT imaging to confirm in vivo GNS accumulation in the foetuses, and then use a customized NIR-II OCT system to further reveal deep, contrast-enhanced micro features of freshly harvested embryos. We investigate two different GNS administration pathways, i.e. intravenous and intravaginal injection, and significant enhancement of signal, image contrast, and imaging depth are achieved for both PAT and OCT. Conclusions These findings prove that PAT-OCT bi-modal imaging with GNS enhancement provides more accurate structural characteristic of live mammalian embryos, and thus reveal its potential for embryonic development visualization and early abnormality examination. These findings prove that PAT-OCT bi-modal imaging with GNS enhancement provides more accurate structural characteristic of live mammalian embryos, and thus reveal its potential for embryonic development visualization and early abnormality examination.
Fecal Microbiome Modulation of Bacterial Communities Associated With the Administration of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria to Feedlot Cattle
Authors: Mansilla Flavia , Ficoseco Cecilia , Miranda María , Puglisi Edoardo , Nader-Macias Maria Fatima , Vignolo Graciela , FONTANA Cecilia Alejandra
Published: December 2021

Modulation of animal gut microbiota is a prominent function of probiotics to improve the health and performance of livestock. In this study, a large-scale survey to evaluate the effect of lactic acid bacteria probiotics on shaping the fecal bacterial community structure of 126 feedlot cattle during three experimental periods of the fattening cycle (163 days) was conducted. A feedlot industry located in northwestern Argentina was enrolled with cattle fed mixed rations (forage and increasing grain diet). High-throughput sequencing (HTS) of 16S rDNA amplicons was applied to characterize the fecal microbiota and explore its modulation as affected by the administration of five probiotic groups and experimental administration periods. The microbial diversity of fecal samples was significantly affected (p < 0.05) by the administration period compared with probiotic group supplementation. The fecal microbiome of samples was dominated by the Firmicutes (72-98%) and Actinobacteria (0.8-27%) phyla, while a lower abundance of Bacteroidetes (0.08-4.2%) was present. At the family level, probiotics were able to modulate the fecal microbiota with a convergence of Clostridiaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae associated with health and growth benefits as core microbiome members. Metabolic functional prediction comparing experimental administration periods showed an enrichment of metabolic pathways related to complex plant-derived polysaccharide digestion as well as amino acids and derivatives during the first 40 days of probiotic supplementation. Genomic-based knowledge on the benefits of autochthonous probiotics on cattle gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiota composition and functions will contribute to their selection as antibiotic alternatives for the feedlot industry.