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Seroepidemiology of Tetanus among Healthy People Aged 1–59 Years Old in Shaanxi Province, China
Authors: Zhang Chao , Hu Weijun , Ma Yu , Li Li , Si Yuan , Zhang Shaobai
Published: October 2022

The study aims to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against tetanus among healthy people aged 1–59 years old in Shaanxi province. IgG against tetanus in serum samples were detected by ELISA. 6,439 subjects were enrolled. The positive rate (≥0.01 IU/mL) was 84.39% and GMC was 0.03 IU/mL. There were significant differences in positive rates (χ2 = 308.944, p < 0.01) and GMC (Z = 5,200,000, p < 0.01) among different age groups. The positive rates (χ2 = 304.3, p < 0.01) and GMCs (χ2 = 146.417, p < 0.01) showed regional differences. Both full protection rate (≥0.1 IU/mL) (χ2 = 36.834, p < 0.01) and GMC (Z = 688,000, p < 0.01) increased with the doses of tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccines (TTCVs) administered. The positive rate (χ2 = 54.136, p < 0.01) and GMC (Z = 140,200, p < 0.01) decreased gradually with the time interval after full immunization with TTCVs. The full protection rate (≥0.1 IU/mL) (χ2 = 176.201, p < 0.01) and GMC (Z = 629,900, p < 0.01) decreased with the interval (years) since the last dose of TTCVs. There were significant differences in the positive rates and GMCs for different ages, regions, immunization histories of TTCVs, and doses of TTCVs administered. The full protection rate and GMC decreased with the interval following full immunization with TTCVs and the interval since the last dose of TTCVs. The importance of using tetanus booster doses should be emphasized in adolescents and adults.
Prevalence of Gastric Ulceration in Horses with Enterolithiasis Compared with Horses with Simple Large Intestinal Obstruction
Authors: Albanese Valeria , Munsterman Amelia , Klohnen Andreas
Published: October 2022

Enterolithiasis is a well-documented cause of colic in horses, especially in some geographic areas such as California and Florida. This retrospective case-control study aims at comparing the prevalence of gastric ulcers in horses affected by enterolithiasis to that in horses affected by other types of large intestinal obstruction. Two hundred and ninety-six horses were included in the study sample. Horses that had surgery for the removal of one or more enteroliths were included in the study as cases. Patients that had surgery for large intestinal simple obstructions other than enterolithiasis (large colon displacement, non-strangulating large colon torsion, and large and small colon impactions) were selected to match case horses for age, sex, and breed and included as controls. A total of 101/148 horses with enteroliths (68%) had gastric ulcers diagnosed during hospitalization, compared with 46/148 of matched controls (31%). There was a significant association between enterolithiasis and gastric ulceration (odds ratio 4.76, p < 0.0001), and a greater prevalence in Thoroughbreds as compared with other breeds (odds ratio 22.6, p < 0.0001). We concluded that enterolithiasis is significantly associated with gastric ulceration (p < 0.0001). The association is stronger in Thoroughbreds.
Effect of Procyanidin on Canine Sperm Quality during Chilled Storage
Authors: Huang Xiaogang , Zhao Zhihong , Wang Ronggen , Ma Ying , Bu Yonghui , Hu Minhua , Zhang Shouquan
Published: October 2022

Procyanidin (PC) is a polyphenolic compound with antioxidant activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of PC on canine sperm quality after 72 h of storage at 4 °C. The collected ejaculates were separated into four equal aliquots and treated with various concentrations of PC (0, 10, 30, and 50 μg/mL) in Tris-citric-fructose-egg yolk (TCFE) extender and stored at 4 °C for 72 h. The findings revealed that 30 μg/mL PC was the optimum concentration for significantly improving sperm motility (p < 0.05). Sperm samples treated with 30 μg/mL PC had substantially greater plasma membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, and mitochondrial membrane potential than the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, T-AOC and the expression levels of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) genes were significantly higher in sperm treated with 30 μg/mL PC than those in control (p < 0.05). In summary, this study discovered that adding PC to the TCFE extender enhanced sperm quality and that 30 μg/mL PC was the optimal concentration for canine sperm when stored at 4 °C.
Photodegradation Behavior of Agricultural Antibiotic Oxytetracycline in Water
Authors: Lee Youn-Jun , Lee Jong-Min , Lee Chang-Gu , Park Seong-Jik , Jho Eun Hea
Published: October 2022

Due to their overuse in agriculture, antibiotics are discharged into the aquatic environment, which poses a threat to human health and aquatic organisms. The agricultural antibiotic oxytetracycline (OTC) persists in aquatic media for a long time due to its resistance to biological degradation. Photolysis is a main pathway for its degradation in the natural environment and wastewater treatment, and thus, the photolysis of OTC should be investigated. In this study, the effects of reaction conditions such as the irradiation conditions, the initial OTC concentration, and the water matrix on OTC photolysis were investigated. The most efficient degradation was observed when UV-C was used as the irradiation source (k = 0.0148 ± 0.0008 min−1), and the removal ratio increased with higher light intensity. A lower initial OTC concentration and higher solution temperature were advantageous for the degradation of OTC. The presence of humic acid or inorganic ions negatively affected the degradation rate of OTC. In addition to the effects of the reaction conditions, the degradation kinetics of OTC in actual agricultural water and the photolysis of various antibiotics such as streptomycin, validamycin A, and oxolinic acid were further studied. This work proved that various factors could decrease the photodegradation of OTC, which raises the potential risks that are associated with the persistent use of antibiotics in the water environment. Therefore, the results of the present study can help to provide an understanding of the effects of various reaction conditions on the degradation of agricultural antibiotics.
Prediction of Dam Deformation Using SSA-LSTM Model Based on Empirical Mode Decomposition Method and Wavelet Threshold Noise Reduction
Authors: Zhang Caiyi , Fu Shuyan , Ou Bin , Liu Zhenyu , Hu Mengfan
Published: October 2022

The deformation monitoring information of concrete dams contains some high-frequency components, and the high-frequency components are strongly nonlinear, which reduces the accuracy of dam deformation prediction. In order to solve such problems, this paper proposes a concrete dam deformation monitoring model based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD) combined with wavelet threshold noise reduction and sparrow search algorithm (SSA) optimization of long short-term memory network (LSTM). The model uses EMD combined with wavelet threshold to decompose and denoise the measured deformation data. On this basis, the LSTM model based on SSA optimization is used to mine the nonlinear function relationship between the reconstructed monitoring data and various influencing factors. The engineering example is analyzed and compared with the prediction results of LSTM model and PSO-SVM model. The results show that the mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean square error (RMSE) of the model are 0.05345 and 0.06358, with the complex correlation coefficient R2 of 0.9533 being closer to 1 and a better fit than the other two models. This can effectively mine the relationship in the measured deformation data, and reduce the influence of high-frequency components on the dam prediction accuracy.
Seasonal Water Quality Changes and the Eutrophication of Lake Yilong in Southwest China
Authors: Sui Qingyu , Duan Lizeng , Zhang Yang , Zhang Xiaonan , Liu Qi , Zhang Hucai
Published: October 2022

To better understand the seasonal variation characteristics and trend of water quality in Lake Yilong, we monitored water quality parameters and measured nutrients, including the water temperature (WT), Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH from September 2016 to May 2020, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) from October 2016 to August 2018. The results showed that the lake water was well mixed, resulting in no significant thermal stratification. The DO content was decreased in the northwest part of the lake during September and October, resulting in a hypoxic condition. It also varied at different locations of the lake and showed a high heterogeneity and seasonal variability. The Chl-a concentration in Lake Yilong demonstrated seasonal and spatial changes. It was maximum at the center and southwest area of the lake in January. However, in the northwest part of the lake, the maximum value appeared in September and October. The content of TN in the rainy season increased by 75% compared with that in dry season and TP content show a downward trend (from 0.11 mg/L to 0.05 mg/L). The comprehensive nutrition index evaluation shows that the water quality of Lake Yilong in 2016 was middle eutrophic (TLI = 60.56), and that in 2017 (TLI = 56.05) and 2018 (TLI = 56.38) was weak eutrophic, showing that the nutritional status has improved. TN remained at a high level (2.15 ± 0.48 mg/L), water quality needs further improvement. Based on our monitoring and analysis, it is recommended that human activities in the watershed of the lake should be constrained and managed carefully to maintain the water quality of the lake and adopt effective water quality protection and ecological restoration strategies and measures to promote continuous improvement of water quality, for a sustainable social development.
Pollutants Source Assessment and Load Calculation in Baiyangdian Lake Using Multi-Model Statistical Analysis
Authors: Wang Guangwei , Lv Cuicui , Gu Congke , Yu Yang , Yang Zhenglun , Zhang Zhixiong , Tang Changyuan
Published: October 2022

Baiyangdian lake, the largest fresh lake on the Haihe Basin in North China, has attracted wide attention on account of the distinguished ecological water bodies in Xiong’an New Area. Although remarkable achievements have been made in pollution control in Baiyangdian lake, the problem facing the overall water environment remains serious. The complex pollutant sources, drastic pollutant flux changes, and the unclear impact of the role of pollutants pose great challenges to the water quality, water environment management, and long-term restoration of the ecological environment. Here, the potential pollution sources, their contribution ratio, and the influence of the pollution load of different sources on the water quality in the priority source areas of Baiyangdian lake are discussed in detail based on collected and existing monitoring data. It is proven that the primary pollution sources of for nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic pollutants are from agricultural and rural non-point source pollution; the load contribution rates exceed 50%, of which the contribution rate to the total phosphorus load reaches 73.37%. The total load contribution of runoff to the three pollutants was small, although the contribution of soil erosion to total nitrogen was 22.95%. The contribution of point source pollution to COD was high, with a rate of 22.33%. In order to ensure the environmental quality of Baiyangdian lake, it is obligatory to strengthen the control of agricultural and rural pollution discharge and to standardize the pollution discharge of livestock and poultry breeding. This study provides a helpful support for protecting the water ecology of the national Xiong’an New Area.
Ocean Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications: A Review (Part II)
Authors: Amani Meisam , Mehravar Soroosh , Asiyabi Reza Mohammadi , Moghimi Armin , Ghorbanian Arsalan , Ahmadi Seyed Ali , Ebrahimy Hamid , Moghaddam Sayyed Hamed Alizadeh , Naboureh Amin , Ranjgar Babak , Mohseni Farzane , Nazari Mohsen Eslami , Mahdavi Sahel , Mirmazloumi S. Mohammad , Ojaghi Saeid , Jin Shuanggen
Published: October 2022

As discussed in the first part of this review paper, Remote Sensing (RS) systems are great tools to study various oceanographic parameters. Part I of this study described different passive and active RS systems and six applications of RS in ocean studies, including Ocean Surface Wind (OSW), Ocean Surface Current (OSC), Ocean Wave Height (OWH), Sea Level (SL), Ocean Tide (OT), and Ship Detection (SD). In Part II, the remaining nine important applications of RS systems for ocean environments, including Iceberg, Sea Ice (SI), Sea Surface temperature (SST), Ocean Surface Salinity (OSS), Ocean Color (OC), Ocean Chlorophyll (OCh), Ocean Oil Spill (OOS), Underwater Ocean, and Fishery are comprehensively reviewed and discussed. For each application, the applicable RS systems, their advantages and disadvantages, various RS and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, and several case studies are discussed.
Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring and Controllability Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Based on K-Means Clustering Optimization Deep Learning
Authors: Lu Shixiang , Feng Xiaofeng , Lin Guoying , Wang Jiarui , Xu Qingshan
Published: October 2022

Electric vehicles have the advantages of zero emissions and high energy efficiency. They have a broad potential in today’s social life, especially in China where they have been widely used. In the current situation, whereby the storage capacity of electric vehicles is continually increasing and the requirements for grid stability are getting higher and higher, V2G technology emerges to keep up with the times. Since the electric vehicle charging station is a large-scale electric vehicle cluster charging terminal, it is necessary to pay attention to the status and controllability of each charging pile. In view of the lack of attention to the actual operation of the electric vehicle charging station in the existing vehicle–network interaction mode, the charging state of the current electric vehicle charging station is fixed. In this paper, deep learning is used to establish a load perception model for electric vehicle charging stations, and K-means clustering is used to optimize the load perception model to realize random load perception and non-intrusive load monitoring stations for electric vehicle charging. The calculation example results show that the proposed method has good performance in the load perception and controllability evaluation of electric vehicle charging stations, and it provides a feasible solution for the practical realization of electric vehicle auxiliary response.
Results of the analysis of pharmacotherapy quality in narcology patients
Authors:   KSMA - Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan, Burashnikova I.S. ,   Kazan Branch of the FSBI IMCEAACMP of Roszdravnadzor,   SAHI Republican Clinical Narcological Dispensary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Khaeva R.F. ,   KSMA - Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan; SAHI Republican Clinical Narcological Dispensary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Semenikhin D.G. ,   KSMA - Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan
Published: October 2022

The issue of safe and effective use of drugs is relevant for all countries. Errors in pharmacotherapy can be observed at all four stages of drug use, including the prescription of drugs (39% of errors; the wrong choice of drug/s, prescribing without taking into account contraindications, without evaluating the effectiveness and tolerability of drugs, etc.), transferring information about the prescription (12%) (unclear, illegible entries, short-hand notes in prescription sheets, etc.), dosing or dilution errors (11%), and errors at the use stage (reception, administration, 38%), i.e. untimely administration of drugs, the wrong route of administration, lack of control over the effectiveness of treatment, underestimation of the importance of informing the patient about side effects and the rules for taking medications. Errors in prescribing psychotropic drugs are dangerous for the development of serious side effects; meanwhile, those errors are preventable, and therefore their detection, analysis and prevention of recurrences is relevant. The purpose of the study: to analyze the main errors of pharmacotherapy in narcology patients for the period April 2021-April 2022.
Results of monitoring adverse reactions in the Republican clinical oncological dispensary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2021
Authors:   KSMA - Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan, Burashnikova I.S. ,   Kazan Branch of the FSBI IMCEAACMP of Roszdravnadzor, Titarenko A.F. ,   SAHI Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary named after prof. M.Z. Sigal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan; FSAEI HE Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Sigal A.F. ,   SAHI Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary named after prof. M.Z. Sigal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan
Published: October 2022

In accordance with the Order of Roszdravnadzor No. 1071 dated February 15, 2017 and the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 1535 dated July 14, 2017, Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary named after prof. M.Z. Sigal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan organized monitoring of medicines safety. In the structure of the dispensary, there is a clinical pharmacology service, the functions of which include the collection and analysis of spontaneous reports of adverse reactions or ineffectiveness of drugs. The purpose of the study: to analyze the structure of adverse reactions (ADRs) registered in the Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary named after prof. M.Z. Sigal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2021.
Results of monitoring adverse reactions in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2021
Authors:   KSMA — Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Kazan, Burashnikova I. S. ,   Kazan Branch of the FSBI IMCEAACMP of Roszdravnadzor, Minnekeeva K. A. ,   Kazan Branch of the FSBI IMCEAACMP of Roszdravnadzor, Yarkaeva F. F. ,   Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan
Published: October 2022

Medicinal products (MP), which are in circulation in the Russian Federation, are subject to effectiveness and safety monitoring, in accordance with Article 64 N 61-FZ of April 12, 2010 «On the Circulation of Medicines». The organization responsible for the analysis and systematization of spontaneous reports of ADR received from medical organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan is the Kazan Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Information and Methodological Center for Examination, Accounting and Analysis of Circulation of Medicinal Products» of Roszdravnadzor. The purpose of the study: to analyze the structure of adverse reactions (ADRs) registered in medical organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2021
Pharmacoeconomic efficiency of using emoxypine in the complex treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Authors:   SBHI Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Narcological Hospital, Izarovsky B.V.
Published: October 2022

The purpose of the study: to analyze the pharmacoeconomic efficiency of including emoxypine in the standard treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS).
New properties of nootropic drug phenylpiracetam
Authors:   FSAEI HE Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Kozdoba A. , Maksimov M.L. ,   FSAEI HE Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow
Published: October 2022

Phenylpiracetam (phenotropil) is a drug from the group of nootropics, a derivative of piracetam. As of 2022, it is included in the list of Vital and Essential Drugs. It was developed in 1980 by the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences to improve the astronauts’ physical and mental activity. The industrial synthesis method was developed on the basis of the Department of Chemistry, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, in 2006 [2]. Phenylpiracetam has a wide range of pharmacological effects and absolute bioavailability of 100%, it penetrates the BBB, is not metabolized in the body and is excreted unchanged; Cmax is achieved in the blood after 1 hour; T1/2 is 3-5 hours. It can be successfully used as a neurocytoprotector, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic; in recent studies, a weak immunomodulatory effect has been found; it possesses the properties of a doping agent. The main effects are based on an increase in regional blood flow in ischemic tissues, an increase in metabolism and glucose utilization, as well as an increase in the levels of norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin in the CNS.
Tigecycline. Prospects of its application in the fight against polyresistant strains
Authors:   FSAEI HE Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Kotaeva Е.Sh. , Maksimov M.L. ,   FSAEI HE Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow
Published: October 2022

Despite the advances in antimicrobial therapy, infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In most cases, negative results of treatment of bacterial infections are associated with the emergence of pathogens that are resistant to the used antibacterial agents. This whole situation is complicated by the fact that the issue of strain resistance to antibiotics is now becoming more and more threatening. The rate of resistance spread is far outstripping the development of new antimicrobials. For instance, the reports of carbapenem resistance in strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other enterobacteria, as well as the rapid spread of carbapenemases among non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria (NFGB), are alarming. The only approved antimicrobial with activity against resistant gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens is tigecycline, the first and only representative of a new class of antibiotics, glycylcyclines. Tigecycline, under the trade name Tygacil® (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.), was registered in the Russian Federation in October 2009.
A THEORETICAL MODEL OF EMPATHIC INTERACTION BETWEEN A PSYCHOLOGIST AND A CLIENT: A CYCLICAL-ACTION APPROACH
Authors: Furman A.
Published: October 2022

The interdisciplinary study is devoted to the elucidation of the author's concept of the deed integral, developmentally enriched and dialogically directed empathic interaction of a psychologist with clients of different ages, gender, mental experience, social status and mental organization of the individual self. The proposed concept was created, on the one hand, through a reflexive reconstruction of the content of the psychological theory of empathy known in Ukraine and abroad (L.P. Zhuravlyova, 2007), when it is step-by-step achieved, scenario-worked out and practically realized, mutual complementation of the developmental functioning of various types, levels and stages of the empathic process, resources, channels and means of empathic attitudes-relationships and individual psychological features of empathy of each participant in dialogic contact in the "psychologist-client" system, on the other hand - due to the use of the latest methodological optics of post-non-classical rationality, namely the author's cyclical-action approach with its basic principles (cyclicity, synergy, action, metasystem), a number of regularities and norms of cognitive thinking activity. Moreover, the universal tool for implementing research consciousness into life, which establishes the epistemological core of the concept advocated here, is a m e n t a l s c h e m e built according to the principle of quaternity in the context of the broad intellectual possibilities of the innovative sphere of professional methodologization (A.V. Furman, 2005, 2016). The starting idea in this case was the axiomatic statement that the process cycle of the current course of empathy is a separate, original act on the part of the individual. Taking into account the goal, task and subject field of this study, it is proved that: firstly, the most effective technology of collaborative psycho-spiritual filling of interpersonal relationships is modular-developmental interaction, which is first subject to a reflexive-action scripting, and then to a full-fledged existential implementation; secondly, the stages of deployment of personified empathic interaction can not only be justified on the basis of dominant processes (affective, cognitive, conative), but also more methodologically justified on the basis of the logic-canonical structure of the act (situation, motivation, action, afteraction); thirdly, the empathic dialogic cycle is best consciously organized by a practical psychologist while working with a client as a four-periodized and step-by-step (procedural) detailed act of personal empathy, which includes the alternating dominance of natural, affective-cognitive, conative-active and reflective types of empathy; fourthly, the psychologist's practical use of the action-reflective thinking scheme of the scenario confirmed the empirical effectiveness in his individual work with students of secondary and higher education, in particular with those who have special needs or are characterized by problematic behavior.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF BULLYING
Authors: Sedykh K. , Myshko N.
Published: October 2022

The article highlights the issue of bullying in an educational institution. The difference between bullying and a quarrel or conflict is revealed. The main manifestations of teenager's bullying in are analyzed, such as mocking, kicking, beating, pushing, cyberbullying, etc. The main causes of bullying in an educational institution are revealed. The psychological consequences of bullying for all participants of bullying were analyzed. These include physical injuries, fears, manifestations of anger, low self-esteem, a sense of one's own inferiority, defenselessness, loss of self-respect, lack of social values, tendency to loneliness, deviant behavior, formation of destructive and antisocial personality traits, deterioration of academic performance, etc. A study of the manifestation of different response styles in a conflict situation among teenagers is presented. It was determined that teenagers are characterized by the use of all five response styles in conflict. But the studied sample is characterized by the predominance of such response styles in conflict situations as Rivalry and Avoidance. Which speaks of the desire or to satisfy one's interests, regardless of the needs and desires of others. Or avoidance of conflict and reluctance to make efforts to realize one's interests. The least developed style of cooperation in a conflict situation, which indicates insufficient skills of mutual satisfaction of the needs of participants in conflict interaction.
Are Fishers Profit Maximizers? The Case of Gillnetters in Negros Occidental and Iloilo, Philippines
Authors: SUBADE RODELIO F. , RAJA ABDULLAH NIK MUSTAPHA
Published: October 2022

The translog profit function model was used to determine whether sampled Phil­ippine gillnet boats or fishers were able to maximize profits from their fishing trips. The empirical results showed that the translog functional form was more appropriate than the Cobb-Douglas form. The sampled gillnet boats were not able to maximize profits. This nonprofit-maximizing behavior was found in each of the different gillnet types: drift gillnet, encircling gillnet and bottomset gillnet. The evident overfished con­dition of the fishery and the fishers' satisfaction from their work were cited as the major reasons why they opted to remain in the fishery despite its nonprofitability.
The Eels Anguilla marmorata and A. japonica in the Pearl River, China, and Hong Kong
Authors: WILLIAMSON GORDON R. , BOETIUS JAN
Published: October 2022

Anguilla marmorata live in small numbers in the wide muddy Pearl River (Zhujiang) on the southern coast of China and in clear fast-flowi ng streams of Hong Kong. Females grew to 28 kg and 180 cm and perhaps 17 years old. Females migrated to sea during October-December at average weight of 11 kg, average length 150 cm and average estimated age 15 years, with ovaries which were about 3% of the body weight, ova of about 0.2 mm diameter, and body fat content of about 22%. Large eels are extremely valuable in the Hong Kong restaurant trade. Anguilla japonica live in low-lying muddy waters. Commercially caught eels were mostly 3-5 years old and 40-70 cm long, and females migrated to sea during October and November.
Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate Level on the Growth and Conversion Efficiency of the Indian Major Carp Fingerling, Labeo rohita (Ham.): A Preliminary Study
Authors: ERFANULLAH ERFANULLAH , JAFRI A.K.
Published: October 2022

Effect of varying levels of dietary carbohydrate on the growth and conversion efficiency of fingerling Labeo rohita (Ham.) have been reported. During the 6-week feeding trial, a linear growth pattern (ANOVA P<0.01) was noted. The level of carbohydrate that produced maximum growth and the best feed efficiency was 30%, corresponding to an energy to protein ratio of 8.83 kcal-g-1 protein. Beyond the above level of carbohydrate incorporation in the diet, various growth parameters of fish seemed negatively affected (P<0.01).
Brackishwater Aquaculture in Acid Sulfate Soils of Sri Lanka
Authors: JAYASINGHE J.M.P.K. , DE SILVA M.S.K.W.
Published: October 2022

New and 4-year-old (maintained) ponds in acid sulfate soils of coastal swamps in Sri Lanka were compared. Production of shrimp (Penaeus indicus) and fish (Etroplus suratensis and Chanos chanos) was lower in the new ponds than in the old ponds by a factor of 10. The pH of the water averaged 4.2 in new ponds, 6.1 in old ponds. Acetate soluble sulfates were high: 4,510 and 3,142 mg·kg-1 in new and old ponds, respectively.
COVID-19 na Estratégia Saúde da Família: uma análise de como a população percebe e adota as medidas de prevenção
Authors: Goulart Letícia Silveira , Graça Bianca Carvalho da , Rodrigues Vanessa Cristina Ribeiro , Gasque Kellen Cristina da Silva , Docusse Ingryd Rodrigues Xavier , Oliveira Isabella Alcantara de , Tessaro Giulia Elena , Mattos Magda de
Published: October 2022

As estratégias de enfrentamento à COVID-19 na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) abrangem os usuários e os profissionais, sendo necessária a adoção de medidas que busquem reduzir a disseminação do vírus e reorganizar os serviços de saúde no contexto da pandemia. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar como a população adscrita à Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) percebe e adota as medidas de prevenção ao contágio da COVID-19. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo e quantitativo com usuários da ESF de Rondonópolis, MT. Os dados foram coletados nas Unidades de Saúde da Família com a aplicação de um questionário estruturado com questões que abordavam os aspectos sociodemográficos, percepção e práticas de prevenção à COVID-19. Participaram da pesquisa 70 usuários, desses 85,71% consideraram a COVID-19 grave ou muito grave. As medidas de prevenção mais adotadas foram uso de máscara (68,57%), lavagem frequente das mãos (37,14%), uso de álcool gel (37,14%) e isolamento social parcial (37,14%). Trinta e nove usuários (55,71%) relataram que a equipe de saúde da ESF não realizou ações voltadas para a prevenção do novo coronavírus. A maioria da população da ESF percebe a gravidade da COVID-19, porém não adota todas as medidas de proteção. Torna-se necessária uma ampliação das estratégias de prevenção à COVID-19 por parte dos profissionais e serviços de saúde nos territórios da APS.
Avanços e desafios da comunicação digital em saúde na era da pandemia
Authors: Abreu Natasha Ribas de Figueiredo Ortiz , Carvalho André Luís Bonifácio de
Published: October 2022

Introdução: a pandemia do COVID-19 provocou mudanças importantes no uso das tecnologias e da comunicação digital. É necessário compreendermos melhor as práticas de enfrentamento da pandemia pela população através da apropriação de informações veiculadas pelas mídias sociais. Espera-se que este trabalho auxilie na formulação de estratégias de educação em saúde na ESF. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar o uso e as possibilidades de comunicação digital em saúde no contexto da pandemia. Método: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa norteada pela pergunta: “Como tem se dado o uso da comunicação digital em saúde diante do contexto da pandemia do COVID-19? ”.  A busca bibliográfica foi realizada nas bases SCOPUS, Scielo e BVS, utilizando os descritores: Comunicação em saúde, Disseminação da informação e COVID-19. Resultados: foram selecionados 16 artigos que, depois de análise dos estudos de Bardin, suscitaram três categorias: A potencialidade na divulgação e no acesso à informação; Plataformas digitais e suas dimensões; e Fake News e Infodemia - os transtornos diante da desinformação digital. Conclusões: o impacto das informações em saúde produzidos nas mídias digitais durante a pandemia aponta para uma transformação nos processos de educação em saúde e de relacionamento com a informação na era digital.
saúde do trabalhador na Atenção Primária à Saúde: vivências em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Authors: Souza Neto Fábio  de , Bezerra Olívia Maria de Paula Alves
Published: October 2022

O presente estudo teve como foco a atual relação entre a Saúde do Trabalhador (ST) e a Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no contexto da Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) Confisco, situada na cidade de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A relevância da pesquisa está no fato de ainda haver lacunas a ser preenchidas em termos das ações em ST no âmbito dos cuidados primários em saúde, conforme definido pela Política Nacional de Saúde do Trabalhador e da Trabalhadora (PNSTT), de 2012. O objetivo principal foi desvelar a interação entre APS e a ST, evidenciando a importância dessa relação, os avanços e, principalmente, os desafios ainda existentes no desenvolvimento das políticas de proteção à saúde do trabalhador. As informações que sustentam esse estudo foram obtidas em pesquisa transversal qualitativa, cuja metodologia incluiu uma roda de pesquisa on-line com profissionais da UBS e de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os profissionais do Centro de Referência em Saúde do Trabalhador (CEREST) e com usuários da UBS. Qualificar, então, a assistência aos trabalhadores no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) foi a principal proposta do estudo.
Rastreamento da síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono em hipertensos na Atenção Primária à Saúde
Authors: Carrilho Leonardo Ennes , Leite Isabel Cristina Gonçalves , Dal Col Amanda Guimarães , Vita Amanda Rossi Poncio , Travenzoli Ana Eliza  Alves , Oliveira Elienay Cássio , Fernandes Emerson  Gerhardt , Franco Lucas  D’Almeida , Fonseca Luciano  Almeida Barbosa , Santiago Marcos Henrique Dutra
Published: October 2022

Introdução: a síndrome da apneia-hipopneia obstrutiva do sono (SAHOS) é o distúrbio respiratório do sono mais comum, associado a condições facilmente identificáveis, como a hipertensão arterial sistêmica. Objetivo: determinar prevalência de rastreamento positivo para SAHOS e identificar fatores associados em hipertensos em serviço de Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). Métodos: estudo transversal com 326 hipertensos adscritos a uma unidade de APS. Foram obtidas variáveis antropométricas, clínicas e sociodemográficas e utilizados os questionários Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-Speaking Adults, para identificar o letramento em saúde; a Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, para a adesão medicamentosa e o Snoring, Tiredness, Observed Apnea, High Blood Pressure, Bodymass index, Age, Neck Circumference, and Gender - STOP-Bang, para rastreamento da SAHOS. Resultados: o sexo feminino foi majoritário (66,3%). A média temporal de tratamento para hipertensão arterial sistêmica alcançou 12,51 ± 9,83 anos. Constatou-se prevalência de 86,5% de rastreio positivo para SAHOS e o sexo masculino e a obesidade como fatores associados a essa condição (p<0,01). Conclusão: o rastreamento sistemático da SAHOS na APS deve ser incorporado à prática dos profissionais de saúde, assim como é feito para outras doenças crônicas não transmissíveis.
An AI-Based Curling Game System for Winter Olympics
Authors: Shi Xuanke , Wang Quan , Wang Chao , Wang Rui , Zheng Longshu , Qian Chen , Tang Wei
Published: October 2022

The real-time application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in sports is a long-standing challenge owing to large spatial sports field, complexity, and uncertainty of real-world environment, etc. Although some AI-based systems have been applied to sporting events such as tennis, basketball, and football, they are replayed after the game rather than applied in real time. Here, we present an AI-based curling game system, termed CurlingHunter, which can display actual trajectories, predicted trajectories, and house regions of curling during the games via a giant screen in curling stadiums and a live streaming media platform on the internet in real time, so as to assist the game, improve the interest of watching game, help athletes train, etc. We provide a complete description of CurlingHunter’ architecture and a thorough evaluation of its performances and demonstrate that CurlingHunter possesses remarkable real-time performance (~9.005 ms), high accuracy (30±3 cm under measurementdistance>20 m), and good stability. CurlingHunter is the first, to the best of our knowledge, real-time system that can assist athletes to compete during the games in the history of sports and has been successfully applied in Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. Our work highlights the potential of AI-based systems for real-time applications in sports.
The right to cross-examination in view of Constitution, Human rights and Comparative law
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Procedure Law, Lee Chang-On
Published: October 2022

The Constitutional Court decided the targeted clause unconstitutional, which had allowed the admissibility of the video recording containing pretrial statement of the minor victims of sexual violence crimes without their direct testimony in the trial court. According to the Court, this is mainly because there is a risk of hindering the discovery of the truth, if the defendant's right to cross-examination is not guaranteed and even though harmonious methods that can prevent secondary damages of the victims already exist, depriving the defendant's opportunity to cross-examine not utilizing those methods violate the constitutional principle of prohibition of excessive restriction and violate the right to a fair trial guaranteed by Article 27 of the Act. However, the decision contradicts the Constitution and the criminal procedure law system, and the right to cross-examination itself cannot be regarded as an independent fundamental right of the Constitution. Guaranteeing the defendant's right to cross-examination of minor victims of sexual violence crimes without considering the fairness of the specific trial can not be justified in terms of human rights, as it can impair the truth of case and impose secondary harms on minor victims. These problems cannot be solved with the so-called harmonious methods, and the decision cannot be justified in terms of the point of view of comparative law. The admissibility of the video recording where the right to cross-examination is not guaranteed should be allowed to be ultimately decided by the court according to the judgment on whether or not the fairness of a specific trial has been violated, and that is a more appropriate and systematic way.
Protection of Child Victims of Sexual Violence and Guarantee of the Right to Cross-examination of the Accused through Video trial: Constitutional Court 2021.12.23., 2018Heonba 524 decision
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Procedure Law, Kim Byung-Soo
Published: October 2022

In the case of sexual violence crimes stipulated in the 'Sexual Violence Punishment Act', in the case of a victim under the age of 19 recorded in a video, when the authenticity of the establishment is recognized by a court statement of a trusted person or a person who was a witness during the investigation process. It is related to the special provision that limits the defendant's right to cross-examine the original affidavit by stipulating that evidence can be recognized even in the present case. According to the Constitutional Court, preventing secondary harm to minor victims is an important value that cannot be given up in forming criminal procedures for sexual violence crimes. Even though a harmonious method can be assumed, the provision for judgment excessively restricts the defendant's right of defense by practically excluding the defendant's right to cross-examine the original speaker in the statement of the minor victim included in the video. Balance of legal interests, Violation of the principle of excessive prohibition, such as the minimum of infringement, infringes the right of the accused to receive a fair trial. The current law provides various witness support systems that can prevent and guarantee the defendant's right to cross-examination in consideration of the various secondary damages that can occur to minor victims during the testimony process. In the case of witness interrogation of minor victims of sexual violence through sexual assault, there is no choice but to appear in court again and make a statement, so the effect of reducing secondary damage caused by repeated statements will not be significant. As a way to reduce the secondary damage through direct face-to-face, we intend to review the video trial by means of a video relay as an improvement method. In the case of the witness interrogation system by means of a video relay system, the victim does not have to attend the courtroom or face the accused in person because the victim attends the testimony room outside the court and testifies through the relay device. However, if reference is made to the standards that can limit the defendant's right to face through the Craig Test on the remote witness interrogation procedure in the United States, it is possible to operate witness interrogation using video and other relay devices without infringing direct attention and the defendant's right to face. will be. In other words, if the right to face the accused and the right to cross-examination cannot be fully guaranteed, a significant public interest must exist. In addition, the credibility of the testimony must be secured in such a way that the underage victim can take an oath, cross-examination is possible, and the form of testimony can be confirmed in front of a judge, jury, and the accused.
Clinical Importance of Hounsfield Unit in Computed Tomography of Sub-Axial Cervical Vertebral Body.
Authors: Choi Seung Jin , Park Youn-Kwan , Kim Joo Han , Moon Hong Joo , Kwon Woo-Keun , Ham Chang Hwa
Published: October 2022

Objective: Computed tomography (CT) is an often-used diagnostic imaging tool during the evaluation of the cervical spine pathology. CT scan can provide one’s bone density by measuring Hounsfield’s unit. In anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgeries, bone density may play an important role as it may relate to non-union. Therefore, the evaluation and consideration of the Hounsfield’s unit of sub-axial cervical vertebral body is important, especially during multi-level ACDF.Methods: Patients who have taken cervical CT scan pre-operatively to multi-level (3 or 4 levels) anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with anterior plating between June 2010 and August 2018, at our department were retrospectively reviewed. The bone density was estimated by measuring Hounsfield Unit (HU) of sub-axial vertebrae - C3 to T1 - by using PiViewStar imaging software program. Radiological evaluation of fusion was done by assessing postoperative plain X-rays and CT scans of 4 months and 1-year follow-up. The difference in HU were evaluated between different segments of sub-axial vertebrae. Then the fusion rate of the ACDF ending at C6 were compared to C7. All grouped values were tested for normality using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Matched-ANOVA and Fisher’s exact test was used.Results: A total of eighty patients were who underwent 3 or 4 level ACDF with anterior plate fixation were retrospectively reviewed. Bone density estimated from Hounsfield unit (HU) measurement of the sub-axial vertebral bodies ranges from 112.2 to 594.9 with the mean of 280.91. When comparing C5 with 6, 6 with 7, and 7 with T1 they showed significantly decreasing HU value with p-value<0.01 with mean difference of 49.10, 30.98, and 31.25, respectively. ACDF ending at C7 showed significantly lower fusion rate than C6 at 4 months and 1-year follow-up, respectively.Conclusion: The HU show a decreasing trend towards lower sub-axial cervical vertebral body. Furthermore, multi-level ACDF ending at C7 showed higher non-union rate than ending at C6. Although, there is no direct evidence that lower bone density at lower sub-axial cervical vertebrae is causative for non-union, it should be considered for pre-operative planning.
SIPHOPFENDERINA GEN. NOV. (TYPE-SPECIES ARENOBULIMINA GEYIKENSIS SOLAK, 2022), A PRIMITIVE PFENDERINID FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CRETACEOUS OF NEOTETHYS
Authors: SCHLAGINTWEIT FELIX , SEPTFONTAINE MICHEL
Published: October 2022

The presence of a pseudokeriothecal wall structure is traditionally given a generic or even higher taxonomic status (in association with other features). A new trochospirally coiled taxon displaying a thick wall with pseudokeriotheca and a central siphon (hollow columella) is herein described as Siphopfenderina gen. nov. Such a taxonomic reappraisal is based on original figures and description of Arenobulimina geyikensis Solak. It is herein included within the Pseudopfenderininae due to its primitive “pfenderinid”-like morphology. Siphopfenderina geyikensis (Solak) comb. nov. was described from Aptian neritic Urgonian-type carbonates of the Taurides (Turkey) and said to be the only species of the genus Arenobulimina Cushman (family Ataxophragmiidae) especially due to such a type of wall structure. Arenobulimina is a typical (outer) shelf taxon, smaller in size, and with a thin and typically coarsely agglutinated wall. Other occurrences of Siphopfenderina gen. nov. are described in open nomenclature from the Aptian of Spain and Central Iran, as well as the Upper Cretaceous of Serbia, Croatia and Iran. Arenobulimina cochleata Arnaud-Vanneau from the Lower Cretaceous of France is assigned to Siphopfenderina herein. The taxonomic discrimination of these other species might be related to size and morphology criteria that requires further research.
Proyectos arquitectónicos. Redes verticales. Arquitectura y agua: exposición de trabajos.
Authors: de la Cova Morillo-Velarde Miguel Ángel
Published: October 2022

Los estudiantes de la Escuela Superior de Arquitectura (ETSA) abordan el estudio de un transporte fluvial público (Metrorío) y exhiben interesantes propuestas en las que relacionan arquitectura y agua desde otras perspectivas como la vivienda.

Esta exposición se encuadra en el Proyecto de Innovación Docente de Redes verticales. Arquitectura y Agua, en el que se relacionan estudiantes de las asignaturas de Proyectos Arquitectónicos correspondientes a todos los niveles del Grado, bajo la coordinación del profesor Miguel Ángel de la Cova.