bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RealStrong Tricho Acti-Plus (Trichoderma koningii) for Enhanced Plant Growth and Yield of Chili
Authors: Alam Md Amirul , Bin Mudah Bistari Efie Auza
Published: August 2022

Tricho Acti-Plus (produced by Sabah Softwoods Hybrid Fertilizer Sdn. Bhd.) is a powder-based microbial inoculant containing the active ingredient of Trichoderma koningii, designed to control fungal diseases as a biocontrol agent in plants and indirectly support plant growth and yield. Chili producers are habituated to apply environmentally damaging chemical-based inorganic fertilizers for the better production and yield of chili. Which is one of the major causes of damaging soil productivity.  Trichoderma koningii is mainly well-known to be used against fungal diseases of plants but its potential use for chili growth and yield is still unknown. With this purpose in mind in this experiment different concentrations of Tricho Acti-Plus solution were prepared as treatments; 0.0 ml (T1, control), 200 ml (T2), 400 ml (T3) and 600 ml (T4) and applied two (2) times to the chili plants as foliar spray; at the time of seedling transplanting till 35 days after transplanting, aiming to investigate Tricho Acti-Plus effectiveness on the growth and yield of local chili bara (Variety-1) and chili kulai 461 (Variety-2). From the findings it was observed that application of Tricho Acti-Plus significantly boosted up the vegetative growth and yield of both chili varieties, but rarely a positive effect was observed on yield parameters of Variety-1. Based on overall performance among 4 treatments T3 exhibited significantly (p≤0.05) the highest effectiveness for both vegetative growth and yield parameters; on plant height (55.64 cm), numbers of branches (61.2), numbers of leaves (341), numbers of fruits (125 at week 10; 77.2 at week 12), fruit length (4.3 cm at week 10; 4.08 cm at week 12), fruit weight (1.4 g) and total yield (0.11 kg at week 10; 0.068 kg at week 12). Meanwhile, the similar results were also achieved for Variety-2 under T3 for numbers of branches (51.8), numbers of leaves (213.6), fruit length (14.4 at week 10, 13.9 at week 12) and total yield (0.171 Kg at week 10). Only for few of the parameters T4 and T1 (control) also exhibited best performance. Therefore, based on the top performance T3 is recommended for the best vegetative growth and yield of both chili varieties. From the overall results of this experiment it can be decided that the RealStrong Tricho Acti-Plus is suitable to be used as a biofertilizer for the growth, yield and quality of chili besides the commonly known capability to prevent from fungal diseases.
Influence of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) on growth and yield performance of Brazilian spinach (Alternanthera sissoo)
Authors: Alam Md Amirul , Rahmat Nur Amanina , Mijin Salumiah , Rahman Md. Sajedur , Hasan M.M.
Published: August 2022

The presence of abundant oil palm residues in Malaysia prompted the need to utilize this waste to avoid environmental pollution. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a thick, brownish liquid effluent comprising large amounts of solids and high organic content, convertible into a valuable source of biomass. Based on the nutrient content of POME, this waste has the potential to be utilised as an alternative source of plant nutrients and organic medium in different agricultural crop production. Very recent Brazilian spinach (Alternanthera sissoo) is getting rapid interest among scientists and nutritionists for its easy growing and great nutritional values. But growing this spinach in Malaysia is still unfamiliar and no information about growing it using POME. Therefore, a study was conducted to determine the effects of different ratios of POME on growth and yield performance of Brazilian spinach (Alternanthera sissoo). The experiment was conducted at Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan campus, Sabah, Malaysia. The stem cuttings of Brazilian spinach were transplanted into polybags containing different ratios of POME, cocopeat and sands as T1 (70% POME + 15% cocopeat + 15% sand), T2 (60% POME + 20% cocopeat + 20% sand), T3 (50% POME + 25% cocopeat + 25% sand) and T4 (normal soils) as control treatment following randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. Among all the measured parameters significantly (P≤0.05) the highest plant height (30.68 cm), maximum numbers of branches (14.50), maximum numbers of leaves (60.50), canopy coverage area (29.13 cm2), highest growth rate (78.0%), maximum fresh weight (330 g) and maximum dry weight (79.63 g) all were achieved from the Brazilian spinach grown under T1, followed by T2 and T3. So, from the overall findings undoubtedly it can be concluded that T1 was the best treatment for overall growth and yield of Brazilian spinach.
Regional Airports and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Single European Aviation Market
Authors: Nicolas Volkhausen
Published: August 2022

This paper exploits market changes induced by the Single European Aviation market liberalization initiative to bring new evidence on the link between regional airports and economic development. Using administrative level data for the EU-15, a difference-in-differences research design is applied to identify the causal effects and spillovers of regional airports on local economic activity, population, and employment. The results suggest that the presence of regional airports on economic activity in the EU is positive and ranges between 2 and 6 percent. Population levels increase between 1 and 3 percent and the effect on employment is in the magnitude of 2 percent. An additional instrumental variable estimation points towards a similar outcome, with each additional 1 million passengers yielding to a positive effect between 2 and 3 percent on GDP.
Characterization And Acute Toxicity Test Of Black Garlic Ethanol Exctract Based On OECD
Authors: Rumaseuw Ellen Stephanie , Iskandar Yoppi , Halimah Eli , Zuhrotun Ade
Published: August 2022

Background: Garlic (Allium sativum, L) was used empirically by the ancestors as a useful plant for hypercholesterolemia. The processed garlic product, namely black garlic, has gone through an optimal heating process at a temperature of 70oC for 21 days. Black garlic can become a standardized herb if it has been through characterization and toxicity tests.

Methods: The characterization test is known by measuring several general standard parameters of Indonesian extracts. Acute toxicity test was carried out by dividing 5 treatment groups namely negative control, group I (5 mg/kg BW), group II (50 mg/kg BW), group III (300 mg/kg BW), group IV (2000 mg/kg BW).

Results: The results showed that the standardization of black garlic extract has a drying shrinkage content of 7.24%, a water content of 8.8%, a total ash content of 4.79%, an acid insoluble ash content of 1.52%, a water soluble extract content of 7.47% and an ethanol soluble extract content of 9.3% which is still into the Indonesian herbal pharmacopoeia standard and the administration of black garlic ethanol extract caused mild toxic symptoms during the acute toxicity test and obtained LD50 values > 2000 mg/kg BW.

Conclusion: Characterization of black garlic extract according to standardization parameters of Indonesian plant extracts and administration of ethanolic extract of black garlic has an LD50 value > 2000 mg/kg BW which is included in category 5 in the OECD.
Psychological Distress And The Sleep Quality In Older Patients With Chronic Disease
Authors: Yodang Yodang , Harisa Akbar , Syahrul Syahrul
Published: August 2022

Background: The prevalence of chronic disease in elderly increase year by year worldwide and it’s related to mortality and decrease of quality of life. The majority of elderly patients complaints about sleep disorders and that affects sleep quality, health status and quality of life. Psychological aspect was identified as one main contributor in sleep disorders among elderly who suffer from chronic disease. This study aims to determine the effect of psychological distress on sleep quality among elderly patients with chronic disease.
Methods: This study applied a quantitative research design with cross-sectional approach. The study conducted in a teaching university hospital from October to November 2021. Population is elderly with chronic diseases, the participants selected by using total sampling method. Data collection using psychological distress related questionnaire and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Data analysis applied Fishers’ Exact test.
Results: There are 52 older patients participate in this study. The study finding 85.6% participants have psychological distress and 51.9% have poor quality of sleep. Based on Fishers’ Exact test analysis, the p-value was 0.308 (statistically insignificant).
Conclusion: This study finding report that psychological distress statistically has no significant affect on sleep quality among elder patients who suffer from chronic disease. However, some participants have poor sleep quality. Study in advance to investigate how psychological status affect sleep quality is needed.
Differences In Level Of Spiritual Well-Being Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Urban And Rural Areas
Authors: Suyanto Suyanto , Astuti Sri Lestari Dwi
Published: August 2022

Background: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) require a prolonged treatment time so that their condition can get worse. This incident is related chiefly to spiritual well-being disorders such as boredom and hopelessness, which results in decreased Diabetes management. The study aims to analyze differences in the spiritual well-being level of T2DM patients in urban and rural areas. 

Methods: Quasi-experimental method with a two-group pre-post-test design without control was employed in this study. The population in the rural area were T2DM patients in Matesih Subdistrict, and the population in the urban area were members of the Persadia  Ngringo unit whose. Samples were taken using purposive sampling, obtaining 120 people. Data were collected using the SWBS questionnaire made by Ellison and modified with a validity of 0.803 and reliability of 0.911. After the pretest was carried out, the respondents were given a pocketbook and lectures on how to maintain spiritual well-being. Then, a posttest was conducted, obtaining normality of 0.93, causing the data to be analyzed using a t-test.  

Results: The spiritual well-being of people with T2DM in villages was 40% higher than those living in cities. The results of the t-test obtained a significant value of 0.04.  

Conclusion: There are differences in the spiritual well-being of T2DM patients in urban and rural areas. Attention and support to the spiritual well-being of T2DM patients should be given to carry out diabetes management properly.
Patient-reported outcomes: an overview of applications
Authors: Mukhina S. M. , Orlova E. V.
Published: August 2022

This article focuses on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and their role in decision making in patient-centred healthcare. Let»s look at how PRO can be used in clinical trials, to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, to validate a claim on a product label by regulatory authorities, and in clinical practice to monitor patient conditions.
Electronic medical records as a source of real-world clinical data
Authors: Gusev A. V. , Zingerman B. V. , Tyufilin D. S. , Zinchenko V. V.
Published: August 2022

Currently, information technologies are being actively introduced in the healthcare of the Russian Federation. The share of state and municipal medical organizations that have implemented various medical information systems increased from 3.9 % in 2007 to 91 % in 2021. One of the key tasks of informatization is the introduction of electronic medical records (EMRs), which accumulate large amounts of Real-World Data (RWD). Despite the importance of EHR as a source of RWD, they have a number of shortcomings, such as the decentralized nature of database management systems, unstructured information storage, etc. The article describes the sequential processes for collecting high-quality RWD based on EHR, including the use of artificial intelligence technologies, for the purposes of scientific research, the creation of decision support systems, statistical analysis, etc. The basis of the proposed methodology is the centralized collection of information from EMR in the so-called data lakes, where as much as possible of raw data on the patient is accumulated and subsequent extraction of data from unstructured records through natural language processing (NLP) models. The proposed technology, subject to continuous improvement, will provide a correct and comprehensive solution for the skilful understanding of any text from any medical record.
Tätigkeiten mit krebserzeugenden Gefahrstoffen – ein neues Webportal des IFA/Activities Involving Carcinogenic Hazard- ous Substances – a new IFA web portal
Authors: von Hahn Nadja , Steinhausen Marco , Haite Christine , Arnone Mario
Published: August 2022

Die Webseiten des Instituts für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA) enthalten seit Langem umfassende Informationen zu krebserzeugenden Gefahrstoffen – bisher über verschiedene Rubriken verteilt und aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln betrachtet. Nun haben Fachleute des IFA die verfügbaren Inhalte in einem neuen Webportal gebündelt, aktualisiert und ergänzt: https://www.dguv.de/ifa/praxishilfen/krebsportal/index.jsp. Die betrieblich Verantwortlichen in Sachen Arbeitsschutz finden hier ab sofort umfassende Unterstützung bei der Erfüllung der gesetzlichen Pflichten zum Schutz der Beschäftigten vor Gesundheitsgefährdungen bei Tätigkeiten mit krebserzeugenden Gefahrstoffen. Neben Grundlagen, z. B. Vorschriften und Regeln oder den einzuhaltenden Beurteilungsmaßstäben (BM), werden auch Hinweise zu den einzelnen Schritten der Gefährdungsbeurteilung sowie aktuelle Expositionsdaten von zahlreichen krebserzeugenden Gefahrstoffen angeboten.
Crowdsourcing als Möglichkeit zur Gewinnung atmosphärischer Messdaten/Crowdsourcing as a possibility for obtaining atmospheric measurement data
Authors: Foken Thomas , Bechtel Benjamin , Budde Matthias , Fenner Daniel , Knechtel Roy , Meier Fred
Published: August 2022

Die Entwicklung kostengünstiger Sensoren und die Verfügbarkeit massenhaft vorhandener meteorologischer Messdaten, vorwiegend des Luftdrucks, der Lufttemperatur und der Luftfeuchte, ermöglichen eine räumliche und zeitliche Verdichtung herkömmlicher Messnetze. Dies eröffnet damit neben der Wissenschaft auch Kommunen, Betrieben und anderen Einrichtungen völlig neue Möglichkeiten, z. B. bei der Umweltüberwachung und Beschreibung des Lokalklimas. Die leichte Verfügbarkeit und Bedienung der Sensoren ermöglicht es auch dem Laien, diese zu betreiben und sich an den Messprogrammen zu beteiligen oder sogar an der Auswertung mitzuwirken. Diese neue Möglichkeit der Sammlung und Einbeziehung von Messdaten außerhalb der Standardmessnetze wird als Crowdsourcing bezeichnet. Der Beitrag dient der Vorbereitung einer entsprechenden VDI-Richtlinie und beschreibt die zur Verfügung stehende Sensortechnik, die Sicherung der Datenqualität und die Möglichkeiten der Datenbearbeitung.
Policy Directions of Capital Gain Tax, Acquisition Tax, and House Rental Income Tax Systems
Authors:   KOREAN SOCIETY OF TAX LAW, Chung Ji Sun , Jung Jae Hyun
Published: August 2022

Capital gain tax and acquisition tax are representative real estate related taxes of Korea as well as comprehensive real estate tax. In case of capital gain tax, tax-free conditions of one-household-one house cases were re- peatedly strengthened and relieved and acquisition tax rates were increased and decreased depending on real estate price fluctuation. That is, when real estate prices fell, the policy to reduce tax burden of real estate was executed by relieving tax-free conditions of one-household-one house cases or reducing acquisition tax rates and, when real estate prices rose, the policy to increase tax burden of real estate was executed by strengthening tax-free conditions of one-household-one house cases or increasing acquisition tax rates.
However, it is questionable whether it was effective to change real estate taxation system depending on real estate price fluctuation and the effect might be negative in most of cases.
In such respect, the measures to improve capital gain tax and acquisition tax may be arranged as shown below.
First, in case of capital gain tax, it is desirable to increase the standard of a high-price house from KRW 1.2 billion to KRW 1.5 billion.
Second, when it would be desirable to define a one-household-one house case based on dwelling period rather than possession period.
Third, as special deduction for long-term possession basically intends removal of nominal gain, it is desirable to apply special deduction for long- term possession in case of multi-house holders, too.
Fourth, it would be desirable to abrogate heavy tax rates exceeding 50% for short-term holders and multi-house holders.
Fifth, it would not be desirable to reduce overall acquisition tax rates.
Sixth, it is desirable to maintain current 4% of acquisition tax rate for acquisition of houses with payment and to abrogate high acquisition tax rates for multi-house holders.
Seventh, it is required to set consistent taxation benefit in case of house rental income taxation system in order to give predictability and legal stability to registered rental businessmen.
A STUDY ON FINANCIAL PLANNING INFLUENCE THE INVESTMENT DECISION OF NON-TEACHING WOMEN STAFFS IN COLLEGES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE OF COIMBATORE CITY
Authors:   Ph.D. Scholar Department of Management Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Siva Kumar M , Venkatachalam S ,   Professor Department of Management Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
Published: August 2022

The main objective of the research is to determine the financial planning and investment decision of non-teaching staff in colleges done in Coimbatore city. Sample size of study is 90 and use cluster sampling technique is used for data collection. The major finding is most of the respondents are willing to take moderate risk investment, they expect 8-10% of returns from their investment, 25.56% of respondents are invest in physical gold. From the study all the respondents have known the ETF gold stock Mutual fund but them don’t have willing to invest in long term investments. Keywords: Financial planning, Investment decision, Investment pattern
ROBOT KINEMATICS ANALYSIS WITH SIMULATION OF MANIPULATOR TRAJECTORY UTILISING THE DH PARAMETER
Authors:   M.Tech in Machine Design,GIETU,Gunupur, Odisha, India, Nayak Durga Prasad , Rath Kali Charan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, GIETU, Gunupur, Odisha, India
Published: August 2022

Advanced mechanics is the sphere that arrangements with the introduction, usage, and manipulate of robots as well as tangible complaint and facts handling. In the approaching years, those advances will update people and human sporting activities. These robots can be utilized for any undertaking, however they are currently being used in sensitive conditions to identify bombs and cripple exceptional bombs, further to different matters. Mechanical generation is a place of technology and designing that joins mechanical designing, electrical designing, software engineering designing, and other designing disciplines. "Robot" is gotten from "robota," that's a slave or restricted work in Czech. Robots are given errands to finish, and they may do as consisting of thought they had been slaves. The expression "robotic" was first of all utilized in 1992 by way of Czech creator Karel Capek in his introduction of Rossum's Universal Robots (R.U.R). He guarantees that a robotic is a device with human-like expertise. Robots are likewise a worry and are step by step becoming a chunk of human life by way of supporting people in their professional and person lives in addition to shielding them from situations that may mean gambles, disquiet, redundancies, and different pessimistic feelings. Consequently, a robot operating with a selected stage of freedom might be an incredibly complicated electromechanical design whose sensible portrayal requests modern method. With the development of various technologies, the volume of tasks carried out by robots has increased, making it appealing for machines to augment human abilities and replace people with robots in temperamental and difficult situations. Robots addressing the future need to be visible as having human beauty on the subject of their plan, information, crafty, and responsiveness to finish responsibilities in human-like methods and to distinguish a actual and secure co-interest amongst human beings and robots. The main aim of industrial robot manipulator is to accomplish the desired position in the given workspace. In the present work direct kinematics mechanism is used to achieve the desired purpose. The objective of the work is to generate the end-effector trajectory for movement and to validate the same by using DH parameter. The trajectory with point to point uninterruptedness motion is the output of the robot programme associated with robot simulation model. This provides the creativity of work to satisfy the required objective. The paper also focuses to help the research scholar preparing the mathematical model for forward kinematics of customized robot for industrial application. Keywords: Robot, Simulation, DH parameter, end effector Manipulator, Direct Kinematics
In-silico drug likeness predictions of novel 9-benzyl-6-(furan-2-yl)-2-(N,N dimethylamino)- 9H-purine compound
Authors:   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Maharaja Agrasen University School of Pharmacy, Baddi, H.P., Singh Arvinder Pal , Goyal Ankush ,   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Maharaja Agrasen University School of Pharmacy, Baddi, H.P., Sethi Navjot Singh ,   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, CGC, Landran, SAS Nagar, Punjab.
Published: August 2022

In silico studies, are increasing now-a-days, as through computer mechanics, screening of novel compounds based upon their physicochemical properties is important to reduce the cost of synthesizing novel medicinal compounds. In silico studies by network analysis and throughout screening helps to know and calculate biological activity of medicinal compounds. Novel 9- benzylpurine derivatives synthesized previously are used to study its structure and bioavailability radar, physicochemical properties, lipophilicity, solubility, pharmacokinetics, drug likeness and medicinal chemistry properties. These properties are calculated by use of Chem draw, open babel[16] and SwissADME software available freely. The novel 9-benzyl-6-(furan-2-yl) -2-(N,N dimethylamino)-9H-purine compound[17] shows good druglikeness properties to make it orally active.
COVID-19: A Never Seen Pandemic
Authors:   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Kalahandi, India, Bagal Dilip Kumar , Patra Pravajyoti ,   Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Kalahandi, India
Published: August 2022

People have long been affected by epidemics and pandemics of communicable illnesses. The outbreaks have been around for thousands of years. Even in our modern day, epidemics have ravaged civilization till it leads people to despair. In the meanwhile, viruses have always offered huge difficulties that have ignited horrific epidemics and pandemics. A pandemic is the widespread spread of a new sickness. Viral respiratory diseases, such as those caused by a novel influenza virus or the coronavirus COVID-19, are the most likely to evolve into a pandemic. A pandemic is not the same as an epidemic. In an epidemic, many more cases of a health condition occur than would typically develop in a community or area, however the ailment does not move outside. The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for declaring when a worldwide epidemic is underway. The WHO achieves this by monitoring outbreaks of a disease and receiving advice from worldwide health experts. This paper depicts the impact of COVID-19 in globally in various fields and also visualize the current status of this pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19; Confirmed Case; Pandemic; WHO
Variability studies in F2 population of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) for quantitative and qualitative traits
Authors:   Ph. D Student, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, TNAU, Coimbatore – 03, Tamil Nadu, India., Subhashini S
Published: August 2022

The present investigation on F2 population of TCH 1828 X GTHV 15-34, CO 14 X GISV 323, CO 14 X RHC 1409 and CO 17 X KC 3 were used for the variability studies thereby identifying the phenotypic (PCV), genotypic variations (GCV), heritability (h2) and genetic advance as percent of mean (GAM) present in the population. Heritability and genetic advance are crucial selection criteria. Heritability estimates combined with genetic advance are usually more accurate in forecasting gain under selection than heritability estimates. Seed cotton yield per plant was observed to have additive gene action, high heritability, and high genetic advance as a percent of mean, therefore it may be chosen as the essential feature for population growth among all the traits evaluated in all the crosses under study. The crosses TCH 1828 X GTHV 15-34 and CO 14 X RHC 1409 for the trait, number of bolls per plant and the cross TCH 1828 X GTHV 15-34 for the trait, boll weight per plant also had high heritability and high genetic advance as percent of mean hence additive in nature hence could be taken for direct selection for the improvement of the population. All other traits studied were found to contribute non-additive or epistatic gene action, hence heterosis breeding could be performed for the enhancement of the population for these traits. Key words: GCV, PCV, heritability, GAM, G. hirsutum L., variability studies, F2 population
Genetic studies of correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and fibre quality traits in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Authors:   Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Keerthivarman K
Published: August 2022

Sixteen Line × Tester hybrids were studied to better understand yield component relationships. The number of bolls per plant and boll weight had a substantial positive correlation and a high direct influence on seed cotton yield per plant, according to both association and route analysis analyses. Finally, selecting some features, such as number of bolls per plant and boll weight, directly impacts seed cotton yield per plant. Furthermore, number of bolls per plant had a substantially favourable indirect influence on number of sympodial branches per plant, micronaire value, and lint index through number of sympodial branches per plant, micronaire value, and lint index. The lint index had a significant indirect impact on the seed index. Selection based on these qualities indirectly increases seed cotton output per plant by a large margin. As a result, the yield and yield potential have improved. Key words: Path analysis, Cotton, Correlation co-efficient and Gossypium hirsutum L
Analyzing the Machining Effectiveness of EDM on Inconel 718 Using Copper and Graphite Electrode
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, GIET University, Gunupur, India, Mishra Sidhesh
Published: August 2022

Inconel 718 is a nickel-based super alloy that is well suited for applications requiring high strength and better wear resistance in a varying temperature environment. Owing to its higher strength, most of the conventional machining techniques fail to machine Inconel 718 material. Electric discharge machining was found to be a good alternative to the conventional techniques to machine such superalloys. In this paper, the machining characteristics of Inconel 718 were investigated using copper and graphite electrode. A mixed-level Taguchi L18 orthogonal array is chosen to conduct the experiments with varying process parameters like tool material, pulse on time (Ton), voltage (v), and current (I). Material Removal Rate (MRR), Tool Wear Rate (TWR), and Surface roughness (Ra) are the performance characteristics selected for evaluation. The developed model was found to be in good agreement and the Cu tool gives the best result. Keywords: Electrical Discharge Machining, Inconel 718, Taguchi L18 array; Optimization, MRR, TWR,
COMPARISON OF MULTISTOREY BUILDING USING RESPONSE SPECTRUM ANALYSIS IN DIFFERENT SEISMIC ZONES BY USING STAAD.PRO SOFTWARE
Authors:   PG Scholar, Dept. Of Civil Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, India, Gupta Diksha , Hazari Deepti ,   Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, India
Published: August 2022

A multi-storey building is just a building that has multiple storeys above the ground. A multi storied building is either residential or commercial. Migration of individuals from rural to urban centres where job opportunities are significant. The land available for building to accommodate this migration is becoming scarce which ends in rapid increase within the cost of land. And this leads to construction of multi-storeyed buildings as they supply an outsized floor area in an exceedingly relatively small area of land in urban cities. A comparison of highrise buildings by response spectrum analysis in different seismic zones of India. The main objective of this research paper is to compare regular and irregular buildings in seismic zone III & zone V by response spectrum analysis in STAAD. Pro. The soil type taken into consideration is medium soil type. The aim is to find base shear, storey drift and story displacement and eigen value and eigen vector by response spectrum analysis. Cost analysis has also been done. Analysis is done as per IS 456:2000 and IS 1893:2002. It focuses on dynamic analysis of buildings. Without increasing the area, we can extend only the building’s floor to design a multi-storied building as this will save overall building cost. Key Words: Seismic Analysis, Response Spectrum Analysis, Base Shear, Storey Drift, Story Displacement, STAAD.Pro
Investigation of Usability of Artificial Intelligence Semantic Video Processing Methods in Medicine
Authors: UCUZAL Hasan , KÜÇÜKAKÇALI Zeynep , GÜLDOĞAN Emek
Published: August 2022

Aim: The goal of this study is to produce user-friendly software for healthcare professionals with various approaches such as detection, identification, classification, and tracking of polyps contained in endoscopic images utilizing appropriate video/image processing techniques and CNN architecture.

Material and Method: There were 345 photos in total in the study. These photographs are images depicting anatomical milestones, clinical findings, or gastrointestinal procedures in the digestive tract that have been documented and validated by medical specialists (skilled endoscopists). Each class has hundreds of images. The photos were downloaded from https://datasets.simula.no/kvasir, which is a free source for educational and research purposes. In the modeling phase, CNN and the Max-Margin object detection technique (MMOD), one of the deep neural network designs in the Dlib package, were employed. The data set was separated as 80% training and 20% test dataset using the simple cross-validation method (hold-out). Precision, recall, F1-score, average precision (AP), mean average precision (mAP), ideal localization recall precision (oLRP), mean optimal LRP (moLRP), and intersection over union (IoU) were used to evaluate model performance.

Results: When the previously described steps were performed on the open-access video image dataset of endoscopic polyps in the current study, all performance metrics examined in the training dataset received a value of 1, whereas, in the test dataset precision, sensitivity, F1-score, AP, mAP, oLRP, and moLRP were 98%, 90%, 94%, 89%, 89%, 48%, and 48% respectively.

Conclusion: The proposed approach was found to make accurate predictions in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal polyps based on the values of the calculated performance criteria.
Churg Strauss Syndrome after Leech Therapy: A Case Report
Authors: GUNAY Dilhan , VURAL KESKİNLER Miraç
Published: August 2022

Churg Strauss Syndrome (CSS) is a necrotizing vasculitis affecting small vessels. Although there are many accompanying findings, this syndrome has distinctive clinical findings such as asthma, nasal polyposis, and hypereosinophilia. Here, we describe a case report of a 48-year-old male patient with known asthma and nasal polyposis, who applied to the emergency department with a sudden worsening of consciousness and bullous lesions on the ankle after undergoing leech therapy (hirudotherapy), accompanied by mononeuritis multiplex and other clinical findings. Clinical findings, laboratory, electromyography, lumbar puncture, radiological imaging methods, histopathological examination and transthoracic echocardiography were used to diagnose CSS. In addition, it was desired to draw attention to the fact that leech therapy may trigger hyperosinophilia in vasculitis group diseases and cause serious complications in the individual.
A Key Metabolic Regulator of Bone and Cartilage Health
Authors: Pérez-Hernández Elizabeth , Pastrana-Carballo Jesús Javier , Gómez-Chávez Fernando , Gupta Ramesh C. , Pérez-Hernández Nury
Published: August 2022

Taurine, a cysteine-derived zwitterionic sulfonic acid, is a common ingredient in energy drinks and is naturally found in fish and other seafood. In humans, taurine is produced mainly in the liver, and it can also be obtained from food. In target tissues, such as the retina, heart, and skeletal muscle, it functions as an essential antioxidant, osmolyte, and antiapoptotic agent. Taurine is also involved in energy metabolism and calcium homeostasis. Taurine plays a considerable role in bone growth and development, and high-profile reports have demonstrated the importance of its metabolism for bone health. However, these reports have not been collated for more than 10 years. Therefore, this review focuses on taurine–bone interactions and covers recently discovered aspects of taurine’s effects on osteoblastogenesis, osteoclastogenesis, bone structure, and bone pathologies (e.g., osteoporosis and fracture healing), with due attention to the taurine–cartilage relationship.
Assessment of some bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for drought tolerance using SSR and ISSR markers
Authors: ATEŞ-SÖNMEZOĞLU Özlem , ÇEVİK Elçin , TERZİ-AKSOY Begüm
Published: August 2022

As a result of the rapid increase in the world population, the need for wheat, which is one of the main nutrition in the human diet, is also rapidly increases. However, due to yield losses caused by abiotic stress factors such as drought, wheat production is not sufficient. Therefore, genetic characterization studies performed on wheat genotypes in terms of drought tolerance are important. In this study, genetic characterization of wheat genotypes regardingdrought tolerance was carried out by using molecular markers associated with drought-tolerance genes. For this purpose, 14 polymorphic markers were used to be able to distinguish between the control groups. Genetic characterization of 27 bread wheat genotypes by using eight ISSR markers revealed a polymorphism rate of 75.8%, and the mean PIC was calculated as 0.55. Based on the results of the genetic characterization performed with six SSR markers, the mean PIC value was 0.77, the mean He was 0.79, and the mean allele number was 6.7. In this study, the characterization of drought-tolerant and sensitive genotypes was carried out, and the potentials of genotypes for breeding studies were revealed. This study also indicates that used SSRs and ISSRs markers are useful in marker-assisted breeding about drought tolerance.
In food safety control overview of using Real-Time PCR
Authors: ARTUVAN Erdem , AKSAY Salih
Published: August 2022

The identity-determining importance of nucleic acids in living beings is a guide for reaching the desired information about food in quality control analyzes. With these goals, the popularity of Real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) methods, which are one of the nucleic acid-based methods, is rapidly increasing due to their high reproducibility, precision and fast result production. It is thought that informative studies about the analysis using the device will provide a basis for researches on the subject. This review contains information about the studies conducted on Real-Time PCR analysis used to detect imitation / adulteration and cheating in foods. General descriptions about the operation of the Real-Time PCR methods are given. The quality control analyzes in which the method was used were classified and explanations were made about each analysis area and examples from the studies in the literature were given.
CONTRIBUIÇÕES DO SISTEMA NERVOSO CENTRAL NO PROCESSO DE APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Aparecida Cerqueira Rodrigues Michele
Published: August 2022

A neurociência se apresenta como campo científico, autonomamente, desde a década de setenta. Ela contribui para o  aprofundamento de várias áreas, inclusive a aprendizagem. O objetivo deste artigo é lançar um olhar acerca do funcionamento cerebral durante o processo de aprendizagem para ajudar professores no desenvolvimento de atividades coerentes ao perfil do alunado atendido. O método PRISMA foi utilizado para estabelecer os parâmetros adequados para a pesquisa exploratória com cunho bibliográfico. Assim, 40% dos artigos se mostraram relevantes para meta análise. Constatou-se ser relevante utilizar estratégias em sala de aula que contribuam na liberação dos neurotransmissores causadores de bem-estar, proporcionando a motivação dos alunos e melhor retenção das informações apresentadas. Por isso, o conteúdo necessita de contextualização e diversificação de metodologias a fim de atingir a classe como um todo, focando na educação inclusiva.
In-Service Science Teacher’s Perceptions Towards the Use of Information Communication Technology Tools in Teaching and Learning in a COVID-19 Environment
Authors: Mafa Rodnie Kgalemelo , Govender Desmond Wesley
Published: August 2022

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been growing incredibly for the past twenty years in most sectors; however, much needs to be achieved within the education fraternity itself. Teachers are still relying on traditional teaching methods and Botswana is currently far behind in benefiting from ICT usage in the classroom. This study critically analysed the ICT infrastructure found in Botswana’s secondary schools, assesses teachers’ skills, knowledge, confidence, and their perception of the integration of ICT in teaching and learning. A mixed-methods approach was used to collect data from 350 respondents. The results revealed that ICT use and integration in Botswana secondary schools during the Covid – 19 period posed some challenges even though it was beneficial to an extent where there was learner academic improvement. This has been influenced by factors such as lack of skills, lack of confidence in the use of technology by teachers, and lack of ICT equipment in schools. The study recommends that schools should be equipped with the relevant ICT infrastructures, have adequate resources, and that facilitators should be trained on the right pedagogies and use of ICT in teaching and learning. Furthermore, curriculum developers should integrate ICT teaching in subject areas. The findings of this study will contribute to the correct pedagogies and best practices of teaching, and how issues teachers found in technology use can be solved and addressed amicably for the benefit of the greater masses. The educational stakeholders can make use of these findings to improve knowledge and attitudes toward the successful adoption and implementation of information and communication technologies in teaching and learning during the pandemic.

Keywords: technology adoption, in-service teachers, perceptions towards
A Probabilistic Autoencoder for Type Ia Supernova Spectral Time Series
Authors: Stein George , Seljak Uroš , Böhm Vanessa , Aldering G. , Antilogus P. , Aragon C. , Bailey S. , Baltay C. , Bongard S. , Boone K. , Buton C. , Copin Y. , Dixon S. , Fouchez D. , Gangler E. , Gupta R. , Hayden B. , Hillebrandt W. , Karmen M. , Kim A. G. , Kowalski M. , Küsters D. , Léget P.-F. , Mondon F. , Nordin J. , Pain R. , Pecontal E. , Pereira R. , Perlmutter S. , Ponder K. A. , Rabinowitz D. , Rigault M. , Rubin D. , Runge K. , Saunders C. , Smadja G. , Suzuki N. , Tao C. , Taubenberger S. , Thomas R. C. , Vincenzi M. ,   The Nearby Supernova Factory
Published: August 2022

We construct a physically parameterized probabilistic autoencoder (PAE) to learn the intrinsic diversity of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from a sparse set of spectral time series. The PAE is a two-stage generative model, composed of an autoencoder that is interpreted probabilistically after training using a normalizing flow. We demonstrate that the PAE learns a low-dimensional latent space that captures the nonlinear range of features that exists within the population and can accurately model the spectral evolution of SNe Ia across the full range of wavelength and observation times directly from the data. By introducing a correlation penalty term and multistage training setup alongside our physically parameterized network, we show that intrinsic and extrinsic modes of variability can be separated during training, removing the need for the additional models to perform magnitude standardization. We then use our PAE in a number of downstream tasks on SNe Ia for increasingly precise cosmological analyses, including the automatic detection of SN outliers, the generation of samples consistent with the data distribution, and solving the inverse problem in the presence of noisy and incomplete data to constrain cosmological distance measurements. We find that the optimal number of intrinsic model parameters appears to be three, in line with previous studies, and show that we can standardize our test sample of SNe Ia with an rms of 0.091 ± 0.010 mag, which corresponds to 0.074 ± 0.010 mag if peculiar velocity contributions are removed. Trained models and codes are released at https://github.com/georgestein/suPAErnova.
Statistical Significance of Mission Parameters on the Deflection Efficiency of Kinetic Impacts: Applications for the Next-generation Kinetic Impactor
Authors: DeCoster Mallory E. , Rainey Emma S.G. , Rosch Thomas W. , Stickle Angela M.
Published: August 2022

Understanding how to deflect an incoming asteroid is of great importance and a focus of research undertaken internationally by the planetary defense community. Deflection of an asteroid by a kinetic impactor is one such mitigation method that has a high degree of technological maturity. In 2022, NASA’s planetary defense mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will provide the first full-scale technology demonstration of a kinetic impactor. However, the DART mission is just a single test of one kinetic impactor design, prompting the question: Is it possible to optimize the design of a kinetic impactor to make it the most efficient deflector that it can be? In this paper, we use high-fidelity hydrodynamic simulations to examine the effect of five mission parameters (impactor mass, impact velocity, impactor composition, impactor geometry, and target strength) on three observables related to deflection efficiency (crater morphology, ejecta distribution, and momentum transfer) resulting from kinetic impacts. We find that the most significant mission parameters for determining postimpact factors are the impact velocity, impactor mass, and target strength. The impactor geometry and impactor composition emerge as statistically nonsignificant. Overall, we find that the ogive impactor geometry results in the highest variance in predicting the momentum enhancement factor (β), and that generally, impactors with smaller volumes and flat leading edges (plates and rings) produce smaller craters and less ejecta mass compared to impactors with larger volumes and sharper leading edges (spheres, ogives, and cones).
Characteristics Patients with Borderline Ovarian Tumor at Sanglah General Hospital: From Pre- to Post-operative Approach
Authors: Budiana Nyoman Gede , Kurniawan Polo Ishak
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND: Specific epidemiology data of borderline ovarian tumor (BOT) might be beneficial for the early diagnosis of BOT. The scarcity of BOT epidemiological data in Indonesia urged the writer to study further.

AIM: The objectives of the study were to obtain the characteristics of BOT patients in Sanglah General Hospital between 2018 and 2019 according to sociodemographic, hormonal, clinical, and patient outcome factors.

METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive retrospective study. Data were obtained from patient’s medical records at medical records installation Sanglah General Hospital between March 2020 and July 2020. Descriptive data collected from medical records were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2010 and presented in tables and narrative form.

RESULTS: From sociodemographic factors, we found that majority of BOT patients were >40 years old, multiparous women, married, low educated, housewives, and had normal BMI. From hormonal factors, we found that experienced menarche between 11 and 15 years old, most of the patients were already menopause, did not use any contraception. From clinical factors, we found that many were referral cases, with abdominal pain as the main complaint, varied CA 125 and risk of malignancy index levels, unilateral mass, suspected with malignant ovarian cyst when being diagnosed earlier. From patient outcome factors, we found that the majority underwent definitive surgery with no post-operative CA 125 level, no malignant cells on cytology examination, borderline mucinous type in both frozen section and paraffin block examination, and followed up after surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians could use these characteristics as a reference in diagnosing a patient who fits the profile.
Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Clinical Epidemiological and Radiological Evaluation
Authors: Azemi Edona Sopaj , Kola Sandër , Kola Irena , Tanka Marjeta , Bilaj Fatmir , Abazaj Erjona
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND: A herniated disc in the spine is a condition during which a nucleus pulposus is displaced from intervertebral space. AIM: The study aimed to investigate and observe variation of clinical, epidemiological, and radiological aspects for patients suspected of lumbar herniation based on observed evaluation of CT and MRI imagery. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted during the periods March 2015 and November 2019. Patients were subjected to MRI and CT based on the emergency or scheduled of diagnose. All MRI scans were obtained with 1.5 tesla MRI machine and for CT had undergone examinations with one of the following equipment: Siemens with 128 slice and Phillips 64 slice. The patients were placed in supine position. RESULTS: Overall 194 symptomatic patients were recruited as a participant in this study, 118 men and 76 women with an average age of 44.9 ±10.4 years. Patients belong to the active age (35–44-years-old and 45–54-years-old) appeared to have the highest percentage of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) 30.9% and 25.8%, respectively. There were a significant association between such as epidemiological data (such as gender, BMI, age groups, and employment status) and presence of LDH, p ˂ 0.05. Acute pain was presented in 69.07% of patients and according to complaint associated with low back pain (LBP), most of them 47.4% appeared with Right Sciatica. MRI is the most diagnostic methods used in evaluation of LDH in 52% of patients, and CT was used in 48% of them. The most common changes were between L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5. Furthermore, the grading findings which corresponding to lumbosacral segment were Grade I and Grade II. Grade V was less common. CONCLUSION: This study involving patients with lumbar disk herniation and associated LBP showed that a combination of clinical features and epidemiological predicted the presence or absence of a significant association. Further research is required to validate these findings in different types of LDH and LBP for other findings and conditions.