bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of some phytogenic additives as dietary supplements on performance, egg quality, serum biochemical parameters and oxidative status in laying hens
Authors: ALAGAWANY MAHMOUD , EL-HACK MOHAMED E ABD , SAEED MUHAMMAD , ARAIN MUHAMMAD A , BHUTTO ZOHAIB A , FAZLANI SARFRAZ A , BROHI SARFRAZ A , ARIF MUHAMMAD
Published: March 2023

The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of some phytogenic feed additives on performance and quality of eggs as well as blood constituents and antioxidant indices in laying hens. Hi-sex Brown laying hens (72) were assigned to 3 dietary treatments (6 replications of 4 hens in a group) and were fed the basal diet or diets supplemented with 0.9% of rosemary and thyme herbs till 52 wk-old. There were no differences in feed intake andegg weight due to herbs addition. Feed conversion ratio, egg production and egg output improved with herbal plants supplementation compared to control. Egg quality traits were significantly affected by herbs supplementation.There were significant differences among the different experimental groups and control on all serum constituents studied except total protein, albumin and HDL-cholesterol. In comparison to control, the dietenriched with rosemary herb significantly lowered serum triglyceride, cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Super oxide dismutase (SOD) activity was statistically improved in phytogenic additive groups, and was maximized (277 U/ml) with dietary thyme. While, malonaldehyde (MDA) level decreased compared to control. It can be concluded that thyme and rosemary supplemented up to 0.9% can be used as effective naturalfeed additives in layer diets to improve performance, immune response and antioxidant status.
Push and Pull factors of migration amongst livestock rearers distressed by national calamity in India: A Polytomous Universal Model analysis
Authors: LAL SUDHANAND PRASAD , KADIAN K S , WODAJO WORKNEH ABEBE
Published: March 2023

An endeavor was made to figure out push and pull factors of migration amongst livestock rearers distressed by national calamity in India. Reckoning ordinal response of 160 respondents; 86, 38 and 36 respondents were classified as not-adopter, partially adopter and fully adopter of migration, respectively; subsequently coding it into 0, 1 and 2 for the final Polytomous Universal Model (PLUM). Triangulation of different tests was done to justify aptness of PLUM. Predictor variables viz. age, income, livestock-holding [odds ratio (OR), 0.638; 99% CI of Estimate (E) =-.799 to -.101] and skilled work was statistically significant at 1% level but age and livestock-holding was found to be negatively significant. However, remaining 2 explanatory variables viz. expectation level and land holdings increased the probability for migration among farmers. Major push factor of migration was non-availability ofwork during agricultural lean season and pull factor was expectation of higher income. This plausibly signifies that, if curbing migration from rural to urban region is a policy agenda of government, variables identified through PLUM, viz. age, income, livestock-holding and skilled work should be given due consideration. The researchers conclude that the identified predictive variables could become cornerstone for migratory research work among livestock rearers, as such an investigation is scarce in India and worldwide.
PENINGKATAN DIGITAL SKILL BAGI PENGUSAHA UMKM
Authors: Wati Lela Nurlaela , Mulyanti Rita Yuni , Soma A. Mukti , Supriatiningsih Supriatiningsih , Darwis Hidayat
Published: March 2023

Micro, small and medium enterprises are required to continue to move quickly to keep up with changes and to be able to adapt to modern and dynamic environmental conditions. Business innovation by utilizing the development of digital technology, has a major influence on the perspective of MSMEs in running their business. It is very important for SMEs to optimize the use of increasingly sophisticated technology and the use of social media as a means of social networking in marketing their products. Therefore the community service team from STIE Muhammadiyah Jakarta conducts training to increase the digital skills of MSME entrepreneurs in collaboration with the Telkom Community Development Center Jakarta, with the aim of providing explanations and understanding for all MSME participants regarding the use of digital technology, Providing tips on how to deal with problems in this era 4.0, provides an understanding of the use of copy writing to increase sales and provides tips on how to establish as many social networks as possible. MSMEs understand the importance of using digital so they can get used to processing today's technology, know tips on using digital in dealing with problems in the 4.0 era, know the use of copy writing so that sales increase, communication networks will be established between each other and the community.
Specific prostate antigen in adults of the urban parishes of Cuenca - Ecuador
Authors: Macero Méndez Reina María , Cabrera Vicuña José Antonio
Published: March 2023

The objective of this research was to determine the values of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood serum of 1100 adults aged 40 to 80 who reside in the urban parishes of the city of Cuenca during 2018. The micro ELISA technique was used to determine PSA values, a glycoprotein secreted by the prostatic epithelium that allows sperm liquefaction and spermatozoa mobility. The results revealed that 8 % of patients had values higher than 4 ng/ml, considered as the maximum limit of normality and present in prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. 50 % of positive cases belonged to the age group of 70 to 80 years, finding statistical significance (p<0,05) when related to variables such as age, family history, and sexual activity, highlighting the importance of establishing periodic control of this tumor marker for early detection
Acute acalculous cholecystitis as a manifestation of Canine Leptospirosis
Authors: Tintel Maria Jose , Rivas Jorge , Marini Romina
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Leptospirosis is considered the most widespread zoonosis in the world. It is typically transmitted through direct contact of the skin and mucous membranes with urine, blood, and other organic fluids contaminated by infected animals.
Aim: To present relevant data on dogs with acalculous cholecystitis as a relevant symptom in leptospirosis.
Methods: This study had a retrospective design. The data was collected from various private veterinary clinics in Asunción, Paraguay during the period from August 2022 to January 2023.
Results: The age range of the dogs analyzed ranged from 1 to 7 years. 4/6 were males, being able to adjudicate the predominance by sniffing habits and territorial behavior, which makes it more predisposing. The leukocyte count ranged from 7,900 to 16,200 cells/μl. Leukocytosis is the increase in the number of cells of the white blood series, indicating that there is an intense activity of the defenses against an infection of bacterial origin. In cases of acute leptospirosis, leukocytosis usually occurs in moderate or severe cases. However, in most of the cases that are oligosymptomatic or pictures similar to viral processes, the leukocytes usually have counts within normal limits; Likewise, it is common to see leukopenia in seriously ill patients or in patients with associated comorbidity.
Conclusions: It is important, in canine patients with non-specific symptoms accompanied by AAC symptoms, to include leptospirosis as a differential diagnosis, to implement adequate antibiotic treatment and avoid unnecessary surgical procedures
A víz körforgalma a légkörben és a 2022-es rendkívüli aszály meteorológiai háttere
Authors: Horváth Ákos , Breuer Hajnalka
Published: March 2023

A víz meghatározó szerepet játszik az időjárás alakításában. A légkörbe való bepárolgásától kezdve a halmazállapot-változáson keresztül a kihullásig erősen hat a légköri energia-forgalomra, és a légkör sugárzás-háztartására, végső soron az időjárás alakulására. A légköri vízforgalomban jelentkező zavar pedig szó szerint létkérdés lehet az élővilág, így az ember számára is. A víz légköri mozgása három körre bontható: a kisskálájú, vagy konvektív ciklusra ciklusra, amely leginkább, a gomolyfelhőkhöz, illetve zivatarfelhőkhöz, azaz a konvekcióhoz kapcsolható, a ciklonok skáláján zajló szinoptikus skálájú ciklusra, és az éghajlati övek közötti makroskálájú áramlásra, vagyis a hemiszférikus skálájú folyamatokra. Az egyes ciklusok szerepe térben és időben változik, azonban, ha bármelyik körben is valamilyen anomália lép fel, az szárazságot, vagy éppen árvizekkel terhelt időszakot hozhat magával. A 2022-es rendkívül erős, globális skálán jelentkező aszályos időszakban mindhárom skálán zavarok keletkeztek ( Horváth et al. al., 2022). A tanulmány célja a három vízciklus, sajátosságainak áttekintése és a szélsőséges aszály kialakulásában játszott szerepük bemutatása.
Szárazság Magyarországon 2022-ben és a múltban
Authors: Szentes Olivér
Published: March 2023

A 2022-es évben Magyarországon és Európa jelentős részén rendkívüli szárazságot figyelhettünk meg. A tartósan csapadékszegény időjárás következtében sokfelé aszály alakult ki, ami nyáron tetőzött. A legsúlyosabb aszály Magyarországon az Alföld középső és tiszántúli részén volt. Ez a tanulmány a 2022-es év csapadékviszonyai mellett foglalkozik a csapadék térbeli és időbeli változékonyságával, a meteorológiai mérések kezdete óta tapasztalt száraz időszakokkal, valamint az elmúlt 500 évben feljegyzett extrém száraz évekkel, időszakokkal.
A 2022-es aszály agrometeorológiai elemzése
Authors: Erdődiné Molnár Zsófia , Kovács Attila Viktor
Published: March 2023

A mezőgazdaság szempontjából a csapadék és a hőmérséklet a két legfontosabb meteorológiai elem. Előbbi hosszabb időszakon át jelentkező hiánya egyaránt nagy hatással van a növénytermesztésre és az állattenyésztésre is. A történelmi időkben a 2022-eshez hasonló rendkívül száraz éveket mindig éhínség követte az adott területen (Réthly A., 1998), és bár a XXI. században ettől nem kell tartanunk Magyarországon, az aszálynak így is súlyos következményei vannak az élelmiszertermelésre. A szárazság nem egyforma mértékben érintette hazánk egyes tájegységeit, így a terméshozamokban is számottevő különbségek adódtak. Cikkünkben a 2022-es év első nyolc hónapjában tapasztalt nagyfokú aszály sajátosságait és mezőgazdaságra gyakorolt hatásait tekintjük át.
Trabajadores sindicalizados y no sindicalizados: ¿Buscando o eludiendo la igualdad?
Authors: CORNEJO VARGAS CARLOS
Published: March 2023

El propósito de este trabajo estuvo orientado en mostrar los resultados respecto a una investigación que tuvo como finalidad establecer de qué modo la contratación de personas que se desempeñan como obreros en la Municipalidad Provincial de Cajamarca mediante contratos distintos al régimen laboral general de la actividad privada afecta el principio de igualdad y no discriminación laboral. Para lo cual, nos enfocamos en brindar los alcances más importantes sobre la igualdad y no discriminación, que permitió interpretarlo tanto en el ámbito internacional como nacional; establecimos el marco normativo aplicable a las personas que se desempeñan como obreros. Paralelamente, se analizaron pronunciamientos jurisdiccionales que permitieron analizar la discriminación laboral durante el acceso al trabajo de dichas personas; y, finalmente, se determinó la afectación de los derechos laborales específicos e inespecíficos afectados ante la vulneración del principio bajo estudio.
El necesario incremento de la licencia por paternidad como señal de compromiso en la vigencia del principio de igualdad y no discriminación en las relaciones laborales
Authors: CALDERÓN PAREDES CECILIA
Published: March 2023

La construcción social del rol asociado a la mujer impacta negativamente en la posibilidad de que ejerza libremente su derecho al trabajo, pues las actividades que se le atribuyen no son valorizadas económicamente en la sociedad. Por ello, es necesario emprender acciones dirigidas a eliminar estos estereotipos de género, lo que proponemos se realice a través del derecho a la conciliación.

El presente articulo reflexiona acerca de las licencias por maternidad y paternidad, como manifestaciones del derecho a la conciliación, concluyendo que se requiere incrementar la duración de la licencia por paternidad para promover la participación igualitaria del hombre y la mujer en el cuidado de los recién nacidos.
Igualdad salarial: desarrollos actuales, perspectivas y debates
Authors: BLUME MOORE IVÁN
Published: March 2023

Este artículo hace un repaso de las principales tendencias y perspectivas actuales sobre la igualdad salarial. Revisa los desarrollos recientes en el ordenamiento jurídico peruano, incluyendo las resoluciones sobre la materia expedidas por el Tribunal de Fiscalización Laboral de la SUNAFIL. Asimismo, presenta un panorama sobre los nuevos enfoques e instrumentos que se están impulsando desde ámbitos como la Unión Europea y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) para reducir la brecha salarial. En particular, analiza el creciente debate alrededor de las medidas de transparencia salarial.
Estigma y discriminación vinculada con la salud mental en el acceso al empleo
Authors: REBAZA SANTA CRUZ SILVIA
Published: March 2023

Diversos grupos históricamente discriminados mantienen al día de hoy limitaciones en el ejercicio en su derecho a la igualdad y acceso al empleo, sin embargo, uno de los grupos más estigmatizados es el de aquellos que tienen diversas condiciones o afectaciones vinculadas a la salud mental. Estas personas no solo son discriminadas en el trabajo, sino que también enfrentan muchas veces evaluaciones psicológicas para el acceso al empleo, que los limita indebidamente. En este trabajo buscamos profundizar en el tema y dar pautas para la solución.
Mise en scène de la mort dans les manifestations de grèves au Gabon
Authors: Etoughé-Efé Jean-Emery
Published: March 2023

Les revendications corporatistes et/ou salariales sont au centre des conflits entre les employeurs et les ouvriers/employés. Elles peuvent s’exprimer sous forme de grèves. Ce sont des luttes liées au travail qui s’intègrent dans les rapports sociaux conflictuels et qui régissent les sociétés d’aujourd’hui. De ce point de vue, le travail est toujours au coeur des conflits dans les sociétés modernes. Définie comme la cessation collective et concertée du travail en vue d’appuyer des revendications professionnelles, la grève reste en effet assez fortement associée, dans sesreprésentations courantes, à un arrêt de travail, plus ou moins long. Rapportées au Gabon, dans les administrations publiques et dans les entreprises privées, les expressions de grève présentent une certaine évolution dans leurs manifestations. Certaines pratiques de grève s’inspirent des symboles liés aux rituels funéraires, ce qui dénote le caractère vindicatif de ces manifestations.
Tinjauan Buku: Triple Value Leadership: Creating Sustainable Value for your Business, your Customers and Society
Authors: Hadi Mochamad Yuswan , Wiyono Adi , Fahmi Ibnu , Aripin Aripin
Published: March 2023

Triple Value Leadership dengan berani dimulai dengan pernyataan bahwa ''dengan krisis planet yang berkembang, serangan terhadap demokrasi dan tantangan kesehatan yang sedang berlangsung, bisnis tidak dapat lagi memprioritaskan kepentingan komersial dan keuntungan finansial dengan mengorbankan kepentingan sosial dan lingkungan'' (hlm. 1). Buku 9 bab ini adalah permohonan yang kuat kepada para pemimpin perusahaan dan masyarakat untuk mengadopsi sudut pandang yang segar dan lebih tinggi yang menyeimbangkan kepentingan bisnis dengan kepentingan masyarakat dan lingkungan. Dengan mengajukan pertanyaan berwawasan seperti: Bagaimana para pemimpin bisnis dapat berpikir bahwa mereka dapat sukses ketika masyarakat dan ekosistem yang mereka andalkan berada di ambang kehancuran? Bagaimana supertanker bisnis dapat mengubah dirinya sedemikian rupa sehingga bisnis mulai memberikan nilai untuk memenuhi kebutuhan masyarakat dan lingkungan daripada hanya mengekstraksi keuntungan? Buku ini berusaha memberikan wawasan yang lebih kaya dan mendalam tentang refleksi tantangan yang dihadapi oleh para pemimpin bisnis. Buku ini berfungsi sebagai panduan praktis tentang bagaimana para pemimpin dapat mengintegrasikan keberlanjutan ke dalam inti strategi bisnis mereka. Penulis mengakui lip service para pemimpin terhadap tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan dan meletakkan kewajiban yang luar biasa di pihak para pemimpin untuk mengalihkan bisnis mereka yang biasa dari ''sosial tidak bertanggung jawab'' menjadi ''tanggung jawab sosial'' (hlm. 2). Ketidakbertanggung jawaban sosial ini dicontohkan oleh bisnis yang terus mencemari lingkungan dan menghabiskan sumber daya penting, merusak lingkungan sosial dan alam kita.
Pediatric Finger Replantations: Retrospective Evaluation of 31 Cases
Authors: BAŞ Soysal , ÖZTÜRK Sabri , ÇEŞTEPE Furkan , DİLEK Ömer Faruk , SEVİM Kamuran Zeynep
Published: March 2023

Aim: Traumatic amputations are rarely seen in the pediatric population and indicate absolute replantation most of the time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology, complication and success of replantation surgery in pediatric patients. Material and methods: We retrospectively evaluated 31 patients younger than 18 years old who underwent finger replantation surgery for traumatic amputation in our clinic between January 2015 and January 2019. Results: The age of the 31 patients was between 2 and 17 years (mean: 10.5). 25 patients were male and 6 were female. Six patients had amputation of more than one finger, and 38 fingers were replanted. 22 of 38 fingers (57.8%) were successfully replanted, and 16 fingers (42.1%) were closed as stump. Conclusion: Every effort should made to maintain the size of the limb in order to prevent probable psychosocial and functional deficits in the future; even tough size of the limb in the pediatric population is generally small and the fact that the injuries are usually distal and crushed.
Development of a Frailty Ladder Using Rasch Analysis: If the Shoe Fits
Authors: Mayo Nancy E. , Aubertin-Leheudre Mylène , Mate Kedar , Figueiredo Sabrina , Julio Flavio Fiore Jr.  , Mohammad Auais  , Susan C. Scott  , José A. Morais
Published: March 2023

Background
The current measurement approach to frailty is to create an index of frailty status, rather than measure it. The purpose of this study is to test the extent to which a set of items identified within the frailty concept fit a hierarchical linear model (e.g., Rasch model) and form a true measure reflective of the frailty construct.
Methods
A sample was assembled from three sources: community organization for at-risk seniors (n=141); colorectal surgery group assessed post-surgery (n=47); and hip fracture assessed post-rehabilitation (n=46). The 234 individuals (age 57 to 97) contributed 348 measurements. The frailty construct was defined according to the named domains within commonly used frailty indices, and items drawn to reflect the frailty came from self-report measures. Performance tests were tested for the extent to which they fit the Rasch model.
Results
Of the 68 items, 29 fit the Rasch model: 19 self-report items on physical function and 10 performance tests, including one for cognition; patient reports of pain, fatigue, mood, and health did not fit; nor did body mass index (BMI) nor any item representing participation.
Conclusion
Items that are typically identified as reflecting the frailty concept fit the Rasch model. The Frailty Ladder would be an efficient and statistically robust way of combining results of different tests into one outcome measure. It would also be a way of identifying which outcomes to target in a personalized intervention. The rungs of the ladder, the hierarchy, could be used to guide treatment goals.
Personalized Telehealth: Redesigning Complex Care Delivery for the 65+ During the COVID Pandemic: a Survey of Patients, Caregivers, and Health-care Providers
Authors: Nene Sofia , Rauch Magnus , Belanger David , Bennett Roxanne , Berry Gregory , Saad Nathalie , Wall Michelle , José A. Morais  , Morin Suzanne N.
Published: March 2023

Background
In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rapid transitions have been made towards telehealth. Optimal use of telehealth in elderly patients remains poorly understood and adaptation challenges persist. Our study aimed at identifying perceptions, barriers, and possible facilitators to telehealth use amongst elderly patients with comorbidities, their caregivers, and health-care providers (HCPs).
Methods
Health-care providers, patients 65 years and older with multiple comorbidities, and caregivers were recruited from outpatient clinics and invited to complete an electronic self-administered or telephone-administered survey on their perceptions of telehealth and of barriers to its implementation.
Results
A total of 39 health-care providers, 40 patients, and 22 care-givers responded to the survey. Most patients (90%), caregivers (82%), and HCPs (97%) had experienced telephone visits, but few were conducted via videoconference platforms. Patients and caregivers showed interest in pursuing some future telehealth visits (68%, 86%, respectively), but felt they lacked access to technology and skills (n=8, 20%), and some felt that telehealth visits may be inferior to in-person visits (n=9, 23%). HCPs showed interest in incorporating telehealth visits into practice (n=32, 82%), but identified challenges in lack of administrative support (n=37), lack of HCP (n=28) and patient (n=37) technological skills, and limited infrastructure (n=37)/internet access (n=33).
Conclusions
Older patients, caregivers, and HCPs show interest in pursuing future telehealth visits but elucidate similar barriers. Facilitating access to technology, as well as to administrative and technology support guides, could promote high quality and equal access to virtual care for the older adult.
Wilde Natur - primitives Leben
Authors: Thürlemann Felix
Published: March 2023

Die erste Monographie über einen der originellsten niederländischen Maler des 16. Jahrhunderts. Der in Antwerpen ansässige Cornelis van Dalem (1530/35–1573) war wie sein Vater Tuchhändler von Beruf, hatte aber auch das Malerhandwerk erlernt. Anders als den meisten seiner Zunftgenossen wurde ihm eine humanistische Ausbildung zuteil, er besaß eine reich ausgestattete Bibliothek und hinterließ ein zahlenmäßig bescheidenes, aber ungemein wichtiges Werk. In der Kunstgeschichte wurde van Dalem bislang vor allem als besonders erfinderischer Landschaftsmaler geschätzt. Die »wilde Natur« mit ihren bizarren Felsformationen, die seine Bilder zeigen, ist jedoch nicht Selbstzweck. Sie bildet den Rahmen für Darstellungen unterschiedlicher Formen »primitiven Lebens«. Die meist mit Hilfe von Antwerpener Malerkollegen ausgeführten Figuren belegen van Dalems Interesse an verschiedenen Phasen der Urgeschichte der Menschheit, am asketischen Leben von Eremiten, aber auch an den Bräuchen der aus dem Osten eingewanderten »Zigeuner«. Im Gegensatz zu seinen Zeitgenossen beurteilte er deren Lebensweise nicht negativ, sondern setzte sie in Kontrast zu den prekären Lebensumständen der einheimischen bäuerlichen Bevölkerung. Für van Dalems rebellischen Charakter spricht die Tatsache, dass er, als Ketzer verdächtigt, Antwerpen verlassen musste. Als Exilierter verbrachte er die letzten acht Lebensjahre auf einem Landsitz bei Breda. Wilde Natur – primitives Leben ist die erste Gesamtdarstellung dieses Werks. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen illustriert, wird das Schaffen des Malers als kohärentes intellektuelles Projekt präsentiert. Vor der Folie der in antiken Texten entwickelten Vorstellungen vom Goldenen Zeitalter erscheint van Dalems Werk als eine Anthropologie avant la lettre, als eine Reflexion über die Bedingungen für ein glückliches Leben.
Predictors Hampering Treatment of Offenders in Nigeria’s Custodian Centres
Authors: Achu Ayuk Awunghe , Thompson Okpa John
Published: March 2023

This study examined silent variables that influence the treatment of offenders in Nigerian custodian centres. The research was conducted using both primary and secondary data. Questionnaires were distributed to 400 respondents randomly selected from correctional institutions across the three senatorial districts of Cross River State, while the in-depth interview was conducted on 6 participants each across the selected custodian centres. The presentation of data was done using frequency distribution tables, and relevant narratives. The test of hypotheses was done using Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) and the qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. The study found that corruption, inadequate rehabilitation equipment and low funding strongly influence the treatment of offenders in custodian centres in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommends that the government through a special committee constituted should judiciously oversee the execution of the previously suggested prison reforms, which include but are not limited to provision of the needed infrastructures that will cater for the welfare of the inmates, pardoning awaiting trail offenders that have spent reasonable number of years in custody without conviction, this will help solve the challenge of overcrowding in correctional institutions across the country.
Access to Healthcare Services Among Children with Cerebral Palsy in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Authors: Larbi Andah Nathaniel
Published: March 2023

Children with cerebral palsy have quite a lot of challenges in accessing health care than those without disabilities. The purpose of the study was to explore the factors that influence parents in accessing healthcare services for their children with cerebral palsy. This study used a qualitative cross-sectional design using phenomenology. A total of 15 participants comprising parents of children with disabilities and healthcare providers provided data through in-depth interviews following written informed consent. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted. The interviews were recorded digitally and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was adopted in the analysis of the data using Nvivo 12. Fifteen IDIs were completed: 10 parents of children with cerebral palsy and 5 healthcare providers. The study findings revealed individual factors such as transportation cost, distance to a health facility, and stigmatization as well as healthcare factors such as availability of specialized services, the attitude of health professionals, the physical environment of hospitals, and the availability of rehabilitation specialists influence parents access to healthcare services for their children with cerebral palsy. Access to healthcare services for children with cerebral palsy is influenced by individual factors (parental) and healthcare factors.
Anatomical Surface Guided Techniques for Botulinum Toxin Injection in Spastic Cerebral Palsy Children
Authors: Kumar Raj , Lal Yadav Shiv
Published: March 2023

Spasticity, a classical clinical manifestation of an upper motor neuron lesion, has been traditionally and physiologically defined as a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone caused by the increased excitability of the muscle stretch reflex. Clinically, spasticity manifests as an increased resistance offered by muscles to passive stretching (lengthening) and is often associated with other commonly observed phenomena, such as clasp-knife phenomenon, increased tendon reflexes, clonus, and flexor and extensor spasms. If spasticity is not treated leads to abnormal posture, contracture, and painful deformities. This chapter will cover the botulinum toxin used in the management of spasticity while using the surface anatomy of upper and lower limb muscles. This will help enhance the use of this technique even in remotest setups where USG and EMG facilities are unavailable.
AM Fungi as a Potential Biofertilizer for Abiotic Stress Management
Authors: A. Aziz Malik , Islam Shayesta , Gani Gousia , M. Dar Zaffar , Masood Amajad , H. Baligah Syed
Published: March 2023

Climate change and agricultural practices like unrestricted utilization of insecticides especially fertilizer and pesticides have amplified the effects of inanimate stress on the productivity of crops and degraded the environment. The need of the hour is to adopt eco-friendly crop management techniques, including the usage of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). AMFs are frequently referred to as bio-fertilizers. Mycorrhiza improves the movement and absorption of nutrients from soils, thereby limiting the demand for artificial fertilizers and avoiding the accretion of nutrients in soil. Reduced fertilizer use reduces the effects of fertilizer runoff and leaching on water quality and serves as a cost-effective method for farmers. Inanimate stressors (such as salt, drought, heat, cold, and mineral shortage) have emerged as the most serious dangers to global agricultural productivity. These stresses induce ion toxicity nutritional imbalance, hormonal inequalities which in turn influence plant growth and development, maturity, productivity etc. Some beneficial microorganisms, such as mycorrhizal fungi, live in mutualistic association with the roots of host plant in the rhizospheric region. Mycorrhiza significantly improves host plant resilience to a variety of animate and inanimate stresses. This chapter emphasizes the relevance of mycorrhizal fungi in stress reduction and their beneficial impacts on plants’ production, growth and enlargement.
Optimization of Polymer Dosing for Improved Belt Press Performance in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Authors: Fester Veruscha , Werner Rössle
Published: March 2023

A factorial trial approach was used to determine the relationship between process parameters and filtrate suspended solids, solids capture, cake solids, and yield stress. The work was conducted in a large-scale wastewater treatment plant where there is sludge thickening on a linear screen before filter press. The work demonstrated that there is a relationship between filtrate suspended solids, the rheology of sludge, and the optimum dewatering of the filter belt press. A relationship between the yield stress of the sludge on the BFP and the filtrate suspended solids was found. The sludge flow rate was the most influential parameter on the filtrate suspended solids and solids capture as well as yield stress. The linear screen speed was a significant main parameter for cake solids. The results showed clearly that the interaction between sludge flow rate and either polymer dosing rate or polymer concentration was consistently more significant than polymer concentration and polymer dosing rate individually. An important outcome from this work is that it shows that changes in polymer concentration rather than polymer dosing rate are more important for optimization and control.
Theoretical Bases for the Disinfection of the SARS-CoV-2-Contaminated Airways by Means of Ethanol Inhalation
Authors: Salvatori Pietro
Published: March 2023

Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol (EtOH), is a linear alkyl chain alcohol, whose condensed structural formula is CH3CH2OH. Besides the common industrial and recreational uses (spirits, cosmetics, fuelling, etc.), EtOH is considered a medicament and listed in the European and US Pharmacopeias. Medically, EtOH is mainly employed as an antidote in methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning, as an excipient in many medicaments, as a sclerosant agent, and as a powerful disinfectant. Less recently, EtOH was shown to be both effective and safe in the treatment of pulmonary edema and cough. This chapter deals with EtOH use in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 treatments.
Research Trends in Library and Information Science in India during 2011 to 2018
Authors: Paul Sutapa , Kumar Maity Bapan
Published: March 2023

Bibliometric analysis analyzes the research activity based on the doctoral theses that were submitted to the Shodhganga repository from 2011 to 2018 to determine the research trends in library and information science (LIS) in India. The findings demonstrate a shift in academic attention from fundamental LIS subjects to computer applications. Based on the data from Shodhganga, the INDCAT database, Vidyanidhi, and University News, this paper examined 612 PhD theses that were submitted at various universities in India during the course of these eight years.
Narrative Change at the Roots: Imagining Peace in Modern Nigeria
Authors: Dasylva Oluwagbemiga , Simmons Solon
Published: March 2023

This paper brings the literature on “narrative change” and “narrative transformation” to bear on post-independence Nigeria, applying an interpretative framework called Root Narrative Theory (RNT) to 1960s Nigeria; In this paper, we analyze selected memoirs of leaders who were key players in the country’s critical political junctures in the first decade of independence, when combatting poverty and economic development on a distinctive African model still seemed viable: Obafemi Awolowo, a Yoruba from the West, Nnamdi Azikiwe, an Igbo from the East, and Tafawa Balewa and Ahmadu Bello, two representatives of the North. This sample of memoirs reflects the discursive post-independence Nigeria in a decisive moment, revealing how these representative visionaries reflected on and responded to the daunting challenges that the newly independent Nigerian State had to contend with after almost a century of colonial rule. The analysis reveals how the clash of visions between these four indigenous perspectives and those of the key members of the international community plunged the nascent Nigerian project into contradiction; these then contingent gaps in the ramifying operational imaginations of key actors have remained almost unchanged, demonstrating how the narratives of that time set the parameters for the possibilities of development and peacebuilding in Nigeria today.
Inter-Relationship of Ki-67 and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Authors: Jain Ankit , Chellappa Vijayakumar , Dharanipragada Kadambari
Published: March 2023

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous group characterized by an early onset, aggressive course of the disease, a higher tendency of visceral metastases, and a poorer prognosis. It is also associated with basal-like phenotype and germline mutations for BRCA genes in 10–20% and somatic mutations in 3–5% of cases. Based on gene expression profiling, TNBC is divided into four tumor-specific subtypes (Basal-like 1, Basal-like 2, Mesenchymal, and Luminal androgen receptor) with different clinical, prognostic, and therapeutic implications. The Ki-67 antigen, a non-histone nuclear protein, is a surrogate marker to assess tumor proliferation. As TNBCs are expected to be highly proliferating tumors, a higher baseline Ki-67 level has been seen. Although a higher Ki-67 level is associated with a higher pathological complete response rate, the best cutoff point of this marker as a prognostic and predictive factor in TNBC remains unclear.
Rheological Model of Materials for 3D Printing by Material Extrusion
Authors: Mauricio Fuentes Fuentes Jorge
Published: March 2023

In this chapter, the viscoelastic model of Maxwell and Kevin-Voigt and the rheological model are described. The operation and characteristic equations of a capillary rheometer are explained, as well as the Bagley and Rabinowitch corrections. Next, the method used to determine the viscosity of semicrystalline polymer is explained, using the capillary rheometer. Finally, the Rabinowitch is explained to define a rheological model that determines the viscosity of materials using a capillary rheometer.
Personalized and Targeted Gut Microbiome Modulation in the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
Authors: Bomba Alojz , Haranta Martin
Published: March 2023

The gut microbiota is being recognized as a factor with a significant influence on host physiology, health maintenance, and disease prevention. Distinct alterations of the gut microbiota are correlated with several chronic diseases. Currently, gut microbiota can be modulated by diet, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, pharmabiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. An effective strategy in gut microbiota modulation is needed for the prevention and supportive treatment of chronic diseases. New and more effective approaches toward gut microbiota modulation are emerging, namely personalization and targeted modulation. The composition of novel products and treatments based on the individual gut microbiome, metabolome, strain specificity, and clinical data analysis can reveal and address specific changes to the diversity, composition, and function of gut microbiota. These analyses enable the development of personalized and targeted gut microbiota modulation, by the application of beneficial microorganisms, their consortia, their metabolites, and their effective combination.
The Duped Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as Actor for Genocide and Causes of Conflict
Authors: Kebede Agenagn
Published: March 2023

The Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) was established in 1975 and came to power in 1991. With its establishment, this political group prepared a manifesto in 1976 for how to stay in power until the accomplishment of its mission. In this manifesto, the TPLF outlined strategies to marginalize and cleanse the Amhara ethnicity, citing the Amharas’ strong positions in Ethiopian unity as a threat to the TPLF’s long journey in Ethiopian politics until the Tigray Sovereign State is established. In connection with this, the author revealed how the TPLF acted as a stooge in the genocide against the Amhara ethnic group and was responsible for the root causes of conflict throughout Ethiopia.
Perspective Chapter: Plant Abiotic Stress Factors – Current Challenges of Last Decades and Future Threats
Authors: Gümüş Tamer , Meriç Sinan , Ayan Alp , Atak Çimen
Published: March 2023

All life forms, from the simplest to the most complicated, are inevitably exposed to altering environmental conditions in their natural habitats, gradually depending on their lifestyle. Unfavorable alterations drive these life forms either to avoidance or defense as a response. Most of the essential plant growth-promoting environmental factors can also turn out to be stress factors. Water as the most abundant molecule of all living cells can cause stress either in deficit as drought or in excess as waterlogging. Temperature is important for the maintenance of all biomolecules and metabolic reactions; hence, both low and high temperatures are deleterious stress factors. Even though the plants were exposed to various volcanic origin, heavy metals and pollutants and evolved molecular mechanisms during millions year of evolution, rapid urbanization, and industrial progress introduce brand new pollutants as micro- and nanoplastics as well as nanoparticles to plants like never before. This chapter defines and evaluates major environmental abiotic stress factors with an emphasis on the latest knowledge of molecular effects on plants. In addition, novel stress factors, such as nanoparticles and microplastics, are looked over as hot prospects for the future of plant abiotic stress areas.
Genetics and Genomics of Capsicum: Valuable Resources for Capsicum Development
Authors: M. Nankolongo Nkwiza , Baylen Yllano Orlex , D. Arce Leilani , John V. Vegafria Neil , A. Evangelista Ephraim , A. Esplana Ferdinand , Harris R. Catolico Lester , Christine L. Pedro Merbeth , E. Tubilag Edgar
Published: March 2023

Capsicum is a genetically diverse eudicot, diploid, and self-pollinating plant that grows well in slightly warmer environments. This crop is popular in different areas of the world due to its medicinal properties and economic potential. This chapter evaluated and analyzed the Capsicum’s biology and horticultural characteristics, genetic resources, genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships, ploidy levels, chromosome structures, genome organization, important genes, and their applications. This chapter is indispensable in Capsicum frontier research, breeding, development, management, and utilization of this economically important and highly regarded crop worldwide.
Phagocytosis: Inflammation-Obesity Relationship
Authors: Serafín López Jeanet , Pacheco García Ursino , Eugenia Castro Mussot María , Pacheco Ramírez Ernesto
Published: March 2023

Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial disease with increasing worldwide prevalence. It is characterized by excessive adipose tissue accumulation in the body, which decreases the patient’s life expectancy and has been associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Several investigations have found that the adipose tissue of obese humans and rodents is infiltrated by a high number of macrophages. These cells interact with apoptotic adipocytes, which internalize and accumulate lipids to become foam cells. These processes lead to the release of proinflammatory mediators that promote insulin resistance. In addition, individuals with obesity have higher levels of circulating neutrophils; however, these individuals also have a higher incidence of infection, indicating that the phagocytic function of these cells is affected. This chapter describes several studies that could partly explain the phagocytic mechanisms affected by obesity. Therapeutic alternatives to favor phagocytic capacity are also discussed.
MSC-Derived Exosomes for Tissue Engineering and Disease Intervention
Authors: Zhang Leisheng , Gao Xiaowei , Ma Shixun , Yu Miao , Xu Xianghong , Zhao Yuanguang , Chen Shuang , Li Yonghong , Yang Xiaonan , Guo Tiankang , Cai Hui
Published: March 2023

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), also known as mesenchymal stromal cells or medicinal signaling cells or multipotent stem cells, are heterogeneous cell populations with unique immunomodulatory feature and hematopoietic-supporting capacity. MSCs function through a variety of approaches including paracrine and autocrine, direct- or trans-differentiation, bidirectional immunomodulation, and serving as constitutive microenvironment. Of them, exosomes and microvesicles function as the pivotal vehicle for mediating the ameliorative and therapeutic effect of MSCs toward various recurrent and refractory diseases, such as xerophthalmia, radioactive nasal mucosa injury, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), dermal chronic ulcers, and intrauterine adhesions. State-of-the-art renewal has also highlighted the promising prospective of MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-exo) and diverse biomaterial composites in regenerative medicine. In this book chapter, we mainly focus on the concept, biological phenotypes, preclinical research, and clinical practice of MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) and/or biomaterials, which will collectively supply overwhelming new references for the further development of MSC-Exos-based biotherapy and disease diagnosis in future.
"Živý recitativ beze slov" : symfonické básně Antonína Dvořáka v reflexi Leoše Janáčka
Authors: Vejvodová Veronika , Števanka Kadlíčková Barbora
Published: March 2023

This article focuses on selected details of the deep relationship between Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček, which began during Janáček's studies at the Prague Organ School in 1874–1875. The paper discusses Janáček's detailed analyses of Antonín Dvořák's four symphonic poems based on the ballads by Karel Jaromír Erben, which demonstrate the creative parallels between the two composers, as well as Brno performances of the symphonic poems during Dvořák's lifetime and reflection in the contemporary press. The article also shows that Janáček, in analysing the symphonic poems, made use of his work on the theory of speech melody, and that he became the first theorist of Dvořák's work.
Karel Husa a recepce jeho díla v českých zemích po roce 1989
Authors: Vičarová Eva
Published: March 2023

Karel Husa (1921–2016) is an internationally-acclaimed composer. The relationship of the Czech musical public to Husa was marked by his decision not to return to his homeland in 1948 for political reasons. He remained a persona non grata until 1989 Research into the performance and reception of Husa's work in the Czech Republic over the past thirty years has shown that Husa's orchestral, chamber and solo compositions were played by top artists and nearly all orchestral ensembles. In addition to the most popular Music for Prague 1968, the Czech concert audience have been introduced to a sample representing all the phases of the composer's career. Although Husa's work has been enjoying a growing popularity, it has yet to become a staple of concert programs.
Seven new species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) Robertson, 1902 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini) from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Authors: Landaverde-González Patricia , Gardner Joel , Moo-Valle Humberto , Quezada-Euán José Javier G. , Ayala Ricardo , Husemann Martin
Published: March 2023

Lasioglossum is a large genus of halictid bees with high species diversity in morphologically rather cryptic species groups. With more than 1900 described species, the taxonomy of the genus is complex and largely unresolved in many regions. For practical reasons, systematic reviews are restricted in scope either geographically or to particular species groups. In this study we focus on the subgenus Dialictus of the genus Lasioglossum from the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. In previous studies we identified members of the genus as important pollinators of cash crops in the region, and genetic analyses suggested the existence of seven molecular taxonomic units (mOTU). Based on additional morphological differences, we here describe these mOTUs as novel species, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) yucatanense Landaverde-González sp. nov., L. (D.) paxtoni Landaverde-González sp. nov., L. (D.) ameshoferi Landaverde-González sp. nov., L. (D.) aureoviride Landaverde-González & Husemann sp. nov., L. (D.) paralepidii Gardner sp. nov., L. (D.) milpa Landaverde-González sp. nov. and L. (D.) nanotegula Landaverde-González & Husemann sp. nov., and provide keys and images to assist in their identification.
Portfolio analysis with Sharpe ratios resampled with bootstrapping
Authors: Gonzales Martinez Rolando
Published: March 2023

In this paper, a portfolio analysis is carried out using the Sharpe ratio to identify the optimal market portfolio. The measure of investment performance with a Sharpe ratio is compared to results obtained with bootstrapped resamples of the Sharpe ratio. The results indicate that the choice of the market portfolio is highly affected by the uncertainty regarding the estimation of the expected returns and the variance-covariance matrix between the returns, that is, the estimation risk associated with these parameters.
KOMUNIKACIJA I INTERAKCIJA S UČENICIMA
Authors: Imsirovic Fuad
Published: March 2023

Rad predstavlja prikaz odnosa verbalne i neverbalne komunikacije u svakodnevnom nastavnom, ali i odgojnom procesu, kao širem aspektu ukupnog razvoja učeničke ličnosti. Poseban akcenat je stavljen na interakciju koju komunikacija u nastavi, bilo verbalna ili neverbalna, mora izazvati da bi nastavni proces bio uspješan i svrsishodan. Neverbalni znaci su od posebne važnosti za nastavni (time i odgojni) proces, jer mogu otkriti skrivene aspekte učenikove ličnosti, a što je posebno važno u savjetodavnom odgojnom radu. U radu su navedeni najčešći neverbalni znaci koje učenici iskazuju, te njihova značenja, što može biti od koristi nastavnicima i odgajateljima u njihovom odnosu prema učenicima. S obzirom na to da sudionici komunikacije često nailaze na poteškoće u komunikacionom procesu, u radu su objašnjeni i neki od najčešćih konflikata u komunikaciji. Kako nije dovoljno samo ukazati na problem, već pokušati dati i rješenje, navedene su najčešće metode i strategije rješavanja konflikata u komunikaciji, a ukazano je i na pogrešne načine rješavanja konflikta u komunikaciji.