bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Impact of COVID-19 on Volatility Spillover Between Bitcoin and Turkish Financial Markets
Authors: Ari Yakup , Yelgen Esin , Uçak Harun
Published: June 2022

The aim of this study is to examine the volatility spillover between bitcoin and Turkish financial markets for the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. Using GARCH-based volatility spillover indices, the authors find that BTC-USD was a volatility transmitter in the pre-COVID-19 period but has become the main volatility receiver in the COVID-19 period, and its net volatility transmission fell from 0.7% to -10.84%. Moreover, they concluded that the total spillover index increased from 12.49% to 15.25% indicates a low connectedness between the markets in both periods and the error variance in markets is on average 15.25% originated from other markets in the COVID-19 period.
The Importance of Partnership for the Public and Private Sectors in the Renewable Energy Technology Industry in Algeria
Authors: Rebbouh Hadda , Amina Mekhelfi
Published: June 2022

The aim of this study is to show the importance of partnership in developing renewable energy technology in Algeria by focusing on Algeria's renewable resources and addressing the incentive mechanisms adopted by Algeria in the field of encouraging partnership with renewable energy and diagnosing the most important projects resulting from the partnership between the public and private sectors (domestic and foreign). The study concluded that there is a cooperation as many institutions and renewable energy production stations appeared in the Algerian market resulting from the partnership, but this cooperation is insufficient and is limited by many obstacles, the most important of which are monopoly and lack of experience in the field.
Natural and synthetic pigments in sorghum-based diets for laying hens
Authors: Chaves Claudiane Aparecida Rocha , Miranda Diogo Alvarenga , Geraldo Adriano , Machado Luiz Carlos , Valentim Jean Kaique , Garcia Rodrigo Garófallo
Published: June 2022

The objective of this work was to evaluate the supplementation of yellow natural pigment levels based on Marigold Flower extract (2%) and yellow synthetic pigment (Carophyll Yellow 10%) in sorghum-based rations for commercial laying hens and their influence on bird performance and egg quality. A completely randomized design was adopted with 5 treatments, 6 replicates, and 5 laying hens in each repetition. The treatments evaluated were: Sorghum based diet without supplementation with pigmentant - Negative Control; 150 g t-1 of Yellow Natural Pigment feed; 300 g t-1 of yellow natural pigment feed; 450 g t-1 of yellow natural pigment feed; 25 g t-1 of yellow industrial pigment feed. The Tukey test was applied at 5% for the analysis of the variables of performance and quality of the eggs. The variables related to external and internal egg quality and poultry yield performance did not present significant results (p > 0.05). Only the variable color of the yolk obtained significance (p < 0.01), with an increase according to the number of pigments included in the diet. Sorghum can be used together supplementation of natural and synthetic pigments in the diet to improve yolk pigmentation. It is recommended to include 450g t-1 of natural marigold flower pigment feed (2%) in sorghum-based diets for better pigmentation of the yolk in place of 25 g t-1 of yellow synthetic pigmented, by improving the color of the yolk and not interfering in the productive performance of the laying hens and the quality of the eggs.
Feeding behavior of sheep in feedlot and fed with diets containing detoxified castor cake in substitution to the soybean meal
Authors: Pompeu Roberto Cláudio Fernandes Franco , Rogério Marcos Cláudio Pinheiro , Cândido Magno José Duarte , Bomfim Marco Aurelio Delmondes , Pereira Elzânia Sales , Lopes Marcos Neves , Araújo Ricardo Alves de
Published: June 2022

To evaluate the ingestive behavior of sheep confined and fed with substitution levels of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor cake (DCC). We adopted a completely randomized design, with four levels of substitution (0; 33; 67 and 100%) with five replicates (sheep). We estimated the percentages of total times of intake of feed, time of rumination, in ‘other activities’, in idle agreed and in idle sleeping, dividing the day into eight periods (5h00 to 8h00; 8h01 to 11h00; 11h01 to 14h00; 14h01 to 17h00; 17h01 to 20h00; 20h01 to 23h00; 23h01 to 2h00 and 2h01 to 5h00). No interaction was observed between levels of substitution of the SM by DCC and period of the day to go. However, the isolated effect period of the day, there is more time to go from 8h00 to 11h00. The time rumination was not influenced by the levels of substitution of the SM by DCC. As for the variable other activities, the level of 67% DCC was superior to that of 100%. Regarding the variables idle agreed and idle sleeping, were not observed effects of substitution levels of SM by DCC. The DCC provides no changes in the behavior of the sheep, but the period of the day exerts influence on the behavioral pattern of such animals.
In natura residues from peach palm heart industry for ruminant feed
Authors: Moraes José Evandro de , Reis Túlio Leite , Fuzitani Eduardo Jun , Damatto Júnior Erval Rafael , Maioli Camila Memari Trava , Soares Weber Vilas Bôas , Bueno Mauro Sartori , Paulino Valdinei Tadeu
Published: June 2022

Palm heart processing generates a large amount of residues like leaves, sheath and stems that have potential for ruminant feeding. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of in natura peach palm heart (Bactris gasipaes Khunt.) residues on performance, dry matter (DM) digestibility and intake of ruminants. External sheath was the most suitable residue for sheep, cattle and buffaloes feeding, although sheep presented rejection of 43.5 g kg-1. Thereby, assays of apparent and in vitro dry matter digestibility were done under four feeding treatments, which were the exclusive peach palm sheath, and that one mixed with residues of banana and rice, besides citrus pulp. The experiment was carried out under randomized complete design, with five replications. Greater DM intake (p < 0.05) were observed in animals fed with peach palm sheath mixed with rice (1.12 kg day-1) and mixed with citrus pulp (0.91 kg day-1), however there were no difference among treatments regarding the sheep final weight (p > 0.05). Cattle and buffaloes accept different types of peach palm residues, unlike sheep that present a low rejecting for them. Citrus pulp and rice residue raise the roughage quality. Peach palm residues can be an alternative roughage source to feed ruminants.
The sequence analysis of M2 gene for identification of amantadine resistance in avian influenza virus (H9N2 subtype), detected from broiler chickens with respiratory syndrome during 2016-2018, in Isfahan-Iran
Authors: Gholami-Ahangaran Majid , Basiratpour Asal , Pourmahdi Oveys , Khorrami Pedram , Ostadpoor Mehrdad , Mirbagheri Mohammad Javad , Ahmadi-Dastgerdi Asiye
Published: June 2022

vAmantadine and rimantadine are used for prevention and treatment of influenza A virus (IAV) infection. The rates of resistant IAVs have been increasing globally. However, amino acid substitutions in the M2 transmembrane channel lead to amantadine resistance. The residues of 26, 27, 30, 31 or 34 are marker of amantadine resistance in IAVs. In this study, 15 pooled tracheal samples collected from 15 chicken farms with severe respiratory sign and mortality in 2016-2018. After identification of influenza A and H9 subtype, the 1027 bp fragment of M gene was sequenced for molecular evaluation of amantadine resistance in AIV strains. Results showed 12 out of 15 pooled samples were positive for IAV and H9 subtype. Based on M2 gene analysis, 8 out of 12 (66.66%) were resistance to amantadine. Four out of 8 (50%) showed S31N substitution (serine to asparagine) and four out of 8 (50%) have V27A substitution (valine to alanine). There was no dual amantadine resistance mutation in any specimens. In conclusion, the emergence of amantadine resistance variants of AIV in Iran, can raise concerns about controlling of the seasonal and the future pandemic influenza. Therefore, greater caution is needed in the use of adamantanes
Antimicrobial properties of lysozyme in meat and meat products: possibilities and challenges
Authors: Pilevar Zahra , Abhari Khadijeh , Tahmasebi Hasan , Beikzadeh Samira , Afshari Roya , Eskandari Soheil , Bozorg Mohammad Jafar Ahmadi , Hosseini Hedayat
Published: June 2022

Meat and meat products are highly perishable as they can provide an appropriate environment for microbial growth due to their high water activity and proper pH level. Quality, safety, sensory and nutritional properties of meat products are highly influenced by pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms. To prevent microbial growth, artificial antimicrobials have been used in food matrices, however safety concerns regarding the use of synthetic preservatives is a challenging issue. Additionally, consumer’s trend towards natural mildly processed products with extended shelf life necessitates the identification of alternative additives originating from natural sources of new acceptable and effective antimicrobials. Although the effectiveness of some natural antimicrobial agents has already been reported, still, there is lack of information regarding the possibility of using lysozyme as a preservative in meat and meat products either alone or in combination with other hurdles. In the present review the applications and beneficial effects of applying lysozyme in meat products, considering its limitations such as allergic problems, interactions with food constituents, reducing sensory changes and toxicity due to high required concentrations to prevent spoilage and oxidation in foods will be discussed
A relação pensamento-língua em Benveniste e a preeminência do linguístico
Authors: Flores Valdir do Nascimento , Gomes Filipe Almeida , Hoff Sara Luiza
Published: June 2022

O presente texto busca apresentar uma leitura do artigo seminal de Émile Benveniste ‘Categorias de pensamento e categorias de língua’. Para isso, realiza-se uma análise intratextual rigorosa desse texto. Observa-se que, quando de sua publicação, o artigo obteve grande repercussão e também recebeu severas críticas no meio filosófico em função da análise empreendida pelo linguista das categorias aristotélicas. Tendo isso em vista, este artigo busca, em um primeiro momento (cf. Introdução), contextualizar alguns aspectos da recepção do texto e apresentar alguns argumentos filosóficos que ilustram a crítica recebida por Benveniste em função de seu artigo. Em seguida, na primeira seção opera-se uma leitura detalhada do artigo, explicitando não somente os argumentos apresentados pelo linguista, mas também o modo como eles são expostos ao longo do texto. Finalmente, na segunda seção, busca-se fundamentar uma hipótese segundo a qual Benveniste assume o ponto de vista do linguístico para propor a sua reflexão, enfatizando a função desempenhada pela língua na relação pensamento-língua. Demonstra-se, assim, que não é possível avaliar a reflexão do linguista no âmbito da compreensão da metafísica aristotélica.
Fault current and fault voltage analysis of power transmission systems with high penetration of inverter-based wind generators
Authors: Davi Moisés Junior Batista Borges , Jorge David Calhau , Lopes Felipe Vigolvino
Published: June 2022

This paper highlights the evolution of wind power sources in the modern energy scenario, emphasizing the impacts of inverter-based generators, namely Full-Converter and DFIG (Doubly-Fed Induction Generator), on fault currents and fault voltages in transmission systems. The studies were carried out through computer simulations, with an EMTP (Electromagnetic Transients Program) type software. A power system with high penetration of such renewable generations was modeled and several contingency scenarios were simulated in a transmission line that performs the connection of the wind power plant to the grid. The scenarios included the variation of parameters such as fault type, inception instant angles, resistance, and distance, to explore the main differences between the contributions to the fault of a wind power plant and conventional generation. Among the atypical analyzed characteristics, the following can be highlighted: the absence of the DC (Direct Current) component for Full-Converter generation, independent of fault inception instant angle and distance variation; low levels of the fault contributions at the wind power plant terminal; low levels of voltages at the wind power plant terminal, evidencing the high SIR (Source Impedance Ratio) characteristic of these generations; atypical relations between the fault resistance and measured currents; and others. The obtained results show the importance of further studies on the impacts of inverter-based generations on fault currents and voltages, allowing developments that are able to improve control and protection systems for grids with high penetration of this wind generation topologies
Influence of culture medium on growth and protein production by Haematococcus pluvialis
Authors: Silva Débora Louise Barros , Moraes Laenne Barbara  Silva de , Oliveira Carlos Yure Barbosa , Campos Clarissa Vilela Figueiredo da Silva , Bezerra Ranilson de Souza , Gálvez Alfredo Olivera
Published: June 2022

Proteins from microalgal biomass have become promising raw materials in several industrial segments. To evaluate growth performance and protein production under different nutritional conditions, Haematococcus pluvialis was grown in different culture media: BBM, RM, BG-11, and KM2. The cultures were inoculated at 105 cells mL-1, and submitted to a temperature of 24°C, in a continous photoperiod and irradiance of 40 µmol photons m-2 s-1. The highest cell density was observed when H. pluvialis was maintained in BG-11 medium (142 ± 30 × 104 cells mL-1), but no statistical difference was observed when comparing the results with those obtained when culturing this microalga in BBM (101 ± 14 × 104 cells mL-1) and RM (105 ± 5 × 104 cells mL-1) media. Also, the lowest cell density was found when cultivating H. pluvialis in KM2 medium (57 ± 9 × 104 cells mL-1), and there was no statistical difference for doubling time, growth rate and specific growth rate results between treatments. In addition, higher protein contents in H. pluvialis were reported for RM, BG-11, and KM2 culture media at 55.1 ± 5.6, 49.3 ± 3.6 and 58.4 ± 2.8%, respectively; and lower protein content was found using the BBM medium (31.1 ± 2.9%). The highest cell density and biomass were achieved at greater nitrogen availability and a higher nitrogen to phosphorus ratio. The results suggest that H. pluvialis is a potential species for protein production, and that BG-11 is the most suitable medium for growing this microalga as it allowed the achievement of highest biomass production and protein content among the media evaluated.
From vertical to horizontal health care: The next-generation medicine
Authors: Pino Luis , Triana Ivan , Mejia Jorge , Largue Eduardo , Rubio Denisse
Published: June 2022

Background:

The purpose of this study was to establish the newest trends in medical health-care systems.

Methods:

This is a theoretical reflection about next-generation medicine, which is the first step to begin with an exponential medical health care and break with past models.

Results:

In the past, the medical health care relied on an evidence-based practice to provide the best treatment options for patients, however, since 2010, a strong economic wave has shaped the perspective into a value-based medicine framework. We are facing new social dynamics and megatrends in our society. The emergence of 4.0 technologies is leading us to a pathway where a next-generation medicine will create an exponential value for the overall health-care ecosystem.

Originality:

Next-Generation Medicine (NGM) integrates health care into digital ecosystems linked by innovative interfaces, advanced analytics, centric customer models, and digital epidemiology surrounding a new concept of health and disease management. NGM is based on four core capabilities of physicians: creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking added to advanced digital operations that create a systemic risk management. This integration is developed using bidirectional and integrative digital platforms operated by artificial intelligence/Machine Learning (ML) connected to the Internet of things and data collection in the cloud or in the edge computing. It is time for health-care visionaries to set prejudice aside and start contemplating the amazing landscape that next-generation medicine could offer.
The comparison of properties of Ti-6Aluminum-4Vanadium porous scaffolds fabricated through low-power selective laser Melting and electron beam melting
Authors: Hu Jun , Wang Yiwei , Fan Minjie , Yao Qingqiang , Zheng Pengfei
Published: June 2022

Background and Purpose:

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM) technique can construct porous Ti-6Aluminum-4Vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) scaffolds with special microstructural and biomechanical properties. However, it is still needed to be tested for bone tissue engineering.

Materials and Methods:

To investigate the microstructure and surface modification of a porous titanium scaffold, 3DP-SLM technique was used, and the mechanical and biological performance of the scaffolds was compared with that fabricated by EBM technique. Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds were computer-designed and fabricated using low-power SLM (L-SLM). The microstructure morphologies of L-SLM Ti-6Al-4V (L-SLM-Ti) scaffolds were determined and compared with EBM-fabricated Ti-6Al-4V (EBM-Ti) scaffolds. Each scaffold was immersed with marrow clot for 1 h until fully combined with bone mesenchymal stem cells in clots. The biomechanical and cellular response of these two kinds of Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds were compared.

Results:

The L-SLM-Ti scaffolds showed a microstructure closer to the designed parameters than that of the EBM-Ti scaffolds. The L-SLM-Ti scaffold fibers had a rougher surface than the EBM-Ti scaffolds. Meanwhile, L-SLM-Ti scaffolds had a lower elasticity modulus and lower bearing force than EBM-Ti scaffold. Cell proliferation and the relative expression levels of OPN, COL1, and RUNX2 in L-SLM-Ti scaffolds was apparently higher than in the EBM-Ti scaffolds, with no significant difference found between the percentage of live cells found in L-SLM-Ti and EBM-Ti scaffolds.

Conclusion:

3DP-Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds fabricated by L-SLM and designed with rougher surfaces and larger pore sizes may have more reasonable biomechanical properties and increased biological performance than traditional EBM-Ti scaffolds. These L-SLM-Ti scaffolds might be suitable candidates for bone defect repair.
Appropriateness of Indwelling Urinary Catheter Use in Medical Inpatients
Authors: Susan Sowmya Saka , Deepanjali Surendran
Published: June 2022

Background:

Indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) are commonly used in hospitalized patients, but often for inappropriate indications.

Aims:

We aimed to study the appropriateness of IUC insertion among patients admitted under the department of medicine in a tertiary care hospital in southern India. We also studied the proportion of patients in whom the continued use of IUC was unjustified.

Methods:

During June–August 2019, we prospectively studied adult patients admitted to the emergency and medicine wards in whom an IUC was inserted in the past 48 hours. Appropriateness of catheter use was determined based on predefined criteria.

Results:

We studied 132 patients; 96 (72%) were male. IUC insertion was found to be inappropriate in 16 (12%) patients. The most common reason for inappropriate use was placing an IUC to monitor urine output in noncritically-ill patients (50%, 8/16). Of the 74 patients with appropriate indications for IUC insertion who were followed up, continued use of IUC was found inappropriate in 23 (31%) patients. In patients without appropriate indications for continued IUC use, the catheter remained in situ longer for a mean duration of 2.9 (95% confidence interval 1.0–4.7) days.

Conclusion:

More than one in ten IUC insertions were found to be inappropriate. Even when the insertion was appropriate, IUCs were not removed in time in about a third of patients. Institutional policies and physician engagement are urgently needed to promote the appropriate use of IUCs.
Epidemiological analysis of burn patients in Hospital Melaka, Malaysia
Authors: Mohd Said Mohd Tarmizi , Hussin Ilyasak , Noran Izety Shezlinda
Published: June 2022

Background:

Burn injury remains one of the most frequent public frequent public health concerns that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aims to understand the epidemiological profile of burn patients admitted to Burn Unit, Hospital Melaka between January 2016 and December 2018.

Methods:

A retrospective study was conducted to review burn cases that were admitted to Burn Unit, Hospital Melaka from January 2016 to December 2018. The epidemiological data of 241 patients were collected and studied.

Results:

The etiology of burn was determined: 230 (95.4%) thermal burns, 4 (1.7%) electrical burns, and 7 (2.9%) chemical burns. In 230 cases of thermal burn, 85 (37.0%) of accidents were caused by flames, 119 (51.7%) by scalds, and 26 (11.3%) by contact with hot objects. One hundred and eighty-nine (63.2%) of the patients were male, the remaining 110 patients (36.8%) were female. The female/male ratio was 1:1.7. The duration of hospitalization stay was 8 days. Mortality rate was 3.34% with 50% of deaths following major burn were due to sepsis with multiorgan failure.

Conclusion:

This study provides an overview on demographic features of burn patients admitted to Hospital Melaka.
Epidemiological clinical profile and outcome of electric burn at our tertiary care center in Hadoti region
Authors: Neniwal Vishal Kumar , Sharma Rakesh Kumar , Meena Akhilesh
Published: June 2022

Introduction:

The incidence of electrical accidents has increased due to the use of electricity in households, institutions, and industries. Electrical injury is a major cause of burn injury and significant cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability.

Materials and Methods:

This prospective analytical study which was conducted in the department of surgery of our tertiary care center MBS hospital from July 2016 to June 2017. A total of 120 patients of electric burn were included in our study burn unit. We reviewed the following variables such as age, sex, occupation, socioeconomic status, mechanism of injury, body surface area involve, voltage, course at hospital stay, prognosis, and surgical modalities.

Results:

There were 111 males and 9 females. Seventy-four electric injuries were due to high-tension line above 1000 V and remaining by household line. In 84% of patients, upper limbs were involved. Most of the patients were farmer and student who belong to farmer families and most were of the working age group. Twenty-three (19.17%) patients underwent major amputation due to extensive tissue and bone destruction. During the follow-up period, 22 patients had only the ability to perform their usual and daily activities and could not work at all.

Conclusions:

Electric burns are preventable public health problem. Preventative strategies need to be put in place to decrease the incidence of electrical injuries. The prevention is possible by increasing awareness through primary education and advice precautions such as the use of insulated gloves and footwear.
Fire-cracker burn injuries during Diwali, a seasonal and preventable epidemic
Authors: Kalita Kabita , Gurindagunta Swamy Vivek
Published: June 2022

Background:

Firecracker injuries are common in India, of which the majority takes place during Diwali. This study analyzes the profile of firecracker injuries in the emergency department (ED) of GMCH, Guwahati.

Materials and Methods:

This is a retrospective observational study of all firecracker-related injury patients presenting to our ED 3 days prior and post Diwali from 2016 to 2020. Details of the demographics, cause, and percentage of burns were included. Treatment given for the patients is not mentioned in this study.

Results:

We received a total number of 195 patients with burn injuries to the ED from 2016 to 2020, 3 days prior and post Diwali, of which 54.3% (106) cases are firecracker-related burn injuries. 46.2% of the cases were under the age of 19 years. Male (71.7%) predominance was noted. The majority of the injuries involved <20% total body surface area (80.2%). It is noted that the right hand (54%) is most commonly involved followed by the face (17%) and torso (17%). Fountain (38%) is observed to be the most common firecracker causing injuries. In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, there were only two reported cases attending to the ED during the specified period.

Conclusions:

This study has expressed the pattern of firecracker injuries in our place during Diwali. An alarmingly high number of young adolescents with significant upper limb injuries were noted. These injuries are prevalent in the productive age groups. Public awareness and education along with an increase in legislative enforcement are needed for the betterment and well-being of the people during the festival season to prevent the catastrophe.
Use of “tilapia” as a therapeutic agent in oral mucosal burns
Authors: Shahid Areeba , Ganiga Shivakumar Channaiah , Shivakumar Sahana
Published: June 2022

Water bodies purvey plenty of natural resources that are utilized to manufacture materials or are employed as novel medicines in medical and dental practice. Among sponges, corals, fishes, and other marine life forms, one promising source is the “tilapia fish.” It is principally farmed for the utilization and construction of therapeutic biomaterials. As oral physicians or dental practitioners, we grapple with many oral lesions and wounds in routine practice, “burns” being one of them. Tilapia skin and its collagen are being applied for dermatological burns. Since the branch of medicine encourages innovative ideas and research work in the treatment of challenging oral lesions, this article aims to communicate the idea of its usefulness in oral burns and alike lesions, making tilapia a neoteric healing agent, keeping in mind the remarkable biological properties it possesses.
Role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of inhalational burns in patients with facial burns
Authors: Kanchwala Nosheen , Ram Mohan R. , Tripathi Komal , Baranwal Shilpi , Jha Manoj Kumar , Bhattacharya Sameek
Published: June 2022

Introduction:

Inhalation burn is a major cause of mortality in burn patients. Early diagnosis of smoke inhalation injury (SII) is imperative in the management and prevention of burn injury. The gold standard modality for the diagnosis of SII is fiber-optic bronchoscopy (FOB).

Materials and Methods:

This prospective, observational study included thirty patients and was conducted from November 2016 to May 2018. Patients with thermal burns sustained < 72 h with facial burns, age group 18–60 years, were included in the study.

Results:

FOB was done in thirty patients. About 26.67% of patients had closed space injuries. Singeing of scalp hair/eyebrows was present in 46.67% of patients. Singeing of nasal vibrissae/mustache was present in 56.67% of patients. Eversion of eyelids and lips was present in 33.33% and 50% of patients, respectively. Hoarseness of voice, edema of tongue, and tachycardia were present in 16.67%, 50%, and 66.67% of cases, respectively. On auscultation, 26.67% patients had basal crepts. In the chest X-ray, 16.67% of patients had pulmonary edema. Forty percent of patients had arterial hypoxemia and acidosis at the time of arrival. About 56.67% of patients were proved bronchoscopically to have features of SII.

Conclusions:

FOB has significant value in evaluation, prediction of prognosis, and management of SII when performed within 72 h of burns.
Laparoscopic surgery for right colon cancer with intestinal malrotation
Authors: Balachandran Gayatri , Bharathy Kishore G. S. , Sikora Sadiq S.
Published: June 2022

Intestinal malrotation (IM) results from abnormal midgut rotation during embryogenesis and usually presents in early infancy. IM in adults is often an incidental radiological diagnosis. Right colon cancer with IM has been sparingly reported in the world literature. Only 44.7% of these documented cases underwent successful laparoscopic resection, all of which were reported from Japan. The presence of aberrant anatomy and altered vascular orientation in IM presents challenges for laparoscopic resection with adequate nodal clearance. We present the case of a 72-year-old female diagnosed with carcinoma of the ascending colon, with IM incidentally detected on pre-operative cross-sectional imaging. She underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. We also reviewed the documented cases of successful laparoscopic surgery for right colon cancers with IM. Aided by accurate delineation of vascular anatomy on pre-operative cross-sectional imaging, laparoscopic colectomy in the setting of IM is safe and feasible, and should be favourably considered.
The intersection theory of the moduli stack of vector bundles on
Authors: Larson Hannah K.
Published: June 2022

We determine the integral Chow and cohomology rings of the moduli stack
$\mathcal {B}_{r,d}$
of rank r, degree d vector bundles on
$\mathbb {P}^1$
-bundles. We work over a field k of arbitrary characteristic. We first show that the rational Chow ring
$A_{\mathbb {Q}}^*(\mathcal {B}_{r,d})$
is a free
$\mathbb {Q}$
-algebra on
$2r+1$
generators. The isomorphism class of this ring happens to be independent of d. Then, we prove that the integral Chow ring
$A^*(\mathcal {B}_{r,d})$
is torsion-free and provide multiplicative generators for
$A^*(\mathcal {B}_{r,d})$
as a subring of
$A_{\mathbb {Q}}^*(\mathcal {B}_{r,d})$
. From this description, we see that
$A^*(\mathcal {B}_{r,d})$
is not finitely generated as a
$\mathbb {Z}$
-algebra. Finally, when
$k = \mathbb {C}$
, the cohomology ring of
$\mathcal {B}_{r,d}$
is isomorphic to its Chow ring.
Regularity theory for nonlocal equations with VMO coefficients
Authors: Nowak Simon
Published: June 2022

We prove higher regularity for nonlinear nonlocal equations with possibly discontinuous
coefficients of VMO type in fractional Sobolev spaces. While for corresponding local elliptic
equations with VMO coefficients it is only possible to obtain higher integrability, in our nonlocal
setting we are able to also prove a substantial amount of higher differentiability, so that our result is
in some sense of purely nonlocal type. By embedding, we also obtain higher Hölder regularity for
such nonlocal equations.
Rights-based litigation in the climate emergency: mapping the landscape and new knowledge frontiers
Authors: Savaresi Annalisa , Setzer Joana
Published: June 2022

This article revisits and expands on extant scholarly inquiries into the so-called ‘rights turn’ in climate litigation, with the objective of providing a more comprehensive appreciation of the role of human rights litigation in the context of the climate emergency. We rely on well-established categories used in the literature on climate litigation and on human rights and the environment to provide the first systematic analysis of rights-based litigation that aligns with climate objectives. Building on this basis, we consider the significant data and knowledge gaps concerning human rights litigation that does not align with climate objectives. We flag the need to better understand the role of rights-based litigation in the context of the complex societal changes associated with a just transition towards net zero emissions. The article contributes to scholarly inquiry into this new and increasingly prominent area at the intersection of human rights and environmental law, highlighting knowledge gaps that deserve further investigation, both from an academic and from a policy and practice perspective.
Protecting rights through climate change litigation before European courts
Authors: Hartmann Jacques , Willers QC Marc
Published: June 2022

This article examines the scope for holding States to account for their failure to tackle dangerous climate change by bringing cases before regional European courts. We examine recent developments that demonstrate the difficulties faced by lawyers and activists when pursuing climate-change-related claims before the Court of Justice of the European Union. We then turn to consider rights-based climate complaints filed before the European Court of Human Rights, the hurdles they face and their comparatively better prospects of success.
The influence of human rights on climate litigation in Africa
Authors: Bouwer Kim
Published: June 2022

It could be expected that human rights would be a particular feature of climate litigation in African countries, not least because African regional and domestic legal systems feature extensive human rights protection, including of social and environmental rights. However, in practice, public law challenges mostly relating to environmental impact assessment have dominated climate litigation on the continent. This raises questions as to whether human rights arguments have been and are likely to be used in climate litigation in African regional and domestic courts, and if so how. This article examines these issues in three ways. First, it analyses the implications of cases grounded in human rights that engage with climate change issues and argues that these should be read as African climate cases. Second, it conducts a prospects analysis for social rights litigation in the context of climate change, arguing that existing jurisprudence in some jurisdictions may preclude such climate-focused social rights litigation. Third, the article analyses some administrative law cases, highlighting the layers of influence that human rights protection have on decision-making and outcomes. The core argument is that human rights protections and human rights-based strategies have fundamentally shaped African climate litigation, and will continue to do so.
In search of impact: climate litigation impact through a human rights litigation framework
Authors: Silbert Nicola
Published: June 2022

Climate litigation has expanded across the world as courts have increasingly become a forum for the contestation of climate-related issues. Yet the impacts of climate litigation are under-explored. While climate litigation has proliferated over the past fifteen years, human rights litigation is an older area of practice from which a wealth of insights about the impact of litigation has been gained and systematized. This article argues that conceptions of impact developed in human rights litigation scholarship offer an opportunity to better understand the impact of climate litigation. It considers the human rights litigation impact framework developed by Helen Duffy, which spotlights three sites of impact overlooked in climate litigation literature: ‘victim’ impact; impact on information, truth and historical record; and negative impact. The value of considering these three sites of impact in the context of climate litigation is illustrated through a discussion of two cases: Gloucester Resources v Minister for Planning and Leghari v Federation of Pakistan. The analysis reveals several limitations that emerge when applying the human rights litigation framework to the climate litigation context. Each of these limitations arguably arises from the legally disruptive nature of climate change, and the incapacity of the examined human rights litigation impact framework to respond to this legal disruption. This finding suggests that climate change can therefore be understood as not only disruptive to legal systems, but also to the frameworks used to identify and assess the impacts of litigation on these systems. In concluding, this article offers a number of considerations for developing future frameworks to identify and assess the impact of climate litigation.
Pemikiran Murtadha Muthahhari Tentang Etika dan Impilkasinya Pada Pendidikan Karakter
Authors: Buamona Nurmala
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemikiran Murtadha Muthahhari tentangetika dan implikasinya pada pendidikan karakter. Metode yang digunakan adalah libraryresearch karena penelitian ini mengacu pada data-data atau bahan-bahan tertulis yangberkaitan dengan topik pembahasan yang sedang diangkat, penelitian yangmenggunakan gagasan yang berbentuk tulisan sebagai sumber penekanan kepadainterprestasi dan analisis makna konsep pemikiran yang berupa ungkapan-ungkapanbaik secara empiris maupun secara ide-ide rasional. Menurut Muthahhari karakteradalah tindakan etis yang dibenarkan bagi setiap individu, situasi dan kondisi secaramutlak atau karakter mulia adalah karakter yang didalamnya mengandung nilai-nilaikemanusiaan yaitu cinta, akal, keadilan, kebebasan, pelayanan kepada sesama, danibadah. Ada beberapa aspek yang mendukung terwujudnya pendidikan karakter(karakter mulia), diantaranya: pertama, menekankan pentingnya mendidik akal dankedua, ibadah. Manfaat penelitian ini diharapkan memiliki arti akademis dan dapatmenambah kekayaan khazanah intelektual dan juga sebagai kontribusi ilmiah yang dapatdijadikan refrensi dalam pendidikan karakter.
Implementasi Media Piring Cakra dalam Meningkatkan Pembelajaran Huruf Hijaiyah Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Nurtiani Ayi Teiri , Yosa Irda
Published: June 2022

Learning hijaiyah letters is certainly very good if it is learned andtaught to children from an early age, of course by using concrete and interesting mediaaccording to their stage of development so that learning activities are able to present apleasant experience for them. This study aims to describe implementation of the cakraplate media in improving the learning of hijaiyah letters in early childhood. Theformulation of the problem is how implementation of the cakra plate media inimproving the learning of hijaiyah letters in early childhood?. This study uses aclassroom action research (CAR) method using an instrument of early childhood activityobservation sheets. The result showed that in pre-cycle the average value of children inBSB category was 25%, the firs cycle the average value of children in BSB category was36.25%, and the second cycle the average value of children in BSB category was 76.25%.The results of the study showed an increase in hijaiyah learning through the cakra platemedia with an average result that increases in BSB category in early childhood. Thus, theimplementation of the cakra plate media in improving the learning of hijaiyah letters isvery effective and works very well to be applied to early childhood.
Total Quality Management: Pendekatan Sejarah dan Konsep Mutu Pendidikan
Authors: Boko Yusri A
Published: June 2022

The development of technology demands an increase in the quality of education invarious aspects, one of which is quality. This article aims to describe; 1) The history of TQM,and 2) The concept of school quality with a library approach. Total Quality Management(TQM) or the history of integrated quality is late in the West, although the ideas wereoriginally developed in the 1930s and 1940s by W. Edwards Deming. Deming beganformulating his ideas in the 1930s while conducting research on methods of eliminatingvariability and waste from industrial processes used by the Japanese government. Demingfirst visited Japan in the late 1940s to conduct a post-war census of Japan. Impressed by hisperformance, the Japanes Union of Engineers and Scientists invited Deming to return in 1950to teach the application of statistical process control to industry players in Japan. Japanpressed attention in reconstructing their war-damaged industry. This is where Japan initiallycampaigned for the quality movement. The concept of quality, quality as an absolute conceptin the category of goods, then quality goods are goods that are very valuable to someone, thegoods are physically very good, beautiful, elegant, luxurious, antique, without defects, strongand other sizes that usually associated with goodness (goodness), beauty (beauty), truth.
NUTRACEUTICAL ASPECTS OF AZOLLA: A LOW-COST ORGANICINPUT FOR LIVESTOCK
Authors: Khushbu  , Gulati Rachna , Sushma
Published: June 2022

Livestock has a significant role in the world economy. Livestock is the major source of livelihood for about 20.5 million people in India and livestock resources contribute 4.11% of the country's GDP and 25.6% of total agriculture GDP. On the other hand, there is a huge gap between demand and supply of feed and fodder in India, which can be reduced by exploring natural feed resources as supplements. To complete the shortage of feed and optimum production of livestock, it is significant to explore some non-conventional nutritive feed resources. The aquatic fern, Azolla has been identified as one of the most efficient substitutes for livestock as it can be easily digested due to its low lignin with high protein content having especially essential amino acid lysine. Its unique nutrient aspects make it an ideal feed for livestock, poultry, goat, fish, and pigs. Nutraceutical aspects of Azolla bio-feed technology will be taken up in a big way by the dairy farmers, especially, by those who experience land scarce conditions for fodder production.
EFFECTS OF CYPERMETHRIN ON HAEMATOLOGICAL MARKERSIN WALLAGO ATTU
Authors: Kumar Ashok
Published: June 2022

Wallago attu was exposed to five different concentrations of cypermethrin for 30 days and found a remarkable change in haemoglobin, TLC, PCV and TEC values. A surging rise was noticed in all the four parameters on exposure to the different concentration of cypermethrin on day 1 but there was a slight reduction in the haemoglobin content, PCV and TEC with a slight rise in TLC after few days. Wallago attu exposed to cypermethrin showed an increase in blood glucose level. Cypermethrin has potent piscicidal activity against Wallago attu and adversely affects.
Construcción de la figura del “terrorista islámico” como enemigo en el discurso político occidental
Authors: Pawlowska Agata
Published: June 2022

El objetivo de este artículo consiste en desarticular ciertos fragmentos de la narrativa política dominante en torno a la figura del “terrorista islámico”, el cual, se sostiene, es constituido en el discurso político estadounidense como un enemigo espectral. Debido a ello existe una constitutiva imposibilidad de su definición, lo que facilita la criminalización de los actos de resistencia y rebelión contra las relaciones de poder establecidas. Además, se argumenta que el “terrorista islámico” es representado como el mal, lo que dificulta un debate público crítico en torno al tema, puesto que el juicio moral condenatorio está emitido de antemano. Asimismo, se sostiene que el “terrorista islámico” queda caracterizado como un nuevo enemigo, lo que oculta el familiar trasfondo del antiguo relato orientalista que imponía al musulmán, particularmente al árabe, el papel del otro inferior.
The Agendas of the First New Christians in Israel and the Portuguese Empire (Sixteenth Century)
Authors: Tavim José Alberto Rodrigues da Silva
Published: June 2022

This paper aims to reveal and interpret the messianic messages arising from the Inquisition of Évora (Portugal) trials against a group of first generation converts following the general expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1496 respectively. These messages point to a memorialist construction on the phenomenon of the expulsions of Jews from France until they reached Portugal. Consequentially, both their new status as Christians and the context of the Portuguese imperialist expansion are considered essential predestined stages for the meeting of the Lost Tribes and the final redemption. These messages also reveal a 'contamination' of other records, such as the famous *Toledot Yeshu* or the Christian or Jewish versions of the Story of Barlaam and Josafat, and must be overlooked in the context of other known (more or less) contemporary texts of a teleological nature.
BuddhistRoad Paper 4.4 "Avalokiteśvara and the Longing to Return Home: Stein Painting 3 from Dunhuang"
Authors: Galambos Imre
Published: June 2022

Stein painting 3 in the British Museum is a silk painting with a symmetrical composition of two Avalokiteśvara figures side by side. At 147.3×105.3 cm in size, this is one of the larger portable paintings from Dunhuang. At the top of the centre of the composition, between and above the heads of the two figures, is a yellow cartouche with a donor inscription. Although the inscription itself contains no date, it has been dated to the mid-9th century on the basis of a supposed reference to the Tibetan control of Dunhuang (787–848). This paper re-examines the inscription and argues that the part in question is unrelated to the Tibetan rule of the region and simply refers to a more generic situation of donors living away from their native land. By moving a detached piece of the silk to its original position, we can also possibly improve the reading of the inscription and, ultimately, its translation. A comparison with other similar inscriptions and colophons from Dunhuang demonstrates that the painting probably dates to the 920s, about seven decades later than previously assumed. In Dunhuang, this falls within the rule of the Guiyijun (851–1036?, 歸義軍, Return-to-Allegiance Army), when the region was separate from both Tibet and the Chinese states.
cAMP AND NELARABINE EFFECTS ON THE FIBRIL FORMATION OF THE INSULIN MOLECULE
Authors:   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Sokolovich O. A. , Bogdanova N. V. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Sagan V. V. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Bulanova K. Ya. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University
Published: June 2022

As a result of studies, information of the influence of cAMP and nelarabine on the processes of fibrillation of insulin molecules is presented. In vitro experiments revealed that cAMP and nelarabine reduces the process of fibrillation.
MICROELEMENTOSIS IN OSTEOARTHRITIS UNDER CONDITIONS OF HIGH ANTHROPOGENIC LOAD
Authors:   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Bashura A. N. , Koktysh I. V. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Koktysh V. T. ,   11 Minsk city clinical hospital
Published: June 2022

The content of trace elements (manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) in peripheral blood, and synovial fluid in 26 patients with osteoarthritis was studied. A decrease in the concentration of Mn (p = 0,02) and Fe (p = 0,02) and a decrease in Zn (p = 0,01) in the peripheral blood and an increase in the concentration of Fe (p = 0,01) and Zn (p = 0,02) in the synovial fluid in patients with osteoarthritis when compared with the control group. A statistically significant increase in the concentration of Mn (p = 0,001), Cr (p = 0,01), Zn (p = 0,002) and Fe (р<0,05) in the peripheral blood and a decrease in the concentration of Fe (p = 0,001) and Mn (p = 0,001) in synovial fluid in patients with gonarthrosis compared with patients with coxarthrosis Analysis of the trace element composition of synovial fluid and peripheral blood can be used in the complex diagnosis of patients with osteoarthritis.
THE ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS IN THE FIELD OF HANDLING OBJECTS OF THE PLANT WORLD
Authors:   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University, Korolko T. A. , Rovenskaya I. A. ,   International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University
Published: June 2022

This article presents an analysis of the main issues in the field of handling objects of the plant world. The features of the use, accounting, removal of plant objects, as well as the conditions for the implementation of compensation measures, are discussed in detail.