bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification of fungal taxa with pathogenic potential in soil samples from Perunika Glacier’s newly formed forefields - Livingston Island, Antarctica
Authors: Hodzhev Yordan , Tsafarova Borislava , Tolchkov Vladimir , Stoev Pavel , Bekchiev Rostislav , Langourov Mario , Toshkova Niya , Deleva Stanimira , Nedyalkov Nedko , Mikov Ognyan , Slavov Gancho , Nenova Rumyana , Dochev Docho , Tsviatkov Miroslav , Simov Nikolay , Panaiotov Stefan
Published: June 2022

Antarctica peninsula periphery islands undergo one of the most dramatic ecological changes due to ongoing global warming. The front fields of the Antarctic glaciers are extreme environments and pioneering sites for ecological succession. Rising temperatures lead to deglaciation in the Antarctic habitats, and the new terrain is subjected to the process of soil formation and microbial colonization. In the present study, we investigated the formation of pathogenic fungal soil microbiomes as an effect of forefield deglaciation. Soil samples were taken from two different forefields, one formed several years ago and the other freshly uncovered. Both habitats were in the vicinity of the Perunika Glacier situated in the northeastern direction of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, the second largest island from the South Shetland Archipelago, about 100 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Total DNA was extracted and targeted ITS amplicon sequencing was applied. The ITS marker sequences were then taxonomically identified. The abundance of the fungal taxa was calculated. Alpha and Beta diversity analyses to obtain fungal richness in samples were performed. Our results showed that soil habitat formation, initiated by deglaciation, was such that:

In the newly deglaciated forefield, there was almost no fungal DNA, which prevented further analysis;

At older drier fields metagenome content was much higher;

Further analysis showed that the most abundant genera were Pseudogymnoascus, Simplicillium, Hanseniaspora, Mycothermus, and Malassezia.

In the newly deglaciated forefield, there was almost no fungal DNA, which prevented further analysis;

At older drier fields metagenome content was much higher;

Further analysis showed that the most abundant genera were Pseudogymnoascus, Simplicillium, Hanseniaspora, Mycothermus, and Malassezia.

It is known that Pseudogymnoascus and Malassezia species have pathogenic keratinolytic activity. In conclusion, the phylum Ascomycota, which dominated the core microbiome showed much higher ecological diversity and abundance, i.e. potential for colonization of the glacier forefields. In contrast, the phylum Basidiomycota appeared to be less fit for these conditions.
Taxonomy of the genus Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) with a description of a new species from Brazil
Authors: Osorio Gonzalez-Filho Hector Manuel , Fonseca-Ferreira Rafael , Brescovit Antonio Domingos , Guadanucci José Paulo Leite
Published: June 2022

The genus Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895 was proposed based on specimen samples from Monte Roraima, Guyana, and allocated in the family Barychelidae. However, the most recent cladistic analysis transferred Cyrtogrammomma to Theraphosidae. Herein, we amended the diagnosis and description of C. monticola, providing a redescription of the male, and new illustrations, including the description of a new cuticular structure consisting of thick and stiff setae on dorsal metatarsi I and II of females. Moreover, we diagnose, describe and illustrate a new species of Cyrtogrammomma from northeastern Brazil: C. frevosp. nov. In addition, we provide an identification key, new distribution records of the genus in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Pará, and Pernambuco, in Brazil, and the first record for the genus in caves.
La justice pénale financière au Sénégal
Authors: Niang Cheikh Mouhamadou Bamba
Published: June 2022

Les efforts d'intégration économique et politique dans l'espace ouest-africain ont donné naissance à des organisations communautaires, constituant des cadres de conception de stratégies de développement des États de cette sous-région. Le cadre communautaire sécrète ainsi un droit pénal économique et des affaires qui se présente sous un aspect uniforme sur le plan national, et hétéroclite sur le plan sous-régional. La justice, acteur principal de la réponse pénale au blanchiment de capitaux et au financement du terrorisme, se trouve confrontée à des défis multiples, parmi lesquels : l'adaptation de son organisation par la spécialisation de ses composantes, l'amélioration de sa pratique en intégrant les nouvelles techniques de traitement judiciaire et les différentes formes d'entraide à son profit, y compris l'utilisation de passerelles de communication, le recours à la coopération internationale, l'identification et la gestion des avoirs. Dans ce contexte, il est nécessaire de repenser et de réajuster la réponse judiciaire aux spécificités des menaces financières nouvelles.
Comparison of fish and mammalian gelatin film properties: A meta-analysis
Authors: Suhaima Nurafi Razna , Suyatma Nugraha Edhi , Hunaefi Dase , Jayanegara Anuraga
Published: June 2022

Edible films (EF) are continuously developed as food packaging alternatives due to their biodegradable properties. EF can be made from polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, and composite components. The use of raw materials certainly affects the properties of EF. Some studies reported that mammalian gelatin films were significantly different from fish gelatin films. However, there have been different results among individual studies. Therefore, the present study would like to obtain a valid conclusion across different studies using a meta-analysis approach. Study selection was performed with the PRISMA guideline. There were six relevant studies and 28 data used for meta-analysis. The statistical analysis was calculated by using Hedges*d. The results show that fish gelatin films had significantly lower (p < 0.05) tensile strength, elastic modulus, water vapor permeability, and transparency compared to mammalian gelatin films. Besides, there were two additional factors that are also discussed such as different film fabrication methods and gelatin concentration. Those seasonal factors were conducted by using subgroup analysis and meta-regression, respectively. The results described that the film production method, i.e., casting and compression molding significantly effect (p < 0.05) the tensile strength and elongation at break. Slightly different from the method, gelatin concentration was significantly affected (p < 0.05) the tensile strength, elongation at break, and water vapor permeability.
Threshold dynamics of a reaction-diffusion cholera model with seasonality and nonlocal delay
Authors: Wu Wenjing , Jiang Tianli , Liu Weiwei , Wang Jinliang
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we investigate the threshold results for a nonlocal and time-delayed reaction-diffusion system involving the spatial heterogeneity and the seasonality. Due to the complexity of the model, we rigorously analyze the well-posedness of the model. The basic reproduction number \begin{document}$ \Re_0 $\end{document} is characterized with the next generation operator method. We show that the disease-free \begin{document}$ \omega $\end{document}-periodic solution is globally attractive when \begin{document}$ \Re_0 < 1 $\end{document}; while the system is uniformly persistent and a positive \begin{document}$ \omega $\end{document}-periodic solution exists when \begin{document}$ \Re_0 > 1 $\end{document}. In a special case that the parameters are all independent of the spatial heterogeneity and the seasonality, the global attractivity of the constant equilibria of the model is investigated by the technique of Lyapunov functionals.
Circular average relative to fractal measures
Authors: Ham Seheon , Ko Hyerim , Lee Sanghyuk
Published: June 2022

We prove new \begin{document}$ L^p $\end{document}–\begin{document}$ L^q $\end{document} estimates for averages over dilates of the circle with respect to fractal measures, which unify different types of maximal estimates for the circular average. Our results are consequences of \begin{document}$ L^p $\end{document}–\begin{document}$ L^q $\end{document} smoothing estimates for the wave operator relative to fractal measures. We also discuss similar results concerning the spherical averages.
Eventually expansive semiflows
Authors: Lee Keonhee , Rojas Arnoldo
Published: June 2022

A semiflow is eventually expansive if there is a prefixed radius up to which two orbits eventually coincide. We prove the following result: Every injective eventually expansive semiflow of a compact metric space consists of finitely many closed orbits and, in the noncompact case, the semiflow cannot have global attractors. The suspension of a continuous map is eventually expansive only if the map is positively expansive. The suspension of every positively expansive map is an eventually expansive semiflow. The topological entropy of an eventually expansive semiflow is bounded from below by the growth rate of the periodic orbits. We present some related examples.
Prescribed-time time-varying sliding mode based integrated translation and rotation control for spacecraft formation flying
Authors: Chen Li , Sun Yongyan , Shao Xiaowei , Chen Junli , Zhang Dexin
Published: June 2022

This paper studies the prescribed-time spacecraft formation flying problem. The coupled 6-degrees-of-freedom kinematics and dynamics for spacecraft are modeled on Lie group SE(3), where the gravity-gradient torque, the perturbing forces caused by Earth's oblateness and unknown external disturbances are all taken into account. The relative configuration is expressed by using exponential coordinates of SE(3). In order to regulate the relative motion between the leader spacecraft and follower spacecraft, a novel prescribed-time control law is given based on a prescribed-time time-varying high-gain sliding mode method. Numerical simulations verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
On quasi-monoidal comonads and their corepresentations
Authors: Wang Dingguo , Zhang Xiaohui
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we define and study quasi-monoidal comonads on a monoidal category. It generalize the (Hom type) coquasi-bialgebras to a non-braided setting. We investigate their corepresentations and their coquasitriangular structures. We also discuss their gauge equivalence relations.
API Recommendation Based on WII-WMD
Authors: Wen Wanzhi , Wang Shiqiang , Ye Bingqing , Zhu XingYu , Hu Yitao , Lu Xiaohong , Zhang Bin
Published: June 2022

Improving software development efficiency based on existing APIs is one of the hot researches in software engineering. Understanding and learning so many APIs in large software libraries is not easy and software developers prefer to provide only requirements descriptions to get the right API. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes an API recommendation method based on WII-WMD, an improved similarity calculation algorithm. This method firstly structures the text, and then fully mines the semantic information in the text. Finally, it calculates the similarity between the user's query problem and the information described in the API document. The experiment results show that the API recommendation based on WII-WMD can improve the efficiency of the API recommendation system.
Mobile Applications in Education
Authors: Arinova Bakyt , Pyatkina Darya , Latysheva Valentina , Stroiteleva Natalia
Published: June 2022

The purpose of the study is to consider the features of the use of mobile applications for the development of professional competencies, in particular cognitive skills, and their general impact on the effectiveness of learning. There were 845 students from 2 countries participating in the research. The students were divided into two groups: one group was trained in accordance with the curriculum developed based on mobile applications while the curriculum of the second group was not changed. The results of the reinterview showed a significant increase in the cognitive abilities of respondents in Group 1 as 81% of them indicated a strong effect of the use of mobile applications on the development of cognitive skills. The analysis of the results also showed an increase in the students' motivation to use mobile applications as compared to the survey conducted at the first stage the list of professional competencies and percentage changed.
Numerical Simulation of Flow Behaviour of PLA and PLA-Copper during Fused Deposition Modeling Process
Authors: Huynh Huu Nghi , Vo Ho Duc Huy , Nguyen Huu Tho , Bui Trong Hieu , Thai Thi Thu Ha
Published: June 2022

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) has been developed to adapt more application with a wide variety of material used, especially metal filled PLA filament. However, choosing wrong PLA-based filaments’ process parameters is a popular situation that causes great product’s dimensional error. This research is focused on studying the difference in the input velocity parameters between PLA and PLA-copper filament. This paper presents a numerical nozzle model and use finite element analysis method to investigate the melted filament fluid behavior. Flow parameters such as pressure, melting temperature range and velocity were discussed in detail. Experiments were then carried to determine optimal printing velocity range of the two filaments. Results show that the filament input velocity has great influence on flow parameters as this velocity changes, the flow parameters change as well. Finally, based on the evaluation of dimensional accuracy of printed samples, the optimal input velocity for each type of filament has been found, which are 2 – 3.5 mm/s for PLA and under 5 mm/s for PLA-copper.
Influence of the Cooling Rate at Thermal Sintering on the Structure and Magnetic Properties of Ferrite Ceramics
Authors: Surzhikov Anatoly P. , Lysenko Elena Nikolaevna , Stary Oldrih
Published: June 2022

The influence of the cooling rate during sintering of lithium-titanium-zinc-manganese spinel ferrite on its structural, magnetic and electric characteristics was studied. The ferrite was sintered in air at 1283 K for 120 min. Cooling rates were 0.06 K/s and 7.8 K/s. It was established that the observed changes in the characteristics when using slow and quenching cooling are due to the different levels of the near-surface ferrite layers oxidation. For quench ferrite, the Curie temperature of 530 K, the activation energy of electrical conductivity of 0.35 eV in the bulk of the samples, and the magnetic anisotropy constant of 2.6·10-3 J/m3 (at 300 K) were obtained. Slowly cooled ferrite was characterized by higher values of Curie temperature (560 K), the magnetic anisotropy constant (2.9·10-3 J/m3), and the activation energy of electrical conductivity (0.80 eV).
Overview of Mycoplasma bovis Infection in Dairy and Beef Cattle
Authors: Priyantha M.A.R. , Perera G.I.S. , Liyanagunawardana N. , Ranatunga A.D.
Published: June 2022

Mycoplasma bovis is an economically important disease in dairy and feedlot cattle; the annual loss was calculated as 140 million USD in the USA. Mycoplasma bovis is a common bacterium found in mucous membranes in different animal species, including the respiratory tract, urogenital tract, and gastrointestinal tract. Mycoplasma bovis is a highly contagious disease with an over 70% infection rate. The disease prevalence of M. bovis infection is varied widely and high nasal prevalence was reported among young calves. The mortality were reported in 2-6 weeks of old calves while the peak clinical incidence was at the age of one month. Mycoplasma bovis is colonized in normal respiratory mucosae and tonsils. The clearance of the organism takes for a long period in cattle, it is for a couple of months to a number of years in the mammary gland. Mortality of Mycoplasma bovis infection is varied from herd to herd and location to location. Mycoplasma bovis has been isolated from milk, conjunctiva, semen, and vaginal secretions. The organism is excreted through milk either intermittently or continuously, even in sub-clinical infection. Airborne transmission is the main route of infection in the susceptible bovine host. An animal that sheds M. bovis is the main source of infection within a herd. The bacterium is excreted in colostrum, vaginal secretion and in respiratory secretion of infected cows. The pathogenesis of Mycoplasma bovis has been poorly understood or partly investigated in cattle. Both conventional and molecular methods are there to identify the organism with high analytical sensitivity and specificity. Both 16S rDNA and 23S rDNA targets are used to differentiate Mycoplasma from other possible microorganisms. The immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and histopathology, have also been optimized as diagnosis of Mycoplasm bovis infection in cattle. Serological diagnosis is also considered a cost-effective method to identify the seropositive animal. ELISA test has been optimized for field samples of both serum and milk. Three main mechanisms have been able to control or prevent Mycoplasma bovis infection in cattle farming such as sanitary control measures, antimicrobial therapy and vaccination.
Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy: A 10-year follow-up case report
Authors: Missaglia Sara , Tavian Daniela , Angelini Corrado
Published: June 2022

Mutations in PNPLA2 gene encoding for adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), involved in triglyceride degradation, lead to an inborn error of neutral lipid metabolism. The disorder that results in abnormal storage of neutral lipid is known as neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy (NLSDM). We report the follow-up of a 30-year-old woman with NLSDM, asymptomatic until age 23. At the age of 18, a high level of CPK and neutral lipid abnormal accumulation in muscle and skin cells suggested NLSDM diagnosis, afterwards confirmed by PNPLA2 analysis. After 5 years, she developed weakness in the upper and lower extremities. She was put on a low-fat diet with medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) oil supplementation but, although her CPK level decreased, myopathy continued to progress. At present, she presents severe skeletal myopathy without cardiac involvement. In this patient, no beneficial effects on progressive skeletal muscle weakness were detected after the MCT diet, probably due to complete loss of PNPLA2 expression.
Family Functioning in Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Qualitative Study
Authors: Haritsa Sneha Vinay , Reddy Kalapalli Jayasankara , Gupta Meghna
Published: June 2022

Background:

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are understood as epileptic presentations without a neurological basis. PNES has underlying psychological stressors that manifest physiologically. However, family functioning has been poorly studied despite its potential to be one of the major stressors. Few studies on family functioning have focused on differences between PNES and epileptic seizures than an in-depth inquiry into family functioning in PNES.

Methods:

Patients diagnosed with PNES by a psychiatrist or neurologist through home videos were chosen to participate in the study. Participants had at least one seizure in the previous week before the interview, and those who had physical disabilities or comorbid epilepsy were excluded from the study. In-depth interviews were developed and conducted. Determined data was analyzed through latent thematic analysis.

Results:

Based on the determined data, nine themes were identified. They included interaction and attachment, communication, structure and system, distressful family factors, expressed emotions, cultural aspects, maladaptive coping, adaptive coping, and negative emotional experience. Approach avoidance and hints of ending relationships were the types of communication among PNES patients, attachment has been inconclusive, transgenerational trauma, disengaged boundaries, coalition, and maladaptive triangles are prevalent among families of PNES patients. Over-involvement and hostility are the expressed emotions that were found. Both maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies are found among PNES patients. Finally, superstitions and beliefs in possession exist among families of PNES patients.

Conclusion:

Family dysfunction is prevalent among families of PNES patients, and hence, family-based interventions are necessary.
Diabetes and Cancer
Authors: Saxena Rahul , Naithani Manisha , Saluja Rohit
Published: June 2022

Diabetes and cancer are two severe, heterogeneous, and multifactorial chronic diseases. The frequency of these diseases occurring in the same individual is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate. Multiple research studies indicate the presence of shared modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors between the two diseases. Hyperinsulinemia is one such condition which favors cancer development in patients with diabetes as insulin shares some pre-eminent metabolic and mitogenic effects. While the drugs which are used to treat diabetes exhibit a lower risk of cancer development, the drugs taken to treat cancer may either cause diabetes or worsen pre-existing diabetes. Other hypothesized mechanisms comprehending the relationship between diabetes and cancer include insulin resistance, insulin-like growth factor-1, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia. Meta-analyses of many studies indicate that diabetes and cancer are the two sides of the same coin. There may also be a risk of escalation of one disease while treating the other. This phenomenon of reverse effect has been reported in cases of liver and pancreatic cancer, which leads to the progression of diabetes. In our review, we highlight some of the most promising mechanisms which attempt to comprehend this relationship between the two diseases. We conclude that diabetes and cancer have a very complex relationship that requires more clinical attention and better-designed studies.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Probiotics for Oral Health among Dental Students
Authors: Krishnan Lakshmi , Poorni Saravanan , Nivedhitha M. S. , Srinivasan Manali Ramakrishnan
Published: June 2022

Background:

Over the years, probiotics have emerged as successful supplements for oral care management. Despite their extensive benefits and uses, their application in dental care is less due to limited knowledge about them among dentists.

Aim:

This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice in using probiotics for oral health among dental students of Chennai city.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 209 dental students through Google Forms. Pretested questionnaire with 14 close-ended questions was used. Ethical clearance and consent were obtained before the study. Statistical test was computed using SPSS version 20, and P value was kept at < 0.05 for significance.

Results:

Majority of the participants (86%) were aware of the probiotics and its use, but hardly 19% of them had put their knowledge into practice. A statistically significant difference was obtained between the male and female participants with the knowledge domain of the questionnaire (P = 0.021*, 0.006*, 0.048*).

Conclusion:

From the present study, we can conclude that the participants were well aware of the term probiotics but hesitated to prescribe it to their patients as their awareness of the availability of probiotics was less.
Effect of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on tomato varietal growth under Ghanaian field conditions
Authors: Vigbedor H.D. , Nyaku S.T. , Cornelius E.W.
Published: June 2022

The excessive build-up of soil nematodes and uncontrolled spread of fungal diseases contribute to low yields in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. The objective of this study was to investigate the pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici and Meloidogyne incognita on growth, yield and wilt severity in tomato varieties. A factorial experiment was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD), with three replications, on two fields, namely University of Ghana, Legon farm and at the National Service Demonstration Farm at Papao both in Ghana, from July 2018 to June 2019. Two tomato varieties, namely Mongal F1 and Petomech were used for evaluation. Fusarium inoculum of 1.3×106 cells per 5 mL suspension was inoculated in the experimental plots naturally infested with Meloidogyne incognita, at 7, 14, and 21 days (NF7, NF14, NF21), after transplanting tomato seedlings into the fields. Wilt severity was higher in the Petomech plants compared to Mongal plants, for all treatments. Wilt incidence was greater than 70% in the Petomech plants that received the treatments NF7, NF14, and NF21 in both experimental sites, respectively. Plants in the control plots had the least wilt incidence and severity among the two varieties in both sites. Mongal and Petomech plants without Fusarium inoculation had lower wilt incidence and severity compared to those that received only Fusarium inoculation. Yield was higher in the Mongal plants than in the Petomech plants. Galls scores were zero in the Mongal F1 plants for all treatments applied, in both experimental sites. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Meloidogyne incognita increase wilt severity in tomato plants when both pathogens coexist in the soil.
Characteristic Logics for Behavioural Hemimetrics via Fuzzy Lax Extensions
Authors: Wild Paul , Schröder Lutz
Published: June 2022

In systems involving quantitative data, such as probabilistic, fuzzy, or
metric systems, behavioural distances provide a more fine-grained comparison of
states than two-valued notions of behavioural equivalence or behaviour
inclusion. Like in the two-valued case, the wide variation found in system
types creates a need for generic methods that apply to many system types at
once. Approaches of this kind are emerging within the paradigm of universal
coalgebra, based either on lifting pseudometrics along set functors or on
lifting general real-valued (fuzzy) relations along functors by means of fuzzy
lax extensions. An immediate benefit of the latter is that they allow bounding
behavioural distance by means of fuzzy (bi-)simulations that need not
themselves be hemi- or pseudometrics; this is analogous to classical
simulations and bisimulations, which need not be preorders or equivalence
relations, respectively. The known generic pseudometric liftings, specifically
the generic Kantorovich and Wasserstein liftings, both can be extended to yield
fuzzy lax extensions, using the fact that both are effectively given by a
choice of quantitative modalities. Our central result then shows that in fact
all fuzzy lax extensions are Kantorovich extensions for a suitable set of
quantitative modalities, the so-called Moss modalities. For nonexpansive fuzzy
lax extensions, this allows for the extraction of quantitative modal logics
that characterize behavioural distance, i.e. satisfy a quantitative version of
the Hennessy-Milner theorem; equivalently, we obtain expressiveness of a
quantitative version of Moss' coalgebraic logic. All our results explicitly
hold also for asymmetric distances (hemimetrics), i.e. notions of quantitative
simulation.
The Shapley Value of Inconsistency Measures for Functional Dependencies
Authors: Livshits Ester , Kimelfeld Benny
Published: June 2022

Quantifying the inconsistency of a database is motivated by various goals
including reliability estimation for new datasets and progress indication in
data cleaning. Another goal is to attribute to individual tuples a level of
responsibility to the overall inconsistency, and thereby prioritize tuples in
the explanation or inspection of dirt. Therefore, inconsistency quantification
and attribution have been a subject of much research in Knowledge
Representation and, more recently, in Databases. As in many other fields, a
conventional responsibility sharing mechanism is the Shapley value from
cooperative game theory. In this paper, we carry out a systematic investigation
of the complexity of the Shapley value in common inconsistency measures for
functional-dependency (FD) violations. For several measures we establish a full
classification of the FD sets into tractable and intractable classes with
respect to Shapley-value computation. We also study the complexity of
approximation in intractable cases.
ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA MỠ HEO, TINH BỘT BIẾN TÍNH VÀ CHITOFOOD LÊN ĐẶC TÍNH CẤU TRÚC VÀ MÀU SẮC CỦA GEL XÚC XÍCH LÀM TỪ CÁ RÔ PHI (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Thảo Phan Đỗ Dạ , Hương Nguyễn Thị Diễm , Điều Võ
Published: June 2022

Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu này là đánh giá ảnh hưởng của mỡ heo, tinh bột biến tính và chitofood (Poly- β- (1-4) -D-glucosamine) lên đặc tính cấu trúc và màu sắc của gel xúc xích làm từ cá rô phi (Oreochromis niloticus). Nghiên cứu đã thử nghiệm 4 mức tỷ lệ mỡ heo: thịt cá là 10:90, 15:85, 20:80 và 25:75. Kết quả cho thấy, xúc xích chứa 20% mỡ heo và 80% thịt cá rô phi có khả năng giữ nước (WHC) đạt giá trị cao nhất (93,05%), đặc tính cấu trúc lớn nhất (lực cắt đạt 3,94 N và độ uốn gập đạt 4,60 điểm) và khác biệt có ý nghĩa thống kê so với các mức còn lại (p<0,05). Độ trắng (WI) và độ sáng (L*) của sản phẩm xúc xích ở nghiệm thức chứa mỡ heo 20% (78,42 và 83,09) và 25% (77,58 và 82,88) đạt giá trị cao nhất (p<0,05). Kết quả nghiên cứu cũng đã xác định ở mức bổ sung 4% tinh bột biến tính tạo được sản phẩm có đặc điểm về cấu trúc và màu sắc tốt nhất (so với các mức bổ sung tinh bột khác 2%, 3% và 5%), với giá trị WHC đạt 94,66%, lực cắt đạt 4,04 N và độ uốn gập đạt 4,6 điểm (p<0,05). Sản phẩm xúc xích khi bổ sung chitofood với tỷ lệ từ 0,2% - 0,5% có độ ẩm thấp hơn so với mẫu đối chứng (p<0,05), tuy nhiên, không có sự khác biệt lớn về độ ẩm giữa các nghiệm thức có bổ sung chitofood (p>0,05). Xúc xích ở nghiệm thức bổ sung 0,3% chitofood đạt giá trị WHC (95,02%), lực cắt (3,36 N) lớn nhất, tuy nhiên sự sai khác này không có ý nghĩa thống kê so với nghiệm thức có bổ sung 0,4% và 0,5% chitofood (p>0,05). Kết quả này là cơ sở khoa học cho xây dựng quy trình chế biến xúc xích cá rô phi.
Yeni Nesil Girişimcilik Örneği Olarak Dijital Girişimcilik ve Girişimcilerin Dijital Özellikleri
Authors: ÖZAY Eda , BAYRAK KÖK Sabahat
Published: June 2022

Günümüzde dijital teknolojilerin hızla gelişmesi sonucunda ortaya çıkan dijital girişimcilik anlayışı, mevcut işlerin veya süreçlerin dönüşmesi olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Dijital girişimcilik dijital dönüşümün artmasıyla birlikte ekonomik refah, işsizlik sorununa çözüm ve yenilikçilik anlayışlarının temel taşı olarak görülmektedir. Özellikle son zamanlarda Covid-19 virüsü nedeniyle yaşanan şiddetli rekabetler dijital girişimciliğin öneminin artmasına yol açmaktadır. Bu makalede dijital girişimciliğin tanımı, önemi, tarihsel gelişimi, türleri, avantajlarından bahsedildikten sonra geleneksel girişimcilikten farklılaşan unsurlarına değinilmektedir. Ayrıca Dünya’da ve Türkiye’de faaliyet gösteren dijital girişimcilik örneklerine yer verilmiştir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi kullanılan bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de yemek ve market sektöründe faaliyet gösteren üç büyük (Getir, Yemeksepeti ve Trendyol) dijital girişimciliğin tanıtımı ve çeşitli açılardan değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada, belirtilen firmalar hakkında az sayıda mevcut olan makale nedeniyle çoğunlukla dijital ortamlarda yayınlanan röportaj, haber ve söyleşileri ulaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda çalışma dijital girişimcilerin özellikleri, dijital firmaların özellikleri, dijital girişimcilik süreci, dijital girişimciliğin avantajları ve dezavantajları şeklinde dört başlık çerçevesinde konuyu değerlendirmiştir.
A Comparative Research on Data Analysis with Factorial ANOVA, Logistic Regression and CHAID Classification Tree Methods
Authors: AKBULUT Ömer , KAYGISIZ Ali , YILMAZ İsa
Published: June 2022

When the data structure is large and complex, the extraction of information hidden within the data is called data mining. In the context of data mining, there are numerous methods developed for statistical data analysis. When these methods are classified as conventional-classical methods and current methods, factorial ANOVA (FANOVA) and Logistic Regression (LR) methods are shown as conventional methods, while decision trees called Classification Tree (CT) and Regression Tree (RT) can be shown as current methods. The method to be used in statistical data analysis is directly related to the researcher’s hypothesis (i.e. purpose) and variable type. Therefore, the choice of data analysis method is important. In this regard, studies in which methods are examined comparatively are guiding. In this study, a dataset on which inferences could be made by ANOVA, LR, and CT methods was analyzed. With this dataset, the relationship between the birth type (single-twin) as dependent variable and the yield year and maternal age as independent variables in an Awassi sheep flock was examined. The findings of each method were interpreted in its own specific way. The methods were compared in terms of explaining the similarities and differences of the information they presented and the relationship between dependent and independent variables.It was concluded that each method offered different inferences based on purpose and perspective. It is believed that it is the right approach for researchers to determine the data analysis method appropriate to their goals by taking into account the data structure.
A Correlational Study on Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Foods Consumed by Adolescents in Relation to Their Nutritional Status
Authors:   WMO Wazirabad institute of cardiology, Siddiqi Aisha
Published: June 2022

Background: A cross sectional study with random sampling over 442 adolescent of 14 to 19 years age studying in Govt & Private Schools in Mansehra was done to assess nutritional status by selective anthropometric measurements. Methods: Food frequency questionnaires were distributed among the students and nutritional assessment was done by selective anthropometric measurements. Descriptive data and correlation was measured by latest SPSS. Results: Among 450 students of 14 to 19 years 442 students responded the study including (53%) male and (47%) female students, 205 girls participated in the study, 286 (64.7%) participants showed interest in daily exercise while 156 (35.3 %) participants showed no interest in exercise. out of 442 (100%) students 66 (14.9%), were on diet while 376 (85.1%) were not on diet. Out of (100%) students (25.5%), perceived diet impact on nutritional status while (73.7%) perceived no impact on nutritional status, minimum weight of the participants was 41 kg with maximum 84 kg and a mean of 57.25 kg.while (σ) of the Data was 9.74 minimum height was 132 cm and maximum was 185 cm with a mean of 162.97 cm; (σ) was 9.56 of the participant. Conclusion: Z- Scores and Glycemic loads had correlation with p values 0.5 but with 2 **. There was very strong correlation between waist hip ratio and Glycemic loads of foods and p values 0.36 with 2** in Pearson correlation and p values 0.00 in 2-tailed showed strong correlation.
The Participation Model of Kampung KB in Prevention of COVID-19 in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia
Authors:   Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Puspita Dyah Retna
Published: June 2022

Family Panning Village, known as “Kampung KB”, is a social institution at the Neighborhood Council level in villages formed by the Government in 2017. The purpose of this institution is to improve the quality of families living in those areas, including the health aspect. The managers were social workers in those areas. This research aims to investigate the participation of this institution in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic in Banyumas Regency, which cases are pretty high. The research informants included 82 participants from family planning village core administrators in 8 villages and one subdistrict in 4 districts of Banyumas Regency, Indonesia. The data were collected using online interviews through WhatsApp groups belonging to informants in each village/subdistrict, followed by in-depth interviews conducted in those groups. The qualitative data were then analyzed using an interactive model. Results of this study show that some villagers in three family planning villages identified with positive COVID-19, yet not all village core administrators knew about those cases. Most family planning villages had no special preventive programs. However, in those family planning villages and the surrounding areas with some villagers identified with positive COVID-19, the core village administrators will perform some preventive efforts more intensively in the forms of news socialization related to COVID-19 through Whatsapp groups of family welfare empowerment, neighborhood association, and neighborhood council groups. In addition, some family planning village core administrators organized the local villagers to help one elderly whose child was intensively treated at a hospital because of identified with positive COVID-19. It shows that the family planning villages may be optimized to improve the local family conditions and strengthen social solidarity.
Implementation of Global NCD Monitoring Framework in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh–A Feasibility study
Authors: Bhattacharya Sudip , Thakur Jarnail Singh
Published: June 2022

Background: In India, a national NCD monitoring framework was developed (June 2013) in consonance with the World Health Organization (WHO) global NCD monitoring framework with 10 targets and 21 indicators. A feasibility study was undertaken in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh with few objectives. Objectives: To review the existing monitoring framework, identify the possible data sources, and collect the secondary data for NCDs. Methods: In-depth interview was conducted with the three state program officers (SPOs), and Health Management Information System (HMIS) reports (2010) were reviewed. Data from non-health sectors were collected and possible data sources were identified. Results: It was observed that SPOs were not clear of the data for indicators and targets. Food and drug licensing authority, schools, colleges, and offices may be possible sources of additional data. Current HMIS was inadequate. Multiple issues such as scarcity of data, excess dependency on hospital-based data, lack of manpower, inter-sectoral coordination, and periodic STEP wise approach to surveillance (STEPS) surveys are the major barriers for implementation. Conclusion: We concluded that with the existing resources, it was not feasible to implement the NCD monitoring framework. Recommendations: National surveys should incorporate NCD indicators, and periodic STEPS survey at state level are necessary for indicator generation.
Prevalence and clinical profile of rotavirus in children ? 5 years admitted in a tertiary care Hospital in Western Maharashtra
Authors: Aundhakar Chandrashekhar D , Gupta Ankit , Mishra Lekha , Karande Geeta Satish , Karande Priyanka
Published: June 2022

Background: Diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality in children less than 5 years. Rotavirus is the commonest pathogen which causes diarrhea in children. As a result of dehydration and its hazardous consequences, it causes various deleterious effects on a child resulting in growth failure and malnutrition and sometimes leading to death.  Aims & Objectives: To determine the prevalence and elucidate the clinical pattern of rotavirus diarrhea and differentiate it from non-rotavirus diarrhea in children ? 5 years hospitalized for acute diarrhea. Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out between October 2014 and September 2016 on a total of 189 patients admitted for acute diarrhea in a tertiary care hospital. Stool samples were processed for identification of rotavirus antigen by ELISA. Clinical characteristics along with the seasonal variation of the infection were also studied.  Result: Prevalence of rotavirus in the present study was estimated to be 36.5%. Infection occurred mostly in the age group of 7 – 12 months (46.3%) followed by 1 – 6 months (31.8%). Positive cases had associated clinical features as vomiting (69.5%), fever (55%) and peri-anal redness (33.3%). Maximum no. of rotavirus cases occurred in the winter season (42%). Conclusion: Rotavirus diarrhea does not follow a specific clinical pattern and lead to substantial morbidity in the study population.
Prevalence of bronchial asthma among school-going children in Mangalore, South India
Authors: Kamath Sowmini P , Kumar Shrividya Shrisha , Jain Animesh , Ramakrishna Anand , Baliga Shantharam B
Published: June 2022

Background: Asthma in childhood is a major public health issue. Objective: To estimate prevalence and associated housing environment factors of asthma among school children. Material & Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study among school children aged six to fifteen years. Standard ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children) Core Questionnaire for Asthma was used for determining the prevalence of wheezing and asthma. Demographic, housing and indoor pollution factors were collected. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 15. Results: Prevalence of ‘wheeze ever’ and ‘current wheezers’ was 10% and 9% respectively.  Physician diagnosed asthma was seen in 6.3 %. Severe asthma was noted in 28.6% of current wheezerswith 84.6% and 8.8% having one to two and four to 12 wheezing attacks per year respectively. Wheezing was present post exercise in 5.4%, nocturnal cough in 6.1%, sleep disturbance less than one night/week (40.7%), one or more nights/week (3.3%) and wheezing limiting speech to few words between breaths (20.9%). Prevalence was greater among boys (9.8%) than girls (7.5%) and maximal in age group eight to nine years. On multiple logistic regression presence of overcrowding and absence of smoke outlet were significantly associated with current wheeze. Socio-economic status, beedi rolling practices and absence of separate kitchen was statistically significant with severe asthma. Conclusions: Current wheezer prevalence was9% and more in boys. Adoption of improved housing conditions and avoiding environmental tobacco exposure may aid in reducing childhood asthma attacks in this developing city.
Determinants of non-use of family planning methods by young married women (15-24 years) living in urban slums of Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Yadav Kriti , Agarwal Monika , Singh Jai Vir , Singh Vijay Kumar
Published: June 2022

Background: Total fertility rate of Uttar Pradesh is 2.7 with annual growth rate of 16.5. Age specific marital fertility rate (ASMFR) in Uttar Pradesh is highest in the age group of 20-24 years (383.9) followed by 15-19 years (271.0) age group. Use of contraceptives is also very low in this most productive age group. Among the Young married women in the age group of 15-24 years the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) is only 27.75% which is quite low than the target CPR of 60%. State level data presents a grim picture of contraceptive use in the slum areas in comparison to non-slum areas. This slum population is the most vulnerable section of our society. Aims & Objectives: i) To assess the prevalence of non-use of contraceptives among young married women living in urban slums. ii) To understand the reasons for non-use of contraceptives among young married women. iii) To explore the factors influencing non-use of contraceptive among young married women. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in the urban slums of Lucknow. Out of the eight Nagar-Nigam zones in Lucknow, one Urban-Primary Health Centre was selected randomly from each zone. From each Urban- Primary Health Centre, 2 slums were selected randomly. In selected slum, all the households were visited until at least 33 young married women (15-24 years) were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire to obtain the desired sample size of 535. The data was analyzed using SPSS 16.0. Results: Current use of contraceptives was found to be 33.8 % and almost two-thirds (66.2%) of the participants were not using any form of contraceptive method. The important reasons for non-use of contraception were embarrassment / hesitancy / shyness regarding family planning, lack of knowledge about the contraceptive method or place of availability of services, opposition to contraceptive use by husband or family members and women’s desire to get pregnant. About one third of the women had no perceived need for contraception. Among the various bio-social and fertility related variables, educational attainment of the women, employment status, parity, autonomy of the women, attitude of the husband towards family planning, motivation to adopt contraceptive and contact with ANM during home visits were the prime independent predictors for non-use of contraceptives. Conclusion: The study found contraceptive use to be very low among the young married women. The findings showed that motivation of women to adopt family planning method through counseling along with provision of youth friendly services are needed to be address to achieve improvement in contraceptive use among these young married women living in urban slums.
Job satisfaction and Job stress among various employees of tertiary care level hospital in central Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Yadav Ruchi , Srivastava Dhiraj Kumar , Yadav Sanjeev , Kumar Sandip , Jain Pankaj Kumar , Gupta Sachin
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Job satisfaction defined as the end state of feeling, the feeling that is experienced after a task is accomplished. Job stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or need of the worker. Objectives: To study the relationship between job satisfaction and job stress among various employees of tertiary care level hospital and to find the co-relates of job stress and job satisfaction. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study carried out for a period of 2 month among various employees working in Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, a tertiary care level hospital. A total 225 Participants 75 from each medical, paramedical and office staff were selected by purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted using pretested structured questionnaire regarding socio-demographic profile, job satisfaction and job stress. Data was analyzed using chi square test. Result: A total of 225 participants,75 from each medical, paramedical and office staff were interviewed. On doing analysis of questionnaire regarding job satisfaction and job stress it was found that majority believe that their job was well recognized and working in a good institute and were not satisfied with the management and salary and were coping well with their job stress and were having average level of satisfaction. Conclusion: The present study conclude that majority of the participants felt they are well recognized with their job, working in a good institute but not satisfied with the management and salary.
Prevalence & determinants of Internet Addiction among Indian adolescents
Authors: Arthanari Sakthivel , Khalique Najam , Ansari Mohammad Athar , Faizi Nafis
Published: June 2022

Background: Astonishing growth in the internet’s popularity with improvements in its availability and affordability has led to internet overuse and addiction. School students who have social, peer or behavioural problems are more susceptible to internet addiction. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of internet addiction in the school-going adolescents of Aligarh, and to measure the association of internet addiction with the socio-demographics of the study participants. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the schools of Aligarh. 1020 participants were selected through a multi-stage sampling technique proportional to the number of students in each class. Data Collection was done using a questionnaire that included Young’s 20-item Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Results: About 35.6% of the students had internet addiction. Males (40.6%) were significantly (p=0.001) more addicted to the internet than females (30.6%). On bivariate analysis, a higher age group (17-19 years) (OR= 2.152, 95% CI- 1.267- 3.655), male gender (OR= 3.510, 95% CI- 2.187 – 5.634) and internet access at home (OR= 2.663, 95% CI- 1.496 – 4.740) were found to have a significantly higher odds’ for internet addiction. Conclusions: Internet addiction is widely prevalent among school going adolescents and needs attention.