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Implementasi Konsep Nation Branding Anholt dalam Penyelenggaraan Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018
Authors: Yamin Muhammad
Published: July 2021

The 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games was held aiming to make this moment an Indonesian nation branding effort. Nation branding is considered as an important thing since it could increase nation’s visibility, reputation and product recognition in global market. This paper aims to analyse the implementation of Indonesia’s nation branding in Asian Games 2018. This research uses nation branding hexagon concept from Simon Anholt which consists of six aspects, these are people, tourism, exports, governance, investment and immigration, and culture and heritage. Research method used is descriptive qualitative with literature review as data collection technique. The research found out six aspects of nation brand hexagon has been implemented in various series of events in Asian Games 2018. It brings positive impact to Indonesia’s public image, especially the participating country in Asian Games 2019.
THE NATIONAL INTEREST OF CHINA IN THEIR ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH THE GAMBIA
Authors: Samba Omar , Jatta Ebrima
Published: July 2021

This paper aims at finding out the national interest of China in conducting economic cooperation with the Gambia from 2016. Relying on qualitative inquiry, this research is informed by the theoretical concepts from national interest. In terms of national interest, the political aspect of the national interest of Morgenthau and the economic aspect of Donald E. Nuechterlein is used to analyze the national interest of China in the Gambia. To answer the research question: What is China’s national interest in their economic cooperation with the Gambia? The research finds out that China has political and economic interests in the Gambia. Politically, China’s interest in the Gambia is clearly stated in the joint communique signed between China and the Gambia when they were resuming their diplomatic relations in 2016. As a form of this agreement, the Gambia is supporting the One-China principle by not opening official relations with Taiwan. Finally, China retains an economic interest to secure the Gambian market for Chinese products and natural resources for Chinese manufacturing industries. Most importantly, is the port of the Gambia which has a strategic location in the west Africa region and is crucial to the China’s belt and road initiative. China has become one of the major sources of financial support for the Gambia since resuming economic cooperation in 2016. This financial support includes giving loans, grants, aid, and trade. As can be seen from the analysis of the dependency perspective, this research shows that China uses its loans and grants to monopolized the Gambia market for Chinese goods and Chinese investment which likely creates contracts for Chinese companies and provide job opportunities for Chinese citizens.

Keywords: national interest, China, The Gambia, economic cooperation, one-china principle.
Pengaruh Jenis Bahan Campuran dalam Re-Kompos Residu Teh Kompos terhadap Pertumbuhan Dan Hasil Tanaman Bayam (Amaranthus tricolor, L.)
Authors: Neonbeni Eduardus Y , Oki Maria Kornelia
Published: July 2021

Residu kompos merupakan limbah bahan organik yang dapat dimanfaatkan kembali sebagai pupuk organik melalui pengomposan kembali menggunakan campuran beberapa bahan organik. Suatu percobaan pot telah dilakukan dengan menggunakan bahan campuran berupa hijauan kirinyuh dan biochar dalam pengomposan kembali residu teh kompos dalam pemanfaatan sebagai media pertumbuhan bayam cabut (Amaranthus tricolor L.) dengan sistem tabela. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak pertumbuhan dan produksi bayam yang diberi kompos yang telah dikomposkan ulang (re-kompos). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di kebun percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Timor, pada bulan Maret-April 2019. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) faktorial dua faktor dengan 3 kali ulangan. Faktor pertama perlakuan persentase komposisi campuran biochar yang terdiri atas kontrol, residu teh kompos+biochar 2,5%, residu teh kompos+biochar 5% dan residu teh kompos+biochar 10 %. Faktor kedua berupa persentase komposisi hijauan kirinyu yakni kontrol, residu teh kompos+kirinyuh 2,5%, residu teh kompos+kirinyuh 5% dan residu teh+kirinyuh 10%. Hasil sidik ragam anova menunjukkan bahwa terjadi interaksi pemberian re-kompos biochar 10% dan re-kompos kirinyuh 10% berpengaruh terhadap tinggi tanaman 28 HST (15,42 cm), diameter batang 28 HST (0,54), jumlah daun 21 (6,50 helai) dan 28 HST (9,17helai), berat segar tanaman (19,22 g), berat segar trubus (16,81 g) dan panjang akar tanaman bayam (13,17 cm). Kombinasi pemberian re-kompos biochar 10% dan re-kompos kirinyu 10% merupakan perlakuan terbaik, berbeda nyata dengan perlakuan lainnya.
Errores innatos del metabolismo : experiencia de trece años de estudio en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Authors: Alvear Ciro , Barboza Urbanes Miriam , Moneriz Carlos
Published: July 2021

Introducción: los Errores Innatos del Metabolismo son trastornos causados por mutaciones, y aunque son enfermedades raras, su diagnóstico oportuno puede mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes. Objetivo: detectar y describir Errores Innatos del Metabolismo, en pacientes pediátricos con sintomatología sospechosa en un hospital de referencia de la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Métodos: se estudió una población de pacientes pediátricos durante el período comprendido entre los años 2002 a 2015, con base en la impresión clínica. Se realizaron pruebas para aminoácidos, ácidos orgánicos, carbohidratos, lípidos, ácido úrico, mucopolisacáridos, enzimas y estudios de biología molecular. Resultados: se realizaron pruebas de tamización a 354 pacientes pediátricos con sintomatología sospechosa para Errores Innatos del Metabolismo. Se encontraron 11 casos con alta sospecha de mucopolisacaridosis, 7 casos con alta sospecha de glucogenosis, 1 caso con diagnóstico confirmado de fenilcetonuria, 1 caso con diagnóstico confirmado de tirosinemia tipo 1, 1 caso con alta sospecha de homocistinuria, 1 caso con alta sospecha de albinismo y 1 caso con alta sospecha enfermedad de Niemann-Pick C. Conclusiones: en Cartagena de Indias, los Errores Innatos del Metabolismo siguen siendo enfermedades huérfanas con muchas dificultades, debido a que no están aprobadas las tamizciones de las mismas por los entes gubernamentales. Estos resultados alertan sobre la necesidad de implementar tamizaciones masivas con el objetivo de confirmar los diagnósticos de los Errores Innatos del Metabolismo más frecuentes por zonas de estudio y así poder detectarlos a tiempo y mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes con el tratamiento temprano y oportuno.
LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS IN SOME SELECTED FISH OF RIVER GONGOLA BASIN, ITS DAM AND DADINKOWA DAM, GOMBE STATE NIGERIA
Authors: Santuraki A. H. , Babayo A. U. , Zakari Abdu , Abdulkadir A. G.
Published: July 2021

This study was carried out in ten (10) different locations within River Gongola, its Dam, and Dadinkowa Dam, Gombe State, Nigeria during the wet and dry season to study the water quality in terms of physicochemical properties to ascertain the levels of contaminants due to flooding and anthropogenic activities and the levels of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, and Ni) in the two species of fish (Clarias gariepinus and Bagrus docmak). A total of 200 water and 360 fish samples comprising two different species were collected in the month of March-June 2017 (Dry season) and July-October 2017 (Wet Season). The results of physicochemical properties obtained ranges between Temperature 29.0-30 0C and 30-32 0C, pH 5.4-7.8 and 6.0-6.9, Conductivity 93.3-161 μS/cm3 and 104.9-128 μS/cm3, Dissolved oxygen 1.2-3.98 mg/l and 0.4-3.1 mg/l, Total Suspended Solids 10-860 mg/l and 13-1180 mg/l, Total Dissolved Solids 46.5-80.5 mg/l and 54.2-76.5 mg/l, Turbidity 424.7-783.5 NTU and 11.15-442.1 NTU, Phosphate 1.82-7.23 mg/l and 0.00-0.11 mg/l, and Nitrate 2.25-8.82 mg/l and 2.68-6.81 mg/l during wet and dry season respectively. The result reveals that turbidity, PO43, DO, TSS, and TDS were above the acceptable permissible limits of WHO While the mean concentration levels of heavy metals in Clarias gariepinus and Bagrus docmak revealed that Cr was below the detectable limit while Cd ranges between 0.5-7.75 µg/g, Pb rangesbetween 3.9-35.6 µg/g during the wet and dry season. The mean concentrations of all the studied metals were above the permissible limit of WHO with a higher concentration during the dry season.
HYPER-PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION AND EVALUATION ON SELECTED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM USING HEPATITIS DATASET
Authors: Yusuf Aminat , Akande Oyelola
Published: July 2021

Despite the popularity and utility of most machine learning techniques, expert knowledge is required in guiding choices about the suitable technique and settings that are good for solving a specific problem. The lack of expert information renders the procedures vulnerable to poor parameter settings. Several of these machine learning techniques configurations are offered under default settings. However, since different classification problems required suitable machine learning techniques, selecting the appropriate technique and tuning its settings are vital works that will rightly improve predictions in terms of reliability and accuracy. This study aims to perform grid search parameters tuning on 5-selected machine learning techniques on hepatitis disease. Comparative performance is drawn side-by-side with the default settings. The experimental results of the five tuning techniques show that using the configurations suggested in our work yield predictions of a greatly sophisticated quality than choice under its default settings. The result proves that tuning parameters of Support Vector Machine via grid search yields the best accuracy outcomes of 90% and has a competitive performance relative towards criteria of precision, recall, accuracy and Area Under the Curve. Present combinations of parameter settings for each of the techniques by identifying ranges of values for each setting that give good Hepatitis disease outcomes
CONVENTIONAL MODELLING APPROACH TO PREDICT THE DYNAMICS OF COVID-19
Authors: Bashir S , Shehu I. Z. , Chinenye N.
Published: July 2021

The study examined transmission dynamics of COVID-19 with conventional modelling approach. We developed a mathematical model for COVID-19 pandemic as SEQIR where I, the infected compartment is partitioned in to  and for reported and unreported group of infected individuals. Basic reproduction number has been obtained and the stability analysis was carried out. The results revealed that the disease may die out in time
ANTIFUNGAL EVALUATION OF DICHROSTACHY cinerea (LEAVES AND STEM) EXTRACTS AGAINST SOME DERMATOPHYTES
Authors: Abdullahi Halima Isah , Yusha'u Muhammad
Published: July 2021

This study was carried out to evaluate the antifungal efficacy of Dichrostachys cinerea extracts against some isolates of dermatophytic fungi. The powdered plant materials were extracted via soxhlet extraction technique using methanol, dichloromethane and petroleum ether as extraction solvents. The extracts were subjected to phytochemical screening for qualitative detection of plant secondary metabolites. The extracts were further tested for antifungal activity against human isolates of Microsporum canis, Trichophyton terrestre, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton verrucosum. The results of phytochemical screening showed the presence of some secondary metabolites including; alkaloids, tannins, saponins, glycosides and steroid. Antifungal activity testing indicated that all the extracts were active against the isolates tested with the exception of T. verrucosum. Pet ether extracts showed the least activity as reflected in the zone of inhibition (24 mm at 50 mg/ml), against the isolates compared to methanol (30 mm at 25 mg/ml) and dichloromethane (30 mm at 50 mg/ml) extracts. The findings of this study, indicated that the plant is a potential for the drug candidate for the treatment of dermatophytic diseases and support the claim for their traditional use against skin diseases
Analisis Penerapan Protokol Kesehatan Masyarakat Bangkalan: dari Interpretasi Kulturalis-Religiusitas ke Implementasi “Teks Suci”
Authors: Masyhudunnury Masyhudunnury
Published: July 2021

Over a year the COVID-19 pandemic has hit all corners of the world, including remote areas throughout the archipelago. One of the reasons for the government's inopable efforts in dealing with it is that partial non-compliance has been poured in the form of regional legal products. This paper aims to analyze and explore the real non-compliance of the community even though the local government has done its utmost to make the community understand the purpose and noble purpose of the rule. By using literature studies in analyzing empirical phenomena of behavior among the people of Bangkalan district in response to the policy of 'state' in the face of pandemic covid-19. From this research, it was concluded that the 'state' endeavors in this case the Bangkalan District Government and how to handle it in saving the community from Covid-19 protesters with the representation of the pouring of the community will cult a "holy text", noble values understood in pieces. regional law products, both the Regent Regulation and the Regent's Decree. But the effort as a good will of such authority is hindered by the simplicity of understanding and interpretation of most of society's cult of a "sacred text", noble values understood in pieces
Perfil de pacientes e indicadores de um serviço de atenção domiciliar
Authors: Reis Giliane Fabí­ola Martins dos , Jericó Marli de Carvalho , Maloni Andréia Aparecida Silveira , Bedin Simone Casteluci , Gasques Paulo César dos Anjos , Kawata Silvia Lopes Moreira
Published: July 2021

Objetivo: Investigar o perfil e a relação entre os motivos admissionais, idade e o tempo de permanência e mensurar alguns indicadores de um Serviço de Atenção Domiciliar. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo de caso em um serviço público no sudeste brasileiro. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de análise dos prontuários e arquivos eletrônicos do ano de 2014. Calcularam-se os indicadores em equações propostas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Resultados: Dos 621 pacientes investigados, houve predomínio de mulheres 55,1%, de idosos 74,9%, com ensino fundamental 63%. O principal motivo da admissão do idoso foi Acidente Vascular Cerebral-29,5%. Os indicadores anuais apontaram média de 230,42 pacientes, média de tempo de permanência 145,80 dias, média de atendimentos 2.969,04, taxa de alta média 6,31%, taxa de óbito média 4,87% e de desospitalização 2,50%. Conclusão: Os achados permitem alinhar as atividades cuidativas ao perfil de pacientes e os indicadores direcionam a tomada de decisão do enfermeiro gestor favorecendo melhorias no gerenciamento do serviço.
Pandemias e COVID-19 transformam o mundo: uma análise de contextos
Authors: Machado Regimar Carla , Lopes Paulo Willians , Nunes da Silva Fernanda , Santos Thulssa Auxiliadora Gomes Medeiros dos , Isidoro Prado Simone , Souza Andressa Rodrigues de
Published: July 2021

Introdução: As doenças infectocontagiosas fazem parte da história humana e trouxeram muitos aprendizados que são utilizados na pandemia emergente da COVID-19. Objetivo: Descrever os aspectos históricos das principais pandemias e os impactos da COVID-19 no mundo. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo reflexivo que contou com o auxílio de publicações recentes relacionadas a esta proposta, a partir do referencial de análise de contexto, que apresenta quatro aspectos interativos: nível contextual histórico; nível contextual imediato; nível contextual geral e metacontexto. Resultados: No nível contextual histórico foram descritas as concepções históricas das principais pandemias que acometeram a humanidade. Em seguida, no nível contextual imediato foram abordados os aspectos atuais da COVID-19. Já no nível contextual geral foi feita uma reflexão dos impactos relevantes da pandemia. Por último, no nível de metacontexto é analisado alguns dos desafios sociais impostos pelo coronavírus. Conclusão: Os aspectos históricos das pandemias subsidiam medidas preventivas à COVID-19, sobretudo ao que se refere à concepção do distanciamento social. Ressalta-se o desafio no enfrentamento ao coronavírus e a necessidade de capacitação do profissional de enfermagem no ambiente da assistência em alta complexidade. Por fim, os inúmeros desafios impostos pela COVID-19 representam oportunidades de aprendizado para implementar melhores estratégias em futuras pandemias.
Atuação da equipe de enfermagem para o cuidado da população em situação de rua no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19
Authors: Licati Paula Martins , Silva Lucas Antonio da , Diniz Carolina dos Santos Andrade , Pereira Danilo de Santana , Souza Eduardo Sodré de
Published: July 2021

Introdução: Dois grandes e importantes eventos do ano de 2020 marcam a história da enfermagem: A comemoração do centenário de Florence Nightingale e o decreto da pandemia da COVID 19. A destacada atuação da enfermagem neste contexto revela sua importância no combate das iniquidades sociais, a exemplo do cuidado à saúde da população em situação de rua. Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivo apresentar as ações realizadas pela equipe de enfermagem para o cuidado das pessoas em situação de rua no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos: Por meio de revisão integrativa, realizada entre julho e outubro de 2020, na biblioteca virtual em Saúde (BVS). Resultados: Foram identificadas as ações realizadas pelas equipes de enfermagem para minimizar os agravos e propagar os cuidados básicos necessários para reduzir a disseminação do vírus entre a população em situação de rua, assim como discutidas as dimensões assistenciais, gerenciais e educativas do processo do trabalho da enfermagem. Conclusão: Foi possível verificar a efetividade da categoria profissional dentro dos serviços de saúde na garantia de desfechos positivos para a saúde da população em situação de rua no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19.
Saúde da população LGBT+: a formação em fisioterapia no cenário dos direitos humanos
Authors: Lima Gabriel Paz de , Soeiro Ana Cristina Vidigal , Lira Soanne Chyara Soares
Published: July 2021

Introdução: A universalidade, a equidade e a integralidade são os pilares do Sistema Único de Saúde que normatizam o acesso à saúde no país. Dentro do escopo da integralidade, está a assistência à população de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais e Transgêneros (LGBT+), que ainda é vitimada pelo preconceito e discriminação no atendimento de suas demandas em saúde. No campo da Fisioterapia, é necessário dar evidência a essa temática como uma estratégia de visibilidade e problematização sobre a necessidade do respeito à diversidade sexual e de gênero. Objetivo: Discutir o papel da formação acadêmica em Fisioterapia no atendimento às demandas em saúde da população LGBT+. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo do tipo exploratório, transversal e descritivo, realizado com estudantes de graduação em Fisioterapia por meio de um questionário. Resultados: Os resultados apontaram lacunas em relação à temática na formação acadêmica, indicando a necessidade de inclusão de conteúdos acadêmicos relacionadas à saúde da população LGBT+ na graduação em Fisioterapia. Conclusão: Os conteúdos acadêmicos relacionados à saúde da população LGBT+ são escassos durante a graduação em Fisioterapia. Esta é uma realidade que necessita ser reformulada, pois pode tornar-se um ambiente favorável à desconstrução de dúvidas e preconceitos, além do preparo para a assistência.
Health impacts on cancer patients: an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Authors: Moura Andréa Felinto , Holanda Kellyane Munick Rodrigues Soares , Sousa Natália Roque Maia de , Irineu Márcio Higor Vasconcelos , Barbosa Maria Paula Ribeiro , Araujo Nayanna Moreira de , Mont’Alverne Daniela Gardano Bucharles
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Because of the social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of health services and the participation in social activities of cancer patients have been reduced, which can have a direct impact on their health. Objective: To identify the repercussions on the cancer treatment, participation in social activities and emotional state of cancer patients in Brazil during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire for cancer patients. A non-probability sample was recruited by convenience. Sociodemographic and clinical data, physical activity levels and emotional state (DASS-21) during the pandemic were collected. Quantitative data were analyzed and the significance level set at 95% (p < 0.05). Results: A total of 105 individuals participated in the study. Results indicated that younger participants were more stressed; 16.2% reported interrupting cancer treatment and 42.9% cancelled examinations or appointments during the pandemic, associated with a higher rate of stress, anxiety, and depression. More than half of the individuals engaged in exercise before the pandemic, but only 35.2% did so in the previous 2 months. Physical exercise during the pandemic was associated with lower depression score. Conclusion: As observed worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on the physical and mental health of cancer patients in Brazil.
Dois tipos de treinamento muscular inspiratório sobre a força muscular de pacientes após revascularização do miocárdio: ensaio clínico
Authors: Cordeiro André Luiz Lisboa , Soares Lucas Oliveira , Vasconcelos Meire Laiana Lima , Correia Taiane Ribeiro da Paixão , Souza Adriele Santos de , Guimarães André Raimundo França , Petto Jefferson , Cerqueira de Andrade Pedro Henrique
Published: July 2021

Introdução: A cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM) causa alterações na musculatura respiratória que afetam a capacidade funcional e complicações pós-operatórias (DCP). O treinamento muscular inspiratório (TMI) é uma ferramenta utilizada por esses pacientes, mas não se sabe qual é a melhor forma de aumentar a força. Objetivo: Investigar se o TMI com dispositivo de carga de pressão linear é superior ao incentivo inspiratório na capacidade funcional e força muscular de pacientes submetidos à CRM. Métodos: Este é um ensaio clínico. Os pacientes foram avaliados no pré-operatório para pressão muscular inspiratória (PImáx), pressão expiratória (PEF), pico de fluxo expiratório (PFE), teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6) e medida de independência funcional (MIF). Após a cirurgia, eles foram divididos em três grupos: grupo controle (GC), grupo treinamento com carga linear de pressão (IMT) e grupo incentivo inspiratório (GI). No dia da alta, todos os pacientes tiveram suas variáveis ​​anteriores reavaliadas. Resultados: O estudo incluiu 56 pacientes, 31 (55,4%) eram do sexo masculino e idade média de 55 ± 12 anos. Houve redução significativa em todas as variáveis, em relação à PImáx, o IMT apresentou valor maior no pós-operatório 83 ± 19 cmH2O, contra 70 ± 15 cmH2O no GC e 80 ± 15 cmH2O no GI (p < 0,001). O mesmo comportamento foi observado na PEmáx, 77 ± 12 cmH2O no IMT, 67 ± 14 cmH2O no GC e 75 ± 10 cmH2O no GI (p <0,001). Em relação ao TC6, houve menor perda no TMI de 434 ± 15 metros para 398 ± 20 metros no GI (p < 0,001). Conclusão: Conclui-se que o treinamento muscular com dispositivo de carga pressórica linear é superior ao treinamento com incentivo inspiratório na capacidade funcional e da força muscular em pacientes submetidos à CRM.
Change of the productive soil moisture amount under diﬀerent agrophytocenoses in accordance with the used tillage system in short-term crop rotation
Authors: Prymak I. , Yermolaev M. , Panchenko O. , Obrajyy S. , Voytovik M. , Prysyazhnyuk N. , Panchenko I. , Filipova L.
Published: July 2021

The inﬂuence of four basic tillage systems and four fertilizer systems on changes in productive soil moisture and water consumption by agrophytocenoses was studied within years 2017–2020 in the fve-feld crop rotation on typical black soil (chernozems) of the Bila Tserkva NAU experimental feld. It is established that the productive moisture reserves in a meter layer of soil in the phase of soybean germination are almost the same for moldboard, differentiated, disk and shallow types of tillage, but quite lower for chisel one; in the phases of the budding beginning and maturity of grain this indicator is the lowest for moldboard tillage, and the highest for moldboardless tillage. In the phase of winter wheat germination, as well as earing and full ripeness of grain, this rate is almost at the same level for moldboard, differentiated and shallow tillage, and for chisel one – 9–12 % higher compared to the reference level; in the phase of spring vegetation restoration no noticeable difference between tillage options was recorded. In the phase of sunﬂower seedlings there was the largest amount of the productive moisture in a meter layer of soil in the conditions of moldboardless plowing; the rest of tillage have shown almost the same amount of productive moisture; in the phase of the ﬂowering beginning and full maturity of seeds, they are 3–5 % higher for moldboardless plowing, and 2–3 and 4–6 % lower for differentiated and disk tillage respectively than the reference one. In the phases of tube yielding, earing and full ripeness of spring barley grain, it is 11, 5 and 4 % higher compared to the reference rate for moldboardless plowing, differentiated and disk tillage respectively. For moldboard, chisel, differentiated tillage and shallow tillage, the water consumption coefcient of soybeans was 109, 120, 113 and 131 mm/t respectively. With moldboardless, differentiated and disc tillage, it is 11,5 and 4 % higher in winter wheat, respectively, than the reference level. Crop rotation productivity for moldboard and differentiated tillage at the same level, and for moldboardless and disk – signifcantly lower.
Key words: crop rotation, crop, tillage, fertilizers, productive moisture, water consumption coefcient, total water consumption, productivity.
Eﬀect of organic farming on the ladybird beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Authors: Grabovska T. , Jelínek M. , Shevchenko V.
Published: July 2021

Coccinellidae perform the function of biological control of pests in nature, they eat aphids and other insects, which is important in organic agriculture. The aim of the work was to establish the distribution and species composition of the family Coccinellidae in the organic agro-landscape. The research was conducted at the Skvyra research station of organic production (Kyiv region, Ukraine). Insects were collected by entomological mowing with a net in four stages of plant development. The organic agro-landscape included crops of buckwheat, oats, soybeans and winter wheat. Data from neighbor conventional soybean and winter wheat ecosystems were used for comparison. The agroecosystems of these crops, which included felds, ecotones ”feld – feld protective forest shelter belt”, feld protective forest shelter belts, were studied. The study identifed 10 species of the family Coccinellidae, the number of species ranged from 1 to 89/100 waves, the largest in the ecosystem of organic winter wheat. H. axiridis belonged to the recedents and was found in fve agroecosystems in the amount of 1-7 individuals / 100 waves. The most common species were C. septempunctata, T. sedecimpunctata and larvae of Coccinellidae, which were eudominant in the organic agro-landscape. Species Vibidia sp. was found only in organic agroecosystems of buckwheat and oats. The variety of ladybugs in organic winter wheat was higher than in conventional. Organic soybeans, in contrast, had less variety of Coccinellidae than conventional soybeans, as confrmed by cluster analysis. Species richness in crop ecosystems ranged from 3 to 8 in diﬀerent study periods. High correlations of insect numbers were found between felds, ecotones and forest shelter belts, as well as between neighbor ecotones and neighbor forest belts, which indicates the migration of insects between these areas. Thus, the diversity and prevalence of Coccinellidae in the organic agro-landscape, compared to the traditional one, has been established.
Key words: ladybugs, organic farming, agrolandscape, agroecosystem, crops, species.
Main criteria for evaluation of efciency and contradictions in the process of crop rotation implementation
Authors: Prymak I. , Karpuk L. , Yermolaev M. , Pavlichenko A. , Filipova L.
Published: July 2021

The nature of subjective positioning on the role of crop rotations in agriculture from many points of view, namely – agrochemical, biological, geological and energetic. This leads to the belief that crop rotation arose as a need for reasonable human interaction with nature, a careful attitude to it. However, a comprehensive ecological and biosphere approach to understanding the essence of crop rotation requires the resolution of certain contradictions that arise in the implementation of modern farming systems. Based on the data of long-term feld experiments, the main indicators of the biological cycle of humus carbon in black soil are calculated. The calculation is based on the balance of humus as the diﬀerence between the fnal and initial content and reserves in the soil under diﬀerent crop rotations. We found that the joint application of organic and mineral fertilizers had a positive eﬀect on the balance of humus and nitrogen in the soil and, ultimately, on crop yields and crop rotation productivity. Against this background, a positive balance of humus (+1.29 t/ha) and total nitrogen (+80 kg/ha) in the soil is observed. Strengthening the organic fertilizer system by using, in addition to manure, by-products of crops – cereal straw, peas, corn stalks contributed to the formation of a positive balance of humus and nitrogen in the soil: the annual accumulation of humus was 0.28 t/ha, nitrogen 14 kg/ha. Due to the humifcation of crop residues of cereals, peas and perennial legumes during the 7-year study period in the soil of control crop rotation 1 formed humus 2.85 t/ha, in crop rotation 14 with grasses – 7.0, the rest of crop rotations – from 3.4 up to 4.0 t/ha. In general, 5.5 % of the initial stock of humus or 8.9 t/ha was mineralized in the crop rotation without fertilizers during the specifed period. If we add to this about 3 t/ha of humus, the decomposition of which in the process of mineralization was compensated by plant residues, then during this period decomposed about 12 t/ha of humus. This value of mineralization characterizes the parameters of the biological cycle of humus in the control crop rotation.
Key words: soil, fertilizers, crop rotations, crop yield, crop rotation productivity, plant residues, humifcation, humus, humus mineralization, humus balance.
Evaluation of durum winter wheat varieties by growth and development indicators
Authors: Lubich V. , Polyanetska I.
Published: July 2021

The article presents the study results of the formation of growth and development indicators (growing season length of plants, plant height, density dynamics, ear parameters and grain yield) of domestic varieties of durum winter wheat. It is analyzed that the level of the signs manifestation varies signifcantly depending on the weather conditions of the growing season. However, the growing season duration hardly depend on weather conditions and is 268–269 days. In the full ripeness stage, the height of plants increased 1.4–1.8 times in comparison with earing with insignifcant variation (V=1–5 %) depending on the variety. The lowest plants were Athena, Continent and Laguna – 71–76 cm. Uneven precipitation distribution and high air temperature in 2013 contributed to the formation of fewer stems of durum winter wheat plants compared to more favourable 2014. In the full ripeness stage of durum winter wheat grain in 2013, the coefcient of total tillering was 1.01–1.26 depending on the variety. In 2014, the stem density was the highest. In the full ripeness stage of grain, the number of stems ranged from 650 to 812 pcs/m2 depending on the variety with a total tillering rate of 1.54–1.91. It should be noted that Athena and Linkor varieties retained a higher ability to tillering and stem survival in different weather conditions. The ear length of winter durum wheat varied from 5.9 to 6.7 cm depending on the variety with slight and small variation (V=3–16 %). The number of spikelets in the ear was from 16 to 20 pcs with a small variation coefcient. The ear length of durum winter wheat varied most. Thus, of the nine varieties, the variation coefcient of this indicator in six varieties was average, and in the rest of them - small. However, there was no signifcant difference between the varieties. The highest yields were formed by Argonaut, Gardemaryn and Linkor varieties – 6.00–6.31 t/ha or 13–19 % more than the standard. Grain yield varied signifcantly depending on the weather conditions of the growing season, which is also evidenced by the stability index and was below 1 (0.48–0.64). Less favourable weather conditions in 2013 provided the yield of 3.74–4.63 t/ha depending on the variety. More favourable weather conditions in 2014 provided the grain yield of 5.46–8.25 t/ha depending on durum winter wheat variety. It is obvious that the positive effect of weather conditions in 2014 on tillering and stem survival of winter durum wheat determined the formation of higher grain yield.
Key words: durum winter wheat, variety, growth and development indicators, yield.
The growth rate of repair young pigs of Irish origin, depending on the combination of the original breeds
Authors: Ohloblia V. , Povod M.
Published: July 2021

The article studied the growth dynamics of purebred and local gilts from birth to 180 days of age. The growth rate of these animals during the rearing period and the regularities of the difference in the growth rate of purebred and local pigs were also investigated. The uneven growth dynamics of both purebred and local replacement gilts has been established. The pigs obtained from the direct and reverse variants of crossbreeding of parental breeds grew more dynamically in comparison with their peers obtained from the purebred variant of breeding of the original breeds. Among purebred gilts, by weaning, the live weight of the Landrace breed increased more dynamically, while after weaning, the animals of the large white breed stood out with a greater intensity increase in live weight. Local gilts did not have a significant difference in the increase in live weight depending on the crossing option, although there was a tendency for a higher increase in live weight with age in pigs from Large White queens and Landrace boars compared to the reciprocal crossing option. During the period of rearing gilts, the highest growth rates were observed in local sows, both from the direct and reverse variants of crossing the animals of the original breeds. Purebred animals of both original breeds were inferior in growth intensity during the period of breeding to their local counterparts 3.0 – 6.3%. Among purebred animals, the least intensive growth during the period of breeding was the Landrace pigs, which were inferior in these indicators to the analogs of the Large White breed by 3.2%, and to the local pigs of both combinations by 6.3%. The advantages in live weight of local replacement gilts are due to their greater growth intensity in the period from weaning to testing at 180 days, which in turn is due to various forms of heterosis manifestation.
Key words: mumps, parent breeds, purebred breeding, crossing, heterosis, live weight, growth rate.
Impacts of Topsoil and Surface Water Salinity on Agriculture: A Study at Paikgachha, Khulna
Authors: Bhuiya Md Ferdous ur Rahman , Kabir Md Humayun , Ferdaus Muhammad
Published: July 2021

Studying the structure, intensity and track of tropical cyclone is very important in effective tropical cyclone warning. In this study, an attempt has been made to simulate the Super Cyclone Amphan to reproduce the structure, intensity and track of the storm that occurred over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall over the coastal zone of Sundarban between Western Bangladesh and Eastern West Bengal of India on 20 May 2020. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model was run 120 hours from 0000 UTC of 16 May to 0000 UTC of 21 May 2021 with 9 km horizontal resolution to simulate the selected storm. The model simulated intensity and track of the storm were compared with that of best track data of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The results obtained from the WRF model indicated that the intensity of the selected cyclone in terms of Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) and Maximum Sustained Wind speed (MSW) were 905 hPa and 243 kph whereas the observed MSLP and MSW were close to 920 hPa and 241 kph respectively. It was also indicated that the model predicted the track of the cyclone reasonably well and it was quite close to the best track data throughout its path till landfall with very small deviation and the cyclone made landfall at 7-8 hours before the actual landfall with 167.4 km position error.

The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8(2), 2019, P 25-32
Neonatal COVID-19 with Rare Presentation in COVID Dedicated Hospital of Bangladesh: A Case Report
Authors: Anne Rifat Taher , Islam Md Zakirul , Noman Farhana , Hasnat Ferdousi , Shova Shamima Sharmin , Ara Anjuman
Published: July 2021

Although Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can affect all age groups, severity of clinical presentation among children and newborns are milder than in adults. Along with classical symptoms, atypical presentation could be noted in the neonate. We report here a case of neonatal COVID-19 where a newborn infant presented with fever, lethargy, respiratory distress and recurrent seizure. Early detection and prompt management is the prerequisite for limiting transmission and reducing neonatal death rate.

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2021, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 87-89
Revealing and Sharing Malware Profile Using Malware Threat Intelligence Platform
Authors: Djufri Faiz Iman , Lim Charles
Published: July 2021

Cyber Security is an interchange between attackers and defenders, a non-static balancing force. The increasing trend of novel security threats and security incidents, which does not seem to be stopping, prompts the need to add another line of security defences. This is because the risk management and risk detection has become virtually impossible due to the limited access towards user data and the variations of modern threat taxonomies. The traditional strategy of self-discovery and signature detection which has a static nature is now obsolete in facing threats of the new generation with a dynamic nature; threats which are resilient, complex, and evasive. Therefore, this thesis discusses the use of MISP and The Triad Investigation approach to share the Indicator of Compromise on Cyber Intelligence Sharing Platform to be able to address the newt threats.
Methodology of Security testing of IKID website and Security Vulnerabilities
Authors: Kamil Mustofa
Published: July 2021

Due to the large amount of data stored in web applications and the increasing number of transactions on the web, the right Web Application Security Testing is very important day by day and web application is an important in business life. By increasing complexity of web systems, Security testing has become a very necessary and important activity of the life cycle of developing web applications, web security testing consists of searching for information about the network, application and looking for holes and weakness.
Modernism, Inflation and the Gold Standard in T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound
Authors: Hawkes David
Published: July 2021

The great inflation of the 1920s had a dramatic effect on Anglophone literary modernism. Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway all recognized that financial signs had come unmoored from any objective reference, and their work explores the literary implications of representation's newly autonomous, performative power. Pound blamed the economic and cultural crisis on ‘usury.’ Following Aristotle, he conceived of usury as the unnatural reproduction of autonomous representation, and thus as the antithesis of natural sexual and semiotic fertility. He particularly deplored the historical role played by Samuel Loyd, the Victorian head of Lloyds Bank, who had cunningly manipulated the gold standard in order to give control of the economy to ‘usurers.’ In his financial journalism for Lloyds Bank Monthly, Eliot used the gold standard as an economic logos in order to facilitate usury. Pound saw that Eliot's theory of the ‘objective correlative’ was incompatible with the referential model of representation assumed by the gold standard.
Anglo-French Poetic Exchanges in the Little Magazines, 1908–1914
Authors: Sarah Lee Sze Wah
Published: July 2021

This article demonstrates the extent and significance of exchange between English and French poets in the years leading up to World War I, a crucial period for the development of modern Anglophone poetry. Through archival research, I trace the growing interest in French poetry of Imagist poets F. S. Flint, Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington, exhibited in various little magazines including the New Age, Poetry Review, Poetry and Drama, Poetry, the New Freewoman and the Egoist. Moreover, I show that such interest was reciprocated by contemporary French poets, notably Henri-Martin Barzun and Guillaume Apollinaire, who published works by English poets in their respective little magazines Poème et Drame and Les Soirées de Paris. This suggests that not only were modern English poets influenced by their French counterparts, but they were also given a voice in the Francophone artistic world, resulting in a unique moment of cross-channel poetic exchange before the war.
Traces of War in Virginia Woolf's Night and Day
Authors: Whitworth Michael H.
Published: July 2021

Katherine Mansfield's review of Virginia Woolf's Night and Day (1919) has dominated criticism of the novel and contributed to its critical neglect, but Mansfield's belief that the novel ignores the First World War has never been challenged. The present essay identifies the novel's oblique references to the war and to combat. It considers the novel's status as a historical novel: its awareness that the pre-war era is irretrievably lost, and its creation of situational ironies for its characters. It considers the themes of isolation, insulation, and near-obliviousness, and the awareness of sounds at the edge of consciousness, as symptomatic of the novel's war-time moment.
Fluorescence-Based Real-Time Analysis of Osteoclast Development
Authors: Pánczél Áron , Nagy Simon P. , Farkas János , Jakus Zoltán , Győri Dávid S. , Mócsai Attila
Published: July 2021

Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells of hematopoietic origin which are critically involved in physiological and pathological bone resorption. They develop from myeloid progenitors through characteristic gene expression changes and intercellular fusion. This process is directed by M-CSF and RANKL which are also able to trigger osteoclast development from bone marrow cells in vitro. Osteoclasts are conventionally visualized by histochemical staining followed by manual counting, which hinders kinetic studies and automated quantification. Here we describe two fluorescence-based assays for the real-time analysis of myeloid cell to osteoclast development (FRAMCO) in primary mouse bone marrow cell cultures. Both assays rely on red-to-green fluorescence conversion of the membrane-targeted tdTomato/membrane-targeted eGFP (mTmG) transgene by Cre recombinase driven by the osteoclast-specific cathepsin K promoter (Ctsk-Cre). In the first assay (FRAMCO1.1), osteoclast-specific gene expression triggers red-to-green color conversion of cells carrying both the Ctsk-Cre and mTmG transgenes. In the second assay (FRAMCO1.2), red-to-green fluorescence conversion is triggered by fusion of neighboring co-cultured bone marrow cells separately carrying either the Ctsk-Cre or the mTmG transgenes. The two assays were tested using a high-content confocal fluorescence imaging system, followed by automated quantification. The FRAMCO1.1 assay showed robust red-to-green fluorescence conversion of more than 50% of the culture (including mononuclear cells) within 3 days under osteoclastogenic conditions. The FRAMCO1.2 assay showed a less robust but still readily measurable red-to-green color conversion in multinuclear cells within 5 days of differentiation. The assays required both the Ctsk-Cre and the mTmG transgenes and gave no signals in parallel macrophage cultures. The proper functioning of the two assays was also confirmed at the DNA, mRNA and bulk protein level. The assay systems were validated using lisophosphatidylcholine, a previously reported inhibitor of preosteoclast fusion. Taken together, our assays allow high-throughput automated real-time analysis of two critical aspects of osteoclast development, facilitating the screening for novel drug candidates for the pharmacological control of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption.
Meniscal Regenerative Scaffolds Based on Biopolymers and Polymers: Recent Status and Applications
Authors: Li Hao , Li Pinxue , Yang Zhen , Gao Cangjian , Fu Liwei , Liao Zhiyao , Zhao Tianyuan , Cao Fuyang , Chen Wei , Peng Yu , Yuan Zhiguo , Sui Xiang , Liu Shuyun , Guo Quanyi
Published: July 2021

Knee menisci are structurally complex components that preserve appropriate biomechanics of the knee. Meniscal tissue is susceptible to injury and cannot heal spontaneously from most pathologies, especially considering the limited regenerative capacity of the inner avascular region. Conventional clinical treatments span from conservative therapy to meniscus implantation, all with limitations. There have been advances in meniscal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in terms of potential combinations of polymeric biomaterials, endogenous cells and stimuli, resulting in innovative strategies. Recently, polymeric scaffolds have provided researchers with a powerful instrument to rationally support the requirements for meniscal tissue regeneration, ranging from an ideal architecture to biocompatibility and bioactivity. However, multiple challenges involving the anisotropic structure, sophisticated regenerative process, and challenging healing environment of the meniscus still create barriers to clinical application. Advances in scaffold manufacturing technology, temporal regulation of molecular signaling and investigation of host immunoresponses to scaffolds in tissue engineering provide alternative strategies, and studies have shed light on this field. Accordingly, this review aims to summarize the current polymers used to fabricate meniscal scaffolds and their applicationsin vivoandin vitroto evaluate their potential utility in meniscal tissue engineering. Recent progress on combinations of two or more types of polymers is described, with a focus on advanced strategies associated with technologies and immune compatibility and tunability. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future prospects for regenerating injured meniscal tissues.
Future Match Making: When Pediatric Oncology Meets Organoid Technology
Authors: Barbet Virginie , Broutier Laura
Published: July 2021

Unlike adult cancers that frequently result from the accumulation in time of mutational “hits” often linked to lifestyle, childhood cancers are emerging as diseases of dysregulated development through massive epigenetic alterations. The ability to reconstruct these differences in cancer models is therefore crucial for better understanding the uniqueness of pediatric cancer biology. Cancer organoids (i.e., tumoroids) represent a promising approach for creating patient-derivedin vitrocancer models that closely recapitulate the overall pathophysiological features of natural tumorigenesis, including intra-tumoral heterogeneity and plasticity. Though largely applied to adult cancers, this technology is scarcely used for childhood cancers, with a notable delay in technological transfer. However, tumoroids could provide an unprecedented tool to unravel the biology of pediatric cancers and improve their therapeutic management. We herein present the current state-of-the-art of a long awaited and much needed matchmaking.