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Treatment at Home and Increasing Quality of Life for Cancer Patients in Bai Chay Hospital of Quang NINH
Authors: Hung Nguyen , Huy Dinh , Phuong Tran , Nhung Ninh
Published: October 2022

For better cancer treatment, Quang Ninh-Bai Chay hospital has also focused on investing in specialized technology and Radiation Oncology Center, as well as providing methods helping treatment patients at home. Studies showed that Roles of nurses and nursing is important in supporting cancer patient treatment. This paper aims to present research results of cancer treatment. The quality of life of patients at levels of no effect, little influence, much influence and great influence all accounted for 25%. The highest ratio of 40.5% belong to patients no underlying diseases (not influence). And then, the lowest ratio of 19.1% is belong to patients no underlying disease with little influence (or with very much influence). Chay Hospital, has gradually effectively exploited the facilities, equipment and invested human resources to provide quality medical services. Diagnosis of cancer is only complete, accurate and valid when the results of histopathological diagnosis are available. Therefore, surgery is the only means of obtaining specimens. From there, it is possible to determine the exact stage of the disease to be able to treat the disease most effectively. In addition, surgery in palliative care, plastic surgery, and recovery of lesions can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for cancer patients.
Maternal outcomes after placenta previa and its spectrum at a single Saudi academic tertiary care center: 21-year experience
Authors: Basri Samera , Jahdali Ettidal
Published: October 2022

Background: Placenta previa with and without accreta spectrum are among the most serious obstetric conditions that needs a multidisciplinary team-work to achieve best maternal outcome. We reviewed our experience over 21 years at an academic tertiary hospital before and after establishment of placenta previa team
Objective: To study the experience of a single academic center managing patients with placenta previa and placenta accreta spectrum over two decades.
Design: Retrospective chart review
Patients and Methods: This study included all cases with a confirmed diagnosis of placenta previa and/or placenta accreta spectrum that were managed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital from 2001 to 2021. Paper and electronic chart reviews and a search of the birth registry book were performed for all cases.
Main Outcome Measures: Maternal morbidity and mortality due to abnormal placentation
Sample Size: 521 patients
Results: The establishment of a placenta previa team led to an increased prevalence of placenta previa, from 4 to 13.32 in 1000 deliveries, without increased maternal morbidity or mortality. Furthermore, it enhanced patient experience and resulted in satisfactory maternal outcomes.
Conclusion: Management of placenta previa and placenta accreta spectrum by a well-coordinated team was cost-effective and markedly reduced maternal morbidity and morbidity. The involvement of this team also improved patient experience, especially in cases in which high-risk interventions were required.
Limitations: Retrospective, single-center study; lack of statistical analysis; lack of a validated tool to differentiate treatment strategies
Grappling with Technology: the post digital printmaker
Authors: Merriam Phyllis
Published: October 2022

Technology has provided unprecedented opportunities for me to expand my artistic practice and share my work globally, but in doing so it has evolved from a set of purpose-built tools to an all-encompassing environment in which I exist both creatively and socially. Technology no longer simply assists, it mediates every aspect of my practice.
Bioinspiration in Printmaking – Routes Toward Structural and Pigmentless Colour
Authors: Leech Damien
Published: October 2022

Colour arises most prominently in the world from subtractive processes. For instance, if a material is dyed with a pigment, when a light is shone upon it, the pigment absorbs portions of the electromagnetic spectrum that the base material does not. This translates directly into a colour, that is, our eye’s interpretation of one small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, known as the visible spectrum (which are waves with a wavelength between 380 – 780 nanometers). For example, in general (though with some notable exceptions) leaves are green because the chlorophyll in them strongly absorbs the red and blue portions of the spectrum, leaving the green to be reflected, irrespective of factors such as viewing angle. It is interesting to recognize that the colour we assign to an object is in fact the colour which is ‘rejected’ by the material composition, as opposed to anything ‘accepted’ by it.

This concept of subtractive colour is so ubiquitous in printmaking that it doesn’t often merit discussion. Subtractive colour pigments are the de facto method of colouration because they are widely accessible, easily manufactured and, most of all, cheap. However, as manufacturing methods become more complex and these pigments in turn become more accessible, we can begin to imagine colouration that is far more complex.
Informe de evaluación de Amazonía 2021
Authors:   Panel Científico por la Amazonía
Published: October 2022

This Report provides a comprehensive, objective, open, transparent, systematic, and rigorous scientific assessment of the state of the Amazon’s ecosystems, current trends, and their implications for the long-term well-being of the region, as well as opportunities and policy relevant options for conservation and sustainable development.
Ranks for families of regular graph theories
Authors: Markhabatov N. D. , Sudoplatov S. V.
Published: October 2022

This article deals with families of regular graph theories. Using invariants of regular graph theory, a criterion for e-minimality,a-minimality, and α-minimality of subfamilies of the family of all regular graph theories is obtained. These ranks and degrees play a similar role for families of theories with hierarchies for definable theories, such as Morley's Hierarchies for a fixed theory, although they have their own peculiarities. The rank of families of theories can be thought of as a measure of the complexity or richness of these families. Thus, by increasing rank by expanding families, we produce richer families and get families with infinite rank, which can be considered "rich enough". The ranks for families of the theory of regular graphs with finite and infinite diagonals are described. The family of all regular graph theories has infinite rank. This follows from the fact that if a language consists ofm-ary symbols,m≥2, then the family of all theories of the given language has an infinite rank. This also means that the family of all regular graph theories is not e-totally transcendental. The results obtained can be considered as a partial answer to the question posed in [5].
Influence of non-stationary electric current on dissolution оf metals in aqueous solutions of alkali
Authors: Eldes M. А. , Balgimbaeva U. А. , El-Sayed N. , Suleimenov E. N. , Sharipov R. Kh.
Published: October 2022

Non-stationary effects can be widely used as an intensifying factor in technological processes and as a tool for studying chemical systems. Studies of energy effects on structural transformations in liquid systems can make it possible to significantly intensify many chemical and metallurgical processes. We have studied the solubility of aluminum, iron and molybdenum in alkaline solutions under the influence of alternating electric current. A two-electrode cell was used. The electrodes were made from dissolved metal. The frequency of the electric current varied from 20 to 200,000 Hz. In the process of dissolving aluminum in an alkaline solution at the same current frequency and alkali concentration, the mass loss of the aluminum sample increases with increasing current strength up to 0.042-0.044 g. A further increase of current practically blocks the dissolution of aluminum - the change in mass was 0.005-0.007 g of Al. Increasing the alkali concentration to 5.7% KOH significantly reduces the dissolution of aluminum, the weight loss is 0.009 g. The entire surface of the electrodes is covered with a film after 6 hours of dissolution. An analysis of the phases on the aluminum surface showed that the film is a phase based on potassium. The thickness of the potassium film varies depending on the depth of immersion of the electrodes in the solution and on the time of the experiment. The structure and composition of potassium and aluminum compounds could not be established.
Online panelonderzoek als panacee voor dalende respons in surveyonderzoek?
Authors: Luiten Annemieke
Published: October 2022

Online panelonderzoek als panacee voor dalende respons in surveyonderzoek?

Dalende responscijfers en oplopende kosten laten onderzoekers nadenken over alternatieven voor traditioneel surveyonderzoek. Panels van inwoners zouden een alternatief kunnen zijn. In dit artikel wordt beschreven dat er verschillende soorten panels zijn, die verschillende implicaties hebben voor de inzetbaarheid en de kosten: panels waarmee bevindingen gegeneraliseerd kunnen worden naar de bevolking, zullen waarschijnlijk niet goedkoper zijn dan surveyonderzoek. Vrijwilligerspanels of panels op basis van river sampling kunnen goedkoper zijn, maar laten generalisatie waarschijnlijk niet toe. Wat voor soort panels waarvoor inzetbaar zijn, hangt af van wat het precieze doel is van een onderzoek: moet het de populatie (zoals alle personen van 16 jaar en ouder in een bepaalde gemeente) beschrijven, of moet het snel inzicht bieden in de mening van bewoners die zich hebben aangemeld voor dat doel?

Het artikel beschrijft tevens de responstrends in officieel surveyonderzoek en het onderzoek dat het CBS heeft verricht naar de inzetbaarheid van een CBS-panel.
Removal of Microplastic Pollution through Waste Water Treatment: A Review
Authors: Singh Veena Krishan
Published: October 2022

The presence of plastic materials in a water stream is a serious environmental concern because of their poor degradability characteristics. The enormous rise in the production of plastics causes a significant amount of plastic waste on the land to enter water bodies. If the particle size is small at the micro level (less than 5 mm in diameter), it has significant potential for blocking the fine pores of filtration and membrane systems. Their encroachment also poses a threat to human health in the food chain. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play an important role in removing a significant amount of microplastics; otherwise, they end up in the process of bioaccumulation. This study provides an idea about the characteristics of microplastics, removal efficiency, and the correlation between wastewater quality and microplastic concentrations from three different WWTPs that differ in the biological and advanced wastewater treatment techniques, which are believed to play an important role in microplastic removal. It also focuses on how waste treatment facilities affect the retention of microplastics and discusses issues with using sewage sludge laden with microplastic.
Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Electronic Payment Systems in Turkey
Authors: ETİ Hasan Selçuk
Published: October 2022

In 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic started in China, and the number of people infected with the disease worldwide, including those in our country, increased significantly between 2019 and 2021; in this context, many economic and social problems were encountered that the whole world was not prepared for it. In 2022, social and economic issues will continue because of the fact that the disease continues and the world as a whole is unprepared for the disease. The pandemic has brought new rules, such as wearing masks, social distancing, hygiene, etc., because of the disease’s rapid transmission capacity. Governments have taken many measures, including curfews, and tried to prevent the spread of the epidemic during the pandemic period. With the pandemic, people’s payment methods to buy their needs necessary to continue their lives have been the subject of our study. New payment technology was created in shopping points because people cannot go out on the streets and do not want to touch payment devices. This study mentions the developments and changes in payment technologies during the pandemic, our usage habits, and our adaptations to new technologies. When it comes to 2022, along with the pandemic period, it is seen that the habits gained in payment technologies continue.
Transdisciplinarity approaches to mobility
Authors:   Technical Sciences Academy of Romania, CUNCEV IOAN
Published: October 2022

The intense sustainable development of the knowledge society through the complexity of human activities, technologies, as well as theoretical concepts branched in all directions, have sophisticated user needs for products and services, for mobility. Following the performance of production and logistic units, the mobility of goods and passengers, the speeds of change and reaction to consumer demands, the quality of life is increasing. In the competition between production, logistics and circulation of information, which is becoming a quantum reality, it is necessary to quickly know the indicators by which to measure, analyze and make predictions of the activities that take place. Their quality means the avoidance of distorted images in different reality levels. It creates transdisciplinary work tools, and organizational and managerial structures for different reality levels. These systems integrate people's minds and psyches with physical reality, resulting the quantum psychology through which the human factor controls mobility.
New materials intended for use within natural gas installations and quality testing procedures
Authors:   Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti, Blvd. Bucuresti, no. 39, Ploiesti, Romania, ZISOPOL DRAGOS GABRIEL , DUMITRESCU ANDREI ,   Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti, Blvd. Bucuresti, no. 39, Ploiesti, Romania, MINESCU MIHAIL ,   Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti, Blvd. Bucuresti, no. 39, Ploiesti, Romania, DINIȚĂ ALIN ,   Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti, Blvd. Bucuresti, no. 39, Ploiesti, Romania
Published: October 2022

"Traditionally, in Romania, steel pipes and fittings are used within the natural gas supply installations. However, in many European Union countries, other types of materials are also used: copper made pipes and fittings, respectively multiple-layers pipes of PEXAL type. The present paper describes the results of the research work performed by the authors aiming at aligning the Romanian standards to the European ones, in order to make possible the use of these materials within the natural gas installations in Romania, besides steel and polyethylene. Such work had as main result the development and certification of a set of testing procedures (described in this paper) required for the quality assessment of the assembly technologies (with press fit or hard soldered joints) of copper pipes and fittings, including the design and construction of the equipment needed in order to perform these tests (presented in a separate paper [1])."
Konsep Pendidikan Islam dalam Perspektif Ahmad Tafsir
Authors: Meinura Eka Dudy
Published: October 2022

Keberhasilan pendidikan Islam ditentukan dari salah satunya denga nada konsep yang jelas dan matang untuk dapat diterapkan dilembaga pendidikan. Sehingga tujuan dari pendidikan Islam dapat tercapai secara optimal. Ahmad Tafsir menegaskan bahwa harus ada langkah konkrit untuk mebenahi dan menaikkan mutu lembaga pendidikan Islam. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode dekriptif dan metode pengumpulan datanya menggunakan studi pustaka primer dan skunder baik dari buku dan juga jurnal yang relevan. Pendidikan Islam adalah “Bimbingan yang diberikan oleh seseorang kepada seseorang agar dia dapat berkembang secara maksimal sesuai dengan ajaran Islam.” Untuk meraih hal yang maksimal, dibutuhkan hal-hal yang bisa mengantarkannya untuk maksimal, kurikulum yang integratif dapat memberikan ruang kepada manusia untuk dapat mengembangkan potensi dirinya menuju manusia yang lebih baik. Walaupun tidak semua ajaran Islam dipahami oleh murid, tetapi setidaknya murid mengetahui prinsip-prinsip umum tentang Islam dan mengamalkannya.
Cadena de Custodia 2.0
Authors: Mansilla Moya Mario Moisés , Mansilla-Moya Mateo
Published: October 2022

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo desarrollar las diferencias entre la regulación de la cadena de custodia y la cadena de custodia digital en el sistema jurídico mexicano, e invitar a la persona lectora a reflexionar críticamente tanto la legislación como el protocolo por el que se detalla este proceso a la luz de los derechos humanos.
Copper Toxicity in Plants: Nutritional, Physiological, and Biochemical Aspects
Authors: José Rodrigues Cruz Flávio , Leone da Cruz Ferreira Raphael , Silva Conceição Susana , Ugulino Lima Edson , Ferreira de Oliveira Neto Cândido , Rodrigues Galvão Jessivaldo , da Cunha Lopes Sebastião , de Jesus Matos Viegas Ismael
Published: October 2022

Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for plants because it participates in several redox reactions and the structural constitution of the Fe–Cu cluster. Although it is required in small concentrations at toxic levels, Cu triggers physiological and biochemical disorders that reduce plant growth. In higher plants, the normal range of Cu concentration is in the range of 2–20 mg Cu kg−1 DW. Above the upper limit of this range, Cu toxicity may occur if the plants are not tolerant to the stress caused by toxic levels of Cu. In view of the growing agricultural and industrial activity that are the main sources of Cu addition in nature, understanding the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of Cu toxicity in plants constitutes an important tool for the selection of more tolerant genotypes based on biochemical and physiological indicators to heavy metal stresses. In this chapter, we propose a systematic review of plants grown under toxic levels of Cu, based on the responses of physiological, biochemical, and nutritional variables. Understanding these responses will contribute to improving the understanding of the basic mechanisms of stress tolerance by toxic levels of Cu in higher plants, providing valuable information for the improvement of genotypes resistant to toxic levels of Cu in the plant culture medium.
The Effects of Blade Configurations on Performance of a Tidal Vertical Axis Turbine
Authors: Amiri Tavasoli Sepideh , Jalal Hemmati Seyed , Niazi Saeed , Jalali Ali
Published: October 2022

Hydrokinetic energy contains the major uncontrolled source of renewable marine energy. The highest level of converter technology readiness offered in the last three decades is TRL8–9, which is related to the first-generation horizontal axis converters. In low-depth calm waters, one of the best options to harvest tidal energy is vertical axis turbines. About 16% of the conceptual designs presented in the last 30 years apply this type of converter, which does not have a high level of technological readiness. In this study, a laboratory-designed vertical axis turbine has been introduced in which the effects of the number of blades, the blade profile, and attack angle on the performance of the turbine were analyzed. A 3D incompressible viscous turbulent computational finite volume approach is applied, with the spatial second-order and temporal first-order accuracies. The turbulent model k-ω SST was used to obtain the flow inside the turbine. Rotors include two, three, and six blades with three different profiles, including NACA2421, NACA16021, and NACA0020. Computational results reveal that the turbine with three blades and an angle of attack of +8 using the NACA2421 profile has a maximum generation capacity of about 4 kW, with a strength factor of 0.4 and a power factor of about 20%. The capacity, however, was lower for a higher number of blades.
Information Technology Drivers in Smart Farming Management Systems
Authors: Márta Alexy , Jung András , Molnár Bálint
Published: October 2022

The chapter describes the possibilities of collecting digital data on crop and livestock production and their use in “smart farming” systems. Earth drone and spectral mobile mapping technologies can provide plant production-related measures with high temporal and spatial resolution. Remote sensing helps better understand farming patterns and crop management. Improving understanding of the link between remotely sensed data and risk assessment and management in “smart farming” is very important. Controlled-environment agriculture takes advantage of light recipes, related to spectral light-emitting diode (LEDs) and sensors. In livestock farming, analyzing a database of digital data on the environment and livestock individuals can help farmers make decisions better. The heterogeneous digital data from plant and livestock production are collected into a Data Lake. Then the data are processed to transform the data into the proper format for data analytics. Data Warehouse should be integrated into an ERP system that is dedicated to the agricultural environment.
Nursing Care for Schizophrenic Clients: Recent Advances and Client-Centred Nursing Care Perspectives
Authors: Imkome Ek-Uma
Published: October 2022

Schizophrenia is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide; psychiatric disorders can result in impairments of perception, poor self-care, and decreased performance in activities of daily living. Treatment and nursing care are vital options for clients to improve their signs and symptoms, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The planning of nursing care for individual schizophrenic clients is essential and will help them have a satisfactory quality of life. Current nursing should be provided according to the client’s needs and particular problems, such as the presence of comorbidities, amidst the state quarantine. The current nursing care focuses on telenursing, with nurses implementing information technology to provide the necessary care. Despite the physical distancing, clients can access nursing services efficiently, with nurses being flexible enough to continue their care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid Leaching of Greenland Steenstrupine to Obviate Silica Gel Formation
Authors: Krebs Damien , Furfaro Domenic
Published: October 2022

The Ilimaussaq complex in Greenland contains a rare earth bearing mineral called Steenstrupine. This mineral is a complex sodium rare earth phospho-silicate which also contains significant uranium and thorium. The mineral can be beneficiated via froth flotation to produce a mineral concentrate ranging between 15 and 23% rare earth oxide. Leaching of the mineral concentrate is required to dissolve the contained values and recover them using hydrometallurgy. Steenstrupine contains high amounts of acid soluble silica which can result in the formation of silica gel during leaching. Laboratory scale testwork was performed to determine which leaching conditions offer the control of silica and high extraction of values such as rare earth elements and uranium. A range of leach parameters where investigated to determine which are most significant to leach performance. Optimised parameters consisting of acid strength, residence time and nature of the operation were determined as significant. In conclusion the operating range identified produces high rare earth extractions while yielding a leach residue with suitable solid liquid separation performance. This process may be applied to other rare earth bearing minerals which contain high proportions of soluble silica.
Performance Improvement for Fighter Aircraft Using Fuzzy Switching LQI Controller
Authors: Kemer Emre , Başak Hasan , Baytan Özmen Hayri
Published: October 2022

In this work, a switching linear quadratic integral (LQI) controller based on fuzzy logic is designed for the load-factor tracking problem of high-performance aircraft referred to as the Aero-Data Model in Research Environment (ADMIRE). ADMIRE is a new generation aircraft and has a wide flight operation envelope in terms of altitude and speed. Hence, it is difficult to design a flight controller to achieve a high tracking performance. First, the LQI controller is selected due to good tracking performance and robustness in the model dynamics. Combining switching LQI controller and fuzzy logic improves the transient performance of the closed-loop switched system. The results obtained with the fuzzy switching controller have been compared with the conventional LQI and the switching LQI in terms of robust demand tracking. The simulation results have demonstrated that the fuzzy switching controller is superior to the conventional LQI and switching LQI controllers due to better transient performance and robust stability.
Gut Microbiota and Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Bastón-Paz Natalia , Ponce-Alonso Manuel , Avendaño José , Garriga María , del Campo Rosa
Published: October 2022

The gut microbiota comprise all the living organisms in our intestine. Microbiota has key roles in metabolic homeostasis, digestion and nutrient metabolism protection against pathogens or modulation of the immune system. Advances in techniques such as metagenomics or metabolomics have expanded our knowledge of the intestinal ecosystem. Beyond genetic, behavioral, or environmental factors, alterations of gut microbiota parameters such as composition, diversity, or metabolites including short-chain fatty acids, have shown to be associated with cardiovascular comorbidities. In this chapter, we described the role of the gut microbiota in obesity and type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, and the changes it undergoes during bariatric surgery, as well as explored the possibilities of modifying the microbiome to obtain potential clinical benefits.
Review of the Use of the Carbon-Based Phase Change Material Composites in Battery Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles
Authors: Yang Yang
Published: October 2022

With increasing attention to the environment issues, the replacement of traditional energy vehicles with new energy vehicles has gained support from more countries. Lithium battery is an energy storage component of an electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle. Due to the nature that lithium batteries are very sensitive to operating temperature, a battery thermal management system is required to improve its efficiency and life. This chapter discusses the technology of phase change materials in battery thermal management systems and reviews the performance characteristics and thermal properties of various types of lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, it summarizes the breakthroughs and bottlenecks of carbon-based phase change material composites used in the lithium battery heat dissipation systems.
Recovery and Characterization of Astaxanthin Complex from Prawn Waste Extract and Its Separation Using Antisolvent Precipitation Technique
Authors: Vinothkumar Renuka , Lucien Frank , Paterson Janet
Published: October 2022

Most of the prawns are processed as frozen or cooked prawn meat. The remaining waste (heads, tails and shells) is used as a feed supplement or is directly discarded onto the land by food industries, seafood markets and capture fisheries. Disposal onto the land allows prawn waste to decompose easily in the open air and causes high environmental pollution. At the same time, many valuable compounds present in the waste are lost. It has been accepted that those from marine/brackish waters are considered ‘shrimps’ while their counterparts from fresh waters are considered ‘prawns’. There is a need to generate value-added products from these waste materials from an environmental and economical point of view. The recovery of value-added products from waste material is beneficial in two ways: firstly, to solve the waste disposal problem itself and secondly, to generate additional income. This research particularly focuses on the management of prawn waste and this small-scale research was carried out using the hand-peeled waste of school prawns. The major aim of this research is the recovery and characterization of one of the major valuable components of prawn waste called the ‘astaxanthin complex’ and its separation from the organic solvent using the antisolvent precipitation technique, which is an innovative approach.
Photoredox Catalysis by Covalent Organic Frameworks
Authors: Bi Shuai
Published: October 2022

In recent years, photocatalysis that uses solar energy for either fuel production, such as hydrogen evolution and hydrocarbon production, or directed organic transformations, has shown great potential to achieve the goal of finding clean and renewable energy sources. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline organic porous materials formed by the covalent bonding of organic building blocks, which features superior structural regularity, robust framework, inherent porosity, and diverse functionality. The introduction of organic monomers with adjustable light absorption ability into COFs can make them show strong potential in photocatalysis. This chapter presents the recent progress of COF-based photocatalysts. The use of COF photocatalysts in a myriad of photoredox catalysts with a range of applications, including photocatalytic water splitting, photocatalytic CO2 reduction, photocatalytic organic transformations, and photocatalytic environmental pollutant degradation will be highlighted. Furthermore, various linkers between COF building blocks such as nitrogen-containing connections and all sp2-carbon connections will be summarized and compared. Finally, a perspective on the opportunities and challenges for the future development of COF and COF-based photocatalysts will be given.
Semen Analysis and Infertility
Authors: Mongkolchaipak Suchada
Published: October 2022

Male factor infertility contribute approximately at 50% for the cause of infertility. The steady declination of semen quality in men for all over the world might be from various factors such as life style changes, environmental toxicity, dietary contribution and social problems. Assisted reproduction is the main treatment of choice for male infertility; However, in severe male factor infertility, the treatment outcomes could end up with recurrent implantation failure or recurrent pregnancy loss. Basic semen analysis still has limitation to explain the cause of failure for the part of male factors. The purposes of developing new sperm evaluation methods are to improve the diagnostic tools for identifying the sperm defects, appraise of fertility potential and provide suitable treatment for an infertile couple, explain the cause of treatment failure from male factor part and measure the efficacy of male contraception.
Permissive Role of Estrogens in Prostate Diseases
Authors: Locia Espinoza José , Irene Pascual Mathey Luz
Published: October 2022

Estrogens are steroid hormones that act through their receptors (ER) α and β. They are involved mainly in female physiology but, in males, influence the homeostasis of some tissues like the prostate. In this organ, estrogens promote or limit cell proliferation depending on the activated receptor, with implications for the pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). ERα promotes proliferation while ER β is a protective factor against proliferative diseases. However, in the advanced stages of PCa, ERβ has a permissive role in prostate cells, increasing patient mortality. These effects are mediated by activating androgen-independent signaling pathways that promote proliferation. Another essential aspect of ER actions is the regulation of its expression. Steroid hormones participate in this process, but some non-steroid factors, like environment and epigenetic marks, influence the prostate’s physiopathology. Knowledge of these and other aspects of estrogenic action in the prostate will contribute to developing strategies for treating and preventing BPH and PCa. For this reason, this chapter will review the main aspects of estrogens’ permissive role in prostate diseases.
Estimation and Modification of Electrical Parameters of Organic Device in the Presence of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Authors: Sen Sudipta , Baran Manik Nabin
Published: October 2022

Present work will mainly focus on one of the most important applications of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). In this work, the different electrical parameters that are associated with the charge injection process at the metal−organic contact of the organic device will be estimated and subsequently, the effect of SWCNTs on those parameters will be measured. As we all know that high charge carrier trapping and high Schottky barrier at the metal−organic contact significantly affect the charge flow at the junction of organic dye-based device. It is of paramount importance to reduce these parameters which hinder the charge flow in the organic device. SWCNTs are one of the most prominent materials which can improve this charge flow at the metal−organic contact. Our main aim will be to study the physics behind the improvement of these electrical parameters in the presence of SWCNTs which will allow the device to perform more efficiently.
The Concordance of Paternal and Maternal Retinoblastoma-1 Gene Mutation Pattern with Clinical Manifestation and Disease Staging in Patients Suffering from Retinoblastoma
Authors: Shahraki Moghadam Shadan , Faranoush Mohammad , Johari Moghadam Mohammad Mahdi , Sedaghat Ahad , Ayatollahi Mohammad Jafar
Published: October 2022

Background: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a common neoplastic disease in children, leading to high mortality if not diagnosed and treated timely. Mutations in both versions of the Retinoblastoma1 (RB1) gene are responsible for this disease. A wide range of mutations has been reported throughout the RB1 gene. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the concordance of paternal and maternal RB-1 gene mutation with clinical manifestation and disease staging in patients suffering from RB. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 23 patients with unilateral or bilateral RB. Paternal and maternal peripheral blood samples were extracted for genome analysis. Information related to clinical manifestations and disease staging was collected from the patients’ hospital records. Multiplex-ligation dependent probe amplification (MLPA) method or Sanger sequencing method was employed to assess the gene mutation and its genomic pattern. Results: No significant association was revealed between the presence of both maternal and paternal RB1 gene mutations and the disease staging, while the study could show a significant relationship between the presence and heterozygous pattern of RB1 gene mutation and the presence of disease-related clinical manifestations that bilateral involvement was strongly associated with the presence of a heterozygous pattern of gene mutation compared to unilateral involvement (P = 0.001). Conclusions: This study showed a significant correlation between the presence of RB1 gene mutation and bilateral involvement in RB, but the association between the disease staging and gene mutation remains insignificant.
Editorial: Embracing an Open Future
Authors: Scott Rachel , Fernandez Michael
Published: October 2022

This issue of LRTS marks the first under the guidance of the new editorial team, and we’d like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves, describe the work we are currently undertaking, and look ahead towards our goals for this publication. We are both pleased to work with our colleagues throughout the profession to ensure that LRTS remains integral to the scholarship and practice of library collections, technical services, scholarly communication, and related areas. LRTS is in a time of transition. We began our work in March and have since finalized the editorial board, familiarized ourselves with the articles under review, and met with a variety of groups in the Core shared governance structure. Core is still a young organization and the editorial staff of the three Core journals—Information Technology and Libraries, Library Leadership & Management, and LRTS—have been given the charge of bringing the journals into alignment. Among other things, this will mean implementing a shared procedure to facilitate name change requests and, eventually, migrating all journals to a unified platform. Importantly, it will also mean that LRTS content will be free to read with no embargo beginning in 2023.
Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Mathematics Resources
Authors: Fischer Rachel K.
Published: October 2022

The Sudden Selector’s Guide to Mathematics Resources is the tenth and most recent addition to Core’s Sudden Selector’s Guide Series. This detail-oriented guide provides a “solid foundation for librarians engaged in collection development, outreach, and instruction,” as the description promises. The thoroughness of this guide will be beneficial to new and veteran selectors alike. The five chapters provide an overview of the discipline of mathematics, the patrons of the library, the professional resources, popular books and publishers, and journals and other resources.
Book Review: Open Source Library Systems: A Guide
Authors: Thurston Patricia K.
Published: October 2022

Robert Wilson and James Mitchell have written Open Source Library Systems: A Guide with two purposes in mind: “to gather in one place information on a variety of open source software (OSS) used by libraries worldwide” and “to provide an updated treatment of library OSS that has been sorely needed” (137). This approachable guide accomplishes both purposes and is well suited for anyone seeking a practical understanding of the parameters of OSS, the relationships and differences between OSS and proprietary software, and the place of both in the current library ecosystem.
Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Political Science Resources
Authors: Tooulias-Santolin Christina
Published: October 2022

Sudden Selector’s Guide to Political Science Resources is written by Emily Keller and Laura Wimberley as part of the Core Sudden Selectors Series of Guides. This series of guides was created to assist those librarians who have subject-specific duties in collection development, but the guides are also helpful for those who have liaison duties or are new to either of these areas of librarianship.
On the Use of Deep Neural Networks for Large-Scale Spatial Prediction
Authors: Gray Skyler D. , Heaton Matthew J. , Bolintineanu Dan S. , Olson Aaron
Published: October 2022

For spatial kriging (prediction), the Gaussian process (GP) has been the go-to tool of spatial statisticians for decades. However, the GP is plagued by computational intractability, rendering it infeasible for use on large spatial data sets. Neural networks (NNs), on the other hand, have arisen as a flexible and computationally feasible approach for capturing nonlinear relationships. To date, however, NNs have only been scarcely used for problems in spatial statistics but their use is beginning to take root. In this work, we argue for equivalence between a NN and a GP and demonstrate how to implement NNs for kriging from large spatial data. We compare the computational efficacy and predictive power of NNs with that of GP approximations across a variety of big spatial Gaussian, non-Gaussian and binary data applications of up to size $n={10^{6}}$. Our results suggest that fully-connected NNs perform similarly to state-of-the-art, GP-approximated models for short-range predictions but can suffer for longer range predictions.
Evaluation of Virtual Workspace Laboratory: Cloud Communication and Collaborative Work on Project-Based Laboratory
Authors: Firmansyah Juli , Suhandi Andi , Setiawan Agus , Permanasari Anna
Published: October 2022

This study evaluated the success or failure of using Virtual Workspace (VW) in a project-based physics laboratory. This study uses a qualitative approach with 4E evaluation methods: educational effectiveness, ease of use, involvement, and environment. Data were collected through a questionnaire to evaluate the implementation and practical functions of the VW CCCW. In addition, data were also collected using interview techniques to find out how the perceptions of students and instructors or lecturers during project-based physics practicums apply VW CCCW. The sample of this study consisted of 126 respondents consisting of 104 prospective physics teacher students, 12 lecturers of basic physics courses, and ten laboratory instructors representing public and private teacher education universities in Aceh. The evaluation findings show that VW has been successfully implemented and tested. The use of virtual workspaces as a tool in practical work is very effective in training 4C skills. Therefore, as an implication in the 4.0 revolution era, virtual workspaces in practicum can be a new way to work collaboratively with task management, creative action plans, communication and problem solving, critical thinking and completing projects, and practicum performance evaluation and assessment.
Personality Development as a Key Aspect of Teacher Learning: A Pilot Study of the Training Programme Effects within the CLIMA Concept
Authors: Stejskalová Irena , Komárková Lenka , Sláma Jiří , Přibyl Vladimír , Štych Přemysl
Published: October 2022

The paper presents research conducted in the context of the professional education of teachers in kindergartens and primary schools focused on personality development, emotional intelligence and the creation of a favourable classroom climate. The research aims to confirm or refute the usefulness of such education at other than a pedagogical faculty, and to find how specific areas of this new form of education contributed to the participants’ teaching practice. The effect of the training was evaluated using questionnaires collected from 27 participants before and after the programme. The programme's benefits were analysed based on closed questions using statistical methods, while open-ended questions were processed by content analysis. The results suggest that a training programme using elements from different managerial field appears to be highly suitable and beneficial. The paper is an appeal that approaches from various fields can be used in further education, thus expanding the skills portfolio of modern teachers.
Determining the Efficiency of Rangeland Rehabilitation Studies in Hasanlar Village Located in the Humid-Mesothermal Climate Zone
Authors: İSPİRLİ Kadir , ALAY Fatih , ÇANKAYA Necda , ŞAHİN Muhammet , UZUN Ömer Faruk , UZUN Ferat
Published: October 2022

The aim of this study is to determine the current status of the rangeland, whose vegetation was completely renewed in 2013, as of 2021. During the 7-8 years after the rehabilitation study, the proportions of the species in the vegetation changed significantly, although there was no significant change in the soil cover value of the plants. Soil coverage rate of pasture vegetation is 98.20%; the ratios of decreaser, increaser and invasive species are 13.14%, 5.39% and 81.77%, respectively. It has been determined that the stubble height remaining after grazing in the pasture is less than 50% of the average vegetation height, all accessible parts of the pasture are grazed, the reproductive plant parts of the decreasing and increasing plant species are very few, and they can develop under the protection of thorny plants that animals cannot reach. It has been also determined that all herbaceous plants except thorny plants are grazing at varying rates in the pasture. According to all these data, it was concluded that the pasture was intensively grazed. Perennial grass (Lolium perenne) with the highest rate and the most common decreaser in vegetation with a frequency of 3.97% and a frequency of 80%, while the invasive species is a wild blackberry (Rubus sp.) with a rate of 46.54% and a frequency of 90%. According to their rate and distribution in vegetation, forage plant species that can be preferred in all kinds of seeding operations in pastures in this and similar ecologies; Lolium perenne, Dactylis glomerata, Poa pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium fragiferum and Trifolium repens, the most important shrub species to be controlled is wild blackberry. The employment of goats, which preferably graze blackberries and other shrubs and even other herbaceous plants that cattle do not prefer, can be recommended as the most economical and environmentally friendly weed control method. Otherwise, vegetation should be renewed at regular intervals to protect the pasture from invasive species.
LANDSLIDE REMEDIATION ON LOCATION OF TRANSMISSION LINE POLE SM 134 ON DV 110 kV TS TUZLA C. – TS DUBRAVE
Authors: Talić Zlatan , Mešić Medina
Published: October 2022

The aim of the paper is to show the landslide that damaged the transmission line pole, and its remediation. The landslide is located in Tuzla, and the microlocation of the facility is located in the area of the Dolina and the settlement of Vrapče. The remediation was made on the basis of a study on the characteristics of the terrain and the design of the basic structure of the pillar. Remediation measures include: construction of protective canals, drainage of water from individual branched canals on the surface of the sliding body, closing cracks and accepting water from them, and planning the entire surface of the landslide. Based on the analysis of the problem at the location in question, the most optimal and safest solution for the remediation of the mentioned slope should be provided.
THERMAL COMFORT OF UGLJEVIK TOWN FOR THE YEAR 2021 OBSERVED THROUGH THE BIOCLIMATIC INDEX WBGT
Authors: Đurić Dijana , Jakšić Vanja , Šelić Aleksandar , Vlajić Ilija
Published: October 2022

This paper researches thermal comfort of the town of Ugljevik in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the year 2021, by analyzing bioclimatic index Wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT). The analysis is a continuation of the research on the bioclimatic conditions of the area of Semberija plain and Majevica mountain, which has so far covered only the city of Bijeljina, as the most urbanized area of the researched space. All five categories of the WBGT index are present during a year, with different number of days for each category. For thermal comfort the most important factors should be observed during summer months of the year, June, July and August, due to the highest number of days in categories with values over 28, that are dangerous for human organism and outdoor activities. The accent in this research was put on the number of categories that are present during one month, but also during just one day, by using mean, maximum and minimal temperatures for calculations. This type of research allows us to see how many different categories one day has.
Listening to the Forest
Authors: Røed Ellen Johanne
Published: October 2022

Listening to the forest is a streamed video essay in which you are invited to pay attention to audiovisual relations between human, landscape and moving image. Moving images are explored through a camera-based field recording practice that emphasises them as part of an ecological materiality, inseparable from what they depict and how they are seen.
Research Innovation: Advancing Arts-based Research Methods to Make Sense of Micro-moments Framed by Dementia
Authors: Mittner Lilli , Gjærum Rikke Gürgens
Published: October 2022

In this article we discuss how to develop methodological tools to guide social innovation in the arts and health movement. We approach this question by making research within Artful Dementia Research Lab as transparent as possible by 1) describing study designs 2) presenting arts-based datasets, and 3) giving insight into what we define as aesthetic analysis. We outline four premisses of situated art intervention research and what it can add to practice-led research.  We close with an invitation to the reader to further discuss how to make arts-based research methods more visible and bringing them to the table of established research standards.