bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Chromosome splitting of Plasmodium berghei using the CRISPR/Cas9 system
Authors: Addo-Gyan Daniel , Matsushita Haruka , Sora Enya , Nishi Tsubasa , Yuda Masao , Shinzawa Naoaki , Iwanaga Shiroh
Published: February 2022

Spatial arrangement of chromosomes is responsible for gene expression in Plasmodium parasites. However, methods for rearranging chromosomes have not been established, which makes it difficult to investigate its role in detail. Here, we report a method for splitting chromosome in rodent malaria parasite by CRISPR/Cas9 system using fragments in which a telomere and a centromere were incorporated. The resultant split chromosomes segregated accurately into daughter parasites by the centromere. In addition, elongation of de novo telomeres were observed, indicating its proper function. Furthermore, chromosome splitting had no effect on development of parasites. Splitting of the chromosome is expected to alter its spatial arrangement, and our method will thus be useful for investigating its biological role related with gene expression.
Magnetotactic advantage in stable sediment by long-term observations of magnetotactic bacteria in Earth’s field, zero field and alternating field
Authors: Mao Xuegang , Egli Ramon , Liu Xiuming , Zhao Lijuan
Published: February 2022

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) rely on magnetotaxis to effectively reach their preferred living habitats, whereas experimental investigation of magnetotactic advantage in stable sediment is currently lacking. We studied two wild type MTB (cocci and rod-shaped M. bavaricum) in sedimentary environment under exposure to geomagnetic field in the laboratory, zero field and an alternating field whose polarity was switched every 24 hours. The mean concentration of M. bavaricum dropped by ~50% during 6 months in zero field, with no clear temporal trend suggesting an extinction. Cell numbers recovered to initial values within ~1.5 months after the Earth’s field was reset. Cocci displayed a larger temporal variability with no evident population changes in zero field. The alternating field experiment produced a moderate decrease of M. bavaricum concentrations and nearby extinction of cocci, confirming the active role of magnetotaxis in sediment and might point to a different magnetotactic mechanism for M. bavaricum which possibly benefited them to survive field reversals in geological periods. Our findings provide a first quantification of magnetotaxis advantage in sedimentary environment.
Forecasting emergence of COVID-19 variants of concern
Authors: Miller James Kyle , Elenberg Kimberly , Dubrawski Artur
Published: February 2022

We consider whether one can forecast the emergence of variants of concern in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and similar pandemics. We explore methods of population genetics and identify key relevant principles in both deterministic and stochastic models of spread of infectious disease. Finally, we demonstrate that fitness variation, defined as a trait for which an increase in its value is associated with an increase in net Darwinian fitness if the value of other traits are held constant, is a strong indicator of imminent transition in the viral population.
Relationship between dental experiences, oral hygiene education and self-reported oral hygiene behaviour
Authors: Mueller Maxi , Schorle Sarah , Vach Kirstin , Hartmann Armin , Zeeck Almut , Schlueter Nadine
Published: February 2022

Many preventive approaches in dentistry aim to improve oral health through behavioural instruction or intervention concerning oral health behaviour. However, it is still unknown which factors have the highest impact on oral health behaviours, such as toothbrushing or regular dental check-ups. Various external and internal individual factors such as education, experience with dentists or influence by parents could be relevant. Therefore, the present observational study investigated the influence of these factors on self-reported oral heath behaviour. One hundred and seventy participants completed standardized questionnaires about dental anxiety (Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), and dental self-efficacy perceptions (dSEP)). They also answered newly composed questionnaires on oral hygiene behaviours and attitudes, current and childhood dental experiences as well as parental oral hygiene education and care. Four independent factors, namely attitude towards oral hygiene, attitude towards one’s teeth, sense of care and self-inspection of one’s teeth were extracted from these questionnaires by rotating factor analysis. The results of the questionnaires were correlated by means of linear regressions. Dental anxiety was related to current negative emotions when visiting a dentist and negative dental-related experiences during childhood. High DAS scores, infantile and current negative experiences showed significant negative correlations with the attitude towards oral hygiene and one’s teeth. Dental anxiety and current negative dental experiences reduced participants’ dental self-efficacy perceptions as well as the self-inspection of one’s teeth. While parental care positively influenced the attitude towards one’s teeth, dental self-efficacy perceptions significantly correlated with attitude towards oral hygiene, self-inspection of one’s teeth and parental care. Dental anxiety, dental experiences, parents’ care for their children’s oral hygiene and dental self-efficacy perceptions influence the attitude towards oral hygiene and one’s own oral cavity as well as the autonomous control of one’s own dental health. Therefore, oral hygiene instruction and the development of patient-centred preventive approaches should consider these factors.
Concordance rate of radiologists and a commercialized deep-learning solution for chest X-ray: Real-world experience with a multicenter health screening cohort
Authors: Kim Eun Young , Kim Young Jae , Choi Won-Jun , Jeon Ji Soo , Kim Moon Young , Oh Dong Hyun , Jin Kwang Nam , Cho Young Jun
Published: February 2022

Purpose

Lunit INSIGHT CXR (Lunit) is a commercially available deep-learning algorithm-based decision support system for chest radiography (CXR). This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the concordance rate of radiologists and Lunit for thoracic abnormalities in a multicenter health screening cohort.

Methods and materials

We retrospectively evaluated the radiology reports and Lunit results for CXR at several health screening centers in August 2020. Lunit was adopted as a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in routine clinical practice. Subsequently, radiologists completed their reports after reviewing the Lunit results. The DLA result was provided as a color map with an abnormality score (%) for thoracic lesions when the score was greater than the predefined cutoff value of 15%. Concordance was achieved when (a) the radiology reports were consistent with the DLA results (“accept”), (b) the radiology reports were partially consistent with the DLA results (“edit”) or had additional lesions compared with the DLA results (“add”). There was discordance when the DLA results were rejected in the radiology report. In addition, we compared the reading times before and after Lunit was introduced. Finally, we evaluated systemic usability scale questionnaire for radiologists and physicians who had experienced Lunit.

Results

Among 3,113 participants (1,157 men; mean age, 49 years), thoracic abnormalities were found in 343 (11.0%) based on the CXR radiology reports and 621 (20.1%) based on the Lunit results. The concordance rate was 86.8% (accept: 85.3%, edit: 0.9%, and add: 0.6%), and the discordance rate was 13.2%. Except for 479 cases (7.5%) for whom reading time data were unavailable (n = 5) or unreliable (n = 474), the median reading time increased after the clinical integration of Lunit (median, 19s vs. 14s, P < 0.001).

Conclusion

The real-world multicenter health screening cohort showed a high concordance of the chest X-ray report and the Lunit result under the clinical integration of the deep-learning solution. The reading time slight increased with the Lunit assistance.
Using networks to analyze and visualize the distribution of overlapping genes in virus genomes
Authors: Muñoz-Baena Laura , Poon Art F. Y.
Published: February 2022

Gene overlap occurs when two or more genes are encoded by the same nucleotides. This phenomenon is found in all taxonomic domains, but is particularly common in viruses, where it may increase the information content of compact genomes or influence the creation of new genes. Here we report a global comparative study of overlapping open reading frames (OvRFs) of 12,609 virus reference genomes in the NCBI database. We retrieved metadata associated with all annotated open reading frames (ORFs) in each genome record to calculate the number, length, and frameshift of OvRFs. Our results show that while the number of OvRFs increases with genome length, they tend to be shorter in longer genomes. The majority of overlaps involve +2 frameshifts, predominantly found in dsDNA viruses. Antisense overlaps in which one of the ORFs was encoded in the same frame on the opposite strand (−0) tend to be longer. Next, we develop a new graph-based representation of the distribution of overlaps among the ORFs of genomes in a given virus family. In the absence of an unambiguous partition of ORFs by homology at this taxonomic level, we used an alignment-free k-mer based approach to cluster protein coding sequences by similarity. We connect these clusters with two types of directed edges to indicate (1) that constituent ORFs are adjacent in one or more genomes, and (2) that these ORFs overlap. These adjacency graphs not only provide a natural visualization scheme, but also a novel statistical framework for analyzing the effects of gene- and genome-level attributes on the frequencies of overlaps.
Tamizaje neonatal y enfermedades raras. Del test de Guthrie a la espectrometría de masas
Authors: Bermúdez Antonio José , Robayo Dora Beatriz , González Nohora , Moreno Ana Lida
Published: February 2022

Antecedentes: el tamizaje neonatal comienza con la Fenilcetonuria, la primera enfermedad metabólica en ser detectada mediante el test de Guthrie, un ensayo de inhibición bacteriana. Actualmente se tamizan más enfermedades metabólicas con espectrometría de masas en tandem. Las enfermedades objeto de tamizaje neonatal varían de un país a otro, pero existe un consenso internacional sobre cuáles cumplen los criterios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Colombia se adhiere a este consenso, bajo la ley 1980 de 2019. Las patologías objeto de tamizaje neonatal se definen en dos grupos, el tamizaje básico y el tamizaje ampliado, que comprende los errores innatos del metabolismo de los aminoácidos y los ácidos orgánicos incluidos los desórdenes de la beta oxidación de ácidos grasos. Tema: aunque mucho va del test de Guthrie a la Espectrometría de Masas en tándem y se cuenta con avances en tamizaje de hipotiroidismo congénito, el reto actual es tener laboratorios con capacidad para dar respuesta al diagnóstico de Enfermedades raras y particularmente al tamizaje neonatal.  La mayoría son de etiología genética, lo cual se refleja en que las pruebas para diagnóstico y seguimiento son moleculares, incluso la prueba Gold estándar. Solo algunas de las enfermedades raras son objeto de Tamiz neonatal, requieren pruebas que se distribuyen entre pruebas genéticas moleculares y pruebas bioquímicas complejas, tanto instrumentales como enzimáticas. Conclusiones: el Laboratorio clínico puede hacer las pruebas iniciales de Tamiz Neonatal, pero las pruebas confirmatorias y de seguimiento, son complejas y posiblemente requieran la confluencia en redes, de diferentes laboratorios especializados.
Holoprosencefalia de tipo recesivo en una familia endogámica Colombiana.
Authors: Zannin Andreina , Celis Luis Gustavo , Fernández Isabel , Ossa Humberto , Garzon María Camila , Mayorga Samantha , Murillo Luz Ángela , Zuleta Paola Gabriela
Published: February 2022

La holoprosencefalia es una anomalía congénita cerebral compleja resultante de una división incompleta del prosencéfalo, generando una ausencia total o parcial de la separación de los hemisferios cerebrales, manifestándose clínicamente en diferentes malformaciones craneofaciales.

En el presente artículo se presenta el caso de una recién nacida femenina, en quien se realizó una historia clínica y examen físico completo, observándose características fenotípicas principales de esta anomalía congénita al igual que muestras sanguíneas y estudios complementarios.

Esta patología tiene una etiología heterogénea, variada y son pocos los casos relacionados con un herencia autosómica recesiva por lo que es importante apostar por un diagnóstico temprano prenatal y brindar un asesoramiento multidisciplinario y genético dando una adecuada información a los padres.
Quiste de duplicación esofágica en un paciente pediátrico, reporte de caso.
Authors: Oliveros Andrade Oskar Andrey , Peña Pedraza María Paula , Orozco García Freddy Arturo , Melo Carlos Alberto
Published: February 2022

Antecedentes: los quistes de duplicación esofágica son de baja incidencia en pediatría. La disfagia es la principal manifestación clínica. Pueden ser asociados a otras malformaciones. El diagnóstico debe reunir características imagenológicas y debe ser confirmado con hallazgos histopatológicos. El tratamiento en casos sintomáticos es quirúrgico para evitar complicaciones. El objetivo de este  es sensibilizar al lector sobre un diagnóstico que debe ser tenido en cuenta en el estudio de disfagia, para realizar su diagnóstico temprano y tratamiento oportuno evitando complicaciones. Resumen del caso: paciente de 11 años con disfagia de 2 años de evolución, sin otros síntomas asociados, sin antecedentes de importancia, sin otras malformaciones asociadas. Dentro del estudio de disfagia se le realiza endoscopia de vías digestivas altas y se identifica lesión que comprime de forma extrínseca el esófago en su parte distal, pudiendo corroborarse con estudios imagenológicos adicionales. Se le realizó resección completa por videotoracoscopia y se confirmó sospecha diagnóstica de quiste de duplicación esofágica por hallazgos histopatológicos. Se pudo dar egreso sin complicaciones. Conclusiones: los quistes de duplicación esofágica del tercio inferior del esófago por lo general son asintomáticos, sin embargo, en algunas ocasiones pueden causar síntomas inespecíficos. Deben sospecharse dentro de los diagnósticos diferenciales de pacientes con disfagia, estudiarse con diagnósticos imagenológicos y confirmándose con hallazgos histopatológicos. La resección quirúrgica es el tratamiento de elección y de realizarse a tiempo para evitar complicaciones.
Frecuencia de malformaciones congénitas renales y del tracto urinario y su asociación con factores maternos y del neonato.
Authors: Atehortúa  Baena Pahola , Mejia Mesa Susana , Arango Gutierrez Laura , Carvalho Saldarriaga Santiago , Morales Ospina Vanessa , Rodriguez Padilla Libia María
Published: February 2022

Introducción: las malformaciones congénitas del riñón y del tracto urinario, son muy frecuentes y representan la principal causa de insuficiencia renal crónica en los niños.   Objetivo: estimar la frecuencia de malformaciones congénitas del riñón y del tracto urinario y su relación con factores maternos y neonatales. Métodos: estudio cohorte retrospectiva. Se recolectaron variables sociodemográficas y clínicas, tales como edad, sexo, diabetes, hipertensión, obesidad y alteraciones en el volumen del líquido amniótico, edad gestacional y peso del niño. Se estableció la asociación entre estos factores y las malformaciones renales congénitas, utilizando la prueba chi cuadrado o test de Fisher. Se estimaron los riesgos relativos con sus respectivos intervalos de confianza y se ajustaron utilizando una regresión binomial. Resultados: se incluyeron 2 137 pacientes; 54.4 % eran hombres, la mediana de edad gestacional fue de 38.8 semanas, rango intercuartíl de: 37.57 – 39.71). La mediana de edad materna fue 26 años, rango intercuartíl de: 21 – 30); 67 neonatos (3.1 %) presentaron alguna malformación, siendo la dilatación del tracto urinario la más frecuente en 59 pacientes (93.6 %). Los factores maternos como el polihidramnios y oligohidramnios demostraron tener asociación con la aparición de las malformaciones. Conclusión: La frecuencia de las malformaciones fue alta en comparación con lo reportado en la literatura. Se encontró como factores asociados significativos las alteraciones en la cantidad del líquido amniótico, especialmente el polihidramnios.
SANKSI ADMINISTRATIF DENDA PENDEKATAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN ATAS PELANGGARAN PERSAINGAN USAHA TIDAK SEHAT
Authors: Johan Suwinto
Published: February 2022

Pengenaan sanksi denda terhadap praktik monopoli dan pelanggaran persaingan usaha tidak sehat telah diatur dalam Undang Undang Cipta Kerja (UU CK). Pengenaan denda kepada pelaku usaha berdasarkan nilai penjualan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membahas mengenai efektivitas pendekatan pengenaan denda berdasarkan laporan keuangan sesuai dengan Peraturan Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU). Penelitian ini mempergunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan legal normatif. Penelitian ini melakukan telaah literature dan norma-norma yang berlaku. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa denda yang dikenakan berdasarkan pendekatan laporan keuangan secara akuntasi memiliki hambatan teknis dalam pelaksanaanya. Sanksi administratif berupa denda tidak akan membuat pelaku usaha dirugikan. Denda dikenakan pada sebagian keuntungan yang diperoleh pada Pasar Bersangkutan. Pelaku usaha tetap memperoleh keuntungan. Sanksi atau denda tidak dapat dikenakan pada semua pelanggaran larangan praktik monopoli.
Monitoring Flexure Behavior of Compacted Clay Beam Using High-Resolution Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Sensors
Authors: Li Hao-Jie , Zhu Hong-Hu , Zhang Chun-Xin , Reddy Narala Gangadhara , Garg Ankit , Wu Hai-Ying
Published: February 2022

Understanding the mechanical characteristics of clayey soil is critical to estimate the stability of clay-related geotechnical engineering works. However, the distributed information of the internal deformation of clay is hard to capture through traditional methods. In this paper, a set of four-point bending tests were performed on a compacted clay beam instrumented with fiber optic strain sensors to investigate the flexure and cracking behaviors. The optical frequency domain reflectometry technique with high spatial resolution and precision was employed to establish a distributed strain sensing (DSS) system in this study. The results show that the DSS system exhibits a high accuracy in the collection of the clay deformation in terms of compression, tension, and cracking. The comparison of the internal strain profiles with the observation of particle image velocimetry analysis system verifies the feasibility of fiber optic sensing technology in the quantitative assessment of clay deformation. The performance of fiber optic sensors in the rebound deformation and creep deformation monitoring was preliminarily issued in the study. In addition, the progressive failure on the fiber–soil interface was analytically studied to evaluate the deformation compatibility between the fiber and surrounding clayed soil. The conclusions drawn in this paper can help to guide the state interpretation of clayey soil instrumented with fiber optic sensors.
Development of a New Dynamic Test Method to Determine the Wind Pressure Resistance of Photovoltaic Roof Assembly (PVRA)
Authors: Molleti Sudhakar , Chavez Mauricio , Ramful Chundra , Ko Steven
Published: February 2022

Commercial rooftops provide extensive areas that represent the ideal platform to install a photovoltaic (PV) system. The combination of the roofing assembly and the PV system is termed a photovoltaic roofing assembly (PVRA). There was little guidance for determining the wind loads on rooftop PV systems for many years. With the efforts of the Structural Engineers Association of California and numerous wind tunnel studies conducted by reputed labs, the design methodology for determining wind loads on PV systems has been established, which has become ASCE 7-16, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, and the National Building Code of Canada 2015. However, there is no guidance on the resistance aspect of the PVRA. During the life cycle of the rooftop solar array, the variable amplitude of the dynamic wind loading can lead to fatigue, which can accumulate damage in structure details. Such damages might lead to severe failures in the whole PVRA. Currently, there are no standardized test methods that determine the collective performance of a PVRA. In collaboration with the roofing and solar industry, the National Research Council Canada (NRC) is conducting a research study to address the missing link between the design and resistance of a PVRA. A unique, dynamic test method was developed to determine the wind pressure resistance of a PVRA. The test methodology applies uniform wind pressure on a 3 × 3 array. It provides a complete load path evaluating the capacity in members, connections, and PV attachments to the roof assembly. The current paper presents the PVRA test apparatus commissioning process. It details the experimental apparatus, the definition of the testing specimen, the establishment of a dynamic loading protocol, and quantification (measurements) of the system response. It also presents the results of pilot testing conducted as per the new test method. Once standardized, this new protocol will ensure that PVRA integrity is maintained and PV performance is optimized.
Strength in Numbers or Collective Frailty? The Organizational Capacity of Microenterprises
Authors: Samford Steven
Published: February 2022

Consensus holds that large businesses and their organizations can exert significant political influence; however, our understanding of how microenterprises and their organizations wield influence—or not—lags far behind. In fact, scholars have drawn opposing conclusions about microenterprises’ organizational capacity to shape policy. One view is that small firms face barriers to collective action and are incapable of effectively advocating for policies that suit them. An alternative view is that they are sufficiently influential to stymie the implementation of unfavorable policies outright. This paper refines our understanding of the organizational influence of microenterprises by arguing that these two views are not incompatible. By distinguishing (1) between “defiant” and “negotiated” behaviors and (2) between advocacy at local and national levels, I make the case that clusters of microenterprises can be both effective at resisting policy intervention at the local level and unable to bring political pressure on national policymaking. Focusing on the area of environmental and labor regulation, I present schematic descriptions of this dynamic in three industries that are dominated by geographically clustered microenterprises in Mexico: brickmaking, leather tanning, and ceramics production.
Musibah dalam Perspektif Al-Qur’an (Pendekatan Tafsir Maudu’i)
Authors: Daroini Mustajib , Hamidah Tutik
Published: February 2022

This article discusses the theme about calamity because it has many terminologies that indicate the meaning of disaster; such as the words Balā', slander, Ażāb, Ba's, Rijz and Ḍarrā'. The word calamity generally returns to the natural causes that make it possible. The division is divided into two parts, the first what can be considered as sunnatullah Almighty in the universe, the second, second, is what is considered human error. The form of calamity can be classified into two main groups, namely good (positive) and bad (negative) calamities. In general, there are two types of disaster objects, first for world renewal and the second for improving human performance. As for the benefits of this disaster, it is to elevate humanity, eliminate degeneration, and instill sincerity in the hearts of the seasoned people and teach them to be serious in Islamic preaching so that they reach the highest level of heaven, and when the disaster is good (positive) descending humans must show praise and gratitude to Allah SWT, and when the disaster is bad (Negative), humans should know that it is actually a test (relaxation) from Allah SWT and accept it with patience and submission, Allah ‘Azzā Wajallā will honor those who are patient with brilliant glory in love, compassion and Hidayah.
BERCAK HITAM PADA PERMUKAAN TUBUH IKAN KERAPU HIBRIDA CANTANG
Authors: Ansari Mohamad , Sudewa Ketut M. Arya
Published: February 2022

Pembenihan ikan kerapu di hatcheri sering menghasilkan benih dalam kondisi cacat atau abnormal walaupun jumlahnya sedikit. Salah satu abnormalitas warna permukaan tubuh ikan kerapu hibrida cantang adalah adanya bercak atau flek hitam. Tujuan percobaan ini adalah untuk mengetahui penyebab dan lokasi bercak hitam tersebut muncul pada permukaan tubuh ikan kerapu hibrida cantang. Sebanyak 200 ekor ikan kerapu hibrida cantang ukuran 5-7 cm ditransportasi dari hatcheri swasta di sekitar Balai Besar Riset Budidaya Laut dan Penyuluhan Perikanan (BBRBLPP), Gondol-Bali ke Laboratorium Patologi BBRBLPP. Ikan-ikan tersebut di treatment dengan 150 ppm formalin dalam air tawar selama 30 menit sebelum ditebar di bak beton volume 1 m3. Pengamatan abnormalitas ikan diamati setelah treatment dan pemeliharaan dalam bak selama 1 bulan. Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa terdapat bercak hitam pada bagian kepala yaitu di sekitar mata dan di bagian belakang tubuh ikan. Bentuk dan lebar dari bercak hitam tersebut bervariasi ada yang kecil hingga lebar sampai ke sirip atas dan bawah. Bercak hitam tersebut lebih banyak ditemukan pada bagian belakang tubuh ikan dibandingkan dengan bagian kepala. Bercak hitam disebabkan akibat ikan mengalami stres karena penanganan transportasi dan treatment formalin dalam air tawar.
PEMANTAUAN KEPADATAN BAKTERI PADA PERAIRAN SEKITAR LOKASI PEMBENIHAN DI KECAMATAN GEROKGAK, BALI
Authors: Haryanto Slamet , Ansari Mohamad
Published: February 2022

Kecamatan Gerokgak, Bali merupakan salah satu sentra budidaya laut terbesar di Indonesia. Saat ini, produksi perikanan dirasakan menurun disebabkan oleh sering terjadinya kematian akibat infeksi penyakit, salah satunya disebabkan bakteri. Kegiatan monitoring ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kepadatan bakteri di perairan Kecamatan Gerokgak terutama di Desa Gerokgak dan Penyabangan yang banyak dipenuhi panti benih yang tersebar di sepanjang pantainya, agar bisa sebagai rujukan dalam program budidaya di kedua wilayah tersebut. Kegiatan ini dilakukan selama enam bulan yaitu Bulan April-Juni dan Agustus-Oktober 2019. Sampel air laut diambil di tiga titik dan tiga tingkat kedalaman (permukaan, tengah, dan dasar). Hasil dari pemantauan menunjukkan bahwa kedua perairan di Desa Gerokgak dan Penyabangan kurang aman untuk budidaya karena terdeteksi adanya pertumbuhan Vibrio bercahaya, sedangkan untuk kepadatan total bakteri dan total Vibrio masih dalam kisaran aman yakni berkisar antara 10 sampai 103 CFU/mL untuk total bakteri dan 10 sampai 102 CFU/mL untuk total Vibrio.
PERFORMA PEMIJAHAN INDUK GURAMI (Osphronemus goramy) BETINA MAJALENGKA DENGAN INDUK JANTAN JAMBI
Authors: Nurdiansyah Nurdiansyah
Published: February 2022

Penyediaan benih ikan gurami masih terkendala karena sistem pemijahannya bersifat alami dan tergantung terhadap musim. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk mengetahui performa pemijahan induk gurami betina Majalengka (M) dengan jantan Jambi (J) dalam periode waktu berbeda. Induk dengan bobot 2,5-3,0 kg dipijahkan secara alami pada periode Maret-Juli 2018 dan Agustus-Desember 2018. Pemijahan dilakukan dengan rasio induk jantan dan betina adalah 1:2. Pemberian pakan sebesar 3% per hari dari biomassa ikan, terdiri atas pelet 1% dan daun sente 2%. Parameter yang diamati antara lain frekuensi pemijahan, nilai fekunditas relatif, dan nilai derajat pembuahan. Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa frekuensi tertinggi induk gurami yang memijah pada periode Maret-Juli terjadi pada bulan April, yaitu sebanyak 11 pemijahan, sedangkan pada periode Agustus-Desember terjadi pada bulan Agustus, sebanyak 16 pemijahan. Nilai fekunditas relatif tertinggi ikan gurami diperoleh pada bulan Juni sebesar 5.348 butir telur dan terendah pada bulan September sebesar 1.585 butir telur. Nilai derajat pembuahan telur ikan gurami tertinggi terjadi pada bulan Desember sebesar 98,45%.
STATUS ASET PENGHIDUPAN NELAYAN DESA IGAL KECAMATAN MANDAH KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR
Authors: Juliani Saskia , Kusai Kusai , Warningsih Trisla
Published: February 2022

Kecamatan Mandah, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir merupakan daerah yang mempunyai sumber daya alam cukup melimpah namun memiliki masalah pada kerusakan lingkungan dan degradasi sumber daya alam. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji atau melihat kondisi aset penghidupan masyarakat nelayan dan menentukan status dari aset penghidupan nelayan tersebut. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan sekunder berdasarkan teknik wawancara dan pengamatan secara langsung. Analisis data menggunakan pendekatan penghidupan berkelanjutan dengan indikator sumber daya manusia, keuangan, alam dan sosial. Kesejahteraan nelayan secara menyeluruh dilihat dari perhitungan status aset penghidupan berdasarkan pendekatan kehidupan berkelanjutan. Hasil penelitian menyebutkan bahwa indeks penghidupan nelayan pada kategori sedang 50,6; aset keuangan pada kategori sedang 18,3; aset alam dengan kategori kurang baik 3,96; aset sosial pada kategori sedang 16; aset sumber daya manusia kategori baik 12,35 dan fisik 28 dengan kategori sedang. Dengan demikian penghidupan yang ada di Desa Igal cukup baik untuk menopang kesejahteraan nelayan dilihat dari aset-aset yang masih menjanjikan. Tittle: Livelihood Assets Status of Igal Village Communities, Mandah Sub Regency, Indragiri Hilir RegencyMandah Sub-regency of Indragiri Hilir has abundant natural resources in spite of its environmental damage and natural resource degradation. This study aims to examine the condition of livelihood assets of fishing communities and determine the status of livelihood assets of these fishers. The study used primary and secondary data from interview and direct observation. Data were analyzed with sustainable livelihoods approach with several indicators of human, financial, natural and social resources. The fishers’ welfare thoroughly measured from the calculation of the status of livelihood assets based on sustainable livelihood approach. The results of the study indicate that the fisher’s livelihood index are in medium category of 50,6, financial asset are in medium category of 18,3, natural assets are in bad category of 3,96, social assets are in medium category of 16, human resource assets are in good category of 12,35 and physical 28 is in medium category.Therefore, the livelihood in Igal Village are fairly well to support the fisher’s welfare from the promising assets.
A Contribuição da Filosofia da Religião para as Ciências da Religião: Impressões Gerais
Authors: Dreher Luís Henrique
Published: February 2022

O texto a seguir pretende ser mais um contributo à discussão contínua sobre as relações entre filosofia, filosofia da religião, teologia e a(s) ciência(s) da religião em sentido estrito. Busca-se, a partir de uma discussão contextual restrita ao ambiente brasileiro, tecer impressões gerais a partir de uma impostação propositalmente polêmica, que, porém, quer servir a considerações teóricas mais qualificadas que algumas atualmente prevalentes, e menos caracterizadas por estratégias defensivas, não raro até corporativas, pois motivadas pela urgência da sobrevivência política, institucional e acadêmica. No arcabouço dessa discussão maior, retoma-se o debate em torno da suposta “obsolescência” da fenomenologia da religião, caso típico e exemplar a requerer atenção filosófica-reflexiva; e em torno da pertença possível da filosofia da religião e da teologia à(s) ciência(s) da religião enquanto campo de estudos maleável – conquanto não tolerante a frouxidões quanto a teoria ou objeto -- e avesso a reducionismos metodológicos, sobretudo, mas não só, aqueles provenientes das ciências sociais. Em tudo isso o objetivo é endossar, mais uma vez, a complexidade do estudo da religião, evitando simplificações muitas vezes típicas de estudos empíricos e descritivos, cuja riqueza é muitas vezes apenas aparente, já que afinal o leigo pode sempre se perguntar: “Em tudo esse caos, trata-se ainda de estudo da religião, este objeto específico prima facie reclamado por esta(s) ciência(s)?”
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Authors: Higuet Etienne Alfred
Published: February 2022

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Governance or Interpellation? An Elaboration of Civil Servant Practice(s)
Authors: Nielsen Niels Jul
Published: February 2022

How can we understand and analytically grasp the practices that “run the state”? Departing from a contemporary focus on co-production in governance regimes, such as New Public Management and New Public Governance, this article argues that the Althusserian concept of interpellation contemplates a focus on a necessary connection between a superior Subject (often understood as the state) and dependent subjects – generally absent in governance studies. Drawing on Hegel’s concept of the universal class (der allgemeine Stand) and deploying the ethnologically-based state and life-mode theory, it is concluded that a state-subject can constitute a coherent and resilient whole only by encompassing a viable civil servant life-mode, and that the concepts policy-developing, operationalizing, and policy-implementing, together specify three different but interdependent and necessary dimensions of civil servant practice. A presentation of an empirical case of contemporary co-productive governance applies the developed concepts.
Comunicación y desinformación en elecciones: tendencias de investigación en España y Portugal
Authors: Rivas-de-Roca Rubén , Morais Ricardo , Jerónimo Pedro
Published: February 2022

un renovado interés desde el punto de vista académico. Las transformaciones que han afectado a las sociedades democráticas contemporáneas, como la digitalización o el auge de la desinformación, explican la preocupación por estos asuntos. Una de las cuestiones de mayor interés son las elecciones, como momento en el que se materializa la democracia participativa. En ese contexto dinámico, esta investigación pretende revisar las principales investigaciones sobre comunicación política y elecciones en el ámbito ibérico (España y Portugal), identificando posibles similitudes y divergencias. El objetivo es conocer las tendencias investigadoras (temas y métodos), para plantear después los retos pendientes. Con este fin, se desarrolla unarevisión bibliográfica en profundidad de investigaciones publicadas durante el período 2008-2021 en WoS, Scopus y libros de referencia. Como resultados, se observan semejanzas en la preferencia metodológica por el análisis de contenido, si bien los temas abordados difieren en función de circunstancias nacionales, más allá de cierta coincidencia en el análisis de los comicios legislativos de índole nacional. En España se ha tratado especialmente la acción de los nuevos partidos en redes sociales, mientras que en Portugalprevalece el interés por la televisión. Asimismo, la explosión de producción científica en España contrasta con el menor número de estudios en el caso portugués. Los investigadores de ambos países tienen el reto deofrecer estudios comparativos entre elecciones, así como implementar una mayor pluralidad metodológica que permita ahondar en las motivaciones de las acciones comunicativas.
Nuevos medios en campaña. El caso de las elecciones autonómicas de Madrid 2021 en TikTok
Authors: López Fernández Víctor
Published: February 2022

Con la revolución televisiva y la llegada de las redes sociales, la comunicación política ha experimentadouna gran transformación, tanto en España como en el resto del mundo. El uso que los partidos hacen desus perfiles corporativos en redes cada vez tiende más a la espectacularización y a la trivialización de loscontenidos. TikTok ha sido la última plataforma en irrumpir en el tablero político, mediático y electoral.Este trabajo explora el papel que TikTok juega en la comunicación política actual, así como las posibilidadesque brinda a la llamada espectacularización y el grado de profesionalización con el que trabajan lasdistintas formaciones. Se toman como muestra las publicaciones realizadas por los partidos candidatosdurante los períodos de campaña y precampaña de las elecciones autonómicas de Madrid 2021, queson las primeras en las que TikTok pasa a formar parte de las estrategias comunicativas. El análisis decontenido se combina por medio de la triangulación con entrevistas en profundidad a los distintos grupospolíticos. Los resultados evidencian un uso experimental de TikTok como herramienta electoral, unafuerte apuesta por la confrontación y la trivialización de los mensajes y una mejor respuesta del públicoante lo tendencioso y espectacular. Sin embargo, su uso sigue siendo poco profesional y tampoco esdeterminante, es decir, lo que ocurre en TikTok se queda, al menos de momento, en TikTok.
Relationship between death anxiety and health-related quality of life among diabetic patients: The predictive roles of experiential avoidance
Authors: Emmanuel Sochukwuma Ezaka , Reyam Nehad Nassif , Okoli Paul Chibuike , Suhanya Okeke , Okpara Titus Chukwubuzo , Chime Peter Ekpunobi , Ozougwu Augustine Obumneme , Okoli Alexander Chinwike
Published: February 2022

This study investigated the predictive roles of experiential avoidance on the relationship between death anxiety and health-related quality of life among diabetic patients. A total of one hundred and five (105) participants (62; 58.5% females) participated in the study. The participant ages ranged from 21-75 years with a mean age of 53.45 and a standard deviation of 14.44. Participants were drawn using the convenience sampling technique and were administered the questionnaires before their consultations. Three instruments were used in data collation namely; the Death Anxiety Inventory-Revised (DAI-R), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ), and the Diabetes Quality of Life Questionnaire (DQOLQ). Four hypotheses were tested and the results showed that there was no significant correlation between death anxiety and HRQoL (r=-.036), also, experiential avoidance didn’t significantly predict HRQoL (.411, p<.05), experiential avoidance didn’t significantly predict death anxiety (.534, p<.05), while experiential avoidance didn’t predict the relationship between death anxiety and HRQoL (.757, p<.05). The researchers suggest that medical professionals in charge of diabetic patients should look beyond HRQoL and death anxiety in investigating whether there will be an occurrence of experiential avoidance.
[RETRACTED] Aktiv Formulations Keto BHB - Eating Behaviors Weight Loss Methods v1
Authors: not provided aibatarekuya
Published: February 2022

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[RETRACTED] Aktiv Formulations Keto BHB Reviews – What doctor Prescribed! Does it Really Work & Safe? v1
Authors: Formulations Keto BHB Aktiv
Published: February 2022

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Aktiv Formulations Keto BHB Reviews – What doctor Prescribed! Does it Really Work & Safe?
rt-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance v1
Authors: Delgado Vela Jeseth , not provided mitham.alfaliti
Published: February 2022

This protocol describes the reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) methods at Howard University for SARS-CoV-2 measurements in wastewater.
The problem of moral and psychological readiness of future specialists in social work to work with disabled people
Authors: Kokoreva Marina E. , Barkova Valentina L. , Vorobtsova Elena S. , Shurygina Yulia Yu.
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: The article analyzes the issues of moral and psychological readiness of students-future professional social workers to work with the disabled. The article systematizes domestic and foreign approaches to the definition of the categories readiness, psychological readiness, moral and psychological readiness in relation to professional social work. Moral and psychological readiness is understood as an important and complex multicomponent category, a synthetic construct and a stable characteristic of the subject of educational and professional activity in its readiness for the successful implementation of the assigned professional functions and tasks.
AIMS: Assessment of the moral and psychological readiness of future professional social workers to work with the disabled.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data of the survey of 178 students studying in the direction of training Social work (bachelors and masters degrees) in three universities of Russia are presented.
RESULTS: As a result of the conducted research, it was found out that despite the generally positive attitude of students towards disabled people, according to a subjective assessment, a fifth of students (22.5%) noted that they were not ready to work with such a category of people, which may be evidence of an imbalance in the theoretical and practical components of their training, as well as the moral and psychological unpreparedness of students for future professional social work.
CONCLUSION: In this regard, in our opinion, special attention should be paid to the formation of the moral and psychological readiness of future professional social workers to work with people with severe forms of health disorders, including the disabled.
The experience of organizing an observatory for monitoring patients with a new coronavirus infection on the basis of a social protection institution
Authors: Sirnikova Bela Alichanovna , Storozhenko Dmitry V. , Temirov Khetag V.
Published: February 2022

The first case of COVID-19 infection in Russia was recorded on March 1, 2020. The Government of the Russian Federation and the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Federation, as well as health authorities, have taken unprecedented measures to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus infection in the country, but it has not been possible to fully avoid mass infection of the population.
The epidemic of coronavirus infection required large-scale decisions from the authorities of all countries to ensure the safety of the population. In conditions of limited time and material resources, flexible organizational models were needed that combined the efforts of healthcare and social protection of the population. All health care resources were involved. New permanent and temporary covid hospitals were put into operation as soon as possible. A significant number of health care facilities were repurposed to provide medical care to patients with a new coronavirus infection. Stationary institutions of social protection of the population have become an important reserve for the deployment of observators to monitor convalescents and contact persons in the city of Moscow. Observators were deployed at their base to isolate contact persons. The specifics of the contingent planned for placement in observatories and the organizational features of social protection institutions have led to a number of significant differences from similar departments in healthcare institutions.
Within 19 days, an observatory for 241 beds was organized and equipped on the basis of a large institution of social protection of the population of the city of Moscow of the State Budgetary Institution Scientific and Practical Rehabilitation Center. In the first wave of the rise in morbidity, 759 patients were observed in the observatory.
We present a detailed plan for the deployment of the observatory developed by the headquarters of the State Budgetary Institution Scientific and Practical Rehabilitation Center, which ensured its implementation and further functioning.
TARSİM Büyükbaş Hayvan Hayat Sigortasına Yetiştiricilerin Yaklaşımı ve Risk Faktörlerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: KAYGISIZ Ali , ŞAHİN Onur , YILMAZ İsa
Published: February 2022

Bu çalışma Türkiye’de de tarım sektörünü tehdit eden risklerin teminat altına alınması için 14.06.2005 tarihli ve 5363 Sayılı “tarım sigortaları kanunu” ile oluşturulan “tarım sigortaları havuzu (TARSİM)”nin iş ve işlemlerini yürütmek üzere kurulan “Tarım Sigortaları Havuz İşletmesi A.Ş.” altında hizmet sunan büyükbaş hayvan hayat sigortası (BHHS)’nın kullanımı ve yaygınlaştırılması açısından yetiştirici görüşlerini almak, yaşanan problemleri belirlemek ve çözüm önerileri sunmak için yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla Covid-19 pandemi koşullarında 2021 yılında Basit Tesadüfi Örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen 173 yetiştirici ile online anket yapılmıştır. Yetiştiricilerin şahsi Whatsapp hatlarına anket soruları Damızlık Sığır Yetiştiricileri Birlikleri ile birlikte yapılmıştır. Veriler IBM SPSS İstatistik 20.0 paket programı ile değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendirmede BHHS’nın yaygın kullanılmamasının ilk beş nedeni sırasıyla; yetiştirici gelirinin yetersiz ve düzensiz olması (%19.3), Poliçe bedelinin yüksek olması (%15.6), BHHS hakkında yeterli bilgi sahibi olunmaması (%11.0), hasar tutarının yetersiz olması (%10.7) ve sigorta poliçesi kapsamının yetersiz olması (%10.2) olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak; tarım sektörü ve dolayısıyla hayvancılık sektörü stratejik öneminin yanında iklim, ekonomik, sosyal, siyasal, teknolojik ve kişisel risklerden yüksek düzeyde etkilenen, kendine özgü yapısı nedeniyle üretiminde sık sık riskle karşı karşıya kalınan bir sektördür. Bununla birlikte Küresel ısınmayla meydana gelen iklim değişikliği ve kuraklık nedeniyle üretimi sık sık risk ile karşı karşıya kalması muhtemel olan bu sektör içinde, büyükbaş hayvancılığın sürdürülebilirliği için BHHS imkanından daha fazla yetiştiricinin faydalanmasını sağlamak ve teşvik etmek için sigorta poliçesinde; birim hayvan başına sigorta bedelinin makul bir seviyeye çekilmesi, sigorta poliçe bedelinde indirime gidilmesi ve gerekli diğer bazı düzenlemelerin yapılmasına ihtiyaç vardır.
Hemichorea-hemiballismus as a rare presentation of non-ketotic hyperglycemia: a case report
Authors: Kumar Vijay , Patel Kotha Vamshi Krishna , Raj Rishav , Bhushan Divendu , Hegde Aniketh V.
Published: February 2022

Hemichorea-hemiballismus is a hyperkinetic movement disorder on one side of the body resulting from involvement of the contralateral basal ganglia and striatum mainly. A 50-year-old female presented with a 5-days history of choreiform movements affecting the left upper and lower limb along with hemiface. Her plasma glucose was 576 mgl/dl and her urinary ketones were negative suggesting non-ketotic hyperglycemia. Computed tomography revealed hyper-density in right caudate and putamen consistent with diabetic striatopathy. Non-ketotic hyperglycemia is a rare cause of hemichorea-hemiballismus syndrome. Hemichorea-hemiballismus can be an unusual and rare presentation of diabetic elderly population especially females. Early diagnosis and treatment of hyperglycemia yields an excellent prognosis.