bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El patrimonio cultural en las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental
Authors: García Martinez Elena , Díaz-Sierra Rubén
Published: February 2023

Las diferentes leyes autonómicas de patrimonio cultural y el borrador de la reforma de la Ley del Patrimonio Histórico Español (Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte 2021) reflejan la evolución de los conceptos patrimoniales, ampliando las categorías a proteger. Es el caso, por ejemplo, de la arquitectura defensiva e industrial o del paisaje cultural, que no se entenderían sin su entorno y sin la huella y la articulación del territorio dejada por el ser humano a lo largo del tiempo. La complejidad de estas categorías patrimoniales, compuestas por elementos de naturaleza material e inmaterial, requiere de una comprensión de sus procesos evolutivos, así como de una gestión integral de posibles afecciones desde las primeras etapas de la evaluación ambiental de proyectos. Una propuesta que ha intentado paliar las dificultades asociadas a esta complejidad es la herramienta redactada por el Consejo Internacional de Museos y Sitios (ICOMOS) denominada Evaluación de Impacto Patrimonial, que tiene como objetivo la prevención de impactos en la salvaguarda de sitios declarados Patrimonio Mundial.

En este artículo analizamos la práctica de las Evaluaciones de Impacto Patrimonial en Europa y su relación con el procedimiento de Evaluación del Impacto Ambiental de proyectos, a través de una revisión bibliográfica, con el propósito de documentar los análisis publicados al respecto y hacer una valoración crítica de su uso, evaluando sus ventajas e inconvenientes.
Sustitución del carbonato de calcio inorgánico por carbonato de calcio biogénico obtenido de residuos de las vieiras (argopecten purpuratus) en las industrias peruanas
Authors: Del Castillo Luis Darlyn , Palomino Achulla Anthony , Larios Francia Rosa , Quino Favero Javier
Published: February 2023

El Perú es a nivel mundial el tercer productor de vieiras o conchas, industria que genera diversos beneficios económicos y sociales, pero, a la vez, genera un problema ambiental ya que se desecha las valvas de las vieiras en vertederos. No obstante, estas se pueden transformar en carbonato de calcio pulverizado biogénico en reemplazo del carbonato de calcio inorgánico obtenido de la caliza, promoviendo una serie de beneficios. Así, esta investigación se trazó como objetivo principal determinar en qué industrias resulta competente este reemplazo. Para este efecto se realizó una revisión de la literatura donde se pudo determinar las características que diferencian ambos productos, así como una búsqueda de las industrias peruanas que importan carbonato de calcio inorgánico. De esa forma, se determinó que las industrias de agricultura/acuicultura, farmacéutica y de alimentos cumplen con las características para hacer competente la sustitución de carbonato de calcio inorgánico por el biogénico.
Valoración de la calidad percibida mediante el sistema de gestión PQRS de la corporación autónoma regional de los valles del Sinú y del san Jorge- CAR CVS
Authors: Gomez Mendez Juan Carlos
Published: February 2023

La Corporación Autónoma Regional de los Valles del Sinú y del San Jorge-CAR CVS, es la autoridad ambiental del departamento de Córdoba en Colombia, que vela por la protección del medio ambiente. Córdoba es uno de los municipios con más diversidad en fauna y flora del país, con diversas fuentes hibridas. En los 30 municipios que conforman el departamento enfrentan diversas problemáticas ambientales, como talas de árboles, tráfico ilegal de fauna y flora, quemas ilegales, construcciones de obras antrópicas, ocupación ilegal de zonas de protección ambiental, por tanto, son muchas las quejas, los reclamos y las peticiones que se generan, por lo que es oportuno conocer como percibe los usuarios la calidad del servicio de la CAR CVS.
PANDEMIC SITUATION OF COVID-19: A STUDY OF SHRI GOVIND GURU UNIVERSITY, GODHRA, GUJARAT
Authors: Vyas Priyanki , Tandel Balvant , Gandhi Vimal
Published: February 2023

Literature search is the crucial stage for the research. The aim of the study was effectively search literature from the useful resources by research scholars in this pandemic situation of COVID-19. This study was based on survey methods. The study was analyzed the search strategy, store and record searchable information in various reference management tools. The study found that the majority of the scholars were using Google search engine and using online database that was Google scholar for searching their literature during this situation, scholars have used proximity search and used Zotero reference management tool for store and record their searchable information. This study is useful for the research scholars, LIS students and LIS professional.
A REVIEW: APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN KERATOCONUS DETECTION
Authors: Satani Jigna , Gandhi Savita
Published: February 2023

Keratoconus is an irreversible and progressive deformation of cornea and hence it is critical to be detected in its early stages. Moreover, since, an eye with advance stage of Keratoconus shall not be operated for refractive eye surgery, further makes it important to diagnose Keratoconus in early stages itself for sake of effective treatment without subsequent complications. Hence the researchers have been toiling hard to be able to detect the disorder in its early stage, since decades, with the help of Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Machine learning and Deep learning etc. These advance techniques are helping in analyzing and classifying Keratoconus eye’s data for predicting it in advance. Decades of quantitative data could be digitalized with the advancement of eye screening machines used for clinical examination of eye functionalities. Here, in this study, we have analyzed and tried to summarize the role of respective technologies in identification and classification of Keratoconus. Further the collection of eye data gathered from various topographers through ophthalmic screening machines is also presented here-in along with the timeline of use of neural network techniques for detecting the Keratoconus eyes. The objective of the study is to identify the appropriate neural network technique that could identify the disease in its early stage using the corneal topographical images as data.
THE CONDITION OF THE AGATE WORKER
Authors: Makwana Hetalkumari M. , Jagani Hitesh N.
Published: February 2023

According to Economic survey (2018-19), 93% of the total workforce in India is from the unorganized sector and the agate industry is considered as unorganized sector. So we can say that the agate industry played a precious role in Indian economy. Moreover, it is listed out in the list of heritage industry list, so it’s our prime duty to protect it. From the year 1992, the PTRC (People’s Training and Research Centre) has been working for the agate workers for their welfare and the development. Also it fights for their rights. To know the condition of the agate worker is the aim of the present study. In this paper, the discussion is carried out regarding the present condition of the agate workers, factors which are responsible for their condition and the remedy also mentioned. The problems of this industry is not limited with workers but this industry itself also faced various problems. So we try to solve the problem faced by both of them. And it’s our duty to motivate the agate worker so the industry may run long a time and protect the symbol of heritage industry.
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF SOME NEW ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVES INCORPORATING 6, 8-DIBROMO-2-METHYLQUINAZOLIN-4-ONE MOIETY
Authors: Savaliya Komal R
Published: February 2023

A novel series of 6,8-dibromo-3-[4-(5-substitutedphenyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)phenyl]-2-methylquinazolin-4-one have been synthesized by refluxation of 6,8-dibromo-3-{4-[3-(substitutedphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]phenyl}-2-methylquinazolin-4-one in dioxane, hydroxylamine hydrochloride and potassium hydroxide (KOH). The chemical structures of the synthesized compounds have been confirmed by IR, NMR and spectral data and evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activity.
PIPER BETLE: RETROSPECTIVE VALUE OF GREEN GOLD
Authors: Manvar Toral , Mangukia Naman , Bhavsar Mansi , Rawal Rakesh
Published: February 2023

Even after having social, cultural and medicinal importance, Piper betle is considered the neglected green gold of India. One of the main reasons for that is, though its cultivation is responsible for providing livelihood to about 20 million people, enough attention is not given to the improvement of end-to-end process of cultivation, starting from variety identification, transportation, waste management, and foreign export policies. In the last 50 years, there have been several studies carried out to find out the phytochemicals present in betel extract, its essential oil and its associated uses. However, there has been little effort in the direction of understanding the mechanism behind its many benefits, including its medicinal properties. To utilise the full potential of betel leaves, a special translational research centre should be established. Studies using Omics approaches like genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics should be done. This will allow us to study pathways related to phytochemical production, identification of molecular markers for improved breeding, manipulation of gene expression related to important bioactive compounds having medicinal properties, perfumes, food and the impact of betel in the human body. In this study, we tried to comprehend the uses and overall work done till date on betel and how there is a future need to improve on many fronts to make its benefits reach common people.
Phenotypic characteristics and clinical outcome in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and diabetes
Authors:   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Poposki Kostadin , Bosilkovski Mile ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Grozdanovski Krsto ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Sopova Zaklina ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Osmani Arlinda ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Jakimovski Dejan ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Georgievska Dajana ,   University Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Milenkovic Tatjana ,   University Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia
Published: February 2023

Objectives. The aim is to describe the phenotypic, biological and clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and diabetes, and the association with the clinical outcome of the patients. Material and methods. This single-center, retrospective study was conducted on 200 patients. The primary endpoint was death observed within day 7, 14 and beyond day 14 of hospitalization, and secondary objective was to compare the survival group with non-survival group. The variables that demonstrated significant association with primary endpoint were subject to multivariate binary logistic regression analysis. Outcomes. The estimated prevalence was 17.87% of the total COVID-19 hospitalizations during this period (n=1119). The majority of the patients were with diabetes mellitus type 2 with a median age of 67 years and BMI of 27.8 kg/m2. On admission, 156 patients (78%) presented with severe/critical illness. A total of 93 patients (46.5%) met the primary endpoint, with most deaths occurring within day 7 of hospital stay. Non-survival group showed significantly higher levels of leucocytes count, more pronounced lymphopenia, higher CRP, LDH and D-dimer levels. Multivariate analysis identified four independent risk factors associated with death: age OR 1.05 (CI 95% 1.01-1.09), severity of disease at admission OR 0.22 (CI 95, 0.07-0.65), COVID-19 vaccination status OR 3.07 (CI 95%, 1.36-6.91) and LDH levels OR 1.00 (CI 95%,1.002-1.008). Conclusions. Diabetic patients admitted to hospital for COVID-19 infection tend to have high mortality rate. Severity of disease at admission, advanced age, not completed vaccination and increased LDH levels are independent risk factors for lethal outcome, irrespective of diabetes status.
The significance of preoperative thrombocytosis in ovarian cancer patients
Authors:   Doctoral School, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Balescu Irina , Bacalbasa Nicoale ,   Department of Surgery, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Brezean Iulian ,   Department of Surgery, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Surgery, ”Ion Cantacuzino” Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Stoica Claudia ,   Department of Anatomy, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Surgery, Ilfov County Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Tomescu Cezar Laurentiu ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Constanta County Hospital, Romania,   ”Ovidius” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Constanta, Romania, Martac Cristina ,   Department of Anesthesiology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania, Voichitoiu Andrei ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ”Alessandrescu-Rusescu” National Institute of Mother and Child Care, Bucharest, Romania, Gaspar Bogdan ,   Department of Surgery, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Visceral Surgery, Floreasca Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

The presence of an increased number of platelets has been demonstrated to be significantly associated with the presence of different types of malignancies, especially when it comes to gynecological cancers and seems to be associated with a poorer prognosis. This fact has been widely studied in order to better understand the physiopathology of the phenomenon, the impact on the overall outcomes and to validate new therapeutic lines for such cases. The aim of the current paper is to review the most important studies conducted on this issue.
Numerical Simulation of Surface Pressure of a Wedge at Supersonic Mach Numbers and Application of Design of Experiments
Authors: Shamitha  , Asha Crasta  , Khizer Ahemd Pathan  , Sher Afghan Khan
Published: February 2023

This paper aims to numerically simulate the flow field for wedge, cone, and ogives. Usually, wedge shapes are used as a stabilizing surface for supersonic projectiles like rockets, missiles, and planes in defense applications. Wedge-shaped or delta wings are often the principal wing used for the stability of supersonic aircraft/missiles. The main goal of the current study is to estimate the pressure at the wedge-shaped plane's/missiles nose at different Mach numbers and incidence angles. Analytical pressure distribution is determined using the strip and piston theory. Later the outcomes from the numerical simulations are compared with the results obtained analytically. The analytical and CFD findings matching is very good. The findings demonstrate that the Mach number and wedge angle are the variables that influence the deviation of static pressure. The static pressure on the surface of the wedge grows with the rise in the semi-vertex angle of the wedge angle and the Mach number. This increase in the surface pressure ratio is linear for the increase in Mach number as well as the semi-vertex angle of the wedge. However, the magnitude of increase with the Mach numbers is not the same as what it was for low Mach numbers. The enhancement in the pressure decreases with the Mach numbers.
MONITORIA EM GEOCIÊNCIAS: EXPECTATIVAS E CONTRIBUIÇÕES
Authors: Matos Renata Fernandes de
Published: February 2023

Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar as expectativas e as contribuições da monitoria na disciplina de Geociências. Desenvolveu-se uma investigação com alunos de um curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas de uma universidade pública da cidade de Iguatu-CE. Foram entrevistados 40 alunos mediante a aplicação de questionários, coletando-se os dados antes e após a ocorrência da disciplina. As respostas obtidas foram expressam em gráficos. Quanto as expectativas, a monitoria em Geociências é uma atividade demandada pelos alunos e vista como essencial para o ensino-aprendizagem. Quanto as contribuições, a mesma atende as demandas e cria uma proximidade entre monitores e alunos. Conclui-se que a monitoria possibilitou alcançar os objetivos propostos pela disciplina, resultando em um bom preparo de seus alunos.
Penggunaan Bukti Ilmiah dan Penerapan Prinsip Kehati-hatian dalam Putusan Perkara Pidana Materiil Lingkungan Hidup di Indonesia Tahun 2009–2020
Authors: Afandi Fachrizal , Adianto Daru , Listiningrum Prischa , Lovina Monnachu Wemonicha
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis potret penggunaan bukti ilmiah (scientific evidence) dalam putusan perkara pidana lingkungan hidup di Indonesia dan kesesuaian penggunaan bukti ilmiah dengan prinsip kehati-hatian pada pertimbangan Hakim dalam putusan perkara pidana lingkungan hidup. Permasalahan tersebut didasari pada pentingnya keberadaan bukti ilmiah serta pengaruhnya terhadap penerapan prinsip kehati-hatian dalam pemeriksaan perkara, khususnya berkaitan dengan kekuatan alat bukti ilmiah yang dihadirkan di persidangan. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan ialah penelitian hukum interdisipliner dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan (Statute approach), pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach) dan pendekatan studi kasus analisa putusan pengadilan (case law approach). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kuat lemahnya bukti ilmiah sangat dipengaruhi oleh keabsahan atau validitas dari masing-masing isi dan bentuk dari bukti ilmiah itu sendiri. Penggunaan bukti ilmiah pada pertimbangan hakim dalam memutus perkara juga erat kaitannya dengan penerapan prinsip kehati-hatian sebagai salah satu substantive legal principles dalam penanganan perkara pidana lingkungan hidup.
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Developing Nations: An Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges for the Construction Industry
Authors: Salahaddin Sevar Dilkhaz
Published: February 2023

A construction company's choice to enter foreign markets must be supported by a thorough grasp of the advantages and disadvantages of doing business internationally as well as the development of company strengths with regard to such endeavors. In current economic conditions, the development of international activity acquires great importance for agro-industrial enterprises, along with the production process.  Foreign investment in such conditions can ensure the stability of development process. Problems of improvement and efficiency of international activity of enterprises are reflected in the scientific works of many economists. International of investment and conditions of their attracting were the subject of research. Despite the results achieved, a number of theoretical and methodological problems associated, in particular, with the development of international activity of the enterprises on the basis of foreign investment require further research. The growth of international activity, along with the production process, becomes very important for agro-industrial firms in the current economic climate. In these circumstances, foreign investment can guarantee the stability of the development process. The scientific writings of numerous economist’s address issues with improving and maximizing the effectiveness of businesses' international operations. These scientists conducted research on the topic of international investment and the factors that attract it. Despite the successes, additional study is necessary to address a number of theoretical and methodological issues, particularly those related to the expansion of international business operations of firms supported by foreign investment.
Prospects for Detecting Fast Radio Bursts in the Globular Clusters of Nearby Galaxies
Authors: Kremer Kyle , Li Dongzi , Lu Wenbin , Piro Anthony L. , Zhang Bing
Published: February 2023

The recent detection of a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) in an old globular cluster in M81 challenges traditional FRB formation mechanisms based on the magnetic activity of young neutron stars formed in core-collapse supernovae. Furthermore, the detection of this repeater in such a nearby galaxy implies a high local universe rate of similar events in globular clusters. Building off the properties inferred from the M81 FRB, we predict the number of FRB sources in nearby (d ≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies with large globular cluster systems known. Incorporating the uncertain burst energy distribution, we estimate the rate of bursts detectable in these galaxies by radio instruments such as FAST and MeerKat. Of all local galaxies, we find M87 is the best candidate for FRB detections. We predict that M87's globular cluster system contains

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hr has a 90% probability of detecting a globular cluster FRB in M87. The detection of even a handful of additional globular cluster FRBs would provide invaluable constraints on FRB mechanisms and population properties. Previous studies have demonstrated young neutron stars formed following the collapse of dynamically formed massive white dwarf binary mergers may provide the most natural mechanism for these bursts. We explore the white dwarf merger scenario using a suite of N-body cluster models, focusing in particular on such mergers in M87's clusters. We describe a number of outstanding features of this scenario that in principle may be testable with an ensemble of observed FRBs in nearby globular clusters.
A Statistical Study of Short-period Decayless Oscillations of Coronal Loops in an Active Region
Authors: Li Dong , Long David M.
Published: February 2023

Coronal loop oscillations are common phenomena in the solar corona, which are often classified as decaying and decayless oscillations. Using the high-resolution observation measured by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on board the Solar Orbiter, we statistically investigate small-scale transverse oscillations with short periods (<200 s) of coronal loops in an active region (AR), i.e., NOAA AR 12965. A total of 111 coronal loops are identified in EUI 174 Å images, and they all reveal transverse oscillations without any significant decaying, regarded as decayless oscillations. Oscillatory periods are measured from ∼11 to ∼185 s, with a median period of 40 s. Thus, they are also termed short-period oscillations. The corresponding loop lengths are measured from ∼10.5 to ∼30.2 Mm, and a strong dependence of oscillatory periods on loop lengths is established, indicating that the short-period oscillations are standing kink-mode waves in nature. Based on the coronal seismology, kink speeds are measured to be ∼330–1910 km s−1, and magnetic field strengths in coronal loops are estimated to be ∼4.1–25.2 G, while the energy flux carried by decayless kink oscillations lies in the range from roughly 7 to 9220 W m−2. Our estimations suggest that the wave energy carried by short-period decayless kink oscillations cannot support the coronal heating in the AR.
Orbital- and Spin-phase Variability in the X-Ray Emission from the Accreting Pulsar Centaurus X-3
Authors: Tamba Tsubasa , Odaka Hirokazu , Tanimoto Atsushi , Suzuki Hiromasa , Takashima Satoshi , Bamba Aya
Published: February 2023

We present a time-resolved analysis using 39 ks NuSTAR observation data of the X-ray pulsar Centaurus X-3, covering an orbital-phase interval of Φ = 0.199–0.414. The orbital- and spin-phase variabilities are investigated through time-resolved spectra, light curves, and pulse profiles. The orbital-phase variability was due to the mixture of two comparable effects: intrinsic flux variability of ∼10% and obscuration by the clumpy stellar wind. The typical size and number density of the clumps are ∼9 × 1010 cm and ∼3 × 1012 cm−3, respectively. In the spin-phase-resolved analysis, we detected variations in the spectral features of the continuum, the Fe line, and the cyclotron resonance scattering feature (CRSF). The photon index ranged from 0.72 to 1.06, corresponding to the difference in the Comptonization optical depth by a factor of ∼1.6. The equivalent width and intensity of the Fe line had negative correlations with the continuum flux. The central energy and the strength of the CRSF increased at the pulse maximum. The former ranged from 26.0 to 28.7 keV, while the latter varied by a factor of ∼1.9. The pulse profile was double-peaked in the low-energy band, and it gradually shifted to being single-peaked with energy, indicating the existence of two distinct emission patterns, corresponding to the pencil and fan beams. Finally, we found that the pulse profiles were highly stable along the orbital phase, within a variation degree of ∼20%, which provides evidence of the highly stable accretion stream of the binary system.
Rotational Fingerprints of Vinylketene for Astronomical Observations
Authors: Kolesniková Lucie , Uhlíková Tereza , Koucký Jan , Luková Kateřina , Habiger Dominik , Kania Patrik , Guillemin Jean-Claude , Urban Štěpán
Published: February 2023

A high degree of isomerism in the realm of interstellar molecules stimulates systematic astronomical investigations of members of different families of isomers. Among them, vinyl-bearing compounds have kindled considerable interest due to recent detections of vinylamine, vinylacetylene, and vinylcyanoacetylene. Herein, we open the possibility to search for vinylketene in the interstellar space by means of its rotational transitions. The pure rotational spectrum of the title molecule was recorded in the frequency regions 195–218 and 293–324 GHz and an improved and extended set of spectroscopic parameters has been obtained for the most stable trans conformer. In addition, rotational signatures and molecular constants for the less stable cis form are reported for the first time. We provide a catalog of precise transition frequencies and intensities of vinylketene to the astronomical community and pave the way toward interstellar explorations of C4H4O isomer family.
Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new species of Termitomyces (Agaricales, Lyophyllaceae) and morphological variability of T. intermedius
Authors: Tang Song-Ming , Vadthanarat Santhiti , He Jun , Raghoonundon Bhavesh , Yu Feng-Ming , Karunarathna Samantha C. , Li Shu-Hong , Raspé Olivier
Published: February 2023

Two new species, Termitomyces tigrinus and T. yunnanensis are described based on specimens collected from southwestern China. Termitomyces yunnanensis is morphologically characterized by a conspicuously venose pileus surface that is grey, olive grey, light grey to greenish grey at center, light grey towards margin, and a cylindrical white stipe. Termitomyces tigrinus is morphologically characterized by a densely tomentose to tomentose-squamulose pileus showing alternating greyish white and dark grey zones, and a stipe that is bulbous at the base. The two new species are supported by phylogenetic analyses of combined nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacer ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA (ITS), the mitochondrial rDNA small subunit (mrSSU) and the nuclear rDNA large subunit (nrLSU). The morphological variability of T. intermedius, including five specimens newly collected from Yunnan Province, China, is also discussed. The collections showed variability in colour of the stipe surface and in the shape of cheilocystidia when compared to the original description. Full descriptions of the two new species and of T. intermedius, as well as a taxonomic key to the 14 Termitomyces species reported from China are provided.
Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs’ legs with the EU as the major consumer
Authors: Auliya Mark , Altherr Sandra , Nithart Charlotte , Hughes Alice , Bickford David
Published: February 2023

The commercial trade in frogs and their body parts is global, dynamic and occurs in extremely large volumes (in the thousands of tonnes/yr or billions of frogs/yr). The European Union (EU) remains the single largest importer of frogs’ legs, with most frogs still caught from the wild. Amongst the many drivers of species extinction or population decline (e.g. due to habitat loss, climate change, disease etc.), overexploitation is becoming increasingly more prominent. Due to global declines and extinctions, new attention is being focused on these markets, in part to try to ensure sustainability. While the trade is plagued by daunting realities of data deficiency and uncertainty and the conflicts of commercial interests associated with these data, it is clear is that EU countries are most responsible for the largest portion of the international trade in frogs’ legs of wild species. Over decades of exploitation, the EU imports have contributed to a decline in wild frog populations in an increasing number of supplying countries, such as India and Bangladesh, as well as Indonesia, Turkey and Albania more recently. However, there have been no concerted attempts by the EU and present export countries to ensure sustainability of this trade. Further work is needed to validate species identities, secure data on wild frog populations, establish reasonable monitored harvest/export quotas and disease surveillance and ensure data integrity, quality and security standards for frog farms. Herein, we call upon those countries and their representative governments to assume responsibility for the sustainability of the trade. The EU should take immediate action to channel all imports through a single centralised database and list sensitive species in the Annexes of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulation. Further, listing in CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) can enforce international trade restrictions. More joint efforts are needed to improve regional monitoring schemes before the commercial trade causes irreversible extinctions of populations and species of frogs.
Paraphlomis yingdeensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Guangdong (China)
Authors: Guo Guo-Xin , Zhao Wan-Yi , Chen Ya-Ping , Xiao Jin-Hai , Li Yuan-Qiu , Fan Qiang
Published: February 2023

Paraphlomis yingdeensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from the limestone area in northern Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analyses, based on two nuclear DNA regions (ITS and ETS) and three plastid DNA regions (rpl32-trnL, rps16 and trnL-trnF), suggest that P. yingdeensis represents a distinct species in Paraphlomis. Morphologically, P. yingdeensis is similar to P. foliata subsp. montigena and P. nana, but can be distinguished from the former by its densely villous lamina and calyx, not decurrent base of lamina and bristle-like-acuminate apex of calyx teeth, and distinguished from the latter by its significantly taller plant (15–20 cm vs. 1–5 cm) and larger lamina (6.2–16.5 × 4–11.5 vs. 2–7 × 1.5–4 cm), densely villous stem, lamina and calyx and yellow corolla.
Corps et miroir : introduction à une phénoménologie politique du mouvement
Authors: Di Fazio Caterina
Published: February 2023

Dans cette contribution nous analysons l’interprétation de Merleau-Ponty du schéma corporel et du mouvement, en relation avec les découvertes récentes en neurosciences cognitives, afin de proposer une esquisse d’une phénoménologie du politique. Plus précisément, nous nous focaliserons, d’une part, sur le concept dynamique de schéma corporel chez Merleau-Ponty et sur sa compréhension de l’intentionnalité motrice et corporelle, ainsi que sur l’image du miroir qu’il utilise souvent, notamment dans la « Note sur Machiavel », et, d’autre part, sur la théorie des neurones miroirs proposée par le neurophysiologiste Giacomo Rizzolatti sur la compréhension de la compréhension. C’est précisément la figure du miroir, et les théories pertinentes sur le réflexe et les réflexions, qui constituent la clé pour relier les études phénoménologiques du corps, du mouvement et de l’empathie avec les approches neuroscientifiques sur ces mêmes questions. Le concept de miroir se révèle comme essentiel afin de comprendre le fonctionnement des neurones miroirs ainsi que la base de l’empathie, qui doit être comprise comme compréhension et imitation incarnées. L’autre se révèle comme notre miroir. Nous fournissons ainsi, suivant à la fois les théories phénoménologiques et neuroscientifiques, la preuve qu’il existe effectivement une connexion entre phénoménologie et pensée politique, ainsi qu’une communication inter-corporelle entre moi et autrui, qui peut servir de base pour développer une théorie de l’intersubjectivité en tant qu’intentionnalité corporelle partagée, voire une introduction à une phénoménologie politique.
Iteration changes discontinuity into smoothness (Ⅰ): Removable and jumping cases
Authors: Luo Tianqi , Liu Xiaohua
Published: February 2023

It has been proved that a self-mapping with exact one discontinuity may have a continuous iterate of the second order. It actually shows that iteration can change discontinuity into continuity. Further, we can also find some examples with exact one discontinuity which have $ C^1 $ smooth iterate of the second order, indicating that iteration can change discontinuity into smoothness. In this paper we investigate piecewise $ C^1 $ self-mappings on the open interval $ (0, 1) $ having only one removable or jumping discontinuity. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for those self-mappings to have a $ C^1 $ smooth iterate of the second order.
Classical Darboux transformation and exact soliton solutions of a two-component complex short pulse equation
Authors: Zhao Qiulan , Amin Muhammad Arham , Li Xinyue
Published: February 2023

This paper investigates soliton solutions to a two-component complex short pulse (c-SP) equation. Based on the known Lax pair representation of this equation, we verify the integrability of a two-component c-SP equation and find an equivalent convenient Lax pair through hodograph transformation. The classical Darboux transformation (DT) is utilized to construct multi-soliton solutions for the two-component c-SP equation as an ordinary determinant. Furthermore, the details of one-soliton and two-soliton solutions are presented and generalized for $ N $-fold soliton solutions. We also derive exact soliton solutions in explicit form using suitable reduction constraints from various "seed" solutions and explore them via graphs.
A discrete unified gas kinetic scheme on unstructured grids for viscid compressible flows and its parallel algorithm
Authors: Xu Lei , Yan Zhengzheng , Chen Rongliang
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we present a discrete unified gas kinetic scheme (DUGKS) on unstructured grids for high-speed viscid compressible flows on the basis of double distribution function (the density and the total energy distribution functions) Boltzmann-BGK equations. In the DUGKS, the discrete equilibrium distribution functions are constructed based on a D2Q17 circular function. In order to accelerate the simulation, we also illustrate a corresponding parallel algorithm. The DUGKS is validated by two benchmark problems, i.e., flows around the NACA0012 airfoil and flows past a circular cylinder with the Mach numbers range from 0.5 to 2.5. Good agreements with the referenced results are observed from the numerical results. The results of parallel test indicate that the DUGKS is highly parallel scalable, in which the parallel efficiency achieves $ 93.88\% $ on a supercomputer using up to $ 4800 $ processors. The proposed method can be utilized for high-resolution numerical simulation of complex and high Mach number flows.
A identidade profissional da enfermagem militar: uma revisão integrativa/ The professional identity of military nursing: an integrative review
Authors: Carvalho Fabricia Conceiçao , Itayra Padilha Maria , Ribeiro Neves Vanessa
Published: February 2023

Objetivo: analisar o tema da identidade profissional da enfermagem militar contido nas produções científicas mundiais.  Método: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura de publicações compreendidas entre 2010 e 2021 nas bases indexadoras Medical Literature and Retrivial System on Line, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Embase e Scopus.  Aplicou-se a estratégia PICo para estabelecer a questão de pesquisa “Como a Enfermagem Militar vem sendo retratada nos artigos nacionais e internacionais publicados?” e o gerenciador de referências Rayyan QCRI – (Qatar Computing Research Institute) para a seleção das publicações, o que resultou em quatro artigos submetidos à análise de conteúdo, segundo Bardin.  Resultados:  a enfermagem militar teve sua identidade profissional retratada pelos temas: competências na enfermagem militar, papéis das enfermeiras militares e relações de gênero.  Conclusão:  a identidade profissional da enfermagem militar ainda é pouco discutida na literatura, porém verifica-se um movimento para apontar o empoderamento dessas enfermeiras assim como a forte subordinação ao regime militar e ao profissional médico.  Militares do gênero feminino sofrem de modo mais contundente, considerando que são minoria, sem possibilidades de ascender na carreira militar como aqueles do gênero masculino, e também devido ao tipo de organização da qual fazem parte.
Produzindo a Vulnerabilidade do Consumidor: Tecnologias Biométricas, Marketing e Biopolítica
Authors: Oliveira Renata Couto de Azevedo de
Published: February 2023

Este ensaio discute o caso Raia-Drogasil à luz da vulnerabilidade do consumidor e do marketing na era digital, dado o avanço das tecnologias biométricas que podem ser encaradas como um mecanismo de governança dos consumidores. Partimos da definição de vulnerabilidade do consumidor como um estado de fragilidade de indivíduos frente as práticas de mercado que pode se manifestar da produção ao pós-consumo. Argumentamos que todos estamos sujeitos à vulnerabilidade em um mercado no qual o marketing usa a biometria como uma forma de biopoder para fazer predições e, assim, exercer controle. Concluímos que em estratégias de marketing envolvendo dados pessoais sensíveis é mandatório que sejam observadas as obrigações previstas pela LGPD, pois tais estratégias podem acarretar a produção de vulnerabilidade direta e indiretamente para consumidores e para sociedade. Sugerimos que as tecnologias biométricas expandem situações de vulnerabilidade antes reservadas a determinados grupos, universalizando-as. Questionamos a necessidade de dados biométricos para a eficácia das estratégias de marketing.
Neural Machine Translation for Sinhala-English Code-Mixed Text
Authors: Kugathasan Archchana , Sumathipala Sagara
Published: February 2023

Multilingual societies use a mix of two or more languages when communicating. It has become a famous way of communication in social media in South Asian communities. Sinhala-English Code-Mixed Texts (SCMT) are known as the most popular text representation used in Sri Lanka in the informal context such as social media chats, comments, small talks etc. The challenges in utilizing the SCMT sentences are addressed in this paper. The main focus of this study is translating code-mixed sentences written in Sinhala-English to the standard Sinhala language. Since Sinhala is a low-resource language, we were able to collect only a limited number of SCMT-Sinhala parallel sentences. Creating the parallel corpus of SCMT-Sinhala was a time-consuming and costly task. The proposed architecture of Neural Machine Translation(NMT) to translate SCMT text to Sinhala, is built with a combination of normalization pipeline, Long Short Term Memory(LSTM) units, Sequence to Sequence(Seq2Seq) and Teachers Forcing mechanism. The proposed model is evaluated against the current state-of-the-art models using the same experimental setup, which proves the Teacher Forcing Algorithm combined with Seq2Seq and Normalization improves the quality of the translation. The predicted outputs from the model are compared using the BLEU (Bilingual Evaluation Understudy) metric and our proposed model achieved a better BLEU score of 33.89 in the evaluation.
Metabarcoding to monitor the crustacean zooplankton of a lake improves when using a reference DNA library from local samples
Authors: Garlasché Giuseppe , Borgomaneiro Giulia , Piscia Roberta , Manca Marina , Eckert Ester M. , Fontaneto Diego
Published: February 2023

Biodiversity surveys through morphology provide invaluable data to inform biological monitoring efforts, involving specialised taxonomic skills that are not always available. The revolution brought by the advent of metabarcoding associated to massive sequencing is currently seen as a potential advance, even if different approaches may often provide different results. Here we test if reliable results from metabarcoding can be obtained by i) basing the analyses on a detailed knowledge of the local diversity from morphology, ii) applying tools from DNA taxonomy to create a local reference library, ii) developing custom primers, taking as example the crustacean zooplankton of a subalpine lake in Northern Italy, Lake Maggiore. We support the idea that occurrences from metabarcoding can be reliable, especially with targeted primers, but we confirm that read numbers from massive sequencing could not be related to abundance of individuals in our analyses. Data from metabarcoding can thus be used to reliably monitor species occurrence in the lake, but not changes in abundance.
Dispelling myths of the Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia
Authors: Fader G B J , Miller R O , Todd B J
Published: February 2023

Halifax Harbour has many myths associated with its history and some of them are related to the geology. Here we present three of the more popular ones and the modern evidence to clarify the story. They are: 1. That a curse has been placed on the bridges of The
Narrows, 2. That the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in The Narrows created a large crater on the seabed of the harbour, and 3. That a tunnel was built to connect Georges Island with Citadel Hill under the harbour floor.
Incidence rate of animal bites in southern Iran during 2015-2019 using Cochrane-Armitage trend test
Authors: Delam Hamed , Eidi Ahmadreza , Keshtkaran Zahra , Soufı Omid , Rezaei Behzad , Bazrafshan Mohammad-Rafi
Published: February 2023

Objective:

To investigate the trend of animal bites in southern Iran from 2015 to 2019.

Methods:

This is a cross-sectional study of patients with animal bites who were referred to the Center for Disease Control in the three cities of Larestan, Evaz, and Khonj in Fars province, southern Iran from 2015 to 2019. The trend of animal bites incidence was analyzed using the Cochran-Armitage trend test.

Results:

In total, from 2015 to 2019, 1 944 cases of animal bites were reported. A total of 79.8% of the cases were men. The overall average incidence of animal bites was 142.93 per 100 000 people. The incidence of animal bites was significantly increased (P
trend<0.001). The highest incidence was in November (79.04 per 100 000 people) followed by January (76.1 per 100 000 people) and February (69.48 per 100 000 people); also, the lowest incidence was in August (47.42 per 100 000 people) and July (50.0 per 100 000 people).

Conclusions:

The incidence of animal bites has significantly increased. Given the importance of rabies, control and management of animal bites should be emphasized and considered.
Continuum Diabetes Care among Tuberculosis Patients in a Rural Block of Eastern Odisha
Authors: Behera Binod K. , Patro Binod K. , Padhi Biswanath
Published: February 2023

Introduction:

Interaction between TB and DM shows that 10% of the TB cases globally are linked to DM. The weaker immunity of patients with chronic diseases like DM is at higher risk of progressing from latent to active TB. A large portion of DM and TB patients remain undiagnosed or get diagnosed later. TB-DM comorbidity complication appears and leads to high treatment costs and out-of-pocket expenditure. Glycemic control in TB patients can improve treatment outcomes. All TB patients diagnosed and registered under RNTCP will be referred for screening for diabetes. The present study was conducted to describe the continuum of TB-DM care among TB patients.

Material and Methods:

Retrospective record reviews in three randomly selected TU, which included all the patients registered during October 2017–March 2018.

Results:

A total of 145 patients’ treatment cards were available for review and analysis. More than half, i.e., 52%, were in the 14–44 age-group. During the anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT), 46.2% were unemployed. 15.9% of patients were not screened for DM, ten patients were known cases of DM, 11 TB patients were found to be newly diagnosed as having DM, and out of them, only two patients could be initiated with DM treatment. So, in the present study, 21 out of 145 TB patients, 14.5% had DM.

Conclusions:

It is evident from this study that TB patients with DM, either known case or newly diagnosed, are not receiving the proper DM care that they should receive as per the program provision.
Traditional Newborn Care Practices in a Tribal Community of Tamilnadu, South India: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Arumugam Latha , Kamala S , Ganapathy Kalaiselvan , Srinivasan Srikanth
Published: February 2023

Background and Objectives:

Traditional newborn rearing practices play a vital role in neonatal morbidity and mortality. In this context, a concurrent mixed method study was conducted to identify the traditional practices in newborn care in tribal villages of Sittilingi Panchayat of Tamil Nadu, South India.

Methods:

The quantitative data were collected by a community-based cross-sectional study among 59 mothers of infants. Qualitative component included two focus group discussions (FGD) each with seven mothers and one traditional dai.

Results:

About 38.9% of newborns received colostrum, and 61.1% had prelacteal feeds. Majority (84.7%) of newborns had received appropriate thermal care. More than two-thirds (71.2%) of newborns were given bath before umbilical cord dropped off. During bathing, 83.1% were massaged and 67.8% had their vernix removed. Practice of blowing into nostrils (45.7%), substance application on the cord (94.9%), tepid sponging during fever (28.8%), sweet flag application over umbilicus for colic (8.5%), herbal medications during diarrhea (40.6%) and cold (25.4%), exposure to sunlight (67.8%) during jaundice, oil instillation in nostrils (76.3%), and ears (32.2%) to protect against infection were reported. Majority reported approaching traditional health practitioners during illness. Similar practices were reported in the FGDs. The beliefs related to these practices were explored.

Conclusion:

Both beneficial and harmful practices in newborn care were identified. Primary health care workers like ASHAs could be trained to recognize traditional newborn practices in their field areas to deliver appropriate behavior change communication to preserve safe practices and avoid harmful practices to improve newborn health.