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Ecological and Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution in Vegetable Field Soils from the Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt
Authors: Ibrahim Ehab A. , Selim El-Metwally M.
Published: December 2021

The accumulation of trace metals in vegetable field soils is of expanding worry because of the potential health hazards and its detrimental effects on soil ecosystems. To investigate the state of trace metal pollution in vegetable field soils, 60 surface soil samples were collected from vegetable fields across the Eastern Nile Delta region, Egypt. The results explained that the concentrations of Cu, Mn and Ni were lesser than their corresponding background values, while the concentrations of Cd, Co, Pb and Zn were exceed their background values. The pollution indices showed that the study soil experienced low to moderate contamination, and the Cd and Cr contamination was serious. The hazard index values of nine trace metals signified that there no adverse non-carcinogenic risk for adults and children. The carcinogenic risk of Cd, Co, Ni and Pb for both age groups was within the acceptable limits, while Cr had critical carcinogenic hazard to children. Overall, the quality of studied soils is relative safety, although some samples impose serious pollution problems by Cd and Cr. Thus, properly monitor trace metals and soil management action should be applied to reduce further soil pollution in vegetable fields in the Eastern Nile Delta.
Significantly Earlier Ambulation and Reduced Risk of Near-Falls with Continuous Infusion Nerve Blocks: A Retrospective Pilot Study of Adductor Canal Block Compared to Femoral Nerve Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Fujita Yutaka , Mera Hisashi , Watanabe Tatsunori , Furutani Kenta , Kondo Haruna O. , Wakai Takao , Kawashima Hiroyuki , Ogose Akira
Published: December 2021

Background: One option in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) perioperative pain management is femoral nerve block (FNB). Its association with quadriceps weakness has led to a focus on adductor canal block (ACB), with the aim of avoiding weakness in adjacent muscles. This study reviewed cases at our institution. Methods: In this pilot non-blinded study, nerve block (FNB or ACB) was performed under ultrasonic guidance after induction of general anesthesia, with an initial bolus followed by continuous levobupivacaine infusion into the perineurium as needed until postoperative day (POD) 2 or 3. Pain levels and falls/near-falls with knee-buckling were monitored from POD 1 to POD 3. The score on the manual muscle test, MMT (0 to 5, 5 being normal), of the patients who had been able to ambulate on POD 1, was investigated. Results: A total of 73 TKA cases, 37 FNB and 36 ACB, met the inclusion criteria. Episodes of near-falls in the form of knee-buckling were witnessed in 14 (38%) cases in the FNB group and in 4 (11%) in the ACB group (p = 0.0068). In the ACB group, 81.1% of patients were able to ambulate with parallel bars on POD 1, while only 44.4% of FNB patients could do so (p = 0.0019). The quadriceps MMT values of patients able to ambulate with parallel bars on POD 1 in the ACB group was 2.82, significantly higher than 1.97 in the FNB group (p = 0.0035). There were no significant differences in pain as measured with a numerical rating scale (NRS) through POD 3. Conclusion: Compared to FNB, ACB was associated with significantly less knee-buckling and earlier initiation of ambulation post-TKA, with better quadriceps muscle strength. These findings support the use of ACB as the anesthesia method of choice for TKA.
Discriminating Chiral Insertions from BSM for the Muon (g-2) by non-Abelian Zero Modes
Authors: Maalouf Hani W.
Published: December 2021

A sorting out method, between the New Physics and as vs. the Lepton Flavor Violated Chiral insertion is exposed, interpreting so the Light-by-Light scattered amplitude deviation in the muon magnetic moment, with a novel 2-color instead of 3-color in diagrams projective polarizations. The calculation is done using an extension-detention of the muon resonance interaction internal lines (which may be generically of a non-QCD nature)such its modes’ phonons decompose into instantons while the helicities are to meet the imposed polarizations. A confirmation comes out from a non-applicability of the Landau Gauge, to the one of the cases, the tri-vector-mode, giving it a double pole in its Goldstone propagator, vs. its truth in the Sudakov type with a single pole mode Goldstone propagator.The fits between expansions of the phonon derived from slicing’s, and the instanton derived from inverse arguments of differently coupled cosine’s, are surprisingly proportional to their projected (2 to 3 in their extended diagrams) normalization factors paving ways into a BSM popped up selectivity method.
Keystone Links of Anthropogenic Environmental Problems and Emergence of Interconnected Man-made Environmental Crises
Authors: Sivaramanan Sivakumaran , Kotagama Sarath Wimalabandara
Published: December 2021

Background: Environmental problems are on a hike. The study provides evidenceof the links between man-made environmental issues based on cause-and-effect relationship from real-world examples. For instance, man-made climate change is caused primarily by deforestation, draining of wetlands, intensive farming, and air pollution (greenhouse gas emission). Also, each of these problems, air pollution for instance, is caused by intensive farming, burning of fossil fuels (because of the global energy crisis), urbanization, and methane emission from solid waste dumps. Deforestation is mainly caused by increasedhuman population, poverty, overexploitation of natural resources, urbanization, mining minerals, intensive farming, the establishment of dams, wildfires during El Niño, acid rain, and global warming (cyclic as cause and effect). Besides, every man-made environmental problem may cause various other environmental problems, such as air pollution causes ocean acidification, ozone depletion, acid rain, disease, and visual pollution (smog). Similarly, deforestation causes biodiversity loss, land degradation, and human-animal conflict.Results: About 252 links were examined among 40 identified environmental issues. In this web, certain causative environmental problems were established as “keystone links”. Possible keystone environmental problems were identified from the concept map based on the criteria given by the following approach, when mitigating a man-made environmental problem, if it results in the permanent disappearance of one or more man-made environmental problems, then that mitigated problem can be considered as a possible keystone environmental problem in a hypothetical situation where human adaptability factors such as economic, social, and political factors are absent.Conclusions: Eight man-made environmental problems were found as keystones such as air pollution, deforestation, population explosion, overexploitation of natural resources, global energy crisis, intensive farming, water pollution-water scarcity, and urbanization-urban sprawl-settlements.
Prognostic Value of Tumor-infiltrating CD163 + macrophage in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer Undergoing Multidisciplinary Treatment.
Authors: Kinoshita Jun , Fushida Sachio , Yamaguchi Takahisa , Moriyama Hideki , Saito Hiroto , Shimada Mari , Terai Shiro , Okamoto Koichi , Nakamura Keishi , Ninomiya Itasu , Yagi Shintaro , Inaki Noriyuki
Published: December 2021

Background: The multidisciplinary treatment including induction chemotherapy plus conversion surgery (CS) has attracted attention as a new strategy to improve the outcome of metastatic gastric cancer (MGC). However, it is unclear which patients achieve a good response to chemotherapy and successful CS. Tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) have been reported to be both prognostic and predictive biomarkers not only in immunotherapy but also in chemotherapy in many cancer types. However, there have been no reports on the usefulness of TIICs as biomarkers in conversion surgery for MGC. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between the TIICs and treatment outcome for the multidisciplinary treatment in MGC.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 68 MGC patients who received docetaxel plus cisplatin plus S-1 (DCS) therapy between April 2006 and March 2019 in our institute. The number of tumor-infiltrating CD4+, CD8+, Foxp3+lymphocytes, CD68+, CD163+macrophages in pre-treatment endoscopic biopsy samples were evaluated to investigate their predictive value for multidisciplinary treatment.Results: 50 patients underwent CS following DCS therapy (CS group), whereas 18 patients underwent DCS therapy alone (non-CS group). The MST of CS group was 33.3 months, which was significantly longer than the MST of 9.0 months in non-CS group (p<0.01). The number of CD163+macrophages was extracted as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in all patients. There were more cases of high infiltration of CD 163+macrophages in non-CS group than in CS group. Furthermore, in CS group, pathological responders to DCS therapy showed low infiltration of CD 163+ macrophages, and high infiltration of CD8+lymphocyte. CD 163 low group showed a significant prolonged survival compared with CD163 high group in patients who underwent CS (p=0.02).Conclusions: The pre-treatment CD163+macrophages infiltration would be a pivotal biomarker for predicting prognosis and pathological response to multidisciplinary treatment among TIICs in MGC.Thus, for patients with low CD163+macrophage infiltration in pre-treatment biopsy sample, diagnostic imaging should be performed frequently during chemotherapy to avoid missing the optimal timing for CS, and CS should be aggressively considered as a treatment option if curative resection is deemed feasible.
Study on intestinal flora of acupoint catgut embedding intervention in female patients with abdominal obesity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Li Qifu , Feng JiaLei , Zhang Xinghe , zeng Xuanxiang , Zhao Siwen , Kong Meng , Zheng Yunqiu , Xing Chonghui , Guo Taipin
Published: December 2021

Background

With high morbidity, and many complications, obesity has become a global public health problem, and attracted extensive attention from the medical community. Previous studies have suggested that acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) is a safe and effective therapy for abdominal obesity (AO). However, the investigation of its mechanisms remains limited. The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of ACE intervention in AO on the intestinal flora, to reveal its site of action and therapeutic mechanisms, and provide further theoretical support for ACE in the clinical treatment of AO.
Methods/design:

A total of 60 eligible female participants diagnosed with AO will be recruited in this study. They will be blinded to group assignment and randomized to either ACE group, sham ACE group, and waiting list (WL) group, with 20 patients in each group. Each patient in the two ACE-based groups will receive one ACE treatment per week for 12 consecutive weeks. This study will focus on analyzing the intestinal flora changes elicited by ACE treatment. The body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body weight (BW), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), visual analogue score (VAS) of appetite, and the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) will be used to evaluate the clinical efficacy of ACE treatment by making assessments before and after treatment. High-throughput 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene sequencing will be used to detect changes in the intestinal flora composition before and after treatment. The repeated measures analysis of variance (3 groups × 2-time points ANOVA) will be employed to analyze numerical variables of the clinical and intestinal flora data generated in the study.
Discussion

The results of this trial are expected to further confirm that ACE can effectively relieve AO and verify the intervention mechanisms of ACE on intestinal flora in patients with AO.
Trial registration:

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2100048853. Registered on July 19, 2021. https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=130531
Growth of Palm Trees and Woods in the Urban Environment
Authors: Silva Valéria de Fatima , Jacovine Laércio Antônio Gonçalves , Martini Angeline , Torres Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto , Faustino Isabella Salgado , de Freitas Mariany Filipini , de Carvalho Daniel Leal , de Castro Cassio Luciano Vieira , Silva Andressa Marques da , Mota Pedro Henrique Santos
Published: December 2021

Trees in the urban environment provide several ecosystem benefits to the population, such as decreasing temperature, increasing humidity, shading, improving air quality, as well as physical and mental well-being. These can be enhanced through the knowledge of the growth of the trees in function of the characteristics of the place where they are inserted. Thus, the objective was to estimate the growth in diameter, height and volume of forest species in the urban environment, in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. For this, woody individuals and palm trees present in the urban afforestation of the headquarters campus of the Federal University of Viçosa were selected based on age and had their diameter, breast height and height measured. Allometric equations specific to the study site were used to estimate their volume, and through the relationship with age, the average annual increment was obtained. Woody individuals showed a growth rate in volume of 0,0279 ± 0,0274 m³ year-1 and palm trees, 0,0139 ± 0,0119 m³ year-1. The differences in the average annual increase in volume found between woody individuals and palm trees may be due to morphological differences that affect the secondary growth of individuals. The growth rate of trees in the urban environment is higher when compared to those in forest fragments and experimental plantings. The decrease in growth rates with increasing age was expected due to the relationship between them being of the non-linear type, following a sigmoidal model.
The Effects of Custom-made Foot Orthoses on Foot Pain, Foot Function, Gait Function and Freeliving Walking Activities in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Patients: a Pre-experimental Trial
Authors: Walha Roua , Dagenais Pierre , Gaudreault Nathaly , Beaudoin-Côté Gabriel , Boissy Patrick
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Foot involvement is a major concern in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) as it can lead to severe levels of foot pain and disability as well as reduced mobility and quality of life. Previous studies have shown moderate efficacy in reducing foot pain and disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients with the use of custom-made foot orthoses (CFO). However, evidence on the efficacy of CFO in PsA patients is lacking.Objectives: Explore the effects of CFO on foot function, foot and lower limb pain, gait function, and freeliving walking activities (FWA) in PsA patients.Methods: A Pre-experimental study including 20 PsA patients (mean age: 54.10 ± 9.06 y and disease duration: 11.53 ± 10.22 y), was conducted. All the participants received and wore CFO for a 7-week period. Foot and lower limb pain and foot function were measured before and after the intervention using the numerical rating scale (NRS) and the foot function index (FFI). Gait function was assessed from gait spatiotemporal parameters (STPs) extracted during a 10-meter walk test with an gait analysis system (Mobility Lab). Freeliving walking activities (step count, freeliving cadence, time spent in different ambulatory physical activities (APA)) were recorded over 7 days using accelerometer data collected from an instrumented sock worn during waking hours.Results: PsA patients reported severe baseline levels of foot pain (54.46 ± 14.58 %) and disability (46.65 ± 16.14%) on the FFI. Statistically and clinically significant improvements with large effect sizes (Cohen’s effect size > 1, p<0.005) in foot pain and foot function were observed after 7 weeks of CFO use. A significant correlation (r=-0.64, p<0.01) between CFO wear time after the adaption period and foot function on the FFI at 7 weeks was observed. However, no significant changes were demonstrated for gait STP nor for free-living walking activities after 7 weeks of CFO use.Conclusion: Results support the clinical and biomechanical plausibility of using CFO with PsA patients to reduce pain and improve foot function. Larger and controlled studies are needed to confirm these findings and a multidisciplinary approach including the prescription of exercise therapy and physiotherapy in combination with CFO could be relevant to improve STP and promote APA in PsA patients.Study registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05075343, Retrospectively registered on 29 September 2021.
Vom »Mozartbuch für die Jugend« zu »Little Amadeus«
Authors: Wicke Andreas
Published: December 2021

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Das Bild Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts ist nicht nur durch seine Musik sowie unzählige biografische und musikhistorische Darstellungen geprägt, bereits früh wird es – angefangen bei E.T.A. Hoffmanns Don Juan (1813) und Eduard Mörikes Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag (1855/56) – durch literarische Texte dämonisiert, romantisiert, idyllisiert, später dann entheroisiert, neutralisiert, sentimentalisiert, trivialisiert oder popularisiert. Betrachtet man das Mozart-Bild im Kinderbuch, so lassen sich zwei Phasen deutlich voneinander trennen: Wird Mozart in den 1940er- und 1950er-Jahren religiös verklärt und zum göttlichen Kind stilisiert, steht in den Mozart-Kinderbüchern und -medien im beginnenden 21. Jahrhundert eine entmystifizierte Sichtweise im Vordergrund., sondern vor allem auch an der breiten Diskussion und der Gründung neuer Institutionen.
From The Mozart Book for Youth to Little AmadeusThe Image of Mozart in Children’s Literature and Media
Mozart is the most represented composer in literature and media for children, since the biography of his childhood is of genuine interest for that age group. Since the mid-twentieth century, however, the image of Mozart in children’s literature and media has undergone a significant change. Whereas the historical narratives of the 1940s and 1950s worship him as divine child and genius, the literary portrayals of him from the 1970s and 1980s are considered a turning point. This coincides with a caesura in Mozart biography generally, which replaced the hitherto heroising depictions with ones of a childishly naive, obscene and exalted clown. In the early twenty-first century depictions, child protagonists undertake fantastic time travels and meet young Mozart as equals. Instead of adopting a nostalgic attitude towards the wunderkind, these texts are characterised by their explanatory approach towards the composer and his time. Children’s literature written around 2006, Mozart’s 250th birthday, individualises the image of the famous composer, utilising sophisticated literary forms of presentation. The animated television series Little Amadeus, to name one of many examples discussed in the article, gives insight into both the popularisation and the trivialisation of contemporary depictions of Mozart.
Lyrikline
Authors: Strunk Heiko
Published: December 2021

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Der Rhythmus wählt mich und erstrahlt in mirIch bin der Geige Klang, nicht ihr SpielerMahmud Darwish
Als literarischer Veranstalter mit Schwerpunkt Poesie hatte die Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, Initiatorin von Lyrikline und 2016 in Haus für Poesie umbenannt, vor 1998 bereits viele überzeugende Erfahrungen mit den ≫Berliner Sommernächten der Lyrik≪ gemacht, sodass von Anfang an klar war, dass Stimme und Vortrag bei unserem Vorhaben eine zentrale Rolle spielen müssen. Als wir anfingen, wollten wir mit Lyrikline eine Anlaufstelle im Internet schaffen, die jedem die Möglichkeit bietet, einfach und unaufwendig mit zeitgenössischer Poesie in Kontakt zu kommen, dieser vermeintlich schwierigen, von vielen respektvoll ignorierten und im Buchladen mit schwindend knappem Platz abgespeisten und zu oft bleischweren Materie.
LyriklinePoets on the Internet in Their Own Voices
This article is an overview of Lyrikline, a website that presents contemporary German and international poetry in text and sound. Users can hear the poems recited in the poet‘s own voice and can read the poem in the original language and in various translations. About 1,500 poets can be currently heard on the website, all with their individual poetic and poetological characteristics. Those interested in children’s and young adult poetry will find contemporary poems in the category ≫Poetry for Children≪ (under Genres & Aspects). Above all, Lyrikline offers the voice, sound, and performance of the poet and the poem. Aside from this fascinating authenticity, the listener gets to hear beyond the individual voice and timbre of the poet, as the tonal aspects of a poem, the phonetic references and the rhythmic structures become audible. Rhymes, assonances, and alliterations unfold to their full effect, stricter stanza forms reveal their structure audibly, and mood, intensity, and even pathos, may manifest itself. Lyrikline demonstrates why poetry must be heard to be fully appreciated.
Faktor Penentu Setting Ruang Destinasi Wisata terhadap Spending Rate Wisatawan di Pantai Baron Yogyakarta
Authors: Satria Wastuwedha Kidung Dwi , Subroto Tarcicius Yoyok Wahyu
Published: December 2021

Title: Determinant Factors of Tourism Destination Space  Setting to Tourist Spending Rate at Baron Beach Yogyakarta
 
Gunungkidul Regency is popular for a beach tourist destination, committed for improving tourist’s arrival. However, for the past few years, the Original Local Government (OLG) of the tourism sector decreased by 2017, 2018, and 2019. Beach tourism provides the biggest percentage of The Original Local Government Revenue compared to other tourism destinations. One of the indicators that affects revenue from the tourism sector is the tourist spending rate. Therefore, it requires significant effort to identify the determinant factors of space settings that affect spending rates in Baron Beach. The research method used is mix method with the data collection technique used Behavioral Mapping that consist of Place Centered Mapping, Person Centered Mapping, and Time Budget. The conclusion of this research is the space setting of the Baron beach tourist destination is determined by 2 aspects of space and time. (a) The aspect of space is divided into 3 categories. They are high, medium, and low. (b) The aspect of time is divided into 3 categories. They are long, medium, and short. The determinant factors of space settings that affect spending rates in tourism destinations of Baron Beach are (a) spatial factor, (b) amenity factor (c) time factor.
EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF FEMALES MEDICAL STUDENTS AND NON-MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SANAA CITY, YEMEN, 2018
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Science and Technology, The 60th Road, Sanaa, Yemen., M.A. Ghaleb Mansour
Published: December 2021

Background:Nutritional knowledge plays a very important role in nutritional status. Evaluatenutritional knowledge among medical and non-medical female students at university of science and technology in Sanaa city, was the objective of present study. Methods: Cross-sectional study, was performed using a systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected by face-to-face interviews using pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaires on a period of two month from January to February 2019. Questionnaires was developed in two sections. The data was cleaned and coded then analyzed using SPSS version 21. Result: One hundred and twenty students were enrolled in this study. All of them were females. Their ages ranged between 18 years and 30 years. The most frequent age group (56.7%) was located between 21-23 years.Majority of students 100(83.3%) had good or excellent nutritional knowledge. Most of them 55(45.8%) were in clinical nutrition and dietetics department. In conclusion, students in clinical nutrition and dietetics department had better nutritional knowledge than students in English department. The difference was significant as indicated by Pearson Chi-Square (p value =.000),. There was also a significant correlation between nutritional knowledge with department, study year also attended nutritional courses(all p values < 0.05). Current findings suggest nutrition education curriculum is compulsory in every study field, and it is need for coordinated efforts to promote nutrition education programs among medical students in general and non-medical students in particularto improve nutritional knowledge of students.
EVALUATION OF MINERALIZED PLASMATIC MATRIX DURING SINUS LIFT WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS PLACEMENT OF DENTAL IMPLANTS
Authors:   M.S.C, Degree of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt., M.S. El Eryani Hisham , A.S. El Sayed Sally ,   Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Mansoura University, Egypt., A.M. Marzook Hamdy ,   Professor Emeritus of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Mansoura University, Egypt., Monem T. Gad Allah Abdel ,   Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Mansoura University, Egypt.
Published: December 2021

Objectives:Mineralized plasmatic matrix is reported to improve the quality of the bone/fibrin mixture, creating a stable and easy to handle homogeneous material. However, few studies evaluate the use of the mineralized plasmatic matrix during sinus lift with the simultaneous placement of dental implants. Purpose: This study evaluated the efficiency or not of MPM compared to the xenograft bone grafting in the maxillary sinus lift. Patients and methods:This study was conducted randomly on patients selected for treatment with a total of sixteen lateral windows sinus lift with simultaneous implant placement. Their ages ranged between 20 and 60 years old. Participating patients were divided into two groups equally and randomly The control group: eightsinus floor elevation was performed using simultaneous implant placement. As a grafting material, Xenograft was used. The study group: eight Sinus floor elevation was achieved with simultaneous implant placement. Xenograft has been used in the form of MPM as a grafting material. CBCT taken before and after sinus augmentation to measure bone volume and height after 1 week of baseline (T0), after 6 months (T1), and after 12 months of baseline (T0) (T2). The Osstell(PT) was used for assessment implant stability at implant insertion (PT0) as well as for loading visit (PT1). Result:A significant difference was observed between the two groups in bone volume (p=0.049). No significant difference was observed between the two groups (p=0.129) in height of graft. Conclusion:MPM eliminated the need for barrier membranes when a guided bone regeneration procedure is considered.The useofMPM as a grafting bone offered greater graft stability and handling.
EQUILIBRIUM, KINETIC AND THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES OF ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE ON ACTIVATED CARBON FROM COCOA POD SHELLS
Authors:   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire., Lydie Chantal Koffi Akissi , Paul Valery Akesse Djamatche ,   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire., Yapi Yapo Herman ,   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire., Leonce Kouadio David ,   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire., Seraphin Konan Kouakou ,   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire., Kouame Dongui Bini ,   Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, Jean Lorougnon GUEDE University, Daloa, Cote dIvoire.
Published: December 2021

The aim of this research is to investigate the feasibility of using activated carbon from cocoa pod shells, waste from agriculture to adsorb methylene blue from aqueous solutions through batch tests. Various physiochemical parameters such as, contact time, initial dye concentration, adsorbent dosage, pH of dye solution and temperature were investigated in a batch-adsorption technique. The process followed the pseudo-second order kinetics model which showed chemical adsorption. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used to determine adsorption constants. The maximum adsorption capacity at 30Ã‚Â°C is 526.31 mg/g. Thermodynamic parameters such as enthalpy change (Ã¢ÂˆÂ†HÃ‚Âº), free energy change (Ã¢ÂˆÂ†GÃ‚Âº) and entropy change (Ã¢ÂˆÂ†SÃ‚Âº) were studied, and the adsorption process of BM was found to be exothermic and spontaneous.
COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL AND PECTORALIS INTERFASCIAL PLANE BLOCK FOR MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology& Critical Care, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune., Nilesh Patil Kalyani , Pravin Sardesai Shalini ,   Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology& Critical Care, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune., Ghodki Poonam ,   Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology& Critical Care, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune., Menghal Rajlaxmi ,   Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology& Critical Care, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune., Mathur Ratika ,   Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology& Critical Care, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune.
Published: December 2021

Aims and Objectives : To compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block(TPVB) and ultrasound-guided pectoralis interfascial plane (PECS) block for Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM). The primary objectives were to compare duration of post-operative analgesia and total post-operative analgesic consumption while the secondary objectives were to compare dermatomal spread, intraoperative anaesthesia requirement and patient satisfaction. Materials And Methods: Sixty female patients of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II, undergoing MRM under general anaesthesia, were randomly recruited to receive ultrasound-guided TPVB (Group T) or ultrasound-guided PECS block (Group P) with 25ml of 0.25% bupivacaine, in a prospective, observer-blinded, randomized study. Data was statistically analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. Categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square test or Fishers exact probability test continuous variables compared using unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. Results: All demographic variables were comparable. Intraoperative fentanyl consumption was lower in patients who received PECS block (72.50+27.35) than those who received TPVB (104.17+46.92) (p=0.0023). NRS was comparable in both groups till 2 hours post operatively. However, from 4 hours onwards, till 18 hours the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was significantly higher in TPVB group. Dermatomal spread was more extensive and postoperative analgesia requirement was lower in Group P. Patient satisfaction was comparable in both groups. Conclusion: PECS block is associated with superior postoperative analgesia and reduced analgesic requirement. The cranial dermatomal spread was better and intraoperative opioid requirement was less with PECS block.
Forecasting stock returns on the Amman Stock Exchange: Do neural networks outperform linear regressions?
Authors: Razzaq Al Rababa’a Abdel , Saidat Zaid , Hendawi Raed
Published: December 2021

Different models have been used in the finance literature to predict the stock market returns. However, it remains an open question whether non-linear models can outperform linear models while providing accurate predictions for future returns. This study examines the prediction of the non-linear artificial neural network (ANN) models against the baseline linear regression models. This study aims specifically to compare the prediction performance of regression models with different specifications and static and dynamic ANN models. Thus, the analysis was conducted on a growing market, namely the Amman Stock Exchange. The results show that the trading volume and interest rates on loans tend to explain the monthly returns the most, compared to other predictors in the regressions. Moreover, incorporating more variables is not found to help in explaining the fluctuations in the stock market returns. More importantly, using the root mean square error (RMSE), as well as the mean absolute error statistical measures, the static ANN becomes the most preferred model for forecasting. The associated forecasting errors from these metrics become equal to 0.0021 and 0.0005, respectively. Lastly, the analysis conducted with the dynamic ANN model produced the highest RMSE value of 0.0067 since November 2018 following the amendment to the Jordanian income tax law. The same observation is also seen since the emerging of the COVID-19 outbreak (RMSE = 0.0042).
A structural analysis of sales of drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the Russian market
Authors: Tsitlionok Evgeniya A. , Narkevich Igor A. , Nemyatykh Oksana D. , Siukaeva Dina D. , Grinyuk Anastasiya S. , Lisachenko Valeriya O.
Published: December 2021

The World Health Organization reports that 3-4 mil. people are newly infected with hepatitis C virus per year, of which 70% will develop chronic HCV disease. Viral hepatitis is a significant burden on the state budget due to its prevalence among the working-age population. Increase of antiviral therapy coverage for patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C is one of the priorities of healthcare system. The paper presents the results of the analysis of trends in the sales pattern over 2016–2020. The objects of the study were State Register of Medicinal Products (as of February 24, 2020), clinical guidelines of the Ministry of Health of Russia on the pharmacotherapy of chronic hepatitis C, information database of the DSM Group analytical company.It has been established that the sales of drugs used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the Russian pharmaceutical market tend to grow by 17.60% in value terms and 106.16% in physical terms during the period under consideration. At the same time, the composition of dasabuvir + ombitasvir + paritaprevir + ritonavir (in value terms) and ritonavir (in physical terms) accounts for the greatest share among international non-proprietary names. It was revealed that the products of foreign manufacturers prevail in the sales pattern. Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca are the leaders among the companies – manufacturers of drugs for the therapy of chronic hepatitis C in terms of sales. It was found that 84.62% of drugs used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C are included into the VED list.
Structural simulation analysis of high pressure common rail pipe
Authors: Du Kangjia , Qin Si , Liu Dongdi , Zhou Xiaojun
Published: December 2021

As one of the key components of the common rail system, the accuracy of pressure field and velocity field analysis of the common rail pipe is related to the service reliability. In order to obtain the velocity and pressure distribution that difficult to be measured in the experiment, this paper considers using three-dimensional modeling and establishing the three-dimensional model of oil flow in the common rail pipe based on the fluid simulation software, and then obtains the velocity field and pressure field distribution of the common rail pipe through numerical simulation. The cone angle at the nozzle structure of common rail pipe is compared and analyzed. Meanwhile the most appropriate cone angle’s processing angle among the commonly used processing cone angles is obtained, which improves the rationality of common rail pipe structure processing. It is great significance to the subsequent rail pressure stabilization analysis of common rail pipe.
Vibration characteristics of a rotor-bearing system caused due to coupling misalignment – a review
Authors: Kumar Ashutosh , Sathujoda Prabhakar , Ranjan Vinayak
Published: December 2021

In this paper, the authors presented various insights into theoretical and experimental analysis carried out in past, to understand the vibration characteristics of a misaligned rotor-bearing system. The literature presented by various researchers was reviewed methodically. Firstly, the literature review based on theoretical vibration analysis of misaligned rotor system with emphasis on finite element method has been presented. Secondly, various vibration-based analysis methods and the description of experimental measurement techniques have been discussed in detail. Apart from the above, distinct tools used for the detection of fault analysis of the rotor system is also reviewed systematically, which may be useful for preventive maintenance of the rotating machinery used in several industries.
Research on prediction method of section convergence and deformation of shield tunnel in operation period based on deep learning
Authors: Sun Fei , Zheng Haolong , Li Changjun
Published: December 2021

Presently, the tunnel construction of China is changing from “mainly construction” to “equal emphasis on construction and maintenance”. In this context, tunnel structure inspection, monitoring, and maintenance technologies have developed rapidly. However, the effective use and in-depth mining of massive data has always been the most difficult point in this field. Based on deep learning technology, this paper carries out in-depth mining of the multi-source data of the tunnel structure, so that the convergence and deformation of the section during the operation of the shield tunnel is predicted in a short time. Taking the Nanjing Yangtze River shield tunnel project as an example, the indicators are screened based on the fluctuations of the pair wise correlation coefficients of all monitoring indicators. And based on the Keras (a high-level neural network API) framework, a short-term prediction model of the convergent deformation of the shield tube section at this location is established. The results show that the model successfully predicts the convergence of the tunnel section in the next 10 days, and the prediction accuracy reaches 93.6 %. The short-term prediction of key sections and the near warning sections is realized, so as to prevent it in advance.
Quantitatively decoupling the mechanical noise in the operation process of pyrotechnic separation devices
Authors: Yang Tuo , Wang Jingcheng , Xiong Shihui , Li Xiaogang , Wen Yuquan
Published: December 2021

Aiming at the problem of noise during the operation of the pyrotechnic separation device, this paper uses LS-DYNA software to simulate the separation process of the separation nut. Then uses the LMS Virtual.Lab software to predict and analyse the mechanical impact noise during the separation, and quantitatively decoupling the contribution rate of the mechanical noise generated by the movement of each component. The results indicate that the inner sleeve impact is the main source of mechanical noise during the separation (more than 90 %).
A dinâmica da baraka no mausoléu de Sidi 'Ali ben Hamdouche, Marrocos
Authors: Bartel Bruno Ferraz
Published: December 2021

O presente artigo visa explorar a noção de baraka como um fenômeno religioso dinâmico quanto à sua identificação e localização como fonte de poder. O foco será a contextualização das atividades relativas ao circuito de peregrinação a uma tumba de santo, localizada em uma vila rural próxima da cidade de Meknes, no Marrocos. Diferente da tese de que a baraka se irradiaria a partir de determinado lugar (santuário) em concentrações cada vez menores, centrada apenas na presença física e material do corpo do santo, meu argumento é de que a baraka poderia ser manipulada simbolicamente, tendo como base a participação dos descendentes dos santos na transmissão da baraka. O objetivo dessas ações, como pretendo demonstrar, visa garantir períodos de reestruturação interna ao grupo religioso que comanda o santuário, ao mesmo tempo em que expõe determinados laços políticos com o governo marroquino, sobretudo a partir das novas dinâmicas de poder atuante sobre os mausoléus do país.
Entrevista com Isadora Lins França
Authors: Oliveira Jainara Gomes de , Filho Milton Ribeiro da Silva , Santana Tarsila Chiara Albino da Silva
Published: December 2021

Entrevista realizada no Hall do Hotel União, no dia 28 de outubro de 2015, durante o 39° Encontro Anual da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais, na cidade de Caxambu, Minas Gerais. A antropóloga Isadora Lins França possui graduação em História pela Universidade de São Paulo (2003), mestrado em Antropologia Social pela Universidade de São Paulo (2006), doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2010) e pós-doutorado vinculado ao Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero Pagu/Unicamp (2014). Atualmente é professora do Departamento de Antropologia do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Entre outras publicações, é autora do livro Consumindo lugares, consumindo nos lugares: homossexualidade, consumo e subjetividades na cidade de São Paulo(Rio de Janeiro: EDUERJ, 2012).
Música bagaceira e malícia: sentidos erótico-dançantes da infregatividade entre homens com práticas homoeróticas em Recife
Authors: Santana Tarsila Chiara Albino da Silva
Published: December 2021

A partir de uma etnografia realizada em Recife, Pernambuco, sobre música eletrônica dançante, procuro analisar os sentidos erótico-dançantes da infregatividade entre homens com práticas homoeróticas. A infregatividade é mediada pela forma como os interlocutores performatizam a dança embalada pelo estilo de música eletrônica dançante intitulado como bagaceira. Em um primeiro momento, apresento uma sucinta definição sobre o que entendo por música eletrônica, para, assim, situar o estilo musical bagaceira como um dos estilos que compõem o circuito musical da música eletrônica dançante em Recife. Ao situar a particularidade do estilo bagaceira, também procuro apresentar as diferenças musicais presentes entre a música Wrecking Ball da cantora norte-americana Miley Cyrus e a sua versão pernambucana, a música Bateu a Química da Banda Sedutora. Em um segundo momento, pretendo analisar a influência do estilo bagaceira nas festas direcionadas ao público LGBT, destacando como a infregatividade produzida nas interações entre meus interlocutores confere os sentidos erótico-dançantes a essas interações nos diferentes espaços de sociabilidade etnografados.
Prazer e risco, medo e aventura, vergonha e luta por reconhecimento: Uma etnograﬁa da formação tensional do self dissidente no urbano contemporâneo Brasileiro
Authors: Barbosa Raoni Borges
Published: December 2021

Resenha do livro: OLIVEIRA, Jainara Gomes de. Prazer e Risco nas práticas homoeróticas entre mulheres. Curitiba: Appris, 2016.
Contos de assombração e catolicismo popular: aspectos da vivência religiosa em uma comunidade mineira.
Authors: Bernardes Marcelo Elias
Published: December 2021

Este artigo procura discutir as bases e as dimensões de uma prática tradicional no município mineiro de Caldas, contar narrativas de assombração, não unicamente como um estrato da cultura popular local, mas colocando em perspectiva uma religiosidade popular de caráter híbrido. Imersos na tradição oral e na memória coletiva, a mobilidade das ideias e o imaginário contidos nos contos possibilitaram que esse sistema de crenças se encontre presente na cotidianidade local e dialogue com outras práticas culturais e formas de pensamento, que se tornaram acessíveis à população por meio dos aparatos de comunicação eletrônica. Nesse sentido, a metodologia da história oral e a coleta de dados etnográfcos nos permitiu adentrar a este universo mental e investigar a relação da população com as assombrações.
Estética como ação política: fazendo cabeças e soltando cabelos.
Authors: Da Silva Amanda Raquel
Published: December 2021

O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar os processos de construção de sujeito a partir do movimento Encrespa Geral, na cidade de Natal/RN. Nele são abordados temas da identidade negra de mulheres e sua afrmação ativista por meio do cabelo afro. São mulheres que passam pelo processo estético de transição capilar e pretendem reconstruir uma personalidade deteriorada pelos padrões de beleza estereotipados que desvalorizam os traços negroides. A ideia sustentada é de que o movimento não se resume a um debate estético, mas a partir dele se tem a discussão política sobre corpo e estética de mulheres negras atualmente. Além disso, será analisado o processo de transição capilar, no qual cabelo crespo, livre da química e assim dito, natural, é visto como um dispositivo de contestação de uma espécie de “ditadura capilar” e ao mesmo tempo, da produção de sujeitos. Por isso, proponho reﬂetir como a construção de um elemento estético – o cabelo crespo, sem química - tem sido vista e entendida enquanto formadora de um ativismo social, cultural e político do negro no Brasil. A pesquisa consiste na análise das narrativas de mulheres residentes em Natal/RN, e o meio privilegiado para a etnografa se deu pelo evento intitulado “Encrespa Geral”, onde se discutiu com as participantes, a partir da temática do cabelo, questões como autoestima, racismo e construção da identidade.
AVALIAÇÃO DE INDICADORES PARA CÂNCER DE MAMA NO PERÍODO DE 2009 A 2013
Authors: Tavares Thais Raquel Pires , Andrade Fábia Barbosa de , Dantas Débora Kaynara Ferreira , Ludovico Maura Roberta Guilherme de Lima , Araújo Daísy Vieira de
Published: December 2021

Introdução: O câncer de mama se apresenta como a doença mais relevante no âmbito da Saúde da Mulher, da Saúde Coletiva e da Gestão em Saúde. Objetivo: Avaliar os indicadores para câncer de mama, na região do Trairi, a partir de dados gerados pelo SISMAMA, no período de 2009 a 2013. Métodos: Estudo ecológico que utilizou dados coletados na V URSAP, do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, referentes ao acompanhamento do câncer de mama na região do Trairi. Resultados: Percebeu-se baixa cobertura da mamografia. A faixa etária trabalhada é semelhante a mesma sugerida pela política existente e por vários estudos consultados na literatura. A maior prevalência de alterações foi encontrada na mama esquerda. As informações incompletas e a subnotificação apontam fragilidades no sistema de consolidação dos dados. Conclusão: É importante a realização de diagnósticos situacionais periódicos, embasados nos indicadores estudados, para que se alcance melhor cobertura e controle do câncer de mama.