bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acculturation of Islamic Law and Local Culture in Marriage Customs of the Buol People: An Anthropological Perspective
Authors: Sumarno Eko , Marzuki Marzuki , Syarif Hasyim Muhammad
Published: July 2023

The objective of this study is to examine acculturation of Islamic Law and Local culture in the Marriage Customs of the Buol People: This study examined  two problems. First, how is the process of acculturation? Second, what acculturation occurs between Islamic law and local culture in the marriage customs of the Buol people?. This study used  qualitative method with an empirical sociological legal research analysis approach. Data was gathered through in-depth interviews, direct observation, and participant observation, and physical equipment. The results of the study show that  the process of acculturation occurs through power or politics, through trade, education, or da'wah and the arts, as well as through marriage and migration. Acculturation also occurs at every stage of the implementation of marriage customs among the Buol people, including through Mongolyokap, Molyako nikah or marraige proposal, Motanduan moposakis or determination and witnesses, Mopake bolre or decorating the bride's house, Mogundud nikah or delivering the requested property, Moponika or reading of Ijab Qabul (Islamic marriage contract), Monobvuwunggag or invalidating wudhu, Mongoliayondigi, Mopoalyom/Mogolya mongaano or wedding reception, Mosalyamat or small post-wedding party, and Mogolya mopolyong or sleeping at the groom's house. The forms of acculturation are substitution or addition of cultural elements, syncretism or an amalgamation of cultural factors, addition or combination of cultural elements, and deculturation or replacement of cultural aspects.
Xbee Pro S1 Based Wireless Data Acquisition System for Landslide Monitoring
Authors: Ratnasari Rika , Wirawan Rahadi , Mardiana Laili , Kaewkhao Jakrapong
Published: July 2023

Landslides are disasters that occur due to the shifting of land. To detect it, we need a system that can monitor it in real-time. Therefore, in this study, a wireless data acquisition system based on the Xbee Pro S1 module was built for monitoring landslides so that the community quickly responded in the event of a disaster. Testing the range of the module is very important to ensure that data communication between the transmitter and receiver can take place. The test carried out in this study was to take the plate distance data on the extensometer by adding a load and then detected using an ultrasonic sensor. The Xbee transmitter sends data to the Xbee receiver in real-time. From the test results, the maximum range of the Xbee Pro S1 module is 150m outdoors with an average delivery time of 15s from the transmitter to the receiver
TNFRSF4 (OX40) is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: July 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer and lung cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and multiplexed gene expression data (4, 5), comparing primary and brain metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the CNS. We found that OX40, encoded by TNFRSF4, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Multiplexed gene expression data (5) revealed conserved differential expression of OX40 in CNS metastasis in patients with lung cancer. OX40 mRNA was present at increased quantities in metastasis to the brain in humans with breast cancer. Expression of OX40 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival, but the survival trends for distant metastasis and recurrence were the opposite. Together these and other data (6-8) describe expression of inhibitory receptor BTLA and TIGIT, as well as co-stimulatory molecules ICOS and OX40. Modulation of tumor-intrinsic CD28/CTLA4 and PDL1 family member expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with cancer of the lung and breast.
Standardization of Project Management Practices of Automotive Industry Suppliers
Authors: Knapp Filip , Šimon Michal
Published: July 2023

This paper deals with the issue of standardization of project management (PM) practices of development activities of automotive industry suppliers. Development activities are critically important for ensuring the final quality of the developed products and related production systems while keeping the target costs. The key to their successful management is considered the use of modern PM practices. In order to represent the current best practices and to be apparent and transparent, the PM practices must be properly standardized. A comprehensive branch standard of PM in automotive industry is however missing. In order to fill the gap in the current state of knowledge, consecutive steps of standardization were defined. This article describes one of the initial steps, a systematic literature review of existing resources that could serve as a valuable basis for standardization. The results show that general PM standards are suitable for treating the quality of project processes and branch PM standards of automotive industry for treating the quality of project product – manufacturing processes of automotive suppliers. The paper discusses the individual methods within both groups in more detail and recommends what purpose they are suitable for.
MALASSEZIA COLONIZATION CORRELATES WITH THE SEVERITY OF SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS
Authors: Vysochanska Vlasta , Koval Galina
Published: July 2023

The aim: To compare the number of fungi of the genus Malassezia on inflated and healthy areas of the skin and to correlate them with the severity of seborrheic dermatitis.
Materials and methods: 168 patients with typical manifestations of seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp and face and 30 healthy individuals were recruited. SD severity was assessed by SEDASI. Samples from lesions on scalp, face and intact chest skin were cultivated and/or stained with methylene blue or cotton and inoculated onto Malassezia Leeming & Notman Agar Modified (MLNA).
Results: A statistical difference in colonization intensity between all body zones (Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Flinger pairwise comparisons p≤0,001). Face zone with lesions of SD patients was two times more colonized with funguses than in the control group (38,5 vs 16,5 p=0,003). The sternal area with no skin lesions was more colonized in the SD group (25,0 vs 9,0 p=0,013). The SEDASI was positively correlated with the amount of CFU on the face (Spearman’s rho 0,849; p≤0,001) and trunk (0,714; p≤0,001).
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that inflamed seborrheic areas are more colonized with Malassezia fungi than intact areas. The intensity of Malassezia growth is correlated with the severity of the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis. The level of colonization may be a potential biomarker to indicate the efficiency of new treatment approaches
MRSA bacteremia and new-onset aortic and mitral regurgitation: a pernicious and tricky association
Authors: Cinquegrani Maria , Cei Francesco , Pistoia Matteo , Mumoli Nicola
Published: July 2023

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is a complex and lethal condition. We reported the clinical case of a 58-year-old woman who developed MRSA bacteremia after a 3-month hospitalization for trauma and sepsis. Delay in diagnosis of aortic and mitral endocarditis in the setting of new-onset regurgitations, as the application of suboptimal therapy with linezolid and vancomycin, led to widespread disease with embolic dissemination and development of septic infarctions. Clinicians must be aware of the necessity to consider as high risk of endocarditis new onset valvular regurgitations and of the evidence about the need for daptomycin in treating high-risk MRSA bacteremia.
Estudo osteométrico em patelas secas de adultos pertencentes ao centro de antropologia forense da faculdade de medicina da FAP-Araripina (PE)
Authors: Cegolini Andielle , Sousa Nayanne Arruda , Alencar Giovanni Aldrin e Silva , Reis Layane Maria Melo , Teixeira Ryann Cristian Lima , De Alencar Ana Letícia Bento , De Almeida Júnior Erasmo , Ferreira Émerson de Oliveira
Published: July 2023

A Antropologia Forense é o ramo da Antropologia Física que lida com as perícias criminais de ossadas e de cadáveres carbonizados ou em estado avançado de decomposição. A estimativa do sexo é uma etapa essencial para identificar indivíduos desconhecidos e geralmente depende da presença de ossos altamente dimórficos, como a pelve e o crânio. Na ausência do crânio e da pelve, a patela pode ser utilizada para a estimativa do sexo, pois é um osso favorecido pela preservação. O objetivo do nosso estudo foi de realizar um estudo osteométrico em patelas secas de adultos e relacionar os resultados com o sexo. Para isto utilizamos uma amostra de 188 patelas, sendo 123 do sexo masculino e 65 do sexo feminino, todas pertencentes ao Centro de Antropologia Forense da FAP-Araripina. Realizamos três medidas lineares nas patelas: altura máxima, largura máxima e espessura máxima, com auxílio de um paquímetro digital de precisão da marca Vonder. De acordo com os nossos resultados, as três medidas se apresentaram com médias maiores no sexo masculino, estando de acordo com a literatura. Esperamos que mais estudos em nossa população sejam realizados, principalmente em diferentes regiões, devido à grande área territorial do Brasil e a grande miscigenação existente em nosso país.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DE ATIVIDADES LÚDICAS NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NA ESCOLA
Authors: Borges Josemar Alves , Marinho Cristiane Moraes
Published: July 2023

Este artigo reflete acerca da prática da Educação Física por meio do aspecto lúdico que viabiliza uma série de aprimoramentos em diversos âmbitos dos desenvolvimentos, cognitivo, motor, social e afetivo.  Tem como objetivo analisar o uso da ludicidade no processo de ensino-aprendizagem na educação e na prática pedagógica do professor. Trata-se de uma pesquisa básica bibliográfica, elaborada a partir de material já publicado e materiais disponibilizados na Internet. Ao brincar a criança inventa, descobre, experimenta, adquire habilidades, desenvolve a criatividade, a autoconfiança, a autonomia, expande o desenvolvimento da linguagem. Atividades físicas programadas e orientadas por um educador físico, promove ao educando a sua preparação na formação de um cidadão capaz de enfrentar desafios e participar na construção de um mundo melhor. O brincar e o jogar como atividades físicas são indispensáveis à saúde física, emocional e intelectual e pode contribuir na aprendizagem de alunos com dificuldade de aprendizagem.
Constructivism, gamification, learning
Authors: Pascu Mara-Sinziana , Soitu Laurentiu
Published: July 2023

The option for the constructivist perspective of substantiating the article is encouraged, mainly, by the distinction between constructivism and objectivism regarding the construction of knowledge itself (Tam, Maureen, 2000), by the importance of the two dimensions of constructivism: cognitive and social (Piaget, 1950, Vîgotski, 1933, Kommers& Mayes, 1992, Von Glasersfeld, 1994). Learning is, therefore, knowledge built together (L. Șoitu, 2019) and does not exist outside the human mind (Duffy, T. M. & Jonassen, D. H, 1991).The game, through its purpose of bringing the ,,player” closer and involving him in reality, facilitates both knowledge and the path to experience. Constructivism becomes important in the conditions of new technologies, which can connect students for collaboration, but can also generate isolation their. Gamification becomes a real source of involvement, getting closer to reality through small steps, because playing with a didactic role is learning through assumption, motivation.
Agroforestry improves soil fauna abundance and composition in the Atlantic Forest of Paraguay
Authors: Insfrán Ortiz Amado , Rey Benayas José María , Cayuela Delgado Luís
Published: July 2023

Edaphic fauna is a major determinant of agricultural soil quality, but few studies have investigated soil fauna in different agroforestry systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of agroforestry plantations of Ilex paraguariensis on the abundance and composition of ants, earthworms, and nematodes in two agronomic systems, conventional and agroecological, and three plantation types (pathsides, agricultural field edges, and islets) in the Atlantic Forest in Paraguay. The study was conducted on 26 plots distributed in the different agronomic systems and plantation types (three plots per combination of agronomic system and plantation type, with a total of 18 plots, plus eight control plots). We compared agroforestry plots with non-agroforestry plots and with natural forests. Eighteen individuals of different native species (Cordia americana, Cedrela fissilis, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Handroanthus albus, Peltophorum dubium, and Cordia trichotoma) were planted in each plot, together with five individuals of I. paraguariensis (total of 2300 individuals ha−1). The agroforestry scheme increased the abundance and improved the composition of beneficial soil fauna in the two agricultural systems. The agroecological system showed 238% higher abundance of ants and 90% higher abundance of earthworms than the conventional one. In both systems, the agroforestry scheme led to lower abundance of deleterious Atta sexden and Acromyrmex spp. leafcutter ants and higher abundance of beneficial species. The three plantation types increased the abundance of beneficial species. Agroforestry plots, particularly those in an agroecological system, were more similar to reference forest than to non-agroforestry plots. Our results suggest that the composition of soil fauna at the study site was significantly affected by the agroforestry scheme and, agronomic system, but not by plantation type. These results support the advantages of agroforestry and agroecological systems for favoring the diversity of soil fauna and related ecosystem services, which may help guide the design of successful agroforestry interventions.
Measuring photometric redshifts for high-redshift radio source surveys
Authors: Luken K. J. , Norris R. P. , Wang X. R. , Park L. A. F. , Guo Y. , Filipović M. D.
Published: July 2023

With the advent of deep, all-sky radio surveys, the need for ancillary data to make the most of the new, high-quality radio data from surveys like the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU), GaLactic and Extragalactic All-sky Murchison Widefield Array survey eXtended, Very Large Array Sky Survey, and LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey is growing rapidly. Radio surveys produce significant numbers of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and have a significantly higher average redshift when compared with optical and infrared all-sky surveys. Thus, traditional methods of estimating redshift are challenged, with spectroscopic surveys not reaching the redshift depth of radio surveys, and AGNs making it difficult for template fitting methods to accurately model the source. Machine Learning (ML) methods have been used, but efforts have typically been directed towards optically selected samples, or samples at significantly lower redshift than expected from upcoming radio surveys. This work compiles and homogenises a radio-selected dataset from both the northern hemisphere (making use of Sloan Digital Sky Survey optical photometry) and southern hemisphere (making use of Dark Energy Survey optical photometry). We then test commonly used ML algorithms such as k-Nearest Neighbours (kNN), Random Forest, ANNz, and GPz on this monolithic radio-selected sample. We show that kNN has the lowest percentage of catastrophic outliers, providing the best match for the majority of science cases in the EMU survey. We note that the wider redshift range of the combined dataset used allows for estimation of sources up to

$z = 3$

before random scatter begins to dominate. When binning the data into redshift bins and treating the problem as a classification problem, we are able to correctly identify

$\approx$

76% of the highest redshift sources—sources at redshift

$z > 2.51$

—as being in either the highest bin (

$z > 2.51$

) or second highest (

$z = 2.25$

).
Ethics information retrieval in HTA: state of current practice
Authors: Horton Jennifer , DeJean Deirdre , Farrah Kelly , Hodgson Amanda , Kaunelis David , Walter Melissa
Published: July 2023

Objectives

Though there have been longstanding discussions on the value of ethics in health technology assessment (HTA), less awareness exists on ethics information retrieval methods. This study aimed to scope available evidence and determine current practices for ethics information retrieval in HTA.

Methods

Literature searches were conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, LISTA, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Once a list of relevant articles was determined, citation tracking was conducted via Scopus. HTA agency websites were searched for published guidance on ethics searching, and for reports which included ethical analyses. Methods sections of each report were analyzed to determine the databases, subject headings, and keywords used in search strategies. The team also reached out to information specialists for insight into current search practices.

Results

Findings from this study indicate that there is still little published guidance from HTA agencies, few HTAs that contain substantial ethical analysis, and even less information on the methodology for ethics information retrieval. The researchers identified twenty-five relevant HTAs. Ten of these reports did not utilize subject-specific databases outside health sciences. Eight reports published ethics searches, with significant overlap in subject headings and text words.

Conclusions

This scoping study of current practice in HTA ethics information retrieval highlights findings of previous studies—while ethics analysis plays a crucial role in HTA, methods for literature searching remain relatively unclear. These findings provide insight into the current state of ethics searching, and will inform continued work on filter development, database selection, and grey literature searching.
Towards improving the lived experience of adult congenital heart patients: suggestions for health care practitioners
Authors: Mackley Jonathan , Ng Alexandrea , Menahem Samuel
Published: July 2023

What steps may clinicians looking after adult congenital heart patients take to improve the care they provide? An adult with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) who required a Fontan circulation has developed a discussion paper with the help of his attending clinicians. Drawing on his personal experience and that of others that he has represented, the paper highlights the problems in communication between such patients and their physician, followed by suggestions as to how to improve patient engagement, empowerment, and enablement. Attention to those suggestions may well benefit all in the care provided for this growing population.
Quantifying Internal Stress and Demagnetization Effects for Natural Multidomain Magnetite and Magnetite‐Ilmenite Intergrowths
Authors: Béguin Annemarieke , Fabian Karl , Church Nathan S. , McEnroe Suzanne A.
Published: July 2023

Demagnetizing effects and internal stress are difficult to distinguish in natural magnetite samples, but quantitative stress estimates can provide valuable information about microstructure formation, surface oxidation, impacts, tectonic stresses, or interface properties in exsolution structures. Quantifying demagnetizing effects informs about magnetite particle shape, magnetostatic interaction, or anisotropic texture. Here, we establish an improved measurement workflow to separate demagnetizing effects from internal stress for natural magnetite. The method is based on temperature‐dependent hysteresis measurements, and for natural samples require accurate estimates of Curie temperature and temperature‐dependent saturation magnetization to ensure that near‐end‐member magnetite is the dominant magnetic mineral, and to calibrate the temperature‐dependent scaled reversible work (SRW). SRW is the fundamental quantity to determine stress and demagnetizing factor. The improved SRW method is applied to three natural samples with different stress histories where it proves that large magnetite crystals in the metamorphosed Modum complex (Norway) have low internal stress (<100 MPa), while in highly exsolved magnetite‐ilmenite intergrowths from Taberg (Sweden) and Bushveld (South Africa) the magnetite component is highly stressed (>230 MPa). This confirms experimentally that interface strain in complex microstructures due to spinodal decomposition and partial oxidation creates large average internal stress in the magnetite minerals. Because sister specimens have similar internal stress but noticeably (>20%) different demagnetizing factors, textural, and shape anisotropy contribute substantially to SRW in these samples.
60 ans d’exploitation ? L’ASN précise ses demandes
Authors: Dupin Ludovic
Published: July 2023

Si les premiers réacteurs nucléaires du parc français prennent à peine le chemin des 50 ans, c’est maintenant qu’il convient d’anticiper la prolongation de ces unités à 60 ans et plus. Dans une note récente, l’ASN rappelle les principes de la démarche de justification et identifie deux sujets à traiter en particulier : les coudes E et la tenue au séisme de la centrale de Cruas.
Genetic inactivation of essential HSF1 reveals an isolated transcriptional stress response selectively induced by protein misfolding
Authors: Ciccarelli Michela , Masser Anna E. , Kaimal Jayasankar Mohanakrishnan , Planells Jordi , Andréasson Claes
Published: July 2023

Protein misfolding induced by stress selectively activates Hsf1-dependent transcription.
MitoQ as an antenatal antioxidant treatment improves markers of lung maturation in healthy and hypoxic pregnancy
Authors: Lock Mitchell C. , Botting Kimberley J. , Allison Beth J. , Niu Youguo , Ford Sage G. , Murphy Michael P. , Orgeig Sandra , Giussani Dino A. , Morrison Janna L.
Published: July 2023

Chronic fetal hypoxaemia is a common pregnancy complication that increases the risk of infants experiencing respiratory complications at birth. In turn, chronic fetal hypoxaemia promotes oxidative stress, and maternal antioxidant therapy in animal models of hypoxic pregnancy has proven to be protective with regards to fetal growth and cardiovascular development. However, whether antenatal antioxidant therapy confers any benefit on lung development in complicated pregnancies has not yet been investigated. Here, we tested the hypothesis that maternal antenatal treatment with MitoQ will protect the developing lung in hypoxic pregnancy in sheep, a species with similar fetal lung developmental milestones as humans. Maternal treatment with MitoQ during late gestation promoted fetal pulmonary surfactant maturation and an increase in the expression of lung mitochondrial complexes III and V independent of oxygenation. Maternal treatment with MitoQ in hypoxic pregnancy also increased the expression of genes regulating liquid reabsorption in the fetal lung. These data support the hypothesis tested and suggest that MitoQ as an antenatal targeted antioxidant treatment may improve lung maturation in the late gestation fetus.

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Key points

Chronic fetal hypoxaemia promotes oxidative stress, and maternal antioxidant therapy in hypoxic pregnancy has proven to be protective with regards to fetal growth and cardiovascular development. MitoQ is a targeted antioxidant that uses the cell and the mitochondrial membrane potential to accumulate within the mitochondria.

Treatment of healthy or hypoxic pregnancy with MitoQ, increases the expression of key molecules involved in surfactant maturation, lung liquid reabsorption and in mitochondrial proteins driving ATP synthesis in the fetal sheep lung.

There were no detrimental effects of MitoQ treatment alone on the molecular components measured in the present study, suggesting that maternal antioxidant treatment has no effect on other components of normal maturation of the surfactant system.
Hysterectomy Sparing Management of Uterine Necrosis following Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Authors: Chlela Myriam , Dawkins Josette , Lewis Gregory
Published: July 2023

Background. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an effective procedural intervention for controlling PPH. Uterine necrosis (UN) is a rare complication of UAE and its management usually results in hysterectomy. We highlight a case of UAE complicated by UN managed conservatively without hysterectomy. Case. This is the case of a 30-year-old patient who had a cesarean section delivery and subsequently developed PPH due to uterine atony. The estimated blood loss (EBL) was 2500 ml; despite the use of uterotonic medications and trial of intrauterine balloon tamponade. She successfully underwent a UAE with no immediate complications. The remainder of her postnatal course was uncomplicated, and she was discharged on postoperative day 4. On postoperative day 28, the patient presented with fever, vaginal discharge, and abdominal pain. An abdomino-pelvic computed tomography scan revealed areas of necrosis within the uterus secondary to recent UAE. After minimal clinical improvement, the patient underwent a dilation and curettage with ultrasound guidance. The patient improved clinically and was discharged home to complete a 14-day course of antibiotics. Conclusion. UAE is an important minimally invasive approach to the management of PPH. UN following UAE can present a clinical challenge to physicians, with the underlying pathophysiology being use of small embolizing particles during UAE and lack of arterial collaterals to embolized areas. A total of 19 cases of UN post-UAE have been described of which most of these cases were managed with a hysterectomy. In this case, an alternative treatment plan was successfully implemented via dilation and curettage under ultrasound guidance for removal of organized necrotic tissue. This was sufficient to improve the patient’s symptoms and clinical outcome and saved the patient from the morbidity and mortality risks associated with a hysterectomy.
Data from Cigarette and alternative tobacco product use among adult cancer survivors enrolled in 9 ECOG-ACRIN clinical trials
Authors: Streck Joanna M. , Lee Ju-Whei , Walter Angela Wangari. , Rosen Rachel L. , Gareen Ilana F. , Kircher Sheetal Mehta. , Herman Benjamin A. , Carlos Ruth C. , Kumar Shaji , Mayer Ingrid A. , Saba Nabil F. , Fenske Timothy S. , Neal Joel W. , Atkins Michael B. , Hodi F Stephen. , Kyriakopoulos Christos E. , Tempany Clare , Shanafelt Tait D. , Wagner Lynne I. , Land Stephanie R. , Park Elyse R. , Ostroff Jamie S.
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background: While cigarette smoking has declined among the US general population, sale and use of non-cigarette alternative tobacco products (ATPs; e.g., e-cigarettes, cigars) and dual use of cigarettes/ATPs are rising. Little is known about ATP use patterns in cancer survivors enrolled in clinical trials. We investigated prevalence of tobacco product use, and factors associated with past 30-day use, among cancer patients in national trials.
Methods: Cancer survivors (N=756) enrolled in 9 ECOG-ACRIN clinical trials (2017-2021) completed a modified Cancer Patient Tobacco Use Questionnaire (C-TUQ) which assessed baseline cigarette and ATP use since cancer diagnosis and in the past 30-days (30d).
Results: Patients were on average 59 years old, 70% male, and the mean time since cancer diagnosis was 26 months. Since diagnosis, cigarettes (21%) were the most common tobacco product used, followed by smokeless tobacco use (5%), cigars (4%), and e-cigarettes (2%). In the past 30d, 12% of patients reported smoking cigarettes, 4% cigars, 4% using smokeless tobacco, and 2% e-cigarettes. Since cancer diagnosis, 5.5% of the sample reported multiple tobacco product use, and 3.0% reported multiple product use in the past 30d. Males (vs. females) (OR 4.33; p=0<.01) and individuals not living with another person who smokes (vs. living with) (OR 8.07; p=0<.01) were more likely to use ATPs only vs. cigarettes only in the past 30d.
Conclusions: Among cancer patients, cigarettes were the most prevalent tobacco product reported.
Impact: Regardless, ATPs and multiple tobacco product use should be routinely assessed in cancer care settings.
Therapeutic Effect of Triptolide Polymer Mesoscale Nanoparticles on Diabetic Nephropathy Mice
Authors: Guo Min , Cheng Peng
Published: July 2023

Triptolide (TP) has potential adoption value in the treatment of nephropathy, but its poor water solubility causes toxicity and side effects to various degrees in the kidney, liver, and other organs. In this research, TP-mesoscale nanoparticles (TP-MNPs) were synthesized by the amide
reaction of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and methoxy polyethylene glycol amine (mPEG-NH2) as drug carrier materials. The structure of TP-MNPs was characterized by 1H NMR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and zeta potential using a nanoparticle potential analyzer.
Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS) was utilized to determine the content of TP in TP-MNPs and calculate the entrapment rate (ER) and drug loading (DL) of TP-MNPs. The cytotoxicity of TP-MNPs was detected by CCK8. Eight mice were enrolled in Blank group (no treatment),
and the other 24 model group animals were rolled into model group (DM), TP group (TP intervention), and TP-MNP group (TP-MNPs intervention) randomly, with eight mice in each group. The urine protein content, serum albumin (Alb), blood glucose (Glu), creatinine (Cre), total cholesterol (TCHO),
and triglyceride (TG) contents of mice in various groups after intervention were compared. The results revealed that average diameter of MNPs was (379.6±26.44) nm, that of TP-MNPs was (424.3±56.29) nm, and average zeta potentials of TP, MNPs, and TP-MNPs were (−28.29±3.85)
mV, (−15.51±1.79) mV, and (−13.45±1.81) mV, respectively. The curve changed with TP concentration. With increasing TP concentration, the ER of TP-MNPs decreased drastically, and the DL demonstrated a drastic upward trend. Furthermore, the cell activities of HK-2,
NRK-52E, LO2, and AML-12 treated with TP-MNPs were higher versus TP group (P <0.05). Urine protein content, body weight, renal index, serum Glu, TCHO, and TG content in the DM group were markedly superior to Blank group (P <0.001), while urine protein content in TP-MNP
group was considerably inferior to the DM group (P <0.01). Alb and Cre in the serum of mice in DM group were substantially lower versus Blank group (P <0.01), while those in TP group were lower than Blank group (P <0.05). Alb and Cre in TP-MNP group were superior
to DM group (P <0.05). In summary, TP-MNPs prepared in this research had ideal biocompatibility, could effectively improve urinary protein, body weight, renal index, and serum biochemical indexes caused by DM, and had a certain therapeutic effect on diabetic nephropathy (DN) mice.
Simulation of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cell Using PBS-TBAI as a Hole Transport Layer (HTL)
Authors: Gupta Ananya , Yadav Shivangi , Srivastava Vaibhava , Dwivedi D. K. , Lohia Pooja , Umar Ahmad , Mahmoud Mohamed H.
Published: July 2023

Perovskite material is a propitious candidate for high-efficiency and cost-efficient solar cells. Inorganic and organic perovskite materials show outstanding electrical and optical characteristics. As an absorber layer, it attracts the researchers due to its tunable bandgap, higher
carrier mobility, and higher absorption coefficient. In this article, CH3NH3PbI3-based solar cell is proposed with architecture FTO/TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3/PbS-TBAI/Carbon. The present study shows that carbon as back contact
is cost-efficient material and shows stable performance. Thickness variation of absorber layer (CH3NH3PbI3) and variation in temperature has been done for device optimization and its J–V characteristics and quantum efficiency are studied.
Optimum thickness of absorber layer for donor density of 1.0×1013 cm−3 and acceptor density of 1.0×1012 cm−3 is estimated to be 1 μm. This n-i-p planar architecture stands out with a fill factor of 36.75% and a power
conversion efficiency of 7.59% with Jsc and Voc value of 24.55 mA/cm2 and 0.84 V respectively. Without resistance the device architecture bears Voc 0.8 V, Jsc 25.73 mA/cm2, FF 80.33% and PCE of 16.24%. The simulation
has been performed using SCAPS-1D at an optimized temperature of 300 K and at an AM 1.5 G illumination. The present study is useful in selecting material parameters and fabricating efficient and low-cost perovskite solar cells.
Estudio comparado de las matrices tecnoeconómicas de Argentina y Canadá
Authors: Gentili Martin
Published: July 2023

Este artículo realiza un estudio comparativo del sistema de relaciones tecnoeconómicas –es decir, de flujos de Investigación y Desarrollo (I+D) incorporado– que estructura el proceso innovador de Argentina y Canadá. Para ello,se analizaron tanto los flujos domésticos como los de origen importado. Laconstrucción de indicadores tecnoeconómicos se complementó con un Análisis de Redes. Entre los principales resultados se destaca la mayor articulacióndel sistema tecnoeconómico canadiense frente al argentino. Se estableció queexiste una relación entre la articulación y la mayor absorción de I+D del sistema productivo de Canadá vis a vis una participación del componente importado menos relevante. A su vez, dichas diferencias estructurales encuentrancorrespondencia con el diferente perfil sectorial de sus respectivas estructurastecno-económicas. Entre las principales conclusiones se sugiere que la presencia de un sector dinámico basado en ciencia no compensa la ausencia doméstica de proveedores especializados como núcleos difusores del progreso técnico.
Consortia of endophytic bacteria for controlling Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes causing anthracnose disease in chili plant
Authors: NURBAILIS NURBAILIS , YANTI YULMIRA , RESTI ZURAI , DJAMAAN AKMAL , RAHAYU SILVA DIKA
Published: July 2023

Abstract. Nurbailis, Yanti Y, Resti Z, Djamaan A, Rahayu SD. 2023. Consortia of endophytic bacteria for controlling Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes causing anthracnose disease in chili plant. Biodiversitas 24: 3503-3511. Anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is the main disease in chili plants, which reduces yields by up to 90%. Using a consortium of endophytic bacteria is an alternative way to control the disease at a low cost and is environmentally friendly. The aim of the study was to obtain the best consortium of endophytic bacteria to control anthracnose caused by C. gloeosporioides and improve the growth and yield of chili plants. This research was arranged in an experimental method consisting of two stages, namely (i) compatibility test between endophytic bacterial consisting of 28 species, and (ii) test of the endophytic bacterial consortium ability to control anthracnose in chili using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 14 treatments and provided with 3 replications. All treatments of endophytic bacterial consortium showed the potential to suppress anthracnose disease caused by C. gloeosporioides and improve the growth and yield of chili plants. The best bacterial consortium treatment in suppressing the development of anthracnose disease by C. gloeosporioides and increasing the growth and yield of chili plants was the consortium B. cereus SNE 2.2 + B. cereus TLE 1.1 with dis-ease severity of 0.00%, plant height of 58.33 cm and fruit weight of 208.97 g.
Machine learning-based Sr isoscape of southern Sardinia: A tool for bio-geographic studies at the Phoenician-Punic site of Nora
Authors: Gigante Melania , Mazzariol Alessandro , Bonetto Jacopo , Armaroli Elena , Cipriani Anna , Lugli Federico
Published: July 2023

Since prehistoric times, the island of Sardinia—in the western Mediterranean—has played a leading role in the dynamics of human population and mobility, in the circulation of raw materials and artefacts, idioms and customs, of technologies and ideas that have enriched the biological, linguistic and cultural heritage of local groups. For the Phoenician and Punic periods (from the 9th to the 3rd centuries BCE), the ancient site of Nora—in southern Sardinia—represents an emblematic case in the study of migratory phenomena that occurred on the Island from the Iron Age until the Roman conquest. Despite the importance of exploring (and characterising) such movements from a wider bio-cultural perspective, the application of bio-geochemical tools for geographical provenance to the ancient skeletal populations of Sardinia is yet scarce. The present work is the first step towards filling this gap with the development of the first isoscape of southern Sardinia using new bioavailable Sr isotope data and a machine-learning approach. From a geolithological point of view, Sardinia is rather heterogeneous and requires detailed studies to correctly assess the distribution of the isotopic signature of bioavailable Sr. The random forest model employed here to construct the Sr isoscape uses several external environmental and geological variables. The most important predictors are related to age and bedrock type, with additional input from local soil properties. A 10-fold cross-validation gives a mean square error of 0.0008 and an R-squared of 0.81, so the model correctly predicts the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of unknown areas. By using a Bayesian provenance assignment workflow, we tested the isoscape here produced to determine the geographic origin and the mobility of archaeological and modern fauna collected from the Phoenician-Punic site of Nora and the surrounding Pula Plain. Our results indicate that archaeological sheep and goats (87Sr/86Sr < 0.7090) are compatible with areas close to Nora and Pula Plain, in agreement with archaeological evidence of pastoralism in those areas. Modern wild and domesticated fauna (87Sr/86Sr > 0.7090) show compatibility with several natural and anthropogenic locations in southern Sardinia, as expected based on modern species distribution data. Finally, we discuss the large Sr isotopic variability of the Nora baseline, where human mobility studies of human cremated and inhumed individuals are currently underway.
The experiences of patients with peritoneal dialysis: A systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol
Authors: Zhang Man , Cai Chunfeng
Published: July 2023

Background

The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is on the rise, it has been a major public health problem and places a significant burden on healthcare systems. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an increasingly popular form of renal replacement therapy. Patients undergoing dialysis treatment undergo specific pathophysiological and psychological changes. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the experiences of ESRD patients receiving PD in order to gain deeper insights into their attitudes and beliefs towards this treatment. This will help researchers and health professionals to target interventions to improve the quality of life of PD patients.

Design

Protocol for a qualitative systematic review.

Methods

This systematic review protocol will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-analysis methodology. We will conduct a comprehensive search, including English and Chinese databases. It will include all published qualitative studies of patients’ experiences with PD. Both English and Chinese literature will be covered. Two reviewers will independently participate in the literature selection, document selection, and data extraction process. Synthesis will be carried out through in-depth reading of the original text and subsequent creation of similar categories.

Results

Experiencing is a complex dimension that includes physical, psychological and social aspects. This review will enable nurses to gain a deeper understanding of the feelings and beliefs of patients with PD. Our findings will provide healthcare professionals and policy makers with evidence to provide better care for patients with PD.
Enhancing fine retinal vessel segmentation: Morphological reconstruction and double thresholds filtering strategy
Authors: Abdushkour Hesham , Soomro Toufique A. , Ali Ahmed , Ali Jandan Fayyaz , Jelinek Herbert , Memon Farida , Althobiani Faisal , Mohammed Ghonaim Saleh , Irfan Muhammad
Published: July 2023

Eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy are progressive with various changes in the retinal vessels, and it is difficult to analyze the disease for future treatment. There are many computerized algorithms implemented for retinal vessel segmentation, but the tiny vessels drop off, impacting the performance of the overall algorithms. This research work contains the new image processing techniques such as enhancement filters, coherence filters and binary thresholding techniques to handle the different color retinal fundus image problems to achieve a vessel image that is well-segmented, and the proposed algorithm has improved performance over existing work. Our developed technique incorporates morphological techniques to address the center light reflex issue. Additionally, to effectively resolve the problem of insufficient and varying contrast, our developed technique employs homomorphic methods and Wiener filtering. Coherent filters are used to address the coherence issue of the retina vessels, and then a double thresholding technique is applied with image reconstruction to achieve a correctly segmented vessel image. The results of our developed technique were evaluated using the STARE and DRIVE datasets and it achieves an accuracy of about 0.96 and a sensitivity of 0.81. The performance obtained from our proposed method proved the capability of the method which can be used by ophthalmology experts to diagnose ocular abnormalities and recommended for further treatment.
Media Transformation on Malaikat Juga Tahu Short Story by Dewi Lestari into Short Movie
Authors: Mareta Rae Shella Tivani , Setyowati Adi
Published: July 2023

Many literary works, such as novels and short stories, have been transformed into works in the form of audio-visual or film. This results in a dualism between enthusiasts of both types of works. Many enthusiasts of original works (novels) are disappointed with the results of the transfer of media to films. However, some people are satisfied with the transfer of the media, even preferring the film version to the original novel. A collection of short stories entitled Rectoverso by Dee Lestari which was transferred into a film has received a lot of praise. A collection of short stories and films are equally able to achieve the attention of the public. The two versions of Rectoverso's works have also received many awards national and international. Thus, this makes researchers interested in studying one of the short stories in Rectiverso entitled Malaikat Juga Tahu and a short film version with the same title. This research aims to find out the differences in the elements of the work of Malaikat Juga Tahu in the form of a short story and short film and to find out how the short story of Malaikat Juga Tahu is narrowed, elaborated and varied to be presented in a short film. This research used a qualitative method with the use of Pamusuk Eneste's ecranization theory as an analytical tool. The results of this research indicate changes in aspects of expansion, narrowing and variations of stories from short stories to short films. These changes were made to make the audience more immersed in the story by adding dramatic elements. In addition, the visualization element that is prioritized in the film version demands changes in the story version so that it is more acceptable to the audience.
Tüketici Düşmanlığı ve Kaynak Ülke Etkisi ile Tüketicilerin Küresel Marka Tercihi Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: ÖZMEN Alparslan , ÇAMCI Ayhan
Published: July 2023

Tüketici düşmanlığı ve kaynak ülke etkisi, tüketicilerin tercihlerinde etkili olan konular arasında yer almaktadır. Kaynak ülke etkisi ve tüketicilerin düşmanlık eğilimi, belirli ülkelerin ürünlerine yönelik önyargılara yol açmaktadır. Kaynak ülke bilgisi; tüketici inançları, tutumları ve algıları üzerinde etkili olmakta ve algılanan riskleri azalttığı gibi, önemli bir rekabet avantajı da sağlamaktadır. Bu nedenle, tüketici düşmanlığı ve kaynak ülke etkisi hem firmalar hem de tüketiciler açısından incelenmesi gereken önemli konular arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, tüketici düşmanlığı ve kaynak ülke etkisi ile küresel marka tercihleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Afyonkarahisar ve İzmir illerindeki üniversite öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Hedef ülke olarak Fransa ve Çin ele alınmıştır. Küresel marka kategorileri; giyim, otomobil ve kozmetik grupları olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma Afyonkarahisar örnekleminden 407, İzmir örnekleminden 408 araştırmacının katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular, tüketici düşmanlığının Fransa ve Çin’e yönelik küresel marka tercihleri üzerinde, olumsuz etki yarattığını göstermektedir.
Trash Detection Algorithm Suitable for Mobile Robots Using Improved YOLO
Authors: Harada Ryotaro , Oyama Tadahiro , Fujimoto Kenji , Shimizu Toshihiko , Ozawa Masayoshi , Amar Julien Samuel , Sakai Masahiko
Published: July 2023

The illegal dumping of aluminum and plastic into cities and marine areas leads to negative impacts on the ecosystem and contributes to increased environmental pollution. Although volunteer trash pickup activities have increased in recent years, they require significant effort, time, and money. Therefore, we propose automated trash pickup robot, which incorporates autonomous movement and trash pickup arms. Although these functions have been actively developed, relatively little research has focused on trash detection. As such, we have developed a trash detection function by using deep learning models to improve the accuracy. First, we created a new trash dataset that classifies four types of trash with high illegal dumping volumes (cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, and cigarette butts). Next, we developed a new you only look once (YOLO)-based model with low parameters and computations. We trained the model on a created dataset and a dataset consisting of marine trash created during previous research. In consequence, the proposed models achieve the same detection accuracy as the existing models on both datasets, with fewer parameters and computations. Furthermore, the proposed models accelerate the edge device’s frame rate.
Star clusters in the Matching, Morse, and Generalized complex of discrete Morse functions
Authors: Donovan Connor , Scoville Nicholas
Published: July 2023

In this paper, we determine the homotopy type of the complex of discrete Morse functions and matching complex of multiple families of complexes by utilizing star cluster collapses and the Cluster Lemma. We compute the homotopy type of the complex of discrete Morse functions of an extended notion of a star graph, as well as the homotopy type of the matching complex of a Dutch windmill graph. Additionally, we provide alternate computations of the homotopy type of the complex of discrete Morse functions of paths, the homotopy type of the matching complex of paths, and the homotopy type of the matching complex of cycles. We then use this same method of computing homotopy types to investigate the relationship between the homotopy type of the matching complex and the generalized Morse complex.
2020 Mathematics Subject Classification. (Primary) 57Q70; (Secondary) 55P10, 55U10, 05C70.