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Assessment of approaches to pre-start stress coping in judo competitors
Authors: Szczuka Edyta , Piotrowski Tomasz , Stefaniak Tadeusz
Published: February 2022

Background. Both everyday training regime and participation in competitions itself are for athletes sources of multiple emotionally-difficult circumstances. A competitor who would like to succeed should know how to cope with such problems. For some competitors, stress itself can be a motivating stimulus, although, in practice, it depends on multiple factors. The aim of the study was presentation and description of the approaches used by Wroclaw judo competitors in order to minimize pre-start stress accumulation.
Material and methods. 54 judo trainees from Wroclaw clubs participated in the experiment. Diagnostic opinion poll was used, based on questionnaires and surveys. The anonymous survey included questions concerning the presence of pre-start stress, approaches to stress minimization, the type of stress and the circumstances under which stress reaches its maximal levels.
Results. In order to minimize the level of pre-start stress, the participants talk mainly with their friends, listen to music, watch TV, play computer games or exercise. Only a small part of competitors use relaxation techniques prior to competitions.
Conclusions. It is necessary to introduce more diverse specialist strategies and stress coping techniques to judo training. Permanent coach education in this domain is essential since, based on the study results, their role in regulation of the competitor’s emotional states is essential.
Respiratory performance and occlusal strength of soccer players: an approach after training and detraining during the lockdown due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Authors: Prandi Marcos Vinicios Ribeiro , Palinkas Marcelo , Wanshi Arnoni Veridiana , Gomes Guilherme Gallo Costa , Silva Adriana Wanshi , Fabrin Saulo Cesar Vallin , Regalo Isabela Hallak , Siéssere Selma , Regalo Simone Cecilio Hallak
Published: February 2022

Background. The aim of the study was evaluate the strength of the respiratory muscles, bite force, and occlusal force distribution of professional soccer players after training and detraining resulting from the lockdown that occurred during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Material and methods. Twelve male soccer players (age, 19-34 years) were subjected to respiratory muscle strength analysis by examining the maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, maximum molar bite force (right and left sides), and occlusal force distribution of the first permanent molars. Comparisons of variables after training and detraining were analyzed using the paired-sample t-test (p < 0.05), and the correlation between respiratory variables was measured using the Pearson test (p < 0.05).
Results. There were no significant differences in the bite force and occlusal force distributions after training and detraining. The correlation results showed moderate positivity between the maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures during the training period.
Conclusions. The results suggest that when soccer players strengthen the inspiratory muscles, they also strengthen the expiratory muscles and that detraining does not impact the athlete's organic function, especially the respiratory muscle function and the forces of the occlusal contact of the first permanent molars.
Taraba cu dorinte
Authors: Ciobanu Loana
Published: February 2022

Si ea a inchis din nou ochii, doar ca acum gandurile i se involburau precum valurile care se spargeau de dig. Dorintele ei, care de-a lungul anilor se schimbasera, unele fusesera uitate, altele devenisera fara rost, sau ridicole, sau chiar absolut imposibile. Cateva ramasesera, nu multe. Se cernusera. Se cernisera. Trebuia sa-si mai puna inca o dorinta. Si ea stia bine care. Era veche, din copilaria care trecea in adolescenta. O ajutase sa reziste cand ii fusese greu. O facuse sa viseze. O doborase la pamant atunci cand crezuse ca nu se va indeplini niciodata, dar tot aceeasi dorinta o ridicase si o trimisese mai departe. O impiedicase sa traiasca pe deplin lucrurile mai mici sau mai mari pe care le traise. Cuvintele acelea. Nu le scrisese si nu le rostise nici macar o data cu voce tare sau soptita.
Avaliação dos diferentes tipos de redes LSTM para predição de ações na bolsa de valores
Authors: Souto Gabriel , Capistrano Bruna , Matias Matheus , Soares Jorge , Ogasawara Eduardo , Giusti Lucas
Published: February 2022

Redes Neurais Profundas são modelos valiosos na tarefa de aprendizagem. Neste trabalho, propomos o uso do método multicamadas conhecido como Long Short-Term Memory. Aplicamos três modelos diferentes (LSTM Vanilla, Stacked e Convolucional) para a mesma série de ações. Essa escolha foi feita devido à lacuna na literatura ao comparar quais modelos LSTM podem ser usados na predição de séries temporais. Os resultados encontrados comprovaram-se uma alternativa ao que pretendemos mostrar, no sentido de um trabalho comparativo com os melhores modelos LSTM.
Um Estudo de Variantes do Índice de Validação Silhueta
Authors: Vargas Victória , Amorim Eduardo , Brito José André de M. , Semaan Gustavo S.
Published: February 2022

Este artigo se propõe a avaliar cinco variantes do índice de silhueta quanto à sua capacidade de detectar soluções de boa qualidade para problemas de agrupamento. Foram realizados cinco experimentos computacionais, contemplando 51 instâncias da literatura diversificadas (dados reais e artificiais). Como medidas de dissimilaridade foram utilizadas as distâncias euclidiana e de manhattan e para os algoritmos de agrupamento, PAM, DBSCAN e Bisecting k-means. Os resultados obtidos indicam que a variante baseada na mediana constitui-se como boa alternativa para detectar soluções de qualidade.
Nivní malakofauna povodí Úštěckého potoka a její vývoj během holocénu [The floodplain mollusc fauna of the Úštěcký Brook catchment basin and its development during the Holocene (North Bohemia, Czech Republic)]
Authors: Horáčková Jitka , Ložek Vojen , Juřičková Lucie
Published: February 2022

This paper presents a research of floodplain mollusc assemblages of the Úštěcký Brook catchment basin (Elbe tributary, North Bohemia, Czech Republic). Altogether, 71 mollusc species (69 species of Gastropoda, 2 species of Bivalvia) were recorded in the study sites between 2007 and 2011, representing 29% of the total Czech malacofauna. The common forest species dominated (41% of all recorded species) and included some rare woodland species as Daudebardia rufa, Discus perspectivus, Macrogastra ventricosa, and Sphyradium doliolum. Rare wetland species protected by the NATURA system Vertigo angustior and endangered wetland species Vallonia enniensis were also found. The richest assemblages occurred on the upper part of the brook, while the lower part was very species poor due to agriculture land use in this fertile floodplain. A small calcareous moorland, situated in the northeastern vicinity of Úštěk Town (north Bohemia) includes a Holocene mollusc succession that was subdivided into three local mollusc zones: I – basal zone with marked numbers of Discus ruderatus, Vertigo geyeri and numerous aquatic taxa, II – with forest species including Platyla polita and III – dominated by open-ground and catholic species. Despite the specific conditions of the moorland habitat the succession largely corresponds with the standard developmental pattern of the mollusc fauna in the zone of mid-European uplands. Of particular interest is the developmental break reflected by the poor fauna in the layer 3. The malacofauna of the Úštěcký Brook can be used as a model of alluvial mollusc assemblages of the brook floodplain that is situated in the warm area of Central Europe with long-term history of agriculture land use.
Two new remarkable and endangered catfish species of the genus Cambeva (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) from southern Brazil
Authors: Costa Wilson J.E.M. , Feltrin Caio R.M. , Katz Axel M.
Published: February 2022

During a field inventory directed at trichomycterine habitats, two new species of the genus Cambeva, C. alphabelardense sp. nov. and C. betabelardense sp. nov., were found in the Rio Chapecó drainage, an area under high environmental decline due to intensive soya monoculture. These species share a peculiar head morphology and some unique osteological features, besides having a size that is smaller than in any other congener, being herein considered to be more closely related to each other than to other taxa. They differ from each other by several characters, including head shape, fin morphology, number of jaw teeth and opercular odontodes, and mesethmoid and metapterygoid shape. Furthermore, they were found in the same area, but in distinct biotopes, with one species found buried in the remnants of tree ferns and other plants on the stream bottom, restricted to a small residual fragment of the original forest, and the other species inhabiting a stream with gravel and small stones on the bottom. Field studies indicate that these species are threatened with extinction. Robust phylogenetic studies are still necessary to test relationship hypotheses involving the new taxa here described.
Methodological approach to planning the reconstruction of urban environment
Authors: Ivanovich Matreninsky , Petrovna Gorbaneva , Valerievich Mishchenko , Vladimirovna Bredikhina
Published: February 2022

The article substantiates the need for a comprehensive multidimensional reconstruction of the territories of cities and settlements, caused by social, urban planning and economic reasons. For effective planning of the reconstruction of sections of the urban environment, a systematic approach is proposed as a leading methodology, which allows one to design interrelated solutions for the reorganization of various objects of the urban environment in order to bring them in line with current norms and modern requirements. At the same time, sections of the urban environment are presented in the form of a complex hierarchical system - a system-integrated urban planning education - and are expressed by a subject structure with components and objects included in it. Physical deterioration, obsolescence, "technical comfort" are taken as indicators of the effectiveness of the functioning and development of a system-integrated urban planning education. Based on a systematic approach, a stratified mathematical model for the choice of options for actions, technical and technological solutions has been developed when designing the reconstruction of urban areas with minimization of resource consumption.
Probiotics as food supplements
Authors: Đorović Danka , Maksimović Miloš , Radak Đorđe
Published: February 2022

Many studies have shown that the use of probiotics acts positively on a disturbed intestinal ecosystem. Probiotics are defined as living, non-pathogenic microorganisms (usually bacteria), which confer a health benefit on the host when administrated in adequate amounts. Probiotics mechanisms described so far include adhesion to the surface of intestinal epithelium, competition with pathogens for receptors and nutrients, improvement of mucosal barrier function and maintenance of intestinal integrity, promotion of innate and acquired immune response, elaboration of bactericins and modulation of cellular kinetics. Dysbiosis of endogenous microbiota can lead to compromised immune responses and manifestations of various autoimmune diseases. Even some local and systemic metabolites of probiotic have been identified to have anti-inflammatory activity and may modify autoimmune diseases. The list of diseases that can benefit from the use of probiotics is long and includes acute diarrhea, urogenital infections, allergies, lactose intolerance, cystic fibrosis, carcinoma, inflammatory bowel disease, teeth and mouth disease, etc. The aim of this paper is to summarize the latest information from the currently available scientific literature on the role of probiotics in human health and disease.
Current situation and perspectives of the development of the global and national green bond market
Authors: Jolović Nevena , Jolović Ivana
Published: February 2022

According to the covering concept of sustainable development, green economy and green finance as products of harmonized development of economy, society, and principles of environmental protection in the 21st century are the driving force of economic prosperity of both, developed and developing countries. Strengthened global capital market oriented towards sustainability highlights the commitment of society's concern about six key environmental systems: energy, transport, water, waste and pollution control, construction and industry, agriculture and forestry; and green bonds as the latest "fashion" of sustainable green financing are standing out as an ideal instrument for fulfilling most of the desired economic-environmental goals. The use of these securities ensures economic efficiency, which is, in turn, organized in a way that fully complies with the environmental, and therefore with the principles of sustainability. Accordingly, the aim of the research is to assess the current level of development of the global and national green bond market, and to analyze the conditions for "market exploitation"of these financial instruments in the future. The relevance of the research is supported by the fact that the sustainability principles rapidly begin to be implemented in all spheres of finance, and that the popularity of green securities, primarily green bonds, has been growing dizzyingly in the last few years. The descriptive and comparative method, inductive-deductive method, as well as analysis of the content of the literature of reference authors in the relevant field, were used for the research purposes. The result of the research is the confirmed assumption that the global green bond market is developing exponentially, that such a trend will be continued in the future, and that there are capacities, as well as justified expectation that the Republic of Serbia will start forming a stable market of green securities in the near future.
Lifetime support agreement and agreement on assignment and distribution for life: Institutions of inheritance law
Authors: Račić Anđelka
Published: February 2022

Inheritance law is a set of legal norms that regulate the property and legal relations of the testator after his death. The fact of death has haunted all social communities for centuries. The loss of a family member affected community members (family) both emotionally and property-wise. After the death of the testator, his property and legal assets remain, the significance of which is reflected on the heirs as well as on third parties, but also on the state as a successor in case of absence of the heirs. The paper deals with the legal regulation of two legal institutes: the contract on lifetime support and the contract on assignment and distribution for life. The paper follows their legislation with reference to certain issues of practice, legal and ethical dilemmas, and in the very conclusion, in parallel with the legal analysis of these two institutes, which by all their characteristics are characterized as legal obligations. These two contracts are the rights of business that have been present in social systems for centuries, their existence and significance have been minimized, and only in modern times have their legal regulations been obtained. Guided by the fact that they are "new" legal institutes, as well as by the fact that the practice, especially during the 90s of the last century, indicated and showed that these first two institutes are suitable for abuse of legislation, the paper addressed the issues of who and when can be a contracting party. , what are the prejudices of the contract, as well as the circumstances when and why they can be null and void, disputed in court or terminated. Man was born manipulative and easy, and the law, and the law, the state and the entire legal system are there to channel it and sanction bad motives, in order to realize an orderly democratic social system, and thus preserve the family as the basic cell of society.
The energy security challenges of the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Ljubojević Ratko
Published: February 2022

In the context of the new reality caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, it is necessary to point out the threats to maintaining the stability of the energy system of the Republic of Serbia. Reliance on oil and natural gas imports remains the biggest threat to energy security as countries exporting these energy sources have the opportunity to introduce unilateral measures to restrict their supply and influence changes in their prices. In addition, the constriction of the infrastructure for the renewable energy sector also depends on a regular supply of critical resources such as oil and gas. In a situation burdened with uncertainty and in the impossibility of reliable strategic planning, in the geo-economics sense, the appearance of changed dependence relations in the energy sector can be expected.
International normative framework for information protection in banks and financial institutions through the example of constituting Basel agreements and determining operational risks
Authors: Miletić Perica
Published: February 2022

International coordination of banking policies can be seen through the work of the Basel Committee, where the importance of security and protection of information in banks and other financial institutions highlights the Basel II agreement, as it identifies operational risk as one of the key risks for these entities. Based on the said agreement, the National Bank of Serbia adopted an accompanying norm, which does not exhaust the field of information protection in that sense, but represents a good basis for further elaboration of information protection systems in banks, through development of local security policies and other acts regulating information protection in them.
The building of the state archives (1925-1928) in Belgrade: The work of Russian academician Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov
Authors: Kiproski Sanja
Published: February 2022

The building of the State Archives (1925-1928) in Belgrade is one of the most significant achievements of the famous Russian architect Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, whose late period works were primarily realized in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). In order to fully understand and recognize the multiple layers of significance of this important state building, alongside the design process (from the initial idea, through construction, to final materialization), it is necessary to shed light on its role within the interwar architecture of Belgrade, while also paying attention to the ideological-political and cultural connotations of this important public building.
Cardiovascular stress in football referees
Authors: Urhausen A , Vivas JP , Lambert C , Weiler B
Published: February 2022

Problem: As opposed to athletes, the cardiovascular strain of referees during a competition is neither systematically explored nor included in their cardiovascular screening programs. Methods: Twenty-one referees from the two upper Luxemburgish football divisions were monitored during and after a match with an ambulatory Holter electrocardiogram. The results were compared to a sports cardiological check-up including a maximal incremental test on the treadmill. Results: During the match, the referees evolved in average 17%, 32%, 34% and 17% in the “regenerative” (<80% of the HR of individual anaerobic threshold, IAT), “extensive” (80 - 87.5% IAT), “intensive” (87.6 - 102.5% IAT) and “high intensive” (>102.5% IAT) zones. During the match, the mean (154 ± 11 bpm, mean ±SD) and maximal HR (180 ± 10 bpm) were only slightly lower than at the IAT (161 ± 9 bpm) and the end of the treadmill test (183 ± 11 bpm), respectively. ECG only revealed minor arrhythmias both during Holter monitoring and ergometry on the treadmill, but a higher incidence of premature beats during the 1.5h of the match than during the 15.5h off-match period. One referee showing significant ST segment depressions during the match suffered from a sudden cardiac exercise-associated event two years later. Conclusion: Football referees experience significant cardiovascular strain. A systematic endurance training is indispensable for football referees. Regular health monitoring, including a maximal exercise test on a treadmill ergometer, should be recommended not only for athletes but also for football referees. Key Words: Sudden Death, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Strain, Soccer
Sistematização da assistência de enfermagem e processo de enfermagem no Brasil.
Authors: Machado Susane Karine Kerckoff , Dias Wellingta Larissa Ribeiro , Adamy Edlamar Kátia , Sousa Vanessa Juvino de
Published: February 2022

Este livro nasceu da iniciativa de um encontro de coordenadores de ligas acadêmicas voltada à Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem (SAE) e o Processo de Enfermagem (PE) de várias regiões do Brasil. Apresentam-se 82 autores, dentre eles estudantes de graduação em enfermagem, enfermeiros assistenciais e enfermeiros docentes dos cursos de graduação em enfermagem, oriundos das cinco regiões geográficas do Brasil. Possui 12 importantes capítulos nos quais é versado sobre a Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem e o Processo de Enfermagem, tendo relatos de experiência sobre atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária.
Study of the Rate of Corrosion of Steel 20 in the Presence of Increased Content of Organic Chlorinous Compounds in Oil
Authors: Gazrati I.B. , Vansinvin N.Z. , Nefedov A.N. , Akurpekova A.K. , Abilmagzhanov A.Z.
Published: February 2022

The paper presents data on the corrosion rate of steel 20 in the presence of organochlorine compounds in the oil. It is shown that with an increase in the concentration of organochlorine compounds, the corrosion rate of steel increases. It was found that with the addition of an inhibitor at CCl4 concentrations of 0.01 and 0.05%, the corrosion rate decreases, while at a CCl4 concentration of 0.03%, the corrosion rate does not change.
La comunicación empresarial en tiempos de COVID
Authors: Marín Dueñas Pedro Pablo , Gómez Carmona Diego
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: conocer cuál es la situación de partida de las empresas españolas desde una perspectiva comunicacional partiendo de la premisa de que las empresas que gestionen mejor su comunicación estarán en una mejor posición para enfrentar una crisis económica.

Diseño/metodología: Esta investigación implementa la metodología de la encuesta a través de un cuestionario estructurado a una muestra de 276 empresas.

Resultados: De los resultados se desprende que las organizaciones analizadas se encuentran en un nivel avanzado de gestión comunicativa y, por tanto, en una buena posición de partida. Además, esta crisis hará que potencien sus estrategias digitales.

Limitaciones/implicaciones: Si bien las organizaciones analizadas consideran que sus ventas se verán afectados de manera negativa son optimistas de cara al futuro.

Originalidad/contribución: Esta investigación analiza la gestión comunicativa que las empresas realizan en un momento de crisis sanitaria, económica y social que va a colocar a muchas organizaciones en una situación muy complicada para su supervivencia.
Is Congestion Pricing Effective for Traffic Jams?
Authors: AYRAT Elzat , LIN Xiaoyan
Published: February 2022

The complexity of urban congestion requires policy-makers to adopt different congestion control measures that suit the characteristics of the city at the proper time. The paper focuses on the most controversial congestion pricing and offers methods to judge the efficacy of the policy by game theoretic approaches. It is found that congestion pricing is not merely a Pigouvian tax that internalizes drivers’ externalities, but also a powerful means to enhance public traffic proportion and balance road utilization on the premise of maximized social util-ity. Meanwhile, the embedded multiple case study shows that theoretical correctness of the policy is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for its effectiveness because the valid operation of the policy further requires cities to hold certain attributes in some aspects, such as econom-ic level, population density, proper pricing mechanism, and the ability to limit access to and from certain areas. Moreover, the authority should pay attention to matching the policy goal and its functions for successful implementation.
STAT3-mediated allelic imbalance of novel genetic variant Rs1047643 and B-cell-specific super-enhancer in association with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Zhang Yanfeng , Day Kenneth , Absher Devin M
Published: February 2022

Mapping of allelic imbalance (AI) at heterozygous loci has the potential to establish links between genetic risk for disease and biological function. Leveraging multi-omics data for AI analysis and functional annotation, we discovered a novel functional risk variant rs1047643 at 8p23 in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This variant displays dynamic AI of chromatin accessibility and allelic expression on FDFT1 gene in B cells with SLE. We further found a B-cell restricted super-enhancer (SE) that physically contacts with this SNP-residing locus, an interaction that also appears specifically in B cells. Quantitative analysis of chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation profiles further demonstrated that the SE exhibits aberrant activity in B cell development with SLE. Functional studies identified that STAT3, a master factor associated with autoimmune diseases, directly regulates both the AI of risk variant and the activity of SE in cultured B cells. Our study reveals that STAT3-mediated SE activity and cis-regulatory effects of SNP rs1047643 at 8p23 locus are associated with B cell deregulation in SLE.
Linguistic Experience and Identity: Contextualizing the Mental Lexicon In English-Arabic Poetry Translation
Authors: A. Sheikh Al-Shabab Omar
Published: February 2022

Monolingual Language behavior rests on three components: human agent, code and message. Translation processing requires three more constructs: translator, two codes, and a message in two texts. Equivalence theories attempted to supersede faithfulness and sameness of meaning in translation, but equivalence is a “convenience”, and is “always relative” (Baker 1992). Translational commensurability and semantic transportation thwart obtaining equivalence; therefore, the Interpretive Frame includes experience and identity among the elements necessary for any translation (Author, 2008). To explore poetic aesthetics, experience is related to personality observed in the Mental lexicon, while identity is related to phonic appeal observed in euphony. These relations are investigated in Arabic translations of English poems by Coleridge, Keats, Tennyson, Wordsworth, and Auden. Preliminary results show that: 1) the Mental Lexicon and euphony vary according to experience and identity, 2) contextualizing lexical appropriateness, euphony and metaphors contributes to poetic aesthetics.
The Use of Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training in Teaching English Pronunciation for First-Year EFL Students at Saida University
Authors: Ghounane Nadia , Rabahi Hanane
Published: February 2022

The present research work investigates the use of Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training in teaching English pronunciation for first-year EFL students at the department of English language and literature, Saida University, Algeria. It also aims to provide a cursory account of the vital place of Information and Communication Technology in developing the linguistic skills of English foreign language learners in particular and the learning process in Algerian universities in general. The topic is an original contribution in the Algerian context since there is a scarcity of studies related to the teaching of English pronunciation through the use of ICT tools. The researchers relied on “Pronunciation Coach Software,” which focuses on developing the learner’s correct pronunciation of English sounds, including consonants and diphthongs, through an experiment with two groups of students. The investigation took six months. To evaluate students’ oral production, the researchers conducted a Pretest and a Posttest. The test proved that students’ negative attitudes towards learning English pronunciation changed after integrating the Pronunciation Coach. The results also revealed that there is an improvement in pronouncing certain sounds mainly, /S,tS/, dZ, Z/ and /T, D/ and, some vowels, including /Q, ℘/, /U,, /↔U, aU/ and /eI, aI/. The findings further demonstrated that students became more aware of the main differences between English and Arabic pronunciations in terms of place and manner of articulation of sounds.
Narrative Tools and Strategies: Representation of Trauma in The Mahabharata
Authors: Jena Dharmapada , Samantray Kalyani
Published: February 2022

The understanding and interpretation of traumatic experiences and the issues of their representation in narratives have always been the major focus of trauma studies. The inherent nature of traumatic experiences, that “fragment consciousness and prevent direct linguistic representation” (Caruth 4), makes trauma studies more challenging as well as demanding. Researchers such as Tal (1995), Caruth (1996), Rogers (2004), Ward (2008), Whitehead (2011) and Heidarizadeh (2015), amongst others, have discussed the difficulties involved in the representation of traumatic experiences in narratives. They have also explored different ways and means for the representation of traumatic experiences. But such exploration could not fully help achieve the accurate representation of trauma, thus calls for further exploration to bring about certain tools and strategies to fill the inadequacy. This paper tends to offer certain narrative features and techniques, that The Mahabharata employs in its narrative for the representation of psychological trauma of the characters, to tackle the inherent difficulties in representing trauma, and thereby contributes to the enrichment of trauma studies. Drawing on narrative theory, the paper analyses how the narrative components like plot (event), character and theme and the narrative techniques like flashbacks, flashforward, frame story, events in parallel, narrative shift, multi-perspectivity, repetitive designation, epiphany, amplification, imagery, tone, use of repetitive sentence structure, hamartia, peripetia and comparison, embedded in the narrative of the epic, help represent the psychological trauma of the characters. All the narrative components and techniques have been utilized together for the same purpose. The character-event relationship has been discussed to explore how the theme of trauma has been represented in the narrative of the epic.
Elucidation of Histological Features of Pericardium in Cases Clinically Presented as Constrictive Pericarditis: A Retrospective Observational Study
Authors: Kala Chayanika , Bajpai Ashutosh , Khan Lubna , Krishna Vinay , Verma Rakesh Kumar
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon but important disease characterised by impaired diastolic ventricular filling and impaired ventricular ejection as a result of thickened, fibrosed and often calcified pericardium. Aim: To analyse histomorphological features of pericardial biopsy removed in patients with clinical and radiological features of constriction. Materials and Methods: The present study was a retrospective observational study conducted at LPS Institute of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery and Department of Pathology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 108 patients with CP were studied between a time period of January 2008 to June 2019. Clinical, demographic, laboratory and operative data of patients were retrieved from record section of mentioned departments and analysed. On histology the following parameter, if present, were recorded: inflammation and its type, granulation tissue, fibrosis, extracellular collagen deposition, granuloma, haemosiderin deposition, mesothelial hyperplasia, capillary proliferation, and calcification. Data was analysed using Microsoft Office Excel spread sheet. Results: Out of 108 cases, 98 cases (90.7%) had increased pericardial thickness and 10 cases (9.2%) had normal pericardial thickness, despite clinical and echocardiographic features of restriction. In majority of cases (96 cases, 88.9%), inflammation was of chronic type and only in 8 cases (7.4%), it was of acute nature. Tubercular pericarditis was the major cause in 46 cases (42.6%) followed by chronic non specific idiopathic in 39 cases (36.1%). Conclusion: The current study evaluated the histological features of CP in a semiquantitative grade manner thus helping clinician and pathologists to guide for other ancillary testing and thus guide toward accurate diagnosis. The current study evaluated the histological features of CP in a semiquantitative grade manner thus helping pathologists to guide for other ancillary testing and thus guide toward accurate diagnosis.
Muscle Strength in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and its Relationship with Biochemical Parameters and Microvascular Complications
Authors: Basheer KB Riyas , Dinesh KVN , Subhashchandra Rai , Soumya V , Rubina MP , Rashij M , Arshak AT Mohammed
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Sensory symptoms and deficits are frequently observed in diabetic polyneuropathy, but motor deficits are more difficult to recognise or often neglected. As a part of a rehabilitation team, we observed altered muscle strength in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in relation to neuropathy. Weakness in muscles in DM has significant effects on patient's daily living activities. Aim: To find the relationship of muscle strength in diabetes subjects characterised by microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy associated) and biochemical measurements. Materials and Methods: The present observational study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedics, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India for a period of nine months from February 2020 to November 2020. Study included 72 T2DM subjects (n=36) and controls (n=36) with age <75 years, with a diabetic history ≥5 years. By using standard laboratory methods, biochemical measurements were taken, which included Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level, Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c), serum creatine, serum insulin, C-peptide and albumin excretion rate. The retinal status of the diabetic subjects were classified as normal, non proliferative and proliferative retinopathy, renal status classified as incipient and overt nephropathy and neuropathy as asymptomatic and symptomatic by ophthalmologist, nephrologist and neurologist respectively. Muscle strength of the upper extremities and lower extremities were measured by using handheld dynamometer (Baseline® LiTE®). Results: Out of total 72 subjects, the mean age of diabetic and non diabetic group was 55.69±5.50 years and 55.91±5.21 years, respectively. In diabetic subjects, the median value of serum creatine was 1.04 mg/dL , FBS was 171 mg/dL, HbA1c was 9.1%,serum insulin was 24.62 mU/L, C-peptide was 1.13 ng/mL and albumin excretion rate was 57.6 mg/24 hours. Approximately, 10.5% reduction was observed at ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of both sides, 7% reduction of knee extension (both side), and right knee flexion, whereas, the left knee shows a marked 10.81% reduction in muscle strength. Conclusion: Type-2 diabetes subjects have weakness of extensors and flexors of the upper and lower extremity (shoulder and hip strength not assessed in this study) with predominant reduction of muscle strength in the lower limbs.
Purchase Intention Recipients of the Social Safety Net (JPS) Gemilang Program on Products Local Micro, Small and Medium (MSES) Province of West Nusa Tenggara
Authors: . Zulkieflimansyah , Nurjihadi Muhammad , Maradita Fendy , . Hartini , Santoso Agus
Published: February 2022

This study aims to determine the satisfaction and buying interest of the recipients of the Gemilang Social Safety Net (JPS) program, in this case the incidence of buying interest in the recipient group who are satisfied with local products for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) compared to the incidence of buying interest in the group. who are dissatisfied with the local products of the JPS Gemilang program. In addition, this study aims to determine whether or not there is a significant difference in buying interest based on the type of work and educational status on local products of the JPS Gemilang MSME program. The population used in this study were recipients of JPS Gemilang, West Nusa Tengagra (NTB) province with stratified random sampling method. Analysis of the data used in this study is the Analysis of Odds Ratio and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results show that based on the Odds Ratio analysis, it can be seen that the dissatisfied recipients of local product assistance for JPS Gemilang MSMEs have an 8,308 times risk of having transactional buying interest, referential interest, preferential interest, explorative interest, low on local products of the JPS Gemilang MSME program. Based on ANOVA analysis, there is no significant difference in transactional buying interest, referential interest and exploratory interest and there is a significant difference in preferential interest based on the type of work of JPS Gemilang recipients towards local MSME products. Furthermore, based on education level, there was no significant difference in transactional buying interest, referential interest, preferential interest and exploratory interest in local products of the JPS Gemilang MSME program based on the education level group of JPS Gemilang recipients.
Farmer’s Producer Organisation (FPO) – Collective Steps towards Lucrative Agriculture
Authors: Harikrishna Yeragorla Venkata , Hansdah Paraw , Sharma Nedhi Rani
Published: February 2022

Farmer producer organizations are realized as a beneficial structural mechanism for assembling farmers’ collective assist motion geared toward enhancing their very own monetary and social state of affairs and that in their communities. Such organizations have been given the impression to have the capacity to create assets from their associates. They could work at incomparable ranges from the nearby to the worldwide. Many government organizations and NGOs have been seeking to make farmers into specific groups and combine them into the improvement procedure through actively involving them in switch of generation, manufacturing and marketing, making plans, enforcing and tracking of various tasks on rural improvement, agriculture and allied quarter improvement, herbal resource management etc. For building a sustainable FPO, congenial ecosystem is desirable, besides policy reforms predominantly in the system of agricultural marketing. Some of the good ecosystems include the contract farming, production, agri-logistics, policy environment, market and price risk mitigation, licensing, infrastructure arrangements, compliances, etc. FPOs have become one of the effective pathway to address constraints of agriculture sector. There is a necessity for identifying the suitable support system with proper technical guidance with workable and scalable business models. Mainly identified clusters to be scaled up in producer company requirements to be economically reinforced right from the period of community mobilization and inception.
Assessment of the Effect of Re-organization Strategy on Performance of Department of Immigration and Citizen Services in Kenya
Authors: Thirikwa Daniel M. , Obuba Robert
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between reorganization strategies and the performance of department of immigration and citizen services in Kenya. The study was anchored under Contingency Theory of Structural Adaptation to Regain Fit Theory, it adopted an exploration configuration approach targeting a population of 124 representatives of the Department of Immigration and Citizen Services. The specialist utilized a straightforward separated arbitrary examining technique to choose a sample size of 74 respondents. Polls were utilized which had open finished and shut finished inquiries to gather information which were then investigated utilizing descriptive analysis, correlation and regression model to establish the relationship between the variables. The study established a positive correlation between the reorganization strategies and organizational performance (ρ = 0.638, p- value=0.000) at 0.01 level of significance, the study further revealed a statistically significant strong positive linear relationship between Reorganization strategies and organizational Performance (β = 0.687, P- value = 0.000).
Digital Dermatoglyphic Patterns of Uturu People of Abia State
Authors: Oghenemavwe Loveday Ese , Amasiatu Valentine Chidozie , Oyakhire Michael Omonkhoea , Odimara Anita Adaeze
Published: February 2022

Background: Dermatoglyphics is an essential tool in population studies, identification of persons and diagnosis of diseases of genetic origin. The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of finger dermatoglyphic patterns peculiar to Uturu indigenes of Abia State.

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among the Uturu Indigenes of Isikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State Nigeria. A total of two hundred (200) volunteers comprising 100 Males (M) and 100 Females (F) participated in the study. The fingerprints of the thumb (I), index finger (II), middle finger (III), ring finger (IV) and little finger (V) were obtained from the right and left hands using digital scanners and computers. Data were obtained for finger dermal patterns, finger ridge count (FRC) and total finger ridge count (TFRC) Analysis of data was done using Microsoft Excel Data Analysis Tool pack (2016 Edition) and Chi Square test at p>0.05 was used to determine sexual dimorphism and bilateralism.

Results: The patterns observed among sampled Uturu indigenes were Arch (AR), Central pocket loop (CP.L), Double loop (DL), Spiral whorl (SP.W), Ulnar whorl (UL). Uturu people have more ulnar loops in both hands [I; (Right; R) = 55%, (Left; L = 58%), II; (R = 60%, L = 59.5%), III; (R = 75%, L = 66%), IV; (R = 63%, L = 64%), V; (R = 85%, L = 83.5%)], followed by whorls [I; (R = 25%, L = 21.5%), II; (R = 26%, L = 23%), III; (R = 18.5%, L = 20%), IV; (R = 24.5%, L = 25%), V; (R = 9%, L = 9.5%)] and arches [I; (Right; R) = 9.5%, (Left; L) = 12.5%, II; (R = 11%, L = 12.5%), III; (R = 4%, L = 9%), IV; (R = 3%, L = 3.5%), V; (R = 2.5, L = 3.5%)], while radial loop was the least observed pattern (1.5% on the left index finger). The test for bilateralism showed no significant difference in the distribution of dermal patterns in the right and left fingers. In the index finger, significant difference (P>0.05) was observed in the pattern distribution for the right between males and females. Uturu indigenes have more finger ridge count in the right thumb.

Conclusion: The findings of the study will be relevant to biomedical anthropologists, Forensic Scientists and population studies experts.
Effect of Different Levels of Asparagus Root Powder Supplementation on Body Weight and Milk Composition of Lactating Crossbred Cows
Authors: Bhinda Rashmi , Choudhary J. L. , Jain H. K. , Jat Jeewan Ram
Published: February 2022

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplement feeding of Shatavari root powder (Asparagus racemosus) on milk composition and body weight of Holstein Friesian lactating crossbred cows. Fifteen lactating crossbred cows were selected and divided into three groups; T1 (control), T2 and T3 (treatment) of five animals each on the basis of nearness in their body weight and milk yield in completely randomized design. In T1 no Shatavari was supplemented while in T2 and T3 Shatavari was supplemented @ 150 mg and 200 mg/kg body weight, respectively. The study was conducted for a period of 90 days. Milk composition of each animal was determined once every fortnight. Results indicated that the Shatavari root powder supplementation had significant (P<0.05) effect on milk fat, SNF, total solid, lactose and protein percent. The increase in body weight gain was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the treatment groups than the control group. The result showed that supplementing shatavari to the diet of crossbred cows enhanced body weight and improved milk composition.
An Empirical Analysis of Constraints Faced by the Handloom Weavers and Weaver Cooperative Societies in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Olive P. Flowrine , Mahendran K. , Lavanya S. Moghana , Dimashree Devi Haobam
Published: February 2022

Aim: Handloom plays a very important role in country’s economy, because of various challenges handloom weavers are migrating to other occupations. Hence an in-depth investigation was attempted to understand the constrains faced by the handloom weavers and Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies (HWCS) in Tamilnadu.

Study Design: Thirty Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (HWCS) under the VMHC and 200 individual weavers under the cluster were interviewed with the help of well-structured questionnaire for collection of primary data. Stratified random sampling method was employed for selection of the sample.  

Methodology: Garrett’s ranking technique was used to analyse the data.

Results: Results revealed that lack of effective government policies, lack of availability and quality of raw materials, inadequate infrastructure development and poor marketing linkage were the major constrains faced by handloom weavers and handloom weaver’s cooperative societies.
Impact of Weather Factors on Succession and Incidence of Insect Pests in Soybean Glycin max L.
Authors: Kumar Vinod , Yadav A. S.
Published: February 2022

Soybean Glycin max L. is economically the most important crop in the world, providing vegetable protein for millions of people and ingredients for hundred of chemical products. It is severely infested by dozen of insect pests on different plant parts throughout its growth stage. The Present study was carried out at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya- Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Morena (M.P.) to find out the impact of weather factors on incidence of insect pests and their natural enemies of soybean. Eight species of the insect pests and one species of natural enemy was observed during the cropping season. The activities of Aphis gossypii, Bemisia tabaci, Empoasca kerri, Spodoptera litura, Chrysodeixis acuta, Melanagromyza sojae, Obereopsis brevis, Nezara viridula and Coccinella septempunctata was observed from the last week of July to second week of October. The population of Aphis gossypii (2.20/ Three leaves), Bemisia tabaci (1.98/ Three leaves), Empoasca kerri (3.25/ Three leaves), Spodoptera litura (8.15 larvae/mrl), Chrysodeixis acuta (3.00 larval/mrl), Melanagromyza sojae (5.20 percent), Obereopsis brevis (4.80 percent/ plant), Nezara viridula (5.35/ mrl) and Coccinella septempunctata (1.40/plant) reached peak from 31st to 35th Standard Meteorological Week. Abiotic factors was affected the population of insect pests and natural enemies. Temperature (maximum), relative humidity and rainfall were positively influence the activity Aphis gossypii, Bemisia tabaci, Empoasca kerri, Spodoptera litura, Chrysodeixis acuta, Obereopsis brevis, Nezara viridula and Coccinella septempunctata. While maximum temperature was negatively influenced the activity of Melanagromyza sojae.