bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Regeneration in a Neotropical land planarian (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida)
Authors: Boll Piter , Rossi Ilana , Amaral Silvana Vargas do , Leal-Zanchet Ana Maria
Published: March 2023

Planarians are known for their ability to regenerate missing body parts. However, little is known about the regeneration ability of land planarians, especially regarding Neotropical species. Herein, we investigated the regeneration in the Neotropical land planarian Luteostriata abundans. Specimens were cut in two at different points along the body and monitored for 50 days. Larger and anterior pieces survived more than smaller posterior pieces. Anterior pieces that retained the pharynx continued to feed normally as intact animals, while posterior pieces that retained the pharynx lost its function temporarily. The growth rate was similar among all pieces across 50 days. Anterior mouthless pieces regenerated the pharynx and mouth significantly faster than posterior mouthless pieces. After 50 days, the relative position of the mouth along the body reached values close to intact animals in all regenerating pieces. In general, anterior pieces showed higher survival and regenerated faster than posterior fragments, which agrees with observations with other planarian species. However, surviving posterior pieces were able to retain the proportions of intact animals as well. Overall, our results suggest that L. abundans has a good regenerative capacity similar to many freshwater planarians.
The complete mitochondrial genome of Hyotissa sinensis (Bivalvia, Ostreoidea) indicates the genetic diversity within Gryphaeidae
Authors: Li Fengping , Liu Hongyue , Heng Xin , Zhang Yu , Fan Mingfu , Wang Shunshun , Liu Chunsheng , Gu Zhifeng , Wang Aimin , Yang Yi
Published: March 2023

Different from the true oyster (family Ostreidae), the molecular diversity of the gryphaeid oyster (family Gryphaeidae) has never been sufficiently investigated. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Hyotissa sinensis was sequenced and compared with those of other ostreoids. The total length of H. sinensis mtDNA is 30,385 bp, encoding 12 protein-coding-genes (PCGs), 26 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. The nucleotide composition and codon usage preference of H. sinensis mtDNA is similar to that of H. hyotis within the same genus. On the other hand, the presence of three trnM and three trnL genes of H. sinensis was not detected neither in H. hyotis nor other ostroid species. Another unique character of H. sinensis mtDNA is that both rrnS and rrnL have a nearly identical duplication. The PCG order of H. sinensis is identical to H. hyotis and the two congener species also share an identical block of 12 tRNA genes. The tRNA rearrangements mostly happen in the region from Cox1 to Nad3, the same area where the duplicated genes are located. The rearrangements within Gryphaeidae could be explained by a "repeat-random loss model". Phylogenetic analyses revealed Gryphaeidae formed by H. sinensis + H. hyotis as sister to Ostreidae, whereas the phylogenetic relationship within the latter group remains unresolved. The present study indicated the mitogenomic diversity within Gryphaeidae and could also provide important data for future better understanding the gene order rearrangements within superfamily Ostreoidea.
Evaluating resampled and fused Sentinel-2 data and machine-learning algorithms for mangrove mapping in the northern coast of Qeshm island, Iran
Authors: Soffianian Ali Reza , Toosi Neda Bihamta , Asgarian Ali , Regnauld Hervé , Fakheran Sima , Waser Lars T.
Published: March 2023

Mangrove forests, as an essential component of the coastal zones in tropical and subtropical areas, provide a wide range of goods and ecosystem services that play a vital role in ecology. Mangroves are globally threatened, disappearing, and degraded. Consequently, knowledge on mangroves distribution and change is important for effective conservation and making protection policies. Developing remote sensing data and classification methods have proven to be suitable tools for mapping mangrove forests over a regional scale. Here, we scrutinized and compared the performance of pixel-based and object-based methods under Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forest (RF) algorithms in mapping a mangrove ecosystem into four main classes (Mangrove tree, mudflat, water, and sand spit) using resampled and fused Sentinel-2 images. Additionally, landscape metrics were used to identify the differences between spatial patterns obtained from different classification methods. Results showed that pixel-based classifications were influenced heavily by the effect of salt and pepper noise, whereas in object-based classifications, boundaries of land use land cover (LULC) polygons were smoother and visually more appealing. Object-based classifications, with an excellent level of kappa, distinguished mudflat and sand spit from each other and from mangrove better than the pixel-based classifications which obtained a fair-to-good level of kappa. RF and SVM performed differently under comparable circumstances. The results of landscape metrics comparison presented that the classification methods can be affected on quantifying area and size metrics. Although the results supported the idea that fused Sentinel images may provide better results in mangrove LULC classification, further research needs to develop and evaluate various image fusion approaches to make use of all Sentinel’s fine resolution images. Our results on the mapping of mangrove ecosystems can contribute to the improvement of management and conservation strategies for these ecosystems being impacted by human activities.
Land snail diversity in central China: revision of Laeocathaica Möllendorff, 1899 (Gastropoda, Camaenidae), with descriptions of seven new species
Authors: Wu Min , Shen Wang , Chen Zhong-Guang
Published: March 2023

Central China harbors the native dart-sac-bearing camaenids Laeocathaica. The genus is revised and seven new species are proposed based on museum material and newly collected specimens. This work confirmed that most Laeocathaica species have restricted habitats. The comparison of the dart sac apparatus among the dart-sac-bearing camaenid genera indicated the importance of the presence of the proximal accessory sac that might be analogous to the membranous/muscular sac surrounding the proximal dart sac and/or the distal region of the vagina near the atrium, which also plays a significant role in the diagnosis of Laeocathaica species based on its number, symmetry and position on the dart sac. Species with similar shell morphology were studied using geometric morphometric methods to detect variations in shell shape. A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on 16S and ITS2 sequence data of partial Laeocathaica species and many other dart-sac-bearing taxa suggested that Laeocathaica might be monophyletic. Furthermore, the present phylogeny indicated that Stilpnodiscus, Cathaica, Bradybaena, and Pseudobuliminus might be polyphyletic and therefore the taxonomy of dart-sac-bearing camaenids in this region requires a thorough revision. This work reconfirms that the Southern Gansu Plateau is important as a hotspot for malacodiversity conservation on the Chinese mainland.
L’acte de danser comme travail spirituel : une expérience de révélation modelée par les « Danses Libres en Conscience »
Authors: Mazzella di Bosco Marie
Published: March 2023

À travers l’étude de matériaux ethnographiques issus d’un terrain de quatre ans dans le milieu des Danses Libres en Conscience en Île-de-France, cet article a pour ambition de saisir une caractéristique constitutive des pratiques contemporaines et occidentales engageant intensément le corps dans un travail holistique à vocation spirituelle. Ce trait distinctif commun peut nous aider à dépasser une grande hétérogénéité du champ perçue au premier abord, et offrir un modèle pour penser l’expérience (sensible, corporelle, affective, mentale et collective) qui est au cœur de ces pratiques.
Par-delà « science » et « religion » : faire vivre le spirituel à Auroville (Inde du Sud)
Authors: Obadia Lionel
Published: March 2023

Les nombreux débats autour de la notion de « spiritualité », sous sa forme moderne, se sont souvent focalisés sur la pertinence des phénomènes empiriques qui la caractérisent et en justifient les emplois dans le contexte académique. En retournant cette tendance dans le sens inverse, cet article propose d’examiner les usages sociaux du terme du point de vue des acteurs et non pas des seuls chercheurs. Dans la cité utopique d’Auroville, en Inde du Sud, la notion de spiritualité relève à la fois du lexique, du symbolisme et de la praxéologie. Socialement dispersée et inégalement distribuée dans les usages langagiers, elle contribue toutefois à la structuration de l’organisation sociale, spatiale et idéologique du projet de la communauté, et nourrit les univers de sens et d’action individuels comme collectifs, mais de manière oblique ou discrète. C’est précisément cette complexité empirique et, partant, théorique, de la spiritualité, dont cet article entend rendre compte.
The Effect of Online Learning on Undergraduate Student Achievement and Engagement During Times of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)
Authors: Zulkeflee Nil Rabiatul Adawiah , Sanmugam Mageswaran , Nee Chee Ken
Published: March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the worldwide education system and an online learning environment has been implemented to ensure the continuity of education during times of emergency remote teaching. This study examines the effect of online learning on undergraduate students' achievement and engagement during times of emergency remote teaching. This study employed a quasi-experimental design without a control group using the quantitative research approach to identify the achievement motivation level and engagement level of USM undergraduate students in the instructional technology practices subject (PGT201E) during COVID-19 and the relationship between these two variables. A purposive sampling technique was used, and an online survey based on the achievement motivation inventory (AMI) and online student engagement scale (OSE), and also asynchronous email interviews were conducted with USM undergraduate students who took the instructional technology practices subject (PGT201E) in the academic year of 2020/2021. The findings of this study were discussed further in the chapter.
Inclusive or Exclusive Education
Authors: Salhab Reham Ahmed
Published: March 2023

According to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), most governments must enact laws to ensure that all students have access to education. Inclusive education acknowledges that students come from a variety of backgrounds and have a variety of traits, including varying learning capacities and cognitive development. The goal of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Palestinian teachers towards inclusive education and identify the challenges they face while implementing inclusive education. This study adapted a mixed design; quantitative data were collected from schoolteachers by questionnaire and a qualitative data was gathered by some of these school teachers. Results show positive attitudes of schoolteachers towards inclusion. Challenges included: struggling with the implementation of inclusive education, lack of support for these transformative practices, and parents' cooperation being stated after analyzing the data.
A Systematic Literature Enquiry of the South African Agricultural Marketing Environment Pre-1913 to the Present
Authors: Chauke Phineas Khazamula
Published: March 2023

Over a period of time, the South African agricultural sector has been divided into two sub-sectors, i.e., commercial and subsistence farming for whites and black farmers respectively. It also went through three marketing environmental phases, commencing pre 1913 to date. Use is made of the systemic literature review methodology, considered superior to its more unstructured narrative review counterpart. The findings of the review process are that the early 1900s reflected what a competitive non-regulated market can achieve even for those with minimal productive capacities, while the second phase that commenced with intensification of discriminatory legislation reflected the negative outcomes of the system. The last phase, covering the period after 1994, reflected development of an inclusive policy environment with minimal incorporation of the emerging black farming community. The chapter recommends more concerted efforts at graduating emerging farmers, implementation of well-intended and crafted policies and improved monitoring of CPAs.
Trends, Prospects, and Barriers in Promoting Regional Trade in Pulses/Legumes in the ECOWAS Region Under AfCFTA Regime
Authors: Onoja Anthony Ojonimi , Obi Ajuruchukwu
Published: March 2023

Trade in agricultural products plays a particularly crucial role in addressing food security and reduction of poverty. By making the ability of the continent to feed itself a priority goal in the Malabo Declaration, African leaders shared renewed faith in agriculture, and showed how stepped-up investments in production and distribution can make a strong contribution towards the attainments of goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA). Food security goes beyond quantity of food available to inclusion of nutritious diets in households' menu. These commodities are vital to the attainment of food and nutritional security, soil conservation, and, if commercially produced in efficient systems, can boost ECOWAS participation in African trade. This chapter therefore examines the prospects for promoting trade in pulses and legumes within the ECOWAS region in the context of the AfCFTA protocol, paying particular attention to trends, prospects and barriers and where there are flexibilities that allow for beneficial and productive policy intervention.
Images of Organic Food Products, Consumers, Makers, and Distributors
Authors: Nghiêm-Phú Bình , Suter Jillian Rae
Published: March 2023

Compared to the other fields of business, research on image congruence in the food business sector, particularly organic food, is relatively scarce. Previous studies could only identify the congruence of certain psychological elements of perceived image. Other functional elements, on the other hand, are mostly overlooked. Considering these issues, this study aimed to examine customer perceptions of themselves as organic food consumers, of organic food products, and of organic food makers and distributors. Using data gathered from nine informants, this study found that organic food consumers held certain images concerning organic food products, their makers and distributors, and themselves. Some images of organic food consumers and organic food products shared the same nature. In addition, some images of organic food consumers, makers and distributors had the same essence. Implications of these findings, together with the limitations of this study and directions for future research, were discussed.
Fresh Produce Market Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Tempia Ndiadivha P. , Nakana Elvis , Malungane Makhanana , Wegerif Marc
Published: March 2023

This chapter examines the functioning of the national fresh produce markets (NFPMs) with specific reference to three themes: 1) challenges in the regulatory environment and the importance of social relation, 2) networks in shaping the functioning of the NFPMs alongside the narrow economic relations that exist among the market participants in the NFPMs, and 3) the importance of the informal sector for the NFPMs and the distribution of fresh produce. Specific reference is made to the Johannesburg Fresh case study for the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM). The chapter proposes solutions to the mentioned challenges.
Digitally Sustaining
Authors: Ranjan Aditya , Chaturvedi Priya
Published: March 2023

Conservation of intangible cultural heritage is important for any rural tourism destination. The rich intangible cultural heritage can be preserved using advanced digital technologies for future generations. Digital technologies provide the means of documenting, recovering, and presenting different components of the intangible cultural heritage of a rural destination. However, one of the challenges is finding appropriate forms, together with efficient methods, to document the ephemeral aspects of rural intangible heritage. Another barrier is finding effective ways to communicate the knowledge inextricably linked to people or communities. This chapter outlines state-of-the-art models, projects, and technical practices that have advanced the digitization lifecycle for intangible cultural heritage resources. The chapter further aims to identify the advancements and gaps in the existing conventions and to envision opportunities for transmitting embodied knowledge in intangible heritage.
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
Authors: Kemer Ebru , Tyagi Pankaj Kumar
Published: March 2023

Rapid technological developments have affected business areas and caused differences in products and services. The tourism and hospitality industry has also been affected by these rapid developments, and the use and importance of new technologies have increased. In this context, this research aims to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies in the field of tourism marketing with data obtained from secondary data. As a result of the research, it has been determined that artificial intelligence and robotic technology applications in the tourism sector offer personalized and new opportunities for tourists in their travel decisions. Within the scope of the research, it has been suggested that these opportunities offered through big data are important in reducing operating costs and ensuring personnel productivity and competitive advantage. Therefore, using artificial intelligence in tourism marketing positively contributes to the systematic analysis of customer information.
A Bio-Therapeutically Squalene
Authors: Aslam Muhammad Shahzad , Kim Yun Jin , Linchao Qian
Published: March 2023

Although the skin tissue on our bodies is a well-organized structure with high biomechanical properties like tensile strength and friction, we have all experienced various types of wounds throughout our lives owing to numerous etiological factors. In the general population, it is a substantial source of morbidity. For instance, in the case of burnt skin tissue, self-healing is in fact a large and challenging barrier to tissue regeneration. Squalene is a bioactive triterpene that occurs naturally and plays a key role in the process of making sterols. The most well-known source of squalene is shark liver oil. Vegetable oils may contain squalene in a range of concentrations. They have been extracted using a variety of techniques, including supercritical carbon dioxide, microwave, ultrasonic, cold press, and traditional Soxhlet extractions. In vitro and in animal models, these substances have been demonstrated to have anticancer, antioxidant, drug carrier, detoxifier, skin moisturising, and emollient effects.
Nrf2 as a novel diagnostic biomarker for papillary thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Wang Zhiyang , Li Jing , Liu Ziwei , Yue Ling
Published: March 2023

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy. However, it is very difficult to distinguish PTC from benign carcinoma. Thus, specific diagnostic biomarkers are actively pursued. Previous studies observed that Nrf2 was highly expressed in PTC. Based on this research, we hypothesized that Nrf2 may serve as a novel specific diagnostic biomarker. A single-center retrospective study, including 60 patients with PTC and 60 patients with nodular goiter, who underwent thyroidectomy at the Central Theater General Hospital from 2018 to July 2020, was conducted. The clinical data of the patients were collected. Nrf2, BRAF V600E, CK-19, and Gal-3 proteins were compared from paraffin samples of the patients. Through this study, we obtained the following results: i) Nrf2 exhibits high abundance expression in PTC, but not in adjacent to PTC and nodular goiter; increased Nrf2 expression could serve as a valuable biomarker for PTC diagnosis; the sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of PTC were 96.70% and 89.40%, respectively. ii) Nrf2 also shows higher expression in PTC with lymph node metastasis, but not adjacent to PTC and nodular goiter, thus the increased Nrf2 expression might serve as a valuable predictor for lymph node metastasis in PTC patients; the sensitivity and specificity for the prediction in lymph node metastasis were 96.00% and 88.57%, respectively; excellent diagnostic agreements were found between Nrf2 and other routine parameters including HO-1, NQO1 and BRAF V600E. iii) The downstream molecular expression of Nrf2 including HO-1 and NQO1 consistently increased. In conclusion, Nrf2 displays a high abundance expression in human PTC, which leads to the higher expression of downstream transcriptional proteins: HO-1 and NQO1. Moreover, Nrf2 can be used as an extra biomarker for differential diagnosis of PTC and a predictive biomarker for lymph node metastasis of PTC.
A Randomized Phase II Study of Irinotecan Plus Cisplatin with or without Simvastatin in Ever-Smokers with Extended Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Lee Youngjoo , Lee Soo-Hyun , Lee Geon Kook , Lim Eun Jin , Han Ji-Youn
Published: March 2023

Purpose This study evaluated whether an addition of simvastatin to chemotherapy improves survival in ever-smokers with extensive disease (ED)–small cell lung cancer (SCLC).Materials and Methods This is an open-label randomized phase II study conducted in National Cancer Center (Goyang, Korea). Chemonaive patients with ED-SCLC, smoking history (≥ 100 cigarettes lifetime), and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of ≤ 2 were eligible. Patients were randomized to receive irinotecan plus cisplatin alone or with simvastatin (40 mg once daily orally) for a maximum of six cycles. Primary endpoint was the the 1-year survival rate.Results Between September 16, 2011, and September 9, 2021, 125 patients were randomly assigned to the simvastatin (n=62) or control (n=63) groups. The median smoking pack year was 40 years. There was no significant difference in the 1-year survival rate between the simvastatin and control groups (53.2% vs. 58.7%, p=0.535). The median progression-free survival and overall survival between the simvastatin arm vs. the control groups were 6.3 months vs. 6.4 months (p=0.686), and 14.4 months vs. 15.2 months, respectively (p=0.749). The incidence of grade 3-4 adverse events was 62.9% in the simvastatin group and 61.9% in the control group. In the exploratory analysis of lipid profiles, patients with hypertriglyceridemia had significantly higher 1-year survival rates than those with normal triglyceride levels (80.0% vs. 52.7%, p=0.046).Conclusion Addition of simvastatin to chemotherapy provided no survival benefit in ever-smokers with ED-SCLC. Hypertriglyceridemia may be associated with better prognosis in these patient population.
Just for people like me: A multimodal interpretative phenomenological analysis of font consumption.
Authors:   , Relja Ruffin
Published: March 2023

Purpose/research questions. The purpose of this study is to understand more fully individuals’ conscious and unconscious lived experiences with font consumption. More specifically, this research asks how relationships with mundane products like typefaces can be described analytically and how individuals consume fonts to construct their identities. Design/methodology/approach. The study employs an inductive, multimethod qualitative research design. It uses an interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA) (Smith, Flowers, & Larkin, 2009) to generate and analyse 48 data sets from 16 diverse typeface users, who were purposefully recruited to reflect the increasingly diverse font user. Data comprise visual (collage), written (narrative) and verbal (interview) texts. Results. Consumers form (parasocial) relationships with typefaces that are shaped by their degree of ‘connoisseurship’. This is a new temporally dynamic and multi-layered concept comprising five facets: Apprehending, involvement, hunting and gathering, knowing, and gatekeeping. Ultimately, the study suggests that fonts must be apprehended as commodities in their own right to become part of identity construction processes and to facilitate the creation of person-object relationships. Originality/value. This study makes several theoretical and methodological contributions. First, it reconceptualizes connoisseurship by employing a rhetoric device and offers an integrated model of the construct. Second, it extends marketing literature on consumer-object and parasocial relationships by proposing a connoisseurship trajectories framework. Third, it enriches methodological literature by introducing the collage construction method in multimodal IPA research. Practical implications. The need for identifying dynamic segments in the typeface market, establishing competitive positioning and co-creating value are highlighted. Future research. This study encourages further research that, for example, applies the connoisseurship trajectories framework to other contexts like polymorphic person-object relationships or explores font consumption from alternative perspectives (e.g. brand and sales managers).
Analysis of Factors Influenced by Changes in Secondary Curriculum and the SAT System on College Mathematics
－Based on the case of A university
Authors: Moon Eun-ho , Kim Dong-ho , Na Kwang-soo , Shim Ho-jin , Kim Jae-duck
Published: March 2023

This study analyzed the correlation between a student's learning background and their academic achievement in college-level calculus. By focusing on A university cases, this study seeks ways to improve the college calculus curriculum according to changes in the curriculum and the College Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) system. In particular, the academic achievement of college calculus was compared and analyzed according to whether calculus was completed in high school, or if calculus was selectively taken in the SAT. Through this study, it was confirmed that the relationship between one's academic achievement and one's learning background in college calculus differs depending on the student's basic academic ability. In other words, there was a difference in the academic achievement of college calculus according to whether students with a certain level of basic academic ability selectively took calculus in the SAT. On the other hand, it was also confirmed that there was a difference in the academic achievement of college calculus for students who lacked basic academic ability depending on whether or not they had completed calculus in high school. Therefore, universities should prepare a curriculum for college calculus according to the educational background of students by conducting a basic academic ability assessment before granting them admission in order to more accurately grasp their particular educational backgrounds.
The Principles and Practices of College Writing Education Using the Metaverse
Authors: Ahn Seohyun , Heo Yoon
Published: March 2023

This study aimed to explore the principles and practices of college writing education using the metaverse. To this end, the background theory of the educational use of the metaverse was first explored, the basic principles of metaverse map implementation were derived, and the direction of map design and implementation specialized for writing education was presented. So far, university education using the metaverse has been conducted at its introductory stage, in the form of a one-off event or ‘classroom’ that is not very different from the existing teaching method. However, considering the effectiveness of metaverse education, the important thing for educators to focus on is the actual design of the metaverse space, which must allow for greater interaction among the students if they are ever going to reach their full potential.These design principles should be embodied through close connection between teaching objectives and subject characteristics. This study exemplifies space design for university writing education and describes cases of introducing it to actual classes. It also empirically reports on the class experience of activating potential through the introduction of virtual education, which is different from the normal face-to-face classes as commonly seen in classrooms or video conferences.
Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Authors: Ulusoy Hasan , Bilgici Ayhan , Kuru Ömer , Sarıca Nebahat , Arslan Şule , Erkorkmaz Ünal
Published: March 2023

Objective: This retrospective study was planned to determine the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 28 patients with a mean disease duration of 11.9±6.1 years. In addition to clinical and demographic variables, lumbar and femoral BMD were evaluated with dual energy X-ray absorbtiometry. Lumbar spine score (LSS) and sacroiliac score (SIS) were calculated by grading of standard radiographs. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were determined as laboratory parameters.

Results: The rate of osteoporosis and osteopenia were 7.1% and 25% at the lumbar spine, and 14.2% and 17.8% at the femoral neck, respectively. LSS was significantly correlated with lumbar BMD (r=0.70, p<0.001), but not with femoral neck BMD (r=-0.11, p=0.55). SIS was negatively correlated with femoral neck BMD (r=-0.79, p<0.001), but not correlated with lumbar BMD (r=0.19, p=0.32). While lumbar BMD was positively correlated with disease duration (r=0.37, p=0.05), femoral neck BMD showed negative correlation with disease duration (r=-0.46, p=0.01). The evaluation of clinical paramaters and BMD showed that morning stiffness, spinal pain, ESR and CRP were not correlated with BMD. Only modified Schober's test was related to BMD on both lumbar spine and femoral neck.

Conclusion: Ankylosing spondylitis patients are at risk for developing osteoporosis. In advanced disease, the lumbar BMD is misleadingly high because of paravertebral calcification and ossification. Therefore, it is more rational to evaluate the BMD at the femoral neck. (Turk J Rheumatol 2010; 25: 24-8)
Relationship of Bone Densitometry and Bone Resorption Markers With Menopausal Type and Duration
Authors: Akdemir Nermin , Bilir Cemil , Cinemre Hakan , Pekuz Muhittin , Gökosmanoğlu Feyzi
Published: March 2023

Objective: Menopause age and bone mineral density are positively related and there is a rapid bone loss in the early post-menopausal period. A ratio of 30% of post-menopausal women are affected from osteoporosis developing due to bone loss and this causes 40% risk of fracture in a 50- year old woman.

Materials and Methods: In this sudy, serum osteocalcin and urine deoxypridinoline levels were analyzed in 102 postmenapausal and 48 healthy premenopausal controls who presented to gynecology outpatient clinic. Bone densitometry was obtained from all postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal patients were further divided into four groups according to time since menopause:<5 years, 5-9 years, 10-19 years and >20 years.

Results: Mean (SD) age in 48 premenopausal women was 47.7 (3.7) while it was 56.5 (6.8) in 102 post-menopausal women. 34 out of 102 post-menopausal women had surgical menopause due to bilateral oopheroctomy+hysterectomy while the remaining had natural menopause. No significant difference was found in bone-turnover markers between women with surgical and natural menopause.

Conclusion: Although there was not a statistically significant difference between bone-turnover markers, bone mineral density stays lower in surgical menopausal patients and this difference disappear only after about 20 years. Also bone turnover markers are usually high up to five years after surgical menopause and return to normal levels after then. Thus, our study suggested that oopheroctomy does not cause additional risk to hysterectomy. We also suggest that there is not a long-term relationship between serum bone turnover markers or bone density and the etiology of menopause. (Turk J Rheumatol 2010; 25: 29-33)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Yağcı İlker , Akcan Eylem , Yıldırım Pelin , Ağırman Mehmet , Güven Zeynep
Published: March 2023

Objective: To determine the incidence of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and to compare the characteristics of patients with only CLBP and patients with CLBP and FMS.

Materials and Methods: Fifty five patients with CLBP were enrolled to the study. The low back pain was assessed with Visual Analog Scale (VAS), emotional, social and physical health conditions were assessed with Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), general health condition was assessed with Health Assessment Questionnare (HAQ) and severity of depression was assessed with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Results: The diagnosis of FMS was estabilished in 15 of 55 (27.3%) patients with CLBP according to American College of Rheumatology criteria. VAS and HAQ scores were higher (p=0.014 and p=0.017 respectively), energy level of NHP was lower (p=0.009) in patients with FMS when they were compared to patients with only CLBP. There were not any significant differences in BDI between groups.

Conclusion: The VAS scores of patients with CLBP and FMS were higher and energy levels of this group were lower. These results should be considered while making treatment programs. (Turk J Rheumatol 2010; 25: 37-40)
ASSESSING THE MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AFTER THE PANDEMIC: A SURVEY OF JAUNPUR DISTRICT
Authors: Singh Rakshita
Published: March 2023

Caste and marginalization of certain downtrodden communities are inter-linked. The lower castes are the most vulnerable to any natural or man-made disasters. The pandemic had similar effects on the Dalits and their children. This article is an overview of the Dalits children after the two years of pandemic, primarily it had analysed their school dropouts and their health.
REPORT ON POST-EDITING OF ABSTRACT OF AEROSPACE ARTICLES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCE THEORY
Authors: Xueya GUO
Published: March 2023

Background: According to the Language Service Development in China: 2020, Machine Translation(MT) is increasingly used in the language services industry. To analyze the problems of MT and find solutions, the author post-edited ten abstracts of aerospace papers from CNKI core journals by Google translate. Principal Findings: The fact is that MT is restricted to the original text features and confined to formal correspondence, failing to recognize the differences between English and Chinese, resulting in errors at all levels: lexical, syntactic, and contextual, which greatly affects the textual quality. Therefore, it is quite necessary to conduct post-editing to correct the mistakes. In order to make the MT version accurate and readable, the author conducts the post-editing under the guidance of Functional Equivalence Theory and summarizes PE techniques. For lexical errors, especially for terminology errors, the author must figure out word meanings by checking the authoritative references. At the sentence level, the author needs to change the word order according to the meaning so as to achieve semantic equivalence. At the discourse level, the author must pay attention to the coherence and make the logical relationship clear to reproduce the contextual meaning of the original texts. Conclusions: The results of the paper show that post-editing under the guidance of the Functional Equivalence Theory can correct MT errors, increase translation accuracy, and provide references for post-editing of MT.
A Study on Robot Engineering based Fire Evacuation System
Authors: Aishwarya A  , Avantika P  , Indhudhara G.I  , Kavya U  , Sindhu Sree M  , Pavithra G  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we will read research papers on relevant issues to obtain information to help us create a system to rescue individuals who are caught in dangerous situations due to fire. This paper comprises the review of publications linked to fire evacuation and rescue robots. This robot is intended to rescue people trapped in a burning building and transport them to a safer area. Here, we'll path-plan the quickest route from the escapee's location to the exit and dispatch the robot to rescue and take them there. Human interruption has decreased as a result of mechanical technology advancements, and robots are now used for a variety of tasks as well as for the welfare of humans. The firefighters may utilise this firefighting robot in addition to them in emergency scenarios. A robot firefighter should be able to look about a given region, find the flame, and extinguish it. To complete these duties, the robot needs the proper controller. The work given here is a mini-project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering students in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
A review/survey paper on Nanobots in Medical Applications for cancer cures
Authors: Deekshitha P  , Pavithra G  , Sindhu Shree M  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

A review or survey on Nanobots in Medical Applications is presented in this paper. Nanorobotics is the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines. Nanorobots would constitute any “smart” structure capable of actuation, sensing, signaling, information processing, intelligence, manipulation and swarm behavior at nano scale (10-9m). More specifically, nanorobotics (as opposed to micro robotics) refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots with devices ranging in size from 0.1 to 10 micrometers and constructed of nanoscale or molecular components. The first useful applications of nanomachines is in nanomedicine. The biological machines are used to identify and destroy cancer cells. The work given here is a project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering post-graduate student in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
A review/survey paper on Nanobots in Medical Applications for kidney curing in humans
Authors: Deekshitha P  , Pavithra G  , Sindhu Shree M  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

A review or survey on Nanobots in Medical Applications is presented in this paper. Nanorobotics is the science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines. Nanorobots would constitute any “smart” structure capable of actuation, sensing, signaling, information processing, intelligence, manipulation and swarm behavior at nano scale (10-9m). More specifically, nanorobotics (as opposed to micro robotics) refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots with devices ranging in size from 0.1 to 10 micrometers and constructed of nanoscale or molecular components. The first useful applications of nanomachines is in nanomedicine. The biological machines are used to identify and destroy cancer cells. The work given here is a project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering post-graduate student in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
Human body detection Underwater, water quality monitoring, and marine boundary surveillance using AI with help of marine robots
Authors: Charan Reddy N  , Gopinath C  , Jayashree K  , Revati Hiremath  , Pavithra G  , Sindhu Shree M  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

The work presented in this paper gives the details about the human body detection, underwater, water quality monitoring, and marine boundary surveillance using AI with help of marine robots. This paper involves designing and implementing an Aquabot, which travels underwater to detect possible human presence. This robot is expected to be extremely useful in human detection operations underwater during water accidents. Monitoring the marine borders is a very difficult task and the security at these borders is of high importance. In order to understand the global climate and environmental changes, marine exploration is necessary. This project helps in research areas for the purpose of various data collection, weather monitoring, and pH sensing. Using these data disaster prevention like tsunamis and earthquakes can be done. Garbage disposal facilities are absent in many places. Hence, dumping garbage into nearby water bodies has become a major issue. This type of dumping causes a negative impact on the environment, Aquabot provides applications for cleaning, weather monitoring, pH sensing, etc. The work given here is a mini-project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering students in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
GoAgro: Design and development of a precision farming robot
Authors: Bhoomika K.M  , Bhuvan J  , Hruday B.N  , Mithun V.P  , Pavithra G  , Sindhu Shree M  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

Since a long time ago, agriculture has been a significant part of the Indian economy. 18% of India's gross domestic product is produced by the agriculture sector (GDP). A better answer for precision agriculture is provided by robotics and the internet of things. Selective harvesting is necessary when picking fruits or vegetables like tomatoes and apples. In traditional farming, each fruit is hand-picked by a worker, requiring a huge amount of labour to carry out selective farming. We suggest a robot that helps farmers with a variety of labor-intensive chores, such as selective crop harvesting and qualitative segregation, while also simultaneously providing data on crop health, soil nutritional status, and crop shelf-life detection. An android application is used to analyse, process, and send the obtained data to the farmer. Later, the weight, colour, and health of the particular crop are checked to grade its quality. The fruit is subsequently moved into the designated container after being graded. Spoiled or overripe fruits and vegetables would be plucked and dropped so as not to interfere with the plant's growth. A harvesting arm on the proposed robot would reach the fruit or vegetable and pick it from the plant or tree. The work given here is a mini-project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering students in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
Design of the third eye for the blind personnels
Authors: Akash R  , Maya Srinivas  , Venugopal Rao S  , Sanjan Kashyap  , Pavithra G  , Sindhu Shree M  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

This paper highlights the design of the third eye for the blind personnels. One of the biggest problems that people who are blind face on a daily basis is movement. The loss of their eyesight severely limits their quality of life and activities. In their long-term exploration, they typically use a blind navigation system or their stored recollections. The major goal of the current effort is to provide a strong, dependable, user-friendly, portable, low-power, low-cost solution for efficient navigation. As stated in this study (Smart Glasses for Blind People), the intended audience is those who are visually handicapped. It includes a built-in sensor that emits ultrasonic waves in the direction the user is moving while scanning a maximum of 5–6 metres over a 30 degree angle. The sensor recognises the impediment and transmits a signal to the buzzer, which alerts the user with a beeping sound. The work given here is a mini-project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering students in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
Development of Nano Route Based Synthetic RBC
Authors: Pavan Raju  , Amrutha Bhat  , Sindhu S  , Sushmitha A.C  , Sindhu Sree M  , Pavithra G  , T.C.Manjunath  , Aditya T.G  , Sandeep K.V  , Rajashekar M. Koyyeda  , Suhasini V.K  , Vijayakumar K.N
Published: March 2023

This paper gives the details about the development of Nano Route Based Synthetic RBCs. Blood plays an important role in the survival and functioning of Human body. Blood is required in various treatments during surgeries and loss of blood can cause several problems. World is facing problems due to shortage of blood. Synthetic RBC (Artificial blood) is a safe alternative for Human RBC using nano-technology. It can used instead of human blood during the blood transfusions to overcome the shortage of human blood. The main function of Synthetic RBC is to transport oxygen. Synthetic RBC mimics the actions of human RBC like ability to clot and react to pathogens. The work given here is a mini-project that is taken up as a part of the curriculum completed by electronics and communication engineering students in the second year of the electronics & communication engineering department at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
A Study on Detect and Prevent Network strike in MANETS
Authors: Bhasker Gangadhar Koshidgewar
Published: March 2023

The greatest challenge for the MANETS is to come with a robust security solution even in the presence of malicious nodes, so that MANET can be protected from various routing strikes. Several countermeasures have been proposed for these routing strikes in MANETS using various cryptographic techniques. But most of these mechanisms are not considerably suitable for the resource constraints, i.e., bandwidth limitation and battery power, since they results in heavy traffic load for exchanging and verification of keys. In this paper, a new semantic security solution is provided, which suits for the different MANET constraints and also is robust in nature, since it is able to identify and prevent four routing strikes parallel.
Authentication using hand gesture
Authors: JENIFER A  , GEETHA S
Published: March 2023

In some real-world personal identification applications requiring high security standards, multibiometrics can provide higher identification accuracy than single biometrics. Due to its good performance, palmprint identification has received a lot of attention among other biometrics technologies. Combining left and right palmprints for multibiometrics is easy to implement and can produce better results. However, previous studies did not explore this issue in depth. An innovative framework for performing multibiometrics by combining left and right palmprint images is presented in this paper. This framework integrated three kinds of scores generated from the left and right palmprint images to perform matching score-level fusion. These first two scores were generated from left and right palmprint images, respectively, and can be obtained using any palmprint identification method. However, the third score was obtained using a specialized algorithm. Due to the careful consideration of the left and right palmprint images, the proposed algorithm can effectively exploit the similarity between the left and right palmprints. Moreover, the proposed weighted fusion scheme allowed perfect identification performance to be obtained in comparison with previous palmprint identification methods.