bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Listening to Quran Recitation on Score of Post-Stroke Fatigue in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Authors: Silviana Meyvita , Riasari Naili Sofi , Mantikha Farah Febriyani
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: One of the common stroke complications is post-stroke fatigue (PSF) with the prevalence of 25–85%. PSF influences health-related quality of life, disability, dependence in daily activities, ability to return to work, and case fatality rate of stroke patients. Listening to Quran recitation can increase alpha waves in the brain, reduce stress and inflammatory biomarkers.

AIM: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of listening to Quran recitation on PSF and find out the mean Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) score in acute ischemic stroke patients.

METHODS: This was an experimental study with one-group pretest-posttest design. Sixteen subjects were recruited by consecutive sampling in Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital, Semarang. The FAS score was assessed on the 1st day of study, then Quran recitation was played 2 sessions a day, 15 min/session, for 5 days. The FAS score was reassessed on the last day. The study was conducted from August to September 2021. The analysis test used was paired t-test.

RESULTS: The results showed a significant relationship between listening to Quran recitation with changes in FAS score in acute ischemic stroke patients (p < 0.05). Most of the subjects were <65 years old, male, had hypertension, did not have DM, and did not smoke.

CONCLUSION: Listening to Quran recitation had an effect on changes in FAS score.
Analysis of Helicobacter pylori in Saliva of Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Non-Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Authors: Asyari Ade , Yerizel Eti , Putra Andani Eka , Firdawati Firdawati , Utami Refi Amalia
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND : Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacteria known as the causative agent of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Several studies have correlated H. pylori in the pathogenesis of upper airway diseases. H. pylori can be detected in saliva, oropharyngeal aphthae, nasal and sinus mucosa, secretions from the tympanic cavities, larynx, and pharyngeal lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis of LPR can be made simply by examining saliva.
AIM : The aim of the study is to analyze the presence of H.pylori in the saliva of LPR and non LPR patients.
METHODS : This study is an analytic observational study with a case control design. The research was conducted in the ENT-KL Department of Dr. M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, Indonesia. PCR examination was carried out at the Biomedical Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University on saliva samples to detect the presence of H.Pylori. The study was conducted on 22 LPR patients and 22 control subjects.
RESULT : LPR patients are more common in women than men, which were 12 women and 10 men. The average age of LPR patients is 43.7 years. The presence of H.pylori in LPR patients was 86.4%, while in the non-LPR group was 50%.  After being tested using the Chi-square test, a significant difference was found between the presence of H. Pylori and the incidence of LPR (P = 0.010).
CONCLUSION : There was an increase in the frequency of the presence of Helicobacter Pylori in patients with LPR compared to Non LPR patients after statistical analysis.
Effect of Crystalloid or Colloid Fluid Loading and Vasopressor Pre-Treatment on the Timing of Hypotension in Cesarean Section with Subarachnoid Block
Authors: Gaus Syafruddin , Djafar Muhammad Irfan , Salahuddin Andi , Ahmad Muhammad Ramli , Musba Andi Muhammad Takdir , Palinrungi Ari Santri
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Cesarean section (C-section) is the most frequently performed surgery in obstetrics, generally using subarachnoid block (SAB) or epidural block for anesthesia. The previous studies have shown the effectiveness of fluid loading and vasopressor pretreatment in preventing maternal hypotension (decreased blood pressure), the most common side effect of SAB. However, the timing of hypotension in response to these treatments has not been analyzed.

AIM: This study therefore aimed to compare the effects of crystalloid or colloid fluid loading and vasopressor pre-treatment on the timing of hypotension in cases of C-section under SAB anesthesia.

METHODS: The study was a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial with three treatment groups: Group I, 10 mL/kgBW crystalloid solution (Ringer’s lactate) loading 10 min before SAB; Group II, 5 mL/kgBW colloid fluid (gelatin) loading 10 min before SAB; and Group III, pretreatment with 0.1 mg/kgBW vasopressor (ephedrine) intravenous bolus just before SAB.

RESULTS: Significant differences in mean blood pressure between groups were observed between the second and 8th min (p < 0.05). Hypotension was observed in the crystalloid group within the first 5 min, while average blood pressure was relatively stable all groups after the first 10 min. In addition, hypotension occurred more frequently in the crystalloid group (nine subjects, 45%), compared with the colloid and vasopressor groups (two subjects per group, 10%; p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Hypotension occurred more rapidly and more frequently when crystalloid loading was utilized, compared with colloid loading or vasopressor pretreatment. Administration of colloid fluid loading and vasopressor pretreatment has been shown to prevent hypotension in SAB anesthesia.
Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Deaths: An Electronic Medical Records-based Study
Authors: Kaunang Erling David , Kristanto Erwin Gidion , Panelewen Jimmy , Rotty Ivonne Elisabeth
Published: December 2022

AIM: The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of death cases with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

METHODS: We collected clinical characteristics of confirmed COVID-19 patients who died from January 01, 2022, to March 31, 2022, in Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou General Hospital, Manado, Indonesia. The patient’s clinical features were obtained from the electronic medical records: Age, sex, history of COVID-19 vaccination, type of vaccine, s-gene target failure (SGTF) result, duration of hospitalization, comorbidities, and cause of death.

RESULTS: Seventy-nine medical records of COVID-19 patients treated and died at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou General Hospital, Manado, Indonesia, from January 01, 2022, to March 31, 2022. The mean age of patients was 56-years-old, 57% were males, and 43% were females. The mean duration of hospitalization was 5 days. Most patients (73%) had not received any COVID-19 vaccine. SGTF results showed a probable Omicron variant in 53% of the subject, 13% of non-probable Omicron, and 13% of others who did not have the test. A third of the deceased patients had at least one type of comorbid condition. Diabetes mellitus was the most common comorbidity in 66% of our subjects. Most of the issues died due to respiratory failure (63%), and the rest died due to multiple organ failures, septic shock, and cerebrovascular accidents.

CONCLUSION: One-third of COVID-19 patients who died at least had one type of comorbidity, commonly diabetes mellitus. Most of the subjects died due to respiratory failure. Most of the deceased patients had not received any COVID-19 vaccination.
Incidence of Presenting Hepatitis A in the Peja Regional Hospital during 2019–2020
Authors: Zeqiraj Afrim , Gashi Zafer , Elezaj Shkelzen , Zeqiraj Dafina , Zogaj Melisa , Zogaj Florjana , Shatri Zenel , Shabani Agim
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Hepatitis is a very common inflammation of the cells of the liver. Hepatitis can be temporary (acute) or long-term (chronic) depending on whether it lasts less than or more than six months. The hepatitis A virus infects humans and some primates and is the cause of infectious hepatitis. Purpose and objectives: Viral hepatitis infections are also present in our country, so the purpose of working on this topic is to expand knowledge in terms of Viral Hepatitis A, Their Epidemiology, and Preventive Measures. Materials and Methods: In the realization of this paper, the method of the literature review was used, in addition, information was presented on the number of patients with viral hepatitis A in the regional hospital of Peja, the Republic of Kosovo for the period 2019/2020. Results: From the results obtained it is clear that the number of patients with Hepatitis A was low and thankfully in non-significant values. However, the fact that the number of Hepatitis B patients is increasing, and especially the increase in the number of Hepatitis C cases, remains a matter of concern, and it is worth noting that care should be taken to prevent the spread of these viruses at a very high rate. Conclusion: Given the risk posed by these infections, the prevention of viral hepatitis requires an organized and ongoing program of education and treatment. Recommended measures for the prevention of viral hepatitis are: Ensuring adequate sanitary and personal hygiene. Drink only water that is controlled, Avoid drinking alcohol, Avoiding any non-particularly recommended medication acetaminophen (Tylenol) and sedatives for 3-12 months because such medications are hepatotoxic, Frequent breaks during the day and a good night's sleep. Eating small, frequent, high-carbohydrate, low-fat meals. Following the guideline for preventing the transmission of the disease to patients and other persons who are not infected, Timely immunization reports all cases of hepatitis to the health department.
The effect of errors in the neutron flux density on the uncertainties of nuclear concentrations of nuclides arising during the calculation of fuel burnup in cells with different neutron spectra
Authors: Pisarev Aleksandr N. , Kolesov Valery V. , Kolesov Dmitry V.
Published: December 2022

Computational studies have been carried out showing the complex time dependence of uncertainties in nuclear concentrations of various nuclides arising from the propagation of the neutron flux density errors in the burnup calculation process in cells with different neutron spectra on the above errors.

It is found that these uncertainties not only depend on the burnup time in a complex way, but also depend on the spectrum of the cell. The variants of the cell with thermal and fast neutron spectra were considered.

The calculations were performed using the VisualBurnOut program (Kolesov et al. 2009), which makes it possible to estimate these uncertainties arising due to errors in the input parameters of the burnup problem (reaction rates, neutron flux density, etc.).

The influence of the number of calculated burnup points on the results of burnup calculations by the Monte Carlo method was investigated. Uncertainties arising in nuclear concentrations at intermediate calculation steps due to errors in nuclear concentrations appearing at the previous step were taken into account in the calculations.
Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand
Authors: Triyutthachai Natthawut , Fu Long-Fei , Triboun Pramote , Wei Yi-Gang , Pornpongrungrueng Pimwadee
Published: December 2022

Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand, E. kaweesakii Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov., E. rubricaule Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov. and E. saxatile Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov., are newly described and illustrated. These new species can be distinguished by the presence of rhizome. Elatostema kaweesakii is similar to E. atroviride. Elatostema kaweesakii is a lithophyte growing in limestone crevices. It differs from E. atroviride by its large swollen rhizome, glabrous stem, glabrous receptacle, number of tepal in staminate flower, absence of tepal in pistillate flower, presence of staminodes in pistillate flower and smooth achene. Elatostema rubricaule and E. saxatile are found on sandstone habitats. They have distinct flattened and disk-like rhizome. Elatostema rubricaule is distinguished by its distinct sulcate and reddish stem with flattened and disc-like rhizome and chartaceous leaves with entire margin. Elatostema saxatile resembles E. bulbiferum but differs by its flattened and disc-like rhizome, acute leaf apex, glabrous receptacle in pistillate inflorescences, presence of staminodes in pistillate flower, and its sandstone habitat. Descriptions, distribution, ecological and phenological data are provided.
D’un château à l’autre : là où les anges reculent
Authors: Schüttpelz Erhard , Georget Jean-Louis
Published: December 2022

Quand on restitue les bronzes du Bénin, les morts non pacifiés du Bénin passent de l’arrière-plan du pillage au premier plan de la restitution réalisée et réclament d’autres droits : les morts du « Passage du milieu », ceux qui leur ont survécu, les esclaves pris dans la guerre et les razzias, ceux qui ont été démembrés dans des sacrifices sanguinaires, et même les citoyens libres du royaume du Bénin qui ont été contraints à l’esclavage. Lorsque les bronzes du Bénin arrivent dans le château du musée de Bénin-City, nous voyons les formes des bronzes d’un autre œil. Nous ne voyons alors plus les ancêtres captifs de la dynastie royale qui aspirent à rentrer chez eux lorsqu’ils sont exposés au musée d’ethnographie. Nous voyons les prisonniers du Bénin, et nous voyons l’aspiration à la domination et la violence assassine qui ont donné naissance aux bronzes.
Du local à l’international : les expériences de l’association Tous les Maquis
Authors: Bricaud Gurvan
Published: December 2022

Membre fondateur de l’association Tous les Maquis, implantée dans le Val-de-Marne, Gurvan Bricaud revient dans cet article sur différentes actions menées par l’association auprès des enfants et des familles dans différents espaces de vie. Se revendiquant d’une démarche de pédagogie sociale, le retour d’expérience opéré ici offre l’occasion d’appréhender concrètement les fondements méthodologiques et philosophiques de cette approche basée sur une logique de construction « chemin faisant » des projets et des activités développées avec les différents participants.
Development of a Shadow Rating Model
Authors: Estran Rémy , Fabritus Victor-Manuel de , Souchaud Antoine
Published: December 2022

Dans cet article, nous avons couvert l’essentiel des étapes du développement d’un modèle de Shadow Rating pour les grandes entreprises. Après une analyse univariée du pouvoir prédictif de 20 variables financières (18 ratios, la taille et le secteur) sur un échantillon de 1101 notes de crédit émises par les quatre agences S&P, Moody’s, Fitch et DBRS, nous avons sélectionné un ratio par famille de risque pour estimer le modèle multifactoriel. Avec des taux de réplication à un cran près sur l’échantillon d’apprentissage de 89,5%,et sur l’échantillon de test de 87,3%,ce modèle semble largement capable d’expliquer et prédire la note des grandes entreprises à partir de leurs états financiers et de leurs secteurs. Les solutions que nous proposons viennent compléter la littérature en proposant un modèle de Shadow Rating conforme aux exigences actuelles de la CRR et à celles de Bâle III finalisé (BCBS, 2017) qui seront applicables à partir du 1er janvier 2023. Notre article est également un appel et une première pierre pour des dialogues plus transparents et des débats scientifiquement robustes entre agences de notation, banques et chercheurs en modèles de notation.
Copier, chanter, déformer, composer un poème gigogne : « Mort et amour ont semblables effectz »
Authors: Joubaud Pascal , Sicard Claire
Published: December 2022

L’article porte sur les différents états connus d’un poème qui semble contenir l’un des premiers sonnets français. Suivre sa destinée, dans les années 1530-1560 où elle circule, donne un exemple de la façon dont les copies comme la circulation orale, par le chant, modifient et déforment un texte. Cela permet aussi de réfléchir à la question de ce qui fait l’unité d’un texte, à celle de la co-auctorialité ou encore aux modes de circulation de poèmes susceptibles d’être mis en musique.
Des syllabes pour le chant : le psaume au XVI e siècle
Authors: Bettens Olivier
Published: December 2022

Dans la France du xvi e  siècle, la diffusion des idées humanistes n’épargne ni la poésie ni la musique. Deux grands projets vont même servir de vecteur à une véritable révolution dans la manière de concevoir la mise en musique d’un texte : le Psautier de Genève et le Psautier en vers mesurés de Jean-Antoine de Baïf. En dépit de la querelle religieuse, tous deux contribuent à placer la syllabe et la verticalité musicale au centre de l’humanisme musical français, en rupture avec le style mélismatique et plus contrapuntique hérité du siècle précédent.
Numerical approximations of stochastic Gray-Scott model with two novel schemes
Authors: Wang Xiaoming , Yasin Muhammad W. , Ahmed Nauman , Rafiq Muhammad , Abbas Muhammad
Published: December 2022

This article deals with coupled nonlinear stochastic partial differential equations. It is a reaction-diffusion system, known as the stochastic Gray-Scott model. The numerical approximation of the stochastic Gray-Scott model is discussed with the proposed stochastic forward Euler (SFE) scheme and the proposed stochastic non-standard finite difference (NSFD) scheme. Both schemes are consistent with the given system of equations. The linear stability analysis is discussed. The proposed SFE scheme is conditionally stable and the proposed stochastic NSFD is unconditionally stable. The convergence of the schemes is also discussed in the mean square sense. The simulations of the numerical solution have been obtained by using the MATLAB package for the various values of the parameters. The effects of randomness are discussed. Regarding the graphical behavior of the stochastic Gray-Scott model, self-replicating behavior is observed.
Global dynamics of IAV/SARS-CoV-2 coinfection model with eclipse phase and antibody immunity
Authors: Elaiw A. M. , Alsulami Raghad S. , Hobiny A. D.
Published: December 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza are two respiratory infectious diseases of high importance widely studied around the world. COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), while influenza is caused by one of the influenza viruses, A, B, C, and D. Influenza A virus (IAV) can infect a wide range of species. Studies have reported several cases of respiratory virus coinfection in hospitalized patients. IAV mimics the SARS-CoV-2 with respect to the seasonal occurrence, transmission routes, clinical manifestations and related immune responses. The present paper aimed to develop and investigate a mathematical model to study the within-host dynamics of IAV/SARS-CoV-2 coinfection with the eclipse (or latent) phase. The eclipse phase is the period of time that elapses between the viral entry into the target cell and the release of virions produced by that newly infected cell. The role of the immune system in controlling and clearing the coinfection is modeled. The model simulates the interaction between nine compartments, uninfected epithelial cells, latent/active SARS-CoV-2-infected cells, latent/active IAV-infected cells, free SARS-CoV-2 particles, free IAV particles, SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies and IAV-specific antibodies. The regrowth and death of the uninfected epithelial cells are considered. We study the basic qualitative properties of the model, calculate all equilibria, and prove the global stability of all equilibria. The global stability of equilibria is established using the Lyapunov method. The theoretical findings are demonstrated via numerical simulations. The importance of considering the antibody immunity in the coinfection dynamics model is discussed. It is found that without modeling the antibody immunity, the case of IAV and SARS-CoV-2 coexistence will not occur. Further, we discuss the effect of IAV infection on the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 single infection and vice versa.
Des exemplaires multiples de l’obituaire au cœur du conflit entre clercs et laïcs dans la paroisse Saint-Georges de Haguenau (début du XVe siècle)
Authors: Rauner Anne
Published: December 2022

Le procès-verbal d’un arbitrage prononcé en 1405 et une liste de revendications des Hospitaliers adressée à la fabrique en 1427 témoignent des vives tensions entre curé et fabrique de la paroisse Saint-Georges de Haguenau à propos des obituaires. La paroisse dépendait en effet des Hospitaliers de Dorlisheim, qui nommaient le pléban, au grand dam du Conseil, qui rêvait de voir s’installer un chapitre dans l’église Saint-Georges pour mieux exercer son influence sur la fabrique. Les deux textes apportent la preuve de la tenue de deux exemplaires similaires, en théorie du moins, de l’obituaire, l’un par le curé, l’autre par la fabrique, ainsi que les modalités de leur instrumentalisation par les deux camps pour conserver le contrôle des revenus liés aux anniversaires. C’est donc la redéfinition des relations entre autorités politiques et Église, entre clercs et laïcs, qui est en jeu derrière les querelles liées aux anniversaires.
Les juifs d’Alsace sous le Premier Empire
Authors: Renard Nils
Published: December 2022

La place du judaïsme alsacien dans l’histoire des guerres napoléoniennes constitue un aspect négligé, tant de l’historiographie du Premier Empire que de celle du judaïsme. L’enjeu représenté par la conscription des juifs d’Alsace et leur participation dans ces guerres est pourtant relativement important dans l’histoire alsacienne, région au cœur des routes militaires sous la Révolution et l’Empire. Cette réalité historique trouve des échos dans la mémoire alsacienne, en particulier dans un roman d’Erckmann-Chatrian, Le Blocus, qui offre un exemple de rencontre entre enjeux historiques bien attestés et mise en récit. Le roman présente l’itinéraire de Moïse, investisseur juif de Phalsbourg, qui reflète les enjeux liés à l’économie de guerre, à travers son rôle de marchand, mais aussi ceux liés à la conscription, puisqu’à la faveur du siège de la ville en 1814, le personnage se trouve au cœur de l’expérience militaire napoléonienne. C’est cette réalité double que nous interrogeons, à travers une étude critique du roman. Nous y identifierons les notions de « juif de guerre » et « juif guerrier », développées dans nos travaux sur la place des juifs dans la guerre et les armées napoléoniennes, et qui permettent une analyse historique et anthropologique du récit proposé. Cette analyse conduira aussi à dégager l’originalité de l’œuvre d’Erckmann-Chatrian et ce qu’elle révèle de la mémoire alsacienne qu’elle entend transmettre.
Possibilità di indicizzazione: l’esempio dell’Atlante Linguistico ed Etnografico del Piemonte Occidentale
Authors: Regis Riccardo
Published: December 2022

L’articolo è dedicato agli strumenti di indicizzazione offerti dall’Atlante Linguistico ed Etnografico del Piemonte Occidentale (ALEPO). Dopo una breve presentazione del progetto, vengono presi in esame i tre principali indici dell’Atlante, ovvero l’«indice delle risposte per punto d’inchiesta», l’«indice generale delle forme» e l’«indice dei tipi lessicali»; in particolare, i principi alla base di quest’ultimo sono descritti in dettaglio e messi a confronto con quelli che governano l’Index zum AIS.
ONDAS DO ANTICOMUNISMO CATÓLICO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Armas Teixeira João Vitor de
Published: December 2022

Este artigo se propõe a realizar uma breve revisão historiográfica e refletir acerca das origens do anticomunismo católico no Brasil. A partir da metodologia da História por meio da imprensa, será apresentado um estudo sobre o periódico católico O Apóstolo, o principal porta-voz do anticomunismo católico no século XIX. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho busca questionar os marcos temporais estabelecidos pela historiografia e propor uma maior temporalidade para a compreensão do fenômeno em solo brasileiro.
PD-1 inhibitor plus anlotinib for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a real-world study
Authors: Du Xin-Xing , Dong Yan-Hao , Zhu Han-Jing , Fei Xiao-Chen , Gong Yi-Ming , Xia Bin-Bin , Wu Fan , Wang Jia-Yi , Liu Jia-Zhou , Fan Lian-Cheng , Wang Yan-Qing , Dong Liang , Zhu Yin-Jie , Pan Jia-Hua , Dong Bai-Jun , Xue Wei
Published: December 2022

Management and treatment of terminal metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains heavily debated. We sought to investigate the efficacy of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor plus anlotinib as a potential solution for terminal mCRPC and further evaluate the association of genomic characteristics with efficacy outcomes. We conducted a retrospective real-world study of 25 mCRPC patients who received PD-1 inhibitor plus anlotinib after the progression to standard treatments. The clinical information was extracted from the electronic medical records and 22 patients had targeted circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) next-generation sequencing. Statistical analysis showed that 6 (24.0%) patients experienced prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response and 11 (44.0%) patients experienced PSA reduction. The relationship between ctDNA findings and outcomes was also analyzed. DNA-damage repair (DDR) pathways and homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway defects indicated a comparatively longer PSA-progression-free survival (PSA-PFS; 2.5 months vs 1.2 months, P = 0.027; 3.3 months vs 1.2 months, P = 0.017; respectively). This study introduces the PD-1 inhibitor plus anlotinib as a late-line therapeutic strategy for terminal mCRPC. PD-1 inhibitor plus anlotinib may be a new treatment choice for terminal mCRPC patients with DDR or HRR pathway defects and requires further investigation.
Classifying ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Correlating Outcomes Based on Anti-PR3/MPO Serology
Authors: Ekbote Gayatri G. , Negalur Natasha , Tanna Dhaval , Bindroo Muzaffar , Raval Dhiren , Bajad Shruti , Gupta Rajiva , Kazi Wasim
Published: December 2022

Introduction:

Diagnosis and management of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a challenge for all. Overlapping features in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) make diagnosis sometimes difficult. We aimed to classify clinical features and outcomes of proven AAV according to their serology, viz., anti-PR3/myeloperoxidase (MPO) by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Materials and Methods:

This was a prospective observational study of a total of 66 patients. This study included all consequent (old and new) AAV patients visiting a tertiary care center in northern India from August 2012 to June 2018. Patients were followed up for a minimum of 6 months. ANCA was done by both immunofluorescence assay and ELISA.

Results and Conclusion:

When compared, serological classification yielded findings similar to clinical counterparts [PR3/MPO vs. GPA/MPA]. The majority [80.3%] of patients were PR3-positive and were GPA clinically. Lung involvement was common in the PR3 group; however, there was no significant difference between the two groups [viz., PR3 and MPO, P = 0.18]. ENT involvement was significantly higher in the PR3 group when compared with the MPO group [P-value=0.009]. The difference in renal involvement in both the groups was not significant [P = 0.28]. Renal biopsy findings were similar in both the PR3/MPO groups. The median follow-up period was 18 vs. 12 months in the PR3 and MPO groups, respectively. Relapse was significantly higher in the PR3 group [P = 0.017]. The PR3 group significantly required rituximab for second induction treatment [P = 0.028]. Eight patients (12.12%) died during the study period. There was no significant difference in mortality, and there was permanent organ damage in both the PR3 and MPO groups. Autoantibody-based classification is supplemental to the clinical segregation of AAV phenotypes.
Editorial
Authors: Nnaji Chidozie Charles
Published: December 2022

No abstract.
Paradox incentive structures and rules governing sharing of coastal and marine data in Kenya and Tanzania: Lessons for the Western Indian Ocean
Authors: Schwindenhammer Désirée , Francis Julius , Gudka Mishal , Kegler Hauke , Muhando Cristopher , Reuter Hauke , George Rushingisha , Wambiji Nina , Schlüter Achim
Published: December 2022

Comprehensive and timely data-sharing is essential for effective ocean governance. This institutional analysis investigates pervasive data-sharing barriers in Kenya and Tanzania, using a collective action perspective. Existing data-sharing rules and regulations are examined in respect to boundaries, contextuality and incentive structures, compliance and settlement mechanisms, and integration across scales. Findings show that current institutional configurations create insufficient or incoherent incentives, simultaneously reducing and reproducing sharing barriers. Regional harmonisation efforts and strategically aligned data-sharing institutions are still underdeveloped. This article discusses proposals to increase capacities and incentives for data-sharing, as well as the limitations of the chosen analytical framework. The debate is extended to aspects beyond institutional issues, i.e., structural data-sharing barriers or ethical concerns. Key recommendations include the establishment of more compelling incentives structures for data-sharing, increased funding of capacity-building and sharing infrastructure, and further awareness creation on the importance of data-sharing.
Assessment of land-based pollution problems in Kenyan marine environments to facilitate adaptive management of coral reef systems
Authors: Okello Cornelius , Oduor Nancy , Owato Gilbert , Mutiso Josphine , Owuor Margaret , Tuda Arthur
Published: December 2022

Coral reefs are sensitive to environmental perturbations, and an unprecedented decline in corals has been reported globally as a result of increasing global and local stressors including excessive input of anthropogenic nutrients. This study investigated the effect of land-based sources of nutrients (N and P) associated with sewage, on ocean water quality and the health of corals in Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve in Kenya to inform integrated coastal zone management and ocean governance. A year-long study was conducted to determine water quality according to protocols described in Grasshoff et al. (2007). Coral health status was also monitored using Underwater Visual Census (UVC) to record coral reef ecological parameters. The study area’s temperature, salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen were within the recommended standards for healthy coral reefs. The study indicated that land-based nutrients, Chlorophyll-a (Chl a) and total suspended solids (TSS), are the key factors affecting corals and could be the reason for the observed coral health, which ranged from fairly healthy to unhealthy. On average, nutrient concentrations were higher than recommended to maintain at least 50% coral coverage. Ammonia was the dominant form of nitrogen ranging from 0.105 to 0.4130 mg/l, while nitrate concentrations were 0.0348-0.0468 mg/l, indicating the possibility of blooming algal species in the area. Total suspended solids were above the recommended values, ranging between 33.5 and 79.3mg/l and Chl a 0.7114 and 1.58 μg/l. The study concluded that land-based nutrient load influenced coral reef health during the study period. It recommends that land-based pollution needs to be addressed as part of a holistic, integrated coastal zone management approach supporting practical, sustainable and legal management of nutrient discharge into the marine environment to preserve the water quality of Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve.
Importance of careful data tracking for short-term prediction of COVID-19 case and death numbers from official resources
Authors: MURAT Naci
Published: December 2022

During the COVID-19 outbreak, governments, scientists, health workers, and numerous people worked on strategies or solutions for halting disease propagation. Unfortunately, the need for monitoring is steeply increasing, and taking necessary and restrictive actions is currently unavoidable. Due to the lack of epidemiological data and constantly changing numbers, constructing less error-prone predictive models and reliable mathematical models for the near future will help make better legal actions and prevention strategies.

In this study, daily data of eleven countries between 01/21/2020-05/02/2020 and 01/21/2020-06/17/2020 were used to forecast the number of future COVID-19 events by using different forecasting models. Best fit models were chosen after analysis of present numbers with Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average(ARIMA), Brown’s LES, and Holt’s LES models based on MAPE values.

The study showed the least error-prone best-fit models for short-term future predictions by analyzing two datasets and demonstrated that models changed after data updates among the selected countries. Investigation of the data of USA (Holt’s MAPE=7,7 to ARIMA(2,2,0) MAPE=4,8 for case numbers and ARIMA (2,0,0) MAPE=5,7 to ARIMA(1,2,0) MAPE=3,4 for death numbers), Turkey (ARIMA(2,0,0) MAPE=4,0 to Brown's LES MAPE=1,7 for case numbers and ARIMA(2,1,1) MAPE=0,9 to ARIMA(0,2,0) MAPE=0,9 death numbers), Brazil (Holt's MAPE=6,2 to ARIMA(1,0,1) MAPE=36,4 for case numbers and Brown's MAPE=3,2 to ARIMA(1,2,0) MAPE=2,8 for death numbers), Russia (ARIMA(1,2,0) MAPE=6,8 to ARIMA(1,2,0) MAPE=3,5 for case numbers and ARIMA(1,1,1) MAPE=3,7 to ARIMA(2,2,0) MAPE=3,5 for death numbers) demonstrated that at the same time flow, updating data caused alterations in the model selection, which results with changes in the predictions.

The results of this study indicate that using more than one statistical model has superiority in the current approaches and fluctuations in the numbers should be taken into account when using the data to construct mathematical models and create future predictions for the management of already complicated and exhausting COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, policies and restrictions against COVID-19 spread might be more successful after considering that adjusted predictions for providing more accurate results.
Spontan Spinal Epidural Apse Saptanan Hastaların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: AKPINAR Elif
Published: December 2022

AMAÇ: Spontan spinal epidural apse(SSEA) nadir görülen bir durumdur. Genellikte diyabetik, immünsupresif hastalarda ve intravenöz(iv) madde bağımlılığı olanlarda, tekrarlayan cilt enfeksiyonu ve apsesi olanlarda görülür. Tedavi edilmediği taktirde mortalitesi ve morbiditesi oldukça yüksektir. En uygun tedavi şekli tartışmalıdır. Klasik triadı ağrı, ateş ve kuvvet kaybıdır. Klinik pratikte altta yatan hiç bir predispozan faktörü olmayan kişilerde de SSEA olabildiğini gördük. Hastaların klasik triad dışında kilo kaybı, iştahsızlık, genel durum bozukluğu gibi semptomlarla da hastaneye başvurabildiğini ve bunun da tanı ve tedaviyi geciktirebildiğini gördük. Erken dönemde SSEA tanısını koyabilmek ve uygun tedaviye başlayabilmek için ipuçlarını yakalamak amacıyla SSEA hastalarını retrospektif olarak değerlendirdik.

YÖNTEM ve GEREÇ : Ocak 2015’ten Aralık 2018 tarihleri arasında polikliniğimize başvuran hastaların dosyaları tarandı. SSEA’si olan hastalar bulundu. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet gibi demografik verileri; herhangi bir ek hastalığının olup olmadığı, hastaneye başvuru şikayetleri, şikayetlerin başlamasıyla tanı konması arasında geçen süre, apsenin yeri, yapılan tedavi, beyaz küre, sedimentasyon, C rekatif protein değerleri, üreyen mikroorganizma ve prognozları not edildi.

BULGULAR: Polikliniğimize başvuran hastaların 6’sında(34/100000) SSEA görüldü. Yaş ortalaması 54,67±17,06 idi. %66,6’sı (n=4) erkekti. Hastaların en sık ağrı(%66,6), kilo kaybı(%50), genel durum bozukluğu(%50) semptomlarıyla başvurduğu görüldü. Semptomların başlamasıyla tanı konması arasında geçen süre 27,5±10,37 gündü. Hastaların tamamına apse drenajı ve antibiyoterapi uygulandı. Hastaların %33’ünde mortalite gelişirken %66’sı tamamen iyileşti.

SONUÇ: SSEA tanısı konulan hastalarda klasik triadın olmaması hastalarda tanı ve tedaviyi geciktirmiştir. Tedavi edilmeyen hastalarda hastalık ölümcül olabilir. Erken tanı ve SSEA ye neden olan mikroorganizmaya yönelik antibiyotik tedavisi mortalite ve morbidite oranlarını azaltacaktır.
Aeropalynology of Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Relation to Meteorological Parameters from Srinagar Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand
Authors: Arya Shikha , Tiwari Prabhawati , Gautam Alok Sagar , Sharma Manish
Published: December 2022

Parthenium hysterophorus (congress grass) is a harmful weed and its pollen grains are important allergens. Due to its minute size and allergenic activity, this particular type of pollen is selected for the study. The aeropalynological survey was conducted for the year 2019 at Chauras Campus, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand. It is located on the right bank of the Alaknanda river (30°13’35.81”N & 78°48’11.05”E; 560 m amsl). A Rotarod sampler was used for air sampling. The maximum pollen count was observed in July. To evaluate the correlation matrix in R software, correlations (Pearson’s and Spearsman’s) between pollen count and meteorological parameters have been calculated. Back trajectory analysis has also been done using NOAA HYSPLIT MODEL.
Modeling Surface Water Quality and Nutrient Correlation with Sediment Oxygen Demand at Dam Water Reservoirs
Authors: Abdulqader N. N. , İşgör B. S. , Genç A. N. , Güler Enver , Seymenoğlu Vahide Cansu
Published: December 2022

The work presented here is a model approach based on WASP8 (Water analysis simulation program) a water quality model simulated to represent contaminants at the surface and bottom sediments of Kurtboğazı dam reservoir in Ankara city. However, our water quality output variables: are temperature, nitrate, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, Chlorophyll a, and ammonia. To ensure the model represents the actual case at the reservoir, the results from the simulation model were calibrated using actual data from the Kurtboğazı dam site, the calibration utilizes statistical techniques. The first method was the goodness-of-fit, R2 between model variables and field data, and the results were in the range of 0.86 to 1.0 indicating excellent linear association. The second technique was the RE, the values of which obtained were less than 1, elaborating acceptable results. The dam reservoir Kurtboğazı had been affected by the negative impact arising from dissolved oxygen depletion in the hypolimnetic layer during stratification periods and that had been well documented. However, the processes of oxygen consumption at the sediment-water interface are still difficult to grasp conceptually and mainly linked to sediment oxygen depletion and the phenomena of sediment oxygen demand SOD. The novelty of this research work is the development of a quality model to predict the reactions of state variables that are occurring at the water body and how they interact with each other and their influence on the overall quality status of the Kurtboğazı reservoir, and the crucial factors influencing the depletion of oxygen at the water column; secondly, the effect of anoxic condition on the benthic flux and the impact of anoxia condition on the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus ratio at the reservoir. It was evident from the results of calibration that the model successfully simulated the correlation of the parameters influencing the anoxic condition, and benthic flux and ratio shift from nitrogen-limited during the summer to phosphorus-limited at the beginning of winter.
Research on the Governance of Rural Environmental Pollution in Heilongjiang Province Based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Authors: Yang Yanwei , Sun Weiguo , Li Chi
Published: December 2022

At present, the effective management of the rural environment has drawn the attention of the entire global community. Heilongjiang Province majors in agriculture and animal husbandry resources. Compared with urban environmental pollution, the pollution caused by agriculture and animal husbandry has a strong impact on the use of agricultural elements and environmental constraints. At the same time, it has the characteristics of high governance cost, high governance difficulty, and difficulty in being monitored. In this study, the environmental Kuznets curve is used to verify the relationship between rural environmental pollution and economic growth in Heilongjiang Province, and a linear regression model is designed to verify time series data and indicators. The results show that the phenomenon of rural water pollution has become common in Heilongjiang Province, the discharge of rural environmental pollutants has exceeded the safe discharge limit value, and the pollution degree of the rural environment in Heilongjiang Province has exceeded the safety warning value at least, and it is very necessary for its treatment. This study enriches the research methods and content of the performance evaluation of rural environmental governance in my country helps to objectively evaluate the governance issues of the rural environment in Heilongjiang Province, and can be a functional area of grain production that is highly dependent on resources and environmental constraints of the same kind in my country. Rural environmental governance provides a universal reference.
Effect of High Temperature on Reproductive Phase of Plants: A Review
Authors: Talwar S. , Bamel K. , . Prabhavathi , Mal A.
Published: December 2022

Climate change is a universal challenge that threatens the very existence of life on planet Earth. One of the most sensitive areas to climate change is agriculture. Climate change affects precipitation, cyclones, clouds, temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels. All these factors affect plant productivity which poses another grave concern in feeding the ever-increasing population. The productivity in terms of crop yield is reduced due to a direct correlation between phenology and climate change. The reproductive organs of a plant and other parameters that define good fertility of a species are all affected by the increasing temperatures during their vegetative and reproductive phases of growth and development. Thus, this review is an attempt to understand the effect of climate change on the reproductive structures of plants and discuss the short-term and long-term adaptations in plants and agriculture as mitigation measures to combat the significant yield loss in developing countries.
Comparative Study of the Developed Peanut Shelling Machines
Authors: ADETOLA Olufemi , AKİNNİYİ Opeyemi , OLUKUNLE Emmanuel
Published: December 2022

The comparative study in the development of peanut shelling machines is presented. Peanut shelling constitutes a significant part of peanut processing. Researchers had developed different type of peanut shelling machines, addressing the problem of shelling groundnut. Some authors modified past machines to improve efficiency and get the best possible output. This study presents the trends of these shelling machines, performance evaluation, merits, and demerits. A look at the factors affecting the performance of the shelling operation is also considered. These factors include the groundnut size, moisture content, shelling speed, sieve, concave clearance. These factors were observed based on the operational parameters, including the shelling and cleaning efficiencies, mechanical damage, and throughput capacity. The operating speed of the machines ranged from 150-300 rpm; the range of the shelling efficiency, cleaning efficiency and terminal velocity were 78-98.32%, 50.63-91.67% and 7.7-12.9 m s-1 respectively, while the mechanical damage ranged between 5.3-17.4%; the variation in the performance evaluation parameters is caused by the moisture content, variety, concave clearance, shelling speed, shelling blades, type of concave sieve. It was revealed that as shelling speed increases, the mechanical damage and shelling efficiency increase whereas as the moisture content increases (5-15% wet base), the shelling efficiency decreases, and the mechanical damage and the terminal velocity increases respectively. These factors, in different ways, influence the revenue generated by farmers.
Miniaturized Antenna for IOT Application
Authors: Jeyanth M  , Karthickeyan N  , Balaji R
Published: December 2022

Ansys platform-based HFSS simulator software is used to create a 4GHz circular micro strip patch antenna array. Applications including Bluetooth, the Internet of Things, and several WLANs can all benefit from it. The circular patch antenna, which is constructed on a FR4 substrate with a dielectric constant of 4.4 and a height of 1.6mm, is fed using edge feeding. The antenna is built using a 1.4mm thick FR-4 (lossy) substrate with a relative permittivity of 4.4 and a microstrip line feed. The chosen radius for the circular patch is 7.62mm. To lower the size and enhance the performance of the suggested antenna, a square slit 30mm by 30mm in size is etched onto the ground plane. The HFSS Simulation Program is employed in the antenna's design. Antenna characteristics such as return
loss, radiation pattern, bandwidth, orientation, antenna gain and radiated efficiency are all studied.
ADAPTIVE DIFFUSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN ONLINE PUBLIC NETWORKS
Authors: Tallari Ratnamala  , Merugu Akhil  , Bejjaravena Sai Mahesh  , Abraboina Madhu  , Sk Sharukh
Published: December 2022

The Pouncing of Delicate Information like Private Data or Rumours is a serious issue
in Online social media Now-a-days. One Solution for stopping the Pouncing of Delicate Data is Limiting the spreading among social media users. However, the spreading of Limiting measures also stops the spreading of Non-Delicate Data which will result in worst experience for the user. To handle this situation, in our paper, we will study the problem of how to reduce the Delicate data while storing the non-Delicate data as same without effecting it. In our study we use known Diffusion credentials of all users for Completely-Known Networks and unknown Diffusion credentials of some users for Partially-Known Networks in Prior. For this we use Bandit Framework to Combinedly design the
Result with Polynomial Convolution in both situations. Finally, we can say that our solution ensures that non-Delicate Diffusion loss will be 40% less compared to four baseline Algorithm.
Emociones y aprendizaje en un contexto de pandemia. Una aproximación sociocultural en estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Guerrero Azpeitia Luis Arturo
Published: December 2022

En esta investigación se focalizaron las percepciones de estudiantes universitarios respecto a las afectaciones emocionales y la relación que guardan con su aprendizaje en función de su contexto sociocultural en época de pandemia. Para tal efecto, se recuperó la perspectiva sociológica de Pierre Bourdieu con la finalidad de articular la producción de subjetividades a partir de sus condiciones objetivas. Metodológicamente, se establecieron tres momentos: 1) detección de capitales para la transición educativa; 2) construcción de clases sociales con base en su volumen y estructura de capital y; 3) relación de sus percepciones sobre emociones y aprendizaje por clases sociales construidas. De los principales hallazgos, se tiene que los estudiantes presentan diferente volumen y estructura del capital (económico, cultural y tecnológico) que condiciona sus percepciones y disposiciones en esta transición educativa, así, las desigualdades socioculturales y su consecuente segmentación inciden en una predisposición a presentar una inadecuada atención de los problemas emocionales. A manera de conclusión, se asume que la socialización en el ámbito educativo virtual demanda tomar en consideración el hecho de que la experiencia social debe enfrentarse con la totalidad de las estructuras vitales, entre ellas la cognición, las emociones y la voluntad de los agentes sociales.