bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dinamika Hubungan Pemerintah Kolonial Belanda dengan Raja-raja Badung-Bali Berdasarkan Naskah Surat Perjanjian ML. 487
Authors: Lestari Khopipah Indah , Kramadibrata Dewaki
Published: July 2022

Bali adalah salah satu dari beberapa wilayah di Nusantara yang belum dapat dikuasai pemerintah kolonial Belanda hingga akhir abad ke-19. Faktor internal berupa perebutan kekuasaan antarkerajaan menjadikan wilayah Bali cukup sibuk dengan peperangan dari waktu ke waktu. Tidak terkecuali dengan Kerajaan Badung. Semakin majunya kegiatan perekonomian di Badung membuat pemerintah kolonial Belanda merasa khawatir akan posisinya yang dapat diambil alih kekuatan Eropa lainnya. Berbagai pendekatan berupa perjanjian-perjanjian terus dilakukan untuk dapat menempatkan Kerajaan Badung di bawah kuasa pemerintah kolonial Belanda seutuhnya. Penelitian ini membahas salah satu perjanjian tersebut, yaitu perjanjian yang tercantum dalam naskah Surat Perjanjian ML. 487. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan hubungan Kerajaan Badung dengan pemerintah kolonial Belanda dan upaya penghapusan hak tawan karang di Kerajaan Badung oleh pemerintah kolonial Belanda. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penelitian dilakukan dengan metode penelitian filologi, yaitu pemilihan naskah, transliterasi, kemudian penelusuran latar belakang sejarah untuk membahas isi teks naskah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bentuk-bentuk pengaturan yang diberlakukan oleh pemerintah kolonial Belanda terhadap Kerajaan Badung, yaitu pembatasan hubungan dengan bangsa Eropa lainnya, pembongkaran benteng, pengiriman bantuan perang, dan pengembalian orang jahat kepada pemerintah kolonial Belanda. Upaya pengapusan hak tawan karang kemudian menjadi senjata utama pemerintah kolonial Belanda dalam menaklukkan Kerajaan Badung seutuhnya.
Ragam Seni Pertunjukan Jalanan Awal Abad XX
Authors: Rahmawati Salfia
Published: July 2022

Data collection on the variety of street performing arts is important as a marker of the diversity of cultural arts as well as showing the diversity of the people who interacted at that time. This paper shows a record of data written and illustrated in the manuscript of the National Library's collection coded KBG 940. The data represents at least two periods, namely the period before the manuscript was written in 1929 (although some of it might not anymore existed) and the time when the manuscript was written (although some of it might not anymore existed when the manuscript is read and studied currently). Based on the list, descriptions, and illustrations depicted, the data reflects the plurality of the socio-cultural life of the community moving dynamically as a representation of the cultural intersection of the community. Javanese, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and Betawi in Yogyakarta.

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Pendataan mengenai ragam seni pertunjukan jalanan menjadi hal yang penting sebagai penanda keberagaman seni budaya sekaligus menunjukkan kemajemukan masyarakat yang berinteraksi pada masa tersebut. Tulisan ini menunjukkan sebuah catatan dan pendataan seni pertunjukan yang terekam dalam naskah koleksi Perpustakaan Nasional berkode KBG 940. Variasi seni pertunjukan yang berhasil didata setidaknya merepresentasikan dua masa, yaitu masa sebelum naskah ditulis tahun 1929 (meskipun sebagian telah hilang saat naskah ditulis) dan masa saat naskah ditulis (meskipun bisa jadi sebagian telah hilang saat naskah dibaca dan dikaji di masa sekarang). Dilihat dari daftar, keterangan, serta ilustrasi yang digambarkan, data yang ditampilkan menjadi cerminan kemajemukan kehidupan sosial budaya masyarakat bergerak dengan dinamis sebagai representasi persinggungan budaya dari komunitas Jawa, Cina, India, Arab, dan Betawi yang ada di Yogyakarta.
Membakar Dupa di Masjid: Pandangan Keagamaan Ḥaḍrat al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasyim Asy’ari dalam Naskah Arab Pegon Pesantren
Authors: Karyadi Fathurrochman
Published: July 2022

Burning dupa (incense) is a Javanese tradition that has existed for a long time. When Islam came, it turned out that this tradition was still carried out by some people, including santri in Pesantren (the students in Islamic boarding schools). This is evidenced by the discovery of a Javanese manuscript in the Pegon script written by Ḥaḍrat al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasyim Asy'ari (1871-1947), founder of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Pesantren Tebuireng. He did not even forbid the tradition of burning dupa. In fact, the traditional ulama leader of his time condemned it as sunnah. As is known, the sunnah is the perpetrator will be rewarded and the one who does not be punished. This paper will discuss of burning dupa in the perspective of philology, history, and also Islamic law or fiqh which is based on a text written in 1353 H (1934).

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Membakar dupa merupakan tradisi masyarakat Jawa yang ada sejak lama. Ketika Islam datang, ternyata tradisi ini masih dijalankan oleh sebagian orang, termasuk para santri di pondok pesantren. Hal ini terbukti dengan ditemukannya naskah berbahasa Jawa aksara pegon yang ditulis oleh Ḥaḍrat al-Shaykh Muhammad Hasyim Asy’ari (1871-1947), pendiri Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) dan Pesantren Tebuireng. Bahkan ia tidak mengharamkan tradisi membakar dupa itu. Justru, pemimpin ulama tradisional pada zamannya itu menghukuminya sunnah. Sebagaimana diketahui, sunnah adalah jika dikerjakan mendapat pahala dan jika ditinggalkan tidak apa-apa. Makalah ini akan membahas membakar dupa dalam perspektif filologi, sejarah, dan juga hukum Islam atau fiqh yang bersumber pada naskah yang ditulis pada 1353 H (1934).
Visual Detection of Microplastics Derived from Plastic Mulch in Soil
Authors: AKÇA Muhittin Onur , SÖZÜDOĞRU OK Sonay
Published: July 2022

This preliminary study aimed to visually investigate the presence and disturbance of microplastic particles among soil aggregate fractions (1000- 2000 µm -
Egoism and the Limits of Ethics
Authors: Rothstein Jared K.
Published: July 2022

The author discusses his experiences as the son of divorced parents, one a proud egoist and the other a dutiful altruist, and the resultant challenges in his own romantic life. Based on research from evolutionary psychology, he argues that ethical egoists and their critics have typically committed the same core error. By imputing a false dichotomy between ‘selfishness’ and ‘altruism,’ all sides have obscured the motivational intricacy of human behavior and the moral nuance entailed. How much of your own needs and happiness should be sacrificed for those you love? Drawing on Aristotelian insight, the author concludes that this is one of the most confounding ethical quandaries in life--which no moral theory can conclusively resolve.
Intervensi Untuk Menurunkan Kecemasan Keluarga Yang Mendampingi Pasien Kritis Di Intensive Care Unit : Literature Review
Authors: Kristiano Yahya Endra , Kosasih Cecep Eli , Nuraeni Aan
Published: July 2022

Keluarga berperan penting dalam menentukan metode atau pengobatan yang dibutuhkan pasien di intensive care unit. Tetapi keluarga rentan mengalami kecemasan yang akan memperlama proses pengambilan keputusan dan perawatan pasien, sehingga sangat penting bagi perawat untuk mengatasi kecemasan keluarga agar tidak mengganggu jalannya peran keluarga dengan baik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi intervensi untuk menurunkan kecemasan keluarga yang mendampingi pasien di intensive care unit. Metode penelitian ini adalah literature review yang menganalisis artikel dari lima database bereputasi yaitu Pubmed, CINAHL Plus, Wiley, Science Direct, dan Google Scholar dengan tahun publikasi artikel antara 2016-2021. Kata kunci yang digunakan dalam pencarian artikel terdiri dari ‘Patient’s family’, ‘caregivers’, ‘family’, ‘therapy’, ‘anxiety in critical care’, dan ‘fear’. Hasil pencarian didapatkan 11 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria dari 85.759 artikel yang teridentifikasi. Hasil review artikel mengidentifikasi bahwa intervensi yang dapat menurunkan kecemasan keluarga terdiri dari Terapi Aurosoma, Nurse Social Support, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Spiritual-Religious Intervention, Tele-Mental Health Intervention, Family Integrated Care (FICare), dan Nursing Intervention. Serta tiga intervensi yang dapat menurunkan gejala psikologis lainnya seperti depresi dan stress; Communication Facilitator, Nursing Consultation, dan Early Integrated Paliative Care. Perlu dilakukan pengembangan pada penelitian dengan kombinasi intervensi yang menurunkan level kecemasan pada keluarga di Indonesia dan diintegrasikan dengan sistem setting critical care untuk mengembangkan asuhan keperawatan yang komprehensif dan holistik dengan keluarga pasien sebagai salah satu aspek esensial yang perlu diperhatikan oleh keperawatan.
PEQUENOS OCEANOS
Authors: Neves Silva Caroene , Vicari Zanatta Claudia
Published: July 2022

Pequenos Oceanos é um ensaio visual que apresenta uma série de vinte e quatro pinturas. A série trata de distância e deslocamento. As pinceladas criam camadas longas de texturas que fazem nascer um pequeno espaço vazio. O vazio também é a falta. A falta é saudade, é um oceano inteiro que distancia.
LEITORES CRÍTICOS DE IMAGENS: ARTE, TECNOLOGIA E EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA NO AMBIENTE ESCOLAR
Authors: Christiane de Pinheiro Leite Munaretto Elisangela , Corrêa da Silva Maclovia , Rodrigues da Silva Zago Marcia Regina
Published: July 2022

Este artigo parte de reflexões geradas a partir da ação extensiva “Comida de verdade”, do projeto aprovado pelo Departamento de Extensão da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, intitulado “Parcerias institucionais para ações sociais no Colégio Estadual Professor Loureiro Fernandes e Escola Municipal Professor Herley Mehl” - Curitiba-PR" (2020-2022), ocorrente com uma turma de 9º ano da Escola Municipal Professor Erasmo Pilotto (Curitiba-PR). Nessa ação, tivemos por objetivo unir conceitos de arte e nutrição para compreender o contexto alimentar dos estudantes. Por meio de leitura de imagens como proposta de atividade artística, os participantes foram estimulados para fazer reflexões a “Comida de verdade”. Utilizamos o pensamento divergente como metodologia para convocar o pensamento crítico, que são mobilizados considerando as diferentes soluções encontradas pelos estudantes, perpassando pelas suas subjetividades a partir dos elementos: estranhamento, assombro, surpresa, provocação, tendo como ponto de vista o pensamento artístico e a nutrição. Assim sendo, discutimos aqui a possibilidade de refletir sobre a abordagem interdisciplinar numa perspectiva colaborativa em que o coletivo de professores une forças em prol da geração de aprendizagens significativas, a partir de problemas contemporâneos que as imagens podem revelar. Haja vista que vivemos numa cultura visual que precisa ser discutida, questionada e selecionada num contexto que convoque a criticidade dos estudantes. As imagens se mostraram potentes processos de leitura com os adolescentes, e se constituíram para além de uma estratégia metodológica para recolha de dados, uma fonte de tomada de consciência acerca de sua realidade alimentar, da arte e da nutrição.
"LEITURAS E FEITURAS SOBRE A (RE)CRIAÇÃO: O DESING/TRANSGRESSÃO X (RE)CONSTRUIR PELO ESPIRITO O BRINCAR EM EDUCAÇÃO "
Authors: Pereira Lopes Luiz Fernando
Published: July 2022

Este artigo, parte foi apresentado na 28ª Confaeb 2018, Congresso Internacional da Federação de Arte Educadores do Brasil e aqui retomo, reinvento, reconstruo como parte da dissertação e sequência ao doutorado . Caminho de pesquisa para buscar no professor desde suas vivências/experiências pessoais, bem como suas práticas em sala de aula, para refletir sobre a importância do brincar e do (re)criar para além do entreter por meio do objeto/artefato/brinquedo construído com materiais de (re)uso em primeira instância dissertar no professor/aluno e surge na tese a possivel imersão em meu trabalho do professor/pesquisador/pesquisado a necessária ferramenta na arte como experiência apontada por John Dewey, 2010 . Embora partirmos do ato de brincar, justificar a importância deste tipo de material de (re)uso utilizado como design/transgressão. Adotamos um caráter histórico-estrutural nos fenômenos e nos diversos meios culturais. Almejamos, dessa forma, aprofundar nosso olhar no ‘espírito pueril’ ou no que nasce na infância do ser humano presente no ato de brincar, utilizado como interlocução, por meio das quais podemos observar o quão relevante podem ser como práticas educacionais e seguir discutindo caminhos mais éticos, plenos de consciência e cheios de inspiração.
Biodegradation of Gramineous Lignocellulose by Locusta migratoria manilensis (Orthoptera: Acridoidea)
Authors: Zhang Hongsen , Li Zhenya , Zhang Hongfei , Li Yan , Wang Fengqin , Xie Hui , Su Lijuan , Song Andong
Published: July 2022

Exploring an efficient and green pretreatment method is an important prerequisite for the development of biorefinery. It is well known that locusts can degrade gramineous lignocellulose efficiently. Locusts can be used as a potential resource for studying plant cell wall degradation, but there are few relative studies about locusts so far. Herein, some new discoveries were revealed about elucidating the process of biodegradation of gramineous lignocellulose in Locusta migratoria manilensis. The enzyme activity related to lignocellulose degradation and the content of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin in the different gut segments of locusts fed corn leaves were measured in this study. A series of characterization analyses were conducted on corn leaves and locust feces, which included field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD), and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis. These results showed that the highest activities of carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase), filter paper cellulase (FPA), and xylanase were obtained in the foregut of locusts, which strongly indicated that the foregut was the main lignocellulose degradation segment in locusts; furthermore, the majority of nutritional components were absorbed in the midgut of locusts. The activity of CMCase was significantly higher than that of xylanase, and manganese peroxidase (MnPase) activity was lowest, which might be due to the basic nutrition of locusts being cellulose and hemicellulose and not lignin based on the results of FE-SEM, FTIR, XRD, and TG analysis. Overall, these results provided a valuable insight into lignocellulosic degradation mechanisms for understanding gramineous plant cell wall deconstruction and recalcitrance in locusts, which could be useful in the development of new enzymatic pretreatment processes mimicking the locust digestive system for the biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals.
Short-time intensive insulin therapy upregulates 3 beta- and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase levels in men with newly diagnosed T2DM
Authors: Hu Yun , Wang Ying , Cai Ting-ting , Liu Lu , Li Dong-mei , Ma Jian-hua , Ding Bo
Published: July 2022

Objective

Our previous study has found that short-term intensive insulin therapy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increased serum testosterone levels, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Design and methods

In this self-controlled study, 43 men with newly diagnosed drug naïve T2DM, aged 18-60 years, with HbA1c >9.0% were treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) to normalize blood glucose within one week. Venous blood specimens were collected for measuring of serum total testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), 3β- and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β- and 17β-HSD) concentrations before and after insulin therapy.

Results

Testosterone increased from 13.0 (11.3, 14.6) nmol/L to 15.7 (13.9, 17.5) nmol/L after intensive insulin therapy (p<0.001), while the levels of DHEA-S decreased significantly after treatment (from 6.5 (5.7, 7.3) μmol/L to 6.0 (5.3, 6.7) μmol/L, p=0.001). The ratio of testosterone/DHEA-S increased significantly (2.4 (2.0, 2.8) vs. 3.1 (2.6, 3.7) nmol/μmol, p<0.001). After blood glucose normalization with the short-term CSII therapy, 3β-HSD increased from 11.0 (9.5, 12.5) pg/mL to 14.6 (13.5, 15.7) pg/mL, p=0.001, and 17β-HSD increased from 20.7 (16.3, 25.2) pg/mL to 28.2 (23.8, 32.5) pg/mL, p=0.009.

Conclusions

Blood glucose normalization via short-term intensive insulin therapy increases plasma total testosterone levels in men with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, associated with a decreased level of DHEA-S, probably because of the enhanced conversion from DHEA to testosterone catalyzed by 3β-HSD and 17β-HSD.
Design and Hardware Experiment of Concentrating Magnetic Ring of Current Sensors Used in Open-Loop Fluxgate
Authors: Yang Wencheng , Xie Xuegang , Yang Qi , Huang Jisheng
Published: July 2022

In order to improve the ability of fluxgate current sensor to detect weak residual current, starting from the magnetic ring, which is the key magnetic concentrating element, and adopting the method of Comsol simulation analysis, the open-loop fluxgate is introduced from the aspects of magnetic ring material selection and structural design, etc. The key technology of the design of the magnetic concentrating ring of the current sensor is verified by experiments that the magnetic ring can increase the sensitivity of the current measurement by 15.4 times, and the frequency can reach 6.7 kHz, which can meet the AC and DC complex leakage current detection. Provide technical reference for designers engaged in this type of sensor.
Efficient Removal of Lead and Chromium From Aqueous Media Using Selenium Based Nanocomposite Supported by Orange Peel
Authors: Aziz Maria , Aziz Rukhsanda , Rafiq Muhammad Tariq , Abbasi Maryam , Taneez Mehwish , Azhar Muhammad Usman , El Askary Ahmad , Elesawy Basem H. , Eed Emad M. , Khalifa Amany S. , Qayyum Abdul
Published: July 2022

This study presents the synthesis of activated orange peel, derived from bio-waste (orange peel) and its doping with selenium nano-particles to enhance the adsorption capacity. The synthesized nanocomposite orange peel/Selenium (OP/Se) was applied as adsorbents for the removal of Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr) from synthetic waste water as an economical water cleaning technology. Orange peel/Selenium nanocomposite was characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Scanning electron microscopy results showed the porous structure of OP/Se nanocomposite and distinct peaks observed in XRD and FTIR spectra depicted the successful synthesis of nanocomposite. Batch experiments were conducted to figure out the effect of different parameters on adsorption of Pb and Cr by using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. The maximum adsorption capacity of 99.9% was achieved for both lead and chromium at acidic pH. While at temperature of 60°C the maximum adsorption of 98.3 and 95.9% was found for Pb and Cr respectively. Furthermore the experimental data was examined with Pseudo-first order, first-order and Pseudo-second order kinetic model, as well as Morris Intraparticle diffusion model where the pseudo second order was best fitted which indicated the chemisorption mechanism in adsorption process. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherm model verified that OP/Se nanocomposite was found to be favorable for the process of adsorption. The adsorption thermodynamics indicate that adsorption of heavy metals ions is spontaneous (ΔG° < 0) and the adsorption increases with increase in temperature which means that reaction was endothermic in nature. This study revealed that the synthesized bio-activated nanocomposite was an efficient adsorbent material for the removal of heavy metals from waste water.
The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Wang Ping , Chen Cai , Liu Fanjie , Bu Fan , An Jianpeng , Qin Hao , Zhang Qinghao , Wang Tao , Cao Shengnan , Li Wei , Shi Bin
Published: July 2022

Purpose

This article was designed to provide critical evidence into the relationship between ambient temperature and intensity of back pain in people with lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Methods

Data concerning patient's age, gender, diagnostic logout, admission time, discharge time, residence area, and work area (residence area and work area were used to ensure research area) from 2017 to 2019 were obtained from the Neck-Shoulder and Lumbocrural Pain Hospital in Jinan, China. A total of 1,450 hospitalization records were collected in total. The distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was used to evaluate the relationship between lag–response and exposure to ambient temperature. Stratification was based on age and gender. Days 1, 5, 20, and 28 prior to admission were denoted as lags 0, 5, 20, and 28, respectively.

Results

An average daily temperature of 15–23°C reduced the risk of hospitalization the most in men. Conversely, temperatures <10°C drastically increased hospitalization in men, particularly in lags 0–5 and lags 20–28. Men aged between 40 and 50 years old showed less effect in pain sensation during ambient temperature.

Conclusion

High or low ambient temperature can increase the hospitalization risk of LDH, and sometimes, the temperature effect is delayed.
In Older Adults the Antidepressant Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Is Similar but Occurs Later Than in Younger Adults
Authors: Cotovio Gonçalo , Boes Aaron D. , Press Daniel Z. , Oliveira-Maia Albino J. , Pascual-Leone Alvaro
Published: July 2022

Background

Treatment resistant depression is common in older adults and treatment is often complicated by medical comorbidities and polypharmacy. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a treatment option for this group due to its favorable profile. However, early influential studies suggested that rTMS is less effective in older adults. This evidence remains controversial.

Methods

Here, we evaluated the rTMS treatment outcomes in a large international multicenter naturalistic cohort of >500 patients comparing older vs. younger adults.

Results

We show that older adults, while having similar antidepressant response to younger adults, respond more slowly, which may help to explain differences from earlier studies when the duration of a treatment course was shorter.

Conclusions

Such evidence helps to resolve a long-standing controversy in treating older depressed patients with rTMS. Moreover, these findings provide an important data point in the call to revise policy decisions from major insurance providers that have unfairly excluded older adults.
Hypothalamus–Muscle Parallel Induction of Metabolic Pathways Following Physical Exercise
Authors: Katz Almog , Gonen Meital , Shahar Yael , Roichman Asael , Lerrer Batia , Cohen Haim Yosef
Published: July 2022

The modern lifestyle requires less physical activity and skills during our daily routine, leading to multiple pathologies related to physical disabilities and energy accessibility. Thus, exploring the mechanisms underlying the metabolic regulation of exercise is crucial. Here, we characterized the effect of forced and voluntary endurance exercises on three key metabolic signaling pathways, sirtuins, AMPK, and mTOR, across several metabolic tissues in mice: brain, muscles, and liver. Both voluntary and forced exercises induced AMPK with higher intensity in the first. The comparison between those metabolic tissues revealed that the hypothalamus and the hippocampus, two brain parts, showed different metabolic signaling activities. Strikingly, despite the major differences in the physiology of muscles and hypothalamic tissues, the hypothalamus replicates the metabolic response of the muscle in response to physical exercise. Specifically, muscles and hypothalamic tissues showed an increase and a decrease in AMPK and mTOR signaling, respectively. Overall, this study reveals new insight into the relation between the hypothalamus and muscles, which enhances the coordination within the muscle–brain axis and potentially improves the systemic response to physical activity performance and delaying health inactivity disorders.
American Sign Language Translation Using Wearable Inertial and Electromyography Sensors for Tracking Hand Movements and Facial Expressions
Authors: Gu Yutong , Zheng Chao , Todoh Masahiro , Zha Fusheng
Published: July 2022

A sign language translation system can break the communication barrier between hearing-impaired people and others. In this paper, a novel American sign language (ASL) translation method based on wearable sensors was proposed. We leveraged inertial sensors to capture signs and surface electromyography (EMG) sensors to detect facial expressions. We applied a convolutional neural network (CNN) to extract features from input signals. Then, long short-term memory (LSTM) and transformer models were exploited to achieve end-to-end translation from input signals to text sentences. We evaluated two models on 40 ASL sentences strictly following the rules of grammar. Word error rate (WER) and sentence error rate (SER) are utilized as the evaluation standard. The LSTM model can translate sentences in the testing dataset with a 7.74% WER and 9.17% SER. The transformer model performs much better by achieving a 4.22% WER and 4.72% SER. The encouraging results indicate that both models are suitable for sign language translation with high accuracy. With complete motion capture sensors and facial expression recognition methods, the sign language translation system has the potential to recognize more sentences.
A Novel Plant-Based Protein Has Similar Effects Compared to Whey Protein on Body Composition, Strength, Power, and Aerobic Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Futsal Players
Authors: Teixeira Filipe J. , Matias Catarina N. , Faleiro João , Giro Rita , Pires Joana , Figueiredo Helena , Carvalhinho Raquel , Monteiro Cristina P. , Reis Joana F. , Valamatos Maria J. , Teixeira Vítor H. , Schoenfeld Brad J.
Published: July 2022

Introduction

The effects of dietary protein on body composition and physical performance seemingly depend on the essential amino acid profile of the given protein source, although controversy exists about whether animal protein sources may possess additional anabolic properties to plant-based protein sources.

Purpose

To compare the effects of a novel plant-based protein matrix and whey protein supplementation on body composition, strength, power, and endurance performance of trained futsal players.

Methods

Fifty male futsal players were followed during 8 weeks of supplementation, with 40 completing the study either with plant-based protein (N = 20) or whey protein (N = 20). The following measures were assessed: bone mineral content, lean body mass, and fat mass; muscle thickness of the rectus femoris; total body water; blood glucose, hematocrit, C-reactive protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase, creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate; salivary cortisol; maximal strength and 1-RM testing of the back squat and bench press exercises; muscle power and countermovement jump; VO2max and maximal aerobic speed. Subjects were asked to maintain regular dietary habits and record dietary intake every 4 weeks through 3-day food records.

Results

No differences in any variable were observed between groups at baseline or pre- to post-intervention. Moreover, no time*group interaction was observed in any of the studied variables, and a time effect was only observed regarding fat mass reduction.

Conclusions

Supplementing with either a novel plant-based protein matrix or whey protein did not affect any of the variables assessed in high-level futsal players over 8 wks. These results suggest that whey protein does not possess any unique anabolic properties over and above those of plant-based proteins when equated to an essential amino acid profile in the population studied. Furthermore, when consuming a daily protein intake >1.6 g/kg BW.day−1, additional protein supplementation does not affect body composition or performance in trained futsal players, regardless of protein type/source.
Secondary cytomegalovirus infections: How much do we still not know? Comparison of children with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus born to mothers with primary and secondary infection
Authors: Scaramuzzino Fabiola , Di Pastena Michela , Chiurchiu Sara , Romani Lorenza , De Luca Maia , Lucignani Giulia , Amodio Donato , Seccia Annalisa , Marsella Pasquale , Grimaldi Capitello Teresa , Longo Daniela , Palma Paolo , Lancella Laura , Bernardi Stefania , Rossi Paolo , Calo Carducci Francesca Ippolita
Published: July 2022

Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection can follow primary and secondary maternal infection. Growing evidence indicate that secondary maternal infections contribute to a much greater proportion of symptomatic cCMV than was previously thought. We performed a monocentric retrospective study of babies with cCMV evaluated from August 2004 to February 2021; we compared data of symptomatic children born to mothers with primary or secondary infection, both at birth and during follow up. Among the 145 babies with available data about maternal infection, 53 were classified as having symptomatic cCMV and were included in the study: 40 babies were born to mothers with primary infection and 13 babies were born to mothers with secondary infection. Analyzing data at birth, we found no statistical differences in the rate of clinical findings in the two groups, except for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) which was significantly more frequent in patients born to mother with secondary infection than in those born to mother with primary infection (46.2 vs. 17.5%, P = 0.037). During follow up, we found a higher rate of many sequelae (tetraparesis, epilepsy, motor and speech delay, and unilateral SNHL) in the group of children born to mothers with secondary infection, with a statistical difference for tetraparesis and unilateral SNHL. Otherwise, only children born to mothers with primary infection presented bilateral SNHL both at birth and follow up. Our data suggest that the risk of symptomatic cCMV and long-term sequelae is similar in children born to mother with primary and secondary CMV infection; it is important to pay appropriate attention to seropositive mothers in order to prevent reinfection and to detect and possibly treat infected babies.
Effects of Lecithin Supplementation in Feed of Different fat Levels on Serum Indexes and Liver Health of Laying Hens
Authors: Hu Gui-Li , Xiong Juan , Liu Yang , Yang Hong-Jun , Hu Ling-Ling , Chen Peng , Wang Xin , Liao Shuang , Lv Tuo , Liu Chun-Jie , Huang Peng , Lin Qian
Published: July 2022

The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of soy lecithin on serum-related indicators and liver health in laying hens under the influence of high-fat diets. 180 peak laying hens at 40 weeks of age were randomly assigned to one of the four diets using a 2 × 2 factorial and fed for 5 weeks. The results showed that compared to the low-fat group, the high-fat group had lower egg production (p < 0.05) and higher average daily feed intake and feed-to-egg ratio (p < 0.05). At the 21st day, the serum levels of triglyceride (TC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were higher (p < 0.05), high-density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were lower (p < 0.01), catalase (CAT) activity was lower (p < 0.05), TC and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in liver were higher (p < 0.01) and SOD activity in liver was lower (p < 0.05) in layers supplemented with soy lecithin. CAT activity in serum was increased (p < 0.01) and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) activity in the liver was decreased (p < 0.05) after increasing the dietary fat concentration. The addition of soy lecithin and the increase in dietary fat concentration had a highly significant interaction on serum CAT activity and liver TC content in layers (p < 0.01). At the 35th day, the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity was higher (p < 0.01), serum glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and CAT activity were higher (p < 0.05), and serum triglyceride (TG) content and total T-AOC capacity activity were lower (p < 0.05) in layers supplemented with soy lecithin. Increasing dietary fat concentration decreased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and GSH-Px activity in serum (p < 0.05). However, it increased TG and MDA content in liver (p < 0.05), and highly decreased SOD content in liver (p < 0.01) in layers. The addition of soy lecithin and increasing dietary fat concentration had a highly significant reciprocal effect on serum ALT viability and CAT viability (p < 0.01) and liver TG and MDA content and SOD viability (p < 0.05) in layers. In conclusion, feeding high-fat diets will adversely affect the laying performance of laying hens, while long-term addition of lecithin can improve the blood lipids and liver lipids of laying hens, enhance the antioxidant capacity of the liver, and maintain liver health.
AcMYB1 Interacts With AcbHLH1 to Regulate Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Aglaonema commutatum
Authors: Li Ji , Wu Kunlin , Li Lin , Ma Guohua , Fang Lin , Zeng Songjun
Published: July 2022

Aglaonema commutatum is one of the most popular foliage plants with abundant leaf phenotypes; therefore, anthocyanin coloration is a vital economic trait in A. commutatum. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis and its regulation remain unclear. In this study, AcMYB1 and AcbHLH1, transcription factor genes related to an R2R3-myeloblast (MYB) and a basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH), respectively, were isolated from A. commutatum “Red Valentine” and functionally characterized. AcMYB1 and AcbHLH1 were found to interact by Y2H and BiFC assay. AcMYB1 was grouped into the AN2 subgroup and shared high homology with the known regulators of anthocyanin biosynthesis. Gene expression analysis showed that both AcMYB1 and AcbHLH1 have similar expression patterns to anthocyanin structural genes and correlate with anthocyanin distribution in different tissues of A. commutatum. Light strongly promoted anthocyanin accumulation by upregulating the expression of anthocyanin-related genes in A. commutatum leaves. Ectopic expression of AcMYB1 in tobacco remarkably increased anthocyanin accumulation in both vegetative and reproductive tissues at various developmental stages. These results provide insights into the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in A. commutatum and are useful for breeding new A. commutatum cultivars with enhanced ornamental value.
Research on the Coupling Mechanism of the Trade Union and Human Resource Management in China
Authors: Xuexiu Fan , Jiandong Sun
Published: July 2022

With the reform of trade unions in China, there has been a noticeable interaction in recent years between trade unions and human resource management in the workplace. However, we do not have a proper concept to describe such a phenomenon. Therefore, based on reviewing the current literature involving trade unions and human resource management in China, this study aims to describe the interactive relation between union's practices and enterprises' human resource management by exploring the definition, characteristics, and formation mechanism. This study defines the relationship between the trade unions and human resource management as a coupling relationship where the trade unions and human resource management continually promote and restrain each other as two relatively independent systems in the enterprise. This relationship possesses three dual characteristics, namely reciprocity vs. restraint, integrity vs. independence, and stability vs. dynamism. And there are three sequential stages for trade unions and human resource management to form such a relation, interaction, consensus, and adjustment. This study provides further insight into the relationship between trade unions and human resource management in the workplace and attempts a proximately complete description of the relationship. The study also offers a direction for trade unions and enterprises to establish high-quality cooperation with each other which is mutually beneficial for enterprises' development and employees' wellbeing.
Altered Composition of the Oral Microbiota in Depression Among Cigarette Smokers: A Pilot Study
Authors: Al Bataineh Mohammad Tahseen , Künstner Axel , Dash Nihar Ranjan , Abdulsalam Rushud Mahmood , Al-Kayyali Rafla Zaid Ali , Adi M. Besher , Alsafar Habiba S. , Busch Hauke , Ibrahim Saleh Mohamed
Published: July 2022

Alterations in the oral microbiota composition may influence mental health. However, linkages between compositional changes in the oral microbiota and their role in mental health among cigarette smokers remain largely unknown. In this study, we used shotgun metagenomics data for the oral microbiome of 105 participants. The data showed Bacteroidota, Fusobacteriota, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria to be the most abundant phyla; Streptococcus, Haemophilus D, and Veillonella are the most abundant genera. Then, we clustered our subjects into avoidance and activation groups based on the behavioral activation for depression scale (BADS). Interestingly, the avoidance group exhibited a higher oral microbiome richness and diversity (alpha diversity). Differential abundance testing between BADS avoidance and activation groups showed the phyla Bacteroidota (effect size 0.5047, q = 0.0037), Campylobacterota (effect size 0.4012, q = 0.0276), Firmicutes A (effect size 0.3646, q = 0.0128), Firmicutes I (effect size 0.3581, q = 0.0268), and Fusobacteriota (effect size 0.6055, q = 0.0018) to be significantly increased in the avoidance group, but Verrucomicrobiota (effect size−0.6544, q = 0.0401), was found to be significantly decreased in the avoidance risk group. Network analysis of the 50 genera displaying the highest variation between both groups identified Campylobacter B, Centipeda, and Veillonella as hub nodes in the avoidance group. In contrast, Haemophilus and Streptococcus were identified as hub nodes in the activation group. Next, we investigated functional profiles of the oral microbiota based on BADS avoidance and activation groups and found Lysine degradations pathway was significantly enriched between both groups (ANCOM-BC, q = 0.0692). Altogether, we provide evidence for the presence of depression-related changes in the oral microbiota of smokers and possible functional contribution. The identified differences provide new information to enrich our understanding of oral microbiota-brain axis interplay and their potential impact on mental health.
The impact of environmental risk and platform trust on satisfaction with health qr code use
Authors: Shi Guoliang , Wang Guohua
Published: July 2022

In response to the economic and social hazards posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic, many countries have adopted various information technologies to rapidly track and control the spread of the epidemic. Health Quick Response (QR) codes are emergency measures implemented by the Chinese government in the epidemic environment to balance epidemic prevention and control with recovery of economic and social development, and facilitate public mobility across regions and access to various public spaces. The use of health codes by the public is a practical necessity, but the satisfaction of their use is influenced by multiple factors such as environment, technology, and organization. In this paper, we collected data through a questionnaire to analyze the basic situation of public satisfaction with the use of health QR codes in China and its influencing factors. The results show that perceived quality and platform trust directly affect the satisfaction of health code usage, while environmental risk and platform trust indirectly affect the satisfaction of health code usage through the mediating effect of perceived quality.
Impact of Preprocessing on Tree Canopy Cover Modelling: Does Gap-Filling of Landsat Time Series Improve Modelling Accuracy?
Authors: Tang Zhipeng , Adhikari Hari , Pellikka Petri K. E. , Heiskanen Janne
Published: July 2022

Preprocessing of Landsat images is a double-edged sword, transforming the raw data into a useful format but potentially introducing unwanted values with unnecessary steps. Through recovering missing data of satellite images in time series analysis, gap-filling is an important, highly developed, preprocessing procedure, but its necessity and effects in numerous Landsat applications, such as tree canopy cover (TCC) modelling, are rarely examined. We address this barrier by providing a quantitative comparison of TCC modelling using predictor variables derived from Landsat time series that included gap-filling versus those that did not include gap-filling and evaluating the effects that gap-filling has on modelling TCC. With 1-year Landsat time series from a tropical region located in Taita Hills, Kenya, and a reference TCC map in 0–100 scales derived from airborne laser scanning data, we designed comparable random forest modelling experiments to address the following questions: 1) Does gap-filling improve TCC modelling based on time series predictor variables including the seasonal composites (SC), spectral-temporal metrics (STMs), and harmonic regression (HR) coefficients? 2) What is the difference in TCC modelling between using gap-filled pixels and using valid (actual or cloud-free) pixels? Two gap-filling methods, one temporal-based method (Steffen spline interpolation) and one hybrid method (MOPSTM) have been examined. We show that gap-filled predictors derived from the Landsat time series delivered better performance on average than non-gap-filled predictors with the average of median RMSE values for Steffen-filled and MOPSTM-filled SC’s being 17.09 and 16.57 respectively, while for non-gap-filled predictors, it was 17.21. MOPSTM-filled SC is 3.7% better than non-gap-filled SC on RMSE, and Steffen-filled SC is 0.7% better than non-gap-filled SC on RMSE. The positive effects of gap-filling may be reduced when there are sufficient high-quality valid observations to generate a seasonal composite. The single-date experiment suggests that gap-filled data (e.g. RMSE of 16.99, 17.71, 16.24, and 17.85 with 100% gap-filled pixels as training and test datasets for four seasons) may deliver no worse performance than valid data (e.g. RMSE of 15.46, 17.07, 16.31, and 18.14 with 100% valid pixels as training and test datasets for four seasons). Thus, we conclude that gap-filling has a positive effect on the accuracy of TCC modelling, which justifies its inclusion in image preprocessing workflows.
Mechanism of Lysoforte in Improving Jejuna Morphology and Health in Broiler Chickens
Authors: Li Xiaofeng , Shi Xiaoli , Mesalam Noura M. , Liu Lei , Chen Zhihao , Yang Bing
Published: July 2022

Lysoforte (LFT) plays a vital role in maintaining broilers' health and intestinal morphology. However, the mechanism behind the effects of LFT improving intestinal morphology and health is still unclear. Therefore, this study was implemented to explore the central genes linked to the regulatory effect of LFT. Seventy-five newly hatched Cobb 500 male broilers were randomly divided into three groups: control, LFT500, and LFT1000 groups, with 25 chicks per group. The control chicks were provided with the basal diet, and the birds in LFT500 and LFT1000 groups were offered the same basal diet with 500 g/ton and 1,000 g/ton LFT, respectively. GSE94622 dataset consisted of the control and two LFT-treated groups (LFT500 and LFT1000). Jejuna samples were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Totally 106–344 DEGs were obtained by comparing LFT500 and LFT1000 vs. control and LFT1000 vs. LFT500. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment suggested that the DEGs are mainly related to the phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthetic process and neuron projection extension. KEGG analysis suggested the DEGs were enriched in AGE-RAGE, fatty acid elongation, ECM-receptor interaction (ECMRI), glycerophospholipid metabolism, focal adhesion, unsaturated fatty acids biosynthesis, and ABC transporters. Moreover, 29 genes, such as REG4, GJB1, KAT2A, APOA5, SERPINE2, ELOVL1, ABCC2, ANKRD9, CYP4V2, and PISD, might be closely related to promoting jejuna morphology in broilers. Taken together, our observation enhances the understanding of LFT in maintaining intestinal architecture and the general health of broiler chickens.
Ponder: Enabling Balloon-Borne Based Solar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s Take Off Diagnosis under Little Data
Authors: Hu Yanfei , Jiao Yingkui , Shang Yujie , Li Shuailou , Hu Yanpeng
Published: July 2022

Balloon-borne based solar unmanned aerial vehicle (short for BS-UAV) has been researched prevalently due to the promising application area of near-space (i.e., 20–100 km above the ground) and the advantages of taking off. However, BS-UAV encounters serious fault in its taking off phase. The fault in taking off hinders the development of BS-UAV and causes great loss to human property. Thus, timely diagnosing the running state of BS-UAV in taking off phase is of great importance. Unfortunately, due to lack of fault data in the taking off phase, timely diagnosing the running state becomes a key challenge. In this paper, we propose Ponder to diagnose the running state of BS-UAV in the taking off phase. The key idea of Ponder is to take full advantage of existing data and complement fault data first and then diagnose current states. First, we compress existing data into a low-dimensional space. Then, we cluster the low-dimensional data into normal and outlier clusters. Third, we generate fault data with different aggression at different clusters. Finally, we diagnose fault state for each sampling at the taking off phase. With three datasets collected on real-world flying at different times, we show that Ponder outperforms existing diagnosing methods. In addition, we demonstrate Ponder’s effectiveness over time. We also show the comparable overhead.
Silver Nanoparticles: A Promising Antifungal Agent against the Growth and Biofilm Formation of the Emergent Candida auris
Authors: AlJindan Reem , AlEraky Doaa M.
Published: July 2022

Candida auris is a globally-emerging pathogen that is correlated to nosocomial infections and high mortality rates, causing major outbreaks in hospitals and serious public health concerns worldwide. This study investigated the antifungal activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on clinical isolates of C. auris. A total of eight clinical isolates were collected from blood, urine, ear swab, and groin. C. auris was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS, and gene sequencing. All isolates confirmed as C. auris were subjected to antimicrobial agents, including amphotericin B, fluconazole, caspofungin, voriconazole, micafungin, and flucytosine. A serial dilution of a silver nanoparticles solution was prepared to test antifungal susceptibility testing under planktonic conditions. Moreover, an antibiofilm activity assay was determined using a colony-forming assay and a cell viability assay by a live–dead yeast kit. Significant antifungal and antibiofilm activity of AgNPs was detected against all isolates; MIC was <6.25 μg/mL, the range of MFC was from 6.25 to 12.5 μg/mL for all isolates, and the highest value of IC50 was 3.2 μg/mL. Silver nanomaterials could represent a possible antimicrobial agent to prevent outbreaks caused by C. auris infections.