bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Potential Feasibility of Menggung Coffee as A Product of Local Wisdom in Sewu Kembang Tourism Village Nglurah Tawangmangu
Authors: Widagdo Yohanes Martono
Published: June 2023

The Sewu Kembang Nglurah Tourism Village area of Tawangmangu, which incidentally is a tourist destination producing ornamental plants, also has the potential for local wisdom for other products besides ornamental plants, namely Menggung Coffee. As the name implies, Menggung Coffee is attached to the heritage of Menggung temple as the name of the coffee brand. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review the identification of the potential feasibility of Menggung coffee, starting from the coffee beans, the production process, and also the product packaging and menu of Menggung coffee variants. The research method used is a qualitative method with descriptive analysis, which focuses on the results of interviews with 1 Menggung Coffee producer, 1 Wangsul coffee producer, 1 Nglurah village head, 1 Nglurah community leader, and 2 Menggung coffee consumers. The results of the study contained several potential feasibilities in Menggung coffee. The first potential is the feasibility of Menggung coffee beans, which are original coffee from Nglurah Tawangmangu, which incidentally is Javanese coffee from the slopes of Mount Lawu. Although both come from the same parent, Menggung Coffee, when processed, has a different aroma from coffee on other slopes of Mount Lawu. Another potential feasibility of Menggung coffee is in the processing process using the slow roast technique for Arabica and Fast Roast for Robusta and does not use preservatives in its production. However, the potential feasibility of packaging and variant menus needs to be improved considering that the P-IRT license has not been taken care of by the Menggung coffee producer so that later this brand can be claimed by outside parties and also needs to improve the menu variants in the future so that they can compete with other coffee products.
MAKALAH PEMBERDAYAGUNAAN WAKAF
Authors: Ramadani Nabila
Published: June 2023

strategis meningkatkan produktivitas benda wakaf. Kelembagaan Badan Wakaf Indonesia mampu menyelesaikan berbaagai permasalahannya yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat pada umumnya dan umat islam. Tugas yang paling penting, seperti manajemen dalam pengelolaan dama wakaf, harus dilakukan sesuai dengan program yang telah di tetapkan. Namun pada kenyataannya wakaf yang dikelola oleh Badan Wakaf Indonesia banyak yang masih mencaakup benda tidak bergerak sedangkan wakaf benda bergerak masih belum terkeloola secara maksimal karena pengelolaan wakaf uang masih tergolong baru.Effektifitas dan efisiensi pengelolaan harta wakaf harus dilaksanaknan dengan cara yang terukur dan terhindar dari Tabdzir yang merugikan umat. Misalnya, tananh yang tidak berguna di sekitar mesjid biasanya diabaikan, padahal tanah trsebut dapat digunakan sebagai hasil pemeliharaan masjid. Menurut lembaga keagamaan, efisiensi tersebut adalah pemanfaatan benda wakaf secaara optimal untuk kebituhan masyarakat
Error theory of mental test scores without and with a measuring instrument
Authors: Witte Erich H. , Stanciu Adrian
Published: June 2023

AbstractEvery measurement is subject to error. To describe the measurement error, there is the classical approach without a concrete measurement instrument. After the application of a specific instrument both approaches are compared, and conclusions are drawn for a more complex error theory. The principle limitation of human capabilities is assumed as the basis for error. From this principal limitation it follows that the anthropometric reliability of measurement instruments cannot be arbitrarily improved. Nevertheless, in order to control the measurement error of the scale values, quantization of continuous measurement values is proposed. Software is developed for this purpose. The simulations with this software show how depending on the reliability of the concrete measuring instrument the number of quanta and the reduction of the error dispersion affects the measurements. Only by quantization a sufficiently stable relationship between the scale value of the theoretical construct (trait) and the empirical measurements is established.
SISTEM PENDAFTARAN HARTA WAKAF
Authors: Nyawai Aldi
Published: June 2023

Banyak permasalahan yang terjadi menganai perwakafan yang di Indonesia salah satu kasusnya masalah sengketa harta wakaf karena tidak adanya sertifikat wakaf dan pencatatan harta wakaf. Selain itu pemindahan dan penyalahgunaan harta wakaf yang tidak digunakan untuk kemaslahatan umum.Dalam hukum Islam pada dasarnya perubahan status wakaf tidak diperbolehkan kecuali wakaf tersebut tidak dapat kembali dimanfaatkan sesuai dengan tujuan wakaf maka perubahan itu dapat dilakukan terhadap wakaf yang bersangkutan. para ulama atau ahli hukum islam memang beragam pendapatnya tentang boleh tidaknya melakukan perubahan status pada benda wakaf seperti menjual, merubah bentuk atau sifat, memindahkan ke tempat lain, atau menukar dengan benda lain. Tradisi wakaf tersebut kemudian memunculkan berbagai fenomena yang mengakibatkan perwakafan di Indonesia tidak mengalami perkembangan yang menggembirakan untuk kepentingan masyarakat banyak bahkan banyak di jumpai aset wakaf yang mengalami permasalahan akibat tidak adanya tertib administrasi dan salah satunya mengenai perubahan status wakaf yang dijadikan jaminan, disita, dihibahkan, dijual, diwariskan, ditukar atau dialihkan dalam bentuk pengalihan hak lainnya, kenyataan ini tentu tidak sesuai dengan ketentuan wakaf dan tujuan dari fungsi wakaf sendiri.
Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah : Kesulitan Siswa Kelas 7 SMPN 2 Gunung Talang Dalam Memahami Mata Pelajaran Matematika
Authors: Yeniza Ilma Putri
Published: June 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesulitan siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Gunung Talang dalam memahami mata pelajaran matematika. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode pendekatan deskriktif. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah 7 orang siswa SMPN 2 Gunung Talang dengan melakukan pengujian dengan tes tertulis berupa pemberian soal ebjektif dan essai. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pengujian didapatkan bahwa kesulitan siswa SMPN 2 Gunung Talang dalam memahami matematika adalah berada pada kategori sangat rendah dan berdistribusi normal. Penyebabnya adalah kurangnya pengajaran guru dalam menjelaskan materi sehingga siswa kesulitan dalam memecahkan masalah yang diberikan oleh guru.
Investigating the Relationship Between Sea Surface Temperature and the Mechanical Efficiency of Tropical Cyclones
Authors: Regibeau-Rockett Laurel , O'Neill Morgan , Pauluis Olivier
Published: June 2023

Previous studies have investigated how sea surface temperature (SST) affects the potential intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs). However, this is an upper bound only on the maximum near-surface azimuthal winds, and does not fully account for the effects of atmospheric moisture. Potential intensity might not vary in the same way as the total kinetic energy (WKE) of a TC would with changing SST. WKE is related, via the conceptualization of the TC as a heat engine, to TC mechanical efficiency. We investigate how TC mechanical efficiency varies with SST in a series of moist, axisymmetric, radiative-convective numerical experiments with constant SSTs ranging from 295K to 307.5K. We find a -2.1 %/K decrease in the mechanical efficiency with SST. While the increase in the net heat energy gained by the TC heat engine acts to increase WKE, the mechanical efficiency still decreases with SST due to the effects of moisture on WKE and on the total heat input to the TC. Moist convection in an unsaturated atmosphere is associated with substantial irreversible entropy production, which detracts from the energy that the TC can use to power its winds. The increasing moisture content in a warmer atmosphere predicted by Clausius-Clapeyron scaling leads this irreversibility to increase in an unsaturated atmosphere, presenting a larger penalty on WKE and decreasing the mechanical efficiency. Our results highlight the importance of giving full consideration to the effects of moisture on the TC heat engine in studies of how climate affects TCs.
Multivariate Analysis and Anomaly Detection of U.S. Reservoir Sedimentation Dataset
Authors: Botero-Acosta Alejandra , Cox Amanda , Sagan Vasit , Demir Ibrahim , Muste Marian , Boyd Paul , Pathak Chandra
Published: June 2023

Sedimentation processes in reservoirs can jeopardize their functionality and compromise dam safety. Climate change and associated hydrologic uncertainty are introducing additional stressors to US reservoirs, and data-driven indicators of climate impacts on upstream soil erosion and reservoir’s sedimentation processes are crucial to evaluate their aggradation and life expectancy. The US Army Corps of Engineers developed the Enhancing Reservoir Sedimentation Information for Climate Preparedness and Resilience (RSI) system to consolidate historical information of elevation-capacity surveys. However, the multiple surveying technologies, protocols, and computational analysis methods used over the service life of reservoirs can impact the quality of reservoir survey data in the RSI system. The objective of this study was to develop a methodology to detect anomalous records and identify multivariate relationships between historical sedimentation data for 184 US reservoirs and associated watershed variables. For this purpose, unsupervised machine learning techniques including Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Autonomous Anomaly Detection, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Efron anomaly detection were assembled in an anomaly-detection protocol that led to the detection of 20 reservoirs with anomalous records. The variables contributing most to anomaly detection were related to elevation characteristics (watershed and channel slopes, and minimum elevation), precipitation (maximum and cumulative monthly precipitation), dam properties (time since dam completion and initial trap efficiency), and curve number (CN). PCA results indicated that reservoirs in the Mediterranean California ecoregion although experiencing substantial extreme precipitation events, had small basin areas and CN values that reflected in small capacity losses, contrasting with larger capacity losses found at reservoirs in the Great Plains and Eastern Temperate Forests ecoregions. The developed anomaly detection protocol represents a powerful tool for the analysis and monitoring of this large and heterogenous dataset with the potential of providing reliable information on the impacts of historical climate and watershed properties on erosion and sedimentation processes in US reservoirs.
Assessment of Oceanographic Conditions during the North Atlantic EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) Field Campaign
Authors: Johnson Leah , Siegel David , Thompson Andrew , Fields Erik , Erickson Zachary , Cetinic Ivona , Lee Craig , D'Asaro Eric , Nelson Norman , Omand Melissa , Sten Michaela , Traylor Shawnee , Nicholson David , Graff Jason , Steinberg Deborah , Sosik Heidi , Buesseler Ken , Brzezinski Mark , Soto Ramos Inia , Carvalho Filipa , Henson Stephanie
Published: June 2023

This manuscript presents an overview of NASA’s EXport Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing 2021 Field Campaign in the North Atlantic (EXPORTS NA) and provides quantitative and dynamical descriptions of the physical processes modulating water transformations during the study. A major programmatic goal was to conduct the sampling in a Lagrangian mode so that ocean ecological and biogeochemical changes can be observed independent from physical advective processes. To accomplish this goal, EXPORTS NA conducted a multi-ship, multi-asset field sampling program within a retentive, anticyclonic mode water eddy. Beneath depths of ~100 m, Lagrangian sampling assets remained within the eddy core waters (ECWs) throughout the experiment, demonstrating that the ECWs within the mode water eddy were retentive. However, strong westerly winds from four storm events deepened the mixed layer (ML) of the surface core waters (SCWs) above the eddy’s mode water core by 25-40 m and exchanged some of the SCWs with surface waters outside of the eddy via Ekman transport. Estimates of flushing times ranged from 5-8 days, with surface exchange fractions ranging from 20-75% and were consistent with particle tracking advected by combined geostrophic and Ekman velocities. The relative contributions of horizontal and vertical advection on changes in SCW tracers depend on the horizontal and vertical gradients of that tracer. For example, in the surface waters, horizontal advection played a large role in salinity fluxes, yet vertical entrainment played a larger role in the fluxes of nutrients into the ML. Each storm injected nutrients and low oxygen waters into the ML, after which the surface ocean ecosystem responded by reducing nutrient concentrations and increasing %O2 saturation levels. Overall, SCW values of chlorophyll and POC were the largest at the onset of the field program and decreased throughout the campaign. The analysis presented provides a physical oceanographic context for the many measurements made during the EXPORTS NA field campaign. Illustrated are the many challenges of conducting a production-flux experiment even in a Lagrangian frame and the inherent uncertainties of interpreting biological carbon pump observations that were collected in a Eulerian frame of reference.
Why College Women and Men Refrain from Sex Despite Desire: Development of the No Sex Despite Desire (NSDD) Measure
Authors: Poston A. Michelle , Oliver Taylor L , Lanti Alessandra , Benning Stephen D
Published: June 2023

Humans have sex for myriad reasons, many unrelated to desire. But under what conditions does sexual desire not lead to sex? We investigated reasons college students refrain from sex despite desire and having an attractive, willing partner and relationships between these reasons and other aspects of sexuality and personality. For item generation, 604 participants identified 109 reasons why individuals may refrain from sex despite desire. For construct validation, 712 participants reported the frequency they experienced these reasons on a novel measure. Every reason evidencing discernible gender differences was endorsed more by women. These items largely concentrated in factors of Personal Insecurities and Principled Concerns. No gender differences emerged on the Partner Issues factor. Factors differentially related to sexuality and personality variables. Principled Concerns related negatively to sociosexual behavior and attitudes and positively to sexual traditionalism across genders. Partner Issues positively correlated with sociosexual behavior and desire for women. Personal Insecurities negatively correlated with sociosexual attitudes for men. Principled Concerns related to sexual functioning issues for women. Personal Insecurities and Principled Concerns related to worse sexual functioning for men. Personal Insecurities related to Neuroticism across genders. These results suggest potential directions for therapeutic interventions and further research.
The problem with over-relying on quantitative evidence of validity
Authors: Wolf Melissa Gordon
Published: June 2023

When presenting evidence of validity, social scientists tend to rely on popular methods such as reliability, regression, and confirmatory factor analysis. The quality of the model output is often determined by fairly arbitrary cutoff values, some of which arise from simulation studies that do not generalize to the user’s model subspace. Despite decades of warnings about improper use and the general inadequacy of relying solely on quantitative evidence of validity, quantitative methods continue to dominate the validation literature. In this paper, I argue that this over-reliance on quantitative evidence may have inadvertently caused psychologists to design survey instruments to fit psychometric models rather than psychometric theories. This may have unintentionally caused the structure of most psychological properties to be thought of as continuous, and made unidimensionality and conditional independence desirable properties of latent variables and corresponding survey items. Further, the quantitative imperative in publishing may have resulted in a dearth of qualitative evidence, such as testing items for interpretability and meaning in the population of interest. I encourage researchers to revisit the evidence that has been presented in support of instrument validation and use and to allow theory to guide psychological measurement.
Idiopathic pure red cell aplasia: A case series from India
Authors: Mahajan Manoj U , Goel Sunil , Patel Harsh , Aasdhir Aseem , Mehta Urvansh , Gupta Kavita , Sujanani Shashi , Vishnoi Jagdish , Patira Nilesh , Kalu Ram Sharma
Published: June 2023

Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare hematologic disorder characterized by normocytic normochromic anemia with reticulocytopenia and depleted erythroid precursors. It is reported mainly from western countries. We report our experience in two patients of PRCA from India, the clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis, and their management. Our patients showed improvements following treatment with corticosteroids, blood transfusion, and/or rituximab.
Comparative evaluation of ultrasonography with magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of shoulder ailments
Authors: Krishna Kumar Ningappa Kurnal  , Prem Chand Paladugu
Published: June 2023

Background: Shoulder pain encompasses a diverse array of pathologies and can affect as many as one quarter of the population depending on age and risk factors. It may be caused by problems with the neck, glenohumeral joint, acromioclavicular joint, rotator cuff, or other soft tissues around the shoulder.
Aims and Objectives: The main aim of the study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) shoulder and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the shoulder in the diagnosis of shoulder ailments.
Materials and Methods: This is a comparative study done in Department of Radiology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry. In total, 54 patients were included for ultrasonography (USG) and MRI examination of shoulder ailments. The statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 21.0 statistical analysis software.
Results: Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursitis is the most common finding. US detects partial-thickness tears with a sensitivity of 63.3% and a specificity of 70.8% and full-thickness tears with a sensitivity of 80.0% and a specificity of 91.8%. Trauma was the etiology in only a few patients. MRI is more sensitive than USG in identifying labral and capsular pathologies. MRI is the most sensitive and specific modality for the establishment of shoulder pain. MRI is useful in cases in which the diagnosis is uncertain on USG.
Conclusion: MRI is recommended as a secondary method since it provides more information about the extent of tendons and has a lower artifact risk.
Comparison of airway maneuvers (manual in line stabilization, modified jaw thrust, and conventional maneuver) for orotracheal intubation during direct laryngoscopy
Authors: Kumari Santosh , Shashi Kumari  , Vandana Singh Delwal  , Devi Vaishno
Published: June 2023

Background: During performing orotracheal intubation with direct laryngoscopy adequate laryngeal visualization depends on proper airway maneuvers. There are different types of airway maneuvers.
Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to compare airway maneuvers; manual in line stabilization (MILS), jaw thrust, and conventional maneuver to assess better laryngeal visualization and ease of intubation among them and associated complications.
Materials and Methods: This observational study was conducted in 90 adult patients. Patients divided into three groups. Laryngoscopy and intubation in Group M were done in MILS and in group J jaw thrust. In Group C, as conventional maneuver performed. Laryngeal visualization assessed using modified Cormack–Lehane grading and ease of intubation assessed using intubation time, number of attempts between these three groups. The data were compared using ANOVA test, Chi-square test.
Results: While comparing between these groups better laryngeal visualization seen in jaw thrust group, while the MILS maneuver worsen the view.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that jaw thrust maneuver improved the laryngeal visualization and conventional maneuver made intubation faster and easy.
Diagnostic validity of peptic ulcer perforation scoring system in predicting mortality in patients with perforated peptic ulcer at a tertiary care hospital in India
Authors: Varun Kumar D  , Madhu BS  , Madhura Madhura
Published: June 2023

Background: One of the prevalent ailments impacting the population of India is peptic ulcer. Although generally benign in its course, it can cause dangerous complications such as perforation and bleeding. Perforation is a life-threatening complication of the peptic ulcer. The status of patients may suddenly deteriorate if they wait too long to seek hospital care or if a diagnosis is delayed due to an unusual presentation. For triage and risk classification, it is critical to accurately and promptly identify high-risk surgical perforated peptic ulcer patients.
Aims and Objectives: Perforations in peptic ulcer disease are known to cause considerable morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to verify the reliability of the peptic ulcer perforation (PULP) score in predicting patient death after surgery for PULP.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study included 50 PULP patients who underwent surgery and analyzed the data until discharge or death at tertiary care university hospital in India.
Results: The mortality rate observed was 24%. Elderly population, raised serum creatinine, liver cirrhosis, steroid abuse, pre-operative shock, and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASAs) grade were identified as risk factors for poor post-operative prognosis. The area under curve for mortality prediction was 0.947 for PULP score.
Conclusion: Poor outcome was significantly higher in the elderly, patients with raised serum creatinine, pre-operative shock, and ASA. PULP score proved to be a more precise indicator of mortality. A larger study inclusive of other mortality risk prediction models would help formulate a more accurate and population specific scoring system.
Evaluation of normal measurements of fourth ventricle by computed tomography
Authors: Kalathuru Uhasai  , Deepti Nayak  , Anil Kumar Sakalecha  , Chaithanya A  , Buchipudi Sandeep Reddy  , Mahima Kale R  , Nallapaneni Poojitha Chowdary
Published: June 2023

Background: Size of fourth ventricle varies in different pathologies, in the context of enlarged brain ventricles size observed in routine clinical practices, knowledge of the usual range of exact measurement is required.
Aims and Objectives: This study is hospital-based observational study to derive normal measurement range of fourth ventricle and correlating it with measurements of cerebrum and age of patients.
Materials and Methods: Hospital-based prospective study was conducted in the department of radiodiagnosis in a teaching medical college. Patients with virtually normal study on unenhanced head CT scan of both sex and age groups from 2 year to 60 years, were included in the study. Patients with CT scans showing gross pathological changes affecting the normal anatomy of ventricles were excluded from the study.
Results: The mean age of the cases was 37.0±16.88 years. Mean fourth ventricle anterioposterior dimension is 7.5±2.5 mm and transverse dimension is 12±3.1 mm. Anteroposterior diameter of fourth ventricle showed non-significant correlation (r=0.06, P=0.56) with anteroposterior diameter of skull and no significant correlation with (r=0.07, P=0.45) transverse diameter (TD) of skull. AP diameter of fourth ventricle showed a positive correlation with age, which was statistically significant (r2=0.698, P=0.01). TD of fourth ventricle showed slight positive correlation (r=0.202 P=0.048) with anteroposterior diameter of skull and (r=0.142, P=0.168) TD of skull whereas nil with. TD of fourth ventricle showed a positive correlation with age, which was statistically non-significant (r2=0.659, P=0.01). It increases with age.
Conclusion: Knowledge of normal measurements helps in assessing, dilated fourth ventricle in various pathologies.
A comparative study between I-gel and endotracheal tube in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries under general anesthesia
Authors: Kapil Ahirwar  , Suman Gupta  , Abhishek Gupta  , Suman Prabha Tirkey  , Preeti Goyal
Published: June 2023

Background: With increase in incidence of gall bladder stone the laparoscopic cholecystectomy preferred in various hospitals. Laryngoscopic stimulation of oropharyngeal and laryngeal structures leads to hemodynamic stress response. I-gel is a second generation supraglottic airway device with noninflatable cuff, having several advantages such as minimal hemodynamic changes during insertion and easy to insert.
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare I-gel and endotracheal tube regarding hemodynamic stability, adequacy of ventilation, ease of insertion through number of attempts, and time for insertion and associated complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Materials and Methods: Total 60 patients of either sex, 25–55 years age of ASA Grades I and II were randomly allocated into two groups of 30 patients each; Group A (endotracheal tube) and Group B (I-gel). Ease of insertion in terms of number of attempts and time for insertion, hemodynamic variation and their complications were recorded.
Results: Significantly less time was required for insertion of I-gel as compared to endotracheal tube (P=0.04), while number of attempts required for insertion were comparable, highly significant difference in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure just after insertion and at extubation of endotracheal tube than I-gel group (P<0.01), peak airway pressure at insufflation with endotracheal tube was highly significant (P<0.01), and SPO2 and ETCO2 were comparable. The complications were statistically insignificant among the study groups.
Conclusion: Comparison to endotracheal tube, I-gel required less time and less number of attempts for insertion and causes fewer hemodynamic alterations. In addition, peak airway pressure was also significantly more in endotracheal tube just before and at pneumoperitoneum.
NAFLD is a risk factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with T2DM
Authors: Usmani MH  , Karan Saran Kapur  , Ranjeet Singh Sisodiya
Published: June 2023

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and diabetes are two common health problems of global concern. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is also a microvascular complication of diabetes. However, there is little knowledge about the relationship between NAFLD and DN.
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to know the association between NAFLD and DN in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 136 patients of T2DM admitted to Sanjay Gandhi memorial Hospital, Rewa. Using abdominal ultrasonography, patients were grouped as patients, with NAFLD and patients without NAFLD. Then, patients were screened for DN (microalbuminuria) using the dipstick method. Liver and kidney function tests and complete blood count were performed along with FBS, PPBS, and HbA1c. Data were analyzed by appropriate statistical tests by Wizard 2® (Version 2.0.12 (259)) software. P<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: In this study, 61 (44.85%) patients were found to have NAFLD, and 30 (49.81%) also had DN. Out of 75 (55.14%) non-NAFLD patients, 21 (28%) had DN. The data were statistically significant (OR: 2.4885, 95%, P=0.0120). The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (mL/min/1.73 m2) among subjects with FIB4 score ≥2.67 was 77.33±9.54 and was less as compared to the mean eGFR among subjects with FIB4 score <2.67 (104.12±5.23) (student t-test, t (134)=2.247, P=0.026).
Conclusion: NAFLD might be a risk factor for the development of DN in T2DM patients.
Clinical response to probiotic supplementation in patients with osteoarthritis
Authors: Krishna Sai Srivani Pulugurtha  , Venkata Anil Chandra Dronamraju  , Himavathy Kodandarao Gara  , Dharma Rao Vanamali
Published: June 2023

Background: Amelioration of pain and symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA) is a challenge owing to potential side effects of current medications and need of its long-term use. Probiotic supplementation has a promising profile on immunomodulation, reduction in inflammation, and beneficial effect on bone metabolism.
Aims and Objectives: The study aimed to determine the effect of probiotic supplementation in OA patients.
Materials and Methods: This hospital-based intervention was conducted among 58 patients with OA-knee for a period from June 2021 to August 2021, who were randomized into control and interventional groups and who were asked to consume conventional curd and probiotic curd, respectively. However, data analysis was limited to 25 and 27 participants in the control and interventional groups, respectively, after 8 weeks, owing to dropouts. Anthropometric measurements, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA Index (WOMAC), visual analog scale (VAS) scores, and high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP levels) were obtained at the beginning and end of the study period.
Results: After 8 weeks of intervention, there was a significant improvement in WOMAC and VAS scores in the interventional group as compared to the control groups. Furthermore, hs-CRP levels were significantly reduced in interventional group than the control group.
Conclusion: Probiotics supplementation has the potential as a disease-modifying therapeutic agent in clinical management of OA knee patients, by improving WOMAC scores and VAS scores and reducing hs-CRP levels.
Assessment of knowledge and skills of cold chain handlers in the post-eVIN period in nainital district
Authors: Chaudhary Kunal , Awasthi Sadhana , Maroof Mohammad , Kanubhai Thakkar Hemaben , Mohd. Najmul Aqib Khan  , Preeti  , Kaur Anand Kanakmeet
Published: June 2023

Background: Vaccines are among the most sensitive drugs; they are sensitive to heat and freezing; therefore, they must be stored at the recommended temperature. Thus, it is deemed necessary to study staff’s knowledge and skill level about the modified cold chain of electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN) period.
Aims and Objectives: The study aims to assess the knowledge and skills of Cold Chain Handlers regarding cold chain, eVIN and vaccine management in district Nainital.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at 34 Cold Chain Points in district Nainital, Uttarakhand. Pre-structured validated questionnaire was used for this study.
Results: Cold chain handlers were deputed at all cold chain points of which about one-third was contributed by the Haldwani block. All 29 females and five males cold chain handlers were literate and mostly had received eVIN training. It was found that except for knowledge about adverse event following immunization, its primary management, hold over time, and keeping dropper in ice-lined refrigerator rest was correctly answered by all of them and skills about the identification and performing tasks were performed splendidly by all 34 (100°).
Conclusion: Cold chain handlers need reinforcement in skills and keeping knowledge up to date to keep the cold chain healthy and properly functioning.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in treatment naïve patients of rheumatological diseases
Authors: Kumar Mahendra , Sharma Aman , Ranjana Walker Minz
Published: June 2023

Dear Sir,COVID-19 is of paramount concern in the rheumatology community. As per current consensus, patients of rheumatological diseases (RDs) are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection than the general population (high agreement but very low grade of evidence); however, contradictory reports are available regarding its seroprevalence and association with severity and mortality.
However, these inferences are mainly based on patients who have long-standing RDs and on various therapies. Then what would happen to those who are treatment-naive, mildly symptomatic, or carrying this disease unknowingly in the community during this pandemic? To explore this aspect, we screened blood samples of clinically suspected patients of autoimmune diseases (ADs) for COVID-19 IgG antibody during the pandemic in the pre-vaccination period. Based on clinical profile, antinuclear antibody (ANA), antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA), and myositis-associated autoantibodies were tested.
Out of 268 clinically suspected cases of RDs, 131 samples were positive for autoantibodies: RD group (114 ANA+08 myositis associated antibody+09 ANCA), and the rest 137 were negative (non-RD group). Out of these, three samples each from RD (3/131; 2.29%) and non-RD group (3/137; 2.17%) turned out to be positive for COVID-19 IgG antibody (EUROIMMUN, Germany), suggesting no increased prevalence of COVID19 in patients of the RD group (OR=1.046, 95% CI: 0.145–7.53, P=0.9645). Among the RD group, two patients were finally diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, others did not turn up again to the hospital to comment on the final diagnosis. None of these COVID-19 positive patients had any known comorbidities or RD-related treatment. These positive patients from both groups had almost similar mildto-moderate COVID-19 disease courses with a favorable outcome.
A meta-analysis found a marginal association of ADs with increased risk of severity and mortality of COVID-19 disease (Risk of severity: OR=1.21, 95% CI: 0.58–2.5, P=0.79; Risk of mortality: OR=1.31, 95% CI: 0.33–5.2, P=0.95); however, the difference was not significant. Studies have documented COVID-19 frequency of 2.4% (4/165) among SLE patients with severe cases mostly in coexisting comorbidities. Even recent consensus has suggested older age, presence of comorbidities, and use of prednisolone ≥10 as a risk factor for poor outcome in these two coexisting diseases. Unlike the previous reports, the present study highlighted the susceptibility of treatment naïve cases of RDs for COVID-19. The RD group either has an almost similar SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as the non-RD group (2.29% vs. 2.17%) or even lowers than the general population (2.29% vs. 7%).
In conclusion, RD itself does not seem to be a risk factor for SARS-CoV2 infection, even in treatment naïve patients; however, disease outcome may depend on various coexisting factors/comorbidities. Inter-talk between SARS-CoV-2 and RDs yet to be explored.
Foreign body ingestion in children and their follow-up in a tertiary care hospital – A prospective study
Authors: Jayakumar P  , Selvakumar M  , Meenakshi Sundari S  , Rock Britto D
Published: June 2023

Background: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common pediatric surgery emergency, with potential complications such as perforation, obstruction, and bleeding. The demographics, characteristics, and management of these cases can vary based on factors such as age, gender, and type of FB ingested.
Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to analyze these factors in a prospective study of children with FB ingestion.
Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study done under 13 years of age with FB ingestion who presented to a tertiary care hospital over a period of 15 months.
Results: A total of 133 cases were included, with a mean age of 6.15 years and a higher prevalence in males (60.2%). The most common age group affected was 5–13 years (50.4%). The mean length of ingested FB was 2.77 cm, with 52.6% of cases ingesting FBs >2 cm. The majority of FBs were blunt (92.5%) and circular in shape (61.7%). The primary reason for ingestion was playing (95.5%). The most common site of FB impaction was the intestine (50.4%). Most cases were managed by observation(93.2%).
Conclusion: FB ingestion is a common pediatric emergency, with a higher prevalence in males. Most cases can be managed by observation, and endoscopic removal or PR may be required in a small proportion of cases. Awareness of the risk factors and clinical presentation of FB ingestion can aid in prompt diagnosis and management of these cases.
नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रका आधारमा ‘प्रिय मौनता’ को विश्लेषण {Analysis of 'Priya Maunata' on the basis Nirawata’s Beauty of silence}
Authors: घिमिरे Ghimire निमग्ना Nimagna
Published: June 2023

प्रस्तुत लेखमा नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रका आधारमा नेत्र एटमद्वारा रचित ‘प्रिय मौनता’ उपासना कवितासङ्ग्रहका कविताको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्र साहित्य सृजनामा नीरवता वा मौनताको महत्त्व तथा गरिमा र साहित्यिक कृतिमा चित्रित मौनतासम्बन्धी प्रस्तुतिको विश्लेषणमा केन्द्रित हुन्छ । यस अध्ययनमा नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रसम्बन्धी सैद्धान्तिक मान्यताका आधारमा प्रस्तुत कविता सङ्ग्रहका कवितामा चित्रित मौनता र यसको महत्त्व तथा गरिमा सम्बन्धी प्रस्तुतिको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । मौनताको उपासनामा केन्द्रित प्रस्तुत कविता सङ्ग्रहका कवितामा मौनतामा अचेतनको अभिव्यञ्जनाका साथै व्यक्ति वा सर्जकको आत्मविस्फोट हुने र सबाल्टर्न जीवनको अभिव्यञ्जना तथा जीवनको अन्तर्यात्रा पनि सम्भव हुन्छ भन्ने प्रस्तुति पाइन्छ । प्रस्तुत अध्ययन ‘प्रिय मौनता’ का कवितामा अचेतनको अभिव्यञ्जना तथा आत्म विस्फोट, सबाल्टर्न जीवनको अनुगुञ्जन र जीवनको अन्तर्यात्रा सम्बन्धी केकस्तो प्रस्तुति पाइन्छ भन्ने समस्यामा केन्द्रित छ । यसर्थ प्रस्तुत अध्ययनको उद्देश्य ‘प्रिय मौनता’ का कवितामा अचेतनको अभिव्यञ्जना तथा आत्मविस्फोट, सबाल्टर्न जीवनको अनुगुञ्जन र जीवनको अन्तर्यात्रा सम्बन्धी प्रस्तुति पहिल्याउनु हो । यसमा पुस्तकालयीय पद्धतिबाट प्राथमिक तथा द्वितीयक स्रोतका सामग्रीको सङ्कलन गरिएको छ र नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रीय अध्ययनका लागि सैद्धान्तिक ढाँचा तयार गरेर निगमन विधिबाट विश्लेषण गरी प्रस्तुत कवितासङ्ग्रह नीरवताको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रीय दृष्टिकोणबाट हेर्दा मौनताको अभिव्यञ्जना गर्न सफल र सबल बन्न पुगेको निष्कर्ष निकालिएको छ ।
Klasifikasi Sentimen Positif Dan Negatif Pada Aplikasi Vidio Dengan Algoritma K-Nearest Neighbor
Authors: Fudhail Ferio Supeli Muhammad , Setiaji Setiaji
Published: June 2023

Keadaan pada tahun 2022 sekarang masih sedikit diselimuti wabah virus covid-19. Kondisi sekarang mungkin wabah covid-19 mulai menurun, tetapi dengan kebijakan yang dikeluarkan oleh pemerintah sebelumnya membuat beberapa dari masyarakat peminat film dan pertandingan olahraga terlanjur terbiasa di rumah.Vidio adalah sebuah media atau aplikasi yang menyediakan layanan streaming online, berupa film, drama, series, dan ada juga live streaming pertandingan olahraga. Aplikasi ini sekarang sedang banyak diminati pelanggan karena fitur-fitur atau promo yang dikeluarkan sangat menarik. Berhubungan dengan hal tersebut, penelitian terfokus kepada sentimen ulasan pengguna aplikasi vidio di google play store. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui klasifikasi positif dan negatif pada ulasan tersebut, dengan harapan aplikasi vidio bisa berkembang lebih bagus, terlihat sekarang aplikasi Vidio berkembang pesat tetapi masih banyak keluhan yang ditemukan didalam ulasannya. Tujuan penelitian ini diantara lain yaitu mengimplementasikan analisis sentimen dengan menggunakan metode K-Nearest Neighbor dan juga mengklasifikasikan kalimat sentimen pada ulasan ke dalam kelompok positif dan negatif pada aplikasi Vidio. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu algoritma K-Nearest Neighbor dengan dua cara perhitungan yaitu manual dan menggunakan tools rapidminer. Hasil yang didapat berdasarkan perhitungan manual yaitu mendapatkan 70% akurasi. Sedangkan dengan menggunakan rapidminer mendapatkan 50% akurasi.
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TOURISM: THE CASE OF THE BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Ngumbela Xolisile
Published: June 2023

The number of women in entrepreneurial areas is increasing around the world as the world strives for a more gender-equal society. Despite the fact that numerous countries have legislation allowing women to start and run their own enterprises, women still encounter gender-specific obstacles on their entrepreneurial journey. According to research, the tourist business is predominantly controlled by women, owing to the presence of vocations associated with femininity, particularly in the hospitality sector. Despite this, women are primarily employed by male-owned and managed tourism businesses, and there is still a need to promote women-owned tourism businesses. The importance of women in the tourist entrepreneurial area in South Africa is examined in this article. The difficulties that women entrepreneurs encounter in the tourism business will be assessed. The researchers examine into the perks that society bestows on males from birth, as well as the consequences of socialisation on women who aspire to be business owners. The experiences of male and female tourism entrepreneurs are examined in order to determine whether the adage "It's a man's world" still holds true in the twenty-first century tourist boardroom.
Моделювання процесу освітлення шахтних вод за вдосконаленою технологією очищення для умов водовідливу діючого вугледобувного підприємства
Authors: Кулікова Дар'я Володимирівна
Published: June 2023

Головною відмінністю шахтних вод, що ускладнює їхнє очищення, є наявність дрібнодисперсних (менше 10 мкм) агрегативно-стійких вугільних і породних часточок, кількість яких може складати 50-70% від загальної маси механічних домішок. Завислі речовини, що містяться в шахтній воді, відіграють суттєву роль у забрудненні прилеглих поверхневих водойм, оскільки вони або містять у собі багато хімічних забруднювачів, або адсорбують важкі метали, що вказує на важливість ефективного відстоювання шахтної води. Проведено моделювання процесу освітлення шахтних вод за вдосконаленою технологією очищення для умов водовідливу діючого вугледобувного підприємства (шахта «Степова» ПрАТ «ДТЕК Павлоградвугілля») за рахунок впровадження горизонтального відстійника модернізованої конструкції. Встановлено залежності (у вигляді графіків та рівнянь регресії) між глибиною осідання частинок зависі різної гідравлічної крупності в запропонованому відстійнику вдосконаленої конструкції, його довжиною й ефективністю освітлення (очистки) шахтної води після її обробки розчином коагулянту (сульфату алюмінію). Визначено значення очікуваної ефективності освітлення шахтної води та гідравлічну крупність частинок зависі, які зможуть осісти на дно у кінцевій торцевій стінці запропонованого відстійника. Загальна ефективність освітлення шахтних вод, що відкачуються на поверхню шахтою «Степова», після очистки у відстійнику модернізованої конструкції та доочищення в ставку-накопичувачі шахтних вод буде складати 90-91% від вихідної концентрації завислих речовин. Кінцева концентрація механічних домішок після очищення за запропонованою вдосконаленою технологією не перевищує гранично допустимого нормативу, який пред’являється до водойм культурно-побутового призначення за вмістом завислих речовин.
ЗНИЩЕННЯ IХТIОФАУНИ ПIВДEННОГО БУГУ В PEЗУЛЬТАТI БУДIВНИЦТВА МАЛИХ ГEС
Authors: Васильківський Ігор Володимирович , Гарсія Камачо Ернан
Published: June 2023

Роботу присвячено вирішенню екологічних проблем Південного Бугу, які виникли внаслідок будівництва і експлуатації гідроелектростанцій та пошуку шляхів відновлення і збереження втраченої іхтіофауни. Встановлено, що десятиліття господарської експлуатації водних ресурсів басейну Південного Бугу здійснили нищівний вплив на біорізноманіття іхтіофауни. Багато цінних видів були знищені.
Початком деградації Південного Бугу стало масове будівництво гідроелектростанцій, яке виявилося грандіозним стаціально-деструкційним забрудненням. Південний Буг перетворився на каскад застійних водосходищ, що повністю змінило і погіршило умови існування видів іхтіофауни і призвело до їх подальшого зникнення.
Процеси знищення Південного Бугу зумовлені величезною зарегульованістю і значним забрудненням продовжуються, що негативно позначається на його мешканцях, зокрема до категорії зникаючих і зниклих додаються нові представники іхтіофауни.
Пропонується ряд першочергових природоохронних заходів, які допоможуть зупинити процес остаточного знищення Південного Бугу, відновити його водні ресурси, і відтворити втрачену іхтіофауну.
ЕКОЛОГІЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ЗРОСТАННЯ ЕНЕРГЕТИЧНИХ ЗАТРАТ ТРАНСПОРТНИХ СИСТЕМ
Authors: Козак Любомир Юрійович
Published: June 2023

У статті розглянуто важливі питання ефективного використання енергії та екологічної безпеки довкілля, що тісно пов'язані між собою. Проаналізовано перспективи ефективного використання палива за збільшення загального числа транспортних засобів і підвищення їх швидкісних характеристик. Для цього проведено аналіз енергозатрат для двох випадків - міської транспортної системи і високошвидкісних міжміських сполучень. Досліджували вплив різних чинників - швидкості, опору повітря і тертя на втрати енергії транспортними засобами і шляхи їх зниження. Розглянуто транспортну систему зі спеціальним профільованим шляхопроводом, по якому транспортний засіб рухається під дією сил гравітації. У такій транспортній системі енергія для руху періодично накопичується шляхом підняття транспортного засобу на певну висоту на маршрутних зупинках. За рахунок накопичення потенціальної енергії підтримується рух транспортного засобу. Для його розгону до необхідної швидкості використовується енергія гальмування. За рахунок повної рекуперація енергії гальмування та зниження коефіцієнта тертя кочення досягається значне зниження загальних витрат енергії на переміщення транспортних засобів. Наведено результати аналізу витрат енергії для традиційного міського транспорту у порівнянні зі запропонованою транспортною системою. Додатково вивчали вплив розрідження повітря у спеціальних шляхопроводах на ефективність споживання енергії транспортними засобами. За значної економії енергії, використання запропонованої транспортної системи дозволить знизити хімічні та теплові викиди і значно покращити екологію.
APPLICATION OF THE RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TOOL FOR THE WETLAND “PRUT RIVER HEADWATERS” IN THE CARPATHIAN NATIONAL NATURE PARK (UKRAINE)
Authors: Korchemlyuk M.
Published: June 2023

Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth. They improve water quality, control floods, regulate global carbon levels, have significant cultural and recreational values, and provide habitat for plants and animals uniquely adapted to living in wet conditions.
Wetlands are diverse, hydrologically complex ecosystems, which tend to develop within a hydrological gradient going from terrestrial to mainly aquatic habitats [1]. In 2019, two wetlands of the Carpathian National Nature Park (CNNP), Ukraine, were identified by the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance. The Prut River Heeadwaters Wetland is in the focus of this study. It belongs to Prut River basin that is very important transboundary tributaries of the Danube River. The Site acts as a flood regulator, and a freshwater reservoir, providing drinking water to people within the Prut River basin.
The wetland is biodiversity hotspot with valuable species, many of them are listed as threatened in the national and global Red Lists, and a great number are endemic to the Eastern Carpathian biogeographic region. Due to the favourable climate and availability of almost undisturbed landscapes, the wetlands are very popular for visitors.
In this study key research task is to apply Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES) approach to the Prut River Headwaters Wetland in order to provide a qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of a comprehensive range of wetland ecosystem services. The objective of the RAWES approach is to facilitate an assessment of the plurality of benefits provided by a wetland, which can be considered genuinely rapid, involving limited resources.