bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Building a Taxonomy of Hybridization: An Institutional Logics Perspective on Societal Impact
Authors: Sadiq Tasneem , Tulder Rob van , Maas Karen
Published: August 2022

The hybridization movement reflects the shift and convergence of market-focused corporations on the one hand and social oriented organizations on the other towards more integrated value-creating hybrid arrangements. Hybridity is usually defined as the combination of two different and usually contradicting institutional logics. However, the hybridity literature is incongruent, inconsistent and seemingly addressing different spheres of hybridity, rendering the institutional construct ineffective for empirical analysis between organizations of varied natures. The purpose of this study is to arrive at a conceptualization of hybridity from an institutional perspective that allows for empirical analysis and comparison of the hybrid nature of organizations across time and contexts. Adopting a taxonomical approach based on the societal triangle, a systematic review (n = 109) is conducted to identify characteristics, issues and challenges of eight archetypical hybrid and non-hybrid organizations. Consequently, the authors propose a thematic mapping of relevant issues into five clustered themes. This thematic map can be helpful in guiding the analysis of and comparison between a broad range of different hybrid organizations. This study adds to the existing definitional and terminological debate in the hybridity literature by shifting the focus from a typological classification towards a taxonomical approach of hybridity.
Diffusion Model for Mexican SMEs to Support the Success of Innovation
Authors: Ramírez-Solis Edgar Rogelio , Rodriguez-Marin Mauro
Published: August 2022

Developing new and successful products is probably the most critical task of any company. However, developing new products is not only a very complex task but also risky, even more so for an SME. One of the main risks associated with forecasting demand is estimating sales and making decisions regarding production and marketing strategies. This study considers the Bass Model for the pre-launch forecasting of new product demand, and the diffusion of new products in Mexican SMEs. The objective of our proposed model is to represent the level of new distribution developments in a simple mathematical function that has elapsed since the introduction of new products. Therefore, this article exposes the methodology to predict the success of an innovation in SMEs. The experimental validation shows that SMEs represent a driving force in spreading and introducing innovation in the Mexican market in Mexico. The innovation parameter (p) and the imitation parameter (q) are more significant than the stores’ sales in general. This result indicates that SMEs in emerging markets represent an effective means of supporting innovation. Furthermore, a robust Bass model was developed to forecast demand with limited data for new products. We analyze the model empirically, concluding that our extension can improve the accuracy of future demand forecast and, more importantly, identify the expected potential in the diffusion of a new product.
Effects of Breeding Forest Musk Deer on Soil Bacterial Community Structure
Authors: Tang Jie , Suo Lijuan , Li Feiran , Bian Kun , Wang Qingxiong , Wang Yan , Lei Yinhu , Yang Chao
Published: August 2022

Breeding captive forest musk deer is an important way to obtain musk resources, but it also causes changes in the ecological environment of the breeding site. This study compared the changes in soil bacterial communities inside and outside the captive breeding site and tried to find out its influencing factors. High-throughput sequencing analysis and other methods were used to analyze the changes in the bacterial community structure in the natural soil and forest surrounding the musk deer site after 4 years of captivity. The results showed that the main dominant phyla in the captive soil samples were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Chloroflexi. In order, Sphingomonadales (8.7%), Acidobacteriales (9.9%) and Solibacterales (6.1%) were dominant in the captive soil, while Rhizobiales (11.3%) and Gaiellales (6.2%) were found in non-captive soil. The main soil-specific microorganisms under captive conditions were Burkholderiales, Pseudomonadales and Sphingomadales. These microorganisms mainly gather at the order level and can be used as indicator microorganisms. A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that the microbial diversity in captivity soil was significantly affected by the contents of organic matter, available phosphorus and total nitrogen. These results will provide a basis for the healthy breeding of animals and shed light on the protection of the ecological environment in the Bashan Mountains of Qinling.
The Relationship between Trade Liberalization, Financial Development and Carbon Dioxide Emission—An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Duan Keyi , Cao Mingyao , Abdul Kader Malim Nurhafiza
Published: August 2022

In recent years, the global economy has become more closely related among countries, and people’s pursuit of economic growth has caused the destruction of the environment. This paper selected panel data from 30 provinces in China from 1997 to 2020 to investigate the dynamic relationship between trade liberalization, financial development and carbon dioxide emissions by constructing a PVAR model. We also consider technology as an important variable for studying the effect on carbon dioxide emissions. We draw the following conclusions. First, financial development promotes carbon dioxide emissions, while trade liberalization has no significant impact on carbon dioxide emissions. Second, China’s trade liberalization promotes financial development, which has limited support for international trade. Third, there is a two-way causal relationship between financial development and carbon dioxide emissions, and there is also a two-way causal relationship between trade liberalization and financial development. Finally, there is a significant inverted “U” curve relationship between trade liberalization and innovation efficiency, environmental regulation and innovation. According to the results, we believe that openness to trade impacts emissions of carbon dioxide, opening a new function path: namely, trade openness and financial development result in high carbon dioxide emissions; consequently, China has relied on this process in the development of their financial system.
A Novel Optical Path for Enhancing the Performance of High-Power Semiconductor Laser in Packaging
Authors: Liao Chuanwu , Xia Xiaochuan , Yang Xiaofei , Zhang Liang , Du Guotong
Published: August 2022

High-power semiconductor laser has more significant applications in long distance and high-reliability optical communication systems. It is noticed that the packaging plays an important role in the performance of high-power semiconductor laser, including high output power, high coupling efficiency, low relative intensity noise (RIN), and so on. Usually, in a symmetrical optical path, the light, which incident directly parallel to the optical axis of the lens, will be partially reflected back to the laser and cause noise. To solve this problem, a novel asymmetric optical path is designed and implemented to meet the requirement of using a high-power laser with low RIN in this work. By employing an isolator between the first and second lens, the laser with high beam quality and low reflection of the signal was achieved. Moreover, the optical focal length of the collimating lens and the angle of the inclined lens were optimized by simulation. The proposed laser exhibited high coupling efficiency with a RIN of −168.89 dB/Hz. According to theoretical and experimental analysis, the performance of the laser will be helpful in fabricating a high-power laser with low RIN for next-generation optical communication.
Well-Posedness for Nonlinear Parabolic Stochastic Differential Equations with Nonlinear Robin Conditions
Authors: Mohammed Mogtaba
Published: August 2022

In this paper, we present the existence and uniqueness of strong probabilistic solutions for nonlinear parabolic Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (SPDEs) with nonlinear Robin boundary conditions in a domain with holes. On the boundary of the holes, a nonlinear Robin condition is imposed, while a homogeneous Dirichlet condition is prescribed on the exterior boundary. The coefficient matrix is assumed to be symmetric, while the nonlinear random forces are assumed to satisfy some types of regularities. We use Galerkin’s approximation method, probabilistic compactness results and some results from stochastic calculus.
Two-Dimensional Turbulent Thermal Free Jet: Conservation Laws, Associated Lie Symmetry and Invariant Solutions
Authors: Mubai Erick , Mason David Paul
Published: August 2022

The two-dimensional turbulent thermal free jet is formulated in the boundary layer approximation using the Reynolds averaged momentum balance equation and the averaged energy balance equation. The turbulence is described by Prandtl’s mixing length model for the eddy viscosity νT with mixing length l and eddy thermal conductivity κT with mixing length lθ. Since νT and κT are proportional to the mean velocity gradient the momentum and thermal boundaries of the flow coincide. The conservation laws for the system of two partial differential equations for the stream function of the mean flow and the mean temperature difference are derived using the multiplier method. Two conserved vectors are obtained. The conserved quantities for the mean momentum and mean heat fluxes are derived. The Lie point symmetry associated with the two conserved vectors is derived and used to perform the reduction of the partial differential equations to a system of ordinary differential equations. It is found that the mixing lengths l and lθ are proportional. A turbulent thermal jet with νT≠0 and κT≠0 but vanishing kinematic viscosity ν and thermal conductivity κ is studied. Prandtl’s hypothesis that the mixing length is proportional to the width of the jet is made to complete the system of equations. An analytical solution is derived. The boundary of the jet is determined with the aid of a conserved quantity and found to be finite. Analytical solutions are derived and plotted for the streamlines of the mean flow and the lines of constant mean thermal difference. The solution differs from the analytical solution obtained in the limit ν→0 and κ→0 without making the Prandtl’s hypothesis. For ν≠0 and κ≠0 a numerical solution is derived using a shooting method with the two conserved quantities as targets instead of boundary conditions. The numerical solution is verified by comparing it to the analytical solution when ν→0 and κ→0. Because of the limitations imposed by the accuracy of any numerical method the numerical solution could not reliably determine if the jet is unbounded when ν≠0 and κ≠0 but for large distance from the centre line, ν>νT and κ>κT and the jet behaves increasingly like a laminar jet which is unbounded. The streamlines of the mean flow and the lines of constant mean temperature difference are plotted for ν=0 and κ=0.
Classification of Lorentzian Lie Groups Based on Codazzi Tensors Associated with Yano Connections
Authors: Miao Jiajing , Yang Jinli , Guan Jianyun
Published: August 2022

In this paper, we derive the expressions of Codazzi tensors associated with Yano connections in seven Lorentzian Lie groups. Furthermore, we complete the classification of three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups in which Ricci tensors associated with Yano connections are Codazzi tensors. The main results are listed in a table, and indicate that G1 and G7 do not have Codazzi tensors associated with Yano connections, G2, G3, G4, G5 and G6 have Codazzi tensors associated with Yano connections.
Documentation of Phytotoxic Compounds Existing in Parthenium hysterophorus L. Leaf and Their Phytotoxicity on Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. and Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop
Authors: Bashar HM Khairul , Juraimi Abdul Shukor , Ahmad-Hamdani Muhammad Saiful , Uddin Md Kamal , Asib Norhayu , Anwar Md. Parvez , Karim SM Rezaul , Rahaman Ferdoushi , Haque Mohammad Amdadul , Hossain Akbar
Published: August 2022

The utilization of the invasive weed, Parthenium hysterophorus L. for producing value-added products is novel research for sustaining our environment. Therefore, the current study aims to document the phytotoxic compounds contained in the leaf of parthenium and to examine the phytotoxic effects of all those phytochemicals on the seed sprouting and growth of Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. and Goosegrass Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. The phytotoxic substances of the methanol extract of the P. hysterophorus leaf were analyzed by LC-ESI-QTOF-MS=MS. From the LC-MS study, many compounds, such as terpenoids, flavonoids, amino acids, pseudo guaianolides, and carbohydrate and phenolic acids, were identified. Among them, seven potential phytotoxic compounds (i.e., caffeic acid, vanillic acid, ferulic acid, chlorogenic acid, quinic acid, anisic acid, and parthenin) were documented, those are responsible for plant growth inhibition. The concentration needed to reach 50% growth inhibition in respect to germination (ECg50), root length (ECr50), and shoot length (ECs50) was estimated and the severity of phytotoxicity of the biochemicals was determined by the pooled values (rank value) of three inhibition parameters. The highest growth inhibition was demarcated by caffeic acid, which was confirmed and indicated by cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). In the case of D. sanguinalis, the germination was reduced by 60.02%, root length was reduced by 76.49%, and shoot length was reduced by 71.14% when the chemical was applied at 800 μM concentration, but in the case of E. indica, 100% reduction of seed germination, root length, and shoot length reduction occurred at the same concentration. The lowest rank value was observed from caffeic acids in both E. indica (rank value 684.7) and D. sanguinalis (909.5) caused by parthenin. It means that caffeic acid showed the highest phytotoxicity. As a result, there is a significant chance that the parthenium weed will be used to create bioherbicides in the future.
Clinical Differentiation of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome from Japanese Spotted Fever
Authors: Nakada Nana , Yamamoto Kazuko , Tanaka Moe , Ashizawa Hiroki , Yoshida Masataka , Umemura Asuka , Fukuda Yuichi , Katoh Shungo , Sumiyoshi Makoto , Mihara Satoshi , Kobayashi Tsutomu , Ito Yuya , Ashizawa Nobuyuki , Takeda Kazuaki , Ide Shotaro , Iwanaga Naoki , Takazono Takahiro , Tashiro Masato , Tanaka Takeshi , Nakamichi Seiko , Morimoto Konosuke , Ariyoshi Koya , Morita Kouichi , Kurihara Shintaro , Yanagihara Katsunori , Furumoto Akitsugu , Izumikawa Koichi , Mukae Hiroshi
Published: August 2022

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and Japanese spotted fever (JSF; a spotted fever group rickettsiosis) are tick-borne zoonoses that are becoming a significant public health threat in Japan and East Asia. Strategies for treatment and infection control differ between the two; therefore, initial differential diagnosis is important. We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics of SFTS and JSF based on symptomology, physical examination, laboratory data, and radiography findings at admission. This retrospective study included patients with SFTS and JSF treated at five hospitals in Nagasaki Prefecture, western Japan, between 2013 and 2020. Data from 23 patients with SFTS and 38 patients with JSF were examined for differentiating factors and were divided by 7:3 into a training cohort and a validation cohort. Decision tree analysis revealed leukopenia (white blood cell [WBC] < 4000/μL) and altered mental status as the best differentiating factors (AUC 1.000) with 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Using only physical examination factors, absence of skin rash and altered mental status resulted in the best differentiating factors with AUC 0.871, 71.4% sensitivity, and 90.0% specificity. When treating patients with suspected tick-borne infection, WBC < 4000/µL, absence of skin rash, and altered mental status are very useful to differentiate SFTS from JSF.
Using Self-Assembling ADDomer Platform to Display B and T Epitopes of Type O Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
Authors: Luo Chaowei , Yan Quanhui , Huang Juncong , Liu Jiameng , Li Yuwan , Wu Keke , Li Bingke , Zhao Mingqiu , Fan Shuangqi , Ding Hongxing , Chen Jinding
Published: August 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a highly contagious and devastating virus that infects cloven-hoofed livestock and various wildlife species. Vaccination is the best measure to prevent FMD. ADDomer, as a kind of non-infectious adenovirus-inspired nanoparticle, has the advantage of high thermal stability. In this study, two dominant B-cell antigen epitopes (residues 129~160 and 200~213) and a dominant T-cell antigen epitope (residues 16~44) of type O FMDV were inserted into the ADDomer variable loop (VL) and arginine–glycine–aspartic acid (RGD) loop. The 3D structure of the recombinant protein (ADDomer-RBT) was simulated by homology modeling. First, the recombinant proteins were expressed by the baculovirus expression system and detected by western blot and Q Exactive mass spectrometry. Then the formation of VLPs was observed under a transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Finally, we evaluated the immunogenicity of chimeric VLPs with a murine model. Bioinformatic software analysis preliminarily corroborated that the chosen epitopes were successfully exposed on the surface of ADDomer VLPs. The TEM assay demonstrated the structural integrity of the VLPs. After immunizing, it was found that FMDV-specific antibodies can be produced in mice to induce humoral and cellular immune responses. To sum up, the ADDomer platform can be used as an effective antigen carrier to deliver antigen epitopes. This study presents one of the candidate vaccines to prevent and control FMDV.
Characterization of the Intestinal Fungal Microbiome in HIV and HCV Mono-Infected or Co-Infected Patients
Authors: Yin Yue , Tuohutaerbieke Maermaer , Feng Chengjie , Li Xinjie , Zhang Yuqi , Xu Qiang , Tu Jing , Yang Ence , Zou Qinghua , Shen Tao
Published: August 2022

Intestinal mycobiome dysbiosis plays an important role in the advancement of HIV- and HCV-infected patients. Co-infection with HCV is an important risk factor for exacerbating immune activation in HIV-infected patients, and gut fungal microbial dysbiosis plays an important role. However, no systematic study has been conducted on the intestinal fungal microbiome of HIV/HCV co-infected patients to date. Patients infected with HIV and HCV, either alone or in combination, and healthy volunteers were included. Stool samples were collected for fungal ITS sequencing and for further mycobiome statistical analysis. We found that the abundance of fungal species significantly decreased in the HIV/HCV co-infection group compared to in the healthy control group, while no significant differences were found in the mono-infection groups. Low-CD4 + T-cell patients in the HIV group and high-ALT-level patients in the HCV group were discovered to have a more chaotic fungal community. Furthermore, the opportunistic pathogenic fungal profiles and fungal inter-correlations in the co-infection group became less characteristic but more complicated than those in the mono-infection groups. Intestinal fungal dysregulation occurs in HIV- and HCV-infected patients, and this dysregulation is further complicated in HIV/HCV co-infected patients.
Development of a Nucleocapsid Protein-Based Blocking ELISA for the Detection of Porcine Deltacoronavirus Antibodies
Authors: Wang Wenlong , Zhang Yongning , Yang Hanchun
Published: August 2022

Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is an emerging enteropathogen which mainly causes diarrhea, dehydration and death in nursing piglets, threatening the global swine industry. Moreover, it can infect multiple animal species and humans. Hence, reliable diagnostic assays are needed to better control this zoonotic pathogen. Here, a blocking ELISA was developed using a recombinant nucleocapsid (N) protein as the coating antigen paired with an N-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) as the detection antibody. The percent inhibition (PI) of the ELISA was determined using 384 swine serum samples, with an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) as the reference method. Through receiver operating characteristic analysis in conjunction with Youden’s index, the optimal PI cut-off value was determined to be 51.65%, which corresponded to a diagnostic sensitivity of 98.79% and a diagnostic specificity of 100%. Of the 330 serum samples tested positive via IFA, 326 and 4 were tested positive and negative via the ELISA, respectively, while the 54 serum samples tested negative via IFA were all negative via the ELISA. The overall coincidence rate between the two assays was 98.96% (380/384). The ELISA exhibited good repeatability and did not cross-react with antisera against other swine pathogens. Overall, this is the first report on developing a blocking ELISA for PDCoV serodiagnosis.
Stabilisation of Viral Membrane Fusion Proteins in Prefusion Conformation by Structure-Based Design for Structure Determination and Vaccine Development
Authors: Ebel Henriette , Benecke Tim , Vollmer Benjamin
Published: August 2022

The membrane surface of enveloped viruses contains dedicated proteins enabling the fusion of the viral with the host cell membrane. Working with these proteins is almost always challenging because they are membrane-embedded and naturally metastable. Fortunately, based on a range of different examples, researchers now have several possibilities to tame membrane fusion proteins, making them amenable for structure determination and immunogen generation. This review describes the structural and functional similarities of the different membrane fusion proteins and ways to exploit these features to stabilise them by targeted mutational approaches. The recent determination of two herpesvirus membrane fusion proteins in prefusion conformation holds the potential to apply similar methods to this group of viral fusogens. In addition to a better understanding of the herpesviral fusion mechanism, the structural insights gained will help to find ways to further stabilise these proteins using the methods described to obtain stable immunogens that will form the basis for the development of the next generation of vaccines and antiviral drugs.
Community Health Resources, Globalization, Trust in Science, and Voting as Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: A Global Study with Implications for Vaccine Adherence
Authors: Omidvar Tehrani Shadi , Perkins Douglas D.
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 global pandemic requires, not only an adequate supply of, but public adherence to safe and effective vaccinations. This study analyzes the human and economic resources and political and public attitudinal factors that influence widely varying country-level coronavirus vaccination rates. Using data on up to 95 countries, we found that countries’ strength of community health training and research (CHTR), education index, globalization, and vaccine supply are associated with a greater COVID-19 vaccination rate. In a separate analysis, certain political factors, and public attitudes (perceived government effectiveness, government fiscal decentralization, trust in science, and parliamentary voter turnout) predicted vaccination rates. Perceived corruption and actual freedoms (political rights and civil liberties) related to vaccination rates in prior studies were not significantly predictive when controlling for the above factors. The results confirm our prior findings on the importance of CHTR resources for increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates. They also suggest that to motivate vaccine adherence countries need, not only an adequate vaccine supply (which depends on a country having either its own resources or effective global political, social, and economic connections) and community health workforce training and research, but also a population that trusts in science, and is actively engaged in the political process.
The State of the Art and Emerging Trends in the Wastewater Treatment in Developing Nations
Authors: Bijekar Sangha , Padariya Hemanshi D. , Yadav Virendra Kumar , Gacem Amel , Hasan Mohd Abul , Awwad Nasser S. , Yadav Krishna Kumar , Islam Saiful , Park Sungmin , Jeon Byong-Hun
Published: August 2022

Water is the founding fundamental of life and hence is a basic need of life. However, due to the ever-rising population, industrialization has emerged as a global issue. This problem has notably escalated in developing countries. Their citizens face problems such as floods, drought, and poor water quality. Due to poor water quality and sanitation problems, most health issues are caused by water-borne infections. In developing countries, untreated wastewater is released into water bodies or the ground, thereby polluting natural resources. This is due to the lack of sufficient infrastructure, planning, funding, and technologies to overcome these problems. Additionally, the urbanization of megacities in developing countries is highly accelerated, but it is disproportionate to the required resources for treating wastewater. Due to this biological oxygen demand (BOD): chemical oxygen demand (COD) ratio is increasing exponentially in developing countries compared to developed ones. Spreading awareness, education and supporting relevant research, and making stringent rules for industries can alone solve the water problem in developing countries.
Ecological Compensation Mechanism in a Trans-Provincial River Basin: A Hydrological/Water-Quality Modeling-Based Analysis
Authors: Wan Wenhua , Zheng Hang , Liu Yueyi , Zhao Jianshi , Fan Yingqi , Fan Hongbo
Published: August 2022

Ecological compensation is an important economic means of water pollution control and quality management, especially for trans-regional rivers with unbalanced economic and social development between upstream and downstream. The Tangbai River Basin (TRB), a watershed crossing Henan province and Hubei province, China, forms one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions. The TRB has been exposed to high doses of fertilizers for a long time. This study simulates hydrologic and nutrient cycling in the TRB using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) with limited data available. The results indicate that dryland fields, which constitute 62% of the basin area, produce 80% of total nitrogen (TN) and 85% of total phosphorus (TP) yields of the whole river basin. The water quality of river sections at the provincial boundary shows that only 29% of the time from 2000 to 2019 met the Class III standard regarding TN and TP concentrations, and the concentrations in the spring flood season are approximately three times the mean in the non-flood season. The Grain for Green ecological restoration measure in Henan province shows that restoration of non-flat drylands can reduce nutrient loads at trans-provincial sections by 3.5 times compared to that of slope-independent drylands; however, the water quality compliance rate remains similar. The value of ecological compensation can also vary widely depending on different quantitative criteria. The SWAT-based pollutant quantification method adopted in this study could have implications for ecological compensation in trans-regional rivers.
Study on the Breeding and Characterization of High-Efficiency Oil-Degrading Bacteria by Mutagenesis
Authors: Zhang Pan , You Zhaoyang , Chen Tianfang , Zhao Li , Zhu Jianguo , Shi Weihong , Meng Qinwei , Sun Yongjun
Published: August 2022

In the present study, a high-efficiency petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium MX1 was screened from petrochemical wastewater sludge, and MX1 was identified using morphological, physiological, and biochemical experiments and combined with 16S rDNA. Results showed that the the MX1 strain belongs to Enterobacter sp. The degradation conditions were an incubation time of 18 days, temperature of 30 °C, pH of 7, and salinity of 2% (w/v), and the degradation proportion was 37.41% for 7 days. The combination of microwave and ultraviolet mutagenesis yielded the strain MXM3U2. The mutant strain had a petroleum hydrocarbon breakdown efficiency of 56.74% after 7 days of culture, and this value was 51.66% higher than the original strain. The number of strains and the rate of degradation of n-alkanes (C16, C24, C32, and C40) decreased steadily with the increase in carbon chains in the degradation test. GC/MS (Gas chromatography mass spectrometry) results showed that in the process of degrading crude oil, the hydrocarbons with carbon number C < 24 were degraded first, followed by hydrocarbons with carbon number C > 24. The strains had a good degradation effect on pristane, naphthalene, and phenanthrene. In this study, a high-efficiency petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium was screened via microwave-ultraviolet composite mutagenesis technology.
Land Reclamation in a Coastal Metropolis of Saudi Arabia: Environmental Sustainability Implications
Authors: AlQahtany Ali M. , Dano Umar Lawal , Elhadi Abdalla Eltahir Mohamed , Mohammed Wisam E. M. , Abubakar Ismaila Rimi , Al-Gehlani Wadee Ahmed Ghanem , Akbar Naji , Alshammari Maher S.
Published: August 2022

Coastal reclamation for residential, tourism, and commercial developments in the Arabian Peninsula and other global regions has dramatically increased in recent decades. This phenomenon is undoubtedly innovative and novel; however, it disrupts the natural balance of marine environments and degrades coastal and marine resources. Moreover, the long-term sustainability of such developments might be undermined by rising water levels, earthquakes, and the behavior of filling material and others. This paper analyzed the extent of land reclamation in the Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) along the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia within the last two decades and its environmental sustainability impacts. The study used satellite images to compare the coastal boundary of the study area from 2000 to 2020. The study analyzed five major reclamation projects and found that a total of 6081 hectares of land has been reclaimed from the Arabian Gulf, thereby altering the coastal profile of DMA significantly. The environmental sustainability implication of these projects includes the degradation and loss of ecosystem services and marine habitat, urban sprawl, and flood risk. Therefore, environmental regulations, such as the strict prohibition of coastal reclamation, and ecosystem-based urban planning, are needed for sustainable coastal land development.
Resultados de vigilancia de agentes sujetos a vigilancia de laboratorio por el Instituto de Salud Pública (ISP) en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19 Chile, 2021
Authors: Dünner Planella María Alejandra , Vaquero Orellana Alejandra Paola , Saldías Porras Jaime , Ayala Pizarro Salvador , Puentes Muñoz Rodrigo , Díaz Tito Janepsy
Published: August 2022

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha significado una importante crisis sanitaria y social a nivel mundial, con más de 200 millones de casos y 4 millones de fallecidos. Las medidas preventivas y de control implementadas han incluido medidas de higiene, distanciamiento físico, uso de mascarillas y restricciones de movilidad. En pandemias anteriores se describe reducción de transmisión de otros agentes infecciosos que comparten vías de transmisión y medidas de prevención. Objetivo: Describir y comparar los resultados de vigilancia de algunos agentes sujetos a vigilancia de laboratorio por el ISP durante el año 2020 en Chile con su mediana 2015-2019. Materiales y métodos: Estudio ecológico. Se analizaron los resultados de vigilancia de laboratorio publicados por el sistema interactivo y los resultados de vigilancia de virus respiratorios del ISP. Resultados: En el año 2020 se registró una disminución en la confirmación de todos los agentes respiratorios y de transmisión sexual, tanto bacterianos como virales, respecto a la mediana del quinquenio anterior. No obstante, la confirmación de agentes entéricos como Salmonella spp. aumentó, mientras Shigella spp. y Listeria monocytogenes no registraron cambios. Conclusión: Durante el 2020 se observaron importantes disminuciones en los resultados de vigilancias de laboratorio en Chile comparado con el periodo prepandémico, consistente con lo descrito por evidencia internacional. Por último, es esencial mantener una vigilancia de laboratorio que permita el análisis epidemiológico durante y posterior a la pandemia por COVID-19.
Una monja endemoniada acude al confesionario: uso y aplicación del sacramento del perdón en el caso de Jeanne Féry (Países Bajos españoles, 1584-1586)
Authors: Garcia Carlos Manuel
Published: August 2022

En la temprana modernidad, el sacramento de la confesión fue objeto de debates, controversias y rechazos. En este artículo, me propongo analizar el conjunto de prácticas y representaciones que se construyeron alrededor de la administración de la sacramental penitencia en un caso particular, a saber, la posesión diabólica que sufrió Jeanne Féry, monja conventual de las Sœur Noires de la ciudad de Mons, en los Países Bajos Españoles, entre 1584 y 1586. Una lectura atenta de la Histoire admirable et veritable, fuente documental compilada por el archidiácono François Buisseret donde se narran las vivencias de la endemoniada, permite observar que la aplicación del paradigma de la reconciliación fue fundamental tanto para expulsar a los demonios invasores como para enaltecer a la institución eclesiástica y sus ministros ordenados. De tal forma, el retorno de la posesa al seno de la Iglesia solamente fue posible por medio de la realización de una confesión general dispensada por los sacerdotes. A lo largo de este trabajo, buscaré reconstruir cómo se ejecutó la aplicación del perdón sobre una blasfema y herética endemoniada en un contexto álgido de discusiones teológicas suscitadas alrededor de este sacramento, un subproducto de la eclosión y consolidación de la Reforma Protestante.
Ambiente alimentar e nutricional: estratégias na análise de pequenos e médios territórios
Authors: Cabrini Danielle , Guimarães Natália dos Anjos
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Desenvolver classificações dos estabelecimentos que comercializam alimentos, a partir dos índices do instrumento metodológico Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS); Comparar dois tipos de classificações referentes ao Ambiente Alimentar; Analisar o Ambiente Alimentar através do instrumento previamente aplicado; Verificar a possibilidade de instalação de Pântanos Alimentares  e/ou Desertos Alimentares na região dos Pireneus-GO. Métodos: Estudo transversal de caráter quantitativo. Foi selecionado duas formas diferentes de analisar o ambiente alimentar, tendo os estabelecimentos comerciais como ponto de partida. A primeira classificação é por tipo de estabelecimento e a segunda é pelo índice gerado a partir da pontuação do instrumento aplicado em cada estabelecimento. Para  comparar os resultados, após analisar os estabelecimentos, desenvolveu-se denominações a fim de  atribuir e caracterizar esses estabelecimentos, sendo esses: promotores da saúde,  mistos e não promotores da saúde. Resultado: Os resultados pela classificação por Tipo de Estabelecimento definiram os estabelecimentos como misto, em sua maioria. Já a classificação pelo Índice, os resultados apontam a maioria dos estabelecimentos como não promotores da saúde. Além disso, foi realizada a análise do grau de processamento dos alimentos presentes nos referidos estabelecimentos, sendo 33% dos alimentos in natura e 66% dos alimentos ultraprocessados. Conclusão: A classificação pelo Índice foi considerada mais adequada para analisar o ambiente alimentar. Reconhecer as particularidades de cada território é  imprescindível para ações de promoção à saúde, promovendo o cuidado integral e a redução das desigualdades existentes.
PENENTUAN SETTING PARAMETER PEMBUATAN PRODUK JERIGEN 5 L PADA PROSES BLOW MOULDING DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
Authors: Ellianto Mario sariski dwi , Pramitaningrum Erlita , Ikhwan Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Dalam proses pembuatan produk jerigen 5 liter masih belum memiliki standar operasional prosedur dalam pengoperasian mesin dan memperoleh output produk yang sesuai standar. Tahap pengolahan data menggunakan metode response surface dengan tujuan mempermudah mendapatkan nilai optimal dari parameter yang berpengaruh. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menvariasikan blowing pressure, blowing time, dan idle time yang bertujuan untuk mendapatkan setting parameter dan waktu siklus yang optimal pada proses pembuatan produk jerigen 5 liter. Rancangan penelitian mengkombinasikan tiga variabel faktor yaitu blowing pressure 5, 6, dan 7 bar, blowing time 21, 22, dan 23 detik, dan idle time 7, 8, dan 9 detik dengan variabel respon yaitu Cycle Time dan Netto. Dengan metode tersebut didapatkan kondisi Cycle Time optimum sebesar 37,7623 detik dan Netto sebesar 0,2617 gram dengan kondisi optimum dicapai saat blowing pressure sebesar 5 bar, blowing time sebesar 22,2727 detik dan idle time sebesar 9 detik.
Correction of Menstrual Cycle Disturbances Due to Post-COVID-19 Infection
Authors: Можейко Л.Ф. , Маркова Е.Д.
Published: August 2022

В данной статье представлена информация о влиянии новой коронавирусной инфекции на характер менструальной функции у гинекологических пациенток в 2021–2022 гг. и методах коррекции нарушений менструального цикла.Согласно данным, полученным в результате исследования, степень нарушений менструальной функции у обследованных спустя 6 месяцев после перенесенной COVID-19-инфекции пациенток оказалась выше, чем до заболевания, ввиду развития олигоменореи, аменореи и аномальных маточных кровотечений. Полученные в ходе наших исследований результаты согласуются с данными других авторов, указывающих на высокий процент нарушений менструального цикла после перенесенной коронавирусной инфекции. Учитывая высокую значимость указанной проблемы, необходимы дальнейшие углубленные исследования в этом направлении для выяснения ведущих причин таких расстройств.Показана эффективность низкодозированного монофазного комбинированного орального контрацептива белара как в монотерапии, так и при сочетании с лекарственным средством природного происхождения мастодинон в качестве корригирующей терапии нарушений менструального цикла. Установлены положительная динамика снижения проявлений предменструального синдрома, олигоменореи, вторичной аменореи, аномальных маточных кровотечений, альгодисменореи; удобство и безопасность применения лекарственных средств. Подчеркнута целесообразность использования предложенной терапии.

This article provides information on the impact of a new coronavirus infection on the nature of menstrual function in gynecological patients in 2021–2022 years and methods for correcting menstrual irregularities.According to the data obtained as a result of the study, the degree of menstrual dysfunction in patients examined 6 months after suffering COVID-19 infection was higher than before the development of the disease due to the development of oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding. The results obtained in the course of our studies are consistent with the data of other authors, indicating a high percentage of menstrual irregularities after a coronavirus infection. Given the high significance of this problem, further in-depth studies in this direction are needed to elucidate the leading causes of such disorders.The effectiveness of the low-dose monophasic combined oral contraceptive belara has been shown both in monotherapy and in combination with the natural drug mastodinone as a corrective therapy for menstrual irregularities. A positive trend in reducing the manifestations of premenstrual syndrome, oligomenorrhea, secondary amenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, algomenorrhea, convenience and safety of the use of drugs was established. The expediency of using the proposed therapy has been established.
Replicating Digital Audiovisual Archives in the Cloud
Authors: Stolarick Joe
Published: August 2022

Non-alphanumeric characters in filenames and filepaths can lead to unintended consequences in digital preservation.  The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive conducted simple tests to investigate peculiarities related to this issue that surfaced when preserving their audiovisual assets.  This case study resulted in a list of problematic, albeit commonly used, non-alphanumeric characters.  It also uncovered significant implications for using proprietary cloud replication software as part of digital preservation workflows.
From “Sound” to “Sound and Audiovisual”
Authors: Deggeller Kurt
Published: August 2022

IASA emerged in 1969 from IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres. The interests of IAML’s members largely focused on music as manuscript or score, and musical sound recordings were dealt with in the Record Library Committee. IASA was founded to consider additional types of sound recordings, including research and oral history. From the frst years of IASA’s existence, the question of the organisation’s relationship to the moving image arose, represented by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). But as early as 1979, a delegate from the United States also brought video into play. With independence from IAML in the late 1980s, an intensive discussion began about the future of IASA and the expansion of the scope of the association to include audiovisual documents. Finally in 1999, the constitution and the name of the association were adapted. The transformation process triggered by this name change is still underway today. It could prove to be an advantage for IASA because it opens possibilities of adaptation to the rapidly changing world of audiovisual production due to digitisation and online media.
Comparative judgement in education research
Authors: Jones Ian , Davies Ben
Published: August 2022

Presents alternative methods to measurement in education research based on comparative judgement (CJ) that have been growing in popularity over recent years.
Determinan Kinerja Bank Umum Syariah yang Diukur dengan Maqashid Syariah Index
Authors: Marfuah Marfuah , Ismail Pasha Hilman , Salsabilla Selfira
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh penerapan nilai-nilai Islam, ukuran bank, dan usia bank terhadap kinerja bank umum syariah yang diukur dengan Indeks Maqashid Syariah. Berdasarkan metode purposive sampling, diperoleh sampel 9 bank umum syariah. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian hipotesis menyimpulkan bahwa (1) variabel nilai-nilai Islam memiliki pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kinerja Bank Umum Syariah terutama untuk menegakkan keadilan. (2) variabel ukuran bank memiliki pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap mendidik individu. (3) variabel umur bank sebenarnya memiliki pengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap mendidik individu dan untuk kepentingan publik. Penelitian ini telah memberikan kontribusi kepada manajemen bank syariah yang perlu mempertahankan dan meningkatkan penerapan nilai-nilai Islam dalam kegiatan operasionalnya, misalnya dengan meningkatkan ekuitas dengan basis bagi untung dan menghindari riba dan laba yang adil untuk meningkatkan kinerjanya.
Reward System dan Turnover Intention bagi Karyawan Milenial
Authors: Kairupan Daniel Joel Immanuel , Kusuma Dheni Indra
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh reward system  yang terdiri atas remuneration, cash incentive, supervisor support terhadap turnover intention bagi karyawan milenial. Penelitian ini diharapkan mampu memberikan tambahan bukti empiris untuk memperkuat konsep dan teori mengenai faktor-faktor penentu niat karyawan milenial untuk keluar atau turnover intention yang dipengaruhi oleh faktor remuneration, cash incentive, dan supervisor support serta penerapannya di lingkungan dunia kerja.Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei dengan sampel adalah karyawan yang tergolong dalam kalangan milenial (tahun kelahiran 1981 sampai 2010). Penelitian ini menjelaskan tentang pengaruh antar variabel dengan menggunakan desain penelitian confirmatory dengan tujuan utama untuk menguji hipotesis yang telah dirumuskan yaitu pengaruh remuneration, cash incentive, supervisor support terhadap intetion to leave bagi karyawan milenial. Penelitian ini juga menggunakan field research dengan kategori penelitian crossectional. Selain itu teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan non probability sampling tipe purposive sampling.
ASSOCIATION OF SERUM URIC ACID WITH ATHEROGENIC INDEX OF PLASMA AND FASTING BLOOD SUGAR IN METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG DIABETIC AND NON DIABETICS
Authors: Swathi P. , Laxmi Pasupurekula
Published: August 2022

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic abnormities like hypertension central obesity, insulin resistance and atherogenic
dylipidemia and is stongly assosciated with the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. To evaluate the association of serum uric acidObjective:
with atherogenic index of plasma and fasting blood sugar in diabetes mellitus. A total of 50 individuals aged >35yrs were selected asMethods:
cases based on predened enrollement criteria and 50 healthy individuals as controls. Serum uric acid and serum lipid prole were measured in all
study subjects. SUA were done by uricase method and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) was formulated by log TG-C/HDL and FBS by GOD-
POD method. A total of 50 cases belongs to 35-50 yrs of age group. The study found that the mean levels of Serum Uric acid (SUA) higherResults :
than controls ,mean levels of TG( 194.3±18.2 ) in DM patients were signicantly higher than those of controls were as mean levels of HDL-C (
31.32±3.13 ) in DM patients were lower than those of controls. The mean AIP in DM patients was (0.7846±0.0677 ) signicantly higher than that of
controls. The diabetic patients showed a positive signicant (r = 0.12569 P = <0.0001 ) correlation b/w AIP and SUA and PositiveConclusion:
correlation b/w SUA and FBS (r=0.31176 P=<0.0001).
FAILURES IN FPD ? A CLINICAL SURVEY
Authors: M Manova , Kumar Krishna , Poovani Shweta
Published: August 2022

The failures in xed partial denture are conditions that occur during or after appropriately performed xed prosthodontics treatment procedures.
failures in xed prostho-dontics can be divided into biological, mechanical and esthetic factors of varied age group. The present study was
conducted to assess biological, mechanical, and esthetic failure factors among xed partial dentures (FPDs). A cross-sectional study was conducted
among patients who reported to the Department of Prosthodontics, Rajarajeswari dental college and hospital , bengaluru, Karnataka, India who had
complain regarding failures in xed partial denture A total of 100 xed partial denture failures in subjects were assessed. The xed partial denture
was examined for the failure factors (biological, mechanical, and esthetic). Each patient was examined clinically and questionnaires were provided
to examiner in concern with failures of xed partial denture.The result showed out of 100 xed partial denture failures, 27% of it showed the
biological failure, 39% showed the mechanical failure and 34% showed esthetic failure. The most frequent reason for failure was mechanical
factors followed by biological,esthetic failure and biologic failure.The occlusal problem was the most common biological failure factor, the loss of
retention was the most common cause of mechanical failure factor and the over contoured was accounted more when compared to other esthetic
failure factors. By knowing the type of failures, we can plan a proper treatment plan so that the abutment will have a longClinical significance:
time prognosis.