bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Tool Parameters on Performance of Soil Disruption by Shoe Type Furrow Openers for Animal Drawn Seed Drill in Sandy Loam Soil
Authors: Aditya Ashokrao Kurhade  , Ajay Kumar Sharma  , Ravi Mathur
Published: March 2024

Shoe type furrow openers are simple in design and because of their simple low-cost construction; they are widely used in seed drills for opening the soil or placement of seed and fertilizer. The study was conducted on the soil disruption by animal drawn seed drill shoe type furrow openers to improve soil conditions in sandy loam soil using four sizes of furrow openers at four lift angles (00, 50, 100 and 150) at operational speed and depth of operation of
Development of Performance Index for Onion Seed Extractor
Authors: Raghuraj Singh  , Indra Mani  , Anil Rai
Published: March 2024

A mechanical onion seed extractor was evaluated to study the effects of operational variables on seed quality parameters, and a performance index was developed for using principal component analysis method that proved to be a tool to select best design and operational variables. The concave clearance marginally affected vigour index, and the average values were 30.27, 30.70 and 29.63 per cent. However, the average vigour index was 29.89, 28.97 and 31.74% at the cylinder speed of 3, 4 and 5 m/s, respectively. The best performance combination with performance index of 1.0 was obtained for spike tooth mechanism, with concave clearance of 4.5 mm and cylinder speed of 5 m/s. The performance indices were categorized as high (1-6), moderate (7-24) and low performance (25-27) for onion seed extractor. The best combination with highest value of performance index was obtained with spike tooth extraction mechanism (E1), 4.5 mm concave clearance (C3) and 5 m/s cylinder speed (S3).
Long-Term Effects of Tillage, Crop Rotations and NitrogenManagement Systems on Water Use Efficiency andGroundwater Quality
Authors: Ramesh Kanwar  , Allah Bakhsh
Published: March 2024

Increasing global population in the world is putting enormous pressure on available water resources and preservation of water quality. Therefore, sound policies with good incentives are needed to implement water conservation and pollution control practices, especially in areas of the world where major water bodies are already showing signs of degradation. To develop sustainable agricultural production practices, long-term studies were initiated in 1988 at Iowa State University to determine the effects of different tillage, crop rotation, and nutrient (fertilizer and manure) management systems on water use, crop yields, and nitrate–nitrogen (NO3-N) leaching losses to groundwater with the goal of mitigating environmental concerns of production agriculture. A three phase field study was conducted from 1988 to 2006 to investigate the impact of tillage systems (chisel plough and no-till), crop rotations (continuous corn and corn-soybean rotation), and nine N-management systems on NO3-N concentrations and leaching losses to tile water. The N-application rates of 202 and 168 kg-N.ha-1 were applied during first (1988-1992) and third phases (2001-2006), and lower N rates of 135 and 110 kg-N.ha-1 were applied in the second phase (1993-1998). Rotated corn resulted in better water use efficiency, significantly (p=0.05) higher corn grain yields, and lower NO3-N leaching losses compared with continuous-corn for all tillage systems. On the average, higher NO3-N concentrations were observed during first phase (20.7 mg.l-1), followed by third phase (18.7 mg.l-1) and second phase (10.5 mg.l-1) due to higher N-application rates. Chisel ploughing increased corn grain yields and exited almost equivalent NO3-N leaching losses to tile water compared with no-till system. Effects of wet year after dry years and low plant N-uptake elevated NO3-N concentrations to as high as 32.8 mg.l-1 in 1990 and 24.5 mg.l-1 in 2004. Fall applied manure and chisel ploughing had significantly higher NO3-N concentrations of 27 mg.l-1compared with 17.7 mg.l-1 from no-till and spring applied manure. Results of this study showed that lower N application rates from UAN or manure in combination with chisel ploughing and corn-soybean rotation could be a good viable sustainable practice of farming.
Water Harvesting Based Integrated Vertical Farming
Authors: R.K. Sahu  , A. K. Pali  , J. Sinha
Published: March 2024

Water shortage at critical times is a dominant constraint in most rain fed areas. Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) could play an important role in alleviating the problem by mitigating drought situation and/or submergence in these areas. It has multiple uses such as reducing drainage congestion, irrigation and aquaculture, improved cropping systems, increasing productivity and income, harnessing idle farm labour and improving family nutrition, although the utilization of full potential of SFR depends on innovativeness of the owner. To address the main issue of the farmers who do not wish to loose 5 to 20% land forever, it is imperative to consider integrated vertical farming to have multifarious uses of the same land/water. The multi-storeyed farming and animal rearing on the bunds of SFR is one of the options. The stored water of SFR can be used for fish (below water surface) and duck rearing (on the water surface) and space above it for poultry and rabbit farming. This system has great potential to boost the economy of farmers. The excreta of rabbits and poultry birds served as a part of the fish-food as well as add value to the stored water. Besides the animal rearing practiced on peripheral bunds would produce good amount of dung and urine, which was sloped down to SFR water which further helped to provide feed and value addition to the water. This organic water through drip irrigation system was used to irrigate orchards grown in the vicinity of SFR. The B:C ratio of such a system varied from 5.08 to 6.17 depending upon the intensity of remunerative activities. This paper reviews some of the systems installed at various places in the country to bring out the practical applications. It is concluded that in view of the decreasing trend in the average land holdings, innovative forms of this technology could be used by adding suitable components to enhance the farmer’s income.
Use of Participatory System Dynamics Modelling for Collaborative Watershed Management in Québec, Canada
Authors: Johannes Halbe  , Jan Adamowski
Published: March 2024

The participation of stakeholders is an important component in integrated and adaptive watershed planning and management. In Québec, Canada watershed organizations are in the process of implementing participatory based watershed planning and management schemes. However, there is a lack of simple and readily implementable frameworks and methods to explicitly involve stakeholders, as well as integrate physical and social processes in watershed planning and management in Québec. The application of the first three stages of a newly proposed five stage stepwise ‘Participatory Model Building’ framework’ is described that was developed to help facilitate the participatory investigation of problems in watershed planning and management through the use of the systems thinking approach (causal loop diagrams). In the Du Chêne watershed in Québec, eight individual stakeholder interviews were conducted in cooperation with the local watershed organization to develop qualitative system dynamics models that represent the main physical and social processes underlying the problem of water pollution. The method was found to be accessible for all the interviewees, and was deemed to be very useful by the watershed organization to develop an overview of the different perspectives of the main stakeholders in the watershed. The results of this study demonstrate the diversity of perspectives regarding the water quality problem in the Du Chêne watershed, and highlight the critical need for participatory approaches to help solve water quality problems. Based on the results generated in this study, stakeholders can jointly discuss diverging points of view, goals and interests by referring to a concrete system structure. This discussion process can again be facilitated by a group-built causal loop diagram and its subsequent conversion into a quantitative system dynamics model (describing the socioeconomic-political components of the watershed).
Development and Evaluation of Mango Grader
Authors: V.T. Badhe  , Pratap Singh  , Y.C. Bhatt
Published: March 2024

A computerized grading machine was developed and evaluated to grade Alphonso mangoes on weight basis in five grades. A logistic software was developed to run the grader. The performance of the grader was evaluated at four speeds (480, 600, 720 and 840 m/s), four microprocessor settings (B1, B2, B3 and B4) and their effect was observed on five grades of mango viz., Grade I (326-375 g), Grade II (276-325 g), Grade III (226-275 g), Grade IV (176225g) and Grade V (< 175 > 376 g) for single lane. The statistically analyzed data showed maximum capacity of 950 kg/h with maximum grading efficiency of 95.13% at 720 m/s speed and B4 setting. The cost of manual grading was Rs. 350/t as against Rs. 190/t for the grader.
Effect of Dispersed Density and Pre-treatment on Rehydration of Dried Spinach Leaves
Authors: S K Garg  , U C Lohani
Published: March 2024

Drying behaviour of spinach leaves was characterized for three levels of temperature (50, 60 and 70ºC), two levels of pretreatment (blanched and unblanched) and two levels of dispersed density (30 kg.m-3 and 50 kg.m-3) at a constant air velocity of 1.6 m.s-1. The rehydration and optical density values were optimized for blanched leaves at 70°C temperature and 50 kg.m-3 dispersed density. Rehydration and optical density values varied from 212.66 to 256.58 and 0.43 to 0.67, respectively, with increase in temperature.
Advanced Grain Storage Methods for Quality Preservation and Insect Control Based on Aerated or Hermetic Storage and IPM
Authors: Shlomo Navarro
Published: March 2024

The grain industry is facing serious problems of insect and mite contamination due to restrictions placed on the use of chemical pesticides because of adverse effects of pesticide residues in grain and environment, resulting in strict limitations on pesticide registration by regulatory agencies. Consumer demand for chemical-free and insect contamination-free products is a general tendency, with which the grain industry finds it difficult to conform. In addition, in many countries, insects in particular have been developing resistance to contact insecticides and to the conventionally used phosphine gas. In temperate and cold climates, the most common non-chemical alternative to pesticides for cereal grain stored in bulk is the use of aeration systems during the winter that can effectively reduce grain temperature. In summer, refrigeration provides an excellent solution for quality maintenance of grain. In warm climates, for cereal grain stored in bags or in bulk, a new gaseous application technology that has successfully replaced fumigants is the manipulation of modified atmospheres (MAs) using biogenerated MAs, for insect control and for quality preservation of dry cereal grains and high moisture corn. Freshly harvested high moisture corn was successfully stored under hermetic conditions, thereby maintaining its quality prior to subsequent drying or processing into feeds or ethanol. These niche applications of MAs have resulted in very promising treatments with market acceptability. A new approach to the use of pheromones is the monitoring of insects based on remote sensing electronic transmitters that are progressively integrated into control programs. An IPM program that might integrate insect monitoring, aeration in winter, chilling with refrigerated air in summer in grain silos, biogenerated MAs, for insect control and for quality preservation of grain, and assisted MAs during storage of grain and at the final stages of the processed grain before packaging is proposed.
Effect of Controlled Atmosphere Storage on Adults and Immature Stages of Rhizopertha dominica (Fab.)
Authors: T.S.Manojkumar  , V.V.Sreenarayanan  , S.Mohan  , R.Kailappan
Published: March 2024

Effect of controlled atmosphere parameters like carbon dioxide, oxygen concentration and period of storage were studied with 40, 50 and 60% concentrations of carbon dioxide; 16, 12, 8, and 4% oxygen, and the remaining as nitrogen. A setup was developed for production of gas mixtures for controlled atmosphere storage studies. The gases were metered separately, and mixed together in a gas mixing chamber generating the desired gas composition. The containers were purged with gas mixture after introducing counted number of adults or immature stages Rhizopertha dominica (Fab.), and were kept at 30oC in a temperature controlled chamber. Complete mortality of adults of was obtained in 5 days with 40% carbon dioxide at 16% oxygen level. With the reduced oxygen level of 8%, cent percent mortality of adults was achieved in 3 days. Complete mortality of eggs and early instar larvae were obtained with 40% carbon dioxide concentration in 9 days. Late instar larvae and pupae required 50% carbon dioxide concentration with 9 and 12 day treatment, respectively, for complete control. The control of all the life stages of R.dominica required a treatment with 50% carbon dioxide concentration for 12 days.
Ground Water Use Across Command Area of Pabnawa Minor of Bhakra Irrigation System
Authors: Ravish Chandra  , B.R. Sharma  , V.K. Bhatt
Published: March 2024

The northwest Indo-Gangetic plain of India endowed with fertile soil, defined seasons and fair climate produces about 52 % of the national food requirement. Currently, this plain is facing a number of second generation problems, declining water table being the major one. The paper presents the status of ground water table, and looks at the scope of conjunctive use of water at field scale in the command area of the Pabnawa minor of the Bhakra irrigation system. The study showed that there is a steep decline in water table after 1998 in middle and tail reaches. The study revealed that ground water contribution to irrigation and productivity in the canal command is very high. While canal irrigated area is shrinking, ground water irrigated area is increasing every year. The contribution of shallow and medium depth tube wells is negligible /limited, and the area covered by deep tube wells is large in all the reaches of the command area. This system of intensive irrigated agriculture is unsustainable in the long run because of declining water tables and high use of energy.
Performance Evaluation of a Hand Operated Compression Type Briquetting Machine
Authors: M. Madhava  , B.V.S Prasad  , Y. Koushik  , K. R Ramesh Babu  , R.Srihari
Published: March 2024

A low cost, small capacity, low pressure, hand operated briquetting machine was developed and evaluated to meet the domestic energy demand in rural households. Rice husk, dry leaves, groundnut shells, and sawdust were used as raw materials along with paper pulp as binding material for preparation of briquettes. The average capacity was found to be 5 kg.h-1. Results showed that bulk density of the biomass after briquetting increased by 2.3, 2.6, 2.6 and
Storage Behaviour of Guava Fruits in Evaporative Cool Chambers during Winter Season
Authors: Yogender Singh  , Y.K. Yadav
Published: March 2024

Shelf life of guava in evaporative cool chamber during winter was evaluated on the basis of physiological loss in mass, acidity, total soluble solids and ascorbic acid. Results indicated that the evaporative cool chambers could be an ideal on-farm storage facility for maintaining quality and overall acceptability of guava. The average difference in dry bulb air temperature between ambient and evaporative cool chamber with river bed sand (ECC RBS) was 8.1 ºC, and between ambient and evaporative cool chamber with rice husk ash (ECC RHA) was 9.0 ºC during storage. Guava fruits stored in cool chamber had double shelf-life as compared to storage under ambient condition, and also had high organoleptic score. The evaporative cool chamber with risk husk ash was found to be more effective in reducing dry bulb temperature, elevation in relative humidity and increase in cooling efficiency than evaporative cool chamber with river bed sand.
Dehydration Kinetics of Garlic Slices in Fluidized Bed Dryer
Authors: S. Shoba  , P. S. Champawat  , V. D. Mudgal  , S. K. Jain
Published: March 2024

Garlic (Allium sativum) slices were dehydrated using fluidized bed dryer at drying air temperature of 40, 50 and 60oC and air velocity of 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5m.s-1. Garlic slices dried only in falling rate drying period. Drying temperature had significant effect on drying time, whereas air velocity had non-significant effect at 5% level. The effective moisture diffusivity varied from 1.02x10-09 to 1.40x10-09 m2.s-1. Activation energy ranged between
32. ĐÁNH GIÁ SỰ THAY ĐỔI NỒNG ĐỘ FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE, PROLACTIN Ở BỆNH NHÂN NỮ MẮC TRỨNG CÁ THÔNG THƯỜNG MỨC ĐỘ NẶNG ĐIỀU TRỊ BẰNG ISOTRETINOIN
Authors: Huyền Trịnh Thu , Tiên Nguyễn Thị Kim , Mạnh Hoàng Hồng , Lượng Vũ Huy , Hiền Đỗ Thị Thu
Published: March 2024

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá ảnh hưởng của isotretinoin lên nồng độ hormone FSH, LH, prolactin ở bệnh nhân nữ mắc trứng cá thông thường mức độ nặng.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu thử nghiệm lâm sàng, tiến cứu, so sánh kết quả trước và sau 3 tháng điều trị trứng cá thông thường mức độ nặng bằng isotretinoin 20 mg/ngày trên 45 bệnh nhân nữ, tại Bệnh viện Da liễu Trung ương từ tháng 10/2022 đến tháng 09/2023.

Kết quả: Trước điều trị tỷ lệ thay đổi nồng độ FSH, LH và prolactin lần lượt là 6,7%; 8,9%; 13,3%, sau điều trị tỷ lệ thay đổi này có xu hướng giảm còn 6,7%; 4,4%; 2,2%. Mặc dù sự thay đổi này không có ý nghĩa thống kê với P>0,05 nhưng khi đánh giá nồng độ trung bình của các hormone thấy rằng: FSH giảm từ 5,4±1,8 mIU/mL xuống 5±1,6 mIU/mL, P=0,03; LH giảm từ 8±3,3 mIU/mL xuống 7,6±2,9 mIU/mL, P=0,04; prolactin giảm từ 384,6±167,2 mIU/mL xuống 347,8±133,9 mIU/ mL, P<0,01.

Kết luận: Điều trị trứng cá thông thường mức độ nặng ở bệnh nhân nữ bằng isotretinoin 20 mg/ngày làm giảm nồng độ trung bình của hormone FSH, LH và prolactin.
Cytokine profiles in dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever: A study from Indonesia
Authors: Masyeni Sri , Wardhana I Made W. , Nainu Firzan
Published: March 2024

Recent studies have demonstrated that cytokine dysregulation has a critical role in the pathogenesis of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and interleukin 17 (IL-17) with infection status, and severity of dengue. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at three hospitals in Gianyar regency and Denpasar municipality, Bali, Indonesia, from June to December 2022. Sixty-four dengue infected patients were involved. Patients’ serum was tested for dengue infection using NS1 antigen rapid test, dengue virus immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) test, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Cytokine levels (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Infection status was determined by combining serological and RT-PCR results, categorizing patients into primary and secondary infections. The present study found that DF patients had lower TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-17 but higher IL-10 levels compared to DHF patients (p<0.001). Elevated TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-17 levels were higher in secondary infection, while IL-10 level was higher in primary infection (p<0.001). In conclusion, cytokines play a crucial role in the interplay between cytokine dysregulation and dengue infection dynamics.
niimath and fslmaths: replication as a method to enhance popular neuroimaging tools
Authors: Rorden Christopher , Webster Matthew , Drake Chris , Jenkinson Mark , Clayden Jonathan D. , Li Ningfei , Hanayik Taylor
Published: March 2024

Neuroimaging involves the acquisition of extensive 3D images and 4D time series data to gain insights into brain structure and function. The analysis of such data necessitates both spatial and temporal processing. In this context, “fslmaths” has established itself as a foundational software tool within our field, facilitating domain-specific image processing. Here, we introduce “niimath,” a clone of fslmaths. While the term “clone” often carries negative connotations, we illustrate the merits of replicating widely-used tools, touching on aspects of licensing, performance optimization, and portability. For instance, our work enables the popular functions of fslmaths to be disseminated in various forms, such as a high-performance compiled R package known as “imbibe”, a Windows executable, and a WebAssembly plugin compatible with JavaScript. This versatility is demonstrated through our NiiVue live demo web page. This application allows ‘edge computing’ where image processing can be done with a zero-footprint tool that runs on any web device without requiring private data to be shared to the cloud. Furthermore, our efforts have contributed back to FSL, which has integrated the optimizations that we’ve developed. This synergy has enhanced the overall transparency, utility and efficiency of tools widely relied upon in the neuroimaging community.
Diffuse skin lesions in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report
Authors: Linh Bui Phuong
Published: March 2024

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a persistent autoimmune disease with systemic and life- threatening manifestations, in which cutaneous disease is the second most common manifestation, after joint inflammation. Skin lesions in SLE is originally divided into two groups: LE-specific lesions and LE-nonspecific lesions. The term “LE-specific lesions” includes 3 distinct categorizes: Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ACLE), subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) and chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) [4]. By another method of classification, specific skin lesions can also be classified as localized or generalized lesions. The most common localized lesion is malar, or butterfly rash, which is reported in 20-60% of patients with SLE. In comparision to localized lesions, generalized lesions, which are indiscriminately referred to as lupus maculopapular rash, are relatively rare. This form of lesion is characterized by well-demarcated erythematous macules and/or papules located on the extensor side of limbs, sparing the knuckles. In this article, we report a case of a female patient having generalized cutaneous lesions. She was initially diagnosed with SLE and received treatment at Department of Allergy, Center of Dermato-Venerology and Allergy, 108 Military Central Hospital.
Clinical application of fluorescence lasers to evaluate the efficacy of arresting caries with silver diamine fluoride
Authors: Ngoc Vo Truong Nhu
Published: March 2024

Objective: This clinical trial used fluorescence lasers to assess the effectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) in preventing active dentin caries in baby teeth. Subject and method: Preschool children aged 3 to 5 years old with at least one active dentin caries lesion were selected from a SOS Children's Village in Vietnam. A total of 32 children with 126 caries lesions were treated with 38% SDF, applied only once. DIAGNOdent pen 2190 - Kavo device and sharp sickle-shaped probes were used to evaluate lesions independently at certain timepoints including: Before the intervention and 5 minutes, one day, and one week after the intervention. For the evaluation of treatment results, the caries lesions were diagnosed as prevented if their surfaces were hard and difficult to probe or the measured laser index ≤ 20, while the lesions were assessed as active if they were soft and easy to probe or the measured laser index > 20. Result: In general, before SDF was applied, all decayed tooth surfaces had soft dentin and laser indexes > 30. The average value of laser index measured on caries lesions was significantly reduced from 88.2 (SD = 9.3) at baseline to 19.6 (SD = 13.7) at one week after intervention (p<0.001, χ2 test). Based on fluorescence laser method, the caries arrest rates were 80.2%, 73.2% and 70.6% respectively for the post-intervention periods, while the assessment by probes for caries arrest rates were 82.5%, 80.2% and 77.8%, respectively (p<0.05, χ2 test). The difference between the two methods was due to some caries lesions that were smooth and hard on probing but still have laser index > 20. Conclusion: The fluorescence laser device can be applied clinically to assess the effectiveness of preventing caries with SDF, the evaluation results are more accurate than the lesion probe method.
Transcarotid thoracic endovascular aortic repair for rupture of the aortic isthmus due to high energy blunt trauma: A case report
Authors: Anh Ngo Tuan
Published: March 2024

Introduction: Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is associated with very high mortality, and managing currently favors thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) if feasible, especially BTAI due to high energy force, where patients usually suffer from polytrauma, which requires rapid discover and treat spontaneously. However, a remarkable group of patients is contraindicated for the transfemoral route- the established first-line approach in endovascular interventions of the aorta. Here, we report a successful case in which the carotid artery was used to perform TEVAR. Case presentation: A young female was transferred to our emergency department after injuries sustained by falling from the fifth floor. Her vital signs were stable on admission. Pan CT scan revealed multiple injuries: A grade III injury of the aortic isthmus, a grade III liver injury without active bleeding, and fracture of the sternum, multiple ribs, T12-L1 vertebral body, and pelvic ring. However, her hemodynamics became unstable, and we decided to perform an urgent endovascular repair. During preparations for TEVAR, we found that the diameter at the proximal landing zone was 17.1mm, so it cannot be accommodated by any of the available thoracic endograft devices. Under the emergency condition, we decide to perform TEVAR by abdominal aortic device and access via the carotid to suit the device's length. After inpatient rehabilitation, she was discharged without neurologic sequelae. Conclusion: Transcarotid TEVAR is feasible and could be considered as an alternative approach in some specific patients with BTAI.
Comparison of clinicopathological features between children and adults with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Thang Nguyen Van Phu
Published: March 2024

Objective: To compare the clinicopathological features between children ( 18 years) and ≤ adults with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Subject and method: A descriptive study on 50 children and 158 adults with DTC at the 108 Military Central Hospital from January 2015 to March 2022. We collected the clinicopathological features and evaluated the difference in these features between children and adult groups. Result: The rate of DTC in children was 0.65% of all DTC patients. In both groups, female patients accounted for the majority (66% and 84.2%, respectively). Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) was the most common subtype (92% and 97.5%). The pediatric DTC patients had higher rates of large tumor size, extrathyroidal extension, vascular invasion, intrathyroidal spread, and lymph node metastasis (LNM). There was no difference between the two groups regarding bilaterality, multifocality, tumor necrosis, and chronic thyroiditis. Conclusion: DTC in the children group revealed more aggressive patterns than DTC in the adults group, with larger tumor size, higher rate of multifocality, extrathyroidal invasion, and LNM.
Evolutions of sustainable supply chain management in emerging economies: A literature review
Authors: Shebeshe Ephrem Negash , Sharma Dhiraj
Published: March 2024

The escalating demand for items and their consumption has exerted immense pressure on industrial production and supply chain systems, leading to adverse environmental and societal consequences. The rise in pollution rates and ecological disasters resulting from industrial production has prompted numerous scholars and industry specialists to focus on Sustainable Production and Consumption matters within the framework of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). The interest in sustainable supply chain management has significantly increased in recent years, spanning both business and academic sectors. This phenomenon is seen in the growing prevalence of papers, conferences, specialized periodicals, and websites exclusively focused on the subject matter. Nevertheless, the importance of sustainable development in developing economies has only just started to be acknowledged. This literature review aims to assess existing research on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) in developing nations while considering a worldwide perspective. This paper thoroughly examines the rapid expansion of the subject from an evolutionary perspective; aimed at comprehending the progression of sustainability concerns by examining patterns across different industries, and economies, and employing diverse approaches. An extensive thematic analysis was conducted on 56 selected publications published between 2010 and 2023, emphasizing the growth and significance of the knowledge base. The analysis is conducted utilizing a descriptive and content-oriented methodology. Subsequently, the results are presented, demonstrating an increasing interest in Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). Nevertheless, there is a conspicuous discrepancy in the extent of research carried out on this subject in emerging economies as opposed to industrialized ones. The findings indicate that the context in less developed countries plays a crucial role in carrying out empirical or case study research. Moreover, it is crucial to analyze how the integration of the three dimensions of sustainability impacts the efficiency of the supply chain, especially when considering the perspective of an emerging economy. Hence, the limitations of this investigation are delineated. Ultimately, it is crucial to do further research from multiple angles within the supply chain, encompassing collaboration, sustainable practices, innovation, sourcing, and supplier growth, with a special emphasis on the position and background of rising countries.
Content Knowledge and the Teaching of English Stress, Rhythm and Intonation to Malaysian Learners of English
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia & Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Mohd Don Zuraidah
Published: March 2024

This paper makes a positive response to the CEFR Companion, which requires learners to speak the target language with appropriate prosodic features defined as stress, rhythm and intonation. When, as in Malaysia, the teaching of English is aligned with the CEFR, teachers are expected to teach prosody to enable their students to progress, despite the serious practical problem that they may not have the necessary content knowledge. The paper aims to provide teachers with the content knowledge, while leaving to teachers the prerogative to decide what and how to teach in their own classrooms. It outlines some basic prosodic concepts and covers what learners have to do when speaking English other than producing acceptable speech sounds. Although teachers who read up on English prosody may develop greater knowledge and increased awareness of prosodic features, just knowing about these things is not enough, and it is also essential to know how to recognize and produce them. In order to enable learners to acquire appropriate prosodic features, teachers require support at the point of need in the classroom, and the discussion includes suggestions how this can be done with modern technology.
Screening of Oxystelma esculentum R.BR extracts for Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity
Authors: S Vanmugilan , M Sathish , R Suresh
Published: March 2024

The loss of memory is considered to be the result of deficiency of nerve transmitter acetylcholine. The acetyl cholinesterase responsible for the breakdown of neurotransmitter acetylcholine leading to decline in cognitive function. The Currently available AchE inhibitors are reported to be ineffective in treating mild cognitive impairments because of side effects. Therefore, current work focused on acetylcholinesterase enzyme. A wide variety of medicinal plants are available as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors as they are rich source of bioactive compounds like poly phenolic compounds. Owing to these background research, various extracts of Oxystelma esculentum were screened for acetylcholinesterase inhibiting assay. The present study revealed that ethanol extract of oxystelmaesculentum showed effective AchE inhibition activity compared with other extracts. However further studies on investigation of active principles from the ethanol extract of Oxystelma esculentum as inhibitors of AchE are in process in our laboratory.
ZAŠTITA DECE OD PORODIČNOG NASILJA: ZNANJA I STAVOVI VASPITAČA PREDŠKOLSKE USTANOVE
Authors: Spasojević Aleksandra , Zotović - Kostić Marija
Published: March 2024

U radu je predstavljeno istraživanje stavova vaspitača predškolske ustanove o pojedinim aspektima postupanja i zaštite dece od porodičnog nasilja na uzrastu od tri do sedam godina. Uzorak je činilo sto vaspitačica Predškolske ustanove „Radosno detinjstvo“ u Novom Sadu. Iskustvo u radu sa decom koja su doživela nasilje u porodici imalo je 40% ispitanica, a skoro polovina ispitanica (46%) nije imala nijednu akreditovanu edukaciju u periodu od 2010. godine. Ipak, četrnaest vaspitačica iz te kategorije smatralo je da poseduje dovoljno znanja u vezi sa primenom nacionalnih protokola u zaštiti dece od nasilja. Primenom CatReg analize pokazalo se da profesionalno iskustvo i broj edukacija značajno objašnjavaju kriterijumsku varijablu samoprocena poznavanja postupanja po nacionalnim protokolima (F = 6.249, p = 0.001), iako su ovi prediktori objasnili samo 13% varijanse kriterijuma. Pri izboru zakonski propisane procedure vaspitača u slučaju sumnje na fizičko nasilje nad detetom izvan ustanove, tačan odgovor je dalo 63% ispitanica, a kao najčešći razlog za neispunjavanje profesionalnih i zakonskih obaveza u pogledu reagovanja i prijavljivanja nasilja izabrana je nedovoljna upućenost u procedure postupanja. Kao značajan rezultat ističe se i to što je međusektorska saradnja ocenjena kao neophodna, ali po mišljenju polovine ispitanica nije dobro organizovana i ne funkcioniše adekvatno na lokalnom/gradskom području. Odgovori ispitanica ukazali su na postojanje sistemskih problema, kao što su nedovoljna međusektorska saradnja i nedovoljna edukovanost stručnog kadra, koju prati njihova procena da im je edukacija potrebna.
INSTRUMENTALNA MUZIKA U PREDŠKOLSKOM UZRASTU: UPOZNAVANJE SA OSNOVNIM MUZIČKIM ELEMENTIMA
Authors: Ranđelović Bojana , Matović Mirjana , Kujačić Dragica
Published: March 2024

Slušanje muzike je muzička aktivnost kojom se utiče na čovekov duhovni život i široku lepezu njegovih osećanja i raspoloženja. Opažanje i razumevanje samog muzičkog dela predstavljaju kompleksne psihološke procese slušanja muzike i jedni su od težih zadataka koji se postavljaju pred deu predškolskog uzrasta. S toga su neophodne adekvatne pripreme pred samo slušanje, objašnjenje tokom procesa slušanja i, na kraju, ukazivanje na podudarnost muzike (muzičkog dela – aktivnosti) sa drugim oblastima. Prihvatanje i shvatanje muzičkih elemenata kroz instrumentalnu muziku u velikoj meri zavisi od uzrasta, ali i od muzičkog iskustva dece, njihovog razvijenog sluha za muziku, kao i od metoda koji se primenjuju u okviru rada. Slušanjem instrumentalne muzike deca predškolskog uzrasta upoznaju se sa pravcima i žanrovima, stiču utisak o muzičkoj formi, stvaraju prostor za novu komunikaciju između sebe i odraslih. Cilj rada je da prikaže na kom je stepenu usvojenost nivoa artikulacije tonova, dinamike, tempa i ritma kao muzičkih elemenata kod dece predškolskog uzrasta. Usled realizovanih aktivnosti sa decom u godini pred polazak u školu, predškolskoj ustanovi „Speak Up “u Novom Sadu, dobijeni su rezultati relevantni za ovaj rad. U radu su prikazani različiti načini postupanja vaspitača pri usvajanju osnovnih muzičkih elemenata kod dece predškolskog uzrasta, kao i vrste provokacija radi aktiviranja čula, a u cilju privlačenja dece i njihove zainteresovanosti za ponuđenu muzičku aktivnost. Takođe, u radu je naglašen i samostalni rad dece u dolaženju do saznanja o muzici na osnovu ponuđenih informacija od strane vaspitača.
Observations of conspecific aggression and group foraging in invasive lionfish (Pterois sp.) in the Florida Keys, USA
Authors: Kolonay Neal , Glaspie Cassandra Nicole
Published: March 2024

Social behaviors in lionfish such as group hunting and aggression have been observed infrequently. We present evidence of lionfish aggression and social foraging from a deployed camera array. The video footage included a case of intraspecific aggression as well as lionfish hunting in
close proximity for the same targets.
The correlation between dento-maxillary anomalies and breathing in adults. Literary review.
Authors: Ghetiu Alexandru , Jurjiu Vadim , Sirbu Dumitru
Published: March 2024

One of the causes of dentomaxillary anomalies (MADs) in the development of the dentomaxillary apparatus in adulthood is oral respiration with or without nasal breathing. Adults with untreated MAD complain of nasal breathing disorders such as hypopnea (snoring) or sleep apnea (loud snoring). The purpose of the study was to review the literature on the relationship between dentomaxillary anomalies and breathing in adult patients. In this respect, an electronic search in PubMed (MedLine) and Google Scholar was performed. The studies until 20.01.2023 have been analyzed. Thus, 221 sources have been identified of which 21 have been included in the literature review. The mean age of patients in the examined articles constituted 35 years ±9.5 years. The link between MAD and breathing process has been described in 17 articles. The low transverse dimension of the upper jaw leads to nasal cavity obstruction, which can lead to the impairment of the air flow to the lungs. Patients with undiagnosed MAD and upper respiratory tract obstruction may develop OSAS later in life, in those with pre-existing OSAS the condition worsens after the age of 65. The literature describes a direct relationship between hypopnea or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and hypodevelopment of the lower jaw in the sagittal plane and/or the upper jaw in the transverse plane.
Gingival phenotype role in early peri-implant bone remodeling
Authors: Chele Dumitru , Motelica Gabriela , Chele Nicolae , Dabija Ion , Socolan Dan , Badea Florin-Ciprian , Mostovei Andrei
Published: March 2024

According to the literature the preservation of peri-implant bone is multi-factorial process and one of the key factor is the quality and quantity of soft tissues. If necessary, it can be created by different grafting procedures before implant placement, during insertion or even after it. It is necessary to appreciate the influence of gingival phenotype upon periimplant bone loss during healing period. The aim of the study was to evaluate the soft tissue influence upon peri-implant bone remodeling during the healing period. The study was performed by analyzing the bone loss around 109 two-piece dental implants installed in one surgical step in 64 patients in posterior sides of the lower jaw (premolar and molar regions) who presented different thickness of the mucosa. After correlation analysis it was determined that the gingival phenotype have no impact on peri-implant bone loss during the healing period. Thus, gingival grafting can be performed before implant placement, during insertion or even after it.
AKSIOLOGI KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS
Authors: Armansyah Armansyah , Muhammad Nurwahidin  , Sudjarwo Sudjarwo
Published: March 2024

In the 21st century In the current development of technology and information, students must have basic skills. Critical thinking skills are one of these basic abilities. This article examines the axiology of reasoning ability and how education can benefit from it. This will allow educators to realize their ability to produce students who are skilled in line with their training objectives in the future. The consequences of writing concentrating on decisive reasoning abilities are found in axiological reviews, especially the reasoning abilities that are determined to be arranged consistently. will be a trend,  so that when students are in a problem, they can make choices quickly, appropriate, and productive. Students will be able to compete in the globalization era thanks to these critical thinking skills.
PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF FILSAFAT ILMU
Authors: Muhammad Malik Purnama  , Muhammad Nurwahidin  , Sudjarwo Sudjarwo
Published: March 2024

The goal of Indonesian education is to make people who are religious, insightful, have noble character, and are capable. In order to achieve the nation's noble values, it is necessary to practice learning and applying citizenship education. This research technique uses a literature review study. References for this writing come from related articles, papers, to books. This article provides a philosophical perspective on civic education. Philosophy of science itself has 3 foundations, including Epistemology, Ontology, and Axiology. Scientific citizenship education can be a solution in achieving this. Citizenship education basically talks about values, morals, normals, and ethics that apply in everyday life. Citizenship education in its application is a subject that must be applied from the low level to the high level due to the importance of being an intelligent and character citizen through citizenship education.
ANALISA URGENSI DIGITALISASI DAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN BAGI UMKM
Authors: J Ferdinand Pardede  , Lucky Nugroho  , Nurul Hidayah
Published: March 2024

Tujuan untuk mengetahui urgensi digitalisasi bagi UMKM dan pentingnya laporan keuangan bagi UMKM. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif yang didukung dengan data sekunder. Lebih lanjut rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini adalah (i) Apa yang menjadi urgensi digitalisasi bagi UMKM?; (ii) Bagaimana pentingnya laporan keuangan bagi UMKM. Hasil dari penelitian adalah (i) Digitalisasi UMKM merupakan suatu keniscayaan dan harus mendapatkan dukungan dari seluruh stakeholder dalam rangka menjaga stabilitas ekonomi Indonesia dimana UMKM merupakan mayoritas pelaku ekonomi nasional; (ii) keberadaan laporan keuangan oleh UMKM menjadi suatu yang penting dalam berinteraksi dengan pihak perbankan dan mitra serta mendukung dalam pengambilan keputusan yang efektif untuk pengembangan bisnis dari UMKM. Adapun implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah memberikan informasi dan referensi baik kepada praktisi maupun akademisi serta para stakeholder yang memiliki kepedulian terhadap perkembangan digitalisasi UMKM dan pentingnya penyusunan laporan dalam mengembangkan usahanya bagi UMKM.
TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR IN THE ERA OF INDEPENDENT LEARNING
Authors: I Nyoman Adi Susrawan
Published: March 2024

Grammar is a very important reference in the language learning process, but it is also an obstacle and a challenge for the teacher. This study aims at knowing the use and relevance of Traditional Grammar in the era of independent learning. This study made use of library research to collect the required data. The results of the study showed that Traditional Grammar is still relevant to be used in language learning in this era of independent learning, of course by providing modifications in its application. This study reveals the importance of Traditional Grammar in the era of independent learning.
Resignificando la investigación psicosocial desde los aportes de Fernando Ulloa
Authors: López Molina Sergio Alberto , Molina Rodríguez Nancy Elizabeth , Pérez Daniel Myriam Rebeca
Published: March 2024

El grupo de autores que participa en este libro retoma la metodología de trabajo de Ulloa para generar un dispositivo en el que se incluyen las producciones personales de cada uno, en el propio análisis de su vida y producción académica. Publicar este material requiere de mucha valentía y mucha generosidad. Es necesario haberse “desinstitucionalizado” lo suficiente para ponerse en juego, romper los cánones académicos que oprimen las formas de investigación social y la producción de escritura científica, y dejar primar el deseo de hacer comunidad con los otros y la generosidad para asumir el riesgo que ello implica cuando el material investigado es uno mismo.
The Effect of Hexagon Fraud Theory in Detecting Financial Statement Fraud
Authors: Adhania Safira , Holiawati Holiawati , Nofryanti Nofryanti
Published: March 2024

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of hexagon fraud theory in detecting financial statement fraud.

Methodology/approach – This research uses a sample of insurance companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2018-2022 period. The sampling technique used in this research was a side purposive technique, the samples obtained were 15 insurance companies or 75 data observations. The analytical method used is logistic analysis using SPSS.24.

Findings – Based on the results of this research, it shows that External Pressure has a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, Political Connection has a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, Nature of Industry has a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, and Effective Monitoring has a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, while Financial Stability does not have a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, Financial Target does not have a significant effect on Financial Statement Fraud, Personal Financial Need does not have a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, Capability does not have a significant effect on Financial Report Fraud, Rationalization does not have a significant effect on Report Fraud Finance, Arrogance does not have a significant effect on Financial Statement Fraud.
Improving Shape Transformations for RGB Cameras Using Photometric Stereo
Authors:   College of Computer Science  Information Technology, University of Kerbala, Kerbala, 56002, Iraq, Ravi Ravi ,   Faculty of Basic education, Department of Mathematics, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq,   College of Engineering, Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, 10054, Iraq,   Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) Pune Campus, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), Pune, 412115, Maharashtra,India,   Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) Pune Campus, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU), Pune, 412115, Maharashtra,India,   Department of Medical Instrumentation Technical Engineering, Medical Technical College, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, 10070, Iraq, .. A. N. , .. Ahmed L. , Sekhar Ravi , Shah Pritesh , Tawfeq Jamal F.
Published: March 2024

The emergence of low-cost red, green, and blue (RGB) cameras has significantly impacted various computer vision tasks. However, these cameras often produce depth maps with limited object details, noise, and missing information. These limitations can adversely affect the quality of 3D reconstruction and the accuracy of camera trajectory estimation. Additionally, existing depth refinement methods struggle to distinguish shape from complex albedo, leading to visible artifacts in the refined depth maps. In this paper, we address these challenges by proposing two novel methods based on the theory of photometric stereo. The first method, the RGB ratio model, tackles the nonlinearity problem present in previous approaches and provides a closed-form solution. The second method, the robust multi-light model, overcomes the limitations of existing depth refinement methods by accurately estimating shape from imperfect depth data without relying on regularization. Furthermore, we demonstrate the effectiveness of combining these methods with image super-resolution to obtain high-quality, high-resolution depth maps. Through quantitative and qualitative experiments, we validate the robustness and effectiveness of our techniques in improving shape transformations for RGB cameras.