bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inferential Statistics
Authors: Kushwaha K.S
Published: April 2023

The book entitled “Inferential Statistics” has been designed for all P.G. and Ph.D. students of “Pure Statistics” and Agricultural Statistics and for those who have to appear in competitive examinations of I.S.S., I.E.S., state’s PS.C and IAS. This book is also useful for faculties of “Department of Statistics” of all universities. The book is the outcome of 30 years of teaching experience of U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. students of different disciplines of Agriculture, Agril. Engg. and Agril Statistics in J.N.K.V.V., Jabalpur. The content of the book covers the syllabus on the topic “Statistical Inference.” The book contains 9 chapters out of which Chapters (1-2) deals with the “Point Estimation”, (3) Interval estimation, (4-5) Test of hypothesis, (6) Sequential statistics, (7) Decision theory, (8) Linear estimation and (9) Theory of ordered statistics.
Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture and Rural Development
Authors: Saravanan R.
Published: April 2023

The articles included in this book focuses on; Digital divide in rural India, e-Agriculture issues, Cyber extension, overview on Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs), Community Information Centre iniative in Orissa, SATCOM application in Karnataka State, Model e-Villages in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India, Nationwide InDG web portal initiative for rural development, Kisan Mobile Sandesh (KMS), Dynamic Market Information (DMI) by Web and Mobile in Tamil Nadu, Expert systems for pest and diseases diagnosis in rubber, Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc (IMCD), Village Information Centres among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu, KISSAN initiative of Kerala State, Mobile Agricultural School and Services (MASS) in Jharkhand, Farmers Database creation in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Village Resource Centres (VRCs) in Uttaranchal, Pest Surveillance of Rice using satellite data, Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians in Maharastra, Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction, Web Portals and Digital Data base in Agroforestry, Watershed Modelling using GIS and Remote Sensing in Gujarat State, e-Readiness and Participation Level of Akshya and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries and VRC & CIC Network in Assam and Internet utilization pattern, evaluation of Kissan Call Centres (KCCs), ICT adoption level, impact, stakeholders feedback, policy implications and recommendations.
Garden Flowers: Vol.02: Breeding and Biotechnology of Flowers
Authors: Singh A.K.
Published: April 2023

Flowers are the precious gift which beautify the nature through its different colours and enhance human health. Ornamental plants provide environmental security for immediate living surroundings, thus intensive research in floriculture particularly on the crops were initiated earlier. This book will vividly highlights genetical and breeding application in flower crops covering wide range of aspects. Breeding techniques are largely focused around expediting the production of superior and stable lines in the case of self pollinating crops. Wide hybridization, tissue culture and mutagenesis are employed by breeders to generate new alleles. Broaden available genetic resources; molecular markers are used to assist breeders through marker assisted selection and to identify quantitative trait loci for traits of interest. The book makes the knowhow of breeding in its easiest way to the readers. It has been designed to cover all the aspects of breeding, the basic objectives, different breeding methods, methodology for improvement of specific crops, stress resistance, quality improvement, mutagenesis, molecular breeding and genetic engineering.
Genomics and Genetic Engineering
Authors: Satya Pratik
Published: April 2023

The book deals essentially with the aspects that are of immediate concern to new researchers in the filed of botanicals and natural products. It presents the first comprehensive overview of the plant products since they were introduces in the pest management covering both theoretical and practical applications. This book covers the key aspects of the plant products including ; natural pest management agents from plant, extraction of plant products, characterization and formulation and bioassay of extracts, a study on the stability of the prepared extracts towards their various biological activity against different microbial and stored grain pests through a large number of the prepared extracts and formulations in both water and organic media.
Handbook on Freshwater Aquaculture
Authors: Singh N.P , Santhosh B.
Published: April 2023

This comprehensive publication “Handbook on Freshwater Aquaculture” is the collective effort of a wide array of eminent people associated with Indian aquaculture. Special emphasis has been given to aquaculture and its prospects and problems in rural India especially the lesser known areas. The book covers almost all important aspects of freshwater aquaculture, both traditional and modern aquaculture techniques, water quality issues, integrated farming practices, environmental, socio-economic and livelihood issues. It is expected that the book will prove to a source of useful information for the needs of students, scholars, farmers and researchers.
Introduction To Animal Physiology
Authors: Jindal S.K.
Published: April 2023

Weather and climate is a natural resource which is considered as a basic input in agricultural planning. It affects all the agricultural activities directly or indirectly. Agrometeorology is primarily concerned with the interactions among meteorological, hydrological and pedological factors that influence production systems in agriculture and allied sectors like horticulture, animal husbandry, fishery, forestry, etc. Thus the role of an agrometeorologist is to define all these interactions, to correlate physical environments with biological responses and apply the relevant meteorological skills to help farmers for exploiting weather conditions and improve agricultural production both in quality and quantity. In this backdrop, agrometeorology has been recommended as a core subject in the curriculum of B. Sc. (Agriculture), B. Sc. (Horticulture) and B. Sc. (Forestry) courses of the agricultural universities. Keeping this in view, this textbook has been written for the undergraduate students.
Irrigation and Agricultural Drainage Engineering
Authors: Biswas Ranajit Kumar
Published: April 2023

This book guides the drafting of patent applications from a practical perspective an gives all knowhow required to with a patent. Intended as an introductory text, it covers the entire process of drafting of a patent application and includes many helpful examples or case studies, illustrating the process from start to finish. This book also includes papers on working of patents in India which will give an idea to patentee to how to keep his patent alive. Looking to the increasing awareness among the inventors, investors and scientists and the increasing cost of patent attorneys, editors tried to publish a book containing papers from patent attorneys, scientists and innovators with practical case studies.
Landslide Research The Dst'S Initiatives
Authors: Ramasamy SM.
Published: April 2023

The present book embodies 15 s viz. Preparation of different liquid and solid media, isolation techniques for soil, air, water and seed borne microbes, micrometry, microbial growth, Ames test, assay of antibiotics, antibiotics sensitivity test, bacterial transformation, IMVIC test, growth curve of coliphage, culture techniques from body fluids, acid and alcoholic fermentation and each of which includes protocol of several microbiological practicals prescribed in the syllabi of graduate and post graduate courses of microbiology, biochemistry and biotechnology. Besides these, the book also contains the methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis of air, soil and water borne pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes and agriculturally important microbes. Authors have prepared this MS with a view to provide laboratory techniques to all categories of UG and PG students to carryout laboratory assignments prescribed in their syllabi. For the convenience and better understanding, most of the methods have been described with help of flow chart and sketches. Authors are confident that the present book will certainly be very useful to learn and handle different type of microbiological experiments in the laboratory.
Livestock Entrepreneurship Management
Authors: Thakur Devesh , Kumar Pranav
Published: April 2023

Livestock economic is playing a pivotal role in rural economic. The contribution of Animal Husbandry sector to the nation GDP is also increasing substantially. A sound knowledge of livestock economics, marketing, business management and accountany to work in the field more effectively. Hence, the veterinary council of India has introduced a course entitled “Livestock Economics, Marketing and Business Management “, incorporating fundamentals of accountancy in the B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree programme. Each components of this course forms an independent and separately study by itself.
Livestock Meteorology
Authors: Prasada Rao GSLHV
Published: April 2023

The present book covers major Livestock entrepreneurship skills in simple and lucid form. The first of the book focuses on concept of entrepreneurship, personal skills of entrepreneur such as innovation, risk taking, accepting challenges and responsibilities. The second of the book covers the different enterprising opportunities in livestock sector. In subsequent s forms of Livestock business, several factors to initiate a livestock business, bank support for entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial training, preparation of livestock entrepreneurial projects, project appraisals, financial management, sales and marketing communication, business acumen and communication have been covered. The textbook has been designed based on latest guidelines of Veterinary council of India and is extremely useful to graduates of veterinary science who otherwise have least exposure to principles of entrepreneurship. This book is also beneficial to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Veterinary Science, animal husbandry who wish to pursue livestock based entrepreneurship.
Question Bank in Extension Education: 2Nd Fully Revised & Updated Edition
Authors: Mohammad Asif , Ponnusamy K.
Published: May 2023

The 2nd Fully Revised Edition of the very well accepted book contains all the relevant, uated and revised topics including current and emerging areas pertaining to extension science which includes Concepts and Principles of Extension, Rural Sociology and Psychology, Research Methodology, Developmental Schemes in India, Management, Programme Planning and Evaluation, Process of Communication, Information and Communication Technology, Diffusion of Innovation, Training for Development, Farm Journalism, Women empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming. The data has been fully uated with years clearly marked against each to avoid confusion. Students who are aspiring to become experts in the field of Extension Science, this book will be quite helpful for them to prepare for all competitive exams including ARS and PG entrance examination in addition to equipping them in all the dimensions of extension education.
Integrated Transformation of Agriculture
Authors: Sharma Paul Jag
Published: April 2023

The book is the outcome of changing global perception about agriculture in view of globalization, innovations, increased urbanization, depleting natural resources, changed consumer preference and shift from produce to product development. The volume comprises 23 chapters encompassing diverse areas of agriculture including livestock farming and horticulture. First chapter elaborates the bottlenecks and gaps in the form of challenges that one needs to know while thinking of futuristic plans. Chapter 2nd enumerates technologies that changed the scenario of Indian agriculture and brought green revolution and sustainability in food production. Third chapter is devoted to new innovations and technologies that deserve priority if transformation in agriculture is desired. Small holdings are the characteristic feature of Indian agriculture and how contract farming is relevant and important is described in chapter 4. Due to increased preferences for vets and pets in our daily life zoonotic diseases have gained socio-economic significance, chapter 5 highlights it. Chapter 6 elaborates the role and relevance of ICTs (information and communication technologies) in agricultural transformation. Climate smart agriculture is essential part of agro-transformation and is described in chapter 7. Parasites in dairy cattle can reduce productivity upto 30% and chapter 8 focuses on their strategic management. Chapter 9 focuses on marketing interventions while chapter 10 discusses relevance of seed priming in climate resilience. Chapters 11 and 12 provide judicious coverage on horticultural technologies and their strategic implementation to boost productivity. Importance of biochar and organic agriculture in context of sustainable transformation is highlighted in chapter 13 and 14 respectively. Chapter 15 signifies the role of dairy farming. Weather forecasting and agro-advisory have become indispensable component of modern agriculture find place in chapter 16. Chapter 17 reveals avenue in agriculture through integrated farming system while chapter 18 discusses importance of remote sensing in integrated transformation of agriculture. Role of KVKs and biotechnological approaches is appropriately dealt in chapter 19 and 20 respectively. Chapter 21 places due emphasis on effect of climate change on parasitic diseases of animal and human. Scope of high cropping intensity in agricultural transformation is dealt in chapter 22. Last chapter 23 but not the least, is on organic agriculture as an entrepreneurship for women empowerment and socio-economic transformation which discusses the compatibility and suitability of organic agriculture to women entrepreneurs.
Livestock Economics: Marketing,Business Management and Accountancy (As Per Vci Syllabus)
Authors: Gharangad K.S.
Published: April 2023

It is difficult to forecast the There are 25 s contributed by distinguished contributors who have made valuable contributions to the field of conservation of animal biodiversity and improvement of livestock. The topics covered are ranging from cattle genetic resources, strategic action plan for sustainable management, conservation and genetics improvement, breeding strategies to improve milk productivity, production systems and breeding policies for genetic improvement, application of biotechnological tools for conservation and improving of animal genetic resources, bioinformatics and genome analysis in conservation, heat stress management etc.
Quality Assurance Techniques in Pharmaceuticals
Authors: Waghulkar V.M.
Published: May 2023

It gives me immense pleasure to present a book entitled “Quality assurance techniques in pharmaceuticals’’. Need to write this book is ever increasing the data on the subject matter of quality assurance. In the era of quality assurance, every firm need to be quality assured so that it can achieve its quality goal. Book is prepared to emphasis on the basic techniques, methods, plans, certification procedures for quality assurance, keeping in mind the syllabus of quality assurance techniques laid by various Indian universities. Goal of this book is to provide primary and uate knowledge of various quality assurance data to master of pharmacy students in the professional programme of their study. The on statistical methods used for method development is prepared by keeping in mind the need of method development for various drug combinations. Special emphasis is given on modern techniques like SUPAC and PAT. Beside these ISO,GMP,ICH Guidelines are very well explained.
Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources Management
Authors: Soam S.K. , Sreekant P.D.
Published: April 2023

The contents of the book are of a high quality and flow very smoothly from the characterization of biophysical resources and land use systems to the farming systems level and finally culminate at the catchment/ watershed level. The modelling studies are included to uate the current trends, while vulnerability studies provide complete set of information with respect to future action plan. The authors of the various s have also displayed high skills in development of customized GIS tools of learning and knowledge sharing. This book, would stand-out as an example of knowledge sharing efforts in the area of geo-informatics and the use of GIS technologies for their effective and efficient management of natural resources. The authors from top institutes like CGIAR, ICRISAT, University of Tokyo, Japan, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan and The Kansas State University, USA, IIT, IARI, NRSC, NGRI, and reputed Agricultural Universities and institutes (e.g. NBSS&LUP, CRIDA, CSSRI, NIAM, IGFRI, NRCAF, NBPGR, CMFRI, IASRI, IIHR etc.) have contributed knowledge relating to biophysical resource characterization and quality assessment, agricultural vulnerability to climate change, rainfall variation, water availability and urbanization, and development of customized GIS application, knowledge sharing and learning tools. The comprehensive review in the areas of data mining, farm level applications, and modeling for retrieval of biophysical parameters are other specific contributions from the authors.
Live Fish Transportation
Authors: Pandit Dinanath
Published: April 2023

"The book has been compiled in ten chapters. Chapter-III to Chapter-VII is sub headed into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Observations and Results and Discussion. Subject index is designed to locate the important terms and name of fish. A separate author index has also been added. The cited references are enlisted under bibliography. The summary of the contents of the book may be pointed as: Chapter-I is planned to discuss introductory aspects of fish transportation. Chapter-II explains brief historical review of the process of fish transportation. Chapter-III begins with the process of determination of aquatic and bimodal oxygen uptake of fishes. The detailed account of oxygen uptake seems to be plinth for fish transportation. Chapter-IV gives an account of oxygen uptake of fishes under association in still water and continuously flowing water conditions. The information is necessary for the calculation of either increase or decrease of oxygen requirement during packing of fishes in a grouped condition. The study helps in determination of optimum number of fishes considered for packing. Chapter-V explains determination of optimum dose of anaesthetics namely Benzocaine and MS-222 of fishes and its effect on the oxygen uptake. The information is helpful for the calculation of decrease of oxygen requirement during packing of fishes. Chapter-VI deals with effect of ammonia on ultra structure of gill under scanning electron microscope and oxygen uptake of fishes. The study is helpful in deciding calculation of complete requirement of oxygen for packing. Chapter-VII critically explains evaluation of suitable packing conditions based on the information from Chapters III to VI under normal situation and present situation of COVID-19. Chapter-VIII reviews a general discussion of entire account of various processes of fish transportation. Chapter-IX describes summary and conclusions observed from the work of fish transportation. Chapter-X deals with a flow sheet, a proposal and a future scope of fish transportation."
Management of Agricultural Inputs
Authors: Mahapatra Samarendra
Published: April 2023

This book will enrich the readers on the major improvement been made in food safety management in the last twenty years, it will explain food hygiene, the journey of research been taken in food safety till date and the challenges that we are going to face in future to ensure food safety and its wholesomeness. It also includes the role and responsibilities of the various sectors of society, namely governments, food industry, consumers and academia and also deals with HACCP, GMP practices and Food laws. This book is unique as it has included the causes of food allergies, adulteration, genetically modified seeds and crops, GM fruits and vegetables and the effect on human body. It has also discussed the difference between traditional and organic farming. The book will be helpful to know the foods to be used in space shuttle and also discussed the role of FDA and WHO in food safety which is a very important aspect in food safety, the role of bacteriocins obtained from bacteria of GRAS status; as natural preservative is very important. The author has discussed this aspect in detail. This book includes the role of packaging in food is another very important aspect in keeping the shelf storage of food.
Relationship between the quality of information from ERP systems and business performance: Controlling analysis using DuPont system
Authors: Pavković Vesna , Gašpar Dražena , Jukić Dominik
Published: April 2023

The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between the quality of information from the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP system) and business performance. The quality of information from the ERP system is assessed using a survey questionnaire examining the end users of the ERP system, namely middle and top management because they use information from the ERP system to make business decisions. Business performance is monitored from a controlling point of view, using selected indicators from the DuPont system. Empirical research was conducted on medium and large enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The existence of a positive correlation between information quality and business performance was examined using regression analysis and correlation analysis. Regression analysis and correlation analysis indicate that return on sale (ROS) and return on assets (ROA) have a medium significant correlation with the quality of information, and total asset turnover ratio (TR) does not correlate with the quality of information. Based on the obtained results, a positive relationship between the quality of information from the ERP system and business performance was confirmed. This can be interpreted that information is becoming an increasingly important resource in supporting organizational activities, and information quality has been identified as one of the main determinants influencing the decision-making process.
Changes in quality indicators of different cucumber hybrid seeds during five years of aging
Authors: Poštić Dobrivoj , Štrbanović Ratibor , Tabaković Marijenka , Đurić Nenad , Živković Ivana , Milivojević Marija , Stanisavljević Rade
Published: April 2023

The aim of the research was to evaluate the effect of year and seed hybrids on the most significant indicators of the seed quality of cucumber. Testing the quality of seeds of three different hybrids of cucumber: Centauro F1, Edona F1 and Solatio F1 was carried out during a five-year period (2018 - 2022). Analysis of germination energy, seed germination, abnormal seedlings and dead seeds cucumber showed highly significant differences (r<0.01) under the influence of individual factors of the year (Y) and hybrid seed (H), as well as their interaction (Y × H). The seed germination of the examined hybrids by year slowly decreases and is the lowest at 94% in the fifth year (2022). The strongest positive correlation was established between germination energy and seed germination (r = 0.95635, p<0.001) and between abnormal seedlings and dead seeds (r = 0.92301, p<0.001). As expected, a negative and highly significant (p < 0.001) correlation was established between germination energy and: abnormal seedlings (r = -0.94535) and dead seeds (r = -0.93255). Likewise, a strongest negative (p < 0.001) correlation was found between seed germination and: abnormal seedlings (r = - 0.97497) and dead seeds (r = -0.98545). The obtained results indicate that the germination energy and seed germination of highly hybrid conventional cucumber seeds decreases significantly after the third year of aging, but only in the case of the Edona F1 hybrid.
The effects of clinical, laboratory, and angiographic factors on stent thrombosis and major adverse cardiac events in paclitaxel eluting stents
Authors: Kandemir Çağlayan , Baytugan Zafer
Published: April 2023

Background: Drug-eluting stents (DES) have higher marked efficacy and lower revascularization requirements compared to bare metal stents (BMS).We aimed to determine the mid-term outcomes of patients implanted with a first-generation DES "paclitaxel-eluting stents" (PES). Methods: Patients with at least 1 PES implanted in our cardiology clinic were received in the non-randomized group. Inclusion criteria were all patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and PES implantation. The mean follow-up time was 35.14 + 13.4 months. Results: A total of 302 patients (401 lesions and 337 PES) were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 61.86 + 10.27 years. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACE) occurred at 17.9%, and the stent thrombosis rate was 4%. Independent predictors of stent thrombosis were serum creatinine levels [OR 1.59; 95% CI, 1.03-2.46, p = 0.03] and mean platelet volume [OR 1.59; 95% CI, 1.03-2.46, p = 0.03]. Also, poor functional capacity [OR 2.46: 95% CI, 1.42-4.26, p < 0.001] and positive ischemia test [OR 3.43: 95% CI, (1.73-6.82), p < 0.001] were predictors of MACE's. Conclusions: We have demonstrated that PES is safe and effective in the mid-term for use in coronary artery disease
SURVEY OF SUBSIDENCE EMBANKMENT AND DIKE LINES CUA DAI SEA BY GEOGRAPHIC METHOD AND GEORADAR TECHNOLOGY
Authors:   Viện Khoa học công nghệ xây dựng, LÊ VĂN HÙNG
Published: April 2023

Do tác động của biến đổi khí hậu toàn cầu, những năm gần đây thời tiết, thiên tai diễn biến hết sức bất thường. Mưa, lũ với cường độ lớn, thường xuyên xảy ra ở nhiều nơi, gây thiệt hại, ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng đến sản xuất, tài sản và đời sống của người dân. Mưa lũ làm cho hư hỏng hệ thống đê kè, một số tuyến đê bị vỡ hoặc bị sói mòn tạo ra hiện tượng sụt lún và rỗng chân. Do đó để đảm bảo an toàn cho các tuyến đê kè trong mùa mưa bão cần phải tiến hành khảo sát và có phương án gia cố các vị trí đê bị hư hỏng là việc hết sức quan trọng. Bài báo sử dụng phương pháp khảo sát trắc địa truyền thống và công nghệ Georadar (còn gọi là radar xuyên đất - GPR) để tìm và xác định những vị trí lỗ hổng, hố ngầm trong đoạn đê kè tại biển Cửa Đại – Hội An.
SURVIVAL AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FOREST TO THE LIVES OF THE FILIPINO
Authors: Bona John Louie M , Timbal Kim Vincent M , Bangate Jaypee D , Resueño Michelle A , Coracero Ericson Esquibel , Gallego RBJ
Published: April 2023

COVID 19 has brought significant damages to the lives of the people due to extremely long lockdowns and unemployment. Thus, leaving no choice to the residents but to depend their survival on what is available in the environment. This study was conducted to assess the contribution of the forests to the lives of the locals in Aurora through a survey on 161 respondents. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics like frequency, mean, rank, and percentage. Results showed that 100% of the respondents depends on the forests for their food which includes fruits and vegetables in the wild and in their farms situated in the along and in the forest. Meanwhile, 116 individuals (72%) obtained livelihood from the forest in times of the pandemic in the form of labor, farming, selling of forest goods, charcoal making, and furniture making. Generally, the individual income obtained from forest livelihood ranged from Php500.00 to Php25,000.00 and an overall mean individual monthly income of Php4,084.19. Each type of livelihood activities provided a mean monthly income ranging from Php 4350 to Php 9021 per person. However, the respondents faced challenges such as loss of products due to theft, competition among those with the same livelihood due to limited number of consumers, and struggles concerning the health of the workers especially the elders, disabled, and other high-risk individuals to COVID-19. The government must consider providing needs (financial, technical, knowledge) to the locals in obtaining products and services from the forest for a sustainable utilization of the resources.
CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF Cratoxylum formosum ESSENTIAL OIL
Authors: Yusup Hidayat Muhamad , Fauzi Ridwan , Saragih Grace Serepina , Harianja Alfonsus H.
Published: April 2023

Cratoxylum formosum (Jack) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer is one of the plant species that have the potential to be developed into an antibacterial and antioxidant essential oil product. This study was conducted to determine the value of organoleptic tests and the consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for the three variants of Cratoxylum formosum essential oil products. For the parameters of colour, hedonic test values and score tests showed good results; panellists did not mind the pure and mixed Cratoxylum formosum essential oil colours. However, for fragrance parameters, the hedonic test showed a dislike score. Most panellists disliked the strong "scent of leaves" of pure C. formosum oil. The score test showed satisfactory values, the panellists accept the fragrance of Cratoxylum formosum essential oil, but it is necessary to add a more preferred scent mixture to reduce the strong original fragrance of the oil. The cost of production of Cratoxylum essential oil is Rp.7,259.23 (USD 0.48)/mL or Rp.72,592.30 (USD 4.84) for every 10 mL. Based on the cost ofproduction, the appropriate selling value for every 10 mL of Cratoxylum essential oil is a minimum of USD 4.84.
Prevalence of Rare Variants Associated with Monogenic Diseases in Pre-contact Caribbean Communities
Authors: Toncheva Draga , Atanasoska Maya , Marinova Maria , Borovska Plamenka , Serbezov Dimitar
Published: April 2023

Genomic technologies in archaeology have been used to study migration patterns, origin of and genetic similarity between ancient populations. Researchers are, however, just beginning to employ these technologies to evaluate the genomic health of ancient communities. In this study we screen publicly available whole-genome sequencing data of pre-contact Caribbean individuals for the presence of pathogenic mutations causing monogenic diseases. Our results show that Caribbean communities from the Ceramic Age (3100–400 BP) had an unusually high frequency of pathogenic variants associated with three monogenic conditions, Classical Phenylketonuria, Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia and LRRK2-Related Parkinson’s disease. The estimated frequency of these variants from the analyzed ancient samples is severalfold higher than that in contemporary populations. Three conditions classified today as rare diseases thus might have had much higher prevalence in the past. Studying the history of monogenic diseases from ancient communities will expand the list of rare diseases with larger prevalence in the past.
Internet-of-Things Multistatic Passive Radar Station
Authors: Zabunov Svetoslav , Mardirossian Garo , Marinova Nadia
Published: April 2023

This paper aims at presenting an Internet-of-things multistatic passive radar station having autonomous and field deployed capabilities. The station is wirelessly connected to a data server and requires, under expected circumstances, no maintenance whatsoever for the projected period of operation. The wireless connection is through radio waves over the Wi-Fi radio protocol making the station an internet-of-things device.

A design of the autonomous station is disclosed. Different components are discussed together with their inter-relations. The requirements these components should satisfy, in accordance with the harsh field condition the station is subjected to, are established.

The design is supported by three inventions registered at the Bulgarian Patent Office.
Impact of artificial waterholes on temporal partitioning in a carnivore guild: a comparison of activity patterns at artificial waterholes to roads and trails
Authors: Krag Charlotte , Havmøller Linnea Worsøe , Swanepoel Lourens , Van Zyl Gigi , Møller Peter Rask , Havmøller Rasmus Worsøe
Published: May 2023

Temporal partitioning in large carnivores have previously been found to be one of the main factors enabling co-existence. While activity patterns have been investigated separately at artificial waterholes and e.g., game trails, simultaneous comparative analyses of activity patterns at artificial waterholes and game trails have not been attempted. In this study, camera trap data from Maremani Nature Reserve was used to investigate whether temporal partitioning existed in a carnivore guild of four species (spotted hyena, leopard, brown hyena and African wild dog). Specifically, we investigated temporal partitioning at artificial waterholes and on roads and trails an average of 1,412 m away from an artificial waterhole. Activity patterns for the same species at artificial waterholes and roads/game trails were also compared. We found no significant differences in temporal activity between species at artificial waterholes. Temporal partitioning on game trails and roads was only found between spotted hyena (nocturnal) and African wild dog (crepuscular). Between nocturnal species (spotted hyena and leopard) no temporal partitioning was exhibited. Only African wild dog exhibited significantly different activity patterns at waterholes and roads/game trails. This indicates artificial waterholes may be a location for conflict in a carnivore guild. Our study highlights the impact of anthropogenic landscape changes and management decisions on the temporal axis of carnivores. More data on activity patterns at natural water sources such as ephemeral pans are needed to properly assess the effect of artificial waterholes on temporal partitioning in a carnivore guild.
Analysis of QTL mapping for germination and seedling response to drought stress in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Authors: Shi Huimin , Wu Yang , Yi Liuxi , Hu Haibo , Su Feiyan , Wang Yanxia , Li Dandan , Hou Jianhua
Published: May 2023

Sunflower is an important oilseed crop across the world. It is considered as a moderately drought tolerant plant, however, its yield is still negatively affected by drought stress. Improving drought tolerance is of the outmost important for breeding. Although several studies have documented the relationship between the sunflower phenotype and genotype under drought stress, but relatively few studies have simultaneously investigated the molecular mechanisms of drought tolerance in the sunflower at different growth stages. In this study, we conducted quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis for different sunflower traits during the germination and seedling stages. Eighteen phenotypic traits were evaluated under well-watered and drought stress conditions. We determined that the germination rate, germination potential, germination index, and root-to-shoot ratio can be used as effective indexes for drought tolerance selection and breeding. A total of 33 QTLs were identified on eight chromosomes (PVE: 0.016%–10.712% with LOD: 2.017–7.439). Within the confidence interval of the QTL, we identified 60 putative drought-related genes. Four genes located on chromosome 13 may function in both germination and seedling stages for drought response. Genes LOC110898128, LOC110898092, LOC110898071, and LOC110898072 were annotated as aquaporin SIP1-2-like, cytochrome P450 94C1, GABA transporter 1-like, and GABA transporter 1-like isoform X2, respectively. These genes will be used for further functional validation. This study provides insight into the molecular mechanisms of the sunflower’s in response to drought stress. At the same time, it lays a foundation for sunflower drought tolerance breeding and genetic improvement.
Development of an Abnormal Sound Detection System for Rotating Bodies Using Deep Learning
Authors: Jung Haiyoung , Shin Hoseung , Jung Myunggoo , Lee Bohee
Published: May 2023

Conveyor systems have a rotating body component that generates various sound signals when malfunction occurs. This work studies the development of a system that collects sound signal data generated during operation of a rotating body, applies an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm over the data, and diagnoses if the motion of the rotating body is abnormal. The conveyor belt system is installed in various working environments such as mines and factories and consists of a number of rotors. Multiple connected data collection devices developed in this work are placed around the conveyor belt rotors to detect abnormalities in the rotors. Each collection device is equipped with the AI algorithm, which performs the data preprocessing on the sound data collected by each device. For the diagnosis of the rotor failure, sound data collected from the devices are converted to 2D spectrogram images, and a convolutional neural network model is applied to the converted images for determining the status of the rotating body which is transmitted as normal or failure to the manager via Ethernet TCP/IP protocol.
DEFINICIÓN, DIAGNÓSTICO DEL DELIRIUM EN UNIDADES DE CUIDADO INTENSIVO: UNA REVISIÓN PARAGUAS
Authors:   Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia, León Acero Andrés David , Henao-Castaño Angela María ,   Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia
Published: May 2023

INTRODUCCIÓN: El delirium es un desorden cognitivo propio de la enfermedad crítica, está vinculado al aumento de la mortalidad, mayor estadía hospitalaria, mayores requerimientos de UCI, mayor deterioro funcional y necesidad de unidades de rehabilitación y cuidados crónicos. OBJETIVO: Identificar y evaluar la evidencia de los últimos 5 años respecto a definición y diagnóstico del delirium en adultos hospitalizados en UCI por medio de una revisión de revisiones sistemáticas y metaanálisis. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Una revisión Umbrella guiada según guías del JBI. Los datos fueron obtenidos Science direct, Web of Science, Scielo, CINAHL, PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual de Salud (BVS) y Biblioteca Cochrane. La última búsqueda fue realizada el 28 de marzo de 2022. RESULTADOS: Catorce revisiones cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, la definición de delirium desde la perspectiva de pacientes y familia, prevalencia factores de riesgo y precisión de las diferentes escalas como CAM-ICU, ICDSC, PREDELIRIC y E-PREDILIRC tienen buenos valores predictivos. CONCLUSIONES: El delirium hipoactivo posee mayor prevalencia e incidencia en las UCI. Es necesario que el personal de salud adopte ciertas actitudes con el paciente con delirium.
Operação Lava Jato: investigação de sua produção científica
Authors: Ribeiro Henrique César Melo , Corrêa Rosany
Published: April 2023

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o perfil, a composição e a disposição da formação das redes sociais e da produção científica do tema Operação Lava Jato (OLJ) publicada nas revistas científicas indexadas na biblioteca eletrônica SPELL. Metodologicamente, utilizou-se das técnicas da bibliometria e da análise de redes sociais. Os principais resultados mostram: o tema OLJ ainda é embrionário na academia brasileira, podendo ser algo pontual e temporal como evidenciado entre os anos de 2019 a 2021. O periódico científico mais produtivo foi a Pensar Contábil, com seis artigos publicados. Os autores mais profícuos foram: Adolfo Henrique Coutinho e Silva, e Cintia Rodrigues de Oliveira Medeiros, sendo que o primeiro destaca-se como o mais central. As instituições mais prolíferas desta pesquisa foram: FGV (SP), UFRJ, UFF e UFU, sendo que a primeira é a mais central. A palavra “corrupção” foi a palavra-chave mais frequente, alcançando também o patamar do termo mais central. Conclui-se esta pesquisa com dados, informações e conhecimentos contemporâneos sobre o tema OLJ no panorama acadêmico nacional, por meio do entendimento e compreensão das redes de colaboração dos atores que são responsáveis pela construção, publicação e socialização do saber sobre o tema OLJ.
Estudo sobre a influência do comportamento do consumidor na hora da escolha do produto no e-commerce: estudo de caso
Authors: De Araújo Sandyellen Rodrigues Ferreira , Da Rocha Tiago Soares , Pakes Paulo Renato
Published: April 2023

O presente estudo tem como objetivo abordar o marketing estratégico dos comércios eletrônicos, explorando a influência das propagandas em compras online, e o quanto os consumidores podem ser influenciados. Para chegar à temática do trabalho, questionou-se até onde uma propaganda é capaz de afetar o consumidor. Para tal, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica como levantamento de dados, com o intuito de compreender o nível de persuasão das propagandas no ato da compra, analisar os motivos que levam uma pessoa a realizar a compra online e a importância de um bom marketing digital para o e-commerce. Para obtenção dos resultados deste trabalho, além da realização da revisão bibliográfica com levantamento de dados teóricos já trabalhados anteriormente por outros pesquisadores, também foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa através de um questionário para coleta de informações, buscando responder os questionamentos abordados no trabalho. Os resultados finais se deram através da comparação dos dados coletados com a teoria. Dentre os resultados, observou que as pessoas que possuem o hábito de realizar compras no comércio eletrônico já adquiriram um produto por influência de alguma propaganda.
Uma proposta de moeda digital oficial no cenário brasileiro: um protótipo da CBDC
Authors: Justo Neto Sílvio , De Stefano Ercilia , Freitag Alberto Eduardo Besser , Santana Walter Aloisio , Barreto João Carlos , Picoli Marcos Antonio
Published: April 2023

Antes de existir uma moeda física, as relações de troca, precursoras das relações comerciais atuais, já eram praticadas por vários povos ao redor do mundo. A fabricação de moeda consistia em processos rudimentares que necessitavam extrema força e habilidade do profissional envolvido. Em paralelo ao desenvolvimento das relações comerciais e da crescente necessidade de interações monetárias, houve a evolução dos processos produtivos relacionados a cunhagem de moedas. Além da moeda física, é inegável a evolução tecnológica empregada nos mais diversos cenários do cotidiano dos brasileiros, especialmente diante da diversificação das formas de pagamentos e transações financeiras. Visando o melhor entendimento do cenário atual são abordados alguns fatores de influência direta na temática abordada, como os fatores que influenciam na demanda por dinheiro físico, as principais formas de pagamento aceitas pelo mercado e como o país está estruturado com relação à cobertura da internet. Assim, por meio de um levantamento descritivo detalhado da problemática abordada, estruturou-se uma proposta de aplicação da moeda digital brasileira, o real digital; ressalta-se o a importância do desenvolvimento da mesma como meio de efetuar transações financeiras, porém de forma concomitante as outras formas de pagamento já existentes.
Os sentidos do trabalho para os internos do sistema prisional
Authors: Da Silva Bruno Rafael Félix , Bispo Danielle de Araújo
Published: April 2023

O trabalho possui um papel fundamental na vida das pessoas e influencia não somente o âmbito profissional, mas é capaz de gerar impactos em diversos aspectos da vida humana. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar os sentidos do trabalho para os internos do Sistema Penitenciário do Estado do Ceará. Realizou-se um estudo empírico, qualitativo, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com três internos do sistema prisional cearense que participam do projeto Cadeias Produtivas. Para os entrevistados, o trabalho prisional é essencial na vida dentro da prisão, pois possibilita que o recluso seja deslocado de sua cela para o ambiente de trabalho, o qual oferece melhores condições físicas, além de manter sua mente ocupada e permitir a remição de pena. Assim, a visão positiva do trabalho prisional (atribuída pelos internos) converge para os resultados apresentados por Morin, Tonelli e Pliopas (2007), apesar das limitações do contexto social pelo qual os internos são submetidos, produzidas pelas instituições prisionais.
Conflitos ambientais e controvérsias sobre o traçado do trecho norte do Rodoanel Metropolitano da Grande São Paulo
Authors: Borelli Elizabeth
Published: April 2023

Políticas públicas e grandes projetos urbanos contemporâneos enquadram-se no modelo internacional de requalificação e reconstrução das cidades, resultante das transformações do capitalismo mundial. O traçado do trecho norte do Rodoanel, que abrange áreas da Serra da Cantareira, na região metropolitana de São Paulo, exemplifica essa situação, agravada por uma  visão de intervenção urbana voltada à implantação de vias expressas e complexos viários, priorizando o transporte individual. Este artigo visa contribuir para a compreensão desse processo, com base nos conceitos de vulnerabilidade social, desigualdade ambiental e transformações urbanas, bem como na análise da documentação institucional pertinente, incluindo relatórios ambientais e pareceres técnicos relacionados a esse empreendimento. Concluiu-se que o Rodoanel Metropolitano apresenta o perfil típico dos grandes projetos urbanos, como expressão do pensamento neoliberal no modo de pensar e planejar a cidade-espetáculo.
Contribuições da teoria dos custos de transação para análise da gestão de instrumentos contratuais: um estudo de uma usina hidrelétrica
Authors: Mussi Fabricio Baron , Schwarzbach Loise Cristina
Published: May 2023

As grandes hidrelétricas representam a principal fonte da matriz energética brasileira, sendo que a operação e as transações destes grandes empreendimentos ocorrem, predominantemente, via estabelecimento de instrumentos contratuais. Nesse contexto, o propósito deste estudo foi verificar as relações entre os custos de transação (ex-ante e ex-post) inerentes à gestão de instrumentos contratuais na usina hidrelétrica de Itaipu. Foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória e descritiva de natureza quali-quantitativa e, partindo da premissa hipotético-dedutiva, seis hipóteses de pesquisa foram formuladas. Foram corroboradas as hipóteses H4 e H5, parcialmente as hipóteses H1 e H2, e refutadas as hipóteses H3 e H6, sendo que nesta última, partiu-se do resultado da modelagem de equações estruturais, utilizando a técnica PLS. Por fim, a partir da perspectiva da teoria dos custos de transação, foram discutidos os resultados, bem como analisadas as potenciais razões para rejeição e para confirmação das hipóteses propostas e, na sequência, novas frentes de pesquisa foram recomendadas.