bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Target Population, Targeted Health Education: A Case-Based Reasoning Proposed for the Control of Human Hydatidosis
Authors: Sadeghi Dehkordi Zainab , Moslemimanesh Hamidreza , Sadeghi-Nasab Ali
Published: July 2023

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, is a common zoonotic disease in Iran. Identifying various risk factors of this disease can pave the way for launching control and prevention programs, as well as special health education for target populations. For this purpose, this retrospective study investigated the demographic characteristics and risk factors of human hydatidosis in Hamedan. Methods: The registered demographic characteristics of 98 patients, the risk factors of echinococcosis transmission, and the involved organs were analyzed through the profile form of patients who underwent CE surgery in two main hospitals of Hamedan province during 2014-2018. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test), independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance with Stata 16 software at a significance level of α≥0.05. Results: Forty-eight (48.97%) and 50 (51.02%) cases of the 98 registered CE surgeries were females and males, respectively. The age range of the patients was 8-91 years, with the significantly highest rate in 21-30 years old (23.46%, P<0.05). In addition, 77.78% of urban residents reported contact with contaminated vegetables vs. 58.49% of infected rural reported contact with contaminated vegetables and/ or dogs (P<0.05). The prevalence of infection merely in the liver (60.20%) was significantly higher than in the other organs (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, it seems that the targeted health education should be focused on people in their third decade of life and younger. Further, the education of urban residents should be focused more on the health of vegetables and villagers based on the simultaneous explanation of the dangers of contaminated vegetables and dogs.
Efficacy of Kabab Chini (Piper cubeba Linn) in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Authors: Jahan Khan Ishrat , Siddiqui Mansoor Ahmed , Quamri Mohammed Aleemuddin , Hamiduddin Hamiduddin , Aafreen Siddiqui
Published: July 2023

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major public health problem with a global prevalence of approximately 13% with the majority stage 3 and is a global threat to health in general and for developing countries in particular, because therapy is expensive and life-long. In India 90% patients cannot afford the cost of treatment for CKD, over 1 million people worldwide alive on dialysis or with a functioning graft. It is the need of the time to find alternate treatment to control CKD. Hence this study aims to evaluate clinically the efficacy of Kabab Chini (Piper cubeba) in CKD stage 1-3 and also to compare the effectiveness of the marketed drug NEERI KFT® scientifically. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of Kabab Chini (Piper cubeba) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1-3 patients. Methods: In this open-labeled randomized controlled clinical trial, 30 participants, randomly allocated to two groups, received 4 g of either sufoof (powder) of Kabab Chini in a divided dose thrice a day (Test group, n=15) or 10 mL of Syrup NEERI-KFT three times a day (Control group, n=15) for 42 days. The objective parameters were serum creatinine, blood urea (BU), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and urine routine and microscopy, whereas subjective parameters were anorexia, easy fatigability, and edema. Objective and subjective parameters were assessed at weekly follow-ups, and safety parameters were assessed at baseline and after 42 days. Results: Intragroup data suggest significant improvements in anorexia, easy fatigability, and eGFR in both groups (P=0.001), whereas the intragroup serum creatinine value was significantly reduced in the test (P=0.028) and control (P=0.256) groups. No significant improvement in edema and albumin was observed in both groups (P>0.05). The test drug was found to be tolerable with no adverse effects. Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that Kabab Chini is effective in reducing serum creatinine, eGFR, anorexia, and easy fatigability moderately superior to Syrup NEERI-KFT® with respect to efficacy without any adverse effect and accepted alternate hypothesis.
The Possible Anti-nociceptive Effect of Troxerutin and Neural Interactions Using Formalin and Writhing Tests in Mice
Authors: Jafari-Tirabadi Farima , Hassanpour Shahin , Asghari Ahmad
Published: July 2023

Background: Previous reports suggest flavonoids as potent analgesic compounds. Objectives: Based on these observations, the present study investigated the anti-nociceptive action of troxerutin and neural interactions with opioidergic, serotoninergic, and nitrergic systems in mice. Methods: A total of 340 male mice were randomly divided into 2 categories. Each category included four experiments with four groups. In the first experiment of formalin examination, the animals intraperitoneally received saline and troxerutin (50, 150, and 300 mg/kg). In the second experiment, the animals received saline, naloxone (2 mg/kg), troxerutin (300 mg/kg), and troxerutin+naloxone. In the third and fourth experiments, L-NAME (L-NG-Nitroarginine methyl ester) and cyproheptadine were injected. In this test, formalin was injected and paw licking time (pain sense) was recorded. In the writhing test, experimental groups were treated similarly and the mice were injected with acetic acid. Then, the inhibition of the writhing movements was recorded. Results: According to the findings, troxerutin decreased pain in the formalin test and writhing movements in the writhing test (P=0.001). Naloxone and troxerutin decreased licking time and writhing movements (P=0.001). L-NAME+troxerutin significantly diminished the anti-nociceptive effect of troxerutin on paw licking and inhibited pain response (P=0.001). Conclusion: These results suggested that troxerutin decreases inflammatory pain in mice, and this effect is mediated by opioidergic and nitrergic systems.
Phenolic Compounds and Skin Permeability: An In Silico Investigation
Authors: Hammami Majdi , Chaabani Emna , Yeddes Walid , Aidi Wannes Wissem , Bourgou Soumaya
Published: July 2023

Background: The skin is the largest organ of the body and provides the main barrier between the internal and external environment. Assessment of skin permeability is of critical importance for understanding and predicting in vivo efficacy and bioavailability of bioactive phenolic compounds. Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between skin permeability and phenolic compounds using in silico methods. Methods: Screening of skin permeability was performed on 475 randomly selected phenolic compounds. Molecules were expressed in SMILE format downloaded from Phenol-Explorer Database (version 3.6, 2016). Then, their skin permeability was determined by the linear model of the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR). The obtained results were investigated for normal distribution and correlation with pharmacological properties. Results: Our investigation showed that ferulate hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives were the most important phenolic subclass with a permeability of -1.65 cm/s. The relationship between permeability and lipophilicity, water solubility, synthetic accessibility, and bioavailability was evaluated. The statistical analysis revealed that the highest skin permeability was associated with three parameters: the topological polar surface area (TPSA), molecular weight, and lipophilicity (iLog P). Conclusion: The cutaneous permeability depended on several chemical parameters of the molecule used. The classification of phenolic compounds according to their structures proved a wide variability in this permeability.
Comparative Study of Hypertension With Increasing Age of Elderly Postmenopausal Punjabi Women With Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Amrita Jyot , Singh Maninder
Published: July 2023

Background: The incidence of cardiovascular complications may increase after menopause. Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most remarkable causes leading to heart disease. The increased prevalence of HTN is associated with aging, causing adverse cardiovascular events in postmenopausal elderly women. Objectives: The present study aimed to compare HTN with the increasing age of elderly postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and then to find an association between estradiol (E2) levels and the increased prevalence of HTN in these women. Methods: The present cross-sectional study recruited 265 cases of menopausal women suffering from CVD and 258 controls as menopausal women not suffering from CVD. Serum E2 and serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. HTN was assessed in accordance with the guidelines of the Joint National Committee (VII) of high blood pressure. Anthropometric measurements such as weight, height, hip circumference, waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio, and body mass index (BMI) for all menopausal women were recorded according to the World Health Organization (WHO) (WHO) 2000 protocol. Results: Overall, cases of>45.1 years of the menopausal age group conferred more risk toward CVD as compared to cases of≤45 years of the menopausal age group. A significant positive correlation (P<0.05) was detected for E2 with HTN and obesity profile with increasing age at menopause. Conclusion: High prevalence of HTN irrespective of the early onset of menopause is one of the crucial risk factors for CVD. Our findings revealed a significant positive correlation of HTN with age at menopause>45.1 years, along with increased levels of E2. Women in this age group were observed to be obese.
Assessment of Vitamin Composition of Ethanol Leaf and Seed Extracts of Datura Stramonium
Authors: Alum Esther Ugo , Aja Wilfred , Ugwu Okechukwu P. C. , Obeagu Emmanuel I. , Okon Michael Ben
Published: July 2023

Background: Herbs have gained recognition as highly efficient tools in the treatment and management of diseases both in modern and traditional medicine. Datura stramonium is a good example of such a medicinal herb. D. stramonium is popularly called thorn apple or Jimson weed in the family of Solanaceae. It has both toxic as well as medicinal potentials. D. stramonium leaves, seeds, and stems have been extensively studied for various pharmacological properties. D. stramonium seed is among the top plants commonly abused as a drug by Nigerian youths. Chemical constituents are responsible for the medicinal potential of plants. Objectives: This study was planned to investigate and compare the vitamin contents of ethanol extract of D. stramonium leaf and seed. Methods: The determination of vitamin levels was carried out using the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and other standard methods. Results: The order of vitamin composition in both leaves and seeds was E>C>A>B6>B9>B12>B2>B1>B3 . Moreover, the concentration of vitamins E, C, and A, being the most abundant, was 6.65:1.64 mg/100 g, 3.65:1.05 mg/100 g, 2.38:1.82 mg/100 g, for leaf and seed extracts, respectively. Further, there were significant differences (P<0.05) in the contents of vitamins A, C, E, and B2 of the leaves and seeds, with the leaves having higher vitamin levels than the seed. Conclusion: The number of vitamins present in the samples may be responsible for the highly nutritious and medicinal properties of D. stramonium. From the results of this study, it is obvious that D. stramonium leaves and seeds can serve as good nutritional supplements, which may also provide the users with adequate nutrients that help with the management of various health challenges. However, further studies are required to ascertain appropriate doses that could lead to toxicity.
Gastric troubles in Iran: The role of social and economic factors in Helicobacter pylori infection
Authors: Zandian Hamed , Zahirian Moghadam Telma , Pourfarzi Farhad , Malekzadeh Reza , Rezaei Satar , Ghorbani Sevda
Published: July 2023

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection is a major risk factor for gastric cancer in Iran, but the impact of socioeconomic factors on its prevalence is poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequalities and risk factors associated with H. pylori infection in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on the PERSIAN cohort study. A total of 20460 individuals aged 35 to 70 years in Ardabil, Iran were included in the study. H. pylori infection was determined based on stool tests and clinical records. Multilevel logistic regression models with random intercepts at household and community levels were used to identify risk factors associated with H. pylori prevalence. The concentration index (CIn) and concentration curve (CC) were employed to assess socioeconomic-related inequality. Results: In this study, 70.4% (CI 69.6–71.0) of the participants were infected with H. pylori, with a higher prevalence in women (71.2%) than men (69.6%). Age (OR: 1.37, CI: 1.17-1.61), sex (OR: 1.20, CI: 1.12-1.28), level of education (OR: 1.33, CI: 1.17-1.49), cardiac disease (OR: 1.32, CI:1.18-1.46), and BMI groups (OR: 2.49, CI: 1.11-5.58) were significantly associated with H. pylori infection based on the multivariable logistic regression. The results of the CIn and CC indicated that H. pylori were more prevalent among economically disadvantaged groups (CIn: -0.1065; [-0.1374 to -0.0755]). Conclusion: The prevalence of H. pylori in Iran is higher than in other developing countries, and significant socioeconomic inequality exists between the poor and the rich. To reduce the rate of gastric cancer, socio-economic and demographic factors, especially the poor and people with low levels of education, should be considered.
Use and outcomes of antihypertensive medication treatment in the US hypertensive population: A gender comparison
Authors: Ullah Shakir , Khan Shahbaz , Bazargan-Hejazi Shahrzad , Ramirez Ernesto , Teklehaimanot Senait , Diab Sara , Bangash Maria , Shaheen Magda
Published: July 2023

Background: Although effective antihypertensive medications have existed for decades, only about half of the hypertensive individuals are considered to have controlled blood pressure. Limited research studies have investigated gender disparity in the utilization and effectiveness of antihypertensive medications treatment. To examine the gender difference in antihypertensive medications’ use and the effect of using antihypertensive medication treatment on blood pressure control among the U.S. adult with hypertension. Methods: Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from (1999-2012) including individuals≥18 years old with hypertension. Study variables included gender, age, race/ethnicity, obesity, smoking, comorbidities, treatment medication type, and continuity of care. We used multivariate logistic regression in STATA V14. The data is presented as adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Of the 15719 participants, 52% were female. 49% of the antihypertensive medication users had their blood pressure under control (95% CI). In the adjusted logistic regression analysis, use of antihypertensive medications was found to be 12% greater in females as compared to males (OR=1.12; CI=1.02-1.22; P<0.05). No association between gender and blood pressure control was found. Blood pressure control was less likely achieved among 50 years or younger individuals, Blacks and Hispanics, obese, and those taking calcium channel blocker (CCB). Conclusion: Hypertensive females are more likely than males to use antihypertensive medications. The effectiveness of treatment to control blood pressure is equal across males and females. Our findings have implications for practitioners to account gender-specific approaches when discussing adherence to hypertension medication treatment with their patients.
Association of postural education and postural hygiene with low back pain in schoolchildren: Cross-sectional results from the PEPE study
Authors: Galmes-Panades Aina Maria , Borràs Pere Antoni , Vidal-Conti Josep
Published: July 2023

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability in the world that affects the population of all ages globally. The main aim of the present study was to analyze the cross-sectional association of postural education and postural hygiene habits with LBP, differentiating between frequency and intensity of pain. Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed 849 students aged 10-12 years from primary schools. The study was based on four different structured and self-administered questionnaires: back pain questionnaire, Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI), Frequency of Commuting to and from School Questionnaire, and the Hebacaknow questionnaire. In addition, height and weight were included to determine the body mass index (BMI). Results: Participants with prevalence of LBP were significantly older (P=0.038), girls (P<0.001), taller (P=0.018), and practice active travelled back from school (P=0.016). Otherwise, participants with no prevalence of LBP sat correctly at the desk (P<0.001). Higher knowledge of postural education was associated with lower intensity of LBP (β=-0.07, CI=-0.12 – -0.02, P=0.004). Conclusion: The knowledge related to postural education it is associated with less LBP. School interventions improving knowledge about postural education, ergonomics and postural hygiene are needed to address this important matter.
Surgical management of tumor thrombus into the right atrium
Authors: Acuña Pais Beatriz , Casais Rocío , Lugo Julio , Piñón Miguel Á. , Legarra Juan. J.
Published: July 2023

Renal cell carcinoma represents 3% of solid tumors. In 4-10% of patients, venous tumor thrombosis is present, and 1% reaches the right atrium. Other tumors can be associated with tumor thrombosis. The natural history of venous tumor thrombosis implies a mean survival of 5 months. Between 2001 and 2021, 4 patients underwent resection of tumor thrombi into the right atrium, requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. None of the patients died within 30 days postoperatively. Mean follow-up time was 30.9 months (2.4- 96.1). Two patients are still alive and two died due to disease progression. Died patient’s follow-up was 7.5 and 17.4 months, surpassing life expectancy of those without surgery. We present a series of patients who underwent lumpectomy and IVC thrombectomy. IVC tumor thrombosis has an ominous prognosis, however surgical treatment has an important role by improving the survival of these patients. The multidisciplinary approach is necessary to obtain good postoperative results.
Significance of myocardial injury on in-hospital clinical outcomes of in-hospital and COVID-19 patients
Authors: Vyas Pooja , Mishra Ashish , Parwani Kunal , Patel Iva , Dhokia Dhara , Amin Trishul , Shah Prarthi , Boob Tanmay , Parikh Rujuta , Dake Radhakishan , Banker Khamir
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Acute Myocardial injury defined by increased troponin I level is associated with poor in-hospital outcomes and cardiovascular complications in patients with COVID-19. The current study was designed to determine the implications and clinical outcome of myocardial injury in COVID-19. Methods: This retrospective study included hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Myocardial injury was defined by high sensitivity Troponin I (hs-TNI)≥26ng/l. Cardiac biomarkers, inflammatory markers and clinical data were systemically collected and analyzed. Hazard ratio for in-hospital mortality and logistic regression for predictors of acute myocardial injury were analyzed. Results: Of the 1821 total patients with COVID-19, 293(16.09%) patients died and 1528 (83.91%) patients survived. Patients who died had significantly higher association with presence of cardiovascular risk factors, severe CTSS ( CT severity score ) and myocardial injury as compared to survived group. 628 (34.5%) patients had evidence of myocardial injury and they had statistically significant association with cardiovascular risk factors, in-hospital mortality, procalcitonin; higher hospital, and ICCU stay. We found significant hazard ratio of diabetes (HR=2.66, (CI:1.65-4.29)), Severe CT score (HR=2.81, (CI:1.74-4.52)), hs-TNI≥26 ng/l (HR=4.68, (CI:3.81-5.76)) for mortality. Severe CTSS score (OR=1.95, CI: 1.18-3.23, P=0.01) and prior CVD history (OR=1.65, CI:1.00-2.73, P=0.05) were found significant predictors of myocardial injury in regression analysis. Conclusion: Almost one third of hospitalized patients had evidence of acute myocardial injury during hospitalization. Acute myocardial injury is associated with higher hospital and ICCU stay, mortality, higher in-hospital infection which indicates more severe disease and the poor in-hospital outcomes.
The effects of vitamin D on cardiovascular damage induced by lipopolysaccharides in rats
Authors: Marefati Narges , Beheshti Farimah , Anaeigoudari Akbar , Alipour Fatemeh , Shafieian Reyhaneh , Akbari Fatemeh , Pirasteh Maryam , Mahmoudabady Maryam , Salmani Hossein , Mawdodi Sara , Hosseini Mahmoud
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Inflammation and oxidative stress are contributed to cardiovascular diseases. Vitamin D (Vit D) has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In the current research, the effect of Vit D on cardiac fibrosis and inflammation, and oxidative stress indicators in cardiovascular tissues was studied in lipopolysaccharides(LPS) injected rats. Methods: Rats were distributed into 5 groups and were treated for 2 weeks. Control: received vehicle(saline supplemented with tween-80) instead of Vit D and saline instead of LPS, LPS: treated by 1 mg/kg of LPS and was given vehicle instead of Vit D, LPS-Vit D groups: received 3 doses of Vit D (100, 1000, and 10000 IU/kg) of Vit D in addition to LPS. Vit D was dissolved in saline supplemented with tween-80 (final concentration 0.1%) and LPS was dissolved in saline. The white blood cell (WBC) was counted. Oxidative stress markers were determined in serum, aorta, and heart. Cardiac tissue fibrosis was also estimated using Masson’s trichrome staining method. Results: WBC and malondialdehyde (MDA) were higher in the LPS group than the control group, whereas the thiol content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were lower in the LPS group than the control group (P<0.01 and P<0.001). Administration of Vit D decreased WBC (P<0.001) and MDA (P<0.05 and P<0.001) while enhanced thiol (dose 10000 IU/Kg) (P<0.001), SOD (dose 10000 IU/kg) (P<0.001), and CAT (P<0.05 and P<0.001) compared to the LPS group. All doses of Vit D also decreased cardiac fibrosis compared to the LPS group (P<0.001). Conclusion: Vit D protected the cardiovascular against the detrimental effect of LPS. This cardiovascular protection can be attributed to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Vit D.
Use of Doubling Number as an Arithmetic Measure of Plant Cell Growth and Metal-Induced Cell Growth Inhibition
Authors: METİN Mert , KAWANO Tomonori
Published: July 2023

Cell growth inhibition is generally handled as a measure of toxicity. Shortly, more toxicity implies more growth inhibition. Then, the question arises; How to calculate & evaluate cell growth inhibition in a universal manner? Actually, the method for calculating growth inhibition is not considered to be a central issue, in general. There are various approaches (subtractive, divisionary, and logarithmic) for calculating cell growth. Among these approaches, two of them are highly easy and popular, subtraction-based and division-based calculations. However, these two methods for the calculation of cell growth do not strongly reflect the nature of cell growth. Alternatively, the use of a doubling number-based formulation can provide a better approach and performance in the evaluation of cell growth and cell growth inhibition unless the culture attains the confluent status. Here, we discussed different methods of growth calculation which we applied to the study of “growth inhibition of BY-2 cells under Cd exposure”.
Salvaguarda de músicas e sonoridades do sudeste tocantinense
Authors: Paes dos Santos Ana Roseli , Dos Santos Wilson Rogério
Published: July 2023

Preservação digital de sonoridades e músicas do sudeste tocantinense é um projeto temático, desenvolvido pelo Gabinete de Investigação em Educação Musical/UFT. O objetivo principal é construir um repositório digital de arquivos sonoros e musicais, permitindo responder ao silenciamento e ao apagamento cultural de comunidades negras rurais tradicionais e quilombolas da região. Pretende ser um laboratório vivo, elaborado coletivamente e compartilhado pela comunidade não acadêmica, junto com investigadores acadêmicos da universidade para salvaguardar as músicas e as sonoridades da região sudeste do Tocantins. A metodologia utilizada na investigação é a pesquisa-ação participativa. Os resultados parciais mostram a necessidade urgente de um arquivo sonoro e musical não só em nível local, senão nacional, já que as sonoridades e as músicas são testemunho cultural vivo e estão entre os fatores decisivos para identificar as pessoas com sua herança cultural.
O Inventário de Processos de Autorregulação da Aprendizagem como instrumento para uma pesquisa em contexto musical
Authors: Lira da Silva Nayane , Caregnato Caroline
Published: July 2023

Este artigo apresenta a metodologia de uma pesquisa de mestrado que está em fase de desenvolvimento e pretende identificar comportamentos e estratégias de autorregulação da aprendizagem em violinistas de cursos de graduação em música, quando enfrentam as suas tarefas acadêmicas relacionadas à prática instrumental, e discutir as implicações dos dados para a prática docente, a fim de contribuir para a compreensão do processo de aprendizagem dos alunos do ensino superior e promover uma aprendizagem mais significativa. Espera-se com essa pesquisa identificar comportamentos autorregulados na rotina de estudo dos participantes e que o Inventário de Processos de Autorregulação da Aprendizagem (IPAA), atual instrumento de nossa pesquisa seja eficaz para os objetivos propostos. Até o momento conseguimos identificar estudos com questionário do IPAA adaptado para o contexto educacional do ensino fundamental I, II e ensino superior.
O silenciamento das duplas caipiras na patrimonialização da viola caipira em Minas Gerais
Authors: Carvalho Fábio Castro , De Barros Fabiana Castro Carvalho
Published: July 2023

A viola caipira está presente no Brasil desde o início da colonização, trazida pelos portugueses e amplamente difundida nas mais variadas manifestações culturais da população brasileira. Em 14 de junho de 2018 concluiu-se um processo de patrimonialização, que teve como foco o fazer e o tocar viola, reconhecendo então os Saberes, Linguagens e Expressões Musicais da Viola em Minas Gerais como patrimônio cultural imaterial deste estado. Nessa proposta, apresentaremos as primeiras análises, referentes à pesquisa em andamento no Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Patrimônio Cultural, Paisagens e Cidadania da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, tendo como objetivo refletir os conceitos e as estratégias que compõem a política de preservação do patrimônio no Brasil. A partir da análise dos dados constantes no dossiê de registro da viola e da leitura de parte do referencial bibliográfico, ainda em construção, buscaremos compreender e descrever esse processo de patrimonialização. O fato de a sonoridade da viola estar relacionada também com a memória e identidade cultural de diversos grupos de pessoas, torna imperativa uma discussão direcionada à paisagem sonora e sua relevância na concepção de um patrimônio, assim como um aprofundamento no entendimento de patrimônio imaterial nos ajudará a assimilar os caminhos percorridos, durante este processo de patrimonialização, na escolha das expressões que tiveram um “valor patrimonializável” percebido e os critérios utilizados para determinar a não inclusão de outras práticas musicais nas quais a viola caipira está presente.
Um corpo sonoro na formação continuada de professores da educação básica
Authors: Pereira Tiago
Published: July 2023

O projeto de extensão universitária Corpo Sonoro – Música e Teatro na formação continuada do professor artista é uma ação de formação continuada de professores de Arte e da Educação Infantil com vínculo ao Programa Arte na Escola – Polo FURB. A partir do contexto de pandemia que se instaurou no ano de 2020, mesmo ano de idealização do projeto, as formações organizadas foram adaptadas para o contexto virtual, discutindo o uso no corpo e suas sonoridades na perspectiva do isolamento social e as interações no âmbito familiar. Notou-se que o uso das tecnologias no contexto da pandemia democratizou o acesso às formações, pois virtualmente permitiu a participação de um número maior de professores. A retomada das formações presenciais no espaço da Universidade no ano de 2022 foi bem recebida e desejada tanto pelo público-alvo quanto pelos professores formadores, ainda que com um número mais reduzido de participantes. Foi dada ênfase nas possibilidades de interações dos conteúdos no ambiente escolar – partindo de elementos como a improvisação musical, experimentação de instrumentos, exploração do corpo no tempo e no espaço, gerando uma significativa identificação dos participantes, provocando-os a pensar formas de como se pode utilizá-los em suas práticas diárias pelo princípio ativo. Os conteúdos apresentados criaram um ambiente de entusiasmo ao se perceber a teoria sendo vivenciada e demonstrada praticamente, sacramentando coletivamente as proposições iniciadas virtualmente.
A dimensão afetiva e a relação materna no desenvolvimento musical de bebês
Authors: Peres Gilberti Fernanda
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre a influência da relação afetiva entre a mãe e o bebê no desenvolvimento musical durante o primeiro ano de vida, trazendo algumas discussões preliminares de uma pesquisa de doutorado em andamento. Com base na psicologia histórico-cultural, o objetivo principal dessa pesquisa é compreender o papel das relações humanas na mediação musical a partir da relação entre a mãe e o bebê e a dimensão afetiva envolvida no processo de desenvolvimento musical do bebê. A pesquisa é composta por uma etapa de estudos sobre afetividade, aprendizado e desenvolvimento segundo a perspectiva teórica de Vigotski e Wallon, envolvendo em uma etapa posterior um estudo de caso com a execução de uma roda de música com mães e bebês, a fim de coletar dados complementares para pensarmos sobre as funções do meio social e a afetividade no desenvolvimento musical dos bebês. Com base nos estudos desenvolvidos até o momento mostram a influência da dimensão afetiva no aprendizado e da mediação musical nas interações afetivas entre a mãe e o bebê como um fatores fundamentais na relação que o bebê estabelecerá com a música e, logo, em sua constituição musical.
Music Model: aplicação do questionário em um grupo musical escolar
Authors: Gonçalves Marcelo Trevisan
Published: July 2023

Neste artigo descrevemos o processo de aplicação, de uma ferramenta destinada a avaliar a motivação para a aprendizagem, em estudantes de um grupo musical escolar. O questionário escolhido foi o inventário de motivação MUSIC® Model, por sua melhor adequação ao contexto, pela linguagem de fácil compreensão, pela praticidade de aplicação e pela proposta simples e objetiva de análise. Inicialmente, realizamos sua tradução para o português e, em seguida, o inserimos na plataforma de formulários da Universidade de Aveiro. Posteriormente, aplicamos o questionário com estudantes portugueses do ensino especializado em música e, por fim, realizamos a análise dos dados. Observamos que algumas questões necessitam de uma adequação para que seja utilizado com grupos musicais escolares. Quanto aos resultados, esses não apresentaram dados significativos para o embasamento de um planejamento de aulas. Por esse motivo, sugerimos uma nova aplicação do questionário, incluindo também as questões abertas propostas pelo autor.
Analisis Pengelolaan Air Limbah Rumah Potong Hewan dan Dampaknya Terhadap Lingkungan Ditinjau dari Perspektif One Health (Studi kasus pada UPTD Rumah Potong Hewan Jone)
Authors: Herman Herman , Setianto Yohannes Agus , Sulistyowati Lilik
Published: July 2023

Industri pemotongan hewan jika tidak dikelola dengan baik dapat menimbulkan dampak negatif yang merusak lingkungan dan mengganggu kehidupan manusia.  Air limbah rumah potong hewan (RPH) sangat berbahaya bagi lingkungan. Pengelolaan air limbah ditinjau dari prespektif One Health bertujuan untuk mencapai hasil kesehatan yang optimal dengan mengenali interkoneksi antara manusia, hewan, dan lingkungan secara bersama salah satunya pada lingkungan RPH dimana hewan, manusia, dan lingkungan saling berhubungan.  Penelitian ini mencoba menganalisis pengelolaan air limbah, kualitas air limbah, dan dampaknya terhadap lingkungan. Penelitan ini menggunakan pendekatan metode kualitatif, melalui observasi, wawancara, kuesioner, dan uji laboratorium. Hasil penelitan menunjukkan pengelolaan air limbah RPH belum berjalan optimal, kualitas air limbah pada inlet dan outlet IPAL pada indikator BOD, COD, TSS, minyak dan lemak dan pH masih dalam kategori rendah atau tidak melebihi dari baku mutu, sedangkan pada indikator NH3-N telah melewati batas baku mutu. Dampak air limbah terhadap masyarakat seperti dampak bau, timbulnya lalat, pencemaran air dan kekhawatiran terhadap gangguan kesehatan yang ditimbulkan dari limbah RPH, secara umum masyarakat merasa tidak terganggu. Saat ini RPH Jone perlu memperhatikan pengelolaan air limbah agar lebih baik lagi, RPH wajib melaksanakan pemantauan kualitas air limbah secara rutin, dan meskipun saat ini masyarakat yang tinggal berdekatan dengan RPH tidak merasa terganggu, akantetapi wajib menjadi perhatian bagi pengelola RPH untuk selalu menjaga lingkungan RPH tetap aman dari polusi atau pencemaran.
Design of Meandered Line MIMO Antenna at a Frequency of 3.5 Ghz for 5G Application
Authors:   Research scholar, ECE department VFSTR,vadlamudi Guntur, A.P, India, Sree G.Naga Jyothi , Nelaturi Dr. Suman ,   Asst.professor , ECE department VFSTR,vadlamudi Guntur, A.P, India
Published: July 2023

The meandered line structure MIMO formation with a dimension of 40 x 23 mm2 demonstrated here. This formation structure maintained the transmission as well as reflection coefficients ≤ -10 dB & -20 dB. In distinction to this formation structure is described by variation distance between the patches is 2 mm to reducing the interference. Meanwhile placing of the patches vertical and horizontal one co inside with each other isolation at the multi-band frequencies identified that a better improvement in isolation. This formation of system developed stable patterns of radiation, gain, diversity gain and group delay. The antenna simulations are taken by using computer simulation technology (CST).
Security Enhancement for Devices using REST-API, Middleware & IoT Gateway
Authors:   Professor, School of Electronics, VFSTR, Guntur, Hussain Shaik.Jakeer , Ramyasri Gudapati ,   Research Scholar, School of Electronics, VFSTR, Guntur
Published: July 2023

Internet of things plays the major innovative role in the enhancement and optimization of habitual behavior by the collaborative usage of smart objects and smart sensors. One of the major challenges that is being faced is secure interconnection of iot devices, sensors, actuators to the cloud. As most of the IoT devices and cloud usage is done using the third party, it is required to provide IoT security such that the attackers cant disturb the communication path through the devies and also to provide secure data transmission from devices to cloud. This paper mainly displays the use of middleware along with Gateway and REST API Technologies for the secure interface between the devices, sensors and storage applications.
Vehicle Classification and Detection using Deep Learning
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, AP, Vijayaraghavan V. , Laavanya M. ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, AP
Published: July 2023

Intelligent transportation systems have acknowledged a ration of attention in the last decades. In this area vehicle classification and localization is the key task. In this task the biggest challenge is to discriminate the features of different vehicles. Further, vehicle classification and detection is a hard problem to identify and locate because wide variety of vehicles don’t follow the lane discipline. In this article, to identify and locate, we have created a convolution neural network from scratch to classify and detect objects using a modern convolution neural network based on fast regions. In this work we have considered three types of vehicles like bus, car and bike for classification and detection. Our approach will use the entire image as input and create a bounding box with probability estimates of the feature classes as output. The results of the experiment have shown that the projected system can considerably improve the accuracy of the detection.
Efficient Energy Routing Protocol based on Energy & Buffer Residual Status (EBRS) for Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors:   Ph.D. Scholar, ECE Department, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research ( Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi, Guntur, India., Lodhi Amairullah Khan , RUKMINI M.S.S ,   ECE Department, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research ( Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi, Guntur, India, Abdulsattar Dr. Syed ,   Principal & Professor, ECE Dept Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering & Technology, New Malakpet, Hyderabad, India
Published: July 2023

Wireless networks consist of nodes, having the ability that, they can sense and collect the information from the nearby surroundings. It has the responsibility of designed protocol to send this collected information by data gathering and forward it to the outside network via a sink node. Furthermore, WSNs doesn’t need any predetermined network structure; all the nodes used in WSN can operate as a router as well as the host. It uses multiple hops to send information to the node outside the communication range through different neighbor nodes. All the sensor nodes in WSN have their range of communication and can send and collect messages straight to each other until they were in the communication range. Moreover, the Self-organizing property of nodes in the network made WSN outstanding amongst the major applications. Nevertheless, the wireless nodes there in the network have a battery with restricted energy and can’t be recharge or change once deployed. Hence, the node energy must be utilized efficiently for various functions as sensing the information, processing the sensed information, and transmitting the processed information to another node. With the enhancements of the innovation and cost-effective hardware, our visualization presents a tremendous life enhancement of WSN into several new applications. To modify following such background, the energy-efficient routing protocol is extremely desirable and can be achieved by clustering in WSN. In the literature survey, various energy-efficient routing techniques based on cluster have been given to attain the energy-efficiency and enhance the lifetime of the network. However, these protocols were suffering from the bottleneck node issue. It is the situation in the network where the router node subjected to heavy traffic due to its presence in energy-efficient routing path or high remaining energy. This paper aims to moderate the possibility of the node to become a bottleneck node throughout the application. Thus, we attain the objective by design and develop the cluster-based efficient-routing protocol by selecting the head nodes of the cluster based on their residual energy and buffer status. Performance outcome shows that the projected work out-performs in contrast with present cluster-based routing protocols.
Application of Recurrence Quantification Analysis for Non-Linear Dynamical Systems
Authors:   Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Shekhar Himanshu Kumar , Kamble Chetan ,   Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Thakur Ashish ,   Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Bhagat Sanjeet Kumar ,   Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Published: July 2023

The Recurrence plots (RPs) have been introduced in several different scientific and medical disciplines. The main purpose of recurrence plot is used to of identify the higher dimensional phase space trajectories. RPs are purely graphically representation which have been designed for the detection of hidden dynamical patterns and non-linearity present in the data, the evaluation of error which is caused by observational noise can be done by Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA). RQA method is initially used to minimize the error present in the given signals. RQA method is a basically a technique for the analysis of nonlinear data to quantify the number and duration of a dynamical systems. The recurrence plot is used for time series domain for multidimensional signal also. Recurrence is the property of non-stationary and dynamical system to characteristics the time series analysis in phase space trajectories. Recurrence Quantification Analysis is used to derive from recurrence plots, which are based upon distances matrices of time series.
QoS Aware Optimal Confederation based Radio Resource Management Scheme for LTE Networks
Authors:   Research scholor, ECE, VFSTR, Prasad Mr.T.Ganga , Rukmini Mrs. Dr. MSS. ,   Professor, ECE, VFSTR, Vignan University
Published: July 2023

In this paper proposed for future generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks a radio resource management using QoS with aware QOC-RRM method. In QOC-RRM scheme we present the hybrid Recurrent Deep Neural Network (RDNN) technique to differentiate the operators by priority wise based on multiple constraints and it control the allocated resource bybase stations. For routing share queuing criterion data with other schaotic weed optimization (CWO) algorithm are proposed. Once information received each BS schedules the resources for priority user first. The proposed QOC-RRM scheme is implemented in Network Simulator (NS3) tool and performance can better than conventional RRM schemes in terms of minimum date rate requirement, maximum number of active users and utilization of the radio spectrums.
Distributed Detection in Cognitive Radio Networks
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, VFSTR Guntur, A.P, India., Kumari Shweta , Kumari Gunjan ,   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering IIITDM, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: July 2023

With the increase of wireless services and devices, and the need to maintain their QoS requirements,the demand for spectral bandwidth has increased in recent years. The traditional spectrum allocation techniques have led to inefficient spectrum utilisation. In this project, we analyse a new paradigm called Dynamic Spectrum Access , using energy detection methods in case of real-valued and complex-valued signals. An energy efficient detection is also proposed in a distributed cognitive network for the case of a single SU and N PUs, where N>1. The cognitive radio network also has to pay a cost whenever a SU switches a channel. In this scenario, detection algorithms are also proposed absed on myopic approach.
Distribution of Arrivals
Authors:   Assistant Professor in Sri Venkateshwara College of Pharmacy, Gachibowlli, Hyderabad., Kasturi Nirmala
Published: July 2023

Many different distributions have been discussed by a number of authors. It has been observed that there is still more scope for density functions on arrivals which take significant role in lifetime statistical analysis. This paper proposes one probability density function for selected random variable.
Defuzzification Formula for Modelling and Scheduling A Furniture Fuzzy Project Network
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur- Tamil Nadu, India., Maheswari S. , Shalini M. ,   Department of Mathematics, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur- Tamil Nadu, India., Yookesh T. L. ,   Department of Science and Humanities, VFSTR (Deemed to be University), Guntur-(A.P.) India.
Published: July 2023

This research article presents a new defuzzification formula for deciding the critical path in a proposed network. Here we introduce an octagonal fuzzy numbers for representing the duration time. It is shown that it is better to use octagonal fuzzy numbers towards determining the critical path. A numerical example is given and the proposed formula as compared with the existing fuzzy numbers.
Defuzzification Formula for Modelling and Scheduling A Furniture Fuzzy Project Network
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur (Tamil Nadu), India., Maheswari S. , Shalini M. ,   Department of Mathematics, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur (Tamil Nadu), India., Yookesh T. L. ,   Department of Science and Humanities, VFSTR Deemed to be University, Guntur (A.P.) India.
Published: July 2023

This research article presents a new defuzzification formula for deciding the critical path in a proposed network. Here we introduce an octagonal fuzzy numbers for representing the duration time. It is shown that it is better to use octagonal fuzzy numbers towards determining the critical path. A numerical example is given and the proposed formula as compared with the existing fuzzy numbers.
Exact and Numerical Solutions for MHD Boundary Layer Flow of Casson Fluid Over a Stretching Sheet
Authors:   Division of Mathematics, Department of Sciences & Humanities, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh -522213, India, Rao M. Venkata Subba , K. Gangadhar ,   Department of Mathematics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh -523001, India, Rao A.Srinivasa ,   Division of Mathematics, Department of Sciences & Humanities, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh -522213, India
Published: July 2023

The present examination is considered to research the steady, boundary layer flow of Casson fluid over a stretching sheet by taking into consideration of suction and injection effects. External magnetic field which is uniform is act on the present model. In fact the nonlinear differential equations are derived from the present flow by utilizing the appropriate transformations. Thereafter exact and numerical solutions are obtained. Impacts of flow influenced parameters of present study for instance Casson fluid parameter, magnetic parameter, suction and injection are analyzed by means of graphs and tables. After that, numerical outcomes which are get hold of by the convergent technique i.e. fourth order Runge-Kutta method with shooting technique and exact solutions are validated by comparing the existing literature. From this comparison there exist a good correlation between present analysis and literature. The outcomes demonstrate that mainly, velocity of the fluid is diminished for increasing estimations of Casson fluid parameter and impact of parameter of magnetic field.
Partial Addition and Ternary Product based -sosemirings- 1
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), India., Kothuru Bhagyalakshmi , Babu V.Amarendra ,   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), India.
Published: July 2023

A ternary  - SO semiring possess a “natural partial ordering”, an infinitely “partial addition and a ternary multiplication with a set of laws. In this paper we introduce the notions” of different structures of partially ternary  - ideals of ternary  - SO semi ring and characterize them. Mathematical subject classification: 16Y60