bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFEKTIVITAS PIJAT REFLEKSI PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2 DENGAN MASALAH KEPERAWATAN KETIDAKSTABILAN KADAR GULA DARAH DI RT 10 KELURAHAN RAWA BUAYA JAKARTA BARAT
Authors: Dortea Lewen
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus merupakan suatu penyakit metabolisme bersifat kronis ditandai dengan adanya peningkatan kadar gula darah.Diabetes mellitus secara penatalaksanaan nya bisa farmakologi dan non farmakologi.Salah satu cara non farmakologi adalah terapi komplementer, diantaranya adalah pijat refleksi.Pijat refleksi yang dilakukan pada kaki terutama di area organ yang bermasalah, akan memberikan rangsangan pada titik saraf yang berhubungan dengan pankreas.untuk mengetahui pengaruh pijat refleksi kaki terhadap penurunan kadar gula darah sewaktu dengan diabetes mellitus tipe II. jenis penelitian pra eksperimen dengan one group pretest-posttest design. Sampel penelitian 21 responden dengan diabetes mellitus tipe II. Teknik pengambilan sampel total sampling dengan pengumpulan data menggunakan alat ukur kadar gula darah, minyak zaitun, stopwatch dan lembar observasi. Hasil uji statistik paired simple t-test diperoleh nilai p value0,000 (<0,05%) artinya ada pengaruh pijat refleksi kaki terhadap penurunan kadar gula darah sewaktu dengan diabetes mellitus tipe II di RT 10 Kelurahan Rawa Buaya Jakarta Barat .

Kata Kunci : diabetes mellitus, kadar gula darah, pijat refleksi

 

ABSTRACK

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease chronic in nature is characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels. His treatment in diabetes mellitus can Pharmacology and non pharmacological. One of the ways the non pharmacological therapy is a complementary, such as reflexology. Reflexology is done on foot especially in the problematic organ area, will provide the stimulation on nerve points related to the pancreas. to know the influence of reflexology the foot against a decline in blood sugar levels while with type II diabetes mellitus.This type of research pre experiments with one group pretest – posttest design . Sample research 21 respondents with type II diabetes mellitus. The technique of sampling total sampling with data collection using the tool to measure blood sugar levels, olive oil, a stopwatch and a sheet of observation. The results of statistical tests simple paired t-test obtained p value 0.000 values (<0.05) This means that there is influence of reflexology the foot against a decline in blood sugar levels while with type II diabetes mellitus in Posbindu Sehati RW 04 Kelurahan Rawa Buaya Kecamatan Cengkareng Jakarta Barat.

Keywords : Diabetes mellitus, Blood sugar levels, Foot reflexology massage
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KOMPRES JAHE TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI ARTHRITIS GOUT PADA LANSIA
Authors: Emil Emil
Published: October 2022

ABSTRAK

Arthritis gout merupakan suatu penyakit peradangan pada persendian yang dapat diakibatkan oleh kelebihan asam urat yang diproduksi dalam tubuh sehingga menumpuk dan dapat membentuk kristal pada persendian. Adapun cara menurunkan nyeri pada sendi salah satunya yaitu terapi non farmakologi dengan kompres jahe. Pemberian kompres jahe dapat menurunkan nyeri sendi karena jahe dapat meningkatkan kemampuan kontrol terhadap nyeri, jahe memiliki rasa pedas karena jahe mengandung senyawa seperti minyak atsiri zingiberena (zingirona), bisabolena, zingiberol, kurkumen, filandrena, gingerol, dan rasa hangat yang ditimbulkannya membuat pembuluh darah terbuka dan memperlancar sirkulasi darah, suplai makanan dan oksigen menjadi lebih baik sehingga nyeri sendi akan berkurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh pemberian kompres jahe terhadap penurunan intensitas nyeri arthritis gout pada lansia di Posbindu Sehati RW 04 Bojong Indah Kelurahan Rawa Buaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian pra eksperimen dengan desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah one-grup pre-post test design. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 22 responden. Hasil uji paired samples t-test menunjukkan p-value 0,000 (<0,05). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya pengaruh pemberian kompres jahe terhadap penurunan intensitas nyeri arthritis gout pada lansia di Posbindu Sehati RW 04 Bojong Indah Kelurahan Rawa Buaya.

Kata Kunci        : Arthritis Gout, Intensitas Nyeri, Kompres Jahe, Lansia

 

ABSTRACT

Arthritis gout is an inflammatory disease of the joints that can be caused by excess uric acid produced in the body so that it accumulates and can form crystals in the joints. As for how to reduce pain in the joints, one of them is non-pharmacological therapy with ginger compresses. Giving ginger compresses can reduce joint pain because ginger can increase the ability to control pain, ginger has a spicy taste because ginger contains compounds such as zingiberene (zingirona) essential oil, bisabolena, zingiberol, curcumin, filandrena, gingerol, and the resulting warm feeling makes blood vessels open and facilitate blood circulation, supply of food and oxygen for the better so that joint pain will be reduced. This study aims to determine the effect of giving ginger compresses on reducing the intensity of gouty arthritis pain in the elderly in Posbindu Sehati RW 04 Bojong Indah, Rawa Buaya Village. This study uses a pre-experimental type of research with the design used in this study is a one-group pre-post test design. The sampling technique used was total sampling. The sample in this study amounted to 22 respondents. The results of the paired samples t-test showed a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05). It can be concluded that there is an effect of giving ginger compresses to reduce the intensity of gouty arthritis pain in the elderly at Posbindu Sehati RW 04 Bojong Indah, Rawa Buaya Village.

Keywords: Gout Arthritis, Pain Intensity, Ginger Compress, Elderly
Introduction. From Transcribing Orality to Oral Practices of Writing
Authors:   NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROMANIAN PEASANT, ROMANIA, IUGA ANAMARIA , PEJOSKA-BOUCHEREAU FROSA ,   National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations, France, Krastanova Krassimira ,   Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Iosif Corina ,   National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romania
Published: October 2022

This special issue of Martor problematizes the complex relationship between the written and the oral in the production of meaning that defines “traditions,” community and group relations, in different contexts of change (post-communism, migration, the use of hypermedia, storytelling and so on). It approaches the new ways orality is found in contemporary societies, but also open avenues for methodological discussions in ethnological research regarding the phenomenon of orality in contemporary societies, dominated by history and written texts.
Heritage-making: Written Texts in the Transmission of Traditional Knowledge of Natural Dyeing
Authors:   Institute of Latvian History, University of Latvia, Latvia, KARLSONE ANETE
Published: October 2022

Natural dyeing is an element of intangible cultural heritage which is gaining new relevance today. Heritage-making as a set of purposeful activities has become an object of interest for researchers relatively recently, and this study is reflective of that. The paper aims to focus on natural dyeing as a component of cultural heritage, its documentation process, and how written texts have influenced the living tradition of natural dyeing. One of the sources for the study was ethnographic material, which provides insight into the little researched tradition of natural dyeing. To understand how the tradition was described and explained, Latvian press publications on natural dyeing were evaluated by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods. In order to study the situation today, a survey was conducted in 2016 and 2017 among dyeing workshop participants in different parts of Latvia. The results of the study indicate that the use of written sources plays an important role in practicing natural dyeing. With various activities organized by professional and amateur ethnographers, artists, handicraft teachers, etc., as well as its coverage in the press, natural dyeing has preserved its relevance. Written texts have documented the activities in the field of natural dyeing and encouraged further development of the tradition. Moreover, various sources have been used to preserve and develop dyeing skills, through both direct observation/oral tradition and written/visual materials. In addition, one’s personal experience as a significant part of the construction of identity was relevant in the past and still is today.
Recording One’s Own Oral Culture: A Case Study of Locals’ Notebooks
Authors:   West University of Timișoara, Romania, MIHUȚ DIANA
Published: October 2022

Interest towards communities characterized by oral tradition has taken the form of ethnological and/or anthropological field research on this topic over the past two centuries. With the invention of the tape recorder, the difficulty of recording field information was reduced as it enabled real-time recording of testimonies provided by informants; the process became even more accessible once digital information storage became available. In parallel with the efforts of the researcher—outsider—to document realities considered relevant for the culture of traditional societies, some of the insiders became aware of the need to write down such information, which they recognized to be defining for their own social group. This article thus focuses on a particular practice in writing down ethnographic information, namely the existence of notebooks in which oral texts of different types and with different functions are recorded. To build the argument, I draw on the example of such notebooks held by the Folklore Archive of the West University of Timișoara, namely five manuscripts signed by Gheorghe Andraș, a teacher from Sânnicolau Mare, a small town in western Romania. Written in the first half of the twentieth century, these notebooks are statements of the inner calling their author felt to write down this type of ethnographic information, under the influence of national policies supporting ethnographic field research.
Film-mediated Body Expression and Personal Narrative: Oral Testimonies of Macedonian Women Facing Violence in the Greek Civil War
Authors:   Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, PLIDAM , ALEXOPOULOS DE GIRARD CHRISTINA ,   Université de Strasbourg, SuLiSoM, France
Published: October 2022

Traumatic experience goes far beyond the realm of speech. The body and the mind keep track of everything. But words struggle to describe what the subject has really experienced. The use of film as a documentary medium sometimes allows us to see how the reminiscences of a past that cannot be forgotten are expressed through the body. It transforms the camera into an object of mediation that makes it possible to approach areas of the unspeakable, to elaborate what has remained unresolved, and to give a primary form of representation to what has been frightening in individual and collective history. To speak with the body or through the body, to show a part of one’s history, and to make the scope of the violence suffered heard engages a certain form of listening where the act of testifying joins that of recognizing, of naming and also feeling what happened. For these Macedonian women victims of ethnocidal practices, the full recognition of their trauma often requires body expression, as the body is the primary site of the violence endured. And the role of the film record is to restore aspects of the violence while providing the means to study its present and past significance.
Embroidery with a Cause: Ten-year Anniversary of Semne Cusute (Sewn Signs)
Authors:   Sewn Signs Association, Romania, CORDUNEANU IOANA
Published: October 2022

The article is presenting the art project Semne cusute (Sewn Signs), focusing on on traditional embroidery’s patterns’ revival, and launched in 2012. It has already reached a community of 44,000 members. It is an enterprise that brings together cultural and artistic actions, embedded as heritage project. During all these years Semne cusute’s activity has been presented to the public by means of exhibitions, and educational workshops. The members of the community embroider to emphasize the need to preserve and teach ancient symbols, but also to coin their country (Romania) on the international map of luxury embroidery, responsible fashion, and European heritage.
Serenity Now!
Authors: Brauner Yariv
Published: October 2022

The Article demonstrates that the most important initiatives to promote inclusivity within the international tax regime (Country-by-Country Reporting, the Multilateral Instrument, and the Inclusive Framework), based on publicly available data and a variety of indicators, have, at best, done little to increase meaningful participation of non-OECD countries in the regime, and have been disingenuous at worst. This indirect methodology was dictated by the opacity of the analyzed efforts and the difficulties of evaluating inclusivity, but the picture it paints is unmistakable. Using Hirschman’s exit and voice theory, the article concludes by explaining why the OECD asked non-member states to join these efforts and why they have nominally joined. Based on this study, it is concluded that the issues that prompted the establishment of inclusive fora within the international tax regime will not “go away” with such nominal inclusion, and that only meaningful inclusivity has the potential to stabilize the international tax regime.
The Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on Coping Responses in Attenuating the Stress of Life Events in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease
Authors: Eftekhari Asie , Kianimoghadam Amir Sam , Sadeghi Amir , Masjediarani Abbas , Bakhtiari Maryam
Published: October 2022

Background: Because peptic ulcer patients have maladaptive coping responses, this research investigated the emotion regulation training efficacy on coping responses in attenuating the stress of life events in these patients. Objectives: The effectiveness of emotion regulation training on coping responses in attenuating the stress of life events in patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) was investigated. Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group, in which participants were followed for three months. Forty-six participants were selected by the purposeful sampling method from March 2021 to June 2021. Assignment in experimental and control groups was done by simple random method. The Persian form of the Coping Style Scale (CSS) was filled out as the pretest. The emotion regulation training protocol was delivered in eight sessions during eight weeks. Afterward, both groups were followed for three months. The ANCOVA test was run in SPSS 22 to analyze the data. Results: Findings suggested that emotion regulation training significantly decreased avoidance coping strategy (P < 0.01), active behavioral coping strategy (P < 0.01), and enhanced active cognitive coping strategy (P < 0.01). These changes persisted in the experimental group after three months of the post-test (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Emotion regulation training can affect coping responses in patients with PUD and improve their adaptive coping strategies and emotional functioning. Therefore, this short-term protocol can be added to the treatment protocol of these patients.
Introduction to Ministry of Education's supply and demand matching employment education project
Authors: LI Changkui
Published: October 2022

Introduction to Ministry of Education's supply and demand matching employment education project 2022
Quote "Echo" of J. Keats in the Late Lyrics of Anna Akhmatova
Authors: Belousova Ol'ga Geral'dovna
Published: October 2022

The subject of the study is explicit and hidden references to the work of John Keats in the works of Anna Akhmatova "Poem without a hero" and the cycle of poems "From a burnt notebook". The object of the study is the principle of "mirror writing" implemented through references to Keats, which allows using embedded references to various works of world culture located one inside the other. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as the use of quotations in the text and in the frame of the text, the roll call of citations among themselves and with other works. Special attention is paid to the motive of meeting with a dead lover formed with the help of allusions, which is present both in Keats' poems and in the "Poem without a Hero", and due to the principle of "mirror writing" is formed in the implicature of the cycle "From a burnt notebook".   The main conclusions of the study are the detailed references to the form and content of John Keats' poems in the works of Anna Akhmatova. A special contribution of the author to the study of the topic is the connection established for the first time between the image of "embalming" mentioned in the Poem without a Hero and in Keats' poem "A Pot of Basil", the epigraph from which is used in the cycle "From a burnt notebook". The novelty of the research lies in clarifying the principle of "mirror writing", the quote "echo", implying the reflection of one quote in another and building a kind of chain of references in the work: Keats refers to Boccaccio, Boccaccio to Virgil, etc.
La migración venezolana y su construcción en la agenda pública en las conversaciones de Twitter en Suramérica 2014-2019
Authors: Cruz-González María Catalina , Cárdenas Ruiz Juan David
Published: October 2022

Objective/Context: This study seeks to explore the relationship between the conversation that has taken place on the social network Twitter about Venezuelan migration and its influence on the public agenda in South American countries. Methodology: For data collection, the Crimson Hexagon (CH) platform was used, which allows for analyzing the social network Twitter and identifying publications related to the Venezuelan migration conversation. The algorithm randomly selects a compendium of tweets from a specific period (from January 2, 2014, to August 31, 2019), identifying a set of keywords related to each country’s linguistic references to Venezuelan migrants, the language (Spanish and Portuguese), and the geographical origin of the tweet, in this case, nine countries in South America, to carry out a quantitative descriptive analysis of the findings. Conclusions: Based on the outset, a neutral-negative feeling can be identified. In countries governed by right-wing politicians, there is a greater volume of conversation, and the topic occupies a more relevant space within the public agenda, suggesting that this issue can be used politically and electorally by these ideological tendencies. Originality: This research starts with a reflection on one of the most important events that has impacted South America from the political sphere to public order: the Venezuelan migratory wave. However, this event is used by current governments to influence their public agenda and strengthen their political positions.
Analysis of the Relationship Between Children's Characteristics, Family Characteristics, Food Intake, Eating Habits, and Disease History with Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children Based on the Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure in Karangkamulyan Village, Cihara District, Lebak Regency, Indonesia in 2020
Authors: Anisadiyah Ayu , Sartika Ratu Ayu Dewi
Published: October 2022

Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) is an indicator of composite nutritional status assessment (WAZ, HAZ, and WHZ) to describe toddler's nutritional problems. In 2020, malnutrition, unemployment, and poverty in Banten Province were high, the population's income tends to be low. Karangkamulyan is an underdeveloped village with mining areas. This is a secondary study used a cross-sectional study design to analyze the relationship between children's characteristics, family characteristics, food intake, eating habits, and disease history with the toddler's nutritional status based on CIAF in Karangkamulyan Village in 2020. The primary research was conducted in September 2020, instrument used is a questionnaire. The sample was 141 toddlers aged 24-59 months. Data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate. The results found that children under five experienced nutritional problems were 36.2%. The variables related to toddler's nutritional status, is exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.026), energy intake (p=0.026), and vegetable protein consumption habits (p =0.003).
A DARPin-based molecular toolset to probe gephyrin and inhibitory synapse biology
Authors: Campbell Benjamin FN , Dittmann Antje , Dreier Birgit , Plückthun Andreas , Tyagarajan Shiva K
Published: October 2022

Neuroscience currently requires the use of antibodies to study synaptic proteins, where antibody binding is used as a correlate to define the presence, plasticity, and regulation of synapses. Gephyrin is an inhibitory synaptic scaffolding protein used to mark GABAergic and glycinergic postsynaptic sites. Despite the importance of gephyrin in modulating inhibitory transmission, its study is currently limited by the tractability of available reagents. Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins (DARPins) are a class of synthetic protein binder derived from diverse libraries by in vitro selection and tested by high-throughput screening to produce specific binders. In order to generate a functionally diverse toolset for studying inhibitory synapses, we screened a DARPin library against gephyrin mutants representing both phosphorylated and dephosphorylated states. We validated the robust use of anti-gephyrin DARPin clones for morphological identification of gephyrin clusters in rat neuron culture and mouse brain tissue, discovering previously overlooked clusters. This DARPin-based toolset includes clones with heterogenous gephyrin binding modes that allowed for identification of the most extensive gephyrin interactome to date and defined novel classes of putative interactors, creating a framework for understanding gephyrin’s nonsynaptic functions. This study demonstrates anti-gephyrin DARPins as a versatile platform for studying inhibitory synapses in an unprecedented manner.
Usefulness of the Kyoto Classification Score for Prediction of Current Helicobacter pylori Infection
Authors: Kang Heejun , Lim Chul-Hyun , Kim Sukil , Choi Arum , Oh Jung-Hwan
Published: October 2022

Background/Aims: Based on the Kyoto classification of gastritis, mucosal atrophy, endoscopic intestinal metaplasia, fold enlargement, nodularity, and diffuse redness may be associated with gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. In this study, we investigated the association between Kyoto scores based on the aforementioned five variables and current H. pylori infection.Materials and Methods: We reviewed medical records of consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic biopsies between January and June 2019. The study included 687 patients (370 and 317 patients with H. pylori-negative and -positive results, respectively). The Kyoto score was evaluated by the endoscopist who performed the test and was reconfirmed by another endoscopist. The total Kyoto score was analyzed using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for each score from 0 to 8. Multivariate analysis was used to determine the variables associated with H. pylori infection.Results: The maximum value of the Youden index (which reflects the ideal cut-off score of the Kyoto score on the ROC curve) was a Kyoto score of 2 points (Youden index 0.5905). Nodularity (OR 24.69, 95% CI 8.57~71.16, P<0.001) and diffuse redness (1 point: OR 18.29, 95% CI 10.29~32.52, P<0.001 and 2 points: OR 30.82, 95% CI 14.07~67.52, P<0.001) showed the highest OR on multivariate analysis.Conclusions: A Kyoto classification cut-off score of 2 points was suggestive of H. pylori infection, and mucosal nodularity and diffuse redness were most significantly associated with the risk of infection.
Cinnamaldehyde regulates mitochondrial quality against hydrogen peroxide induced apoptosis in mouse lung mesenchymal stem cells via the PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway
Authors: Ke Shiwen , Zhu Wei , Lan Zhihui , Zhang Yuanbing , Mo Lisha , Zhu Guoshuang , Liu Liangji
Published: October 2022

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal respiratory disease without effective treatments. Mitochondrial dysfunction weakens the ability of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to repair the distal lung epithelium, which is a probable pathogenesis of IPF. In previous research, we found that cinnamaldehyde (CA) can maintain the mitochondrial morphology of MSCs.

Methods

This present study evaluated the effect and mechanism of CA on murine lung MSCs using the hydrogen peroxide model. Antioxidant effects and mitochondrial function were determined using flow cytometry. The mRNA levels of mitochondrial dynamics and the expressions of autophagy-related proteins were also detected.

Results

CA can increase the levels of SOD, MMP and ATP, decrease the rate of ROS and apoptosis, and restore the mitochondrial structure. CA can also improve the mRNA expression of MFN1, MFN2, FIS1, DRP1, OPA1, and PGC-1α, increase the expression of LC3 II and p62 and promote the PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway. Our results demonstrated that CA can control mitochondrial quality and avoid apoptosis, which may be associated with the regulation of the PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway.
Physiological and ecological characteristics and reproductive responses of Phragmites australis to dry-wet conditions in inland saline marshes of Northeast China
Authors: Mingyang Cui , Zhixin Du , Xiaoyu Li , Junze Chen
Published: October 2022

Inland saline marshes in northeastern China have unique soil characteristics and population distribution features. Hydrological change is a critical environmental factor causing wetland degradation and soil salinization in this region. The growth and reproductive responses of typical wetland plants to dry-wet alternations are essential for restoring inland saline marshes. A pot experiment was conducted to study the growth and reproductive responses of Phragmites australis populations to three hydrological treatments simulating drought degradation (drought), permanent inundation restoration (flooding), and seasonal inundation restoration (dry-wet). The species showed different growth and reproductive responses to the three treatments. After 120 d, the drought conditions induced a lower biomass, root length and root surface area of P. australis, but with higher root diameter, soluble sugar, and Na+ ion contents. Flooding and alternating dry-wet treatments induced the opposite responses. Alternating dry-wet treatments can be considered a better solution to effectively conserve water and meet the water needs of P. australis in the current growing season. The biomass under the alternating wet and dry treatment was the same as that under flooding, but the number of rhizome shoots was lower. The alternating dry-wet treatments was able to recover the growth of P. australis in the current season, but the potential for asexual reproduction of the species was insufficient.
Use of fermented spent coffee grounds as a substrate supplement for rearing black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens (L), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Authors: Khaekratoke Kanyanat , Laksanawimol Parichart , Thancharoen Anchana
Published: October 2022

Background

Spent coffee grounds (SCG), an increasingly abundant waste product with environmental disposal problems, has been used as a dietary supplement for many animals and have the potential to be used as a dietary supplement for black soldier fly (BSF) larvae; however, its effective use is still under scrutiny. To date, no studies have considered the use of SCG after microbial fermentation (fSCG) and its effects on BSF life history.

Methods

A mixture of fruit and vegetable pulp residue supplemented with one of six different fSCG percentages (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% by weight) were provided as a diet substrate in order to evaluate the effect of the fSCG quantity on BSF growth, yield, and conversion ability.

Results

The addition of fSCG to the pulp diet prolonged larval development times, while 100% fSCG affected the larval survival rate and resulted in a male-biased adult sex ratio. The 20–40% fSCG and 40–60% fSCG treatments supported the largest prepupal and mature larval sizes, respectively. The highest waste reduction efficiency and feed conversion rate by BSF larvae was found with 20% fSCG, similar to the control (0% fSCG).

Discussion

From the short rearing time, high yield, and high bioconversion efficiency, a 20% fSCG supplementation of the mixed pulp was recommended for rearing BSF larvae. These data are valuable for coffee by-product waste management in urban areas.
Research on the Application of Computer Data Encryption Technology in Cloud Security
Authors: Zhao Zhengying , Xu Xiangyi
Published: October 2022

Computer network is the basis of current enterprise operation and social service operation. Under the network mechanism, high-speed and high-quality operation can further accelerate the gradual development of enterprise and social structure. However, under the diversified and open transmission mode, the network has become the main disaster area where the current security accidents occur. Some hacker attacks and network viruses have brought greater threats to network users. Therefore, this paper mainly takes the practical application of computer data confidentiality technology in cloud security as the main analysis content, and discusses the characteristics of the technology, hoping to have corresponding reference value.
Privilege in Perpetuity: Exploding a Pākehā Myth
Authors: Meihana Peter
Published: October 2022

'The idea of Māori privilege continues to be deployed in order to constrain Māori aspirations and maintain the power imbalance that colonisation achieved in the nineteenth century.' The ‘idea of Māori privilege’, as Peter Meihana describes it, is deeply embedded in New Zealand culture. Many New Zealanders hold firm to the belief that Māori have been treated better than other indigenous peoples, and that they receive benefits that other New Zealanders do not. Some argue that the supposed privileges that Māori receive are a direct attack on the foundations of the nation. Privilege in Perpetuity charts the eighteenth-century origins of this idea, tracing its development over time, and assesses what impact this notion of privilege has had on Māori communities. Central to this history is the paradox, explored by Meihana, of how Māori were rendered landless and politically marginalised, yet at the same time were somehow still considered privileged. The idea of privilege is revealed as central to colonisation in New Zealand and the dispossession and marginalisation of Māori – and as a stubbornly persistent prejudice that remains in place today.
Influence of Group Based Micro-financial Services on Business Performance of Rural Based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kagera Region Tanzania
Authors: Kaserwa Gosbert B.
Published: October 2022

As a result of on-going debate among scholars and researchers all over the world on actual influence of group based micro-financial services on rural based borrowers’ businesses some people in Kagera region Tanzania have become afraid of applying for such loans from financial institutions. Their worry is hinged on the thinking that such loans might impact negatively on their businesses leading to failure to repay the same loans. The objective of this study was to determine influence of group based micro-financial services (credit) on business performance of rural based MSMEs in Kagera region Tanzania. The Study was guided by the theory of Group Based Micro-financing (GBM) model. It was undertaken in four districts of Kagera region Tanzania. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 279 group based borrowers of two commercial banks and two microfinance institutions (MFIs). Multiple Linear Regression Analysis (MLRA) was conducted to estimate the influence of group based micro-financial services on business performance of rural based MSMEs. The study found out that some determinants of micro-financial services variable such as loan disbursement and loan repayment policy had positive and significant influence on business performance of rural based MSMEs. However, loan usage despite that had positive influence its influence was insignificant on business performance of rural based MSMEs. Conclusively, this finding implies that an increase/ improvement in loan disbursement and loan repayment policy are essential for increased business performance and hence compliance to loan repayments. It is thus recommended that because most rural borrowers invest their loans in agriculture micro-financial service providers (lenders) should improve their loan repayment policies and also make timely disbursement of loans so as make them marry with agricultural sessions in rural areas.
Trophic Status of Shanti Sagara Reservoir:	Implications on Nutrient Management in Reservoir Catchment
Authors: Desai V. Rohan , Bhagwat Tejaswini Nikhil
Published: October 2022

Water quality assessment of Shanti Sagara reservoir for drinking water supply and for water allocation to meet the demands in the semiarid climate is aimed. Seasonal water sampling (Pre monsoon, December 2021 & Post monsoon, May 2022) at 2 depths to investigate physico-chemical parameters and assess the Water Quality index based on IS 10500: 2012 is found to be poor in pre monsoon, December 2021 and very poor in post monsoon, May 2022. Trophic status of the reservoir assessed based on Carlson’s Trophic State Classification (Secchi Depth, Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorous) indicated that the reservoir is Hypereutrophic for Post Monsoon. This calls for assessment of internal nutrient load (silt characteristics) and external loading from the reservoir catchment (fertilizer from agriculture land) and the domestic water and the sewage water has contributed to high concentration of phosphorous (P) in Rudrapura and Jakli near Somalapura.

Soil texture (sandy clay, silty loam, silty clay and sandy clay loam) in the reservoir catchment compliments high concentration of suspended sediment that increasers the turbidity in the reservoir. Turbidity present in the water alters the taste, colour and odour of the water and oxygen from the surface cannot be mixed to the bottom layer and oxygen is not released by photosynthesis in absence of light penetration (high turbidity levels) resulting in anoxic condition. Total Nitrogen (TN) in the catchment soil that contributes to the bottom of the reservoir is found to be high (201-217 kg/acre). Agriculture runoff in the month of (May, 2022) owing to precipitation results in high sediment concentration, that contributes to high nitrogen levels in the reservoir.

Nutrients in suspended Sediments that have entered the reservoir altered the nutrient cycle in the reservoir ecosystem. High nutrient concentration in the silt characteristics i,e total nitrogen (159-168 kg/acre) and phosphorous (10.1-13.4 kg/acre) is due to stratification caused do level to low in hypolimnion layer and anoxic condition during summer resulting in growth of Phytoplankton the eutrophication. The suggested nutrient management strategies for the reservoirs catchment are optimizing nutrient application to the crop land, microbial water treatment before supplying it for drinking purpose, soil conservation structures in the reservoir catchment to restrict sediment entry to the reservoir and sewage treatment plant for the rural settlement.
Permanent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia in Infants from Myocarditis-like Presentation to Simple Tachycardia: A Case Series
Authors: Mohmmedahmed Mohmmed A. , Yousef Bashir A. , Alshehri Abdullah B. , Eltayeb Elhoury M.
Published: October 2022

Permanent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia (PJRT) is a rare type of supraventricular tachycardia. It can be misdiagnosed and hence under-treated in infants and children, leading to significant cardiac morbidities and mortalities. We describe four cases of young infants who presented with a wide range of clinical scenarios from neonatal tachycardia to overtly decompensated heart failure, all caused by PJRT. All cases showed complete recovery with appropriate medical treatment. In this case series, we aim to discuss the diversity of clinical presentations, and the challenges surrounding the diagnosis, management, and prognosis. To achieve this aim, we have also performed a detailed literature review and reflected on our cases presented to our center between 2016 to 2020. PJRT is rare; it is often missed or diagnosed late in the presentation. Hence, the key is to keep it in mind in infants presenting with acute cardiac problems from simple tachycardia to a myocarditis-like presentation. Anti-arrhythmic medications are safe and effective as first-line therapy for PJRT in neonates and infants. They can prevent or delay the need for invasive cardiac ablation, which is more challenging in these age groups and should be considered in cases refractory to medical treatment.
Investigation and Identification of Various Garden Spider Species in Two Distinct Locations
Authors: Shah Nitu , Kumari Bibha
Published: October 2022

Aim: Spiders require all environments in which they can survive, and they are regarded as a helpful indicator of the overall species richness and health of terrestrial communities. They are particularly sensitive to natural world disturbances. As a result, the current study was carried out to investigate and identify the diverse garden spider species at two distinct locations: a large college campus garden and a house garden (small).

Place and Duration of Study: Garden of Magadh Mahila College (Patna, India) and the house garden (Patna city, India), between July 2001 to March 2022.

Methodology: Visual examination and camera capture of photographs of spiders in both research sites, and identification based on general shape, size, distinctive colour pattern, number and positioning of eyes, length and arrangement of their legs, and so on.

Results: Spiders are among the most diverse groups of organisms that exist in almost all microhabitats, as evidenced by the presence of 07 families, 15 genus, and 25 species in a small area. Due to their small numbers, this group cannot be disproved in conservation studies. Less species were found in the small garden in the house that was located in a well-built area, whereas a large number of different species of spiders were found in the college campus garden with a larger area of vegetation.

Conclusion: According to this brief investigation, multiple species were present, each belonging to a different taxonomic group. As a result of this research, we will be able to gain a better understanding of spider diversity and taxonomy.
Discourse Analysis of Mass Media Surviving Strategies in Post COVID-19 Era Nigeria
Authors: Ternenge Kusugh , Shagbaor Suemo Jacob , Ngufan Tsafa Tina , Nyiete Ayabam Bibiana
Published: October 2022

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ascending containment measures, including prolonged lockdown have caused serious dislocation of economic activities across the globe. Although the mass media environment was already fragile before the outbreak of this pandemic in Nigeria, the disease has worsened the situation which threatens the survival of this viable industry. What strategies to adopt in order to stay afloat remain integral, hence, this study was undertaken to analyze the surviving strategies for mass media in the post COVID-19 era in Nigeria. Anchored on the Social Responsibility Media Theory and Political Economy of the Media Theory, analytical research design was used to investigate the strategies ideal for the survival of the mass media industry in the post COVID-19 era in Nigeria using evidential and empirical documented secondary materials as sources of data collection. Our study found a number of factors that challenged the existence of mass media in the period of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. It found useful the continued provision of information, education, entertainment and connection; assist society through direct industry workers’ support, health and wellness programmes, ecosystem and community, and in-kind contributions; and building trust as strategies for the survival of media industry in the post COVID-19. Our paper also found support informs of bailout, single digit loan facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria and assistance from donor agencies and groups as other useful strategies for survival but with caution to ensure that such supports and favours are not meant to weaken independence of the mass media, betray public trust and corrode the ethical values of the profession which build that trust. The paper concluded by stating pandemic has a great power of disrupting mass media operations and practice and the survival and sustainability of the industry after the pandemic is largely dependent on adoption of techniques and strategies that are genuine, deliberate and sustainable. The paper identified sourcing for and supporting operators of the mass media industry with soft or low interest loans; more aggressive in sourcing for advertisements and other commercials; maintaining editorial integrity as among the recommendations for quick recovery, particularly in the period of a post pandemic.
A Review on the Agricultural Waste Residues Management by Different Microbes
Authors: Kannan R. , Kallapiran K. Ajay
Published: October 2022

Agricultural waste residues and current environmental issues like soil, water, and air pollution accumulate in the environment, causing pollution and deterioration of the environment across the globe. As a byproduct of its operations, agriculture creates a lot of trash. If crop wastes from agriculture and horticulture, such as plant biomass, are not adequately handled, the ecology could be harmed. This excludes grains, fruits, and pulses. The majority of agricultural waste is composed of residues like cellulose, lignin, chitin, keratin, and pectin, which can only be degraded by natural bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and actinomycetes that are competent for the task, furthermore, microbes play a significant role in the breakdown of different agricultural waste. To prevent environmental pollution, agriculture wastes are quickly processed by efficient native microbes that grow eco-friendly, inexpensive dynamic substrates from the field itself and create compost beds above ground level. Microbial cultures are added to the beds at intervals of four days, and the temperature and moisture are maintained. After 28 days, the material breakdown transforms into compost, and this finished product of microbial compost is applied to the vermicompost process to obtain vermicompost product. The use of microorganisms can have beneficial long-term environmental consequences on the ecosystem.
Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon
Authors: Ndah Njoh Roland , Taku Julie , Lucha Celestine Fonyikeh-Bomboh , Mutange Helga Ekole
Published: October 2022

Land clearing for plantation and settlement establishment has been a prominent driving force for forest ecosystem destruction. This study aimed at evaluating the status, challenges and mitigation strategies of the selected NTFPs produced and Mark¹eted in the study site. This study was carried out in the municipality of Mundemba South West Region Cameroon. Data were collected with the used of open and close ended questionnaires, key informants interviews and field observations. The questionnaires were divided into IV sections. Section I socio-demographic characteristics, section II on the status of the different NTFPs produced and marketed section III on the challenges and section IV on mitigation strategies. Data were subjected to descriptive analyses and were treated using statistical software program IBM SPSS statistics.  Chi square Pearson test was used to determine the association. Results showed that 59.00 percent were men while 41.00 percent were women. Based on the IUCN red list categories, 6 of the NTFPs were noticed as least concerned, 4 of the NTFP species are near threatened, while none of the species were noticed to be extinct. The main challenge for production was limited land with 51.00 percent while the least challenge of limited knowledge for production was noticed to 2% and was not significantly different(x2cal = 0.593, x2 table value=0.917). The main challenge for marketing was reported as insecurity with 39 % while the least was failure of buyers to keep to time with 8.00 percent and was significantly different (X2cal= 1.052,x2 table value =0.958). The government strategies for mitigating challenges of production and marketing (x2cal =2.988, x2cal =0.224) was significantly different. The major mitigation of road construction had a percentage of 83.00 percent, while the least noticed for mitigations production and marketing was provision of farm inputs with a percentage of 6 %. Therefore, proper management will definitely lead to improve production and marketing of NTFPs.
Evaluation of Microbiological and Physico-Chemical Parameters of Juices Sold in the Streets of the City of Man (Côte D’Ivoire): Case of Zingiber officinale and Hibiscus sabdariffa
Authors: Carole Koffi Affoué , Clément Kouassi Kouassi , Daouda Nimaga , Rose Koffi-Nevry
Published: October 2022

Objective: To study the microbiological and physico-chemical quality of traditional drinks based on Hibiscus sabdariffa and Zingiber officinale sold in the streets of Man (Côte d’Ivoire).

Materials and Methods: The material consisted of Hibiscus sabdariffa and Zingiber officinale juices. A survey was conducted among the population and vendors. Several microbiological standards were used for the determination of mesophilic aerobic germs, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus sp. and Salmonella sp. Physicochemical parameters such as: reducing sugar (g/100 mL), pH, Brix degree (°Brix), temperature (°Celcius), conductivity (ɥs/cm), calcium, phosphorus, zinc and iron (all three in mg/g) were determined in the juice.

Results: At the survey level, several sales locations were used by the vendors as a strategic environment to attract customers. 40% in small alleys, 19% at the market, 18% at the bus station, 14% near schools and (9%) near administrations. Regarding the microbiological results, there is a strong contamination of the mesophilic aerobic germs with a value of 1.82×105 and Total Coliforms (TC) with a value of 8.06×105 of the juices made from Hibiscus sabdariffa making the juices unfit for consumption.

Physicochemical analyses of Hibiscus sabdariffa and Zingiber officinale juices yielded the following highest values: pH (2.3 ± 0.05) (4.24 ± 0.31), temperature (15.65 ± 3.35) (17.7 ± 1 C°), conductivity (369 ± 88 ɥs/cm) (186.55 ± 12.05), calcium (0.88 and 0, 44 mg/g), phosphorus (2.4 and 1.26 mg/g), iron (0.37 and 0.53 mg/g), °Brix (20.5 ± 4.5)(20 ± 2) and reducing sugars (8.38 ±1.4) (17.7 ±0.68 g/100 mL).

Conclusion: The present study allowed to assess the microbiological and physicochemical quality of the drinks based on Hibiscus sabdariffa and Zingiber officinale. The microbiological results obtained, are worrying for the consumers. Also, the whole of the parameters determined in the various juices allow to have an idea of the risk incurred by the consumers.