bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
О численно реализуемых явных формулах для решений двумерных и трехмерных уравнений $\operatorname{div}(\alpha(w)\nabla w)=0$, $\operatorname{div}(\beta\nabla w)=0$ с данными Коши на аналитической границе
Authors: Demidov Aleksander Sergeevich
Published: January 2021

Дается конструкция численно реализуемых явных формул для решений двумерных и трехмерных уравнений
$\operatorname{div}(\alpha(w)\nabla w)=0$, $\operatorname{div}(\beta\nabla w)=0$
с данными Коши на аналитической границе.
Blood Alcohol Concentration Is Associated With Improved AIS Motor Score After Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Volovetz Josephine , Roach Mary Joan , Stampas Argyrios , Nemunaitis Gregory , Kelly Michael L.
Published: January 2021

Objective:

To investigate the relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and neurologic recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) using standardized outcome measures from the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) examination.

Method:

This is a retrospective review of merged, prospectively collected, multicenter data from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database and institutional trauma databases from five academic medical centers across the United States. Patients with SCI and a documented BAC were analyzed for American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) motor score, FIM, sensory light touch score, and sensory proprioception score upon admission and discharge from rehabilitation. Linear regression was used for the analysis.

Results:

The study identified 210 patients. Mean age at injury was 47 ± 20.5 years, 73% were male, 31% had an AIS grade A injury, 56% had ≥1 comorbidity, mean BAC was 0.42 ± 0.9 g/dL, and the mean Glasgow Coma Score upon arrival was 13.27 ± 4.0. ISNCSCI motor score gain positively correlated with higher BAC (4.80; confidence interval [CI], 2.39–7.22; p < .0001). FIM motor gain showed a trend toward correlation with higher BAC, although it did not reach statistical significance (3.27; CI, −0.07 to 6.61; p = .055). ISNCSCI sensory light touch score gain and sensory proprioception score gain showed no correlation with BAC (p = .44, p = .09, respectively).

Conclusion:

The study showed a positive association between higher BAC and neurologic recovery in patients with SCI as measured by ISNCSCI motor score gain during rehabilitation. This finding has not been previously reported in the literature and warrants further study to better understand possible protective physiological mechanisms underlying the relationship between BAC and SCI.
Linking Individual Data From the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Center and Local Trauma Registry: Development and Validation of Probabilistic Matching Algorithm
Authors: Chen Yuying , Wen Huacong , Griffin Russel , Roach Mary Joan , Kelly Michael L.
Published: January 2021

Background:

Linking records from the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) database to the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) provides a unique opportunity to study early variables in predicting long-term outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The public use data sets of SCIMS and NTDB are stripped of protected health information, including dates and zip code.

Objectives:

To develop and validate a probabilistic algorithm linking data from an SCIMS center and its affiliated trauma registry.

Method:

Data on SCI admissions 2011–2018 were retrieved from an SCIMS center (n = 302) and trauma registry (n = 723), of which 202 records had the same medical record number. The SCIMS records were divided equally into two data sets for algorithm development and validation, respectively. We used a two-step approach: blocking and weight generation for linking variables (race, insurance, height, and weight).

Results:

In the development set, 257 SCIMS-trauma pairs shared the same sex, age, and injury year across 129 clusters, of which 91 records were true-match. The probabilistic algorithm identified 65 of the 91 true-match records (sensitivity, 71.4%) with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 80.2%. The algorithm was validated over 282 SCIMS-trauma pairs across 127 clusters and had a sensitivity of 73.7% and PPV of 81.1%. Post hoc analysis shows the addition of injury date and zip code improved the specificity from 57.9% to 94.7%.

Conclusion:

We demonstrate the feasibility of probabilistic linkage between SCIMS and trauma records, which needs further refinement and validation. Gaining access to injury date and zip code would improve record linkage significantly.
Fuel-optimal path finding algorithm using traffic information at urban intersection
Authors: Lee Jooin , Lee Hyeongcheol
Published: January 2021

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is actively studied as the sensor and communication technology in the vehicle develops. The Intelligent Transportation System collects, processes, and provides information on the location, speed, and acceleration of the vehicles in the intersection. This paper proposes a fuel optimal route decision algorithm. The algorithm estimates traffic condition using information of vehicles acquired from several ITS intersections and determines the route that minimizes fuel consumption by reflecting the estimated traffic condition. Simplified fuel consumption models and road information (speed limit, average speed, etc.) are used to estimate the amount of fuel consumed when passing through the road. Dynamic Programming (DP) is used to determine the route that fuel consumption can be minimized. This algorithm has been verified in an intersection traffic model that reflects the actual traffic environment (Korea Daegu Technopolis) and the corresponding traffic model is modeled using AIMSUN.
Simulated operating concepts for wholesale inventory optimization at Naval Supply Systems Command
Authors: Teter Sean , Craparo Emily , Salmerón Javier
Published: January 2021

Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) serves as the Navy’s inventory control point, managing approximately 375,000 line items. Constrained by funding, NAVSUP WSS uses the Wholesale Inventory Optimization Model (WIOM) to maximize customer service. Since demand distributions for different parts change over time, NAVSUP WSS reruns WIOM quarterly. However, large changes to the solution create an administrative burden. To deal with this problem, referred to as churn, WIOM has a persistence parameter that can discourage change from one run to the next, but it is inherently at odds with customer service performance. This research develops the Comparative Optimized Results Simulation to explore the system’s performance under different persistence settings and periodicities of running WIOM. The research finds that periodicities greater than quarterly significantly degrade customer service, and increasing the persistence parameter dramatically improves churn while only marginally degrading customer service.
Pollution routing problem with time window and split delivery
Authors: Saad Sameh M. , Bahadori Ramin
Published: January 2021

In most classic vehicle routing problems, the main goal is to minimise the total travel time or distance while, the green vehicle routing problem, in addition to the stated objectives, also focuses on minimising fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions. In this research, a new approach in Pollution Routing Problem (PRP) is proposed to minimise the CO2 emission by investigating vehicle weight fill level in length of each route. The PRP with a homogeneous fleet of vehicles, time windows, considering the possibility of split delivery and constraint of minimum shipment weight that must be on the vehicle in each route is investigated simultaneously. The mathematical model is developed and implemented using a simulated annealing algorithm which is programmed in MATLAB software. The generated results from all experiments demonstrated that the application of the proposed mathematical model led to the reduction in CO2 emission.
Optimizing energy efficiency in distributed mHealth networks
Authors: Skowron Philipp , Aleithe Michael , Franczyk Bogdan
Published: January 2021

Energy efficiency in mobile health applications is a relevant problem for long-term monitoring and user acceptance. Various parameters influence the runtime of the system to some degree. One of the parameters is the sampling rate of the individual distributed sensors. Increasing the sampling rate can lead to an increase in energy consumption within the system. By contrast, a reduction can lead to a loss of the data quality, which reduces the informative value of the results of algorithms that use this data. Using optimization methods from reinforcement learning and deep learning to adaptive adjust the sampling rates during runtime, energy efficiency could be improved in only 40 training runs without losing data quality during sampling.
Does Bank Lending Intervention Hamper Firm Innovation? Evidence From the Chinese-style Capacity-Reduction Initiative
Authors: Wen Huwei , Zhong Qiming , Guo Quanen
Published: January 2021

Using the difference-in-differences method, this study investigates the impact of bank lending intervention on firm innovation. We find that bank lending intervention significantly hampers R&D investment of firms in overcapacity industries. Moreover, policy intervention significantly reduces bank lending but increases the firms’ trade credit as well as the financing constraints of firms in overcapacity industries. Furthermore, bank lending intervention reduces the efficiency of credit allocation, an outcome which is attributed to its preference for politically connected firms rather than higher-efficiency ones.
The Impact of COVID-19 and Government Intervention on Stock Markets of OECD Countries
Authors: Yang Haochang , Deng Peidong
Published: January 2021

We study the impact of COVID-19 and various government interventions on the stock market returns of 20 OECD countries from February 1, 2020 to October 1, 2020. We find that stock market returns react significantly negatively to the increase in the number of confirmed cases. The governments’ intervention measures, such as social distancing, testing and contact tracing policies, magnify the negative effect of COVID-19 on stock returns. Our findings have important policy implications.
Asymmetric Link Between COVID-19 and Fossil Energy Prices
Authors: Wang Kai-Hua , Su Chi-Wei
Published: January 2021

This paper investigates the asymmetric relationship between COVID-19 and fossil energy prices through bootstrap Fourier Granger Causality test in quantiles. The empirical results indicate that COVID-19 influences oil and natural gas prices in high volatile quantiles. Meanwhile, no significant causal link is discovered in the coal market. Therefore, we provide some important policy implications in terms of results.
Textbooks & Nationhood: A Content Analysis of Punjab Secondary Curriculum English Textbooks During Early Ayub Khan Era in Pakistan
Authors: Sumaira Noreen  , Tahir Aqsa
Published: January 2021

Textbooks are great artefacts in the hands of governments that help in fostering the sense of nationhood among students. The present study analyses aspects of nationhood as depicted in the Punjab’s secondary curriculum English textbooks of early Ayub Khan’s rule in Pakistan. Adopted as the main focal theme, the concept of nationhood is operationalized into three categories, including modernization, Pakistan society and culture, and glorious history. The sample textbooks include English textbooks of Short Poem Collection and Secondary Stage English that were Published by Punjab University Board during early 1960s. Based on content analysis of textbooks, data findings reveal that the notion of nationhood is taken up through progress-based modernization, promotion of indigenous culture and society as well as military glorious history, and not much on religious ideology as often claimed in scores of analytic writings about textbook contents of Pakistan.
أثر التقليد المذموم في الأخلاق على الفرد والمجتمع المسلم
Authors: بن غالب حسان محمد
Published: January 2021

الأخلاق الحسنة أساس في حياة الإنسان، ولكن قد يعتريها من التغيّر والتوشيه بسبب عوامل عدة، ومن هذه العوامل التقليد المذموم الذي يؤثر على الأخلاق من نواح عدة. والباحث في هذه الدراسة بعد تعريفه للأخلاق وبيان أهميتها، ومنزلتها في الشريعة الإسلامية، قام ببيان أنواع التقليد وأنهما في هذا الجانب على نوعين اثنين محمود ومذموم، ولأهمية هذا الموضوع كان لابد من الوقوف على الأسباب الأساسية في التقليد الأخلاقي وكون التقليد يؤدي إلى نتائج خطيرة جدا. وهذا ما سعى إليه الباحث بدراسة تحليلية للنصوص في ذكر الأسباب، ثم أتبع ذلك بذكر الآثار المترتبة على هذا التقليد، وأن هذه الآثار تتنوع في خطورتها، كما تتفاوت في ذلك. فكانت مشكلة البحث هي دراسة التقليد الأخلاقي وأثره في المجتمع المسلم. وأما أهداف البحث فتتلخص فيما يلي: إبراز خطورة التقليد المذموم على أخلاق الفرد. الوقوف على أهم الأسباب الداعية إلى سلوك مسالك هذا التقليد. الحذر من التقليد المذموم ببيان آثاره على الفرد والمجتمع. الحرص على سلوك المسالك الشرعية في جوانب الأخلاقيات الإسلامية. وكانت نتائج الدراسة التي توصل إليها الباحث وقيدها في آخر البحث ما يلي: أهمية الأخلاق في حياة المسلم وعناية الشرع بترسيخ الأخلاقيات والدعوة إليها والحرص على تحلي المسلم بذلك. أن التقليد في الأخلاق له جانبان يحتلان منزلة كبيرة في الآثار على الأفراد أحدهما إيجابي وهو التقليد المحمود والآخر سلبي وهو المذموم. قد نعبر بالتقليد الأخلاقي المحمود على أمر التأسي والقدوة ونحو ذلك من المصطلحات التي جاءت الشريعة بمدحها. التقليد الأخلاقي المذموم له جوانب كثيرة ومظاهر كثيرة منها تقليد غير المسلمين وهذا يتضمن أنواعًا لها ارتباط بجوانب عقدية وسلوكية. أسباب التقليد الأخلاقي المذموم كثيرة جدًا، ذكر في هذا البحث بعضها. وأما آثار التقليد الأخلاقي المذموم كثيرة ولكنها تنصب على جانبين مهمين هما الفرد والمجتمع. أبرز الآثار على الفرد تنصب في: ضعف الانتساب للدين، وما يجر إلى التشكيك في الاتباع للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والتشكيك في هدي الصحابة وسلف الأمة وحصول التشتت الفكري وضعف الوازع الأخلاقي
Book Review: Imagination and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory, (2020). Edited by Keith Moser and Ananta Ch. Sukla. Brill Rodopi
Authors: Manolescu Dan
Published: January 2021

Aristotle thought that phantasia (imagination), perception, and mind were equally important. In one of his works, Aristotle described imagination as “that virtue of which an image occurs in us.” (De Anima iii 3 – 428aa1-2) The notion of what Cicero called “the mind’s eye” has recently been researched quite extensively as a “transdisciplinary project” in a solid and elegant collection of essays entitled Imagination and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory (2020) edited by Keith Moser and Ananta Ch. Sukla, who worked with an eclectic group of international researchers to compile a comprehensive study of the various facets of imagination. Organized in nine parts and presenting 38 essays, this collection is the most comprehensive contribution to the contemporary concept of imagination to date.
Luan Starova’nın Keçiler Dönemi Romanına Bir Bakış
Authors: VATANSEVER Sema
Published: January 2021

Keçiler Dönemi; farklı dinden, ideolojiden, milletten insanlara ve silinip giden imparatorluklara ev sahipliği yapmış Balkanlar’ın adeta modern destanıdır. Roman, daha isminden itibaren alışılagelmiş tarih/devir anlayışına başkaldırır. Üsküp şehri eserde “labirent mekân”a dönüşürken, romanın temel izleklerinden olan “göç”ün trajik boyutu “nehir/ su” imgesi üzerinden anlatılır. Ölüm, arayış, yolculuk ve yeniden doğuş arketiplerini barındırması yönüyle “arketipçi eleştiri” (archetypal criticism) bağlamında incelenmeye müsait olan roman; dilin yersiz yurtsuzlaşması, ötekilik ve azınlık vurgusu, bireyin zorunlu olarak bilhassa dilde siyasallaşması, politik ve kolektif söylemi taşıması bakımından da “minör edebiyat”a eklemlenir. Kuzey Makedonya’da yaşayan Arnavut asıllı Starova; romanlarını Makedonca başta olmak üzere, Fransızca ve Arnavutça yazmak suretiyle daha ziyade majör dilde edebî ürün vermektedir. Romanda, gönderge (référence), parodi (parody), yeniden yazma (réécriture) ve ekfrasis (ekphrasis) boyutunda “metinlerarasılık/göstergelerarasılık” tekniklerinden faydalanılmıştır. Bu çalışma Starova’nın derin yapıda yoğun imgesellik barındıran, entelektüel altyapısı diyalog kurduğu diğer yazarlar, şairler ve ressamlar ile zenginleştirilmiş Keçiler Dönemi romanının bahsi geçen kuramlar çerçevesinde, genel hatları itibariyle incelemesini içermektedir.
Phytochemicals Screening and Chromatographic Separation of Bio Active Compound from the Roots of Berberis Lyceum
Authors:   Department of Botany, Govt Post Graduate Collage Timargara, Lower Dir, Pakistan, Ullah Shakir , Ullah Inam ,   Department of Botany, Govt Post Graduate Collage Timargara, Lower Dir, Pakistan, Naz Robeena ,   Department of Botany, Govt Post Graduate Collage Timargara, Lower Dir, Pakistan
Published: January 2021

In the present research work the phytochemical and Chromatographic separation of bio active compounds Berberis lycium occurred. Phytochemical investigation of the CH2 Cl2 /CH3 OH (1:1) extract ethanol of root shown the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, anthraquinones and alkaloids, steroids and tannins was absent. Chromatographic separation of CH2 Cl2 /CH3 OH (1:1) root ethanol extract yielded methyl 9, 10-dihydro-3, 8-hydroxy-6-methyl-9, 10-dioxoanthracene-2- carboxylate, isolated for the first time from the species of Berberis lycium. With the help of spectroscopic methods (IR, 1 H NMR, 13C NMR, and DEPT-135 and UV-Vis,) Partial characterization of the isolated compound was done.
Epidemic Cycle
Authors:   Mathematics, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA, E Brierly Joseph
Published: January 2021

This article explains the natural progression of a typical viral epidemic. Epidemics historically go through a progressive cycle because once a person is victimized normally there is an immune and non-infectious period of one or more years. At this time both immunity and infectiousness has not been scientifically verified for the Covid-19 virus. However, likely the Covid-19 virus will progress the way of other past virus epidemics. At present there is much untested and possibly unreliable information regarding the Covid-19 epidemic. This article shows the most likely way the Covid-19 epidemic will progress over time
A Short Article on the Superiority of Women
Authors:   P O Box 17, East Marion, New York, USA, Welles James F
Published: January 2021

Women have been universally and eternally victimized by stereotyping to the degree that 400 years ago, no less of an expert on females than Cardinal de Richelieu concluded that “Intellect in a woman is unbecoming” [1,2].
Assessment of Nutritional Composition of Ajwa Paste
Authors:   Department of Biotechnology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan, Bhatti Sana Gulzar , Nazeer Saima ,   Department of Biotechnology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan, Bhatti Anum Gulzar ,   Department of Biotechnology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan
Published: January 2021

The present study provides concrete information about the nutritional composition of the Ajwa paste locally sale in market for different healing slogans. It has been experimentally proven that Ajwa is of prime importance than the rest of the Palm date varieties .The nutritional value of Ajwa paste is 27.24 %( moisture), 2.10% (ash), 1.20% (fat), 14.70% (fiber), 8.54% (protein), 53.78% (carbohydrate). It is good source of instant energy, aid in digestion and low in fat content. High moisture content leads to osmotic regulatory of body. Ajwa paste has a good nutritional profile that provides energy and it is prepared by natural sources.
INF-γ Plasma Level and Polymorphism Significance in Autastic Spectrum Disorder, A Controlled Study in Basrah
Authors:   Microbiology Department, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq, Kaleel Khulood Abdulrazaq , Ibraheim Wijdan Nazar ,   Microbiology Department, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq, Almaliki Qussay Nfawa Thaqab ,   Psychiatrist in Al-fihaa Teaching Hospital
Published: January 2021

ASD are particularly heterogeneous developmental conditions. Many arguments clarified a central function for dysregulation of immune system in ASD and many ASD hazard genes encode the immune system elements along with other risk factors. There is also evidence of continuing dysregulation of immune system in people with ASD and in animal models of this condition. Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the IFN-γ + 874 gene polymorphism and INF - γ plasma level with susceptibility to ASD Methods: Polymorphism detection analysis was performed on 194 subjects from Basra south Iraq. 94 patients with ASD, (78 (83%) males and 16 (17%) females), their age ranging from 2 to 13 years, and 100 children apparently healthy control group matching for the same age and sex The IFN-γ gene polymorphism (+874A/T) was genotyped through a specific sequence primer polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR). For all participant the plasma level of INF-γ was determined by ELISA KIT (Elabscience, USA, Catalog No: E-EL-H0108), followed the manufacturer instructions Results: showed sufficient differences in the plasma concentration of INF between children with autism and the none group: 24.87 pg/mm2 18.86 pg/ mm respectively, with significant increase in plasma concentration of IFN of male and female of autistic group as compare to control group. Results of iterative distribution of INF-γ+874 gene polymorphism showed heterogeneous results between autistic group and control group, as the T allele was scored in autistic group 23.4% in compared with A allele which scored 79.7%, while in control group the T allele was scored 67% in compared with A allele which was scored 85%. AA genotypes of IFN-γ+874 showed higher recurrence among autistic group in compared to control group,(76.5% vs 33% respectively), while TA genotypes of IFN-γ+874 showed lower recurrence in autistic group when compared to control group,(3.2% vs 52% respectively),and IFN-γ+874 TT genotypes scored 20.2% in autistic patients and 15% was scored in control group ASD susceptibility is associated with the T allele of +874 rs2430561 with increase plasma level of IFN-γ which may have role in the severity of behavioural changes.
Immunomolecular Expression of TLR1 and TLR2 Genes Related With Prostatitis
Authors:   Department of Microbiology, University of Basrah, College of medicine, Basrah, Iraq, AlSaimary Ihsan E , AlDhaheri Hussein N ,   Department of Microbiology, University of Basrah, College of medicine, Basrah, Iraq, ALMusafer Murtadha M ,   Department of surgery, University of Basrah, College of medicine, Basrah, Iraq
Published: January 2021

Determine Immunogenetic expression of Toll-like receptor gene clusters related to prostatitis was carried in this investigation to give acknowledge about Role of TLR in prostatitis immunity in men. A case–control study included 135 confirmed prostatitis patients And 50 persons as a control group. Data about age, marital status, working, infertility, family history and personal information like (Infection, Allergy, Steroid therapy, Residency, Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, Blood group, Body max index (BMI) and the clinical finding for all patients of Prostatitis were collected , The molecular expression study include extracting DNA from blood of Prostatitis patients, Prostitis patients and Control group by using specific primers for conventional PCR and Real Time PCR , the amplification of all extracted DNA from blood samples was preform and confirm by using electrophoresis with (100volt/30min). The estimation revealed that the amplified DNA (PCR product) was 135bp for TLR1 (at 50 voltage for 1hour) with the presence of TLR1 was 75% of total samples, and for TLR2 the PCR product was 125bp on agarose gel (1%), (50volt/1hour) with a presence of 95% from total samples. The results of the present study indicate that the Toll like receptor alleles associated with risk of prostatitis.
Preliminary Assessment of DNA Profile Patterns of Neuronal Differentiation Factor (NeuroD1) Gene in the Hippocampus of Wistar Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Ingested Hyoscyamine Fraction of Datura stramonium Seeds
Authors:   Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, Tela Idris Abdu , Musa Sunday Abraham ,   Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, Iliya Ibrahim Abdullahi ,   Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Science, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
Published: January 2021

The study was designed to find out how oral ingestion of hyoscyamine fraction of D. stramonium seeds affect the DNA profiles patterns and expression of NeuroD1 gene in the hippocampus of adult Wistar rats. Fresh D. stramonium seeds were procured, identified, macerated and fractionated. Thirty-two (32) male adult Wistar rats weighed 200-250 grams were procured and divided into four groups comprised of control and three treatment groups for the study. The control received an equivalent bodyweight of normal saline, while the treatment groups received 200, 400 and 800 mg/kgbwt of hyoscyamine fraction for three weeks respectively. The animals were sacrificed, tissues harvested for histology, gel electrophoresis and gene expression studies. The fold changes were calculated and DNA profiles were determined using LabImage bio-imaging software. One-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s multiple comparisons post-hoc test was used to obtain the difference in the expression of the gene across the groups using Minitab 17 (LLC., U.K.) statistical package software. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. There was a statistically significant downregulation (p = 0.001) in the NeuroD1 expression, increased DNA fragment size, decreased DNA migration distance and band volume, and necrosis of the dentate gyrus (DG) region in the hippocampus of the treated animals. In conclusion, oral ingestion of hyoscyamine fraction of D. stramonium seeds is toxic to the DNA profile patterns and expression of the NeuroD1 gene in Wistar rats.
Biostatistical Analysis on COVID-19
Authors:   School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Zhao Bin , Jiang Xia ,   Hospital, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Cao Jinming ,   School of Information and Mathematics, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Published: January 2021

Since receiving unexplained pneumonia patients at the Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has rapidly spread in Wuhan, China and spread to the entire China and some neighboring countries. We establish the dynamics model of infectious diseases and time series model to predict the trend and short-term prediction of the transmission of COVID-19, which will be conducive to the intervention and prevention of COVID-19 by departments at all levels in mainland China and buy more time for clinical trials.
Role of Nutrition therapy during COVID 19
Authors:   Consultant Dietitian IMC, Mushtaq Ayesha , Sharif Minahil ,   Student university of Lahore
Published: January 2021

Nutrition is a vital element of health. More decisively, nutrition is part of the treatment routine for acute and chronic diseases and applies mainly to conditions for which an etiologic treatment has not yet been discovered. Ebola virus outbreak Western Africa in the 2014–2016 proved that immediate supportive care significantly reduces case mortality rates [1]. This may relate as well to the current COVID-19 pandemic that is disturbing the world. Emerging evidence shows that COVID-19 is associated with negative outcomes in older, comorbid, and hypoalbuminemia patients. These features are not specific to the Chinese residents because they have been testified also in North American patients with COVID-19. When measured together, the emerging literature on patients with COVID-19 indirectly highlights the applicability of nutrition in possibly determining their outcomes. Older age and the presence of comorbid conditions are almost consistently associated with impaired nutritional status and sarcopenia, independently of body mass index. Fascinatingly, a high body mass index score appears to be related to a poor prognosis in comorbid patients with COVID-19, which further points to a possible role of sarcopenic obesity in influencing the outcome [2].
Why Abandoned Pune University Dream and Followed Depression Direction Knee to Neck Living Against of Credit Social Distancing of Burnside Mouth
Authors:   Indian Council of Medical Research, Hajare Rahul
Published: January 2021

Phone sex has a safe and easy way to keep the spark in a relationship alive and remain free from infection. Infection has higher side. When everyone knows has practising social distancing and self-isolation where does that leave sex? The country has in a lockdown. People have to keep themselves confined to their homes; it doesn’t preclude the possibility of sex. It has unrealistic to believe that during the lockdown; billions of people won’t give in to their most primal desire and abstain from lovemaking. The lockdown has intended to keep people confined to their homes; what they do inside is their own business. The threat posed by COVID-19.
Transient Splenial Lesion in New Onset Severe Persistent Daily Headache: A Clinico-radiological dilemma
Authors:   Senior Consultant Neurology, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute , New Delhi,India, Nagpal Kadam , Prakash Swayam ,   Senior Consultant Neurology & Director Cognitive Neurology and Neuro-immunology Divisions, Neotia Getwel Healthcare Center, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Published: January 2021

Acute transient diffusion-weighted image (DWI) restriction of the splenium of corpus callosum is reported in various medical conditions (encephalopathy, hypoglycemia, in patients on antiepileptic drugs) and in various neuro-infections. We report case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with acute onset persistent severe headache for last 3 days. Her headaches were hemicranial, severe and throbbing in nature, associated with nausea and photophobia. Her symptomatology mimicked ‘status migrainosus’, however she had no history of migraine in past. She was investigated in details and her MRI brain revealed a splenial hyperintense lesion which showed spontaneous resolution on follow up. It is imperative in such cases to identify and explore the reversible causes and manage accordingly before it results in irreversible brain injury
Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment - A Review Article
Authors:   Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartous, Syria, Harfouch Rim M , Torossian Hrag ,   Faculty of Medicine, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartous, Syria, Qabalan Hala ,   Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
Published: January 2021

Islet cell transplantation has therapeutic potential to treat type 1 diabetes, which is characterized by autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic islet β cells. It represents a minimal invasive approach for β cell replacement, but long-term blood control is still largely unachievable. This phenomenon can be attributed to the lack of islet vasculature and hypoxic environment in the immediate post-transplantation period that contributes to the acute loss of islets by ischemia. Moreover, graft failures continue to occur because of immunological rejection, despite the use of potent immunosuppressive agents. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to enhance islet transplantation by suppressing inflammatory damage and immune mediated rejection. In this review we discuss the impact of MSCs on islet transplantation and focus on the potential role of MSCs in protecting islet grafts from early graft failure and from autoimmune attack.
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Temporal Bone in a Child with Central Diabetes Insipidus
Authors:   Pediatric A Departement, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, LAGRINE Mariam , LABANI Youness ,   ENT-HNS Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, EL FAKIRI Karima ,   Pediatric A Departement, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, RADA Noureddine ,   Pediatric A Departement, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, DRAISS Ghizlane ,   Pediatric A Departement, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, NOURI Hassan ,   ENT-HNS Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, RAJI Abdelaziz ,   ENT-HNS Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco, BOUSKRAOUI Mohammed ,   Pediatric A Departement, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, Marrakech, Morocco
Published: January 2021

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare clonal disease defined by an accumulation of dendritic cells with Langerhans cell immunological properties within different organs of the body. We intend to describe a new case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the temporal bone in a child with central diabetes insipidus. The child presented the polyuria-polydipsia syndrome for 6 months with Chronic bilateral otorrhea. On physical examination,there were bilateral retroauricular redness and induration. The otoscopy visualized inflammatory polyps filling all of the right and left external ear canal. Biological exploration confirmed the central diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed the presence of pituitary infiltration. Computed tomography showed osseous lysis of the temporal bone bilaterally. A retroauricular biopsy was performed under general anesthesia. Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Knowledge and attitude towards identification and management of sepsis among resident physicians in tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan
Authors: Ainan Arshad  , Abdul Aziz  , Ahmed Ayaz  , Syed Maaz Salahuddin  , Bushra Jamil
Published: January 2021

We conducted this study to determine the compliance and knowledge of sepsis guidelines among resident physicians in tertiary care hospital of developing country. A self-structured validated questionnaire was prepared to evaluate compliance and knowledge of the SSC guidelines. A total of 76 resident physicians completed the questionnaire; 51 (67%) were Internal Medicine Residents and 25 (33%) were Emergency Medicine residents of Aga Khan University Hospital. 93% of the participants claimed to be aware of the SSC guidelines but only 26% considered themselves very knowledgeable on the subject. Less than half of them confessed to using the guidelines regularly. We concluded that the overall knowledge and compliance of sepsis guidelines was suboptimal. This highlights the need for increased awareness and teaching of sepsis and SSC guidelines to improve patient outcomes in developing countries.
Keywords: Sepsis knowledge; health education, Continuous...
MENGUAK PERAN ULAMA DI GAYO ANALISIS SOSIAL DAN HISTORIS
Authors: Harun Ihsan , Yusdiana Emi
Published: January 2021

The Gayo people are people who live in the highlands of Aceh province. Islamic identity for the Gayo community has existed since the 11th century AD, the Gayo community pays great respect to religious leaders. This can be seen in various aspects, one of which is in government, known as sarak opat. The role of ulama in Gayo is classified in several ways: In the context of the Gayo community, ulama have a role as religious educators, as politicians, as religious officials and as government officials and most ulama in Gayo are classified as free ulama. The public’s recognition of the predicate “free ulama” for someone is based on deep knowledge, noble character and high adherence to religious teachings, and is not tied to the government bureaucracy as an official.
IMPLEMENTASI STRATEGI KAYANG TERHADAP KEBERHASILAN PAUD INKLUSI KASYA DAY CARE CENTER AND SCHOOL BANDA ACEH
Authors: Muflihan Yenni
Published: January 2021

Basically, all children have the same rights to get education, including children with special needs. Teachers must be able to understand and think about what learning strategies are suitable for children with special needs, because children with special needs require special treatment in educating or teaching them. Inclusive PAUD is an educational institution intended for children with special needs, in addition to children with special needs, many students have also registered in Kasya Inclusion PAUD. This study aims to analyze the implementation of learning strategies in the Kasya Day Care Center and School Banda Aceh Inclusion PAUD, namely the “kayang” strategy, through the library research method. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that the “kayang” strategy has had a huge impact on the progress and success of the Kasya Day Care Center and School Banda Aceh Inclusion PAUD.
KOMUNIKASI INTERNAL BADAN KEMAKMURAN MASJID
Authors: Suroto Suroto
Published: January 2021

Communication is a process when a person or several people, groups, organizations, and society create and use information to connect with the environment and other people. The Mosque Prosperity Board needs good communication, one of which is external communication. External communication is communication made by the organization/company through a management agreement to carry out communication activities with outside parties or the public outside the organization which is of course a concern. In prospering the mosque, a communication strategy is needed to revive the activity program at the mosque, then also to influence congregation to be interested in coming to the mosque. Thus, the mosque became prosperous. The mosque’s welfare agency can conduct external communication through magazines, media releases, speeches, brochures, posters, press conferences, social services and exhibitions.
SOSYAL ETKİ KURAMI BAĞLAMINDA POST- MODERN TÜKETİCİNİN SOSYOLOJİK ANLAMDA DÖNÜŞÜMÜNE YÖNELİK BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: ŞÜKÜROĞLU Veysel Karani
Published: January 2021

İnsan hayatı, içinde bulunduğu parametrelere uygun şekilde dinamik bir süreç olarak kendisini göstermektedir. İnsan hayatının dinamik bir süreç olması, insanın çevresi ile olan ilişkilerini ve buna bağlı olarak tüketim pratiklerini de değişken bir hale getirmiş ve dönüştürmüştür. Bu dönüşüm süreci, nasıl meydana geldiğinin daha iyi anlaşılması için belli dönemlere bölünmüştür. Bu çalışma, dinamik hayat süreci sonucunda oluşan ve yirminci yüzyılın sonlarından itibaren hayatın her alanında etkisini gösteren post-modern dönemin tüketicisinin, tüketim pratiklerinde yaşamış olduğu dönüşümü, sosyal etki kuramı bağlamında değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada, post-modern dönemin getirmiş olduğu anlayışlara bağlı olarak insan-ihtiyaç ilişkisi, ihtiyaçları gerekli kılan güdülerin değişimi ve ihtiyaçlara anlam yüklenilmesi neticesinde tüketim pratiklerinin; arzuların, hazzın tatminine dönüşmesi sosyal etki kuramı bağlamında irdelenmiştir. İnsanın sosyal bir canlı olması, onu, sosyal yaşamı içerisinde diğer insanlarla etkileşim içinde olmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu etkileşim, kişilerarası iletişimin vazgeçilmez bir unsuru olarak kendisini göstermekte ve insanların kanaatlerini, kararlarını etkilemektedir. Post-modern düzenin getirdiği dinamik hayat deneyiminde internet tabanlı iletişim mecralarında görülen gelişme, insanlar arası etkileşimi mekân ve zaman ayrımı olmaksızın eşzamanlı olarak aynı potada buluşturmuştur. Bu gelişim neticesinde, hedef kitlelerinin ve özellikle de tüketicilerin nezdinde meşruiyetlerini sağlamak zorunda olan firmalar, satınalma stratejilerinde kişilerarası iletişimi ve bunun sonucunda etkileşimi merkezi yere konumlandırmaktadır. Böylelikle, post-modern tüketicilerin internet tabanlı iletişim mecralarında birbirlerini etkilemelerinden, birbirlerinin yorumlarını dikkate almalarından faydalanarak satınalma stratejilerini oluşturmaktadırlar. Buradan hareketle, sosyal etki kuramı ile tüketim pratikleri arasındaki ilişki ve bu ilişkinin ortaya konulması önemli olmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, öncelikli olarak sosyal etki kuramına, post-modern tüketim ve post-modern tüketici kavramlarına değinilerek, sosyal etkinin tüketime yansıması ve post-modern tüketicinin dönüşümünde etkisi tartışılmıştır.
Conclusion: African cities in the world of today and tomorrow
Authors: Therborn Goran , Mabin Alan
Published: January 2021

Chapter 12 in the book
Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities.
Local government as the stage for resistance: Strategies and tactics of opposing mega projects in Gauteng
Authors: Rubin Margot
Published: January 2021

Chapter 6 in the book
Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities.
We will be back to the street!: Protest and the empires of water in Nairobi
Authors: Kimari Wangui
Published: January 2021

Chapter 8 in the book
Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities.
Africas new Dubai? Intersections between the global and the local in the redevelopment of the Bay of Luanda, Angola
Authors: Croese Syvia
Published: January 2021

Chapter 9 in the book
Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities.
Инвестиции в инновации и в основной капитал во временном аспекте в регионах Северо-Запада России
Authors: Румянцев А.А.
Published: January 2021

В статье на основе статистических данных анализируется динамика инвестиций в технологические инновации и инвестиции в основной капитал в регионах Северо-Запада России. Выявлено соотношение между ними во временном диапазоне, обеспечивающее рост валового внутреннего продукта. Сделан вывод: инновационная деятельность – не самоцель, а средство решения конкретных социальных и экономических задач.

В одном временном периоде изменение рыночного спроса и усиление конкуренции может вызвать необходимость обновления выпускаемой продукции, в другом, при стабильном рыночном спросе и возможности расширения рынка, – переориентацию ресурсов на инвестиции в основной капитал. Могут быть и иные причины инвестиций в основной капитал, например, замена изношенного оборудования, возможны также случаи одновременного процесса усиления инновационной деятельности и увеличения инвестиций в основной капитал. В статье предпринята попытка рассмотрения в интегральном, обобщенном виде по регионам Северо-Запада России инвестиций в основной капитал и в технологические инновации, распределения ресурсов между ними.
Взаимосвязь развития инструментария и аналитических возможностей метода «затраты-выпуск»
Authors: Саяпова А.Р.
Published: January 2021

Под инструментарием метода «затраты-выпуск» в статье понимается его математический и статистический аппарат. Взаимосвязь совершенствования инструментария и аналитических возможностей метода «затраты-выпуск» показана на примере вариантов эндогенизации элементов конечного спроса в модели «затраты-выпуск». Сопоставительный анализ методов эндогенизации сопровождается расчетами, выполненными на основе региональной таблицы «затраты-выпуск».
Особенности прогнозирования потребления домашних хозяйств в условиях структурной неоднородности доходов и цен
Authors: Потапенко В.В. , Широв А.А.
Published: January 2021

Статья посвящена описанию методологических подходов к анализу и прогнозированию динамики доходов и расходов населения. Демонстрируется, что для адекватного анализа характеристик экономического поведения домашних хозяйств в масштабе экономики страны необходимо специальное рассмотрение особенностей распределения их доходов. Показано, что для целей прогнозирования потребления домашних хозяйств целесообразно использовать агрегированные функции потребительского спроса, учитывающие эффекты замещения и дополнения, которые возникают в результате изменения цен на отдельные товары и услуги.
Development of a Participatory Health Care Model for Farmers and Stakeholders Involved in Snakeskin Gourami Fish Farming in Bang Bo District, Samutprakarn Provinces, Thailand
Authors: NANTAPORN Surawit , PIWPONG Ratchanee , KONGPROM Supaporn , CHATHOUAN Thanyaporn , CHANNAK Sirinant , CHUAICHAROEN Pavadee , KURUSTIEN Nopporn , KHUNGTUMNEAM Kamontip , SINTHUPIBULYAKIT Chompunoot , WIKAINAPAKUL Kornwipa , SUTTIRAT Sarawut , DURONGRITICHAI Vanida
Published: January 2021

The present study was based on a participatory action research (PAR) design with the objectives of developing a participatory health care model for farmers and stakeholders involved in snakeskin gourami fish farming in Bang Bo District. The study was conducted from May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018. The sample was composed of 85 people who were fish farmers, fish pond owners, and fish farming laborers involved in the processing and distribution of snakeskin gourami, 35 VHVs (village health volunteers), 1 registered nurse, and 1 administrator of a Tambon Health Promoting Hospital (THPH) for a total of 122 subjects.  The PAR process involved 3 stages: Stage 1- Situation Analysis, Stage 2 - Participatory Action Research Process, and Stage 3 - Outcome Evaluation.
The findings revealed 2 types of health problems: 1) work-related problems: incorrect work behaviors such as lifting heavy objects 1 - 5 times per day, repetitive work postures/positions causing aching bones and muscles and working fast to obtain large amounts and finish in time until work-related accidents occur such as knife cuts, pricked fingers from fish fins and slips/fallsand 2) Risks and illnesses caused by chronic disease. The synthesis of the participatory health care model disclosed that the health care activities covered 4 dimensions, encompassing health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and recovery. The sample had a high level of satisfaction in the organization of the project at a mean of 4.40 of 5 points.
Pedagogia da presença na formação de educadoras/es de infância: perspectivas sobre as suas (im)potências no âmbito da pandemia
Authors: Gomes Elisabete X.
Published: January 2021

O artigo que aqui se propõe discute um conjunto de ideias em torno da formação inicial de educadoras/es de infância que se tornaram especialmente visíveis no contexto da pandemia provocada pela doença Covid-19. A partir do lugar ambíguo da educação de infância no sistema educativo português, pretende-se dar eco a questões emergentes e ao seu impacto na vivência da pedagogia do ensino superior, especialmente no que diz respeito ao isomorfismo da formação inicial e às potencialidades do que se faz e do que escolhe não fazer na formação inicial. Apresenta-se o caso de duas escolas superiores de educação da área metropolitana de Lisboa, uma pública e uma privada, ambas com uma história de várias décadas na formação inicial de educadoras de infância. O foco será colocado na experiência de ensino não presencial, com especial ênfase na resposta dada aos estágios curriculares previstos para o 2º semestre de 2019/2020.
Infância confinada: liturgias de escolarização e privatização da Educação Infantil
Authors: Campos Roselane Fatima , Durli Zenilde
Published: January 2021

Entre abril e outubro de 2020, no contexto da pandemia da Covid-19, o Conselho Nacional de Educação produziu um conjunto de orientações destinadas a regular as atividades de ensino não-presencial na Educação Básica. Tratamos de estudar e analisar essas indicações, em particular aquelas dedicadas à Educação Infantil, usando técnicas de análise de conteúdo. Como resultado deste estudo inferimos: a) a BNCC tem sido o principal dispositivo utilizado pelo Conselho para regular o trabalho docente e as atividades de ensino não-presencial; b) a Educação Infantil é tratada na perspectiva da preparação para trajetórias escolares futuras; c) a interlocução com organizações e redes empresariais foi privilegiada, em detrimento de associações ou órgãos representativos de docentes e de pesquisadores. Atuando de forma lenta e em sintonia com os interesses empresariais o CNE colabora para o aprofundamento da privatização em curso da educação pública.