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Green Scale, Coccus viridis (Green) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae)
Authors: Dekle Geo W. , Fasulo Thomas R. 
Published: December 2020

The green scale, Coccus viridis (Green), an insect pest of citrus and other plants, is found out-ofdoors and in greenhouses in Florida. This pest was first found in Florida near Davie, Broward County in May 1942, by State Plant Board grove inspectors, and is now well established in south Florida. This insect is also referred to as the coffee green scale. This document is EENY-253 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 165), one of a series of the Department of Entomology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Date printed: December 2001.
EENY-253/IN436: Green Scale, Coccus viridis (Green) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccidae) (ufl.edu)
Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Authors: Wilson Monica , Graham Larissa , Hale Christine , Maung-Douglass Emily , Sempier Stephen , Swann LaDon 
Published: December 2020

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly one mile below the ocean’s surface. The large-scale applications of dispersants used at the surface and wellhead during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill raised many questions and highlighted the importance of understanding their effects on the marine environment.
This 9-page fact sheet concerns the use of dispersants in response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly a mile below the surface. Written by Monica Wilson, Larissa Graham, Christine Hale, Emily Maung-Douglass, Stephen Sempier, and LaDon Swann and published by the Florida Sea Grant College Program, the fact sheet was selected for publication on EDIS by Monica Wilson. Originally published at the National Sea Grant Library: https://eos.ucs.uri.edu/EOS_Linked_Documents/gomsg/EX-GOMRI-1%20-%20Wilson_M_2015.pdfhttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg150
Particulate Phosphorus in the Everglades Agricultural Area: II-- Transport Mechanisms
Authors: Daroub Samira H. , Stuck James D. , Lang Timothy A. , Diaz Orlando A. 
Published: December 2020

This document is SL 198, one of a series of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published November 2002.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss417
Plant Nutrients for Citrus Trees
Authors: Zekri Mongi , Obreza Thomas A. 
Published: December 2020

This document is SL 200, a fact sheet of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: January 2003.
SL 200/SS419: Plant Nutrients for Citrus Trees (ufl.edu)
Antidiabetic Activity of Momordica charantia L. and Mechanism of Insulin Secretion of 1-Butanol Soluble Part on Type 2 Diabetic Model Rats
Authors: Hossain M Shakhawoat , Hasan MK , Shoeb M , Mamun M I R , Nahar N , Ali L , Mosihuzzaman M , Rokeya B , Chaudhury HS 
Published: December 2020

The in vivo effects of fruit pulp juice (MC-PJ) of Momordica charantia and its 1-butanol soluble part (MC-BP) and aqueous soluble part (MC-AP) on blood glucose of type 2 diabetic rats were studied. In vitro insulin secretion in response to MC-BP and MC-AP from whole perfused pancreas was measured. For elucidating the mechanism of insulinotropic action, the insulin secretory activity of MC-BP in the presence of 11 mM glucose, 50 μM verapamil (Ca++ channel blocker), 8 mM diazoxide (K+ ATP channel opener) and 10 mM theophylline (cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor) were studied. Serum glucose was measured by glucose oxidase-peroxidase method and rat insulin was assayed by specific ELISA. In the in vivo study, MC-BP significantly opposed the rise of serum glucose compared to control at 105 min (p<0.05). Although the MC-AP and MC-PJ lowered the serum glucose both at 60 and 105 min, these were not statistically significant. In the in vitro study, only MC-BP produced 22-fold increase in insulin secretion from the perfused pancreas at nonstimulatory glucose level, which was significant (basal vs. MC-BP, 0.071±0.009 vs. 1.563±0.150 ng/ml, p<0.001). The MC-BP also enhanced the insulin secretion from the glucose-stimulated pancreas (p<0.001). The MC-BP induced insulin secretion was not affected in presence of diazoxide and verapamil. The obtained results also showed that MC-BP enhanced the insulin secretory effect of theophylline (p<0.001). The findings indicate that MC-BP has stimulatory effects on physiological pathways of insulin secretion which may underlie its reported antidiabetic action.
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 19(2): 111-117, 2020 (December)
A Pilot Study on the Association of Mitochondrial Oxygen Metabolism and Gas Exchange During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Is There a Mitochondrial Threshold?
Authors: Baumbach Philipp , Schmidt-Winter Christiane , Hoefer Jan , Derlien Steffen , Best Norman , Herbsleb Marco , Coldewey Sina M. 
Published: December 2020

Background:Mitochondria are the key players in aerobic energy generation via oxidative phosphorylation. Consequently, mitochondrial function has implications on physical performance in health and disease ranging from high performance sports to critical illness. The protoporphyrin IX-triplet state lifetime technique (PpIX-TSLT) allowsin vivomeasurements of mitochondrial oxygen tension (mitoPO2). Hitherto, few data exist on the relation of mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and ergospirometry-derived variables during physical performance. This study investigates the association of mitochondrial oxygen metabolism with gas exchange and blood gas analysis variables assessed during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in aerobic and anaerobic metabolic phases.Methods:Seventeen volunteers underwent an exhaustive CPET (graded multistage protocol, 50 W/5 min increase), of which 14 were included in the analysis. At baseline and for every load level PpIX-TSLT-derived mitoPO2measurements were performed every 10 s with 1 intermediate dynamic measurement to obtain mitochondrial oxygen consumption and delivery (mitoV.O2, mitoD.O2). In addition, variables of gas exchange and capillary blood gas analyses were obtained to determine ventilatory and lactate thresholds (VT, LT). Metabolic phases were defined in relation to VT1 and VT2 (aerobic: &lt;VT1, aerobic-anaerobic transition: ≥VT1 and &lt;VT2 and anaerobic: ≥VT2). We used linear mixed models to compare variables of PpIX-TSLT between metabolic phases and to analyze their associations with variables of gas exchange and capillary blood gas analyses.Results:MitoPO2increased from the aerobic to the aerobic-anaerobic phase followed by a subsequent decline. A mitoPO2peak, termed mitochondrial threshold (MT), was observed in most subjects close to LT2. MitoD.O2increased during CPET, while no changes in mitoV.O2were observed. MitoPO2was negatively associated with partial pressure of end-tidal oxygen and capillary partial pressure of oxygen and positively associated with partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide and capillary partial pressure of carbon dioxide. MitoD.O2was associated with cardiovascular variables. We found no consistent association for mitoV.O2.Conclusion:Our results indicate an association between pulmonary respiration and cutaneous mitoPO2during physical exercise. The observed mitochondrial threshold, coinciding with the metabolic transition from an aerobic to an anaerobic state, might be of importance in critical care as well as in sports medicine.
Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease in China: An Updated Systematical Analysis
Authors: Cui Lei , Hou Na-Na , Wu Hong-Mei , Zuo Xiang , Lian Yi-Zhi , Zhang Chao-Nan , Wang Zhen-Feng , Zhang Xiong , Zhu Jian-Hong 
Published: December 2020

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are two major neurodegenerative diseases worldwide. Demographic aging is in rapid progress in China. Up-to-date estimates of AD and PD prevalence have not been provided.Methods: Studies that reported the prevalence of AD and PD in China were identified via a systematic database search from 1985 to 2018. Meta-analysis, local polynomial regression and autoregressive integrated moving average model were used for analyses.Results: A total of 99 studies were included in the study with populations of 385,312 and 227,228, respectively for AD and PD. The overall prevalence of AD and PD following age standardization was 3.20% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.17–3.23] and 1.06% (95% CI = 1.02–1.10), respectively in individuals over 60 years old. The rates increased drastically for every 10-years increment of age. The yearly prevalence of AD was predicted to increase from 3.81 to 6.17% in the next 5 years. Significant differences were observed between genders [male to female odds ratio (OR) for AD = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.51–0.64; OR for PD = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.06–1.46], and between education levels (Illiterate to non-illiterate OR for AD = 2.99, 95% CI = 2.38–3.75), but not between urban and rural settings.Conclusion: Our results provide an updated insight into the epidemiology of AD and PD in China and their associated rates and ratios. The findings may facilitate China policy makers and health professionals mitigate the related health issues.
Cytokines/Chemokines: Potential Biomarkers for Non-paraneoplastic Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis
Authors: Liu Jingwen , Liu Lei , Kang Wenting , Peng Gongxin , Yu Di , Ma Qiuying , Li Yatong , Zhao Yan , Li Lin , Dai Feifei , Wang Jiawei 
Published: December 2020

Objective:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is the most common type of autoimmune encephalitis. This study focuses on finding new biomarkers to evaluate the clinical condition and provide new directions for treatment.Methods:A total of 44 cytokines/chemokines in the cerebrospinal fluid of 10 non-paraneoplastic patients and nine controls were measured. We selected some of the cytokines/chemokines that significantly increased in patients. Six selected cytokines/chemokines, including IL-10, CXCL10, CCL22, CCL3, IL-7, TNF-α, and three previously reported (IL-2, IL-6, and IL-17A), were measured in seven other patients who provided repeat samples. We compared their levels and explored correlations with severity of disease and antibody titers.Results:The levels of Th1 axis (CXCL10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, CCL3), Th2 axis (CCL1, CCL8, CCL17, CCL22), Treg axis (IL-10), Th17 axis (IL-7), and B cell axis (CXCL13) cytokines, as well as IL-12 p40 and IL-16, were significantly higher in patients compared to those in controls. The level of IL-2 was significantly decreased at the intermediate stage of treatment compared with that before treatment. The severity of disease is positively correlated with levels of CXCL10, CCL3, IL-10, CCL22, and IL-6. The level of CCL3 in the high antibody titer group was greater than that in the low antibody titer group.Conclusion:The pathogenesis of anti-NMDAR encephalitis involves T cell and B cell cytokines. T cells likely assist B cells to produce antibodies. IL-2, CXCL10, CCL3, IL-10, CCL22, and IL-6 may represent new biomarkers in anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Given the lack of research on IL-10, CCL3, and CCL22 in this disease, it will be informative to explore their potential role in pathogenesis in larger studies.
Clinical Assessment of Ultrasound-Guided Local Lauromacrogol Injection Combined With Curettage and Hysteroscopy for Cesarean Scar Pregnancy
Authors: Wu Qing , Liu Xia , Zhu Lin , Zhu Yichen , Mei Tingting , Cao Shanshan , Shen Yan , Ding Jun , Lin Tan 
Published: December 2020

Background: To evaluate the efficacy, safeness and cost of ultrasound-guided local lauromacrogol injection (USG-LLI) combined with curettage and hysteroscopy for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP).Methods: This was a retrospective study included 151 CSP patients diagnosed with CSP from June 2017 to December 2019, and treated by USG-LLI (n = 86) or uterine artery embolization (UAE) (n = 65) combined with curettage and hysteroscopy. Clinical data and outcome were analyzed.Results: There were no significant differences in basic clinical characteristics in the two groups. Two groups showed the similar success rates. USG-LLI group, compared with UAE group had significantly lower complication rates (9.30 vs. 44.62%), lower total costs (both medical and non-medication cost) (p &lt; 0.05).Conclusions: USG-LLI combined with curettage and hysteroscopy is a feasible method to treat CSP with minimal invasion and high efficacy. Moreover, compared with curettage after UAE, USG-LLI exhibited lower complication rate and required fewer expenses.
The Stress of Caring—Resilience and HPA-Axis Activity in Hair Samples of Youth Residential Caregivers
Authors: Bürgin David , Kind Nina , Schröder Martin , Clemens Vera , Fegert Jörg M. , Eckert Anne , Buchheim Anna , O'Donovan Aoife , Boonmann Cyril , Schmid Marc 
Published: December 2020

Background: Professional caregivers in youth residential care institutions experience frequent verbal and physical aggression as well as multiple stressors as part of their everyday work, leading to high levels of burnout and staff turnover. Resilience might buffer against psychophysiological stress response and therefore be crucial for well-being in professional caregivers.Objectives: We aimed to investigate if measures related to resilience [sense of coherence (SoC), self-efficacy and self-care] and attachment security of caregivers were cross-sectionally associated with stress markers in hair samples [cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)].Method: Participants (n = 134; 64.2% women) reported on individual resilience measures and provided hair samples for cortisol and DHEA assays. Attachment was assessed in a subsample using the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP, n = 69). Linear regression models were fitted to estimate the association between resilience measures and the Cortisol:DHEA ratio, cortisol and DHEA, controlling for gender and age.Results: SoC was associated with a lower Cortisol:DHEA ratio (β = −0.36, p &lt; 0.001), driven by a positive association between SoC and DHEA levels (β = 0.28, p = 0.002). Self-care was also associated with lower Cortisol:DHEA ratios (β = −0.24, p = 0.005), due to self-care being associated with higher DHEA (β = 0.21, p = 0.016). HPA-axis measures were not associated with self-efficacy nor with attachment patterns in a subsample.Conclusions: Our findings imply that youth residential care institutions might benefit from programs focusing on enhancing SoC and self-care practices. Fostering a meaningful, comprehensible and manageable professional climate in caregiving environments and implementing self-care in routine practices might enhance not only well-being but also physical health of professional caregivers and in this way buffer adverse health effects of chronic stressors.
Multimodal Risk-Adapted Treatment in Surgical Patients With Synovial Sarcoma: A Preoperative Nomogram-Guided Adjuvant Treatment Strategy
Authors: Zeng Ziliang , Yao Hao , Lv Dongming , Jin Qinglin , Bian Yiying , Zou Yutong , Tu Jian , Wang Bo , Wen Lili , Xie Xianbiao 
Published: December 2020

Background: Synovial sarcoma is characterized by heterogeneous clinical manifestations, making it difficult to evaluate individual patients' prognoses and design personal treatment schemes. We established an effective preoperative nomogram to predict cancer-specific survival (CSS) and present a risk-adapted adjuvant treatment strategy in surgical patients with synovial sarcoma.Methods: This retrospective study included patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database who were diagnosed with synovial sarcoma between 1996 and 2015. The patients were randomly divided into training and validation groups. The predictors were selected using univariate and multivariate Cox hazards models. The nomogram performance was verified for its discriminatory ability and calibration. We further stratified the patients into different risk groups according to the nomogram scores and compared the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.Results: There were 915 patients enrolled in our study, with 874 patients either alive or dead due to synovial sarcoma. We established a nomogram to predict 5-year CSS based on independent factors, including sex, age, grade, tumor size, location, and extent (all p &lt; 0.05). Our model showed a consistently good discriminatory ability and calibration for predicting 5-year CSS in both the training (c-index = 0.78, 95% CI 0.75–0.81) and validation (c-index = 0.73, 95% CI 0.68–0.78). Based on their nomogram scores, we divided patients into 5 groups. Compared to patients without adjuvant treatment, nomogram I patients with adjuvant treatment had no improvements in 5-year CSS (100.0% vs. 100.0%), nomogram II patients had higher 5-year CSS with radiotherapy or chemotherapy (92.9% vs. 72.2%, p = 0.015), nomogram III patients had higher 5-year CSS with combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy (70.1% vs. 47.2%, p = 0.004), nomogram IV patients had higher 5-year CSS with radiotherapy (41.3% vs. 15.6%, p = 0.015), and nomogram V patients had no improvements in 5-year CSS rates with adjuvant treatment (28.9% vs. 16.9%, p = 0.18).Conclusion: The nomogram showed a satisfactory discriminatory ability and calibration for predicting 5-year CSS in synovial sarcoma patients. Based on this nomogram, we stratified synovial sarcoma patients according to risk levels, which enabled us to provide a useful grouping scheme that can inform multimodal risk-adapted treatment in synovial sarcoma.
LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF ONTOLOGY-BASED ARGUMENTATION STUDY
Authors: Кононенко И.С. , Ахмадеева И.Р. , Сидорова Е.А. 
Published: December 2020

Обсуждаются вопросы аннотирования корпуса русскоязычных научно-популярных текстов. Особое внимание уделяется схеме разметки, в которой предметом аннотирования являются не только прагматические и семантические аспекты аргументации, но и лингвистические индикаторы аргументации. Предлагается представление индикаторов в виде лексических и лексико-грамматических шаблонов, которые автоматически формируются по размеченному фрагменту текста, а затем при необходимости уточняются экспертом вручную по результатам поиска в корпусе текстов и анализа всех соответствующих фрагментов. Полученный словарь индикаторов используется для поиска и автоматического выделения индикаторов аргументации в неразмеченном тексте.
Annotation of the corpus of Russian-language popular science texts is discussed. Particular attention is paid to the annotation scheme, in which the objects of annotation are not only pragmatic and semantic aspects of argumentation, but also their linguistic indicators. The presentation of argumentation indicators in the form of lexical and lexical-grammatical patterns is proposed, which are automatically generated from a marked-up fragment of text, and then, if necessary, are manually specified by an expert based on the results of a search in the corpus and analysis of all relevant fragments. The resulting dictionary of indicators is used to search and automatically highlight indicators of argumentation in unannotated text.
SEMANTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT JOINT ENERGY AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Authors: Ворожцова Т.Н. , Пестерев Д.В. , Ан Г.В. 
Published: December 2020

В статье рассматриваются возможности применения семантических технологий при разработке интеллектуальной информационной системы для поддержки энергетических и социо-экологических исследований. Использование предлагаемых технологий для управления знаниями дает возможность интеграции исследований разных предметных областей. К семантическим технологиям авторы относят традиционное онтологическое представление знаний и когнитивное моделирование, позволяющее формализовать процессы принятия экспертных решений. Использование онтологий предлагается для описания знаний предметных областей междисциплинарных исследований (энергетических и социо-экологических), связанных с оценкой влияния энергетики на качество жизни. Онтологии дают возможность согласовать терминологию между исследователями и используются для описания и структурирования знаний. Когнитивное моделирование применяется для поддержки исследователей в процессе принятия решений, выявления и описания причинно-следственных связей между основными понятиями предметной области, называемыми концептами, их наглядного представления в процессе описания возможных ситуаций. В работе описываются компоненты онтологического пространства знаний для выполнения совместных энергетических и социо-экологических исследований влияния энергетики на экологию и качество жизни. Приводятся примеры онтологии, когнитивной карты и варианта разработанной модели данных для проектирования базы данных исследований.
The article discusses the possibilities of using semantic technologies in the development of an intelligent information system to support energy and socio-environmental research. The use of the proposed knowledge management technology makes it possible to integrate research in different subject areas. The authors refer to the semantic technologies as the traditional ontological representation of knowledge and the cognitive approach, which allows formalizing the processes of making expert decisions. The use of ontologies is proposed to describe the knowledge of subject areas of interdisciplinary energy and socio-ecological research related to assessing the impact of energy on the quality of life. Ontologies make it possible to agree on terminology between researchers and are used to describe and structure knowledge and required information. Cognitive modeling is used to support researchers in the decision-making process, identify and describe cause-and-effect relationships between the main concepts of the subject area, and visualize possible situations. The paper describes the components of the ontological space of knowledge for the implementation of joint energy and socio-ecological studies of the impact of energy on the environment and quality of life. Examples of an ontology, a cognitive map, and a variant of the developed data model for designing a database for research are given.