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The relation between second-trimester placental elasticity and poor obstetric outcomes in low-risk pregnancies
Authors: Akbas Murat , Koyuncu Faik Mumtaz , Artunç-Ülkümen Burcu , Akbas Gökce 
Published: December 2020

Abstract

Objectives
Increased placental stiffness is associated with various pathological conditions. Our objective was to evaluate the relation between the second-trimester placental elasticity value in low-risk pregnant women and poor obstetric outcomes.

Methods
A total of 143 pregnant women were enrolled. Placental elasticity values were measured using the transabdominal point shear wave elastography method. 10 random measurements were obtained from different areas of the placenta. The mean was accepted as the mean placental elasticity value. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify independent variables associated with obstetric outcomes.

Results
Second-trimester placental elasticity value was significantly and positively associated with the poor obstetric outcomes (p=0.038). We could predict a poor outcome with 69.2% sensitivity and 60.7% specificity if we defined the placental elasticity cut-off as 3.19 kPa. Furthermore, in the multiple regression model, the placental elasticity value added significantly to the prediction of birth weight (p=0.043).

Conclusions
Our results showed that the pregnancies with a stiffer placenta in the second trimester were associated with an increased likelihood of exhibiting poor obstetric outcomes. Also, placental elasticity was independently associated with birth weight.
Seasonal consumption of insects by the crested porcupine in Central Italy
Authors: Mori Emiliano , Di Gregorio Milos , Mazza Giuseppe , Ficetola Gentile Francesco 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Many herbivorous, granivorous and frugivorous rodents can integrate animal proteins in their diet, still for many of them no information is available on the importance of animal food sources. The crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata, is considered a strictly vegetarian rodent. It may integrate animal proteins through bone-gnawing, while the importance of insects in his diet is poorly known. In this study we assessed the presence of insects in the diet of this rodent in Central Italy by collecting 141 faecal samples along transects in 2016–2020. Hypogeal plant organs were the main component of the diet (absolute frequency = 50.38%; volume = 60.13%). Insects were detected only in 6.8% samples, only in February–March, at the annual birth peak for the crested porcupine. Insect consumption, although occasional, could be linked to the nutritional requirements of this rodent during lactation.
Additional baricitinib loading dose improves clinical outcome in COVID-19
Authors: Hasan Md Jahidul , Rabbani Raihan , Anam Ahmad Mursel , Huq Shihan Mahmud Redwanul 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Pneumonia associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been accounted for high mortality rate in severe COVID-19 worldwide, and additional serious scarcity of standard and effective anti-inflammatory drug in COVID-19 pneumonia management is a big challenge. Baricitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, is a promising drug in COVID-19 pneumonia. This study aims to compare the clinical outcome of moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia treated with baricitinib with or without a loading dose. This prospective case-control study enrolled 37 adult patients where 17 patients (control) received baricitinib at 4 mg oral daily dose and 20 patients (case) received an additional single 8 mg oral loading dose. The median day to gain blood oxygen saturation level ≥95% (in room air) and return in normal breathing function were lower in case group than the control group. The requirement of intensive care unit and mechanical ventilation support was higher in the control group than in the case group [29.4% (N = 17)/10% (N = 20), P < 0.05; 11.8% (N = 17)/5% (N = 20), P > 0.05), respectively]. Thus, an additional loading dose of baricitinib revealed better clinical outcome of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Growth, chlorophyll content and productivity responses of maize to magnesium sulphate application in calcareous soil
Authors: Ahmed Niaz , Habib Umama , Younis Uzma , Irshad Inam , Danish Subhan , Rahi Ashfaq Ahmad , Munir Tariq Muhammad 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Magnesium (Mg) is an essential plant macronutrient responsible for modulating many physiological or biochemical processes such as photosynthetic activity, amino acid synthesis and nucleotide metabolism. Agricultural soils with a more-than-adequate availability of calcium (Ca) have inherent Mg deficiency, potentially resulting in overall reduced soil productivity and crop yield potential. We conducted a field experiment to investigate the optimum soil application of Mg to increase crop growth and productivity under calcareous soil conditions. In addition to recommended soil application of mineral fertilizers, we applied the following four levels of Mg to the soil in the form of anhydrous MgSO4: control, 4 kg Mg ha−1 (Mg4), 8 kg Mg ha−1 (Mg8) and 16 kg Mg ha−1 (Mg16). Results showed that Mg16 application enhanced the plant height (21%), number of grains (18%), 1,000 grains weight (20%), grain yield (20%) and biological yield (9%) over control (p ≤ 0.05). Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll were generally higher at the Mg8 and Mg16 levels than at the control level. Contrasting to increases in growth traits, the concentration of K significantly decreased in grains, leaves and shoots of maize along the soil’s Mg gradient (p ≤ 0.05). We suggest that Mg16 overcomes the deficiency of soil Mg and can increase the crop yield traits in calcareous soils. More investigations of the effect of soil Mg on various crops grown in calcareous soils may add to our knowledge related to the stressing impact of soil Mg on plant K concentration.
Trichoderma asperellum affects Meloidogyne incognita infestation and development in Celosia argentea
Authors: Temitope Alori Elizabeth , Patrick Aluko Ajibola , Abiodun Joseph , Olasekan Adekiya Aruna , Onye Aremu Charity , Vincent Adebiyi Ojo Timothy , Abodunde Adegbite Kehinde , Wutem Ejue , Elliseus Rutazaha JoanPaula 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Due to the rise in cost and detrimental health and environmental consequences that accompany the use of nematicides, there is a need for a more eco-friendly and less expensive alternative to control root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Nematode infestation reduces the quality and quantity of Celosia argentea Linn. A pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the biocontrol efficacy of Trichoderma asperellum against M. incognita in C. argentea. The treatments consisted M. incognita infected C. argentea inoculated with 0, 2.2 × 107, 4.4 × 107, or 6.6 × 107 cfu/pot of T. asperellum. All doses of T. asperellum reduced the root-knot nematode population and root gall index. Growth and development of C. argentea were improved, indicating that T. asperellum has the potential to be used as a biocontrol agent in C. argentea production. The biocontrol activity of T. asperellum in C. argantea increased as the week went by until the plants attained full maturity. Hence, the control of M. incognita by T. asperellum depends on the developmental stage of the plant root system.
Short food supply chains – a growing movement. The case study of the Viseu Dão Lafões Region
Authors: Pato Maria Lúcia 
Published: December 2020

AbstractIn spite of the increasing attention being paid to short food supply chains (SFSCs), research in the area is still scarce, particularly in Portugal. Thus, based on a case study in Viseu Dão Lafões Region (VDLR), we intend to identify and discuss (emphasizing potentialities and constraints) the movement of SFSCs in the region. This case study is based on document analysis and interviews with agrifood baskets’ promotors. On the one hand, the results show the wide variety of SFSCs that exist in the region and the emergence of new forms of SFSCs like the agrifood baskets. On the other hand, the empirical research also emphasizes the environmental, economic, and sociocultural benefits of SFSCs that will have a positive impact on the well-being of producers, consumers, and/or on the whole region. However, the interviews have also exposed a (certain) limitation in terms of communication and marketing that may constraint these initiatives. From a practical point of view, it became clear that producers must do their best to develop their communication and marketing strategies; from a political point of view, local authorities should provide the necessary assistance to help implement training programmes and develop suitable communication and marketing skills.
Reconsidering Dwelling: Notes Toward a Media Pragmatics
Authors: Melo Juan Pablo 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
This article analyzes the philosophical concept of dwelling from the perspective of a media pragmatics. Media pragmatics is presented here as a method that discloses the circular relation between rule-bound practices and the material and technological substrates that support them. This method is put into practice through a comparative philosophical interpretation of two “canonical” models of dwelling: the Greek oikos and the bourgeois home. Because dwelling, as Heidegger argued, is an interface mediating between the “lifeworld” and the “world” while also organizing relations within the lifeworld, it serves here as a privileged object for articulating this method.
Detroit Bike City and the Reconstitution of Community
Authors: Koukal D. R. 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
In recent years a burgeoning bicycle culture has reanimated the city of Detroit. The following essay analyzes this reanimation through the themes of embodiment, mobility, spatiality, and the intersubjective creation of place, using the techniques of phenomenology. The description that emerges is an evolving social ontology with implications for cities like Detroit. In such cities any plan for re-urbanization must re-conceptualize both transportation schemas and public space on terrain once dominated by the automobile. The provisional phenomenological description on offer here should be thought of as just one tool in this project, as Detroit and cities like it negotiate the reconstitution of their communities.
The vaping product use associated lung injury: is this a new pulmonary disease entity?
Authors: Mado Hubert , Reichman-Warmusz Edyta , Wojnicz Romuald 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
In the summer of 2019, an epidemic of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) broke out in the United States of America. EVALI is a lung disease that can be severe and life-threatening. It should be emphasized that EVALI is not a clinical diagnosis, but surveillance case definition. Due to the profile of users of such devices, the pathology mainly affects young adults, although cases of EVALI have been reported in almost all age groups, from teenage children to seniors. The worst prognosis is in patients over 35 years of age, with accompanying diseases. A significant number of patients declared the use of products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The most likely factor responsible for the occurrence of EVALI is vitamin E acetate, which is sometimes added to liquids necessary for the use of electronic cigarette type devices, especially those liquids that contain THC. Nevertheless, it is possible that other substances used in liquids may also be a causative factor. Typical for EVALI are respiratory, gastrointestinal and systemic symptoms, while in imaging tests, a characteristic feature of EVALI is the presence of opacities on the chest radiogram and ground-glass clouds on computed tomography scans. In the course of this disease, respiratory failure often occurs (58%). In the vast majority of cases oxygen substitution is necessary. Currently, the best treatment of EVALI is considered to be the administration of systemic glucocorticosteroids. Over 90% of patients with EVALI required hospitalization, while the mortality rate was about 2.42%. Median age of the fatalities was 51 years. The aim of this review is to summarise the available information on EVALI and to consider possible causative factors and pathomechanism.
An Accelerated Clogging Method by Manual Application of Sediments for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements
Authors: Scott Jody , Sarabian Tahmineh , Bowers Robert , Drake Jennifer 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The primary function of permeable interlocking concrete pavements (PICP) is to allow water to rapidly infiltrate through the surface and percolate to underlying sublayers, soils, or underdrains. However, as pavements age, surface infiltration rates diminish as sediments and debris accumulate on the pavement surface, eventually leading to surface ponding and runoff if no maintenance is applied. These studies clog PICP surfaces to better understand clogging mechanisms under different sediment types and to evaluate maintenance technologies intended to restore surface permeability. Clogging studies use different materials and methods to clog PICP surfaces, which impedes comparisons and interpretations across projects. This paper presents a new methodology to (1) create a realistic synthetic clogging material and (2) rapidly clog a PICP surface for experiments. The method described herein can be easily repeated by others to test a broad range of research questions for PICP surfaces while producing comparable results for studies conducted at different scales (lab, meso, field) and locations or with different sediment mixes. The proposed method was used to clog six identical PICP meso-cells in the field. Five cells were clogged with graded street sweepings collected from local municipal waste yards, and a sixth cell was clogged with a mixture of street sweepings and soils collected on-site. Over five weeks, the PICP surface infiltration rates were reduced from postconstruction levels (&gt;10,800 mm/h) to approximately 250 mm/h. Statistical spatial analysis indicates that the surfaces were clogged evenly, but repeating infiltration measurements at the same location was observed to influence the resulting surface infiltration data. The PICP surface clogged with mixed street sweepings and on-site soils required approximately 43 % less material than surfaces clogged with street sweepings only to reduce surface infiltration rates to 250 mm/h.
Dido, reina de Cartago, un modelo actual de liderazgo femenino
Authors: Peláez Marqués José María 
Published: December 2020

Este artículo valora las cualidades y competencias de Dido como líder de acuerdo con los sistemas que se utilizan actualmente en las empresas para la valoración de la capacidad de liderazgo de sus directivos. El método utilizado consiste en el análisis de sus acciones de gobierno y gestión al frente de Cartago según se describen en Eneida. A través de este análisis se valora su desempeño de las principales funciones directivas así como el nivel de competencia demostrado en dicho desempeño.
La adecuación de un sistema actual de evaluación directiva a un modelo clásico y los positivos resultados alcanzados por la reina ponen de manifiesto la vigencia de Dido como modelo de liderazgo femenino. También muestran la posibilidad de combinar los estudios del mundo clásico con los de las ciencias empresariales en la formación de directivos.
Como conclusión y complemento de la evaluación directiva de Dido se comparan los retos y dificultades a los que se enfrentaba como reina y mujer con los que encuentran hoy las mujeres que desempeñan puestos de dirección. La coincidencia en la mayoría de dichos retos pone, de nuevo, de manifiesto la actualidad de los modelos clásicos de liderazgo.
The Roman Virtue of Pietas and the Glorification of the Deceased Wife (CIL VI, 1527 “Laudatio Turiae”)
Authors: Alekna Darius 
Published: December 2020

The subject of this paper is the multiplicity of meaning of the word pietas as it is used in the famous inscription CIL VI, 1527 called Laudatio Turiae. In revealing traditional and innovative aspects of this notion, the author tries to see the ideology of relations in the Roman family of the laudator and the laudata behind it, and to set it into the context of the changing world in the times of the Late Republic and the Principate within the Roman history.The inscription reveals that, in the eyes of laudator, pietas is the most important virtue of his defunct wife, laudata. In the course of the research, three features of pietas are marked out: 1) the virtue of pietas is operative exclusively in the sphere of family relations; 2) pietas relations always presuppose the hierarchical ones (e.g. children to the father / mother, wife to husband, younger brother / sister to the elder one); 3) the virtue of pietas always implies a strong action. Some new aspects of the functioning of the virtue of pietas can be observed when exploring the usage of the word in the inscription. For the first time in the Latin literature, the word pietas signifies the transfer of the virtue of pietas into the female domain, using it to describe the relation of the younger sister to the elder. But the most striking innovation is an inversion of the hierarchical order of children to the parents. For the first time, pietas means the duty of the parents to bring up their children in the best manner possible – an obligation which will find its place in the Roman law codes.The large usage of the notion of pietas and experimentation with its meaning, which finds parallels in the poetry of the Augustan age (Virgil, Ovid) signifies the susceptibility of the laudator to the ideas of the Augustan policies and his ideological stances.The article is preceded by a Lithuanian translation of the inscription with a short introduction.
Impacto y tendencia de la mortalidad por causas violentas en Colombia y México, 2000-2013
Authors: Dávila-Cervantes Claudio Alberto , Pardo-Montaño Ana Melisa 
Published: December 2020

Objetivo Dado que la violencia es un problema de salud pública de primera magnitud en México y Colombia, esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar los niveles, tendencias e impacto de la mortalidad por causas violentas —homicidios, suicidios, accidentes de tránsito (AT) y otros accidentes (OT) — entre 2000-2013, a nivel nacional, por sexo y grupos de edad.Métodos Se emplearon estadísticas vitales de mortalidad de fuentes oficiales. Se calcularon los años de vida perdidos (AVP) entre 0-100 años de edad y la contribución de las causas de muerte violentas al cambio en la esperanza de vida al nacimiento (e0).Resultados En Colombia se observó un descenso significativo de la mortalidad por violencia a partir de 2002, en todas las causas de muerte consideradas y en ambos sexos. En México, no se presentó un incremento significativo de la mortalidad por violencia en conjunto; por causas de muerte se observó una reducción de la mortalidad por AT y OA, la cual fue anulada por el incremento sostenido de la mortalidad por suicidios y el aumento de homicidios a partir de 2008. A partir de 2011, México presentó un mayor número de AVP por el conjunto de causas violentas que Colombia, en ambos sexos, lo que claramente ilustra las tendencias opuestas de la mortalidad por violencia en ambos países.Conclusiones La mortalidad por violencia se puede prevenir por medio de programas y estrategias que tomen en cuenta las edades donde tiene mayor impacto, con una perspectiva de género y con un enfoque multidisciplinario.
Uso de medicamentos e estilo de vida no gerenciamento do diabetes em idosos
Authors: Dos Santos-Souza Andréa , Cardoso-Santos Isleide Santana , Campos-Meira Edméia , Coelho de Oliveira Bárbara Brenda , De Souza-Júnior Edison Vitório 
Published: December 2020

Objetivo Conhecer as práticas de gerenciamento do diabetes mellitus tipo 2 entre pessoas idosas relacionadas ao uso de medicamentos e estilo de vida. Métodos Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, em que foram entrevistadas 20 pessoas idosas com diabetes residentes no interior do estado da Bahia, Brasil, entre setembro de 2016 a março de 2017. Os resultados foram analisados pela Análise Temática proposta por Bardin, e o projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, sob parecer nº 1.535.559. Resultados Emergiram duas categorias após a análise:Gerenciando os “remédios de diabetes” e; Gerenciando o estilo de vida: entre rupturas, manutenções e ajustes. Nas práticas de gerenciamento relacionadas tanto ao uso dos medicamentos quanto ao estilo de vida adotado, houve reinterpretação do conhecimento científico orientado pelos profissionais, bem como o conhecimento oriundo da própria convivência com a doença. Cita-se, ainda, a colaboração dos diálogos com seu grupo de pertença, de modo que, integraram no cotidiano ações que concomitantemente ofereceram melhora da condição de saúde e promoveram o bem-estar enquanto pessoa em sua integralidade. Conclusão Compete aos profissionais da equipe de saúde implementar abordagens de cuidado centrada na pessoa e apoiar os usuários na tomada de decisão sobre os cuidados com a sua saúde.
CHEST PAIN AND SINGLE TROPONIN
Authors: SERİN Süha , ÇAĞLAR Bahadir 
Published: December 2020

Aim: It is important to exclude the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome quickly and accurately. This study aims to exclude the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a single troponin value in patients with appropriate clinical evaluation and electrocardiography (ECG)
Materials and Methods: Among the patients who were followed up with a pre-diagnosis of AMI and for whom a HEART score was calculated, patients whose high sensitive troponin I result was found below the limit of detection (LoD) value and who were discharged is included in study. All patients were contacted on the 30th day of discharge. The status of "major adverse cardiac events" (MACE-30) in the last 30 days was questioned.
Results: The HEART score of 122 patients (73.1%) in the study was found to be at low risk while 45 (26.9%) as moderate. MACE-30 developed in only 5 patients (3%). Of the 5 patients who developed Mace; The HEART score of 3 (60%) was determined as 5, whereas the heart score of 2 (40%) was 6. p
RELIGIÓN. Concepto, origen, estudios, clasificaciones y evolución
Authors: HAFEZ SAKABANI Bassam 
Published: December 2020

El interés del ser humano en saber cómo viven los demás en este mundo es notable, sean personas cercanas a él como: familiares, compañeros, conocidos, vecinos, o lejanos viviendo en otra ciudad, comunidad incluso en otros países, especialmente cuando esas personas tienen otra religión y otra cultura.
Este interés por saber cómo viven y piensan los demás podría ser motivado por la curiosidad solamente o por trabajo o simplemente para aumentar sus conocimientos epistemológicos.
Por eso se pensó realizar un estudio sobre las religiones existentes en el mundo: Concepto, origen, ciencias antropológicas y sociológicas de la religión, otros estudios dedicados a ella, tipos de sus clasificaciones, ofreciendo una lista de las principales religiones practicadas actualmente en el mundo y su evolución…, exponiendo su resumen en este artículo.
The Chairs of Venice Applying Storytelling as Teaching Method to Understand Material Cultural Heritage
Authors: Tvedebrink Tenna Doktor Olsen , Bagger Nini Camilla 
Published: December 2020

To understand the present and prepare for the future, we must remember our past. - And as indicated with the writings of 19th century English art critic and writer, John Ruskin; material cultural heritage holds an important lesson and plays an ethical role in establishing such a remembrance. With this paper, we discuss examples of implementing storytelling as a creative-explorative teaching method to critically reflect on- and develop the awareness and understanding of material cultural heritage among students from disciplines of Art History, Architecture, and Design. Our examples stem from a workshop held during the International Art Biennale in Venice 2019 by the Erasmus+ interdisciplinary research projectCRAFT.