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Utilization of agro-industrial waste to improve thermal behavior of products made of fired clay for traditional masonry
Authors: Sanchez-Molina J , Díaz-Fuentes C X , Colmenares-Uribe A P 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe reutilization of agro-industrial waste in the manufacture of fired clay products is a sustainable strategy that aims at the circular economy. The most known waste in Norte de Santander, Colombia, are coffee husk and rice husk. For this reason, this research studies the thermal impact of their insulating properties in traditional masonry products made of fired clay to be considered as insulating additives. The methodology involves the simulation of heat transfer and heat flux of the multiperforated brick and H10 block manufactured in mixtures of 100% clay and 95% clay and 5% additive to wastes in North Santander, Colombia, in the software ANSYS under the finite element method in extreme conditions of San José de Cúcuta. The results demonstrate that the residues of rice husk and coffee husk act as insulating technological nutrients with a reduction of temperatures of the interior surfaces of the products between 0.22 °C and 0.88 °C, respectively. The reutilization of residual raw materials from alternate construction industries is a sustainable consideration to evaluate new possibilities for the manufacture of products with less embedded energy and, therefore, with a lower carbon footprint than traditional fired clay products.
Influence of Vegetation System on Outdoor Wind Environment of a Nursing Home
Authors: Ni Xuwei 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
With the rapid growth of aging population in China, researchers have paid more attention to the aging planning and architectural design of elderly community. As the particularity of elderly people, they have higher demand on the comfort and safety of the outdoor wind environment, and the outdoor vegetation system has a great contribution on improving outdoor wind environment which has been proved. In this study, the influence of vegetation system on outdoor wind environment in extreme weather of a nursing home has been quantitatively investigated according to CFD methods. The parameters related to the wind environment including average wind velocity and its distribution has been calculated. Results showed that vegetation system could improve the outdoor wind environment significantly, especially planting shrub and grass. After planting deciduous and evergreen arbors, shrub and grass, the average wind velocities of all the living and activity regions decreased below to 1.5m/s, and area proportion of the regions with low wind velocity increased up to 75%.
The Effects of Probiotic from Hymenachne Acutigluma Silage in Feed to the Length of Small Intestine and Caeca in Pegagan Ducks
Authors: Sandi S , Sahara E , Novitasari A T , Munawar Ali A I , Susanda A , Yosi F , Asmak  
Published: August 2021

Abstract
This study aims to determine the effect of giving probiotics from (hymenachne acutigluma) silage in feed to the length of smallintestine and caeca in Pegagan ducks. The object of this research is sixty 5 months Pegagan ducks. The research design used was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 4 replications. There is 3 Pegagan ducks as a variable unit: P0 (Control); P1 (Ration + Probiotics with a dose 0,2%); P2 (Ration + Probiotics with a dose 0.4%); P3 (Ration + Probiotics with a dose 0.6%); P4 (Ration + Probiotics with a dose 0.8%). The observed variables were length of small intestine, length of duodenum, length of jejunum, length of ileum, and length of caeca. The results of this study indicate that administration of probiotics from (hymenachne acutigluma) silage in feed can increase the percentage of small intestine length and caeca. The conclusion of this research is the provision of probiotics from (Hymenachne acutigluma) silage with a dose 0.2% can increase the percentage of small intestine length and caeca in Pegagan ducks.
Phylogenetic of Featherback Chitala sp from South Sumatra Based on Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Gene
Authors: Anjarsari Y , Syaifudin M , Jubaedah D , Taqwa F H , Yonarta D 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
The featherback Chitala sp in Indonesia inhabit riverine of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan. Featherbacks have been protected as threatened species. This research aims to identify the sequence of Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) gene of mtDNA, and construct the phylogenetic trees between species of featherbacks in South Sumatra. This research was conducted in March–August 2020. The methods used in barcoding species and determining phylogenetic i.e., DNA isolation, DNA amplification using PCR and sequencing of COI gene regions of mtDNA. The COI gene was sequenced by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) with optimum annealing temperature 500C for 30s with 35 cycles. After editting, sequence length of the COI gene of featherbacks was 621 base pairs (bp) nucleotide. Based on BLASTanalysis, specimen CLP2 from PT PLN Indralaya had the highest similarity (99.28%) to C. lopis (Malaysia), then 98.88% to the same species from Kampar River, Riau. Speciemens from Musi River (CLS1, CLS 3) and PT PLN (CLP3) indicated the highest similarity of 95.19% with C. chitala from India. The phylogenetic trees showed that Chitala formed four sub-clusters and it was clearly distant between species C. lopis and C. chitala (bootstrap value = 73).
The Differences of Nutritional Status of Children Living in Riverbank and in Mainland of Pedamaran I District of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency
Authors: Nuryanto  , Oktarina R , Komalasari O , Juairiyah O 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
In the district of Pedamaran were still found toddlers with stunted growth. This study aimed to find out the differences in the nutritional status of children under five living in the River Bank called Daerah Aliran Sungai in the Mainland Areas of Pedamaran Village I, Pedamaran District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 63 toddlers with a simple random sampling technique. The study result showed that the percentage of toddlers with a history of diarrhea disease living in river bank was (51.5%), and that of acute respiratory infection (ARI)was (43.3%). While the proportion of children under five having a history of helminthiasis differs between those living in river bank and the mainland was (p = 0.009 <0.05). The number of toddlers who had a history of helminthiasis was higher in river bank (42.4%) than those living on the mainland (10.0%). The number of children under five was 84.1 percent having good nutritional status, 3.2% less dietary status, and 12.7% poor dietary status. There was a difference in the nutritional quality of children under five living in river bank and in mainland areas in which the results of the chi-square test showed the p-value was 0.001.
Application of parijoto (medinilla speciosa l.,) extract as body lotion
Authors: Kusumastuti A , Rahma H S 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Parijoto fruit is among the potential plant that is potential for beauty products. Parijoto fruit extract composed of flavonoids as source of antioxidants that is useful for maintaining healthy skin. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and feasibility of hand and body lotion enriched with parijoto fruit extract determined by sensory and preference tests. This study used construct validity. Data was collected through observation and documentation methods. The results showed that hand and body lotion enriched with parijoto fruit extract was declared feasible based on sensory tests with the lowest percentage of 83% and the highest of 92%. The preference test obtained the lowest percentage of 82% and the highest percentage of 97%. Hand and body lotion was declared very feasible based on sensory and preference tests. There is a need of assessment in the used formula in order to obtain the best formula for the production of hand and body lotion.
Evaluation of Nutritional Content of Beef Rendang Using Wet and Dry Seasonings
Authors: Faridah Anni , Holinesti Rahmi 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Beef rendang is a traditional West Sumatra dish made from beef cooked with coconut milk and seasoning. Seasoning has an important role, to give a distinctive flavor for beef rendang. It can be processed using wet and dry seasoning. This research is an experiment by conducting a direct experiment of making beef rendang using wet and dry seasoning. Then the proximate test was carried out to determine the nutritional content in beef rendang. The object of this research is the nutritional value of beef rendang using wet and dry seasoning including fat, air, ash, protein and carbohydrates. Fat content in the two beef rendang shows a difference, rendang using wet seasoning has more fat content than meat rendang using dry seasoning. The water content in beef rendang using wet seasoning is lower (16.36%) than dry seasonings (17.57). Ash content is not that different. The higher protein and carbohydrate content was found in dry seasoning with the value of protein content (29.88%) and carbohydrate content (29.28%). The cooking time of beef rendang has an effect on nutritional value. The faster the cooking time, the more nutritional value that can be preserved. Beef rendang using wet and dry seasoning cooked at the same time has different nutritional values. More fat and water levels are found in beef rendang using wet seasoning. Meanwhile, the ash, protein and carbohydrate content of rendang using dry seasoning has a higher value. The results revealed that there were differences in nutritional content between beef rendang using dry seasoning and wet seasoning. The nutritional content of beef rendang using dry seasoning is better than fat, ash, protein, and carbohydrates.
Fabric Coloring using Cuscuta as A Form of Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Atika  , Syamwil Rodia , Widowati  , Nurrohmah Siti , Zaida Zulfa Putri 
Published: August 2021

AbstractSynthetic dye liquid waste causes various problems, one of them is environmental pollution. There are 5 rivers in Pekalongan in which all are black due to the contamination of synthetic dye liquid waste from the batik industry. The five rivers contain Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 230 mg / L at the upstream and 157 mg / L at the downstream, while the maximum COD content should be only 50 mg / L. The use of natural dye in batik production alters the use of synthetic dyes and reduce its hazards. Natural dyes, in general, can be extracted from plant parts such as roots, stems, leaves, bark and flowers to be used as an alternative to batik dyeing. The sustainability problem arises when these plants are continuously used. Weeds can be used as an alternative for natural dyes. Weeds are plants that are parasite for other plants, therefore the use of weeds as natural dye can help eradicate them from the main crop. This research was conducted by experimenting the weed extraction on cotton cloth. Furthermore, the dyeing was tested for its color direction using a color catalog. The purpose of this study was to examine the direction of color produced by cuscuta with vinegar mordant
Development and validation of the geriatric trauma frailty index for geriatric trauma patients based on electronic hospital records
Authors: Zhao Fangjie , Tang Bihan , Liu Xu , Weng Weizong , Wang Bo , Wang Yincheng , Zhang Zhifeng , Zhang Lulu 
Published: August 2021

Abstract

Background
Globally, geriatric patients are the dominant population requiring global medical care. We established a frailty index for geriatric trauma patients by retrospectively analysing electronic hospital records to identify patients with frailty characteristics and poor prognostic outcomes.

Method
Data were obtained from 2016 US National Emergency Department Sample and Shanghai Trauma Emergency Medical Association (2015–18). Overall, 141,267 hospitalised geriatric trauma patients (age ≥ 65 years) were included. We used a three-step method to construct geriatric trauma frailty index (GTFI) based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision diagnostic codes. Systematic cluster analysis was used. The accuracy of GTFI was verified in national validation cohort, and its applicability to Chinese patients was assessed in local validation cohort.

Results
In development cohort (n = 28,179), frail patients had longer lengths of stay and higher Charlson co-morbidity index than non-frail patients (18.2 ± 12.4 days, 5.59 ± 2.0 versus 5.3 ± 5.3 days, 5.33 ± 1.8, respectively). In national validation cohort (n = 113,089), frail patients had longer lengths of stay (8.5 ± 8.8 days versus 4.5 ± 3.1 days) and higher in-hospital mortality than non-frail patients (2,795, 11.69% versus 589, 0.66%). Areas under the curves for GTFI for length of stay (&gt;14 days) and in-hospital mortality were 0.848 (0.841, 0.854) and 0.885 (0.880, 0.891) in national validation cohort, and were 0.791 (0.779, 0.804) and 0.903 (0.885, 0.922) in local validation cohort (n = 14,827).

Conclusions
The GTFI helps hospitals and emergency departments to identify geriatric trauma patients with poor prognostic outcomes, and has been proven to be useful in China.
Imaging Analysis During Adrenal Venous Sampling Operations
Authors: Li Sen , Li Jian-ling , Huang Jiang-nan , Jiang Zhi-yuan , Huang Rong-jie , Su Liu-jing , Cai Bin-bin , Dai Yong-fa , Wu Si-ying 
Published: August 2021

Abstract

Background
To investigate the imaging anatomy and variations of bilateral adrenal veins to improve the success rate during adrenal venous sampling (AVS) and reduce the incidence of complications.

Methods
A total of 120 patients who underwent AVS from June 2017 to January 2019 were collected. RadiAnt Viewer software was used to retrospectively analyze the intraoperative imaging data, intraoperative anatomical variation data, the success rate, and complications of AVS.

Results
The ostium of the right adrenal vein was located mainly between the lower 1/3 of the 11th thoracic vertebra and the middle 1/3 of the 12th thoracic vertebra, accounting for 75.5% of the cases. Most of the ostium (83.3%) was transversely distributed between 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock. The main morphology of the right adrenal venography was a triangular pattern (48.2%). As the body mass index increased, the ostium was higher, and the distance between the ostium and the spine was greater (P &lt; 0.05). The success rate of the right AVS, the left AVS, and the bilateral AVS was 95.0%, 97.5%, and 92.5%, respectively. The anatomical variation rate of the right adrenal vein was 5.3%. All cases showed that the right adrenal vein entered the accessory right hepatic vein and then into the inferior vena cava. The anatomical variation rate of the left adrenal vein was 4.3%.

Conclusions
Body mass index can be used to predict the location of the right adrenal vein ostium. Understanding of the anatomy and variation of the adrenal vein and right adrenal venography is essential to a successful AVS.
Talking Good: Analysing Narratives of Desistance in Norway
Authors: Todd-Kvam John , Todd-Kvam Mari 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Despite significant research interest in Norwegian penality, there remains much to be learned about how people in Norway experience life during and after punishment. This article is one of the first to explore the lived experience of desistance as narrated by Norwegian desisters. We analyse ‘small stories’ that either opened up or frustrated the co-creation of change, showing how desistance develops (or is stymied) at a micro level. Our analytical framework helped us understand our informants as active subjects navigating a complex terrain of psychological, relational and systemic processes. Informants described a long-term, unfinalized desistance process, leading in some cases to an extended experience of liminality and welfare supplication.
Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors Mediate Timing-Dependent LTP Elicited by Low Repeat Coincident Pre- and Postsynaptic Activity at Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses
Authors: Cepeda-Prado Efrain A , Khodaie Babak , Quiceno Gloria D , Beythien Swantje , Edelmann Elke , Lessmann Volkmar 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
High-frequency stimulation induced long-term potentiation (LTP) and low-frequency stimulation induced LTD are considered as cellular models of memory formation. Interestingly, spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) can induce equally robust timing-dependent LTP (t-LTP) and t-LTD in response to low frequency repeats of coincident action potential (AP) firing in presynaptic and postsynaptic cells. Commonly, STDP paradigms relying on 25–100 repeats of coincident AP firing are used to elicit t-LTP or t-LTD, but the minimum number of repeats required for successful STDP is barely explored. However, systematic investigation of physiologically relevant low repeat STDP paradigms is of utmost importance to explain learning mechanisms in vivo. Here, we examined low repeat STDP at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses by pairing one presynaptic AP with either one postsynaptic AP (1:1 t-LTP), or a burst of 4 APs (1:4 t-LTP) and found 3–6 repeats to be sufficient to elicit t-LTP. 6× 1:1 t-LTP required postsynaptic Ca2+ influx via NMDARs and L-type VGCCs and was mediated by increased presynaptic glutamate release. In contrast, 1:4 t-LTP depended on postsynaptic metabotropic GluRs and ryanodine receptor signaling and was mediated by postsynaptic insertion of AMPA receptors. Unexpectedly, both 6× t-LTP variants were strictly dependent on activation of postsynaptic Ca2+-permeable AMPARs but were differentially regulated by dopamine receptor signaling. Our data show that synaptic changes induced by only 3–6 repeats of mild STDP stimulation occurring in ≤10 s can take place on time scales observed also during single trial learning.
Full Factorial Design for Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating RP-HPLC Method for the Estimation of Timolol Maleate in Surfactant-Based Elastic Nano-Vesicular Systems
Authors: Naik Santoshi , Mullick Prashansha , Mutalik Sadhana P , Hegde Aswathi R , Lewis Shaila Angela , Bhat Krishnamurthy , Rao Bola Sadashiva Satish , Mutalik Srinivas 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
A novel isocratic stability-indicating chromatographic method was developed, optimized and validated using Design-Expert® following ICH guidelines for the quantification of Timolol maleate (TM). The intrinsic stability of TM was assessed by force degradation studies, which concluded no extensive degradation except under alkaline and oxidative conditions. TM was quantified accurately in the surfactant-based elastic vesicular system by separating it on Hypersil BDS C8 column using triethylamine in H2O (0.15%v/v; pH 3.0) and acetonitrile (ACN; 65:35%v/v). The influence of variable factors like mobile phase pH, injection volume (μL), flow rate (mL/min) and ACN content (%) on method responses were assessed using a full factorial design. The method was linear between 0.05 and 10 μg/mL with an R2 value of 0.9993. Limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 0.90 and 27.2 ng/mL. The method was specific, with recovery in plain drug solution of 89–92% and elastic nanovesicles of 90–93%. The experimental model was significant (P &lt; 0.0001) as indicated by deliberate changes in the method analyzed through analysis of variance. The total drug content in elastic nanovesicles was estimated to be 9.53 ± 0.01 mg/20-mL dispersion and entrapment efficiency was 44.52 ± 0.73%. The developed method was rapid, economic and precise for the quantification of TM in bulk and vesicular system.
Resistance and resilience of soil prokaryotic communities in response to prolonged drought in a tropical forest
Authors: Li Lingjuan , Preece Catherine , Lin Qiang , Bréchet Laëtitia M , Stahl Clément , Courtois Elodie A , Verbruggen Erik 
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT
Global climate changes such as prolonged duration and intensity of drought can lead to adverse ecological consequences in forests. Currently little is known about soil microbial community responses to such drought regimes in tropical forests. In this study, we examined the resistance and resilience of topsoil prokaryotic communities to a prolongation of the dry season in terms of diversity, community structure and co-occurrence patterns in a French Guianan tropical forest. Through excluding rainfall during and after the dry season, a simulated prolongation of the dry season by five months was compared to controls. Our results show that prokaryotic communities increasingly diverged from controls with the progression of rain exclusion. Furthermore, prolonged drought significantly affected microbial co-occurrence networks. However, both the composition and co-occurrence networks of soil prokaryotic communities immediately ceased to differ from controls when precipitation throughfall returned. This study thus suggests modest resistance but high resilience of microbial communities to a prolonged drought in tropical rainforest soils.
A transcriptome-wide association study identifies novel blood-based gene biomarker candidates for Alzheimer’s disease risk
Authors: Sun Yanfa , Zhou Dan , Rahman Md Rezanur , Zhu Jingjing , Ghoneim Dalia , Cox Nancy J , Beach Thomas G , Wu Chong , Gamazon Eric R , Wu Lang 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (ad) adversely affects the health, quality of life and independence of patients. There is a critical need to identify novel blood gene biomarkers for ad risk assessment. We performed a transcriptome-wide association study to identify biomarker candidates for ad risk. We leveraged two sets of gene expression prediction models of blood developed using different reference panels and modeling strategies. By applying the prediction models to a meta-GWAS including 71 880 (proxy) cases and 383 378 (proxy) controls, we identified significant associations of genetically determined expression of 108 genes in blood with ad risk. Of these, 15 genes were differentially expressed between ad patients and controls with concordant directions in measured expression data. With evidence from the analyses based on both genetic instruments and directly measured expression levels, this study identifies 15 genes with strong support as biomarkers in blood for ad risk, which may enhance ad risk assessment and mechanism-focused studies.
Analysis of 3-dimensional interventricular septum and abnormal muscle bundles models for septal myectomy
Authors: Andrushchuk Uladzimir , Niavyhlas Artsem , Adzintsou Vitali , Haidzel Iryna , Model Hanna , Shket Aliaksandr 
Published: August 2021

AbstractOBJECTIVESWe compared the effectiveness of virtual 3-dimensional (3D) models with 2-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for evaluating the anatomy of the interventricular septum (IVS) and abnormal muscle bundles (AMBs) in planning septal myectomy (SM).METHODSBetween January 2017 and July 2020, 103 consecutive symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent 2D TTE and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in 49 (47.6%) or computed tomography angiography in 54 (52.4%) patients with 3D IVS modelling for SM planning. We evaluated maximal IVS thickness and location, length and thickness of AMBs.RESULTSThe mean maximal IVS thickness by 2D TTE was 7.3 [standard deviation (SD) 4.8] mm less than that based on the 3D model analysis: 21.4 (SD 3.7) vs 28.6 (SD 5.5) mm, respectively (P &lt; 0.001, 95% confidence interval 6.4–8.2). The planned volume of ideal SM was larger than that of performed SM: 26.2 (18.4–39.4) vs 10.3 (7.4–12.8) cm3, respectively (P &lt; 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of 2D TTE in diagnosing AMBs were 36.9% and 95%, and those of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and computed tomography angiography with 3D modelling were 97.1% and 100% for cardiovascular magnetic resonance and 98% and 100% for computed tomography angiography, respectively. AMBs occurred in 84 (81.6%) patients. No patient required mitral valve replacement. The 30-day mortality was 1 patient. There were 4 late non-cardiac deaths (3.9%) within 18.1 (standard error 1.32) months.CONCLUSIONSAnatomical analysis of the IVS and AMBs based on their virtual 3D models is highly effective for SM planning.