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Introduction pages
Authors: SESTRAS Radu E. 
Published: September 2021

The papers published in Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Issue 3, Volume 49, 2021 represent new exciting researches in different topics of life science, respectively in plant science, horticulture, agronomy and crop science. Among the interesting articles we invite you to find news about: Recent advancements on use of CRISPR /Cas9 in maize yield and quality improvement; Genome-wide investigation of Hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: Shikimate Hydroxycinnamoyl Transferase (HCT) gene family in Carthamus tinctorius L.; Identification of SNPs in rice GPAT genes and in silico analysis of their functional impact on GPAT proteins; Extensive transcriptome changes underlying the fruit skin colour intensity variation in purple eggplant; Physiological variation of irradiated red radish plants and their phylogenic relationship using SCoT and CDDP markers; Alterations in leaf anatomy, quality, and quantity of flavonols and photosynthetic pigments in Nigella sativa L. subjected to drought and salinity stresses; Impact of the foliar application of nanoparticles, sulfate and iron chelate on the growth, yield and nitrogen assimilation in green beans; Phytotoxicity and allelopathic potential of extracts from rhizomes and leaves of Arundo donax, an invasive grass in neotropical savannas; Comparative study of the effect of salt stress, Alternaria alternata attack or combined stress on the Cakile maritima growth and physiological performance, etc. The Impact Factor communicated by ISI Clarivate (June 30, 2021), is IF 2020 = 1.444 (position 157 of 235 journals, Q3 in Plant Sciences). The metrics in Scopus – Elsevier (June 2, 2021): CiteScore 1.7 (#40/86 in Horticulture).
Investigating and Analyzing the Situation of the Talented Students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: A qualitative study
Authors: RAHİMİNİA Elaheh , YAZDANİ Shahram , RAHİMİNİA Hoorieh 
Published: September 2021

Background:In this era, investing in human resources,especially the talented,is specifically important because they have high potential, creativity and initiative to advance science.so the present study was conducted to investigate the situation of the talented students at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Methods:The present study is a qualitative research of content analysis type with a conventional approach. Participants included talented students who were selected by targeted sampling method in2019.Data collection was performed using in-depth and semi-structured individual interviews.

Results:From the findings of this study,four main themes were obtained,which include poor educational situation,research problems ,inappropriate welfare services and weakness in performing cultural affairs.
Conclusion:The results of the present study showed that the problems of the talented students in the fields of education, research and welfare are more than before. Therefore, it is suggested that the authorities and planners pay more attention to meet the needs of this group of students.
“Shaking in 5 Seconds!”—Performance and User Appreciation Assessment of the Earthquake Network Smartphone-Based Public Earthquake Early Warning System
Authors: Bossu Rémy , Finazzi Francesco , Steed Robert , Fallou Laure , Bondár István 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Public earthquake early warning systems have the potential to reduce individual risk by warning people of approaching tremors, but their development has been hampered by costly infrastructure. Furthermore, both users’ understanding of such a service and their reactions to actual warnings have been the topic of only a few surveys. The smartphone app of the Earthquake Network initiative utilizes users’ smartphones as motion detectors and provides the first example of a purely smartphone-based earthquake early warning system, without the need for dedicated seismic station infrastructure and operating in multiple countries. We demonstrate that this system has issued early warnings in multiple countries, including for damaging shaking levels, and hence that this offers an alternative to conventional early warning systems in the foreseeable future. We also show that although warnings are understood and appreciated by users, notably to get psychologically prepared, only a fraction take protective actions such as “drop, cover, and hold.”
A randomized comparison study of conventional normal saline and silver nanocrystalline gel as topical wound dressings in non-healing wounds
Authors: Mahadev V. 
Published: September 2021

Background: Non-healing wounds and chronic ulcers are being consequence of the abnormality in healing process and disturbance in the recovery pathway. Picking an ideal choice of topical application and dressing helps in enhancing the wound heal in addition to the antibiotics administration. To identify the outcome of topical dressing in chronic ulcers by using, silver nanocrystalline gel dressing (AgNP) and conventional normal saline dressing (NS).Methods: This study was an open label randomized study in patient with chronic non-healing wound. The wound healing outcomes of two different dressing methods were compared, which was evaluated by independent assessor. The primary outcome is area reduction of wound and duration of healing. The secondary outcome is the formation of healthy granulation, slough and discharge and wound site infection control.Results: The outcome of AgNP and conventional NS dressing was compared. The 100 patients with non-healing wounds were randomized in the ratio of 1:1. The primary outcome was study group had better area of reduction of 41.97% (SD-7.41) with statistical significance (p<0.0001) and mean duration of healing, 15.64 weeks. The secondary outcome of healthy granulation tissue and reduced slough and discharge at the end of 3 weeks with topical silver nanocrystalline dressing was significant. Conclusions: Topical silver nanocrystalline dressing shall be an effective dressing option to achieve apposite recovery of healing process in non-healing wounds.
Association between Vitamin D deficiency and lung function in asthma patients
Authors: Ravindranath M , Sowjanya D.S 
Published: September 2021

Asthma is an inflammatory disorder, usually chronic, and is related to the hypersensitivity of the airways to allergens leading to dyspnoea, wheezing, cough and tightness in chest. Increased severity of asthma and poor control has been attributed to lower levels of Vitamin D levels. Blood was collected from 78 patients who were diagnosed with asthma and tested for Vitamin D levels eosinophil counts, IgE levels, and regular biochemical tests. All these patients underwent Asthma Control Test, Pulmonary Function tests for FEV1%, FVC%, FEV1/FVC%. : The serum eosinophil count, sputum eosinophil count and IgE levels were significantly higher in Vitamin D deficient patients compared to the sufficient patients. The most common severity of asthma among the patients was due to atopy as seen in 53.8% of the patients. In 39.6% of the patients who were Vit D deficient, the asthma was very severe as was the case in 8% of the Vit D sufficient people. The Forced expiratory volume, Forced vital capacity and FEV1/FVC1 was 92.69 ± 0.9 %, 91.3 ± 12.1% and 76.2 ± 8.7 in patients with deficient Vitamin D levels and 97.36 ± 1.1%, 99.1 ± 7.3% and 81.6 ± 13.1 in patients with sufficient Vit D levels respectively. There seems to be a strong association of Vitamin D levels and asthma among patients. High vitamin D levels are beneficial to the lung function and also slow the asthma exacerbations.
A study to assess the role of C reactive protein as a marker in diagnosing pleural effusion
Authors: Sharvegar Raghurama , Babu S R Chandrik 
Published: September 2021

The cause of pleural effusion is due to systemic or localized pathology and based on the etiology involved the pleural effusion is either classified into transudate and exudate supported by Light’s Criteria. Other than the marker used in Lights Criteria C reactive protein is said to be studied to determine its role in classifying exudate and transudate. The present study was done to assess the role of C reactive protein in diagnosing pleural effusion.The cross-sectional study was conducted by the Department of Chest and Respiratory Medicine at Chamarajanagara Institute of Medical Sciences from June 2019 to May 2020. A total of 120 cases of clinically confirmed cases of Pleural Effusion Cases were selected for the purpose of the study among the outpatient and inpatient in the Department of General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine Department. The Mean CRP of 1.05±1.09 was found to be cut off value for differentiating between transudate and exudate Pleural fluid. At the Cut off value of 1.05 CRP it was found to be having a sensitivity of 75.4% and 77.6% of sensitivity. From the present study we could conclude that the CRP Value of 1.05mg/dl was found to be having a good specificity and sensitivity in classifying the pleural fluid into transudate and exudate. Finally we could conclude that CRP can be used as a Biomarker to differentiate between Transudate and Exudate when Lights criteria falls in borderline.
D-Dimer and Coagulation profile are significant prognostic indicators in COVID-19 patients – A retrospective study in a tertiary healthcare hospital
Authors: Vinod Kolla , R Sivasankari , Uday Kumar Abhishek , Rajagopalan Manjari , Shahji Georgin 
Published: September 2021

To determine the value of coagulation indicators: D-dimer (DD), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), in predicting the severity and prognosis of COVID-19.Around 150 patients with confirmed COVID-19 disease, who were admitted at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore between April 15 2021 and July 15, 2021, were included in the study. The changes of D-Dimer, PT, APTT were tested, and the correlation with, clinical classifications, demographics, CT imaging, vaccination status against COVID-19 and prognosis were observed.Coagulation disorder occurred at the early stage of COVID-19 infection, in a total of 150 patients observed, 109 (72.66%, St. deviation of 4.26) patients having DD increased at time of admission and 148 patients (98.66%) having increased coagulation profile. The levels of DD and coagulation profile were correlated with clinical classification and also the CT severity and vaccination status. Among 41(27.33%) patients who died, 31(20.66%) patients had DD increased at the first lab test, 40 (26.66%) patients had DD increased on the fifth day of lab tests. The results shows that D-dimer is raised in severe category of COVID-19 infection. Also the CT severity is high (severe, with CT score&#62;15) 71(47.33%) patients with increased D-dimer on admission. It was observed that 41(27.33%) patients who were vaccinated had increased D-dimer 70(46.66%) compared to unvaccinated patients. In addition, with the progression of the disease, the change of CT imaging was closely related to the increase of the DD value (P &#60;0.01).Coagulation dysfunction is more likely to occur in severe and critically ill patients. DD and PT could be used as the significant indicators in predicting the mortality of COVID-19 and measuring the level of D-dimer and coagulation parameters from the early stage of the disease can also be useful in controlling and managing of COVID-19 disease, also vaccinated patients had better outcome among the unvaccinated patients.
Invite Their Languages In: Community-Based Literacy Practices with Multilingual African Immigrant Girls in New York City
Authors: Lee Crystal Chen 
Published: September 2021

This three-year qualitative case study examined how an African community-based organization, Sauti Yetu’s Girl’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (GELI), leads, bolsters, and transforms the literacy development of African immigrant girls who are identified as English Language Learners (ELLs) and Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) in New York City schools. In particular, the study addresses how community-based literacy practices mobilize multilingual African immigrant girls to strengthen their communities. The study drew upon critical perspectives of literacy and community-based practices to examine the approaches GELI has implemented to address the academic and social needs of African immigrant girls in public schools.
A románok nevei Anonymus gesztájában és ami körülöttük van (1. rész)
Authors: Senga Toru 
Published: September 2021

Az Anonymus (III. Béla király névtelen jegyzője) által használt három vlach név (plur. Blachii, Blasii, Blaci) a latin végződések eltávolításával valójában a Blach (nem Blachi), Blas (nem Blasi) és Blac etnonimák. Egyik sem magyar nyelvalak (>oláh), és egyik sem hozható közvetlen kapcsolatba a szláv vlach (plur. vlasi > olasz) alakkal. A Gesta Hungarorum szerzője, aki nemcsak közjegyzői korában, hanem a későbbi időkben is tevékenykedett a hivatalos ügyekben, krónikája megírásához felhasználhatta információit. Anonymus Erdély urát, Gelout a vlachok fejedelmének (dux Blacorum) nevezi, ami összhangban van azzal, hogy II. András király oklevelében a Blaci alakot használták a dél-erdélyi oláhok megjelölésére. Tekintettel arra, hogy Magyarország latin műveltségét a pápai kancellária befolyásolta, nem meglepő, hogy a Bulgarii et Blachii kifejezést a pápai kancellária mintájára formálták, különösen III. Innocent pápa leveleiben, amelyekben a bolgárok és a vlachok szerepelnek. együtt (Bulgaria et Blachia, Bulgarorum et Blachorum stb.). Anonymus a Cumanorum et Bulgarorum atque Blacorum kifejezést Henrik flandriai latin császár körleveléből kölcsönözte, amelyet 1213-ban II. András király udvarának is elküldtek. A Blas név megegyezik a A negyedik keresztes hadjárat a balkáni oláhok megjelölésére Anonymus használta az erdélyi oláhokra, aki kapcsolatban állt a magyarországi vallon és francia nyelvű telepesekkel. A krónikás valószínűleg a 13. század első két évtizedének forrásaiból merítette a szóban forgó három nevet.
Numerical Uncertainty in Density Estimation for Background Oriented Schlieren
Authors: Zhang Jiacheng , Rajendran Lalit , Bane Sally , Vlachos Pavlos 
Published: September 2021

Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) is an image-based density measurement technique. BOS estimates the density gradient from the apparent distortion of a target pattern viewed through a medium with varying density using cross-correlation, tracking, or optical flow algorithms. The density gradient can then be numerically integrated to yield a spatially resolved estimate of the density [1]. A method was recently proposed to estimate the a-posteriori instantaneous and spatially resolved density uncertainty for BOS [2] and showed good agreement between the propagated uncertainties and the random error. However, the density uncertainty quantification method could not account for the systematic uncertainty in the density field due to the discretization errors introduced during the numerical integration, which could be much larger than the displacement random errors [2]. In this work, we propose a method to estimate the numerical uncertainty introduced by the density integration in BOS measurements, using a Richardson extrapolation framework. A procedure is also introduced to combine this systematic uncertainty with the random uncertainty from the previous work to provide an instantaneous, spatially-resolved total uncertainty on the density estimates. The method will be tested with synthetic fields and synthetic BOS images.
Large Scale PIV for confined fires
Authors: Varea Emilien , Betting Benjamin , Gobin Carole , Godard Gilles , Patte-Rouland Béatrice , Lecordier Bertrand 
Published: September 2021

Fire safety engineering, including knowledge of fire dynamics and fire-related hazards is crucial for securing people as well as rescue teams during interventions. One of the main critical aspects remains in determining the smoke dynamics at openings where fresh air and hot fumes mix. This particular phenomenon, encountered in many enclosures fires can reveal either well ventilated or under-ventilated fires. The response techniques of rescue teams are different depending on the ventilation status. Merci et al. (2016), Bengtsson et al. (2001) and Pretrel et al. (2012) have studied fire in enclosures that occur in oxygen-limited conditions. Generally, smoke dynamics are studied by using different devices or techniques. These include, among others, Pitot probes and bidirectional probes or McCaffrey probes, McCaffrey and Heskestad (1976). However, these probes are intrusive and potentially affecting the smoke dynamics. Moreover, only one-point data are evaluated. To overcome this difficulty, laser techniques such as PIV can be set up, see Tieszen et al. (2002) , Hou et al. (1996) or Koched et al. (2012). PIV technique has already been used in case of well-ventilated and under-ventilated fires conditions. A natural extension of this technique remains in applying the PIV technique close to the outlet of the container in order to highlight exchanges between hot exhaust fumes and fresh incoming air.
The objectives of the paper remain threefold:1. First, we propose a specific design of enclosure fire to ensure large scale PIV measurements inside the enclosure.2. Second, the transition from ventilated to under ventilated fire conditions is evaluated
Time-resolved Velocity Estimation from Inflow Pressure Measurements in a Subsonic Jet Using Machine-Learning Methods
Authors: Li Songqi , Li Wenyan , Ukeiley Lawrence 
Published: September 2021

The goal of this study is to estimate aspects of the time-resolved (TR) velocity field that is associated with pressure fluctuations measured in a subsonic jet using machine learning (ML) approaches. The experiments were conducted in the Anechoic Jet Test Facility at the University of Florida using a round converging nozzle operated at at a Mach number of 0.3 and ReD = 3.8 × 105. Planar PIV was utilized to record nonTR, 2D velocity snapshots on the streamwise plane. A B&K 4138 1/8” microphone and a GRAS 46DD 1/8” microphone were employed to measure inflow pressure fluctuations synchronously with the PIV. Both microphones were equipped with aerodynamically-shaped nosecones and were placed on the upper and lower jet liplines. The nosecone tips were streamwisely aligned and were placed just downstream of the PIV window (see Figure 1(a)). Pressure signals were recorded synchronously with PIV, but at different sampling rates, 80 kHz and 12 Hz, respectively. A total of 8000 PIV snapshots were acquired in the experiment.
Effectiveness of Existential-Humanity based Therapy on Psychological Well-Being and Post-¬Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer
Authors: Mavaeeyan Safoora , Mirderikvand Fazlolah , Sadecghi Masoud 
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among Iranian women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of existential-humanity based therapy on psychological well-being and post-traumatic growth in women with breast cancer.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with a control group. The population of this study insisted all the patients with breast cancer that referred to Khorramabad Shahid Rahimi Hospital in 2020. 30 patients selected randomly and assigned in two groups (15 experimental and 15 evidence), and it was asked them to answer to the Reef psychological well-being scale and post-traumatic growth questionnaire by Tedachi et al. Afterwards, the experimental group was intervened in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. After the intervention, post-test was taken from both groups and both groups were followed up again after two months. The data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA and SPSS version 16 software.
Results: The results of analysis of repeated measures ANOVA showed that the interaction between group and time was significant. Therefore, psychological well-being variable increased significantly (F=77.98, P<0/01) and post-­trauma growth variable increased significantly (F=27.46, P<0/01).
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, existential-humanity based therapy has a significant effect on psychological well-being and post-traumatic growth in breast cancer patients. It would be beneficial to offer, along with medication, psychological treatments, including existential-humanity based therapy to these patients should be considered.
Current practices regarding the management of infrapatellar fat pad during total knee arthroplasty: A survey of orthopedic surgeons
Authors: ÇAPKIN Sercan , ÖZMANEVRA Ramadan , DEMİRKIRAN Nihat Demirhan , GULER Serkan 
Published: September 2021

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'deki ortopedi cerrahları arasında primer total diz artroplastisi (TDA) sırasında infrapatellar yağ yastığının (IPFP) yönetimine ilişkin güncel uygulamaları değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Türkiye Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Derneği veri tabanına kayıtlı ortopedi cerrahlarına yönelik web tabanlı bir anket Haziran 2020 ile Temmuz 2020 arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Anket, IPFP'nin yönetimine ilişkin mevcut uygulamalara ilişkin yedi sorudan oluşmaktadır (IPFP'nin korunması, birincil TDA sırasında kısmi rezeksiyon veya tam rezeksiyon).
Bulgular: 1553 kayıtlı ortopedi uzmanından 266'sı (% 17) anketi tamamladı. Ortopedi cerrahlarının büyük çoğunluğu (% 75,2) TDA sırasında IPFP'nin yönetimi ile ilgili karar vermelerinin kanıta dayalı olmadığını iddia etti (p
Koroner arter baypas cerrahisine giden hastalarda asemptomatik ciddi karotis arter darlığı tedavi yönetimi: Klinik analiz
Authors: KAYA Kaan , MUNGAN Ufuk 
Published: September 2021

Amaç: Koroner arter hastalığı nedeni ile ameliyat yapılacak olan hastalarda semptomatik karotis arter darlığının tedavisi hakkında kılavuzlarda görüş birliği sağlanmış, asemptomatik hastalarda ise kesin görüş birliği sağlanamamıştır. Bu hastalara yaklaşım şeklimizi ve sonuçlarımızı paylaşmak istedik.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ocak 2016-Ocak 2021 tarihleri arasında koroner arter baypas cerrahisi uyguladığımız tek taraflı %70’ten yüksek karotis arter darlığı bulunan asemptomatik 40 hasta (Grup 1) ile koroner arter baypas cerrahisi uygulanan fakat karotis arter darlığı olmayan 40 hasta (Grup 2) serebrovasküler komplikasyonlar ve cerrahinin sonuçları yönünden karşılaştırıldı. Tüm hastalara koroner arter baypas cerrahisi uygulandı ve karotis arter darlığına müdahale edilmedi.
Bulgular: Preoperatif hipertansiyon görülme oranı Grup 1’de daha fazlaydı (%65 ve %32,5, p=0,007). Grup 1 hastalarda koroner arter baypas ameliyatı baypas greft sayısı Grup 2 hastalara göre daha fazla idi (3,250,58 ve 2,870,68, p=0,010). Hiçbir hastada majör serebrovasküler olaya rastlanmadı ve mortalite gelişmedi.
Sonuç: Asemptomatik tek taraflı karotis darlığının eşlik ettiği koroner arter hastalarında koroner arter cerrahisinin güvenli olduğu sonucuna vardık. Bu konu ile ilgili kesin görüş birliğine ulaşabilmek için çok merkezli prospektif araştırmaların yapılmasının faydalı olacaktır.