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Contemporary analysis of the use of transboundary waters in Central Asia
Authors: Narzullaev O , Bekov I 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
This article comprehensively examines the complex and critical issue of transboundary water resource management in the Central Asian region. The analysis highlights that the region’s water resources, primarily sourced from the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers, are vital for the socio-economic development of Central Asia, fulfilling the needs of agriculture, industry, and the population. It addresses specific challenges faced by Uzbekistan, including environmental crises such as water shortages, inefficient irrigation practices, and the degradation of the Aral Sea. To tackle these pressing issues, the article explores modern approaches and solutions, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation, innovative irrigation technologies, and effective water management strategies. The need for Uzbekistan and its neighboring countries to strengthen collaboration and implement joint measures is underscored to ensure fair and sustainable use of transboundary water resources. Moreover, the article provides valuable insights into achieving sustainability through improved water management practices. By analyzing the current state and future prospects of water resource management in Uzbekistan and the broader Central Asian region, it emphasizes that cooperative efforts are essential for addressing shared challenges and fostering sustainable development. Ultimately, this comprehensive examination serves as a call to action for regional stakeholders to prioritize collaborative solutions in managing their vital water resources effectively.
Analysis of the turbidity process in the pumping station forebay for the water management
Authors: Arifjanov A , Atakulov D , Sattorov A , Melikuziyev S , Juraboyev I 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The article’s analysis focuses on the turbidity process in the pumping station’s forebay, which is one of the current issues with water management. The KFK-Sokh pumping station, located in the PK-1995+00 section of the Big Fergana main canal, was selected as a research object. In natural field studies, several characteristic cross-sections along the length of the forebay were selected. To determine the amount of turbidity in the stream, water samples were taken along the size and depth of each section. The amount of turbidity in the obtained samples was determined using the Spectrophotometer UV755 device. Considering the variability of water consumption, the speed distribution along the length and depth of the forebay was studied. The influence of the flow rate change at the entrance to the forebay on fuzzy printing is analyzed. Conclusions and recommendations are given based on the obtained results.
Geochemical signatures of the Taku schist, Peninsular Malaysia: implications for sedimentary protoliths and tectonic setting
Authors: Faesal A , Aminuddin M I K A , Warmada I , Yonezu K , Setiawan N I 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The Taku Schist, located in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia, represents a significant Indosinian orogenic feature resulting from the collision between the Sukhothai Arcs and Sibumasu. This study aims to unravel the tectonic and metamorphic evolution of the Taku Schist through detailed geochemical analyses. Utilizing X-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, we identified the metasedimentary rocks of the Taku Schist as predominantly greywacke and shale. These rocks are classified within a quartzose sedimentary provenance, indicative of a Continental Island Arc (CIA) setting. The geochemical composition reflected the episodic compressions experienced by the Taku Schist, leading to the transformation of the Sibumasu sedimentary cover and the Bentong-Raub mélange into various greenschist facies. Additionally, this study identified amphibolite facies, with their formation conditions and depths being closely linked to their relative positions within the upper plate of the Sukhothai Arc. These findings provide new insights into the complex tectonic history and metamorphic processes affecting the Taku Schist.
Mining tourism: A sustainable ex-mining management strategy in Sawahlunto city
Authors: Fajri H , Saputra B , Pegi A L , Renaldi I , Halawa H S , Wahyuni N 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The city of Sawahlunto in West Sumatra, Indonesia, has transformed from a former coal mine to a cultural tourism destination, but environmental and economic sustainability challenges remain. This research aims to evaluate mining tourism practices in Sawahlunto and identify strategies to improve sustainability and economic diversification in the city. The research used a descriptive qualitative method with data collected through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and document analysis. The research findings show that Sawahlunto has successfully preserved its mining heritage through various initiatives such as Goedang Ransoem Museum (Public Kitchen Museum), Mining Tunnel Mbah Soero, and Railway Museum. However, significant challenges remain, particularly related to the need for more holistic ecological restoration and economic diversification.
Stabilization of clay soil of Lajut Village, Central Lombok District, with a mixture of rice husk ash and quicklime on California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value
Authors: Fitrayudha A , Pujiastuti H , Putrajati U , Hamdani H , Hidayati N , Hidayat A R , Zarkasi A , Sukuryadi  , Safitri N 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Clay soil bears physical characteristics that are susceptible to changes in high shrinkage growth due to changes in water content, so the bearing capacity is strongly influenced by water content. This study determined the characteristics of clay soil from Lajut Village, Praya Tengah Subdistrict, Central Lombok Regency before and after adding rice husk ash. The stabilization materials consisted of rice husk ash and quicklime, with variations of rice husk ash + quicklime of 4%+4%, 8%+8%, and 12%+12%. Physical and mechanical properties of the clay soil were examined and the results of physical properties testing demonstrated original moisture content of 54.80% and plasticity index of 29.66%. Based on the Proctor standard test, the primary soil contained 32.93% water and 1,292 grams/cm3 dry weight volume. The variation of 8% rice husk ash and quicklime produced the optimum California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value (22.00%) and optimum CBR soaking variation (7.48%). Conclusively, rice husk ash and quicklime show the capacity to increase CBR value of clay soil.
Mine design on mangrove block site of Indrabakti Mustika company in Lameruru, North Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi province
Authors: Ferry  , Ariyanto  , Fitriawan E R , Rasikhun H 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The increasing demand for nickel in Indonesia grows with the trend of electric vehicles, inspiring nickel mining companies to enhance their supplies. PT IBM, a company engaged in nickel mining, is operating laterite nickel resource mining activities in a 576-ha area of open-cut mining in the village of Lameruru, North Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi province. The mining activities are divided into several blocks, including a mangrove block to meet the production target of 125,000 WMT ore per month in case other blocks fail to meet the cut-off grade (CoG) of 1.2% Ni. This study recommends a mining design to effectively determine the overburden and ore extracted in the mangrove block. This quantitative research collected data from literature studies and field studies. The results of the mine design revealed eight mining sequences with a total amount of mined overburden and mined ore volume of 1,584,589 BCM and 1,069,481 WMT, respectively. The stripping ratio obtained was 1:1.48, indicating that it takes 1.48 BCM overburden to obtain 1 WMT ore.
Charity after Augustine
Authors: Teubner Jonathan D 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Through a unique blend of the personal and historiographical, Charity after Augustine is an exploration of why the Augustinian tradition’s attempts to build solidarity or social cohesion in the societies of the Latin West have ended in disaster just as often as they have brought about justice. The conceit at the heart of the book is that the concrete practices of love or charity—almsgiving, works of mercy, good works—can tell us much about how religious leaders attempted to bind and hold communities together while also, in fits and starts with some startling reversions, attempting to expand the community and incorporate others. The first part probes the ways Augustine’s understanding of love is put into practice and how this understanding informs a tradition of political action inspired by Christian concepts of love and enacted through practices of charity. In a second, more expansive part, the book turns to the ways in which the Benedictine tradition as illustrated by Gregory the Great and Bernard of Clairvaux receives this vision, invigorates it with new visions of care and leadership, and puts it into practice in radically different contexts from those of Augustine’s age. At the heart of Charity after Augustine is an attempt to find a non-idealized vision of love that can inform thick, meaningful relations within a community that are not diluted by the inclusion of others
Prologue
Authors: Teubner Jonathan D 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The Prologue serves as a general orientation for the book. The focus of this section is to explicate the context and motivation for writing Charity after Augustine. It lays out the two head-births of the work: first, the author’s experience leading a religious peacebuilding non-governmental organization (NGO) that worked mainly in the Middle East, which provided the motivation to think about the ways in which our practices of love can bind communities together as well as rend them asunder; and second, reflections on the ways in which the history of Berlin and Germany more broadly illustrates the two senses of cleaving—to hold together and to separate. These reflections inform a reframing of “political Augustinianism,” refocusing attention on the centrality of pastoral leadership for an Augustinian political ethic.
Benedict and the New Pastoral Arts
Authors: Teubner Jonathan D 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Chapter 4 focuses on the Rule of St. Benedict’s transformations of pastoral power. It examines how Benedict synthesizes Augustinian internalism and a Cassian-inspired confidence in the spiritual leader’s faculty of detecting intentions in external acts. This continues the Augustinian trajectory of centralizing the techniques of “love” to the pastoral vocation, but arms the pastor with the ability to detect that which remained obscure to Augustine, viz., true or genuine intentions. The transformation in the understanding of pastoral leadership can be seen in Benedict’s reformulation of the abbot’s vocation and duties. This chapter contests certain strict disjunctions often said to exist between the Rule of the Master’s presentation of the abbot and that found in the Rule of St. Benedict, concluding that when emboldened by a confidence in the perspicacity of intentions in external action, love is just as powerful a coercive tool as fear is, if not more so.
Gregory the Great and Charity’s Professional Demands
Authors: Teubner Jonathan D 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Chapter 5 turns to Gregory the Great’s pastoral leadership, considering the ways in which it is shaped by the Benedictine synthesis of spiritual internalism and moral externalism. Gregory offers a model of pastoral counsel that draws together the power that accompanies the authoritative interpretation of Scripture with discretio to assess and pronounce on the spiritual condition of subordinates. The transformations of an Augustinian conceptualization of charity and its practices inform the chapter’s reading of Gregory’s Registrum epistularum. Throughout Gregory’s letters we can observe his charitable practices, through which he as pope was, sometimes singlehandedly, responsible for keeping besieged communities fed, clothed, and protected. Gregory’s use of charity begins to regularize the pastoral “power of the purse” in a way that has broad implications for political leadership in “western” Christendom.
A chromosome-level reference genome facilitates the discovery of clubroot resistant gene Crr5 in Chinese cabbage
Authors: Yang Shuangjuan , Wang Xiangfeng , Wang Zhaojun , Zhang Wenjing , Su Henan , Wei Xiaochun , Zhao Yanyan , Wang Zhiyong , Zhang Xiaowei , Guo Li , Yuan Yuxiang 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Brassica rapa includes a variety of important vegetable and oilseed crops, yet it is significantly challenged by clubroot disease. Notably, the majority of genotypes of B. rapa with published genomes exhibit high susceptibility to clubroot disease. The present study presents a high-quality chromosome-level sequence of the genome of the DH40 clubroot-resistant (CR) line, a doubled haploid line derived from the hybrid progeny of a European turnip (ECD01) and two lines of Chinese cabbage. The assembled genome spans 420.92 Mb, with a contig N50 size of 11.97 Mb. Comparative genomics studies revealed that the DH40 line is more closely related to the Chinese cabbage Chiifu than to the turnip ECD04. The DH40 genome provided direct reference and greatly facilitate the map-based cloning of the clubroot resistance gene Crr5, encoding a nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) protein. Further functional analysis demonstrated that Crr5 confers clubroot resistance in both Chinese cabbage and transgenic Arabidopsis. It responds to inoculation with Plasmodiophora brassicae and is expressed in both roots and leaves. Subcellular localization shows that Crr5 is present in the nucleus. Notably, the TIR domain of Crr5 can autoactivate and trigger cell death. In addition, we developed two Crr5-specific KASP markers and showcased their successful application in breeding CR Chinese cabbage through marker-assisted selection. Overall, our research offers valuable resources for genetic and genomic studies in B. rapa and deepens our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying clubroot resistance against Plasmodiophora brassicae.
Associations of systemic immune-inflammation index and systemic inflammation response index with maternal gestational diabetes mellitus: Evidence from a prospective birth cohort study
Authors: Xie Shuanghua , Zhang Enjie , Gao Shen , Su Shaofei , Liu Jianhui , Zhang Yue , Luan Yingyi , Huang Kaikun , Hu Minhui , Wang Xueran , Xing Hao , Liu Ruixia , Yue Wentao , Yin Chenghong 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Background:
The role of inflammation in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has recently become a focus of research. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), novel indices, reflect the body’s chronic immune-inflammatory state. This study aimed to investigate the associations between the SII or SIRI and GDM.

Methods:
A prospective birth cohort study was conducted at Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital from from February 2018 to December 2020, recruiting participants in their first trimester of pregnancy. Baseline SII and SIRI values were derived from routine clinical blood results, calculated as follows: SII = neutrophil (Neut) count × platelet (PLT) count/lymphocyte (Lymph) count, SIRI = Neut count × monocyte (Mono) count/Lymph count, with participants being stratified into quartiles. Follow-up included a 75-g, 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 20–32 weeks of gestation, using the glucose thresholds of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG). Logistic regression was used to analyze the odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) for the SII, SIRI, and GDM risk.

Results:
Among the 28,124 women included in the study, the average age was 31.8 ± 3.8 years, and 15.76% (4432/28,124) developed GDM. Higher SII and SIRI quartiles were correlated with increased GDM rates, with rates ranging from 12.26% (862/7031) in the lowest quartile to 20.10% (1413/7031) in the highest quartile for the SII (P
trend <0.001) and 11.92–19.31% for the SIRI (P
trend <0.001). The SII and SIRI were positively correlated with GDM risk. The ORs (95% CIs) of the second, third, and fourth SII quartiles were 1.09 (0.98–1.21), 1.21 (1.09–1.34), and 1.39 (1.26–1.54), respectively. The SIRI findings paralleled the SII outcomes. For the second through fourth quartiles, the ORs (95% CIs) were 1.24 (1.12–1.38), 1.41 (1.27–1.57), and 1.64 (1.48–1.82), respectively. These associations were maintained in subgroup and sensitivity analyses.

Conclusions:
The SII and SIRI are potential independent risk factors contributing to the onset of GDM.
Molecular Pathotyping and Phylogeny of Recent Subgenotype XIV.2 Newcastle Disease Viruses from Chickens and Pigeons in Nigeria
Authors: Umar Bala N. , Adamu Jibril , Abdu Paul A. , Ahmad Kabiru H. , Sada Aliyu , Kazeem Haruna M. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
Genomic studies of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) affecting chickens and pigeons in Nigeria are limited. This study characterized NDVs from chickens and pigeons within households and live bird markets in Bauchi State, Nigeria. A total of 80 pooled oropharyngeal and cloacal swab samples were collected from November 2021 to February 2022 and tested using one-step RT-PCR. Interestingly, 73 (91.25%) of the samples were found to be positive, and 40 sequences of the partial NDV F gene were obtained. The fusion protein cleavage site amino acid motifs 112R-R-Q/R-K-R-F117 and 112G-R-Q-G-R-L117 were observed for the virulent (95.0%) and lentogenic (5.0%) pathotypes, respectively. The virulent NDV strains clustered with subgenotype XIV.2 NDV strains from Nigeria and neighboring Benin, whereas the lentogenic pathotypes belonged to the genotype II cluster along with NDV vaccine strains. This study highlighted the serious threat of virulent NDV, warranting surveillance and improved biosecurity to control local and transboundary spread of NDV.
Beneficial Impact of Follow-Up 24-Hour Urine Testing on Adherence to Pharmacological Therapy for Kidney Stone Prevention
Authors: Smith Kevin B. , Crivelli Joseph J. , Yan Phyllis L. , Hsi Ryan S. , Shahinian Vahakn B. , Asplin John R. , Hollingsworth John M. , Denton Brian T. 
Published: December 2024

Purpose:
Preventive pharmacological therapy (PPT) is recommended for certain patients with urinary stone disease to reduce their recurrence risk, but they frequently do not adhere. With causal inference methods, we evaluated whether follow-up urine testing could be used to improve PPT adherence.

Materials and Methods:
Using claims data from Optum’s deidentified Clinformatics Data Mart database (2008-2019), we identified patients with urinary stone disease who were prescribed PPT (thiazide diuretic, alkali therapy, or allopurinol) after baseline 24-hour urine testing and assessed their adherence with the proportion of days covered method. After distinguishing between patients who did and did not receive follow-up urine testing, we examined the association between follow-up testing and PPT adherence with logistic regression. We then emulated a target trial using propensity score matching, stratification, and doubly robust estimators to estimate the equivalent causal effect.

Results:
Among 4166 patients, 496 (11.9%) completed both baseline and follow-up testing. Follow-up testing was associated with a 9.0% increase in adherence odds after adjusting for sociodemographic, behavioral, and disease-related and treatment-related patient characteristics. Furthermore, we estimated a 7.1% increase in proportion of days covered caused by follow-up testing using causal inference methods. Subgroup analyses indicated the most significant effects are among women, those with low baseline medication adherence, and those not at high risk of stone formation.

Conclusions:
These data suggest that follow-up urine testing after starting PPT may have a beneficial effect on long-term medication adherence.
Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of combined enteral nutrition therapy for inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Wu Yun , Jiang Zhenyu , Su Ri Gu Ge , Wang Lu , Tian Feilong , Liu Lin 
Published: December 2024

Background:
So far, there are still many difficulties in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), among which enteral nutrition (EN) is the most valuable and controversial treatment. Therefore, this study will compare the effectiveness of conventional medication with EN in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Methods:
Searching the Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Clinical trial, CNKI, Chinese biomedical literature, VIP, and Wanfang databases, Randomized controlled trials and cohort studies on conventional drug + EN and conventional drug therapy for IBD were also retrieved, The data of their efficiency and nutritional status (hemoglobin, albumin, and body mass index) were extracted independently, After a qualitative evaluation of the included literature. The meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan5.3 software.

Results:
A total of 33 study articles were included, including 2466 IBD patients, 1248 patients in the test group (conventional drugs combined with EN), and 1218 patients in the control group (conventional drugs). The meta-analysis showed that the clinical response of conventional drugs with EN for IBD was higher than the conventional drug group (RR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.17–1.34, Z = 6.37, P < .00001); incidence of total adverse effects: compared with the combination group (RR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.64–1.48, Z = 0.11, P = .91). Nutritional status: hemoglobin, albumin, and body mass index in the combined EN group were significantly higher than those in the control group.

Conclusion:
For IBD patients (including UC and CD), the combination of conventional drugs and EN was more effective than conventional drug treatment alone, hemoglobin, albumin and body mass index were significantly higher than conventional drug treatment alone, and the difference in adverse reactions was not significant. However, the current research evidence is not enough to fully prove the reliability of the combination therapy, and further studies need to be verified in the future.