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In vitro Antibiofilm Activity of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Juice on Oral Pathogens
Authors: Pramadita Jemima , Widyarman Armelia Sari 
Published: May 2019

Introduction: Pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit contains valuable ingredients, such as ellagitannins and flavonoids, that have many potential effects, including antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory functions. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pomegranate fruit juice on F. nucleatum and S. sanguinis monospecies and multispecies biofilm formation in vitro. Methods: Pomegranate juice was obtained using a juicer and diluted using a brain heart infusion (BHI) broth into five different concentrations. The biofilm assay was performed as follows: F. nucleatum and S. sanguinis were cultured separately in the BHI broth for 48 hours at 37°C in an anaerobic atmosphere. A 200 mL bacterial suspension (107 CFU/mL) was distributed into a 96-well plate and incubated for 24 hours to form a biofilm. Subsequently, pomegranate juice was added to the biofilm well and observed after 1 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, and 24 hours. The biofilm mass was measured using a microplate reader (490 nm) after crystal violet staining. Chlorhexidine (0.2%) and the biofilms without treatment were used as the positive and negative controls, respectively. The data were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, with p<0.05 as the level of significance. Result: There was a significant biofilm reduction after treatment with pomegranate juice for all the concentrations and incubation times (p<0.05). The effective concentrations to inhibit the biofilm monospecies F. nucleatum and S. sanguinis and the multispecies were 6.25% (OD 0.148±0.019), 50% (OD 0.211±0.026), and 6.25% (OD 0.024±0.209), respectively. Conclusion: Pomegranate juice inhibits F. nucleatum and S. sanguinis biofilm formation as a monospecies and a multispecies. Future studies are needed to observe the mechanism of this active substance.
The Prosthodontics Care For Geriatric Patients Nowadays
Authors: Oktaria Indriani , Shen Robert 
Published: May 2019

The global geriatric (elderly) population is growing as a result of increasing life expectancies. One impact of this development is an increase of lifestyle difference. In the scope of health, especially dental health, the patient’s education is important. The decrease in edentulism cases showsed public awareness of the importance in maintaining the health, function and quality of life in the elderly as well as the necessity of preventive attitudes and interventions against disease. Dental services for geriatric patients are affected by the cost of dental services, dental insurance, dental clinics’ access, debt and needs. The current prosthodontic treatment that improve of missing tooth replacements is in demand is an increasing interest in dental implant treatment. Losing tooth has a negative impact on mastication, aesthetic- and oral health-related quality of life. Excessive bone resorption can occur for many reasons, including age, infection, trauma, metabolic disorders and nutritional deficiencies. The resorption of the alveolar bone, especially in medically compromised patients, is caused by focal infections in the mouth and systemic diseases. Periodontitis or other chronic infections resulted from bacterial and host inflammatory cells. The pathology observation can result in a loss of bone support after a long period of extraction procedures is named residual ridge resorption (RRR). The best treatment for RRR is to avoid tooth extraction so that the loss of teeth and their supportive tissues can be prevented. When there is a loss of teeth and RRR, dentures have been made to reduce the occlusal load are necessary. In addition, the importance of periodic control, utilizing vitamins, oral rinse, topical gels or others, and the intake of nutrients greatly affect the good function of dentures and improve the health of the geriatric patient.
De l’assemblée à la démocratie projective
Authors: Fernandez Délia , de Vathaire Jean-Baptiste 
Published: May 2019

À quoi peuvent servir les assemblées et les outils de démocratie directe ? S’il s’agit de trancher sur des programmes qui s’imposent à tous, nous rencontrons vite leurs limites. En revanche, s’ils servent à développer notre projection personnelle et nos projets collectifs, ils peuvent nous aider à modifier effectivement la réalité qui nous entoure. Se dessine alors une méthode d’autogouvernance qui pourrait constituer le socle d’une société avançant vers son autonomie, que Délia Fernandez et Jean-Baptiste de Vathaire appellent, dans un essai à paraître, la démocratie projective.
Réhabiter la Californie
Authors: Berg Peter , Dasmann Raymond , Rollot Mathias 
Published: May 2019

Texte de référence du mouvement biorégionaliste, dont la première version parut des seules mains de Peter Berg en 1976, cet exposé pose les bases théoriques pour définir, à travers le cas géographique de la Californie, ce qu’est une « biorégion » où le vivant, humain et non humain, déploie des formes de vie adaptées à son milieu.
Regard d’un paysan sur l’emprise de l’écologie en agriculture
Authors: Ogor Yannick 
Published: May 2019

Maraîcher et éleveur en Bretagne, ancien animateur de la Confédération paysanne et auteur d’un récit des luttes menées dans le monde agricole français depuis soixante ans 1 , Yannick Ogor bouscule les idées reçues et invite au débat en livrant un plaidoyer argumenté contre la politique des normes de « sécurité environnementale et sanitaire ». Il montre que ces dispositifs sont prisés et utilisés à des fins de compétitivité par les puissances économiques de l’agroalimentaire, au détriment de l’agropastoralité paysanne ou vivrière. Dans ce contexte, le véganisme, fruit idéologique de l’agro-industrie, prépare les débouchés du productivisme de demain. Si l’auteur critique à juste titre le dévoiement de l’écologie politique par le capitalisme, il finit par assimiler les deux. On peut donc se demander si, loin d’être anti-écologique, sa critique ne voisine-t-elle pas avec un écologisme détaché de tout mouvement social et peu à même de porter une politique répondant aux enjeux environnementaux et sociaux.
Femme et nature
Authors: Griffin Susan , Lauwers Margot 
Published: May 2019

Susan Griffin, considérée comme une poétesse et romancière, est aussi l’auteure d’essais philosophiques. Son livre Woman and Nature : The roaring inside her , paru en 1978, est reconnu pour son importance dans l’avènement de l’écoféminisme. Réédité en 2000 et en 2015, il n’en existe cependant aucune traduction. Margot Lauwers propose ici une introduction à l’ouvrage ainsi que quelques extraits traduits par ses soins.
Sortir du capitalisme
Authors: Gorz André 
Published: May 2019

Choisir André Gorz, pour débuter cette section « Techniques et modes de production », c’est situer d’emblée le cadre d’analyse critique de notre rapport à la technique. Loin d’être neutre, autonome ou pure idéologie mais aussi loin d’être pur déterminisme, la technique est au cœur de notre rapport matériel au monde. En structurant le mode de production, notamment à travers l’essor de l’Internet, elle se retrouve à la fois au cœur du dépassement du capitalisme et de l’avènement d’une véritable écologie politique. Dès lors, l’intelligence collective, que sécrète la composition organique et technique du capital sans pour autant que celui-ci ne parvienne à la capter en totalité, devient l’enjeu majeur d’un conflit politique central, présent et à venir.
Des plateformes et des hommes
Authors: Dieuaide Patrick 
Published: May 2019

Les plateformes numériques sont-elles des entreprises comme les autres ? Sont-elles de simples intermédiaires des échanges qu’il s’agirait d’encadrer par une législation adaptée ? Les plateformes sont plus et autre chose, répond Patrick Dieuaide. Se situant dans le prolongement des réflexions menées autour de la notion de capitalisme cognitif, l’auteur s’interroge sur la place et le rôle des plateformes comme infrastructures numériques d’organisation et de contrôle des marchés et de la production. Les plateformes numériques seraient la pointe avancée d’une structure de commandement, qu’il baptise « capitalisme 2.0 », et qui auraient vocation à piloter un nouveau régime d’accumulation en prise directe sur la société.
De Nederlandse Stewardship Code
Authors: Melis D.A.M. 
Published: May 2019

De Nederlandse Stewardship Code. Global institutional investor stewardship vanuit Nederlands perspectief
Dit artikel behandelt de recent in werking getreden Nederlandse Stewardship Code, internationale stewardshipinitiatieven gericht aan institutionele beleggers en de regulering ervan vanuit Nederlands perspectief. Het artikel gaat in op de vraag of het instrumentarium ter bevordering van stewardshipgedrag middels een stewardshipcode en wetgeving passend is voor gedragsbeïnvloeding van institutionele beleggers.
Lipid Profile and Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women in Yaounde, Cameroon
Authors: Gerard Nkeunen , Julie Judith Tsafack Takadong , Gustave Simo , Tambe Betrand Ayuk , Roger Ayangma Celestin , Bonglavnyuy Tume Christopher 
Published: May 2019

Aims: Lipids serve several important physiologic functions like energy homeostasis or biosynthesis of hormone within the human body. The deterioration of lipid metabolism which is favoured by menopause is the source of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to determine the plasma lipid profile and dyslipidemia prevalence of some Cameroonian women.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: The enrollment took place at the Yaounde Military Hospital from November 2016 to July 2017.
Methodology: To achieve this goal, two sets of 105 postmenopausal and 127 premenopausal participants were enrolled in this study. 5ml of blood were collected on EDTA coated tubes from each participant. Enzymatic methods were used to evaluate total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride, while LDL cholesterol was determined using the Friedewald equation. These biological parameters were used to determine dyslipidemia. Thereafter, they were compared within age and year since menopause subgroups.
Results: There was no significant difference in the mean values of total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C as well as triglyceride between premenopausal and postmenopausal women. The mean HDL-C concentration was stable in the age subgroups while the mean total cholesterol and LDL-C were slightly increasing as postmenopausal participants got older. LDL-C level was significantly higher in women who had been in menopause for more than 15 years. The overall dyslipidemia prevalence was 53%. Dyslipidemia was significantly higher in the subgroup of women who had freshly entered menopause.
Conclusion: Even though there was no change in the mean concentration of the plasma lipid parameters, of pre- and postmenopausal participants there was a general need to improve their lifestyle in order to reduce dyslipidemia prevalence.
Effect of Gibberellic Acid, Spacing and Nutrient Sprays on Growth and Flowering in Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.) cv. Rocket Pink
Authors: Malik Sajid Ali , . Neelofar , Qadri Z. A. , Nazki Imtiyaz Tahir , Mir Shakeel Ahmad , Khan F. A. , Pukhta M. S. 
Published: May 2019

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different concentrations of gibberellic acid, spacing and nutrient sprays on vegetative and floral parameters of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus cv. Rocket Pink) at Urban Technological Park, Habak, Srinagar, J&K, India during two successive years in 2017and 2018. Eighteen different treatments with 3 concentrations of gibberellic acid (0 ppm, 100 ppm and 200 ppm), 2 spacings (15 cm x 15 cm and 15 cm x 20 cm) and nutrient sprays (3 sprays, 4 sprays and 5 sprays) were replicated thrice in Completely Randomized Block Design. The investigation revealed that gibberellic acid at 200 ppm proved best among all in vegetative including height (91.07 cm), number of primary branches (4.11) and number of leaves (174.60) as well as in floral parameters including days to first inflorescence initiation (47.77), days to first inflorescence opening (50.81), days to 50% flowering (54.30), length of flower stalk (45.91 cm), length of inflorescence (38.80 cm), number of spikes per plant (7.72), number of florets per spike (22.35), number of fully developed florets (5.17), duration of flowering (52.62 days) and vase life (13.00 days). Spacing of 15 cm x 15 cm proved better in terms of height (85.23 cm) in vegetative parameters and length of flower stalk (43.81 cm) and length of inflorescence (37.65 cm) in floral parameters while spacing of 15 cm x 20 cm proved better in number of primary branches (3.64) and number of leaves (170.68) as well as days to first inflorescence initiation (49.49), days to first inflorescence opening (52.33), days to 50% flowering (55.42), number of florets per spike (17.64), number of fully developed florets (4.47), duration of flowering (50.75 days) and vase life (10.71 days). Among different nutrient sprays application of 5 sprays proved best in all vegetative including height (87.06 cm), number of primary branches (4.26) and number of leaves (182.92) and floral parameters including length of flower stalk (42.88 cm), length of inflorescence (36.18 cm), number of spikes per plant (7.80), number of florets per spike (19.21), number of fully developed florets (4.67), duration of flowering (52.26 days) and vase life (10.92 days). While minimum days to first inflorescence initiation (49.05), first inflorescence opening (51.89) and 50% flowering were obtained by 3 nutrient sprays.
In vivo Antifibrotic Potential of Extracts of Acanthospermum hispidum DC. Evaluated in Wistar Rats Using Diethylnitrosamine
Authors: Yhi-Pênê N’do Jotham , Hilou Adama , Pare Dramane , Sombie Ernest Nogma , Guenne Samson , Tibiri André 
Published: May 2019

Aims: Liver fibrosis is a chronic disease of the liver. This disease is a stage of passage to liver cancer. The objective of this work was to evaluate the ability of the ethanolic extract of Acanthospermum hispidum to block the progression of hepatic fibrosis induced in rats using diethylenitrosamine (DEN).
Study Design: Study of the antifibrotic potential of extracts of Acanthospermum hispidum.
Place and Duration of Study: In vivo tests were performed from September 2018 to January 2019. The animal model tests were carried out in the pet shop of the Institute for Health Sciences Research (IRSS) of Burkina Faso and in the Cytogenetics Laboratory (FSS/ISBA) of the Republic of Benin.
Methodology: The evaluation of the antifibrotic activity consisted in treating in wistar rats a liver fibrosis induced with the DEN which is a chemical agent whose effect on the liver has already been confirmed. As a result of the treatment, all animals were removed from the liver and blood. The livers were used for macroscopic and microscopic observations. Blood has been used for the evaluation of biochemical parameters in relation to fibrosis.
Results: The analysis of the results of the biochemical parameters in relation to the fibrosis showed that the ethanolic extract of Acanthospermum hispidum at the dose of 250 mg / kg made it possible to obtain an improvement of these parameters compared to the other batches of animals. These results have been confirmed by those of the anatomo-pathological studies.
Conclusion: The results of biochemical and histological analyzes revealed a capacity of Acanthospermum hispidum extracts to block the evolution of hepatic fibrosis in the rat. These results confirm the hepatoprotective potential of this medicinal plant used in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso.
Screening for Oral High-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among a Pediatric Patient Population
Authors: Bowen Douglas , Kingsley Karl 
Published: May 2019

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a known cancer-causing virus that has been primarily linked to cervical cancers. Recent studies have shown that HPV may also induce cancer in other tissues, including oral epithelia and mucosa. To determine the presence of oral HPV infection among pediatric patients, salivary samples were assessed to determine oral prevalence of high-risk HPV.
Methods: Using existing pediatric saliva samples from pediatric clinic patients (aged 6 - 16 years), this retrospective study involved isolating DNA for PCR screening for both high-risk strains of HPV (HPV16, HPV18). A total of n=98 patient samples were available for analysis.
Results: Demographic analysis of these samples revealed the majority were derived from females (63.2%) and mostly from Hispanics (54.1%). DNA was successfully isolated from 95.9% of samples (n=94/98) with an average concentration of 142.5 ng/uL. PCR screening demonstrated only a subset of patient samples harbored high-risk strains, HPV16 (n=9) and HPV18 (n=6), which represents 15.9% of the total sample population - and were concentrated among the older patients (>13 years old).
Conclusions: Although this retrospective study does not have a sufficient sample size to provide more robust analysis of other risk factors (race, sex, sociodemographic), these results to demonstrate that oral HPV infection may be successfully detected among a pediatric population. As more studies demonstrate oral HPV infection in children, these data are of significant value to other dental, medical, oral and public health professionals who seek to further an understanding of oral health and disease risk in pediatric populations.
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice towards Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination among Female Undergraduate Students in Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Rasool Saba , Iqbal Maham , Siddiqui Ammarah , Ahsan Ramna , Mukhtar Sahrish , Naqvi Shagufta 
Published: May 2019

Aims: The study was aimed at investigating knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast cancer and breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in Karachi, Pakistan.
Study Design: Cross Sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted for a period of four months in different universities of Karachi, Pakistan.
Methodology: The study was done using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 381 undergraduate students of medical and non-medical universities were included.
Results: The mean age of participants was 20.45 ± 3.67 years. 97% of the candidates had heard about breast cancer out of which only 65.4% were aware about its high prevalence rate in Karachi, Pakistan. A good proportion of candidates i.e. 78% of participants had good knowledge of breast self examination out of which only 43.8% knew how to perform it but just 24.9 % actually performed it.
20.5% of female population had made arrangements for breast screening once in their lifetime however many of the candidates (39.1%) never experienced any symptoms of breast pathology thus never felt the need to screen themselves.
Various signs and symptoms were considered as indications of breast cancer though lump as a sign was answered the most by 76.1% students. Out of the several risk factors of breast cancer 70.9% of candidates responded as family history the most common risk factor and early menstruation as a risk factor was 22.8% (the least).
44.4% of the aware candidates stated that they acquired this knowledge from social media. 21.5% had a positive family history. Mammography as a diagnostic modality was considered the most helpful by 61.4% population.
Conclusion: The study points out to the sufficient knowledge and attitude of breast cancer among female undergraduates in Karachi, Pakistan. However, they lacked the practice towards breast self examination. We expect that our results may provide useful data that could be used by the department of health in Karachi, Pakistan to formulate their health programs to increase the knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast cancer and breast self-examination.
Biopesticide Potentialities of Eagle Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) and Ricin (Ricinus communis) in the Protection of Vegetables Crops
Authors: Mala Carine , Kekeunou Sevilor , Djoukouo Nadia , Denis Zofou , Bassala Jean Paul Olina , Nukenine Elias 
Published: May 2019

Introduction: Pesticides commonly used in crop protection are serious causes of ecological and sanitary disorders.
Aims: This present work investigates the biopesticide properties of Pteridium auquilinum and Ricinus communis in the protection of three vegetable crops Lactuca sativa, Solanum nigrum and Raphanus sativus.
Place and Duration of Study: The experimental tests were conducted on the site of BIONATURE (Bafoussam, Cameroon) from 24 June to 30 August 2017.
Methodology: Four types of preparations were made and bioefficacy tests consisted of contact treatments. Direct observations on the physical aspect of the plant, agronomic measurements, and pathology monitoring were carried out.
Results: The results show that the fermentation of the fern is complete after 5 days versus 8 days for the castor. The aqueous extracts of fern have insect repellent, insecticidal and fungicidal properties. Diluted maceration of fern (88.75%) was more efficient than the pure maceration (68%).
Conclusion: Manure and castor oil have insecticidal and repellent properties. The monitoring of pathologies after treatment reveals that castor oil is more effective than fern manure in control of gray rots and Tip burn attacks.
Details Geological Mapping and Petrological Characteristics of EL Shereik Study Area, River Nile State, North Sudan
Authors: Hassan Mahmoud Hussein , Amlas Mohamed , Al Zein Al Zein A. , Sheng Han Run 
Published: May 2019

The present study focused on details geology of the lithostratigraphy, phenomena and petrogenesis, with full classification of rock units and correlate by the regional geology in the study area. The previous studies, focused on regional geology, which can be divided in Bayuda Terrane, represented by Dem El Tor Shear Zone (DTSZ), its Precambrian to Tertiary ages (isotopic signatures of later cooling 590 to 550 Ma), with dominated by metamorphic and intrusive rocks belonging to the Pre-Nubian basement complex. The study area lies at El Shereik, River Nile State, Sudan. It is characterized by low-lying bed plains, covered with superficial deposits, with an arid climate. The techniques of this work, represented in an official, field works and laboratory test, with used Land Sat Images ETM. And Nubian Arabian Shield, represented by the Keraf Shear Zone (KSZ), its Precambrian to Phanerozoic ages (Neoproterozoic, Pb isotope ages dating, of forms is -730 -710Ma and ended in -565Ma), with dominated by metamorphic, ophiolitic mélange, volcano-sedimentary sequences, and Phanerozoic sediments. But through this detailed surveyed, we discovered different types of rock units; they were found as accumulated and highly deformed, affected by various thrusting faults. collected more than 40 samples, through six traverses, for classification and petrographic studies and classified more than 9 types of rooks units didn’t mentioned before in previous study, all of them well exposed as following: metamorphic rocks, included, migmatites, calc-silicates, wollastonite, talc-schist, carbonaceous (dolomitic marble), amphibolites, graphitic schist, mica schist, quartzo-feldspathic schist, and grey gneiss, While the Igneous rocks, consisted of dykes, as dolerite, trachy-basaltic, Rhyolite porphyry, pegmatites, diorite, and quartz veins, whereas the superficial deposits, included, of aeolian, fluvial, and collovial. These rocks extend and spread to the outside of the limits of the study area and most of them oriented parallel with KSZ SE - NW region and a few of them are oriented E-W, This is maybe due to the collusion of the contact boundary between KSZ and DTSZ Bayuda Tehran. Talc-schist, Wollastonite and graphitic schist, represent a strategic stockpile besides gold mining. Studies conducted with DTSZ, its old age, occurred before Neoproterozoic compared to KSZ. Because it has the first deformation of the folding of pre- KSZ proportion to the presence of folding in the west and east of the Nile zone, according to the border between Bayuda Terrane and Nubian Arabian Shield, as the suggest result. And the previous studies of the ages dating confirm it.