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First Stage Mote System Total Particulate Emission Factors and Rates for Cotton Gins: Method 17
Authors: Whitelock Derek , Buser Michael , Boykin Clif , Holt Gregory 
Published: June 2024

This report is part of a project to characterize cotton gin emissions from the standpoint of stack sampling. The impetus behind this project was the urgent need to collect additional cotton gin emissions data to address current regulatory issues. A key component of this study was focused on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) total particulate emission factors. There is no total particulate emission factor published for 1st stage mote systems in the 1996 EPA AP-42. The current AP-42 factor represents 1st and 2nd stage mote systems combined. The objective of this study was to collect total particulate emission factor data for 1st stage mote systems from cotton gins located in regions across the cotton belt using EPA-approved stack sampling methodology. The project plan included sampling seven cotton gins. Key factors for selecting specific cotton gins included: 1) facility location, 2) production capacity, 3) processing systems and 4) abatement technologies. Five gins with 1st stage mote system exhausts that were not combined with 2nd stage system exhausts were sampled. The average production rate during testing for the five gins was 27.9 bales/h. The average 1st stage mote system total particulate emission factor based on five tests (15 total test runs) was 0.025 kg/227-kg bale (0.056 lb/500-lb bale). The 1st stage mote system test average emission rates ranged from 0.31 to 1.42 kg/h (0.69-3.13 lb/h).
Second Stage Lint Cleaning System Total Particulate Emission Factors and Rates for Cotton Gins: Method 17
Authors: Buser Michael , Whitelock Derek , Boykin Clif , Holt Gregory 
Published: June 2024

This report is part of a project to characterize cotton gin emissions from the standpoint of stack sampling. The impetus behind this project was the urgent need to collect additional cotton gin emissions data to address current regulatory issues. A key component of this study was focused on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) total particulate emission factors. There is no total particulate emission factor published for 2nd stage lint cleaning systems in the 1996 EPA AP-42. The current AP-42 factor represents 1st and 2nd stage lint cleaning systems combined. The objective of this study was to collect total particulate emission factor data for 2nd stage lint cleaning systems from cotton gins located in regions across the cotton belt using EPA-approved stack sampling methodology. The project plan included sampling seven cotton gins. Key factors for selecting specific cotton gins included: 1) facility location, 2) production capacity, 3) processing systems, and 4) abatement technologies. Four gins with 2nd stage lint cleaning system exhausts that were not combined with 1st stage lint cleaning system exhausts were sampled. The average production rate during testing for the four gins was 29.0 bales/h. The average 2nd stage lint cleaning system total particulate emission factor based on four tests (11 total test runs) was 0.023 kg/227-kg bale (0.050 lb/500-lb bale). The 2nd stage lint cleaning system test average emission rates ranged from 0.22 to 1.50 kg/h (0.49-3.31 lb/h).
Second Stage Mote System Total Particulate Emission Factors and Rates for Cotton Gins: Method 17
Authors: Boykin Clif , Buser Michael , Whitelock Derek , Holt Gregory 
Published: June 2024

This report is part of a project to characterize cotton gin emissions from the standpoint of stack sampling. The impetus behind this project was the urgent need to collect additional cotton gin emissions data to address current regulatory issues. A key component of this study was focused on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) total particulate emission factors. There is no total particulate emission factors published for 2nd stage mote systems in the 1996 EPA AP-42. The current AP-42 factor represents 1st and 2nd stage mote systems combined. The objective of this study was to collect total particulate emission factor data for 2nd stage mote systems from cotton gins located in regions across the cotton belt using EPA-approved stack sampling methodology. The project plan included sampling seven cotton gins. Key factors for selecting specific cotton gins included: 1) facility location, 2) production capacity, 3) processing systems and 4) abatement technologies. Five gins with 2nd stage mote system exhausts that were not combined with 1st stage system exhausts were sampled. The average production rate during testing for the five gins was 29.5 bales/h. The average 2nd stage mote system total particulate emission factor based on five tests (15 total test runs) was 0.011 kg/227-kg bale (0.023 lb/500-lb bale). The test average 2nd stage mote system emission rates ranged from 0.16 to 0.71 kg/h (0.34-1.56 lb/h).
Second Stage Seed-Cotton Cleaning System Particulate Emission Factors for Cotton Gins: Particle Size Distribution Characteristics
Authors: Boykin Clif , Buser Michael , Whitelock Derek , Holt Gregory 
Published: June 2024

This report is part of a project to characterize cotton gin emissions from the standpoint of total particulate stack sampling and particle size analyses. In 2006 and again in 2013, the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standard for particulate matter with nominal diameter less than or equal to 2.5 µm (PM2.5). This created an urgent need to collect additional cotton gin emissions data to address current regulatory issues, because EPA AP-42 cotton gin PM2.5 emission factors were limited. In addition, current EPA AP-42 emission factor quality ratings for cotton gin PM10 (particulate matter with nominal diameter less than or equal to 10 µm) data are questionable, being extremely low. The objective of this study was to characterize particulate emissions for 2nd stage seed-cotton cleaning systems from cotton gins across the cotton belt based on particle size distribution analysis of total particulate samples from EPA-approved stack sampling methods. Average measured PM2.5, PM6, and PM10 emission factors based on the mass and particle size analyses of EPA Method 17 total particulate filter and wash samples from five gins (14 total test runs) were 0.0014 kg/227-kg bale (0.0031 lb/500-lb bale), 0.015 kg/bale (0.032 lb/bale), and 0.025 kg/bale (0.056 lb/bale), respectively. The 2nd stage seed-cotton cleaning system particle size distributions were characterized by an average mass median diameter of 12.2 µm (aerodynamic equivalent diameter). Based on system average emission factors, the ratio of PM2.5 to total particulate was 2.42%, PM6 to total particulate was 25.1%, and PM10 to total particulate was 43.2%.
Real-World Experience of Tofacitinib and Baricitinib Use in Alopecia Areata in Greek Population: A Retrospective Analysis With Focus on Safety
Authors: Apalla Zoe , Zafiriou Efterpi , Zagkliverinou Effimia , Roussaki-Schulze Angeliki-Viktoria , Gidarokosta Polyxeni , Ntavari Niki , Sakellaropoulou Stella , Boziou Maria , Emvalomati Anastasia , Kyrmanidou Eirini , Lazaridou Elizabeth 
Published: June 2024

Introduction: The introduction of Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) seems to revolutionize the field of alopecia areata (AA) therapeutics. However, real-world data are still missing. Objectives: To provide evidence about effectiveness and safety of tofacitinib and baricitinib in AA in real-world settings and describe baseline disease characteristics and patients profiles that are considered good candidates for JAKi in the daily practice. Furthermore, we intended to investigate potential correlations between baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the databases of two tertiary Hospitals in Greece, to identify individuals of any age currently being treated with systemic JAKi for severe AA. Results: We identified 42 individuals, including 3 adolescents. In our cohort, 52.3% (22/42) were under tofacitinib and 47.6% (20/42) under baricitinib treatment. Efficacy analysis was performed on the subgroup of 30 patients that had completed at least a 3-month follow-up on treatment. In the latter group, mean time on treatment was 10 months. Mean Severity of Alopecia Tool and mean Dermatology Life Quality Index scores decreased from 84.46% and 12.86 at baseline, to 43.26% and 6.63, respectively. Complete response (CR) was recorded in 4 (13.33%), partial in 12 (40%) and no response in 14 patients (46.66%), correspondingly. Seventeen out of 42 (40.5%) individuals in total, reported at least 1 adverse event. No patient required hospitalization. Among 15 patients (35.7%) who got COVID-19, one suffered from serious infection. The 3 adolescents achieved CR with no significant adverse events. Conclusions: Real-world data suggest efficacy and safety of JAKi in severe forms of AA. Tolerability is optimal in younger individuals.
Review of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey: perspectives for future research
Authors: Çerçi Barış , Koçak Özgür , Tezcan Serdar 
Published: June 2024

Research on the Heteroptera fauna of Turkey has not been extensive enough to illustrate its true diversity. Although several factors contribute to this, the lack of an up-to-date and comprehensive review is a basic factor. To address this issue, we compiled a list of all the Heteroptera species recorded from Turkey in the literature and iNaturalist. In addition, we re-examined several specimens preserved in the Lodos Entomological Museum, İzmir, Turkey (LEMT). Consequently, we excluded 24 species from the checklist of Heteroptera fauna of Turkey, and proposed a new synonymy: Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966 = Psallus (Psallus) oenderi Wagner, 1976 syn. nov. Furthermore, we recorded following six species from Turkey for the first time: Blissus hirtulus Burmeister, 1835 (Blissidae), Loricula (Loricula) pselaphiformis Curtis, 1833 (Microphysidae), Globiceps (Globiceps) coryli V.G. Putshkov, 1970, Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) cytisi Josifov, 1958, Mesopsallus fagi (Drapolyuk, 1990) and Psallus (Psallus) helenae Josifov, 1969 (Miridae); and described following six species as new for science: Orthonotus efei Çerçi & Koçak sp. nov., Orthotylus (Parapachylops) oenderi Çerçi, Tezcan & Koçak sp. nov., Orthotylus (Pinocapsus) girayi Çerçi & Tezcan sp. nov., Psallus (Psallus) eceae Çerçi & Koçak sp. nov., Psallus (Psallus) pehlivani Çerçi & Tezcan sp. nov. and Ribautocapsus tezcani Çerçi sp. nov. Altogether, 1668 species of Heteroptera have been recorded from Turkey (664 species in the European part and 1633 species in the Anatolian part) until now, out of them, the presence of 37 species needs confirmation. We determined the chorotypical composition of species as follows: Mediterranean (399 spp., 23.9%), European (380 spp., 22.8%), Local (280 spp., 16.8%), Widespread (182 spp., 10.9%), Endemic (128 spp., 7.7%), Turanian (127 spp., 7.5%), Turano-Mediterranean (89 spp., 5.3%), Europeo-Mediterranean (68 spp., 4.1%) and Alien (12 spp., 0.7%). We showed that provinces in the Eastern Anatolian, Southeastern Anatolian, and Black Sea regions had lower numbers of species recorded, compared to the provinces in the remaining regions. Finally, we underlined that 109 species, absent from Turkey, were recorded from three or more neighboring countries of Turkey. In summary, our findings emphasize that despite the abundant research devoted over the last 150 years to the Heteroptera fauna of Turkey, our understanding of it remains incomplete in the majority, if not in all, of the regions. Our findings strongly encourage further research, particularly in regions with small numbers of recorded species. This endeavor will undoubtedly lead to numerous novel discoveries and provide a better understanding of the true Heteroptera diversity in Turkey.
POTENCIAL PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN Y COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE ÁRBOLES DE NAVIDAD EN OAXACA
Authors: Bernardino Pérez Isabel Esmeralda , Rodríguez-Ortiz Gerardo 
Published: June 2024

La costumbre de colocar un árbol de navidad es una tradición en el mundo antiguo remonta a la Edad Media en los territorios escandinavos y el centro de Europa, simbolizando la esperanza de un año nuevo colmado de posibilidades con el paso del tiempo fueron ganando popularidad a nivel mundial, llegando en el siglo XVIII a tierras inglesas y posteriormente expandiéndose a Estados Unidos y al resto del mundo donde perviven en nuestros días inspirando el deseo de celebrar la magia de la navidad; e idealmente involucra a toda la familia en el proceso de decoración del árbol. (Hidalgo-Pérez, 2019). Debido a su uso tradicional y a su importancia económica son ampliamente utilizados en muchos países; en todo el mundo, debido a esto se utilizan una variedad de especies como árboles de navidad (Xu y Braüner-Nielsen, 2023). En México existe una larga tradición y un gran mercado donde con un promedio de 5 a 8 años las especies requieren para completar un ciclo de producción, además posee una superficie potencial de 208 millones de hectáreas para su inclusión en un programa de manejo forestal sostenible de las cuales 830, 000 ha son potencialmente aptas para la forestación comercial (PRONAFOR, 2020).
INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL NA MEDICINA
Authors: Gabriel Marcos Oliveira Franco  
Published: June 2024

A evolução da Inteligência Artificial (IA) desempenha um papel vital na transformação da medicina. Este estudo examina o impacto da IA na prática médica, abordando seu papel no diagnóstico, tratamento e gestão de cuidados de saúde. Inicialmente, são apresentados os fundamentos da IA incluindo sua definição, evolução histórica e principais tipos, com destaque para o Aprendizado de Máquina e Redes Neurais
Artificiais.

Em seguida, são destacadas diversas aplicações da IA na medicina, como o diagnóstico assistido, medicina personalizada, descoberta de medicamentos e telemedicina. São discutidos os benefícios dessas aplicações, como a precisão diagnóstica, tomada de decisões baseadas em evidências e eficiência na alocação de recursos.
Desenvolvimentos recentes em IA na medicina são explorados, considerando avanços tecnológicos e casos de uso notáveis. Contudo, são também levantadas preocupações éticas e desafios, como privacidade de dados, viés algorítmico e aceitação pelos profissionais de saúde e pacientes.
Estudos de caso de sistemas de IA notáveis, como o IBM Watson for Oncology e o Google Health, são examinados para ilustrar a aplicação prática da IA na medicina. Além disso, o
impacto da IA no combate à COVID-19 é destacado como um exemplo contemporâneo de sua utilidade.
O trabalho conclui com uma visão do futuro da IA na medicina, delineando possíveis avanços tecnológicos, impacto na prática médica e considerações éticas e sociais associadas. Destaca-se a importância da colaboração interdisciplinar e o papel crucial dos profissionais de saúde na utilização ética e eficaz da IA para aprimorar os cuidados de saúde.
Organization Communication for Leadership Training Program to Create Sustainability
Authors: Pinariya Bernadette H U , Pinariya Janette Maria , Yulianti Wulan 
Published: June 2024

Communication by a leader plays an important role in the process of conveying information, ideas and other things within an organisation. A leader's ability to communicate with employees, stakeholders, and clients in the most effective way is key. How organisational communication is applied in the training programme received by leaders. In the practice, decision-making, miscommunication, and ineffectiveness of activities still have the potential to occur. For this reason, research organization communication flow for leadership training program is needed. So that the company's business can be effective and sustainable. This research using a qualitative approach will deepen and analyse. The informants used as sources in this research are project leaders, expert instructors, organisational communication experts, user/client representatives and business development. The results showed the importance of having organisational communication to make training effective. The communication chosen should be in accordance with the culture of the organisation, and the success of the training also needs to be communicated to the public so that the organisation has good institutional value. Effective communication plays an important role in the success of leadership training programmes that aim to promote sustainability in business organisations.
Curso de LIBRAS para acadêmicos de medicina: Contribuindo na formação integral do profissional de saúde
Authors: Manaia Clemente Anna Julia , Campos Freitas Daphynne Moreira , Campos Lopes Juliana , Mota Ortiz Sandra Regina 
Published: June 2024

De acordo com o CENSO 2010*, 10 milhões de brasileiros são surdos. Embora a regulamentação da Língua Brasileira de Sinais (LIBRAS) preveja garantia de atendimento à saúde e tratamento adequado às pessoas surdas, a ausência de profissionais da saúde falantes de LIBRAS dificulta o acesso desta população a um atendimento de qualidade. Este relato descreve a vivência de acadêmicos de Medicina da Universidade Nove de Julho no projeto “Libras em saúde” promovido pela IFMSA Brasil UNINOVE. O projeto, cujo objetivo era capacitar alunos para o atendimento de surdos, ofereceu um curso básico de Libras remoto com duração de 8 horas. O conteúdo programático abordou vocabulários gerais e específicos em saúde. A geração de um ambiente acolhedor entre médico-paciente, pautado na confiança, compreensão e comunicação, promove melhores diagnósticos e maior adesão aos tratamentos. Assim, a formação em LIBRAS pelos profissionais de saúde ao favorecer a comunicação e vínculo, viabiliza o acesso e adesão desta população à saúde. A partir da aprendizagem em LIBRAS, o curso ampliou as capacidades comunicativas dos participantes, aumentando o nível de conhecimento e segurança para se comunicar, permitindo a eles promover um atendimento mais humanizado, tornando possível a inclusão dos deficientes auditivos no ambiente de saúde.
Assessment of Goat Milking Training Using Method and Method Demonstration Extension Teaching Methods among Rural Women in Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Adeola Atibioke Oluwatoyin , Ogunlade Isreal , Ilemaiye Festus Olorunfemi , Owojaiye Oluwasanjo Biodun , Babarinde Paul Abiodun 
Published: June 2024

Milk, a good source of protein, is inadequate in supply and not affordable for the majority of the rural communities of Nigeria. To increase milk production from available animal resources, extension services have included goat milking training using video and method demonstration in their service delivery packages. This study, therefore, assessed goat milking training using video and method demonstration among rural women in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study assessed the knowledge level of the respondents (rural women who reared goats in their households) on goat milking and the perception of the respondents on goat milking training. An Interview guide was used to collect data after training. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and the Kruskal Wallis H test. The findings of the study were that: 58.3% of the respondents had high knowledge of goat milking; women who had a positive perception towards goat milking training conceded that the training is simple and arouse the interest of other women (WMS=2.83); perceived benefits of goat milking training were; readily available milk (( =2.64); and the video extension teaching method at two exposures was most effective, followed by method demonstration at two exposures (χ2 =83291; Pvalue ≤ 0.001). The study concluded that the video extension teaching method at two exposures is most effective and recommended its use in disseminating innovation.
Penerapan Metode Mel Frequency Ceptral Coefficient dan Learning Vector Quantization untuk Text-Dependent Speaker Identification
Authors: Widodo Sukoreno Mukti , Siswanto Elisafina , Sudjana Oetomo 
Published: June 2024

Layanan keamanan pada umumnya menggunakan kata sandi untuk membatasi dan mengontrol akses layanan tersebut.Kata sandi yang biasa digunakan sering kali berbentuk teks.Penggunaan kata sandi dengan bentuk teks dianggap masih kurang aman karena sering kali terjadi kebocoran. Maka dari itu dibutuhkanlah bentuk lain dari kata sandi, untuk meningkatkan keamanan dalam mengakses layanan atau data tertentu. Salah satunya adalah dalam bentuk suara. Sistem ini berbasis pada input berupa file audio dengan data ucapan yang bergantung pada teks atau text-dependent dengan output adalah identitas pembicara yang teridentifikasi. Pada penelitian ini, sistem pengenalan pembicara dibuat untuk dapat mengenali suara pembicara dengan menggunakan Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients yang digunakan untuk melakukan ekstraksi fitur dari data suara sehingga dihasilkan fitur-fitur yang mewakili pembicara tersebut dan metode Learning Vector Quantization yang digunakan untuk melatih data-data hasil ekstraksi dan mencocokan data latih dengan data baru sehingga didapatkan identitas dari pembicara berdasarkan suara tersebut. Dari hasil pengujian pada sistem ini, didapatkan identification rate tertinggi adalah 88.9% dengan menggunakan data dengan durasi sekitar 8 detik. Security services generally use a password to restrict and control access to its services. Many password used is often in the text form. This type of password is considered less secure because it can be obtained by unauthorized people. Other forms of password are required to increase the security in accessing services or specific data such as voices. This system is based on the input of an audio file such as utterance that depends on text or text-dependent. In this study, the speaker recognition system is made to recognize the speaker of an audio file using Mel-Frequency Ceptral Coefficients for extracting voice data to produce features that represent the speaker and Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) to train the data extraction and matching training data with new data to obtain the identity of the speaker based on the sound. From the experiment result, obtained the highest identification rate is 88.9% using data with a duration about 8 seconds.