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Spatial habitat suitability prediction of essential oil wild plants on Indonesia’s degraded lands
Authors: Renjana Elga , Firdiana Elok Rifqi , Angio Melisnawati H. , Ningrum Linda Wige , Lailaty Intani Quarta , Rahadiantoro Apriyono , Martiansyah Irfan , Zulkarnaen Rizmoon , Rahayu Ayyu , Raharjo Puguh Dwi , Abywijaya Ilham Kurnia , Usmadi Didi , Risna Rosniati Apriani , Cropper, Jr Wendell P. , Yudaputra Angga 
Published: April 2024

Background
Essential oils are natural products of aromatic plants with numerous uses. Essential oils have been traded worldwide and utilized in various industries. Indonesia is the sixth largest essential oil producing country, but land degradation is a risk to the continuing extraction and utilization of natural products. Production of essential oil plants on degraded lands is a potential strategy to mitigate this risk. This study aimed to identify degraded lands in Indonesia that could be suitable habitats for five wild native essential oil producing plants, namely Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq., Baeckea frutescens L., Cynometra cauliflora L., Magnolia montana (Blume) Figlar, and Magnolia sumatrana var. glauca (Blume) Figlar & Noot using various species distribution models.

Methods
The habitat suitability of these species was predicted by comparing ten species distribution models, including Bioclim, classification and regression trees (CART), flexible discriminant analysis (FDA), Maxlike, boosted regression trees (BRT), multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), generalized linear models (GLM), Ranger, support vector machine (SVM), and Random Forests (RF). Bioclimatic, topographic and soil variables were used as the predictors of the model habitat suitability. The models were evaluated according to their AUC and TSS metrics. Model selection was based on ranking performance. The total suitable area for five native essential oil producing plants in Indonesia’s degraded lands was derived by overlaying the models with degraded land locations.

Results
The habitat suitability model for these species was well predicted with an AUC value >0.8 and a TSS value >0.7. The most important predictor variables affecting the habitat suitability of these species are mean temperature of wettest quarter, precipitation seasonality, precipitation of warmest quarter, precipitation of coldest quarter, cation exchange capacity, nitrogen, sand, and soil organic carbon. C. cauliflora has the largest predicted suitable area, followed by M. montana, B. frutescens, M. sumatrana var. glauca, and A. pedunculata. The overlapping area between predictive habitat suitability and degraded lands indicates that the majority of degraded lands in Indonesia’s forest areas are suitable for those species.

Conclusion
The degraded lands predicted as suitable habitats for five native essential oil producing plants were widely spread throughout Indonesia, mostly in its main islands. These findings can be used by the Indonesian Government for evaluating policies for degraded land utilization and restorations that can enhance the lands’ productivity.
The Influence of Interaction Quality, Physical Environment Quality, and Environmentally Friendly Practices on Brand Personality and Brand Reputation with Customer Experience as a Mediating Variable
Authors: Nabila Salwa , Albari Albari 
Published: April 2024

Aim: This research aims to explain the positive influence of interaction quality, physical environment quality, and environmentally friendly practices on brand personality and brand reputation with customer experience as a mediating variable. This is important and interesting to discuss because it is necessary to implement marketing strategies in a brand or company.
Study Design: Service quality is evaluated based on interaction quality and physical environment quality and green marketing is evaluated based on physical environmentally friendly practices.
Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted in Indonesia from September 2023 to February 2024.
Methodology: The study used a convenience sampling method and generated 350 respondents. Primary data for this study was obtained through an online questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using Structural Equation Model modeling with AMOS 24.
Results: The results of this study show that (1) the quality of interactions, the quality of the physical environment, and environmentally friendly practices have a positive and significant effect on customer experience. (2) Interaction quality, physical environment quality, environmentally friendly practices, and brand personality have a positive influence on brand reputation. (3) Customer experience has a positive and significant influence on brand personality and brand reputation.
Conclusion: This research provides new insights into the influence of service quality and green marketing in a company or brand. Companies must manage these two things to improve the brand personality and brand reputation of the company, especially in the food and beverages sector.
Significance of Using Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (SEM-EDX) for Analysis of Evidence Material in Forensic Sciences
Authors: Pathak Jumisree Sarmah , Saxena Arvind Kumar 
Published: April 2024

Forensic applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) are found mostly in areas where there is a need for good imaging at relatively high magnifications. SEM enables the forensic scientist to examine specimens at much higher magnification than those possible with optical microscopy and without the difficulties of specimen preparation associated with conventional electron microscope. Physicochemical examinations of gunshot residues, called also chemical ballistics, are helpful, e.g. in identification of damages and injuries as the effect of the use of firearms (with indicating the entrance and exit of projectile), estimation of the shooting distance and also establishing, whether a person has used a firearm. It is discussed in details that Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) can serve as a powerful tool for forensic scientists to classify and discriminate evidence material because they can simultaneously examine the morphology and the elemental composition of objects.
Comparative Efficacy of Bio Active Plant Extracts and Insecticides against Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus L.) Infesting Oats in North Kashmir, India
Authors: Hamid Abdul , Majid Mohd , Ahad Ishtiyaq 
Published: April 2024

Experiment was carried out at farmers field near the Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura, Kashmir, India during 2021-22 to evaluate efficacy of various insecticides and botanicals against cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus (L.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) infesting Rabi Oats (Avena sativa L.) in North Kashmir. Among plant extracts and insecticides evaluated against O. melanopus, Abamectin proved to be most effective in causing huge mortality to grub population with decreasing number of grub were recorded as (24, 21.3, 8.3, 1.6 and 1 %) after 2,4,6,8 and 10 days of spray, respectively during 2021 followed by Thiamethoxam (32.6, 15.3, 8, 0.3%) after 2, 4, 6, 8 ad 10 days of spray. Same trend of results was observed in 2022 and the pooled data. Among tested botanicals viz. neem and Artimesia; Artimesia was effective in declining the grub population with (44, 42, 41, 39 and 37%) after 2, 4, 6,8 and 10 days after spray. Severe infestation has been observed at maturity of crop and keeping in view the use as fodder to cattle it is necessary to inculcate the use of locally available botanicals for better health of cattle during the dearth period of fodder in Kashmir valley. Overall, the marginal farmers might be saved from any untoward by utilization of the bioactive plant extracts in management of this notorious pest.
Comparison of long-acting injectable antipsychotics with oral antipsychotics and hospital readmission rates in pediatric patients
Authors: Chowdhury Danial , Greer Daniel , Liu Mei T. , McCarthy Caitlin , Maroney Megan 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Introduction
Studies indicate that long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) reduce the risk of relapse and hospitalization compared with oral antipsychotics (APs) in adults. Oral formulations of APs are well-studied in the pediatric population, but little is known regarding the off-label use of LAIAs in this population.

Methods
This retrospective chart review evaluated readmission rates for pediatric patients admitted to a psychiatric ward in a large academic hospital between January 1, 2015, and December 1, 2022, requiring AP therapy. The experimental group included patients initiated on LAIA therapy, and the control group included patients initiated on a new oral AP. Patients were matched by several clinical factors.

Results
Each group consisted of 38 patients. For the primary outcome, hospital readmission rates at 3 months, the LAIA group had a 13.2% readmission rate compared with 26.3% in the comparator group (p = .153). In months 4 through 6, there was a 5.3% versus 15.8% readmission rate, respectively (p = .139). In months 7 through 12, it was 7.9% versus 18.4% (p = .179). There were significantly fewer cumulative readmissions at the 1-year mark in the LAIA group (N = 9, 23.7%) compared with the oral AP group (N = 18, 47.4%) (p = .031). No statistically significant differences were seen in hospital length of stay although results numerically favored LAIA.

Discussion
In a pediatric population, the administration of an LAIA when compared with the oral equivalent resulted in numerically fewer hospital readmissions, decreased length of stay, and fewer adverse effects, but these effects were not statistically significant except for cumulative readmissions at 1 year.
Med rec double check: Inpatient psychiatry medication errors identified on admission using Medicaid Web portals and electronic pharmaceutical claims data
Authors: Oo Su Su E. , McGrane Ian R. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Introduction
The role of pharmacists during medication reconciliation (MR) is well established, with a number of reports describing this in the context of psychiatric hospitalizations. However, medication errors (MEs) are common during transitions of care, with no exception during psychiatric hospitalizations. Our institution uses pharmacy-performed MR processes using patient interviews and reviewing objective sources, such as electronic pharmaceutical claims data (EPCD), which includes Medicaid Web portals. The inpatient psychiatric pharmacist reviews EPCD sources against previously pharmacy-completed MRs for new admissions, where if discrepancies are found, the patient is reinterviewed to identify and correct MEs.

Methods
We performed a prospective quality improvement project during 28 days to evaluate the quantity and classification of MEs upon admission to a 22-bed inpatient psychiatry unit.

Results
Of 52 included patients, where a cumulative 426 medications were reviewed, a total of 29 MEs in 16 patients were identified. Eight patients had discrepancies on their home medication lists when compared to EPCD, where 7 of these had at least 1 ME due to inaccurate MR.

Discussion
Of all the MEs identified, the greatest quantity was found secondary to the EPCD “double-check” method. The most common MEs in all patients were the omission of home medications (34%), wrong frequency (28%), and ordering medication the patient is not taking (10%). All patients admitted on long-acting injection antipsychotics had errors in last dose received. No MEs resulted in patient harm, and they were identified and corrected by the psychiatric pharmacist 97% of the time.
Opioid-positive urine drug screen during treatment with oral naltrexone and the clinical implications
Authors: Beauregard Elena R. , Maguire Elizabeth G. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Introduction
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that is FDA approved to treat alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. It is available as an oral tablet and an extended-release injectable suspension. Naltrexone is metabolized to the primary metabolite, 6-β-naltrexol, and to 2 minor metabolites, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-6-β-naltrexol and 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-naltrexone. One of the lesser-known metabolites of naltrexone is noroxymorphone.

Methods
A 27-year-old man taking oral naltrexone seen in the outpatient setting for alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder was found to have multiple positive urine drug screens (UDSs) for oxycodone. Confirmatory urine drug testing was completed and noroxymorphone was detected. A naloxone challenge test was conducted with negative results and the patient tolerated the transition from oral naltrexone to the extended-release injectable suspension of naltrexone.

Results
This case illustrates that it is possible for a patient stabilized on oral naltrexone to have a false-positive oxycodone UDS. Confirmatory urine drug testing was used to substantiate that the metabolite of naltrexone, noroxymorphone, was the cause of the false-positive oxycodone UDS.

Conclusions
One of the lesser-known metabolites of naltrexone, noroxymorphone, can cause a positive oxycodone UDS during treatment with oral naltrexone. Confirmatory urine drug testing should be conducted to confirm the presence of noroxymorphone and rule out alternative opioids.
CFD modeling of pump‐mix action in continuous flow stirred tank
Authors: Singh K. K. , Mahajani S. M. , Shenoy K. T. , Ghosh S. K. 
Published: December 2007

AbstractThe present work involves Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling and validation of head and power characteristics of a Top Shrouded Turbine with Nonradial Rectangular Blades (TSTNRB) operated in backswept mode. Following the successful validation reported here and in two previous studies by the authors. CFD has been used to simulate the performance of different kinds of impellers viz. Straight Blade Paddle (SBP), Rushton Turbine (RT), Top Shrouded Turbine with Radial Rectangular Blades (TSTRRB), Top Shrouded Turbine with Radial Trapezoidal Blades (TSTRTB), Top Shrouded Turbine with Non‐radial Rectangular Blades (TSTNRB), Top Shrouded Turbine with Curved Blades (TSTCB), and Both side Shrouded Turbine with Radial Trapezoidal Blades (BSTRTB), to compare them for pump‐mix action. Baffle‐impeller interaction has been modeled using the sliding mesh approach. Standard k‐ε model has been used for turbulence modeling. The power number, head number, and flow number have been computed for each impeller. The impellers have been rated on the basis of head generated by them for equal specific power input. An attempt has been made to explain why different impellers operating at the same speed and handling the same inlet flow rate should give different heads. How this insight can be used to conceptualize better designs of pump‐mix impeller is illustrated. © 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2008
EPDM/St‐An graft copolymerization reaction behavior by phase inversion emulsion and the toughness effect of EPDM‐g‐SAN on SAN resin
Authors: Dai Jingqi , Wang Lianshi , Cai Tongmin , Zhang Anqiang , Zeng Xiangbin 
Published: December 2007

AbstractStyrene‐EPDM‐acrylonitrile tripolymer (EPDM‐g‐SAN) was synthesized by the graft copolymerization of styrene (St) and acrylonitrile (An) onto ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM) with “phase inversion” emulsification technique. The high impact strength engineering plastics AES was the blend of SAN resin and EPDM‐g‐SAN, which occupied good weathering and yellow discoloration resistivity. The effects of An percentage in comonomer and the weight proportion of EPDM to St‐An on graft copolymerization behavior and AES notched impact strength were studied. The results showed that monomer conversion ratio (CR) exhibited a peak when the An percentage changed, and the maximum value was 97.5%. Grafting ratio (GR) and grafting efficiency (GE) enhance as well. The notched impact strength of AES presented a peak with the maximum value of 53.0 KJ/m2, when An percentage was at the range of 35–40%. The spectra of FTIR showed that St and An were graft onto the EPDM. DSC analysis illuminated that Tg of EPDM phase in the blends was lower than that of the pure EPDM. TEM and SEM micrographs indicated that the polarity of g‐SAN of EPDM‐g‐SAN was the main factor effect the particle morphology, in terms of size, distribution and isotropy. When weight ratio of St to An was 65/35, the polarity of g‐SAN chains was appropriate, and the EPDM‐g‐SAN particles dispersed well in the SAN matrix. The super impact toughness is interpreted in terms of EPDM phase cavitation and enhanced plastic shear yielding. The highest toughness occurs at an optimum EPDM‐g‐SAN phase particle size which is about 0.2 μm in SAN resin matrix. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008
Synthesis of dextran‐metaxalone conjugates and study on their control drug release behaviors
Authors: Zhang Juan , Liu Yi‐Feng , Lan Bo , Fan Xiao‐Dong 
Published: December 2007

AbstractMetaxalone (Met), a drug for treatment of pain and stiffness due to muscle injuries, was covalently linked to dextran via a chloroacetyl chloride spacer. The average molecular weights of dextran are 20,000 (D20000) and 40,000 (D40000), respectively, and the procedure of chemical modification for dextrans was conducted by a two‐step protocol: (1) synthesis of N‐chloroacetyl‐metaxalone; (2) synthesis of D20000‐Met and D40000‐Met. The controlled drug release studies were performed in buffer solutions with pH values of 1.1, 7.4, and 10.0. The results demonstrate that, under the same condition, the rate of release for D20000‐Met is slower than that of D40000‐Met, and more amount of Met can be detected releasing from polymer‐drug conjugate at the presence of α‐chymotrypsin in a buffer solution with pH = 8.0. It was also found that these novel polymer‐drug conjugates can effectively improve the Met's pharmacokinetics, and can increase its half‐life period. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008
The MeCP2‐null mouse hippocampus displays altered basal inhibitory rhythms and is prone to hyperexcitability
Authors: Zhang Liang , He Jiwei , Jugloff Denis G. M. , Eubanks James H. 
Published: December 2007

AbstractRett syndrome is an autism‐spectrum disorder caused by loss of function mutations within the gene encoding methyl CpG‐binding protein 2 (MeCP2). While subtle decreases in synaptic plasticity have been detected within cortical and hippocampal neurons of Mecp2‐null mice, only minimal information exists regarding how the loss of MeCP2 affects network activity in the brain. To address this issue, we compared the intrinsic network activities of Mecp2‐null hippocampal slices derived from symptomatic mice to wild‐type slices. Extracellular and whole‐cell patch recordings revealed that although spontaneous, IPSP‐based rhythmic activity is present in Mecp2‐null slices; its frequency is significantly reduced from wild‐type. This reduction was not associated with alterations in the gross electrophysiological properties of hippocampal neurons, but was associated with a decreased level of spontaneous glutamate receptor‐mediated synaptic currents in hippocampal CA3 neurons. Paradoxically, however, repetitive sharp wave‐like discharges were readily induced in the Mecp2‐null hippocampal slices by a brief train of high‐frequency stimulation commonly used to establish long‐term potentiation at wild‐type slices. Taken together, our data indicate that the Mecp2‐null hippocampal CA3 circuit has diminished basal inhibitory rhythmic activity, which in turn renders the circuitry prone to hyperexcitability. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Repetitive induction of late‐phase LTP produces long‐lasting synaptic enhancement accompanied by synaptogenesis in cultured hippocampal slices
Authors: Tominaga‐Yoshino Keiko , Urakubo Tomoyoshi , Okada Masayoshi , Matsuda Hiroko , Ogura Akihiko 
Published: December 2007

AbstractLong‐term plasticity of synaptic transmission is assumed to underlie the formation of long‐term memory. Although the cellular mechanisms underlying short‐term plasticity have been analyzed in detail, the mechanisms underlying the transformation from short‐term to long‐term plasticity remain largely unrevealed. We propose the novel long‐lasting phenomenon as a model system for the analysis of long‐term plasticity. We previously reported that the repetitive activation of cAMP‐dependent protein kinase (PKA) by forskolin application led to an enhancement in synaptic strength coupled with synaptogenesis that lasted more than 3 weeks in cultured rat hippocampal slices. To elucidate whether this long‐lasting synaptic enhancement depended on the induction of long‐term potentiation (LTP) or on the pharmacological effect of forskolin, we applied glutamate (Glu) and correlated its dose with the production of the long‐lasting synaptic enhancement. When the dose of Glu was low (10, 30 μM), only transient excitation or early‐phase LTP (E‐LTP) was induced by a single application and no long‐lasting synaptic enhancement was produced by three applications. When the dose was raised to 100 or 300 μM, late‐phase LTP (L‐LTP) was induced by a single application and long‐lasting synaptic enhancement was produced by three applications. The Glu‐produced enhancement was accompanied by an increase in the frequency (but not the amplitude) of miniature EPSC and the number of synaptic structures. The enhancement depended on the interval of repetition and protein synthesis immediately after the Glu applications. These results indicate that the repetitive induction of L‐LTP, but not E‐LTP or transient excitation, triggers cellular processes leading to the long‐lasting synaptic enhancement and the formation of new synapses. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Voltage‐induced morphological modifications in oocyte membranes containing exogenous K+ channels studied by electrochemical scanning force microscopy
Authors: Alessandrini Andrea , Gavazzo Paola , Picco Cristiana , Facci Paolo 
Published: December 2007

AbstractWe report on a novel use of electrochemical scanning force microscopy (SFM) for the investigation of morphological modifications occurring in plasma membranes containing voltage‐gated ion channels, on membrane potential variation. Membrane patches of Xenopus laevis oocytes microinjected with exogenous KAT1 cRNA, deposited by a stripping method at the surface of a derivatized gold film in inside‐out configuration, have been imaged by SFM in an electrochemical cell. A potentiostat was used to maintain a desired potential drop across the membrane. Performing imaging at potential values corresponding to open (−120 mV) and closed (+20 mV) states for KAT1, morphological differences in localized sample zones were observed. Particularly, cross‐shaped features involving a significant membrane portion appear around putative channel locations. The reported approach constitutes the first demonstration of an SPM‐based experimental technique suitable to investigate the rearrangements occurring to the plasma membrane containing voltage‐gated channels on transmembrane potential variation. Microsc. Res. Tech., 2008. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.