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Effect of Aloe vera on some serum bioactive parameters in male Wistar albino rats
Authors: Aghaa Omar B. 
Published: December 2023

For centuries, Aloe vera has been hailed as a natural remedy with a plethora of health benefits. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of A. vera on their haematological, biochemical, and immunological parameters. Twenty male Wistar albino rats were taken and split into two groups. Group I (Treatment Group)received a prepared aqueous A. vera extract at a concentration of 50 mg/kg of body weight for a full 30 days. Group II (Control Group) was given 0.9% normal saline as a placebo.The study found that the rats that received the A. vera extract had significantly (p<0.05) higher packed cell volume (14.8±1.08) compared to the control group (11.26±0.45). However, there were no significant changes in the levels of hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell count (RBC),mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) concentration, white blood cells (WBC) count, platelets count, and mean corpuscular volume (MCV). The serum alanine transaminase (ALT) concentration (U/L) was significantly (p<0.05) lower in the treated group (39.54±7.74) than in the control group (77.68±6.96), while there were no significant changes in the levels of urea and creatinine compared to the control group. The plasma levels of proinflammatory markers(TNFa, IL-6, and IFNγ) showed no significant differences between both groups. Overall, A. vera showed promise as a natural remedy for improving certain aspects of health, but more research is needed to understand its effects fully.
Isolation and identification of phenolic compounds from Eugenia caryophyllus and study on its biological effect against Macrophomina phaseolina
Authors: Saadallah Hamza A. , AL-Tarjuman Janan K. , Sultan Fatimah I. 
Published: December 2023

Clove is one of the oldest and most famous spices. Its seeds resemble nails. It is used in medicinal fields, but its fungicidal activity is unknown. The aim of the study was to test the inhibitory activity of phenolic extracts of cloves against the pathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. The research was conducted under laboratory conditions to test the inhibitory ability of Eugenia caryophyllus phenolic extracts on the fungus M. phaseolina, which was partially diagnosed on strawberry plants based on Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, in addition to its morphological and microscopic characteristics. The active compounds present The active compounds (Chlorogenic acid, Qurcetine, Gallic acid, Apigenin, Caffeic acid, Ferulic acid, Kaempferol, Rutin, Catechine) present in the extract of Industrial Methylated Spirit (IMS) separated from cloves were determined using High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). and active compounds of IMS phenols) Qurcetine, Apigenin, Ferulic acid, Kaempferol. (The inhibitory effect of phenols extracted from E. caryophyllus against M. phaseolina was tested. The results showed that the acetone extract and acetone phenols, which were used at concentrations of 10 and 15 mg/ml in PDA medium, had a significant effect on the growth of the fungus by 100%, as these fungi failed to grow. Formation of spores on Peptone dextrose medium (PDA) medium. While the percentage of inhibition of acetone phenols was 25% at a concentration of 5 mg/ml. As for the IMS extract and IMS phenols, it had a significant effect on the growth of the fungus at all concentrations used, but with different inhibition ratios, which increased directly with increasing concentration of the extract.
Detection of some virulence factors of Pantoea species isolated from urinary tract infections in the Iraqi population
Authors: Jaber Amany Shakeir , Abdulmuhsen Faez Khalaf 
Published: December 2023

Pantoea is an opportunistic bacterium primarily involved in nosocomial infections, impacting newborns and immunocompromised patients. The study aimed to investigate the virulence factor of Pantoea in urinary tract infections in hospitals in Al-Nasiriyah City, Iraq. The outcome appeared that 22 isolates out of 100 urine samples had been confirmed as Pantoea species by VITEK- 2. RcsA and hrpA genes were detected using conventional Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) and specific primers. The distribution of rcsA and hrpA was 40.9% and 59.1% respectively. The Pantoea species were distributed according to age, gender, and ABO blood groups. The percentage was 72.3% for ages 40–70, and females recorded 54.5% more than males. Individuals with the A blood group had a higher percentage (50%) than other blood groups; there were two types of variations (Transversion and Transition) of the16S rRNA gene. It was determined through the sequence alignment, and the symmetry was 90% with the Italian isolate of Pantoea species LL92 (ID: KF202812.1). These variations in the Pantoea local Iraqi isolate were registered in NCBI (ID: OM971851).This bacterial genus recently descended from the species of Enterobacter sp.. The isolation of Pantoea sp.was from UTIs, while previously, in most studies, they were isolated from the surrounding environment.
Analysis of shoreline changes in the severe storm surge region of upper Coromandel coast, India, using Remote sensing (RS) and Geographic information system (GIS)
Authors: Malik Arshid Hussain , Devi Randhi Uma 
Published: December 2023

Coastlines have been subject to ongoing vulnerability from natural disasters, resulting in erosion and accretion occurring at varying intervals. The impacts of human activities and alterations in natural processes, including those induced by climate change, exacerbate the existing challenges faced along coastal regions. The present study aimed to analyze the changing shoreline along the Bapatla coastal tract in the upper coromandel coast of Andhra Pradesh due to erosion and accretion using the DSAS toolbar in ArcGIS software. Multiple statistical methods are available in DSAS; the present study confined attention to the end point rate (EPR), linear regression rate (LRR), and net shoreline movement (NSM) for this investigation. The Nizampatnam Mandal had the greatest erosion rate (-16.8 m/yr) and accretion rate (10.5 m/yr), according to EPR, as well as the highest erosion rate (-16.7 m/yr) and accretion rate (10.4 m/yr) according to LRR. As per NSM, between 1990 and 2020, the highest erosion and accretion was seen again in Nizampatnam. The shoreline at Nizampatnam either retreated by as much as -285.2 meters or advanced by 211.1 meters. The research indicated that the Bapatla district's shoreline is susceptible to erosion and accretion. The present investigation revealed that the coastal region of Bapatla district exhibits susceptibility to both erosion and accretion phenomena. The findings of the present study hold significant implications for professionals in the fields of coastal science, engineering, and administration. The findings are of utmost importance in the development of sustainable approaches for coastal management.
Integrated geospatial database design for land use pattern analysis and its impact on local governance: A case study of Manesar Urban Complex, Gurugram, India
Authors: Dev Manuj , Krishna Vanama Venkata Sai , Kumar Deepak , Jha Manas Kumar 
Published: December 2023

The absence of an integrated geospatial database hinders effective decision-making among various stakeholders in national projects and programs. The study aimed to create an integrated geospatial database for the Manesar tehsil, District Gurugram, Haryana. Another objective was to create a land use map to analyze the temporal change in land use patterns and its socioeconomic impact along the surrounding areas. The first stage of the study involved creating an integrated database after interviewing different stakeholders. In the second stage, the satellite imagery was georeferenced using Ground Control Points, and the land use patterns were digitized using Landsat imagery for 1987, 2011, 2014, and 2022. The study suggested that the construction area has grown up to 6% while cultivation has dropped significantly from 76% in 1987 to 50% in 2022. Likewise, the industrial area has grown up to 2% and natural vegetation dropped in coverage from 11% to 4%. The area witnessed a population growth rate of 3.2% per year and a decadal growth rate of 39.7%. Less than 50% of the land in the tehsil is used for agricultural purposes. It estimates that 4% of the tehsil's entire surface was covered by natural vegetation in 2019, down from 11% in 1987. The study recommends the creation of an integrated geospatial database that will help reduce duplication and speed up decision-making in government. This will pave the way for improving e-governance in local bodies. The framework created for developing the database system is universally applicable and can be used appropriately by other states, regions, and the entire country.
GC/MS Analysis of Essential oil distilled from Arum rupicola Boiss. var. rupicola (Araceae)
Authors: DEMİRAY Hatice , DEMİRCİ Betül , YILDIRIM Hasan 
Published: December 2023

Aim: Arum rupicola Boiss. var. rupicola with a vernacular name of Dağ Sorsalı, are used etnobotanically for hemorroid, eczema, rheumatism, and cancer. Essential oil combination of A. rupicola var. rupicola, under the lower risk (lc) threatened category because of the excess gathering was investigated.
Methods: The above ground samples of Arum rupicola Boiss. var. rupicola was collected from Palamut province of Antalya (Kaş) and essential oil was taken by hydrodistillation method with Clevenger apparatus. The essential oil composition was analysed by Gas chromatography (GC) and Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) systems simultaneously.
Results: As a result of, (E)-geranyl acetone (15%) was the main compound while hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (9.2%), nonanal (6.8%), heptacosan (6.5%), farnesyl acetone (5.0%), tricosan (4.9%), ve 2-dodecanone (3.8%) followed.
Conclusion: Farnesyl acetone (5%) and hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (9.2%) sesquiterpenes were new records for A. rupicola var. rupicola volatile oil content. The only species is Arum creticum consisting α-farnesene (95%) as its taxonomical feature. A. rupicola var. rupicola has farnesyl acetone and hexahydrofarnesyl aceton being known a flagy and odourless species.
New Ukrainian music in the modern media space («Far from the crowd» by Karmella Tsepkolenko)
Authors: Iergiiev Ivan 
Published: December 2023

Relevance of the study is connected with the need for studying properties of the phenomenon "musical work" in its various hypostases-interpretations, the multiplicity of which is produced by the reality of the modern world cultural space, in particular such a phenomenon as multimedia. An art person creates art in conditions of powerful, communicative transformations of the world and has to take into account these circumstances, as well as at the same time the possibilities of the modern media space. It forces us to study the phenomenon of human professional activity-creativity — a musical work as interpreted in various existing forms in the dimension of modern space-time.
The main objective of the study is to explore the possibilities of different interpretations of the world of new music, as well as the properties of video-cameraman interpretation (as a variety of technical interpretation) of a musical artefact — Karmela Tsepkolenko's work for bayan «Far from the Crowd», written in the style of new music, intended for retransmission in the modern media space.
Results. Analysis of the composition «Far from the Crowd» proves that the world of new music is boundless and opens many possibilities for performers-creators to invent new meanings in interpretations. Symbolism, which is inherent in the analysed work written in the style of "new complexity", has the opportunity to reveal its potential ambiguity in the renewed being of music during the performance of the musician-personality through the personal rhetoric of the artist thanks to their creative performance skill, to update the discourse and sound-space every time, and therefore to influence the artists of the media field, to create conditions for new media solutions-presentations, new forms of musical works presentation, including video-cameraman interpretation. The latter, taking into account the clip specificity of the perception and thinking of the modern consumer of cultural artefacts, is distinguished by the use of various visual techniques, the brightness of the enhanced aesthetic and cathartic effect on the consciousness and spirituality of the mass audience thanks to modern media communications.
New communication strategies of modern classical artists
Authors: Vardanyan Olga 
Published: December 2023

Relevance of the study: Along with the crisis of the "aging audience" of classical music in concert halls, which is noted by researchers and performers, in the last two years there has been a tendency to increase listening to classical music on digital platforms. The fact that, on the one hand, we are talking about the crisis of classical music audience reduction and, on the other hand, there are opposite trends indicating an increase in its popularity, actualizes the study of the communication mechanisms of classical music performers with the audience through digital tools.
Main objective of the study: To identify the trends, principles and mechanisms that have led to the recent increase in the popularity of classical music, particularly through digital tools on social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram.
Methodology: Using the concept of "communication strategy" from the field of strategic management, we analyze the trends observed in the process of transformation of the way classical music performers communicate with the audience in the context of the evolution of media technologies. The study also used empirical (data collection, observation), general scientific (analysis) and theoretical (generalization, systematization) methods.
Results and conclusions. Modern media platforms have become a great resource for the promotion of a cultural product. They offer opportunities to reach a multi-billion audience composed of different segments, analytical tools and feedback. The mediatization of cultural space and changes in the psychology of perception of cultural products among new generations require new strategies of communication of classical music performers with the audience. The answer lies in the tendency to create audiovisual content that can be broadly divided into those in which classical music is the central object and those in which it is the background. Reels and Shorts, short videos that use classical music as a background, have become a means of expanding audiences by attracting listeners who were not previously interested in classical music. Audiovisual content featuring classical music is evolving from the traditional concert video to the visualization of music through electronic means, plastic arts (photography, painting) and the creation of videos with a storyline (cinematography). An important trend contributing to the growth of classical music audiences is the combination of classical repertoire with more popular film or cartoon music.
The study of communication channels and methods of modern classical music performers with the audience is important in connection with the development of the classical music industry in Ukraine and the development of a strategy for the promotion of Ukrainian classical music products in the world market of music production.
«Bleuet» by the Guillaum Apolliner`S poem: the first war song by Francis Poulenc
Authors: Rizaieva Ganna 
Published: December 2023

Relevance of the study. The vocal miniature Bleuet is one of the pearls of Poulenc's chamber and vocal work. This is evidenced by its numerous performances at concerts dedicated to the remembrance of those killed in the First World War. However, even on the pages of the fundamental monographs of the leading European researchers of Poulenc's work, this opus is given literally a few lines, and it’s absolutely absent in the Ukrainian musicological space. The lack of research on the vocal miniature Bleuet, its indisputable importance for a deeper understanding of the whole artistic world of Francis Poulenc, as well as the exceptional topicality of the subject of this mélodie in the modern Ukrainian context determine the relevance of its research.
The main objective of the study is to reveal the specificity of Francis Poulenc's creative awareness of the war’s subject through Guillaume Apollinaire's poetry in mélodie Bleuet ("Cornflower").
The scientific novelty is determined by the fact that Francis Poulenc's chamber-vocal miniature Bleuet by the Guillaume Apollinaire’s words is being investigated in Ukrainian musicology for the first time.
The methodology of the article is based on historical, biographical, phenomenological and genre-stylistic research methods of analysis.
Results / findings and conclusions. Bleuet (1939) is one of the most inspired mélodies in the work by Francis Poulenc. A moving epitaph to a young recruit, imbued with a sense of humility and tenderness, it’s the first creative realization by the compositor of the Second World War’s tragedy. This miniature appears in the same row as the great compositor's monumental works, which reflect his spiritual search and are an echo of the deep religious consciousness. Patriotism is interpreted through the sacredness of the sacrifice of a young man who "knows death better than life." The lyricism that permeates the mélodie is extremely intimate in its essence.
To some extent, the autobiographical nature of the recruit's image (due to the events of the First World War in the life of the composer) is significantly strengthened by the commonality of the situation's archetype with Blanche de la Force (the main character of the opera Dialogues of the Carmelites), with whom Francis Poulenc personified himself while working on the opera. This proves that Poulenc never sought to separate his creativity from his own “I”.
Regardless of the specifics of the chamber genre mélodie and the brevity of Bleuet (54 measures), due to the multi-layered and meaningful poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire, Francis Poulenc's miniature impresses with its depth, semantic polyphony, a kind of "crucifixion" between the verbal series and the musical text.
Byzantine music in the educational and scientific space of modern Ukraine
Authors: Ignatenko Yevgeniya 
Published: December 2023

Relevance of the research. The persistent revival of early music in the twentieth century led to a number of large and small discoveries that significantly enriched the history of European music. Byzantine music became one of the new continents that appeared on the map of European musicology in the twentieth century. The process of comprehending the millennial history of Byzantine music as an important component of European musical culture, as a musical expression of Christian culture, as a tradition that had a powerful influence on the whole of Europe is far from been completed. The revival of the Ukrainian monodic church repertoire, that we observe today, is accompanied by an active search for historical information and appropriate vocal manners and style that lead to the Greek-Byzantine tradition. Comparative studies of Byzantine and East Slavic musical manuscripts have enormous heuristic potential and open up the opportunity to represent the thousand-year history of Ukrainian music, and not be limited to its modern period.
The purpose of our work is to analyze the controversial concepts and approaches to understanding the Byzantine church chant tradition (“Byzantium after Byzantium”, in the words of Nicolae Iorga, traditionalism versus historicism); to show the prospects of Byzantine-Slavic musicological research and the need for its actualization in Ukraine; to present the educational course “Byzantine Music: Theory and Practice”. Methodological framework. The study is based on historicaltypological and comparative research methods.
Results and scientific novelty of the work. The experience of comprehending the Byzantine church chant tradition as an important component of European musical culture was analyzed, discussion concepts and approaches in the development of musical Byzantinology of the twentieth century were highlighted. The prospects and relevance of Byzantine-Slavic music research were shown. The necessity of studying Byzantine music in musical institutions in modern Ukraine was substantiated, the current status of development of Ukrainian musical Byzantine studies was analyzed. An educational program on Byzantine music was presented, and the range of related scientific and methodological discussion topics was outlined.
Peculiarities of the microscopic structure of rat testis under the influence of Vipera berus berus venom
Authors: Niyazmetov Т. S. 
Published: December 2023

Morpho-functional changes in the organs of the male reproductive system are usually associated with injuries, infectious diseases, age, lifestyle, the presence of bad habits (abuse of alcohol, drugs), the influence of environmental factors, etc. However, the action of natural toxins, in particular those that are components of animal venoms, including the venoms of snakes and vipers, is no less important. The aim of the research is to study the features of the microscopic structure of the testis of rats under the influence of Vipera berus berus venom. Experimental studies were carried out on white non-linear male rats. Animals were conditionally divided into two groups – control and experimental, 10 individuals in each. Experimental rats were injected intraperitoneally with a semi-lethal dose (LD50) (1.576 mg/g-1) of Vipera berus berus venom in physiological solution. Animals of the control group were injected intraperitoneally with only saline solution. Rats were removed from the experiment 24 hours after exposure of the venom, anesthetized by cervical dislocation. Testis samples were taken for microscopic examination. Fixation of the material and preparation of paraffin blocks were carried out according to generally accepted methods. Staining of histological preparations of the testis was carried out with hematoxylin and eosin. Histological preparations were studied using a SEO SСAN light microscope. Administration of Vipera berus berus venom to rats leads to the development of pathogistological changes in the parenchymal elements of the testis of animals, among which desquamation and disorganization of all stages of spermatogenic cells development, disruption of spermatogenesis processes were the most pronounced. Spermatogenic cells of the seminiferous tubules of the testis were distinguished by changes in morphology and location, lost the regularity of their placement, and their number decreased. The cells detached from the basement membrane and did not form a continuous layer. A characteristic feature was the presence of clusters of erythrocytes in the lumen of the seminiferous tubules, which may indicate the development of hemorrhagic complications. In addition, an increase in the number of Leydig cells was detected, which is probably the cause of changes in the hormonal regulation of the organ's function.