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العلاقات الصينيّة- الخليجيّة للمدةِ بين عاميّ 2001 - 2012
Authors: محمد عبد علي أ.د قاسم , فاضل علوان م.د عباس 
Published: January 2024

نستطيع القول إنَّ الصين المعاصرة تنبأ عن قوة عالمية جديدة، لا تقل في مكانتها عن القوى العالمية المتنفذة الأخرى مثل الولايات المتحدة الأميركية, واليابان إن لم تكن تفوقها أهمية وطموحاً، وهذا الأمر ربما يجعل من القرن الواحد والعشرين قرناً صينيا بامتياز إنَّ طبيعة علاقة الصين مع دول الخليج جاءت نتاجاً لرغبة الدول الخليجية بشكلٍ عام في تنويع علاقاتها الخارجية، في ضوء ثلاثة أبعاد رئيسة: يتحدد أولها بتغيير أوضاع النظام العالمي وطبيعة القوى العالمية المهيمنة على هذا النظام، ثانيها من خلال التغييرات والتحولات التي انتابت السياسات الصينية ذاتها، وأخيراً ثالثها من خلال تغيير التصورات الخليجية ذاتها والرغبة في التعامل مع المستجدات الجديدة بما فيها تلك القوى العالمية البازغة مثل الصين والهند, ويمكن تفهم أهمية المنطقة بالنسبة للصين في ضوء احتياجاتها المتزايدة لمصادر الطاقة المختلفة من البترول , والغاز الطبيعي لإدارة التوسع الصناعي الاقتصادي الصيني، وعلى الرغم من محاولات الصين تنويع مصادر حصولها على البترول والغاز الطبيعي فـأنَّها تحصل على 50% من احتياجاتها من البترول من الشرق الأوسط، وعلى ما نسبته 30% من احتياجاتها من كل من السعودية وإيران. استمر التطور في العلاقات الصينية - الخليجية لغاية عـام 2012، وأصبحت المنطقة هامة للصين؛ لأنَّها مصدر لتوريد الطاقة والاستثمارات.
Assessment of functional fitness impacted by hospital rehabilitation in post-stroke patients who additionally contracted COVID-19
Authors: Leszczak Justyna , Pyzińska Joanna , Baran Joanna , Baran Rafał , Bylicki Krzysztof , Pop Teresa 
Published: January 2024

Background
The aim of the study was to assess the effects of rehabilitation in post-stroke patients, or post-stroke patients with simultaneous COVID-19 infection, in relation to: improved locomotion efficiency, improved balance, reduced risk of falling as well as the patients’ more effective performance in everyday activities.

Methods
The study involved 60 patients in the early period (2–3 months) after a stroke. Group I consisted of 18 patients (30.0%) who, in addition to a stroke, also contracted COVID-19. Group II consisted of 42 patients (70%) post-stroke, with no SARS-CoV2 infection. The effects were assessed on the basis of: Tinetti test, Timed Up & Go test and Barthel scale.

Results
Both groups achieved a statistically significant improvement in their Barthel score after therapy (p < 0.001). The Tinetti test, assessing gait and balance, showed that participants in Group I improved their score by an average of 4.22 points. ±4.35, and in Group II, on average, by 3.48 points ± 3.45 points. In the Timed Up & Go test over a distance of 3 m, significant improvement was achieved in both groups, as well but the effect was higher in Group I (p < 0.001).

Conclusions
Hospital rehabilitation in the early period after stroke improved locomotion efficiency and balance, and reduced the risk of falls in post-stroke patients, both with and without COVID-19 infection.
Processing Practices and Quality of Dairy Products in Burkina Faso
Authors: Bayili Geoffroy Romaric , Millogo Kalo Marcus , Dossou Philips , Bengaly Leila Portio Ardiata , Ouangraoua Abigail Naomi , Guel Salif , Coulibaly-Diakité Mariam 
Published: January 2024

Dairy industry is playing an increasing role in food security and economics of West African countries. However there is a need for more information on the quality and history of the dairy products found on the local markets in order to guide necessary reformations in this sector. The objective of this study was to provide data on the quality and processing practices of dairy products, including some locally manufactured dairy products and imported powder milk commercialised in Burkina Faso. Specifically, a survey was carried out first, to identify the locally manufactured dairy products as well as the manufacturing practices, particularly the malpractices not yet reported in the literature. Then, locally manufactured dairy products (excluding the traditionally fermented milk lait caillé and pasteurised milk), imported powder milk from brands frequently used for processing milk products and fraudulent practices identified during the survey were evaluated through laboratory analyses. Physico-chemical parameters such as pH, acidity and moisture content were determined. In addition microbiological parameters such as aerobic mesophilic flora, yeast and mold, thermotolerant coliforms or enterobactria, were also determined.
Results from the survey showed that good manufacturing practices were not strictly observed. In addition it was reported use of salt and a popular street medicine “toupaϊ” (supposedly an antibiotic) for delaying the spoilage/fermentation of the raw milk. Six types of locally manufactured milk products were identified while seven brands of powder milk were frequently used, after repackaging, for processing milk products. Most samples of locally manufactured products were unsatisfactory for fungal and thermotolerant coliforms loads. Powder milk samples showed absence of enterobacteria. Sensory analyses showed that locally manufactured products from powder milk were more appreciated than those made from raw milk. Attempts to reproduce the malpractices of using salt or “toupaϊ” did not lead to significant results compared to the control, suggesting that some respondents did not fully open up about the malpractices. These data are useful since they would give tools to policy makers for quality control and regulation in the sector of dairy products.
Comparative Effect of Subhash Palekar’s Natural Farming, Organic and Inorganic Systems of Nutrition on Performance of Fodder Sorghum and Pearl Millet Hybrids
Authors: Kumari Priyanka , Kumar Naveen 
Published: January 2024

Aims: To evaluate different nutrient management practices in fodder sorghum and pearl millet hybrids.
Study Design: Randomized block design.
Place and Duration of Study: A field experiment was conducted at the research farm of Fodder Section, CSK HPKV, Palampur during Kharif seasons of 2018 and 2019
Methodology: Ten nutrient management practices i.e. absolute control (T1), 5% Jeevamrit (T2), 10% Jeevamrit (T3), seed treatment with Beejamrit + 5% Jeevamrit (T4), seed treatment with Beejamrit + 10% Jeevamrit (T5), 10 t/ha FYM + 5% Jeevamrit (T6), 10 t/ha FYM + 10% Jeevamrit (T7), 50% recommended N + 10 t/ha FYM + 5% Jeevamrit (T8), 50% recommended N + 10 t/ha FYM + 10% Jeevamrit (T9) and recommended NPK through inorganic sources (T10) were tested in randomized block design with three replications.
Results: The results indicated that integrated nutrient management i.e. 50 per cent recommended N + 10 t/ha FYM + 10% Jeevamrit and 50 per cent recommended N + 10 t/ha FYM + 5% Jeevamrit and recommended NPK through inorganic sources remaining at par resulted in better crop growth (plant height, shoot number, leaf stem ratio, percent proportion), higher fodder yield (green and dry fodder yields), NPK uptake and crude protein yield than rest of the organic (10 t/ha FYM + 10% Jeevamrit and 10 t/ha FYM + 5% Jeevamrit) and natural farming (Beejamrit + 5% Jeevamrit and Beejamrit + 10% Jeevamrit) nutrient management treatments. Application of recommended NPK resulted in highest net returns (79049 INR/ha) and net returns per rupee invested (2.09).
Conclusion: Integrated and inorganic nutrient management practices in fodder sorghum and pearl millet hybrids appeared best practices for realising higher yield than organic and natural farming nutrient management practices.
Recursive least‐squares and accelerated convergence in stochastic approximation schemes
Authors: Ljung Lennart 
Published: August 2002

AbstractThe so‐called accelerated convergence is an ingenuous idea to improve the asymptotic accuracy in stochastic approximation (gradient based) algorithms. The estimates obtained from the basic algorithm are subjected to a second round of averaging, which leads to optimal accuracy for estimates of time‐invariant parameters. In this contribution, some simple calculations are used to get some intuitive insight into these mechanisms. Of particular interest is to investigate the properties of accelerated convergence schemes in tracking situations. It is shown that a second round of averaging leads to the recursive least‐squares algorithm with a forgetting factor. This also means that in case the true parameters are changing as a random walk, accelerated convergence does not, typically, give optimal tracking properties. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Identification and adaptive control of some stochastic distributed parameter systems
Authors: Pasik‐Duncan B. 
Published: August 2002

AbstractAn important class of controlled linear stochastic distributed parameter systems is that with boundary or point control. A survey of some existing adaptive control problems with their solutions for the boundary or the point control of a partially known linear stochastic distributed parameter systems is presented. The distributed parameter system is described by an analytic semigroup with cylindrical white noise and a control that occurs only on the boundary or at discrete points. The unknown parameters in the model appear affinely in both the infinitesimal generator of the semigroup and the linear transformation of the control. The noise in the system is a cylindrical white Gaussian noise. Strong consistency is verified for a family of least‐squares estimates of the unknown parameters. For a quadratic cost functional of the state and the control, the certainty equivalence control is self‐optimizing, that is the family of average costs converges to the optimal ergodic cost. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Fetal hemoglobin elevation in Hb lepore heterozygotes and its correlation with β globin cluster linked determinants
Authors: Gonçalves Isabel , Henriques Ana , Raimundo Ana , Picanço Isabel , Reis Ana , Correia Jr. Esmeraldina , Santos Ester , Nogueira Paulo , Osório‐Almeida Leonor 
Published: August 2002

AbstractWe have analysed, at the hematological and molecular level, 51 Hb lepore heterozygotes and three compound heterozygotes for Hb Lepore and HbS (HbLep/HbS) in 26 unselected Portuguese families. The Lepore Boston variant was present in one family, in association with classical haplotype V. All of the other Lepore alleles present haplotype III in association with XmnI (+)5′ of Gγ gene, in tight linkage disequilibrium to the major mutation found in the Portuguese population, the Lepore Baltimore variant ( δ68Leu‐β84Thr). The three compound heterozygotes are the first HbLep/HbS individuals reported in the literature, with the Lepore Baltimore mutation linked to haplotype III. In agreement with other studies, these Lepore Baltimore heterozygotes have higher HbF (1.4–14.1% of total hemoglobin) than published cases of Lepore Boston (0.8–5.4%), which is associated with XmnI(–). Among the Lepore Baltimore heterozygotes, the (AT)xTy repeat region at –540 bp of the β globin gene in trans to the Lepore chromosome, can account for much of the variability in HbF level. The allele (AT)7T7 is associated with lower HbF, and (AT)9T5 is associated with higher HbF. As we previously reported for β thalassemic carriers, we observe in Lepore Baltimore carriers an effector<?tklgp> in trans, linked to the (AT)xTy sequence, acting as an HPFH (Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin) determinant. Am. J. Hematol. 69:95–102, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Expression and sequence analyses of p33ING1 gene in myeloid leukemia
Authors: Ito K. , Kinjo K. , Nakazato T. , Ikeda Y. , Kizaki M. 
Published: August 2002

Abstractp33ING1 is a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene which is involved in the regulation of apoptosis. p33ING1 interacts with p53 signaling pathway and regulates cellular growth. It has reported that the expression of p33ING1 mRNA was decreased in lymphoid malignancies. We thus investigated the potential involvement of p33ING1 abnormalities in myeloid leukemias. However, the levels of p33ING1 transcript were almost equal in 3 AML cell lines and 10 fresh AML samples. In addition, neither point mutations nor deletions in p33ING1 gene were found in myeloid leukemias. These results suggest that p33ING1 may not be a major candidate tumor suppressor gene in myeloid leukemias. Am. J. Hematol. 69:141–143, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Gelatinous transformation of bone marrow from a starch‐free diet
Authors: Wang Chen , Amato Dominick , Fernandes Bernard 
Published: August 2002

AbstractGelatinous marrow transformation is characterized by marrow hypoplasia, fat atrophy, and gelatinous material deposition, and usually develops as a hematologic complication of chronic wasting disorders. Most of the cases associated with severe nutritional deficiency were seen in anorexia nervosa due to a depletion of protein or fat. This report describes a case of gelatinous transformation attributed to a specific restriction of carbohydrates in diet. The hematologic deficiency was eventually recovered after the patient resumed a regular starch‐containing diet. This brief report illustrates the potential side effect of the compulsive dietary behavior on the hematologic system. Am. J. Hematol. 68:58–59, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Psychopathology, GABA, and the Rubinstein‐Taybi syndrome: A review and case study
Authors: Hellings Jessica A. , Hossain Shaheena , Martin Judy K. , Baratang Ramil R. 
Published: August 2002

AbstractAn adult female with congenital Rubinstein‐Taybi syndrome (RTS) and severe mental retardation is described, who presented with symptoms of severe over‐activity, short attention span, mood lability, and aggressive outbursts in a cyclical pattern, suggestive of recurrent manic‐like episodes. These symptoms improved significantly with divalproex (Depakote) monotherapy. Review of the existing studies showed that 10–76% of persons with RTS may be identified with similar behavioral symptoms. We postulate other persons with RTS may respond to divalproex, and there may be some relationship between the chromosome 16p13.3 deletion and γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor or neurotransmitter abnormalities. Recent molecular genetic studies suggest a linkage of this region to bipolar mood disorder and autism, both of which were diagnosed in this patient. Further prospective study is needed of RTS persons regarding behavioral problems, comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, and treatment responses, correlated with genetic abnormalities. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Delineation of the dup5q phenotype by molecular cytogenetic analysis in a patient with dup5q/del 5p (cri du chat)
Authors: Levy Brynn , Dunn Teresa M. , Kern Jeffrey H. , Hirschhorn Kurt , Kardon Nataline B. 
Published: August 2002

AbstractAn infant girl presented with multiple congenital abnormalities and a distinctive mewing cry. Her karyotype was 46,XX,add5p. Chromosome analysis on the mother revealed an apparently balanced pericentric inversion of chromosome 5, with the precise position of the breakpoints not clearly discernable by GTG banding, 46,XX,inv(5)(p15.2/3?q35.1?). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies using a commercial cri du chat probe (D5S721,D5S23) revealed signals on both the normal and derivative chromosomes. Telomeric probes specific for 5p and 5q were used to confirm the pericentric inversion in the mother and demonstrated the loss of the terminal 5p region and a duplication of the terminal 5q region in the proband. The imbalance on chromosome 5 in the patient was further defined using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), which revealed a loss of material from 5p15.3 → pter and a gain of 5q34 → qter. The presence of the cat‐like cry appears to be the only specific feature that can be linked to the loss of 5p material. The remaining dysmorphic features of this infant appear to be due specifically to the duplication of the 5q sequences. The combination of FISH, CGH, and cytogenetics has confirmed that the characteristic cry of the cri du chat syndrome is due to the deletion of the most distal part of the classic del 5p region. More importantly, our investigation has defined the duplication of 5q34 → qter as a distinct clinical phenotype. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Affected sibling pair linkage analysis of qualitative and quantitative traits for schizophrenia on chromosome 22 in a Chinese population
Authors: Cai Guiqing , Li Tao , Deng Hong , Zhao Jinghua , Hu Xun , Murray Robin M. , Liu Xiehe , Sham Pak C. , Collier David A. 
Published: August 2002

AbstractWe performed nonparametric linkage analysis on 136 families with two or more siblings with schizophrenia from Sichuan, southwestern China. In addition to categorical diagnosis, we used quantitative trait information from the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale and the modified Overt Aggression Scale. Categorical analysis using the diagnosis of schizophrenia and a maximum likelihood identity‐by‐descent method produced scores of close to 0 throughout the whole region tested. Multipoint analysis allowed exclusion of most markers with a relative risk of > 2, but did not exclude the possibility of a relative risk of < 1.5 for four of the markers. Our results provide no significant evidence for a locus for schizophrenia on chromosome 22. Quantitative linkage analysis using the PANSS‐G scale score produced a maximum LOD score of ∼ 1.2 with the marker D22S310, using either the Haseman‐Elston method or maximum likelihood variance estimation with or without dominance. PANSS‐N produced a maximum LOD score of 1.2 at the D22S283 locus. LOD score of about 1 are easily produced by chance. Thus, we conclude that under quantitative trait we also find no evidence of linkage between schizophrenia and markers on chromosome 22 in our Chinese sibling pair sample. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Variation in circulating and excreted estradiol associated with testicular activity in male marmosets
Authors: Nunes Scott , Brown Corrine , French Jeffrey A. 
Published: August 2002

AbstractConcentrations of estradiol (E2) are high in the urine of male marmosets, and links between E2 and paternal behavior have been proposed in black tufted‐ear marmosets, Callithrix kuhlii. However, it is not clear whether urinary E2 in male marmosets: 1) represents production of E2 associated with testicular activity, 2) is associated with adrenal steroid production, or 3) merely reflects peripheral conversion of T to E2 prior to excretion. We tested the hypothesis that urinary E2 in male marmosets represents estrogen production‐associated activity in the hypothalamus‐pituitary‐gonad (HPG) axis. We treated adult male marmosets with gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH), and used saline‐treated males as controls. We collected blood and urine samples from males before and after treatment, and assayed them for testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), and cortisol (CORT). Treatment with GnRH increased circulating T and E2, and prevented decreases in levels of urinary T and E2. Moreover, changes in plasma and urinary E2 after treatment were positively correlated with post‐treatment changes in T. Thus, our data are consistent with both plasma and urinary E2 in male marmosets increasing as a result of testicular stimulation. However, treatment with GnRH did not affect plasma or urinary CORT concentrations of males, suggesting that the E2 excreted by males is not of adrenal origin. We also compared urinary T, E2, and CORT levels between intact and castrated male common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Urinary concentrations of T and E2, but not CORT, were significantly lower in castrated than in intact males, further suggesting that E2 in male marmosets varies with testicular activity. Am. J. Primatol. 56:27–42, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Hominid cranium from Omo: Description and taxonomy of Omo‐323‐1976‐896
Authors: Alemseged Zeresenay , Coppens Yves , Geraads Denis 
Published: August 2002

AbstractOmo‐323‐1976‐896, a partial hominid cranium dated to ca. 2.1 from the Member G, Unit G‐8 of the Shungura Formation, lower Omo Basin of Ethiopia, is described. It is suggested that the specimen is an adult male based on the well‐developed and completely fused sagittal crest; heavily worn teeth; relatively large canine; and size of the articular eminence. Omo‐323 consists of fragments of the frontal, both temporals, occipital, parietals, and the right maxilla, and is attributed to Australopithecus boisei, making it the oldest known cranium of this species. The specimen shares features with Australopithecus aethiopicus (KNM‐WT 17000), thus supporting the existence of an evolving East African robust lineage between ca. 2.6–1.2 Ma. The morphology of Omo‐323 increases our knowledge of the intraspecific variability of A.boisei. Am J Phys Anthropol 117:103–112, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Genetic basis of human female pelvic morphology: A twin study
Authors: Sharma Krishan 
Published: August 2002

AbstractTo examine the relative role of genetic and environmental factors on pelvic morphology, data on 60 pairs of female twins (30 monozygotic (MZ) and 30 dizygotic (DZ)) were analyzed. Fourteen pelvic measurements were normally distributed, and two were not. Association of twin type with the mean value of a trait was found in only 1 out of 8 traits. Heterogeneity of variance between zygosities was observed in 4 pelvic traits (50%), invalidating within‐pair estimates of genetic variance for these traits. Evidence of stronger environmental covariance for MZ than DZ twins was observed for only one trait (sitting height iliocristale). A significant genetic component of variation was observed for age at menarche and in the pelvic area. In instances where inequality of variances between zygosities was demonstrated, total among‐pair and within‐pair mean squares were larger for dizygotic than for monozygotic twins. This is interpreted as evidence of greater environmental influence between zygosities. Environmental modification was not of the same magnitude in various pelvic traits. Bitrochanteric breadth had the highest magnitude of cultural heritability, indicating that cultural factors played an important role in determining hip breadth. Am J Phys Anthropol 117:327–333, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Ionic interactions and transport mechanism in polyurethane electrolytes
Authors: Fang Bin , Wang Xinling , Tang Xiaozhen , Zhu Pinfang 
Published: August 2002

AbstractAlternating current (AC) impedance, Fourier transform (FT)–Raman, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) have been conducted on solutions of poly(ethylene oxide)(MW=1000)–urethane electrolytes commingled with LiCF3SO3 as the function of temperature and salt concentration. From the analysis of the Vs(SO3) vibration, the ionic concentration of salt in various chemical environments can be calculated approximately. The spectroscopic evidence was found for the redissociated ion pairs, and ionic congeries increased with increasing temperature. AC impedance measurements is used to calculate the ionic diffusion coefficient (Di). Investigated the various concentrations (from O/Li = 4 ∼ 20) at the different temperature (40 ∼ 120°C), We found that the calculated values (Di) with the Nernst–Einstein equation are higher than the direct measurement. The discrepancy increases with the increase of temperature. A good correlation between the conductivity and the ionic redissociation is determined from the Vs(SO3) vibration band. The fraction of the “free” ion significantly corresponds to the revised Nernst–Einstein equation by using the Nernst–Einstein relation and compared with those direct measurement. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 785–790, 2002