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The Necessity and Feasibility of Usage-Based Insurance for New Energy Vehicles in China
Authors: Jun Wang , Zhixian Ye 
Published: December 2023

Aims: With the continuous development and growth of China's new energy automobile market, new automobile owners desire exclusive auto insurance. However, most insurance companies use traditional automobile commercial auto insurance to cover them. Under this pricing model, there is little overall difference in premiums, regardless of whether the driver's driving behavior is good or not. This paper wants to implement usage-based insurance (UBI) in China because it can add more auxiliary pricing factors, adjust according to the driver's driving behavior changes, and make auto insurance pricing more scientific and fair.
Study Design: This paper employs the literature review and market research methods to analyze the current product supply and consumer demand in the Chinese auto insurance market. Firstly, introduce the current situation of the development of the new energy automobile insurance market in China and its problems. Then, discuss the necessity and feasibility of developing UBI auto insurance for new energy vehicles in China. Finally, based on the reality of China's new energy vehicle UBI auto insurance gives some programs.
Conclusion: This paper finds that from the perspective of insurance companies, consumers, and the social level, UBI auto insurance for new energy automobiles is necessary, and it is also the direction of future auto insurance reform and development. Subsequently, combined with China's current relevant policies and technologies, it is concluded that the development of UBI auto insurance for new energy vehicles in China is feasible.
Ecosystem and Vulnerabilities to Fisher’s Community: Tampara Wetland, South Odisha Coast, India
Authors: Mishra Siba Prasad , Mohapatra Saswat 
Published: December 2023

The Nolia Nuagaon (Bada Noliya and Sana Noliya Nuagaon), fisher communities rehabilitated between the newly revived Tampara Lake, Bay of Bengal, and Rushikulya Estuary. The coastal ecosystem and habitation within this sandy beach vegetation in the past are regularly affected by storm surges, coastal erosion, and floods. The fisher group relies on the sea and the estuary for their livelihood. They are politically, and socio-economically deprived.
The present study envisages the societal and economic changes due to the altered ecosystem due to climate changes, Regional Sea Level Rise (RSLR), and human interventions. The basic tools involved are Hazard Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HVCA), and Ecosystem Services Shared Value Assessment (ESSVA) using the policies piloted by the International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) for Eco-DRR, Partners for Resilience (PfR). The Nolia Nuasahi (Bada and Sana) villages were under threat on the coastal front.
The search helped to train the community to understand the pioneer issues and coercions that are surging up with time and the fishing profession, which is now replaced by migration and marginalization adding to their age-old lifestyle. The growth of tourism activities in the nearby Tampara Lake shall bring challenges to the landscape, supporting Ecosystem services and the fishing community’s regime. A joint Action Plan between the Lake and coastal ecosystem is warranted to be developed to maintain a better livelihood for the villagers after acceptance from the Gram Sabha and then included in the Gram Panchayat development plan (GPDP) to boost SDG-14.
Development of Ready-to-eat (Spirulina Pancake Premix) Nutritional Supplement for Anemic Adolescent Girls: Nutritional and Microbial Analysis
Authors: Srivastava Janhavi , Singh Neetu , Nanda Alka 
Published: December 2023

This study aimed to create an iron-rich dietary supplement utilizing spirulina and other nutritionally dense ingredients—quinoa, soybean, and amaranth—in the form of a pancake premix. The pancake premix was formulated, prepared, and analysed for its nutritional composition.
The premix was meticulously developed by combining ingredients from various food groups, incorporating vanilla powder for flavour. The preparation involved simple steps to produce the final pancake product. Following the preparation, a thorough nutritional analysis was performed, covering moisture, ash, fat, protein, iron, crude fibre, and total carbohydrate content, adhering to established protocols such as AOAC methods.
The results revealed that the spirulina pancake premix contained 4.5% moisture, 12% ash, 4.6% fat, 11.7% protein, 67.8% carbohydrates, 5.7% iron, and 0.83% crude fibre. Furthermore, based on the Food Composition Table, the premix provided 460 kcal of energy, 16g of protein, 87g of carbohydrates, 3g of fat, and 8.5g of iron per serving, meeting substantial nutritional requirements.
Microbial analysis indicated limited microbial growth, attributed to the airtight sealing of the premix in silver plastic bags, which effectively prevented contamination and extended the product's shelf life.
The pancake premix demonstrated promising nutritional content and microbial control, suggesting its potential as an iron-rich dietary supplement for addressing nutritional deficiencies, particularly among anemic adolescent girls.
Nutrient Management Strategies for Groundnut-blackgram Cropping Sequences
Authors: Harisudan C.  , Veeramani P.  , Jayakumar J.  , Karunakaran V.  , Sivagamy K.  , Ravichandran V.  , Kathirvelan P.  , Thiruvarassan S.  , Baskaran R.  , Subrahmaniyan K.  
Published: December 2023

Aims: To refine nutrient management practices for the groundnut-blackgram cropping sequence, focusing on enhancing both yield and quality.
Study Design: The experiment was conducted in a split-plot design with three replications.
Place and Duration of Study: Regional Research Station in Vridhachalam during the Kharif and rabi season of 2016-17.
Methodology: The experimental encompassed various nutrient levels applied to groundnut in the main plots: M1-Control, M2-100% RDF, M3-125% RDF, and M4-150% RDF. Additionally, different nutrient levels were applied to the blackgram subplot: S1-Control, S2-50% RDF, S3-75% RDF, and S4-100% RDF.
Results: Analysis of the results indicated that use of 125% RDF in groundnut significantly provide higher pod yield (2657 kg/ha). However, the control group recorded a significantly lower pod yield. Subsequent blackgram seed yield was notably influenced by inorganic fertilizers applied to the preceding groundnut crop. In blackgram, the application of 75% RDF resulted in a higher number of pods per plant (34.6), No. of branches/plant (7.8) and seed yield (823 kg/ha). This performance was comparable to the application of 100% RDF
Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of optimizing nutrient management practices, particularly the combination of 125% RDF for groundnut, to enhance pod yield, while the application of 75% RDF demonstrated positive effects on subsequent blackgram seed yield.
Effect of Different Method of Rice Establishment and Weed Management Options on Yield and Economics of Paddy
Authors: Gundappa  , Naveen N. E. , Veeranna H. K. , Jayaprakash S. M. , Deshmukh Sharanabasappa 
Published: December 2023

A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2022 at Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Brahmavara, Udupi, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, on sandy loam soil to study the effect of different method of rice establishment and weed management options on yield and economics of paddy. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design with broadcasting and drum seeder method of establishment and five treatment combinations, replicated thrice. The study revealed that, the weed free treatment maintained by hand weeding recorded highest growth parameters and rice grain yield. The sequential application of pre-emergence herbicide pendimethalin 38.7 % CS @ 750 g a.i. ha-1 at 0-3 DAS (fb) early post-emergence application of bispyribac sodium 10 % SC @ 25 g a.i ha-1 at 13-15 DAS, recorded lowest total weed density (36.92, 31.73 and 40.45 No. m-2) at 15, 30 and 45 DAS, respectively and lower weed index (7.23%) under drum seeder method of establishment . The yield and yield attributing parameters like number of tillers (291.33 m-2), panicle length (19 cm), filled grains (89.33 panicle-1), grain yield (4221 kg ha-1) and straw yield (5387 kg ha-1) were observed in sequential application of pre-emergence herbicide pendimethalin 38.7 % CS @ 750 g a.i. ha-1 at 0-3 DAS (fb) early post-emergence application of bispyribac sodium 10 % SC @ 25 g a.i ha-1 at 13-15 DAS under the drum seeder method of establishment. The highest net return (₹ 82586 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.81) was also recorded in the same treatment.
Case Study for Hepatic Involvement of Children with Malaria
Authors: Ikpeama Roseanne A. , Okeke Chukwubike U. , Okolonkwo Benjamin N. , Onosakponome Evelyn O. , Ezenwaka Chinonye O. 
Published: December 2023

Background: Malaria has a significant impact on public health and economic development in affected regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a global problem affecting people every year leading to a substantial number of deaths especially among children under the age of 5.
Aim: A cross sectional study of Evaluation of hepatic involvement of children with malaria among the middle age children (6-10years) attending some hospitals and schools in South South region of Nigeria was conducted.
Methodology: Following ethical approval from the institutions as well as concrete consent from the children’s families, 418 randomly selected children aged 6 to 10 years participated in the study. Out of this number, 298 children had malaria and 120 children who had no malaria were taken to be the control. Blood was collected through the vein using syringe into ethylene diaminetetracetic acid and lithium bottles. Giemsa stain was used to stain the blood films. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), albumin and total protein were analysed with the conventional biochemical methods.
Results: Analysis of the data obtained showed that Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 18.12±0.47, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 8.56±0.12, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 69.55± 0.87 and gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) 21.41±0.29 values increased (P<0.05) in malaria subjects significantly when compared with the control 5.58±18, 4.62±0.17, 16.58±0.57 and 16.64±0.29 respectively. The study equally revealed that the test group showed significant (P<0.5) decrease of albumin 30.40±0.37 values when compared with the control group54.87±0.90.
Conclusion: The changes in these liver parameters go on to suggest that plasmodiasis might have adverse effect on the hepatic functionality (integrity) as well as the function. Therefore, this should not be neglected as such neglect might result to mortality.
Unveiling Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITKs) Using Different Available Plants by the Local People of South Sikkim, India
Authors: Kaushik Kunal , Tare Kime , Sherpa Tshering Lhamu , Baruah Koushik 
Published: December 2023

Northeast India is biologically diverse regions, among which the South Sikkim district possesses unique rural landscapes enhanced with endless waves of farming areas and terraced hills. Within this region, three main indigenous groups—Nepali, Lepcha and Bhutia—coexist, contributing to the cultural diversity. Over the years, these communities have cultivated a traditional knowledge based on which they are greatly dependant on diverse plant resources for both protective measures and medicinal practices. These traditional practices encourages a strong local knowledge base. These practices include local plants namely utis (Alnus nepalensis), chilauni (Schima wallichii), wild fern, titepati (Artemisia vulgaris) and many more. However, despite the rich diversity of these cultural practices connected with nature, there is a lack of detailed exploration and documentation for better understanding traditional practices and ethno-medicinal knowledge upheld by these communities. The absence of such documentation underscores a significant gap in our understanding of their cultural heritage, as these ITKs can be further integrated with science to make contribution for adaptive management to many environmental and health issues. Therefore, this study is conducted with the aim to unreveal the potential of these traditional practices and ethno-medicinal knowledge preserve among the diverse communities of South Sikkim, which can help to shed light on their cultural heritage and to recognize their invaluable contributions.
Mental Health Assessment of Medical Students in Tanta University: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Neanay Aya M. El , Haiba Amr A. , Hasby Eiman Adel , Eissa Mai Abd Elraoof , Elsawy Hossam Eldin Fathallah 
Published: December 2023

Background: Mental health disorders are common in university students, where the most common of them include substance abuse, anxiety, and mood disorders. College students are in a transitory age that’s accompanied by various stressors and during which diverse mental health problems usually appear for the 1st time.
Objective: To assess presence of mental health disorders among under graduate medical students.
Methods: 2900 students were invited to complete a survey that was built on Microsoft form app provided by information technology unit and directed to medical students in mentioned grads individually. An e-mail has been sent to each student's academic official e-mail which was provided to students in the first three academic years. Email included GHQ-28 form associated with phrases fostering involvement in the study and assuring anonymity.
Results: The response rate for the GHQ-28 survey was 25.9% of emailed students completing the questionnaire. The mean GHQ-28 score of 13.78 is considerably higher than general population norms.
Conclusion: The majority of students (88.16%) scored above the threshold for psychological morbidity and were considered as a possible case indicating elevated psychological distress in this student sample.
Cardiac Troponin (cTnI) Level and Myocardial Functions in Children with Idiopathic Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Authors: Megahed Ola Abdelrhman Elsayed , Aziz Sahar Abd El Azim Abd El , El-Serogy Hesham Ahmed , Elnemr Shiymaa Basiony 
Published: December 2023

Background: A Seizure represents the clinical expression of abnormal, excessive, synchronous discharges of neurons residing primarily in the cerebral cortex. The aim of this study is to evaluate the myocardial functions and serum cardiac troponin (cTn-I) in children with convulsive status epilepticus without evidence of previous cerebrovascular diseases.
Methods: This study was a case control study which was carried out in the duration of 1 year from December 2021 to December 2022 in Tanta University Hospital, Pediatric Department, Intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency room. The diagnosis of status epilepticus had been made in accordance with the criteria of the International League against Epilepsy clinically as a generalized seizure (epileptic seizure with duration more than 5 minutes or recurrent again without regaining consciousness in between seizures). Another thirty (30) healthy children (16 males, 14 female) with age range from (3-15) years, with the mean age was (6.367±3.449) years, with no history of epilepsy or family history of neurological diseases, were enrolled in this study and were served as control group. Inclusion criteria were no sex predilection, Patients with age of (3-15) years, and children with convulsive status epilepticus. Convulsion type with duration more than 5 minutes or recurrent again without regaining consciousness in between seizures.
Results: There was significant increase in serum level of cardiac troponin cTn-I among children with idiopathic convulsive status epilepticus than healthy Control children, (P <0.001*). All patients with elevated serum levels cTn-I had documented ECG changes. The test result had a high positive predictive value which indicates high specificity of the of mean serum level of cardiac troponin test and that, Children have high probability of having myocardial ischemia and injury following attacks of idiopathic convulsive status epilepticus.
Conclusions: Convulsive status epilepticus triggers severe physical activities, while skeletal muscle contraction increases the cardiac afterload in the tonic stage, leading to a transient imbalance in the cardiac tissue demand, which is associated with myocardial cell damage. Neural-hormonal factors contribute to myocardial cell damage (e.g., prolonged seizure activity that occurs in status epilepticus).
Two Stage Buccal Mucosal Graft (Bracka’s Technique) for Failed Hypospadias Repair
Authors: Kandil Mohamed Salah , El-Gamal Samir Abd El Hakim , Taha Mohamed Rasheed , El-Gamal Osama Mostafa , El-Damhogy Mahmoud El-Sayed 
Published: December 2023

Background: Hypospadias is relatively common congenital anomaly affecting 0.3–0.4% of the population worldwide. The purpose of this study was to assess functional and cosmetic outcomes as well as the complications of the usage of the graft of the buccal mucosal in two stage repairs for selected cases of recurrent hypospadias repair.
Methods: This prospective work was performed on 60 pediatric patients presenting with failed penile hypospadias. Each participant was exposed to general assessment, local examination (Examination of the penis and examination of the testis and scrotum), oral examination, conventional lab tests [full blood picture, liver enzymes, kidney functions, and prothrombin time and activity], and ultrasonography.
Results: Age, number of previous operations, type of previous urethroplasty, associated chordee, the length of uretheral defect were no statistically significant variation among the study groups.
Conclusions: The procedure known as staged buccal mucosa graft The Bracka's urethroplasty approach is a straightforward and adaptable method that is very easy to acquire and may be used in challenging situations of unsuccessful hypospadias repair, particularly when there is a shortage of suitable local skin. this technique not only has high success rate and low complication rate, but also gives good cosmetic appearance.
Anterior Thigh Myxofibrosarcoma with Management of Wide Excision and Modified Anterior Thigh Compartment Resection : A Case Report
Authors: Sentoso Joko Wibowo , Yarsa Kristanto Yuli 
Published: December 2023

Introduction: Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is a type of malignancy from the group of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Myfxofibrosarcoma is a type of soft tissue neoplasm that is aggressive. The clinical symptoms are not pathognomonic and the histological picture is very heterogeneous, often receiving delayed treatment and causing misdiagnosis. Complementary histochemical and immunohistochemical staining is mandatory to confirm the diagnosis of MFS. Extensive surgical treatment and followed by radiotherapy is the first choice of myxofibrosarcoma treatment.
Case Presentation: A 54-years old woman complained of a lump on her left thigh that had been getting bigger for the past 2 years. The lump initially looked the size of a marble, then grew to the size of a tennis ball in the last 7 months. On physical examination, a mass was found in the left thigh area, a hard, fixed mass, the size of a tennis ball. Fine needle aspiration examination showed suspicious results for myxofibrosarcoma. The patient underwent a Magnetic Resonance Imaging examination in the left lower extremity area and underwent wide excision and anterior thigh compartment resection surgery.
Discussion: Wide resection is the standard treatment for MFS [4]. The choice of procedure for each patient is different and should be based on tumor size, location, stage, surrounding neurovascular and bony elements, as well as functional and cosmetic considerations [4]. The minimum resection margin in MFS is at least 1 cm which aims to minimize the risk of local recurrence [4]. The recommended resection margin is at least 2 cm for MFS resection [4]. We had plan a 2 cm margin of the entire preoperative MRI enhancement area. It should be noted that the local recurrence rate for MFS in margin-negative resections is relatively high compared with other STS subtypes.
Conclusion: We recommend Wide Excison and Modified Anterior Thigh compartment Resection is recommended procedure for anterior thigh myxofibrosarcoma. This procedure involves preserving uncontaminated thigh neurovascular, and only resecting one of the sarcoma-infiltrated muscle heads and preserving the other quadriceps muscle head of the thigh to maintain knee extension function. This paper is the first report on the successful treatment of anterior thigh myxofibrosarcoma without weakness of knee extension complication.
Determination of Optimal Geometry for an Empty Concentrator Augmented Wind Turbine
Authors: Shonhiwa Chipo , Makaka Golden , Mukumba Patrick , Shambira Ngwarai 
Published: December 2023

Aims: To determine the optimal concentrator geometrical parameters of an empty concentrator augmented wind turbine (CAWT), which are used to design and install CAWTs.
Place and Duration of Study: Physics Department, University of Fort Hare, South Africa between March 2023, and October 2023.
Methodology: The study used the concentrator length (L) to concentrator outlet diameter ratio (Lr) and the difference between inlet and outlet radii to concentrator outlet diameter ratio (Rr) to investigate the effect of concentrator geometry on wind velocity augmentation and air dynamics to determine the optimum concentrator geometrical parameters using computational fluid dynamics modelling. The modelled concentrators’ geometry was created in SolidWorks, prepared for meshing in SpaceClaim, meshed, and analysed in Fluent to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations, and validated by primary experimental results. To make the concentrators, six equally spaced Lr were used in the range 0.1 \(\le\) Lr \(\le\) 0.6 and thirteen equally spaced Rr in the range 0.025 \(\le\) Rr \(\le\) 0.325 . The concentrators’ performance was investigated in terms of velocity augmentation ratio (Vr) and concentrator efficiency (\(\eta\)c).
Results: It was observed that the variation in Vr was influenced by the change in both Lr and Rr. The Vr and \(\eta\)c increased with an increase in Lr to a maximum at optimum Lr and decreased thereafter. The optimum Vr was obtained at Lr = 0.4 and Rr = 0.1 with a maximum velocity at the concentrator outlet. It was also shown that the energy losses due to friction negatively impact velocity augmentation more than energy losses due to a large concentrator tilt angle at high Lr .
Conclusion: When constructing a CAWT, the turbine rotor should be placed at any distance between the concentrator outlet and 0.5L behind the concentrator, and the blade tips of the turbine in a CAWT system should be at least 10% smaller than the concentrator outlet radius, for the whole rotor to receive wind with augmented velocity.