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Case Report: Simultaneous penetrating keratoplasty with autologous simple limbal epithelial transplantation as an alternative to keratoprosthesis
Authors: Sharma Supriya , Singh Swati , Shanbhag Swapna S. 
Published: May 2023

Introduction and importance: This case report highlights the multidisciplinary approach required to achieve successful anatomical and functional outcomes, in an eye with total limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) associated with underlying corneal scarring and thinning. Presentation of case: A 59-year-old gentleman had poor visual recovery in the right eye (RE) following accidental carbide blast, 1-year before presenting to us. The visual acuity was counting fingers and clinical examination revealed cicatricial entropion involving the upper eyelid, total LSCD, corneal scarring with a central descemetocele and cataract in the RE. Prior to ocular surface reconstruction, entropion correction was performed. Three months later, penetrating keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation (penetrating keratoplasty (PK) triple), with autologous simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) was performed. The visual acuity was 20/100, 18 months after the surgery, with a clear well-epithelized corneal graft and stable ocular surface. Discussion: LSCD is caused by a decrease in the population and /or function of the limbal epithelial stem cells. Limbal stem cell transplantation (LSCT) is warranted in eyes with total LSCD. In eyes with coexisting corneal scarring, LSCT alone may be inadequate to restore the vision. These eyes require simultaneous or sequential lamellar or full-thickness corneal transplantation for visual rehabilitation. Though, the existing literature favors a sequential approach, where LSCT is performed first followed by corneal transplantation, under certain circumstances such as a thin underlying cornea like in our case, corneal transplantation may have to be combined with LSCT to achieve optimal outcomes. Conclusion: Combining autologous SLET with PK can be performed for visual rehabilitation in eyes with unilateral total LSCD and underlying corneal thinning. Corneal and limbal graft survival is prolonged if existing adnexal comorbidities are addressed before any surgical intervention is planned and adequate time interval is allowed for the surface inflammation to subside.
Case Report: Challenging diagnostic of an accessory spleen mimicking a retroperitoneal tumor: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Zouaghi Alia , Miri Rim , Hadded Dhafer , Mesbahi Meryam , Zaafouri Haithem , Cherif Mona , Riahi Wassim , Benzarti Yazid , Mleyhi Sobhi , Ghedira Faker , Souli Aslam , Chamekhi Chiraz , Khanchel Fatma , Ben Maamer Aniss 
Published: May 2023

Background: The accessory spleen is a congenital defect with an additional splenic tissue to the native spleen due to an incomplete fusion of splenic masses during the embryologic period. The preoperative diagnosis is usually mistaken for a retroperitoneal neoplasm. The aim of the present manuscript is to highlight the diagnostic difficulties of a retroperitoneal spleen. Case presentation: A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the surgical department of Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, for an abdominal mass discovered by auto palpation associated with a left lower quadrant pain. The computed tomographic scan showed a heterogeneous and partially necrotic retroperitoneal mass located along the left primitive iliac vessels. Arterial supply to the mass arose from the aorta and the left iliac vessel. The spleen was normal. MRI examination showed a left retroperitoneal heterogeneous and necrotic mass, surrounding the iliac vessels extended from the aortic to the left iliac bifurcation, hyper vascularized at the arterial time with a peripheral capsule intensely enhanced, and there were two other lateroaortic vascularized masses. The patient had a laparotomy resection of the retroperitoneal mass. The result of the specimen examination was an accessory spleen. The postoperative outcome was uneventful. Conclusion: An accessory spleen on the retroperitoneal position is extremely uncommon. Preoperative diagnosis is still challenging. The main misdiagnosis was neoplastic disease.
Application of halotolerant Azotobacter chroococcum W4ii isolated from technosoils to mitigate salt stress in wheat plant
Authors: Binod Kumar Sweta , Kalwasińska Agnieszka , Swiontek Brzezinska Maria , Wróbel Monika 
Published: May 2023

Background: Technosoils are soils affected by human activities. One such soil, present in Inowrocław, central Poland, is characterized by increased salinity (ECe up to 70 dS/m) and has been influenced by a soda lime repository. Microorganisms retrieved from such environments that have naturally adapted to harsh environmental conditions, especially plant growth-promoting rhizospheric (PGPR) bacteria, can help degraded soils maintain their performance. This can contribute to increased plant biomass and protection against pathogens, resulting in a reduction of mineral fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture. The goal of this research was to obtain PGPR from degraded soil and implement them into the soil under laboratory and field conditions to improve the growth of wheat seedlings. Methods: Azotobacter chroococcum W4ii was isolated from the rhizosphere of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for its plant growth properties on wheat plants under salt stress. Results: Wheat seeds co-inoculated with A. chroococcum W4ii under 200 mM salt stress showed significant improvement in various growth parameters such as plant height, shoot biomass, chlorophyll b content compared to un-inoculated ones. Bacterial inoculation decreased the level of malondialdehyde (MDA), whereas it elevated the antioxidative enzymatic activities of peroxidase (POD). The test isolate also enhanced the level of defense enzymes like β-1, 3-glucanase, which can protect plants from the infection of pathogens. The bacterium could also successfully colonize the wheat plants. Conclusions: These results indicate that A. chroococcum isolated from the technosoil has potential to promote wheat growth under salt stress and can be further used as bioinoculant in the salt affected agricultural fields.
When Common Medications Trigger a Rare Reaction: A Review of Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options of DRESS Syndrome
Authors: Hajduk Aleksandra , Mrozek Łukasz , Klocek Konrad , Kostecki Bartosz , Jurek Aleksander , Zwolski Maciej , Szumlas Zuzanna , Puchalski Krzysztof 
Published: May 2023

Introduction and purpose: Drug-induced reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe, life-threatening systemic drug reaction. The challenges in identifying DRESS syndrome result from its symptoms being variable, diverse, and unspecific. Due to the potentially lethal consequence, any clinician should be aware of the symptomatology and be prepared to initiate the appropriate steps. This review summarizes the clinical manifestations and provides essential information on the management of the illness.
State of knowledge: DRESS appears to be a rare reaction that frequently remains undetected due to its atypical clinical presentation. Fever, skin rash, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia, and organ involvement as well as other manifestations, may occur. The onset may be delayed by weeks after exposure to the offending drug. DRESS syndrome is classified as a type IV hypersensitivity. It is thought to be triggered by antiepileptic drugs and antibiotics although many other medications can cause the condition. Certain genetic factors may also predispose some individuals to develop DRESS. Combining clinical and laboratory findings can help confirm the diagnosis. Discontinuation of the offending drug is the fundamental component of treatment such as supportive care including the use of antihistamines and corticosteroids, but recent research has discovered additional promising therapy options.
Conclusions: Detecting DRESS syndrome early is crucial to ensure prompt treatment, prevent serious complications, and improve patient outcomes. Healthcare providers should be aware of the signs and symptoms of DRESS syndrome, especially in patients taking particular medications, and be prepared to investigate further if it is suspected.
An Interior Point–Inspired Algorithm for Linear Programs Arising in Discrete Optimal Transport
Authors: Zanetti Filippo , Gondzio Jacek 
Published: May 2023

Discrete optimal transport problems give rise to very large linear programs (LPs) with a particular structure of the constraint matrix. In this paper, we present a hybrid algorithm that mixes an interior point method (IPM) and column generation, specialized for the LP originating from the Kantorovich optimal transport problem. Knowing that optimal solutions of such problems display a high degree of sparsity, we propose a column generation–like technique to force all intermediate iterates to be as sparse as possible. The algorithm is implemented nearly matrix-free. Indeed, most of the computations avoid forming the huge matrices involved and solve the Newton system using only a much smaller Schur complement of the normal equations. We prove theoretical results about the sparsity pattern of the optimal solution, exploiting the graph structure of the underlying problem. We use these results to mix iterative and direct linear solvers efficiently in a way that avoids producing preconditioners or factorizations with excessive fill-in and at the same time guaranteeing a low number of conjugate gradient iterations. We compare the proposed method with two state-of-the-art solvers and show that it can compete with the best network optimization tools in terms of computational time and memory use. We perform experiments with problems reaching more than four billion variables and demonstrate the robustness of the proposed method. History: Accepted by Antonio Frangioni, Area Editor for Design & Analysis of Algorithms–Continuous. Funding: F. Zanetti received funding from the University of Edinburgh, in the form of a PhD scholarship. Supplemental Material: The software that supports the findings of this study is available within the paper and its Supplemental Information ( https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/suppl/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0184 ) as well as from the IJOC GitHub software repository ( https://github.com/INFORMSJoC/2022.0184 ). The complete IJOC Software and Data Repository is available at https://informsjoc.github.io/ .
A LEITURA LITERÁRIA NA ESCOLA: DESAFIOS E ESTRATÉGIAS PARA A FORMAÇÃO DE LEITORES PROFICIENTES
Authors: Monteiro Angélica , Polydoro Fernandez Jenny Iglesias , Tedesco Maria Teresa 
Published: May 2023

Este artigo objetiva refletir sobre alguns desafios enfrentados pela escola pública para garantir o acesso da leitura literária aos estudantes, em contexto de retorno às aulas presenciais após o período mais agudo da pandemia por Covid-19. Para tanto, considera a utilização de estratégias de leitura que promovam a proficiência leitora, a partir de uma perspectiva sociointerativa-cognitivista do processo de leitura, respaldada por estudos teóricos de Solé (1998) e Tedesco (2012/2013). Para tecer considerações sobre a formação de hábitos de leitura, a pesquisa apresenta a análise de dados extraídos de um questionário aplicado entre março e abril de 2022 para 84 alunos, não identificados, de 6º ano de duas escolas da Rede Municipal de Ensino do Rio de Janeiro[1], fundamentando-se na pesquisa de Paulino e Cosson (2009/2020/2021) no que se refere ao conceito de letramento literário. Alguns dos resultados obtidos apontam para a necessidade de garantir maior frequência dos estudantes à Sala de Leitura, espaço de acesso a livros de diferentes gêneros nas escolas municipais do Rio de Janeiro, tendo em vista o diminuto acesso à leitura, ao longo do período de isolamento consequente da pandemia; também é preciso implementar práticas diárias de leitura, inseridas no currículo escolar, assegurando a diversidade e a qualidade estética das obras do acervo; além de valorizar o papel dos professores que exercem significativa influência no desenvolvimento do gosto pela leitura dos alunos[1] Escola Municipal Camilo Castelo Branco e Escola Municipal Francisco Cabrita, pertencentes à 2ª CRE (Coordenadoria Regional de Educação- RJ).
Effects of home-based prehabilitation on pre- and postoperative outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty
Authors: De Klerk Talitha C. , Dounavi Despoina M. , Hamilton David F. , Clement Nick D. , Kaliarntas Konstantinos T. 
Published: May 2023

AimsThe aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of home-based prehabilitation on pre- and postoperative outcomes in participants awaiting total knee (TKA) and hip arthroplasty (THA).MethodsA systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of prehabilitation interventions for TKA and THA. MEDLINE, CINAHL, ProQuest, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases were searched from inception to October 2022. Evidence was assessed by the PEDro scale and the Cochrane risk-of-bias (ROB2) tool.ResultsA total of 22 RCTs (1,601 patients) were identified with good overall quality and low risk of bias. Prehabilitation significantly improved pain prior to TKA (mean difference (MD) -1.02: p = 0.001), with non-significant improvements for function before (MD -0.48; p = 0.06) and after TKA (MD -0.69; p = 0.25). Small preoperative improvements were observed for pain (MD -0.02; p = 0.87) and function (MD -0.18; p = 0.16) prior to THA, but no post THA effect was found for pain (MD 0.19; p = 0.44) and function (MD 0.14; p = 0.68). A trend favouring usual care for improving quality of life (QoL) prior to TKA (MD 0.61; p = 0.34), but no effect on QoL prior (MD 0.03; p = 0.87) or post THA (MD -0.05; p = 0.83) was found. Prehabilitation significantly reduced hospital length of stay (LOS) for TKA (MD -0.43 days; p < 0.001) but not for THA (MD, -0.24; p = 0.12). Compliance was only reported in 11 studies and was excellent with a mean value of 90.5% (SD 6.82).ConclusionPrehabilitation interventions improve pain and function prior to TKA and THA and reduce hospital LOS, though it is unclear if these effects enhance outcomes postoperatively.Cite this article:Bone Jt Open 2023;4(5):315–328.
Evaluation feasibility and ecological gap in marine conservation area of Southeast Sulawesi Province
Authors: Imran Zulhamsyah , Wijayanto Cahyo , Yulianda Fredinan 
Published: May 2023

Aquatic Tourism Park (ATP) of the Southeast Sulawesi Province has significant contribution to achieve the total targeted of 30 million of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Indonesia. The conservation area is located in 3 coastal districts of Konawe, South Konawe, and Kendari City Districts. The time-consuming process of legalizing the conservation area has driven the need to re-evaluate the ecological conditions from 2012 to 2020. The objective of this study is to this aims to determine the status, gaps and ecological feasibility of conservation areas in the Southeast Sulawesi region. One of the noticeable gaps is the change of ecological conditions in the reservation area. The gap could be identified by comparing ecological conditions before and after the area was reserved for a conservation area. Ecosystem suitability was measured by using ecological criteria, such as number of protected fish species, mangrove density, seagrass coverage, coral coverage, and naturalness. The score of suitability assessment was 31, which showed that the reserved location was suitable for a Marine Conservation Area. However, gap analysis results showed 10% decline in coral coverage and 17% decrease in seagrass coverage, while mangrove density decreased as much as 102 trees/ha during that period. Evaluation on the ecosystem condition was conducted by applying suitability analysis of the modified E-KKP3K dan Sambah et al. (2020) methods, resulting a status of suitable or conservation area allocation (score 31). Criteria used were chosen based on its contribution in facilitating important ecological processes and as ecosystem buffer system in the area. This study will give the implementation on MPA management optimalisation and it can be contributed on fisheries management.Keywords:Conservation areaFeasibility areaGapSoutheast Sulawesi
Gold film effect on temperature compensation of a POF sensor with different structures
Authors: Hu Yanjun , Hou Yulong , Zhang Junsheng 
Published: May 2023

In this paper, temperature
compensation of plastic optical fiber (POF) is studied and gold
absorbability is utilized. Gold film is modified on the surface of POF
by magnetron sputtering. The temperature output characteristics of
different structures such as ordinary (POF-N), side-polished (POF-SP),
U-shaped (POF-U), and narrow groove structure (POF-NGS) are tested,
and the effects of gold film thickness, polishing area, and sputtering
sequence on the temperature output characteristics are also
investigated. The power change of the sensor at different temperatures
is recorded. The experimental results show that when the temperature
is between 25°C and 50°C and the sputtering gold film thickness is
50 nm, the temperature stabilities of POF-N, POF-U, POF-SP, and
POF-NGS are 1.02 µW/°C, 0.77 µW/°C, 0.18 µW/°C,
and 0.35 µW/°C, respectively. The compensation effect is
enhanced as the gold film thickness increases. When the thickness is
100 nm, the temperature stability of POF-NGS is
0.06 µW/°C. The proposed temperature compensation method is
competitive and straightforward.
Predicting nutritional status for women of childbearing age from their economic, health, and demographic features: A supervised machine learning approach
Authors: Khudri Md. Mohsan , Rhee Kang Keun , Hasan Mohammad Shabbir , Ahsan Karar Zunaid 
Published: May 2023

BackgroundMalnutrition imposes enormous costs resulting from lost investments in human capital and increased healthcare expenditures. There is a dearth of research focusing on the prediction of women’s body mass index (BMI) and malnutrition outcomes (underweight, overweight, and obesity) in developing countries. This paper attempts to fill out this knowledge gap by predicting the BMI and the risks of malnutrition outcomes for Bangladeshi women of childbearing age from their economic, health, and demographic features.MethodsData from the 2017–18 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey and a series of supervised machine learning (SML) techniques are used. Additionally, this study circumvents the imbalanced distribution problem in obesity classification by utilizing an oversampling approach.ResultsStudy findings demonstrate that the support vector machine and k-nearest neighbor are the two best-performing methods in BMI prediction based on the coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute error (MAE). The combined predictor algorithms consistently yield top specificity, Cohen’s kappa, F1-score, and AUC in classifying the malnutrition status, and their performance is robust to alternative standards. The feature importance ranking based on several nonparametric and combined predictors indicates that socioeconomic status, women’s age, and breastfeeding status are the most important features in predicting women’s nutritional outcomes. Furthermore, the conditional inference trees corroborate that those three features, along with the partner’s educational attainment and employment status, significantly predict malnutrition risks.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that predicts BMI and one of the pioneer studies to classify all three malnutrition outcomes for women of childbearing age in Bangladesh, let alone in any lower-middle income country, using SML techniques. Moreover, in the context of Bangladesh, this paper is the first to identify and rank features that are critical in predicting nutritional outcomes using several feature selection algorithms. The estimators from this study predict the outcomes of interest most accurately and efficiently compared to other existing studies in the relevant literature. Therefore, study findings can aid policymakers in designing policy and programmatic approaches to address the double burden of malnutrition among Bangladeshi women, thereby reducing the country’s economic burden.
Pembentukan Identitas Etnis dan Keagamaan Masyarakat Muslim Cina Benteng di Tangerang Banten
Authors: Habiburrohman Muhammad 
Published: May 2023

Abstract: Despite being born in the country for several generations, the Chinese people in Indonesia are still considered foreigners. Assimilation strategies, including religious conversion and amalgamation, have been implemented, but racism remains an issue. The Benteng Chinese community in Tangerang, who integrate with indigenous culture, are considered successful in assimilating. This study aims to explore the identity and religion of the Benteng Chinese Muslim community through anthropological-historical analysis. The research findings include: 1) the formation of the Benteng Chinese Muslims' identity involves amalgamation with the social reality in Tangerang, 2) the Benteng Chinese Muslim identity comprises two groups, converts and second-generation Muslims, and 3) the expressions of identity and religious typologies are complex and diverse, influenced by their intersection with the environment identity.Abstrak: Keberadaan orang-orang Tionghoa di Indonesia hingga kini masih dianggap sebagai orang asing, meskipun beberapa generasi sebelum mereka sudah terlahir di negeri ini. Berbagai strategi dilakukan untuk mendorong pembauran sosial, salah satunya melalui konversi agama dan amalgamasi. Namun, strategi tersebut tidak sepenuhnya berhasil, mereka kerap kali tetap menerima tindakan rasis yang mendorong terjadinya konflik. Di wilayah Tangerang terdapat Cina Benteng, sebutan bagi mereka, untuk membedakan mereka dari masyarakat Tionghoa lain di Indonesia. Cina Benteng cenderung integratif terhadap budaya pribumi sehingga mereka dianggap berhasil membaur. Melalui kajian antropologi-historis, penelitian ini bertujuan menjelaskan identitas dan keagamaan dalam tubuh masyarakat Muslim Cina Benteng di Tangerang. Dengan analisis teori identitas sosial dan konsep diri, penelitian ini menemukan fakta-fakta; 1). Pembentukan identitas Muslim Cina Benteng berjalan melalui proses amalgamasi, mereka membentuk satu identitas baru di tengah realitas sosial masyarakat di Tangerang, 2). Identitas Muslim Cina Benteng tumbuh menjadi dua kelompok yakni, sebagai Islam mualaf dan Islam peranakan (second-generation), 3). Ekspresi identitas dan tipologi keagamaan Muslim Cina Benteng sangat beragam dan kompleks tergantung setting tempat di mana mereka bersinggungan dengan lingkungannya.