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High-frequency attenuation in the crust and upper mantle of the northern Tien Shan
Authors: Martynov Vladislav G. , Vernon Frank L. , Mellors Robert J. , Pavlis Gary L. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe analyze 243 three-component broadband digital seismograms of aftershocks from the Ms = 7.3 Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan, earthquake to determine seismic attenuation in the northern Tien Shan. Pg, Sg, and SmS body waves and S coda waves were used to estimate the frequency-dependent (f = 1.2-30 Hz) attenuation and scattering parameters of the crust and upper mantle as a function of depth. Using the equation Q(f) = Q0fn for multiple layers, we find that Q0 increases with depth from 76 (upper crust) to 1072 (upper mantle), and the value of n decreases from 0.99 to 0.29 over the same range. The Q coda results also demonstrated an azimuthal dependence: Q0 = 736 in the north-south direction and Q0 = 494 in the east-west direction. There is a strong 2ϕ dependence on azimuth for high frequencies (&gt; 1.2 Hz). The depth and azimuthal dependence of the quality factor show that the Q is complicated and three dimensional. Estimates of the inhomogeneity scale a show two types of multiple scatterers (Wu and Aki, 1985): a velocity perturbation with a = 0.5-3.0 km and an impedance perturbation with a = 0.052-0.413 km. It appears that a increases with depth. The coefficient of scattering decreases from &lt;g0&gt;f = 0.0055 km−1 at h = 0-6 km to 0.0020 km−1 at h = 6-11 km and 0.0048 km−1 at h = 11-15 for forward scattering and &lt;gπ&gt;f = 0.0006 km−1 at depth of low crust and upper mantle for backscattering. Estimates of seismic albedo B0 show that the primary source of attenuation is intrinisc anelasticity, and the variation of Q0 and n indicates that the level of heterogeneity varies with depth, possibly due to pressure. The lateral variation of Q0 can be connected with azimuthal anisotropy in the upper mantle related to current deformation under the Tien Shan.
Budesonid as a means of intraoperative lung protection during coronary bypassing in patients with concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease: a pilot study
Authors: Sergeev E. A. , Geltser B. I. , Kotelnikov V. N. , Brodskaya T. A. 
Published: October 2022

Lung protection during surgeries with artificial circulation (AC) is a vital task in clinical medicine.The aim. Evaluation of the effectiveness of intraoperative administration of nebulized budesonide for correcting the volume status of the lungs and oxygen transport in patients with concomitant coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with artificial circulation (AC).Methods. The pilot clinical study included 40 patients with concomitant CHD and COPD who were admitted for scheduled CABG with AC. The first groups consisted of 20 patients who underwent low-volume artificial lung ventilation (AVL) with inhalation of nebulized budesonide in the process of AC; the second group consisted of 20 patients who underwent AC according to a routine technique with AVL off. Lung volemic status parameters were recorded by transpulmonary thermodilution using the Pulsion PiCCO in three stages: before the onset of AC, after its completion and one day after AC.Results. It was established that after withdrawal from AC, indices of extravascular water in the lungs (IEWL) decreased by 23% in the first group and increased by 24% in the second group. After the completion of AC and a day after it, IEWL significantly decreased in patients receiving budesonide and increased with a maximum rise at the second stage of the study in the second group. The index of oxygen delivery and utilization over time was within the reference range in all patients. The index of oxygen consumption did not reach the physiologically normal lower limit. The maximum level of pulmonary bypass blood fraction (16 and 12%, respectively) and a significant decrease in oxygenation index (240 – 290 c. u.) were recorded in this cohort of patients at the 2nd and 3rd stages of the study. The duration of postoperative ventilation was significantly longer in the second group, while the duration of in-hospital treatment did not differ significantly before the groups.Conclusion. The protective effects of the combination of aerosol therapy with budesonide and low-volume AVL were manifested by a decrease in the permeability of the pulmonary capillaries, the volume of IEWL, an improvement in the oxygenating function of the lungs, a decrease in the number of respiratory complications and the postoperative duration of AVL.
Fiabilidad interobservador del instrumento “POFRAS” para el inicio de la alimentación oral en prematuros hospitalizados. Popayán-Colombia
Authors: Muñoz-Zambrano Isabel , Cárdenas-Camayo Yolanda , Cháves-Peñaranda María del Consuelo 
Published: October 2022

INTRODUCCIÓN: actualmente los profesionales de Fonoaudiología en Colombia, no cuentan con pruebas estandarizadas que permitan establecer con claridad el momento oportuno para iniciar la alimentación oral del prematuro. En Colombia, la universidad del Cauca inicio estudios sobre la aplicación del instrumento POFRAS (Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale), el objetivo fue determinar la fiabilidad interobservador de este instrumento, en la evaluación del prematuro.PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio cuantitativo descriptivo de fiabilidad inter-observador, en el cual participaron 6 fonoaudiólogas de tres instituciones hospitalarias, que evaluaron 20 neonatos prematuros, seleccionados mediante un muestreo no probabilístico.RESULTADOS: La concordancia determinada con el valor de kappa fue considerada como “casi perfecta” para Signos de estrés K= 82,8 (p<0,04), seguida de reflejos orales cuyo ítems reflejo de succión tuvo un valor de K=73%, (p<0,03), clasificado como considerable, el reflejo nauseoso con K=49,9% (p<0,031) y de búsqueda con un valor de K= 49% (p<0,040) presentaron una concordancia moderada. Para el ítem mantenimiento del ritmo por pausa kappa fue de 60% considerado como aceptable (p<0,05). En la evaluación de la organización comportamental en el neonato prematuro, se encontró que el estado de conciencia presentó una concordancia de K=53,6% (p<0,005). En la mayor parte de los ítems de la prueba POFRAS, se encontró una concordancia significativa (p>0,05). El promedio del Coeficiente de Kappa de Cohen fue de 0,413 el cual se ubica en la escala de concordancia en el grado “moderado.CONCLUSIÓN: el instrumento POFRAS es fiable para ser utilizado por fonoaudiólogos en la población neonatal.
Bilateral Simultaneous Atypical Femoral Fracture: A Case Report
Authors: Ghaffari Salman , Razavipour Mehran , Fateh Soroosh 
Published: October 2022

We report a rare case of bilateral subtrochanteric femoral fracture related to prolonged treatment with Alendronate.
Introduction: Bisphosphonates are the most common drugs used for treatment of osteoporosis and prevention of the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures. Atypical femoral fractures (AFF) have been reported in patients who have been on long term treatment with bisphosphonates especially Alendronate.
Case Report: our case was a 68- year- old woman who sustained bilateral subtrochanteric femoral fracture after a simple falling down. She had a past medical history of osteoporosis and had been on treatment with alendronate for 5 years. Radiographs showed bilateral fractures in femur subtrochanteric area. We decided to use double plating technique and we used angled blade plate and locking plate (LCP). Alendronate was discontinued and Teriparatide was started.
Discussion: Careful evaluation of hip or thigh pain in patients who are on prolonged courses of bisphosphonates is essential. Our method of fixation with double plating can be used in patients with poor bone quality.
Kaktus in statu nascendi. Włodzimierz Scisłowski and the satirical magazine Kaktus [Cactus] in the censorship documents of People’s Poland (Part 2. Censors’ interventions)
Authors: Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk Anna 
Published: October 2022

The article aims to discuss the censorship strategies applied to works by Włodzimierz Scisłowski submitted for publication in the satirical magazine Kaktus [Cactus] in 1957–1960. The source material is a collection of cryptotexts, i.e. confidential documents evaluating articles from the weekly, created at Wojewódzki Urząd Kontroli Prasy, Publikacji i Widowisk w Poznaniu [WUKPPiW, Voivodship Office for the Control of the Press, Publications and Public Performances in Poznan]. Censors interfered with Scislowski’s satirical works – epigrams, poems, ballads, accusing the author of negative and exaggerated depictions of the political and social reality of the country. Some of the works were released after introducing changes imposed by the censorship office; some were not allowed for publication.
Pengaruh POS terhadap Service Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior yang Dimediasi Oleh OC pada Karyawan Bidang Pelayanan BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Se-Jawa Timur
Authors: Khairunnisa Shafira , Yulianti Praptini 
Published: October 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of POS on SOCB with the mediating role of OC. This study uses a quantitative approach with the analytical technique used is partial least square with 108 respondents in the service sector employees throughout East Java at BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. The dependent variable used is the service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior, the independent variable is the POS, and the mediating variable is the POS. The results of the study indicate that perceived organizational support can affect the behavior of service-oriented organizational citizenship of service employees with positive and significant results. Perceived organizational support also shows a positive and significant impact on service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior mediated by OC.
Evaluation of the distribution of spray deposits within a vine canopy from measurements on artificial targets and real leaves
Authors: Cheraiet Anice , Naud Olivier , Carra Mathilde , Codis Sébastien , Taylor James 
Published: October 2022

Understanding the distribution of intercepted spray deposits is important for the study of the dose-response relationship of spraying a targeted pathogen and for the optimisation of the spraying process. However, carrying out exhaustive measurements of canopy spray deposits is difficult, particularly in production situations. This new experimental method for use in commercial vineyards was based on the installation of artificial targets (PVC collectors) within the canopy. To evaluate the quality of this experimental method for estimating the statistical distribution of deposition it was compared to an intensive manual method of foliar deposition measurements on real leaves. Intercepted deposition data on the real leaves and artificial targets were collected in a regular grid pattern within 12 non-contiguous vegetation sections. The results showed that although the means were similar, the variance in deposition appeared to differ between the distributions on artificial targets and real foliage, with CV values of between 37.4-52.7 % and 69.4-80.5 % respectively. Therefore, any central statistics must be supplemented with a statistical distribution analysis to account for the dispersion of deposition values within the vegetation. The results from comparisons between the cumulative distributions of intercepted deposition on the real leaves and on the PVC collector sections showed that the deposition estimates averaged over three-vine sections gave relevant, repeatable estimates for both approaches. The results also showed that for low deposition values, the experimental method led to a correct estimation of deposition on real leaves. However, above 230 ng dm² per 1 g/ha, the experimental method underestimated the deposition on real leaves by 13.6 %. Using these methodological results, it may be possible to develop models capable of predicting the distribution of deposition within the plant canopy. It would thereby be possible to develop an approach for variable-rate sprayer control that takes into account the phytosanitary risk and the site-specific variable structure of the vegetation during the season.
A Survey of the Practices, Procedures, and Techniques in Senior Secondary School Chemistry Teaching Laboratories
Authors: Pareek Ram Babu 
Published: October 2022

A survey was conducted in various senior secondary schools of Rajasthan State that teach chemistry at senior secondary level and conducts chemistry practicals in laboratories in the India. The data include results from over 27 schools, describes the current practices, procedures and techniques used at these schools, and discusses the statistical results such as the adaptability of laboratories performed, the chemical techniques applied, the instrumentation/chemicals available, the laboratory equipment used, the chemistry practicals covered, the way they conducted and performed . The results provide a “snapshot” of the current state of the senior secondary school laboratory teaching chemistry practicals.
Logical Analysis of Response of Health Officials’ Worldwide, to Cost-Effective Early Remedies for COVID19
Authors: Wimalawansa Sunil J. , Polonowita Athula K 
Published: October 2022

With the advent of COVID19, the attitude of health authorities around the world, led mainly by the West, demanded a level of proof as evidence for cheap, non-patented remedies while promoting expensive, patented, and untested remedies by using emergency use authorization and special provisions afforded to the status of a pandemic emergency. Western science has neither a tested nor a valid historical basis of a logical system that informs to authenticate scientific practices. Here we use a logical heuristic derived from ancient Buddhist logic, which is consistent with the conduct of modern science. We applied the heuristic to show that enough evidence was available for using cost-effective early therapies such as vitamin D supplementation as a public health measure during the first half of 2020. Strong supporting evidence has since accumulated. Apart from political and financial decisions incompatible with science and other conflicts of interest, a critical barrier to evaluating and approving early therapies appears to be the fallacy that the randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the superior proof method in medical hypotheses, including those for nutrients. Logically, no reason exists why properly designed retrospective, ecological, and naturalistic studies with adequate sample sizes and applied appropriate statistical methods would not be as valid as RCTs, especially when elucidating a causative factor instead of treatment. That assertion is particularly true for nutrient deficiencies, interventions, and other cost-effective therapies. Leading health authorities’ failure or refusal to consider other study types (because of either poor logic or vested interest) probably contributed to the spread of misinformation, symptomatic disease, complications, and deaths from COVID19. Partial immunity derived from vaccines and the later development of more contagious variants—and thus a sense of acceptance that SARS-CoV-2 had progressed from a pandemic to an endemic—shows the hollowness of the initial promotions and mandates of vaccines as a cure. Adequate knowledge was available in 2020 to advise that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to mutate, with variants emerging a few times per year, making the vaccine less effective. Emerging evidence confirms that natural immunity better protects against new variants than vaccination against the spike protein. Had vitamin D been adopted as part of the public health measure through a broader supplementation program in 2020 or even today (through sun exposure or as a prophylactic or adjunct therapy early on), the viral spread and symptomatic disease may have been suppressed, with minimal lockdowns and quarantine, and economic harm. The pandemic could have been halted with a significantly reduced need for hospitalization, complications, and deaths, potentially saving millions of lives.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PERMAINAN “FLOODING MOCKUP” UNTUK MENGENALKAN SAMPAH DAN BANJIR PADA ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Safira Ajeng Rizki , Suyanto Slamet , Tiara Dinda Rizki , Mahbubah Nur Aini 
Published: October 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan media Flooding Mockup yang layak dengan tujuan mengenalkan sampah serta banjir untuk anak usia dini dan (2) mengembangkan media Flooding Mockup yang efektif untuk mengenalkan sampah serta banjir untuk anak usia dini. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan menggunakan model Borg dan Gall. Pengumpulan data dengan wawancara, angket, penilaian kemampuan anak, dan observasi. Teknik analisis data terdiri dari penembangan produk dan analisis penilaian pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) media Flooding Mockup ditinjau dari aspek materi serta media dinilai oleh ahli ialah layak digunakan mengenalkan "sampah serta banjir pada anak usia dini, dan (2) permainan media Flooding Mockup efektif untuk mengenal sampah serta banjir untuk anak usia dini. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari hasil independent t test posttest yaitu p lebih kecil dari 0.05 yaitu 0.000 ≤ maka dinyatakan bahwa dapat meningkatkan dengan signifikan kemampuan anak mengenal sampah serta banjir.
Isolation, differentiation and polarization of porcine monocyte derived-macrophages.
Authors: Fresneda Maria Pulido , Pérez Verónica Álvarez , Muñóz María de los Ángeles de Pedro , López Ana María Marchena , Nieto Esther López 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Monocytes can be isolated from the peripheral blood of pigs. The protocol begins with a Ficoll density gradient centrifugation to isolate peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from whole blood, followed by a culture in porcine serum pre-treated plates. Non-adherent cells were washed away after at least 3 h of culture. After 24 h, adherent cells were differentiated to M1- and M2- macrophages adding to the medium hGM-CSF and hM-CSF, respectively. On day 7 of culture, surface receptor expression and gene expression were measured by flow cytometry and qPCR in response to 24 h of LPS + IFNg (M1) or IL-4 (M2) stimulation. Porcine M1-polarized macrophages presented ‘fried-egg’ like shape morphology, and higher SLA-II and TNFa expression, whereas porcine M2-polarized macrophages displayed the ‘spindle’ like morphology, higher CD206 expression, and higher IL-10, and Arg-1 expression.
Feasibility of a Heterogeneous Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Fenton Process for the Removal of Glyphosate from Water
Authors: Ahmed Naveed , Vione Davide , Rivoira Luca , Castiglioni Michele , Beldean-Galea Mihail Simion , Bruzzoniti Maria Concetta 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Glyphosate is a widespread herbicide, and it is an important environmental pollutant that could have some adverse effects on human health. Therefore, remediation and reclamation of contaminated streams and aqueous environments polluted by glyphosate is currently a worldwide priority. Here we show that the heterogeneous nZVI-Fenton process (nZVI + H2O2; nZVI = nanoscale Zero Valent Iron) can achieve effective removal of glyphosate, under different operational conditions. Removal of glyphosate by excess ZVI, without H2O2, also takes place, but the use of ZVI alone to remove glyphosate from water matrices would be very costly. Glyphosate removal by nZVI-Fenton was thoroughly investigated in the pH range 3–6, with different H2O2 concentrations and nZVI loadings. We observed significant removal of glyphosate at pH 3 and 4; however, due to loss in efficiency of Fenton systems with increasing pH, glyphosate removal was no longer effective at pH 5 or 6. Glyphosate removal also occurred at pH 3 and 4 in a real-world water matrix (tap water), despite the occurrence of several potentially interfering inorganic ions. Considering that the operational conditions, used here to remove glyphosate, have already been shown to effectively induce degradation of other emerging contaminants, nZVI-Fenton looks like a promising tool to eliminate glyphosate, together with other biorecalcitrant contaminants, from environmental aqueous matrices.
COVID-19 Impact on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters on Outcomes of Admitted Patients.
Authors: wajahat muhammad , Muhammad Javed , Ali Syed Sarwar , khan Nabeela , saad muhammad 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
COVID-19 an ongoing pandemic with high transmission and mortality rate gets the researchers' attention to the disease. The disease burden on the health care system focuses on the COVID-19 impacts on the hematological and biochemical parameters. This study aimed to focus on the laboratory indicators that fluctuate in COVID-19. The single-center cross-sectional study in the pathology department of POF hospital Wah Cantt from August 2021 to December 2021. Three hundred positive COVID-19 patients were included in the study. The138 (46%) were males and 162 (54%) females and the mean age was 58 ± 15.06 (range 5 – 86). The biochemical indicator raised in COVID-19 included CPK (191.25 ± 507.39), CRP (68.81 ± 70.95), LDH (429.48 ± 246.96), and ALT (46.50 ± 43.23). In hematological parameters, only neutrophils elevated (70.00 ± 13.52) lymphocytes decreased. Laboratory parameters measured were similar values in recovered and death cases. The findings suggest the raised level of CRP, LDH, CPK, ALT, ferritin, D-Dimer, and neutrophils predict the early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
Differentiation of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into germ-like cells by retinoic acid, titanium nanotubes-coated fibrin formation, and ultraviolet radiation as inductions in vitro
Authors: Ebrahimi Saman , Shams Alireza , Maghami Parvaneh , Hekmat Azadeh 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Background
Although advances in reproductive medicine-relative stem cell biology are focused on multipotent stem cells differentiation into artificial gametes, which is low-efficiency-functional of the germ-like cells. Our purpose is to survey and promote the potential of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (mBMMSCs) differentiation into late-stage germ-like cells (GLCs) by increasing the expression of the germline stem cells markers.
Materials and Methods
In this experimental study, the multipotent differentiation potential of mBMMSCs assesmented by Alizarin red-S and Oil red-O staining. Furthermore, we investigated the suitable conditions which promoted mBMMSCs differentiation into GLCs by applying the effective concentration of retinoic acid (RA), culturing them in titanium nanotubes (TNTs)-coated fibrin (F + TNT) formation as a 2D scaffold, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation inductions afterward. The biocompatibility and morphology of the TNTs and the F + TNT properties were examined by MTT and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis, respectively.
Results
The optimum concentration biocompatibility of TNTs was 50 µg/ml for differentiation after 14 days. The morphology of the TNTs and F + TNT were confirmed using SEM and Raman spectrum, respectively. After culturing the multipotent of mBMMSCs in RA and F + TNT formation with RA and UV radiation, male and female germline stem cell markers, Mvh / Ddx4, Dazl, and Plzf expression, and the cells' integrity in fibrin were revealed using Immunofluorescence analysis, Western Blots, and Real-Time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).
Conclusion
We demonstrate that mBMMSCs can be differentiated into GLCs in a medium containing 10− 5 M RA in which the specific marker was expressed properly in 2D F + TNT formation. In addition, F + TNT and UV radiation could offer a proper 2D scaffold for mBMMSCs-derived germ-like cells regarding in vitro maturation (IVM) of assisted reproductive technology (ART).