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Effective Biofertilizer Trichoderma Spp. Isolates with Enzymatic Activity and Metabolites Enhancing Plant Growth
Authors: Reghmit Abdenaceur , Farida Benzina-tihar , Mourad Djeziri , Rima Hadjouti , Zahia Oukali , Fatma Sahir-Halouane 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Trichoderma species have been widely recognized as biofertilizer fungi for their ability to produce phytohormones and enhancing plant growth. In our current study, fifteen strains of Trichoderma spp (T1-T15) were screened for their capacity to produce phytohormones and metabolites eliciting plant growth. The stains were previously isolated from olive rhizosphere soil in northern Algeria. Plant growth promoting (PGP) potential of Trichoderma spp. was evaluated in-vitro through the production of phosphatases, iron chelators (siderophores), cyanhydric acid (HCN) and ammonia (NH3). Besides, Plant growth phytohormones such as gibberellic acid and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) were assessed quantitatively by a colorimetric assay. Results showed an effective potential of Trichoderma isolates in PGP biomolecules production. Importantly, qualitative estimation of phosphate solubilization indicates that T10 gave the highest P-solubilization on medium Pikovskaya’s with a solubilization index (SI) of 3, whereas, the high capacity nitrogen-fixing was related to T8. In other hand, quantitative analysis of IAA and gibberellic acid revealed a production varying between (1.30 µg mL− 1 − 21.15 µg mL− 1) and (0.53µg/ml − 7.87µg/ml), respectively, the highest amount of both phytohormones was obtained by T11 isolate. Indeed, analysis of ethyl acetate extracts of T11 isolate by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed a high amount (71.19 mgL− 1) of IAA. Overall, Results showed clearly that isolate T11 has promising plant growth promoting properties. Hence, this native Trichoderma isolate (T11) identified as Trichoderma harzianum strain (OL587563) could be used later as biofertilizer for sustainable olive crop agriculture.
Presentation Attack Detection Methods Based On Gaze Tracking And Pupil Dynamic: A Comprehensive Survey
Authors: Khiarak Jalil Nourmohammadi 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Purpose of the research: In the biometric community, visible human characteristics are popular and viable for verification and identification on mobile devices. However, imposters are able to spoof such characteristics by creating fake and artificial biometrics to fool the system. Visible biometric systems have suffered a high-security risk of presentation attack. Methods: In the meantime, challenge-based methods, in particular gaze tracking and pupil dynamic appear to be more secure methods than others for contactless biometric systems. We review the existing work that explores gaze tracking and pupil dynamic liveness detection. The principal results: This research analyzes various aspects of gaze tracking and pupil dynamic presentation attacks, such as state-of-the-art liveness detection algorithms, various kinds of artifacts, the accessibility of public databases, and a summary of standardization in this area. In addition, we discuss future work and the open challenges to creating a secure liveness detection based on challenge-based systems.
Real-world efficacy of nalfurafine hydrochloride for pruritus in patients with chronic liver disease: a retrospective multicenter study
Authors: Atsukawa Masanori , Kawano Tadamichi , Tsubota Akihito , Shimada Noritomo , Toyoda Hidenori , Takaguchi Koichi , Tani Joji , Morishita Asahiro , Hiraoka Atsushi , Mikami Shigeru , Ishikawa Toru , Okubo Hironao , watanabe Tsunamasa , Okubo Tomomi , Arai Taeang , Hayama Korenobu , Itokawa Norio , Kondo Chisa , Iwakiri Katsuhiko 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Nalfurafine hydrochloride, a selective κ-opioid receptor agonist has been approved for pruritus in patients with chronic liver disease. However, not all patients respond to nalfurafine hydrochloride. The aim of this study was to clarify the efficacy of nalfurafine hydrochloride. The subjects were patients with chronic liver disease complicated by pruritus who were treated with nalfurafine hydrochloride between May, 2015, and May, 2021. The degree of pruritus was evaluated based on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and the Kawashima’s pruritus score. Nalfurafine hydrochloride 2.5 μg was orally administered once a day for 12 weeks. A decrease in the VAS score of ≥25 mm or the Kawashima’s pruritus score of ≥1 scores was designated as relevant response. The former of ≥50 mm or the latter of ≥2 scores as remarkable response. The 326 patients who were evaluated the efficacy at 12 weeks. The median time suffering from pruritus to administration of nalfurafine hydrochloride was 4 months. The median VAS score improved from 70.0 mm before administration to 40.0 and 30.0 mm at 4 and 12 weeks of treatment, respectively. On multivariate analysis, shorter itching period and lower FIB-4 index value were extracted as the independent factors related to remarkable responder. On multivariate analysis, shorter itching period was extracted as the only independent factor related to relevant responder. In conclusion, this study suggested nalfurafine hydrochloride treatment markedly improves pruritus in patients with chronic liver disease. A short pruritus period and less-advanced fibrosis were associated with response to nalfurafine hydrochloride.
Overcrowded Housing Increases Risk for COVID-19 Mortality: An Ecological Study
Authors: Varshney Karan , Glodjo Talia , Adalbert Jenna 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
ObjectivesOvercrowded housing is a sociodemographic variable associated with increased infection and mortality rates from communicable diseases. It is not well understood if this association exists for COVID-19. Our objective was to hence determine the association between household overcrowding and risk of mortality from COVID-19, and this was done by performing bivariable and multivariable analyses using COVID-19 data from cities in Los Angeles County.ResultsBivariate regression revealed that overcrowded households were positively associated with COVID-19 deaths (standardized β=0.863, p<0.001). COVID-19 case totals, people aged 60+, and the number of overcrowded households met conditions for inclusion in the backwards stepwise linear regression model. Analysis revealed all independent variables were positively associated with mortality rates, primarily for individuals 60+ (standardized β­1­­=0.375, p=0.001), followed by overcrowded households (standardized β­2­­=0.346, p=0.014), and total COVID-19 cases (standardized β­3=0.311, p<0.001). Our findings highlight that residing in overcrowded households may be an important risk factor for COVID-19 mortality. Public health entities should consider this population when allocating resources for prevention and control of COVID-19 mortality and future disease outbreaks.
Monitoring of dairy farm management practice and production performances using Structural Equation Modeling in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Authors: Atanaw Malede Birhan , Chekol Yeshambel Mekuriaw , Wolde Asaminew Tassew , Amogne Firew Tegegne 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to monitor the dairy management practice and dairy production performance in Amhara region. Data was collected from 117 dairy farms on frontal interview on cluster sampling approaches to identify respondents. The model result revealed that the relationship between construct reliabilities and the dairy farm facilities was significantly varies (p < 0.01). The model analysis showed that the level of education has a positive and statistically significant relationship with the reproduction performance of dairy farms, with a correlation value of (ρ = 0.337), moreover, the gross revenue of the farm showed as (r = 0.849). Farm gross revenue articulated a positive, strong, and statistically significant association with feed and nutrition indicated value (0.906), dairy farm facilities (ρ = 0.934), hygiene and waste management (0.921). As a consequence, the predictors of dairy farm facilities feed and nutrition and hygiene and waste management explained 93.40, 84.0, 80.20 and 88.50% of the variance. From the study it can be concluded that, the proposed model is valid and training and education have an effect on farm management practices, subsequently affects the productive performance of dairy farm in Amhara region. Therefore, the researchers are recommending to regional agriculture and extension offices and other concerned organization to monitor the sector and provide appropriate training and awareness to the farm owners
Influence of Using Pomegranate Peel Silage in Rations of Dairy Cows on Their Productive Performance
Authors: Elmorsy Ahmed Mahmoud , Shoukry Mohsen Mahmoud , Soliman Soliman Mohamed , Soliman Mahmoud Mohamed 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
This study was implemented to evaluate the effect of partial replacement of whole corn plant silage (WCS) by pomegranate peel silage (PPS) treated with enzymes mixed (ZYMOGEN) or lactic acid bacterial inoculants (Inoculant 1188) on nutrient digestibility and productive performance of dairy cows. The first experiment two stacks of PPS and WCS were prepared. WCS was replaced by PPS, at 25:75, 50:50 and 75:25, respectively used in forming three rations. The second experiment has been carried with twenty lactating crossbred Friesian cows in four similar groups (5 cows / group): the control group was fed a ration consisting of WCS. G1 (WCS replaced with untreated PPS at level 50:50), G2 (WCS replaced with PPS treated with bacterial inoculants at level 50:50) and G3 (WCS replaced with PPS treated with ZYMOGEN at level 50:50). The results showed the values of CP, NFE and lactic acid were highest, while values of NDF, ADF, pH, the concentration of NH3 -N and acetic acid were lowest in all groups treated PPS. The values of digestibility coefficients, nutritive values, ruminal fluid fermentation of TVFAs and acetic acid, milk yield, 4% FCM, milk composition, blood proteins were highest, while the values of ruminal fluid fermentation of pH and NH3 N were lowest in group 2 and 3 compared with other groups. It concluded that using of treated or untreated pomegranate peel is safe in dairy cows feeding at a level of 20%. The addition of ZYMOGEN or inoculant 1188 to PPS improved fermentation and nutritive quality of silage along with its nutritive values.
Engineering properties of Cassia tora seeds and meal as a function of moisture content
Authors: Peng Fei , Fang Fang , Xiang Rui 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Engineering properties are of great importance for Cassia tora seeds in aspects of harvesting, handling mechanical design and product processing. The effect of moisture content on the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of Cassia seeds was systematically investigated in this study. Specifically, physical properties (length, width, bulk and true density, porosity, thousand seeds mass, coefficient of static friction and angle of repose), mechanical properties (hardness, fragmentation energy and failure deformations), as well as thermal properties(specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity), were systematically studied under five levels of moisture content (7 %, 10 %, 13 %, 16 % and 19 %) (wet basis). As the moisture contents increase from 7 % to 19 % (w.b.), the length (L) increased from 4.52 to 5.87 mm, the thickness (T) from 2.51 to 3.51 mm and the width (W) from 2.36 to 3.02 mm, respectively. The bulk density and true density of Cassia tora seeds decreased from 775.83 to 654.17 kg/m3 and from 1295.21 to 1154.72 kg/m3, respectively, with the moisture content raised from 7% to 19% (w.b.). The thermal conductivity of Cassia tora seeds meal was found to be 0.068- 0.098 W·m-1·K-1, 0.078- 0.112 W·m-1·K-1, 0.089- 0.125 W·m-1·K-1, 0.098- 0.136 W·m-1·K-1, 0.108- 0.148 W·m-1·K-1, 0.119- 0.159 W·m-1·K-1, respectively, at 25 °C, 45 °C, 65 °C, 85 °C, 105 °C and 125 °C in moisture ranges of 7 %- 19 %. The thermal diffusivity was found to decrease from 5.21×10-8 to 4.53×10-8 m2/s, from 5.75×10-8 to 4.91×10-8 m2/s, from 6.11×10-8 to 5.17×10-8 m2/s, from 6.52×10-8 to 5.36×10-8 m2/s, from 7.17×10-8 to 5.77×10-8 m2/s, from 7.36×10-8 to 5.84×10-8 m2/s, respectively, at 25 °C, 45 °C, 65 °C, 85 °C, 105 °C and 125 °C in moisture ranges of 7 %- 19 %. The results suggested that physical properties exhibited linear relationships with moisture content using the regression model, while mechanical properties showed a second-order polynomial relationship with moisture content. Furthermore, significant variation existed in thermal properties because of differentiate moisture content and temperature. These data and rules are also useful for high efficiency machines design and mechanisms development.
Networks Analysis Of Brazilian Climate Data Based On The DCCA Cross-Correlation Coefficient
Authors: Rodrigues Paulo , Filho Florêncio Oliveira , Guedes Everaldo 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Climate change is one of the most relevant challenges that the world has to deal with. A better understanding about the behaviour of environmental and atmospheric variables, their long range cross correlation and the way they relate to each other, can provide helpful insights about how the climate is changing. However, such studies are complex and rarely found in the literature, especially dealing with data from the Brazilian territory. In this paper we consider four environmental and atmospheric variables, wind speed, radiation, temperature and humidity, measured in 27 stations (the capital of each of the 26 Brazilian states plus the federal district). We use the detrended fluctuation analysis to evaluate the statistical self-affinity of the signal, the cross correlation coefficient $\rho_{DCCA}$ to quantify the long range cross correlation between stations, and a network analysis that considers the top $10\%$ $\rho_{DCCA}$ values for each atmospheric variable to better understand the cross correlation between stations. The methodology used and combined in this paper represents a step forward in the field of time series and network analysis, that can be applied to other regions, other environmental variables and also to other fields of research. The results of the application are of great importance to better understand the behaviour of environmental and atmospheric variables in the Brazilian territory and to provide helpful insights about climate change and renewable energy production.
Relationship Between Moral Sensitivity And The Quality Of Nursing Care For The Elderly With Covid-19
Authors: Nazari Shima , Poortaghi Sarieh , Sharifi Farshad , Gorzin Shaghayegh , Afshar Pouya Farokhnezhad 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Background: The quality of care has a significant impact on the condition of elderly patients. Many factors affect the quality of care, including ethical considerations. Ethical considerations, such as moral sensitivity, change in times of crisis. The present study was conducted to assess the relationship between moral sensitivity and quality of nursing care for the elderly with Covid-19.Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study. The participants included 445 nurses that were selected by quota sampling method from hospitals admitting COVID-19 patients. The data were collected using the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ) and Quality Patient Care Scale (QUALPAC) as self-report. We used the SPSS software v.16 for statistical analysis.Results: The total score of moral sensitivity and quality of care was 52.29 ± 16.44 and 2.83 ± 0.23, respectively. Modifying autonomy, interpersonal orientation, and experiencing moral conflict predicted β= 0.10 of the psychosocial aspect of quality of care. Structural moral meaning and expressing benevolence predicted the changes in the physical dimension of quality of care (β= 0.02). Modifying autonomy explained the changes in the communicational dimension (β= 0.003).Conclusion: The quality of care had a significant inverse correlation with moral sensitivity. Multiple regression analysis showed that modifying autonomy, interpersonal orientation, and experiencing moral conflict could predict the psychosocial dimensions. Structuring moral meaning could predict the physical dimension.
The Relationship Between External and Internal Load Parameters in 3x3 Basketball Tournaments
Authors: Willberg Christina , Wieland Björn , Rettenmaier Lukas , Behringer Michael , Zentgraf Karen 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Background: 3x3 basketball games are characterized by high-intensity accelerations and decelerations, and a high number of changes of direction and jumps. It is played in tournament form with multiple games per day. Therefore, optimal regeneration is crucial for maintaining a high performance level over the course of the tournament. To elucidate how load of a match affects the athletes' bodies (i.e., internal load), muscular responses to the load of 3x3 games were analyzed. We aimed to investigate changes in contractility of the m. rectus femoris (RF) and m. gastrocnemius medialis (GC) in response to the load of single 3x3 games and a 3x3 tournament.Methods: Inertial movement analysis was conducted to capture game load in 3x3. Changes in contractility were measured using tensiomyography (TMG). During a two-day tournament, TMG measurements were conducted in the morning and after each game. Additionally, off-game performance analysis consisting of jump and change-of-direction (COD) tests was conducted the day before the tournament.Results: External load correlated significantly to changes in contraction velocity in GC, but not in RF. There was no significant correlation between maximum radial displacement of the muscle and external load variables in GC and RF. Athletes of the RF group responded with either decreased or increased muscle contractility after a single 3x3 game. Concerning off-game performance, small to no correlations can be reported when analyzing TMG parameters, COD time, and jump height. No systematic changes in muscle contractility were found over the course of the tournament in RF and GC.Conclusion: The athletes' external 3x3 game load and their performance level did not affect muscular contractility after a single 3x3 game or a complete 3x3 tournament, indicating that elite athletes can resist external load without relevant local muscular fatigue. With respect to the course of the tournament, it can therefore be concluded that the breaks between games are sufficient to return to the initial level of muscle contractility.
Structural adhesive damage identification of hidden frame glass curtain wall based on discrete wavelet transform and vibration transmissibility
Authors: Yang G. , Long X.Y. , Wang X.X. , Liu X.M. , Li Huijian , Liu Z.L. 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
In order to establish a degumming damage identification method for hidden frame glass curtain wall (HFSGCW) which can be used in engineering practice. In this paper, a damage identification method based on discrete wavelet analysis (DWT) combined with vibration transmissibility is proposed to detect structural adhesive of HFSGCW. The vibration transmissibility is used as damage parameter to characterize the damage degree of structural adhesive. The results show that rubber hammer is an effective method to obtain accurate vibration spectrum of glass plate. In order to obtain accurate vibration transmissivity, it is suggested to select the edge of glass plate as the measuring point. Under six different structural adhesive damage conditions, the damage parameters of vibration transfer rate increase with the increase of structural adhesive damage degree. The damage parameters of vibration transmissibility obtained by DWT can identify the initial small damage of structural adhesive. A safety state evaluation model of HFSGCW glass plate based on vibration transfer rate is proposed. It is of great significance to evaluate the safety state of HFSGCW glass plate.
Analysis of Influencing Factors and a Prediction Model of Abnormal Serum Potassium in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Li Rui , Wu Yue , Zheng Xiaofeng , Ma Lu , Song Hong 
Published: February 2022

Abstract
Objective
The high incidence of abnormal serum potassium in patients with chronic kidney disease have resulted in frequent cardiovascular adverse events and even death. Through a retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 273 patients with CKD, we analyzed the correlation between the general data of patients and serum potassium levels, and the risk factors for abnormal serum potassium, and constructed risk prediction models for abnormal serum potassium.
Methods
In this paper, 273 patients with CKD who were admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University were selected for this retrospective analysis. The subjects were divided into two groups based on the presence of abnormal serum potassium. Preliminary literature retrieval was conducted to extract the risk factors that might affect serum potassium. Independent sample t test was used to analyze the differences between two groups, Pearson or Spearman test was used to analyze the linear correlation of data, and Logistic regression equation was used to construct the multiple regression analysis.
Results
The use of diuretics (P = 0.046), the use of renin-angiotensin and aldosterone (RAAS) inhibitors (P = 0.040) and low score of Renal Adherence Questionnaire (RAAQ) (P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for abnormal serum potassium. There was a positive linear correlation between serum potassium and age, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, anion gap and RAAQ score in patients with CKD; each influencing factor was independent. Subgroup analysis showed that the use of diuretics, low RAAQ score and peritoneal dialysis were more likely to lead to hypokalemia, while hypertension, diabetes, use of RAAS inhibitors, low RAAQ score and hemodialysis were more likely to result in hyperkalemia.
Conclusion
Poor compliance is a risk factor for abnormal serum potassium. On this basis, the use of diuretics and peritoneal dialysis may increase the risk of hypokalemia, and the use of RAAS, hypertension, diabetes, and peritoneal dialysis may increase the risk of hyperkalemia.