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The Effect of Isoflavone in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Powder Supplement on Post-Menopausal Vaginal Maturation Index at Malang, Indonesia
Authors: Sujiati Tatik , Siswanto Budi , Hidayat A , Widowati Ayu Rizky 
Published: April 2022

Background: Only a few published studies have directly demonstrated the effects of local soy isoflavone on the post-menopausal vaginal maturation index. This study focused on the effect of 24 weeks of local soy isoflavone (67,5 mg) consumption to improve the post-menopausal vaginal maturation index.
Material and Methods: 50 post-menopausal women were randomly assigned to a double-blind clinical trial to receive cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) powder treatment (n=25) and placebo (n=23). Vaginal cytology (maturation index, maturation value) was evaluated at pre and post-treatment in Anatomy Pathology Laboratories. Collected data were analyzed by using the analysis of covariant (ANOVA) method.
Result: There is no difference in maturation vaginal index between the treatment and the placebo group. The treatment was not significantly improved the vaginal maturation index (p<0,05). The concomitant variable, age, post-menopausal interval, BMI, marital status, and initial cell condition have no significant effect on the maturation vagina index.
Conclusion: Cowpea powder supplement with 67,5 mg isoflavone cannot improve the vaginal maturation index on post-menopausal patients.
Impact of Covid-19 on the Indian Economy
Authors: Patnaik Ila , Sengupta Rajeswari 
Published: April 2022

Issue: Sep-Oct 2020
Amidst the economic slowdown triggered by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in India there have been many demands for the government to announce a large fiscal stimulus to support the economy. Economic growth and tax revenues remain uncertain in 2020-21 making it challenging for the government to finance any addition to the fiscal deficit. In this paper we work out alternative scenarios of fiscal deficit for 2020-21. We find that in our baseline scenario, assuming a 5% contraction in real GDP and a 14.4% contraction in net tax revenue, fiscal deficit of the central government will be 6.2% of GDP. JEL: E6, H2, H5, H6
Fiscal Dominance - A Theory of Everything in India
Authors: Acharya Viral V 
Published: April 2022

Issue: Nov-Dec 2020
This article focuses on the different channels through which fiscal dominance of the central bank affects financial stability in India, notably through its effect on bank recapitalization and regulation, default closure norms, monetary policy decisions, bond market regulations, capital flow measures and central bank balance sheet. Fiscal dominance also has other side effects on the economy, such as crowding out of private sector investment, external sector fragility of corporate sector financing, financial fragility of firms reliant on market financing, and finally, poor transmission of monetary policy. The paper ends with recommendations on the steps a central bank can take to limit being fiscally dominated. This requires a firm commitment to long-term financial stability, which must be reflected in the central bank’s objectives. The central bank must have autonomy over regulatory decisions, including for government-owned entities in the banking and financial sector. The central bank should adopt a mostly rules-based policy making approach rather than relying on excessive discretion. Finally, the central bank should be democratically accountable through transparency of actions and intent as well as an acknowledgement of limitations of its policy options.
Support Strength Criteria and Intelligent Design of Underground Powerhouses
Authors: Zhang Jianhai , Yao Tianzhi , Qian Li , Mo Zuguo , Gao Yunpeng , Xue Fujun , Liao Chenggang , Zhou Zhong 
Published: April 2022

The proper design of underground powerhouse support is the key engineering technique to guarantee the safe construction and operation of underground works. By regression analysis of the surrounding rock support parameters of 29 underground powerhouses with a span of 18.0–34.0 m, the empirical formula of the relationship between the support strength of anchor bar, strength-stress ratio, and plant span and the relationship among the support strength of the anchor cable, strength-stress ratio, and plant span are proposed. Furthermore, an intelligent design model for the anchor support of the underground powerhouse was trained by a BP (back propagation) neural network. Research shows that the support strength index of the anchor bolt and the anchor cable of these 29 plants are all distributed around 1.0. Therefore, a support strength index of 0.8–1.2 can be used as a reference for practical engineering support design. Finally, the reliability of the intelligent design model for the anchor support of the underground powerhouse was verified by comparison with actual engineering and support strength index. This shows that the intelligent design model can provide a reference for engineering design and construction.
Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair during in-Sleeve Gastrectomy
Authors: Emir Seyfi , Erdem Hasan , Gençtürk Mehmet , Said Dalkılıç Muhammed , Şişik Abdullah , Sözen Selim 
Published: April 2022

Obesity is one of the most important health problems in developed and developing countries. Morbid obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of more than 40 kg/m2. Obesity does not only predispose to gastroesophageal reflux, but is also an important independent risk factor for the development of hiatal hernia (HH). There are articles advocating about half of obese patients have a hiatal hernia. Hiatal hernia not only exacerbates reflux symptoms, but may also lead to incomplete removal of the gastric fundus during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). When hiatal hernias are seen preoperatively or intraoperatively for bariatric surgery, surgical correction should ideally be made with mesh reinforcement to prevent further clinical progression.
K validizácii bipolárnej výrokovej škály pri identifikácii miskoncepcií v oblasti poznatkov o stavbe atómu
Authors: Koperová Dominika , Held L’ubomír 
Published: April 2022

Identifying misconceptions is a relatively challenging task, as it is about identifying concepts that are firmly rooted in an individual’s thought-structure. The use of research tools such as three-tier test, didactic test, and interview is challenging not only in terms of methodology, but it is also lengthy and demanding in terms of unambiguous evaluation and interpretation. The aim of the paper is to present the construction of a simple tool – bipolar assertion scale. Its aim is to determine the adequate and appropriate ideas of lower secondary school pupils about the atom, not excluding the importance the science process skills. The presented tool is composed of a set of statements that present acceptable or unacceptable statements about the atom, its structure and properties. We work with construct validity. Based on our preliminary results, we discuss the observed correlations of the bipolar scale with the test score of formal operations (Piaget’s cognitive level) and the summative evaluation of students’ performance at school.
RNA sequencing reveals novel LncRNA/mRNAs co-expression network associated with puerarin-mediated inhibition of cardiac hypertrophy in mice
Authors: Ye Shan , Chen Weiyan , Ou Caiwen , Chen Min-Sheng 
Published: April 2022

Background
Evidence has demonstrated that puerarin is a potential medicine for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy. However, the precise underlying molecular mechanisms of the protective effect of puerarin are still unclear. Here, we aimed to explore the regulatory mechanisms of lncRNAs/mRNAs co-expression network in a cardiac hypertrophy mouse model after puerarin treatment.

Methods
A mouse model of cardiac hypertrophy was established by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). The echocardiography, tissue staining and western blot were used to examine the protective effect of puerarin. Then RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was carried out to analyze systematically mRNAs and lncRNAs expression. The target lncRNA were confirmed using qRT-PCR. Moreover, a coding/non-coding gene co-expression network were established to find the interaction of lncRNA and mRNAs. The biological process, cellular component, molecular function and pathways of different expression mRNAs targeted by lncRNA were explored using Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways analysis.

Results
Puerarin exhibited an obvious inhibitory effect in cardiac hypertrophy in TAC model. RNA-seq analysis was performed to investigate the lncRNAs and mRNAs expression patterns of cardiomyocytes in sham and TAC groups treated with or without puerarin. RNA-seq identified that TAC downregulated four lncRNAs, which could be revised by puerarin treatment (|log2 Fold change| > 2 and FDR < 0.05). Among them, expression alterations of lncRNA Airn (antisense of Igf2r non-protein coding RNA) was confirmed by qRT-PCR. Pearson’s correlation coefficients of co-expression levels suggested that there was an interactive relationship between Airn and 2,387 mRNAs (r > 0.95 or r < −0.95). Those co-expressed mRNAs were enriched in some important biological processes such as translational initiation, cell proliferation, insulin-like growth factor binding and poly(A) RNA binding. KEGG analyses suggested that those Airn-interacted mRNAs were enriched in endocytosis, signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells and the Jak-STAT pathway.

Conclusion
Puerarin may exert beneficial effects on cardiac hypertrophy through regulating the lncRNAs/mRNAs co-expression network.
Validation of a dual-task exercise program to improve balance and gait speed in older people (DualPro): a Delphi study
Authors: Varela-Vásquez Luz Adriana , Girabent-Farrés Montserrat , Medina-Rincón Almudena , Rierola-Fochs Sandra , Jerez-Roig Javier , Minobes-Molina Eduard 
Published: April 2022

BackgroundMost physical exercise programs for older people work the physical component in isolation, excluding cognitive aspects. Previous studies reported that both components (physical and cognitive) are necessary for correct functioning of older people in the society.PurposeTo create and validate a dual-task exercise program (DualPro) to improve balance and gait speed in older people.MethodsExpert consensus or the Delphi Method was used for validation. A group of 17 experts in neurorehabilitation and geriatrics was recruited to assess the proposed exercise program. They were selected taking into account their experience in clinical practice as well as their knowledge of the subject through the use of the expert competence coefficient (K). Online questionnaires were sent with a total of 11 exercises, which had to be rated using a “Likert” scale from 1 to 7.ResultsTwo rounds were conducted to achieve 100% consensus in all exercises. The interquartile range of each exercise in both rounds was stable. During the second round, the relative interquartile range was less than 15% in all the questions, thus demonstrating consensus among the experts.ConclusionExperts in neurorehabilitation and geriatrics have concluded the validity of the progressive and systematized program of dual-task exercises focused on improving balance and gait speed for older people. This exercise program can help in the homogenization of the use of dual-task exercises in future studies and in professional practice.
To differ is human: A reflective commentary on “Noise. A Flaw in Human Judgment”, by D. Kahneman, O. Sibony & C.R. Sunstein (2021). London: William Collins
Authors: Gilhooly Ken J. , Sleeman Derek H. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractInconsistency in real‐world judgments can cause random unfairness, injustice and misallocation of resources. In their recent monograph Kahneman, Sibony, and Sunstein (2021) analyse judgment inconsistency or “Noise,” examine its sources and propose remedies. In this commentary on Kahneman et al., we reflect on the major concepts (such as “judgment,” “noise,” “error,” and “bias”) used in analysing inconsistency. We place this work in the broader context of applied cognitive psychology, relating it to error typologies and to dual‐systems views of thinking. We also compare Kahneman et al.'s heuristics based approach to the linear combination of attributes based approach of Social Judgment Theory (SJT), with particular reference to judgment noise. We conclude that the main contributions of Kahneman et al.'s book are (a) to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of judgment noise across a range of important real‐world areas, (b) to provide a taxonomy of types of noise in terms of system noise versus occasion noise, and level noise versus pattern noise, and (c) to outline useful ways of reducing noise, and thus overall levels of error.
Modeling‐Led Materials‐Binding Peptide Design for Hexagonal Boron Nitride Interfaces
Authors: Jin Ruitao , Walsh Tiffany R. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractPeptides that can bind specific nanomaterials with affinity and specificity are attractive for realizing a wide range of applications. Manipulation of biomolecule/2D‐material interfaces via noncovalent interactions in aqueous media has gained intensive attention due to the promising potential for biomolecule‐facilitated 2D‐material exfoliation, dispersion, and organization in water. Such advances have been recently achieved for graphene, where several peptide sequences have demonstrated this capability. However, few peptides are known specific binders of hexagonal boron nitride (h‐BN), resulting in a lack of fundamental knowledge regarding biomolecule/h‐BN interactions at the aqueous interface. To address this, enhanced sampling techniques are used to complete the set of interfacial adsorption free energies for all 20 amino acids, and a range of tripeptides. Based on these data, a reductionist approach is proposed to design new dodecapeptides anticipated to have stronger binding to h‐BN compared with a known h‐BN‐binding peptide, BP7, based on rearrangements of the tripeptide motifs within BP7. This hypothesis is tested using replica exchange with solute tempering molecular dynamics simulations, and the results indicate significantly increased surface contact for the two proposed BP7‐derived sequences. This work provides a rational, economical, and general approach to propose, design, and examine new material‐binding peptides based on their constituent properties.
Are Asymmetric SAM‐Induced Work Function Modifications Relevant for Real Molecular Rectifiers?
Authors: Bâldea Ioan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractDue to the fabrication architecture employed—flat s(ubstrate) versus sharp t(ip), chemisorption versus physisorption, etc–, self assembled monolayers (SAMs) break the forward‐backward invariance even in case of homometal molecular junctions; they induce changes in electrodes' work function different from each other (). Because differences translate into internal (Volta) electric fields often exceeding those created by the highest applied biases that real junctions can withstand, one may expect effects relevant for current rectification (RR). Here, they theoretically analyze asymmetric raw I‐V data of benchmark junctions. Notwithstanding the large values eV, they found that the impact on rectification is completely negligible. So, the present theoretical results conveys a word of caution: not any effect that strongly breaks the inversion symmetry necessarily leads to current rectification. While their analysis indicates that per se unequal SAM‐induced 's can hardly affect RR‐values in general, it does not rule out an indirect effect for junctions where 's affect the charge transfer between the metal layer at interface and the bulk. From this perspective, using interposed narrow‐band metal adlayers may be an appealing route toward improving rectification via interface engineering.
Ordered Mesoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides with Tunable Mesopore Nanoarchitectonics for Energy Storage and CO2 Adsorption Properties
Authors: Sathish CI , Kothandam Gopalakrishnan , Selvarajan Premkumar , Lei Zhihao , Lee Jangmee , Qu Jiangtao , Al‐Muhtaseb Ala'a H. , Yu Xiaojiang , Breese Mark B. H. , Zheng Rongkun , Yi Jiabao , Vinu Ajayan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractPorous boron carbon nitride (BCN) is one of the exciting systems with unique electrochemical and adsorption properties. However, the synthesis of low‐cost and porous BCN with tunable porosity is challenging, limiting its full potential in a variety of applications. Herein, the preparation of well‐defined mesoporous boron carbon nitride (MBCN) with high specific surface area, tunable pores, and nitrogen contents is demonstrated through a simple integration of chemical polymerization of readily available sucrose and borane ammonia complex (BAC) through the nano‐hard‐templating approach. The bimodal pores are introduced in MBCN by controlling the self‐organization of BAC and sucrose molecules within the nanochannels of the template. It is found that the optimized sample shows a high specific capacitance (296 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1), large specific capacity for sodium‐ion battery (349 mAg h−1 at 50 mAh g−1), and excellent CO2 adsorption capacity (27.14 mmol g−1 at 30 bar). Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that different adsorption sites (BC, BN, CN, and CC) and the large specific surface area strongly support the high adsorption capacity. This finding offers an innovative breakthrough in the design and development of MBCN nanostructures for energy storage and carbon capture applications.
Wine consumers' demand for social sustainability labeling: Evidence for the fair labor claim
Authors: Piracci Giovanna , Boncinelli Fabio , Casini Leonardo 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis study aims to investigate consumer preferences for social sustainability labeling for wine. We explored the potential demand for a fair labor label that certifies wine produced through the fair treatment of workers in Italy, since the exploitation of migrant labor has become a preeminent issue in the country. We conducted a choice experiment on a sample of 500 consumers. Results indicated that they were willing to pay a considerable premium for wine produced by wineries that respects workers' rights and that there is a wide heterogeneity in consumer preferences for sustainability labeling according to the different dimensions underlying the label.
RETRACTED: Monitoring system of agricultural performance based on multisensor data and cross‐validation technique in merging temporal images
Authors: Bhavani N. P. G. , Chillakuru Prameeladevi , Adusumilli Ramana Lakshmi , Alroobaea Roobaea , Rubaiee Saeed , S. Hanbazazah Abdulkader , Mann Suman 
Published: April 2022

AbstractSeveral approaches to forecasting agricultural production have been used across the country, but they have focused on information widely detected with technology that was not very successful. Unfortunately, because of many difficulties such as climate variables (50% global fog cover) with limited temporal accuracy, the remotely detected information necessary to predict crop production was often insufficient. As a result of these problems, existing methods of estimating agricultural production are ineffective or out of date. Several efforts have been made to overcome these challenges by combining images with high temporal accuracy but poor geographic detail. On the other hand, it is this kind of situation that is most suitable for extremely large and homogeneous agricultural areas. An innovative theoretical framework has developed that explains this absence of high‐quality satellite images. This intelligent method was built around this new theoretical framework, which incorporates its use of something like the energy equation to improve the predictions of multiple cultures. Many producers were contacted and data regarding agricultural production were obtained to validate the results of the smart technology. The excellent reliability of this intelligent method has been shown by a comparative contrast between projected crop yields and actual output in various areas.
Inventory management and loss in beer retailing
Authors: Richards Timothy J. , Hamilton Stephen F. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractFood waste, or loss, at the wholesale and retail levels accounts for some 40% of the total amount of supply‐chain waste. While zero waste is never optimal, there are managerial variables that contribute to the level of loss. In this paper, we use data from a large beverage distributor to estimate the most important causes of loss, and investigate which can be controlled in an economically‐viable way. Controlling for a range of important environmental (uncontrollable) variables, we find that competitive pricing, case sets, assortment size, package size, and inefficiency are the most important determinants of loss. However, our most important finding highlights the importance of “discretion over rules” in inventory management as salesforce discretion in delivering less‐than‐ordered amounts is statistically important and one of the only ways management can directly influence supply‐chain loss. Our findings contribute to the growing literature on food and beverage supply‐chain sustainability, food loss and waste, and inventory management. As such, our findings are likely to be of interest to both managers in the food and beverage supply chain (manufacturers, distributors, and retailers) and policy makers interested in reducing food and beverage loss and improving food system sustainability. [EconLit Citations: D43, L13, M31].
Concentrated Aqueous Peroxodicarbonate: Efficient Electrosyn‐ thesis and Use as Oxidizer in Epoxidations, S‐, and N‐Oxidations
Authors: Seitz Ann‐Katrin , Kohlpaintner Philipp J. , van Lingen Tim , Dyga Marco , Sprang Fiona , Zirbes Michael , Waldvogel Siegfried R. , Gooßen Lukas J. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractPeroxodicarbonates are of substantial interest as potentially powerful and sustainable oxidizers but have so far been accessible only in low concentrations with unsatisfactory energy efficiency. Concentrated (> 0.9 mol L−1) peroxodicarbonate solutions have now been made accessible by the electrolysis of aqueous K2CO3/Na2CO3/KHCO3 solutions at high current density of 3.33 A cm−2 in an efficiently cooled circular flow reactor equipped with a boron‐doped diamond anode and a stainless‐steel cathode. Their synthetic potential as platform oxidizers was clearly demonstrated in transformations including sulfoxidation, N‐oxidation, and epoxidation.