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Suplementação de simbióticos: terapia adjuvante no tratamento da resistência insulínica em mulheres com síndrome do ovário policístico / Symbiotic supplementation: adjuvanted therapy for the treatment of insulin resistance in woman with polycystic ovary syndrome
Authors: Viana Emille Tejo , Kelman Julia , Pereira Marina Gravina , Oliveira Carlos Rocha 
Published: June 2022

Introdução: O estado inflamatório crônico e as alterações hormonais causadas pela Síndrome do Ovário Policístico são fatores que, somados à resistência insulínica e a hiperinsulinemia compensatória, complicam ainda mais o estado dessas pacientes. Por outro lado, estudos indicam que o uso de simbióticos – probióticos e prebióticos - podem reduzir os índices glicêmicos e a resistência insulínica. Objetivos: analisar artigos prévios que investigassem o uso de cápsulas simbióticas para a melhora do perfil insulínico, fatores inflamatórios e biomarcadores de estresse oxidativo em pacientes com SOP. Material e Método: Esta revisão selecionou cinco artigos principais encontrados nas bases de dados Scielo, PubMed e Google Acadêmico. Resultados: Evidenciou-se o benefício do uso de simbióticos na redução da resistência insulínica, níveis de insulina sérica, glicose plasmática, índices QUICK e HOMAR-IR e apelina-36. Conclusão: A suplementação com cápsulas simbióticas sustenta evidências benéficas para o tratamento da SOP e deve ser considerada uma como opção de terapia adjuvante, uma vez que auxilia no prognóstico dessa afecção.

Palavras-chave: Síndrome do ovário policístico, Simbióticos, Microbiota, Resistência à insulina, Glicemia

Abstract
Introduction: The chronic inflammatory state and also the hormonal changes caused by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are factors that, added to insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia, may complicate the condition of these patients. On the other hand, studies indicate that the use of symbiotics, including probiotics and prebiotics, can reduce glycemic indexes and insulin resistance. Objective: The present review aimed to analyze previous works investigating the symbiotic capsules usage for improving insulin profile, inflammatory factors, and oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with PCOS. Methods: This review selected five main articles found in Scielo, PubMed, and Google Academic databases. Results: it was clear the benefits of the use of symbiotics in reducing insulin resistance, serum insulin levels, plasma glucose, QUICK, and HOMAR-IR indexes, and apelin-36. Conclusion: supplementation with symbiotic capsules supports beneficial evidence for the treatment of PCOS and should be considered as an adjuvant therapy option, once it helps the prognosis of this disease.
Key words: Polycystic ovary syndrome, Symbiotics, Microbiota, Insulin resistance, blood glucose
ANALISIS FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI MAHASISWA DALAM PENGAMBILAN PROGRAM STUDI EKONOMI SYARIAH UIN SULTAN MAULANA HASANUDDIN BANTEN
Authors: MARYONI AYU SISKA 
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi mahasiswa dalam pengambilan program studi Ekonomi Syariah di Perguruan Tinggi Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. Adapun faktor – faktor yang akan diteliti oleh peneliti antara lain minat, motivasi, status orang tua, pekerjaan yang diharapkan dan pengaruh lingkungan belajar baik di lingkungan rumah, kampus maupun masyarakat. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuisioner yaitu dengan cara membuat daftar pertanyaan dan memberikannya kepada responden dengan harapan akan memberi respon atas pertanyaan tersebut. Pengukuran variabel dilakukan dengan skala Likert yang menggunakan metode skorsing. Adapun populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa S1 Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam Jurusan Ekonomi Syariah di Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. Metode pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan cara accidental sampling yaitu teknik penentuan sampel berdasarkan kebetulan/insidential bertemu dengan peneliti dan dapat digunakan sebagai sampel, bila dipandang orang yang kebetulan ditemui itu cocok sebagai sumber data.
A Novel Approach on Covid-19 Contact Tracing – Utilization of Low Calibrated Transmission Power & Signal Captures in BLE
Authors: Zaw Thein Oak Kyaw , Muthaiyah Saravanan , Anbananthen Kalaiarasi Sonai Muthu , Soe Min Thu 
Published: June 2022

Covid-19 pandemic has compelled countries to conduct contact tracing vigorously in order to curb the highly infectious virus from further spread. In this context, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has been broadly used, utilizing Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for Close Contact Identification (CCI). However, many of the available solutions are not able to adhere to the guidelines provided by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention which are: (1) Distance requirement of within 6-feet (~2 meters) and (2) Minimum 15-minutes duration for CCI. In providing some closure to the gap, we proposed a novel approach of utilizing: (1) Low calibrated transmission power (Tx) and (2) Number of signal captures. Our proposed approach is to lowly calibrate Tx so that when distance is at 2 meters between users, number signal capture gets lower as the chipset’s smallest RSSI sensitivity value has been reached. In this paper, complete experimentation for Proof of Concept (POC) and Pilot test conducted are demonstrated. Results obtained shows that the accuracy for POC utilizing signal captures for 2 0.3 m distance is at: (1) 71.43% for 5 users and (2) 70.69% for 9 users. While so, accuracy for the Pilot test when considering CCI on individual case-basis is at 95% for 5 users. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2022-SPER-013 Full Text: PDF
TÜRKİYE TÜRKÇESİ AĞIZLARINDA BİRİNCİL UZUN ÜNLÜ BULUNAN KELİMELERDEKİ İKİNCİL UZUN ÜNLÜLER
Authors: ARAL Ezgi 
Published: June 2022

Dillerde uzun ünlüler, birincil/aslî uzun ünlüler ve ikincil/dolaylı uzun ünlüler olarak ikiye ayrılırlar. Birincil uzun ünlüler; bir dilin bilinen ilk örneklerinden beri uzun olan ve herhangi bir ses olayına bağlı olarak uzamamış olan ünlülerdir. İkincil uzun ünlüler ise; bir dilin bilinen ilk örneklerinde uzun olmadıkları hâlde, daha sonra, ünsüz düşmeleri, hece kaynaşmaları, ünlü birleşmeleri ve benzeri ses olayları sonucunda meydana gelen ve genellikle anlam ayırıcı olmayan uzun ünlülerdir.
Bu çalışmada, birincil uzun ünlü bulunduran bazı Türkçe ve yabancı kökenli kelimelerdeki ikincil uzun ünlülerin durumu değerlendirilmiştir. Türkiye Türkçesi ağızlarında birincil uzunluk bulunan kimi Türkçe kelimelerde, çeşitli ses olayları sonucu ikincil uzunluk da oluşmaktadır. Bu durum alıntı kelimeler için de geçerlidir. İkincil uzunluklar, genellikle, “ğ, k, l, r, v, y” ünsüzlerinin düşmesi/erimesi, hece kaynaşmaları ve sözcük birleşmeleri sonucunda meydana gelmektedir. Türkiye Türkçesinde birincil uzunluklar kısalarak normal süreli ünlülere dönüştüğü için, bu tür kelimelerdeki uzunluklar, genellikle ikincil uzunluk olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN SKIN CARE
Authors: Zuraidah Zuraidah , Putri Angelia Nesma Yunika 
Published: June 2022

To satisfy customer needs and desires, there is one thing that every company must pay attention to when it comes to competing in the market. When choosing a product, customers usually make a critical assessment of the product to be purchased. Customers certainly want to get quality products according to the price paid. When deciding to purchase a product, it means that the customer has already decided what to buy, decided to buy or not, decide when and where they will buy, and decide how they will buy it. This study aims to determine the effect of product quality on purchasing decisions for skin care for consumers of Larissa aesthetic center Kediri branch. This study uses quantitative methods, the instrument in this study is a questionnaire given to respondents in the study. As for the population in this study are Muslim Consumers Larissa Aesthetic Center Kediri Branch. Probability sampling is the sampling technique used in this study, especially the simple random sampling technique. By using the Slovin formula, the researchers took a sample of 336 customers of Larissa Aesthetic Center Kediri Branch. The data were processed using descriptive data analysis, validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the regression equation formed was Y = 14.971 + 0.695X. According to the results of the t test it is known that the significance value of t (0.000 <0.05) with the results of t count 10.010 ≥ t table 1.6525 then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. This shows that product quality (X) has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions (Y). Based on the R square significance test that has been carried out, the results show that product quality has a significant effect on purchasing decisions by 0.530 or 53%. While the remaining 47% of purchase decisions are influenced by other variables not examined in this study, namely price, promotion and location.
PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN INSERT EKONOMI SYARIAH, PENGETAHUAN PRODUK, LINGKUNGAN SOSIAL DAN RELIGIUSITAS TERHADAP MINAT MENABUNG DI BANK SYARIAH
Authors: Faridah Nur Lita , Hakim Luqman , Sudarwanto Tri 
Published: June 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of the research variables including the insertion of Islamic economics, product knowledge, social environment and religiosity on interest in saving at Islamic banks in high school/MA students at Darul Ulum Islamic Boarding School. This research is a quantitative research using ex-post facto method. The population and sample in this study were students of SMA/MA Darul Ulum Islamic Boarding School class XI IIS with a total of 378 and the number of samples used was 100 students. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the insertion of Islamic economics learning and the social environment had a significant effect on students' saving interest in Islamic banks, while product knowledge and religiosity variables had no effect on interest in saving in Islamic banks. Simultaneously, the insertion of Islamic economics learning, product knowledge, social environment and religiosity affect the interest in saving in Islamic banks in the students of the Darul Ulum Islamic Boarding School Jombang.
Features of emergency remote dermatological care in wartime
Authors: Kolyadenko K.V. , Fedorenko O.E. 
Published: June 2022

On February 24, 2022, the sudden aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine began. The usual way of life has changed. Due to the real risks to life, the traditional majority of medical services and outpatient consultations have become impossible. The question arose as to how to provide dermatological care to patients in this situation. At this time, especially useful was the use of the Internet, namely Facebook and Telegram.
Materials and methods. We created several posts on Facebook where announced free online medical consultation during the war. Moreover, a Telegram channel was created. Any doctor could register there at will, and with the help of a bot they received requests from patients in their specialty.
Results and discussion. For the first 10 days of war, we received around 200 requests from patients with dermatological problems. Most (95 %) of these patients had allergic reaction or herpes, others had an exacerbation of psoriasis or pityriasis rosea.A comparative analysis of patients’ appeals showed a sharp increase in allergic skin diseases caused by the herpes virus. Moreover, such allergic reactions have been observed in people who have not previously had similar skin problems. In two cases of herpes simplex, the rash spread to the entire skin of the face, which could have been caused by sudden and significant stress due to information about bombings and rocket attacks. Only one patient who has approached us since the beginning of the war had hemorrhagic vasculitis due to severe comorbidity and not directly due to stress. Unfortunately, in the future we will probably only see a worsening of this situation. The consequences of prolonged stress due to forced stay in the war zone will have a negative impact on the health of our patients for a long time to come.
Conclusions. The transition to remote medical counseling for dermatological patients, forced by wartime circumstances, proved to be quite successful in terms of its clinical results, although it significantly reduced the number of such appeals. At the same time, it allowed more extensive use of free remote assistance from foreign clinicians. Both in the initial unmotivated appearance of various skin rashes and in the exacerbation of chronic dermatoses, the objective stressful situation of the sudden Russian military aggression was dominant.
EFFECT OF D-RIBOSE ON FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM PLANKTONIC PROLIFERATION AND BIOFILM MATURATION
Authors: KESKİN Mutlu 
Published: June 2022

Purpose: Periodontopathogenic biofilm structure is one of the most important factors in the etiology of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Quorum Sensing inhibitors (QSi) can inhibit biofilm development/maturation by inhibiting bacterial communication mechanism. In this study, we examined the effects of D-ribose (QSi) on the planktonic growth and bio.film formation characteristics of Fusobacterium nucleatum, an important periodontopathogenic species that has a binding function on early and late colonization types for the development of periodontopathogenic biofilm.
Methods: The strain of F. nucleatum (ATCC 25586) and two clinical isolated strains (AHN 9910 and AHN 9508) were used in all tests. Planktonic proliferation (measured as colony forming units) and established biofilm tests (measured as total biofilm mass) were performed in the presence of 50mM D-ribose.
Results: In planktonic growth tests, statistically significant increase was observed for F. nucleatum ATCC 25586 and AHN 9508 strains (p
Comparison of the Fungicide Sensitivity of the Two Fungal Species: Rigidoporus microporus and Phellinus noxius: the Causal Organisms of the Two Major Root Diseases of Rubber in Sri Lanka
Authors: Silva M.K.R.  , Fernando T.H.P.S.  , Wijesundara R.L.C.  , Nanayakkara C.M.  
Published: June 2022

White root disease caused by Rigidoporus microporus and the brown root disease, caused by Phellinus noxius are the two major root diseases of Sri Lankan rubber cultivations. In order to be used in a used in a collective approach towards both diseases, a comparison of the fungicide sensitivity of the two pathogens was intended in the study. In vitro screening of two potential fungicides namely: tebuconazole and hexaconazole was carried out using the poisoned food technique. One isolate from each pathogen was selected to have the highest pathogenicity level among the respective isolate collections. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with four replicates in each treatment. A series of concentrations: 0.1,5,10,25,50 and 100 ppm, was used to identify the sensitivity levels of the respective fungicide towards the two pathogen species and sterilized distilled water was substituted for the fungicide in the control sets. After an incubation period of 4 days at room temperature, the percentage inhibition of the respective fungus over the control was observed in each culture plate. On tebuconazole, P. noxius showed no growth at any of the tested concentrations. However, R. microporus, exhibited a mycelial growth up to the 10 ppm concentration. Though no growth was observed at the concentration of 25 ppm, R. microporus could resume its growth when the fungal disk was transferred back to the growth medium. However, when exposed to concentrations 50 ppm or above, the fungus could not resume its growth in fungicide free medium. With hexaconazole, too, P. noxius showed no growth at any of the tested concentrations, while R. microporus grew up to the 10 ppm concentration. Though R. microporus exhibited no mycelial growth on the culture plate at the concentration of 25 ppm, a slight growth of the fungus was observed on inoculated discs after the incubation period. However, even at the 100 ppm concentration, R. microporus could resume its growth when transferred back onto fungicide free MEA. Therefore, it can be concluded that, when the two particular fungal isolates are considered, P. noxius shows high sensitivity than R. microporus towards the both tested fungicides.
Keywords: Rigidoporus microporus, Phellinus noxius, Fungicide sensitivity, Poisoned food technique
Effect of Linear Infrastructure on Protected Areas: A Study Relating to the Giritale Nature Reserve and Angamedilla National Park, Sri Lanka
Authors: Dissanayake D.M.T.S.  , Prematilaka P.H.K.L.A.  , Perera W.P.T.A.  , Jegathesan A.V.  , Wijesinghe M.R.  
Published: June 2022

Rapid urbanization in the dry zone of Sri Lanka has resulted in considerable losses in its original forest cover. Urban expansion, which typically includes expansion of human settlements and commercial establishments, and the construction of linear infrastructural facilities (roads, railways, and transmission lines) have led to many adverse impacts on natural landscapes. Linear infrastructure would be particularly detrimental when natural habitats are fragmented. Here we report on the changes in green cover along a stretch of the Elahera-Giritale B112 road where reconstruction took place during 2017-2019. The road traverses through the Giritale Nature Reserve block II and Angamedilla National Park, in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The study area covered a 3.8 km section of the road, 80% of which runs through the protected areas, and a 1 km buffer on either side of this road. We monitored changes in forest cover over the two decades i.e., from 2000 to 2020, using differences in the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), calculated based on the images in Landsat 5,7 and 8 thematic mapper using the ArcGIS platform. The accuracy of the classified habitats was verified using Google Earth images and ground-truthing. Accordingly, non[1]vegetated areas and four types of vegetated areas were identified. The range of NDVI recorded were non-vegetated (0.14-0.39), grasslands (0.39-0.41), shrublands (0.41-0.48), open forests (0.48-0.54) and dense forests (0.54-0.74). The study revealed that there were considerable losses in the forest cover over the 20 years. The non-vegetated habitats within the buffer zone of 200 m on either side of the road accounted for 8.6% of the total non-vegetated areas in the year 2000 whereas this had increased to 15.4% in the year 2020. Similarly, losses were noted for dense and open forests. Scrublands, grasslands, and built-up areas on the other hand have increased, replacing the forest habitats. The findings highlight the need to monitor forest cover losses arising from such linear infrastructure facilities, particularly when they are within or adjacent to protected habitats, and for remedial measures to be taken to strengthen the protection of these vital ecosystems.
Keywords: Forest cover, Fragmentation, NDVI, Roads
Prediction of Diameter and Height of Rubber from Tree Age
Authors: Fernando P.D.H.  , Subasinghe S.M.C.U.P.  , Lokupitiya R.S.  
Published: June 2022

Hevea brasiliensis (rubber) is one of the main economic crops in Sri Lanka which is cultivated primarily for latex production. Rubber tree is also a valuable source of fuel and timber used in wood[1]based industries such as medium density fiberboard manufacturing. Due to high economic value of rubber latex and wood, it is important for the plantation managers to have a reliable mechanism to monitor the growth of those trees in the plantations. Therefore, this study aimed at building mathematical models to predict the tree diameter at breast height (dbh) and total height of rubber with the tree age from the plantation establishment to the uprooting stage. Data collection was done at Halpe and Salawa rubber estates located in the low country wet zone. Dbh and total height measurements were collected from six age classes from 4 to 31 years, at each estate. Twenty trees were measured from each age class totaling to 240 tree measurements. After observing the distribution of both dbh and total height with tree age, two forms of non-linear models, viz., Michaelis-Menten and power-law, were selected for model construction. First, data collected from Halpe and Salawa estates were separately fitted to the selected two model forms and residuals were statistically compared. Since there were no significant differences of the residual values in the two sites for both dbh and height, the data were pooled and re-fitted to the selected models. The quality of the models were determined using both qualitative tests by standard residual distribution and quantitative tests by coefficient of determination, average model bias, mean absolute difference and modelling efficiency. Validation of the finally selected models was done using data reserved at the beginning which were not used for model construction. Finally, Michaelis-Menten models for dbh and height prediction of rubber were selected based on its higher performance than the power-law model.
Keywords:Hevea brasiliensis, Michaelis-Menten, Allometric model, Modelling efficiency, Residuals
Acknowledgement: Authors acknowledge the assistance of Pussellawa Plantations Limited
Discomfort Behaviour and Hair Coat Density of Muurah × Nili-Ravi Cross-bred Buffaloes as Affected by Louse (Haematopinus tuberculatus) Treated with Acaricides
Authors: Senaratna D.  , Wijethilake K.W.M.A.U.  , Atapattu N.S.B.M.  
Published: June 2022

Buffalo farming is an important component of Sri Lankan dairy industry. Ecto-parasites live on the surface of epidermis cause irritation and associated discomfort behaviours leading to energy loss and finally affect to reduce the performance of buffaloes. Objective of the study was to investigate the significance of Louse (Haematopinus tuberculatus) infestation on discomfort behavior and hair coat density of Muurah × Nili-Ravi cross-bred buffaloes reared under semi-intensive farming in Kamburupitiya area in Southern Province in Sri Lanka. Lactating female buffaloes (n=5) represented from parity 1 to 5 were purposively selected to the study. Lice count (LC) and lice egg count (LEC) per unit body area and the hair coat density (HCD) were measured periodically at 5,10,15,20 and 25 days after application of acaricides. Six random samples were taken. Direct focal observations were made to understand the discomfort behaviors (scratching, rubbing, licking, tail wagging and ear wagging) using an ethogram. Variation of LC after treatment was tested using repeated measure ANOVA. Main effects and interaction effects were tested. Correlations between LC and LEC with the HCD were tested. A strong positive correlation (r=0.909) was observed between LEC and the HCD whereas a weak positive correlation (r=0.439) was observed between LC and the HCD. With the prolongation of treatment time, the LC was increased and from day 15 to 25 it was significantly (p<0.05) increased. With the age advancement, the HCD was decreased. All the discomfort behaviors were significantly (p<0.05) increased with the prolongation of days after acaricide treatments. It is concluded that irrespective of the age, with the increased duration after applying acaricide treatment, lice infestation also simultaneously increased causing discomfort to the animals. Application of acaricides again at 15 days is recommended to control lice and to free the buffaloes from discomfort.
Keywords: Acaricides, Buffalo, Discomfort behaviors, Hair coat density, Lice infestation