bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of Aerobic Composting of Fresh Cut Floral Waste
Authors: Etheredge Coleman L. , Waliczek Tina M. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Increased levels of pesticide applications are used when growing cut flowers in many developing countries where most are grown and where they are less restrictive on pesticide use when compared to regulations in the United States. Therefore, special consideration should be given to cut flower disposal from floral shops that utilize flowers from other countries due to the potential for pesticide leaching into land and waterways. Most retail florists in the industry dispose of their floral waste in municipal dumpsters. While the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has stringent guidelines to prevent the importation of insect and disease pests, there are no regulations regarding residual pesticides or other harmful chemical contamination on imported floral crops. Composting is one technique used as an alternative waste management method to traditional landfill dumping and can produce a valuable commodity for agricultural, horticultural, and related industries. The main objectives of this study were to compare the physicochemical properties of two different compost protocols that incorporated cut flower and foliage waste and to determine whether pesticide residues remained in the finished compost. Analysis of results were based on the U.S. Composting Council's Tests Methods for the Examination of Composting and Compost used by the U.S. Composting Council's Seal of Testing Approval (STA) program. When compared to STA standards, both compost samples pH, total nitrogen, C:N ratio, and bioassay were found to be within normal ranges for compost sold in the horticulture industry. Chemical analysis found the levels of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, zinc all to be well below set industry standards. Additionally, the compost was tested for 23 herbicides and insecticides. Of those, two herbicides (clopyralid and MCPA) and one insecticide (lufenuron) were found in the sample in trace amounts, though well below USDA standards for food crops after the composting process. Results indicated floral waste collected from retail flower shops has the potential to be incorporated into a composting system to create a quality compost suitable for use in the horticulture industry.
Seroprevalence and epidemiological risk factors for Kasba virus among sheep and goats in South Korea: a nationwide retrospective study
Authors: Hwang Jeong-Min , Ga Yun Ji , Yeh Jung-Yong 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Introduction
Kasba virus belongs to the Palyam serogroup of the Orbivirus genus and Reoviridae family. Kasba virus is the causative agent of many reproductive disorders in infected animals, which result in considerable economic losses, mainly in the cattle industry. The epidemiology of Kasba virus infection is poorly defined and remains unclear in South Korea.

Material and Methods
This study investigated the prevalence of antibodies against Kasba virus in sheep and goats in South Korea. Individual, management, and regional risk factors associated with seropositivity were also evaluated. In addition, a retrospective serosurvey was conducted.

Results
Serum samples from 28 out of 441 sheep or goat flocks (6.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.4–9.0%) and 115 out of 1003 animals (11.5%, 95% CI 9.6–13.6%) were positive for antibodies against Kasba virus. According to our results, a history of reproductive problems increased the probability of Kasba virus positivity. Preventive measures such as routine insecticide application decreased this probability. We observed significant differences in the prevalence of seropositivity between southern provinces and northern provinces and between western provinces and eastern provinces at the individual level.

Conclusion
The virus was widely distributed among sheep and goats in South Korea, with seropositivity ranging from 6.8% in 2004 to 13.7% in 2008. The current study represents the first assessment of factors associated with Kasba virus seroprevalence in sheep and goats in South Korea.
Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in staphylococci isolated from aviary capercaillies and free-living birds in south-eastern Poland
Authors: Sulikowska Magdalena , Marek Agnieszka , Jarosz Łukasz , Stępień-Pyśniak Dagmara , Urban-Chmiel Renata 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Introduction
The current study characterises Staphylococcus bacteria recovered from dead free-living birds and captive capercaillies kept in south-eastern Poland. The results provide novel information about the antimicrobial resistance phenotype/genotype and the virulence profile of these bacteria.

Material and Methods
Samples of internal organs were taken from dead birds. Staphylococcus strains were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation–time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Susceptibility to 13 antibiotics was tested using a standard disc diffusion method on Mueller–Hinton agar. All isolates were screened for the presence of antibiotic resistance genes and staphylococcal enterotoxins (A to E), toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, exfoliative toxins A and B and Panton–Valentine leukocidin.

Results
A total of 129 bacterial strains belonging to 19 species of the Staphylococcus genus were isolated. A relatively high percentage of them resisted fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, macrolides and β-lactams to a significant degree and harboured the tetK, tetM, ermC, mphC and mecA genes. Strains of the coagulase-negative S. sciuri, S. xylosus and S. cohnii were isolated with genes encoding enterotoxin A and toxic shock syndrome toxin.

Conclusion
Both coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from aviary capercaillies and free-living birds have significant pathogenic potential, and greater attention must be paid to the coagulase-negative species, which are still often considered mere contaminants. Virulence factors associated with resistance to antimicrobials, this being multiple in some strains, seem most important because they can be easily transferred between animals, especially those living in a given area.
Sustainability for planetary health: A seventh domain of quality in primary care
Authors: Klemenc Ketiš Zalika , Rochfort Andree 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to public health. Sustainability is characterized by using resources wisely in a way that protects finite resources and the environment, and takes into account the needs of our planets’ inhabitants in the future. Sustainability in health care should be considered as a seventh domain of quality, as it can lead to improvement of patient outcomes, and more capacity for health care workers to engage in quality improvement and thereby improve the quality of care.
The carbon footprint of primary care is high, mainly due to prescribing medication, but also due to the transport of patients to hospitals and primary care services for interventions requested by family medicine. Other causes are the transport of staff and supplies, consumables and staff involved in laboratory analysis and radiation, medical and non-medical equipment, clinical and non-clinical waste, heating and cooling systems and other activities. Small adjustments in these areas could significantly decrease the carbon footprint of primary care practices. The suggested steps for primary care to achieve a more sustainable practice are fostering research, raising awareness, reducing the burden on primary care, engaging in quality improvement, and leadership and advocacy.
Each individual primary care practice has the potential to be a leader and role model for sustainable health care. With the implementation of interventions to reduce carbon footprints, primary care could set an example within the health sector and for patients. This could significantly raise the awareness of the public about the need to take actions for a greener health system.
Length of hospital stay and survival of hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic: A single centre retrospective study from Slovenia
Authors: Rozman Aleš , Rituper Boštjan , Kačar Mark , Kopač Peter , Zidarn Mihaela , Pohar Perme Maja 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Background
As of writing, there are no publications pertaining to the prediction of COVID-19-related outcomes and length of stay in patients from Slovene hospitals.

Objectives
To evaluate the length of regular ward and ICU stays and assess the survival of COVID-19 patients to develop better prediction models to forecast hospital capacity and staffing demands in possible further pandemic peaks.

Methods
In this retrospective, single-site study we analysed the length of stay and survival of all patients, hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the peak of the second wave, between November 18th 2020 and January 27th 2021 at the University Clinic Golnik, Slovenia.

Results
Out of 407 included patients, 59% were male. The median length of stay on regular wards was 7.5 (IQR 5–13) days, and the median ICU length of stay was 6 (IQR 4–11) days. Age, male sex, and ICU stay were significantly associated with a higher risk of death. The probability of dying in 21 days at the regular ward was 14.4% (95% CI [10.9–18%]) and at the ICU it was 43.6% (95% CI [19.3-51.8%]).

Conclusion
The survival of COVID-19 is strongly affected by age, sex, and the fact that a patient had to be admitted to ICU, while the length of hospital bed occupancy is very similar across different demographic groups. Knowing the length of stay and admission rate to ICU is important for proper planning of resources during an epidemic.
EFFECT OF MALTODEXTRIN CONCENTRATION ON ANTIOXIDANTS ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF NATURAL COLORING POWDER OF SECANG WOOD (CAESALPINIA SAPPAN L) IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF PH AND TEMPERATURE
Authors: Hasanah Huswatun , Syukri Daimon , Ismed Ismed 
Published: October 2022

This research was aimed to determine the effect of different concentrations of maltodextrin on antioxidants and stability of the natural dye powder of sappan wood under various pH and temperature conditions. This study used a completely randomized experimental design with five treatments and three replications. The treatments in this study were: A (addition maltodextrin 5%), B (addition maltodextrin 10%), C (addition maltodextrin 15%), D (addition maltodextrin 20%), and E (addition maltodextrin 25%). Before the drying process, maltodextrin was added to the sappan wood extract that had been created. Yield, color analysis, solubility test, color stability test based on pH and heating temperature fluctuations, water content, and antioxidant activity are among the observations made. The addition of maltodextrin had a substansial impact on yield, and color the addition of maltodextrin had a substantial impact on yield, color analysis, solubility, water content, and antioxidant activity, according to the findings. The best treatment in this study was treatment A (addition maltodextrin 5%) with the characteristics of yield 18.33,%, hue value in color analysis was 39,58%, with yellow red color, solubility 87,33%, water content 6,83, and 17,80 ppm antioxidant activity (strong category), as well as maltodextrin which was stable against various pH and temperature treatments.
Keyword: sappan wood, maltodextrin, antioxidant activity, color stability.
CHARACTERIZATION OF FLAKES MADE IN CORN FLOUR (ZEA MAYS) AND PUMPKIN (CUCURBITA MOSHCATA) WITH ADDITION OF SOYBEAN FLOUR (GLICINE MAX)
Authors: Saraswati Lucia , Azima Fauzan , Syukri Daimon 
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the effect of adding soybean flour (Glicine max) to the chemical, physical, and organoleptic characteristics of flakes from a combination of corn (Zea mays) and pumpkin (Cucurbita moshcata) and to determine the best treatment for flakes produced based on chemical, physical characteristics, and it's organoleptic. The research method used is an experimental method with descriptive data analysis. This study used 5 treatments and 3 replications: A = (addition of 0 grams of soybean flour), B = (addition of 15 grams of soybean flour), C = (addition of 30 grams of soybean flour), D = (addition of 45 grams of soybean flour), and E = (addition of 60 grams of soybean flour). Observations made were chemical analysis in the form of water content, ash content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, crude fiber content, and total amino acids in treatment C, as well as physical tests in the form of water absorption tests, color tests, and organoleptic tests in the form of color, aroma, taste, and texture. The results showed that the addition of soybean flour in the study of corn and pumpkin flour flakes affected water content, ash content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, crude fiber content, water absorption, brightness (color), and preference level based on the color, flavor, taste, and texture of the resulting flakes. The best treatment of flakes produced was treatment C (addition of 30 grams of soybean flour) based on the panelists' preference level with quality characteristics, is: water content (6.43% ± 0.41), ash content (1.76% ± 0.19), protein content (9.78% ± 0.29), fat content (11.25% ± 0.69), carbohydrate content (70.89% ± 0.57), crude fiber content (2.81% ± 0.29), water absorption 368.31% ± 2.49), °Hue (78.57 ± 0.01) and organoleptic values ??(color 4.35; aroma 3.65; taste 4.10; texture 3, 70) with a total value of 9.72% amino acids and the types of amino acids identified are glutamic acids, leucine, aspartic acid, arginine, alanine, phenylalanine, valine, serine, isoleucine, tyrosine, threonine, lysine, histidine, glycine, and methionine. . threonine, lysine, histidine, glycine, and methionine. . threonine, lysine, histidine, glycine, and methionine.

Keywords : Flakes, soybean flour, corn flour, pumpkin, characteristics, protein, amino acids.
Resiliensi Masyarakat Penyintas Bencana di Masa Pandemi Covid 19:
Authors: Razy Muhammad Fakhrur , Sugandi Yogi Suprayogi , Fedriansyah Muhammad 
Published: October 2022

Abstrak: Kajian ini membahas tentang ketahanan sosial penyintas bencana alam selama pandemi Covid 19. Sehingga akan lebih banyak membahas tentang kehidupan para penyintas bencana alam di era ini, seperti diketahui sebelum menghadapi pandemi mereka dihadapkan pada bencana alam yang berdampak besar bagi kehidupan mereka. Maka tujuan dari jurnal ini akan membahas bagaimana kehidupan sosial penyintas bencana alam dan faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi ketahanan sosial penyintas bencana selama masa pandemi. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan informan kelompok rumah tangga penyintas bencana alam, yang memiliki kategori kelompok rumah tangga yang kehilangan tempat tinggal, kelompok rumah tangga yang kehilangan tempat tinggal dan pekerjaan, kelompok rumah tangga yang kehilangan tempat tinggal dan keluarga dan kelompok terakhir rumah tangga yang kehilangan rumah, pekerjaan, dan anggota keluarga. Temuan di lapangan bahwa penyintas bencana alam pada masa pandemi ini memiliki tingkat resiliensi yang baik dengan dukungan beberapa faktor yaitu Individual Faktor, Social Support dan spritual.
Kata kunci: Pandemi; Covid 19; resiliensi.
Performações narrativas de mulheres pobres beneficiárias de programas de transferência de renda e as raízes do Brasil
Authors: Lima Fábio Fernando 
Published: October 2022

Partindo do quadro teórico oferecido pela Análise da Narrativa, este trabalho busca analisar e descrever narrativas advindas de entrevistas geradas pelo pesquisador autor com mulheres negras, pobres, atendidas por programas de transferência de renda, observando especificamente as maneiras e pelas quais essas mulheres performam, organizam e interpretam discursivamente suas condições de beneficiárias de programa socioassistencial, estabelecendo relações com o contexto macro-social. Utilizando a entrevista qualitativa como ferramenta de pesquisa, os resultados apontaram para um vasto emprego de “narrativas breves” (cf. BAMBERG e GEORGAKOPOULOU, 2008), as quais cumpriram especificamente a função retórica de apoiar um determinado ponto argumentativo (especialmente aquele de acordo com o qual o benefício se constitui em uma “ajuda valiosa”). Considerando o “código de honra do ‘dar’ e ‘receber’” (SARTI, 2011), o qual se sobrepõe, nos termos de Sarti (2011), ao entendimento dos direitos universais de cidadania – um traço estrutural da formação histórica brasileira – estabelece-se, nas entrevistas analisadas, por parte das entrevistadas, um universo de obrigações morais centrado no entendimento do benefício social enquanto um complemento do valor do trabalho (ajuda), na ausência da totalidade dos recursos para a sobrevivência, evocando o grande sistema de coerência guiado pela virtude católica da caridade. É exatamente desse código moral que deriva a personalização das relações sociais observada nesta pesquisa, reverberando o resultado de estudos empreendidos por Freyre (1980), Holanda (2007) e Da Matta (1986) que apontam para a elaboração de um universo social no Brasil onde as relações capitalistas se entrecruzam com traços escravagistas e clientelistas.
Comparative Study of Physiological Indicators of Cardiovascular Fitness such as Heart Rate Variability, Harvard Step Test, Ankle-brachial Index, and Body mass Index in Rural and Urban Adolescent Girls
Authors: Prathyusha Vadde Sai , Katravath Shyamala , Fatima Farheen , Mudunuru Aswin kumar , Reddy Sandadi Snigdha 
Published: October 2022

Objectives:
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

Materials and Methods:
Humans have settled in both urban and rural areas, which might have influenced people and their physiology in different ways.

Results:
Cardiovascular fitness as a marker of proper functioning of the whole body is associated with many health-related outcomes, with poor fitness leading to development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

Conclusion:
This study aimed to perform a comparative study of the physiological parameters’ indicative of cardiovascular fitness in urban and rural adolescent girls.
Electrocardiogram as a Tool to Predict Diastolic Dysfunction in the Early Hypertensive Patients and its Comparison in Males and Females
Authors: Karthikeya Kapil 
Published: October 2022

Objectives:
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction continues to be a major healthcare challenge. Assessment of diastolic dysfunction (DD) is an integral part of the routine cardiologic examination, however little is known about ECG changes in diastolic dysfunction. several resting ECG parameters have been investigated to predict left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). The study aims to assess diastolic dysfunction in recently diagnosed hypertensive patients by echocardiography and to find the value of ECG-derived parameters in predicting diastolic dysfunction.

Materials and Methods:
One hundred and fifty hypertensive patients of less than 1-year duration were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of diastolic dysfunction. ECG parameters such as P wave dispersion, QT and QTc interval, ventricular activation time, Tend P, Tend Q were analyzed in all patients, and correlation was done with echo parameters to assess diastolic dysfunction in both males and females.

Results:
In both men and women a significant correlation was found between p wave dispersion, ventricular activation time, Corrected QT interval, TendP, and, Tend Q in ECG with diastolic dysfunction on bivariate regression analysis. Multivariate regression analysis showed that p wave dispersion had a greater correlation with diastolic dysfunction when compared with other ECG parameters (r=0.88, R2=0.78).

Conclusion:
Analysis of certain ECG parameters especially p wave dispersion is of great value in predicting diastolic dysfunction in both men and women.
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. fruit properties, processing and food uses. A review
Authors: Tchatcha Akouloukihi Damien , Mureșan Vlad , Djossou Andriano Jospin , Păucean Adriana , Tchobo Fidèle Paul , Mureșan Andruța , Houndonougbo Frédéric , Soumanou M. Mohamed 
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Detarium microcarpum is a woody fruit plant, widely found in the dense dry and clear forests of sub-Saharan Africa. This review presents the nutritional and functional properties of D. microcarpum fruits pulp and seed, as well as their uses in food products. Literature. The two edible parts of the fruit of D. microcarpum are pulp and seed. These pulp and seed have an almost identical carbohydrate content (40.2-66.1%). Pulp contains proteins (2.9-6.1%), lipids (0.7-2.2%), and minerals: magnesium (51-84 mg·100g-1), potassium (1,017 mg·100g-1) and vitamins (vitamin C: 4.6-4.7 mg·100g-1). Seed also contains proteins (34.5-37.1%), lipids (23%), minerals and vitamins (vitamin C: 9.3-28.1 mg·100g-1). Seed powder exhibits functional properties such as bulk density (0.5-0.9 g·cm-3), water absorption capacity (3.5-11.7 ml·g-1), oil absorption capacity (0.7-3.1 ml·g-1), solubility (2-3%), emulsion capacity (4.3-4.4%), emulsion stability (3.4-3.5%), foaming capacity (8.7-8.8 cm3) and foam stability (7.0-9.3 cm3); it also improves the viscosity of dough. Pulp is used in juice and jam, while seeds are used as a stabilizer or as a thickener in juice, jam, tomato sauce, traditional soup, white bread, raw beef burger, and ice cream. Conclusions. Most studied works on the seed of D. microcarpum did not explore beyond the properties of its gum. Likewise, those on the pulp only approached its use in juice and jam. Therefore, it presents a large possibility for research in the context of the formulation of foods containing D. microcarpum fruits.
INFLUENCIA DE LAS HORMONAS FOLÍCULO ESTIMULANTE, LUTEINIZANTE Y GONADOTROPINA CORIÓNICA EQUINA EN LA MADURACIÓN IN VITRO DE OVOCITOS Y CLIVAJE DE EMBRIONES DE ALPACA
Authors: Quispe Gutierrez Ulises Sandro , Huanca Mamani Teodosio , Olivera Marocho Luis Vicente 
Published: October 2022

La producción de embriones in vitro de alpacas está aún en etapas iniciales. El objetivo fue evaluar la influencia de hormonas folículo estimulante (FSH), luteinizante (LH) y gonadotropina coriónica equina (eCG) en la maduración in vitro de ovocitos y clivaje de embriones de alpacas. Realizado en el Laboratorio de Fertilización in vitro del CIP Quimsachata, Estación Experimental ILLPA Puno. Los ovocitos se recuperaron de ovarios de alpaca faenadas, los de categoría A y B fueron madurados en medio TCM – 199 (Incubadora a 6.1% de CO2; 5% de O2; 38.5 °C con alta humedad), en grupos de tratamientos (T) suplementados con gonadotropinas, T1: eCG 15 UI mL-1 sin FSH y LH; T2: FSH 0.25 μg mL -1 + LH 2.5 μg mL -1 sin eCG; T3: FSH 0.25 μg mL -1 + LH 2.5 μg mL -1 + eCG 15 UI mL-1, durante 36 h, luego, fertilizados con 2 μL de semen (4 x 106 espermatozoides mL-1) en medio Fertil TALP por 12 h y cultivados en medio SOF por 48 h. Se obtuvo mayor porcentaje (P ≤ 0.05) de ovocitos en metafase II: 46.9% en T3, 41.0% en T2 versus T1. Se encontró mayor tasa (P ≤ 0.05) de clivaje (2 a 8 células a 48 h de cultivo): 22.4% en T3, 17.8% en T2 en comparación con T1. Se concluye que las gonadotropinas FSH, LH afectan positivamente la maduración de ovocitos in vitro repercutiendo en el clivaje de embriones de alpacas.