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Green Preparation of Fe2O3Doped Gum Acacia Derived Porous Carbon/Graphene Ternary Nanocomposite as a Supercapacitor Electrode
Authors: Haridas Vijayasree , Yaakob Zahira , N. Narayanan Binitha 
Published: December 2022

The extended applications of the supercapacitor are possible with the attainment of a wide potential window since then it can exhibit high energy density too. Thus, organic electrolytes are more feasible in supercapacitors due to the accessibility of wide potential windows and the resultant higher storage/release of energy. A high-performance supercapacitor electrode material is prepared here via an eco-friendly procedure using a combination of Fe2O3, gum acacia derived porous carbon, and a ball-mill synthesized graphene for the first time. The synergistic action of the metal oxide and the carbon materials provided excellent specific capacitance values to the ternary nanocomposite. An appreciable specific capacitance of 433 F/g has been displayed by the composite coated glassy carbon electrode at a current density of 6 A/g in tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate—acetonitrile electrolyte at a wide potential window of 2.5 V. The material showed outstanding cyclic stability of 109% of the initial specific capacitance after 5000 repeated cycles.
Application of Metal-Organic Framework as Reactive Filler in Bisphenol-A-Based High-Temperature Thermosets
Authors: Chinnaswamy Thangavel Vijayakumar , Kaylasa Sundari Saravanamuthu Siva , Raj Mahendran Arunjunai , Rishwana Syed Mohammed Shamim 
Published: December 2022

Excellent thermoset monomers, bisphenol-A-based biscyanate ester (BADCy) and bispropargyl ether (BPEBPA), are synthesized and thermally cured to high-temperature thermosetting polymers. The nanoporous aluminum fumarate (Al_FA_A), an interesting Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), is synthesized in an eco-friendly manner and used as a reactive nanoparticle filler. The interaction of fumarate π bonds (trans -CH=CH-) in MOF with the reactive end functional groups (-O-C ≡ N) in cyanate ester (CE) and (-CH2-C ≡ CH) in bispropargyl (BP) ethers is focused in these hybrid nanocomposites. The % decrease in enthalpy of curing in the organic and the inorganic blends (~60% for CE and ~ 10% for BP) indicates the interaction exciting between the MOF and the organic component. The addition of the aluminum fumarate MOF increases the glass transition temperature of the polymers. The amount of heat released for every increase in 1°C during the temperature window of curing (ΔHc/TE-TS) of the neat BADCy resin is approximately 2.4 times higher than the blend (BADCy+Al_FA_A). But BPEBPA shows only a 1% higher temperature curing window compared to its blend with MOF. The metal hotspots present in the hybrid nanocomposites may be the reason for the decrease in the thermal stability, and the % char residue is noted at 700°C. The TG-FTIR studies are done to predict the gaseous products (CO2) evolved during thermal degradation.
THE SULFUR IMPORTANCE FOR HIGH QUALITATIV PRODUCTIONS AT WINTER WHEAT
Authors: AGAPIE Alina Laura , BOSTAN Cristian , HORABLAGA Nicolae Marinel 
Published: December 2022

Wheat quality is a complex notion that involves more analysis parameters and the study of a large number of factors that act implicitly to determine it. Besides the genetic factor, mineral nutrition plays an important role in increasing the quality of the crops. Sulfur is an important element in plant nutrition, its absence causing similar damage to nitrogen deficiency. The experience was located at ARDS Lovrin, on a semicarbonatic chernozem, weakly-gleizated and weakly-alkalinised. The mobile P content in soil is 75.7 ppm, of mobile K is 205 ppm and the humus content is 3.47%. Four different agrofunds were studied, with the following graduations of experimental factors: N50, N50S20, N100 and N100S20. The aim of the paper is to highlight the importance of chemical sulfur fertilizers to increase the quality of wheat production. The analyzed parameters were: the percentage of protein, gluten, gliadin, glutenin and the accumulation of protein subunits with high and low molecular weight. Applying a dose of 20 kg/ha sulfur fertilizer active substance brings significant and very significant increases in the percentage of protein (2.8%) and gluten (6.5%), depending on the level of nitrogen fertilization used. The value of gluten proteins, gliadin and glutenin, expressed in g / 100 g flour, increases significantly when applying sulfur fertilizers. In conclusion, sulfur fertilizers, on the background of an adequate supply with nitrogen, help to achieve a balanced protein and gluten content and has a direct positive influence on gluten proteins content.
EVALUATION OF VARIABILITY FOR SOME COMPONENTS OF PLANT YIELD IN WINTER WHEAT
Authors: Gabriela GORINOIU  , Karina Roberta SUHAI  , Giancarla VELICEVICI  , Cerasela PETOLESCU  
Published: December 2022

Breeders are permanently looking for effective methods for developing cultivars with improved yield. For that goal, they should include different genotypes in many cross combination to obtain the recombination of desirable genes. The biological material was composed of 11 winter wheat varieties with different origin: Alex, Boema, Ciprian, Izvor, Glosa (Romania); Laurentio, Renan (France); Josef, Galio (Austria); Akteor, Exotic Germany). The wheat varieties were evaluated regarding the following traits: plant height; spike length; spikelet number/spike; spike weight; grain number/spike and grain weight/spike. This study evaluated the diversity of 11 winter wheat varieties with different origins for some plant yield traits, and the possibilities of using these varieties in breeding programs. Higher plant stature of Josef, Galio and Laurentio varieties was associated with the highest values of spike weight, number and weight of grains/spike, and values above the mean for spike length and spikelets number/spike, respectively. The results of this research show that some varieties achieved high values for different traits of plant yield. Therefore, these varieties are successively used for further breeding programs based on diallel-crossing methods, to develop new wheat varieties. For these varieties, the spike weight has the highest and significant contribution (64,83%) to the achievement of plant yield, followed by the plant height, which contributes with 10,26 % to the variability of this trait. The spike length and grain’s number/spike had the lowest influence on plant yield. According to the high diversity between some varieties like the following Glosa-Akteor; Izvor-Josef; Izvor-Akteor; Josef-Exotic, these pairs are suitable for crossing to obtain hybrids with useful gene combinations for different yield components. Considering the highest variance for plant height and spike length, we appreciate that it is possible to identify valuable gene combinations for these traits in segregating generations.
RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF SOME TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ON CHICKPEAS (CICER ARIETINUM L.) YIELD UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF A.R.D.S. SECUIENI
Authors: Maria-Diana BOSTAN  , Teodor ROBU  , Andreea-Sabina EȘANU  , Andreea PINTILIE  
Published: December 2022

The chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) is a tolerant species to high temperatures and drought, it can be a good alternative for farmers from the Center of Moldova, which recently are facing with soil and atmospheric drought. Given this aspect, since 2020 in the experimental field of A.R.D.S. Secuieni was studied this species. The objective of the research carried out in the period 2020-2021 was to study the reaction of chickpea varieties to the improving of technological factors. The experiment was placed according to the method of subdivided plots, in three repetitions of type A x B x C, and the experimental factors studied were: A – genotype, B - epoch of sowing and C - sowing density. The data obtained was processed and interpreted statistically according to the method of variance analysis (Ceapoiu, 1968). The results showed that epoch of sowing and the sowing density had a positively influence on the chickpeas production. The highest yields were achieved for the varieties sown in the IIIth decade of March, and the maximum level of yield was recorded for the variant sown with Burnas variety at a density of 45 g.g./sqm. The correlation between the three studeid factors (variety, epoch of sowing and density at sowing) and the yield obtained was directly and very close.
ASSESSMENT OF GRAIN YIELD STABILITY AND RELIABILITY IN SOME WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES
Authors: GORINOIU Gabriela , SUHAI Karina , Ruja Alina , VELICEVICI Giancarla , PETOLESCU Cerasela 
Published: December 2022

Considering the continued and unpredictable variation of climatic condition, the yield stability has become an important topic in wheat breeding. This study evaluated the grain yield of 11 winter wheat varieties with different genetic and ecologic origin during three years, to compare the effects of genotype, year and genotype × year interactions and to determine their stability and reliability for cultivar recommendations. The climatic conditions during the three years had the highest contribution (80.03%) to the yield variability of wheat, while the varieties had a lower influence (11.41%), and the variety x year interaction contributed only with 8.56% to the total variation. In 2020, the climatic conditions were significantly more favorable than in 2018–2019, allowing obtaining yield increases of 33.82-44.20%. Also, in 2018 there was a higher favorability of the growing conditions compared to that of 2019, associated with significant yield increases of 7.75%. The highest yield stability was observed in Boema and Galio varieties, on the background of a non-crossover genotype x environment (GE) interaction. The stability of these varieties has been associated with different yield levels, above the experience mean in Galio and below the experience mean in Boema, respectively. In Akteur and Josef varieties, the yield was strongly influenced by the GE interaction, being associated with lower levels than the experience mean. On the background of high occurrence probabilities (0.75–0.95) of unfavorable environmental conditions for wheat crop, Galio and Laurenzio varieties would have the highest yield reliability, associated with values of 5173–6328 kg/ha (Galio) and 5101–5979 kg/ha (Laurenzio). As such, given the results of all stability parameters, it turns out that the Romanian varieties showed a good adaptation to the local ecological conditions compared to most of the foreign varieties.
Perceptions of undergraduate allied health students of the clinical learning environment and clinical educators’ attributes at the University of Ghana
Authors: Quartey J , Acheampong K , Kwakye S K , Dankwah J 
Published: December 2022

Background. Clinical education is a vital aspect of the education of health sciences students and consists of two components, i.e. the clinical learning environment and supervision.Objectives. To determine the undergraduate allied health sciences students’ perceptions regarding clinical educators’ attributes and the clinical learning environment.
Methods. This cross-sectional study included 169 undergraduate students, randomly recruited from various allied health professions programmes of the University of Ghana. The McGill clinical teacher evaluation tool and the clinical learning environment inventory were used to determine students’ perceptions of clinical educators’ attributes and the clinical learning environment, respectively. The Kruskal-Wallis test and independent t-tests were used to test for relationships between students’ level and programme of study and their perceptions. The level of significance was set at 95%.
Results. Of the 169 participants, there were 99 (58.6%) male students, 79 (46.7%) third-year students and 82 (48.5%) medical laboratory science students. Only 16 (9.5%) participants indicated visits by lecturers during clinical rotations. The third-year students had a statistically significant perception of their clinical learning environment (p=0.000), while the differences between perceptions of clinical learning environment among the various programmes were also statistically significant (p=0.028), but not for clinical educators’ attributes (p=0.261).
Conclusion. Allied health sciences students have positive perceptions of their clinical learning environment and clinical educators’ attributes. More frequent visits by lecturers to students during clinical rotations may ensure that student innovation is achieved in accordance with their classroom tuition.
Reporting quality of Master of Medicine (MMed) mini-dissertations using the STROBE checklist
Authors: Grossman E 
Published: December 2022

Background. The 2011 Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) directive to make a research component compulsory for specialist registration has been decried in some circles as encouraging low-quality research.Objective. To assess the reporting quality of South African (SA) MMed mini-dissertations using the STROBE checklist.Methods. A total of 100 monograph-format mini-dissertations reporting retrospective observational research were extracted from a pool of 335 mini- dissertations. Analysis of each was undertaken using a 24-point STROBE Statement checklist. Scoring was as follows: 1 = the item was compliant with STROBE recommendations; 0.5 = partially described; and 0 = not addressed at all. Satisfactory compliance was set at 66%, thus a STROBE score of 17-24 was considered satisfactory. Data were entered into an Excel spread sheet and analysed descriptively.
Results. STROBE item compliance for individual mini-dissertations was at a mean of 83.1%; range 50-97%; median 85% and mode 89%. Sixteen mini- dissertations were non-compliant, scoring below 17 as per the set threshold of 66%. This indicates an 84% satisfactory sample. Only Item 5 (Key settings and locations) was at 100% compliance. The four lowest scores were for STROBE items (9) Bias (29.5%); (10) Study size/power analysis (52%); (1) Title (69%) and (14) Missing data (69%).
Conclusion. The majority of sampled mini-dissertations, evaluated as per STROBE recommendations, are transparently reported to allow the reader to follow what was planned, done, found and which conclusions were drawn. As such the results confer a measure of reporting quality on the SA MMed research endeavour. The use of dissertation templates, commonly using STROBE-type headings and prompts, might have contributed to the good scores obtained. Importantly, areas of weakness in the writing of the SA MMed mini-dissertations have been highlighted and show which items require attention.
Drug-drug Interactions between Warfarin and Antimicrobials: A Systematic Review
Authors: Sulayi Ali Hadi Al , Almassabi Abdulmanem Alawi , Al-Mansour Saeed Saleh Mohammed , Mansour Hassan Saeed Hassan Al , Al Kulib Mohammed Hamad Mohammed , Al Aqil Mohammed Mana Masoud , Masad Ali Hamad Al , Abbas Yahya Salem Al 
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Warfarin is a highly effective oral anticoagulant; however, its use is confined due to a valid concern about bleeding. This systematic review investigates the drug-drug interactions that may occur in patients on warfarin therapy and the use of antimicrobials.
Methodology: PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, and Cochrane library were searched. Study articles were screened by title and abstract using Rayyan QCRI then a full-text assessment was conducted.
Results: Eleven studies were included, with a total of 83438 patients. The included studies have reported different antibiotics were associated with bleeding events in patients on warfarin therapy. Three studies associated reported GIT bleeding. Older adults and patients who underwent valve replacement surgery and were on warfarin therapy were found to have an increase in INR with associated antibiotic use.
Conclusion: Patients on warfarin run the risk of a variety of drug interactions. Most interactions but not all—increase the risk of bleeding, and the majority of these are linked to higher international normalised ratios. The good news for doctors is that most common drug interactions with warfarin are triggered by a small number of well-known drug classes, and their effects are shown through a small number of pathways, many of which are clear. The risk of harm brought on by drug interactions can be decreased by being aware of these guidelines, using thoughtful prescription practises, and exercising judicious monitoring when new medications are added to regimens containing warfarin.
Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used for the Treatment of Skin Diseases in Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Azhar Muhammad Farooq , Ali Ehsan , Qadir Sohail , Zubair Muhammad , Ahmad Muhammad Qadir 
Published: December 2022

Skin conditions are among the most common health problems that affect people. Modern, allopathic, and natural medicine can all help to promote healthy skin. Human skin problems can be successfully treated using medicinal herbs because they contain a wide variety of bioactive molecules. The goal of this research is to look into the dermatological properties of medicinal plants used by different ethnic communities in southern Punjab, Pakistan and it seeks to establish a foundation for the development of novel medications with anti-skin activity. The snowball sampling method was employed for expert sampling in the southern Punjab districts of Multan and Vehari. Direct interviews with traditional herbalists (Hakeem) and shopkeepers selling medicinal plants (pansar) were done between August and December 2021. After gaining their prior informed agreement, 120 experts from southern Punjab were interviewed. 21 medicinal plants were recorded to be utilized in the treatment of skin problems. Plants are largely members of the Asteraceae and Piperaceae families. Leaves (62%) are the plant portion most frequently used as a treatment for skin conditions. Decoction (23%) is the most frequently used method in the study area. Aloe barbadensis miller having the highest Relative Frequency Citation (RFC) value while the frequency citation (FC) value ranged from 20 to 60. The highest value of FC was also recorded for Aloe barbadensis. The fidelity level (FL) ranged from 66 to 100%. The documented 15 medicinal plants have a higher FL value than 85%.
Factors Associated with Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents in Chipata District, Zambia
Authors: Christopher Zimba , Mwaba Sidney O. C. , Thankian Kusanthan 
Published: December 2022

Of late, Zambia has been experiencing a situation where a lot of adolescents have fallen pregnant and has seen a rise in sexual activities among them. This has greatly been noticed in Chipata of the Eastern Zambia. It is for this this reason Chipata was chosen as a place for conducting this research. The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with sexual behaviour among adolescents. The study used the quantitative research method using a cross-sectional study design. Participants in this study included 225 adolescents comprising 113 females and 112 males aged 15 -19 years. The study was conducted in Chipata. Participants were selected by using Convenient Sampling. A structured interview questionnaire was used to collect data from participants. The data collected was analyzed with the help of SPSS version 25. The findings showed overwhelming involvement of adolescents in sexual activity (93%). The study found that there where 16% girls compared to 14.7% boys that said they had sex before the age of 16. The study found that initiation into sexual activity was a major factor, with 33.3% of respondents giving it as a reason. This was followed by curiosity (27.7%), a need for goods and services (5.6%), intoxication (7.1%) and accidental indulgence after experimenting with touching (4.7%). The logistic regression analysis at 95% Confidence Interval showed that age predicted a strong likelihood of having one sexual partner. And respondents who were 19 years were negatively associated with likelihood of having one partner. It was recommended that future research with a bigger and more comprehensive participant base is recommended to assess the socio- economic and cultural factors affecting adolescents in their sexual behaviours.
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Administration Trends Among Commercially Insured US Adults Aged 27-45 Years Before and After Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommendation Change, 2007-2020
Authors: Suk Ryan , Liao Kaiping , Bauer Cici X. , Basil Catherine , Li Meng 
Published: December 2022

ImportanceIn 2019, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended patient-clinician shared decision-making for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in adults aged 27 to 45 years. Less is known about the HPV vaccine administration trends in this age group before and after this recommendation update.ObjectiveTo examine the association between the ACIP recommendation update and the HPV vaccine administration among US adults aged 27 to 45 years.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis large commercial claim-based retrospective cohort study used the Optum Clinformatics database for validated claims from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2020. A total of 22 600 520 US adults aged 27 to 45 years without previous HPV vaccination claims during the study and enrollment period were included.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe first-appearing HPV vaccination claim per individual was defined as a new HPV vaccine administration. Interrupted time-series analyses were conducted to assess the association between the ACIP update and the quarterly vaccine administration rate change. The annual rate trends across race and ethnicity groups and the proportions of vaccination cases by sub–age groups and valent types were also estimated. Vaccine administration trends were assessed by race and ethnicity in this age group because HPV vaccination trends were found to differ by race and ethnicity in the initially eligible population.ResultsAmong 22 600 520 final study participants, the majority were men (50.9%) and non-Hispanic White (53.4%), and the mean (SD) age when first observed was 34.6 (5.8) years. In women, the ACIP update was associated with an immediate increase in vaccine administration rate (coefficient β2, 40.18 per 100 000 persons; P = .01) and an increased slope (coefficient β3, 9.62 per 100 000 persons per quarter; P = .03) over time postupdate. The ACIP update was only associated with an immediate increase in vaccine administration in men (coefficient β2, 27.54; P &amp;lt; .001). The annual rate trends were similar across race and ethnicity groups. Age at vaccine administration shifted over time (eg, women aged 40-45 years comprised only 4.9% of vaccinations in 2017, then 19.0% in 2019, and 22.7% in 2020). The most administered HPV vaccines in 2020 were 9 valent (women, 97.0%; men, 97.7%).Conclusions and RelevanceIn this population-based cohort study, there were statistically significant increases in HPV vaccine administration in adults aged 27 to 45 years after the ACIP recommendation update. Patient-clinician shared decision-making may have been the main associated factor for this increase. Further research is warranted to explore the decision-making process in receiving HPV vaccination and to develop effective decision aids to maximize the cancer prevention benefit in this age group.