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Current status of renal replacement therapy in Cambodia and Japanese support activities in developing countries in East and Southeast Asia: a report as of June 2018 from the Non-Western World Countries Symposium at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
Authors: Hyodo Toru , Hirawa Nobuhito , Isaka Yoshitaka , Nakamoto Hidetomo , Thim Pichthida , Phon Elin , Hy Chanseila , Chan Sovandy , Kokubo Kenichi , Matsubara Hirokazu , Wakai Haruki , Yamashita Akihiro C. , Kawanishi Hideki 
Published: March 2022

AbstractSince 2015, the Committee of International Communication for Academic Research of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy has held a symposium every year at the society’s Annual Congress to discuss the current status of and demand for dialysis therapy in developing countries in Asia with the aim of identifying ways to contribute to the field of dialysis therapy in these countries. The 2018 symposium opened the door further, beyond Asian countries to include all non-Western countries. Two speakers from Cambodia and Japan contributed their manuscripts to the 2018 symposium issue. In Cambodia in 2017, a study of hemodialysis data from 5 centers in Phnom Penh was conducted for the first time. This study involving 407 patients (233 men [57.2%]; mean age 52 [SD, ± 15] years) revealed that hypertension was the main cause of end-stage renal disease (46.8%), followed by concomitant hypertension and diabetes mellitus (31%), with diabetes mellitus alone accounting for only 8.1% of cases. Mean frequency of hemodialysis was 7.5 (SD, ± 2.3) sessions per month. The duration of each session was 4 h. Patients in Cambodia are required to bear the full cost for hemodialysis because the country lacks a national health insurance system. From 2007 to 2018, several Japanese societies and organizations for dialysis therapy and technology carried out activities aimed at resolving problems in dialysis medical care in developing countries in East and Southeast Asia. The role of the academic societies and their activities in this region are discussed.
Population ecology and economic thresholds-based time series for climate smart pest management of Spilosoma obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on three sesame cultivars
Authors: Roy Nayan 
Published: March 2022

AbstractBackgroundSesame (Sesamum indicumL.) is a widely used oil seed crop throughout the world but its productivity is extremely low due to use of low yielding cultivars as well as biotic stress for the major pestSpilosoma obliquaWalker. But even today, farmers generally use broad-spectrum synthetic pesticides for their management injudiciously without considering any economic threshold (ET) limit and creates ecosystem crisis. So, time-based ecologically sustainable management of the said pest and selection of a superior cultivar of sesame was studied by stage-specific two-sex pooled life table and nutritional ecology ofS. obliquaon three sesame cultivars (Rama, Shubhra and Amrit) along with their economic thresholds (ETs) in 2019.ResultsThe nutritional ecology and population dynamics ofS. obliquawere significantly affected by the host phytoconstituents in terms of host suitability or susceptibility (Rama > Shubhra > Amrit). The mean EIL and ETL forS obliquawas 36.316 ± 3.911 and 33.243 ± 2.734 pests/m2, respectively on cv. Rama that were significantly (F2,6 = 5.421–5.435;P ≤ 0.042) lower than Shubhra and Amrit. For a single pest per m2(30 ± 2 plants/m2) the possible time that can be taken to reach EIL (Ti) and ETL (Tt) were 39.132 ± 3.969 and 38.132 ± 3.969 days, respectively on cv. Rama which were also significantly (F2,6 = 26.551;P = 0.001) lower than the other cultivars. The seed yield and benefit cost ratio (BCR) were 857.099 ± 0.000 (Kg/ha) and 0.607 ± 0.000, respectively for cv. Rama that were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than the others.ConclusionsIt will enable growers to find the most preferred cultivar (Rama > Shubhra > Amrit) based on BCR values irrespective of their biotic resistance (Rama < Shubhra < Amrit) due to host antibiosis. Even, the ETs-based time series for judicious management of the pest along with carbon sequestration efficiency (CSE) will also support superiority of the cultivars (Rama > Shubhra > Amrit) towards climate smart pest management (CSPM) of sesame and or other such crops in near future.
Ipsilateral hip and knee joints ochronotic arthropathy treated by total joint replacement, a case report
Authors: Khalifa Ahmed A. , Moustafa Mohamed M. A. , Bakr Hatem , Abdelaal Ahmed M. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Background
Ochronotic arthropathy affecting the hip and knee joints is one of the musculoskeletal manifestations of alkaptonuria which results from a tyrosine amino acid metabolism disorder. The condition has no definitive management; however, end-stage joint arthritis is well treated by total joint replacement.

Case presentation
We present a case of a healthy male patient who presented with left hip and bilateral knee (more on the left side) progressive pain and limitation of motion how was diagnosed as having advanced arthritis and was treated by total hip and total knee replacement for the left hip and knee joints respectively. Intraoperatively, the tissues had blackish discoloration characterizing ochronosis. This patient was diagnosed as having ochronotic arthropathy based on the intraoperative findings.

Conclusions
Accurate diagnosis of ochronotic arthropathy could only be reached intraoperatively; furthermore, end-stage joint arthritis could be treated efficiently by total joint replacement surgery.
Beyond the smart city: a typology of platform urbanism
Authors: Caprotti Federico , Chang I.-Chun Catherine , Joss Simon 
Published: March 2022

AbstractPlatform urbanism has emerged in recent years as an area of research into the ways in which digital platforms are increasingly central to the governance, economy, experience, and understanding of the city. In the paper, we argue that platform urbanism is an evolution of the smart city, constituted by novel, digitally-enabled socio-technical assemblages that enable new forms of social, economic and political intermediation. We offer a typological framework for a better conceptualization of platform urbanism and its complex socio-economic relationships. We further outline several directions for future research on platform urbanism, specifically: a.) the need to critically investigate new power geometries of corporate, legal and regulatory alignments; b.) how platform urbanism may be expressed in, and affect, cities in the Global South; c.) how it may need to be critically engaged with in regard to its development in response to emergent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic; and d.) how it may shape visions of the current and future city.
Rydberg energies and transition probabilities of Li I for np–ms (m ≤ 5) transitions
Authors: Siddiq R. , Hameed M. N. , Zaheer M. H. , Khan M. B. , Uddin Z. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Background
Mathematical modeling provides grounds for understanding scientific systems theoretically. It serves as a guide for experimentalists in determining directions of investigation. Recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused disturbances in almost every walk of life. Scientists have played their role and have continued research on the effects of the pandemic. Various mathematical models have been used in different branches of science (Djilali et al. in Phys Scr 96 12 124016, 2021; Math Biosci Eng 18(6):8245–8256, 2021; Zeb et al. in Alex Eng J 61(7):5649–5665). Well-established mathematical models give results close to those obtained by experiments. The Weakest Bound Electron Potential Model is one such model, which explains hydrogen-like atoms and ions. This model has been used extensively for hydrogen-like atoms and ions to calculate energies of Rydberg levels and ionization energies. This model has been used extensively for hydrogen-like atoms and ions to calculate energies of Rydberg levels and ionization energies.

Results
This paper presents the energies of the Rydberg series, 2s2ns, and 2s2np of Li I, calculated using WBEPM. The energies are used to calculate transition probabilities from np to 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s levels. The transition probabilities are compared with corresponding values in published data where available. The agreement with known values is good; most of the transition probabilities calculated in this work are new. A computer program was developed to find the value of the dipole matrix element. The calculations were further verified by calculating the lifetimes of some low-lying levels.

Conclusions
Four series of Li I have been studied, and energies of the Rydberg levels in the series were calculated. The energies then are used to calculate transition probabilities from np to ms transitions, where m = 2, 3, 4, & 5 and n = 1–15. The results are compared where available. An excellent agreement with previously published data shows the reliability of calculations. Most of the transition probabilities are new.
Uncovering the biodiversity and biosynthetic potentials of rare actinomycetes
Authors: Ezeobiora Chijioke E. , Igbokwe Nwamaka H. , Amin Dina H. , Enwuru Nkechi V. , Okpalanwa Chiamaka F. , Mendie Udoma E. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Background
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, and new antibiotic research has slowed in recent years, necessitating the discovery of possibly novel microbial resources capable of producing bioactive compounds. Microbial infections are gaining resistance to existing antibiotics, emphasizing the need for novel medicinal molecules to be discovered as soon as possible. Because the possibilities of isolating undiscovered actinomycetes strains have decreased, the quest for novel products has shifted to rare actinomycetes genera from regular environments or the identification of new species identified in unusual habitats.

Main body of the abstract
The non-streptomyces actinobacteria are known as rare actinomycetes that are extremely difficult to cultivate. Rare actinomycetes are known to produce a variety of secondary metabolites with varying medicinal value. In this review, we reported the diversity of rare actinomycetes in several habitat including soil, plants, aquatic environment, caves, insects and extreme environments. We also reported some isolation methods to easily recover rare Actinobacteria from various sources guided with some procedures to identify the rare Actinobacteria isolates. Finally, we reported the biosynthetic potential of rare actinomycetes and its role in the production of unique secondary metabolites that could be used in medicine, agriculture, and industry. These microbial resources will be of interest to humanity, as antibiotics, insecticides, anticancer, antioxidants, to mention but a few.

Short conclusion
Rare actinomycetes are increasingly being investigated for new medicinal compounds that could help to address existing human health challenges such as newly emerging infectious illnesses, antibiotic resistance, and metabolic disorders. The bioactive secondary metabolites from uncommon actinomycetes are the subject of this review, which focuses on their diversity in different habitats, isolation, identification and biosynthetic potentials.
Parabolic fitting method for quality factor estimation
Authors: Zhao Yan , Wang Yongsheng , Ren Zhiming 
Published: March 2022

The quality factor [Formula: see text] has a wide application range in seismic data processing and interpretation. Compared with the commonly used methods of Q estimation (e.g., the spectral ratio method and the centroid frequency shift method), the logarithmic spectral area difference (LSAD) method exhibits better noise immunity. However, the LSAD method uses the area difference in one frequency band, and the [Formula: see text] values estimated using this method are still unstable under the influence of noise. We have developed a new parabolic fitting (PF) method to estimate Q. This method is an extension of the LSAD method. We derive an analytical relationship between [Formula: see text] and area difference curve of the logarithmic amplitude spectra. Using the logarithmic area difference of multiple frequency bands to fit the parabola, we improve the accuracy and stability of [Formula: see text] estimation. In addition, the PF method does not require special assumptions regarding the source wavelet. We test the PF method in the presence of noise and at varying bandwidths and compare the results with those obtained using the LSAD method. The results of the theoretical examples indicate that the PF method is noise resistant and stable. Applying the PF method to real zero-offset vertical seismic profiling records also indicates that the proposed method can reasonably and stably estimate the [Formula: see text] value of the formation.
Velocity modeling of supercritical pore fluids through porous media under reservoir conditions with applications for petroleum secondary migration and carbon sequestration plumes
Authors: Burke Lauri A. 
Published: March 2022

Computational methods to characterize secondary migration in porous media traditionally rely on fluid transport equations with assumptions of time invariance, such as flow-path modeling of buoyancy vectors, statistical percolation algorithms, capillary pressure curves, or a form of Darcy’s law, which presumes instantaneous fluid transport. However, in petroleum systems modeling, the timeframe of secondary migration from source to reservoir is important to quantify in relation to other geologic factors, such as the timing of petroleum generation, fault movement, and seal formation. In addition, quantifying migration velocities enables an estimation of the distance a plume of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide travels over time, as well as the identification of low-permeability strata appropriate for long-term containment. This study introduces a method to quantify transport velocities of supercritical fluids in low-permeability lithologies for a broad range of rock and fluid properties likely encountered in the sedimentary sequence. A time-dependent form of Darcy’s law for pressure-driven viscous flow through homogeneous isotropic porous media was used to model flow velocities within a carrier bed. Thermodynamic equations of state were used to determine thermophysical properties of supercritical pore fluids under reservoir pressures ranging from 0 MPa to 200 MPa (0–29,000 psi) to constrain the momentum equations. Three case studies were examined that (1) estimated fluid flow velocities of methane within the low-permeability Upper Jurassic Haynesville Formation, (2) defined permeability-based flow units to evaluate saline formations for long-term geologic carbon sequestration, and (3) calculated the migration distance of carbon dioxide plumes at the Decatur, Illinois injection and sequestration project.
Quality of Life and its Determinants in Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency: A Survey Study at 3 Centers in the United States
Authors: Li Dingfeng , Brand Sarah , Hamidi Oksana , Westfall Ashleigh A , Suresh Malavika , Else Tobias , Vaidya Anand , Bancos Irina 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

Context
Current evidence on determinants of quality of life (QoL) in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) is limited.

Objective
This work aimed to identify the determinants of QoL in different subtypes of AI.

Methods
This multicenter cross-sectional survey study was conducted using a patient-centered questionnaire, the Short Form-36.

Results
Of 529 participants, 223 (42.2%) had primary AI, 190 (35.9%) had secondary AI, and 116 (21.9%) had glucocorticoid-induced AI. Median age was 58 years (interquartile range: 43-68 years) and 342 (64.8%) were women. In multivariable analyses, patients were more likely to report worse physical scores if they were women (odds ratio [OR]: 3.3; 95% CI, 1.8-6.0), had secondary AI or glucocorticoid-induced AI (OR: 2.5; 95% CI, 1.4-4.3), had shorter duration of AI (OR: 2.0; 95% CI, 1.1-3.6), were treated with more than 25 mg hydrocortisone equivalent daily (OR: 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.6), had more comorbidities related to glucocorticoid excess (OR: 2.3; 95% CI, 1.3-4.0), reported a higher financial burden from AI (OR: 2.1; 95% CI, 1.3-3.6), and reported difficulties with AI management (OR: 2.5; 95% CI, 1.2-5.2). Women (OR: 2.1; 95% CI, 1.08-4.0), shorter duration of AI (OR: 2.4; 95% CI, 1.4-4.3), higher financial burden (OR: 2.3; 95% CI, 1.3-4.0), difficulties with AI management (OR: 2.6; 95% CI, 1.4-4.9), and lack of family support (OR: 9.1; 95% CI, 2.3-33.3) were associated with worse mental component scores.

Conclusion
In patients with AI, QoL could be improved by addressing certain determinants, such as avoiding GC overreplacement, providing in-depth education on self-management, offering more comprehensive insurance coverage, and ensuring better family support.
High Prevalence of Vertebral Fractures Associated With Preoperative GH Levels in Patients With Recent Diagnosis of Acromegaly
Authors: Frara Stefano , Melin Uygur Meliha , di Filippo Luigi , Doga Mauro , Losa Marco , Santoro Simona , Mortini Pietro , Giustina Andrea 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

Context
Osteopathy and morphometric vertebral fractures (VFs) are emerging complications in acromegaly. However, the prediction of VFs in this clinical setting is still a matter of uncertainty, and it is debated whether they are an early event in the natural history of the disease.

Objective
We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of morphometric VFs in patients with recently diagnosed acromegaly.

Methods
We enrolled 92 patients (43 men/49 women) on admission to the neurosurgery unit before transsphenoidal surgery, and compared them with control individuals without secondary forms of osteoporosis and pituitary disorders. We performed a VF assessment on preoperative chest x-ray images and collected biochemical, demographic, and clinical data.

Results
We detected a significantly higher prevalence of VFs (33.7%) in patients with acromegaly than in controls (P = .001). Among the patients with acromegaly and VFs, 12 (38.7%) showed multiple VFs, and 5 (16.1%) showed moderate/severe VFs. Patients with VFs had higher random serum growth hormone (GH) levels than those with no VFs (P = .03), but there was no difference in insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) (P = .07) and IGF-1/Upper Normal Limit ratio (P = .08). Free 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine was slightly lower in patients with acromegaly and VFs than in those without VFs (P = .05). In multiple logistic analysis, GH was independently associated with risk for VFs (P = .003). The preoperative serum GH cutoff value that predicted VFs was 12 ng/mL.

Conclusion
For the first time, high prevalence of radiological VFs is reported in patients with recent diagnosis of acromegaly. Therefore, we can hypothesize that VFs are an early phenomenon of acromegaly and related to GH levels. VF assessment should be included in the workup at the diagnosis of acromegaly.
Improving Agricultural Practices: Science and the Australian Sugarcane Grower, 1864–1915
Authors: Griggs Peter 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Sugarcane emerged by 1884 as the most favored crop cultivated in the coastal lands of Eastern Australia between Cairns and Grafton. Initially, Australian canegrowers invested as little labor and capital as possible. Contemporary commentators, however, were very critical of the agricultural practices adopted by the country’s first canegrowers, noting a lack of careful cultivation and plowing, fertilizer use, drainage, and paddock design. Various reasons for the use of these "inadequate techniques" are discussed in this essay, with the conclusion being offered that the most important factor was a lack of scientific knowledge about farming under Australian conditions. By 1891 cane-growing techniques were reported to be "on the upgrade," with improved cane and sugar yields. Such a transformation had commenced due to the introduction of some mechanization and the dissemination of research findings and technical information about scientific cultivation methods under Australian conditions. This detail had been assembled during the 1890s and 1900s mainly by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company and the Queensland government Sugar Experiment Stations, which had been established following pressure from canegrowers who increasingly sought advice on the correct farming methods.
Red Gold of the Ozarks: The Rise and Decline of Tomato Canning, 1885–1955
Authors: Dicke Tom 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Tomato growing and canning was an important part of Ozarks life for sixty years. For a few months every year, from before the start of the twentieth century until shortly after the end of World War II, tens of thousands of Ozarkers picked or processed a significant portion of the United States canned tomato pack. During most of these years, they processed millions of cases of canned tomatoes either on the farm or in small, family-owned and operated canneries. The social and economic environment of the area largely determined the rise and decline of canning in the Ozarks and the organization of the industry. It expanded rapidly, not because of any natural advantage in soil or climate, but rather because it fit well with the needs of small, and often poor, farmers raising a variety of crops. It peaked during the 1920s and 1930s and faded a generation later. Canning largely disappeared when changes to local life and work patterns, most notably the decline of small-scale mixed farming, altered the Ozarks in ways that made the area incompatible with small-scale canning.
Rural Police and the Defense of the Cattleman’s Empire in Texas and Alberta, 1875–1900
Authors: Graybill Andrew R. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDuring the cattle boom of the late nineteenth century, homesteaders at either end of the Great Plains raised livestock in conjunction with the cultivation of crops. In order to support their small herds of cattle, these individuals relied on unfettered access to grass and especially water, a resource in short supply on the semi-arid prairies of Texas and Alberta. Larger ranchers and cattle syndicates resented the challenge posed by the settlers and feared the competition for water and grass. Supported by officials in Austin and Ottawa--who favored rapid industrial development on the Plains--cattlemen seized control of the range by fencing pastures and water holes and evicting squatters. When homesteaders resisted this exclusion, government authorities dispatched their rural constabularies--the Texas Rangers and the North-West Mounted Police--to protect a closed but embattled range.
Selling Safety: The Farm Safety Movement’s Emergence and Evolution from 1940–1975
Authors: Oden Derek 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
This paper examines both the farm accident problem and the institutional response it engendered. Farm safety leaders fashioned a largely educational movement to address farm families’ technologically complex environments, since farming’s entrepreneurial nature required a different approach than did efforts in other occupational domains. The nation’s rural policymakers had largely neglected the issue until the Second World War, when they recognized that farm accidents threatened the nation’s wartime mobilization efforts. The farm safety movement was characterized by a cooperative effort, which included the National Safety Council, the United States Department of Agriculture, land grant colleges, and the nation’s rural youth organizations. However, efforts to impose more stringent regulations faced resistance from farmers after the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.