bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ESTIMATING THE POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS HARBORING SITES OF PINK BOLLWORM (PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA) IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Authors: Nasir Muhammad Nasir 
Published: September 2022

Pectinophora gossypiella is the most potential pest among all bollworms of cotton crop. Studies were conducted to find the Pink Bollworm (PBW) moths population in pheromone traps installed near different harboring sites. Pink Bollworm larvae overwinter in cotton seeds or in soil. From these sources moth emerges, that affect the next season crop. The sex pheromone traps charged with Gossyplure [(Z, Z) and (Z, E) 7, 11 hexadecadienyl acetate] were installed on four potential sites of PBW to catch the moths. Data regarding PBW moths catch in sex pheromone traps were recorded on weekly basis while metrological factors effecting PBW moths catch were recorded on daily basis. Relationship between the moths catch and weather factors were computed by simple correlation. The results concluded that maximum mean moths catch were recorded in those traps that were installed near cotton sticks heaps i. e 85.61 followed by cotton field 24.47. The lowest average number of moths catch was captured in traps of cotton seed store 1.22. The highest moths mean population 3.87 was trapped in the month of September from cotton field traps, however no moth was recorded during the month of December among all the sites. The moths catch in traps installed near cotton sticks heaps site has positive correlation with mean maximum and minimum temperature while has non-significant correlation with relative humidity and rainfall. Cotton sticks heaps are the major harboring sites of PBW infestation to the successive cotton crop.
Performance Evaluation of Data Mining Classification Algorithms for Predicting Breast Cancer
Authors: Ahmed Nyme , Ibn-Alam Rifat- , Shefat Syed Nafiul 
Published: September 2022

The most prevalent cause of death among women is breast cancer. At an early stage, predicting breast cancer enhances the probability of a successful cure. It requires a breast cancer prediction technology capable of classifying a breast tumor as dangerous malignant or harmless benign. This is especially true in the medical field, where classification methods are often used for finding and investigation to make decisions for the disease. This study examines the performance of six classification algorithms of data mining which are Logistic Regression classifier, Naïve Bayes classifier, Decision Tree, Random Forest Classifier, Support Vector Machine, and K-Nearest Neighbors on the Wisconsin Breast Cancer (original) dataset. The principal purpose is to measure the performance of each algorithm in terms of their accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and specificity. The findings indicate that the accuracy of Support Vector Machine has the greatest rate (97.20 %) and the lowest error rate when determining if a woman has a malignant or benign tumor.
MOSQUITO LARVICIDAL POTENCY OF SELECTED HALOPHYTE SPECIES AND THEIR MODULATION ON ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE AND GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE AGAINST DENGUE VECTOR: Aedes aegypti
Authors: DHAVAN PRATIK P. , RANJANA . , JADHAV BHASKAR LAXMAN 
Published: September 2022

A mangrove is an ecosystem that represents a natural product reservoir of biotechnological interest. They have been advocated as environmentally benign alternatives to synthetic pesticides against all vector mosquitos. The purpose of this study was to determine the larvicidal activities of selected mangrove plant extracts against Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae. Methanol extracts of three selected halophytes viz. Lumnitzera racemosa, Bruguiera cylindrica, and Excoecaria agallocha were made, phytochemically investigated and evaluated against A. aegypti early 4th instar larvae. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and Glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity were evaluated, followed by DNA extraction and fragmentation tests. GC-MS technique was used to determine the presence of bioactive chemicals. Alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, anthocyanin, coumarins, phenolic compounds, and quinones were found in all plants. The best larvicidal activity was recorded in the L. racemosa flower buds (LC50- 0.766 mg/ml) and E. agallocha stem extract (LC50- 0.986 mg/ml). L. racemosa flower buds and E. agallocha stem exhibited higher inhibition in Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity with the rate of 1.39 μmol ACT/min/mg protein and 1.65 μmol ACT/min/mg protein (p < 0.05) in treated larvae. In the case of L. racemosa flower buds, however, enhanced GST activity was detected. Plant extracts were found not to cause any fragmentation activity in the larval DNA. 5 major peaks of chemical compounds were analyzed in L. racemosa and E. agallocha. Because of the possible larvicidal action of selected halophyte extracts, they can be utilized as ecologically friendly mosquitocide for eradicating dengue vector larvae in their early stages.
تحليل العلاقة بين مؤشرات نمو الشركة وجودة ارباحها بالتطبيق على مجموعة من الشركات المساهمة السعودية للفترة(2009-2018)
Authors: عبدالله رغد 
Published: September 2022

تعد جودة الارباح احد أهم العناصر المستخدمة في تقييم الواقع المالي الحقيقي للشركة والمنعكس في بياناتها المالية وارباحها المستقبلية ،حيث هدفت الدراسة الحالية تحليل العلاقة بين جودة الارباح ونمو الشركات لاربعة شركات مسجلة ضمن سوق الاسهم السعودية وللفترة (2009-2018). تم الاعتماد على كل من نموذجي التحفظ المحاسبي و الاقترب من النقد لقياس جودة ارباح هذه الشركات. بينما تم استخدام كل من نموذجي النمو المستدام و والنمو الداخلي في قياس النمو للشركات عينة البحث. كما تم استخدام التحليل الاحصائي المتمثل بايجاد معامل الارتباط لغرض فحص العلاقة بين معاملات النمو وجودة الارباح المستخدمة في الدراسة الحالية. اظهرت النتائج وجود علاقة بين معامل الاقتراب من النقد كمقياس لجودة الارباح وكل من معاملي النمو المستدام والنمو الداخلي. كما تضمنت النتائج عدم وجدود علاقة واضحة بين معامل التحفظ المحاسبي ومعاملات النمو المقاسة في الدراسة الحالية لعينة البحث.
توصي الدراسة الحالية بأهمية الالتزام بالافصاح عن الارباح بما ينسجم مع المباديء المحاسبية وفرز الشركات التي تتبع اسلوب ادارة الارباح والتلاعب بالقوائم المالية. كما توصي الدراسة باجراء المزيد من البحوث في مجال قياس جودة الارباح وعلاقته بنمو الشركات.
الرقابة البيئية ودورها في تحقيق متطلبات الاستدامة ( دراسة تحليلية في الشركة العامة لصناعة البطاريات/ معمل بابل1 )
Authors: حسن فيان , البصري عبد الرضا 
Published: September 2022

الهدف من البحث هو بيان الدور الذي يمكن ان تؤديه الرقابة البيئية في تحقيق متطلبات الاستدامة، واعتمد البحث على متغير مستقل هو الرقابة البيئية، في حين كان للمتغير التابع الاستدامة اربع متطلبات هي (ترشيد استهلاك الموارد، تقليل التلوث، تقليل التأثير على صحة الانسان، استخدام الطاقة المتجددة)، وتم اختيار عينة شاملة طبقية بسيطة تمثلت بالقيادات الادارية والمسؤولين الاداريين في الشركة العامة لصناعة البطاريات/ معمل بابل1 في بغداد، أعتمد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي في انجاز هذا البحث، وقد تضمن الاجابة على التساؤل الرئيس (هل تدرك القيادات الادارية والعاملين في معمل بابل1 مدى الدور الذي تلعبه الرقابة البيئية في تحقيق متطلبات الاستدامة ؟) من خلال اختبار فرضيتين رئيسيتين حول علاقات الارتباط والتأثير، إذ تم تصميم استمارة الاستبانة لجمع البيانات اللازمة ، واستخراج مقـــــــاييس النزعـــــــــــة المركزية متمثّلة بـ (الوسط الحسابي), ومقاييس التشتّت متمثلةً بـ (الانحراف المعياري ومعامل الاختلاف), بالإضافة الى ايجاد الأهميّة النسبيّة والّتي على أساسها يمكن معرفة مستوى ترتيب كل فقرة أو بعد بالإضافة إلى اختبار الفرضيات الرئيسة من خلال استعمال البرنامج الاحصائي (SPSS.V.23 ) لاستخراج النتائج.
توصل البحث الى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات فيما يخص الرقابة البيئية ابرزها قلة اهتمام ادارة المعمل بعملية التقييم الدوري لمدى الالتزام بالتشريعات البيئية ذات الصلة بالرقابة البيئية, مما ينعكس سلبيا في اكتشاف الانحرافات الحاصلة في العمل البيئي، وقد اوصى البحث إدارة المعمل بإهتمام أكبر بمسألة عملية التقييم الدوري لما لها من انعكاسات ايجابية في كشف مدى الانحراف عند تطبيق اللوائح والتعليمات ذات الصلة بالتشريعات البيئية.
التدفق النقدي الحر و تأثيره في القيمة السوقية لمنشآت الاعمال: دراسة تطبيقية لعينة من الشركات الصناعية
Authors: سعيد بلال , مظلوم سارة 
Published: September 2022

تعد إدارة النقدية وبشكل عام واحدة من أهم الأمور الواجب على الادارة متابعتها وذلك لدورها الفعال وأهميتها في تحسين الأداء المالي للشركات، ‏ويهدف البحث إلى قياس ومعرفة تأثير التدفق النقدي الحر في القيمة السوقية لمنشآت الأعمال اذا ينبغي على المنشأت الاهتمام والتركيز على مفهوم التدفق النقدي الحركونه يعد مقياس حديث للاداء المالي لديهم وذلك من خلال ذكر بياناته بقائمة خاصة شأنه شأن باقي القوائم . وجاء البحث ليبين تأثير اتدفق النقدي النقدي الحر على القيمة السوقية لمنشآت الاعمال من خلال بيان أهمية استخدام مؤشرات التدفق النقدي الحر في الشركات الصناعية المدرجة في سوق العراق للاوراق المالية من خلال إجراء دراسة تطبيقية تسعى للتوصل لنموذج تنبؤي للقيمة السوقية لهذه الشركات ، وتمثل مجتمع البحث بالشركات الصناعية المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية ، أما عينة البحث فتمثلت ‏في(6) شركات تم اختيارها من بين (19) شركة مدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية وذلك لتوافقها مع متطلبات البحث والمدة من( 2004 2019 ) ،و تم استعمال مجموعة من المؤشرات ‏المالية [الأرباح قبل الضرائب والفوائد(1-الضريبة) + الاطفاء والاندثار- مصاريف رأسمالية) ، (سعر الاغلاق مضروب بعدد الاسهم) ] فضلا عن استخدام نموذج الانحدار البسيط ‏لمعرفة تأثير المتغير المستقل على المتغير التابع على حدة ولكل شركة و باستخدام البرنامج الاحصائي (Minitab 17) ،وتوصل البحث الى انه يوجد تأثير معنوي ذو دلالة إحصائية للتدفق النقدي الحر على القيمة السوقية لمنشآت الاعمال بشكل عام في النموذج فضلآ عن انه لايوجد تأثير للتدفق النقدي الحر على القيمة السوقية لمنشآت الاعمال في بعض الشركات .
The Morphology of Afro-Kinetic Memory
Authors: Durden E. Moncell 
Published: September 2022

This chapter addresses how “jazz dance” practice continues to value Whiteness over movement and cultural knowledge of the Africanist aesthetic. For instance, the fact that works by White dancers are labeled jazz dance, while jazz dance by Black dancers such as Mable Lee, Marie Bryant, Norma Miller, and Madeline Jackson goes unsung and is inappropriately encumbered with words like “authentic” or “vernacular,” is a problem. The author also speaks for the importance of tracing the roots of Black American movement back through time. He examines in detail the lineage of the Camel Walk, a step that originated in Ghana, appears in an 1894 film in the U.S., and then reappears in several other incarnations including a 1986 Janet Jackson video. The article ends with a call to teachers of jazz dance: “Teach Lindy-hop and eccentric dances… Educate on all the things that teach polyrhythmic flow, asymmetry, grounded-ness and groove.” These Black aesthetics are vitally important in jazz dance, and the physical expression of Afro-kinetic memory must be primary.
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
Authors: Christodoulou George N 
Published: September 2022

Background: Having the person at the center of health, both in person-centered clinical care and people-centered public health [1] are a guiding principle in health promotion. Mental health is an integral part of each person’s health and well-being. This is an absolute necessity always and more so during the years of the coronavirus pandemic and the post-pandemic “new normal”.
Objective: To discuss the basic concepts of health, mental health, health promotion and mental health promotion, focusing on peace and justice, two key target areas and goals of mental health promotion [2,3].
Method: The holistic approach, the need to reduce stigma and discrimination, and the person- and people-centered approach in mental health promotion were reviewed.
Results: The importance of identifying target populations and using paradigms of mental health promotion initiatives, like the Athens Mental Health Promotion Initiative, was noted, as well as the positive role played by celebrities who have excelled despite their mental disorders (“recovery”). The relevance of mental health promotion guidance and effectiveness of existing mental health promotion strategies have to be updated by further research in order to meet the need for intensification of mental health promotion efforts during the COVID pandemic.
Conclusion: In the post-COVID era a “new normal” requires an update of policies for an intensified and different person-centered approach delivered by different providers to different recipients of services.
Lofotmuseet, Kabelvåg, Vågan k.
Authors: Henriksen Jørn Erik 
Published: September 2022

Arkeologisk overvåking ble utført av UM-Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum i perioden 10.-12 mai 2021. Overvåkingen fant sted på Lofotmuseets utearealer i ved, og i nærheten av væreiergårdens bygninger og gårdsplass der grøfting i forbindelse med anleggelse av nytt springelanlegg var planlagt.
Tidligere registrerte kulturlag nær væreiergården ned til en drøy meters dybde ble inspisert, men konklusjonen er at dette så vel som en utvidelse av samme kulturlag lenger øst ikke er automatisk fredet. Alle observerte gjenstander er etterreformatorisk, trolig yngre enn 1700-tallet, og tilhører mest sannsynlig den kjente historiske bebyggelsen på stedet. Kabel- og rørtraseer og andre markinngrep har i tillegg forstyrret de observerte kulturlagene kraftig.
Den øvrige grøftingen berørte de øvre 60 – 80 cm av jordsmonnet uten funn, anlegg eller kulturlag som indikerer aktivitet i førreformatorisk tid. Alle observasjoner tilsier at massene i tilsvarende dybde rundt Lofotmuseets Væreiergård og tilknyttede bygninger har lite potensiale for å romme faste automatisk fredete kulturminner. Fysiske rammer for gravearbeidet ga ikke rom for å søke slike aktivitetsspor dypere i undergrunnen, og eventuell forekomst av dette i undersøkelsesområdet 2021 er fortsatt en mulighet som ikke avvises.
IRF7-deficient MDCK cell based on CRISPR/Cas9 technology for enhancing influenza virus replication and improving vaccine production
Authors: Mayuramart Oraphan , Poomipak Witthaya , Rattanaburi Somruthai , Khongnomnan Kritsada , Anuntakarun Songtham , Saengchoowong Suthat , Chavalit Tanit , Chantaravisoot Naphat , Payungporn Sunchai 
Published: September 2022

The influenza virus is a cause of seasonal epidemic disease and enormous economic injury. The best way to control influenza outbreaks is through vaccination. The Madin-Darby canine kidney cell line (MDCK) is currently approved to manufacture influenza vaccines. However, the viral load from cell-based production is limited by host interferons (IFN). Interferon regulating factor 7 (IRF7) is a transcription factor for type-I IFN that plays an important role in regulating the anti-viral mechanism and eliminating viruses. We developed IRF7 knock-out MDCK cells (IRF7−/ − MDCK) using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The RNA expression levels of IRF7 in the IRF7−/ − MDCK cells were reduced by 94.76% and 95.22% under the uninfected and infected conditions, respectively. Furthermore, the IRF7 protein level was also significantly lower in IRF7−/ − MDCK cells for both uninfected (54.85% reduction) and viral infected conditions (32.27% reduction) compared to WT MDCK. The differential expression analysis of IFN-related genes demonstrated that the IRF7−/ − MDCK cell had a lower interferon response than wildtype MDCK under the influenza-infected condition. Gene ontology revealed down-regulation of the defense response against virus and IFN-gamma production in IRF7−/ − MDCK. The evaluation of influenza viral titers by RT-qPCR and hemagglutination assay (HA) revealed IRF7−/ − MDCK cells had higher viral titers in cell supernatant, including A/pH1N1 (4 to 5-fold) and B/Yamagata (2-fold). Therefore, the IRF7−/ − MDCK cells could be applied to cell-based influenza vaccine production with higher capacity and efficiency.
Can Turn around Time Compliance in Hospital Laboratories be Set to Auto Pilot Mode? – A 2 Years’ Experience
Authors: Yadav Charu , Saxena Renu , Kamini V. , Harith Arun Kumar 
Published: September 2022

Background: A short Turn Around Time (TAT) is unanimously desired and equated to efficiency of a hospital laboratory. Despite automation, laboratories often find it difficult to meet the TAT demands. The major lacuna noticed was that our technicians did not know exactly when a sample was likely to exceed the TAT limit.
Methods: This prospective study was done to develop display screens giving real time information to the working staff and to assess their impact on the TAT compliance. Real time information on daily TAT status, color coded list of pending samples and technician’s daily performance were displayed as screens and graphs using aspx/PHP script and data extracted from hospital database. The TAT outliers data was then compared before, during and after the study.
Results: The project was initiated in November 2017 and the modules were implemented by December 2018. The TAT compliance of urgent samples significantly improved from 80-85% in Oct-Dec 2017 to 90-95% in Jan-Mar 2018. After the implementation of the screens, more than 90% of urgent and routine samples were released within 105 and 180 minutes of receiving respectively. The corresponding figures before this study were > 120 minutes and 300 minutes for urgent and routine samples respectively.
Conclusion: By providing the staff actionable information, on a real time basis, we were able to achieve a high TAT compliance. As this was achieved by only displaying relevant information and not by policing, judicious use of technology can help laboratories achieve TAT targets on an auto-pilot mode.
Glutathione an Effective Adjuvant Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Infection
Authors: Dewan Bhupesh , Shinde Siddheshwar 
Published: September 2022

Aim: This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of Intravenous Glutathione in moderate COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress.
Study Design: A randomized, multicentric, double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparative Phase III clinical trial.
Place and Duration of Study: This clinical trial was conducted at 7 geographically distributed sites across India between February 2021 to September 2021.
Participants: The study enrolled 240 participants who were tested and confirmed cases of moderate COVID-19 with respiratory distress.
Interventions: Intravenous glutathione (GSH) at a loading dose of 2400 mg on the first day, followed by a dose of 1200 mg every 12 hours for seven days.
Methodology: Patients were randomized into two groups in a ratio of 1:1, to receive either glutathione or placebo. Both the study drugs were given as an addition to the standard of care (SOC). The study site staff, investigator and patients were blinded to the treatment allocation. The primary endpoint of the study was two or more points of improvement on the WHO 7-point ordinal scale whereas the secondary endpoints were the proportion of patients not requiring oxygen supplementation after treatment. Other secondary endpoints included the proportion of patients who changed from a higher to a lower score on the WHO 7-Point ordinal scale, the proportion of patients remaining hospitalized, the need of non-invasive ventilation or new requirement of high flow oxygen use, and incidences of adverse events.
Results: A significant clinical improvement in the GSH group (p<0.001) was observed in early treatment days. On day 3, GSH group had improvement in 49.15% of the patients as compared to 31.96% on placebo (p=0.007; odds ratio, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.22-3.48). A higher proportion of patients with baseline score of 5 or more in the GSH group (64.63%) showed improvement as compared to the placebo (46.58%) (p=0.024; odds ratio, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.10-4.00). A higher proportion of patients in the GSH group attained a score of 3 or less signifying no need of Oxygen supplementation, as compared to the placebo group on Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. A reduction of severity in clinical status was also observed on Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. The risk of remaining in the hospital was reduced by 37% in the GSH group. The 7-day dose of GSH was well tolerated by the patients.
Conclusion: GSH supplementation reduces the cytokine storm and respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. GSH can also be used for treating respiratory distress due to other etiologies due to its favorable safety profile. GSH treatment should also be explored in a larger number of patients with ARDS of varied etiologies in randomized trials.
Anti-myocardial Infarctus, Efficient Antipoison and Anti-prostate Mighty Spicy Miscellany
Authors: Kunyima A. B. , Kunyima P. D. M. D. , Kuburhanwa J. C. , Kunyima M. B. 
Published: September 2022

Background: Cardiovascular diseases, cancers and diabetes that are the main cause of mortality in the world have as principal origine the lack of food (life) hygiene and environmental pollution at which it should be added the synthesis chemical products and the poisons playing a prominent and active role in this human drama. In this paper it is shown that with spicy blend rationally performed on the basis of their natural properties, prostate and myocardial infarction can be healed. Also this mixture can treat some poisons when detected before.
Aim and Objective: The laboratory of physical organic chemistry, food and physical cardiochemistry, Lacopa-CCP in acronym, has just developed a powerful blend of spices based on Turmeric called PdeluxeKK (Paulin Deluxe KUNYIMA KUNYIMA), conceived at the beginning to treat a myocardial infarction caused by poisoning clinically established and after become unexpectedly efficient in the treatment of a prostate and other poisons.
Methodology: This mixture contains in order turmeric in large quantity, ginger, black pepper, garlic and red onion, original pure honey and the variant of PdeluxeKK incorporates at the end before the honey the red beetroot to make this mixture more reliable against cyanide poisons through its betacyanin and to prevent eventual anemic problems during the treatment. The order of the mixture is of great importance because it has been observed that its effectiveness changes not only with the proportions of the components involved but also according to the order of addition of the components which constitute this mixture. The mixture pastry should be kept between - 5°C and 0°C.
Results: Prostate and myocardial infarction clinically established have been satisfactorily treated by PdeluxeKK. Also many poisons detected in human body are successfully treated by PdeluxeKK.
Conclusion: This mighty spicy miscellany successfully treats prostate, myocardial infarction and certain poisons.
Mobile applications to face tuberculosis: a technological prospect / Aplicativos móveis para enfrentamento da tuberculose: uma prospecção tecnológica
Authors: Mendes Mariana , Silveira Bordignon Juliana , Coelho Bruna , Franciely Daiana Engel Franciely , Solange Vieira Tourinho Francis 
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: identificar aplicativos móveis disponíveis para monitoramento da tuberculose e suas contribuições para o seu enfrentamento. Método: prospecção diagnóstica, realizada com busca nas plataformas App Store® e Google Play Store®. A coleta de dados ocorreu em abril de 2021, utilizando os termos “Tuberculose”, “Tuberculosis” e “Tuberculosis”, em português, espanhol e inglês. A extração, organização e tabulação dos dados foi por meio da ferramenta Microsoft Excel® 2016. Resultados: a busca resultou em 24 aplicativos na App Store® e 510 na Google Play Store®. Após aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, 42 aplicativos foram analisados e categorizados em aplicativos voltados ao público geral e aplicativos voltados para informações aos profissionais de saúde. Conclusão: a prospecção possibilitou conhecer o estado da arte dos aplicativos para tuberculose, identificando-se a importância da interatividade das interfaces, dos recursos de lembretes para uso adequado das medicações e dos espaços para dúvidas frequentes e troca de experiências.