bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Correlation of Physico-chemical Parameters of Soil and Soil Nutrient Index Status of Kollam District, Kerala, India
Authors: G. M. Vishnu Gopan , Hasan Amreen , Thomas Tarence , David Arun Alfred , Reddy Iska Srinath 
Published: June 2022

The present investigation was carried out at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences in the department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry lab, India In this study, a total of 27 soil samples were collected from nine different villages on 27 November 2021 in the Kollam district of Kerala, and from each village 3 soil samples were collected and analyzed for their Physico-chemical parameters by using standard laboratory techniques. According to Nutrient Index values, the villages were found to be high in Organic Carbon (2.59), Phosphorus (2.88), Calcium (3), and Magnesium (2.55). The low category was found in Nitrogen (1). The medium category was found in Potassium (1.88). According to the critical limits of soil nutrients the results observed, 100% soil samples were in low range of Nitrogen (N) (64.5 – 181.32 kg ha-1), 92.5% soil samples were in high range of Phosphorous (P) (9.40 – 56 kg ha-1), 89% soil samples were in low to medium range of Potassium (K) (100 – 403 kg ha-1), 100% of soil samples were in the high range of Calcium (Ca) (3.2 – 18 Meq/100g), 78% of soil samples were in high range of Magnesium (Mg) ( 0 – 7.60), 100% of soil samples were in the low range of Sulphur (S) (0.96 – 7.2). The results showed that improvement has to be one for improving soil fertility and quality by practicing improved cropping patterns, decomposition of organic wastes, mulching, and tillage practices.
Assessment of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes in Elderly and Very Elderly Patients
Authors: Seif Sherif , Salama Mai , Elsaeid Ayman , Zaki Aly , Badr Seham 
Published: June 2022

Background: To date, data regarding safety and efficacy of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) in elderly patients are scarce. We aimed to assess the outcomes of P-PCI in the elderly subgroup, and to evaluate whether the advantages of P-PCI diminish with advanced ages.
Methods: This retrospective study included elderly patients who underwent P-PCI for acute STEMI. Patients were sub grouped according to their age into three groups (Group A: aged 75-84, Group B: aged ³85 and control Group C: aged 65-74). The primary endpoint was in-hospital and 30-day all-cause mortality, and secondary endpoints were MACE (death, stroke, MI or re-PCI), stroke, vascular complication, bleeding and transfusion, target vessel re-intervention, contrast induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Results: A total of 1111 patients were included with 339 patients in group A, 95 patients in group B and 677 patients in the control group C. In terms of the primary endpoint of our study, no significant difference could be detected between the studied groups. CI-AKI was the only secondary outcome to show a significant difference (P =0.005). Arterial hypertension and a previous history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality, with OR 5.336, 95% CI 1.187 – 23.998 and OR 11.024, 95% CI 2.104 – 57.756, respectively. Additionally, final TIMI flow less than 3 (OR 42.322, 95% CI 5.674 – 315.667) and bleeding that required blood transfusion (OR 87.144, 95% CI 3.086 – 2460.628) showed higher risk of in-hospital MACE.
Conclusion: our study revealed that outcomes of P-PCI for STEMI in elderly population (³75) are favourable and comparable to younger patients. Therefore, P-PCI should be offered to every elderly patient presenting with acute STEMI, after considering risk factors for mortality and MACE in this special age group.
Relation between Vitamin D and Uterine Fibroid
Authors: Hammad Aml A. , Elbohoty Shereen B. , Hazzaa Sahar M. , Hewedy Medhat S. , El-Gharib Mohamed N. 
Published: June 2022

Background: Uterine fibroids (UFs) are the most common benign tumors affecting women of reproductive age]. patients with uterine fibriod suffer from pelvic pain, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea/dyspareunia, pressure-related symptoms, miscarriage, and subfertility. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between occurrence, size, and clinical symptoms of uterine fibroid and the serum level of Vitamin D.
Methods: The study was designed as an observational case control study.
This study was conducted at Tanta University Maternity Hospital at the department of obstetric and Gynecology from March 2020 to September 2020.This study was conducted on 75 women in their reproductive age (20-45 yrs) recruited at Tanta obstetric and gynecology department (inpatient wards), they were subdivided into two groups:Group A: case group: 50 Women with uterine fibroid. Group B: control group: 25 Women with normal uterine examination and transvaginal ultrasound. Measuring the level of serum vitamin D3 in both control and women with uterine fibroid.
Results: The age, in case group, ranged from 20-45 yrs with mean level 30.50± 4.56 yrs and in control group ranged from 20-45 with mean value 31.01+ 5.11 yrs. the diagnostic performance of vitamin D test in diagnosing uterine fibroid through illustrating sensitivity and specificity of vitamin D level to predict uterine fibroid. Area under the curve was 0.881with cut off value 14.3 ng/ml, the sensitivity of vitamin D to predict the fibroid was 79.3%, the specificity was 66.7 and test accuracy was 74.4%.
Conclusions: The current study showed a significant association between vitamin D3 deficiency in reproductive age women and the occurrence of uterine fibroid, the mean vitamin D3 level in the case group was 13.8±7.93 ng/ml and in the control group was 20.79+8.95 ng/ml.

There is correlation between vitamin D3 level and the size of uterine fibroid.
Vitamin D3 deficiency is widely spread among the study population with 80 % prevalence while vitamin D3 insufficiency is prevalent in 14% among study participants
Study of Urinary Level of Vitamin D Binding Protein in Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors: Moussa Doaa El-Sayed Saad , Sweilam Aalaa Mohamed , Aboelnasr Mohamed Sabry , Mohamed Wesam Salah , Elbendary Amal Said 
Published: June 2022

Background: Diabetic nephropathy is usually a clinical diagnosis made based on the presence of albuminuria and or reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate in the absence of signs or symptoms of other primary causes of kidney damage. The aim of this work was to study urinary level of vitamin D binding protein as an early predictor for DN and its role in early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy.
Methods: This prospective cohort observational study was carried out on 60 subjects. All subjects were divided into 3 equal groups: Group I: Patient with type 2 DM. with UACR<30 mg\gm. Group II: Patient with type 2 DM. with UACR 30-300mg\gm. Group III: Healthy Controls (matched with other groups as regard the age, gender and body mass index). All patients were subjected to routine laboratory investigation and specific laboratory investigation (Urinary Vitamin D Binding Protein by ELISA).
Results: The area under the ROC curve of urine VDBP levels for the diagnosis of DN was 90%. The analysis rendered an optimum cut-off value of \(\geq\)125µg/ml/mg corresponding to 77.50% sensitivity and 85.00% specificity. There was significant positive correlation between Urinary VDBP level and FBS serum level (P value<0.001). There was significant positive correlation between Urinary VDBP level and HA1C serum level (P value<0.001)
Conclusions: Our findings indicate that UVDBP levels may be a potential biomarker for early detection of DN. In the present study, urine samples were collected from patients with DN only but not from patients with additional nephropathies. This may have caused an overestimation of the specificity of VDBP as a biomarker for the detection of DN.
Prevalence of ESBL in Klebsiella Sp. and Its Antibiotic Resistance Pattern from Various Clinical Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Deshmukhe Snehal Mayanand , S. Karande G. , Sharma Shanu Braj Kishor , Patil S. R. , V. Shinde R. , Pawar S. K. , V. Patil H. , M. Mane P. 
Published: June 2022

Background: Klebsiella infection presents a global medical challenge because it is an important opportunistic GNB in health care institutions. The isolation and identification of resistance pattern of Klebsiella infections helps in selection of appropriate antibiotics, reducing the morbidity and mortality of patients and reducing the spread of resistant strains in the community
Objective: The present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of ESBL in Klebsiella species and its antibiotic resistance pattern from various clinical samples.
Method: Specimens like urine, blood, sputum, pus, wound swab, tracheal aspirates
Microbes from urine, blood, sputum, pus, wound swab, and tracheal aspirates after preparation and cultivation, and isolation were identified by Gram’s staining and various biochemical reactions. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done including third generation cephalosporins and the resistant were done by Double disc synergy test (DDST) and Combined disc diffusion test (CDDT).
Result: Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. aerogenes (48%) was the most common species isolated followed by Klebsiella oxytoca (46%), Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp pneumoniae (6%). Among 100 isolates of Klebsiella spp., 53(53%) isolates were ESBL producers. Of the 53(53%) ESBL isolates, 46(46%) isolates showed ESBL production by double disk synergy test and 51(51%) by combined disk diffusion test.
Conclusion: Most of Klebsiella ESBL positive isolates were observed in pus sample. Combined disc diffusion test demonstrated more effectivity than double disc diffusion test. So, CDDT being simple and cheaper method should be included in the microbiology laboratories as a routine test for early deduction of ESBL producing organisms in specimen from critically ill patients.
Comparison of Position of Glenoid Fossa in Skeletal Class I and Class II Malocclusion
Authors: Mushtaq Maryam , Mehmood Amjad , Jabbar Abdul , Akram Anam , Hameed Masooma 
Published: June 2022

Aim: To evaluate the mean position of the glenoid fossa in patients with skeletal class I and skeletal class II malocclusions in a specialist care hospital.
Method of Research: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Location and Peroid of Study: Out Patients Department of Orthodontics, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences Rawalpindi from 1-12-2013 to 30-05-2014.
Methodology: Clinical records of patients, who had approached or had been referred to orthodontics department, were maintained as per Orthodontics protocol including clinical history, physical examination and radiographs inclusive of Lateral Cephalogram. Radiographs were taken with the informed consent of patient or parents as per the requirement in horizontal plane parallel to floor, lower jaw in maximal intercuspation with lips at rest. Patients were segregated into 2 groups of skeletal class I and class II relationships. On Cephalogram, SNA, SNB, ANB, GF-S on FHP and GF-FMN were measured.
The details were assessed on statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 14). Descriptive statistics were utilized to calculate the frequency and percentages for qualitative variables like gender. Means and standard deviation were analyzed for quantitative variables like SNA, SNB, ANB, GF-S on FHP, and GF-FMN for skeletal class I and class II groups. Independent sample t-test was employed to juxtapose the means and SD for GF-S on FHP and GF-FMN in millimeters for both the groups.
Results: On conduct of various descriptive statistics / sample tests, results were achieved. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Measurement of mean location of glenoid fossa in skeletal class I and skeletal class II groups was end result of the study which was compared subsequently in both groups. Mean GF-S on FH in skeletal class I was 17.47\(\pm\)3.45 mm and in skeletal class II it was 17.01\(\pm\)3.79 mm, which was statistically non consequential (p = 0.528). Similarly Mean GF-FMN in skeletal class I was 80.50\(\pm\)6.17 mm and in skeletal class II it came out to be 77.72\(\pm\)7.69 mm, which was statistically substantial (p=0.048).
Conclusion: It is inferred from results that difference between glenoid fossa position and FMN point in skeletal class I and Class II malocclusions is statistically significant.
Crisis Communication in the Time of Recovery from COVID-19 in Central Asia
Authors: Roedyati M. A. Joevi 
Published: June 2022

The end of covid-19 pandemic in Central Asia, presumably would enhance the region of its robust economic recovery. But read from 2 policies briefing of the multilateral forums such as World Bank and UN ESCAP, we have known that there is still a long way to go those aims.Witer want to deploy these two multilateral forums in a crisis communication theories during and after the pandemic time.
Methods: Qualitative method research from second resources data analysis would be conducted, in order to find policies recommendations in the Central Asia as general.
Results and Discussion: In the discussion, we found out that three policy briefs from ESCAP need to be elaborated in depth line or wise development plans. Neigbors countries which have a same borders, mostly same products, and interdependent to each other, had to reconciled their differences and then manage their own interest, so there would be no conflicting interests arise in their region.
Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic spread on 2020, countries such as Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan swiftly responded, and they have to took emergencies measure in order to manage the spreading of the virus. They have to closed their borders, re-newed their health sector, and built a virus emergency centre.
While the World Bank stressed on three main objectives, for example widespread of vaccination, empowering labour market with increasing employment, and strengthening social programs for the most vulnerable citizens. These three policies have to be planned and implemented by these neighboring countries.
Conclusion: Both strategies have been conducted, so that it need a review to know if their targeted areas had been achieved so far.
Author’s tried to seek the difference approaches brought by few international forums regarding pandemic recovery actions in 5 Central Asia countries, which could be useful for its own revival process with crisis communication theory, and find out summary. It might be limited, since author do not live in these 5 countries. Regardless of its limitation, few policies recommendations are good to explore and implemented for other regions.
In-Vitro Evaluation of Some Traditional Medicinal Plants on Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Authors: . Abdel Bar Fatma , Foudah Ahmed , Majrashi Amjad , Dossery F. Al- , Galala Amal 
Published: June 2022

The prevalence of urolithiasis in Middle East countries is predominantly high. Traditional medicinal plants play a role in the prevention and management of urolithiasis. The effect of Petroselinum crispum, rind of Citrus sinensis L., rind of Citrus limon L., Ammi visnaga (L.) LAM., Tamarindus indica L., Nigella sativa L., Cymbopogon proximus Hochst. ex A. Rich., Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Hordeum vulgare L., and Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng. on calcium oxalate crystallization was investigated in-vitro. The antispasmodic activity on acetylcholine-induced contraction in rat ileum was also screened ex-vivo. A significant reduction in the mean diagonal of calcium oxalate crystals was observed for P. crispum, C. proximus, N. sativa, and C. limon (4.41 mm, 4.71, 5.44, and 5.67 mm, respectively) compared to the negative control (12.19 mm). H. sabdariffa exhibited antinucleation effect however, P. crispum showed a marked inhibition of calcium oxalate aggregation at 10 mg/mL after 60 min compared to the negative control. A remarkable ex-vivo antispasmodic activity was observed for C. proximus, C. schoenanthus, and A. visnaga extracts. Our results provide scientific evidence for the traditional use of the studied plant-derived products as potential therapies for calcium oxalate urolithiasis.
The Effects of Breeder Age and Hatching Period on Fattening Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Geese
Authors: EROGLU Mehmet , ERISIR Zeki 
Published: June 2022

This study was carried out to determine the effects of breeding age and hatching period on fattening performance and slaughter characteristics in geese. For this purpose, were fattened 270 geese obtained from three different ages of geese breeder (one, two, three years old), and 54 of them were slaughtered at the age of 16 weeks to evaluate their carcass characteristics The values of 81.06, 94.15, and 93.37 g for hatching weights, 5275.27, 5590.25, and 5604.90 g for body weights at the 16th week, 24.57, 25.53, and 25.75 kg for total feed consumption and 3592.00, 3814.98, and 3850.6 g for warm carcass weight were determined in the evaluation of carcass characteristics of geese from obtained one, two and three years old breeder geese, respectively. The results of the present study suggested that breeder age had statistically significant effects on hatching weight (P<0.001), body weight (P<0.05), total feed consumption (P<0.01), warm and cold carcass weights (P<0.01). The hatching weights of 92.81 and 86.24 g, total feed consumption values of 24.91 and 25.66 kg, feed conversion ratios of 4.57 and 4.80 were calculated in the first and second periods. The difference in the hatching period was detected to have statistically significant effects on hatching weights (P<0.001), feed consumption (P<0.05), feed conversion ratio (P<0.01), and abdominal fat weights (P<0.001). In addition, it was suggested that seasonal variations could create differences in themselves depending on the stages of the growth and development process.
Weed control with diclosulam in soybean
Authors: Golubev Artem Sergeevich 
Published: June 2022

The experiments were conducted in 2017-2018 on soybean (Glycine max L.) in three climatic regions of Russia (Altai Region, Krasnodar Region and Astrakhan Region) to evaluate efficacy of herbicide diclosulam (WG, 750 g/kg). Treatments included diclosulam: 1) applied preemergence (PRE) - 18.75 and 37.5 g i.a. ha-1; 2) applied postemergence (POST) at 1-3 leaves of soybeans (BBCH 11-13) - 11.25 and 22.5 g i.a. ha-1. Monocotyledonous weeds (Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. and Panicum miliaceum ssp. ruderale (Kitagawa) Tzvelev) had low sensitivity to diclosulam. Diclosulam efficacy at minimum application rate against Fallоpia convolvulus (L.) A. Love and Solanum nigrum L. was 100%. Adjuvant ethoxylated isodecyl alcohol (EIAb) was added to diclosulam to increase treatment efficiency against Chenopodium album L., Amaranthus retroflexus L., Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., Persicaria maculosa S.F. Gray. EIAb with diclosulam was the most effective at minimum application rate. Application of diclosulam did not cause phytotoxicity on 3 soybean cultivars Altom, Bara and Vilana. The maximum increase of soybean yield after herbicide treatment was observed in Krasnodar Region in 2018 at cultivar Bara (+ 9.2 centners per hectare).
Water requirement of gerberas and their behavior under a water-saving strategy, in northern Bahia
Authors: Silva Damiana de Oliveira , Marinho Lgia Borges , Souza Joselita Cardoso de , Felisberto Thomaz da Silva , Oliveira Gertrudes Macrio de , Leal Larissa de S Gomes 
Published: June 2022

Gerbera crop evapotranspiration was defined, as well as its relationship with meteorological elements and the influence of different irrigation rates on its biometric characteristics, under a shaded mesh environment in Juazeiro-BA. The experiment was performed in randomized 4x2 blocks, with irrigation rates (60; 80; 100; and 120% of water consumption per plant) and gerbera hybrids (‘Essandre’ and DTCS), in five replicates. Gerbera water consumption was determined using total mass variation (vase+substrate+plant) on consecutive days. Total water volume required was 68.19 and 66.9 L plant-1, in DTCS and ‘Essandre’, respectively, in a 240-day cycle after acclimatization, with no significant difference between them. Mean values of the relationship between plant water consumption and reference crop evapotranspiration outside the shaded environment were 0.042 and 0.025L plant-1 mm-1day-1 during the vegetative phase and 0.055 and 0.029 mmL plant-1 mm-1day-1 during the reproductive phase of ‘Essandre’ and DTCS, respectively. The equation (Y=0.1176 *+ 0.0159*x ETo+ 0.0008** x DAA) estimated the water volume required by gerberas. Water stress negatively affected leaf area, number of gerbera leaves, and gerbera leaf temperature, with quadratic behavior.
Effect of nutrient solution concentration on phenology, stevioside content, total phenolic compounds and total flavonoids in leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
Authors: Sánchez Karla Rubí Jiménez , Luna Adán Mercado , Pérez Ana Angélica Feregrino , Trejo Juan Fernando García , Servín Jorge Luis Chávez , Maldonado Reynaldo Hernández , Puente Karla Nicol Hernández , Cardenas Carlos Alberto Murillo 
Published: June 2022

Among the most interesting areas of food technology research today is the search for natural alternatives to common sweeteners. One of these is Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, which contains antioxidants and stevioside whose concentration can be affected by factors such as plant nutrition during its production. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of mineral nutrition levels (N, P, K Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, B, Zn, Cu) in Steiner nutrient solution (SNS) on phenology and to quantify chlorophyll concentration (CC), stevioside content (SC), total phenolic compounds (TPC) and total flavonoids (TF) in the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Five concentrations of SNS were evaluated: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The experimental design was randomized with three replications. The experimental unit consisted of six plants per treatment (6 x 3 = 18 plants). The highest plant height (18.58 cm) was obtained with the 25% and 100% SNS concentrations; while the highest fresh weight and dry weight (21.70 ± 0.70 and 4.17 ± 0.12 g/ plant) were obtained with a 50% solution. The highest CC (41.31 ± 0.93 SPAD Units) and SC (8.88 ± 0.54 mg of stevioside / g dry matter (DM) were observed with 0% SNS. The highest contents of TF (16.42 ± 1.12 µg RE / g DM) and TPC (8.57 ± 1.12 µg GAE / g DM) were obtained with a 50% SNS solution. Finally, the compounds of interest were analyzed with respect to the total biomass obtained. The 75% SNS solution resulted in the highest amount of stevioside (17.03 mg / plant) and the second highest value for TPC (27.19 µg GAE / plant) and TF (64.57 µg RE / plant) content.
Capsaicin, Dihydrocapsaicin Content and Antioxidants Properties of Habanero Pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) Oleoresin During Storage
Authors: Cordova Mariel Guadalupe Valencia- , Jacobo Ángela Suárez- , Cansino Nelly del Socorro Cruz- , Moreno Esther Ramírez- , Rojas Quinatzin Yadira Zafra- , Ortega José Alberto-Ariza- , García Ernesto Alanís- 
Published: June 2022

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the capsaicin (CAP) and dihydrocapsaicin (DHC), total phenolic content (TPC) as well as antioxidants properties of Habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) oleoresin (HPO) during storage. Identification and quantification of CAP and DHC were performed by HPLC, while TPC and antioxidant activity by ABTS and DPPH were by spectrophotometry. Retention time of CAP and DHC was 19.23 and 20.47 min, respectively. During storage, CAP and TPC remained stable until day 35 (14.35 to 15.72 mg CAP/g HPO and 29.13 to 28.31 mg GAE/mL HOP, respectively), while DHC had similar values (11.45 - 9.61 mg CAP/g HPO) (p>0.05) through storage time. On the other hand, antioxidant activity by ABTS and DPPH decreased from day 15 (6.08 µmol TE/mL) and 35 (10.18 µmol TE/mL), respectively. The results showed that CAP, DCH and TP were stable for more than a month of storage.