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{"title":"Evaluation of the Outcome of Interventions for Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome at a Tertiary Level Health Institution in Southern Nigeria","authors":"C. Amadi, J. Alegbeleye","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3652","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue within the thoracic cavity, catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial haemothorax, catamenial haemopneumothorax, catamenial haemoptysis and or endometrial nodular lung mass. The management can be challenging as treatment is fraught with recurrence. \u0000Aim: To evaluate the outcome of interventions for Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome. \u0000Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study of 14 patients with thoracic endometriosis syndrome who were managed at the university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital between August 1, 2017, and July 31, 2023. A proforma was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, type of intervention and evidence of recurrence of chest symptoms and entered into a spread sheet. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 28. Results are presented as frequency tables and percentages. \u0000Results: The age of the patients ranged between 20 and 44 years. Of the 14 patients, 11 (78.6%) were married, and 3 (21.4%) of the patients had established abdominal endometriosis with symptoms of thoracic endometriosis, while 4 (28.6%) had a histologic diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis. Pneumothorax was observed in 9 (64.23%) patients, 3 (21.43%) had haemopneumothorax, 2 (14.29%) with cyclical haemoptysis and haemothorax, and 4 (28.57%) of the patients had thoracic endometriotic nodules, while all the married patients had primary infertility. Twelve (85.7%) of the patients had closed tube thoracostomy drainage (CTTD) with chemical pleurodesis, while 4 (28.6%) had thoracotomy, decortication, bleb, and nodules resection with chemical pleurodesis. All the patients had hormonal therapy using luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues. There was recurrence in 2 (14.3%) of the patients after a one-to-six-year period of follow-up. \u0000Conclusion: The treatment of TES using CTTD with pleurodesis, thoracostomy, decortication, bleb resection and or hormonal therapy with appropriate patient selection is effective as only two cases of recurrences were recorded.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"17 1‐12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140261879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insect Pests in Agriculture Identifying and Overcoming Challenges through IPM","authors":"Awanindra Kumar Tiwari","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3651","url":null,"abstract":"Insect pests pose significant challenges to agricultural production worldwide, threatening food security and economic stability. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) offers a comprehensive approach to address these challenges sustainably. This abstract explores the principles and strategies of IPM, emphasizing its focus on minimizing environmental impacts and reducing reliance on chemical pesticides. Through biological control, cultural practices, mechanical control, and selective pesticide use, IPM aims to manage pest populations effectively while promoting biodiversity and long-term agricultural sustainability. By implementing IPM strategies, farmers can mitigate the impact of insect pests while fostering resilient and productive agricultural systems. \u0000Insect pests pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity worldwide. They can devastate crops, leading to substantial economic losses and threatening food security. Identifying and managing these pests effectively is crucial for sustainable agriculture. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) offers a comprehensive approach to address insect pest challenges while minimizing environmental impacts and reliance on chemical pesticides.  Insect pests represent a persistent threat to agricultural productivity and food security globally. This abstract delves into the principles and practices of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as a sustainable approach to address these challenges. IPM integrates various strategies, including biological control, cultural practices, mechanical control, and selective pesticide use, to manage pest populations effectively while minimizing environmental harm. By emphasizing monitoring, threshold levels, and selective interventions, IPM promotes the judicious use of pesticides and fosters ecosystem resilience. The abstract underscores the importance of IPM in promoting biodiversity, reducing chemical inputs, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of agricultural systems. Through the adoption of IPM principles, farmers can mitigate the impacts of insect pests while advancing environmentally conscious and economically viable agricultural practices.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"110 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140079197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Enhancing Sustainability and Productivity","authors":"Hari Prasad Mohale, S. Narsale, R. Kadam, Patekar Prakash, Samad Sheikh, Chovatia Ravikumar Mansukhbhai, Parmar Bindiya Kirtikumar, Ravi Baraiya","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3650","url":null,"abstract":"According to its definition, artificial intelligence (AI) is \"the future built from fragments of the past.\" These are applications that acquire novel solutions with practice. Artificial intelligence has been used in various disciplines, from agriculture to full industry automation. Thanks to AI, aquaculture has become a less labor-intensive industry, enabling the fisheries sector to grow quickly and triple production quickly. It can appear as any laborer at work, such as feeders, water quality monitors, harvesters, processors, etc. AI can even be employed to protect aquatic life types from extinction. AI monitors fishing activity worldwide and promotes open sea fisheries' sustainability. AI plays a significant role in combating IUU fishing. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in aquaculture to limit input waste and cut costs by up to 30%. As a result, AI offers total control over fish production systems at a lower maintenance and input cost. AI's integration into aquaculture has transformed the industry, enabled sustainable growth, increased productivity and cost savings while minimizing environmental impact and labor requirements. Through the application of AI technologies, aquaculture can meet the growing demand for seafood while addressing challenges such as overfishing, environmental degradation, and resource scarcity.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"30 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140081797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supporting Preschool Children’s Resilience at Basic Daily Context: Parents’ and Teachers’ Views in Selected Kindergartens in Greece","authors":"Karela Christina","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3648","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: This paper aimed to shed light on the understanding of the concept of ‘risk and resilience’ by young children’s main caregivers (parents and kindergarten teachers), as well as to explore and compare their perspectives on the daily applied strategies to develop and promote children’s resilience at home and school respectively. \u0000Study Design:  A qualitative approach was chosen in order to evaluate parents’ and kindergarten teachers’ beliefs, experiences and attitudes towards ‘resilience’ through semi-structured interviews. \u0000Place and Duration of Study: The study conducted in Greece and the whole procedure from design to data analysis and report writing lasted eight months (from January to August 2023).  \u0000Methodology: 17 mothers of preschool children (3.5 to 5.5 years old) and 16 kindergarten teachers who worked in public kindergartens from different regions in Greece participated in the study, selected by a convenience sampling. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data from the participants’ responses to the interviews. \u0000Results: Mothers and kindergarten teachers recognized risk and stressors in children development. Their discrepancy was that teachers emphasized the importance of risk factors in the family such as neglect, abuse, divorce, financial problems etc., while mothers referred more to child individual (e.g. disease, cognitive disability) or socio-cultural factors (e.g. crisis, bulling, internet addiction). They both seemed adequate enough to capture the essential features of the concept ‘resilience’ such us “positive adaptation after a threat or adversity”. As concerned the strategies to support children’s resilience both kindergarten teachers and mothers considered that they could serve as positive role models for promoting resilience. They put first their relationship/ bonding with the child as well as the interactions between the two contexts (family-school). They adopted appropriate practices (e.g. discussion, story reading, social scenarios, expression support) to achieve their goals mainly related to socio-emotional learning/ development.  \u0000Conclusion: The conclusions were hoped to have major implications for parents and teachers, suggesting that they can be used for the design of training or intervention programs focusing in enhancing children’s resilience and to guide principles and policy decisions that influence the field of early education.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140087903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hypertension among the Elderly in the Tzu Chi Flat, West Jakarta, Indonesia","authors":"Mey Lona Zendrato, Veronika Fernanda Dua Hiko, Nurhasanah","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3649","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: Hypertension is a cause of premature death in the world that should be prevented. As well as being the number 3 cause of death after stroke and tuberculosis in Indonesia. This study aims to get an overview of the blood pressure of the elderly in the tzu chi flat so that it can inform especially the elderly, accompanying families, health cadres and health workers so that they can make various efforts to anticipate the occurrence of hypertension, care and rehabilitation measures.\u0000Study Design: Cross sectional survey.\u0000Place and Duration of Study: Sample in this research is elderly in the Tzu Chi Flat, Jakarta between February – June 2022.\u0000Methodology: Quantitative research was used using the survey method with a cross-sectional approach which was conducted on 95 elderly people. This research was divided into 4 phases, namely the preparation phase, the implementation phase, the integration phase and the dissemination.\u0000Results: In the implementation, data collection was carried out, namely visual acuity measurements and interviews using a questionnaire where the results obtained were 35 elderly (36.8%) experiencing pre-hypertension. And as many as 38 elderly (40%) experienced hypertension in the age range of 60-74 years. Where 28 (73.7%) elderly hypertension is predominantly not working with (100%) having a low level of education.\u0000Conclusion: However, the elderly who have hypertension in the Tzu Chi Flat still have a high level of independence in carrying out their daily activities. Based on these results, it shows that the hypertension rate is strongly related to age, physical activity and level of education in the Tzu Chi flat. For this reason, there must be treatment that can be done, such as prevention and control of hypertension in the elderly, namely early detection which involves the role of the family and even health workers. Health workers can work together with integrated healthcare center cadres as the first line to reach the elderly (An extension of the hand) to increase the knowledge of the elderly about the health status of the elderly.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"90 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140086852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between Profile of the Respondent and Impact of Integrated Farming System in Terms of Change in Employment Generation","authors":"Ruikar B. A., Gaikawad A. B., Dangore A. P., Kadam J. R.","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3647","url":null,"abstract":"The present study highlights about impact of integrated farming system on doubling farmers’ income. The study was conducted in four district of Konkan regions of Maharashtra namely Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad and Palghar district, India. For farmers with limited resources, the Integrated Farming System (IFS) is the only way to ensure a stable living and a means of subsistence. Sustainable livelihood through crop diversification, including the introduction of high-value crops, planned strategies for overcoming various obstacles, and the road of successful marketing, all made possible by integrated farming modules that are ideal for farmers to encourage scientific farming practices.  The present study was conducted in four district of Konkan region of Maharashtra. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted for the selection of integrated farming system adopters. In all 200 respondents were selected for study from the four districts of Konkan region. The “Ex-Post-Facto” research design was used for the proposed study. The impact of the integrated farming system was found to be significantly correlated with thirteen selected independent variables, including age, farming experience, major occupation, annual income, cropping pattern, livestock possession, information seeking behavior, economic motivation, irrigation status, and risk orientation. Additionally, the impact of the integrated farming system was found to be highly correlated with education, land holding, and productivity level, particularly in terms of the change in employment generation.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"598 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140417272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil Quality Assessment of Sesame-Growing Soils with Different Productivity in the Northern Telangana Zone, India","authors":"M. Deepthi, R. S. Kumar, P. Ravi, O. Sampath","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3646","url":null,"abstract":"Present study was carried out in major sesame growing areas of Northern Telangana zone in districts namely; Nizamabad, Jagtial, Nirmal and Kamareddy. The main objective of this study is to assess the soil quality and to find out the relation between sesame yield and soil quality index. Based on the seed yield data of sesame, the above-mentioned districts were divided into high, medium and low productivity zones. 50 samples from each productivity zone with a total of 150 surface soil samples (0-15 cm were collected and analysed for various physical, physico-chemical, chemical and biological properties. Physical properties included texture, bulk density and water holding capacity. Physico-chemical properties like pH, EC and organic carbon were analysed. Chemical properties of soil namely available nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, available sulphur, exchangeable bases like exchangeable calcium and magnesium, potassium and sodium, available micronutrients like iron, copper, manganese and zinc were analysed. Biological properties like urease, acid and alkaline phosphatase and labile carbon were analysed. Principal component analysis, minimum dataset was derived which contained available nitrogen, sand, pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable calcium and magnesium and urease with 70.81% variance. These are identified as the key indicators of soil quality. Mean soil quality index values were 0.669, 0.549 and 0.443 for high, medium and low sesame productivity zones respectively and is in the order of high>medium>low sesame productivity zones. Percent contribution of MDS to SQI are in the order of, available nitrogen (44.44%> pH (16.85% >exchangeable calcium (9.87%> exchangeable magnesium (8.89%> urease (7.86%> available phosphorus (7.38% > sand (4.89%. This study concluded that the SQI was more significantly positively correlated with sesame yield, which revealed that soil variables from the minimum data set had biological significance and effectively evaluated the status of the sesame growing soils of Northern Telangana Zone.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"18 S7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140423045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact Assessment of Front Line Demonstrations on Sesame: A Case Study in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Abhimanyu Chaturvedi, A. N. Tripathi, N. Mishra, V. Pandey","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3644","url":null,"abstract":"Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crops. The sesam’s productivity in the Tirap district is low and attempts were made to increase the area and improve the productivity by adopting high yielding variety along with integrated crop management (ICM) practices. The ICM practices including sowing of improved variety (Kaliabar), seed treatment with mancozeb @ 3 g/kg seed + neem oil application at 25-30 days after sowing + spraying of carbendazim for control of leaf spot (caused by Cersospora sesame) was demonstrated in farmer’s field. Similarly farmers were also sown at same time but they could not follow the scientific method of its cultivation. The results revealed that increase in seed yield over farmers’ practice was 30.96 and 31.26 per cent during 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively. In terms of economics, it was observed that demo practices recorded higher net returns/ha compared to farmer’s practice during the both years. The benefit cost ratio of demo plots; during both years was 2.20 and 2.36, respectively. The technology index varied between from 42.25 per cent to 36.50 per cent; which depicting that farmers has to educate for adoption of economically viable technologies of oilseed crops in Tirap district.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"29 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140424598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Cluster Front Line Demonstrations on Yield and Economics of Toria in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Abhimanyu Chaturvedi, Geric Bagra, N. Mishra, V. Pandey","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3645","url":null,"abstract":"The Cluster Front Line Demonstration (CFLD) program, launched by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi nder the National Mission on Oilseed and Oil Palm (NMOOP). The KVK Tirap carried out CFLD on Toria on 80 ha between 2017 and 2018, benefiting 200 individuals spread over 18 villages in the district that was specifically chosen. Primary data served as the study's primary source. The purpose of the study is to examine how the Cluster Front Line Demonstration by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tirap, has affected the district's socioeconomic situation, adoption and technology gap, and adoption patterns of both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. According to the study, cluster front-line demonstrations of tested technologies can significantly improve the yield potential and net income from oilseed farming while also raising the income levels of the participating farmers. In comparison to farmers' practices, the CFLDs reported higher average gross returns (Rs. 38560 and Rs 44812) and net returns (Rs. 18686 and Rs 19991) with a cost: benefit ratio (2.12 and 2.34); indicating the technology's economic viability.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"61 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140424995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morbidity Profile and Substance use among the Elderly Tribal and Non Tribal Population of the Imphal East District of Manipur, India","authors":"Sonia Yengkokpam, Natasha R. Marak, Pavana Kumar, Sunanda Nongthombam","doi":"10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/acri/2024/v24i3642","url":null,"abstract":"This study employs correlation and regression analysis to compile a comprehensive profile of morbidity and psychoactive substance use among the elderly tribal and non-tribal populations in the Imphal East district of Manipur. By identifying prevalent health issues such as hypertension, osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus, alongside shared practices of alcohol consumption and chewing tobacco, the research sheds light on critical health concerns and behavioral patterns affecting this demographic. The findings provide valuable insights for targeted interventions and policy formulation to address the pressing health challenges faced by the elderly in this region. Through a thorough assessment of morbidity and substance use, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the health dynamics within the elderly population, paving the way for informed decision-making and improved healthcare strategies tailored to the needs of this vulnerable demographic group.","PeriodicalId":505151,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Current Research International","volume":"47 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140429541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}