Velu Madhankumar, Kadirvelu Udhayabashkaran, Samraj Arularasan, P. Kayalvizhi
{"title":"Impact of knowledge and perception of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on the health behavior patterns of rural residents in India","authors":"Velu Madhankumar, Kadirvelu Udhayabashkaran, Samraj Arularasan, P. Kayalvizhi","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.2","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aim of Study: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) was launched by the Prime Minister of India to accelerate the efforts for achieving universal sanitation. To ensure adequate participation, community must be sensitized about the mission objectives and its role in bringing the desired change. The aim of the study: to assess the knowledge, perception and practices regarding SBA among rural people, and to study the association between their socio epidemiological factors and awareness regarding SBA. Material and Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted for duration of 6 months (April to September 2021) at a rural area of south Tamilnadu. A sample of 250 subjects was included and was administered a predesigned, pretested, semi structured questionnaire. The responses were recorded and appropriate statistical tests were applied. Results: Mean age group of our study participants was 47.6 ± 9.8 years. Television 126 (50.4%) and newspaper 41 (16.4%) were found to be the main source of information about SBA. This study showed out of 250 participants, 142 (56.8%) of them had good knowledge and 174 (69.6%) had good perception score. Our study found a statistical significant association between educational status and level of knowledge and perception score. Conclusions: The present study found that majority of the subjects were aware of SBA and were having positive attitude and perception but very less practicing in our day today life. Increasing awareness regarding health hazards of open-air defecation and improper disposal of solid waste will create a change in their behavior in adopting healthy lifestyle process.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69073248","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 development of resilience of schoolchildren as a basis for health care in the conditions of martial law","authors":"V. Kostina","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69073316","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":"Message from the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 5, No. 1-2, 2022","authors":"Y. Melnyk","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69073205","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}
A. V. Stadnik, I. Pypenko, S. Babak, I. Vashchenko, P. Krut
{"title":"Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions","authors":"A. V. Stadnik, I. Pypenko, S. Babak, I. Vashchenko, P. Krut","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69073193","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}
Akanksha Singh, Anurag Singh, S. Kanaujia, R. Kushwaha, U. Singh
{"title":"Blast crisis in chronic myeloid leukemia: An immunophenotypic analysis","authors":"Akanksha Singh, Anurag Singh, S. Kanaujia, R. Kushwaha, U. Singh","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.3","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aim of Study: There are two different phases of untreated chronic myeloid leukemia – chronic phase, and blast crisis – according to the World Health Organization classification of Hematolymphoid tumors. The blast cells in the chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis can express myeloid, lymphoid, bi-phenotypic, monocytic, megakaryocytic, and erythroid phenotypes. The immunophenotype of blast population determines how chronic myeloid leukemia – blast crisis patients respond to treatment, hence flowcytometric examination is required. The aim of the study: to assess immunophenotyping outcomes of flowcytometry performed on the chronic myeloid leukemia – blast crisis. Material and Methods: A five-year retrospective descriptive analysis was carried out in Pathology Department at King George’s Medical University Lucknow, India (2017-2021). The patient’s peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirate samples were analyzed. Clinical, hematological, and immunophenotypic data were retrieved. The flow cytometry samples were prepared using the standardized “lyse-stain-wash” method. Results: A total of 43 cases of chronic myeloid leukemia – blast crisis were retrieved from the departmental archive in 5 years. The mean age of study population was 39.62±14.86 years. There were 24 males and 19 females. 27 patients were diagnosed with myeloid blast crisis, 14 cases of B-lymphoid blast crisis and 2 cases of mixed phenotypic acute leukemia. Conclusions: Identification of the blast lineage of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia – blast crisis is crucial since the existence of atypical blast phenotypes influences the disease treatment and prognosis.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69073257","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":"Butadiene Rubber in the Petrochemical Industry","authors":"Abdulaziz K Bubshait","doi":"10.21467/ias.11.1.22-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.11.1.22-26","url":null,"abstract":"The Butadiene is a raw material used in the petrochemical industry. The use of Butadiene has risen with petrochemical market growth. The Global market is forecasting a demand growth for butadiene applications, especially for rubber materials. The estimated synthetic rubber market is $19.1 billion in 2021 and forecasted to reach $23.2 billion in five years. The dynamic growth in butadiene applications will introduce new products used in many things from the food industry to sports and goods. Also, the rubber materials have different applications in the automotive industry, oil and gas, medical products, and plastics. Companies’ strategic planning to increase the production of synthetic rubber for the global market. The demand increased as new applications were introduced to the market. The stability of oil prices will have the rubber market steady which always leads to optimal pricing. The diver for Butadiene rubber applications is to maximize production by having different kind of materials that applied for several products. The global business development indicated the ability to increases the synthetic rubber market rubber and capacities, which will enhance the chemical process techniques, new technology design, and efficiency that will maximize production and minimize product cost. Looking into the price difference between synthetic and natural rubber, many fluctuation variables were introduced in the price of each type. For example, synthetic rubber price is high, depending on crude oil, natural gasoline and naphtha prices, since those feedstocks are fed to the cracking units, as C4 is one of the cracking products. Therefore, any change in the oil prices will influence the butadiene price, which is the feed for most rubber plants. In addition, the utilities required for those plants to operate have a major impact on overall price. On the other hand, Natural rubber is an agricultural product and dependent on soil type and weather.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79699015","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":"A Consolidated Method for Selective Isolation of Actinomycetes Based on Choice of Substrate","authors":"D. Tiwari, S. Shouche, P. Bhati, P. Das","doi":"10.21467/ias.11.1.10-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.11.1.10-21","url":null,"abstract":"Actinomycetes are known as filamentous, Gram positive bacteria. They form the majority of the microbial load in various niches; soils, composts, etc. The study aimed to evaluate the method of isolating slow growing actinomycetes from four different sources: garden soil, cow dung manure compost, floral waste compost, and floral waste vermicompost. In this study, an integrated method consisting of physical and chemical pretreatment of the sample and the use of selective media was used to isolate actinomycetes. Physical treatment includes air drying, sun drying, dry heating in an oven, and moist heat treatment, whereas chemical treatment includes enrichment of the sample with CaCO3 followed by plating on actinomycetes-specific media with the incorporation of antibacterial and antifungal antibiotics. The actinomycetes count on the plate was reported in CFU/gm of dry wt. Morphological and microscopic characteristics of purified isolates were noted. The results were compared, and it was found that the pretreatment method of a particular sample depends on the choice of substrate. Overall, physical treatment followed by chemical enrichment showed relatively higher counts on the plate and better results. Here we also found the dominance of fluorescent Pseudomonas sp. in case samples from vermicompost. The study can be of great importance in isolating novel and rare genera of actinomycetes. These methods can help speed up the isolation and screening of novel actinomycetes which will ultimately be important for the discovery of antibiotics and other industrially vital bioactive compounds.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73995029","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}
K. Doležalová, Cabelova Tamara, Tomas Hecht, Pavel Heinige
{"title":"Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia with Acute Respiratory Failure in a Healthy 12-year-old Girl","authors":"K. Doležalová, Cabelova Tamara, Tomas Hecht, Pavel Heinige","doi":"10.21467/PREPRINTS.325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21467/PREPRINTS.325","url":null,"abstract":"We present an otherwise healthy, fully immunized 12-year-old girl who was transferred intubated and ventilated to our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit with fever, cough, and acute respiratory failure. The epidemiologic history was positive for COVID-19, and, furthermore, she tested PCR positive resulting from a nasopharyngeal swab. CT of the thorax revealed bilateral consolidation with the tree-in-bud signs. Her condition required artificial ventilation support for 13 days. Remdesivir, pronation, high dose Ascorbic acid with Thiamine, and combined antimicrobial therapy were successfully used. Our patient made a full clinical recovery. The case demonstrates that even though critical course of COVID-19 infection in children is scarce, it might occur. We hereby would like to share our experience with the medical community.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91145012","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}
O. Dieudonne, J. Nguefack, J. B. Dongmo Lekagne, C. Dakole Daboy, G. Ndonkeu Mangoumou
{"title":"The Potential of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Peels as an Organic Fertilizer","authors":"O. Dieudonne, J. Nguefack, J. B. Dongmo Lekagne, C. Dakole Daboy, G. Ndonkeu Mangoumou","doi":"10.21467/ias.10.1.107-117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.10.1.107-117","url":null,"abstract":"Cassava peels are in large quantity and practically of no economic value in many developing nations such as Cameroon, where cassava is widely consumed and processed far beyond other crops. Cassava peels might be used in those countries to face declining soil fertility and soil erosion. This study aimed to evaluate the composting of cassava peels and the effect of the increasing quantity of cassava peels in the bin during the process of composting and to assess some physico-chemical qualities, biological properties and the phytotoxicity of the produced composts. After three months of composting the produced composts (C1; C2; C3 and C4) had a dark brown color, relatively dry, uniform structure and its texture were similar to the soil's texture. The electrical conductivity of the various composts was in between 1499 and 1924 µS.cm-1. The pH (6.50-6.73), was slightly acid, favorable for the cultivation of sweet pepper. The composts were rich in minerals (Mg2+; Ca2+; K+; and Na+) and poor in heavy metals such as (Cu, Zn and Mn). The composts C/N ratios were between 13.15 to 13.42. The produced composts showed a germination index and the rate of germination higher than 80% at all amounts, indicating the absence of phytotoxicity. The increased amounts of cassava peels did not alter the process of composting and increased the fungal and bacterial populations. In conclusion, cassava peels are good substrates that can be used to produce stable and inclusive organic fertilizers, with high nutrient content, and less hazardous material which could be used in farms to remediate declining soil fertility and to promote sustainable agriculture.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86271971","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":"Motivation and decision in choosing civil services as a career of fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University due to the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Lhakard Polwasit","doi":"10.26697/ijsa.2021.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The COVID-19 epidemic is affecting the work of people around the world including students who have to graduate and to decide in choosing a civil servant career. The aim of the study: to explore the motivating factors influencing the decision for the 4th year students of Chiang Mai University to enter the civil service during the COVID era. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University. The sample in this study consisted of 362 people. Multiple regression analysis was used to find a linear equation that expressed the relationship between motivating factors and decision-making. Results: The findings of this research showed that choosing civil services as a career of fourth-year students at Chiang Mai University during the COVID-19 outbreak was high with an average of 3.60. According to hypothesis testing, the factors affecting levels of favorable decision in choosing a civil service career were statistically significant at the 0.05 level in descending order as follows: security, compensation and benefits, values, career path and job characteristics. The influence of personal factors on choosing civil service jobs were not significantly different at the 0.05 level, except the family income factor that influences choosing civil service jobs. Conclusions: It was found that personal factors which consisted of gender, domicile, grade point average and average family income per month affecting different government career choices and factors in motivation in deciding to choose a government career containing job characteristics, compensation factor and welfare factors career advancement factors, security factor and value factors had a negative effect on the level of decision-making on the choice of civil service careers.","PeriodicalId":52800,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69072969","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}