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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the 5D Itch Scale in Taiwanese Elderly 台湾老年人5D瘙痒量表中文版的心理测量评估

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijast.v9n1p2

Jong-Ni Lin, Dai-Ling Chiang, Tzu-ying Chen

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Assessing the Effects of Demographic Characteristics on ICT and Indigenous Knowledge usage by Small Scale Farmers 评估人口特征对信息通信技术和小农土著知识使用的影响

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/IJAST.V9N1P4

F. Anyan, G. Frempong

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Use of Whole Body Vibration as an Exercise Modality for Older Adults with Health Conditions 使用全身振动作为老年人健康状况的一种锻炼方式

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijast.v9n3p1

Wendy Davis, J. Currie

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An Assessment of the Causes of Tick Resistance to Acaricides use on Cattle in kazo County Kiruhura District, Uganda 乌干达卡佐县基鲁胡拉区牛用杀螨剂引起蜱虫抗药性的原因评估

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijast.v9n2p5

B. Wambua, Edward Muhigirwa

{"title":"An Assessment of the Causes of Tick Resistance to Acaricides use on Cattle in kazo County Kiruhura District, Uganda","authors":"B. Wambua, Edward Muhigirwa","doi":"10.30845/ijast.v9n2p5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30845/ijast.v9n2p5","url":null,"abstract":"Tick resistance to acaricides has become a major problem to Uganda’s livestock industry. Control of ticks requires the use of appropriate chemicals administered through most efficient methods. This paper focused on ‘assessing the causes of tick resistance to use of acaricides on cattle in Uganda, Kazo County in Kiruhura District.’ Participants targeted included: farmers, veterinary professionals, retail drug shops, suppliers and or importers of veterinary medicines thus giving a sample size of 125 respondents. Purposive and systematic sampling procedures were used to select the respondents. The data collection procedures used included: questionnaires and interviews, observations, and document review. The study findings shows that Acaricides are available and all farmers have access to them but the accessibility is however undermined by the price of acaricides, distance travelled to reach the drug shop, and use of inadequate methods for tick control thus culminating to tick resistance in use of acaricides. The inadequate regulatory framework exposes the farmer to adulterated acaricides instead of the original chemicals which has further enhanced tick resistance to acaricides. The study concludes that tick resistance to acaricides remains a challenge to management of cattle diseases in Kiruhura District due to inadequate regulation in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector which has resulted in penetration of adulterated acaricides in the market, use of outdated Essential Drug List (EDL) by stockists and influence of market forces of demand and supply. Subsequently, the paper recommends farmers to adopt the recommended Good Agricultural practices(GAP) since they result in reduced farm risks and expenses, Uganda government to increase farmers’ access to professional advice by recruitment and deployment of staff at the lower levels and further scientific research be done on the efficacy of acaricides for tick control.","PeriodicalId":89777,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied science and technology","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87429673","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}

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Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction for Nitrogen Dioxides Reduction in Preheater Lime Kilns 选择性非催化还原法在预热石灰窑中还原二氧化氮

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijast.v9n2p3

Gideon M. Siringi

{"title":"Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction for Nitrogen Dioxides Reduction in Preheater Lime Kilns","authors":"Gideon M. Siringi","doi":"10.30845/ijast.v9n2p3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30845/ijast.v9n2p3","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrogen dioxide emissions commonly referred to as NOx from industrial plants is becoming a worldwide issue due to the impact on the environment and as governmental regulations become more stringent, it has become necessary to apply known emission mitigation technologies from one industry to another. One such technology which has been widely successful in coal-fired boilers for power plants is Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR).In this paper, findings on the application of SNCR in preheater lime kilns are discussed. The main challenge for preheater lime kilns is finding a suitable location for injection of the reagent for the SNCR reaction. An SNCR trial in two preheater lime kilns sought to find out if SNCR technology can be applicable in the lime industry, how much NOx reduction can be achieved, which of the two reagents, urea and ammonia, would give better NOx reduction efficiency, the ideal location for injection and the best nozzle configuration. A reduction of 50-60% in NOx was achieved making SNCR technology an economically viable alternative for NOx reduction. Both urea and ammonia were found to be effective reagents for SNCR, but urea was more effective and therefore recommended for use. The ideal location was identified as the preheater cone with four nozzle configuration. No side effects like ammonia slip and loss of production was noted. Increase in specific heat consumption was negligible. Presence of carbon monoxide above 5000 ppm was found to reduce SNCR effectiveness by about 10% and therefore running SNCR in oxidized conditions is recommended.","PeriodicalId":89777,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied science and technology","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81651367","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}

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Identifying Senescence as a Mode of Chemo Resistance in Ovarian Cancer 确定衰老是卵巢癌化疗耐药的一种模式

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P2

Noelle L. Cutter, J. Furman, R. Frank, C. Greco, M. Lucito

{"title":"Identifying Senescence as a Mode of Chemo Resistance in Ovarian Cancer","authors":"Noelle L. Cutter, J. Furman, R. Frank, C. Greco, M. Lucito","doi":"10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P2","url":null,"abstract":"Current treatments of ovarian and breast cancer result in chemo resistance all too often. It has been hypothesized that senescence-a dormant condition associated with increased age and apoptosismay play a role in the development of chemo resistance. We performed an in-vitro study with HOSE (carboplatin-sensitive), SKOV3 (chemo resistant ovarian cancer), and CAMA1 (chemo resistant breast cancer) cell lines, which were exposed to a variety of platinum-based treatments meant to model current cover clinically relevant scenarios in terms of tumor hypoxia. They were then stained for senescence in-vitro using B-gal, and analyzed for proliferation using the Cell Counting Kit 8, trypan blue dye exclusion, and survival plating, among other methods. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to determine relative levels of gene expression for classical apoptotic and senescent markers. Our results indicate that proliferation was temporarily halted in SKOV3 and CAMA1 after treatment. Cell proliferation later resumed in these cell lines while HOSE cell underwent apoptosis. Analysis of genetic tests (such as qPCR) also revealed that SKOV3 and CAMA1 had decreased gene expression of key genes that regulate apoptosis and senescence (such as p53 and CDK2). It can be concluded from this data that senescence was in fact a mode of chemoresistance and that future treatments may want to focus on disabling cancerous cells’ senescent stage.","PeriodicalId":89777,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied science and technology","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76454852","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}

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The situation of Vocational and Technical Education in Jordan and Japan: A Comparative Study 约旦与日本职业技术教育现状的比较研究

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/IJAST.V9N1P5

Ibtisam Mustafa Falah Alomari, Khawla Mahmoud Nahar Alalwneh, M. M. Al-mzary

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Utilization of Lidar Technology to Assess Vertical Clearances of Civil Infrastructures 利用激光雷达技术评估民用基础设施垂直间隙

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijast.v9n4p1

L. McIntosh, B. Haddad, M. Revels

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Maintenance Orientation and Practices in Colleges of Education in Ghana: A Stakeholder Perspective 加纳教育学院的维护取向与实践:利益相关者视角

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P9

Perpetua Emma Gyenfie, Christina Bukari, M. Tsorgali, M. Ansong, Henry A Antwi

{"title":"Maintenance Orientation and Practices in Colleges of Education in Ghana: A Stakeholder Perspective","authors":"Perpetua Emma Gyenfie, Christina Bukari, M. Tsorgali, M. Ansong, Henry A Antwi","doi":"10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P9","url":null,"abstract":"This study has explored issue relating to orientations and practices relating to maintenance schedule, maintenance inspections, maintenance planning, maintenance reporting, maintenance process based on information collected from selected stakeholders in the operations of Colleges of Education in Ghana. Data was collected from teachers and students in Colleges of Education in Ghana. Generally the analysis suggests that maintenance practices and orientation, both among students and staff is relatively low. A direct and related consequence of this problem is the delays in the execution of maintenance works. Also, the Colleges of Education do not have a fully equipped maintenance unit as well as qualified personnel. The implication is that the few tradesmen do the minor maintenance works sometimes with improvised equipment. It is recommended that the process through which maintenance requests and budget proposals go through should be revisited and reduced to the barest minimum in order to facilitate quick reactions to complaints when they are reported. Secondly, maintenance Clubs should be set up in the Colleges to do periodic inspection of buildings that is a post occupancy evaluation every quarterly. This will enable the maintenance needs of the buildings to be discovered in time before the situation gets out of hand. Officers should oversee and ensure that thorough periodic inspections of buildings’ conditions are done. Further, building inspection should be planned, because proper planning is a sure way to lessen cost of maintenance since doing so can provide perception into future maintenance needs and avoid unnecessary costs.","PeriodicalId":89777,"journal":{"name":"International journal of applied science and technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82025389","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}

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Chitosan molecularly imprinted polymers cross linked with (E)-3, 7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid, With Binding Sites For Phenylalanine Amide . 壳聚糖分子印迹聚合物与(E)- 3,7 -二甲基-2,6-八烯酸交联，具有苯丙氨酸酰胺的结合位点。

International journal of applied science and technology Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/IJAST.V9N2P6

Ofoegbu Obinna, Niwan Tanmanee, Y. Titus, Okoye Patrice Anthony, E. Augustine, I. Nicholls, Roongnapa Srichana

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