Z. Rakotovao-Ravahatra, Jimmy Anders Antilahy, Joely Nirina Rakotovao-Ravahatra, Andriamiadana Luc Rakotovao
{"title":"Assessment of the Agglutination Test for the Identification of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates","authors":"Z. Rakotovao-Ravahatra, Jimmy Anders Antilahy, Joely Nirina Rakotovao-Ravahatra, Andriamiadana Luc Rakotovao","doi":"10.26502/jatr.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatr.31","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Staphylococcus aureus are among the most important and several pathogens in human infections. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy of the agglutination test in the detection of Staphylococcus aureus in the laboratory and to identify the factors associated with staphylococcal infections. Methods: It is a prospective study of 100 isolates of staphylococci in a period of nine months from May 2021 to January 2022 in the University Hospital of Befelatanana. Results: Among of the 100 isolates of staphylococci, 49 (49%) were represented by Staphylococcus aureus. Concerning the prediction performance of the agglutination test, it has a sensitivity of 93.8%, a specificity of 100%, a positive predictive value of 100% and a negative predictive value of 94.7%. Concerning the associated factors, the men (63%) (p=0.002), the patients aged 40 to 59 years (63%) (p=0.3; NS) and with suppuration (75%) (p=0.004) were the most affected by Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, Staphylococcus aureus was often identified in pus samples (72.4%) (p=0.0009). Conclusion: In brief, agglutination test is a good test and can replace the standard gold test for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69348045","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 Most Cited Articles in Neuroimaging for Depression: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Most Highly Cited Articles Between 1992 and 2020","authors":"Mustafa Salimeen, A. Issotina Zibrila, Mazen Musa","doi":"10.26502/jatr.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatr.32","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the current state and trends in neuroimaging for depression over the last four decades, using bibliometric analysis to give researchers fresh ideas for the future study area. Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was used to pull papers about neuroimaging for depression published between 1992 and 2021. We utilized the included articles to look at data on neuroimaging and depression publications, countries, institutions, cited journals, cited authors, cited references, keywords, and citation bursts. Results: From 1992 to 2021, 5153 publications were pulled. In these last four decades, we selected the most prestigious journals, countries, institutions, and authors in neuroimaging modalities in depression. The keyword \"major depression disorder\" came in first for research discoveries with the most elevated citation burst. \"Neuroimaging,\" \"depression,\" \"bipolar,\" \"unipolar,\" and \"anxiety\" were the five hot themes in neuroimaging on depression. Conclusions: The findings of this bibliometric analysis provide insight into current research patterns in neuroimaging for depression, as well as the present status and trends of the last four decades, which may aid investigators in determining the field's current status hotspots, and frontier tendencies.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69367261","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":"Ammonia-Nitrogen Adsorption by Melon Rind","authors":"Hikmatullah Ahmadi, Syed Sanaullah Hbibi","doi":"10.26502/jatr.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatr.23","url":null,"abstract":"The presence of NH3-N in a watery arrangement is a major issue of environment, NH3-N is the significant water contamination. In this investigation, melon Rind for low-cost adsorbent instead of expensive technologies for removal of NH3-N from water arrangement, hence to increase the attractiveness of melon rind for absorption of NH3-N, Rind was treated with NaOH (0.3 M). To detect groups on the surface of the Rind were utilizing the Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR). SEM scanning electron microscopy was utilized morphological properties of the pre-arranged Melon Rind, Energy-dispersive X-beam spectroscopy (EDS) was utilized to research the Rind Surface Elements affecting adsorption are contact adsorbent dose, pH, NH3-N concentration, were investigated. The adsorption limit of NH3-N diminished as the adsorbent portion expanded. The Kinetic examinations showed best coordinated with the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models were utilized to depict the NH3-N adsorption onto the melon Rind adsorbent, the information gotten from","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69347999","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":"Nitrogen Gas Laser Filament Plasma Kinetic System Stability Analysis under Parameter Variation","authors":"Ofer Aluf Netanya","doi":"10.26502/jatri.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.022","url":null,"abstract":"A nitrogen laser is a gas laser operating in the ultraviolet range (typically 337.1 nm) using molecular nitrogen as its gain medium, pumped by an electrical discharge. It is efficient sources for laserinduced fluorescence and photochemistry and general spectroscopy. There is a model for a singlepass, discharge type standoff nitrogen laser initiated by a femtosecond filament in nitrogen gas. A Nitrogen gas laser filament plasma kinetic system is described by the set of plasma kinetic equations which associated with rate equations for the population of the lasing levels and number of emitted photons. The change of concentration of different neural and ionic atomic and molecular species in the filament plasma is described by set of rate equation, Ns is the density of species of type s, and Gs, Ls are the relevant generation and loss rates. T, Te, and Tvibr are gas, electronic, and vibrational temperatures, respectively. The concentration of system gas is not balanced and Te≈ Tvibr. T parameters transform to T→TE+Ω∙√T; TEN, Ω R. We discuss the system stability and stability switching for different values of TE and Ω parameter. There is a practical guideline that combines graphical information with analytical work to effectively study the local stability of models involving dependent parameters. The stability of a given steady state is determined by the graphs of some function of TE and Ω parameters.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69367362","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":"On the Size Dependence of the Surface Tension for Micro- and Nanocylinder","authors":"Serghei A. Baranov","doi":"10.26502/jatri.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.021","url":null,"abstract":"The theory of surface phenomena in the production of microand nanocylinder for important cases is considered. The case of a nanocylinder is considered, when its diameter is greater than, equal to, or less than Tolman's length. We found a correspondence between the Gibbs – Tolman – Konig – Buff and linear Van der Waals theories. But for a nonlinear theory, this correspondence is absent.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69367334","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}
Adekeye Dk, Aremu Oi, O. Popoola, Fadunmade Eo, Adedotun Is, Araromi Aa
{"title":"Osmotic Dehydration of Garden Egg (Solanum aethiopicum): the Shrinkage and Mass Transfer Phenomena","authors":"Adekeye Dk, Aremu Oi, O. Popoola, Fadunmade Eo, Adedotun Is, Araromi Aa","doi":"10.26502/jatri.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.009","url":null,"abstract":"Osmotic dehydration is usually employed to lower the water activity of fruits and vegetables and thus has a wide range of application in the food preservation. This study investigates the osmotic dehydration of garden egg (Solanum aethiopicum) using sodium chloride solution (NaCl) of varying concentration (20, 40 and 60 %w/w) as osmotic solutions. Different parameters such as percentage water loss (%WL), weight reduction (%WR) and solid gain (%SG) were investigated at different solution temperature (25, 35, 45, 55, and 65°C), agitation time (20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160 and 180 min) and osmotic solution concentration (20, 40 and 60 %w/w) to ascertain the optimum dehydration performance of the process. The performance efficiency of the process was evaluated at different osmotic solution concentration (20, 40 and 60 %w/w) with respect to time (20-180 min) at constant temperature (40 OC). The performance efficiency of the process was also evaluated at different osmotic solution concentration (20, 40 and 60 %w/w) with respect to temperature (25, 35, 45, 55, and 65°C) at constant time (180 min). The results of this study showed that %SG and %WL increased with increase in concentration with respect to time whereby the optimum values for these parameters being 157% and 45.80% respectively were achieved at 60 %w/w osmotic solution concentration, while optimum %WR (34.70%) with respect to time was achieved at J Anal Tech Res 2020; 3 (1): 1-17 DOI: 10.26502/jatri.009 Journal of Analytical Techniques and Research 2 40 %ww osmotic solution concentration. Therefore, the order of %SG and %WL by the garden egg with respect to time was 60 > 40 > 20 %w/w. The optimum %SG, %WL and %WR were achieved at 65 oC in 60 %w/w osmotic solution with the values of 133, 53.11 and 40.10% respectively. The results from this study therefore showed that osmotic dehydration could potentially reduce water activity of garden egg.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69367329","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}
Roland Forson, Cai Guanghui, Richmond Afotey Nii Okle, Daniel Ofori Kusi, Elise Hamunyela
{"title":"Application of the Handshaking Lemma in the Dyeing Theory of Graph","authors":"Roland Forson, Cai Guanghui, Richmond Afotey Nii Okle, Daniel Ofori Kusi, Elise Hamunyela","doi":"10.26502/jatri.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.008","url":null,"abstract":"The handshaking lemma is one of the important branches of graph theory. The content is widely applied in topology and computer science. The basis of the development of the dyeing theory used in this research paper is to discuss the application of the right transfer method in dyeing theory.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","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":"69367327","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":"Antibiotic Resistant Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Faecal Pellets of Supella longipalpa (Cockroach) Found in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria","authors":"Osuntokun Oludare Temitope,, Komolafe Tobiloba Emmanuel","doi":"10.26502/jatri.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","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":"69367281","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":"Graphene Implants Can Hear Your Brain Whisper","authors":"D. R, Rajajeyakumar M, A. V","doi":"10.26502/jatri.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","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":"69367272","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}
Roland Forson, Cai Guanghui, Samuel Ofori, O. Nweit, Daniel Ofori Kusi
{"title":"The Distribution Properties of Two-Parameter Exponential Distribution Order Statistics","authors":"Roland Forson, Cai Guanghui, Samuel Ofori, O. Nweit, Daniel Ofori Kusi","doi":"10.26502/jatri.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26502/jatri.002","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes the distribution function and density function of double parameter exponential distribution and discusses some important distribution properties of order statistics. We prove that random variables following the double parameter exponential type distribution X1, X2,..., Xn are not mutually independent and do not follow the same distribution, but that the Xi, Xj meet the dependency of TP2 to establish RTI ( Xi | Xj ), LTD (Xi | Xj ) and RSCI.","PeriodicalId":93773,"journal":{"name":"Journal of analytical techniques and research","volume":"07 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69367277","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}