A preliminary look at AVE-SESAME 6 conducted on 7-8 June 1979

The Atmospheric Variability Experiment - Severe Environmental Storms and Mesascale Experiment 6 period is described. Data collected, synoptic conditions and severe and unusual weather are discussed

A preliminary look at AVE-SESAME 4 conducted on 9-10 May 1979

This report contains information on data collected, symptotic conditions, and severe and unusual weather reported during the Atmospheric Variability Experiment Severe Environmental Storms and Mesoscale Experiment (AVE-SESAME) 4 period. The information provides researchers a look at conditions during the period

A preliminary look at AVE-SESAME 5 conducted on 20-21 May 1979

Information on data collected, synoptic conditions, and severe and unusual weather reported during the period are presented. Records of the synoptic conditions include synoptic charts, radar charts, satellite photographs, and rainfall observations

Gambaran Beberapa Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Insidensi Diare Pada Balita Di RSU Saraswati Cikampek Periode Bulan Juli 2008

Diarrhea in Indonesia is potential to be epidemic; its morbidity is high and it may cause death and malnutrition in infants and toddlers. In 2006, 41 districts of 16 provinces in Indonesia reported the incidents of diarrhea epidemic in their area. At Cikampek Saraswati General Hospital, diarrhea was the fourth highest disease in 2007 and children of 1-4 years old were the highest risk group. The aim of this research is to describe the respondents’ education, economic level, knowledge, attitudes, behavior, toddler’s nutrition, personal hygiene, as well as the provision of clean water, environmental sanitation, and health facilities that have affected the incidents of diarrhea in Cikampek Saraswati General Hospital. This study uses descriptive methods, the cross-sectional research design and 46 questionnaire items as the research instruments. The participants of this research were mothers or guardian mothers with children aged between 1-5 years old suffering from diarrhea and being registered as patients in Cikampek Saraswati General Hospital in July 2008. The incidental samples were 104 people. The findings showed that the education, economic level, knowledge, behavior, toddler’s nutrition, personal hygiene, and environmental sanitation of the respondents were still poor, while the attitudes of the respondents, the provision of clean water, health facilities in the residence of respondents were already good

<em>Aedes aegypti</em>: The Main Enemy of Public Health in Brazil - Challenges and Perspective for Public Health

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are important vectors responsible for transmission of many diseases and parasites. They are causing millions of deaths every year and are considered one of the deadliest animals in the world. The most common arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika, to which the Brazilian population is most exposed and that occur through the bites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the main aim of this study. These infections caused by these three arboviruses are widely distributed on the national territory and have severe consequence to population in some cases. Without effective vaccine and specific treatment, the maintenance and integration of a continuous entomological and epidemiological surveillance are important, besides the methods to control and to prevent these arboviruses in Brazil. This chapter discusses the role of Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the most prominent institution of science and technology in health in Latin America) for the development of new methodologies to diagnose and control mosquito-borne diseases through public health policies for the country

A neurofeedback protocol to improve mild anxiety and sleep quality

Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Psiquiatria, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Psiquiatria, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilFAPESP: 2015/3931-0Web of Scienc

Transcriptome response of pubertal male Clarias macrocephalus to dietary 17α-methyltestosterone

We studied the mechanism of the effects of 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) on previously reported enhanced growth and maturation of the Asian catfish Clarias macrocephalus. A total of 18 pubertal male (3 fish·tank-1) catfish (ABW=125.97 g) were stocked into six experimental circular tanks and fed with a basal diet (control) or a basal diet containing 60 mg MT kg-1 diet for 90 days. At the termination of the experiment, livers were excised, and total RNA was extracted, evaluated, and reverse transcribed to cDNA. Six libraries of cDNA (3 for the control and 3 for the MT-treated group) were subjected to bioinformatics. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using similarity scores of the de novo assembled transcript with those in the seven public databases. There were 141 up- and 72 down-regulated DEGs, mostly belonging to uncharacterized/not yet identified proteins. Thus, DEGs in the top enriched KEGG pathways were used to characterize the effects of MT. Upregulated DEGs included tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Binding (CPEB), Fas-associated death domain (FADD), Major Histocompatibility Complex class 1 (MHC-1), other immune-related genes, among others. Down-regulated DEGs included Cytochrome P450 family one subfamily A member 1 (CYP1A1), Alternative oxidase (AOX), UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT), Acyl-CoA Synthase Bubblegum Family Member 1 (ACSBG), Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase (SCD), among others. In conclusion, MT-treated male Clarias macrocephalus exhibited up-regulation of pathways protecting cellular conditions like cell proliferation, survival, development and homeostasis processes, for development and homeostasis processes. MT also affected changes in bile acid production and the inhibition of the production/conversion of testosterone. MT resulted in the down-regulation of a serotonergic system that possibly affected gonadal development, inhibition of the retinoid enzyme that would otherwise diminish the full effects of MT or its metabolite, and inhibition of the formation of estrogen, leading to down-regulation of several estrogen-related KEGG pathways. The results provide valuable information about the key genes for use as biomarkers of maturation and reproduction for the Asian catfish and contribute to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and regulative pathways behind these two processes in fish

Matinya Rule Breaking : Postulat Penalaran Hakim dalam Memutus Bebas Perbuatan Cabul (Kajian Putusan Bebas Perkara No.46/Pid.B/2022/PN Pbr)

The postulate on legal reasoning in proving elements of sexual offenses is of paramount importance. Case Number 46/Pid.B/2022/PN.Pbr involves a sexual misconduct case in a higher education institution that resulted in acquittal, as the judge assessed that the prosecutor's charge under the principle of subsidiary liability did not fulfill the elements of the criminal offense. This research aims to investigate the judge's reasoning in applying the doctrine of legal evidence and comprehend the legal rule-breaking impasse of the panel of judges in determining the postulate of the defendant's guilt. The research adopts a normative research method. The findings reveal that the judge's reasoning in applying the doctrine of legal evidence in the acquittal decision for the sexual misconduct case solely focused on examining testimonial evidence from witnesses regarding the criminal act. The judge disregarded the entirety of the scientific-forensic expert evidence as supporting facts for the victim's testimony. The second finding indicates that the cause of the legal rule-breaking impasse in determining the postulate of the defendant's guilt is when the judge's legal reasoning in the sexual misconduct case solely emphasizes the visible boundaries of the defendant's actual conduct. The implication of this restrictive interpretive method is that it fails to establish the hidden causal element of the sexual offense. In conclusion, the research suggests that judges perceive forensic expert evidence as irrelevant in proving sexual misconduct and consider it unnecessary to make legal breakthroughs in determining an acquittal decision