ANALISIS BEBERAPA FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PRODUKSI INDUSTRI PENGOLAHAN TEH DI INDONESIA

Perkembangan sektor industri yang begitu pesat di Indonesian, menjadikan sektor industri sebagai sektor ekonomi yang mempunyai kontribusi terbesar dalam Produk Domestik Bruto (POB) Indonesia. Pertumbuhan sektor industri pengolahan yang memadai sangat besar pengaruhnya terhadap perkembangan kegiatan sektor ekonomi lainnya, terutama sektor primer. Hal ini dikarenakan peningkatan nilai tambah yang terjadi pada sektor ekonomi primer diperoleh melalui proses sektor ekonomi sekunder

Role of serum interleukin-6 in deciding therapy for multidrug resistant oral lichen planus

Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T cell mediated immune response. T cells locally present in the involved tissues release cytokines like interleukin-6 (IL-6), which contributes to pathogenesis of OLP. Also IL-6 has been associated with multidrug resistance protein (MRP) expression by keratinocytes. Correspondingly, upregulation of MRP was found in OLP. We conducted this study to evaluate the effects of various drugs on serum IL-6 in OLP; and correlation of these effects with the nature of clinical response and resistance pattern seen in OLP lesions with various therapeutic modalities. Thus we evaluated the role of serum IL-6 in deciding therapy for multidrug resistant OLP. Material and Methods: Serum IL-6 was evaluated in 42 erosive OLP (EOLP) patients and 10 normal mucosa and 10 oral squamous cell carcinoma cases using ELISA technique. OLP patients were randomly divided into 3 groups of 14 patients each and were subjected to Pimecrolimus local application, oral Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) and Methotrexate (MTX) alongwith Pimecrolimus local application. IL-6 levels were evaluated before and after treatment. Results: Serum IL-6 levels were raised above 3pg/ml in 26.19% erosive OLP (EOLP) cases (mean- 3.72±8.14). EOLP (5%) cases with IL-6 levels above 5pg/ml were resistant in MTX group. However significant decrease in serum IL-6 corresponding with the clinical resolution was seen in MMF group. Conclusions: Significantly raised IL-6 levels in EOLP reflect the chronic inflammatory nature of the disease. As serum IL-6 levels significantly decreased in MMF group, correspondingly no resistance to treatment was noted. However with MTX there was no significant decrease in IL-6 and resistance to treatment was noted in some, especially plaque type lesions. Thus IL-6 can be a possible biomarker in deciding the best possible therapy for treatment resistant OLP

Seed germination behaviour of Terminalia paniculata Roth (Combretaceae), an economically important endemic tree to peninsular India

The present study was conducted to investigate the seed germination behaviour of Terminalia paniculata, a commercially important tree component of deciduous forests of Peninsular India. The study included the identification of maturity index to determine the optimum collection period of the most viable seeds with good seed longevity. Species are characterized by very low germinability and poor regeneration status. Observations were made throughout the flowering and fruiting period on selected matured trees. Seed viability was tested at various stages of maturity and seed longevity was evaluated. The results indicated that the 16th week after anthesis with red-colored fruits recorded the maximum viability (2.60% germination) that shows it is the best period for the collection of seeds. Seed emptiness is very high in T. paniculata (4 to 2%) compared to other Terminalia species (low emptiness). Pre-sowing treatments were not effective in enhancing seed germination and viability. Seeds can be stored up to 6 months in an air-tight metallic container at 4oC and 45 ± 5 % relative humidity. The results of the study can be taken as a reference for various other tree improvement programs and further studies. 

Factors associated with cognitive decline and delirium after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Preliminary evidence

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard for treating severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in those with prohibitive surgical risk. Cognitive complications, including delirium and cognitive decline are common following TAVI, yet an understanding of pre-procedural factors associated with these outcomes is lacking. This prospective observational study set out to identify geriatric pre-procedural factors associated with post-procedural delirium and cognitive decline in patients undergoing TAVI. / Methods: Cognitive outcomes of TAVI patients aged ≥60 years (N=32) were measured over one-year post-TAVI. Pre-procedural measures included frailty, gait, visual symptoms, voice pitch, dysphagia, blink rate, mood, and sleep. Primary outcomes were post-procedural delirium and cognitive decline. / Results: Delirium was present in 25% of patients over two days following TAVI and 26% experienced cognitive decline in the year post-TAVI. Daily physical activity was a protective factor against cognitive decline, and worse baseline visual memory was associated with delirium. While non-significant and with very large confidence intervals, moderate to large effect sizes were found for associations between slowed gait speed, pre-existing atrial fibrillation, and dysphagia for delirium, and slower gait speed, higher blink rate, pre-existing atrial fibrillation for cognitive decline. / Conclusion: Though underpowered, measures of considerable effect size were identified (although non-significant and with large variability). In larger studies, these novel geriatric factors could further be explored for predicting cognitive complications following TAVI. Improvement of risk prediction for cognitive decline and delirium following TAVI could assist with early identification of those at risk, informing clinical decision-making and allowing for targeted intervention to reduce post-procedural incidence of these complications

Los pactos secretos. Antología II, Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón

Ana Zaudit Muñoz (biografía): Se licenció en Publicidad mención Diseño Gráfico, en la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). Su pasión por las letras le impulsa a pertenecer al Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de la Universidad APEC (Unapec), del cual es miembro activo. Ha participado en las lecturas realizadas en el Festival de la Montaña, de Jarabacoa; en el Congreso Internacional de Escritores y Grupos Literarios, de Sosúa; en el Encuentro Nacional de Narradores y Talleres Literarios y el Festival Nacional de Narrativa de San Francisco de Macorís, y en el Pabellón de Autores Dominicanos y Espacio Joven de la Feria Internacional del Libro Santo Domingo. “Siempre habrá alguien que dude de ti. Solo asegúrate que esa persona no seas tú”, en eso consiste la vida. ///Ángelo Martínez (biografía): Estudiante de las carreras Licenciatura en Publicidad, en Unapec y Creatividad publicitaria, en The Atomic Garden SD. Miembro del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, desde 2018; fue partícipe del Encuentro Nacional de Talleres Literarios, en la ciudad de San Francisco. Autores que han estado más cerca: Julio Cortázar, Mario Vargas Llosa y Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. ///Carlos Muñoz (biografía): Es un joven escritor egresado de Universidad APEC (Unapec), en la carrera de Publicidad. Es antropólogo en formación por la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) y miembro activo de la Asociación de Estudiantes de Antropología (Asodea). Sus grandes pasiones son la historia, la antropología, la literatura, los patrimonios y la genética. Su vida ha estado vinculada a los espacios culturales y ha participado en los más importantes eventos literarios y culturales en todo el país. Es divulgador de temas históricos, genealógicos, genéticos,culturales y antropológicos. Se ha desempeñado en el ámbito cultural e investigativo; es gestor cultural y coordinador del Museo Fernando Peña Defilló y miembro fundador del Movimiento Cultural Francisco Tostado de la Peña. Actualmente coordina el Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de Unapec. Fue reconocido en la categoría narrativa, en Cuento Joven de la Feria del Libro de Santo Domingo, con una mención de su obra “Oscura Est” que fue publicada en 2018 con otros textos galardonados, en una antología del Ministerio de Cultura. En enero del 2019 fue reconocido como Joven Destacado por la circunscripción 01 del Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional, por su trabajo de divulgación cultural y su afán de incentivar la educación y la cultura en los jóvenes. ///Denisse Richard (biografía): Licenciada en Comunicación Social, de la Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago; tiene un blog llamado denissempolanco.wordpress.com. Es miembro del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de Unapec; escribe poesías, novelas y fragmentos. Participa en eventos como el Festival de Poesía en la Montaña, de Jarabacoa; el Congreso Internacional de Escritores y Grupos Literarios, y la Feria Internacional de Santo Domingo. Sus autores favoritos son: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Thomas Hardy, Gabriel García Márquez, Jane Austen y Paul Auster. Estudió inglés en Unapec. /// Fabio Luis Pérez Candelier (biografía): Egresado del Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas (ITLA), como Tecnólogo en Mecatrónica; y estudiante de Ingeniería de Software, en Unapec. Miembro del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón desde 2014; junto a los demás miembros participó en: Poesía en la Montaña, III Encuentro Nacional de Narradores y Talleres Literarios y en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Santo Domingo, entre otras actividades. Autores que han ensanchado su capacidad de comprensión de este mundo caótico y azaroso: José Saramago, Mario Vargas Llosa, Friedrich Nietzsche, Julio Cortázar, Ernesto Sábato, Juan Carlos Onetti, y más reciente, Yuval Noah Harari. En la comprensión de su país y su proceso histórico: Juan Bosch. /// Julio Sang: escritor, político y tecnólogo. /// Laura Paulino S. (biografía): Estudiante de comunicación social en la Universidad Católica Santo Domingo (UCSD). Ha tomado cursos de portugués en Unapec. Escritora de poesía y crítica. Impactos literarios en su vida: Milán Kundera, Arthur Rimbaud, Ernesto Sábato, Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, Manuel del Cabral, Leonardo Padura./// Melissa Paulino-Sant (biografía): Licenciatura en Publicidad, en la Universidad APEC (Unapec), con posgrado en Industrias Creativas y Culturales, de la Universidad Nacional de Artes de Taiwan. Miembro fundador del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón. Perdida en los mundos fantásticos e infinitos de autores como Jorge Luis Borges, H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien, Carson McCullers, Nan Chevalier y Álvaro Mutis./// Meredith Andújar (biografía): Publicista egresada de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD); Máster con doble titulación en Relaciones Internacionales, del Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset (IUIOG), adscrito a la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, y el Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (Iglobal). Actual co-coordinadora del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de la Universidad APEC (Unapec). Ganadora del Premio al Mérito Estudiantil como miembro destacado del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de Unapec, 2016. Participa de eventos como el Festival de Poesía en la Montaña, en Jarabacoa; el Congreso Internacional de Escritores y Grupos Literarios Sosúa, en Puerto Plata; el Encuentro Nacional de Narradores y Talleres Literarios, en San Francisco de Macorís, y en la Feria Internacional de Santo Domingo, entre otros. Impactos literarios y posibles influencias: Edgar Allan Poe, Gabriel García Márquez, Jane Austen, Julio Cortázar, Oscar Wilde y Nan Chevalier, entre otros. /// Migsael Tatis Nieto: Primer premio del “Concurso de Cuento Joven” de la Feria Internacional del Libro 2015. Pueden leer mis ralladas mentales en mi blog “El Rey Cínico”. /// Rosandi Minyety (biografía): Miembro activo del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón, de la Universidad APEC (Unapec). Actualmente finaliza sus estudios en psicología clínica, en la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). Participa en eventos como el Festival de Poesía en la Montaña, de Jarabacoa, y el Congreso Internacional de Escritores y Grupos Literarios. /// Sinny (biografía): Estudió japonés e italiano en la Escuela de Idiomas de la Universidad APEC (Unapec), también se desempeñó como maestra de inglés en la misma. Es políglota y escritora desde la temprana edad de 14 años, destacándose en poesía erótica como su género preferido. Ha publicado en revistas virtuales como Moñohecho y Dominican Writer’s Association. Entre sus influencias se encuentran: Julio Cortázar, Jaime Sabines, Julia Álvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo, Oliverio Girondo, Anaïs Nin y Haruki Murakami. /// Yeimy de Dios M. (biografía): Poeta, Licenciatura en Publicidad, Mención Diseño Gráfico, de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). Estudió arte, pintura y bisutería en el Instituto Concepción Bona; Redacción y habilidades interpersonales, en Infotep, e Importancia de las Estadística para la Industria y el Comercio en República Dominicana, en la ONE. Es promotora de la Red Internacional de los ODS (Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible); estudió inglés en la Universidad APEC (Unapec) y forma parte del Taller Literario Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, de dicha universidad. Entre sus escritos están: “Alma solitaria”, “Frío mar”, “Mujer del campo mujer del viento”, ”Volando juntos”, “El parque comercializado”, “Tomando mate con el amor”, “La ausencia”, “Quién soy”, “Te busqué”, “Una voz”, “Pensar en ti”, “Tormentoso”, “Héroes”, “Inalcanzable”, “Escribiendo”, “Turbulencia”, “Poema I”, “Poema II”, “Poema III”, “Desenlace”, “Ojalá”, “Inefable” y “Olor a tierra”. El amanecer, más allá, entre otros

RODAS DA VIDA, MIGRAÇÕES E PASSAGENS: FESTAS E SUBJETIVIDADES

      WHEELS OF LIFE, MIGRATIONS AND PASSAGES: PARTIES AND SUBJECTIVITIES Abstract: This moment in the dossier contemplates multiple actions and knowledge of those and those who work in many places and in different ways at Amazonian festivals. Items, creators, fans, presidents, composers present themselves from different perspectives to speak, in an autoetnographic methodology, of their points of view about the views of the points where they are located. Aiming to give visibility to the people who make and live the party, the communications presented here show the parties in full force and action, with subjects moving in the great webs of joy. Keywords: Parties; Art; Popular culture.Este momento do dossiê contempla múltiplos fazeres e saberes daqueles e daquelas que atuam em muitos lugares e de diversas formas nas festas amazônicas. Itens, criadores, torcedores, presidentes, compositores apresentam-se por diversas perspectivas para falar, em uma metodologia autoetnográfica, de seus pontos de vista acerca das vistas dos pontos em que se situam. Objetivando dar visibilidade ao povo que faz e vive a festa, as comunicações aqui apresentadas mostram as festas em potência e ato, com sujeitos em movimento nas grandes teias da alegria. Palavras-chave: Festas; Arte; Cultura Popular

Effect of early protein restriction on growth and subsequent performance of egg-type chickens

Typescript (photocopy).Fifteen crosses of day-old Shaver Single Comb White Leghorn egg-type chicks were used to study the effect of early protein restriction on growth and subsequent performance during lay. Four dietary protein regimes (starter-grower/developer-layer protein levels) 17-16-16, 17-16-18, 20-16-16 and 20-16-18 percent were fed during the study. Each cross consisted of 225 chicks which were separated into four groups, two of which were randomly assigned to receive either a 20% protein or 17% protein starter diet. The two starter diets were formulated to be isocaloric, containing 2924 kcal ME/kg of feed, and were fed to the chicks for the first eight weeks of growth. Feed and water were fed ad libitum during the test period. At both six and eight weeks of age, protein restriction resulted in lighter birds, shorter shank (tarsometatarsus) bones and a reduction in feed consumption per bird. Unlike the slow growing birds, the fast growing birds that were protein restricted showed evidence of an early rebound in body weight by compensatory growth after six weeks of protein restriction. From the beginning of the ninth to the end of the eighteenth week all birds were fed the same grower/developer basal diet containing 16% protein and 3056 kcal ME/kg of feed. Generally, the protein restricted birds continued to maintain smaller body frames and body weights, shorter shanks and reduced feed consumption per bird compared with the protein un-restricted birds at both 12 and 18 weeks of age. The slow growing crosses that were protein restricted made a phenomenal rebound in body weight between 12-18 weeks of age, demonstrating a "delayed compensatory growth" compared with the fast growing crosses. Feeding a high protein (18%) layer diet as compared to a low protein (16%) diet during lay to the crosses that were protein restricted for the first eight weeks of growth significantly increased adult body weight, egg size and shell weight per egg, but did not significantly improve egg production, livability, yolk size or albumen per egg, shell thickness or any egg quality factor investigated. A 17-16-16 protein feeding regime is recommended for the Single Comb White Leghorn egg-type birds. Cross genotypes significantly influenced all traits evaluated

Effect of early protein restriction on growth and subsequent performance of egg-type chickens

Typescript (photocopy).Fifteen crosses of day-old Shaver Single Comb White Leghorn egg-type chicks were used to study the effect of early protein restriction on growth and subsequent performance during lay. Four dietary protein regimes (starter-grower/developer-layer protein levels) 17-16-16, 17-16-18, 20-16-16 and 20-16-18 percent were fed during the study. Each cross consisted of 225 chicks which were separated into four groups, two of which were randomly assigned to receive either a 20% protein or 17% protein starter diet. The two starter diets were formulated to be isocaloric, containing 2924 kcal ME/kg of feed, and were fed to the chicks for the first eight weeks of growth. Feed and water were fed ad libitum during the test period. At both six and eight weeks of age, protein restriction resulted in lighter birds, shorter shank (tarsometatarsus) bones and a reduction in feed consumption per bird. Unlike the slow growing birds, the fast growing birds that were protein restricted showed evidence of an early rebound in body weight by compensatory growth after six weeks of protein restriction. From the beginning of the ninth to the end of the eighteenth week all birds were fed the same grower/developer basal diet containing 16% protein and 3056 kcal ME/kg of feed. Generally, the protein restricted birds continued to maintain smaller body frames and body weights, shorter shanks and reduced feed consumption per bird compared with the protein un-restricted birds at both 12 and 18 weeks of age. The slow growing crosses that were protein restricted made a phenomenal rebound in body weight between 12-18 weeks of age, demonstrating a "delayed compensatory growth" compared with the fast growing crosses. Feeding a high protein (18%) layer diet as compared to a low protein (16%) diet during lay to the crosses that were protein restricted for the first eight weeks of growth significantly increased adult body weight, egg size and shell weight per egg, but did not significantly improve egg production, livability, yolk size or albumen per egg, shell thickness or any egg quality factor investigated. A 17-16-16 protein feeding regime is recommended for the Single Comb White Leghorn egg-type birds. Cross genotypes significantly influenced all traits evaluated

A rare case of beaten copper skull pattern associated with Treacher Collins syndrome

Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder with craniofacial abnormality. Typical features are downslanting palpebral fissures, lower eyelid colobomas, microtia, and malar and mandibular hypoplasia. Management requires a multidisciplinary team from birth through adulthood with proper planning, counselling, and surgical techniques. Here, we present a case of TCS with a very unusual and rare finding of beaten copper skull appearance on the radiograph