A Modular and Mobile Product Design Approach for Feed Processor

This study aims to produce a modular feed processor design. Feed processing, flexibility, and mobility are taking into account in the design. The modular and integrated product design provides advantages such as (1) easy way of making and modifying the product, (2) feed processing can be done anywhere (3) equipment has mobility capabilities. The Modular Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method is applied to identify modules associated with the customer needs of the product. A survey about customer expectation and satisfaction was conducted in order to evaluate the gap of both. The highest value of the gap between customer expectation and satisfaction of products indicates that the customer needs are the focus of the problems. The most important customer needs are considered in the modification and improvement of design. These are (1) easy to use, (2) clean, (3) durable, (4) wide, (5) mobility capability, (6) safe, (7) strong, and (8) easy access

Survey, identification, and characterization of Cylindrocarpon-like asexual morphs in Spanish forest nurseries

[EN] Cylindrocarpon-like asexual morphs infect herbaceous and woody plants, mainly in agricultural scenarios, but also in forestry systems. The aim of the present study was to characterize a collection of Cylindrocarpon-like isolates recovered from the roots of a broad range of forest hosts from nurseries showing decline by morphological and molecular studies. Between 2009 and 2012, 17 forest nurseries in Spain were surveyed and a total of 103 Cylindrocarpon-like isolates were obtained. Isolates were identified based on DNA sequences of the partial gene regions histone H3 (his3). For the new species, the internal transcribed spacer and intervening 5.8S nrRNA gene (ITS) region, beta-tubulin (tub2), and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tefl) were also used to determine their phylogenetic position. Twelve species belonging to the genera Cylindrodendrum, Dactylonectria, and Ilyonectria were identified from damaged roots of 15 different host genera. The species C. alicantinum, D. macrodidyma, D. novozelandica, D. pauciseptata, D. pinicola, D. torresensis, I. capensis, I. cyclaminicola, I. liriodendri, I. pseudodestructans, I. robusta, and I. rufa were identified. In addition, two Dactylonectria species (D. hispanica sp. nov. and D. valentina sp. nov.), one Ilyonectria species (I. ilicicola sp. nov.), and one Neonectria species (N. quercicola sp. nov.) are newly described. The present study demonstrates the prevalence of this fungal group associated with seedlings of diverse hosts showing decline symptoms in forest nurseries in Spain.This research was supported by funding from the Spanish project AGL2011-30438-C02-01 (Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Spain). It was also funded by Portuguese national funds through Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia grant SFRH/BPD/84508/2012 for Ana Cabral and FCT Unit funding UID/AGR/04129/2013). C. Agusti-Brisach is the holder of a 'Juan de la Cierva-Formacion' fellowship from MINECO (Spain).Mora-Sala, B.; Cabral, A.; León Santana, M.; Agusti Brisach, C.; Armengol Fortí, J.; Abad Campos, P. (2018). Survey, identification, and characterization of Cylindrocarpon-like asexual morphs in Spanish forest nurseries. Plant Disease. 102(11):2083-2100. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0171-RES208321001021

PENGARUH LAMA PEMANASAN TERHADAP KUALITAS MINYAK GORENG KEMASAN KELAPA SAWIT

Latar belakang: Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kualitas minyak goreng diantaranya adalah kandungan Free Fatty Acid (FFA), warna, serta Cloud point. Semua faktor ini perlu dianalisis untuk mengetahui kualitas minyak goreng kelapa sawit. Adapun penurunan mutu dari minyak goreng kelapa sawit antara lain dapat disebabkan oleh pengaruh lama pemanasan. Tujuan: Mengetahui kualitas minyak goreng terhadap lama pemanasan. Metode: Jenis penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Parameter yang diamati berupa kandungan Asan lemak bebas, warna dan Could Point. Hasil: Pemanasan akan menurunkan kualitas minyak goreng kualitas super setelah pemanasan sampai 15 menit (mendidih) (FFA= 0,1695,Warna = Merah:  1,5-2,0, dan  Kuning 15-20, dan Cloud point  (CP) = 6 oC.). Simpulan dan saran: Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas minyak goreng menurun setelah pemanasan 15 menit. Perlu dilakukan analisa bilangan iod, bilangan asam, dan bilangan penyabunan untuk mengetahui kualitas minyak goreng yang sesuai dengan standar mutu SNI

Sosialisasi Pengolahan Sampah Rumah Tangga Menggunakan D-Trash

Latar Belakang: Dusun Krampyang, desa Kalipang merupakan salah satu daerah paling barat di kecamatan Grogol, kabupaten Kediri. Warga desa ini berjumlah 639 orang, yang rata-rata berpendidikan hanya SD (53,57%) dan SMP (26,04%), masih belum memiliki kesadaran dalam menjaga kebersihan lingkungan, khususnya pengolahan dan pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga organik. Hal ini menjadi problem warga ketika musim hujan tiba.Tujuan: Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan untuk mengenalkan teknik D-Trash sebagai cara alternatif dalam pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga organik dan pemanfaatannya sebagai pupuk cair serta memberikan kesadaran warga akan pentingnya membuang sampah pada tempatnya. Metode: Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan metode penyuluhan disertai diskusi, tanya jawab, pre-test dan post-test untuk mengetahui tingkat pemahaman warga terhadap presentasi yang disampaikan. Hasil: Dari penyuluhan yang dilakukan, diketahui sebanyak 53,33% warga kurang memahami pentingnya membuang sampah pada tempatnya dan 13,33% warga tidak paham bagaimana mengolah sampah rumah tangga. Warga desa Kalipang sangat antusias dengan adanya kegiatan penyuluhan ini. Kesimpulan: Seluruh warga telah memahami pentingnya membuang sampah pada tempatnya dan bagaimana cara mengolah serta memanfaatkan sampah rumah tangga

Penyuluhan Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga

Latar Belakang: Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat dilatarbelakangi oleh kesadaran dan perilaku masyarakat yang masih belum peduli terhadap kebersihan lingkungan. Dalam hal menjaga kebersihan lingkungan, perlu adanya kesadaran dalam pengelolaan sampah, khususnya sampah rumah tangga. Dusun Krampyang, Desa Kalipang, Kec. Grogol, Kab. Kediri merupakan daerah yang memiliki masalah dalam mengelola sampah rumah tangga. Kurang pedulinya warga dalam mengelola sampah dan tidak adanya tempat pembuangan akhir mengakibatkan sering terjadi banjir dan longsor di beberapa titik di daerah tersebut. Tujuan: Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah agar warga Dusun Krampyang memiliki kesadaran bahwa sangat penting mengelola sampah rumah tangga dengan cara membuang sampah pada tempatnya dan menyediakan tempat pembuangan sampah. Sehingga dapat mengurangi resiko terjadinya banjir dan longsor di Dusun tersebut. Metode: Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dengan cara memberikan penyuluhan tentang jenis-jenis sampah rumah tangga, pentingnya membuang sampah pada tempatnya dan penyediaan tempat pembuangan akhir. Dalam penyuluhan warga juga diminta untuk mengisi kuisioner sebelum dan sesudah pemaparan materi untuk mengetahui tingkat pemahaman serta kesadaran warga. Hasil dari kegiatan menunjukkan sebelum penyuluhan, hanya 33,33% warga yang mengetahui jenis-jenis sampah rumah tangga dan hanya 53,33% warga yang memiliki kesadaran pentingnya membuang sampah pada tempatnya. Setelah penyuluhan, seluruh warga menjadi tahu jenis-jenis dan menyadari pentingnya pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga. Kesimpulan: Dari kegiatan tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa warga Dusun Krampyang sangat antusias dan bertambah tingkat pemahaman serta kesadarannya terhadap pengelolaan sampah. Selain itu, perlu adanya kegiatan sosial seperti penyuluhan, pendampingan, maupun pemberian bantuan fasilitas tempat pembuangan sampah yang memadai dari pemerintah untuk mendorong kesadaran warga dalam menjaga kebersihan lingkungannya

Relationship between Falls and the Use of Medications and Diseases in an Otago Exercise Programme in Old People Living in the Community in Spain

Background: Falls are a significant health problem among older adults, and can result in severe injuries, disability, and even death. In Spain, the prevalence of falls is lower if the person lives in the community than if they are institutionalized. Research has shown that exercise is an effective strategy for reducing the risk of falls among older adults. The objective of this study was to study the influence of a multicomponent exercise intervention on falls in people between 65 and 80 years of age despite the presence of diseases and drug use that are risk factors for falls. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study that focuses on people aged 65-80 who attended 21 primary healthcare centres. Target: Inclusion criteria were people between 65 and 80 years of age, living in the community with independent ambulation, and who were served by the healthcare centre of their region. Variables analysed: The number and characteristics of falls, sociodemographic, drug use, and previous diseases. Results: The drugs associated with falls are benzodiazepines (OR 2.58), vasodilators (OR = 2.51), and psychotropics (OR = 1.61). For one of the years, a relationship was found between the consumption of antidepressants and falls (OR = 1.83). The associated diseases were mental and behavioural (OR = 2.53). Discussion: The intervention has been related to the reduction in falls in people who consumed benzodiazepines, vasodilators, and psychotropics and in people with mental disorders. Conclusion: This research concludes the importance of the implementation of the Otago Exercise Programme in the prevention of falls in the elderly.This study was supported by the Health Research Fund PI16CIII/00031, ISCIII (Spanish Institute of Health Carlos III; grant number PI16/00821) and co-funded by ERDF “A way to make Europe”, the Region of Asturias PI16/00821, the Region of Murcia (CARM, FFIS17/AP/02/04), the Region of the Basque Country (2016111005) and the Carlos III Health Institute through the REDISSEC (RD12/0001/0016), RETICEF (RD12/0043/0006) and CIBERFES (CB16/10/00468). Open access was funded by the Official College of Nursing of the Principality of Asturias (CODEPA). The study protocol was previously published (Albornos-Muñoz et al., 2018) and registered on ClinicalTrials.org (NCT03320668).S

The Prognostic Value of BRCA1 mRNA Expression Levels Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

A fraction of sporadic breast cancers has low BRCA1 expression. BRCA1 mutation carriers are more likely to achieve a pathological complete response with DNA-damage-based chemotherapy compared to non-mutation carriers. Furthermore, sporadic ovarian cancer patients with low levels of BRCA1 mRNA have longer survival following platinum-based chemotherapy than patients with high levels of BRCA1 mRNA. hybridization, and BRCA1 mRNA was analyzed in a subset of 41 patients for whom sufficient tumor tissue was available by real-time quantitative PCR. Median time to progression was 42 months and overall survival was 55 months. In the multivariate analysis for time to progression and overall survival for 41 patients in whom BRCA1 could be assessed, low levels of BRCA1 mRNA, positive PR and negative lymph node involvement predicted a significantly lower risk of relapse, low levels of BRCA1 mRNA and positive PR were the only variables associated with significantly longer survival.We provide evidence for a major role for BRCA1 mRNA expression as a marker of time to progression and overall survival in sporadic breast cancers treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy. These findings can be useful for customizing chemotherapy

Implementation of anti-HDV reflex testing among HBsAg-positive individuals increases testing for hepatitis D

Chronic hepatitis D; Anti-HDV screening; HDV diagnosisHepatitis crònica D; Cribatge anti-HDV; Diagnòstic de HDVHepatitis crónica D; Cribado anti-HDV; Diagnóstico de HDVBackground & Aims Although EASL guidelines recommend anti-HDV testing in all HBsAg-positive individuals, HDV infection remains an underdiagnosed condition. We describe the impact of an HDV screening program by reflex anti-HDV testing in all HBsAg-positive samples and compare the results before and after its implementation. Methods In total, 2,236 HBsAg-positive determinations were included from January 2018 to December 2021. Only the first sample from each participant was evaluated: 1,492 samples before reflex anti-HDV testing (2018–2020) and 744 samples after (2021). Demographic and clinical characteristics of anti-HDV-positive patients were collected. Results Before reflex testing, anti-HDV had been tested in 7.6% (114/1492) of HBsAg-positive individuals: 23% (91/390) attended in an academic hospital and only 2% (23/1,102) in primary care centres. After reflex testing was established, 93% (691/744) of HBsAg-positive cases were evaluated for anti-HDV: 91% (533/586) in the academic hospital and 100% (158/158) in primary care. The anti-HDV-positive prevalence was similar before and after reflex testing: 9.6% (11/114) and 8.1% (56/691), respectively. However, the absolute number of anti-HDV-positive patients increased. Most anti-HDV-positive patients were young, HBeAg-negative, Caucasian males. HDV-RNA was detectable in 35 (65%) of 54 tested, HBV-DNA was undetectable in 64%, and alanine aminotransferase levels were normal in 48%. Conclusions Anti-HDV reflex testing quintupled the absolute number of diagnoses of chronic hepatitis D infection. Before the reflex test, a large percentage of HBsAg-positive individuals had not undergone any anti-HDV determination. Implementation of reflex testing increases the diagnosis of patients with chronic hepatitis D.This study received support in part from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI20/01692)

Разработка экспертно-распознающих изделий и методов в экономической диагностике

Автореферат диссертации на соискание ученой степени кандидата экономических наук