Growth Facility Research Articles

Infectious diseases transmitted by animals beyond symptoms, how socioeconomic and environmental conditions can influence them

Vector-borne diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, zika, and leishmaniasis, represent a global public health challenge. This study aimed to understand the impact of socioeconomic, environmental, and healthcare access variables on the incidence of infectious diseases from 2012 to 2021, investigating patterns and correlations. Variables analyzed included the number of healthcare facilities, average income, population size, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and accumulated deforestation. Multiple linear regression and correlations were used, with data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Dengue showed a strong correlation with GDP, the number of healthcare facilities, and deforestation. Chikungunya was associated with population, GDP, and deforestation. Zika showed correlations with population growth and deforestation. Leptospirosis was negatively influenced by healthcare facilities and GDP, while hantavirus infection was inversely related to population growth and healthcare facilities. Leishmaniasis had positive correlations with GDP, healthcare facilities, and deforestation. This study reveals complex interactions between socioeconomic, environmental, and health variables in the incidence of infectious diseases. Understanding these patterns is crucial for formulating effective public policies, highlighting the need for integrated and holistic strategies in the control and prevention of these diseases.

Assessing the Impact of Drought Stress on Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Fibers.

Drought can significantly impact fiber crop cultivation due to the plants' specific water requirements and their extended vegetative period. The purpose of the research was to examine how drought stress affects the quality and chemical composition of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) fibers. A three-year pot experiment was conducted in a plant growth facility, using controlled drought stress for hemp plants. Soil moisture levels were maintained at three levels, where 45% field water capacity was the control and 35% and 25% FWC were drought. A comprehensive suite of fiber quality characterization techniques, including linear density measurement, tenacity assessment, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD), was employed to evaluate the impact of drought stress on fiber properties. The chemical composition of hemp fibers was thoroughly analyzed, quantifying the content of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, and lignin. The findings indicate that drought conditions significantly influence linear density, wax and fat content, as well as the crystallinity of the fibers.

Synthesis of 2D Gallium Sulfide with Ultraviolet Emission by MOCVD.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit the potential to transform semiconductor technology. Their rich compositional and stacking varieties allow tailoring materials' properties toward device applications. Monolayer to multilayer gallium sulfide (GaS) with its ultraviolet band gap, which can be tuned by varying the layer number, holds promise for solar-blind photodiodes and light-emitting diodes as applications. However, achieving commercial viability requires wafer-scale integration, contrasting with established, limited methods such as mechanical exfoliation. Here the one-step synthesis of 2D GaS is introduced via metal-organic chemical vapor deposition on sapphire substrates. The pulsed-mode deposition of industry-standard precursors promotes 2D growth by inhibiting the vapor phase and on-surface pre-reactions. The interface chemistry with the growth of a Ga adlayer that results in an epitaxial relationship is revealed. Probing structure and composition validate thin-film quality and 2D nature with the possibility to control the thickness by the number of GaS pulses. The results highlight the adaptability of established growth facilities for producing atomically thin to multilayered 2D semiconductor materials, paving the way for practical applications.

Defense Spending and Income Growth in Nigeria

Abstract This study considers the effect of defense spending on income growth in Nigeria. The results show that defense spending adversely affects income growth in the short run and the long run. Education spending, health spending, transport and communication service spending, internal security spending and electric power consumption have short-run and long-run growth impacts on income in Nigeria. Also, the armed forces personnel proportion of the labour force impacted positively on income. It was concluded that resource distribution should favour provisions of socio-economic and infrastructural facilities for defense spending. Therefore, the government should allocate its resources to provide socio-economic and infrastructural facilities for sustainable income growth in Nigeria.

Implementation of The Independent Learning Curriculum in Kindergarten

This research focuses on the independent curriculum applied in Karana Jaya Kindergarten, Jati Agung District, South Lampung. The independent curriculum impacts the implementation of education in Karana Jaya Kindergarten. Karana Jaya Kindergarten is very important in providing healthy and optimal child growth and development facilities following the community's values, norms, and expectations. This research uses qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. Data is collected through documentaries, literature studies, observations, and surveys. The subjects of this study were 40 children and six teachers. The results showed how Karana Jaya Kindergarten implements an independent curriculum by providing various interesting experiences and activities that stimulate the growth and development of children. Therefore, an environment that supports the growth and development of children is needed. The play-based learning paradigm that encourages independent learning has been successfully implemented.

Understanding the city: a Viewpoint on sustainability challenges in Dhaka

ABSTRACT Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, contributes to the country’s economy, employment levels, and foreign currency revenues. Because of its long history, stunning setting and prime position, it has become an indispensable center for all important economic and industrial activities. This paper reveals the profile of Dhaka city and also discusses rising issues: the quality of the industrial environment, export processing zone, and center for foreign and local investment.This city is still facing challenges in terms of being a sustainable city. Improper housing planning, population growth, inadequate water and sanitation facilities, rapid urbanisation and pollution, and slums, all are major contributing challenges preventing the residentsand city engaging with sustainability. This Viewpoint paper presents empirical evidences of these challenges. In conclusion, this paper suggests some effective policy recommendations to make the city more preferable and inhabitable for residents by minimising the sustainability challenges.

Complex of Laboratory Growth Facilities for Solution–Melt Synthesis Crystals of Iron Borate FeBO3 and Crystals of Solid Solutions on Its Basis

Complex of Laboratory Growth Facilities for Solution–Melt Synthesis Crystals of Iron Borate FeBO3 and Crystals of Solid Solutions on Its Basis

COMPLEX OF LABORATORY GROWTH FACILITIES FOR SOLUTION–MELT SYNTHESIS CRYSTALS OF IRON BORATE FeBO3 AND CRYSTALS OF SOLID SOLUTIONS ON ITS BASIS

A complex of laboratory growth facilities, designed for solution–melt synthesis of highly perfect single crystals of iron borate, as well as crystals based on this compound, has been developed and constructed. Equipping growth plants with program-controlled functional units makes it possible to fully automate the technological process. As a result of test experiments single crystals of iron borate FeBO3 and single crystals doped with diamagnetic gallium atoms, Fe1-xGaxBO3, were obtained. The high structural perfection of the synthesized samples was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis and high-resolution electron microscopy.

Assessing Programme Strategies in Managing Child Stunting at the Health Facility Level in Matelile Community Council

Stunting is an important indicator for child growth and health facilities have played a pivotal role in contributing to the overall reduction in stunting rates. This qualitative study aimed at understanding interventions employed by health facilities to reduce under 5s stunting. Health facilities have reported an increase in stunting in Matelile Community Council. Although the study revealed available health strategies including nutrition education, health promotion and breastfeeding programs to curb the disproportionate rates of stunting, the challenges facing the implementation of such programmes included lack of funding and failure for caretakers to cooperate. The study recommended therefore that, increasing funding into nutrition related programs and training appropriate health personnel on stuntedness could go a long way to reduce stunting in under 5s.

Optimizing facility location, sizing, and growth time for a cultivated resource: A case study in coral aquaculture.

Production of cultivated resources require additional planning that takes growth time into account. We formulate a mathematical programming model to determine the optimal location and sizing of growth facilities, impacted by resource survival rate as a function of its growth time. Our method informs strategic decisions regarding the number, location, and sizing of facilities, as well as operational decisions of optimal growth time for a cultivated resource in a facility to minimize total costs. We solve this facility location and sizing problem in the context of coral aquaculture for large-scale reef restoration using a two-stage algorithm and a linear mixed-integer solver. We assess growth time in a facility in terms of its impact on survival (post-deployment) considering growth quantity requirements and growth facility production constraints. We explore the sensitivity of optimal facility number, location, and sizing to changes in the geographic distribution of demand and cost parameters computationally. Results show that the relationship between growth time and survival is critical to optimizing operational decisions for grown resources. These results inform the value of data certainty to optimize the logistics of coral aquaculture production.

Oil Palm Plantation and Plant Species Diversity in Kolaka District, Indonesia

Knowledge of the types of plant species in the world continues to progress even though there are still many plant species whose types and benefits are not yet known. These plant species concentrate in an area both in residential areas, pastures, agricultural land, and plantation land. The research aims to identify plant species in mature oil palm plantation areas in Kolaka Regency by selecting Watubangga and Tanggetada subdistricts as survey locations and has been carried out from January to August 2022 by dividing the mature oil palm area into 3 villages in each subdistrict as research samples. The results of the survey and identification were analyzed using the summed dominance ratio formula to determine the level of dominance of plant species in controlling growth facilities. The findings of plant species in mature oil palm plantation areas in Watubangga Subdistrict, Polenga Village (highest-Cyperus rotundus L. 3.0738%, lowest-Solanum torvum Sw. 1.8637%), Kastura Village (highest-Brachiaria miliformis 4.1470%, lowest-Euphorbia hirta L 1.5057%), Kukutio Village (highest-Pennisetum purpureum Schumach 3.8447%, lowest-Chromolaena odorata (L.) King. 1.6317%). Tanggetada Subdistrict, Pundaipa Village (highest-Asystasia coromandeliana Ness 3.8541%, lowest-Cyrtococcum acrescens 1.4968%), Tinggo Village (highest-Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. 4.9256%, lowest-Chromolaena odorata (L.) King 1.6079%), Oneeha Village (highest-Pennisetum purpureum Schumach, 3.8447%, lowest-Chromolaena odorata (L.) King. 1.6317%). This finding can be concluded that each area of mature oil palm plantations has several different and varied plant species and there are invasive plants that can eliminate native plants such as Chromolaena odorata (L.) King. and Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv.

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Next article FreeFront CoverPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreOn the Cover: Flowers of the generalist-pollinated, mixed-mating biennial Sabatia angularis (Gentianaceae). Intact, unpollinated S. angularis flowers last an average of approximately 9 days in greenhouse conditions but can live as many as 20 days. In this issue (pp. 157–163), Spigler and Charles present novel experimental evidence for inbreeding depression in this key trait influencing pollination success. Moreover, flowers of selfed S. angularis are smaller as well as shorter lived compared those produced by outcrossed plants. Inbreeding depression in these traits could alter plant-pollinator interaction outcomes, leaving selfed plants with even greater disadvantages in pollen-limited environments. (Photo taken by Rachel Spigler in Temple University Plant Growth Facility.) Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by International Journal of Plant Sciences Volume 184, Number 3March/April 2023 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/725196 © 2023 The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Simulasi Penggunaan Listrik Tarif Sosial Menggunakan Algoritma ERNN

The use of electricity under the social tariff category has increased significantly each year, both purely social and commercial social use. The use of social tariff electricity is intended for public interest activities for both the lower and upper middle social strata which are oriented towards fulfilling growth and development facilities for the public interest, so that a simulation of social electricity usage is needed to map a picture of the condition of the amount of social electricity usage in the future. The research was conducted to determine the estimation of how much electricity is used by using the Elman Recurrent Neural Network (ERNN) algorithm by reducing the input dimensions. The ERNN algorithm is used to simulate network parameters formed from complex input-output relationships, so that data patterns can be found. The factors of the input dimensions of this study are demographic data, electricity usage, social customers, population, gross regional domestic product (GRDP) and industrial growth. The results showed that the ERNN algorithm is capable of simulating formed network parameters that can be used for training and validation so that the value of the network Mean Square Error (MSE) can be determined, with prediction accuracy using the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) for forecast in sample in the forecast period of 5 years obtained an average of 0.77%, and able to know the dominant factors that influence the use of social tariff electricity.

Investigation of Tomato chlorosis virus Infection in Tomato Growth Facilities in Shanghai, China

Investigation of Tomato chlorosis virus Infection in Tomato Growth Facilities in Shanghai, China

Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka di PAUD Nurul Ikhlas Kemantan Kebalai Kabupaten Kerinci

This study aims to analyze the implementation of the independent curriculum for PAUD Nurul Ikhlas in Kemantan Kebalai, Kerinci, Indonesia. The independent curriculum has changed the paradigm in implementing education at PAUD Nurul Ikhlas. Even though the number of students is 40 people with 5 teachers and 1 educator, PAUD Nurul Ikhlas is a very important PAUD in Kemantan Kebalai in an effort to provide facilities for healthy and optimal child growth and development in accordance with community values, norms & expectations. Research using descriptive quantitative research methods. Data collection was carried out by questionnaire, literature study, observation, and the documentary method. The instruments that researchers use are as follows. Questionnaire and Documentation Guidelines. The results of the study show that Nurul Ikhlas PAUD Education in implementing the independent curriculum is carried out by providing maximum and rich experience and stimulation. So it is necessary to have a conducive environment for the growth and development of children in Kemantan Kebalai. The method and approach used is an independent learning-based approach, including play-learning.

The Effect of Working Capital Turnover, Sales Growth, and Import Exemption Facilities of Export Destinations (KITE) on The ROA of Manufacturing Companies

The purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of working capital turnover, sales growth, and KITE exemption facility to Return on Asset (ROA) of manufacturing companies that receive import tax exemption facility (KITE) in 2020. There were 42 companies used as the sample. The data used in this study was obtained from annual financial reports of manufacturing companies in 2020 that submitted to Directorate General Customs and Excise Indonesia. The analysis technique used in this study is cross section regression. The result of this study found that both working capital turnover, sales growth, and KITE exemption facility show no effect on Return on Asset (ROA).

Lipid Rafts and Plant Gravisensitivity.

The necessity to include plants as a component of a Bioregenerative Life Support System leads to investigations to optimize plant growth facilities as well as a better understanding of the plant cell membrane and its numerous activities in the signaling, transport, and sensing of gravity, drought, and other stressors. The cell membrane participates in numerous processes, including endo- and exocytosis and cell division, and is involved in the response to external stimuli. Variable but stabilized microdomains form in membranes that include specific lipids and proteins that became known as (detergent-resistant) membrane microdomains, or lipid rafts with various subclassifications. The composition, especially the sterol-dependent recruitment of specific proteins affects endo- and exo-membrane domains as well as plasmodesmata. The enhanced saturated fatty acid content in lipid rafts after clinorotation suggests increased rigidity and reduced membrane permeability as a primary response to abiotic and mechanical stress. These results can also be obtained with lipid-sensitive stains. The linkage of the CM to the cytoskeleton via rafts is part of the complex interactions between lipid microdomains, mechanosensitive ion channels, and the organization of the cytoskeleton. These intricately linked structures and functions provide multiple future research directions to elucidate the role of lipid rafts in physiological processes.

Three methods for inoculation of viral vectors into plants.

Agriculture is facing new challenges, with global warming modifying the survival chances for crops, and new pests on the horizon. To keep up with these challenges, gene delivery provides tools to increase crop yields. On the other hand, gene delivery also opens the door for molecular farming of pharmaceuticals in plants. However, towards increased food production and scalable molecular farming, there remain technical difficulties and regulatory hurdles to overcome. The industry-standard is transformation of plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, but this method is limited to certain plants, requires set up of plant growth facilities and fermentation of bacteria, and introduces lipopolysaccharides contaminants into the system. Therefore, alternate methods are needed. Mechanical inoculation and spray methods have already been discussed in the literature – and here, we compare these methods with a newly introduced petiole injection technique. Because our interest lies in the development of plant viruses as immunotherapies targeting human health as well as gene delivery vectors for agriculture applications, we turned toward tobacco mosaic virus as a model system. We studied the effectiveness of three inoculation techniques: mechanical inoculation, Silwet-77 foliar spray and petiole injections. The foliar spray method was optimized, and we used 0.03% Silwet L-77 to induce infection using either TMV or a lysine-added mutant TMV-Lys. We developed a method using a needle-laden syringe to target and inject the plant virus directly into the vasculature of the plant – we tested injection into the stem and petiole. Stem inoculation resulted in toxicity, but the petiole injection technique was established as a viable strategy. TMV and TMV-Lys were purified from single plants and pooled leaf samples – overall there was little variation between the techniques, as measured by TMV or TMV-Lys yields, highlighting the feasibility of the syringe injection technique to produce virus nanoparticles. There was variation between yields from preparation to preparation with mechanical, spray and syringe inoculation yielding 40–141 mg, 36–56 mg, 18–56 mg TMV per 100 grams of leaves. Similar yields were obtained using TMV-Lys, with 24–38 mg, 17–28, 7–36 mg TMV-Lys per 100 grams of leaves for mechanical, spray and syringe inoculation, respectively. Each method has its advantages: spray inoculation is highly scalable and therefore may find application for farming, the syringe inoculation could provide a clean, aseptic, and controlled approach for molecular farming of pharmaceuticals under good manufacturing protocols (GMP) and would even be applicable for gene delivery to plants in space.

MULTIPLE IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PILING WORK ON HIGH WAY PROJECTS USING THE EVM METHOD


 
 
 
 A toll road is one of the economic growth facilities of a country, Indonesia in the last seven years has succeeded in building 1900 km and one of them is Trans-Java. The Gempol-Pasuruan section-2 toll road project is a densely populated route and there are many intersections in the form of roads and rivers so there are many overpass or underpass structures in the project. Although the bridge structure is a sub-project of the main road, if the productivity does not perform well, it will have a significant impact on the overall progress. Therefore, this study wants to analyze the multiple impacts of one of the critical works of the bridge project, such as the pilling work on the total toll road progress through the earn value management (EVM) method. EVM is a technique that is quite popular both among practitioners and academics; however, analysis of complex projects (main projects-sub projects) has never been carried out in-depth and it will be a unique challenge in this study. There are four steps in this research, the first step is project scheduling in which the engineer can use the previous database to prepare the work breakdown structure (WBS), work sequences, and project duration. The second step is the critical path process, at this stage, a slack analysis is carried out for each activity, and setting a network diagram to generate critical paths for the toll-bridge project. Resource management is the third step that involves a lot of documents from the market and internal databases, starting with assigning resources, inputting quantity and unit prices, and doing the leveling process so that the supply chain runs well. The last step is the earn value process, at this stage, the engineer only needs to input the project progress, set the baseline, and finally get the earn value project and project performance index consisting of SPI (schedule) and CPI (cost). Finally, after going through several stages of research, it has been proven that the pilling work is on a critical path and several scenarios must be carried out to maintain its productivity. Then, the average SPI value is 0.94 < 1, while the SPI value is 1 which means that the Gempol-Pasuruan section-2 toll road project is experiencing delays and is within the project budget. In conclusion, the application of the EVM method on MS. Project 2013 is able to evaluate complex projects well and several potential technologies can also be considered in further study to improve the performance.
 
 
 
 

Genetic Structure and Triazole Antifungal Susceptibilities of Alternaria alternata from Greenhouses in Kunming, China.

ABSTRACTAlternaria alternata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen and a ubiquitous phytopathogen capable of causing diseases to >100 agricultural crops and ornamental plants. To control plant diseases caused by A. alternata, triazole fungicides have been widely used both in open crop and vegetable fields and in indoor growth facilities such as greenhouses. At present, the effect of fungicide use on triazole resistance development in A. alternata populations is not known. Here, we isolated 237 A. alternata strains from nine greenhouses around metropolitan Kunming in Yunnan, southwest China, determined their genotypes using 10 short tandem repeat markers, and quantified their susceptibility to four triazoles (difenoconazole, tebuconazole, itraconazole, and voriconazole). Abundant allelic and genotypic diversities were detected among these A. alternata strains. Significantly, over 17% of the strains were resistant to difenoconazole, and both known and new drug-resistance mutations were found in the triazole target gene cyp51. Our findings of high-level genetic variation of A. alternata in greenhouses coupled with high-frequency fungicide resistance call for greater attention to continued monitoring and to developing alternative plant fungal disease management strategies in greenhouses.IMPORTANCE Alternaria alternata is among the most common fungi in our environments, such as indoor facilities, the soil, and outdoor air. It can cause diseases in >100 crop and ornamental plants. Furthermore, it can cause human infections. However, our understanding of its genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibility is very limited. Indeed, the critical threshold values for resistance have not been defined for most antifungal drugs in this species. Greenhouses are known to have heavy applications of agricultural fungicides. In this study, we analyzed strains of A. alternata from nine greenhouses near metropolitan Kunming in southwestern China. Our study revealed very high genetic diversity and identified strains with high MIC values against two agricultural and two medical triazole antifungals within each of the nine greenhouses. Our study calls for greater attention to this emerging threat to food security and human health.