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A REVIEW ON PATIENTS WITH AORTIC REGURGITATION: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS AND TREATMENT
Get PDFBackground: Aortic regurgitation occurs when the aortic valve fails to close properly during diastole, allowing blood to flow backward through the valve. This condition can develop as a result of aortic root dilatation or as a result of a native valvular illness. This activity examines the diagnosis and treatment of aortic regurgitation, emphasizing the importance of the interprofessional team inpatient care.
Conclusion: The goal of this review article is to describe the pathophysiology of aortic regurgitation, outline the physical exam findings of aortic regurgitation, explain the treatment options for aortic regurgitation, and review the importance of collaboration and communication among interprofessional team members to improve outcomes for patients with aortic regurgitation
EFFECT OF FEEDING PATTERN AND COMPOSITION ON CARP PRODUCTION IN SMALL FAMILY FARMS
Get PDFThis research was conducted in Jableh area of Lattakia Governorate (Syrian coastal zone) in order to study the effect of feeding pattern used on some growth and productivity indicators of common carp fish. Thirty family farms were studied, divided according to the nature of the food provided to them into: farms that depend on manufactured commercial feed (MCF), farms that depend entirely on household waste, and farms that depend on MCF and household waste together. Daily, relative, specific growth rate, feed conversion rate, feed conversion efficiency and survival rate were studied. Completely randomized design was used, and Correlations among studied parameters was estimated using Pearson coefficient of correlation. Results showed that the daily growth rate of farms that use MCF (1.94) was superior to those that use household waste (1.27) and a mixture of household waste and MCF (1.34). The MCF achieved the highest weight gain (349 g) from the performance of the rest of the food types, which did not show statistically significant differences between them. The type of feed did not affect the survival rate, which ranged between 95.7% and 99.4%. The feed conversion ratio was 3.54 in the case of MCF, and the feed conversion efficiency was 516.3%. There was no significant correlation between productivity (kg/pond) and average fish weight, daily, relative and qualitative growth rate, as well as with weight gain, while a significant correlation was found between productivity and survival rate (r). = 0.68 *) in manufactured feed farms. A strong significant correlation was found between productivity, pond area and number of fingerlings (r = 0.79 *) in processed fodder farms. It is recommended to use a number of fingerlings commensurate with the area of the ponds and the amount of feed provided to obtain good quality fish. Fingerlings weighing less than 200 grams must be grown
AN INTEGRATED MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING MODEL FOR GREEN SUPPLIER SELECTION IN STEEL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY IN VIETNAM
Get PDFThe problem of global warming caused by manufacturing activities has received a lot of attention recently. Along with an increasing worldwide awareness of the environment, green manufacturing is a major challenge for almost all companies and will determine a manufacturer's long-term sustainability. A performance evaluation method for green suppliers thus is critical for determining the potential of suppliers to collaborate with the company. Thus, multi‐criteria decision-making (MCDM) models are a useful tool for resolving complicated selection problems involving multiple criteria and alternatives, especially in relation to qualitative factors. Thus, the author presents an MCDM model that combines the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to assess and choose the best green supplier in the steel manufacturing industry. The criteria are created for the evaluation of potential suppliers based on previous literature and expert interviews. The AHP model specifies the weight based on the opinion of an expert and the DEA is used to rank suppliers at a final stage. For criteria weighting results, "product cost", "supplier's reputation", "lead time", "warranty" and "green policies" with weights of 0.637, 0.669, 0.750, 0.731 and 0.512, respectively, were found as the most significant sub-criteria. The final ranking suggests GS-01 (KKC Metal JSC), GS-04 (Vnsteel-Vicasa JSC), GS-05 (Vietnam Germany Steel Pipe JSC), and GS-08 (Hoa Sen Group) are indicated to be the top four most suitable green suppliers. With the suggested approach, manufacturers can better understand the performance of their suppliers and can evaluate and choose the most appropriate green supplier for cooperation
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF SOME ALTERNATIVE INSECTICIDES ON Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.)
Get PDFThe insecticidal activity biological and histological effects of a bacterial bioagent spinosad (24% SC), an insect growth regulator methoxyfenozide (24% SC) and extrem (36 % SC), Ready-made mixture (Spinetoram 6% and methoxyfenozide 30%) on the 4th larval instar of the cotton leaf warm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), under laboratory conditions, as denoted by the determined LC50 which was 7.28, 0.071 and 0.113 ppm, in spinosad, methoxyfenozide and extrem, respectively. The highest rate of decrease in the pupation percentage of 25% was recorded in case of treated with extreme followed by spinosad and methoxyfenozide (76 and 63 % respectively). Also, the adult emergence rate was remarkably reduced in case of extreme to 40% followed by spinosad 56.6% and methoxyfenozide 69.8%. The male moths recorded lower rate of adult longevity than the female moths. On the other hand both toxicants induced drastic effect on fecundity and fertility of adult moths. Highly histopathological disturbances in the midgut of this pest including destruction of the muscle layers, disorganization in the epithelial cells, separation of the peritrophic membrane as well as detachment of the basement membrane and appearance of vacuolizations. Also caused severe histological aberration of the ovarioles
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF LEAF, STEM AND ROOT EXTRACTS OF Euphorbia heterophylla
Get PDFThe work was done to analyze the pharmaceutical active ingredients present in the leaf, stem and root of Euphorbia heterophylla of the family Euphorbiacea. The phytochemical screening done using some standard methods indicated the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tanins, steroids and volatile oils. Alkaloids and saponins were absent in the leaf and root respectively. The Atomic Absorption spectroscopic analysis carried out on these different parts of plants showed the presence of some elements such as lead, manganese, nickel, copper, cadmium, magnesium, iron, chromium and calcium which are at different concentrations but lead was found to be absent in the stem. Some of these elements are beneficial to health and those heavy metals present were equally at low concentrations
INFLUENCE OF MOTHER'S NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON DIETARY INTAKE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ASABA METROPOLIS OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThe study investigated mothers’ nutritional knowledge on dietary intakes of junior secondary school students in Asaba metropolis of Delta State. Three research questions and a null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised mothers of junior secondary school students in Asaba metropolis. The sample of this study was 105 mothers drawn through purposive random sampling technique from five public junior secondary schools in Asaba metropolis of Delta State. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire constructed by the researcher and titled Mother's Nutritional Knowledge on Dietary Intake of Students Questionnaire (MNKDISQ). The instrument was validated by two experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.71 using Cronbach Alpha technique. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation. The null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson product moment correlation statistics. The findings revealed that mothers in Asaba metropolis to a high extent have nutritional knowledge, the extent of dietary intake of Junior secondary school students in Asaba metropolis is high, there is a positive high relationship between mothers’ nutritional knowledge and dietary intake of junior secondary school students in Asaba metropolis, and the relationship between mothers’ nutritional knowledge and dietary intake of junior secondary school students in Asaba metropolis is significant. Based on the findings, It was recommended among others that mothers should always endeavor to acquire nutritional knowledge which will enable them ensure that their children have a better nutrition throughout their growing stage. Mothers should ensure that their children avoid junk foods at all cost as this will help them stay healthy and sound
EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ON LIQUIDITY OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study empirically examined the effect of environmental reporting on corporate liquidity in Nigeria. The study’s independent variables include employee health and safety disclosure, pollution control disclosure, and environmental remediation disclosure, which were used as proxies for the environmental reporting, while the dependent variable is company liquidity and was proxy as a current ratio. Three hypotheses were formulated for this study. An ex post facto design was used and the data for the study comes from the published annual financial reports of all 41 companies listed on the sectors of Nigerian Exchange Group ranging from Consumer Goods Sector, Oil & Gas Sector and Industrial Goods Sector, with the data covering the period of 2015-2021. However, the study found that employee health and safety disclosure, pollution control disclosure and environmental remediation disclosure have significant impact on companies’ liquidity proxy, as the current ratio at 1% significant level. On this basis, the study concludes that environmental reporting has positively improved companies’ liquidity over the years. In lieu of the study results, it was recommended that companies disclose more of this information in their annual reports, as the level of disclosure of environmental practices over the years has a significant impact on companies' liquidity
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND VALUE CREATION BY SELECTED BANKS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: TECHNOLOGICAL, ORGANISATIONAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY
Get PDFAs the demand for the quantification of the association between business intelligence and value creation continues to gain momentum, this parametric study empirically tests the relevance of technology-organisation-environment (TOE) theoretical framework on the correlation between business intelligence and value creation using data from the biggest banks in Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa in terms of total assets. While Nigeria and South Africa are the two largest economies in Africa, Ghana is one of the pacesetters in parliamentary democracy in Africa since 1992. GBC Bank Ghana limited, Access Bank of Nigeria Plc, and Standard Bank of South Africa Limited are the three banks that made the study. Hardware and software proxied business intelligence technology, bank size proxied organisation, total deposit proxied environment, and value creation is measured with value added by the sampled banks. Pearson correlation analyses were carried out with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Using audited data from annual reports of the sampled banks from 2010 - 2020 (11 years); the study established that: (i) all the TOE variables have significant positive associations with value creation in Ghana, Nigeria, and the Group while they have nonsignificant positive associations with value creation in South Africa. These groundbreaking empirical findings indicate the overall relevance of the TOE theoretical framework in banks in Sub-Saharan Africa (Group results), Ghana, and Nigeria. Practically and policy-wise, the findings calls on corporate policy makers to improve on hardware and software investments as they add on to their banks’ value creation capacity. There is need for further study to test the relevance of the TOE framework in Banks in South Africa as well as other Sub-Saharan African countries
MAJOR FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF MSMEs IN INDIA
Get PDFUniversally MSMEs have been acknowledged as a growth engine of the economy for any country. In India nowadays MSMEs have become an issue of incredible intrigue. There are numerous financial institutions that grant various types of services and facilities to MSMEs for their start-up, reconstruction and growth. MSMEs comprise a significant part of India's economic development and advancement. Despite this reality, MSMEs are also confronting serious issues concerning absence of adequate and convenient supply of the funds, absence of working capital, education, training awareness, and absence of appropriate innovation. The current paper attempts to contribute new information to the current writing of MSMEs, Financial Management, Banks, and Working Capital. The study will be valuable for Entrepreneurs, communities, and different undertakings. The study is based on the secondary data gathered from various literature reviews on the MSMEs. The literature revealed that the serious issues of MSMEs are how to raise funds from banks and other financial institutions especially timely availability of funds. Every one of these issues may vary from area to area and Business to Business. This paper examines various types of issues faced by these units in raising funds
DETERMINANTS OF VALUE OF FIRM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION IN INDIA
Get PDFThe paper aims at ascertaining the determinants of market value of infrastructure industries in India. We use the financial data of three hundred and fifty-four Indian infrastructure companies. The results of the study show that independent variables viz. long-term debt to total asset, total debt to total assets ratio emerge as determinants of total market value of firm for construction, telecommunication, steel and cement industry. Further, none of the independent variables are able to determine of market value and market capitalisation of firm for construction, power, telecommunication, steel and cement industry during the study period. Implication of the study may be used by researchers to compare with other foreign infrastructure companies to understand the determinants of value of firm of the infrastructure industry