scholarly journals Mixture compatibility of Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) with pesticides used in soybean

2022 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Mendes Antunes Maciel ◽  
Junio Tavares Amaro ◽  
Fernanda Caroline Colombo ◽  
Pedro Manuel Oliveira Janeiro Neves ◽  
Adeney de Freitas Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Anticarsia Gemmatalis ◽  
Health It ◽  
Combined Use

ABSTRACT: Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner: 1818) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is one of the main pests that affect soybean crops, causing defoliation. In the vegetative stages, defoliation occurs together with weeds, and in the reproductive stages with pathogens. In this sense, to maintain plant health, it is necessary to carry out the combined use of pesticides. Thus, this research determined the compatibility of the entomopathogenic virus AgMNPV with the main herbicides and fungicides used in soy at different times of the mixture. The artificial diet was immersed in the solutions of the pesticides and their mixtures and supplied to A. gemmatalis caterpillars, immediately and after one and two hours of mixing. The evaluation was performed by quantifying the number of dead caterpillars by mixing the AgMNPV virus with herbicides and fungicides, even after two hours of mixing if compatible. The observed scenarios showed a compatibility of the virus with the herbicides and fungicides, with mortality rates between 70 to 99% for A. gemmatalis.

COVID-19: Are Experimental Drugs Cure or Ill?

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bensu Karahalil ◽  
Aylin Elkama
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Antiviral Treatment ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Experimental Drugs ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
The World

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus. It is characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has quickly influenced all over the world since it spreads easily. Common symptoms are fever, cough, difficulty in breathing and muscle aches. Despite the urgent need to find an effective antiviral treatment, already available agents are being used alone or in combination all over the world. At the beginning of the pandemic, death rates of infection caused by COVID-19 are high but "is COVID-19 responsible for all deaths?", or “are there any contributions of the frequently used drugs in this period to these deaths?” Surely herd immunity plays a major role and has the contribution in the decline in mortality rates. Meanwhile, it is kept in mind that due to safety concerns, changes have also been made to the dosage and combined use of frequently used drugs. Objective: In this review, answers to two questions above and the safety of treatments, toxicities of agents involving chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, favipiravir, lopiravir/ritonavir, sarilumab, tocilizumab, siltuximab, corticosteroids and bromhexine which are the most frequently used in both Turkey and all over the world will be summarized. Conclusion: Among these drugs favipiravir seems the most promising drug due to more tolerable adverse effects. More clinical trials with large sample sizes are needed to find the most effective and safe drug for COVID-19 treatment.

scholarly journals Technical Potential of Biogas Technology Adoption in Replacing Firewood, Kerosene and Chemical Fertilizer: The Case of Misrak and Mirab Estie Districts, in Northern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haile Fentie ◽  
Getachew Sime
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Health It ◽  
Technical Potential ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Key Informant Interview ◽  
Biogas Technology

Abstract Background: The depletion of bioenergy sources has caused significant deforestation, low agricultural production and energy crisis. This study evaluates the technical potential of biogas technology adoption in replacing firewood, charcoal, kerosene and chemical fertilizer in Northern Ethiopia. Methods: Questionnaire household survey, key informant interview, focus group discussion and field obervation were used for data collection. Results: Biogas technology adoption reduced the use of firewood, charcoal, dung cake, and kerosene consumption by 58%, 36%, 71%, and 74%, respectively. It also reduced the use of chemical fertilizer by 94% and the combined use of chemical fertilizer and manure by 91%. Adoption turned the majority of households (65.4%) to use combination of bio-slurry and chemical fertilizer. It helped the majority (89.95%) of adopters to construct and connect toilets to biogas operational system. In doing so, adoption reduced defecation in the field and improved environmental sanitation and human health. It further enabled saving of about 38% of adopters’ time, which otherwise would be expended for firewood and dung collection. It similarly enhanced adopters’ income through decreasing expenses for chemical fertilizer, kerosene, and other fuel sources. Conclusions: Biogas technology has huge potential of replacing traditional fuel sources for domestic consumption, and of reducing the consumption of kerosene and chemical fertilizers as well as of increasing income and decreasing time for biofuel collection.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI ALGORITMA MAXIMAL SHIFT PADA APLIKASI MANFAAT TANAMAN BAGI KESEHATAN MANUSIA BERBASIS ANDROID

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahman Pohan ◽  
Nelly Astuti Hasibuan ◽  
AM Hatuaon Sihite
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
String Matching ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Health It ◽  
Screen Size ◽  
Java Programming ◽  
Good For ◽  
The Many ◽  
Maximal Shift

Before the arrival of disease, it is good for humans to prevent it, many plants grow that are beneficial to health, but so are the many diverse types of plants and their respective benefits so that it is difficult to understand which are beneficial for health which are not beneficial for health. To facilitate the search for plant health benefits for human health, it was designed using the Maximal Shift algorithm, where this algorithm as a solution in searching for plant health benefits for human health with the limited screen size of smartphones owned, string matching is needed as a process in the search. Application search for the benefits of plants for human health based on Android was designed using Eclipse Juno. In the development of this application using the Java programming language.Keywords: Maximal Shift, String Matching, Application of Plant Benefits, Based on Android

scholarly journals Enhancing Cadmium Tolerance and Pea Plant Health through Enterobacter sp. MN17 Inoculation Together with Biochar and Gravel Sand

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naveed ◽  
Adnan Mustafa ◽  
Samar Majeed ◽  
Zainab Naseem ◽  
Qudsia Saeed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Cd Uptake ◽  
Microbial Inoculation ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Pea Seeds

Contamination of soils with heavy metals, particularly cadmium (Cd), is an increasingly alarming environmental issue around the world. Application of organic and inorganic immobilizing amendments such as biochar and gravel sand in combination with metal-tolerant microbes has the potential to minimize the bioavailability of Cd to plants. The present study was designed to identify the possible additive effects of the application of Enterobacter sp. MN17 as well as biochar and gravel sand on the reduction of Cd stress in plants and improvement of growth and nutritional quality of pea (Pisum sativum) plants through the reduction of Cd uptake. Pea seeds were surface sterilized then non-inoculated seeds and seeds inoculated with Enterobacter sp. MN17 were planted in artificially Cd-polluted soil, amended with the immobilizing agents biochar and gravel sand. Application of biochar and gravel sand alone and in combination not only improved the growth and nutritional quality of pea plants by in situ immobilization but also reduced the uptake of Cd by plant roots and its transport to shoots. However, microbial inoculation further enhanced the overall plant health as well as alleviated the toxic effects of Cd on the pea plants. These soil treatments also improved rates of photosynthesis and transpiration. The combined use of biochar and gravel sand with bacterial inoculation resulted in an increase in plant height (47%), shoot dry weight (42%), root dry weight (57%), and 100 seeds weight (49%) as compared to control plants in Cd contaminated soil. Likewise, biochemical constituents of pea seeds (protein, fat, fiber, and ash) were significantly increased up to 41%, 74%, 32%, and 72%, respectively, with the combined use of these immobilizing agents and bacterium. Overall, this study demonstrated that the combined application of biochar and gravel sand, particularly in combination with Enterobacter sp. MN17, could be an efficient strategy for the remediation of Cd contaminated soil. It could support better growth and nutritional quality of pea plants.

Physicians May Forgo Health IT Incentives

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
JOYCE FRIEDEN
Keyword(s):  
Health It

HIMSS Sets 2011-2012 Health IT Policy Priorities

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
NASEEM S. MILLER
Keyword(s):  
Health It

Inequalities and Impact of Socioeconomic-Cultural Factors in Suicide Rates Across Italy

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Pompili ◽  
Marco Innamorati ◽  
Monica Vichi ◽  
Maria Masocco ◽  
Nicola Vanacore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Age And Sex

Background: Suicide is a major cause of premature death in Italy and occurs at different rates in the various regions. Aims: The aim of the present study was to provide a comprehensive overview of suicide in the Italian population aged 15 years and older for the years 1980–2006. Methods: Mortality data were extracted from the Italian Mortality Database. Results: Mortality rates for suicide in Italy reached a peak in 1985 and declined thereafter. The different patterns observed by age and sex indicated that the decrease in the suicide rate in Italy was initially the result of declining rates in those aged 45+ while, from 1997 on, the decrease was attributable principally to a reduction in suicide rates among the younger age groups. It was found that socioeconomic factors underlined major differences in the suicide rate across regions. Conclusions: The present study confirmed that suicide is a multifaceted phenomenon that may be determined by an array of factors. Suicide prevention should, therefore, be targeted to identifiable high-risk sociocultural groups in each country.

Global Suicide Mortality Rates – A Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 249-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Manoel Bertolote ◽  
Diego De Leo
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Suicide Mortality
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