scholarly journals Survey of Usutu Virus Potential Vectors and their Diversity in Iran: A Neglected Emerging Arbovirus

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Mehdi Khoobdel ◽  
Davoud Keshavarzi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Mosquito Larvae ◽  
Larval Habitats ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Usutu Virus ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Frequent Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Vector Borne

Introduction: Usutu Virus (USUV) is a vector-borne flavivirus within the family of Flaviviridae; its reservoirs and vectors are birds and mosquitoes, respectively. Methods: At first, electronic databases were searched with a date range from 2000 to 2018 to find the Culex species that transmit the disease and then for determining the diversity of those, mosquito larvae were collected from six places in three main environmental categories using the dipping technique. Results: In total, 1369 specimens belonging to 10 different species were collected and identified, as follows: Cx. hortensis Ficalbi, Cx. laticinctus Edwards, Cx. mimeticus Noe, Cx. perxigus Theobald, Cx. pipiens Linnaeus, Cx. modestus Ficalbi, Cx. sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, Cx. theileri Theobald Cx. torrentium Martini and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus Giles. Four species involved as vectors of USUV in other countries are printed in bold. Cx.pipiens, as the main vector was the most frequent species in rural areas, share its larval habitats with Cx. torrentium (similarity > 0.9) and reached its peak in August. Overall, in the present study, there was a significant positive relationship between mean temperatures and abundance of mosquitoes (r = 0.75, P = 0.005). Conclusion: In the present study, some species involved as main vectors of USUV in other countries and their ecological features were recorded. Based on these results, the possibility of the emergence of USUV in Iran exists.

scholarly journals Family Cohesion and Personal Space in Families with Adolescents

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEFFRY H. LARSON ◽  
WENDELL LOWE
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Personal Space ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Family Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Space Concept

An empirical study of the relevance of the personal space concept when applied to adolescent family relationships was conducted with a sample of 40 intact, nonclinical families. Using the Family Approach-Stop Measure of personal space it was found that the spatial distance between the parents and an older adolescent was greater than the spatial distance between the parents and a younger adolescent. Using Pearson product moment correlations, it was found that there was a significant positive relationship between adolescent age and spatial distance between the adolescent and each of his or her parents.

scholarly journals Pathogenic fungi infection attributes of malarial vectors Anopheles maculipennis and Anopheles superpictus in central Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi ◽  
Tahereh Sadat Asgarian ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat ◽  
Saeedeh Javar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Central Iran ◽  
Infected Mosquito ◽  
Fungal Mycelium ◽  
Mosquito Larvae ◽  
Larval Habitats ◽  
Anopheles Maculipennis ◽  
Negative Effect

Abstract Background Due to the effect of synthetic and commercial insecticides on non-target organisms and the resistance of mosquitoes, non-chemical and environmentally friendly methods have become prevalent in recent years. The present study was to isolate entomopathogenic fungi with toxic effects on mosquitoes in natural larval habitats. Methods Larvae of mosquitoes were collected from Central, Qamsar, Niasar, and Barzok Districts in Kashan County, Central Iran by standard dipping method, from April to late December 2019. Dead larvae, live larvae showing signs of infection, and larvae and pupae with a white coating of fungal mycelium on the outer surface of their bodies were isolated from the rest of the larvae and sterilized with 10% sodium hypochlorite for 2 min, then washed twice with distilled water and transferred to potato-dextrose-agar (PDA) and water-agar (WA) media and incubated at 25 ± 2 °C for 3–4 days. Larvae and fungi were identified morphologically based on identification keys. Results A total of 9789 larvae were collected from urban and rural areas in Kashan County. Thirteen species were identified which were recognized to belong to three genera, including Anopheles (7.89%), Culiseta (17.42%) and Culex (74.69%). A total of 105 larvae, including Anopheles superpictus sensu lato (s.l), Anopheles maculipennis s.l., Culex deserticola, Culex perexiguus, and Culiseta longiareolata were found to be infected by Nattrassia mangiferae, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Trichoderma spp., and Penicillium spp. Of these, Penicillium spp. was the most abundant fungus isolated and identified from the larval habitats, while An. superpictus s.l. was the most infected mosquito species. Conclusions Based on the observations and results obtained of the study, isolated fungi had the potential efficacy for pathogenicity on mosquito larvae. It is suggested that their effects on mosquito larvae should be investigated in the laboratory. The most important point, however, is the proper way of exploiting these biocontrol agents to maximize their effect on reducing the population of vector mosquito larvae without any negative effect on non-target organisms.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pola Asuh Orangtua dengan Motivasi Belajar Remaja

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Cindy Marisa ◽  
Evi Fitriyanti ◽  
Sri Utami
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Pattern Of Care ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Adolescent Learning

This research is based on parents' thinking is an important learning motivator for children, including in adolescence, because the family is the first and main environment. Provision of appropriate parenting patterns should also follow a good child's learning motivation. This study aims to determine whether there is a significant positive relationship between the pattern of care with motivation in learning, and knowing where old parenting patterns have the motivation to learn. The research design used herein is correlative with the method. Data taken by using closed questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Spearman's rho test. With this method researchers collect as much data as possible about the dimensions of motivation to learn, then do the analysis of these dimensions to get the complete data and as objective as possible with the pattern of care and motivation to learn adolescents. Testing is done by t test. Based on the data analysis can be concluded there is a significant relationship between the pattern of care with adolescent learning motivation with a contribution of 18.8%, where again increased adolescent learning motivation caused by other factors.

scholarly journals Fauna and Larval Habitat Characteristics of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kashan County, Central Iran, 2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahereh Sadat Asgarian ◽  
Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat ◽  
Rouhullah Dehghani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Larval Habitat ◽  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Larval Habitats ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
First Time

Background: Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading devastating parasites and pathogens causing some important infectious diseases. The present study was done to better understand and update the fauna of Culicidae and to find out the distribution and the type of their larval habitats in Kashan County. Methods: This study was done in four districts of Kashan County (Central, Qamasr, Niasar and Barzok). Mosquito lar-vae were collected from 23 active larval habitats using a standard 350ml capacity mosquito dipper from April to late December 2019. The collected larvae were transferred to containers containing lactophenol, and after two weeks indi-vidually mounted in Berlese's fluid on a microscope slide and identified to species by morphological characters and valid keys. Results: In this study, a total of 9789 larvae were collected from urban and rural areas in Kashan County. The identified genera were Anopheles, Culiseta and Culex. In this study larvae of An. turkhudi, Cx. perexiguus, Cx. mimeticus, Cx. deserticola and Cs. subochrea were collected for the first time from Kashan County. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the presence and activity of different mosquito species in Kashan County that some of them are vectors of arbovirus and other vector-borne diseases.

scholarly journals The struggles of SMEs to embed the human resources functions into the institutional baseKOBİ’lerin insan kaynakları fonksiyonlarını kurumsal bir tabana oturtma çabaları

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 4663
Author(s):  
Hürriyet Bilge
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Industrial Zone ◽  
Wage Policy ◽  
Operating Period ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Education Performance

This study aims at emphasizing the functions of Human Resources(HR)  that are regarded as the main source  to cope with the problems and to reach the goals. The study deals with the SMEs in the Organized Industrial Zone in Manisa. The data collected from these institutions by through surveys have been subjected to factor analysis and thus seven factors have beeen defined. These factors are namely education, performance, evaluation, wage policy, managerial transparency, human resources database, career management, and occupational health and safety. Through the analysis, it has been found out that the increase in operating period doesn’t have a significant effect on HR functions. Another finding in the study is that professional companies are more effective in the struggle of embedding HR functions into the instutional base than the family companies. Yet another finding is that there is a significant positive relationship between the size of SMEs and the HR functions. ÖzetÇalışmanın temel amacı, KOBİ’lerin amaçlanan hedeflere ulaşması ve beliren sorunlarla baş edebilmesi için en önemli kaynak olarak kabul ettiği/etmek zorunda olduğu İKY fonksiyonlarının önemini vurgulamaktır. Araştırmanın kapsamına Manisa OSB’deki KOBİ’ler dâhil edilmişlerdir. Bu kurumlardan anket yoluyla veriler elde edilmiş ve faktör analizi sonucunda yedi adet faktör elde edilmiştir. Bu faktörler sırasıyla eğitim, performans ve değerlendirme, ücret politikası, yönetimsel şeffaflık, insan kaynakları veri tabanı, kariyer yönetimi ve iş sağlığı ve güvenlik başlıkları altında toplanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, KOBİ’lerde faaliyet süresinin artması İKY fonksiyonları üzerine olumlu fark oluşturmadığı yönünde; aile işletmesi olmayan KOBİ’lerin, olan KOBİ’lere göre İK fonksiyonlarının kurumsal bir tabana oturtma çabalarının daha etkin olduğu görülmüştür. KOBİ’lerin büyüklüğü ile İKY fonksiyonları arasında olumlu bir ilişki vardır.

Natural Pathogenic Fungi Infection Attributes of Malarial Vectors Anopheles Maculipennis S. L. and Anopheles Superpictus S. L. in Central Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Hassan Moosa Kazemi ◽  
Tahereh Sadat Asgarian ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat ◽  
Saeedeh Javar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Central Iran ◽  
Infected Mosquito ◽  
Fungal Mycelium ◽  
Mosquito Larvae ◽  
Larval Habitats ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Fungi Infection

Abstract Background: Due to the effect of synthetic and commercial insecticides on non-target organisms and the resistance of mosquitoes, in recent years non-chemical and environmentally friendly methods have become prevalent. In this research, we aimed to isolate entomopathogenic fungi with toxic effects on mosquitoes in natural larval habitats.Methods: Larval mosquitos were collected from Central, Qamsar, Niasar and Barzok Districts in Kashan County, Central Iran by standard dipping method, from April to late December 2019. Dead larvae and larvae with signs of infection to fungal mycelium detectable on the outer surface of its body were isolated from the rest of the larvae and were sterilized with 10% sodium hypochlorite for two minutes, then washed twice with distilled water and transferred to PDA (potato-dextrose-agar) and WA (water-agar) media and incubated at a temperature of 25 ± 2° C for 3 - 4 days. Larvae and fungi were identified morphologically based on identification keys.Results: A total of 9789 larvae were collected from urban and rural areas in Kashan County. The genera i.e. Anopheles (7.89%), Culiseta (17.42%), and Culex (74.69%) including 13 species were identified. A total of 105 larvae including Anopheles superpictus s. l., An. maculipennis s. l., Culex deserticola, Cx. perexiguus, and Culiseta longiareolata were found to be infected by Nattrassia mangiferae, Aspergillus niger, A. fumigatus, Trichoderma spp. and Penicillium spp. Fungi. Penicillium spp. was the most abundant fungus isolated and identified from the larval habitats while An. superpictus s.l. was the most infected mosquito species. Conclusions: Based on the observations and results obtained from our study, isolated fungi had the potential for pathogenicity on mosquito larvae. Therefore, it is suggested that their effects on mosquito larvae be investigated in the laboratory. The most important point, however, is the proper way of exploiting these biocontrol agents to maximize their effect on reducing the population of vector mosquito larvae without any negative effect on non-target organisms.

Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Thiyam Kiran Singh ◽  
Aastha Dhingra
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Close Friendship ◽  
Major Facilitator ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Love is more than a close friendship. It acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationship. Love is positive in nature and leaves a positive affect on every individual. An individual in love not only feels positive but spreads positivity around. They smile, be kind to other people, behave compassionately with everyone. If the person is happy then he is likely to be psychologically and emotionally healthy. The current study aimed at understanding the relationship between love, affect and wellbeing among young females aged between 20-25 years. The study reported a significant positive relationship between love and positive affect with the significant correlation of 0.29 at 0.05 levels (p<0.05). It was also found a significant positive relationship between love and wellbeing with the significant correlation of 0.58 at 0.01 level (p<0.01). This means that people in love experience positive emotions and healthy wellbeing. The correlation between love and negative affect came out to be insignificant. The correlation turned out to be -0.13. This means that people in love do not experience negative emotions.

Socio-Economic Profile of Labour Households in Rural Punjab

2020 ◽  
pp. 306-311
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
The Family ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Average Condition ◽  
Economic Profile

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the socio-economic profile of the labour households in rural Punjab. The study revealed that majority of rural labour households belonged to the scheduled caste category. As far as the distribution of sampled rural labour households according to the family type was concerned, it was found that 46.42 percent of the total rural labour households had nuclear families, while the remaining 53.58 percent have joint families. Majority of the rural labourers were living in semi-pucca houses. Further, if we look at the housing condition, 54.72 percent of rural labourers owned the houses of average condition, 40.19 percent owned good condition households and 5.09percent owned dilapidated houses. The analysis further showed that as many as 20.35percentof the sampled labour population was illiterate. A few persons from sampled labour households educated above matric. Although large majority of the sampled labour population were from the working-age group yet the ratio of dependents was high among rural labour households. This was due to lower employment opportunities in rural areas.

Empowerment of Rural Women through SHGs: A Study in Telangana

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
The Family ◽  
Self Help Group

The self-help group (SHG) is a powerful instrument to empower economically backward women of rural India as the women members under the SHG not only can earn income but they feel empowered also. With the launching of Swarnajaynti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India from April 1999, subsequently rechristened as Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) self-help group approach (SHG) has been given utmost importance in India for the development of rural women mainly focusing on below poverty line households. SHG concept is popular in many rural areas of India as through economic development and subsequently empowering, rural women have got a solid platform. This research article has discussed the how rural women after forming SHGs in Ranga Reddy district (R.R. District) of Telangana were not only earning and contributing to the family but felt empowered also. The study was carried out at Gandipet village of Gandipet Mandal, Ranga Reddy (R.R.) district in September 2017. The some women members of 10 different SHGs were contacted and few individual cases are presented here.

Organization-Based Self-Esteem Affects Employees' Exchange Relationship Perceptions and Extrarole Behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhan Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

The 2 types of exchange relationship perceptions—social exchange relationship perceptions (SERPs) and economic exchange relationship perceptions (EERPs)—constitute the primary concept for understanding individual behavior in the workplace. Using a sample of 581 employees from Mainland China, I explored the effects of SERPs and EERPs on employee extrarole behavior (ERB), as well as the moderating effect of organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) on the relationships between SERPs and ERB, and between EERPs and ERB. The results revealed a significant positive relationship between SERPs and ERB, a significant negative relationship between EERPs and ERB, and a significant moderating effect for OBSE. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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