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2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiping Bai ◽  
Rui An ◽  
Kunyu Han ◽  
Mengwen Xue ◽  
Simei Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Nowadays, liver transplantation has become a main therapy for end-stage liver disease. However, studies show that there are high mortality and severe complications after liver transplantation. Although gastrointestinal dysfunction is a common and major complication after liver transplantation, there was rarely relative research. This study aims to elucidate the factors about ileus after liver transplantation and patients’ survival. Methods We collected and analyzed the data (n = 318, 2016–2019) from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. After excluding cases, a total of 293 patients were included for this study. The subjects were divided into a non-ileus group and an ileus group. We reviewed 38 variables (including preoperative, operative and postoperative relative factors). Additionally, other complications after liver transplantation and survival data were compared between two groups. Results Of the 293 patients, 23.2% (n = 68) experienced postoperative ileus. Ileus patients were not different with non-ileus patients in preoperative, operative and postoperative factors. HBV-positive patients with ileus had a lower MELD score (P = 0.025), and lower postoperative total bilirubin was correlated with ileus (P = 0.049). Besides, Child–Pugh score of HCC patients with ileus was low (P = 0.029). The complications after liver transplantation were not different between two groups. Compared with the patients without ileus, the patients with ileus had a higher mortality rate. Conclusion According to our research, ileus-patients had a lower 1-year survival rates. The preoperative MELD score and postoperative total bilirubin of HBV-positive patients with ileus were lower, and Child–Pugh score of HCC patients with ileus was also lower.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Samuel David Stewart-Jacks

<p>This thesis offers a theory of sustainable accountability informed by Vedic philosophy. Although Vedic philosophy is often described as the philosophy of ancient India, this thesis will explain how relative factors, such as time and place, do not exclude one from experiencing the taste of what is described as the ripened fruit of the tree that is the Vedic literatures. The implications the Vedas have for sustainability stem mainly from their alternative notions of the self and its needs. The Vedas hold that upon a correct evaluation of the needs of the self, an individual will be completely satisfied and will therefore not desire to live and consume in a way that is destructive to their surrounding environment and its inhabitants. Within the Vedic paradigm there are two main divisions of thought - the dualist and non-dualist schools of philosophy. Because they differ in their conceptions of the self, these schools differ markedly in their notions of accountability, welfare and theories of sustainability and social change. Within the social accounting literature, a non-dualist theory of sustainable accountability has been given by Saravanamuthu (2006), but a dualist opinion has not yet been presented. This thesis seeks to introduce dualist Vedic philosophy and its theory of sustainability, and describe how a system of accountability could be constructed upon such a philosophy. In the past, academic scholarship has frowned upon sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas, and has considered their claims to be unverifiable. Therefore this thesis also asserts, using arguments from the critical realist ontology, that sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas should be admissible in academic circles.</p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Samuel David Stewart-Jacks

<p>This thesis offers a theory of sustainable accountability informed by Vedic philosophy. Although Vedic philosophy is often described as the philosophy of ancient India, this thesis will explain how relative factors, such as time and place, do not exclude one from experiencing the taste of what is described as the ripened fruit of the tree that is the Vedic literatures. The implications the Vedas have for sustainability stem mainly from their alternative notions of the self and its needs. The Vedas hold that upon a correct evaluation of the needs of the self, an individual will be completely satisfied and will therefore not desire to live and consume in a way that is destructive to their surrounding environment and its inhabitants. Within the Vedic paradigm there are two main divisions of thought - the dualist and non-dualist schools of philosophy. Because they differ in their conceptions of the self, these schools differ markedly in their notions of accountability, welfare and theories of sustainability and social change. Within the social accounting literature, a non-dualist theory of sustainable accountability has been given by Saravanamuthu (2006), but a dualist opinion has not yet been presented. This thesis seeks to introduce dualist Vedic philosophy and its theory of sustainability, and describe how a system of accountability could be constructed upon such a philosophy. In the past, academic scholarship has frowned upon sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas, and has considered their claims to be unverifiable. Therefore this thesis also asserts, using arguments from the critical realist ontology, that sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas should be admissible in academic circles.</p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Bo Wu ◽  
Pingting Liu ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Guowang Meng

Fragile ancient buildings are recognized as an eloquent testimony to human civilization, and their safety should arouse more attention. According to the special case of adjacent blasting construction, the assessment model should be essentially built to assess the effect of tunnel blasting on the safety of the ancient buildings. To analyze the structural safety of ancient buildings under blasting vibration and to protect the precious ancient buildings, a risk assessment model of ancient buildings with 20 relevant assessment indexes was initiatively built in this study. To be specific, the relative factors of blasting, the factors of ancient buildings, and other factors (e.g., religion) were comprehensively considered in the model. Subsequently, the risk level and weight were calculated more systematically and quantitatively by adopting the optimized optimal comprehensive method integrating the G1 method and the entropy method. Lastly, the overall risk value was determined by applying the fuzzy gray method. Afterward, the value was adopted to assess the safety of the Asoka Temple, the only existing temple named after the Indian King Asoka in China, as an attempt to verify the feasibility of this model. Besides, the Asoka tunnel was around it. As demonstrated from the results, the age of the buildings maximally impacted the safety of ancient buildings, and the safety level of the Asoka Temple was “relatively safe.” The present study built an effective model to assess the safety of ancient buildings under adjacent subway blasting construction, which could help improve the efficiency and accuracy of assessments.


Author(s):  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Yong He ◽  
Li Zhou

AbstractThis paper considers a make-to-order system where production gets disrupted due to a random supply failure. To avoid potential stock-out risk and responding price increase during disruption, customers might decide to stockpile extra units for future consumption. We investigate the contingent sourcing strategy for the manufacturer to cope with the disruption. To this end, we first discuss the optimal post-disruption stockpiling decision for customers. In view of expected disruption duration, price rise, and inventory holding cost, three types of stockpiling behavior are analytically provided for the customers: non-stockpiling, gradual stockpiling, and instantaneous stockpiling. Next, a model is formulated to optimize the joint decision of contingent sourcing time and quantity, with the objective of maximizing profit expectation. Finally, by conducting numerical analysis, we generate further insights into the role of relative factors and provide specific managerial suggestions on how to adapt dynamic contingent sourcing strategies to alleviate different disruptions, under different market environments and customer behaviors.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 042-050
Author(s):  
Rattana-Umpa Narida ◽  
Tanwatthanakul Jirawon ◽  
Sota Churaporn ◽  
Santiboon Toansakul Tony

To investigate the variables correlation analysis research method for assessing the caregivers’ perceptions in two groups including dependent and independent variables to correlate the measuring of early childhoods. Typically, in correlated data, for jointly normally distributed data with relevant outliers that can use a correlation as a measure of a monotonic association. Designing the 65-paired samples for the Thai Model of early detection and intervention of children as the health care system guidelines from 26-CUPs have compared. Using the DSPM divided into 65-appropriate and 65-inappropriate development early childhoods for every 13 CUPS that depends on talented children. Selecting the Receptive Language (RL) skills identified in contributing growth relative factors with four research instruments: the EPRLS, PRLF, CNRLF, and CMRLF are valid and reliable significantly. Comparisons of the appropriate and inappropriate early childhoods are differences ( < .05), the intercorrelation circumflex nature analysis (p < .05), positively. The R2 values show that 26% and 55% of the variance in training caregivers’ factor skills on the PRLF, CNRLF, and CMRLF to the EPRLS in inappropriate and appropriate early childhoods, respectively. Developmentally Appropriate Practice is a perspective in a child’s development: social, emotional, physical, and cognitive-based on the child’s cultural background: community, family history, and family structure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
J. J Kunda ◽  
Ahmed Abubakar Jajere ◽  
Otabe E. A. ◽  
Chindo Musa Muhammed ◽  
Umar Muhammed Bibi ◽  
...  

For this study, geospatial technology was used to assess agricultural lands vulnerable to flooding in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Six thematic layers of factors influencing flood occurrences in the study area were generated from monthly rainfall, land use/cover, drainage density, soil, digital elevation model and slope. Pairwise comparison of the Analytical Hierarchy Process was used to derive the weights for each factor using expert&rsquo;s judgements and literature. Weighted overlay model from the spatial analysis tool in the ArcGIS 10.4 environment was used to perform the vulnerability modelling. Expert&rsquo;s judgement on the relative factors influencing flood in the study area was: rainfall (25%), elevation (22%), slope (20%), drainage density (13%), soil type (8%) and land use/cover (12%). The consistency ratio of the analysis was reasonable: (CR= 0.078). Results from the model demonstrated land vulnerability to urban agricultural flooding in the study area ranging from areas of very highly vulnerable to very low vulnerable areas, with farmlands along the floodplains of River Benue falls within the very highly vulnerable areas. The elements at Risk are; Farmland 537.6 (66.1%), Irrigation Land 40.5 (5.0%) and Built-up Land 125.8 (15.5%).


Author(s):  
He Huang ◽  
Pei-Yu Wu ◽  
Zhao-Fei Zhang ◽  
Feng-Wei Qin ◽  
Wang Tang ◽  
...  

IntroductionTo investigate the molecular mechanism of icariin (ICA) intervention in TDP-43 mediated chondrocyte lesions of osteoarthritis.Material and methodsHC-α chondrocytes were transfected with TDP-43 lentiviruses to generate TDP-43-overexpressing chondrocytes and treated with 5 μg/mL icariin. The level of TDP-43, JNK, p38 MAPK and relative factors were detected by Western blotting assays. TNF-α and IL-1β in the supernatant were determined by ELISA.ResultsCompared with the HC-α group, TDP-43 expression was significantly increased in the TDP-43-HC-α group and was not significantly different that of the HC-α+ICA group. However, TDP-43 expression in the TDP-43-HC-α+ICA group was significantly lower than that in the TDP-43-HC-α group. ELISA showed that the secretion of TNF-α and IL-1β in the supernatant of the TDP-43-HC-α group was significantly increased (P<0.01) compared with the HC-α group, but was significantly lower in the supernatant of the TDP-43-HC-α+ICA group than that of the TDP-43-HC-α group (P<0.01). ICA treatment reduced the expression of TDP-43 in chondrocytes and inhibited the elevation of inflammatory cytokines caused by TDP-43. ICA processing can also inhibit the activation of JNK/p38 MAPK related signaling pathways caused by TDP-43. Overexpression of TDP-43 reduced the formation of stress granules (SGs)in chondrocytes, and increased receptor for activated protein kinase C1 (RACK1) level. ICA could reverse these changes.ConclusionsIcariin could interfere with TDP-43-induced secretion of inflammatory factors, inhibit JNK/p38 MAPK signaling. Our findings provided a new theoretical basis for the treatment of osteoarthritis.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiping Bai ◽  
Rui An ◽  
Kunyu Han ◽  
Xin Shen ◽  
Zheng Shaohua

Abstract Background: Nowadays, liver transplantation has become a main therapy for end-stage liver disease. However, studies show that there are high mortality and severe complications after liver transplantation. Although gastrointestinal dysfunction is a common and major complication among complications, there was rarely relative research. The study aims to elucidate the factors about ileus after liver transplantation and patients’ survival rate. Methods: We collected data (n=318, 2016–2019) from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. After excluding cases, a total of 293 patients were included for this study. The subjects were divided into a non-ileus group and an ileus group. We reviewed 38 variables (including preoperative, operative and postoperative relative factors). In addition, other complications after liver transplantation and survival data were compared among groups. Results: Of the 293 patients, 23.2% (n=68) experienced postoperative ileus. Ileus patients were not different with non-ileus patients in preoperative, operative and postoperative factors. HBV-positive patients with ileus had a lower MELD score (P=0.025), and lower postoperative total bilirubin was correlated with ileus (P=0.049). Besides, Child-Pugh score of HCC patients with ileus was low (P=0.029). The complications after liver transplantation and survival rate were all not different among groups. Conclusions: According to our research, compared with non-ileus patients, we didn’t obtain the risk factors for patients with ileus. Ileus-patients didn’t increase complications after liver transplantation and didn’t decrease post-LT survival rates. But the preoperative MELD score and postoperative total bilirubin of HBV-positive patients with ileus were lower, and Child-Pugh score of HCC patients with ileus was also lower.


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