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The Effects Of Hygiene And Good Manufacturing Practices On The Quality Of Fresh Milk In Some Farms In The Gjilan Region, Medin Zeqiri, Xhavit Bytyçi, Mergim Daci Mestani, Valon Durguti, Fidan Feka, Vezir Januzi, Ylli Biçoku

UBT International Conference

The research is important because it highlights the deficiencies that milk producers have in implementing proper hygiene practices in dairy cow stalls, which have an impact on milk quality. The study was conducted in three Municipalities of the Gjilan region (Vitia, Kamenica and Gjilani), Kosovo. Data were collected during April-May 2021 for the years 2019 and 2020. A structured questionnaire was used to collect all information related to milk quality. The questionnaire was designed to capture information related to general farm characteristics, number of dairy cows, use of mastitis tests, presence of lactofreezes for milk, pre-milking udder hygiene practices, udder …

Concerns About The High Content Of Acrylamides In Food: A Comprehensive Review, Violeta Lajqi, Pajtim Bytyçi, Mergim Mestani, Blend Broqi

UBT International Conference

Acrylamide's presence in food has recently drawn considerable interest on a global scale. One of the antecedents of acrylamide is asparagine, an amino acid that is frequently present in both plant and animal proteins. Acrylamide is listed as a potential cause of cancer, abnormal birth outcomes, and nerve damage in people. It appears naturally in foods that have been heated to high degrees as a synthetic chemical. Acrylamide is generally associated to the Millard reaction, which is prevalent in foods that mostly contain asparagine and starch, and forms during high-temperature cooking such as frying, roasting, and baking. According to the …

Information Design, Ux, Ui, And Marketing Design Qr Code, Arberesha Hoxha

UBT International Conference

The practice of displaying data in an understandable, useful, and accessible way is known as information design. The current term for a branch of graphic design focused on information delivery is information design. Data visualization, communication design, and information architecture are all closely related to information design. Technical communicators and graphic artists, for example, who are particularly engaged in diagramming and presenting quantitative data, use the phrase "information graphics". Information design, as used in technical communication, is the act of creating an information structure with a particular audience in mind. This means choosing material and organizing it into several guides …

Asymmetry Of Has Clothing As A Social Category, Serving The Fashion Industry, Nexhat Cocaj

UBT International Conference

The asymmetric elements of Has clothing are ancient elements of this attire, which have withstood all changes and transformations made over time. Asymmetry, primarily used in women's clothing, has conveyed protection against evil eye, indicated the desire for the number of children, and the relationship within the couple. The asymmetry in the women's clothing of Has can otherwise be said to be the alphabet or hieroglyphs of clothing, through which desires for the family's economic status and desired professions are also shown. The hieroglyphs of clothing asymmetry are expressed through colors, floral and zoomorphic figures, which can only be interpreted …

Language Challenges On National Television In North Macedonia, Valdeta Kasapi

UBT International Conference

This paper will elaborate the language spoken on National Televisions in North Macedonia, comparing it with Televisions of the Republic of Kosovo as the two multi-ethnic states that emerged from the Balkans. Furthermore, making a comparison with Televisions in Belgium, more precisely in Brussels, one of the cities with many ethnic colors, as well as a state of the European family- an aim of many Balkan states. Active speech, as a key activity of sociological, communicative and linguistic identity to people, gives anthropological characteristics and values. Language with its characteristics varies constantly, it is created, developed, depending on the changes …

Agriculture Development Strategy In The Republic Of North Macedonia: Between Subsidies, Eu Support And Pressure From Liberalization, Ruzhdi Matoshi

UBT International Conference

Agriculture development differs a lot from the rest of economic sectors. While in a market economy the fate of businesses in each sector is decided by competition leading to the entries, survival and growth of the fittest, in agriculture as a whole there are some exceptions as a result of support from the government with subsidies. The main reasoning behind this direct support with the state funds is made on the grounds that food is necessity and there is no alternative to it. Even in global scale, efforts to support agricultural development in various forms. However, contradictions arise between the …

International Conference On Food Science, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …

International Conference On Art And Integrated Design, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …

International Conference On Media, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …

Book Review: Habitantes De La Obscuridad (Fauna Ibero-Balear De Las Cuevas) – Inhabitants Of The Darkness (Ibero-Baleric Fauna Of Caves), Oana Teodora Moldovan

International Journal of Speleology

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Wastewater Sequencing Reveals Community And Variant Dynamics Of The Collective Human Virome, Michael Tisza, Sara Javornik Cregeen, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Ping Zhang, Tulin Ayvaz, Karen Feliz, Kristi L Hoffman, Justin R Clark, Austen Terwilliger, Matthew C Ross, Juwan Cormier, Hannah Moreno, Li Wang, Katelyn Payne, David Henke, Catherine Troisi, Fuqing Wu, Janelle Rios, Jennifer Deegan, Blake Hansen, John Balliew, Anna Gitter, Kehe Zhang, Runze Li, Cici X Bauer, Kristina D Mena, Pedro A Piedra, Joseph F Petrosino, Eric Boerwinkle, Anthony W Maresso

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Wastewater is a discarded human by-product, but its analysis may help us understand the health of populations. Epidemiologists first analyzed wastewater to track outbreaks of poliovirus decades ago, but so-called wastewater-based epidemiology was reinvigorated to monitor SARS-CoV-2 levels while bypassing the difficulties and pit falls of individual testing. Current approaches overlook the activity of most human viruses and preclude a deeper understanding of human virome community dynamics. Here, we conduct a comprehensive sequencing-based analysis of 363 longitudinal wastewater samples from ten distinct sites in two major cities. Critical to detection is the use of a viral probe capture set targeting …

Effect Of Green-Biosynthesis Aluminum Nanoparticles (Al Nps) On Salmonella Enterica Isolated From Baghdad City, Zahraa A. Alshaheeb, Asma G. Oraibi, Zaid A. Thabit

Baghdad Science Journal

This study is aimed to Green-synthesize and characterize Al NPs from Clove (Syzygium aromaticumL.) buds plant extract and to investigate their effect on isolated and characterized Salmonella enterica growth. S. aromaticum buds aqueous extract was prepared from local market clove, then mixed with Aluminum nitrate Al(NO3)3. 9 H2O, 99.9% in ¼ ratio for green-synthesizing of Al NPs. Color change was a primary confirmation of Al NPs biosynthesis. The biosynthesized nanoparticles were identified and characterized by AFM, SEM, EDX and UV–Visible spectrophotometer. AFM data recorded 122nm particles size and the surface roughness RMs) of the pure S. aromaticum buds aqueous extract …

Impact Of Some Environmental Parameters On Phytoplankton Diversity In The Eastern Al-Hammer Marsh / Southern Iraq, Ebtehal M. Jaffer, Nida J. Al-Mousawi, Imad J. M Al-Shawi

Baghdad Science Journal

Biodiversity is one of the important biological factors in determining water quality and maintaining the ecological balance. In this study, there are 223 species of phytoplankton were identified, and they are as follows: 88 species of Bacillariophyta and were at 44%,70 species of Chlorophyta and they were at 29 %, 39 species of Cyanophyta and they were at 16 %, 12 species of Euglenozoa and they were at 4 %, four species of Miozoa and they were at 3 %, and, Phylum Charophyta and Ochrophyta were only eight and two species, respectively and both of them were at 2%. The …

Lead Acetate Deteriorates The Improvement Effect Of L-Arginine And Tetrahydrobiopterin On Endothelin-1 Receptors Activity In Rat Aorta, Zhikal Omar Khudhur, Ismail Mustafa Maulood

Baghdad Science Journal

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor hormone that has been identified as an important factor responsible for the development of cardiovascular dysfunctions. ET-1 exerts its vasoconstrictor activity through two pharmacologically distinct receptors, ETA and ETB that are found in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the vasodilator activity through an ETB receptor located on endothelial cells. This study aimed to show the impact of 1µM L-arginine (LA), 100µM tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), and their combined effect on ET-1 activity in both lead-treated and lead-untreated rat aortic rings. This means, investigating how endothelial dysfunction reverses the role of nitric oxide precursor and cofactor. …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Calcium Oxide Impregnated On Silica From Duck Egg Shells And Rice Husks As Heterogeneous Catalysts For Biodiesel Synthesis, Haryono Haryono, Safri Ishmayana, Isy Fauziyah

Baghdad Science Journal

Biodiesel can be prepared from various types of vegetable oils or animal fats with the aid of a catalyst. Calcium oxide (CaO) is one of the prospective heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel synthesis. Modification of CaO by impregnation on silica (SiO2) can improve the performance of CaO as catalyst. Egg shells and rice husks as biomass waste can be used as raw materials for the preparation of the silica modified CaO catalyst. The present study was directed to synthesize and characterize CaO impregnated SiO2 catalyst from biomass waste and apply it as catalyst in biodiesel synthesis. The catalyst was synthesized by …

Traces Of An Imperial Japanese Imaginary: Positioning The Japanese & Okinawan Settlements Of Southern Alberta, Canada, 1910s-1930s, D Aoki

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This article develops a case study of two settlements of Japanese colonists—one ethnically Japanese, and one Okinawan—in the southern region of the Canadian province of Alberta between the 1910s and 1930s. It explores these communities’ aims and institutional structures to propose that these shaped membership in the trans-Pacific imperial Japanese imaginary, one that—in the navigation of dual Japanese and British Dominion imperial loyalties—sought to promote Japanese racial progress and cultivate the Japanese identity of future generations. It adds to scholarship on imperial Japan’s projection into North America through its diaspora. Highlighting southern Alberta’s Japanese communities, a distinctive opportunity is opened …

The Lin28b/Wnt5a Axis Drives Pancreas Cancer Through Crosstalk Between Cancer Associated Fibroblasts And Tumor Epithelium, Zhaoqi Shu, Minghe Fan, Bo Tu, Zhiheng Tang, Haojie Wang, Haimeng Li, Hengchao Li, Meng Yuan, Jingru Bai, Sihan Huo, Lina Wang, Wei-Guo Zhu, Wei Wang, Xiaoyun Liu, Shaokun Shu, Ying Zhao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Bidirectional signal transduction between tumor epithelial cells and tumor microenvironment (TME) is important for tumor development. Here we show that Lin28b/let-7 pathway is indispensable for modulating the expression of Wnt5a in tumor epithelium, which could be secreted and then up-regulates Lin28b in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Moreover, we demonstrate that Lin28b in CAFs promoted growth of PDAC by inducing cytokine PCSK9's production. Using an orthotopic mouse model of PDAC, we find that depletion of Lin28b in CAFs reduced tumor weight, highlighting the importance of Lin28b in PDAC stroma. Thus, our study shows that the Lin28b-Wnt5a axis plays a critical role in …

Enolase Inhibitors As Early Lead Therapeutics Against Trypanosoma Brucei, Colm P Roster, Danielle Lavigne, Jillian E Milanes, Emily Knight, Heidi D Anderson, Sabrina Pizarro, Elijah M Harding, Meredith T Morris, Victoria C Yan, Cong-Dat Pham, Florian Muller, Samuel Kwain, Kerrick C Rees, Brian Dominy, Daniel C Whitehead, Md Nasir Uddin, Steven W Millward, James C Morris

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Glucose metabolism is critical for the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, serving as the lone source of ATP production for the bloodstream form (BSF) parasite in the glucose-rich environment of the host blood. Recently, phosphonate inhibitors of human enolase (ENO), the enzyme responsible for the interconversion of 2-phosphoglycerate (2-PG) to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) in glycolysis or PEP to 2-PG in gluconeogenesis, have been developed for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Here, we have tested these agents against T. brucei ENO (TbENO) and found the compounds to be potent enzyme inhibitors and trypanocides. For example, (1-hydroxy-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl) phosphonic acid (deoxy-SF2312) …

Quercetin In Sports And Exercise: A Review, Jennifer Kurtz, Trisha Vandusseldorp, Jeff Otis

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 16(2): 1334-1384, 2023. This paper systematically reviews the latest evidence regarding Quercetin’s (Q) effect following exercise performance, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, muscle-damaging bouts and highlights blood biomarkers associated with muscle damage and recovery. Google Scholar, Web of Science, and MedLine (PubMed) searches were conducted through July- December 2021. Peer-reviewed studies that investigated Q as a single ingredient or in combination with other ingredients at dosages of 500 mg - 3000 mg, ranging from 15 min-to-1 h prior to exercise bout or chronic dose (7 days - 8 weeks) of consumption were included. A total of …

Transitions To Nibrs And The Benefits Nibrs Provides To The User Community, Drema Fouch

Open Access Week

Presented by Agent Drema Fouch (Management and Program Analyst, National Incident-Based Reporting System Coordinator, FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program)

Join us as we hear from an FBI specialist on open-source crime reporting, including the transition to a new reporting system and its impact to the user community.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 14 Issue 7, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

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Amen To The Break - Spotify Playlist Vinyl Cover Project, Jonathan Hanham

Illustration Student Work

In this assignment, I decided to create a Spotify playlist with songs in the Liquid DnB/Ambient Jungle genres, and using the "depressive breakcore" visual aesthetic that is popular online. The name "Amen to the Break" refers to the "Amen Break" which is a popular drum beat sample used in many songs in the DnB and Jungle music genres. The illustration is meant to portray the chaotic yet brain-numbing effect that the harsh and fast yet soothing music has on the listener which can put them in a trance-like state.

Vulnerability In Times Of War: The Necessity Of The Moral Third, Hille Haker

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Vulnerability as a critique of the one-sidedness of the principle of autonomy is at risk of overemphasizing the positive dimension of vulnerability. Moreover, in the discourse on vulnerability, the threat of dehumanization (or moral vulnerability) has not been scrutinized enough ethically. Therefore, the ethics of vulnerability is insufficient when faced with the force of war that requires the conceptualization of vulnerability for political-ethics. The Russian war in Ukraine demonstrates this weakness in a striking way: the called-for openness to the other as well as an active form of nonviolence, as promoted by Judith Butler, may not be an option in …

The Student Movement Volume 108 Issue 6: Tayloring The Future: Andrews Inaugurates New President, Savannah Tyler, Reagan Mccain, Anna Rybachek, Nailea Soto, Nate Miller, Audrey Lim, Katie Davis, Kiheon Chung, Melissa Moore, Jonathan Clough, Reagan Westerman, Aiko J. Ayala Rios, Brooklyn Anderson, Alyssa Caruthers, Lily Burke

The Student Movement v. 108 (2023-2024)

HUMANS

Filipino Pride and the Bayanihan Spirit, Savannah Tyler

Intangible Impressions of Spiritual Life at Andrews, Savannah Tyler

Meet the Majors: Part 2, Reagan McCain

From Underdog to gRad-dog: A graduate student's perspective on the transition from undergraduate to graduate school, Anna Rybachek

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A New Chapter in Seasons, Nailea Soto

A Report on the Eras Tour Movie, Nate Miller

Gilmore Girls: The Downfall of College Rory, Audrey Lim

How to Enter Music Circles on Campus, Reagan McCain

NEWS

Armenia - Azerbaijan Conflict, Katie Davis

The Inauguration, Kiheon Chung

Noche Latina: A Night to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage, Melissa …

Nanorobots, Genetic Testing, Better Lasers - A Kidney Stone Pioneer Looks To The Future, Matt Windsor

Browse All News

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To What Extent Do Physiological Tolerances Determine Elevational Range Limits Of Mammals?, Jay F. Storz, Graham R. Scott

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

A key question in biology concerns the extent to which distributional range limits of species are determined by intrinsic limits of physiological tolerance. Here, we use common-garden data for wild rodents to assess whether species with higher elevational range limits typically have higher thermogenic capacities in comparison to closely related lowland species. Among South American leaf-eared mice (genus Phyllotis), mean thermogenic performance is higher in species with higher elevational range limits, but there is little among-species variation in the magnitude of plasticity in this trait. In the North American rodent genus Peromyscus, highland deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus …

Volume Cxliii, Number 6, October 27, 2023, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Who's Publishing What: Zuri The Zebra And The Seasons Of Giving, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Andrea Gelfuso's children's book, Zuri the Zebra and the Seasons of Giving, illustrates how generous kids and mischievous animals bring attention to the excesses of the holidays.

Supply Chain Simulation Of Manufacturing Shirts Using System Dynamics For Sustainability, Gurinder Kaur, Ron Kander

School of Design and Engineering Papers

In supply chain management (SCM), goods and services flow from the raw materials stage to the end user with complexities and uncertainty at each stage. Computer modeling and simulation is a particularly useful method to examine supply chain operational issues because it can solve operational complexities that are challenging and time consuming to analyze. Manufacturing companies fear losing valuable time and assets during the manufacturing process; the inaccurate estimation of raw materials, human capital, or physical infrastructure not only leads to monetary loss for the manufacturing unit, but also has a detrimental effect on the environment. The purpose of this …

Harmonization Of Sierra Leone’S Oil Pollution Prevention Legal Framework With Marpol 73/78 Annex I Regulations, Regina Chokolay Conteh-Khali

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.