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The fundamental aim of the article is to indicate the appropriate manner of proclaiming God in our time. For this purpose, the introductory chapter highlights the correlational perspective of theology as an inevitable starting point for every Christian proclamation. In this context, the first part outlines the physiognomy of a man who lives in a changing epoch as the only bearer of the Christian message. Taking into account the analysis from the first chapter, the second chapter addresses the contaminated collective imaginary where distorted images of God have taken root, presenting the image of God in Jesus Christ and highlighting the virtue of gentleness through which Jesus mediates the image of God. This is a quality that Christian proclamation should embrace in both content and form, remaining faithful to 1 Peter 3:16. In lieu of a conclusion, the article proposes reimagination as a means by which it is possible to reach a renewed image of God in the proclamation and to cleanse the contaminated collective imaginary, along with a practical example of reimagination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: To explore the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA) and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) after revascularization. Methods: A total of 126 patients with CHF undergoing revascularization [coronary artery intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)J in the hospital were enrolled as CHF group between December 2021 and October 2022, while 126 healthy controls during the same period were enrolled as healthy control group. The levels of SUA, inflammatory factors and cardiac function in the two groups were detected. The correlation between SUA level and inflammatory factors, cardiac function levels was analyzed. All patients in CHF group were followed up for 6 months to observe prognosis. The differences in the above indexes among patients with different prognosis were compared. The risk factors of prognosis were analyzed by multivariate Logistic regression analysis, and their predictive value for prognosis was evaluated by ROC curves analysis. Results: SUA, IL-6, TNF-a, NT-proBNP and LVEDD in CHF group were higher than those in healthy control group, while LVEF was lower than that in healthy control group (P<0.05). Among the 126 patients within 6 months after surgery, there were 24 cases (19.05%) with adverse cardiac events (poor prognosis). SUA, IL-6, TNF-a, NT-proBNP and LVEDD in patients with poor prognosis were higher than those with good prognosis, while LVEF was lower than that with good prognosis (P<0.05). SUA level was positively correlated with IL-6, TNF-a, NT-proBNP and LVEDD (r=0.283, 0.292, 0.322, 0.355, P<0.05), while negatively correlated with LVEF (r=-0.368, P<0.05). High level of SUA and low LVEF were independent risk factors of prognosis (OR=1,486, 0.678, P<0.05). Both SUA and LVEF were of prognostic value (AUC=0.805, 0.809, P<0.05). Conclusion: SUA level is significantly increased in CHF patients, which is an independent risk factor of poor prognosis in CHF patients after revascularization, with high prognostic value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/Aim. Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a severe complication of sepsis, characterized by brain dysfunction and associated with a poor prognosis. SAE has a complex pathogenesis, and its severity is in close association with the levels of various serum factors. The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels with the severity of SAE and to analyze the prognostic values of the three parameters. Methods. This prospective study enrolled 126 patients treated for SAE from June 2020 to June 2022. The levels of TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE were measured, and the severity of SAE was evaluated using the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. Based on the SOFA score, the patients were assigned to two groups: a group with a bad prognosis and a group with a good prognosis. The correlations of TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE levels with the severity of SAE were analyzed, and their prognostic values were evaluated during a 28-day follow-up. Results. The mean levels of TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE and the SOFA score of the 126 patients with SAE were 6.52 ± 1.48 pg/mL, 62.53 ± 18.49 pg/mL, 8.61 ± 2.17 ng/mL, and 10.24 ± 2.86 points, respectively. Pearson's analysis demonstrated significant correlations between TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE levels and the SOFA score of patients with SAE (r > 0, p < 0.05). Of the 126 patients, 61 (48.4%) had a poor prognosis, while 65 (51.6%) had a good prognosis. Increased serum TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE levels were risk factors for the poor prognosis of patients with SAE [odds ratio (OR) > 1, p < 0.05]. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of serum TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE levels were all > 0.7, suggesting high predictive values of these parameters. Conclusion. Serum TNF-α, MCP-1, and NSE levels are closely correlated with the severity of SAE and may work as valuable predictors of treatment outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This study aims to investigate the correlation between serum levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and the clinical prognosis of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Additionally, the study aims to analyse the risk factors associated with this correlation. Methods: The clinical data of 195 NPC patients admitted to our hospital from October 2020 to October 2022 were selected for a retrospective study. Based on the Glasgow score, patients were divided into two groups: the good prognosis group (group g), consisting of patients who scored 0 points, and the poor prognosis group (group p), consisting of patients who scored 1-2 points. The levels of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ were compared between the two groups, and the clinical values of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ in the prognosis of patients were analysed. The clinical parameters of the patients were collected, and the risk factors affecting the prognosis of NPC were analysed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Among 195 patients, 125 were in group g, and 70 were in group p. The levels of IL-2 and IFN-γ in group g were higher than in group p (P<0.05). The predictive AUC (95%CI) of IL-2 and IFN-γ were 0.846 (0.791-0.902) and 0.851 (0.797-0.904), respectively (PcO.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, tumour diameter, clinical stages and degree of differentiation were risk factors for the prognosis of NPC patients. Conclusion: The levels of serum IL-2 and IFN-γ are closely related to the prognosis of NPC patients and have certain value in evaluating the prognosis of patients. The age, tumour diameter, tumour staging and degree of tumour differentiation are all risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients, which can provide a reference for selecting clinical treatment methods and evaluating prognosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Cerebral haemorrhage is a critical condition that often requires surgical treatment, and postoperative intracranial infection can significantly impact patient outcomes. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the levels of lactic acid and glucose in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with cerebral haemorrhage and their postoperative intracranial infection and clinical prognosis. Methods: The study selected the clinical data of 324 patients with cerebral haemorrhage who underwent surgical treatment in our hospital from March 2020 to March 2022 for retrospective analysis and divided these patients into the intracranial infection group (Group A, n=22, leukocyte values in CSF>5x106/L) and the non-intracranial infection group (Group B, n=302, leukocyte values in CSF 5x106/L) according to the occurrence of postoperative intracranial infection in patients to detect the levels of lactic acid and glucose in CSF at different times in the two groups. Pearson method was adopted to analyze the correlation of the levels of lactic acid and glucose in CSF of patients with intracranial infection, and the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) was used to assess the clinical prognosis of patients. According to their scores, these patients were divided into the good prognosis group (GPG, scores of 4-5 points, n=178) and the poor prognosis group (PPG, scores of 1-5 points, n=146). The levels of lactic acid and glucose in the CSF of patients in the two groups were measured, and the Pearson method was adopted to analyze the relationship between these levels and clinical prognosis. Results: Compared with Group B, Group A had markedly higher lactic acid levels in CSF of patients atT1, T2 and T5 (PcO.001) and notably lower glucose levels (PcO.001). Patients in the PPG had notably higher lactic acid levels in CSF atT1, T2 andT5 (P<0.001) and overtly lower glucose levels than those in the GPG (P<0.001). Pearson's correlation analysis results showed that lactic acid levels in the CSF of patients were positively correlated with leukocyte values but negatively correlated with glucose levels (P<0.05). The lactic acid levels in CSF were negatively correlated with GOS scores but positively correlated with glucose levels (P<0.05). Conclusion: The levels of lactic acid and glucose in CSF of patients with cerebral haemorrhage are correlated with postoperative intracranial infection and clinical prognosis, and the detection of the above indicators will help doctors better understand patients' condition, thus providing a scientific basis for the formulation of clinical treatment plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels play an important role in diagnosing, screening, and monitoring the treatment of diabetes. Our study aims to determine whether a relationship exists between HbA1c levels and age and gender in Turkish adults who have not been diagnosed with diabetes. Methods: This retrospective study included 6776 Turkish adults with no known diabetes. Cross-sectional analyses of A1C levels were performed between different age and gender categories. In statistical analysis, t-test, linear regression analysis, one-way ANOVA analysis, and LSD post hoc were used. Results: HbA1c levels in the individuals examined by dividing into different age groups increased with age in all groups. In our study, HbA1c levels were significantly higher in males than females (p<0.001) in all groups, especially between the ages of 30-49, and were positively associated with age for males and females. There was a positive correlation between HbA1c and age in both mesn and women aged 30-49 (P<0.05). In the HbA1c 6.5% group newly diagnosed with diabetes, HbA1c levels gradually decreased with age in both genders, and no significant effect of age on HbA1c level was detected (p>0.05). Conclusions: Our results showed that it is important to evaluate the effects of age and gender when using HbA1c levels in the diagnosis, screening, and treatment of diabetes, especially in young and middle-aged populations. Applying this situation to daily practice may reduce the misdiagnosis of diabetes in elderly patients, overtreatment of diabetes, and its associated risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water quality (WQ) pollution is a matter of concern to everyone, and it is necessary to take remedial measures to protect human life. This paper presents the assessment of surface WQ through the Water Quality Index (WQI) followed by the Vietnam Standard QCVN 08-MT:2015/ BTNMT combined with satellite data for the Dau Tieng reservoir. The implementation method is based on the correlation of each WQ indicator with the spectral features of satellite images to build a regression function, simulating the spatial distribution of the entire reservoir. The Sentinel2A satellite images were used with reflective bands in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectrum region. The regression functions showed that the correlation of the WQ indicators was related to single bands, and the band ratios include blue and NIR, red/blue, green/blue, and NIR/blue bands. Simulation results of the WQI spatial distribution expressed that the WQ of the Dau Tieng reservoir was in a polluted state at the level of WQI fluctuation in the range of 0–50 for the most part. Dau Tieng irrigation system plays a vital role in the water distribution system for Tay Ninh province and the southern key economic region. Therefore, appropriate treatment measures should be taken if it needs to be used for domestic water supply purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

U članku se analizira kurikulum nastavnog predmeta Katolički vjeronauk s obzirom na načelo korelacije ili suodnosa s drugim nastavnim predmetima i međupredmetnim temama te se prikazuje kako je u kurikulumima drugih nastavnih predmeta i međupredmetnih tema otvorena mogućnost za korelaciju s Katoličkim vjeronaukom. Ukazuje se na činjenicu da je u planovima i programima Katoličkog vjeronauka od 90-ih godina 20. stoljeća do danas prisutno načelo korelacije. Prvo poglavlje donosi temeljna načela korelacije u nastavnom predmetu Katolički vjeronauk. Drugo poglavlje prikazuje načela korelacije u planovima i programima Katoličkog vjeronauka od 1991. do 2019. godine. Treće poglavlje bavi se korelacijom u kurikulumu nastavnoga predmeta Katolički vjeronauk i kurikulumima drugih nastavnih predmeta s obzirom na područja poučavanja: društveno-humanističko, umjetničko, jezično-komunikacijsko, prirodoslovno, matematičko te tjelesno i zdravstveno područje te nastavnog predmeta Katolički vjeronauk i međupredmetnih tema nazvanih Osobni i socijalni razvoj, Građanski odgoj i obrazovanje, Održivi razvoj, Zdravlje, Učiti kako učiti, Uporaba informacijske i komunikacijske tehnologije te Poduzetništvo.

Soil pH is one of the most important limiting factors for crop cultivation, including maize. About 30-40% of the world's arable land is acidic, and over a billion ha is alkaline. Today, there are 205 million ha of arable land under maize in the world, so it ranks third in area after rice and wheat. Maize hybrids have wide genetic variability and high pH tolerance. We tested the tolerance of maize hybrids seedlings of ZP 4708 and ZP 5797 to pH 5, 6, 7, and 8. Results showed that hybrid ZP 4708 has a higher adaptability to low and high pH, due to the higher value of germination energy (GE), shoot length (ShL), shoot fresh weight (ShFW), shoot dry weight (ShDW), germination rate index (GRI), and seedling vigor index (SVI) than hybrid ZP 5797. Results further showed, on average for hybrids, that pH 5 and pH 8 significantly decreased the GE, root length (RL), ShL, root fresh weight (RFW), ShFW, root dry weight (RDW), shoot fresh weight (ShDW), and SVI. These parameters did not differ significantly between pH 6 and pH 7. Seed germination was not affected by the pH, indicating that the seed vigor of both hybrids supports full germination potential. However, it could be expected that exposure to the lowest and highest pH values of the medium could affect seedlings growth in the field conditions, even though germination is high. SVI showed a positive and significant correlation with all investigated parameters, except germination (G) and relative seedling water content (RSWC). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This paper explores the assessment value of pathological condition of serum adiponectin (APN) and amylin in primary osteoporosis (POP) and their correlation with bone metabolism indexes. Methods: From January 2019 to June 2021, 79 cases of POP patients were selected as the research objects. A test of the patients’ bone density was conducted, and clinical grading of POP was via T value (normal, mild, moderate, severe). The analysis of the assessment value of pathological condition of serum APN and amylin for POP and their association with bone metabolism indexes in patients was performed. Results: APN and amylin in patients were declined with POP’s aggravation. APN of 5.15 mg/mL or less and amylin of 15.38 pmol/L or less were risk factors influencing the aggravation of pathological condition of POP (P<0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of combined detection of APN and amylin to assess the severity of POP was elevated vs. alone test of amylin (P<0.05). 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH) D) and total type 1 procollagen amino-terminal propeptide (t-PINP) in patients were descended with the aggravation of pathological condition of osteoporosis (P<0.05). At the same time, no distinct differences were presented in the three groups of type I collagen hydroxyl terminal peptide b degradation product (b-CTX) and N-terminal osteocalcin (N-MID) (P>0.05). APN, amylin, 25- (OH)D, b-CTX, and t-PINP were negatively linked with POP clinical grade (P<0.05). APN and amylin were associated with 25-(OH) D, b-CTX, t-PINP (P<0.05), and APN and amylin were not linked with N-MID (P>0.05). Conclusions: Serum APN and amylin are provided with evaluation values for the severity of POP and are associated with bone metabolism in patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The topic of the article is the principle of the correlation between the curriculum of Catholic Religious Education and the curricula of other school subjects in Croatia, and between the curriculum of Catholic Religious Education and cross-curricular themes. The main objective is to show whether the curricula of school subjects in Croatia are open to such correlation. The author points out that correlation has been an integral part of the curriculum for Catholic Religious Education since 1991. In the first part of the article, the author explains the principles and levels of the correlation between the student's experiences and teachings of the Catholic Church in Catholic Religious Education. The second part presents the principles of correlation in the plans and programs of Catholic Religious Education from 1991 to 2019. The third part deals with the correlation between various school subjects and the curriculum of Catholic Religious Education, depending on the subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts, Language and Communication, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education, and the correlation between Catholic Religious Education and cross-curricular themes: civic education, entrepreneurship, the use of information and communication technologies, personal and social development, sustainable development, health, and learning to learn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: This study was designed to investigate the abnormal expression of plasma miR-592 and miR-217-3p in retinoblastoma (Rb) and explore the clinical diagnostic value of their expression levels for Rb. Methods: The 100 Rb patients who came to Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2018 to January 2019 were selected as the Rb group, and 100 healthy patients who came to the physical examination centre during the same period were selected as the control group. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression levels of plasma miR-592 and miR-217-3p in all subjects; analyse the relationship between plasma miR-592 and miR-217-3p levels and the clinicopathological characteristics of Rb. Pearson correlation analysis evaluated the relationship between plasma miR-592 and miR-217-3p levels and overall survival. Results: Plasma levels of miR-592 and miR-217-3p in the Rb group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p<0.0001), and the expression of miR-592 was significantly correlated with family genetic history (p 0.0001), tumour bias (p=0.0081), lymph node metastasis (p=0.0048) and pathological grade (p=0.0025), and the expression of miR-217-3p was significantly related to family genetic history (p 0.0001), optic nerve infiltration (p 0.0001), lymph node metastasis (p=0.0090), and pathological grade (p 0.0001). The high expression of miR-592 and miR-217-3p presents a more serious pathological manifestation of Rb, and the overall survival of patients is significantly shortened with the increase of miR-592 (r=-0.2276, p = 0.0052) and miR-217-3p levels (r=-0.6461, p 0.0001). Conclusions: and miR-217-3p are highly expressed in the plasma of Rb patients, and their elevated levels present severe pathological manifestations of Rb and shortened overall survival, which is expected to become biomarkers for clinical diagnosis of Rb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Ba, Pb and Zn ore deposit Pleše near Ljubljana is one of the formerly productive mines. The stream sediments were sampled and analysed by XRF to establish the effect of grain size, mineralization, and downstream location of sampling sites on geochemical composition based on various statistical analyses. Statistical analyses of the geochemical data confirm the impact of mineralization. The parametric t-test, non-parametric Mann-Whitney test and cluster analysis showed only minor differences in the geochemical composition of the samples with different grain sizes (< 0.063 mm and 0.063-2 mm). The parametric and non-parametric correlation coefficients as well as cluster analysis indicate that the contents of Si, Al, K, Rb, and Fe are associated with weathered rock forming minerals such as micas, and clay minerals, whereas Nb and Zr are associated with minerals resistant to weathering. Ca and Mg are associated with carbonates. S, Ba, Sr, Pb, Zn, and Mn indicate local mineralization with sulphates and sulphides. The results of the t-test and analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney tests and Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA of the groups established by the cluster analysis confirm that the contents of Ba, Pb and Sr have a statistically significant influence on the classification of the cluster group - i.e., the influence of sediment mineralization. There are no differences in elemental contents in the sediment samples downstream. The statistical approach to evaluate the geochemical data has proven useful and provides a good basis for further interpretation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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One of the most phenotypically attractive breeds in Bulgaria is the local Stara Zagora sheep. It is a local - indigenous breed specialized in dairy direction. In recent years, this valuable genetic resource is on the verge of being lost as the breed is threatened with extinction. The aim of the study is to monitor the genetic and phenotypic parameters of the main reproductive and productive traits in local Stara Zagora sheep. The research includes a total of 9495 ewes of the local Stara Zagora breed reared in 15 farms, produced during the period from 2011 to 2020 including. The studied traits were: fertility - biological of the first, second and third lambing, milk yield for a 120-day period of first, second and third standard lactation and live weight of different age categories. The statistical model that we used was based on the model of animal/Animal model/, using the software product PEST and VCE (Groeneveld), SYSTST 13 and SPSS for Descripive statistics. The average phenotypic values of the traits: are respectively - fertility of 1st - 113%, 2nd - 125% and 3rd - 129% lambing; live weight of weaning - 29.79 kg, at 18 months - 63.87 kg, and at 2.5 years 72.92 kg; milk yield of the 1st - 98.37 l; 2nd - 104.60 l and 3rd - 108.80 l. lactation. Heritability (h²) in the main selection traits milk yield of the first, second and third lactation is characterized by moderate values - 0.191; 0.225 and 0.184, respectively, and we report from low to moderate values of h² on the fertility in all three studied groups - fertility in the 1st - 0.183; 2nd - 0.149 and 3rd lambing 0.137. Milk yield is in high positive correlation and with a high statistical significance at different stages of lactation, between the 1st and 2nd - 0.849, between the 2nd and 3rd - 0.628 and between the 1st and 3rd - 0.447. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Umjetnički sadržaji u nastavi razvijaju estetske vrijednosti učenika te utječu na njihov doživljaj svijeta. Povezivanje odgojno-obrazovnih, vjeronaučnih i likovnumjetničkih sadržaja zahtijeva cjelovit, integrirani pristup. Korelacija je suvremen pristup nastavi, što podrazumijeva interdisciplinaran i multidisciplinaran koncept u povezivanju nastavnih sadržaja. Suvremeni kurikulum vjeronauka prepoznaje važnost korelacije u nastavi. Uključivanje likovno-umjetničkih djela u nastavu vjeronauka može doprinijeti cjelovitom razvoju učenika te može omogućiti bolje uključivanje učenika u shvaćanje i doživljavanje vjerskih sadržaja. U ovom istraživanju provedenom na 199 učenika osnovnih i srednjih škola željeli smo ispitati percepciju učenika o likovnom djelu u vjeronaučnoj nastavi. Rezultati su pokazali da učenici ponekad na nastavi promatraju umjetnička djela, a stariji učenici više od mlađih vole promatrati umjetnička djela. Likovno-umjetnička djela u nastavi vjeronauka pozitivno utječu na lakše usvajanje vjeronaučnih sadržaja, te na kreativnost i aktivnost učenika na satu. Likovno djelo u vjeronaučnoj nastavi također pozitivno utječe na korelaciju s hrvatskim jezikom i poviješću, što bolje uočavaju stariji učenici. Oni također bolje uočavaju da im promatranje umjetničkih djela pomaže u razumijevanju okoline u kontekstu vjere.

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The trial in this study was carried out in field conditions throughout three years from plots where seed production of sunflower parental lines was established. Eight genotypes were examined; namely RHA-UK, RHA-ST-59, RHA-SES-IMI, RHA-SNRF, RHA-E-ANN-65, RHA-RU-3, RHA-CDN, and RHA-N-M-1. All the examined genotypes are parental components of the best sunflower hybrids developed by the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia. Relationships between seed yield and eight different traits in sunflower were studied - oil and protein content, seed germination, 1000-seed weight, head diameter, number of branches and leaves and plant height. The same analyses were carried out for comparison of oil content. A highly significant positive correlation was determined between plant height and number of branches; plant height and the number of leaves; plant height and head diameter; plant height and seed yield; number of branches and yield; the number of leaves and yield; head diameter and seed yield; number of leaves and number of branches; number of leaves and head diameter and between seed germination and oil content. Path analysis indicated highest significant direct effect of plant height on yield (0.439**). The number of branches had a significant positive direct effect on yield (0.260*). In the study of indirect effects on yield, thirteen significant effects were determined. The study of direct effects on oil content showed that the plant height and number of leaves diameter had high significant effects (0.800** and -0.847**). The existence of indirect significant effects on oil content was determined in nine cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a paucity of relevant literature about what Nigerian butchers know and challenges encountered, especially during cattle meat inspection processes. Butchers, if encouraged to put forward their suggestions so as to improve the meat inspection process, together with their advice to the veterinarians, can serve as (future) enhancement prospects. This study aimed towards delineating the butchers' knowledge base, challenges encountered, and enhancement prospects of meat inspection processes via case analysis of a cattle slaughterhouse at Nsukka urban, considered representative of many others in Nigeria. A semi-structure questionnaire via interview was administered to 54 butchers, with interview time dependent on their availability and convenience. The butchers, all male (Freq.=100.0%, n=54), largely secondary school educated, most with >5 years of work experience and delivering =5 days/week work patterns, were very familiar with slaughterhouse components, clearly understood what meat inspection is and appeared always prepared for the worst outcomes. Butchers (Freq.=98.15%, n=53) considered meat inspection important (p<0.0001, H-adj.=99.22) to increasingly prioritise beef meat and consumer safety. Butchers' challenges in the meat inspection process include the fear of losing the beef meat, or entire cattle carcass and the financial implications of any loss. Despite some positively (p<0.05) correlated variables, the latter obtained similar odds ratios trends based on the butchers' years of work experience. The butchers' acceptance of negative meat inspection outcomes can improve if veterinarians engage more effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A combination of different statistical methods and flow duration curves was used to examine hydraulic connection between the Plitvica stream and the surrounding piezometers that capture the groundwater of the Varaždin alluvial aquifer. Also, rainfall quantities over a wider study area were considered to examine the effect of precipitation on Plitvica water levels and groundwater levels. The following statistical methods were used in this paper: the correlation method, the auto-correlation method, and the cross-correlation method. Correlation analysis show that there is generally a significant correlation between the Plitvica water levels and groundwater levels, with positive direction of the correlation. The analysis of auto-correlograms for groundwater and surface water shows that the correlation coefficient value drops below 0.2 after a longer period, which indicates a long-term memory of the system that can be explained by the slow flow and thus slow pressure transfer. Cross-correlation analyses of the time series of the Plitvica water levels and groundwater levels showed a time lag of 1-2 days with a fairly significant cross-correlation coefficient. For precipitation and groundwater levels, the relationship is much weaker, with a lag time of 4-5 days with a weak cross-correlation coefficient. The least time lag, within a day, was established between precipitation and Plitvica water levels. Analyses of the flow duration curves revealed that Plitvica almost completely drains groundwater, except in the vicinity of the piezometer 2178 where Plitvica recharges the aquifer about a quarter of the time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Records of female lambs and their parents of the Mis sheep breed have used. All animals are approximately have weaned at 90 days of age. Descriptive statistics, paired sample test, paired differences, measures of association, correlations and regression of body weights between female lambs and their parents have done. A complementary least body weights at 30 days and weaning between dams and lambs but utmost weight at 30 days, the lambs were higher while at weaning, the dams had higher weight. It can observe that the averages on body weights the rams were the highest, followed by lambs and the lowest the dams' body weights. The coefficient of determination of R2 varies from low to high, indicating that the lamb's body weight has more influenced by other factors that we have not considered. There were significant correlations between lamb body weight at birth and sire/dam body weight at birth. The results showed highly significant correlations of lamb's body weight at 30 days with dams but with sires, positive and very low. There had positive but no significant correlation between lamb body weight at weaning and sire body weight at weaning. Lamb body weight at weaning and dam body weight at weaning are highly correlated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indigenous chicken breeds have showed slower growth rate and yield lower meat production, compared to commercial broilers. However, their meat quality is valued by modern consumers. The present study aimed at analyzing the quality traits of breast meat samples of Noi broilers, one of the famous indigenous chicken breeds in Vietnam. A total of 355 breast fillet samples were collected to evaluate quality meat traits such as pH, surface color, drip loss, and cooking loss at different time points of 3, 24, and 48 hours after slaughtering as well as to analyze chemical compositions such as dry matter, crude protein and ether extract. As result, sex and cold-storage time significant affect some of quality traits of breast meat, whereas their interaction did not associate among the observed properties. After 3 hour-storage, the pH value was determined at 5.63, then decrease to 5.56 and 5.55 after 24 and 48 hours, respectively. The color values (L*, a*, and b*) were in the normal range reported from previous studies. Meat samples of two sexes did not vary in the cooking loss and drip loss values, whereas it was significantly different due to cold-storage time. The ether extract content of the meat was found negatively correlated with the cooking loss. The higher dry matter content of breast meat resulted in the lower drip loss value after 3h coldstorage (r=-0.12, P<0.05). There is a negative relationship between L* and a*. The variation demonstrated in this study can be used in breeding schemes in order to improve meat quality of Noi chicken lines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the boar and the age category of sows as factors for the fertility of hybrid sows ((Tai Zumu x Landrace) x Large White). The mother is a reliable source of variation on the number of the alive pigs (p<0.05) and the total number of the delivered ones in a farrow (p<0.01). The difference between the gilts and the sows is significant in the number of the alive and the total number of pigs in a farrow (p<0.05). The total number of delivered pigs from the sows are within the range of 10.6±0.4 to 11.4±1.2, while with the gilts ones they are from 8.9±0.6 to 11±1.8. High positive correlation was established between the live-born pigs and the total number of pigs born by gilts (rp= 0.858 p<0.01), as well as with the next parity (rp= from 0.702 to 0.861, p<0.01). The connection between the stillborn and the total number of born pigs, we reported a moderate and reliable correlation, both with the gilts (rp= 0.381, p<0.01) and the sows (rp = from 0.408 to 0.584, p<0.01). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper focuses on identification of the characteristics of the business cycles in Serbia. In that purpose, the empirical connection between the aggregate economic activity and key macroeconomic variables was examined, such as the GDP components, industrial production, employment, wages, price and monetary aggregates from the aspect of volatility, synchronization, and co-movements, as well as persistency. Also, the obtained results were compared to the results of similar researches in transition countries of the Central and Eastern Europe. Findings confirm the existence of significant regularities in movements of the analyzed economic time series compared to movements of the aggregate economic activity. Thus, the determined cyclical characteristics of the macroeconomic variables in Serbia do not deviate significantly from the so far documented characteristics in other European developing countries, even in respect of the differences compared to the developed countries. Rad se fokusira na identifikovanje karakteristika poslovnih ciklusa u Srbiji. U tu svrhu ispitivana je empirijska veza između agregatne ekonomske aktivnosti i ključnih makroekonomskih varijabli, kao što su komponente BDPa, industrijska proizvodnja, zaposlenost, zarade, cene i monetarni agregati sa aspekta volatilnosti, sinhronizovanosti i vremenske podudarnosti, te perzistentnosti. Takođe, dobijeni rezultati komparirani su sa rezultatima sprovedenih sličnih istraživanja u tranzicionim zemljama Centralne i Istočne Evrope. Naši nalazi potvrđuju postojanje značajnih pravilnosti u kretanju analiziranih ekonomskih vremenskih serija u odnosu na kretanje agregatne ekonomske aktivnosti. Pri tome, utvrđene ciklične karakteristike makroekonomskih varijabli u Srbiji ne odstupaju značajno od do sada dokumentovanih karakteristika u drugim evropskim zemljama u razvoju, čak ni u pogledu razlika u odnosu na razvijene zemlje. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]