by Kwami Eli Baba  , Guy Pluvinage  and Julien Capelle

Received: 06 August 2024;  Published: 31 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/jept.2404018

Ammonia is a toxic gas and can cause tragic consequences for humans. The damage level depends on concentration and duration of exposure. The security length associated with the risk of a tank leak at the acute exposure level of 30 ppm (AEGL-1) has been computed. Two tools have been combined: the CTOA criterion and the ALOHA software. The CTOA, a measure of fracture resistance against ductile crack propagation, is implemented in Abaqus software to compute the size of a breach in a tank submitted to internal pressure [...]

by Mahmood Haji-Rahimi  , Kiana Bahmanzad  and Hamed Ghaderzadeh

Received: 06 August 2024;  Published: 31 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404022

Current production and distribution models in agriculture primarily operate based on the 'linear economy' approach. This means that after the exploitation of natural resources and the production of the final product, a significant portion of these resources and products, now contaminated or turned into waste, exit the economic cycle. The circular economy approach in agriculture seeks to reuse waste products and depleted inputs, thereby reducing the intensity of resource exploitation and taking a step towards sustai [...]

by Lyubov Starodub  , Nataliia Mokhnachova  and Ostap Zhukorskyi

Received: 18 June 2024;  Published: 31 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2404269

The preservation of the fund of local breeds of agricultural animals, which are breeding materials for the creation of new ones and the improvement of existing ones, meets the FAO requirements, which are the protection of biological diversity. The study of the genetic structure of cows of the local Lebedyn breed, which was bred in Ukraine, using cytogenetic and molecular genetic methods, is aimed at establishing information about the structure of the gene pool of these animals and the uniqueness of their genotype. [...]

by Rustam Nailevich Mustafin

Received: 10 August 2023;  Published: 31 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404252

Genetic factors such as allelic variants of the PSEN1, PSEN2, APP, and APOE genes play an important role in Alzheimer's disease development. Still, they cannot explain all cases of the disease and cannot form the basis for effective treatment methods for the pathology. Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease, so identifying new mechanisms of pathogenesis may reveal new ways of treating it. Since Alzheimer's disease is associated with aging, the hypothesis is proposed that an important trigg [...]

by Hester O Connor

Received: 22 May 2024;  Published: 28 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404063

Therapeutic presence brings one’s whole self into the encounter with another in the therapy room. It is a fundamental aspect of the relationship between therapist and client, the cornerstone of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Therapeutic presence can be strengthened through spirituality, meditation, mindfulness, or other practices such as the intention to enhance the therapeutic encounter for both client and therapist. Despite its importance, standard experimental techniques cannot readily measure and invest [...]

by Iyus Yosep  , Ai Mardhiyah  , Kurniawan Kurniawan  and Indra Maulana

Received: 21 July 2024;  Published: 25 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404251

Bullying is a serious problem among adolescents with broad negative impacts on psychological and social well-being. Factors that influence bullying are individual and environmental. Emotional intelligence has been identified as an essential factor influencing bullying behavior, but its relationship is not fully understood. This research aims to conduct a scoping review of the relationship between emotional intelligence and adolescent bullying behavior. A scoping review approach was used in this research. Search for [...]

by Max G Blackwell  , Stephanie C Brown  and Andrew S Day

Received: 10 July 2024;  Published: 24 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpn.2404017

We present a case report of an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and managed with maintenance cyclic exclusive enteral nutrition with satisfactory long-term biochemical and symptomatic control.

by Changiz Mohiyeddini  , Elizabeth Carlson  , Deena Sukhon  , Wesam Almarsi  , Marwa Saad  , Daniel Eshun  and Stephanie Baker

Received: 27 May 2024;  Published: 22 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404062

Moral injury refers to a complex psychological condition that is assumed to emerge following exposure to distressing events that challenge the moral values or ethical beliefs of individuals by direct commission, omission, observation, or betrayal by a trusted leader. Moral injury can be found across various occupational domains, such as military, healthcare, and law enforcement. Symptoms of moral injury can include guilt, a sense of moral disorientation, struggle with spiritual or existential issues, and more. This [...]

by Gary Stanton

Received: 18 August 2024;  Published: 22 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404061

The Shenmen Point is an auricular acupuncture point that is also known in France as the Cosmonaut Point. It is widely utilized therapeutically for its property of reducing stress. In some ways it is a controversial point. Differences of opinion exist regarding the most appropriate name of the point, who discovered it first, its location within the triangular fossa, its best method of detection, its best method of stimulation, its actions, its indications, its contraindications, its therapeutic effects, and even its [...]

by Ana Teresa Rodrigues de Sousa  , Gustavo Coxev Wolski  , Max Filipe Silva Gonçalves  and Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol

Received: 16 May 2024;  Published: 21 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404021

Using thermal treatment in the waste management process has advantages such as reducing volume and the possibility of energy recovery. There are several incineration technologies with different characteristics and potential. Incineration, however, requires efficient environmental control to reduce associated risks, such as the emission of harmful compounds. The paper aims to compare solid waste treatment processes in grate and fluidized bed incinerators based on technical and environmental characteristics. For this [...]

by Myia S. Williams  , Keyla Ordonez  , D’Arcy King  , Jeffrey Solomon  , Suzanne Ardito  , Jennifer Polo  , Sindee Weiss  and Negin Hajizadeh

Received: 21 April 2024;  Published: 18 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404060

We explored the feasibility of a virtual-reality delivered mindfulness training intervention on burnout symptoms among corporate employees and clinicians in the Intensive Care Unit and Palliative Care Unit (PCU). To develop the VR mindfulness intervention we leveraged the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior model (COM-B) as a guide for the design and implementation of the VR mindfulness training intervention. Using a pre-posttest within subjects design we assessed burnout syndrome, job stress and work-rel [...]

by Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed  and Muhammad Sufyan Ramish

Received: 25 July 2024;  Published: 18 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404250

Entrepreneurs face massive challenges when attempting to create sustainable businesses in the current era. This juggling act leads to eco-anxiety and climate change anxiety, which mainly affect entrepreneurs by creating concerns and ruining creativity and progress. These issues contribute to individuals' mental health problems (MHP) and severely affect psychological well-being (PWB). With this in mind, the present study investigates the impact of eco-anxiety (EA) and climate change anxiety (CCA) on MHP and PWB [...]

by Lunawati Lo Bennett

Received: 11 June 2024;  Published: 18 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2404268

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a lethal and aggressive cancer due to exposure to asbestos since this carcinogen is still being used in industrial buildings and housing in several countries. Untreated MPM has a median survival time of 12 months, and most people die within 24 months after diagnosis. If caught early, surgery may be performed. Treatment option for palliative care is limited using platinum with pemetrexed. Malignant transformation of a cell is attributed to a series of genetic and epigenetic ev [...]

by Fuad Bin Nasir  and Jin Li

Received: 30 July 2024;  Published: 17 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404020

Increasing urban wastewater and rigorous discharge regulations pose significant challenges for wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) to meet regulatory compliance while minimizing operational costs. This study explores the application of several machine learning (ML) models specifically, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Gradient Boosting Machines (GBM), Random Forests (RF), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and hybrid RF-GBM models in predicting important WWTP variables such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Tot [...]

by Rukiye Öztekin  and Delia Teresa Sponza

Received: 27 August 2024;  Published: 17 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2404019

The aim of this study was to photodegrade the Polyethersulfone (PES), Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) microplastics using Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8/Zinc oxide/Carbon (ZIF-8/ZnO/C) nanocomposite generated under laboratory conditions. The produced nanocomposite was analysed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Photo Spectroscopy (XPS), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectra (DRS) and Electron Spin R [...]

by Phumzile Mkhize  and Phetole Mangena

Received: 16 July 2024;  Published: 16 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2404267

Breeding drought-tolerant genotypes using genetic and biochemical tools is an important mitigation strategy to improve stress response and yields in bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.]. This current study evaluated the variations among bottle gourd genotypes for potential breeding purposes by establishing the relationship between agronomic traits and the protein profile required for the plants’ resilience against drought stress. The study assessed 12 bottle gourd accessions grown under non-str [...]

by Beren Crim Sabuncu  , Ankica Kosic  and Amy L. Ai

Received: 20 January 2024;  Published: 15 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404059

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought forth global challenges in socioeconomic, political, and public health dimensions. For many, spirituality was a powerful source of support during this pandemic experience. The current review provides an apt overview of spirituality as a coping method to mitigate the mental and emotional impact of global turmoil of Covid-19 within the context of Europe. Using select studies from Czechia, Italy, and Turkey which have low, middle, and high religiosity indexes respectively, the potenti [...]

by Jozélio Freire de Carvalho  and Aaron Lerner

Received: 20 June 2024;  Published: 12 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2404058

To systematically review the literature for cases using homeopathy in which complete healing was observed. Scielo, Pubmed, CINAHL, and Embase databases were systematically screened for case reports and series of patients successfully cured by homeopathy between 1966 and August 2022. Language limitation was not used. Forty-nine articles, comprising 191 patients, were depicted. Most of them had dermatological conditions (12 papers, 71 patients), followed by infectious (7 papers, 31 patients), neuropsychiatric (10 pub [...]

by José A. Cedeño-Escudero  , Luis A. Sotillo-Bent  , Carolina Vega- Cuellar  , Rolando González-Angulo  , Evelyn Medina-Batista  , José Sotillo-Lindo  and Luis A. Méndez-Rosado

Received: 13 August 2024;  Published: 12 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2404266

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy, affecting approximately 1 in 500 people. It is the most common genetic cardiomyopathy inherited as a Mendelian trait in approximately 50% of patients, mainly due to pathogenic variants in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins. Mutations in the sarcomeric protein filamin C (FLNC) gene, with a cytogenetic localization on 7q32.1, have been linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as they have been determined to increase the risk of ventricular a [...]

by Rohman Hikmat  , Iyus Yosep  , Efri Widianti  , Suryani Suryani  , Aat Sriati  and Icih Susanti

Received: 20 July 2024;  Published: 12 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404249

To describe the application of the Stuart Stress Adaptation and Nola Pender Models in mental nursing care for a patient with schizophrenia and risk of violent behavior. This research method used case studies. The sample is one patient with schizophrenia. Data collection is done through direct observation, interviews, and patient medical records. The results showed that the client showed a major nursing problem in the form of risk of violent behavior. Predisposing factors included passive childhood experiences and s [...]

by Danilo Donati  , Giacomo Farì  , Federica Giorgi  , Vincenza Amoruso  , Valentina Boetto  , Riccardo Marvulli  , Laura Dell'Anna  , Andrea Bernetti  and Roberto Tedeschi

Received: 31 May 2024;  Published: 10 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404248

This review examines the effectiveness of integrating botulinum toxin type A (BONT-A) with various rehabilitative strategies in treating spastic diplegia in children. The studies analyzed consistently demonstrate significant reductions in spasticity and improvements in gait when BONT-A is combined with interventions such as intensive physical therapy, serial casting, electrical stimulation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and robotic-assisted gait training. The findings underscore the importance of personalize [...]

by Elga J. Vargas  , Julio C. Martinez  and Lina A. Gomez

Received: 26 April 2024;  Published: 03 October 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2404225

Acne is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the pilosebaceous units of the skin, characterized by the formation of papules, cysts, comedones, pustules, nodules, and scars. These lesions are typically located on the face and shoulders, although they can extend to the trunk, arms, and legs. In regenerative medicine, biomolecules are fundamental to tissue regeneration. The use of growth factors from autologous platelet-rich plasma emerges as a promising alternative in the treatment of acne and scars. This study [...]

by Mohammad Shabani  , Elham Hassanpour  , Fatemeh Aghighi  , Mojgan Mohammadifar  , Fereshteh Bahmani  and Sayyed Alireza Talaei

Received: 11 May 2024;  Published: 30 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2403247

Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a type of nerve damage caused by long-term hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus (DM). The gut microbiota alters in DM. Therefore, improvement of the gut flora may affect neuropathic pain and oxidative biomarkers' responsiveness to the probiotic treatment. The present study aimed to assess the effects of probiotic supplementation on neuropathic pain and oxidative stress biomarkers in diabetic rats’ serum. Forty-eight rats (200-250 g) were randomly divided into four groups (n = 12 [...]

by Mahintaj Dara  , Zahra Karimi  , Mehdi Dianatpour  and Hadi Aligholi

Received: 02 June 2024;  Published: 30 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2403246

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a vertebrate with unique characteristics, making it an excellent biomedical research animal model. One research area involves investigating changes in gene expression during neurodegenerative processes, aging-related changes, and behavioral studies in zebrafish. To achieve this, high-quality and quantity RNA must be extracted from zebrafish. This study aims to develop an optimized RNA extraction method from zebrafish larvae brains. After rearing and maintaining the zebrafish in suitable c [...]

by Meshari A. Alzahrani  , Mohammad A. Alghafees  , Lama H. Aldosari  , Abdulaziz K. Almaymuni  , Abdulltaif M. Altalhah  , Mohammed M. Abualgasem  and Basel O. Hakami

Received: 19 April 2024;  Published: 30 September 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2403265

The total lack of spermatozoa in the ejaculate is known as Azoospermia. It is the most severe and significant contributor to male infertility. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the status of Azoospermia and its etiologic factors that contribute to male infertility in Saudi Arabia. This study included all published studies written in English that were published in Saudi Arabia. Online searches via PubMed and Google Scholar were conducted from their inception to 15 January 2023. A total of 624 studies [...]