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High School Students’ Perceptions about Implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in Biology Lessons in Samarinda

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has had Indonesia to be determined to foster students’ critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and technological proficiency, leading to the creation of the Merdeka Curriculum to enhance the curriculum in Indonesia. The implementation of this curriculum began in Indonesia in 2020, starting with pioneer schools including in Samarinda. Consequently, a study was conducted at pioneer high schools in Samarinda focusing on students' perceptions of Biology learning using the Merdeka Curriculum. This qualitative research involved students and educators engaged in the implementation of the curriculum. The study utilized interviews and data triangulation. The informants were gathered using the snowball sampling technique. The findings indicate the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in pioneer high schools in Samarinda encompasses the planning, execution, and evaluation of components: diagnostic assessment, formative and summative assessments, differentiated teaching modules, Pancasila Student Profiles reinforcement projects, and supportive learning environment. These components align with curriculum planning and learning principles, fostering positive impact on students' skills including critical thinking, analytical abilities, literacy, public speaking, and creative thinking. Additionally, the curriculum promotes character development such as diligence in religion and spirituality, self-confidence, self-independence, creativity, empathy, responsibility, courage to innovate, negotiation skills, leadership skills, and collaboration with peers.
Technically Challenging Percutaneous Interventions of Chronic Total Occlusions Are Associated with Enhanced Platelet Activation

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a frequently performed treatment option for recanalization in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO). As CTO-PCIs are often complicated and challenging for interventionalists, the stressful and damaging nature of the procedure can be remarkable, thus platelets can be easily activated. Our aim was to investigate the effect of CTO-PCI on platelet activation and the expression of selected circulating microRNAs (miR) of platelet and endothelium origin after CTO-PCI. In this study, 50 subjects after CTO-PCI were enrolled. Blood samples were obtained before PCI, at 2 days and 3–6 months after the procedure to measure the degree of platelet activation and the level of plasma miR-223, miR-181b, and miR-126. Patients were divided based on the characteristics of the intervention. Patients with higher Japanese CTO scores and longer duration of PCI showed significantly elevated platelet P-selectin positivity (p = 0.004 and p = 0.013, respectively) 2 days after the procedure compared to pre-PCI and increased concentration of soluble P-selectin 3–6 months after the intervention (higher Japanese CTO score: p = 0.028 and longer duration of PCI: p = 0.023) compared to baseline values. Shorter total stent length caused a significantly lower miR-181b expression at 3–6 months after the intervention (p = 0.031), while no difference was observed in miR-223 and miR-126. One stent thrombosis occurred during the follow-up period. Although these technically challenging CTO-PCIs may cause enhanced platelet activation right after the intervention and long-term endothelial cell dysfunction, these interventions are not associated with more adverse clinical events.
Morphology, morphometry and population dynamics of the mussel Brachidontes pharaonis from the western region of Gulf of Suez

The morphology, morphometry and population dynamics of the mussel Brachidontes pharaonis from the rocky shore of the western region of Gulf of Suez at National Institution of Oceanography and Fisheries, Suez were studied. The study area was described as well as the species composition. The external and interior shell morphology of B. pharaonis was described. The estimated constants A and B for the morphometric relationships were computed. The shell length of B. pharaonis ranged between 4.5 to 32.5 mm with mean 17.9 mm and the corresponding total body weight (TBWt) was 0.015 to 2.195 g with mean 1.498g. The length-frequency distribution of monthly samples from July 2019 2019 to May 2020 has been studied. The age and growth of 674 specimens of this species were estimated by using length-frequency distribution method. The von-Bertalanffy growth parameters (VBGP) were L∞=34.13 mm, K=1.0yr -1 , t 0 = 0.0yr -1 , W∞=3.11 g. The growth performance index (φ) was 3.66 for length and 3.0 for weight. The length-weight relationship indicated negative allometric growth (b=2.5391).
Control of Mars global atmospheric loss by the continuous rotation of the crustal magnetic field: A time‐dependent MHD study

We present a time‐dependent MHD study of the controlling effects of the Mars crustal field on atmospheric escape. We calculate globally integrated planetary ion loss rates under quiet solar conditions considering the continuous rotation of crustal anomalies with the planet. It is found that the rotating crustal field plays an important role in controlling atmospheric escape. Significant time variation of ∼20% and ∼50% is observed during the entire rotation period for O+ and for O2+ and CO2+ , respectively. The control is exerted mainly through two processes. First, the crustal magnetic pressure over the subsolar regime controls solar wind penetration and mass loading and therefore the escaping planetary ion source. There is a strong negative correlation between the magnetic pressure and ion loss, with a time lag of <1 h for O+ and ∼2.5 h for O2+ and CO2+ . Second, the crustal magnetic pressure near the terminator region controls the cross‐section area between the induced magnetospheric boundary and 100 km altitude at the terminator. The change in day‐night connection regulates the extent to which planetary ions created on the dayside can be ultimately carried away by the solar wind and escape Mars. There is a strong positive correlation between the cross‐section area and ion loss, with no significant time lag. As the planet rotates, the dayside process and the terminator process work together to control the total amount of escaping planetary ions. However, their relative importance changes with the local time of the strong crustal field region.
Migration and Innovation Diffusion : An Eclectic Survey

In the new era of mass migration, with highly skilled individuals playing a key role, the role of migration in innovation diffusion is a topical issue. The paper organizes several strands of literature, from the history of religious minorities to the spatial analysis of knowledge flows. Three main themes emerge: the distinction between mobility and migration, the directions of flows, and their contents. Migration supports diffusion from origin to host countries, but also in the opposite direction, as well as within and across destinations. Distinguishing between information access and knowledge exchanges remain a major item of the research agenda.
Norovirus-Associated Gastroenteritis Vesikari Score and Pre-Existing Salivary IgA in Young Children from Rural South Africa

Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis, mostly affecting young children worldwide. However, limited data are available to determine the severity of norovirus-associated AGE (acute gastroenteritis) and to correlate it with the NoV-specific IgA antibodies’ level. Between October 2019 and September 2021, two hundred stool samples were randomly collected from symptomatic cases for the vesikari score and NoV-specific IgA assessment in young children from rural South Africa. Additionally, one hundred saliva specimens were concomitantly sampled within the same cohort to evaluate the NoV-specific salivary IgA levels. In addition, 50 paired saliva and stool samples were simultaneously collected from asymptomatic children to serve as controls. NoV strains in stool samples were detected using real-time RT-PCR, amplified, and genotyped with RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. ELISA using NoV VLP (virus-like particles) GII.4 as antigens was performed on the saliva specimens. Dehydrated children were predominantly those with NoV infections (65/74, 88%; p < 0.0001). NoV-positive infections were significantly associated with the severe diarrhea cases having a high vesikari score (55%, 33/60) when compared to the non-severe diarrheal score (29.3%, 41/140; p < 0.0308). NoV of the GII genogroup was mainly detected in severe diarrhea cases (50.9%, 30/59; p = 0.0036). The geometric means of the NoV-specific IgA level were higher in the asymptomatic NoV-infected group (0.286) as compared to the symptomatic group (0.174). This finding suggests that mucosal immunity may not protect the children from the NoV infection. However, the findings indicated the contribution of the pre-existing NoV-specific IgA immune response in reducing the severity of diarrheal disease. A high vesikari score of AGE associated with the NoV GII genogroup circulating in the study area underscores the need for an appropriate treatment of AGE based on the severity level of NoV-associated clinical symptoms in young children.
A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR THE STABILITY OF DRYSTONE MASONRY RETAINING WALLS

The stability of a drystone retaining wall involves large plastic strain, interactions between the wall, backfill and base, the placement process of backfill and the behaviour of joints within a wall. A finite element analysis method for modelling the behaviour of a drystone wall using the finite element code VISAGE is described. The results obtained were compared with those from field trials and discrete element analysis. In the finite element analyses, the same critical stable height was obtained by using an equivalent continuum model for the wall and a joint element model. The deformation behaviour obtained using the joint element model was closer to that observed in the field trials and the discrete element analysis than that obtained using an equivalent continuum model.
Diagenetic Illite-Chlorite Assemblages in Arenites. I. Chemical Evolution

Authigenic chlorites and illites coexisting in clastic reservoir sandstones have been studied by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) in the transmission electron microscope (TEM). All 16 samples studied are drill or sidewall cores from sandstones of relatively uniform age situated offshore Norway with burial depths ranging between 2400 m and 5000 m and representing temperatures between 90°C and 180°C. Chlorites and illites with authigenic equilibrium type texture and morphology were analyzed by EDS. Tetrahedral Al and octahedral Fe+Mg in chlorite increases with burial at the expense of Si and vacant octahedral positions in the chlorite structure. Illites show a clear increase in K. These factors indicate that a continuous chemical modification of these minerals takes place in the diagenetic interval studied through continuous dissolution and precipitation reactions.
Proceedmqe of the 7 th International Workmg Conference on Stored-product Protection-Volume 1 Phosphine resistance in stored grain insect pests in India

Resistance to phosphme fumigant m stored gram insect pests such as Triboluuni castaneum , Sitophilus oryzae , Rhyzopertha dominica , Oryzaephtlus surinamensis and Cryptolestes spp was surveyed m India. The msects have been collected from wheat, nce , paddy and maize stacks in central storages located m representative places m the country Resistance screening tests by FAO method on 110 populations of T castaneum, 38 of R. dominica. , 36 of S oruzae , 25 of 0 surinamensis and 8 of Cryptolestes spp revealed that phosphine resistance was common m the field populations m all the species. The frequency of the resistance was highest among T. castameumi (100 % ), R domin tea (95 %) and 0 euruuumensis (92 %) and was relatively less in S oryzae (72%) Probit regression lmes for the most resistant and the most susceptible strains have been calculated. Among the field collected msects the highest level of resistance was shown by R. dominica (L1\9 9mglL, 40 hr exposure) followed by S oryzae (L~9 IOmg/L, 20 hr exposure). HIgh level resistance was also shown in the eggs of a resistant strain of T castaneum Factors mvolved m the development of resIstance m fIeld strams have been discussed. The study revealed the seriousness of problem and the urgent need 1) to reVIse the dosage schedules, 2) to Improve the standard of fumIgatIOns and 3) to conduct tnals on sUitable substItutes.
BST-Based Tunable Helical Filter Operating in the Higher Order Mode

this paper addresses the optimum design of tunable bandpass helical resonator filters to realize a constant absolute bandwidth over a relatively wide tuning range. The impact of the location of the tuning element on the input/output group delay is studied for both the dominant mode and the higher order mode as the frequency is varied. The paper also investigates the impact of the orientation of two adjacent helical resonators on the inter-resonator coupling. The paper demonstrates that a much wider tuning range can be achieved if operating at the higher order mode. Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) varactors are used for tuning. For experimental verification, a 3-pole filter operating at the higher-order mode was fabricated and tested demonstrating a constant bandwidth and low insertion loss variation over the tuning range.
Correlation between Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Burden among Parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Children

Background: Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder faced particular difficulties as a result of pandemic COVID 19. During the outbreak, those parents reported experiencing increased levels of stress, depression, anxiety, and burden. Aim of study : was to investigate Correlation between psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic and care burden among parents of attention deficit hyperactivity children. Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized to achieve the aim of study. Setting : This study was carried out in pediatric outpatient of psychiatric & mental health in Benha city. Sample: Purposive sample of 100 parents of children with ADHD. Tools of data collection: Three tools were utilized to collect data , Tool (I): structured interview questionnaire sheet to assess socio demographic of parents and their children. Tool (II): The Zarit burden interview scale. Tool (III): Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS -21). Results: nearly half (48%) of the studied parents had severe psychological problems, more than one third (34.0 %) of them had moderate psychological problems, while more than half (56.0%) of the them had severe level of burden of care and more than one third (34.0%) of them had moderate level of burden of care. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant correlation between psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic and care burden among studied parents. Recommendations: conducting psycho educational program to enhance coping with psychological effect of covid 19 pandemic and alleviating care burden for parents of children with ADHD.
Multiscale Variability of the River Runoff System in China and Its Long-Term Link to Precipitation and Sea Surface Temperature

Abstract This is an exploratory study to investigate the spatial and temporal characteristics of east China’s (EC) river runoff and their relationship with precipitation and sea surface temperature (SST) at the continental scale. Monthly mean data from 72 runoff stations and 160 precipitation stations in EC, covering a period between 1951 and 1983, are used for this study. The station river runoff data have been spatially interpolated onto 1° grid boxes as runoff depth based on an extracted drainage network. Comparing runoff depth with precipitation shows that seasonal variation in runoff is consistent with the development of the summer monsoon, including the delayed response of runoff in several subregions. The dominant spatial scales and temporal patterns of summer runoff and precipitation are studied with empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis and wavelet analyses. The analyses show interannual, biennial, and longer-term variations in the EOF modes. South–north dipole anomaly patterns for the fir.
Ifood: Development and usability study of a social media-based applet for dietary monitoring

Background Dietary monitoring is critical to maintaining human health. Social media platforms are widely used for daily recording and communication for individuals’ diets and activities. The textual content shared on social media offers valuable resources for dietary monitoring. Objective This study aims to describe the development of iFood, an applet providing personal dietary monitoring based on social media content, and validate its usability, which will enable efficient personal dietary monitoring. Methods The process of the development and validation of iFood is divided into four steps: Diet datasets construction, diet record and analysis, diet monitoring applet design, and diet monitoring applet usability assessment. The diet datasets were constructed with the data collected from Weibo, Meishijie, and diet guidelines, which will be used as the basic knowledge for further model training in the phase of diet record and analysis. Then, the friendly user interface was designed to link users with backend functions. Finally, the applet was deployed as a WeChat applet and 10 users from the Beijing Union Medical College have been recruited to validate the usability of iFood. Results Three dietary datasets, including User Visual-Textual Dataset, Dietary Information Expansion Dataset, and Diet Recipe Dataset have been constructed. The performance of 4 models for recognizing diet and fusing unimodality data was 40.43%(dictionary-based model), 18.45%(rule-based model), 59.95%(Inception-ResNet-v2), and 51.38% (K-nearest neighbor), respectively. Furthermore, we have designed a user-friendly interface for the iFood applet and conducted a usability assessment, which resulted in an above-average usability score. Conclusions iFood is effective for managing individual dietary behaviors through its seamless integration with social media data. This study suggests that future products could utilize social media data to promote healthy lifestyles.
Seismic Geomorphology and Evolution of Submarine Channels from the Angolan Continental Margin

Three-dimensional seismic data from the shallow subsurface of the continental margin offshore Angola reveal two end-member morphological styles of submarine channel: (1) high-gradient, low-sinuosity, narrow channels with gull-winged levees, and (2) lower-gradient, deeply incised systems with moderate- to high-sinuosity channel axes. A third, and rare, channel form has moderate incision, low to medium sinuosity, and a moderate long-profile gradient. Based on channel parameters (incision depth, long-profile gradient, channel-axis sinuosity) and crosscutting relationships, we suggest that the channels evolved from initially steep and straight, with low sinuosity, to highly sinuous and deeply incised with lower channel-axis gradients. Correlation of long-profile gradient with both incision and sinuosity suggests that incised channels appear to remove convex-up curvature from the original slope as the channel axis evolves toward an equilibrium profile. Localized changes in channel planform, gradient, sinuosity, and incision reflect the complex morphology of the slope associated with growth of salt-related structures. Linear, high-amplitude seismic features, which correspond to weakly incised striations, or rills, on the open slope are considered to be precursors of submarine channels.
Practical Stepwise Approach to Performing Neonatal Brain MR Imaging in the Research Setting

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique that is commonly used for the visualization of newborn infant brains, both for clinical and research purposes. One of the main challenges with scanning newborn infants, particularly when scanning without sedation in a research setting, is movement. Infant movement can affect MR image quality and therewith reliable image assessment and advanced image analysis. Applying a systematic, stepwise approach to MR scanning during the neonatal period, including the use of the feed-and-bundle technique, is effective in reducing infant motion and ensuring high-quality images. We provide recommendations for one such systematic approach, including the step-by-step preparation and infant immobilization, and highlight safety precautions to minimize any potential risks. The recommendations are primarily focused on scanning newborn infants for research purposes but may be used successfully for clinical purposes as well, granted the infant is medically stable. Using the stepwise approach in our local research setting, our success rate of acquiring high-quality, analyzable infant brain MR images during the neonatal period is as high as 91%.
The 1531 Lisbon Earthquake: A Tsunami In the Tagus Estuary?

Abstract On 26 January 1531, a strong‐magnitude earthquake heavily impacted Lisbon downtown. Immediately after the earthquake, the eyewitnesses reported large waves in the Tagus estuary, mainly north of the city and along the northern bank of the river. Descriptions include large impacts on ships anchored in the estuary and even morphological changes in the riverbed. We present a synthesis of the available information concerning both the earthquake and the water disturbance as a basis for the discussion of the probable tectonic source and the magnitude of the associated river oscillations. We hypothesize that the initial disturbance of the water can be attributed to the coseismic deformation of the estuary riverbed, and we use a nonlinear shallow water model to simulate the tsunami propagation and inundation. We show that the Vila Franca de Xira fault is the most probable source of the 1531 event. The largest inundation effects of the model correlate well with the historical descriptions: the impact is relevant in the inner Tagus estuary, but inundation in downtown Lisbon is small.
FISH ASSEMBLAGES ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND THE EFFECTS OF PROTECTION FROM FISHING I POPOLAMENTI ITTICI NEL MEDITERRANEO E GLI EFFETTI DELLA PROTEZIONE DALL'IMPATTO DELLA PESCA

Several studies have assessed the effectiveness of individual marine protected areas (MPAs) in protecting fish assemblages, but regional assessments of multiple parks are scarce. Here fish surveys using visual census were done in marine parks and fished areas at 31 locations across the Mediterranean Sea. Fish species richness, diversity and biomass (especially of top predators) were higher in MPAs compared to fished areas, and community structure differed significantly between MPAs and fished areas. Results suggest that MPAs are generally effective means to protect and recover fish populations and assemblages.
Endocrine Autoimmunity in Association with Female Infertility

Infertility is the inability to conceive after a year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse, affecting 10-15% of couples. Advanced age, obesity, and certain medications can hinder fertility. Endocrine autoimmunity is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to female infertility, often complicating various gynecological conditions. Autoimmune issues involving the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid, adrenal glands, and ovaries can impact fertility. A multidisciplinary approach is essential for diagnosing infertility, with a crucial focus on identifying potential endocrine disorders. Here we discuss how to identify endocrine autoimmune patients with ovulatory dysfunction. Women must be advised about limiting factors to be avoided, to protect their fertility. A comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms, coupled with appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, is crucial for effectively managing this complex condition and helping women achieve their reproductive goals.