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PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN DAN TERAPI AUTIS MELALUI PENGGUNAAN METODE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA)
Authors: Suryadin Adin , Tri Wahyuningsih Endah
Published: September 2023

Autis merupakan ganguan perkembangan pada psikomotorik, interaksi sosial, komunikasi, dan perkembangan kognisi intelektual anak. Anak yang terlahir Autis memiliki hak untuk memperoleh pendidikan yang maksimal untuk keberlangsungan hidupnya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan jenis literature research, tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaima program penddidikan dan terapi Autis melalui Metode ABA. Sumber data yang digunakan yaitu jurnal, buku fisik, dan artikel bersumber dari sumber yang kredibel. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis data yaitu content analysis. Dari penelitian ini, ditemukan analisa bahwa Metode Applied Behaviorial Analisis (ABA) dapat diterapkan dalam program pendidikan dan terapi Autis. Prinsip dasar pendekatan metode ABA adalah: kehangatan, tegas, apresiasi atau imbalan, tidak mengasihani tapi mengasihi, tidak cemas, malu, dan marah. 5 Kategori yang dapat dikembangkan dalam program pengembangsan pendidikan dan terapi autis, yakni: 1) Kategori A : Kepatuhan kontak mata, 2) Kategori B : Kemampuan imitasi, 3) Kategori C : Kemampuan bahasa reseptif, 4) Kategori D : Kemampuan bahasa ekspresif , dan 5) Kategori E : Kemampuan bantu diri.
Kata Kunci: Pendidikan, Terapi, Autis, Applied Behavior Analysis
Self-directed online learning in support of students’ mental health to promote positive psychosocial outcomes in public schools
Authors: Nash Carol
Published: September 2023

Negative mental health among students is currently categorized as a global crisis, and those at both ends of the academic achievements are considered at greatest risk. Public schooling, reproducing accepted psychosocial beliefs through standardized learning, has traditionally evolved independently of the imperative to address student mental health. Unlike standardized learning, self-directed learning in public schools aims to establish relevant support structures for student mental health, thereby promoting positive psychosocial outcomes. The detachment of public schooling from mental health and self-directed learning was first acknowledged – and lamented – by John Dewey over 100 years ago, who anticipated the ubiquity of the present-day mental health crisis. However, as a response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 restrictions, self-directed learning became an acknowledged learning method in public schools, potentially able to be regularly accommodated by them in support of mental health through the use of online technology. This review investigates the results of self-directed online learning in public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic through a Google Scholar search of peer-reviewed studies on self-directed learning, online learning, mental health, and public schools during COVID-19. The findings suggest that, for self-directed online learning to continue and positively impact public school students’ mental health post-COVID-19, it should be embraced without bias, supported by stable internet connections, and self-initiated with relaxed parental expectations regarding standardized learning.
KEEFEKTIFAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEANING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SUB TEMA PERKEMBANGAN TEKNOLOGI PRODUKSI SANDANG DI SD
Authors: Nailul Nailul Amany , Iin Purnamasari  , Veryliana Purnamasari  , Siti Rochajati
Published: September 2023

Hasil belajar siswa kelas III SDN Karangrejo 01 cenderung rendah dikarenakan dampak dari pandemic pada saat pembelajaran dari rumah mengakibatkan peserta didik tidak memahami materi yang disampaikan, pembelajaran masih berpusat pada guru dan belum memanfaatkan teknologi dalam pembelajaran. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui hasil belajar Sub tema Perkembangan Teknologi Produksi Sandang dengan model Problem Based Learning dapat memenuhi KKM atau tidak. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan model Problem Based Learning terhadap hasil belajar Sub tema Perkembangan Teknologi Produksi Sandang kelas III SDN Karangrejo 01. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen. Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pre-ekperimental design dengan alur One-grup pretest posttest. Uji hipotesis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah uji One Sample t test dengan thitung = 8,161 > ttabel = 2,023 atau sig = 0,000 > α = 0,05 maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Sementara itu, penelitian ini juga menggunakan uji N-Gain yang memperoleh hasil 0,617 dengan kategori sedang. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa model Problem Based Learning cukup efektif terhadap hasil belajar Sub tema Perkembangan Teknologi Produksi Sandang di SD.
ANALISIS MINAT BELAJAR MATERI PECAHAN DENGAN MEDIA KONKRET DI KELAS II SDN KARANGANYAR GUNUNG 02
Authors: Dian Nurul Laily  , Mei Fita Untari  , Iin Purnamasari
Published: September 2023

ABSTRAK

Matematika merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang membuat siswa terbiasa untuk berfikir secara sistematis, ilmiah dan kritis. Dalam pembelajaran Matematika, siswa seringkali mengalami kesulitan baik dalam pemahaman bahasa yang kurang ataupun kesulitan dalam berhitung sehingga minat belajar matematika pada siswa menjadi berkurang. Dengan penggunaan media pembelajaran konkret, diharapkan dapat memberikan wujud nyata dalam materi pembelajaran dan menumbuhkan perhatian dan minat belajar pada siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan minat belajar siswa kelas 2 pada mata pelajaran matematika materi pecahan dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran konkrit di SDN Karanganyar Gunung 02. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini berupa observasi, angket, dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa melalui media pembelajaran konkret, minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Matematika materi pecahan terlihat sangat baik. Simpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu adanya minat belajar yang sangat baik pada siswa kelas 2 dalam mata pelajaran Matematika pada materi pecahan melalui media konkret di SDN Karanganyar Gunung 02 Kota Semarang.

Kata Kunci : Minat Belajar, Materi Pecahan, Media Konkret
The Weathering Processes in Geography
Authors: Kužvart Miloš
Published: September 2023

The weathering processes, fossil as well as recent, are of vital importance for the origin of the forms of earth's surface. Physical weathering is mentioned shortly in this paper, chemical and biochemical weathering is discussed more in detail. Hydrolysis, oxidation, carbonatisation and hydratation are characterised in forms of chemical properties of various elements and compounds. Other important items discussed here are biogene, water and air migration of chemical compounds and examples of various types of weathering (laterization, kaolinisation).
Controversial Issues of the Current Procedure for Appealing a Court Decision in Absentia
Authors:   Russian State University of Justice, Moscow, Russia, Alekseeva Natalya V. , Pavlova Larisa N.
Published: September 2023

The article deals with the problems of legal regulation of appealing against an absentee decision in a civil procedure, namely the legal consequences of the receipt of the defendant’s appeal to the court, when the defendant missed the deadline for filing an application to cancel the absentee decision and the restoration of this time limit was denied. The authors conclude that if the defendant did not file an application for the annulment of the decision in absentia or he was denied the restoration of the deadline for filing such an application, the court of first instance should proceed from the fact that the appeal was filed against a court decision that is not subject to appeal in the appeal proceedings. The issue of applying the clarification given in the Review of Judicial Practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 (2015) is considered, the article substantiates that at present these clarifications are not subject to application.
Un enfoque de las matemáticas aplicadas en entornos virtuales en una institución de educación superior
Authors:   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Rumiñahui, Carrera Guerrero Sergio Alexander
Published: September 2023

Contextualizar la Matemática en la Educación Superiores tareadel docente al momento de enseñar para generar aprendizajes significativos. ElPrograma para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA) menciona que en“Ecuador hay una elevada proporción de estudiantes que rinden por debajo del nivel básico en Matemáticas (70,9%)”. Uno de los factores del problema, nace de la enseñanza de una matemática descontextualizada del mundo físico del estudiante, es decir, una Matemática que se aprende sin sentido ni utilidad. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo desarrollar la contextualización en el aula utilizando el método de resolución de problemas contextualizados con el tema de factorización para medir su incidencia en el aprendizaje. Entre los resultados se tiene que, la intervención llevada a cabopermitió un incremento en la media en comparación con la enseñanza tradicional, convergiendo así en un aprendizaje significativo a largo plazo en los estudiantes gracias a la contextualización. Así, la contextualización junto con el método de solución de problemas contextualizados contribuyó significativamenteal proceso enseñanza–aprendizaje. Para los tiempos actuales el docente debe desarraigarse de los métodos de enseñanza–aprendizaje tradicionales y embarcarse en nuevos procesos de enseñanza, procesos que generenaprendizajes significativos a largo plazo.
Suaugusiųjų cistinė fibrozė
Authors: Malakauskas Kęstutis
Published: September 2023

Cistinė fibrozė (CF) yra monogeninė paveldima liga, kuria serga 54 000 žmonių Europoje ir 32 000 JAV. CF būdinga lėtinė plaučių infekcija, kasos egzokrininis nepakankamumas, vyrų nevaisingumas, taip pat gali pasireikšti gretutinės ligos, tokios kaip su cistine fibroze susijęs cukrinis diabetas arba kepenų liga. Gydymo strategija, įskaitant mukociliarinio klirenso didinimą, plaučių infekcijų gydymą, CF transmembraninio laidumo reguliatoriaus (CFTR) moduliatorių įdiegimą, prailgino žmonių, sergančių CF, gyvenimo trukmę. Taigi, pagerėjęs CF sergančiųjų išgyvenamumas lėmė, kad vis daugiau pacientų sulaukia pilnametystės. Apžvalgoje pateikiamas šiuolaikinis supratimas apie CFTR mutacijas, ligos patofiziologiją, gydymo strategiją ir CFTR moduliatorių įtaką tiek plaučių, tiek daugiasistemėms CF komplikacijoms.
Nutukimas ir astma
Authors: Veličkienė Džilda
Published: September 2023

Nutukimas pasaulyje ir Lietuvoje yra didėjantis sveikatos iššūkis, susijęs su įvairiais genetiniais, aplinkos veiksniais ir gyvenimo būdu. Nutukimo gydymui šiuo metu skiriama gyvensenos korekcija, keičiant mitybą ir fizinį aktyvumą, medikamentinis gydymas ir chirurginis nutukimo gydymas. Nutukimu sergantys asmenys dažnai turi kvėpavimo problemų dėl riebalų kaupimosi aplink vidaus organus ir krūtinės ląstą. Tai gali sukelti kvėpavimo takų restrikciją, sutrikdyti plaučių funkciją. Pastaraisiais metais daugėja įrodymų apie riebalinio audinio sukeliamą sisteminį uždegimą, hormoninius pokyčius, kurie gali prisidėti prie astmos vystymosi ir pasunkinti jos eigą. Nutukimas gali mažinti astmos gydymo gliukokortikoidais veiksmingumą, sunkinti ligos eigą ir didinti hospitalizacijos riziką. Pastaraisiais metais išskiriamas nutukusių asmenų astmos sindromas, kuris gali būti kelių fenotipų. Tyrimai rodo, kad svorio mažinimas gali pagerinti astmos kontrolę, plaučių funkciją ir gyvenimo kokybę nutukusiems asmenims.
Alergenų specifinė imunoterapija klinikinėje praktikoje
Authors: Staikūnienė-Kozonis Jūratė
Published: September 2023

Alergenų specifinė imunoterapija (SIT) yra moduliuojamasis imunoglobulino E medijuotų alerginių kvėpavimo organų ligų gydymo būdas. Įrodyta, kad SIT gali susilpninti alergeno sukeltus alerginio rinokonjunktyvito ir astmos požymius, sumažinti simptomus slopinamųjų vaistų poreikį, sumažinti astmos paūmėjimų dažnį ir turi ilgalaikį poveikį, išliekantį nutraukus gydymą. Tarptautinės astmos gydymo taisyklės GINA 2022 rekomenduoja poliežuvio alergenų imunoterapiją vaikams, vyresniems nei 12 metų amžiaus, ir suaugusiesiems, kuriems patvirtinta namų dulkių erkių alergija. Šiame straipsnyje pateikiamos SIT klinikinės indikacijos, imunologinės tolerancijos alergenui mechanizmai, veiksmingumo įrodymai.
Metastazavusio nesmulkiųjų ląstelių plaučių vėžio pirmos eilės gydymas nivolumabu ir ipilimumabu derinant su dvejais chemoterapijos kursais. Klinikinio tyrimo CheckMate 9LA ketverių metų stebėsenos duomenys
Authors: Miliauskas Skaidrius
Published: September 2023

Nivolumabo ir ipilimumabo derinys su dviem chemoterapijos kursais yra pirmasis Europos Sąjungoje patvirtintas dviguba imunoterapija pagrįstas gydymo būdas, sergant išplitusiu nesmulkiųjų ląstelių plaučių vėžiu (NSLPV), kai nėra aktyvuojančių epidermio augimo veiksnio receptoriaus (EGFR) geno mutacijų arba anaplastinės limfomos kinazės (ALK) translokacijų. Šis gydymo būdas patvirtintas trečios fazės klinikinio tyrimo CheckMate 9LA duomenimis. Ketveri šio tyrimo stebėsenos metai parodė toliau gerėjančius veiksmingumo duomenis, skiriant nivolumabo ir ipilimumabo derinį su chemoterapija, lyginant su gydymu vien tik chemoterapija, nepriklausomai nuo naviko programuotos ląstelių žūties ligando (PD-L1) raiškos ar morfologijos. Taip pat pastebėta galima bendrojo išgyvenamumo nauda, skiriant nivolumabą su ipilimumabu ir chemoterapija, lyginant tik su chemoterapija, esant tiek acinariniam, tiek ir solidiniam naviko histologiniams potipiams. Nepastebėta naujų grėsmingų saugumo ar gydymo rizikos ženklų. Nivolumabas ir ipilimumabas kartu su dviem chemoterapijos ciklais yra veiksmingas pirmos eilės gydymas esant metastazavusiam NSLPV, ypač kai naviko PD-L1 raiška yra mažiau 1 proc. arba nustatomas plokščiųjų ląstelių NSLPV.
Progresuojančia plaučių fibroze pasireiškiančios intersticinės plaučių ligos (ne idiopatinė plaučių fibrozė). Naujosios tarptautinės klinikinės gairės
Authors: Kalinauskaitė-Žukauskė Virginija
Published: September 2023

Plaučių fibroze pasireiškia ne tik idiopatinė plaučių fibrozė (IPF), nors gydymo galimybės ilgus metus buvo galimos ir prieinamos tik sergant šia liga. Nors ligos prognozės išlieka blogos, tačiau, atsiradus priešfibrotiniams vaistams, reikšmingai prailgėjo pacientų išgyvenamumas. 2022 m. Amerikos krūtinės draugijos (angl. American Thoracic Society, ATS), Europos respiratologų draugijos (angl. European Respiratory Society, ERS), Japonijos respiratologų draugijos (angl. Japanese Respiratory Society, JRS) ir Lotynų Amerikos krūtinės asociacijos (isp. Asociacion Latinoamericana de Torax, ALAT) klinikinės praktikos gairės papildytos ir progresuojančios plaučių fibrozės (anksčiau vadinta progresuojančia fibrozuojančia intersticine plaučių liga) terminu bei rekomendacijomis, kaip diagnozuoti ir gydyti intersticines plaučių ligas su progresuojančia plaučių fibroze, tačiau neatitinkančias IPF kriterijų. Straipsnyje apžvelgiamos rekomendacijos, kuriose aiškiai atskirti progresuojančios plaučių fibrozės ir IPF terminai, nurodomi progresuojančios plaučių fibrozės, sergant intersticinėmis plaučių ligomis (ne IPF), diagnostiniai kriterijai ir apžvelgiami esami priešfibrotinių vaistų veiksmingumo duomenys.
Adjuvantinė imunoterapija atezolizumabu po radikalaus chirurginio gydymo ir adjuvantinės chemoterapijos IB–IIIA stadijos nesmulkiųjų ląstelių plaučių vėžiu sergantiems pacientams. IMpower010 klinikinio tyrimo duomenys
Authors: Matulionė Jurgita
Published: September 2023

Siekiant optimizuoti išgyvenamumo rezultatus po radikalios operacijos ankstyvos stadijos nesmulkiųjų ląstelių plaučių vėžiu (NSLPV) sergantiems pacientams, reikalingos naujos adjuvantinio gydymo strategijos. IMpower010 klinikinis tyrimas parodė, kad atezolizumabas, skiriamas po radikalios operacijos ir adjuvantinės chemoterapijos II–IIIA stadijos NSLPV sergantiems pacientams, prailgina išgyvenamumą be ligos progresavimo, palyginus su geriausiu palaikomuoju gydymu. Žymesnė nauda pastebėta pacientų, kurių navikiniame audinyje programuotos ląstelių žūties baltymo ligando-1 (PD L1) raiška ≥ 1 proc., pogrupyje. Nenustatyta naujų saugos signalų. Atezolizumabo skyrimas po adjuvantinės chemoterapijos ir radikalios operacijos yra daug žadantis gydymo būdas ankstyvos stadijos NSLPV sergantiems pacientams.
Slezské zámecké knihovny na okraji zájmu
Authors: Nebeská Barbora
Published: September 2023

This study is devoted to the hitherto neglected issue of the care of Silesian castle libraries after 1945. A general introduction and a brief outline of the history and functioning of the National Cultural Commission as the central body for the administration of state cultural property are followed by the main part of the work, focused on individual Silesian castle libraries of which there is evidence in the Agenda of the National Museum, a source consisting of materials of the National Cultural Commission, the State Monument Care, and documents of the Castle Library Department of the National Museum Library. The paper concludes with a summary of the reasons that may have led cultural workers of the time to ignore the frequently valuable Silesian castle collections.
Post Covid19 Challenges Encountered by The Omani GFP Students: Teachers’ Perspectives
Authors: ELbashir Bashir
Published: September 2023

Every element of life has been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both during and after the pandemic, students, in the different levels of the educational system, encountered numerous difficulties. This study aims to identify some of the most pressing difficulties encountered by A’Sharqiyah University’s GFP students as they reintegrated into the normal educational mode. In addition, the study tries to understand the effects of these problems and to discover their potential solutions. The findings revealed that returning to a traditional classroom setting presented students with a variety of academic, psychological, and social obstacles. For instance, pupils lost their motivation and their general academic performance declined. Students also developed the habit of reaching for their technological devices when performing even the simplest tasks. Additionally, social interaction among students became increasingly constrained. To accommodate teachers and students and boost students’ participation, it is suggested that higher education institutions (HEIs) perform greater capacity-building tasks for learning online.
Grammatical consequences of the Digital on the Learning of English at Senegalese High School: The Case of WhatsApp
Authors: Faye Jean Christophe
Published: September 2023

The present work refers to the analysis of grammatical consequences of digital technology on the learning of English language in the Senegalese high schools. In other words, this article deals with the grammatical consequences of WhatsApp in the learning of English in a context dominated by the implementation, by the State of Senegal, of the "Digital Senegal" strategy and the concretization of certain programs in the building of an “inclusive digital society”, in order to promote a learning society. WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging application that allows users to exchange text, image, video, and audio messages for free through phones. Thus, the work aims to analyze the grammatical consequences of this cross-platform application in the study of English as a foreign language. However, to collect data in order to have a corpus to treat and analyze, we have done some research, organized interviews with teachers and pupils at high school. We have also exchanged messages through WhatsApp with other pupils. This approach has helped us to point out that this method of communication has affected the learning of English at high school.
Incidencia de la Falta de Aplicación de las TICS en los Procesos de Enseñanzas del Plantel Educativo Honoria Méndez Zambrano, Ubicado en el Recinto Pasaje De Arriba, Perteneciente al Cantón Colimes
Authors: Barreto Zúñiga William Wladimir , Juana Emilia Fernández Álvarez  , Ñamo Guaypacha Rosa María , Cano Herrera Gustavo Elicio , Alonso Hernández Irán , Mazaira Rodríguez Zahily
Published: September 2023

En el presente estudio se abordará la incidencia que tiene la falta de aplicación de las TICs en los procesos de enseñanza, dentro del plantel educativo "Honoria Méndez Zambrano", mismo que se encuentra ubicado en el recinto Pasaje De Arriba, perteneciente al cantón Colimes, la necesidad de realizar este estudio surge, tras evidenciar un rezago en las técnicas de enseñanza dentro del plantel, tomando en consideración que, durante la pandemia, proliferaron diferentes modalidades. El problema en cuestión es un escaso desarrollo de las habilidades cognitivas de los estudiantes del plantel, puesto que, con una limitada implementación de tecnologías, estos no pueden acceder a contenidos que normalmente son transferidos por los docentes a través de medios como Hotmail, WhatsApp o Edmodo, esto debido a que, por ubicarse en una zona rural, no gozan de las bondades de la conectividad. El motivo por el cual, se decide realizar este estudio es para sentar precedente sobre la realidad de las instituciones públicas ubicadas en zonas rurales, puesto que, en un mundo donde los paradigmas de la educación están en constante cambio, un rezago tecnológico podría suponer la formación de estudiantes con baja competitividad y con limitaciones en cuanto a sus aptitudes.
Phenomenon of digital platforms and legal regulation
Authors: Gutbrod M.
Published: September 2023

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THE DECISION SUPPORT FACILITATING THE CHECK-IN SERVICE AT THE CHOPIN AIRPORT WITH THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENTS IN SIMIO
Authors: Kalbarczyk Izabela , Kwasiborska Anna , Gładyś Sylwester
Published: September 2023

Airlines strive to minimize the waiting time for passenger service at the airport. Modification of the passenger service process at check-in stands can be carried out by modelling and then simulating various scenarios in order to obtain time benefits. The organization of service for departing passengers is the most complex system, which includes numerous maintenance activities aimed at preparing them and their luggage for transport by aircraft. Therefore, this article aims to present a few scenarios to improve the passenger service process. Based on the research, assumptions were made for each check-in scenario. Then, the models were implemented in the SIMIO simulation program. In the next step, the passenger distribution for individual desks was modified and a comparison was made with the level of passenger service defined by International Air Transport Association (IATA). The simulation results for individual scenarios are presented and the benefits to be achieved after introducing the proposed changes are indicated. The simulations carried out showed 2 important elements in the current and proposed layout of the ticket and luggage service stations and the introduction of changes to the baggage desks. Article presents the specification of the time spent in the system and waiting in the queue. The conducted analyses have shown that the proposed concept will allow for taking over 40% of passengers using the adjacent Fast Bag Drop (FBD) stands. Research has shown that adding more machines for use will fully cover the demand for FBD. The conclusions presented in the article are valuable when introducing modernization of the passenger and baggage handling process. For future researches, it would be beneficial to test other simulation tools and other scenarios to compare these results with those presented in this article.
Histological lesions by monogeneans in gills of Piaractus brachypomus farmed in semi-intensive systems from Peru
Authors: Torres-Lozano Karel , Cabrera-Soregui Milagros , Garcia-Candela Enrique , Puicon-Niño de Guzman Victor , Mesias-Valle Fernando
Published: September 2023

Piaractus brachypomus is the most produced Amazonian fish in Peru; however, little is known about histological lesions that monogeneans produce in their gills. When examining 40 juveniles of P. brachypomus from two comercial fish farms, presence of Anacanthorus penilabiatus and Mymarothecium viatorum were found, with a total monogenean prevalence of 100%, with a mean intensity and mean abundance of 225.5 parasites/fish for both indices. At the level of the gill tissue, lesions identified were dilation and congestion of the central vein and hyperplasia of the secondary lamella with eosinophilic and lymphocytic infiltration. This is the first report of histopathological alterations caused by the infection of Anacanthorus penilabiatus and Mymarothecium viatorum in cultured groups of P. brachypomus in the Peruvian Amazon, and indicates the need to improve good practices and biosafety in the production of this fish to prevent or control the impact of these monogeneans.
DNA barcoding of Japanese earwig species (Insecta, Dermaptera), with sequence diversity analyses of three species of Anisolabididae
Authors: Kamimura Yoshitaka , Nishikawa Masaru , Yamasako Junsuke
Published: September 2023

Dermaptera is a polyneopteran insect order that includes more than 2,000 described species, commonly known as earwigs, that mainly inhabit tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions. Although 40 species have been found in Japan, their distribution and habitat preferences have remained ambiguous due to sample misidentification, particularly amongst immature specimens. To overcome this problem, we sequenced and analysed the DNA barcoding region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene (cox1) of dermapteran species recorded from Japan. Including publicly available data, 72.5% of known Japanese dermapteran species were subjected to molecular identification. We extensively sampled three wingless species of subfamily Anisolabidinae (Anisolabididae): Anisolabis maritima, Anisolabella marginalis and Euborellia pallipes. Although these species exhibit similar habitat preferences as semi-synanthropes, A. maritima, a cosmopolitan species with the highest affinity to seashore, had significantly higher sequence diversity than the latter two species, which are considered endemic to East Asia. A similar trend was observed for (at least partly) winged cosmopolitan species of other families. Introgression with the congener Anisolabis seirokui is also suggested for A. maritima. Possible causes of the varying levels of sequence diversity are discussed.
New data on the distribution and diversity of the Tonkin limestone rat (Tonkinomys daovantieni, Rodentia, Muridae)
Authors: Balakirev Alexander , Bui Phuong , Rozhnov Viatcheslav
Published: September 2023

The paper presented novel findings of little-known species of rodents the Tonkin limestone ratTonkinomys daovantieniin Cao Bang Province, Vietnam with its morphological and genetic characterisation. The study summarises data on the distribution of this data-deficient species, available museum collections, genetic samples, information on its taxonomy and ecology, important to establish the proper conservation status of the species. An exhaustive map of the findings is provided. It is shown that, based on the data currently available, the species does not require taxonomic revision and also, apparently, does not need a special conservation measure; its status may be established to date as Near Threatened B1a+2a and the current population trend – Stable, IUCN.
Climatic signals on phenological patterns among tree species in a subtropical forest community
Authors: Olmedo Gabriela Morais , Raguse-Quadros Mateus , Conrado Guilherme Taboada , Oliveira Juliano Morales
Published: September 2023

The study of vegetative and reproductive phenophases of plants is critical for understanding aspects related to plant behavior in different environments. In the tropics, there is a gap of understanding related to plant phenology since the theoretical framework on the topic has been built from perspectives of the temperate region. Furthermore, there are few studies in tropical regions influenced by anthropic conditions, which may be important for understanding these issues in the face of future climate scenarios. This study aimed to describe the vegetative and reproductive phenology of trees in an urban subtropical forest community and to test the influence of climatic variables on the tree community. In an urban forest fragment in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, eight individuals of locally dominant species were monitored: Allophylus edulis, Casearia sylvestris, Guarea macrophylla, Mimosa bimucronata, Myrsine coriacea, Myrsine umbellata, Schinus glandulosum, and Schinus terebinthifolia. The monitoring occurred every two weeks, for two years, with the recording of the presence of leaf flushing, leaf shedding, flowering, and fruiting phenophases for each tree. The seasonality of the species was tested using the Rayleigh test. We described the common pattern of community phenological activity by a Principal Component Analysis. Finally, we correlated the common patterns of each phenophase in the community with climatic variables of total precipitation, average temperature, and day length. All species showed a non-uniform phenological pattern for the evaluated phenophases despite the variable intensity. We evidenced common patterns for the community only for the vegetative phenophases. The reproductive phenophases of flowering and fruiting present themselves independently among species in the community. Finally, we identified influences only of temperature and day length on the vegetative phenophases.
Forecasting different dimensions of liquidity in the intraday electricity markets: A review
Authors: Thakare Sameer , Bokde Neeraj Dhanraj , Feijóo-Lorenzo Andrés E.
Published: September 2023

Energy consumption increases daily across the world. Electricity is the best means that humankind has found for transmitting energy. This can be said regardless of its origin. Energy transmission is crucial for ensuring the efficient and reliable distribution of electricity from power generation sources to end-users. It forms the backbone of modern societies, supporting various sectors such as residential, commercial, and industrial activities. Energy transmission is a fundamental enabler of well-functioning and competitive electricity markets, supporting reliable supply, market integration, price stability, and the integration of renewable energy sources. Electric energy sourced from various regions worldwide is routinely traded within these electricity markets on a daily basis. This paper presents a review of forecasting techniques for intraday electricity markets prices, volumes, and price volatility. Electricity markets operate in a sequential manner, encompassing distinct components such as the day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets. The intraday market is closely linked to the timely delivery of electricity, as it facilitates the trading and adjustment of electricity supply and demand on the same day of delivery to ensure a balanced and reliable power grid. Accurate forecasts are essential for traders to maximize profits within intraday markets, making forecasting a critical concern in electricity market management. In this review, statistical and econometric approaches, involving various machine learning and ensemble/hybrid techniques, are presented. Overall, the literature highlights the superiority of machine learning and ensemble/hybrid models over statistical models.
Strong convergence theorems for split variational inequality problems in Hilbert spaces
Authors: Sun Wenlong , Lu Gang , Jin Yuanfeng , Peng Zufeng
Published: September 2023

In this paper, we consider the variational inequality problem and the split common fixed point problem. Considering the common fixed points of an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings, instead of just the fixed point of one nonexpansive mapping, we generalize the results of Tian and Jiang. By removing a projection operator, we improve the efficiency of our algorithm. Finally, we propose a very simple modification to the extragradient method, which gives our algorithm strong convergence properties. We also provide some numerical examples to illustrate our main results.
The exact transcendental entire solutions of complex equations with three quadratic terms
Authors: Zhang Guowei
Published: September 2023

In this paper, we study the entire solutions of two quadratic functional equations in the complex plane. One consists of three basic terms, $ f(z), f'(z) $ and $ f(z+c) $, and the other one consists of $ f(z), f'(z) $ and $ f(qz) $. These two equations can be transformed into functional equations of Fermat-type. We prove that if these two equations admit finite order transcendental entire solutions, then the solutions of these two equations are both exponential functions, and their exponents are one degree polynomials, whose coefficients of the first degree term are closely related to the coefficients of the functional equation. Moreover, examples are given to show that the theorems are true. The feature of this paper is that the Fermat-type equations contain three quadratic terms, while the equations that have been studied in the previous articles in this field contain only two quadratic terms. The addition of $ f(qz) $ will make the proof methods in this paper very different from those in the existing literature. The proof becomes more difficult, and the number of cases that need to be discussed becomes much larger. In addition, when dealing with the analytical property of $ f $, we also use a different method from the previous literature.
Maritime ship recognition based on convolutional neural network and linear weighted decision fusion for multimodal images
Authors: Ren Yongmei , Wang Xiaohu , Yang Jie
Published: September 2023

Ship images are easily affected by light, weather, sea state, and other factors, making maritime ship recognition a highly challenging task. To address the low accuracy of ship recognition in visible images, we propose a maritime ship recognition method based on the convolutional neural network (CNN) and linear weighted decision fusion for multimodal images. First, a dual CNN is proposed to learn the effective classification features of multimodal images (i.e., visible and infrared images) of the ship target. Then, the probability value of the input multimodal images is obtained using the softmax function at the output layer. Finally, the probability value is processed by linear weighted decision fusion method to perform maritime ship recognition. Experimental results on publicly available visible and infrared spectrum dataset and RGB-NIR dataset show that the recognition accuracy of the proposed method reaches 0.936 and 0.818, respectively, and it achieves a promising recognition effect compared with the single-source sensor image recognition method and other existing recognition methods.
Measuring conditional correlation between financial markets' inefficiency
Authors: Di Sciorio Fabrizio , Mattera Raffaele , Segovia Juan Evangelista Trinidad
Published: September 2023

Assuming that stock prices follow a multi-fractional Brownian motion, we estimated a time-varying Hurst exponent ($ h_t $). The Hurst value can be considered a relative volatility measure and has been recently used to estimate market inefficiency. Therefore, the Hurst exponent offers a level of comparison between theoretical and empirical market efficiency. Starting from this point of view, we adopted a multivariate conditional heteroskedastic approach for modeling inefficiency dynamics in various financial markets during the 2007 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukranian war. To empirically validate the analysis, we compared different stock markets in terms of conditional and unconditional correlations of dynamic inefficiency and investigated the predicted power of inefficiency measures through the Granger causality test.
Zapear: arsenal metodológico para sintonizar políticas de morte e escapes afirmativos em um currículo
Authors: Gurgel Evanilson , Maknamara Marlécio
Published: September 2023

Esse artigo recupera o arsenal metodológico de uma pesquisa de doutoramento que tomou como objeto de investigação o currículo das narrativas midiáticas seriadas, significando-o como um artefato implicado na ‘pedagogização’ das existências e na delimitação de vidas como vivíveis e como matáveis. O objetivo foi o de evidenciar as políticas de morte e os escapes afirmativos no currículo investigado. Dividido em algumas notas metodológicas, a análise desse artefato foi realizada a partir de uma articulação de diferentes orientações pós-críticas, produzindo uma ‘metodologia-zapping’, fundamentada na análise do discurso de Michel Foucault e na cartografia de Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari. No exercício de uma ‘metodologia-zapping’, concluímos que o currículo das narrativas midiáticas seriadas é produzido em meio a tensões, embates e conflitos que lhe constituem como um artefato híbrido, sendo possível conectar um mapa de produção de morte com um mapa dos escapes e afirmação de vida. Isso porque, para além de todas as necropolíticas em jogo, de todos os investimentos de endereçamento da violência e da morte aos sujeitos dissidentes, de todas as tentativas em ora normalizar, ora aniquilar a diferença, também há espaços para resistência. É nesse espaço-entre que o currículo das narrativas midiáticas seriadas demonstra que pode verter sangue, mas também transbordar vida.
Integrating postcolonial perspectives in the Community Cultural Wealth Model: a qualitative framework for educational research in South-South migration
Authors: Pérez-Troncoso Manuel , Johnson-Mardones Daniel
Published: September 2023

Nowadays, it is commonly recognized that educational researchers are challenged to address the cumulatively interwoven pathways where critical theories must become complementary and responsive to developing complex research design (e.g., Critical Race Theory). Postcolonial theories, in this sense, have longed enriched a criticality committed to the deconstruction of Western ways of knowing by interrogating and dislocating mainstream notions of science, modernity, and identity. Still, it seems necessary to engage in a discussion about how it would be possible to carry out research with a post-colonial perspective on current identity formation scenarios strongly marked by new pathways of social mobility in the Global South. This paper focuses on two contributions to postcolonial thought: 1) multiplicity, 2) and concrete study analysis. In it, the authors seek to share their experience designing a complementary qualitative framework underpinned by these terms that serve to translate and contextualize the model of Community Cultural Wealth (Yosso, 2005) as applied to developing global education research about immigrant students and their emerging educational pathways in relatively new pathways of social mobility in South America. By drawing on lessons learned from the ongoing research built on the testimonios of Latin American students and their mothers in the northern region of Chile, the authors share analytical strategies that deploy post-colonial perspectives to complement the content and narrative analysis normally deployed in ethnographic educational methods. Finally, this paper contributes to the ongoing discussion about fractures, expansions, and openings within post-critical educational investigations regarding methodological aspects; postcolonial thought contributes to the reinvention of new ways of thinking about cultural diversity in education.
Glaucoma demography in Sri Lanka – A 10 year analysis
Authors: Kulatunga Muditha
Published: September 2023

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Successful surgery and institutional incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka: 3-year results from a tertiary care centre in North-Western province of Sri Lanka
Authors: Kaluarachchi S. , Basnayaka B. M. T. N. , Karunarathna D. G. P. C.
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a potentially blinding condition if not treated. Major proportion of RRDs in Teaching Hospital were complex RRDs.Objectives: To assess the surgical success (reattachment) and other characteristics of RRD repairs and to determine the yearly institutional incidence of RRDs in Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.Methods: Observational study of retrospective case review of RRDs operated by single vitreoretinal surgeon from 30.09.2018 to 30.09.2021. Retinal reattachment is the primary outcome measure. Modalities of treatment were either pars planar vitrectomy (TPPV) or scleral buckling (SB). Perfluoropropane or Silicone oil 1000cst was used as tamponading agent indicated by the complexity of RRD. All the cases were performed without endolaser, or a wideangle viewing system and cryopexy used for primary sealing of tears. When indicated TPPV was combined with SB. Failed SBs reoperated with TPPV and tamponade.Results: Study involved 309 eyes of 306 patients where 248 (80.26%) eyes of 246 offered TPPV and 61 (19.74%) eyes out of 60 offered SB. Mean age was 51.32y (7-80y) and 198 (65%) males and 108 (35%) females. Mean number of surgical interventions 1.608 (1-6). Overall surgical success over 3 years in TPPV group was 87.096% (216/248) and in SB group 77.049% (47/61) and average surgical success in both groups was 82.072% (263/309). Steady rise in surgical success in TPPV group observed over years achieving 93.55% in 2021. Average institutional incidence of RRDs was 1.346 per 100 eye admissions to eye unit.Conclusion: In a low facility setup for vitreoretinal services high success rate achieved has helped to prevent blindness due to RRD.
Policy-driven strategic transport planning for the Western Province, Sri Lanka
Authors: Samarasekera G. N. , Sivakumar T. , Nanayakkara S. , Jayasinghe A. , Liyanage T.
Published: September 2023

Sri Lanka’s transport sector strives for efficient and effective mobility solutions in terms of the quality and quantity of services provided. However, the modal share of public transport continues to decrease with increasing personal incomes, resulting in the deterioration in service quality of all transport systems in the Western Province. This occurs despite significant government investments in expressways and plans for rapid transit projects. The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the consequent fuel crisis have forced the government to limit investment on transport projects that would be sustainable and bring maximum return on investment. Such selection requires careful consideration of appropriate transport policies and plans. Based on a critical review of existing transport policies and programs, this paper proposes selecting policy-based projects found to be best suited to the Western Province. Several proposals to improve the service quality in different transport modes through better regulation integration of IT and other modern technologies are discussed in terms of selecting policy parameters.
Effects of chronic exposure of cadmium on growth performance, bioaccumulation and hematological parameters of genetically improved farmed tilapia
Authors: Gayashan W. S. , Rathnapala J. M. S. N. , Herath S. S.
Published: September 2023

This study was conducted to evaluate the chronic exposure of cadmium on growth performance, bioaccumulation, and hematological parameters of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT). Two concentrations of cadmium (50 μgL-1 and 100 μgL-1) with control were used. Twelve fish with an initial mean weight of 12.84 ± 0.53 g were randomly assigned quadruplicated treatments (total 144 fish) and the experiment lasted for six weeks. In the end, growth performance and feed utilization efficiencies were assessed by using % specific growth rate (%SGR), % average daily gain (%ADG) and feed conversion ratio. The pattern of Cd accumulation in different tissues and hematological parameters were examined. Mean body weight, %ADG, %SGR, hematocrit and packed cell volume were not affected by the treatments. A significantly higher survival rate (100 %) was observed in control followed by CD50 (87.50 %) and CD100 (78.13 %). The rate of Cd accumulation in various tissues was in the order of liver > gills > muscle > skin in each treatment. Among tested concentrations, the highest accumulation was observed in CD100 for each tissue. Both red blood and white blood cell count (2.21 ± 0.07 × 106 mm-3 and 468.00 ± 6.61 × 103 mm-3 respectively) were significantly higher in control and it was lowest in CD 100 (1.28 ± 0.04 × 106 mm-3 and 205.19 ± 8.94 × 103 mm-3). The results of this study supported the conclusion that there is a significant effect of the chronic exposure to cadmium on the bioaccumulation and hematological parameters of the GIFT tilapia even at the ecologically relevant concentration.
B Cells from Aged Mice Do Not Have Intrinsic Defects in Affinity Maturation in Response to Immunization
Authors: Lee Jia Le , Innocentin Silvia , Silva-Cayetano Alyssa , Guillaume Stephane M , Linterman Michelle A
Published: September 2023

Affinity maturation, the progressive increase in serum Ab affinity after vaccination, is an essential process that contributes to an effective humoral response against vaccines and infections. Germinal centers are key for affinity maturation, because they are where B cells undergo somatic hypermutation of their Ig genes in the dark zone before going through positive selection in the light zone via interactions with T follicular helper cells and follicular dendritic cells. In aged mice, affinity maturation has been shown to be impaired after immunization, but whether B cell–intrinsic factors contribute to this defect remains unclear. In this study, we show that B cells from aged BCR transgenic mice are able to become germinal center B cells, which are capable of receiving positive selection signals to a similar extent as B cells from young adult mice. Consistent with this, aging also does not impact the ability of B cells to undergo somatic hypermutation and acquire affinity-enhancing mutations. By contrast, transfer of B cells from young adult BCR mice into aged recipients resulted in the impaired acquisition of affinity-enhancing mutations, demonstrating that the aged microenvironment causes altered affinity maturation.