bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFORTS TO INCREASE GREEN SKILLS IN STUDENT LEARNING PRACTICUM THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF PROJECT CITIZEN MODELS
Authors: Fitriyanto Muhammad Noor , Diplan Diplan , Pribadi Agung
Published: August 2022

This research is about efforts to improve green skills using the project citizen model. The method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of the study were students of SMK Muhammadiyah Palangka Raya and SMKN 1 Palangka Raya in class XI. The results of this study indicate that the planning carried out in this study is to sort waste according to the type of waste. At the time of the learning process using the project citizen model experienced several obstacles such as adjusting the state of online learning due to covid 19 which is currently engulfing all components of education, difficulty in explaining to students who have not been able to use online classes. Another thing when implementing is the need for deeper explanation to students in identifying green skills problems, explaining solutions in applying green skills, and efforts to apply green skills to students when practicing in a laboratory or workshop. In this study an increase in green skills in the aspects of the ability to sort waste, the ability to analyze costs, and the ability to process products that will be made with used waste. This can be seen from the results that have been described where from each cycle from cycle I to cycle III increased in aspects of waste management with a score of 82 (good), the ability to make products from used materials with a score of 3.7 (very good) and the ability to analyze the production costs of the product to be made with a score of 3.70 (very good) related to green skills in students practicum.
Penambahan Tumbukan Batu Bata Terhadap Kuat Tekan Mortar
Authors: Rusgiana Lisa Dwi , Musalamah Sittati
Published: August 2022

Mortar merupakan bahan konstruksi yang banyak digunakan dalam pembangunan rumah tinggal dengan fungsi sebagai perekat pasangan bata atau batako, perekat pada pemasangan keramik lantai dan dinding, serta sebagai plesteran dinding baik interior maupun eksterior. Banyaknya fungsi dari mortar menjadikan mortar sebagai salah satu bahan konstruksi yang dapat diteliti untuk meningkatkan kualitasnya dengan penambahan bahan campuran lain ataupun pengganti sebagian bahan campurannya. Penggunaan bahan tambah ataupun pengganti dapat berasal dari material sisa dan jenis material lainnya yang kandungannya dapat disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan mortar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai kuat tekan mortar dengan penambahan tumbukan batu bata sebagai bahan tambah semen. Mortar yang dibuat menggunakan perbandingan 1 semen: 2 pasir dengan variasi penambahan tumbukan batu bata pada semen 0%, 2,5%, 5%. 7,5%, 10%, 12,5%, dan 15% menggunakan nilai FAS 0,4. Sampel yang dibuat berjumlah 35 dengan masing-masing variasi 5 sampel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan kuat tekan maksimum mortar pada variasi 7,5% sebesar 19,6 MPa dan termasuk kedalam jenis mortar tipe M dengan standar minimum SNI 6882:2014 17,2 MPa. Nilai kuat tekan mortar dengan variasi presentase 0%, 2,5%, 5%, 7,5% 10%, 12,5%, dan 15% berturut-turut adalah 13,2 MPa, 17,6 MPa, 18,8 MPa, 19,6 MPa, 17,6 MPa, 10,4 MPa, dan 7,6 MPa.
PENGEMBANGAN MODUL FABRIKASI di JURUSAN TEKNIK MESIN
Authors: Pratama Hendra Saputra , Hartanto Anton
Published: August 2022

Pendidikan merupakan proses yang kompleks, namun kompleksitasnya selalu seiring dengan perkembangan manusia. Berbagai masalah dalam proses belajar perlu diselaraskan dan distabilkan agar kondisi belajar  yang sesuai dapat tercipta, sehingga dapat diperoleh hasil belajar yang optimal. Untuk melengkapi komponen belajar dan pembelajaran di universitas perlu adanya media atau alat bantu yang mampu merangsang pembelajaran secara efektif dan efisien, salah satunya adalah dengan memanfaatkan media pembelajaran modul khususnya pada mata kuliah berbasis praktikum. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan bahan ajar berupa modul Praktek Fabrikasi di Jurusan Teknik Mesin, mengetahui Kelayakan Modul “Praktek Fabrikasi” untuk menunjang praktikum mahasiswa, Mengetahui respon atau tanggapan mahasiswa terhadap modul “Praktek Fabrikasi”. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengembangan. Model pengembangan yang dipakai adalah model prosedural yaitu model yang bersifat deskriptif, menunjukkan langkah-langkah yang harus diikuti untuk menghasilkan produk. Sumber data diperoleh dari sumber literatur jobsheet pada mata kuliah praktikum fabrikasi yang sudah digunakan, teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode angket dengan sampel mahasiswa yang sedang mengikuti atau yang telah mengikuti mata kuliah Praktek Fabrikasi.
Movement Mechanism Differences of Badminton Overhead Forehand and Backhand Smash Stroke Techniques during Teaching Learning in Human Movement Science
Authors:   Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Sports Science Study Program, Faculty of Sports and Health Education, West Java, Indonesia, Rusdiana Agus
Published: August 2022

This study aims to analyze the movement of backhand and forehand smash stroke techniques in three dimen- sions using a kinematics approach in badminton. The results were analyzed using a descriptive and quantitative approach. Furthermore, 24 male badminton players from the University Student Activity Unit with an average age of 19.4±1.6 years, a height of 1.73±0.12m, and a weight of 62.8±3.7kg were used. The study was conducted using 3 Panasonic Handycams, a calibration set, 3D Frame DIAZ IV motion analysis software, and a speed radar gun. The data normalization from the kinematics values of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joint motion was calculated using the inverse dynamics method. Also, the one-way Anova test was used to determine the differences in the kinematics of motion in the two different groups. The results showed that the speed of the shuttlecock during the forehand smash was greater than the backhand. In the maximal shoulder external rotation phase, two variables were found with the best results during the forehand smash, namely the velocity of shoulder external rotation and wrist palmar flexion. The velocity of shoulder internal rotation, elbow extension, and forearm supination in the maximum angu- lar velocity phase showed greater results when making a forehand smash.
THE TIME OF THE REAL: PARADIGMS OF REALISM IN THE HISTORY OF “MODERNITY”
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Korchinsky Anatoly V.
Published: August 2022

At various times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, realism became the most important imperative of “modernity”. The real, like a ghost, keeps coming back in different conceptual guises and under different names. Reality/actuality became not only the subject of reflection but also a principle, a criterion, a value, a key argument. Hence the polemical variation of the concept: “most realistic” versus “realistic”, “real” art versus “realism”, “real” versus “reality”, etc. Today in philosophy, political thought, ethics, and aesthetics we again observe a tense reflection on the real. But this reflection often lacks historicism. And working with the real through the optics of intellectual history is highly problematic, exposing the risks of this approach itself. The task of the paper is to raise a number of questions, not obvious in the author’s view, from an integral historical perspective. What are we facing – a concept (semantic field) or an ideological complex? When we talk about the realisms of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, are we talking about the development of the same paradigm? What is the identity/homology of the search for reality in different fields of thought and artistic practice? Is there a principle that allows us to construct a typology of historical forms of thinking about reality? What role does research distance play in the reflection of these forms, since often one realism acts as a theory in relation to another? Is it possible to construct a periodization of realist formations of “modernity” by declaring modernity an “age of the real”? What role in the fate of realism is played by the ruptures of historical tradition and the reinterpretation of previous legacies?
THE STRUCTURE AND MEANING OF JANIFORM IMAGES IN GREEK ART (6TH – 4TH CENTURIES B.C.)
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Kisbali Tamás Péter
Published: August 2022

The article focuses on the structural and semantic characteristics of “janiform” images in Greek art of the 6th –4th centuries B.C. Composite depictions of two connected heads (which can be either different or identical), facing in the opposite directions are conspicuously “artificial” constructs. They are created to express a particular relationship between two entities. In this article, I propose four types of connotation in “janiform” imagery: unity of opposites, complementary connection, emphasis through duplication, interaction and spatial relationship both within the object and between the object with its surroundings. These structural observations are applied to the corpus of East Greek miniature vessels of the 6th century B.C. and janiform Attic plastic vases of the late 6th–5th centuries B.C. Analysis of semantics is reinforced by crossreference to other objects from the same visual milieu.
PALEOCENE ICHNOFOSSILS AND PALEOSOILS FROM THE “PRIVOLSK” AND “SHIKHANY” SECTIONS OF THE SARATOV VOLGA REGION
Authors: Malenkina Svetlana , Ivanov Aleksey , Yashkov Ivan , Naugolnykh Sergey
Published: August 2022

The article discusses the results of preliminary studies of the Paleocene sections “Privolsk” and “Shikhany” from the Saratov Volga region. A complete description of the geological structure of the sections is given for the first time. Ichnoassemblages, ichnofacies and paleosols are identified. There is an alternation of sands and sandstones of glauconite-quartz, and quartz of various degrees of density (up to quartzite), mainly light dirty gray, micaceous, fine-grained, sometimes obliquely layered. Some of the layers are strongly bioturbated, others are less bioturbated, occasionally there are thin (up to 1 cm) extended interlayers of clays in the studied sections. Fragments of the wood trunks in a sandstone crust, sometimes with elements of the root system, as well as leaf imprints and plant debris, frequent remains of invertebrates are found in many layers. There are at least one well-defined paleosol profile and several undeveloped FPS profiles (fossil paleosols). In total, there are 12 layers or beds from 1 to 5 m each in the summary section, with a total thickness of 25-28.5 m. The entire section is permeated with a variety of ichnofossils that stand out on the weathered surface. According to their morphology, the ichnofossils are divided into several groups that characterize the certain ichnofacies and reflect specific sedimentation environments
SOVIET ARTIST DANIIL CHERKES: FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS TO THE POLAR REGION
Authors: Maksimov Yuri , Mambetova Alfia
Published: August 2022

The article explores the life of the Soviet artist Daniil Yakovlevich Cherkes (1899-1971). After graduating from the Vkhutemas (Higher Artisic and Technical Workshops) in 1923, he worked as a set painter and stage artist at the First Theater of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold, taking part also in the creation of the first Soviet animated films, and working with graphic media. In the mid-1930s Cherkes started to improve his skills in easel painting. During the World War II, he made agitation posters for the Soviet news agency TASS. Daniil Cherkes traveled a lot and created many accomplished works of art inspired by northern and southern seas, urban architecture, and the grandeur of wild nature. The article discusses six of his Far North landscape paintings in the collection of the Earth Science Museum at Moscow State University. Cherkes created these paintings in 1952-1954 while taking part in trips organized by Moscow State University. He continued his trips to the Arctic and painted its landscapes in the years that followed. The illustrated travel album The Exotic in the Ordinary: From Kerch to Henichesk, published in 1965, was inspired by the painter’s numerous journeys to Crimea after 1950
THE PAMIR EXPEDITIONS OF MIKHAIL IONOV (1891-1895)
Authors: Scripko Konstantin , Semenova Larisa , Dubinin Yevgeny , Snakin Valeriy
Published: August 2022

In the last quarter of the 19th century, the Russian government stepped up its activities in Central Asia, organizing a number of research expeditions to explore the Tien Shan and the Pamir Mountains. In connection with the increased activity of the British in this region in the late 1880s - early 1890s, several military topographic expeditions were sent to the Pamirs in 1891-1894. In addition to geodetic reconnaissance, photography of the Pamir landscapes was carried out for the first time. The article considers the second, 1892, Pamir campaign under the command of Colonel Mikhail Efremovich Ionov, aimed at conducting reconnaissance and restoring Russia’s rights in the Pamirs. During the expedition, Ionov organized an administration of the native population of the Pamirs. Russian military researchers of Central Asia were members of the Geographical Society and were part of the Corps of Military Topographers. In the Pamir campaigns, the task of this department was reduced to geodetic reconnaissance and the development of routes for the movement of troops and the establishment of garrisons at border points. The basis of the publication is a series of photographs taken by S. P. Yudin, an artist, photographer and participant in this campaign. His photographs are currently stored in the archives of the Museum of Geography of Moscow State University.
Jesús Becerril el hombre y el pintor
Authors: Morales Damián Manuel Alberto
Published: August 2022

A principios de 2003 tuve la oportunidad de conocer a don Jesús Becerril. A instancias de Evaristo Luvián, amigo suyo de muchos años, pude encontrarme con él. Me pareció un hombre recio y sereno, con una conversación rica, llena de anécdotas. Debo confesar que me cautivó su personalidad, era franco, pronto a dar un consejo sabio. Me llevó a su casa, me explicó el mural que había hecho en la sala en honor de su esposa ausente y puso frente a mí algunas de sus obras y fotografías de otras más. Desgraciadamente esa fue la única vez que pude dialogar con él, unos meses más tarde el cáncer lo arrancaría de su querida Pachuca y lo conduciría hacia lo que él siempre buscó, la otra vida.
Misticismo patriótico en el arte republicano: Mariana de Jesús a través de la mirada de Víctor Mideros (1913-1926)
Authors: Carrera Núñez Luis Fernando
Published: August 2022

A partir de las pinturas de Mariana de Jesús, una beata del siglo XVII, elaboradas por el artista Víctor Mideros durante los primeros decenios del siglo XX, el artículo indaga la representación de los ideales religiosos en una sociedad moderna. Mediante el análisis de las obras y de un folleto escrito por el arzobispo Manuel María Pólit, con observaciones de la obra, se pone en diálogo la reconceptualización artística de la santa quiteña y la construcción discursiva de la Iglesia sobre este personaje. También se revisa la forma en que Mideros rompió con las representaciones coloniales de Mariana de Jesús, en el marco de un renovado“milenarismo”, que influyó en la pintura de inicios del siglo XX.
Ana Buriano, el “evento” y la historiografía ecuatoriana
Authors: Maiguashca Juan
Published: August 2022

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FINANCIAL DECISION FACTORS FOR WOMEN MSME IN TANGERANG: AN ANALYSIS USING STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
Authors: Setyawan Ignatius Roni , Ramli Ishak , Listyarti Indra
Published: August 2022

Although Tangerang is an urban area, there are still many women MSME who do not still very understand about the financial products. When they are faced with financial products other than savings, they are still afraid and hesitant to use it. Even they should use them to accelerate their business. It interests us to test their financial literacy level through structural modeling. We build a financial decision-making model with two antecedents, namely financial literacy and financial inclusion and one mediator, namely financial intention. Based on the SMART PLS results of 150 respondents, all indicators have passed the inner and outer model and others. This study finds that financial intentions can mediated effectively the literacy and financial inclusion as antecedents with to financial decisions as consequent. Thus finally from this research, it can be concluded that for women MSME in Tangerang were more financially literate than just the previous studies facts.
SCHOOL CLIMATE, PRINCIPAL MANAGERIAL STYLES AND ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Oredein Afolakemi O. , Bello Elizabeth O.
Published: August 2022

This study seeks to investigate the influence of school climate and principal managerial styles on organisational commitment in public junior secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design survey type was adopted in this study. Three research questions were raised and answered, while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at a 0.05 per cent level of significance. The population consisted of 604 principals and 14,508 teachers from public junior secondary schools in Oyo state. The multistage sampling procedure uses the Simple Random Sampling technique to select 316 principals and 2,960 teachers. A mixed-method of two validated questionnaires, SCMSOCQ (α = 0.87), MSPQ (α = 0.89), and Key Informant Interview (KII) were used to collect data. The descriptive statistics of mean and percentages were used to analyse the demographic variables while inferential statistics of Factorial ANOVA were used to test hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Discourse analysis was used for the interview. The result revealed that the transformational managerial style is mostly adopted by principals (weighted mean=3.38). Also, there is no interaction between school climate, and principal managerial styles but both are significant to organizational commitment (P<0.05). Based on the findings the study concludes that school climate and principal managerial styles can influence organisational commitment among public junior secondary school teachers in Oyo State. However, based on the results, recommendations were made to improve school climate and principals’ managerial styles that will enhance organisational commitment domain among public junior secondary school teachers in Oyo State.
THE EFFECT OF ETHICAL CLIMATE, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN TAX SERVICE OFFICES MEDIATED BY STRATEGIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Authors: Nur Zatna Dikdin , Abduh Syamsir , Anggiani Sarfilianty
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to change the duties and functions of the Tax Service Office as part of the strategic plan of the Director General of Taxes 2020-2024 to increase the effectiveness of tax compliance supervision. Changes in the duties and functions of the Tax Service Office are aimed at expanding the tax base which is the main mission of the Director General of Taxes in order to increase tax revenues. in an effort to increase voluntary compliance, regarding the 3C (Click, Call and Counter). that the increase in service automation will reduce the administration cost of taxpayers.The method of analysis is done through explanatory research, with the application of PLS/SEM. Concepts and problems under study look at causality, then explain the variables causing the problem under study. The research sample was 121 at the Center for the Ministry of State Finance as Supervisors, as well as Officials and Heads of the Jakarta Capital Special Regional Tax Service Office.The results of this study Ethical Climate has a positive effect on Strategic Service Management and has a positive effect on Organizational Performance. Organizational Culture has a positive effect on Organizational Performance. illustrates that Ethical Climate, Organizational Culture in the Strategic Service Management of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta Tax Service Office. Theoretical implications of the existence of Strategic Service Management through increasing its dimensions will be able to improve the Organizational Performance of the Jakarta Capital Special Region Tax Service Office so as to increase the trust and loyalty of related parties. Ethical Climate, Organizational Culture The results of this study strengthen the positive and significant influence of Ethical Climate, Organizational on Strategic Service Management. Improvement and development of the quality of human resources must first, pay attention to service and strategy. The development will give a good indication of the Organizational Performance of the Jakarta Capital Special Regional Tax Service Office.
Literacy and Attitude toward Covid-19 and Its Vaccination among 8th-Grade Students in Sub-Districts of Gunungkidul with Different Time of Occurrence of The First Case
Authors: Susanti Sinta Wahyu , Purbosari Purwanti Pratiwi
Published: August 2022

Literacy and attitudes in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic are urgently needed and must be improved to reduce Covid-19 cases. However, exploration of literacy and student attitudes related to Covid-19 and its vaccination is still rare. This study aimed to obtain an overview of literacy and attitudes related to Covid-19 and its vaccination among 8th-grade students in Ponjong Sub-District where the first case of Covid-19 occurred first among other sub-districts in Gunungkidul, and Girisubo Sub-District where the first case of Covid-19 occurred last. This type of research was descriptive research with a quantitative approach using the survey method. The data analysis technique used was inferential statistic. The results showed that in Ponjong Sub-District, 61.00% of students had a high literacy level related to Covid-19, 37.00% moderate, and 2.00% low. Meanwhile, 61.00% of students in Girisubo Sub-District had a high literacy level, 30.00% moderate, and 9.00% low. On the aspect of attitude, 87.00% of the students in Ponjong Sub-District were at a good level, 7.00% were moderate, and 6.00% were poor. Meanwhile, 89.00% of students in Girisubo Sub-District were at a good level, 6.00% were moderate, and 5.00% were poor. Based on Mann-Whitney U-test (p= 0.314), there was no significant difference in student literacy and attitudes related to Covid-19 and its vaccination between 8th-grade students in Ponjong and Girisubo Sub-Districts with different time of occurrence of the first case.
Endometriosis: Locations and coexistence with other uterine conditions, single-center experience.
Authors: Shireen Hamid  , Saleha Tariq  , Rubya Khanum  , Nida Hamid  , Sadia Hameed  , Tariq Mehmood
Published: August 2022

Objective: To see the association of endometriosis with other uterine conditions in our setup. Study Design: Descriptive Retrospective study. Setting: Private Lab in Faisalabad. Period: January 2010 to December 2019. Material & Methods: A total of 297 cases were evaluated in this study. We have included all endometriosis cases with associated other conditions of the uterus. In this study paraffin blocks and previous slides along with clinical data were analyzed according to the standard protocols. All the data including age, location of endometriosis, and association with other uterine conditions were noted and reported as percentages. Results: In this study, we analyzed 297 endometriosis cases, received during ten years. The age group ranges from 15 years to 75 years. The most common age group ranges from 26-30 years, 87(29%) cases, and the least commonly affected group was 71-75 years, only one case. The most common site of endometriosis was in the ovaries, 169(57%) cases. The most common associated other condition was benign tumor leiomyoma, 65(43%) cases while only one case of endometrial carcinoma was noted. Conclusion: This study concludes that ovarian endometriosis is the most common location and there is a strong association with another co-existing benign tumor such as leiomyoma. This signifies the possibility of common risk factors such as hyperestrogenism. Thus it is important to be aware of the possibility of co-existence of other conditions so that they can be treated at once in a single surgery.
Mini dose bupicaine-buprenorphine vs bupicane for spinal anesthesia in orthopedic surgery.
Authors: Ijaz Ahmad Sheikh  , Samina Aslam  , Humaira Ahmad  , Ayesha Ahmad  , Amna Tariq  , Kashif Ilyas
Published: August 2022

Objective: To compare the effect of adding buprenorphine with small dose of isobaric bupivacaine on hemodynamics and duration of analgesia with bupivacaine alone in spinal anesthesia. Study Design: Randomised Controlled Trial. Setting: Allied and Abwa Hospital Faisalabad. Period: September 2019 to March 2020. Material & Methods: Sixty elderly pts. ASA III or IV undergoing hip surgery were selected randomly and divided into two groups A and B. pts received either small dose of isobaric bupivacaine 3.5 mg along with 120 micrograms buprenophine or 10 mg isobaric bupivacaine alone. Pts. were given 250 ml normal saline prior to spinal anesthesia administration. Level of block noted. Blood pressure, Heart rate, respiratory rate, Spo2, ECG monitored. BP and HR every 5 min recorded comparison done at 5 min of block and 20 min after block. Duration of postoperative analgesia noted for 24 hrs. Results: Comparing the two groups showed that 50% pts. in group B had a drop in systolic Bp at 5 minutes after block while none had in group A. (p value 0.000) agter 20 min. 43.3 % pts had a drop in systolic BP in group B while only 3.3 % had it in group A. (p value 0.005). Duration of postoperative analgesia was upto 18 hrs in group A with minimum till 12 hrs. While in group B it was maximum 8 hrs with minimum 5 hrs. Conclusion: Addition of buprenorphine with small dose bupivacaine results in stable hemoynamics and prolonged post-operative analgesia compared to large dose of bupivacaine alone.
Frequency of various histopathological types of prostatic diseases in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Karachi.
Authors: Beenish Hussain Nomani  , Moihuddin Alamgir  , Mobeena Qayyum  , Syeda Naveera Raza  , Hira Faisal  , Saman Nadeem
Published: August 2022

Objective: To assess the frequencies of various histopathological pattern of prostatic diseases in a tertiary care hospital at Karachi. Study Design: Cross Sectional Observational. Setting: Department of Pathology, Pakistan Navy Station Shifa Hospital, Karachi. Period: January 2018 to February 2019. Material & Methods: Our study comprised of 160 Prostatic specimen including prostatectomies and Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). All malignancies were graded according to Modified Gleason score for diagnostics and to calculate the frequency. Data was evaluated by using SPSS version 23. All frequencies were determined in terms of percentages. Results: A total of 160 prostatic samples comprised of 123 (76.87%) benign and 37(23.12%) malignant cases. Both transuretheral prostatectomies (84.4%) and radical prostatectomies specimens (15.6%) were included in the study Benign cases were diagnosed as only benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) 93.49%. Moreover, additional findings observed in the benign cases alongside benign prostatic hyperplasia were Acute/chronic prostatitis in 4% samples, granulomatous prostatitis in 1.6% cases and eosinophilic prostatitis in 0.8% case. In the malignant cases, majority of the cases were of prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma n=35(94.6%) while 2(5.4%) cases exhibited transitional cell carcinoma, perineural invasion was seen in 10 cases. Conclusion: Hyperplasia of prostate was reported in majority of the cases in our set up the most individuals were in the age group was 61-70 years. Adenocarcinoma of the prostate, was less commonly diagnosed in the age group of 51-60 years.
Effectiveness of online multi-level assessment of research methodology in integrated curriculum - Students’ performance in Year 3 of undergraduate Medical Education.
Authors: Sajida Naseem  , Ghanwa Bareach  , Saima Rafi  , Sana Mangrio
Published: August 2022

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated method of teaching and learning for research methodology taught from year 1 to 3 in a private medical college assessed online through multiple assessments during COVID-19 lockdown. The secondary objective was to explore students’ feedback regarding the online assessment of research methodology. Study Design: Non-randomized Interventional study. Setting: Private Medical College in Islamabad. Period: January 2021 to May 2021. Material & Methods: Research methodology has been incorporated longitudinally in the academic curriculum from year 1 to 3 for the last five years.  Students’ knowledge was assessed online through 3- pronged approach using MCQs, SAQ’s and Viva. The total marks of these assessments were 100. An online questionnaire was designed on Google forms to get students’ feedback regarding online assessment using the Likert scale. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results: A total of 111 students participated in this study. The mean ± SD score of students in all the three assessments were 6.7±1.6, 19.5 ± 6.5, 26.2 ± 17.6 in the viva, MCQs, SAQ’s respectively. Conclusion: The integrated curriculum of teaching and learning for research methodology was useful in terms of achieving learning outcomes. However, students’ performance in SAQ’s was just average which needs to be addressed. The majority of the participants found online assessments to be very useful.
Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of outpatient medical treatment of first trimester miscarriage.
Authors: Fauzia Ali  , Rubina Izhar  , Zubaida Masood  , Tazeen Fatima  , Sarwat Mumtaz  , Fareeda Sumbul
Published: August 2022

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of outpatient medical treatment of first trimester miscarriage with misoprostol. Study Design: Descriptive Longitudinal study. Setting: Outpatient Department, Gynae Unit 1 of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Period: September 2020 to April 2021. Material & Methods: Patients of first trimester miscarriage up to 10 weeks gestation were included in the study through non probability consecutive sampling technique. Written consent were taken from all the patients fulfilling inclusion criteria and advised patients to start tab. Misoprostol 400microgram 4 hrly 3 doses in 24hours orally at home. Patients were advised to follow in outpatient department after 72 hours with report of ultrasound if no active complain. Those who came with heavy bleeding per vaginum or with severe pain, we abandoned the medical treatment and surgical evacuation was done. After completion of treatment either by medical or surgical we took opinion from patients regarding their satisfaction with the chosen method. Results: In this study 60 patients of first trimester miscarriage, medically managed with misoprostol were included. Overall assessment was done for effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical management by Misoprostol. 23.3% patients needed further surgical evacuation and 76.7% patients were managed successfully by medical treatment, overall satisfaction was reported in 73.3% patients, and treatment acceptance showed by 76.7%. According to 78.3% they will prefer the treatment again. Conclusion: Misoprostol is safe and effective drug for the termination of first trimester miscarriage up to 10 weeks, orally, as outpatient treatment, with high success rates, patient acceptability and tolerable side effects.
Vitamin D and diabetic retinopathy in above 40 years old patients; Study of Tertiary Eye Care Hospital Jamshoro.
Authors: Mahtab Alam Khanzada  , Nouman Ahmed Shaikh  , Ghulam Hyder Sahito  , Mona Liza Mahesar  , Azfar Ahmed Mirza  , Imtiaz Ahmed Gilal
Published: August 2022

Objective: To estimate the relationship between serum level 25-hydroxyvitamin (25 (OH) D) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetic elders. Study Design: Prospective, Observational study. Setting: Institute of Ophthalmology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro. Period: July 2020 to September 2021. Material & Methods: After completing the clinical examination, all participants were sent to the laboratory to investigate the blood level of Vitamin D (Vita D), glycated hemoglobin, glucose fasting/random; and urea and creatinine. For statistical analysis, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used. The serum level of 25 (OH) D was assessed with logistic regression analysis to evaluate the relationship with diabetic retinopathy. Results: Collected blood variables indicated that the mean level of Vita D was lower in subjects with proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) and Non-PDR (NPDR) as compared to No DR (NDR) (14.10 ± 1.20, 21.10 ± 1.91, 23.29 ± 2.10
Association of single nucleotide polymorphism in TPH2 Gene with age of MDD cases and controls.
Authors: Sidra Ashfaq  , Amena Rahim  , Nurain Baiq  , Maria Sarfraz  , Aqsa Tazarrat  , Aneela Shabbir
Published: August 2022

Objective: To determine association of TPH2 (rs7305115) gene polymorphism with age of MDD cases and controls in Pakistani population. Study Design: Case-control study. Setting: Multidisciplinary Lab in Islamic International Medical College Trust in Collaboration with Psychiatry Department, Railway General Hospital, and Rawalpindi. Period: September 2019 to September 2020. Material & Methods: After taking written informed consent blood samples were drawn from all the participants followed by extraction of DNA using ChelexTM method. Allelic frequencies of TPH2 (rs7305115) gene polymorphism in both cases and controls were determined using Multiplex PCR. Results: Number of participants included in the study were 240, out of which 120 were diagnosed cases of MDD whereas 120 were age and gender matched controls. Both the cases and controls were divided in to three groups on the basis of their ages. In group 1 both subjects aged 15 to 35 years were included and a total of 128 subjects fall under this age group out of which 64 (53.33%) were cases and 64 (53.33%) were controls. In group 2 subjects aged 36 to 55 years were included and a total of 86 individuals were found to be present in this age group out of which 45 (37.5%) were cases and 41(34.1%) were controls and in group 3 subjects aged 56 to 75 years were included and a total of 26 individuals were present in this group out of which 11(9.16%) were cases and 15(12.5%) were controls. Significant association was found between age group 1(15-35 years) and GG genotype with risk of development of MDD (OR: 0.3778, 95% CI: 0.1512-0.9349, P= 0.0338). Conclusion: We have found in the present study that age group 1(15-35 years) with GG genotype of TPH2 gene polymorphism have a significantly increased risk of developing MDD as compared to other age groups in our study.
Hiatal hernia in patients with dyspepsia undergoing esophagogastroscopy.
Authors: Muhammad Muaaz  , Nauman Ismat Butt  , Fahmina Ashfaq  , Ali Anwar  , Sabeen Aftab  , Hafsa Nasim
Published: August 2022

Objective: To find out the frequency of hiatal hernia among patients with dyspepsia undergoing esophagogastroscopy. Study Design: Descriptive, Cross-sectional study. Setting: Departments of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Services Hospital Lahore. Period: December 2018 to June 2019. Material & Methods: A total of 195 patients with dyspepsia aged 20 to 60 years of both sexes were enrolled. Patients with history of gastric or duodenal ulcer, pregnant women, Chronic Renal Failure and Chronic Liver Disease were excluded. After taking informed consent, esophagogastroscopy was done in each patient and presence or absence of hiatal hernia was noted. Results: Out of 195 patients enrolled 104 (53.3%) were male. Mean age was 41.3±8.8 years and mean duration of disease 6.3±2.0 months. Mean BMI was 27.5±3.0 kg/m2 and 101 (51.7%) had BMI <27 kg/m2. Thirty-seven (19.8%) were smokers while sedentary lifestyle was reported in 93 (47.6%). Hiatal hernia among patients with dyspepsia undergoing esophagogastroscopy was found in 16 (8.21%) patients. Conclusion: We conclude that hiatal hernia was not uncommon in patients with dyspepsia undergoing esophagogastroscopy. Age and smoking status had a significant association with hiatal hernia while no association with sex, duration of disease, BMI, occupation or lifestyle.
Frequency and causes of extraction of first permanent molar tooth in patients presented to a teaching hospital, Multan.
Authors: Rabia Zafar  , Jaffar Hussain Bukhari  , Zoya Maryam  , Muhammad Athar Khan  , Sabba Rehman  , Basil Khalid
Published: August 2022

Objective: To know the frequency and causes of extraction of first permanent molar tooth in patients presented to a teaching hospital, Multan. Study Design: Retrospective Cross Sectional Descriptive study. Setting: Dental Outdoor Department of Ibn-e-siena Hospital. Period: July 2019 to September 2021. Material & Methods: Patients between the age of 5 years to 15 years, Age, gender, fate of the first permanent molar and the cause of decay of first permanent molar were recorded. Results: Out of 4200 patients 490 patients have decayed first permanent molar. Majority of the children were below 10 years with mean age was 8.6±05. Caries was the most frequent cause of decay. Conclusion: It can be concluded from the study that rate of extraction of first permanent molar is quite high and it is mostly due to caries and periodontal disease. It is mostly in children below ten years of age and has almost equal gender distribution.
Comparison of total extraperitoneal and Lichtenstein repair for Inguinal Hernia.
Authors: Muhammad Tariq Ghafoor  , Sohail Sabir  , Naureen Kauser  , Sajida Nasim  , Syeda Sabahat Haider  , Sadaf Shahzadi
Published: August 2022

Objective: To compare the outcome of surgical repair of inguinal hernia between total extra peritoneal repair (TEP) and Lichtenstein repair. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Department of Surgery, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan. Period: 24-03-2021 to 23-09-2021. Material & Methods: Non probability consecutive sampling. The cases of both genders with age range of 20-60 years with inguinal hernia (both direct and indirect) were included. The cases in group A were managed by laparoscopic TEP while those in group B underwent Lichtenstein repair. Prolonged hospital stay was labeled when the patients were not discharged after 24 hours of surgery and post-operative pain was labelled as yes when the patient had pain of score of 3 or more assessed by visual analogue scale after the 2 weeks of the surgery. Results: In this study 62 cases were included, 31 in each group. The mean age in group A and B was 32.90±9.89 vs 32.67±7.57 years and mean duration of hospital stay was 22.77±6.84 vs 26.00±11.25 hours with P=0.004 in group A and B respectively. Postoperative pain was seen in 08 (25.80%) cases in group A and 19 (61.29%) cases in group B with P=0.01. Prolonged hospital stay was observed in 10 (32.25%) cases in group A and 18 (58.06%) cases in group B withP= 0.07. Conclusion: Postoperative pain is significantly higher in cases managed with Lichtenstein repair as compared to total extra peritoneal repair.
To study the effects of knee osteoarthritis on hip flexibility among elders.
Authors: Sadia Sheraz  , M Usman Sarwar  , Hafiz Salman Saeed  , Manqoos-Ur-Rehman  , Imran Manzoor  , Naeem Abbas
Published: August 2022

Objectives: To determine the effect of knee osteoarthritis on hip flexibility by using Modified Thomas Test. Study Design: Observational study. Setting: Department of Physiotherapy and Orthopedic, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore. Period: 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021. Material & Methods: This study recruited 40 participants of either sex, age between 30- 70 years. Results: The response of study was 100%. Frequency of females with osteoarthritis was 82.5  males was 17.5%. Among the patients 33 were females and 7 were males. T-Test was performed for parameters of age in years, height in inches, weights in kgs for females and males. The mean age was 51.79±9.303 years for female and 55.43±8.404 years for male. Weight in kgs for female was 76.03±9.133 and for male was 94.57±20.911. In T test the height in inches for female was 61.45±2.399 and for male was 65.57±3.735. The co-relation between hip flexibility and knee osteoarthritis was moderately significant and flexibility was reduced because of osteoarthritis. Conclusion: It was concluded that hip flexibility is reduced with osteoarthritis of knee joint and due to reduced mobility of hip joint routine daily activities of patient was hampered.
Effectiveness of empirical angioembolization for non-variceal Upper GI Bleed in comparison to conservative management.
Authors: Abdul Raouf  , Ammar Afzal  , Amna Rehan  , Abid Ali  , Anaab Gul  , Joshua Bhatti  , Muhammad Azeemuddin
Published: August 2022

Objective: To share experience and present our data of past 15 years on endoscopy guided empiric embolization of GDA and compare it with the results of conservative management. Study Design: Retrospective study Setting: Agha Khan University Hospital Karachi. Period: January 2001 till October 2017. Material & Methods: 70 patients were selected who presented with upper GI bleed followed by conventional angiography. The data was collected on clinical presentation, patient demographics, embolization procedures, and postembolization outcomes. Results: A total of 101 patients were included in the study. 79 were male and 22 were female. The median age at presentation was 54 years (range 15-96 years). All the patients presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. All the patients underwent fluoroscopy guided angiography. In 30 patients the angiography was able to locate the bleeding source. In 44 patients the bleeding source could not be identified however empiric embolization was performed. In 27 patients the angiography was negative and embolization was not performed. The overall clinical success in the empirically embolized group is 77.2 %. 27 patients were conservatively managed after negative angiography. The overall clinical success in the empirically embolized group is 77.2 %.However in the patients who were conservatively managed the clinical success was only 48.1 %. Conclusion: This study concluded that it safe and effective to empirically emobolize the GDA in patients refractory to initial endoscopic treatment for non variceal upper GI bleed.
ANDAMENTO DA PESQUISA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DO DISPOSITIVO DE CONTROLE E ANALISE PARA MELHORAR A EFICIÊNCIA ENERGÉTICA
Authors: Guimarães Vinicios Barbosa , Silva Samantha Oliveira dos Reis , Guerra Iuri Guimarães , Ferreira Joacir Simões
Published: August 2022

Este trabalho teve como premissa, a observação do comportamento das pessoas que quando adquirirem equipamentos, passam um longo tempo sem fazer manutenção e a realizam, somente quando apresentam probl
Desobediencia sexual en dictadura: devenires y reterritorializaciones deseantes para el caso argentino
Authors: Nuñez Lodwick Lucia
Published: August 2022

Este trabajo es una apuesta a una práctica del archivo, a una memoria viva que haga visibleslas huellas de una contrahistoria disidente. El cuerpo insumiso será entendido como un espacio de re(existencia), lucha colectiva y memoria. La práctica poético-política del archivo permite documentar la presencia invisibilizada en la historia reciente de personas que escaparan al binomio de género, un habitar secreto, la búsqueda de libertad, de ejercer el derecho a existir a pesar del estigma y la violencia.Frente a la persecución y la criminalización estatal, las comunidades de la disidencia sexual elaboraron tramas afectivas y territorios donde desplegar estas identidades deseantes. Tanto la punición como las prácticas de resistencia bajo el terrorismo de Estado marcarán el presente de los modos deseantes y subversivos de habitar el territorio urbano y activar las luchas de la comunidad LGBTTIQ+ por el reconocimiento de la identidad y la memoria. En este sentido, este artículo se propone contribuir a una genealogía posible de las luchas del orgullo disidente.
Autonomía en el horizonte: un análisis narrativo de los procesos de deconversión en Temuco, Chile
Authors: Cortés Paredes Gabriel
Published: August 2022

El panorama religioso chileno atraviesa momentos de cambios, marcado por el fin de la hegemonía de la Iglesia católica, la consolidación de las iglesias evangélicas como actores púbicos relevantes y el aumento de la población no religiosa. Esta investigación busca abordar uno de estos movimientos: la deconversión, o el cambio de la identidad religiosa de un individuo hacia la no-religión.
Se realizaron entrevistas a 21 individuos que han atravesado procesos de deconversión en la ciudad de Temuco. Un análisis temático-narrativo permitió identificar cuatro tipos de narrativas: a) secularistas sólidos; b) secularistas líquidos; c) yo-liberados; y d) creyentes sin iglesia. Además, se encontró un grupo de temáticas transversal a las otras cuatro, que apunta a la particularidad de la experiencia femenina dentro y fuera de la religión.
En general, las narrativas enfatizan los procesos de deconversión como trayectorias de autorrealización, resaltando valores de la autonomía y bienestar personal, a la vez que muestran una fuerte desconfianza hacia las instituciones religiosas.
Juventudes robadas: relatos de vida de víctimas en Chile sobre abuso sexual cometido por sacerdotes católicos
Authors: Oñate Jorquera Erick
Published: August 2022

En este artículo se abordan algunos hallazgos preliminares sobre el impacto que el abuso sexual sufrido en contexto eclesial tuvo en la juventud de algunos entrevistados. El concepto «juventudes robadas» presenta, por una parte, la realidad de violencia que experimentaron los entrevistados y, por otra parte, la dimensión de usurpación de sus juventudes al estar sometidos a estructuras relacionales y doctrinales abusivas.  Se abordan dos dimensiones del abuso sexual. La primera de ellas profundiza la dinámica relacional abusiva que el perpetrador instala con sus víctimas desde una jerarquía de poder institucional. La segunda dimensión, por su parte, recoge el impacto de ese vínculo abusivo en la construcción y significado de juventud de los entrevistados.
Ser musulmán en Chile hoy. Experiencias y subjetividades en quienes profesan el Islam
Authors: Álvarez Cabello Pablo
Published: August 2022

La presencia de musulmanes en el espacio público chileno no es un tema suficientemente conocido. Los prejuicios y fobias, que se explican por razones geopolíticas, hacen que muchos musulmanes decidieran vivir recatadamente, sin llamar la atención. Pero en la medida que avanzan los procesos de conversión y aumentan los procesos migratorios, el islam en Chile será una realidad difícil de obviar. A partir de una aproximación centrada en los sujetos, propia de las nuevas antropologías del islam, el propósito de este artículo es conocer a musulmanes que viven en Chile, saber de sus experiencias, subjetividades y vida cotidiana en una sociedad que sabe poco de ellos.