bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Renal and Left Ventricular Function on Serial Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Changes After Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
Authors: Shin Chul , Yoon Young Won , Kim In-Soo , Kim Jong-Youn , Min Pil-Ki , Lee Byoung Kwon , Hong Bum-Kee , Kwon Hyuck Moon , Rim Se-Joong , Choi Eui-Young
Published: August 2020

Background: The age of candidates for device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) has been increasing. Thus, concerns exist about dyspnea aggravation or atrial fibrillation development after device closure due to augmentation of left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) preload. This study aimed to examine patterns and determinants of serial pulmonary arterial pressure and left ventricular filling pressure changes after device closure of ASD. Methods: Among the 86 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous device closure of ASD, those without pre- or post-procedural Doppler data and end-stage renal disease were excluded. The clinical, transesophageal, and transthoracic echocardiographic findings of 78 patients were collected at baseline, one day post-procedure, and one year follow-up. Results: The mean age of study patients was 49.8 ± 15.0 years and the average maximal defect diameter and device size was 20.2 ± 6.0 mm and 23.8 ± 6.4 mm. Some patients (n = 21; 27%) exhibited paradoxically increased tricuspid regurgitant velocity (TRV) one-day post-procedure; they also were older with lower e’, glomerular filtration rate, and LV ejection fraction and a higher LA volume index. However, even in these patients, TRV deceased below baseline levels one-year later. Both E/e’ (9.0 ± 3.5 vs. 11.4 ± 4.3; p < 0.001) and LA volume index significantly increased immediately after device closure, but all decreased one-year later. Larger defect size and higher TRV were significantly correlated with immediate E/e’ elevation. Conclusion: In older, renal, diastolic and systolic dysfunctional patients with larger LA, scheduled for larger device implantation, peri-interventional preload reduction therapy would be beneficial.
A Comparative Study of International and Chinese Public Health Emergency Management from the Perspective of Mapping Knowledge Domains
Authors: Li Juan , Zhu Yuhang , Feng Jianing , Meng Weijing , Begma Kseniia , Zhu Gaopei , Wang Xiaoxuan , Wu Di , Shi Fuyan , Wang Suzhen
Published: August 2020

Background: At the end of 2019, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had severely damaging people’s life. China’s public health emergency management system had played an essential role in the handling and response of it, which had been appreciated by the World Health Organization and some countries. Hence it is necessary to make an overall analysis of the development of China’s health emergency management system. It can provide a reference for scholars to understand the current situation and look for new research points. Methods: We collected 2247 international from the Web of Science database, 959 Chinese articles from China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. Bibliometric and mapping knowledge domains analysis methods were used in this study for temporal distribution analysis, cooperation network, co-word network analysis. Results: The first international article in this field was published in 1991, while Chinese in 2005. Research institutions mainly come from universities and health institutions. Developed countries and European countries published more articles, while east of China published more. There are 52 burst words for international articles from 1999–2018, while 18 burst words for Chinese articles from 2003–2018. International top-ranked articles by citation appeared in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, while Chinese appeared in 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011.Conclusions: There are differences in the regional or economic distribution of international and Chinese cooperation networks. International research often relates to hot issues, mainly focus on the emergency preparedness and monitoring for public health events, while China’s focus on the public health emergency and their disposal. International begins the research with terrorism and bioterrorism, followed by disaster planning and emergency preparedness, epidemics and infectious diseases. China takes severe acute respiratory syndrome as the research background and legal system construction as the research starting point, followed by mechanism, structure, system, and learning from abroad of public health emergency management.
Conservation analysis and screening of Ayurvedic compounds against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
Authors: Basharat Zarrin , Jahanzaib Muhammad , Rahman Noor , Khan Ishtiaq Ahmad , Yasmin Azra
Published: August 2020

Recent infections caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have led to global panic and mortality. Here, we analyzed the spike (S) protein of this virus using bioinformatics tools. We aimed to determine relative changes among different coronavirus species over the past two decades and to understand the conservation of the S-protein. Representative sequences of coronaviruses were collected from humans and other animals between 2000 and 2020. Evolutionary analyses found that the S-protein did not evolve overnight, but rather continuously over time. Post-translational modification (PTM) analysis using online tools and virtual screening of S-protein against a phytochemical database of Ayurvedic medicinal compounds (n = 2103) identified the S-protein inhibitors. Among these, top ranked were Gingerol (IUPAC name: 4'-Me ether, 3,5-di-Ac 3,5-di-Gingerdiols), 1-(5-Butyltetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2-hexacosanone and Ginsenoyne N ginseng that stimulates Caspase-3, Caspase-8, and the immune system. Gingerol is found in the fresh ginger and has reputation of being a potent antiviral. These compounds might prove useful to design drugs against COVID-19.
Die berufliche Vorsorge im Rahmen von M&A Transaktionen - eine Übersicht
Authors: Nufer Marc , Raess Lorenz
Published: August 2020

Unternehmensverkäufe und Restrukturierungen haben nicht nur direkte Folgen für Mitarbeitende, sondern auch für die Vorsorgeeinrichtungen, bei denen die Mitarbeitenden versichert sind. Unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen kann es zu einer teilweisen organisatorischen Aufhebung - einer Teilliquidation - der Vorsorgeeinrichtung kommen. Um Ungleichheiten zu vermeiden, sind Vorsorgeeinrichtungen gesetzlich verpflichtet, in einem Reglement die Voraussetzungen und das Verfahren einer solchen Teilliquidation zu regeln. Die betroffenen Mitarbeiter sind vor allem an der Höhe der Austrittsleistung interessiert und wollen am Erfolg und an den Reserven beteiligt werden. Die Vorsorgeeinrichtung verfolgt jedoch genau gegenläufige Interessen und will das Substrat soweit wie möglich behalten. Aus Sicht der Mitarbeiter gibt es darum bei Teilliquidationen von Vorsorgeeinrichtungen einige Besonderheiten zu beachten.
Sustainability indices and risk analysis of drinking water systems in Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Odjegba Enovwo , Oluwasanya Grace , Idowu Olufemi , Shittu Olufunke , Brion Gail
Published: August 2020

This study focused on designing a drinking water systems sustainability index for Integrated Water Resources Management in low-income countries. Water Supply Systems Sustainability Index (WSSI), a field assessment tool, was designed for rapid appraisal of drinking water systems in selected urban, peri-urban and rural Nigerian communities. The systems were classified into Highly Sustainable, Sustainable, Averagely Sustainable, and Unsustainable WSSI categories. Sanitary Risk Score (SRS) was assigned, classifying drinking water systems into Very High, High, Intermediate (Medium) and Low-Risk categories. WSSI results revealed that for urban systems, 90 are Highly Sustainable, 27 are Sustainable and 12 are Averagely Sustainable. For peri-urban systems, 13 are Highly Sustainable, 7 Sustainable and 1 Averagely Sustainable. Only urban hand-dug wells are in the Very High-Risk category. Public water supplies occurred only in the Low-Risk (17) and Intermediate-Risk (6) categories. Urban and rural boreholes had better quality than peri-urban boreholes. WSSI and SRS correlation result indicated strong positive correlation for urban hand-dug wells' (R2 = 0.5688, at p < 0.05) and weak positive correlation between peri-urban hand-dug wells' (R2 = 0.1847, at p < 0.05) and urban boreholes' WSSI and SRS (R2 = 0.2032, at p < 0.05). Findings showed that drinking water systems are, generally, sustainable and WSSI could be incorporated into community-level water supply assessment.
Fabrication of diverse carbon forms and their reversed applications in hexane/water separation
Authors: Xie Rujia , Fang Zhenxing , Yan Jiefeng , Wang Wei , Cao Xuan , Qiu Xiaoyang
Published: August 2020

Melamine foam is an important material in production and life. A series of porous carbon foams were obtained through a simple carbonization process of melamine foam at different temperatures. The carbon foams obtained at the carbonization temperature of 400 and 600 °C reveal a hydrophobic and even super-hydrophobic property (water contact angle larger than 150°) with a hexane adsorption much larger than that of melamine foam. However, the carbon foam obtained at the carbonization temperature of 800 °C reveals a super-hydrophilic property (water contact angle smaller than 5°) due to its severest shrinkage during the carbonization process. Interestingly, this series of carbon foams have an excellent performance in oil adsorption. However, the carbon membranes derived from the 800 °C carbon foam reveals oleophobicity under water (the adsorbed water at the surface was extremely important), which allows the penetration of water and blocks the infiltration of hexane at the same time. These different carbon forms have reversed applications in hexane/water separation.
Contemporary models of a social dialogue: the regional dimension
Authors: Golub Olga Yu.
Published: August 2020

The radical transformations caused by the Internet have affected primarily the sphere of social communication. E-technologies have become not only the foundation for production, storage, distribution, and management of information, but also a means of maintaining social connections, and thus radically changed the basic structure of communications within the modern media space and caused a technological inversion of public processes and phenomenon. The Internet provided population with an opportunity not only to receive information, but also to be an active participant of numerous social processes, including political power relations. The research actualizes the problem of improving a mechanism of digital democracy based on the formation of a new model of social dialogue between power structures and society. The aim of this article is to reveal the indicators representing the convergence level of power and population by means of e-communication channels. The analysis of practice of the online communication of the officials and population was carried out within the research. Based on accessible online content, the feedback tools between power and society were analyzed as well as goals and motivation of social networking practices of Saratov regional and municipal administrations. The research shows that the realization of the social dialogue potential is impeded by a number of institutional, legal, and socio-communicative barriers. Received data gives evidence of low spread of innovative forms of open social and political interaction between public authorities and population, which can be described as insufficient and passive. The authos concludes that public governance should take into account the expectations, interests, and opinions of different communities. The scientific novelty of the presented study lies in drawing attention to the previously insufficiently studied aspects of the problem of improving the partnership between the authorities and the population, in raising the question of the need to increase the level of communicative competence of subjects of social dialogue as a condition for the effective use of electronic communications in the process of implementing democracy, and in strengthening the civil society institutions.
Research of features of statistical accounting of primary disability of the adult population in Russia
Authors: Natsun Leila N.
Published: August 2020

Disability of the population is one of the most topical challenges to society in the context of demographic aging of the population. To ensure the most effective response to this challenge, reliable information is needed about the health status of the population and the actual extent of disability in the main socio-demographic groups. In Russia, the study of disability issues is devoted to the works of many researchers, performed in the framework of medical, sociological and economic disciplines. Special attention is paid to the structure and dynamics of disability in the country as a whole and in its regions. At the same time, a special feature of the Russian system of statistical accounting for the number of disabled people is its focus on registering recipients of pensions and disability benefits, as well as on data on citizensʼ requests for identification of a disability group. This makes it difficult to assess the real extent of disability, because a part of the population is not included in the number of disabled. At the same time, the extent of accounting errors depends, inter alia, on the rules and criteria for determining disability established by the state. Taking into account these theses, the purpose of this study is the evaluation of the impact of social policy on the dynamics and structure of primary disability in the adult population of the Russian Federation. The information base of the study was made up of research data on similar topics, data from international organizations, and data from Russian state statistics. The paper summarizes and analyzes information about the number and structure of the disabled population, the dynamics of primary disability indicators, and the populationʼs requests for identification of a disability group. The main changes in the legislation regulating the procedure and criteria for recognizing citizens as disabled are analyzed. It is shown that a sharp increase in primary disability in 2005 was due to an increase in the number of applications for disability by citizens of retirement age. The main incentives were the monetization of benefits, changes in disability criteria and rules for pension provision for disabled people. It is proved that the registered indicators of primary disability depend on the reaction of the population to the social policy of the state, and this reaction is differentiated by socio-demographic groups of the population.ʼ
Alzheimer's Disease: Related Targets, Synthesis of Available Drugs, Bioactive Compounds Under Development and Promising Results Obtained from Multi-target Approaches
Authors: Pirolla Natália F.F. , Batista Victor S. , Dias Viegas Flávia Pereira , Gontijo Vanessa Silva , McCarthy Caitlin R. , Viegas Claudio , Nascimento-Júnior Nailton M.
Published: August 2020

We describe herein the therapeutic targets involved in Alzheimer’s disease as well as the
available drugs and their synthetic routes. Bioactive compounds under development are also exploited
to illustrate some recent research advances on the medicinal chemistry of Alzheimer’s disease, including
structure-activity relationships for some targets. The importance of multi-target approaches, including
some examples from our research projects, guides new perspectives in search of more effective
drug candidates. This review comprises the period between 2001 and early 2020.
Scientometric Analysis of Global Research on Trichomoniasis in Scopus Database (1922 -2018)
Authors: Keighobadi Masoud , Hezarjaribi Hajar Ziaei , Khasseh Ali Akbar , Soosaraei Masoud , Asadi Samira , Fakhar Mahdi
Published: August 2020

Background::

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalent in different
parts of the world. The present study was designed to evaluate the scientific output and collaboration
of researchers worldwide on trichomoniasis.

Methods:

In the present scientometric research, all papers conducted on Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) published in
the time period of 1922 to 2018 were extracted from the Scopus database and evaluated according to the aims of the research, using scientometric software.

Results:

The results of this search strategy were the retrieval of 12,596 scientific papers authored
by a total of 28,822 people during 97 years (1922-2018). Research in this field has encountered success
and failure over the years. The first article on trichomoniasis at the Scopus database was published
by Musgrave W.E. (1922) in the “Journal of the American Medical Association”. Most papers
on this subject (352) were published in 2013; and the years 2017 and 2016 are ranked second
and third. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have the highest
number of papers in this field (210). Alderete J.F. with 111 papers is the most active researcher on
trichomoniasis in Scopus. Also, researchers from the US ranked the first with 3,236 papers. In Iran,
by the end of 2018, 138 papers on trichomoniasis have been registered in Scopus, which accounts
for only one percent of the world's science production in this field.

Discussion and conclusion:

The results following about one century indicated that the number of
publications on T. vaginalis is growing and that there is a high level of collaboration among researchers
in this field. Moreover, many countries have collaborated internationally on trichomoniasis
research with the US as the leading country.
Drying of Banana-Stepwise Effect in Drying Air Temperature on Drying Kinetics
Authors: Mehta Jigesh , Panwar Deepak Singh , Ghardesia Smit , Chauhan Atik , Atodariya Virajsinh V. , Banerjee Bannishikha , Metre Anand , Bhakhar Mathurkumar S
Published: August 2020

Objective:

Three Different varieties of Banana namely Dwarf Cavendish (Ankleshwar region), Lacatan (Valia region) and Harichal (Bharuch region) were collected from the south Gujarat region, India to check the drying parameters. A pilot scale natural draft tray dryer was used for the drying experimental work.

Methods:

The performance of all the varieties of banana were verified with and without blanching operation. Change in colour, texture, shrinkage and appearance were studied. Blanching has a remarkable effect on the appearance and shrinkage of the banana samples.

Results:

On the other side, temperature does not show any countable effect on the shrinkage. For the Lacatan and Harichal banana samples, observed shrinkage was found to be very less at 60 º C and 70 º C while for Dwarf Cavendish sample, shrinkage was found more effective at all varying temperature ranges.

Conclusion:

Appearance, Colour and Texture of Dwarf Cavendish and Harichal were found to be significant at 70 º C and 80 º C while for Lacatan, no such acceptable changes were observed. Overall, blanching was found to be effective in improving the appearance and colour of all varieties of banana.
Reliability Assessment of the Clinical and Radiographic Diagnosis of Furcation Involvement
Authors: Farook Fathima Fazrina , Alnasyan Bothinah , Almohammadi Duaa , Alshahrani Amjad , Alyami Meral , Alharbi Rasha , Alodwene Hussah , Aboelmaaty Wael
Published: August 2020

Aim:

The aim of the present study was to compare and assess the relationship and agreement between the clinical and radiographic detection of Furcation Involvement (FI) in the mandibular molars of patients with periodontitis.

Materials and Methods:

The sample size included 360 molars from 283 participants with a total of 180 molars involved with furcation clinically and 180 without. The inclusion criteria involved records of patients in the age range 35-76 years, diagnosed with generalized periodontitis, Stage II to IV, Grade B and C, and existing periapical radiographs/dental panoramic radiographs. The periodontal charts (Hamp’s classification) and radiographs were used to evaluate furcation on the buccal and lingual sites of first and second mandibular molars.

Results:

Of the 360 molars, half of the molars (50%, n=180) had clinical FI. Of the clinical FI group, the majority (73%, n=131) demonstrated FI in the radiological assessment with the periapical radiographs. In the not-clinically detected FI group, just less than half (49%, n=89) demonstrated FI in the radiological assessment. The sensitivity of the radiographic detection of FI as a diagnostic marker was 50.6%, and the specificity was 72.8%. Of the 180 sites analyzed with FI clinically, a slight agreement was found between the clinical assessment and radiographic findings using the kappa analysis (k=0.18). The first mandibular molars showed a fair agreement (k= 0.21) compared to the second mandibular molars (k=0.15). In terms of the individual sites, the lingual sites (k=0.24) had a fair agreement compared to the buccal sites with a slight agreement. The Spearman Correlation analysis for the first mandibular molar showed a moderate positive correlation (r=0.4, p<0.001) compared to the second mandibular molar with no or negligible relationship (r=0.19, p<0.001). Comparatively, the DPT radiograph showed a weak correlation and poor agreement.

Conclusion:

Both diagnostic tools, intraoral radiography and clinical assessment should be used for diagnosing FI in mandibular molars.
Phenolic and Organic Acids from Spondias pinnata Fruits
Authors: Gao Rongrong , O Thaung Naing , Yang Xuefei , Lu Chunhua
Published: August 2020

Background:

Spondias pinnata (L. F.) Kurz is a well-known medicinal and edible plant
indigenous to Southeast Asian countries. Although previous studies suggested that the high content
of total phenolics in S. pinnata fruits leads to their antioxidant activity, there is no systematic study
on its chemical constituents.

Aim:

To investigate chemical constituents of S. pinnata fruit extract, which will benefit to the utilization
of S. pinnata fruit as an ingredient of functional food and medicines and will be helpful for
quality control.

Methods:

The EtOAc extract of S. pinnata fruit was separated and purified by Sephadex LH-20,
medium preparative liquid chromatography and silica gel column chromatography. And the structures
of compounds 1-14 were elucidated on the basis of 1D, 2D NMR and ESIMS experiments.

Results:

Five caffeoylquinic acid derivatives (1 - 5), three coumarin derivatives (6 - 8), two
flavonoid glucosides (9 and 10), three organic acids (11 - 13) and one aromatic glycoside (14) were
identified from the fruit extracts. 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (1) was the major constituent,
and the quantitative determination established by HPLC analysis of 1 was 258 mg/kg dry
weight fruits.

Conclusion:

S. pinnata fruit could provide various groups of compounds and the quantification of
1 will be helpful for quality control of S. pinnata.
Recorded video meetings in virtual exchange: a new frontier for pre-service teacher reflection
Authors: Lenkaitis Chesla Ann
Published: August 2020

This study examined a virtual exchange in which English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher candidates from Colombia were partnered with Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) teacher candidates from the United States. The eight (n = 8) participants interacted via videoconference for six weeks. Additionally, they watched recordings of their video meetings in order to reflect on their experiences and what they noticed about their interactions (Schmidt, 1990). Results from qualitative data showed participants’ awareness of their professional identity and professional development. Additionally, incorporating a reflective component, based on watching recorded synchronous sessions, into virtual exchange is shown to be a valuable tool for making connections between theory and practice.
Designing an Information and Communications Technology Tool With and for Victims of Violence and Their Case Managers in San Francisco: Human-Centered Design Study
Authors: Patel Devika , Sarlati Siavash , Martin-Tuite Patrick , Feler Joshua , Chehab Lara , Texada Michael , Marquez Ruben , Orellana F Julia , Henderson Terrell L , Nwabuo Adaobi , Plevin Rebecca , Dicker Rochelle Ami , Juillard Catherine , Sammann Amanda
Published: August 2020

Background

Violence is a public health problem. Hospital-based violence intervention programs such as the San Francisco Wraparound Project (WAP) have been shown to reduce future violent injury. The WAP model employs culturally competent case managers who recruit and enroll violently injured patients as clients. Client acceptance of the WAP intervention is variable, and program success depends on streamlined, timely communication and access to resources. High rates of smartphone usage in populations who are at risk for violent reinjury create an opportunity to design a tailored information and communications technology (ICT) tool to support hospital-based violence intervention programs.

Objective

Current evidence shows that ICT tools developed in the health care space may not be successful in engaging vulnerable populations. The goal of this study was to use human-centered design methodology to identify the unique communication needs of the clients and case managers at WAP to design a mobile ICT.

Methods

We conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with users: clients, their friends and families, case managers, and other stakeholders in violence intervention and prevention. We used a human-centered design and general inductive approach to thematic analysis to identify themes in the qualitative data, which were extrapolated to insight statements and then reframed into design opportunities. Wireframes of potential mobile ICT app screens were developed to depict these opportunities.

Results

Thematic analysis revealed four main insights that were characterized by the opposing needs of our users. (1) A successful relationship is both professional and personal. Clients need this around the clock, but case managers can only support this while on the clock. (2) Communications need to feel personal, but they do not always need to be personalized. (3) Healing is a journey of skill development and lifestyle changes that must be acknowledged, monitored, and rewarded. (4) Social networks need to provide peer support for healing rather than peer pressure to propagate violence. These insights resulted in the following associated design opportunities: (1) Maximize personal connection while controlling access, (2) allow case managers to personalize automated client interactions, (3) hold clients accountable to progress and reward achievements, and (4) build a connected, yet confidential community.

Conclusions

Human-centered design enabled us to identify unique insights and design opportunities that may inform the design of a novel and tailored mobile ICT tool for the WAP community.
Designing an Information and Communications Technology Tool With and for Victims of Violence and Their Case Managers in San Francisco: Human-Centered Design Study (Preprint)
Authors: Patel Devika , Sarlati Siavash , Martin-Tuite Patrick , Feler Joshua , Chehab Lara , Texada Michael , Marquez Ruben , Orellana F Julia , Henderson Terrell L , Nwabuo Adaobi , Plevin Rebecca , Dicker Rochelle Ami , Juillard Catherine , Sammann Amanda
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND

Violence is a public health problem. Hospital-based violence intervention programs such as the San Francisco Wraparound Project (WAP) have been shown to reduce future violent injury. The WAP model employs culturally competent case managers who recruit and enroll violently injured patients as clients. Client acceptance of the WAP intervention is variable, and program success depends on streamlined, timely communication and access to resources. High rates of smartphone usage in populations who are at risk for violent reinjury create an opportunity to design a tailored information and communications technology (ICT) tool to support hospital-based violence intervention programs.

OBJECTIVE

Current evidence shows that ICT tools developed in the health care space may not be successful in engaging vulnerable populations. The goal of this study was to use human-centered design methodology to identify the unique communication needs of the clients and case managers at WAP to design a mobile ICT.

METHODS

We conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with users: clients, their friends and families, case managers, and other stakeholders in violence intervention and prevention. We used a human-centered design and general inductive approach to thematic analysis to identify themes in the qualitative data, which were extrapolated to insight statements and then reframed into design opportunities. Wireframes of potential mobile ICT app screens were developed to depict these opportunities.

RESULTS

Thematic analysis revealed four main insights that were characterized by the opposing needs of our users. (1) A successful relationship is both professional and personal. Clients need this around the clock, but case managers can only support this while on the clock. (2) Communications need to feel personal, but they do not always need to be personalized. (3) Healing is a journey of skill development and lifestyle changes that must be acknowledged, monitored, and rewarded. (4) Social networks need to provide peer support for healing rather than peer pressure to propagate violence. These insights resulted in the following associated design opportunities: (1) Maximize personal connection while controlling access, (2) allow case managers to personalize automated client interactions, (3) hold clients accountable to progress and reward achievements, and (4) build a connected, yet confidential community.

CONCLUSIONS

Human-centered design enabled us to identify unique insights and design opportunities that may inform the design of a novel and tailored mobile ICT tool for the WAP community.
COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Imaging Technology (Preprint)
Authors: Muhammad Faisal
Published: August 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe and the healthcare professionals are working interminably to treat the patients. The radiologists have already been contributory in the diagnoses of COVID-19. This study aimed to explore the role of imaging technology during the COVID-19 pandemic
Role of Technology in Self-Assessment and Feedback Among Hospitalist Physicians: Semistructured Interviews and Thematic Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Yin Andrew Lukas , Gheissari Pargol , Lin Inna Wanyin , Sobolev Michael , Pollak John P , Cole Curtis , Estrin Deborah
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND

Lifelong learning is embedded in the culture of medicine, but there are limited tools currently available for many clinicians, including hospitalists, to help improve their own practice. Although there are requirements for continuing medical education, resources for learning new clinical guidelines, and developing fields aimed at facilitating peer-to-peer feedback, there is a gap in the availability of tools that enable clinicians to learn based on their own patients and clinical decisions.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to explore the technologies or modifications to existing systems that could be used to benefit hospitalist physicians in pursuing self-assessment and improvement by understanding physicians’ current practices and their reactions to proposed possibilities.

METHODS

Semistructured interviews were conducted in two separate stages with analysis performed after each stage. In the first stage, interviews (N=12) were conducted to understand the ways in which hospitalist physicians are currently gathering feedback and assessing their practice. A thematic analysis of these interviews informed the prototype used to elicit responses in the second stage.

RESULTS

Clinicians actively look for feedback that they can apply to their practice, with the majority of the feedback obtained through self-assessment. The following three themes surrounding this aspect were identified in the first round of semistructured interviews: collaboration, self-reliance, and uncertainty, each with three related subthemes. Using a wireframe, the second round of interviews led to identifying the features that are currently challenging to use or could be made available with technology.

CONCLUSIONS

Based on each theme and subtheme, we provide targeted recommendations for use by relevant stakeholders such as institutions, clinicians, and technologists. Most hospitalist self-assessments occur on a rolling basis, specifically using data in electronic medical records as their primary source. Specific objective data points or subjective patient relationships lead clinicians to review their patient cases and to assess their own performance. However, current systems are not built for these analyses or for clinicians to perform self-assessment, making this a burdensome and incomplete process. Building a platform that focuses on providing and curating the information used for self-assessment could help physicians make more accurately informed changes to their own clinical practice and decision-making.
Ideological Struggles and Identity Construction within the Politics of French Linguistics in Indonesia
Authors: Andriani Merry , Udasmoro Wening , Suhandano Suhandano
Published: August 2020

This article aims to analyse the ideological struggles reflected in the identity construction of French-language users in Indonesia. Using a critical sociolinguistic approach, it examines how Indonesians users, with their ideologies, adapt or adopt the French language and culture, as well as the different patterns and models they use to do so. The informants of this research consist of 9 students in deep interviews, 60 students in class observation, and 15 lecturers at 12 Indonesian universities who have taught the French language and culture for at least two years. Data from the interviews is compared to French instruction books and media discourses using intertextuality and interdiscursivity analysis. This research identifies three models used by French users in Indonesia: to adopt French language and culture, to adapt it, or to abstain from the reproduction of both. Users of the first model completely adopt all aspects of French culture, including in their consumption and style. Meanwhile, users of the second model tend to select and accept only those aspects considered positive within their own value system. Those using the final model tend to ignore many aspects of French culture and language.
Philosophical Review on the Meaning of the Term “Four Pillars” of MPR RI
Authors: Hastangka Hastangka , Armawi Armaidy , Kaelan Kaelan
Published: August 2020

The use of the term “Four Pillars” by the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) since the end of 2009 has generated numerous debates in Indonesian political life. The term of Four Pillars that consists of Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, NKRI (Unitary State of the Republik of Indonesia), and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) is aﬀected by the essence, meaning, and understanding of the four in their original meanings. This research aims to examine and analysis on the philosophical problem of Four Pillars terms in the context of philosophy of language especially in the context of contestation of meaning and the essence of Four Pillars term in public discourse and debate. The research was conducted in 2014 to 2018 through literature studies in Yogyakarta. The research fnds that the term of “four pillars” since it was produced by political elites through the public education program has degraded and legitimized the meaning of Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, NKRI (Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia), and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity). Philosophically, the use of term of four pillars for public education to introduce national insight conducted by the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia has distorting of meaning and displacing of meaning of Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, NKRI, and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. The term of “four pillars” is also not yet known in this history or by the public.
Pengaruh Aspek Sosio-Kultural Masyarakat Loloan terhadap Struktur dan Makna Syair Burdah Melayu di Bali
Authors: Mabruri M. Alan , Maulidya Riesta , Sugiatmi Fitria
Published: August 2020

Syair Burdah Melayu merupakan bentuk tradisi lisan yang saat ini masih terlestari. Syair Burdah Melayu tercipta karena terjadi akulturasi budaya masyarakat pendatang di Loloan, Bali. Perpaduan antara budaya pendatang membentuk absurditas dalam struktur Syair Burdah Melayu. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan makna dan bentuk syair Burdah Melayu Loloan dengan aspek sosio-kultur yang mempengaruhinya. Masalah yang dianalisis adalah makna dan variasi bentuk pada syair Burdah Melayu. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori strukturalisme dinamik oleh Mukarovsky dan Vodicka dikombinasikan dengan teori semiotik oleh Charles Sander Pierce untuk menjelaskan makna dan bentuk syair Burdah Melayu yang dipengaruhi oleh sosio-kultur masyarakat Loloan Barat. Jenis penelitian adalah kualitatif dengan menggunakan kata-kata untuk mendiskripsikan hasil analisis puisi. Dari hasil analisis diketahui bahwa bentuk Syair Burdah Melayu dipengaruhi oleh unsur budaya lain seperti Arab, Jawa, dan Melayu sehingga bentuk Syair ini seolah terpisah tapi sebenarnya satu kesatuan utuh.
JEJAK DIASPORA DAN NARASI KEHIDUPAN PICTURE BRIDES DALAM NOVEL THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC KARYA JULIE OTSUKA
Authors: Mianani Sindhy Sintya
Published: August 2020

Amerika Serikat yang dikenal sebagai negeri para imigran telah menarik jutaan imigran yang bermimpi untuk memiliki masa depan cerah ke pesisir negaranya. Sebagai negeri para imigran, pengalaman diaspora para imigran di Amerika sejatinya merupakan topik yang telah banyak dieksplorasi dalam dunia kesusastraan. Akan tetapi, sedikit sekali yang berbicara mengenai diaspora warga Jepang di Amerika. Sebagai sebuah awalan, studi ini menguraikan pengalaman diaspora para perempuan Jepang yang mengadu nasib di daratan Amerika sebagai picture brides dalam novel The Buddha in the Attic karya Julie Otsuka. Tidak hanya berbicara mengenai kehidupan picture brides di Amerika, The Buddha in the Attic juga menceritakan pengalaman imigran Jepang pada masa Perang Dunia II yang berujung pada kamp-kamp konsentrasi. Untuk menguraikan permasalahan tersebut, studi ini menerapkan teori Historical Poetics yang diprakarsai oleh Alan Swingewood untuk memperoleh hasil analisis yang rigid. Dikemas dengan subjek orang pertama jamak (first person plural), Julie Otsuka menciptakan sebuah narasi tentang kehidupan para picture brides dan imigran Jepang secara kolektif. Tindakan yang dilakukan sang penulis ini, disinyalir sebagai bentuk post-memory-nya sebagai generasi ketiga imigran Jepang (sansei) di Amerika.  Kata kunci: diaspora, narasi, historical poetics, picture brides, post-memory United States of America which is acknowledged as the land of immigrants has lured millions of those who seek for a bright future to its coast. As the land of immigrants, diaporic phenomenon in America has been explored extensively in literary world. However, a very few number has yet to conduct a study on Japanese diasporic phenomenon in America. To begin with, this study attempts to describe the diaporic phenomenon of Japanese women who came to America as picture brides in Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic. Not only narrating the the story of picture brides in America, The Buddha in the Attic also tells the story of Japanese migrants who ended up in concentracion camps during the Word War II period. To solve the problem aforementioned, this study applies Alan Swingewood’s Historical Poetics to get adequate results. As the novel is written in first person plural prounoun, Julie Otsuka is said to create narratives on Japanese picture brides and Japanese migrants collectively. What the author does is assumed as the post-memory of being the third generation of Japanese migrants (sansei) in America. Keywords: diaspora, narratives, historical poetics, picture brides, post-memory
CAPTURING ZEITGEIST ON CYBER LITERATURE: A CASE OF @NKCTHI ON INSTAGRAM
Authors: Octoveria Emma Natasha , Femigasari Natrila , Athali Nadia
Published: August 2020

The advancement of technology, particularly the internet, has given cyber literature a prominent public recognition for its wide availability online and it has also acquired a place among the world of literature. Using the concept of zeitgeist proposed by Krause and relating it to the cyber literature on Instagram with the cultural phenomenon that is happening in Indonesia in 2018-2019, this research aims to address these questions: (1) why Instagram becomes the zeitgeist of cyber literature and (2) how Nanti Kita Cerita tentang Hari Ini (NKCTHI) reflects the zeitgeist of cyber literature on Instagram. Other than that, by considering Yongqing, Pignanolli, and Hayles’ works on digital media and cyber literature, this research found that the proliferation of cyber literature does not diminish printed literature. Instead, by investigating the phenomenon of the rising popularity of NKCTHI in Instagram, this research came to what Yongqing has suggested that cyber literature complements printed literature. Keywords: cyber literature, instagram, zeitgeist, NKCTHI Seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi internet, sastra siber yang  dapat dengan mudah diakses khalayak ramai secara daring mulai mendapat tempat di dunia kesusastraan. Menggunakan konsep zeitgeist yang dibahas oleh Krause, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami fenomena sastra siber di Instagram dengan mengaitkannya dengan fenomena kultural yang terjadi di Instagram di Indonesia pada periode tahun 2018-2019, untuk menjawab pertanyaan: (1) mengapa Instagram dapat menjadi zeitgeist dari sastra siber dan (2) bagaimana Nanti Kita Cerita tentang Hari Ini (NKCTHI) mewakili zeitgeist dari sastra siber yang ada di Instagram. Selain itu, merujuk pada penelitian yang sudah dilakukan oleh Yongqing, Pignanolli, dan Hayles, hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa adanya sastra siber tidak serta merta menghapus keberadaan sastra tradisional dalam bentuk cetak. Alih-alih, seperti yang Yongqing telah paparkan, dengan menyelidiki fenomena populernya NKCTHI di Instagram, penelitian ini berkesimpulan bahwa sastra siber melengkapi sastra tradisional yang telah ada. Kata Kunci: sastra siber, instagram, zeitgeist, NKCTHI
MENELUSUR TRADISI: RENAISSANCE DALAM NATIVE AMERIKA DAN PERSPEKTIFNYA TERHADAP KEMATIAN DALAM KARYA LESLIE MARMON SILKO
Authors: Luthfia Karina Hanum
Published: August 2020

Pemaknaan terhadap kematian dalam kehidupan manusia biasanya ditangkap hanya dalam tataran kematian fisik sebagai sebuah fenomena alam. Sementara itu, tradisi dan budaya hadir dengan potensi signifikan untuk memengaruhi dan membentuk adat serta protokol upacara kematian. Dalam konteks ini, Native Amerika memandang konsep kematian sebagai bagian dari tradisi dan warisan adat. Namun demikian, proses kolonisasi dan asimilasi dalam tatanan sosial Native Amerika telah mencapai sengketa yang rumit. Terkait dengan pergerakan renaissance dalam kehidupan Native Amerika, bias yang terjadi terhadap perspektif dalam memandang kematian diurai melalui penelusuran ujung konsep dari kematian itu sendiri yang sangat erat berkaitan dengan tradisi Native Amerika. Mekanisme dekolonisasi terhadap konsep kematian sebagai sebuah self-determination terhadap identitas kelompok sosial Native Amerika  diambil dari refleksi karya sastra karangan Leslie Marmon Silko. Kajian ini menggunakan konsep analisis wacana dalam paradigma poskolonialisme. Manifestasi atas hasil penelitian merupakan: 1) Perspektif terhadap kematian menurut lensa Native Amerika dipandang sebagai tame death. 2) Kematian dipandang sebagai sebuah mekanisme penyeimbang kehidupan sosial jika ditarik dari nilai-nilai kehidupan kelompok Native Amerika. 3) Protokol upacara kematian dilaksanakan dalam sistem tribal ditemukan sebagai sebuah resistensi Native Amerika dalam menolak asimilasi dan dominasi kulit Putih. Hal tersebut didukung adanya sebuah gerakan determinasi dan artikulasi identitas kelompok Native Amerika. Kata kunci: Kematian, Tradisi, Renaissance dalam Native Amerika The subtle meaning of death on people’s life tends to generally depict the idea of natural phenomenon. Meanwhile, tradition and culture exist within their significant potency to influence the nurture of death customs and protocols. In this context, Native American deal with the concept of death as a particular tradition of their tribal legacy. However, colonization and assimilation process on their social order had transformed the Native American perspective on death into an advancement dispute.Concomitant to Native American renaissance movement, bias on the perspective of death is elucidated by tracing the root of death’s concept which is emanated from Native American tradition. The mechanism of decolonizing death’s perspective against White’s concept is represented in Native American literary works by Leslie Marmon Silko. As a consequence, the research employs critical discourse analysis on post-colonialism paradigm.The results of the work manifest: (1) Perspective on death through Native American lens considered as a tame death. (2) Death additionally scrutinized as social balance mechanism according to Native American value. At last, (3) Funeral protocols performed in tribal system essentially expounds the resistance of Native American people against the assimilation and White domination. Keywords: Death, Tradition, Renaissance, Native American Movement
MODEL PEMBACAAN DERRIDEAN TERHADAP KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS KARYA GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
Authors: Marhaeni Innezdhe Ayang
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini menganalisis novel fantasi populer berjudul A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms karya George R. R. Martin dalam perspektif Derrida, terutama pendapatnya tentang sastra sebagai institusi liberal. Dalam perspektif Derrida, penelitian ini berusaha menyelidiki afinitas dalam liberality, undecidability, iterability, khōra, dan teks itu sendiri. Dalam A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms, konsep-konsep tersebut saling memengaruhi sehingga menunjukkan aspek liberal karya sastra. Hal ini ditunjukkan melalui struktur dalam narasi A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms yang menjaga agar cerita berlangsung dinamis dan narasi tersebut, dengan kekuatan liberalnya, secara konstan menguji konteksnya sendiri untuk menghilangkan kecenderungan idealitas tertentu. Dengan demikian, identitas dan idealitas yang dianggap final kembali dipertanyakan dan dibuat tidak stabil oleh teks guna menguak lebih banyak makna serta kemungkinan yang dihasilkan. Kata kunci: Derridean, novel fantasi, undecidability This study analyzes the popular fantasy novel entitled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin in Derrida's perspective, especially his opinion about literature as a liberal institution. In Derrida's perspective, this study seeks to investigate the affinity in liberality, undecidability, iterability, khōra, and the text itself. In A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, these concepts influence each other so that it shows the liberal aspects of literary works. This is shown through the structure in the narrative of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms which keeps the story dynamic and the narrative, with its liberal power, constantly tests its context to eliminate certain idealistic tendencies. Thus, the identity and ideality that are considered final are again questioned and made unstable by the text to reveal more meaning and possibility produced. Keywords: Derridean, fantasy novel, undecidability