bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effectiveness of the Federal Character Principle in Enugu, Kogi State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Public Service
Authors: Okwara Emmanuel Chukwuma , Jooji Innocent , Momoh Zekeri
Published: September 2023

Purpose: The study seeks to understand the extent to which the Federal Character Principle ensured even representation of Federal Public Servants in Enugu State, Kogi State and the Federal Capital Territory. Also, to know if the federal character principle is faced with some challenges in Enugu State, Kogi State and the Federal Capital Territory and understand the advantages and prospects of the federal character principle to the Federal Public Service in Enugu State, Kogi State and the Federal Capital Territory.
 
Theoretical Framework: This study is situated within the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy propounded by Bola Dauda (2000). This theory was propounded to solve crisis in the Public Service Recruitment in order to ensure administrative and political harmony especially for the third world countries. 
 
Design/Methodology/Approach: The design of the study is descriptive and survey research design. Primary method of data collection was employed. One hundred and fifty - five (164) questionnaires were administered to one hundred and fifty – five (155) respondents and questionnaires were responded to, and recovered. For the purpose of this study, Federal Character Commission in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi and Enugu states were sampled.
 
Findings: The findings of this study shows that the extent to which the federal character principle has ensured even representation of every region of Nigeria in the federal civil service is low. It was revealed by the findings of this study that the problems of regional domination and fear of minorities of marginalization in the federal public service have not been largely tackled by the federal character principle in Nigeria. Also, the Federal Character Principle is characterized by some obvious problems which include sacrificing competence and merit on the altar of fair regional representation; the federal character principle being an opportunity for those in power to favour people from their regions and the emphasis the Federal Character Principle places on difference rather than integration.
 
Conclusion: The federal character principle is one those principles which Nigeria has adopted in her attempt to balance the national life of her diverse heritage. There seem to be nothing wrong with the federal character principle and its adoption into the Nigerian state but so much seem to be wrong in the application of this principle in Nigeria due to administrative lapses on the part of the Federal Character Commission and selfish interests on the part of those in power.
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Indonesian Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Gunawan Prastiya Indra , Noviandi Riza , Samosir Sunny Mariana
Published: September 2023

Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological health problem that affects children around the world and warrants particular attention. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to visualize brain disorders, as it provides a clear view of the brain’s anatomy, including the location of any damage or structural abnormalities. The objective of this study was to obtain a detailed MRI representation of patients with CP. Methods: This study employed a retrospective design involving the examination of medical records. It included CP patients aged between 1 and 16 years who had undergone brain MRI examinations. The Gross Motor Function Classification System scale was used to classify limitations in functional motor ability among these patients. The brain MRI results were categorized as either normal or abnormal. Results: Of 60 CP cases, 50% were classified as severe, with the remaining cases considered mild to moderate. Epilepsy was present in 66.7% of patients with severe CP. The most common type of CP, among both mild-to-moderate and severe cases, was quadriplegia. Gray matter lesions on brain MRI were more common in severe than mild-to-moderate cases, while vascular insult lesions and brain malformations were less frequent. A significant difference was observed in the severity of CP when a gray matter lesion was present on MRI. Conclusion: Most children with CP exhibited abnormal results on brain MRI. Lesions of the white and gray matter were the most frequently observed. MRI plays a crucial role in understanding the underlying pathological brain abnormalities in CP.
Assessing the Nexus of EFL Learners’ Academic Self-concept and Their Formal English Vocabulary Knowledge
Authors: Alek Alek - , Nguyen Tuyen Van , Dollah Syarifuddin
Published: September 2023

Vocabulary is unquestionably the cornerstone of language learning. No matter the learners' first language, foreign language, age, or level of ability and skill. Yet, it is scarcely founded studies regarding formal English vocabulary knowledge. This investigation expected to explore the correlation between undergraduate EFL learners’ academic self-concept and their formal English vocabulary knowledge. The quantitative research method has been applied. The participants completed a written vocabulary test in English and filled in an academic self-concept questionnaire. The data were analyzed using simple correlation regression and qualitative analysis from data obtained from the interview.  The results show that the undergraduate English as a Foreign Language learners’ academic self-concept has a positive correlation with the learners’ formal English vocabulary knowledge. Based on interview results confirm that illustrates the power of contextual language learning. Vocabulary learning was influenced by the amount of exposure, word self-regulation, general intellectual ability, motivation, and creativity factors that support the learners’ vocabulary knowledge achievement. The results suggested that teacher educators should pay more attention to the enhancement of the power of EFL learners’ academic self-concept to help the acceleration of teaching and learning English as a foreign language. For strengthening the academic self-concepts of EFL students as well as some essential considerations to be made before beginning the development of learners' English vocabulary knowledge are discussed. Last but not least, some pedagogical implications are proposed for EFL teacher educators.
Strategies of Implementing Multicultural Education: Insights from Bilingual Educators
Authors: Abduh Amirullah , Rosmaladewi Rosmaladewi , Andrew Martin
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this paper was to explore principals’ perceptions of their strategies to maintain their cultural and religious identities within a multicultural society.This multiple case studies of three institutions employed semi-structured interviews and documents. The research question guides this study: What are strategies that have been utilized within the institutions, to further the aims of multicultural education?  The data in this study was analyzed thematically via NVivo Qualitative data analysis. The finding of this study showed that the institutions were committed to providing a public education alongside a multicultural education – respect for other religions, ethnicities, and cultures. These institutions have a strong commitment to their spiritual purpose and maintenance of their respective religious and cultural identities. The findings of this study have implications for the understanding of similar programs and the ways to preserve cultural and religious identities within educational contexts.  Most studies of multicultural education have been conducted in public institutions resulting in little information on how ethnic institutions promote cultural and religious identities within their institutions and communities. This research contributes to the body of literature that examines the promotion of cultural and religious identities in ethnic institutions.
Clarification of the classification of natural fire hazard of forests on the example of the forest fund in the Sverdlovsk region
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Sekerin I. M. , Godovalov G. A. , Zalesov S. V. , Yeritsov A. M.
Published: September 2023

On the basis of scientific and departmental materials, as well as the results of the authors own research, an attempt was made to distribute various sections of the forest fund according to the classes of natural fire hazard (KPPO). It is noted that the current KPPO classification does not fully take into account the regional specifics of potential burning of forests. The latter is explained by the use of various classifications of forest types during forest management work, as well as the absence of certain types of land when compiling in 1963 the scale of natural fire danger by I.S. Melekhov. It has been established that a number of land categories are not taken into account in the current classification of the KPPO and that is why, the revised classification will provide a more objective assessment of the potential fire hazard in the Sverdlovsk forest fund. The distribution of the latter according to KPPO using the proposed classification will improve the efficiency of both measures for the fire-fighting arrangement of the territory of the forest fund and the protection of forests from fires in general.
Development of methods for calculating the ice load on marine hydraulic structures in conditions of stable land fast ice
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Кozlov D. V. , Solomatin Sergey Victorovich S. V.
Published: September 2023

Despite the success of previous studies, there are still no reliable and accurate methods for determining the ice load on marine hydraulic structures (HS), taking into account the mechanical properties of ice and the characteristics of the ice situation. The object of the field study was the closed Sharapov Shar Bay in the Kara Sea, the ice situation of which is characterized by the presence of a stable land fast ice with a flat ice field. The subject of the study was the ice load in closed bays that have a stable land fast ice throughout the entire period of maximum ice impacts. The conditions of the bay provide viscoplastic deformation of the ice, and a stable land fast ice will deform around the HS in a state of prolonged creep without accumulation of cracks and damage. A method for determining ice loads has been developed, taking into account the features of a stable land fast ice. Ice loads on the HS should be determined on the basis of initial data on the nature of the ice situation in the HS construction area for the period of maximum ice loads. When determining the global load from flat ice on an extended structure with a vertical front wall for the conditions of Sharapov Shar Bay in April, when the maximum load from a stable land fast ice is observed, it is recommended to take the value of the correction factor kv =0.055. The calculated ice load on the HS should be taken as the maximum of all loads for the considered phase of the ice regime. Provided that the viscoplastic deformations of ice are taken into account, the calculated load on the HS is the load when breaking the soldered ice, exceeding the value that occurs during the viscoplastic operation of ice in conditions of stable land fast ice. The practical implementation of the proposed method is possible only after the relevant methodological requirements are included in the current regulatory documents. The use of current regulatory requirements in determining the calculated ice load does not allow to justify the use of gravity HS for the conditions of the Sharapov Shar Bay. And the proposed approach to the assessment of the ice load, taking into account the peculiarities of the phases of the ice regime and the transients between them, allowed us to justify the possibility of using a gravitational HS.
Based Learning Media Model Website for Making Mood Boards Fashion at Vocational Education Institute
Authors: Ahsan Rizka Sarah Heydarina Fathimah , Nurhadi Didik , Nurjanah Nunung
Published: September 2023

The research was conducted to design a learning media model that can be used online. The method in this study uses a 4D development model, a stage that is carried out only to the development stage. The application used to design learning media is Dreamweaver and then the qualification test is carried out by media experts and material experts and the trial test is done on 35 trainees in training institutions and courses. The resulting learning media model has qualifications in terms of usability, functionality, and visual communications aspects by media experts in highly qualified categories, and the qualification results by material experts in relation to learning design, material content, language, and communications things are obtained in the category Highly qualified, and evaluations by students of the results based on usability aspects in most of these applications are acceptable to students with highly satisfactory answers on components P1 to P10 with highly qualifying categories.
İnme Hastalarında Lenfosit/Monosit Oranının Klinik ve Radyolojik Parametrelerle İlişkisi ve Kısa Süreli Sonuçlara Etkisi
Authors: AÇIKGÖZ Mustafa , ATASOY Hüseyin Tuğrul
Published: September 2023

Amaç: İnme tanısı ve klinik sonuçları ile hematolojik tetkikler arasındaki ilişkiye olan ilgi son yıllarda

artmaktadır. İmmün yanıtın göstergelerinden olan Lenfosit/Monosit Oranı (LMO), Nötrofil/Lenfosit

Oranı (NLO), Ortalama Trombosit Hacmi (OTH) ve Eritrosit Dağılım Genişliğinin (EDG) inmede uzun

dönem klinik sonuçlara etkileri araştırılmıştır ancak hastane yatışı sırasındaki kısa süreli klinik sonuçlara

etkilerine dair çalışma sayısı azdır. Bu çalışmada, bu hematolojik parametrelerin [Lenfosit/Monosit Oranı

(LMO), Nötrofil/Lenfosit Oranı (NLO), Ortalama Trombosit Hacmi (OTH) ve Eritrosit Dağılım Genişliği

(EDG)] hastalarda tanı sırasında ve yatıştan bir hafta sonraki klinik ve radyolojik parametrelerle

ilişkilerinin retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Hastanemize başvuran ve iskemik inme tanısı alan, 51-88 yaş arası, 78’i kadın

(%52,0), 72’si erkek (%48,0) 150 hasta ile benzer demografik özelliklerde 100 sağlıklı kontrol çalışmaya

dahil edildi. Hasta ve kontrol gruplarının ilk başvuruları sırasındaki LMO, NLO, OTH ve EDG değerleri

kaydedildi. Ayrıca hastaların ilk başvuru sırasındaki ve yatışından bir hafta sonraki modifiye Rankin

Skalası (mRS) ve Ulusal Sağlık İnme Skalası (USİS) puanları ile inme hacminin klinik bir belirteci olan

Bamford sınıflandırmasına göre ait olduğu gruplar kaydedildi ve analizler yapıldı.

Bulgular: Hastalarda LMO ortalama 2,4±0,7 iken kontrol grubunda 4,1±1,4 idi (p
IL8/CXCL8 Gen Polimorfizminin COVID-19 Şiddeti ile İlişkisi
Authors: ÇAKMAK GENÇ Güneş , YALÇIN Begüm Beril , HORUZ Emre , KARAKAŞ ÇELİK Sevim , DURSUN Ahmet
Published: September 2023

Amaç: COVID-19, ilk olarak yüksek ateş ve nefes darlığı ile tanımlanan, damlacık ve temas yoluyla

bulaştığı bilinen, viral bir solunum yolu hastalığıdır. Hastalığın klinik seyri kişiden kişiye farklılık

göstermektedir. COVID-19’un klinik seyrindeki farklılıklar komorbidite ve yaş gibi etkenlere bağlı

olabilmekle birlikte, inflamatuar yanıttaki kişisel genetik farklılıklara da dayanabilir. Bu çalışmada

COVID-19 hastalığının klinik şiddeti ile IL8/CXCL8 rs4073 gen polimorfizmi arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı

amaçladık.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Klinik şiddetine göre hafif, orta ve şiddetli olmak üzere üç gruba ayrılmış olan

150 COVID-19 hastasında, IL8/CXCL8 rs4073 (-251A/T) gen polimorfizmi polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu

tabanlı restriksiyon parçası uzunluk polimorfizmi (PCR-RFLP) yöntemi ile belirlendi.

Bulgular: Sonuçlarımız IL8/CXCL8 rs4073 gen polimorfizmi ile hastalık şiddeti arasında genotip ve alel

sıklığı dağılımı açısından anlamlı bir fark olmadığını göstermiştir. Ancak klinik bulgular açısından değerlendirildiğinde

T allelinin, pnömoni bulgusu olan COVID-19 vakalarında daha sık görülmesi T allelinin

COVID-19’da pnömoni riskini 1,7 kat artırdığı belirlenmiştir.

Sonuç: Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar IL8/CXCL8 rs4073 gen polimorfizminin erken tedavi ve

takip sayesinde hastalarda pnömoninin ilerlemesini engellemede kullanılabilecek bir belirteç adayı

olabileceğini göstermiştir. Bunun için daha fazla sayıda hasta içeren büyük popülasyonlarda yapılmış

yeni çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
Frontal QRS-T Angle in Predicting Short-Term Mortality in Patients with SARS-CoV 2 Infection in Emergency Service: An Analytical Study
Authors: ALTUNOK İbrahim , ÖZDEMİR Serdar , ÖZKAN Abuzer , AKÇA Hatice Şeyma , İŞAT Gökhan , AKBAL KAHRAMAN Hande , GÜRLEVİK Ercan
Published: September 2023

Aim: Current study sought to examine relationship of frontal QRS-T angle with mortality and its ability

to predict mortality.

Material and Methods: This retrospective study was made in an education hospital with SARS-CoV 2

infected patients admitted to emergency service between 01/01/2021 and 07/01/2021. Patients were

grouped as survivor and died according to 30-day all-cause mortality data. Groups were matched in

footings of comorbidities, demographics, laboratory parameters and ECG findings. Receiver operating

characteristic examination was used for evaluation of the ability of frontal QRS-T angle to predict shortterm

mortality.

Results: The frontal QRS-T angle was greater in died group compared to the survivors (53 (25.5-

115.5) vs 28 (13-52) p
Marka Sadakatini Etkileyen Faktörler: Mobil Kıyafet Web Siteleri Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Authors: ERDOĞAN Görkem
Published: September 2023

Araştırma mobil web sitelerinde kıyafet markası imajının marka güveni, marka tutumu üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek ve marka güveninin, marka bağlılığının marka sadakati üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada veri toplama tekniklerinden anket yöntemine başvurulmuştur. 239 kişiden yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle toplanan veriler yapısal eşitlik modeli ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, marka imajı ile marka güveni arasında ve marka imajı ile marka tutumu arasında ise anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Diğer taraftan mobil web siteleri kapsamında kıyafet markası güveninin ve kıyafet markası tutumunun marka sadakatini etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Alanyazında marka sadakatini inceleyen sınırlı sayıda araştırma bulunması nedeniyle, bu araştırmanın literatüre katkı sağlayacağını söylemek mümkündür.
Mujeres, representaciones y objetos de la cultura material en la Audiencia de Quito en el último cuarto del siglo XVIII
Authors: Borrero Ana Luz
Published: September 2023

Se estudia la configuración del sujeto femenino en la Audiencia de Quito a finales del siglo XVIII, con un enfoque sobre los objetos materiales asociados a las mujeres de la élite cuencana: cuadros, retratos, pinturas y otras piezas consignadas en dotes y testamentos. El artículo se interesa, en especial, por la vestimenta, las joyas, los ornamentos y otros bienes que permiten establecer diferenciaciones social y evidencian aspectos económicos y de pertenencia étnica. El estudio aporta a los estudios de la cultura material durante la colonia tardía en la región sur del Ecuador.
Representation and Evaluation of the Global Performance of Cooperatives
Authors: Mamdouh Naoual , Chentoufi Mohamed Alami
Published: September 2023

Global performance, defined as “the aggregation of economic, social and environmental performance” (Baret, 2006), is a multidimensional concept that was introduced with the emergence of the concept of CSR and sustainable development. Today, the difficulty for organizations is to measure global performance and understand the interactions between its different dimensions: economic, social and environmental. The search for global performance has become increasingly important for any organization to affirm its relevance, effectiveness and efficiency in meeting the expectations of their stakeholders in order to ensure its sustainability. Cooperatives are no exception to this logic. Assessing the performance of cooperatives takes on new importance given all the challenges they will have to face and given their dual nature (association/enterprise). The objective of this article is to propose a model of representation and evaluation of the global performance of cooperatives allowing to describe the components of this performance and to analyze the interactions between its different dimensions.
Public external debt and economic growth in Tunisia
Authors: Aya Kahri , Ahmed Hachicha , Amal Ghorbel
Published: September 2023

The relationship between public external debt and the economic growth of a country is still a subject of significant interest and controversy for researchers. This article focuses on the issue of the effect of the management of the external debt of developing countries on macroeconomic aggregates. The objective is to conduct an in-depth study of the issue of foreign debt carried out by Tunisia and to know its effects on the economy, notably economic growth in long-term. Using a simple methodological approach, VAR techniques were used to reach the aim of the study over the period 2000-2019.
تصورات القطريين للدين: دراسة استكشافية
Authors: الكعبي لطيفة , بن لحسن بدران , نعيم الحق حسين , بومعراف نسيبة , عبيد الله عبيد الله محجوب , ملكاوي أسماء حسين
Published: September 2023

تسعى هذه الدراسة الميدانية الاستكشافية إلى معالجة مسألة التصورات الدينية لدى المجتمع القطري؛ من حيث دلالة مفهومها وموقعها، ومدى أهميتها لدى أعضاء المجتمع، من خلال مقاربة المصادر التي يستمد منها هذا المجتمع مختلف تصوراته حول الدين، باعتماد عدد من التساؤلات، يمكن إجمالها في الآتي: ما تصورات القطريين للدين؟ أي أبعاد الدين أكثر حضورًا في أذهان القطريين وممارساتهم؟ ما مصادر المجتمع القطري في تصوراته للدين؟ وتكمن أصالة هذه الدراسة في ربط التصورات الدينية لدى المجتمع القطري بممارسات أعضائه اليومية من جهة، والمصادر التي يستندون إليها في تعريف الدين نفسه من جهة ثانية، ما جعل هذه الدراسة متفردة في تغطية جانب بحثي مهم طال التغافل عنه، باعتماد منهج مختلط جمع بين الكيفي (النوعي) والكمي، بهدف خلق تكامل بين البيانات النوعية والكمية، مما من شأنه أن يقدِّم تحليلًا أكثر شمولًا وسلاسة في فهم تصورات القطريين للدين. وخلصت الدراسة أولًا: إلى أن كلًا من العقيدة والعبادات يمثلان النواة المركزية في تشكيل تصور القطريين عن الدين، فيما تعتبر بقية العناصر المحيطة بهما أبعادًا مساعدة في تشكيل ذلك التصور، ولا تعبر عن جوهره بالضرورة. وثانيًا: إلى أن هناك انسجامًا بين التصورات الاعتقادية والعملية، تمثل في وعي القطريين بأن أهمية عاداتهم وتقاليدهم نابعة من ارتباطها بالدين، لا من مخالفتها له.
مُقاومة أم هَدم؟ "التلّة التي نصعد" والبُعد الأيديولوجي في الترجمة
Authors: تسكام خالدة حامد
Published: September 2023

كثُرَ الحديث في الآونة الأخيرة عن التطورات التي طرأتْ على حقل دراسات الترجمة، وقد انشغل الباحثون بدراسة علاقة الترجمة بالأبعاد السياسية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية والمعرفية. ولم يحظَ البُعد الإيديولوجي باهتمامٍ كافٍ في الدرس الأكاديمي والبحثي إلا في الآونة الأخيرة بعد أن قفزت قضية "سياسة الترجمة" إلى السطح. وعليه، تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تتبع خطى الأيديولوجيا في الترجمة من خلال تسليط الضوء على أهمية الدور الذي مارسته فيها. وتندرج الدراسة ضمن المنهج الوصفي، وتتخذ من قصيدة "التلّة التي نصعد" للشاعرة الأمريكية أماندا غورمان نقطة لانطلاق البحث، تتقصّى فيها أثر الانقسام الحاد في أوساط المترجمين والمعنيين بالترجمة بين فريقين؛ أحدهما يرى في الأيديولوجيا وسيلة هدم، تُلحق الضرر بـ"سمعة" الترجمة إلى الحدّ الذي باتوا يُصرّحون فيه بنهاية الترجمة، وآخرٌ يرى فيها فعلُ مقاومة وإثبات وجود.
أخلاقية التشريع بين الشريعة وقوانين الدولة الحديثة
Authors: سليمان هيثم
Published: September 2023

يعمل هذا البحث على استنطاق التاريخ القانوني والأخلاقي للدولة الحديثة، بهدف إلقاء الضوء على مفهومي القانون والأخلاق في سياق ما قبل الدولة الحديثة وما بعدها، ومناقشة جدلية اتصالهما وانفكاكهما، قبل الانتقال إلى تحديد نطاق الأخلاق والقانون في سياق الشريعة الإسلامية. في محاولة جادة لمقاربة إشكال: مدى توافق أو تنافر هذين المفهومين في مختلف السياقات؟ ويخلص البحث إلى أنه لا يمكن فصل القانون عن الأخلاق في التشريع، في ظل انتفاء وجود لتشريع عقلاني خالص، وأن اعتماد النص الشرعي في صياغة نظرية تشريعية متناسقة لا يتنافى مع العقلانية، بل من شأنه أن كَشَفَ عن أن الحرية المجتمعية بمفهوم القانون الحديث ليست من مقاصد الشريعة؛ على اعتبار أن تحقيق "العدل المجتمعي"، يجسد تلك المقاصد؛ حيث لا بدّ من أن تبقى المحكمات الشرعية ثابتة؛ لأن لها مقصودات تتعلق بالنظام الاجتماعي الإسلامي ككل، ولا يصح أن نلبس منظومة الحرية المجتمعية - كما يفهمها القانون الحديث - لباس مقاصد الشريعة؛ فالشريعة لها نظامها الخاص، ويُطبَّق وفق نسق وجودي ومعرفي أصلاني متكامل، دون تجزئة مخلّة بمقاصده وأهدافه.
Lesson Study to Improve Students' Scientific Literacy Abilities on Respiratory System Material
Authors: Luzyawati Lesy , Hamidah Idah , Faudzan Aditya , Wiyati Erti
Published: September 2023

Less varied learning method result in low scientific literacy of students. This study aims to determine whether the application of lesson study in learning can improve students' scientific literacy skills in the Respiratory System material. This research is action research carried out at SMA Negeri 1 Lohbener. The subjects in this study were students of class XI IPA 1 with a total sample of 22 people. The instrument used in this study was HOTs-based literacy question sheets which were given in each cycle to measure students' scientific literacy improvement. The results of data processing obtained an average score of scientific literacy skills in cycle I of 53.0 with a percentage of 53% and in the very low category, the average score in cycle II of 57.0 with a percentage of 57% and in the low category, and the average score in cycle III of 67.0 with a percentage of 67% and in the moderate category. The main factor causing an increase in students' scientific literacy skills only reaching the moderate category was students who were not used to answering HOTs-based literacy questions and were used to answering LOTs-type questions, so they experienced difficulties in doing the formative tests given. Even so, the application of lesson study in learning material on the respiratory system is proven to be able to improve students' scientific literacy skills at each level. Based on the results of observations of teachers and students during the implementation of cycle actions, it appears that the implementation of actions has reached the predetermined performance indicators
Karakterisasi dan Identifikasi Senyawa Metabolit Sekunder dari Bakteri yang Bersimbion dengan Ascidia gemmata
Authors: Rumalolas Nuryanti , Mogea Rina Anita , Massora Maria
Published: September 2023

Isolasi senyawa metabolit sekunder dari bakteri yang bersimbion dengan Ascidian telah banyak terbukti memiliki potensi yang sangat besar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis senyawa metabolit sekunder pada Bacillus sp. yang bersimbion dengan A. gemmata. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode eksperimen laboratorium dengan cara skrining fitokimia. Setelah pengujian, didapatkan hasil karakterisasi bakteri yang mengarah ke genus Bacillus  dan senyawa metabolit sekunder yang terkandung adalah senyawa alkaloid.
Faecal Transplant Therapy: A Promising Treatment Modality for Cardiovascular Diseases
Authors: K Pushkala , Purshottam D Gupta
Published: September 2023

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are considered as “lifestyle” diseases and so far “No unified procedure” or medicines are effective in the management of this group of diseases. Researchers and clinicians have indicated that no safe therapeutic window is available in therapeutics at present. Recent research showed that gut microbiota are effective in managing lifestyle diseases therefore we introduced the influence of gut microbiota in the prognosis of the CVDs. Faecal transplant therapy(FMT) has been anticipated to treat many diseases similar to recurrent bacterial Clostridioides difficile infection which has been used worldwide. Recently, FMT was tried on an animal model to treat CVDs, and recent human trials that were tried to manage CVDs in humans by FMT showed encouraging results. The mechanism of action of transplanted bacteria to manage CVDs in the human population is also discussed. In-depth knowledge on the pros and cons of FMT will pave the way to standardize the procedure once the lacuna existing at present in treating CVDs, is paved, this technology will be useful for the masses.
Web-based self-mental health screening and emotional mental problem management in incarcerated juvenile
Authors: Nugroho Prasetyo Aji , Rungreangkulkij Somporn
Published: September 2023

Background: In Indonesia, The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a standard for emotional mental problems screening in incarcerated. However, according to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights regarding the Standards of Health and Care Services Based on Information Technology, there is no information about mental health self-screening computerize-based. During incarceration, incarcerated adolescents have more significant emotional mental problems than adolescents in the community. Therefore, the focus of developing mental health screening applications is juvenile incarceration, but not limited to adolescents in the community.Purpose: The study aims to develop an application for the early detection of emotional mental problems in juvenile offenders that can be monitored by staff, and the juveniles can manage their mental health status during incarceration.Method: This study conducted the ADDIE model, namely, Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.Results: An application called MyBehave, a web application-based using the computer, has been created, which has a feature of detecting emotional mental problems and management of emotional mental problems through mental health promotion while in incarceration. Users can carry out early detection independently, and the staff can monitor the development activities to improve mental health. The results of trials conducted on juvenile incarcerated found that this application system was more effective than the manual.Conclusion: This application is helpful for health workers in incarceration in conducting early detection of emotional mental problems and promoting mental health for juvenile incarcerated. This application was cost-effective (paperless), easy to access, can store vast amounts of database information, repeat over time, and does not need clinical training.
Effectiveness of nesting and pronation on oxygen saturation in babies with respiratory distress syndrome
Authors: Rahmawati Eni , Rahmawati Helda Budi , Purnamasari Meivita Dewi , Purwandari Haryatiningsih , Fitriyani Aris
Published: September 2023

Background: The infant mortality rate in Indonesia is still relatively high at 15 per 1000 live births. Cause of Infant death can occur due to intrapartum complications, one of which is a respiratory system disorder in the form of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). The nesting and prone positions intervention can be made to optimize the oxygenation status of babies with RDS. However, it is necessary to see the effectiveness of both positions in increasing oxygen saturation.Objective: This study aims to determine differences in oxygen saturation in infants with RDS who are given nesting and pronation.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental with a two-group pretest-posttest design. The total sample of 36 respondents was divided into the nesting and pronation group positions with the consecutive sampling technique. Oxygen saturation levels were measured using a pulse oximeter before and after the intervention for 15 minutes in one day. The analytical test is a paired t-test and an independent t-test.Results: The statistical test results for the pretest-posttest difference in oxygen saturation (p<0.05) in the pronation group increased by 3.6% compared to the nesting group by 0.3%, which means that the prone position is better at increasing oxygen saturation.Conclusion: Pronation is more effective in increasing oxygen saturation than nesting in infants with RDS. So, pronation can be used as a nursing intervention in infants with RDS.
Effect of pomegranate extract (Punica granatum L.) on blood pressure and nitric oxide in gestational hypertension
Authors: Salsabila Farah , Hadisaputro Suharyo , Sunarjo Lanny
Published: September 2023

Background: As a complication of pregnancy, uncontrolled hypertension will continue to be a complication that harms both mother and baby. Pomegranate peel, which contains high antioxidants, is potentially used as an antihypertensive of adjuvant pharmacological therapy. However, there has been no research on the effect of pomegranate extract in lowering blood pressure, so it is necessary to do related research.Purpose: Analyze the effect of pomegranate peel extract on blood pressure and nitric oxide levels in gestational hypertension.Methods: This is a quasi-experiment design pre-post-test with the control group. Through purposive sampling techniques, 32 respondents were divided into two groups. During 14 days, the intervention group received nifedipine 10 mg/day with 500 mg of pomegranate peel extract, while another group was only given nifedipine 10 mg/day.Results: The blood pressure of the intervention group decreased compared to the control group (p<0.05). Meanwhile, the nitric oxide level of the intervention group is increased compared to the control group (p<0.05).Conclusions: Pomegranate peel extract can reduce blood pressure and enhance nitric oxide levels in gestational hypertension.
Factors influence self-care behavior and diabetic management in patients with diabetes mellitus
Authors: Sekardiani Ni Luh Putu , Swarjana I Ketut , Satriani Ni Luh Adi , Megayanti Sri Dewi
Published: September 2023

Background: Self-care behavior and diabetic management in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) tends to be low, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various studies have found the influence of knowledge with self-care behavior diabetic management, as well as attitudes, motivation, family support and self-efficacy, but research analyzing the most dominant factors that play a role in influencing diabetic patients in self-care behavior and diabetic management is still limited.Purposes: Analyzing the factors that influence self-care behavior and diabetic management in diabetic patients. This study also analyzes the factor that play the most dominant role to influence self-care behavior and diabetic management in diabetic patients.Methods: This type of research is observational analytic with cross-sectional design. Patients of type 2 diabetes were the population in this study, with a sample size of 312 selected by convenience sampling. Factors of knowledge, attitude, motivation, family support and self-efficacy were observed in the study which were thought to be factors affecting self-care behavior diabetic management. The data were analyzed by chi square test and logistic regression.Results: The factors of knowledge, family support, and motivation significantly influence self-care behavior and diabetic management (p<0.05). The motivation factor is the most dominant factor affecting it (AOR 2.760; p<0.001).Conclusion: Good knowledge about diabetes management plus optimal family support and high motivation will improve self-care behavior and diabetic management in diabetic patients.
Recycling of the Soviet Estrada in The Voice Television Show
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, ZHURKOVA DARIA A.
Published: September 2023

The article explores how The Voice re-actualizes the Soviet era songs and symbols. The nature of the show’s interaction with Soviet culture is traced through five parameters: the geography of the participants, the repertoire, the figure of one of the mentors, voice timbres, and specifics of interpretation. The Voice, like the all Union song festivals of the Soviet era, strives for geographical pervasiveness and maximum ethnic diversity within the project. This diversity, however, turns out to be very conditional. It does not imply musical immersion into different cultures, but is limited to a linguistic, and, at most, arranging reworking of the titular nation’s culture. Among the Soviet pop music themes, in the highest demand in the show are dramatic love ballads, songs about nature, and compositions about the artist’s fate. Alexander Gradsky, being one of the mentors, gave newly found relevance to the half-forgotten hits of the Soviet time, creating a new image of the Soviet music stage, far from sterile piety and emotional restraint. The analysis of participants’ timbres and the peculiarities of their vocal technique shows that The Voice brings back the fashion for trained, powerful and velvety voices of the Soviet estrada. Another trait noticed was the two vectors of the performing interpretation of Soviet pop songs. Most of the contestants tend to become completely identical, indistinguishable from the original (canonical) version of the song, while only few dare to radically rethink the Soviet-time songs, striving to show their originality and uniqueness by significantly changing the well-known music.
Textile material classification in clothing images using deep learning
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Lee So Young , Jeong Hye Seon , Choi Yoon Sung , Lee Choong Kwon
Published: September 2023

As online transactions increase, the image of clothing has a great influence on consumer purchasing decisions. The importance of image information for clothing materials has been emphasized, and it is important for the fashion industry to analyze clothing images and grasp the materials used. Textile materials used for clothing are difficult to identify with the naked eye, and much time and cost are consumed in sorting. This study aims to classify the materials of textiles from clothing images based on deep learning algorithms. Classifying materials can help reduce clothing production costs, increase the efficiency of the manufacturing process, and contribute to the service of recommending products of specific materials to consumers. We used machine vision-based deep learning algorithms ResNet and Vision Transformer to classify clothing images. A total of 760,949 images were collected and preprocessed to detect abnormal images. Finally, a total of 167,299 clothing images, 19 textile labels and 20 fabric labels were used. We used ResNet and Vision Transformer to classify clothing materials and compared the performance of the algorithms with the Top-k Accuracy Score metric. As a result of comparing the performance, the Vision Transformer algorithm outperforms ResNet.
A Comparative Study of the CNN Model for AD Diagnosis
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Vyshnavi Ramineni , Kwon Goo-Rak
Published: September 2023

Alzheimer’s disease is one type of dementia, the symptoms can be treated by detecting the disease at its early stages. Recently, many computer-aided diagnosis using magnetic resonance image(MRI) have shown a good results in the classification of AD. Taken these MRI images and feed to Free surfer software to extra the features. In consideration, using T1-weighted images and classifying using the convolution neural network (CNN) model are proposed. In this paper, taking the subjects from ADNI of subcortical and cortical features of 190 subjects. Consider the study to reduce the complexity of the model by using the single layer in the Res-Net, VGG, and Alex Net. Multi-class classification is used to classify four different stages, CN, EMCI, LMCI, AD. The following experiment shows for respective classification Res-Net, VGG, and Alex Net with the best accuracy with VGG at 96%, Res-Net, GoogLeNet and Alex Net at 91%, 93% and 89% respectively.
Performance Comparison for Exercise Motion classification using Deep Learing-based OpenPose
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Son Nam Rye , Jung Min A
Published: September 2023

Recently, research on behavior analysis tracking human posture and movement has been actively conducted. In particular, OpenPose, an open-source software developed by CMU in 2017, is a representative method for estimating human appearance and behavior. OpenPose can detect and estimate various body parts of a person, such as height, face, and hands in real-time, making it applicable to various fields such as smart healthcare, exercise training, security systems, and medical fields. In this paper, we propose a method for classifying four exercise movements - Squat, Walk, Wave, and Fall-down - which are most commonly performed by users in the gym, using OpenPose-based deep learning models, DNN and CNN. The training data is collected by capturing the user's movements through recorded videos and real-time camera captures. The colle cted dataset undergoes preprocessing using OpenPose. The preprocessed dataset is then used to train the proposed DNN and CNN models for exercise movement classification. The performance errors of the proposed models are evaluated using MSE, RMSE, and MAE. The performance evaluation results showed that the proposed DNN model outperformed the proposed CNN model.
A Study on the Generation of Webtoons through Fine-Tuning of Diffusion Models
Authors:   Korean Institute of Smart Media, Yu Kyungho , Kim Hyungju , Kim Jeongin , Chun Chanjun , Kim Pankoo
Published: September 2023

This study proposes a method to assist webtoon artists in the process of webtoon creation by utilizing a pretrained Text-to-Image model to generate webtoon images from text. The proposed approach involves fine-tuning a pretrained Stable Diffusion model using a webtoon dataset transformed into the desired webtoon style. The fine-tuning process, using LoRA technique, completes in a quick training time of approximately 4.5 hours with 30,000 steps. The generated images exhibit the representation of shapes and backgrounds based on the input text, resulting in the creation of webtoon-like images. Furthermore, the quantitative evaluation using the Inception score shows that the proposed method outperforms DCGAN-based Text-to-Image models. If webtoon artists adopt the proposed Text-to-Image model for webtoon creation, it is expected to significantly reduce the time required for the creative process.
PERCEPÇÃO DE DISCENTES E DOCENTES SOBRE A MONITORIA ACADÊMICA NA FORMAÇÃO EM ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Alves da Silva Ana Karoline , De Oliveira Célida Juliana , Bezerra Gomes Emiliana , Dias Soares Machado Lucas , De Freitas Lavor Simony , Lustoza Xavier Samyra Paula , Costa Ferreira Soares Paloma , Parente Garcia Alencar Ana Maria
Published: September 2023

Objetivou-se conhecer a percepção de discentes e docentes sobre a monitoria acadêmica na formação em Enfermagem. Estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa desenvolvido em uma universidade pública do estado do Ceará, com 17 monitores e seis docentes vinculados ao curso de graduação em Enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados a partir de grupo focal com discentes e entrevistas com docentes, balizados por um roteiro semiestruturado. Para a organização do material, foi feita análise de conteúdo, da qual emergiram duas categorias temáticas: a monitoria acadêmica na perspectiva discente e a monitoria acadêmica na perspectiva docente. Na perspectiva discente, essa prática de apoio pedagógico promove a consolidação de competências profissionais como aquisição de conhecimentos, desenvolvimento da comunicação, postura, criatividade e fortalecimento das relações interpessoais, interação, responsabilidade e organização. Na perspectiva dos docentes, essa prática incentiva a docência, o desenvolvimento da comunicação, liderança, criatividade, postura e contribui na resolução de problemas. Conclui-se que a monitoria acadêmica é uma prática relevante durante a graduação e, dessa forma, deve receber maiores incentivos institucionais, visto contribuir no processo ensino-aprendizagem da tríade discentes apoiados pedagogicamente, docentes e monitores.
Examining Race in LatCrit: A Systematic Review of Latinx Critical Race Theory in Education
Authors: Chávez-Moreno Laura C.
Published: September 2023

This systematic review includes 125 peer-reviewed education-research articles that employ a LatCrit framework (from a search including articles published from 1995 to 2020). The author examines how the literature utilizes LatCrit and advances ideas about race, Latinxs, and Latinidad in education. The author presents significant patterns and divergences in the literature’s strengths, challenges, and tensions. Some strengths include detailing Latinxs’ experiences and valuing experiential knowledge. The author problematizes four research practices: (1) describing LatCrit with select tenets of CRT; (2) not defining race or other relevant concepts (language, culture, etc.); (3) claiming Latinxs are unique because of their multidimensionality; and (4) exceeding LatCrit’s scope by rationalizing the study’s use of LatCrit because its participants are Latinxs. The author argues that these complications lead to a paradox: even though LatCrit emerges from critical race theory and is described as for Latinxs, the literature largely undertheorizes race and lacks clarity about conceptualizing Latinxs as a racialized group. The author recommends four framing ideas that are particular to LatCrit and that help advance the specificity of Latinidad in education.
Features of the immune status in occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of varying severity in coal mine workers
Authors: Panev Nikolay I. , Evseeva Natalya A. , Kungurova Sofya O. , Korotenko Olga Yu. , Rumpel Olesya A. , Danilov Igor P.
Published: September 2023

Introduction. The peculiarities of the clinical course of bronchopulmonary diseases, which occupy a large place in the structure of occupational diseases in coal mine workers, are largely due to a violation of immune reactivity, which is important to take into account for the development of effective preventive and therapeutic measures.
The study aims to explore the features of the immune status in occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of varying severity in coal mine workers.
Materials and methods. The scientists have conducted a survey of 110 miners, who worked in underground conditions with an average concentration of aerosols of predominantly fibrogenic action at the workplace up to ten or more times higher than the maximum permissible concentrations, with an established diagnosis of occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The control group consisted of 89 trained miners who also worked in dust conditions above the maximum permissible concentrations, without bronchopulmonary pathology. The above groups had no statistical differences among themselves in age and work experience in dusty conditions. The authors also conducted an immunological examination.
Results. Researchers have identified the features of the immune status in occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — the development of combined immune insufficiency with damage to the humoral link of immunity (decrease in serum immunoglobulin G) and phagocytic activity of neutrophils. At the same time, we have an increased level of proteins of the acute phase of inflammation (C-reactive protein and haptoglobin) and an increased level of circulating immune complexes as an indicator of a high antigenic load. In patients with severe occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the suppression of the humoral link of immunity increases (a decrease in the relative and absolute amount of CD20+ and the level of serum immunoglobulin G), as well as the phagocytic activity of neutrophils compared with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of moderate severity and a comparison group that can contribute to the development and recurrence of the infectious and inflammatory process not only in the lungs, but also in other organs.
Conclusion. The authors revealed the development of combined immune insufficiency with damage to the humoral link of immunity (decrease in serum immunoglobulin G) and phagocytic activity of neutrophils in miners with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. With a severe degree of the disease, there are more pronounced violations of the humoral link of immunity and phagocytic activity of neutrophils.
Ethics. This medical study with the participation of a person as a subject was carried out in compliance with the Ethical principles presented in the latest version of the Helsinki Declaration, developed by the World Medical Association.