bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Concept of Formation of Professional Competencies of a Physics Teacher at the University
Authors:   Associate professor, Department of physics teaching technology, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Jalilova Sevinj X , Aliyev Yusif
Published: August 2024

Objectives: Actualization of the problems of professional education, consisting in insufficient reflection on the social transformations taking place in the world, requires timely resolution of the existing contradiction between the need for training of new-type pedagogical personnel with an expanded function of a teacher and the lack of development of the fundamental basis of its content. The aim of the study is to establish the conceptual foundations of professional education of teachers of natural sciences and physics in Azerbaijan. Method: This is a descriptive study which aims to describe the current situation. The document analysis method was used in this study. The document analysis method is often used in social sciences. In document analysis, the purpose is to access key resources. The documents were analyzed and data was provided after analysis. Expert knowledge can also be used in document analysis. In the study, expert knowledge was collected to get more accurate and relevant data. Findings: The result of the theoretical research was the identification of conceptual aspects of professional education of teachers of natural sciences and physics in Azerbaijan, expressed by a triunity of bases (principles, invariant set of knowledge, methodological culture) providing fundamentalization of pedagogical education through the methodology of the content of professional training with an invariant core, activating reflection and, accordingly, the degree of mobility of the process under study. The obtained results allowed us to formulate practice-oriented recommendations on the organization of fundamentalization of teacher education, achieved through 1) creating an integrative environment of education in the structure of the social system by synthesizing knowledge with the requirements of society; 2) introducing competencies that ensure the formation of students' methodological culture; 3) modeling the invariant core through the strengthening of practice-oriented activities in the context of innovative achievements in various fields of scientific knowledge. Novelty: consists in the fundamentalization of professional training of a physics teacher through methodologization of its content and organization of the invariant core, which integratively provides the solution of educational and developmental tasks and resolves the existing contradiction. Keywords Conceptual framework, Higher education, Professional training, Pedagogical education, Teacher of physics
Discrete Model of Two Species Neutralism with Limited Resources
Authors:   Professor, Department of Mathematics, Chaitanya (Deemed to be University), Telangana, India, Prasad B Hari , Uday G , Srivastava Shweta , Kumar M Raj
Published: August 2024

Objectives: To study the discrete model of two-species neutralism in ecology with natural growth rates and death rates. Method: The system comprises of two neural species S1 and S2 with limited resources. This model consists of two first-order non-linear coupled ordinary difference equations as its core equations. The system's biological viability is examined. Findings: Using the model equations, all potential equilibrium locations are found, and the stability requirements for each are explored. If the absolute value of each characteristic equation eigenvalue is less than one, the model is stable; if not, it is unstable. Novelty: Neutralism is the absence of interaction between the constituent parts of a mixed organism. The species do not know one another, do not harm one another, and do not gain anything from one another even if they coexist. As an example from real life, frogs and bunnies live side by side in a grassland with little interaction between them. Keywords: Characteristic equation, Eigen value, Equilibrium point, Stable, Unstable
Solving Linear Second Kind Non-Homogenous Volterra Integral Equations By Numerical Methods VIM, ADM And TSM
Authors:   Research Scholar, School of studies in mathematics,Vikram University, Ujjain-405010, Madya Pradesh , India, Islam Danish Ul , Shirivatasava Anjali
Published: August 2024

Objectives: For the purpose of evaluating and determining the solution of the integral equations, various numerical methods is used to obtain the optimum solution of such equations. Methods: We developed numerical methods VIM, ADM and TSM to solve the linear second kind non-homogenous Volterra Integral Equations. Findings: Based on the findings of the study, implementing numerical methods VIM, ADM, and TSM are very helpful to obtain the solutions of linear second kind non-homogenous Volterra Integral Equations. Further numerical examples illustrate the accuracy of the Adomian Decomposition Method, Variational Iteration Method and Taylors Series Method. Novelty: Our research highlights the importance of the numerical methods VIM, ADM add TSM as these methods are quick convergence of solutions. Furthermore, our analysis led us to the determination that any integral equations can be solved by these methods easily and all the methods led us approximately at one point. Keywords: Volterra Integral Equation, Non­Homogenous Volterra Integral Equations, Adomian Decomposition Method, Variational Iteration Method, Taylors Series Method
Applications of The Double General Rangaig Integral Transform in Integro-Differential Equations
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Mathematics, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik, 422002, Maharashtra, India, Derle Monali , Patil Dinkar
Published: August 2024

Objectives : To solve integral differential equations. Method: The convolution theory and double general Rangaig integral transform was used to solve integral differential equations, precisely. Findings: The present study derives the existence condition of the double general Rangaig integral transform. Theorems proved in this study, deals with popular properties of the double general Rangaig integral transform. The double general Rangaig integral transform of Bessel's function and modified Bessel's function are calculated. The convolution theorem has been stated and demonstrated using the unit step Heaviside function and finally, the double general Rangaig integral transform is applied to linear volterra integral equations of the first and second kind and subsequently to volterra integro-partial differential equations and partial integro-differential equations. Novelty: On an independent domain, the double general Rangaig integral transform is defined. This is the double-general Rangaig integral transform's specialty, in this study. Keywords: Bessel's function, Convolution theorem, Rangaig transform, Double general Rangaig integral transform, Integral equations, Integral-differential equations
A Three-Component Feature Extraction Using DDS_SE-NET for Efficient Deep Learning-Based Image Steganalysis for Real-World Images
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science,, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chromepet, India, Priscilla C Victoria , Hemamalini V
Published: August 2024

Objectives: The main objective of the work is to ensure security by creating an architecture for steganalysis to detect real-world stego images. The accuracy of Major previous works using real-world datasets varies. This architecture works well with real-world datasets. Methods: This study introduces DDS_SE-Net (Dilated Depthwise Separable convolutions with Squeeze and Excitation-Net), a CNN-based Image Steganalysis architecture, which combines the power of Dilation and Depthwise Separable Convolutions in the Feature Extraction (FE) stage which deals with the specified issues in image steganalysis resulting in good accuracy. The introduction of the SE (Squeeze and Excitation) block adds a content-aware mechanism to weight channels adaptively. Findings: The results of the present study show better generalization ability, especially when used to a dataset created in the real world. Classification metrics like Accuracy and F1-score gave results around 90% when using a payload of 0.2bpp and 0.4bpp against WOW, S_UNIWARD, and HILL steganographic algorithms. The results were compared to the existing architectures with the present dataset. It shows that the dataset plays a major role in the results. Novelty: The study uses real-world images for experiments thus helping steganalysis in a wide range. DDS_SE-Net uses ensemble of three components in feature extraction helping in reducing memory consumption, overfitting and loss of coverage thus giving better accuracy. Keywords: Convolution Neural Network (CNN), Separable Convolutions, Dilated Convolution, SE Block, Steganalysis
A New Sandwich Theorem Relating to the Generalized Integral Operator for Univalent Analytic Functions
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Delphi Ali Musaddak
Published: August 2024

Objective: To determine subordination, inclusion, superordination and sandwich theorems for new subclass of analytic univalent functions relating to the generalized integral operator, within a unit disk that is open. Methods: The procedures of the proof these theorems which used to find new results for this subject depend on the Lemma1.2 and Lemma1.3 mentioned inside this paper. Finding: The inclusion theorem for new subclass of univalent analytic function convolution with a generalized integral operator and the sandwich theorem were obtained using new findings for the subordination and superordination theorems. Novelty: This study is contributing to the existing literature on the topic of the convolution between univalent analytic function and generalized integral operator. Keywords: Univalent functions, Analytic functions, Sandwich theorems, Subordination theorems, Superordination theorems
Investigation on Pebbling Energy for Standard Graphs
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Mother Teresa Women’s University, TamilNadu, India, Shanmugavel Vimala , Srinivasan Sakunthala
Published: August 2024

Objectives: Introducing the idea of energy pebbling to path, star, tree, and cycle graphs is the main objective of this study. The sum of the absolute values of the eigenvalues in the adjacency matrix of a pebbling network is its energy. We then construct the upper and lower bounds for the aforementioned graphs in this discussion. Methods: Removing two pebbles from the first vertex and placing one pebble on the neighboring vertex illustrates a pebbling move. The pebbling graph's adjacency matrix is computed as where is the edge value of is adjacent to . The energy of the graph is calculated using , where are the eigenvalues of the graph G. Analyses are made for the cycle, path, star, and tree graphs' lower and upper bounds. Findings: In regards to the path, star, cycle, and tree pebbling graph, the relationship between energy, and lower and upper bounds was discovered and tabulated. Novelty: Pebbling path, star, cycle, and tree graphs were subjected to the energy idea, and a relationship was found between the lower bound, upper bound, and energy of pebbling graphs in general. Keywords: Pebbling, Adjacency energy, Lower bound, Energy
Rectification of Curved Scene Text Based on B-Spline Curve Fitting
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, 577451, Karnataka, India, Linus Kiptanui , Prabhakar C J , Shrinivasa S R
Published: August 2024

Objectives: In this study, we proposed suitable technique for rectification of curved scene text which is followed by recognition of rectified text in order to improve the accuracy of the existing techniques. Methods: In order to rectify curved text, initially, we perform curved text detection using Look More Than Twice (LOMT) model which detects and locates curved text. The detected text area is binarized through adaptive binarizaton technique. Then, we rectify the detected curved text through B-spline based curve fitting which align the curved text into straight line. The rectified text is feed to our recognition module where, we segment the rectified text using Low Variation Extremal Regions (ER) technique and extract the Pyramid Histogram of Oriented Gradients (PHOG) features from the segmented texts. Finally, we perform recognition of text using Tesseract OCR. The rectification and recognition performance of the proposed method on CUTE80 dataset was evaluated using Mean Square Error (MSE) metric and word level recognition accuracy respectively. We compared the recognition results of the proposed method with state-of-the-art methods using challenging benchmarks such as ICDAR2013, Street View Text (SVT), IIIT5k-Words (IIITK), ICDAR2015, SVT-Perspective (SVTP) and CUTE80 dataset based on word level recognition accuracy. Findings: From the experimental results, it is observed that the proposed rectification method removes highest error (MSE is minimum) of 99.34% for perspective text with large angle. Also, the proposed recognition module achieves highest recognition accuracy of 93.80% compared to the state-of-the-art methods on the selected six benchmarks. Novelty: We proposed a technique for rectifying curved scene text using B-spline curve-fitting technique followed by recognition using handcrafted features. The novelty of the proposed method is that we employ B-spline curve fitting in order to compute local transformation of individual character followed by rectification of each individual character through the computation of normal vectors. The recognition of rectified text is done through the handcrafted features. Keywords: Rectification, Curved Scene Text, Text Detection, Curve Fitting, Recognition, B­Spline
A Machine Learning Approach for an Early Prediction of Parkinson’s disease
Authors:   Scholar, Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (C.U.), Koni, Bilaspur, (C.G.), 495009, Chhattisgarh, India, Prasad Rajeshwar , Saxena Amit Kumar
Published: August 2024

Objectives: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a critical disease and the early detection of PD is of high importance to start a proper treatment to avoid its emergence. An Optimized Filter-based Machine Learning Classifier (OFMLC) approach is used in this paper for prediction of PD. Method: The PD data is first balanced using random over-sampling, random down-sampling, and the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE). Then, the SelectKBest approach is used to select K filter-based features. The dataset collected from the University of Oxford library has 195 items, 24 attributes (features), and two classes viz. healthy individuals and individuals with PD symptoms. The extensive experiments were performed with the 10 and 18 most relevant features of the dataset. The results are compared with some of the existing methods namely WFSK-NN, RFEANN, RFESVM, and ECL. The performance of the model is evaluated using the metrics: accuracy, precision, F1 scores, and recall. Findings: The proposed approach with 10 most important features of the PD dataset produced a maximum accuracy of 99.98% using Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boost (GB), Voting, Stacking, XG Boost (XG), LightGBM (LG) and CatBoost (CB) classifiers; while with 18 features, the Random Forest RF, Bagging, Stacking, LightGBM (LG) and CatBoost (CB) produced 99.98 % accuracy. Novelty: The proposed method applied firstly the data balancing method to balance the data for maintaining a proper class ratio among the patterns of the PD dataset to ensure unbiased data selection for experiments. The SelectKBest method has the advantage of improving the model's performance, making computations easier, and resulting in higher accuracy over other methods. The OFMLC approach is applied to the reduced feature subset which improves the accuracy of the model with different classifiers which justifies the strength of the proposed method. Keywords: Machine Learning, Filter-based Feature Selection, Data Balancing, SelectKBest, Grid Search, Ensemble Classifiers
Microstructural Effect and FTIR Study of Co-Doped Calcium Copper Titanate (CaCu3Ti4O12 )
Authors:   Department of Physics,, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India, Tripathi Sachin , Srivastava Seema , Azam Ameer , Mishra Upendra Kumar
Published: August 2024

Objectives: To discover the influence of the Co atom by replacing the Ti atom in CCTO on its chemical properties. Methods: Pure and Co-doped CCTO (CaCu3Ti4-xCoxO12, x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15) ceramics synthesized via solid-state reaction and heating at 950°C for 12 hours with a heating rate of 4°C/min. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) confirmed that CCTO has a single-phase structure. Field Effect Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) was used to examine the grain size, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to record the absorption band for all samples. Findings: The size of the material decreases by the doping of the Co atom. No change observed in the shape by the doping of Co atoms in place of Ti atoms. The average particle size of the samples is between 0.3-0.5 micrometers. Novelty: The bond strength improves with the doping of the Cobalt atom. A broad absorption band is observed with the peak of this band shifting towards lower wave numbers. This will be a required condition for energy storage applications. It also enhances the use of CCTO in pharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis, and environmental remediation. Keywords: FE­SEM, XRD, FTIR, EDS, CCTO
Refractive index adjusted imaging medium: Glycerol (RI ~ 1.4) - Yeast v1
Authors: Hammer Mathias , Rossouw Ammeret , Lari Azra , Montpetit Ben , Grunwald David
Published: August 2024

This protocol describes the steps to prepare imaging medium for Saccharomyces cerevisiae with adjusted refractive index. This medium is optimized for fluorescence imaging by the reduction of auto-fluorescence through an abundance of Adenine [1] and the repression of of the Met-promoted pp7- CP expression [2].
Taşınmaz Kültür Varlıklarında Yeniden Kullanılabilirlik; Seddülbahir Kalesi İşlevsel Dönüşümü İçin SWOT Analizi
Authors: Metin Parlak Tuğçenur
Published: August 2024

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, taşınmaz kültür varlıklarının korunması ve kentsel kimliğe katkısı bağlamında uyarlamalı yeniden kullanımın imkân ve zorluklarını incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Seddülbahir Kalesi'nin müze olarak yeniden işlevlendirilmesi örneği üzerinden SWOT analizi yöntemiyle kalenin yeni işleve uygunluğu değerlendirilecektir. Araştırmanın, taşınmaz kültür varlıklarının korunması ve yeniden işlevlendirilmesi konusunda katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Çalışma, uyarlamalı yeniden kullanımın tarihsel ve kültürel değer taşıyan yapılara kazandıracağı faydaları ve potansiyel riskleri ortaya koyarak bu alandaki mevcut bilgi birikimine katkıda bulunmaktadır. Çalışmanın kapsamı Seddülbahir Kalesi ve çevresi ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Araştırmada nitel veri toplama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda araştırmanın hipotezi taşınmaz kültür varlıklarında yeni işlev eski yapıya uygun olmalıdır. Yapının yeni işlevi yapıyla uyumlu olduğunda; sosyal, tarihsel, kentsel sürdürülebilirlik ve toplumsal aktarım sağlanır. SWOT analizi sayesinde güçlü ve zayıf yönler net bir şekilde ortaya konabilir, potansiyel fırsatlar ve tehditler önceden belirlenebilir. SWOT analizi için gerekli veriler, literatür taraması, gözlem ve görüşmeler yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Veriler, değerlendirilerek yeni işlevin güçlü yönleri, zayıf yönleri, fırsatları ve tehditleri belirlenmiştir. Bu bulgular ışığında, kalenin yeni işleve uygunluğuna ilişkin bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA KEMAMPUAN MENJAWAB SOAL HOTS BIOLOGI DENGAN KETERAMPILAN 4C SISWA SMA
Authors: Fadia Ariesta Nabela Aqiella
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan antara kemampuan menjawab soal Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) biologi dengan keterampilan 4C (Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Communication) pada siswa SMA. Metode survei korelasional digunakan dengan populasi peserta didik SMA IPA kelas XI di dua sekolah di Kabupaten Blitar. Hasil analisis menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara kemampuan menjawab soal HOTS dengan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan keterampilan komunikasi, namun tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan dengan keterampilan berpikir kreatif dan keterampilan kolaborasi. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa dalam pembelajaran biologi, keterampilan berpikir kritis dan komunikasi penting untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam menjawab soal HOTS, sementara keterampilan berpikir kreatif dan kolaborasi memerlukan penyesuaian dalam penyusunan soal HOTS untuk dapat diukur dengan baik.
Enuresis: Treatment by hypnosis
Authors: Aswathy JB  , Bhargavan JC
Published: August 2024

The Present case is of an 8-year-old boy with a 3 -grade education who has the problem of bedwetting at night diagnosed secondary enuresis. When the case history taking progressing, it get to know that he has incompatibility with his younger brother having 2 years of age. The main symptoms of enuresis include: repeated bed-wetting, wetting in to the clothes and beddings wetting at least twice a week for approximately three months. Emotional and psychological stress can cause a child to behave or act differently; which can lead to night-time wetting. The Boy satisfies these two conditions. So we focused on psychological aspect on enuresis and scheduled the treatment according to it. Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness with heightened suggestibility that allows for improved focus of attention and concentration. Counseling is a process between an individual and his counselor that helps the individual to overcome difficulties and change maladaptive or unhealthy emotional, behavioral or cognitive aspects. Hypnotherapy used for the client and counseling to parents.
Utilizing injury severity score, Glasgow coma scale, and revised trauma score for trauma-related in-hospital mortality and ICU admission prediction; originated from 7-year results of a nationwide multicenter registry
Authors: Khavandegar Armin , Baigi Vali , Zafarghandi Mohammadreza , Rahimi-Movaghar Vafa , Fakharian Esmaeil , Saeed-Banadaky Seyed Houssein , Hoseinpour Vahid , Sadeghi-Bazargani Homayoun , Zolfaghari Sadrabad Akram , Daliri Salman , Isfahani Mehdi Nasr , Rahmanian Vahid , Hemmat Morteza , Aali Rahim , Kogani Mohamad , Pourmasjedi Sobhan , Piri Seyed Mohammad , Mirzamohamadi Sara , Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei Mahgol Sadat , Naghdi Khatereh , Salamati Payman
Published: August 2024

Objective: During the past few decades, many scoring systems have been developed to evaluate the severity of injury and predict the outcome in trauma patients. This study aimed to assess the capacity of three common trauma scoring systems: injury severity score (ISS), Glasgow coma scale (GCS), and revised trauma score (RTS) in predicting in-hospital mortality and ICU admission in patients with traumatic injury.
Methods: This is a multicenter study of the hospital-based national trauma registry of Iran (NTRI), an ongoing registry-based trauma database. This study included trauma cases from 12 major trauma centers throughout the country admitted between July 2016 and November 2023. The inclusion criteria were all patients admitted to the emergency department due to trauma, hospitalized for at least 24 hours, deceased within the first 24 hours of admission, and patients transferred from the intensive care unit  (ICU)s of other hospitals.
Results: A total of 50,458 traumatic patients, with 38,740 (76.9%) being male, were included in this study. After adjustment for confounders, head, face, and neck injuries were associated with the highest odds of death (OR: 7.51, P-value<0.001), whereas abdominal injuries were associated with the highest odds of ICU admission (OR: 4.58, P-value<0.001). Each Unit increase in RTS score was accompanied by a 61% decrease in odds of death (OR: 0.39, P-value<0.001). The area under the ROC curve for predicting in-hospital mortality was 0.81 (0.79 to 0.82) in ISS, 0.78 (0.77 to 0.80) in GCS, and 0.75 (0.73 to 0.76) in RTS. There was a significant difference between RTS and GCS, as well as RTS and ISS for in-hospital mortality prediction (P-values< 0.001). The area under the ROC curve for the prediction of ICU admission was 0.75 (0.74 to 0.75) in ISS, 0.63 (0.62 to 0.63) in GCS, and 0.62 (0.61 to 0.63) in RTS. There was a statistically significant difference between ISS and GCS, as well as ISS and RTS, for ICU admission prediction (P-value<0.001).
Conclusion: ISS is the best predictor of in-hospital mortality and ICU admission, compared to GCS and RTS.
Comparative analysis of four upper gastrointestinal bleeding scoring systems for predicting multiple outcomes: an observational study in the emergency department
Authors: Tohidi Najmeh , Movahedi Mitra , Rezaei Zadeh Rukerd Mohammad , Mirkamali Hanieh , Alizadeh Seyed Danial , Najafzadeh Mohammad Javad , Honarmand Amin , Ilaghi Mehran , Pourzand Pouria , Mirafzal Amirhossein
Published: August 2024

Objective: Numerous scoring systems have been developed to assess the risk associated with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), and several studies have investigated their comparative accuracy in predicting patient outcomes. This study was undertaken to compare four well-known scoring systems, namely the pre-endoscopy Rockall score, full Rockall score, Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding score (GBS), and AIMS65, with the aim of predicting five distinct outcomes in cases of non-variceal UGIB.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted focusing on adult patients with UGIB presenting to the emergency department (ED). The primary endpoints of this study included in-hospital mortality, the need for re-endoscopy, the requirements for packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion, massive transfusion, and one-month rebleeding.
Results: A total number of 320 patients were enrolled, with 44 (13·75%) in-hospital deaths. Based on the area under the curves (AUC), while certain scores outperformed others in specific outcome prediction, the AIMS65 scoring system demonstrated superior predictive capability for both in-hospital mortality (0.91) and massive transfusion (0.71). Regarding PRBC transfusion requirements, both AIMS65 and GBS exhibited similar predictive capacities (AUC=0.67 and 0.68, respectively). In terms of re-endoscopy and one-month rebleeding, the GBS scoring system displayed slightly better performance compared to the other systems (AUC=0.61 and 0.63, respectively). In the composite outcome, all scores had significant associations, and among them, the AIMS-65 score had the highest AUC (0.76).
Conclusion: The AIMS65 scoring system was the most reliable tool for predicting in-hospital mortality and, to a lesser extent, massive transfusion requirements, while GBS and AIMS65 could be moderately and cautiously relied on for preparations regarding the need for PRBC transfusion.
Comparison of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio,platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio ,and red blood cell distribution width during the attack phase of familial Mediterranean fever with the silent phase of the disease in patients referred to the emergency department
Authors: Shotorbani Babak Sandoghchian , Ajri-Khamesloo Faramarz , Alizadeh Fatemeh , Mahboobi Leila
Published: August 2024

Objective: As patients with acute-phase familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) require prompt diagnosis for optimal management, we are conducting a study to compare inflammatory markers during the attack and silent phases in individuals referred to the emergency department.
 Methods: This case-control study involved 184 FMF patients under 16 years old, with data collected at Bo Ali Hospital's emergency department in Ardabil city throughout 2022. Patients in the attack phase were assessed by emergency medicine specialists, while those in the silent phase were recruited from the rheumatology clinic. Hematological parameters were obtained from venous blood samples, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) were calculated. Statistical analyses included 1-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov, ANOVA, Tukey's-b post hoc, Independent Samples T-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Pearson Chi-squared tests.
Results: In the attack group, the NLR correlated with increased leukocytes (r=0.652, P<0.001) and RDW (r=0.310, P=0.003). The non-attack group showed a correlation between the NLR and higher leukocytes (r=0.384, P<0.001) and ESR (r=0.214, P=0.04). Additionally, the attack group exhibited a correlation between the PLR and higher leukocytes (r=0.711, P=0.009), and ESR (r=0.285, P=0.014) while no correlation was found in the non-attack group.
Conclusion: Our study revealed that RDW levels were significantly higher in FMF patients, indicating clinical inflammation. During FMF attacks, NLR and PLR ratios were notably elevated, making them key markers for systemic inflammation in these patients.
The Influence of High Performance Work System, Burnout on Intention to Leave with Mentoring as a Moderating Variable
Authors: Winarko Bagus Arif Dwi , Sawitri Hunik Sri Runing
Published: August 2024

Introduction: The Covid-2019 pandemic has had a negative impact on burnout and at the same time employee job satisfaction has become a benchmark for intentions to leave. Challenges in human resource management for health workers are experiencing very rapid changes which result in demand for nursing staff, community socio-economic conditions, declining family health status, and increasing public awareness. HPWS as a tool for identifying employee productivity with comprehensive training/mentoring contributes to new performance challenges. Fatigue and stopping work is a threat to companies. The aim of this research is to analyze the role of HPWS on intention to leave (ITL) with mentoring as a moderator and burnout as a mediator.
Method : Quantitative research method with survey method using primary data in the form of questionnaires distributed to health workers who handle Covid-19 at private hospitals in Kab. Ponorogo. The sampling technique used simple random sampling with a sample size of 162 people. Hypothesis testing using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)-PLS analysis with WarpPLS 7.0.
Results : The research results show that HPWS has an influence on burnout and through mentoring moderation, HPWS has an influence on intention to leave, job satisfaction influences ITL with a significant difference (p<0.05).
Conclusion : These findings aim to determine the effect of HPWS on burnout, job satisfaction, Intention to Leave through mentoring before burnout occurs and after burnout occurs. These findings can help identify the influence of HPWS on intention to leave.
Orientation Behaviour of Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Different Pulses
Authors: Sambathkumar S. , Durairaj C. , Mohankumar S. , Ganapathy N.
Published: August 2024

Background: The legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata, is recognized as serious insect pest on grain legumes and cause significant yield loss. Much research work has been carried out on management of M. vitrata with synthetic pesticides and biocides, there is paucity of knowledge on alternative non chemical methods to overcome this menace. Chemical signals from reproductive structures of host plants act as a key for lepidopteran phytophagous insects. Methods: Effects of volatiles from flowers and pods of different pulses such as pigeonpea, greengram, blackgram, cowpea and lablab on orientation pattern of M. vitrata larvae and adult moths and attractance behaviour of male moths to their females were investigated under laboratory conditions by using multi arm olfactometer and wide spaced basins. Result: One day old female moths showed significantly maximum orientation towards flowers of pigeonpea (42.7%) while elder age groups had the orientation ranging from 0.0 to 34.0 per cent on blackgram flowers and control (without host) respectively. The order of host preference of M. vitrata larvae observed as cowpea (32.2%) greater than lablab (32.0%) greater than pigeonpea (18.8%) greater than greengram (9.0%) greater than blackgram (4.8%) greater than unsettled (3.0%). These results clearly showed the maximum preference of lablab by M. vitrata than other pulses tested. In an another experiment, one, two and three day old male moths had maximum orientation towards two day old females (31.3 to 40.0%) and this indicated more amount of sex pheromone emitted by female moths on two days after their emergence.
STUDENTS’ NEEDS ANALYSIS IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SMK TI ANNAJIYAH BAHRUL ‘ULUM
Authors: Diana Ilvi Nur
Published: August 2024

Need analysis has an important role in designing English course at tertiary education level. This study aims to determine vocational high school students’ needs at SMK TI ANNAJIYAH Bahrul ‘Ulum in learning English, including target needs, learning needs, and the most dominant needs. Descriptive qualitative method used in this study by share the questionnaire to 36 twelve grade students and interviewing the English teacher. The finding of this study show that 18 students (50%) learn english to support their future career. Speaking skill is seen as the most needed skill to master by 22 students (61%). This result corroborated by teacher’s statement which emphasize speaking skill as the most important English skill for students. 15 students (41,7%) stated that the most motivating learning activity is the question and answer method about relevant topics and issues. From this result, concluded that speaking skill need to be prioritized through learning activity in the form of discussing topics or issues related to the skills of Vocational High School students namely Software Engineering (RPL) and multimedia in English learning for twelve grade students at SMK TI ANNAJIYAH Bahrul ‘Ulum.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE METHOD TO STUDENTS' VOCABULARY MASTERY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Authors: Ata Nabila Ismi
Published: August 2024

Vocabulary is a part of a language or the core of a language that can be arranged into sentences. Teaching to students, of course, is not only introduced orally but also teaching in physical form and instructions. One of them is the TPR method. The Total Physical Response method is a learning method that focuses on teaching language through commands accompanied by speech, then movement through physical activity, and then imitation. This study aimed to determine the effect of the TPR method on students' vocabulary mastery. This study uses pre-experimental quantitative research methods. The subjects of this study were 25 fifth-grade students. The results showed a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. The test results were tested by data analysis in the form of Paired Sample T-Test using the SPSS 25 application. The test results show a significance value of 0.000, meaning that the value is smaller than 0.05 so H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. So, the TPR learning method is effective in mastering students' vocabulary.
ENHANCING STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY ON NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH STORYTELLING AND JIGSAW TECHNIQUE
Authors: Hafifah Nuzul , Wiranegara Dian Arsitades
Published: August 2024

Reading comprehension ability is the foundation of students in mastering the various abilities and knowledge of English needed by students. Having good reading comprehension ability skills helps students in understanding the meaning of the reading contained in a reading. In this study, the researcher conducted a study that aimed to analyze and enhance students' reading comprehension ability of narrative texts when storytelling and jigsaw techniques were applied and students' perceptions when these two things were applied. Here, the researcher applied a case study research design using a qualitative descriptive analysis method in which the researcher described and analyzed how students' reading comprehension ability of narrative texts when storytelling and jigsaw techniques are applied, as well as students' perspectives on it. For data collection, researchers used observation and interviews as research instruments. The results showed that when the teacher applied storytelling and jigsaw techniques in learning reading comprehension ability of narrative texts, students’ reading comprehension ability of narrative texts were enhanced. Students can understand the general structure and elements of narrative text well. In addition, students can also identify the main ideas, factual information, references, and inferences contained in the text that has been presented by the teacher. The application of these two things in learning reading comprehension ability of narrative texts also gets a positive perspective from students. The students explained that they liked group discussions regarding the narrative text material given to them by the teacher and the storytelling activities carried out by their group mates.
EFL Students' Perceptions Towards The Utilization of Wordwall.Net in Learning Grammar
Authors: Salsabila Queen , Budianto Langgeng
Published: August 2024

Grammar is often considered difficult to learn. With the development of technology in education, this difficulty can be overcome using media that integrate with technology. One of the media that can be used for learning grammar is Wordwall.net. Many studies have examined the use of Wordwall.net in the learning process, one of those in the process of learning grammar. As a result, this research explores EFL students' perception of using Wordwall.net as media for learning Grammar by looking at their acceptance based on four variables of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which are perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Perceive Usefulness (PU), Attitude Towards Using (ATU), and Behavioral Intention to Use (BITU) and what difficulties they faced during the implementation of Wordwall.net in learning Grammar which focuses on eleventh-grade students MAN 1 Gresik as the novelty of this research. This research used a mixed method. With a sequential explanatory research design, the instruments used in this study are questionnaires and interview guidelines. The questionnaires use the Likert scale to measure the data. From the analysis process, students perceive that Wordwall.net is easy to use and useful. In addition, students show a positive attitude towards using Wordwall.net in grammar learning, and students intend to use Wordwall.net in the process of learning Grammar in the next meeting. Difficulties faced by students when using Wordwall.net is the less clear instructions, internet problems, and students' device. Thus, students accept the use of Wordwall.net in grammar learning, and the source of problems that arise are external problems. Furthermore, Wordwall.net can be implemented in the learning grammar process because this game brings a positive impact based on students' perceptions. The game is easy to use, simple, fun, and increases their learning motivation.
A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD THE USE OF DUOLINGO AS A MALL (MOBILE-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING) FOR LEARNING ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Authors: Liwaurrohmah Liwa Urrohmah
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study is to describe how students’ perception on the using English learning media, especially cellular-based grammar using Duolingo, identify the advantages and disadvantages of the Duolingo application as a grammar learning medium and analyze what aspects have improved in students after using Duolingo as their learning medium. The subjects in this study were 30 first grade students at SMP X. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative by describing the experiences that occur in the research subjects. The data was collected using a closed questionnaire filling technique and interviews with several randomly selected students and then the existing data was analyzed qualitatively with several steps; data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study show; (1) students give positive perceptions in using Duolingo as their learning medium in two aspects, the first aspect is the effectiveness of Duolingo as a medium and their interest in using a medium. In terms of media effectiveness they feel that Duolingo is a medium that can be used anywhere and anytime. (2) Another finding indicated that students feel that there is a positive side of Duolingo where they can use it anywhere and anytime, but with a negative side in terms of internet connection. (3) The aspect that improves after students use Duolingo is that they feel more interested and motivated to use English in their daily lives.
Teaching Speaking with the Communicative Approach in a Bilingual Junior High School: Strategies and Challenges
Authors: Muhammad Ilhamuddin , Basori Basori
Published: August 2024

English is one of the languages used as a lingua franca by the majority of the world’s citizens. One of the essential abilities of mastering a language is the ability to speak, so the ability to speak English is increasingly needed. The communicative approach is based on the idea that communicating or speaking with real meaning is necessary for successful language learning. This study aims to: (1) find what are the strategies that teachers used to implement a communicative approach in teaching speaking, and (2) how teachers face challenges in the classroom when teaching English speaking using a communicative approach at the junior high school educational level. This study uses a qualitative case study and using observation and semi-structured interviews with six English teachers the data were gathered. The findings show that: (1) From teachers observed and interviewed, a few teaching strategies that can be applied to carry out the communicative approach such as Telling a Story, Listen and Repeat, Short Conversation & Guided Speaking, and Group Discussion & Presentation. (2) Each teacher encounters different challenges from the strategies they apply to carry out a communicative approach in teaching speaking such as passive student issues, understanding student’s sentence structure, the teacher’s voice running out, and lack of motivation and enthusiasm. This research is limited to one junior high school that has English teachers to study. For future research, it can use more subjects and has a wider scope with various educational institutions, especially at the junior high school educational level. The data can be collected using closed-ended questions to make it easier to collect data from subjects and filter data.
APPLICATION OF DISCOVERY LEARNING LEARNING MODEL IN IMPROVING ENGLISH LEARNING OUTCOMES IN GRADE VIII B STUDENTS OF MTS ISLAMIYAH SUKOPURO
Authors: Krisnawati Krisnawati
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a student response of the effect of the application of the Discovery Learning models in improving English learning outcomes in the daily test of class VIII B MTs Islamiyah Sukopuro. This type of search in classroom action research which is conducted face-to-face {offline} in the classroom. The subjects of this study were class students VIII B Islamiyah Sukopuro add smester for the academic year 2022-2023. The object of this research is the results of daily tests. This study uses two cycles to improve the abilityto analyze the results of daily tests through four stages of activities, namely planning, action, evaluation, and reflection. The collection technique in this study used the test and observation method. The results showed that {1} the application of the Discovery Learning  model was able to improve students’ ability to understand the material. { 2}the results of students responses to the application of the Discovery Learning model were quite successful, especially when viewed from the results of daily tests in understanding the material.
Implementation of Pancasila Student Profile in Islamic Religious Education Learning
Authors: Raharja Shafira Laeliocattleya , Inayati Nurul Latifatul
Published: August 2024

This study aims to describe the implementation of the Pancasila Student Profile in Islamic religious education at Junior High 9 Surakarta, as well as to identify the challenges faced and the measures taken by islamic religious education teachers to address them. A qualitative descriptive method was employed using data collection techniques including observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings indicate that the implementation of the Pancasila Student Profile in islamic religious education at Junior High School 9 Surakarta occurs both inside and outside the classroom. Inside the classroom, islamic religious education teachers employ project-based learning, discussions, and creative assignments such as decorating students' work and displaying it in the classroom, as well as reciting the Asmaul Husna and Quranic recitation. Outside the classroom, activities include habitual prayer, mid-morning prayer, noon prayer, Friday prayer, and regular study sessions. Challenges encountered in this implementation include limited classroom implementation time, students' insufficient awareness of the significance of Pancasila values and religious teachings in daily life, and constraints related to facilities and instructional media availability such as limited teaching aids and media resources.
Determine the Rate of Surgical Site Infection among Intensive Care Unit and Post Surgical Ward Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern
Authors: Manimala E.
Published: August 2024

Surgical site infection (SSI) is defined as a proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms which develops in an incision site either within the skin and subcutaneous fat (superficial) and musculofascial layers (deep) or in an organ or cavity, if opened during surgery. SSIs account for 20% to 25% of all hospital acquired infections worldwide. The rate of HAIsis markedly higher in many developing countries. The present study aimed at obtaining the incidence of SSI and to evaluate the risk factors as well as to formulate an antibiotic policy for patients posted for any surgery in Tirunelveli medical college hospital. To determine the rate of surgical site infection among patients admitted in Intensive surgical care unit and post surgical ward in a tertiary care hospital.2. To isolate the pathogens and find the antibiotic susceptibility pattern. The Study Population and Size is 50. The Study Period is March 2017 to August 2017. Department of Microbiology. The Study Sample was collected from patients who developed SSI. Two wound swabs were collected aseptically a. Gram stain microscopy using first swab.b. Inoculation on culture media using second swab c. Identification of the isolates by standard biochemical test. d. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing by Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. Ethical clearance from institutional ethics committee Tirunelveli medical college. Surveillance for SSIs in each centre will determine the rate of SSIs, distribution of micro organism and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates. Empirical treatment of the SSIs can be made using these relevant data which will ensure reduced patient stay, morbidity, cost per day in the hospital.
Pendidikan dan Penggunaan Internet Menurunkan Kemiskinan di Banten
Authors:   Universitas Islam Syekh-Yusuf, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, Latuconsina Hudaya , Khusaini Khusaini ,   Universitas Islam Syekh-Yusuf, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, Lesmana Sri Jaya ,   Universitas Islam Syekh-Yusuf, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Published: August 2024

Dalam satu dekade terakhir, pola kemiskinan di Provinsi Banten cenderung meningkat. Telah banyak program pengentasan kemiskinan yang diberikan oleh pemerintah semua tingkatan yang fokus pada pendidikan, jaminan sosial, dan sebagainya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji peran pendidikan dan penggunaan internet terhadap kemiskinan di Banten. Dengan menggunakan analisis panel statis dan robust menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan berkontribusi signifikan dalam penurunan kemiskinan kabupaten/kota di Banten, demikian juga dengan penggunaan internet untuk informasi/berita dan media sosial. Sebaliknya, akses internet memperparah kemiskinan kabupaten/kota di Banten. Penelitian ini berkontribusi dalam memberikan informasi akademik tentang pentingnya pendidikan dalam mengurangi kemiskinan.