bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The overestimation of concentric hypertrophy in patients with HFpEF as determined by 2D- echocardiography
Authors: Mathbout Mohammad F , Al Hennawi Hussam , Khedr Anwar , Vaidya Gaurang N , Stoddard Marcus
Published: August 2022

Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction continues to pose multiple challenges in terms of accurate diagnosis, treatment, and associated morbidity. Accurate left ventricular (LV) mass calculation yields essential prognostic information relating to structural heart disease. Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography-based calculations are solely limited to LV geometric assumptions of symmetry, whereas three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography could overcome these limitations. This study aims to compare the performance of 2D and 3D LV mass calculations.Methods: A prospective review of echocardiography findings at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, was conducted and assessed. Normal ejection fraction (EF) was defined as >=52% in males and >=54% in females. The following calculations were performed: relative wall thickness (RWT) = 2x posterior wall thickness/LV internal diastolic dimension (LVIDd) and 2D LV mass = 0.8{1.04([LVIDd + IVSd +PWd]3 - LVIDd3)} + 0.6. Concentric hypertrophy was RWT > 0.42 and LV mass >95 kg/m2 in females or > 115 kg/m2 in males. The same cut-offs were used for 2D and 3D echocardiography.Results: Echocardiographic findings for a total number of 154 patients in the study were investigated. There was a weak positive correlation between 2D and 3D LV mass indices (R= 0.534, r2= 0.286, p= 0.001). Seventy patients had 3D EF >=45% with clinical heart failure (HFpEF). Among HFpEF patients, LV hypertrophy (LVH) was present in 74% of patients by 2D echocardiography and 30% by 3D echocardiography (McNemar test p= 0.001). Using 3D echocardiography as the reference, 68% of normal patients were misdiagnosed with LV hypertrophy by 2D echocardiography. Two-thirds of the patients with concentric remodeling by 3D echocardiography were misclassified as having concentric hypertrophy by 2D echocardiography (p=0.001).Conclusion: Adapting necropsy-proven LV mass index cutoffs, 2D over-diagnosed LV hypertrophy through overestimation of the mass, compared to 3D echocardiography. In turn, the majority of HFpEF patients showed no structural hypertrophy of the LV on 3D imaging. This suggests that the majority of patients with HFpEF may qualify for pharmacological prevention to prevent further progression to LV remodeling or LVH.
The undesirable communication: A case of cerebral air emboli in the setting of atrio- esophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation
Authors: Islam Momin , Al Hennawi Hussam , Khedr Anwar , Harmouch Khaled , Mathbout Mohammad F
Published: August 2022

Atrial-esophageal fistula is an extremely rare condition but is often a deleterious complication following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. The associated iatrogenic communication acts as a conduit for air and bacterial translocation, which may lead to cerebral air embolism and polymicrobial sepsis, respectively. Coupled with a history of invasive procedures, the diagnosis is largely based on the accompanying neurological symptoms. In this report, we present the case of a 73-year-old female who presented with neurological deficits attributed to cerebral vascular emboli three weeks after catheter ablation for the treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation.
The curious case of an isolated right coronary artery aneurysm complicated by thrombosis and distal embolization
Authors: Al Hennawi Hussam , Mathbout Mohammad F , Bidwell Katrina , Nielsen Christopher D
Published: August 2022

A 40-year-old male patient with no significant medical history was admitted with an inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention revealed a right coronary artery aneurysm, with no evidence of significant coronary disease. We support the hypothesis of aneurysmal thrombus formation with distal embolization.
The adoption of technology in Islamic information literacy among young moslem
Authors: Puspita Rosana Eri , Badi’ati Alfi Qonita
Published: August 2022

The young generation is a digital native, which information easier to get with an Information system. So, it is important to measure information literacy among young Muslims about Islamic information. This study investigates the factors that influence the use of technology in searching for literature relating to Islam among the younger generation. The approach taken in this research is quantitative. Data is collected with the help of research instruments in the form of online questionnaires. The population in this study is the younger generation, who tend to be digital natives. The sample size in this study was 100. The testing tool in this study used SPSS, and a regression method was conducted to determine the effect of this research variable. The result shows that perceived usefulness has a significant impact on behavioral intention in Islamic information literacy. Besides, perceived ease of use also positively and significantly affects Islamic information literacy's behavioral intention. The study suggests there need to be some actions so that the younger generation can be smarter in using technology in Islamic information literacy. This study was more focused on examining acceptance for the young Moslem generation in developing countries. This study has an important role in developing TAM's scientific repertoire theory from information technology in Islamic information literacy.
‘Whatsapp’ sebagai media pengembangan relasi antarpersonal mahasiswa baru UINSA di masa pandemi
Authors: Naqqiyah Maulidatus Syahrotin , Zuhriyah Luluk Fikri
Published: August 2022

A pandemic period demands all network-based community activities. Including educational activities ranging from elementary to tertiary level. This has a huge impact on social relations between communities. As a new student at a university, of course, really need a relationship to support the smoothness of the lecture process. This centralized activity in the network greatly hampers the development of relations between students because they are still strangers to one another. This research examines the development of interpersonal relationships during a pandemic. By using the WhatsApp messenger application, new UINSA Surabaya students can easily improve relationships or interpersonal relationships with fellow new students or lecturers, and other academics. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. Data collection in this study used in-depth interviews and observations with several informants. This research refers to the social penetration theory of Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor. This theory identifies a series of stages in developing a relationship, namely the first stage of orientation, the second stage of exploration-affective, the third stage of affective, the fourth stage is stable, and the last stage is depression. In this study, it was found that in improving interpersonal relations, a concept or a sense of mutual need between communication actors should be created. In addition, an open attitude must also be owned by each individual. And the last is communication ethics that must be owned and applied to create a harmonious relationship.
Adaptasi antarbudaya di kalangan satuan Nindya Praja Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri (IPDN) di Jatinangor
Authors: Choirunnisa Farida Anggun , Aprianti Agus
Published: August 2022

The interactions that occur between one another cannot be separated from life, because human life is a social creature that requires interaction with another. In the interactions that occur, there must be cultural differences between one another, because of these cultural differences, the process of intercultural adaptation. One of them happened at the Institute of Domestic Government (IPDN). IPDN itself has students from 34 provinces in Indonesia and has different ethnicities from one another so that in carrying out education at IPDN, the IPDN Praja undertakes an intercultural adaptation process to eliminate the gaps that occur, making it easier for them to communicate. The focus of this research is to provide an overview of the intercultural adaptation taking place between the IPDN Nindya Praja Units in Jatinangor, as well as to identify the intercultural communication between the IPDN Nindya Praja Units in Jatinangor. The research method used in this research is a qualitative method with a phenomenological. The data obtained through in-depth interviews, observation, and literature study using a variety of literature which is the source of the research. The results obtained indicate that Nindya Praja IPDN has experienced an intercultural adaptation process that differs from another, in differences of language and speech style. Besides, environmental factors and communication factors also influence the intercultural adaptation process of Nindya Praja IPDN.
Branding fashion muslim (studi analisis brand wearing klamby)
Authors: Fitri Alifa Nur , Fabriar Silvia Riskha , Hilmi Mustofa
Published: August 2022

The halal industry in Indonesia is undergoing development. This is supported by 87.17% of Indonesia's population are Muslims. One of the growing industries is the Muslim clothing industry.  Modest fashion, a term for fashion trends with a more polite and closed fashion concept. One of the famous Muslim fashions is Wearing Klamby. A local fashion brand from Yogyakarta whose collections have local content. This paper aims to see how Muslim fashion branding is used by Wearing Klamby. During of competition in the Muslim fashion business, branding is an important thing as a form of differentiation with other products, Brand can give life to a product. Branding Wearing Klamby as a product that loves the country is shown with the tagline " The Beauty Indonesia in your daily wear". WearingKlamby is one of the strong fashion products in its Branding. This paper uses a qualitative method with descriptive type with analytic using 7 principles of Fashion Branding according to Bruno Hasson. The data was obtained from social media and news. The results of this paper show that Klamby uses 7 principles of Fashion Branding Bruno Hasson in forming Muslim fashionbranding Wearing Klamby including creating a logo that Stands Out, Building Myths about Brands, Creating evocative Events, using celebrity endorsers, making members as living brand, and do it your way. The existence of the brand can form brand loyalty to consumers Wearing Klamby.
Peran Radio Belitung Timur [RBT 89,7 fm] sebagai radio net dalam penyebaran informasi virus corona pada program talkshow covid-19
Authors: Armia Andy , Herlina Rita
Published: August 2022

Public communication in the process of social interaction during the Covid-19 pandemic must continue. The media need to spread Covid-19 information to the public. This study aims to determine the role of RBT radio as Radio Net in managing the Covid-19 talk show program and create public participation to participate in discussions during the on-air Covid-19 talk show program, increasing public awareness of the Covid-19 virus. This descriptive qualitative research collects data through interviews, observations, and documentation as well as literature study from the website. The results show that the role of RBT radio in conveying information on Covid-19 greatly helps the public understand how to prevent the virus. The strategy is to utilize Facebook social media with the Covid-19 live streaming program packaged in the Talkshow format. RBT radio opens an interactive dialogue path with listeners, but it is not yet optimal. In increasing public awareness, RBT radio as often as possible plays Community Service Advertisements, and every broadcast discusses the Covid-19 news in Belgium itself. The substance of this research is the role of RBT radio as a government public relations radio in conveying Covid-19 information with the Covid-19 Talkshow program using the internet.
Strategi komunikasi KPID Jawa Timur dalam penyelenggaraan pengawasan siaran pemilihan kepala daerah (Pilkada) tahun 2020
Authors: Retpitasari Ellyda , Faqih Muhammad , Faqih Muhammad
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the communication strategy in the implementation of the 2020 Pilkada broadcast supervision with an analytical knife of pervasive presence theory. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. The results of the research on the communication strategy of the East Java KPID in the Implementation of the 2020 Regional Election Broadcasting Supervision include; The East Java KPID strategy chose the communication target of broadcasting institutions consisting of Local Public Broadcasting Institutions (LPPL), Private Broadcasting Institutions (LPS), Community Broadcasting Institutions (LPK), and Subscribed Broadcasting Institutions (LPB) regarding news, broadcasting and advertising campaigns for the general election simultaneous regional heads in 2020; Meanwhile, for communication and message delivery methods, KPID conducts socialization and technical guidance by forming a team of volunteers to monitor regional election broadcasts in 19 regencies/cities throughout East Java. As for the communication strategy that must involve stakeholders, the East Java KPID synergizes with stakeholders including academics, East Java BAWASLU, 19 East Java Regency/City BAWASLU, East Java JPPR, and East Java KIPP.
Pola asuh keluarga desa mengantisipasi resiko penggunaan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi
Authors: Warsiyah Warsiyah , Alfandi Muhammad
Published: August 2022

The risk of using information technology and communication (ICT) in children depends on how parents oversee and direct them. Need a relevant parenting in facing the risk of typing ICT. The purpose of this study is to find out how the family custody is right in anticipating the risk of information technology and communication. Data was obtained through observation and in-depth interviews in randomly selected parents sampling. Data analysis techniques in descriptive qualitative way with phenomenological approaches. The results showed that there were several parenting applied, namely permissive, authoritarian and democratic custody. The variations of the custody are influenced by several factors including the level of education of parents, the type of work of parents, social economic status of the family, the level of religiosity of parents, and the age of the child's age. Meanwhile the obstacles of parents in anticipating the negative impact of the use of information technology and communication include time limitations of overseeing children because both parents both work, the playing environment that average uses smart phones, parents do not have the ability to operate media information and communication so it is difficult Control what children do in the use of ICT.
Islam wasathiyah value in photojournalism in Guo Ji Ri Bao newspaper
Authors: Rahmayuni Dewi , Setiawan Arief Tri , Bakti Andi Faisal
Published: August 2022

Photojournalism is one of the various channels to convey messages in visual form. It is a combination of images and texts that produces a single communication unit that reflects events and issues in a society. In the A8 section of Guo Ji Ri Bao, a Mandarin-language newspaper in Indonesia, dated September 25, 2020, seven photojournalism materials were discovered to contain signs and symbols related to Islam Wasathiyah value. This implied message indicated the media’s “agenda” in presenting reality or social issues, where the agenda typically corresponds to the ideology of the media itself. The media construct the frame of mind for their readers even with symbols and this study originated with the formulation of the main problem: “How is the value of Islam wasathiyah reflected in photojournalism on the Guo Ji Ri Bao newspaper viewed from the perspective of meanings and media?” An analysis of semiotics, structuralism, connotation and denotation based on Gill Branston and Roy Stafford's Meanings and Media perspective were utilized in this study. It was discovered that Guo Ji Ri Bao newspaper played a significant role in conveying the value of Islam Wasathiyah. This value is important to convey to all levels of society even through photos because it will be one of the ways to preach (da’wah) that lead us to a happy, peaceful, and harmonious life.***Foto jurnalistik merupakan salah satu saluran penyampai pesan dalam bentuk visual. Foto jurnalistik terbentuk sebagai kombinasi dari gambar dan teks yang menghasilkan satu kesatuan komunikasi yang mencerminkan makna tersendiri dan permasalahan dalam masyarakat. Pada media Guo Ji Ri Bao surat kabar berbahasa Mandarin di Indonesia, pada rubrik A8 25 September 2020, ditemukan tujuh materi foto jurnalistik yang memuat tanda dan simbol terkait nilai Islam wasathiyah. Pesan yang tersirat ini berkaitan dengan “agenda” media dalam  menyajikan realitas atau isu-isu sosial yang terjadi. Agenda sebuah media erat kaitannya dengan ideologi media itu sendiri. Sehingga, media kerap mengkonstruksi bingkai pemikiran pembacanya bahkan dengan unsur simbol dan tanda sekalipun. Studi ini hadir dengan rumusan masalah utama: “Bagaimana nilai Islam wasathiyah dalam foto jurnalistik pada surat kabar Guo Ji Ri Bao dalam perspektif meanings and media, dengan fokus menggali aspek semiotika, strukturalisme, dan makna konotasi dan denotasi berdasarkan perspektif makna dan media karya Gill Branston dan Roy Stafford. Kesimpulan pada penelitian menyatakan bahwa surat kabar Guo Ji Ri Bao memainkan peran penting dalam menyampaikan nilai-nilai Islam wasathiyah. Nilai ini penting untuk disampaikan kepada seluruh lapisan masyarakat bahkan melalui foto karena akan menjadi salah satu corong dakwah untuk mengantarkan kita pada tatanan kehidupan yang aman, damai, tenteram, dan bahagia.
Strategi komunikasi media Islam alif.id dan ibtimes.id dalam penyebaran paham moderasi
Authors: Aprilyawati Firda Dwi , Nurudin Nurudin
Published: August 2022

This study aims to know the media communication strategies of Alif.id and IBTimes.id as website media with a moderate Islamic background. The approach adopted in this study is a descriptive qualitative approach. The results of this study indicated that the strategies used by the media Alif.id and IBTimes.id are the strengthening of the character and the branding of each media by using a cultural approach. Thus, Alif.id and IBTimes.id are also consistent in maintaining the quality of the Islamic missionary (da'wah) content presented through articles and readings. In addition, the publication through social media becomes an important strategy because it is able to reach a broad and fast target audience. Again, the presentation of variations in content such as events, presentations, news, and inspirational videos can also increase engagement and awareness of target audience.  As an implication, this study recommends the necessity of using media in an effort to spread the values of religious moderation in the midst of a lot of counter-productive content with universal religious spirit.***Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi komunikasi media Alif.id dan IBTimes.id sebagai media Islam moderat. Studi ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Studi menunjukkan hasil bahwa strategi yang digunakan oleh media Alif.id dan IBTimes.id, yaitu penguatan karakter dan branding media masing-masing dengan menggunakan pendekatan secara kultural. Alif.id dan IBTimes.id konsisten dalam menjaga kualitas muatan dakwah yang disajikan melalui artikel dan bacaan. Publikasi melalui media sosial menjadi strategi yang penting karena mampu menyentuh target khalayak secara luas dan cepat. Selain itu, penyajian variasi konten seperti event, sajian, berita, video inspiratif juga mampu meningkatkan ketertarikan dan keterikatan target audience. Sebagai implikasinya, studi ini menganjurkan keharusan penggunaan media dalam upaya menyebarkan nilai-nilai moderasi beragama di tengah banyaknya konten yang kontra-produktif dengan semangat keagamaan universal.
Calcium chloride enhances growth and physio-biochemical performance of barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) under drought-induced stress regimes: a future perspective of climate change in the region
Authors: Shah Wadood , Zaman Noor , Ullah Sami , Nafees Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Water is the fundamental part of living systems and it plays a key role in supporting life on earth; however, fluctuations in climatic conditions lead to limitation of the ground water causing serious concerns. The present research study was aimed at assessing growth and physio-biochemical responses of barley to calcium chloride (CaCl2) solution (10 mM) applied through roots under induced drought stress for 5, 10, and 15 days. CaCl2, being an enhancer of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymes, counteracts the damaging effects caused by abiotic stresses. A pot experiment was conducted by sowing barley under induced drought stress for 5, 10, and 15 days, respectively. Plants exposed to different levels of the induced drought stress condition were treated with 10 mM of CaCl2 solution via roots during the seedling stage. Results indicated that water-limited conditions negatively affected plant growth parameters including final emergence percentage, final germination percentage, and mean emergence time. Moreover, absolute growth rate, relative growth rate, and net assimilation rate were significantly improved under 5, 10, and 15 days of drought stress supplemented with CaCl2 solution. Under drought conditions, an increase was observed in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), glycine betaine (GB), and proline (PRO) content, and in ascorbate peroxidase (APX), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and lipid peroxide (LPO) activities. H2O2 and LPO showed a significant decline with CaCl2 application under induced drought stress regimes. On the contrary, GB, PRO, APX, CAT, POD, and SOD contents of root and leaf were significantly improved with CaCl2 application under induced drought stress. In conclusion, CaCl2 solution effectively curbed the damages caused by oxidative stress via accumulating osmolytes and scavenging reactive oxygen species by activating the antioxidant enzymatic defence system of barley.
Assessing the performance of SN-SPI and SPI and the trend assessment of drought using the XI correlation technique over Iran
Authors: Ghasemi Mohammad Mehdi , Mokarram Marzieh , Zarei Abdol Rassoul
Published: August 2022

In recent decades, human activities such as the excessive production of carbon dioxide gas, deforestation, overexploitation of natural resources, and so on have caused changes in the climate regimes and frequent occurrence of droughts. Thus, the investigation of the trend of changes in drought can be effective in better understanding the drought condition and also more properly managing the adverse effects of drought. Therefore, in this study, the trend of changes in drought was assessed based on the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and the spatially normalized SPI (SN-SPI) in 34 stations over Iran on 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month time scales from 1967 to 2019 using the XI correlation technique (XICOR). Then, using the mean residual error (MRE) index and also a comparison of the correlation coefficient (CC) between the SPI and SN-SPI values with a perfect reliable line (line with the equation Y=X- or T-Statistics index), the performances of the SPI and SN-SPI were investigated. The results of the trend assessment indicated that the SPI and SN-SPI had almost the same performance in all chosen time scales (including 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month). However, the results of the T- Statistics and MRE revealed that the calculated values of the SN-SPI in more than 80% of the chosen stations (in the selected time scales) were different from the SPI, and in more than 70% of stations, the calculated values of the SN-SPI were less than the SPI. Therefore, it can be said that the SN-SPI has a different performance from the SPI, and under the influence of spatial normalization of the precipitation values in the SN-SPI, the overall level of the calculated SN-SPI values will be decreased.
Das hierarquias internas às lutas por reconhecimento num grupo de travestis amazônico
Authors: Vasconcelos Osvaldo
Published: August 2022

Este trabalho, resultado de dissertação de mestrado, propõe-se a realizar um estudo sobre a trajetória de um grupo de travestis que se prostitui no bairro do Reduto, na cidade de Belém, PA, que luta, internamente, por reconhecimento identitário. As categorias criadas pelo grupo, de modo a classificar quem pode ou não ser travesti, são as responsáveis por tais conflitos, que vão do simbólico ao físico. Esse exercício é o de poder ser quem o que se pretende, sem necessitar de validação. Foram utilizados o método etnográfico e a observação participante de modo a problematizar o cotidiano das interlocutoras, bem como inserir o pesquisador naquele ambiente. As conclusões indicam que os embates surgidos no interior do grupo são resultado direto de um não reconhecimento identitário interno, que por sua vez é consequência de uma recusa social mais ampla, além da exclusão de direitos territoriais para a prática da prostituição.
Behemoth no reverso: autocracia e Estado em Florestan Fernandes.
Authors: Brito Ricardo
Published: August 2022

Este artigo reconstrói a análise e a proposição teórica de Florestan Fernandes sobre a formação e atuação do Estado, conjugando seus trabalhos sobre a configuração das classes sociais e as formas de incorporação próprias do capitalismo dependente. Partindo da indicação deste autor sobre as faces de Leviatã e Behemoth do Estado brasileiro, apontamos a presença de outro bestiário analítico, em alguns pontos distinto da metáfora do centauro, para compreensão das relações de coerção e consenso que caracterizam o padrão autocrático de dominação na periferia capitalista, fundado no controle da mudança social, na filtragem da democracia e na resistência sociopática das classes proprietárias.
La incondicionalidad amorosa. Reflexiones para una teoría unificada del amor
Authors: Martucelli Danilo
Published: August 2022

El artículo propone una conceptualización unificada del sentimiento amoroso en torno al tipo ideal de la incondicionalidad. La argumentación se desarrolla en tres etapas. En primer lugar, se delinean los grandes rasgos del tipo ideal de la incondicionalidad, indisociablemente subjetivos e institucionalizados. En segundo lugar, se muestra como el tipo ideal de la incondicionalidad permite dar cuenta, en contra de lo que muchas veces se afirma, de un conjunto muy variado de experiencias amorosas. Por último, se abordan algunas de los desafíos éticos que resultan de la incondicionalidad amorosa.
User Experience of the Co-design Research Approach in eHealth: Activity Analysis With the Course-of-Action Framework
Authors: Tremblay Melanie , Hamel Christine , Viau-Guay Anabelle , Giroux Dominique
Published: August 2022

Background

The cocreation of eHealth solutions with potential users, or co-design, can help make the solution more acceptable. However, the co-design research approach requires substantial investment, and projects are not always fruitful. Researchers have provided guidelines for the co-design approach, but these are either applicable only in specific situations or not supported by empirical data. Ways to optimize the experience of the co-design process from the point of view of the participants are also missing. Scientific literature in the co-design field generally provides an extrinsic description of the experience of participants in co-design projects.

Objective

We addressed this issue by describing a co-design project and focusing on the participants’ experiences looking at what was significant from their point of view.

Methods

We used a qualitative situated cognitive anthropology approach for this study. Data were collected on a co-design research project that aimed to support the help-seeking process of caregivers of functionally dependent older adults. The methodology was based on the perspective of experience by Dewey and used the course-of-action theoretical and methodological framework. Data collection was conducted in 2 phases: observation of participants and recording of sessions and participant self-confrontation interviews using the session recordings. We interviewed 27% (20/74) of the participants. We analyzed the data through nonexclusive emerging categorization of themes using the constant comparative method.

Results

In total, 5 emerging themes were identified. The perception of extrinsic constraints and the effects of the situation was central and the most important theme, affecting other themes (frustrating interactions with others, learning together, destabilization, and getting personal benefits). Co-occurrences between codes allowed for a visual and narrative understanding of what was significant for the participants during this project. The results highlighted the importance of the role of the research team in preparing and moderating the sessions. They also provided a detailed description of the interactions between participants during the sessions, which is a core aspect of the co-design approach. There were positive and negative aspects of the participants’ experiences during this co-design project. Reflecting on our results, we provided potential affordances to shape the experience of participants in co-design.

Conclusions

Potential users are an essential component of the co-design research approach. Researchers and designers should seek to offer these users a positive and contributory experience to encourage participation in further co-design initiatives. Future research should explore how the proposed affordances influence the success of the intervention.
Association Between Neighborhood Factors and Adult Obesity in Shelby County, Tennessee: Geospatial Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Brakefield Whitney S , Olusanya Olufunto A , Shaban-Nejad Arash
Published: August 2022

Background

Obesity is a global epidemic causing at least 2.8 million deaths per year. This complex disease is associated with significant socioeconomic burden, reduced work productivity, unemployment, and other social determinants of health (SDOH) disparities.

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of SDOH on obesity prevalence among adults in Shelby County, Tennessee, the United States, using a geospatial machine learning approach.

Methods

Obesity prevalence was obtained from the publicly available 500 Cities database of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and SDOH indicators were extracted from the US census and the US Department of Agriculture. We examined the geographic distributions of obesity prevalence patterns, using Getis-Ord Gi* statistics and calibrated multiple models to study the association between SDOH and adult obesity. Unsupervised machine learning was used to conduct grouping analysis to investigate the distribution of obesity prevalence and associated SDOH indicators.

Results

Results depicted a high percentage of neighborhoods experiencing high adult obesity prevalence within Shelby County. In the census tract, the median household income, as well as the percentage of individuals who were Black, home renters, living below the poverty level, 55 years or older, unmarried, and uninsured, had a significant association with adult obesity prevalence. The grouping analysis revealed disparities in obesity prevalence among disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Conclusions

More research is needed to examine links between geographical location, SDOH, and chronic diseases. The findings of this study, which depict a significantly higher prevalence of obesity within disadvantaged neighborhoods, and other geospatial information can be leveraged to offer valuable insights, informing health decision-making and interventions that mitigate risk factors of increasing obesity prevalence.
A Web-Based Positive Psychology App for Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Development Study
Authors: Geerling Bart , Kelders Saskia M , Stevens Anja W M M , Kupka Ralph W , Bohlmeijer Ernst T
Published: August 2022

Background

Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) report lower quality of life and lower levels of well-being than the general population. Despite the growing availability of psychotherapeutic and self-management interventions, important unmet needs remain. These unmet needs are closely linked to positive psychology domains. Although a growing number of studies have evaluated the impact of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) on patients with severe mental illness in general, only few have addressed the application of positive psychology for BD.

Objective

This study aimed to gain insight into the opinions of patients with BD and health care professionals about (web-based) PPIs for BD and to develop and pilot-test an app containing PPIs specifically designed for patients with BD.

Methods

The study was conducted in accordance with the Center for eHealth and Disease Management road map principles and incorporated cocreation and designing for implementation. Data were collected using focus group discussions, questionnaires, rapid prototyping, and web-based feedback on a prototype from the participants. In total, 3 focus groups were conducted with 62% (8/13) of patients with BD and 38% (5/13) of professionals. The collected data were used to develop a smartphone app containing short PPIs. The content was based on PPIs for which a solid base of evidence is available. Finally, a pilot test was conducted to test the app.

Results

Focus groups revealed that PPIs as part of the current BD treatment can potentially meet the following needs: offering hope, increasing self-esteem, expressing feelings, acceptance, and preventing social isolation. Some patients expressed concern that PPIs may provoke a manic or hypomanic episode by increasing positive affect. The pilot of the app showed that the PPIs are moderately to highly valued by the participants. There were no adverse effects such as increase in manic or hypomanic symptoms.

Conclusions

With the systematic use of user involvement (patients and professionals) in all steps of the development process, we were able to create an app that can potentially fulfill some of the current unmet needs in the treatment of BD. We reached consensus among consumers and professionals about the potential benefits of PPIs to address the unmet needs of patients with BD. The use of PPI for BD is intriguing and can be usefully explored in further studies. We emphasize that more evaluation studies (quantitative and qualitative) that are focused on the effect of PPIs in the treatment of BD should be conducted. In addition, to establish the working mechanisms in BD, explorative, qualitative, designed studies are required to reveal whether PPIs can address unmet needs in BD.
Testing and Optimizing Guided Thinking Tasks to Promote Physical Activity: Protocol for a Randomized Factorial Trial
Authors: Baldwin Austin S , Lamb Colin L , Geary Bree A , Mitchell Alexis D , Kouros Chrystyna D , Levens Sara , Martin Laura E
Published: August 2022

Background

Insufficient physical activity is associated with various health risks; however, most current physical activity interventions have critical barriers to scalability. Delivering interventions via technology and identifying active and inert components in early-phase development are ways to build more efficient and scalable interventions. We developed a novel intervention to promote physical activity that targets 3 brief guided thinking tasks, separately and in combination, using brief audio recordings: (1) episodic future thinking (EFT), (2) positive affective imagery (PAI), and (3) planning.

Objective

The aim of this GeT (Guided Thinking) Active study is to optimize a scalable guided thinking intervention to promote physical activity using principles of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Mechanism-focused analyses will inform which components are optimal candidates for inclusion in an intervention package and which need refinement.

Methods

We will enroll 192 participants randomized to receive intervention components delivered via an audio recording that they will listen to prior to weekly in-lab physical activity sessions. Participants in the high dose conditions will also be instructed to listen to the audio recording 4 additional days each week. We will evaluate effects of the components on physical activity over 6 weeks in a 2 (EFT vs recent thinking) × 2 (PAI vs neutral imagery) × 2 (planning vs no planning) × 2 (dose: 5×/week vs 1×/week) full factorial randomized trial.

Results

The National Cancer Institute funded this study (R21CA260360) on May 13, 2021. Participant recruitment began in February 2022. Data analysis will begin after the completion of data collection.

Conclusions

The GeT Active study will result in a scalable, audio-recorded intervention that will accelerate progress toward the full development of guided thinking interventions to promote physical activity.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05235360; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05235360

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/40908
Testing and Optimizing Guided Thinking Tasks to Promote Physical Activity: Protocol for a Randomized Factorial Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Baldwin Austin S. , Lamb Colin L. , Geary Bree A. , Mitchell Alexis D. , Kouros Chrystyna D. , Levens Sara , Martin Laura E.
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Insufficient physical activity is associated with various health risks; however, most current physical activity interventions have critical barriers to scalability. Delivering interventions via technology and identifying active and inert components in early-phase development are ways to build more efficient and scalable interventions. We developed a novel intervention to promote physical activity that targets three brief guided thinking tasks (i.e., episodic future thinking [EFT], positive affective imagery [PAI], planning), separately and in combination, using brief audio-recordings.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the GeT (Guided Thinking) Active study is to optimize a scalable guided thinking intervention to promote physical activity, using principles of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Mechanism-focused analyses will inform which components are optimal candidates for inclusion in an intervention package and which need refinement.

METHODS

We will enroll 192 participants randomized to receive intervention components delivered via an audio-recording that they will listen to prior to weekly in-lab physical activity sessions. Participants in the high dose conditions will also be instructed to listen to the audio-recording on four additional days during each week. We will evaluate effects of the components on physical activity over 6 weeks in a 2 (EFT vs. recent thinking) x 2 (PAI vs. neutral imagery) x 2 (Planning vs. no planning) x 2 (dose: 5x/week vs. 1x/week) full factorial randomized trial.

RESULTS

The National Cancer Institute funded this study (R21CA260360) on May 13, 2021. Participant recruitment began in February 2022. Data analysis will begin after the completion of data collection.

CONCLUSIONS

The GeT Active study will result in a scalable, audio-recorded intervention that will accelerate progress toward the full development of guided thinking interventions to promote physical activity.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05235360
Characterization of viral reservoirs among HIV-1 non-B vertically infected adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy: A study protocol for an observational and comparative study in Cameroon, the “EDCTP AVIR Study” (Preprint)
Authors: Nanfack Aubin Joseph , Ambada Georgia , Fokam Joseph , Ka'e Aude Christelle , Sonela Nelson , Kenou Leslie , Tsoptio Michelle , Sagnia Bertrand , Elong Elise , Perno Carlo Federico , Colizzi Vittorio , Ndjolo Alexis
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can bring HIV-1 in blood plasma to level undetectable by standard tests and allow a near-normal life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals. Unfortunately, ART is not curative and must be taken for life, as within a few weeks of treatment cessation, HIV viremia rebounds in most patients except for rare elite or post-treatment controllers of viremia. The primary source of this rebound is the highly stable reservoir of latent yet replication-competent HIV-1 proviruses integrated into the genomic DNA of resting memory CD4+ T cells. To achieve a cure for HIV, understanding the cell reservoir environment is of paramount importance. The size and nature of viral reservoir might vary per timing of therapy, therapeutic response, ART duration, and immune response. Mechanisms of reservoir maintenance generally depend on levels/type of immune recognition; in addition, dynamics of viral persistence are different between pediatric and adult populations. This difference could become more evident as these children grow toward adolescence, a stage during which suboptimal adherence is frequent, leading to viral rebound and archiving of resistant patterns.

OBJECTIVE

We plan to conduct a study with the aim to characterize HIV reservoirs and their variability per virological and immunological profiles of non-B HIV-1 vertically infected adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy.

METHODS

This study will involve HIV-1 non-B infected adolescents aged 10-19 years vertically infected, have been on ART for at least 12 months, selected from an existing cohort in our research institution. Intravenous blood will be collected for immunological/virological profile including CD4/CD8 count, plasmatic viral load, immune activation/inflammatory markers, genotyping (protease and reverse transcriptase) and quantification of HIV-1 viral reservoirs. We will as well recruit an age matched group of HIV-negative adolescents as control for immunological profiling.

RESULTS

Our findings will help in advancing knowledge on HIV reservoirs, in terms of size and genetic variability in adolescents living with HIV (ADLHIV).

CONCLUSIONS

Evidence from this study will help in understanding the effects of ART timing and duration on the size of reservoirs among ADLHIV, a unique population from whom findings generated will largely contribute in designing functional cure strategies.
Crop Gen Forecast
Authors: V Niharika
Published: August 2022

Abstract: Primary source of Indian livelihood is Agriculture. It has become a strenuous task for the farmers to plan the crops for the next season as it is a critical prediction about the prices that their harvest might yield in that particular season that will be based on driving weather conditions. This in turn results in imprecise prediction of crop prices by farmers which leads in choosing the fallacious crops or in quickly sell their yield resulting in low revenue. The same crop would have gained more value in the future. This paper mainly aims at addressing these issues by using Machine learning algorithms where the input is given through the sensors as live data and the result is displayed on a webpage. The webpage consists of a recommendation engine and the price prediction data of each crop in that particular region.
Hallazgo de una punta “cola de pescado” en la cuenca del río Coyle, sur de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Patagonia Argentina
Authors: López Lisandro G. , Matera Sebastian
Published: August 2022

Presentamos la información sobre un nuevo descubrimiento de una punta de proyectil asociada al Período I de Bird, llamada también “Cola de Pescado”, hallada en la cuenca del río Coyle, sur de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Patagonia argentina. Este descubrimiento agrega información sobre la distribución geográfica y variabilidad contextual de esta clase de artefactos e incorpora nueva evidencia sobre el uso del espacio durante la transición Pleistoceno-Holoceno en el extremo sur del continente.
ACERCA DEL ASERRADERO FUEGO-PATAGÓNICO “SAN NICOLÁS”, ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES
Authors: García Oteíza Samuel
Published: August 2022

Es probable que los enclaves forestales que operaron en Fuegopatagonia durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, sean los asentamientos industriales menos estudiados de este territorio. Esta situación contrasta notablemente, por ejemplo, con las estancias ganaderas
Interacciones entre cormoranes (phalacrocorax spp.) Y humanos en punta entrada y Monte León (Santa cruz, Argentina) durante el holoceno
Authors: Cruz Isabel , Cañete Mastrangelo Daniela , Ercolano Bettina
Published: August 2022

A través del estudio de tres conjuntos arqueológicos provenientes de Punta Entrada y Parque Nacional Monte León (Santa Cruz, Argentina) se busca aportar información sobre los modos de obtención de cormoranes en la costa del sur de Patagonia durante los últimos 2.000 años. Con este fin, se plantea la necesidad de considerar las diferencias que presentan las especies de cormoranes patagónicos en el uso de hábitat para nidificar, la cantidad de individuos que forman las colonias y el período del año en que permanecen cerca de ellas. Se proponen tres escenarios de interacciones posibles: 1) la explotación en áreas de nidificación, 2) la captura en sus áreas de alimentación o de descanso, y 3) el carroñeo de carcasas en la costa, que se discuten sobre la base de la evidencia obtenida. El análisis zooarqueológico mostró la captura de cantidades variables de individuos adultos de Phalacrocorax atriceps y P. magellanicus. En el conjunto de Monte León no se registraron modificaciones antrópicas en los huesos de cormoranes, mientras que en los de Punta Entrada se registraron huellas de corte y artefactos confeccionados con sus huesos. Como conclusión, se determinó que la estrategia adoptada en Punta Entrada combinó las capturas ocasionales en áreas de alimentación y descanso con la recolección de carcasas en la línea de costa. Dada la ambigüedad de la evidencia en Monte León, para avanzar sobre el tema en esta localidad será necesario contar con información de otros depósitos arqueológicos.
The Influence of Family Parenting Patterns for Women Factory Workers on Moral Education in RW 04 Ketitang Village, Nogosari District, Boyolali Regency
Authors: Rahmawati Fira Nisa
Published: August 2022

This study aims to examine the effect of female factory worker parenting on children's moral education in RW 04 Ketitang Village, Kec. Nogosari Kab. Boyolali. This study is a quantitative study using a sample of 39 mothers who work as factory workers. This research can be concluded that the parenting style of the family of factory workers has a significant influence on the moral education of children in RW 04 Ketitang Village, Kec. Nogosari Kab. Boyolali. Correlation between family upbringing of factory workers and children's moral education. The correlation value obtained is 0.711. This means that the correlation between the family upbringing of women factory workers and the moral education of children in RW 04 Ketitang Village, Kec. Nogosari Kab. Boyolali is 0.711, this can be interpreted as a strong and significant relationship. While the results of the coefficient of determination (r2) = 50.5% while the remaining 49.5% is influenced by other variables that are not included in this study. These variables, for example, are due to internal factors, namely factors from humans themselves including instincts, habits, and heredity. Or because of external factors such as community environment, friends, and so forth.
Gender Construction in Manhaj Salaf's Account: A Study of Hadith Content on the Existence of Women in Public Sphere
Authors: Mundzir Muhammad
Published: August 2022

This paper aims to discuss the gender construction of the ‘Manhaj Salaf’ account which regularly posts religious narratives containing hadith. The author specifically tried to read the gender construction of this account through the hadiths about the existence of women. In this case, the author read the contents carefully, then analyzed it with discourse analysis theory and classified it according to the typology of gender discrimination. In addition, the author also look at the implications and effects of the content on the lives of social media users. This study concluded that the Manhaj Salaf account has a bias understanding in narrating the content of hadith, especially about the existence of women. This is proven by its textual and subjective understanding in it. It also raises a negative and positive implications for social media users.