bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Finite Element Analysis of Pelvic Floor Biomechanical Models to Elucidate the Mechanism for Improving Urination and Defecation Dysfunction in Older Adults: Protocol for a Model Development and Validation Study
Authors: Wang Rui , Liu Guangtian , Jing Liwei , Zhang Jing , Li Chenyang , Gong Lichao
Published: April 2024

Background

The population is constantly aging, and most older adults will experience many potential physiological changes as they age, leading to functional decline. Urinary and bowel dysfunction is the most common obstacle in older people. At present, the analysis of pelvic floor histological changes related to aging has not been fully elucidated, and the mechanism of improving intestinal control ability in older people is still unclear.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to describe how the finite element method will be used to understand the mechanical characteristics of and physiological changes in the pelvic cavity during the rehabilitation process, providing theoretical support for the mechanism for improving urination and defecation dysfunction in older individuals.

Methods

We will collect magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) data of the pelvic cavity of one male and one female volunteer older than 60 years and use the finite element method to construct a 3D computer simulation model of the pelvic cavity. By simulating different physiological states, such as the Valsalva maneuver and bowel movement, we will verify the accuracy of the constructed model, investigate the effects of different neuromuscular functional changes, and quantify the impact proportions of the pelvic floor muscle group, core muscle group, and sacral nerve.

Results

At present, we have registered the study in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry and collected MRI and CT data for an older male and an older female patient. Next, the construction and analysis of the finite element model will be accomplished according to the study plan. We expect to complete the construction and analysis of the finite element model by July 2024 and publish the research results by October 2025.

Conclusions

Our study will build finite element models of the pelvic floor of older men and older women, and we shall elucidate the relationship between the muscles of the pelvic floor, back, abdomen, and hips and the ability of older adults to control bowel movements. The results of this study will provide theoretical support for elucidating the mechanism for improving urination and defecation dysfunction through rehabilitation.

Trial Registration

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2400080749; https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=193428

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/56333
Doğrudan Yabancı Sermaye Yatırımlarının Çevresel Etkisi: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz
Authors: Ceyhan İsmail Fatih , Toiha Bichara
Published: April 2024

Çevre ve sürdürülebilir kalkınma arasındaki ilişki, ekonomistler arasında büyük önem verilen ve ilgi gören bir konudur. Doğrudan yabancı yatırımların çevresel sonuçları hakkında yapılan çalışmalar da bu kapsamdadır. Bu sonuçlara dair farklı bakış açıları olmakla birlikte, kirlilik cenneti hipotezi ve kirlilik halesi hipotezi olmak üzere iki ana hipotez sıklıkla tartışılmaktadır. DYY'nin çevresel etkileri üzerine yapılan literatür, özellikle kirlilik cenneti hipotezi bağlamında DYY ve çevresel kalite arasındaki ilişkiye önemli ölçüde odaklanıldığını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu hipotezlerin dinamiklerini anlamak, politika yapıcılar ve ekonomistler için küresel çevre politikaları ve ekonomik faaliyetler arasındaki etkileşimi göz önünde bulundurarak sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı teşvik eden stratejiler geliştirmek açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Çalışmada WoS veri tabanında taranan 2001-2023 döneminde yayınlanmış konuyla ilgili 510 adet makale için bibliyometrik analiz uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, ilgili makalelerde en sık kullanılan anahtar kelimeler CO2 emisyonları, ekonomik büyüme, DYY ve yenilenebilir enerjidir. Shahbaz, M., Hao, Y., Acheampong, Ao., Paramati, Sr. ve Dong, K. gibi yazarlar konuyla ilgili en fazla makaleyi üretmiş olup, Çin makale çalışmalarında en fazla iş birliği yapılan ülke olmuştur. En çok atıf alan makaleler Çin, ABD ve Malezya'da üretilmiş olup, en çok atıf alan ilk üç makale Tamazian vd., 2009; Balsalobre-Lorente vd., 2018; ve Jalil ve Feridun, 2011'dir. Yeni ortaya çıkan temalar ise cdm (temiz kalkınma mekanizması) projeleri, ormansızlaşma, kalkınma yayılımları, salınım azaltma teknolojisi, karbon kaçağı, kulüp yakınlaşması, difüzyon şeklinde olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Comparison of methods for diagnosing sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Stoika I. , Yatsyshyn R. , Drohomeretska O. , Popadynets I. , Babenko O. , Shapoval O.
Published: April 2024

Background. Sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs in connection with the chronic inflammatory process, hormonal therapy, and limitation of physical activity due to pain syndrome. For RA patients, it is important to preserve muscle mass and function to reduce the risk of disability and improve quality of life. The research purposed to assess muscle mass and function in RA patients with a comparison of me­thods for determining skeletal muscle mass recommended by ­EWCSOP2. ­Materials and methods. A total of 44 persons were exa­mined, 32 were patients with RA, and 12 ones were healthy persons (the control group). The following methods were used in the study: the SARC-F questionnaire, the determination of the appendicular mass of skeletal muscles using dual-photon X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), the percentage of muscle and fat tissue using bioimpe­dancemetry, the determination of the cross-sectional area of the lumbar muscle using computer tomography (CT), physical performance tests. Patients with RA were divided into 3 groups: group A (11 persons) — questionnaire (SARC-F), assessment of skeletal muscle strength and determination of muscle mass using DXA was performed; group B (11 patients) — questionnaire (SARC-F), assessment of skeletal muscle strength and determination of muscle mass using bioimpedancemetry; group C (10 persons) — questionnaire (SARC-F), assessment of skeletal muscle strength and determination of muscle mass using CT. Results. All indices of physical performance tests and instrumental methods of assessing muscle mass were significantly worse in patients with RA compared to the control group. Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 50 % of patients with RA, 6 cases in group A (the average value of appendicular lean mass was 15.7 kg in them, in the control group — 21 kg), 5 in group B (the average values of the proportion of muscle mass were 21.2 compared to 29.3 % in the control group) and 5 in group C (the average percentage of muscle mass was 49.46 %, in the control group 58.32 %). ­Conclusions. Each of the methods of assessing the mass of skeletal muscles has proven its ability in the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Improving the efficiency of diagnosing sarcopenia in patients with RA will improve the response to the treatment of the underlying disease and improve the quality of life of patients.
Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis — clinical findings and treatment features (systematic literature review)
Authors: Yehudina Ye.D. , Trypilka S.А.
Published: April 2024

Background. Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis ­(EORA) is characterized by the disease onset after 60 years. Gi­ven the importance of the global increase in the proportion of older people in the population and the potential consequences, the problem of diagnosis and treatment of EORA is quite relevant. Purpose: to analyze the current literature data on the peculiarities of the clinical picture, differential diagnosis, and treatment of patients with EORA, taking into account comorbidity. Materials and methods. An analytical review of literature data was conducted using information analysis of the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for the period 2013–2023, but it did not exclude key works that were published earlier, using the keywords “elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis”, “rheumatoid arthritis”, “diagnosis”, “treatment”, “prognosis”. Results. A review of the lite­rature demonstrated that while previous studies have mainly argued that EORA is a milder form of the disease with a favorable prognosis, recent studies have shown greater disease activity and severity, as well as worse clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes. Despite recent advances in the understanding of RA pathogenesis and new treatment strategies, there is still controversy regarding the management of EORA patients. Clinical practice shows that most patients with EORA are prescribed purely nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and glucocorticoids (GC) without the addition of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD). Real-world data have demonstrated that the treatment of elderly patients with RA is often unsatisfactory due to concerns about the possible side effects of DMARD, the presence of comorbidities, polypharmacy, and cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients. Conclusions. EORA presents a unique clinical profile, such patients require individualized treatment strategies, mandatory addition or switch to DMARD based on disease activity, comorbidities, and safety considerations to optimize treatment outcomes and minimize GC and NSAIDs intake, thereby improving the quality of treatment of elderly patients.
Application Research on Cultural Tourism Product Design Based on Semiotics Threshold
Authors: CHEN JUN
Published: April 2024

Cultural and creative products are the business choice and important trend of the current economic transformation, tourism and cultural derivatives is one of the types of cultural and creative products, this paper analyzes the characteristics of the existing cultural and tourism products as well as the future direction of tourism peripheral product design, combines the design semiotics with the analysis of product symbols in the context of consumption, and arrives at the way of selecting, interpreting and conveying symbols in the design of cultural and tourism products. It discusses how to convey cultural connotation, stimulate tourists’ emotional resonance, and enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of cultural tourism products through symbol design, and proposes relevant design principles and strategies. This study aims to improve the quality of cultural transformation into “cultural tourism products” and provide theoretical support for the development of tourism cultural and creative products.
Caracterização do perfil global de emissões de gases de efeito estufa utilizando “machine learning”
Authors: Alves Frutuoso Luis Felipe , Barbosa William
Published: April 2024

Considerando o contexto atual, em que se busca um crescimento econômico sustentável com ênfase em políticas e incentivos associados a questões ambientais, este estudo investigou o grau de importância relativo de determinantes socioeconômicos no entendimento do perfil de emissões de gases de efeito estufa a partir de uma abordagem de “machine learning”. Foi estimado um modelo do tipo “random forest” a partir de dados sobre a capacidade produtiva econômica e a quantidade de emissões de gases de efeito estufa no período entre 1990 e 2018. A amostra estudada consistiu em países que representavam as maiores e menores economias globais, selecionados a partir do seu nível de atividade econômica no período. Inicialmente, identificaram-se as variáveis mais relevantes a partir da técnica de eliminação recursiva de variáveis; em seguida, o modelo foi treinado empregando a técnica de “cross validation”; e, por fim, foi validado com os dados selecionados para teste. As métricas de desempenho não indicaram problemas de “overfitting”, e os resíduos das estimativas se comportaram de acordo com a distribuição normal. A partir do modelo estimado neste trabalho, observou-se que o perfil de emissões de gases de efeito estufa foi influenciado de maneira distinta dependendo do país analisado, de forma que os fatores mais ou menos relevantes indicaram estar associados com o nível de atividade econômica. Assim, as discussões e a modelagem apresentadas no presente trabalho se propuseram a incentivar políticas de incentivo e medidas de controle direcionadas aos setores mais relevantes, que pudessem contribuir para um crescimento econômico sustentável.
An AI-Based Approach for Automating Penetration Testing
Authors: Patil Manaswi , Thakare Devaki , Bhure Arzoo , Kaundanyapure Shweta , Mune Dr. Ankit
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Cyber penetration testing (pen-testing) is important in revealing possible weaknesses and breaches in network systems that can ultimately help in curbing cybercrimes. Nevertheless, even with the current drive to mechanize pen- testing, there are still a number of challenges which include incomplete frameworks and low precision in automation methods. This paper aims at addressing them by suggesting hybrid AI-based automation framework specifically for Pen- Testing through integration of smart algorithms and automated tools. As indicated by recent studies, it goes further into proposing a holistic approach towards maximizing the efficiency as well as effectiveness of Pen-Testing processes. Furthermore, it also identifies the need for machine learning techniques such as reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning for automating Pen-Testing activities. MITRE ATT&CK Framework being utilized within the proposed model imitates real-life cyber-attacks and exploits hence facilitating automated testing across diverse target networks. Based on comparison with manual penetration testing reports, this study reviews how effective the new automated method is when compared to old ways used in manual penetration tests while providing some direction for future developments along with suggestions in the field of self- governing intrusion detection systems (IDS)
Human Detection for the Betterment of Security System Using PIR Sensor and BLYNK App
Authors: Prabhakar Dr. AY , Prusty Snehal , Satakshi  , Nawale niket Navnath
Published: April 2024

Abstract: The Human Detection System (HDS) presented in this project utilizes Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors, Node MCU microcontroller, and the Blynk IoT app to detect human presence in a designated area, providing real-time monitoring and instant alerts. Additionally, an ESP32 module camera is integrated into the system to visually confirm detected events. Upon sensor activation, the ESP32 camera captures footage of the area, allowing users to verify the validity of the alert via a provided link accessible on mobile or laptop devices. This comprehensive approach enhances security measures by combining both sensor-based detection and visual confirmation capabilities, offering an effective solution for surveillance applications.
Analysis of Physiotherapy Practices using Deep Learning
Authors: Kulkarni Dr. Shrinivasrao B , Kuppelur Abhishek , Shetty Akash , Bidarakatti Shashank , , Sangresakoppa Taranath
Published: April 2024

Abstract: The proposed physiotherapy assessment system, utilizing deep learning, aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of assessments. Traditional manual methods used by physiotherapists are often time-consuming and prone to errors, potentially leading to incorrect diagnoses and treatment plans. This system tackles these challenges by employing advanced deep learning algorithms to detect angles and provide personalized audio feedback to patients based on their posture. The system commences by capturing the patient's video with a webcam and extracting frames using OpenCV. These frames are then analyzed through a media pipe library, which identifies key body points. These points are utilized to connect relevant body parts for specific exercises, calculating angles between them. Subsequently, the system evaluates posture correctness and delivers tailored audio feedback, counting reps if correct or providing guidance if incorrect. Each exercise receives unique audio feedback, offering precise guidance to improve posture. Moreover, the system tracks patient progress and displays visual representations of improvement over time. This feature aids patients in monitoring their progress and fosters motivation to adhere to therapy. By leveraging deep learning algorithms and the media pipe library, this system presents a precise, efficient, and economical approach to physiotherapy assessments.
Assessment of Factors Affecting the Safety Performance in Construction Projects
Authors: Thapak Abhishek , Dwivedi Prof. A. K. , Trivedi Prof. M. K.
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This study analyzes the 152 responses of clients, contractors, and consultants within the construction industry in order to investigate safety performance factors within the construction industry. The data for the study were gathered through the use of a structured questionnaire, and statistical analysis, including ANOVA tests, was performed on it in order to evaluate the possibility of differences between the respondents in terms of their experience and designation. The findings highlight significant differences in perceptions among the various groups and suggest that areas of focus for improvement include safety training, availability of equipment, communication, and adherence to safety standards. The study emphasizes the significance of ongoing evaluation and improvement of safety measures and advocates for increased attention to the cultivation of a culture that places an emphasis on safety in construction projects. These findings provide valuable insights for improving overall safety performance and contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of safety in the construction industry, which is a sector that is currently understudied.
Assessment of transitory crops in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) agroforestry in Páez, Boyacá
Authors: Alfonso-Alfonso Lindays , Escobar-Pachajoa Laura Dayana , Montealegre-Bustos Felipe , Carvalho Fabricio Eulalio , Carvajal-Rivera Albert Sneyder , Rojas-Molina Jairo
Published: April 2024

Agroforestry systems incorporate several productive components per unit area to yield efficiency. However, considering the high degree of complexity inherent to interspecific plant-plant interactions, little is known about most of these systems' real productive potential and efficiency. In this context, it is important to analyze the interactions between the components to identify potential favorable associations. The objective of this research was to evaluate the performance of the transitory crops maize (Zea mays L) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L) in a family farming system under three agroforestry arrangements with cocoa in the municipality of Páez, Boyacá, Colombia. A split plot design was used, where the main plots corresponded to three shade forest species, which were associated with cocoa and the transient crops. The subplots corresponded to three planting systems: CS1cocoa+maize, CS2 coca+beans and CS3 cocoa+maize+beans. The effect on agronomic and productive traits of transitory crops (maize and beans) was evaluated, and an economic analysis was carried out. For beans, the effect of the cropping system on yield (t. ha-1) stood out, while for maize, the statistical effect was given by the forest x cropping system interaction in most of the variables evaluated. Considering the interspecific interactions found under the influence of different forests, the use of Colombian mahogany as a companion species in these intercropping systems is suggested. The cost analysis revealed that the maize-bean association is more efficient in the equivalent use of land. Therefore, the data obtained reveal more efficient strategies for sustainable cocoa productivity in Colombia.
Coffee Agroindustry in South Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia: A case study.
Authors: Rianse Muhammad Iqbal Kusumabaka , Rianse Ilma Sarimustaqiyma , Awaluddin Andi , Sudarmo Hadi
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this research is to find out and describe the feasibility of coffee farming at the level of farmers who cultivate coffee beans and at the level of home industries in South Konawe Regency which produce packaged ground coffee or known as the brand name (Anoa Coffee). The parameters used to assess the financial feasibility of coffee farming are by calculating the value of R/C, NPV and NBCR at interest rates of 12% and 35% of farming and coffee powder processing businesses. Based on the R/C ratio, a value of 16 is obtained, this shows the benefits of coffee farming, where every IDR 1,000,000 invested in coffee farming will generate 16 times the income. The NPV value of coffee farming has a value of IDR 36,141,085, supported by an NBCR value of 2.04, and the ground coffee processing business by CV. Kopindo Sukses Bersama obtained an NPV value of IDR 10,153,539,739, and also an NBCR value of 2.05, meaning that smallholder coffee farming in South Konawe Regency is financially profitable and feasible to develop.
Performance of cotton fabric treated with chitosan-based mordanty as affected by extraction time variations on tannin dyes produced from cocoa husk
Authors: Fatwa Muhammad Iqbal , Firmanto Hendy , Indarti Dwi , Piluharto Bambang , Sulistyo Yudi Aris , Reza Muhammad , Ula Mohammad Munal , Dharmawan Aditya Dwiki
Published: April 2024

Natural dyes are substances obtained from animals or plants through extraction. The application of synthetic dyes can affect to environmental problems, therefore replace it with natural dyes is become an alternative. Cocoa pod husk still considered as a waste, whereas it is one of source for natural dyes. Cacao pod husk contains flavonoids, tannins, and β-carotene compounds which is generate colour. Natural dye is extracted from the husk of the cocoa pod and applied to cotton cloth. Extraction of cocoa husk dyes was carried out with distilled water at 60˚C with variations of 1, 2, and 3 hours. The resulting extract contains positive tannins but negative β-carotene. Variations in the extraction time of natural dyes affect the tannin content extracted. The tannin content extracted with variations of 1, 2, and 3 hours was 18.32; 18.67; and 17.93 ppm. Respectively chitosan-based mordant has a significant effect on the color yield of the fabric. Fabrics with mordant have a darker color than fabrics that are not applied with mordant process. The use of nanochitosan and citric acid crosslinkers can maintain the aging color of the fabric. The FTIR results on the fabric showed that color aging occurred due to the presence of ester groups formed between chitosan and dyes. Chitosan-based mordant coating provides better color than without mordant coating. Fabrics coated with chitosan had the best fastness value of 4 (Good).
Mapping coffee base countries in the world:
Authors: Widjaya Dani , Yanuarti Rizky
Published: April 2024

The agricultural sector has an important role in the world economy, including the coffee commodity in the plantation subsector. More than 80 countries on the continents of Africa, America and Asia produce coffee and involve more than 100 million people in the process. The growth rate of coffee on these three continents also shows positive values. The aim of this research is to map the countries that are the basis for coffee in the world and look at the prospects for coffee in these countries. The novelty of the research lies in comparing coffee production during the 2017-2022 period in coffee producing countries on three continents, namely Africa, America and Asia. The analysis used to achieve research objectives is Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ) analysis and a combination of both. The research results show that there are 28% of countries on the African continent that have LQ values ​​> 1, 31% on the American continent and 16% on the Asian continent. The DLQ value which shows the prospects for coffee commodities in the future can be seen that on the African continent there are 10 countries that have a DLQ value > 1, while on the American continent there are 13 countries and on the Asian continent there are 9 countries. The American continent has more countries in the Mainstay category (39%), compared to other continents, this indicates that the prospects for coffee commodities on the American continent are quite good in the future.
In silico phylogenetic, physicochemical, and structural characteristics of phytase enzyme from ten Aspergillus species
Authors: Firmansyah Ridwan Putra , Alimah Shobiroh Nuur , Artika I Made , Kurniatin Popi Asri
Published: April 2024

Phytic acid is a chemical compound consisting of inositol and phosphoric acid and is an antinutrient compound found in monogastric poultry feed ingredients made from cereal crops. Phytase hydrolyzes phosphoester bonds in phytic acid, releasing inorganic phosphate and phosphate esters. Aspergillus is a genus of molds that produce phytase and has been widely used in phytase production because they are easy to culture. This study aims to compare the structures, physicochemical characteristics, and phylogenetic relationships of phytases from several species of Aspergillus in silico as an initial screening step in obtaining the most suitable phytase to be used in poultry feed. Phylogenetic trees were constructed using MEGA 11 and physicochemical characteristics were analyzed using ProtParam. Protein structures were modeled with AlphaFold. The phytase structures were then docked with phytic acid using the YASARA Structure. The results showed that phytase 1QFX from Aspergillus niger, P34755 from A. awamori, and D5HQ11 from A. ficuum have very high similarity in terms of phylogenetics, sequences, physicochemical characteristics, and protein structures. The docking results from the three phytase structures showed that phytase 1QFX has the most negative ΔG value and the lowest Kd, which indicated the highest affinity to the phytic acid substrate. This research concludes that among the three phytase structures that have been compared and docked with phytic acid, phytase 1QFX from A. niger is the most suitable to be applied to poultry feed.
Low-depth simulations of fermionic systems on square-grid quantum hardware
Authors: Algaba Manuel G. , Sriluckshmy P. V. , Leib Martin , Šimkovic IV Fedor
Published: April 2024

We present a general strategy for mapping fermionic systems to quantum hardware with square qubit connectivity which yields low-depth quantum circuits, counted in the number of native two-qubit fSIM gates. We achieve this by leveraging novel operator decomposition and circuit compression techniques paired with specifically chosen low-depth fermion-to-qubit mappings and allow for a high degree of gate cancellations and parallelism. Our mappings retain the flexibility to simultaneously optimize for qubit counts or qubit operator weights and can be used to investigate arbitrary fermionic lattice geometries. We showcase our approach by investigating the tight-binding model, the Fermi-Hubbard model as well as the multi-orbital Hubbard-Kanamori model. We report unprecedentedly low circuit depths per single Trotter layer with up to a 70% improvement upon previous state-of-the-art. Our compression technique also results in significant reduction of two-qubit gates. We find the lowest gate-counts when applying the XYZ-formalism to the DK mapping. Additionally, we show that our decomposition and compression formalism produces favourable circuits even when no native parameterized two-qubit gates are available.
Obstacles in Carrying Out the Responsibility of Breastfeeding Mothers in Langsa City, Aceh: A Juridical Sociological Perspective
Authors: Jauhari Iman , Dahlan Dahlan , Abidin Zainal , Isnaini Isnaini , Fitriani Rini
Published: April 2024

The child's right to breast milk is human right that should be guaranteed, protected and fulfilled; However, this right has not been fully implemented yet. A study in Langsa City Indonesia in 2022 shows that the percentage of babies who get exclusive breast milk up to six months is only 60.29% out of the total 3,447 babies. Therefore, the main question in the article is the obstacles that arise in breastfeeding children in Langsa City. The method applied in this study is the juridical sociological method. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews and document studies. The informants interviewed were health workers, family planning officials, and religious leaders, while the documents analyzed were related articles, scientific reports, and books. Collected data were analyzed by using qualitative analysis. The result shows that the obstacles that arise in the implementation of breastfeeding, among others, are a lack of mother’s confidence to feed breastfeeding, lack of understanding about the benefits of breast milk, lack of understanding about cultural characters that have been passed down from generation to generation in the community. Therefore, it is suggested that some efforts need to be done, among others to provide health services, consultation, training, advocacy, and socialization about the importance of breast milk to mothers and the community as well. This includes involving religious leaders or scholars in socializing the importance of breastfeeding children.
The Practice of Adoption in the Sasak Community and Its Implications for Marriage Law in Indonesia
Authors: Jumarim Jumarim
Published: April 2024

Adopting a child is a tradition that has long been practiced by Arab society and continues to this day. The practice of adopting children when Islam came was then perfected by the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, so that it has a basis in Islamic law. This study explores adoption practices in contemporary Sasak society and their implications for reformulating Islamic Marriage Law. This research uses a normative juridical approach analyzed with the theory of maqāṣid al-sharī'ah. The data analyzed are laws, legal regulations and decisions of religious courts on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara regarding child adoption cases and norms regarding child protection as normative legal material. These data sources are collected through documentation techniques and analysed using data compaction, display, and conclusion-drawing stages, employing analogical and teleological legal interpretation approaches. The study identifies three classifications of adopted children based on marital status and the presence of biological parents: legitimate children, illegitimate children, and children with unclear status. The research upholds the Islamic legal principle that adoption does not sever the child's lineage from their biological parents, even if their existence is unknown, and does not establish a lineage between the adopted child and their adoptive parents. The study has three implications for Islamic marriage law in Indonesia: including adoption provisions in the Marriage Law, eliminating the article that allows polygamy as a solution for childless couples, and adding requirements for marriages involving "unclear children" as authentic evidence to prove no blood relation between the prospective bride and groom, thus preventing invalid marriages.
Implementation of the 2013 Curriculum in Primary School 55/1 Sridadi Muara Bulian
Authors: Samsah Nur
Published: April 2024

This research aims to describe learning planning, learning implementation, learning assessment that teachers encounter in implementing the 2013 Curriculum in class IV Primary School 55/I Sridadi. This research uses a descriptive qualitative research type because the researcher wants to describe a phenomenon according to the conditions actually experienced by the research subject. The data collected is data regarding the implementation of the 2013 curriculum which includes planning, implementation and assessment of learning activities based on the 2013 Curriculum and this data is presented in the form of words. The data collection techniques used observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The data validity checking technique uses triangulation. The research results show that the teacher's steps in preparing the Study plan are choosing a theme, reviewing the teacher's book, reviewing the syllabus, then preparing the Study plan. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the implementation of the 2013 curriculum in class IVA has been carried out well. The implementation of the 2013 curriculum in class IVA received support from class IVA teachers who had taken part in the 2013 curriculum training, the government which helped with teacher and student handbooks, schools which provided Information Technology and Technology facilities. However, there is a lack of student understanding of the learning material.
Application of Authentic Assessment to My Daily Assignment Themes in Class II
Authors: Mulyani Hari
Published: April 2024

This research aims to determine and describe implementation authentic assessment on the theme of my daily assignments which have been carried out in class II elementary school 77/1 Penerokan. This research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method, namely the subjects were one principal and one homeroom teacher of class II elementary school 77/ 1 Penerokan. To collect data, observations, interviews and documentation with data analysis techniques using three flows, namely, reduction data, display data and draw conclusions.The results showed that at elementary school 77/1 Penerokan there were applying authentic assessment in learning on the themes of my daily assignments. The teacher has carried out appropriate assessment steps, among others determine standards, determine assessment techniques, determine criteria, determine rubrics, carry out assessments and provide scores or grades. The teacher carries out authentic assessment techniques on the themes of my daily assignments between others on attitude assessment using observation techniques; on assessment knowledge of using written test techniques, oral tests, assignments; and on skills assessment using performance assessment, product assessment and portfolio assessment. Teachers experience obstacles in implementing assessments authenticity, including time constraints and student constraints.
Study of Teacher Obstacles in Implementing Integrated Thematic Learning Elementary School
Authors: Septianda Swandy
Published: April 2024

This research aims to explore the implementation of integrated thematic learning at SDN 112/1 Muara Bulian. A qualitative approach was used by interviewing eight teachers and observing classroom learning activities. The research results show that the main obstacles in implementing integrated thematic learning include teachers' limited understanding of the principles of Learning Implementation Plans, lack of support and understanding from the school, and the need to increase teachers' abilities in designing learning that suits the characteristics of students. However, this research also found several positive initiatives undertaken by teachers to overcome these challenges, such as training and collaboration between teachers. The novelty of this research lies in its focus on the implementation of integrated thematic learning in elementary schools, especially at SDN 112/1 Muara Bulian, while its implications highlight the need for greater support and more in-depth training for teachers to increase the effectiveness of integrated thematic learning. Therefore, the findings of this research provide an important contribution to the development of teacher professionalism and the development of more effective strategies in improving the quality of learning at the elementary school level.
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR MENYIMAK UNTUK SISWA SEKOLAH KEJURUAN
Authors: Asmiati Asmiati , Rachmawati Rachmawati , Muhammad Damris
Published: April 2024

This study was aimed at developing listening material and teaching aid. The teaching aid makes use of computer. The purpose of using computer to help students in order to make the teaching-learning process effective and interesting. In constructing or developing the thesis, R & D method is applied. This method consists of 1) assessing to identify goal, 2) conducting instructional analysis, 3) analyzing learners and contexts, 4) writing performance objective, 5) developing assessment instruments, 6) developing instructional strategy, 7) developing and select instructional materials, 8) designing and conducting formative evaluation of instruction, 9) revising instruction, and 10) designing and conducting summative evaluation. The result of the developmental study shows that the teaching aid is good. It gets 3,75. The students who are involved in this study is the students of vocational high school grade X of tourism program. All of them enjoyed the lesson. It can be concluded that the listening material and teaching aid is effective and hence it is easy to be operated.
Keyword: listening material, and teaching aid
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR SENI RUPA BERMEDIA POWERPOINT KELAS X SMK
Authors: Irwan Irwan , Sjarkawi Sjarkawi , Murbojono Rahmat
Published: April 2024

Fine art learnin.g in vocational high school (SMK) 2 Batanghari has some problems, such as 1) the lack of fine art teaching materials as source of school, 2) the teachers of fine art do not use media yet, like power point in conveying massage of learning process to students, 3) teaching materials are used in learning process is less attractive, 4) the culture Jambi areas not exist in previous teaching materials before.
The research of fine art power point medias development adopted of design model instructional competence approach system (DSI-PK), which consists of 3 steps, namely; 1) needs analysis, 2) development, and 3) evaluation.The purpose of fine art development of power point media are: 1) producing, how to develop teaching materials of fine art power point media X class SMK, 2) develop teaching materials of fine art power point media in accordance with requirements of development, 3) producing of fine art teaching materials power point media engaging and effective for students of class X vocational learning, 4) producing how to use teaching materials of fine art power point media, 5) developing of fine art teaching materials power point media for teachers and class X SMK students.
Teaching materials of fine art vocation some expert like material expert, media expert, design expert. The three member of them giving evaluation of teaching materials with good/interest/appropriate. Peers consist of teacher have education of fine art background give it excellent/very interesting/very suitable for teaching materials with percentage value of 81,77%.
The interesting of teaching materials can be seen from response and feedback provided by teachers and students to the teaching materials. The anthusiasm of the students is very good for teaching materials provided during product trials. The responseof teachers to the teaching materials is very good, because teaching materials made with attractive colour, harmonious and letters of variation. The effectivness of teaching materials seen of improving student learning outcomes seen with minimal completeness criteria obtained through the result of free test and post test.
It is recommended that teachers in delivering learing materials to the students using relevant learning resources for the next teaching learning developer, to develop teaching materials accordance with requirement of development research learning more wxciting by using media than just lecturing in delivering teaching materials to the student should be use the media in order learning activities are varied and not monotonous.
Keyword: interactive cd, powerpoint, konvensional, cognitive style and learning outcomes
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN SOFTWARE MYOB SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN DAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR AKUNTANSI PERUSAHAAN JASA DI SMA
Authors: Usdekti Sri , Murbojono Rahmat , Suratno Suratno
Published: April 2024

This research is motivated persistence of low learning outcomes accounting, lack of use of computer-based instructional media that support the activity and participation of students in the learning process accounting. One way to overcome this problem is to use MYOB software as a learning medium accounting to assist the teacher in the learning condition of innovative accounting.
This study aims to determine the effect of using MYOB software media on learning outcomes accounting services company, and reveal the influence of student interest to the learning outcomes of accounting and how the interaction between media use MYOB, interest in learning and learning outcomes of accounting.
The method used in this study is the experimental method, the study population was all students of class XI IPS SMAN 4 Jambi. Samples were taken by random sampling technique as many as 80 students. Data collection techniques for variable interest learns using questionnaires and to learn to use the test variable results. The validity of the test was tested with ITEMAN program and for data analysis using ANOVA technique 2 Land with prerequisite distribution normality test data using Lilliefors models, and test of homogeneity of variance using Bartlett's test, with a significance level of 5% research.
Results calculated with SPSS 16, shows that the distribution of the data according to the normal curve, the sample is derived from a homogeneous population. Demonstrated that: (1) the results of the study group of students who were given learning with media MYOB higher compared with a group of students who were given learning with media LKS (Fhitung 1.362> 0.05); (2) Results of study accounting services firm group of students who have a high interest in learning, better when compared with the results of studying accounting services company in the group of students who have a low interest, both of which are taught using MYOB software media and the use of media LKS because of F 0.761> 0 , 05. (3) In the group of students who have a high interest in learning, learning outcomes accounting services firms students taught using MYOB software media is higher when compared with the results of studying accounting services firms students taught using media LKS (4) In the group of students who have interest in learning low, the result of learning accounting services firms students taught using MYOB software media is higher when compared with the results of studying accounting services firms students taught using LKS media. (5) There is an interaction between media software MYOB and interest in learning on learning outcomes Fhitung services firms accounting for 0.752, for p> 0.05.
Keyword: Keywords: Software MYOB, interest in learning, learning outcomes accounting services company.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE GROUP INVESTIGATION (GI) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR DAN SIKAP ILMIAH SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN FISIKA SMA
Authors: Ernawati Ranti , Sjarkawi Sjarkawi , Asyhar Rayandra
Published: April 2024

This study was motivated by the problems faced by teachers of physics are the low daily rate of students, it is characterized by ï‚³ 50% of students are in the range of values below 60. The purpose of this experimental study is (1) reveals the presence or absence of a firmness differences in learning outcomes between students taught using cooperative learning model Group Investigation (GI) with students who are taught by using conventional learning model, (2). reveals the presence or absence of firmness is a difference of scientific attitude of students, between students taught using cooperative learning model Group Investigation (GI) with students who are taught by using conventional learning model. This study was an experimental study. The first and second hypothesis can be tested using one-way ANOVA test. Differences in the use of cooperative learning model Group Investigation (GI) with conventional learning model on learning outcomes and student scientific attitude among these variables will be known. Subjects of this study were taken randomly selected by lottery first is the X3 class numbered 40 students, was elected second lottery X5 is a class of 40 students, the class were tested for normality and homogeneity. Timing of treatment for 2 x 45 minutes (1 x meetings) that do as much as 8 times the meeting. At the end of the treatment in the final meeting of the subjects were given a final test consists of 23 multiple choice test items with time-90 minutes. Based on calculations using ANOVA one lane, with criteria if F count> F table, then H0 is rejected, meaning that there is a difference (not homogeneous), and if F count <F table, then H0 is accepted, meaning that there is no difference (homogeneous). Under these provisions, it can be interpreted that there is no difference in learning outcomes for 1.7731 <3.96. F count <F table or 1.773 <6.97 then H0 is accepted, meaning that there are no significant differences in the scientific attitude of students who use the model of cooperative learning model Group Investigation (GI) than conventional learning model The findings of this study indicate that there are differences in learning outcomes and scientific attitude of students, between students taught using cooperative learning model Group Investigation (GI), with students taught by conventional learning model. Keyword: group investigation, the results of learning, scientific attitude
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN UNTUK MATA PELAJARAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN DI SMK DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI MACROMEDIA FLASH
Authors: As'ad As'ad , Fitrah Yundi , Suratno Suratno
Published: April 2024

Development of entrepreneurial learning media is simple, attractive, effective and efficient and whether the development of the media can improve student learning outcomes. This study aims to (1) Produce a simple media entrepreneurial learning, quality, attractive, effective and efficient form of a product (software) for vocational students of class X, (2) Examine the impact of the use of instructional media to see the difference in the value of the pre-test before using product (software) with a post-test after using the product (software). This study is a research and development by following the model of the development of Lee & Owen which consists of five phases: (1) the stage of analysis (analisys), (2) the stage of design (design), (3) the stage of development (development), (4 ) phase of implementation (implemantation), (5) the stage of evaluation (evaluation). Development focused on entrepreneurship subjects of class X SMK first semester. Before the products tested beforehand validated by experts of material and media expert. Furthermore, the product tested to students through the three stages of testing individual, small group testing, and field trials. Subject product trials are students of SMK Negeri 1 Sarolangun class X. subject of this research trial for individual testing consisted of three students, to test a small group of ten students, and for field trials consisted of 30 students. The data collected in this study is the data of expert materials, data from media experts, and student response data from the aspect of media appeal. Data collection instrument in the form of sheet material and a questionnaire to experts and media expert questionnaire sheet to subject individual testing, piloting small groups, and field trials. Analysis of data using qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed: (1) the quality of instructional media development with Macromedia Flash applications vocational entrepreneurship subjects in terms of aspects of material including both criteria. (2) in terms of aspects of media including both criteria. (3) student responses about the appeal of media including very interesting criteria (4) an increase in the value of the average post-test of the pre-test of 23.20% of the 30 students on field trials, with 27 students (90%) have achieved mastery learning.
Based on these results, it can be disimpulkn that products developed instructional media is fit for use as a source of learning for students.
Keyword: Software CPB media entrepreneurial learning.