bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Differential expression of KIF14 in pancreatic cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2023

Cancer is a leading cause of death and pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal cancers (1, 2). We mined published microarray datasets (3, 4) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with pancreatic cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding kinesin family member 14, KIF14, when comparing pancreatic tumors to the tissue of origin, the pancreas. KIF14 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the pancreas as compared to normal pancreatic tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of KIF14 in pancreatic tumors was correlated with overall survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. KIF14 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of human PDAC.
Differential expression of S100A11 in pancreatic cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2023

Cancer is a leading cause of death and pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal cancers (1, 2). We mined published microarray datasets (3, 4) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with pancreatic cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding S100 calcium-binding protein A11, S100A11, when comparing pancreatic tumors to the tissue of origin, the pancreas. S100A11 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the pancreas as compared to normal pancreatic tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of S100A11 in pancreatic tumors was correlated with overall survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. S100A11 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of human PDAC.
Regulations relevant to (long-form) audio recordings in Malawi
Authors: Brun Elias , Leon Mathilde , Cristia Alejandrina
Published: February 2023

The present document concerns data protection legislation relevant to audio recordings gathered in Malawi. We focus on international, regional and national legislation.
Role of pharmacological active phthalazine scaffolds in medicinal chemistry
Authors: Sakib S M Nazmuz
Published: February 2023

Phthalazine derivatives have recently received a lot of interest in the realm of physiologically active chemical research. Introduce this phthalazine moiety to a researcher in a new approach, and generate a fresh class of molecules with a superior therapeutic profile. Phthalazine has a lot of scientific interest because of its wide range of biological activity and medicinal potential. Phthalazine might be a useful starting point for developing new medications. The creation of numerous phthalazine derivatives as improved therapeutic molecules for the management of various infections and disorders is gaining popularity. Phthalazine has a pharmacophoric moiety, which makes it appealing to researchers looking to create new therapeutic compounds. We attempted to examine the numerous biological activities of phthalazine derivatives in this review and documented numerous contributions in many areas of interest. Researchers may be able to build and create innovative phthalazine scaffolds with very high therapeutic properties as a result of this research.
Xu (2016): red envelope in Chinese journalism through a mindsponge theory
Authors: Jin Ruining
Published: February 2023

Xu (2016)’s research disclosed the red-envelope threat to Chinese journalism ethics and professionalism. Her research illustrated journalists’ complicated attitudes towards the red envelope. Most of the journalist participants in her research believed that the money they took did not make an impact on their editorial decision; some believed that the money “does make a difference”; others deemed that accepting the red envelope is a cultural practice regarding etiquette and renqing; the rest deem that taking red envelope is unjustifiable. From the SM3D theoretical framework perspective to explain such a complexity, given that journalists also come from divese cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, they hold different mindsets with various value systems that lead them to generate dinstinct subjective cost-benefit evaluations, which eventually culminated in different attitude towards the red envelope
Differential expression of PITX1 in pancreatic cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2023

Cancer is a leading cause of death and pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal cancers (1, 2). We mined published microarray datasets (3, 4) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with pancreatic cancer, pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding paired-like homeodomain 1, PITX1, when comparing pancreatic tumors to the tissue of origin, the pancreas. PITX1 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the pancreas as compared to normal pancreatic tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of PITX1 in pancreatic tumors was correlated with overall survival in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. PITX1 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of human PDAC.
Perguruan Tinggi dalam Fokus Komitmen Kemasyarakatan
Authors: Wekke Ismail Suardi
Published: February 2023

Catatan akhir pekan. Pendidikan tinggi dalam potret sekilas.
Reading the sediment archive of the Eastern Campeche Bank (southern Gulf of Mexico): From the aftermath of the Chicxulub impact to Loop Current variability
Authors: Hübscher Christian , Haecker Tobias , Betzler Christian , Kalvelage Claudia , Weiss Benedikt
Published: February 2023

This is the first high-resolution seismic study showing how the Chicxulub impact shaped the eastern slope of the Campeche Bank in the south-eastern Gulf of Mexico. The induced shock wave fractured Cretaceous strata causing the collapse of the upper slope and shelf over a length of ca. 200 km. Failed material was either transported downslope or remained in parts on the accommodation space created by the collapsed. In the Cenozoic, the East Campeche Plastered Drift developed within the created accommodation space, controlled by the inflowing surface current from the Caribbean, which forms the Loop Current. The internal reflection configuration of the drift shows that the closure of the Suwannee Strait in the Late Oligocene and the closure of the CAS in the Mid to Late Miocene controlled the variability of the southern Loop Current in time. Since the Loop Current transports heat and moisture from the western Atlantic warm water pool into the North Atlantic and further to NW Europe by the Gulf Stream, the drift represents an archive for controlling factors that influenced climate of the northern hemisphere. This first high-resolution seismic reflection study from the eastern Campeche Bank expands the understanding of destructive processes that a meteorite impact induces into the earth system. Furthermore, these data document that the East Campeche Plastered Drift bears the potential to understand the link between the climate variability of the northern hemisphere and oceanic processes in the equatorial western Atlantic.
Investigating the Convergent Validity of Child Language Assessment Measures: A Korean Study
Authors: Chai Jun Ho , McDonald Margarethe , Ko Eon-Suk
Published: February 2023

This study examines the convergent validity between parental reports and direct measures of word comprehension in Korean infants. Parental reports, such as the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories, are commonly used in language development research due to their ease of use and ability to provide extensive data. However, there have been concerns about the accuracy of these reports in assessing comprehension, as parents can only infer comprehension from nonverbal responses. To address this issue, this study employs eye-tracking measures of word comprehension to compare the correlation and alignment between direct measures and parental reports. The results show that there is no correlation between word recognition performance and CDI percentile. The frequency of weekly reading was found to be correlated with both parent-reported language ability and direct measures of word comprehension. The comparison of the scores of parent-reported target words and word recognition measurements indicate that parents tend to report items more positively than the children's actual recognition of the words.
Performing actions with robots: attribution of intentionality affects the joint sense of agency
Authors: Navare Uma Prashant , Ciardo Francesca , Kompatsiari Kyveli , De Tommaso Davide , Wykowska Agnieszka
Published: February 2023

Joint sense of agency (JSoA) is the feeling of control experienced in joint action over one’s own and a partner’s actions and is proposed to arise from the sensorimotor predictive processes underlying action control and monitoring. In the current study, using interval estimates and neural responses measured by EEG, we aimed to evaluate whether JSoA is influenced by the perceived intentionality of a partner (a humanoid robot). Our behavioral results show that participants experienced JSoA with the partner when it was presented as seemingly intentional, but not when it was presented as a seemingly unintentional. Our EEG results support the idea that when a partner is introduced as intentional, self- and other-forward models are better integrated into a joint model, relative to when the partner is introduced as unintentional. Together, our results provide novel evidence that JSoA and joint sensorimotor processing are influenced by the perceived intentionality of the partner.
Meaningful Peer Social Interactions and Momentary Well-Being in Context
Authors: Roshanaei Mahnaz , Vaid Sumer Sumeet , Courtney Andrea L , Soh Serena Jimyn , zaki jamil , Harari Gabriella M.
Published: February 2023

Characteristics of a rich social life have been linked to positive well-being outcomes. Yet, the benefits of engaging in meaningful social interactions in the different contexts of daily life remain understudied. Using three large-scale longitudinal datasets collected from a cohort of university students over the span of 3 years ( N = 5,649 participants; ecological momentary assessments = 215,209), we examined the extent to which engagement in subjectively meaningful social interactions was associated with improvements in subsequent momentary well-being across contexts. We found that people reported experiencing less momentary stress, loneliness, and greater affective well-being after engaging in meaningful social interaction, but less benefits socializing in certain contexts (e.g., with strangers, computer-mediated channels, in public places, while dining, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic). These findings support the idea that the people, communication channels, places, activities, and timing of meaningful social interactions matter for subsequent momentary well-being.
Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Withdrawal and State Anxiety in People Who Smoke Cigarettes
Authors: Apostol Michael R
Published: February 2023

Abstinence from cigarettes is associated with withdrawal and anxiety symptoms, which are barriers to smoking cessation. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) reduces both withdrawal and anxiety symptoms; however, the extent to which withdrawal reductions depend on anxiety reductions isn’t known, which this study was designed to address. The two predictions were that 1) there would be a positive relationship between withdrawal symptoms and state anxiety (anxiety symptoms in the present moment) and 2) rTMS-related reductions in state anxiety would mediate reductions in withdrawal. Participants (N = 44) were adults ages 18 - 45 who reported daily use of 5+ cigarettes for 1+ years. Participants received single-session rTMS (10 Hz at 100% of motor threshold; 5s on; 10s off; 3000 pulses total) to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC; experimental site) and the visual cortex (v5; control site) in a randomized, crossover, single-blind, within-subjects design. They completed the Shiffman-Jarvik Withdrawal Scale (SJWS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before and after each rTMS treatment. There were significant positive correlations between withdrawal and state anxiety before and after rTMS, p < .001. A mixed-effects linear model indicated that rTMS to dlPFC led to a significant reduction in SJWS craving subscale scores, p < .05. However, a mediation analysis suggested that state anxiety did not mediate the reduction in SJWS scores, p > .05. Withdrawal and state anxiety were positively related before and after rTMS, and rTMS to dlPFC reduced cigarette craving. Reductions in cigarette craving by rTMS were not mediated by effects of rTMS on feelings of anxiety. With the goal of understanding how rTMS influences the cognitive and affective markers of smoking, this study was a step towards elucidating the psychological mechanisms of rTMS on cigarette withdrawal and craving.
Reputational Costs of Receptiveness: When and Why Being Receptive to Opposing Political Views Backfires
Authors: Hussein Mohamed A. , Wheeler S. Christian
Published: February 2023

A fast-growing body of research finds that receptiveness to opposing political views carries reputational benefits. A different body of research finds that opposing political views and the people who hold them are seen as repugnant. How could it be that people receptive to opposing political ideas are viewed positively, when the political opponents they are receptive to are seen negatively? In seven main (N = 5,286) and nine supplemental studies (N = 3,983 participants in online studies; N = 124,493 observations in field data), we reconcile this tension by showing that when the information source belongs to the opposing party, receptiveness to opposing political views often carries reputational costs, not benefits. We find these reputational costs across both strong and weak signals of receptiveness, eight different political and social issues, and multiple types of prototypical out-party sources. We argue that these costs arise because members of the opposing party are frequently stereotyped as immoral, and thus receptiveness to their ideas is seen negatively. As a boundary condition, we find that the costs of receptiveness are pronounced for sources who are prototypical of the out-party and attenuate (or even reverse) for sources who are non-prototypical. These findings resolve a seeming contradiction between two distinct literatures in psychology, contribute to a rapidly expanding literature on the interpersonal consequences of receptiveness, and lay the groundwork for understanding novel barriers to, and ultimately solutions for, the lack of cross-party openness and political polarization.
Sample Size Trends in Experimental Psychology from 2003 to 2022: Soaring Online Samples and Lagging Offline Samples
Authors: Lukács Gáspár , Huber Noemi , Talypova Dinara , Miccoli Maria Rosa
Published: February 2023

The dramatic increase and impact of psychological research conducted via the internet is widely spotlighted, but objective assessments of the matter are scarce. In the present paper, we analyzed trends based on online and offline (in-laboratory) sample sizes in randomly sampled articles (N = 1,000) published in five general and experimental psychology journals in each year from 2003 to 2022. While our samples included no online participants at all in the early 2000s, in recent years’ publications we indeed found soaring online sample sizes (per article as well as per study), with online participants accounting for almost two thirds of all participants. At the same time, offline sample sizes increased only slightly, and comparatively negligibly. The generally increased sample sizes likely bode well for replicability and robustness, but the potential pitfalls of this rapid migration to online research warrant thoughtful and thorough further examinations.
Bayesian Sample Size Planning for Developmental Studies
Authors: Visser Ingmar , Kucharský Šimon , Levelt Clara , Stefan Angelika Marlene , Wagenmakers Eric-Jan , Oakes Lisa M
Published: February 2023

Running developmental experiments, particularly with infants, isoften time consuming and intensive, and recruitment of participantsis hard and expensive. Thus, an important goal for developmentalresearchers is to optimize sampling plans such that neither toomany nor too few participants are tested given the hypothesis ofinterest. One approach that enables such optimization is the useof Bayesian sequential designs. The use of such sequential designsallows data collection to be terminated as soon as the evidence isdeemed su ciently strong, without compromising the interpretabilityof the test outcome. In this tutorial, we illustrate how to plana Bayesian sequential testing design prior to data collection by themethod of Bayes factor design analysis - the Bayesian equivalent ofpower analysis - and discuss the relevance of this for developmentalpsychologists. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to performsuch analyses, and the methods are illustrated using commonly usedstatistics in a typical infant looking time paradigm such that researcherscan easily adapt these methods for their studies.
Does she still love and feel hungry? Afterlife continuity beliefs and religion across 24 countries
Authors: Hoogeveen Suzanne , Altay Sacha , Bendixen Theiss , Berniūnas Renatas , Bulbulia Joseph , Cheshin Arik , Gentili Claudio , Georgescu Raluca , Haaf Julia M. , Hagel Kristin , Kavanagh Christopher Michael , Levy Neil L , McKay Ryan , Neely-Prado Alejandra , Qiu Lin , Rabelo André Luiz Alves , Ramsay Jonathan Edward , Ross Robert M , Turpin Hugh , Wuyts Robin , Xygalatas Dimitris , van Elk Michiel
Published: February 2023

Many people believe that certain mental states, such as love, continue after physical death. However, the prevalence of such ``continuity beliefs'' and their relationship with culture and religious belief remains unclear. In the current preregistered study we draw on a large and diverse cross-cultural sample (24 countries, N = 10,195) to systematically quantify cultural variation in tendencies for continuity beliefs after death and the precedence of mental state continuity (e.g., love) over bodily state continuity (e.g., hunger). Our findings partly replicate previous work suggesting that (mental) afterlife continuity beliefs are cross-culturally prevalent, with individual religious beliefs predicting more continuity judgments, especially for mental states. Furthermore, our study reveals that an experimental manipulation inducing a religious framing amplifies continuity judgments tendencies relative to a secular framing. At the same time, however, the modal response across most countries was the cessation of all mental and bodily states after death. In addition, propositional self-reported afterlife beliefs (e.g., about heaven) were more prevalent than continuity judgments as measured using a vignette task. Overall, these data reveal considerable variation within and between cultures in continuity judgments, with both materialist beliefs and mental continuity beliefs being widespread.
The Impact of Social Media on Literature
Authors: Shahwan Saed Jamil
Published: February 2023

Literature is one of society’s broad and significant elements because it shows how people interact and socialize. The objective of literature is education and entertainment through songs, poems, stories, and drama. However, a challenge that limits production and access to literary content is media. Traditionally, media used to convey literature material, such as books, television, radio, and theatres were limited to people who could afford or access venues. Consequently, the spread of literary content was limited to specific areas. However, media and information technology advancement has created a paradigm shift in the production and dissemination of literary content. This research evaluated the effects of media advancement in enhancing literature’s production, dissemination, and consumption. Importantly, this research will explain the types of media technology and how they affect literature. Literature has experienced changes because media provides advanced methods of producing and disseminating literary content. There is a significant difference between literature produced during the Elizabethan era and the industrialization period and those produced in the digital age. Writing technology was the earliest approach to generating literature, and this has evolved into digital technology that generates audio-visual content. Media has also influenced the globalization of literature by enabling access to literary works across countries and cultures. Media technology has simplified the production of literature and provided digital channels for showcasing literary work, making digital a significant contributor to social and economic development. Media development has supported advancement in literature.
Ukrainian EFL Learners’ Use and Views of Electronic Dictionaries: a Case Study in Higher Education
Authors: Zamkova Nataliia , Tymoshchuk Nataliia , Havryliuk Nataliia
Published: February 2023

Dictionary usage is one of the potential English as a foreign language learning strategy. The research paper investigates current tendencies in electronic dictionaries use for EFL learning at Ukrainian universities and the attitudes of Ukrainian students toward them. The scholars attempt to answer the following question: What are Ukrainian EFL learners’ use and views of electronic dictionaries? The current study aims to fill a gap in existing literature regarding Ukrainian EFL learners’ preferences and the use of different electronic dictionaries for language learning. The significance of this research lies in understanding the learners’ preferences and support of the electronic dictionaries will help to find effective teaching practices fostering student-centered approaches. We used a quantitative method to collect research data through online tools (Google forms). It was achieved due to analyzing responses to the survey-based questionnaire of 32 learners of Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics of the State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine. The findings suggest that students usually use various types of electronic dictionaries because they help them to develop four basic language skills. The participants preferred using electronic dictionaries as effective and motivating aids. We concluded that Ukrainian learners had a positive attitude toward electronic dictionaries implementation as they can improve both the teaching and learning process in educational institutions.
Students’ English Language Usage of Facebook during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: BOUKLIKHA Wassila
Published: February 2023

Social network sites such as Facebook are constantly experiencing enormous changes, arousing the attention of many researchers who wish to integrate technology into education and create innovative methods in English Language Teaching; several technological devices can facilitate teaching and serve learners’ needs. Therefore, teachers started to use and adopt modern techniques in education, mainly because of the pandemic of covid-19and, thus making the teaching process safe and effective. The current study aims to investigate students’ perceptions of using Facebook to enhance their learning during an acute crisis. The main questions that established the research work are what are the students’ perceptions of using Facebook to enhance their learning? What are the benefits of Facebook during the pandemic of covid-19? To answer these questions, the researcher conducted a case study of 2nd year English as Foreign Language students in the English Department at Tlemcen University, Algeria. The researcher used two research instruments to collect data; a questionnaire addressed to the students and a structured interview administered to the English teachers. Findings revealed that Facebook adoption has a significant positive relationship with usefulness and ease of use; there was also a considerable influence of Facebook adoption on educational usage. Additionally, both teachers and students stated that Facebook could improve students’ academic performance, and recognized its importance during this crisis period in making teaching and learning more accessible and productive. Based on the findings, the researcher made some recommendations about using Facebook in education, and future research can deal with more communities.
Developing Learners’ Intercultural Communicative Competence through Online Exchanges: Case of Third-Year Students in Algeria
Authors: LOUAHALA Nadia
Published: February 2023

Foreign Language Education generally aims to produce intercultural speakers who develop relevant language skills necessary for communication and work. In fact, online exchanges provide an excellent opportunity to enhance learners’ analytical and critical thinking skills. They can enormously help develop learners’ intercultural awareness making them ready to accept cultural differences. This paper examines the relevance of using virtual or online exchange development in language teaching and learning, focusing principally on virtual task categories and the use of Information Communication Technologies, which has become an everyday reality of the 21st century. It seeks to answer the following research questions: Do online exchanges help to develop learners’ intercultural communicative competence? Are online communication tools effective for promoting the teaching and learning processes? A student’s questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with teachers are adopted as instruments to collect the necessary data. The participants are undergraduate third-year students and EFL university teachers from the Department of English Language at University Djillali Liabes of Sidi Bel Abbes (Algeria). Findings showed positive feedback from the students toward using online exchanges to foster intercultural competencies. They also revealed that teachers know the importance of online tools when teaching cultural issues. Thus, it is worth noting that Information Communication Technologies and online interactions contribute significantly to creating spaces where learners, particularly develop cultural tolerance, improve communication, exchange and promote knowledge besides becoming self-autonomous.
An Assessment of Undergraduate EFL Students’ Intercultural Competence at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret
Authors: Mehdaoui Ahmed
Published: February 2023

Today’s education places a strong emphasis on helping students become interculturally competent. Given its significance, the current study aims to evaluate the development of intercultural competence of undergraduate EFL students at the Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Because there are not many studies assessing or how to assess university EFL students’ intercultural competence in Algeria, it is necessary to research how much intercultural competence is incorporated into the current university English education program. Thus, the main question addressed is whether Algerian undergraduate EFL students have intercultural competence. To address this question, 36 third-year English major students at the Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret were randomly chosen to participate in the study. The measurement tool was a questionnaire with inquiries regarding the following three intercultural competence dimensions: attitudes, knowledge and skills. The findings of this study showed that although the participants’ intercultural attitudes and knowledge are high, they lack the intercultural skills that are essential for attentive intercultural speakers to interpret and use appropriate expressions associated with the cultural environment. As a result, this study strongly recommends that it is crucial to incorporate all the elements of intercultural competence in the current English curriculum at Algerian universities.
Lexical Innovation between Unification and Purism: The Case of Corona-Related Terminology in Arabic-Broadcasting Media
Authors: DJENNANE Taoufik
Published: February 2023

Media is strong enough to influence different fields, including economy, politics, education, to name but a few. This influence is inevitable on languages of the world. Distant contact has proved to introduce interesting language contact phenomena just like direct contact does. The present paper investigated Corona-related lexis in the spoken language of Arabic-broadcasting media, namely Aljazeera and A3 (an Algerian public channel). The significance of the study lies in showing the extent to which such media can influence Standard Arabic and how journalists can be important language agents. The question guiding the research is to circle the main linguistic process(es) adopted by journalists when they are faced with a situation which calls for immediate lexical modernization to name new concepts or objects. The research built on a descriptive discourse analysis method within the language-in-use approach for studying a corpus of 9314 utterances. It was found that media plays a role of prime importance in the diffusion of new vocabulary. Such diffusion remains uncontrolled by linguistic bodies, and therefore the linguists’ role is, to a certain extent, divorced. It was found that the media language builds on borrowings, manifested in different types. Semantic expansion of already existing Arabic words was less attested. Coinage was found to be the least adopted method to introduce new items to name novel objects and concepts. Also, a point of prime significance is that English remains the main lending language on which Standard Arabic depends in the modernization of its dictionary. It was reported that some of the core borrowings of English origin are diffused even in the Maghreb region (namely Algeria) where French used to be a dominant foreign language.
Moodle in the Algerian EFL Context during Covid-19: Exploring Students’ Attitudes and Academic Achievements
Authors: GHOUNANE Nadia , RABAHI Hanane
Published: February 2023

Algerian Universities hasten to implement online learning by using platforms like Moodle and Teams after the breakdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. Algerian Universities have recently included online learning; henceforth, teachers’ and students’ knowledge and attitudes toward these platforms impact teaching and learning achievements. This study intends to explore students’ attitudes toward the inclusion of the Moodle platform in learning during the pandemic by taking EFL students at Saida University as a case in point. The paper also seeks to explore the effectiveness of the Moodle platform. The researchers gathered data through a questionnaire that was distributed to 170 EFL Master students. To support the results, the researcher also employed a test and observation. The findings demonstrated that students had many difficulties in using the Moodle Platform. The analysis also revealed that the students had developed negative attitudes toward the use of the platform due to many reasons, mainly net problems and lack of knowledge. The results also indicated that online lectures via Moodle platform impact students’ academic achievements.
Integrating Technology in ESL Reading Classroom: Accounting Pupils’ Perspectives
Authors: Sulaiman Nur Ainil , Sulaiman Nur Ainil
Published: February 2023

Technology integration in language teaching has become a more prominent option for more effective teaching and learning process. However, few studies have examined the use of technology in reading classrooms, especially in the Malaysian context. This study aims to investigate pupils’ perceptions of technology use in ESL (English as a second language) reading classrooms. In order to fulfill the research objective, the research question, ‘What is the perception of Year 6 primary school pupils on using technology in the reading classroom?’ was formulated to guide the study. The present study investigates the pupils’ perceptions towards the integration of technology in reading classrooms by collecting data from 70 participants of a semi-urban primary school in Pahang using a questionnaire that is adapted from the Technology Acceptance Model model. The findings indicated that pupils have positive perceptions towards the use of technology in reading classrooms in terms of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude towards the use of technology and behavioural intention of using technology. Significantly, this study’s findings offer teachers and stakeholders with evidence to embrace technology in language teaching. Understanding pupils’ perceptions of technology use in reading in language learning classrooms provide significant information for teachers, school administrators and stakeholders
PUBLICATIONS ON ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN WEB OF SCIENCE DATABASE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Authors: KAYA Ahmet , HATUNOĞLU Zeynep
Published: February 2023

Bibliometric analysis allows the analysis and evaluation of scientific studies by different methods. This study aims to present an overview of the “Accounting Standards” literature in the journals indexed on the Web of Science. This subject area is scanned in 1851 publications within the “Business-Finance” category on June 25, 2021. R-Studio program is used in the analysis and we contribute by applying bibliometric analysis to articles published in these fields since 1970. The results show that most publications originate from the United States, most are published in the last 10 years, and Accounting Review is the most-cited journal.
Conventional Technique with Modernisation: Non-Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy with Removal of Largest Ovarian Tumor Through Same Route in Tribal Belt of India
Authors: Padval Rahul Kumar M , Padval Rahul Kumar M , Sathlyawala Asifhusen Safakatbhai
Published: February 2023

Various surgical approaches such as vaginal, abdominal, laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy are considered for hysterectomy and risk factors and associated morbidity determines the selection of the surgical procedure. The available healthcare infrastructure also determines that surgical approach considered for the patients and needs some customisation. In this case report, the case of Non-Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy along with the right sided & left sided salpingo-oophorectomy in rural tribal belt tertiary healthcare center in Dahod, Gujrat, India is reported. Total weight of the tumor removed measured 6.5Kg out of that 6.1Kg was fluid and 400 Gram solid component. On histopathology report confirmed serous cystadenoma. There was no stitch, no scar performed, and this total vaginal surgery was successful.
Building Religious Character of Students in Madrasah Through Moral Learning
Authors: Rachman Azhariah , Kawakip Akhmad Nurul , Fadhillah Fadhillah , Saputra Nanda , Zulkifli Zulkifli
Published: February 2023

This article aims to describe the teacher's role and the implications of learning Aqidah Akhlak in the formation of the religious character of students at MTs Thoriqul Ulum Trawas. Qualitative with a case study approach has been used in this study. Data collection uses interview, observation, and documentation methods, while validity techniques use credibility, source triangulation, technical triangulation, and dependability. The results of the research are presented as follows: 1. Akhlak Aqidah teachers become motivators, mentors, and educators for students and are also less than optimal in their roles as facilitators and demonstrators. 2. The implications of Aqidah Akhlak teachers in forming the religious character of students at MTs Thoriqul Ulum, namely making students have the nature of discipline, responsibility, and honesty.
Optimizing Islamic Religious Colleges In Facing The Era of Globalization
Authors: Dian Dian , Indayanti Aneu Nandya , Irfan Fanani Asep , Nurhayati Elis
Published: February 2023

This study examines the role of state Islamic tertiary institutions in responding to the challenges of globalization in Indonesia. One tertiary institution was used as a research case study, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. This study uses qualitative methods through literature data collection, field observations, and interviews. The results of the research show that UIN Bandung has designed and prepared a strategy for facing the globalization era, which consists of seven main methods, which include: financial planning and allocation management; improvement of research and publication programs; lecture management; improvement and empowerment of international standard human resources; increasing global insight by maintaining Islamic scientific values; pilot projects for international class programs; and development of the quality of study programs. The seven strategies are supported by the initiative of the academic community independently so that it has succeeded in realizing UIN Bandung as one of the PTKI, which is ready to welcome the era of globalization and gain an international reputation.
UMA ANÁLISE DAS QUESTÕES DE ONDULATÓRIA NO EXAME NACIONAL DO ENSINO MÉDIO (ENEM): 2009 À 2020
Authors: De Carvalho Sousa Flávio José , De Moura Sousa Marcos , Reis Alves de Macêdo Haroldo
Published: February 2023

O Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) foi criado com o objetivo de avaliar o aluno ao término da educação básica. Com a reformulação em 2009, passou a servir como avaliação que possibilita o acesso ao ensino superior, atingindo milhões de pessoas inscritas. A proposta da prova era abandonar as questões ditas tradicionais presentes nos vestibulares, e trazer itens contextualizados, testando as competências e habilidades dos candidatos. Baseado em metodologias presentes em outros trabalhos, o desenvolvimento deste artigo se deu pela leitura e análise das questões de Ondulatória presentes nas provas dos anos 2009 à 2020, com o objetivo de classificar quanto ao tipo de item (quantitativo, semiquantitativo e qualitativo) e ao nível de contextualização, apresentando os resultados que servem de auxílio tanto para professores de Física do Ensino Médio como para candidatos que querem conhecer o exame.
APLICAÇÃO DE TEMAS NORTEADORES NO ENSINO DE QUÍMICA POR MEIO DE UMA ABORDAGEM INTERDISCIPLINAR
Authors: Mikaelly Cardoso Soares Evany , Dos Santos Farias Joyce , Vieira Correia Davi , Mychael Ferreira Soares da Silva Ândello , Figueirêdo Alessandra Marcone Tavares Alves de
Published: February 2023

Uma das premissas das universidades públicas e privadas é formar profissionais para atuarem diretamente no mercado de trabalho, este está em constante modernização e progresso, o que consequentemente, exige pessoas mais capacitadas e com mais informações sobre diversos temas. Sendo assim, o Programa de Educação Tutorial - PET Química do Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFPB, Campus João Pessoa, Brasil, desenvolveu uma atividade denominada “Ciclo de Palestras”, designada aos discentes do Curso de Licenciatura em Química desta instituição, com a finalidade de trabalhar temas interdisciplinares que não estão presentes na matriz curricular, agregando conhecimento científico e despertando um olhar crítico do discente participante. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho utilizou uma metodologia qualitativa, contendo três momentos: i) Aplicação do Questionário de Sondagem (QS); (ii) Duas palestras ministradas intituladas: “A Química das cores, por que enxergamos o mundo colorido?” e “Química Forense: desvendando crimes”; (iii) Aplicação do Questionário Final (QF). Vale destacar ainda, que em virtude da pandemia do Covid-19 vivenciada por toda a população mundial, as etapas realizadas ocorreram todas de forma virtual. Nos resultados, foi possível constatar a relevância da atividade, bem como o desenvolvimento dos discentes por meio das palestras ministradas. No QS alguns estudantes conheciam de formar superficial as temáticas, mas não conseguiam relacioná-las com os conceitos científicos. Durante a ministração das palestras, ocorreram diversos debates e discussão entre os participantes e os ministrantes, havendo uma correlação dos conceitos químicos e os temas das palestras, contribuindo assim, com resultados satisfatórios no QF. Além disso, tal atividade pôde corroborar com os próprios discentes PETianos, uma vez que o ensinar estimula o aprender e a troca de saberes é algo imprescindível no processo de ensino e aprendizagem dos estudantes.
Contraception Use among Women Visiting Outpatient Department of Gynaecology in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Maharajan Meenu , Thapa Bibechan , Tuladhar Heera , Dwa Yam Prasad , Bhandari Sunita , Maskey Pradhan Smrity , Thakur Minaxi , Bajracharya Manisha , Sharma Santosh
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Family planning services can bring a wide range of benefits to women, their families and society as a whole. Many women of reproductive age have little or incorrect information about family planning methods. Even when they know some methods of contraceptives, they don’t know the availability or how to use them properly. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of contraception use among women visiting the outpatient department of gynaecology of a tertiary care centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among women visiting the gynaecological outpatient department from 10 April 2021 to 10 April 2022 after taking ethical approval from the Institutional review committee (Reference number: 2079/80-03). Women aged 18 to 49 years visiting during the study period were included and pregnant, postmenopausal and unmarried women were excluded from the study. Data was collected from one-to-one interviews. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% confidence interval were calculated.
Results: Out of 208 patients, 146 (70.19%) (63.97-76.41, 95% Confidence Interval) women were currently using contraceptives. Short-acting reversible contraception was used by 97 (66.44%) and long-acting reversible contraception was used by 23 (15.75%). A total of 21 (14.38%) women used permanent sterilisation. The most commonly used contraceptive device was Depo Provera, 43 (29.45%) followed by condoms, 29 (19.86%).
Conclusions: The prevalence of contraception use is lower than the other studies done in similar settings. Therefore, contraception promotion programs have to be encouraged to promote the efficient use of contraception.
Noise-induced Hearing Loss among Patients Requiring Pure Tone Audiometry Evaluation in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Shrestha Sangita , Baral Biraj , Dawadi Aakriti , Sherpa Pema , Regmi Deepak
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Noise-induced hearing loss is a type of sensorineural hearing loss caused by long-term exposure to loud noise. This study provides insight into hearing loss problems the general population faces. The study aimed to find out the prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss among patients needing pure tone audiometry evaluation in a tertiary care centre.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 January 2021 to 30 July 2021 among patients requiring pure tone audiometry evaluation in the outpatient Department of Otorhinolaryngology in a tertiary care centre. The study was conducted after ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 2812202001). Pure tone audiometry was used to diagnose noise-induced hearing loss. Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.

Results: Out of 690 patients, 14 (2.02%) (0.97-3.06, 95% Confidence Interval) were diagnosed with noise-induced hearing loss.

Conclusions: The prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss among patients requiring pure tone audiometry evaluation was similar to other studies conducted in similar settings.
Pyonephrosis among Patients with Pyelonephritis Admitted in Department of Nephrology and Urology of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Kumar Lanka Praveen , Khan Irshad , Kishore Amit , Gopal Manoj , Behera Vineet
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Pyonephrosis is a severe complication of pyelonephritis leading to rapid progression to sepsis and loss of renal function resulting in nephrectomy. Early identification of pyonephrosis based on clinical or radiological characteristics amongst pyelonephritis is paramount. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pyonephrosis among patients with pyelonephritis admitted to the Department of Nephrology and Urology of a tertiary care centre.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care centre among patients with pyelonephritis from 1 July 2016 to 31 Jan 2021. Ethical approval was obtained from Institution Ethics Committee (Reference number: IEC/56/21). The available clinical, demographic and laboratory parameters were recorded from the hospital records in a predesigned proforma. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.

Results: Among 550 pyelonephritis patients, the prevalence of pyonephrosis was 60 (10.9%) (8.3-13.5, 95% Confidence Interval). The mean age was 54.62±12.14 years, and 41 (68.33%) were males. The most common clinical symptom was flank pain with or without fever in 46 (76.66%) patients. Escherichia coli was the most common offending organism in 20 (33.33%). Ultrasonography showed classical echogenic debris with floaters and internal echoes in 44 (73.33%) patients. Double J stenting was successfully done in 44 (73.33%) patients. Percutaneous nephrostomy was done in the remaining 16 (26.66%) patients.

Conclusions: The prevalence of pyonephrosis in pyelonephritis is similar to previous studies done in similar settings.
Liver Cirrhosis among Young Adults Admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Bhusal Mohan , Pathak Rahul , Kafle Bhandari Brindeswari , Jha Anurag , Hamal Rabin , Koirala Dinesh , Lamsal Manoj , Kafle Pradip Kumar
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Cirrhosis in young adults is an important health problem worldwide and is a common disease. Patients usually present late in a decompensated state with varied complications. However, national data on the exact burden of the disease is lacking. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of liver cirrhosis among young adults admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology in a tertiary care centre.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among patients admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology in a tertiary care centre between 25 November 2021 to 30 November 2022 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee [Reference number: 227(6-11)E2-078/079]. Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.

Results: Among 989 patients, liver cirrhosis in young adults was seen in 200 (20.22%) (18.12-22.32, 95% Confidence Interval). Chronic alcohol use was the primary cause of cirrhosis seen in 164 (82%) cases. The most typical presenting symptom was abdominal distension seen in 187 (93.50%) patients. The most frequent complication was ascites seen in 184 (92%) patients. The most frequent endoscopic finding was gastro-oesophagal varices seen in 180 (90%) patients. There were 145 (72.50%) men and 55 (27.50%) women.

Conclusions: The prevalence of liver cirrhosis in young adults was found to be lower than the other studies done in similar settings.