bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cocreation of Massive Open Online Courses to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Diabetes: Pilot Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Authors: Alvarez-Perez Yolanda , Perestelo-Perez Lilisbeth , Rivero-Santana Amado , Wagner Ana M , Torres-Castaño Alezandra , Toledo-Chávarri Ana , Duarte-Díaz Andrea , Alvarado-Martel Dácil , Piccini Barbara , Van den Broucke Stephan , Vandenbosch Jessica , González-González Carina , Perello Michelle , Serrano-Aguilar Pedro ,   IC-Health Project Consortium
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND

Self-management education is a fundamental aspect in the health care of people with diabetes to develop the necessary skills for the improvement of health outcomes. Patients are required to have the competencies to manage electronic information resources—that is, an appropriate level of digital health literacy. The European project IC-Health aimed to improve digital health literacy among people with diabetes through the cocreation of massive open online courses (MOOCs).

OBJECTIVE

We report the preliminary results obtained in 3 participating countries in the IC-Health project (Italy, Spain, and Sweden) regarding (1) experience of the participants during the cocreation process of MOOCs, (2) perceived changes in their digital health literacy level after using MOOCs, and (3) a preliminary assessment of the acceptability of MOOCs.

METHODS

The cocreation of the MOOCs included focus groups with adults and adolescents with diabetes and the creation of independent communities of practice for type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes participants aimed to co-design the MOOCs. Quantitative measures of the acceptability of MOOCs, experience in the cocreation process, and increase in digital health literacy (dimensions of finding, understanding, and appraisal) were assessed.

RESULTS

A total of 28 participants with diabetes participated in focus groups. Adults and adolescents agreed that the internet is a secondary source of health-related information. A total of 149 participants comprised the diabetes communities of practice. A total of 9 MOOCs were developed. Acceptability of the MOOCs and the cocreation experience were positively valued. There was a significant improvement in digital health literacy in both adults and adolescents after using MOOCs (P<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Although the results presented on self-perceived digital health literacy are preliminary and exploratory, this pilot study suggests that IC-Health MOOCs represent a promising tool for the medical care of diabetes, being able to help reduce the limitations associated with low digital health literacy and other communication barriers in the diabetes population.
Markov models to detect the deterioration of patients in a pediatric intensive care unit: analytical observational study

Ledys M. Izquierdo MD, MSc, Luis F. Niño PhD Jhon S. Rojas (Preprint)
Authors: Izquierdo Ledys
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND

In the field of continuous vital-sign monitoring in critical care settings, it has been observed that the “early-warning signs” of impending physiological deterioration can fail to be detected timely and sometimes by resource constrained clinical staff.

OBJECTIVE

to develop a probabilistic model to detect the deterioration of patients in a pediatric intensive care unit.

METHODS

cross-sectional cohort study, pediatric intensive care unit of the Central Military Hospital in the city of Bogota, Colombia. Children from 1 to 18 years old from January 2018 to January 2020. The CRISP-DM (CRoss-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining) methodology was used as a data mining process and then we used Markov chains to identify the clinical states through which the patient passes. Then, a Hidden Markov model (HMM) based approach is applied for classification and prediction of patient's deterioration by computing the probability of future clinical states.

RESULTS

Both learning models were trained and evaluated using six vital signs data from 94,678 patient records, collected from the database of real patients who were in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Central Military Hospital in the city of Bogota, Colombia. To obtain the HMM based classification model, 10-fold cross validation was performed. the confusion matrix showed, Accuracy :0,7, precision: 0.75 and the F1 score:0.65.

CONCLUSIONS

classification analysis in medical applications can be very useful if considered as a very significant support tool for health professionals.

CLINICALTRIAL

does not apply
Gender Discourses in Positioning Indonesian Female Migrant Workers
Authors: Udasmoro Wening , Setiadi Setiadi
Published: May 2021

Indonesian female migrant workers are a group that has over time experienced physical, psychological, and verbal violence in their jobs in foreign countries. The story presented of the struggles of this subordinated group of women remains one-sided and incomplete. The untold part of the story are the experiences they have encountered domestically from within their own country, Indonesia. This article argues that the subordinated position of Indonesian female migrant workers is initially created and strongly reinforced through the discrimination they face within specific social settings in the Indonesian context. One such social setting is at Indonesian international airports. Indonesian international airports are where the female migrant workers are positioned as “others”; rules put in place and their enforcement by airport officials and other passengers show the exclusion of female migrant workers from Indonesian society. Such positioning is an act of discrimination, exploitation, and exercise of power. This study examines what discourses are used in positioning these Indonesian female migrant workers in Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. The authors argue, using research data and gender theories, that the positioning of Indonesian female migrant workers is a discursive act. It is committed by various individuals, particularly those (in the power system) that have the position of “we” and “us”, to preserve the social classes, which have become normalized throughout Indonesian history. The research found that the discrimination against female migrant workers is strongly connected to their social class. Although they have financial capital, their position is considered lower than other people in the airport, which creates multiple forms of discrimination, from material to symbolic discrimination and stereotypes.
Integrating Strategic Environmental Assessment to Climate Change Adaption in the Chao Phraya River Basin: Case Study Flood Management Plans in Ayutthaya
Authors: Prathaithep Wilawan Boonsri
Published: May 2021

Traditionally, flood management has concentrated on providing protection against floods using technical measures, but there is currently an international shift towards a more integrated system of flood risk management, whereby flood risk is defined as the probability of flooding multiplied by the potential consequences. Climate change is a great challenge to sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Thailand. The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges associated with the current situation and projected impacts of climate change on the disasters and the human environment in Thailand, to review and explore the potential of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and to propose SEA in making informed decisions relevant to the implementation of the new adaptation framework in a flood management plan. Thus, current measures on how Thailand is responding to the recent impacts of climate change in river basin planning are presented. It is imperative that an appropriate environmental assessment tool, such as SEA be employed in making rational decisions regarding adaptation frameworks. SEA offers a structured and proactive environmental tool for integrating of climate change adaption into formulating Policies, Plans, and Programs (PPPs) among relevant sectors.
Focus Group Discussions to Explore Learner Issues When Writing
Authors: Whitehead Dr. Evangelin
Published: May 2021

Writing is the most essential skill and all learners must develop regardless of the professions they aspire to pursue. Writing is a big challenge for both native and non-native students especially in the advancement of technology. It is the biggest challenge to the students of English as a foreign language. Using qualitative research methodologies in the classroom teaching and student learning experiences in higher education gains an in-depth understanding of the learners’ issues. The aims of the study were to implement Focus Group Discussions to explore learner issues when writing. The students of a Preparatory year Program of a Public University of Saudi Arabia were selected for this study and their issues of writing English were focused. The research data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and collaborative formative assessment. The data collected through the research tools were then analyzed using descriptive statistics and comparative methods. The findings reveal that the major problems in EFL learners’ writing are insufficient linguistic proficiency in general, organization of weak structures, L1 influence, writing anxiety, lack of ideas, problems in grammar, vocabulary and syntax in particular. The study also sheds light on the remedial measures such as using online applications, vocabulary practice and innovative teaching methods.
Some novel fixed-point theorems in Hausdorff spaces
Authors: Gupta Vishal , Mani Naveen , Sharma Amit
Published: May 2021

In this paper existence and uniqueness of fixed points are proved for self maps, satisfying a new contraction without assuming the compatibility and commutative property of maps. Some remarks and applications to integral type contraction are given to illustrate the importance of our results. An open problem for future research is also given.
Controllability of pore size on macroporous sol-gel silica films embedding rhodamine 6G
Authors: Contreras J. Castañeda , Ladrón de Guevara H. Pérez , Nava M. A. Menéses , Ruiz V. F. Marañón , Zarate R. Chiu , Rojas R. Rodríguez , Patakfalvi R. J.
Published: May 2021

A facile method is reported to synthesize macroporous silica films embedding rhodamine 6G. The films were obtained by sol-gel and spin-coating processes. Results pointed out a dependence of pore formation on the addition of rhodamine 6G in the film composition. The probable formation process of the pores was attributed to the aggregation of charged species from rhodamine 6G. Although the pores were randomly distributed on the film surface, the pore size was tuned at certain extent by controlling the evaporation and condensation rates at early stages of spin coating. Results indicated that the evaporation rate determined the pore size distribution of the films.
Cumulus and smaller-scale exchange process in hurricanes
Authors: Estoue Mariano A. , Fernandez-Partagas José J.
Published: May 2021

Este trabajo estudia valores estimados de los procesos de intercambio que están asociados a cúmulos y a perturbaciones de menor escala en los huracanes. Dichos valores estimados se obtienen como residuo, después de evaluar los términos que envuelven valores medios de diversos parámetros en las ecuaciones de momento y de la energía termodinámica. Los resultados obtenidos confirman la idea de que la convección húmeda (cúmulos) desempeña un papel importante en aumentar el calor y el momento de la tropósfera superior. Además, los resultados indican que la hipótesis de mezcla de Prandtl, de por sí, no puede describir completamente los procesos de intercambio en los huracanes.
Electrode effects and electrical non-linear behavior in rocks
Authors: Alvarez Román
Published: May 2021

Estudios previos en rocas saturadas con electrolitos han mostrado un comportamiento lineal hasta un cierto límite de densidad de corriente; por encima de dicho límite aparecen las no-linealidades. Se obtuvo evidencia de un comportamiento opuesto en algunas rocas resistivas secas en contacto con electrodos metálicos. Este comportamiento muestra la existencia de una región no-lineal seguida de una región lineal al aumentar el voltaje o la densidad de corriente. La evidencia experimental de concentraciones de carga en la vecindad de los electrodos metálicos es relacionada a fenómenos no-lineales a bajos voltajes. Un modelo de conducción basado en respuestas transitorias de un sistema de arenisca hematítica - Hgln identifica dos grupos de portadores de carga. Un grupo esta caracterizado por un mecanismo de relajamiento rápido que parece estar asociado a conducción superficial; el otro está asociado a portadores de baja movilidad aparentemente moviéndose a través de la matriz de la roca.
Oceanic ridges, magma filled cracks, and mantle plumes
Authors: Weertman Johannes
Published: May 2021

Se propone una modificación del modelo del autor, que utiliza la inyección de grietas rellenas con magma como mecanismo motor de una placa oceánica. En el modelo original se suponía que toda la placa oceánica era fría y elástica; el modelo modificado supone estas propiedades en la parte superior de la placa solamente. La parte inferior de la placa se toma como caliente y plástica, y se supone deformable a la fluencia de alta temperatura. Las grietas rellenas con magma se congelan únicamente en la parte superior y fría de la placa. Cuando una cresta es de extrusión relativamente rápida, podrá formarse una segunda cámara magmática por debajo de la cresta oceánica, en la frontera entre las zonas elástica y plástica de la placa oceánica.
Dispersion of surface waves in the iberian Peninsula and the adjacent atlantic and Mediterranean areas
Authors: Payo G. , Ruiz De La Parte E.
Published: May 2021

Se han aplicado las técnicas del análisis de Fourier para determinar la velocidad de grupo y fase de las ondas superficiales, a través de las siguientes regiones: a) la Península lberica, b) el Océano Atlántico entre Azores y Portugal y c) el Mar de Alborán. La estructura corteza-manto, correspondiente a las curvas de dispersión obtenidas, se ha determinado por los métodos usuales de inversión aplicados a varios modelos teóricos de corteza-manto. Comparando las curvas teóricas y empíricas se ha llegado a fijar la estructura más probable para estas tres regiones. Los trayectos estudiados entre Ebro-Oporto y Ebro-Málaga parecen ser de una estructura similar al del triángulo Toledo-Oporto-Málaga, previamente estudiado.Los trayectos Azores-Oporto y Azores-Málaga son de tipo claramente oceánico con una corteza de solo 6 km de espesor, incluyendo los sedimentos. Finalmente, la estructura del mar de Alborán y la de la cuenca Balear, entre Argelia y España, presenta algunos rasgos oceánicos. Esto apoya la idea de que el mar de Alborán es una parte de una pequeña placa, del tipo descrito como "buffer plate" que, en este caso, está siendo fuertemente comprimida entre las dos grandes placas Africana y Euroasiática.
Case studies of frictional dissipation in numerically simulated clouds
Authors: Richards Francis. P. , Arnason Geirmundir
Published: May 2021

Se investigan, por medio de un modelo bidimensional, los efectos de la difusión turbulenta parametrizada de calor y cantidad de movimiento. Los experimentos númericos incluyen, tanto coeficientes de intercambio constantes, como variables y los resultados se comparan con aquellos experimentos en los que la difusión no se incluye.La comparación demuestra que sin difusión turbulenta el desarrollo simulado de las nubes es irrealmente intenso. En contraste, ambos tipos de difusión turbulenta simulada evitan desarrollos excesivos y producen nubes cuyas características generales son similares a las de las nubes observadas. De los dos tipos de difusión parametrizada, la de coeficiente de intercambio variable parece dar los mejores resultados. Esto se refleja en un estado inicial, más realista, del desarrollo de las nubes y en una incorporación lateral turbulenta del aire, más fuerte cerca de las fronteras de las nubes, la cual está de acuerdo con las observaciones.
Turbulence and diffusion in stratified flows
Authors: Monin A. S.
Published: May 2021

En este trabajo se presentan: Criterios de estabilidad hidrodinámica para flujos estratificados. La teoría de similitud para la turbulencia en flujos estratificados cizallantes. Casos especiales de convección cizallante, convección libre y formación de capas bajo estratificación muy estable. La forma del tensor de difusividad del vórtice. Difusión longitudinal en flujos cizallan tes. Descripción lagrangeana de la difusión turbulenta.
A note on deep Kelvin waves and their propagation through a shear Flow
Authors: Hide R. , Plumb A.
Published: May 2021

Los actuales experimentos de laboratorio sobre los efectos topográficos de fluidos rotantes no homogéneos presentan ciertas interrogantes teóricas que conciernen a las propiedades de las ondas en un fluido profundo y estratificado en rotación. Las ecuaciones gobernantes admiten una clase de soluciones correspondientes a las "ondas inerciales-gravitacionales" que ocupan todo el fluido y otra clase que corresponde a las "ondas de Kelvin" que están más localizadas. Las propiedades características de las ondas de Kelvin son: (a) trayectorias lineales y co-planares de elementos fluidos individuales sin movimiento, en una dirección horizontal, (b) sentido de propagación de fase dependiente inter alia del signo del parámetro de Coriolis f, (e) velocidad de propagación de fase independiente de f, y (d) amplitud decayendo exponencialmente en la dirección de movimiento no horizontal a una razón proporcional a f. Las "ondas profundas Kelvin" corresponden al caso cuando el número de onda horizontal no es pequeño comparado con el número de onda vertical. "El nivel crítico" bajo el cual las ondas de Kelvin en un flujo cizallante, estarán en su mayoría confinadas, está localizado donde la frecuencia intrínseca de la onda (i.e. la frecuencia Doppler relativa al flujo local) es igual a cero, como ocurre en ondas gravitacionales ordinarias no afectadas por la rotación, y no donde la frecuencia intrínseca es igual a ± f que es el caso de las ondas inerciales-gravitacionales.
Source parameters of the Orizaba earthquake of august 28, 1973
Authors: Shri Krishna Singh Singh , Wyss M.
Published: May 2021

Se resume la teoría y la metodología con las cuales se pueden estimar parámetros focales de un temblor a partir de señales sísmicas. Se promedian 11 espectros de onda P (usando registros de corto y largos periodos por cada estación) y se combina con 11 espectros de onda G2 para definir el espectro  promedio de la fuente entre periodos  de 200 seg y 0.5 seg del temblor de Orizaba. El momento sísmico de este temblor de (Mb≈6.7) se estima como 4.8 10₂₆ dina cm. La frecuencia de la esquina es 0.1 cps, a partir del cual se estima el radio de la fuente como 13 km con una caída de esfuerzo de 95 bar.
S - H TYPE WAVES UN A SANDWICHED SPHERICAL MODEL
Authors: Chatterjee Baidyanath
Published: May 2021

Se estudia la propagación de la onda S-H en una capa esférica heterogénea (la densidad p y el módulo de rigidez Âµ varían inversamente con el cuadrado de la distancia radial Â® desde el centro, de manera tal que la velocidad de la onda de cizalle es constante) contenida entre una corteza esférica homogénea y un núcleo esférico homogéneo. Se deducen las ecuaciones de periodo y lo apropiado de su uso se establece mediante resultados numéricos considerando el núcleo central como (1) sólido y (2) fluido.
Diaclasas y tectónica de la región del Caribe
Authors: Scheidegger Adrian E.
Published: May 2021

Medidas de las orientadones de diaclasas en la region del Caribe se acuerdan bien con el sistema de esfuerzos tectonicos. Las direcciones principales de este sistema estan orientadas en la direccion de N 70°E. En la region de las Bermudas que se halla en el interior de la placa tectonica americana, esta orientacion es una extension, pero en la region de Barbados, que se halla al margen de la placa, una compresion. En Guadalupe, en la parte de Basse-Terre, el origen de las condidones de los esfuerzos no esta completamente comprendido.
Use of isotopic composition of Argon in geothermal areas
Authors: Pal Surendra
Published: May 2021

Se presenta un ejemplo para demostrar que un monitoreo sistemático de cambios en composición isotópica de argón de un campo geotérmico bajo explotación, puede ayudar a estimar la cantidad del fluido en el yacimiento geotérmico. Esta información se puede usar como guía para una adecuada explotación del campo geotérmico.
ANALISIS KESIAPAN UMKM BATIK DI KOTA MADIUN DALAM PENERAPAN SAK EMKM
Authors: Luchindawati Diza Satrina , Nuraina Elva , Astuti Elly
Published: May 2021

UMKM merupakan kegiatan usaha yang memiliki skala kecil yang bisa dikendalikan oleh kelompok maupun kumpulan orang yang memiliki tujuan untuk mendapatkan keuntungan. UMKM merupakan salah satu penyangga perekonomian sebuah negara. Namun demikian perkembangan UMKM dari tahun ke tahun kurang signifikan. Hal ini terjadi karena kurangnya pengetahuan mengenai pegelolaan keuangan usahanya. Dinas yang membawahi UMKM pada beberapa daerah mulai gencar memperkenalkan penyusunan laporan keuangan sebagai informasi untuk proses pengambilan keputusan. Sosialisasi tersebut pada umumnya menggunakan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan Entitas Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (SAK EMKM) sebagai dasar hukum penyusunan laporan keuangannya. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui kesiapan dari pelaku Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) batik di Kota Madiun dalam menerapkan SAK EMKM pada laporan keuangan  usahanya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan pelaku UMKM batik di Kota Madiun belum siap menerapkan SAK EMKM.
FAKTOR PENENTU KUALITAS AUDIT MELALUI ANALISIS VARIABEL PROFESIONALISME, KOMPETENSI DAN INDEPENDENSI AUDITOR
Authors: Astakoni I Made Purba , Wardita I Wayan , Utami Ni Made Satya , Nursiani Ni Putu
Published: May 2021

This study has several objectives: 1) to determine and analyze the effect of auditor professionalism on audit quality; 2) to determine and analyze the effect of auditor competence on audit quality; 3) to identify and analyze the effect of auditor independence on audit quality. This research was conducted in several public accounting firms  in Denpasar City with the research subjects being all auditors. The sample in this study were all auditors in Denpasar City as many as 112 people. Data collection techniques used were interviews with questionnaires with closed multiple choice. In this study, data analysis used the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The results of the study found that the overall strength of the model by looking at the coefficient of determination, Q-Square Predictive Relevance and Goodness of Fit (GoF) were declared very good. The first hypothesis, which states that auditor professionalism has a significant positive effect on audit quality. In testing, it was found that the professionalism of the auditors had a negative effect with a p-value below the specified standard, it means that hypothesis 1 (H1) cannot be accepted. Second hypothesis. which states that auditor competence has a significant positive effect on audit quality. In testing, it was found that the auditor's competence had a positive effect with a p-value above the set standard, it means that hypothesis 2 (H2) can be accepted. The third hypothesis, which states that auditor independence has a significant positive effect on audit quality. In testing, it was found that the auditor's independence had a positive effect with a p-value above the set standard, it means that hypothesis 3 (H3) can be accepted.
KINERJA SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI (SIA) PADA LEMBAGA PERKREDITAN DESA (LPD) DI KOTA DENPASAR
Authors: Dewi I Gusti Ayu Ratih Permata , Idawati Putu Diah Putri
Published: May 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk amengetahui pengaruh aPelatihan, Kompleksitas iTugas, keterlibatan pengguna dan kapabilitas sumber daya manusiaa terhadao kinerja sistem informasi akuntansi pada Lembaga Perkreditan Desa Di Kota Denpasar. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer berupa kuesioner. Populasi ipenelitian iaini iadalah iseluruh ipegawai iLPD iyang iberada idi iKota Denpasar idengan iJumlah ipegawai iyang imenggunakana isistem iinformasi iakuntansi isebanyak i214 ipegawai. iTeknik pengambilan isampel idalam ipenelitian aiini iberupa ipurposive isampling. iOleh ikarena iitu, imaka aididapatkan isampel iyang memenuhi ikriteria iberjumlah i105 iaorang iresponden. Hasil pengujian menunjukkana bahwa Pelatihan tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja sistem informasi akuntansi pada aLembagaa Perkreditan Desa Di Kota Denpasar, sedangkan Kompleksitas Tugas, Keterlibatan Pengguna, Kapabilitas SDM berpengaruh aterhadap kinerja Sistem Informasi Akuntansi (SIA) pada Lembaga Perkreditan Desa Di Kota Denpasar.
The Legal Pluralism in Law Education in Indonesia
Authors: Mohamad Rahmat Bin , Rideng I Wayan
Published: May 2021

This paper aims to analyze the practice of legal pluralism in Indonesia. A decentralized approach policy enables the growth and the development of various legal systems. By the prevailing of the pluralism of legal system apparently also raises the problem in its application. But in reality, various living legal systems can co-exist. The method applied is based on normative study, with qualitative approach. The result shows that the legal system that pluralism is very influential on the development of education, including law education. Law education in Indonesia is also influenced by the history of Indonesia. The new pattern of law education in Indonesia can only lead people to an obedience and legal compliance. Legal education is not an independent thing, but it is related to social issues. So it has implications for the many violations of law and the emergence of criminal acts. This shows the level of legal awareness of the community is still low. Then it will also affect the legal culture and law enforcement in a country.
Acceleration of Production Natural Disinfectants from the Combination of Eco-Enzyme Domestic Organic Waste and Frangipani Flowers (Plumeria alba)
Authors: Made Rai Rahayu  , Nengah Muliarta , Yohanes Parlindungan Situmeang
Published: May 2021

Spraying disinfectants is one of the efforts to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. One of the high needs for disinfectants can be overcome by using natural disinfectants or those made from natural ingredients, such as the use of eco-enzymes. The problem is that it takes 3 months to produce eco-enzyme, so it needs innovation to be able to produce it quickly. This research is an experimental study with independent variables, namely the composition of organic waste (rambutan fruit skin, corn cobs, chayote skin) as a substrate in varied eco-enzyme raw materials. Each treatment added 10% frangipani sandalwood extract. Control variables include fermentation time, water composition, brown sugar, yeast (Saccharomyches cerevisiae) with a fixed amount. The experimental results showed that the longer of fermentation time, the alcohol concentration increased, while the pH value decreased. The optimum time to produce eco-enzymes according to standard requirements for disinfecting purposes is 8-10 days, wherein the fermentation has produced an alcohol content of 60-70% and the pH of eco-enzymes has been reached below 4.0. The content of compounds in frangipani flower extract through phytochemical and GC-MS tests include terpenoids (linalool, geraniol, terpineol), quercetin from the flavonoid and citrulline groups of alkaloids and tannins which have various activities that support their role as a natural disinfectant including antibacterial, anti-fungi, and antivirals. The combination of Eco-Enzym from domestic organic waste and frangipani flower (Plumeria alba) is able to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria with very strong inhibition category ranging from 31.85-34.41 mm.

 

Keywords: disinfectant, eco-enzyme, frangipani flowers
The Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the Growth Rate of Phosphorus and Potassium Solubilizer Multifunctional Microbes
Authors: Sukmadewi Desak Ketut Tristiana , Iswandi Anas  , Ania Citraresmin
Published: May 2021

Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) solubilizing microbes have an important role in accelerating the solubility process of P and K sources which are difficult to dissolve. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of gamma irradiation on the growth rate of P and K solubilizer multifunctional microbes. The microbes used in this study were P and K solubilizer multifunctional bacteria (Staphylococcus pasteuri) and the P and K solubilizer multifunctional fungi (Aspergillus costaricaensis). The microbes were irradiated with gamma rays at a dose of 0; 1; 2.5 kGy. Tests for the rate of bacterial growth were observed through the results of optical density and Total Plate Count (TPC), while fungi were observed through measurement of colony diameter and TPC. Gamma irradiation effects increasing the growth rate of P and K solubilizer multifunctional bacteria (1.0 BPK 5 and 2.5 BPK 5) based on optical density values. At the time of calculating the population using TPC method, the increase in bacterial growth rate tended to be shown by isolates 2.5 BPK 5. The effect of gamma irradiation on the growth rate of fungi was indicated by the colony diameter of the isolate 1.0 BPK 5 which was wider than the wild type isolate or isolate 2.5 BPK 5. TPC results on fungi also showed that gamma irradiation affected the growth rate of fungi at 24, 96, 120, and 288 hours incubation time.

 

Keyword: Gamma irradiation; microbe; growth and fertilizer
Resources Used and Innovations in Teaching Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition in Accredited Dietetics Programs in the United States
Authors: Hawkins Irana W , Mangels A. Reed
Published: May 2021

Background: Vegetarian and vegan diets effectively reduce morbidity and mortality from many chronic diseases and are associated with reduced environmental impact. However, little is known about the role of teaching vegetarian and vegan nutrition in dietetics education in the United States. Thus, we examined the resources and methods used in teaching vegetarian/vegan nutrition in accredited dietetics programs in the United States.

Methods: A cross-sectional, internet-based survey was sent to all Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) program directors in the United States (N = 574). Questions included queries about where vegetarian/vegan nutrition is taught in the curriculum (if at all), instructional methodologies, and the resourcesutilized. Overall, 205 program directors responded to our survey.

Results: Vegetarian/vegan nutrition was taught in a variety of courses, most commonly in introductory nutrition courses. The evidence-based resources used most often included the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Position Paper on Vegetarian Nutrition, the AND Evidence Analysis Library, and peer-reviewed studies. Hands-onfood preparation activities were commonly cited as a useful means for teaching vegetarian and vegan nutrition. Nearly 60% of 183 respondents to the relevant survey question indicated that their programs reviewed flexitarian/semi-vegetarian/low-meat diets. Innovative teaching techniques included stand-alone vegetarian nutrition courses, cu-linary experiences including recipe development and sensory evaluation, student presentations to the community, and asking students to follow vegetarian/vegan diets and then evaluate those experiences.

Conclusions: Many dietetics educators used innovative strategies to teach vegetarian/vegan nutrition. These methods offer novel experiences for students to increase self-efficacy in vegetarian/vegan nutrition that can ultimately improve public and planetary health outcomes in practice.
DISPOSITIVOS DE PODER EM FOUCAULT: PRÁTICAS E DISCURSOS DA ATUALIDADE
Authors: Vieira da Silva Francisco
Published: May 2021

Livro resenhado:FERNANDES JÚNIOR, Antônio; SOUSA, Kátia Menezes de (Orgs.). Dispositivos de poder em Foucault: práticas e discursos da atualidade. Goiânia: Gráfica da UFG, 2014. 238 p.
LEITURA DE TEXTOS VERBO-VISUAIS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DOS MODOS DESCRITIVO E NARRATIVO NOS QUADRINHOS
Authors: Xavier Glayci Kelli Reis da Silva
Published: May 2021

O presente trabalho pretende estudar a leitura dos quadrinhos, verificando como se dá a construção dos modos narrativo e descritivo por meio da relação verbo- -visual. A base teórica utilizada foi a Teoria Semiolinguística de Análise do Discurso de Patrick Charaudeau (1992; 2009a). Como corpus de análise, foram utilizadas tirinhas da Turma do Xaxado, de Antônio Cedraz.
“PERCY JACKSON E OS OLIMPIANOS’: MITO, LITERATURA E EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Ribeiro Cardoso Anna Carolyna , De Regino Sueli Maria
Published: May 2021

Mitos são histórias primordiais, sempre transformadoras, tão antigas quanto o homem, que atuam de forma peculiar em crianças e adolescentes. O objetivo deste artigo é estabelecer analogias entre o mito de Perseu e duas de suas atualizações: a novela juvenil Percy Jackson e Os Olimpianos, de Rick Riordan, e sua versão cinematográfica, por meio de conceitos de teóricos como Eliade, Campbell e Meletínski.
Hubungan Insomnia dengan Hipertensi
Authors: Edison Hendrik , Nainggolan Olwin
Published: May 2021

Insomnia and hypertension are very common and often coexist. There is evidence to suggest that the increase in the prevalence of hypertension in the past decade may be related to an increase of the prevalence of insomnia and with a decrease in sleep duration caused by modern lifestyles. The purpose of this study was to look at the association and magnitude of risk of insomnia with hypertension. This study used secondary data from the 2014 Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS5) with respondents ≥19 years old. Conceptual framework with a risk factor model approach. Insomnia disorders are the main independent variable, and hypertension is the main dependent variable. Confounding variables are age, overweight and sex. Association of insomnia disorders to hypertension was analyzed using multiple logistic regression analysis with the significance of P value <0.05. The prevalence of insomnia sufferers aged ≥19 years old in Indonesia based on IFLS5 data was 43.7%. This analysis showed that insomnia was not associated with the incidence of hypertension P>0.05; OR: 0.937 (95% CI 0.873-1.006). The variables associated with the risk of hypertension were age ≥ 40 years old with OR: 5,246 (95% CI 4,885-5,598) and overweight with OR: 2,112 (95% CI 1,985-2,269). In this study, age and overweight contributed 18.9% to the incidence of hypertension.

Abstrak

Insomnia dan hipertensi sangat umum dan sering kali berdampingan. Bukti menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan prevalensi hipertensi dalam dekade terakhir kemungkinan terkait dengan peningkatan prevalensi insomnia dan penurunan durasi tidur yang disebabkan oleh gaya hidup modern. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan dan besaran risiko insomnia terhadap hipertensi. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder Indonesia Family Life Survey tahun 2014 (IFLS5) dengan responden berumur ≥19 tahun. Kerangka konsep dengan pendekatan model faktor risiko. Gangguan insomnia merupakan variabel independen utama, dan hipertensi adalah variabel dependent utama. Variabel perancu adalah umur, kelebihan berat badan (overweight) serta jenis kelamin. Untuk melihat hubungan gangguan insomnia dengan hipertensi menggunakan analisis regresi logistik berganda dengan kemaknaan P value < 0,05. Prevalensi penderita insomnia umur ≥19 tahun di Indonesia berdasarkan data IFLS5 adalah sebesar 43,7%. Analisis ini menunjukkan bahwa insomnia tidak berhubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi P>0,05; OR: 0,937 (95% CI 0,873-1,006). Variabel yang berhubungan dengan risiko hipertensi adalah umur ≥ 40 tahun dengan OR: 5,246 (95% CI 4,885-5,598) serta overweight dengan OR: 2,112 (95% CI 1,985-2,269). Pada penelitian ini umur dan overweight memberikan kontribusi terhadap kejadian hipertensi sebesar 18,9%.
Fonoaudiología y equinoterapia
Authors: Uribe-Calderón Laura Marcela , Franco-Hernández Sahira Gimena
Published: May 2021

Introducción: para la población en situación de discapacidad cognitiva, los procesos de lectura y escritura forman parte importante de su proyecto de vida; basados en las habilidades de comunicación y cognición, lo cual son ineludibles para fomentar la interrelación con el mundo, permitiendo desarrollar destrezas necesarias para los procesos de inclusión social, educativa y laboral. Objetivo: evaluar la efectividad de la intervención interdisciplinaria entre Equinoterapia y Fonoaudiología para el desarrollo de lectoescritura en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con discapacidad cognitiva. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio Cuasiexperimental, evaluando 34 estudiantes con discapacidad cognitiva entre los 11 y 42 años pertenecientes a una institución educativa especial, a través de la evaluación la lectoescritura por medio del “Material para la investigación clínica del lenguaje de Martha Espeleta” en el antes y después de la intervención fonoaudiológica con apoyo de equinoterapia; el análisis estadístico en Stata v13 y el análisis descriptivo con medidas de frecuencia y tendencia central, el análisis bivariado se realizó utilizando el test de McNemar. Resultados: el 52,94% de los individuos eran mujeres, la mediana de edad fue de 22 años, con una edad mínima de 11 años y máxima de 42 años; la escritura espontánea con orientación y la escritura espontánea con apoyo sensoperceptual, fueron las habilidades que presentaron cambios estadísticamente significativos (p<0,05). Conclusiones: la intervención en los individuos es efectiva para mejorar algunas habilidades lectoescriturales pasando la lectura automática en el nivel de silabeo, a un nivel de silabeado con reintegración y en la escritura espontánea (redacción) de un nivel secundario de descripción enumerativa a esbozos de iniciación literaria.
La constitucionalización del derecho a la seguridad social: una lectura desde la teoría aristotélica de las causas
Authors: Santana-Londoño María Victoria
Published: May 2021

Este artículo de investigación tiene como propósito analizar la constitucionalización del derecho a la seguridad social desde la teoría aristotélica de las causas. El derecho a la seguridad social ha sido un derecho que ha sido reconocido en el plano legal como un derecho meramente prestacional, y solo a partir de múltiples avances jurisprudenciales obtuvo reconocimiento iusfundamental. Este artículo desarrolla en primer lugar, las causas del ser como herramientas que permiten comprender cómo el derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho estrechamente ligado a la dignidad de la persona y, en segundo lugar, la necesidad de que el juez en su actividad juridicial utilice la interpretación como instrumento que permita abrir el ámbito iusfundamental de la constitucionalización de este derecho. Así, a partir del método de análisis de datos y fuentes documentales como la Metafísica de Aristóteles, El problema del ser en Aristóteles y, Sentencias de la Corte Constitucional como la T-016 de 2007, la T-881 de 2002 y la T-007 de 2019, entre otras, fue posible concluir que el derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho de raigambre fundamental y debe ser considerado como finalidad última para el ser humano alcanzar su proyecto de vida y el de su familia. En este sentido, uno de los resultados más significativos de esta investigación fue reconocer el criterio de la metagarantía como telhos de la constitucionalización del derecho a la seguridad social para justificar la necesidad de generar desarrollos teóricos constitucionales que enriquezcan la naturaleza jurídica que reviste este derecho.
Paediatric population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modelling of ambrisentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension and comparison with adult data
Authors: Okour Malek , Thapar Mita , Farrell Colm , Lukas Mary Ann , Beghetti Maurice , Beerahee Misba
Published: May 2021

Aims: To develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model of ambrisentan
in paediatric patients aged 8 to <18 years with pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH), compare paediatric ambrisentan systemic
exposure to historical adult data, and assess PK–PD relationships.
Methods: A previously developed adult population PK model provided an
initial step for modelling the 211 PK observations from 39 paediatric
patients with PAH in the randomised Phase IIb study AMB112529
(NCT01332331). Subsequently, a population PK model was developed using
only paediatric PK data. Steady-state systemic exposure metrics were
estimated for the paediatric population and compared with historical
adult data (adult patients with PAH and healthy volunteers). Exploratory
exposure–response analysis assessed ambrisentan systemic exposure
versus change from baseline in 6-minute walking distance in paediatric
patients; findings were compared with adult data. An exploratory
analysis of ambrisentan exposure versus incidence of ambrisentan-related
adverse events in paediatric patients was also performed. Results: The
final paediatric population PK model was a two-compartment model which
includes the effect of body weight (allometric scaling), first-order
absorption and elimination, and absorption lag time. Similar
steady-state ambrisentan exposure was confirmed in paediatric patients
and historical adult data when differences in body weight were accounted
for. There was no apparent correlation in the paediatric or adult
population between ambrisentan exposure and change in 6-minute walking
distance, or between ambrisentan exposure and incidence of
ambrisentan-related adverse events in paediatric patients. Conclusions:
Similar ambrisentan exposure and PK–PD profiles were observed in
paediatric and adult populations with PAH.
Time scale and influencing factor variations of Water and Heat fluxes in Sandy Land
Authors: Li Xiaoyuan , Zhang Shengwei , Liu Tingxi , Lin Xi , Gao Wenlong , Ren Zhaoyi
Published: May 2021

The transfer process and variation characteristics of water and heat
fluxes play an important role in both ecosystems function and climatic
patterns of arid and semi-arid areas. However, both water (latent heat
flux, Fe) and heat (sensible heat flux, Fh) fluxes and the impact
factors have different time scales. Therefore, the wavelet
transformation was used to reconstruct water and heat flux data measured
by an eddy covariance system installed in Horqin sandy land, China. Then
the distribution and response regularity of water and heat flux to the
control factors were analyzed under different time scales. The results
indicated that the responses of Fe and Fh to controlling factors were
similar on 30min and daily scales, in which the energy terms (net
radiation, Fn and available energy, Fa) showed extremely significant
positive contribution. The part of water condition (vapor pressure
deficit, VPD and relative humidity, RH) were the main influencing
factors at monthly scale. At the seasonal scale, Fe was positively
correlated with Fa and Fn, but negatively correlated with soil heat flux
(Fg), RH and wind speed (WS). On the contrary, Fh was positively
correlated with RH, but negatively correlated with Fn. At the annual
scale, Fe and Fh showed a significant positive correlation with all
factors. Generally, at the daily and annual scales, there is a high
correlation between Fe, Fh and the control factors, and exhibits
pronounced periodicity. These results suggest that the time scales of
flux and impact factors should be both considered when doing water and
heat fluxes analysis of sandy land or others ecosystem.
Is chest ultrasonography a reliable tool for the emergency diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax. An Updated Meta-Analysis
Authors: Zhou Yu , Tian Haiyan , Zhang Ton , Rastogi Sanjay , Choudhury Rupshikha
Published: May 2021

Aims: A commonly encountered problem in emergency care is pneumothorax,
identified by air present in pleural space, occurring spontaneously,
principally because of trauma or pathogenic factors like a central
venous catheter, mechanical ventilation, and biopsy. Employing Chest
ultrasound for diagnosing pneumothorax in an emergency is currently
investigated by many researchers. The present meta-analysis aimed to
assess Chest ultrasound’s diagnostic accuracy in diagnosing the
pneumothorax during emergencies. Material and Methods: Literature search
of published articles in MEDLINE, Embase, Ovid, Scopus, and Journal on
web databases from 2000 up to November 2020 were reviewed for the
pre-described outcomes. Results: 12 articles were finally chosen for
quantitative analysis. The overall sensitivity of ultrasound scan in
pneumothorax diagnosis was 89% (95 % CI – 86 – 91%). Specificity
was 96% (CI – 95% – 97%). The diagnostic odds ratio was 193.94
(59.009 – 637.40) at 95% CI, thus demonstrating greater chest
ultrasound accuracy in diagnosing pneumothorax. Conclusion: A definite
evidence of chest ultrasound accuracy was noted in pneumothorax.
Acceptor Modified Influence on Tetrahydroquinoline Efficient Chromophores for Optoelectronic Properties - A First Principle Study
Authors: R Govindarasu , MK subramanian
Published: May 2021

In this study, a theoretical investigation of the photoinduced charge
transfer (CT), electron injection, regeneration and Non-linear optical
(NLO) of the A1-A4 structures were carried out for optoelectronic
applications based on tetrahydroquinoline (C1-1) dye. Besides, a
detailed assessment of the association among the electronic structures,
chemical hardness, spectral and photovoltaic (PV) presentation were
defined in DSSCs. Furthermore, this exploration purposes improved the
electron-injection procedure, as well as the light-harvesting efficiency
(LHE) of the dyes. For the research purpose, PO3H2, CONHOH, SO2H and OH
(A1-A4) chromophores effects among the tetrahydroquinoline moieties
related via a thiophene group were used as the electron acceptor group.
The density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT)
calculations were executed on the designing dye molecules. The
presentation of three functional groups (Becke’s three-parameter and
Lee-Yang-Parr (B3LYP), coulomb-attenuating method-B3LYP (CAM-B3LYP) and
Head-Gordon model (ωB97XD) were analyzed maximum absorption peak for
C1-1. Here, TD-ɷB97XD with the 6-31G(d) combined functional and basis
set were provided reliable effects to the C1-1. Therefore, newly
designed A1-A4 dyes in absorption spectra were followed by TD-ɷB97XD
method. Among these results, A1 dye displays red-shift and higher molar
extinction coefficient than the other dyes and C1-1. It is specified
that the PO3H2 have better PV properties, compared to literature. The
NLO belongings of the A1-A4 sensitizers were derived in the
polarizability and first-order hyperpolarizability. The calculated value
of A1 dye has best for NLO presentation. The theoretically outcomes were
intensely recommended that molecular proposal of the sensitizer has a
vital role for the optoelectronic properties.