bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Domestic Violence and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh (Preprint)
Authors: Rashid Soron Tanjir , Ashiq Md Ashiqur Rahman , Al-Hakeem Marzia , Chowdhury Zaid Farzan , Uddin Ahmed Helal , Afrooz Chowdhury Chaman
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND

The COVID-19 lockdown, the advent of working from home, and other unprecedent events have resulted in multilayer and multidimensional impacts on our personal, social, and occupational lives. Mental health conditions are deteriorating, financial crises are increasing in prevalence, and the need to stay at home has resulted in the increased prevalence of domestic violence. In Bangladesh, where domestic violence is already prevalent, the lockdown period and stay-at-home orders could result in more opportunities and increased scope for perpetrators of domestic violence.

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of domestic violence during the initial COVID-19 lockdown period in Bangladesh and the perceptions of domestic violence survivors with regard to mental health care.

METHODS

We conducted this cross-sectional web-based study among the Bangladeshi population and used a semistructured self-reported questionnaire to understand the patterns of domestic violence and perceptions on mental health care from August to September 2020. The questionnaire was disseminated on different organizational websites and social media pages (ie, those of organizations that provide mental health and domestic violence services). Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS (version 22.0; IBM Corporation).

RESULTS

We found that 36.8% (50/136) of respondents had faced domestic violence at some point in their lives; psychological abuse was the most common type of violence. However, the prevalence of the economical abuse domestic violence type increased after the COVID-19 lockdown was enforced. Although 96.3% (102/136) of the participants believed that domestic violence survivors need mental health support, only 25% (34/136) of the respondents had an idea about the mental health services that are available for domestic violence survivors in Bangladesh and how and where they could avail mental health services.

CONCLUSIONS

Domestic violence is one of the most well-known stressors that have direct impacts on physical and mental health. However, the burden of domestic violence is often underreported, and its impact on mental health is neglected in Bangladesh. The burden of this problem has increased during the COVID-19 crisis, and the cry for mental health support is obvious in the country. However, it is necessary to provide information about available support services; telepsychiatry can be good option for providing immediate mental health support in a convenient and cost-effective manner.
An Attention Model With Transfer Embeddings to Classify Pneumonia-Related Bilingual Imaging Reports: Algorithm Development and Validation (Preprint)
Authors: Park Hyung , Song Min , Lee Eun Byul , Seo Bo Kyung , Choi Chang Min
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND

In the analysis of electronic health records, proper labeling of outcomes is mandatory. To obtain proper information from radiologic reports, several studies were conducted to classify radiologic reports using deep learning. However, the classification of pneumonia in bilingual radiologic reports has not been conducted previously.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this research was to classify radiologic reports into pneumonia or no pneumonia using a deep learning method.

METHODS

A data set of radiology reports for chest computed tomography and chest x-rays of surgical patients from January 2008 to January 2018 in the Asan Medical Center in Korea was retrospectively analyzed. The classification performance of our long short-term memory (LSTM)–Attention model was compared with various deep learning and machine learning methods. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), area under the precision-recall curve, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and F1 score for the models were compared.

RESULTS

A total of 5450 radiologic reports were included that contained at least one pneumonia-related word. In the test set (n=1090), our proposed model showed 91.01% (992/1090) accuracy (AUROCs for negative, positive, and obscure were 0.98, 0.97, and 0.90, respectively). The top 3 performances of the models were based on FastText or LSTM. The convolutional neural network–based model showed a lower accuracy 73.03% (796/1090) than the other 2 algorithms. The classification of negative results had an F1 score of 0.96, whereas the classification of positive and uncertain results showed a lower performance (positive F1 score 0.83; uncertain F1 score 0.62). In the extra-validation set, our model showed 80.0% (642/803) accuracy (AUROCs for negative, positive, and obscure were 0.92, 0.96, and 0.84, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS

Our method showed excellent performance in classifying pneumonia in bilingual radiologic reports. The method could enrich the research on pneumonia by obtaining exact outcomes from electronic health data.
ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ ТОНКИХ ПЛЕНОК ОКСИДА АЛЮМИНИЯ В ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОМ ПРОЦЕССЕ ИЗГОТОВЛЕНИЯ МИС СВЧ НА ОСНОВЕ GAN
Authors: Щаврук Н.В. , Тарасов Н.С. , Иванова Н.Е.
Published: October 2020

Внедрение новых конструкторско-технологических решений в производстве СВЧ МИС требует всестороннего анализа результатов новых технологических процессов. В работе рассматривается анализ пленок оксида алюминия в целях внедрения в технологический процесс изготовления МИС СВЧ.
КРЕМНИЕВЫЕ PIN-ДИОДЫ ДЛЯ МОЩНЫХ СВЧ-УСТРОЙСТВ L- И S-ДИАПАЗОНОВ
Authors: Ахмелкин Д.М. , Ботов А.В.
Published: October 2020

Представлены результаты освоения технологии изготовления корпусных и бескорпусных кремниевых pin-диодов. Описаны возможности и перспективы применения выпускаемых pin-диодов.
ИС 6-БИТНОГО ВЕКТОРНОГО ФАЗОВРАЩАТЕЛЯ X-ДИАПАЗОНА С ИНТЕГРИРОВАННЫМИ КОРРЕКТИРУЮЩИМИ ЦАП НА ОСНОВЕ 0,25-МКМ SIGE БИКМОП-ТЕХНОЛОГИИ
Authors: Помазанов А.В. , Шеерман Ф.И. , Коколов А.А. , Бабак Л.И.
Published: October 2020

Для приемопередающих модулей с АФАР разработана ИС векторного 6-битного фазовращателя (ФВ) Х-диапазона на основе 0,25-мкм SiGe БиКМОП-технологии. Для уменьшения фазовой ошибки в каждом состоянии ФВ используются интегрированные корректирующие ЦАП. Измеренная среднеквадратичная ошибка (СКО) по фазе не превышает 1,5° в полосе частот 8-12 ГГц.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ РАЗРАБОТКИ И ПРОИЗВОДСТВА МИКРОАКСЕЛЕРОМЕТРОВ, МИКРОГИРОСКОПОВ И ИНЕРЦИАЛЬНЫХ НАВИГАЦИОННЫХ СИСТЕМ НА ОСНОВЕ МЭМС
Authors: Тимошенков С.П. , Михеев А.В. , Тимошенков А.С. , Полушкин В.М.
Published: October 2020

Проанализированы перспективные технологии получения различных сенсорных систем и инерциальных МЭМС, в том числе с использованием оптических элементов. Разработаны новые конструкции, приведены параметры микроакселерометров, микрогироскопов и навигационных измерительных модулей.
ЭЛЕКТРОСЕЙСМОГИРОКАРДИОБЛОК ДЛЯ СКРИНИНГА ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙ ЧЕЛОВЕКА
Authors: Ачильдиев В.М. , Грузевич Ю.К. , Солдатенков В.А. , Бедро Н.А. , Евсеева Ю.Н. , Комарова М.Н. , Рулев М.Е. , Успенский В.М.
Published: October 2020

Рассмотрены возможности метода скрининга заболеваний на основе анализа электро-, гиро- и сейсмокардиосигналов и его усовершенствования. Описаны параметры для информационного анализа кардиосигналов, проведен их сравнительный анализ на основе вариабельности и соотношения сигнал/шум.
МЕТОДИКА ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ СТРУКТУРЫ АКСЕЛЕРОМЕТРА НА ОСНОВЕ УПРАВЛЯЕМОЙ САМООРГАНИЗАЦИИ НАПРЯЖЕННЫХ ПОЛУПРОВОДНИКОВЫХ СЛОЕВ
Authors: Денисенко М.А. , Исаева А.С.
Published: October 2020

Представлены конструкции микроэлектромеханических туннельных акселерометров на основе самоорганизующихся полупроводниковых структур. Приведена методика оптимизации геометрических параметров акселерометров. Проведен анализ результатов моделирования.
Turid Hagene, Amor y trabajo. Historias y memorias de una cooperativa y sus mujeres, Nicaragua 1983- 2000, México, Plaza y Valdés, 2008, 522 pp.
Authors: Soriano Hernández Silvia
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro:Turid Hagene, Amor y trabajo. Historias y memoriasde una cooperativa y sus mujeres, Nicaragua 1983-2000, México, Plaza y Valdés, 2008, 522 pp.
La responsabilidad cultural de la universidad pública
Authors: Rojas Mix Miguel
Published: October 2020

Las nuevas circunstancias exigen nuevas ideas. La lógica de mercadodel neoliberalismo se ha derrumbado con la crisis financiera. Una lógicaque se impuso en la universidad a través del dogma que establecíacomo su función prioritaria formar para la “economía de conocimiento”. Elfracaso de la “mano invisible del mercado”, pone en primer plano a la cultura,que debe dar respuesta a una renovada concepción de la educación superior.En primer lugar se debe separar la lógica de la cultura de la lógica delcapital. La cultura orienta la educación en torno a los objetivos que son estratégicospara el continente más allá del puro mercado. Conduce a la integraciónpor sus efectos en la ciudadanía, en la identidad continental y en lacohesión social. A su vez la crisis de “lo privado” revaloriza la educación pública,que se reconoce como soporte indispensable para el desarrollo de lacultura, cualquiera sea la forma que ésta tome.Referida a América Latina la cultura debe enfocarse como un troncocomún en que se sostiene la identidad con un ramaje de singularidades enque se diferencian los diversos grupos étnicos, sociales y nacionales. Es delos injertos en el tronco que se pasa de la multiculturalidad a la interculturalidad,donde se supera la confrontación entre lo semejante y lo distinto, la toleranciase convierte en un método y el sincretismo en un horizonte. Laresponsabilidad cultural sólo la puede asumir la educación pública que formapara el espacio social común y no sólo para el lugar donde se negocian losintereses privados.Plantear el papel público de la cultura y la responsabilidad que en ellole cabe a la universidad significa restablecer las memorias sociales, académicasy mediáticas, a menudo canceladas por una visión universitaria quese satisface en la economía del conocimiento.La educación constituye una dimensión fundamental de la cultura. Lacultura es la que constituye la fuente y la finalidad del desarrollo Y es precisorecordar que el desarrollo cultural y económico es un reto antes que unacuestión técnica. Es desde la cultura desde donde se piensa el futuro.
Joaquín Sánchez Macgrégor, Dialéctica de la unidad y la diferencia en un contexto latinoamericano, México, Plaza y Valdés/CCyDEL-UNAM, 2003, 100 pp. (Col. Democracia y Cultura)
Authors: Soley Tonatiuh
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro: Joaquín Sánchez Macgrégor, Dialéctica de la unidad y la diferenciaen un contexto latinoamericano, México, Plaza yValdés/CCyDEL-UNAM, 2003, 100 pp. (Col. Democracia y Cultura)
¿Cómo pasaron las ideas latinoamericanas a África anglófona? Dudley Seers y el Institut of Development Studies
Authors: Devés-Valdés Eduardo
Published: October 2020

Se muestra uno de los modos por los cuales las ideasde las ciencias económico-sociales latinoamericanas pasaron aÁfrica. Al existir diversos canales, el trabajo se centra en el papeldesempeñado por el profesor Dudley Seers y el Institut of developmentStudies (IDS) del cual fue fundador, director y gurú. El procedimientoutilizado consiste en presentar cómo él y los demás miembrosdel IDS internalizaron el pensamiento estructural dependentistaque floreció en América Latina entre 1950 y 1970 y cómo lo traspasarona África entre 1960 y 1980. Este artículo adquiere significaciónal ubicarlo en coordenadas como el estudio de las redes intelectualesde la circulación de las ideas, particularmente en el TercerMundo, y sobre la constitución de un pensamiento periférico.
El Moro en las Indias
Authors: Taboada Hernán G.H.
Published: October 2020

La presencia de muslimes en los dominios colonialesespañoles ha recogido comentarios ocasionales, pocos trabajosacadémicos y muchas afirmaciones sin sustento. El artículo aspira aregistrar sobriamente la principal bibliografía existente, discutir algunosdocumentos y hacer alguna cauta afirmación. Sostiene que lacuestión todavía necesita mucha investigación, definiciones teóricasy lingüísticas básicas y la colaboración e intercambio entre estudiososde historia americana e islámica (ambos bandos han emitidosuposiciones demasiado generales y se ignoran mutuamente). Alrespecto, se define la relación a menudo confusa entre moriscos eIslam y se presentan como muy dudosas las teorías sobre la influenciaislámica en los esclavos negros o muchas supuestas herenciasárabes. El artículo está basado en fuentes impresas, primarias ysecundarias, cubre la totalidad de los dominios españoles (conpequeñas menciones de las colonias portuguesas e incluso francesase inglesas), y contextualiza en la historia española y las diásporasislámicas.
Construcción y debate de un marco internacional favorable para los derechos indígenas
Authors: Dela Rosa Quiñones Isabel
Published: October 2020

La intensidad de las movilizaciones indígenas en América Latinaes un elemento revelador del descontento social existente, a causa delas cada vez más menguadas condiciones de vida que enfrentan los habitantesde la región. Como un esfuerzo para evitar que esta situación seagudice, y principalmente como resultado de la presión ejercida por distintospueblos y organizaciones indígenas, algunos organismos internacionalesse han dado a la tarea de promover el desarrollo de los pueblosindígenas, inscribiendo sus actividades en el marco de la lucha por los DerechosHumanos.Al respecto se han obtenido avances significativos en la creación deinstrumentos internacionales que buscan exhortar las acciones en favordel reconocimiento, la defensa y promoción de los derechos de los pueblosindígenas. Sin embargo, como lo demuestra el caso de México, en elque no sólo el Estado desconoció un acuerdo de pacificación interno, sinotambién se violaron convenios internacionales adoptados y ratificados conanterioridad a la emergencia indígena de 1994, este tipo de compromisosper se no garantizan que en los hechos se registre una protección seguraa los derechos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas, o que tenga lugar unmejoramiento sustantivo de sus condiciones de vida.
Regina Crespo, Itinerarios intelectuales: Vasconcelos, Lobato y sus proyecciones para la nación, México, CCyDELUNAM, 2004, 381 pp. (Serie Nuestra América, 61)
Authors: Andujar de Jesús Eusebio
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro:Regina Crespo, Itinerarios intelectuales: Vasconcelos, Lobatoy sus proyecciones para la nación, México, CCyDELUNAM,2004, 381 pp. (Serie Nuestra América, 61).
Simón Bolívar: la oportunidad de Hispanoamérica en El general en su laberinto
Authors: Iglesias Berzal Monserrat
Published: October 2020

Este artículo estudia El general en su laberinto, de Gabriel GarcíaMárquez, como una obra clave para entender las preocupacionesideológicas del escritor colombiano a finales de los años ochenta. Mediantecriterios narratológicos la autora analiza la obra y llega a la conclusión deque el texto interpreta la Independencia como el primer intento fracasadode unir toda Hispanoamérica en una sola nación. La imagen de Simón Bolívaren la novela depende plenamente de esta idea principal, y el artículodefiende que García Márquez pretende construir un mito que ayude a lareactualización constante del esfuerzo unificador.
Filosofía historiográfica e historiografía
Authors: Motta Sánchez J. Arturo
Published: October 2020

El autor analiza el aporte del pensamiento ancilar bantú ecuatorialy su insensible dispersión en la mentalidad rural de los trabajadoresnovohispanos tanto indios, mulatos y negros criollos, apreciablesobre todo en las copias de jarabes cantados, y procesos inquisitorialesque pudo estar presente como elemento precursor, en los móviles eidéticosde la guerra de independencia.
Del testimonio científico a la narración literaria: el diario de expedición de Luis de la Cruz (1806)
Authors: Depetris Carolina
Published: October 2020

En el presente artículo se analiza la relación entre discursocientífico y narración literaria a partir de un diario de expedición escritoen 1806 por el chileno Luis de la Cruz que registra un viaje realizadoentre Chile y Buenos Aires. El objetivo es estudiar cómo, a través de lainserción de índices propios de la narración literaria, se activa la transgresiónepistemológica de un testimonio científico.
Estrategias retóricas para la escritura autobiográfica en la Historia de las Indias de fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Authors: Urdipalleta Muñoz Marco
Published: October 2020

Lo autobiográfico en la Historia de las Indias no debe ser comprendidocomo una muestra más de la incontrolable subjetividad del obispode Chiapa porque la autoescritura estuvo regulada por la historiografía. Enuna historia diferente el dominico asumió un papel protagónico-ejemplar.La propia presentación siguió el modelo de la confesión y proyectó dosfacetas de la actuación del obispo: el justo y la del elegido. Para acreditarsu biografismo usó varios recursos como señalar sus atributos morales ycrear un efecto de distancia entre narrador y personaje.
Visões do paraíso: o discurso oficial brasileiro sobre ecologia 129 e a exaltação das belezas naturais da amazônia
Authors: Texeira Barros Antonio
Published: October 2020

Analisa, do ponto de vista social e político, o discurso oficial brasileiro sobre meio ambiente, no período de 1972 (Eco 72) a 1992 (Eco 92), no que se refere à Amazônia. Resgata a questão do mito da visão do paraíso, estudada pelo sociólogo brasileiro Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, para explicar as tendências atuais do discurso governamental de caráter marcadamente ufanista sobre a Amazônia brasileira. Tal opção deve-se à constação de que, em diversos momentos, o ufanismo é utilizado pelo Estado como estratégia discursiva para se justificar diante da comunidade internacional e da própria sociedade brasileira, como forma de amenizar as pressões internacionais e as reivindicações ambientalistas internas.
Homenaje a Leopoldo Zea, México, CCyDEL-FFyLCoordinación de Humanidades-UNAM, 2006, 270 pp.
Authors: Hurtado Guillermo
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro: Homenaje a Leopoldo Zea, México, CCyDEL-FFyLCoordinación de Humanidades-UNAM, 2006, 270 pp.
Irrupción de la temática urbana en la literatura argentina
Authors: Carrillo Torea Guadalupe Isabel
Published: October 2020

El proceso de modernización de las ciudades latinoamericanas que seacentuó en las décadas de los cincuenta y sesenta se verá representado recurrentementeen la literatura, mostrando soluciones estéticas disímiles, cambiantes, enconstante reorganización. Buenos Aires, como ciudad capital experimenta el fenómenocon rapidez delirante; su rostro urbano cambió radicalmente así como la manerade vivir la ciudad. Los intelectuales de la época se convierten en cronistas, creadoresy testigos del ruido y el silencio de su ciudad.
Las dimensiones del hispanismo e hispanoamericanismo
Authors: Rajo Serventich Alfredo
Published: October 2020

Se examina el impacto de las propuestas de Unión Iberoamericana enla prensa mexicana a partir de la iniciativa de unión del mismo nombre, presentada por Segismundo Moret, ministro de Estado español, en 1885. Se analizan los intentos de reposicionar a España en América Latina, a veces con nostalgias coloniales, y otras con zozobras ante el expansionismo norteamericano en México, así como imaginarios para construir una identidad metanacional, ancladaen lo cultural.
Poder mediático y comunicación dialógica, simétrica y libre en América Latina
Authors: Corral Corral Manuel De Jesús
Published: October 2020

Para clarificar el contexto actual de los medios es preciso referirse aldiscurso y al proceso de globalización. En él, los medios han conformado un poder tecnológico hipostasiado con el poder político y económico. Y desde ahí, mediante un proceso de alta concentración, se autoasignan nuevas funciones, en razón de las cuales se definen los contenidos de los productos que han de ser consumidos por los “clientes”. En América Latina, con las diferencias que puedan existir entre un país y otro, los medios no escapan a esta dinámica. Ejemplo de ello es el despojo de que ha venido siendo objeto la sociedad y la ausencia de ética de solidaridad en su comportamiento.
Hilda Naeseens, Una “visión continentalista” de la filosofía: José Gaos y Francisco Romero, México, UNAM, 2007, 186 pp.
Authors: Sánchez López Hugo Enrique
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro: Hilda Naeseens, Una “visión continentalista” de la filosofía:José Gaos y Francisco Romero, México, UNAM,2007, 186 pp.
Carlos M. Tur Donatti, La utopía del regreso. La cultura del nacionalismo hispanista en América Latina, México, INAH, 2006, 119 pp.
Authors: Magallón Anaya Mario
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro:Carlos M. Tur Donatti, La utopía del regreso. La culturadel nacionalismo hispanista en América Latina,México, INAH, 2006, 119 pp.
O discurso metaficcional em A rainha dos cárceres da Grécia, De Osman Lins
Authors: Pereira Camargo Flávio
Published: October 2020

En este artículo, examinaremos algunas estrategias narrativas y discursivasde las usadas por Osman Lins en el proceso de la construcción de A rainhados cárceres da Grécia, a saber: autorreflexibilidad, la mise en abyme, la cuestión del lector y de la lectura, la fragmentación del texto y la ruptura del género.
Prolegómenos de una dictadura militar y su filosofía del poder (1948-1958)
Authors: Olivar José Alberto
Published: October 2020

En torno al periodo comprendido entre 1948 y 1958 se han escrito variadas apreciaciones que aún hoy día mantienen vivo el debate sobre las bondades y desafueros de los gobiernos militares que rigieron el destino de Venezuela durante aquellos años. A partir de los preceptos teóricos del pretorianismo moderno, se explicará el proceso político e ideológico que impulsó a un grupo de oficiales de las Fuerzas Armadas a la toma del poder efectivo, para así llevar adelante su propia versión autoritaria de la modernización.
La defensa continental de América Latina en el pensamiento de Manuel Ugarte y Víctor R. Haya de la Torre (1900-1945)
Authors: Hodge Dupré Eduardo
Published: October 2020

El objetivo general del presente estudio es describir y analizar las ideas de defensa continental que Manuel Ugarte y Víctor R. Haya de la Torre profesaron durante la primera mitad del siglo xx. El propósito es plantear, por una parte, que hubo intelectuales latinoamericanos preocupados por los asuntos internacionales de la región y, por otra, que estas ideas fueron más allá de la integración y del antiimperialismo. Grosso modo, la hipótesis de este trabajo apunta a demostrar que ambos intelectuales pensaron que la defensa continental no iba a ser eficaz si no se lograba la integración latinoamericana ni tampoco si no se tenía claridad sobre quien atacaría, es decir, una noción real sobre el enemigo.
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Gardeners.
Authors: Rushikesh Rajendra Mangale  , Dr. Smita Chandrakant Patil  , Dr. Chandrakant Babaso Patil  , Dr. Khushboo Trishant Chotai
Published: October 2020

Musculoskeletal disorders are a group of disorders that affect the musculoskeletal system involving the nerves, tendons and ligaments as well. Musculoskeletal disorders are emerging common health problems among workers due to intensive manual work. They include shoulder pain, tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome etc..Occupations with prolonged work hours and repetitive tasks are one of the main reasons for development of abnormal posture and micro injury to the muscles. Gardening is a profession where multiple positions are assumed  that  are  required  to  be  maintained  over  long  periods  of  time  eg  squatting  position  or  trunk  bent  position.  Also,  repetitive movements of the wrist and hand are used. Gardening is also a profession which has not been given much attention by the medical field and hence their postural and muscular abnormalities which are a result of labour intensive and cumbersome work are often overlooked. These problems can easily be dealt with if proper physiotherapy is done. Therefore, keeping in mind the workload of this target group. it is important to rule out the musculoskeletal abnormalities faced by them. So the present study was conducted with the aim to determine prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder among women gardeners. An observational study was conducted in 60 female gardeners at Krishna hospital Karad. Only women within the age group of 20-60 years were involved. As the outcome measure, visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to rate the intensity of pain or discomfort experienced by the gardeners. They were presented with a standard VAS and asked to mark their perceived amount of discomfort. Nordic pain questionnaire was also used to determine the sites of pain and also the duration of symptoms. The results of the study indicated that lower back pain was more prevalent in female gardeners of Krishna Hospital which is attributed to the nature of their work followed by neck problem 43.33%, knee problem 40%, wrist problem 31.66%, and shoulder problem 28.33%. Therefore it can be concluded that musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent in female gardeners with low bak pain being the most common.
Characterization of Purified Collagen from Marine Squid Uroteuthis Duvauceli
Authors: Jency George  , Dr. Manjusha W. A.
Published: October 2020

Collagen is the essential and most abundant structural protein found in the animal kingdom, involving almost 25-30% of the entire body protein  content.  It is normally  found in fibrous tissues,  for example,  skin, tendons,  ligaments,  skin, corneas, ligament, bones, veins, teeth, and so on. The skin of the squid is rich in collagen and is an excellent source of raw materials  that  can  be used  for the  development  of  collagen  products.  As such, the  use  of Uroteuthis  duvauceli  skin is  an alternative source of collagen may be an effective way to obtain high-value-added products. In this study, - the isolated Type 1 collagen was found in Uroteuthis duvauceli (skin and muscle ). Additionally, the characterization of the Type 1 collagen from Uroteuthis duvauceli (skin and muscle ) was examined through various techniques  such as SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA. The skin and muscle showed the typical SDS-PAGE pattern of type I collagen with two different α bands, α1 and α2 and also contains β and γ chains. The fibrillar structures of collagen samples were observed by SEM. FTIR investigation showed the existence of helical arrangements of the type 1 collagen from skin and muscle. UV spectrum of Type1 collagen from Uroteuthis duvauceli skin and muscle has a maximum absorption peak near 230 nm and a minor absorption peak near 280 nm. In XRD, type1 collagen from Uroteuthis duvauceli skin and muscle one wide peak was obtained following with characteristic diffraction peaks of collagen. The results showed that type 1 collagen from skin and muscle had slight differences in molecular weight, amino acid composition, morphological structures, and thermal stability. The present data on collagens from the marine squid, could help the future endeavors to unwind the therapeutically significant, more secure collagens from marine squid for their utilization in biomedical field.
Haematological Assessment of Methanolic Stem Extract of Cissus quadrangularisLinn. against Freund's Complete Adjuvant induced Female Albino Arthritic Rats
Authors: S. Shamina  , Anjana  , S. Suja
Published: October 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory and autoimmune disorder.   Rheumatoid arthritis is a joint destruction which occurs due to increased expression of cytokines and transcription factors. Cissus quadrangularis belongs to the Vitaceae family. The plant shows anti-osteoporotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. Soxhlet method was used for the extraction of the plant using methanol as a solvent. The anti-arthritic activity of methanolic extract of Cissus quadrangularis was evaluated by in vivo study. The present study assess the haematological parameters in female albino rats after the induction of Freund's Complete Adjuvant. Dexamethasone was used as the standard reference drug. The study showed varied changes in the haematology after the arthritic induction by 0.1 ml FCA which were analyzed before and afterthe treatment period. The inhibition of secondary inflammation in adjuvant arthritic rats by methanolic extract of Cissus quadrangularis was studied by haematological parameters. The total haemoglobin, total RBC, total WBC, ESR and RF values were assessed before initiation of the treatment and after for 28 days of the treatment. The results showed significant incline or decline in each parameter in the study period of 28 days. While their changes were rectified with the oral administration of methanolic extract of the plant at a dose of 250mg/kg. The methanolic extract boosted the levels of Hb, RBC and simultaneously reduced WBC, ESR levels along with the serological factor RF. The plant extract showed effective results in the haematological parameters, when compared to the standard reference drug Dexamethasone. The results from the study suggest that the plant has potential effect in curing arthritis.
Comparison of Flutter and Autogenic Drainage on Airway Clearance In Patients with Moderate Chronic Bronchitis.
Authors: Dr. Chandrakant B Patil  , Dr. Javid H Sagar
Published: October 2020

Patients with COPD have large amount of secretions. Many conventional and advanced techniques are used to clear the respiratory secretions. Flutter device is a hand held device which works on principle of positive expiratory pressure to improve patient’s ability to eliminate excessive secretions. Autogenic drainage is a self-drainage technique used for controlled breathing and moving excessive secretions. There is paucity of literature about this newer techniques used for chest clearance in moderate chronic bronchitis, so the present study is conducted with aim to find the effect of   autogenic drainage and flutter device for airway clearance in individuals with moderate chronic bronchitis. A Comparative study was conducted on 30 subjects selected as per inclusion and exclusion criteria and  divided into 2 groups by convenient sampling method. Group A was treated with flutter device and Group B by autogenic drainage technique. The treatment duration was 30 minutes per session, 2 sessions per day, 5 days/week for 1 week. The outcome measures used was  oxygen saturation, peak expiratory flow rate and rate of perceived exertion on Borg scale. At the    end of 1 week,  both groups showed improvement in pre post values within group but  between  group  comparison  we  found  statistically  significant  improvement  in  group  A  (Flutter  device)  than  Group  B (autogenic drainage). The SpO2 value showed appreciable significant improvement in group A than group B (p=0.0066). The rate of perceived exertion showed extremely significant improvement in group A than group B (p<0.0001). The peak expiratory flow rate showed statistically significant improvement in group A than group B (p=0.0004).The study concluded that though both the techniques is better for airway clearance in chronic bronchitis but flutter device is more effective than autogenic drainage.
In Silico Approaches to Study the Anti Cancer Potential of Bioactive Compounds of Apium leptophyllum Pers by Molecular Docking
Authors: M.Siva Ganesh  , Dr. J.Radhika
Published: October 2020

The Indian traditional health care system has suggested the presence of bioactive compounds in herbs used for the treatment  of  cancer.  Natural  medicinal  plants  have  been  used  as  therapeutics  since  the  Vedic  era.  In-Silico  studies  have demonstrated  to be an important  tool that facilitates  the use of the structural  diversity of the natural products  and designing new  drugs  for  various  diseases.  Isolation  studies  by  GC-MS    analysis    revealed  that    the  ethanolic  seed  extract  of   Apium leptophyllum  Pers  contain  natural  bioactive  compounds  such  as  Thymol,     Alpha  –Terpineol  and  9,12-  Octadecadienoyl chloride(Z-Z-).  These three active compounds are found in higher concentration  in the ethanolic extract of  Apium leptophyllum Pers seeds. The isolated active compounds were subjected to docking studies using Glide module (Schrodinger). Research was performed to find out the potential molecular targets for these selected compounds. The effectiveness of In-silico approach was carried  out  by  performing  docking  of  known  specific  phenolic  mono  terpenoids  such  as  Thymol  inhibitors  against  their respective  selected macromolecules  of cancer cell receptor. The present study was carried out to identify potential inhibitors for Bruton’s tyrosine kinase and checkpoint  kinase 2. The docking studies revealed that the some essential active compounds such as Thymol, Alpha -Terpineol, and 9, 12- Octadecadienoyl chloride(Z-Z-) isolated by GC-MS analysis have potent anticancer activity  against  cancer  cell. The study will further  pave the way in designing  other potent  drugs and drug analogs.  The novel molecular entities have the potential as leads which certainly aid in designing anti-cancer molecules in short span of time.
Screening and Characterization of Biofilm Forming Food Pathogens and their Biocontrol
Authors: M Flory Shobana  , Roshna Wilson  , M P Ayyappa Das  , V Subha Priya  , K Vivekanandhan  , V Manon Mani
Published: October 2020

Microorganisms grow as a complex aggregation on a solid substrate to form a biofilm. This film serves as a defensive tool for various pathogenic microorganisms at different stress conditions. A well developed biofilm forms a complex diverse structure of dormant and active bacterial colonies with their enzymes and its excretory products. The main features of biofilm forming bacteria are their ability for surface attachment, high population density and extracellular polymeric substances. Biofilm has positive effects on biotechnology but it is extremely harmful     in industry and medicine. Numerous chronic infections are caused by bacterial biofilm.    Besides, biofilm also causes various infections of biomaterial used in medicine such as intravascular urethral catheters, orthopedic devices, contact lenses, heart valves and vocal cord prosthesis. Biomaterials used in medicine such as intravascular urethral catheters, orthopedic devices, contact lenses, heart valves and vocal cord prosthesis also gets infected by biofilm. The proposed work was carried out to study the biofilm-forming ability of bacteria from different food items. These bacteria were isolated  and tested for biofilm-forming ability using  Congo red  and microtiter plate  assay. All  strong biofilm producers were tested for antibiotic sensitivity. Enzyme profiling and molecular characterization were done. Morphological and biochemical characterization of isolates was also carried out.
Aktivitas Antidiabetes Ekstrak Air-Etanol, n-Heksan, dan Etil Asetat Uwi Banggai (Dioscorea alata L.) Dengan Metode Induksi Aloksan Pada Mencit Jantan (Mus musculus)
Authors: Khaerati Khildah , Amini Delina , Ihwan
Published: October 2020

Hyperglycemia is a condition of increased blood glucose levels caused by insufficient insulin enzymes produced to control blood sugar levels in the body. This study aimed to determine the activity of ethanol-water, nhexane, and ethyl acetate extracts of Dioscorea alata L. in reducing blood  glucose levels in hyperglycemia modeled mice that were given intraperitoneal alloxan induction. 25 white rats were divided into 5 groups of test animals. Each group consists of 5 mice. The first group was given 0.5% sodium carboxymethylcellulose solution as a placebo, the second group was given 0.65 mg/kg BW glibenclamide as a positive comparison group, the third group was given the suspension of ethanol-water extract, the fourth group was given n-hexane extract, and the fifth group was given ethyl acetate extract at a dose of 140 mg/kg BW. The test preparation was orally given within 14 days of testing. The test was measured as the initial blood glucose levels of mice after alloxan induction and after giving the test preparation suspension. The results of the qualitative analysis illustrate that the water-ethanol extract can reduce blood glucose levels by 31.39%, n-hexane extract by 51.11%, and ethyl acetate extract by 50.77%. The results of quantitative analysis using One Way ANOVA method showed that the water-ethanol, n-hexane, and ethyl acetate extracts significantly decreased the blood glucose levels of mice. The best antidiabetic activity was ethyl acetate extract with a decrease in rat blood glucose levels by 169 mg/kg BW.
Peningkatkan Aktivitas Siswa Menggunakan Media Papan Catur tentang Materi Pewarisan Sifat Kelas IX SMPN 4 Kota Solok
Authors: Hurriyati Hurriyati
Published: October 2020

Material inheritance is one of the materials in science subjects that students are less interested in. This can be seen from the low motivation of students in learning. In addition, in this material students are required to use a variety of terms that are new to them, using letter symbols to indicate characteristic or genes in order to be able to cross and be able to determine the choice of genotypes and phenotypes resulting from these crosses. The purpose of this study was to increase the activities of students who use chess boards on material inheritance. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was conducted in two cycles. The subjects of this study were 30 students in class IXa. The results of this study indicate the use of chessboard media on class nature inheritance material in class IXa students at SMPN 4 Solok City can increase student activity. Thus this media can be used in learning to increase student activity on material inheritance.
Dampak Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Kompetensi Profesi Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Siswa Bidang Keahlian Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi
Authors: Armiati Armiati , La’ia Hestu Tansil
Published: October 2020

This study discusses professional competency-based mathematics learning tools for vocational high school students. The purpose of this study is to produce a mathematics learning tool that refers to the field of communication and network engineering expertise, as an effort to overcome the difficulties faced by vocational school teachers in teaching mathematics. The research is a development research that refers to the development of the Plomp model with three stages, namely the preliminary research stage, the design stage and the assessment stage. In this article the results of the assessment phase will be discussed which examines the impact of devices that have been developed on students' problem solving abilities in the field of information and communication engineering. The results obtained are an increase in students' problem solving skills that can be seen in improving the ability to understand the problem, linking the problem with the concept that has been learned, setting a solution strategy, using the strategy, checking back and summarizing the results. This ability is highly needed by vocational school students, because in their work they will face many problems that require all of these abilities. Another visible impact of student activities is an increase in student learning activities as indicated by the willingness and perseverance in completing a given task.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN RASIO RUMPUT ODOT (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Matt) DAN KALIANDRA (Calliandra calothyrsus) PADA SAAT KEMARAU TERHADAP TINGKAT STRES DOMBA DI BPPTDK MARGAWATI GARUT
Authors: Nazhari Salsabilla
Published: October 2020

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian rasio rumput Odot (Pennisetum purpureum cv. Mott) dan Kaliandra (Calliandra calothyrsus) pada saat kemarau terhadap tingkat stres Domba Garut. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di BPPTDK Margawati Garut dan Analisis darah di Multitest Lab, Bandung pada tanggal 2 Januari 2020 sampai 16 Januari 2020. yang Objek dalam penelitian ini adalah 25 ekor Domba Garut dengan bobot badan 20-40 kg yang diambil secara acak. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah eksperimental dengan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan lima perlakuan yang diulang sebanyak lima kali. Perlakuan berupa P0= Tanpa perlakuan, P1= 100% Rumput Gajah, P2= 75% Rumput Gajah + 25% Calliandra calothyrsus, P3= 50% Rumput Gajah + 50% Calliandra calothyrsus, dan P4= 25% Rumput Gajah + 75% Calliandra calothyrsus. Data analisis dengan uji sidik ragam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian rasio Rrumput Oodot dan Kka   liandra berpengaruh tidak nyata (P> 0,05) jumlah neutrofil, jumlah limfosit, maupun rasio neutrophil dan limfosit pada Domba Garut, namun ternyata domba-domba di BPPTDK Margawati Garut mengalami rendahnya jumlah neutrofil (neutropenia).
Spatial modelling of acute respitory infection with environmental health factors in Gowa Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Hadriani Hadriani , Susilawaty Andi , Bujawati Emmi
Published: October 2020

Respiratory tract infections or ISPA is an infection that occurs in the nasal cavity, sinuses, and throat. ISPA is caused by influenza viruses, parainfluenza, and other typical viruses. The purpose of this study is to determine the spatial description of the environmental factor on ISPA disease in the working area of Gowa Regency, Indonesia. This research employs a quantitative research methodology by using a descriptive approach. The method used in this research was a spatial pattern. The research results showed that the spread of ISPA disease could be restrained based on several measurements. It reveals that the ventilation area of the respondent's house was 66.3% in which it did not meet the proper ventilation standards; the type of the wall used in the respondent's house was 25.0% which did not meet the proper wall standard; the type of floor used in the respondent's house was 31.3% which did not meet the proper floor standard; the density of the respondent’s house was 31.3% in which the occupancy density did not meet the proper density standard; the room temperature of the respondent’s house was 27.5% which did not meet the proper temperature standard, and lastly the spread of ISPA disease based on the humidity of the respondent's room was 32.5% which means that the room humidity did not meet the proper humidity standard. Based on the research results, it is expected that a clear understanding of the importance of maintaining a clean home environment could be gained.
Komunikasi Ritual Obiyem pada Etnis Tamil Hindu di Kota Medan
Authors: Puspa Ratna Sari , Azeharie Suzy
Published: October 2020

The Tamil Hindu ethnic community is spread across Indonesia, the majority live in Medan North Sumatra. Obiyem ritual is a religious activity believed by the Tamil Hindu ethnic community. The ritual has existed since the time of Bharatayudha and it is believed to eliminate bad karma for anyone who participates and performs the ritual. This ritual also obliges the devotees to make offerings to the Gods and Goddesses as a form of gratitude for giving abundance, maintain and protecting the universe. With the existence of ritual communication, the Tamil Hindu ethnic community in Medan can communicate and relate to the creator through the Obiyem ritual. This tradition is still carried out by the Tamil Hindu ethnic community to this day. The purpose of this study is to find out how the ritual communication is at the ceremony to the Tamil Hindu ethnic in Medan and what preparations are needed when the ritual is performed. Theories used in this research are communication theory, ritual communication and transcendental communication.The research method used was a phenomenological method with a qualitative descriptive approach. The data were obtained from in-depth interviews with three sources who understood about the ritual of Obiyem. The conclusion of this study is the ritual of Obiyem is a media used to communicate between humans and the Creator so that all bad karma is eliminated. It is also strengthen the relationship of Tamil Hindu ethnic society.Masyarakat etnis Tamil Hindu di Indonesia mayoritas berada di kota Medan, Sumatera Utara. Ritual Obiyemmerupakan kegiatan keagamaan bagi etnis Tamil Hindu. Ritual Obiyemsudah ada sejak zaman Bharatayudha. Ritual ini dipercaya bisa menghapuskan karma buruk bagi siapapun yang ikut serta dan melakukan ritual ini. Ritual ini juga mewajibkan para jemaah untuk memberikan persembahan kepada para dewa dan dewi sebagai bentuk terima kasih karena sudah memberi kelimpahan, memelihara dan menjaga alam semesta. Dengan adanya komunikasi ritual masyarakat etnis Tamil Hindu di Medan dapat berkomunikasi dan berhubungan dengan sang pencipta melalui ritual Obiyem. Ritual ini masih dilaksanakan oleh masyarakat etnis Tamil Hindu sampai saat ini. Penelitian ini ingin mengetahui bagaimana  komunikasi ritual Obiyempada etnis Tamil Hindu di kota Medan dan apa saja persiapan yang dibutuhkan pada saat ritual Obiyem dilakukan. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teori komunikasi, komunikasi ritual dan komunikasi transendental. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode fenomenologi dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data diperoleh dari hasil wawancara mendalam dengan narasumber yang mengetahui ritual Obiyem. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah ritual Obiyemmerupakan media yang digunakan untuk berkomunikasi antara manusia dan sang pencipta untuk menghapuskan karma buruk. Komunikasi ritual ini juga dilakukan untuk mempererat hubungan masyarakat etnis Tamil Hindu.
Kritik Sosial dalam Stand Up Comedy (Analisis Semiotika Show “Pragiwaksono World Tour”)
Authors: Leonardo Reynord , Junaidi Ahmad
Published: October 2020

This study discusses the stand up comedy that is popular among the people. Stand up comedy itself is a singular comedic art whose contents from ordinary jokes contain social criticism. Pandji Pragiwaksono is one example of a comic where he likes to bring stand up comedy material containing social criticism where there are some social problems that we are experiencing in the form of comedy. The theory used by researchers is the theory of mass communication, mass media, social criticism, stand up comedy. This study uses a qualitative approach with the semiotic analysis technique method Ferdinand De Saussure which divides the selected sign into two namely signifier and signified. In this study it was found that the show stand up comedy made by Pandji Pragiwaksono namely Pragiwaksono World Tour slipped a number of social criticisms in which social criticisms were presented including criticism of children's names, criticism of children 's Youtubers, critics of PSSI chairmen, critics of the profession of people, criticisms of humanity , criticism about fans, criticism about animals, and criticism of the attitude of Indonesian citizens. The result is stand up comedy is not just a tool to entertain the public but can also slip social criticism in the form of comedy criticism delivered by Pandji made with satire and comedy so that the message received can be captured easily by his listeners.Penelitian ini membahas tentang stand up comedy yang sedang populer dikalangan masyarakat. Stand up comedysendiri merupakan seni melawak secara tunggal di mana isi dari lawakan berupa kritik sosial. Pandji Pragiwaksono menjadi salah satu contoh komika di Indonesia yang membawakan materi  stand up comedyberisi kritik sosial terhadap beberapa masalah sosial. Teori dan konsep yang digunakan peneliti adalah komunikasi massa, media massa, kritik sosial, stand up comedy. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode teknik analisis semiotika Ferdinand De Saussure yang membagi tanda menjadi dua yaitu signifierdansignified. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa pertunjukan stand up comedyPandji Pragiwaksono yaitu Pragiwaksono World Tourmenyelipkan beberapa kritik sosial antara lain kritik nama anak, kritik youtuberanak-anak, kritik ketua PSSI, kritik tentang profesi orang, kritik kemanusiaan, kritik tentang fans, kritik tentang satwa, dan kritik sikap warga Indonesia. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu stand up comedybukan menjadi alat untuk menghibur masyarakat namun juga menyelipkan kritik sosial dalam bentuk komedi kritik yang dibuat dengan satir dan komedi sehingga pesan yang diterima dapat ditangkap dengan mudah oleh pendengarnya.