bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Allergens in Corticosteroid Vehicles in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alharbi Mana , Almutairi Seba , Alfalah Maisa
Published: January 2023

Background:

Both the active steroid compounds and vehicle ingredients of the topical corticosteroid products can cause allergic contact dermatitis.

Purpose:

The objective of the current study was to assess the presence of allergens in topical corticosteroid vehicles used in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:

Package inserts of topical corticosteroid products available through February 2022 were reviewed independently by two dermatologists. Topical corticosteroids were excluded if they were not approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority.

Results:

Out of 79 products examined, 49 (62%) were included in the study. Out of the 49 products, 29 (59%) had one or more allergens (a total of 38 allergens). Three topical corticosteroids were responsible for more than 80% of all allergens. These included mometasone furoate (n = 12), clobetasol propionate (n = 7), and betamethasone valerate (n = 5). The most frequent allergens were propylene glycol (66%), parabens (16%), sorbitan (13%), and lanolin (5%). Formaldehyde(s), methylchloro-isothiazolinone, and methyl-isothiazolinone were not detected in any product. Approximately 48% of the products with allergens were creams, 41% were ointments, and 10% were lotions. With two exceptions, there were no statistically significant differences in the overall presence of allergens by the type, formulation, and concentration of topical corticosteroid products.

Conclusion:

Almost 60% of topical corticosteroid products widely used in dermatologic clinics in Saudi Arabia had one or more vehicle allergens. Since the best treatment for contact allergy is avoidance, dermatologists should be aware of vehicle allergens in topical corticosteroids and consider the use of allergen-free products.
A 3-Year-Old Girl with Old Face Appearance
Authors: Alfahaad Hamad A.
Published: January 2023

Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder. Patients who suffer from this disorder show premature aging and a “plucked-bird” appearance on the face. This case reports a 3-year-old female, who manifested the symptoms of HGPS. The patient has a large head and eyes, receded jaws, a narrow nose, protruded forehead, decreased eyebrows and eyelash hair, stunted growth, and severe wrinkles. A genetic test was conducted to confirm the existence of the disease. The case is reported due to its rarity.
Vaccine-Induced Pityriasis Rosea and Pityriasis Rosea-Like Eruptions
Authors: Almukhadeb Eman , Alghubaywi Faisal A. , Alharthi Yousef , Alharbi Amer
Published: January 2023

Pityriasis rosea (PR) is frequently proposed to result from a viral etiology. In line with the current pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines are noticed to trigger PR development. Our patient is a 23-year-old female who developed an itchy skin rash following the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Examination showed one erythematous plaque on the left shoulder and multiple small scaly plaques of similar appearance distributed over the trunk and proximal extremities. The patient was clinically diagnosed, educated, reassured, prescribed topical mometasone ointment and oral chlorpheniramine, and was given a follow-up appointment. We report this case to increase awareness on COVID-19 vaccines as potential triggers of PR.
Clinical, ultrasonic, and histopathologic evaluation of autologous fat transplantation plus platelet-rich plasma with versus without fractional carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of aging hands
Authors: Elgayar Maha A. , Hegazy Safwat A. , Saied Eman M. , Hassib Mona T. , Elseessy Noura A.M.M.
Published: January 2023

Background

Aging hands show soft tissue atrophy with prominent bones, tendons, and visible veins as well as pigmented changes and skin rhytids. Autologous fat grafting (AFG) combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) sessions can be used in hand rejuvenation for improvement of cutaneous and subcutaneous defects with long lasting results.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and possible side effects of AFG plus PRP with versus without fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser in hand rejuvenation.

Patients and methods

This comparative randomized study included 60 apparently healthy participants in need for hand rejuvenation who were divided into two groups: group I, two hands of 30 participants were treated by AFG with PRP and fractional CO2 laser. Group II, two hands of 30 participants were treated by AFG with PRP. The evaluation was done by clinical evaluation, ultrasound scanning, histopathology, and patient satisfaction. Participants were followed up for 6 months.

Results

Significant improvement was detected on both groups after treatment with no significant difference between both sides by clinical evaluation, ultrasound scanning, histopathologic evaluation, and patient satisfaction that persisted for 6 months. However, addition of fractional CO2 laser produced significant improvement in skin pigmentation and improvement with nonsignificant difference in wrinkling.

Conclusion

The enriched AFG with PRP was very effective and safe in the treatment of hand aging especially in volume restoration and disappearance of visible underlying structures. Moreover, fractional CO2 laser produced more improvement in skin pigmentation.
Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in Staphylococcus Aureus Necrotizing Fasciitis
Authors: Li Yi-Cheng , Chang Yaw-Wen
Published: January 2023

This study described a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis presenting as neural dysfunction. The patient's serum ammonia level was significantly elevated; however, no liver function impairment was observed. Hyperammonemia is frequently related to the liver's ammonia metabolism failure. In literature reviews, infections also induce critical complications in specific circumstances. Herein, a rare case of Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing fasciitis with a hyperammonemic encephalopathy presentation was offered.
Stable loops and almost transverse surfaces
Authors: Landry Michael P.
Published: January 2023

We use veering triangulations to study homology classes on the boundary of the cone over a fibered face of a compact fibered hyperbolic three-manifold. This allows us to give a handson proof of an extension of Mosher’s transverse surface theorem to the setting of manifolds with boundary. We also show that the cone over a fibered face is dual to the cone generated by the homology classes of a canonical finite collection of curves called
minimal stable loops
living in the associated veering triangulation.
Polynomially growing harmonic functions on connected groups
Authors: Perl Idan , Yadin Ariel
Published: January 2023

We study the connection between the dimension of certain spaces of harmonic functions on a group and its geometric and algebraic properties.

Our main result shows that (for sufficiently “nice” random walk measures) a connected, compactly generated, locally compact group has polynomial volume growth if and only if the space of linear growth harmonic functions has finite dimension.

This characterization is interesting in light of the fact that Gromov’s theorem regarding finitely generated groups of polynomial growth does not have an analog in the connected case. That is, there are examples of connected groups of polynomial growth that are not nilpotent by compact. Also, the analogous result for the discrete case has only been established for solvable groups and is still open for general finitely generated groups.
Reporting Verbs in L1 and L2 English Novice Academic Writing
Authors: Malá Markéta , Brůhová Gabriela , Vašků Kateřina
Published: January 2023

The paper contributes to the research on academic attribution by exploring syntactic-semantic patterns of English reporting verbs used by three types of academic writers, namely L2 novice (with Czech as their L1), L1 novice and L1 expert academic writers. It investigates the impact which both the EFL and EAP challenge has on the use of these verbs by L2 novice academic writers. Our approach combines contrastive analysis and learner corpus research, focusing on academic writing in English in the discipline of economics. The results suggest that although similarities among the groups prevail, Czech novice academic writers tend to resort to patterns associated with informal, conversational rather than academic style. Pedagogical implications of the findings could include raising students’ awareness of the practice of appropriate academic reporting as one of the skills needed for them to accommodate themselves to the conventions of English as the academic lingua franca.
Diffusion of Phonetic Updates within Phonological Neighborhoods
Authors: Luef Eva Maria , Resnik Pia , Gráf Tomáš
Published: January 2023

Phonological neighborhood density is known to influence lexical access, speech production and perception processes. Lexical competition is considered the central concept from which the neighborhood effect emanates: highly competitive neighborhoods are characterized by large degrees of phonemic co-activation, which can delay speech recognition and facilitate speech production. The study investigates phonetic learning in English as a foreign language in relation to phonological neighborhood density and onset density to see if dense or sparse neighborhoods are more conducive to the incorporation of novel phonetic detail. Also, the effect of voice-contrasted minimal pairs is explored. The results indicate that sparser neighborhoods with weaker lexical competition provide the most optimal phonological environment for phonetic learning. Moreover, novel phonetic details are incorporated faster in neighborhoods without minimal pairs. The results indicate that lexical competition plays a role in the dissemination of phonetic updates in the lexicon of foreign language learners.
The Role of English in Shaping the Linguistic Landscape in Slovenia
Authors: Šabec Nada
Published: January 2023

The issue of visible written language used in Slovene public spaces is addressed. This is rapidly changing under the influence of English as the lingua franca of today. The names of stores, restaurants and other establishments as well as graffiti and other signs in Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, are examined. Four different locations are compared: the old city center, the city’s largest shopping mall, the Drava riverfront, and the student campus. Differences and similarities with regard to the ratio of different languages used are discussed in light of Slovenia’s language policy. They are also analysed from the linguistic perspective, focusing on lexical, syntactic and orthographic aspects. It is suggested that Slovenia should invest more effort both in the actual implementation of its language policy and language planning so as to guarantee that Slovene retains its status as official and state language not only de jure but also de facto.
En estrange païs : la nostalgie de l’âme chez Marguerite Porete
Authors: Fabre Isabelle
Published: January 2023

En estrange païs: The nostalgia of Ideal in Marguerite Porete’s work

In her Mirror of Simple Souls, Marguerite Porete († 1310) aims at paving the way for the annihilated soul to find its ideal self back in the mystical union with God. However, by doing so, she also draws on the feeling of nostalgia by heralding the discrepancy between the usual state of the soul, where it stands forlorn and bereft of the source of its longing, and its state of fulfillment where words are no longer relevant. Hence the Mirror as a speculative tractate builds on a rich literary imagery – images of mountains and valleys, of sea and rivers and sunshine, depicting a country of life vs one of estrangement, as well as a sense of lost time that cannot be recovered – to embark its readers on a spiritual journey while making them aware of the shortcomings of ordinary language.
Nostalgie et translatio studii’: l’image des « nains juches sur des épaules de géants »
Authors: Fritz Jean-Marie
Published: January 2023

Nostalgia and translatio studii: “The image of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants”

“We are dwarfs perched on the shoulders of giants,” this famous image that John of Salisbury attributed to Bernard of Chartres was very popular throughout the Middle Ages, and far beyond, until it became the motto of Google Scholar. First, it expresses the respect and admiration that the masters of the twelfth century had for the authors of Antiquity whose works they commented on. But the formula is more complex than it seems and is not reduced to its nostalgic and backward-looking dimension, it is also forward-looking and allows to affirm the idea of progress, the cumulative dimension of knowledge and translatio studii, since the dwarf perched on a giant sees farther than the one who supports him.
Zawód: dziennikarka. O pracy w redakcji czasopisma dla kobiet w filmie „Diabeł ubiera się u Prady” i serialu „Dziewczyny nad wyraz” przez pryzmat pokolenia milenialsów
Authors: Szymczak-Maciejczyk Barbara
Published: January 2023

Artykuł wskazuje na to, w jaki sposób wymienione produkcje kształtują obraz pracy dzien­nikarki w magazynach kobiecych w tekstach popkulturowych. Celem było ukazanie różnic i podobieństw pomiędzy dwoma przywołanymi w tytule obrazami, ze szczególnym uwzględ­nieniem charakterystyki pracy właściwej dla pokolenia Y. Dzięki analizie zawartości udało się dowieść, iż pomimo odmiennych charakterów i podejścia do obowiązków zawodowych głównych bohaterek – Andrei Sachs i Jane Sloan – specyfika pracy w omawianym miejscu wygląda podobnie, a największą różnicę pomiędzy dwiema redakcjami stanowi sposób zarządzania zespołem przez redaktorki naczelne. Wskazano również, iż media nie tylko w dalszym ciągu komentują wyżej wymienione tytuły, ale też poddają je krytycznej analizie związanej ze zmianą paradygmatu społecznego. Dodatkowo opisano potencjał obu tekstów kultury popularnej jako czynnika kreującego obraz pracy w redakcji czasopisma kobiecego u młodych ludzi, którzy znajdują się przed wyborem ścieżki kariery zawodowej.

Profession: Journalist. On Working in the Editorial Office of a Women’s Magazine in The Devil Wears Prada and the television series The Bold Type through the Prism of the Millennial Generation

The article points out how the mentioned productions create the image of working as a jour­nalist in women’s magazines in pop culture texts. The aim was to show the differences and similarities between these two movies, with a particular focus on the characteristics of work specific to Generation Y. Through content analysis, it was possible to prove that despite the different characters and approaches to professional duties of the main characters – Andrea Sachs and Jane Sloan – the specifics of work in these editorial offices look similar, and the biggest difference between the two of them is the way editors-in-chief manage their teams. It was also pointed out that the media not only continue to comment on the aforementioned titles but also use them to create critical analyses related to the social paradigm shift. In addi­tion, the potential of both popular culture texts as an important part of creating an image of working in the editorial department of a women’s magazine in young people who are just thinking about choosing a career path is described.
Association Between PM2.5 Induced Diseases and COVID-19: A Systematic Review
Authors: Sharma Gulshan , Upadhyay Era , Tiwari Pawan
Published: January 2023

A novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a global pandemic that started in China (Wuhan, Hubei region) in December 2019, called Coronavirus disease. This systematic review intends to evaluate the correlation of pre-existing particulate matter (PM2.5) induced comorbidities along with COVID-19 spread and mortality. A search was operated to report the association between PM2.5 and COVID-19 outbreak and evaluating the PM2.5 related disease affected by COVID-19 infection. The research was conducted in consent with the criteria of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews, and Meta-Analyses). We filtered the review and research articles published only in the English language and selected these keywords: air pollution, particulate matter, COVID-19, health impact. We obtained a total of 27 appropriate published articles in their final version. Additional articles were rectified by searching through Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. We concluded that the values of coagulation biomarkers in all SARS-CoV-2 patients were considerably higher as compared with healthy people. It was noted that Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, CVD, Asthma and Cancer possess an evident relation with COVID-19 severity. Globally, air pollutants affect the body’s immunity, leading to people being more susceptible to pathogens. In addition, transmission from person-to-person dynamic of the new respiratory virus was considered the environmental factors’ role in accelerating coronavirus spread and its lethality. COVID-19 patients with pre-existing comorbidities induced by particulate matter show a high risk of mortality as compared to COVID-19 patients without these comorbidities.
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health and academic activities of university students: A cross sectional study from Pakistan.
Authors: Samo Ayaz Ali , Bibi Sayed Raheela , Abbasi Maidha , B Nimra Masood , Nabi Bux Sanobar
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Mental health is essential for wellbeing. Mental health issues may affect the lives of students in several ways. COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of students. Previously conducted studies from Pakistan have just focused on prevalence of mental health problems and such studies could not relate the mental health problems with academic activities. The objective of this study was to associate COVID-19 affected mental health with academic activities among university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during month of April 2021 at university of Sindh, Pakistan. After obtaining informed consent form study participants a pretested questionnaire was distributed to collect demographic and mental health data. Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to assessment of depression, anxiety, and stress. Cronbach’s alpha value for DASS-21 was 0.84. Results: Among total of 400 study participants, 49% were females and 51% were males. The mean age of study participants was 20.9±1.06 years. Overall prevalence of mild to severe stress, anxiety, and depression was 14.8%, 10.5% and 18.8% respectively. Among demographic factors female having less amount for pocket money was associated with increased prevalence of stress and anxiety respectively. Academic factors such as unable to focus, difficulties in completing assignments and facing internet connectivity problems were associated with increased prevalence of anxiety, stress, and depression. Conclusion: COVID-19 have negatively impacted the mental health of university students. There is need of chalking out scientific strategies to launch psychosocial support programs for students to teach them coping skills against mental health problems.
Risk of COVID-19 infection and severity of clinical outcomes and its association with ABO blood groups
Authors: Shah Tazeen , Mahar Benazir , Warsi Jamshed , Shaikh Farheen , Hassan Ameer , Rind Ali Hamza
Published: January 2023

Objective: To determine association of ABO blood groups with severity of COVID-19 symptoms among covid recovered patients of different blood type. Methodology: An observational/experimental study was conducted at department of physiology, Sindh university Jamshoro from April 2021 to December 2021.The sample size (n) was 732, data consist of male and female covid recovered participants of age group 18-30yrs. Self -structured questionnaire was used to evaluate intensity of symptoms of COVID 19 and for other characteristics such as gender and age. Blood was drawn for ABO blood typing. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS- 21.Results:  Seven hundred thirty two was the total study population of   COVID-19 recovered patients, out of which male population was 489 (66.9%) and female population was 243 (33.1%).The  results reports that there is statistically significant association present between the A +ve blood type and susceptibility of COVID-19 infection, whereas AB +ve and A +ve shown higher percentage of severe infection. Blood group B +ve with (48%) with less severe symptoms. O +ve people shown mild symptoms that is 60% of entire O+ve population and 30% are presented with severe symptoms.Conclusion: This study suggests that A +ve blood group is susceptible blood type with high chances to get infection. People having   A +ve and AB +ve blood types are more susceptible towards severe COVID 19 infection in comparison to other blood types, O +ve blood shown rather protective effect.
LA RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EN LAS COOPERATIVAS DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DEL ECUADOR
Authors: Ávila Torres Yesenia Fernanda , Cuadrado Sánchez Gina Patricia
Published: January 2023

Las instituciones financieras dinamizan la economía de un país, en este contexto las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito cumplen un papel fundamental al buscar el bienestar común de sus socios y de la sociedad en general. El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar el nivel de responsabilidad social de una Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Ecuatoriana que proporciona sus servicios en la provincia del Azuay a través del análisis de la información contenida en los informes de los balances sociales de los periodos 2016-2021. La metodología utilizada fue de tipo descriptivo con un enfoque cualitativo apoyado por el método deductivo y la técnica aplicada fue el análisis de contenido. Dentro de los resultados se verificó que la dimensión económica es la principal fortaleza dentro de las dimensiones analizadas, por lo contrario, la dimensión ambiental requiere mayor divulgación en los balances sociales, en lo que respecta a la dimensión de gobierno corporativo y social mantienen una proyección con tendencia al crecimiento. Con estos datos se concluye que, la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito objeto de estudio demuestra el compromiso por divulgar la información a las partes interesadas de forma clara y oportuna mediante acciones participativas.
STRONG CONSISTENCY RATE OF THE CONDITIONAL QUANTILE ESTIMATOR WITH DATA MISSING AT RANDOM
Authors: BOUROUBA ASSIA , HAMIDI NESRINE , MECHAB BOUBAKER , LITIMEIN OUAHIBA
Published: January 2023

In the case of response missing at random conditioned by a functional explanatory variable, this research investigates non parametric estimate of the conditional quantile using the kernel approach. Under an α-mixing assumption and properties of the small ball, we establish the uniform almost complete convergence (with rate) of the proposed estimator.
MODULES WITH THE PROPERTY Radg
Authors: ERYILMAZ FIGEN , TÜRKMEN BURCU NİŞANCI
Published: January 2023

In this article, we introduce modules with the property Radg and provide various properties of this module. Firstly, we prove that every semisimple module has the property Radg. We also indicate that the class of modules with the property Radg is closed under finite direct sum and direct summands. Moreover, we define the concepts of g –(radical) cover. We show that factor modules of a module with the property Radg have the property Radg under special condition. Additionally, we characterize semisimple commutative rings via modules with the property Radg.
ASYMPTOTIC NORMALITY SINGLE FUNCTIONAL INDEX QUANTILE REGRESSION UNDER RANDOMLY CENSORED DATA
Authors: DIB ABDESSAMAD , HAMRI MOHAMED MEHDI , RABHI ABBES
Published: January 2023

The main objective of this paper is to estimate non-parametrically the quantiles of a conditional distribution based on the single-index model in the censorship model when the sample is considered as an independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables. First of all, a kernel type estimator for the conditional cumulative distribution function (cond-cdf) is introduced. Afterwards, we give an estimation of the quantiles by inverting this estimated cond-cdf, the asymptotic properties are stated when the observations are linked with a single-index structure. Finally, a simulation study is carried out to evaluate the performance of this estimate.
SOME HERMITE-HADAMARD TYPE INEQUALITIES INVOLVING FRACTIONAL INTEGRAL OPERATORS
Authors: CIURDARIU LOREDANA
Published: January 2023

The aim of this article is to give new generalized Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities involving the Riemann-Liouville fractional integral for functions whose absolute values of third derivatives are s-convex in the second sense. In order to do that an integral identity for three times differentiable mapping involving fractional integral operators is established. Several consequences are then presented in some special cases.
Germination Process of Bud Chips of 3 Commercial Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) Varieties at PT. Gunung Madu Plantations
Authors: Nuraini Syarifah , Mahfut Mahfut , Bangsawan Rifki
Published: January 2023

The increase in demand for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) as an industrial raw material is not accompanied by an increase in national sugarcane production. The decline in sugarcane production was due to errors in cultivation. In the growth phase, germination is the most critical and vulnerable phase, resulting in sugarcane cultivation and subsequent sugarcane growth. The purpose of this study was to determine the germination process of bud chips of 3 commercial sugarcane varieties. The experiment was carried out in March-May 2021 at the Research and Development experimental garden of PT. GMP uses a Randomized Block Design. There were 3 varieties observed, namely GMP3, GMP5, and GMP7. Each Bud chip was planted using an individual technique with a spacing of 50 cm and covered with soil. Observations were made until the 30th day after planting. The results showed that the GMP7 and GMP3 varieties included varieties that had the most stable type of germination and relatively fast organ growth stages, while the GMP5 variety had a relatively slow germination type for each organ formation and plant growth.
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF HAP3 GENE IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Authors: Su'udi Mukhamad , Puspito Agung Nugroho , Arimurti Sattya , Hasanah Lailiyah Maulidatul , Arum Asyifa Yasmin
Published: January 2023

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the food crops that has higher resistance to dry land, so it is possible to grow it in dry land. Cassava is used as an alternative food crop to maintain world food security, because the tuber has a high carbohydrate value, is easy to plant and is able to support food diversification. Cassava in Indonesia already has several nationally superior varieties such as Adira 1 and Malang 6. The first stage of cassava breeding is knowing the characteristics of genes in these plants, one of which is HAP3. The purpose of this study was to characterize the HAP3 gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using a molecular approach with genomics and bioinformatics. The methods used were DNA isolation of cassava leaves of Adira 1 and Malang 6 varieties, amplification by PCR, analysis of PCR results, and data sequencing. The results showed that the HAP3 gene in cassava varieties Malang 6 and Adira 1 had 100% homology with cultivar AM560-2 in nucleotide and amino acid sequences. HAP3 cassava varieties Malang 6 and Adira 1 have the closest relationship with Hevea brasiliensis plants with a homology value of 90.91% and Ricinus communis 83.33% based on amino acid sequences. The size of HAP3 on cassava varieties Adira 1 and Malang 6 was 546 bp.
AIR PERASAN DAUN KESUM (Polygonum minus Huds) MENGHAMBAT PERTUMBUHAN Candida albicans
Authors: Syari Jajar Pramata , Sungkawa Hendra Budi , Sutriswanto Sutriswanto , Ratnawaty Gervacia Jenny
Published: January 2023

Penyakit yang disebabkan oleh jamur sering ditemui salah satunya yaitu infeksi pada vulva atau vagina (kandidiasis vulvovaginalis) dikarenakan pertumbuhan yang tidak terkendali dari jamur Candida sp., terutama Candida albicans. . Kandidiasis vulvovaginalis merupakan penyebab keputihan yang paling sering, prevalensinya sebesar 40%, dengan karakteristik cairan yang keluar biasanya kental, putih seperti susu, bau, dan disertai rasa gatal yang hebat  pada kemaluan. Berdasarkan kajian fitofarmaka, diduga tanaman kesum memiliki aktivitas antiviral, antibakteri, antijamur, antioksidan, antikanker dan antiulcer. Tanaman daun kesum dapat digunakan sebagai obat yang diakibatkan oleh jamur.  Daun kesum (Polygonum minus Huds.) mengandung senyawa-senyawa metabolit sekunder yang dapat digunakan sebagai antifungi. Metabolit sekunder tersebut berupa flavonoid, aldehid, terpenoid, gerniol dan senyawa fenolik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui jumlah koloni jamur Candida albicans pada plate  yang diberikan perasan daun kesum (Polygonum minus Huds), aktivitas air perasan daun kesum (Polygonum minus Huds) dan menganalisis pengaruh air perasan daun kesum (Polygonum minus Huds) terhadap daya hambat pertumbuhan jamur Candida albicans metode dilusi. Metodologi penelitian ini merupakan Quasi Experimental Design. Berdasarkan Uji Anova Aktivitas Air Perasan Daun Kesum (Polygonum minus Huds) Terhadap Pertumbuhan Jamur Candida albicans Metode Dilusi diperoleh  tingkat signifikansi p = 0,000 < α (0,05) dan dinyatakan bahwa H1 diterima, artinya terdapat pengaruh yang nyata (signifikan) antara variabel bebas (air perasan daun kesum) terhadap variabel terikat (pertumbuhan jamur Candida albicans).
Kajian Ekologi Lanskap Sawah dan Pilihan Praktik Pengelolaan Jerami Padi di Desa Mandikapau Barat, Kabupaten Banjar, Kalimantan Selatan
Authors: Kadarsah Anang , Komari Noer
Published: January 2023

This study purpose was to explore information on the rice field landscape ecology and rice straw management practices in Mandikapau Barat Village, Karang Intan District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan. The rice field landscape ecological data was extracted from Google Maps. Types, rice production, farmer profiles and selection of rice straw utilization practices were known through interviews. Results showed that elongated fragments (70%) were common in paddy fields and the rest (30%) were hexagonal in shape. Corridors in dry rice fields are bunds with a width of 40-50 cm, while in wet rice fields the bunds are wider (60-80 cm). Farmer average ownership is ±3.917.6 m2. The most widely grown local rice varieties are Siam Pandak Laut (straw yellow lemma and palea, stem height ±145 cm) and Siam Cantik (golden yellow lemma and palea on straw yellow background, stem height ±160 cm). The level of local rice production reaches 1.5 – 3.1 Ton/Ha per growing season. Estimated production of rice straw is 2.1 – 4.4 Ton/Ha. Gender farmers are mostly women (76%), compared to only about 24% of men. The status of land ownership is smallholder farmers as much as 80%. The highest respondent's age (48%) is 40-50 years old and the least is over 50 years old (24%). Most of the farmers (84%) stated that they did not use rice straw, arguing that the practice had been passed down (64%). There is a relationship between gender and the practice of using straw (p=0.036<0.050) and reasons for not using rice straw (p=0.021<0.050).
BAGAIMANA SELF DISCLOSURE DAN CYBER VIOLENCE PADA PENGGUNA APLIKASI KENCAN ONLINE TINDER DEWASA AWAL DI JAKARTA
Authors: Basel Wiwin Charolina Putri , Sitasari Novendawati Wahyu , Safitri Safitri
Published: January 2023

Tinder merupakan salah satu platform pencarian teman kencan berbasis lokasi yang dapat memilih preferensi jenis kelamin sesuai ketertarikan pengguna. Terdapat berbagai fenomena cyber violence yang terjadi dan membuat kerugian yang besar terhadap korbannya dari segi materi maupun kesehatan mental. Ditinjau dari fenomena dan teori cyber violence, terdapat proses komunikasi dan self disclosure yang dilakukan korban sehingga memancing tindak kejahatan di aplikasi kencan online Tinder. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan self disclosure dengan cyber violence pada pengguna aplikasi kencan online Tinder dewasa awal di Jakarta. Rancangan penelitian ini kuantitatif non-eksperimental menggunakan pendekatan korelasional. Menggunakan teknik non-probability sampling dan teknik purposive sampling dengan sampel berjumlah 100 pengguna aplikasi kencan online Tinder dewasa awal di Jakarta. Instrumen self disclosure yang digunakan berupa alat ukur yang disusun menggunakan dasar teori self disclosure milik Wheeless dan Grotz (1976) berjumlah 28 aitem valid dengan reliabilitas nilai (α) = 0,949. Instrumen cyber violence yang digunakan berupa alat ukur yang disusun menggunakan dasar komponen, merupakan hasil revisi atau pengembangan skala cyber violence dari penelitian Šincek (2021) 34 aitem yang valid dengan nilai (α) = 0,965. Hasil uji korelasi diperoleh sebesar 0,00 (p < 0,05) dan nilai koefisien korelasi r sebesar 0,998 yang artinya terdapat hubungan positif antara self disclosure dengan cyber violence pada pengguna aplikasi kencan online Tinder.
Alternative Procedures and Quality of Financial Report Audit Results in the Era of the Covid 19 Pandemic
Authors: Jassin Rivcy , Tinangon Jantje. J , Budiarso Novi Swandari
Published: January 2023

This study aims to determine the implementation, constraints, efforts to overcome obstacles, and the result audit quality when using the alternative procedures for auditing local government financial report (LKPD) which is conducted by The Representative of Audit Board Indonesia in North Sulawesi Province (BPK of North Sulawesi) in the Covid 19 Pandemic Era.This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The data was collected through interviews and documentation studies. The results showed that The Representative of Audit Board Indonesia in North Sulawesi Province had implemented alternative procedures for auditing local government financial report by preparing adequate regulations and policies. Improving the competence of the auditor through training, workshops, socialization, dissemination, knowledge transfer forum, compiling Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and making messenger group.  In addition, preparing an audit program that accommodates alternative procedures in accordance with existing regulations, developing audit strategies and alternative procedures through the utilization of the Internal Government Supervisory Apparatus (APIP), utilizing information technology, and tiered reviews.  Problem that faced in implementing alternative procedures are the lack of local government commitment in preparing a stable internet network, supporting devices, personnel in related office, the number of competent APIP teams as needed. Lack experience auditor does not have the same knowledge about the details of steps and supporting documents.  These issues can be overcome through increasing local government commitment, the number competence APIP team as needed, and the competence of new auditor of Audit Board Indonesia.The quality of audit results in the era of the Covid 19 pandemic has fulfilled the requirement with indicators of quality control and quality assurance achievements, the achievement of the auditee satisfaction index for LKPD examinations, the achievement of timely submission of LKPD audit report (LHP LKPD), and the achievement of the percentage of lawsuits against LHP won by the Audit Board of Indonesia
تأثير اضافة المعزز الحيوي (Probiotic) لمياه الشرب على اداء فروج اللحم تحت ظروف موسم الصيف الحار
Authors: Salam Omar Abdul Majead , Hassan Osan Mohammed Saleh
Published: January 2023

اجريت التجربة في حظيرة الدواجن في كلية ناصر للعلوم الزراعية جامعة عدن خلال الفترة من 2021/7/8م لغاية 2021/8/11م وذلك لمعرفة تأثير اضافة المعزز الحيوي (Probiotic) (0، 50، 100ملجم/لتر ماء) تحت ظروف فصل الصيف الحار استخدم في التجربة 108 فروج من نوع R0SS، وزعت عشوائيا الى ثلاث معاملات بواقع 36 فروج لكل معاملة وثلاثة مكررات لكل معاملة وبواقع 12 فروج في كل مكرر. اشارت النتائج الى عدم وجود فروق معنوية بين المعاملات المختلفة في معظم الصفات المدروسة (معدل استهلاك العلف، معامل التحويل الغذائي، نسبة النفوق، انتاجية المتر المربع من الوزن الحي) ولكن كان هناك تحسن أفضل في معاملات اضافة المعزز الحيوي (Probiotic). في حين لوحظ ان اضافة المعزز الحيوي (Probiotic) كانت معنويا عند مستوى احتمال (P<0.05) في صفة وزن الجسم ومعدل الزيادة الوزنية.
A STUDY ON THE DEFLUORIDATION FROM WATER BY USING LOCAL LIMESTONE
Authors: Saleh Shaif Mohammed Kasem , Saleh Radhwan Mohammed , Hasen Amal
Published: January 2023

Removal of excess fluoride [F-] from the water has been attempted by several authors by using different materials both natural and artificial. The main aim of this study was to the fluoride removal by using the local limestone adopting column method. The use of limestone obtained from the National Company of Cement (NCC) at Wadi Saim deposit and Wadi Nakhleen deposit, in Lahj Governorate, Yemen. X-ray spectroscopy analyses revealed that that limestone are classified as high and very high pure limestone, respectively. Local limestone has fluoride removal abilities by phosphoric acid (PA)- local crushed Limestone treatment (PACLT), with the treated water conforming to WHO guidelines for Fluoride in drinking water. Fluoride removal and pH of treated water attained stability within 3ℎ for defluoridation from 10 mg/L [F-], to 0.20 mg/L with 0.68 mM [PA]. The results may be useful for suitability of local limestone for fluoride removal from drinking water.
تأثير المصادر المختلفة من مياه الشرب على اداء فروج اللحم
Authors: Jamba Nasser Ahmed Mohamed , Ali Mazen Nasser
Published: January 2023

نفذت التجربة في حظيرة كلية ناصر للعلوم الزراعية، جامعة لحج، 2022/1/27 الى 2022/3/2 لدراسة تأثير مصادر مياه الشرب على أداء دجاج اللحم، استخدم في التجربة  135 كتكوت غير مجنس سلالة ROSS، قسمت إلى ثلاث معاملات، بحسب مصادر المياه، كل معاملة قسمت إلى ثلاث مكررات، بواقع 15 كتكوت لكل مكرر. أظهرت نتائج البحث تأثير مصادر المياه معنوياً (P<0.05) حيث تفوقت المعاملة T3 على المعاملتين T1 و T2 في وزن الجسم، وزن الذبيحة، معامل التحويل الغذائي، نسبة التصافي، وزن الصدر، النسبة المئوية للصدر و وزن القانصة. لم تؤثر مصادر المياه على كمية العلف المستهلك وعلى كمية الماء المستهلك.
استخدام التحليل التمييزي وتطبيقه على ولادة الطفل الخديج في مستشفى السبعين العام للأمومة والطفولة أمانة العاصمة صنعاء
Authors: Al-Hamzi Amtalteef M. A. , Al-Hamzi Amani M. A.
Published: January 2023

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى توظيف استخدام تحليل دالة التمييز لتصنيف بيانات الأطفال الخديج الجدد إلى أطفال خديج احياء أو اموات. استخدمت الدراسة أسلوب المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، تكونت الدراسة من عينة عشوائية من بيانات الأطفال الخديج بمركز الإحصاء بمستشفى السبعين العام للأمومة والطفولة للأعوام 2018-2020م، و بلغ حجمها (130) طفل خديج، منهم (98) عاش و (32) توفي، واستخدم أسلوب تحليل الدالة التمييزية على البيانات بهدف الوصول إلى تصنيف الأطفال الخديج الجدد على احدى المجموعتين، و توصلت الدراسة لتحديد المتغيرات المستقلة الأكثر أهمية في تصنيف مجموعة الأطفال الخديج إلى احدى المجموعتين، وأولها أهمية متغير تدخين الأم الحامل ويليه في الأهمية متغير العمر الرحمي للطفل الخديج بالأسابيع ثم متغير أخذ المكملات الغذائية اثناء الحمل ثم بقية المتغيرات الستة المعتمدة في بناء دالة التمييز. كما اشارت الدراسة إلى قوة العلاقة بين المتغيرات الداخلة في التحليل حيث بلغ نسبة الارتباط القانوني لدالة التمييزية (0.85). نسبة التباين المفسر بواسطة دالة التمييز من خلال قيمة مربع آيتا بلغت (0.72) ويقابلها قيمة ذاتية تساوي (2.58)، كما اشارت النتائج إلى ان قيمة ولكس لمدا قد بلغت (0.280)، وقيمة كاي تربيع (159.33) وهي دالة احصائياً عند مستوى دلالة (0.05). وهذا يؤكد قدرة الدالة التمييزية على التمييز بين مجموعتي الأطفال الخديج، كما بلغت نسبة دقة التصنيف الصحيح (95.4%)، وهي نسبة عالية تؤكد على دقة التصنيف.
CONSISTENCY IN TRANSLATING THE DIVINE NAME AL-'ALĪM IN THE HOLY QURĀN
Authors: Al-Dherwi Saleh Abdullah Ahmed , Dalol Adel Abdulkhaliq Abdulkareem
Published: January 2023

Translating the meaning of the Holy Qurān includes translating the meanings of the Divine Names, which are related to the Almighty Allah. This study focused on the consistency of three modern translations in translating the most recurred Divine Name in the Holy Qurān, Al-'Alīm, which recurred one hundred and fifty-three times as traced by researcher. Al-'Alīm, the All-Knower, which refers to El-'elim, 'knowledge. Al-'Alīm is the one whose knowledge encompasses everything. This study is comparative as it compared the ST with the TT. On the other hand, it is descriptive on the base that it investigated the consistency of specific translations. The researcher built a corpus then analysed the data quantitatively and qualitatively. The study proved that one translation only was absolutely consistent, but the other two showed less consistency.
ASPECTS OF TRANSLATIONAL CREATIVITY
Authors: Abdurabuh Ali Abdullah Omar
Published: January 2023

Translational creativity is still fertilize area of research due to the big focus of translation theories on equivalence and recently on cultural turn. This paper sheds light on the main aspects of translational creativity along with exploring the strategies involved under such aspects. Visualization is one of the most prominent aspect that can be applicable with higher level of effectiveness specially when translating metaphorical language and idioms.
Native Paddy Cultivation: Understanding of the Practice and Crop Management among Sarawak’s Farmers
Authors: Abd Hamid Izzah , Wan Yahaya Wan Asrina , Rahim Hairazi
Published: January 2023

Native paddy is widely acknowledged for its authentic taste and fragrance but is often reported with low yield. Hence, the objective of this paper was to identify the practice and crop management of native paddy in Sarawak. About 56 targeted participants who actively cultivated native paddy were surveyed from January to June 2021. Our results have revealed their background and management contributed the most to the yield where no irrigation system, low fertiliser application, and the possibility of impurity seedlings become the significant constraints. Besides, unpredictable weather and long-distance travel to buy agricultural supplies worsened this problem. The participants apply fertiliser in low amounts compared to their cultivation areas (>2.5 ha), and those who mixed cropping will share the fertiliser with another crop. Paddy varieties such as Rotan (Wai), Biris, and others need a longer period of growth (5½ months) and are cultivated once a year. This showed unproductive production and a high infestation of pests and diseases. Therefore, we suggest intensive paddy cultivation by addressing the issues found in this study.
FARMERS’ INCOME OF CASSAVA AND MAIZE INTERCROPPING SYSTEM IN DRY LAND AGRICULTURE
Authors: Novitaningrum Restie , Wisnu Saputro Ferry
Published: January 2023

Dry land agriculture, a less fertile land, only a few commodities that planted such as cassava, maize, sweet potatoes and any kind of nuts. Cassava and maize are secondary crops that usually cultivate in dry land. Cassava and maize are strategic food commodities after rice. This study aimed to analyze farmers’ income of cassava and maize intercropping system on dry land agriculture in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. 60 farmers were taken as research respondents consist of 30 farmers who planted Jalak Towo cassava variety intercropping with maize and 30 farmers who planted other cassava varieties intercropping with maize. The data were analyzed with the concept of farmers’ income by subtracting revenues and explicit costs. The results showed that the intercropping of Jalak Towo cassava variety and maizeE yielded better farmers’ income.
HEURISTIC EVALUATION ANALYSIS USING THE 10 NIELSEN RULE USABILITY METHOD ON THE KAI ACCESS APPLICATION
Authors: Syarqim Mahfudz Muhammad , Agusti Febrina , Az Zahra Sefa , Rahma Dhini Berliana
Published: January 2023

KAI Access is the official application owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) for ticket cancellations, changing ticket schedules, purchasing local trains, purchasing train tickets 1 hour before departure, e-boarding passes. Based on the user rating on the Play store, which is 3.3 out of 5 stars. In this study using 10 Nielsen's usability rules, with the aim of analyzing whether the KAI Access application can be said to be good or not. Task Analysis which is classified as efficient enough because the value of the lost ness level is only 0.26651869414146. It was found that from 6 of 10 Jacob Nielsen heuristic evaluations, errors were found to minimize the users memory load, feedback, shortcuts, prevent errors, help and documentation, consistency. The 10 principles of usability that need to be improved in this KAI Access application are the Minimize the users memory load type and the Minimize the users memory load type with the same severity rating 3, namely major with a fixed rating of 2, requiring some effort to fix.
Meta-Analysis: The Association of Airborne Fungi With Children’s Health Level.
Authors: HAMID ZAKARIA , Najwa Omar Adibah , Jyh Chyang Pang
Published: January 2023

Association of concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) among school-age children and their health level was very worrying. They were tempted to stay indoors such as, bedroom, playroom, and classroom. This study focused on how the concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) affect the level of children’s health as we know that children tend to be exposed and easy to get pulmonary infection and dysfunction. Even though the children are the most vulnerable to illness, there is less concern about indoor air quality. Owing to the early development of their immune system, lungs, and other organs, children are extremely vulnerable to disease. In general, a nursery is a designated area where infants are cared for. A nursery, on the other hand is described as any facility designed for the purpose of providing care or maintenance for children under the age of six. The 0-1 year old group and the 2-4 year old group are the two primary groups of young children. While school where by there’s classroom which is classroom is a place where education is provided. When considering the time that children spend there and the activities that they participate in. Meanwhile the residence means a place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere. There are two of parameters associated to the concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) and indirectly cause pulmonary problem to the children. They are temperature and humidity. There is also the differentiation of the concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) indoor and outdoor. As conclusion, the concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) are significant to the temperature and relative humidity and the concentration of airborne fungi (CFU/m3) indoor is significant due to poor ventilation and maintenance.
ANALYSIS OF LEVERAGE ON FIRM VALUE THAT IS MODERATED BY CARBON EMISSION DISCLOSURE
Authors: Hanifah Umi , Gunaningrat Rayhan
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of carbon emission disclosures in moderating the effect of firm characteristics such as leverage on firm value. This study's sample companies are manufacturing firms that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange between 2015 and 2021. Leverage are the independent variables in this study. The dependent variable in this study is the company's value, and the moderating variable is carbon emission disclosure. The fixed effect model is the analytical method used. According to the test results leverage has no direct positive effect on firm value and leverage has a negative effect on firm value that is moderated by CED.