bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Educação Ambiental e Educação Física: Articulação Exitosa em uma Escola Rural de Uruguaiana-RS
Authors: Moraes Maria Elisabeth Valls de , Cunha Fernando Icaro Jorge
Published: November 2021

Este é um projeto de pesquisa de Educação Ambiental (EA) baseado na Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) em seu objetivo 12 - consumo e produção sustentáveis desenvolvido parcialmente em 2020 em virtude da pandemia de Covid-19. Realizou-se na Escola Municipal de Educação Básica (EMEB) Dr. Crespo de Oliveira no município de Uruguaiana, participante do Programa de Educação Ambiental da Rede Municipal de Ensino (PEARME), projeto de extensão da Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA) - campus Uruguaiana. EA é um tema transversal necessário a ser debatido nesta escola localizada na zona rural que vivencia os efeitos positivos e negativos da produção agrícola, seus descartes e não conta com a coleta seletiva do município. O projeto foi planejado para oito aulas de Educação Física (EF) e articulado com a EA. Os objetivos são: propiciar o entendimento dos alunos dos anos finais do correto descarte dos produtos orgânicos e secos nas lixeiras adequadas e evidenciarem o cuidado com a limpeza, organização e estética da escola. Este cuidado está relacionado com educar, com agir pensando nas relações entre os seres vivos e os ambientes onde vivem. Funcionários/as, professores/as e equipe diretiva participaram da execução do estudo. Os resultados foram parcialmente atingidos em um menor número de aulas, mas a pesquisa evidenciou a adesão dos alunos ao trabalho em grupo e o cuidado com a escola. Ficou evidente a relação entre EF e EA na construção do conhecimento de maneira integrada.
İzmir’de huzurevinde yaşayan yaşlılarda uyku kalitesi ve uyku süresinin düşmelerle ilişkisi
Authors: ŞİMŞEK KESKİN Hatice , ALIUMUEROVA Zekııe , AKÖZ Ali , EREN Elıf Boncukçu , UÇKU Reyhan
Published: November 2021

Amaç: İzmir’de huzurevinde yaşayan bireylerde uyku kalitesi ve süresinin düşme ile ilişkisinin belirlenmesidir.Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki araştırma İzmir merkezde Aile, Çalışma ve Sosyal Hizmetler İl Müdürlüğü’ne bağlı 3 huzurevinde yaşayan 180 yaşlıyı kapsamaktadır. Bağımlı değişken son bir yıl içindeki düşme varlığıdır. Bağımsız değişkenler kısa uyku süresi ve kötü uyku kalitesidir. Uyku kalitesi Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi Ölçeği (PUKÖ) ile belirlenmiştir. Veri anket aracılığıyla yüz-yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplanmış, tanımlayıcı veri yüzde dağılımları; ortalama±standart sapma şeklinde sunulmuştur. Nedenselliği belirlemede Ki-kare ya da t testi; Çoklu Lojistik Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama yaşı 78.2±7.9 (63-97), %51.1’i erkektir. Yaşlı bireylerin %41.1’i son bir yıl içinde en az bir kez düştüğünü belirtmiştir. Yaşlıların %71.1’inin uyku kalitesi kötüdür. Ortalama uyku süresi 7.0±1.9 (3-15) saat ve %61.7’sinin uyku süresi 7 saatten azdır. Uyku kalitesi kötü olanlarda düşme riski 3.7 kat fazladır (OR:3.68 [%95 GA:1.57-8.93] p=0.008). Kısa uyku süresi ile düşme riski arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmamıştır. Ayrıca kadınlarda 2.6 kat, bedensel engeli olanlarda 3.8 kat düşme riski yüksek bulunmuştur.Sonuç: Huzurevinde yaşayan yaşlılarda düşme, kötü uyku kalitesi ve kısa uyku süresi sıklığı yüksektir. Kötü uyku kalitesi düşme riskini artırmaktadır.
CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR IN COGNITIVE-SEMIOTIC INTERPRETATION
Authors:   Altai State Pedagogical University, Kozlova L.A. , Kremneva A.V. ,   Polzunov Altai State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The article presents an attempt to view the phenomenon of conceptual metaphor in the cognitive-semiotic aspect. The object of the study is the conceptual metaphor, the subject matter is its cognitive-semantic essence and the forms of its representation. The main thesis that forms the theoretical basis of the article is that the conceptual metaphor understood as the ability of our consciousness to think of one, more abstract entity in terms of another, more concrete, entity, presents a mental phenomenon that may have not only verbal, but other forms of its representation. The main objective of the article is to carry out the analysis of visual, artefact and ontological metaphors in the cognitive-semiotic aspect and the ways of their representation in the text. The main methods of analysis conditioned by the theoretical aspect chosen for analysis are introspection, or metacognition aimed at reconstructing the work of consciousness in the process of metaphorical thinking, and the inferential method aimed at reconstructing implicit metaphorical meanings. The analysis of visual (artistic), artifact and ontological metaphors reveals that they are characterized by the same qualities as verbal metaphors: dynamism, contextual variability and existence of two their varieties: trite metaphors which reflect ordinary thinking and original ones which are the product of artistic thinking. When ontological and artefact metaphors are presented in the text, their metaphorical meanings can be presented both explicitly and implicitly and, in the latter case, their metaphorical meanings must be inferred by the reader or the linguist. The participation of nonverbal codes in the expression of metaphorical meanings does not diminish the significance of the verbal code which is another proof of the leading role of language in conceptualization and interpretation of the world. The analysis undertaken enables to confirm the main thesis as well as to reveal the explanatory potential of the cognitive-semiotic approach to the study of metaphor and, most probably, other language phenomena.
The Application of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model through Lesson Study in the Grade X of State Vocational High School/SMK in Sukoharjo
Authors: Subiyantari Ansheila Rusyda , Setiawan Abdul Haris , Sumarni Sri
Published: November 2021

Cooperative learning model Jigsaw which collaborated with lesson study is one of the strategies used to stimulate the students’ participation in the learning process, especially in solving and explaining each answer of problems given by the teacher so that the learning process is not only centered on the teacher but also the students. The purposes of this research are to: (1) determine the application of the appropriate steps in order to increase students’ participation and students’ learning outcome through Jigsaw cooperative learning model with lesson study; (2) to know the improvement of students’ participation and students’ learning outcome for the Engineering Mechanics subject of grade X of state SMK in Sukoharjo through the implementation of Jigsaw cooperative learning model with lesson study. This research is a classroom action research which  conducted in three cycles.

The results showed that: (1) there was appropriate application of steps in improving the students’ participation and students’ learning outcome in accordance with the Jigsaw cooperative learning model through lesson study; (2) students became more active in participating in grade, such as asking, giving opinion, and  discussion. The percentage of completeness of students’ learning outcome in the cognitive area of pre-cycle was 30%, 64.71% in the first cycle, 79.41% in the second cycle, and 82.35% in the third cycle. Then, in term of students’ learning outcome in the affective area, most students were predicated Very Good and Good. Next, the percentage of completeness student learning outcome in the pre-cycle of psychomotor was 26.67%, 61.76% in the first cycle, 79.41% in the second cycle, and 85.29% in the third cycle. From this analysis, it can be concluded that the implementation of Jigsaw cooperative  model through lesson study with appropriate steps has succesfully increased the students’ participation and students’ learning outcome of grade X of state SMK in Sukoharjo on the subjects of Engineering Mechanics.
Analysis of Principal's Motivation and Leadership Technology Pathway through Mediator Learning Strategies with Gender Moderators in Maya Seesaw Classes
Authors: Ning ST Nurjaningsih
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study is to explore motivations mediated by the integrated learning strategies of Communication Information Technology (ICT) for improving the technology leadership of school principals by moderating the gender variable in the virtual class seesaw during the training of strengthening the competency of the Principal of the Kendal Vocational School in 2019. This research was conducted using quantitative approach using cross-sectional design. Path analysis is used to determine the effect of motivation on the principal's leadership through learning strategies with gender moderator factors. Vocational school principals who participated in this study as many as 30 participants who participated in the training of strengthening the competency of vocational school principals. At the end of the training, the principals answered the motivation questionnaire, learning strategies and principals' leadership. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly. The findings from the path analysis show that the learning strategy variable is a significant mediator in the relationship between the independent motivation variable and the dependent variable in the improvement of the principal's technological leadership where the sex factor as a moderator is equally strong. It can be concluded that motivation by the use of learning strategies in the principal's training curriculum that integrates ICT through seesaw virtual classes can improve the technology leadership of SMK headmasters for all genders indirectly.

 

Keywords: Motivation, learning strategies, technology leadership, mediators,

 moderator

 
METODE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) PADA PEMBELAJARAN SIMULASI KOMUNIKASI DIGITAL KELAS X Di SMK YOSONEGORO MAGETAN
Authors: Supono Supono
Published: November 2021

Many cases show that many student learning outcomes are unsatisfactory and many student scores are below the predetermined KKM (Minimum Completeness Criteria), this is because the success of the teaching and learning process, especially educational programs is influenced by various factors, namely internal and external factors. Of the two factors, the main ones are interests and factors from the surrounding environment, so that students become bored, and the class becomes passive. The purpose of learning simulation and digital communication at SMK Yosonegoro directs class X TAV students to have a desire to understand, learn good learning needs, so they are willing to use and find the best learning resources in order to solve the problems they face. The problem based learning method is felt to be able to liven up the atmosphere in the classroom, because students are required to solve a problem and the teacher as a facilitator.
IDENTIFIKASI MINIMNYA PARTISIPASI SISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN TIK PADA KELAS X SMA NEGERI 2 ENDE
Authors: Umarba Ibrahim
Published: November 2021

Proses belajar mengajar yang ideal yakni dimana ada keterlibatan atau partisipasi siswa  dalam mengikuti proses belajar mengajar di sekolah, guna untuk meningkatkan aspek kognitif, afektif dan psikomotor. Hubungan dengan masalah yang ingin dipecakan dalam kajian ini adalah bagaimanakah minimnya partisipasi siswa dalam pembelajaran TIK, dan tujuan dari kajian ini adalah meningkatkan peran guru TIK dalam mengatasi minimnya partisipasi siswa dalam pembelajaran TIK, dan ingin mengetahui apa hambatan minimnya partisipasi siswa dalam pembelajaran TIK pada kelas X SMA Negeri 2 Ende. Dalam pelaksanaan proses belajar mengajar, terdapat  hambatan yang menjadi faktor  minimnya partisipasi dalam belajar yakni faktor internal ( sifat malas ) dan  kurangnya ketersedian sarana prasarana pembelajaran TIK yang memadai.
Metode Demonstrasi Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Pada Pembelajaran Simulasi Digital
Authors: WIDYAWATI RENY
Published: November 2021

There are several factors that affect student learning outcomes. Broadly speaking, it is divided into two, namely endogenous or internal factors and exogenous or external factors. The purpose of this study is to improve digital simulation learning outcomes through the demonstration method for class X students of Islamic Vocational School 1 Blitar City in the 2019/2020 academic year. This research is a classroom action research (CAR) which was carried out for 2 cycles. The subjects of this study were students of class X Islamic Vocational School 1 Blitar City for the 2019/2020 academic year, totaling 40 people. The results showed that the application of the demonstration method could improve the learning outcomes of digital simulations in class X Islamic Vocational School 1 Blitar City for the 2019/2020 academic year.
Why should a neuropaediatrician always measure head circumference - a case report of Glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1-DS)
Authors:   Clinic of Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Oleksy Barbara , Mierzewska Hanna ,   Clinic of Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Lipiec Agata ,   Clinic of Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Szczepanik Elżbieta ,   Clinic of Paediatric Neurology, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The deficit of the type 1 glucose transporter (Glut1-DS) belongs to the neurometabolic disorders that can be effectively treated, in this case with ketogenic diet. By limiting glucose supply to the brain the deficit of glucose transporter 1 leads to cerebral energy deficiency. Glut1-DS manifests with a wide range of neurological symptoms that usually start in early childhood, including cognitive impairment, epilepsy and permanent and/or paroxysmal motor disorders, often provoked by physical activity, fasting or hyperthermale. Aim. We present the case of a 6,5-year-old patient with Glut1- -DS who, despite presenting typical symptoms, remained undiagnosed for years. Family history was positive of intellectual disability in first degree relative. The child suffered from psychomotor development delay, motor coordination difficulties, motor disorders and epilepsy with focal and absence seizures of early onset. However, the significant symptom of secondary microcephaly remained unnoticed for years. Conclusion. Secondary microcephaly is a valuable symptom which can guide towards the diagnosis. The early diagnosis of Glut1 deficiency syndrome enables prompt introduction of the ketogenic diet crucial for the child’s development and improvement of both the patients and their families’ quality of life.
Study of Interactions between Induced and Natural Fracture Effects on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Using a Discrete Approach
Authors: Zhang Yulong , Han Bei , Zhang Xin , Jia Yun , Zhu Chun
Published: November 2021

The interaction mode of induced fracture and natural fracture plays an important role in prediction of hydraulic fracture propagation. In this paper, a two-dimensional hydromechanical coupled discrete element model is first introduced in the framework of particle flow simulation, which can well take into account mechanical and hydraulic properties of rock samples with natural fracture. The model’s parameters are strictly calibrated by conducting numerical simulations of uniaxial compression test and direct tensile and shear tests, as well as fluid flow test. The effectiveness of coupled model is also assessed by describing hydraulic fracture propagation in two representative cases, respectively, rock samples with and without preexisting fracture. With this model in hand, the effects of interaction between induced and natural fractures with different approach angles and differential stresses on fluid injection pressure and fracture propagation patterns are investigated and discussed. Results suggest that the interaction modes mainly involve three basic behaviors including the arrested, captured with offset, and directly crossing. For a given differential stress, the captured offset of hydraulic fracture by natural fracture gradually decreases with the approach angle increase, while for a fixed approach angle, that captured offset increases with differential stress decrease.
Geochemical Modeling of Hybrid Surfactant and Engineered Water Injections in Carbonate Reservoirs under Harsh Conditions
Authors: Adila Ahmed , W. Al-Shalabi Emad , AlAmeri Waleed
Published: November 2021

Engineered water injection (EWI) has gained popularity as an effective technique for enhancing oil recovery. Surfactant flooding is also a well-established and commercially-available technique in the petroleum industry. In this study, a numerical simulation model is developed and used to investigate the hybrid effect of surfactant-EWI in carbonates. This developed model was validated by history-matching a recently conducted surfactant coreflood in the secondary mode of injection. Oil recovery, pressure drop, and surfactant concentration data were utilized. The surfactant flooding model was then coupled with a geochemical model that captures different reactions during engineered water injection. The geochemical reactions considered include: aqueous, dissolution/precipitation, and ion- exchange reactions. Also, different simulation scenarios were considered including waterflooding, surfactant flooding, engineered water injection, and the hybrid surfactant-EWI technique.

For the case of EWI, wettability alteration was considered as the main mechanism underlying incremental oil recovery. However, both wettability alteration and interfacial tension reduction mechanisms were considered for surfactant flooding depending on the type of surfactant used. The results showed that for the hybrid surfactant-EWI, wettability alteration is considered as the controlling mechanism where surfactant boosts oil recovery rate through increasing oil relative permeability while EWI reduces residual oil. Moreover, the simulation runs showed that the hybrid surfactant-EWI is a promising technique for enhancing oil recovery from carbonates under harsh conditions. The hybrid surfactant-EWI outperformed other injection techniques followed by EWI, then surfactant flooding, and least waterflooding. This work gives more insight into the application of hybrid surfactant-EWI on enhancing oil recovery from carbonates.
The Liquidity Spillover Effects Between the Stock Index Futures and Spot Under the Fractal Market Hypothesis
Authors: Zhang Jingyang , Wu Xu , Yan Ruzhen , Chun Zhengjie
Published: December 2021

In recent years, the extreme risk events occurred frequently in the financial market have not only brought huge losses to investors and inflicted heavy losses on the market, but also posed a severe challenge for the traditional effective market hypothesis. These extreme risk events are often accompanied by sudden plummeting of liquidity. Different from the efficient market hypothesis(EMT), firstly, this paper studies the nonlinear fluctuation characteristics and causes of contracts with different maturity periods in China stock index futures market under the framework of fractal market theory and using the multifractal detrended fluctuation model Secondly, under the framework of the fractal market theory, the existence of the liquidity spillover effect between the stock index futures and spot is tested, the direction, intensity, and contribution of spillover between stock index futures and spot are analyzed. Finally, there is a robustness test. The study finds that both stock index futures and stock index spot in China have obvious nonlinear fractal fluctuation characteristics, and stock index futures have higher degree of multifractal, the characteristics are related to correlated multifractal and distributed multifractal; the longer the maturity period of the stock index futures contract, the lower the multifractal degree; there are significant asymmetric liquidity spillover effects between the stock index futures and spot; the multifractal degree has an important influence on the intensity and contribution of the liquidity spillover effect, and the multifractal degree is inversely proportional to the intensity of liquidity spillover and the contribution of spot to futures fluctuations.
Impacto de silicato de potássio no desenvolvimento do tomateiro
Authors: Faleiro Luís Eduardo Silva , Abreu Carlos Augusto Faleiro , Freitas Aurivan Soares de , Soares Maria Gilmara de Oliveira , Oliveira Alisson Souza de , Rezende Ramiro Machado
Published: November 2021

O tomate é uma hortaliça consumida mundialmente, sendo assim, tem forte importância social, econômica e alimentar. Na produção desta hortaliça, tem sido aplicado silício (Si), visando ao controle de insetos-praga, patógenos e ao aumento na produção. O fornecimento deste elemento pode reduzir a aplicação de produtos sintéticos e assim diminuir a poluição ambiental. Sendo assim, no presente trabalho avaliou-se o efeito da adubação foliar com silicato de potássio no desenvolvimento do tomateiro. Os tratamentos foram compostos por cinco concentrações de silicato de potássio. As concentrações foram compostas por 0, 250, 500, 750, 1.000 mL de silicato de potássio 100.L-1. Aos 35 dias após o transplante foram avaliados diâmetro do colo, altura de plantas e número de folhas. O desenvolvimento do tomateiro sofreu influência do suprimento foliar de silicato de potássio. O aumento das concentrações de silicato de potássio, via foliar, influenciou significativamente o diâmetro do colo, altura de plantas e número de folhas. Com o aumento das concentrações de silicato de potássio de 0 para 850,5 mL.100 L-1 houve aumento do diâmetro do colo de 1,031 para 1,14 mm, respectivamente. Da mesma forma, a altura de plantas e o número de folhas variaram de 67,23 para 74,62 cm e de 15 para 18 folhas, respectivamente, com o aumento das concentrações do produto de 0 para 830,3 e 750 mL 100.L-1. Por outro lado, concentrações altas de silicato de potássio resultaram em redução nos valores de diâmetro do colo, altura de plantas e número de folhas. Portanto, a adubação foliar de silicato de potássio melhora o desenvolvimento do tomateiro e poderá contribuir na redução da aplicação de produtos sintéticos.
Biological Mechanism-based Neurology and Psychiatry: A BACE1/2 and
Downstream Pathway Model
Authors: Hampel Harald , Lista Simone , Caruso Giuseppe , Nisticò Robert , Piccioni Gaia , Mercuri Nicola B. , Giorgi Filippo Sean , Ferrarelli Fabio , Lemercier Pablo , Caraci Filippo , Vergallo Andrea , Neurodegeneration Precision Medicine Initiative
Published: December 2021

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In oncology, comprehensive omics and functional enrichment studies have led to an extensive
profiling of (epi)genetic and neurobiological alterations that can be mapped onto a single
tumor’s clinical phenotype and divergent clinical phenotypes expressing common pathophysiological
pathways. Consequently, molecular pathway-based therapeutic interventions for different cancer
typologies, namely tumor type- and site-agnostic treatments, have been developed, encouraging the
real-world implementation of a paradigm shift in medicine.
Given the breakthrough nature of the new-generation translational research and drug development in
oncology, there is an increasing rationale to transfertilize this blueprint to other medical fields, including
psychiatry and neurology. In order to illustrate the emerging paradigm shift in neuroscience,
we provide a state-of-the-art review of translational studies on the β-site amyloid precursor protein
cleaving enzyme (BACE) and its most studied downstream effector, neuregulin, which are molecular
orchestrators of distinct biological pathways involved in several neurological and psychiatric
diseases. This body of data aligns with the evidence of a shared genetic/biological architecture
among Alzheimer’s disease, schizoaffective disorder, and autism spectrum disorders.
To facilitate a forward-looking discussion about a potential first step towards the adoption of biological
pathway-based, clinical symptom-agnostic, categorization models in clinical neurology and
psychiatry for precision medicine solutions, we engage in a speculative intellectual exercise gravitating
around BACE-related science, which is used as a paradigmatic case here.
We draw a perspective whereby pathway-based therapeutic strategies could be catalyzed by highthroughput
techniques embedded in systems-scaled biology, neuroscience, and pharmacology approaches
that will help overcome the constraints of traditional descriptive clinical symptom and
syndrome-focused constructs in neurology and psychiatry.
URBANISATION BEYOND ITS CORE BOUNDARY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES IN GEORGE TOWN CONURBATION, MALAYSIA
Authors: Samat Narimah , Mahamud Mohd Amirul , Abdul Rashid Siti Masayu Rosliah , Elhadary Yasin , Mohd Noor Norzailawati
Published: November 2021

Rapid urbanisation has raised major issues, especially in cities in developing nations. In Malaysia, for example, the urbanisation rate is at 74%, but the size of urban land is less than 10%. This phenomenon has caused urban expansion to encroach on to its fringe areas. At present, although much has been said about the economic benefits of urban expansion to the fringe areas, yet little is known about its impact on the local communities. This paper aims to highlight the spatial expansion of George Town Conurbation and to investigate how local inhabitants perceive urban development. This study used satellite images and GIS techniques to identify the spatial expansion of urbanisation in George Town. Quantitative and qualitative approaches of data collection were employed to investigate the impact of urbanisation on the communities. The findings indicated that the inhabitants in less urbanized states welcome urban expansion, as they perceive that urban growth generates more jobs and brings economic opportunities. On the contrary, those who have experienced a longer period of urban development did not fully welcome urbanisation. Therefore, inclusive development policies are required to ensure that urban growth will benefit dwellers in the urban area as well as in its surroundings. In addition, they are required to safeguard the environment.
SERVICE CATCHMENT OF MASS RAPID TRANSIT (MRT) FEEDER BUS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF T461 ROUTE TAMAN KAJANG UTAMA
Authors: Jhin Lin Chloe Aida Lim , Ponrahono Zakiah
Published: November 2021

The planning and development of rail services require various considerations. Land availability, land use, catchment, route matching, infrastructure fitting, barrier free and micro-climate friendly designs are some of the factors heeded prior to such installations. A deviation between designated and highly demanded service area in urban sprawl zones of the city has been occurring in many Malaysian cities. These gaps have led to the mismatch between origin/destination of passengers and planned locations of train stations and its feeder bus stops. As such, rail services become less accessible to populations with the highest demands. This paper discusses the preliminary findings from a pilot study which seeks to calibrate the research instrument and validate preliminary findings before actual data collection for the purpose of determining the service catchment of the T461 feeder bus in Kajang MRT Station. The Garmin GPS device acts as the research instrument to obtain coordinates of locations where passengers board and alight feeder buses. On-board surveys and comparison analyses are methods that have been used to obtain the optimum GPS coordinates of the bus stop locations. The preliminary findings indicate that the research instrument is ready to be used for actual data collection and geospatial analysis to determine the service catchment of the T461 feeder bus service.
Reasons for the scientific tours of Andalusians scientists to the Islamic East in the (7th and 8th A.H/13th and 14th AD)
Authors: Anwer Kaiwan Azad , Ahmad Kamaran Abbas
Published: November 2021

The relationship between the different parts of Islamic society in the middle ages had been in many various forms and in different ways, one of the strongest ways of building relationships in that era was cultural relations, which were given a great importance among Muslims, and were critical reasons for creating social, scientific and knowledge mixing, so scientific tour was the most common way of creating relationships in that era, not only among students but among all scholars and Muslims and they took a great care to do such tours, That's why by Muslim historians and biographers , great attention has been focused on the lives of scientists and the ways of getting science in that historic era.
We, as a researcher, have also focused on a specific historical period on the reasons of  scientific tours between the two designated regions of the Islamic world in the (7th and 8th A.H/13th and 14th AD) centuries, which was done by scholars from Andalusia to the East of Islamic. In the contexts of  this  research, we have mentioned the reasons and motivators of scientific, who have mad these Andalusian tours to the most famous  scientific centers of the Islamic world in that era.
Introducing ‘Pragmatic Intelligence’ as a Prerequisite for Pragmatic Competence in Communication
Authors: Mahmood Rauf Kareem
Published: November 2021

There have been various approaches to the definition of the elusive term ‘intelligence’ from the perspectives of psychologists, computer language experts, natural scientists, linguists, philosophers, and others. However, no unanimous definition has so far been made for the term. On the contrary, new readings and understandings arise as the outcome of theoretical and experimental studies. This paper is an attempt to introduce the term ‘pragmatic intelligence’ as a prerequisite and a basic requirement for pragmatic competence to avoid pragmatic failure and secure a felicitous communication among interlocutors. The paper hypothesizes that ‘pragmatic intelligence’ is a prerequisite for ‘pragmatic competence’. In order to verify the hypothesis, the researcher theoretically analyzed the necessity of associating pragmatic competence with a mother concept of the same origin rather than connecting it to either Chomsky’s grammatical competence or Hymes’ communicative competence. The paper concluded that ‘pragmatic intelligence’ encompasses innate factors that human beings are born with, which could be shaped in the form of pragmatic competence depending on the quantity and quality of the obtained knowledge. Nonetheless, the paper also proposes for researchers to study the universal characteristics of ‘pragmatic intelligence’ and its pedagogical implications on first and second language acquisition
An Information Directory App InHouse Call for Streamlining Communication to Optimize Efficiency and Patient Care in a Hospital: Pilot Mixed Methods Design and Utility Study
Authors: Schilling George , Villarosa Leonardo
Published: November 2021

Background

Communication failures disrupt physician workflow, lead to poor patient outcomes, and are associated with significant economic burden. To increase efficiency when contacting a team member in a hospital, we have designed an information directory app, InHouse Call.

Objective

This study aimed to describe the design of InHouse Call, objectively compare the usefulness of the app versus that of traditional methods (operator or pocket cards, etc), and determine its subjective usefulness through user surveys and a net promoter score (NPS).

Methods

This pilot study utilizing before-after trials was carried out at a tertiary academic hospital and involved 20 clinicians, including physiatrists, hospitalists, internal medicine and family medicine residents, and advanced practice providers/nurse practitioners/physician assistants. InHouse Call was designed to efficiently supply contact information to providers through a simple, user-friendly interface. The participants used InHouse Call in timed trials to contact a health care team member in the hospital via a telephone call. The effectiveness of InHouse Call in connecting the user with a contact in the hospital was measured through timed trials comparing the amount of time spent in attempting to make the connection using traditional methods versus the app. Usability was measured through exit surveys and NPS.

Results

The average time spent connecting to the correct contact using traditional methods was 59.5 seconds, compared to 13.8 seconds when using InHouse Call. The degree of variance when using traditional methods was 1544.2, compared to 19.7 with InHouse Call. A call made using the traditional methods deviated from the mean by 39.3 seconds, compared to 4.4 seconds when using InHouse Call. InHouse Call achieved an NPS of 95.

Conclusions

InHouse Call significantly reduced the average amount of time spent connecting with the correct contact as well as the variability to complete the task, thus proving to be the superior method of communication for health care providers. The app garnered a high NPS and positive subjective feedback.
Importance of Getting Enough Sleep and Daily Activity Data to Assess Variability: Longitudinal Observational Study
Authors: Óskarsdóttir María , Islind Anna Sigridur , August Elias , Arnardóttir Erna Sif , Patou François , Maier Anja M
Published: November 2021

Background

The gold standard measurement for recording sleep is polysomnography performed in a hospital environment for 1 night. This requires individuals to sleep with a device and several sensors attached to their face, scalp, and body, which is both cumbersome and expensive. Self-trackers, such as wearable sensors (eg, smartwatch) and nearable sensors (eg, sleep mattress), can measure a broad range of physiological parameters related to free-living sleep conditions; however, the optimal duration of such a self-tracker measurement is not known. For such free-living sleep studies with actigraphy, 3 to 14 days of data collection are typically used.

Objective

The primary goal of this study is to investigate if 3 to 14 days of sleep data collection is sufficient while using self-trackers. The secondary goal is to investigate whether there is a relationship among sleep quality, physical activity, and heart rate. Specifically, we study whether individuals who exhibit similar activity can be clustered together and to what extent the sleep patterns of individuals in relation to seasonality vary.

Methods

Data on sleep, physical activity, and heart rate were collected over 6 months from 54 individuals aged 52 to 86 years. The Withings Aura sleep mattress (nearable; Withings Inc) and Withings Steel HR smartwatch (wearable; Withings Inc) were used. At the individual level, we investigated the consistency of various physical activities and sleep metrics over different time spans to illustrate how sensor data from self-trackers can be used to illuminate trends. We used exploratory data analysis and unsupervised machine learning at both the cohort and individual levels.

Results

Significant variability in standard metrics of sleep quality was found between different periods throughout the study. We showed specifically that to obtain more robust individual assessments of sleep and physical activity patterns through self-trackers, an evaluation period of >3 to 14 days is necessary. In addition, we found seasonal patterns in sleep data related to the changing of the clock for daylight saving time.

Conclusions

We demonstrate that >2 months’ worth of self-tracking data are needed to provide a representative summary of daily activity and sleep patterns. By doing so, we challenge the current standard of 3 to 14 days for sleep quality assessment and call for the rethinking of standards when collecting data for research purposes. Seasonal patterns and daylight saving time clock change are also important aspects that need to be taken into consideration when choosing a period for collecting data and designing studies on sleep. Furthermore, we suggest using self-trackers (wearable and nearable ones) to support longer-term evaluations of sleep and physical activity for research purposes and, possibly, clinical purposes in the future.
Patients’ and Providers’ Perspectives on and Needs of Telemonitoring to Support Clinical Management and Self-care of People at High Risk for Preeclampsia: Qualitative Study
Authors: Aquino Maria , Griffith Janessa , Vattaparambil Tessy , Munce Sarah , Hladunewich Michelle , Seto Emily
Published: November 2021

Background

Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide, with a global prevalence at 2%-8% of pregnancies. Patients at high risk for preeclampsia (PHRPE) have an increased risk of complications, such as fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery, abnormal clotting, and liver and kidney disease. Telemonitoring for PHRPE may allow for timelier diagnosis and enhanced management, which may improve maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Objective

The objective of this study is to determine the perceptions and needs of PHRPE and their health care providers with respect to telemonitoring through semistructured interviews with both groups. This study explored (1) what the needs and challenges of monitoring PHRPE are during pregnancy and in the postpartum period and (2) what features are required in a telemonitoring program to support self-care and clinical management of PHRPE.

Methods

This study used a qualitative descriptive approach, and thematic analysis was conducted. PHRPE and health care providers from a high-risk obstetrical clinic in a large academic hospital in Toronto, Canada, were asked to participate in individual semistructured interviews. Two researchers jointly developed a coding framework and separately coded each interview to ensure that the interviews were double-coded. The software program NVivo version 12 was used to help organize the codes.

Results

In total, 7 PHRPE and 5 health care providers, which included a nurse practitioner and physicians, participated in the semistructured interviews. Using thematic analysis, perceptions on the benefits, barriers, and desired features were determined. Perceived benefits of telemonitoring for PHRPE included close monitoring of home blood pressure (BP) measurements and appropriate interventions for abnormal BP readings; the development of a tailored telemonitoring system for pregnant patients; and facilitation of self-management. Perceived barriers to telemonitoring for PHRPE included financial and personal barriers, as well as the potential for increased clinician workload. Desired features of a secure platform for PHRPE included the facilitation of self-management for patients and decision making for clinicians, as well as the inclusion of evidence-based action prompts.

Conclusions

The perceptions of patients and providers on the use of telemonitoring for PHRPE support the need for a telemonitoring program for the management of PHRPE. Recommendations from this study include the specific features of a telemonitoring program for PHRPE, as well as the use of frameworks and design processes in the design and implementation of a telemonitoring program for PHRPE.
Telehealth May Reduce Rural-Urban Disparities in Accessing Pediatric Psychiatry Services: A Case Study of Trends in Central Ohio from 2020 to 2021 (Preprint)
Authors: Ramtekkar Ujjwal , Peng Jin , Huang Yungui , Linwood Simon
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND

The rural-urban disparities in access to child behavioral health services are well known and are further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions on travel and in person visits. Fortunately, regulatory flexibilities allowed rapid transition of telehealth to reduce contagion while maintaining continuity of care. However, there has been contradicting evidence on whether telehealth narrows the rural-urban gap.

OBJECTIVE

To examine the telehealth utilization trends and no-show rates between urban vs rural areas for pediatric psychiatry visits after the public health emergency was declared.

METHODS

Using 2020-2021 electronic health records (EHR) data from the psychiatry department at a large urban academic pediatric hospital, we calculated the telemedicine utilization rates by patient’s residence area (urban vs rural). We used two proportions z-tests to examine whether the observed differences in no-show rates among 4 types of visit (urban office visit, urban telemedicine visit, rural office visit, and rural telemedicine visit) were statistically significant.

RESULTS

Telemedicine utilization rates (~80%) are comparable in urban and rural areas. The average no-show rates for telemedicine visits were around 17% for both urban and rural patients, while the average no-show rates for office visits were around 20% for urban patients and fluctuated between 15% and 36% for rural patients. Two proportions z-tests indicated that, for rural patients, telemedicine visits had significantly lower no-show rates than office visits between Sept 2020 and Feb 2021, but such difference turned insignificant after March 2021.

CONCLUSIONS

Telehealth improved access to child psychiatric services for rural families when primary delivery of services was telehealth-based. Returning to in-person only options and limiting telehealth access would be detrimental to behavioral health outcomes of rural children that have been traditionally underserved.

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Common Fixed Point Theorems in Fuzzy Metric Space
Authors:   P. G. Department of Mathematics, Hindu College, Moradabad U.P. (India), SINGH YASHVIR
Published: November 2021

In the present paper we prove common fixed point theorem for occasionally weakly compatible mapping in fuzzy metric space. The theorem is a version of many fixed point theorem in fuzzy metric spaces, given by many authors announced in the literature.
The Power of Limit
Authors: S. Dalzero
Published: November 2021

This project analyses the field of current geographic political partitions offering an interdisciplinary evaluation able to describe the space in the borders as ‘narrative beginning’, as ‘contact infrastructure’ that crosses territories where inhabitants are neither citizens nor refugees but only ‘border people’. At the end, cognitive horizons able to breach the Wall, going beyond the political-territorial divisions which have always existed in a world which is a sort of more or less fortified bulwark able to suggest ‘border worlds’ that are ‘city’, ‘border land’. We observe a porous border with a rhizomatic trend that reformulates a synergistic relationship between the individual and the territory in an antinomic game of actions and reactions. Appears an idea of multiplicity in which the ‘rhizome-like’ structure becomes decentralized configurations where each part can be connected to another without go through specific points, as the infrastructure network or even the virtual system of global contacts. So, the space in the borders results in a new map of the delocalized space that increasingly requires of a design thinking that, on the basis of critiques of data, variables and statistics, sometimes becomes ‘hard’ and sometimes ‘elastic’, sometimes ‘insurmountable’ and sometimes ‘flexible’ and that finds an answer in the connivance between opposites and in the territorial synergy.
Syu'aib a.s dalam Perspektif Al-Qur'an
Authors: Muhammad Muhammad Thaib
Published: November 2021

Syu'aib a.s is one of the prophets mentioned ten times in several surahs in the Al-Qur'an al -Karim. His full name is Syu'aib bin Maikiil bin Masyjur ibn Madyan, the son of Prophet Ibrahim a.s and his mother was the son of Prophet Lut a.s. He was sent to Ahlu Madyan who had deviated from the religion of Abraham a.s. Ahlu Madyan lives in a fertile area near the bay of Aqabah. Ahlu Madyan cheated on the scales and did damage to the face of the earth. When Syu'aib a.s delivered his message inviting Ahlu Madyan to return to the true religion, they refused the invitation with great arrogance and humiliation. Even asked Syu'aib to bring something down from the sky and asked Syu'aib a.s to stop preaching. If it doesn't stop they will take it out with the believers from their village. As a result of Ahlu Madyan's denial and arrogance, Allah lowered the heat for seven days, then brought a black cloud so that they took shelter under it. Ahlu Madyan thought it would rain. But Allah sent down a rain of fire and a strong wind so that all of them died lying in their homes. That is how Allah SWT destroyed Ahlu Madyan.AbstrakSyu’aib a.s adalah salah seorang nabi yang yang disebut dalam Al-Qur’an al –Karim sebanyak sepuluh kali dalam beberapa surat. Nama lengkapnya Syu’aib bin  Maikiil bin Masyjur ibnu Madyan Anak Nabi Ibrahim a.s dan Ibunya adalah anak Nabi Luth a.s. Beliau diutus kepada ahlu Madyan yang sudah menyimpang dari  agama Ibrahim a.s. Ahlu Madyan tinggal di sebuah wilayah yang subur dekat  teluk Aqabah. Ahlu Madyan melakukan kecurangan dalam timbangan dan melakukan kerusakan di muka bumi. Ketika Syu’aib a.s menyampaikan dakwah mengajak Ahlu Madyan kembali kepada agama yang benar, mereka menolak ajakan tersebut dengan penuh kesombongan dan penghinaan. Bahkan meminta Syu’aib untuk menurunkan sesuatu dari langit serta meminta Syu’aib a.s untuk berhenti berdakwah. Jika tidak berhenti mereka akan mengeluarkannya bersama orang beriman dari desa mereka. Akibat dari keingkaran dan kesombongan Ahlu Madyan tersebut, Allah menurunkan kepanasan selama tujuh hari, kemudian mendatangkan  awan hitam sehingga mereka berteduh dibawahnya. Ahlu Madyan menyangka hujan akan turun. Akan tetapi Allah menurunkan hujan api dan angin kencang , sehingga semua mereka mati bergelimpangan di rumah mereka masing-masing. Begitulah Allah SWT menghancurkan Ahlu Madyan
Konsep Sabar dalam Perspektif Al-Qur’an
Authors: Miskahuddin Miskahuddin
Published: November 2021

Patience is the inner human attitude in restraining the emotions and desires of all needs. The strength of faith and aqidah under Islamic law can affect patients. The ability to be patient by controlling lust will be glorified by Islam. An attitude of patience can make humans refrain from degrading human dignity. Therefore, the concept of patience in the Al-Qur'an is human self-control based on Islamic aqidah in the guidance of the Al-Qur'an al-KarimAbstrakSabar merupakan sikap batin manusia dalam menahan emosi dan keinginan segala kebutuhan. Kekuatan iman dan aqidah yang sesuai dengan  syariat Islam dapat mempengaruhi kesabaran. Kemampuan bersikap sabar dengan cara mengendalikan hawa nafsu akan dimuliakan oleh agama Islam. Sikap sabar dapat membuat manusia menahan diri dari perbuatan merendahkan harkat martabat kemanusian. Oleh karena itu, konsep sabar dalam Al-Qur’an pada dasarnya adalah pengendalian diri manusia berdasarkan aqidah Islam dalam bimbingan Al-Qur’an al-Karim