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Efficacy of Selenium for Controlling Infectious Diseases
Authors: Gopika Vinayamohan Poonam , Joseph Divya , Susan Viju Leya , Venkitanarayanan Kumar
Published: July 2023

Selenium, an essential micronutrient for both animals and humans, has been documented to possess antimicrobial properties against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. One of the primary mechanisms by which selenium exerts its antimicrobial activity is through the generation of reactive oxygen species that can damage microbial cells. Besides its direct antimicrobial effects, selenium can enhance the immune response to infections, making it a potential tool in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Given the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and the need for alternative therapeutic options, the antibacterial properties of selenium are of interest to the scientific community. This book chapter will summarize the current state of knowledge on the antibacterial properties of selenium, and its potential clinical applications as a therapeutic agent against infectious diseases. Further, the chapter explores the limitations and challenges associated with the use of selenium as an antibacterial agent.
Vitamin D Detection Using Electrochemical Biosensors: A Comprehensive Overview
Authors: Sardar Nargis , Bin Tariq Umer , Ali Khan Sikandar , Haris Muhammad , Rasheed Arsalan
Published: July 2023

Vitamin D plays a vital role in health; therefore, there is a need for a sensitive, selective, quick, and easy technique for its determination. Previous research has proposed electrochemical biosensors based on different carbon materials that are functionalized with various electrochemical biosensors. However, the existing problems and future opportunities for these sensors need further research. The practical use of electrochemical biosensors for vitamin D detection is attributed to their ability to detect vitamin D from diverse samples, including vitamin D production, in nature. This chapter provides recent investigations on the utilization of electrochemical biosensors for vitamin D detection such as Ab-25OHD/SPE/FMTAD, CYP27B1/GCE, SiO2/GO/Ni(OH)2/GCE, BSA/Ab-VD2/CD-CH/ITO, BSA/Anti VD/Fe3O4 PANnFs/ITO, BSA/Ab-VD/Asp-Gd2O3NRs/ITO, 25OHD, 25OHD Antibody, IoT-Enabled Enzyme Embossed Biosensor, Au-Pt NPs/APTES/FTO, and GCN-β-CD/Au nanocomposite. The chapter aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in electrochemical biosensors for accurate and efficient vitamin D detection.
Power conditioner based fuel cell and backup power system with supercapacitor
Authors:   , Trujillo Caballero Juan Carlos
Published: July 2023

PEMFCs are the most popular type of Fuel Cells (FCs) and traditionally use hydrogen as the fuel. One FC problem is its relative slow dynamics caused by the time constant of the hydrogen and oxygen supply systems that can be in the range of several seconds. In this sense, supercapacitors (SCs) respond faster than FC to a fast increase or decrease in power demand. Thus, using SCs together with FCs improves FC life and performance by absorbing faster load changes and preventing fuel starvation of the FC. Therefore, it becomes necessary to study structures of power conditioners with their respective control systems that can mitigate the disadvantages mentioned of the FC itself. Several researches have studied the different topologies with their respective control proposals to operate FC and SC. This thesis proposes a digital control scheme to operate a PEMFC module of 1.2 kW and a SC through a DC/DC hybrid converter. A FC has been proposed as a primary source of energy and a SC has been proposed as an auxiliary source of energy. An experimental validation of the system implemented in the laboratory is provided. Several tests have been performed to verify that the system achieves an excellent output voltage (V0) regulation and SC Voltage (VSC) control, under disturbances from FC power (PFC) and output power (P0) as well as other perturbations described in analysis results.
DETECTION OF RELATIVELY PRIME INTEGER SOLUTIONS FOR TWO DISPARATE FORMS OF MORDELL CURVES
Authors: V. Pandichelvi  , S. Saranya
Published: July 2023

Abstract In this paper, two unrelated natures of Mordell curves y³ = x² + k where k is a multinomial of degree four and six are scrutinized for many sets of relatively prime integer solutions. The geometrical description of the curves for each set of solutions are also exhibited with an assistance of MATLAB tools.
TRIPLE SERIES EQUATIONS INVOLVING GENERALIZED LAGUERRE POLYNOMIALS
Authors: Lal Shrivastava Omkar , Narain Kuldeep , Shrivastava Sumita
Published: July 2023

In this paper, the solutions of two sets of triple series equations involving generalized Laguerre polynomials have been obtained by reducing them to a Fredholm integral equation of second kind. In each case, the problem is reduced to the solution of a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind. We consider certain triple series equations involving generalized Laguerre polynomials which are generalization of those considerd by Lawndes-Srivastava .Connected to this work solutions have been considered by Sneddon, Lowndes and Srivastava ,Dwivedi and Trivedi, Singh et al., Narain, Srivastava - Panda etc
AN ALGORITHMIC APPROACH TO LOCAL SOLUTION OF THE NONLINEAR SECOND ORDER ORDINARY HYBRID INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Authors: B. Dhage Janhavi , B. Dhage Shyam , C. Dhage Bapurao
Published: July 2023

In this paper, we establish a couple of approximation results for local existence and uniqueness of the solution of an IVP of nonlinear second order ordinary hybrid integrodifferential equations by using the Dhage monotone iteration method based on the recent hybrid fixed point theorems of Dhage (2022) and Dhage et al. (2022). An approximation result for Ulam-Hyers stability of the local solution of the considered hybrid differential equation is also established. Finally, our main abstract results are also illustrated with a couple of numerical examples.
وظيفة الدولة العازلة في مناطق التنافس ودورها في تطور الصراعات
Authors: سلمان علي حسين
Published: July 2023

ان سياسة الدولة تكمن في جغرافيتها ، و لمكانة الدولة وقوتها أهمية كبيرة في سياستها الخارجية وعلاقاتها مع الدول الاخرى وبالتالي تاثيرها على علاقاتها المستقبلية وهذا يأتي من خلال وظائف الدولة المختلفة، ووقوع الدولة في منطقة التوتر يجعلها عرضة للصراعات الدولية مما يترتب عليها اتباع سياسة الحياد في علاقاتها الخارجية ، وان  انعدام التوازن بين القوى الكبرى او تزايد التوتر في العلاقات ما بين الدولتين المتنافستين او تصاعد الصراعات داخل الدولة العازلة مما يدفع الاطراف الداخلية للاستعانه بأحدى القوتين لحسم الموقف الداخلي،ان الدولة كيان له سيادة، وهي وحدها التي تمتلك الصلاحيات للحفاظ على الأمن داخل حدودها، لذا فقد ارتبطت بالدولة وظيفة  الدفاع عن أراضيها، ومواطنيها وحمايتهم من خطر الاعتداءات الخارجيّة، والأجنبيّة، والحفاظ على الحدود آمنة من محاولات الاختراق التي تستهدف إفساد المواطنين، وزعزعة الأمن الداخلي ، ان السياسة الدولية، هي صراع من أجل القوة، ولهذا فان توازن القوى له أهمية كبرى للتعايش السلمي بين الشعوب ، وتحقيق السلم والامن الدوليين وما له من انعكاسات على تحقيق مصالح الدول وشعوبها في ظل تجاذب أطراف العلاقات الدولية ما بين تعاون وصراع .
Gayrisafi yurtiçi hâsıla içerisinde ücret gelirlerinin hacmini belirleyen faktörler
Authors: ALİYEV Polad , HOPOĞLU Sertaç
Published: July 2023

Emek gelirlerinin mevcut düzeyi, istihdam düzeyi, emek verimliliği ve asgari ücret gibi birçok değişken hakkında ipuçları verdiğinden, bir ülkenin makroekonomik durumunu değerlendirmede önemli bir göstergedir. Emek faktörü yönünden zengin bir ülke olarak bilinmesine rağmen Türkiye’de hayat standartlarının gelişmiş ekonomilere göre daha düşük olması, Türkiye ekonomisinde emek gelirlerinin her yönüyle araştırılmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de emek gelirlerinin Gayrisafi Yurtiçi Hâsıla (GSYİH) içindeki payı ve bu payı etkileyen faktörlerin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Emek gelirlerinin payını temsilen ücretlerin gelir yöntemi ile hesaplanmış GSYİH’ye oranı alınmıştır. Emek verimliliği, asgari ücret, istihdam, dolaysız vergiler, dolaylı vergiler ve kişi başına GSYİH ise bağımsız değişkenler olarak ele alınmıştır. Uygulamalı çalışmada ARDL sınır testi yöntemi ile değişkenler arasında uzun süreli ilişkilerin olduğu belirlenmiş ve her bir bağımsız değişkenin ücretler üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Araştırma bulguları kısa dönemde emek verimliliği, dolaylı vergiler, istihdam düzeyinin emek gelirleri üzerinde anlamlı ancak negatif, asgari ücret, dolaysız vergiler ve kişi başına GSYİH’nin ise pozitif ve anlamlı etkilere sahip olduğunu, uzun dönemde ise dolaysız vergilerin pozitif ancak anlamsız bir etkiye, emek verimliliğinin ve istihdam düzeyinin pozitif ve anlamlı etkilere sahip olduğunu, dolaylı vergilerin, asgari ücretin, kişi başına milli gelirin ise anlamlı negatif etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir.
Assessing The Outcome Of Pmtct Of Hiv Therapy At The Eastern Regional Hospital, Ghana
Authors: Seth Twum , Opoku Agyemang Oscar , Achiaa Owusu Selina , Okudzeto Henry , Anak Jesse
Published: July 2023

The study assessed the outcome of the PMTCT of HIV therapy at the Eastern Regional Hospital. Specifically, the study sought to; determine the percentage of Retro-exposed babies infected with HIV; assess the health status of the Retro-exposed babies infected with HIV; determine the infant mortality rate of Retro-exposed babies infected with HIV; assess the PMTCT treatment options available and used at Eastern Region Hospital; and assess the demographic characteristics of the mother that may have influenced the outcomes of Retro-exposed babies infected with HIV. This is a descriptive study of HIV positive mothers enrolled on the PMTCT programme at Eastern Regional Hospital. Secondary data on demographic characteristics of the mothers, the treatment options in use and the outcome of the PMTCT programme after birth at Eastern Region Hospital were used. Data was analyzed descriptively using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations whereas relationship and difference were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, chi-square techniques.  Babies were protected from getting infected with HIV through PMTCT treatment while only 15 babies were infected with HIV. More females were infected. Also, aside the 2 babies who died, only few babies have health issues such as neonatal infection and low birth weight but the remaining were healthier. With infant mortality rate, out of the 15 babies who were infected with HIV, only 2 (13.3%) of them died.  All the women (165, 100%) on the PMTCT were treated with TDF 300mg +3TC 300mg + EFV 600mg and they all tolerated it. There were differences between age, educational status of women and Retro exposed babies to infection of HIV. However, income of the women had nothing to do with the Retro exposed babies to infection of HIV. PMTCT treatment is key since it is the window through which babies born to women with HIV can be protected from being infected with HIV. Again, there were differences between age, educational status of women and Retro exposed babies to infection of HIV. However, the results of the study indicated that income of the women had nothing to do with the Retro exposed babies to infection of HIV.
Installation of gussets to reduce stress on the junction between the arm and bridge on the swing arm
Authors: Hidayat Nailul , A Yufrizal , Nurdin Hendri , Kassimov Farid , Kenzhaliyev Elnar
Published: July 2023

The swing arm is one of the main components of a motorcycle that functions as a connection between the rear wheel and the frame. Under loading conditions, the joint area between the arm and the bridge experiences significant stress, leading to fractures in that region. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of installing gussets to reduce the stress that occurs at the joint area between the arm and the bridge in the swing arm of ELGO electric motorcycles. The research was conducted using the static analysis simulation method with Solidworks 2021-2022 Research License software. The loading conditions were simulated based on the actual usage of the electric motorcycle. The simulation results revealed that without the installation of gussets, the joint area between the arm and the bridge in the swing arm experienced stress exceeding the yield strength of the material. This would inevitably lead to the breakage of the swing arm and potentially cause accidents for motorcycle riders. However, after the gussets were installed, the stress at the joint area between the arm and the bridge remained below the yield strength of the material. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the installation of gussets successfully reduced the stress at the joint area between the arm and the bridge in the swing arm. This research outcome can serve as a reference for the design of swing arms for electric motorcycles.
Teaching activities for supporting students’ 4cs skills development in vocational education
Authors: Jalinus Nizwardi , Sukardi Sukardi , Wulansari Rizky Ema , Heong Yee Mei , Kiong Tee Tze
Published: July 2023

The soft skills competencies needed in the industrial revolution 4.0 era on the 21st century are critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration or known as 4Cs Skills. This study aims at revealing a teaching activity that can develop and improve the 4Cs skills of vocational education students. This research was a quantitative study using a survey method. The research instrument used a questionnaire of the lecturers' statements about teaching activities carried out by educators to improve or develop the 4Cs skills of vocational education students. The respondents in this study were 403 educators that consisting of 200 educators from Universitas Negeri Padang (Indonesia) and 203 educators from Universiti Tun Hussein on Malaysia (Malaysia). Based on the research findings, it was found that the teaching activity that was most often carried out or appeared with a high percentage in improving students' 4Cs skills was problem solving to improve critical thinking skills, debate to improve communication skills, peer partner learning to improve collaboration skills and finally mind mapping to improve creative skills. Based on the results of this study, lecturers in the implementation of learning need to condition learning activities that can develop students' 4Cs skills, so that the competencies possessed are in accordance with the needs of the developing industry in this 21st century.
Mobile games in the training process of football players 5-6 years old
Authors: Sobko Iryna , Dovbnia Mykyta , Franshchuk Vitalii
Published: July 2023

Rationale and purpose
The high emotionality of mobile games, as well as the simplicity and naturalness of the motor content, are effective means and methods widely used in sports. The purpose of the study is to develop and substantiate the use of mobile games for the development of the physical abilities of young football players.
Material and Methods
Participants of the research are athletes (boys) of the early development football academy of the “Equator” shopping center, Kharkiv, number 28, age 5-6 years. Athletes were randomly divided into control (14 people) and experimental (14 people) groups. The experiment was conducted over a period of 6 months. Research methods: analysis of scientific and methodical sources, anthropometry, and special tests were used to control the level of power, coordination, speed qualities, and mathematical and statistical methods.
Results
The methodology for developing the physical qualities of the control group consisted of specially developing exercises. The experimental group used mobile games to develop coordination, strength, speed qualities and endurance. An increase in the results of the tests of power and coordination was established, the indicators in the experimental group were significantly higher compared to the athletes of the control group (p <0.05). It is shown that the game approach is based on a variety of motor actions, which are characterized by high dynamics of operations associated with quick decision-making for the performance of motor tasks. This aspect is important for the development of motor skills. When choosing mobile games for football players, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of each player, their level of preparation and their motivation for training. These games should be interesting, varied in difficulty and accessibility, as well as match the nature of the game of football and have a competitive focusю
Conclusions
The efficiency of the application of mobile games on the development of strength, speed, endurance, and agility in the educational and training process of football players 5-6 years old is revealed.
Application of exercise methods and body mass index (BMI) has an effect on increasing maximum oxygen consumption
Authors: Listyowati Ilyas Nurna Nisa , Hidayatullah M. Furqon , Riyadi Slamet
Published: July 2023

Rationale and purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the application of exercise methods and body mass index has an effect on  increasing maximum oxygen consumption Material and Methods The study involved 62 volunteers aged 20-25 who ran at the amateur level 3 times a week for 40-60 minutes. Thirty-two of the study participants had a body mass index less than 25. 30 participants had a body mass index greater than 25. This research refers to a quantitative approach. This study employed an experimental approach with a 2x2 factorial design. Experiments with factorial design are defined as experiments where factors are crossed with other factors in the experiments carried out. Results According to the research, there is a significant relationship between Body Mass Index and High Intensity Interval Circuit Training (HIICT) when it comes to increasing VO2max. High Intensity Interval Circuit Training (HIICT) with a work-to-rest ratio of 1:3 makes players with a BMI of less than 25 more suitable. High Intensity Interval Circuit Training (HIICT) with a work-to-rest ratio of 1:5 is more suitable for players with a BMI below 25. Conclusions It was found that there is a significant relationship between body mass index and high intensity interval circuit training (HIICT) when it comes to increasing VO2max. High-intensity interval circuit training (HIICT) with a 1:3 work/rest ratio makes participants with a BMI of less than 25 more fit. High-intensity interval circuit training (HIICT) with a work-to-rest ratio of 1:5 is more suitable for participants with a BMI below 25.
Comparative characteristics of the young football players of different game roles technical and physical fitness at the specialized basic training stage
Authors: Kozina Zhanneta , Protas Myhailo , Siryi Oleksandr , Hresko Oleksii , Zavada Vladyslav , Ovdiienko Pavlo , Semenov Oleksandr
Published: July 2023

Rationale and purpose

Differentiations of physical loads for athletes of different game roles in football are very impotent. The purpose of this research is to reveal the peculiarities of the technical and physical fitness of young football players of 15 years of age in various playing roles.

Material and Methods

51 young football players were examined according to the level of physical and technical preparation, including 9 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 15 midfielders, and 15 attackers. The following indicators were measured: body length, body weight, running time for 15 m, 30 m, 60 m, shuttle running time 5X20 m, heart rate at rest, heart rate after shuttle running, ball juggling (number of kicks with the ball before losing it), time of the ball in a certain area of the goal. For the comparative analysis of the indicators of football players of different playing roles, the dispersion analysis of the comparison of several unrelated samples according to Duncan’s multiple comparisons criterion was used.

Results

Based on the results of variance analysis using Duncan’s multiple comparisons criterion, it was established that goalkeepers have the smallest body length (p<0.05) and the highest indicator of technical readiness “Ball hit per range, m” (p<0.05). Defenders and midfielders showed the best indicators of speed endurance according to the indicators of the test “Time of execution of the shuttle run 5X20 m, s” (p<0.05). At the same time, their heart rate after performing this test is significantly lower than that of attackers (p<0.001). Also, attackers and defenders have significantly higher indicators of speed abilities compared to representatives of other playing roles according to the results of the “30 m, s” test (p<0.001). In addition, defenders and midfielders, and forwards have significantly higher speed abilities according to the results of the “Run 15 m, s” and “Run 60 m, s” tests compared to goalkeepers (p<0.001). Defenders can keep the ball on their feet the longest (p<0.001) and forwards can perform the most kicks (juggling the ball) (p<0.01). Attackers and midfielders have the highest quality of shots on goal compared to goalkeepers and defenders (p<0.05).

Conclusions

As a result of the cluster analysis, the functions of volleyball players were clarified and the players most similar to each other in terms of their preparation structure were identified, which sometimes causes some difficulties for coaches when working with athletes with implicitly expressed game functions. Individual profiles of players were compiled and individual recommendations for training volleyball players were developed based on the individual values of readiness factors and the results of cluster analysis.
POTENSI PEMANFAATAN LUMPUR DARI PROSES PENGOLAHAN AIR LIMBAH INDUSTRI
Authors: Galuh Retno Cahyaningnugroho  , Euis Nurul Hidayah
Published: July 2023

The liquid waste treatment process will produce another by-product, namely sludge or sludge. Sludge from WWTP is managed in a Sludge Drying Bed (SDB) unit with a drying system. utilization of sludge into a valuable product is an effort to reduce sludge discharged into the environment. The sludge can be utilized one of them as fuel in the form of briquettes. Utilization of sludge as compost is an alternative that can be done as an effort to manage the environment and has humus material and nutrient content. As well as mud as an alternative to providing nutrients in ultisol soil. Another use of sludge waste is to utilize toothpaste factory sludge as a raw material for brick making, because of its characteristics it contains SiO2 and CaO.
KOMUNIKASI ANTAR BUDAYA DALAM BINGKAI TEORI-TEORI ADAPTASI
Authors: Edy Sumaryanto  , Malik Ibrahim
Published: July 2023

Adaptation is a problem that needs to be solved from the study of intercultural communication because, when a person or group of people communicate with other parties who are culturally different, it can present problems between them. This research aims to describe the theories of intercultural communication adaptation. This research uses qualitative research methods with a library research approach. In this study, researchers used data analysis techniques in the form of analyzing the content of documentation. This analysis is a way to get the appropriate data, thus the strategy is to identify data from the bias of data characteristics, then the information is made systematically so that the object under study is able to provide perfect conclusions. The results of the research show that the theories of intercultural communication adaptation include: uncertainty reduction theory, anxiety theory or uncertainty management theory, acculturation and culture shock theory, and co-cultural theory.
LAPORAN PENANGGUNGJAWABAN TERAPI AKTIVITAS KELOMPOK (TAK) PADA KLIEN DENGAN DIABETES MELLITUS DI WISMA PISANG PANTI SOSIAL TRESNA WERDHA BUDI MULYA 2 JAKARTA BARAT TAHUN 2023
Authors: Alfika Safitri  , Muhamad Dian Permana Angga Dirja  , Suci Ririn Puspita  , Kasifah  , Nurul Siti Khodijah  , Rika Apriliana  , Hesty Oktalia  , Yulia Sartika Sari  , Annisa Rahmawati  , Tasya  Rezky Amelia  , Riska Elda Sari  , Tuti Selfiani  , Dewi Puji Astuti
Published: July 2023

Introduction Diabetes mellitus is still an important health problem in the world, including in Indonesia, because cases continue to occur and are increasing (Nuraisyah, 2018). This disease is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from damage/deficiency of insulin secretion, impaired response to insulin hormone or both (IDF, 2021 in Sutomo & Hadi, 2023). Diabetes Mellitus is not only the cause of death worldwide but is the main cause of blindness, heart disease and kidney failure (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2020). The International Diabetes Federation in 2022 reports that 537 million adults (20-79 years) live with diabetes worldwide. This number is expected to increase to 643 million (1 in 9 adults) in 2030 and 784 million (1 in 8 adults) in 2045. Diabetes mellitus causes 6.7 million deaths in 2021. It is estimated that 44% of adults living with diabetes (240 million people) undiagnosed. 541 million adults worldwide, or 1 in 10, have impaired glucose tolerance, placing them at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (IDF, 2021). The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia reports that the number of people with diabetes mellitus in 2021 is 19.47 million people (Ministry of Health RI, 2022). In Indonesia, the percentage of the population suffering from diabetes mellitus is 1.5% percent of the total population of Indonesia, which is approximately 172.5 million people. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a condition that is often associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Elderly (elderly) who suffer from DM often also experience other diseases, physical disabilities, psychosocial disorders and cognitive function, as well as increased medical services. In the end, the complications that occur will affect the quality of life of the elderly (Simatupang & Mita Kristina, 2023). Type 2 DM is found in 85-90% of the total DM sufferers and is often found in the elderly. The highest prevalence of DM was found in residents aged ≥60 years with the highest incidence also found in that age group. The results of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CHSA) showed that the prevalence of DM was 12.1%. According to a survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), Indonesia ranks 4th with the largest number of DM sufferers in the world after India, China and the United States. (Simatupang & Mita Kristina, 2023).
PENGARUH METODE OUTDOOR LEARNING TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PUISI SISWA DI KELAS IV UPT SD NEGERI 30 GRESIK
Authors: Suci Ramadhanty  , Nanang Khoirul Umam  , Arya Setya Nugroho
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Outdoor Learning method on Students Poetry Writing Skills in Grade IV UPT SD Negeri 30 Gresik in the 2020/2021 academic year. The research method used in collecting research data is an experimental method with a Pretest - Posttest Control Group Design. The subjects in this study were students in class IV UPT SD Negeri 30 Gresik with a total of 50 students consisting of 25 students in class IVA and 25 students in class 1VB. Data collection techniques and instruments used were validation sheets, observation sheets, validity tests, reliability tests, normality tests, homogeneity tests, T tests and poetry writing skill tests. Based on the analysis of research data, it was found that there was an effect of the Outdoor Learning method on students' poetry writing skills in Class IV UPT SD Negeri 30 Gresik. It is proven by the significant Paired Sample T test in SPSS. Based on the statistical output table, the results obtained are sig (2-tailed) or a probability of 0.034 while the significance level is 0.05 (5%). This shows the probability value is smaller than the significance level (0.034 <0.05) then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. This shows that there is an influence of the Outdoor Learning method on students' poetry writing skills
Penyuluhan Pijat Endorphin Dengan Intensitas Nyeri Haid (Disminorea) Pada Remaja
Authors: Sari Dewi Ratna , Dwi Mardiyah Ningsih Dovi
Published: July 2023

Masa remaja merupakan masa perkembangan orang-organ fisik, yaitu masa alat-alat kelamin manusia mencapai kematangan secara sempurna, ada beberapa masalah yang di alami pada masa remaja salah satunya nyeri haid (disminorea) saat menstruasi yang dapat mengganggu kegiatan dan aktivitas sehari-hari.Maka Pijat Endorphin bisa mengurangi Intensitas Nyeri Haid (Disminorea) pada remaja. Penyuluhan pijat Endorphin ini dapat diberikan pada remaja sehingga bisa mengurangi intensitas nyeri haid pada remaja. Kegiatan ini dilakukan pada remaja yang diberikan pendampingan latihan untuk mengurangi intensitas nyeri Haid. Jumlah remaja yang ikut dalam kegiatan ini adalah 15 orang dengan 2 orang narasumber dan 2 orang mahasiswa sebagai fasilitator. Dari hasil penyuluhan  Pijat Endorphine ini merangsang tubuh untuk melepaskan senyawa endorphine yang dikenal sebagai pereda rasa sakit sehingga menciptakan perasaan nyaman pada wanita. Diharapkan bagi tenaga kesehatan hendaknya mulai menerapkan terapi pijat endorphine saat dismenorea dari pada menggunakan obat-obatan penurun rasa nyeri
IMPLEMENTASI PENYELENGGARAAN SISTEM ONLINE SINGLE SUBMISSION RISK BASED PADA DINAS PENANAMAN MODAL & PTSP KABUPATEN SINJAI
Authors: Amar Muhammad
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Implementasi Penyelenggaraan Sistem Online Single Submission Risk Based Approach pada Dinas Penanaman Modal & PTSP Kabupaten Sinjai. Berdasarkan jenis datanya, penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, Pengambilan keputusan atau verifikasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: implementasi penyelenggaraan sistem online single submission risk based approach sudah cukup baik di tinjau dari: (1) pengorganisasian, dimana pihak PTSP Kab. Sinjai menyiapkan tim pelaksana yang memiliki tugas membantu pelaku usaha dalam proses penginputan dan memverifikasi keterangan ketika ada kesalahan; (2) Interprestasi, pihak PTSP mengarahkan pelaku usaha mengikuti tahapan dalam OSS-RBA; dan, (3) penerapan atau aplikasi sudah ada 184 pelaku usaha yang mendapatkan perizinan usaha dengan melalui OSS-RBA.
Lecturers’ Perception Towards Blended Learning in the Post Covid-19 Era in Tertiary Institutions in Sokoto State, Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto-Nigeria, Hussaini Aminu , Bello Samaila ,   Department of Educational Foundations, School of General Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto
Published: July 2023

This paper examined lecturers’ perceptions and issues/challenges of incorporating blended learning in tertiary institutions in Sokoto, State-Nigeria. The paper used a quantitative research method. Two research objectives were set with two corresponding research questions. The population of the study was 58 lecturers from the School of General Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto-Nigeria in which the total population was selected. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting the sample. The study, however, used the questionnaire “Lecturers’ Perceptions on Blended Learning in Educational Courses in SSCOE, Sokoto”. The finding showed that SSCOE lecturers demonstrated highly positive feedback towards the incorporation of blended learning. Although the findings revealed further that lecturers understand different issues and challenges in incorporating blended learning in SSCOE. To highlight a few of the issues and challenges that obtained low mean scores from the findings are the lack of sufficient technical training to implement blended learning in educational classes and the high cost of blended learning tools and equipment. The study, however, suggested Ministry of higher education help the lecturers by providing technical training on the use of e-learning material in addition to the provision of blended learning material for lecturers as they are cost-effective.
Effects of Superstitious Beliefs and Syncretic Practices on Yoruba Muslims: Islamic Teachings as a Way Forward
Authors:   Department of Arts Education (Islamic Studies Unit), School of Multidisciplinary Studies, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, Fayokemi Adigun Wasilat
Published: July 2023

This study finds out the effects of the various levels of superstitious beliefs and syncretic practices on Yoruba Muslims. It determines the cause and effects of superstitious beliefs and syncretism on spiritual development of Muslims with a view to eradicate the menace among Muslims in Yorubaland. A self-developed questionnaire titled “Superstitious Beliefs and Its Effects on Yoruba Muslims” was adopted and administered on 110 Muslims (Male and Female). Chi-square (x2) was employed to test the hypotheses at P = 0.05; df = 3. The statistics of percentages was also used to describe the situation as implicated by the data. The result showed that all the hypotheses formulated were significant (P<0.05) and thereby concluded that all the four variables were actually affects of superstitious beliefs and that they are impediments to Muslims faith in Yorubaland. Considering the findings, it was recommended that Islamic teachings should be elevated among Yoruba Muslims to understand why they should be effectively involved in the teaching and learning of Islamic studies in Schools to educate Muslims on the negative effects of superstition on their faith (Islam).
Yaşlı Bakımında Yapay Zekâ Kullanımı
Authors: Çalışır Kundakçı Şule
Published: July 2023

Dünya’da yaşlı nüfusu giderek artmaktadır. Yaşam süresinin uzaması çeşitli ve kapsamlı sağlık hizmetleri ihtiyaçlarının artmasına neden olmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, sağlık ve teknolojideki ilerlemeler, sağlıklı yaşlanma beklentilerini ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Teknolojinin en çok katkı sağladığı alanlardan biri yaşlı bakımıdır. Mobil teknolojilerin yanında, akıllı evler gibi birçok sistem yaşlı bireylerin yaşam kalitesine katkıda bulunmaktadır. Özellikle bakımda kullanılan robotlar, yaşlı bireyleri emosyonel ve duygusal olarak desteklemekte ve günlük yaşam aktivitelerinde yardımcı olmaktadır. Sürekli gelişen teknolojiler ve yapay zekâ yaşlı yetişkinlerin uygun koşullarda güvenli bir şekilde yaşama yeteneklerini geliştirebilmektedir. Bu derlemede, yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin yaşlı bakımında kullanım durumları ve avantajları tartışılmaktadır.
Field To Lab: A Comprehensive Handbook For Agricultural Extension
Authors: Jarial Sapna
Published: July 2023

"One of the primary goals of this handbook is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of agricultural extension. This includes an overview of extension methods, tools, and techniques and an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of extension agents/researchers and the communities they serve. This manual includes a series of twelve practical aimed at equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively in rural development. Each practical is designed to provide hands-on experience and facilitate active learning. The following is a list of the practical: 1. Group Discussion Exercises 2. Handling and Preparation of Audio-Visual Aids 3. Preparation of extension literature 4. Presentation skills exercise 5. Micro-teaching exercise 6. Understanding the problems encountered by the villagers/ farmers 7. Organization and functioning of DRDA and various development departments at the district level 8. NGOs for learning from their experience in rural development 9. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques with their application in village development 10. Community radio, and television studio for understanding the process of programme production 11. Script writing, print and electronic media 12. Developing script for radio, television "
Environmental Studies and Disaster Management
Authors: Soni Ranjeeta
Published: July 2023

The book is divided into nine chapters including ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resources, pollutions, solid waste management social issues and environment, environmental acts, environmental ethics and disaster management. It will helpful and beneficial to students of all streams of graduates courses. All chapters of the book contain the concepts, methods, types, related issues, causes and control methods.
Fertigation Scheduling of Field Crops
Authors: Soman P.
Published: July 2023

"Scheduling means Which nutrient? How much? and When to apply? The basic quantum of NPK used to prepare the schedules is actually the recommended doses (RD) of NPK by relevant public institutions or state agriculture universities. Using these basic recommendations, schedules are prepared to match the growth and the known developmental stages of each crop. In order to enhance the use of the schedules to other regions/countries where different RD is in practice, the book gives information on the basic nutrient split ratios for each growth stage duration. Using these ratios the fertilizers are to be partitioned for each stage of the crop. Each of these parts of fertilizers are then converted into farmer-usable daily doses. However, the schedule is not given on a daily application basis as it was found that most farmers do not want to go for daily dosing (injection). Hence the schedule is reported using a dose for every three days. It is also found that more frequent application schedule will give better yield and nutrient use efficiency. The schedules of most of the crops given in this book are actually field applied by farmers during the last two decades and been in use for several seasons."
Elementary Agriculture: Vol.II
Authors: Nainwal Kanchan
Published: July 2023

With New Education Policy in place, the country is in the process of transforming agricultural education being an important sector catering to food and nutritional security. With a major focus on agriculture and to attract youth in agriculture, it is important that the education is made interesting, simple and purposeful. Textbooks become the medium of outreach that helps in mentoring the young minds who are in the colleges and universities. Earlier, we gave the fundamentals of agriculture in Elementary Agriculture, entirely based on the syllabus for educating agricultural graduates and based on the feedback from students. In this Volume II of Elementary Agriculture, we focus majorly on the crop diversification aspects covering cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, and vegetables. Chapter 1 describes the history and scope of cereals and millets, while chapter 2 covers pulses. Third chapter includes production of oilseeds, and the practice and distribution of the fibre crops is given in Chapter 4. The 5th Chapter is about sugar-yielding plants. Sixth chapter is on fodder crops which is very important from animal nutrition perspective. All other crops have been covered in Chapter 7. Vegetable Production is highlighted in Chapter 8. Livestock management aspects have been addressed in Chapters 9. The 10th Chapter is on the Energy and Agricultural Engineering aspects including power transmission in enhancement of agricultural productivity. The 11th Chapter is focusing on the role of women in agriculture and the extension aspects of farming system have been covered in Chapter 12. Finally, exemplary Questionnaire has been included to readily benefit students preparing for community survey in rural areas.
Changing Trends in Uropathogen Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Nairobi, Kenya: A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Darren Smith  , Aysah Jalal
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a significant global health challenge, exacerbated by the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to investigate the changing trends in uropathogen distribution and antibiotic resistance patterns in Nairobi, Kenya, over a five-year period.
Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted using laboratory records from three major hospitals in Nairobi. Data on uropathogens isolated from urine cultures and their antibiotic susceptibility profiles were collected from January 2018 to December 2023. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Results: A total of 12,475 urine cultures were analyzed. Escherichia coli was the most prevalent uropathogen (48.2%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (18.6%), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (12.5%), Proteus mirabilis (8.7%), and Enterococcus faecalis (7.1%). A significant increase in the prevalence of K. pneumoniae (p<0.001) and a decrease in E. coli (p=0.023) were observed over the study period. Resistance rates to commonly used antibiotics, including ampicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and ciprofloxacin, increased significantly for most uropathogens. Multidrug resistance was observed in 32.1% of isolates, with a significant increase over time (p<0.001). Conclusions: This study highlights the dynamic nature of uropathogen distribution and antibiotic resistance patterns in Nairobi. The increasing prevalence of K. pneumoniae and the rise of multidrug resistance pose a serious threat to public health.
Conclusion: surveillance and the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs are crucial to guide empirical treatment and preserve the effectiveness of available antibiotics.
Rules vs. Principles in POSI
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: July 2023

In recent days, several signatories to the Principles on Open Scholarly Infrastructure have taken to performing self-audits of their compliance with the principles. Of course, holding oneself to account in this way is a welcome development. Without some form of self-appraisal it is not possible to know how close one is to fulfilling the goals of POSI.
How do you get access to antivirals on the NHS CDMU system and does it work?
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: July 2023

So, after three years of shielding, I got Covid. I contracted it at hospital (or on my way there). How do I know? Because I don’t go anywhere else. I thought, though, that it might be useful to document my experience of getting antiviral treatments for Covid as an extremely clinically vulnerable individual. I developed a sore throat on Saturday evening (17th December 2022) but tested negative.
We Are Terrible at Online Identity Management (or: Using Emails as An Identifier Was a Bad Move)
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: July 2023

As noted previously, I am vacating my martineve.com domain. To do so has been a painful process that involves changing every account that uses martin@martineve.com to a new email address. This is painful because it turned out to be about 350 accounts. Different sites categorise the email differently.
This is what phylodiversity looks like
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: July 2023

Following on from earlier posts exploring how to map DNA barcodes and putting barcodes into GBIF it's time to think about taking advantage of what makes barcodes different from typical occurrence data. At present GBIF displays data as dots on a map (as do I in http://iphylo.org/~rpage/bold-map/). But barcodes come with a lot more information than that.
TDWG 2017: thoughts on day 1
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: July 2023

Some random notes on the first day of TDWG 2017. First off, great organisation with the first usable conference calendar app that I've seen (https://tdwg2017.sched.com). I gave the day's keynote address in the morning (slides below).  Towards a biodiversity knowledge graph  from  Roderic Page  It was something of a stream of consciousness brain dump, and tried to cover a lot of (maybe too much) stuff.
Notes for WikiCite 2017: Wikispecies reference parsing
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: July 2023

In preparation for WikiCite 2017 I'm looking more closely at extracting bibliographic information from Wikispecies. The WikiCite project "is a proposal to build a bibliographic database in Wikidata to serve all Wikimedia projects". One reason for doing this is so that each factual statement in WikiData can be linked to evidence for that statement.
New challenges for central banks
Authors: Martin Vesna
Published: July 2023

New trends and challenges at the global level have forced central banks to address issues such as climate change, digitalization, and analysis of real estate market developments. Thus, central banks are no longer just institutions whose goal is to achieve and maintain price and financial stability. Bearing in mind that the costs of repairing the consequences of climate change can significantly affect monetary and fiscal policy, the issue of climate change is of great importance today. The emergence of crypto currencies (such as bitcoin) and the advancement of other forms of payment all point to the importance of digitization. The movement of prices on the real estate market affects price and financial stability, and inadequately secured mortgage loans were one of the causes of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. This paper will analyze new challenges for central banks, such as climate change, digitalization, and analysis of real estate market developments.
Analysis of inflation as one of the Mastricht convergence criteria
Authors: Milojević Ivan , Krstić Dalibor , Brajković Bojan
Published: July 2023

When we talk about the formation of the Eurozone, it can be said that the procedure itself represented a very complicated operation, because the formation required a series of precisely determined steps that had to be coordinated among all the countries that enter it. Each of the member states of the European Monetary Union had to fulfill certain conditions, and it had to be done permanently, at least two years before the entry, at the time of entry and all the time during the stay in the European Monetary Union. In this article, we will provide a critical analysis of inflation as one of the elements of the Maastricht Treaty.
Global stagflationary pressures: Macroeconomic repercussions of pandemic and geopolitical crises
Authors: Pejčić Jovica , Beljić Marina , Glavaški Olgica
Published: July 2023

This paper analyses key macroeconomic repercussions of the global pandemic and geo-political crises in terms of growing recessionary and inflationary pressures, and finally, the potential occurrence of stagflation. The aim of this paper is to primarily analyse the stagflation shocks of the 70s, afterwards, compare them with the current crisis for the period January 2020 - July 2022 using the example of selected developed economies (USA, Germany and France). Using descriptive analysis, it was shown that in the observed period inflationary and recessionary pressures existed in USA, Germany and France. However, those pressures could not be identified as stagflation, since that were not present simultaneously. Namely, during the pandemic crisis, recessionary pressures were present, since then the GDP growth decreased till first quarter of 2021 in analysed economies, while inflation rates were stable. On the other hand, with the recovery of economies in the second quarter of 2021, inflationary pressures became stronger and intensified by geo-political crisis. Therefore, it seems that the most visible anomaly of the global economic system in 2022 is the presence of inflationary pressures.