bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Urgencias y emergencias educativas en tiempos de pandemia
Authors: Pérez Díaz Libardo Enrique , Londoño Orozco Guillermo
Published: September 2021

Este artículo recoge las reflexiones de un equipo interdisciplinar de la Universidad de La Salle en el marco del Foro abierto: la universidad postcovid, retos y proyecciones, realizado en julio de 2020, en el que se desplegó un dispositivo de reflexión en torno a este acontecimiento que afectó la vida del planeta. Este equipo trabajó sobre las urgencias y emergencias educativas vistas a partir de la dinámica interna de la universidad; la reflexión giró en torno a mirar lo emergente como un campo de oportunidades para la innovación educativa y la necesidad de una profunda transformación de las prácticas en medio de una crisis sistémica.
Miedos, incertidumbres y posibilidades
Authors: Cruz Castillo Alba Lucía , González Sebastián Alejandro
Published: September 2021

La presente reflexión es fruto del encuentro interdisciplinario del Foro abierto: la universidad postcovid, retos y proyecciones, en el que participaron Adriana Otálora, Alba Lucía Cruz, Catalina López, Jorge E. Martínez, Álvaro Hernández, Eduar Reyes, Hernando A. Estévez y Sebastián Alejandro González en el eje tres, que trató de Ciudadanía y acción política. El espacio de conversación fue la oportunidad para pensar acerca de algunos temas (cultura política, educación, etc.) en el contexto de la actual crisis. Nuestra idea central es que la crisis actual expresa preguntas y problemas acerca del cambio social y de las capacidades humanas de respuesta ante eventos de incertidumbre. Asimismo, nos ocupamos de los temas de la cultura política, el activismo y la experimentación
En el vértice está el futuro de la innovación
Authors: Castañeda Lozano Yebrail
Published: September 2021

Este artículo muestra que la innovación no se encuentra en la convergencia de la ciencia, sino en la divergencia de la intuición. De esta manera, los hombres dedicados a la ciencia han ido variando las tramas de la inspiración de acuerdo con las épocas. Por ejemplo, los pensadores de la antigüedad y medievalidad tenían su trama de inspiración en la bóveda celestial, mientras que los ilustrados de la modernidad veían en el horizonte de la racionalidad las grandes utopías humanas. Luego, los programadores de la contemporaneidad apearon las cabezas de la humanidad para que vieran la realidad desde los dispositivos tecnológicos. Así, desde una mirada fenomenológica-analítica, se pretende recabar que en el vértice se encuentra el futuro de la innovación. Este escrito se divide en tres partes: el vértice envía mensajes, la singularidad del vértice y el vértice es el vértice. Asimismo, se habla de cómo la innovación se ha trabajado desde los ensayos científicos, los algoritmos matemáticos y las mensurabilidades estadísticas. No obstante, se ha olvidado que cada gran innovación subyace en la intuición, antes de la parafernalia científica, que brilla en el cristal del espacio-tiempo de algún genio
Gestión por procesos
Authors: Agudelo Pulido Aida Ivonne , Muñoz Patiño CLaudia Milena , Valenzuela Rojas Carolina
Published: September 2021

El presente artículo describe la configuración y definición del Sistema Integrado de Gestión para el Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Universidad de La Salle, a partir de un enfoque por procesos, que toma como base los lineamientos de calidad para la educación superior en Colombia y otros referentes para la gestión en las organizaciones.
Persepsi Pemustaka Terhadap Aplikasi E-Library di UPT. Perpustakaan UIN Raden Fatah Palembang Berdasarkan Teori Information System Success Model
Authors: Nazifah Nabilah Ainun , Huda Nor , Misroni Misroni
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi pemustaka terhadap aplikasi E-Library di UPT. Perpustakaan UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Pemustaka yang ada didalam aplikasi e-library ini berjumlah 502 pemustaka dan sampel yang diambil berjumlah 50 pemustaka aktif. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data utama yaitu kuesioner menggunakan skala likert dengan 5 alternatif jawaban. Teknik pengumpulan data tambahan guna menunjang pendapatan data yang lengkap melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil analisis data menggunakan rumus mean dan rumus grandmean. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data keseluruhan diketahui nilai rata-rata terkategori baik. nilai rata-rata yang didapat dari indikator kemudahan memahami aplikasi sebesar (4,1), indikator kemudahan akses login sebesar (4,14), indikator kecepatan waktu respon persetujuan untuk mendaftar sebagai anggota pemustaka aktif sebesar (3,96), indikator keakuratan informasi yang disajikan sebesar (4,1), indikator kelengkapan informasi yang disajikan sebesar (4,06), indikator ketepatwaktuan informasi yang disajikan sebesar (3,92), indikator kerutinan dalam penggunaan aplikasi sebesaar (3,78), indikator kerelevansian informasi yang disajikan sebesar (4,08), indikator kebermanfaatan informasi yang disajikan sebesar (4,2), indikator kepuasan terhadap menu-menu yang disajikan sebesar (4,08), kepuasan terhadap jumlah koleksi yang disajaikan sebesar (3,92), indikator kepuasan terhadap kelengkapan informasi yang disajikan dari aplikasi e-library sebesar (3,9). Berdasarkan data tersebut maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa persepsi pemustaka terhadap aplikasi e-library terkategori baik. Adapun hasil wawancara penunjang yang dilakukan didapatkan informasi bahwa terdapat kendala yang dihadapi atau ditemui pemustaka yaitu tidak cepatnya respon persetujuan menjadi anggota pemustaka. Hal ini dikarenakan pihak perpustakaan belum memiliki petugas khusus untuk mengelola aplikasi E-Library.
Peranan Pengelola Perpustakaan dalam Menjalin Kemitraan dengan Guru Bidang Studi (Studi Analisis Pemanfaatan Koleksi Budaya Tradisonal Sumatera Selatan) di Perpustakaan SMA Plus Negeri 17 Palembang
Authors: Sari Tri Rama , Misroni Misroni
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai peranan pengelola perpustakaan dalam menjalin kemitraan dengan guru dalam memanfaatkan koleksi budaya tradisional Sumatera Selatan pada layanan pojok budaya di Perpustakaan SMA Plus Negeri 17 Palembang. Tujuan dari skripsi ini adalah untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan, manfaat, kendala serta peranan yang diemban oleh pelaku kemitraan untuk melestarikan koleksi budaya tersebut, karena dengan mengetahui hal ini pelaku kemitraan dapat meningkatkan kualitas kegiatan dan melaksanakan pelestraian koleksi dengan baik. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus, yang mana teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi terus terang atau tersamar, dokumentasi, serta wawancara mendalam yang dilaksanakan bersama 2 orang pengelola perpustakaan dan 3 orang guru. Sedangkan teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah model Miles dan Huberman yakni reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pelaksanaan kemitraan ini masih kurang optimal karena masih diabaikan pentingnya sebuah perencanaan yang matang seperti pengadaan dokumen perencanaan dan dalam proses pelaksanaan minimnya pelaksanaan diskusi untuk membahas hal-hal yang terkait dengan kegiatan kemitraan sehingga kegiatan kemitraan ini hanya bermanfaat pada internal sekolah saja yakni sebagai pendukung proses belajar mengajar serta meningkatkan koleksi khusus perpustakaan mengenai budaya tradisional. Di samping itu, pelaku kemitraan telah menjalankan tugasnya masing-masing dengan cukup baik. Adapun kendala yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan kemitraan ini secara umum adalah dalam hal ketersediaan ruang untuk koleksi budaya yang diadakan serta kegiatan seleksi yang dilaksanakan oleh pengelola perpustakaan.
Peta Perkembangan Wacana Intelektual Islam Nusantara Abad VII-XXI: Sebuah Analisis Historis
Authors: Imaduddin Muhammad Firdaus
Published: September 2021

Basically, the development of Islamic intellectual discourse in the archipelago is can’t be separated from the gradual wave of Islamization by preachers from the outside, either from their status as traders, immigrants, or others. At the beginning of the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, intellectual traditions still seemed to be blurred and reaped the point of progress from around the 13th to the 21st. This article uses the historical method of thought Kuntowijoyo in an effort to explore in-depth studies regarding the dynamics of the flow of Islamic intellectual discourse in the archipelago. From the historical data analysis process, the result shows that the map of the development of the Islamic intellectual discourse in the archipelago can be classified typologically based on the period and the background of the area covering it, including: 1) early Islamic intellectual discourse in the archipelago (Mystic Islam 7th – 17th century ), 2) Islamic intellectual discourse during colonialism (traditional Islam versus modern Islam in the 16th  - 19th century), 3) Islamic intellectual discourse in the period of independence (political Islam to cultural Islam in the 19th  - 20th century), and 4) discourse Islamic intellectuals in the reform era (Right Islam and Left Islam 20th – 21st centuries).
Pasang Surut Perdagangan Pada Masa Kesultanan Palembang Tahun 1804-1821
Authors: Triacitra Rima Agri , Huda Nor , Kalsum Nyimas Umi
Published: September 2021

Artikel ini mengkaji tentang pasang surut perdagangan pada masa Kesultanan Palembang dari tahun 1804-1821. Kajian historis ini mengambil rentan waktu dari masa Kesultanan Palembang sampai berakhirnya Kesultanan Palembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Munculnya Kesultanan Palembang pada abad ke 17-19 telah melatar belakangi kehidupan masyarakat Palembang . Palembang sebagai pusat. pemerintahan Kesultanan.Palembang memiliki letak yang sangat strategis karena berada di pertemuan Sungai Musi, sehingga memberikan keuntungan bagi perkembangan daerah tersebut terutama di bidang perekonomian. Dalam perkembangannya perdagangan ini sering terjadinya pasang surut pasang surut yang disebakan oleh banyaknya konflik yang terjadi di Kesultanan Palembang.

Kata Kunci: Keraton, Kesultanan Palembang, Perdagangan.
Paradigma Positivisme dan Idealisme dalam Ilmu Sejarah: Tinjauan Reflektif Terhadap Posisi Sejarah Sebagai Ilmu
Authors: Prayogi Arditya
Published: September 2021

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Artikel ini dimaksudkan untuk menjabarkan diskursus terkait dengan posisi sejarah yang dapat didekati dengan pendekatan ilmu alam dan pendekatan ilmu sosial. Pendekatan ilmu alam berupa filsafat positivisme berpengaruh terhadap kedudukan sejarah sebagai ilmu. Pun demikian, pendekatan filsafat idealisme yang dekat dengan ilmu sosial turut pula berpengaruh pada posisi sejarah. Artikel ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode studi Pustaka. Dari hasil ulasan diketahui bahwa paradigma positivisme dalam kajian sejarah menjadikan sejarah sebagai ilmu dengan pendekatan empiris-kuantitatif serta menjadikan manusia dan sumber sejarah sebagai bagian alam (benda mati). Di sisi lain, paradigma idealisme dalam kajian sejarah menjadikan sejarah sebagai unit yang unik.

Kata Kunci: Paradigma, Filsafat, Positivisme, Idealisme, Sejarah
Corporate Board Diversity and Financial Performance: The Nigerian Insurance Sector’s Perspective
Authors: Moses Gbarato, Ledum
Published: September 2021

The presence of appropriate gender diversity, board size and board composition does not only promote favourable organizational ambience but also offers meaningful upsurge in the financial position of an organization relatively. It is on this premise that prompted the essence to examine the relationship between corporate board diversity and financial performance of insurance companies in Nigeria for the period 2014 to 2018. Secondary data from Cornerstone Insurance Plc. and Lasaco Assurance Plc. were employed in the study. Using the Panel least Square regression technique, the results reveal that gender diversity, board size and board composition exert insignificant influence on profit before tax as the measure of financial performance. However, while gender diversity exerts negative influence, board size and board composition exert positive influences on profit before tax of insurance companies. The study concludes that employment of appropriate number of directors and also in suitable composition as board members have positive effect on the financial performance of insurance firms. Therefore, the study recommended among others, that: appropriate ratio of executive to independent non-executive directors should be maintained among board members for better decision-making at the interest of all stakeholders. Also, the ratio of gender diversity (female to male directors) should be increased as the role of women in resource management cannot be relegated to the background especially in financial performance of insurance companies.
A Comparative Study between the Traditional Banking and Mobile Phone Banking
Authors: Agyeman George Aboagye , Amofah Dennis Owusu , Manteaw Joy Tenkoran
Published: September 2021

Mobile phone banking is a new system of banking in the country and as such most of the network operators are now engaging and using it. Mobile phone banking is banking using mobile phone devices to transact businesses in the country. Today the internet is considered a mature medium, despite its relative newcomer status. The internet is more accessible to more people globally than any other medium except television. Most people now access the internet in Ghana than previously and due to this some firms are embarking on e-marketing to compete in the world. Now people can access the internet at any place and anywhere with the help of the network operators using their cell phones. Some of the objectives set for this research are to determine the type of documentations required before one can access his/her money and to identify where and when the recipients could access their monies. During the research it came out that customers need a form of identification and a secret code before they can access their monies and also the respondents are of the opinion that the mobile phone banking is easy and convenient and they spend less time accessing their monies. It was recommended that the network operators should educate the general public about the merits and demerits of the new technology as well as equipping their outlets with the state-of-the-art equipments.
Combining Ability Analysis of Maize Inbred Lines in Ethiopia
Authors: Tefera Abenezer Abebe , Beyene Legesse Wolde , Abtew Wosene Gebreselassie
Published: September 2021

The study was initiated to estimate combining ability of maize inbred lines and crosses using line by tester analysis. Fifty entries consists 48 F1 single crosses developed from 24 inbred lines and 2 testers using line x tester design and two commercial check hybrids used in the study. The experiment was conducted using alpha lattice design with two replications. Analysis of variance revealed existence of significant genetic variation among genotypes for all studied traits except for plant aspect (PA). Location x entry interaction for most of the traits was not significant which suggests hybrid performance was consistent across tested locations. Line x tester analysis of variance showed that mean squares due to GCA of lines were significant (p< 0.01 or p< 0.05) for all studied traits. Mean squares of tester GCA and SCA were significant for most of studied traits. This indicates that both additive and non-additive gene effects had contributed for the variation of the crosses. However, higher proportional contribution of additive gene action for all studied traits was obtained. Several lines and crosses were identified as good general and specific combiners for yield and yield related traits. Lines L23, L11, L15 and crosses L2xT1, L3xT1, L8xT1, L11xT1, L23xT1 and L13xT2 were found to be good general and specific combiners, respectively. In conclusion, the stated inbred lines with desirable gca effects and cross combinations with desirable sca effects for grain yield and yield related traits could be used as useful genetic material.
Feasibility and Economic Analysis of Bread Production in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria
Authors: Olumuyiwa Adekoyeni Oludare , Ellawule Abdulhamid
Published: September 2021

The feasibility and economic analysis of bread production for a modern cottage bread production business in Gashua, Yobe State was analysed. This assessment involved analysis of the project to determine the viability, cost, and benefits associated with a bakery project before financial resources are allocated. The capital investment for the bakery establishment was estimated at ₦10,316,303.00 with maximum capacity to utilise 10 bags of flour (50 kg) per day. The production capacity is to increase at 50, 60, 75, 85 and 90 mi efficiency for five years respectively. The cost of production ranged between ₦30,776,550 to 45,059,946.85 while the profit after tax ranged from ₦12,783,071 to 18,878,298.79 for five years. The non current asset schedule annual depreciation was estimated at #655,000. The cash flow and breakeven point were at ₦41,395,161 and 27,705 respectively. Bakery business in Gashua is worthwhile for entrepreneur as profit making venture.
Stress Distribution Around Two Dental Implant Materials with New Designs: Comparative Finite Element Analysis Study
Authors: Alhamdani Faaiz , Rasheed Khawla H. , Mahdi Amjed
Published: September 2021

Background: The introduction of modified thread designs is one of the research areas of interest in the dental implantology field. Two suggested Buttress and Reverse Buttress thread designs in TiG5 and TiG4 models are tested against a standard TiG5 Fin Thread design (IBS®). Purpose: The study aims to compare stress distribution around the suggested designs and Fin Thread design. Methods: Three dental implant models: Fin Thread design, and newly suggested Buttress and Reverse Buttress designs of both TiG5 and TiG4 models were tested using FEA for stress distribution using static (70N, 0°) and (400N, 30°) occlusal loads. Results: The main difference between the suggested Buttress design and Fin Thread design lies in the overload (400N, 30°) condition. Maximum Von Mises stress is less in Buttress design than Fin Thread design. On the other hand the level of Von Mises stress over the buccolingual slop of the cancellous bone in Fin Thread design liess within the lowest stress level. The suggested Reverse Buttress design, on the other hand showed almost uniform stress distribution in both TiG4 and TiG4 models with maximum Von Mises stress higher than the elastic modulus of cancellous bone in overload (400N, 30°) condition. Conclusion: The suggested TiG4 Buttress design might have a minor advantage of stress level in cases of stress overload. In contrast, Fin Thread design shows minimal stress over the buccolingual slop of the cancellous bone. The suggested Reverse Buttress design might be more suitable for the D1 bone quality region with the advantage of almost uniform stress distribution
Direct anterior resin composite bridge – a case report
Authors: Ongkowijoyo Cendranata Wibawa , Sukaton Sukaton , Rosselle Veronica Regina
Published: September 2021

Background: Dental hard tissue loss renders a tooth restorable or unrestorable. The treatment ranges from endodontic treatment to dental implant. Sometimes patients in need to restore their oral function and esthetics cannot afford those treatments due to a limited financial capability and time availability. Purpose: This case report presents a minimal invasive, single appointment, quick, and affordable alternative treatment to restore morphology, function, and esthetics. Case: A 40 years old male patient suffered enamel-dentin-pulp fracture on central incisor due to trauma. Eventhough the fracture involves pulp exposure, it remains vital. The tooth lacks sound tooth structure for ferrule effect. The patient wished to retain the tooth. Therefore, initial treatment plan comprised of reestablishing ferrule effect, root canal treatment, endodontic post, and porcelain crown. Nevertheless, due to financial and time constraint, patient refused the suggested treatment plan; thus, direct resin composite bridge was suggested. Case Management: Isolation is followed by calcium hydroxide capping of the exposed pulp. After application of etch and adhesive bonding to tooth 11, 21, and 22, nanohybrid resin composite was layered to fabricate the direct composite bridge, bonded to 11 and 21, with the following layering sequence: 1) palatal; 2) proximal; 3) body; 4) labial. The procedure took 1 hour to restore tooth morphology, function, and esthetics. Upon five years follow-up, the tooth remains asymptomatic. The direct resin composite bridge has been serving well. Conclusion: Direct resin composite bridges can be an affordable, quick, and minimal invasive treatment modality resulting in satisfactory esthetics, function, and longevity.
Eliminating Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Arua District Through Mother–Baby–Pair Points
Authors: Ika Eddy , Okello Isaac Wonyima , Omona Kizito
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Mother-to-child transmission is the leading cause of HIV infection in children. Without treatment, half of these HIV infected children die before their second birthday.Purpose: To establish the contribution of mother-baby-pair points approach to eMTCT outcomes in Arua District Uganda.Material and Methods: A descriptive and analytical cross sectional study design which employed mixed methods approach was used. 196 HIV positive breast feeding mothers from three government hospitals (Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Adumi Health Center IV and Oli Health Center IV) were interviewed. Data was collected using structured questionnaires, focus group discussions and interviews guides.Results: Majority 168 (85.7%) of the respondents and their babies were enrolled to eMTCT care immediately after delivery and up to 17(8.7%) were enrolled beyond two weeks after delivery. Reasons for enrolment into care included; counseling before, during and after pregnancy on the importance of adherence to ART, early enrolment into care and delivery in a health facility. Most of the babies enrolled in mother-baby-points were HIV sero-negative (75.5%) with only 6.6% of them being sero-positive, thus signifying the contribution of mother-baby-points towards eliminating mother-child-transmission of HIV. Age of mothers was associated with retention on eMTCT care (χ2(5) =11.19, p=0.048). Again, having had any form of education on eMTCT was associated with retention on eMTCT care (p=0.001).Conclusion: The degree of enrollment in to eMTCT care was high but some mothers who still enrolled late. This affects early infant diagnosis, uptake of eMTCT services and retention of mothers and their infants.
Safely Enhancing Surgical Ward Patient Flow in the Bed Shortage Era by a structured daily Multi-Disciplinary Board Round. A Quality Improvement Research Report.
Authors: Valente Roberto , Stanton Lorna , Santori Gregorio , Abraham Ajit , Thaha Mohamed
Published: September 2021

Acute hospital bed shortage is a serious concern worldwide, constantly involving high-dependency units (HDU), where the non-availability of postoperative beds results in surgery cancellation. In the acute medicine context, the SAFER Red2Green initiative has shown to enhance patient flow.Local problem At the Royal London hospital, in 2016, hospital-initiated cancellations peaked at over 50% weekly due to the inability of high dependency Units (HDU) to discharge step-down patients to the general surgical wards, where bed occupancy was close to 100% and the average length of stay was stable on average close to 7 (+/- 8.6) days.Methods. This was a service improvement research to enhance patient flow which adapted the SAFER Red2Green model to a surgical ward (SAFER Surgery Red2Green). This before-after study involving all 2017 digestive surgery admissions was divided into a three-month feasibility phase followed by a nine-month pilot phase, versus the year 2016 (pre-intervention). Outcome measures: weekly discharges, length of stay (LOS), surgery cancellations, feasibility of a “theatre go” policy, HDU step-downs, 30-day readmissions.Interventions1) Systematic communication of key care plan from the afternoon ward rounds by surgical teams to the nurse in charge; 2) 10 AM Monday-to-Friday multi-disciplinary senior-team daily board round, addressing updated key care plan aimed at early discharges, appropriateness of each inpatient day, causes of delays; 3) hospital and site managers weekly attendance. Results. At three months: +67% discharges/week (p=0.001), -20% LOS (p=0.023), +21% HDU step-downs, (p=0.205). At one year: +10.7% HDU step-downs (p=0.197), increased probability of earlier discharge (p=0.023), -60% hospital-initiated cancellations from 38 to 15 (p>=1), a “Theatre go” policy has been active since month 6. Failed discharges kept at 1.3 %. The MDT board round staff satisfaction rate was over 80%, with key actors’ attendance over 75%. Conclusions. The Barts SAFER Surgery R2G model safely enhanced patient flow and reduced cancellations and unnecessary nurse staff time. It requires senior medical and nursing commitment, however, is designed for any surgical specialty, and has proven sustainable. It warrants further validation.
Hyperactive Neutrophils Infiltrate Vital Organs of Tumor Bearing Host and Contribute to Gradual Systemic Deterioration With Tumor Progression
Authors: Rawat Kavita , Syeda Saima , Shrivastava Anju
Published: September 2021

Various studies have addressed the role of neutrophils in cancer wherein the focus has been drawn on the elevated neutrophil count in blood or at tumor loci. However, cancer has a systemic impact which targets various organs thus challenging the overall physiology of the host. So, it is worthwhile to explore whether and how neutrophils contribute to systemic deterioration in cancer. To discern the systemic role of neutrophils, we monitored their number and function at different stages of tumor growth in Dalton’s lymphoma mice model. Notably, we observed a gradual increase in neutrophil count in blood and their infiltration in vital organs of tumor bearing mice. In parallel, we observed damaged histoarchitecture with significant alterations in biochemical parameters that aggravated with tumor progression. We next examined systemic impact of neutrophil by assessing neutrophil elastase, myeloperoxidase, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-8 and MMP-9) wherein we found their upregulated expression and activity in tumor condition. Taken together, our results demonstrate high infiltration and hyperactivation of neutrophils which possibly account for gradual systemic deterioration during cancer progression. Our findings thus implicate neutrophils as a potential therapeutic target that may help to reduce the overall fatality rate of cancer.
Canopy Spraying of Abscisic Acid to Improve Fruit Quality of Different Sweet Cherry Cultivars
Authors: Time Alson , Ponce Claudio , Kuhn Nathalie , Arellano Macarena , Sagredo Boris , Donoso José Manuel , Meisel Lee A.
Published: September 2021

Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a major role in promoting ripening in sweet cherry, a non-climateric fruit. Exogenous application of ABA has been performed to study fruit ripening and cracking, but this growth regulator is not used for commercial production. To determine the potential of this growth regulator to improve sweet cherry fruit quality, ABA canopy spraying was assayed in four cultivars. Canopy spraying of S-ABA significantly: 1) enhanced sweet cherry fruit color in ‘Glenred’, ‘Lapins’ and 'Bing' cultivars, but not in ‘Royal Rainier’ (a bi-colored cultivar), and 2) decreased fruit size and firmness in ‘Lapins’, ‘Bing’ and ‘Royal Rainier’. Seasonally reproducible effects were seen in ‘Lapins’ (mid/late-maturing) but not in ‘Glenred’ (early-maturing). Canopy spraying of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) decreased color and increased fruit size in ‘Lapins’, but not in ‘Glenred’. Direct application of ABA on fruits attached to the tree, without application to the foliage, increased Lapins' fruit color without reducing size. These results suggest a localized fruit response to exogenous ABA application on fruit color development, but that a decrease in fruit size may be due to the effects of exogenous ABA on the tree canopy foliage.
Analytical and Numerical Evaluation of Co-Scheduling Strategies and Their Application
Authors: Kuchumov Ruslan , Korkhov Vladimir
Published: September 2021

Applications in high-performance computing (HPC) may not use all available computational resources, leaving some of them underutilized. By co-scheduling, i.e. running more than one application on the same computational node, it is possible to improve resource utilization and overall throughput. Some applications may have conflicting requirements on resources and co-scheduling may cause performance degradation, so it is important to take it into account in scheduling decisions. In this paper, we formalized co-scheduling problem and proposed multiple scheduling strategies to solve it: an optimal strategy, an online strategy and heuristic strategies. These strategies vary in terms of the optimality of the solution they produce and a priori information about the system they require. We showed theoretically that the online strategy provides schedules with a competitive ratio that has a constant upper limit. This allowed us to solve the co-scheduling problem using heuristic strategies that approximate this online strategy. Numerical simulations showed how heuristic strategies compare to the optimal strategy for different input systems. We proposed a method for measuring input parameters of the model in practice and evaluated this method on HPC benchmark applications. We showed high accuracy of measurement method, which allows to apply proposed scheduling strategies in scheduler implementation.
Reflexive Gaze Shifts and Fear Recognition Deficits in Children With Callous-unemotional Traits and Impulsivity/Conduct Problems
Authors: Centifanti *Luna C. Muñoz , Stickle *Timothy R. , Thomas Jamila , Falcón Amanda , Thomson Nicholas D. , Gamer Matthias
Published: September 2021

The ability to efficiently recognize the emotions on others’ faces is something that most of us take for granted. Children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits and impulsivity/conduct problems (ICP), such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, have been previously described as being “fear blind”. This is also associated with looking less at the eye regions of fearful faces, which are highly diagnostic. Previous attempts to intervene into emotion recognition strategies have not had lasting effects on participants’ fear recognition abilities. Here we present both (a) additional evidence that there is a two-part causal chain, from personality traits to face recognition strategies using the eyes, then from strategies to rates of recognizing fear in others; and (b) a pilot intervention that had persistent effects for weeks after the end of instruction. Further, the intervention led to more change in those with the highest CU traits. This both clarifies the specific mechanisms linking personality to emotion recognition and shows that the process is fundamentally malleable. It is possible that such training could promote empathy and reduce the rates of antisocial behavior in specific populations in the future.
In Utero Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Childhood Lipid Levels
Authors: Boutot Maegan E. , Whitcomb Brian W. , Abdelouahab Nadia , Baccarelli Andrea A. , Boivin Amélie , Caku Artuela , Gillet Virginie , Martinez Guillaume , Pasquier Jean-Charles , Zhu Jiping , Takser Larissa , St-Cyr Lindsay , Suvorov Alexander
Published: September 2021

Animal studies have shown that developmental exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) permanently affect blood/liver balance of lipids. No human study has evaluated associations between in utero exposures to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and later life lipid metabolism. In this pilot, maternal plasma levels of PBDEs (BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-100, and BDE-153) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB-138, PCB-153, and PCB-180) were determined at delivery in participants of GESTation and Environment (GESTE) cohort. Total cholesterol (TCh), triglycerides (TG), low and high density lipoproteins (LDL-C and HDL-C), total lipids (TL), and PBDEs were determined in serum of 147 children at ages 6-7. General linear regression was used to estimate the relationship between maternal POPs and child lipid levels with adjustment for potential confounders, and adjustment for childhood POPs. In utero BDE-99 was associated with lower childhood levels of TG (p=0.003), and non-significantly with HDL-C (p=0.06) and TL (p=0.07). Maternal PCB-138 was associated with lower childhood levels of TG (p=0.04), LDL-C (p=0.04), and TL (p=0.02). Our data indicate that in-utero exposures to POPs may be associated with long-lasting decrease in circulating lipids in children, suggesting increased lipid accumulation in the liver, a mechanism involved in NAFLD development, consistent with previously reported animal data.
Fuzzy Ensemble Ideal Solution Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Support for Heat Energy Transition in Danish Households
Authors: Wen Qianyun , Yan Qiyao , Qu Junjie , Liu Yang
Published: September 2021

More than 110 countries including 500 cities worldwide have set the goal of reaching carbon neutrality. Heating contributes to most of the residential energy consumption and carbon emissions. The green energy transition of fossil-based heating systems is needed to reach the emission goals. However, the heating systems vary in energy source, heating technology, equipment location, and these complexities make it challenging for households to compare heating systems and make decisions. Hence, a decision support tool that provides a generalized ranking of individual heating alternatives is proposed for households as decision-makers to identify the optimal choice. This paper presents an analysis of 13 heating alternatives and 19 quantitative criteria in technological, environmental, and financial aspects, combines ideal solution based Multi-Criteria Decision Making with 6 weighting methods and 4 normalization methods, and introduces ensemble learning with a fuzzy membership function derived from Cauchy distribution to finalize the final ranking. The robustness of the proposed method is verified by 3 sensitive analyses from different aspects. Air to water heat pump, solar heating and direct district heating are the top three rankings in the final result under Danish national average data. A framework is designed to guide the decision-makers apply this ranking guideline with their practical feasible situations.
Prognostics and Availability for Industrial Equipment Using High Performance Computing (HPC) and AI Technology
Authors: Darveau Peter
Published: September 2021

The Industrial Internet of things (IIoT) enabled smart system has entered into a golden era of rapid technology growth. IIoT is a concept to make every system interrelated such that they are able to collect and transfer data over a wireless network without human intervention. In this paper, we discuss the development of an IoT enabled system to monitor the vibration signature of equipment as part of prognosis and availability management system (P&AM) that serves to prevent unplanned operation downtime and catastrophic failure of a whole system. In order to simply the complexity of processing video content and performing inference, the Intel OpenVINO platform was selected because of it’s simplicity, portability across Intel AI processors, performance and comprehensiveness of it’s analytical and diagnostics capabilities that can be tested in Intel’s DevCloud. The IIoT system consists of a High Performance Computing (HPC) platform based on Intel’s Xeon processors and Movidius AI accelerator, Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit for AI, a Regul high performance programmable controller capturing vibration data through sensors and a low-latency network connection. Notifications of anomalies are sent to a smartphone. This paper reveals an approach for the features extraction and selection, known as feature engineering, of the equipment component we want to protect. Feature engineering is the first step for the P&AM of these components and extends to the whole system. The broader aim of this paper is to help technical leaders at the exploring or experimenting stages of their AI framework to learn the concepts of implementing algorithms using datasets that have real value to their companies. Datasets generated and referred to in this paper were generated by simulation under various material failure scenarios.
Lysophospholipids, Lysophosphatidic Acids and Monoacylglycerols: New Therapeutic Targets in Cardiovascular Diseases?
Authors: Duflot Thomas , Tu Ly , Leuillier Matthieu , Messaoudi Hind , Groussard Déborah , Azhar Saïda , Thuillet Raphaël , Humbert Marc , Richard Vincent , Guignabert Christophe , Bellien Jérémy
Published: September 2021

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of premature death and disability in humans. Increasing data suggest that CVD is closely related to lipid metabolism and signaling. This study aimed to assess whether circulating lysophospholipids (LPL), lysophosphatidic acids (LPA) and monoacylglycerols (MAG) may be considered as biomarkers of CVD. For this objective, the evolution of the plasma levels of 22 compounds (13 LPL, 6 LPA and 3 MAG) was monitored by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS²) in different rat models of CVD, i.e. angiotensin-II-induced hypertension (HTN), ischemic chronic heart failure (CHF) and sugen/hypoxia(SuHx)-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH). On one hand, there was modest changes on the monitored compounds in HTN (LPA 16:0, 18:1 and 20:4), LPC 16:1) and CHF (LPA 16:0, LPC 18:1 and LPE 16:0 and 18:0) models compared to control rats but these changes were no longer significant after correction for multiple testing. On the other hand, PH was associated with important changes in plasma LPA with a significant increase in the 16:0, 18:1, 18:2, 20:4 and 22:6 species. A deleterious impact of LPA was confirmed on isolated human pulmonary smooth muscle cells with an increase in their proliferation. This study demonstrates that circulating LPA species are increased in rats with PH and may contribute to the pathophysiology of this disease. Additional experiments are needed to assess whether the modulation of LPA signaling in PH may be of interest.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction: a Notable Contributor to the Progression of Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Olagunju Abolaji Samson , Alagbe Abiola Adeyanju , Otenaike Titilayomi Ayomide , Fabiyi Babatunde Oladayo , Teibo John Oluwafemi , Qusty Naeem , Qusti Safaa , Alshammari Eida Mohammed , Batiha Gaber El-Saber , Omotoso Olabode
Published: September 2021

Mitochondrial dysfunctions remained a pivotal mechanism in manifold neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrial homeostasis within the cell is an essential aspect of cell biology. Mitochondria which is also known as the power-generating set of the cell, have a dominant role in several processes associated with the genomic integrity and cellular equilibrium maintenance. They are involved in maintaining optimal cells functioning and guidance from possible DNA damage which could lead to mutations and onset of diseases. Conversely, system perturbations which could be due to environmental factors or senescence induce changes in the physiological balance and result in the mitochondrial functions impairment. The focal point of this review focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction as a significant condition in the onset of neuronal disintegration. We explain the pathways associated with the dysfunction of the mitochondria which are common amongst the most recurring neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. Do mitochondrial dysfunctions represent an early event in causing a shift towards neuropathological processes?
The Impact of COVID-19 That Outbreak on the Quality Education vs. Role of Social Worker in the Context of Kerala
Authors: Nepali Som
Published: September 2021

Abstract It is impossible to overstate the importance of social workers as frontline responders to this pandemic. However, it appears that social workers in Kerala are unaware of the many roles they may perform. The study suggests that social work instructors should be more proactive in their course interpretation. The article discusses about the current situation of Novel Corona Virus also called as the COVID-19 that hinder for all human’s life including the education. Rapidly escalating COVID-19, has caused havoc in quality education and every educational institution are closed. As the UNESCO report it showed that 1.6 billion children being affected due to the close of institution across 191 countries. With the alternative method every education institution started blended learning virtual classes in order to continue learning environment in students. The articles investigate COVID-19 impact on student’s quality education in Kerala and social work implication. The findings of the study shows that the COVID-19 has seriously effects on the students learning environment. It showed the huge gap between getting the good education in Kerala. However, Kerala has also made some policies to provide equal quality education to all the children through the ICT and also encourage social work to actively participate on providing education to all the majority of group children in Kerala. Whereas social work applied the micro, messo, and macro level of implication in practice to provide the education for children in remote area of Kerala.
Informational Measure of Symmetry vs. Voronoi Entropy and Continuous Measure of Entropy of the Penrose Tiling. Part II of the “Voronoi Entropy vs. Continuous Measure of Symmetry of the Penrose Tiling”.
Authors: Bormashenko Edward , Legchenkova Irina , Frenkel Mark , Shvalb Nir , Shoval Shraga
Published: September 2021

The notion of the informational measure of symmetry is introduced according to: HsymG=-i=1kPGilnPGi, where PGi is the probability of appearance of the symmetry operation Gi within the given 2D pattern. HsymG is interpreted as an averaged uncertainty in the presence of symmetry elements from the group G in the given pattern. The informational measure of symmetry of the “ideal” pattern built of identical equilateral triangles is established as HsymD3=1.792. The informational measure of symmetry of the random, completely disordered pattern is zero, Hsym=0. Informational measure of symmetry is calculated for the patterns generated by the P3 Penrose tessellation. Informational measure of symmetry does not correlate neither with the Voronoi entropy of the studied patterns nor with the continuous measure of symmetry of the patterns.
Pengembangan E-Modul Praktikum Fisika Dasar 1 dengan Pendekatan STEM untuk Menumbuhkan Kemandirian Belajar
Authors: Sari Desy Kumala
Published: September 2021

The experiment activities of fundamental physics in the laboratory become challenging during Covid 19 Pandemic. The experiment should be carried out remotely, and there is a need to develop an electronic practicum module containing an interactive tutorial video. The research aims to create an electronic module of Fundamental Physics I Experiment with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Approach. The used development model was 4D (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate). The collected data instruments are expert validation questionnaire, practicality questionnaire, and independence questionnaire to determine the product effectivity. Ideal Standard Deviation analysed data to comprehend its category. The interpreted result showed the product feasible, practices, and effective to use in the learning process. The average feasibility score is 71, and the practicality aspect has a score of 38. Both of them have excellent criteria. Besides that, the developed product also improves students’ autonomy in experimental activities.
The Impact of Parents Attitudes on Their Children’s Distance Learning during COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Mardiana Harisa
Published: September 2021

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak that spread throughout the world, many activities were carried out at home, especially learning conducted online. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of parents' attitudes on children in online learning. This study used a qualitative method by conducting interviews with four seventh grades parents, three of seventh grades teachers as representatives of the school, and three of seventh grades students. The results obtained are that parents need guidance in teaching children, extraordinary patience. On the other sides, teachers as facilitators can provide collaborate with parents to educate students. In contrast, students can convey their opinions to teachers about how to learn with parents, and teachers can help parents and students in online learning. Hence, learning for the COVID-19 outbreak can run smoothly so that student education will not be left behind due to the COVID-19 outbreak
Analysis of Variety of Learning Difficulties to Indonesian Language Education Students On English Language Courses at University of Ma'arif NU Kebumen
Authors: Andika Alek , Mitsalina Endah
Published: September 2021

Mastery of English as an international language is a necessity at this time. Indonesia as a member of the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) should properly prepare for this challenge by preparing a capable and skilled generation of the nation. English is an international language that is very important for communication and connecting people with the world in various aspects including education. The government shows its seriousness in improving English language skills to the nation's generation, namely by requiring English at the educational level. In reality, there are various difficulties faced by students when learning English, especially in learners / students who are not from the English department called ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Learners. This study aims to dig deeper into the variety of difficulties faced by students in learning English in students of Indonesian Language Education Study Program at FKIP Ma'arif University NU Kebumen. This study uses a qualitative approach with questionnaire instruments, observation and indepth interview. Analysis of research data was carried out through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that research subjects face a variety of difficulties learning English, namely: 1) lack of student confidence, 2) students rarely use English in daily life and, 3) lack of vocabulary mastery.
The Role of Student’s Parents in Education at Public Elementary School 3 of Jatiluhur
Authors: Purwanti Dwi
Published: September 2021

Educational development in Indonesia needs the participation of parents and the community and the school itself. These three elements must work together in an effort to realize the goals of education in schools. Parents of students were originally only concentrated in supporting the education of children in the family, now it is developing in the involvement of parents in the administration of education in schools, including those that occur in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur. This study focuses on: (1) what is the role of parents in education ?; (2) what is the form of parental participation in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur? The results of this study include: (1) the participation of parents in education, namely the involvement of parents in organizing their children's education in schools; (2) the form of parental participation in SD Negeri 3 Jatiluhur is to attend meetings held by the school, attend the parent / guardian class, become a member of the school committee, as a companion to extracurricular activities, play an active role in the activities carried out by the school committee, play an active role in the activities of Strengthening Children's Character Education in schools.