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MODEL TPACK-21 GURU SEKOLAH DASAR DI KOTA SUKABUMI
Authors: Lukman Hamidah Suryani , Sutisnawati Astri , Setiani Ana , Muhassanah Nur’aini
Published: August 2022

Guru abad 21 memiliki peran untuk mengintegrasikan teknologi ke dalam proses pembelajaran di kelas, juga menekankan pembelajaran kolaboratif dan pemecahan masalah pada setiap proses pembelajarannya. Untuk itu seorang guru harus mengikuti dan mengintegrasikan perkembangan teknologi dalam Pendidikan. Kerangka kerja baru yang mengintegrasikan pengetahuan teknologi, pedagogi, dan content knowledge pada pembelajaran abad 21, lebih dikenal sebagai TPACK-21. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memodelkan kemampuan TPACK-21 Guru SD Di Kota Sukabumi menggunakan metode SEM. Penelitian menggunakan metode survey dengan instrumen self-assessment yang terdiri dari 38 butir pertanyaan sebagai penjabaran indikator pembentuk TPACK-21. Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 100 orang guru SD di Kota Sukabumi. Data dianalisis menggunakan SmartPLS. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa hanya Technological Content Knowledge (TCK) dan Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) yang berpengaruh langsung secara positif dan signifikan terhadap Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge-21 (TPACK21) guru SD di Kota Sukabumi. Ini berarti kompetensi TPACK-21 guru SD Di kota Sukabumi dapat ditingkatkan melalui peningkatan komponen TCK dan TPK guru. Sedangkan Content Knowledge (CK), Pedagogical Knowledge (PK), dan Technological Knowledge (TK) berpengaruh tidak langsung terhadap TPACK melalui TCK dan TPK.
Pemetaan Swadaya pada Program Peningkatan Kualitas Permukiman Berbasis Masyarakat
Authors: Wulandari Astari , Amin Choirul , Arinta Rizka Tri
Published: August 2022

Pemetaan swadaya merupakan satu metode penggalian data potensi dan permasalahan lingkungan permukiman secara partisipatif melalui proses diskusi kelompok terarah, penelusuran kondisi lapangan, dan pemetaan data secara digital. Tujuan kegiatan ini ada menyediakan data dasar potensi dan permasalahan lingkungan permukiman melalui partisipasi masyarakat. Pemetaan dilakukan melalui tiga tahap yaitu persiapan, kajian data dan perumusan. Berdasarkan hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan masyarakat telah menghasilkan beberapa peta tematik potensi dan permasalahan pada bidang ekonomi, penggunaan lahan, jaringan jalan, persampahan, drainase dan sanitasi. Melalui pemetaan swadaya, pemetaan yang dilakukan memiliki dua peran utama yaitu sebagai proses partisipatif dan sebagai produk yang dihasilkan komunitas.
Machine Learning on Early Diagnosis of Depression
Authors: Lee Kwang-Sig , Ham Byung-Joo
Published: August 2022

To review the recent progress of machine learning for the early diagnosis of depression (major depressive disorder). The source of data was 32 original studies in the Web of Science. The search terms were “depression” (title) and “random forest” (abstract). The eligibility criteria were the dependent variable of depression, the interventions of machine learning (the decision tree, the naïve Bayesian, the random forest, the support vector machine and/or the artificial neural network), the outcomes of accuracy and/or the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the early diagnosis of depression, the publication year of 2000 or later, the publication language of English and the publication journal of SCIE/SSCI. Different machine learning methods would be appropriate for different types of data for the early diagnosis of depression, e.g., logistic regression, the random forest, the support vector machine and/or the artificial neural network in the case of numeric data, the random forest in the case of genomic data. Their performance measures reported varied within 60.1–100.0 for accuracy and 64.0–96.0 for the AUC. Machine learning provides an effective, non-invasive decision support system for early diagnosis of depression.
Cortical Thickness and White Matter Hyperintensity Changes Are Associated With Sarcopenia in the Cognitively Normal Older Adults
Authors: Kim Hyun Jung , Chung Ju-Hye , Eun Youngmi , Kim Se-Hong
Published: August 2022

Objective We aimed to explore the impact of sarcopenia on the cortical thickness, white matter hyperintensity (WMH), and subcortical volumes in the cognitively normal older adults.Methods Sixty cognitively normal older adults with and without sarcopenia were enrolled in the study. They underwent T1 and FLAIR magnetic resonance imaging. Information on muscle mass, muscle strength and muscle function were measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis, handgrip strength and 5 time-chair stand test (CST) respectively. Structural magnetic resonance images were analyzed and processed using Freesurfer v6.0.Results Compared to the control group, the sarcopenia group demonstrated reduced cortical thickness in left superior frontal, precentral, right post central, inferior parietal, rostral middle frontal superior parietal and both lateral occipital and paracentral gyrus. Volumes of left hippocampus, and periventricular WMH were also reduced in the Sarcopenia group. In addition, we found a significant positive correlation between the left precuneus thickness and muscle mass. Periventricular WMH volumes were also positively correlated with the 5CST score.Conclusion Sarcopenia affects cortical and subcortical structures in the cognitively normal older adults. These structural changes might be associated with underlying neurobiological mechanisms of sarcopenia in the cognitively normal older adults.
PENERAPAN AKAD MUDHARABAH DAN MUSYARAKAH TERHADAP BAGI HASIL PETANI JAGUNG DI DESA BATUJALA KECAMATAN BONTORAMBA KABUPATEN JENEPONTO
Authors: NURFITRIANI NURFITRIANI , HASBI HARTAS
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan (1) untuk mengetahui bagaimana tingkat pemahaman atau pengetahuan petani jagung tentang akad mudharabah dan musyarakah terhadap bagi hasil yang sesuai dengan syariat islam (2) untuk mengetahui penerapan akad mudharabah dan musyarakah terhadap bagi hasil yang sesuai dengan syariat islam pada petani jagung di Desa Batujala Kecamatan Bontoramba, Kabupaten Jeneponto. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data yang digunakan yaitu data primer dan sekunder. Data primer dan sekunder ini diperoleh dari hasil observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi.Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa: (1) pemahaman atau pengetahuan petani jagung tentang akad mudharabah dan musyarakah terhadap bagi hasil dalam prespektif ekonomi islam masih belum sepenuhnya paham mengenai bagi hasil dalam islam (2). Mengenai penerapan bagi hasil (mudharabah dan musyarakah) pada petani jagung berdasarkan syariat islam belum sepenuhnya berlandaskan pada hukum dan prinsip yang terdapat dalam islam, karena petani jagung Desa Batujala Kecamatan Bontoramba Kabupaten Jeneponto kurang paham mengenai syarat-syarat dan hal-hal yang membatalkan bagi hasil (mudharabah dan musyarakah). Namun, ada beberapa prinsip ekonomi islam yang mereka terapkan dalam pelaksanaan kerjasama bagi hasil, yaitu saling percaya antara pemilik modal maupun pengelola, ridho, adil dalam membagi hasil panen dan tidak mengingkari perjanjian yang telah disepakati, menurut mereka itu sudah sesuai dengan syariat Islam.Implikasinya dalam bidang pertanian yaitu pemilik modal (shahibul maal) dan pengelola (mudharib) sebelum melakukan kerjasama harus terlebih dahulu memperhatikan syarat, rukun dan konsep bekerjasama dalam syariat islam, sehingga tidak meni
Las implicancias arqueológicas del Diario de Pero Lopes de Sousa (1531) durante su viaje al Río de la Plata y al Delta Inferior del río Paraná
Authors: Politis Gustavo
Published: August 2022

En este trabajo se estudia el diario del explorador portugués Pero Lopes de Souza en 1531 al Río de la Plata y al Delta Inferior del río Paraná desde una perspectiva histórica y arqueológica. Este relato es el único documento de la época escrito en tiempo real por un testigo directo de los acontecimientos que describe y por lo tanto es una fuente de calidad superlativa para conocer los primeros momentos de la exploración europea en el Río de la Plata y para abordar el estudio de los indígenas que habitaban el área a principios del siglo XVI. En este artículo se resumirán y discutirán las observaciones de Lopes de Sousa en el contexto de la historia del Río de La Plata en la primera mitad del siglo XVI y de las investigaciones arqueológicas recientes.
Patrones de consumo final de cérvidos en el Paraná medio: el caso del sitio Cerro Aguará
Authors: Mucciolo Leonardo , Pérez Jimeno Laura
Published: August 2022

Los cérvidos fueron amplia y regularmente explotados por los cazadores-recolectores que habitaron la macroregión del Paraná-Plata durante el Holoceno tardío. En la cuenca media del Paraná, sin embargo, muy pocos estudios han enfocado sobre las estrategias empleadas para su obtención, procesamiento y consumo. El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar dichos aspectos a partir del análisis de los conjuntos de cérvidos provenientes del sitio arqueológico Cerro Aguará, localizado en el departamento General Obligado (provincia de Santa Fe). La perspectiva seleccionada propone al consumo como factor preponderante en la configuración del registro zooarqueológico dentro del continuum de actividades que componen la explotación faunística. Desde este marco de referencia, y tomando en consideración que las carcasas de los cérvidos proveen distintos tipos de recursos alimenticios con diferentes costos de extracción (carne, médula y grasa ósea), se evalúan diferentes indicadores para establecer si existió diferente intensidad en su procesamiento. Los resultados indican que las dos especies de cérvidos identificadas en el sitio, Blastocerus dichotomus y Ozotoceros bezoarticus, ocuparon un rol preponderante en la dieta, aunque las carcasas del primero fueron empleadas más intensivamente probablemente en correlación con su mayor disponibilidad de nutrientes internos.
Circo y política cultural en Buenos Aires
Authors: Infantino Julieta
Published: August 2022

En este trabajo propongo analizar el lanzamiento de una política cultural de fomento para las artes del circo en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, iniciada en 2009 a través del I Festival Internacional de Circo de Buenos Aires. A partir del estudio de la formulación e implementación de la política pública, presentaré algunas de las controversias que se desataron ante la intervención estatal en el campo artístico circense local en relación a ciertos conceptos clave: qué se entiende por políticas culturales, por democratización/popularización de la cultura y acerca del rol atribuido al Estado en dicha área. A través del análisis propuesto pretendo problematizar el entramado de diversos y desiguales agentes involucrados en el campo de las políticas (culturales). Así, propongo analizar los discursos oficiales que inspiraron la creación de la política en estudio y los rechazos y negociaciones que generó la implementación de esta nueva modalidad de intervención pública en el ámbito cultural circense.
La vida después de la muerte: crisis de reproducción y estructura social de un grupo evangélico
Authors: Espinosa Mariana
Published: August 2022

Este artículo intenta comprender el sentido de los conflictos y cambios que derivaron de la muerte de dos líderes de un grupo evangélico conocido como Hermanos Libres en Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Sostendré que los conflictos y reformas que se desarrollaron expresan los componentes y el dinamismo de la estructura social cuando se juega drásticamente la reproducción del grupo. Las disputas familiares, las iglesias como unidades sociales significativas, los diferentes modos de construir liderazgos y las diferencias generacionales tensan y conjugan la estructura de relaciones en que se desenvuelve la vida del grupo. Delimitar esas formas estructurales permitirá conocer dinámicas procesuales de una situación de crisis y ponderar en rigor qué cambia y qué permanece cuando en el campo de estudios de la religión contemporáneo se habla de radicales transformaciones epocales.
Tecnología lítica y contexto geoarqueológico de la ocupación temprana del Sitio 2 de la Localidad Arqueológica Amalia, provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Authors: Bonnat Gustavo Federico , Mazzanti Diana Leonis , Martínez Gustavo Adolfo
Published: August 2022

En el presente trabajo se exponen los resultados del análisis tecno-morfológico del conjunto artefactual lítico procedente de una pequeña cueva que compone un sector del Sitio 2 de la localidad arqueológica Amalia (LAA). El sitio se encuentra en un pequeño cerro ubicado en un ambiente de transición entre las sierras de Tandilia y Llanura Interserrana Bonaerense. El objetivo central es interpretar y discutir el contexto arqueológico correspondiente a la ocupación humana basal datada en la transición Pleistoceno-Holoceno. Este sitio fue utilizado de modo efímero y presenta materiales arqueológicos producidos sobre rocas transportadas desde afloramientos cercanos del sitio, de la región de Tandilia, como otras rocas cuya procedencia corresponde a lugares distantes que superan los 500 km. Se analiza también el contexto geoarqueológico donde se hallaron los artefactos líticos, el cual responde a un cambio en la sedimentación vinculado a oscilaciones en las condiciones paleoclimáticas propias del inicio de ciclos más húmedos.
Comentarios sobre La Sociedad cortesana de Norbert Elias a propósito de algunos problemas teórico-metodológicos en el trabajo con elites
Authors: Méndez Alicia
Published: August 2022

En este texto apunto, en consonancia con la estructura propuesta en los otros artículos que conforman este dossier, a retomar algunos planteos centrales del trabajo de Norbert Elias, en particular, La sociedad cortesana. En un segundo momento, intento contrastar esas ideas con cierta evidencia producida durante el trabajo de campo que alude a la sociabilidad de los egresados del Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires en general; y al activo trabajo que estos realizan para la producción y reproducción de su grupo de elite, en particular.
Entre la salida laboral y la realización personal: una interpretación etnográfica de la vida universitaria en sectores populares a partir del Mozart de Norbert Elias
Authors: Colabella Laura , Vargas Patricia
Published: August 2022

Nos proponemos aquí analizar cuáles son las razones que, estudiantes universitarios “de primera generación” de una universidad del conurbano bonaerense creada hace escasos 4 años, invocan a la hora de fundamentar la decisión de “entrar”, “seguir” y “dejar” sus estudios. Dos elementos resultan cruciales para entender este proceso. El primero es la noción de “vocación” que articula la salida laboral con la realización personal. El segundo es la posición generacional de los estudiantes en las trayectorias de sus familias (en su mayoría trabajadores rurales y urbanos), en dos sentidos: uno de ellos vinculado a la posibilidad de concretar las aspiraciones en términos de movilidad social; el otro relacionado con el cuestionamiento de la noción de generación en términos de homogeneidad etaria. Para abordar las evidencias empíricas reconstruidas durante el trabajo de campo, nos ampararemos en una lectura crítica del Mozart de Norbert Elias.
Estudios de isótopos estables en huertas familiares actuales de la Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina). Su potencial aporte a los estudios paleodietarios del Noroeste argentino
Authors: Killian Galván Violeta A. , Sanmartino Gloria , Castellano Verónica , Seldes Verónica , Marban Liliana G.
Published: August 2022

Presentamos una propuesta metodológica para la generación de marcos de referencia en los estudios paleodietarios, mediante el análisis de la composición isotópica del carbono y el nitrógeno (?13C y ?15N) en arqueología. En particular, nos centraremos en cómo influyen algunas prácticas de cultivo en los valores isotópicos de las plantas procedentes de huertas familiares (siendo las especies escogidas Zea mays, Solanum tuberosum, Oxalis tuberosa, Ullucus tuberosus, Chenopodium quinoa y Opuntia ficus-indica, esta última como especie silvestre del área). La metodología propuesta consiste en: el relevamiento de información entre productores locales, la caracterización del suelo en cuanto a sus propiedades químicas (pH, conductividad eléctrica, carbono orgánico y nitratos) y la medición isotópica de los vegetales muestreados. A partir de los resultados obtenidos, podemos afirmar que al menos en entornos semiáridos, como es el caso de Quebrada de Humahuaca, la disponibilidad de nutrientes en el suelo repercute en los valores ?15N de Zea mays. Si bien no hay una relación lineal entre las variables propuestas y los resultados isotópicos obtenidos, se registró un rango más amplio de valores cuando la calidad del suelo fue menor.
ALFABETIZAR LETRANDO COM POESIAS E POEMAS: aprendendo de forma lúdica
Authors: da Cruz Gonçalves Erivan
Published: August 2022

Este trabalho tem como objetivo discutir criticamente a importância do trabalho com poemas e poesias no segundo ano do ciclo de Alfabetização, bem como a compreender os conceitos de Alfabetização, Letramento e Alfaletrar no processo educativo da criança, abordando ainda, os desafios e possibilidades encontrados na trajetória docente, uma vez que, são inúmeras as cobranças da sociedade no que diz respeito ao domínio e ao uso desses subsídios na interação e diversas ações sociais. Para tanto, faremos um diálogo sobre poesias e poemas no processo de alfabetização e letramento e a importância da prática pedagógica no desenvolvimento do ensino e da aprendizagem buscando compreendermos e fundamentar nossas concepções sobre essa etapa educacional. É valido salientar que para alcançar os objetivos propostos na educação e a desejada qualidade é necessário que os profissionais em exercício compreendam seu papel mediador, além dos fundamentos e as finalidades educativas. Assim, compete a cada entender que as rápidas mudanças e transformações tecnológicas, os propósitos educacionais também necessitam de reestruturação, visando atender as demandas sociais e as especificidades dos indivíduos num determinado contexto e tempo histórico. Concluindo a pesquisa enfatizando a importância da formação continuada para o fazer docente como base para a construção de vias que possibilitem ações transformadoras e eficientes, na concretização de uma educação de qualidade.
Longitudinal Examination of Morphosyntactic Skills in Bilingual Children: Spanish and English Standardized Scores
Authors: Earls Anny Castilla , Ronderos Juliana , Francis David
Published: August 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to examine changes in English and Spanish morphosyntactic standardized scores over time in bilingual children. Method: One hundred bilingual children participated in this longitudinal study. The average age of the children at the beginning of the study was 6;0. A subset of these children was identified as children with developmental language disorders (DLD, n= 37). Children completed behavioral testing in Spanish and English at 3-time points over a period of two years. Growth curve modeling was employed to analyze longitudinal data. Results: Distinct patterns of Spanish and English language growth were observed. While the standard scores in English increased, the scores in Spanish decreased over time for both groups. Children with DLD showed persistent language difficulties in both Spanish and English over time in comparison to their peers. Children whose mother’s education level was beyond high school had higher scores in English than those whose mothers did not have post-secondary education. Conclusion: The results of this study provide evidence of a shift in language proficiency from Spanish to English for bilingual children with and without language disorders. This study also shows that bilingual children with DLD show a protracted but parallel growth in morphosyntactic skills in comparison to children without DLD consistent with the notion of DLD as variation on a continuum of development rather than a distinctly different class of development.
Differential expression of AK1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of AK1, encoding adenylate kinase 1, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). AK1 transcript was present at significantly higher levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Perceived Parent Approval toward Lower and Higher Risk Drinking Situations on Alcohol-Related Consequences in a Sample of Underage Adults
Authors: Trager Bradley M. , Napper Lucy E. , Turrisi Rob , Boyle Sarah C , LaBrie Joseph
Published: August 2022

Parents of young adults may approve of their child drinking in lower risk drinking situations (LRDS) because they believe it will prevent their child from drinking in more risky ways. However, when young adults believe their parents approve of drinking in LRDS they experience more negative alcohol consequences, not less. A plausible explanation for the effects of LRDS on risky drinking is that approval toward LRDS implicitly suggests approval toward other drinking situations that most parents would not permit (i.e., higher risk drinking situations [HRDS]). The current study addresses a gap in the literature by investigating perceived parental approval of drinking in HRDS as a mediator of perceived LRDS approval on underage emerging adults’ (UEAs’) drinking and consequences. UEAs (18–20 years of age) were recruited from all 50 states via MTurk to complete a two-part web-based survey study (N=315). Measures included in the mediation model were perceived parental approval of drinking (both LRDS and HRDS related), peak drinking occasion consumption, alcohol-related consequences, and baseline covariates (birth sex and perceived peer drinking norms). Results from the mediation model revealed that perceived LRDS approval was associated with increases in perceived HRDS approval, which, in turn, predicted consequences (controlling for baseline peak drinking, consequences, and covariates). Findings from this study provide the first evidence to support perceived HRDS approval as a mechanism through which LRDS approval influences alcohol-related consequences. These results suggest that PBIs may benefit from targeting parent approval toward both LRDS and HRDS.
RF Fingerprinting to Automatic Detection of Wireless Nodes
Authors: Hussain Shafiq , Khan Muskan
Published: August 2022

RF Fingerprinting to Automatic Detection of WirelessNodes
More Soviet computer science and Libertarians in tech (historiography VI:3)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: August 2022

Computer science and technology : historiography VI (3)
oREV: an Item Response Theory based open receptive vocabulary task for 3 to 8-year-old children
Authors: Bohn Manuel , Prein Julia Christin , Koch Tobias , Bee R. Maximilian , Delikaya Büsra , Haun Daniel , Gagarina Natalia
Published: August 2022

Individual differences in early language abilities are an important predictor of later life outcomes. High-quality, easy-access measures of language abilities are rare, especially in the preschool and primary school years. The present study describes the construction of a new receptive vocabulary task for children between 3 and 8 years of age. The task was implemented as a browser-based web application, allowing for in-person as well as remote data collection via the internet. Based on data from N = 581 German-speaking children, we estimated the psychometric properties of each item in a larger initial item pool via Item Response Modeling. We then applied an automated item selection procedure to select an optimal subset of items based on item difficulty and discrimination. The so-constructed task has 22 items and shows excellent psychometric properties with respect to reliability, stability and convergent and discriminant validity. The construction, implementation, and item selection process described here makes it easy to extend the task or adapt it to different languages. All materials and code are freely accessible to interested researchers. The task can be used via the following website: https://ccp-odc.eva.mpg.de/orev-demo/.
Using Whole Trait Theory to Unite Trait and State Mindfulness
Authors: Warren Michael Thomas , Galla Brian , Grund Axel
Published: August 2022

Mindfulness has been studied as a momentary state and as an enduring trait, yet little research has reconciled these accounts. We draw from Whole Trait Theory (WTT) to conceptualize (the descriptive side of) trait mindfulness as a person-specific density distribution of mindful states. In preregistered secondary analyses of three samples – daily diaries with adolescents (1,505 observations) and experience sampling with undergraduates (1,889 and 3,962 observations) – we examined density distributions of mindful awareness and mindful non-judgment states. Consistent with WTT, mindful states (a) fluctuated considerably within persons and across contexts, and (b) density distributions of these states were stable over time. WTT offers precision to the construct of trait mindfulness while emphasizing its sensitivity to contexts and its connection with mindful states.
Bicultural Stress and Mental Health Among College Students
Authors: Sanchez Andrea , Hooper Emma
Published: August 2022

Due to the increase of mental health problems in college students, examining how bicultural stress may impact mental health is crucial. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relations between bicultural stress and depression, anxiety, and stress among college students. Additionally, race, Hispanic identification, and time of immigration were assessed to examine if they were significant moderators to the relationship between bicultural stress and mental health problems. A sample of 58 college students from the same Hispanic Serving Institute (HSI) in southern California completed measures assessing bicultural stress, anxiety, stress, depression, and a demographic questionnaire, including questions concerning race, ethnicity, and family immigration history. The results of the study showed that bicultural stress had a positive relation with anxiety, stress, and depression. Additionally, race moderated the relation between bicultural stress and anxiety where the bicultural stress of the minority racial group was more strongly related to higher levels of anxiety than the majority racial group. Time of immigration and Hispanic identification did not moderate the relation between bicultural stress and depression, anxiety, and stress. The results highlight the implication that it is necessary to transition college students to multicultural environments. HSIs could be beneficial as they can seek to mitigate the negative effects of bicultural stress.
Dividend Policy of Banking Firms in Nepal: A Survey of Managerial Perspectives
Authors: Rana Surya B.
Published: August 2022

This paper analyses the views of managers of banking firms in Nepal to understand their perceptions towards dividend theories and factors affecting dividend policy. Based on a mail survey among 79 directors and CEOs of banking firms in Nepal during the months January to March 2022, the study suggests that managers prefer at most the combination of cash and stock dividend to be distributed to their shareholders. With respect to their preferences towards given form of dividend payments, managers claim that they generally go with shareholders’ preferences in deciding the forms of dividend payments. The study results further demonstrate strong support for signalling and bird-in-hand explanations of dividend theories. Among the 14 factors affecting dividend policy, the study reveals that firm’s level of current earnings, including the pattern of past earnings and stability of earnings are important factors in determining dividend policy of banking firms in Nepal. The survey evidence documented in this study further verifies the significance of signalling hypothesis in recent period in case of Nepal to explain why managers prefer to pay dividend. The main implication of the findings of this study is that it explores, in the changing context of meeting regulatory capital requirements, how the banking managers perceive about dividend policy of Nepalese banking firms. The finding of the study is primarily useful to investors seeking for investment in dividend paying banking firms in Nepal
Moral Distress among Nurses Working in a Teaching Hospital
Authors: Ale Amita , Subba Ramesh , Ghimire Amrita , Nepal Sarita
Published: August 2022

INTRODUCTION: Distress is a serious problem to nurses, the deepest source of distress that nurse’s experience has been arisen because of the variation between nurse’s values and reality of daily nursing practice. Moral distress referred to the cognitive-emotional dissonance that arises when one feels compelled to act against one’s moral requirements. Moral distress has a deleterious effect on patients, nurses, and organizations which results in decreased job satisfaction, increased turnover, and withdrawal from a job, and developing physical and psychological symptoms. The aim of this study is to assess the moral distress among the nurses in Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was conducted among 114 nurses of Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital by use probability, stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected by using Standard Hamric Modified Distress Scale-Revised (MDS-R).
RESULTS: The study finding revealed that majority of nurses (82.5%) had mild moral distress and 17.5% had severe moral distress. The father’s occupation was significantly associated with moral distress (p=0.035). Interestingly, a statically significant association was observed between moral distress and respondents who were utilizing facilities of government health insurance (p=0.013).
CONCLUSIONS: Nearly one fifth of the nurses have severe moral distress which is less in count but its effects may be severe. Hence special program needs to be organized by hospital admission for nurses to minimize the moral distress.
Menstruation Hygiene Management among Adolescent School Girls of Inaruwa Municipality
Authors: Shrestha Ram Bahadur , Bhatta Apeksha
Published: August 2022

INTRODUCTION: Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) for girls has long been a neglected issue in low income countries however there is increasing recognition that it should be included in research, programming, education and health policies. The aim of the study was to assess the menstrual hygiene management among adolescent school girls residing Inaruwa Municipality of Sunsari district.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted on 211 respondents and self-administered questionnaire used as data collection tool. Epi-data version 3.1 and SPSS version IBM 22 was used for data entry and analysis software respectively
RESULTS: Majority 74.4% had their first menstruation at the age between 13-15years. In the first menstrual period, the girls were frightened (40.3%) and confused (36%). Entire girls revealed that they were using any type of absorptive materials during menstrual period. Nearly three-fifth of the girls (55.5%) only used sanitary napkin/pad as a protective material during menstruation and 14.2 percent of the girls were using old piece of cloth. Half of the girls (50.9%) used to change their absorptive materials twice a day and 32.5 percent of them changed thirst a day during their menstrual period. After the used of absorptive material, nearly two-third of the girls reported that they used to bury absorptive materials in separate place secretly, while 37.3 percent of girls reported that they used to burn.
CONCLUSIONS: The menstrual hygiene practices at home seem to be satisfactory. However, in school, the insufficient toilets, dustbins were the reasons for making the menstruation hygiene difficult and impossible during the school hours. This lead to missing of classes, and school absenteeism during the periods.
Clinico-pathological Study of Enteric Fever at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal
Authors: Jha Krishna Kumar , Regmi Dipesh
Published: August 2022

INTRODUCTION: The most typical cause of fever in developing nations is enteric fever. Because the complications are extremely severe, an early diagnosis is essential. Early diagnosis can improve the patient's chance of being cured. Thus, the objective of our study was to compare between blood culture, IgG and IgM method.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted among 240 clinically suspected cases of enteric fever from 17th February 2019 to 17th May 2019 at Rapti academic of health science, Dang. We have done first Blood culture was performed and IgG and IgM method were used to detect enteric fever for same sample.
RESULTS: Out of 240 patients, 112 of the 240 cases were men and 128 were women. Blood culture testing revealed 72 positive samples, or 30%, and IgG and IgM testing revealed 64 positive cases, or 26.66%, for the same cases. Therefore, our investigation demonstrated that the blood culture method is equally as successful as the IgG and IgM method.
CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that he blood culture IgG and IgM methods are equally effective. There are not always blood culture settings accessible in developing countries like Nepal. Therefore, IgG and IgM methods are preferable.
Time for South Asian Countries to Accept Life-Course Immunization Concept and Develop National Immunization Guidelines for Adult Vaccination
Authors: Piryani Rano Mal , Piryani Suneel
Published: August 2022

Vaccine, a cost-effective medicine saves lives. Vaccination during childhood has been implemented worldwide through the expanded program of immunization (EPI) since 1974. It has saved million lives till 2019 globally. South Asian countries have equally benefitted from the EPI executing this strategy through their national immunization programs. The life-course immunization concept aims to extend the vaccination from birth to elderly; some counties have already started focusing on it. Adult vaccination is the process of vaccinating to peoples of 19 years and above. Most of the developed countries have their national policy guidelines on adult immunization but no such national policy for adult vaccination exists in most of the developing and underdeveloped countries including countries of South Asia. South Asian countries have to accept the concept Life-Course Immunization and develop National Adult Immunization Guidelines and vaccinate adults from vaccine preventable diseases highly prevalent in their countries. This could improve quality of human health at all stages of life.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI MINAT BERKUNJUNG WISATAWAN DI KAWASAN BALKONDES BOROBUDUR
Authors: Novitaningtyas Ivo , Giovanni Axel , Lionora Clarisa Alfa
Published: August 2022

ABSTRAK Di masa pandemi Covid-19 destinasi wisata mengalami penurunan kunjungan wisatawan. Kondisi tersebut juga terjadi di kawasan Balkondes Borobudur. Dengan adanya kebijakan CHSE dari Pemerintah dan kecenderungan perubahan perilaku wisatawan di masa pandemi Covid-19, maka perlu diketahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi minat berkunjung wisatawan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh daya tarik wisata, kualitas pelayanan dan kepercayaan terhadap minat berkunjung wisatawan di kawasan Balkondes Borobudur. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dari 100 responden berdasarkan metode convenience sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa daya tarik wisata justru tidak mempengaruhi minat berkunjung wisatawan, sedangkan kualitas pelayanan dan kepercayaan dapat meningkatkan minat berkunjung wisatawan. Hasil tersebut memberikan implikasi manajerial bagi pengelola destinasi wisata di kawasan Balkondes Borobudur untuk menerapkan layanan berbasis protokol kesehatan dan meningkatkan kepercayaan wisatawan melalui sertifikasi CHSE. Kata kunci: daya tarik wisata, kualitas pelayanan, kepercayaan wisatawan, minat berkunjung wisatawan ABSTRACT During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of tourist visits to tourism destinations declined. This condition also occurs in the Balkondes Borobudur area. Based on these, it is necessary to know what factors influence tourist interest in visiting because the Government also create CHSE policy and the trend of changing tourist behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the effect of tourist attraction, service quality, and trust on the interest of visiting tourists in the Balkondes Borobudur area. This study uses primary data from 100 respondents based on the convenience sampling method. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that tourist attractions did not affect the interest of visiting tourists, while the quality of service and trust could increase the interest of visiting tourists. These results provide managerial implications for tourism destination managers in the Balkondes Borobudur area to implement health protocol-based services and increase tourist trust through CHSE certification. Keywords: tourist attraction, service quality, trust, tourist interest to visit
A Study of Factors Affecting Boys’ Dropout
Authors: Khan Aiyaz Ahmad , Samad Abdul
Published: August 2022

School dropout is a major hindrance in attaining the goals of education in India. From time to time several policy pronouncements have been made, but it’s not yielding the desired outcome. Over a decade, the dropout rates for both boys and girls are reflecting a decreasing trend. Several reports reveal that more boys are now dropping out of schools, mainly at the primary level. As per a Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report, the rate of dropout for boys in primary classes was 1.7 percent and that of girls was 1.2 percent. Similarly, the rate of dropout for boys in secondary classes was 18.3 percent which is higher than that of girls with 16.3 percent (TOI, Jul 2, 2021). In this context, attempts have been made to study the patterns of boys’ dropouts and to explore the nature of relationships among different familial and institutional factors with dropouts. This paper is based on the empirical study carried out in one of the most backward districts of West Bengal. A questionnaire on the school dropout factors having 24 items was designed and administered among 93 respondents. The items of the questionnaire were identified through a review of the extant literature.  Frequency distribution and ordinal logistic regression were used to analyse the data.  Results indicate that key determinants of dropouts are expiry of breadwinner, household works, personal health problems, lack of interest and failure in examinations in studies.
Identification of beef and pork using gray level co-occurrence matrix and probabilistic neural network
Authors: Magdalena Clarita , Rustamaji Heru Cahya , Yuwono Bambang
Published: August 2022

Objective: Identify images of beef and pork using texture feature extraction Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix and Probabilistic Neural Network classification algorithm.Design/method/approach: Apply texture feature extraction to Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix and Probabilistic Neural Network Classifier to perform classification.Results: From the test results with k-fold cross-validation and confusion matrix, it shows that feature extraction of Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix and Probabilistic Neural Network Classifier get an average accuracy of 87%, precision 83%, and recall 90%.Authenticity/state of the art: In this study, several scenarios were tested, namely the effect of using resize, brightness, and rotate values. Using a resize value of 256 x 256 pixels from the test results got the best accuracy of 87%. The brightness test of 20% affects the accuracy rate of 86% on increasing brightness and 90% on reducing brightness. In contrast, the test on the rotated image does not affect the accuracy results. The average accuracy obtained is 87%. The data in this study were obtained by collecting primary data on images of beef and pork in several markets in Denpasar.
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery in a Patient with Anterior Chamber Phakic IOL in situ
Authors: Asgari Soheila , Hashemi Hassan , Pourmatin Rama , Asgari Soheila
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Conventional phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for patients who already have a phakic IOL (PIOL) in situ can present challenges in IOL power calculation and the surgical procedure. Here we report a case of phacoemulsification with IOL implantation without removing the anterior toric PIOL.
Patient and Clinical Findings: This 45-year-old male was referred to our clinic with mature cataract in the right eye, and a history of multiple corneal surgical procedures including radial keratotomy, LASIK, corneal cross-linking, and Artiflex toric PIOL implantation. Uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuity were 20/2000.
Diagnosis, Intervention, and Outcomes: Since CDVA was 20/25 after toric PIOL implantation and prior to the development of cataract, and the cornea was compromised, the toric PIOL was not removed. Using femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) through the toric PIOL, capsulotomy and lens fragmentation were completed without modifying the device setting, and an IOL was inserted in the bag. At one year after surgery, right eye UDVA, CDVA, and refraction were 20/32, 20/25, and +1.25/-1.00*120ᵒ.
Conclusion: In this case, FLACS was a successful technique for preserving the toric PIOL, and results were stable during the one year of postoperative follow up.
On the status, synonymy and distribution of Stephanitis oschanini Vasiliev with corrected data on the distribution of S. pyri (Heteroptera: Tingidae)
Authors: Golub V.B.
Published: August 2022

Stephanitis oschanini Vasiliev, 1935, sp. dist. (= S. hoberlandti B. Lis, 2002, syn. n.) is distributed in Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Transcaucasus and Middle Asia. S. pyri F. does not occur in Middle Asia and most of Transcaucasus.
Evaluating risk of recurrence in patients with meningioma
Authors: Traylor Jeffrey I. , Plitt Aaron R. , Hicks William H. , Mian Tabarak M. , Mickey Bruce E. , Barnett Samuel L.
Published: August 2022

OBJECTIVE

Meningioma prognostication and treatment continues to evolve with an increasing understanding of tumor biology. In this study, the authors aimed to test conventional predictors of meningioma recurrence, histopathology variables for which there exists some controversy (brain invasion), as well as a novel molecular-based location paradigm.

METHODS

This is a retrospective study of a consecutive series of patients with WHO grade I–III meningioma resected at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center between 1994 and 2015. Time to meningioma recurrence (i.e., recurrence-free survival [RFS]) was the primary endpoint measured. Kaplan-Meier curves were constructed and compared using log-rank tests. Cox univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify predictors of RFS.

RESULTS

A total of 703 consecutive patients with meningioma underwent resection at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center between the years 1994 and 2015. A total of 158 patients were excluded for insufficient follow-up (< 3 months). The median age of the cohort was 55 years (range 16–88 years) and 69.5% (n = 379) were female. The median follow-up was 48 months (range 3–289 months). There was not a significantly increased risk of recurrence in patients with evidence of brain invasion, in patients with otherwise WHO grade I meningioma (Cox univariate HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.44–1.91, p = 0.82, power 4.4%). Adjuvant radiosurgery to subtotally resected WHO grade I meningiomas did not prolong the time to recurrence (n = 52, Cox univariate HR 0.21, 95% CI 0.03–1.61, p = 0.13, power 71.6%). Location (midline skull base, lateral skull base, and paravenous) was significantly associated with RFS (p < 0.01, log-rank test). In patients with high-grade meningiomas (WHO grade II or III), location was predictive of RFS (p = 0.03, log-rank test), with paravenous meningiomas exhibiting the highest rates of recurrence. Location was not significant on multivariate analysis.

CONCLUSIONS

The data suggest that brain invasion does not increase the risk of recurrence in otherwise WHO grade I meningioma. Adjuvant radiosurgery to subtotally resected WHO grade I meningiomas did not prolong the time to recurrence. Location categorized by distinct molecular signatures did not predict RFS in a multivariate model. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Molecular characters of a bark beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus associated with avocado using 28S rDNA from regions of South Africa
Authors: AMINISARTESHNIZI MEHRNOUSH
Published: August 2022

South Africa is a significant producer and exporter of avocados in the world. Xylosandrus crassiusculushas was found on mainland Africa for many years but the present study represents the first record of bark beetle in South Africa in Limpopo Province. Its presence infesting important agronomic tree crops such as avocado suggests that it requires further study. Therefore, this molecular study was conducted in 2022 at the University of Limpopo to identify the bark beetle in the South African avocado orchard. The recovered bark beetle was isolated from the bark of avocado in Magoebaskloof region in Limpopo Province. Then its DNA was extracted using the Chelex method, and the phylogenetic position of the beetle was studied using 28S rDNA. The Nblast analysis based on the large subunit ribosomal DNA showed 99% similarity with a population of Xylosandrus crassiusculus from South Africa (MT229960), USA (GU808593), and Taiwan (MT120970). In addition, phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood method as implemented in mega x software was done. The phylogenetic analysis put the South African populations of X. crassiusculus together with other X. crassiusculus with a 100-bootstrap value. In conclusion, the results showed that 28S could detect the X. crassiusculus, and was verified by the molecular method.
Venezuela’s social and economic model in the new reality
Authors: Chuykova Anastasiya
Published: August 2022

Since president Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, the vector of social and economic development of Venezuela has changed dramatically. The nationalization of the key companies as a part of the course towards "Socialism of the 21st century" made it possible to create a system of state income redistribution, to raise education and healthcare to a new level, and to solve the problems of poverty and social stratification. However, the fundamental problems of economic development – monoculturalism and rentoriented economy – have not been resolved during the first 14 years of reforms. Development within the framework of a new social and economic model was interrupted by unfavorable conditions on the global oil market, global economic crises and especially by powerful sanctions (economic war) from the United States. In the new reality, the government was forced to change approaches to economic management. After Hugo Chávez’ death in 2013, president Nicolás Maduro first made attempts to increase state control. However, deep social and economic crisis, which has been deepening since 2014, forced the government to significantly liberalize economic relations. These measures, the increase of oil prices and some easing of pressure from the United States made it possible to achieve insignificant positive economic results in 2021.