bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Survei Literasi Kesehatan Pada Pasien Diabetes Di Puskesmas Kota Yogyakarta
Authors: Firman Firman , Baharuddin Nurul Hikmah , Nugroho Faradilla Esa
Published: August 2024

Background The diabetes/sugar disease phenomenon is caused by changes in people's lifestyles, starting from eating behavior, physical activity habits, unbalanced diets, obesity, and others. This is related to the patient's socio-demographic situation, especially knowledgeor literacyregarding the importanceof health behavior. If literacyislow, it will have an impact on DM patients being limited in taking preventive measures, slow treatment when sick, inefficient use of medicines, high treatment costs, and evenresult in social discrimination. Apart from that, it is also greatly influenced by the support of health providers such as Community Health Centers. Community health centers arehubs forproviding basic services, especiallythoseinvolving educationand health promotion efforts starting from the preparedness of health workers, readiness to collaborate in providing correct health information, and adjusting interaction patterns with patients. This researchaims to identifya picture of the health literacy of DM Puskesmas patients in Yogyakarta City. By considering socio-demographic characteristics, access to information sources, individual health history, and relationship with health providers.
Methods: The research design is a cross sectional study. The research was carried out at 3 Community Health Centers in YogyakartaCity. The research subjects were DM patients aged 15-60 years who received treatment at the Community Health Center. The sampling method was carried out using probability, namely purposive sampling. The total number of samples was 45 patients who were undergoing treatment at the Community Health Center. To see the influence of the health literacy level of DM patients on their treatment, univariate analysis, bivariate and multivariate analysis were carried out.
Results: The results of the study showed that socio-demographic factors, JKN membership, easy access to health information and health providers did not have a significant influence. Meanwhile, income level and health status factors had an influence on the health literacy level of diabetes patients at the Yogyakarta City Health Center (P,0.05; CI: 95%).
Conclusion: Healthcenter providers of health workers need to strengthenearly health promotion and education activities for people who have the potential or symptoms of DM.
Relationship Between Characteristics of Pregnant Women and The Degree of Anemia in the Work Area of Karya Wanita of Community Health Center (Puskesmas Karya Wanita) in the Pekanbaru City , 2023
Authors: Susanti Lasiah
Published: August 2024

Background : Anemia in pregnancy had negative effect to maternal and child health. Globally, anemia in pregnancy were 36,5%, in Indonesia it reach 44,2%. In fact, anemia in pregnancy in Indonesia were rising continually since 2017. Same phenomenon were seen in Karya Wanita Public Health Centre, where anemia in pregnancy prevalence were rise 3-4 fold in only 1 year (2022-2023). This could lead to rising rates of premature birth, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, intrauterine-death, maternal, neonatal, and perinatal death. Research shown that maternal characteristics significantly correlated to pregnancy anemia. Such characteristic were mother age, educational status, working status, residence, nutritional status, financial status, gestational age, parity, interpregnancy interval.
Method : In this research, the method used is quantitative with a cross sectional approach and total sampling technique. While the test used is the Spearman rank correlation test and Chi Square test with a sample of 44.
Results : Factors associated with anemia in pregnancy were gestational age ( p value=0,000), parity ( p value=0,020), and nutritional status (p value=0,000).
Conclusion: It can be conclude that factors related to anemia is gestational age, paritym and nutritional status.
Preventing postoperative moderate- and high-risk pressure injuries with artificial intelligence-powered smart decompression mattress on in middle-aged and elderly patients: a retrospective cohort analysis
Authors: Yang Feiying , Chen Huiying , Shan Yajuan , Che Liping , Tang Qi , Hu Fanglin
Published: August 2024

Aims/Background Artificial intelligence technology has attained rapid development in recent years. The integration of artificial intelligence applications into pressure reduction mattresses, giving rise to artificial intelligence-powered pressure reduction mattresses, is expected to provide personalised intelligent pressure reduction solutions, through automatic user’s data-based adjustment of the patient’s local pressure condition to prevent pressure injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-powered smart decompression in the prevention of postoperative medium- and high-risk pressure injury in middle-aged and elderly patients.

Methods A total of 400 middle-aged and elderly patients admitted to our hospital from June 2021 to December 2023 were selected as study subjects. Patients were categorised into observation and control groups according to the medical record system. General demographic data of the patients were collected. The propensity score matching method was used to balance the baseline data of the two groups of patients. The incidence, severity, complications and sleep quality in the matched study subjects were also compared.

Results After matching, there were 96 patients in the two groups, and the differences in baseline data between the two groups were not statistically significant. Pressure injury and the total incidence of complications in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). Before treatment, there was no difference in the scores of all aspects of the Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire between the two groups (p > 0.05). After treatment, the scores of all aspects of Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05).

Conclusion The artificial intelligence-powered smart decompression mattress can significantly prevent moderate- and high-risk pressure injury, effectively reducing the incidence of pressure injury and complications in postoperative long-term bedridden patients, alleviating the severity of pressure injury, relieving the pressure on various parts, and improving the sleep quality of patients.
Drug exposure characteristics and related pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women: an observational cohort study
Authors: Zhang Ping , Xu Jing , Han Guorong
Published: August 2024

Aims/Background The relationship between drug exposure and pregnancy outcomes is still unclear. The study was designed to characterise the overall condition of drug exposure during pregnancy and uncover related pregnancy outcomes.

Methods Pregnant women were enrolled in the study from 1 October 2019 to 31 April 2022, at a tertiary hospital in Jiangsu Province, China. Basic maternal information and data regarding drug exposure during different pregnancy trimesters were gathered using the ‘Eugenic Baby’ platform. Based on drug use data and the pregnancy and lactation labelling rule, pregnant women were divided into three groups to explore the relationship between drug exposure and pregnancy outcomes.

Results Analysis revealed that fetal protection drugs were used in 43.99% of early pregnancy cases. Pregnant women utilised more unrecommended drugs (according to the pregnancy and lactation labelling rule) in the first trimester than in the following trimesters. Regarding pregnancy outcomes, 56 of the 837 live infants had a malformation, and congenital heart disease was the main type. Gestational age, mode of delivery, birth weight, height, and head circumference were significantly different (p < 0.05) among the three groups. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, preterm birth (odds ratio=3.226, 95% confidence intervals: 1.447–7.194, p=0.004) and low birth weight (odds ratio=4.270, 95% confidence intervals: 1.299–14.034, p=0.017) predicted increased risk of maternal drug exposure after adjusting for covariates.

Conclusion Drug exposure of various types is common during pregnancy. Compared to the second and third trimester, unrecommended drugs are used more frequently in the first trimester. Drug exposure is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and these associations need to be further confirmed. It is vital to fully consider treatment benefits and potential risks before medication initiation during pregnancy.
Abstract Personifications in Gray’s Eton College Ode and Blake’s Designs
Authors: Thorpe Katherine
Published: August 2024

Abstract: While we have often assumed that personifications of abstractions are decorative conventions, this article argues that they became meaningful figures through which poets communicated and shaped human consciousness. In “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College,” Thomas Gray experiments with personifications as images that potentially change readers’ perceptions of children, and William Blake, in his designs of this poem, extends this potency to visualize the deepening, layered psychological process of maturation. Gray’s poem, as interpreted by Blake in his designs, reveals the influence of eighteenth-century personifications on Romantic poets.
Material Reflections: Early Modern Magicians' Mirrors in Performance Documents
Authors: Lester Anouska
Published: August 2024

Abstract: The "performance-as-mirror" was a popular metaphor of the early modern period, and occasionally mirrors were also used as theatrical props. This article examines three plays which incorporated a physical mirror in their staging: Robert Greene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (c. 1589), Anthony Munday's John a Kent and John a Cumber (c. 1590), and the "lost" play The Dead Man's Fortune (c. 1591). I argue that the props in these plays were scrying, or divination, mirrors, and I consider what these mirrors looked like and how they were used. I suggest that close attention to the material qualities of these scrying mirrors refines how the performance-as-mirror metaphor functions in these three plays. Finally, I extend the metaphor to performance documentation, suggesting that the documents in which these plays are preserved might also be interpreted as functioning like early modern scrying mirrors.
Knowledge and implementation behavior towards mitigation initiatives of climate change: Community settings approach of Bangladesh context followed cross-sectional design
Authors: Banu Bilkis , Akter Nasrin , Sheba Nusrat Hossain , Chowdhury Sujana Haque
Published: August 2024

Bangladesh experiences different types of natural disasters almost every year which adversely affect human health. It is very essential to identify knowledge and implementation behavior as mitigation initiatives towards climate change in community settings of Bangladesh. This study was designed to explore this issue. It was an analytical type of cross-sectional study which was conducted among 450 adult people residing in Barisal district of Bangladesh. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaire included socio-demographic information, knowledge and implementation behavior regarding mitigation initiatives towards climate change. Bivariate and multivariate techniques were adopted to analyze the data. The outcome reflected that a large proportion of the respondents had poor knowledge (55.1%) and poor implementation behavior (52.0%) on mitigation initiatives towards climate change. Poor knowledge was significantly more prominent among the people who were male (AOR = 1.56), Muslim (AOR = 2.55), respondents with >4 family members (AOR = 1.91) and with >3 children (AOR = 1.64) showed higher odds of poor knowledge. Poor implementation behavior was found significantly more leading among the female (AOR = 2.91), service-holder (AOR = 1.92) participants having higher monthly family incomes (AOR = 2.91), who had <1 child (AOR = 2.70), belonging ≤4 number of family members (AOR = 30.09). An alarming proportion of poor knowledge and implementation behavior were found regarding mitigation initiatives towards climate change in community settings of Bangladesh. Concerning demographic major predictors, it is essential to plan and implement sustainable and comprehensive health promotional program on climate change mitigation throughout the country.
Caring is not always sharing: A scoping review exploring how COVID-19 containment measures have impacted unpaid care work and mental health among women and men in Europe
Authors: Gencer Hande , Brunnett Regina , Staiger Tobias , Tezcan-Güntekin Hürrem , Pöge Kathleen
Published: August 2024

Introduction

Unpaid care work is mainly performed by women, whose mental health is more affected by caregiving burden and work-family conflict compared to men. COVID-19 containment measures may have exacerbated existing gender inequalities in both unpaid care work and adverse mental health outcomes. This scoping review provides an overview of recent evidence on the impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health for subgroups of caregivers at the intersection of gender and other social differences (e.g., ethnicity, age, class) in Europe.

Methods and analysis

Our study was informed and guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework. We searched six academic databases (Medline, PsycInfo, Scopus, CINAHL, Social Sciences Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, ASSIA) and hand-searched the reference lists of selected articles to identify relevant peer-reviewed research articles published between 1 March 2020 and 7 September 2022. In addition, we conducted a grey literature search using Google Scholar and a targeted hand search on known international and European websites. We included studies that reported gender-disaggregated results on unpaid care work and mental health in the context of COVID-19 containment measures in Europe. Two reviewers independently screened all abstracts and full texts for eligibility and extracted the relevant data. The results were synthesised narratively.

Results and discussion

Our results suggest a greater gender gap in unpaid care work division and, to a lesser extent, in mental health, which is unfavourable towards women and mothers. Despite this, we see a break in the traditional division of childcare, with fathers taking on a greater role in family work, which makes us optimistic about the division of care work in the post-COVID-19 era. This research also shows that among European women, population groups often understudied, such as women who are single parents, disabled or of colour, have the highest increase in unpaid care work and greatest deterioration in wellbeing.
The utility of orbital imaging in the evaluation of orbital disease
Authors: Lee Min Joung , Verma Rohan , Hamilton Bronwyn E. , Pettersson David , Choi Dongseok , Kim Eun Soo , Korn Bobby S. , Kikkawa Don O. , Rosenbaum James T.
Published: August 2024

Purpose

This study investigates the accuracy of either computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of various orbital diseases.

Methods

We collected 126 CT scans and 65 MRI scans from 144 subjects and asked two radiologists to interpret the images without clinical information. Images included 14 with a clinical diagnosis of orbital infection, 144 with orbital inflammation, and 33 with orbital neoplasm. The inflammatory diseases included thyroid eye disease (TED, n = 69), non-specific orbital inflammation (NSOI, n = 44), IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD, n = 15), sarcoidosis (Sarcoid, n = 9), granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, n = 5), and Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD, n = 2).

Results

The balanced accuracy (BA) for the two radiologists ranged from 0.87 to 0.90 for cellulitis, 0.81 to 0.86 for inflammation, and 0.82 to 0.85 for neoplasm. Radiologists were excellent at recognizing GPA (BA = 0.98 to 0.99) and very good for TED (BA = 0.80 to 0.86). They also did well identifying IgG4-RD (BA = 0.75 to 0.77), but slightly less well for NSOI (BA = 0.69 to 0.75) and poorly for Sarcoid (BA = 0.48 to 0.50).

Conclusions

CT or MRI scanning contributes to the evaluation of patients with orbital disease, but accuracy does varies based depending on the diagnosis. We could not evaluate issues such as determination of disease activity, variability based on the unit used for imaging or the skills beyond those of our two specialized neuroradiologists. Future studies should directly compare the two imaging modalities and assess the utility of imaging to determine disease activity.
A comparative study of Mentha longifolia var. asiatica and Zygophyllum arabicum ZnO nanoparticles against breast cancer targeting Rab22A gene
Authors: Bashir Iqra , Dilshad Erum
Published: August 2024

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide, and the incidence rate has increased enormously over the last three decades. Rab proteins are members of the Rab GTPase superfamily. The aberrant function of these proteins leads to the development of tumors. Mentha longifolia var. asiatica and Zygophyllum arabicum have been known for their therapeutic potential for ages. The present study aimed to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles encapsulated with the extracts of M. longifolia var. asiatica and Z. arabicum and evaluating their therapeutic potential against breast cancer, targeting the Rab22A gene and its protein. UV-Vis spectrophotometer showed characteristic absorbance peaks at 295 nm and 345 nm for Z. arabicum and M. longifolia var. asiatica ZnONPs, respectively. The FTIR bands of Z. arabicum nanoparticles suggested the presence of aldehydes, alcohols, and polyols whereas bands of M. longifolia var. asiatica ZnONPs suggested the presence of carboxyl groups, hydroxyl groups, alkynes, and amines. SEM revealed the size of Z. arabicum ZnO NPs to be 25 ± 4 nm with a spherical shape as compared to nanoparticles of M. longifolia var. asiatica having a size of 35 ± 6 nm with a hexagonal shape. EDX determined the elemental composition of both particles. The cytotoxicity of both plant extracts and respective NPs was determined against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line, which was found to be significant with an IC50 value of 51.68 μM for Z. arabicum and 88.02 μM for M. longifolia var. asiatica ZnO compared to plant extracts (64.01 μM and 107.9 μM for Z. arabicum and M. longifolia var. asiatica). The gene expression and protein levels of Rab22A were decreased in nanoparticle-treated cells as compared to the control group. The apoptotic role of synthesized nanoparticles against the MCF-7 cell line was also determined by the expression of apoptotic pathway genes and proteins (bax, caspase 3, caspase 8 and caspase 9). All samples showed significant apoptotic activity by activating intrinsic and extrinsic pathway genes. The activity of Z. arabicum was more eminent as compared to M. longifolia var. asiatica which was evident by the greater expression of studied genes and proteins as determined by Real-time qPCR and ELISA. This is the first-ever report describing the comparative analysis of the efficacy of Z. arabicum and M. longifolia var. asiatica ZnONPs against breast cancer.
Instrumental music training relates to intensity assessment but not emotional prosody recognition in Mandarin
Authors: Liu Mengting , Teng Xiangbin , Jiang Jun
Published: August 2024

Building on research demonstrating the benefits of music training for emotional prosody recognition in nontonal languages, this study delves into its unexplored influence on tonal languages. In tonal languages, the acoustic similarity between lexical tones and music, along with the dual role of pitch in conveying lexical and affective meanings, create a unique interplay. We evaluated 72 participants, half of whom had extensive instrumental music training, with the other half serving as demographically matched controls. All participants completed an online test consisting of 210 Chinese pseudosentences, each designed to express one of five emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, or neutrality. Our robust statistical analyses, which included effect size estimates and Bayesian factors, revealed that music and nonmusic groups exhibit similar abilities in identifying the emotional prosody of various emotions. However, the music group attributed higher intensity ratings to emotional prosodies of happiness, fear, and anger compared to the nonmusic group. These findings suggest that while instrumental music training is not related to emotional prosody recognition, it does appear to be related to perceived emotional intensity. This dissociation between emotion recognition and intensity evaluation adds a new piece to the puzzle of the complex relationship between music training and emotion perception in tonal languages.
Optimized path planning and scheduling strategies for connected and automated vehicles at single-lane roundabouts
Authors: Wang Lifeng , Liang Hu , Jian Yuxin , Luo Qiang , Gong Xiaoxiang , Zhang Yiwei
Published: August 2024

This paper focuses on the cooperative driving challenges of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) at single-lane roundabouts. First, a geometric path planning method is proposed for CAVs navigating a single-lane roundabout. Based on this method, a vehicle roundabout model is established. Four potential traffic scenarios for CAVs are established, and the optimal arrival times at conflict points are analyzed. By correlating the optimal arrival times at conflict points with the optimal entry times into the roundabout, the multi-vehicle coordination problem in complex intersections is simplified to a speed control issue during entry. Utilizing the principles of optimal control and Pontryagin minimization, two speed optimization strategies are proposed. Finally, MATLAB is employed for simulation analysis. The results indicate that the control strategy proposed in this paper enables the system to clearly identify potential conflicts between vehicles and implement an optimal control strategy, ensuring that vehicles can navigate the roundabout efficiently in terms of time and fuel without collisions. Additionally, the minimum time interval is established at 0.2 seconds to completely prevent vehicle collisions. In this study, the fusion problem involving two vehicles at a single conflict point is further expanded to encompass multiple vehicles at multiple conflict points. Thus, the efficient scheduling of multiple vehicles in single-lane roundabouts is realized.
An Exhibition for the Twenty-First Century: The (Anti-)Curatorial Model of Documenta Fifteen
Authors: Maimon Vered , Setter Shaul
Published: August 2024

This article offers a close analysis of documenta fifteen (2022, curated by Ruangrupa) in terms of its (anti-)curatorial organizational and economic structure, its operation from the Global South and its insistence on questions of infrastructure and survival. It situates the exhibition theoretically and critically within the history of the documenta, the ‘social turn’ in contemporary art and the discursive position of global postcolonial exhibitions, and sees it as both a culmination and an inversion of these trajectories. It therefore argues that documenta fifteen is a prominent site for a broad discussion of the possibility of critical artistic and social action in the present moment.
The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions, Adam Kuper
Authors: Smith Matthew Ryan
Published: August 2024

Review of: The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions, Adam Kuper

London: Profile Books (2023), 432 pp., h/bk,

ISBN: 978-0-5937-0067-9, CAD$48.00
Conventional and Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Some Novel 2-(Substituted phenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1-(thiazol-2-yl)-1H-imidazoles of Biological Interest
Authors: Sharma Gyanendra Kumar , Singh Gurvinder Pal , Bhardwaj Harsh , Singh Manish Pal , Bhardwaj Himanshu , Mishra Akhileshar Prasad
Published: August 2024

In present investigation, a straightforward approach to design and synthesize 2-(substituted phenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1-(thiazol-2-yl)-1H-imidazoles (5a-j) using two methods viz. traditional heating and microwave irradiation and characterized with elemental, FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, mass spectrophotometric techniques. The microwave irradiation method offers excellent yields, lesser reaction time and eco-environmental friendly reactions as compared to conventional method. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial, anticancer and free radical scavenging activity. The findings on the compounds’ in vitro antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens showed that compounds 5b, 5c and 5g showed potential antibacterial and fungicide efficacy. Using Dalton’s Lymphoma Ascites (DLA) cell lines, the synthesized compounds were further examined for its in vitro anticancer efficacy. Among the synthesized compounds, 5b, 5f, 5g and 5j exhibited excellent anticancer activity with CTC50 value of 31.25 µg/mL, 51.61 µg/mL, 44.21 µg/mL and 31.25 µg/mL, respectively. The synthesized compounds have also shown a marked free radical scavenging capacity in all the concentrations but specifically compounds 5a, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5i and 5j have shown good antioxidant potential with an IC50 value of 25.18 µmol/L, 44.22 µmol/L 35.61 µmol/L, 28.09 µmol/L, 44.47 µmol/L and 39.46 µmol/L, respectively.
Phytochemical Evaluation and Bioactivity of Polysiphonia subtilissima Montagne
Authors: Choudhury R. , Sahoo N.
Published: August 2024

The chemical profile and bioactivity of Polysiphonia subtilissima, a marine bioactive red alga from the east coast region of Odisha state of India is investigated. Qualitative tests of the extracts confirmed the presence of various primary and secondary metabolites. Moreover, the agar, carrageenan, fatty acids, flavonoids and polyphenols, employed DPPH scavenging, HRBC and optimized critical dilution to test the extracts for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anticoagulant effects were investigated. The methanolic extract showed total phenolic (3.14 mg), flavonoid (2.72 mg) and fatty acid (0.12 mg in ethylacetate and 0.1 mg in chloroform) and highest antioxidant activity (95%), at 515.5 nm. At 100 and 200 µg/mL doses, the aqueous extract had the highest anti-inflammatory activity (72.13% and 89.61%). Maximum bactericidal inhibitions of 73.7%, 77.6% and 58% were detected in the ethanolic fraction at 500 µg/mL. Water extract showed anticoagulant action with activated partial thrombo-plastin time (APTT) clotting durations of 139 s, prothrombin time (PT) of 70 s and thrombin time (TT) of 60 s.
Epoxidized Novolac Modification in Resol Phenolic under Open Mold Heat Curing for Microvoid Reduction
Authors: Subramanian Parameswaran P. , Varghese Lity Alen , Rethikala P.K.
Published: August 2024

Resol phenolics were generally cured by temperature assisted compression molding. In this study, resol phenolic was modified using epoxidized novalacs (EN) and cured by heat assistance without pressure to find the influence of EN on the reduction of microvoids in cured resol phenolics. Epoxidized phenolic novolac (EPN), epoxidized p-cresol novolac (EPCN) and epoxidized o-cresol novolac (EOCN) were synthesized and used for modification of resols. The modification led to reduction in both the size and number of voids and increase in the tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of the resol phenolics. Epoxidized novolacs with phenol: formaldehyde ratios 1:0.7 and 1:0.9 exhibit comparatively better results for the resols. The decrease in the % soluble matter in the cured resin and FTIR spectrum show the incorporation of epoxidized novolacs to the resol phenolics. The dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) confirms better damping properties of the modified resols. Thermogravimetric analysis shows improved thermal properties for the resol samples modified with EPN and EPCN. The optimum amount of epoxidies novolacs required for the modification was ~7.5-10%.
Electronic Properties of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles: A Density Functional Theory Study
Authors: Kumar Narinder , Bhardwaj Shelly , Sharma Neera , Kumar Amit
Published: August 2024

This study focuses on the density functional theory (DFT) analysis of five primary polymer-grafted nanoparticle systems viz. Au-PEG, SiO2-PS, TiO2-PMMA, Ag-PEG and ZnO-PVA. Utilizing DFT, the electronic properties of these systems were investigated through detailed density of states (DOS) and band structure calculations. The findings reveal that the Au-PEG and Ag-PEG exhibit metallic behaviour with significant states near the Fermi level, indicative of excellent electrical conductivity. In contrast, SiO2-PS, TiO2-PMMA and ZnO-PVA demonstrate insulating behaviour with distinct bandgaps, making them suitable for applications requiring reduced electrical conductivity. The DOS analysis underscores the substantial contribution of the metal or metal oxide cores near the Fermi level, while the polymer chains primarily contribute to higher energy regions, confirming their insulating nature. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights into the electronic interactions between polymers and nanoparticles, guiding the design and optimization of nanomaterials for various technological applications. The study also highlights potential possibilities for future research, including the development of enhanced computational models, experimental validation and the exploration of new polymer-nanoparticle combinations.
Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Screening of Some Novel Compounds containing Multi N-Fused Heterocycles
Authors: Bhaskar J. Udaya , Rao G. Srinivasa , Chatterjee Pranab , Sahoo D.K. , Rao S. Srinivasa , Rao B. Pulla
Published: August 2024

An attempt has been made to synthesize novel multi N-fused heterocyclic compounds containing four divergent heterocyclic compounds such as imidazole, pyrimidine, morpholine and indole. A series of N-(4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-6-phenylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2-(4-((E)-3-(2-morpholino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-3-yl)acryloyl)phenylamino)acetamide (6a-c) was accomplished in good yields with 1-(1H-benzo-[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethanone (1) as starting compound and through the formation of (E)-1-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-3-phenylprop-2-ne-1-ones (2a-c), 4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-6-phenylpyrimidin-2-amines (3a-c) and N-(4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-6-phenylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2-chloroacetamides (4a-c) as intermediates on extension of the reaction. The structural elucidation of all the synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, mass spectral data and elemental analysis. Further, the title compounds were also used to evaluate their antibacterial activity.
Mycosynthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinula edodes): Potential Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy
Authors: Yuvarani M. , Kiruthika S. , Shiyamala G. , Ashokkumar L. , Prasannabalaji N. , Matharasi A. Anahas Perianaika
Published: August 2024

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are widely used because they are affordable, reliable and easy to produce. They have special characteristics which render them useful in different medicines. Due to their health benefits, affordability and minimal impact on the environment, mushrooms are a highly favourable option for biomedical applications. In this study, we used a water-soluble component of a methanolic extract of Lentinula edodes to produce ZnO NPs. The biosynthetic approach utilized flavonoids, polyphenols and other constituents from L. edodes, which possess reduction and encapsulation capabilities, to transform metal ions into ZnO NPs. Various analytical methods, including UV-Vis, FTIR and SEM, have been used to characterize the biogenic ZnO NPs. The FTIR analysis identified the presence of the hydroxyl (OH) group based on the functional group observed at 3425.08 cm–1, moreover, the peaks observed at 1631.32 cm–1 indicated the presence of C=O carboxylic stretch bonds. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated the presence of a porous shape with diameters of 35-200 nm. The biologically produced ZnO NPs showed promising antibacterial, antioxidant and antidiabetic properties. At specific concentrations, it showed strong antioxidant (70.51 ± 0.35%) and antidiabetic (82.36 ± 0.41%) effects, indicating that it could be used therapeutically for the treatment of diabetic conditions and could be suitable for incorporation into food and nutritional supplements.
Behcet's Disease Presenting as Pancolonic Ulcerations in a Patient With Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Gastrointestinal Manifestation
Authors: Lin Frank , Obeid Ayah , Bhalala Harsh , Patel Nishit , Ge Li , Modi Ronak
Published: August 2024

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare and self-limiting disorder characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. In this report, we present a case of a 24-year-old man with known history of KFD who presented with lower gastrointestinal bleeding and acute blood loss anemia. Further evaluation with colonoscopy showed widespread ulcerations in the colon and terminal ileum with suspicion for Behcet's disease. Biopsy from the colonic mucosa and ileocecal valve demonstrated focal ulcer with cryptitis and lymphoid aggregates that can be seen in Behcet's syndrome; however, it lacks specificity and Behcet's disease is a clinical diagnosis. This case emphasizes the importance of including gastrointestinal bleeding as a potential manifestation due to Behcet's disease in patients diagnosed with KFD.
Taborda de Oliveira e suas vivências historicamente provocativas: sobre corpo, trabalho e formação
Authors: Bezerra Giovani Ferreira
Published: August 2024

No ano de 2022, após um dos piores momentos vividos internacional e nacionalmente, com a pandemia de COVID-19, além da necropolítica implementada na gestão pública brasileira de 2019 a 2022, com o (des)governo de Jair Bolsonaro, veio à luz o mais recente livro do professor e pesquisador Marcus Taborda. Um livro que é, nesse sentido, não só uma produção crítica situada nesse tempo e espaço, efeito da longa trajetória de vida, formação e atuação do autor, mas também uma lufada de esperança e um ensejo à reflexão para a vivência de uma cultura comum dialógica e polifônica, antídoto possível à barbárie, ao autoritarismo e à despolitização da vida - conquanto se entenda política como o esforço pelo bem comum.
A história de Jorge Guimarães e suas contribuições para a educação, ciência e tecnologia no Brasil
Authors: Silva Maria Cristina Mesquita da , Brito Renato de Oliveira
Published: August 2024

O Professor Dr. Célio da Cunha, reconhecido acadêmico brasileiro da área de educação, autor de diversas obras relevantes e atualmente professor titular do Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado Stricto Sensu em Educação da Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB), regala-nos com a obra “Jorge Guimarães: Ciência, Desenvolvimento e Visão de Futuro” publicada em 2021. O livro, além da apresentação, apêndice e anexos, se organiza em cinco partes, os quais encerram dezessete capítulos dedicados a relatar os fatos marcantes da vida e o legado científico, acadêmico e de gestão pública do Professor Dr. Jorge Guimarães, e junto dela destaca marcos da própria história da educação nacional. A obra em análise tem como elemento central a trajetória de uma instituição nacional cuja relevância para a evolução da pesquisa científica brasileira e da educação superior de alto nível é indiscutível: a Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Capes, fundação pública ligada ao Ministério da Educação (MEC). As narrativas de Jorge Guimarães e da Capes se entremeiam de tal modo, que seria mesmo impossível relatar a vida da pessoa, sem mencionar seu legado para a fundação, assim como destacar a trajetória da Capes, sem considerar o frutífero período em que esteve sob a gestão de Jorge Guimarães, entre os anos de 2004 a 2014.
Memórias e vivências em Lazarópolis na Amazônia
Authors: Pinheiro Marinaldo Pantoja , Silva Gercina Ferreira da , Trindade Júnior Eugênio Edberson
Published: August 2024

Cristo e França (2021), em um texto que desperta emoções e sensibilidades, analisam “como se configuraram as experiências educativas de ex-internos no Hospital Colônia de Marituba/PA, nos anos de 1940-1970” (CRISTO; FRANÇA, 2021, p. 21). A Colônia de Marituba foi uma instituição total, formada por pavilhões, cemitério, prisão, igreja, teatro, lavanderia, campo de futebol. Esses espaços foram o cenário de diversas experiências socioeducativas, como o cumprimento de horários, cursos, oficinas, cerimônias religiosas, festejos etc. A instituição foi inaugurada em 1942, visando segregar, através da internação compulsória, seres humanos que tivessem contraído a lepra, uma doença infecciosa também conhecida como hanseníase. Os autores optaram por utilizar a nomenclatura “lepra”, pois é assim que a doença está registrada nos documentos pesquisados. No entanto, sinalizam que, após 1995, com a Lei Federal 9.010 de 29 de março do citado ano, o nome oficial passou a ser hanseníase.
Trayectoria de un educador humanista cristiano: entre la teoría y la praxis
Authors: Peñaloza Myriam Retamal
Published: August 2024

El libro Vida, pensamiento y acción del educador humanista cristiano Jaime Caiceo Escudero de la autora Estela Socías Muñoz presenta, a través de sus páginas, las diversas facetas que el Doctor Caiceo ha tenido a lo largo de su vida y el aporte que ha entregado a la educación chilena y latinoamericana. El libro de 245 páginas ha sido publicado por la Editorial USACH como un reconocimiento por la labor académica durante 46 años realizada por el personaje del texto.
KONSELING INDIVIDU (COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY) UNTUK MENGURANGI KECANDUAN GAME ONLINE MOBILE LEGEND
Authors: Sulistianingsih Sulistianingsih , Permana Hara
Published: August 2024

This study is intended to describe descriptively the implementation of individual counseling services through the Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach in reducing addiction to mobile legend games at SMP Negeri 12 Cirebon City. This research method is qualitative with case study type. The data were collected using participant observation techniques, personal interviews, and documentation from students' personal notes, the value of learning outcomes for one semester and individual counseling reports, where after the data was obtained, it was analyzed by means of data reduction analysis, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of this study, that a subject named Ando experienced dependence or addiction to online games due to communication factors with parents, social interaction with friends and curiosity about mobile legends. Meanwhile, Ilham is more addicted to mobile legends than Ando, which is 15-18 hours per day. The service provided by the BK teacher is individual counseling through a CBT approach that is centered on improving the subject's mindset which is expected to be more useful and positive in all of its activities.
PERILAKU PENYIMPANGAN SEKSUAL: STUDI KEKERASAN SEKSUAL MASA LALU DALAM PEMBENTUKAN PERILAKU PEDOFILIA NARAPIDANA LAPAS KLATEN
Authors: Nurwulan sinta Sinta Nurwulan , Alfin Miftahul Khairi
Published: August 2024

This study aims to reveal that past trauma experienced by a person can shape pedophilic behavior in the future. The trauma experienced during the schoolchildren phase is the strongest memory phase covering the events experienced. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The population in this study were convicts of sexual harassment cases in general at the Class IIB Klaten correctional facility. While the research subjects were selected by the researcher using a purposive sampling technique with the following criteria, namely inmates with cases of underage sexual harassment and there were 5 inmates with these criteria but with different causal factors. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the study of the three subjects who had the same factors as perpetrators of pedophilia were caused by past trauma in childhood getting acts of sexual harassment by acts of sodomy by those closest to them without rebelling. From the events experienced by the three subjects, they made the decision not to tell their bad experiences to their parents or the people around them, so this decision added to the feeling of trauma which affected their sexual condition to deviate. victims of sexual violence become perpetrators of pedophilia in the future.
Keywords: sexual deviance,sexual violence, pedophilia
AKUNTABILITAS GURU BK PADA PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM LAYANAN KLASIKAL MELALUI SISTEM EVALUASI PROSES
Authors: Yuwono Dwi
Published: August 2024

The amount of management work makes reports on the program implementation process tend not to be carried out. On the other hand, the demand for accountability of counseling services in schools is increasing. There is an increase in the frequency of technology use in various fields, making all users get used to using it. Guidance and Counseling teachers are no exception in meeting the demands of program management.  This study aims to examine the impact of the process evaluation system that has been developed in improving accountability attitudes in counseling programs. The research method used was Explanatory Sequential Design. In the first stage, quantitative measurement was carried out and then analyzed, followed by a qualitative stage and then analyzed. The results of the study showed a 20% change in attitude of the respondents. The biggest factor that causes it is because the system developed has simple features and has outputs that are easy to understand. It is hoped that this research will provide an impetus to the attitude of accountability, especially in the implementation of process evaluation.
Keywords: Accountability, Guidance and Counseling, Process Evaluation, Technology.
DIGITALISASI LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KARIER: METODE DESIGN THINKING DALAM PENYUSUNAN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RUANG KARIER
Authors: Anggi Jatmiko  , Al Riza Ayurinanda  , Erina Dian Florentina  , Rahmi Nur Safitri
Published: August 2024

Digitalization of Career Services: Design Thinking Method in Developing Learning Management System for Career Space. Career services at the senior high school level play an important role in helping learners plan advanced careers. Learners need to understand their potential to be able to plan and make advanced career decisions. The limited time and hours of counseling services at school is one of the obstacles for counseling teachers in providing career services thoroughly. In addition, there are still many students who do not understand their potential, so they are not able to plan and make career decisions. BK teachers in schools need career service media that can accommodate the career service needs of students. This research aims to design a digital-based career service media using a learning management system (LMS) that contains literature related to college information, majors, considerations about self-potential and accumulates these data as consultation materials for counseling teachers. This research is a qualitative descriptive study using the design thinking method in designing the career space LMS. In design thinking there are five phases, namely, empathize, define, ideation, prototype, and test. The results of the design with the design thinking method carried out, in the Career Room LMS there are three courses, namely career exploration, career planning and career decision making. (1) Career exploration contains career-related information. (2) Career planning contains RIASEC, DISC and multiple intelligence personality tests. (3) Career decision making is a digital-based consultation room.
 
Keywords: Career Services, Design Thinking Method, Learning Management System.
Reactualization Of Pancasila Character Values Through Innovative Religious Activities For The Millennial Generation:
Authors: Setiawan Mursyid , Ramdhani Hilal
Published: August 2024

The values of the Pancasila character, fundamental to Indonesian life, must be actualized through various societal activities. However, these values are increasingly being neglected, particularly by the millennial generation in schools. This research explores the actualization of Pancasila values at Nurul Ilmi Islamic Junior High School using a qualitative approach to describe how Pancasila character values can be instilled in the millennial generation through religious activities. The findings indicate that the actualization of these values can be effectively carried out through structured and systematic religious and religious-based social activities involving the entire school community. Key activities include Tahsin and Tahfidz, Muhadhoroh, congregational prayers, commemorations of Islamic holidays, and religious-based social programs. The study identifies two primary methods: habituation and participatory approaches. However, the research also highlights challenges, such as low enthusiasm, lack of interest, and motivation among students in participating in these religious activities, which hinder the successful actualization of Pancasila character values.
Da'wah and Contemporary Muslim Women
Authors: Malik Rif'atul Khoiriah
Published: August 2024

Sayyidah Khadijah's gait is part of the sacrifice and loyalty of a wife to her husband and supporter and encouragement of the Prophet's preaching, so that it can be felt the magnitude of the spread of Islam to date. Seeing the role of women that is so large, the writer chose to make the figure of Khadijah a Muslim figure today. Muslim women are now shackled by exploitative and entangled capitalist spheres in line with technological developments. Many of the Muslim women lost their figures, so many imitated Western or Korean Pop styles, for example. Today's Muslim women idolize and even imitate their lifestyle. Doesn't Islam have a figure that is no less fantastic? Even his name is known after centuries, he was Sayyidah Khadijah. This study uses a historical approach followed by an analysis of the role of Muslim women today, with the aim of reflecting back on the glory of Islam during the Prophet. Especially women as khairu ummah. Furthermore, to bring up the present Khadija, women should "ibda 'binafsik" in the sense of starting from themselves in carrying out their roles as kharul ibad, madrasa Ula, anfa'uhum linnas, as well as inviting the fii hasanah wa fil akhirati hasanah. The fourth is the main basis for applying the gait of a Muslim woman today in the realm of da'wah.
Keywords: Gait Khadijah, Da'wah Rasulullah, Muslimah today.
Water plays
Authors: El-Dardiry Aliaa , Ali Ahmed ElKhateeb Ahmed , El Antably Ahmed
Published: August 2024

This paper proposes a serious game that explores and digitally reconstructs the soundscape of the relocated Ottoman Sabīl (water dispensary) wa-Kuttāb (Quran elementary school) of Ismāʿīl al-Maghlawī, in historic Cairo, dated to 1657 CE. The sabīl was relocated in 1939 from its original location in Khān al-Khalīlī Street. It used to have an underground cistern, filled yearly with pure water from the Nile River, and provided water to passersby from its water dispensary room's window. The authors employed acoustic surveys to collect the impulse responses (IRs) in this sabīl toward developing an auralization using Odeon software. The auralized files were then deployed as a game using the Unity game engine, where players can identify the sabīl's architecture, soundscape, and spatial transformation over time. The game reveals the reverberating sounds of the sabīl's water path and, in the process, highlights the importance of acoustic documentation in the reconstruction of heritage buildings.