bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LINEAR GROWTH AND FINAL HEIGHT IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS: A STUDY FROM KARACHI-PAKISTAN
Authors: Ali Wajid , Riaz Musarrat , Askari Saima , Basit Abdul
Published: August 2022

OBJECTIVE: To determine the linear growth in children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) at a tertiary care hospital. METHODS:  This observational study was conducted in Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan from January-2001 to July-2021. All children/adolescents diagnosed with T1DM of either gender, between 8-18 years age visiting the outpatient department were included after informed consent. Predesigned questionnaire was developed for data records. Height of study participants and parents was checked in centimeters (cm) by stadiometer and mid-parental height was calculated. Weight was checked in kilograms (kg) on calibrated digital weight machine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth chart was plotted and growth velocity was checked every six months to check linear growth. Final height was compared with targeted height of respective participants. RESULTS:    Total of 66 people participated (24 male, 42 female), with mean age at diagnosis was 11.17±4.77 years and duration of diabetes at first visit was 1.97±3.3 years. Mean age at menarche was noted 13.56±1.41 years. The overall height standard deviation score (SDS)  at first visit was -0.62±2.58 and at last visit was -1.34±0.94, whereas the overall weight SDS at first visit and at last visit was -0.62±2.58 and 1.34±0.94 respectively. Furthermore, overall mid-parental height was 160.95±10.28 cm and 50% males and 85.7% females achieved genetic target height (p-value=0.002). CONCLUSION: Majority of males did not achieve genetic target height, however females achieved genetic target height along with late age of menarche as compared to general population.
FREQUENCY OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT A TERTIARY CARE UNIT OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
Authors: Abbas Kanwal , Riaz Musarrat , Askari Saima , Basit Abdul
Published: August 2022

OBJECTIVE: To observe frequency of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) among young people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi-Pakistan. Data of all patients of T2DM aged 18-45 years, from 1st January-2000 to 31st December-2019 of first patient visit was retrieved and analyzed from computerized hospital management system record. Age, gender, duration of diabetes, smoking habit, family history of diabetes, glycemic status, fasting lipid profile, blood pressure and body-mass-index was noted to assess CMRF in T2DM. RESULTS:    Out of 5336, 54.5% (2907) were male and 1643 (30.8%) people were newly diagnosed. Mean age of patients at diagnosis of diabetes was 31.94±5.52 years, mean age at first out-patient department (OPD) visit was 35.52±4.58 years and mean diabetes duration was 3.52±3.58 years. At time of first OPD visit 3878 (77.1%) were obese, 585 (11%) were smokers and 1663 (31.4%) were hypertensive. Furthermore, 4161 (78%) had positive family history for diabetes, 1274 (47.2%) had HbA1c >10%, 1069 (39.6%) had 7-10% and 357 (13.2 %) had <7% respectively. Additionally, 1864 (85.8%) of people with diabetes had low HDL-C, 1387 (63.4%) had high triglycerides, 1552 (60%) had high LDL-C and 717 (32.4%) had high total cholesterol at the time of presentation. CONCLUSION:       Increased frequency of CMRF is noted in T2DM young people. Obesity, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, poor glycemic control, and positive family history of diabetes all contribute to disease's burden and early cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
A STUDY ON DOMINOES: HOW THE SPACING BETWEEN SUBSEQUENT PAIRS AFFECTS THE ANGULAR VELOCITY, IN NEGLIGIBLE CONDITIONS
Authors: Uprit Spandan
Published: August 2022

There has been much interest and studies in the dynamics of dominoes with an aim to investigate the variables acting upon overall dominos propagation. Of these studies, little work is done at the mechanics of a singular dominos pair. This research paper investigates the degree to which spacing affects angular velocity using scenario analysis. It further led to formulate a new algorithm that is depicted through graphical representation and substantiates an earlier study specically on the vertical propagation of domino velocity.
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF PERIANAL FISTULA IN A YOUNG DOG - CASE REPORT
Authors: Viana Valle Ana Catarina , Viana Valle Maria Luiza P. , de Carvalho Aloísio Cunha
Published: August 2022

Anal stulas are often diagnosed in the small animal clinic. This disease can be dened as an inammatory lesion of the
anal mucosa or adjacent tissues, causing pain and discomfort. The conventional treatment by surgery and/or use of
antibiotics, corticoids, and immunosuppressants has adverse effects and sequelae, such as fecal incontinence. Therefore, it is evident that the
therapies of choice for this pathology are generally ineffective for the patient's health balance. From this point of view, homeopathy has become an
important therapy for treating this disease. This study aimed to report the case of a young male Maltese dog diagnosed with perianal stula, which
was exclusively treated by injectable homeopathy. Silicea terra, Belladonna, and Hepar sulphur were prescribed based on the Law of Similars. The
therapeutic protocol restored the function of the affected tissues with the complete resolution of the disease in a little over one week. No
complications were recorded.
THE COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES USED IN PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
Authors: Lakshmikumari Ksh. , N Sarada , Kumar L Lalit
Published: August 2022

Background: A new competency-based medical undergraduate curriculum has been made by the National Medical Commission (NMC) initiating
in 2019. Practical exercises which are application-oriented are recommended in this new curriculum among the Pre- and Para clinical subjects. In
an attempt to improve the physiology practical assessment in our institution, and following the new competency-based medical curriculum, the
spotting and clinical-based question assessment methods were introduced along with the other conventional assessment procedures like
Hematology Practical, Graph and charts, and Clinical Examination in the rst year of the medical curriculum. The purposeAims and Objectives:
of the present study was to see the relationship between the scores obtained by medical students in different methods during various evaluations in
the rst year of medical college and to explore gender differences in student scores among the varied assessment program used in Physiology
practical assessment. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 125 undergraduate medical students at the DepartmentMaterials and Methods:
of Physiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal during the period between December 2021 to January 2022. Five different practical
physiology assessment methods namely Hematology practical, Clinical examination, Graphs, and charts, spotting, and lastly clinical-based
question assessment methods were used to determine the mean student scores. The data collected were entered into IBMStatistical Analysis:
SPSS 26.0 version (IBM Inc. Armonk, NY, USA) and analysed using descriptive statistics. Statistical signicance was set at p-value<0.05.
Results: 125 students (male 72, female 53) in the age range of 18 – 23 years participated in the study. The mean score of Graphs and Charts marks
was the highest while students (12.26) scored lowest in the Clinical based question assessment method (9.31). The female students scored
signicantly higher marks in spotting and clinical-based questions. There was a signicant variation in the marks obtained in differentConclusion:
assessment techniques. The gender differences in the average scores were not signicant at conventional methods like haematology practical,
graphs and charts, and clinical examination
BURDEN AND ASSOCIATES OF HYPERTENSION IN RURAL VARANASI: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Singh Arti , Shankar Hari
Published: August 2022

Background: Hypertension is a globally important public health issue. It is a risk factor for various diseases like cardiovascular diseases, stroke,
kidney failure and many other premature mortality and disability. To estimate the burden of hypertension and associated risk factorsObjectives:
among the study subjects. A community based cross sectional study design was adopted. Total 327 subjects of age 30 years and aboveMethod:
were included in the study, probability proportion to population size and simple random sampling was used for collection of data after getting
informed consent in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi. Overall prevalence of hypertension was 32.4 % in our study. About 75% subjectsResults:
were newly diagnosed hypertensive. High burden of undiagnosed hypertensive is present in rural area which needs to be addressedConclusion:
with large scale community based study.
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF 50 CASES OF EARLY OUTCOME OF SETON AND VIDEO ASSISTED ANAL FISTULA TREATMENT IN HIGH VARIETY PERIANAL FISTULA:
Authors: Shah Jignesh , Ganvi Jigar , Patel Prakash
Published: August 2022

Background: Fistula is the Latin word for a reed, pipe or ute. Fistula in ano is an abnormal communication, lined by granulation tissue between
the anal canal and the skin, which causes chronic inammatory response. Nowadays, stula surgery is done as an elective procedure due to patients'
discomfort, and problems associated with it. Many surgical techniques are used for the treatment of stula but there is no gold standard treatment.
The aim of our study is to know outcome of SETON & VAAFT for high variety stula. In our study we observed 50 casesMaterial And Method:
of high variety perianal stula who had undergone SETON & VAAFT. All investigations were done with informed and written consent. Cases were
observed for postoperative pain, wound healing, hospital stay and other complications like wound discharge, perianal abscess and recurrence.
RESULT: In our study we found that, in case of SETON –5 cases had delayed wound healing at the end of 3 month, 2 cases had perianal abscess and
4 cases were reported to had reurrence. Whereas in case of VAAFT – only one patient had recurrence, no case reported with pain, perianal abscess
delayed wound healing and. In this study, we observed that VAAFT had advantage over SETON in view of visualization of internalConclusion:
opening and other communicating tracks of stula with shorty period of hospital stay and better tolerance by patient than other procedures.
TO ASSESS EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INTRAVENOUS DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND PROPOFOL AS SEDATIVE AND ANALGESIC WITH THEIR HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING TYMPANOPLASTY UNDER MONITORED ANAESTHETIC CARE
Authors: Ara Falak , Ahmad Tali Irshad , Ryhan Rubiya , Ahmad Tali Hilal , Bashir Hina
Published: August 2022

Background: Due to its analgesic properties,cooperative sedation and lack of respiratory depression,Dexmedetomidine is increasingly being used
as a sedative for monitored anaesthesia care. The present study was planned to compare propofol and DexmedetomidineMaterials and methods:
for analgesic, sedative and hemodynamic effects in tympanoplasty under local anaesthesia under monitored anesthesia care.Two groups with 39
patients in dexmedetomidine group(D) and 37 patients in propofol group(P) were taken. All the patients were in the age group of 18 to 60 years
belonging to ASA status I or II. Results: The mean values of intraoperative respiratory rate and oxygen saturation at different intervals among two
groups were statistically not signicant (P value of >0.05).The mean systolic blood pressure was found to be lower in patients of group P as
compared to group D with p value of < 0.05.Majority of the patients were satised in group D as compared to group P(P-0.0012).Patients receiving
Dexmedetomidine had a better surgical eld as compared to patient of group P(p< 0.05).Majority of the patients (40.54%) in group P required
fentanyl requirement intraoperatively as compared to group D (10.25%)(p valve 0.002) Dexmedetomidine and propofol providesConclusion:
adequate sedation but the use of propofol is associated with more requirements of rescue analgesia and poor patient and surgeon satisfaction.These
results suggest that dexmedetomidine provides adequate sedation with analgesia and good surgical and patient comfort without any adverse effects
for patients undergoing tympanoplasty under local anaesthesia.
Deep Reinforcement Learning in Human Activity Recognition: A Survey
Authors: Nikpour Bahareh , Sinodinos Dimitrios , Armanfard Narges
Published: August 2022

  Human activity recognition is a popular research field in computer vision that has already been widely studied. However, it is still an active research field since it plays an important role in many current and emerging real-world intelligent systems, like visual surveillance and human-computer interaction. Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has recently been employed to address the activity recognition problem with various purposes, such as finding attention in video data or obtaining the best network structure. DRL-based human activity recognition has only been around for a short time, and it is a challenging, novel field of study. Therefore, to facilitate further research in this field, we have constructed a comprehensive survey on activity recognition methods that incorporate deep reinforcement learning. Towards the end of this survey, we summarize key challenges and open problems in this area that can be addressed by researchers in the future.  
UAV-Assisted-Smart Farming for Agricultural Monitoring in a Large Scale WSN area
Authors: Leranso Mesfin , Leng Supeng , Salau Ayodeji Olalekan , Fakirah Maged
Published: August 2022

With the aid of multiple autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), data collection from the large-scale Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a highly efficient, but challenging solution. In this paper, to minimize the total energy consumption of both UAVs, and the effective use of sink nodes' power, we optimize both the number of sink nodes and the trajectories of multiple UAVs in WSN. To do this, the UAV can start from the docking station and come back to the same dock station after the completion of the mission. To increase the lifetime WSN, we specifically use the Genetic Algorithm to choose the number of sink nodes. Then, we utilize a Deep Q-network-based method providing a Markov decision pr to establish all trajectory paths. We can show that our method can expedite the process of identifying the best answers by simulating its performance and contrasting it with other traditional heuristic benchmark techniques. 
Monolithic-3D Inference Engine with IGZO Based Ferroelectric Thin Film Transistor Synapses
Authors: De Sourav , Lederer Maximilian , Raffel Yannick , Lehninger David , Thunder Sunanda , Jank Michael P.M. , Ali Tarek , Kaempfe Thomas
Published: August 2022

 Instigated by the plethora of data generated by edge devices and IoT devices, machine learning has become the de facto choice of everyone for solving many tasks. Applications such as intelligent healthcare monitoring systems, smart watches, or automatic cars require real-time processing of the data or image, which is done by machine learning algorithms with higher efficiency than humans. There are two possible methods for artificial intelligence?1. non-von-Neumann hardware-based implementation of neural networks 2. traditional computer science based approach for neural networks or traditional von-Neumann architecture?based implementation of neural networks The standard von-Neumann performance of neural networks, where the memory and computation parts are segregated, suffers from severe latency with increasing number of edge devices. However, the multitude of edge devices used in our daily life imposes strict restrictions on latency, device area, and power consumption for hardware. Therefore, we need to take the route beyond the CMOS-based mixed-signal implementation of neural networks, where the memory bandwidth is not limited by the quintessential von-Neumann archi?tecture. The primary motivation of present-day research on the non-von-Neumann computing architecture is to build dedicated hardware modules for implementing low-power, fast-computing units without affecting the recent trend of scaling. This chapter focuses on amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (α-IGZO) based and their system-level applications. Back-end-of-line (BEoL) compatible indium IGZO based multibit one-time programmable (OTP) ferroelectric thin film transistors (FeTFT) with lifelong retention capability were fabricated. The maximum temperature of the entire fabrication process was limited to 350oC. The gate-stack engineering by varying the thickness ratio of ferroelectric hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) and IGZO layer fomented excellent data-retention capability and one time programming property. Further, we have evaluated the performance of IGZO-based FeTFT as synaptic devices for an inference engine. The system-level simulation revealed inference accuracy loss of only 1.5% after ten years without re-training for Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology (MNIST) hand-written digits in a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural network with a baseline of 97%. The proposed inference engine also showed superior energy efficiency and cell area of 95.33 TOPS/W (binary) and 8F2 , respectively. 
Cost efficient automated fog spraying machine: A Covid-19 Hand Sanitization Solution
Authors: Rahman M Atikur , Rahman Md Amranur , Hossain Arman , Bhuiyan Arifur Rahman
Published: August 2022

As a result of the introduction of new infectious illnesses, key infection prevention measures were implemented. Now, a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic has expanded swiftly, causing the coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19). Many microorganisms spread illness via hospital surfaces due to environmental pollution. This virus has been associated to close contact between persons in tight situations such as houses, hospitals, assisted living, and residential institutions. Aside from health care settings, public buildings, faith-based community centers, marketplaces, transportation, and corporate environments are prone to COVID-19 transmission. Physical contact with the sanitizer device may cause for spread Covid virus. That’s why we have proposed an automatic fogger mechanism-based hand sanitizer that may be able to reduce covid risk. Disinfectant fog will flow when an object will pass through the machine. This project will save cost, time, and wastage along with Covid spreading risk. This project is about designing a good healthcare system. In recent years, sophisticated automation has influenced the health industry. Health care in poor nations is costly. So, the project is an attempt to tackle this issue.
FDRL Approach for Association and Resource Allocation in Multi-UAV Air-To-Ground IoMT Network
Authors: Erbad aiman , Nahom Hayla , Albaseer Abdullatif , Abdallah Mohamed , Guizani Mohsen
Published: August 2022

In 6G networks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can serve as aerial flying base stations (AFBS) with aerial mobile edge computing (AMEC) server capabilities. AFBS is an increasingly popular solution for delivering time-sensitive applications, extending network coverage, and assisting ground base stations in the healthcare systems for remote areas with limited infrastructure. Furthermore, the UAVs are deployed in the healthcare system to support the Internet of medical things (IoMT) devices in data collection, medical equipment distribution, and providing smart services. However, ensuring the privacy and security of patients' data with the limited UAV resources is a major challenge. In this paper, we present a federated deep reinforcement learning framework for resource allocation in UAV-enabled healthcare systems, where IoMT devices send their trained model parameters without transmitting sensitive raw data to the AMEC server. In the proposed framework, the IoMT device is associated with AFBS  based on the quality of the data and its demand in order to maximize learning efficiency and accuracy. This work aims to minimize the computation costs of the IoMT devices while considering UAV resources and the fairness of UAV coverage. Simulation results prove that our proposed algorithm outperforms other baseline algorithms in learning accuracy and computational cost.
Nurses on the Edge: An On-device Human Activity Recognition Framework that Optimizes the Sensor Placement
Authors: Konak Orhan
Published: August 2022

On-body Sensor-based Human Activity Recognition provides an excellent opportunity to monitor a person’s movement unobtrusively. This is commonly used to provide recommendations about physical activity and similar, while our main motivation was to streamline the time-consuming process of documenting nursing activities. In this paper we lay out the methodology for building activity recognition models, and present a mobile application that provides comprehensive support for it: from data acquisition and annotation, to on-device training and execution of activity recognition in real time. Furthermore, we developed a novel approach to determine the optimal sensor placement to achieve higher classification accuracy through real-time video data conversion into pose estimations. We demonstrate our systems’ various features in a feasibility study. For this purpose, we conducted a study with inertial sensors on nursing activities with ten subjects on 13 activities. We demonstrate that our vision-based approach for the optimal sensor placement achieved a high correspondence with a trained model. Furthermore, we achieved a higher accuracy for a multimodal and on-device trained model approach compared to a single-modality and offline variant. This evaluation showed that the system served essential support in a realistic environment. 
DAO2: Overcoming Overall Storage Overflow inIntermittently Connected Sensor Networks
Authors: Tang Bin
Published: August 2022

Many emerging sensor network applications operate in challenging environments wherein the base station is not available. Data generated from such intermittently connected sensor networks (ICSNs) therefore must be stored inside the network for some unpredictable period of time before uploading opportunities become available. Consequently, sensory data could overflow the limited storage capacity available in the entire network, making discarding valuable data inevitable. To overcome such overall storage overflow in ICSNs, we propose and study a new algorithmic framework called data aggregation for overall storage overflow (DAO2). Utilizing spatial data correlation that commonly exists among sensory data, DAO2 employs data aggregation techniques to reduce the overflow data size while minimizing the total energy consumption in data aggregation. At the core of our framework are two new graph theoretical problems that have not been studied. We refer to them as traveling salesmen placement problem (TSP2) and quota traveling salesmen placement problem (Q-TSP2). Different from the well-known multiple traveling salesman problem (mTSP) and its variants, which mainly focus on the routing of multiple salesmen initially located at fixed locations, TSP2 and Q-TSP2 must decide the placement as well as the routing of the traveling salesmen. We prove that both problems are NP-hard and design approximation, heuristic, and distributed algorithms. Our algorithms outperform the state-of-the-art data aggregation work with base stations by up to 71.8% in terms of energy consumption. The building blocks of our framework are two novel graph structures called aggregation network and minimum q-edge forest that accurately capture the information needed for energy-efficient data aggregation in ICSNs.
Effect of Dyadic Haptic Collaboration on Ankle Motor Learning and Task Performance
Authors: Kim Sangjoon J. , Wen Yue , Ludvig Daniel , Küçüktabak Emek Barış , Short Matthew R. , Lynch Kevin , Hargrove Levi , Perreault Eric J. , Pons José
Published: August 2022

Optimizing skill acquisition during novel motor tasks and (re)learning lost motor functions have been the interest of many researchers over the past few decades. One approach shown to accelerate motor learning is haptically coupling two individuals through robotic interfaces. Studies have shown that an individual’s solo performance of upper-limb tracking tasks may improve after haptically coupled training with a partner. In this study, our goal was to investigate whether these findings can be translated to lower-limb motor tasks, more specifically, during an ankle position tracking task. Using one-degree-of-freedom ankle  movements, pairs of participants (i.e., dyads) tracked target trajectories while intermittently coupled through a virtual spring rendered between two ankle rehabilitation robots. We compared changes in task performance across trials while training with and without haptic coupling. We found that dyadic haptic coupling did not lead to faster individual learning of the tracking task. Dyadic task performance (i.e., tracking performance while haptically coupled) improved during haptic coupling, likely due to averaging of errors of the dyadic pair during tracking. These results suggest that haptic coupling between unimpaired individuals may not be an effective method of training ankle movements during a simple one-degree-of-freedom task.
The Historical Evolution of the Media in McLuhan's Theory
Authors: Zhu Yuxuan
Published: August 2022

It starts with the idea that "form precedes content," this article explains that the presuppositions and parameters projected on senses by media structures or by the media through man's senses have always been the medium's power. Then, we introduce McLuhan's sensory system to expand his biological mediation theory. The core of his argument for media is the impact of the emergence of media and the change in the human sensory ratio resulting from it on human perception and interaction. Basedon this, a literature review of relevant concepts and theories concerning the conceptsof structural and historical media evolution and the role of amplification and maintenance of their subsequent impact and influence on society is discussed.
Mechanical Properties of Injection Molded Recycled High Density Polyethylene (rHDPE) Blends with pellets Low Density Polyethylene (pLDPE)
Authors: Dzulfikar Muhammad , Respati Sri Mulyo Bondan , Nasikin Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Recycling polymer has become a mandatory for sustainable development goals, life beyond water and land. Therefore, recycled polymer blends containing rHDPE/pLDPE (high density polyethylene and low density polyethylene) with composition 100/0, 80/20, 70/30, 50/50, 40/60, 30/70, and 0/100 have been prepared by melt compounding method using injection molding at 200 oC. Tensile testing shows that there is strong combination between rHDPE/rLDPE blends. Elongation at break differ from 122-230% and density test give results around 1.1 g/cm3. Injection molding process with the proper temperature setting and mixing of crushed plastic also affects the ductility, flexibility, brittleness and hardness of the specimen
Polymerization of Poly Methyl Methacrylate Using Emulsion Method and H2O2 as Initiator
Authors: Purnavita Sari , Oktaviananda Cyrilla , Sutanti Sri , Sriyana Herman Yoseph , Prihanto Antonius , Mafeli Antonio
Published: August 2022

This study aims to study the effect of the amount of initiator (H2O2) on the viscosity of the Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) emulsion and the solids content. The treatment of independent variables is H2O2 by 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%. This research procedure was carried out in a two-stage process. The first stage is the process to separate the inhibitor contained in the methyl methacrylate monomer by adding a 1 N concentration of NaOH solution, stirring until evenly distributed, then put into a separating funnel to separate pure methyl methacrylate from the inhibitor dissolved in alkaline solution. The second stage is the polymerization reaction process using the emulsion method. Dissolve the poly vinyl alcohol in hot water at 70oC, put the poly vinyl alcohol solution into a three-neck flask, which is equipped with a stirrer and a hot plate heater, add the initiator and up to 60oC, then add the methyl methacrylate monomer with stirring and heating at room temperature 100oC for 1 hour. The resulting product is a thick poly methyl methacrylate emulsion, has a milky white color, and has good adhesion. Furthermore, the viscosity test was carried out using ford cup number 4 and the solids content test. The results showed that the more initiators added, the higher the viscosity and the higher the solids content.
EDUCAÇÃO BASEADA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DE COMPETÊNCIAS: DESAFIOS NO PROCESSO DE AVALIAÇÃO
Authors: Gerstenberger Rodolfo Ângelo Correia , Ramos de Andrade Maria de Fátima , Loutfi Silvana de Carvalho Arantes
Published: August 2022

Neste artigo, apresenta-se um levantamento bibliográfico de  dissertações e teses que tratam do processo de avaliação baseado no desenvolvimento de competências, no contexto do Ensino Técnico. Para tal, recorreu-se à Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD-IBICT), utilizando os seguintes descritores: avaliação, competências e Ensino técnico. O levantamento considerou as produções realizadas de 2010 até 2020, nas áreas de Ciências Humanas e Educação. Foram encontrados oito trabalhos relacionados ao objeto em estudo, e mais um trabalho de 2007, identificado antes do filtro dos 10 anos e que mantinha considerável relação com o tema aqui abordado. Após o estudo das pesquisas selecionadas, concluiu-se  que dificuldades diversas ainda são encontradas pelos docentes em um processo avaliativo de formação por competências, o que denota a necessidade de maior aprofundamento nos estudos  e processos que levem à formação contínua do docente
PERMANÊNCIA E ÊXITO DOS ESTUDANTES NO CURSO DE LICENCIATURA EM QUÍMICA VERSUS REPROVAÇÕES EM DISCIPLINAS INICIAIS
Authors: Feu Karla , Simmer Ana `Paula , P. Dardengo Raquel , D. L. Ferreira Bárbara
Published: August 2022

O trabalho analisou as taxas de reprovação dos discentes em duas disciplinas introdutórias do curso de Licenciatura em Química, a Química Geral I e Fundamentos de Matemática Elementar, do Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES) - Campus Vila Velha. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa exploratória cujos  dados foram obtidos do sistema acadêmico utilizado na instituição (Q-AcadêmicoⓇ) e dos questionários aplicados aos estudantes com matrículas ativas no curso, aprovados e reprovados nas disciplinas em foco nos semestres letivos de 2016 a 2019. Ao todo, 30 e 29 estudantes aprovados e 10 e 8 reprovados nas disciplinas de Química Geral I e Fundamentos de Matemática Elementar respectivamente responderam ao questionário construído na ferramenta Google Forms enviado por e-mail, no período de 09 de setembro a 09 de novembro de 2020. Os dados foram organizados e gráficos foram feitos com a utilização do software Excel. As disciplinas de Química Geral I e Fundamentos da Matemática Elementar apresentam altos índices de reprovação e os resultados comprovaram a nossa hipótese que a principal dificuldade é a falta dos conceitos fundamentais de Química e Matemática da educação básica. Em face dessa questão, algumas estratégias educacionais para o êxito nas disciplinas em estudo e a permanência no curso são apresentadas no presente artigo.
CONCEPÇÕES DE PROFESSORES DO CAPARAÓ CAPIXABA SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Authors: Freitas Rafael Almeida de , Barbosa Manoel Augusto Polastreli , Santos Claudení Marques
Published: August 2022

Reconhecendo a Educação Ambiental como Filosofia de Vida e elemento de orientação para o conhecimento e compreensão da realidade, objetivamos investigar a concepção de um grupo de professores sobre Educação Ambiental e as relações estabelecidas com a docência. A pesquisa qualitativa e de caráter exploratório foi desenvolvida no primeiro semestre do ano de 2018 com dez professores da Região do Caparaó Capixaba, Sul do Estado do Espírito Santo. Os dados foram produzidos por meio de um questionário elaborado na plataforma “Google Formulários” e analisados por meio da Análise de Conteúdo a partir de quatro categorias principais: I) Concepções de Educação Ambiental; II) Espaços de desenvolvimento; III) Profissionais responsáveis; IV) Currículo escolar. Identificamos expressões da Educação Ambiental enquanto “processo formativo” e “prática”, sendo importante desenvolvê-la em espaços e por profissionais diversos, principalmente em ambientes escolares e por Professores e Educadores Ambientais. Seu caráter interdisciplinar é destacado, estando relacionada a diferentes disciplinas curriculares. Concluímos pela existência de compreensões acerca dos compromissos/responsabilidades socioambientais e a relevância da Educação Ambiental enquanto elemento importante à formação e atuação docente.
MEDIAÇÃO NO ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS
Authors: ZANETTI NETO GIOVANI , AQUINO MENEGHEL CRISANE , GUEDIS DA SILVA DOS ANJOS DREAN , KARLA INÁCIO DE SOUZA MORAES KRISTIAN
Published: August 2022

As propostas educacionais que se orientam pela mediação dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem surgiram em oposição às teorias behavioristas da aprendizagem. A partir da análise de artigos da área de ensino de ciências sobre atividades didáticas, observou-se uma lacuna no que diz respeito à fundamentação teórica sobre mediação. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desse trabalho foi refletir sobre o conceito de mediação a partir da teoria histórico-cultural buscando uma definição que embase sua apropriada utilização no ensino de ciências. Defende-se o entendimento da mediação como uma ação complexa, que envolve interação social e mediação semiótica. Por fim, é proposto para o ensino de ciências um esquema de referência para uma ação mediada baseada em sequência de conteúdos.
EXAMINING THE FACTORS LEADING TO INCREASE IN CONTENT CONSUMPTION ON SMARTPHONE APPS
Authors: Ms. Nisha Sooraj
Published: August 2022

Today a Smartphone is one’s best friend and especially among the youth, Smartphones have taken a special place in their lives, where they are not merely the communication devices, rather have an endearing bond with the users. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors leading to increasing engagement of the users with the Smartphone for media consumption, despite the availability of other media like television, laptop, and tablet etc. Smartphones are being intensely used in a personalized manner by the youngsters and this has many implications on the social and the personal lives of the users. Hence, it is important to analyze the change in the viewing patterns of the users. The researcher has been able to conclude that various factors such as technological convergence, time convenience, interactivity and user generated content etc. have made Smartphone as the first choice, over other media among the users.
KEYWORD - Smartphone, Apps, Media, Video, Content, Engagement
Prospects of ensuring the food security of Ukraine during the war
Authors: Dub Andriy R.
Published: August 2022

For many years, Ukraine has held a leading position in the world in terms of agricultural exports. However, Russia’s military aggression has highlighted the need for Ukraine to ensure its own food security. The article aims to identify potential ways to ensure food security in Ukraine in the short term based on an analysis of the steps already taken by all stakeholders to achieve it in wartime. The risks of ensuring food security in Ukraine and around the world are outlined. In particular, the war will lead to the loss of the country’s export potential and hinder the full functioning of the agricultural sector of the economy, while uncertainty regarding the duration of the war carries a potential risk of famine in Asian and African countries importing Ukrainian agricultural products. A gap in the work of the Ukrainian Government in the pre-war period due to the lack of a long-term food security strategy that was bound to be approved in 2021 in Ukraine is emphasized. The country's potential for agricultural products by region during the war is analyzed and critically assessed. The results indicate potential losses of agricultural products due to hostilities in traditionally agricultural regions in the south and east of Ukraine. Within the country, there have been changes in the structure of sown areas to ensure food security in the short term. The steps taken in the first month of the war to strengthen Ukraine’s food security and preserve its export potential are ranged in terms of stakeholder groups. Among them, the article outlines the measures implemented by state institutions at the national level, support measures implemented at the local level, corporate social responsibility, public initiative, and international assistance. To strengthen the country's food security, the need to intensify work at the level of local communities to inform households about the possibility of improving crop production by attracting quality imported seeds is emphasized. Local governments can involve advisory services to improve the processes of growing products and ways to sell their surpluses. It is also advisable for local governments to provide subsidized support to households that keep cattle. Only the unification of all stakeholders - the state, local governments, businesses, households, and international partners - will ensure food security in Ukraine and, consequently, in the countries importing Ukrainian agricultural products.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA INTERAKTIF BERBASIS ARTICULATE STORYLINE PADA PEMBELAJARAN IPA MATERI SISTEM TATA SURYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN LITERASI SAINS
Authors: Supeno Supeno , Fitriani Dewi Kurnia , Wahyuni Diah , Rahayuningsih Rahayuningsih
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis Articulate Storyline pada materi sistem tata surya serta mengetahui validitas, kepraktisan dan efektivitas untuk meningkatkan literasi sains. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) dengan mengadaptasi pengembangan 4-D. Tahapan dalam 4-D, antara lain: 1) Define, 2) Design, 3) Develop, 4) Disseminate namun pada penelitian ini hanya sampai pada tahap develop. Tahap define ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui kebutuhan yang diperlukan sehingga tahap ini dikenal dengan analisis kebutuhan. Tahap design dilakukan setelah mengetahui permasalahan yang berdasarkan analisis define kemudian peneliti mendesain peralatan yang digunakan seperti melakukan penyusunan tes mengacu pada analisis siswa yang kemudian disesuaikan dengan tingkat kemampuan kognitif siswa dan tujuan. Tahap develop terdiri dari dua tahap yaitu tahap validasi media dan tahap uji coba media interaktif yang dikembangkan. Validitas  media memperoleh persentase sebesar 86% kriteria sangat valid. Kepraktisan dilakukan dengan menggunakan lembar keterlaksanaan dan memperoleh 100% kriteria sangat praktis. Efektivitas dilakukan dengan memberikan tes essay yang mengacu pada indikator literasi sains diujikan menggunakan N-Gain. Efektivitas media interaktif menggunakan N-Gain sebesar 0,57 dengan kriteria sedang.Kata Kunci: Articulate storyline, sistem tata surya; literasi sains
Peluang dan Tantangan : Bisnis di era disrupsi industri
Authors: Aprilia Annisa , Subiyantoro Subiyantoro
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan berbagai tantangan dan peluang bisnis yang akan dihadapi di era disrupsi industri. Penelitian ini mengguanakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi literatur, yakni mengumpulkan berbagai informasi menjawab rumusan masalah penelitian melaui berbagai sumber seperti buku-buku dan jurnal. Adapun yang menjadi rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini yaitu: 1) Apa saja tantangan dan peluang bisnis di era disrupsi industri?; 2) Bagaimana strategi menghadapi tantangan dan peluang bisnis di era disrupsi industr?. Adapun hasil temuan penelitian adalah Era disrupsi industri mengubah cara hidup manusia yang fundamental, dari manual menjadi otomatisasi digitalisasi. Hal tersebut dapat memudahkan pekerjaan manusia menjadi lebih praktis, efektif dan efesien karena perkembangan teknologi. Namun kehadiran era disrupsi di waktu yang bersamaan juga dapat menjadi ancaman bagi pelaku industri. Pekerjaan yang dulu biasa dilakukan oleh manusia, kini diambil alih oleh mesin dan robot. Maka untuk mengadapi tantangan dan peluang tersebut diperlukannya sebuah strategi, yakni Trend Watching; Research, Risk Management, Inovation, Switching, Partnership, Change Managemen.
IMPLEMENTASI BLENDED LEARNING TERINTEGRASI STEM UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MAHASISWA
Authors: Maryam Isnaeni
Published: August 2022

Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa banyak yang mengalami kesulitan pada saat pembelajaran online, hal tersebut menyebabkan tingkat berpikir kritis mahasiswa rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan  kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa melalui pembelajaran blended learning yang diintegrasikan dengan pendekatan STEM. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas. Subyek penelitian ini adalah kelas 4A Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo Tahun ajaran 2021/2022. Obyek penelitian ini adalah keseluruhan pembelajaran menggunakan blended learning yang diintegrasikan dengan STEM. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pembelajaran Blended Learning yang diintegrasikan dengan pendekatan STEM  dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa kelas 4A pada mata kuliah Statistika Matematika. Mahasiswa mampu merumuskan pokok-pokok permasalahan, mengungkap fakta yang dibutuhkan dalam menyelesaikan suatu masalah, memilih argumen argument logis, relevan, dan akurat, mendeteksi bias berdasarkan sudut pandang yang berbeda, serta menentukan akibat dari suatu pernyataan yang diambil sebagai suatu keputusan.Kata Kunci: Blended Learning; STEM;  berpikir kritis
Membangun Karakter Anak Usia Dini melalui Buku Cerita Bergambar
Authors: Azis Kholil , Sunardi Sunardi , Subhan Yan Ardian
Published: August 2022

Pendidikan karakter pada anak usia dini adalah sesuatu yang mutlak harus diajarkan kepada      setiap  anak  agar   nantinya  mereka  memiliki  karakter  yang  tangguh  dan  bisa bersaing  ditengah-tengah arus globalisasi dan digitalisasi dewasa ini. Pendidikan karakter sesungguhnya telah  diajarkan  kepada  anak  usia  dini  mulai  dari  tingkat PAUD atau TK hingga tingkat perguruan tinggi. Terdapat   indikasi   bahwa   kesadaran   masyarakat   akan  pentingnya pembelajaran  pembentukan  karakter  anak  juga  masih  minim,  diakibatkan  banyak  kalangan masyarakat  juga  masih  banyak  yang  belum  mendapatkan  akses  pembelajaran  yang  cukup memadai   di sana   sini   masih   banyak   kendala   dan   hambatan   dalam   pembelajaran. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah memberikan pengajaran   dan   pembimbing  pembentukan karakter dengan menggunakan dengan   metode   buku  storytelling cerita fabel bergambar berbahasa   Inggris di PAUD-TK Arimbi Tangerang Selatan. Lewat narasi dan penceritaan, siswa-siswi PAUD mengenal beragam kosa kata yang merujuk pada karakter atau  sifat-sifat  yang  baik  mengenai  kejujuran,  kesopanan,  rajin  belajar,  menghormati Guru dan lain sebagainya.
Identifikasi Masker pada Face Detection dengan Menggunakan Metode Haar Cascade dan CNN
Authors: Dores Vebri
Published: August 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides standard recommendations for the prevention and spread of COVID-19 with the importance of face masks for protection from the virus. Technology can be used to help prevent viruses from spreading quickly through direct contact. Utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) based technology tools for public place entrances can be designed to perform rapid inspections. This can be done using image classification methods, namely Haar Cascade and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). This study aims to detect masks on the face using the python programming language and input data via a webcam camera. A total of 500 datasets of photos of faces without masks and 500 datasets of photos of faces with masks were used as training data. The test results using the Haar Cascade method have an accuracy of 80% while using CNN the accuracy is 100%. So that this study becomes a reference in identifying obedience in wearing masks.
Akılcı Duygusal Davranış Terapisine Dayalı Müdahale Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi: Sistematik Bir Derleme
Authors: KABADAYI Fedai , GÜVEN Mehmet
Published: August 2022

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı Türkiye’deki akılcı duygusal davranış terapisine dayalı müdahale çalışmalarını incelemektir. Bu kapsamda konu ile ilgili veri tabanları çeşitli anahtar sözcükler ile taranmış ve çalışmaya 32 araştırma dâhil edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları akılcı duygusal davranış terapisine dayalı müdahale çalışmalarının son yıllarda artış gösterme eğilimde olduğunu göstermiştir. Akılcı duygusal davranış terapisine dayalı müdahale çalışmalarının daha çok doktora düzeyinde yapıldığı görülmüştür. Çalışmalarda en çok grup psiko-eğitimi çalışmalarının tercih edildiği ve tek denekli vaka çalışmalarının sayıca sınırlı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Katılımcı gruba göre çalışmaların en çok genç yetişkinlik ve çocukluk dönemindeki bireylerle gerçekleştirildiği ve ileri yetişkinlik dönemindeki bireylerle henüz bir çalışmanın gerçekleştirilmediği saptanmıştır. Bağımlı değişkenlere göre 48 farklı konunun ele alındığı ve en çok akılcı olmayan düşünce, duygu, davranış bağımlı değişkenine yer verildiği görülmüştür. Oturum sayısına göre en çok 8 oturumluk programların oluşturulduğu ve oturum sürelerinin en çok 40-60 dakika arasında olduğu belirlenmiştir. Grupların katılımcı sayısına göre çalışmaların en çok 10-19 katılımcı ile gerçekleştirildiği ve müdahale çalışmalarının tamamının etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmaların %68,75’inde izleme ölçümlerinin alındığı ve birinci izlemede en çok 4 haftalık ve 8 haftalık izleme süresinin tercih edildiği belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları alanyazın ışığında tartışılmış ve gelecek çalışmalara ilişkin öneriler sunulmuştur.
Potency of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.) in Handling Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Authors: Hidayat Rachmat , Patricia Wulandari
Published: August 2022

One of the efforts to prevent COVID-19 that can be done is to increase individual immunity. The effort that can be made is to use herbal ingredients as health drinks. Curcuma longa L., or turmeric, has long been known as one of the ingredients used to treat several complaints. Turmeric has a chemical content of carbohydrates (69.4%), curcuminoids, and essential oils (5.8%). Turmeric and curcumin are non-mutagenic, and no reproductive toxicity has been observed. Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb, also known as temulawak, contains curcuminoids (1-2%) and essential oils with xanthorrhizol components (31.9%), ß-curcumene (17.1%), arcurcumene (13.2%), camphor (5.4%), γ-curcumene (2.6%), (Z)-γ-bisabolene (2.6%), and (E)-ß-farnesene (1.2%). Empirically, temulawak has been used for generations in Indonesia to treat various digestive disorders, skin complaints, liver and bile disorders.