bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Neurosurgery residency match for international medical graduates in the United States
Authors: Yekula Anudeep , Sreeram Sattwik , Dhawan Sanjay , Sharma Mayur , Sandoval-Garcia Carolina , Huling Jared D. , Suri Ashish , Belani Kumar , Park Michael C. , Carter Bob S. , Chen Clark C.
Published: July 2023

OBJECTIVE

Training of international medical graduates (IMGs) offers opportunities for the US neurosurgery community to engage the global talent pool and impact national and international healthcare. Here, the authors analyzed the time trend of IMGs matching into US neurosurgery programs and identified potential opportunities for enhancing IMG engagement.

METHODS

The authors analyzed the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) match results, NRMP program director (PD) surveys, and applicant surveys from 2013 to 2022. Regression methods were used to analyze time trends.

RESULTS

Between 2013 and 2022, the number of US neurosurgery residency positions increased by 17.6% (from 204 to 240). During this period, the percentage of IMGs matching into neurosurgery increased from 3.5% to 7%, translating into a 6.8% increase in the likelihood of a successful IMG match per year (95% CI 0.3%–13.8%, p = 0.042). The likelihoods of a successful match for US MDs and IMGs scoring > 260 on the USMLE Step 1 were > 90% and approximately 55%, respectively. In PD surveys, approximately 90% of PDs indicated that they seldom/never interview or rank IMGs. In terms of factors that influenced the PD decision for interviewing/ranking, IMGs are disadvantaged in several categories, including the ability to secure an audition elective/rotation, and proper letters of recommendation, as well as the influence of the culture on the preconceived perception of poor interpersonal skills.

CONCLUSIONS

The number of IMGs matching successfully in neurosurgery has increased marginally during the past decade. The authors outline the challenges that IMGs encounter in this process and suggest strategies for considerations of IMG training in NRMP-associated institutions.
Closed cervical traction techniques: moving into the 21st century
Authors: Sherrod Brandon A. , Dailey Andrew T. , Mazur Marcus D.
Published: July 2023

Closed cervical traction for reducing dislocating cervical injuries, deformity correction, or discectomy distraction has been implemented in its modern form since the 1930s. Cervical traction state of the art has not changed significantly since the 1960s, with most reductions performed by using Gardner-Wells tongs or halo traction; however, there are many limitations of traditional weight–pulley traction, including limited reduction efficacy and patient safety shortcomings. In this paper, the authors review the history of cervical traction in the 20th century and the limitations of current traction techniques and describe a novel traction device developed at the University of Utah with robotic actuator load or position control and real-time force-sensing capabilities. Preliminary biomechanical testing results using the novel device in an extension spring loading model, with intact cadavers, and in iatrogenic facet injury cadaveric models demonstrated preliminary safety and efficacy of the device. The authors believe this and future research efforts aimed toward improving the efficacy and safety of cervical traction will help advance the field into the 21st century.
Are we improving in the optimization of surgery for high-risk adult cervical spine deformity patients over time?
Authors: Passias Peter G. , Tretiakov Peter S. , Smith Justin S. , Lafage Renaud , Diebo Bassel , Scheer Justin K. , Eastlack Robert K. , Daniels Alan H. , Klineberg Eric O. , Khabeish Khaled M. , Mundis Gregory M. , Turner Jay D. , Gupta Munish C. , Kim Han Jo , Schwab Frank , Bess Shay , Lafage Virginie , Ames Christopher P. , Shaffrey Christopher I.
Published: July 2023

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate whether surgery for high-risk patients is being optimized over time and if poor outcomes are being minimized.

METHODS

Patients who underwent surgery for cervical deformity (CD) and were ≥ 18 years with baseline and 2-year data were stratified by year of surgery from 2013 to 2018. The cohort was divided into two groups based on when the surgery was performed. Patients in the early cohort underwent surgery between 2013 and 2015 and those in the recent cohort underwent surgery between 2016 and 2018. High-risk patients met at least 2 of the following criteria: 1) baseline C2–7 Cobb angle > 15°, mismatch between T1 slope and cervical lordosis ≥ 35°, C2–7 sagittal vertical axis > 4 cm, or chin-brow vertical angle > 25°; 2) age ≥ 70 years; 3) severe baseline frailty (Miller index); 4) Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥ 1 SD above the mean; 5) three-column osteotomy as treatment; and 6) fusion > 10 levels or > 7 levels for elderly patients. The mean comparison analysis assessed differences between groups. Stepwise multivariable linear regression described associations between increasing year of surgery and complications.

RESULTS

Eighty-two CD patients met high-risk criteria (mean age 62.11 ± 10.87 years, 63.7% female, mean BMI 29.70 ± 8.16 kg/m2, and mean CCI 1.07 ± 1.45). The proportion of high-risk patients increased with time, with 41.8% of patients in the early cohort classified as high risk compared with 47.6% of patients in the recent cohort (p > 0.05). Recent high-risk patients were more likely to be female (p = 0.008), have a lower BMI (p = 0.038), and have a higher baseline CCI (p = 0.013). Surgically, high-risk patients in the recent cohort were more likely to undergo low-grade osteotomy (p = 0.003). By postoperative complications, recent high-risk patients were less likely to experience any postoperative adverse events overall (p = 0.020) or complications such as dysphagia (p = 0.045) at 2 years. Regression analysis revealed increasing year of surgery to be correlated with decreasing minor complication rates (p = 0.030), as well as lowered rates of distal junctional kyphosis by 2 years (p = 0.048).

CONCLUSIONS

Over time, high-risk CD patients have an increase in frequency and comorbidity rates but have demonstrated improved postoperative outcomes. These findings suggest that spine surgeons have improved over time in optimizing selection and reducing potential adverse events in high-risk patients.
Limited number of spine surgeons among recipients of National Institutes of Health grants awarded for degenerative spine disease research
Authors: Silvestre Jason , Clemmons James A. , Wu Hao-Hua , Caldwell Kyra , Kang James D.
Published: July 2023

OBJECTIVE

Surgeon scientists remain underrepresented among recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants despite their unique ability to perform translational research. This study elucidates the portfolio of NIH grants awarded for degenerative spine diseases and the role of spine surgeons in this portfolio.

METHODS

The most common diagnoses and surgical procedures for degenerative spine diseases were queried on the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) database (2011–2021). Total NIH funding was extracted for 20 additional clinical areas and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) were calculated. A retrospective cohort study of principal investigators (PIs) was conducted. NIH grants and funding totals were extracted and compared to those from other clinical areas.

RESULTS

The total NIH research budget increased from $31 to $43 billion over the 10-year period (CAGR 3.4%). A total of 273 unique grants equaling $91 million (CAGR 0%) were awarded for degenerative spine diseases. Diabetes ($11.8 billion, CAGR 0%), obesity ($10.6 billion, CAGR 3%), and chronic pain ($5.6 billion, CAGR 7%) received the most funding. Most NIH funding for degenerative spine disease research was awarded through the R01 (66%) and R44 (8%) grant mechanisms. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awarded the most NIH funding (64%). Departments of orthopedic surgery were awarded the most funding (32%). NIH funding supported clinical (28%), translational (37%), and basic science (35%) research. Disease mechanisms (58%), imaging modalities (20%), and emerging technologies (16%) received the most funding. Nineteen spine surgeons were identified as PIs (16%). There were no significant differences in NIH funding totals by PI demographic and academic characteristics (p > 0.05)—except for full professors, who had the most NIH funding (p = 0.007) and highest h-index values (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Few spine surgeons receive NIH grants for degenerative spine disease research. Future opportunities may exist for spine surgeons to collaborate in identified areas of clinical interest. Additional strategies are needed to increase NIH funding in spine surgery.
ANALISIS BIBLIOMETRIKA PADA ARTIKEL JURNAL PSIKODIMENSIA TAHUN 2018-2022 DENGAN VISUALISASI MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE VOSVIEWER
Authors: Adirati Melania , Susianti Vivi Aprillia , Ananda Angelia Selma
Published: July 2023

This study discusses the bibliometric mapping of scientific publications in the Journal of Pikodimensia for the period of 2018 to 2022, using VOSviewer software. The aim of this study is to determine author productivity, author collaboration patterns, research topic development based on keywords, and the development of collaborative networks among authors. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive approach with bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. The results of this study indicate that collaboratively written articles are more common than individual articles. Nine authors were found to collaborate with each other, while the two most productive authors were Lucia Hernawati and Jemerson Naceno Domiguez. In addition, the keywords that frequently appear in the abstracts are Covid-19 and resilience
Pembelajaran Manajemen yang Mendidik dan Inovatif sebagai Media Motivasi Mahasiswa dalam Kewirausahaan
Authors: Rosani Meilia , Dian Lestari Neta , Maria Valianti Reva , Disurya Ramanata
Published: July 2023

Permasalahan dari penelitian yaitu kesulitan mahasiswa dalam menciptakan kreatifitas dan inovasi produk sehingga motivasi siswa untuk berwirausaha masih minim. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menumbuhkan motivasi mahasiswa FKIP Universitas PGRI Palembang dalam berwirausaha dengan pemanfaatan limbah tekstil. Manfaat penelitian adalah dengan penelitian ini dapat mengedukasi dan memotivasi mahasiswa dan masyarakat pada umumnya untuk menjadi seorang wirausaha muda. Berwirausaha mahasiswa rata-rata berpendapat Sangat Setuju dengan persentasi sebesar 75,20% pada kategori Sangat Tinggi. Motivasi mahasiswa dalam berwirausaha sangat Tinggi, berdasarkan pernyataan mahasiswa setelah melalui proses pembelajaran selama 4 kali pertemuan dengan materi Pemanfaatan Limbah Kain Perca menjadi produk kreatif yang inovatif, mereka mengungkapkan sangat termotivasi untuk menjadi seorang wirausaha. Mahasiswa akan mengaplikasikannya sedari sekarang karena dimasa pandemi ini mahasiswa merasa banyak menghabiskan waktu dengan sia-sia, dengan berwirausaha mahasisiwa dapat menambah perekonomian keluarga dan mengurangi pengangguran
Modeling experts, knowledge providers and expertise in Materials Modeling: MAEO as an application ontology of EMMO’s ecosystem
Authors: Del Nostro Pierluigi , Goldbeck Gerhard , Pozzi Andrea , Toti Daniele
Published: August 2023

This work presents the MarketPlace Agent and Expert Ontology (MAEO), an ontology for modeling experts, expertise, and more broadly, knowledge providers and knowledge seekers for the subject areas of Materials Modeling. MAEO had its inception within the “MarketPlace” European project, whose purpose is to bring about a single entry point for gathering scientific and industrial stakeholders in Materials Modeling. As such, this project aimed to build an online platform where experts and knowledge providers can be searched, found and brought into contact with users, or knowledge seekers, and with one another. MAEO was developed in order to fulfill the requirements of this online platform and thus support it, but is also part of a wider ecosystem of Materials Modeling-related ontologies, at whose core lies the Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO). MAEO is thus an EMMO-compliant application ontology, and has been loosely aligned with a number of existing ontologies, including Friend-Of-A-Friend (FOAF) and five recently-developed EMMO-based domain ontologies for the classification of materials, models, manufacturing processes, characterization methods and software products related to Materials Modeling. Here, a detailed description of the axiomatization of MAEO and its interconnected ontologies is provided, along with results coming from its deployment and experimentation in a StarDog triplestore. Availability. The axiomatization of the ontology is stored in a GitHub repository available at: https://github.com/emmo-repo/MAEO-Ontology, and is published at the following URL: http://emmo.info/emmo/application/maeo/experts.
In vitro evaluation of BMSCs early proliferation on minocycline-loaded electrospun nanofibers membrane
Authors: Liu Quan , Ma Xiao , Pei Yanchen , Cheng Wendan , Wu Zhengwei
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUND: Electrospun nanofibers could simulate the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) of the host bone, while minocycline (MINO) is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic which has been found to have multiple non-antibiotics biological effects that promotes osteogenesis in vitro and in vivo. OBJECTIVE: The present study aims at constructing a polylactic acid (PLA) electrospun nanofiber membrane loaded with MINO to enhance Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) adhesion and proliferation for early clinical treatment. METHODS: The MINO-PLA membrane were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and in vitro drug release study. The antibacterial ability was also investigated. In addition, in vitro cellular proliferation experiment was performed to verify whether the PLA electrospun nanofibers membrane loaded with MINO enhance BMSCs adhesion and proliferation. RESULTS: Analyzing the drug release and cell growth results, it was found that only the effective concentration of MINO-PLA could help the growth of BMSCs in the short term. This is related to the drug release rate of MINO-PLA and the initial concentration of MINO. CONCLUSION: This study shows that by controlling the concentration and release rate of MINO with electrospinning PLA, BMSCs could proliferate on it, and a new bone repair material had been made in this study.
MFSPest: A multi-scale feature selection network for light-trapped agricultural pest detection
Authors: Yang Ze , Jiang Xianliang , Jin Guang , Bai Jie
Published: August 2023

Accurate and fast pest detection is crucial for ensuring high crop yield and quality in modern agriculture. However, there are significant challenges in using deep learning for pest detection, such as the small proportion of pest individuals in the image area, complex backgrounds in light-trapped pest images, and an unbalanced distribution of pest species. To address these problems, we propose MFSPest, a multi-scale feature selection network for detecting agricultural pests in trapping scenes. We design a novel selective kernel spatial pyramid pooling structure (SKSPP) in the feature extraction stage to enhance the network’s feature extraction ability for key regions and reduce its focus on irrelevant background information. Furthermore, we present the equalized loss to increase the loss weights of rare categories and improve the distribution imbalance among pest categories. Finally, we build LAPD, a light-trapping agricultural pest dataset containing nine pest categories. We conducted experiments on this dataset and demonstrated that our proposed method achieves state-of-the-art performance, with Accuracy, Recall, and mean Average Precision (mAP) of 89.9%, 92.8%, and 93.6%, respectively. Our method satisfies the requirements of pest detection applications in practical scenarios and has practical value and economic benefits for use in agricultural pest trapping and management.
NER Sequence Embedding of Unified Medical Corpora to Incorporate Semantic Intelligence in Big Data Healthcare Diagnostics
Authors: Shafqat Sarah , Anwar Zahid , Javaid Qaisar , Ahmad Hafiz Farooq
Published: August 2023

Clinical diagnosis is a challenging task for which high expertise is required at the doctors’ end. It is recognized that technology integration with the clinical domain would facilitate the diagnostic process. A semantic understanding of the medical domain and clinical context is needed to make intelligent analytics. These analytics need to learn the medical context for different purposes of diagnosing and treating patients. Traditional diagnoses are made through phenotype features from patients’ profiles. It is also a known fact that diabetes mellitus (DM) is widely affecting the population and is a chronic disease that requires timely diagnosis. The motivation for this research comes from the gap found in discovering the common ground for medical context learning in analytics to diagnose DM and its comorbidity diseases. Therefore, a unified medical knowledge base is found significantly important to learning contextual Named Entity Recognition (NER) embedding for semantic intelligence. Our search for possible solutions for medical context learning told us that unified corpora tagged with medical terms were missing to train the analytics for diagnoses of DM and its comorbidities. Hence, we put effort into collecting endocrine diagnostic electronic health records (EHR) corpora for clinical purposes that are labeled with ICD-10-CM international coding scheme. International Codes for Diseases (ICD) by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a known schema to represent medical codes for diagnoses. The complete endocrine EHR corpora make DM-Comorbid-EHR-ICD-10 Corpora. DM-Comorbid-EHR-ICD-10 Corpora is tagged for understanding the medical context with uniformity. We experimented with different NER sequence embedding approaches using advanced ML integrated with NLP techniques. Different experiments used common frameworks like; Spacy, Flair, and TensorFlow, Keras. In our experiments albeit label sets in the form of (instance, label) pair for diagnoses were tagged with the Sequential() model found in TensorFlow.Keras using Bi-LSTM and dense layers. The maximum accuracy achieved was 0.9 for Corpus14407_DM_pts_33185 with a maximum number of diagnostic features taken as input. The sequential DNN NER model diagnostic accuracy increased as the size of the corpus grew from 100 to 14407 DM patients suffering from comorbidity diseases. The significance of clinical notes and practitioner comments available as free text is clearly seen in the diagnostic accuracy.
Reporte de la situación del crédito en Colombia - Junio de 2023
Authors:   Departamento de Estabilidad Financiera
Published: August 2023

Este reporte presenta los resultados de la Encuesta trimestral sobre la situación del crédito en Colombia con corte a junio de 2023, en la que participan los establecimientos de crédito (EC) que realizan operaciones de crédito: bancos, compañías de financiamiento (CFC) y cooperativas financieras (cooperativas). Adicionalmente, se presenta un sombreado en el cual se analiza la situación actual del microcrédito para las entidades no vigiladas por la Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC), con el fin de complementar el análisis de dicha modalidad. Lo anterior, teniendo en cuenta que, para esta cartera, el sector no vigilado por la SFC tiene un alcance geográfico y poblacional relevante con respecto al sector tradicional. El objetivo de este reporte es analizar la percepción que tienen las entidades sobre la oferta, la demanda y el acceso al crédito, los cambios en las políticas de asignación en el trimestre analizado y las expectativas que se tienen para el próximo. Adicionalmente, presenta el comportamiento de las modificaciones y reestructuraciones de los créditos , y la carga financiera de los deudores que accedieron a nuevos créditos en la cartera a hogares. En relación con el sombreado, además de estos objetivos, se analiza la evolución de la calidad de cartera y los riesgos financieros de las entidades no vigiladas por la SFC. El documento está compuesto por seis secciones. La primera analiza el panorama general de la situación del crédito, centrándose en las percepciones que tienen los EC con respecto a su demanda y oferta. La segunda se enfoca en el acceso al crédito por sectores económicos y firmas. En la tercera se analizan los cambios en la oferta durante el trimestre analizado y las políticas de asignación de nuevos créditos. En la cuarta se presentan los principales resultados sobre modificaciones y reestructuración de préstamos, y en la quinta se analiza la carga financiera de los hogares deudores de nuevos créditos. Finalmente, en la última sección se incluyen algunos comentarios generales que resumen la situación actual del crédito en Colombia.
Studi Literatur: Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kinerja Usaha Kecil Menengah
Authors: Febriana Hadijah , Ahmad Gatot Nazir , Buchdadi Agung Dharmawan
Published: July 2023

Penelitian bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kinerja usaha kecil menengah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan metode Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Kajian ini dilakukan dengan menelaah 19 kajian literatur yang diterbitkan selama periode penelitian tahun 2019 hingga 2022. Penelitian mempergunakan data sekunder berupa artikel yang dipublikasikan di google scholar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan berdasarkan waktu bahwa penelitian mengenai faktor-faktor kinerja usaha kecil menengah paling banyak pada tahun 2021. Metode penelitian yang digunakan paling banyak menggunakan metode kuantitatif (18 artikel). Negara terbanyak meneliti tema faktor-faktor kinerja usaha kecil menengah yaitu Indonesia dan Vietnam. Variabel bebas yang paling banyak digunakan ialah kebijakan pemerintah, modal keuangan dan karakteristik wirausaha
Pengukuran Hubungan Searah Antara Kompensasi Dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada CV. Koperasi Kredit Sehati Jakarta Selatan
Authors: Sumiaty Raden Yeti , Cay Sam , Sartika Dewi
Published: July 2023

Analisis efek antar variabel menjadi alasan kenapa riset ini dilakukan. Kontribusi nyata untuk tahu seberapa besar efek baik parsial maupun simultan dari kompensasi dan disiplin kerja pada kinerja dari karyawan. Riset berjenis kuantitaif deskriptif. Responden yang dipakai sebanyak 53 dan diperoleh dari saturated sample. Olah data dengan bantuan aplikasi IBM SPSS 23. Tes statistik mencakup validation test, reliability test, classic assumption test, regression analysis, correlation coefficient analysis, coefficient of determination analysis, dan uji dan interpretasi hasil hipotesis. Hasil riset menunjukkan jika hipotesis yang diajukan telah diterima semua. Hasil yang berpengaruh positif dan adanya signifikansi dan angka korelasi yang kuat (0,647). Ketiga tes hipotesis secara parsial menunjukkan hasil yang signifikan diindikasikan dari harga thitung > ttabel. Harga KD sebesar 51,0% menandakan jika pengambilan riset dengan variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat adalah tepat karena kontribusi riset lebih dari 50% dipengaruhi variabel X yang dipilih peneliti. Tes hipotesis secara simultan menggambarkan jika kedua variabel X berpengaruh positif & signifikan terhadap variabel Y
Market Reaction to Government Policy for Implementation of Biodiesel Mixture Proportion to Palm Oil Plantation Issuers
Authors: Ardhiansyah Muhammad Ivan , Munandar Agus
Published: July 2023

This research attempts to make investors in palm oil plantation capital market can take appropriate action on their portfolios if in the future the government issues a policy of implementing biodiesel. The manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2015 to 2019 served as the study object. Purposive sampling was utilized in sample selection, yielding 15 samples. The research conducted is quantitative with the Single Index Model (SIM) method were the analytical techniques used in this study, with the SPSS 25 program being used for the t-test. The analysis results indicated that mandatory B30 implementation have a significantly different impact between before and after the announcement. The study's findings offer insight and input for palm oil plantation company management that the next mandatory is good news. The findings of this study should be helpful to investors how to implement action in the capital market. This study uses samples were taken without regard to the size of the company based on market capitalization and the number and class of investors, and the domestic CPO price variable only takes one price point.
Comparing the Training of the Mass Casualty Incident Triage by the Virtual Workshop and Non-virtual Workshop (Face-to-face) on the Nursing Students’ Learning and Satisfaction
Authors:   Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran., Karampourian Arezou , Imani Behzad ,   Department of Operating Room, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran., Khatiban Mahnaz ,   Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Published: August 2023

Background: Workshop training is one of the most effective learning methods. This study aims to compare the effect of virtual and face-to-face workshop training on students’ learning and satisfaction. Materials and Methods: A three-group intervention study with before and after measurements was conducted with the participation of 106 nursing students. A convenient method of assigning replacement blocks was used. The groups included three groups, a virtual workshop, a face-to-face workshop, and a control. The data collection tool included a demographic form, and researcher-made awareness, performance, and satisfaction questionnaire. The content validity of the tool was confirmed by experts in the fields of nursing, health in disasters and emergencies, and medical education. The reliability of the tool using test re-test and Cronbach’s α was 0.858. Awareness and performance were evaluated before and after the study. Satisfaction was checked at the end of the study. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance with SPSS software, version 23. Results: Most of the students were female (55.66%), with a Mean±SD of age 22.75±2.05 for all groups, single (93.4%), seventh semester (62.30%), without experience of participating in the training workshop (67.9%), and reading the book related to triage with mass casualty incident (MCI) (81.13%). Before the intervention, the groups had no significant difference in terms of awareness (P=0.169) and performance (P=0.296), while after the intervention, the difference was significant (P˂0.001). After the intervention, the most awareness and performance were related to the face-to-face workshop. A significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of satisfaction (P˂0.001). In the face-to-face workshop, 43.42% were very satisfied and 36.36% were satisfied, while very satisfied students did not exist in the virtual workshop and only 22.44% of students were satisfied. Satisfaction in the control group was moderate and poor. Conclusion: Since the face-to-face workshop increased students’ awareness, performance, and satisfaction, it is suggested to use face-to-face educational workshops to improve the scientific level of nursing students before graduation.
Investigating the Relationship of Functional Tests With Pain Intensity in Active Women and Men With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors:   Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shomal University, Amol, Iran., Jafari Naeimi Atefeh , Ghafari Raheleh ,   Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shomal University, Amol, Iran., Hoseinzadeh Mehdi ,   Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Published: July 2023

Purpose: Low back pain is humans’ most common musculoskeletal complication. The prevalence of this disorder is reported at 80% during the lifetime. This study aims to investigate the relationship between functional tests and low back pain in active women and men. Methods: This was a cross-sectional correlational research. A total of 80 active men and women with non-specific chronic low back pain in the age range of 20 to 35 years were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The level of pain was measured using the visual analogue scale test and after a 10-min warm-up, the performance was measured using the functional movement screen, +9, and Y balance functional tests. We used the SPSS software, version 21 to analyze the data at a significance level of 0.95. Results: The results of the Spearman correlation coefficient test showed a significantly negative relationship between low back pain and functional tests of functional movement screen and +9 (r=-0.66, P=0.001; r=-0.71, P=0.001, respectively). In addition, a significantly negative correlation was observed between the Y balance test and the amount of low back pain in active women and men (r=0.71, P=0.001). Conclusion: By increasing the participants’ performance, their low back pain is likely to decrease, and specialists, coaches, and occupational therapists can probably reduce the low back pain in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain by improving motor function.
Effects of Core Stability Training on Kinematic and Kinetic Variables in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors:   Department of Health and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran., Mohammadi Vahid , Letafatkar Amir ,   Department of Health and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran., Jafarnezhadgero Amir Ali ,   Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
Published: July 2023

Purpose: This study aims to assess the effects of an 8-week core stability training on the kinematics and kinetics of trunk flexion and extension motions in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). Methods: A total of 30 CNSLBP patients with the age range of 25 to 45 years were randomly divided into 2 equally sized groups. The subjects were identified through clinical examination. Before and after the training, tests were applied to assess peak 3-dimensional hip joint moments, peak negative and positive hip joint powers, and lumbopelvic coupling angles during trunk flexion and extension motions. The first group underwent an 8-week core stability training program, including the specific exercise of the deep muscles of abdominal along with the lumbar multifidus co-activation. After the 8-week program, the post-test stage was performed similarly to the pre-test. Results: The main effects of “time” (P=0.029, f=0.84) and “time-by-group” interactions (P=0.03, f=0.16) for hip abductor moments and internal rotator moment (P=0.03, f=0.87) were significant. A trend toward the statistically significant main effect of “time” was found for the coupling angle during the flexion phase (P<0.05, f=1.88), extension phase (P=0.02, f=0.93), and “time×group” interaction during the flexion (P<0.05, f=1.96), extension (P=0.01, f=0.96) phases. Conclusion: Core stability training has the potential to improve kinematics and kinetics during trunk flexion and extension motions in patients with CNSLBP.
Investigating the Effects of Combined Physical-cognitive Exercises on Executive Functions: A Home-based Exercise Approach
Authors:   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran., Esmaeili Fatemeh , Ghasemian Mohammadreza ,   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran., Salman Zahra ,   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
Published: July 2023

Purpose: Improving brain functions through physical exercises has been the focus of research in recent years. Accordingly, it is important to examine the kind of physical exercises and brain functions that are affected. This study aims to examine the effect of integrated physical cognitive exercises at home on the executive functions of adults. Methods: This was a field trial study, in which 28 people were examined in 2 groups. People in the experimental group participated in combined cognitive and physical exercises for 16 sessions, while the control group did their daily routines. Inhibition components were evaluated by the go/no-go test and working memory through the N-back test at the beginning and end of the training period. The data were analyzed via factorial analysis of variance through the SPSS software, version 19. Results: The findings indicated that the experimental condition, compared to the control condition, caused a significant improvement in the correct inhibition (P=0.002) and total correct response (P=0.047) components in the go/no-go test, along with the commission errors in the N-back test (P=0.003). Conclusion: The results showed that the combined physical and cognitive exercise had a positive effect on the core executive functions (attentional inhibition and working memory) and could prevent the performance decrement caused by quarantine and the reduction of daily activities that people were facing.
Research on Industry-Education Integration Training of Practical Innovation Talents in "New Engineering" — A Case Study of Materials Science and Engineering Major
Authors: Zhou Haonan , Kuang Ting , Liu Haixing , Ma Xing
Published: August 2023

With the continuous optimization and upgrading of the national economic structure, the traditional talent training model in universities is difficult to meet the increasing demand for innovative and practical talents in "new engineering" year by year, and the transformation of talent training mode has important research significance for all universities. This paper, in conjunction with the current situation of training innovation and practical abilities of "new engineering" undergraduates, takes the Materials Science and Engineering major at Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) as an example to explore a new model of industry-education integration training guided by industrial demand. It establishes an integrated training system that combines undergraduate innovation projects, academic tutorial system, and graduation design, and designs production practice courses oriented by personalized development needs. It proposes a joint training mechanism for practical talents combined by school-enterprise joint laboratories and enterprise practice bases, providing a new idea for the training of innovative and practical talents in "new engineering".
Un análisis sobre la percepción que tiene los estudiantes de pedagogía sobre la responsabilidad social universitaria
Authors: Sandoval Laguna Myrna Victoria , Rojas Galarza Carlos Juan , Tovar González Americo , Quesada Aramburú Teresa Raquel , Azañero Sandoval Fernando , Santamaria Jiménez Reyna Noemi , Saberbein Muñoz Juan Carlos
Published: July 2023

La responsabilidad social universitaria (RSU) es entendida como las formas de gestionar de manera ética la universidad, considerando su visión y misión como punto de partida para orientar sus valores, compromiso social y transparencia en la que participan toda la comunidad académica. Este sentido, el objetivo es interpretar la percepción que tienen un grupo de once (11) participantes sobre la RSU que fomenta la universidad como parte de esa política social. El trabajo se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cualitativo con perspectiva construccionista, en la que se interpretan de los datos que fueron recolectados mediante una entrevista de 14 preguntas guías. Los resultados evidencian que los estudiantes tienen una opinión difusa sobre las estrategias de la universidad para promover la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Se concluye que se debe informar y concientizar a todos los integrantes de la comunidad universitaria sobre los beneficios que tiene este fenómeno en el desarrollo de la sociedad.
La intervención con perspectiva transdisciplinar de la diversidad auditiva
Authors: Moreno Aguirre Alma Janeth , Cruz Abarca Laura , Capistrán Pérez Luz Patricia , Segura Malpica Leonor
Published: July 2023

La población con diversidad auditiva requiere atención desde etapas tempranas del desarrollo, en los diferentes contextos. El propósito es generar espacios de reflexión y planes de acción para el abordaje transdisciplinario de esta población. En el contexto de salud, se han implementado estrategias para la prevención, detección, diagnóstico e intervención, que con los avances tecnológicos han cambiado el panorama y pronóstico. En el aspecto educativo es una búsqueda de calidad e igualdad de oportunidades; proponiendo diferentes modelos pedagógicos para lograr que barreras del aprendizaje y la participación sean cada vez menos. La propuesta de una intervención se centra en propiciar condiciones lingüísticas, cognitivas, pedagógicas, culturales, sociales, laborales, metodológicas y organizativas en condiciones de calidad, equidad y pertinencia, por lo que requieren políticas públicas de salud y educativas. Conclusiones. Si el abordaje transdisciplinario es promovido desde etapas tempranas del desarrollo, se logrará una inclusión en los diferentes contextos, beneficiando la calidad de vida de la persona con diversidad auditiva hasta la edad adulta. El trabajo colaborativo por diferentes disciplinas con una visión transversal es el punto clave para lograr este objetivo.
Adultos en etapa de climaterio: relación entre actitudes hacia la sexualidad y evitación experiencial
Authors: Capitini Bruno María Florencia , Grasso Imig Paula
Published: July 2023

El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo indagar la relación entre las Actitudes hacia la Sexualidad y la Evitación Experiencial. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, correlacional, de diferencias entre grupo, con un diseño transversal, no experimental y la muestra estuvo constituida por 246 personas. Para la medición de Evitación Experiencial se utilizó la validación al español del Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II (AAQ II) (Patrón Espinosa, 2010) y para Actitudes hacia la sexualidad se utilizó la Encuesta Revisada de Opinión Sexual (EROS) (Del Rio Olvera, López Vega & Cabello Santamaría, 2013). Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que las personas que presentan mayor Evitación Experiencial presentan menor Erotofobia. Además, se observó que los hombres presentan mayor Evitación Experiencial y menor Erotofobia que las mujeres. Asimismo, se encontró una asociación positiva en lo que refiere a Sexo no Convencional en los hombres; en el resto de las variables no se hallaron asociaciones. En cuanto a las mujeres sólo se encontró una asociación negativa entre Homofobia y Evitación Experiencial.
The Increase In Raw Material Prices And It’s Impact On The Income Of Tempe Producers In Kepahiang District
Authors: Elita Since Sovia , Yumiati Yossie , Andriani Evi
Published: July 2023

Bahan baku merupakan bagian dari produk jadi dan bisa diidentifikasikan ke produk jadi. Kacang kedelai sangat berpegaruh terhadap industri tempe karena merupakan sumber bahan baku utama dalam pembuatan tempe. Kacang kedelai salah satu sumber utama protein nabati bagi sebagian besar masyarakat Indonesia. Dimana kenaikan harga kacang kedelai dapat berpengaruh terhadap produksi tempe. Apabila harga tetap naik, maka banyak penggrajin tempe yang akan menutup usahanya karena penghasilan yang mereka terima tidak bisa menutupi harga produksi yang semakin meningkat akibat kenaikan harga bahan baku tempe. Metode dalam penelitian ini yait metode kuantitatif dan analisis regresi linier sederhana. Kenaikan harga bahan baku tahun 2019 sampai tahun 2021 Kenaikan harga kedelai mulai dari Rp. 1.000 hingga Rp. 2.000 setiap tahunnya. Kenaikan harga bahan baku dapat berpengaruh terhadap pendapatan produsen tempe di Kecamatan Kepahiang Kabupaten Kepahiang bisa dilihat dari nilai signifikan sebesar 0,019 karena nilai signifikan kurang dari 0,05 maka dapat disimpulkan kenaikan harga bahan baku terhadap pendapatan produsen tempe di Kecamatan Kepahiang Kabupaten Kepahiang sangat berpengaruh.
Effect of Mulch Type on Onion Plant Growth and Production (Allium ascalonicum L.
Authors: Pahlevi Reza , Rosmaiti Rosmaiti , Marnita Yenni
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan mulsa terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman bawang merah (Allium ascalonicum L.). Penelitian ini menggunakan (RAK) non faktorial 9 taraf, M0 = Kontrol, M1 = Ampas Tebu, M2 = Cangkang Sawit, M3 = Karung Beras, M4 = Alang – Alang, M5 = MPHP, M6 = Sabut Kelapa, M7 = Serbuk Gergaji, M8 = Sekam Padi. Parameter dalam penelitian tinggi tanaman (cm), jumlah daun, berat basah umbi/sampel (g), berat basah umbi/plot (g) dan jumlah umbi/sampel (siung). Hasil penelitian berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman (cm) umur 42 HST berpengaruh nyata pada umur 35 HST, berpengaruh tidak nyata pada umur 7, 14, 21 dan 28 HST. Hasil terbaik diperoleh pada perlakuan penggunaan mulsa M3, perlakuan mulsa berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap jumlah daun pada umur 7, 14, 28, 35 dan 42 HST, berpengaruh tidak nyata pada umur 21 HST. Pengamatan berat basah umbi per sampel, per plot (g) dan jumlah umbi per sampel berpengaruh tidak nyata.
Effect of Petrogenic Fertilizer Dosage with Different Seed Sources on the Growth and Production of Onion (Allium ascalonicum L.)
Authors: Padang Sakinah , Iswahyudi Iswahyudi , Mulyani Cut
Published: July 2023

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis pupuk Petroganik dan sumber benih terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman bawang merah serta untuk mengetahui interaksi antara keduanya. Penelitian ini menggunakan RAK 2 faktorial, dosis pupuk Petroganik (P) yang terdiri dari 4 taraf, yaitu P0 = Kontrol, P1 = 10 gr/ polybag, P2 = 20 gr / polybag, P3 = 30 gr/ polybag, serta faktor sumber benih yang berbeda terdiri dari 2 taraf yaitu B1 = Benih TSS Varietas Sanren F1 dan B2 = Umbi Bibit Varietas Bima Brebes. Parameter yang diamati tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, jumlah umbi per rumpun, berat basah umbi per sampel dan per plot. Dosis Pupuk Petroganik berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan jumlah daun pada umur 40 dan 60 HST, berat umbi per sampel dan per plot. Namun berpengaruh tidak nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan jumlah daun umur 20 HST, serta jumlah umbi per rumpun. Hasil terbaik diperoleh pada perlakuan P3. Perlakuan sumber benih berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan jumlah daun umur 40 dan 60 HST, jumlah umbi per rumpun, berat basah umbi per sampel dan per plot. Hasil terbaik diperoleh pada perlakuan B2. Interaksi antara keduanya berpengaruh nyata terhadap parameter berat basah umbi per plot. Hasil terbaik diperoleh pada kombinasi perlakuan dosis pupuk Petroganik P3 dengan sumber benih B2.
Optimization of Growth, Yield, and Quality of Edamame : Effect of Doses of NPK fertilizer and Plant Spacing
Authors: Widhasari Erika , Hariyono Kacung , Soeparjono Sigit
Published: July 2023

Produksi edamame di Indonesia saat ini sekitar 3,5 ton/ ha, lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kedelai biasa yang memiliki produksi rata-rata 1,7±3,2 ton/ha. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi produktivitas edamame adalah jarak tanam, yang dapat mempengaruhi proses fotosintesis tanaman dan serapan unsur hara dan air. Pemupukan dengan menggunakan pupuk NPK juga dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan produksi edamame, namun penggunaan pupuk kimia tanpa bahan organik dapat menurunkan produktivitas dan kualitas tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perubahan jarak tanam dan perlakuan pupuk NPK terhadap produktivitas dan kualitas edamame di Indonesia Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak kelompok dengan lima ulangan dan tiga perlakuan: Faktor pertama jarak tanam dan faktor kedua adalah dosis pupuk NPK Bianglala. Faktor Pertama Pupuk NPK Bianglala (P): P0 = NPK 3 g/tanaman yaitu sesuai SOP PT.GMIT sebagai kontrol), P1 = NPK 250kg/ha = 2 g/tanaman), P2 = NPK 300kg/ha = 2,5 g/tanaman). Faktor kedua yaitu jarak tanam (J): J0 = 10 cm x 30 cm yaitu sesuai SOP PT.GMIT sebagai kontrol), J1 = 20 cm x 20cm, J2 = 20 cm x 30 cm, J3 = 15 cm x 30 cm. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengaturan jarak tanam dan dosis pupuk NPK berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman dan jumlah polong pada tanaman edamame. Kombinasi jarak tanam 20 x 20 cm dan dosis pupuk NPK 3 g/tanaman memberikan tinggi tanaman tertinggi. Jarak tanam yang lebih rapat dapat meningkatkan tinggi tanaman. Namun, tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah daun. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa pengaturan jarak tanam dan dosis pupuk NPK yang tepat dapat meningkatkan produktivitas dan kualitas edamame di Indonesia.
Effect Of Showing Density And Shelter On The Survival And Growth Of Freshwater Losbter Seeds (Cherax quadricarinatus)
Authors: Andriyeni Andriyeni , Zulkhasyni Zulkhasyni , Anggraini Gita , Pardiansyah Dedi , Yufiperius Yufiperius
Published: July 2023

Permasalahan yang sering dihadapi para pembudidaya lobster air tawar pada saat sekarang adalah tingkat kelangsungan hidup yang rendah terutama pada saat benih yang juga padat tebar yang belum diketahui secara pasti terutama pada saat kegiatan pendederan maupun pembesaran lobster air tawar (Cherax quadricarinatus). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan selama 60 hari di Kecamatan Sukaraja, Kabupaten Seluma. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh padat tebar dan shelter serta interkasi terhadap kelangsungan hidup dan pertumbuhan benih lobster air tawar (Cherax quadricarinatus). Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktorial dengan tiga ulangan factor pertaman adalah padat tebar yeng terdiri dari A1 = 6 ekor (48/m²), A2 = 7 ekor (59/m²), dan A3 = 8 ekor (68/m²). dan factor kedua adalah shelter yang terdiri dari B1= pipa paralon, B2 = batu roster dan B3 = bambu. Apabila terdapat pengaruh nyata maka dilakukan uji lanjut Duncant Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan padat tebar berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap kelangsungan hidup, presentase molting, berat mutlak dan panjang mutlak tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap konversi pakan dan efisiensi pakan, sedangkan perlakuan shelter berpengaruh tidak nyata terhadap semua parameter yang diamati. Pengaruh Interaksi perlakuan padat tebar dan shelter berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan berat mutlak tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap kelansungan hidup, persentase moulting, panjang mutlak, konversi pakan dan efisiensi pakan. Padat tebar 6 ekor/wadah 48/m²) dan shelter pipa paralon memberikan hasil terbaik pada kelansungan hidup dan pertumbuhan lobster air tawar (Cherax quadricarinatus).