bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Health Related Quality of Life in Men After Total Hip Replacement
Authors: Białkowska Monika , Stołtny Tomasz , Pasek Jarosław , Mielnik Michał , Szyluk Karol , Kasperczyk Sławomir , Cieślar Grzegorz , Koczy Bogdan
Published: June 2020

Background: Hip osteoarthritis is a substantial health-related, social, and economic problem.The aim of the study was assessment of life quality in men with degenerative hip disease, after total hip arthroplastyor metaphyseal surgery.Material and methods: 118male patients were subjects of the study, being in the age range from 31 to 79years of age, qualified for the procedure of total hip arthroplasty. The study was a questionnaire study, in which for assessing Quality of Life in patients, the abbreviated version of WHOQoL-BREF,as well as EQ-5D-5L, and SF-36 scale. The assessment of life quality was performed before the surgery, during the first follow-up visit (6 weeks after surgery) and 6 months after the surgery. Results: The results from WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire demonstrated a statistically significant improvement regarding the assessed quality of life after the surgery –in the 6th week after the procedure by 4% and 21% (p<0.001), after 6 months by 13% and 42% (p<0.001), respectively. The most significant improvement was found in the somatic domain –by 5% after 6 weeks, and by 6% after 6 months(p<0.001). The quality of life according to the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire revealed statistically significant improvement after 6 weeks, by 18-24% (p<0.001), while after 6 months by 41-48% (p<0.001). The most considerable improvement was achieved in reducing pain complaints and enhancing the ability to move.In the SF-36 questionnaire, in turn, statistically significant improvement 6 months after the surgery refer to both physical (by 44%),and mental condition(by 54%) (p<0.001). Conclusions: The total hip arthroplasty results in improvement quality of life in examined group ofmen withhip osteoarthrosis, as early as 6 weeks after the procedure, while the improvement is more perceptible 6 months after the procedure, mainly the less severe pain experienced, and better functioning of examined patients.
Political Actors Participation within Nation-Wide Social Distancing during CoVID-19 Pandemic in Twitter
Authors: Setiadi Tatak
Published: June 2020

Government of Indonesia’s decision after concerning the increasing of CoVID-19 confirmed case evidences is conducted by stating that there must be required an initial step to reduce its spread, that is by nation-wide social distancing (PSBB). Accordingly, this PSBB issue was then responded by citizen in many ways, including through social media Twitter. The aim of the research is to extract the issues and key actors within the social network of Twitter in Indonesia. The research mined around 5,000 tweets on May 6th, 2020, which included the keyword ’psbb’ and hashtag ‘#psbb’. The implementation of PSBB in nation scale actually impacted some sectors in society. By using text mining and Social Network Analysis (SNA), it is found some important key points. First, the issue of PSBB in social media Twitter in Indonesia are mostly about annecdotal terms of PSBB became ‘social distancing ends up to relationship break’ which is initially popularized by entertainer named FiersaBesari rather than the origin ‘nation-wide social distancing’. Second, looking deeper into the core network, it is found that the most influential Twitter user is named yunartowijaya, an executive director of political consultant institution Charta Politika. Third, online news media which actively involved within PSBB issue are detikcom and CNNIndonesia. And fourth, despite each actor’s political interest, especially those of Demokrat Party, almost all key users in this networks are critizing the Government of Indonesia’s ideas and policies of PSBB during CoVID-19 pandemic.
The Macroeconomic Effects of COVID-19 in Montenegro: A Bayesian VAR Approach
Authors: Djurovic Gordana , Djurovic Vasilije , Bojaj Martin M
Published: June 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has faced the globe with economic upheaval. The research problem of this paper focuses on examining, diagnosing, and assessing appropriate macroprudential policy response of the Montenegrin government to the evolution of the pandemic disease. We explore three economic scenarios – shocks – of how the pandemic disease might impact the economy of Montenegro in the dawn of entering the European Union. We forecast a sustainable GDP growth model from January 2006 until December 2017. Deterministic-static simulation solution model – the baseline – is employed, adding sensitivity scenarios – shocks – from January 2018 until Jun 2018, respectively, from -10% until -60%. Thus, we observe what happens to GDP, capital stock, human capital, and employment. The model measures econometrically the macroeconomic costs, using Bayesian VAR independent Normal-Wishart prior, of the pandemic disease in terms of demand and supply lost due to illness and closed activities in the GDP growth in various pandemic scenarios. The supply side is hit severely through employment and human capital, while the demand through the capital stock. The measures, focused on securing employment and keeping highly qualified staff in Montenegro’s companies are justified public finance spending.The results show a toll on the GDP, employment, capital stock, and especially human capital for 2018. Still, most likely, fast recovery of GDP growth is predicted in 2019 in case macroprudential policymakers make an appropriate fiscal and monetary combination puzzle.
Medical students' perspectives about the traditional and the integrated learning programs in the college of medicine- University of Bisha 
Authors: Alashkar Ayman Mohamed , Hashish Abdullah Abdelazim , Aborgela Adel , Metwally Ashraf Salah , Sonpol Hany , Sinbel Ahmed , Al-Ghamdi Mushabab
Published: June 2020

Purpose: Students’ approaches to learning are central to the process of learning. There is strong debate about the efficiency of traditional learning program (TLP) and the integrated learning program (ILP) in medical schools. TLP is easy for the students being passive learners and for the tutors playing the role of sage on the stage. ILP is mainly student centered in which the students are active learners with mentoring of their tutors. It is important to know the perspectives of medical school students about both programs as they used to apply TLP in the 1st year and starting ILP from the 2nd year. Methodology: This study adopted quantitative research methodology. We addressed the 2nd and 3rd year medical students. Online survey using the Google forms was applied for data collection. Results: agreement of the integrated program (80.8%) exceeded the traditional (48.5%) especially in improving the communication skills, dealing with new technologies, reinforcement of competencies in the research field, and to less extent for its suitability to be applied in medical schools nowadays, development of desired doctor skills to deal with patients and for provision of good approach for medical practice, and lastly for its suitability to identify and deal with the community needs. There was no statistical significance between both programs regarding support of professionalism values. The disagreement of ILP (19.2%) was much lower than TLP (51.5%). Conclusion: Integrated learning program becomes an innovative tool for learning in medical schools with very good compliance among the medical students.
Fat mass prevalence and influence on nutritional status in ICU COVID-19 patients
Authors: Lorenzo Antonino De , Tarsitano Maria Grazia , Falcone Carmela , Renzo Laura Di , Romano Lorenzo , Macheda Sebastiano , Ferrarelli Anna , Labate Demetrio , Tescione Marco , Bilotta Federico , Gualtieri Paola
Published: June 2020

Background: Obesity and steatosis are associated with COVID-19 severe pneumonia. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduced immune response are typical of these patients. In particular, adipose tissue is the organ playing the crucial role. So, it is necessary to evaluate fat mass and not simpler body mass index (BMI), because BMI leaves a portion of the obese population unrecognized. The aim is to evaluate the relationship between FM% and immune-inflammatory response, after 10th days in ICU.Methods: Prospective observational study in single cohort of 22 adult patients, affected by COVID-19 pneumonia and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and classified (10) lean and (12) obese, according to Percentage of Fat Mass (FM%) and age (De Lorenzo classification). Patients were analyzed at admission in ICU and at 10th day.Results: Obese have steatosis, impaired hepatic function, compromise immune response and higher inflammation. In addition, they have a reduced prognostic nutritional index (PNI), nutritional survival index for ICU patients.Conclusion: This is the first study evaluating FM% in COVID-19 patient. We underlined obese characteristic with likely poorly prognosis and an important misclassification of obesity. A not negligible number of patients with normal BMI could actually have an excess of adipose tissue and therefore have an unfavorable outcome such as an obese. Is fundamental personalized patients nutrition basing on disease phases.
Surgery of the upper departments of the digestive tract with intraoperative intra-research endoscopic assistance: review of the literature
Authors: Shestakov A. L. , Shakhbanov M. E. , Khrustaleva M. V. , Bulganina N. A. , Boeva I. A. , Gadzhimusaeva Z. E. , Bezaltynnykh A. A.
Published: June 2020

This analysis is based on the study of materials from scientific electronic libraries (elibrary.ru, PubMed, scientific library of the Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, Moscow, Russia). The problem of treating the pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract is caused by the high prevalence of benign and malignant diseases of this zone, their severity, the complexity of diagnosis and often the low efficiency of conservative therapy. Intensive implementation of innovative scientific technologies in medical practice, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of treatment and diagnostic measures, minimizing their negative impact on the patient’s body and reducing the risk of complications, which, at the same time, have sufficient economic attractiveness. In full, all of the above can be attributed to endoscopy, which has been actively developing in recent years, both in the diagnostic and in the operational areas. In the treatment of various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in recent years, combined methods based on the use of two or more minimally invasive technologies, for example, endoluminal endoscopic and thoraco or laparoscopic methods, have entered the world practice. The data of scientific articles on the problem of surgical treatment of patients with benign and malignant diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, carried out using intraoperative intraluminal endoscopic assistant, are analyzed. The use of intraluminal endoscopy, in particular, allows to increase the radicality of surgical interventions in patients with malignant neoplasms of the upper gastrointestinal tract, perform intraoperative topical diagnosis of non-palpable tumors, and use it in the surgical treatment of esophageal diverticulums of various localization. Also, another area of application of intraoperative intraluminal endoscopy is the assessment of tightness and anastomosis zone during surgical interventions on the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. However, this technique is in the process of implementation in clinical practice and has not been sufficiently studied both in foreign and domestic literature.
A perioperative phlebotropic therapy compliance study in patients with varicose veins
Authors: Zhabin S. N. , Shitikov A. A. , Tsukanov A. V. , Obedkov E. G. , Dudchenko S. S. , Murenova V. A. , Khizhnyak A. D. , Belova K. E.
Published: June 2020

Introduction: Lower extremity varicose vein disease is one of the common problems in vascular surgery. Clinically, this disease is accompanied by a wide range of complaints and external symptoms, which eventually lead to a worse patients’ quality of life. The integrated approach is being applied to the disease treatment, which involves the use of various phlebotropic drugs as conservative therapy along with minimally invasive surgical correction and sclerotherapy.

Objective: to improve the quality of phlebotropic therapy for patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease, based on the study of factors that shape the patient’s compliance with the effective treatment of clinical symptoms. The term «compliance» means the precise and informed implementation of the doctor’s recommendations during the treatment by the patient. Most often, «compliance» is assessed by the drug use index, which is the quotient of dividing the number of days on which the full dose of the drug was taken by the duration of the entire study period. Materials and methods: The analysis of 368 + 111 patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease was carried out. Of these, 111 patients turned out to be beyond the correct study of compliance (a phlebectomy was performed in a hospital). 368 patients were divided into the following groups: Group 1: the patients, who were assigned modern surgical treatment of varicose veins (endovenous laser coagulation, scleroobliteration); Group 2: the patients, who withdrew from assigned interventions. As it turned out, the different groups of patients differed in compliance.

Results. The patients who were shown and performed surgical treatment – 320 (86.9%), can be considered highly compliant with the prescribed conservative therapy – the average value of the compliance index is 0.83, compared to the representatives who refused to perform the recommended surgical procedures recommended by them – 48 (13.1%), the compliance index is 0.78.

In the course of the investigation, the factors shaping compliance with phlebotropic drugs were identified, a comparative assessment was carried out on the main indicators of the effectiveness of phlebotropic drugs.

Conclusion. Thus, the compliance of the patients suffering from LEVVV during the treatment with phlebotropic drugs varies depending on the multiplicity and convenience of the form of the drug, on the effectiveness of the proposed phlebotropic therapy according to the influence on the complaints and symptoms, on the psychological readiness of the patient to entrust the result of the final treatment of the disease to the surgeon.
Strategy for Recovery from Indonesian Financially Distressed Companies in Crisis
Authors: Wijantini
Published: June 2020

At the time of writing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declared a global economy recession due to pandemic crisis. The spread of coronavirus shut down many companies and put them in financial distress. Many previous studies investigate the strategy for firms’ recovery in normal economic condition. However, firms may adopt different strategies during crises. The Asian crisis is a well-known example of a temporary, but stiff contraction across industries. In this case, troubled firms demand certain corporate strategies to recover from the crisis. The main purpose of this study is to undertake an empirical examination of Indonesian financially distressed firms as they strive to recover during the severe crisis. It compares the strategy between recovered and non-recovered firms. Successful strategies for recovery are identified through Altman’s Emerging Market Score. The strategies involve four types of restructuring such as operational, financial, asset, and management restructuring. This study uses the number of employees decreased, debt restructuring, disposal of assets, and change of the CEO as the proxy of the respective types of restructuring. The success of debt restructuring appears to be the most important differentiator of recovery.
Reactivity of Barbituric, Thiobarbituric Acids and Their Related Analogues: Synthesis of Substituted and Heterocycles-based Pyrimidines
Authors: El-Mekabaty Ahmed , Etman Hassan A. , Mosbah Ahmed , Fadda Ahmed A.
Published: June 2020

Barbituric, thiobarbituric acids and their related analogs are reactive synthons for
the synthesis of drugs and biologically, and pharmaceutically active pyrimidines. The present
review aimed to summarize the recent advances in the synthesis of different alkylsubstituted,
fused cycles, spiro-, and binary heterocycles incorporated pyrimidine skeleton
based on barbituric derivatives. In this sequence, the eco-friendly techniques under catalytic
conditions were used for the diverse types of multicomponent reactions under different
conditions for the synthesis of various types of heterocycles. Nano-catalysts are efficient for
the synthesis of these compounds in high yields and effective catalyst reusability. The compounds
are potent antibacterial, cytotoxic, xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities, and attend
as urease inhibitors. The projected mechanisms for the synthesis of pyranopyrimidines, benzochromenopyrimidines,
chromeno-pyranopyrimidines, spiroxyindoles, oxospiro-tricyclic furopyrimidines, pyrimidine-based monoand
bicyclic pyridines were discussed. The potent and diverse biological activities for instance, antioxidant,
antibacterial, cytotoxic, and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities, as well as urease inhibitors, are specified.
Development of a Multiple Coil Magneto-Rheological Smart Damper to Improve the Seismic Resilience of Building Structures
Authors: Cruze Daniel , Gladston Hemalatha , Farsangi Ehsan Noroozinejad , Loganathan Sarala , Dharmaraj Tensing , Solomon Sundar M.
Published: June 2020

Introduction:

The incremental research progress on Magneto-Rheological (MR) damper and its response motivated many researchers and engineers to focus on this topic in the last decade.

Methods:

MR damper is classified as a semi-active vibration controlling device owing to its mechanical simplicity, low power usage, large response reduction, perfect damping mechanism, good stability, quick reaction time and robust interface.

Results:

In the current investigation, experimental studies were performed for the design, development, and testing of a new type of MR damper. A proposed approach was adopted for the magnetic generation using multi-coils to produce more shear force in the flow gap. The study investigates time history responses of the proposed system under an array of strong ground motions at both element and structure levels. Numerical hybrid simulation using OpenSees has also been carried out on a building structure to show the effectiveness of the new device.

Conclusion:

The performance of the investigated structure equipped with the proposed system indicates a large reduction in displacement and an increase in damping force under major seismic events.
'De Schrift kan niet gebroken worden'. Een pleidooi voor inerrancy
Authors: de Wilde M.K.
Published: June 2020

This short essay discusses the significance and relevance of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. The first part offers some general observations on the context and the content of the statement, the second answers some common  objections to the statement and the concept of inerrancy, such as its polemical and defensive posture, its intellectualism, its conception of truth, and its excessive focus on the text and the reader. The essay concludes with an exploration of some hermeneutical implications of the inerrancy.
Schriftuur, natuur en cultuur: over de noodzaak van hermeneutische regels
Authors: van den Belt H.
Published: June 2020

Hermeneutical controversies often have to do with the tension between the text of the Bible on the one hand and what can be called ‘general revelation’ and ‘contextuality’ on the other hand. This article reflects on both tensions, argues for a positive-critical hermeneutical attitude towards nature – as created by God – and culture. Hermeneutical rules should not lead to a rationalist objectivation of Scripture, but still are necessary to avoid arbitrariness in explaining and applying Scripture today.
De diepte van Pniël. Het existentiële karakter van gelovig omgaan met de Bijbel
Authors: Huijgen A.
Published: June 2020

In this essay the author of the book Lezen en laten lezen (Reading and being read) responds to the other essays in this issue, maintaining his thesis that receptivity and the change of subject (God becoming the subject) are crucial for living with the Bible. The author affirms Eep Talstra’s call for exegetical methods as legitimate approaches of Scripture, but denies that a doctrine of inerrancy is needed (against Marco de Wilde). His discussion with Wim van Vlastuin emphasizes the comprehensive character of existence without reducing existence to a relation. He affirms Hans Burger’s call for spiritual formation, but warns against neo-calvinist optimism. Finally, over against Henk van den Belt’s “rules of faith,” the author’s holds that a single rule of faith to read Scripture would refocus ecclesial, exegetical, and above all theological interpretation of Scripture.
Focus. Terug naar de Europese Traditie (?)
Authors: van Vlastuin W.
Published: June 2020

N.a.v. Andreas Kinneging, De onzichtbare MAAT. Archeologie van goed en kwaad (Amsterdam: Prometheus, 2020), 639 p., € 27,50 (ISBN 9789035138797).
The Impact of Board Characteristics on Firm Performance: A Post-MCCG2012 investigation
Authors: Ng David Ching Yat , Lau Teck Chai , Abdul Rahim Fitriya , Shanmugaretnam Shubatra
Published: June 2020

Good corporate governance is linked to the corporate performance of corporations. This study seeks to determine if corporate governance characteristics implemented improved company performance and to determine if a positive or negative relationship exists. Multiple Regression Analysis was applied to determine whether certain corporate governance characteristics relate to company performance in Malaysia. Company performance is measured using Return on Assets (ROA) and Total Shareholder Return (TSR). Data was collected from Bursa Malaysia from 2012 to 2015. In conclusion, there is no evidence of any significant relationship between corporate governance characteristics and company performance measures.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Board Characteristics, Total Shareholder Return, Return on Assets.   
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2293
User Specifications for Successful New Product: A case study in car design
Authors: Alli Hassan , Faesal Fauzi Mohd Amil
Published: June 2020

The ability to develop a new successful product is the main concern of many product developers. Understanding the user requirements and preferences are challenging for a product designer. This paper aims to investigate the user specifications for successful a new product. A case study is conducted to identify the user specification that influenced the success of car design. Both the experience designers and end-users were found to agree on the expectation. The result is used to establish the new product characteristics and assistance the product designer in the product development and increase the probability of product success.   
Keywords: New product development, user specification, product success and car design.   
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2311
A Content Analysis on Interface Design Principles and Characteristics of Tertiary Teaching Aids
Authors: Kamaruddin Norfadilah , Sulaiman Shahrunizam
Published: June 2020

The digital multimedia technology has transformed the tertiary education environment, changing lecturers’ role who are required to develop multimedia teaching aids to sustain effective teaching and learning engagement. As interface designers, it is vital to produce good design, which effectively communicates the teaching and learning content. This paper provides an empirical evaluation on what are the interface design principles characteristics contributing to multimedia teaching aid design appearance, outlined from analysis towards interface design principles applied in Malaysian tertiary institutions’ multimedia teaching aids. Although the sample of this study is locally based, the outcomes of this paper could extensively be a guideline for other countries.   
Keywords: Interface design; interface design principles; tertiary education.   
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2312
Performances in English Proficiency Course with Students’ Ability in Answering Higher Order Thinking Skills Questions
Authors: Rasol Rafidah , Syed Mahadi Syarifah Liyana , Mohd Khalid Fatimatuz Zaharah , Azmi Nur Syimal’ain , Syed Aris Sharipah Ruzaina , Abdul Razak Wan Razarinah Wan
Published: June 2020

The English language is the medium of instruction and knowledge deliverance in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). This study looks into whether or not English writing skills affect the students’ performance in answering Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the final examination of Molecular Biology (BIO615). The samples comprised BSc (Hons) Biology students from two consecutive semesters in two of UiTM campuses (UiTM Shah Alam and UiTM Jengka). Mean percentage between students answering the December 2015 and June 2016 final examinations in the respective campus was obtained and correlated with marks obtained in English for Academic Writing course (ELC550). The results demonstrated a weak correlation between students’ achievement in ELC550 and their ability in answering HOTS questions in BIO615 final examination in UiTM Shah Alam. In contrast, in UiTM Jengka, the moderate correlation was shown in Semester Sept-Jan 2015. The results of this study are hoped to assist biology educators in crafting appropriate and effective teaching approaches, especially in teaching complicated subjects as well as in strengthening English language proficiency.   

Keywords: Higher Order Thinking Skills; Molecular Biology; English Proficiency; Bloom’s Taxonomy.   

eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.   DOI:
Comparative Performance, Economics of Divyayan Red and Local Poultry birds under Backyard Poultry Farming in Koderma District of Jharkhand, India
Authors: SHEKHAR S , KUMAR SANJAY , KUMARI RAJNI
Published: June 2020

Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) on Divyayan Red poultry birds were conducted to evaluate the performance and suitability at farmer’s field under backyard farming situation in Koderma, Jharkhand, India. The impact of training on poultry farming was significantly high and average knowledge score of the trainees increased from 2.46 to 8.47. The overall mean body weight gain and egg production and egg weight were significantly (P≤0.05) higher in Divyayan Red poultry birds in comparison to local birds. The overall mortality rate of Divyayan Red poultry birds was significant lower (P≤0.05) than local birds. The income of small, marginal and landless poultry farmers was increased due to rearing of Divyayan Red poultry birds under backyard through low input and high output venture within a very short span of time. The benefit-cost ratio of rearing in Divyayan Red poultry birds was recorded 2.61 per family.
Physical and functional properties of major foods and oil seeds Physical and functional properties of different cereals, pulses, millet and oil seeds
Authors: MATHUR MONIKA , KUMARI ANJU , GREWAL RAJBALA
Published: June 2020

The physical and functional properties of selected cereal, pulses, millets and oil seed were studied. Physical properties of oat, barley, sorghum, chickpea, groundnut, flaxseed, finger millet, amaranth, maize, sesame seed ranged from 0.74 to 527.40 g Thousand seeds weight, 0.39 to 0.79 g bulk density, 0.002 to 0.45g/seed hydration capacity, 0.32 to 1.81 hydration index, 0.001 to 0.16 ml/seed swelling capacity and 0.13 to 0.56 swelling index. Water absorption capacity (2.36%) of sesame seed, gelation capacity (15.50%) of amaranth, emulsification capacity (52.56%) of flaxseed, swelling power (127.5%) of flaxseed, foam capacity (42.44%) of sesame seed and foam stability (99.29%) of finger millet was significantly higher. Finger Millet, amaranth and flaxseeds are high in mineral content. Oat and barley contain higher amount of dietary fiber. All these tested grains can be used for preparation of different type of nutritious products with better physical qualities.
Treatment of Childhood Obesity Based on Brazilian Dietary Guidelines Plus Energy Restriction (PAPPAS HUPE Study): Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Brandao Joana Maia , Sichieri Rosely , Ribas Simone Augusta , Verly-Jr Eliseu , Pereira Rosangela Alves , Castro Inês Rugani Ribeiro De , Hassan Bruna Kulik , Oliveira Alessandra Silva Dias De , Marques Emanuele Souza , Cunha Diana Barbosa
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND

The Food Guide for the Brazilian Population relies on natural or minimally processed foods mainly of plant origin such as beans and rice with low oil, salt, and sugar content and limited consumption of ultraprocessed foods. Reduction of ultraprocessed foods improves diet quality and energy consumption.

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for the treatment of obesity in children, with counseling based on the Brazilian Food Guide plus control of total energy intake.

METHODS

A parallel, randomized clinical trial will include children aged 7 to 12 years. Randomization will be performed in blocks of 10 individuals using computer-generated random sequence numbers. Both the control and intervention groups will participate in 6 standardized educational activities based on the 10 steps of the Brazilian Food Guide. These activities will be conducted at the University Hospital Toy Library, located in the pediatric outpatient clinic. For the intervention group, in addition to the educational activities, an individualized food plan based on the nutritional recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics will be prescribed and discussed with the mothers and fathers. The primary outcome of the study will be variations in body mass index, and secondary outcomes will include analysis of insulin resistance, blood pressure, body fat percentage, and waist and neck circumference.

RESULTS

This project was funded by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development in December 2017 (grant no 408333/2017-0). Recruitment began in August 2018 and by September 2019, we had enrolled the 101 participants. In addition to the patients referred by the national system of regulation, recruitment was made by medical outpatient referral and external indication. This is an ongoing study. We expect the results to be published in November 2020.

CONCLUSIONS

At the end of the project, in case of a positive result, a protocol for the treatment of obesity based on the Brazilian Food Guide will be proposed to the Unified Health System. A successful method to reduce childhood obesity is expected.

CLINICALTRIAL

Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials RBR-3st5sn; http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-3st5sn

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/16170
Mass Drug Administration With High-Dose Ivermectin and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for Malaria Elimination in an Area of Low Transmission With High Coverage of Malaria Control Interventions: Protocol for the MASSIV Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Dabira Edgard Diniba , Soumare Harouna M , Lindsay Steven W , Conteh Bakary , Ceesay Fatima , Bradley John , Kositz Christian , Broekhuizen Henk , Kandeh Balla , Fehr Alexandra E , Nieto-Sanchez Claudia , Ribera Joan Muela , Peeters Grietens Koen , Smit Menno Roderick , Drakeley Chris , Bousema Teun , Achan Jane , D’Alessandro Umberto
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND

With a decline in malaria burden, innovative interventions and tools are required to reduce malaria transmission further. Mass drug administration (MDA) of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been identified as a potential tool to further reduce malaria transmission, where coverage of vector control interventions is already high. However, the impact is limited in time. Combining an ACT with an endectocide treatment that is able to reduce vector survival, such as ivermectin (IVM), could increase the impact of MDA and offer a new tool to reduce malaria transmission.

OBJECTIVE

The study objective is to evaluate the impact of MDA with IVM plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) on malaria transmission in an area with high coverage of malaria control interventions.

METHODS

The study is a cluster randomized trial in the Upper River Region of The Gambia and included 32 villages (16 control and 16 intervention). A buffer zone of ~2 km was created around all intervention clusters. MDA with IVM plus DP was implemented in all intervention villages and the buffer zones; control villages received standard malaria interventions according to the Gambian National Malaria Control Program plans.

RESULTS

The MDA campaigns were carried out from August to October 2018 for the first year and from July to September 2019 for the second year. Statistical analysis will commence once the database is completed, cleaned, and locked.

CONCLUSIONS

This is the first cluster randomized clinical trial of MDA with IVM plus DP. The results will provide evidence on the impact of MDA with IVM plus DP on malaria transmission.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03576313; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03576313

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/20904
Development of the Niggle App for Supporting Young People on Their Dynamic Journey to Well-being: Co-design and Qualitative Research Study (Preprint)
Authors: Stoyanov Stoyan R , Zelenko Oksana , Staneva Aleksandra , Kavanagh David J , Smith Calvin , Sade Gavin , Cheers Jessica , Hides Leanne
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND

Adolescence is a life stage characterized by intense development and increased vulnerability. Yet, young people rarely seek help for mental health, often due to stigma and embarrassment. Alarmingly, even those who do seek help may not be able to receive it. Interventions focused on well-being offer a protective factor against adversity. Highly effective, innovative, theoretically sound, accessible, and engaging mobile health (mHealth) interventions that can be used to look beyond mental ill-health and toward mental well-being are urgently needed.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to explore how young Australians conceptualize and construct recovery journeys from feeling unwell to being well in order to inform the conceptual design of a youth-led information-, resource-, and support-focused mHealth intervention.

METHODS

A sample of young people, grouped by age (12-15 years, 16-19 years, and 20-25 years), took part in 3 in-person participatory design workshops (per group). Young people’s understanding and representation of well-being, feeling unwell, and the recovery journey were investigated using visual and linguistic data collection methods: photo elicitation and journey mapping. A social constructionist perspective was used for thematic analysis to produce a conceptual model of the recovery journey. A mobile app was co-designed and all app functions were mapped through iterative development and testing by young people and a team of psychology, research, design and information technology experts.

RESULTS

Young people (n=25) described a 6-stage journey with specific barriers and coping strategies. The findings, when situated within the personal recovery framework in mental health, emphasize the cyclic and iterative model of change. Through co-design, the new app—Niggle—was conceptualized as a visual representation of an amorphous problem, which can be addressed through app functions corresponding to the most helpful strategies that young people used to progress through the stages of their recovery journey.

CONCLUSIONS

Niggle is available to offer support to young people for a range of problems and provides a hot link to counseling services in Australia. This paper elaborates on the process of in-depth qualitative data collection through visual, linguistic, and co-design methods. The findings of this study give insight into young people’s understanding of well-being and recovery. This paper could aid the development of high-quality personalized mHealth interventions and support resources.
Twelve Tips for Transitioning Your Didactic Curriculum to the Online Platform in the Current COVID-19 Era and Beyond (Preprint)
Authors: Aina Titilopemi , Nzegwu Barbara
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND

The novel coronavirus was first discovered in China, and it is now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease caused by the virus is called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The symptoms of COVID-19 include, but are not limited to, fever, dry cough, myalgia, and dyspnea. Social distancing, isolation and quarantine have become critical to community mitigation of viral spread. And as a result, the use of video conferencing for work, meetings, and gatherings has become central to maintaining social distancing while continuing to accomplish tasks.

OBJECTIVE

To develop an alternative meeting space for medical education teaching sessions.

METHODS

12-tips developed for transitioning your didactic curriculum to an online platform

RESULTS

Tip 1: Engage key stakeholders; Tip 2: Adapt your curricular content to an online platform; Tip 3: Select a Learning Management System (LMS); Tip 4: Organize content in the LMS; Tip 5: Select an online meeting platform; Tip 6: Create a virtual class schedule; Tip 7: Orient faculty and learners to virtual teaching/learning; Tip 8: Prepare for the teaching sessions; Tip 9: Navigate a virtual teaching session; Tip 10: Integrate audio and video into the teaching sessions; Tip 11: Encourage learner engagement virtually; Tip 12: Obtain feedback on your online sessions.

CONCLUSIONS

Video conferencing has emerged as a superior method to achieve our goal of medical education while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have found the Zoom meeting platform to be incredibly easy to use and highly effective. In this era of social distancing and staying six feet apart, virtual teaching sessions are critical. These twelve tips will help you adapt your teaching format to our new normal in graduate and undergraduate medical education.

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Evaluasi Penerimaan dan Kelanjutan Penggunaan Sistem Informasi Kearsipan Inaktif (SIKI) oleh Unit Kerja di Lingkungan Universitas Gadjah Mada
Authors: Effendi Ully Isnaeni
Published: June 2020

Salah satu upaya terlaksananya penyelenggaraan kearsipan di Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) adalah dengan penggunaan teknologi informasi, salah satunya adalah penggunaan sistem informasi kearsipan untuk arsip inaktif. Penelitian ini termotivasi untuk menganalisis evaluasi penerimaan dan kelanjutan penggunaan Sistem Informasi Kearsipan Inaktif (SIKI) di lingkungan UGM. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Venkatesh dan Davis digunakan sebagai dasar penelitian. Model ini dipilih karena merupakan sebuah konsep yang dianggap paling baik dalam menjelaskan perilaku user (pengguna) terhadap sistem teknologi informasi baru. Selanjutnya studi ini memodifikasi teori yang mempengaruhi attitude toward using yaitu ignorance dan multidimensional committment. Terdapat lima konstruk sebagai pembentuk ignorance dan multidimensional committment yaitu complexity, power of distance, incentive fairness, identification, dan internalization. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui sembilan key informan yaitu yaitu administrator SIKI unit kerja di lingkungan UGM yang pernah mengikuti sosialisasi SIKI oleh Arsip UGM. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah tidak hanya complexity, power of distance, incentive fairness, identification, dan internalization saja yang berpengaruh pada penerimaan suatu sistem informasi dalam hal ini adalah penerimaan SIKI, namun terdapat faktor lain yang mempengaruhi kelanjutan penggunaan SIKI yaitu kebijakan pimpinan terkait penggunaan SIKI.
Analisis Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Arsip Vital Digital (E-Arsip) di PT. Pertamina (Persero) Studi Kasus Praktik Kerja Lapangan di Direktorat Manajemen Data Aset PT. Pertamina (Persero) Tahun 2019
Authors: Pranoto Chrisna Adhi , CMS Samson , Prahatmaja Nurmaya
Published: June 2020

Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Arsip menjadi salah satu bagian penting yang tidak terpisahkan dari kegiatan mengelola Arsip, terutama di lingkungan PT Pertamina yang dimulai tahun 2019 dengan membuat kebijakan untuk melakukan digitalisasi seluruh Arsip Vital yang dimiliki dan mengusung konsep paperless demi kemudahan dalam menggunakan dan memeliharanya. Analisis pada artikel ini didasarkan pada pengalaman praktik kerja lapangan yang dilakukan oleh penulis di Direktorat Manajemen Data Aset milik PT Pertamina. Metode yang dilakukan untuk menyusun artikel ini adalah dengan action research dan penelitian deskriptif. Sistem Informasi Pengelolaan Arsip yang dimiliki PT Pertamina adalah E-Arsip, yang dirancang untuk mengelola setiap Arsip Vital yang dimiliki PT Pertamina. Analisis yang dilakukan berdasarkan pada evaluasi melalui Assessment form yang dibuat dengan mengacu pada poin-poin penting dari Management of Electronic Records Guidance milik Archives and Records Management Division dari UNESCO PBB. Lembar penilaian yang dibuat menghasilkan evaluasi berupa penilaian, pengujicobaan serta masukan untuk bisa diimplementasikan kedalam sistem informasi E-Arsip. Terdapat 3 (tiga) subjek utama dalam lembar penilaian tersebut, diantaranya adalah administrasi & keamanan, tampilan antar muka pengguna serta konten arsip. Lembar penilaian yang telah disusun dalam penelitian E-Arsip sudah cukup baik dan sangat layak digunakan untuk mengelola arsip vital dalam bentuk digital yang dimiliki oleh PT Pertamina.
Complexities of Understanding Function from CKD-Associated DNA Variants
Authors: Lin Jennie , Susztak Katalin
Published: June 2020

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have facilitated the unbiased discovery of hundreds of genomic loci associated with CKD and kidney function. The vast majority of disease-associated DNA variants are noncoding. Those that are causal in CKD pathogenesis likely modulate transcription of target genes in a cell type–specific manner. To gain novel biological insights into mechanisms driving the development of CKD, the causal variants (which are usually not the most significant variant reported in a GWAS), their target genes, and causal cell types need to be identified. This functional validation requires a large number of new data sets, complex bioinformatics analyses, and experimental cellular and in vivo studies. Here, we review the basic principles and some of the current approaches being leveraged to assign functional significance to a genotype–phenotype association.
Approaches to Climate Change: Something Is Missing
Authors: Lane Jan-Erik
Published: June 2020

The Paris agreement from 2015 is not what the masses had hoped for. The IPCC has made a great effort to gather information for global policy making, but the Anthropocene fear of global warming has not been appeased. Why is this? Climate change theory does not consider how states and their governments engage in strategic gaming.
Evaluation of nutrient content of chia flour (Salvia hispanica L.) and sesame flour (Sesamum indicum L.) as alternative flour rich in fiber and protein
Authors: Arumsari Imas , Sofyaningsih Mira
Published: June 2020

There is a growing interest on using alternative substitution of food ingredients which aims to delay postprandial blood glucose, such as protein and fiber, to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome that leads to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This research aims to evaluate the nutrient content of chia seed flour (TC) and sesame seed flour (TW) as alternative flour rich in fiber and protein which potential to reduce the risk of NCDs. Proximate analysis (protein, fat, carbohydrate, water, ash), fiber, and calcium analysis were done for two types of flour. The results showed that TW is rich in fat (58,90 ± 0,07 g/100g) while TC  rich in protein (26,23 ± 0,06 g/100g), fiber (30,24 ± 0,08 g/100g), and calcium (617,05 ± 24,74 mg/100g). In conclusion, TW and TC are potential to use as substitution of wheat flour for bakery products, as consideration to increase nutritional value of the product.

Keywords: Chia Flour, Non-Communicable Diseases, Sesame Flour
Spirituality as a Science of the Heart
Authors: Higgins Michael W.
Published: June 2020

The presentation examined the role of Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen and Donald Nicholl as pilgrims of wisdom and peace, their ministry of prayer grounded in contemplation, their commitment as peacemakers, their role as spiritual diarists of compelling relevance, their deep and perduring ecumenical, indeed interfaith, appeal well into our own century and their personal integrity or holiness of life.

All three were Roman CatholicsThomas Merton was a Trappist monk, Henri Nouwen a priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, and Donald Nicholl, a married layman and father and professor of History and Religious Studiesbut their breadth of vision, their deep understanding of faith as the science of the heart, and their inexhaustible openness to the world all combined to make them genuinely extra-territorial spiritual figures.
Transcending Our Stories
Authors: Randall William L.
Published: June 2020

This paper draws on insights from narrative gerontology, narrative psychology, and narrative therapy to discuss spirituality in relation to aging. Defining spirituality in terms of meaning-making, it considers the possibility of narrative foreclosure - i.e., one's life continues on (beyond retirement, for instance) yet, in one's mind, one's story has all but ended. It argues that coping with the changes and challenges of later life requires countering such foreclosure by developing a good, strong story. A process of story-work is then elaborated whereby older adults can be assisted in expanding, examining, transforming, and eventually transcending the stories by which they live.

Every person is born into life as a blank page -and every person leaves life a full book (Baldwin, 2005, p. ix).

Growing old is one of the ways the soul nudges itselfinto attention to the spiritual aspect of life (Moore, 1992, p. 214).