bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Slowing of EEG waves correlates with striatal [18F]fluorodopa PET/CT uptake and executive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease
Authors: Lorek Karolina , Mączewska Joanna , Królicki Leszek , Siemiatycka Magdalena , Chalimoniuk Małgorzata , Kisiel-Sajewicz Katarzyna , Marusiak Jarosław
Published: May 2023

Multimodal studies evaluating associations between specific for
Parkinson’s disease (PD) neuroimaging and neurophysiological biomarkers
in revealing executive dysfunction mechanisms are scarce and needed to
be validated. Hence, our study aimed to evaluate associations between
electroencephalographic power spectral density (PSD-EEG), striatal
[18F]Fluorodopa uptake and neuropsychological testing parameters in
PD. Additional aim was to estimate PD diagnostic accuracy of the PSD-EEG
parameters. We compared resting PSD-EEG, striatal [18F]Fluorodopa
uptake ratio with positron emission computed tomography ([18F]FDOPA
PET/CT), and neuropsychological test outcomes between PD patients and
healthy controls, and then calculated correlations among these outcomes.
Additionally we estimated PD diagnostic sensitivity and specificity
(with the receiver operating characteristic curves) of the PSD-EEG
parameters in reference to the gold diagnostic standard of the striatal
[18F]FDOPA PET/CT uptake ratio.PD patients exhibited (i) increased
power of the EEG theta and lower-alpha bands in the frontal lobe areas,
(ii) decreased putaminal and caudate nuclei [18F]FDOPA PET/CT uptake
ratios and (iii) longer performance times of part A and B of the Trail
Making Test (TMT-A and TMT-B). Most of the PSD-EEG parameters negatively
correlated with striatal [18F]FDOPA PET/CT uptake ratios and
positively correlated with TMT-A and TMT-B. Furthermore, [18F]FDOPA
PET/CT uptake ratios positively correlated with TMT-A and TMT-B. Theta
and lower-alpha bands PSD-EEG were found to have high diagnostic
accuracy. Our findings showed that slowing of EEG waves in the frontal
lobe was correlated with striatal dopaminergic deficiency and executive
dysfunction in mild PD patients, and appears to be a promising biomarker
of PD-related executive dysfunction.
Analyzing Long-term Persistence of Precipitation and Runoff of Rhiss and Nekkor basins: A Case Study from Morocco
Authors: Zemzami Mahmoud , Haida Souad
Published: May 2023

Characterizing the behaviour of precipitation and river flow time series
in the temporal domain was always a way to understand the complexity of
the dynamical processes in hydrological systems. In order to
characterize the intrinsic characteristic of the hydrological processes
of the Rhiss and Nekkor basins, a power spectrum analysis was deduced
from instrumental time series of precipitation and flow. On the
background of flow and precipitation fluctuations, the power spectrum
shows discrete components in the form of 1/f-noise. A power-law with 1/f
noise factor was found in precipitation and flow
indicating a stochastic behavior with long-range persistence. The
spectral exponent β for precipitation shows values ranging between 0.16
and 0.43. On the other, hand river flow shows a power-law dependence on
frequency S(f) with an exponent of ½. The existence of long-range
persistence was also evaluated by the analysis of Hurst exponent, where
we have found a strong long-term persistence for precipitation
(H>0.79) and flow (H>0.73) with slow decay. We
noted that the river flow of a power-law with β=0.5, yields a power-law
rescaled range with Hurst exponent close to H=0.73, indicating a
universal power-law dependence on frequency. The existence of pink-noise
energy signature in precipitation and river flow indicates that the
climatologic and hydrologic systems are characterized by more low
frequency components and operating in large scales and maybe related to
large-scale climatic phenomena. Our results suggested that the two
hydrologic systems play an important role in the generation of new
characteristics of precipitation signal.
Possible Involvement of Gut Microbiota In Gout Pathophysiology
Authors: Parashar Arun , Thakur Riya , Verma Dhriti , Mehta Vineet
Published: May 2023

Gout results from a metabolic disorder characterized by increased uric
acid (UA) levels or hyperuricemia (HUA). UA is a metabolic waste product
generated throughout the body and collected in the blood. UA metabolism
predominantly occurs in the liver, kidney, and intestine, with the liver
being the most significant as it converts purines into UA. About
~70% of UA is excreted via the kidney, while
~30% is via the intestine. UA excretion from the kidney
has been extensively studied, while that from the intestine has been
overlooked. As the intestine is responsible for one-third of UA
excretion, researchers investigated whether or not the microbes residing
in the gut, known as the human gut microbiota (GM), are involved in UA
excretion. GM is now evidently responsible for UA excretion and lowering
effects. As our understanding of the effects of gut microbiomes on
health grows, GM has emerged as a new promising target for HUA
interventions. Moreover, gut dysbiosis is also associated with gout.
Furthermore, some prebiotics (polysaccharides, and polyphenols) and
probiotics (Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli) have UA-lowering effects,
which provides a new promising dimension for gout therapeutic
intervention research. GM interventions like probiotics, prebiotics,
synbiotics, phenols, polysaccharides, washed microbiota transplantation
(WMT), and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) reduced HUA by either
increasing excretion or lowering UA levels. In this review, we explore
the possible involvement of GM in UA metabolism and excretion and
possible involvement in gout pathophysiology.
Physical controls of regional distribution patterns of precipitation and flow duration curves in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Authors: Zhou Yu , Zhang Yu-Jia
Published: May 2023

The flow duration curve (FDC) is the cumulative distribution function,
which represents the relationship between the frequency and magnitude of
streamflow，and the precipitation duration curves (PDC) follows the same
principle. Nowadays, the correlation between the shape of PDC and FDC
curves, their respective physical control factors, and their fitting
conditions in unmeasured catchments across China have not been fully
understood. In this paper, daily precipitation from 698 weather stations
across China and streamflow from more than 200 hydrological stations in
the middle and lower Yangtze River basin were chosen to analyze the
relationship, similarity, regional pattern and response mechanism of
fitting parameters between PDC and FDCs. Framework was proposed for
modeling FDC, decomposing the Streamﬂow time series into fast ﬂow and
slow ﬂow time series and attributing the shapes of PDC and FDCs to
catchment meteorological and geographical characteristics and physical
processes. Results indicate that the parameters of PDC and certain FDCs
(TFDC, FFDC, SFDC) share similar spatial patterns but the value of
parameters and shape of curves varies for the different duration and
interactions of the processes. The climate and catchment characteristics
such as extreme properties of precipitation, base flow index (
BFI), Pmax*αp and concentration ratio index based on
monthly precipitation ( CIM) will influence the shape of
normalized PDC and FDCs, which provides a way to predict unmeasured
catchments for PDC and FDCs, diagnose catchment rainfall-runoff
responses, including similarity and differences between catchments, and
can be applied to more future research about processes based on physical
controls.
The Effects of Acute Exercise and a Nap on Heart Rate Variability and Memory in Young Sedentary Adults
Authors: Mograss Melodee , Frimpong Emmanuel , Vilcourt Franck , Chouchou Florian , Zvionow Tehila , Dang-Vu Thien Thanh
Published: May 2023

Recent evidence suggests that the autonomic nervous system can
contribute to memory consolidation during sleep. Whether fluctuations in
cardiac autonomic activity during sleep following physical exercise
contribute to the process of memory consolidation has not been studied.
We assessed the effects of a non-rapid eye movement (NREM) nap following
acute exercise on cardiac autonomic regulation assessed with heart rate
variability (HRV) to examine if HRV influences memory processes.
Fifty-six (59% female) healthy young adults (23.14 ± 3.74 years) were
randomly allocated to either the exercise plus nap (ExNap, n = 27) or
nap alone (NoExNap, n = 29) groups. The ExNap group performed a
40-minute moderate-intensity cycling, while the NoExNap group was
sedentary prior to learning 45 neutral pictures for a later test.
Subsequently, participants underwent a 60-minute NREM nap while
measuring EKG, followed by a visual recognition test. Our results
indicated that heart rate did not significantly differ between the
groups (p = 0.302); whereas vagally-mediated HRV indices were lower in
the ExNap group compared to the NoExNap group (p < 0.05).
There were no significant differences in sleep variables (p
> 0.05). Recognition accuracy was significantly higher in
the ExNap group than in the NoExNap group (p = 0.027). In addition, the
recognition accuracy of the ExNap group was negatively associated with
vagally-mediated HRV (p < 0.05). Pre-nap acute exercise
attenuated parasympathetic activity and appears to alter the
relationship between memory and cardiac autonomic activity, suggesting
that post-exercise memory enhancement may be based on other mechanisms.
Individualized medication model of vancomycin in patients with renal insufficiency using machine learning techniques
Authors: Chen Jihui , Zhou Jia , Huang Xiaohui , Ma Jing , Yao Huijuan , Jin Lei , Lyu Chunming , Yu Ze , Zhang Jinyuan , Hao Xin , Zhang Jian , Gao Fei , Bu Shuhong
Published: May 2023

Objectives: Inappropriate dose of vancomycin can cause nephrotoxicity,
which should be avoided in clinical, particularly in patients with renal
insufficiency. We aim to use machine learning techniques to explore
important variables influencing vancomycin dose in patients with renal
insufficiency and establish an individualized medication model to
benefit these patients. Methods: Vancomycin administration cases in
patients with renal insufficiency were collected at Xinhua Hospital
affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from May
2018 to March 2022. Sequential Forward Selection was used for feature
selection. Eight machine learning algorithms were compared the
predictive performance, including XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, GBDT, RF,
SVC, KNN, and Logistic Regression. The one with the best predictive
performance was chosen to calculate the importance score of modeling
variables and establish the individualized medication model. Dose
subgroups were divided into 500 mg, 1000 mg, 1500 mg and 2000 mg.
Subgroup analysis based on the modeling variables were conducted.
Results: This study included 237 eligible patients with 351 vancomycin
cases. Six important variables were screened out, including gender,
weight, AUC, uric acid, creatinine and total protein. CatBoost was
chosen with the best prediction performance (accuracy=0.59) for
modeling. The individualized medication model had precision over 53%
and recall rate over 50% among all dose subgroups. The prediction of
1500 mg vancomycin had the best precision (65%), recall rate (71%) and
F1-score (0.68). Conclusion: The individualized medication model of
vancomycin for patients with renal insufficiency has good predictive
performance, which can help clinicians make better decision of
vancomycin use.
High resolution in-situ stable isotope measurements reveal atmospheric vapour dynamics above contrasting urban vegetation
Authors: Ring Ann-Marie , Tetzlaff Dörthe , Dubbert Maren , D Dubbert , Soulsby Chris
Published: May 2023

Quantitative knowledge about ecohydrological partitioning across the
critical zone in different types of urban green space is important to
balance sustainable water needs in cities during future challenges of
increasing urbanization and climate warming. We monitored stable water
isotopes in liquid precipitation and atmospheric water vapour (δ
) using in-situ cavity ring-down spectroscopy
(CRDS) over a two-month period in an urban green space area in Berlin,
Germany. Our aim was to better understand the origins of atmospheric
moisture and its link to water partitioning under contrasting urban
vegetation. δ was monitored at multiple heights (0.15,
2 and 10 m) in grassland and forest plots. The isotopic composition of δ
above both land uses was highly dynamic and positively
correlated with that of rainfall indicating the changing sources of
atmospheric moisture. Further, the isotopic composition of δ
was similar across most heights of the 10 m profiles
and between the two plots indicating limited aerodynamic mixing. Only
the surface at ~0.15 m height above the grassland, δ
showed significant differences, with more enriched
values indicative of evaporative fractionation immediately after
rainfall events. Further, disequilibrium between δ and
precipitation composition was evident during and right after rainfall
events with more positive values (i.e. vapour more enriched than
precipitation) in summer and negative values in winter, which probably
results from higher evapotranspiration and more convective precipitation
events in summer. Our work showed that it is technically feasible to
produce continuous, longer-term data on δ isotope
composition in urban areas from in-situ monitoring using CRDS,
providing novel insights into water cycling and partitioning across the
critical zone of an urban green space. Such data has the potential to
better constrain the isotopic interface between the atmosphere and the
land surface and to improve ecohydrological models that can resolve
evapotranspiration fluxes.
Assessment of Climatic and Vegetation Influence on Spatial Distribution of Groundwater Recharge in Humid Subtropical Central Gangetic Plain
Authors: Karunakalage Anuradha , Sharma Ravi , Daqiq Mohammad Taqi , KANNAUJIYA Suresh
Published: May 2023

Groundwater Recharge (GR) is a crucial part of sustainability studies
since it is one of the key factors responsible for making the
groundwater resource renewable. An optimum strategy for responding to
water level decline is artificial groundwater recharge. Artificial
groundwater recharge projects are limited by cost, and the effective
area is less. The role of natural factors for groundwater recharge is
well defined and recognized in arid regions, whereas it’s challenging
for humid areas. The current study’s main aim is to understand the
contribution of the bio-geophysical aspect to groundwater recharge in
the subtropical monsoon state of Uttar Pradesh in the Gangetic Plain.
However, recharging is also one of the least understood processes
because it changes over time and space and is challenging to quantify
directly for a larger area. This research applied the ‘water and energy
transfer among bare soil, vegetation, and atmosphere (WetSpass)’ model
to estimate direct natural GR for Uttar Pradesh. The model’s output and
its regression processes with climate, slope, soil type, and vegetation
give a comprehensive understanding of natural controlling factors. Among
the aforementioned controlling factors, though climate sharpens recharge
dominantly, vegetation has shown a significant role in some areas of the
state. In contrast to the prevailing view, vegetation cover can enhance
groundwater recharge in the state. Thus, planting, and various tree
management options, including groundwater-feeding species as a secondary
plantation in cropland, can improve groundwater resources.
Wide-spread Occurrence and Increasing Trend of Biogenic Aerosol Precursors in the Arctic Ocean Simulated by an Ocean Biogeochemical Model
Authors: Zeising Moritz , Oziel Laurent , Gürses Özgur , Hauck Judith , Heinold Bernd , Losa Svetlana , Thoms Silke , Pinxteren Manuela van , Völker Christoph , Zeppenfeld Sebastian , Bracher Astrid
Published: May 2023

Biogenic aerosol precursors from phytoplankton production can affect
cloud properties, especially in remote regions such as the Arctic Ocean.
Reliable estimates on variability and trend of these precursors are
required as extensive measurements in the Arctic are still scarce. We
present a setup of the coupled ocean biogeochemical model
FESOM2.1-REcoM3 where we integrated dissolved carboxylic acid containing
polysaccharides (PCHO) and Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) to
describe these precursors in the upper ocean. We define PCHO as one part
of the excreted organic carbon, which can then aggregate to form larger
particles, TEP. Compared to observations, the simulation provides a
valid TEP estimate with mean concentrations of 200-400 µg C L-1 on the
continental shelves and 10-50 µg C L-1 in the central basins (0-30 m
depth range). Further, the simulation for 1990-2019 reveals a
significant positive trend of TEP of 0.5-3 µg C L-1 yr-1 during
July-September in the Amerasian Basin (+3.5% yr-1), the Canadian
Archipelago (+1.2% yr-1) and the Kara Sea (+0.8% yr-1), in contrast to
the eastern Fram Strait (-0.4% yr-1), the Barents Sea (-0.3% yr-1),
and parts of the Eurasian Basin with a significant decrease of -0.5-2 µg
C L-1 yr-1. Our study provides for the first time an integration of TEP
formation, aggregation and remineralization processes into a global
ocean biogeochemical model. This simulation assembles valuable data on
biogenic aerosol precursors, and as such, fills a gap on which Earth
System Models can greatly benefit to improve the understanding of
aerosol feedbacks within the Arctic climate.
Global TEC forecasting based on deep learning techniques: a comparative study and perspectives for a Space Weather operational service
Authors: Molina Maria Graciela , Namour Jorge Habib , Cesaroni Claudio , Spogli Luca , Argüelles Noelia Beatriz , Asamoah Eric Nana
Published: May 2023

The aim of this work is to present a global ionospheric prediction model
based on deep learning (DL) to forecast Total Electron Content 24 hours
in advance under different space weather conditions. Three different DL
techniques have been compared to select the most suitable for the
purpose of an operational service: Long Short Term Memory (LSTM), Gated
Recurrent Units (GRU) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). The
modeling approach inherits and extends what has been proposed by
Cesaroni and co-authors (2020). We use TEC on 18 selected grid points of
Global Ionospheric Maps (GIMs) as the target parameter and Kp index as
the external input. We use a dataset from 2005-2016 for training and
testing, we also analyze case studies from 2017 under different
geomagnetic conditions. Results show that CNN models have better
predictive capabilities than the other two DL models, even under
geomagnetically disturbed conditions. Considering the first 24 hours of
forecasting, CNN exhibits errors between 0.5 and 2 TECu, while LSTM and
GRU errors can reach 3 TECu. We also show how all the proposed models
outperform the two naive models: the so-called “frozen ionosphere” and
a 27 days averaged model.

Moreover, we implemented the models using incremental training to update
them as new data arrives and thus the trained model is able to adapt to
rapid changes within the previous 24 hs to the forecasting. Thus, the
proposed model can be implemented in an operative manner for Space
Weather applications and services.
Alignment between Compensation-Contracting and Value-Relevance Roles of Revenues
Authors: Liu Hanni , Srivastava Anup , Yin Jennifer
Published: May 2023

Revenue is the closest proxy in financial statements for market size and dominance, factors that determine the survival and future profits of modern corporations. Hence, revenue may contain value-relevant information, incremental to information contained in earnings. We find that revenue is used as a performance metric in executive compensation contracts when it provides information on equity valuation beyond the information provided by earnings. We call this occurrence an alignment between revenues’ contracting and the valuation roles. The alignment is higher for firms in newer industries, with investors who focus on revenue targets, with managers who provide revenue guidance, and with analysts who issue revenue forecasts. This alignment seems efficient because revenue is more informative of future profits when it carries higher weight in executive compensation contracts. We conclude that modern corporations increasingly incentivize managers to create new markets and defend existing market shares, in addition to maximizing current profits.

JEL Classifications: J3; L2; M41.
Do Firms Mimic Industry Leaders’ Accounting? Evidence from Financial Statement Comparability
Authors: De Franco Gus , Hou Yu , Ma Mark
Published: May 2023

Following management theory on organizational legitimacy, we predict that managers mimic the accounting of industry-leading companies to gain legitimacy. Such demand for legitimacy is expected to be greater for new managers because stakeholders are more uncertain about the managers’ ability. Using a sample of CEO turnovers, we find that a firm increases financial statement comparability with industry leaders after the new CEO assumes office. This relation is stronger when (1) new managers lack executive experience at larger firms, are younger, or belong to an underrepresented group (i.e., are female or nonwhite); (2) networks that facilitate imitation are more intense, such as when firms and peers are located in the same metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and when they share auditors or blockholders; and (3) firms’ operating environments are more volatile. These findings support the idea that CEOs’ demand for legitimacy leads to more comparable accounting.

Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.
How Useful Are Tax Disclosures in Predicting Effective Tax Rates? A Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Guenther David A. , Peterson Kyle , Searcy Jake , Williams Brian M.
Published: May 2023

We investigate (1) how well a machine learning algorithm can predict one-year ahead effective tax rates (ETRs) and (2) which items in the financial statements and notes are most useful for these predictions. We compare our machine-generated ETR predictions with those from ETRs implied by analysts’ earnings forecasts and find the algorithm’s predictions are less biased, more precise, and explain more of the variance in future ETRs. We then use Explainable AI (based on Shapley values) to measure the usefulness of each disclosure item in the algorithm’s predictions. We find that while some tax-related items are useful, others offer minimal value. Using the machine learning algorithm’s use of information as a benchmark, we then further use Shapley values to examine which information is underweighted or overweighted by analysts. Overall, our results help inform standard setters on the relevance of certain tax disclosures in achieving the objective of predicting future ETRs.

JEL Classifications: G17.
Turner Syndrome, Atypical Naevi and Multiple Melanoma: Coincidence or Causality?
Authors: Clabbers Julia M.K. , Van Doorn Remco , Kukutsch Nicole A.
Published: May 2023

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Bacterial Settlement and Bacteriological Contamination of Mobile Devices
Authors: Martinez Antony Paul Espiritu
Published: May 2023

Objective. Determine the relationship between knowledge about bacterial settlement and bacteriological contamination of mobile devices of the Emergency Service. Method: Documentary, Survey technique . Instruments a questionnaire of bacterial settlement and a technical sheet of bascteriological contamination. Hllazgos. 87.5%(28) of mobile devices had positive biochemical analysis (+) (Escherichia Coli 21.9%(7), Staphylococcus Epidermidis 18.8%(6) and Klebsiella Pneumoniae 9.4%(3) cover the highest percentages) for the presence of some type of bacteria, of which 56.3%(18) of nurses who own mobile devices have knowledge of deficient bacterial settlement. (p calculated = 0.013 < constant p of 0.05). Conclusion. The results show a large percentage of nursing professionals who underestimate the impact of bacterial settlement that their mobile devices house, and that many of these bacterial agents are potentially harmful to the professional, the user and the family, and can trigger chronic degenerative diseases.
Ícones feministas e supostas ações libertárias
Authors: Silva Cintia Coelho da
Published: May 2023

O presente artigo aborda o movimento feminista sob uma ótica alternativa à habitual com o objetivo de desmistificar algumas ações supostamente libertárias realizadas por ou em nome de mulheres, sendo algumas dentre elas consideradas verdadeiros ícones do movimento. Para isso, buscou-se realizar uma investigação histórica sobre eventos relacionados à causa feminista e análise de peças publicitárias, por meio do método do Percurso Gerativo de Sentido de Greimas – resultando na constatação do uso de false flags, envolvimento da CIA, propaganda e outras ações mascaradas (cover-ups) por detrás do movimento.
Laicização nupcial
Authors: Campos Ipojucan Dias
Published: May 2023

Com o Decreto 181 de 24 de janeiro de 1890, a República laicizou o casamento e o divórcio. Todavia, o presente artigo se pôs a refletir “tão somente” acerca das influências republicana, católica e metodista desta forma de união. À vista disso, as intervenções vindouras problematizaram o quanto os deslocamentos efetivados pela República no tocante ao casamento deram combustíveis quer ao catolicismo, quer ao metodismo para cada qual, ao seu modo, desenvolver rinhas concernentes aos significados das núpcias. Contudo, nestes aspectos, há a se considerar, no que tange à laicização, que ela sempre esteve aderida às visões católicas e, por isso o conjúgio republicano, inevitavelmente, alimentou-se na seiva da celebração católica.
PENGIMPLEMENTASIAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL DI ERA SOCIETY 5.0 BAGI GURU DAN APARATUR PEMERINTAH SE KECAMATAN KEDONDONG KABUPATEN PESAWARAN
Authors: Rachmedita Valensy , Insani Marzius , M Syaiful
Published: May 2023

Kegiatan pendampingan pengimplementasian pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal di era society 5.0 bagi guru dan aparatur pemerintah Kecamatan Kedondong Kabupaten Pesawaran diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pemahaman guru selaku pendidik dan masyarakat mengenai pendidikan karakter. Pendidikan karakter merupakan salah satu program pemerintah yang menjadi salah satu program yang penting dalam dunia pendidikan. Pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal di era society 5.0 ini, guru harus mampu menyematkan pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal di dalam penyampaian materi. Namun pada kenyataannya guru masih mengalami kesulitan dalam menerapkan pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal di dalam materi pembelajaran. Oleh karena itu diperlukan pendampingan dalam pengimplementasian pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal di era society 5.0 bagi guru dan aparatur pemerintah di kecamatan Kedondong Kabupaten Pesawaran. Berdasarkan hasil kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat diperoleh bahwa Kegiatan pelatihan yang meliputi penyampaian materi oleh tim dengan menggunakan beberapa metode seperti metode tanya jawab, metode diskusi dan metode pelatihan keterampilan. Hal itu memberikan perubahan yang cukup baik mengenai wawasan guru terhadap pengimplementasian Pendidikan karakter berbasis kearifan lokal.
PENGENDALIAN MALARIA BAGI MASYARAKAT DESA GEBANG KECAMATAN TELUK PANDAN KABUPATEN PESAWARAN LAMPUNG
Authors: Setyaningrum Endah , Yulianty Yulianty , Nurcahyani Nuning , Master Jani , Hermanto Bambang , Santoso Budi
Published: May 2023

Malaria merupakan salah satu penyakit menular yang masih menjadi masalah kesehatan di Indonesia. KabupatenPesawaran, Lampung merupakan daerah endemis malaria, selama rentang waktu 5 tahun (2013-2017) termasuk daerahdengan high case insidence (HCI) karena memiliki annual parasite incidence (API) lebih dari 5‰. Upaya yangdilakukan menuju daerah bebas malaria yaitu pengendalian malaria secara terpadu. Hal ini memerlukan dataentomologi setempat terutama berkaitan dengan spesies, angka kesakitan malaria, perilaku masyarakat terhadapmalaria. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah 1) Meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentangpengendalian malaria 2) Meningkatkan ketrampilan masyarakat dalam pengenalan alat dan metode Pengendalianmalaria. Metode kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat meliputi: 1) Penyuluhan tentang Pengendalian Malaria2)Demontrasi pengenalan alat dan metode pengendalian malaria. Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan(p<0,05) tingkat pengetahuan antara sebelum dan setelah penyuluhan. Kesimpulan: Penyuluhan dapat dapatmeningkatkan pengetahuan tentang pengendalian malaria pada masyarakat Desa Gebang Kecamatan Teluk PandanKabupaten Pesawaran Lampung.
Ikääntyneiden hoitotyö – sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoiden kokemuksia simulaatio-opetuksesta ammattikorkeakoulussa
Authors: Salo Virpi , Laitila Minna , Halmesmäki Riikka
Published: May 2023

Väestön entistä nopeampi ikääntyminen haastaa sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon ja sen koulutuksen. Hoitoalan opiskelijoiden valmistaminen yhä kasvavan ikääntyvän väestön hoitoon koetaan sairaanhoitajakoulutuksessa haasteena. Tutkimuksessa analysoitiin temaattisen analyysin avulla sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoiden kokemuksia gerontologisen hoitotyön simulaatio-opetuksesta. Lisäksi kartoitettiin sitä, mitä opiskelijat arvioivat oppineensa kokonaisuudessaan gerontologisen hoitotyön opintojaksolla. Aineisto kerättiin Webropol-verkkokyselyllä hoitotyön opiskelijoilta (N=39), jotka osallistuivat simulaatioihin syksyllä 2021 ja keväällä 2022. Tulokset osoittivat, että sairaanhoitajaopiskelijat kokivat simulaatiot turvalliseksi ja realistiseksi oppimisympäristöksi, jossa myös virheiden tekeminen ja niistä oppiminen oli mahdollista. Jotkut opiskelijat kokivat ahdistusta tai pelkoa simulaatioiden yhteydessä. Simulaatioiden tekniseen toteutukseen ja opiskelijoiden huolelliseen valmisteluun tulee kiinnittää huomiota. On tärkeää varmistaa simulaatiopedagogiikan ja erilaisten simulaatio-opetukseen liittyvien työvälineiden osaaminen. Simulaatio-opetusta tulisi kehittää edelleen huomioiden oppilaiden tunteiden, stressin ja jännityksen vaikutus oppimiseen. Hyvä valmistautuminen ja suunnittelu voivat auttaa opiskelijoita orientoitumaan simulaatioon ja siten mahdollisesti vähentämään siihen kohdistuvaa stressiä ja jännitystä.
Gerontological nursing – Nursing students experiences of simulation teaching in a University of Applied Sciences
The population is aging much faster than before, which challenges social and health care and its education. Preparing nursing students to care for the increasing aging population is seen as a challenge in nursing education. In this research, nursing students’ experiences of gerontological nursing simulation teaching are analyzed using thematic analysis. In addition, the contents of simulation teaching in gerontological nursing are examined. The data was collected from nursing students (N=39) who participated in the simulations in autumn 2021 and spring 2022 using the Webropol online survey. The results showed that the nursing students experienced the simulations as a safe and realistic learning environment, where it was also possible to make mistakes and learn from them. Some students experienced anxiety or fear during the simulations. It is important to pay attention to the technical implementation of the simulations and the careful preparation of the students. It is important to ensure knowledge of simulation pedagogy and various tools related to simulation teaching. Simulation teaching should be developed further, taking into account the effect of students’ emotions, stress and tension on learning. Good preparation and planning can help students orient themselves to the simulation and thus potentially reduce the stress and tension associated with it.
Development Of Android-Based PLS.Edu Application Content On Community Education Innovation Materials
Authors: Nurrizalia Mega , Nengsih Yanti Karmila , Andriani Dian Sri , Shomedran Shomedran
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this research is to develop and determine the validity and practicality of the content of public education innovation materials on the Android-based PLS.edu application in the Public Education Study Program, FKIP Sriwijaya University. The research method used is research and development using the ADDIE development model with the research subject being 5th semester students who take the Diffusion of Educational Innovation course. The results showed that the validation results obtained a feasibility value by material experts by 78%, linguists by 52% and media experts by 84%. Furthermore, based on the results of product practicality trials, namely individual trials, the feasibility score was 82.67 % and small group trials were 86.40 %. So that the overall average percentage of eligibility is 76.61 with "Good" criteria. These results indicate that the content of public education innovation material on the Android-based PLS.edu application developed in this study is valid and practical so that it is declared feasible to be used in learning.Keywords: Content development, Community education innovation, Android
Community Empowerment Through Fresh Water Fish Cultivation Competence In Kabupaten Srono
Authors: Rozi Muhamad Fahrur , Sunarti Vevi , Husnul Hayati Ridha , Petal Hia Sentri
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze the use of media literacy in freshwater fish farming in the Srono sub-district, Banyuwangi regency. This research was conducted in Srono District, Banyuwangi Regency using a quantitative approach to multiple linear regression analysis, then the data were analyzed descriptively. Collecting research data by distributing questionnaires prepared by researchers and has been tested for validity and reliability. The population in the study were 305 households that owned fish ponds. The research sample was taken using the disproportionate stratified random sampling technique, a sample of 75 respondents, the sample was drawn using the slovin formula. The results of this study are the utilization of community empowerment through freshwater fish cultivation competence in Kabupaten Srono starting from; instilling a sense of confidence and values in developing oneself, developing skills in the form of community expertise in cultivating fresh fish, maintain the emotional community in cultivating freshwater fish, forming individual social personalities in a prosperous society, developing self-motivation, developing community intellectual abilities, developing organizational culture in maintaining and nurturing members organization.
The Effectiveness of Facebook Social Media With The Icare Model Based on Authentic Learning in Social Subjects in Middle Schools
Authors: Hidayati Abna
Published: May 2023

Permasalahan dalam mata pelajaran social saat ini tidak mengacu kepada situasi real atau nyata di lapangan, sehingga kurang bermakna bagi peserta didik. Sementara salah satu tujuan dalam mata pelajaran ini adalah peserta didik mampu mengaitkan topik materi dengan lingkungan yang ada di sekitarnya. Tujuan penelitian adalah menemukan efektivitas media social facebook dengan model ICARE berbasis authentic. Metode penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dalam bentuk quasy experiment. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah siswa SMP kelas VII sebanyak 232 orang dengan sampel dua kelas dengan jumlah siswa masing-masing 28 orang. Sampel diambil secara purposive. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat efektivitas media social dengan model ICARE berbasis authentic pada mata pelajaran social di sekolah menengah. Hasil analisis menunjukkan uji t diperoleh thitung 3,234 sedangkan ttabel pada α 0,05 adalah 2,000. Jika dibandingkan, maka thitung lebih besar dari ttabel yaitu 3,234 > 2,000. Berdasarkan uraian di atas disimpulkan media social facebook dengan menggunakan model ICARE berbasis authentic efektif untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar social siswa di sekolah menengah.
Assessment for University Classroom Climate Improvement in Indonesia
Authors: Hadiyanto Hadiyanto , Safrudin Abd Jabar Cepi , Trihantoyo Sunu , Zulaikha Zulaikha , Febrianti Sari
Published: May 2023

Improving classroom climate is an effort to enhance the quality of education on a micro scale that needs to be encouraged for lecturers in tertiary education. Several tertiary classroom climate instruments have been developed in English, for example the Colleges and Universities Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI), What is Happening in this Class (WIHIC), and have been translated into several languages. The University Classroom Climate Inventory (UCCI) is a classroom climate instrument which was developed and adapted in Bahasa Indonesia based on the English classroom climate instrument. To obtain information about a conducive classroom climate in Indonesia, it is necessary to assess the difference between actual and preferred classroom climate in some universities. The sample of the study was 400 students of Universitas Negeri Padang, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Public Islamic University of Sutan Syarif Kasim Pekanbaru, and Public Islamic Institute of Kerinci, Indonesia.  The result of the study shows that there was a significant difference between the actual and the preferred climate, which mean that there is a need to make better classroom climate in for these universities.
Blended Learning Model in Partnership of PAUD Institution With Family Through Parenting Class in Developing The Potential of Early Children
Authors: Putri Lili Dasa , Kamil Mustofa , Hatimah Ihat , S. Ardiwinata Jajat
Published: May 2023

Development of a partnership model for PAUD institutions with families in developing the potential of early childhood. The model development carried out is a blended learning-based partnership. The purpose of this study was to develop a partnership model for PAUD institutions and families in developing the potential of early childhood based on blended learning to increase the knowledge, attitudes and skills of parents in developing the potential of children according to their age. PAUD institution partnerships with families are carried out in the form of parenting classes. Partnerships are carried out using online (online) and offline (offline) strategies. In this study, researchers used the Research and Development (R&D) method through preliminary study stages by observing, developing media designs, validating, limited trials, media revisions, wider trials. Sources of data from this study included parents, PAUD educators and PAUD managers. The results of the study show that the partnership model for PAUD institutions and families based on blended learning is effective in increasing the knowledge, attitude, and skills of parents in developing the potential of early childhood. This decision was based on the results of data analysis using the T-test using SPSS which concluded that the data taken had significant differences between the pretest and posttest. The results of this study become recommendations in developing partnership programs that can be applied to other PAUD institutions.
The Development of Mathematical Problems in the Context of the Bangka Belitung Traditional House to Train Mathematical Communication Skills
Authors: Zananti Selvy , Wafiqoh Risnina , Vebrian Rajab
Published: May 2023

The problem that is currently happening is that students' mathematical communication skills are still low. Based on the review where students were given questions, students were not able to make a mathematical model as a solution to solve the problem. So, this research was conducted to find out the characteristics of valid and practical mathematical questions using the context of the Bangka Belitung traditional house. The research and development model used in this study is the Borg and Gall development model. The subjects in this study were students of class VII at one of the Pangkalpinang State Middle Schools, with 40 students, consisting of 9 students in class VII B and 31 students in class VII C. Data collection techniques were conducted by interviews and questionnaires. The data analysis techniques used are descriptive quantitative and descriptive qualitative. This study develops questions with the characteristics that have been developed according to mathematical communication indicators, using the context of the Bangka Belitung traditional house, and planes.
The Impact of Window-Shopping Strategy towards Students’ Score on Topic of Linear Equations of Two Variables
Authors: Hesti Filmiari  , Ramadoni  , Dewi Yuliana Fitri
Published: May 2023

This research is motivated by the low scores of students in learning mathematics. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of applying the window shopping learning model to the learning outcomes of class VIII students of SMP Negeri 29 Sijunjung. This type of research is experimental research with a quantitative approach. As a result, the class with the window shopping learning model has an average of 61.14 and the class with the conventional learning model has an average of 43.04. The results of testing the hypothesis obtained tcount = 2.3569 and ttable = 1.7056, where tcount > ttable, so the hypothesis is accepted. It can be concluded that the application of the window shopping learning model affects the learning outcomes of Class VIII students of SMP Negeri 29 Sijunjung.
THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA OF NEWBORNS: RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM CARL-GUSTAV-CARUS (DRESDEN, GERMANY)
Authors: Rüdiger Mario , Babintseva A. , Hodovanets Y.
Published: May 2023

Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a modern standard of care for newborns with gestational age ≥36 weeks who have moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. The introduction of TH is based on evidence-based medicine, and multiple randomized controlled trials confirm its efficiency in significantly reducing the risk of death or severe infant disability. Recent practice emphasizes the vital importance of clearly defined protocols for TH and its use in neonatal care settings with facilities for multidisciplinary care and adequate resources for comprehensive monitoring and treatment.The article reports on the local protocol of TH in the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Hospital at Carl-Gustav-Carus at the Technical University Dresden (Dresden, Germany). TH is administered to newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy who were born at a gestational age of ≥ 36+0 weeks, are less than 6 hours old and have no signs of massive intracranial hemorrhage. Exclusion criteria are threat to life, congenital malformations, severe intracranial hemorrhage and poor prognosis. Whole-body cooling to an internal body temperature of 33.5°C is preferred. The cooling period is 72 hours, with warming at a rate of 0.2°C per hour, followed by normothermia over the next 48 hours.Comprehensive assessment of the infant's status includes the Thompson score, amplitude and standard electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, control of blood coagulation, acid-base status and blood gases, etc. Follow-up therapy is aimed at providing adequate ventilatory support to prevent hypocapnia, sufficient fluid supply, effective analgesia and anticonvulsant therapy, etc. Emphasis is placed on the need for further cathemnestic monitoring of infants who underwent TH.
Demokrasi di Mata Anak Muda: Studi Representasi Sosial
Authors: Hartoko Victorius Didik Suryo
Published: May 2023

How do young people understand democracy? This study tries to find out the ideas of young people about democracy and its basic structure using the Social Representation approach. Young people aged between 17 to 33 years (N = 237 people) participated in this study. Data collection was carried out using a survey technique by asking them what they thought about democracy and what values they saw as the basic values of democracy. The three main ideas of young people about democracy are freedom of opinion (63.98%), plurality and equality (62.03%) and justice (48.52%). These three ideas are basic values for the formation of assertive citizens and at the same time reflect the need for young people to be independent and participate. Multidimensional scaling statistical techniques are used to summarize and capture the basic structure of 13 ideas about democracy. There are two main dimensions found. The first dimension describes democracy as a tension between the ideas of liberal democracy (freedom of opinion and equality-plurality) and the idea of integralism (prosperity, unity, law and order, responsibility and honesty). The second dimension describes democracy as the tension between the principles of justice and the principles of people's sovereignty (people's sovereignty, deliberations, general elections and togetherness). These two dimensions may reflect the history of the democratic experience of the Indonesian people who have experienced various trials of applying different ideas about democracy.
An Analysis Of Sharia Financial Literacy And Sharia Financial Inclusion In The Village Program Continuity (A Case Study of the Women Farmers Group of Puspa Mandiri in Gunungkarang Village, Bobotsari District, Purbalingga Regency)
Authors: Norailis Ab. Wahab  , Yoiz Shofwa Shafrani  , Desi Latifah
Published: May 2023

The Women Farmers Group of Puspa Mandiri is a village program that aims to increase women's empowerment in Gunungkarang Village, Bobotsari District, Purbalingga Regency. In this group tfarmerhere are several problems such as the frequent errors in writing the nominal in financial statements and the lack of capital for managing crop yields. These two problems are related to the level of financial literacy and Sharia financial inclusion. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the level of financial literacy and Sharia financial inclusion in the Women Farmers Group of Puspa Mandiri. This research is included as a field research using a quantitative descriptive approach. The variables in this study are financial literacy and Sharia financial inclusion. The main instrument in this study is in the form of a questionnaire which was distributed to 23 respondents. The research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of calculating the index of each variable are then categorized according to the analysis using descriptive percentage table. The results show that the level of Sharia financial literacy in the Women Farmers Group of Puspa Mandiri was in the medium category (61.35%) and the Sharia financial inclusion was in the low category (29.92%). The problems that arise are related to the level of Sharia financial literacy and the inclusion of Sharia finance in Women Farmers Group or Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) which can threaten the sustainability of the Gunungkarang Village program.
Examining the Admissibility or Otherwise of Evidence Generated from Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Test as Means of Proof of Zina Under Islamic Law
Authors: Abikan Yahaya Ibrahim
Published: May 2023

This article examines the admissibility of evidence generated from CCTV and DNA tests as a means of proving adultery according to Islamic Law with a critical and argumentative study. This article reveals that hadd punishment cannot be imposed based on evidence generated from CCTV and DNA tests because the admission of such evidence will erode and neutralize the Qur'anic requirement of four reliable eyewitnesses before punishment. On the other hand, such evidence cannot be used to replace the provisions of the Qur'an and Sunnah because they are circumstantial and therefore subject to doubt. The author's main finding is that the only acceptable evidence for adultery is that prescribed by the Qur'ān or Sunnah, namely the oral testimony of four reliable eyewitnesses and confession. The article recommends that evidence generated from CCTV and DNA tests should be good evidence and equally admissible in all non-hudud offenses especially when there is no human interference or interruption tainting or affecting the evidence.