bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Review and decision support of options for the removal, treatment and disposal of stormwater sediments
Authors: Koumoulas Panagiotis
Published: May 2021

Stormwater management (SWM) ponds are a widely used option to control runoff, decrease flooding potential, reduce erosion rates in receiving waters and improve water quality. Although dredging and disposal are accepted practices, there is a need to consider alternative removal techniques, since 1) overall costs for a single pond can be substantial, and 2) a large number of ponds are approaching their operational capacity. It is evident that numerous remedial and beneficial reuse options are more economically viable and environmentally stable than current options. The intent of the current research was to develop guidance for municipalities and operators when faced with contaminated stormwater sediments. This paper presents a review of potential removal, treatment, disposal and beneficial use options and offers a simple decision support methodology to aid in the selection of options.
The "good" mother: experiences of Canadian adolescent mothers living in rural communities
Authors: Campbell Karen
Published: May 2021

Adolescent mothers and their children are at risk for suboptimal health outcomes making adolescent motherhood a public health concern. However, the experiences of rural-living adolescent mothers are not well understood. Using Lieblich, Tuval-Mahiach, and Zilber's (1998) narrative methodology approach, the experiential accounts of three rural-living adolescent mothers was explored. Reflecting Goffman's (1959) presentation of self, the findings of this study revealed how adolescent mothers attempted to construct and present their notion of being a good mother, while coping with complicating rural factors. The need to present as a good mother, the lack of anonymity associated with rural living, and geographical barriers had particular implications for the way in which adolescent mothers access and use professional and personal supports. Maintaining relationships with the infants' fathers, even when that relationship exhibited unhealthy characteristics, was important for study participants. Implications for practice, education, and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Investigation of creep and fatigue in high temperature polymer matrix composites using a micromechanical approach
Authors: Sayyidmousavi Alireza
Published: May 2021

Polymer matrix composites (PMC’s) are widely used in critical aerospace structures due to their numerous advantageous mechanical properties. Recently, PMC’s have been considered for high temperature applications where viscoelasticity arising from the time dependent nature of the polymer matrix becomes an important consideration. This inherent viscoelasticity can significantly influence deformation, strength and failure response of these materials under different loading modes and environmental factors. With a potentially large number of plies of different fiber directions and
perhaps material properties, determining a fatigue failure criterion of any degree of generality through experiments only, may seem to be an unrealistic task. This difficult situation may be mitigated through the development of suitable theoretical micro or macro mechanical models that are founded on considering the fatigue failure of the constituting laminas. The micro‐approach provides a detailed examination of the individual failure modes in each of the constituent materials i.e. fiber, matrix. In this work, a micromechanical approach is used to study the role of viscoelasticity on the fatigue behavior of polymer matrix composites. In particular, the study examines the interaction of fatigue and creep in polymer matrix composites. The matrix phase is modeled as a vicoelastic material using Schapery’s single integral constitutive equation. Taking viscoelsticity into account allows the study of creep strain evolution during the fatigue loading. The fatigue failure criterion is expressed in terms of the fatigue failure functions of the constituent materials. The micromechanical model is also used to calculate these fatigue failure functions from the knowledge of the S‐N diagrams of the composite material in longitudinal, transverse and shear loadings thus eliminating the need for any further
experimentation. Unlike the previous works, the present study can distinguish between the strain evolution due to fatigue and creep. The results can clearly show the contribution made by the effect of viscoelasticity to the total strain evolution during the fatigue life of the specimen. Although the effect of viscoelsticity is found to increase with temperature, its contribution to strain development during fatigue is compromised by the shorter life of the specimen when compared to lower temperatures.
Power system protection
Authors: Naik Ankitkumar
Published: May 2021

This report provides review of importance of power system protection and presents different techniques available in practical situations. The material provided in this report is available online on different resources. Moreover, this report examines different types of faults in power system and discusses the consequences of the faults. Moreover, it also talks about different methods of protection schemes applied for various faults occurred on power system equipment such as transformer, generator, bus, transmission and distribution lines and motors. Furthermore, different relaying techniques are also discussed briefly which are used extensively throughout the report for explaining the importance of these techniques in fault detection and damage prevention. SKM power tool is used for simulation purpose. The simulation result are displayed and explained. Moreover, short circuit calculation and equipment selection method is also discussed in this report.
Cellular uptake and toxicity of gold nanoparticles in a tumor-like (hypoxic) environment
Authors: Neshatian Mehrnoosh
Published: May 2021

Cancer cells deprived adequate oxygen tension, are called hypoxic cells. Hypoxic shows resistance to both chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. On the other hand gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) are being used as promising agents in cancer therapy. GNPs can be used as radiosensitizer and drug carrier agents. It also has been show that uptake of GNPs in normal oxygenated (normoxic) cancer cells is maximum for 50 nm GNPs. However, it is important to know the variation in GNPs uptake and toxicity of 50 nm particles in a tumor-like (hypoxic) environment. Hence, we have investigated toxicity and uptake of 50 nm GNPs in hypoxic cancer cells.
MCF-7 (breast cancer cell line) and HeLa (cervical cancer cell line), were used in this study. The results of this study showed that uptake of GNPs in hypoxic cells were dependent on the exposure duration to hypoxic conditions. Cancer cells under prolong hypoxia showed highest GNP uptake.
Kineto-elastic analysis of modular robot systems with component model updating
Authors: Mohamed Richard P.
Published: May 2021

This dissertation describes the kineto-elastic analysis and component structural dynamic model updating of serial modular reconfigurable robots (MRRs). In general, kineto-elastic analysis is concerned with the structural vibrations, elastic deflections, and torque transmissions of robots which undergo motion from one pose (position and orientation) to another. This work focuses on the kineto-elastic analysis of MRRs undergoing low-speed quasi-static motion. When determining an MRR's payload capacity, or designing MRR modules, the main difficulty is the large number of module configurations and the infinite number of poses within each configuration. Also, the kineto-elastic models of MRRs can become quite large with an increasing number of modules, thereby increasing the numerical complexity. Furthermore, the analytical models of individual MRR components may contain uncertainties, such as unknown stiffness and material parameters, which may lead to large errors for assembled MRR models.
To alleviate these issues, a new framework was developed for the kineto-elastic analysis of MRR modules with an emphasis on assessing the worst-case poses. First, a combinatory search method was presented to reduce the computational burdens associated with determining the maximum payload capacity, and performing the module stiffness designs. This involved identifying the worst-case configuration and pose amongst a large number of configurations and infinite number of poses. Afterwards, it was demonstrated that the determination of an MRR's payload capacity, as well as the module stiffness designs, can be performed at the worst-case pose and configuration to satisfy a global set of kineto-elastic performance requirements for all remaining configurations. Next, a new component mode synthesis (CMS) model with fixed-free component boundaries was developed to reduce the sizes of kineto-elastic models, mimic natural link-joint connectivity, and allow experimental tests of joint modules in multiple poses to enable test-analysis model correlation. Finally, a novel method was created to update the uncertain model parameters of joint and link modules using frequency response data from component vibration tests in multiple poses (including the worst cases), with boundary conditions matching those from the CMS models. This procedure can completely avoid testing an entire assembly to perform model updating, and can provide accurate updated model results in any assembly pose.
The usability of a visual, flow-based programming environment for non-programmers
Authors: Shubair Alia  H
Published: May 2021

Living with “Big Data” gives us the advantage of being able to exploit this wealth of data sources and derive useful insights to make better decisions, enhance productivity, and optimize resources. However, this advantage is limited to a small group of professionals, with the rest of the population unable to access this data. Lack of support for non-professionals creates the need for data manipulation tools to support all sectors of society without acquiring complex technical skills.
“Kit” is a visual flow-based programming environment that aims to facilitate manipulation and visualization for all citizens, particularly non-programmers, enabling them to have hands on data in an easy manner.
This study evaluates Kit’s usability by having non-programmers involved in various evaluation activities to assess their ability to solve data-related problems using a prototype of the environment. The results provided useful insights to improve the design of data manipulation tools aiming to support non-programmers
Context-aware resource allocation and scheduling of hybrid mobile cloud
Authors: Ghouma Hager  M.
Published: May 2021

Cloud services can compensate for the resource constraints of mobile devices. However, challenges of utilizing the cloud service by mobile users arise from inherent characteristics such as user mobility and device energy. In this paper, we propose a scheme to monitor the energy level and communication quality as a part of a mobile user context information, and develop a resource allocation and scheduling scheme to adapt to the context changes by exploiting the slack time. The objective is to reduce the execution cost of the jobs while meeting the jobs deadlines set by the users. We developed Simulated Annealing based resource allocation algorithm and Earliest Deadline First scheduling. Simulation of our scheme using CloudSim and synthetic workload based on Google Cluster Traces shows benefits in reducing execution cost and improving resource utilization.
Enhanced uptake of polyethylene glycol coated gold nanoparticles for improved therapeutics
Authors: Cruje Charmainne
Published: May 2021

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) has promoted the prospective cancer treatment applications of gold nanoparticles (GNPs). PEG is widely used in providing GNPs with stealth properties, hence prolonging blood circulation times. GNPs coated with PEG (PEG-GNPs) take advantage of the enhanced permeability and retention effect in tumor environments, making them suitable for targeted treatment. The cellular uptake of PEG-GNPs is significantly lower than uncoated GNPs in vitro. PEG minimizes PEG-GNP interaction with ligands that mediate cancer cell uptake, causing reduced GNP uptake in comparison to uncoated GNP. As intracellular localization of GNPs maximizes its therapeutic enhancement, there is a need to improve the uptake of PEG-GNPs. To improve cell entry, receptor mediated endocytosis peptides were conjugated with PEG-GNPs of varying core sizes. Spherical GNPs of diameters 14, 50 and 70 nm with a PEG chain length of 2 kDa were used to determine a preferred core size for uptake in vitro in HeLa and MDA-MB-231 cells. A preliminary study using surface-modified GNPs as a radiosensitizer to a megavoltage clinical photon beam was done to assess its therapeutic application.
Time-mode signal processing and application in ΔΣ ADC design
Authors: Zhu Guangyu
Published: May 2021

An all-digitally implemented 1st order and a 2nd order time-mode ΔΣ ADCs are proposed and presented in this dissertation. Each proposed ΔΣ ADC consists of a voltage-to- time integration converter, a seven-stage gated ring oscillator functioning as a 3-bit quantizer, and a 7-stage digital differentiator that provides noise-shaping and frequency feedback. The 2nd order architecture differs from the 1st order by cascading two digital differentiators. The 2nd order design improves noise-shaping characteristic and SNDR. However it does not effectively suppress the harmonic tones due to the non-linear effect of the circuit components. Thus a detailed analysis of the nonlinear characteristics of the modulator is conducted. Designed in IBM 130 nm 1.2 V CMOS technology and with a 100 kHz 100 mV input, the 1st order time-mode ΔΣ ADC exhibits an SNDR of 45.5 dB over 0.4 MHz bandwidth with power dissipation of 1.1mW. In comparison, the 2nd order ADC provides 54.8 dB SNDR, which equivalently offers an ENOB of 8.8 and it consumes 1.45 mW RMS power. The figure- of-merit of the 2nd order time-mode ΔΣ ADC is 407 pJ/step. Since the order of the system cannot be increased by simply cascading more differentiator stages, a time-mode ΔΣ ADC architecture employing a time-mode loop filter is suggested in the last chapter. Several key building blocks including a time amplifier, time register and time adder for implementing such a loop filter are presented. The time amplifier has an input dynamic range of 50ps and provides a gain of 20. The implemented time register has a dynamic range of 5ns and a peak error of 2% over the 5ns full scale. The time adder remains high accuracy as long as the input time difference is no greater than 1:6ns.
Acoustic Characteristics of Microbubbles: Effect of Acoustic Pressure and Pulse Duration
Authors: Subedi Laxman
Published: May 2021

The acoustic mechanism of ultrasound- Microbubble (MB) mediated sonoporation enhanced permeability of cell membranes has been associated with inertial and stable cavitations. The main objective of this study was to characterise acoustic behaviour of MB, under varying acoustic pressure and pulse duration using passive cavitation detection(PCD) technique. MBs were exposed to 1 MHz ultrasound pulse at varying acoustic pressure (0-1.5 MPa), pulse duration (5-30μs) at pulse repetition frequency of 1 KHz for insonation time of 1 second. The cavitation phenomena of MBs were detected passively using two transducers at center frequencies of 0.5 and 2.25 MHz. The MB acoustic response was characterised using FFT algorithm and cavitation dose method. Results indicated that the nonlinear oscillation of MBs increased with PNP and pulse duration. The integrated cavitation dose (ICD) increased with acoustic pressure and decreased with pulse duration. Definity MB showed greater ICD than Artenga MB.
Study of power line communication modems for automotive communication networks
Authors: Nisbet Peter
Published: May 2021

Power line communication (PLC) technology has become very attractive in the automotive sector. As vehicle manufacturers aim to produce vehicles with improved fuel economy, comfort and technology, they are limited by current vehicle communication networks due to increased bulk and complexity. PLC technology has been suggested as a solution for this issue by utilizing existing power wires as a communication channel. However reliability is a big challenge with PLC technology, especially with critical systems such as braking, steering and engine control. This thesis studies the feasibility, reliability and possible improvements of PLC for controlling vehicle subsystems such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In order to determine feasibility, several modems were examined for cost and ease of implementation. After selecting a modem solution, the PLC prototype modem was tested on an HVAC system test bed to control various fans, blowers and pumps over a DC power line. The PLC solution was then tested using a 2003 Ford Focus ZTS and a 2011 Ford Edge SE. The tests consisted of repeatedly sending a code from a transmitter connected to the vehicle battery while a receiver was connected to a power port inside the vehicle. The tests were run in several vehicle states e.g. Off, electronics on engine off and engine idle. The results from the tests showed that communication can be established over a vehicle power line with reasonable cost and ease. However reliability of the proposed solution needs to be improved before it can be implemented in vehicles. To improve performance of the proposed PLC solution, an impedance matching network for PLC was proposed. From current research an adaptive matching network utilizing active inductors and capacitor banks was designed and simulated. The designed matching network was simulated with several different automotive loads such as a vehicle battery and various lights. Simulations results showed the proposed matching network was capable of matching impedances with all the simulated automotive loads. When the circuit was built up and tested, there were issues with stability and cost of construction. The results show that more work needs to be done before PLC can become a suitable solution in vehicle communication network. With improvements such as impedance matching, line drive ability and robust modulation schemes, it won't be long before PLC will be a viable vehicle network solution.
A Recommendation Model for Energy-Efficient Data Mining Services Based on Data Properties
Authors: Al-Zanbouri Zainab
Published: May 2021

Currently, there is a big increase in the usage of data analytics applications and services because of the growth in the data produced from different sources. The QoS properties such as response time and latency of these services are important factors to decide which services to select. As a result of IT expansion, energy consumption has become a big issue. Therefore, establishing a QoS-based web service recommender system that considers energy consumption as one of the essential QoS properties represents a significant step towards selecting the energy efficient web services.

This dissertation presents an experimental study on energy consumption levels and latency behavior collected from a set of data mining web services running on different datasets. Our study shows that there is a strong relation between the dataset properties and the QoS properties. Based on the findings from this study, a recommender system is built which considers three dimensions (user, service, dataset). The energy consumption values of candidate services invoked by specific users can be predicted for a given dataset. Afterwards, these services can be ranked according to their predicted energy values and presented to users.

We propose three approaches to build our recommender system and we treat it as a context-aware recommendation problem. The dataset is considered as contextual information and we use a context-aware matrix factorization model to predict energy values. In the first approach, we adopt the pre-filtering model where the contextual information serves as a query for filtering relevant rating data. In the second approach, we propose a new method for the pre-filtering implementation. Finally, in the last approach, we adopt the contextual modeling method and we explore different ways of representing dataset information as contextual factors to investigate their impacts on the recommendation accuracy.

We compare the proposed approaches with the baseline approaches and the results show the effectiveness of the proposed ones. Also, we compare the performance of the three approaches to discover the best-fit approach when being measured using different metrics. Both prediction and recommendation accuracy of the proposed approaches are significantly better than the baseline models.
Biomechanical assessment of composite versus metallic intramedullary nailing system in femoral shaft fractures: A finite element study
Authors: Samiezadeh Saeid , Avval Pouria Tavakkoli , Fawaz Zouheir , Bougherara Habiba
Published: May 2021

Background: Intramedullary nails are the primary choice for treating long bone fractures. However, complications following nail surgery including non-union, delayed union, and fracture of the bone or the implant still exist. Reducing nail stiffness while still maintaining sufficient stability seems to be the ideal solution to overcome the above mentioned complications. Methods: In this study, a new hybrid concept for nails made of carbon fibers/ fl ax/epoxy was developed in order to reduce stress shielding. The mechanical performance of this new implant in terms of fracture stability and load sharing was assessed using a comprehensive non-linear FE model. This model considers several mechanical factors in nine fracture configurations at immediately post-operative, and in the healed bone stages. Results: Post-operative results showed that the hybrid composite nail increases the average normal force at the fracture site by 319.23 N ( P b 0.05), and the mean stress in the vicinity of fracture by 2.11 MPa ( P b 0.05) at 45% gait cycle, while only 0.33 mm and 0.39 mm ( P b 0.05) increases in the fracture opening and the fragments' shear movement were observed. The healed bone results revealed that implantation of the titanium nail caused 20.2% reduction in bone stiffness, while the composite nail lowered the stiffness by 11.8% as compared to an intact femur. Interpretation: Our results suggest that the composite nail can provide a preferred mechanical environment for healing, particularly in transverse shaft fractures. This may help bioengineers better understand the biomechanics of fracture healing, and aid in the design of effective implants.
Nursing informatics and coaching based interventions: a protocol for delivery
Authors: Fredericks Suzanne
Published: May 2021

Coaching is a motivational approach often used to encourage the implementation of self-management educational instruction. It encompasses the processing, management, and retrieval of information. Coaching is not a common interaction routinely used in nursing care. This may be due to unfamiliarity with the interaction and/or lack of understanding of how to engage in coaching behaviours within the clinical setting. The purpose of this discursive paper was to present a detailed, step-by-step description of a protocol for delivering a coaching based intervention to patients following heart surgery and to discuss the process of delivering such interventions via nursing informatics. Conclusions drawn from this paper suggest that in order to enhance the application of technology in the delivery of coaching or support based interactions in the cardiovascular surgical environment, continued investigation to assess patients’ needs for technology and desirability to use technology as a tool to assist in their post-operative recovery experience is needed.
Designing a cardiovascular surgical web-based patient education intervention: A discussion paper.
Authors: Fredericks Suzanne , Martorella Géraldine , Newman Erone , Swart B.
Published: May 2021

The effectiveness of written education materials have been examined across the cardiovascular surgical setting. Inconsistent findings have indicated minimal changes to patient outcomes. The absence of significant findings may be due to the lack of control patients have over the frequency in which they can access information, the amount and type of content they are able to peruse, and the actual time the materials can be reviewed. A complement to in-hospital patient educational interventions is web-based patient education, accessed during the home discharge period. This discursive paper presents a summary of a planned web-based patient education intervention that has been designed for use by a predominantly elderly population. In particular, modifications to account for reduced visibility, decreased hearing, and onset of physical impairment are discussed.
Silica-Based and Borate-Based, Titania-Containing Bioactive Coatings Characterization: Critical Strain Energy Release Rate, Residual Stresses, Hardness, and Thermal Expansion
Authors: Rodríguez Omar , Matinmanesh Ali , Phull Sunjeev , Schemitsch Emil H. , Zalzal Paul , Clarkin Owen M. , Papini Marcello , Towler Mark R.
Published: May 2021

Silica-based and borate-based glass series, with increasing amounts of TiO2 incorporated, are characterized in terms of their mechanical properties relevant to their use as metallic coating materials. It is observed that borate-based glasses exhibit CTE (Coefficient of Thermal Expansion) closer to the substrate’s (Ti6Al4V) CTE, translating into higher mode I critical strain energy release rates of glasses and compressive residual stresses and strains at the coating/substrate interface, outperforming the silica-based glasses counterparts. An increase in the content of TiO2 in the glasses results in an increase in the mode I critical strain energy release rate for both the bulk glass and for the coating/substrate system, proving that the addition of TiO2 to the glass structure enhances its toughness, while decreasing its bulk hardness. Borate-based glass BRT3, with 15 mol % TiO2 incorporated, exhibits superior properties overall compared to the other proposed glasses in this work, as well as 45S5 Bioglass® and Pyrex.
Swept to the Shores: An Analysis of Crisis Response Strategies by Canadian Political Leaders in the Aylan Kurdi Crisis
Authors: Siddiqi Sara
Published: May 2021

Motivation: This MRP explored Stephen Harper and Chris Alexander’s responses to the Aylan Kurdi crisis Canada faced in September 2015. Aylan Kurdi, a three-year old boy, was found dead and photographed on the Turkish shore, close to where he drowned on September 2, 2015. Tima Kurdi, Aylan Kurdi’s aunt, told the media that the family had been trying to come to Canada through a G5 sponsorship agreement but had been denied entry by the Canadian government. Alexander and the Canadian government were criticized – and a crisis resulted. The crisis was particularly important as it came forward during the 2015 Canadian election, when the Conservative government’s refugee policies gained increasing attention. Arguably, this impacted professional image and reputation, as well as Canada’s national reputation. Purpose: The purpose of this MRP is to identify the types of image repair strategies Chris Alexander and Stephen Harper used to respond to the crisis in terms of both professional and national reputation. Methods: Two video responses were selected for examination; they were representative of Harper’s and Alexander’s initial responses to the Aylan Kurdi Crisis. The videos were chosen based on frequency of words such as: crisis, apologize, tragedy, failure, action, and blame. These words have come up frequently in the literature review conducted for this MRP. A content analysis was conducted for this MRP. Both videos were transcribed and coded to determine the types of crisis response strategies used by these leaders. The strategies examined are categorized into four types: denial, evasion of responsibility, reducing offensiveness, and mortification. Descriptors for each category (or sub-strategies under each category) included shifting the blame, defeasibility, bolstering, and apology. All 15 descriptors were drawn from the works of Coombs and Benoit (based on Image Repair Theory and Situational Crisis Communication Theory). To quantify percentages, the entire numbers of crisis responses were divided the number of times a particular crisis response strategy was used. Results: Results indicated that both Harper and Alexander used crisis response strategies of reducing offensiveness, denial, evasion of responsibility, and mortification. Both leaders mainly focused on reducing offensiveness in terms of transcendence, bolstering, corrective action, and performance history. Through an analysis of their responses, it was evident that both leaders addressed Canada’s national reputation. Conclusion: The findings of this MRP present a key area for further exploration in crisis communication: how nations use image repair strategies to restore a tarnished image.
Development of an Intravascular Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Technique for Neurovascular Applications
Authors: Vuong Barry
Published: May 2021

The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm can cause spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and result in sudden death. A large portion of intracranial aneurysms occurs near the center of the head, at the skull base, which poses significant technical challenge to neurosurgeons due to limited accessibility. The utilization of angiography is prominent during the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. However, malapposition of stent or incomplete packing of the intracranial aneurysm can be difficult to assess with angiography, and could lead to severe postoperative complications. As a result, angiography may not be sufficient in determining the risk of rupture as the compensatory mechanisms are known to occur at the microstructural level due to the local hemodynamics in the arterial lumen, as well as in evaluating the intraoperative treatment. In this work, we describe a method for assessing intracranial aneurysm through the evaluation of blood flow within the lumen and morphological structures of the arterial wall with optical coherence tomography (OCT). Sterile intravascular fiber-optic catheters can be introduced in the artery to detect blood flow. Prior to this work, limited investigations of catheter based Doppler OCT (DOCT) were reported. A novel signal processing technique was developed to further reduce the effect of Doppler noise within a catheter based DOCT system. This technique consisted of splitting the interferogram of an OCT signal prior to estimating the Doppler shift. This split spectrum DOCT (ssDOCT) method was evaluated through flow models and porcine models, as well as through the correlation between ssDOCT algorithm and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models. It was observed that ssDOCT provided improved Doppler artefact suppression over the conventional DOCT technique. ssDOCT also provided the ability to estimate lower velocities within the DOCT image to measure the hemodynamic patterns around stent struts in both the internal carotid and patient specific flow phantoms. An OCT imaging study was also conducted consisting of surgically resected human intracranial aneurysms. Further enhancement of the detection of these key morphological structures was demonstrated by an optical-attenuation imaging variant of OCT. The presented techniques could provide further insights to the cause of intracranial aneurysm rupture and vascular healing mechanisms.
The influence of country of origin on engagement in self-care behaviours following heart surgery: A descriptive correlational study.
Authors: Fredericks Suzanne
Published: May 2021

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine if an individual’s country of origin influenced performance of self-care behaviours after heart surgery.
Background: Patients are required to perform self-care behaviours following cardiovascular surgery. Usual care encompasses a patient education initiative that addresses self-care behaviour performance. Within Canada, current heart surgery patient education efforts have been designed and evaluated using homogenous samples that self-identify their country of origin as England, Ireland, or Scotland. However, approximately, 42.6% of Canadian cardiovascular surgical patients self-identify their country of origin as India or China. Thus, current cardiovascular surgery patient education initiatives may not be applicable to all patients undergoing heart surgery, which may result in decreased patient outcomes such as performance of self-care behaviours.

Design and methods: This descriptive study included a convenience sample of ninety patients who underwent heart surgery at one of two university affiliated teaching hospitals, representing individuals of diverse backgrounds. Point-biserial correlational analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between country of origin and performance of self-care behaviours.

Results and conclusion: Findings indicate individuals who self identified their country of origin as England or Ireland were associated with a higher score on the number of self-care behaviours performed (p < .05) than individuals who self-identified other countries of origin. Self-care behaviours were taught using patient education materials that were designed based on feedback obtained from individuals whose country of origin was England or Ireland. Thus, this study provides preliminary evidence to suggest country of origin influences the amount of self-care behaviours individuals will perform. Relevance to clinical practice: Patient education initiatives should incorporate the values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs reflective of an individual’s country of origin to enhance the likelihood of producing desired outcomes.
(Why Aren’t We) Solving Common Library Problems with Common Systems?
Authors: Yan May , Suhonos MJ
Published: May 2021

RULA implements a records management system on the cheap but learns that many systems are really good solutions to a universal metadata, search and storage retrieval problem that most libraries need to tackle. Find out how we built a records management system for ERM in both AtoM and WordPress.
METODE IJTIHAD MAJELIS ULAMA INDONESIA
Authors: Nofialdi Nofialdi
Published: May 2021

Fatwa is believed to be a container having an important and significant role in the religious life of the Islamic community. The urgency and significance can be seen from its function as a mediating between the ideals of Islamic law on the one hand with the factual reality-communities on the other. This is where all the problems, concerns, hopes, aspirations and experiences presented and confronted people to look for common ground with the ideals of moral and religious ethics in Shari'ah mediated by the intellectual prowess of a mufti. One of the institutions that are semi-formal fatwa is the fatwa issued by the Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), because these institutions are formally established by the government, but its provisions can not be forced as the decision of the judiciary. Since its establishment in 1975 MUI fatwa has been issued either at the request of individuals, community groups and at the request of the government. This simple article will try to look at and examine some of the MUI fatwa has been issued, to then be viewed and analyzed, especially in terms of legal istinbat method used in formulating his fatwa. Fatwa diyakini sebagai wadah yang memiliki peran penting dan signifikan dalam kehidupan beragama komunitas Islam. Urgensi dan signifikansinya terlihat dari fungsinya sebagai mediasi antara cita ideal hukum Islam di satu pihak dengan realitas-faktual masyarakat di pihak lain. Di sinilah setiap problem, keprihatinan, harapan, aspirasi dan pengalaman masyarakat disampaikan dan dikonfrontasikan untuk dicarikan titik temu dengan cita moral dan etika religius dalam syari’ah yang dimediasi oleh kecakapan intelektual seorang mufti. Salah satu lembaga fatwa yang bersifat semiformal adalah fatwa yang dikeluarkan oleh Komisi Fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), karena lembaga ini resmi dibentuk oleh pemerintah, namun ketetapannya tidak dapat memaksa sebagaimana keputusan lembaga peradilan. Sejak berdiri tahun 1975, MUI telah banyak mengeluarkan fatwa baik atas permintaan individu, kelompok masyarakat maupun atas permintaan pemerintah. Tulisan sederhana ini akan mencoba untuk melihat dan meneliti beberapa fatwa yang telah dikeluarkan MUI, untuk kemudian dilihat dan dianalisis, terutama dari segi metode istinbat hukum yang digunakan dalam merumuskan fatwanya.
Tantangan Pendidikan Islam dalam Menghadapi Society 5.0
Authors: Putra Pristian Hadi
Published: May 2021

Pendidikan islam pada saat ini dihadapkan pada tantangan yang sangat besar, belum usai dengan bergulirnya era industri 4.0, kita dikejutkan lagi dengan munculnya society 5.0 yang harus dihadapi dan menjadi tantangan tersendiri dalam dunia pendidikan islam. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana tantangan pendidikan islam dalam menghadapi society 5.0. Penelitian ini adalah menggunakan studi pustaka. Dalam teknik pengumpulan data penulis akan mengeksplorasi data sesuai dengan pembahasan mengenai tantangan pendidikan islam dalam menghadapi society 5.0.  Hasil penelitian: 1). Pendidikan islam harus memiliki kemampuan dalam memecahkan masalah,  Kemampuan untuk bisa berfikir secara kritis, dan Kemampuan untuk berkreativitas dalam menghadapi tantangan yang ditimbulkan dari munculnya era society 5.0. 2). Pendidikan islam dalam menghadapi era society 5.0 harus tersedianya sumberdaya yang memadai dalam dunia pendidikan seperti guru, dosen maupaun tenaga pendidikan lainnya.
Tinjauan Teologi Islam di Dunia
Authors: Muarif Ahmad Syamsul , Yunus Mohammad
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this article is to find out the paradigm of classical to modern Islamic theology, and how Islamic theology is in North American settings. Classical kalam science is Islamic theology which is more inclined to the theocentric or divine discussion which is the subject of its discussion. Theology of modern kalam theology of Islam is a system of values ​​that are divine, but from a sociological point of view, it is a phenomenon of civilization, culture, and social reality in human life. Theology needs to be improved among North American Muslims to protect the community against internal divisions and disputes and to defend Muslims from the challenges and provocations of the strength of outside agencies, whether secular culture and institutions, institutions or Christian Da'wah. At the very least theological discourse needs to be revived and expanded if it is only intended to be apologetic, namely to maintain Islamic faith and order in a free market regarding ideas and beliefs that are not normally done by Muslim immigrants. Classical and modern Islamic theology in essence is only for the purpose of apologetics.
Seksualitas Kaum Sodom dalam Perspektif Al-Qur’an
Authors: Aletmi Aletmi , Rofiah Nur , Yani Ahmad
Published: May 2021

Dalam banyak tulisan LGBT sering diidentikkan dengan homoseksual, untuk mendiskriminasi homoseksual pemuka agama berdalil dengan kisah kaum Sodom dalam Al-Qur’an. Revitalisasi penafsiran kisah kaum Sodom di abad modern merupakan suatu keniscayaan mengingat Asosiasi Psikiater Amerika (APA) telah menghapus homoseksual dari daftar resmi kekacauan jiwa dan emosional. Begitu juga dengan Pedoman Penggolongan dan Diagnosis Gangguan Jiwa (PPDGJ) III tahun 1993 sudah tidak lagi memasukkan homoseksual sebagai gangguan jiwa. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengungkap bagaimana sesungguhnya seksualitas kaum Sodom dalam perspektif Al-Qur’an dengan pendekatan tafsir ilmi psikologi seksual. Hasilnya nanti adalah pembuktian konsep/paradigma tentang homoseksualitas yang dinisbahkan kepada kaum Sodom. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pustaka (library research) dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif melalui pendekatan tafsir maudhu’i (kualitatif-tematik). Teknik analisis data dengan menggunakan deskriptif-analitis. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kaum Sodom yang dikisahkan dalam Al-Qur’an tidaklah berperilaku maupun berorientasi homoseksual. Kaum Sodom memiliki orientasi biseksual dengan mempraktikkan perilaku seks abnormal sodomi (liwath) kepada istri mereka (heteroseksual) dan kepada sesama laki-laki (homoseksual). Implikasi dari hasil penelitian ini akan merubah konsep/paradigma masyarakat terhadap kaum homoseksual yang disandarkan kepada kisah kaum Sodom dalam Al-Qur’an.
Implementasi Kebijakan Program Tahfidz Al-Qur’an sebagai Upaya Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter di Pondok Pesantren Al-Qur’an Putri Ibnu Katsir Jember
Authors: Camelia Farrah
Published: May 2021

Education which is expected to spearhead the progress of the nation in fact it has not been fully realized. Thousands of Islamic boarding schools spread throughout the regions in Indonesia also has not been able to overcome the problem of character degradation to the optimum. Character education is fundamental in the formation of human personality in order to create a generation that begets God. One of the boarding school which is quite successful in making the memorization program policy as an effort to strengthen character education namely the Islamic women’s Boarding School of Al-Qur’an Ibnu Katsir Jember. Through case study research with nonethnographic data collection techniques, non-participant observation, unstructured interviews, and secondary documents, It was found that the implementation of the memorization of the al-Qur'an program policy as an effort to strengthening then character education done by choosing programs to add to rote, repeat rote, monthly exams, make memorization with friends, make memorization with family and public testing. These activities encourages the strengthening of characters so as to produce self-confidence, tolerance, tough and hardiness, cooperation, and commitment. 

Keyword: Implementation, Character Education, Program Policy.
Gender Relation Concept: Perspective of Al-Qur’an
Authors: Arfa Faisar Ananda , Firmansyah Heri
Published: May 2021

Dalam masyarakat agama akan selalu terjadi perdebatan antara kelompok yang bertahan dengan teks sebagaimana adanya dengan pihak-pihak yang mencoba membaca teks dalam konteks dan membuatnya selaras dengan perkembangan paradigma baru dalam kehidupan kekinian. Salah satu topik yang merefleksikan fenomena di atas adalah ketika wacana gender yang adalah problematika kehidupan cosmopolitan modern dihadapkan dengan teks-teks suci yang telah berusia berabad-abad yang lalu. Tidaklah mengherankan bila kemudian terjadi perdebatan yang serius tentang kemampuan masyarakat agama di dalam merespon issu gender ini. Artikel ini berusaha untuk mengungkapkan pengkajian Islam modern  dengan mempelajari suatu pendekatan baru yang popular dengan istilah pendekatan gender di dalam melakukan analisa terhadap ayat-ayat maupun hadis nabi dan istinbat hukum terutama di dalam menggambarkan posisi dan peranan kaum wanita serta hubungan mereka dengan kaum laki-laki. Dalam artikel ini akan ditemukan secara jelas bahwa Konsep relasi gender di dalam Alquran merefleksikan dua kesan yang berbeda secara theologies dan sosiologis.

 

In religious societies there will always be debates between groups that persist with the text as it is with parties who try to read the text in context and make it in harmony with the development of new paradigms in contemporary life. One topic that reflects the above phenomenon is when gender discourse is a problem of modern cosmopolitan life confronted with sacred texts that have been centuries old. It is not surprising then that serious debate ensues about the ability of religious communities to respond to this gender issue. This article seeks to express the study of modern Islam by studying a new app roach that is popular with the term gender approach in analyzing the verses and traditions of the prophet and legal istinbat especially in describing the position and role of women and their relationship with men . In this article it will be clearly found that the concept of gender relations in the Koran reflects two different theological and sociological impressions.
Memaknai Terjadinya Bencana Alam Merujuk pada Kajian Tafsir
Authors: Rosyid Moh
Published: May 2021

The purpose of writing this text is to make Al-Quran a place to ask questions and remember the greatness of God. The closer humans are to God, humans always care for nature with full awareness. Messages of Al-Quran and newspaper coverage with methode tafsir bi ar-Ra’yi atau al-’aqli by qualitative descriptive analysis can be used as a life lesson. It is to realize that Divine power is second to none because He is the Almighty. Human negligence in caring for nature will cause disaster / natural disasters. Disasters are not always predictable by the sophistication of technology and science in terms of when to come and when the end of natural disasters due to human limitations. The Koran illustrates that natural disasters have occurred in humans since the beginning of time. The event has a variety of meanings to be used as material for life lessons.
Peradaban Islam: Sebuah Konstruk Transformasi Ilmu Pengetahuan
Authors: Syarif Fajar
Published: May 2021

The paper about Islamic civilization: a construct of the transformation of science aims to address the problem of the construct of the transformation of science in Islam. Through the approach of Islamic civilization in this paper, the problem can be answered. This paper concludes with the conclusion that social and religious change finds relevance when human history is factually never separated from the side of its religious life.
Positifikasi Hukum Keluarga di Dunia Muslim melalui Pembaharuan Hukum Keluarga
Authors: Astutik Lilis Hidayati Yuli , Muttaqin Muhammad Ngizzul
Published: May 2021

Penggunaan fikih klasik dalam bidang hukum keluarga kontemporer nampaknya tidak lagi bisa merespon problematika dan perkembangan masyarakat hari ini. Pembaharuan hukum keluarga Islam yang kemudian dijadikan sebuah aturan Negara dirasa menjadi sebuah solusi yang sangat relevan dalam rangka merespon problematika hukum keluarga kontemporer. Sebagai kajian berbasis literatur dan kajian pustaka, tulisan ini berusaha mengungkap model pembaharuan hukum keluarga di berbagai Negara muslim sebagai langkah awal untuk membuat hukum positif dalam sebuah Negara. Tulisan ini perlu diseminasikan agar memberikan sebuah pemahaman terkait pengembangan hukum keluarga Islam melalui pembaharuan dan proses positifikasi hukum keluarga dalam sebuah Negara. Metode pengumpulan data dalam kajian ini dengan menelaah refrensi yang relevan dalam penyajian data. Temuan dalam kajian ini bahwa pembaharuan hukum keluarga dilakukan untuk menjawab permasalahan masyarakat yang semakin kompleks. Pertimbangan pembaruan hukum keluarga Islam di dunia muslim adalah mencapai sebuah kemaslahatan umat. Implikasi temuan kajian ini bahwa positifikasi hukum keluarga di dunia Islam sangat penting, sebagai respon terhadap perkembangan zaman. Selain itu, wujud dari pembaharuan akan melahirkan sebuah fikih atau paham yang sejalan dengan perubahan kondisi masyarakat.