bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hubungan Religiusitas dengan Penyesuaian Diri pada Santriwati di Pondok Pesantren Mahasiswi Al-Husna Jember
Authors: Qomariyah Siti , Wuryaningsih Emi Wuri , Kurniyawan Enggal Hadi
Published: May 2023

Students who do not live in a family environment have a greater burden and responsibility independently. In pesantren there are rules that are more binding and strict, especially for new students who need an adaptation process. This study aims to analyze the relationship between religiosity and self-adjustment. This type of research is a quantitative research that uses analytics with a cross-sectional approach. The study population was 302 students in Pondok Pesantren with a sample size of 91 respondents. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling. The research instruments used were the Relief of Islam Scale and the Social Adaptation to College Questionnaire (Cronbach's Alpha 0.89-0.95; 0.66-0.81). Test the research ethics by the KEPK FKG UNEJ. The results showed a religiosity value of 95.21 (± 48.29) and self-adjustment 386.49 (± 64,260). And there is a relationship between religiosity and self-adjustment to students (p = 0,000; r = 0,465; CI: 95%) which shows that the higher the value of religiosity, the better the adjustment in Islamic boarding schools. Religiosity in students is realized in the form of obtaining religious knowledge and practices that have been instilled since the womb. Whereas in the form of adjustments in the form of attending boarding school orientation activities, the time of permission to go home is limited, the obligation to pay off takziran, and the long duration of stay in the pesantren
Hubungan Sedentary Lifestyle dengan Status Gizi Remaja pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di SMPN 14 Jember
Authors: Alfionita Nabila , Sulistyorini Lantin , Septiyono Eka Afdi
Published: May 2023

More nutritional status occurs because of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. High energy intake is the result of excessive food consumption, while low energy expenditure is the result of a lack of physical activity. The sedentary lifestyle has increased during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Sedentary lifestyle triggers the risk of overweight and obesity in adolescents. This research uses an analytic observational design with a cross-sectional approach which aims to determine the relationship between sedentary lifestyle and nutritional status of adolescents. Respondents in this study were adolescents aged 13-15 years. The number of samples was 70 respondents used purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was the Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire (ASAQ) and measurement of nutritional status using standard anthropometric z-score tables to assess nutritional status in children aged 5-18 years. This study obtained the results of the Spearman rank test, obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05) and a correlation coefficient of 0.470, which means that there is a significant and unidirectional relationship with moderate strength between the sedentary lifestyle and the nutritional status of adolescents. It can be concluded that with increasing sedentary lifestyle, nutritional status will also increase. Sedentary lifestyle is a factor associated with overweight status because low physical activity causes fat accumulation due to not burning calories.
Stories of change in a Québec group for men who have perpetrated violence against a partner
Authors: Roy Valérie , Doel Mark , Bertrand-Robitaille Anaïs
Published: May 2023

In the literature, there are many studies on the effectiveness of intimate partner violence group programs. However, practice descriptions and analyses of the group experience of men in this kind of program are rare. However, such knowledge could help to adapt programs to the realities of the men and to better understand their experiences as service users. This paper aims to fill this gap by describing the group experience and the stories of change of seven men belonging to an intimate partner violence group in Québec city. From a discussion group with the men, we highlight key moments that influenced the success of their group experience as well as the dynamics of the group, and the role of group leaders. We also describe the changes they experienced and what is successful from their points of view. We conclude with twelve pointers to successful groupwork, derived specifically from this group and, we hope, holding meaning for groups in general.
Editorial
Authors: Fleming Jennie
Published: May 2023

The Editorial to Groupwork 25(3) which announces a new section of the journal on Groupwork in Practice
From lessons to sessions: How does second language teaching experience translate to psychoeducational group facilitation?
Authors: Burke Evan
Published: May 2023

Abstract: Reflection on the planning and facilitation of a social work psychoeducational group led to an examination of the transferability of teaching experience. Social interaction in second language studies allows for the learning of skills and knowledge through the mediation of teachers and fellow students. Likewise, psychoeducational groups, in having educational and instructional elements, encourage members to employ learning skills in jointly constructing ideas and strategies related to strengths, emotional resilience and thinking habits. Groupworkers seek to identify and activate the strengths present in members just as teachers do with the knowledge present in students. The communicative approach to language teaching encourages student comfort with working with peers in group tasks so that the teacher becomes facilitator and this translates to psychoeducational groups in terms of mutual aid, anxiety reduction, inclusion and altruism. Group members embrace this and groupworkers benefit from challenging themselves in planning such group sessions.   Keywords: social work;, teaching; psychoeducational; mental health; strengths; resilience; groupwork; group work
Group Work Camp: A once in a blue moon unique experience
Authors: Martiny Cynthia
Published: May 2023

Abstract: In this article, a two and a half day experiential Group Work Camp experience, sponsored by the International Association of Social Work with Groups (IASWG) and held for professional groupworkers, educators, and students is described after pinpointing motivations for attending and participant benefits including self-care, learning to learn from experiences and making connections. Group Work Camp activities offer participation in nondeliberative forms of practice which stimulate learning in diverse and creative ways. In conclusion, it is strongly suggested to multiply Group Work Camp opportunities for groupworkers to enhance practices, load toolboxes, integrate knowledge, develop competencies, increase networks, and to maintain and enhance professional passion for groupwork as an alternative to traditional trainings.Keywords: Group Work Camp; nondeliberative practice; social work with groups; groupwork
Group work camp memories: Group power
Authors: Curiel Herman F
Published: May 2023

Abstract: Article describes how organizational history and early contact with two AASWG founders influenced author’s attendance at first 2009 group camp in USA. The collective camp experience is described in the context of Tuckman’s group development stages.Keywords:, Group Work Camp; stages of group development; groupwork history
Group Proposal: Hybrid Group for Direct Support Staff Working with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Nash Abigail Christine
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this paper is to explore the many challenges that face direct support staff that work with individuals with autism spectrum disorder and provide a comprehensive outline for a combined psychoeducational and process group, which addresses the needs of this population. The overarching goals of the group are to decrease staff stress and burnout and improve client quality of care overall. A 10-week agenda with resources and handouts as well as guidelines for ethical, cultural and group selection concerns are provided and ready to be implemented with this population. Keywords: direct support staff, autism spectrum disorder, stress, burnout, client care, group therapy
Flash Groups/Group Work in Practice Members at Local “Y”
Authors: Johnson Paul
Published: May 2023

Over the past five years, I have been attending the local YMCA (Y) where I swim five mornings a        week.  Two years ago, I wrote a paper entitled the Ladies Water Aerobics Swim Group. This               group had a profound impact upon me. Indeed, at the recent IASWG symposium in New York, I    was approached by one participant who had read the paper which had been published in        Groupwork and attended the presentation I gave at the symposium in North Carolina in 2015.                 Based on this and many other positive responses I had received regarding the first paper, I                 decided to write a second paper, which discussed the two groups I belonged to at the (Y). Both     these groups have had numerous social and therapeutic benefits for myself.  Although, they are     not “formal groups,” the group work literature, talks about the unique qualities, forces of       healing, social interdependence, “we-ness,” affiliative bonds, importance in our lives, and         bringing about individual and social change in our lives. These two groups have had            numerous positive outcomes for me personally and other members of the groups.Keywords:  Social Interdependence, Importance of groups, informal groups, social groups, forces of healing, therapeutic benefits of groups, “we-ness.”
Editorial
Authors: Kirwan Gloria
Published: May 2023

Editorial to this issue
Small STEPPS: the provision of, and changes to, an emotional regulation group for women in a community mental health setting in the UK
Authors: Buckland Rosie , Desmier Michelle
Published: May 2023

STEPPS (Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving) is a manualised group programme aimed at supporting adults who experience difficulties with emotional regulation and who may meet the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (called Emotional Intensity Disorder within the course). It has been adapted for use in primary care and young people’s services, but its provision is relatively new in the UK and less widespread than that of DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) groups. Alongside a mental health nurse colleague, we facilitated a twenty week closed group based on the STEPPS programme, for 7 women, all of whom were on a Community Recovery Team caseload within secondary mental health services. We made significant practice changes to the model however, arising from our own ideological positions in relation to BPD as a diagnosis and to some of the course material, practical constraints and our experiences with the group week by week and their specific needs. Here we provide an account of our experiences and those of group members, with a view to supporting the provision of similar groups within mental health teams, particularly women’s groups.
Online Teaching and Learning of Transferable Skills Through Task Group Practice Online Teaching and Learning of Transferable Skills Through Task Group Practice
Authors: Seck Mamadou M
Published: May 2023

Students joined online task groups to complete one assignment in a social work diversity class that aims at developing critical-thinking and group work as transferable skills. The researcher used a phenomenological perspective to analyze phenomena that occurred during the group development process. Fifty-six undergraduate students provided data on their groups regarding task-completion, interactions, and decision-making processes, as well as other factors that influenced the outcome of the group process. The analysis revealed that students learned and put into practice critical thinking and group work skills used as they dealt with group phenomena such as group composition, setting up a contract and effective communication channels, and conflict management. The significance of this teaching case resides in its potential to enhance the effectiveness of online teaching through task groups. Social work instructors, field liaisons, and supervisors who use this teaching method may deliver effective and efficient signature pedagogy to a high number of supervisees. Limitations reside in the qualitative nature of the collected data, as well as in the small sample size, which precludes the generalizability of the findings. Future work with quantitative methodologies will
Working with people who have experienced political oppression: messages from the literature for group workers
Authors: Byrne Julie , Kirwan Gloria , Flavin Edwina
Published: May 2023

This article highlights key messages from the literature on groupwork, political oppression and cultural competence in human services delivery, which are relevant to group workers involved with participants who have experienced political oppression and migration, related to that experience of oppression. Research findings regarding the effects on individuals of political oppression and related migration are summarised and the relevance of this information for groupwork planning and delivery are considered.
Pour une pratique inclusive de la diversité en travail social de groupe : repères théoriques et méthodologiques
Authors: Chesnay Catherine
Published: May 2023

La question de la diversité suscite de plus en plus d’intérêt dans les écrits en travail social de groupe et elle est abordée principalement soit selon des modèles théoriques particuliers soit selon la composition du groupe et ses effets sur le processus. Après le rappel de repères théoriques pour définir et conceptualiser la diversité, cet article présente les principes d’intervention associés à une pratique inclusive de la diversité. Il conclut en explorant les limites du concept, tout en mettant en relief ses potentialités.The issue of diversity is increasingly discussed within the literature on social work with groups, in particular in relation to specific theoretical models and to group composition. This article situates diversity and presents some guidelines for an inclusive groupwork practice. It discusses how diversity is defined and conceptualized, highlighting its limits and its potential.
La relación entre el uso de las TIC y el sentimiento de soledad
Authors: Urbina Carreño Alfredo
Published: May 2023

Introducción: Desde la llegada del COVID-19 a Chile, la forma de comunicación de la población adulta mayor cambió, generando efectos en la salud debido a la exclusión social digital. Objetivo: Evidenciar las problemáticas y las causas de la falta de una mayor conectividad y comunicación social de las personas mayores en Chile, según el uso y acceso a las TIC, y su efecto en el sentimiento de soledad considerado un problema de salud pública. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo mediante una revisión bibliográfica de literatura sobre la relación del uso de las TIC, la soledad de las personas mayores y los posibles efectos en la salud. Se consideró la Teoría de los Determinantes de la Salud para explorar esta relación. Resultados: Los problemas y las causas se focalizan en los determinantes estructurales, específicamente en la falta de políticas de inclusión social digital, en las diferencias educacionales, el nivel socio-económico y el territorio. Estos determinantes intervienen para el uso y acceso a las TIC, lo que podría afectar a la soledad. Conclusión: Se requiere una mayor incorporación de políticas públicas que vayan en directa relación con la inclusión social digital de este grupo en Chile, que cada día aumenta en su densidad poblacional.
Recife lírica: representações da cidade na obra de Cícero Dias
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Borges Raquel Czarneski
Published: May 2023

Para o historiador, a cidade apresenta-se como espaço privilegiado de sonhos e desejos, lugar da realização, da construção das possibilidades da história. A cidade, para além de seu aspecto material, de suas ruas, casas, de tijolos, pedras ou madeira, apresenta-se como labirinto imaginário, tanto para quem a vive e experimenta, quanto para quem a escolhe como objeto de representação ou estudo, buscando revelar seus segredos e artimanhas, buscando desnudá-la. A cidade, portanto, é uma produção simbólica, construída e reconstruída pelos fazeres e pelos olhares de seus habitantes e de seus estudiosos.
Redescobrimento do Brasil: a carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha (1971) de Glauco Rodrigues
Authors:   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Prestes Roberta Ribeiro
Published: May 2023

Considerada a “Certidão de Nascimento” da Nação brasileira, a Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha, escrita em 1500, já recebeu inúmeras releituras e análises que objetivavam representá-la ou simplesmente citá-la. Entre a numerosa quantidade de intelectuais de diferentes áreas que pesquisaram sobre este documento do século XVI, destaco apenas dois pintores, Victor Meirelles e Glauco Rodrigues. A relevância de suas obras, que tiveram a Carta como fonte primordial, se dão devido a aproximação de suas temáticas central: a identidade nacional brasileira.
Olhares contaminados leituras: de Oswaldo Goeldi
Authors:   Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Siqueira Vera Beatriz
Published: May 2023

A atual voga de revisão historiográfica vem permitindo, de maneira geral, uma reavaliação da modernidade artística. Pretendo, nesta comunicação, pensar em como essa revisão, ao ampliar as fronteiras do que tradicionalmente chamamos de história da arte e, mais especificamente, do que entendemos como história da arte moderna, precisa lidar com as apropriações e releituras feitas pelos artistas contemporâneos das obras de arte modernas ou modernistas. Essas interpretações, longe de constituírem um campo à parte, exterior às preocupações dos estudiosos, participam da construção do valor histórico e cultural da obra, contribuindo, portanto, para o desenvolvimento do pensamento histórico-artístico.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KONSTRUKTIVISME DAN IMPLEMENTASINYA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Ulfadhilah Khairunnisa
Published: May 2023

Pembelajaran mengarah pada kontruktivisme perlu diterapkan pada anak usia dini sebab tindakan menciptakan makna yang dipelajari, membuka pengetahuan anak secara aktif, pendidik memberikan pengetahuan pada anak sebab anak di TK Negeri Satap Cirebon tak sepenuhnya menerapkan pembelajaran kontruktivisme sehingga eksplorasi anak tidak maksimal. Tujuan riset ini dilakukan agar anak didik dapat menerapkan pembelajaran kontruktivisme disekolah dengan arahan pendidik. Metode yang digunakan yakni kualitatif seperti observasi, wawancara maupun dokumentasi. Hasil riset di TK Negeri Satap Cirebon signifikan pembelajaran anak dikelas, anak dapat menjawab pertanyaan dari pendidik, pendidik mengajarkan dengan aktif, suasana pembelajaran anak dikelas tidak monoton, menciptakan suasana belajar yang mengasyikan. Peran pendidk dalam pembelajaran kontruktivisme dapat membimbing, mengarahkan anak untuk makna baru terhadap pengalaman atau informasi yang anak dapatkan.
Penggunaan Gadget dalam Pengasuhan Anak Usia Dini di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Astuti Ria
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis intensitas penggunaan gadget pada anak usia dini di RA Nurul Hikmah Kabupaten Pamekasan; menganalisis berbagai fitur gadget yang sebaiknya dikenalkan pada anak usia dini dalam menghadapi revolusi industri 4.0.; dan menganalisis cara mengatasi dampak negatif penggunaan Gadget pada anak usia dini di RA Nurul Hikmah Kabupaten Pamekasan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Pada umumnya intensitas penggunaan gadget pada anak usia dini di RA Nurul Hikmah Pamekasan adalah 10 menit sampai 2 jam perhari, diberikan pada saat orang tuanya melakukan pekerjaan di rumah atau pada saat akhir pekan. (2) Fitur gadget yang sebaiknya dikenalkan pada anak usia dini dalam menghadapi revolusi industri 4.0. di lembaga ini adalah game edukatif dan aplikasi youtube. (3) Cara mengatasi dampak negatif penggunaan gadget pada anak usia dini di RA Nurul Hikmah adalah (a) Kesepakatan anak dan orangtua dalam menggunakan gadget. (b) Orang tua memberikan fasilitasi buku digital dalam gadget yang digunakan anak. (c) Orang tua menghentikan koneksi internet pada gadget selama anak menggunakan gadget secara berlebihan. (d) Orang tua dan anak bersama-sama saling memahami dampak kesehatan dari penggunaan gadget. (e) Orang tua mengajak anak bermain di luar dan melakukan aktivitas yang menyenangkan yang dapat mengalihkan anak dari gadget. (f) Orang tua dapat memberikan anak mainan edukatif atau smart hafidz untuk mengurangi ketergantungan anak terhadap gadget.
Pola Asuh Permisif dan Dampaknya Kepada Anak Usia Dini (Teori dan Problematika)
Authors: Farida Rohayani  , Wahyuni Murniati  , Tirta Sari  , Annida Ramdhani Fitri
Published: May 2023

Basically every parent has the hope of having a child who is good, useful in terms of religion and education. This is of course inseparable from the parenting style adopted by parents, because the initial formation of character and children's education comes from the family environment. However, the current reality is that many parents do not understand their rights and obligations as parents, one of which is not upgrading knowledge about proper parenting or child development, causing parents to lack understanding of how to apply good parenting styles for children. This study aims to obtain information about permissive parenting and its impact on early childhood. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative research with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews and documentation. The source of data in this study is parents who are the object of research. The results of the study show that parenting styles in each family are different, this is caused by several factors, namely: parental education, economy, culture and environment. The parenting style applied in this study is permissive parenting. The permissive parenting style applied by parents has a great impact on children, causing children to be difficult to advise and teach good things, selfish, have no manners and manners, have no respect for parents, often fight and yell at parents in daily interactions, being lazy and impatient. This is due to the parenting style applied by parents and the lack of giving a good example or example to children. The characteristics of parents practicing permissive parenting are: 1. There are no clear rules; 2. Not consistent in giving punishments; 3. Giving excessive gifts; 4. Lack of involvement; 5. Does not provide clear consequences; 6. Avoid conflict; 7. Do not limit access to dangerous things; 8. Become a friend rather than an authority.

 

Keywords: Permissive Parenting, Early Childhood.
Germ Tube Induction Test Comparing Total of Six Liquid and Three Solid Media in Candida albicans
Authors: Ruby Rivaldi , Arifin Erlangga Saputra , Kurniawan Sandy Vitria , Surja Sem Samuel
Published: May 2023

Invasive candidiasis (IC) has a high mortality rate of 70%, thus diagnosis should be established without delay. Given its fast result, serological test such as β-d-glucan (BDG) test is one alternative diagnosis modalities. However, it lacks specificity. Candida albicans germ tube antibody (CAGTA) test is an alternative serological test which has a high sensitivity of 76.2% and specificity of 80.3%.  Manufacturing CAGTA serological test requires provision of specific germ tube antigen. In this study, various culture media were tested to find the best media for germ tube induction. This study was an experimental in vitro study. The number and length of the germ tube were recorded in two- and three-hour incubation periods. A total of six samples containing one C. albicans ATCC 90028, four C. albicans wild type strains, and one C. krusei wild type strain were used. Nine media were tested to induce germ   tube formation: human and sheep serum, fetal bovine serum, mueller hinton agar and broth, tryptic soy agar and broth, brain heart infusion agar and broth. At both incubation periods, the medium with the highest number of germ tube was human serum (p=0.001 and p=0). The longest germ tube was found in sheep serum at two-hour incubation period (p=0.005). Mueller hinton broth (MHB) showed comparable results with human and sheep serum (p>0.05). Human serum is a superior inducer of morphogenesis. However, the use of MHB is recommended in this study, since provision of fresh human and sheep serum on a regular basis is impractical.
Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Hepatitis A Viral Infection: A Case Report
Authors: Ariobimo Bonfilio Neltio , Nujum Nurun , Saputro Daniel Ponco Harto
Published: May 2023

Most hepatitis A infections are acute, self-limiting, and asymptomatic. In rare instances, extra hepatic complication, such as acute cholecystitis, may emerge. Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder wall and is classified into calculus and acalculus. About 90–95% of cases are brought on by bile duct stones. Acute acalculous cholecystitis can be brought on by structural and functional abnormalities in the gallbladder brought on by viral hepatitis infection. Here we present a 20 years old female patient with acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with hepatitis A infection. Gallbladder distention, thickening of the gallbladder wall, absence of acoustic shadow or biliary sludge, perivesical liquid buildup, and absence of dilatation of the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts are among the ultrasonographic criteria for diagnosing acute acalculous cholecystitis. The viral hepatitis serology revealed acute hepatitis A infection with positive anti-HAV IgM. Hepatitis A testing should be considered in patients suspected with acalculous cholecystitis of undefined etiology in markedly deranged liver function test adult patients.
Impact of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases to Immune Response in COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review
Authors: Fahmita Karin Dhia , Soegiarto Gatot , Wulandari Laksmi , Purnomosari Dewajani
Published: May 2023

To determine impact of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases towards effectivity and safety of COVID-19 vaccination. Systematic review based on PRISMA statement was done. Searching was conducted in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ProQuest and resulting in 6 studies involving 4,053 participants which deemed on good quality according to Joanna Briggs Institute tools for critical appraisal. After thorough analysis, we found that two out of four studies assessing mRNA-based vaccine found out that hypertension lower antibody response significantly. Two out of two studies assessing inactivated virus vaccine shown that hypertensive patients tend to have lower antibody titers compared to control. One of studies mentioned above found that antibody titer was not different between populations with cardiovascular diseases and control.Hypertension lessened response to COVID-19 vaccination regardless of vaccine type used. However, lack of studies on cardiovascular disease suggested that more studies should be conducted, along with hypertension, in-order to make meta-analysis possible to provide better evidence.
The Characterization of Collagen Isolated from Red Snapper Fish Skin (Lutjanus sp.) by Hydroextraction Method with Different Concentration of Acid Solution
Authors: Prasetyo R. Rahardyan , Mubarak Ahmad Shofy , Saputra Eka , Triastuti Juni
Published: May 2023

Collagen is a connective tissue protein that is mostly produced from cattle and pigs. The use of cows and pigs as the manufacture of collagen causes a disease case, among others are bovine spongiform encephalopathy and transmissible spongiform disease. One of the alternative materials in the isolation of collagen is the use of fish skin. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the concentration of acetic acid solution on the characteristics of red snapper collagen produced by the hydroextraction method and to determine the optimum concentration of acetic acid solution in the red snapper skin collagen isolation process using the hydroextraction method. This study was experimental with Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of 3 acetic acid treatment: (P1) acetic acid with concentration 0,1 M; (P2) 0,15 M and (P3) 0,2 M. This study showed that the use of different acetic acid had a significant effect (p<0.05) on the yield parameters that is 1.72 – 2.46%, water content 11.12 – 12.8%, and protein content 83.66 – 84.81% and had no significant effect on the pH. The best treatment was P3 which use the higher concentration of acetic acid that produced higher yield 2.46% and protein content of 84.81%. P3 with concentration of acetic acid 0,2 M can be used for found the best result of characterization of collagen.
Прийом ортогональних М-ичних сигналів з маніпуляцією негациклічним зсувом на основі непарного дискретного перетворення Фур’є
Authors: Гепко Ігор Олександрович
Published: May 2023

У цій роботі отримала подальший розвиток ідея «глибокої модернізації» методу CCSK (Cyclic Code Shift Keying). Запропоновано новий метод передачі інформації для М-чних систем зв'язку з розширенням спектру сигналів — ортогональна модуляція негациклічним зсувом ONCSK (Orthogonal Negacyclic Code Shift Keying) на основі негаперіодичних комплементарних послідовностей CS (Complementary Sequences). Метод поєднує завадостійкість ортогональних систем сигналів, характерну для CCSK простоту обробки, та обчислювальну ефективність БПФ, а також високу структурну прихованість. Розроблений алгоритм цифрової приймальної обробки заснований на визначенні непарних кореляційних функцій та використанні непарного дискретного перетворення Фур’є. Масштабованість довжини базисного коду N дозволяє реалізувати адаптивну, по займанiй смузі частот, коефіцієнту розширення спектру і швидкості передачі інформації, систему CDMA. Виграш ONCSK у завадостійкості порівняно з CCSK становить цінність для таких застосувань, як IoT, TDCS, у системах космічного та супутникового зв'язку. У каналах з коригуючим кодуванням ONCSK забезпечує характеристики кращі, ніж CCSK з набагато більшим коефіцієнтом розширення спектру і набагато складнішими, в обчислювальному відношенні, кодеками. Визначено уточнені розміри ансамблів комплементарних послідовностей для різних довжин N та досліджено характеристики структурної прихованості бінарних фазоманіпульованих сигналів на їх основі, включаючи аспекти, специфічні для ONCSK.
A Model for Protecting the Right to Education for Child Labour
Authors: Suryana Yana , Kurniaty Yulia , Martha Aroma Elmina
Published: May 2023

This study discusses the threat of working children's right to education. The aim of this research is to identify the regulation of working children in Indonesian laws and regulations and to find an ideal model of protecting the right to education for working children. The method used is normative legal research. Researchers conducted a study of legislation to see the synchronization between legislation. Human rights theory and statutory theory are used as analytical tools to examine research results. The results of this study conclude that first, the government has protected children's rights as stipulated in several laws and regulations. There are clear provisions regarding the rights of working children. Second, the right ideal model to protect the educational rights of working children is to use a circle of protection. The circle of protection is a circle of protection for working children so that their right to education is fulfilled. In the circle of protection there are parties that protect working children, namely the government, parents, employers, and the community.
Duality Principles and Numerical Procedures for a Large Class of Non-convex Models in the Calculus of Variations
Authors: Botelho Fabio
Published: May 2023

This article develops duality principles and numerical results for a large class of non-convex variational models. The main results are based on fundamental tools of convex analysis, duality theory and calculus of variations. More specifically the approach is established for a class of non-convex functionals similar as those found in some models in phase transition. Finally, in the last section we present a concerning numerical example and the respective software.
A Triangular Grid Filter Method Based on the Slope Filter
Authors: Kang Chuanli , Lin Zitao , Wu Siyi , Lan Yiling , Geng Chongming , Zhang Sai
Published: May 2023

High-precision ground point cloud data has a wide range of applications in various fields, and the separation of ground points from non-ground points is a crucial preprocessing step. Therefore, designing an efficient, accurate, and stable ground extraction algorithm is of great significance for improving the processing efficiency and analysis accuracy of point cloud data. The study area in this article was a Park in Guilin, Guangxi, China. The point cloud was obtained by utilizing the UAV platform. In order to improve the stability and accuracy of the Filter algorithm, this article proposed a triangular grid filter based on Slope Filter, found violation points by the spatial position relationship within each point in the triangulation network, improved KD-Tree-Based Euclidean Clustering, and applied it to the non-ground points extraction, this method has good accuracy, stability and achieves good results in separating ground points from non-ground points. At first, using Slope Filter to remove some non-ground points, to reduce the error of taking ground points as non-ground points; Secondly, established a triangular grid based on the triangular relationship between each point, the violation-triangle can determin through the grid, and then the corresponding violation points were found in the violation-triangle; Thirdly, according to the three-point collinear method to extract the regular points, used these points to extract the regular landmarks by KD-Tree-Based Euclidean Clustering and Convex Hull Algorithm; Finally, removed disperse points and irregular landmarks by Clustering Algorithm. In order to confirm the superiority of this algorithm, this article compared the filter effects of various algorithms on the study area and filtered the 15 sample data provided by ISPRS, and obtained an average error of 3. 46%. The results showed that the algorithm in this article have a high processing efficiency and accuracy, which can greatly improve the processing efficiency of point cloud data in practical applications.
Quantum Computing Arrives
Authors: Gerck Ed
Published: May 2023

Quantum computing arrives. Preceded by Mādhava of Sangamagrāma and other Hindu mathematicians, around 1,500 CE, and our previous work, we show at least 4 quantum properties that are indeed universal in some number systems; here we use them to enable quantum computing. Using the sets B={0,1}, B^n, N, Z, Q, and Q*, one has +4 quantum properties that one can trust, as archetypes of easy communication to friends and foes, to ignoranti or cognoscenti, and for quantum consciousness. Therefore, this work applies to computer calculations, apps in cell phones, algebra, atoms, mathematics, physics, and the human mind.
Thiourea Derivatives Rejuvenate Dysfunctional Mitochondria in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Authors: Kumar Jitendra , Tyagi Purnima , Saini Akhilesh Kumar , Sharma Deepti , Maras Jaswinder Singh , Kumar Vijay
Published: May 2023

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection and the Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) are major risk factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In CHB infection, HBx induces mitochondrial dysfunction, exhaustion and impaired function in hepatocytes. Restoring hepatocyte health along with reduction in virus replication could be an ideal treatment for CHB. Thiourea derivatives are well known for their antiviral property though their effect on mitochondrial and/ or hepatocyte health remains obscure. This study focus on the repurposing of thiourea derivatives (DSA-00, DSA-02, and DSA-09) on hepatocyte replenishment. HepG2.2.15 cells were treated with thiourea derivatives, alongside Entecavir (ETV). The proteomics analysis showed both DSA-00 and ETV were enriched with proteins associated with antiviral responses. In addition, DSA-00 additionally showed increase in proteins linked to mitochondrial response. Whereas DSA-02 exhibited association with innate immune system and citric acid cycle and DSA-09 displayed pathways similar to DSA-00 and ETV. Treated groups exhibited enhanced bio-energetic and antiviral response as compared to the untreated group. FACS analysis revealed the restoration of exhausted hepatocytes by thiourea derivatives through targeting mitochondria. Our findings suggest that thiourea derivatives hold potential as a novel therapeutic agent that seems to restore mitochondrial health along with anti-viral response in CHB.
Reference Values for the Grocery Shelving Test among United Arab Emirates Population: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Alaparthi Gopala Krishna , Gatty Aishwarya Prabhakar , Isa Huda , Hassan Latifa , Khalid Noura , Osman Abdullah , Mahmoud Sara , Tamim May , Bairapareddy Kalyana Chakravarthy , De Sa Ferreira Arthur
Published: May 2023

Background: Arm elevation plays an important role in simple and complex daily tasks. Muscles that stabilize the shoulder girdle also function as respiratory accessory muscles. Dual demand on these muscles, particularly in patients with chronic respiratory conditions, leads to dyspnea and fatigue of the upper limb, making simple daily activities difficult. Various tests, including Grocery Shelving Task (GST), are designed to assess functional performance during upper limb activities. The aim of the study is to derive reference values for GST among the population of the United Arab Emirates Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 220 healthy individuals of both genders between the ages of 20 and 69. Duration required to complete GST was recorded. The correlation between duration and age, height, body mass and body mass index (BMI) were also assessed. Results: Reference values for duration (in seconds) in females for age groups 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69 are 43.5±5.5, 43.1±8.08, 48.1±6.7, 44.9±7.1, 46.7±6.5 respectively. Values for males of age groups 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69 are 45.7±6.7, 44.8±8.9, 42.5±10.01, 53.4±4.2, and 53.9±5.4 respectively. Conclusion: Reference values for GST duration were obtained. Weak correlations were found between duration and age, height, body mass, BMI of the participants.
Rapid Prototyping of 3D Printed AgNPs and Nano-TiO2 Embedded Hydrogels as Novel Devices with Multi-Responsive Antimicrobial Capability in Wound Healing
Authors: Remaggi Giulia , Bergamonti Laura , Graiff Claudia , Ossiprandi Maria Cristina , Elviri Lisa
Published: May 2023

Two antimicrobial agents such as silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) have been formulated with natural polysaccharides (chitosan or alginate) to develop innovative inks for the rapid, customizable, and extremely accurate manufacturing of 3D printed scaffolds useful as dressings in the treatment of infected skin wounds. Suitable chemical-physical properties for the applicability of these innovative devices were demonstrated through the evaluation of water content (88-93%), mechanical strength (Young’s modulus 0.23-0.6 MPa), elasticity, and morphology.
The antimicrobial tests performed against Staphylococcus Aureus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa demonstrated the antimicrobial activities against Gram+ and Gram– bacteria of AgNPs and TiO2 agents embedded in the CH or ALG macroporous 3D hydrogels (AgNPs MIC starting from 5 µg/ml).
The biocompatibility of chitosan was widely demonstrated by cell viability tests and was higher than that observed for alginate. Constructs containing AgNPs at 10 µg/ml concentration level did not significantly alter cell viability as well as the presence of titanium dioxide; cytotoxicity towards human fibroblasts was observed starting with AgNPs concentration of 100 µg/ml. In conclusions, the 3D printed dressings here developed own the features to be cheap, highly defined, easy to be manufactured and further applied in personalized antimicrobial medicine applications.
A Multi-Scale Object Detector Based on Coordinate and Global Information Aggregation for UAV Aerial Images
Authors: Zhou Liming , Liu Zhehao , Zhao Hang , Hou Yan-e , Liu Yang , Zuo Xianyu , Dang Lanxue
Published: May 2023

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) image object detection has great application value in military and civilian fields. However, the objects in the captured images from UAVs have problems of large scale variation, complex backgrounds, and a large proportion of small objects. To resolve these problems, a multi-scale object detector based on coordinate and global information aggregation is proposed, named CGMDet. Firstly, a Coordinate and Global Information Aggregation Module (CGAM) is designed by aggregating local, coordinate, and global information, which can obtain features with richer context information. Secondly, a Multi-Feature Fusion Pyramid Network (MF-FPN) is proposed, which can better fuse features of different scales and obtain features containing more context information through repeated use of feature maps, to better detect multi-scale targets. Moreover, more location information of low-level feature maps is integrated to improve the detection results of small targets. Furthermore, we modified the bounding box regression loss of the model to make the model more accurately regress the bounding box and faster convergence. Finally, the proposed CGMDet was tested on VisDrone and UAVDT datasets and mAP0.5 of 50.9% and 48% was obtained, respectively. At the same time, our detector achieved the best results compared to other detectors.
SaBrcada: Survival Intervals Prediction for Breast Cancer Patients by Dimension Raising and Age Stratification
Authors: Lin Shih-Huan , Chien Ching-Hsuan , Chang Kai-Po , Lu Min-Fang , Chen Yu-Ting , Chu Yen-Wei
Published: May 2023

(1) Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. The accurate prediction of survival intervals will help physicians make informed decisions on treatment strategies or the use of palliative care for patients; (2) Methods: The gene expression is predictive and correlates to patient prognosis. To establish a reliable prediction tool, we collected the RNA-seq data of breast cancer patients, a total of 1187 RNA-seq data (median age 58 years), in FPKM format from the TCGA database. Among them, 144 RNA-seq data with date of death information was selected to establish the SaBrcada-AD dataset. We first normalized the SaBrcada-AD dataset to transcripts per million (TPM) to build survival prediction model SaBrcada. After normalization and dimension raising, the differential gene expression data were used for testing eight different deep learning architectures. Among them, GoogLeNet performed the best. Considering the effect of age on prognosis, we examined all ages between the lower and upper quartiles of patient age for a stratified random sampling test; (3) Results: Stratifying by age based on a cut-off of 61 years of age improved the accuracy of SaBrcada compared to previous findings, resulting in an accuracy of 0.798. We also built a free website tool to provide 5 kinds of predicted survival period information for clinician reference; (4) Conclusions: We established a breast cancer survival analysis prediction model, SaBrcada, and a website tool with the same name. Through this highly reliable survival analysis model and website tool, information on survival intervals will be provided for clinicians as part of precision medicine.
Insights Into the Therapeutic Uses of Plant Derive Phytocompounds on Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors: Mitra Palash , Jana Sahadeb , Roy Suchismita
Published: May 2023

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), one of the primary consequences of diabetes mellitus, affecting many people worldwide. Diabetes affects yearly 463 million adults globally between the ages of 20 and 79, and is the main cause of death under the age of 60. ROS production rises during hyperglycemia and is crucial to the development of diabetic complications. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are produced excessively in a diabetic state and accumulate in the kidney, where they change renal architecture and impair renal function. Another important targeted pathway for the formation of DN includes NF-B, Nrf2, NLRP3, Akt/mTOR, and autophagy. About 40% of individuals with diabetes eventually acquire diabetic kidney disease and end stage renal disease that needs hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplantation, to survive. The current state of acceptable therapy for this kidney ailment is limited. The studies revealed that some naturally occurring bioactive substances might shield the kidney by controlling oxidative stress, renal fibrosis, inflammation, and autophagy. In order to provide new potential therapeutic lead bioactive compounds for contemporary drug discovery and clinical management of DN, this review was designed to examine the various mechanistic pathways by which current conventional plants derive phytocompounds that are effective for the control and treatment of DN.
Urinary Micro-RNAs As Biomarkers of Urological Cancers: A Systematic Review
Authors: Aveta Achille , Cilio Simone , Contieri Roberto , Spena Gianluca , Napolitano Luigi , Manfredi Celeste , Franco Antonio , Crocerossa Fabio , Cerrato Clara , Ferro Matteo , Del Giudice Francesco Paolo , Verze Paolo , Lasorsa Francesco , Salonia Andrea , Nair Rajesh , Walz Jochen , Lucarelli Giuseppe , Pandolfo Savio Domenico
Published: May 2023

Background: Micro-RNAs (miRNA) are emerging as biomarkers in the detection and prognosis of cancers due to their inherent stability and resilience.
Methods: To summarize evidence regarding urinary miRNA (umiRNAs) role in the detection, prognosis and therapeutic management of urological cancers, we performed a systematic review of the most important scientific databases using the following keywords: (urinary mir-na)AND(prostate cancer); (urinary mirna)AND(bladder cancer); (urinary mirna)AND(renal cancer); (urinary mirna)AND(testicular cancer); (urinary mirna)AND(urothelial cancer).
Results: Of all, 1364 articles were initially selected. Only original studies in the English language on human specimens were considered for inclusion in our systematic review. Thus, a convenient sample of 60 original articles was identified. Urinary miRNA (UmiRNAs) are downregulated in prostate cancers and may serve as potential non-invasive molecular biomarkers. Several umiR-NAs have been identified as diagnostic biomarkers of urothelial carcinoma and bladder cancer (BCa), allowing to discriminate malignant from non-malignant forms of haematuria. UmiRNAs could serve as therapeutic targets or recurrence markers of non-muscle invasive BCa and could predict the aggressivity and prognosis of muscle-invasive BCa. In renal cell carcinoma, miRNAs have been identified as predictors of tumour detection, aggressiveness, and progression to metastasis.
Conclusion: umiRNAs could play an important role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of urological cancers.