bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
APLIKASI PRESENSI DAN PENGGAJIAN BERBASIS WEB (STUDI KASUS: CV. KARYA KOBA JAYA)
Authors: Enirianti Enirianti , Andry Johannes Fernandes
Published: November 2022

Because many jobs exist, companies use information technology to help with office work. Employee attendance is related to the performance and discipline of employees in the company and is important for the company. CV. Karya Koba Jaya is a company engaged in the construction of buildings, bridges, roads, and irrigation. Problems that exist in the company are long attendance processes due to long lines, leave applications that must meet HRD directly and there is no record of leave information and slow payroll processes because they must be adjusted to attendance data and the long attendance data recapitulation process so that it hampers payroll process. This attendance application, leave application, and payroll can solve employee problems in absenteeism, leave application, and payroll. This web-based application for leave and payroll attendance requires PHP language and the waterfall model SDLC method with stages such as needs analysis, system design, implementation, testing, and maintenance to make a system as expected. The results of this study indicate that the attendance application for submitting leave and payroll based on this website can help employees in attendance, apply for leave, and payroll and can help the attendance recapitulation process can be fast so that the payroll process is not hampered. And the test results from the application that show attendance applications, leave applications, and website-based payroll are all functioning well without any problems or errors in the application so that it can be implemented in the organization. The conclusion of this study is that this website-based application for absenteeism and payroll applications can help overcome problems that exist in the company.
MODEL QFD DAN IPA 2 DIMENSI PADA PELAYANAN PASIEN COVID-19 DI RSDC WISMA ATLET DKI JAKARTA GUNA MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS LAYANAN KESEHATAN
Authors: Wilujeng Fuji Rahayu , Rembulan Glisina Dwinoor
Published: November 2022

Covid-19 (Corova Virus Disease 2019) is a type of infectious disease that is currently becoming a lot of conversation and causing concern for the public. Since the emergence of the first Covid-19 case, it has caused a stir that has occurred in various parts of the world, including Indonesia. Because Covid-19 can infect anyone without any age limit. Covid-19 also has an impact on a country's economic growth and losses in terms of public health.Another bad impact in terms of public health can be seen in the number of referral hospitals and emergency hospitals appearing based on government decisions. One of the emergency hospitals for Covid patients is the Wisma Atlet Covid-19 Emergency Handling Hospital (RSDC). Wisma Athlete's Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital (RSDC), Kemayoran since its first operation on March 23, 2020 until now. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a drastic increase in the various types of health services available. Therefore, the surrounding community certainly has hope for the quality of service in the available hospitals, especially the Wisma Atlet RSDC in order to meet user satisfaction. Based on the explanation above, this research was conducted which aims and is useful to find out what attributes are experiencing problems in the quality of service at the Wisma Atlet Hospital and find out the steps to improve the attributes that are experiencing problems. The method used in this research is Importance Performance Analysis 2 Dimension (IPA) which is used to measure service performance on the quality of service received by consumers based on the size of the assessment on reality and expectations, then followed by the Quality Function Deployment method used to provide technical responses sourced from Voice of Customer (VOC) so that it is hoped that in the future the RSDC Wisma Atlet can improve the quality of its services to improve public health.
PENERAPAN ALGORITMA K-MEANS CLUSTERING UNTUK MENGANALISA TRANSAKSI PENJUALAN JASA CETAK PADA UNIT PRINT ON DEMAND (POD) PERCETAKAN GRAMEDIA
Authors: Gunadi Goldie
Published: November 2022

Data mining is a method used to obtain valuable information contained in data banks. The information obtained can be used as input for determining the business strategy for the head of the company's agency. One of the most widely used data mining techniques is clustering using the K-Means method. Print on Demand (PoD) is one of the printing business units of PT. Gramedia which specifically provides printing services for various types of products, including: books, magazines, calendars, posters, promo materials such as product catalogs and brochures, as well as small-sized products such as business cards, tickets, coupons or vouchers and stickers. Currently every sales transaction data is stored in a SQL Server database, but until now the data processing is still done manually for reporting needs for company management. The purpose of this research is to perform K-Means Clustering analysis of the transaction data of sales of print services using the RapidMiner application to classify routine customer data based on the number of transactions made for each type of print product. The results of the application of the K-Means Clustering method resulted in 8 groups of customer data where the largest group consisted of 92.89% of the number of customers. The results of the analysis can be used by the company's management to determine various business strategies to increase the company's competitiveness.
Implementación de la telemedicina en la asistencia sanitaria pediátrica durante la pandemia COVID-19
Authors: Sánchez-Trujillo Lara , García Herrero María Ángeles , Vieira dos Santos Joao Pedro , Blázquez Gómez Cristina Julia
Published: November 2022

Introducción: La pandemia COVID-19 ha supuesto un reto social, económico, pero sobre todo sanitario. La consulta telefónica que se inició durante el confinamiento, inicialmente en atención primaria y después, con la relajación de las medidas, en la atención hospitalaria, se ha implementado como opción asistencial. Se ha elaborado un estudio para intentar conocer la satisfacción de las familias y de los profesionales, así como aspectos de seguridad de esta opción asistencial. Material y métodos: Se llevó a cabo una encuesta anónima a familiares de pacientes pediátricos y a profesionales sanitarios que recibieron y prestaron asistencia de manera telefónica entre mayo y diciembre de 2020 en un hospital de segundo nivel asistencial. Las variables se recogieron y analizaron mediante Excel y SPSS. Resultados: Las familias valoraron positivamente la atención en el 89,6 % y al 73,5 % le gustaría seguir teniendo un modelo de atención mixta e integrarían otros elementos de telemedicina. El 91,9 % entendió correctamente las explicaciones. Respecto a los profesionales sanitarios, el 85,7% estuvo de acuerdo con el sistema de atención mixto. Al 76,1% la consulta le resulta más eficiente, pero solo el 33% incrementaría la proporción de este tipo de consultas. El 52% creen que esta atención no repercute en la seguridad del paciente, aunque el 61,9% cree que sí lo hace negativamente en la formación de los médicos internos residentes. Conclusiones: Existe un elevado grado de satisfacción de pacientes y profesionales, estando ambos predispuestos a continuar con este modelo asistencial. Parece que la pandemia por SARS-CoV2 ha impulsado la instauración definitiva de la telemedicina en las consultas pediátricas hospitalarias.
El elefante en la habitación
Authors: Pacheco Martínez-Atienza Marina , Espinosa Gimeno Alfredo
Published: November 2022

Si bien las condiciones epidemiológicas del momento en que atendimos a nuestra paciente no ponían fácil realizar unos diagnósticos diferenciales extensos ni adecuados, no debemos permitir que ninguna situación nos impida aportar la mayor calidad asistencial a nuestros pacientes. La patología autoinmune, no muy frecuente en nuestro medio, requiere de un elevado índice de sospecha por parte del clínico, y debe formar parte de cualquier proceso diagnóstico al que nos enfrentemos.
Humans trade off search costs and accuracy in a combined visual search and perceptual task
Authors: Wagner Ilja , Henare Dion , Tünnermann Jan , Schubö Anna , Schütz Alexander C.
Published: November 2022

To interact with one’s environment, relevant objects have to be selected as targets for saccadic eye movements. Previous studies have demonstrated that factors such as visual saliency and reward influence saccade target selection, and that humans can dynamically trade off these factors to maximize expected value during visual search. However, expected value in everyday situations not only depends on saliency and reward, but also on the required time to find objects, and the likelihood of a successful object-interaction after search. Here we studied whether search costs and the accuracy to discriminate an object feature can be traded off to maximize expected value. We designed a combined visual search and perceptual discrimination task, where participants chose whether to search for an easy- or difficult-to-discriminate target in search displays populated by distractors that shared features with either the easy or the difficult target. Participants received a monetary reward for correct discriminations and were given limited time to complete as many trials as they could. We found that participants considered their discrimination performance and the search costs when choosing targets and, by this, maximized expected value. However, the accumulated reward was constrained by noise in both the choice of which target to search for, and which elements to fixate during search. We conclude that humans take into account the prospective search time and the likelihood of successful a object-interaction, when deciding what to search for. However, search performance is constrained by noise in decisions about what to search for and how to search for it.
SOSIALISASI DAN PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN BIODIESEL DARI MINYAK JELANTAH DI DESA MARGA TANI KECAMATAN JAYALOKA
Authors: Lovisia Endang , Gumay Ovilia Putri Utami , Amin Ahmad , Ariani Tri , Arini Wahyu
Published: November 2022

Desa Marga Tani kecamatan Jayaloka kabupaten Musi Rawas terletak di provinsi Sumatera Selatan yang mayoritas penduduk di sekitar tempat ini memiliki mata pencarian 75% sebagai petani dan memiliki komoditas perkebunan berupa tanaman sawit. Potensi tanaman sawit di wilayah ini sangat mendukung dan di daerah sekitar kecamatan Jayaloka ini terdapat juga pabrik pengolahan sawit, yang mana sawit ini nantinya diolah menjadi minyak goreng. Kelangkaan minyak goreng yang terjadi dalam kurun waktu 7 bulan terakhir ini membuat masyarakat sulit untuk mendapatkan minyak goreng, dan minyak curah yang di subsidi pemerintah pun menjadi langka. Masyarakat akhirnya memenuhi kebutuhan memasak sehari-hari menggunakan minyak goreng yang telah digunakan berulang-ulang. Padahal daerah ini komoditas utamanya adalah sawit yang bila diolah dengan baik maka akan menghasilkan minyak goreng. Edukasi masyarakat di desa ini mengenai penggunaan minyak goreng yang berulang-ulang dapat berbahaya bagi kesehatan masih minim. Padahal apabila dimanfaatkan dengan baik minyak jelantah akan menjadi produk yang tepat guna dan menjadi salah satu alternatif mengatasi kelangkaan jenis BBM saat ini. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan PKM ini adalah sosialisasi dan pelatihan. Adapun hasil yang diperoleh masyarakat desa Marga Tani dapat mengolah sendiri minyak jelantah menjadi biodiesel, selain itu pengetahuan masyarakat menjadi meningkat tentang cara pengolahan biodiesel.
Editorial
Authors: Auge Oliver , Bruhn Karen
Published: November 2022

Mit dem zweiten Band der Kieler Studien zur Universitäts- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte (KSUW) möchte das Projektteam rund um das ›Kieler Gelehrtenverzeichnis‹ (KGV) einen weiteren Beitrag zur Erforschung der NS-Zeit
sowie zur bewegten Geschichte der Aufarbeitung dieser dunklen Jahre an der CAU leisten. Die Beiträge liefern u.a. neue Erkenntnisse junger Nachwuchsforscherinnen und -forscher zu den Entwicklungen am Kieler Mathematischen
Seminar zur NS-Zeit sowie zu den Entnazifizierungs- und Wiedergutmachungsverfahren rund um die Universität in der Nachkriegszeit. Darüber hinaus wird anhand der öffentlichen Diskussionen um die ›Ehrwürdigkeit‹ Kieler
Professoren ein kritischer Blick auf die Auseinandersetzung mit der NS-Zeit von den 1960er Jahren bis in die 2010er Jahre geworfen.
Evaluation of Preservice Teachers Computer-based Instructional Materials by Special Education Teachers
Authors: ARI İSMAHAN ARSLAN
Published: November 2022

This study aims to investigate the successes and challenges of implementing instructional materials that preservice special education teachers developed for students with disabilities in a rehabilitation center using Web 2.0 tools through an instructional design project as part of a technology integration course. For this project, preservice teachers collaboratively developed instructional materials to meet the needs of the student assigned to their group and implemented them with the student. After the implementation, the success and challenges of the materials were evaluated by 12 special education teachers of the students through structured interviews. The interviews were analyzed using inductive analysis. Analysis results indicated that the vast majority of the materials were found to be successful in terms of the teaching strategies applied within the materials, the appropriateness of the instructional materials, and the opportunities that the materials provided in practice. Most of the teachers claimed that the instructional materials contributed to the students’ learning and skill development even after the one-shot implementation. According to the special education teachers, eight groups experienced no difficulties during the implementation, whilst eight groups faced several challenges due to student-related issues and the infrastructure. They also proposed suggestions to improve the instructional materials and their implementations. The results of this study is valuable as the current literature lacks studies reporting materials’ success from the teachers’ perspective.
Implicit Large-eddy Simulations of Global Solar Convection: Effects of Numerical Resolution in Nonrotating and Rotating Cases
Authors: Guerrero G. , Stejko A. M. , Kosovichev A. G. , Smolarkiewicz P. K. , Strugarek A.
Published: November 2022

Simulating deep solar convection and its coupled mean-field motions is a formidable challenge where few observational results constrain models that suffer from the nonphysical influence of the grid resolution. We present hydrodynamic global implicit large-eddy simulations of deep solar convection performed with the EULAG-MHD code, and we explore the effects of grid resolution on the properties of rotating and nonrotating convection. The results, based on low-order moments and turbulent spectra, reveal that convergence in nonrotating simulations may be achieved at resolutions not much higher than these considered here. The flow is highly anisotropic, with the energy contained in horizontal divergent motions exceeding their radial counterpart by more than three orders of magnitude. By contrast, in rotating simulations, the largest energy is in the toroidal part of the horizontal motions. As the grid resolution increases, the turbulent correlations change in such a way that a solar-like differential rotation, obtained in the simulation with the coarser grid, transitions to an antisolar differential rotation. The reason for this change is the contribution of the effective viscosity to the balance of the forces driving large-scale flows. As the effective viscosity decreases, the angular momentum balance improves, yet the force balance in the meridional direction lessens, favoring a strong meridional flow that advects angular momentum toward the poles. The results suggest that obtaining the correct distribution of angular momentum may not be a mere issue of numerical resolution. Accounting for additional physics, such as magnetism or the near-surface shear layer, may be necessary in simulating the solar interior.
MeV–GeV Gamma-Ray Emission from SNR G327.1–1.1 Discovered by the Fermi-LAT
Authors: Eagle Jordan , Castro Daniel , Temim Tea , Ballet Jean , Slane Patrick , Gelfand Joseph , Kerr Matthew , Ajello Marco
Published: November 2022

We report the discovery of MeV–GeV γ-ray emission by the Fermi-LAT positionally coincident with the TeV pulsar wind nebula (PWN) HESS J1554–550 within the host supernova remnant (SNR) G327.1–1.1. The γ-ray emission is point-like and faint but significant (>4σ) in the 300 MeV–2 TeV energy range. We report here the Fermi-LAT analysis of the observed γ-ray emission followed by a detailed multiwavelength investigation to understand the nature of the emission. The central pulsar powering the PWN within G327.1–1.1 has not been detected in any wave band; however, it is likely embedded within the X-ray nebula, which is displaced from the center of the radio nebula. The γ-ray emission is faint and therefore a pulsation search to determine if the pulsar may be contributing is not feasible. Prior detailed multiwavelength reports revealed an SNR system that is old, τ ∼ 18,000 yr, where the interaction of the reverse shock with the PWN is underway or has recently occurred. We find that the γ-ray emission agrees remarkably well with a detailed broadband model constructed in a prior report based on independent hydrodynamical and semianalytic simulations of an evolved PWN. We further investigate the physical implications of the model for the PWN evolutionary stage incorporating the new Fermi-LAT data and attempt to model the distinct particle components based on a spatial separation analysis of the displaced PWN counterparts.
Testing the Galaxy-collision-induced Formation Scenario for the Trail of Dark-matter-deficient Galaxies with the Susceptibility of Globular Clusters to the Tidal Force
Authors: Ogiya Go , van den Bosch Frank C. , Burkert Andreas , Kang Xi
Published: November 2022

It has been suggested that a trail of diffuse galaxies, including two dark-matter-deficient galaxies (DMDGs), in the vicinity of NGC 1052 formed because of a high-speed collision between two gas-rich dwarf galaxies, one bound to NGC 1052 and the other one on an unbound orbit. The collision compresses the gas reservoirs of the colliding galaxies, which in turn triggers a burst of star formation. In contrast, the dark matter and preexisting stars in the progenitor galaxies pass through it. Since the high pressures in the compressed gas are conducive to the formation of massive globular clusters (GCs), this scenario can explain the formation of DMDGs with large populations of massive GCs, consistent with the observations of NGC 1052-DF2 (DF2) and NGC 1052-DF4. A potential difficulty with this “mini bullet cluster” scenario is that the observed spatial distributions of GCs in DMDGs are extended. GCs experience dynamical friction causing their orbits to decay with time. Consequently, their distribution at formation should have been even more extended than that observed at present. Using a semianalytic model, we show that the observed positions and velocities of the GCs in DF2 imply that they must have formed at a radial distance of 5–10 kpc from the center of DF2. However, as we demonstrate, the scenario is difficult to reconcile with the fact that the strong tidal forces from NGC 1052 strip the extendedly distributed GCs from DF2, requiring 33–59 massive GCs to form at the collision to explain observations.
The Levels of the Human-β-Defensin-2 and LL-37 in the Sputum of Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Case–control Study and Literature Review
Authors: Ishchenko Oksana , Koshevaya Irina , Zhernosekova Irina , Garets Vira , Stepanskyi Dmytro
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder with an autosomal-recessive type of inheritance. Based on their host-defending and pro-inflammatory functions, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) likely have one of the central roles in the pathogenesis of lung disease in CF.
AIM: The purpose of the study was to measure the concentration of AMPs in the sputum of children with CF and evaluate any correlation with a bacterial profile of the lungs.
METHODS: Lung colonization was evaluated using a culture-dependent method, sputum was utilized. A sandwich-ELISA was used to measure hBD-2 and hCAP-18/LL-37 in the sputum.
RESULTS: There were 27 children enrolled in the study group, median age of inclusion was 11.4 (8.5; 14.8) years old. The control group consisted of 14 children, 11.6 (8.6; 12.6) years old. The concentration of AMPs was not correlating with participants` age (rs = −0.286, p = 0.148 – defensin hDB-2; rs = −0.084, p = 0.676 – cathelicidin hCAP-18/LL-37). The concentration of hBD-2 was from 64.01 to 813.61 pg/mL. The concentration of hCAP-18/LL-37 was from 3.24 to 35.98 ng/mL. There were significant differences in the content of AMPs on respiratory samples between study and control group (U = 976.5, p = 0.001 – for hBD-2; U = 1080.5, p < 0.001). The correlation between current infection Pseudomonas aeruginosa and concentration of hBD-2 (rs = 0.167; p = 0.406) was not found. However, the presence of P. aeruginosa correlated with density of neutrophilic infiltration (rs = 0.622; p = 0.001). The concentration of hBD-2 showed direct medium correlation with total cells count (rs = 0.881, p < 0.001). Correlation between current infection P. aeruginosa and concentration of hCAP-18/LL-37 (rs = 0.788; p < 0.001) was observed. With increases in total cell count and relative neutrophils count, the concentration of hCAP-18/LL-37 was increased and the power of the association was medium (rs = 0.453; p = 0,018; rs = 0,592; p = 0,001). The correlation between concentrations of hBD-2 and hCAP-18/LL-37 (rs = 0.316, p > 0.1) was not found.
CONCLUSIONS: Measured AMPs correlated with cellular inflammatory markers and, probably, their overexpression is dedicated to stimulating a cellular component of innate immune response; there was no correlation between bacterial colonization of lungs and levels of hBD-2, so our findings sustain that P. aeruginosa is a leading but non-single contributor to persistent local inflammation in polymicrobial lungs.
A new species of Alainites (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Thailand
Authors: Phlai-ngam Sirikamon , Tungpairojwong Nisarat , Gattolliat Jean-Luc
Published: November 2022

A new species of Baetidae, Alainites siamensissp. nov., is described from Thailand. This new species is closely related to Alainites lingulatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000, Alainites laetificus (Kang & Yang, 1994) and Alainites yixiani (Gui & Lu, 1999). Species delimitation based on morphological and molecular (mitochondrial COI sequences) evidence is provided. The discovery of this species confirms the wide distribution of Alainites Waltz & McCafferty, 1994 in Southeast Asia.
Contribution to the weevil fauna of Montenegro with the description of a new Echinodera Wollaston, 1863 species, and lectotype designations in the genus Sciaphobus K. Daniel, 1904 (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
Authors: Germann Christoph , Braunert Carlo , Schütte André
Published: November 2022

We provide first records for 108 weevils species sensu lato (Curculionoidea) to the fauna of Montenegro. During a field trip 203 weevil species were recorded and are listed here. The records of Archarius anatoliensis Voss, 1962 are the first ones from the Balkans and document a further spreading of this species towards Northwest. Echinodera bryneri spec. nov. is described and compared with the sympatrically occurring, morphologically similar species E. romanboroveci Stüben, 1998. The lectotypes of Sciaphobus paliuri Apfelbeck, 1908, and S. polydrosinus Apfelbeck, 1922 conserved in the Georg Frey collection are designated, and illustrated comments on their differentiation are provided. For Leiosoma komovicum Pedroni, 2018 habitat, images of both sexes, a description of the female genitalia, and the presumable host plants are presented.
Argostemma ehuangzhangense (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Authors: Liu Zhon​g-Cheng , Liu Jia , Zhao Wan-Yi , Fan Qiang , Ye Hua-Gu , Wang Lei , Liao Wen-Bo
Published: November 2022

Argostemma ehuangzhangense, a new Rubiaceae species from E’huangzhang Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China, is here described and illustrated. A morphological comparison between the new species and its putative relatives, A. lamxayanum, A. laotica and A. verticillatum, is presented. The new species is mostly similar to A. laotica, but they can be distinguished from each other since Argostemma ehuangzhangense presents solitary flower (vs. 2-flowered inflorescences), flower lobes 4 (vs. 5) and anthers opening by longitudinal slits (vs. apical pores). In a preliminary IUCN Red List status of Argostemma ehuangzhangense this species is assigned as Vulnerable (VU).
Abdominal Pain over 6 Months
Authors: Lee Shine Hee , Kang Sang-Bum
Published: November 2022

Inflammatory bowel disease includes two major types of disease: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease is increasing worldwide, including in Korea. This chronic disease progresses gradually, with cycles of improvement and exacerbation. Therefore, a quick diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary. In this review, we discuss the clinical symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, as well as diagnostic methods.
Les technologies numériques : des outils au potentiel inexploité pour faciliter les apprentissages des agriculteurs. Une étude de onze services numériques de conseil agricole au Burkina Faso
Authors: Alexandre Chloé
Published: November 2022

En Afrique sub-saharienne, les agriculteurs font face à des problèmes complexes qui nécessitent qu’ils développent de nouvelles connaissances et compétences. Nous analysons comment les fournisseurs de conseil mobilisent les outils numériques pour répondre à ce besoin. Sur la base d’une étude de cas au Burkina Faso, nous montrons que seuls deux des onze services numériques étudiés ont été développés dans l’objectif de faciliter les apprentissages des agriculteurs. Si les fonctionnalités des services sont en ligne avec les visions des fournisseurs, aucun des services étudiés ne permet d’apporter aux agriculteurs des connaissances personnalisées à grande échelle. Nous discutons ces résultats sur la base de la littérature existante pour identifier des facteurs contribuant à expliquer cette situation. Nous proposons des pistes de recherche pour mieux comprendre les contraintes que rencontrent les fournisseurs de conseil numérique et explorer comment ces difficultés pourraient être levées pour faciliter à grande échelle les apprentissages des agriculteurs. Codes JEL : O33, O36, Q16
India as Method: Timothy Richard, Min Ben , and the Reception of Colonial Discourses in Fin de Siècle China
Authors: Wang Yu
Published: November 2022

Cet article explore le parcours de deux discours coloniaux à la fin du XIX e et au début du XX e siècle en Chine : le discours colonial évolutionniste et étatique et le discours colonial développemental et commercial. Plus précisément, il s’intéresse à la façon dont Timothy Richard a mobilisé ces discours en lien avec le concept de Minben , l’une des idées fondamentales de la pensée politique chinoise, d’abord dans ses divers écrits sur l’Inde des années 1880 jusqu’à sa traduction chinoise du chapitre sur l’Inde du livre de Robert Mackenzie, The Nineteenth Century: A History publié en 1895. S’appuyant sur un corpus substantiel de traductions, de commentaires, de journaux personnels non publiés et d’un large éventail d’écrits bilingues de Timothy Richard, cet article soutient que sa pratique translinguistique n’a pas seulement créé une plate-forme pour que les discours coloniaux migrant entre différents systèmes de connaissances et de culture, mais a également fourni aux intellectuels chinois des concepts pour construire une compréhension hybride localisée des discours coloniaux. L’émergence et le déclin de ces discours éclairent la dynamique du savoir qiaoyi , en particulier en ce qui concerne la façon dont les intellectuels dans des conditions politiques défavorables ont manifesté un grand niveau d’autonomie et de flexibilité dans la réception et la réinterprétation des connaissances alimentées par un réseau culturel ayant reçu une nouvelle impulsion dans le contexte de l’impérialisme et de l’expansion coloniale.
A Smart Learning Assistant to Promote Learning Outcomes in a Programming Course
Authors: Jiao Xiaotong , Yu Xiaomei , Peng Haowei , Zhang Xue
Published: November 2022

Blended learning has gained wide popularity, but its superiority is limited by insufficient connection between online and offline learning due to technological anxiety and complexity, which hampers the achievement of prospective learning effect. To shatter these limits, a smart learning assistant based on Wechat Mini Program is proposed that incorporates a score ranking mechanism based on explainable machine learning to improve learning interests in programming, a learning material recommendation with deep neural networks to solve the student's confusion in personalized learning source selection, and a learning review mechanism based on deep learning achievements to enhance teacher-student communication and student-student cooperation in learning. In addition, approximately 3200 learners are involved to investigate learning requirements and test system performance. The experimental and practical results demonstrate the superiority of the smart learning assistant and the effectiveness gained by promoting learning outcomes in blended learning.
The Effect of Bamboo Charcoal Powder on the Tensile Strength of Wood Plastic Composite
Authors: Yusof Ahmad Amirul Mukmin Yusof , Mustapa Mohammad Sukri , Ariffin Ahmad Hamdan , Ibrahim Mohd Rasidi , Masirin Mohd Idrus Mohd , Siswanto Waluyo Adi , Yoshiharu Mutoh
Published: November 2022

This research study was focused on the effect of bamboo charcoal powder on the tensile strength of wood plastic composite reinforced with rice husk ash (silica). This study used 3 different proportions of composite that is 10% bamboo charcoal powder-90% polypropylene, 20% bamboo charcoal powder-80% polypropylene and 30% bamboo charcoal powder-70% polypropylene with added rice husk ash of 0%, 5% and 10%. The size of the particle for the bamboo charcoal powder is 60μm. The method used to produce this wood plastic composite is by mixing and injection molding method. The test performed on the sample is tensile test and surface morphological test. It is observed that the tensile strength of the composite increased when the percentage of rice husk ash added increased. The highest tensile strength of the composite is at 10% rice husk ash reinforced with 10% bamboo charcoal powder and 90% polypropylene with value of 23.15 MPa. Overall, the proportion of 10% rice husk ash reinforced with 10% bamboo charcoal powder and 90% polypropylene showed the best result to enhance the wood plastic composite.
Adherence by a primary healthcare clinic in KwaZulu-Natal to the national HIV guidelines
Authors: Uzodike Nnaemeka , Ross Andrew , Harbor Ogbonnaya
Published: November 2022

Background: The decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to primary health care (PHC) was rolled-out in South Africa in March 2010. PHC staff members are expected to initiate ART, monitor patients, and detect and refer patients with adverse events or virological failure to designated referral hospitals. The aim of this study was to assess the monitoring and referral of patients on ART who were being managed at a PHC clinic.Method: This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study on 488 adult patients attending a PHC ART clinic selected by systematic random sampling between June 2011 and June 2012. Data were extracted from the patient files using a standardised data collection sheet, based on the South African national HIV guidelines for 2010.Results: Pill count, CD4 count and viral load (VL) were all well assessed by June 2011. Thirty-one per cent of patients being followed-up at the clinic had developed virological failure, of whom 84% were referred. By June 2012, 49% of the patients had developed virological failure, of whom only 52% were referred for further management.Conclusion: The PHC nurses were excellent at monitoring pill count, CD4 count and VL, but were unable to detect and appropriately refer patients with virological failure. This is of great concern, and needs urgent intervention and further research.
Causes of prematurity in the Bloemfontein Academic Complex
Authors: Brits H. , Adriaanse M. , Rall D-M , Van Biljon M. , Van der Walt A. , Wasserman E. , Joubert G.
Published: November 2022

Background: Prematurity is globally the leading cause of neonatal mortality, morbidity and long-term disability. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the United Nations, and specifically MDG 4, address child mortality. Neonatal mortality rates contribute to 37% of all under-five mortality, with the largest proportion (30%) due to prematurity. The overall purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with prematurity and to identify treatable and preventable causes at the Bloemfontein Academic Complex in order to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with prematurity in line with MDG.Methods: A case control study design was used including all premature babies referred to the Kangaroo Care Unit of the National District Hospital between December 2010 and March 2011. Each baby was included with his/her mother as a pair. For each premature baby and mother pair a term baby and mother pair was included as a control. Data were collected on a data sheet from the mothers’ antenatal records, and from maternal notes as well as the neonatal follow-up and discharge notes. Data gathered included baseline characteristics, habits, diseases and medication of the mother during the antenatal period and delivery as well as baseline demographics of the babies. Results: A total of 194 mothers and 198 babies were included in the study with 109 case mothers and 85 control mothers . Pre-existing medical conditions were more prevalent in the premature group (69%) compared with the control group (27%) with p 0.0001. These conditions included hypertension, HIV disease and syphilis. Possible causes for prematurity identified in this study included teenage mothers and premature rupture of membranes.Conclusion: Risk factors identified for prematurity were: teenage mothers, pre-existing medical conditions in the mother, and preterm rupture of membranes. Smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy could not be identified as risk factors for prematurity. It is recommended that patients with any of the above-mentioned identified risk factors be classified as high risk for the development of prematurity and shorter follow-up intervals and more aggressive management of pre-existing medical conditions should be practised.
COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka
Authors: Udayanga Lahiru , Perera Ayesha , Dissanayaka Lakchani
Published: November 2022

Objective:

To assess the degree of anxiety, depression and stress due to the COVID-19 epidemic among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka.

Methods:

Healthcare professionals from 6 selected government and private hospitals located in Gampaha District were recruited for the study. The socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals on COVID-19 was collected through a self-administered questionnaire, while Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale score was used to assess the psychological wellbeing. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression techniques were used for data analysis.

Results:

Totally 324 healthcare professionals were included and the respondents had a high overall level of knowledge towards COVID-19. Twenty-five percent of the respondents had different levels of anxiety, while 10.8% had mild depression, and 4.6% had moderate depression. Interestingly, 40.4% of the respondents had mild stress, and 11.1% had moderate stress. Young people (20-35 years), medical laboratory technologist and nursing officer, being quarantined, having a SARS-CoV-2-infected family member, involvement in COVID-19 patient care, and limited availability of personal protection equipment, were recognized as significant risk factors associated with anxiety, depression and stress.

Conclusions:

The healthcare professionals are high-risk groups to experience psychological impacts from COVID-19. Continuous monitoring and implementing appropriate intervention activities and provision of counseling support are highly recommended.
Efficacy and safety of EUS-guided coil embolization combined with endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for gastric varices with high-risk ectopic embolism: A multicenter and retrospective cohort study
Authors: Huang Ziyin , Zhang Wenhui , Lv Fujing , Ma Lili , Xiao Yong , Gao Shan , Zhang Ming , Wang Yanling , Li Peng , Zhao Haiying , Yu Honggang , Cao Jiwang , Ke Ge , Wang Yang , Chen Mingkai
Published: November 2022

Background and Objectives:

Gastric varices (GV) with spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS) are associated with ectopic embolism in endoscopic cyanoacrylate. This study targeted to assess the efficacy and safety of EUS-guided coil embolization combined with endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) for GV with high-risk ectopic embolism.

Materials and Methods:

We retrospectively analyzed six tertiary hospitals’ 104 patients with GV at high-risk ectopic embolism (the narrowest diameter of SPSS was greater than or equal to 5 mm and the maximum diameter usually >8 mm) who underwent EUS-guided coil embolization combined with endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection or BRTO from January 2014 to December 2020. The outcomes included rebleeding, survival, and complications.

Results:

The EUS group and BRTO group contained 59 and 45 patients, respectively. The technical success rate between the two groups was similar (96.6% vs. 95.6%, P = 1.000). During the follow-up, both groups’ 5-day rebleeding rate and 6-week mortality rate were 0%. One-year all-cause rebleeding rate (20.0% vs. 18.9%, P = 0.900) and 1-year mortality rate (2.0% vs. 0%, P = 1.000) in the EUS group were similar to the BRTO group. One patient experienced ectopic embolism in the EUS group, while the BRTO group did not. Both groups had similar mean days (16.0 [interquartile range (IQR), 12.0–19.0] vs. 16.5 [IQR, 11.8–26.0], P = 0.165) and cost of hospitalization (¥ 45950.6 [IQR, 39330.2–55768.2] vs. ¥ 51205.8 [IQR, 31628.8–74251.5], P = 0.680). Multivariate analysis showed that the narrowest diameter of the shunt (odds ratio [OR] = 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.062–3.258; P = 0.03) and content of hemoglobin (OR = 0.941; 95% CI: 0.892–0.992; P = 0.025) were the prognostic factors for survival.

Conclusions:

The efficacy and safety of EUS-guided coil embolization combined with endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection for GV with high-risk ectopic embolism are comparable to BRTO.
Safety of laparoscopic surgery in the management of endometrioid endometrial cancer
Authors: Durdağ Gülşen Doğan , Alemdaroğlu Songül , Baran Şafak Yilmaz , Şimşek Seda Yüksel , Yetkinel Selçuk , Çelik Hüsnü
Published: November 2022

Background:

Laparoscopic surgery has increasingly been preferred in recent years. However, data regarding the safety of laparoscopy in endometrial cancer are not sufficient. The aim of this study was to compare perioperative and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic and laparotomic staging surgery in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery in this population.

Methods:

Data of 278 patients, who underwent surgical staging for endometrioid endometrial cancer at the gynecologic oncology department of a university hospital between 2012 and 2019, were analyzed retrospectively. Demographic, histopathologic, perioperative, and oncologic characteristics were compared between laparoscopy and laparotomy groups. A subgroup of patients with a body mass index (BMI) >30 was further evaluated.

Results:

Demographic and histopathologic characteristics were similar between the two groups, while laparoscopic surgery was seen to be significantly superior in terms of perioperative outcomes. The number of removed and metastatic lymph nodes was significantly higher in the laparotomy group; however, this difference did not affect the oncologic outcomes, including recurrence and survival rates, and the two groups had similar results in this aspect. The outcomes of the subgroup with BMI >30 were also in accordance with the whole population. Intraoperative complications in laparoscopy were managed successfully.

Conclusions:

Laparoscopic surgery appears to be advantageous over laparotomy, and depending on the surgical experience, it may be performed safely for surgical staging of endometrioid endometrial cancer.
Microwave Treatment of Cold Injuries
Authors: Gavrilin Eugene V. , Dunaevskiy Grigory E. , Antipov Vladimir B.
Published: November 2022

In spite of the fact that extremity frostbites are a widespread type of injuries in many countries, specialized equipment for frostbite treatment is lacking. Treatment is carried out by conservative methods. The best results are obtained by using thermal isolation of injured tissues and activation of internal warming. It is proposed to initiate deep warming of frostbitten extremities on exposure to low-power microwave radiation. A microwave chamber has been developed to implement this technique. The efficiency of the approach was earlier demonstrated on animals. An example is given of successful treatment of a cold injury of patient hands and feet that allowed amputation to be avoided.
A comparative study of efficacy and safety of topical 10% phenylalanine gel versus 0.1% mometasone furoate cream in limited nonsegmental vitiligo
Authors: Kumar Abhishek , Ramakrishnan Ramachandran , Narasimhan Murali , Jegadish N.
Published: November 2022

Background:

Among various therapeutic options for treating vitiligo, the search for an effective agent to minimize disease progression and achieve repigmentation continues. Topical phenylalanine 10% gel has shown promising results, and hence this study was carried out in patients with limited vitiligo.

Aim:

To compare the efficacy and safety of topical 10% phenylalanine gel versus topical 0.1% mometasone furoate cream in patients with limited nonsegmental vitiligo.

Materials and methods:

This study included 74 participants diagnosed as limited nonsegmental vitiligo (≤5 skin lesions). Group A received topical 10% phenylalanine gel (twice daily application), whereas Group B received topical 0.1% mometasone furoate cream (once daily application) for a period of 16 weeks. Clinical improvement based on vitiligo area severity index (VASI) scoring was assessed at intervals of 4 weeks until the end of the study duration. Physician’s global improvement assessment was calculated at the end of the study based on VASI scores.

Results:

Group A participants showed improvement of 24% when compared with 30.7% in group B at end of 16 weeks. Reduction in VASI scores and clinically visible improvement were noted in both groups after 8 weeks. Adverse events were not noted in any of the groups. Lesions over hands and feet were 11.3 times less likely to show response to treatment when compared with other sites.

Conclusion:

Both phenylalanine and mometasone were able to achieve significant repigmentation in the participants without any adverse effects. Mometasone achieved marked to excellent response in a higher percentage of participants. The overall efficacy of topical mometasone cream was better than topical phenylalanine gel.
Adenovirus causing acute encephalitis in an immunocompetent elderly female - The first case reported in literature
Authors: Mangal Vishal , Yadav Shikha , Kaur Kaminder Bir
Published: November 2022

Encephalitis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Prognostic factors independently associated with an adverse clinical outcome are age ≥65, fever, Glasgow Coma Scale score <13, and seizures. The most common viruses causing encephalitis are herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster, human immunodeficiency virus, Epstein–Bar virus, cytomegalovirus, Japanese encephalitis, and arboviruses. We hereby present a case of a 55-year-old female who presented with a new-onset seizure, fever, and altered behavior. She was clinically diagnosed with encephalitis. Her diagnostic lumbar puncture was suggestive of lymphocytic pleocytosis, red blood cells, and raised protein with normal glucose. She had normal magnetic resonance imaging of the brain; however, cerebrospinal fluid demonstrated the presence of adenovirus DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction. She was managed conservatively; however, the course was complicated by drug-induced acute kidney injury. Our patient had a favorable outcome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of adenovirus encephalitis in an elderly immunocompetent female. Adenovirus is a rare cause of encephalitis in adults; however, high index of suspicion and timely management with available antivirals can lead to successful outcomes.
Dental pattern diversity in a Saudi Arabian population
Authors: Almotairy Nabeel , Althunayyan Abdulrahman , Alkhuzayyim Dina , Aloufi Lina , Alhusayni Rola
Published: November 2022

Background:

Dental pattern diversity was investigated in different populations, but none have focused on Saudi Arabia.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to investigate the dental pattern diversity in Saudi Arabia.

Setting and Design:

This was a retrospective study.

Materials and Methods:

Five thousand two hundred and twenty-five orthopantomograms of healthy dentate adults were divided into four age groups: Group 1, 18–30 years; Group 2, 31–45 years; Group 3, 46–55 years; and Group 4, >55 years. The conditions of the 32 teeth in each individual were assigned to 10 characteristics to form a dental pattern, and the diversity of patterns was estimated using the Simpson's Diversity Index.

Statistical Analysis:

The diversity, proportions, and frequency of unique dental patterns were descriptively compared between age groups and sexes.

Results:

The dental pattern diversity for full dentition was >0.99, with 5024 unique dental patterns. The diversity and frequency of dental patterns were lower in the maxillary and mandibular anterior segments compared to those in posterior segments. All virgin teeth were the most frequently observed dental pattern for full dentition (1.24%). The dental pattern diversity for full dentition was similar across the age groups, but the frequency of unique dental patterns was 68.23%, 91.47%, 90.39%, and 88.89% for Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Further, the frequency of unique dental patterns was 10%–20% higher in females than in males.

Conclusions:

The dental pattern diversity was high in the studied Saudi Arabian sample and was affected by individuals' age and sex, where older individuals and females have higher diversity than younger individuals and males.