bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ecosystem Health Assessment of Shennongjia National Park, China
Authors: Wang Huan , Hou Peng , Jiang Jinbao , Xiao Rulin , Zhai Jun , Fu Zhuo , Hou Jing
Published: September 2020

Ecosystem health assessment is an important part of improving the management of national parks. In this paper, Shennongjia National Park is taken as the study region. By using satellite remote sensing data from 2000 to 2018, based on the Vitality Organization Resilience (VOR) model, an ecosystem health assessment is created and its spatiotemporal characteristics are analyzed. In the whole region, the ecosystem’s health level has gradually improved; the rate of improvement of the ecosystem’s health level from 2016 to 2018 has been 2.5-times that of the overall rate and the trend of improvement has been obvious. The rate of improvement of the ecosystem’s health level of non-nature protection areas has improved two-fold; the same is true of nature protection areas, and the stability change trend of the two areas has basically been the same. The establishment of national parks has played a significant role in promoting the health of the regional ecosystem. In future planning, relevant departments should pay attention to the ecological protection and restoration of the area and optimize the traditional area layout of Shennongjia National Park.
How Is Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals Measured? Comparing Four Approaches for the EU
Authors: Lafortune Guillaume , Fuller Grayson , Schmidt-Traub Guido , Kroll Christian
Published: September 2020

Evidence-based policymaking must be rooted in sound data to inform policy priorities, budget allocations, and tracking of progress. This is especially true in the case of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they provide the policy framework that all 193 UN member states have pledged to achieve by 2030. Good data and clear metrics are critical for each country to take stock of where it stands, devise pathways for achieving the goals, and track progress. Current assessments of the EU’s performance on the SDGs, however, tend to reach different findings and policy conclusions on where the priorities for further action lie, which can be confusing for researchers and policymakers. In order to demystify the drivers of such differences and make them transparent, this paper compares and contrasts the results obtained by four SDG monitoring approaches. We identify three main elements that are responsible for most of the differences: (i) the use of pre-defined targets for calculating baseline assessments and countries’ trajectories; (ii) the inclusion of measures that track not only domestic performance, but also the EU’s transboundary impacts on the rest of the world; and (iii) the use of non-official statistics to bridge data gaps, especially for biodiversity goals. This paper concludes that there is not one “correct” way of providing an assessment of whether the EU and EU member states are on track to achieve the goals, but we illustrate how the different results are the outcomes of certain methodological choices. More “forward-looking” policy trackers are needed to assess implementation efforts on key SDG transformations.
Integrated Evaluation of the Impediments to the Adoption of Coconut Palm Wood as a Sustainable Material for Building Construction
Authors: Sodangi Mahmoud , Kazmi Zaheer Abbas
Published: September 2020

Coconut palm wood is commonly regarded as a sustainable building material. Nonetheless, its adoption as a green building material by the construction industry is limited, particularly in West Africa. This paper analyses the impediments to the effective adoption of coconut palm wood in residential building construction. The research data was collected from literature reviews, expert-based surveys, and semi-structured interviews with specialists from the construction sector, African Timber Organization, governmental institutions related to forestry and construction, university professors, and researchers in the areas of sustainable building materials and construction. Thirteen crucial impediments were identified and an integrated evaluation of the impediments was conducted using the Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) technique to examine the hierarchical structure of the relations between the impediments. A further technique, Cross-impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification (MICMAC), was used to categorize the impediments from a driving to driven perspective. This categorization provides a unique profile for the impediments, which is different from that of conventional evaluation techniques for evaluating impediments. The findings of this paper offer useful guide to practitioners and policy makers in formulating effective policies, regulations, and standards that will promote the development and wide adoption of coconut palm wood in the construction industry.
Metacoupled Tourism and Wildlife Translocations Affect Synergies and Trade-Offs among Sustainable Development Goals across Spillover Systems
Authors: Zhao Zhiqiang , Cai Meng , Connor Thomas , Chung Min Gon , Liu Jianguo
Published: September 2020

Synergies and trade-offs among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been hotly debated. Although the world is increasingly metacoupled (socioeconomic-environmental interactions within and across adjacent or distant systems), there is little understanding of the impacts of globally widespread and important flows on enhancing or compromising sustainability in different systems. Here, we used a new integrated framework to guide SDG synergy and trade-off analysis within and across systems, as influenced by cross-boundary tourism and wildlife translocations. The world’s terrestrial protected areas alone receive approximately 8 billion visits per year, generating a direct economic impact of US $600 billion. Globally, more than 5000 animal species and 29,000 plant species are traded across country borders, and the wildlife trade has arguably contributed to zoonotic disease worldwide, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We synthesized 22 cases of tourism and wildlife translocations across six continents and found 33 synergies and 14 trade-offs among 10 SDGs within focal systems and across spillover systems. Our study provides an empirical demonstration of SDG interactions across spillover systems and insights for holistic sustainability governance, contributing to fostering synergies and reducing trade-offs to achieve global sustainable development in the metacoupled Anthropocene.
Croton argyrophyllus Kunth Essential Oil-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Release Profile, Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity in a Neuroblastoma Cell Line
Authors: Souto Eliana B. , Severino Patricia , Marques Conrado , Andrade Luciana N. , Durazzo Alessandra , Lucarini Massimo , Atanasov Atanas G. , El Maimouni Soukaina , Novellino Ettore , Santini Antonello
Published: September 2020

The essential oil from Croton argyrophyllus Kunth is known for its antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, and anticancer activities, and is recognized as a source of phytochemicals for potential use in pharmaceutic and food sectors. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) have been produced to load Croton argyrophyllus (CA) Kunth essential oil (CAEO) and its antioxidant properties evaluated in vitro as a new approach for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Cetyl palmitate SLN loading CAEO (CAEO-SLN) with a mean particle size of 201.4 ± 2.3 nm (polydispersity index 0.211) have been produced by hot high-pressure homogenisation. The release of the oil followed the Korsmeyers-Peppas model. The risk of lipid peroxidation has been determined by applying the production of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) standard assay. The antioxidant activity was determined by the capacity of the antioxidants existing in CAEO to scavenge the stable radical DPPH•. The cytotoxicity of CA Kunth essential oil-loaded SLN (CAEO-SLN) was evaluated in a human cell line SH-SY5Y (derived from human neuroblastoma) by determining the reduction of the yellow dye 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT). Both free essential oil (fEO) and loaded essential oil (CAEO-SLN) were demonstrated to inhibit the Fenton reaction. CAEO-SLN showed DPPH• radical scavenging capacity. The loading of the oil into cetyl palmitate SLN reduced the risk of cytotoxicity.
Making 3D-Cry Toxin Mutants: Much More Than a Tool of Understanding Toxins Mechanism of Action
Authors: Vílchez Susana
Published: September 2020

3D-Cry toxins, produced by the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, have been extensively mutated in order to elucidate their elegant and complex mechanism of action necessary to kill susceptible insects. Together with the study of the resistant insects, 3D-Cry toxin mutants represent one of the pillars to understanding how these toxins exert their activity on their host. The principle is simple, if an amino acid is involved and essential in the mechanism of action, when substituted, the activity of the toxin will be diminished. However, some of the constructed 3D-Cry toxin mutants have shown an enhanced activity against their target insects compared to the parental toxins, suggesting that it is possible to produce novel versions of the natural toxins with an improved performance in the laboratory. In this report, all mutants with an enhanced activity obtained by accident in mutagenesis studies, together with all the variants obtained by rational design or by directed mutagenesis, were compiled. A description of the improved mutants was made considering their historical context and the parallel development of the protein engineering techniques that have been used to obtain them. This report demonstrates that artificial 3D-Cry toxins made in laboratories are a real alternative to natural toxins.
Regulation of KSHV Latency and Lytic Reactivation
Authors: Broussard Grant , Damania Blossom
Published: September 2020

Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is associated with three malignancies— Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD). Central to the pathogenesis of these diseases is the KSHV viral life cycle, which is composed of a quiescent latent phase and a replicative lytic phase. While the establishment of latency enables persistent KSHV infection and evasion of the host immune system, lytic replication is essential for the dissemination of the virus between hosts and within the host itself. The transition between these phases, known as lytic reactivation, is controlled by a complex set of environmental, host, and viral factors. The effects of these various factors converge on the regulation of two KSHV proteins whose functions facilitate each phase of the viral life cycle—latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) and the master switch of KSHV reactivation, replication and transcription activator (RTA). This review presents the current understanding of how the transition between the phases of the KSHV life cycle is regulated, how the various phases contribute to KSHV pathogenesis, and how the viral life cycle can be exploited as a therapeutic target.
Relationship between Influenza Vaccination Coverage Rate and COVID-19 Outbreak: An Italian Ecological Study
Authors: Amato Mauro , Werba José Pablo , Frigerio Beatrice , Coggi Daniela , Sansaro Daniela , Ravani Alessio , Ferrante Palma , Veglia Fabrizio , Tremoli Elena , Baldassarre Damiano
Published: September 2020

Background: The lack of specific vaccines or drugs against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) warrants studies focusing on alternative clinical approaches to reduce the spread of this pandemic disease. In this study, we investigated whether anti-influenza vaccination plays a role in minimizing the diffusion of COVID-19 in the Italian population aged 65 and over. Methods: Four COVID-19 outcomes were used: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence, hospitalizations for COVID-19 symptoms, admissions to intensive care units for reasons related to SARS-CoV-2, and deaths attributable to COVID-19. Results: At univariate analyses, the influenza vaccination coverage rates correlated negatively with all COVID-19 outcomes (Beta ranging from −134 to −0.61; all p < 0.01). At multivariable analyses, influenza vaccination coverage rates correlated independently with SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence (Beta (95% C.I.): −130 (−198, −62); p = 0.001), hospitalizations for COVID-19 symptoms (Beta (95% C.I.): −4.16 (−6.27, −2.05); p = 0.001), admission to intensive care units for reasons related to SARS-CoV-2 (Beta (95% C.I.): −0.58 (−1.05, −0.12); p = 0.017), and number of deaths attributable to COVID-19 (Beta (95% C.I.): −3.29 (−5.66, −0.93); p = 0.010). The R2 observed in the unadjusted analysis increased from 82% to 159% for all the considered outcomes after multivariable analyses. Conclusions: In the Italian population, the coverage rate of the influenza vaccination in people aged 65 and over is associated with a reduced spread and a less severe clinical expression of COVID-19. This finding warrants ad hoc studies to investigate the role of influenza vaccination in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
GMMA Is a Versatile Platform to Design Effective Multivalent Combination Vaccines
Authors: Micoli Francesca , Alfini Renzo , Di Benedetto Roberta , Necchi Francesca , Schiavo Fabiola , Mancini Francesca , Carducci Martina , Palmieri Elena , Balocchi Cristiana , Gasperini Gianmarco , Brunelli Brunella , Costantino Paolo , Adamo Roberto , Piccioli Diego , Saul Allan
Published: September 2020

Technology platforms are an important strategy to facilitate the design, development and implementation of vaccines to combat high-burden diseases that are still a threat for human populations, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and to address the increasing number and global distribution of pathogens resistant to antimicrobial drugs. Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA), outer membrane vesicles derived from engineered Gram-negative bacteria, represent an attractive technology to design affordable vaccines. Here, we show that GMMA, decorated with heterologous polysaccharide or protein antigens, leads to a strong and effective antigen-specific humoral immune response in mice. Importantly, GMMA promote enhanced immunogenicity compared to traditional formulations (e.g., recombinant proteins and glycoconjugate vaccines), without negative impact to the anti-GMMA immune response. Our findings support the use of GMMA as a “plug and play” technology for the development of effective combination vaccines targeting different bugs at the same time.
Integrative Analysis of SIX1 and Cancer Stem Cell Markers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: BALÇIK ERÇİN Pelin
Published: September 2020

Objective: Transcription factor SIX1 aberrant expression has been shown in various mammalian tumors, and also recent studies indicated that SIX1 has a role in cancer stem cell properties. However, its roles in HCC cancer stem cell characteristics remain unclear. The aim of the study, to evaluate the EMT-inducer SIX1 and cancer stem cell markers expression profile in-vitro and in-vivo analyses.

Material and Methods: SIX1 expression was suppressed by short hairpin RNA transduction in the SNU398 HCC cell line. Tumorsphere formation assay is a golden useful assay for cancer stem cell analysis. SIX1-dependent cancer stem cell markers PROM1, EPCAM, and OCT4 differential gene expression profiles were assessed in tumorsphere formation assay by RT-qPCR. Differential expression and correlation analyses were performed in transcriptome data in cirrhosis and HCC tissue samples.

Results: Assessment of SIX1-knockdown expression of target genes in tumorsphere formation assay revealed PROM1, EPCAM expressions were significantly up-regulated but OCT4 gene expression was significantly down-regulated. Conformably, PROM1 and EPCAM expressions were inversely but OCT4 expression was positively correlated in transcriptome arrays in HCC tissues. Interestingly, to the evaluation of the same gene expressions were shown different patterns except, OCT4 in cirrhosis samples. The mRNA expression profiles did not change between cirrhosis and HCC samples in the SIX1, EPCAM, PROM1, and OCT4 gene expression profiles.

Conclusion: Cancer stem cells are self‐renewable cell types and are responsible for cancer progression. Findings from this study highlight the SIX1 and cancer stemness-related genes expression correlations to improve our knowledge for HCC molecular signatures.
Origin and Maturity of Biomarker Aliphatic Hydrocarbon in Wondama Coal Indonesia
Authors: Zetra Yulfi , Burhan R Y Perry , Pratama Arga D. , Wahyudi Agus
Published: September 2020

Organic geochemical characterization of Wondama coal samples from the Lengguru Folding Belt has been carried out through the study of its aliphatic hydrocarbon biomarkers. This study is to determine the origin, depositional environment and maturity of coal which is useful for determining the use of coal as an energy source. Aliphatic hydrocarbon biomarkers were identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy methods which showed the presence of n-alkane homologs (n-C15 - n-C33), which was dominated by n-C31. This indicates that the organic material originates from Angiosperms of terrestrial higher plants. The ratio of pristane to phytane (Pr/Ph) with value of 3.74 indicates that the Wondama coal is buried in an oxic depositional environment. The Carbon Preference Index (CPI) value of 7.82 and the C31αβS/(S + R) ratio of 0.27 indicate low maturity of Wondama coal and is classified into a sub-bituminous coal ranks.
IDENTIFICAÇÃO DAS DIFICULDADES À IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DA POLÍTICA DE REDUÇÃO DE DANOS NO TRATAMENTO DE USUÁRIOS DE ÁLCOOL E OUTRAS DROGAS NO BRASIL: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: De Simone Caixeta Pedro , Vinicius de Araújo Lucena Matheus , Eduarda Sá Abu Adiya Maria
Published: September 2020

OBJETIVO: Identificar, na literatura existente, quais são as principais dificuldades que retardam a implementação efetiva da política de redução de danos (RD) com foco no tratamento de usuários de álcool e outras drogas no Brasil. METODOLOGIA: Uma revisão integrativa. A pesquisa foi realizada nas bibliotecas virtuais BVS e SciELO. Os descritores utilizados foram “Redução do Dano” AND “Brasil”. Selecionaram-se artigos publicados entre 2009 e 2019 que estivessem disponíveis na forma online com texto completo e cujo assunto principal fosse a estratégia de redução de danos. Foram excluídos teses, revistas literárias, monografias e artigos que divergiam da temática. Encontraram-se dez artigos na BVS e cinco artigos na SciELO, sendo um deles comum a ambas as bibliotecas, totalizando quatorze artigos selecionados. RESULTADOS: As principais dificuldades identificadas nos artigos selecionados foram: preconceito contra usuários de álcool e outras drogas e contra a política de RD; falta de preparo dos profissionais diante dos usuários de álcool e outras drogas; problemas de ordem política; produção científica inficiente sobre a eficácia da política de RD; predomínio da ideologia proibicionista; desvalorização dos redutores de danos e problemas de ordem social. CONCLUSÃO: Devido aos diversos obstáculos à implementação da política de RD no Brasil e reconhecendo sua maior eficácia, deve-se repensar as políticas públicas existentes para a sua consolidação. Observa-se, assim, a necessidade de aprimorar a formação dos profissionais e tornar as políticas mais universais e duradouras, a fim de fortalecer a rede de proteção e os cuidados aos usuários.

Palavras chave: Brasil. Drogas Ilícitas. Política Pública. Redução do Dano. Saúde Pública.
PREVALÊNCIA DA BAIXA ACUIDADE VISUAL EM ESCOLARES ASSOCIADA AO DESEMPENHO ESCOLAR: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Kateriny Moura Oliveira Lopes Layrlla , Dantas Ribeiro Adyelle , Fernanda Souto Nóbrega Waleska
Published: September 2020

OBJETIVO: Analisar a prevalência de escolares com baixa acuidade visual bem como a correlação significativa da baixa acuidade com o desempenho escolar. MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma revisão de literatura com busca nas bases de dados PubMed, Lilacs, SciELO e Periódicos CAPES em julho de 2019, usando os descritores “prevalence” and “acuity visual” and “students” and “Academic Performance” and “Child”. Foram incluídos estudos que investigaram a prevalência da baixa acuidade visual em escolares e a relação entre a baixa acuidade e o desempenho escolar sem limitação de idade e nacionalidade. Foram excluídos trabalhos que falam sobre a relação dos erros refrativos com morbidades ou doenças oculares. Os artigos selecionados foram publicados a partir do ano de 2014. RESULTADOS: A busca totalizou 199 artigos desses 13 integraram os critérios de inclusão. Com relação a prevalência da baixa acuidade visual variou entre 5% a 34,9%, sendo o sexo feminino o mais relatado com correlação significativa em relação a baixa acuidade. De acordo com a revisão realizada nenhum estudo recente conseguiu apresentar relação entre o desempenho escolar e a baixa acuidade visual. CONCLUSÃO: A considerável prevalência da baixa AV implica em restrição da qualidade de vida decorrente de limitações intelectuais, sociais e psicológicas de escolares. Cabe reforçar a necessidade de campanhas de avaliação da acuidade visual, já no primeiro ano escolar, procurando detectar possíveis agravos oculares a fim de que eles sejam devidamente corrigidos.

Palavras chave: Acuidade visual. Criança. Desempenho acadêmico. Estudantes. Prevalência.
AVALIAÇÃO DA ATENÇÃO EM ADOLESCENTES ESCOLARES COM EXCESSO DE PESO ANTES E DEPOIS DO USO DE EXERGAMES EM GAMIFICAÇÃO: ENSAIO CLÍNICO RANDOMIZADO
Authors: Gabriel Sales Diniz Dimas , Campos Muniz Medeiros Carla , Franklin de Carvalho Danielle
Published: September 2020

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os níveis de atenção sustentada e alternada de adolescentes escolares antes e depois do uso de exergames em gamificação. METODOLOGIA: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de ensaio clínico randomizado, na qual participaram 74 adolescentes, sendo 31 do grupo de intervenção e 43 do grupo controle. O grupo de intervenção foi submetido aos exergames em gamificação em um período de 8 semanas, 3 vezes por semana, durante 50 minutos, já o controle não recebeu nenhuma conduta. A randomização foi por escolas, devido à logística e ao viés de contaminação. Os adolescentes foram avaliados antes e depois do período de intervenção através do cálculo do IMC, para a seleção dos que estavam com sobrepeso ou obesidade, e do teste de trilhas, para observar os níveis de atenção dos que foram triados. A pesquisa aconteceu de março a julho de 2018 em duas escolas municipais do ensino fundamental. RESULTADOS: A maioria dos indivíduos do grupo de intervenção eram do sexo feminino (58,06%), já no controle eram do sexo masculino (53,49%). A maioria dos indivíduos de ambos os grupos estavam em sobrepeso (56,75%). A média etária do grupo intervenção foi de 12 anos, já no controle, de 13 anos. O grupo intervenção demonstrou melhora significante dos níveis de atenção (TTA: p<0,001 e TTB: p<0,002). CONCLUSÃO: Conclui-se que o uso de exergames em gamificação melhoram os níveis de atenção.

Palavras chave: Atenção. Obesidade. Jogos de Vídeo. Saúde do adolescente. Sobrepeso.
CONHECIMENTOS E SENTIMENTOS DE MULHERES COM SÍNDROME HIPERTENSIVA ESPECÍFICA DA GESTAÇÃO - SHEG: ESTUDO DE REVISÃO
Authors: Levi Sampaio de Araújo Antônio , Weverton Carneiro Gomes Francisco , Pereira Fidelis Gabriel , Washington de Souza Rodrigues Jefferson , Valdilânio Virgulino Procópio José
Published: September 2020

O estudo objetivou identificar na literatura conhecimentos e sentimentos das gestantes acometidas por SHEG. Procedeu-se a busca em janeiro de 2019, nas bases de dados Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs) e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), com publicações no período entre 2010 e 2020. Após utilizarmos os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, selecionou-se dez artigos que respondeu a pergunta norteadora com seguintes resultados: conhecimento limitado, medo, ansiedade, culpa, angústia e tristeza. Obtivemos o encaminhamento, orientações, apoio e o incentivo, como cuidados da equipe multiprofissional. Constatamos que o emocional das mulheres com SHEG são bastante afetados e acredita-se que existe deficiências no pré-natal e uma necessidade de redirecionamento no assistir dessas mulheres.

Palavras chave: Hipertensão. Pré-eclâmpsia. Cuidado.
RELAÇÃO ENTRE COMPULSÃO ALIMENTAR E DIETAS RESTRITIVAS COM ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE ESTUDANTES DOS CURSOS DE NUTRIÇÃO E EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Martins Gonçalves Danielle , Gonçalves Andrade Dórits , de Brito Medeiros Larissa
Published: September 2020

Objetivo: Correlacionar a adesão a dietas restritivas e desenvolvimento de compulsão alimentar com estado nutricional de estudantes dos cursos de Nutrição e Educação Física do município de Cajazeiras-PB. Metodologia: A população do estudo foi composta por 45 estudantes com idade entre 18 anos e 40 anos, de ambos os sexos, dos cursos de Nutrição e Educação Física, do município de Cajazeiras-PB, da Faculdade da Santa Maria (FSM) e Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras (FAFIC). Quanto à coleta de dados, foi realizada uma análise antropométrica para avaliação do estado nutricional e os estudantes foram submetidos a um Questionário de Adesão a Dietas Restritivas e Percepção de Imagem Corporal de autopreenchimento, a fim de avaliar os motivos, tipo e duração de adesão a dietas restritivas e aspectos quanto à auto percepção de imagem corporal. Posteriormente, foram submetidos ao preenchimento da Escala de Compulsão Alimentar Periódica (ECAP) para serem avaliados sintomas ou características que possam estar relacionado ao desenvolvimento da compulsão alimentar. Os dados foram tabulados no programa Microsoft Office Excel® 2016 para a realização da estatística descritiva e apresentados em percentual, média e desvio-padrão. As análises dos questionários foram realizadas no SPSS (versão 24). Foi utilizado o teste inferencial correlação de Pearson entre os dados obtidos dos questionários e o IMC. O critério de significância estatística adotado foi de p≤0,05. Resultados: A partir dos resultados obtidos, foi possível perceber que grande parte dos estudantes apresentava insatisfação corporal, com correlação direta com maior IMC e maior pontuação da ECAP. Além disso, a grande adesão a dietas restritivas teve relação diretamente proporcional com o risco de desenvolvimento de compulsão alimentar. Esses resultados corroboram com estudos anteriores que apontam a relação entre dietas restritivas e compulsão alimentar, bem como, a maior suscetibilidade dos estudantes da área da saúde para ao desenvolvimento de distúrbios alimentares, principalmente dos cursos de Nutrição e Educação Física. Conclusão: Os estudantes dos cursos de Nutrição e Educação Física tem risco de desenvolver transtornos alimentares e de percepção da imagem corporal, aderindo a dietas restritivas sem acompanhamento profissional, com o intuito de adequação em padrões estéticos muitas vezes associados às suas capacidades intelectual e profissional. Assim, sugere-se uma investigação de outras variáveis que possam estar envolvidas nesse comportamento, com o objetivo de identificar riscos e potencializar intervenções preventivas no âmbito acadêmico.

Palavras chave: Dieta Redutora. Transtorno da Compulsão Alimentar. Saúde do Estudante. Nutrição. Educação Física e treinamento.
GRUPO DE APOIO PARA FAMILIARES DE PESSOAS COM AUTISMO: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA
Authors: do Nascimento Rodrigues Josilene , Priscila Ferreira da Silva Gomes Débora
Published: September 2020

O diagnóstico de autismo para uma família constitui grande impacto, modificando o contexto de vida dos sujeitos que convivem com a pessoa com autismo, uma vez que ocasiona mudanças na rotina diária, na dinâmica familiar, no meio social e financeiro, tornando-se importante envolver a família no processo de cuidado e intervenção. Este estudo descritivo do tipo relato de experiência tem como objetivo descrever a experiência apreendida, enquanto psicóloga residente, em um grupo de apoio familiar. Utilizou como instrumentos para coleta a observação e o diário de campo, sendo analisada a partir da análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Constatou-se que o grupo promove o acolhimento, o suporte nas dificuldades, o compartilhamento de sentimentos e a interação entre profissional-familiar. Portanto, o grupo tem potencial terapêutico, pois incita o cuidado.

Palavras chave: Autismo; família; cuidado.
Application of airborne radiometric surveys for large-scale geogenic radon potential classification
Authors: Elío Javier , Crowley Quentin , Scanlon Ray , Hodgson Jim , Long Stephanie , Cooper Mark , Gallagher Vincent
Published: September 2020

Background: Indoor radon represents an important health issue to the general population. Therefore, accurate radon risk maps help public authorities to prioritise areas where mitigation actions should be implemented. As the main source of indoor radon is the soil where the building is constructed, maps derived from geogenic factors ([e.g. geogenic radon potential [GRP]) are viewed as valuable tools for radon mapping.

Objectives: A novel indirect method for estimating the GRP at national/regional level is presented and evaluated in this article.

Design: We calculate the radon risk solely based on the radon concentration in the soil and on the subsoil permeability. The soil gas radon concentration was estimated using airborne gamma-ray spectrometry (i.e. equivalent uranium [eU]), assuming a secular equilibrium between eU and radium (226Ra). The subsoil permeability was estimated based on groundwater subsoil permeability and superficial geology (i.e. quaternary geology) by assigning a permeability category to each soil type (i.e. low, moderate or high). Soil gas predictions were compared with in situ radon measurements for representative areas, and the resulting GRP map was validated with independent indoor radon data.

Results: There was good agreement between soil gas radon predictions and in situ measurements, and the resultant GRP map identifies potential radon risk areas. Our model shows that the probability of having an indoor radon concentration higher than the Irish reference level (200 Bq m-3) increases from c. 6% (5.2% – 7.1%) for an area classified as Low risk, to c. 9.7% (9.1% – 10.5%) for Moderate-Low risk areas, c. 14% (13.4% – 15.3%) for Moderate-High risk areas and c. 26% (24.5% – 28.6%) for High risk areas.

Conclusions: The method proposed here is a potential alternative approach for radon mapping when airborne radiometric data (i.e. eU) are available.
Engaging Church Leaders in a Health Needs Assessment Process to Design a Multilevel Health Promotion Intervention in Low-resource Rural Jamaican Faith Communities
Authors: Berkley-Patton Jannette , Bowe Thompson Carole , Lister Sheila , Hudson Winston , Hudson George , Hudson Elpagnier
Published: September 2020

Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major Jamaican public health issues. Churches may be untapped settings to extend reach and impact of diabetes and CVD prevention programs, particularly in low-resourced, rural Jamaican areas. We engaged the Jamaican Lifestyles Health Ministry Association Community Action Board in designing and conducting a health needs assessment (HNA) process to identify health conditions, priority health concerns, and potentially relevant intervention strategies to address concerns with their church-community members in rural areas. Findings from the HNA process (survey and community forum) were used by faith leaders to guide the design of a culturally-religiously tailored, multilevel diabetes/CVD risk reduction intervention, Project Faith Influencing Transformation (FIT)-Jamaica (JA). Use of HNA and collaborative intervention design processes were key to successfully completing the design of a faith-based health promotion intervention in JA churches in a timely manner.
Electron irradiation resistance of NiO/ZnO visible-light-transparent solar cells
Authors: Kato Naruhide , Sugiyama Mutsumi
Published: September 2020

In this study, the degradation of photovoltaic properties of NiO/ZnO visible-light-transparent solar cells after 2 MeV electron irradiation is investigated to explore the possibility of space applications. No significant degradation is observed after 2 MeV electron irradiation at the fluence of 1 × 1017 cm−2. The electrical performance of NiO/ZnO solar cells exhibited a higher electron irradiation resistance than that of polycrystalline Si or Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. The high electron irradiation resistance of NiO/ZnO solar cells is thought to be due to large threshold displacement energies of NiO and ZnO, and also to the recovery from radiation-induced damage at room temperature. These results represent the first step toward the realization of the practical application of NiO/ZnO solar cells in space.
Blockchain for COVID-19: Review, Opportunities and a Trusted Tracking System
Authors: Marbouh Dounia , Abbasi Tayaba , Maasmi Fatema , Omar Ilhaam , Debe Mazin , Salah Khaled , Jayaraman Raja , Ellahham Samer
Published: September 2020

The sudden development of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed
the limitations in modern healthcare systems to handle public health
emergencies. It is evident that adopting innovative technologies such as
blockchain can help in effective planning operations and resource deployments. Blockchain
technology can play an important role in the healthcare sector such as improved
clinical trial data management by reducing delays in regulatory approvals,
streamline the communication between diverse stakeholders of the supply chain
etc. Moreover, the spread of misinformation has intensely increased during the
outbreak and existing platforms lack the ability to validate the authenticity
of data, causing people to panic and act irrationally. Thus, developing a
blockchain-based tracking system is important to ensure that the information
received by the public and government agencies are reliable and trustworthy. In
this paper, we focus on blockchain abilities to track the COVID-19 data
collected from various sources including news, healthcare professionals,
researchers etc, verify and append them in a secure and trusted distributed
ledger. Thus, we propose a generic framework using Ethereum smart contracts and
oracles to track real-time data related to the number of new cases, deaths and
recovered cases obtained from trusted sources. We present detailed algorithms
that capture the interactions between stakeholders in the network. The smart
contract code was developed and tested in Remix environment. We present the
cost and security analysis incurred by the stakeholders and highlight the
challenges and future directions of our work. Our work demonstrates that the proposed
solution is economically feasible and ensures data integrity, security, transparency,
data traceability among stakeholders.
Sistem Informasi Manajemen Penanggulangan Bencana Alam di Kabupaten Bandung Barat
Authors: Prayesti Shisi , Hadiana Asep Id , Umbara Fajri Rakhmat
Published: September 2020

BPBD Kabupaten Bandung Barat merupakan sebuah lembaga pemerintah nonkementerian yang memiliki tugas diantaranya adalah memberikan pedoman dan pengarahan terhadap usaha penanggulangan bencana yang mencakup pencegahan bencana, penanganan keadaan darurat bencana, rehabilitasi, dan rekonstruksi secara adil dan setara, menyampaikan informasi kegiatan penanggulangan bencana kepada masyarakat. Agar proses penanggulangan dan pemberian informasi bencana dilakukan secara merata maka, dibentuklah sebuah Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) khususnya di Kabupaten Bandung Barat, akan  tetapi pemberian informasi yang diberikan BPBD Kabupaten Bandung Barat mengenai mitigasi dan persiapan bencana belum dilakukan secara menyeluruh, dimana data yang diberikan bukan data per kecamatan yang ada di Kabupaten Bandung Barat, selain itu  tidak adanya informasi mengenai ancaman bencana, bantuan logistik, serta peralatan penunjang penanggulangan bencana. Hasil keluaran dari penelitian ini adalah sebuah sistem yang diimplementasikan pada perangkat lunak untuk melakukan pengolahan data penanggulangan bencana dalam membantu proses bisnis yang ada pada BPBD Kabupaten Bandung Barat.
PENGARUH PERBANDINGAN ESSENTIAL LEMON OIL DENGAN VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (VCO) TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK DAN MUTU FORMULASI SABUN CAIR
Authors: Arief Hisyam , Endah Srie Rezeki Nur , Susanti Susanti
Published: September 2020

Minyak kelapa murni merupakan minyak dengan kandungan asam laurat yang tinggi. Asam laurat ini berfungsi untuk menghaluskan dan melembabkan kulit. Sehingga VCO cocok dijadikan sebagai bahan baku pembuatan sabun. Sabun yang dibuat dalam penelitian ini menggunakan penambahan essensial lemon oil yang mampu meningkatkan kualitas pada sabun cair. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat sabun cair, mencari penambahan konsentrasi essensial lemon oil yang tepat dalam pembuatan sabun cair dan mengetahui pengaruh penambahan essensial lemon oil terhadap karakteristik sabun cair. Perlakuan pada penelitian ini konsentrasi essensial lemon oil adalah dengan penambahan sebesar F1 = 1% (b/v), F2 = 2% (b/v), F3 = 3% (b/v) dari 100 gram basis sabun. Parameter pengamatan meliputi sifat kimia, sifat fisik sabun dan uji organoleptik. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa semua formulasi sabun cair memenuhi persyaratan berdasarkan SNI sabun cair 06-4085-1996. Sabun cair dengan formulasi F3 merupakan produk terbaik dengan hasil analisis sabun cair pada perlakuan F3 adalah kadar alkali bebas 0.078%, nilai pH 11, bobot jenis 1,041% dan angka lempeng total 8,3 X 102. Sehingga teknologi proses pembuatan sabun cair dengan penambahan essensial lemon oil selanjutnya dapat dikembangkan dan diaplikasikan pada skala industri.
UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI Streptococcus mutans PENYEBAB KARIES GIGI PADA Family Zingiberaceae DAN Myrtaceae SECARA SISTEMATIKA REVIEW
Authors: Apriandi Ryan , Mardianingrum Richa , Susanti Susanti
Published: September 2020

Karies gigi merupakan penyakit infeksi yang disebabkan oleh demineralisasi emil dan dentin yang erat hubungannya dengan konsumsi makanan kariogenik. Terjadinya karies gigi akibat peran dari bakteri Streptococcus mutans. Secara empiris ada 50 tanaman yang mempunyai aktivitas sebagai antibakteri terhadap Streptococcus mutans. Sebagian besar berasal dari famili Zingiberaceae dan Myrtaceae Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengetahu metabolit sekunder yang terkandung didalam rimpang bangle, mengetahui perbedaan aktivitas antibakteri terhadap Streptococcus mutans dari famili Zingiberaceae dan Myrtaceae secara sistematika review serta mengetahui metode yang baik untuk pengujian aktivitas antibakteri secara sistematika review. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sistematika review dengan 50 full text jurnal penelitian mengenai tanaman yang berpotensi sebagai antibakteri terhadap Streptococcus mutans yang sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi dengan hasil akhir 15 jurnal.  Berdasakan sistematika review famili Myrtaceae memiliki zona hambat lebih besar terhadap aktivitas antibakteri Streptococcus mutans. Dari semua metode yang digunakan berdasakan sistematika review metode sumuran yang lebih baik dari pada metode cakram.
Optimized Dynamic Routing in Multimedia Vehicular Networks
Authors: Zong Chen Dr. Joy Iong , Dr. S. Smys
Published: September 2020

Intelligent transport system is one of thriving research domain and in particular multimedia vehicular networks gains more attention. The deployment of multimedia services in vehicle ad-hoc networks (VANETs) provides real time support to users and provides better traffic management with high safety measures. Most of the vehicles has multimedia applications such as weather sensors, real time map applications etc., and it requires adequate resources to process. Resource allocation to a static network is simple and various routing models are evolved. In case of dynamic network like VANETs, routing is still in progress in order to obtain a better model. Routing directly related to quality of services of network and user, it is essential to develop a better dynamic routing strategy for multimedia wireless networks. The proposed work aims to provide an optimized dynamic routing strategy for multimedia networks. For efficient routing, k-means clustering is used to organize the clusters and exchanges the routing information and inverted ant colony optimization is used to obtain the optimal path for multimedia access. Proposed model is experimentally verified and compared to conventional ant colony optimization and grey wolf optimization in terms of parameters such as end to end delay, throughput, target used, average computation time and efficiency.
KARAKTERISTIK IBU BERDASARKAN PENGGUNAAN ALAT PERMAINAN EDUKATIF (APE) UNTUK MENSTIMULASI ANAK PRA SEKOLAH
Authors: Luthfia Erien , Atmaja Hadi Kusuma
Published: September 2020

Masa pra sekolah merupakan masa awal pengembangan kemampuan fisik, kognitif, bahasa, sosial emosional, konsep diri, disiplin, kemandirian, seni, moral, dan nilai-nilai agama. Oleh karena itu, agar pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak dapat tercapai secara optimal dibutuhkan kondisi dan stimulasi yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan anak, terutama bisa dilakukan oleh ibu. Studi pendahuluan yang dilakukan di Desa Sandik Batu Layar Lombok Barat tentang penggunaan alat permainan edukatif dengan mewawancarai 10 ibu, hasil yang di dapatkan, 7 ibu memberikan alat permainan edukatif kepada anaknya dengan memperhatikan fungsi dan manfaat alat permainan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik ibu yang menggunakan APE untuk menstimulai anak pra sekolah Tahun 2019.

Desain penelitian yaitu metode deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Ibu yang memiliki anak pra sekolah. Teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu sampling jenuh dengan besar sampel 45 orang. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuisioner.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden paling banyak berada pada usia 20-35 tahun (71.1%), berpendidikan menengah (SMP/SMA/sederajat) sebanyak 64.4%, dan sebanyak 66.7% responden adalah ibu bekerja.  Pengetahuan responden pada kategori baik sebanyak 64.4%.

Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah karakteristik responden yang menggunakan APE untuk menstimulasi anak pra sekolah adalah usia 20-35 tahun, berpendidikan menengah, bekerja, dan tingkat pengetahuannya baik. Untuk itu disarankan kepada Ibu agar terus meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang alat permainan edukatif melalui berbagai sumber informasi yang benar.
PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN DENGAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP ANAK USIA SEKOLAH TENTANG PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH
Authors: Andriani Dwi Aprilina
Published: September 2020

Penularan infeksi virus dengue terjadi melalui vektor nyamuk genus Aedes (terutama A. Aegypti dan A. Albopictus). upaya pencegahan demam berdarahdengan cara promosi kesehatan di sekolah mempunyai efek yang besar. Peran media dalam pembelajaran khususnya dalam pendidikan anak usia dini didasari oleh apa yang mereka lihat, dengar, atau pun alami. Oleh karena itu penerimaan pesan pembelajaran melalui pendengaran dan memungkinkan penciptaan pesan belajar melalui visualisasi atau media audio visual. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuasi eksperimen dengan pretest-posttest with control group. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Agustus 2018 pada 46 responden. Hasil uji t-test independent menunjukkan adanya pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan anak usia sekolah (p = 0,025) dan tidak ada pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan terhadap sikap anaku usia sekolah (p = 0,510) tentang penyakit demam berdarah.
EFFECT OF PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION TO DECISION MAKING OF MOTHER THAT HAVING HIGH RISK PREGNENCY
Authors: Zannah Ai Nur
Published: September 2020

The coverage of management pregnancy complications in Indonesia tends to increase every year, but not yet comparable to a decrease in maternal morbidity and mortality. This was allegedly due to the increase in the number of high-risk pregnant women each year and because of the delay in referral due to delays in the mother and family in seeking care or deciding on approval of actions when there was a risk of even complications / emergencies. Delayed decision making is assumed due to lack of awareness of the mother and family due to lack of convincing and ineffective health communication carried out by health workers, especially midwives in delivering information about the risks and complications of pregnancy. Effective communication in changing behavior is persuasive communication that can be learned by midwives in order to help convince mothers, families and the community to be aware of the risks so that they can quickly and accurately make decisions for handling / action. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of midwives' persuasive communication on the decision making of mothers and families experiencing high risk pregnancies. The design of this study uses a quasi-experimental pre-posttest with control groups. Subjects were selected based on inclusion criteria by simple random sampling for the treatment and control group, with a total of 30 midwives in the Jember Regency. Communication is measured by a checklist and decision making of pregnant women viewed from filling out the questionnaire. Data analysis with simple linear regression test to assess the effectiveness of midwife persuasive communication on decision making for pregnant women. The results showed a significant effect of persuasive communication on maternal decision making by 49% (P <0.001). Persuasive communication into an intervention increases the competence of midwives' promotives so that they can help convince mothers, families and the community to be aware of the risks, there is no delay in referrals that cause pain or even maternal death.
PENDAMPINGAN DETEKSI MANDIRI PENYAKIT DIABETES MELITUS MELALUI TRACKING FAKTOR RISIKO DAN PEMERIKSAAN KADAR GULA DARAH SEWAKTU
Authors: . Susilawati
Published: September 2020

Diabetes Melitus merupakan penyakit metabolik kronis tidak menular, dengan karakteristik hiperglikemi yang terjadi karena kelainan sekresi insulin, kerja insulin atau keduanya yang tidak dapat disembuhkan tetapi dapat dikendalikan. Kadar gula darah merupakan kadar glukosa dalam darah dengan nilai >126 mg/dl dalam keadaan puasa dinyatakan kadar gula darah tinggi/kencing manis yang juga sering disebut Diabetes Melitus (Corwin, 1997). Kadar gula darah yang tinggi dan berlangsung lama dapat menimbulkan komplikasi yaitu kelainan mikrovaskuler seperti retinopati, nefropati, jantung koroner dan kelainan makrovaskuler seperti stroke, jantung sistemik dan gangren. Komplikasi diabetes dapat mengenai berbagai organ tubuh dan jaringan diantaranya adalah kerusakan ginjal yang ditandai dengan adanya albumin urin karena penurunan filtrasi glomerulus ginjal dan gangguan respon imunitas. Kondisi kadar gula darah melebihi normal memicu terjadinya peningkatan radikal bebas pada berbagai sel tubuh termasuk jumlah sel neutrofil (Tjokoprawiro, 2006).     Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini berupa penyuluhan tentang, faktor risiko penyakit diabetes melitus,  tanda dan gejala penyakit diabetes melitus serta pengaturan intake makanan yang mengandung gula bagi setiap masyarakat yang memiliki risiko untuk terjadinya Penyakit diabetes melitus dan bagi masyarakat yang menderita diabetes melitus. Selain itu juga dilakukan penyuluhan tentang penggunaan alat “glukosa-test” untuk memeriksa kadar gula darah sewaktu kepada masyarakat Kelurahan Aryo Kemuning, Siring Agung, pemeriksaan kadar glukosa darah sewaktu dan konsultasi sekitar penyakit diabetes melitus. Kegiatan ini merupakan kegiatan pengabdian dalam rangka melaksanakan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi Universitas Sriwijaya.     Dari kegiatan yang dilakukan terlihat warga masyarakat yang hadir sangat antusias untuk mengikuti kegiatan pengabdian ini. Hal ini dapat diketahui dengan banyaknya pertanyaan yang muncul setelah penyuluhan diberikan. Pertanyaan tidak hanya terbatas pada penyakit diabetes  tapi tentang masalah kesehatan yang lain. Peserta yang hadir juga melakukan konsultasi serta diperiksa kadar gula darah sewaktu. Perlu dilakukan kegiatan pengabdian yang berkesinambungan dengan topik-topik penyakit yang berbeda juga pengabdian berupa pelayanan pemeriksaan dan pengobatan gratis kepada masyarakat sehingga selain mendapatkan pengetahuan yang baru juga dapat menikmati langsung pelayanan kesehatan