bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Validity of an Instrument The Assessment of Higher Order Thinking Skills About Metabolism
Authors: Rahmi Yosi Laila , Ariska Triana Dewi  , Rahmawati Darussyamsu
Published: January 2022

Background: The test results of the higher-order thinking skills assessment instrument of students at several high schools in West Sumatra obtained an average score of 17.88-35.19 which is still low. One way to overcome students' low level of high-order thinking skills is to develop an instrument for assessing higher-order thinking skills. This study aims to produce a valid, practical, and good quality item assessment instrument of students' high order thinking about metabolic material for class XII SMA / MA. Methods: This study uses a 4-D development model. The subjects of this study were 3 validators and 27 students of class XII SMA. The data collection instrument was a validity questionnaire and a practicality test. Results: The data obtained are logical validation with an average percentage of 84.90% valid criteria, empirical validity with a correlation between 0.27-0.54 with valid criteria. Has an average percentage on practical criteria of 86.64%, reliability 0.83 with high categories Conclusions: Instruments for assessing the ability to think at a high level about metabolic material are logically valid and empirically valid, practical, reliable, moderate difficulty level, distinguishing power and good quality options.
Effect of Free Inquiry Approach Based on Blended Learning to Student Communication Skills
Authors: Ernawati  , Tri Maniarta Sari
Published: January 2022

Background: Communication skills are one of the 21st-century learning skills that need to be mastered by students of the Biology Education Study Program of the University of nineteen November Kolaka as prospective teachers to face increasingly complex challenges. The research aims to analyze students' communication skills by applying a free inquiry approach based on blended learning. Method: Quasi Research Experiment with Non-equivalent Control Group Design design.  Control groups, lectures by applying conventional models (online group discussions) while experimental groups apply free inquiry approach based on blended learning. Student communication skills data is obtained through observation sheets and analyzed using inferential statistical analysis (t-test) with the help of IBM SPSS Statistic 20 with the formula Analyze-Compare Means-Independent T-Test and descriptive statistics by calculating the average score of each indicator of student communication skills. Results: Obtained a level of significance (p < 0.05) or (4,335 > 2,056) then Ha was accepted and H0 was rejected, meaning there was an effect on the application of free inquiry approach based on blended learning to student communication skills, and the results of the description analysis showed an average score of student communication skills in the experimental class of 74.24 with good categories and in control classes of 60.39 with sufficient categories. Conclusion: Learning by applying a free inquiry approach based on blended learning positively influences students' communication skills.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa Karangsong dalam Pemanfaatan Ikan Tongkol dan Limbah Kulit Udang
Authors: Luzyawati Lesy , Hamidah Idah
Published: January 2022

Besarnya potensi sumber daya alam ini tidak diimbangi dengan pemanfaatan yang optimal oleh masyarakat lokal yang ditandai dengan rendahnya nilai jual produk olahan perikanan non ekonomi. Hal ini  disebabkan rendahnya pengetahuan masyarakat lokal dalam meningkatkan nilai jual dari produk perikanan. Selain itu, jumlah limbah udang yang tinggi merupakan masalah yang perlu di carikan upaya pemanfaatannya yang bernilai jual. Oleh sebab itu perlu diadakannya penyampaian edukasi kepada  masyarakat di Desa Karangsong mengenai pentingnya pemanfaatan ikan tongkol menjadi sosis ikan dan mengolah kepala, kulit, ekor udang sebagai bahan penyedap masakan untuk meningkatkan nilai ekonomi. Metode yang dilakukan adalah pendidikan masyarakat berupa sosialisasi pemanfaatan ikan tongkol dan kulit serta kepala udang. Sosialisasi pemnfaatan ikan tongkol dan kulit serta kepala udang diolah menjadi olahan makanan dan penyedap rasa. Sosialisasi ini dilakukan di Desa Karangsong Kecamatan Indramayu Kabupaten Indramayu. Berdasarkan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang telah dilakukan dapat disimpulkam bahwa masayarat menjadi memiliki pemahaman cara pemanfaatan asil periksnsn nonekonomis menjadi memiliki nilai ekonomi, dan masyarakat dapat memahami pengelolaan limbah udah menjadi produk yang bernilai ekonomi.
Pengembangan Budaya Organisasi Bisnis Berbasis E-Commers Di Pimpinan Cabang Pemuda Muhammadiyah Dan Pimpinan Cabang Nasyiatul Aisyiyah Medan Baru
Authors: Pradesyah Riyan , Bara AL Bara
Published: January 2022

The development of information technology is currently experiencing increased renewal, the renewal of information technology can make it easier for people to carry out daily activities. One of the technological developments that touch people's lives is buying and selling. At this time buying and selling touches the point of very sophisticated technology, where buying and selling which is usually done must meet face-to-face, can now be done digitally or not face-to-face. The purpose of this activity is to provide training to strengthen E-Comers-Based Business Organizations at the Muhammadiyah Youth Branch Manager and the Nasyiatul Aisyiyah Branch Manager in Medan Baru, by utilizing technology and internet networks. Partners in the service carried out were the Muhammadiyah Youth Branch Manager and the Nasyiatul Aisyiyah Medan Baru Branch Manager, while the number of participants in the activities carried out was 45 people. The method of implementing this activity is carried out through several stages, including the delivery of material on e-commerce and financing, then followed by training to register products to the market place. Based on the results of the service carried out, that there are still many who do not understand or know how to sell products in the marketplace. From the results of the service carried out, now the new Muhammadiyah and Nasyiatul Aisyiyah Medan Youth Branch Managers can register their business products in the market place, so that their products are widely known by the public, and easy to find.
Pemanfaatan Astrolabe dalam Perhitungan Waktu Shalat di SMA Sains & Tahfidz Al-Ammar Tanjung Morawa
Authors: Hidayat Muhammad , Setiawan Hasrian Rudi , Rakhmadi Arwin Juli , Putraga Hariyadi
Published: January 2022

Jadwal shalat disusun berdasarkan data matahari, baik pada saat yang bersangkutan (jam, hari bulan dan tahun) maupun data rata-rata. Ketepatan penentuan waktu shalat, disamping tergantung pada sistem/ rumus-rumus yang dipergunakan juga tergantung kepada ketepatan pengambilan data seperti data Matahari maupun data lain yang dibutuhkan dalam perhitungan. Ada beberapa instrumen astronomi yang dapat digunakan dalam pengambilan data Matahari maupun penentuan waktu shalat salah satunya yaitu instrumena astronomi yang bernama Astrolabe. Astrolabe merupakan alat yang jarang diketahui dan memilki banyak fungsi dalam kehidupan maupun ibadah umat Islam, sehingga pembelajaran terkait instrumen astronomi khususnya Astrolabe harus terus dikembangkan. Ada tiga tahap metode pelaksanaan yang telah dirancang dalam pengabdian kali ini yaitu tahap persiapan, tahap pelaksanaan dan tahap evaluasi program. Berdasarkan hasil pengabdian di SMA Sains & Tahfidz Al-Ammar maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa peserta didik memahami akan pentingnya instrumen Astrolabe dan dapat menggunakan alat Astrolabe khususnya dalam perhitungan waktu shalat, selain itu para peserta didik juga terdorong untuk meningkatkan pemahaman maupun penggunaan Astrolabe pada materi-materi yang lain sehingga dapat bermanfaat bagi kehidupan, agama, bangsa dan negara.
Сase of cerebral worm abscess of tuberculosis etiology
Authors: Mukhametshina E. R. , Makogonova M. E. , Shuvalova E. V. , Gavrilov P. V. , Trofimova T N.
Published: January 2022

Review of a patient with HIV infection and generalized tuberculosis against the background of progression of neurological deficit complicated by irregular therapy. Features of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of brain lesions in immunosuppression.
CT patterns of residual changes in COVID-19 lung lesions
Authors: Speranskaya А. А. , Osipov N. P. , Lyskova Yu. А. , Amosova O. V.
Published: January 2022

Introduction. The possible formation of persistent residual changes in the lung after a COVID-19 began to be reported after the first wave of the pandemic, but their extent and prevalence have not been fully assessed.Purpose of the study. Evaluate CT patterns of residual changes in COVID-19 lung lesions. Materials and methods. We analyzed the clinical and radiation data of 868 patients (f/m — 441/427) who underwent COVID-19 and were observed in the clinics of First St.-Petersburg State Medical University n.a. academician I.  P. Pavlov since 2020 until 2021. The average age of the patients was 33,4±17,2 years. All patients underwent high-resolution computed tomography in dynamics — after 6 months or more. Statistical data processing was performed using the Statistika 16.0 software/statistical package.Results. Analysis of the results of CT examination revealed the following patterns of residual changes after a new coronavirus infection: ILAs (interstitial lung abnormalities) in 0,7%, the formation of fibrotic changes (NsIP, OIP) in 0,2% of patients, CT signs of constrictive bronchiolitis in 0,3% of patients, CT signs of persistence in 0,1% of patients, CT signs of the formation of pulmonary hypertension, identified in 0.3% of patients.Conclusions. CT allows to identify a variety of residual changes in COVID-19 lung lesions, which is important for assessing the prognosis of the disease and the tactics of its treatment.
Single photon emission computed tomography of the lungs in patients with a new coronavirus infection
Authors: Zolotnitskaya V. P. , Amosov V. I. , Speranskaya А. А. , Agafonov А. О. , Litvinov А. P. , Lyskova Yu. А. , Amosova O. V.
Published: January 2022

Introduction. The most striking manifestations of the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus are manifested in the microvasculature of the lungs. The study of the residual manifestations of the disease seems to be relevant, since it can affect the development of complications and its outcome.Purpose of the work. To assess changes in the microvasculature of the lungs of patients who have undergone COVID infection at different times from the onset of the disease, and who have not previously had respiratory diseases.Material and methods. SPECT data were analyzed in 96 patients with proven coronavirus infection from May 2020 to April 2021 of varying severity. The results of SPECT, MSCT, FVD and coagulation hemostasis (D-dimer, fibrinogen, prothrombin index) were compared.Results. All patients were found to have changes in microcirculation in the lungs in the postcoid period. The severity of microcirculation disorders had a significant dependence (p<0,05, r=0,71) on the degree of damage to the pulmonary parenchyma and an average correlation dependence (r=0,48) on the timing of the postcoid period. Signs of PE/microthrombosis/post-thromboembolic changes were significantly more frequent (p<0,05, r=0.8) in patients with a more severe course of the disease.Conclusion. Disorders of microcirculation in the lungs are detected in patients, regardless of the severity of the pathological process. The method of automatic processing of the results of radiological studies of the lungs in comparison with the norm made it possible to quantitatively assess the degree of changes in microcirculation after pneumonia caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Contrast enhanced multiparametric ultrasound of solid kidney lesions in comparison with the computed tomography
Authors: Kadyrleev R. A. , Bagnenkо S. S. , Busko E. A. , Kostromina E. V. , Shevkunov L. N. , Kozubova K. V. , Goncharova A. B.
Published: January 2022

Introduction. Today, we have a lot of difficulties in the focal kidney lesions diagnosis, despite the many available radiation methods of examination. Computed tomography (CT) is the «gold standard» of radiological diagnosis of kidney cancer (KC), which over the years of its existence has proven to be highly effectiveness. Ultrasound examination (US) is the best method for the primary diagnosis of solid kidney lesions. Multiparameter ultrasound (mpUS) with using contrast significantly supplements the information obtained in traditional scanning, significantly expanding the range of tasks to be solved. The article discusses the modern possibilities of radiology methods in the detection and assessment of kidney lesions, their role in determining the patient management tactics.Objective. Тo explore the possibilities and compare the effectiveness of individual multiparameter ultrasound techniques (Bmode, CDI and PDI, ultrasoundcontrast) in assessing solid kidney formations with each other and computed tomography (CT), as a reference method of radiation diagnostics.Material and methods. Мultiparametric ultrasound examination (mpUS) using B-mode, doppler mapping and contrast enhancement (1,0 ml Sonovue) was performed in 79 patients with solid kidney lesions. Most of the detected lesions (n=65) were histologically verified, the rest (n=14) with signs of benign changes were subjected to dynamic control. All patients underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography as a control method.Results. Тhe effectiveness of the B-mode was: sensitivity (Se) — 76,9%; specificity (Sp) — 29,6%; accuracy (A) — 60,7%, for the CDI mode, these indicators were Se — 80,7%; Sp — 37,1%; A — 65,8%. The use of contrast enhancement significantly increased the overall efficiency of multiparameter ultrasound: Se — 92,1%; Sp — 93,7%; A — 92,4% and showed comparable efficiency with CT: Sp — 94,9%; Se — 85,0%; A — 92,4%.Conclusions. CT to this day remains the «gold standard» in the assessment of kidney lesions, however, ultrasound with contrast enhancement due to comparable efficiency, as well as taking into account the absence of radiation exposure, wide availability of equipment, high resolution, in the presence of contraindications to CT in a number of cases can act as a method of choice.
Involvement of the respiratory organs in Crohn’s disease. A clinical case
Authors: Ilyina N. A. , Russkikh S. B. , Starevskaya S. V. , Plotnikova E V.
Published: January 2022

Introduction. Crohn’s disease is a recurrent inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract with transmural manifestations. Extraintestinal manifestations occur in 21–47% of all cases. Radiology techniques play a significant role in diagnosis, assessment and observation by means of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.Materials and methods. Clinical data, laboratory and instrumental studies, surgical procedures done in the children’s hospital were collected and analyzed during the study.Results. A 4-year-old girl was urgently presented to the hospital with non-productive cough and tachypnea that had lasted for two days. Inhalation therapy with Berodual® and Pulmicort® was initiated with a minor effect. Chest multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) showed signs of larynx edema, regular bilateral infiltrates with a volume decrease of the lung on the right side, left-sided tension pneumothorax. It was known that Crohn’s disease had been diagnosed in 7 months. The condition of the child was assessed as a serious case of Crohn’s disease. The condition of patient became stable after 7 days of treatment. The child has been observed by a gastroenterologist and a pulmonologist later.Conclusion. It is highly recommended to take into account the possibility of respiratory system involvement in patients with diagnosed inflammatory bowel diseases. A thorough anamnestic data research and multidisciplinary approach while evaluating the results of the chest MDCT would help clinicians to optimize clinical management at the early stage of the disease and prevent the development of possible complications.
Un arte fantasma: perspectivas en torno a la teoría y la historia de la dirección teatral
Authors: Schcolnicov Eugenio
Published: January 2022

El siguiente trabajo elabora un relevamiento crítico de una serie paradigmas contemporáneos sobre la dirección teatral. Diferenciaremos cinco tendencias: el concepto de misé-en scene (Pavis); el director como auteur (Siridopolou); la dirección como un proceso de “artificación” (Proust) y el estudio de los marcos institucionales que la definen (Rebellato y Delgad); el concepto Regie (Boenisch, 2015); por último, las exploraciones genéticas sobre el oficio del director desde la neuroestética y la teoría de la creatividad (Ledger). Por último, veremos cómo los paradigmas relevados permiten configurar una teoría para historizar las prácticas de la dirección teatral en Latinoamérica.
Reflexiones sobre el acontecimiento de la expectación en el teatro contemporáneo argentino.
Authors: Paoletta Anabel Edith
Published: January 2022

El presente artículo pretende elaborar un análisis sobre el sub acontecimiento de la expectación en la obra Todo lo que está a mi lado de Fernando Rubio. El estudio se aborda desde las perspectivas que ofrecen las categorías de teatro posdramático y performance art, ya que ubican al espectador en un rol activo, que se asume como productor de la obra de arte. En este sentido se desarrolla un recorrido en relación al concepto de percepción del sujeto en el campo del arte teatral para discutirlo en vínculo estrecho con la experiencia artística estudiada.
AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF DEEP NEURAL NETWORK MODEL PERFORMANCE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CONTRADICTORY MEDICAL RESEARCH CLAIMS USING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED CORPORA
Authors: Yazi Fatin Syafiqah , Vong Wan-Tze , Raman Valliappan , Hui Then Patrick Hang , J Lunia Mukulraj
Published: January 2022

Corpora come in various shapes and sizes and play an essential role in facilitating Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. However, the availability of corpora specialized for Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) related tasks is limited. The study is aimed to discover how the size of a corpus influence the performance of our Deep Neural Network (DNN) model developed for contradiction detection in medical literature. We explored the potential of the EBM Summarizer corpus by Mollá and Santiago-Martínez, a medium-sized corpus to be used with our contradiction detection model. The dataset preparation involves the filtering of open-ended questions, duplicates of claims, and vague claims. As a result, two datasets were created with the claim input represented by sniptext in one dataset and longtext in the other. Experiments were conducted with varying numbers of hidden layers and units of the model using different datasets. The performance of the DNN model was recorded and compared with the result of using a small-sized corpus. It was found that the DNN model performance did not improve even after it was trained with a larger dataset derived from the medium-sized corpus. The factors may include the limitation of the DNN model itself and the quality of the datasets.
BECOS DA MEMÓRIA E OS PERCURSOS DO RELATO TESTEMUNHAL DE MARIA-NOVA
Authors: Candido Weslei Roberto
Published: January 2022

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir o percurso fragmentário do discurso memorialístico e testemunhal em Becos da Memória (2017), de Conceição Evaristo. Na narrativa, Maria-Nova, menina que habita uma favela em processo de desfavelamento, percorre os becos recolhendo as memórias dos adultos e guardando-as para si. Em um processo de sofrimento, porque a menina gostava daquelas histórias mais tristes e, também, porque trazia dentro de si uma tristeza que não sabia explicar, ela vai tecendo uma colcha de retalhos com as memórias dos habitantes da favela. Como afirma Maurice Halbwachs (2003), nenhuma memória é totalmente individual, mas fruto de uma coletividade. Deste modo, as memórias recolhidas por Maria-Nova compõem um mosaico com as vidas individuais dos moradores da favela, alçando as narrativas ao registro de uma coletividade. Maria-Nova é colocada como testemunha do desmantelamento da favela onde habita. Testemunha-se um excesso de realidade (SELIGMANN-SILVA, 2003), que se plasma no discurso memorial de Maria-Nova sob o impacto do desaparecimento da favela. Portanto, é nesta perspectiva do testemunho que o artigo discutirá a memória como preservação do passado, principalmente, daquele passado incômodo, habitado pelos excluídos da sociedade, que ganham voz dentro da obra de Conceição Evaristo.
OS EXPURGOS DA UFRGS: MEMÓRIA E HISTÓRIA
Authors: Reuillard Patrícia Chittoni Ramos , Bevilacqua Cleci Regina
Published: January 2022

Resenha da obra Os Expurgos da UFRGS: memória e história. Porto Alegre: Marcavisual, 2021. 112 p.
Efecto de la fertilización nitrogenada sobre la nodulación de arveja en un suelo andisol de La Angelina, Cartago
Authors: Brenes Rojas Paola , Peña Cordero Wagner
Published: January 2022

Título: Caracterización de la nodulación de arveja bajo tres tratamientos en La Angelina Cartago. Introducción: La arveja (Pisum sativum L), es una leguminosa que realiza un aporte importante nutricional y biológico al ecosistema, debido a la simbiosis que realiza con las bacterias Rhizobium, y su aporte al ecosistema. Se plantea la necesidad de evaluar la nodulación del cultivo de arveja (Pisum sativum L), bajo tres tratamientos en la región de Alto de Ochomogo, de Cartago. Método: Se escogieron 18 plantas de arveja (Pisum sativum L). Para la evaluación se utilizó 3 tratamientos distintos (6 por tratamiento), el tratamiento A, en el cual es un suelo tipo arena; el tratamiento B (suelo andisol), en el cual se le agregó fertilizante y en el caso del tratamiento C se utilizó como testigo. Resultados: La mayor nodulación activa se obtuvo en el tratamiento C con un 79,72% Además, en el tratamiento A se obtuvo una nodulación inactiva de un 28,84%, lo cual refleja que la proteína llamada leghemoglobina no se encuentra trabajando de la manera idónea, debido a la limitación en la materia orgánica en el suelo. Conclusión: Se concluye que ante la presencia de nitrógeno se ve disminuido con el proceso de activación de nódulos, por ende, el número de nodulaciones es menor y la producción de biomasa se ve afectada.
Nota Editorial: Dedicatoria al Dr. Wagner Peña Cordero
Authors: Briceño-Elizondo Elemer
Published: January 2022

Wagner Editorial
Ética, Estética, Hedonismo e Iconodulía en El Retrato De Dorian Gray, de Oscar Wilde
Authors: Catullo-MacIntyre Luca Tommaso , Montoya-Carvajal Juan Fernando
Published: January 2022

La ética y la estética son los ejes rectores en torno a los que gira este artículo. En la siguiente propuesta, el texto literario es solo un medio a través del cual se pretende indagar sobre las transformaciones socioculturales y la dualidad en el carácter literario dentro del contexto sociopolítico de Inglaterra, a finales del siglo XIX. El tema de la búsqueda y el descubrimiento de la identidad ambigua y cambiante de los personajes, a través de la literatura y la filosofía, es sin duda el núcleo de este trabajo. Además, debe considerarse la influencia de la psicología y el psicoanálisis en el desarrollo de la identidad del personaje literario, especialmente cuando se relaciona principalmente la novela victoriana con el comienzo del psicoanálisis freudiano y junguiano. El retrato de Dorian Gray no solo está impulsado por ideas estéticas, sino que, más bien, una obra de este tipo se alimenta de un conflicto existencial con el que, Wilde, dota a su personaje principal, Dorian, de un componente filosófico al penetrar las tensiones del subconsciente. El artista irlandés está entonces dispuesto a mostrar el conflicto existencial que se vive en la mayoría de los seres humanos, y tal conflicto será el motor de las acciones de Dorian Gray en las que tanto el iconódulo como el hedonismo juegan un papel primordial.
Cultura Escolar en el Bajo Cauca Antioqueño
Authors: Agudelo-Torres José Federico , Manco-Rueda Sergio , Ocampo-Ruiz Edgar
Published: January 2022

Introducción: Las miradas sobre cultura escolar propuestas en este ejercicio investigativo son resultado del trabajo en red realizado en el Centro de Pensamiento Pedagógico (CPP), en el cual, se promueve la reflexión en torno al quehacer educativo desde diversos ámbitos académicos, en el marco de los contextos educativos de Antioquia. Bajo este marco de referencia, el Objetivo de este artículo hace acento en comprender la cultura escolar de la subregión del bajo Caucaantioqueño, territorio enmarcado en medio del conflicto armado. Materiales y métodos: la investigación se realizó desde un diseño cualitativo y está suscrita en un paradigma hermenéutico (interpretativo); específicamente, se orienta por el enfoque biográfico-narrativo. Participaron veinte maestros con los cuales se llevaron a cabo grupos de discusión y relatos de experiencia como técnica de recolección de información. Los datos se analizaron a partir del análisis narrativo haciendo uso de la matriz de interpretación narrativa propuestas por los investigadores. Los Resultados dan cuenta de que la cultura escolar en el Bajo Cauca antioqueño es compleja, cambiante y diferente a la de otras subregiones del departamento debido a las realidades propias del territorio. Conclusión: la cultura escolar en esta subregión antioqueña está matizada y se configura por tres aspectos significativos que son “El quehacer del maestro” “Las grietas de la pedagogía de la memoria” y “La fusión de cosmogonías paisas y costeñas, la presencia del río Cauca y la escuela como territorio de resiliencia”.
Derecho a la Investigación Científica
Authors: Uribe-Vanegas Julio César
Published: January 2022

La investigación científica como método sistemático, que busca el entendimiento y el conocimiento acerca de un tema, problema, situación, suceso, cuestión etc. de manera, medible, experimental, repetible, organizada, controlada y con rigurosidad que debe llevar a resultados y conclusiones verificables, demostrables y en la actualidad revisado por pares académicos expertos.
Vegetable and Mineral Oil Oleogels Developed at different Monoglyceride to Lecithin Molar Ratios
Authors: Toro-Vazquez Jorge , Bello-Santillán Maria , Peña-Gil Anaid de la , Aguilar-Zárate Mayra , Charo-Alonso Miriam
Published: January 2022

We studied the thermomechanical and microstructural properties of
oleogels developed with 2.1 to 15.7 Moles of monoglycerides/Mole of
lecithin (MG/LC). The oleogels were developed (15°C) in vegetable (VO)
and mineral (MO) oils using at each MG/LC 2% or 4% total mass of
gelator. During oleogelation a synergistic MG-LC interaction existed
deriving in the development of MG-LC cocrystals even below the gelators’
minimum gelling concentration. The cocrystals delayed the Lα→β
polymorphic transition and worked as an active filler of the oleogels’
crystal network. In the VO, the oil with the highest relative polarity,
the oleogels were structured by a network of β crystals where the
cocrystals acted as an active filler. In the MO, the oil with the lowest
relative polarity, the cocrystals’ development was favored while the
Lα→β transition occurred just in the 15.7 MG/LC oleogels. Then, at all
MG/LC the VO oleogels with 2% or 4% total gelator concentration
achieved higher G’ than MO oleogels. However, the presence of β crystals
will produce deleterious effects in shorter time in the VO oleogels than
in the MO oleogels. In both oils the oleogels with the highest G’ and
gel-like rheological behavior were achieved at 8.1 MG/LC, particularly
at 4% total gelator concentration. Under these conditions the β
polymorph was limited developed in the VO oleogels and completely absent
in the MO oleogels. Then, we might tailoring the rheology of MG-LC
oleogels with storage stability using as design variables the MG/LC, the
total gelator concentration, and the polarity of the oil.
Recent advances in novel diagnostic testing for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis
Authors: Fung Winston Wing-Shing , Li Philip Kam-Tao
Published: January 2022

Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis remains a significant complication and an important cause of technique failure. Based on current International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines, diagnosis of peritonitis is made when two of the three following criteria are met: 1) clinical features consistent with peritonitis; 2) dialysis effluent white blood cell count of >100 cells/μL; 3) positive effluent culture. However, early and accurate diagnosis can still be faulty, and emphasis has been placed on improving the timeliness and accuracy of diagnosis to facilitate early effective treatment. There have been advances in the novel diagnostic tests such as point-of-care molecular tests, genetics sequencing, mass spectrometry, and machine learning algorithm with immune fingerprinting. This article will discuss the latest evidence and updates of these tests in the management of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis.
An Unusual Case of a Patient With a Chemical Burn of the Esophagus and Gastric Perforation
Authors: Domrachev S. A. , Solovyev N. O.
Published: January 2022

Treatment of patients with chemical burns of the esophagus and stomach is a difficult task.

Perforation of the stomach or the formation of strictures of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and even the initial parts of the jejunum can be the outcome of chemical burns.

Patients with concomitant esophageal and gastric strictures are the most difficult to treat, which often requires multi-stage operations.

This article describes a clinical case of surgical treatment of a patient with a combined chemical burn of the esophagus and stomach with hydrochloric acid. One week after hospitalization, the patient had gastric perforation. The patient was urgently operated in the course of peritonitis. The peculiarity of the operation was that the surgeons, having made a gastrectomy, removed the esophageal stump to the anterior abdominal wall in the epigastrium and applied an enterostomy. In such a state with significant alimentary depletion (body mass index — BMI 15) on 11.10.02 the patient was taken to a Moscow clinic. A year later, the main surgical reconstructive treatment was performed — retrosternal bypass esophagoplasty of the right half of the large intestine and the terminal ileum in the isoperistaltic position, as well as extirpation of the esophagus. As a result of long-term treatment and several surgical interventions, a good short-term and long-term result was obtained.
Effect of Aerobic Exercises on Plasma Adiponectin Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Authors: KHASHABA Ahmed
Published: January 2022

Objective: To examine the effect of aerobic exercises on plasma adiponectin and HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetic patients. Material and methods: 136 patients with type 2 diabetes (age between 22 and 77 years) recruited from the outpatient clinics, Kasr Alaini, Egypt were randomly allocated into two groups. Group A (n=63) was the control group which followed only medication and diet program while group B (n=73) was the study group which followed the medication, diet program and performed aerobic treadmill exercise at moderate (50-80% of VO2max by 50% of maximum heart) three times per week for six weeks. Blood samples of plasma adiponectin were taken and recorded before and after the completion of the exercise program. Results: Adiponectin levels were elevated following the exercise program of moderate intensity (study 5.84±.09 versus control 5 ±.2 ug/mL). In comparison to baseline, adiponectin levels (study 4.12 ±.22versus control 4.07± .183 ug/mL) . Conclusion: Moderate intensity aerobic exercise result in a significant increase in plasma adiponectin levels in type 2 diabetic patients
Teaching Island Studies: On Whose Terms?
Authors: Stuart Kathleen
Published: January 2022

Island studies can be deceptively difficult for inexperienced undergraduates due to the field’s trans-disciplinary and international scope, advanced academic content and engagement with a wide range of cognitive processes and methodologies. At the same time, island studies can potentially transform and motivate students on a personal level by tapping into their experiential knowledge when they adopt an island-centred standpoint. Such a stance is challenging to measure and not automatically or readily achieved. A teacher of island studies must therefore be sensitive to presenting and studying islands ‘on their own terms’, but realistic as to what progress can be made at an introductory level by general students. This paper draws upon the author’s experience in teaching the core introductory survey course in island studies to undergraduates at the University of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2009. That experience is examined in light of the dilemmas which relate to indigenous island geographies.
The Attitudes of Public-School Teachers towards E-learning in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Ali Alasmari Mona
Published: January 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in Saudi Arabia. During this crisis, in 2020-2021, public schools in Saudi Arabia began to fully exploit the possibilities of e-learning for the first time by launching the Madrasati Platform. This study aims to investigate the attitudes of Saudi public-school teachers towards e-learning and their views concerning its advantages and disadvantages. A quantitative method involving the use of a Google Form questionnaire was employed. The study collected responses from 202 public-school English teachers from different regions in Saudi Arabia. The results show that the teachers generally had neutral attitudes towards e-learning, positive views of its advantages, and neutral opinions about its disadvantages. The researcher recommends that more studies explore teachers’ attitudes in different fields and the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning in each region of Saudi Arabia. The results of this research are important for both teachers and educational stakeholders in Saudi Arabia in terms of further developing the e-learning process in the future.
Perceptions of University Faculty of Saudi Arabia towards Online Classes Conducted During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Swamy Chatta Bala
Published: January 2022

The study aims to find out the perceptions of university faculty who taught the courses online during the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. The purpose is to highlight the issues of students and faculty involved in the new context of teaching and learning and prepare them to face the technical and academic challenges. A questionnaire is circulated among the faculty of universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The majority of the university faculty who taught the courses online from the middle of the semester are satisfied with their teaching. However, they prefer face-to-face instruction to online instruction. A few of them are in favor of blended learning. The faculty accepts technical and academic issues and issues related to the trust and the value of online instruction. The study is helpful for all the educational institutions, teachers, and students across the world to understand how to conduct online education during crises and calamities to eradicate the technical and academic problems present in the online mode of teaching, and to update and accept the changing trends and developments in the field of education. The article is original because it studies the perceptions of the regular university faculty who taught half of the course face-to-face and the other half online. The novelty lies in finding out how they participated in online teaching during the lockdown period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The King Abdulaziz University COVID-19 e-vaccine: An Evaluation of the Emergency Training Knowledge Model
Authors: Jameel Bardesi Hisham , Garba Ibrahim
Published: January 2022

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) took extra measures in response to COVID-19 in March 2020. The current research evaluated an Emergency Training Session (ETS) Knowledge Model during the pandemic with the aim of identifying for the Deanship of e-Learning and Distance Education (DeLDE) to evaluate how the e-learning services support learning and teaching at KAU beyond the pandemic. The Knowledge Model gathered quantitative data regarding the learning management system (LMS) e-service usage from students (n=2359 female and n=1580 male) and teachers (n=414). Also, the model used insights from qualitative data that came from the critical reflections of the trainer-researcher. We offer critical insight from the review of the literature and the results of the evaluation. First, the evaluation outlines the importance of evaluators bringing some assumptions with them when evaluating programmes. In the case of DeLDE, the assumptions promoted the interest of DeLDE in generating knowledge from different perspectives regarding DeLDE’s e-learning services contextualised as the ETS Knowledge Model. The assumptions gave importance to behaviourist and constructivist learning theories and a goal and decision-making philosophy of evaluation. Finally, contextualising the participant-researchers as the Dean and trainer at DeLDE, the evaluation gained from the participants’ familiarity of the ETS Knowledge Model’s context.
Exploring Teachers and Students’ Perceptions towards Emergency Online Learning Intensive English Writing Course during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Asaad Hamza Sheerah Hebah , Sharma Yadav Meenakshi , Ali Elzein Fadl Allah May , Jalal Abdin Ghazwa
Published: January 2022

For ages, teaching and learning face-to-face has been very popular and considered the best way to achieve knowledge and accomplish academic activities. However, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, where on the one side, the whole world was searching for a solution to cope with the situation on the other side online learning demonstrated a substantial alternative. The present paper aimed to investigate the teachers and students’ perceptions of the emergency online learning process, especially for intensive English writing courses. The study is descriptive using the qualitative research methodology. The two focus groups (teacher and student) are interviewed, consisting of 42 participants, asking open-ended questions mainly about the benefits and challenges of the writing course during the Pandemic. The paper ends with the teachers and students’ positive response that indicates the thrilled and jubilant welcome of the synchronized online/virtual learning in the latest situation that emerged due to the Pandemic. Eventually, the study discussed the quality assurance efforts, particularly towards the spontaneous conduction of lectures infused with motivation, responsibility, discipline, and flexibility offered without any interruption. The Internet proved a great learning tool in assuring many resources.
Peran LKP Dalam Membantu Meningkatkan Perekonomian Masyarakat Dengan Berwirausaha Sesuai Dengan Keterampilan Yang Dimiliki
Authors: Nina Kharina Ely , Husnika Eviza , Handani Febby
Published: January 2022

Tujuan dari penulisan artikel ini ialah untuk menggambarkan bagaimana peranan dari sebuah Lembaga Kursus dan Pelatihan (LKP) dalam memebantu masyarakat yang mengikuti pelatihan tersebut dalam membangun sebuah usaha/berwirausaha sesuai dengan keterampilan yang mereka miliki. Diharapkan melalui kegiatan wirausaha tersebut dapat membantu meningkatkan prekonomian masyarakat yang sebelumnya sudah mengikuti kegiatan pelatihan dan mendapatkan keterampilan, serta mampu mengembangkannya dan mengaplikasikannya dalam sebuah bentuk wirausaha. Kajian yang dilakukan dalam penulisan artikel ini ialah berbentuk Kajian Literatur ilmiah. Hasil Kajian ilmiah ini juga akan menjelaskan mengenai apa itu LKP, manfaat mengikuti kegiatan pelatihan di LKP, dan bagaimana peran LKP dalam membantu masyarakat dalam berwirausaha.
The Implementation of SST as the System of Room Reservation for Students’ Organization at Atma Jaya BSD Campus
Authors: Pratama Ferdian Aditya , Kristiana Stefani Prima Dias , Lukito Christian Moritz
Published: January 2022

The implementation of SST in any organization activity can create a positive outcome and bring less negative response if the system failed. The bureau of students, alumni, and student career counselling at Atma Jaya has difficulties managing a room booking process for the student’s organization. The current method of room booking is done manually, and it has taken a lot of costs, especially from time, human resources, and the process itself. This research focuses on developing the SST system that can help the bureau manage the room booking process. The system itself will be developed on a web-based platform using Laravel as the framework. The room booking system will be developed using an SDLC model with five general processes: planning, analysing, design, implementation, and testing. This research will also measure user satisfaction while using the system using Kaplan and Norton Model. The result of this study is a web-based system for a room booking process for students’ organizations in Atma Jaya BSD Campus. Based on the evaluation of user satisfaction, this system has an average score of 4.56, which indicates the user is very satisfied using this system for the room reservation.
Competencias ciudadanas con juegos digitales para niños y niñas
Authors: Vargas Sanchez Ana Dolores , Barajas Avila Jenny Isabel
Published: January 2022

Este artículo presenta una investigación que buscó determinar las contribuciones de una estrategia pedagógica apoyada en juegos digitales, para el fortalecimiento de estándares de competencias ciudadanas, en niños de tercer grado de Bogotá, Colombia. El estudio se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cualitativo y con un diseño de estudio de caso. El análisis de resultados indicó que los juegos digitales en la formación de competencias ciudadanas hacen que los alumnos adquieran conocimientos e información para interactuar de manera asertiva en su grupo social y en el aula. No obstante, los juegos digitales no garantizan que los alumnos transfieran sus conocimientos al contexto real en el que viven.
Estrategia de promoción de salud para los docentes de Educación Básica
Authors: Rivero Padrón Yoandry , Albuja Mariño Patricia , Pastora Alejo Betty
Published: January 2022

Frente a las múltiples enfermedades que afectan al contexto social, como las infecciones contagiosas, el embarazo juvenil, entre otras, se requiere de la promoción para la salud, siendo esta un proceso que permite a los ciudadanos tener el control sobre ella y asumir comportamientos sanos en el buen vivir. Entonces, atribuyendo valor a esta idea, en el presente artículo se define como objetivo general proponer una estrategia de superación profesional, que prepare a los profesores de educación básica en la promoción y educación en salud, que debe cumplirse desde la misma organización de la actividad escolar, como parte inseparable del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje.

Los resultados del diagnóstico demuestran las falencias que presentan los profesores de este nivel escolar, debido a que desconocen las directrices del Ministerio de Educación en Ecuador, acerca de estas temáticas. Mientras tanto, las bibliografías consultadas avalan que la mayoría de las investigaciones están relacionadas con estrategias preventivas que no incluye un enfoque educativo desde las clases, a partir de una concepción integradora que facilite vincular los contenidos de su asignatura, con la cotidianidad que viven los discentes. Tal como se puede evidenciar en Giraldo, 2010; Gutiérrez, 2003; García, 2001.

Por otra parte, las orientaciones metodológicas se desarrollaron bajo el paradigma cuantitativo, a través de la investigación exploratoria con una muestra de 18 estudiantes de la Universidad Tecnológica Israel. En conclusión, se resalta la necesidad de capacitar al profesorado a fin de elevar sus conocimientos en el fomento de una cultura de salud integral en los discentes.
Hendrabuana dan Seni Lukis Kaligrafinya (Kajian Biografi dan Estetika)
Authors: Linggarjati Hendi
Published: January 2022

Hendra Buana and his calligraphy painting (biography studies and aesthetics). Arabic calligraphy of contemporary art in Indonesia was pioneered by A. D. Pirous, Amri Yahya, followed by below-generation artists such as Syaiful Adnan, Hendra Buana, and Yetmon Amier. Developments in Indonesian contemporary Arabic calligraphy began to look MTQ atmosphere since the holding of the event in the city of Semarang in 1979. This study examines the biography of Arabic calligraphy artist Hendra Buana and his art characteristics. Biography analyzed by using the theory of Vera L. Zolberg, while the characteristics of his works are analyzed through the theory of Edmund Burke Feldman. This qualitative research data obtained through observation, interviews, document study and literature review. This study concluded that in the process of art, especially in Arabic calligraphy is influenced by several factors, both from internal and external. The study also concluded that the visualization of Arabic calligraphy on a painting by Hendra Buana will be built to process the wealth of artistic and meaningful traditional Arabic calligraphy art in the visual language of contemporary art of Arabic calligraphy. This research can provide an idea of how an Arabic calligraphy artist could exists and productive in the world art scene in Indonesia. The results could be used as a reference for writing the biography of the artist and his art in the future.Keywords: Hendra Buana, painting, Arabic calligraphy, contemporary.
Analisa Konsep Desain Interior Y.B. Mangunwijaya pada Wisma Kuwera
Authors: Rahmadi Zubaid Hasan
Published: January 2022

Permasalahan yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini, yaitu (1) Bagaimana desain interior pada Wisma Kuwera? (2) Bagaimana konsep yang digunakan oleh Y.B. Mangunwijaya dalam mendesain Wisma Kuwera? Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Populasi dari penelitian mencakup semua ruang yang ada dalam Wisma Kuwera. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan purposive sampling. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan literature. Teknis analisis yang digunakan adalah analisa dengan teori, teori yang digunakan adalah teori analisa desain interior dari John. F. Pile dan “Pendekatan Konseptual dalam Proses Perancangan Interior” yang ditulis oleh Adi Santoso. Dari analisis ini dapat disimpulkan beberapa hal: (1) Bentuk, Furniture, sirkulasi, pencahayaan dan sistem akustik didasarkan pada aspek fungsional baik sebagai ruang sosial, rumah maupun kantor. Material didominasi oleh material lokal dengan ketahanan, struktur, pertimbangan kaselamtan yang baik, ditambah dengan biaya yang terjangkau. Ekspresi Visual yang terbentuk menggambarkan suasana dan karatek tropis, lokal dengan sentuhan modern. (2) Konsep yang digunakan Y.B. Mangunwijaya pada desain interior Wisma Kuwera adalah rumah tropis, yang mengadopsi rumah panggung dan unsur kelokan, konsep rumah tumbuh, dan konsep fungsional, ekspresif dan Ekperimental.
Desain sepatu kasual pria dengan teknologi 3D printing
Authors: Anam Choirul , Andhika Tri
Published: January 2022

Shoes is a mat or footwear that is usually made of leather, Indonesia's footwear industry is included in the top 5 ranking as world exporters. With the 4.0 industrial revolution, Indonesia is expected to be able to keep abreast of industry developments and compete. The way to keep abreast of industry developments is by applying technology, one of which is 3D printing. In addition to being a strategy in the face of the industrial revolution, the application of 3D printing in shoe designs has its own advantages when compared to conventional ways of using leather materials, such as enabling the process of designing and making shoes easier, faster, and customable. Therefore, shoe designs are needed using 3D printing. In the design process, used a qualitative research method approach with analysis to produce a design. Case studies through comparative studies of previous similar product research. Analysis of 3D printing and shoe requirements, as well as design analysis. The resulting synthesis is the product printed with 3D printing on the upper part separately. Using standard out sol that have size 42. With direct print 3D printing applying an auxetic pattern using PLA filaments.