bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative Efficacy of Leguminous Intercrops and Weed Management Practices on Nutrient Uptake, Productivity and Profitability of Maize based Intercropping System
Authors: Sannagoudar Manjanagouda S. , Murthy K.N. Kalyana , Ghosh Avijit , Singh Amit K. , Gupta Gaurendra , Halli H.M. , Kumar R.V.
Published: October 2021

Background: Presently, labour force is diminishing and becoming costlier. In agriculture management of weeds in cropped field has become a real challenge to the farmers, since weeds are affecting the crop yields due to competition for growth resources. Intercropping of leguminous crops and application of pre-emergence herbicides offers an ample scope for weed control.
Methods: The present study was conducted at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru during 2016 and 2017 on red sandy loam soil and the experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with factorial concept and replicated thrice. There were 15 treatment combinations involving three intercrops and five weed management treatments.
Result: The results revealed that intercropping of maize with cowpea has recorded significantly higher grain yield (5842 kg/ha), stover yield (7035 kg/ha) and total nutrients uptake (99.53, 27.37, 96.95 kg/ha NPK, respectively). Among the chemical weed management practices, pre-emergence application of pendimethalin 30% EC @ 1.50 kg a.i./ha has recorded significantly higher grain (6589 kg/ha), stover yield (8033 kg/ha), maize equivalent yield (8860 kg/ha), total nutrients uptake (112.81, 31.05, 109.88 kg/ha NPK, respectively) and B:C ratio (3.35) compared to other weed management practices.
Perspectives and Problems of Inclusion Education in Kazakhstan during Covid 19
Authors: Gabdrakhmanova Shynar , Turetayeva Gulaiym , Doszhanova Svetlana
Published: October 2021

The XXI century is characterized by the understanding that only individual self-realization is the primary goal of any social development. These changes in public consciousness have caused the emergence of a new paradigm of education based on approaches and concepts developed by modern practice. This includes the idea of "inclusive education." Inclusive education in Kazakhstan is in the formation process, therefore, establishing a system of inclusive education requires a solution at the state level. Coupled with the global pandemic which has affected every person especially the most vulnerable kids, the State Program for the Development of Education and Science in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2020-2025 raises an urgent problem of developing inclusive education. This study conducted a survey using an online poll with participants who are parents of kids with special needs. We asked what kind of challenges they met during Covid 19 pandemic time. Respondents ranked the following topics as the most complicated: lack of funding and resources reduced effectiveness of the educational staff training system, unregulated management and legislative framework, weak coordination of external services, and insufficient participation of the public and private sectors. The results of the research demonstrated that very few schoolchildren with special educational needs receive quality inclusive education.
 
Keywords: Covid 19; inclusive education; special needs, parents.
Academic procrastination behaviours and problematic internet usage of high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic period
Authors: Tezer Murat
Published: October 2021

While Covid-19 pandemic created negative consequences in education as a virus affecting the world in general, the technological developments that came along with it are reshaping the entire world. This study aims to examine the relationship between academic procrastination behaviors and problematic Internet usage of high school students during the Covid-19 Pandemic period. This study is in the form of a descriptive survey, and the survey method was used in the study. The population of the study in the 2020-2021 academic year consisted of 350 students who studied in vocational schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and Culture in Northern Cyprus. The sample of the research consisted of 350 students selected by convenience sampling method. In this study, academic procrastination and problematic internet usage scales were used as data collection tools. As a result, in the Pandemic Period, the relationship between male students' problematic internet usage and academic procrastination behaviors is significantly higher than that of female students. As academic procrastination behaviors of students decrease, so did problematic internet usage levels.
 
Keywords: academic procratination, Covid-19,high school, internet usage;
Pleural Tuberculosis in a Patient After COVID-19 Pneumonia
Authors: ALKAN Sevil , DİNDAR DEMİRAY Emine Kübra , DURGUN Mehmet , PAŞA Özgür , SEFER Sinem
Published: October 2021

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it was observed that the clinics of existing and undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) patients were more severe, especially in low and middle-income countries where TB is endemic and there is a lack of healthcare. There is limited literature on whether the coexistence of TB and COVID 19 or the lung damage/immune state caused by COVID-19, or whether immunosuppressive therapies used during the treatment of COVID-19 whether it creates a predisposition to TB. In this case report, we aimed to present a 66-year-old female patient diagnosed as pleural tuberculosis after COVID-19 pneumonia and to examine the possible relationship between COVID-19 and TB.
Yaşlılıkta Kırılganlık ve Üriner Sistem Enfeksiyonları
Authors: DİNDAR DEMİRAY Emine Kübra , ALKAN Sevil , ÖNDER Taylan , ÖNTÜRK Hatice , ÖNDER Ayşe
Published: October 2021

Yaşlı nüfusun oranı dünyada olduğu gibi ülkemizde de artmaktadır. Yaşlı nüfusun son beş yılda %22,5 varan artışı yaşlı bakımın gün geçtikçe daha önem kazanacağını ve hekimlerin geriyatrik hasta ile ilgili tanı ve tedavi alanında yeterli bilgi ve deneyime sahip olması gerektiği düşünülmektedir. Yaşlı ve kırılgan bireyler olarak da ifade edilen geriyatrik hastalarda en sık rastlanılan ve tedavi edilmediği takdirde mortaliteye dahi sebep olan infeksiyon, üriner sistem infeksiyonlarıdır. Üriner sistem enfeksiyonlarının tanı ve tedavisinin, doğru endikasyonda, yeterli süre ve dozda uygulanması gereklidir. Ayrıca tedavi uygulamalarında ilgili klinisyenlerce yan etki, antibiyotik direnci ve özel doz ayarı uygulamaları eşliğinde bilimsel esaslara göre uygulanmalıdır.
« Nous sommes de jeunes aidants et nous existons » : Un groupe d’aide mutuelle pour faire sortir de l’ombre les jeunes proches aidants
Authors: Côté Anne-Sophie , Éthier Sophie
Published: October 2021

Le rôle de proche aidant que les jeunes sont amenés à occuper auprès de leurs parents passe trop souvent inaperçu, bien que diverses études montrent la présence de cette réalité à un moment ou à un autre de l’adolescence. Cet article présente un groupe d’aide mutuelle au sein de l’organisme Deuil-Jeunesse de Québec (Canada) auprès de jeunes aidants de 12 à 17 ans : les participants assumaient un rôle d’aidant dans un contexte de deuil. La démarche de huit rencontres visait à leur offrir un lieu où échanger, briser l’isolement et démystifier leur rôle. L’entrevue individuelle pré- et post-groupe, le journal de bord de l’intervenante et la grille d’observation des dynamiques d’aide mutuelle ont permis d’évaluer l’intervention. Les résultats mettent en lumière la méconnaissance sociale et individuelle de cette problématique ainsi que les besoins spécifiques des jeunes aidants. Les principaux bénéfices de cette approche sont l’acquisition d’un soutien significatif, le cheminement des jeunes vers la reconnaissance de leur rôle et la réalisation d’un projet artistique visant à sensibiliser la population. Cette étude se penche donc sur les enjeux du travail social de groupe auprès de populations méconnues, la force de l’aide mutuelle, le groupe considéré comme un vecteur de changement et les défis liés au manque d’identification à la situation qui réunit les participants.The caregiving role that young people are sometimes required to undertake with their parents is all too often overlooked, although various studies show the presence of this reality even in adolescence. This article presents a mutual aid group within the ‘Deuil-Jeunesse’ Québec (Canada) organization which deals with 12 to 17 year-olds. As a result, participants undertook their caregiver role in a context of grief. The group of eight meetings is aimed at offering them a place to exchange, break the isolation and demystify their role. The pre- and post-group individual interview, the practitioner’s logbook and observation grid dealing with mutual aid dynamics, made it possible to evaluate the intervention. The results highlight the social and individual misunderstanding of this problem as well as the young caregivers’ specific needs. The acquisition of important support, the journey of young people towards recognition of their role and the realization of an artistic project in order to raise public awareness, constitute the main benefits. Finally, the issues of group intervention with hidden populations, the strength of mutual aid, as well as the group as a vector of change and the challenges related to the lack of identification of the problem that brings them together are discussed.
We ARTogether
Authors: Levitz Naomi Ruth , Vega Hugo
Published: October 2021

This article highlights one approach used to solidify social support and bolster mental wellness for newcomer women through community, arts and connection. Core values of the program are presented along with examples of successful programming that has been experienced by hundreds of newcomer women in Southwestern Ontario. By using a trauma informed lens, staff and participants are able to share lessons and create community. Women were able to come together to learn how to connect across linguistic and cultural divides to unearth shared experiences of womanhood. The precursor to this article was presented at the international social work and social development conference, swsd2018 in Dublin, Ireland.
USING CONTRACTS IN GROUPWORK
Authors: Preston-Shoot Michael
Published: October 2021

Although regularly mentioned in the groupwork literature, contracts, as a working concept, have rarely been elaborated or explored. Yet, as research into the effectiveness of social work demonstrates, contracts form part of an identifiable, successful approach to work, which has user involvement as a central theme. This paper outlines the basics of this approach and then examines the special features of group- work as they affect the process of using contracts. The paper concludes with suggestions regarding the framework and content for working agreements with service users which are seen as morally binding on the participants.Publisher’s note: We are now putting all back issues of Groupwork on line. Articles in this issue have been scanned to pdf files as viable original typesetting files no longer exist. Though they may not look it, these files are to some extent searchable. This issue was published nearly 30 years ago. We have stated author professional details as received at time of publication.
TARGETED ACTIVITIES IN GROUP CONTEXTS The analysis of activities to meet consumer need
Authors: Phillips Julie
Published: October 2021

This article acknowledges the lack of analytical frameworks to aid the practitioner in selecting and organising activities to meet the needs of individuals and groups in residential, day care, and a wide range of social groupwork settings. The contribution of the relevant literature is reviewed. The results of the author’s use of a framework to analyse activities in a day centre for people recovering from mental illness are described.Publisher’s note: We are now putting all back issues of Groupwork on line. Articles in this issue have been scanned to pdf files as viable original typesetting files no longer exist. Though they may not look it, these files are to some extent searchable. This issue was published nearly 30 years ago. We have stated author professional details as received at time of publication.
L' exposome : vers une science intégrative des expositions?
Authors: Giroux Élodie
Published: October 2021

L’exposome réfère à un domaine émergent de recherche qui a pour visée de développer une science intégrée de l’ensemble des expositions auxquelles est soumis un individu tout au long de sa vie et qui influencent sa santé. Deux principales orientations se font jour. L’une se concentre sur l’étude de l’exposome interne qui permettrait d’identifier l’essentiel des expositions impactant la santé en mesurant avec précision les effets au niveau de l’environnement biochimique du corps. L’autre entend intégrer les expositions sociales, écologiques et les expositions biologiques et internes, ou autrement dit, faire davantage de place à l’étude de l’exposome externe et ainsi développer un modèle holiste de la santé environnementale. À partir de l’examen de la littérature scientifique, de l’analyse de la première génération d’études exposomiques (2010-2020) et d’entretiens menés auprès d’épidémiologistes engagés dans ces recherches, cet article propose un état des lieux des promesses et réalisations de ce domaine émergent quant à l’intégration des expositions, tout en ayant l’ambition d’apporter un regard critique sur ces dernières. Après avoir présenté l’exposome et ses diverses interprétations, nous examinerons quel type d’intégration est en jeu dans chacune de ces deux orientations et nous en questionnerons l’intérêt et la pertinence. Notre analyse se concentre plus particulièrement sur la seconde orientation : quels gages cette tendance la plus holiste donne-t-elle en vue d’un renouvellement de nos manières d’intégrer les facteurs environnementaux et génétiques, sociaux et biologiques, dans notre approche des expositions et de l’explication des maladies ?
Analisis Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan terhadap Kepuasan Praja dalam Menggunakan Perpustakaan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri di Jatinangor
Authors: Sumiati Eti
Published: October 2021

Pendidikan memiliki peranan penting untuk kemajuan penerus bangsa, termasuk di Indonesia. Perpustakaan merupakan unsurpenting dan tidak mungkin dihilangkan dalam sistem pendidikan. Keinginan yang kuat untuk mewujudkan sebuah perpustakaan yang ideal merupakan kepuasan tersendiri bagi pustakawan. Kepuasan yang dirasakan praja di lingkungan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri Jatinangor adalah menjadi fokus utama pustakawan beserta petugas perpustakaan sebagai titik acuan keberhasilan pemanfaatan perpustakaan. Pentingnya peran bagi pustakawan dan petugas layanan perpustakaan agar dapat bersaing dan merangkul media internet sebagai fasilitas layanan yang dapat disediakan perpustakaan. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, sebagian besar praja di lingkungan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri mengatakan sarana komputer yang disediakan kurang, computer dengan bandwidth kecil dan kurangnya katalog penelusuran koleksi buku di lingkungan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri Jatinangor. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif. Dan data yang dibutuhkan dalam melakukan penelitian ini adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Sumber data penelitian ini bersumber dari informan dan literatur. Kualitas pelayanan sangat berhubungan dengan kepuasan pelanggan yaitu pemustaka. Dalam hal ini penulis menerapkan dimensi-dimensi kualitas pelayanan yaitu tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance dan empathy sebagai faktor yang diduga mampu menumbuhkan kepuasan pemustaka. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa dimensi-dimensi kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan praja sebagai pemustaka perpustakaan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri di Jatinangor. Dimana yang sangat berpengaruh adalah fasilitas yang disediakan perpustakaan sedangkan pelayanan petugas secara masing-masing individu merupakan factor pendukung dalam jalannya administrasi perpustakaan Institut Pemerintah Dalam Negeri di Jatinangor. Hal ini selaras dengan hasil penelitian oleh Rusdi (2017) yang menyimpulkan bahwa kualitas pelayanan perpustakaan berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan pemustaka.
Saatnya Pustakawan Bergerak di Era Disruptif
Authors: . Sulistiorini , Marina Dwi , Nafisa Fahimatun , Fatma Silvi Indah
Published: October 2021

Transformasi perpustakaan dari era konvensional ke digital tanpa disadari membawa pengaruh besar terhadap kinerja pustakawan. Melihat kondisi demikian Kepala Perpustakaan Nasional Muhammad Syarif Bando memotivasi pustakawan diera disruptif dengan slogannya “Pustakawan Bergerak”. Maksudnya pustakawan dapat memobilisasi pengetahuan kepada masyarakat agar informasi yang tersimpan, tersedia secara digital dapat disebarluaskan dan mengena kepada masyarakat yang membutuhkannya. Berbagai kegiatan “Pustakawan bergerak” di sini adalah mengoptimalkan sumber daya dan fungsi pustakawan dalam peningkatan sumber daya manusia yang berkompetensi. Metode penulisan artikel ini adalah deskriptif, berdasarkan pengalaman kami sebagai pustakawan di Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Universitas Airlangga Surabaya dan berbagai sumber literatur yang mendukung teori penulisan artikel ini. Harapannya adalah untuk memotivasi para pustakawan akan eksistensinya di era disruptif.
Analisis Penerapan Konsep GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archives, Museum) di Perpustakaan Bung Karno Blitar
Authors: Yuni Pratiwi Kurniasih , . Suprihatin , Setiawan Bambang
Published: October 2021

GLAM (Gallery, Library, Archive, and Museum) merupakan konsep yang saling berkesinambungan dan memiliki kesempatan untuk bekerjasama menciptakan Four Cultural Heritage Domains. Di Indonesia konsep GLAM sudah ada, akan tetapi belum ada yangmenerapkannya, Perpustakaan Proklamator Bung Karno diharapkan dapat mengakomodir dan menjadi acuan terciptanya konsep GLAM karena hal ini sangat penting dilakukan sebagai tantangan kepustakawanan di era disruptif dan juga untuk meningkatkan kompetensi pustakawan (berbasis SKKNI) dalam ekosistem digital. Konsep GLAM atau dikenal dengan Four Cultural Heritage Domains sangat bagus dikembangkan dan diterapkan di Indonesia agar kegiatan dan pelayanan kepada masyarakat lebih bagus lagi. Penelitian ini merupakan study literatur di Perpustakaan Bung Karno Blitar karena Perpustakaan Proklamator Bung Karno sudah memenuhi kriteria Four Cultural Heritage Domains dan sudah memenuhi konsep GLAM sehingga harusnya tidak hanya perpustakaannya saja yang diunggulkan tetapi juga gallery, archive dan museum juga harus dimaksimalkan keberadaannya. Dengan adanya penerapan konsep GLAM di Perpustakaan Bung Karno diharapkan dapat menjadi pelopor munculnya konsep GLAM oleh perpustakaan lain di Indonesia. Konsep GLAM diharapkan dapat menarik minat kunjungan masyarakat ke kota Blitar tidak hanya dari dalam kota maupun luar kota, tetapi diharapkan dari mancanegara juga berkunjung ke Perpustakaan Bung Karno karena di sana banyak sekali menyimpan fakta sejarah dan perjuangan bangsa Indonesia. Keberadaan sosok seorang Soekarno sebagai Presiden Pertama di Indonesia akan menjadi daya tarik yang luar biasa apabila dijadikan konsep yang menarik untuk mengemas informasi yang ada di Perpustakaan Proklamator Bung Karno.
Implementasi Airlangga Integrated Request Book (Airbook) sebagai Sarana Pengembangan dan Pengadaan Sumber Informasi (Buku) di Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga
Authors: AZ Farid , . Suhernik , . Sugiati
Published: October 2021

Perkembangan teknologi menurut lembaga penyedia informasi harus sigap untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sumber informasi dengan cepat, tepat, dan mudah, tidak terkecuali perpustakaan. Dalam era teknologi informasi tersebut perpustakaan harus siap menghadapi tantangan kebutuhan sumber informasi pemustaka secara instan, termasuk dalam hal pengembangan dan pengadaan koleksi yang harus ada. Maka satu langkah lagi yang dilakukan oleh Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga, di penghujung tahun 2019 membangun aplikasi AirBook. AirBook merupakan sebuah aplikasi berbasis web yang dapat digunakan oleh sivitas akademika UNAIR untuk mengusulkan permintaan (request) koleksi perpustakaan, yang dapat diakses melalui website perpustakaan www.lib.unair.ac.id/eproc.
Media Sosial sebagai Sarana Promosi Perpustakaan (Studi Kasus di Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga
Authors: . Hoeroestijati
Published: October 2021

Perangkat teknologi informasi memungkinkan pengguna dapat terkoneksi dan berinteraksi. Interaksi ini dilakukan melalui social media. Media sosial merupakan media yang memungkinkan setiap orang berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi tanpa terhalang ruang dan waktu. Media Sosial Sebagai Sarana Promosi Perpustakaan sebuah Studi Kasus Di Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga. Mengapa penulis menjadikan Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga sebagai objek penelitian karena Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga telah lama memiliki media sosial sebagai sarana informasi dan komunikasi. Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga memiliki beberapa media sosial yaitu WhatsApp (wa), Facebook, Twitter, Line, Instagram, dan Youtube. Media sosial Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga bertujuan untuk berinteraksi secara masif dan terstruktur dengan pengguna perpustakaan. Media sosial Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga dikelola oleh Humas Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga. Humas Perpustakaan Universitas Airlangga ini yang mengisi  konten media sosial dan merespon pengguna yang bertanya atau memberikan masukan, kritik dan saran.
Antara Perpustakaan dan Google Ibarat Dua Sisi Mata Uang
Authors: . Djuwarnik , Adi Nugroho Prasetyo
Published: October 2021

Perpustakaan dan google ibarat dua sisi mata uang yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dan keduanya saling berkaitan. Keduanya yaitu perpustakaan dan google adalah sama-sama sebuah pusat informasi. Google sampai tahun 2016 telah sukses memindai 30 juta dalam 480 bahasa. Google menyediakan berbagai macam informasi serta hiburan. Mulai dari pelajaran sekolah, film, musik, serta berbagai lainnya. Meskipun perpustakaan tidak dapat menyaingi keunggulan google paling tidak perpustakaan memfasilitasi kemudahan akses untuk memanfaatkan google. Peran perpustakaan dalam hal ini sangatlah penting, karena pustawakan mampu memberikan informasi yang relevan dari sumber yang terpercaya. Pustakawan adalah sumber informasi, kita bisa bertanya seputar kebutuhan yang membutuhkan bukti otentifikasi dari sebuah pernyataan yang akan kita buat. Seperti mata uang, Perpustakaan dan google bisa kita gunakan sebagai sumber referensi kita untuk mencari informasi.
Educations Board Game for Sustainable Agriculture - Pheromone Pest Control
Authors: Chou Wen-Chih , Feng Wei-Zhong , Liu Hui-Ping
Published: October 2021

The mode of agricultural operation affects the ecological environment, and the pollution of land by chemical pesticides also affects the environmental balance. The death of many bees affects pollination, and the animals in the upper layers of the food chain die. The pheromones are formulated with synthetic pheromones as bait and then trapped with appropriate insect traps to reduce the chance of pest mating. Table game matches the props of the garden and pests by moving the insects to the traps. The model constructed by the relationship between the shape of the bottom of the insect and the track. Augmented reality provides an interactive experience of an event-driven where the objects reside in the real world with computer-generated information. Users can use the QR codes to trigger online media. When students complete a specific task, they scan the QR Code with their mobile phone and get more exciting instructions and task guidance. Students satisfied to more in-depth knowledge of pheromones with AR too.
Analysis of Rail Corrugation Characteristics on High-Speed Rail Based on Transient Finite Element Method
Authors: Wang Zhiqiang , Lei Zhenyu
Published: October 2021

By using the transient finite element method, a three-dimensional wheelset-track coupled rolling contact model for high-speed rail is established, and the rationality and effectiveness of the model are verified by field measurements. Next, the wheel-rail contact stress states and relative slip characteristics are calculated and analyzed to reveal the cause of inner rail corrugation. Then, the vertical vibration acceleration of the rail/wheel is taken as the output variable to study the dynamic responses of the wheelset-track system. Finally, the parameter sensitivity analysis is carried out. The results show that the maximum normal/tangential contact stress between the inner wheel and inner rail is greater than that between outer wheel and outer rail due to the unbalanced load of inner rail caused by the excess superelevation of track structure, which indicates that the unbalanced load of the inner rail may aggravate the development of rail wear, and the rationality of the model established in this paper is verified. The wheel-rail relative slip region on the inner rail side appears periodically, and the distance between the two adjacent slip regions is close to the characteristic wavelength of the measured inner rail corrugation, which illustrates that the periodic variation of slip regions on the inner rail surface plays an important role in the formation of rail corrugation, and the validity of the model is verified. The periodic distribution of wheel-rail relative slip regions on the outer rail surface is not obvious, demonstrating that the outer rail tends to form uniform wear, which is consistent with the fact that the outer rail corrugation is slight in the measured section. The wheelset-track system has been in the process of unstable continuous oscillation in the analysis interval, combined with the analysis results of the wheel-rail relative slip characteristics, it can be concluded that the unstable self-excited vibration of wheelset-track system under the condition of tangential contact force reaching saturation is the main cause of rail corrugation. The dominant characteristic frequencies of vertical vibration accelerations of rail and wheel are all 561 Hz, the corresponding characteristic wavelength (148 mm) is close to the distance (150 mm) between the calculated adjacent slip regions, and is also close to the characteristic wavelengths (125 mm and 160 mm) of inner rail corrugation, which shows that the resonance phenomenon occurs in the wheelset-track system at the above frequency, thus leading to the increase of dynamic responses of wheelset-track system. The fastener vertical stiffness and wheel-rail coefficient of friction have significant effect on the development of rail corrugation, and the running speed determines the occurrence probability of inner/outer rail corrugation by affecting the track superelevation state.
EVALUASI STANDAR KELAYAKAN SARANA DAN PRASARANA RUANG PRAKTIK PADA PROGAM KEAHLIAN TEKNIK GAMBAR BANGUNAN SMK N 5 MEDAN
Authors: Sirait Reinhold Mesner
Published: October 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana tingkat kelayakan sarana dan prasarana praktik di Jurusan Teknik Gambar Bangunan SMK Negeri 5 Medan berdasarkan standar yang dipersyaratkan oleh PERMENDIKNAS RI No. 40 Tahun 2008.

Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian evaluatif dengan menggunakan metode studi kasus yang dilakukan di SMK Negeri 5 Medan. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI pada Jurusan Teknik Bangunan, sedangkan obyek penelitianya adalah tempat praktik Jurusan Teknik Bangunan SMK Negeri 5 Medan khususnya ditinjau dari sarana dan prasarana ruang praktik. Metode pengumpulan data dengan cara observasi, dokumentasi, wawancara. Instrument penelitian menggunakan checklist yang digunakan pada saat observasi dengan skala penelaian model Rating Scale. Teknik analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif, skala persentase sebagai perhitungan data yang sebenarnya dengan standar yang ada.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat ketercapaian kelayakan ditinjau dari prasarana ruang praktik, Ketercapaian kelayakan sarana ditinjau dari perabot pada ruang praktik, peralatan pada ruang praktik, media pendidikan pada ruang praktik, peralatan lain pada ruang praktik di Jurusan Teknik Bangunan SMK Negeri 5 Medan sangat layak dan sesuai dengan standar yang ada, dengan kriteria pencapaian (76% - 100%).
Vaccine Coverage Across the Life Course in Michigan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: January‒September 2020
Authors: Shen Angela K. , Bramer Cristi A. , Kimmins Lynsey M. , Swanson Robert , Vranesich Patricia , Orenstein Walter
Published: October 2021

Objectives. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on immunization services across the life course.

Methods. In this retrospective study, we used Michigan immunization registry data from 2018 through September 2020 to assess the number of vaccine doses administered, number of sites providing immunization services to the Vaccines for Children population, provider location types that administer adult vaccines, and vaccination coverage for children.

Results. Of 12 004 384 individual vaccine doses assessed, 48.6%, 15.6%, and 35.8% were administered to children (aged 0–8 years), adolescents (aged 9–18 years), and adults (aged 19‒105 years), respectively. Doses administered overall decreased beginning in February 2020, with peak declines observed in April 2020 (63.3%). Overall decreases in adult doses were observed in all settings except obstetrics and gynecology provider offices and pharmacies. Local health departments reported a 66.4% decrease in doses reported. For children, the total number of sites administering pediatric vaccines decreased while childhood vaccination coverage decreased 4.4% overall and 5.8% in Medicaid-enrolled children.

Conclusions. The critical challenge is to return to prepandemic levels of vaccine doses administered as well as to catch up individuals for vaccinations missed. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(11):2027–2035. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306474 )
Popliteal Artery Entrapment within a Tibial Plateau Fracture
Authors: Coffman Jason R. , Moffatt David C. , Foreman Mark A.
Published: October 2021

Case:

Tibial plateau fractures can be associated with arterial injuries or dysvascular limbs, particularly in settings of trauma. Dysvascular limb in the setting of fracture is commonly due to dissection of the artery. Entrapment of the artery within the fracture is rare. We report a 48-year-old man who presented with left popliteal entrapment within a left tibial plateau fracture status-post external fixation and stent placement in the popliteal artery.

Conclusion:

Findings from this case highlight entrapment of an artery as a mechanism of a dysvascular limb in the setting of high-energy lower-extremity fractures and specifically for tibial plateau fractures.
Nano Composite Polymer Composition for Water Shutoff Treatment at High Formation Temperature
Authors: Suleymanov Alekper Baghir , Shovgenov Akhmed Doletbiyevich
Published: October 2021

Excess water production cause serious technical and economic issues including corrosion, loss of productivity, scaling and etc. Various chemical and mechanical methods have been developed to isolate water source in the formation. Among chemical methods polymer-gel treatment is one of the proven solutions in which gel block is placed into high permeable water channel in order to isolate the water source. Most common polymer that is used for water shut-off treatments is Polyacrylamide (PAM) due to its availability and low cost. However in harsh reservoir conditions stability of gel based on PAM is unsatisfactory. Present study focuses on enhancement of bulk gel composition by addition of nano Silica. The effect of nano Silica on gel properties such as gel stability, strength, gelation time, bound/free water content, residual resistance factor was investigated. The results shows that nano Silica addition into bulk gel shortens the gelation time and strengthens the gel. Addition of nano silica significantly reduces syneresis of the gel and nano silica significantly improves the blocking ability of the gel by strengthening the bulk gel and increasing the adsorption. Furthermore, even after aging at 105 °C for 30 days the RRF for the gel with 1% nano silica is still sufficiently high. This observation is explained by syneresis decrement of bulk gel caused by nano Silica.
Treatment of Polluted Urban Surface Waters by Sponge Based Aerobic Biofilm Reactor: Purification Performances and Resilience
Authors: He Shangwei , Song Na , Yao Zongbao , Jiang Helong
Published: October 2021

Surface waters are suffering continuous discharging of pollutions, and low DO and black-odorous were easily formed, especially in those slow-flowing urban lakes and enclosed small ponds. In-situ treatment by artificial aeration or water cycling with a combination of polyurethane sponge as biofilm carriers can disentangle this situation without any land occupation. Long-term continuous experiments (187 days) showed that indigenous microorganisms in urban surface waters could form biofilms in the novel style of sponge-based aerobic biofilm reactors (SABRs). In urban lake waters treatment, the purification performances of SABRs were stable and resilient as the NH4+-N and NO2−-N removals were steady, even facing the abrupt increase of NH4+-N and NO2−-N concentrations in influent. Enhancing the polyurethane sponge filling ratios in SABRs can reduce DO but did not affect NH4+-N removal. SABRs were also able to treat enclosed surface waters or black-odorous waterbodies. Combined SABRs with water cycling, NH4+-N removal time was shorter than the time needed by water cycling when biodegradable organic matter was not present. The massive biodegradable organic matter could inhibit nitrification and prolong the purification time. Further results showed that organic matter could be used as carbon sources to eliminate the produced NO3−-N in SABRs. Therefore, the developed new bioreactor could act as one effective way for treating N-polluted urban surface waters.
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of the Fate of DNA in the Digestive Tract of Mice
Authors: Ruiqi Xing , Liu Hui , Xia Qi , Lingzi Pan
Published: October 2021

Objective: Qualitative and quantitative examination of DNA degradation during the digestion process in the mouse gut through PCR, qPCR and short tandem repeat (STR) analysis.Methods: Human blood leukocytes were gavage into the digestive tract of mice. GAPDH, TH01, TPOX and D7S820 genes in the contents of the stomach and small intestine were analyzed through PCR and qPCR at various time pre- and post-gavage. Through STR analysis, 21 human genomic DNA loci were analyzed. The half-life of DNA degradation, and the relationship between the average peak area and digestion time were determined.Results: The PCR results showed DNA bands at pre-gavage (0 min) and post-gavage (40, 80 and 120 min) from the mouse stomach contents, whereas no DNA bands from small intestinal chyme were observed after gavage. The qPCR results revealed significant decrease in DNA concentrations during 40-120 minutes in mouse stomach after gavage. At 120 min, 85.62±8.10% of the DNA was degraded while the half-life of exogenous DNA degradation in mouse stomach was 70.50±5.46 min. At various time of digestion , almost no target genes were detected in the mouse small intestinal chyme. STR analysis showed a decrease in allele numbers with the advancement of bowl in the small intestine of mice.Conclusions: The degradation of exogenous DNA was higher in mouse stomach during first two hours while almost complete degradation was noted in the small intestine of mice within 40 min.
The Influence of Acculturation Strategies, Ethnic Identity and Cultural Distance on the Socio-cultural Adaptation of Arab Students
Authors: FEDOTOVA VERA
Published: October 2021

Background. Adaptation to the educational space of a university is a process that is a prerequisite and a way of socialization, allowing international students to actively engage in various elements of the social environment. This process can be made more complicated as a result of existing linguistic, every day, climatic, intercultural, interethnic, and motivational barriers. This research studies the relationship between acculturation strategies, socio-cultural adaptation, ethnic identity, cultural distance among students from arabic countries (Morocco, Syria, Egypt).Methods. The questionnaire included scales for assessing acculturation attitudes, ethnic identity, cultural distance, and sociocultural adaptation. The following techniques were used during the study: methodology of J. Finney, measuring the severity of ethnic identity (Phinney, 1992; Phinney & Ong, 2007), scales for measuring cultural distance (Wark & Galliher, 2007), questionnaire measuring acculturation strategies for migrants (Berry, 1997; Berry, 2005), scales for measuring sociocultural adaptation (Ward, Kennedy, 1999). The overall number of respondents was 248 (56 from Syria, 84 from Egypt, 108 from Morocco). The average age of the respondents is 28 years (min – 20, max – 34 years).Conclusion. Using correlation and regression analysis, we found that cultural distance is interconnected with sociocultural adaptation. However, among young migrants from arabic countries,ethnic identity and acculturation strategies are not linked to sociocultural adaptation. As a whole, our research shows the specific of adaptation of young arabs in relation to their host country.
Microbial Community Succession is Associated With Corn Straw Degradation in Microbial Consortium M44 During Subculture
Authors: ZHANG Xin , QING Ge-Er , GAO Ju-Lin , YU Xiao-Fang , HU Shu-Ping , ZHANG Bi-Zhou , HAN Sheng-Cai
Published: October 2021

To systematically analyze the succession of functional microbiota that plays an important role during culture of microbial consortia M44 and its relationship with straw degradation characteristics, we determined the straw degradation ratio and activities of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin enzyme, and VFA content of M44 in different culture periods. We also used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to analyze the change in microbial community structure in M44 and explore the differences in microbial composition in the original sample. The results showed that at 15 ℃ for 21 days, the straw degradation rate, endoglucanase activity, and filter paper enzyme activity of M44 generally decreased with increasing culture age, reaching their highest values at F1. The activities of xylanase, laccase, and lignin peroxidase, as well as VFA content, were the highest at F5, showing a single-peak curve change with first an increase and then decrease. At the phylum level, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes were dominant in the original samples and in different culture stages. At the genus level, Devosia and Bacillus were dominant in the original sample. During subculture, the dominant bacteria in the first generation (F1) were Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Brevundimonas, Achromobacter, Chryseobacterium, and Devosia. The dominant genera in the last generation (F11) were Trichococcus, Acinetobacter, Dyssgonomonas, and Rhizobium. In conclusion, we identified changes in microbial community structure occurring in M44 during subculture, as well as similarities and differences in microbial communities from the original sample.
Expression Profiles of Subtracted Genes During Neural Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization
Authors: Yoo Jung Ki , Noh Hye Min , Kim Jonghyup , Lim Sehun , Choi Seong-Jun , Kim Jin Kyeoung
Published: October 2021

Human embryonic stem cells (human ES cells) are pluripotent and self-renewing cells that can be isolated from the inner cell mass at the blastocyst stage. Human ES cells differentiate into specific cell lineages according to the expression of related genes. During neural development, specific gene expressions induced human ES cells some morphological changes. We used suppression subtractive hybridization to identify genes which shows altered expression during neural differentiation from human ES cells. We identified 90 genes as downregulated and 64 genes as upregulated in neural precursor (NP) cells derived from human ES cells compared with human ES cells. To obtain further information about differentiation, we performed expression profiling of subtracted genes between human ES cells and NP cells. Of the subtracted genes in human ES cells, the 19 genes showed decreased expression in NP cells. Meanwhile, of the subtracted genes in NP cells, the 20 genes were upregulated. Among them, COPZ1, CPSF6, MATR3 and TOMD3 were specific gene expressions that they significantly expressed up and down-regulation during neural development derived from ES cells. These genes have not previously been associated with neural differentiation, but they may be potentially participated in neurogenesis.
EEG-based Measurement System for Student Engagement Detection in Learning 4.0
Authors: Apicella Andrea , Arpaia Pasquale , Frosolone Mirco , Improta Giovanni , Moccaldi Nicola , Pollastro Andrea
Published: October 2021

A wearable system for the personalized EEG-based detection of engagement in learning 4.0 is proposed. The system can be used to make an automated teaching platform adaptable to the cognitive and emotional conditions of the user. For example, the teaching strategy could be personalized by an automatic modulation of the proposed contents. The system is validated by an experimental case study on twenty-one students. The experimental task consisted in learning how a specific human-machine interface works. Both the cognitive and motor skills of participants were involved. De facto standard stimuli based on cognitive task and music background were employed to guarantee a metrologically founded reference. The proposed signal processing pipeline (Filter bank, Common Spatial Pattern, and Support Vector Machine), in within-subject approach, reaches almost 77 % average accuracy by a 3 s time window, in detecting both cognitive and emotional engagement.
A Dynamic AES Encryption Based on Memristive Chaos Neural Network
Authors: Liu Y. A. , Chen L. , Li X. W. , Liu Y. L. , Hu S. G. , Yu Q. , Chen T. P. , Liu Y.
Published: October 2021

This paper proposes an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption technique based on memristive neural network. A memristive chaotic neural network is constructed by the use of the nonlinear characteristics of the memristor. The chaotic sequence, which is sensitive to the initial value and has good random characteristics, is used as the initial key of AES grouping to realize "one-time-one-secret" dynamic encryption. Results show that the algorithm has higher security, larger key space and stronger robustness than the conventional AES. It can effectively resist the initial key fixed and exhaustive attacks.
Association of Ideal Cardiovascular Health with Carotid Intima-Media thickness (cIMT) in a Young Adult Population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)
Authors: Chavoshi Vajihe , Barzin Maryam , Ebadinejad Amir , Dehghan Pooneh , Moghaddam Amin Momeni , Mahdavi Maryam , Hadaegh Farzad , Niroomand Mahtab , Valizadeh Majid , Azizi Fereidoun , Mirmiran Parvin , Hosseinpanah Farhad
Published: October 2021

Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with a lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to investigate the association of CVH metrics with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. A cross-sectional study was performed on 1295 adults, average age of 29.7 ± 4.0 years, selected among the participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). The participants were divided into two CVH groups: Ideal CVH and poor/intermediate CVH. Multivariate-adjusted linear regression was used to determine the association of ideal CVH score with cIMT. Multivariate-adjusted odd ratios (ORs) were calculated for high cIMT (≥95%percentile). Also, the independent effects of each ideal CVH metric on cIMT were analyzed. The prevalence of ideal CVH was 9.3% in the studied population, and the mean of cIMT was 0.55±0.09 mm. A 1-point increase in CVH score was associated with a decrease of 0.128 mm (Beta [SE] = -0.128 [0. 002], p<0.001) in cIMT and rendered an odd ratio of 0.68 (OR = 0.68 [95% CI: 0.56-0.82], p<0.001) for having a high CIMT (≥95%percentile). Each ideal glucose, ideal blood pressure and ideal body mass index (BMI) had a significant inverse association with cIMT. There was a graded inverse association between ideal CVH score and cIMT among young adults, indicating that ideal CVH metrics are associated with better vascular health in this population. The low prevalence of ideal CVH highlighted the importance of implementing health promotion strategies.
The Effect of General and Regıonal Anesthesıa on the Neutrophıl / Lymphocyte And Platelet / Lymphocyte Ratıos Durıng Bladder Tumor Surgery; Retrospectıve Study.
Authors: Argun Guldeniz , Hizli Fatih , Düvarci Mehmet , Karaismailoglu Eda , Basar Halil , Unver Suheyla
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND: Among the indicators of SIR are changes in the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This study aimed to determine the effect of general and regional anesthesia on SIR during short-term transurethral bladder resection (TUR-B) surgery. METHODS: The 66 included patients were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (general anesthesia) and Group 2 (regional anesthesia). The lymphocyte, platelet, and neutrophil counts before surgery and 1 h after surgery were obtained from the patients’ records. The indicators of SIR the NLR and PLR were calculated preoperatively and postoperatively. Differences between the groups in the NLR and PLR were investigated.RESULTS: At 1 h postsurgery there weren’t any significant differences in the neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet counts, or the NLR and PLR in groups, as compared to presurgery; however, the lymphocyte count was higher (but not significantly) in both groups, as compared to presurgery. The neutrophil count and NLR were lower (but not significantly) in Group 1 at postsurgery. CONCLUSIONS: General and regional anesthesia have no effect on postoperative SIR in patients with bladder tumors that may require multiple surgeries and administration of anesthesia; however, we think larger scale prospective studies are needed to more clearly understand neutrophil count and NLR changes in bladder cancer surgery patients administered general anesthesia.