bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of palliative care curriculum in a single medical school: a cross-sectional study among students
Authors: Thenpandiyan Ashiley Annushri , Yang Joanna Jia Wen , Liu Isabella Ming Zhen , Amin Zubair , Lee Le Ye
Published: February 2025

Introduction:

Caring for dying patients is a quotidian responsibility within medicine. The aim of this study was to better understand how well a medical school’s curriculum and clinical exposure prepared students to cope with palliative care and improved their clinical confidence in palliative care medicine.

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study. A modified version of the Bereavement/End-of-life Attitudes about Care of Neonatal Nurses Scale (BEACONNS) questionnaire was administered to students of clinical years from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, from June 2021 to April 2022. An overall comfort score (OCS), a composite marker of students’ comfort in participating in palliative care, was formulated from the summation of Likert-scale responses. A higher OCS denotes higher comfort with palliative care.

Results:

Of the 920 medical students of clinical years, 219 (23.8%) responded to the questionnaire. Across the clinical years, the percentage of students who felt unprepared to take care of palliative care patients and families was similar, with mean ± standard deviation OCS of 46.3 ± 12.6, 45.9 ± 9.4 and 44.9 ± 8.1 for years 3, 4 and 5 students, respectively. Prior experience in caring for dying relatives (P = 0.045) and knowledge of palliative care protocols and policies (P = 0.031) were significant positive factors in relation to improved OCS. Female gender was associated with higher OCS. Medical students recommended increased exposure to actual palliative care patients, rather than relying solely on simulated patients, to better equip them to care for patients at the end of life.

Conclusion:

Medical students expressed a lack of confidence in palliative care medicine regardless of their year of study, and felt that there was insufficient teaching and exposure to palliative care education.
Predictors for postpenetrating keratoplasty astigmatism: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Al Saad Mouna , Shehadeh Amin , AlRyalat Saif A. , Khawaldeh Tima , Shaqqour Rhagad , Al-Ani Ruqaya , Alqhaiwi Sereen B. , Shehadeh Amal , Wahbeh Lina , Alrawashdeh Hamzeh M.
Published: February 2025

PURPOSE:

To identify the possible predicting factors for developing astigmatism following penetrating keratoplasty, namely age, gender, laterality, preoperative indication for surgery, size of donor and recipient graft, and selective versus total sutures removal. Moreover, the duration of postoperative topical steroids use and if that surgery was the first graft or a redo surgery.

METHODS:

A retrospective cohort study which included data of patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty at the University of Jordan Hospital. Multiple local and systemic perioperative risk factors were evaluated concerning developing postoperative astigmatism.

RESULTS:

Three hundred and ninety-two eyes were included. Of those, 38.8% developed postoperative significant astigmatism. Significant astigmatism postkeratoplasty was found to be affected by preoperative diagnosis with corneal dystrophy being the most common indication associated with significant postoperative astigmatism. Significant astigmatism was significantly correlated with long-term topical steroid use, longer follow-up duration, and the first keratoplasty (P < 0.001). No correlation was found between significant astigmatism, age, and the time of suture removal.

CONCLUSION:

Determination of the factors that influence the development of significant astigmatism is crucial. A long-term follow-up is necessary as the incidence of significant astigmatism increases with time.
Pseudo-trisections of four-manifolds with boundary
Authors: Fushida-Hardy Shintaro
Published: February 2025

We introduce the concept of pseudo-trisections of smooth oriented compact 4-manifolds with boundary. The main feature of pseudo-trisections is that they have lower complexity than relative trisections for given 4-manifolds. We prove existence and uniqueness of pseudo-trisections, and further establish a one-to-one correspondence between pseudo-trisections and their diagrammatic representations. We next introduce the concept of pseudo-bridge trisections of neatly embedded surfaces in smooth oriented compact 4-manifolds. We develop a diagrammatic theory of pseudo-bridge trisections and provide examples of computations of invariants of neatly embedded surfaces in 4-manifolds using said diagrams.
Strategy optimization method based on UAVs‐assisted detection of covert communication
Authors: Wang Xiaohan , Tian Wen , Liu Guangjie , Dai Yuwei
Published: February 2025

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are highly mobile and easily deployable devices that have become an important component of wireless communication countermeasures. Covert communication, the main method used to ensure wireless communication security, has been extensively studied in recent years. However, existing research primarily uses UAVs as auxiliary tools for covert communications, to improve communication performance, ignoring situations in which the detector utilizes UAVs for interference suppression. In this study, we propose a UAV‐assisted jamming detection covert communication game model. Specifically, the UAV actively transmits noise to Alice's transmission channels to disrupt covert transmission when Willie detects a covert communication transmission. Furthermore, we analyze the adversarial process between the detector and Alice under UAV‐assisted jamming based on game theory, theoretically verify the conditions for the existence of a Nash equilibrium, and formulate optimal strategies for both sides.
Evaluation of Mayo endoscopic subscore in ulcerative colitis with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis
Authors: Liu Xin-Yuan , Sun Xiu-Jing
Published: February 2025

This article relates to the discussion of a recent study published by Wohl et al . Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease that affects the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts and is strongly associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). Endoscopic evaluation of UC is feasible and reliable in routine clinical practice, and the Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES) is one of the most commonly used endoscopic evaluation measures for UC. Patients with PSC-UC are at higher risk of developing cancer and biliary tract cancer. Endoscopic scoring alone appears unreliable, and histopathological evaluation is essential to accurately assess and make effective therapeutic decisions for PSC-UC. Therefore, we aimed to discuss the accuracy of MES in patients with UC and PSC-UC and to explore the consistency between MES and the Nancy histological index.
Letter from the Focus Issue Editors
Authors: van Schijndel Margriet , Sciarretta Antonio , Op den Camp Olaf , Krosse Bastiaan
Published: February 2025

Letter from the Focus Issue Editors
Definition and Measurement of Torque Biasing Differentials
Authors:   Drivetrain Standards Committee
Published: February 2025

This SAE Recommended Practice covers passive torque biasing axle and center differentials used in passenger car and light truck applications. Differentials are of the bevel gear, helical gear, and planetary types, although other configurations are possible.
Acting amidst: some concepts and practices
Authors: Bennett Jane
Published: February 2025

‘Climate activism is needed.’ This essay examines the dominant model of action often implied in that truism. Such a model tends to posit a self who, exercising a uniquely human power, ‘takes action’ in a field or spatial locale that is not itself considered as having a comparable kind of efficacy. It imagines the actor as, ideally, acting from a perch above the fray, free from the strivings of other bodies and forces before the ‘intervention’ is made. But the Anthropocene is, among other things, a world of vibrant matter where human efforts are forces internal to planetary processes that include many, many other types and scales of effort. And this suggests the importance of exploring models of action and efficacy which take nonhuman agencies into account and which understand human action as radically entangled with them.
The Godley–Tobin Memorial Lecture
Authors: Stirati Antonella
Published: February 2025

After illustrating the main macroeconomic features of the NAIRU and some paradoxes arising from its empirical estimates, the paper assesses the literature on hysteresis: how, on the one hand, it casts doubts on the existence of a NAIRU and, on the other hand, how it has been dealt with in mainstream literature as a ‘distortion’ mostly occurring, asymmetrically, after recessions. By contrast, it is argued that the analytical and empirical foundations of the tendency of the economy to return to the NAIRU are analytically unsound and empirically weak: market forces or monetary policy cannot be relied on bringing aggregate demand in line with (potential) aggregate supply. This opens the way to a profoundly different perspective on the working of the economy, whereby aggregate supply adjusts to demand both in the short and in the medium to long run. On these premises, conflicting claims inflation is maintained to be consistent with the evidence of a long-run, non-linear downward sloping Phillips curve both in nominal and real wages. Some features of the analysis presented here had been advanced already by Godley and Tobin in the 1970s.
Issues of Interaction between BRICS and RCEP in the Framework of Global Economic Integration
Authors:   Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Kharlanov Aleksey S. , Ukubassova Galiya S. ,   Esil University
Published: February 2025

Introduction. Studying the issues of BRICS and RCEP integration is relevant, since in a changing world economy with traditional centers of power losing their dominant role, the integration of these associations can become an important factor for the formation of new economic and political alliances.

The article aims to analyze and discuss the issues arising in the interaction of coalitions (BRICS and RCEP) in the context of global economic integration.

Materials and methods. The materials were publications in peer-reviewed journals on international relations, economics and political science (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, etc.), official documents and reports: reports and documents published by the BRICS, RCEP and other international organizations.

Results. The authors analyzed data on trade turnover between the BRICS countries and the rest of the world, as well as the share of trade of the member countries within the framework of the association from their total trade turnover. The analysis of the trade turnover of the RCEP countries as of 2019 (in billions of US dollars) showed that the bulk of the foreign trade of the RCEP member countries is with other countries that are members of the association; notably, China is the largest partner for most of the bloc’s states.

For the majority of countries, the share of foreign trade with other residents of the EMEA is more than 50%, which indicates a high degree of developed trade relations and integration between them. The exceptions are China (intra-bloc trade share of 30%), which is explained by the scale of the Chinese economy itself and its foreign trade links; Singapore (42%), which comes from its specialization in services and financial activities; and Japan (47%), the level of which is quite close to that of other countries in the bloc. Thus, the average level of intra-bloc trade is about 44%. Consequently, the countries’ relations are very strong and reflect their desire to deepen integration and develop the economies of the region.

Conclusion. The trade relations within the BRICS-RCEP interaction are at a very advanced level and further transit to a higher level of integration.
North Korea’s aggressive Nuclear Strategy and General Nuclear Compellence
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Kim Taehyun
Published: February 2025

This paper aims to explain North Korea's aggressive nuclear strategy from the perspective of “general nuclear compellence.” “General nuclear compellence” refers to the signaling of “the risk of nuclear escalation” in non-crisis situations to create a favorable environment for “changing the status quo” by securing political concessions from both adversaries and allies. This concept is useful for understanding how nuclear-armed states seek to reduce their security dependence on allies, enhance their external autonomy over the long term, increase military deterrence against adversaries, and expand their political negotiation space.
While most existing nuclear-related research has focused on “immediate compellence” during military standoffs, there has been less attention given to “general compellence,” which seeks to compel concessions from allies and adversaries over the medium to long term. It is noteworthy that existing academic discussions generally assert that the effectiveness of “immediate nuclear coercion” during crises is limited, as suggested by Todd S. Sechser and Matthew Fuhrmann in Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy.
Recently, the argument that nuclear possession can alter the comprehensive political calculations of both allies and adversaries during “peacetime” has gained traction. This perspective provides a significant theoretical foundation for diagnosing the intentions and political effects of North Korea's aggressive nuclear strategy.
The Educational History of Fighting Spirit and its Re-conceptualization in South Korea
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Choi Youngjin
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this study is to newly define the concept of fighting spirit in a historical context in South Korea. There have been criticisms that the existing definition of the concept of fighting spirit is overly descriptive, making it difficult to understand its essential content. In particular it is not fitting the educational contents on fighting spirit, which have been constituted of 3 main areas; the view of Republic of Korea, hostility against North Korea (Security view), and the soldier spirit. As the concept is defined with a focus on the soldier spirit, two of the three core areas of fighting spirit education are missing from the concept. In this study, we examine how fighting spirit education and the concept have developed, and then attempt to define the concept of fighting spirit more clearly. A good concept definition should be built around its essential content and should have a high level of conceptual clarity. If we give up the part describing component factors of the existing concept and focus on its goals and characteristics, fighting spirit can be clearly defined as “the fighting will and capability to complete the mission in peacetime as well as wartime.” Although there is no qualitative difference from the existing concept, the definition would be more clear and close to its essence of fighting spirit, making it more acceptable.
Yoon Seok-yeol's Unification and North Korea Policy Evaluation and Tasks : focusing on Comparisons with Previous Governments
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Baek Jaseong , Yun Jiwon
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the unification and North Korea policies of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration by comparing them with those of previous governments, and to present tasks to secure the driving force of the policy. To this end, the current government's policies were evaluated using five variables derived from a comprehensive analysis of previous governments' unification and North Korea policies. As a result, the current administration's unification and North Korea policy was analyzed to have the following characteristics: ①It recognizes inter-Korean relations as structural hostility; ②It excludes trust-building measures that can justify North Korea's denuclearization negotiations; ③It is difficult to implement simultaneous measures corresponding to North Korea's stage-by-stage denuclearization process; ④It also emphasizes coercion through coercion rather than inducing change through involvement; ⑤It makes it clear that liberal democratic values cannot be compromised even in the unification process. However, these policies have not gained momentum as a policy because there is no alignment between the ｢Audacious Initiative｣ and other detailed policies. Therefore, in order for the current government's policies to secure momentum, it is necessary to clearly align the characteristics of unification and North Korea policies from a realistic point of view, focusing on the ｢Audacious Initiative｣.
Korea’s Choices and Responses in the Taiwan Strait Crisis
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Joo Eunsik
Published: February 2025

The paper explores the Strategic choices and Responses South Korea might consider in the event of a Taiwan Strait crisis. it begins by analyzing the broader geopolitcal context, particularly the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry, which has expanded from military to economic and technological domains. the Taiwan issue is highlighted as a potential flashpoint that could trigger a military conflict between the two superpowers.
The paper details China’s strategic ambitions under Xi Jinping’s leadership, emphasizing the “China Dream” of becoming the world’s leading power by 2049, supported by a robust military. The U.S.response, particularly under the Trump administration, has been to counter China’s rise through measures like the Indo-Pacipic Strategy. Xi Jinping’s military strategies, including the expansion of China’s naval power and establishment of the Belt and Road initiative, are also discussed.
The analysis then shifts to taiwan’s strategic considerations and responses, noting its military capabilities compared to china’s. the paper highlights the complexities of a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, including logistical challenges and the need for substantial military resources.
Japan’s potential responses in a crisis are also examined, considering its strategic interests and military preparations. the document notes japan’s concern’s about regional security and its readiness to respond to a Taiwan crisis.
Finally, the focus turns to South Korea. The paper discusses South Korea’s strategic Choices, considering its military and economic ties with both the U.S. and China. the Potential Impact of a Taiwan crisis on the Korean Peninsula and South Korea’s national security are explored.
Cognitive Warfare Study
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Suh Chungsoon , Kim Hakmin
Published: February 2025

Russia's annexation of the Crimea Peninsula in 2014 and the Russia-Ukraine War, which began in 2022, heralded the emergence of cognitive warfare, a new way of war such as the continuation of traditional military threats, expansion of non-kinetic conflicts, and struggle against human psychological domain, and research is actively being conducted in connection with brain science and neuroscience, focusing on NATO, the United States, China, and Russia.
Although cognitive warfare is a new concept that was not present in existing military theory, there is a consensus to recognize cognitive domain as the sixth domain of the battlefield, and there is no disagreement that future war will lead. Therefore, research and preparation for cognitive warfare are urgently needed.
This study was written to establish concepts and present operational performance concepts to prepare for cognitive warfare. In this study, through a review of prior research, the background of the rise of cognitive warfare and research cases in each country were reviewed, and major issues were evaluated. In addition, the concept of cognitive warfare and operation performance were established, and the plan of preparation was presented in the conclusion. In particular, in a situation where North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles are advanced and threats are increasing, cognitive warfare will be the most effective means to deterrence the war, and win a complete war and end the war early in the event of a failure to deter it. Therefore, research and preparation for cognitive warfare are urgently needed, and we hope this paper will be helpful.
The Operational Focus of US INDOPACOM : Enhancing of Logistical Capability, Mobility·Survivability and Precision-Strike Fires
Authors:   Korea Research Institute for Strategy, Shin Dongmin
Published: February 2025

This paper analyzes the operational focus of US Indo-Pacific Command(US INDOPACOM) as index studying the US Indo-Pacific Strategy which is now in the state of action plan. Pointing out People’s Republic of China as one of the key challenges, US INDOPACOM takes into account of so-called ‘tyranny of distance’ as the distinctive feature of Indo-Pacific theater. Facing with the challenges, US INDOPACOM develops its forces with the following operational focus: enhancing its logistical capability, mobility of its forces and precision-strike fires. First, while focusing on Guam/CNMI, Japan, Philippine, Australia as its logistical clusters, the command develops its logistical reach through actions such as Operation Pathways. Second, as the MDTF and the concept of ACE demonstrates, US INDOPACOM makes efforts to improve the mobility and survivality of its forces. Third, as the establishment of JFN demonstrates, US INDOPACOM pays attention to enhancing its capability to fire in a precise and rapid manner. This current operational focus of the Hawaii-based command poses implicatios to the allies and partners of the US.
Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians
Authors: Semenova Olga V. , Burkova Valentina N. , Butovskaya Marina L. , Ermakov Alexey M. , Kasparova Elena N. , Kalinichenko Olga V. , Stoyanova Stanislava
Published: February 2025

The inequality of women in various areas of life still holds on, despite all efforts, in many countries, including work, politics and everyday life. However, there is still a great deal of controversy and debate about gender equality in different countries. A comparative analysis of ideas about male and female roles among young representatives of three Slavic peoples, Russians (1043 pers.), Belarusians (373), and Bulgarians (346), is conducted in this study. The replies of the respondents from all studied samples overwhelmingly accept the norms of gender equality, since the majority of respondents absolutely agreed with the statements of the questionnaire regarding the gender equality and disagreed with those items in which those norms were denied. At the same time results showed significant cultural differences: respondents from Bulgaria often expressed traditional views on norms of behavior for women. Belonging to particular religion also affected attitudes towards gender equality. Due to the country’s socialist history, Belarus’ showed itself to be the most gender-equal country among all the societies studied. The traditional view of female behavior and women’s place in the family has been preserved in Bulgaria, probably because of the greater religiosity of modern Bulgarian society.
Movement of the South Russian Frontier in the 17th – First Half of the 19th Centuries as the Development of the “Wild Fields”
Authors: Kanishchev Valery V. , Mizis Yuri A.
Published: February 2025

The authors of the article made an attempt to clarify the concept of frontier, considering it not only in a civilizational sense, but also in a socio-natural context. Particular attention was paid to the movement of the frontier as the development of the “Dykoee Polee” [Rus: steppe, “Wild Fields”], a space not yet plowed by farmers. The purpose of the article was to measure the concrete degree of evolution of the zone of the South Russian frontier during the 17th – 19th centuries in terms of the scale of settlement, population density, and plowing of land. As a result of the study, specific indicators of the development of the “Wild Fields” were obtained: widespread settlement in riverine and upland areas, population density equal to the old regions in the Center of Russia, plowing of more than half of the territory of the former frontier zone, in some “uezds” [Rus.: a group of districts gravitating towards the city] even more than in the traditionally arable central “uezds”. In conclusion, the authors drew attention to the usefulness of studying the nonlinear effects in the development of the “Wild Fields”. In particular, it concerns the economic development of apicultural and other areas, hundreds of which at the end of the 16th – 17th centuries were located in the part of the “Wild Fields” that had not yet been subordinated to the Russian state, as well as the traces of agricultural hike on the territories south of the frontier of the 17th century developed there long before the construction of fortresses and defensive ramparts, – the facts identified recently in collaboration with soil scientists.
La prueba anticipada en el proceso penal y su aplicación en la garantía de la protección de los derechos de las víctimas vulnerables y los derechos del imputado
Authors: Yaguachi Sandoya Ian Lionel , Zamora Vázquez Ana Fabiola
Published: February 2025

El acceso a la justicia es un derecho inherente de cada una de las personas dentro de los procesos penales a través de los diferentes mecanismos, uno de ellos es la prueba anticipada, materia de estudio del presente artículo; cuyo objetivo general es analizar el uso de la prueba anticipada en el proceso penal y su impacto en la protección de víctimas vulnerables y en los derechos fundamentales del imputado, para el mejoramiento de los mecanismos que permitan un equilibrio adecuado entre ambas garantías. Este estudio se realizó a través de una investigación no experimental, puesto que se basa en bibliografía existente, con un enfoque cualitativo y alcance descriptivo, además se utilizó los métodos, exegético-jurídico e inductivo-deductivo y comparado. De acuerdo a los estudios realizados por diversos autores, la aplicación de la prueba anticipada de manera formal, efectiviza la garantía de los derechos de las víctimas vulnerables y de los procesados; sin embargo, existen algunas deficiencias en cuanto a la práctica de la misma, pues en el caso de las víctimas vulnerables aunque se pretende garantizar el derecho a la no revictimización en muchos casos no sucede al no ser aplicada como entrevista única; y en cuanto a los procesados, las audiencias de prueba anticipada se instalan sin la presencia de ellos, vulnerando los derechos al debido proceso y la igualdad de las partes procesales; así también existen casos donde la aplicación de la prueba anticipada no se efectúa de acuerdo a su condición de urgencia y necesidad. En conclusión, para garantizar la protección de los derechos de las víctimas vulnerables y de los procesados, se debe plantear reformas a la normativa penal ecuatoriana, con el fin de establecer las reglas para la práctica de la prueba anticipada.
Penguatan Kompetensi Numerasi Dan Literasi Digital Guru Sds It Az-Zahra Demak
Authors: Wahyuni Arie , Hidayati Destia Wahyu , Kurniati Lenny , Kusumawati Ratih
Published: February 2025

This article aims to determine the strengthening of the numeracy and digital literacy competencies of SDS IT Az-Zahra Demak teachers. The research method used is a qualitative research method with a field research approach. Research techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. The result of community service in terms of strengthening teachers' numeracy and digital literacy competencies is the collaboration of all parties, including school principals, teachers, parents and students, to openly provide constructive suggestions and input for the progress of the school, in addition to providing provision in the form of training and workshops. digital. Strengthening in community service activities is provided in the form of workshops and training on digital teaching materials, learning methods and teacher abilities in numeracy and digital literacy competencies. This community service strategy was developed by teachers in terms of strengthening teachers' numeracy and literacy competencies. Strengthening material regarding numeracy and digital literacy competencies can also shape teachers' character and create innovations in digital-based learning materials.
Pemeriksaan Asam Urat Di Pasuruhan Kidul, Jati Kudus
Authors: Dewi Yulia Ratna , S.ST., M.Kes Emma Ismawatie, , Supriyanto Eka Evan
Published: February 2025

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dengan tema “Pemeriksaan Asam Urat di Pasuruhan Kidul, Jati, Kudus” bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat mengenai pentingnya pemeriksaan kadar asam urat sebagai upaya pencegahan penyakit asam urat. Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh 86 peserta yang terdiri dari warga Desa Pasuruhan Kidul, dengan rincian pemeriksaan kadar asam urat pada dua jenis kelompok kelamin. Hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan bahwa 55% peserta laki-laki dan 68% peserta perempuan memiliki kadar asam urat normal, sementara sisanya mengalami hiperurisemia. Faktor risiko utama yang berkontribusi pada peningkatan kadar asam urat antara lain pola makan tinggi purin, berkurangnya aktivitas fisik, obesitas, dan riwayat keluarga dengan gout arthritis. Kegiatan ini juga mengungkapkan bahwa 17,9% peserta berisiko menderita artritis gout. Diharapkan, kegiatan ini dapat mendorong masyarakat untuk lebih peduli terhadap kesehatan mereka, terutama dalam menjaga kadar asam urat dan menghindari komplikasi yang dapat timbul akibat penyakit tersebut.
Comparação entre a reabsorção radicular entre aparelho fixo convencional e os alinhadores ortodônticos: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Mottes Leonardo , Nogueira Weber Adriano
Published: February 2025

Nos últimos anos, os dispositivos digitais se tornaram uma ferramenta indispensável em todas as áreas, principalmente na medicina e odontologia. Consequentemente houve um aumento significativo na procura por tratamentos com alinhadores estéticos, especialmente entre os pacientes adultos em busca de uma alternativa mais estética ao aparelho fixo convencional, além de facilidade de higienização e proporcionar maior conforto. Devido ao aumento do uso dos alinhadores, também surge a preocupação em relação aos seus efeitos adversos, como a reabsorção radicular. De maneira geral, a gravidade da reabsorção radicular está associada à susceptibilidade individual, anatomia dentária e ao tipo de movimentação ortodôntica. O objetivo deste estudo é realizar uma revisão de literatura sobre a história dos alinhadores estéticos, suas vantagens, e relacionar a taxa reabsorção radicular dos alinhadores estéticos em comparação ao aparelho fixo convencional. Podemos concluir que a reabsorção não depende de um único e específico fator, sendo vários agentes etiológicos para o desenvolvimento deste tipo de complicação, e pode estar presente em todos os tipos de aparelhos ortodônticos utilizados atualmente. Vale ressaltar que o ortodontista deve estar sempre atento, independentemente do tipo de técnica, e preferencialmente realizar sempre um acompanhamento radiográfico durante o tratamento, e não só ao final do, a fim de diagnosticar precocemente este tipo de alteração.
Intrusão de molares utilizando mini-implantes: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Lazzari Gabriela Longhi , Saleh Junior Jamil
Published: February 2025

A identificação e tratamento de pacientes que apresentam perda de dentes posteriores é uma ocorrência comum na prática ortodôntica, especialmente em adultos. A principal causa para o acometimento de extrusão de dentes é a perda prematura do elemento, além de outros fatores como hábitos deletérios, onicofagia e bruxismo. O fator principal para a necessidade de intrusão de molares é a perda dos dentes antagonistas, ou em caso de excesso vertical anterior, causando a extrusão de dentes posteriores. Em comparação a intrusão de dentes anteriores, a intrusão posterior se torna mais difícil, devido ao maior volume radicular dos molares e pré-molares. O propósito deste estudo é conduzir uma revisão de literatura abordando as técnicas associadas à intrusão dos molares utilizando mini-implantes. O objetivo é aprofundar o conhecimento do ortodontista acerca desse tratamento, destacando sua relevância na prática clínica desses profissionais. A utilização de molares utilizando mini-implantes é uma técnica bem estabelecida pela literatura em com muitas possibilidades terapêuticas. Mini-implantes possibilitam a obtenção de um sistema de ancoragem eficaz e com grande aplicabilidade clínica, auxiliando o ortodontista na intrusão de molares, condição esta que é muito comum na rotina clínica, principalmente em pacientes adultos.
O método MARPE: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Defiltro Alessandra , Nogueira Weber Adriano
Published: February 2025

As más-oclusões como mordida cruzada, deficiência transversal da maxila e apinhamentos dentários acometem pacientes de todas as faixas etárias e classes sociais e são variadas as formas de tratamento que podemos lançar mão de utilizar, mas com o avanço da odontologia novas técnicas de expansão como a expansão rápida da maxila assistida por mini-implante (MARPE) nos oferecem vantagens em termos de eficiência e controle biomecânico permitindo a aplicação de forças controladas para a expansão maxilar. O objetivo do presente estudo é realizar uma revisão de literatura abrangente sobre o uso da técnica MARPE, relatar os principais aspectos do tratamento, suas indicações clínicas, vantagens e desvantagens. Estudos evidenciam que o MARPE quando comparado com outros dispositivos expansores são capazes de diminuir os riscos de injuria aos tecidos, bem como dentário, evitando a inclinação dos dentes posteriores e realizando somente expansão a nível ósseo. Com base nos estudos concluímos que o MARPE é uma alternativa de tratamento eficaz e com menos efeitos colaterais para más-oclusões relacionadas a maxila em pacientes adultos.
Tipos de contenções ortodônticas
Authors: Bregalda Amanda Thais , Nogueira Weber Adriano
Published: February 2025

A procura por uma admirável e harmoniosa estética dental tornou-se a ortodontia uma das especialidades mais procuradas pela sociedade atual. No entanto para os ortodontistas um dos maiores desafios encontrados é a estabilidade dos resultados pós-tratamentos ortodônticos. Existem diferentes tipos de contenção, sendo elas removíveis ou fixas de acordo com a indicação de cada indivíduo. Na arcada inferior, a grande maioria dos casos opta-se por uma contenção fixa, em função da dificuldade de adaptação e estética, favorecendo também o desajuste do aparelho removível pela movimentação da língua. Já na arcada superior a contenção removível (placa de Hawley) é habitualmente recomendável pois a contenção fixa poderá prejudicar a oclusão dentária. São diversos os fatores que podem contribuir nas causas vigentes de recidiva no pós-tratamento ortodôntico, portanto o uso das contenções nas suas mais variadas formas tem sido de suma importância na finalização dos casos, possibilitando maior sucesso e estabilidade do tratamento finalizado.
Verticalização de molares com mini-implantes: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Feil Mateus , Saleh Junior Jamil
Published: February 2025

Cada vez mais nos deparamos com casos complexos e perdas de elementos dentários, refletindo no aumento crescente de pacientes adultos à procura de tratamento ortodôntico. O presente estudo tem por finalidade apresentar uma revisão de literatura a respeito da utilização de mini-implantes na ancoragem ortodôntica, apresentando suas características, indicações, vantagens, desvantagens, as possibilidades biomecânicas para se realizar a verticalização de molares, assim como suas aplicações clínicas. A ausência dos primeiros molares inferiores por um longo período, causada por perda precoce, leva a angulação mesial dos segundos molares e angulação distal dos pré-molares inferiores, além de defeitos ósseos, perda de espaço e interferências oclusais. Outro fator etiológico existente é a falta de espaço na região posterior, que causa a impactação do segundo molar. Para movimentação ortodôntica nesses casos utiliza-se ancoragem dentossuportado e uso de mini-implantes. Os dispositivos de ancoragem dentossuportados para a verticalização promovem efeitos colaterais. Já o uso dos mini-implantes ortodônticos torna a sua verticalização mais previsível e como menos efeitos colaterais possíveis. Diante do exposto, se faz necessária a verticalização desses dentes, buscando restabelecer uma oclusão equilibrada, abrindo ou fechando espaços.
Levantamento de seio maxilar pela técnica da janela lateral. Descrição de um caso
Authors: Soares Renata Sampaio Silgueiro , Müller Guilherme Sada Duque , Santos Igor Fonseca dos , Oliveira Renato Pichini de , Margute Túlio Garcia , Margute Tiago Garcia
Published: February 2025

A região superior posterior da maxila caracteriza-se como uma das regiões que dificultam a colocação de implantes devido à espessura óssea ser insuficiente pela reabsorção do rebordo alveolar e pneumatização do seio maxilar em pacientes edêntulos. Entre os procedimentos de reconstrução, o levantamento do assoalho do seio maxilar pela técnica da janela lateral, utilizando enxertos ósseos de hidroxiapatita de origem bovina é uma das melhores opções para a obtenção de altura óssea suficiente para a instalação dos implantes. Este trabalho teve por objetivo descrever um caso clínico de levantamento do assoalho do seio maxilar na região de 25 e 26 pela técnica da janela lateral no curso de especialização do Instituto Catarinense de Odontologia e Saúde, na cidade de Joinville/SC. Foram apresentadas as tomografias anterior e posterior à cirurgia e fotos das etapas cirúrgicas realizadas. O enxerto ósseo utilizado foi o Lumina Bone Porous Large - Criteria e membrana de colágeno da marca Lumina Coat - Criteria. O ganho ósseo foi considerado satisfatório para a instalação dos implantes em fase posterior.
Pelatihan Jurnalistik Dasar untuk Pelajar SMK di Bandongan Magelang
Authors: Arochman Taufik , Arifin M Fatkhu
Published: February 2025

Dari hasil observasi didapati bahwa di SMK Muhammadiyah Bandongan masih belum ada gerakan atau aktivitas jurnalistik yang mapan. Hal ini ditakutkan akan menyebabkan komunikasi publik di lingkungan sekolah tidak produktif dan malah destruktif. Oleh sebab itu, tim pengusul meyakini perlu adanya upaya meningkatkan pemahaman dan keterampilan jurnalistik guna menumbuhkan pola komunikasi publik yang produktif dan sehat. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk memberi pemahaman tentang jurnalistik dasar yang diharapkan dapat dijadikan bekal dalam menerima berita dan/atau informasi dari media massa. Selain itu, pengabdian ini dimaksudkan untuk membekali target sasaran kegaitan keterampilan jurnalistik dasar dalam rangka membangun aktivitas jurnalistik yang sehat di lingkunagan sekolah. Ruang jurnalisme yang sehat diharapkan akan menjadi sarana bagi seluruh komponen sekolah, terutama siswa, dalam menyampaikan aspirasi.  Kesimpulan yang dapat ditarik dari kegiatan ini adalah bahwa penting mengenalkan dunia jurnalistik sejak dini, terutama pada pelajar SMK/Sederajat yang notabene sudah mendekati usia dewasa. Pentingnya pemahaman jurnalistik bagi pelajar dapat membangun generasi yang tidak latah dengan pemberitaan di media. Beranjak dari kesimpulan yang didapat, yang menjadi rekomendasi utama ialah perlunya membangun budaya jurnalistik di lingkungan sekolah. Jurnalisme sekolah, selain sebagai penyedia informasi, dapat juga menjadi media bagi siswa untuk menyampaikan aspirasinya.
Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Melalui Pembuatan Empek-Empek Bagi Perempuan Sebagai Pelaku Industri Kreatif
Authors: Yahya Shanty , Patayang Mika , Irawan Ade
Published: February 2025

Perempuan merupakan kelompok penggerak ekonomi. Bahkan saat ini banyak diantara mereka menjadi tulang punggung keluarganya. Mereka menjadi sumber keuangan yang mempunyai kewajiban untuk menafkahi keluarganya. Tingkat pendidikan, jumlah anak, dan keterampilan minim adalah permasalahan yang dialami oleh sebagian dari perempuan Indonesia untuk memiliki pekerjaan dan menghasilkan keuntungan finansial. Agar dapat memiliki peran secara ekonomi, perempuan seharusnya memiliki pengetahuan dan pemahaman cara berwirausaha. Tujuan dari kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat ini adalah memberikan pelatihan kewirausahaan bagi perempuan khususnya ibu – ibu rumah tangga melalui pembuatan empek – empek, perhitungan biaya produksi, pengemasan empek - empek, dan pemasaran produk. Metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah kemudian mempraktekkan cara membuat empek – empek dan cuko. Pembuatan empek – empek dimulai dengan pemilihan ikan, bahan yang digunakan, teknik pembuatan, teknik perhitungan biaya produk, dan teknik memasarkan produk. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah ibu – ibu rumah tangga memahami cara berwirausaha empek – empek, menghitung biaya produksi, hingga teknik memasarkan produk. Terlaksananya pengabdian masyarakat ini diharapkan peserta pelatihan dapat memiliki industri rumah tangga yang dapat menjadi sumber pendapatan mereka.
Pelatihan Desain Kemasan dan Perhitungan Harga Jual untuk Produk UMKM Desa Salo Palai
Authors: Cahyadi Dwi , Azizah Amiril , Andansari Dita , Wulaningrum Ratna , Arifin Zainal , Diah Ahyar M. , Irawan Dedy , Utomo Karyo Budi , Suparno Suparno , Keliwar Said
Published: February 2025

Salo Palai Village is one of the villages in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan. Salo Palai Village has several garden products such as pepper and other processed garden products such as banana chips, fruit syrup and so on. With garden products and processed garden products, this village has the potential to be able to develop the welfare of its community through MSMEs from several of these products. As an MSME business that continues to grow, good packaging and calculating the selling price of MSME products are things that should be considered in attracting and introducing their products to consumers in order to increase the value and number of sales of their products. By conducting lecture methods and direct training to participants, it will have a direct impact on them on how to design good packaging and promotions for MSMEs. Thus, community service activities in the field of design and promotion through financial calculations for product sales are expected to be an effort to provide an understanding of the importance of increasing sales value.
Bimbingan Belajar bagi Peserta Didik Berkesulitan Membaca Menggunakan Metode Bacagaha di Bimbel Family Andalas Padang
Authors: Sriwahyuni Ilvi , Martin Kustati  , Rezki Amelia  , Gusmirawati
Published: February 2025

Bimbingan ini bertujuan untuk mengatasi masalah belajar membaca dan meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pada peserta didik tingkat dasar. Perubahan kurikulum membuat berbagai aspek di dunia pendidikan mengalami kesulitan dalam pengembangan kemampuan membaca peserta didik di Tingkat Sekolah Dasar. Kurikulum merdeka sebagai kurikulum terbaru lebih menuntut peserta didik untuk aktif dalam proses pembelajaran. Banyaknya bahan terbuka seperti LKS dan buku cetak tidak cukup untuk membuat kemampuan membaca peserta didik meningkat secara spontan. Bahan ajar itu juga sebagai usaha mem aksi malkan peran peserta didik dalam memahami materi , tetapi akibat belum bisa m embaca , pemahaman mereka terhambat dan juga mengalami ketertinggalan materi pelajaran. Kegiatan membaca ditingkat Sekolah Dasar adalah salah satu permasalahan yang sering ditemukan. Dimana pada tingkatannya inilah dasar pengembangan kemampuan membaca untuk memahami berbagai mata pelajaran lainnya. bantuan yang terjadi pada peserta didik dalam membaca juga disebabkan oleh tidak adanya bimbingan belajar yang bersifat lebih individual tentang pengenalan abjad di sekolah. Untuk meningkatkan kemampuan peserta didik dalam belajar membaca dibentuklah sebuah metode bacagaha di bimbel keluarga pada tingkatan Sekolah Dasar. Metode bacagaha digunakan sebagai metode peningkatan kemampuan membaca. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam bimbingan ini yaitu Service Learning (SL). Hasil dari bimbingan ini cukup memuaskan dibuktikan dengan kemajuan tingkat kemampuan membaca peserta didik.
Optimalisasi Pelatihan Pemandu Wisata sebagai Inovatif dalam Mempromosikan Destinasi Wisata Kecamatan Dayun Kabupaten Siak
Authors: Rasyid Anuar , Wirman Welly , Yazid Tantri Puspita , Yozani Ringgo Eldapi , Susanti Hevi
Published: February 2025

Kecamatan Dayun di Kabupaten Siak memiliki potensi wisata yang signifikan, dikenal dengan nama wisata embung. Peningkatan kualitas pemandu wisata merupakan hal yang urgen guna mengoptimalkan potensi wisata. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan kompetensi pemandu wisata, Pokdarwis di Kecamatan Dayun melalui pelatihan yang komprehensif. Memperkenalkan teknik-teknik promosi wisata yang inovatif dan efektif. Metode Pelaksanaan, Analisis Kebutuhan, Mengidentifikasi kebutuhan pelatihan melalui wawancara dengan pemandu wisata lokal yang tergabung dalam Pokdarwis dan stakeholder dalam hal ini pemerintah, pelaku umkm.Menyusun materi pelatihan yang mencakup sejarah, budaya, teknik bercerita (storytelling), pelayanan prima, sapta pesona, komunikasi efektif, serta penggunaan teknologi dalam promosi wisata. Pelatihan dilakukan dengan metode partisipatif yang melibatkan simulasi, roleplay, dan studi kasus. Evaluasi dan Pendampingan, Melakukan evaluasi dan simulasi terhadap pemandu wisata yang telah mengikuti pelatihan. Hasil pelatihan menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan pemahaman pemandu wisata mengenai komunikasi efektif dan dipraktekkan. Terbentuknya pemandu wisata yang memiliki pengetahuan mendalam tentang destinasi lokal serta keterampilan komunikasi yang baik. Promosi Wisata yang efektif dapat meningkatnya jumlah wisatawan yang berkunjung ke Kecamatan Dayun.
Pembuatan Video Profil Pondok Pesantren Ibnul Qoyyim Balikpapan
Authors: Syafrizal Agusdi , Metandi Farindika , Hartanto Subhan , Susanna  , Henriyanto  , Kurnia Rayhan Ryfda , Timur Muhammad Bagus Bintang
Published: February 2025

Pembuatan video profil untuk Pondok Pesantren Ibnul Qoyyim di Balikpapan adalah langkah strategis untuk mengenalkan pesantren tersebut kepada masyarakat luas secara visual dan menyeluruh. Dalam pembuatan video ini, fokus utamanya adalah untuk menyampaikan identitas, misi, dan nilai-nilai yang dijunjung tinggi oleh pesantren kepada audiens. Video profil akan memperlihatkan fasilitas-fasilitas, program-program pendidikan, dan kegiatan-kegiatan sosial dan keagamaan yang dilakukan di pesantren, memberikan gambaran yang komprehensif tentang kehidupan di dalam pesantren. Selain itu, pembuatan video profil juga dapat digunakan sebagai alat promosi untuk menarik minat calon siswa dan donatur potensial. Dengan memperlihatkan keunggulan dan keistimewaan Pondok Pesantren Ibnul  Qoyyim secara visual, video ini dapat menjadi sarana efektif untuk memperluas jangkauan pesantren dan memperkenalkannya kepada masyarakat yang lebih luas. Melalui narasi yang kuat dan visual yang menarik, video profil akan menjadi representasi yang autentik dan meyakinkan tentang kesuksesan pesantren dalam memberikan pendidikan berkualitas dan mempersiapkan generasi muda yang berkarakter dan berintegritas. Dengan menggabungkan elemen-elemen kreatif, informatif, dan inspiratif, video profil Pondok Pesantren Ibnul Qoyyim dapat menjadi sarana yang efektif dalam memperkuat citra pesantren dan meningkatkan dukungan dari masyarakat serta pihak-pihak yang berpotensi berkontribusi dalam pengembangan pesantren. Dengan demikian, pembuatan video profil ini bukan hanya merupakan proyek komunikasi visual semata, tetapi juga merupakan langkah strategis dalam memperkuat posisi dan mempromosikan pesantren sebagai lembaga pendidikan dan keagamaan yang memiliki dampak positif dalam masyarakat.