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PANORAMA EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DA COQUELUCHE NO ESTADO DO MARANHÃO: Uma série histórica de 10 anos
Authors:   , Oliveira Júnior Afonso Melo Machado de
Published: August 2023

A coqueluche, também conhecida por tosse espasmódica, é uma doença
infecciosa aguda do trato respiratório, altamente contagiosa, causada pela
bactéria Bordetella Pertussis, e constitui-se como uma importante causa de
morbimortalidade infantil. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as características
epidemiológicas dos casos de Coqueluche no estado do Maranhão, no período
de 2008 a 2018. Para métodos de pesquisa, foi necessário realizar um estudo
epidemiológico, retrospectivo, descritivo, através de levantamento de fontes de
dados secundárias obtidos a partir dos casos notificados no Sistema de
Informação de Agravos Notificáveis (SINAN), referente aos casos confirmados
de Coqueluche do Estado do Maranhão no período de 2008 a 2018. Como
resultados, verificou-se que o período entre 2008 a 2018, foram confirmados 401
casos de coqueluche no estado do Maranhão, sendo registrados casos em todos
os meses do ano, mas com uma predominância nos meses que correspondem
à primavera e ao verão. Em 2011 observou-se um aumento na taxa de incidência
da coqueluche no estado (0,5 casos/ 100.000 habitantes), em relação aos anos
anteriores e em 2014, foi registrado o maior coeficiente de incidência no estado
no período do estudo (2,3 casos/ 100.000 habitantes). O município com maior
número de casos confirmados foi São Luís, com 123 casos confirmados. Houve
uma predominância do sexo feminino (56%) em relação ao sexo masculino
(44%). Houve uma predominância entre habitantes de áreas urbanas (76%) em
detrimento aos que habitam as áreas rurais (19%). A faixa etária mais acometida
foi a de lactentes menores de 1 ano (310 casos), destacando-se o número de
casos registrados entre os menores de 3 meses (223 casos). 86% dos casos
evoluíram para cura, havendo 10 óbitos causados pela coqueluche, todos em
crianças menores de 1 ano. Em 2014, foi registrado a maior taxa de mortalidade
por coqueluche no estado (0,73 mortes/100.000 habitantes). A taxa de letalidade
total no período de 2008 a 2018 foi de 2,49%, sendo 2013 o ano com maior taxa
de letalidade (5,88%). A faixa etária com maior taxa de letalidade foi a de
menores de um mês de idade (8,62%). Concluiu-se que a coqueluche
permanece como um problema de saúde pública no Brasil e no Maranhão, nesse
contexto, faz-se necessária a implementação de ações de saúde coletiva com o
intuito de manter uma alta cobertura vacinal contra a coqueluche entre as
crianças e as gestantes, bem como ampliar o conhecimento dos profissionais
de saúde sobre esse agravo, ampliar a capacidade de diagnóstico laboratorial
da doença no estado, para se obter uma maior eficácia no seu diagnóstico ,
possibilitando que haja um início precoce do tratamento ou da profilaxia contra
a mesma, reduzindo o seu potencial de morbimortalidade, especialmente na
faixa etária mais vulnerável, constituída pelos lactentes com menos de um ano
de vida.
CAMPUSNET UFAM: UN MODELO DE CAMPUS VIRTUAL COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA AMPLIAR EL ACCESO A LA ENSEÑAZA UNIVERSITARIA EN EL ESTADO DE AMAZONAS - BRASIL
Authors:   , Silva Jackson Colares da
Published: August 2023

La Amazonía siempre se ha constituido en un gran desafío para los gobernantes nacionales. Hacer llegar a sus habitantes los beneficios del progreso ha requerido un esfuerzo casi hercúleo, pues ni siempre está coronado de éxito. Su gran extensión territorial y las dificultades de acceso a sus diversas localidades, situadas no sólo en el gran canal del Río Amazonas y de sus numerosos afluentes, sino también en los millares de pequeños ríos y arroyos que se esparcen por la gran bacía, imponen obstáculos desconocidos en otras regiones del país. Por esta razón la Amazonía ha quedado siempre al margen de muchas de las conquistas ya alcanzadas y conocidas en otras áreas geográficas de la nación brasileña.
Con relación a la educación, necesidad fundamental de cualquier ser humano, a aquellas dificultades se suman otras más graves. Los servicios tradicionales requieren siempre altas inversiones en infraestructura, transporte y recursos humanos permanentemente entrenados. Estas inversiones, entretanto, siempre están siendo postergadas y restringidas en toda orden, razón por la cual la región, principalmente en sus localidades ‘más distantes de las capitales, permanece desatendida en su búsqueda por mejoras para sus habitantes.
En este escenario es en el que la Universidad Federal de Amazonas, entre otras tantas que atienden las necesidades de esta región, cumple su papel como la principal institución pública de enseñanza superior, y que, buscando responder a las demandas sociales por educación de calidad, cada día más creciente, toma la decisión de implementar un proyecto que sea capaz de desarrollar Programas de Formación basadas en las TIC´s a través de un Campus Virtual.
Sin embargo, esa opción no es una elección por el modismo tecnológico, sino, por el crecimiento a nivel mundial de la información y de las comunicaciones en formato digital que trae consigo la necesidad de introducir las Tecnologías de la Información – TIC en todos niveles de formación, porque éstas pueden potenciar todo lo que es el tráfico de información y viabilizar la cooperación interinstitucional e internacional, incrementando la comunicación con los países más desarrollados, transformándose en un recurso clave para el acceso y el desarrollo de sistemas educativos, más actualizados y atractivos para los alumnos y usuarios.
Avaliação das habilidades de comunicação de más notícias de internos de medicina
Authors: GUIMARÃES ADRIANE WOSNY , AGUIAR ZÁYRON GREGÓRIO , Caldato Milena Coelho Fernandes , Guimaraes Aldo Marçal , Guimarães Amanda Wosny
Published: August 2023

A má notícia se configura como aquela capaz de modificar e impactar negativamente a vida do seu paciente, e junto a ela surge a necessidade de o profissional de saúde ter a Habilidade de Comunicação visando a redução dos danos causados pela mesma. Embora em atual processo de mudança, sabe-se que a formação médica tradicional não prepara adequadamente o futuro profissional quanto à Habilidade de comunicação de Más Notícias ao paciente. Para auxiliar na tarefa, alguns protocolos foram criados para nortear o profissional, entre eles o mais utilizado é o Protocolo SPIKES. Diante disso, esta obra tem como objetivos avaliar as habilidades de comunicação de más notícias a pacientes em ambiente simulado de estação de OSCE pelos Internos do curso de Medicina do Centro Universitário do Pará. Para isso, construiu se um estudo transversal, quantitativo e descritivo dividido em 3 fases de atuação, na qual a Fase 1 contempla a Construção de Checklist com base no Protocolo SPIKES, a Fase 2 o emprego do Checklist no OSCE e Fase 3 compete à análise dos dados coletados, os quais foram analisados e separados quanto às turmas e o gênero dos participantes, em seguida foram empregados os testes estatísticos de Qui-Quadrado de Aderência, de Independência e de Partição pelo programa BioEstat 5.3, ao final classificando quanto ao índice de acertos. Ademais, entre os principais achados, pode-se verificar que em relação ao gênero não houve diferença estatisticamente significante, embora o sexo feminino tenha um índice de 1, 3% mais acertos que o sexo masculino. Quanto à divisão por turmas, foi verificado que o 1º semestre do internato cursou com 68, 3% de acerto, enquanto o 2º semestre do internato 59, 5% e por fim 83, 2% de acerto na turma do 3º Semestre do internato, apontando que o tempo entre a capacitação teórica (durante o 2º Período do curso) não foi fator decisivo para performance dos alunos durante o preenchimento do checklist. À análise global dos participantes, os internos do CESUPA apresentaram 70, 6% de acertos, sendo classificados como “Bom Rendimento”.
Retroperitoneal Bronchogenic Cyst: Imaging and Pathophysiological Review
Authors: Hajra Idrees , Raza Zarrar , Bilal Mujtaba
Published: August 2023

Bronchogenic cysts are rare lesions that form during early embryogenesis and are commonly located in the mediastinum. Retroperitoneally located bronchogenic cysts are an exceptionally rare entity. These are most commonly found incidentally on imaging. We will review the unique imaging and histopathological findings of this entity and discuss why prophylactic surgery is considered the treatment of choice. By reviewing retroperitoneal bronchogenic cysts, we aim to educate clinicians regarding the presentation, investigations, imaging characteristics, and treatment of this exceeding rare entity.
Understanding clopidogrel resistance: Mechanisms, detections, implications and surmount the clopidogrel resistant in order to potential solutions
Authors: B. V. Raghavendra  , J. Naga Lakshmi  , K. Naga Anusha  , U. Hari tarun  , T. Vijay Kumar
Published: August 2023

Clopidogrel, a drug belonging to the thienopyridine class of antiplatelet agents, has been utilized either as a standalone medication or in combination with aspirin for averting vascular complications in patients afflicted with atherothrombotic conditions. The selective and irreversible blockade of the P2Y12 receptor by clopidogrel makes it a potent inhibitor of platelet activation and aggregation. In patients with acute coronary syndromes or undergoing percutaneous interventions, combining clopidogrel with aspirin is a crucial approach to antiplatelet therapy. The aim of this review article is to investigate the factors that contribute to clopidogrel resistance, mechanisms involved in clopidogrel resistance, evaluate it through laboratory methods and clinical implications of clopidogrel resistance. Additionally, the article explores the clinical importance of Clopidogrel Resistance and its correlation with harmful cardiovascular events. The paper concludes by proposing potential solutions to this resistance and suggesting the usage of alternative antiplatelet from the new generation.
Phytochemical and nutritional compositions of two varieties of Anacardium occidentale L
Authors: NKEMAKOLAM BRIGHT NWOSU  , NNENNA EJIJE OKORONKWO  , OSAH MARTINS ONWUKA  , TRUELOVE UCHENDU OSUCHUKWU
Published: August 2023

The study investigated phytochemical and nutritional composition of the two varieties of Anacardium occidentale (red and yellow varieties) apple, bark, leaves and nuts. Standard techniques were utilized to examine the samples. Phytochemicals, proximate analysis, mineral composition and vitamin content, were all determined on the samples. The obtained data from phytochemical analysis showed that in all the sixteen extracts: glycosides, flavonoids, phenol and protein were present in fifteen extracts except in acetone extract of the bark. Results of proximate analysis revealed that percentage ash contents of yellow varieties of the apple, nuts, leaves and bark had higher values of 8.54, 4.97, 3.51 and 2.51 % respectively than the red varieties. The mineral compositions of nuts, apple juice, leaves and bark from red and yellow varieties revealed highest potassium contents in the apple juice with the value of 41.28±4.31 mg. Generally, phosphorus had the highest value of 129.52±0.25 mg among the minerals studied followed by copper with a value of 61.28±0.01 mg in the nut of the red variety. The red varieties of the nut, apple, and leaves had higher vitamin C content than the yellow variety. The red varieties of the nut, apple, and leaves had higher niacin, (B3) than the yellow variety. The rich presence of these phytochemicals, minerals compositions and other nutritive values supports the use of the different parts of Anacardium occidentale in ethno-medicine and equally creates the possibility for their use in drug formulation.
Improving environmental performance: Analyzing hazardous waste processing in public hospitals of Manokwari Regency
Authors: Simson Werimon  , Andoyo Supriyantono  , Rully N Wurarah  , Bambang Nugroho
Published: August 2023

This study aims to investigate the relationship between Leadership Transformation Style, organizational commitment, and the environmental performance of hospitals in managing hazardous waste. The study uses Structural Equation Modeling with a Partial Least Square approach (SEM-PLS) to analyze the data. The study focuses on the Civil Servants, Honorary Employees, and Contracted Health Workers at the Government General Hospital in Manokwari Regency as the research subjects. The dimensions of Transformation Leadership Variable are measured using 4 dimensions consisting of 37 indicators, while the dimensions of Organizational Commitment Variables are measured by 3 dimensions with 16 indicators. The measurement of Environmental Performance Variables consists of 13 indicators. Hypothesis tests I and II demonstrate a positive correlation between transformational leadership and Hospital Environmental Performance, with path coefficients of 0.364 and p-values of 0.009 (<0.05). Additionally, the study shows that there is a significant relationship between organizational commitment and the environmental performance of hospitals, with a path coefficient of 0.483 and a p-value less than 0.05. Both hypothesis tests I and II confirmed the positive association between transformational leadership and Hospital Environmental Performance with path coefficients of 0.364 and p-values of 0.009 (<0.05). The study evaluates the PLS Predict test of the Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Square method (SEM-PLS) and suggests that the PLS model has medium predictive power.
Factors that cause the occurrence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) complaints in a person: A literature review
Authors: Remit Pramureta Syahputri
Published: August 2023

Computer Vision Syndrome as a complex eye and vision complaint experienced when using a computer. CVS is a compound eye experiences when using a computer. Nothing can explain the exact cause of CVS because including individual factor, environmental factors and computer factors. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence the occurrence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) complaints in a person. The research method utilized is a literature review, which involves searching for research articles from the electronic database Google Scholar and Research Gate using keywords such as Computer Vision Syndrome, causative factor, eye complaints, individual factor, and length of computer use. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that CVS complaints are caused by factors such as length of time working at the computer (2 articles), length of rest after using the computer (3 articles), length of computer use (2 articles), duration of computer use (3 articles), and viewing angle of the computer screen (1 article).
Polymerase and Proofreading Exonuclease Domains of the Nuclear-encoded DNA-dependent RNA Polymerase of Plant Mitochondria
Authors: Peramachi Palanivelu
Published: August 2023

Mitochondria, found in all eukaryotic cells, play a crucial role in generating much needed biological energy for the cells in the form of adenosine triphosphates (ATPs). It is a semi-autonomous organelle and is partly controlled by its own genome and mostly by the nuclear imports. To replicate its own genome, it uses two DNA polymerases, viz. polymerases IA and IB which are essentially similar to the E. coli DNA polymerase I. The nuclear-encoded RNA polymerase (NEP) (EC 2.7.7.6) is imported from the nucleus and involves in the transcription of all mitochondrial genes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the mitochondrial NEP showed 59.05% identity to the NEP of the chloroplasts, but only 28.24% identity to the T7 RNA polymerase, suggesting the NEPs of mitochondria and chloroplasts are distinctly different. However, in both the plant NEPs, the polymerase catalytic core and proofreading (PR) exonuclease domains are completely conserved. The mitochondrial NEP’s catalytic core from different plant sources is remarkably conserved and is in close agreement with other RNA polymerases reported already and possesses a typical template-binding pair (-YG-), a basic catalytic amino acid (K) to initiate catalysis and a basic nucleotide selection amino acid R at -4, from the catalytic K. The catalytic metal-binding motifs are identified based on sequence similarity and site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) experiments. The PR exonuclease of the mitochondrial NEP belongs to the DEDD-superfamily of exonucleases.
Penerapan Metode The Distance To The Ideal Alternative (DIA) Untuk Menyelesaikan Pegawai Di PT. Fast Food Indonesia (KFC Indonesia) Kakialy Tanah Tinggi, Ambon
Authors: Rijoly Monalisa , Sapulette Nona Tjie , Tomasouw Berny Pebo , Patty Dyana
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membantu PT. Fast Food Indonesia (KFC Indonesia) untuk menyeleksi karyawan dengan menerapkan metode The Distance To The Ideal Alternative (DIA). Metode DIA merupakan metode pengambilan keputusan dengan banyak kriteria dimanfaatkan untuk menyeleksi karyawan. Berdasarkan data diperoleh hasil perhitungan metode DIA menghasilkan nilai preferensi terendah sebesar 0 yang artinya hasil perangkingan/mengindikasikan terpilih calon karyawan/ pelamar III berhak lolos seleksi penerimaan karyawan di PT. Fast Food Indonesia (KFC Indonesia) Kakialy, Ambon.
Prediksi Penyebaran Covid-19 Gelombang Ke-3 Di Kota Ambon Menggunakan Aplikasi Matlab Dengan Model Berbasis SEIR Dan Metode Runge Kutta Fehlberg Ordo 10
Authors: Paley Dian Fransisca , Sapury Marsela Fransiska , Mussa Fauzan Widiantoto
Published: August 2023

Indonesia resmi memasuki gelombang tiga penyebaran Covid-19 sesuai pernyataan resmi dari Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. Pandemik yang menyerang bukan hanya Indonesia tetapi dunia ini masih terus berkembang dalam kurun waktu lebih dari dua tahun. Oleh karena itu, berbagai studi telah dilakukan untuk mengetahui penyebaran virus ini dan memprediksi penyebarannya lewat beberapa model matematika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memprediksi penyebaran Covid-19 di Provinsi Maluku terkhusus untuk gelombang ke tiga dengan pemodelan matematika SEIR. Secara khusus, metode Runge Kutta Fehlberg ordo 10 di aplikasi Matlab akan digunakan untuk memprediksi kenaikan penyebaran. Data yang digunakan yaitu data penyebaran Covid-19 di Maluku periode bulan Juli 2021 – Februari 2022. Diperoleh puncak penyebaran Covid-19 di Maluku berada pada Maret-April 2022.

Kata kunci: Covid-19, Runge-Kutta Fehlberg Ordo 10, Matlab, Pemodelan Matematika SEIR
METODE PENDIDIKAN IDEAL BERBASIS AL-QUR’AN
Authors: Gunawan Akmal Rizki
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini disusun untuk melihat peran Islam dalam menawarkan metode pendidikan yang tepat dan ideal, di tengah berulang kalinya pergantian kurikulum di Indonesia. Lantas, “Bagaimanakah metode pendidikan ideal berbasis Al-Quran? Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan metode tafsir maudhu’i Al-Farmawi yang berfungsi untuk menggali nilai-nilai yang ada dalam Al-Qur’an lewat perumusan topik atau tema yang telah dikelompokkan. Tulisan ini menemukan, di samping banyaknya pandangan sarjana muslin mengenai khazanah metode pembelajaran, terdapat juga relevansi Al-Quran yang berkaitan dengan hal tersebut. Seperti halnya ditemukan pada Q.S. Al-Ma'idah: 67 yang mengisyaratkan bahwa salah satu metode pembelajaran yaitu penyampaian atas inisiatif yang bersifat dedikatif dan secara sepihak dari pendidik. Sedangkan dalam Q.S. An-Nahl: 125-128, terdapat empat metode; Pertama, metode bil-hikmah (rasio) dan al-mau'izhah al-hasanah (rasa). Kedua, diskusi, debat, argumentasi yang dilakukan antara dua pihak (two way traffic) dengan data dan fakta. Ketiga, hukuman yang dilakukan sangat selektif, hanya diperbolehkan bila memaksa sekali. Keempat, seorang guru perlu tabah, tidak cepat putus asa. Menahan diri itu dilakukan dengan meminta pertolongan Allah. Adapun pada Q.S. Ibrahim: 24-27, menekankan metode pendidikan berbasis pemberian contoh baik lewat kata-kata maupun perilaku. Dan terakhir Q.S. Al-A’raf; 75, menekankan bahwa membacakan juga merupakan bagian dari metode pendidikan.
EFEKTIVITAS MANAJEMEN KOMITE SEKOLAH DALAM PENGELOLAAN PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Gamar Nur , Maliki Putriani L.
Published: August 2023

This study aims to see how effective school committee management is in managing education. The method used is library research or commonly called library research in which research data is obtained from books and other literature both print and online which are then analyzed theoretically-philosophically. The results of the study show that one of the determining factors in maintaining the quality of education is involving the school committee, namely by involving it massively in every process that exists in every school. Because, his presence can contribute positive suggestions, thoughts, ideas and ideas, which can be the basis for doing something even better in the management of an educational institution
Pemanfaatan Tanaman Obat Keluarga (TOGA) sebagai Bahan Minuman Instan Penambah Imunitas
Authors: Azkiyah Lailatul , Pamujiati Agustia Dwi , Yuliarsha Sidhi Eko , Haris Hasanuddin Slamet Ahmad , Utomo Kresna Widigdo Margo
Published: August 2023

Family medicinal plants (TOGA) are efficacious as medicines to fulfil the needs of family medicines. TOGA has many types of plants that can be used for roots, leaves, bark, flowers, and rhizomes depending on the type of plant. One of the TOGA that is used for its rhizomes is ginger. Ginger contains phenolic compounds such as gingerols, shogaols, zingeron, and diarylheptanoids which have antioxidant activity. Ginger is generally used as a ginger drink. Making ginger tea is also considered impractical because you have to peel the ginger first. So it is necessary to carry out technical guidance on processing ginger into instant ginger granules. Processing into granules was chosen because it is more stable physically and chemically and does not easily agglomerate. The purpose of this community service is to transfer knowledge and technology in the cultivation and processing of instant ginger. This community service was carried out for 25 housewives of RT 5 RW 2 in Mojoroto Village, Mojoroto District, Kediri City. This activity was divided into two stages, namely the stage of giving lectures and field practice, namely ginger cultivation and ginger processing. The results of the community service showed that during the lecture stage, the cultivation of ginger in used sacks, and the processing of instant ginger granules received very positive responses from the participants. Many participants followed closely and communicated actively with the community service team. 
Tanaman obat keluarga (TOGA) berkhasiat untuk obat dalam mencukupi kebutuhan obat-obatan keluarga. Beberapa jenis TOGA dapat dimanfaatkan akar, daun, kulit batang, bunga, dan rimpangnya. Salah satu TOGA yang dimanfaatkan rimpangnya adalah jahe. Jahe mengandung senyawa fenolik seperti gingerol, shogaol, zingeron, diarilheptanoid yang memiliki aktivitas sebagai antioksidan. Jahe umumnya digunakan sebagai wedang jahe. Pembuatan wedang jahe pun dirasa kurang praktis karena harus mengupas jahe terlebih dahulu. Maka perlu dilakukan bimbingan teknis pengolahan jahe menjadi granul jahe instan. Pengolahan menjadi granul dipilih karena lebih stabil secara fisik dan kimia serta tidak mudah menggumpal. Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini untuk berbagi ilmu dan teknologi dalam budidaya dan pengolahan jahe instan. Sasaran kegiatan ini adalah ibu-ibu rumah tangga RT 5 RW 2 sebanyak 25 orang di Kelurahan Mojoroto Kecamatan Mojoroto Kota Kediri. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan dua Langkah, yaitu memberikan ceramah dan praktek lapang yaitu budidaya jahe serta pengolahan jahe. Hasil pengabdian kepada masyarakat menunjukkan bahwa pada tahap ceramah, budidaya jahe dalam karung bekas dan pengolahan granul jahe instan sangat mendapatkan respon positif dari peserta. Banyak peserta yang mengikuti dengan seksama dan berkomunikasi secara aktif kepada tim pengabdian kepada masyarakat.
Intensifikasi Botanipreneur sebagai Upaya Konservasi Lingkungan pada Siswa Da'watul Khoir Nganjuk
Authors: Huda Moch. Faizul , Putri Rossanita Truelovin Hadi , Meishanti Ospa Pea Yuanita , Sholihah Fatikhatun Nikmatus , Wulandari Anggun , Probojati Rasyadan Taufiq
Published: August 2023

Preserving the environment is a form of love for the environment. Environmental conservation efforts can be carried out through various activities such as botanical exploration and the creation of botanical collections with economic value and their use for economic improvement. The community service activity program is expected to provide knowledge and skills to partners, namely MA Da'watul Khoir, in carrying out botanical exploration techniques and making botanical collections and can increase partner awareness in efforts to preserve the surrounding environment. This service activity also supports conservation measures and efforts to accommodate community needs regarding botanical collections that have economic value. In addition, this service activity also provides knowledge to partners about the introduction of types of trees in the partner school environment that can be used for making botanical collections. This counseling activity contains material on the importance of making botanical collections that have economic value using interactive two-way lecture, discussion and question-and-answer methods. This form of knowledge transfer is not only socialization but also practice. The results obtained from this activity are in the form of an understanding of partners in efforts to explore and conserve botany through the introduction of botanical collections that have economic value.
 
Menjaga kelestarian lingkungan merupakan salah satu bentuk cinta terhadap lingkungan. Upaya konservasi lingkungan dapat dilakukan melalui berbagai kegiatan, seperti eksplorasi botani dan pembuatan koleksi botani yang bernilai ekonomi serta pemanfaatannya dapat meningkatkan perekonomian. Program kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan mampu memberikan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kepada mitra. Mitra yang dituju ialah MA Da’watul Khoir, mitra tersebut diajarkan dalam melakukan teknik eksplorasi botani dan pembuatan koleksi botani agar dapat meningkatkan kesadaran mitra dalam upaya pelestarian lingkungan di sekitar. Kegiatan pengabdian ini memiliki tujuan dalam menunjang langkah pelestarian dan upaya mengakomodir kebutuhan masyarakat tentang koleksi botani yang bernilai ekonomi. Kegiatan pengabdian ini juga memberikan pengetahuan kepada mitra tentang pengenalan jenis-jenis pohon yang ada di lingkungan sekolah mitra yang dapat digunakan untuk pembuatan koleksi botani. Kegiatan penyuluhan berisi materi tentang pentingnya pembuatan koleksi botani yang bernilai ekonomi menggunakan metode ceramah, diskusi dan tanya jawab yang bersifat interaktif dari dua arah. Bentuk transfer ilmu ini tidak hanya sosialisasi namun juga praktik. Hasil yang didapatkan dari kegiatan ini adalah berupa pemahaman mitra dalam upaya eksplorasi dan konservasi botani melalui pengenalan koleksi botani yang bernilai ekonomi.
Critical and Problem-Solving Perspectives on Decentring EU External Action Studies
Authors: Lecocq Sharon , Keukeleire Stephan
Published: August 2023

This article proposes a decentring approach for EU External Action Studies as a debate that is ‘disrupting’ the mainstream in European Studies. It theoretically contributes to the decentring debate in three ways. First, by identifying decentring as a meta-theoretical current of thinking, the article helps define the decentring debate as an area of theorising which can accommodate scholars from various backgrounds and bring them together around a common commitment to overcome Euro- and Western centrism in scholarship (and practice). Second, the article states the wider relevance of taking a decentring approach, which entails normative and instrumental benefits for scholarship, teaching and practice. By doing so, the article underscores the ethical imperative of disrupting a field of study on the one hand, but also the usefulness and even the necessity of disruption as a problem-solving approach to the benefit of a field’s mainstream centre on the other. Third, the article shows how the decentring debate accommodates both critical and problem-solving theorising, and proposes potential theoretical anchors in existing bodies of work. Finally, it discusses the inherent paradox that follows from critical and problem-solving approaches to decentring specifically and disruptive theorising more broadly.
Decolonising EU Trade Relations with the Global Souths?
Authors: Alcazar III Antonio Salvador M. , Nessel Camille , Orbie Jan
Published: August 2023

That the European Union’s common commercial relations with ex-colonies and more broadly the ‘tiers monde’ now rest variously on benevolence, depoliticised practices, equal partnerships and values fuels reigning foundational myths about the EU in global politics. Efforts to disrupt these received presuppositions have come from interpretivist, postcolonial, post-development, post-structuralist and other heterodox research traditions. Yet the academy has been largely impervious to knowledges that genuinely question and subvert, in both theory and praxis, Eurocentric ways of seeing the world and understanding the EU as a ‘benevolent’ trade actor on the world stage. In dialogue with existing heterodox approaches, this article asks how we might puncture the coloniality of dominant knowledge regimes about EU trade relations vis-à-vis the global souths, i.e., peoples and places that the EU deems peripheral and, as such, in need of trade-related interventions in the name of development. To this end, we propose different ‘subject-positions’ with which to unthink and rethink our ways of knowing EU trade policy and the Eurocentrism lurking behind it by turning to decolonial thought. We borrow heavily from the work of Meera Sabaratnam whose ‘decolonising strategies’ in studying world politics we attempt to exemplify through a critical interrogation of the canonical scholarship around three distinct ‘policy worlds’ of EU external trade relations: Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters in free trade agreements. Finally, we think reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
Usos da cultura, dinâmicas de produção/consumo solidário e ativismos
Authors: Pereira Simone Luci , Bras João Marcelo , Rodrigues Juliana Conartioli
Published: August 2023

O objetivo desse artigo é analisar como podem se articular – entre negociações e tensões – lógicas de produção/consumo solidários e sentidos de ativismo (baseado na noção de uso da cultura como conveniência e recurso de George Yúdice) em dois locais da região do Bixiga (São Paulo): a Casa do Mestre Ananias e o espaço Al Janiah. Trazendo e analisando dados produzidos em pesquisa de campo de base etnográfica realizada nesses locais, problematizamos as maneiras pelas quais valores como identidade, alteridade e autenticidade se fazem ali presentes e apontam para uma reflexão mais ampla acerca do desafio de pensar lógicas de consumo e dimensões políticas/ativistas na atualidade.
Breve caracterización de los Fondos de Empleados en Colombia
Authors: Gómez Rodríguez Dustin Tahisin , Barbosa Pérez Ehyder Mario , Martínez Ramírez Carlos  David
Published: August 2023

El objetivo del artículo de revisión es una caracterización de los Fondos de Empleados como forma de organización de la economía solidaria que fomenta la cooperación entre los asociados. La metodología se divide en dos momentos. Por un lado, es cualitativa por medio de la técnica de análisis de revisión documental, con alcance descriptivo, a través de matrices que buscan identificar divergencias y convergencias entre los autores. En un segundo momento se complementa por medio de un enfoque cuantitativo, con ecuaciones de búsqueda desde la bibliometría y estadísticas descriptivas, para el período 2000-2022, utilizando los micro datos de instituciones públicas rectoras de la economía solidaria en Colombia. La principal conclusión es que los Fondos de Empleados contribuyen a mejorar la calidad de vida de sus asociados, así como a fortalecer el aparato productivo. Sin embargo, los datos indican que hay un decrecimiento paulatino de estas organizaciones.
Developing 21st-century skills through PBL in a public university
Authors: Mariscal Touzard Laura Iliana , Castillo Noriega Martha Amelia , Bermudes Rugel Luis Humberto
Published: August 2023

This study aimed to examine the beliefs of students in a public university about the benefits of problem-based learning (PBL) projects in developing 21st-century skills in the EFL classroom. A mixed methodology was applied to a sample of 62 A2 level students in a public university who worked on small PBL projects during the semester, with the teacher as a facilitator. The study aimed to analyze the effects of PBL on students’ process and learning outcomes, specifically in terms of attitudes towards collaborative and critical learning in problem-solving. Data was collected through direct observations, surveys, open-ended questionnaires, and semi-structured personal interviews. The study concluded that PBL projects have a positive impact on the process and learning outcomes of students.
How Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Affected Restaurant Output
Authors: DeLuca John
Published: August 2023

I took the Revenue data from the Washington State Department of Revenue, the minimum wage data from the Seattle City Website, and the average/median wage data by special request from the Washington State Employment Security Department via email with an economist. 
Why We Don’t Eat as Intended: Moderators of the Short-Term Intention-Behavior Relation in Food Intake
Authors: Aulbach Matthias , van Alebeek Hannah , Jones Christopher Martin , Blechert Jens
Published: August 2023

A healthy diet is essential for preventing chronic disease and promoting overall health. Translating one's intention to eat healthy into actual behavior has, however, proven difficult with a range of internal and contextual factors identified as driving eating behavior. We leverage Temporal Self-Regulation Theory to examine these momentary determinants’ direct and moderating effects on the intention-behavior relation with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). 87 healthy participants (mage=24.1 years; 59 women, 28 men) reported, 5 times daily for 10 weekdays, their intentions to stick to a self-set dietary restriction goal for the next three hours, the goal congruency of their eating behavior in the past three hours, and a range of factors potentially influencing food intake, such as stress, emotions, and environmental eating cues. Two-part multilevel modelling revealed that craving, availability of goal-incongruent foods, social eating cues, giving in to other temptations, and weaker momentary intentions directly increased the risk and severity of goal-incongruent intake within the next three hours. Social cues, stress, and craving further influence behavior through altering intention implementation. Results imply that people regularly fail to implement intentions for three-hour periods and that a range of factors influences this, both directly and by disrupting intentional processes. While for some barriers, fostering strong intentions throughout the day could be beneficial, others require different strategies for dietary adherence.
G6PD is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, encoded by G6PD, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. G6PD mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of G6PD in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of G6PD expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
LCAL1 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that lung cancer-associated lncRNA 1, encoded by LCAL1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. LCAL1 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Modulation of LCAL1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
SliceLens: Guided Exploration of Machine Learning Datasets
Authors: Kerrigan Daniel , Bertini Enrico
Published: August 2023

SliceLens is a tool for exploring labeled, tabular, machine learning datasets. To explore a dataset, the user selects combinations of features in the dataset that they are interested in. The tool splits those features into bins and then visualizes the label distributions for the subsets of data created by the intersections of the bins. SliceLens guides the user in determining which feature combinations to explore. Guidance is based on a user-selected rating metric, which assigns a score to the subsets created by a given combination of features. The purpose of the metrics are to detect interesting patterns in the subsets, such as subsets that have high label purity or an uneven distribution of errors. SliceLens uses the metrics to guide the user towards combinations of features that create potentially interesting subsets in two ways. First, SliceLens assigns a rating to each feature based on the subsets that would be created by selecting that feature. This incremental guidance can help the user determine which feature to select next. Second, SliceLens can suggest combinations of features ranked according to the chosen metric, which the user can then cycle through.
MYADML2 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that myeloid-associated differentiation marker-like 2, encoded by MYADML2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. MYADML2 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of MYADML2 in primary tumors was correlated with recurrence-free survival. Modulation of MYADML2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Shear-wave attenuation anisotropy: a fluid detection tool
Authors: Asplet Joseph , Wookey James , Kendall John-Michael , Chapman Mark , Das Ritima
Published: August 2023

The behaviour of fluids in preferentially aligned fractures plays an important role in a range of dynamic processes within the Earth. In the near-surface, understanding systems of fluid-filled fractures is crucial for applications such as geothermal energy production, monitoring CO2 storage sites and exploration for metalliferous sub-volcanic brines. Mantle melting is a key geodynamic process, exerting control over its composition and dynamic processes. Upper mantle melting weakens the lithosphere, facilitating rifting and other surface expressions of tectonic processes. Aligned fluid-filled fractures are an efficient mechanism for seismic velocity anisotropy, requiring very low volume fractions, but such rock physics models also predict significant shear-wave attenuation anisotropy. Here we demonstrate a new method for measuring shear-wave attenuation anisotropy and apply it to synthetic examples and to teleseismic SKS phases recorded at the station FURI, in Ethiopia. At FURI we measure attenuation anisotropy which can only be explained by the presence of aligned fluids, most probably melts, in the upper mantle. Modelling of this result suggests that melt aligned in fractures dipping ca. 40° that strike perpendicular to the Main Ethiopian Rift, are required to explain the observed attenuation anisotropy. These results show that attenuation anisotropy could be a useful tool for discriminating between anisotropy due to crystal or melt alignment, and may offer strong constraints on the extent and orientation of melt inclusions.
Why is it critical to revisit significance and consequences of salt precipitation during CO2 injection?
Authors: Nooraiepour Mohammad , Masoudi Mohammad , Hellevang Helge , Dąbrowski Karol , Kuczyński Szymon , Zając Michał , Nagy Stanisław , Smulski Rafał
Published: August 2023

Among the candidates for CO2 sequestration, deep saline aquifers are considered the best option because of their storage capacity and proximity to emission sources. Injection of large volumes (million tons scale) of supercritical CO2 into the geological formations causes evaporation of formation water near wellbores and precipitation of salt crystals inside the porous medium. CO2-induced salt precipitation can substantially threaten sequestration in saline aquifers. Most available experimental, numerical and theoretical works have focused on predicting the salt's location and amount. However, less attention is given to the precipitation physics, growth dynamics, and behavior of the fluid-solid interface near the evaporation/precipitation front. We report a series of experiments to provide new insights, beyond the current understanding, into the dynamics of brine evaporation and salt growth and to challenge the current understanding that might not be entirely representative of the field conditions. The research outcome highlights the interplay of complex processes (some of which are not yet fully characterized) crucial in investigating salt precipitation induced by million-tons-scale CO2 injection. The observed characteristics call for further in-depth investigation because, in the context of subsurface CO2 storage, we need to redefine how we see injectivity impairment due to salt precipitation.
A Review of the Interactions between Tropical Cyclones and Environmental Vertical Wind Shear
Authors: Rios-Berrios Rosimar , Finocchio Peter , Alland Joshua , Chen Xiaomin , Fischer Michael , Stevenson Stephanie , Tao Dandan
Published: August 2023

Tropical cyclone (TC) structure and intensity are strongly modulated by interactions with deep-layer vertical wind shear (VWS)—the vector difference between horizontal winds at 200 and 850 hPa. This paper presents a comprehensive review of more than a century of research on TC-VWS interactions. The literature broadly agrees that a TC vortex becomes vertically tilted, precipitation organizes into a wavenumber-one asymmetric pattern, and thermal and kinematic asymmetries emerge when a TC encounters an environmental sheared flow. However, these responses depend on other factors, including the magnitude and direction of horizontal winds at other vertical levels between 200 and 850 hPa, the amount and location of dry environmental air, and the underlying sea-surface temperature. While early studies investigated how VWS weakens TCs, an emerging line of research has focused on understanding how TCs intensify under moderate and strong VWS (i.e., shear magnitudes greater than 5 m s−1). Modeling and observational studies have identified four pathways to intensification: vortex tilt reduction, vortex reformation, axisymmetrization of precipitation, and outflow blocking. These pathways may not be uniquely different because convection and vortex asymmetries are strongly coupled to each other. Besides discussing these topics, this review presents open questions and recommendations for future research on TC-VWS interactions.
Forecast of Earthquake Magnitude for North-West (NW) Indian Region Using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Gupta Aditya , Sharma Babita , Chingtham Prasanta
Published: August 2023

Earthquakes have posed significant hazards to human lives and infrastructure for as far back as can be recalled. This paper presents a Machine Learning (ML) based approach for earthquake magnitude forecasting spatially using the earthquake clustering in five selected zones of NW Indian region. Previous research efforts have primarily relied on empirical relationships and statistical models, which often struggled to capture the complex dynamics associated with earthquakes. However, with the emergence of ML techniques, the ability to analyze large datasets and uncover hidden patterns has significantly improved. We propose ML models to forecast earthquake magnitudes in the five identified earthquake zones present in NW Indian region using Random Forest and Support Vector techniques. For each earthquake, we utilize the latitude, longitude, depth, and zone information for model prediction. Our models obtain a cumulative weighted average (Root Mean Square Error) RMSE of 0.407 for the Random Forest Regressors and a cumulative weighted average RMSE of 0.420 for the Support Vector Regressors. Our results improve over previous results in the field due an emphasis on zone-based models. This study demonstrates the potential of machine learning techniques in earthquake magnitude forecasting which may be utilized for proactive measures in mitigating the impact of seismic events.
Garnet zoning patterns record multiple processes of chemical transfer during subduction
Authors: George Freya , Viete Daniel , Ávila Janaína , Seward Gareth , Guice George , Allen Mark , Harrower Michael
Published: August 2023

Subduction facilitates the transfer of volatiles from the Earth’s surface to its interior. However, the rock-scale processes that govern the efficiency of deep volatile transfer are not fully understood. Garnets from subduction zone rocks commonly have fine-scale, oscillatory elemental zoning that is typically considered to record external fluid ingress/transfer. Elemental and oxygen-isotope zoning in garnets from five exhumed subduction zone complexes show that in subduction zone rocks these records are not necessarily coupled; oxygen isotope evidence of ingress of buffering fluids, obvious only in rare cases, is decoupled from shorter length scale elemental and oxygen isotope zonings (which also show no coupling with each other). This finding suggests multiple mechanisms of internal chemical transfer operate at the grain and rock scale during subduction, and that rocks may commonly experience only limited interaction with external fluids. The results presented are consistent with a picture of volatile transfer in subduction that is spasmodic, highly localized, and variably efficient at evacuating fluids inherited from the surface then released by metamorphic dehydration.