bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Instruments to Assess Social Functioning in Individuals with Dementia: A Systematic Review
Authors: Grothe Jessica , Schomerus Georg , Dietzel Jens , Riedel-Heller Steffi , Röhr Susanne
Published: February 2021

Background: Social functioning is an important parameter for the early detection and diagnosis of dementia, as well as the description of its course and the assessment of intervention effects. Therefore, valid and reliable instruments to measure social functioning in individuals with dementia are needed. Objective: We aimed to provide an overview of such instruments including information on feasibility and psychometric properties. Methods: The review is informed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Relevant literature was identified using a pre-specified search string in the databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Information on the characteristics, feasibility, and psychometric properties of the identified instruments were extracted, summarized, and discussed. Results: Out of 5,307 articles, 8 were selected to be included in the study, describing a total of three instruments for measuring social functioning in individuals with dementia: the Nurses’ Observation Scale for Geriatric Patients (NOSGER; dimension “social behavior”), the Socioemotional Dysfunction Scale (SDS), and the Social Functioning in Dementia Scale (SF-DEM). The validity of all the three instruments was overall acceptable. Reliability was high for the NOSGER scale “social behavior” and the SF-DEM. Information on the usability of the instruments tended to be scarce. Conclusion: There are a few valid and reliable instruments to assess social functioning in individuals with dementia. Further considerations could comprise their feasibility with regard to measuring changes in social functioning over time, in additional target groups, e.g., different types and stages of dementia, and adaptions to different languages and cultural backgrounds.
One-Year Aerobic Exercise Reduced Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Increased Cerebral Blood Flow in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Authors: Tomoto Tsubasa , Liu Jie , Tseng Benjamin Y. , Pasha Evan P. , Cardim Danilo , Tarumi Takashi , Hynan Linda S. , Munro Cullum C. , Zhang Rong
Published: February 2021

Background: Central arterial stiffness and brain hypoperfusion are emerging risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aerobic exercise training (AET) may improve central arterial stiffness and brain perfusion. Objective: To investigate the effects of AET on central arterial stiffness and cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a prodromal stage of AD. Methods: This is a proof-of-concept, randomized controlled trial that assigned 70 amnestic MCI patients into a 12-month program of moderate-to-vigorous AET or stretching-and-toning (SAT) intervention. Carotid β-stiffness index and CBF were measured by color-coded duplex ultrasonography and applanation tonometry. Total CBF was measured as the sum of CBF from both the internal carotid and vertebral arteries, and divided by total brain tissue mass assessed with MRI to obtain normalized CBF (nCBF). Episodic memory and executive function were assessed using standard neuropsychological tests (CVLT-II and D-KEFS). Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness were measured by peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Results: Total 48 patients (29 in SAT and 19 in AET) were completed one-year training. AET improved VO2peak, decreased carotid β-stiffness index and CBF pulsatility, and increased nCBF. Changes in VO2peak were associated positively with changes in nCBF (r = 0.388, p = 0.034) and negatively with carotid β-stiffness index (r = –0.418, p = 0.007) and CBF pulsatility (r = –0.400, p = 0.014). Decreases in carotid β-stiffness were associated with increases in cerebral perfusion (r = –0.494, p = 0.003). AET effects on cognitive performance were minimal compared with SAT. Conclusion: AET reduced central arterial stiffness and increased CBF which may precede its effects on neurocognitive function in patients with MCI.
Comparative study of partitioned stator flux-modulation motors with different permanent magnet arrays
Authors: Jia Chen , Xu Liang , Ji Jinghua , Zhao Wenxiang
Published: February 2021

By incorporating the merits of partitioned stator and flux modulation techniques, the partitioned stator flux modulation motors featuring high torque, have attracted much attention. This paper investigates four partitioned stator flux modulation motors with different types of PM arrays, including surface-mounted type, consequent-pole type, Halbach-array type, and half-Halbach type. The influences of key parameters on the average electromagnetic torque is conducted and compared. Then, based on the optimal designs, four motors are compared in terms of magnetic field distribution, back-electromotive force, torque characteristics, loss and overload ability. The result reveals that the half-Halbach motor is capable of utilizing more PM to improve electromagnetic torque. Also, the consequent-pole motor achieves the highest torque per PM usage. In addition, performance comparison under the same PM usage is carried out. The result shows that the half-Halbach motor not only exhibits the highest average torque but also achieves the highest PM utilization. Last, the prototype of half-Halbach motor is built for experimental verification.
Combining user-end and item-end knowledge graph learning for personalized recommendation
Authors: Gu Tianlong , Liang Haohong , Bin Chenzhong , Chang Liang
Published: February 2021

How to accurately model user preferences based on historical user behaviour and auxiliary information is of great importance in personalized recommendation tasks. Among all types of auxiliary information, knowledge graphs (KGs) are an emerging type of auxiliary information with nodes and edges that contain rich structural information and semantic information. Many studies prove that incorporating KG into personalized recommendation tasks can effectively improve the performance, rationality and interpretability of recommendations. However, existing methods either explore the independent meta-paths for user-item pairs in KGs or use a graph convolution network on all KGs to obtain embeddings for users and items separately. Although both types of methods have respective effects, the former cannot fully capture the structural information of user-item pairs in KGs, while the latter ignores the mutual effect between the target user and item during the embedding learning process. To alleviate the shortcomings of these methods, we design a graph convolution-based recommendation model called Combining User-end and Item-end Knowledge Graph Learning (CUIKG), which aims to capture the relevance between users’ personalized preferences and items by jointly mining the associated attribute information in their respective KG. Specifically, we describe user embedding from a user KG and then introduce user embedding, which contains the user profile into the item KG, to describe item embedding with the method of Graph Convolution Network. Finally, we predict user preference probability for a given item via multilayer perception. CUIKG describes the connection between user-end KG and item-end KG, and mines the structural and semantic information present in KG. Experimental results with two real-world datasets demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over existing methods.
A novel fuzzy based weighted aggregation based multi objective function for AVR optimization
Authors: Bhullar Amrit Kaur , Kaur Ranjit , Sondhi Swati
Published: February 2021

Today optimization algorithms are widely used in every application to increase quality, quantity and efficiency of making products as well as to minimize the production cost. Most of the techniques applied on different applications try to satisfy more than one parameter of interest in the design problem. In doing so, an objective function based on weighted aggregation has been designed to fulfill multi-objective optimization (MOO). A lot of computational time and energy is wasted in tuning the value of weighting factor in terms of number of trials each having hundreds of iterations to achieve the optimum solution. To reduce such tedious practice of adjustment of weighting factor with multiple iterations, Fuzzy technique is proposed for auto-tuning of weighting factor in this paper that will benefit the researchers who are working upon optimization of their designed objectives using artificial intelligence techniques. This paper proposes MOO settlement method that does not require complex mathematical equations in order to simplify the weight finding problem of weighted aggregation objective function (WAOF). The results have been compared in terms of time and space efficiency to show the importance of Fuzzy-WAOF (F-WAOF). Further the results taken on Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) system for set point tracking, load disturbance, controller effort and modelling errors, prove the superior performance of the proposed method as compared to state of the art techniques.
On twin preserving spanning subgraph
Authors: Wahid Khola , Das Angsuman , Rani Anam , Amanat Saira , Imran Muhammad , Ali Usman
Published: February 2021

There are several approaches to lower the complexity of huge networks. One of the key notions is that of twin nodes, exhibiting the same connection pattern to the rest of the network. We extend this idea by defining a twin preserving spanning subgraph (TPS-subgraph) of a simple graph as a tool to compute certain graph related invariants which are preserved by the subgraph. We discuss how these subgraphs preserve some distance based parameters of the simple graph. We introduce a sub-skeleton graph on a vector space and examine its basic properties. The sub-skeleton graph is a TPS-subgraph of the non-zero component graph defined over a vector space. We prove that some parameters like the metric-dimension are preserved by the sub-skeleton graph.
TransR*: Representation learning model by flexible translation and relation matrix projection
Authors: Zhang Zhenghang , Jia Jinlu , Wan Yalin , Zhou Yang , Kong Yuting , Qian Yurong , Long Jun
Published: February 2021

The TransR model solves the problem that TransE and TransH models are not sufficient for modeling in public spaces, and is considered a highly potential knowledge representation model. However, TransR still adopts the translation principles based on the TransE model, and the constraints are too strict, which makes the model’s ability to distinguish between very similar entities low. Therefore, we propose a representation learning model TransR* based on flexible translation and relational matrix projection. Firstly, we separate entities and relationships in different vector spaces; secondly, we combine our flexible translation strategy to make translation strategies more flexible. During model training, the quality of generating negative triples is improved by replacing semantically similar entities, and the prior probability of the relationship is used to distinguish the relationship of similar coding. Finally, we conducted link prediction experiments on the public data sets FB15K and WN18, and conducted triple classification experiments on the WN11, FB13, and FB15K data sets to analyze and verify the effectiveness of the proposed model. The evaluation results show that our method has a better improvement effect than TransR on Mean Rank, Hits@10 and ACC indicators.
Some new Pythagorean fuzzy correlation techniques via statistical viewpoint with applications to decision-making problems
Authors: Ejegwa Paul Augustine , Wen Shiping , Feng Yuming , Zhang Wei , Chen Jia
Published: February 2021

Pythagorean fuzzy set is a reliable technique for soft computing because of its ability to curb indeterminate data when compare to intuitionistic fuzzy set. Among the several measuring tools in Pythagorean fuzzy environment, correlation coefficient is very vital since it has the capacity to measure interdependency and interrelationship between any two arbitrary Pythagorean fuzzy sets (PFSs). In Pythagorean fuzzy correlation coefficient, some techniques of calculating correlation coefficient of PFSs (CCPFSs) via statistical perspective have been proposed, however, with some limitations namely; (i) failure to incorporate all parameters of PFSs which lead to information loss, (ii) imprecise results, and (iii) less performance indexes. Sequel, this paper introduces some new statistical techniques of computing CCPFSs by using Pythagorean fuzzy variance and covariance which resolve the limitations with better performance indexes. The new techniques incorporate the three parameters of PFSs and defined within the range [-1, 1] to show the power of correlation between the PFSs and to indicate whether the PFSs under consideration are negatively or positively related. The validity of the new statistical techniques of computing CCPFSs is tested by considering some numerical examples, wherein the new techniques show superior performance indexes in contrast to the similar existing ones. To demonstrate the applicability of the new statistical techniques of computing CCPFSs, some multi-criteria decision-making problems (MCDM) involving medical diagnosis and pattern recognition problems are determined via the new techniques.
An efficient method to solve fuzzy Volterra integral equations using Fibonacci polynomials
Authors: Darabi M. , Allahviranloo T.
Published: February 2021

According to a huge interest in implementation of the fuzzy Volterra integral equations, especially the second kind, researchers have been investigating to solve such equations using numerical methods since analytical ones might not be accessible usually. In this research paper, we introduce a new approach based on Fibonacci polynomials collocation method to numerically solve them. Several properties of such polynomials were considered to implement in the collocation method due to approximate the solution of the second kind of fuzzy Volterra integral equations. We approved the existence, uniqueness of the solution, convergence and the error analysis of the proposed method in detail. In order to show the authenticity and applicability of the proposed method, we employed several illustrative examples. The numerical results show that the convergence and precision of the recent method were in a good settlement with the exact solution. Also, the calculations of the suggested method are simple and low computational complexity in respect to other methods as an advantage feature of the presented approach.
The Association Between REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Ashraf-ganjouei Amir , Moradi Kamyar , Aarabi Mohammadhadi , Abdolalizadeh AmirHussein , Kazemi Seyedeh Zahra , Kasaeian Amir , Vahabi Zahra
Published: February 2021

Background: REM behavior disorder (RBD) can occur in the context of neurodegenerative alpha-synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD patients with RBD (PD-pRBD) represent more severe symptoms and signs compared with those without RBD (PD-nRBD). On another note, autonomic dysfunction in PD patients is categorized as one of the most prominent non-motor symptoms and has been lately the field of interest in research. Objective: In the current study, we longitudinally studied autonomic dysfunction in PD-pRBD and PD-nRBD groups. Method: This study was conducted on 420 drug-naïve PD patients selected from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative database. The RBD Screening Questionnaire was used to define the presence of probable RBD. SCOPA-AUT was used to assess autonomic dysfunction. Additionally, dopamine transporter deficits on [123I] FP-CIT SPECT imaging was performed for all of the patients. Results: Out of 420 PD patients, 158 individuals (37.6%) were considered to have probable RBD (PD-pRBD) and others without RBD (PD-nRBD). Except for pupillomotor function, all the autonomic symptoms were significantly more severe in PD-pRBD group. In PD-nRBD group, caudate striatal binding ratio was negatively correlated with SCOPA-AUT scores, while no significant correlation was observed in PD-pRBD group. Finally, there was a significant difference considering the longitudinal changes of SCOPA-AUT total between PD-pRBD and PD-nRBD groups, suggesting a more severe autonomic decline in PD-pRBD patients. Conclusion: Our results indicate that PD-pRBD patients have more severe autonomic dysfunction. These results support the theory that PD patients can be categorized based on the clinical presentation, possibly representing differences in the disease pathophysiology.
Digital Progression Biomarkers as Novel Endpoints in Clinical Trials: A Multistakeholder Perspective
Authors: Stephenson Diane , Badawy Reham , Mathur Soania , Tome Maria , Rochester Lynn
Published: February 2021

The burden of Parkinson’s disease (PD) continues to grow at an unsustainable pace particularly given that it now represents the fastest growing brain disease. Despite seminal discoveries in genetics and pathogenesis, people living with PD oftentimes wait years to obtain an accurate diagnosis and have no way to know their own prognostic fate once they do learn they have the disease. Currently, there is no objective biomarker to measure the onset, progression, and severity of PD along the disease continuum. Without such tools, the effectiveness of any given treatment, experimental or conventional cannot be measured. Such tools are urgently needed now more than ever given the rich number of new candidate therapies in the pipeline. Over the last decade, millions of dollars have been directed to identify biomarkers to inform progression of PD typically using molecular, fluid or imaging modalities. These efforts have produced novel insights in our understanding of PD including mechanistic targets, disease subtypes and imaging biomarkers. While we have learned a lot along the way, implementation of robust disease progression biomarkers as tools for quantifying changes in disease status or severity remains elusive. Biomarkers have improved health outcomes and led to accelerated drug approvals in key areas of unmet need such as oncology. Quantitative biomarker measures such as HbA1c a standard test for the monitoring of diabetes has impacted patient care and management, both for the healthcare professionals and the patient community. Such advances accelerate opportunities for early intervention including prevention of disease in high-risk individuals. In PD, progression markers are needed at all stages of the disease in order to catalyze drug development—this allows interventions aimed to halt or slow disease progression (very early) but also facilitates symptomatic treatments at moderate stages of the disease. Recently, attention has turned to the role of digital health technologies to complement the traditional modalities as they are relatively low cost, objective and scalable. Success in this endeavor would be transformative for clinical research and therapeutic development. Consequently, significant investment has led to a number of collaborative efforts to identify and validate suitable digital biomarkers of disease progression.
Pelvic Floor Health in Women with Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Gupta Ankita , LaFaver Kathrin , Duque Kevin R. , Lingaiah Anushree , Meriwether Kate V. , Gaskins Jeremy , Gomes Josephine , Espay Alberto J. , Mahajan Abhimanyu
Published: February 2021

Background: Urinary dysfunction and constipation, manifestations of pelvic floor dysfunction are common sources of disability and impaired quality of life in women with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Objective: We sought to evaluate the pelvic floor health amongst women with PD and their reporting of bladder and bowel symptoms. Methods: We surveyed women with PD and age-matched controls about pelvic floor health using validated questionnaires. All participants completed the Pelvic Floor Disability Index (PFDI-20), the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form version 2.0 Cognitive Function 8a. Additionally, PD patients underwent the Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) scale and the Montreal Cognition Assessment (MoCA). Results: Women with PD (n = 59; age, 70.4±8.6 years, PROMIS cognitive score, 52.0±7.8) self-reported urinary symptoms to a greater extent than controls (n = 59; age, 70.2±8.7 years, PROMIS cognitive score, 51.0±10) (68% vs 43%, p < 0.01). The difference was mirrored by higher (worse) scores on both PFDI-20 (35.4 vs 15.6; p = 0.01) and PFIQ-7 (4.8 vs 0; p < 0.01) for PD women compared to controls. Only 63% of all participants with self-reported pelvic floor symptoms had previously reported these symptoms to a health care provider. There was no difference in utilization of specialty care between the two groups (30% vs 46%, p = 0.2). Conclusion: Pelvic floor dysfunction, more common amongst women with PD, is underreported and undertreated. Our study identifies a key gap in care of women with PD.
Effects of curd on diarrhea treatment in patients with head trauma receiving enteral feeding in intensive care units
Authors: Taleghani Fatemeh Ghafouri , Norouzy Abdolreza , Samini Fariborz , Nematy Mohsen , Safarian Mohammad , Rahbari Ashraf , Amini Aminreza , Sangsefidi Zohre Sadat , Mafinezhad Asghar
Published: February 2021

BACKGROUND:

Diarrhea in patients on enteral feeding is a common complication with serious clinical outcomes. In Eastern and Southern Mediterranean regions, using curd as a food for the treatment of diarrhea is a common practice.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to investigate whether curd could reduce the duration or severity of diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients with head trauma.

METHODS:

A total of 42 patients on enteral feeding who had diarrhea after starting enteral feeding, admitted to the intensive care unit, were randomly assigned to either to receiving curd and standard enteral formula or standard enteral formula only groups. The intervention period for each patient was three days. The primary outcome was the duration of diarrhea, while the secondary outcomes were the frequency and weight of stool per day in each patient.

RESULTS:

This study showed a significantly higher stool weight in patients receiving enteral curd (588.76±266.88 vs 390.60±171.82 gr/day). There was no significant difference between the groups in duration of diarrhea (9 v 8 days) and episodes of diarrhea per day (2.20±1.00 vs 2.00±0.70) in intervention and control groups. incidence of liquid or loose stools on days 1–4 of the intervention ( P1 = 0.43, P2 = 0.16, P3 = 0.45, P4 = 0.62). Feeding with curd did not change the APACHE score in intervention and control groups. This study showed no significant difference in 28 days of mortality in intervention and control groups.

CONCLUSION:

The findings showed that supplementary enteral feeding with curd did not improve diarrhea, the severity of the disease, or 28 days mortality in critically ill patients with diarrhea receiving enteral nutrition.
Interpreting pendred syndrome as a foetal hydrops: Clinical and animal model evidence
Authors: Simon François , Denoyelle Françoise , Beraneck Mathieu
Published: February 2021

BACKGROUND: Menière disease (MD) and SLC26A4 related deafness (Pendred syndrome (PS) or DFNB4) are two different inner ear disorders which present with fluctuating and progressive hearing loss, which could be a direct consequence of endolymphatic hydrops. OBJECTIVE: To present similarities between both pathologies and explore how the concept of hydrops may be applied to PS/DFNB4. METHODS: Review of the literature on MD, PS/DFNB4 and mouse model of PS/DFNB4. RESULTS: MD and PS/DFNB4 share a number of similarities such as fluctuating and progressive hearing loss, acute episodes with vertigo and tinnitus, MRI and histological evidence of endolymphatic hydrops (although with different underlying mechanisms). MD is usually diagnosed during the fourth decade of life whereas PS/DFNB4 is congenital. The PS/DFNB4 mouse models have shown that biallelic slc26a4 mutations lead to Na+ and water retention in the endolymph during the perinatal period, which in turn induces degeneration of the stria vascularis and hearing loss. Crossing clinical/imagery characteristics and animal models, evidence seems to support the hypothesis of PS being a foetal hydrops. CONCLUSIONS: When understanding PS/DFNB4 as a developmental hydrops, treatments used in MD could be repositioned to PS.
Audiovestibular symptoms and sequelae in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Gallus Roberto , Melis Andrea , Rizzo Davide , Piras Antonio , De Luca Laura Maria , Tramaloni Pierangela , Serra Antonello , Longoni Eleonora , Soro Giovanni Maria , Bussu Francesco
Published: February 2021

BACKGROUND: since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak a growing number of symptoms and deficits associated with the new pathology have emerged, among them cochlear damage in otherwise asymptomatic COVID-19 patients has been described. OBJECTIVE: to investigate general and audiovestibular symptoms and sequelae in healed patients, and to seek for any sign of residual or permanent hearing or vestibular loss. METHODS: we reviewed the data coming from 48 Covid-19 patients whose nasopharyngeal swabs have turned negative, all employed at our facility, that opted in for a free screening of audiovestibular symptoms offered by our hospital after the aforementioned report was published. The screening included a tonal pure tone audiometry, a vHIT and SHIMP test, as well as a survey including known symptoms and audiovestibular symptoms. RESULTS: general symptoms as reported by our patients largely reflect what reported by others in the literature. 4 (8.3%) patients reported hearing loss, 2 (4.2%) tinnitus, 4 dizziness (8.3%), 1 spinning vertigo (2%), 1 dynamic imbalance (2%), 3 static imbalance (6.3%). Most audiovestibular symptoms have regressed. Thresholds at pure tone audiometry and vHIT gain were within normality range in all post-Covid-19 patients. CONCLUSIONS: even if some patients suffer from audiovestibular symptoms, these are mostly transitory and there is no clear evidence of clinically relevant persistent cochlear or vestibular damage after recovery.
Analisis Strategi SOAR Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Menuju Corporate University
Authors: Fuadi Afnan
Published: February 2021

Lembaga Pelatihan Pemerintah mempunyai tantangan yang sangat kompleks serta dituntut untuk menghasilkan SDM yang berkualitas.  Dalam rangka peningkatan kapasitas dan kualitas SDM di Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan, Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan memiliki peranan penting dalam mendukung tercapainya visi dan misi serta penerapan nilai-nilai budaya kerja organisasi Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan. Salah satu langkah strategis yang dapat ditempuh oleh Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan adalah bertranformasi menjadi Corporate University (CorpU). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis strategi Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan menuju CorpU. Analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis SOAR dengan melakukan perhitungan matriks IFE-EFE. Berdasarkan hasil analisis SOAR, Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan, berada dalam kuadran strategi OA yaitu memanfaatkan peluang yang ada untuk mencapai hasil yang diharapkan dengan cara mengembangkan Learning Management System yang menjadi pusat integrasi seluruh manajemen pengetahuan dan pembelajaran di Balai Diklat Aparatur Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan.
Analisis Pemanfaatan ICT berdasarkan sudut pandang gender dalam menumbuhkan budaya literasi
Authors: Nurdiyana Nurdiyana , Suanto Suanto
Published: February 2021

Kemajuan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) yang demikian pesat serta potensi pemanfaatannya secara luas telah membuka akses, komunikasi jarak jauh secara langsung maupun tidak langsung yang efektif, dan membuka peluang dalam pendayagunaan informasi secara cepat dan akurat, baik dalam kehidupan sehari-hari maupun dalam mendukung kemajuan pendidikan di Indonesia. Kebutuhan akan ICT dipandang berbeda sesuai kebutuhan dan pemanfaatannya akan berbeda antara laki-laki dan perempuan, begitu pula penggunaannya di dalam proses pembelajaran. Dalam dunia pendidikan tinggi, kehadiran ICT disambut dengan baik dalam Interaksi antara mahasiswa dengan dosen dan sumber belajar. Teknologi berperan bukan hanya sebagai alat, akan tetapi juga berperan sebagai proses maupun sumber pembelajaran. Namun dalam pelaksanaannya, mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan harus dipastikan untuk dapat memiliki kemampuan literasi yang baik, agar dapat menghasilkan calon guru masa depan harus dipastikan memiliki pengetahuan, keterampilan dan kompetensi teknologi yang baik, supaya dapat mengintegrasikan teknologi dalam pembelajaran dengan efektif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi untuk mencari realita dalam pembelajaran di kampus sebagai tempat penelitian ini dilakukan. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi penelitian.  Adapun responden dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari Ketua Program Studi PPKn, dosen dan mahasiswa semester 4. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa baik mahasiswa maupun mahasiswi memiliki pemahaman yang baik mengenai internet, mereka sering dan terbiasa dengan internet. Namun dalam penggunaan internet untuk pembelajaran seperti dalam mencari artikel-artikel jurnal, modul digital lebih sering dilakukan oleh mahasiswi, namun perbedaannya tidak terlalu besar.
AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE ON STUDENTS’ WRITING
Authors: Adriyani Ria
Published: February 2021

AbstractThis study is aimed to find out and describe the students' error on active and passive voices on students’ writing skill especially in local errors, inter-lingual errors and intra-lingual errors. Everybody who considers English has precisely made a few blunders, particularly the students in Junior secondary school or in Senior High School.. Active contrasts with passive mainly. For most active clauses, there is a corresponding passive clause, which has almost exactly the same meaning, but a different emphasis. The research was done at public senior high school in CISEENG, BOGOR, and it was done on March 2018. The researcher did the research in the science class on 12th grade. The method, which was used in this research, is the qualitative method. In this case the researcher asked the English teacher on that school to get the students’ writing result. The data used in this research is the error on active and passive voices on students’ writing at public senior high school. To get the data, the students wrote their own text. The result shows that active voice errors are more than passive voice errors. It means that the students still have difficulties to make the correct English structure in active voice.Keywords: Error Analysis, Aactive-Passive Voice, Students’ Writing.
The Semiotics Analysis on the Environment in “The Journey to Atlantis” Picture Book
Authors: Suparno Darsita , Kusumoriny Laksmy Ady
Published: February 2021

This study aimed (1) to describe the semiotic process of environment symbols in The Journey to Atlantis, (2)to generate the meaning of identified symbols which are shown through verbal and non-verbal contained in The Journey to Atlantis. This is a descriptive qualitative study trying to identify and analyze semiosis process of environment symbols, and describe the found verbal and nonverbal symbols in Elisabetta Dami’s The Journey to Atlantis Picture Book using semiotic theory by Charles Sanders Peirce (1991).  The data for the finding and analysis were taken from Elisabetta Dami’sThe Journey to Atlantis (2012) Picture Book. The study shows that there are 40 icons in form of words and 36 onomatopoeia as verbal symbols, and 40 picture decribe Atlantis environment and 18 color as nonverbal symbols which are related to the environment.
Using Graphic Organizer to Improve the Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement
Authors: Astuti Prihatin Puji
Published: February 2021

This study investigated the use of a graphic organizer reading strategy in improving the students’ reading comprehension achievement. It was aimed to find out to what extend the improvement of the students reading comprehension after being treated using the graphic organizer strategy. This research also wanted to check the differences in the result between the class which used the graphic organizer and the class which did not apply a specific reading strategy. This study was conducted at the grade 11 students of SMK Sasmita Jaya Tangerang Selatan. This research administered cluster random sampling in taking samples and decided two classes as the same samples. One class was treated using a graphic organizer and the other class was not treated using any specific kind of strategy or conventional strategy. The method of this research was quantitative research under quasi-experimental research. A quasi-experimental design was used to know the result after specific treatment was applied. After collecting the data, then it was analyzed using SPSS. Based on the result of the data analysis, it was found that applying the Graphic Organizer reading strategy in reading lessons could improve students’ reading comprehension achievement.
PEMANFAATAN INSTAGRAM OLEH DEPARTEMEN CORPORATE COMMUNICATION PT.PUPUK KUJANG DALAM MENJAGA HUBUNGAN BAIK DENGAN STAKEHOLDERS
Authors: Rahayu Maretha Nadya , Poerana Ana Fitriana , Lubis Fardiah Oktariani
Published: February 2021

Along with the development of information and communication technology, the internet opens new spaces provided by the Corporate Communication to carry out its functions. One of the media facilitated by the internet is Instagram social media. PT. Pupuk Kujang is one company that utilizes Instagram in carrying out the Corporate Communication function, one of which is maintaining good relations with stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to determine how the efforts of the Corporate Communication Department of PT. Pupuk Kujang in maintaining good relations with stakeholders through Instagram media. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The theory used is Media Richness Theory. In conclusion, the efforts made by the Corporate Communication Department of PT. Pupuk Kujang in maintaining good relations with stakeholders through Instagram is by posting useful content, giveaway content, and greeting content. Instagram is an effective media in maintaining good relations with stakeholders because it meets the criteria of Media Richness Theory.Keywords: Corporate Communication, Instagram, Stakeholders, Media Ricnhness Theory
KONSTRUKSI MAKNA PEREMPUAN HIJAB PENGGUNA VAPE DALAM PERSPEKTIF FENOMENOLOGI ALFRED SCHUTZ
Authors: Bramantyo Bagus Dwi , Wulandari Christiana
Published: February 2021

Vape is one example of the success of the results of technological developments in the field of e-cigarettes. At this time, vape users did not only come from men, but women had also become vape users, even among women wearing the hijab. The purpose of this study was to determine the meaning construction of women who wear hijab using vape from the phenomenological perspective of Alfred Schutz. This research uses qualitative methods with a phenomenological approach and an interpretive paradigm. This study uses the theory of social construction belonging to Peter L. Berger Thomas Luckmann explains how an action or behavior comes from humans themselves. This theory also explains that humans are the main actors in shaping their social reality. The results of this study indicate that hijab women who use vape interpret the hijab as an obligation that must be carried out based on the views of their religious beliefs. Meanwhile, the vape is a hobby and lifestyle. For them, giving the same meaning to the hijab and vape makes absolutely no sense.
KOMUNIKASI ANTARPRIBADI PERAWAT SENIOR DAN JUNIOR DALAM KOMUNIKASI TERAUPETIK PENYEMBUHAN PASIEN SKIZOFRENIA
Authors: Riyantie Mayang , Barizki Rezzi Nanda
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian adalah ingin mengetahui efektivitas komunikasi antarpribadi perawat senior dan junior dalam perencanaan manajemen komunikasi terapeutik penyembuhan pasien di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Islam, Klender Jakarta. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif dalam tradisi fenomenologi. Oleh karena itu, digunakan unsur dramaturgis, mengenai dunia simbolik perawat senior dan junior di panggung depan dan panggung belakang. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan adanya gangguan komunikasi akibat rivalitas perawat junior dan senior. Padahal, komunikator tidak hanya dituntut kapabilitas teoritis dan praktis saja, tetapi juga pengalaman terapis. Pengalaman yang sangat dominan aspek manajemen pesan ini dituntut koordinasi yang efektif. Hal ini mengingat demikian beragamnya spektrum psikologis pasien sebagai komunikan. Di panggung belakang, para perawat sebagai komunikator, dituntut kompetensinya dalam membuat perencanaan manajamen komunikasi. Di panggung depan, koordinasi dan konstruksi pembangkitan makna di benak komunikan juga dituntut kefektifannya. Oleh karena itu, komunikator dalam tim juga dituntut melakukan komunikasi antarpribadi yang efektif pula. Tidak hanya dalam mendiskusikan pelaporan dan koordinasi temuan dari hasil komunikasi terapeutik lapangan, tetapi juga pengungkapan diri antarpribadi komunikator. Maksudnya, secara psikologis, mereka harus siap, tidak membawa masalah dan motif apapun pada saat melakukan komunikasi terapeutik, sehingga bisa melakukan pengelolaan kesan yang sabar, telaten dan penuh kerelaan.
AWARENESS OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Bhatia Kapil , PR Rajany , Bhatia Pallavi
Published: February 2021

Introduction: Generation of biomedical waste is an unavoidable outcome of modern day hospital care. Rapid mushrooming of hospital both in the public and private sector to meet the societal demand has collaterally increased the biomedical waste generated. It is essential to optimally manage the biomedical waste to avoid any public health hazards. Hence this study was undertaken to access the knowledge of biomedical waste management through questionnaire among staff of acute surgical ward and ICU of a tertiary care teaching hospital.

Material and Methods: The study was designed to give an input of knowledge of staff which includes doctors, nurses and class IV employee of the acute surgical ward and ICU based on questionnaire.

Results: It was seen nurses had overall excellent knowledge about the biomedical waste management accounting to 57 % among all staff members included in the study; this was followed by doctors accounting to 7 %; whereas none of the class IV employees came in excellent category.

Conclusion: Proper management of Bio medical waste is a concern. Lack of sound knowledge about biomedical waste management affects the practice of proper waste disposal and is harmful for general health and environmental condition. Besides continuing medical education and updates, on ground practical training should be provided at regular intervals. Strict monitoring should be ensured right from the site of generation to the final site of disposal of biomedical waste.

Keywords: Biomedical waste, Hazards, Tertiary care teaching hospital, Knowledge, Disposal
PENERAPAN METODE JIGSAW DENGAN BERBASIS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR PKn BAGI SISWA KELAS XI SEMESTER 2 SMA NEGERI 3 SUKOHARJO TAHUN PELAJARAN 2014/2015
Authors: Suwardi Suwardi
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk meningkatkan pembelajaran Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan bagi siswa kelas XI semester  2  SMA Negeri 3 Sukoharjo dan untuk meningkatkan minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan bagi siswa kelas XI semester 2 SMA Negeri 3 Sukoharjo. Prosedur penelitian  ini  penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus dengan melihat kondisi awal dengan satu stardar Kompetensi.  Metode pengumpulan data dengan pengamatan dan nilai tes.Analisis data terdiri atas analisis deskriptif kualitatif dengan membandingkan siklus I dan siklus II. Serta analisis deskriptif komparatif dengan membandingkan  hasil ulangan tes siklus I dan  hasil ulangan tes siklus II yang selanjutnya direfleksi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa minat dan kreaktifitas belajar siswa meningkat  pada setiap siklus, Kondisi awal yang pasif  sebanyak 60%, siswa yang tidak berani bertanya 75 %, Kreaktifitas belajar siswa masih rendah dengan presentasi 25%.  Pada siklus I  menunjukan siswa yang pasif sebanyak 30 %, siswa yang tidak berani bertanya 35 %, kreatifitas belajar siswa agak tinggi sebesar 60 %  sedangkan pada  siklus II siswa yang  pasif tinggal sedikit 5%, siswa yang tidak berani bertanya tinggal 7 %, kreaktif  belajar siswa meningkat menjadi 80 %.  Selanjutnya dalam  refleksi hasil belajar PKn menunjukkan bahwa kondisi awal : nilai terendah 50, nilai tertinggi 70 nilai rerata 65 dan rentang nilai 20  ulangan harian pada siklus I : nilai terendah 55, nilai tertinggi 82 dan nilai rata-rata 69, rentang nilai 27 sedangkan  kalau  dibandingkan ulangan harian pada siklus II :nilai terendah 68, nilai tertinggi 100 dan nilai rerata 85, rentang nilai 32. Deskriptif komparatif  dari kondisi awal dengan siklus I menunjukkan : nilai terendah meningkat 10% dari 50 menjadi 55, Nilai tertinggi meningkat 17 % dari 70 menjadi 82 dan nilai rerata meningkat 6% dari 65 menjadi 69. Deskriptif komparatif siklus I dengan siklus II menunjukkan : nilai terendah meningkat 24 % dari 55 menjadi 68,  Nilai tertinggi meningkat 22 % dari 82 menjadi 100  dan Nilai rerata meningkat 23 % dari 69 menjadi 85. Disamping itu ada peningkatan pembelajaran dengan kreteria ketuntasan minimal Pkn 68, menggunakan metode Jigsaw dengan berbasis teknologi informasi siklus I ketuntasan mencapai 82,85 % dan pada siklus II mencapai ketuntasan  100 % . Dengan demikian  Penerapan metode jigsaw dengan berbasis teknologi informasi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belaja siswa.
PROBLEMATIKA PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH DARING DAN SOLUSINYA DI MASAPANDEMI COVID 19 DALAM PERSPEKTIF PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BAGI SISWA KELAS X DI SMA VETERAN 1 SUKOHARJO TAHUNPEMBELAJARAN2020-2021
Authors: SW Yuliani
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan problematika pembelajaran daring dan solusinya dalam masa pandemic covid 19 dalam perspektif pendidikan karakter bagi siswa kelas X di SMA Veteran 1 Sukoharjo TahunPembelajaran2020-2021. Jenis penelitiannya adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, dengan subjek penelitiannya: guru bidang Studi sejarahdan siswa kelas X di SMA Veteran 1 Sukoharjo Tahun Pembelajaran 2020-2021, objek penelitiannya adalah pembelajaran sejarah daring,  dan pendidikan karakter. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan: wawancara dengan aplikasi google form, WA  dan dokumntasi. Validitas data dilakukan dengan trianggulasi sumber dan metode. Hasil penelitian: berdasarkan informasi yang diperoleh dari gurubidang studi sejarah maupun dari siswa kelas X di SMA Veteran 1 Sukoharjo diperoleh informasi; berbagai problema yang dihadapi guruBidang Studi Sejarah dan siswa  dalam pembelajaran sejarah daring di masa pandemic covid 19 adalah sebagai berikut: koneksi internet yang tidak stabil, kurangnya penguasaan aplikasi yang digunakan dan sering error, dukungan HP yang tidak kurang mendukung aplikasi, pengembangan bahan ajar kurang maksimal, penerapan metode dan media kurang variatif, kurang dapat mnjangkau nilai-nilai karakter secara maksimal, pengumpulan tugas tidak tepat waktu, merepotkan orang tua dalam mendampingi belajar pitra putrinya karena orang tua kurang memahami IT. Simpulannya bahwa problematika pembelajaran sejarah  daring dalam perspektif pendidikan karakter sangat kompleks, dan harus dicarikan solusinya.
PERAN GURU MENANAMKAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI MOJOREJO 2 SUKOHARJO
Authors: Fatimah Siti
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan fenomena pendidikan karakter pada siswa SD N Mojorejo 2, Sukoharjo. Jenis penelitian menggunakan penelitian kualitatif. Subyek penelitian yaitu guru di SD N Mojorejo 2, Sukoharjo. Sementara itu, teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data penelitian ini yaitu analisis interaktif yang meliputi pengumpulan data, penyajian data dan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa peran guru dalam mendidik karakter sebagai 4 aspek, antara lain peran sebagai fasilitator, peran sebagai motivator, peran sebagai desain program, dan peran sebagai pemberi keteladanan. Karakter akan menjadi roh diri siswa jika siswa benar-benar mengamalkan apa yang telah dididik oleh guru dengan sikap, perilaku dan perbuatan yang mencerminkan perilaku yang baik dan sesuai dengan aturan yang berlaku di lingkungan sekitar siswa. Kata kunci: Peran Guru, Pendidikan Karakter, Karakter
The Effect of Face-to-face Sex Education on the Sexual Function of Adolescent Female Afghan Immigrants
Authors:   International Campus, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Hakimi Razia , Kheirkhah Masoomeh ,   Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Abolghasemi Jamileh ,   Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Hakimi Masumah ,   International Campus, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Published: February 2021

Background: Access to precise information about sexual behaviors is an essential need for a favorable marital life. In the context of Afghan society culture, unawareness about sex issues in offspring on the verge of marriage could lead to an undesirable sexual function. The present study aimed to determine the effect of face-to-face sex education on the sexual function of adolescent female Afghan immigrants. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a Pre-test-Post-test and a control group design. This research was conducted in the immigrant neighborhoods of Mashhad City, east of Iran, in 2018. Two charity centers with the largest numbers of Afghan immigrants were randomly selected as the case and control centers. A continuous sampling technique was applied to select the study participants. Besides, women who met the study inclusion criteria completed a demographic questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) before and at 4 and 8 weeks after the intervention. In addition to the center’s routine programs, the experimental group received face-to-face education through PowerPoint slides, while the control group only received routine training of the center. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: There was no significant difference in the sexual function scores between the two study groups before the intervention (P=0.850), while there was a significant difference between them after 4 (P=0.003) and 8 weeks (P<0.001) of intervention provision. Conclusion: Face-to-face sexual training improved sexual function in adolescent female Afghan migrants; therefore, this training method could be used for sexual education in young female immigrants.