bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peran Kader terhadap Peningkatan Keberhasilan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Winong Kabupaten Purworejo
Authors: Zuliyanti Nurma Ika , Karomah Miftahu Rofingatul
Published: February 2023

The program for exclusive breastfeeding (ASI) is a priority program to address the prevalence of undernutrition and malnutrition. The Integrated Service Post (Posyandu) is an extension of the Puskesmas that provides health services and monitoring in an integrated manner. Posyandu as the spearhead of public health services has an important role in increasing exclusive breastfeeding and also continuing breastfeeding until the age of 24 months and monitoring growth and development from birth to 60 months of age. The role of cadres in organizing Posyandu is very large because apart from being a provider of health information to the community they are also a motivator for the community to come to Posyandu and carry out clean and healthy living behaviors, where exclusive breastfeeding is an indicator of PHBS. Rebug Village, Winong Health Center Work Area, has 3 Posyandu with 12 cadres. Data on breastfeeding mothers in Rebug Village are 24 people, with details of 6 people having babies 0-6 months, 7-11 months 2 people and 12-24 months 16 people. Of the 6 people who have babies aged 0-6 months, 5 of them give complementary foods with formula milk for work reasons. The aim of counseling is to measure the level of knowledge and understanding of Rebug Village cadres about exclusive breastfeeding and to measure the level of understanding of cadres about how to properly manage lactation. The result of counseling is an increase in knowledge and understanding of cadres after being given counseling on exclusive breastfeeding and lactation management.
Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Tingkat Kecemasan Mahasiswa Tingkat Tiga Prodi DIII Kebidanan Poltekkes Karya Husada dalam Menghadapi Ujian Kompetensi Exit Exam sesuai Permendikbud No 2 Tahun 2020
Authors: Wulandari Amri
Published: February 2023

Anxiety is an emotional state with the onset of discomfort in third-grade students of midwifery, and is a vague experience accompanied by feelings of helplessness and uncertainty caused by something that is not yet clear, because students will face the exit exam competency test  for the first time.  The purpose of the study in general is to find out the level of knowledge and anxiety levels of students facing the exit exam competency test. This type of research is descriptive analytics with a cross sectional approach, the population is a third-level student midwifery program, numbering 21 respondents, using primary data. Research time from June to December 2021. The results showed that the majority of students aged 21 years as many as 47.6% or 10 students. The majority of knowledge about the exit exam competency test has knowledge of either 80.95% or 17 students, and who have sufficient knowledge as much as 19.05% or 4 students, the majority of student anxiety levels are not anxious 80.95% or 17 students, mild anxiety levels 4.76% or 1 student, and severe anxiety levels 9.52% or 2 students, and very severe anxiety levels 4.76% or 1 student. Anxiety should be handled properly immediately otherwise it will have an impact on the student that is unable to concentrate properly so that it will not get maximum grades.
OPTIMASI PENGATURAN STEAM UAP MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA GREEDY UNTUK MENDUKUNG PROSES PEREBUSAN KELAPA SAWIT
Authors: Sunanto Sunanto , Abadi Faural
Published: February 2023

The sterilizer station is the core station in the processing of palm fruit. Where in the process of boiling oil palm fresh fruit bunches must be in the applicable boiling standard. In order to obtain high yields. To optimize the work of the boiling station, especially in horizontal boiling vessels to avoid trouble or problems that arise during boiling, an automation system is made that can regulate the amount ofsteam pressure that enters the boiling vessel with a predetermined time so that it can adjust the inlet valve, condensate valve, exhaust valve. Where this automation system utilizes the greedy algorithm method. And in this research, the implementation, testing and results of the automation system will be carried out, on a prototype that utilizes the NodeMCU microcontroller (esp32),the Web Thinger IO, and the pressure sensor.
AUDIT SISTEM INFORMASI MENGGUNAKAN STANDAR KERANGKA KERJA COBIT 5.0 DI RUMAH SAKIT
Authors: Mulyana Wide , Sawitri Santi , Syahara Mauli Dia
Published: February 2023

Hospital is a place where health facilities are located to support the services of the sick. Each hospital usually has services in the form of registration, pharmacy to cashier. In this study, the audit was carried out using the COBIT 5.0 (Control Objective For Information and Related Technology) framework standard which is a framework created by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association) and ITGI (Governance Institute) in 1992 which is a standard information technology controls that have been applied internationally. COBIT 5.0 has 5 Domains, namely EDM (Evaluate, Direct And Monitor), APO (Align, Plan and Support), BAI (Build, Acquire and Implement) DSS (Deliver, Service and Support) and MEA (Monitor, Evaluate And Assess). But in this study only focuses on the use of the APO domain only. This study resulted in the maturity value of the maturity level system with a maturity level value of 2.6 which is included in level 2, namely managed process. That is, the process at this level is implemented into a process setting (planned, monitored, evaluated) and the work products of the process are implemented, controlled and maintained appropriately. Measures the extent to which work products are produced by a well-regulated process.
ANALISIS PENGARUH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TERHADAP E-SERVICE QUALITY BERDASARKAN E-CUSTOMER LOYALTY PADA WEBSITE TOKOPEDIA
Authors: Diansyah Risnal , Arribe Edo , Zhakiyah Annisa Maula
Published: February 2023

Tokopedia is an online buying and selling website that is safe, easy and convenient. In its services, there are still customer complaints about the quality of e-commerce services such as old delivery of goods, then the results of the goods sent do not match the criteria described on the website, then sometimes it is difficult to confirm problems about the goods purchased, and user security problems. Therefore, to overcome this problem, it is necessary to measure the quality of e-commerce services using the e-service method which focuses on six dimensions, namely Reliability, Responsiveness, Privacy / security, Information quality. / benefit (benefits / quality of information), Ease of use / usability (ease of use / usability) and Web design (site design). This study aims to determine the Analysis of the Influence of Customer Satisfaction on E-Service Quality Based on E-Customer Loyalty in Tokopedia Users. And knowing which variables get recommendations for improvement. In this study, the samples used were students of the Muhammadiyah Riau University who used Tokopedia e-commerce. Data obtained by conducting interviews, literature study and distributing questionnaires about the effect of Customer Satisfaction based on the E-servqual method to customers using Tokopedia e-commerce. Simultaneous test results (Test F) as a whole can be seen that the value of F count 132.557> F table 1.90, so it can be concluded that H1 is accepted which means there is a variable influence, namely E-Servqual (X1) and Customer Satisfaction (X2) the effect simultaneously (simultaneously) on the E-Customer Loyalty variable (Y)
ONLINE STUDY EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION IN GUJARAT: A STUDY
Authors: Shah Amisha
Published: February 2023

When the whole world was traumatized by Covid-19, ‘On-Line Study’ played a very imperative role in the field of education. Teachers and students all over the world experienced various ups and downs while dealing with various means and methods of online teaching-leaning process. In Indian context, the success of online education model largely depends upon its effectiveness at rural level, as India is a country of villages. Hence, here is an attempt to study the effectiveness of various online platforms; to gain students’ opinion about the same; and to compare the obstacles faced by rural and urban students of Gujarat.

The data collected from 389 students of Gujarat pursuing higher education were analysed through various statistical tools and techniques. Comparing the obstacles faced by urban and rural students, it was found that rural students were facing more Economic/Infrastructural obstacles as compared to urban students while there was no significant difference in Personal/Perceptual obstacles. Thus, this paper reflects the factual experience of students regarding online study emphasizing on obstacles faced by them.
How Does Translation Work? Abhijnanasakuntalam Translated Text Comparison
Authors: Rani Dr. Suman
Published: February 2023

The dramas of Kalidas, particularly Abhijnanasakuntalam, have mesmerised western culture. Numerous translations have brought this tale to the western reader. However, each translation has been unique, reflecting the translators' efforts to acquire the language of the original text as well as their own leanings, which frequently result from their normative perspective. In the end, each translation proves to be a true representation of the translator's mental image and amply demonstrates their own cultural and intellectual preferences. It also brings to light the challenges—and frequently impossibility—of translating between different eras, tongues, and civilizations.
Performance of Fourth Year Nursing Students on Advanced Nursing Procedures at Tobruk University
Authors: Buhat-Mendoza Dorothy G. , M. Gravides Marilou , B. Mendoza James Neil
Published: February 2023

The research used quantitative study with natural experiment design for analysis of respondent performance in INP 3 exam procedures in CPR, Heimlich maneuver, insertion of catheter and NGT, and identification of instruments which will be referred as advance nursing procedures. Study participants are 4th year students of INP 3 of College of Nursing from Tobruk University. Result of the study shows that the students are competent enough in advance nursing procedures and fit to work as nurses in the future with an overall mean of 67.13, were repeaters has a mean of 59.97 and 70.59 for regular students. A significant difference were observe with a p-value of 0.000669 between the two groups.
Integrative Healthcare in India: A Paradigm Shift in Modern Medical Education and Practice of 21st Century
Authors: Podder Vivek , Anand Akshay
Published: February 2023

The famous Canadian physician William Osler once said that “the good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” Integrative health holds the same philosophy by bringing together conventional and complementary approaches in a coordinated care for the whole person (body, mind, spirit) rather than giving a specializing care to a particular organ system. Integrative health can be contrasted with alternative medicine in which a person takes nonconventional treatment instead of conventional medicine. According to the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine and Health, integrative medicine is defined as “the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is supported by evidence, utilized all appropriate therapeutic and lifestyle approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
Integrative treatment on Crohn’s disease: A case report
Authors: Nibedita K. S. , Jogdand Reshma P. , Bansal Bhavit , Singh Amit , Nagarathna R.
Published: February 2023

The present study is a known case of Crohn’s disease who visited Arogyadhama (SVYASA University, Bangalore). The patient had come with multiple symptoms like pain in the abdomen, vomiting, headache, fatigue. There was a significant reduction in her symptoms after the yoga practices for 48 days. The quality of life improved along with improved digestion, improved muscular strength. The present case study is an attempt to provide IAYT Practices with Ayurveda for the maintenance of the patient's health profile and symptoms.
Effect of Yoga-Nidra as an adjunct to standard treatment in a young male subject with post-COVID pneumonia
Authors: Bhardwaj Praag , Pattar Shridhar , Kant Ravi , Rathaur Vyas Kumar , Pathania Monika
Published: February 2023

Post COVID-19 patients tend to suffer from ongoing or new symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, lack of mental clarity etc. In some severe cases, these might lead to pulmonary fibrosis and need persistent oxygen requirement. Yoga & meditation interventions have been used as an effective adjunct to chronic respiratory diseases in the past. However, this case presents the use of 20 minutes yoga-nidra sessions to cope-up with persistent low-flow oxygen requirement, tachycardia in a 23-year-old male subject over the course of 9 days. This case shows that regular practice of yoga-nidra, without any breath-work and/or bodily postures, might help aid rehabilitation of post-COVID patients and those with severe pulmonary complications when given as a complementary therapy, especially among those unable to do asana or pranayama due to lack of strength, old-age or any other medical reasons. Future pilot studies are necessitated to create further new evidence. It also brings to light the vast untapped potential of mHealth aided Online yoga-based interventions that may spearhead future research in this domain of knowledge, especially during situations like the COVID pandemic.
Impact of Yoga Nidra in managing Kinesiophobia in women leaders with lower back pain
Authors: Palanisamy Sathiya
Published: February 2023

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of Yoga Nidra in ameliorating pain intensity and fear in people with Lower Back Pain. The study is a part of a corporate Yoga camp conducted in Bangalore, in which employees were encouraged to register for the yoga therapy workshop for four weeks. Two employees with an average age of 34 volunteered. The subjects underwent Yoga Nidra for four weeks for 45 minutes every day. Their sense of wellbeing improved after four sessions and the participants started responding well to the intervention. The primary outcome measuring source was The Tampa scale for Kinesiophobia. Yoga Nidra and Kinesiophobia were the Independent and Dependent variables used, respectively. The post analysis showed the efficiency of yoga Nidra in reducing fear and lower back pain. The results of this study on kinesiophobia established weak to moderate correlations. But the findings were important with a significant change from pre to post in Tampa Scale measure, thus indicating a shred of evidence to reject the null hypothesis. The results provide the needed scientific base for the health professionals to acknowledge the connection between fear and lumbago and how yoga can play a significant role in alleviating kinesiophobia.
Impact of yoga based mind-body intervention on systemic inflammatory markers and co-morbid depression in active Rheumatoid arthritis patients: A randomized controlled trial. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2019;37(1):41-59
Authors: Sivapuram Madhava Sai
Published: February 2023

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disorder develops pain, synovitis, cartilage degradation and bony erosion along with showing the symptoms of depression among the patients. Recent studies have shown that mind body interventions like yoga is effective improving quality of life and depression among patients in such autoimmune conditions. This study has shown improvement of systematic inflammatory markers and co-morbid depression among the yoga group of the active RA patients.
A case for Scientific Integrative Medicare
Authors: Singh Vinoy
Published: February 2023

For last 20–25 years, we are hearing a lot of talk about ‘Integrative Medicine’. Many other terms like ‘Alternative Medicine’, ‘Mind Body Medicine’, ‘Holistic Medicine’, ‘Traditional Medicine’, etc. are floating around; trying to address the same issue. So much so that 7 leading western universities/institutions led by Harvard Medical School, the flag bearer of Western Medicare Concepts, have created Osher Collaborative for Integrative Medicine.
Study on Butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Taluka Larkana, Sindh Pakistan
Authors: Mangi Ambreen , Panhwar Waheed Ali , Shaikh Abdul Manan , Sirohi Muzafar Hussain , Soomro Shah Rukh Soomro , Mirbhar Asim Ali , Mustafa Shehr Bano
Published: February 2023

Butterflies are elegant, beautiful, and charming insects due to their colourful squamate. They are a great source of economic and beautification and indicators for biodiversity of agroecsystem. In addition to this, they are more important pollinators of flora than the flies and moths. An investigation of several locations in Taluka Larkana with the goal of collecting as many specimens of butterflies was carried out from March to July  2022. About 288 samples of butterflies were captured from different sites. The collected specimens were sorted out into 03 families: Pieridae, Papilionidae and Nymphalidae with 06 genera  and 06 species: Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus,1758), Vanessa cardui  (Linnaeus,1758), Junonia almana  (Linnaeus,1758), Papilio demoleus  Linnaeus,1758, Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus,1758) and Pieris canidia  (Sparrman, 1768). Description of the collected species, detailed genitalia, digital images and habitat of species are provided first time from the studied area. Hopefully, this study will be fruitful for the future researchersconcerned with this group
Synchrotron Pair Production Equilibrium in Relativistic Magnetic Reconnection
Authors: Chen Alexander Y. , Uzdensky Dmitri , Dexter Jason
Published: February 2023

Magnetic reconnection is ubiquitous in astrophysical systems, and in many such systems the plasma suffers from significant cooling due to synchrotron radiation. We study relativistic magnetic reconnection in the presence of strong synchrotron cooling, where the ambient magnetization, σ, is high and the magnetic compactness, ℓ

B
, of the system is of order unity. In this regime, e±
pair production from synchrotron photons is inevitable, and this process can regulate the magnetization σ surrounding the current sheet. We investigate this self-regulation analytically and find a self-consistent steady state for a given magnetic compactness of the system and initial magnetization. This result helps estimate the self-consistent upstream magnetization in systems where plasma density is poorly constrained, and can be useful for a variety of astrophysical systems. As illustrative examples, we apply it to study the properties of reconnecting current sheets near the supermassive black hole of M87, as well as the equatorial current sheet outside the light cylinder of the Crab pulsar.
The Role of Telemedicine in Type 1 Diabetes Children during COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Rochmah Nur , Farahdina Farahdina , Deakandi Wika Yuli , Putri Qurrota Ayuni Novia , Nuzula Tyas Maslakhatien , Fedora Katherine , ‘Aina Qorri , Faizi Muhammad
Published: February 2023

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic determined a profound impact on the routine follow-up of type 1 diabetes (T1D) children. Telemedicine represents a critical tool to guarantee regular care for these patients in this form.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of telemedicine programs during the COVID-19 pandemic era on T1D children.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Studies from PubMed, Cochrane, and Directory of Open Access Journals from December 2021, to February 18, 2022, were conducted to calculate the pooled mean difference using either a random or fixed-effect model in Review Manager version 5.3. Our study has applied to ensure that our procedures, including record collection, extraction of data, quality evaluation, and statistical analysis, adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Examination and Meta-Analysis guidelines.
RESULTS: Three articles relevant to the current study (436 children). Our pooled analysis found that there was an impact of telemedicine in reducing the HbA1c (mean diff: 5.64 [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.71–7.57], p < 0.00001). However, the physical activity was not affected by the telemedicine program (mean diff: −37.25 [95% CI −317.53–243.02], p = 0.79).
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that telemedicine has a role in T1D children controlling HbA1c during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, telehealth has emerged as a promising alternate mode of health-care delivery. Its utility during the pandemic warrants further investigation.
Diet composition and interspecific niche of Taohongling Sika deer (Cervus nippon kopschi) and its sympatric Reeve’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) and Chinese hare (Lepus sinensis) in winter (Animalia, Mammalia)
Authors: Wang Dandan , Hu Xiaolong , Li Minling , Liu Jie , Tang Ming , Liu Wuhua , Zhan Jianwen , Xu Yongtao , Zhang Weiwei
Published: February 2023

Species co-existence depends on how organisms utilize their environment and resources. Little is known about the winter diet composition and sympatric co-existence of South China sika deer and its companion species in Taohongling. In this study, high-throughput sequencing and metabarcoding trnL were used to study the diet composition and interspecific relationship including sika deer, Reeve’s muntjac, and Chinese hare. Our results show that 203 genera in 90 families are contained in the diet of sika deer, 203 genera in 95 families for Reeve’s muntjac, and 163 genera in 75 families for Chinese hare. Sika deer fed on Rubus chingii, Loropetalum chinense, and Eurya japonica in winter, accounting for 75.30%; Reeve’s muntjac consumed mainly R. chingii, E. japonica, and Euonymus grandiflorus, accounting for 68.80%, and Chinese hare mainly fed on R. chingii, Smilax china, and Rhus chinensis, accounting for 41.98%. The Shannon index showed no significant difference between groups (p > 0.05). The NMDS analysis found considerable overlap among three species. Sika deer and Reeve’s muntjac consumed similar forage plants but varied greatly in Chinese hare, which occupied the widest choice in winter, resulting in higher diet breadth and increased dietary divergence, thereby reducing competition and facilitating coexistence. The diet niche overlap index among them, as represented by Pianka’s index, ranging from 0.62 between sika deer and Chinese hare to 0.83 between sika deer and Reeve’s muntjac, which indicated a more similar niche and potential competition in closely related species. Our findings provide a new diet perspective of three herbivores, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of resource partitioning and species coexistence.
Intraday trading of cryptocurrencies using polynomial auto regression
Authors: Cohen Gil
Published: February 2023

This research attempts to fit a polynomial auto regression (PAR) model to intraday price data of four major cryptocurrencies and convert the model into a real-time profitable automated trading system. A PAR model was constructed to fit cryptocurrencies' behavior and to attempt to predict their short-term trends and trade them profitably. We used machine learning (ML) procedures enabling our system to train using minutes' data for six months and perform actual trading and reporting for the next six months. Results have shown that our system has dramatically outperformed the naive buy and hold (B & H) strategy for all four examined cryptocurrencies. Results show that our system's best performances were achieved trading Ethereum and Bitcoin and worse trading Cardano. The highest net profit (NP) for Bitcoin trades was 15.58%, achieved by using 67 minutes bars to form the prediction model, compared to −44.8% for the B & H strategy. Trading Ethereum, the system generated 16.98% NP, compared to −33.6% for the B & H strategy, 61 minutes bars. Moreover, the highest NPs achieved trading Binance Coin (BNB) and Cardano were 9.33% and 4.26%, compared to 0.28% and −41.8% for the B & H strategy, respectively. Furthermore, the system better predicted Ethereum and Cardano uptrends than downtrends while it better predicted Bitcoin and BNB downtrends than uptrends.
Dynamical behaviors of a Lotka-Volterra competition system with the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process
Authors: Wei Huili , Li Wenhe
Published: February 2023

The competitive relationship is one of the important studies in population ecology. In this paper, we investigate the dynamical behaviors of a two-species Lotka-Volterra competition system in which intrinsic rates of increase are governed by the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. First, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the global solution of the model. Second, the extinction of populations is discussed. Moreover, a sufficient condition for the existence of the stationary distribution in the system is obtained, and, further, the formulas for the mean and the covariance of the probability density function of the corresponding linearized system near the equilibrium point are obtained. Finally, numerical simulations are applied to verify the theoretical results.
Aquinas on Change Without Matter or Form— The Problem of Local Motion
Authors: Brower Jeffrey
Published: February 2023

Aquinas is standardly thought to endorse a hylomorphic account of change—that is, one on which all change can be analyzed in terms of the reception of distinct forms by matter. But Aquinas’s views about local motion raise a serious problem for this interpretation. Local motion, as he understands it, is a type of change that cannot be analyzed in hylomorphic terms. In this paper, I examine Aquinas’s views about change and local motion with the aim of clarifying and resolving this problem. In doing so, I provide a novel interpretation of these same views and highlight their implications for Aquinas’s understanding of several related issues—including extrinsic denomination, spatial location, potentiality, actuality, and efficient causation.
Student Loan Debt and Financial Hardships in Health Care Utilization
Authors: Zhan Min , Sun Kang
Published: February 2023

This study examines the association between student loan debt and financial hardships in health care utilization among young adults, with a focus on differences by race. This study analyzes data from the 2018 National Financial Capability Study, a publicly available data set, and includes 4,535 young adults in the age groups of 24–35 years. The study results show that student loan debt was related to financial hardships in health care utilization, measured with unpaid medical bills and missed health care services because of costs, after controlling for a range of socioeconomic factors as well as measures of financial knowledge and behaviors. In addition, student loan debt had additional negative influence on missed health care services for minority young adults. Further analyses indicate that among young adults who had outstanding student loans, those with late loan payments were more likely to have unpaid medical bills and missed health care services, compared to those without late loan payments. These findings inform helpful policy and practice implications for improving financial status of young adults with student loans, especially those with late loan payment and minority young adults.
Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 C1858T gene polymorphism in children with down syndrome and autoimmune thyroid diseases
Authors: Faizi Muhammad , Rochmah Nur , Soetjipto Soetjipto , Endaryanto Anang , Basuki Sukmawati , Hisbiyah Yuni , Kurnia Perwitasari Rayi
Published: February 2023

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AIT) is a frequent comorbidity in Down Syndrome (DS). Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non- Receptor Type 22 C1858T (PTPN-22 C1858T) gene polymorphisms have a role in the progression of AIT. The study on PTPN- 22 C1858T gene polymorphism as the risk factor of AIT in DS children is still limited. This study aims to evaluate PTPN-22 C1858T polymorphism in Indonesian DS children. A cross-sectional study involving 31 DS children with hypothyroidism (19 boys/12 girls) was conducted for ten months from February to November 2020 at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. The PTPN-22 C1858T gene polymorphism was analyzed using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction-Fragment-Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase (Anti- TPO) and Anti-Thyroglobulin (Anti-TG), FT4, T3, and TSH levels were analyzed using Enzyme-Linked-Immunosorbent-Assay (ELISA). The mean age of the subjects was 19.45±17.3 months. The CT variant of PTPN-22 C1858T was observed in all subjects. The mean level of T3, FT4, and TSH were 1.59±0.45 ng/mL, 0.81±0.57 ng/mL, 0.22±0.21 μU/mL, respectively. Around 83.9% of patients suffered from central hypothyroidism, 12.9% from primary hypothyroidism, and 3.2% from subclinical hypothyroidism. The positive anti-TG and anti-TPO were observed in 96.8% and 58.1%, respectively. CT variant was observed in Indonesian DS children who suffered from hypothyroidism.
Evaluation of the role of Islamic lifestyle in communication skills of Muslim couples
Authors: Zuhri Ahmad , Ramírez-Coronel Andrés A. , Al-Hawary Sulieman I.S. , Dwijendra Ngakan Ketut Acwin , Muda Iskandar , Pallathadka Harikumar , Amiruddin Muhammad M. , Sunarsi Denok
Published: February 2023

Lifestyle refers to a set of personal and group behaviours related to normative and semantic aspects of social life. Any coherent set of behavioural patterns derived from religious teachings that exist in life can be considered a religious lifestyle. Considering that the dominant religion in Jordan is Islam, the present study focused on the Islamic lifestyle. In addition, given that the correct relationship between couples has been compared to life-giving blood in marriage, and since the quality of marital role plays a determining role, the existence of communication skills in any of the couples can generate satisfaction and compatibility, whereas lack of awareness of these skills could cause misunderstandings and tension. Therefore, the current study aims to study the role of the Islamic lifestyle in communication skills of 250 Muslim couples of Jordan (Amman, Zarqa and Irbid) in 2022. Data were collected using questionnaires during four months, and the validity and reliability was confirmed. In addition, data analysis was performed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) using mean tests and structural equation modelling. According to the results, Islamic lifestyle had a positive, significant effect on the improvement of communication skills in Muslim couples in Jordan (P-value: 0.76; T-value: 7.92). Therefore, it is recommended that more attention should be paid to this issue by families, researchers and cultural authorities in the country.Contribution: Our findings revealed that Islamic lifestyle improved communication skills in Muslim couples, which demands special attention. By adhering to the Islamic lifestyle, couples can influence each other’s knowledge, emotions, education and growth, and try to have a realistic understanding of each other’s desires, needs, living environment and perceptions that each has in life issues. Furthermore, they can organise their role in the common life in appropriate ways to prevent problems and solve them in the event of problems.
Islam-based spiritual orientations and quality of work life among Muslims
Authors: Ibraheem Shelash Al-Hawary Sulieman , Subrahmanyam Satya , Muda Iskandar , Kumar Tribhuwan , Alexis Ramírez-Coronel Andrés , Abdel Amir Al-Salami Ammar
Published: February 2023

Individuals’ beliefs, as well as their spiritual orientations (SOs), can affect the quality of their work life cycle. Given that a large portion of people’s lives are spent in organisations, it is crucial to consider the factors affecting quality of work life (QWL) among employees. Against this background, the present study investigated the effects of the Islam-based SOs on the QWL in Muslim employees working for Iraqi municipalities in 2022. For this purpose, an applied research design was adopted, using field studies of the correlational type for data collection. In total, 1345 staff of Iraqi municipalities were selected by simple random sampling in 2022, and two standardised questionnaires were utilised to collect the data. The content validity method was further recruited to determine the validity of the questionnaires, and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability. To analyse the data, descriptive tests, including frequency, mean and standard deviation (SD), along with inferential statistics, namely one-sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent-samples t-test, were implemented using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software package. The correlation coefficients accordingly showed a rising trend in the QWL among these employees following the growth in their SOs. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the components of SOs, namely spiritual beliefs, sense of spirituality, spiritual self-actualisation and spiritual practices, and the QWL of the Muslim employees.Contribution: This study revealed that the increase in the Islam-based SOs and its components led to an increase in the QWL of Iraqi Muslim employees.
Language maintenance and shift among amaBhaca of Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal
Authors: Majola Yanga L.P. , Gumede Zempilo S. , Mbatha Nontobeko T.
Published: February 2023

Umzimkhulu, previously Transkei, is a small KwaZulu-Natal town. AmaBhaca Umzimkhulu residents speak isiBhaca, a dialect of isiXhosa that is mutually intelligible with isiZulu and siSwati. IsiBhaca is not official in South Africa. Most Umzimkhulu residents are amaBhaca, although education, health, religious, and government institutions use isiZulu and isiXhosa. This article investigated Umzimkhulu amaBhaca language maintenance and shift. The possibility of maintaining isiBhaca or shifting to isiZulu or isiXhosa is examined. The article used a mixed-methods approach, and data were acquired from purposively selected participants who have been classified as isiBhaca speakers born and raised in Umzimkhulu. The findings showed that isiBhaca is closer to isiZulu than isiXhosa, despite being designated a dialect of isiXhosa. The 2006 categorization of Umzimkhulu under KZN caused this trend toward isiZulu. This article showed that the amaBhaca are abandoning their language since they must use dominant/standard languages as the official language. Thus, they had to prioritise knowledge of the two over L1 to survive. It was demonstrated that many value isiBhaca and want it promoted. Others prefer dominant languages like isiXhosa or isiZulu and are unconcerned about the extinction of isiBhaca.Contribution: This research shows the importance of the revitalisation and preservation of minority languages and non-standard languages such as isiBhaca. This study is expected to impact sociolinguistics significantly in Southern Africa and other places with diverse languages and dialects.
Losses along the tuberculosis sputum sample referral cascade for Mpongwe District, Zambia
Authors: Nkhoma Lyson , Bwembya Josphat , Chansa Edwin , Kumar Ramya , Thior Ibou , Musonda Victoria , Chongwe Gershom , Mwinga Alwyn
Published: February 2023

Background: In resource limited-settings, timely tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis depends upon referral of sputum samples from non-diagnostic to diagnostic facilities for examination. The TB programme data for 2018 suggested losses in Mpongwe District’s sputum referral cascade.Aim: This study aimed to identify the referral cascade stage where loss of sputum specimen occurred.Setting: Primary health care facilities in Mpongwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from one central laboratory and six referring health facilities between January and June 2019, using a paper-based tracking sheet. Descriptive statistics were generated in SPSS version 22.Results: Of the 328 presumptive pulmonary TB patients found in presumptive TB registers at referring facilities, 311 (94.8%) submitted sputum samples and were referred to the diagnostic facilities. Of these, 290 (93.2%) were received at the laboratory, and 275 (94.8%) were examined. The remaining 15 (5.2%) were rejected for reasons such as ‘insufficient sample’. Results for all examined samples were sent back and received at referring facilities. Referral cascade completion rate was 88.4%. Median turnaround time was six days (IQR = 1.8).Conclusion: Losses in the sputum referral cascade for Mpongwe District mainly occurred between dispatch of sputum samples and receipt at diagnostic facility. Mpongwe District Health Office needs to establish a system to monitor and evaluate the movement of sputum samples along the referral cascade to minimize losses and ensure timely TB diagnosis.Contribution: This study has highlighted, at primary health care level for resource limited settings, the stage in the sputum sample referral cascade where losses mainly occur.
Is the environmental, social and corporate governance score the missing factor in the Fama-French five-factor model?
Authors: Nsibande Luyanda M.Q. , Sebastian Avani
Published: February 2023

Background: Companies are increasingly encouraged to focus on the creation of sustainable value. Financial research institutions evaluate companies’ performance based on pre-established indicators relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG). These scores are intended to inform decisions by equity investors, among others. However, traditional asset pricing models do not include ESG scores.Aim: The purpose of this research is to discover whether the inclusion of ESG scores in the Fama-French five-factor model (FF5F) will improve the model’s predicting power.Setting: Financial research institutions aim to improve the information environment in the South African capital markets. Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed firms are also required to produce integrated reports, emphasising responsible investment.Method: For the largest 40 JSE-listed companies, data over the 5-year period from 2015 to 2019 were employed to compare the predicting power of the FF5F model before and after the inclusion of ESG scores.Results: The results showed that the predictive power of the FF5F model is only marginally improved when the ESG scores are incorporated.Conclusion: These findings indicate that equity returns are not significantly influenced by ESG scores. This research provides the basis for further endeavours on the share-price implications of ESG performance.Contribution: This research contributes to the growing strand of literature on responsible investment and the creation of sustainable value. The research also offers a theoretical contribution by connecting literature on asset pricing with work on sustainability.
Public sector physiotherapists’ organisation and profile: Implications for intensive care service
Authors: Karachi Farhana , Gosselink Rik , Hanekom Susan
Published: February 2023

Background: Physiotherapists are essential in the management of hospitalised patients. The way in which a physiotherapy service is offered in intensive care units (ICUs) can affect ICU patient outcomes.Objectives: To provide a clear picture of the organisation and structure of physiotherapy departments, the number and types of ICUs requiring physiotherapy services and the profile of physiotherapists working in South African public-sector central, regional and tertiary hospitals that house Level I–IV ICUs.Method: Cross-sectional survey design using SurveyMonkey, analysed descriptively.Results: One hundred and seventy units (the majority Level I, functioning as mixed [37%, n = 58] and neonatal [22%, n = 37] units) are serviced by 66 physiotherapy departments. The majority of physiotherapists (61.5%, n = 265) were younger than 30 years, had a bachelor’s degree (95.1%, n = 408) and were employed in production Level I and community service posts (51%, n = 217) with a physiotherapy-to-hospital-bed ratio of 1:69.Conclusion: Insight into the organisational structure of physiotherapy departments and physiotherapists working in public-sector hospitals with ICU facilities in South Africa was provided. It is evident that physiotherapists employed within this sector are young and early in their career development. The large number of ICUs functioning within these hospitals and high bed-to-physiotherapist ratio is concerning, highlighting the high burden of care within this sector and the possible effect on physiotherapy services in the ICUs.Clinical implications: A high burden of care is placed on public-sector hospital-based physiotherapists. The number of senior-level posts within this sector raises concern. It is not clear how the current staffing levels, physiotherapist profile and structure of hospital-based physiotherapy departments affect patient outcomes.
Human parechovirus meningoencephalitis
Authors: Suthar Pokhraj P. , Hughes Kathryn , Kadam Geetanjalee , Jhaveri Miral , Gaddikeri Santhosh
Published: February 2023

Human parechovirus-3 (HPeV-3) infection is one of the differential diagnoses of neonatal meningoencephalitis. A 13-day-old full-term female neonate presented with a seizure. Brain MRI showed classic imaging findings of the meningoencephalitis which was confirmed on cerebrospinal fluid analysis.Contribution: The HPeV-3 is an emerging pathogen for neonatal meningoencephalitis. The case in this study is unique with classic imaging findings, which are not routinely encountered in day-to-day practice. This case raises reader awareness.
Protective Facial Mask Filters Made from Timber Wood Wastes: An Useful Recycling Approach
Authors: S. Sivakumar , Kumar Ayyaswamy John Presin , R Balaji , Nadarajan Mukesh , Koppisetti Suneel
Published: February 2023

Anti-pollution masks have been experiencing a noteworthy importance in protecting people from hazardous health effects imparted by pollution gases. Incorporating elements with good adsorption properties in mask could enhance the filtration of air in a fine quality. Activated carbon has been well acknowledged in terms of evincing adequate adsorption properties. This peculiar property of activated carbon made it to be appraised where air filtration comes into light. This work deals with a novel methodology for measurement study on the pollutant gas adsorption effect of activated carbon particle pellets incorporated in the protective facial mask for better adsorption of main pollutant gases utilizing recycled wood wastes. The resulted mask is up to the par and adsorption capability is well appreciated enough to resist the passage of dust particles through nostrils. Easily available and scraped industrial wood waste materials were utilized to synthesize activated carbon. This was characterized by fixed carbon percentage, bulk density and scanning electron microscopic morphology study. The effectiveness of adsorption of gases like NOx, CO and CO2 was analysed using AVL gas analyser.
Consequence of Nanoparticle Physiognomies on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Heat Exchanger
Authors: Rajendran Silambarasan
Published: February 2023

In this paper the heat transfer coefficient and the heat transfer rate of a heat exchanger is scrutinized by using nanofluids. The silicon carbide nanoparticles, milled and sonificated as nanofluids of volume fractions 0.01499(%) and 0.01399(%). The heat transfer characteristics of SiC(P)/water, SiC(M)/water, SiC(P)/EG, SiC(M)/EG are measured in a concentric tube heat exchanger under laminar flow condition. The consequence of nanoparticle physiognomies, Reynolds number, on the heat transfer characteristic is scrutinized. It has been found that the addition of milled nanoparticlein the base fluids enhances the heat transfer characteristics rather than the normal nanoparticle. The experimental results shows that the heat transfer characteristics of SiC(M) is higher than that of SiC(P) in both the case of water and EG. This is because of the structural changes of SiC-M by the deformation caused by the ball milling.
Influence of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticle on Solar Desalination with Phase Change Material
Authors: krupakaran R L , Palampalle Bhanu , Balasubramanian Dhinesh , Reddy G Vidyasagar
Published: February 2023

The present study is focused on the significance of solar desalination heat storage method. The Solar energy is a prime source of energy existing directly or indirectly from the nature. The primary drawback of solar energy, which is existing in hours only. Thermal storage devices can overcome this problem as they can store the energy in daylight that can be utilized in off sunshine hours. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the increase in productivity of the solar desalination by using phase change material and combination of PCM with TiO2 (Nano particles). The present work is focused on performance of solar water desalination using Phase Change Materials along with TiO2 Nanoparticles. The Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles were synthesized by Sol-Gel method. The Titanium oxide Nano particles were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, and FTIR etc. In this experiment paraffin 34-carbons is used as phase change materials and Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles used for energy storage materials. The water is taken about 15(ltrs) and the optimal depth of water found to be 1cm. The energy materials paraffin 34-carbon along with TiO2 shown improvement in collection efficiency.
Innovative Setting Bracket Design to Improve the Tractor Fit and Finish between the Bonnet and Custer Panel (Scuttle)
Authors: SAMBANDAM KARTHICK
Published: February 2023

Innovative setting bracket design to improve the tractor Fit and Finish between the Bonnet and Custer panel (Scuttle)

The paper presents an integrated approach for arriving a process to assemble scuttle regarding bonnet to achieve Gap and flushness aesthetic requirement. Variation is inevitable due to fitting of bonnet on Tractor front semi-chassis, scuttle fitting on tractor middle clutch housing and assembling many parts with different tolerances, hence the deviation (stack-up) obtained after their assembly varies from approximately -10.175 to 9.775 mm. This is quite large and gives a huge impact in aesthetic point of view.

To overcome this issue, we introduced one Innovative intermediate bracket as the setting gauge which is assembled with reference to bonnet and scuttle is mounted on this setting bracket hence zero flushness and uniform achieved between bonnet and scuttle.

This mechanism also decreases assembly tag time (which plays a vital role in mass production) as well as helps in identifying process failures in assembly. This in turn reduces cost as well as reduces assembly operator pain area.

Apart from these aspects tolerance between them vary from design to design but it is usually kept at around 6mm (to provide a smooth motion). In present work, a gauging technique is suggested for minimizing the variance in tolerance. Utilization of metrology system also results in decreasing investment cost and provide high accuracy.