bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dietary habits and body weight status of Undergraduate Medical Students of Bangladesh and their Influence on Academic Performance
Authors: Sikder Md Aminul Islam , Alam Kazi Khairul , Talukder Md Humayun Kabir
Published: December 2019

This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted to explore the dietary habits and body weight status of undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh and their influence on academic performance. The study period was from July 2017 to June 2018. The sample size was 907. Medical colleges were selected purposively and convenience sampling technique was adopted for data collection. The study was carried out among the students of 3rd and 4th phase MBBS course of five public and three non-government medical colleges of Dhaka and outside Dhaka. Academic performance was determined by the results of professional examinations and class attendance. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used. Among the respondents medical students 330 (36.5%) were males and 575 (63.5%) were females. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the dietary practices of the students. Chi squared test and unpaired t test were done to examine the influence of diets and BMI on academic performance. The study revealed that 535 (59.9%) students took three main meals regularly. Breakfast was the commonest meal skipped among 230 (24%) students altogether. Among the respondents students, 652 (73.2%) took first class proteins daily, 398 (44.8%) vegetables daily and only 85 ((9.6%) students took fruits daily. 661 (74.4%) of the students belonged to healthy BMI group and 73 (8.2%) students were underweight, 12 (1.4%) students were obese and 3 (0.3%) were morbidly obese. Gender wise there was no significant difference of BMI. The study further revealed that students who took first class protein daily had better performance in the professional examinations. Skipping of breakfast and consumption of vegetable and fruits did not affect students' academic performance. The students with healthy BMI had higher percentage in class attendance than the overweight students. The study recommended that steps to be taken to implement healthy dietary practices among the medical students for positive influence on academic performance.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.10(2) 2019: 6-11
A 15-year-old boy with huge facial swelling, recurrent severe epistaxis, progressive proptosis, nasal obstruction and impaired hearing on right side
Authors: Asaduzzaman Md. , Alam Shamsul , Uddin Md. Wares , Islam K. M. Tarikul , Hasan Mahmudul
Published: December 2019

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A 15-year-old male hailing from Khagrachhari was admitted into the department with the complaints of swelling on the right side of face for 10 months with recurrent severe epistaxis, progressive proptosis, unilateral nasal obstruction and impairment of hearing for two months. On extraoral examination, there was a firm non-tender, nonmobile, fixed swelling on the right side of cheek causing facial asymmetry measuring about 10 × 12 cm in size extending from upper eyelid to middle of the right cheek supero-inferiorly and pre-auricular area to the medial wall of nose postero-anteriorly
Study on the Pattern of Antibiotic Use Including the Resistance Episodes in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam M Shazzadul , Sikdar KM Yasif Kayes , Hossain ASM Monjur AL , Faroque ABM
Published: December 2019

Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the biggest challenges faced by the health professionals worldwide. Bacteria are becoming resistant to commonly used antibiotics and various factors have been identified that are responsible for the resistance. Factors like poor quality of antibiotic products, unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies, irrational use of antibiotics by the physicians and patient incompliance are also common in Bangladesh. To carry out this study, firstly the extent of antibiotic resistance was evaluated by collecting clinical isolates from various diagnostic centers of Dhaka City and conducting antibiotic susceptibility test against commonly used antibiotics. The product quality was evaluated by collecting antibiotic products of different generics from various locations around Bangladesh and then performing drug content assay by HPLC method. Finally, to evaluate patient incompliance, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted on patients who took or had taken antibiotics recently and the collected data was analyzed statistically. The result of the investigation reveals that more than 80% of the collected Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates were resistant to currently used antibiotics like, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, cefixime, cefuroxime, and moxifloxacin. Similar holds true for the collected Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolates. The product quality in terms of drug content and dissolution was good for most products irrespective of whether the manufacturer had a high market value or not. Patients survey revealed that 82% discontinued antibiotic therapy was due to carelessness (49%), a false sense of cure (36%) and high cost (15%).

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 135-143, 2019 (December)
2,2’-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) scavenging assay of Extract and Fractions of Rambutan (Nephelium Lappaceum L.) Seed
Authors: Budikafa MJ , Rumiyati - , Riyanto S , Rohman A
Published: December 2019

This research was intended to evaluate the antiradical activity of extracts and fractions of rambutan seed using 2,2’- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS•+). The powder of rambutan seed was subjected to maceration with methanol. The methanolic extract obtained was then fractionated using petroleum ether (PE), dichloromethane (DCM) and ethyl acetate (EA) to obtain PE, DCM and EA fractions, respectively. The methanol extract and fractions were then assayed for antiradical activities and phenolics and flavonoid contents.The results showed that EA fraction has lowest IC50 values among extract and fractions evaluated, i.e. 244.6 ± 2.1 μg/ml using DPPH radical. Using ABTS radical, EA fraction (0.1%) also revealed the highest antiradical activity of 643.4 ± 34.9 μM trolox equivalent. However, these antiradical activities were lower than those in positive controls used (vitamin C and vitamin E). The antiradical activities of extract and fractions correlated with total phenolics and flavonoid contents. The seed of rambutan fruit could be exploited as natural antioxidants to be used in food supplements.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 145-152, 2019 (December)
Severe Hypoalbuminemia Increases the Risk of Thrombocytopenia in Critically Ill Adult Patients Receiving Teicoplanin
Authors: Hasan Md Jahidul , Rabbani Raihan , Bachar Sitesh C
Published: December 2019

Teicoplanin is a drug of choice for treating infections by gram positive microorganisms. Teicoplanininduced thrombocytopenia is an adverse drug reaction found in critically ill patients receiving teicoplanin. The aim of this observational study was to analyze the increased risk of occurring teicoplanin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients with severe hypoalbuminemia than the patients having normal blood-albumin level. A 5-month long study was conducted in an adult-ICU department on 42 critically ill adult patients. In this study, 17 (40.48%, n=42) patients developed teicoplanin-induced thrombocytopenia and among them, 14 patients (60.87%, n=23) were suffering from severe hypoalbuminemia during the initiation of teicoplanin therapy. All the events were normalized within 48 hours after discontinuing the teicoplanin. In this study, we found that teicoplanin-induced thrombocytopenia is one of the most common adverse drug reaction developed in critically ill adult patients and concurrent severe hypoalbuminemia may enormously increase the risk of this adverse drug reaction.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 153-157, 2019 (December)
Method Development and Validation of Pitavastatin Calcium and its Degradation Behavior under varied Stress Conditions by UV Spectrophotometric methods
Authors: Niranjani S , Venkatachalam K
Published: December 2019

UV spectrophotometric methods for the determination of pitavastatin calcium in pure and pharmaceutical dosage forms were developed and validated as per ICH guidelines. The standard pitavastatin calcium solutions were scanned between the ranges of 200-400 nm. The maximum absorbance of pitavastatin calcium in DMF (method A), HCl (method B) and NaOH (method C) was recorded at 266 nm. They obeyed Beers law concentration in the range of 10-45 μg/ml (method A), 0.25-2.0 μg/ml (method B) and 0.25-2.0 μg/ml (method C) with correlation coefficients 0.9996, 0.9998 and 0.9998 respectively. Stability study showed high stability of pitavastatin calcium in acidic, alkaline medium and at high temperature, but undergone degradation in oxidative stress condition. The developed methods were validated for linearity, precision, accuracy, LOD, LOQ, ruggedness, robustness and recovery studies. The proposed methods can be successfully used for the routine quality control analysis of pitavastatin calcium in bulk and commercial pharmaceutical formulations.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 159-169, 2019 (December)
Design and Optimization of Thermo-reversible Nasal in situ Gel of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride Using Taguchi Orthogonal Array Design
Authors: Lakshmi PK , Harini K
Published: December 2019

The present investigation was aimed to develop a thermo-reversible nasal in situ gel of atomoxetine hydrochloride (AH) with reduced nasal muco-ciliary clearance in order to improve residence time and targeting the brain through nasal mucosa for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In situ gel formulations were prepared using different concentrations of the thermo-gelling poloxamer 407 and mucoadhesive polymers. Temperature-triggered ionic gelation is the mechanism involved. Taguchi L9 OA experimental design was employed for the optimization of the effect of independent variables (Poloxamer 407 and Carbopol 934P) on the response (gelation temperature). In situ gel formulation F4 having 20% poloxamer 407 and 0.3% carbopol 934P and formulation F6 having 20% poloxamer 407 and 0.2% HPMC K100 were optimized based on evaluation parameters. The gelation temperature of F4 and F6 was found to be 37°C ± 0.4 and 37°C ± 0.2, drug content 98.34 and 98.33% and drug release was 83.18, 82.4% in 4 hrs with a flux of 436.9 and 428.1 μg.cm2/hr, respectively. The release pattern of drug followed first-order kinetics with Higuchi release mechanism. The value of ‘n’ from Korsemeyer equation indicated the anomalous diffusional drug release. This study concluded that in situ gel enhanced the nasal residence time and thus may improve the bioavailability of the drug through nasal route by avoiding first pass metabolism

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 183-193, 2019 (December)
Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Polymyxin B Versus Colistin in Carbapenem-resistanct Klebsiella pneumoniae-Associated Bacteremia
Authors: Hasan Md Jahidul , Rabbani Raihan , Bachar Sitesh C
Published: December 2019

Polymyxins are the last resort antibiotics for treating carbapenem-resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp)-associated bacteremia. The main aim of this study was to demonstrate the therapeutic effectiveness of polymyxin B versus colistin in the treatment of CR-Kp-associated Bacteremia. This 12-month long cross-sectional study was conducted on 54 and 47 patients suffering from CR-Kp-associated Bacteremia, and residing into two separate groups, they were treated with polymyxin B and colistin, respectively. After 5 day-treatment, the microbiological eradication rate was found 96.30% (52; n=54) in polymyxin B group and 87.23% (41; n=47) in colistin group. In the 30-day mortality rate-comparison, 51.03% more death was found in colistin group (34.04 %, n= 47) than the polymyxin B group (16.67 %, n= 54). In this study, Polymyxin B showed superior therapeutic potentiality with less number of secondary infections and 30-day mortality rate in CR-Kp-associated bacteremia than colistin.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 209-215, 2019 (December)
Evaluation of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Aerial Parts of Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Growing in Bangladesh
Authors: Roy Suvash Chandra , Sajeeb BK , Muhit Md Abdul , Bachar Sitesh C
Published: December 2019

The present study evaluated the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of methanolic extract of aerial parts of Adiantum capillus-veneris L. and its different solvent fractions. The in vitro antioxidant activity was assessed by using 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals. The analysis revealed that ethyl acetate soluble fraction had the highest DPPH radicals scavenging property with IC50 value of 1.05 μg/ml as compared to positive control ascorbic acid (IC50 = 1.34 μg/ml). In addition, ex vivo cytotoxicity assay of A. capillus-veneris L. extract and its different fractions were performed against HELA cells line where 5-Fluorouracil was used as positive control. The result demonstrated that ethyl acetate and n-hexane soluble fractions showed prominent cytotoxicity with IC50 value of 5.68 μg/ml and 17.15 μg/ml, respectively. The study affirmed that superior antioxidant and cytotoxic activities were shown by ethyl acetate soluble fraction of methanolic extract of aerial parts of A. capillus-veneris L. growing in Bangladesh which indicate the presence of bioactive phytoconstituents in the extractives.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 217-222, 2019 (December)
HPLC-UV Determination of Catechins and Gallic Acid in Aerial Parts of Astragalus glycyphyllos L.
Authors: Roman Lysiuk , Solomiia Kozachok
Published: December 2019

The aerial part of Astragalus glycyphyllos L. (Astragali glycyphylli herba), a promising nephroprotective agent in folk medicine, has been investigated by HPLC-UV for occurrence of catechins, which are known in individual state as renoprotective substances and gallic acid. The following six compounds were detected and quantitatively determined in the analyzed plant material: (-)-gallocatechin, (-)-epigallocatechin, (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, (-)-epicatechin gallate and gallic acid. The highest yield amongst the flavan-3-ols was found for (-)-gallocatechin (3.7 mg/g) and (-)-epigallocatechin (1.7 mg/g). The determined content of gallic acid was 0.4 mg/g. The investigated material should be subjected for further studies to substantiate the recommendation for its wider employment in current phytotherapeutic practice.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 241-247, 2019 (December)
Human Uptake of Eggshell Powder as an Alternate Source of Calcium
Authors: Islam Md Kobirul , Tusty Tahrima Arman , Akhand Anwarul Azim , Ahsan Nazmul
Published: December 2019

Calcium (Ca) plays important structural and physiological roles in our body. Usually, our body meets up its Ca need from dietary sources. In developing countries like Bangladesh, most of the people cannot afford Carich foods. So, Ca supplements are generally prescribed to deficient individual that usually costs high. It is, therefore, necessary to find out an alternative and cheap source of Ca supplement especially in Bangladesh. Considering the above facts, the main focus of this study was to explore the possibility of using the egg shell as a source of Ca. In his study, discarded eggshells were collected, washed, decontaminated properly and ground to a fine powder. Washing with tap water followed by 10 min boiling completely decontaminated the eggshells. On an average 3.45, 5.91, 4.5 and 4.55 g of eggshell powder (ESP) per shell were obtained from a domesticated fowl, domestic duck, white leghorn, and rhode island red, respectively. Particle size was measured using scanning electron microscope and the size ranged between 3.47-5.94 μm. The Ca contents were found as 38.65, 35.0, 24.85 and 35.73 g in domesticated fowl, domestic duck, white leghorn, and rhode island red, respectively per 100 g of ESP. Taking daily Ca requirements into account, we observed that powder from almost half of an eggshell is sufficient to fulfill the daily Ca need. The amount of magnesium (Mg) in 100 g ESPs was found to be 45.37, 32.48, 45.17 and 45.27 mg and that of iron (Fe) was 35.07, 33.47, 31.91 and 33.06 mg in domesticated fowl, domestic duck, white leghorn, and rhode island red, respectively. Various toxic heavy metals such as chromium (Cr), lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) contents remained below the detection level in ESP samples. Organoleptic tests revealed that the ESP does not have any objectionable effects on the texture and flavor of ESP-fortified foods and juice. These results suggested that the ESP can be used as an alternative and important cheap source of Ca and other beneficial micronutrients for human being. However, it is necessary to create the awareness and public perception regarding the use of EPS

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 249-255, 2019 (December)
Study of Drug-Drug and Drug-Food Interactions of Mesalazine Through FTIR and DSC
Authors: Alam Md Mahbubul , Tasneem Faria , Kabir AK Lutful , Rouf Abu Shara Shamsur
Published: December 2019

A well-established drug used in the management of inflammatory bowel disease is 5-aminosalicylic acid (e.g. Mesalazine or Mesalamine). For the treatment of mild to moderate flares of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, Mesalazine has been used as the first line drug in both western and Asian countries due to its superiority over other drugs in terms of side effects and toxicities. Besides, some other drugs are also prescribed for total resolution of different symptoms of ulcerative colitis and associated diseases, which include Acetaminophen, Metronidazole and Vitamin D3. Moreover, physicians instruct that Mesalazine should be taken at least one hour before meal. So, there are enough scopes of studying the drug-food interaction of Mesalazine to assess if there is any incompatibility present with food. Thus, in the present study, Mesalazine and physical mixtures of Mesalazine (1:1) in solid form along with the aforementioned drugs were prepared and analyzed to evaluate the compatibility among them using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). In addition, interactions of Mesalazine with food stocks such as chicken and vegetable broth, fruit juice, milk and soybean oil were studied using FTIR, considering these as the common sources of protein, vitamin, fiber, minerals and fat. From this study, it was interpreted that, major interactions of Mesalazine were present with food samples. Besides, FTIR and DSC data revealed subtle clues of incompatibilities between Mesalazine and the other two drugs except Vitamin D3. So, the results may prove to be useful for related research works in future

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 257-269, 2019 (December)
In vitro Complexation of Olmesartan	Medoxomil with Dapagliflozin, Vildagliptin and Metformin
Authors: Aktar Fahima , Sultan Md Zakir , Rashid Mohammad A
Published: December 2019

Drug-drug interactions have been a serious concern for pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacological profiles of therapeutic agents. The aim of this study was to carry out interactions of olmesartan medoxomil with dapagliflozin, vildagliptin and metformin, which were confirmed by TLC, HPLC and FT-IR. The newly formed complexes showed characteristic thermochemical properties in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). In TLC, three spots from the three complexes were found to be different from their precursor drugs. In HPLC chromatograms, the Rt (retention time) of the pure olmesartan medoxomil, dapagliflozin, vildagliptin and metformin were found to be different from their respective complexes. The FT-IR spectra obtained for drug-drug interactions were seen to demonstrate new pattern of peaks compared to pure drugs. The DSC and TGA thermograms of olmesartan medoxomil, dapagliflozin, vildagliptin and metformin were also found to be different from their complexes. All these variations from parent compounds indicated the formation of new complexes.

Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 18(2): 271-180, 2019 (December)
Diyabetlilerde tatlandırıcı ve diyet/diyabetik ürün kullanım durumu
Authors: Ural Bedriye , Alphan Müveddet Emel
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Diyabetliler tıbbi beslenme tedavilerinin içerisinde çeşitlilik yaratmak adına tatlandırıcı ve diyet/diyabetik ürünler kullanabilirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı diyabetlilerin tatlandırıcı ve diyet/diyabetik ürün kullanım durumlarını, kullanma ve kullanmama nedenlerini saptamaktır. Yöntem:  Bu araştırma Ekim-Aralık 2017 tarihleri arasında özel bir hastaneye başvuran 85’i (%63.4) kadın, 49’u  (%36.6) erkek olmak üzere toplam 134 yetişkin diyabetli ile yapılmıştır. Yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile hastaların demografik verileri (yaş, cinsiyet, diyabet tipi, eğitim seviyesi vb.) ile tatlandırıcı ve diyet/diyabetik ürün kullanımına dair bilgiler alınıp kaydedilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılanların %79.1’inin herhangi bir tatlandırıcı kullanmadıkları belirlenmiştir. Tatlandırıcı veya tatlandırıcılı ürün tüketmeme sebeplerinin “sağlığa zararlı olduğu” (%41.5), “tadını beğenmediği” (%27.7), “fiyatını pahalı bulduğu” (%7.4) şeklinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Tatlandırıcı ve tatlandırıcılı ürün tüketenlerin ise %40’ının şeker içermemesi ve %27.5’inin ise enerji içermemesi nedeniyle tercih ettikleri saptanmıştır. Diyabetlilerin diyet/diyabetik ürünleri tercih durumlarına bakıldığında; diyet ürünler içerisinde en çok diyet bisküvi/krakerler (%17.2), daha sonra diyet içecekler (%13.4) ve sırasıyla light meyveli yoğurt (%11.9), diyet sütlü tatlılar (%9), diyet dondurma (%8.2), diyabetik reçel/marmelat (%6), diyabetik çikolata (%5.2) ve diyet hamurlu tatlı (%3) tüketilmektedir. Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmanın sonucunda diyabetlilerin tatlandırıcılar konusunda yeterli ve doğru bilgiye sahip olmadıkları ve tatlandırıcı ile diyabetik ürün kullanımları düşük bulunmuştur. Diyabetlilerin sağlıklı beslenme uygulamaları çerçevesinde şeker yerine tatlandırıcılar ve diyet/diyabetik ürünleri kullanabilecekleri konusunda bilinçlendirilmeleri gerekir.
Cerrahi hastalarının ameliyat öncesi ve sonrasında açlık ve susuzluk düzeylerinin incelenmesi
Authors: Rızalar Selda , Aydemir Azize , Yıldızeli Topçu Sacide
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışma cerrahi hastalarının ameliyat öncesi ve sonrası açlık ve susuzluk düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel olarak planlandı. Yöntem: Araştırma 10.03.2014-26.04.2015 tarihleri arasında anket formu ile yüz yüze görüşme tekniği kullanılarak Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde bir üniversite hastanesinde uygulandı. Araştırmanın örneklemine genel anestezi ile planlı ameliyat olan 208 hasta alındı. Hastaların açlık ve susuzluk hissetme düzeyleri Görsel Kıyaslama Ölçeği ile değerlendirildi. Veriler ortalama, standart sapma, yüzdelik, varyans analizi, bağımsız örneklem t testi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Ameliyat öncesinde hastaların susuz bekleme süresi 13.54±12.76 saat, aç bekleme süresi 14.02±12.68 saat;  ameliyat sonrasında ise susuz bekleme süresi 30.67±27.40 saat, aç bekleme süresi 32.60±28.5 saat bulundu. Ameliyat öncesi dönemde hastaların susuzluk puan ortalaması 3.07±2.80 açlık puan ortalaması 2.36±2.15 bulundu. Ameliyat sonrası dönemde hastaların susuzluk puanı 4.27±3.55, açlık puanı 3.67±3.03 saptandı. Sonuçlar: Çalışma bulgularına göre cerrahi hastalarında ameliyat öncesi ve sonrası susuzluk ve açlık sürelerinin literatürde önerilenden daha uzun olduğu, susuzluk ve açlık düzeylerinin ameliyat sonrası dönemde orta düzeyde olduğu belirlendi. Ameliyat sonrası susuzluk düzeyinin erkeklerde kadınlardan yüksek, ameliyat öncesi okuryazar olanların susuzluk puanının diğer gruplara göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Karaciğer, pankreas ameliyatı geçirenlerde ameliyat sonrası susuzluk düzeyinin diğer gruplardan yüksek olduğu saptandı.
Pelillistäminen ja digitaaliset pelit työelämän kehittämismenetelminä
Authors: Järvensivu Anu
Published: December 2019

Artikkelissa kuvataan ja jäsennetään pelillisyyttä, pelillistämistä ja digitaalisia hyötypelejä työelämän kehittämismenetelminä aihepiirin tutkimuskirjallisuuden pohjalta. Erityisesti pohditaan työelämäpeleihin kohdistetun kritiikin motivoimana, mitä suomalaisen työelämän kehittämisparadigman keskeinen arvo, laaja osallistuminen kehittämistoimintaan, tarkoittaa digitaalisen pelillistämisen ja työelämäpelien tapauksessa. Samalla rakennetaan kehys osallistumismahdollisuuksien arvioimiseksi pelillisyyteen pohjaavassa kehittämistoiminnassa. Työelämäpelien kenttä on vasta kehkeytymässä. Artikkelissa se jäsennetään kolmeen osaan: luontaisen pelillisyyden hyödyntämiseen kehittämisessä, pelillistämiseen sekä digitaalisten pelien kehittämiseen tai hyödyntämiseen. Osallistumismahdollisuuksien arviointikehys kohdennetaan digitaalisten pelillisten sovellusten ja työelämäpelien käyttämiseen kehittämismenetelminä esittäen keskeisiä pohdinnan paikkoja työelämäpelikehitysprosessin eri vaiheissa.
Elinikäinen oppiminen ja yksilöivä valta
Authors: Saari Antti
Published: December 2019

Elinikäistä oppimista hallitaan houkuttelemalla yksilöä suhtautumaan omaan elämäänsä ja oppimiseensa yrittäjämäisesti. Tämä hallinta pyrkii rajaamaan yksilön tapoja tunnistaa elinikäisessä oppimisessa oman vapautensa ja tavoitteidensa toteutuminen. Usein tämän kaltaista yksilöivää vallankäyttöä on tarkasteltu foucault’laisen hallintavallan näkökulmasta. Tällöin ei kuitenkaan ole kysytty, miten ihminen sisäistää elinikäisen oppimisen ideologian. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan tätä vallan sisäistymisen problematiikkaa Slavoj Žižekin psykoanalyyttisen ideologiakritiikin ja erityisesti halun käsitteen avulla. Analyysissä tuodaan esiin uhrauksen logiikka ja halun kaksoissidos kahtena keskeisenä tapana ohjata halua elinikäisessä oppimisessa.
Työntekijä itsensä johtajana työelämäoppaissa
Authors: Koivunen Tuija , Saari Tiina
Published: December 2019

Artikkelissa tarkastelun kohteena ovat työelämäoppaat eli työelämää käsittelevä self-help -kirjallisuus. Artikkelissa kysytään, millaisena subjektina työntekijä niissä nähdään ja millaiseksi hänen pitäisi tulla menestyäkseen tai selviytyäkseen työelämässä. Työelämässä menestyminen kuvataan oppaissa henkilökohtaisena projektina, joka edellyttää työntekijältä jatkuvaa itsensä muokkaamista ja itsensä johtamista. Tässä projektissa onnistuminen vaatii työntekijältä tahtoa ja kykyä jatkuvaan kehittymiseen.
CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (CDA) OF SINDO NEWSPAPER (CDA A MODEL OF VAN DIJK)
Authors: Yana Dewi
Published: December 2019

This study aims at describing the text analysis, social cognition, social context, and ideology of sindo newspaper of  Wednesday December 11th 2013 edition.. This study uses Critical Discourse Analysis method  with  a Teun A Van Dijk  approach model.  The data were in the form of news entitled “Putusan Luthfi Hasan Diharapkan Jadi Efek Jera”. The data were analyzed with integrating the third dimension of Teun A Van Djik Discoure model in the unity analysis, they were text, social cognition, and social context. The results found that the Sindo Newspaper supported the work of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the presiding judge of Corruption Court (Tipikor). The news in the edition of Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 “the  ideology of Sindo Newspaper practically used  to build the image of KPK and TIPIKOR to be more better in the society
KORELASI ANTARA KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIKA DAN PEMECAHAN MASALAHDENGAN TEKNIK POLYADENGAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VIIMTs USB SAGULUNG BATAM TAHUN PELAJARAN2013/2014
Authors: Ritonga Wati , Hanggara Yudhi
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya hubungan antara kemampuan komunikasi matematika dan pemecahan masalah dengan teknik polya dengan hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VII MTs USB Sagulung Batam Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII dan sampelnya adalah siswa kelas VII yang berjumlah 96 siswa. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah instrument tes berbentuk pilihan ganda. Sebelum dipergunakan untuk mengambil data responden dilakukan uji validitas dan reabilitas. Uji persyaratan analisis dilakukan dengan uji normalitas dengan menggunakan uji chi kuadrat. Dari hasil perhitungan diperoleh bahwa data berdistribusi normal. Uji hipotesis dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji korelasi ganda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh sebesar 1,9 dan Ftabel sebesar 3,09. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kemampuan komunikasi matematika dan pemecahan masalah dengan teknik Polya secara bersama-sama terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa VII MTs USB Sagulung Batam Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014. Kata kunci : kemampuan komunikasi matematika, pemecahan masalah dengan teknik Polya, hasil belajar matematika
SYMBOLS IN WILLIAM FAULKNER’S SHORT STORY “A ROSE FOR EMILY”: A SEMIOTICS APPROACH
Authors: Wilany Eka
Published: December 2019

Semiotics, as a study about a sign as part of social life, leans on the rule or social code in a society. A rose for Emily is a short story tells about the detail of the story that has in Emily’s life and an odd relationship with her father, her boyfriend, Jefferson City, and her terrible secret that she was hiding. The objective of the article was to describe symbols used in the short story. The data was analyzed by using semiotics approach. It was found that there are some symbols in the short story illustrated by the author. They are “The Rose, The Move of her Hair, Ticking of Watch, The House and Black Color”. The Rose was symbolized as the relationship of Emily and her father. Emily grew up in luxurious. And The move of her hair was as a symbol of changing of her life. Moreover, ticking of watch was as a symbol to come to the new generation. Both of the House and Emily have changed after the death. Her house extinct as abandoned. Lastly, the black color was a symbol of death, depression, and darkness.The writer found that each symbols in A Rose for Emily illustrated the darkness and mysterious life of Miss Emily. Each of the symbols helps the author to create the story.Keywords: Semiotics Approach, , Symbol, and Short Story
USING “TEXT TWIST 2” GAMES TO INCREASE STUDENTS VOCABULARY PRACTICE IN STUDY ENGLISH (SURVEY AT THE FIRST GRADE OF SMPN 11 BATAM)
Authors: Sugiharti Sri
Published: December 2019

This study is to analyze the effect using “Text Twist 2” games as media to increase students vocabulary practice in study English. a learner to facing world challenge must prepare and ready themselves, to all pressure the students must meet this challenge controlled with English language. Many method that teacher show to make students understood about English language. To increase students abilities in speaking, reading, listening, and writing, teacher must make their skill can be productive and using in social. Reading that also as the way for vocabularies building.Research is the next objective from the writer as the way to find out the effect from this method. In this case, the writer choose Action Research and to try inprove this research with games. The result is Students can find out more vocabularies as modal to be ready in speaking English used “Text Twist 2” games can increase the students’ vocabulary practice in study English. The students’ average score is 74.42. It fulfills the criteria of success which is determined 70.00 or more. Keywords: text, increase, vocabulary,  games and Vocabulary
ALGORITMA DAN PEMROGRAMAN KARTU PERUBAHAN RENCANA STUDI (KPRS) MAHASISWA JURUSAN MATEMATIKA UNAND DENGAN VISUAL BASIC 6.0 ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING CARD CHANGES STUDY PLAN (KPRS) UNAND MATH MAJOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL BASIC 6.0
Authors: Yusnita Yessy
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat form Kartu Perubahan Rencana Studi (KPRS) serta algoritma form KPRS tersebut yang disesuaikan dengan format form Universitas Andalas. Sering terjadinya keterlambatan penerimaan dan adanya kesalahan-kesalahan data pada Kartu Rencana Studi (KPRS) dari Pusat Komputer (PUSKOM) Universitas Andalas, menyebabkan proses akademik jurusan Matematika berjalan kurang lancar. Sementara bagi mahasiswa yang akan mengurus kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut, sering mengalami kesulitan. Oleh karena itu KPRS seorang mahasiswa perlu didata dan disusun sedemikian rupa oleh jurusan Matematika, agar proses akademik dijurusan Matematika dapat berjalan dengan baik dan lancar. Program atau algoritma untuk pembuatan form dibuat dengan menggunakan Visual Basic 6.0. Data yang diinput seperti No.BP mahasiswa dan nama dosen pembimbing dalam pembuatan algoritma form KPRS tersebut, dibatasi pada data mahasiswa Non Reguler 2005 dan data dosen jurusan matematika Universitas Andalas. Pada  form dibuat menu utama seperti Pengolahan Data, Tampilan dan Programmer. Menu pilihan dapat dipilih dari menu utama dan diklik untuk menampilkan form lainnya. Kata Kunci: Algoritma dan Program Visual Basic 6.0, Kartu Perubahan Rencana Studi (KPRS)  The aim of this study is to create the form of study change planning card (KPRS) and algorithm of KPRS form which adapted from templete of Universitas Andalas form. The frequent occurrence of delays in the receipt and the errors of data on Study Plan Card (KPRS) of the Computer Center (PUSKOM) Andalas University, Department of Mathematics led to the academic process runs less smoothly. As for the students who will take care of these errors, often have difficulty. Therefore KPRS a student needs to be recorded and compiled in such a way by the Department of Mathematics, Academic Honors in Mathematics that process can run smoothly. input data for the form is student ID and lecturer name . The scope of data is Non-reguler student 2005 and math lecturer of Andalas University. There is main menu that have three sub menu for processing, displaying and programming the data. Those sub menu can be selected by clicking it to display the information. Keywords: Algorithm and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, study change planning card
AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE TERMINAL MOVIE
Authors: Megah S. Suswanto Ismadi
Published: December 2019

This study identified how the foreigner survived in communication when he ‘trapped’ almost a year at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. human being needs to interact with others as they fulfill their needs by using communication tool such as language in a society. Hence, this study idenfied how he learnt at the airport to communicate with other people. it is important thing of human life, people need communication to share idea, opinion, or feelings to others. In addition,  good interaction when they can communicate their tough well. But the problem is conducting a good relationship with the others is not an easier matter. This study took data from transcription of the dialoque of the main character. The data analyzed descriptively. To have speaking ability, student must be train to use English in communication orally.Eventually, the result of the study shows that the main character could communicate English well.  Keywords: Analysis, Error, and Foreign Language Learning.
PERANAN PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI DALAM MEMBANGUN KARAKTER CINTA KEPADA ALLAH SWT SERTA MENSYUKURI NIKMATNYA BIOLOGY LEARNING ROLE IN BUILDING CHARACTER AND LOVE TO GOD ALMIGHTY GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY
Authors: Nengsih Rodiantifitri
Published: December 2019

Kurangnya moral anak bangsa saat sekarang ini, seperti pembegal yang marak dilakukan oleh kalangan pelajar SMP atau SMA, seks bebas, pornografi, narkoba, dan minum minuman keras sudah membuat miris kalangan pendidik. Karena pendidikan moral anak tidak hanya tugas keluarga, tapi juga guru sebagai pendidik. Dan tidak hanya tugas guru agama, tapi guru mata pelajaran biologi. Melalui pembelajaran berkarakter disekolah, dapat diharapkan lulusannya memiliki keimanan dan ketaqwaan kepada Allah swt, berakhlak mulia, berkarakter mulia, komptensi akademik yang utuh dan terpadu, sekaligus memiliki kepribadian yang baik sesuai norma-norma dan budaya Indonesia. Hal ini, sesuai dengan tujuan pendidikan nasional indonesia. Pendidikan karakter adalah pendidikan yang membangun kulaitas moral yang bersifat positif. Pembelajaran biologi mengajarkan kita mencintai ciptaan Allah SWT, karena pencipta dari ruang lingkup biologi adalah Allah SWT. Wujud cinta kepada Allah SWT adalah menjalankan segala perintah-Nya serta menjaduhi segala larangan-Nya. Ruang lingkup biologi biologi adalah ciptaan dari Allah SWT, dan ini membuktikan bahwa pembelajaran biologi mampu membangun karakter cinta kepada Allah SWT. Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Biologi, Nilai Karakter Cinta Kepada Allah SWT  Children who lack moral nation Now Singer Currently, such yegg The flare was conducted by Student Among OR junior high school, free prepaid sex, pornography, drugs, and drinking water Liquors Already MAKE sad Among Educators. BECAUSE Education Kids moral NOT Just telecoms families, BUT Also teachers as educators. And NO Only telecoms religious teachers, teachers eye BUT biology lesson. Learning Through school character, can be expected graduates have shown faith and devotion to Allah, noble, noble character, academic komptensi The Whole And integrated, have a personality Good Simultaneously Under the norms and culture of Indonesia. It Singer, Match WITH Indonesian national education goals. Character Education Is The Building Education kulaitas moral That is positive. Learning biology teaches kita Loved the Creation of Allah, BECAUSE Creator Of The scope of biology is Allah SWT. A form of love shown to Allah SWT is running All His command menjaduhi And All His prohibitions. The scope of biology is biology Creation Of Allah, And the singer proving that learning biology Able to Build Character Love kepada Allah SWT. Keywords: Learning Life, Love Character Values To Allah
KONTRIBUSI PERSEPSI PROFESI GURU DAN MINAT MENJADIGURU TERHADAP IPK MAHASISWA FKIP UNRIKA BATAM CONTRIBUTION TO THE PERCEPTION OF PROFESSION TEACHERS AND INTEREST MENJADIGURU STUDENTS AGAINST GPA FKIP UNRIKA BATAM
Authors: Hartanto Suryo , Windyartiningsih Dyah
Published: December 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar kontribusi persepsi tentang profesi guru dan minat menjadi guru terhadap IPK mahasiswa Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan di Universitas Riau Kepulauan, Batam. Jenis penelitian ini adalah korelasional. Populasi terdiri dari 1304 mahasiswa dari semua program studi dan tingkatan di Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Riau Kepulauan dengan jumlah sampel 297 mahasiswa menggunakan simple random sampling. Instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitas.Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Rumus Korelasi Pearson Product Momentdan Rumus Korelasi Berganda yang dilengkapi dengan rumus Koefisien Determinasi.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, ditemukan adanya kontribusi persepsi tentang profesi guru terhadap IPK Mahasiswa FKIP UNRIKA sebesar 14.98% dengan kategori rendah, dan kontribusi minat menjadi guru terhadap IPK Mahasiswa FKIP UNRIKA sebesar 8.24% dengan kategori rendah. Sedangkan, kontribusi persepsi tentang profesi guru dan minat menjadi guru terhadap IPK Mahasiswa FKIP UNRIKA dengan persentase sebesar 17.10%.Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa persepsi tentang profesi guru dan minat menjadi guru berkontribusi terhadap hasil IPK Mahasiswa Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan.Kata kunci: persepsi, minat, profesi guru, IPK (Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif)  The purpose of this research was to determine contributions perception of teaching profession and interest in becoming a teacher towards students GPA of the Students Training and Education Faculty ofRiau Kepulauan University, Batam.This research is correlational. The population  are1304 students from all departments and levels in Students Training and Education Faculty at Riau Kepulauan University, using  297 sample of students taken by simple random sampling technique. The research instrument was questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability.Based on research, the percentage of contribution perception of teaching profession towards Students GPA is 14.98% belong to low category, and percentage of contribution interest in becoming a teacher towards students GPA is 8.24% belong to low category also. There is a contribution perception of teaching profession and interest in becoming a teacher towards students GPA of Student Training and Education Faculty, Riau Kepulauan University with contribution percentage 17.10%. Based on these, concluded that perception of teaching profession and interest in becoming a teachers contribute to Student GPA of Student Training and Education Faculty.Keywords: perception, interest in teaching, teaching profession, GPA
PERAN GURU BK/KONSELOR DALAM MENGENTASKAN PERILAKU BULLYING PARTICIPANT OF THE TEACHERS BK / COUNSELORS TO ALLEVIATE BULLYING BEHAVIOR
Authors: Ramdani Ramdani
Published: December 2019

Bullying merupakan sebuah situasi di mana terjadinya penyalahgunaan kekuatan/kekuasaan yang dilakukan oleh seseorang/kelompok. Pendidikan merupakan usaha sadar, terencana, terprogram dan berkesinambungan untuk membantu siswa mengembangkan kemampuannya secara optimal pada aspek kognitif, afektif dan psikomotorik. Berbagai sekolah sering dijumpai adanya indikasi tindakan bullying seperti, senior mengintimidasi junior, mempermalukan teman di depan umum, mengejek teman, memberikan julukan nama yang buruk kepada teman, menyoraki teman yang salah di lokal, mengolok-olok teman, mengucilkan teman, menebar gosip, memukul/ menampar kepala teman, dan bahkan ada guru yang memanggil siswa dengan panggilan yang bukan panggilan siswa itu.Siswa merupakan individu yang telah memasuki remaja awal. Remaja merupakan salah satu periode dalam rentangan kehidupan manusia di mana individu meninggalkan masa anak-anaknya dan mulai memasuki remaja. Perilaku bullying adalah salah satu bentuk kekerasan dan agresif siswa di sekolah. Bullying bisa berasal dari teman sebaya, senior atau kakak kelas, dan  bahkan guru dan  staf sekolah itu sendiri. Peran guru BK/konselor diharapkan dapat memberikan bimbingan dan solusi bagi siswa yang terlibat bullying dengan cara mengoptimalkan jenis-jenis layanan yang dibutuhkan siswa.  Keywords : Peran Guru, Konselor, Perilaku, dan Bullying Bullying is a situation where the abuse of strength / power committed by a person / group. Education is a conscious effort, planned, programmed and continuous to help students develop the ability to optimally in cognitive, affective and psychomotor. Students are individuals who have entered into early adolescence. Teenagers are one period in the range of human life in which the individual left the future of their children and begin to enter adolescence. Bullying is a form of violence and aggressive students in the school. Bullying can come from peers, senior or seniors, and even teachers and school staff itself. BK role of the teacher / counselor is expected to provide guidance and solutions for students involved in bullying by optimizing the kinds of services needed students. Keywords: Role of Teachers, Counselors, Behaviour and Bullying
THE INFLUENCE OF JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AND SPEAKING ANXIETY TOWARD STUDENT’S SPEAKING COMPETENCE
Authors: Dewi Desi Surlitasari , Putri Aulia
Published: December 2019

Lately, innovative models to teach English have been widely discussed. Communicative competence is definitely the goal when we teach speaking to foreign language learners. However, the goal was rarely achieved in speaking class. In this study, one of technique in Cooperative Learning, jigsaw technique, was proposed. It was predicted that jigsaw technique of teaching speaking and student’s speaking anxiety had effect toward student’s speaking competence. Jigsaw is a technique that can be used in speaking class as it assigns the students to work in team, where they tend to feel secured and comfortable to learn speaking. While speaking anxiety could be a language barrier distracting the students to succeed in speaking class. It is an internal factor from the student’s mind which prevents them from delivering communicative competence. Thus, the objectives of the study were to find out the effectiveness of jigsaw technique in teaching speaking as well as the influence of speaking anxiety, one of psychological factors in learning foreign language, towards the student’s speaking competence. The population of the research was the first semester students of English Department Universitas Riau Kepulauan. The research method was a quasi experiment and the data were taken by using a speaking test and questionnaires. Students’ speaking competences were assessed based on six categories namely fluency, task, comprehension, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. While Saito’s speaking anxiety questionnaire was used to reveal student’s speaking anxiety. Then, the data were analyzed by using Anova. Keywords: jigsaw technique, speaking anxiety, speaking competence
AN ANALYSIS OF PHATIC EXPRESSION IN INFORMAL COMMUNICATION AT TIME-OUT TALK AMONG RIAU ISLANDS UNIVERSITY (UNRIKA)STUDENTS
Authors: MEGAH SUSWANTO ISMADI
Published: December 2019

This study has objective to analyze phatic expression in informal communication at time-out talk among Riau Islands University students, particularly English department students based on the phatic communication of the theory of Malinowski (1923). The data of this study obtained from the students of Riau Islands University (Unrika), particularly English department students. This tudy used 30 subjects. The data obtained during “time-out talk” to have small talk or during their chatting. The data analyzed qualitatively. The data found of the phatic expression consist of particles, there were 14 data found consist of particles, the word phatic form of the repetition there were 10 data found. The influence of the local language there were 5 data found, and influence of the foreign language there were 11 data found. The study concluded that the usage of the particles of the phatic expression used to make communication to strengthen, to preserve, to maintain the communication, more interesting.
STUDI DESKRIPTIF DAMPAK ORANG TUA YANG BERKONFLIK BAGI ANAK DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF CONFLICTED PARENTS TOWARD CHILD
Authors: Marpaung Junierissa , Novitasari Kiki Dian
Published: December 2019

Abstrak             Berdasarkan hasil observasi, subjek (ST) terlihat kurang konsentrasi atau fokus pada saat mengikuti proses belajar. Hal ini disebabkan dengan adanya konflik yang terjadi dalam keluarga, dengan adanya konflik ini ST merasa keberadaannya di dalam anggota keluarga sudah tidak dipedulikan lagi.Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif, dan menggambarkan dampak konflik orang tua bagi anak.Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMP Kartini II Batam. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa dampak orang tua yang berkonflik bagi anak adalah kurangnya komunikasi, kurangnya kasih sayang pada anak, anak tidak mampu dapat berkonsentrasi dan fokus disaat belajar, serta tekanan psikis yang menyebabkan anak ingin bunuh diri. Kata Kunci: Konflik Orang Tua Bagi Anak AbstractBased on observationas, especially during the learning process subject (ST) looks less concentration or focus on while following the learning process. This is caused by the conflict in the family, in the presence of this conflict ST feel the presence in the family member has not ignored anymore. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods descriptive, and describe the impact of parental conflict for children. This research was conducted in junior high school Kartini II Batam. Based on the research results were found in a study conducted by the researchers, that the impact of parental conflict, the child is not able to be able to concentrate and focus when studying, as well as the psychological stress that causes the child to commit suicide. Keywords: Conflict Parents For Children