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Pengaruh Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh Bagi Siswa SMA Di Era Covid-19
Authors: Jusuf Heni , Sobari Ahmad , Fathoni Mohamad
Published: August 2020

Era Covid-19 adalah suatu era dimana terjadi bencana Nasional covid-19 di Indonesia, dengan penyebaran yang cepat sehingga pemerintah berusaha memutus rantai penularannya dengan cepat, mengubah pola hidup menjadi baru, karena cakupan perubahannya luas mulai dari dunia bisnis, budaya, sosial hingga pendidikan dan pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian untuk memperoleh gambaran pelaksanaan pembelajaran jarak jauh bagi siswa SMANU M.H. Thamrin sebagai upaya menekan penyebaran covid-19 di lingkungan sekolah. Sesuai Edaran Mendikbud nomor 4 tahun 2020  tentang Kebijakan Belajar dari rumah, yang intinya adalah melalui pembelajaran jarak jauh, memberikan pengalaman belajar yang bermakna, tanpa terbebani tuntuntan capaian kurikulum untuk kenaikan kelas maupun kelulusan, difokuskan pada pendidikan kecakapan hidup antara lain mengenai pandemi covid-19, aktivitas dan tugas pembelajaran belajar dari rumah dapat bervariasi antar siswa termasuk mempertimbangkan kesenjangan akses atau fasilitas belajar di rumah, bukti atau produk aktivitas belajar dari rumah diberi umpan balik yang sifat kualitatif dan berguna dari guru. Semua Sekolah langsung melaksanakan edaran Mendikbud tersebut tanpa persiapan dan strategi bagaimana pembelajaran jarak jauh tersebut dilaksanakan, termasuk SMANU M.H. Thamrin yang menjadi Subjek dalam penelitian ini meliputi siswa dan guru SMANU M.H. Thamrin. Data dikumpulkan dengan mengirimkan kuisioner online melalui google form dan observasi saat pembelajaran berlangsung. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan teknik analisis model interaktif Milles & Huberman dengan siklus mulai pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, verfikasi dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan yaitu: (1) Siswa, Guru, Tenaga Kependidikan dan Kepala Asrama telah memiliki dan telah menggunakan perangkat dasar yang dibutuhkan untuk mengikuti pembelajaran jarak jauh; (2) pembelajaran jarak jauh yang telah dilakukan, awalnya sesuai dengan jam belajar normal, namun sekolah merubah strategi belajar sehingga pembelajaran jarak jauh memiliki fleksibilitas dalam pelaksanaan dan dapat memotivasi untuk lebih aktif dalam belajar, baik belajar mandiri maupun berkelompok; dan (3) pembelajaran jarak jauh memungkinkan terjadinya social distancing dan dapat meminimalisir siswa berkumpul di lingkungan sekolah sehingga dapat mengurangi potensi penyebaran Covid-19 di lingkungan sekolah
Tantangan dan Peluang Pendidikan Tinggi Dalam Masa dan Pasca Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Indrawati Budi
Published: August 2020

As long as covid-19 vaccine has not been discovered,then teaching and learning activities will not run as before by face-to-face, but have changed by doing distance learning online, learning and work from home, social distancing and physical distancing. This has an impact on the emergence of changes in the implementation of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi activities, namely teaching and learning activities, research and community service, so that changes occur in the method of its implementation. The condition of the covid-19 pandemic is what creates threat and obstacles to be resolved and opportunity for college to be utilized. College opportunities to carry out technological transformation that began during the covid-19 pandemic. College opportunities have begun to open classes utilizing technology.

 

Selama belum ditemukannya vaksin covid-19, maka kegiatan belajar dan mengajar tidak akan berjalan seperti semula dengan cara melalui tatap muka, namun telah berubah dengan melakukan perkuliahan jarak jauh secara online, belajar dan bekerja dari rumah work from home dan social distancing serta physical distancing. Hal ini  berdampak kepada timbulnya perubahan pada pelaksanaan kegiatan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi  yaitu kegiatan belajar mengajar, penelitian dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat, sehingga  terjadi perubahan dalam metode pelaksanaannya. Kondisi adanya pandemik covid-19 inilah yang menimbulkan tantangan hambatan untuk diselesaikan dan peluang kesempatan untuk dimanfaatkan oleh pendidikan tinggi. Peluang pendidikan tinggi untuk melakukan transformasi teknologi yang dimulai di masa pandemi covid-19. Peluang pendidikan tinggi  mulai membuka kelas-kelas yang memanfaatkan teknologi.
Pendidikan Tinggi di Masa dan Pasca Covid-19
Authors: Sumantyo Franciscus Dwikotjo Sri
Published: August 2020

Beginning at the end of 2019 in various countries around the world and in Indonesia during the period of February 2020 has been shocked by a spectacular outbreak of a virus called Corona or Covid-19 (Corona Virus Diseases-19). This virus originally existed and developed in Wuhan China and its transmission spread very quickly throughout the world. So that the World Health Organization (WHO)(Jianxi Luo, 2020a), declared a world pandemic. Many victims fell and died, including in Indonesia and disrupt human life plus the unavailability of drugs or antidotes for this virus. All sectors in the world experience tremendous impact and ultimately jointly overcome in various ways so that transmission can be minimized, including in the field of education, especially higher education in Indonesia, many efforts have been made in the conditions and situations of teaching in the period and post-pandemic Covid-19. Government efforts in mobilizing and launching an independent campus and WFH-SFH (Nadiem Anwar Makarim, 2020a) are efforts to reduce and overcome Covid-19 servicing on campus and places of education whose potential is extraordinary, if contracting and other efforts undertaken to solve and explained in this study by each - higher education is an effort to minimize and reduce the impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Covid-19, pandemic, e-learning, independent campus, Study From Home (SFH)

 

Abstrak

Berawal akhir tahun 2019 di berbagai negara di belahan dunia dan di Indonesia dari bulan Pebruari 2020 telah dikejutkan oleh wabah spektakuler yaitu virus yang bernama Corona atau Covid-19 (Corona Virus Diseases-19). Virus ini awalnya ada dan berkembang di Wuhan China dan penularannya sangat cepat menyebar ke seluruh dunia. Sehingga oleh World Health Organization (WHO) (Jianxi Luo, 2020a), menyatakan pandemi dunia. Korban banyak berjatuhan dan meninggal dunia termasuk di Indonesia dan mengganggu kehidupan manusia ditambah belum tersedianya obat atau penangkal virus ini. Semua sektor di dunia mengalami dampak yang luar biasa dan pada akhirnya bersama-sama mengatasi dengan berbagai cara agar penularannya bisa diminimalisir, termasuk dalam bidang pendidikan, khususnya pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia telah banyak dilakukan upaya dalam kondisi dan situasi pengajaran di masa dan pasca pandemi Covid-19. Upaya pemerintah dalam menggerakkan dan mencanangkan kampus merdeka dan WFH-SFH (Nadiem Anwar Makarim, 2020a) adalah upaya untuk mengurangi dan mengatasi penyebaran Covid-19 di dalam kampus dan tempat pendidikan yang potensinya sangat luar biasa jika tertular dan upaya-upaya lain yang dilakukan untuk penanggulangannya dan dijelaskan dalam studi ini oleh masing-masing pendidikan tinggi adalah upaya dalam meminimalisir dan mengurangi dampak yang terjadi akibat pandemi Covid-19 ini.

Kata Kunci: Covid-19, pandemi, pembelajaran online, kampus merdeka, belajar dari rumah
Dampak COVID19 Pada Kesiapan Teknologi dan Penerimaan Teknologi di Kampus
Authors: Panday Rorim
Published: August 2020

Covid-19 is currently in Indonesia for more than 5 months. To prevent this disease becoming widespread, various strategies have been carried out, among others, by doing Lock Down and large-scale social restrictions. Community activities are affected. By relying on communication technology and IT including the Internet, people can still do activities even with limitations. Likewise, Higher Education got limited activities. For this reason, all teaching and learning activities used an online system known as e-learning. This paper conveys various activities on campus and its constraints during the covid-19. In general, the constraints aside from technological facilities are also obstacles from the academic community in matters relating to technology readiness and technology acceptance, which are delivered descriptively.

Keywords: Covid19, e-learning, technology readiness, technology acceptance

 

Abstrak

Covid-19 tengah melanda Indonesia saat Ini sudah 5 bulan lebih. Untuk mencegah wabah ini menjadi luas maka dilakukan berbagai strategi antara lain dengan melakukan Lock Down dan pembatasan social skala besar. Kegiatan masyarakat menjadi terpengaruh. Dengan mengandalkan teknologi komunikasi dan IT diantaranya Internet, masyarakat masih dapat melakukan Kegiatan walaupun dengan keterbatasan. Demikian juga dengan Perguruan tinggi, mengalami keterbatasan kegiatan. Untuk itu segala Kegiatan belajar mengajar menggunakan system daring yang dikenal dengan e-learning. Makalah ini menyampaikan macam-macam kegiatan di kampus dan kendalanya dalam masa covid-19. Secara umum kendalanya selain fasilitas teknologi juga kendala dari civitas akademika dalam hal yang terkait dengan kesiapan teknologi dan penerimaan teknologi, yang disampaikan secara diskriptif. 

Kata kunci: Covid19, e-learning, kesiapan teknologi, penerimaan teknologi
Peningkatan Lingkungan Bersih dan Sehat pada Desa Kedung Jaya Kecamatan Babelan Bekasi
Authors: Priatna Wowon , Warta Joni
Published: August 2020

Community service is carried out in Kedung Jaya village, Babelan, Bekasi Regency. The majority of the residents of Kedung Jaya Village make a living as farmers, livestock farmers and traders. The problems that occur in Kedung Jaya Village are the lack of culture to dispose of garbage in its place because there is no garbage collection, so that garbage is scattered, does not maintain cleanliness and neatness of the surrounding environment, and does not have regular work schedule. The solution offered with this problem is to carry out routine community service work, familiarize throwing garbage in its place by procuring waste bins in sub-villages 3 and 4, as well as re-educating waste with the 3R Method (Reduce, Reuse and Recyle). The service program received a positive response among the villagers, as evidenced by the participation of residents in each program. The results of the program that have been carried out are that the environment looks clean, the residents have started to get used to collecting garbage and burning it in available garbage bins and the public is familiar with knowledge of channeling to 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recyle).
Sosialisasi K3 tentang Bahaya Kelistrikan dan Kebakaran pada Desa Kedung Pengawas, Babelan, Kab, Bekasi
Authors: Saefudin Tubagus Hedi , Rosihan Rifda Ilahy , Sumanto  , Wiryawanti Viptia Esti
Published: August 2020

Safety Health ane Environment or we can call it (K3), which is a policy product used by the government and business actors in preventing accidents at work and reducing the risk of work-related accidents. In addition to K3, community knowledge about the dangers of electricity is still inadequate / lacking. This can result in electric shock during electrical installations in residents' homes or when fixing antennas at home. In addition to electric shock, errors in electrical installations can cause fires and cause harm to the community. Knowledge of K3 can provide knowledge to the public to be more careful in taking actions that can cause danger such as electric shock and fire. Based on these conditions, our Community Service Team at Bhayangkara University, Greater Jakarta will provide counseling on Sosialisasi K3 tentang Bahaya Kelistrikan dan Bahaya Kebakaran pada Desa Kedung Pengawas, Babelan, Kab. Bekasi.
Pelatihan Microsoft Office Pada Perangkat Desa Sukadaya, Kecamatan Sukawangi
Authors: Mugiarso  , Sugiyatno  , Atika Prima Dina , Ismaniah
Published: August 2020

Bekasi Regency Government will establish a long-term cooperation with the Ministry of Communication and Information for the development of data centers in the Regency of Bekasi, even the national data center will be built into the largest international data center that will unite 20,000 workers who provide assistance for its operation. Sukadaya Village is one of the villages located in Sukawangi District, Bekasi Regency. Sukadaya villagers are generally engaged in agriculture and labor. Fewer residents work as farmers, farm laborers, day laborers, and private workers. Village government is the village head or what is referred to by other names related to village officials, as not governed by the village government, Sukadaya village apparatus is still not familiar with information technology among others in the computer world. Seeing the job opportunities above, with this training is needed against the people of Bekasi in general, and specifically the community in the village of Sukadaya, can discuss about these opportunities. Village officials represent the residents in the village who will be an example of community members in their daily activities. With this village apparatus, knowledge is needed to support the work and activities, to facilitate the work in managing village administration, and can convey their knowledge to the community in their environment. The village officials will be given computer introduction materials which are then equipped with microsoft office applications. The aim is to provide training, improve and develop knowledge about village officials and play the role of instructor in education as a form of community service for those who carry out the duties of the Higher Education Tri Dharma. The method used is the method of practice and question and answer. After conducting training, village officials can use computers and use Microsoft office properly. Computer training on Sukadaya village apparatus can be used to manage computers properly and master Microsoft offices, to improve performance and be able to compete in the era of globalization.
Storytelling in foreign language teaching: Key aspects
Authors: Bagretsova Nina V.
Published: August 2020

Storytelling as a way of impressing people by means of stories has been used with various aims in numerous professional areas. The article investigates storytelling as an emerging but promising communicative method of teaching foreign languages both for general and for specific (professional) purposes. The origin and the background of the storytelling method as well as the current formats of exploiting stories in the practical language pedagogy are reviewed. The notion of “story” is defined in the context of storytelling from the standpoint of language teaching methodology. The criteria for the selection of stories relevant with regard to educational objectives are specified. The technology for language teaching utilizing short engaging stories presented in the course of oral interaction between the teacher and the learners is proposed, the key practical aspects of the technology being considered. The versatility of storytelling as a powerful tool in teaching all basic language skills is demonstrated. Its value for the development of the learners’ communicative and cultural competencies, their emotional intelligence and creative abilities is argued.
Have we reproduced Rat Park? Conceptual but not direct replication of the protective effects of social and environmental enrichment in addiction
Authors: Khoo Shaun Yon-Seng
Published: August 2020

The Rat Park studies are classic experiments in addiction neuroscience, yet they have not been successfully replicated directly and several serious methodological criticisms have been raised. However, the conceptual reproducibility of the Rat Park studies is supported by both contemporaneous and subsequent research. Contemporaneous research on social and environmental enrichment frequently found social isolation rendered rats less sensitive to the effects of drugs of abuse. The Rat Park studies therefore confirmed the importance of social and environmental enrichment and extended this literature to suggest that enrichment reduced opioid consumption. Subsequent studies have also demonstrated social and environmental enrichment reduces drug consumption. However, there are also several papers reporting no effects of enrichment (or ‘negative’ results) and caveats from studies that show genes, age, sex and drug of abuse are all important parameters. While the Rat Park studies did not use methods that are reliable by current standards, enrichment has been shown to reliably reduce opioid consumption and this effect can generalise to other drugs of abuse.
Project Based Learning Implementation to Student's Scientific Attitude and Creativity Improvement
Authors: Aep Saepudin
Published: August 2020

ABSTRACT

Scientific attitude and creativity of students in processing information when the learning process is still low. The purpose of this study is 1) to obtain data on the implementation of project based learning model learning can improve scientific attitudes, 2) to determine the implementation of project based learning model learning can increase student creativity. The method used in this research is the experimental method with the technique of sampling by cluster random sampling. The research instrument used was the task and rubric of students' scientific attitudes and creativity. Data analysis techniques normality, homogeneity and hypothesis. The hypothesis t=4.476 means that the implementation of the project based learning model of learning can improve scientific attitudes. The hypothesis t=8.486 means that the project based learning model of learning can increase student creativity. The conclusion is the implementation of the project based learning model of learning can improve students' scientific attitudes and creativity. Teachers should apply a project based learning model with video media on waste recycling materials.
Ethnobiology Study on Nature and Processing Plants and Animals in Traditional Sea-Picking of Banyuwangi Regency
Authors: Sylvia Rimbanita Purwanto  , Ika Lia Novenda  , Narulita Erlia
Published: August 2020

The traditional sea-picking ceremony is a ritual carried out by the community as a form of gratitude for the abundance of sustenance provided by God, as well as for asking the safety of fishermen. Besides aiming for blessings and safety, the traditional sea picking ceremony also has an important role as a means of communication for fishermen and maintaining harmony among religious communities, therefore this traditional sea picking ceremony must be held once every year. The purpose of this study was to observe the nature and processing of plants and animals at sea picking ceremony and to find out the Use Value (UV) of plants, animals and the natural environment used. Sampling of informants was done by Purposive Sampling and Snowball Sampling; data obtained using semistructured interviews with open ended question types. The results showed there were 66 species from 37 plant families and 3 species from two animal families. While the Use Value (UV) analysis indicates that there were 12 plant species and one animal species that have a high Use Value (UV) which is 1, it shows that the species is most widely used in traditional sea picking ceremonies. Generally, it needs more efforts for further conservation.
FFC’s Advancement of the Establishment of Functional Food Science
Authors: Martirosyan Danik , Liufu Jack
Published: August 2020

The Functional Food Center (FFC) has previously defined functional food as foods which have scientifically-proven benefits toward improving general health and ameliorating the effects of chronic diseases. Given this useful working definition of functional food, it’s now imperative to delineate and establish a field of functional food science. Currently, there are no published articles on what functional food science is. Defining functional food science is necessary so that a legitimate field can be established and recognized by the government as well as a global network of researchers and scientists. In this way, appropriate funding and advancements can be made, and functional foods can make their way towards significantly improving the lives of people in the United States and also around the world, as is the goal. As a result of this need, functional food science will be defined as the process of preparing functional foods as well as a field intersecting the realms of health and medical treatment. In this sense, functional food science not only deals with preparing functional foods but also with the efficacy of their health benefits. More specifically, as sciences are often defined by their processes, functional food science can be defined as the comprehensive, aggregate, interdisciplinary, and collaborative processes of: establishing a target and finding a bioactive compound that enables that effect, finding the correlated measurable biomarker, running testing to find proper dosage and effectiveness, performing clinical trials to ensure efficacy, creating the functional food with an informative label, releasing to market and running epidemiological studies to verify it. Although this understanding and definition is nascent, this can be a starting ground for the FDA and other governmental bodies, as well as the scientific and functional food community, to develop a robust, extrapolatable, and useful outline of functional food science. With an established field of functional food science, functional foods can be researched, produced, and made official and trustworthy, so that there can be large positive impacts on public health, both in disease prevention and in maintenance of good health.
Sozialität als vernachlässigte Säule der Entrepreneurship Education – oder: Wie Szenariotechnik und Zukunftswerkstatt Gründungskulturen beleben können
Authors: Engartner Tim
Published: August 2020

Gerade in einer Zeit, in der sich die Wirtschaft im Zuge der Coronapandemie nachhaltig abzukühlen droht und Branchen wie die deutsche Automobilindustrie durch technische Umbrüche in Richtung Elektromobilität in Bedrängnis geraten, muss die hierzulande sinkende Gründungsquote als besorgniserregend bezeichnet werden. Davon ausgehend, dass sich Entrepreneurship Education mit Blick auf den schulischen Bildungsauftrag aber nur dann legitimieren lässt, wenn das Gelernte allgemeinbildenden Charakter hat, ein persönlichkeitsbildender Gehalt zu identifizieren ist und transferfähiges Wissen aus dem exemplarischen Zugriff auf lebens- und arbeitsweltliche Phänomene abgeleitet werden kann, werden die in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Bildung etablierten Methoden „Szenariotechnik“ und „Zukunftswerkstatt“ dargestellt.
Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the management of patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Song Hyun Jin , Seo Hyun-Ju , Kim Donghwi
Published: August 2020

OBJECTIVES: High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) has recently been used to control pain and symptom improvement in knee osteoarthritis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of HILT in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: We conducted a search of articles in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases up to March 2020 for randomized controlled trials investigating HILT intervention, placebo, or active intervention as comparator groups for alleviating pain in knee osteoarthritis. Two independent reviewers evaluated the methodological quality and extracted pain and functional outcomes using a pre-specified form. A meta-analysis was performed using an inverse-variance random effect model. Heterogeneity was assessed using Higgins I2 with p-values. RESULTS: Six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this meta-analysis. For VAS pain, 334 patients from four studies showed that HILT significantly decreased pain compared to the control (MD, -1.18; 95% CI, -1.68 to -0.69). HILT significantly improved WOMAC stiffness (SMD -1.00; 95% CI -1.32, -0.68) and function (SMD, -5.36; 95% CI -7.39 to -3.34) compared to the control. CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of HILT on pain, stiffness, and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis is promising. However, due to the limited number of studies, further randomized controlled trials with large, well-designed samples are needed.
Normal response to tibial neurodynamic test in asymptomatic subjects
Authors: Bueno-Gracia Elena , Malo-Urriés Miguel , Montaner-Cuello Alberto , Borrella-Andrés Sergio , López-de-Celis Carlos
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND: The straight leg raise test (SLR) is one of the most performed physical tests for mechanosensitivity and impairment of the nervous system. According to the anatomy of the tibial nerve, ankle dorsiflexion and eversion movements could be used to perform the tibial neurodynamic test (TNT). To date, no study has documented the normal responses of the TNT. OBJECTIVE: To document normal responses of the TNT in asymptomatic individuals and to investigate influences from sex and leg dominance. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 44 asymptomatic volunteer subjects, a total of 88 lower limbs, was carried out. The range of motion (ROM), quality, and distribution of sensory responses were recorded. The hip flexion ROM was measured when subjects reported an intensity of their symptoms of 2/10 (P1) and 8/10 (P2). RESULTS: The mean ROM for hip flexion at P1 was 44.22 ± 13.13∘ and 66.73 ± 14.30∘ at P2. Hip flexion was significantly greater at P2 than P1 (p< 0.001). However, it was not different between sex or limbs (p> 0.05). The descriptor of the quality of sensory responses most often used by participants was stretching (88.6% and 87.5% for P1 and P2, respectively) in the popliteal fossa and posterior calf. CONCLUSIONS: This study describes the sensory responses of asymptomatic subjects resulting from the TNT. Our findings indicate that TNT responses are independent of the influence of sex or leg dominance.
A fourteen-lncRNA risk score system for prognostic prediction of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: Song Jia-Yi , Li Xiao-Ping , Qin Xiu-Jiao , Zhang Jing-Dong , Zhao Jian-Yu , Wang Rui
Published: August 2020

Growing evidence has underscored long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) serving as potential biomarkers for cancer prognosis. However, systematic tracking of a lncRNA signature for prognosis prediction in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been accomplished yet. Here, comprehensive analysis with differential gene expression analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was performed to identify the lncRNA signature for prediction of the overall survival of NSCLC patients. A risk-score model based on a 14-lncRNA signature was identified, which could classify patients into high-risk and low-risk groups and show poor and improved outcomes, respectively. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve revealed that the risk-score model has good performance with high AUC value. Multivariate Cox’s regression model and stratified analysis indicated that the risk-score was independent of other clinicopathological prognostic factors. Furthermore, the risk-score model was competent for the prediction of metastasis-free survival in NSCLC patients. Moreover, the risk-score model was applicable for prediction of the overall survival in the other 30 caner types of TCGA. Our study highlighted the significant implications of lncRNAs as prognostic predictors in NSCLC. We hope the lncRNA signature could contribute to personalized therapy decisions in the future.
Investigation of GSTP1 and epigenetic regulators expression pattern in a population of Iranian patients with prostate cancer
Authors: Mohammadi Mahan , Irani Shiva , Salahshourifar Iman , Hosseini Jalil , Moradi Afshin , Pouresmaeili Farkhondeh
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death in many countries. It is important to diagnose the disease in the early stages. Current methods detect the disease with low specificity. Examining the expression of genes responsible for disease and their epigenetic regulators are good tools in this regard. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective case-control study, 40 Iranian patients with cancer, 40 Iranian patients with prostate hyperplasia, and 40 control samples were examined. After blood sampling from each individual, RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis, GSTP1, HDAC, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B expressions were measured in three understudy groups using specific primers and Real-Time PCR method. RESULTS: A reverse correlation was identified between loss of GSTP1 expression and overexpression of HDAC, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B (P value < 0.0001) with a beneficial pattern of cancer development with high efficiency. The significant decrease of GSTP1 expression in patients in comparison to the healthy controls and the elevated expression levels of the studied epigenetic regulators in PCA and BPH samples indicate the impact of the regulators on GSTP1 expression activity. CONCLUSION: This study showed that the measurement of combined GSTP1 and its epigenetic regulators’ expression could be used as suitable genetic markers for the detection and separation of healthy individuals from prostatic patient groups in the Iranian population. However, a similar study in a larger population of case and control could help us to distinguish between normal, benign, and malignant conditions.
Nanobodies as versatile tools: A focus on targeted tumor therapy, tumor imaging and diagnostics
Authors: Al-Baradie Raid Saleem
Published: August 2020

Monoclonal antibodies and vaccines have widely been studied for the immunotherapy of cancer, though their large size appears to limit their functionality in solid tumors, in large part due to unique properties of tumor microenvironment. Smaller formats of antibodies have been developed to throw such restrictions. These small format antibodies include antigen binding fragments, single-chain variable fragments, single variable domain of camelid antibody (so-called nanobody (Nb) or VHH). Since their serendipitous discovery, nanobodies have been studies at length in the fields of research, diagnostics and therapy. These antigen binding fragments, originating from camelid heavy-chain antibodies, possess unusual hallmarks in terms of (small) size, stability, solubility and specificity, hence allowing cost-effective production and sometimes out performing monoclonal antibodies. In addition, these small camelid heavy-chain antibodies are highly adaptable tools for cancer research as they enable specific modulation of targets, enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins alike. Molecular imaging studies benefit from the rapid, homogeneous tumor accumulation of nanobodies and their fast blood clearance, permitting previously unattainable fast tumor visualization. Moreover, they are endowed with considerable therapeutic potential as inhibitors of receptor-ligand pairs and deliverers of drugs or drug-loaded nanoparticles towards tumors. In this review, we shed light on the current status of nanobodies in diagnosis and imaging of tumor and exploiting nanobodies revert immunosuppressive events, modulation of immune checkpoints, and as deliverers of drugs for targeted tumor therapy.
An efficient multi-classifier method for differential diagnosis
Authors: Ershadi Mohammad Mahdi , Seifi Abbas
Published: August 2020

There are many useful data mining methods for diagnosis of diseases and cancers. However, early diagnosis of a disease or cancer could significantly affect the chance of patient survival in some cases. The objective of this study is to develop a method for helping accurate diagnosis of different diseases based on various classification methods. Knowledge collection from domain experts is challenging, inaccessible and time-consuming; so we design a multi-classifier using a dynamic classifier and clustering selection approach to takes advantages of these methods based on data. We combine Forward-backward and Principal Component Analysis for feature reduction. The multi-classifier evaluates three clustering methods and ascertains the best classification methods in each cluster based on some training data. In this study, we use ten datasets taken from Machine Learning Repository datasets of the University of California at Irvine (UCI). The proposed multi-classifier improves both computation time and accuracy as compared with all other classification methods. It achieves maximum accuracy with minimum standard deviation over the sampled datasets.
Current status of wireless power transfer technology and its enhanced capabilities with integration of soft-switched power converters
Authors: Upadhyay Prashant
Published: August 2020

Soft-switched wireless power transfer system combines the advantages of both wireless power transfer (WPT) and soft-switching technology. In WPT systems, high-frequency power electronic converters are crucial part for coupling/decoupling to transfer power from sending end to receiving end without any physical contact. Soft-switching of power electronic converters can mitigate conduction losses and increase the efficiency. This paper comprises of the technical review and advancements in the technological developments of soft-switched wireless power transfer systems. This work identifies and validates the trends and challenges related to soft-switched wireless power transfer system in the current scenario. This study establishes that reaping the benefits of this technology will need a few more years of research and development. Characterization of various methods and results found in literature for various application are discussed in detail, which provides an in-depth summary of soft-switched wireless power transfer design aspects.
Innovative technological advancements to improve cognitive and social skills of students with neurodevelopmental disorders
Authors: Manta Ourania , Androutsou Thelma , Anastasiou Athanasios , Koumpouros Yiannis , Matsopoulos George , Koutsouris Dimitrios
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND:

A major concern that is being increasingly addressed in modern educational environments is the ability to present equal accessibility opportunities to students with neurodevelopmental conditions and disorders as for typically developing children.

OBJECTIVE:

The main objective of the paper is to employ innovative technological advancements merged with evidence-based practices in order to teach, improve and generalise social skills for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically children with High Functioning Autism (HFA) as well as children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

METHODS:

The development of a personalized solution adapted to the needs of each student is proposed. The platform will be composed of three main modules (Content Management, Emotional Analysis and Personalization). The target group is students of the Primary Years Program and Middle Years Program.

EXPECTED RESULTS:

Improved communicational and interactional capability of people with disabilities and facilitate social innovation; more affordable technologies and products that support interactions for people with disabilities, and new generation of services that are highly adaptable and personalisable to individual contexts.

CONCLUSIONS:

In order to achieve the optimum output/result of the system the procedure need to be implemented and reviewed by all involved parties.
A portable plantar pressure system: Specifications, design, and preliminary results
Authors: Ostaszewski Michal , Pauk Jolanta , Lesniewski Kacper
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in developing in-shoe foot plantar pressure systems. Although such devices are not novel, devising insole devices for gait analysis is still an important issue. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to develop a new portable system for plantar pressure distribution measurement based on a three-axis accelerometer. METHODS: The portable system includes: PJRC Teensy 3.6 microcontroller with 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 microprocessor with a clock speed of 180 MHz; HC-11 radio modules (transmitter and receiver); a battery; a fixing band; pressure sensors; MPU-9150 inertial navigation module; and FFC tape. The pressure insole is leather-based and consists of seven layers. It is divided into 16 areas and the outcome of the system is data concerning plantar pressure distribution under foot during gait. The system was tested on 22 healthy volunteer subjects, and the data was compared with a commercially available system: Medilogic. RESULT: The SNR value for the proposed sensor is 28.27 dB. For a range of pressure of 30–100 N, the sensitivity is 0.0066 V/N while the linearity error is 0.05. The difference in plantar pressure from both the portable plantar pressure system and Medilogic is not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The proposed system could be recommended for research applications both inside and outside of a typical gait laboratory.
Quantitative body symmetry assessment during neurological examination
Authors: Daunoraviciene Kristina , Ziziene Jurgita , Ovcinikova Agne , Kizlaitiene Rasa , Griskevicius Julius
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND: A lack of movement coordination characterized by the undershoot or overshoot of the intended location with the hand, arm, or leg is often found in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Standardized as Finger-to-Nose (FNT) and The Heel-to-Shin (HST) tests are the most frequently used tests for qualitative examination of upper and lower body coordination. Inertial sensors facilitate in performing quantitative motion analysis and by estimating body symmetry more accurately assess coordination lesion and imbalance. OBJECTIVES: To assess the body symmetry of upper and lower limbs quantitatively, and to find the best body symmetry indices to discriminate MS from healthy individuals (CO). METHODS: 28 MS patients and 23 CO participated in the study. Spatiotemporal parameters obtained from six Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) were placed on the upper and lower extremities during FNT and HST tests. All data were analyzed using statistical methods in MATLAB. RESULTS: Asymmetry indices of temporal parameters showed a significant increase in upper body and lower body asymmetry of MS compared to CO. However, CO have a greater kinematic asymmetry compared to MS. CONCLUSION: Temporal parameters are the most sensitive to body asymmetry evaluation. However, range of motion is completely inappropriate if it is calculated for one movement cycle.
1970-1971 o la economía pendular
Authors: Gorosquieta Javier
Published: August 2020

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Pengaruh Experiential Marketing, Kepuasan Pelanggan, dan Citra Rumah Makan Terhadap Loyalitas Pelanggan (Studi Empirik Pada Rumah Makan Saung Mansur Banjarnegara)
Authors: Efendi Bahtiar
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pengaruh experiential marketing, kepuasan pelanggan, dan citra rumah makan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan di Rumah Makan Saung Mansur. Populasi penelitian ini difokuskan pada pelanggan Rumah Makan Saung Mansur dan sampel sebanyak 120 responden, dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah experiential marketing, kepuasan pelanggan, citra rumah makan, dan loyalitas pelanggan. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode kuesioner yang diukur dengan menggunakan skala likert. Untuk menganalisis memakai metode analisis deskriptif persentase dan analisis regresi berganda. Melihat dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa: variabel experiential marketing, kepuasan pelanggan, dan citra rumah makan memiliki dampak positif terhadap loyalitas pelanggan.
A measure of control of submerging and surfacing of an Autonomous underwater vehicle for exploring underwater of rivers
Authors: Tan Le Khanh , Huy Tran Ngoc , Hoang Pham Huy
Published: August 2020

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) known, as a special purpose underwater research vehicle (SPURV) is really a pocket submarine that could be used in multipurpose such as meteorology, probing the pollution of stream, military spying, exploring an underwater tunnel or wrecked ships and other purposes. With the reason of the power of battery inside of AUV is limited, the aim of this paper is to represent an effect way of control the submerging and surfacing of an AUV in order to save energy for a longer time service or a deeper and further expedition under water. In fact, there are so many ways for saving energy of the battery of AUV and in this paper, the selection of keeping permanently the horizontal direction of the AUV in any operation as the situation of a real submarine is applied. The diving and surfacing of AUV are consigned to the motor of the pump that consumes a little of energy to keep the proportion of the weight and the Archimedes force by pumping water inside or outside of the AUV. The selection of volume of pumped water is considered as a dynamic ballast mass for maintaining the horizontal equilibrium of the AUV at the time of submerging and surfacing. In the other hand, the controlling of the gravity point of AUV for maintaining a fixed position of gravity of the AUV when submerging and surfacing are the main factors of the paper that is also investigated in this paper. Finally, the motor of the propeller or thruster that always spends a great energy has committed only for forward or backward motion of the AUV. In this measure, the motor of thruster does not confronted with a great consummation of energy when submerging and surfacing in an oblique direction as almost all popular measures of control of AUV.
建筑电气防雷接地设计要点浅析
Authors: 王 春华
Published: August 2020

随着我国科技技术不断发展和进步,对建筑电气的设计的各方面要求也随着人们的要求和认识在不断提升。对于建筑物来说,防雷接地设计是一项非常重要的工作,其设计质量的好坏直接影响着整个建筑物能否安全地使用。为了防止雷击事故的发生,必须要了解防雷接地装置可能出现的最大电位,在设计中采取相应的措施。本文就对建筑物的防雷接地设计做出一些相关经验的总结和分析,同时也为此类设计做出系列的参考借鉴。
基于绿色室内设计理念的办公空间设计课程研究
Authors: 唐 紫蓓
Published: August 2020

随着技术变革逐渐加快,对环境产生的破坏也日益严重,环保节能和绿色发展受到了社会各界更多的关注和重视。快节奏的生活和工作已经增加了人们的心理压力,如果办公室环境依然不够良好,那么工作心情和工作效率也会受到影响。现代办公空间设计正在向着生态化方向发展,在设计中引进绿色室内设计理念十分重要,考虑人性化设计的同时还要考虑动态发展因素,研究更加符合现代人心理和生理需求的办公环境。本文主要研究绿色室内设计理念在办公室空间设计课程中的应用,希望本文的研究可以促进绿色节能设计的进一步发展和应用。
钻孔灌注桩技术在建筑工程施工中的应用研究
Authors: 王 伟夫
Published: August 2020

现阶段,我国建筑工程发展水平显著提高,钻孔灌注桩技术在建筑工程施工中也得以广泛应用,其可有效加强建筑结构的稳定性和安全性。钻孔灌注桩技术也成为建筑工程施工中的重要组成部分。本文就将分析钻孔灌注桩技术在建筑工程施工中的具体应用,以供借鉴。
新时期水利工程施工技术的几点思考
Authors: 冯 涛
Published: August 2020

水利工程的建设直接影响我县的经济和人们的生活水平,是我县重要的建设工程。随着社会经济的高速发展,人们对水利工程也提出了更高的要求。为了满足这些需求,就要不断的加强施工管理,提高水利工程施工技术水平,以此来提高水利工程的施工质量。本文对新时期水利工程施工技术提出几点思考,以此希望能对新时期水利工程的发展有所帮助。
水利水电工程现场安全施工管理的优化措施
Authors: 才 吾来
Published: August 2020

水利水电工程是一项对国家有利,对人们有利的民生工程。由于水利工程施工难度较大,环境复杂,技术繁杂,既有水下作业,又有高空作业,与普通工程相比,既有类似之处,又有着独特之处。因此在施工过程中经常会出现事故隐患,要降低事故隐患的出现概率就要及时发现检查危险源,保证施工过程的安全性。本文笔者根据工作实践经验对水利水电工程现场安全施工管理进行了分析探讨。
架空输电线路雷击跳闸原因及其防雷措施探讨
Authors: 吴 佳 , 陈 士超 , 刘 士嘉
Published: August 2020

我国越来越多的架空输电线路建设在山区、丘陵及旷野地带,遭遇雷电等强对流天气的次数也相对增多,架空输电线路的雷击跳闸故障次数也随之上升。本文分析了架空输电线路雷击跳闸的原因及工作中遇到的问题,并提出一些有效的防雷措施。
开都河调蓄性水利工程对下游洪水的影响分析
Authors: 龚 节卫
Published: August 2020

对开都河洪水、水利工程进行阐述,并以开都河两河入河口处(乌拉斯台河和黄水沟汇入口)为节点,分别对有、无调蓄性水利工程影响下的设计洪峰流量计算。通过对设计成果的对比分析,中游蓄滞性水利工程对开都河下游洪水影响较大,下游水利工程设计洪水时应考虑中游蓄滞性工程的影响。
水资源配置工程长距离大口径倒虹吸调压设施选择及水锤研究
Authors: 孙 宏磊
Published: August 2020

水资源配置工程长距离大口径倒虹吸调压设施选择,对于倒虹吸的水锤控制具有重要影响。本文分别从输水管道系统压力的相关规定和调压设施的类型及特点系统介绍了倒虹吸调压设施的选择。分别从阻抗式调压、气垫式调压和弯管溢流式调压三个方面深入探讨了倒虹吸设置调压室的调压方案。分别从不设调压室方案对建筑物的要求、不设调压室方案对闸阀的操作要求以及倒虹吸出口闸门调节流量规律倒虹吸对不设置调压室的调压方案进行了深入分析。设置调压室和不设置调压室都有相应的优点,设置调压室等调压设施,阀门的操作速度相对比较快,可以有效降低水锤现象的出现；不设置调压设施,工程造价低、施工方便。希望通过本文介绍,可以为水资源配置工程长距离大口径倒虹吸调压设施选择及水锤研究提供一定的参考。
浅谈如何加强黄河防汛抢险队伍建设
Authors: 袁 月杰
Published: August 2020

对黄河做好防洪工作,保障了黄河沿岸人民生命和财产的安全,提升黄河沿岸经济效益。但是对于黄河下游来讲,在防洪方面存在较多的短板,对大家日常生活有着很大的威胁,虽然在下游已经实行了搬迁的工作,但是还是有几百万的居民受着黄河洪水的威胁,在此种状况下一定要加强黄河防汛抢修队伍的建设,保障大家日常生活中的安全,基于此种状况,本文对加强黄河防汛抢险队伍的建设策略进行了简单的探讨,以供相关人员的参考。
论港口安全生产管理问题及对策
Authors: 王 旭修
Published: August 2020

如今,我国城市发展速度不断极快,为推进城市间贸易往来的更好发展,对港口建设也提出了更高的要求。为此,本文从港口生产安全的研究背景及意义出发,在对港口安全生产管理中存在的主要问题进行全面分析的基础上,也就优化解决对策予以了详细说明,希望能够为保障我国港口建设的更好发展提供一些思路上的参考。
高效节水灌溉技术在农田水利工程中的应用探究
Authors: 刘 馨
Published: August 2020

中国属于一个农业大国,农业的发展受到了很大的关注与重视。随着我国农业水平的快速提升,同时也暴露出诸多农业问题,农业灌溉用水困难是其中一个突出的问题。目前,农田水利工程的高效节水灌溉技术需要进一步完善,本文研究高效节水灌溉技术在农田水利工程中的应用,提高灌溉效率,促进农业经济发展。
Comunicación y poder en la escuela. Una mirada desde la pedagogía crítica
Authors: Perales Mejia Felipe de Jesus
Published: August 2020

El texto de la doctora Sandra Vega Villarreal puede tener múltiples lecturas, dependiendo de los propósitos del lector. En este caso, la reseña se propone analizar el texto con fines didácticos, para aquellos que se inician en la investigación educativa en relación con la identificación de la perspectiva epistemológica, ontológica y metodológica del estudio. En este sentido, el contenido de la reseña gira en torno al paradigma de investigación, las orientaciones teóricas, la estrategia metodológica, los recursos y técnicas de investigación, así como algunos aportes y limitaciones, terminando con algunas conclusiones.
“Aprender matemáticas es resolver problemas”: creencias de estudiantes de bachillerato acerca de las matemáticas
Authors: García González María del Socorro , Cortés Ortega Jessica , Rodríguez Vásquez Flor Monserrat
Published: August 2020

Para gestionar el aprendizaje de las matemáticas, es decir, la adquisición y uso de recursos para crear un entorno en el que la matemática sea accesible a los estudiantes, es necesario investigar los aspectos que lo promueven, como lo cognitivo, lo didáctico, lo tecnológico, lo afectivo, entre otros. Particularmente, desde lo afectivo, en este artículo se analizan cuatro tipos de creencias de estudiantes de bachillerato: 1) creencias de autoeficacia en matemáticas, 2) creencias sobre la enseñanza de las matemáticas, 3) creencias sobre el aprendizaje de las matemáticas, y 4) creencias sobre la evaluación en matemáticas. La investigación es de corte cualitativo, se accedió a las creencias de los estudiantes mediante un cuestionario, y los datos se examinaron bajo un análisis temático. Los resultados evidencian tres niveles de autoeficacia: baja, media y alta, asociadas a entender los temas de matemáticas. Se identificó también una tendencia a creer que aprender matemáticas es resolver problemas, y respecto a la enseñanza de las matemáticas, las creencias de los estudiantes están asociadas a las actividades que ellos y el profesor realizan en clases. Las creencias de evaluación en matemáticas están asociadas a la asignación de una calificación.
Aproximación a la orientación de las maestrías a través de la voz de sus agentes
Authors: Castro Marcano Silvia Elisa , López Ramírez Enrique
Published: August 2020

Existe poca literatura que aborde específicamente el tema del significado de las orientaciones en el posgrado mexicano, en tal sentido, el objetivo del texto que aquí se presenta es identificar las características de las orientaciones en el posgrado y comprender el significado de dichas orientaciones desde una perspectiva enfocada en las prácticas situadas, mediante el contraste de los lineamientos normativos emanados por los organismos rectores, con la puesta en práctica de los mismos representada a través de las perspectivas de los coordinadores de distintos programas, algunos con orientación a la investigación y otros profesionalizantes, enmarcados en distintos centros universitarios de la Universidad de Guadalajara.