bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Network analysis applied to post-concussion symptoms in two mild traumatic brain injury samples
Authors: Faulkner Josh W. , Theadom Alice , Snell Deborah L. , Williams Matt N.
Published: July 2023

Objective

A latent disease explanation cannot exclusively explain post-concussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Network analysis offers an alternative form of explanation for relationships between symptoms. The study aimed to apply network analysis to post-concussion symptoms in two different mTBI cohorts; an acute treatment-seeking sample and a sample 10 years post-mTBI.

Method

The treatment-seeking sample (n = 258) were on average 6 weeks post-injury; the 10 year post mTBI sample (n = 193) was derived from a population-based incidence and outcomes study (BIONIC). Network analysis was completed on post-concussion symptoms measured using the Rivermead Post-Concussion Questionnaire.

Results

In the treatment-seeking sample, frustration, blurred vision, and concentration difficulties were central to the network. These symptoms remained central in the 10 year post mTBI sample. A Network Comparison Test revealed evidence of a difference in network structure across the two samples (p = 0.045). However, the only symptoms that showed significant differences in strength centrality across samples were irritability and restlessness.

Conclusion

The current findings suggest that frustration, blurred vision and concentration difficulties may have an influential role in the experience and maintenance of post-concussion symptoms. The impact of these symptoms may remain stable over time. Targeting and prioritising the management of these symptoms may be beneficial for mTBI rehabilitation.
Energy expenditure and weight-related behaviors in youth with Down syndrome: a protocol
Authors: Polfuss Michele , Bandini Linda G. , Ravelli Michele N. , Huang Zijian , Moosreiner Andrea , Schoeller Dale A. , Huang Chiang-Ching , Ding Dan , Berry Cristen , Marston Emma , Hussain Azeem , Shriver Timothy C. , Sawin Kathleen J.
Published: July 2023

Background

The consequences of obesity are ominous, yet healthcare professionals are not adequately preventing or treating obesity in youth with Down syndrome (DS). Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is the energy expended in 24 h through physical activity and life-sustaining physiologic processes. An individual's TDEE is essential for determining the daily caloric intake needed to maintain or change body weight. Successful prevention and treatment of obesity in youth with DS is severely compromised by the lack of data on TDEE and information on weight-related behaviors for this high-risk population. This manuscript describes the protocol for the federally funded study that is in process to determine daily energy expenditure in a large cohort of children with DS.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study will include a national sample of 230 youth with DS, stratified by age (5–11 and 12–18 years of age) and sex. Doubly Labeled Water analysis will provide the criterion body fat%, fat-free mass, and TDEE. To increase accessibility and decrease the burden on participants, the entire study, including obtaining consent and data collection, is conducted virtually within the participant's home environment on weekdays and weekends. The study team supervises all data collection via a video conferencing platform, e.g., Zoom. This study will (1) examine and determine average TDEE based on age and sex, (2) develop a prediction equation based on measured TDEE to predict energy requirements with a best-fit model based on fat-free mass, sex, age, and height and/or weight, and (3) use 24-hour dietary recalls, a nutrition and physical activity screener, wearable devices, and sleep questionnaire to describe the patterns and quality of dietary intake, sleep, and physical activity status in youth with DS.

Discussion

The lack of accurate information on energy expenditure and weight-related behaviors in youth with DS significantly impedes the successful prevention and treatment of obesity for this vulnerable population. The findings of this study will provide a further understanding of weight-related behaviors as obesity risk factors, currently not well understood for this population. This study will advance the science of weight management in individuals with disabilities and shift clinical practice paradigms.
The Use of Mulch and Shading Improves the Survival of Sclerophyllous Species Established in Island Plots in Central Chile
Authors: Martínez-Herrera Eduardo , Bravo Valeria , Grez Iván , Vaswani Suraj , Toro Nicole , Yáñez Marco A. , Espinoza Sergio E. , Abarca Betsabé , Faundez Ángela , Quiroz Iván , Magni Carlos R.
Published: July 2023

Climate change is threatening the restoration efforts in Mediterranean ecosystems, and there is still little knowledge about the responses of some sclerophyllous species to plant management techniques. This study assessed the effects of the planting date, use of mulch, and controlling light levels on the early survival and growth of sclerophyllous species established in island plots. A factorial design was installed in the Metropolitan Region of central Chile, with a treatment combination that included three planting dates (January: midsummer, April: autumn, and June: winter), three light levels (full sun exposed (T0), shaded at 35% (T35), and shaded at 70% (T70)), and two mulch levels (no mulch versus mulch application). Additionally, we tested the species effects within the island plot. We measured survival, as well as plant diameter and height increments, 1 year after establishment. Each island plot contained three seedlings of Acacia caven Mol., two of Quillaja saponaria Mol., two of Maytenus boaria Mol., one of Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera, and one of Cryptocarya alba (Mol.) Losser. We found a significant main effect for all the factors assessed. Despite the high mortality in the trial, survival was increased around fourfold by planting in winter, using mulch, or using either of the shading levels. At the species level, average survival ranged from 7% for C. alba to 27% for S. polygamous. To increase plant survival in the restoration of this ecosystem, it is necessary to intensify the management techniques and the use of these types of eco-technologies; if not, the restoration may fail.
Finding the Hidden Legacies of African American (and Other) Families
Authors: Davis Robert Scott
Published: July 2023

Documenting and finding lost family history proves as daunting as locating vital statistics, but the effort to perform such a genealogical feat should be undertaken, for good reason, as the resulting information can prove rewarding. This commentary discusses research methods, effective methods, and materials for finding documentation of family history with a special emphasis on African American genealogy. Commonly used strategies are listed with successful examples and recommended sources. The article concludes with an affirmation of the value of research on ancestors beyond just vital records.
The Healthy Homes Partnership: A Cooperative Extension Model
Authors: Booth Laura , Peek Gina
Published: July 2023

This article highlights the accomplishments of the Healthy Homes Partnership, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since the program began in 1999, funds totaling $2.7 million have been distributed to 34 states and Virgin Islands Extension programs through a competitive process. Extension professionals have used the funds as seed grants to conduct research, create programming materials, and foster relationships with stakeholders. The Partnership is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) supported U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) national outreach program.
Externships in Sustainability Program as an Outreach Tool for Extension
Authors: Apel Mark , Mostafa Ayman , Brandau Bill , Garfin Gregg
Published: July 2023

In 2011, Arizona Cooperative Extension implemented Externships in Sustainability, a program in which undergraduate students conduct community-based sustainability projects. In contrast to internships, in which students shadow a professional, externship students apply their skills to community outreach. Extension faculty proposed projects and recruited undergraduates from within their communities to execute the projects. Students were given responsibility for planning, implementation, and Extension. Agents, students, and communities have benefited from improved relationships between the university and communities, and through rainwater harvesting, community gardens, and other projects to increase resilience. Extension programs in other states could adopt this model to reap similar benefits.
Perceived Impact of the 2011 Texas 4-H Roundup on Participants' Development of Life Skills
Authors: Leggette Holli , Lawrence Shannon , Merten Kyle , McGuill Peter
Published: July 2023

This article describes the perceived impact of the 2011 Texas 4-H Round Up on the participants' development of life skills. Senior 4-H Members, at least 18 years of age, who attended the 2011 4-H Roundup were the accessible population. Participants Leadership and Life Skill Development Scores, based on Seevers and Dormody's (1995) YLLSDS Instrument, were reported, as well as the most frequently participated in 4-H events. Results indicated that participants perceived gains in positive self-perception, goal setting, and problem solving, while changes in the ability to express feelings and trust others ranked lowest in the study.
Assessing Youth Perceptions and Knowledge of Agriculture: The Impact of Participating in an AgVenture Program
Authors: Luckey Alisa , Murphey Theresa , Cummins Richard , Edwards Michael
Published: July 2023

Agricultural education programs such as AgVenture have been established to educate youth about the importance of agriculture. The study reported here examined the direct impact that one agricultural education program, specifically AgVenture, had on youth perceptions and knowledge of agriculture. Youth's perceptions and knowledge of agriculture were examined using a pre-test and post-test instrument administered to fourth grade students who participated in the AgVenture program. It was concluded that the AgVenture program was significantly associated with student knowledge. Student perceptions were also affected by the activity.
Richard Taruskin - “Titan” of Universal Musicology. On the Fascination and Imperative of Cursed Questions
Authors: BALAN MIHAELA-GEORGIANA
Published: July 2023

On the first day of July 2022, the headline of an article in the New York Times officially announced the passing of the great American musicologist Richard Taruskin. The news of the loss of a world-renowned researcher, whose prolific activity changed ancient paradigms of musical thought, constitutes an impetus for the new generations of musicologists of the 21st century in approaching music history and analysis from a new, multi-branched and integrative perspective, constantly adaptable to the reality of our days. The present study aims to systematize and promote the ideas gathered in the last volume published during the author’s lifetime, Cursed Questions: On Music and Its Social Practices (2020), which comprises in a condensed form Taruskin’s conceptions regarding the relationship between music, external factors and the other adjacent disciplines (aesthetics, philosophy, sociology).
Musical semantic exercises: understanding music and the search for a plausible hypothesis
Authors: GARAZ OLEG
Published: July 2023

How could be evaluated the contents that an articulated musical structure contains and expression? In a first moment, the answer causes a “scrolling” in at least three models of representation distributed between the composer, the performer and the audience. But all three performers are part of a larger whole that is society. But this, in turn, “defoliates” into three entities that define its evolutionary dynamics: the past (history), the present (the realization of inherited values and the formulation of one's own values) and the future (perspective goals), after which follow the historical types of organizing large human groups, each with its own imagination, values and goals. Next come the institutions specialized in the formulation and maintenance of musical life, but also in the conservation of representative works and names as a canon. And some (the composer and the performer) and the others (the public) will exist in a specific, temporal-historical and spatial-geographical pool of the collective imaginary, which will first of all define what is the social command, with which willy-nilly the musician will comply, but will also try to reformulate its contents. And in the European space, one with an intensely evolutionary history, there will be ceaseless grateful battles for the adjustment of music to the new consensual states of the collective consciousness. And every time, the music will represent a faithful emulation as content of the convergence of all actants, states and conjunctures, evolving together with them and thus advancing towards a new and new music every time. In the end, the sacramental question What is music? he will not find an answer other than a partial one. An honest answer, formulated exactly in the spirit of Bach's obedience, in the word übung, which means exercise. In the mysterious questions of Pascal Bentoiu. As well as in the text of this study.
RISK FACTORS OF DRUG LOAD INCREASE FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA (TEN-YEAR PROSPECTIVE MONITORING RESULTS)
Authors:   Academician I. P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Камаев А. В. , Мизерницкий Ю. Л. ,   Veltischev Research and Clinical Institute for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia, Трусова О. В. ,   Academician I. P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Шапорова Н. Л. ,   Academician I. P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Published: July 2023

The study aims to determine the anamnestic, functional, and laboratory factors affecting the load of basic drug therapy in children with bronchial asthma during a ten-year regular dynamic monitoring of their height, body weight, spirometry data, the nature of the ongoing treatment of asthma, and the drug doses. An open, prospective monitoring trial included 131 patients, each of whom attended a hospital at least 20 times every 6 months. The data obtained was not used to correct the therapy method and regular medical check-up. By the end of the tenth year, 98 patients had demonstrated the following results: 57.1 % of children maintained a stable load of basic therapy, while the load of drug therapy was increased in 24.5 % of patients, and decreased in 18.4 % of them. The likelihood of a drug load reduction was statistically significantly reduced in patients with a body mass index greater than 90 weight percentile for 18 months or longer in comparison with patients who had never been overweight. Patients with the obstructive disorders detected with spirometry during two or more consecutive visits had a statistically significantly higher risk of drug therapy overload or a lower likelihood of its reduction in comparison with those without any external respiration malfunctions. The allergen-specific therapy made it possible to significantly lower the risk of drug overload and increase the possibility of its reduction. The allergen-specific immunotherapy, body weight management, and absence of obstructive disorders in spirometry all contribute to reducing the drug therapy load while maintaining a controlled course of the disease.
An interdisciplinary study on the Content and the Enforcement-related ethical problems for in Korea
Authors: HAN Sung-Suk , AHN Sung-Hee , UM Young-Rhan , KU In-Hoe , REEM Jong-Sik , KWON Ivo
Published: July 2023

Purpose: This study was done to develop a guideline on legal, ethical and philosophical grounds for whole procedure of organ transplantation, which is a life-saving treatment and improvement of the quality of life.
Methods: A survey questionnaire was sent to surgeons and nursing coordinators to get basic information about current situation of transplantation in 66 centers. 112 responded from 53 centers. The data were analyzed using SAS-program by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient. After this survey, series of discussion ethical and philosophical considerations were followed.
Results: This study investigated the current situation of organ transplantation in Korea and discussed some problematic points in . We suggest organ transplantation from brain death donors should be more activated, but the rigor of current law has hindered it. The procedure of brain death determination, the role and construction of the brain death committee, and the procedure of "informed consent" should be improved. The case of Germany and U.S.A may be good example for the improvement. Human tissue transplantation has its own problems, and should be considered as a part of transplantation.
How Patients in Clinical Trials Understand Informed Consent*
Authors: YEO Won-Kyeong , YANG Sook-Ja
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study was to identify how patients with chronic kidney disease understand informed consent and related factors for clinical trials. Data from a paper-based survey was collected from July 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. The subjects for this study were 85 adult patients with chronic kidney disease who were participating in clinical trials. Surveys were conducted by a tool modified from QuIC as designated by Joffe in 2001. The QuIC consists of two parts: objective and subjective cognition. These tools were modi- fied for this study. The average score for the objective understanding (OU) of informed consent for clinical trials was 69.56; the average score for the subjective understanding (SU) of informed consent for clinical trials was 3.28. It was found that health literacy predicted OU (F=27.709, p<.001) while SU was predict- ed by additional information (F=-3.095, p<.003), question (F=13.603, p<.001), and informed consent (F=-4.833, p<.001). In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that the understanding of informed consent for clinical trials among patients with chronic kidney disease is relatively low. Accordingly, alterna-tive methods that consider each patient’s health literacy levels and related factors need to be considered in order to improve their understanding of informed consents during the clinical trial process.
Policy Suggestions for Institutional Bioethics Committees: Based on the U.S. Single IRB Mandate in the Revised Common Rule
Authors: CHUNG Eunjoo , KIM Myung-Hee , BAIK Sujin
Published: July 2023

In accordance with the recent revision of the Common Rule (Subpart A of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s regulations for the protection of human subjects in research at 45 CFR 46), the use of single IRB has become mandatory for cooperative research in the U.S. Thus, interest has grown in operating alternative IRB models, including central IRBs and/or joint IRBs. However, since the single IRB mandate has risks as well as benefits, such revision should be carefully considered before adopting it. Accordingly, this study examined the institutional changes and progress of the U.S. research ethics review system, the efforts that have been made to avoid inefficiencies caused by duplicate reviews for multi-center cooperative research, and the single IRBrelated policies and regulations that have been enacted or revised thereafter. Additionally, this study compared the differences between the regulations and guidelines in the Korean Good Clinical Practice (KGCP) and those in the Bioethics and Safety Act. On the basis of this examination, it is argued that before a single IRB review model is adopted in Korea, it is necessary for all relevant parties to conduct a full review of the current responsibilities of researchers and institutions under existing laws and regulations and to determine how those responsibilities would be shared in the event of a single IRB review model.
Universidad pública a debate: problemas del desarrollo, gestión estatal y funcionalidad académica
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Márquez Covarrubias Humberto
Published: July 2023

La crítica de la universidad a cargo de los propios universitarios es una acción indispensable que contribuye a mejorar su función social y actualizar sus modelos académicos y el trabajo docente e investigativo. A diferencia de otras estructuras institucionales, como los gobiernos, partidos y empresas, para los universitarios el ejercicio cotidiano de la crítica y la autocrítica es un momento afirmativo de la vocación dialéctica, reflexiva y propositiva. La cuestión de la reforma de la universidad pública supone la necesidad de superar el estancamiento en que el proyecto de neoliberalización ha postrado al sistema educativo a fin de construir otro no sólo más incluyente sino además detonador del conocimiento científico, el desarrollo y la cultura universal.
Universidad pública periférica y su papel en el desarrollo capitalista contemporáneo
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zaruma Jorge
Published: July 2023

En el marco de la profunda crisis de naturaleza civilizatoria por la que atraviesa la humanidad se han producido importantes cambios en las relaciones entre el centro y la periferia del sistema capitalista mundial. En ese contexto, se reconocen instituciones que cumplen una función fundamental en la reproducción del sistema; entre ellas, destaca la universidad pública periférica, cuyo papel se manifiesta en la prolongación de la dominación ideológica, así como la profundización de las estructuras de dependencia y subordinación. Desde esta óptica, se discuten disimilitudes entre la universidad del centro y la periferia y se recupera el debate sobre reforma o revolución, con el fin de identificar la transformación —refundación— que desafíe la esencia de las relaciones de dependencia y subordinación. Por ello, en este trabajo se expone una discusión acerca de la producción histórica de conocimiento y tecnología, y los cambios sucedidos en la etapa del capitalismo, lo que supone la superioridad del capital por sobre las relaciones sociales y de producción, es decir, por sobre el conocimiento. Además, se inicia con la discusión referente a la universidad periférica en el desarrollo capitalista.
México como potencia criminal. Geocriminalidad, economía de guerra delincuencial y política de grado cero
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Márquez Covarrubias Humberto
Published: July 2023

La producción de drogas se instala en el país como una incipiente industria de exportación para cubrir la demanda de Estados Unidos durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, a la postre se forma un enclave exportador tutelado por el Estado mexicano para la producción y exportación de enervantes bajo un ambiente controlado. Con el cambio de modelo económico desde los 1980 los controles estatales se debilitan y crece el poder del crimen organizado, máxime con la alternancia electoral donde en apariencia el crimen organizado captura al Estado, cuando opera una tríada entre Estado, capital y sociedad que convierten a México en una potencia económica criminal, que le reporta ingentes ingresos (narco-dólares) a costa de una espiral de violencia incontenible, ingobernabilidad y deterioro social.
La guerra anunciada de Ucrania en el contexto histórico de la declinación del imperio americano
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, López Villafañe Víctor
Published: July 2023

Calificada como una «operación militar especial» y una afrenta a la seguridad nacional, el Ejército ruso invade Ucrania en respuesta a la tentativa de que el país vecino se incorpore a la OTAN. No obstante, el conflicto armado representa una disputa de intereses estratégicos, económicos y políticos de las grandes potencias: por una parte, Estados Unidos y Europa, y, por otra parte, Rusia y China. El Este de Asia acumula una riqueza y poder que altera el balance de la hegemonía mundial, por lo que la región Euroasiática podría consolidarse como la potencia económica mundial más importante en este siglo XXI. Ante ese desafío, Estados Unidos despliega una estrategia que declara a Rusia y, sobre todo, a China, como los enemigos de su liderazgo global.
Design and Implementation of Time-lock Wallet using Blockchain Technology
Authors:   Graduate Student, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (U.P), India., Anand Aman , Sharma Chirag ,   Graduate Student, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (U.P), India., Bhardwaj Neel ,   Graduate Student, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (U.P), India., Kumar Amit ,   Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida (U.P), India.
Published: July 2023

In this work, authors have presented a design and implementation of the Time Lock Wallet. This Time lock model n This is done by using Blockchain Technology. The main goal behind time-locked wallets is to lock the money for a specific amount of time. After the stated date has passed, only the designated person/beneficiary may take money out of the wallet.
АНАЛИЗ РАЗВИТИЯ ИСЛАМСКИХ ФИНАНСОВЫХ ИНСТРУМЕНТОВ В РОССИИ
Authors: Макшарипова Э.А. , Таштамиров М.Р.
Published: July 2023

В свете последних событий для поддержания устойчивости российской финансовой системы все больший интерес представляют исламская экономика и исламские финансы. Внедрение исламских финансовых инструментов в отечественную финансовую систему обсуждается уже давно, были проведены различные мероприятия в виде открытия исламских компаний, внедрения в систему образования программ магистратуры и т. д, которые должны поспособствовать развитию исламских финансов в России. Исследователи приходят к выводу, что исламские финансовые институты могут существовать в виде небольших финансовых компаний, исламских окон в традиционных банках и страховых компаниях при отсутствии соответствующей нормативной базы. В связи с этим на сегодняшний день такие мероприятия перешли на законодательный уровень, что должно обозначить место и роль исламских финансовых институтов в российской финансовой системе. Целью исследования является выявление степени развитости исламских финансов в России. Методами исследования послужили анализ (спрос населения на исламские финансовые услуги, степень внедренности исламских финансовых институтов) и индукция (выводы на основе анализа источников). В статье рассмотрены особенности развития исламских финансов в России, виды исламских финансовых институтов в нашей стране и проблемы их внедрения.
THE EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITY OF PATIENTS AFTER CARDIAC SURGERIES
Authors: Łuczak Joanna , Rudenko Lesia
Published: July 2023

Aim: of the study was to analyze the impact of cardiac rehabilitation on the patients’ performance measured with a 6-minute walk test, depending on age and type of a cardiac surgery.
Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 144 patients (mean age 68.36 years old) after a cardiac surgery, who underwent physiotherapy in the Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation. The study group was divided into 4 age groups: 60-69-year-olds(56 people), 70-79-year-olds(47 people) and 80-89-year-olds(19 people), 22 people were less than 60 years old. Before and after the therapy, a 6-minute walk test was performed, the rehabilitation programme lasted from 3 to 5 weeks.
Results: The comparison of the results of the 6-minute walk test, in people before rehabilitation, the mean value of the 6MWT variable is significantly lower (equal to 1.3857) than after rehabilitation (equal to 2.5243), p < 0.001.
Conclusions: The implemetation of cardiac rehabilitation in cardiac surgery patients had a positive effect on the selected test.
RESTORATION OF POSTURAL DISORDERS IN ADOLESCENTS USING SWIMMING EXERCISES
Authors: Vykhliaiev Yurii M. , Dudorova Liudmyla Yu. , Kozeruk Yuliia V. , Tymoshenko Oleksii V. , Domina Zhanna H. , Markus Iryna S. , Мerzlikina Olga A.
Published: July 2023

Aim is to investigate the effectiveness of the author’s methodology for the rehabilitation of adolescents with postural disorders (bilateral scoliotic deformities of the spine) using swimming exercises.
Materials and Methods: The research involved 40 adolescents (girls) aged 11 to 13 years with bilateral scoliosis of the 2nd degree. Two groups were formed (CG and EG) of 20 people. The author’s methodology was used in the rehabilitation of adolescents of the EG. Breaststroke and backstroke swimming was used in the CG. The following indicators were studied: the angle of bending of the right- and left-side arch of the scoliotic deformity, deadlift of the torso dynamometer, dumbbell bench press, and push-ups from a bench.
Results: The author’s methodology for the rehabilitation of postural disorders in adolescents based on the use of sidestroke swimming exercises and a special corset, which allows to fix one scoliotic deformity and carry out rehabilitation on the second deformity (bending) and vice versa, has been developed. Testing the effectiveness of the methodology shows that after rehabilitation, adolescents in the EG showed significantly better results than those in the CG in all studied indicators.
Conclusions: As a result of the training sessions according to the author’s methodology with the use of the developed corset and sidestroke swimming, adolescents of the EG had a significant recovery of bilateral scoliotic deformities, strengthening of the muscular corset of the trunk, and improvement of the functional state of the main body systems and health.
La historia en un curso: relatos sobre su enseñanza en época escolar
Authors: Valverde-Rodríguez Wilmer Edwin , Gonzáles-González María Isabel , Morey-Huansi Lui Trilce Oyuki
Published: July 2023

El presente artículo explora los relatos de estudiantes de educación superior pedagógica respecto al curso de Historia o Ciencias Sociales que vivenciaron en su época escolar. A través de un foro de discusión, se obtu-vieron los aportes de 16 estudiantes de un instituto pedagógico público del Perú, a cuyos relatos se les realizó un análisis temático para identificar categorías iniciales que posibiliten posteriores estudios de profundización. Se halló que la historia como contenido escolar se materializa en el curso de ciencias sociales, además que la vivencia del curso durante su etapa escolar y del contenido histórico que se les brindó, les ha reportado aprendizajes significativos y útiles en su vida en los aspectos personal, social, vocacional y laboral.
Metal Analysis of Pb, Fe, Cd with Activated Carbon Material in Tondano Watershed, East Kombos Area, Manado City
Authors: Tengker Soenandar Milian Tompunu , Karundeng Marlina , Samuri Jessica Indah
Published: July 2023

This study aimed to determine the characteristics of activated charcoal from mangroves resulting from pyrolysis and activation with 3M KCl using Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and ash content analysis and to determine the ratio of Pb, Fe and Cd metal content in river water before and after filtered with activated charcoal. The results of the FTIR test for charcoal from mangroves resulting from pyrolysis and activation with KCl showed the presence of O-H, C=C, C-H, C-N and C-Cl groups as additional groups that appeared after the activation process. The results of XRD analysis show that the lattice parameter (α) can be calculated, namely in pyrolysis mangrove charcoal = 5.79 and charcoal from pyrolysis and activation mangrove wood = 5.88. The results show that there is a change in the distance between the crystal planes after activation, with the known value of, the results of d-spacing 3 strong peaks are 3.39 , 2.94 and 5.88 . The results of the analysis of the ash content are 15.4% and exceed the maximum percentage that has been determined, because there are still impurities attached to the carbon surface. The results of the analysis using Atomic Absorbtion Spectrophotometry (AAS) showed that there were differences in the levels of Pb, Fe and Cd in river water before and after being filtered with activated charcoal. There was a decrease in Pb levels from points 1,2 and 3 as much as 73%, 49% and 55.23%. Meanwhile, Fe metal decreased from points 1, 2 and 3 as much as 58%, 66% and 81%. And on Cd there was a decrease of 44%, 61% and 92%. From these percentage results, activated charcoal from mangroves can be said to be effective because it can absorb metals in river water. Pb metal in river water in East Kombos Manado City has passed the concentration specified in Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 22 of 2021, Class II Water Quality Standards.
Characterization of Calcined Lobong Limestone
Authors: Gugule Sanusi , Katuuk Deitje Adolfien , Fatimah Feti , Maanari Chaleb Paul
Published: July 2023

This study aims to produce and characterize CaO (calcium oxide) from limestone, a natural product of Lobong Village. Calcination is the thermal decomposition of limestone to remove carbon so that it can produce calcium oxide. One of the functions of CaO is as an eco-friendly catalyst that does not produce toxic or hazardous waste and can be reused. CaO resulting from the calcination process at a temperature of 900°C for 1.5 h was characterized using XRD, SEM, FTIR, and EDS. XRD analysis of calcined limestone produced 2θ (h k l) diffraction peaks, namely 32.228o (1 1 1), 37.389o (2 0 0), 53.864o (2 2 0), 64.169o (3 1 1), and 67.404o (2 2 2) which indicates the dominance of CaO. SEM analysis shows that the morphological structure of Lobong limestone after calcination is more porous than before. Studies by FTIR show that the chemical bonds of carbonate groups in the calcined limestone are decreasing. EDS analysis also shows that the mapping of carbon, which forms carbonates in calcined limestone, is decreasing.
3D Koch-type crystals
Authors: Ferrer Giovanni , Vélez-Santiago Alejandro
Published: July 2023

We consider the construction of a family

\{K_N\}

of

3

-dimensional Koch-type surfaces, with a corresponding family of

3

-dimensional Koch-type “snowflake analogues”

\{\mathcal{C}_N\}

, where

N>1

are integers with

N \not\equiv 0 \mathrm{mod}\,\,3

. We first establish that the Koch surfaces

K_N

are

s_N

-sets with respect to the

s_N

-dimensional Hausdorff measure, for

s_N=\log(N^2+2)/\log(N)

the Hausdorff dimension of each Koch-type surface

K_N

. Using self-similarity, one deduces that the same result holds for each Koch-type crystal

\mathcal{C}_N

. We then develop lower and upper approximation monotonic sequences converging to the

s_N

-dimensional Hausdorff measure on each Koch-type surface

K_N

, and consequently, one obtains upper and lower bounds for the Hausdorff measure for each set

\mathcal{C}_N

. As an application, we consider the realization of Robin boundary value problems over the Koch-type crystals

\mathcal{C}_N

, for

N>2

.
PENGARUH DESAIN LOGO DAN NAMA MEREK TERHADAP BRAND IMAGE MIXUE (Studi Kasus Pada Mahasiswa STIE Wibawa Karta Raharja)
Authors: Puspasari Dewi
Published: July 2023

One of the company's strategies in conveying messages regarding product information to be offered is by means of promotion. Promotion is carried out in order to convey product advantages and product benefits so that it is expected to influence consumers to buy. Promotion is an important factor in the marketing mix used by companies to win market competition. Brand identity will make consumers recognize and associate a company. All elements and parts of the brand have a function to form a brand identity so that it will create awareness and brand image. Mixue tries to build a brand image for its products so that it can influence consumers in terms of purchasing decisions and will have brand awareness values for consumers who have bought their products. Brand image is what consumers think and feel when they hear or see a brand, the more famous a brand is, the easier it will be for consumers to recognize the product so that it will make the company gain profits, increase sales figures and dominate market share. This study aims to determine the influence of logo design and brand name to brand image Mixue. The number of samples used in this study amounted to 144. This type of research is quantitative with the data analysis method used using multiple linear regression. The results of this study found that there was an influence of logo design and brand name on brand image of 40.4%.
Analysis Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of The Vannamei Shrimp (Litoanaeus Vannamei) Fishery Business Activities On Local Communities In Padang Pariaman Regency
Authors: Husni Ermi , Aisyah Siti , Uzra Murhenna
Published: July 2023

The shrimp commodity in Indonesia is a leading commodity in the fisheries sector which is produced from aquaculture activities. Apart from that, it is also because shrimp farming business activities are able to make a sizeable contribution to earning foreign exchange, cultivator income, creating jobs, and business opportunities. The purpose of this research is to analyze the socio-economic impact of the vannamei shrimp (Litoanaeus vannamei) fishery business activities on local communities in Padang Pariaman Regency. The research method that will be used in this research is descriptive quantitative research. The results of the study show that the socio-economic impact that is most felt by the surrounding community from the vannamei shrimp pond fishery business activities in Padang Pariaman Regency is on the community involvement variable as there are already some people who want to open vannamei shrimp ponds and the community is motivated to cooperate with the ponds in shrimp farming business activities and the largest increase in income is in the village community of Simp 4 Palanggahan, Kampung Dalam District, with an increase in income of 10.30%.
Sturge-Weber Syndrome in a Neonate: A Case Report
Authors: Naser Shaikh Mahvish , Shinde Abhijit , Kumar Sushruta
Published: July 2023

Sturge Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous disease which affects primarily the brain (pial angiomata), skin (facial port-wine-stained birthmark) and eyes (glaucoma). [1]. SWS is a congenital, nonfamilial and sporadic condition caused due to somatic mutation in GNAQ gene located on the long arm of chromosome 9. The incidence of SWS is 1 in every 20,000 to 50,000 live births.[2]. Symptoms of this syndrome are commonly detected in infancy. The most common somatic mutation is activating R183Q GNAQ somatic mutation, recent studies also show association of GNA11 and GNB2 somatic mutations related to SWS.[3] Sturge–Weber Syndrome (SWS) also known as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare congenital, non-hereditary disorder affecting the brain, orofacial, eyes and skin. Involvement is prominently unilateral but can also be bilateral. The pathogenesis of this syndrome is the incomplete regression of Embryonic blood vessels at the appropriate time of development. Therefore, it leads residual blood vessels to form angiomas on face, in ipsilateral side of meninges, and in the ipsilateral eye [1]. Port wine stains are the cutaneous angioma occurring along dermatomes which the ophthalmic and maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve supplies. Recent investigations include Brain magnetic resonance imaging, and adjunctive electroencephalography. However, there are insufficient studies about the sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography and whether screening improves seizure recognition.[4]. There is lack of evidence that a presymptomatic Sturge-Weber syndrome diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging has better neurodevelopmental outcomes. In Sturge-Weber syndrome, neurodevelopmental outcomes hugely vary upon prompt recognition of neurologic red flags as well as early seizure control.[5]
In this case 26 Day old female baby was referred to our hospital i/v/o convulsion with sepsis with aspiration pneumonia and fever & was investigated for Sturge Weber syndrome.

Keywords: Convulsion, Developmental delay, Dystrophic calcification, Facial Naevus, Port wine stain, Tram track appearance, Neurocutaneous marker, Seizures, Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
The Influence of Business Ethics, Organizational Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility on the Financial Performance of Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors: Stephanie Stephanie , Ria Murhadi Werner
Published: July 2023

Sustainability issue nowadays requires companies in Indonesia to act strategically and not only focus on financial performance, but also social and environmental aspects. Corporate social responsibility is seen as an obligate and one way to comply with the business ethics value as generally required by society. However, the differences in the company’s stakeholders’ needs could cause variation of corporate governance system, which sometimes does not follow the ethics value. This research aims to look over the effect of ethics (generally) to corporate governance practices and implementation of corporate social responsibility in Indonesia, also towards the company’s financial performance. The sample of this research is the companies listed in the IDX80 index of Bursa Efek Indonesia. The data collection technique used is the purposive sampling method and data collected will be analyzed using linear regression method. This research proved that ethics affecting the corporate governance system and corporate social responsibility practices, but there’s no prove that corporate governance system and corporate social responsibility affect the corporate financial performance.
Nitrogen oxides and their role in air pollution
Authors: Doadrio Villarejo Antonio Luis
Published: July 2023

Nitrogen oxides (monoxide and dioxide) known in environmental chemistry as NOx are toxic atmospheric polluting gases of great importance for health. In this way, is necessary for NOx: a) structural study and properties, b) environmental control, in particular anthropogenic origin, c) relationship between environmental concentration and health. In this paper, molecular structure and significant properties of NOx is addressed, using molecular modeling tools carried out Spartan® 16 software.

Keywords: nitrogen oxides; NOx; pollution; molecular models
Nanometrology and nanoanalytics: annotation in the bioanalytical and nano(biomedical)pharmaceutical context
Authors: García Asuero Agustín
Published: July 2023

This annotation addresses the concepts of nanometrology and nanoanalytics, highlighting the importance of measurements and their metrological traceability at the nanoscale. The interdisciplinary nature of both analytical chemistry and nanotechnology is emphasized. This requires joining the efforts of different fields, e.g. chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, biology, materials science engineering, to face with guarantee the challenges that arise on different fronts. Some notes about nanomaterials and nanoparticles of interest in the bioanalytical and pharmaceutical context are commented. When it comes to therapeutic agents, nanomedicines help overcome the solubility, permeability, bioavailability, and toxicity limitations of conventional approaches, opening the door to precision therapies and personalized medicine. Being one of the objectives of analytical chemistry to carry out analysis at the nanometric scale, it also plays a role as an actor do your bit in the collective concert whose mission is to safeguard human health.

Keywords: nanometrology; nanoanalytics; nanomedicine
Freedom, the supreme gift... of all
Authors: Mayor Zaragoza Federico
Published: July 2023

Cuanto más sé más esencial aparece la libertad sin cortapisas y menos aceptable el determinismo. La grandeza de la especie humana es la libertad.

Sí, la libertad es el don supremo. Al filo exacto de las certezas y de las incertidumbres, de las luces y de las sombras, decidir, elegir, imaginar… ¡crear! Cada ser humano único, investido de la facultad de discernir, de decidir en cada instante.

Defendamos siempre nuestra libertad. No nos dejemos someter. Subrepticiamente, se está pasando del sueño de la liberación al de la prosperidad.

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Old and new paradigms in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Authors: Ortiz Melón José Miguel
Published: July 2023

The principles of biochemistry are historically linked to studies on fermentation and the role of enzymes in this process. Thousands of reactions catalyzed by enzymes that are responsible for vital phenomena take place in cells. In later stages it has been shown that these reactions take place in an organized and regulated manner in the intracellular space. Later, biochemical processes such as DNA duplication and gene expression have revealed the role of information in biochemical reactions. The identification of logic modules and circuits through which this information passes is a new stage. Alongside this reductionist approach, recent advances in genomic sequencing, bioinformatics, proteomics, and high-throughput experimentation seek to provide comprehensive knowledge of complex biological systems.

Keywords: biochemistry; history; paradigms; systems biology
EVALUASI PENGENDALIAN INTERNAL DALAM PENYELESAIAN PEMBIAYAAN BERMASALAH IB MUAMALAT MODAL KERJA PADA PT. BANK MUAMALAT INDONESIA KCU KEDIRI
Authors: Putri Cindy Nur Oktaviani , Baridwan Zaki
Published: July 2023

An organization or company usually has guidelines or guidelines for carrying out internal control or internal controlling in accordance with the character and culture of the organization or company. In conventional and Islamic banking, internal control is needed to regulate all operational activities therein. PT. Bank Muamalat Indonesia KCU Kediri also implements internal controls, of course in accordance with sharia principles in all activities including the financing of iB Muamalat Working Capital. In the iB Muamalat Working Capital financing, this internal control is used to minimize the occurrence of problematic financing or bad credit. Non-performing financing or credit is a big problem for the banking sector, therefore it is necessary to have internal controls and techniques in resolving problem financing.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENGHAMBAT PEMENUHAN HAK NARAPIDANA UNTUK MENDAPATKAN PENDIDIKAN DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KELAS IIA KOTA GORONTALO
Authors: & Jamiliya Susantin Abdur Rahman Adi Saputera, Yusuf Sadu, Muhamad Yusuf Putra
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan membahas realita Implementasi hak mendapatkan pendidikan narapidana di Lapas Kelas IIA Kota Gorontalo, dan kendala yang muncul dalam pelaksanaan hak narapidana untuk mendapatkan pendidikan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif, dengan yang bersifat deskriptif analitik dan preskriptif yaitu menguraikan secara deskriptif Hak narapidana dalam mendapatkan pendidikan menurut hukum pidana positif dan hukum pidana islam, selain itu dalam penelitian ini juga menggunakan pendekatan yuridis empiris, yang nantinya dapat dipergunakan untuk memandang permasalahan dari sudut pandang yang berbeda, yaitu dari sudut pandang penelitian hukum dan yang berdasarkan dari fakta-fakta yang nantinya dapat ditemui di lapangan dengan menggunakan metode pengumpulan data berupa observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini mengantarkan penulis pada beberapa kesimpulan sebagai berikut: 1) Implementasi pemenuhan hak pendidikan yang dilakukan pihak Lapas Kelas IIA Kota Gorontalo berorientasi pada pembinaan yang senantiasa menetapkan target dalam menjalankan fungsinya, dengan tujuan guna dapat melahirkan kesadaran (consciousness) dalam diri warga binaan, terbukti dengan 38 orang warga binaan yang mengikuti program kejar paket A dan Program sarjana S1 Tata Negara Fakultas Syariah IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo. 2) Faktor penghambat pemenuhan hak untuk mendapatkan pendidikan di Lembaga Pemasyarakaan Kelas IIA Kota Gorontalo meliputi : Manajemen waktu yang kurang efektif, Jumlah para pengajar yang terbatas, Latar belakang pendidikan dan kemauan narapidana yang sangat rendah, Over kapasitas jumlah narapidana, sarana dan prasana yang kurang memadai.