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Use of E-resources by the Faculty Members of Pondicherry University and its Affiliated Colleges: An Analytical Study
Authors: Sivasubramaniyan G. , Sadik Batcha M.
Published: September 2023

Libraries are an integral part of any academic system. Of late, they become vigorous and purposeful as the present period is a period of digital libraries, electronic libraries and virtual libraries. These changes demand development of modern skills to both library professionals as well as users. The information that is available in digital form requires IT enabled infrastructure facilities for its handling. With out adequate infrastructure facilities, Universities and colleges can not share their resources and the services provided by the University in an effective way to its users. This paper discusses the provision of infrastructure facilities extended to library users especially to the faculty members of Pondicherry University and the affiliated colleges to access the e-resources of the library of Pondicherry University.
A Global Warming (Global and Planetary Change) 2001-2010: A Bibliometric Study
Authors: Manigandan Iyyakadan , Jeyaraman S.
Published: September 2023

This bibliometric study on global warming literature aims at analyzing the research output performances of global warming literature. The analysis covers mainly the number of articles, authorship pattern, subject-wise distribution of articles, average number of pages per article, the degree of collaboration, cited documents and the length of the article. The statistical data show a well defined trend of the global warming research.
Use of ICT Based Resources among Faculty Members and PG Students of Arts and Science Colleges in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu: A Study
Authors: Rani T. , Nagarajan M. , Vanathi B.
Published: September 2023

This paper aims at analyzing use of ICT based resources and services by the faculty members and PG students of Arts and Science colleges. From the study the investigator is able to find out that most of the faculty members and PG students prepare E-Journals as the first source of information for keeping up to date information and study purpose. This study reveals that the majority of the faculty members and PG students are using ICT based resources more than 1 hour.
Rural Library as Community Information Service Centres at the Villages
Authors: Mollah Niti
Published: September 2023

The role of knowledge and information as inputs to development has been recognized and accepted beyond debate. In the age of Information Technology (IT) Revolution, information centres could prove to be the propellers of development in IT powered which fruits of development may take shape. Thus they may function as womb of developmental activities. Trickledown effect may certainly start from these information centres. It is thus quite obvious that rural libraries may play vital role to boost development by disseminating information related to agriculture, marketing, and health and hygiene etc. The rural libraries in West Bengal that are lying almost defunct in many cases may be reshaped as village information centre to meet the need of country men in west Bengal and other parts of India too.
Performance of Research Productivity on Green Energy in India: A Scientometric Study
Authors: Ranganathan C. , Balasubramani R.
Published: September 2023

The study examines Green Energy Research in India as revealed by the scholarly publication indexed in web of science (WoS) for a period of fifteen years from 1999 to 2013. It was seen that the analyses included research growth, author productivity, authorship pattern, geographical distribution of the literature, citation analysis rank, global publications’share, citation impact, share of international collaborative papers and major collaborative partner countries and patterns of research communication in most productive journals. It also analyses the characteristics of most productive institutions, authors and high-cited papers.
Websites of Deemed Universities in Tamil Nadu: An Analysis of Library Content
Authors: Krishnakumar P. , Nirmala P. J.
Published: September 2023

In the information and communication technology era, library services are the most developing and the fast improving segment of university libraries nowadays. Surveyed of websites of 29 deemed universities of Tamilnadu based on UGC universities list. The aim of this paper is to analyse library contents in terms of their collection, sections, services and website tools of deemed universities in Tamilnadu.
Publishing and Authorship Pattern of Faculties in Tamil Nadu State Universities: An Analytical Study
Authors: Moorthy R. , Dominic J.
Published: September 2023

This paper investigates publishing and authorship pattern of faculty members in Tamil Nadu state Universities. The questionnaire survey method has been used to collect the data from faculty members and the format has been used in the questionnaire. The researchers have distributed more than 2200 questionnaires to the faculty members of the Tamil Nadu State Universities. Three author patterns are found to be predominant in University faculty publications and next priority given to joint author pattern.
Scientometric Study of the Research Publication on Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics
Authors: Nattar S. , Duraisingam A. , Alex D.
Published: September 2023

Scientometric analysis of 1481 articles published in the Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics during the year January 2001 –December 2010 are taken up to observe the distribution of contributions, authorship pattern, and geographical distribution of contributions. Results indicate that highest numbers of papers have been written by coauthors. The contributions in this journal from India are slightly more than those from the other countries. The growth and popularity of this journal is found to show an upward trend.
Scientometric Analysis of Literature on Genetic Engineering (1989-2013)
Authors: Mareeswari A. , Vinayagamoorthy P. , Ramakrishnan J. , Shanthi J.
Published: September 2023

This paper presents a Scientometric study of Genetic Engineering, the records published during the year 1989 to 2013 in the field of Genetic Engineering in the MEDLINE data which are covered in the Pubmed. On the whole, it is noticed that from 1989 onwards there is a gradual increase in research on Genetic Engineering except few years. It was found that 86.36% are journal articles, 3.21% are Comparative Study and 1.98% is English Abstract. 22 core journals grouped in zone 1 published 55829 articles accounting for one third of the total output. Similarly the second zone comprises of 179 journals and 4469 journals grouped in third zone. There are 201 journals covered in Zone-1 and Zone-2 have been identified as core journals in the field of Genetic Engineering. Core journals show that United States share 46.27% out of 201 journals followed by England with 26.87% in second position. Netherlands, Germany and Japan are in the third, fourth and fifth positions respectively. Indian efforts in Genetic Engineering research are greater in 11 years out of 25 years of study period. World output on Genetic Engineering grew almost uniform rate by year after year except few years and it was peak in 2012. In the case of Indian output the growthreaches in inconsistent manner and reaches its peak in 2013.
Use of Electronic Resources in Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Library, Solan: A Study
Authors: Sami Lalitha K. , Uplaonkar Shilpa S.
Published: September 2023

Discusses the use of electronic resources by the Faculty and Research Scholars of Dr. YS Paramar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan. The purpose of study is to identify the awareness about electronic resources, how the Faculty and Research Scholars use the electronic resources, the purpose of using them, including reasons for using electronic resources. The paper further states that Faculty and Research Scholars of Horticultural Sciences use the electronic resources for research and other purpose, because they can access these resources quickly and from any place.
Information Use Pattern of Library by Faculty Members of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangam, Erode, Tamil Nadu: A Case Study
Authors: Murugesan N.
Published: September 2023

In this study, the purpose is to investigate the information use pattern of library resources and related issues among faculty members of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, sathyamangam. The study is to find out the various information seeks by the users may be helpful to the library authorities in organizing their acquisition programmes effectively and to introduce appropriate services. Information technology involves acquiring, storing, processing and distributing information by electronic means including radio, television, telephone and computers. Information is available in a range of formats including texts, images and sounds. Libraries are looking towards information technology as a tool to solve number of problems encountered in providing library services to users. Information technology is now perceived as an enabler that can facilitate in the transformation process. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed but 120 were returned duly filled in. A structured questionnaire was designed for collecting data from the chosen sample group. The study was aimed at identifying the needs and the level of awareness of the student community on networks such as internet and the like. The data obtained were analyzed using Simple Percentile analysis to generate tables and to arrive at conclusion.
A Bibliometric Study on Photosynthesis Research Output Based on Web of Science Database During 1989 to 2014
Authors: Kavitha P. G. , Rajendran P.
Published: September 2023

This study aims to research output of photosynthesis indexed in the Web of Science database during 1989-2014. About 53,839 bibliographical records were down loaded from Web of Science database during 1989-2014. It is observed that its relative growth rates contracted progressively from 0.302 at 1989 to 0.116 in the year of 2014. The whole study period sample mean relative growth rate is 0.10. Contrary to this, the Doubling Time for publication of all sources in Photosynthesis research output decreased from 2.29 years in 1989 to 5.97 years in 2014 during the study period, doubling time value is 25.11 years.
Internet User Base in Asian Countries: An Analytical Review
Authors: Paul P. K. , Shivraj K. S. , Bhuimali A.
Published: September 2023

Internet is the most important for lots of task in today’s age. The speed of the Internet has been changes the customer base and introduced many services. Earlier Internet was mainly used for the activities of sharing of information and resources, uploading and downloading content and mainly communicating with others with several means. The development of Internet services had started in 1990’s but in the last decade the entire arena of Internet has been changed with rapid growth. The Internet service among the users was 9% and in 2005 in Asia. Thereafter the Internet has grown and within 2010 the user base touches 23%. Importantly the most user based countries from Asia are India and China. This is a conceptual paper and mainly talks about thee users perspective in Asia. However several information on other parts of the world have been also provided.
Assessing User Behavior on Accessing Digital Resources among Engineering Colleges: A Study
Authors: Poongodi K. , Sarangapani R.
Published: September 2023

This paper analyses and evaluate the methods and instruments for user behavior on accessing digital resources and the facilities, available e-resources of the library. In addition user expectation and their preferences are also discussed. The parameters of the problem are analyzed and explained using five-point scale. Statistical package for Social Sciences was used to find the results. Discussions were made to interpret the results.
Ética na pesquisa em Educação: desafios perante encaminhamentos sobrepostos à Plataforma Brasil
Authors: Moro Catarina , Coutinho Angela Scalabrin , Pinho Gabriela
Published: September 2023

Com base nas legislações recentes e vigentes em âmbito nacional (Resolução nº 510/2016 e Resolução nº 674/2022, do Conselho Nacional de Saúde) e local e em discussões de autores contemporâneos que têm debatido o tema da ética em pesquisas na área da Educação, considera-se pertinente a discussão a respeito das limitações do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa/Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP/Conep) acessado por meio da base Plataforma Brasil (sistema eletrônico unificado de registro de pesquisas envolvendo seres humanos, vinculado ao Ministério da Saúde) no que diz respeito às especificidades das pesquisas em Ciências Humanas e Sociais (CHS). A hipertrofia de exigências no processo de solicitação de aprovação do CEP via Plataforma Brasil e as burocracias (formulários extensos e generalizados) que não condizem com as especificidades das pesquisas em CHS revelam a importância de uma readequação do procedimento adotado, sob a óptica da educação, que conceba a ética para além de um conjunto de normas e preenchimento de formulários.
الإدمان على ارتياد المقاهي بين القهر الاجتماعي والاضطراب النفسي
Authors:   دكتوراه في علم النفس المرضي والإكلينيكي، كلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية عين الشق، جامعة الحسن الثاني، المملكة المغربية, محمد التومي
Published: September 2023

تكمن أهمية البحث في الإدمان على ارتياد المقاهي من أجل تلمس خيوط إمكانية تواجد اضطرابات عقلية ولدتها ظروف اجتماعية. فمن خلال استجلاء تلك الأسباب الخفية التي تدفع بالفرد للإقبال الدائم والمتكرر والمزمن، قد تكون مرتبطة بالاستعدادات الفرد قد ولدها الوضع الاجتماعي والاقتصادي والفئوي، لذلك هي محاولة لمعرفة الدوافع الحقيقية والفاعلة في ذلك. وهذا الطرح لا ينفي مطلقا أن هناك الحاجة الملحة لوجود مكان ثالث خارج البيت والعمل، يلجأ إليه الأفراد للبحث عن متنفس، يسمح لمرتاديه بالشعور بنوع من المرح، وقد تكون هذه الحاجة إلى هذه الفضاءات سببا مباشرا في العدد الهائل من المقاهي 300.000 ألف بالمغرب. ما هي بالنسبة لي إلا مؤشر محتمل على وجود اضطرابات عقلية عميقة. سنحاول في هذه الدراسة التركيز على الإدمان المرضي في ارتياد المقاهي، من خلال توظيف مجموعة من المقاييس التي تسمح لنا بالوقوف على الدلالات النفسية والاجتماعية، وكذلك والاضطرابات النفسية إن وجدت. وتكمن أهمية هذه الدراسة في محاولة تلمس خيوط الصحة النفسية للمرتادين المدمنين على المقاهي، وذلك بتوظيف الاستمارة المسحية ومقاييس نفسية كمقياس القلق ومقياس الاكتئاب، وتوظيف الدليل الإحصائي والتشخيصي للاضطرابات العقلية النسخة الخامسة، للوقوف على الاضطرابات العقلية لدى المدمنين على ارتياد المقاهي، ولقد تمت هذه الدراسة بمدينة الدار البيضاء وقد روعي فيها التمثيل الجنسي، والفئوي، والمهني، انطلاقا من عينة عشوائية احتوت على 89 فرد (ذكور/إناث) و امتدت على طول الفصول الأربعة، من سنة 2022، وكل ذلك للحصول على نتائج تؤكد أو تنفي وجود صعوبات اجتماعية، ولدت اضطرابات نفسية. بالمحصلة وصل البحث إلى نتائج أكدت أن 56% مرتادي المقاهي مصابون فعلا باضطرابات عقلية في عينة البحث، مما يستدعي ضرورة الاهتمام وبحدة بالصحة النفسية للأفراد والجماعات.
Ideal Model of Socialist Modernism
Authors: Vais Dana
Published: September 2023

The paper addresses the Gheorgheni housing estate in Cluj (1964-1969) as a remarkably well-preserved example, representative of a particular phase in the evolution of socialist housing in Romania. It argues, in the context of the present debates on the notion of postwar modernism, that Gheorgheni is a proper modernist example and that this specific period in the history of Romanian socialist housing can be defined as the modernist period. This was a time when the state set up a housing production system adapted to mass scale at the national level, and when the first large housing estates emerged. A young generation of architects working in the newly created regional design institutes eagerly embraced modern architecture, in both its aesthetic and social dimension. Through an analysis based on interviews with architects, photographic archival material, publications of the time, and references to contemporary debates on postwar modernism, the paper identifies the sources that informed the Gheorgheni project and shows how it embodied the model of modernist housing in its "ideal" form – i.e., close to the classical functionalist model of modern architecture and urbanism. It demonstrates the consistency of its modernist project and claims that the coherent urban and architectural design, together with the social mixing of its residents, account for its success over time. Unlike other estates from the same period, it has suffered only minimal later interventions and it is still a desirable residential area today. Eventually, the objective is to make the case for the listing of the estate as a modern architectural and urban heritage monument that deserves preservation, despite the negative undifferentiating perception of postwar housing that persists in Romania today.
Towards a Housing Preservation Culture
Authors: Pottgiesser Uta , Quist Wido
Published: September 2023

After the two 2022-issues of the Docomomo Journal, number 66 on ‘Modern Plastic Heritage’ and number 67 on ‘Multiple Modernisms in Ukraine,’ this issue reveals another chapter of an often and diversely described theme of Modern Movement and a pressing subject worldwide: Housing.
Middle-class Housing as a Cross-cultural and Multi-disciplinary Project
Authors: Caramellino Gaia , Tsiambaos Kostas , Vaz Milheiro Ana
Published: September 2023

The history of the modernization processes of post-WWII European cities could be observed through the lens of the emerging middle classes between the 1950s and the 1970s when housing significantly contributed to establishing and defining new social identities. Middle classes were the main protagonists of the rapid urban development and massive expansion that profoundly influenced the production of new estates, neighborhoods, and urban sectors, leaving relevant traces on the contemporary built environment of the European cities. In a sense, Europe, in its various civic configurations and cultural representations, became the symbol of progress and prosperity for the middle classes, an international formation restored and restructured by the middle classes which was meant to serve and protect according to a new post-war social contract.
Association between admission blood sugar levels and length of stay among patients with acute heart failure: A cross-sectional study in Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: Gusti Naufal , Heriansyah Teuku , Saputra Irwan
Published: September 2023

Heart failure persists to be a major health problem worldwide. Numerous factors associated with this condition have been studied to determine its prognosis. History of diabetes mellitus is one of the factors extensively studied, nonetheless, the correlation between acutely elevated admission blood glucose in critically ill patients or stress hyperglycemia towards the prognosis of heart failure remains inconclusive among previously reported studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between admission blood glucose and the length of stay of acute heart failure patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia from July to August 2020. Patients’ data were retrieved from medical records documenting admission blood glucose and length of stay. Total sampling was employed, where eighty-five patients diagnosed as acute heart failure were included. The results showed that patients (n=85) had the general characteristics of being normoglycemic on admission (69.4%) and having 5–10 days length of stay (44.7%) with Killip 2 as the presiding Killip Class (50.6%). According to Gamma’s Correlation Coefficient, the p-value of this study is 0.012 (p< 0.05) with a correlation value of 0.454. Therefore, our study revealed the presence of a significant moderate-correlation between admission blood glucose and the length of stay among patients with acute heart failure.
Distribution and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the clinical specimen in Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: Hayati Zinatul , Ismail Yulia S. , Suhartono Suhartono , Zikra Miftahul , Karmil Teuku F. , Oktiviyari Ade
Published: September 2023

The development of P. aeruginosa resistance to antibiotics is increasing globally due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. This retrospective descriptive study aimed to determine the distribution of multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa (MDRPA) and its antimicrobial sensitivity profiles. Data were taken from the bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing of clinical specimens in Aceh Provincial Referral Hospital from July 2017 to June 2019, where the VITEK® 2 Compact automatic device was used for the identification. In total, there were 307 P. aeruginosa isolates analyzed in this study. The results of this study revealed that 54.39% of P. aeruginosa isolates were multidrug resistant.  The MDRPA were mostly found in sputum and pus cultures (41.91% and 23.95%, respectively). Based on the wardroom as the source, most samples came from the internal medicine unit, intensive care unit, and surgical unit with prevalence of 27.54%, 25.74%, and 20.35%, respectively. High proportion of infected patients were male (52.09%) and aged 56–65 years (23.95%). P. aeruginosa showed the highest sensitivity rate to amikacin (77.1%), followed by meropenem (74.4%), ceftazidime (70.1%), levofloxacin (65.1%), tobramycin (64.9%), piperacillin-tazobactam (64.3%), and gentamicin (61.4%). In conclusion, our data suggest that the MDRPA infection is prevalent in Aceh Province and Amikacin is recommended as the highest standard of therapy for MDRPA.
Anterior mediastinal masses in children: A radiologic review by ChatGPT
Authors: DAMAR CAGRI
Published: September 2023

Anterior mediastinal kitleler (AMM'ler), çocuklarda nadir olmakla birlikte, yaşamı tehdit eden komplikasyon potansiyelleri nedeniyle önemli bir risk oluşturmaktadır. Ön mediasten - sternum ve perikard arasındaki bağ dokusu, lenfatik yapılar ve timus bezi ile dolu boşluk - içinde konumlanan bu kitleler, çok çeşitli klinik belirtilerle kendini gösterir. Hızlı tanı ve uygun klinik yaklaşım kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu derleme, özellikle "ChatGPT" (OpenAI tarafından GPT-3.5 mimarisi üzerine inşa edilmiştir) kullanılarak, çocuklarda anterior mediastinal kitlelerin AI chatbot tarafından oluşturulan bir keşfini sunmaktadır. Nihai metin, GPT-4 sürümü aracılığıyla bir dil düzenlemesinden ve intihal kontrolünden geçti.
The Influence of Work Motivation, Competence and Compensation on the Performance of Insurance Agency Leaders Through Job Satisfaction at PT. Prudential Life Assurance General Agency WOW Aini Medan
Authors: Lingga Sukiman , . Syaifuddin , Faris Salman
Published: September 2023

The success of the performance of the agency leader of the insurance agent will be followed by recognition or appreciation from the company in the form of bonuses and incentives provided so that this can increase the agency leader's ability to provide even better work performance and get a promotion in a career for the achievement of the agency leader's performance in the insurance company. The assessment system using grades or ranks makes employees have to meet the specified criteria, in other words, if they get an assessment of numbers 3 to 5 in each year, the agency leader will get a career promotion or level increase but if they get an assessment of criteria 1 to 2 each year in a row, they will be given demotion sanctions while the 0 criteria is mostly the case for new agents working who do not have an assessment. Good work motivation, competence and compensation are indispensable in developing productive and sustainable performance both in communication and building partnerships between an agency leader and his immediate superior leader and between the agency leader and management. In this study the authors used an associative approach to determine the relationship of each variable and the tendency of the data used was quantitative methods. The data analysis techniques used in this research are descriptive analysis and path analysis. To test the feasibility of the model using analytical techniques in the Partial Least Square method. The results in this study obtained that the performance management effectiveness variable has a positive and significant effect on work motivation, competence and compensation. Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on agent performance. The effectiveness of performance management has a positive and significant effect on competence. Agent performance has a positive and significant effect on compensation. Agent performance has a positive and significant effect on career promotion. Performance management effectiveness has a positive and significant effect on career promotion through work motivation, competence and compensation

Keywords: Agency leader performance, work motivation, competence and compensation, satisfaction and career advancement
A Systematic Review on the Risk Factors of Developing Long COVID in Asia Pacific
Authors: Mohd Yusof Auni Widad , Abdul Kadir Muhammad Suffi , Abdul Razak Fadlinda Tasnim
Published: September 2023

Recently, healthcare workers and patients noticed that COVID-19 survivors experienced persistent symptoms after recovering from the acute infection. Due to insufficient research on Long COVID especially in Asia Pacific, this study aims to determine the prevalence of Long COVID and its associations with selected socio-demographic factors (age, gender, BMI, and severity of acute COVID-19) among COVID-19 patients in this region. Articles were searched from several journal databases reporting at least one-month of persistent COVID symptoms. The selection of the studies was based on the PRISMA flow diagram. Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was adopted for quality assessment of the articles and sixteen papers were included in this study. The prevalence of Long COVID reported in the studies ranged from 8.2% to 68%. Existing evidence suggested that female gender, older age, severe acute COVID-19 stage, and higher BMI were more likely to develop Long COVID. This study demonstrated a significant portion of the population may be affected with Long COVID, particularly those with a higher risk. Hence, more emphasis on Long COVID should be given to maintain the quality of life among COVID-19 patients.

Keywords: long covid, persistent COVID-19 symptoms, post-COVID syndrome, long-term sequelae, risk factors of long covid
Homoeopathic Treatment for Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Overview and Promising Therapeutic Approach
Authors: M Steefan Justina , G Siddesha , Madhuri Panjugula
Published: September 2023

There is a widespread belief that eating disorders stem from lifestyle choices. However, it is essential to recognize that eating disorders are severe and potentially fatal illnesses, characterized by obsessions with food, body weight, and shape. Various eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, night-eating syndrome, eating disorders not otherwise specified, and binge-eating disorders. These disorders can affect individuals regardless of age, gender, socioeconomic status, or cultural background, and they have been responsible for approximately 7000 deaths per year as of 2010.
Timely detection plays a crucial role in enhancing the chances of recovery from eating disorders. Therefore, being aware of warning signs is of utmost importance. This review delves into the different types of eating disorders and explores their treatment through Homeopathy.

Keywords: Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pathophysiology, Homoeopathy.
Therapeutic Efficiency of Selected Ethnomedicinal Plants and Medications for Onchocerca volvulus Infection Endemic in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria
Authors: E.I. Daniel-Nwosu, , F.O.U. Osuala, , I. O. Onyeocha,
Published: September 2023

Onchocerca volvulus infection – Onchocerciasis – is a priority tropical disease that has been targeted for elimination by World Health Organization (WHO). The Standard strategy to combat this chronic parasitic infection is the administration of Annual Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTi), yet high prevalence rates and transmission persist.
Alternative strategies are therefore needed to achieve Onchocerciasis elimination where CDTi effectiveness is suboptimal. Hence the need for this research work on elimination and control of Onchocerciasis. This study was a cross-sectional experimental study carried out to investigate the therapeutic efficiency of some selected treatment options of Onchocerciasis prevalent in selected endemic areas of Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria. The multistage sampling technique was adopted to select samples for the study. All infected subjects used for this study gave an informed consent to be part of the study. Accurate screening methods were used to identify subjects with detectable microfilariae that were positive and highly sensitive to the diagnostic tests. A total of one thousand five hundred and thirty (1,530) inhabitants of the studied communities (Umulolo, Amuro, Ihube, Okwe, Umuna, Ezelu, Nzerem, Umuihi, Umuneke and Umulewe) were screened for the infection. Out of these, the number infected by Onchocerca volvulus in the ten studied areas were five hundred and ninety-two (592). The infected subjects were sampled evenly and assigned into subgroups to receive treatment with doses of Ivermectin, Doxycycline as well as Morinda lucida and Indigo tinctoria plant extracts. Samples from the treated subjects were collected, screened and assessed for elimination of microfilarial loads. Results showed that higher number of infected subjects (91.1%) benefited from treatment with oral dose of Doxycycline and had their clinical signs disappeared as compared with 82.96% (Ivermectin), 47.2% (Morinda lucida) and 46.5% (Indigo tinctoria) benefited subjects. Statistical analysis using the Duncan Multiple Range Test also showed significant differences p ≥ 0.01 in the treatment options administered. It was however recommended that more improved treatment options are needed to ensure massive control measures and total eradication of the infection.
Keywords: Onchocerciasis, therapeutic, microfilariae, screening, endemic, elimination.
DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULING SYSTEM WITH GENETIC ALGORITHM IN WEBSITE-BASED SMK NEGERI 1 SINE
Authors: Saputra Shafa Bani , Pamungkas Endang Wahyu
Published: September 2023

Scheduling is an information that has limited conditions that must be met. Preparation of the schedule will take quite a long time if it is done using conventional media such as writing on paper or books. Scheduling optimization is needed to provide effectiveness and efficiency so that the implementation of learning activities can run more optimally. The genetic algorithm approach method is used to get the optimum schedule. This algorithm produces the best combination for subject pairs and teaching teachers as a whole by determining the initial population and initializing the chromosomes, determining the fitness value, then carrying out crossover selection, and carrying out mutations to produce the best fitness value which will be used to determine the final value of scheduling. The results of the entire algorithm process are consistent with the original prediction data, and the same teacher is not scheduled to teach more than once at the same time. The results of the subject scheduling process using the genetic algorithm obtain a fairly good optimization in subject scheduling.
UX (USER EXPERIENCE) EVALUATION OF THE OPENLEARNING SYSTEM AT UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA USING HEURISTIC EVALUATION AND USABILITY TESTING
Authors: Imana Afifah Ghaisani , Nugroho Yusuf Sulistyo
Published: September 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the learning process at the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) has been carried out online using the OpenLearning platform. The use of OpenLearning media has provided an easy learning process for both lecturers and students. Although there are many conveniences and benefits offered, usability problems still arise, for example, there is no distinction between courses that have ended and those that are still active, the "Edit Page Header" feature on student users, and misperceptions in the progress bar in the Course menu.  In addition, previous research has evaluated the UMS OpenLearning platform using the System Usability Scale (SUS) technique and scored 61 (grade scale D) and indicates that the system is well received. To identify more detailed problems related to user experience (UX) for the OpenLearning system applied at UMS, it is necessary to evaluate the UX with the other approaches. In this study, the Heuristic Evaluation method based on 10 principles of Heuristic and Usability Testing based on 5 Usability criteria are implemented to evaluate. The results of this study are a system prototype according to the results of heuristic evaluation. The prototype was evaluated using SUS method on 380 respondents. The SUS calculation yields a value of 69, which indicates that the system is classified to the grade scale category D. This insignificant increase in the SUS score indicates that the UX improvements have not been optimally related to usability due to some factors such as the complexity of the system when used, inconsistencies, and the need for users to adapt to using the system. This finding can be considered by the system development team to fix the weaknesses so as to create an online learning platform with a better UX.
PCOS DISEASE CLASSIFICATION USING FEATURE SELECTION RFECV AND EDA WITH KNN ALGORITHM METHOD
Authors: Pitaloka Nadhira Triadha , Kusnawi Kusnawi
Published: September 2023

Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine disorder of the ovaries that causes hormonal disturbances in women of reproductive age, where androgen secretion in the ovaries of women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is excessive compared to normal women. This usually occur in women with obesity which is characterized by irregular menstrual cycles, chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and even infertility. Efforts are used to treat this disease in the form of hormone therapy, laparoscopic ovarian drilling, and in-vitro fertilization. However, these three therapies are focused on symptomatic therapy and are less effective in treating PCOS-related infertility. Detecting PCOS disease early is very necessary so that prevention and treatment can be carried out immediately. Therefore, a classification is carried out to detect PCOS disease by being able to analyze data that has a high degree of accuracy. The method used for the classification of PCOS disease is using the K Nearest Neighbor (KNN), method which previously carried out the feature selection process, namely the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), method which is used for the data analysis process by means of an analysis approach to data to find out the most accurate method and using the Recursive Feature Elimination and Cross-Validation (RFECV) selection method which ranks the features based on their level of importance to the prediction process. Further, the data classification process uses the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm. The results of the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) feature selection process produce 10 data attributes that are used and are continued by the Recursive Feature Elimination and Cross-Validation (RFECV) process by producing the 7 most important attributes used and finally the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) method has a high level high accuracy by producing an accuracy value of 93%, precision 82%, recall 100%, and F1 score 90%.
Capítulo 5. Conclusiones. / Chapter 5. Conclusions
Authors: Caffarel Serra Carmen
Published: September 2023

En este capítulo se abordan las principales conclusiones extraídas del proyecto coordinado de excelencia “El sistema de investigación en España sobre prácticas sociales de Comunicación. Mapa de Proyectos, Grupos, Líneas, Objetos de estudio y Métodos” (MapCom), en sus dos fases. La primera consistió en el análisis de documentos (Tesis Doctorales y Proyectos competitivos en comunicación desde 2007 a 2013), cabe concluir que tienen muchas similitudes entre sí, tanto en la configuración de objetos de estudio (Comunicación mediática), como en la definición de sus objetivos preferentes (describir) o en el uso de técnicas preponderantes de investigación (análisis de documentos). Estas similitudes se confirman también si se toma en cuenta las comunidades autónomas, las Universidades y los años estudiados. La segunda fase consistió en conocer la opinión de los investigadores en comunicación a través de aplicación de la técnica Philips 66 y de la encuesta realizada en 2017 a todos los investigadores censados en comunicación para conocer las fortalezas y debilidades que tiene la investigación en comunicación en España. Lo más interesante de esta fase es que nos ha permitido encontrar un discurso hegemónico sobre los principales problemas que hallamos a la hora de investigar, se imponen las alusiones a la “Falta de recursos”, al “efecto ANECA”, a la “necesidad de publicar y visibilizar los resultados”, a la dificultad de ser a la vez “docentes, investigadores y gestores” y a la lejanía existente entre “la Academia y el mundo profesional”.Los resultados del proyecto nos ha ofrecido y seguirá ofreciendo, gracias a su publicación en bases de datos abiertas y en mapas interactivos sobre la producción científica en comunicación, muchos datos que coadyuvan, sin duda, a la reflexión sobre las debilidades y las fortalezas de la investigación en comunicación en España, sobre los obstáculos que encontramos en nuestro trabajo de investigación y permiten trazar caminos para la definición de políticas públicas de investigación en comunicación tanto a nivel nacional como autonómico.
Introducción / Introduction
Authors: Piñuel Raigada José Luis
Published: September 2023

Se expone primeramente el contexto de los criterios adoptados para enfocar como objeto de estudio la práctica de la investigación sobre la Comunicación como objeto de estudio en las universidades españolas con grados y posgrados en el campo de la Comunicación social. El capítulo primero brinda un repositorio y un análisis de contenido de Proyectos I+D y de tesis doctorales cuya aparición entre 2007 y 2013, se ofrece para consulta geomática. El capítulo segundo presenta los debates de la comunidad científica realizados en sesiones celebradas en 2016 en Madrid, Barcelona y Málaga, cuyo análisis cualitativo se lleva a otra cartografía susceptible de representar los discursos hegemónicos de esta comunidad ante la precariedad de la actividad investigadora. El capítulo tercero ofrece los resultados, y su cartografía interactiva correspondiente, de la encuesta aplicada al censo de investigadores académicos a cuyas competiciones por el re-conocimiento quedan sometidos los rendimientos conseguidos por aumentar el conocimiento. Después, el capítulo cuarto presenta la metodología utilizada en la elaboración ciber-cartográfica de cada una de las Bases de Datos correspondientes a las fases del Estudio. Se cierra el texto de esta introducción anunciando que el estudio y la metodología para el análisis de la práctica investigadora sobre Comunicación como objeto de estudio en las universidades españolas con grados y posgrados en el campo de la Comunicación social, prosigue extendiendo datos y análisis de meta-investigación (investigación sobre la investigación) a publicaciones científicas más allá de Proyectos I+D y tesis doctorales, abarcando revistas científicas de mayor impacto, comunicaciones a congresos, ediciones de libros, grupo de investigación, así como a las voces de los investigadores aplicando técnicas cualitativas (como Phillips 66 y Delphi) y cuantitativas por encuesta. De este modo, el periodo histórico analizando registros desde 2007, y que aquí se presenta, ha llegado cuatro años después hasta 2022. Por este hecho, los mapas interactivos que se pueden enlazar ahora a hipervínculos ya inoperativos en el texto, se pueden sustituir por los que la Web https://mapcom.es/ ofrece ahora y que comprenden datos ciber-cartográficos de más de una década.
The Archetypal Meaning of the Mythical Child from the Short Story Epic
Authors: Butnaru Tatiana
Published: September 2023

In this article, we have tried to reveal the archetypal meaning of the mythical child, one of the folkloric topos, which manifests itself in the novelistic epic through a series of deep artistic symbols and images. This folkloric archetype can be found in several ballad subjects, where a special sacral ambience is transfigured. When reading several ballad versions with a family theme, such as Meşterul Manole, Nevasta fugită, Nevasta alungată, Femeia prinsă de turc etc., are highlighted some poetic situations of archetypal origin, where a humanized nature persists, she participates directly in the soul life of the epic heroes, and the child left within its primordial rhythms, will take on an integrative function in the cosmic plane, being placed in the general harmony of the universe.
Application Of A Web-Based Information System in The Institution Of Research, Community Service, and Innovation (Lp2mi) IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang
Authors: Fadillah Arif , Fadhil Ramadhan
Published: September 2023

Background: Technology is something that cannot be separated in this modern era. With the emergence of technology, it can facilitate the operational activities of a higher education institution in processing data quickly and precisely. The research, community service and innovation institute (LP2MI) at IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang in making reports and managing data currently has not implemented an application, so that the data collection process is not effective and efficient. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to be able to help LP2MI IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang in processing and reporting of data quickly, precisely and accurately. Research Methods: This study uses data collection techniques using qualitative methods. Namely by interviews and observations as well as with the waterfall design. Results: The results of the research are making "Web-Based Information System Applications at the Institute for Research, Community Service and Innovation (LP2MI) IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang". Conclusion: The conclusion of this research is that the Institute for Research, Community Service and Innovation (LP2MI) IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang needs a system that can meet the needs of preventing or reducing difficulties in terms of administration, data loss, and data processing that takes a long time.
Utilization of Desktop (Mobile) Applications Borrowing Laboratory Equipment at the IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang Integrated Laboratory
Authors: Paray Theo Lonando  , M.Vikram Nursalam
Published: September 2023

Utilization of information technology in all fields is a must to assist in operational activities in processing data quickly and precisely. Each IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang health laboratory has assets in the form of goods or equipment to support practicum activities and the learning process of the laboratory system. In every semester of lectures there will be practicum activities for several subjects and will always involve laboratory assistants to prepare and teach practicum. where the borrowing process is still manual. Application is a subclass of computer software that directly utilizes computer capabilities to perform a task desired by the user. the author will build a system for borrowing goods and equipment at the Muhammadiyah Palembang IKesT Laboratory Management Unit using a Desktop application using Laravel 8
Therapeutic Analysis of Smoking Cessation Efforts: Literature Review
Authors: Imam Haryoko  , Kemas MFM  , Chun Hoe Tan  , Norhashima Abd Rashid
Published: September 2023

Background: Smoking is one of the most major health problems leading to the emergence of cardiovascular disease, lung disease, and cancer in the world. Smoking cessation experiences from various backgrounds of therapy types can be input to develop successful smoking cessation strategies. Objective: This literature review is to provide comprehensive information regarding types of therapies and how support and needs are encountered to successfully quit smoking. Method: This study uses the Literature review method using PRISMA Checklist guidelines and takes electronic database data sources, namely Science direct, Google Schloar, PubMed and Perpusnas with articles published from 2013 to 2022 with the keyword smoking cessation therapy. After selection and identification according to the inclusion criteria, there were 15 articles reviewed. Results: Based on the results of an analysis of 15 research articles reviewed. There are 7 types of smoking cessation therapy including Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT), Cognitive Restructuring, N-Acetylcystein Mucolytic Therapy, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Varenicline Therapy, Self-Control Therapy and Hypnoterapy. Conclusion: Smoking cessation therapy is divided into 2 parts, namely Pharmacotherapy (N- Acetylcystein Mucolytic Therapy, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Varenicline Therapy) and Non Pharmacotherapy (Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT), Cognitive Restructuring, Self- Control Therapy and Hypnoterapy
Educational Influence With Role Play About First Aid Rice In Sports Injury Ankle Sprain On Student Knowledge School
Authors: Imardiani  , Ryikca Nurjayanti  , Siti Romadoni
Published: September 2023

Background: Injuries are damage to the body which results in pain, heat, redness, swelling and unable to function properly. Injuries often occur in school-age children due to excessive activity so they tend to experience ankle sprain problems . Sprains or ankle sprains are types of injuries that occur as much as 36.1% of other injuries. RICE first aid knowledge is very much needed in the initial management of injuries so that no more serious injuries occur. Selection of media with role play so as to help students improve their understanding of RICE first aid . Research Objectives: To know the effect of education with role play about RICE first aid sports injuries to ankle sprains on the knowledge of school students. Research Method: Type of quantitative research with Pre-Experimental One Group Pre-Test and post- Test Design , taking samples using a total sampling technique of 40 respondents. Providing knowledge using the role play method results in knowledge using a questionnaire. The results of the analysis using the Wilcoxon test . Research Results: Obtained the value of knowledge before being given education 13.00 and after being given education 20.00 with a p-value <0.05. Conclusion: There is an effect of education with role play about RICE first aid for sports injuries to ankle sprains on the knowledge of school students.
Application of Android Game-Based Learning to Overcome Smoking Emergencies in Adolescents
Authors: Joko Tri Wahyudi  , M Umar Ardan Al Hakim
Published: September 2023

Background: Teenagers tend to have a desire to know big. Studies show that students are more Possible To smoke than adults. Especially based on the results research latest says that smoking among teenagers every year the more increase. In general, they confess Already start smoking between 9 to 12 years old, Teenagers tend to have a desire to know big. Studies show that students are more Possible To smoke than adults, factors that have a very large impact on the emergence of various diseases. A smoker has a 2 to 4 times risk of developing coronary heart disease and a higher risk of developing lung cancer. Especially based on the results research latest says that smoking among teenagers every year the more increase. Purpose: To apply learning android games free as a try to overcome emergency smoking in adolescents. Method: This activity is Community Service that applies an Android game-based learning method to overcome smoking emergencies in Indonesian teenagers. The target of community service is 30 grade 11 vocational students. To measure motivation to stop smoking, the writer uses a questionnaire Richmond-Test. Results: Based on the results obtained mean pre-test value is 5.27 meanwhile mark the post-test mean is 8.27. Conclusion: The learning method is based on Android games that can increase the Spirit of teenagers To stop smoking.