bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Body Weight Profile and Toxic Symptoms of White Rats on Giving Ethanol Fraction of Rambutan Peels (Nephelium lappaceum L)
Authors: Pebiansyah Anisa , Tuslinah Lilis , Aprilia Ade Yeni
Published: November 2023

Introdiction: Rambutan peel (Nephelium lappaceum L) contains antioxidant compounds like flavonoids such as anthocyanins. The high antioxidant activity causes the high utilization of rambutan peel for treatment, but its side effects on the body are unknown. Aims: This study aimed to analyze the effect of giving rambutan rind ethanol fraction on body weight and toxic symptoms in white rats. Methods: The test was carried out using the OECD 425 method in which there were three treatment groups, each consisting of 5 test animals that were given the preparation orally. Treatment 1 was only given 1% CMC Na for 14 days; treatment 2 was given the ethanol fraction of rambutan peel 400 mg/200 g BW which was observed every 30 minutes for 4 hours, then up to 48 hours, then every day for up to 14 days. If there is none, it is continued with treatment 3, which is given the ethanol fraction of rambutan peel 1000 mg/200 g BW for 14 days. Symptoms of acute animal toxicity were observed for 14 days in that treatment. Result: The results showed that the ethanol fraction of rambutan peel doses of 400 mg/200 g BW and 1000 mg/200 g BW had a significant effect (p=0.017) in increasing the body weight profile of white rats, and there were no signs of acute toxicity in each treatment group. Conclusion: The dose of the ethanol fraction of rambutan peel 400 mg/200 g BW is the best, with an increased body weight of 25.17%.
Fungal Hydrolysis of Food Waste: Review of Used Substrates, Conditions, and Microorganisms
Authors: Berzina Indra , Spalvins Kriss
Published: November 2023

During food production significant amounts of organic waste is generated annually that can have a negative effect on the environment due to lack of efficient utilisation solutions and insufficient disposal practices. Fungi and their remarkable abilities to produce enzymes can be applied for hydrolysing different types of food waste in simpler sugars. Under optimal conditions, fungal hydrolysis of food waste can be rapid and efficient. Currently, the capacity of this process has only been briefly demonstrated in previous studies. This review describes different practices demonstrating the potential of fungal hydrolysis use for efficient resource management. The focus was on what organisms, waste substrates and parameters as temperature, pH level, have been applied in previous studies as well as glucose recovery yields. It was concluded that food waste can be efficiently hydrolysed and used as a substrate for the downstream production of value-added products using sequential fermentation. The optimal temperature was concluded to be above 45 °C, but the optimal pH level may vary depending on used organism and substate. In future research the possibility of optimizing fungal strains, creating mutants with enhanced enzyme-producing abilities, and application of more GRAS fungal species should be investigated. To conduct valorisation tests on new residues for fungal hydrolysis researchers must collaborate with manufacturers, thus exploring the suitability of a wider range of waste residues for fungal hydrolysis.
Simultaneous presentation of pulmonary embolism and pericardial effusion as complications of cancer: a case report
Authors: Ratautė Kristina , Jonuškienė Goda , Burneikaitė Greta
Published: November 2023

We report the case of a 62-year-old woman who was admitted to Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos suffering from week-long shortness of breath during minimal physical activity. Computed tomography angiography and echocardiogram findings led to a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and large pericardial effusion. The patient was previously diagnosed with a base of tongue cancer with lung metastasis. The patient received low-molecular-weight-heparin, and pericardiocentesis was performed. As a result, the patient’s general condition improved, and she was discharged from the hospital. In this case, pulmonary embolism and pericardial effusion coincided as complications of malignancy. The concurrent presentation of these conditions is rare and poses a clinical dilemma regarding the treatment, including anticoagulant therapy.
Second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns
Authors: Pędziwiatr Janusz , Musiał Michał
Published: November 2023

This paper deals with the second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns. The current standard approach according to Eurocode 2 is the starting point for the considerations. Simplified methods that take into account the secondary effects, that is, the nominal stiffness method and the nominal curvature method, and their limitations are discussed. Most attention is devoted to the general method. As only general guidelines for this method can be found in the literature on the subject, the author presents his own original approach to calculations done using this method. Exemplary analyses for the corbel columns of high bay racked warehouses are made. Columns of different lengths are analyzed. The calculations show the overestimates introduced by the simplified methods and the benefits stemming from the use of the general method, especially in the case of quite slender columns.
Análisis de redes en productores de coco de la Costa Pacífica del Cauca
Authors: Grass-Ramírez José Fernando , Palacios Lily Marcela , Potosí-Hoyos Joan Sebastián
Published: November 2023

Objetivo: analizar la estructura de las relaciones sociales, técnicas y comerciales que se establecen entre los productores de coco de la costa Pacífica del departamento del Cauca, en Colombia. Metodología: se utilizó el análisis de redes sociales la cual, estudia la estructura y dinámica de las relaciones que se establecen entre actores. Se aplicó una encuesta a 676 productores, la información se analizó a partir de los indicadores densidad, centralización, centralidad de grado de entrada y Modularity Class. Resultados: el indicador densidad es bajo en todas redes analizadas, lo cual se traduce en incipientes niveles de capital social y cohesión. Las redes resultantes son descentralizadas, es decir, existen varios actores que son fuente importante de consulta. Los clústeres se configuran en función de las condiciones geográficas y alrededor de actores reconocidos dada su trayectoria y experiencia. Limitaciones: falta evidencia que respalde la relación entre capital social y desarrollo, falta de información y alto grado de abstracción. Conclusiones: se evidencian niveles bajos de capital social en torno a la actividad, lo cual ocasiona que la información asociada a la cadena productiva del coco no fluya fácilmente entre actores y comunidades. Las condiciones geográficas fragmentan las relaciones existentes entre los productores, formando diferentes clústeres que difícilmente se comunican entre ellos. Los actores relevantes identificados corresponden a productores con gran experiencia en la actividad, acopiadores y cooperativas
El nexo agua, energía y alimentos en un valle árido bajo explotación intensiva
Authors: Miguel Roberto Esteban , Gareis María Cecilia
Published: November 2023

Objetivos: caracterizar el territorio del Valle Central Antinaco-Los Colorados en función del nexo agua energía y alimentos; problematizar el nexo al vincular la evolución del recurso hídrico subterráneo y el consumo de energía para riego agrícola; e identificar actores para conformar un Consejo Político y Técnico. Metodología: la caracterización territorial se elaboró a partir del análisis de información secundaria considerando los tres pilares del nexo y su problematización se efectuó a partir de articular la piezométrica; la pérdida de reservas y los datos de consumo de energía eléctrica para riego; la identificación de actores se realizó bajo técnica participativa de sociograma. Resultados: los niveles piezométricos descienden anualmente con una pérdida constante de reservas de agua subterránea, por lo tanto, la energía para riego se incrementa. Esta situación da cuenta de la (in)sustentabilidad del sistema en el sentido fuerte del término. El análisis de actores evidencia la posibilidad de conformar un Consejo Técnico y Político para el desarrollo prospectivo del valle desde el enfoque del nexo. Limitaciones: analizar la escasez económica del agua, plantear escenarios tendenciales y profundizar el entendimiento de las racionalidades de grupos de productores para comprender las lógicas en el uso de recursos. Conclusiones: los actuales usos y modos de gestión de los recursos demandan de cambios en torno a los límites físicos de los recursos naturales.
Pengaruh Promosi Jabatan dan Komitmen Organisasi terhadap Kinerja Karyawan
Authors: Samantha Justine , Adiputra I Gede
Published: November 2023

Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) merupakan faktor penting bagi perusahaan atau organisasi yang harus dikelola dengan baik. Perusahaan yang berfungsi dengan baik mampu menjaga kualitas stafnya secara memadai. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh promosi jabatan dan komitmen organisasi terhadap kinerja karyawan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 468 karyawan dan sampel yang digunakan menggunakan metode simple random sampling sebanyak 50 responden dengan menggunakan teori Gay & Diehl, teknik analisis data menggunakan SmartPLS versi.3.0. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa promosi jabatan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan dan komitmen organisasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Bank Mayapada.

 

Human Resources (HR) is an important factor for a company or organization that must be managed properly. A well-functioning company is able to adequately maintain the quality of its staff. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of position promotion and organizational commitment on employee performance. The population in this study was 468 employees and the sample used using the simple random sampling method was 50 respondents using Gay & Diehl theory, a data analysis technique using SmartPLS version.3.0. The results of this study show that position promotion has a significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment has a significant effect on employee performance at PT. Mayapada Bank.
Pengaruh Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan dan Pengalaman Kerja terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Mahasiswa Universitas Tarumanagara
Authors: Lim Kevin , Widjaja Oey Hannes
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah pengetahuan kewirausahaan dan pengalaman bekerja dapat berpengaruh pada minat berwirausaha Mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Tarumanagara. Sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 100 responden dengan teknik pengambilan sampel adalah convenience sampling yaitu dengan cara menyebarkan kuisioner secara online berupa google form. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis menggunakan metode structural equation modelling (SEM) dan diolah menggunakan aplikasi SmartPLS 3. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan pada pengetahuan kewirausahaan dan pengalaman bekerja terhadap minat berwirausaha Mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Tarumanagara.

 

This study aims to determine whether entrepreneurial knowledge and work experience can affect the interest in entrepreneurship of students of the Faculty of Economics, University of Tarumanagara. The sample in this study was 100 respondents. The sampling technique was convenience sampling, namely by distributing questionnaires online in the form of a Google form. The data obtained was then analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) method and processed using the SmartPLS 3 application. The results of this study are that there is a positive and significant influence on entrepreneurial knowledge and work experience on entrepreneurial interest in students of the Faculty of Economics, Tarumanagara University.
Attending to Particularity, Refusing the "Central Story"
Authors: Brushwood Rose Chloë , Krasny Karen A.
Published: November 2023

This is the Editorial essay for Volume 9, Number 2.
Book Review- Biesta, Gert J.J. (2014). The Beautiful Risk of Education. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
Authors: Palmer Yolanda
Published: November 2023

Book Review
Curriculum Alignment Among the Intended, Enacted, and Assessed Curricula for Grade 9 Mathematics.
Authors: Seitz Paolina
Published: November 2023

This study examined curriculum alignment among the intended, the enacted, and the assessed curricula in Grade 9 mathematics in two domains: content/operations and cognitive processes. The Program of Studies was used to determine the content/ operations and the Delphi method was used to identify the cognitive levels for the intended curriculum. Classroom observations were used to capture the enacted curriculum. End of unit tests were used to determine the assessed curriculum. Results indicated that curriculum alignment among the intended, enacted and assessed curricula for the mathematics content/operations was high (97% alignment). In contrast, curriculum alignment among the intended, enacted, and assessed curricula for the cognitive processes was low (7.3% alignment). This study makes a contribution towards understanding the quality of the relationship among the intended, enacted, and assessed curricula in mathematics education. The methodological framework provides a model for subsequent research on curriculum alignment among the three components of the education system.
Curricular Enactment Matters Reorienting Education
Authors: Macintyre Latta Margaret
Published: November 2023

Curricular enactment can be an educative medium for living well in the world with others. This is not new thinking, but it is bold thinking that schools and communities worldwide persist in avoiding and short-changing. In this article, matters concerning roles and relations across understandings of education, knowledge and curricular enactment are sketched, and in doing so, what ought to matter is foregrounded. Turning to traditions concerning the aesthetics of human understanding and to found kinships with Indigenous ways of knowing and being, curricular modes of being and habits of practice emerge. These modes and habits insist on educators, students and communities traversing the curricular terrain together, orienting towards growth and well-being, and re-thinking the world in-the-making. This article challenges all readers to envision the significances we can no longer ignore and to consider the research implications.
Curriculum as Planned: Who Is Affected When Difference Is Marginalized?
Authors: Khan Momina
Published: November 2023

How does a minority mother explain to her Canadian children the meaning of “exclusion”, “religious stigmatization” and “discrimination” when she sees her children’s identity being shaped by “structured silences” (Greene, 1993) in curriculum? Curriculum, in any time and place, becomes a contested site where debate occurs over whose values and beliefs will achieve legitimation through acceptance in the national discourse (Klieberd, 1995). My children live in liminality, as holders of hybrid identities, multiple languages, beliefs and cultures, juxtaposed against a social story of Canadian classroom teaching. Experiences such as theirs “challenge the conceptualization of curriculum as a prefabricated plan” (Wilson, Ehret, Lewkowich, & Kredl, 2017) and foreground the “blind impresses” (Rorty, 1989), gaps and silences of ideology, perceptions and practices (Rautins & Ibrahim, 2011). What are the implications when difference is censored or marginalized? By using autobiographical narrative inquiry and poetic representation, I interrogate my children’s experiences with the Canadian curriculum from the positioning of a minority parent. I explore “encounters” (Greene, 1967) through my unique lens, and propose positioning parents integrally in curriculum conversations in order to move curriculum conceptualizations from a place of binaries defined by “us” and “them”, by “dominant culture” and “minorities”, to a place of shared hope and responsibility, to a just and democratic society.
Homage to the Place(lessness) of Poetry and the Poetic Life of Carl Leggo
Authors: Spector Hannah
Published: November 2023

This address was written for Carl Leggo and presented June 1, 2019, at the CACS preconference “The Many Faces of Love: Celebrating the Life Work of Carl Leggo”, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. It draws upon Hannah Arendt’s analysis of the three human activities—labour, work and action—that form part of her thesis in The Human Condition. Specifically, I aim to provide a brief description of the role that such activities play in constituting the vita activa (or life of action). This overview then circles around to the ways in which works of art, particularly poetry, help establish a sense of permanence in the world that the activities of labour and action do not. I then identify an intersection between Arendt’s writings on poetry with Carl Leggo’s as relayed in his own writings on the subject. This intersection highlights poetry’s infinite value.
Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of Basic Arithmetic Through Subitizing
Authors: Nikfarjam Parinaz , Rapke Tina
Published: November 2023

This paper examines how subitizing (recognizing a quantity and naming it without having to count the objects individually) can help develop students’ understanding of basic arithmetic and how teachers’ and students’ actions can inform one another. Studies suggest that subitizing is underused in teaching and can be harnessed to enhance the learning of subtraction and addition because of its deep links to visualization. Pairing research that points to possibilities of using subitizing to teach arithmetic with an enactivist view of teaching, this research examines how teachers’ and students’ actions co-adapt. Data from short, seven- to eight-minute addition and subtraction lessons in a Grade 2 classroom were collected and analyzed with an enactivist view of teaching actions as triggers. Actions included verbal prompts, movement of small circular objects that represent numbers and hand gestures above the objects. In these lessons, teachers and students arranged small circular objects to guess/identify one another’s computational strategies to arithmetic questions. Our findings suggest that teacher actions triggered and were triggered by students’ subitizing capabilities and occasioned making connections between number (de)composition and operations. Teachers’ actions were contingent on students’ actions as they repeated, enhanced or changed their actions. Triggered by teachers’ actions, students were able to use subitizing to describe their computation strategies instead of counting to combine and/or form large values and to (de)compose, add or subtract values. This research recommends the use of subitizing to make arithmetic strategies visual and calls for more research on the co-emergence of teaching and learning in mathematics classrooms.
A Semiotic Analysis of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Posters
Authors: Amri Ulil , Pratiwi Anne
Published: November 2023

This research is a descriptive qualitative research on semiotic field. The subiect of this research is a poster series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a movie adaptation of the same title semi-animated children book by Jeff Kinney. The data consists of a teaser poster and a theatrical poster of the movie film derived from Cinemags Movie Magazine and 20th Century Fox. This research aims to analyze semiotic signs from both posters by identifying icon, index, symbol, code, language, and myth following Saussure's, Peirce's, Danesi's, and Barthe's theories on Semotics. The result of the analysis presented 8 semiotic signs (4 on each poster) with the detailed analysis of signs, icon, index, symbol, code, and myth on each signs.
Racial Discrimination Reflected in the Figurative Languages of "Audre Lorde's Selected Poems"
Authors: Anugrah Fahmi Bayu
Published: November 2023

This study aims to find out the types of figures of speech that reflect the life of black people and racial discrimination in three Audre Lorde's poems, entitled; Power, Coal, and The Black Unicorn. The theory used in this research is stylistics by Geoffrey Leech, which focuses on figurative language and also uses the theory of racial discrimination. This study uses a qualitative method and uses a content analysis approach because it uses poetry as data. The result shows from the 14 types of figurative languages, only 8 types were found in the poems; Allusion, Hyperbole, Parallelism, Irony, Personification, Simile, Symbolism, and Euphemism, with a total number of 17 data. Those data broadly have meanings related to the life struggles of back people. After that, the researcher found three kinds of racial discrimination in eight figurative languages namely; direct, indirect, and social life racial discrimination. From the three poems, it seems the poet uses figurative language in each of her poems to illustrate the rights and difficulties she faced and the poems are depictions of racial discrimination that causes struggles in the life of black people.
Illocutionary Acts in Recorded Presentations of English Education Master's Program Students
Authors: Dewanty Monika , Bram Barli
Published: November 2023

This study aims to identify the illocutionary acts used by English Education Master’s Program students and the underlying reasons for them to use the acts in their recorded presentations. There is little study on master’s degree students, especially in the pandemic era. Therefore, this study attempted to identify the illocutionary acts performed by master’s degree students in the recorded presentation. This study used qualitative research in order to collect and analyze the data. Searle’s (1979) theory of the illocutionary act is used. The data was taken from the videos which were transcript. The transcription was used to analyze the illocutionary acts used by the students. The qualitative data showed that the students mainly used representatives (66%), directives (26%), and expressive acts (8%) in the video 1 of the recorded presentation. Similarly, in the second video, the student used representatives (68%), directives (25%), and expressive (6%). Besides, none of the videos were showing the students’ commissive and declarative acts. Results showed that the students used it for explaining to the audiences about facts or theories and examples.
Lexical Meaning of Medical Terms Found in English Book End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies about the End of the World
Authors: Fitria Tira Nur
Published: November 2023

The purpose of the study is to find out the number of medical terms found in the book End of Days and to know the lexical meaning of medical terms found in the book End of Days. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative research method. Based on the analysis, the researcher found there are 220 medical terms found in the book End of Days Chapter VII with the sub-theme The End of Days through My Eyes. There are medical terms that show the name of diseases or disorders, the name of the place, part of the body, and other related medical terminology. The writer also translates the lexical meaning by using Dictionary of Medical Terms by Peter Collin and Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations by Stanley Jablonski to translate the acronyms and abbreviations of the medical term in the English book of The End of Days. There are many acronyms found in the book. Based on the results of the analysis of lexical meaning, the researcher concludes that the book has a variety of uniqueness in the content because the writers Sylvia Browne with co-writer Lindsay Harrison include medical terms in the book.
Children Literature as A Medium to Forter Critical Thinking: A Systematic Review on Benefit
Authors: Aisyah Miranda Muge , Mustofa Ali
Published: November 2023

This paper aims to investigate children’s literature as a medium to foster critical thinking. This study used a qualitative method with purpose to know the meaning of the phenomena that happen. In this case, problem-solving discussion was applied as a method to deal with the issue. This was done by cross-checking and eclectic review from different sources. Research finding has revealed that children’s literature is a great media for ELT young learner’s overall language and literacy competence. In particular, children literature dealing with different cultures or social issues can promote intercultural understand and social justice. Children literature is beneficial to fostering critical thinking in language classroom more enjoyable. In short, the young learner begins to create new ideas, motivating them to acquire foreign language, expanding student’s awareness, and understanding another culture. They are naturally motivated by questioning and learning that occurs along with other students and guided by the teacher who always encourage them.
Students' Responses to Plot Device of Going/Trapped to Another World Seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L Baum: Reading Interest and Popular Culture Knowledge
Authors: Sandika Edria , Rizano Gindho , Resna Nabilah Dzakirah
Published: November 2023

This study discusses the plot device of ‘going/trapped to another world’ as seen in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum about reading interest and popular culture knowledge by the students’ responses from the English Department Universitas Andalas. It aims to find the correlation between their knowledge and interest in the plot device of ‘going/trapped into another world’ and the popularity of the Isekai genre among them. The result shows that the majority of the respondents were familiar with and interested in the genre, and the genre’s ability to facilitate imaginative escapism, served as coping mechanism from real life challenges, it helps their opinion that the plot device remains popular and relevant in the future with strong confidence in its enduring appeal as relatable experiences become the primary reason for its popularity to stay in the pop culture world.
دراسة الاداء بعض عناصر الاداري لاتحادات المنازلات من وجهة نظر المدربين في اقليم كردستان – العراق
Authors: محمد سعيد بيرون , محمد صالح سةركو
Published: November 2023

يهدف البحث الى:

تحديد المجالات الرئيسة لقياس الأداء الأداري لاتحادات المنازلات من وجهة نظر المدربين في اقليم كوردستان عراق.

التعرف على مستوى الأداء الأداري لاتحادات رياضة المنازلات من وجهة نظر المدربين في اقليم كوردستان.

     استخدم الباحثان المنهج الوصفي بالإسلوبين المسحي والمقارن لملاءمته مع طبيعة البحث. اشتملت عينة البحث على مدربي بعض الأندية التي لديهم فرق في رياضة المنازلات في اقليم كورستان- العراق، وكانت عينة البحث من (108) مدربا للأندية المحدد ، وقد اعتمد الباحث على مفياس (الاداء الاداري للاتحادات المنازلات) لمراجع ومصادر لجمع المعلومات،و الستخدم الباحثان برنامج( SPSS)لمعالجة الاحصائية ، و توصل الباحثان الى  في الدراسة الى عدد من الاستنتاجات منها، وجود تباين في مستويات عناصر الإدارة المختارة بين اعضاء الاتحادات الفرعية لالعاب المنازلات في اقليم كوردستان/عراق، كفاءة اعضاء الاتحادات الفرعية لالعاب المنازلات في اقليم كوردستان/عراق في المستويات الإدارية  وهي تقوم بادائها الاداري على أفضل وجه، تميز أعضاء الاتحادات الفرعية لالعاب المنازلات في اقليم كوردستان/عراق في مستوى التخطيط الأداري  والتنظيم.
التوافق النفسي وعلاقته بالصعوبات التي تواجه مدرسي التربية الرياضية في المرحلة المتوسطة
Authors: صالح الربيعي سعد
Published: November 2023

يهدف البحث الى التعرف على درجة التوافق النفسي ودرجة الصعوبات والعلاقة بينهما والتي تواجه لدى مدرسي التربية الرياضية في  المرحلة  المتوسطة، استخدم المنهج الوصفي بالأسلوب المسحي الذي يتلائم مع طبيعة البحث ، اعتمد مقياس التوافق النفسي الذي اعده (الشاعر ، 2012) ، ومقياس ( قرارية جهاد واخرون ، 2017 ) لقياس الصعوبات وبعد عرضه على عدد من الخبراء والمختصين ، وافترض الباحث بعدم وجود فروق ذات دلالة احصائية في درجة التوافق النفسي و درجة الصعوبات التي تواجه مدرسي التربية الرياضية في المرحلة المتوسطة ، وعدم وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين درجة التوافق النفسي والصعوبات التي تواجه مدرسي التربية الرياضية ، اما عينة البحث فكانت من مدرسي التربية الرياضية في محافظة نينوى و البالغ عددهم (60) مدرسا.

     تم استخدام الحقيبة الاحصائية (spss ( لمعرفة ( الوسط الحسابي، الانحراف المعياري ، معامل الارتباط (بيرسون) ، معادلة الفا كرونباخ)، توصلت الدراسة الى ان درجة التوافق النفسي لدى مدرسي التربية الرياضية جيدة،و أن أكثر الصعوبات ، هو مجال الإمكانيات المتاحة ، في حين أقل المجالات صعوبة هو مجال الطلبة، و لا توجد علاقة ارتباطية بين التوافق النفسي والصعوبات التي تواجه مدرسي التربية الرياضية في محافظة نينوى.

     و اهم التوصيات هي ضرورة أن تقوم وزارة التربية بتحديد عدد الطلاب في الصف الدراسي، و ضرورة اعتماد ميزانية كافية لشراء الأدوات والأجهزة الرياضية اللازمة لممارسة النشاط الرياضي المدرسي.
Assistência de enfermagem às mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica na atenção básica
Authors: Silva Rayanna Cristine Felix da , Macêdo Victória Maria Ferreira , Rodrigues Antonia Gabriela Alves , Costa Isabella Maria Vasconcelos , Machado Raylane da Silva , Luz Phellype Kayyaã da , Lopes Antonia Mauryane
Published: November 2023

Objetivo: Descrever quais condutas são realizadas pelo enfermeiro na Atenção Primária à Saúde no atendimento às mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica. Métodos: Revisão Integrativa, utilizando-se a estratégia PICo acrônimo de “População” (P), “Interesse” (I) e “Contexto” (Co) para a elaboração da pergunta de pesquisa. A busca foi realizada em três bases de dados no período de agosto até outubro de 2022.  Foram incluídos artigos com textos completos, sem recorte temporal e em qualquer idioma, excluídos artigos de revisão, opinião, duplicados, relatórios, relato de experiência, dissertação e tese e os que não responderam ao objetivo da pesquisa. Resultados: 18 artigos responderam ao objetivo da pesquisa. As condutas identificadas foram: identificação do caso, acolhimento com escuta ativa e estabelecimento de vínculo profissional-usuária, notificação do caso e realização de encaminhamentos para outros profissionais, setores e órgãos competentes. Considerações finais: Considera-se que quando os enfermeiros realizam tais condutas, há maior resolutividade dos casos de violência doméstica contra às mulheres. No entanto, foi identificado que eles possuem dificuldades para executá-las, enfatizando-se a necessidade de qualificação profissional para melhoria da assistência prestada à esse público.
Pain outcome of non-instrumented lumbar decompressive surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease using patient-reported pain outcome instruments
Authors: Inojie Moses Osaodion , Ndubuisi Chika Anele , Okwunodulu Okwuoma , Inojie Okiemute Vanita , Ndafia Ned Micheal , Ohaegbulam Samuel Chwukwunoyerem
Published: November 2023

Objectives:

A clinical disorder known as degenerative lumbar spine disease (DLSD) is characterized by persistent low back pain (LBP) coupled with radiculopathy and other signs of neurologic impairment. Using patient-reported pain outcome assessment tools, this study evaluated the pain outcome of non-instrumented lumbar decompressive surgery for DLSD.

Materials and Methods:

A prospective longitudinal research was conducted. Using the metric visual analog scale (VAS) score and the Oswestry disability index (ODI), consenting patients who underwent non-instrumented lumbar decompressive surgery for symptomatic DLSD were evaluated for radicular pain and LBP. The evaluation was conducted both immediately before surgery and 6 months after surgery. Data generated by comparing the pre-operative and post-operative VAS and ODI scores were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results:

Sixty-seven patients in total completed the study. Thirty-six (54%) males and 31 (46%) females, with a mean age and body mass index of 55.28 years and 29.5 k/m2, respectively. At 6 months postoperatively, there was significant pain reduction from the pre-operative baseline VAS for LBP (67.12–32.74) with P < 0.001, VAS for radicular pain (75.39–32.75) with P < 0.001, and ODI (65.30–27.66) with P < 0.001. There was a greater decrease in radicular pain than in LBP following lumbar decompressive only surgery (P = 0.03).

Conclusion:

Patients with symptomatic DLSD and high pre-operative back pain scores without considerable listhesis should anticipate a significant reduction in radicular and back pain intensity, as well as pain-related functional disability, 6 months after non-instrumented lumbar decompressive surgery.
Toward Predicting Solubility of Arbitrary Solutes in Arbitrary Solvents. 1: Prediction of Density and Refractive Index Using Machine Learning Algorithms with correlation-group parallel feature analysis
Authors: Hu Brian , Zhai Jingchen , Qi Xiguang , He Xibing , Wang Junmei
Published: November 2023

Density and refractive index (nD) are two important properties related to van der Waals energy of a molecule. Thus, accurate prediction of these two properties has a great value in both molecular mechanics force field development, and solvation free energy and solubility prediction of any arbitrary molecules. In this study, we gathered molecule characteristics information of roughly 5,000 organic compounds for density records and 4000 organic compounds for nD values. Subsequently, the distinct GAFF (General AMBER Force Field) descriptors and RDkit descriptors of the compounds were generated and then applied to train various prediction models with a variety of machine learning algorithms for both properties respectively. As a result, both GAFF and RDkit descriptors yielded various robust models with low average percent errors (APE), low root-mean-square errors (RMSE) and high correlation coefficients R-square, while RDkit showed slightly better performance for predicting both properties. We further optimized top models and conducted parallel feature analysis (PFA) to identify specific features in each descriptor which outstandingly contributed to model robustness. The final model RMSE is 0.071 g/cm3 for density prediction and 0.014 for nD prediction, the APE value is as low as 2.845% for density and 0.531% for nD, and R-square is 0.950 for density and 0.954 for nD. Note that the performance of our prediction models for both density and nD significantly outperforms all currently published studies, especially for those with a dataset containing more than 200 records. The successful prediction of the two key molecular properties paves the road towards accurately predicting solubility of an arbitrary solute in an arbitrary solvent, an endeavor not only facilitates pharmaceutical industry to develop better drug candidates, but also increases efficiency regarding overall wet lab work. Key predictors which contribute most to a specific model or model function were identified using both Shapley analysis and correlation-group parallel feature analysis (CG-PFA).
Real-Time NMR-Based Drug Discovery to Identify Inhibitors against Fatty Acid Synthesis in Living Cancer Cells
Authors: Liu Biao , Liu Caixiang , Chai Xin , Fan Xinyu , Huang Tao , Zhan Jianhua , Zhu Qinjun , Zeng Danyun , Gong Zhou , Yang Yunhuang , Xin Zhou , Jiang Bin , Zhang Xu , Liu Maili
Published: November 2023

The aberrant metabolism of fatty acids is recognized as a key driver in the development and progression of tumors. Although numerous inhibitors have been developed to target this pathway, finding drugs with high specificity that do not disrupt normal cellular metabolism remains a formidable challenge. In this manuscript, we introduced a novel real-time NMR-based drug screening technique that operates within living cells. This technique provides a direct way to putatively identify molecular targets involved in specific metabolic processes, making it a powerful tool for cell-based drug screening. Using 2-13C acetate as a tracer, combined with 3D cell clusters and a bioreactor system, our approach enables real-time detection of inhibitors that target fatty acids metabolism within living cells. As a result, we successfully demonstrate the initial application of this method in discovering traditional Chinese medicines that specifically target fatty acid metabolism. Elucidating the mechanisms behind herbal medicines remains challenging due to the complex nature of their compounds and the presence of multiple targets. Remarkably, our findings demonstrate the significant inhibitory effect of Poria cocos on fatty acid synthesis within cells, thereby illustrating the potential of this approach in analyzing fatty acid metabolism events and identifying candidate drugs that selectively inhibit fatty acid synthesis at the cellular level. Moreover, this systematic approach represents a valuable strategy for discovering the intricate effects of herbal medicine.
Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Complete Active Space Configuration Interaction Theory
Authors: Vu Nam , Mejia-Rodriguez Daniel , Bauman Nicholas , Panyala Ajay , Mutlu Erdal , Govind Niranjan , Foley Jonathan
Published: November 2023

Polariton chemistry has attracted great attention as a potential route to modify chemical structure, properties, and reactivity through strong interactions between molecular electronic, vibrational, or rovibrational degrees of freedom. A rigorous theoretical treatment of molecular polaritons requires the treatment of matter and photon degrees of freedom on equal quantum mechanical footing. In the limit of molecular electronic strong or ultrastrong coupling to one or a few molecules, it is desirable to treat the molecular electronic degrees of freedom using the tools of ab initio quantum chemistry, yielding an approach we refer to as ab initio cavity quantum electrodynamics, where the photon degrees of freedom are treated at the level of cavity quantum electrodynamics. Here, we present an approach called Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Complete Active Space Configuration Interaction theory to provide ground- and excited-state polaritonic surfaces with a balanced description of strong correlation effects among electronic and photonic degrees of freedom. This method provides a platform for ab initio cavity quantum electrodynamics when both strong electron correlation and strong light-matter coupling are important, and is an important step towards computational approaches that yield multiple polaritonic potential energy surfaces and couplings that can be leveraged for {ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of polariton chemistry.
Don’t Waste Time – Ensure Success in Your Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry Experiments Before You Begin
Authors: Nouchikian Lucienne , Fernandez-Martinez David , Renard Pierre-Yves , Sabot Cyrille , Duménil Guillaume , Rey Martial , Chamot-Rooke Julia
Published: November 2023

Cross-linking Mass Spectrometry (XL-MS) has become a very useful tool for studying protein complexes and interactions in living systems. It enables the investigation of many large and dynamic assemblies in their native state, providing an unbiased view of their protein interactions, and restraints for integrative modeling. More researchers are turning towards trying XL-MS to probe their complexes of interest especially in their native environments. However, due to other potentially higher abundant proteins present, sufficient cross-links on a system of interest may not be reached to achieve satisfactory structural and interactomics in-formation. There are currently no rules for predicting whether XL-MS experiments are likely to work or not, in other words if a protein complex of interest will lead to useful XL-MS data. Here we show that a simple iBAQ analysis performed from trypsin digest data can provide a good understanding if proteins of interest are abundant enough to achieve successful cross-linking data. Comparing our findings to large-scale data on diverse system from several other groups, we show that proteins of interest should be at least in the top 20 % abundance range to expect more than one cross-link found per protein. We foresee that this guideline is a good starting point for researchers who would like to use XL-MS to study their protein of interest and help ensure a successful cross-linking experiment from the beginning. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD045792.
Screening and discovery of metal compound active sites for strong and selective adsorption of N2 in air
Authors: Tian Nianhan , Comer Benjamin , Medford Andrew
Published: November 2023

Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation has the potential to provide a greener route for producing nitrogen-based fertilizers under ambient conditions. Computational screening is a promising route to discover new materials for the nitrogen fixation process, but requires identifying "descriptors" that can be efficiently computed. In this work, we argue that selectivity toward the adsorption of molecular nitrogen and oxygen can act as a key descriptor. A catalyst that can selectively adsorb nitrogen and resist poisoning of oxygen and other molecules present in air has the potential to facilitate the nitrogen fixation process under ambient conditions. We provide a framework for active site screening based on multifidelity density functional theory (DFT) calculations for a range of metal oxides, oxyborides, and oxyphosphides. The screening methodology consists of initial low-fidelity fixed geometry calculations and a second screening in which more expensive geometry optimizations were performed. The approach identifies promising active sites on several TiO2 polymorph surfaces and a VBO4 surface, and the full nitrogen reduction pathway is studied with the BEEF-vdW and HSE06 functionals on two active sites. The findings suggest that meta-stable TiO2 polymorphs may play a role in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation, and that VBO4 may be an interesting material for further studies.
Preferensi Warga Kota Bandar Lampung Terhadap Angkutan Umum
Authors: Astuti Eka Febri , Sulistyorini Rahayu , Usman Kristianto
Published: November 2023

Pemberlakuan tarif sangat murah belum mampu menarik minat masyarakat untuk memanfaatkannya. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa tarif bukan merupakan faktor penentu minat masyarakat terhadap angkutan umum. Faktor pendorong minat masyarakat Bandar Lampung terhadap angkutan umum diteliti dengan menggunakan metode Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Instrument penelitian berupa kuesioner dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang disusun berdasarkan pendekatan teoritis dan disajikan dalam Google Form. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah bahwa variabel minat adalah variabel laten yang dapat diukur melalui faktor-faktor yang menimbulkan minat itu sendiri. Penelitian dilakukan di Kota Bandar Lampung terhadap masyarakat pada rentang umur 15-60 tahun. Sampel diambil secara accidental random sampling. Kuisioner disebarkan melalui aplikasi perpesanan WhatsApp. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 348 responden untuk mewakili populasi 785.450 jiwa dengan taraf kesalahan sebesar 5%. Hasil kuisioner diestimasi dengan alat bantu AMOS 23 (trial version). Hasil estimasi menunjukkan bahwa faktor penarik berupa perbaikan dalam kemudahan menjangkau layanan, memperbaiki pelayanan angkutan umum, dan menyediakan sistem pembayaran yang terintegrasi adalah faktor yang paling dominan dalam menentukan minat masyarakat untuk beralih ke angkutan umum. Dari hasil tersebut diajukan rekomendasi untuk memperbaiki faktor-faktor penarik untuk menarik minat masyarakat beralih ke angkutan umum yaitu dengan memperbaiki keterjangkauan, memperbaiki pelayanan angkutan umum, dan menyediakan sistem pembayaran yang terintegrasi.
Combinatorics on words obtaining by k to k substitution and k to k exchange of a letter on modulo-recurrent words
Authors: BARRO Moussa , BOGNINI K. Ernest , TAPSOBA Théodore
Published: November 2023

We introduce two new concepts which are the $k$ to $k$ substitution and $k$ to $k$ exchange of a letter on infinite words. After studying the return words and the special factors of words obtaining by these applications on Sturmian words and modulo-recurrent words. Next, we establish the complexity functions of these words.  Finally, we determine the palindromic complexity of these words.
Design for Sustainable Behaviour: Refl ections on cultural cooking habits for sustainable innovation in the household appliance sector
Authors: Scherer Karla , dos Santos Aguinaldo
Published: November 2023

Cultural diversity in culinary practice portrays the polyphony involving a variety of aromas, flavors, people, and places. However, these cultural aspects directly influence food consumption and preparation modes, significantly impacting the habit of sustainable cooking. In this scenario, Design for Sustainable Behavior aims to support solutions oriented to influence behaviors during the use phase of products, to ensure change, lead, and inform the user to a more sustainable decision making. This study aims to present a critical, exploratory, and qualitative literature review on studies of cultural habits for sustainable cooking during the use of household appliances. Through the literature review method, it was possible to identify gaps and emphases on the themes addressed. The results point to a lack of data during the consumption of resources in the domestic environment and the existence of insipient solutions in the area of cooking with a focus on influencing the user to make more sustainable decisions. It is emphasized, thus, the need for the application of Design for Sustainable Behavior strategies in solutions that enable real-time consumption to influence the user to make more sustainable decisions.
Mechanisms and triggers: a discussion on Absorptive Capacity and Sustainability
Authors: Barcelos Ricardo Luis , Rossetto Carlos , Magnago Rachel
Published: November 2023

This document is part of the doctoral thesis defended in 2022, being a theoretical discussion about the Absorptive Capacity and the Sustainable Performance of organizations and their relationships. At the time, 2018, the thesis project was based on questions such as: “What mechanisms allow organizations to acquire external green knowledge?” or “what triggers the need to acquire green knowledge in organizations”? The theoretical reviews indicated the following question: which mechanisms of social integration, and triggers of organizational absorption capacity, contribute to the sustainable performance of organizations? The discussion provided by a content analysis, based on articles indexed in SCOPUS and WEB of SCIENCE, allowed the description of the mechanisms of social integration and the triggers of the absorptive capacity in relation to the acquisition of green knowledge. In addition, this article identified that employees' mental models, processes and routines directly influence activation triggers and social integration, consequently, Green Absorptive Capacity.
Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut Menggunakan Audio Visual Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Kemampuan Menggosok Gigi Anak Tunagrahita pada Masa Pandemic Covid-19
Authors: Azkiya Assya , Kameliaa Emma , Anang Anang
Published: November 2023

Coronavirus disease  (COVID-19) berdampak pada dihentikannya seluruh kegiatan sekolah termasuk kegiatan belajar mengajar, dan lain sebagainya menjadi penghambat dalam proses pembelajaran anak di sekolah termasuk menghambat proses pembelajaran anak tunagrahita. Tunagrahita memiliki batas dalam menerima informasi yang diberikan disebabkan oleh kurangnya fungsi kognitif. Anak tunagrahita perlu diberikan upaya yang lebih untuk menjaga kesehatan gigi anak tunagrahita agar tetap sehat. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengkaji pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan gigi menggunakan audio visual terhadap pengetahuan dan kemampuan menggosok gigi anak tunagrahita pada masa pandemi COVID-19. Metode sampel dilakukan dengan teknik sampling jenuh sebanyak 20 orang. Alat ukur penelitian menggunakan kuesioner dan lembar observasi. Analisis data menggunakan uji Wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian  sesudah diberikan pendidikan kesehatan gigi dan mulut menggunakan audio visual  didapat rata-rata tingkat pengetahuan anak tunagrahita meningkat dari 2,25 menjadi 1,20 dan kemampuan menggosok gigi anak tunagrahita meningkat dari 2,60 menjadi 1,85, hasil uji Wilcoxon didapatkan nilai p value = 0,000 (<0,05). Kesimpulan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan gigi dan mulut menggunakan audio visual terhadap tingkat pengetahuan dan kemampuan anak tunagrahita pada masa pandemi COVID-19.