bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
OSPE (Objective structured practical examination): Perception of the faculty and students at A Public Sector Medical College in Pakistan.
Authors: Kamal Zahid , Aziz Nauman , Afzal Hafiza Swaiba , Jamil Ahmad Zeeshan , Waseem Muhammad , Iqbal Muhammad Junaid
Published: November 2021

Objective: Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is a growing way of assessing the students of medical universities particularly. This study is targeted to compare and assess different perceptions of the faculty and the students towards OSPE at a public sector medical college. Study Design: Cross Sectional Survey. Setting: Sahiwal Medical College Sahiwal. Period: 1st July 2020 to 15th July 2020. Material & Methods: The questionnaire was sent to all the participants by Whatsapp because of COVID-19 pandemic. All the undergrad students of MBBS (500) and all the faculty members (65) of clinical and basic medical sciences were included in the study. Results: The response rate of faculty members was 78.46% and that of undergraduate students was 70.80%. Out of 51 members who responded, 23 (45.10%) were males while 28 (54.90%) were female. Female students were having majority of participation (71.20%). Most of the faculty and students agreed with the fact that ‘The questions asked in the OSPE stations were appropriate and related to the curriculum’ (60.10% and 45.10% respectively). Response to a question ‘OSPE is more transparent, fair and objective as compared to traditional practical examination’ got a nod from faculty members (49%). Almost 76% of the students (strongly agreed and agreed) thought that OSPE was tiring and stressful for them but their respected faculty members thought the opposite. Conclusion: Our study concludes that there is satisfaction of both students and the faculty regarding their perceptions of OSPE at public sector medical college. In our study while comparing, the majority of both the groups were having almost same opinions.
Protective effect of Soya Bean oil against Bisphenol A induced interstitial lung fibrosis in mice.
Authors: Shaukat Sadia , Umbreen Faiza , Ali Humaira , Khokhar Aamna
Published: November 2021

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate cytoprotective effects of soyabean oil supplementation against interstitial fibrosis induced in lungs of adult mice by Bisphenol A. Study Design: Experimental Study. Setting: Department of Anatomy, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi. Period: Nov 2015 to Nov 2016. Material & Methods: Forty healthy adult BALB/c mice of 9 - 11 weeks of age and weighing from 30-37gms were included in this study and were housed in controlled environment of animal house of NIH, Islamabad. Group A animals (10) served as controls. Group B animals (10) were given BPA orally at a dose of 50mg/kg body weight/day and Group C animals (10)   were given soya bean oil at a dose of 500mg/day and Group D animals (10) were given BPA and Soya bean oil at doses of 50mg/kg body weight/day and 500mg/day respectively. All doses were administered orally once daily for a period of eight weeks. Animals were dissected 24hrs after receiving the last dose. Lung tissue specimen processing and Masson trichrome staining was done for the histological study. Lung interstitial fibrosis was morphometrically and statistically analysed using SPSSv21. Results: Microscopic examination showed Grade 2 interstitial fibrosis in 80% specimens in Group B, whereas only 60% specimens of Group D had Grade 1 interstitial fibrosis. Conclusion: It was concluded from results that BPA produces interstitial fibrosis and con-concomitant administration of soya bean oil diet protects against development of lung interstitial fibrosis.
Gender based comparison of blood pressure and heart rate in adolescent population.
Authors: Saleemullah Abro  , Quratullain Saleem  , Jahanzaib Lashari  , Soofia Nigar  , Ghazala Masood Farrukh  , Sikander Adil Mughal
Published: November 2021

Objective: To evaluate the gender based comparison of blood pressure and heart rate in adolescent population. Study Design: Comparative Cross Sectional Study. Setting: Department of Physiology, Baqai Medical University. Period: 15 February to 15 August in 2017. Material & Methods: A total of 500 student of MBBS, BDS and DPT of Baqai medical university were enrolled in this study by non-probabilty, purposive sampling, after taking ethical approval. Blood pressure was measured by using stethoscope and mercury sphygmomanometer, which is applied to the arm. Heart rate is measured by palpating the radial artery. This collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0.This data of male and female adolescents were analyzed separately due to autonomic regulation. Results: It was observed that Gender based comparison of mean weight, mean body mass index (BMI), mean Systolic Blood Pressure, mean Diastolic Blood Pressure, and mean heart rate between males and females had statistically significant (p-value<0.05) differences. Among the categories of Diastolic Blood Pressure, only mean Normotensive blood pressure comparison in males and females showed statistically significant (p-value<0.05) difference, while Age, categories of systolic blood pressure (Normotensive, Prehypertension, Hypertension) and Diastolic blood pressure (Prehypertension, Hypertension) had showed statistically non-significant (p-value>0.05) gender difference in study participants. Conclusion: In our study results the mean BMI, mean Systolic Blood Pressure, mean Diastolic Blood Pressure, and mean heart rate had statistically significant (p-value<0.05) differences in gender.
Aesthetic evaluation of lip position with respect to profile divergence: A silhouette based study.
Authors: Muhammad Ilyas  , Asmi Shaheen  , Muhammad Usman Khalid  , Maria Tanveer  , Ansar Bilal  , Amber Farooq
Published: November 2021

Objective: To determine the mean attractiveness and score of lip position that is rated by orthodontists and lay persons in different levels of profile divergence as seen in silhouette images. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Punjab Dental Hospital/de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore. Period: January 2020 to July 2020. Material & Methods: Lay people were selected from the hospital and orthodontic postgraduate trainees were selected from the college. An ideal profile image was constructed and converted to silhouette. By changing position of subnasale and soft tissue pogonion horizontally in relation to true vertical line, divergence of profile was changed and 3 forms of straight/normal profile were created. Three sets of profiles were created (1 anterior divergent, 2 straight divergent, 3 posterior divergent) and each set consisted of 5 images with different degrees of lip protrusion. Results: There were 50% of both genders in orthodontists and 48% males and 52% females in lay person with mean ages 28.74±2.55 and 34.66±7.30 years respectively were part of the study. There was significant difference found between orthodontists and lay person for anterior divergent profile with normal position (4.54±0.61 and 4.68±0.47 with P<0.05). Conclusion:  The normal lip position is viewed as the most ideal position; however the same does not have any significant bearing to the straight divergent profile, in which the assessments of various groups were uncertain.
Nuevos registros de Algas verdes (Chlorophyta) de ríos y arroyos serranos de la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Daga I. Claudia , Fernández Belmonte M. Cecilia
Published: November 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo fue ampliar el conocimiento de las Chloroplastida de los tributarios del embalse San Roque (ríos San Antonio y Cosquin, arroyos Las Mojarras y Los Chorrillos) y el embalse La Quebrada (arroyos Colanchanga y Los Hornillos). Las muestras fueron recolectadas estacionalmente durante los años 2014 a 2016. Se identificaron un total de 66 taxones: Chlorophyceae (39), Zygnematophyceae (22), Trebouxiophyceae (3) y Ulvophyceae (2). La mayor riqueza de especies ocurrió en primavera y el rio San Antonio fue el tributario que presentó mayor número de taxones. Se mencionan especies indicadoras de eutrofia como Monoraphidium griffithii; Actinastrum hantzschii, Monactinus simplex, Nephrocytium agardhianum, Scenedesmus subspicatus, Staurastrum leptocladum, Closterium aciculare y a Phacotus lenticularis, especie indicadora de ambientes con carbonato de calcio.
Analisa Kadar Vitamin C Mangga Podang (Mangifera indica L.) pada berbagai Tingkat Kematangan dengan Metode Spektroskopi UV-VIS
Authors: Mulyati Tri ana
Published: November 2021

Vitamin C atau juga dikenal dengan asam askorbat merupakan senyawa kompleks yang dibutuhkan oleh tubuh serta berfungsi sebagai katalis dalam rekasi kimia dalam tubuh. Salah satu jenis buah yang banyak mengandung vitamin C serta disukai oleh masyarakat adalah buah mangga podang. Umumnya vitamin C akan meningkat seiring bertambahnya tingkat kematangan buah, dan akan menurun setelah buat terlewat matang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisa kadar vitamin C mangga podang (Mangifera indica L.) pada berbagai tingkat kematangan buah, yaitu mentah, setengah matang, matang dan kelewat matang. . Adapun metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah spesktroskopi UV-VIS. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa tingkat kematangan buah mangga podang (Mangifera indica L.) dapat mempengaruhi kadar vitamin C. Semakin tinggi tingkat kematangan buah mangga maka kadar vitamin C akan semakin menurun. kadar vitamin C tertinggi di dapatkan pada mangga podang mentah (52,10 ± 0,48 mg/100 gr), sedangkan kadar vitamin C terendah di dapatkan pada mangga podang kelewat matang (19,59 ± 0,59 mg/100 gr).Kata kunci :Vitamin C, Mangga Podang, Tingkat Kematangan, Spektroskopi UV-Vis
TINGKAT KEPUASAN PELAYANAN PASIEN RAWAT JALAN BPJS DI INSTALASI FARMASI PUSKESMAS TLOGOSADANG KABUPATEN LAMONGAN
Authors: Setya laksana Yoga Dwi , Rivai Abdur , Tiadeka Pemta
Published: November 2021

Kepuasan pasien berkaitan erat dengan mutu pelayanan. Dengan adanya mutu yang optimal akan memberikan pengalaman yang positif kepada pasien serta kunjungan pasien juga diharapkan meningkat. Salah satu strategi untuk menambah nilai pelayanan adalah dengan BPJS. Berdasarkan studi pendahuluan yang dilakukan di Puskesmas Tlogosadang Lamongan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pasien umum dan BPJS di Puskesmas Tlogosadang. Disamping itu, hasil wawancara awal kepada 20 pasien yang ada di Puskesmas Tologosadang menunjukkan bahwa 60% pasien Instalasi Farmasi Rawat Jalan menyatakan tidak puas terhadap pelayanan Puskesmas. Oleh karena itu, penting untuk dilakukan studi tentang tingkat kepuasan  pelayanan pasien rawat jalan BPJS di Instalasi Farmasi Rawat Jalan Puskesmas Tlogosadang. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik accidental sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kepuasan pasien terhadap dimensi kehandalan sebesar 70 % merasa puas. Dimensi ketanggapan menunjukkan sebesar 70 % tergolong kategori puas. Dimensi kemampuan yaitu 66 % dengan k ategori kurang puas. Dimensi fasilitas sebesar 56 % termasuk kategori kurang puas. Dimensi empati sebanyak 60 % tergolong kategori puas. Secara keseluruhan tingkat kepuasan pasien terhadap pelayanan di instalasi farmasi puskesmas Tlogosadang adalah 94 % tergolong kategori puas.
APLIKASI BIOBRIKET SEBAGAI AROMATERAPI UNTUK MEMBERANTAS NYAMUK
Authors: Tiadeka Pemta
Published: November 2021

Penyakit  Demam  Berdarah Dengue (DBD) merupakan salah satu penyakit yang mewabah serta berbahaya karena setiap tahun jumlah penderita semakin meningkat. Vektor dari penyakit ini adalah nyamuk Aedes spp. Banyak metode telah digunakan untuk memutus atau mengurangi populasi nyamuk Aedes spp. Metode tersebut antara lain adalah insektisida sintetik, tanaman penghalau nyamuk maupun sistem fogging. Penggunaan insektisida sintetik. Namun demikian, penggunaan metode tersebut cukup berbahaya karena mengandung senyawa kimia yang mampu membahayakan kesehatan manusia. Senyawa yang ada pada tanaman serai maupun cengkeh mampu menghambat perkembangan serangga dan sifatnya toksik, tannin berfungsi menghalangi serangga dalam mencerna makanan. Sisi aromaterapi dapat diperoleh dari tanaman tersebut yang memiliki khasiat bagi kesehatan. Kombinasi manfaat pengusir nyamuk serta aromaterapi apda briket organik atau biobriket dapat menjadi inovasi terbaru guna  meningkatkan nilai  tambah  dari briket arang. Produk yang dibuat pada penelitian ini diberikan nama BRIO. Berdasarkan uji hedonisme menunjukkan bahwa BRIO mampu mengusir nyamuk sebesar 90% dengan aromaterapi 80%. Uji fisik dan kimia dari BRIO memperlihatkan bahwa kerapatannya  0,554 dan 0,64 g/cm2 , drop test 60-70% serta kadar air 19,78% dan 22,79% kemudain nilai kalor 4799 kal/g dan 4894 kal/g. Beberapa uji masih dibawah standa mutu briket menurut BSN
Pendampingan Pembelajaran Microcontroller Berbasis Nuvoton di SMKN 2 Purwokerto
Authors: Arifin Jaenal , C Risa Farrid , Y Prasetyo
Published: November 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini berupa pendampingan pembelajaran bagi guru – guru SMKN 2 Purwokerto. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilatarbelakangi karena kurangnya pengetahuan guru terkait microcontroller berbasis Nuvoton berdasarkan hasil survei yang dilakukan dengan cara wawancara . Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah menambah pengetahuan terkait ilmu teknik elektro, khususnya tentang pembelajaran microcontroller. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan selama bulan oktober tahun 2019 dengan jumlah peserta sebanyak 12 orang. Metode yang digunakan dalam pendampingan pembelajaran berbasis Nuvoton ini berupa ceramah, instalasi software pendukung, praktek langsung dan evaluasi pembelajaran. Ada 2 jenis evaluasi yang dilakukan yaitu memberikan project latihan dikelas berbasis Nuvoton dan kuesioner terkait materi yang disampaikan. Kuesioner dilaksanakan sebelum dan sesudah  kegiatan pembelajaran berbasis Nuvoton. Hasil dari pendampingan pembelajaran yang telah dilakukan menunjukan bahwa adanya respon yang baik dari peserta pelatihan. Nilai evaluasi pretest sebesar 23,75%, sedangkan nilai postest sebesar 73%. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan setelah dilakukan pendampingan pembelajaran berbasis Nuvoton yang telah dilakukan.
VEM PRA RUA: INTERPRETAÇÃO E SENTIDO
Authors: Bortolozzo Rodrigues de Souza
Published: October 2021

"Vem Pra Rua" é uma canção criada para ser jingle da campanha publicitária da Fiat para a Copa das Confederações FIFA de 2013. A letra foi composta por Henrique Ruiz Nicolau em apenas 3 horas e tem assinatura da produtora S de Samba, que produz canções para o mercado publicitário desde 1998. O cantor Marcelo Falcão, vocalista da banda O Rappa, foi convidado para emprestar sua voz ao jingle. A canção ganhou destaque em junho de 2013 ao virar “hino” dos manifestantes nos protestos ocorridos nas ruas, em algumas cidades do Brasil em 2013. Apesar da composição fazer parte de uma campanha publicitária, em momento algum a marca é citada, fato que contribuiu para a sua popularização. Versos como “Vem pra rua / Porque a rua é a maior arquibancada do Brasil” foram cantadas por manifestantes nas ruas em vários atos organizados pela internet. Montagens de fotos e vídeos dos protestos têm usado a canção como trilha sonora.O slogan “vem pra rua” tem sido muito utilizada para divulgar imagens e informações a respeito dos protestos. Por questões contratuais, a música não pode ser tocada nas rádios.Sobre o uso da música nos manifestos, João Ciaco, diretor de marketing da Fiat, disse que "a música não é mais da Fiat, é das pessoas".
RECONSIDERING NAFAQAH OF FAMILY RESILIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ISLAMIC LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Nurdin Ridwan , Ridwansyah Muhammad , Iskandar Zakyyah
Published: November 2021

Abstract: The main goal of this research is to comprehend deeply the relation between husband and wife relating to the responsibilty of nafaqat in their family. The methodology used is juridical-sociological; where the data analyzed from textual livelihood obligations conditional or current contextual forces that all family members also have a responsible role in terms of living. The results of the study are as follows: that al-Baqarah requires a husband to provide a living to his wife, but in another context, a wife or other family members can play a role in maintaining family resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic resistance. In reality, however, the nafaqat become mutual responsibility of the husband and wife without any objection.
 
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendalami relasi dan tanggung suami dan isteri terkait nafkah sehingga akan diketahui legal bases yang berkembang. Metodologi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis-sosiologis, dimana data yang ditelaah dari tekstual kewajiban nafkah dengan kondisional atau kontekstual sekarang yang memaksa bahwa semua anggota keluarga juga punya peran tanggungjawab dalam hal nafkah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam Q.S. al-Baqarah mewajibkan seorang suami memberikan nafkah kepada istri tetapi dalam konteks lain, seorang istri atau anggota keluarga lain dapat berperan dalam menjaga ketahanan keluarga di masa pandemi covid-19. Realitasnya, nafkah keluarga menjadi tanggung bersama suami isteri tanpa ada merasa keberatan.
 
Keywords: nafaqat, family resilience, Covid-19 pandemic
Futuros educadores, compromiso social y Aprendizaje-Servicio
Authors: Ortega Tudela Juana María , Díaz-Pareja Elena María , Cámara-Estrella África M.
Published: November 2021

El presente trabajo se centra en el análisis de la metodología de Aprendizaje-Servicio como estrategia de desarrollo de competencias en alumnado universitario. A partir de un estudio pre-post intrasujeto, se analizaron los cambios producidos en las actitudes cívicas, habilidades interpersonales e intenciones de participar en acciones sociales de un grupo de 162 estudiantes de los Grados de Educación en una univesridad. Para ello se suministró una adaptación de la escala Civic Attitudes and Skills Questionnaire (CASQ) antes y después de la implementación de programas de ApS para el desarrollo de sus prácticas curriculares. Los resultados obtenidos muestran un incremento en la percepción de los estudiantes sobre sus propias habilidades de liderazgo o de resolución de problemas, entre otras, y expresan, en mayor medida, sus intenciones de involucrarse en futuras acciones sociales. No se observan, sin embargo, diferencias en sus actitudes hacia la diversidad tras la utilización de esta metodología. Tras el análisis de los datos obtenidos podemos concluir que la utilización de la metodología ApS en los estudiantes de los Grados de Educación promueve el desarrollo de competencias que facilitarán un desempeño profesional futuro que atienda a la necesidad de contribuir al desarrollo de sociedades más justas y comprometidas.
Implicaciones de las tertulias pedagógicas dialógicas para una educación superior sostenible de calidad
Authors: Pegalajar Palomino Mª del Carmen , Martínez Valdivia Estefanía
Published: November 2021

Esta investigación pretende analizar y comprender la percepción del estudiante universitario sobre la implementación de la estrategia metodológica basada en las Tertulias Pedagógicas Dialógicas. Ello conduce a una mejora de la calidad en Educación Superior, consecuente con el objetivo 4 propuesto en la agenda de 2030 por Naciones Unidas para conseguir una educación sostenible de calidad. Para ello se ha utilizado una metodología cualitativa, desde una perspectiva fenomenológica. El instrumento utilizado han sido los grupos de discusión, pues es la herramienta más adecuada para profundizar en las opiniones de los estudiantes en torno al tema de estudio. Tras la implementación de esta estrategia metodológica en la asignatura “Didáctica General” del Grado en Educación Infantil durante el curso académico 2019-2020, se han desarrollado 9 grupos de 10 personas cada uno. Posteriormente, se ha planteado análisis de contenido con la información recogida en cada uno de los grupos, obteniéndose resultados muy satisfactorios. Las conversaciones de los estudiantes demuestran que se trata de una metodología que favorece la implicación y el interés del estudiante ante el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, estimulando el desarrollo lector, de comunicación, sociales, etc. Asimismo, los estudiantes se muestran altamente predispuestos a plantear este tipo de experiencias en su futura actividad profesional, dado que favorece la formación integral del alumnado para la etapa de Educación Infantil.
Essence of the Notion “Communicative Approach” in the Modern Foreign Language Teaching Methodology
Authors: Davydova Yulia Grigorjevna
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the advisability of relying on a communicative approach in the foreign language teaching methodology at universities. The paper determines prerequisites for the emergence of a communicative approach in the methodology; clarifies principles formulated by E. I. Passov’s Lipetsk Methodological School regarding communicative foreign language education; systematises researchers’ views on the component composition of university students’ communicative competence; presents a theoretical integrative model of students’ communicative competence; proposes a technology for the formation of linguistic, speech, linguopragmatic and sociocultural components of students’ communicative competence. Scientific novelty of the study lies in elaborating a theoretical integrative model of university students’ communicative competence and a technology for the formation of linguistic, speech, linguopragmatic and sociocultural components of the communicative competence. As a result of the study, the author substantiates the advisability of relying on a communicative approach in the university foreign language teaching methodology from the standpoint of goal-setting, i.e. the formation of students’ communicative competence, and a teaching technology, involving the use of a set of communicative-oriented tasks in the learning process that are aimed at the development of linguistic, speech, linguopragmatic and sociocultural competencies.
Publishing a Special Issue of Reports from the volcano observatories in Latin America
Authors: Chevrel Oryaëlle , Wadsworth Fabian , Farquharson Jamie , Kushnir Alexandra , Heap Michael , Williams Rebecca , Delmelle Pierre , Kennedy Ben
Published: November 2021

Peer-reviewed publications are the most common way of sharing scientific knowledge internationally. Volcanica is the only fully diamond open access journal in volcanology, publishing peer-reviewed articles without costs to authors or readers. As part of our wider journal mission, Volcanica also aims to address some of the biggest barriers in research publication and to increase accessibility to published, written research outputs. In this Editorial, we discuss Volcanica’s latest venture: to publish a complete Special Issue of Reports—one of our flagship publication formats designed specifically for cutting edge, direct observations from volcanoes—and to do so in both English and Spanish languages.
Las publicaciones revisadas por pares son la forma más común de compartir el conocimiento científico a nivel internacional. Volcanica es la única revista de tipo “diamond open access” en volcanología que publica artículos revisados por pares sin ningún costo para los autores o lectores. Volcanica también tiene como objetivos reducir algunas de las mayores barreras de las publicaciones científicas y aumentar la accesibilidad a los resultados de las investigaciones publicadas. En este editorial, analizamos la última aventura de Volcanica: publicar un número especial constituido íntegramente por Reportes –uno de nuestros formatos de publicación insignia, diseñado específicamente para observaciones directas y de vanguardia sobre volcanes– en los idiomas inglés y español.
The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies
Authors: KURT Osman , OĞUZÖNCÜL Ayşe Ferdane , DEVECİ S. Erhan
Published: November 2021

Objective: The present study aimed to analyze the knowledge of rabies and behavior of the patients who were admitted due to contact with animals with rabies risk.
Methods: In the present cross-sectional and descriptive study, interviews were conducted with 108 patients who applied for rabies vaccine using a survey. The interview form included questions that aimed to determine the behavior and measure the knowledge of the cases after the suspicious contact.
Results: Among the study cases, 60.2% were male and the mean age was 33.80 ± 17.64. 71.0% of those who had pets with rabies transmission risk had vaccinated their pets. 67.6% of the patients applied to the nearest health institution after the animal contact, 13.9% did not care first but later applied to the hospital, 12.0% applied to the hospital because of fear, and 6.5% applied to the hospital due to insistence of their friends. Also, 19.4% of the patients stated that they detained the animal for at least ten days after the contact. The score of the patients with rabies training was significantly higher than those without, the score of those who had domestic animals was significantly higher than those who had not, the score of those who vaccinated their pets was significantly higher than those who did not, and the score of those who vaccinated their pets with rabies transmission risk was significantly higher than those who did not vaccinate their pets (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Patient behavior was problematic and the scores of educated individuals were higher. Education could improve the knowledge and awareness of rabies.
Examining The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women’s Prenatal Care Demand: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: AKYILDIZ Deniz
Published: November 2021

Objective: The study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women’s prenatal care demand.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2020 and November 2020. The sample included 370 pregnant women recruited using the convenience sample method. The research data were collected by face-to-face interview technique with the questionnaire form prepared by the researcher using the literature on the subject. The data were analyzed using the chi-square test, fisher’s exact test, student t-test, and one-way ANOVA test. A p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The average number of prenatal care was 1.7 ± 1.4, the average prenatal care initiation time was 23.1 ± 8.5 weeks, and 69.6% got inadequate prenatal care during their pregnancy. The rate of having COVID-19 disease in pregnant women taking part in the study was 1.9%. Of women, 77.6% had fear of contracting COVID-19 disease, 70% fear of transmitting COVID-19 to her fetus, and 60.3% fear about carrying COVID-19 from hospital to home. It was determined that pregnant women who were worried about getting COVID-19 disease, their babies were infected with COVID-19 and carrying COVID-19 from hospital to home received less prenatal care than those who did not live, had lower rates of receiving adequate prenatal care, and delayed receiving prenatal care.
Conclusion: It was determined that the COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the prenatal care demand. The study has important strengths as it is one of the first studies on prenatal care that is one of the determinants of maternal and fetal health.
ANALYSIS ON IMPOSITION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTION AGAINST TAX EVASION OF TEXTILES TAX AND TEXTILES PRODUCT IN INDONESIA
Authors: Humam Muhammad Itqonul , Firdiansyah Akhmad
Published: November 2021

Import of textile product which keep getting higher has caused serious injury to the domestic textile industry, as an effort to protect domestic industry government has imposed additional import duty in form of safeguard duty for import of textile product. Introduction of safeguard duty is expected to give domestic industry an opportunity to adjust itself for competing with import product, but the establishment of safeguard duty for textile product is thought to be the trigger for tax evasion on import of textile product, against this violation government impose administrative sanction. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of safeguard duty imposition and administration sanction on tax evasion. Object of this research is all import activity on textiles product which has been imposed safeguard duty and committing administrative violation since the establishment of safeguard duty for textile product beginning on November 2019 till October 2020. Regression technique used is ordinary least square regression to regress cross section data. Research conclusion find that safeguard duty introduction significantly affecting tax evasion while administrative sanction didn’t have significant effect on reducing tax evasion..

Keywords: textile product, safeguard duty, administration sanction, tax evasion.
Sự thật về nội lực Việt Nam trong trích dẫn khoa học hàng đầu thế giới 2021
Authors: Lab SDAG
Published: November 2021

Sự thật về nội lực Việt Nam trong trích dẫn khoa học hàng đầu thế giới 2021
MANAJEMEN LIMBAH B3 RUMAH TANGGA
Authors: Fadilah Eli
Published: November 2021

Latar BelakangMeningkatnya volume limbah B3 dan penggunaan di semua sektor kehidupan berakibat kerugian bagi kesehatan manusia serta kerusakan lingkungan, seperti pencemaran udara, tanah, air, dan pencemaran laut.(Yuda, 2021)Sampah rumah tangga adalah sampah yang berasal dari kegiatan sehari-hari dalam rumah tangga. Sampah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3) rumah tangga merupakan sampah bahan berbahaya dan beracun yang dihasilkan oleh kegiatan atau aktivitas sehari-hari di lingkungan rumah tangga atau domestik yang mengandung bahan atau kemasan suatu jenis bahan berbahaya dan atau beracun yang sangat berbahaya untuk lingkungan.(Iswanto et al., 2016) Jenis limbah B3 rumah tangga tidak bernilai ekonomis seperti limbah B3 yang bersifat infeksius misalnya pembalut wanita, perban habis pakai, pestisida dan obat-obatan kedaluarsa.(Hesti, 2020)Karakterisitk limbah B3 rumah Tangga:a. Mudah terbakar/ meledak, seperti Oli bekas, kaleng bekas pengharum ruanganb. Korosif, diantaranya pembersih toilet/ kamar mandi, dan baterai, Minyak rambut, shampo, lampu neon, obat kadaluarsa.c. Beracun seperti detergen pakaian, kaleng bekas, pestisida (baygon), kosmetik/ produk kecantikan, parfum dan deodorantAgar pengelolaan B3 tidak mencemari lingkungan hidup dan untuk mencapai derajat keamanan tinggi, maka diperlukan peningkatan upaya pengelolaan B3 dengan baik dan terpadu. Kegiatan pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga yang diamanatkan oleh Undang-Undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2008 bermakna agar seluruh sampah yang timbul dapat dipilah, dikumpulkan, diangkut, diolah, dan diproses pada tempat pemrosesan akhir. Pengelolaan sampah merupakankegiatan sistematis dan berkelanjutan yang meliputi pengurangan dan penanganan sampah. Tiga aktivitas utama kegiatan pengurangan sampah, yaitu pembatasan timbulan sampah, pendauran ulang sampah, dan pemanfaatan kembali sampah yang merupakan perwujudan dari prinsip pengelolaan sampah yang berwawasan lingkungan (reduce, reuse, recycle). Diuraikan lima aktivitas utama penanganan sampah yang meliputi pemilahan, pengumpulan, pengangkutan, pengolahan, dan pemrosesan akhir sampah.
Federated learning over WiFi: Should we use TCP or UDP?
Authors: Vineeth S
Published: November 2021

Federated learning is a distributed learning paradigm where a centralized model is trained on data distributed over a large number of clients, each with unreliable and relatively slow network connections. The client connections typically have limited bandwidth available to them when using networks such as 2G, 3G, or WiFi. As a result, communication often becomes a bottleneck. Currently, the communication between the clients and server is mostly based on TCP protocol. In this paper, we explore using the UDP protocol for the communication between the clients and server. In particular, we develop UDP-based algorithms for gradient aggregation-based federated learning and model aggregation-based federated learning. We propose methods to construct model updates in case of packet loss with the UDP protocol. We present a scalable framework for practical federated learning. We conduct experiments over WiFi and observe that the UDP-based protocols can lead to faster convergence than the TCP-based protocol -- especially in bad networks. Code available at the repository: \url{https://github.com/vineeths96/Federated-Learning}.
Studi Kasus Asuhan Keperawatan Psikososial Dengan Masalah Harga Diri Rendah Situsional Pada Penderita Gout Atritis
Authors: sihombing Inri
Published: November 2021

Gout atau artritis adalah gangguan gerak pada kaki,nyeri,kesulitan berjalan, dan kesulitan dalam melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari yang disebabkan oleh inflamasi karena adanya endapan Kristal asam urat pada rongga sendi. Apabila dibiarkan akan menimbulkan kecacatan, deformitas, stres, dan penurunan kualitas hidupdan menimbulkan komplikasi lebih lanjut serta gangguan ginjal dan jantung bahkan sampai kematian
From offshore to onshore probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment via efficient Monte-Carlo sampling
Authors: Davies Gareth , Weber Rikki , Wilson Kaya , Cummins Phil
Published: November 2021

Offshore Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessments (offshore PTHAs) provide large-scale analyses of earthquake-tsunami frequencies and uncertainties in the deep ocean, but do not provide high-resolution onshore tsunami hazard information as required for many risk-management applications. To understand the implications of an offshore PTHA for the onshore hazard at any site, in principle the tsunami inundation should be simulated locally for every earthquake scenario in the offshore PTHA. In practice this is rarely feasible due to the computational expense of inundation models, and the large number of scenarios in offshore PTHAs. Monte-Carlo methods offer a practical and rigorous alternative for approximating the onshore hazard, using a random subset of scenarios. The resulting Monte-Carlo errors can be quantified and controlled, enabling high-resolution onshore PTHAs to be implemented at a fraction of the computational cost. This study develops efficient Monte-Carlo approaches for offshore-to-onshore PTHA. Modelled offshore PTHA wave heights are used to preferentially sample scenarios that have large offshore waves near an onshore site of interest. By appropriately weighting the scenarios, the Monte-Carlo errors are reduced without introducing bias. The techniques are demonstrated in a high-resolution onshore PTHA for the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, using the 2018 Australian Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment as the offshore PTHA, while considering only thrust earthquake sources on the Kermadec-Tonga trench. The efficiency improvements are equivalent to using 4-18 times more random scenarios, as compared with stratified-sampling by magnitude, which is commonly used for onshore PTHA. The greatest efficiency improvements are for rare, large tsunamis, and for calculations that represent epistemic uncertainties in the tsunami hazard. To facilitate the control of Monte-Carlo errors in practical applications, this study also provides analytical techniques for estimating the errors both before and after inundation simulations are conducted. Before inundation simulation, this enables a proposed Monte-Carlo sampling scheme to be checked, and potentially improved, at minimal computational cost. After inundation simulation, it enables the remaining Monte-Carlo errors to be quantified at onshore sites, without additional inundation simulations. In combination these techniques enable offshore PTHAs to be rigorously transformed into onshore PTHAs, with quantification of epistemic uncertainties, while controlling Monte-Carlo errors.
Airborne laser scanning proxies of canopy light transmission in forests
Authors: Erickson Adam , Coops Nicholas
Published: October 2021

Reliable estimates of canopy light transmission are critical to understanding the structure and function of vegetation communities but are difficult and costly to attain by traditional field inventory methods. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data uniquely provide multi-angular vertically resolved representation of canopy geometry across large geographic areas. While previous studies have proposed ALS indices of canopy light transmission, new algorithms based on theoretical advancements may improve existing models. Herein, we propose two new models of canopy light transmission (i.e., gap fraction, or Po, the inverse of angular canopy closure). We demonstrate the models against a suite of existing models and ancillary metrics, validated against convex spherical densiometer measurements for 950 field plots in the foothills of Alberta, Canada. We also tested the effects of synthetic hemispherical lens models on the performance of the proposed hemispherical Voronoi gap fraction (Phv) index. While vertical canopy cover metrics showed the best overall fit to field measurements, one new metric, point-density-normalized gap fraction (Ppdn), outperformed all other gap fraction metrics by two-fold. We provide suggestions for further algorithm enhancements based on validation data improvements. We argue that traditional field measurements are no longer appropriate for ‘ground-truthing’ modern LiDAR or SfM point cloud models, as the latter provide orders of magnitude greater sampling and coverage. We discuss the implications of this finding for LiDAR applications in forestry.
RESEARCH PROPOSAL: PROBING THE EFFECT OF ACTIVE EDIBLE OIL COATING ON SAFETY, SHELF STABILITY AND QUALITY OF SOFT CHEESE
Authors: Sakib S M Nazmuz
Published: November 2021

Consumers' demand, perception, and preference for high quality, safe food, and awareness of health hazards of synthetic and chemical preservatives have attracted the food processors, food technologist's and industries to develop innovative techniques with the incorporation of natural components and minimal processing. Developing and utilizing the active edible coatings for shelf stability of the semi-perishable foods is one of these new innovative techniques. That's why the present study is planned to develop active edible coating using clove and peppermint essential oils as active ingredients and whey powder as the base material. Essential oils of peppermint and clove possess the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. It is supposed that these properties of essential oils may enhance the safety, quality, and shelf stability of the cheese during storage. Soft cheese will be prepared, and these coatings will be applied to it. Then products will be stored at 4 and 25 ℃ for 15 days and will be analyzed every 3rd day for various safety, quality, and shelf stability attributes. All the obtained data will be statically analyzed to check the level of significance of these coatings.
HEAD TEACHERS' SUPERVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN EMBU AND MURANGA COUNTIES, KENYA
Authors: Muchiri Jane
Published: November 2021

Supervision means overall duties performed by a head teacher which ensures teachers perform their expected roles in the transmission of knowledge and enhance academic performances. Academic performance in examinations has consistently declined in primary schools in Kenya and the world over. The objective of the study was to; assess the relationship between the head teacher’s supervision of professional development and academic performance in Embu and Muranga counties, Kenya. The study adopted the Role theory championed by Biddle. A descriptive survey research design was used. The Target Population was 14786 and comprised of head teachers and teachers. The researchers purposefully sampled 378 public and private primary schools. Simple random sampling was used to select 256 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, and observation. Reliability was ascertained by a pilot study which generated a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.93. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, precisely, correlation computations. The findings of the study informed that the highest percentage of supervision 87.4percentwas the head teachers’ permission for teachers to attend seminars, workshops, and conferences. The least facilitated activity was the training of teachers by subject panels 60.3 percent. There was a negative correlation between head teachers' supervision and teacher professional development in public and private primary schools, at r=-.069<0 and P=0.602>0.05. The relationship was not statistically significant. The Supervision of teacher’s professional development was not strongly linked to academic performance. There should be a balance between the supervision of teacher professional development. Governments should allocate more funds towards professional development. The findings of the study will inform policy decision making in the education sector in Kenya and worldwide.
THE EFFECT OF COMBINATION OF NUMBER HEAD TOGETHER AND TWO STAY TWO STRAY LEARNING MODELS ON MATHEMATICAL LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ACTIVENESS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Kaharuddin Andi , Hajeniati Nining
Published: November 2021

An engaging learning process will affect learning outcomes and student activeness during the learning process. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of the combinatory use of Number Head Together and Two Stay Two Stray learning models on the scores of high school students’ mathematical tests and learning activeness. It was an experimental-based study with One Group Pre-test Post-test design. The population of this study was all high school students in Kendari, with Cluster Random Sampling as the method to choose the sample. Final test and observation were used as instruments to collect data. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the One-Sample t-test. Results showed that (1) the combinatory use of both learning models improved learning outcome by increasing students’ average test scores from an average score of 68 (pre-test) to an average of 83 (post-test) with a gain value of 0.71; (2) the learning models had a positive influence on student activeness during the learning process, proven by a score of 3.3 (positive category). It was also evidenced by the results of the t-test showing that the t-count score was greater than the t-table. Therefore, the combinatory use of Number Head Together and Two Stay Two Stray learning models has a significant effect on increasing the learning outcome and learning activeness of high school students in the mathematic class.
Assessment of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic profiles of the patients referred to the general hospital psychiatric unit of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal
Authors: Mondal Arijit , Ghosh Soumi , Mandal Uday Sankar , Saha Dwaipayan
Published: November 2021

Background: According to the previous studies, psychiatric symptoms are high in patients with physical illness, but the referral rates are much below expectation.
Aims and Objectives: Here a descriptive cross-sectional study has been conducted using self designed semi structured proforma to asses the socio demographic profile and psychiatric diagnosis of patient with physical illness referred from other departments in a tertiary medical care centre for consultation liaison (C-L) psychiatry care.
Materials and Methods: The study population consists of the patients referred to psychiatry department for consultation purpose from all the other departments in a 4 months period. The data were collected on a self designed semi structured pro forma and all the diagnosis were made according to International Classification of Disease -10 (ICD-10) criteria. Analysis has been done using descriptive statistics.
Results: A total numbers of 203 patient has been referred to psychiatry department during the study period . Among them 144 were inpatient and 59 were outdoor based referral. Majority were female, married . The maximum referral were from general medicine department followed by neuromedicine. Most common reason of referral being suicidal attempt by different means followed by patients having depressive features .The most common psychiatric diagnosis was depression followed by delirium.
Conclusion: C-L psychiatry plays a significant role in better evaluation and management of patients with psychiatric comorbidities referred from non-psychiatric departments.
A case of moderate depression with somatic symptoms and incidental finding of retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst
Authors: Mukherjee Sumit , Bhattacharya Aparupa
Published: November 2021

Arachnoid cysts are benign space-occupying brain lesions that contain cerebrospinal fluid which is mostly congenital in origin. Cases are mostly detected incidentally on neuro-imaging and neuropsychiatric manifestations are less common and under-recognized. Arachnoid cyst sometimes may be associated with seizure, headache, cranial nerve deficits, hydrocephalus, etc. A 23-year-old married female from rural India presented with headache, insomnia, low mood, lethargy, persisting for the past 6 months without any obvious stress factors. She also informed that she had few episodes of unresponsiveness without any features such as tongue biting, confusion, injury, or involuntary micturition and defecation. Her EEG report was within normal limit and MRI report confirmed the presence of Retro-cerebellar Arachnoid cyst in and around midline. Detail neurological and ophthalmological examination was done and findings were within normal limits. She was treated with Amitriptyline, Pregabalin, and Paracetamol. Psychotherapy was initiated for adequate management of her depressive symptoms and responded well. It can be emphasized that patients who are reporting with symptoms such as headache a detail evaluation should be done to find out organic etiology. Depressive and cognitive symptoms and its association with arachnoid cyst may depend upon the location of the lesion and further research is required to establish its causal relationship.
Correlation of nerve conduction study parameters with thyroid hormone in newly diagnosed hypothyroid patients
Authors: Gupta Shital , Khadka Rita , Thakur Dilip , B. H. Paudel  , Maskey Robin , K. D. Mehta
Published: November 2021

Background: Thyroid hormones act on many organs including central and peripheral nervous system for maintaining metabolic homeostasis. Entrapment neuropathies are most common in hypothyroidism. Nerve conduction parameters are impaired even in newly diagnosed cases of hypothyroid.
Aims and Objectives: This study aims to study the correlation between thyroid hormone and nerve conduction study (NCS) parameters in newly diagnosed hypothyroid patients.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study included newly diagnosed hypothyroid patients (n=30; age: 31.96±9.12). In all subjects, NCS was performed in median, ulnar, tibial motor nerve and median, ulnar, sural sensory nerve using Nihon Kohden machine in Neurophysiology lab 2, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Science. Thyroid function test (TFT) was analyzed by ELISA. The association between thyroid hormone and NCS parameters was done using Pearson’s correlation.
Results: In NCS sensory parameters; SNAP amplitude of the left sural nerve showed significant positive correlation with t3 (lt; r=0.451, P=0.012). Among motor parameters, distal latency of left median nerve showed significant negative correlation with t3 whereas nerve conduction velocity of the left median nerve showed positive correlation with t3. In rest of the nerve, the association between NCS parameters and TFT (t3, t4, and TSH) parameters did not show any significant changes.
Conclusion: Our study reveals that in newly diagnosed cases of hypothyroidism, nerve impairment occurs in which the left side is affected much earlier than right side and further its severity can be correlated with level of T3 rather than TSH.