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Development of a radiographic scoring system for new bone formation in gout
Authors: Son Chang-Nam , Cai Ken , Stewart Sarah , Ferrier John , Billington Karen , Tsai Yun-Jung Jack , Bardin Thomas , Horne Anne , Stamp Lisa K. , Doyle Anthony , Dalbeth Nicola
Published: December 2021

Background

Features of new bone formation (NBF) are common in tophaceous gout. The aim of this project was to develop a plain radiographic scoring system for NBF in gout.

Methods

Informed by a literature review, scoring systems were tested in 80 individual 1st and 5th metatarsophalangeal joints. Plain radiography scores were compared with computed tomography (CT) measurements of the same joints. The best-performing scoring system was then tested in paired sets of hand and foot radiographs obtained over 2 years from an additional 25 patients. Inter-reader reproducibility was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). NBF scores were correlated with plain radiographic erosion scores (using the gout-modified Sharp-van der Heijde system).

Results

Following a series of structured reviews of plain radiographs and scoring exercises, a semi-quantitative scoring system for sclerosis and spur was developed. In the individual joint analysis, the inter-observer ICC (95% CI) was 0.84 (0.76–0.89) for sclerosis and 0.81 (0.72–0.87) for spur. Plain radiographic sclerosis and spur scores correlated with CT measurements (r = 0.65–0.74, P < 0.001 for all analyses). For the hand and foot radiograph sets, the inter-observer ICC (95% CI) was 0.94 (0.90–0.98) for sclerosis score and 0.76 (0.65–0.84) for spur score. Sclerosis and spur scores correlated highly with plain radiographic erosion scores (r = 0.87 and 0.71 respectively), but not with change in erosion scores over 2 years (r = −0.04–0.15).

Conclusion

A semi-quantitative plain radiographic scoring method for the assessment of NBF in gout is feasible, valid, and reproducible. This method may facilitate consistent measurement of NBF in gout.
Evolution of anti-modified protein antibody responses can be driven by consecutive exposure to different post-translational modifications
Authors: Volkov M. , Kampstra A. S. B. , van Schie K. A. , Kawakami A. , Tamai M. , Kawashiri S. , Maeda T. , Huizinga T. W. J. , Toes R. E. M. , van der Woude D.
Published: December 2021

Background

Besides anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), rheumatoid arthritis patients (RA) often display autoantibody reactivities against other post-translationally modified (PTM) proteins, more specifically carbamylated and acetylated proteins. Immunizing mice with one particular PTM results in an anti-modified protein antibody (AMPA) response recognizing different PTM-antigens. Furthermore, human AMPA, isolated based on their reactivity to one PTM, cross-react with other PTMs. However, it is unclear whether the AMPA-reactivity profile is “fixed” in time or whether consecutive exposure to different PTMs can shape the evolving AMPA response towards a particular PTM.

Methods

Longitudinally collected serum samples of 8 human individuals at risk of RA and 5 with early RA were tested with ELISA, and titers were analyzed to investigate the evolution of the AMPA responses over time. Mice (13 per immunization group in total) were immunized with acetylated (or carbamylated) protein (ovalbumin) twice or cross-immunized with an acetylated and then a carbamylated protein (or vice versa) and their serum was analyzed for AMPA responses.

Results

Human data illustrated dynamic changes in AMPA-reactivity profiles in both individuals at risk of RA and in early RA patients. Mice immunized with either solely acetylated or carbamylated ovalbumin (AcOVA or CaOVA) developed reactivity against both acetylated and carbamylated antigens. Irrespective of the PTM-antigen used for the first immunization, a booster immunization with an antigen bearing the other PTM resulted in increased titers to the second/booster PTM. Furthermore, cross-immunization skewed the overall AMPA-response profile towards a relatively higher reactivity against the “booster” PTM.

Conclusions

The relationship between different reactivities within the AMPA response is dynamic. The initial exposure to a PTM-antigen induces cross-reactive responses that can be boosted by an antigen bearing this or other PTMs, indicating the formation of cross-reactive immunological memory. Upon subsequent exposure to an antigen bearing another type of PTM, the overall reactivity pattern can be skewed towards better recognition of the later encountered PTM. These data might explain temporal differences in the AMPA-response profile and point to the possibility that the PTM responsible for the initiation of the AMPA response may differ from the PTM predominantly recognized later in time.
Water resilience mapping of Chennai, India using analytical hierarchy process
Authors: Kaaviya R. , Devadas V.
Published: December 2021

Background

The urban water system is the worst hit in global climate change. Water resilience is the system’s ability to retaliate and recover from various water-related disruptions. The present study aims to delineate the water resilience zones in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India, by effectively integrating the geographic information system, remote sensing, and analytical hierarchy process (AHP).

Methods

The methodology incorporated 15 vital factors. A multi-criteria decision analysis technique was adopted to assign a weight to each parameter using the AHP. A pairwise decision matrix was constructed, parameter’s relative importance and the consistency ratio were established. Integration of all maps by weighted overlay analysis technique depicted water resilience intensities of five different classes.

Results

Very low, low and moderate water resilience areas accounted for more than three-fourth of the study area. Area Under Curve score (80.12%) depicted the accuracy of the developed model. Sensitivity analysis determined the significance of the parameters in the delineation. The logical structural approach can be employed in other parts of India or elsewhere with modifications.

Conclusion

This study is novel in its approach by holistically analyzing water resilience by integrating disruptions related to flood, drought and the city's water infrastructure system's adequacy and efficiency. Researchers and planners can effectively use the study results to ensure resilience as a new perspective on effective water resource management and climate change mitigation. It becomes a decision aid mechanism identifying where the system is vulnerable to potential water-related risks for employing resilience measures.
Optimal sites for orthodontic anchor screw placement using panoramic images: risk of maxillary sinus perforation and contact with adjacent tooth roots during screw placement
Authors: Miyazawa Ken , Shibata Momoko , Tabuchi Masako , Kawaguchi Misuzu , Shimura Noriko , Goto Shigemi
Published: December 2021

Objectives

This study investigated the safety of orthodontic anchor screw (OAS) placement by examining the morphology and degree of depression of the maxillary sinus adjacent to the alveolar bone between the maxillary molars.

Methods

We reviewed panoramic and CT imaging data of 25 patients. First, the morphology of the maxillary sinus adjacent to the alveolar bone between the maxillary molars on panoramic images was classified into three types: non-depressed sinus, funnel-like sinus depression, and sawtooth-like sinus depression. Then, the distance from the maxillary buccal bone to the maxillary sinus or to the maxillary lingual bone and the distance between the roots of the maxillary second premolar and first molar at heights of 5, 6.5, and 8 mm from the alveolar crest were measured on CT images and compared between the three sinus morphology groups.

Results

The sawtooth-like depression group had significantly smaller bone thickness than the other two groups, with mean thickness of < 4 mm at any height from the alveolar crest. The funnel-like depression and non-depression groups had mean bone thickness of > 8 mm at any height from the alveolar crest.

Conclusions

Sawtooth-like sinus depression had increased risk of maxillary sinus perforation, suggesting that OAS placement in this region should be avoided. In contrast, OAS placement between 6.5 and 8 mm from the alveolar crest is advisable in patients with funnel-like sinus depression and at a site > 8 mm from the alveolar crest in those with a non-depressed sinus.
A call to action: a systematic review of ethical and regulatory issues in using process data in educational assessment
Authors: Murchan Damian , Siddiq Fazilat
Published: December 2021

Analysis of user-generated data (for example process data from logfiles, learning analytics, and data mining) in computer-based environments has gained much attention in the last decade and is considered a promising evolving field in learning sciences. In the area of educational assessment, the benefits of such data and how to exploit them are increasingly emphasised. Even though the use of process data in assessment holds significant promise, the ethical and regulatory implications associated with it have not been sufficiently considered. To address this issue and to provide an overview of how ethical and regulatory requirements interface with process data from assessments in primary and secondary education (K-12), we conducted a systematic literature review. Initial results showed that few studies considered ethical, privacy and regulatory issues in K-12 assessment, prompting a widening of the search criteria to include research in higher education also, which identified 22 studies. The literature that was relevant to our research questions represented an approximate balance in the number of theoretical and empirical studies. The studies identified as relevant interpret issues of privacy largely in terms of informed consent and the research pays little attention to ethical and privacy issues in the use of process data in assessment. The implications for the field of educational assessment and the use of process data are discussed. This includes the need to develop a specific code of ethics to govern the use of process- and logfile data in educational assessment.
Efficacy of chest expansion resistance exercise on respiratory function, trunk control and dynamic balance in patients with chronic stroke: A Comparative study.
Authors: Nair Shruti Prabhakaran , Gardas Shailesh Satyanarayana , Mithaiwala Rukaiya
Published: December 2021

Background

Motor impairments caused by stroke result in impaired diaphragmatic and respiratory muscle function, changes in thoracic biomechanics on the hemiparetic side ultimately resulting in decreased efficiency of lung ventilation. This study aimed to examine the efficacy of chest expansion resistance exercise (CERE) on respiratory function, trunk control ability, and balance in patients with chronic stoke. Following a purposive sampling, thirty-five patients with chronic stroke were randomly allocated into two groups, i.e., the experimental group receiving CERE with conventional therapy and the control group receiving conventional therapy alone. Both the groups received therapy four times per week for a period of four weeks (total 16 sessions). Following assessments were done before and after treatment in both the groups: chest expansion ( axillary, nipple, xiphisternal levels) using measure tape, respiratory muscle strength using micro-respiratory pressure meter, trunk control using the Trunk Impairment Scale, and balance using mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test.

Results

Both groups had 17 participants each (n = 34, drop-outs = 1) consisting of 12 males and 5 females having a mean age of 56.5 ± 12.98 years and 59.7 ± 10.2 years, respectively. Intra-group analysis showed a statistically significant increase in mean values of chest expansion, respiratory muscle strength, trunk control ability, and balance in the experimental group whereas the control group showed improvement only in trunk control ability and balance. Inter-group comparison revealed a better improvement in all the outcome variables in experimental group compared to the control group.

Conclusions

Based on these results, this study proved that CERE was more effective in improving respiratory function, trunk control, and balance in patients with chronic stroke.
Teleportation of the entangled state of two superconducting qubits
Authors: Salimian S. , Tavassoly M. K. , Sehati N.
Published: December 2021

An efficient scheme is proposed to teleport an entangled state of two superconducting (SC) qubits from Alice's to Bob's lab. This type of two-level systems has recently attracted a lot of attention due to the possible tunability of the coupling strength of the qubits with each other. To achieve the purpose, we first generate the GHZ state as the necessary teleportation channel. Then, appropriate interactions are performed in two processes between two of the five qubits, each with a certain frequency modulative external magnetic field which is applied on specific one of the qubits. Next, via applying proper gates and measurements in each lab, we observe that the teleportation can be successfully performed with maximum possible values of fidelity and success probability. At last, to make the protocol close to reality, decay rates of SC qubits are also taken into account, showing that our protocol still works well, satisfactorily.
Embryonic requirements forTcf12in the development of the mouse coronal suture
Authors: Ting Man-chun , Farmer D'Juan T. , Teng Camilla S. , He Jinzhi , Chai Yang , Crump J. Gage , Maxson Robert E.
Published: December 2021

A major feature of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is coronal craniosynostosis, the fusion of the frontal and parietal bones at the coronal suture. It is caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in either of the bHLH transcription factors TWIST1 and TCF12. Although compound heterozygous Tcf12; Twist1 mice display severe coronal synostosis, the individual role of Tcf12 had remained unexplored. Here, we show that Tcf12 controls several key processes in calvarial development, including the rate of frontal and parietal bone growth, and the boundary between sutural and osteogenic cells. Genetic analysis supports an embryonic requirement for Tcf12 in suture formation, as combined deletion of Tcf12 in embryonic neural crest and mesoderm, but not in postnatal suture mesenchyme, disrupts the coronal suture. We also detected asymmetric distribution of mesenchymal cells on opposing sides of the wild-type frontal and parietal bones, which prefigures later bone overlap at the sutures. In Tcf12 mutants, reduced asymmetry is associated with bones meeting end-on-end, possibly contributing to synostosis. Our results support embryonic requirements of Tcf12 in proper formation of the overlapping coronal suture.
Η όψη στην Ελληνική ως Γ1/Γ2
Authors: Σουκαλοπούλου Μαρία
Published: December 2021

Η παρούσα διατριβή διερευνά τις αναπαραστάσεις και τους μηχανισμούς που υιοθετούν διαφορετικές ομάδες ομιλητών της Ελληνικής κατά την επεξεργασία των διαφορετικών συνθηκών πραγμάτωσης της συνοπτικής μορφολογίας της όψης. Οι ερευνητικές υποθέσεις εξετάστηκαν υπό το πρίσμα μοντέλων επεξεργασίας της κλιτικής μορφολογίας και συγκεκριμένα των συνδετιστικών μοντέλων απλού μηχανισμού (Rumelhart & McClelland 1986), των μοντέλων αποδόμησης απλού μηχανισμού (Yang 2002, Stockall & Marantz 2006) και των μοντέλων διπλού μηχανισμού (Clahsen 2006). Η ερευνητική μελέτη διεξήχθη με τη χορήγηση δύο πειραματικών δοκιμασιών, ενός πειραματικού έργου διατροπικής προέγερσης με λεξική απόφαση και ενός πειραματικού έργου εκμαίευσης της συνοπτικής όψης με ρήματα και ψευδορήματα. Στα πειραματικά έργα συμμετείχαν 51 ενήλικες φυσικοί ομιλητές της Ελληνικής, ηλικίας 20–26 ετών, 54 μονόγλωσσα παιδιά φυσικοί ομιλητές της Ελληνικής και 27 διαδοχικά δίγλωσσα παιδιά (Γ1 Τουρκική), ηλικίας 9–12 ετών. Τις πειραματικές συνθήκες αποτέλεσαν: (α) η συνθήκη S που περιλαμβάνει ρήματα με τον δείκτη /-s/ και φωνολογικά προβλέψιμες εναλλαγές, π.χ. é-trek-s-a, (β) η συνθήκη ΕΝΛΓ_ΘΕΜ που περιλαμβάνει ρήματα χωρίς τον δείκτη /-s/ και μη προβλέψιμες φωνολογικά εναλλαγές, π.χ. zést-an-a, και (γ) η συνθήκη ΕΝΛΓ_ΘΕΜ_S που περιλαμβάνει ρήματα με τον δείκτη /-s/ και μη προβλέψιμες φωνολογικά εναλλαγές, π.χ. é-pek-s-a. Η ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων κατέδειξε για τους ενήλικες την αποδόμηση των συνοπτικών θεμάτων στα μορφολογικά τους συστατικά συνηγορώντας υπέρ των μοντέλων αποδόμησης. Tα μονόγλωσσα παιδιά δεν διαφοροποιήθηκαν ποιοτικά από τους ενήλικες στις συνθήκες S και ΕΝΛΓ_ΘΕΜ_S, ενώ έδειξαν μειωμένη ευαισθησία στη μορφολογική σύσταση των ρημάτων της συνθήκης ΕΝΛΓ_ΘΕΜ. Τέλος, τα διαδοχικά δίγλωσσα παιδιά φάνηκε να υιοθετούν κοινές αναπαραστάσεις με τα μονόγλωσσα παιδιά στη συνθήκη S, ενώ διαφοροποιήθηκαν στις συνθήκες εναλλαγής θέματος, οι οποίες φαίνεται να εξαρτώνται περισσότερο από το αναπτυσσόμενο Λεξικό. Στο εφαρμοσμένο μέρος της διατριβής τα πειραματικά ευρήματα αξιοποιήθηκαν σε ζητήματα και πρακτικές διδασκαλίας που αφορούν τη μορφολογική κωδικοποίηση της όψης προς την κατεύθυνση της ενίσχυσης της επίγνωσης των μαθητών/-τριών στη μορφολογία του ρήματος και συγκεκριμένα της όψης.
Simulation of the development of pre-deltaic depositional strata of the Nile River in the Herodotus Basin and comparison with seismic stratigraphic data within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus
Authors: Μουσουλιώτης Άγγελος
Published: December 2021

Σκοπός της διατριβής ήταν η μελέτη των Μεσσήνιων προδελταϊκών ακολουθιών του ποταμού Νείλου εντός της Κυπριακή Αποκλειστικής Οικονομικής Ζώνης. Εξετάσαμε την σεισμική στρωματογραφία του Μεσσήνιου Εβαπορίτη, τα είδη της τεκτονικής του παραμόρφωσης και του μηχανισμούς που τα προκαλούν. Στη συνέχεια προχωρήσαμε στην ερμηνεία αποθέσεων με υψηλή ανακλαστικότητα. Οι αποθέσεις αυτές ερμηνεύθηκαν στα σεισμικά δεδομένα σαν αποθέσεις βαθιάς θάλασσας και συσχετίσθηκαν με τις Μεσσήνιες ακολουθίες που βρίσκονται στο Δέλτα του ποταμού Νείλου. Στη συνέχεια δημιουργήθηκε ένα εννοιολογικό μοντέλο για να μπορέσει να εξηγηθεί η παρουσία αυτών των κλαστικών αποθέσεων σε τόσο μεγάλη απόσταση μακριά από το Δέλτα του ποταμού Νείλου. Ακολούθως οι ιζηματογενείς ακολουθίες προσομοιώθηκαν με την χρήση μοντέλου αριθμητικής προσομοίωσης αποθετικών ακολουθιών. Τέλος, έγινε σύγκριση των αποτελεσμάτων της αριθμητικής προσομοίωσης με τα δισδιάστατα σεισμικά δεδομένα που είχαμε ερμηνεύσει.
Factor Xa inhibitor for venous thromboembolism management in patient with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Nugroho Eko Putranto Johanes , Wardhana Ardyan , Noor Yoga Alfian , Lambok Marnala Yosua Siahaan Pirhot , Al Farabi Makhyan Jibril
Published: December 2021

Background: An earlier systematic review reported no differences in the incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding between factor Xa inhibitors and standard anticoagulation.

The present meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness of factor Xa inhibitors for the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE), specifically in patients with cancer, as there were more randomized clinical trials (RCTs) available.

Methods: The PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were systematically screened for all RCTs assessing factor Xa inhibitor efficacy for VTE management in cancer patients. Using RevMan 5.3, we performed a Mantel–Haenszel fixed-effects meta-analysis of the following outcomes: recurrent VTE, VTE events, and major bleeding rates.

Results: We identified 11 studies involving 7,965 patients. Factor Xa inhibitors were superior in preventing VTE recurrence, compared to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) (OR 0.60; 95% CI 0.45–0.80; P < 0.01) and vitamin K antagonists (VKA) (OR 0.51; 95% CI 0.33–0.78; P < 0.01). As prophylaxis, factor Xa inhibitors had a similar rate of VTE compared to VKAs (OR 1.08 [95% CI 0.31–3.77]; P = 0.90) and a lower rate compared to placebo (OR 0.54 [95% CI 0.35–0.81]; P < 0.01). Major bleeding rates were higher with factor Xa inhibitors than with LMWHs (OR 1.34 [95% CI 0.83–2.18]; P = 0.23), but significantly lower than VKAs (OR 0.71 [95% CI 0.55–0.92]; P < 0.01).

Conclusions: Factor Xa inhibitors are effective for VTE management in patients with cancer; however, they are also associated with an increased bleeding risk compared to LMWH, but decreased when compared to VKA.
Effects of exercise-based prehabilitation in children undergoing elective surgeries: a systematic review
Authors: Noronha Jean , Samuel Stephen , Singh Vijay Pratap , Prabhu H Shivananda
Published: December 2021

Background: Prehabilitation is a therapeutic strategy involving preoperative physical exercises, nutritional support, and stress and anxiety reduction. This approach has been gaining popularity and has been seeing effective results in adults in terms of improving pre and postoperative outcomes. The purpose of this review was to summarise the evidence about the effects of exercise-based prehabilitation programs on various outcome measures in children post elective surgeries.­­

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PEDro, CINAHL/EBSCO and EMBASE electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2021. Based on the inclusion criteria, titles and abstracts were independently screened by the authors. After that, a data extraction table of the selected studies which included the participants, type, and details of exercise intervention, outcome measures and results were analysed after which the quality assessment of the studies was done.

Results: The search yielded 2219 articles of which three articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria with two studies being randomized controlled trials and one being a quasi-experimental pre-post type of study. One randomized controlled trial was on the effects of exercise-based prehabilitation in reducing pulmonary complications post cardiac surgeries in children and the other two studies were on the effects of prehabilitation on functional capacity & pulmonary function. All the three articles found that exercise-based prehabilitation had a positive effect on children’s post-surgery.

Conclusion: Although there is a paucity of evidence-based literature, we conclude based on the existing literature retrieved by our review that exercise-based prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes and helps in reducing postoperative complications in children undergoing various surgeries.
Znaczenie przywództwa kooperatywnego w Unii Europejskiej w świetle teorii neoliberalnego instytucjonalizmu
Authors: Zawadzka Sylwia
Published: December 2021

Model przywództwa kooperatywnego jest rozwiązaniem alternatywnym wobec przywództwa rozumianego w kategoriach dominacji, hegemonii czy narzucania własnej woli politycznej pozostałym podmiotom uczestniczącym w układzie wzajemnych powiązań. Specyfika systemu politycznego Unii Europejskiej nadaje duże znaczenie zarówno mechanizmom międzyrządowym, jak i ponadnarodowym, natomiast kluczową rolę w kształtowaniu tego systemu nadal odgrywają państwa członkowskie. Mimo że postanowienia traktatowe zagwarantowały formalną równość państw, znaczenie Niemiec jako nieformalnego lidera Wspólnoty staje się coraz częściej przedmiotem politycznej debaty o UE. Uwzględniając założenia neoliberalnego instytucjonalizmu związane zarówno z kluczową pozycją państw, jak i dużym znaczeniem instytucji gwarantujących przejrzystość ich działań, a także biorąc pod uwagę długotrwałe korzyści ze współpracy, w artykule zdefiniowano pojęcie przywództwa w kontekście zachowań kooperacyjnych państwa. Przyjęte ramy metodologiczno-teoretyczne pozwoliły na szczegółową analizę wpływu Niemiec w UE, zwłaszcza na polu działań dyplomatycznych.
Celem artykułu było określenie głównych wyznaczników roli Niemiec jako lidera UE, który swoje przewodnictwo opiera na współpracy z innymi państwami członkowskimi, uznając i respektując rozwiązania instytucjonalne, które ograniczają możliwość realizacji indywidualnych priorytetów i gwarantują przejrzystość działań na rzecz wspólnych interesów, a w dłuższej perspektywie legitymizują rolę państwa jako nieformalnego lidera, który reprezentuje wynegocjowane na forum instytucji wspólne stanowisko. Wykorzystując metodę instytucjonalno-prawną, metodę badań zastanych oraz studium przypadku (negocjacje pokojowe w ramach formatu normandzkiego), zweryfikowano główne założenia i potwierdzono, że wyznacznikiem przywództwa Niemiec jest nie tylko potencjał polityczny i gospodarczy, ale także zdolność do współpracy i dostarczanie informacji instytucjom UE na temat działań w zakresie realizacji priorytetów Wspólnej Polityki Zagranicznej i Bezpieczeństwa. Podejście oparte na respektowaniu wspólnych interesów i przejrzystości działań wzmocniło wizerunek Niemiec jako lidera UE.
Status and some prospects of the organization of physical education in higher education institutions
Authors: Banakh V. , Iedynak G.
Published: December 2021

The data of sources of information on the organization of physical education in higher education institutions are analyzed and generalized. Problems in the system of organization of physical education concerning the normative-legal base, material-technical, theoretical-methodical and staffing are revealed. Today, higher education is being reformed and integration into the world space, higher education institutions have been given autonomy, which provides for independent decision-making on the organization of the educational process. In such conditions, there is a situation when in some educational programs is no educational component of "Physical Education". In some higher education, physical education classes are held only during the first- second year of study. It is proposed to conduct extracurricular classes lasting two hours twice or thrice a week in extracurricular time. One of the directions of improving the system of organization of physical education is the use of a personalized approach based on individual morphofunctional, psychophysiological features, including personal motives and situational factors.
Działanowo-zadaniowe nauczanie języków obcych w ujęciu neuropedagogicznym: Zaangażowanie uczących się a efektywność kształcenia
Authors: Kołsut Sławomira
Published: December 2021

The action-task approach is a modern approach to language learning and teaching, offering more opportunities for active participation in the class and greater engagement in the learning process than traditional approaches, which include for example the communicative approach. The aim of this publication is to show the action-task approach from multiple perspectives: pedagogical, glottodidactic and neurobiological. In the pedagogical dimension, it refers to the issues of the new culture of learning and teaching and to the constructivist model of learning. In practice, this means that learners acquire knowledge and skills actively through their own actions. This method implies that classes are oriented towards shaping learners‘ independence and their gradual acquisition of autonomy. In the modern school, the learner acquires, apart from knowledge, which is no longer the priority of teaching, the competences needed for future work. In the modern knowledge society, these competences are becoming increasingly important, as they are more difficult to acquire than generally available knowledge. Therefore, during the modern learning process the student is provided with conditions for the development of social, methodological as well as personal competences, which play a very important role in achieving individual well-being. The action-task approach is not only a constructivist way of learning and teaching languages, but also a philosophy, referring to considerations of learning, teaching, perception of reality, communication and interaction with fellow learners, and formation of attitudes and values needed in human life.
Crowd-Based Accountability: Examining How Social Media Commentary Reconfigures Organizational Accountability
Authors: Karunakaran Arvind , Orlikowski Wanda J. , Scott Susan V.
Published: December 2021

Organizational accountability is considered critical to organizations’ sustained performance and survival. Prior research examines the structural and rhetorical responses that organizations use to manage accountability pressures from different constituents. With the emergence of social media, accountability pressures shift from the relatively clear and well-specified demands of identifiable stakeholders to the unclear and unspecified concerns of a pseudonymous crowd. This is further exacerbated by the public visibility of social media, materializing as a stream of online commentary for a distributed audience. In such conditions, the established structural and rhetorical responses of organizations become less effective for addressing accountability pressures. We conducted a multisite comparative study to examine how organizations in two service sectors (emergency response and hospitality) respond to accountability pressures manifesting as social media commentary on two platforms (Twitter and TripAdvisor). We find organizations responding online to social media commentary while also enacting changes to their practices that recalibrate risk, redeploy resources, and redefine service. These changes produce a diffractive reactivity that reconfigures the meanings, activities, relations, and outcomes of service work as well as the boundaries of organizational accountability. We synthesize these findings in a model of crowd-based accountability and discuss the contributions of this study to research on accountability and organizing in the social media era.
Communication patterns cares for children and Deli river in building the moral of children in the River
Authors: Insani Sima , Adhani Abrar
Published: December 2021

A group of people who have the same goals and vision will form a group. A group can be used as a forum to communicate and exchange ideas and information. In exchanging information, ideas, and ideas some patterns have been agreed upon by the group. This study aims to determine the communication patterns formed by the Child Care Community and the Deli River in building children's morale on the riverside. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach by collecting data through observation, in-depth interviews, and literature study. The results showed that there were forms of communication patterns from the child care community and the Deli River in building the morale of the children on the riverbank, with various patterns of one-way communication, two-way communication.
The role of the ambassador of The BKKBN planning generation in socializing the Family Planning Program in North Sumatera
Authors: Khairina Suci Ledian , Saleh Arifin
Published: December 2021

Indonesia is an equatorial country which has a high population density. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2010 stated that of the total population of 237.6 million, including teenagers aged 10-24 years as much as 27.6 percent. The number of Indonesian adolescents based on the projection of Indonesia's population from 2010 to 2035 in 2018 will reach around 66.3 million (25.6%) of the total population. Based on this, the government must try to control the very high population growth rate. In this study, the authors used a qualitative descriptive research method. The results of the research are the role of an ambassador for the planning generation in disseminating the BKKBN program to the community, especially to adolescents in North Sumatra in order to prepare family life for adolescents to realize a prosperous family, then the target material that must be conveyed by the ambassadors for the planning generation is adolescent reproductive health, PKBR (Preparation of Family Planning for Youth), Life Skill, GenRe Program, Population, and other materials related to the BKKBN program. to the ambassador to maximize the targets and vision and mission to be achieved. In the aspect of completeness of information, it needs to be evaluated in order to provide the information needed by adolescents so that they still get mutual support to achieve the target of holding a periodic evaluation activity to measure the success of achieving their targets.Â Â
Marketing communication strategy Sawah Pematang Johar tour in improving tourist visits
Authors: Sari Venna Melinda , Anshori Akhyar
Published: December 2021

Tourism objects are one of the business fields that are developing so fast and creating competition between one tourist attraction and another in reaching visitors or tourists. Tourist attractions are actively developing to improve existing tourist locations continuously and make updates related to marketing strategies. The purpose of this study was to determine the marketing communication strategy for Sawah Pematang Johar tourism to increase tourist visits. This study used the descriptive qualitative method. Data obtained from observation, interviews, and documentation using descriptive analysis techniques, which describe the events under study. In this study, the number of informants was 5 people, namely the owner of the rice fields, field officers, to tourists. The research location is in the tourism village of the Pematang johar rice field, Deli Serdang Regency. The results showed that in marketing, the village government used a communication strategy to attract tourists in three ways, namely promotion through social media in the form of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, MU television broadcasts, and word of mouth. The second activity is a place in the form of a comfortable, beautiful, and natural place. The third activity Price is in the form of very affordable entrance ticket prices. The second activity is a place in the form of a comfortable, beautiful, and natural place. The third activity Price is in the form of very affordable entrance ticket prices. The second activity is a place in the form of a comfortable, beautiful, and natural place. The third activity Price is in the form of very affordable entrance ticket prices.
Social media and the reading culture revolution among digital natives
Authors: Dahlan Dahlia
Published: December 2021

Reading is one of the intellectual activities that only humans have that develops along with the writing system. The culture of reading does not just grow, because human history records the development of the writing system through a very long journey. The study, which involved 41 respondents aged 17-21 years who were randomly selected, showed a shift in the reading culture from print media to online media, related to reading patterns, gender aspects, reading frequency, and duration. From a gender aspect. The shift in the reading culture among young people is also greatly influenced by the characteristics of online media that print media lacks. The practicality and mobility of online media as well as easy access are some of the advantages that attract young media users. Books, newspapers/tabloids, and magazines do not have this characteristic. required Greater effort is more expensive to access print media which is incompatible with the characteristics of the digital natives. Although it has a number of advantages, online media is still considered to have a number of weaknesses compared to print media. One of the weaknesses of online media is the inaccuracy of the information, because the writing often does not apply the principle of cross-checking and confirmation, and contains more subjective opinions.Â  The survey results reinforce the tendency of new media audiences to be not merely positioned as objects that are the target of messages. The tendency to change in reading culture is closely related to audiences and changes in media technology and the meaning of media have renewed the role of audiences to become more interactive with messages, and new media consumers who are dominated by young people can determine how to access according to their wants and needs.
Business communication for enagic network marketing during the covid-19 pandemic business players
Authors: Asmanang La Ode
Published: December 2021

Enagic Network marketing business actors in their business communication activities depend on the intensity of interaction with many people to build a business and achieve planned goals. But how is the productivity of business people in business communication? Network marketing is enagic during the Covid-19 pandemic. The use of information technology in the form of applications on Android smartphones such as the WhatsApp application, Facebook social media and communication media zoom cloud meetings are useful tools for Network Marketing businesses to remain productive
Implementasi Google Maps Pada Sistem Informasi Pariwisata Kabupaten Dompu Menggunakan Model Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Authors: Prayudi Andi , Yudhana Anton , Umar Rusydi
Published: December 2021

Kabupaten Dompu memiliki potensi pariwisata yang besar. Masih banyak wisatawan yang belum mengetahui tempat-tempat objek wisata dikarenakan kurangnya informasi tempat-tempat objek wisata. Informasi yang disediakan selama ini hanya bersifat statis atau offline. Sistem informasi pariwisata adalah solusi yang tepat untuk mempromosikan pariwisata kabupaten dompu. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengembangkan sistem ini menggunakan model SDLC. Model SDLC meliputi tahap perencanaan, analisis, perancangan, implementasi, pengujian dan pemeliharaan. Tahap perencanan meliputi observasi lokasi studi kasus, wawancara, studi data dan dokumentasi. Analisis merupakan tahap analisa kebutuhan sesuai hasil yang didapat pada tahap perencanaan. perancangan sistem menggunakan UML, Â implementasi menggunakan PHP, MySQL, dan framework Codeigniter 3, dan Google Maps Api, tahap pengujian beta testing. Uji aplikasi dilakukan oleh 10 pegawai di lingkuangan Dinas kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Dompu, tahap pemeliharaan adalah tahap pemeliharaan belum dilakukan karena tidak ada sistem yang error. Hasil pengujian dengan kuisioner telah didapat hasil 84% menggunakan google form. Disimpulkan bahwa operator dan pegawai tidak lagi kesulitan dalam mengelola dan mempromosikan objek wisata.Kata Kunci : Implementasi, Sistem Informasi, Pariwisata, Kabupaten Dompu, Google Maps.
Pemanfaatan Bahasa Alami Dalam Penelusuran Informasi Skripsi Melalui Digital Library
Authors: Soyusiawaty Dewi , Jones Anna Hendri Soleliza
Published: December 2021

Daftar judul skripsi yang ada di web digilib.uad.ac.id belum digunakan secara optimal. Kesulitan menentukan topik serta pengelolaan data pada sistem yang belum memadai menjadi beberapa kendala mahasiswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan membangun pencarian informasi skripsi dengan antarmuka bahasa alami agar mudah dalam menulis kriteria pencarian tanpa harus terikat formulir pencarian. Penelitian ini menggunakan data skripsi untuk dikelola. Pengambilan data dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan Natural Language Processing. Masukan dalam bentuk kalimat bahasa alami digunakan untuk mencari data.Â Â Proses Parsing dilakukan untuk memecah kalimat input dan mendeteksi kata kunci yang relevan. Pengembangan aturan produksi dalam Context Free Grammar diperlukan untuk menerjemahkan bahasa alami ke dalam query.Â Â Kalimat yang melewati tahap parser diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa SQL. Sistem ini berhasil menampilkan informasi skripsi berupa daftar judul berdasarkan topik, metode, dan objek penelitian sesuai kalimat pencarian dengan nilaiÂ precisionÂ sebesar 89,3% danÂ recallÂ sebesar 100%. Keberadaan model pencarian informasi dengan antarmuka bahasa alami dapat menjadi alternatif dalam proses pencarian informasi skripsi guna menyediakan sistem yang lebih fleksibel.Â Â The use of the existing digital library has not been used optimally. Difficulties in determining topics and managing data in an inadequate system are among the obstacles for students. This study aims to build a thesis information search with a natural language interface so that it is easy to write search criteria without having to be tied to a search form. This research uses thesis data to be managed. Data were collected using the Natural Language Processing approach. Input in the form of natural language sentences is used to find data. The parsing process is carried out to break down the input sentence and detect relevant keywords. Development of production rules in Context Free Grammar is necessary to translate natural language into queries. Sentences that go through the parser stage are translated into SQL language. This system succeeds in displaying thesis information in the form of a list of titles based on topics, methods, and research objects according to the search sentence with a precision value of 89% and a recall of 100%. The existence of an information retrieval model with a natural language interface can be an alternative in the thesis information search process in order to provide a more flexible system.
Mobile Dictionary For Hitu Ethnic Language
Authors: Nurlete Fauzan Yuusril , Fatkhurohman Agus
Published: December 2021

Indonesians have many diverse ethnic groups. Each tribe has different traditions and cultures. As with language, each tribe has a different local language to communicate and interact with their community and environment. Hitu is one of the villages (Negeri) on Ambon Island, Central Maluku Regency. People in Tanah Hitu communicate every day using the Hitu language. Hituese is one of the local languages in Indonesia. The Hitu Country dictionary application is a mobile-based application that can make it easier for the people of Hitu Village to find translations from Hitu - Indonesian - English or vice versa. This is because many foreign and domestic tourists visit Hitu Village. People in Hitu can certainly speak Indonesian, but not all are able to speak it fluently. Therefore, this dictionary was created to facilitate the community in Hitu. This mobile application can display vocabulary translations that can be searched from Hitu to Indonesian and Indonesian to Hitu or vice versa. This dictionary will use Android-based mobile devices and will also take advantage of current developments that are very sophisticated. The Hitu dictionary application will be easy to carry anywhere and can be accessed every day.
Before I Die: death positivity and the community nursing contribution
Authors: Murphy Sam
Published: December 2021

This article explores the contextual backdrop of the death-positive movement that inspired the discussion group Before I Die: Worcestershire, along with the motivations behind its creation. It explores the balance between practical, planning discussions and open-ended talks held by the group, emphasising the importance of creativity when responding to the topics of death and dying. The collaborative efforts between Before I Die: Worcestershire and other groups and persons involved in the death-positive movement are also highlighted. This article considers the potential of grassroots community movements to engage people to make plans for their dying, regardless of circumstances and background. It argues that death-positive movements, projects and initiatives can be a valuable way for community nurses to engage with the population they serve.
Análise da Experiência do Usuário (UX) de Narrativa Transmídia através de Mouse-Tracking
Authors: Romeiro Paulino Rita de Cássia , Da Rocha Seruffo Marcos César , Lisboa Empinotti Marina , Silva de Souza Kennedy Edson , Pimenta Ana Carla
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo apresentamos um método de avaliação da experiência do usuário a partir de métricas de rastreamento de mouse (mouse-tracking). Para identificar as interações no site transmídia De barrio somos utilizamos um sistema quantitativo de rastreamento de interações intitulado Artificial Intelligence and Mouse Tracking-Based user Experience Evaluation Tool (AIMT-UXT). Recorremos à entrevista estruturada para obter dados para confrontar resultados analíticos das interações. Este mapeamento foi feito com alunos de Jornalismo da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, que navegaram no site e participaram da pesquisa. Como resultado, observamos maior interesse nos audiovisuais.
GASTOS PÚBLICOS ENVOLVIDOS NO TRATAMENTO DE NEOPLASIAS DA COLUNA VERTEBRAL E MEDULA ESPINHAL EM CIDADES DE MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Fonseca Enzo Pacelli Santos , RODRIGUES JOÃO VÍCTOR CORDEIRO , LOPES ESTELA SILVA , DE SOUZA ANDRÉ SAMUEL , SANTIAGO CÉSAR FELIPE GUSMÃO
Published: December 2021

Introdução: O diagnóstico e tratamento das neoplasias do sistema nervoso tem mostrado aumento da relevância epidemiológica nos sistemas de saúde. Apesar disso, há pouco material científico sobre os impactos financeiros destas neoplasias. Objetivo: Analisar os gastos públicos envolvidos no tratamento de neoplasias da coluna vertebral e medula espinhal nas cidades de Belo Horizonte, Juiz de Fora, Uberlândia e Montes Claros, pertencentes a Minas Gerais, Brasil. Materiais e Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, sistemática, transversal e quantitativa. Dados coletados referentes a 2008-2017, sobre gastos públicos com procedimentos hospitalares relacionados às neoplasias na plataforma DATASUS. Amostra composta pela população dos quatro municípios estudados acometida pelas neoplasias. Indivíduos de ambos os sexos residentes nesses locais, acometidos pela afecção, de todas as idades foram incluídos. Resultados e Conclusões: A cidade de Belo Horizonte teve gasto total de R$2.069.823,04 com procedimentos relacionados às neoplasias da coluna vertebral e medula espinhal, enquanto Juiz de Fora, Uberlândia e Montes Claros, tiveram, respectivamente, R$240.481,51, R$165.057,45 e R$432.930,98. Tal gasto correspondeu a 0,05% dos gastos hospitalares totais em Belo Horizonte. A porcentagem direcionada por Juiz de Fora, Uberlândia e Montes Claros, foi, de, respectivamente: 0,028%,0,0238% e 0,0657%. Portanto, o impacto econômico para o sistema público de saúde é mínimo. Entretanto, é evidente a influência das neoplasias na taxa de mortalidade e nos anos potenciais de vida perdidos. Logo, os indicadores de saúde contribuem para que o governo crie medidas governamentais coerentes, embasadas e mais eficientes.
Symptomatic Calcification within the Lateral Collateral Ligament of Knee: A Case Report on Rare Abnormality
Authors: A N Sukesh , Jacob George , Varughese Jacob
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Lateral collateral ligament calcification is a rare cause of knee pain. There are only a handful of case reports, and the findings are usually incidental and asymptomatic. The exact mechanism for calcific deposit remains unclear. We present a case of symptomatic calcification within the lateral collateral ligament treated by surgical enucleation.
Case presentation: A 52-year-old active woman presented with complaints of pain over the lateral aspect of the left knee of 6 months’ duration. Her pain was severe, aggravated on descending stairs but relieved on rest. Clinical examination revealed tenderness over the lateral aspect of the knee joint. Standard standing anterior-posterior radiograph of the left knee revealed a homogenous dense opacity adjacent to the lateral femoral condyle.
Conclusion: Calcification within the lateral collateral ligament is rare and treatment is determined by whether the patient is symptomatic or not. If symptoms of the patient cannot be alleviated with a conservative approach, we recommend a surgical enucleation of the calcification, which in our case had good results.
Keywords: Calcification, Knee pain, Lateral collateral ligament
Intra Focal K-Wiring for Distal End Radius (Kapandji Technique): Surgical Technique
Authors: Malshikare Vijay A.
Published: December 2021

Many years distal end radius fractures (DRF) are the most encountered type of fracture. In standard form, extra-articular distal end radius fractures were fixed after manual reduction and then pinned extra-articular by drilling distal cortex and passing fracture site to fix proximal fragment (Figure 1). But after 2 to 3 weeks depending upon osteoporosis fracture collapse(cancellous bone heal by collapse) and flexibility of the K wire distal fragment moves back until the K wire abut the inferior edge of the proximal fragment and does not avoid secondary displacement (Figure 2) [1].