bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antena Vivaldi Konvensional untuk Penerapan pada Radar Cuaca (9.4 GHz)
Authors: Rianza Randhika , Septima Uzma , Dahlan Ahmad , Firdaus Firdaus , Nasrul Nasrul , Yulindon Yulindon , Yustini Yustini
Published: December 2022

To predict weather conditions as an anticipation act towards natural disasters, a weather radar is needed. In weather radar technology, antennas play an important role in supporting the performance of the weather radar. Vivaldi antenna is the right choice because it has an unlimited bandwidth so it is able to operate at the desired work frequency, including the working frequency of weather radar (9.4 GHz). This research discusses the modification of tapered slots, circular stub, radial stub, length and width of the reference vivaldi antenna [1] using CST Studio software. After modifications and measurements, a return loss value of -23.25336989 dB, bandwidth of 500 MHz, VSWR 1.188463357, gain of 3.99 dBi, and unidirectional radiation patterns. All the resulting antenna parameter values are in good condition and qualify the weather radar antenna for a working frequency of 9.4 GHz.
Pelacakan Perahu Masyarakat Yang Mengalami Kondisi Darurat Di Perairan Sipora Utara Kab. Kepulauan Mentawai Berbasis Internet Of Things
Authors: Mujib Ataul , Ramiati Ramiati , Vitria Rikki
Published: December 2022

Technology in search and rescue has been growing at this time, especially in early detection systems. Basarnas as the leading sector in search and rescue, has used an early detection communication tool called Radio Beacon to quick response search and rescue for aircraft and ship accidents, and conditions that endanger humans. However, in its application in the field, this early detection system has not been touched by the local community, especially because the price is still relatively expensive and the socialization of the importance of safety itself has not been maximized in the community. From these problems, this paper designs a tracking device that works like a Radio Beacon where the switch will activate the Arduino device, GPS module and SIM800l module. The GPS module receives the location coordinates to be further processed by Arduino and sent using the SIM800l module to Firebase and notifications is received by the smartphone and the location can be monitored through an android application created using the MIT App Inventor platform. From the test results, it is found that the initial data transmission process starts from the switch is activated until the notification is received by the smartphone, a delay of 70 seconds occurs while in the process of repeating sending data there is a delay between 10-35 seconds from what has been set in the program looping every 50 seconds.
Hubungan Status Gizi Pasien Penyakit Hirschsprung dengan Infeksi Luka Operasi di RSPAL dr. Ramelan Surabaya Periode Waktu 2016-2020
Authors: Giur PUTU SITHA AISHWARYA SARASWATI GIUR , SAPTA PRIHARTONO RACHMAN  , DIAH PURWANINGSARI  , PRAWESTY DIAH UTAMI
Published: December 2022

Background: Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital intestinal motility disorder that causes functional intestinal obstruction due to the absence of enteric ganglion cells in the distal intestine. The management of each case of Hirschsprung's disease is surgery, where surgery on the digestive tract increases the occurrence of surgical site infections. Disturbances in the gut cause decreased resistance to infection, delayed cognitive development, and problems with nutritional status.

Methods: This study was a descriptive and analytical observational study, where the primary data were taken from the registration data of Hirschprung's disease patients at RSPAL dr. Ramelan Surabaya in 2016-2020. The nutritional status of the patient was determined by plotting the weight per age curve according to WHO for children aged 0-5 years.

Results: Observations of 38 patients who met the study requirements, obtained 4 patients who had poor nutritional status and 1 patient who had excess nutritional status, none of which experienced complications in the form of surgical wound infections. In 10 patients with poor nutritional status, 2 experienced complications in the form of surgical wound infection and 23 patients with good nutritional status, 1 experienced complications in the form of surgical wound infection. The results of the contingency coefficient correlation test showed P-value = 0.408 (p>α).

Conclusion: There was no relationship between the nutritional status of Hirschprung's disease patients with surgical wound infections at RSPAL dr. Ramelan Surabaya

Keywords: Hirschsprung's disease, nutritional status of children, surgical site infection.
Manajemen Syok Kardiogenik: Suatu Panduan Singkat
Authors: SIDHI LAKSONO  , Besmaya BENAZIER MARCELLA BESMAYA
Published: December 2022

Kejadian syok kardiogenik (SK) memang menurun di era PCI, namun mortalitas jangka pendeknya masih tinggi sampai 80%. Syok kardiogenik paling banyak terjadi sebagai komplikasi dari infark miokard akut, namun dapat juga akibat penggunaan obat-obatan, gagal jantung, obstruksi, atau penyakit perikardium dan metabolik lainnya. Patofisiologi SK berhubungan dengan banyak etiologi dan pencetus. SK perlu dievaluasi berdasarkan ada tidaknya hipoperfusi dan kongesti, sehingga manajemen lanjutan menjadi lebih terarah. Perlu pemantauan hemodinamik yang lebih ketat pada pasien SK dengan hipoperfusi. Pada tinjauan ini, akan dibahas temuan hemodinamik dan evaluasi perfusi pada pasien syok kardiogenik.
Correlation between visceral fat, muscles mass, and blood sugar levels in adults
Authors: PUTU SARASWATI LAKSMI DEWI  , I MADE PANDE DWIPAYANA
Published: December 2022

The correlation between visceral fat levels (VF) or muscle mass and insulin resistance or type-2 diabetes mellitus has been studied extensively elsewhere, particularly in the urban-dwelling populations. The current study aimed to evaluate the association of VF or muscle mass with random blood glucose (RBG) among the rural population. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Buleleng Regency. A total of 105 samples were enrolled in the study and obtained through a systematic interview, random blood glucose measurement, anthropometry, and bioelectrical impedance analysis. Spearman’s correlation test was used to determine the correlation between visceral fat levels (VF) or muscle mass with RBG levels. A partial correlation test was used to control confounding variables (age, muscle mass, body mass index, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference). Most of the samples (61.9%) were female, with a mean age was 53,48 ± 13,03. The statistical analysis results show VF had a significant correlation with RBG (r= 0.363, p<0.001 but neither as role of muscle mass in which the r= -0.073, p=0.461). There was no significant correlation found on the partial correlation test, between VF and RBG. In conclusion, although the correlation between VF levels and RBG was weak, the clinician should aware of the role of VF in the development of insulin resistance or diabetes mellitus type-2.
Zukunfts- und Wertschöpfungslabor DataLab WestSax – Ein regionaler Katalysator für datenbasierte Wertschöpfungsprozesse
Authors:   Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen und Fraunhofer IMW, Leyh Christian , Kusturica Wibke ,   Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Neuschl Sarah ,   Fraunhofer IMW, Laroque Christoph ,   Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
Published: December 2022

Neue Wertschöpfungsprozesse und Geschäftsmodelle, die durch umfangreiche Datennutzung und überbetriebliches Datenteilen geprägt sind, werden für Unternehmen immer wichtiger. Viele Barrieren und Hemmnisse verlangsamen jedoch vor allem für den Mittelstand den Weg zu einer datenbasierten Wertschöpfung. Den Unternehmen fehlt es an konkreten Datennutzungs- und Umsetzungsideen und/oder an Digitalisierungs- und Datenanalysekompetenzen. Dadurch bestehen ungenutzte Wertschöpfungspotenziale in Unternehmen – selbst wenn bereits Daten vorhanden sind. Mit diesem Beitrag werden durch die Beschreibung eines Reallabors mit Realexperimenten Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten für Unternehmen aufgezeigt, um den eigenen „Datenschatz“ zu identifizieren und zu heben.
Nivel de conocimiento sobre Salud Bucal de madres de niños de 4 años que concurren al Mitaí Rogá V de la ciudad de Corrientes Capital (2019-2020)
Authors: Cardozo Beatriz Juana , Pérez Silvia Rita , Vaculik Patricia Alejandra , Vera Miguel Ángel , Veloso Diego Nicolás
Published: December 2022

Se presenta una investigación cualitativa realizada en madres de niños de 4 años que asisten al Mitaí Rogá V de la ciudad de Corrientes, Capital, para evaluar conocimiento sobre Salud Bucal. Se buscó generar comprensión acerca de las representaciones sociales de madres sobre conocimiento de salud bucal. Para ello fueron seleccionadas madres de niños de 4 años que concurrieron al Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Mitaí Rogá V durante el año 2019, hasta 20 marzo de 2020, a las cuales se las observó directamente en terreno y se realizaron entrevistas profundas para recabar la información. Se trabajó con el conjunto de significados que tiene las madres respecto a las medidas preventivas sobre cuidado de salud bucal de los niños. La muestra no probabilística incluyó a 6 madres de niños de 4 años. Se realizó una observación directa con anotaciones en cuaderno de campo y entrevistas profundas a las madres, las que fueron grabadas en terreno. Para el análisis se utilizó el método comparativo constante de Glausser y Strauss. Del análisis se desprende que en las madres la información, nivel de conocimientos, es insuficiente sobre Salud Bucal, esto lleva al desinterés y a la apatía. Se efectúan propuestas para un espacio de abstracción y reflexión de los resultados con los actores involucrados en esta temática tan relevante académicamente.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE WHISTLEBLOWING SYSTEM ON FRAUD DETECTION IN EFFORTS TO ERADICATE CORRUPTION
Authors: Sandari Tries Ellia
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the influence of whistleblowing systems, professional expertise, fraud auditors on fraud detection on efforts to eradicate corruption in government agencies in Indonesia. Populace from the study is all forensic auditors in government agencies and private companies, while the sample used is 100 investigators in government agencies who have a whistleblower system in their agencies. The research method carried out was to analyze using PLS using five variables, namely Whistleblowing System (X1), Professional Expertise (X2), Fraud Detection (Z), and Efforts to Eradicate Corruption (Y). The results of the study from pls grouped the variables of whistleblowing system, professional expertise, fraud auditors influential and significant on fraud detection variables and also variables of efforts to eradicate corruption crimes, while fraud detection variables have an effect and are significant on efforts to eradicate corruption in agencies-instanthe government in Indonesia.
Analisis Kemampuan Ekoliterasi dan Karakter Peduli Lingkungan Siswa SD Selama Pembelajaran Daring di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Tyas Dewi Nilam , Nurharini Atip , Wulandari Desi , Isdaryanti Barokah
Published: December 2022

Ecoliteracy is a literacy that specifically studies the relationship between humans and the environment to support sustainable development. This study aims to analyze the ecoliteracy ability and the character care about environment of elementary school students. This study uses a mixed approach method that combines qualitative and quantitative methods, with research subjects are 4 classes of elementary school students in West Semarang. Data collection was carried out by interviews, instrument of ecoliteracy and self-assessment sheet to measure attitudes and skills abaout coliteracy and the character care about environment. The results show that learning or activities regarding ecoliteracy have never been carried out, so the cognitive and skill abilities of students' ecoliteracy are still low. Attitudes about coliteracy and environmental care characters are in the good category. The results of this study can be used to design activities or media that can develop ecoliteracy abilities and the character care about environment.

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Ekoliterasi merupakan literasi yang secara khusus mempelajari hubungan manusia dan lingkungan untuk mendukung pembangunan berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kemampuan ecoliteracy dan karakter peduli lingkungan siswa SD. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan mix method yang menggabungkan metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif, dengan subjek penelitian sebanyak 4 kelas siswa SD di Semarang Barat.  Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara secara synchronous menggunakan aplikasi Zoom Clouds Meeting, instrumen soal ekoliterasi dan lembar penilaian diri untuk mengukur sikap-keterampilan ekoliterasi dan karakter peduli lingkungan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan jika pembelajaran atau aktivitas mengenai ecoliteracy belum pernah dilakukan, sehingga kemampuan kognitif dan keterampilan ekoliterasi siswa masih rendah. Sikap ekoliterasi secara tidak langsung dikembangkan bersama karakter peduli lingkungan yang sudah dibina sejak dini, sehingga masuk kategori baik. Hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan bahan pertimbangan bagi pendidik untuk merancang kegiatan pembelajaran atau media pembelajaran yang untuk mengembangkan kemampuan ecoliteracy dan karakter peduli lingkungan.
Penerapan Model PBL dan IBL Berbantuan Media Video untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis
Authors: Maulana Iwan , Budiarto Mochamad Kamil , Qodr Taufiq Subhanul
Published: December 2022

Teaching social science in elementary schools is not only conveying theories but also real forms of implementation and problems that often arise in the daily environment, so as to develop students' critical thinking in reconstructing events and the values contained therein. However, the media and learning methods used today have not been able to improve students' critical thinking skills. This study aims to improve students' critical thinking skills through the application of collaboration between PBL and IBL models using video. The research subjects were elementary school students in Surakarta. This research design uses classroom action research which consists of three cycles. The results showed that critical thinking skills increased in each cycle. In the first cycle, 50.33% of critical thinking skills in the second cycle increased to 69.83% and in the third cycle increased to 78.38%. So the conclusion from the results of this study is that the implementation of PBL and IBL models through video media is proven to be able to improve students' critical thinking skills.
Penerapan Pembelajaran IPA Terpadu Tingkat SMP Kelas 8 sebagai Landasan Ketercapaian Pembelajaran IPA
Authors: Ningtyas Anur Wahyu , Aulia Azkia Shofani , Rahmadhani Prista Aulia
Published: December 2022

Pembelajaran IPA di tingkat SMP berdasarkan kurikulum 2013 dilaksanakan secara terpadu. Empat bidang kajian IPA yakni Biologi, Fisika, Kimia, serta Ilmu Kebumian dan Antariksa yang diajarkan secara terintegrasi pada setiap pertemuan dan disesuaikan dengan karakteristik materi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan dan ketercapaian pembelajaran IPA Terpadu di SMPN 24 Semarang. Jenis penelitian kualitatif studi kasus yang dilaksanakan di SMPN 24 Semarang dengan batasan kelas VIII. Data didapatkan melalui metode observasi, wawancara, pengisian angket, dokumentasi, dan studi literature. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran IPA Terpadu di SMPN 24 Semarang sudah diterapkan dengan baik dengan menggunakan sarana prasarana dan perangkat pembelajaran yang mendukung. Akan tetapi masih terdapat hambatan dalam pengintegrasian disiplin IPA akibat profil guru yang belum mencakup semua disiplin IPA. Ketercapaian pembelajaran yang diketahui dari hasil belajar siswa sudah didapatkan dengan baik, namun masih ada beberapa siswa yang memiliki nilai kurang dari KKM yang ditentukan.
Keterampilan Mengajar Mahasiswa Calon Guru Dalam Melaksanakan Program Seminar Praktik Sekolah (SPS) di SMAN 1 Kota Tambolaka
Authors: Garung Etheldreda Rosari
Published: December 2022

This study aims to describe the skills of colleger in implementing the School Practice Seminar Program (SPS).  The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative involving 7 students of the Physics Education study program at SMAN 1 Kota Tambolaka.  Data collection techniques use method of observation and documentation.  The research instrument is the rubric assessing for teaching skills of the colleger.  Data analysis techniques are  the form of presenting data and drawing conclusions from results  of the research. The observed teaching skills consist of eleven components.  The results showed that the average skill in opening learning was 3.8, the skill in applying the steps of learning was 3.6, the skill in using learning methods was 3.3, the skill in using learning media was 3.4, the skill in using language was 3,  4, material mastery is 2.7, class mastery is 3.2, time management is 3.3, participation is 3.7, interaction is 3.8 and learning closing skills is 3.7.  Overall, the teaching skills of colleger are in the very good category.
Pengembangan Media Booklet untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Matematika Materi Segi Banyak
Authors: Ardhyantama Vit , Ananda Retno Andhita , Sugiyono Sugiyono
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) prosedur pengembangan media pembelajaran booklet; (2) kelayakan media pembelajarn booklet; (3) hasil pengembangan media pembelajaran booklet. Jenis penelitian ini adalah research and development (R&D) dengan model pengembangan 4-D Thiagarajan (1974). Langkah-langkah yang dilakukan antara lain (a) pendefinisian; (b) desain; (c) pengembangan dan; (d) penyebaran. Produk di uji cobakan pada 9 siswa sekolah dasar kelas IV dalam uji coba kelompok kecil. Kelayakan produk didasarkan pada hasil penilaian ahli materi, ahli media, dan respon siswa kelas IV SD sebagai subjek tes. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi sebagai studi pendahuluan, angket, tes, dan dokumentasi. Analisis data menggunakan teknik tingkat validitas produk dan analisis data uji. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) booklet untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa dengan menggunakan tahap pengembangan 4-D; (2) booklet diuji berdasarkan persentase angket respon 87% yang berarti “sangat valid”, rata-rata ahli materi 4,6 yang berarti “sangat valid”, rata-rata ahli media 4,2 yang berarti “sangat valid, dan media sangat valid, dinyatakan “layak” untuk digunakan; (3) hasil pengembangan berupa booklet dengan ukuran buku 14,8 cm x 10,5 cm yang memuat identitas buku, petunjuk penggunaan, daftar isi, pendahuluan, isi materi, contoh soal, glosarium, dan penutup.
Predicting Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with Ventricular Thrombus
Authors: Yang Qing , Quan Xin , Lang Xinyue , Liang Yan
Published: December 2022

Background: Thromboembolism is associated with mortality and morbidity in patients with ventricular thrombus. Early detection of thromboembolism is critical. This study aimed to identify potential predictors of patient characteristics and develop a prediction model that predicted the risk of thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with ventricular thrombus. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study from the National Center of Cardiovascular Diseases of China between November 2019 and December 2021. Hospitalized patients with an initial diagnosis of ventricular thrombus were included. The primary outcome was the rate of thromboembolism during the hospitalization. The Lasso regression algorithm was performed to select independent predictors and the multivariate logistic regression was further verified. The calibration curve was derived and a nomogram risk prediction model was built to predict the occurrence of thromboembolism. Results: A total of 338 eligible patients were included in this study, which was randomly split into a training set (n = 238) and a validation set (n = 100). By performing Lasso regression and multivariate logistic regression, the prediction model was established including seven factors and the area under the receiving operating characteristic was 0.930 in the training set and 0.839 in the validation set. Factors associated with a high risk of thromboembolism were protuberant thrombus (odds ratio (OR) 5.03, 95% confidential intervals (CI) 1.14–23.83, p = 0.033), and history of diabetes mellitus (OR 6.28, 95% CI 1.59–29.96, p = 0.012), while a high level of left ventricular ejection fraction along with no antiplatelet therapy indicated a low risk of thromboembolism (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.89–1.01, p = 0.098; OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.05–1.07, p = 0.083, separately). Conclusions: A prediction model was established by selecting seven factors based on the Lasso algorithm, which gave hints about how to forecast the probability of thromboembolism in hospitalized ventricular thrombus patients. For the development and validation of models, more prospective clinical studies are required. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT 05006677.
The Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias between Alcohol Septal Ablation and Septal Myectomy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-Analysis on Septal Reduction Therapy
Authors: Tang Wei , Liu Menghui , Li Jie , Chang Rongxuan , Su Chen , Zhang Xiaoyu , Wang Lichun
Published: December 2022

Background: Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) has been more commonly applied in medical refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) compared with septal myectomy (SM), however its potential to create a proarrhythmic substrate is increased. Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library from inception to October 2020. Fixed or random effects models were used to estimate the risk ratios (RR) for ventricular arrhythmia events or other outcomes between the SM and ASA cohorts. Results: Twenty studies with 8025 patients were included. Pool analysis showed that the incidence of ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF), which included appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) intervention, was significantly higher in the ASA cohort than that in the SM cohort (ASA vs SM: 10% (345/3312) vs 5% (161/3227) (RR = 1.98, 95% CI (confidence interval), 1.65–2.37; p < 0.00001, I2 = 0%). In both groups, more than 90% of VT/VF events occurred in the early phase (during the procedure, during hospitalization or within 30 days after the procedure) (ASA: 94.20%; SM: 94.41%). Further subgroup analysis also showed that the ASA group had a higher incidence of VT/VF in both the early phase (RR = 1.94, 95% CI, 1.61–2.33; p < 0.0001, I2 = 0%) and the late phase (RR = 2.80, 95% CI, 1.00–7.89; p = 0.05, I2 = 33%). Furthermore, although the risks of sudden cardiac death (SCD) were similar between the ASA and SM groups, a higher incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which included SCD and resuscitated SCA, was observed in the ASA group (RR = 2.30, 95% CI, 1.35–3.94; p = 0.002, I2 = 0%). Conclusions: In patients with HOCM, those who received ASA showed a higher incidence of VF/VT and SCD combined with resuscitated SCA. The majority of VT/VF occurred in the early phase.
Effect of Hypertension Comorbidity on Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Infected by the Wild-Type, the Delta or Omicron Variant SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Zhang Jinhui , Zhang Jianguo , Tao Zhimin
Published: December 2022

Background: Hypertension was the most common comorbidity in patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aim to study the effect of comorbid hypertension on the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with the underlying mechanism. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 459, 336 and 659 COVID-19 patients who were infected by the wild-type, the delta and omicron variant, respectively, including their demographic information, medical history, immunization record (if available), and laboratory parameters, to investigate the clinical differences between COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension. Results: In this study 26.1%, 26.8%, and 12.9% of COVID-19 patients had pre-existing hypertension in the cohort of wild-type, delta, and omicron variant, respectively. Compared to non-hypertensive peers, hypertension patients demonstrated older age, higher occurrence of other major comorbidities, and poorer blood or coagulation parameters, showing worse prognosis. In case of the delta or omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, hypertension patients produced robust antibody responses, although indistinguishable whether it was due to vaccination or natural infection and resembled those of non-hypertensive peers in blood cell and coagulation profiles with still varying viremic damages to major organs. Conclusions: Resultantly, COVID-19 infection promoted pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic states in hypertension patients, whereas vaccinated individuals would exhibit favorable prognoses.
Circulating Endothelial Progenitor and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Biomarkers for Monitoring Disease Status and Responses to Exercise
Authors: Gollie Jared M. , Sen Sabyasachi
Published: December 2022

Noncommunicable chronic diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and type 2 diabetes (T2D), pose significant health challenges globally. Important advances have been made in the understanding of the pathophysiologal mechanisms and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in recent years. Lack of physical activity is a primary contributor to many noncommunicable diseases including metabolic syndrome, T2D, CVD, and obesity. Certain diabetes medications and non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as physical activity and exercise, are shown to be effective in decreasing the CVD risks associated with heart disease, stroke, obesity, prediabetes, and T2D. The ability to measure and analyze circulating adult stem cells (ASCs) has gained particular interest due to their potential to identify at-risk individuals and implications in various therapeutics. Therefore, the purpose of this narrative review is to (1) provide an overview of ASCs; specifically endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), (2) describe the responses of these cells to acute and chronic exercise, and (3) highlight the potential effect of exercise on EPCs and MSCs in aging and disease. EPCs are circulating cells, abundantly available in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and umbilical cord, and are defined by cell surface markers such as CD34+. EPCs are expected to play an important role in angiogenesis and neovascularization and have been implicated in the treatment of CVD. MSCs are essential for maintaining tissue and organ homeostasis. MSCs are defined as multipotent heterogeneous cells that can proliferate in vitro as plastic-adherent cells, have fibroblast-like morphology, form colonies in vitro, and can differentiate into ostyeoblasts, adipocytes, chondroblasts, and myoblasts. In the presence of aging and disease, EPCs and MSCs decrease in quantity and functional capacity. Importantly, exercise facilitates EPC differentiation and production from bone marrow and also helps to promote migration and homing to the hypoxic and damaged tissue which in turn improve angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. Similarly, exercise stimulates increases in proliferation and migratory activity of MSCs. Despite the reported benefits of exercise on EPC and MSC number and function, little is known regarding the optimal exercise prescription for aging and clinical populations. Moreover, the interactions between medications and exercise on EPCs and MSCs is currently unclear. Use of ASCs as a biomarker have the potential to revolutionize the management of patients with a variety of metabolic and obesity related disorders and also pro-inflammatory diseases. Further investigation of clinical entities are urgently needed to understand the implications of interventions such as exercise, diet, and various medications on EPC and MSC quantity and function in aging and clinical populations.
PAKAIAN ADAT SUKU ROTE
Authors: Manafe Clara Apriliyanti
Published: December 2022

Pakaian adat Rote Ndao memiliki keunikan tersendiri dan terdapat aksesoris pria dan wanita seperti Ti'i Langga dan bula molik.
Kebijakan Anti Kolusi dalam Penyelenggaran Pemerintahan
Authors: Husni Muthia Fadhilah
Published: December 2022

Pelaksanaan desentralisasi telah membawa banyak perubahan dalam kewenangan daerah, hal tersebut memicu praktik KKN (korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme). Oleh sebab itu, saat ini diperlukan reformasi sistem otonomi daerah, dan yang tak kalah penting reformasi mentalitas (etis dan moral) pejabat pemerintah daerah. Etika dan moral yang baik, serta rasa malu berperilaku menyimpang harus turut serta menjadi landasan dalam bersikap, mengatur dan menyediakan layanan publik. Dengan tetap konsisten menggunakan etika dan moralitas sebagai standar berperilaku atas dasar pertimbangan benar dan salah serta baik dan buruknya sesuatu, maka tata kelola yang baik dalam pemerintahan dapat tercapai, utamanya dalam menumpas praktik KKN. Pada penelitian kali ini, peneliti penggunakan metode studi pustaka. Data yang diperoleh peneliti kemudian akan dianalisis dan disimpulkan sehingga mendapat sebuah kesimpulan. Peneliti dapat mengambil kesimpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa kebijakan pemerintah dalam pemberantasan praktik kolusi yakni diterbitkannya berbagai peraturan khusus utamanya dalam bidang pemberantasan korupsi, kolusi, dan nepotisme.
Self-Referential Processing and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Collins Amanda C , Winer E. Samuel
Published: December 2022

Reward Devaluation Theory posits that depressed individuals avoid and devalue positivity, suggesting that they may be less likely to hold positive self-schemas. Previous meta-analytic reviews support this theoretical framework with regard to positivity but have not assessed for self-referential stimuli. Self-referential encoding and recall tasks assess for self-schemas and thus provide further insight into how depressed individuals process self-referential positivity. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was thus to examine the extent to which depressed individuals differ in processing self-referential positivity and negativity, and whether this processing differs when depressed individuals think of others (i.e., other-referential). Results indicate that depressed individuals recall and endorse fewer self-referential positive than negative words, and fewer self-referential than other-referential positive words, than nondepressed individuals. These findings fall squarely in line with Reward Devaluation Theory and suggest that conceptualizing self-referential processing in depression as merely based on negativity biases can overlook crucial information about how depressed individuals devalue positive information that is self-relevant. We then conclude with a discussion of the implications for the conceptualization and treatment of depression.
The Consequences of Punishing Political Ideologies in Democracies – Evidence from Employment Bans in West Germany
Authors: Bischof Daniel , Valentim Vicente
Published: December 2022

How can states counter growing political radicalism? We look at the effect of states persecuting "extreme" individuals by studying the case of the Anti-Radical Decree in West Germany. Implemented in 1972, this policy allowed individuals with connections to mostly communist groups to be banned from working in the public sector. Drawing upon a newly collected data set of individuals targeted by the bans, we run regression models to estimate the effect of such bans on the political behavior of German citizens measured in surveys and official election results. In particular, we look at the long-term effects of the bans by estimating their effects on establishing the Green party, formed a few years after the policy was first implemented. We find that counties that experienced bans are significantly more likely to take protest against the bans on the streets and subsequently vote for the Green party. Added to that individuals, who voice opposition to the bans in surveys are more likely to support the Greens. The effect is stronger in counties that were more leftist, politicized, and had more public sector workers. Our findings have implications for the sets of policies democraciescan use to ensure their institutional survival.
Incorporating Allostasis into Sexual Selection: Mate Choice Is Pro-Welfare By Favoring The Status of Being Free
Authors: Xie Yu
Published: December 2022

Natural and sexual selection can diverge and contrast with each other in their directions with traits that are attractive for mating purposes often being maladaptive to survival. The concept of condition-dependency explains why excessive traits are often displayed during sexual selection by regarding that a mate's good condition, which is necessary to produce and maintain attractive traits, is the basis for their expression. However, the term 'condition' has been used interchangeably with vigor and vitality without a clear definition. To further clarify the idea of condition, this paper introduces the concepts of allostasis and allostatic load (AL). It proposes that allostasis plays a mediating role in the development of attractive traits in sexual selection, and the level of condition varies based on an individual's ability to maintain flexible allostasis, which is promised to be indexed by AL. The paper argues that previous hypotheses that linked condition to specific aspects of life history traits, such as developmental stress, immune function, and cognitive ability, can be unified under the allostatic framework. The aim of sexual selection, according to this view, is to achieve a state of welfare as opposed to the expedition of survival in natural selection. In other words, an organism in the wild is expected not only to survive but also do so without experiencing high levels of AL which compromises its future capability for adaptation.
Praktik Kebijakan Moneter Islam
Authors: Arief A. Anggie Zabrina
Published: December 2022

Dalam perspektif ekonomi mikro, penerapan kebijakan moneter Islam akan turut mengubah tata kelola dan orientasi dari para pelaku usaha di sektor keuangan, khususnya lembaga keuangan sebagai pemain aktif dalam sektor tersebut.
The interactive effects of conjoined music and visual art processing
Authors: Proverbio Alice Mado , Spirito Denise , De Benedetto Francesco
Published: December 2022

Music is a powerful medium for conveying emotions. Here it was investigated whether music was able to transmit precise conceptual meanings, similarly to figurative art. Fifty University students took part in this investigation. 273 photographic reproductions of artworks, mostly oil paintings on canvas (dated between 1600-1900), were initially presented to a group of students that had to categorize them semantically. In addition, 22 excerpts of instrumental music by Bach, Mozart, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mussorgskij, and others were also categorized for their semantic content. Stimulus semantic distinctiveness, familiarity and artistic value were also assessed. 160 artworks and 16 musical pieces were finally selected for being strictly associated with 8 semantic domains: namely, ‘Love’, ‘Play’, ‘Relax’, ‘Lullaby’, ‘Tragic Love’, ‘Requiem’, and ‘Battle’. Stimuli were presented randomly mixed to observers in a silence condition, or during listening to a semantically congruent/incongruent musical background. The ability to recognize the semantic content of visual art was reduced by the music semantic incongruence. The present findings indicate that music is capable of transmitting precise meanings able to alter the semantic comprehension of conflicting visual information.
Functional relevance of the extrastriate body area for visual and haptic object recognition: a preregistered fMRI-guided TMS study
Authors: Atılgan Hicret , XIN JANICE KOI JUE , Wong Ern , Laakso Ilkka , Matilainen Noora , Pasqualotto Achille , Tanaka Satoshi , Chen SH Annabel , Kitada Ryo
Published: December 2022

Neuroimaging studies have shown that the lateral occipito-temporal cortex is involved in multisensory object processing. However, how essential this region is for non-visual object processing remains a matter of controversy. In this preregistered fMRI-guided repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) study, we examined the causal involvement of the extrastriate body area (EBA) in multisensory object recognition. Participants used either vision or haptics to identify three object categories: hands, teapots (tools), and cars (control objects). Continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS) was applied over the left EBA, right EBA, or vertex (control site). Performance for visually perceived hands and teapots (relative to cars) was more strongly disrupted by cTBS over the left EBA than over the vertex, whereas no such object-specific effect was observed in haptics. Instead, exploratory analyses showed that the effect of impaired recognition for all object categories was greater when cTBS was applied over the right EBA compared to the vertex. The simulation of the induced electric fields confirmed that the cTBS affected not only EBA but also the adjacent object-sensitive region. These results indicate that the lateral occipito-temporal cortex is functionally relevant for haptic and visual object processing, though the rTMS differently affected object recognition between the two sensory modalities.
Longitudinal Profile of Post traumatic symptoms in HealthCare Workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A latent transition model
Authors: Pinto André Luiz Braule , Serpa Alexandre Luiz de Oliveira , Guatimosim Rafaela Ferreira , de Souza Costa Danielle , de Paula Jonas Jardim , Silva Antônio Geraldo , Diaz Alexandre Paim , de Miranda Débora Marques , Malloy-Diniz Leandro
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Pandemics have the potential to be considered traumatic event, increasing the risk of developing post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in some populations, such as Health Care Workers. However, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the impact of prolonged exposure to the risk imposed by COVID-19. Methods: We evaluated the levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological distress in a Brazilian HealthCare Workers' sample (n = 1398) in three waves of assessment: from May to June 2020 (Wave 1), December 2020 to February 2021 (Wave 2) and May to August 2021 (Wave 3). Results: Using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), it was identified two profiles: high-PTSS profile (Wave 1 - 23%; Wave 2 - 64% and Wave 3 - 73%) and low-PTSS (Wave 1 - 77%; Wave 2 - 36% and Wave 3 - 27%). Then, we used Latent Transition Analysis (LTA) to examine changes in symptom profiles over time, including gender, psychiatric diagnosis history, and pandemic-related fears as covariates. Results show that being female, working with fear of contamination, and fearing financial problems were strong predictors of changes in the profile from low-PTSS to high-PTSS. In addition, regardless of the initial profile, the participants had a high probability of being in the high-PTSS in the long run. Conclusion: There is a clear risk for HealthCare Workers to feel traumatized during a stressful critical healthcare condition.
Reaction Time Task Reliability Is More Accurately Computed With Permutation-Based Split-Half Correlations Than With Cronbach’s Alpha
Authors: Kahveci Sercan , Bathke Arne , Blechert Jens
Published: December 2022

While it has become standard practice to report the reliability of self-report scales, it remains uncommon to do the same for experimental paradigms. To facilitate this practice, we review old and new ways to compute reliability in reaction time tasks, and we compare their accuracy using a simulation study. Highly inaccurate and negatively biased reliability estimates are obtained through the common practice of averaging sets of trials and submitting them to Cronbach’s alpha. Much more accurate reliability estimates are obtained using split-half reliability methods, especially by computing many random split-half correlations and aggregating them in a metric known as permutation-based split-half reliability. Through re-analysis of existing data and comparison of reliability values reported in the literature, we confirm that Cronbach’s alpha also tends to be lower than split-half reliability in real data. We further establish a set of practices to maximize the accuracy of the permutation-based split-half reliability coefficient through simulations. We find that its accuracy is improved by ensuring each split-half dataset contains an approximately equal number of trials for each stimulus, by correcting the averaged correlation for test length using a modified variant of the Spearman-Brown formula, and by computing a sufficient number of split-half correlations: around 5400 are needed to obtain a stable estimate for median-based double-difference scores computed from 30 participants and 256 trials. To conclude, we review the available software for computing this coefficient.
Notions of Distributive Justice Across Europe: Fractionalization and Its Country Level Factors
Authors: Fabrykant Marharyta
Published: December 2022

The paper is dedicated to the factors affecting which the degree of homogeneity or heterogeneity in the normative ideas about the justice in society. The research hypothesis is that the degree of divergence in normative ideas of justice is higher in countries with lower levels of economic wellbeing, with higher levels of inequality, with more intense redistribution of resources, and in ex-Communist countries. The hypothesis was tested by means of the data of Round 9 of the European Social Survey collected in 2018-2019 in 30 countries. The results indicate that diversity of views on the competing notions of justice, are to a greater extent affected by differences in worldviews, rather than to the amount of resources to be distributed of distributed resources or to the equality of their distribution and the intensity of redistribution.
Poverty Alleviation; Social Worker Intervention
Authors: Karunarathne Rasika Karunarathne
Published: December 2022

Poverty has become a major issue in most developing countries in the world. Under this circumstance, governments in third-world countries perpetually endeavour to introduce many programs in order to control the obnoxious results of poverty. Even though the issue of poverty has been a severe crisis, authorities pay more attention to controlling poverty in society because poverty leads to creating many issues not only for individuals but also for the community differently. Even if a government focuses to maintain sustainable development in society, poverty always makes an obstacle to the persistence of society. Even though many approaches have been applied to reduce poverty from society by governments around the world, poverty is a tremendous issue worldwide. Therefore, all governments must focus to find the most suitable and fruitful ways and means to help people in need. In the issue of poverty, a social worker can bear a huge responsibility to intervene for alleviating poverty in society.
High-stakes team based public sector decision making and AI oversight
Authors: Morgan Deborah , Hashem Youmna , Straub Vincent John , Bright Jonathan
Published: December 2022

Oversight mechanisms, whereby the functioning and behaviour of AI systems are controlled to ensure that they are tuned to public benefit, are a core aspect of human-centered AI. They are especially important in public sector AI applications, where decisions on core public services such as education, benefits, and child welfare have significant impacts. Much current thinking on oversight mechanisms revolves around the idea of human decision makers being present ‘in the loop’ of decision making, such that they can insert expert judgment at critical moments and thus rein in the functioning of the machine. While welcome, we believe that the theory of human in the loop oversight has yet to fully engage with the idea that decision making, especially in high-stakes contexts, is often currently made by hierarchical teams rather than one individual. This raises the question of how such hierarchical structures can effectively engage with an AI system that is either supporting or making decisions. In this position paper, we outline some of the key contemporary elements of hierarchical decision making in contemporary public services and show how they relate to current thinking about AI oversight, thus sketching out future research directions for the field. Accepted and presented as poster at NeurIPS HCAI Workshop 2022 https://hcai-at-neurips.github.io/site/program.html.
BEYOND THE BURIAL VASE, THE COMMUNITY? A SIMILARITY NETWORK ANALYSIS OF BELL BEAKER DECORATION DIVERSITY IN CAMINO DE LAS YESERAS (MADRID, SPAIN)
Authors: Caraglio Agnès , Ríos Patricia , Liesau Corina
Published: December 2022

In the archaeological literature, the Bell Beaker archetypal is usually suggested as a male and warrior ideology, especially through grave goods. However, it does not reflect a monolithic cultural identity during the second half of the third millennium BCE, but rather real blended cultural practices reconciled at regional levels through ongoing interactions between collective and individual symbolic concepts. In Central Iberia, recent studies of the Bell Beaker funerary contexts have revealed recurrent practices, such the excavations of artificial caves and hypogea in funerary areas and the post-depositional extraction and movement of selected human bones, as in the well-known Camino de las Yeseras site (San Fernando de Henares, Madrid). In this contribution, we perform a unipartite network analysis based on a similarity index of ceramics’ decorative patterns to establish the presumed intra-site relations between the until yet eight excavated Bell Beaker graves of Camino de las Yeseras. This “Similarity Network Analysis” allowed us to suggest potential relations between different graves, and specifically between two women from different Funerary Areas of the necropolis.
Antiracism and its Discontents: Opposition to Antiracism is a Widespread and Politically Influential Racial Ideology among White Americans
Authors: Wetts Rachel , Willer Robb
Published: December 2022

From calls to ban critical race theory to concerns about “woke culture,” many Americans have mobilized to oppose antiracist claims and activism. Here, we propose that this opposition represents a distinct racial ideology among white Americans, profoundly shaping contemporary racial politics. We explore opposition to antiracism (or anti-antiracism) across five studies (two surveys and three experiments; total N=7,486). First, we find evidence that anti-antiracism is a distinct and prevalent racial ideology unto itself. We find anti-antiracism is internally coherent, highly stable over time, resistant to change in the face of counter-evidence, and distinct from—though strongly associated with—anti-Black prejudice. Next, we find evidence for the strong influence of anti-antiracism on the politics of white Americans: anti-antiracism is prevalent among whites, particularly Republicans, is a powerful predictor of several policy positions—including being more strongly related to whites’ support for Donald Trump than political ideology, socioeconomic variables, or several measures of explicit and implicit racial prejudice—and predicts whites’ responses to policy frames and political candidates in two pre-registered survey-experiments. These findings show opposition to antiracism is a widespread and influential racial ideology among white Americans, representing a critical axis of political polarization in the contemporary US.