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All-dielectric resonant metaphotonics: opinion
Authors: Tonkaev Pavel , Kivshar Yuri
Published: June 2022

Nanophotonics underpins the future technologies for creating reconfigurable optical circuitry for high-performing optical devices, ultrafast computers, and very compact efficient biosensors integrated on optics-driven chips with densely packed components. To localize light on the subwavelength scales, plasmonics was suggested as the only available platform. However, the recently emerged field of Mie resonant metaphotonics (or Mie-tronics) provides novel opportunities for subwavelength optics employing resonances in high-index dielectric nanoparticles and structured surfaces. Here we present our view on this rapidly developing area of research and discuss recent advances and future trends in a design of all-dielectric structures with high quality factor (Q factor) resonances for efficient spatial and temporal control of light.
Coherent and ultrashort soft x-ray pulses from echo-enabled harmonic cascade free-electron lasers
Authors: Feng Chao , Liu Tao , Chen Si , Zhou Kaishang , Zhang Kaiqing , Qi Zheng , Gu Duan , Wang Zhen , Jiang Zenggong , Li Xuan , Wang Baoliang , Wang Xingtao , Zhang Wenyan , Feng Lie , Li Chunlei , Lan Taihe , Li Bin , Zhang Meng , Deng Haixiao , Xiang Dao , Liu Bo , Zhao Zhentang
Published: June 2022

It is a long-standing challenge for laser technologies to generate intense fully coherent pulses in the x-ray regime. Here, we demonstrate an external seeding mechanism, termed echo-enabled harmonic cascade (EEHC) for generating coherent and ultrashort soft x-ray pulses. The mechanism uses echo-enabled harmonic generation as the first stage, producing intense extreme ultraviolet pulses that seed the second stage x-ray free-electron laser (FEL) with the high-gain harmonic generation setup. Benefiting from the low sensitivity to electron-beam imperfections of EEHC, we generated high-power nearly transform-limited soft x-ray pulses. We have also demonstrated a unique feature of EEHC in generating isolated few-femtosecond-long x-ray pulses. The supreme up-frequency conversion efficiency and flexible pulse length control of this EEHC mechanism allow us to exceed the current limitations of seeded FELs while preserving the coherence of the seed. Our results are a step towards fully coherent and ultrashort x-ray lasers and could enable the extension of nonlinear optical techniques to shorter wavelengths.
Identifying locations susceptible to micro-anatomical reentry using a spatial network representation of atrial fibre maps
Authors: Falkenberg Max , Coleman James A. , Dobson Sam , Hickey David J. , Terrill Louie , Ciacci Alberto , Thomas Belvin , Sau Arunashis , Ng Fu Siong , Zhao Jichao , Peters Nicholas S. , Christensen Kim
Published: June 2022

Micro-anatomical reentry has been identified as a potential driver of atrial fibrillation (AF). In this paper, we introduce a novel computational method which aims to identify which atrial regions are most susceptible to micro-reentry. The approach, which considers the structural basis for micro-reentry only, is based on the premise that the accumulation of electrically insulating interstitial fibrosis can be modelled by simulating percolation-like phenomena on spatial networks. Our results suggest that at high coupling, where micro-reentry is rare, the micro-reentrant substrate is highly clustered in areas where the atrial walls are thin and have convex wall morphology, likely facilitating localised treatment via ablation. However, as transverse connections between fibres are removed, mimicking the accumulation of interstitial fibrosis, the substrate becomes less spatially clustered, and the bias to forming in thin, convex regions of the atria is reduced, possibly restricting the efficacy of localised ablation. Comparing our algorithm on image-based models with and without atrial fibre structure, we find that strong longitudinal fibre coupling can suppress the micro-reentrant substrate, whereas regions with disordered fibre orientations have an enhanced risk of micro-reentry. With further development, these methods may be useful for modelling the temporal development of the fibrotic substrate on an individualised basis.
Gallocatechin-silver nanoparticles embedded in cotton gauze patches accelerated wound healing in diabetic rats by promoting proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
Authors: Nagarjuna Reddy Vendidandala , Nyamathulla Shaik , Abdul Kadir Pahirulzaman Khomaizon , Mokhtar Seri Intan , Giribabu Nelli , Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao
Published: June 2022

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by elevated plasma glucose levels. It is often defined as a lifestyle disease having severe economic and physiological repercussions on the individual. One of the most prevalent clinical consequences of diabetes is the lagging pace of injury healing leading to chronic wounds, which still to date have limited treatment options. The objective of this research is to look into the wound healing capabilities of gallocatechin (GC) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) impregnated patches in diabetic rats. Experimental rats were dressed patches and the wound healing skin region was dissected at the end of the experiment for molecular analysis. The wound healing rate in diabetic rats dressed with CGP2 and CGP3 & silver sulfadiazine (AgS) patches were found to be high. While mRNA and immunofluorescence or immunohistochemistry assays reveal that Wnt3a and β-catenin levels were higher with Gsk-3β and c-fos levels were lower in diabetic rats dressed with in CGP2 and CGP3 as compared with diabetic rats dressed with DC+CGP1. Furthermore, apoptosis markers such as caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bax levels were reduced, whereas anti-apoptosis maker (Bcl-2) and proliferation marker (PCNA) levels were increased in diabetic rats dressed with CGP2 and CGP3 as compared with diabetic rats dressed with DC+CGP1. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that GC-AgNPs-CGP (CGP2 & CGP3) dressing on diabetes wound rats decreased changes in Wnt3a/β-catenin pathways, resulting in lower apoptosis and greater proliferation, so drastically improving diabetic wound healing.
What’s governance got to do with it? Examining the relationship between governance and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Benzeev Rayna , Wilson Bradley , Butler Megan , Massoca Paulo , Paudel Karuna , Redmore Lauren , Zarbá Lucía
Published: June 2022

Deforestation continues at rapid rates despite global conservation efforts. Evidence suggests that governance may play a critical role in influencing deforestation, and while a number of studies have demonstrated a clear relationship between national-level governance and deforestation, much remains to be known about the relative importance of subnational governance to deforestation outcomes. With a focus on the Brazilian Amazon, this study aims to understand the relationship between governance and deforestation at the municipal level. Drawing on the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) as a guiding conceptual framework, and incorporating the additional dimension of environmental governance, we identified a wide array of publicly available data sources related to governance indicators that we used to select relevant governance variables. We compiled a dataset of 22 municipal-level governance variables covering the 2005–2018 period for 457 municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon. Using an econometric approach, we tested the relationship between governance variables and deforestation rates in a fixed-effects panel regression analysis. We found that municipalities with increasing numbers of agricultural companies tended to have higher rates of deforestation, municipalities with an environmental fund tended to have lower rates of deforestation, and municipalities that had previously elected a female mayor tended to have lower rates of deforestation. These results add to the wider conversation on the role of local-level governance, revealing that certain governance variables may contribute to halting deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Ojeok-san ameliorates visceral and somatic nociception in a mouse model of colitis induced colorectal cancer
Authors: Cunningham Patrice , Sumal Aman , Patton Emma , Helms Henry , Noneman Matthew T. , Martinez-Muñiz Gustavo , Bader Jackie E. , Chatzistamou Ioulia , Aladhami Ahmed , Unger Christian , Enos Reilly T. , Shin Hyeun Kyoo , Velázquez Kandy T.
Published: June 2022

Cancer patients can develop visceral, somatic, and neuropathic pain, largely due to the malignancy itself and its treatments. Often cancer patients and survivors turn to the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to alleviate pain and fatigue. Thus, it is necessary to investigate how CAM therapies work as novel analgesics to treat cancer pain. Ojeok-san (OJS) is an herbal formula consisting of seventeen herbs. This herbal formula has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory, and analgesic properties. In this study, we examined the potential beneficial effects and mechanism of action of OJS in a preclinical model of colitis-associated colorectal cancer. Male and female C57BL/6J mice were exposed to the carcinogen, azoxymethane (AOM, 10 mg/kg) and a chemical inflammatory driver, dextran sulfate sodium (DSS1-2%), to promote tumorigenesis in the colorectum. OJS was given orally (500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg) to determine its influence on disease activity, tumor burden, nociception, sedation, Erk signaling, and behavioral and metabolic outcomes. In addition, in vitro studies were performed to assess CT-26 cell viability, dorsal root ganglia (DRG) activation, and bone-marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation after OJS treatment. We found that administration of 2000 mg/kg of OJS was able to mitigate mechanical somatic and visceral nociception via Erk signaling without affecting symptom score and polyp number. Moreover, we discovered that OJS has sedative properties and elicits prolonged total sleeping time in AOM/DSS mice. Our in vitro experiments showed that OJS has the capacity to reduce TNFα gene expression in LPS-stimulated BMDM, but no changes were observed in DRG spike number and CT-26 cell proliferation. Taken together, these data suggest that OJS ameliorates nociception in mice and warrants further examination as a potential CAM therapy to promote analgesia.
The thematic role of extracellular loop of VraG in activation of the membrane sensor GraS in a cystic fibrosis MRSA strain differs in nuance from the CA-MRSA strain JE2
Authors: Cho Junho , Rigby William F. C. , Cheung Ambrose L.
Published: June 2022

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) often suffer recurrent bronchial bacterial infections that lead to deterioration of lung function over time. The infections in CF patients are often due to S. aureus and P. aeruginosa that colonize the airways. Significantly, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) makes it challenging for treatment in CF patients due to its feature of multiple antibiotic resistance. In bronchial airways, cationic antimicrobial peptides are often present in mucosa cells, neutrophils, and macrophages that interfere with bacterial proliferation. The major mechanism for resistance to the bactericidal activity of cationic peptides in S. aureus is mediated by the GraRS two-component system that activates expression of MprF and DltABCD to increase surface positive charge to repel interactions with cationic peptides. We recently found that VraG, a membrane permease component of the VraFG efflux pumps, harbors a long 200-residue extracellular loop (EL) that utilizes K380 to interact with the negatively charged 9-residue extracellular loop of the membrane sensor GraS to control mprF expression in a community-acquired MRSA strain JE2. In this study, we extended this observation to a CF MRSA strain CF32A1 where we affirmed that the EL loop of VraG controls GraS-mediated signal transduction; however, in contrast to community acquired MRSA strain JE2, the CF MRSA strain CF32A1 requires both K380 and K388 in the EL of VraG to properly modulate signal transduction mediated by GraS. This effect was not attributable to the several single nucleotide polymorphisms that exist between VraG and GraS in the two MRSA strains.
‘My Usual Despicable Hold on Life’: The View from Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Diaries (The Sylvia Townsend Warner Society Lecture 2021)
Authors: Trotter David
Published: June 2022

This lecture draws on published and unpublished material from the 38 notebooks of different sizes, shapes and states of repair archived in the Dorset History Centre to argue that the richly informative diary Sylvia Townsend Warner began to keep in 1927 provides a vital resource for a fuller understanding of the fiction as well as of the life. In particular I aim to demonstrate that melancholy constitutes a defining preoccupation in both. I establish contexts for this preoccupation in Warner’s erudition and in the work of Theodore and Llewellyn Powys, while also proposing some instructive broader parallels with the contemporary writings of Walter Benjamin. Both, for example, took a strong interest in the radical Bohemian culture which flourished in Paris before and during the 1848 revolutions: Summer Will Show (1936), set in that place at that time, is my main literary text. Other expressions of melancholy examined include diary entries concerning two of the cats in Warner’s life and a hitherto unpublished poem provoked by the revival of Valentine Ackland’s affair with Elizabeth Wade White in the summer of 1949.
Small Antiques: Six Poems for Valentine Ackland
Authors: Warner Sylvia Townsend
Published: June 2022

A sequence of six poems by Sylvia Townsend Warner dedicated to Valentine Ackland and presumably inspired by some of the antiques in which she started trading in 1952.
Extended-Spectrum β-lactamases and AmpC Production among Uropathogenic Isolates of Escherichia coli and Antibiogram Pattern
Authors: Ganjo Aryan R.
Published: June 2022

Emergence of drug resistance in Escherichia coli due to various mechanisms makes the treatment choices very limited. The objective of this research was to investigate extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC lactamases in E. coli isolates from urinary tract infections (UTIs) and to assess their antibacterial susceptibility patterns in a health-care context. Atotal of 70 E. coli isolates from clinically assumed cases of UTI patients during the 9months period. The isolates with bacteriuria (105 CFU/ml) were identified. ESBL and AmpC were detected phenotypically. Out of the 70 isolates of uropathogenic E. coli, ESBL production was detected in 34(48.6%) isolates and AmpC producer in 27(38.6%) of isolates in which 14(20%) of them showed coexistence phenotype of both ESBLs and AmpC and 23(32.9%) E. coli isolates were both ESBL and AmpC non-producer. The findings donated information regarding drug resistance. The level of resistance recorded in ESBL-and AmpC-producing uropathogenic E. coli of this study was raising; therefore, it is crucial to have a strict infection control measures and routine monitoring of ESBL-and AmpC-producing bacteria in clinical laboratory.
Iniciativas oficiales para la edificación de escuelas primarias en la ciudad de Buenos Aires durante el siglo XIX
Authors: Da Silva Maria Lucila
Published: June 2022

The objective of this article is to offer a compendium of emerging initiatives during the 19th century that promoved or strengthened the construction of buildings for fiscal primary schools in the city of Buenos Aires. The methodology includes the study of documents such as legislation, management reports, educational censuses, files from the National Council of Education (CNE) and articles from the educational journal El Monitor de la Educación common. Different moments are identified, mentioning general characteristics of the initiatives and identifying primary and secondary sources. In addition, some initial readings on these state intentions are proposed. In this sense, the interpretations offered in this article have the sole purpose of constituting hypotheses, insinuating variables of interest and suggesting deeper research problems. By way of conclusion, some discussions are retrieved about the nature of the guiding principles of state school building in Argentina. It is proposed as a hypothesis for future works that it is not possible to affirm categorically that there has been a transition of the projects towards pedagogical guiding principles; although neither did it follow purely hygienic guidelines. On the contrary, the initiatives mentioned in this writing suggest that hygienic, pedagogical and also political principles emerged, discussed and disputed the leading role. Therefore, it is interesting to re-inscribe these findings in lines of analysis that trace objects of material culture and suggest transitions, irregularities, dispersions, displacements, etc.
Fighting for Survivor: Ideological and Ethical Conflicts of A.S. Makarenko with Dzerzhinsky Commune
Authors: Mettini Emiliano , Tkachenko Andrei
Published: June 2022

In the paper the Authors tried to analyze how A.S. Makarenko’s educational system might grow while in the early 1930s the control over social and political life in Soviet Union was strengthened. Using unpublished and previously classified materials, the Authors events which took place in the Children Labor Dzerzhinsky Commune, established in Ukrainian capital Kharkov, whose activity represented the highest point in development of A.S. Makarenko’s pedagogical theory and practice. Facts that led to establishment of the Commune, age and social status of pupils, employment policy, difficult relationships between Makarenko and NKVD leaders, many “not pedagogical” – criminal and amoral factors, conflicting with Anton Semenovich’s works have been carefully analyzed. Authors outlined conflict between the educator and Commune administration based upon different approaches to social and moral education of youth. Makarenko’s perspective was more humane and less ideological than the one of his opponents.
Paulo Freire y el mundo educativo e intelectual jesuita en Chile (1964-1969): una relación colateral
Authors: Madero Cristóbal
Published: June 2022

This article reviews the circumstances and activities of Paulo Freire during the years 1964 and 1969 in Chile, focusing on his relationship with different works of the Compañía de Jesús in that country. While his work and the evolution of his thought during those five years have been previously studied, less space has been given to studying his relationship with one of the most powerful educational and intellectual poles of those years: the Jesuit order. This study is based on interviews with key informants who worked either directly with Freire or with their methods in the territory. Chile benefited from Freire’s time in the country. During the harshness of his political exile, he also benefited from being in the country, as attested by the density of his thought and the work produced in those years. In particular, the Jesuit order benefited collaterally, in an overall view, from contact with the Brazilian. He was a supporting actor, but important (like all supporting actors) in inspiring perspectives within works of the Society of Jesus, and people who worked on them.
Paulo Freire and Pope Francis on Dialogue: an Anticolonial Interpretation
Authors: Dias Darren
Published: June 2022

This article aims to further the concept of dialogue beyond language exchange that includes a strategic element in anticolonialism. It examines the concept of dialogue found in the thought of two of modern-day Latin America’s most influential thinkers: Paulo Freire and Pope Francis. It argues that in different manners, both authors’ concept of dialogue can be considered anticolonial. The article compares and contrasts Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed with Francis’ recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti. Both texts culminate in a deep and detailed analysis of dialogue. Bringing these two important thinkers into conversation reveals central characteristics of dialogue from a colonized perspective and the importance that dialogue has in anticolonial discourses and practises. The article gives a detailed presentation of each author’s understanding of dialogue before highlighting common and complementary features. It then explores some resonances that Freire and Francis’ approach to dialogue has with anticolonial concerns. Dialogue as an anticolonial practise is for both Freire and Francis rooted in a philosophical and theological anthropology of what is means to be human and what de-humanizing practices look like. The article concludes by suggesting themes such as pluriversality, polycentrism, border-crossing, and critical thinking that are found in Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Fratelli Tutti mark these works as achievements in anti/decolonial thought.
The Comparation Between Plyometrics and Aerobic Exercise on Medical Student’s Mood in Diponegoro University
Authors: Karoni Karoni , Muniroh Muflihatul , Marijo Marijo , Kumaidah Endang
Published: June 2022

Background: Physical activity is important to do because a sedentary lifestyle is one of the causes of various health problems in the world. One of the importance of physical activity is to improve mental health, quality of life and well-being. Physical activity significantly has a positive impact on a person's mood. Plyometrics and aerobic exercises are popular physical activities, but comparing the effects of both in improving cognitive function, especially in the mood domain, has never been done. Objective: To analyze mood differences between the group with plyometrics exercise and the group with aerobic exercise in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University.Methods: This study is an experimental study with parallel 3 groups pre and post-test design. The research subjects were 45 UNDIP medical students who were selected by purposive sampling and grouped into 3 groups randomly. The untreated control group (n = 15), the plyometrics treatment group (n =15), and the aerobic treatment group (n = 15). The treatment group did physical activity for 6 weeks. Mood levels were measured before and after the intervention using the Profile Of Mood States (POMS). The better a person's mood, the lower the Total Mood Disorder (TMD) score is obtained.Results : TMD scores (pre-test to post-test) in the plyometrics (p <0.001) and aerobic (p = 0.001) groups both experienced a significant decrease. However, there was no significant difference between the TMD post-test scores in the plyometrics treatment group and the aerobic treatment group.Conclusion: Plyometrics and aerobic exercise has a similar effect on improving mood score.
The Effect of Educational Video About Maternal Health Related to COVID-19 to Knowledge Level of Medical Student
Authors: Paramesti Aulika Alya , Wiyati Putri Sekar , Wulandari Diah Rahayu
Published: June 2022

Background : There have not been many cases of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women before, during and after gavebirth, so knowledge about COVID-19 infection in pregnancy and the fetus is still limited. This research is expected to provide basic data for further studies and provide new knowledge, especially regarding maternal health related to COVID-19, considering that currently COVID-19 is a new type of virus and is currently a pandemic.Objectives : This study aimed to to determine the effect of educational videos about maternal health related to COVID-19 on the level of knowledge of Medical Students.Methods : This research was a pre-experimental research design design using the form of a "One Group Pretest-Postest only" design (without a control group). Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Test.Results: The results shows that from 38 respondents after being given education through video media, it was found that 36 (95%) of respondents had increased knowledge, 2 (5%) had fixed knowledge, and there were no respondents whose knowledge had decreased, so there was a significant difference in knowledge before and after being given education through video.Conclusion: The study result showed that there is a significant difference in knowledge about maternal related to COVID19 before and after being given education via video and it can be concluded that there is an effect of educational videos on Maternal Health related to COVID19. Keywords :  Educational Video, Maternal, COVID-19, Knowledge.
THE DIFFERENCES IN TROPONIN I AND CK-MB VALUES IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS WITH ST ELEVATION AND WITHOUT ST ELEVATION
Authors: Kurniawan Paulus Rio , Setiawan Andreas Arie , Limantoro Charles , Ariosta Ariosta
Published: June 2022

Background: Acute myocardial infarction includes STEMI and NSTEMI. In STEMI and NSTEMI, an increase in cardiac biomarkers especially troponin I and CK-MB are affected by the ischemic process. In STEMI thrombus blocks the entire artery lumen while in NSTEMI thrombus does not block the entire artery lumen. This can lead to different ischemic processes. Aim: To prove the differences in troponin I and CK-MB values in acute myocardial infarction patients with ST-elevation and without ST- elevation. Methods: An observational analytic study using a cross-sectional design was conducted between April and September 2020. The total sample of the study was 48 samples, consists of 25 samples with STEMI and 23 samples with NSTEMI. The normality test was analyzed using  Shapiro-Wilk test. The difference test was analyzed using Mann-Whitney test. Results: Mean troponin I values of STEMI and NSTEMI patients were 30.40 ± 20.79 ng/mL; 1.38 ± 1.76 ng/mL, respectively. Mean CK-MB values in STEMI and NSTEMI patients were 386.12 ± 319.70 U/L; 42.39 ± 27.54 U/L, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in troponin I and CK-MB values (p respectively 0.00; 0.00) in STEMI patients compared to NSTEMI patients. Conclusion: There were differences in troponin I and CK-MB values between STEMI and NSTEMI patients. The troponin I and CK-MB values in STEMI patients were higher than in NSTEMI patients.
The Effect of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Reaction Time Study Among Medical Student in Semarang
Authors: Saphira Chikita Dian Rahma , Widodo Sumardi , Wati Arinta Puspita , Sumekar Tanjung Ayu
Published: June 2022

Background: Reaction time is a cognitive-motoric connection that is important in making quick decisions. Due to the lack of time, medical student has low physical activity.  High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a strong and intense exercise interspersed with low intensity exercise that does not require much time. It has been known that can improve cognitive function.Objective: To determine the effect of HIIT on an individual’s reaction time.Methods: Quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test groups design. The research subjects were 29 medical students of Diponegoro University, woman, normal IMT, 18-22 ages, has no neurologic deficit. The control group instructed not to do any physical exercises (n=15) and the experimental group was given an intervention of HIIT exercises that consists of warm-up, core, and cool-down movements for 6 weeks (n=14). Reaction time scores before and after were measured using the Attention Network Test (ANT). The significance of the data was analyzed using the paired sample t-test the independent sample t-test.Results: A significant decrease in reaction time scores (p=0,007) in both the experimental and control groups. A significant difference in reaction time scores (p=0.007) between the experimental group before and after the intervention was 592,07±74,82 to 517,21±56,77 milisecond. A significant difference in reaction time scores (p=0.024) between the control group before and after the intervention was 611,73±78,93 to 574,06±47,06 milisecond.Conclusion: HIIT for 6 weeks has been proved to reduce reaction time scores.  Keywords: High Intensity Interval Training, Physical Exercise, Reaction Time, Attention Network Test.
Factors Associated with the Non-Adherence of TB Screening in Children Aged <15 Years with Smear-Positive TB Patients’ Close Contact
Authors: Shaynaputri Lidwina Vania , Soetadji Anindita , Adespin Dea Amarilisa , Firmanti Stefani Candra
Published: June 2022

Background: TB screening in children having close contact with smear-positive TB patients is urgent to conduct to improve the case detection rate and to achieve the “End TB” target. In fact, the implementation of screening in Indonesia is still inadequate.Objective: To analyze the factors associated with the non-adherence of TB screening in children aged <15 years with smear-positive TB patients’ close contact.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Semarang between February and August 2020. Subjects were children <15 years old with smear-positive TB patient's close contact. Data were collected from interviewed parents or guardians of the child using a structured questionnaire. Chi-square or Fisher's exact test analysis was used to identify the factor associated with non-adherence to TB screening in children.Results: A total of 84 children were recruited into this study. The proportion of children who did not undergo the screening is still high (86,9%), and there was a significant association with children's age (OR 13,556, 95% CI=3.135-58,613), parents' age (OR 41,143, 95% CI=4,025-420,604), parents’ education level (OR 0,114, 95%CI=0.027–0.477), distance to health facilities, knowledge level, perceived barriers, and cues to action. There was no significant association between children’s gender, economic level, perceived threats with non-adherence of screening.Conclusion: Children and parents’ age, education level, distance to health facilities, knowledge level, perception of barriers, and cues to action associated with the non-adherence of TB screening in children aged <15 years with smear-positive TB patients’ close contact.
CORRELATION BETWEEN HOUSE DUST MITE DENSITY WITH HEALTHY HOUSE CRITERIA AND ASTHMA STATUS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Authors: Armunanto Shobrina Insan Sakina , Dewi Dian Puspita , Pramono Dodik , Anam Moh Syarofil
Published: June 2022

Abstract Background: Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease most often found in children and has the highest prevalence in developing countries. House dust mites are the second most common trigger of asthma whose habitat is influenced by the criteria for a healthy.Objective: Understanding the correlation between sleep density and asthma status in pediatric patients and criteria for a healthy house.Methods: This study was an analytical observational method with a cross sectional study design that took place from June to October 2020. It involved 25 respondents of children with asthma patients aged 3-11 years. There is a confounding variable, namely the criterion score for a healthy house. Dust samples were collected in the bedroom of the respondent diagnosed with bronchial asthma. The identification process using the floating method was carried out at the Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang Indonesia. Respondent data were analyzed using statistical software programs. Non-parametric test with lambda correlation test.Results: The mean of house dust mite’s density in the respondent's house was 3.68 ± 2.32. House dust mite’s density was associated with the criteria for a healthy house (p <0.05), but house dust mite density was not related to the asthma status of pediatric patients (p> 0.05).Conclusion: There is no correlation between pediatric asthma status and house dust mite density.
ENFORCEMENT OF MEDICAL DISCIPLINE VIOLATIONS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Wibiansyah Kukuh Tri , Wahyudi Firdaus , Bhima Sigid Kirana Lintang , Dhanardhono Tuntas
Published: June 2022

Background: The medical profession is closely related to human values and professionalism, but in practice, there are still doctors who breach the medical discipline principles. Method:  This is a descriptive study to outline the enforcement outcome. Samples were taken from data of breach of medical discipline in 2014-2018 which were uploaded on the website of the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI) combined with interviews reports. Result: The average complaint  of breach is 40.6 complaints per year. The percentage of the case completion compare to the number of complaints each year was 82% in 2015, 103% in 2016, 217% in 2017, and 126% by 2018. Total number of decision from medical discipline council trial in 2018 was 49 cases, consists of 4 cases from 2014, 5 cases from 2015, 21 cases from 2016, 16 cases from 2017, and 3 cases of complaints submitted in 2018.  Of the verdict from the trial, 15 decision considered as interlocutory verdict and 34 cases as final decision. The period of handling of medical disciplinary breach requires 1 to 2 years. Conclusion: The enforcement of medical discipline violations experienced progressive resolution annually, with 2017 as the peak year. The performance was influenced by alteration in the management board and the enactment of new council regulations.
Quality of the sticky rice paper affected by carboxymethyl cellulose supplementation
Authors: Minh Nguyen Phuoc
Published: June 2022

Rice paper or wrapper was a common product in Asian cuisine. This product was usually processed from starch-based materials like wheat flour, rice flour, mung bean flour, cassava starch, and other ingredients. The mechanical attributes of rice paper greatly contributed to the customer's acceptance. In Vietnam, rice flour was used as the main material for rice paper making. Rice flour had poor resistance to shear force and low elastic gel-forming capability; therefore, reinforcement of mechanical properties was very important. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a polysaccharide with numerous functional properties, was used in the food industry to improve the physical strength of starch-based films. This research evaluated the incorporation of CMC in different proportions (0-2%) on the moisture content, strained intensity, elongation at disrupting, and fracture hardness of the edible glutinous rice paper. Results showed that CMC supplementation increased moisture content and strained intensity while decreasing elongation at disrupting and fracture hardness. 1.5% CMC was adequate to intensify the mechanical attributes of the edible sticky rice paper.
Cel edukacji – nadążyć za wyzwaniami cywilizacji
Authors: Biedrzycki Krzysztof
Published: June 2022

Wstęp. Cel edukacji – nadążyć za wyzwaniami cywilizacj.
PRZECIW GOTOWYM ODPOWIEDZIOM, aby literatura dawała szanse prawdziwego spotkania
Authors: Jaskółowa Ewa
Published: June 2022

Recenzja książki Grażyny Tomaszewskiej pt. Przeciw gotowym odpowiedziom. Literatura i dydaktyka literatury w czytelniczych spotkaniach (Gdańsk 2021)
Z notatnika zbuntowanej praktyczki
Authors: Korulska Ewa
Published: June 2022

Z notatnika zbuntowanej praktyczki
„Otworzyć drzwi do świata”. Edukacyjna filozofia podstaw programowych w wybranych krajach Europy Zachodniej
Authors: Bobiński Witold
Published: June 2022

Artykuł dotyczy współczesnych idei i założeń edukacyjnych, wyrażonych w niektórych podstawach programowych państw europejskich – Finlandii, Norwegii, Szwecji, Szkocji, Irlandii. W dokumentach tych ujawniają się filozoficzne podstawy edukacji powszechnej, które odnaleźć można także w polityce edukacyjnej innych wysoko rozwiniętych państw demokratycznych. Omawiana w tekście filozofia kształcenia systemowego ujawnia się w kilku zasadniczych wektorach – wspierania wartości kluczowych dla demokracji liberalnej; przekraczania granic kształcenia przedmiotowego na rzecz kształtowania postaw, kompetencji, dyspozycji i nawyków; wreszcie – inspirowania do aktywności i działań twórczych w wielu dziedzinach życia. Za Gertem Biestą taki model edukacyjny określa się jako „światocentryczny”, bądź „życiocentryczny”, w przeciwieństwie do modelu programocentrycznego, właściwego np. polskiemu systemowi oświaty. W modelu światocentrycznym edukacja staje się przestrzenią kształtowania kluczowych kompetencji egzystencjalnych, jak poznawanie i interpretacja zjawisk, budowanie tożsamości i relacji z innymi, aktywne nastawienie do świata. Tak rozumiana edukacja staje się procesem inicjowania i odkrywania podmiotowości człowieka.
Wobec wyzwań nowej edukacji humanistycznej – teorie i praktyki lektury
Authors: Michułka Dorota
Published: June 2022

Niniejszy artykuł recenzyjny zatytułowany „Wobec wyzwań nowej edukacji humanistycznej” podejmuje różnorodne kwestie związane ze współczesną dydaktyką polonistyczną pojawiające się w publikacjach Marii Kwiatkowskiej-Ratajczak oraz Michała Ratajczaka. W artykule zwrócono uwagę na wieloletnie przemyślenia Autorów omawianych książek, prowadzone nad szkolną edukacją polonistyczną, zarówno w perspektywie współczesnej edukacji humanistycznej, jak i historycznych źródeł oraz szeroko pojętej tradycji literackiej i kontekstów społeczno-kulturowych. Obie publikacje zasługują na docenienie ze względu na badania autorów prowadzone w obszarze dydaktyki polonistycznej – zarówno w kontekście dydaktycznej teorii, jak i metodycznych praktyk.
Okołoliteracka edukacja obywatelska w Kanadzie a potrzeba polskich rozwiązań programowych
Authors: Kania Agnieszka
Published: June 2022

W artykule został opisany przykład fragmentu programu / propozycji działań projektowych autorstwa Shawntelle Nesbitt wokół książek dla młodego odbiorcy z kanadyjskiej serii Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. W kontekście propozycji podstawy programowej do języka polskiego, sformułowanej przez Krzysztofa Biedrzyckiego, omówiono walory pakietu dydaktycznego dla kanadyjskich szkół, w którym kształcenie literackie łączy się ściśle z edukacją obywatelską, a także celami wychowawczymi. Zagraniczne rozwiązania wskazane zostały jako wartościowy przykład dla twórców nowej podstawy programowej dla polskiej szkoły.
Czytelnicy zaangażowani na lekcji języka polskiego
Authors: Zasacka Zofia
Published: June 2022

Artykuł, wychodząc od wyników badań empirycznych śledzących motywacje czytelnicze uczniów w relacji do osiągnięć edukacyjnych, analizuje właściwości zaangażowania czytelniczego. Rozpatrywane są okoliczności sprzyjające zaangażowaniu czytelniczemu jako postawie niwelującej nierówności edukacyjne. Poddane zostały dyskusji możliwe działania dydaktyczne, które pozwoliłyby na rozwijanie motywacji czytelniczych uczniów. Wśród najistotniejszych przesłanek wskazujących na okoliczności budujące taką postawę jest ciekawość, zainteresowanie czytanym tekstem oraz umiejętność czerpania satysfakcji z recepcji złożonych narracji, także fikcjonalnych. Synergia między lekturami szkolnymi i pozaszkolnymi może stanowić taką szansę. Dyskusja na lekcji języka polskiego to najlepszy sposób uruchomienia społecznego wymiaru motywacji czytelniczych – relacje rówieśnicze mogą zostać wykorzystane do budowania zaangażowania czytelniczego.
CONVERGENCE IN INCOME INEQUALITY ACROSS THE EU-15
Authors: ARI Ali , CERGİBOZAN Raif , DEMİR Caner , YETKİNER Hakan
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is convergence in income inequality across the European Union-15 (EU-15) member countries over the 1988-2017 period. The system-GMM estimations suggest a significant convergence process in income inequality between EU-15 countries, but at higher values of the Gini coefficient. This ‘unpleasant’ result may indicate the inefficiency of extensive EU social and developmental projects and programs aimed at reducing national and regional disparities. The estimates also show more rapid convergence between the EU-15 countries when the country-specific economic and political control variables are included. On the other hand, our results indicate that an increase in FDI inflows leads to higher income inequality within individual countries while in countries where political rights and civil liberties are well established, income inequality tends to be lower.
KİŞİSEL BECERİLER, KİŞİLERARASI BECERİLER VE GENEL RUH DURUMU İLE SOSYAL MEDYA BAĞIMLILIĞI İLİŞKİSİNİN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÖRNEKLEMİNDE ANALİZİ
Authors: AKÇAY BEKİROĞLU Habibe , ŞAHİN Emine
Published: June 2022

Bireylerin duygusal zekâsı, kendi ve başkalarının duygularını tanımlamayı, kontrol etmeyi ve yönetmeyi sağlayan bütüncül bir yapıyı oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, duygusal zekânın göstergesi olarak bireylerin kişisel beceriler, kişilerarası beceriler ve genel ruh durumu düzeylerinin yüksek ya da düşük olmasının sosyal medya bağımlılığıyla ne denli ilişkili olduğu ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca kişisel beceriler, kişilerarası beceriler, genel ruh durumunun sosyal medya bağımlılığını ne derece etkilediği (yordadığı) ve bu değişkenlerin demografik özellikler ile sosyal medya kullanım alışkanlıklarına göre farklılık düzeyi bu çalışmada incelenmiştir. Araştırmada nicel araştırma deseni seçilmiş, amaçlı ve kolayda örneklem tekniği ile belirlenen 207 kişiden veriler elde edilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri 01-20 Mayıs 2019 tarihleri arasında yapılandırılmış soru formu ile sınıf ortamında yapılan yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Çalışma bulgularına göre kişisel beceriler, kişilerarası becerilerin sosyal medya bağımlılığının tekrarlama ve çatışma alt boyutu ile negatif yönde ilişkili olduğu genel ruh durumunun sosyal medya bağımlılığı alt boyutları ile ilişkili olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Kişisel ve kişilerarası beceriler arttıkça tekrarlama ve çatışma düzeyi azalmaktadır. Ölçek genelinde kişisel becerilerin sosyal medya bağımlılığı ile ilişkili olduğu ve sosyal medya bağımlılığını etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Araştırma alanda çok fazla çalışmanın olmaması ve ulaşılan sonuçları bakımdan önemlidir.
The Determinants of International Performance for Family Firms: Understanding the Effects of Resources, Capabilities, and Market Orientation
Authors: Lobo Carla Azevedo , Fernandes Cristina , Ferreira João , Veiga Pedro M. , Gerschewski Stephan
Published: June 2022

Family firms (FFs) tend to display specific characteristics that differentiate them from non-family companies. In addition to the importance that FFs hold for the economic structure of many countries, their characteristics have motivated a wide range of research studies, including succession, corporate governance, and strategic management. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of resources (i.e. internationalisation networks), capabilities (i.e. employee characteristics and knowledge), and market orientation (i.e. internationalisation motivations), and how these facets influence the international performance of FFs. To this end, we administered a web-based questionnaire to a sample of 212 small and medium-sized FFs based in Portugal. In terms of the research methodology, we applied structural equation modelling (SEM) to test our hypotheses. We found that not only do resources and capabilities return a positive impact on internationalisation motivations, but also the combination of resources and capabilities and internationalisation motivations can positively influence the international performance of FFs. Our research contributes both to theory and FF management practises by analysing the strategic orientations adopted in internationalisation processes and the empirical relevance held by resources and capabilities. More specifically, we find that proactivity (i.e. internationalisation motivations), a network of contacts (i.e. resources) and assuming risks, mitigated by knowledge about the external market (i.e. capabilities), can enable the achievement of superior international performance for FFs.
Kashubian – its Middle Low German heritage as partial superstrate
Authors: Abraham Werner , Kątny Andrzej , Bartelik Piotr
Published: June 2022

This article is about a Slavic language that has undergone massive lexical and grammatical influence from medieval Low German (MLG). As it has retained its fundamentally Slavic character, we focus on the heritage status of Low German intruding into what essentially remains Slavic typologically. Kashubian is West Slavic with a considerable (Middle) Low German heritage. As expected for a substrate language, such as Kashubian, there is considerable lexical, but minor syntactic German influence in Kashubian. Yet, one main typological characteristic of Slavic Kashubian and Polish, the cross-Slavic aspect and tense paradigm has been expanded by themiecʻhave’ and thebëcʻbe’ periphrases expressing tense in the sense of the German perfect tense using the verbal bracket. We trace the change from the pretemporal periphrastic predicative construction (subject-PP-Aux) and the attributive pattern (subject-Aux-PP) in Kashubian (and Polish), as opposed to the superstate German tense periphrasis and the verbal bracket “subject [-Aux-object-PP]” or “subject-object-PP-Aux”; its link to the Polish aspect and simple tense pattern. And we ask the question: are there evolutionary genetic components in the heritage situation that might lead to genetic patterns of natural L-change and grammaticalization? This paper is based on the view that grammar change in a heritage language like Kashubian is not necessarily a case of Darwinian (genetic) evolution in that the targets are seldom cognitively encapsulated procedural parts of grammar (such as the German verbal bracket in dependent clauses of German). The reason is that the latter is structural in Low German, the superstrate language, while it may be used both structurally and relationally in Kashubian and non-structurally (i.e., only relationally) in Polish. Much rather, the cognitively accessible, declarative content of grammars is open for social changes (lexical inventories and their paradigms). Theoretically, the paper is framed under modern heritage considerations (Kelleher, Ann. 2010.What is a heritage language?Davis: University of California.http://www.cal.org/heritage/pdfs/briefs/What-is-a-Heritage-Language.pdf(accessed 26 February 2021); Polinsky, Maria. 2018.Heritage languages and their speakers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Polinsky, Maria & Gregory Scontras. 2019. Understanding heritage languages.Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 1–17; Scontras, Gregory & Michael T. Putnam. 2020. Lesser studied Heritage Languages: An Appeal to the Dyad.Heritage Language Journal. 152–155).
An extended type I half-logistic family of distributions: Properties, applications and different method of estimations
Authors: Hashempour Majid
Published: June 2022

We propose a new family of continuous distributions with two shape parameters called the Extended type I(ET1HL-G). We study some basic properties including quantile function, asymptotic, mixture for cdf and pdf, various entropies and order statistics. Then we study half-logistic distribution as special case with more details. The maximum likelihood estimates of parameters are compared with various methods of estimations by conducting a simulation study. Finally, two data sets are illustration the purposes.
Semiconductor facet junctions for photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Authors: Fan Yisong , Zhang Chao , Mamatkulov Shavkat , Ruzimuradov Olim , Low Jingxiang
Published: June 2022

Photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion has been recognized as one of the promising strategies for unraveling current environmental and energy problems attributed to the growing fossil fuel consumption of the human society because it can directly harness incident sunlight energy for converting waste CO2 into valuable compounds. Increasing attention has been provoked to the semiconductor facet junction photocatalysts due to their unique feature in enhancing the photogenerated electron–hole pair utilization toward improving the photocatalytic CO2 conversion performance. In the past decade, significant breakthroughs in the semiconductor facet junction photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 conversion. In this review, we give a brief introduction on the development and the idea of the semiconductor facet junction photocatalysts. Then, the unique advantages of the semiconductor facet junction photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 conversion are summarized. Subsequently, the recent development of semiconductor facet junction photocatalysts in photocatalytic CO2 conversion is overviewed. We end this review by presenting the perspectives and challenges in this field for its future advancement toward practical applications. This review is expected to push forward the development of not only photocatalytic CO2 conversion but also other energy and environmental photocatalytic applications.