bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Media Audio Visual Berbasis Pertanian Industrial Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Tema Pertumbuhan dan Perkembangan Tumbuhan di Kelas III Sekolah DasarI
Authors: Mu'allimah Isyarotul , Widuri Rara , Sudarti Sudarti , Rusdhianti Rusdhianti
Published: April 2024

Abstrak: Kemampuan literasi baca tulis siswa kelas III SDN Citrodiwangsan 02 Lumajang masih tergolong rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media audio visual berbasis pertanian industrial terhadap kemampuan literasi baca tulis siswa materi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tumbuhan.Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan metode kontrol grup desain.Sampel dalam penelitian siswa kelas III.Kelompok eksperimen sebanyak 27siswa dankelompok kontrol sebanyak26 siswa.Implementasi media audio visual berbasis pertanian industrial diberikan kepada kelompok eksperimen sedangkan kelompok kontrol tidak.Variabel yang diteliti adalah kemampuan literasibaca dan tulis. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan cara membandingkan nilai rata-rata LKPD siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa skor rata-rata kemampuan literasi kelompok eksperimen 85 sedangkan skor rata-rata kemampuan literasi kelompok kontrol 73.Berdasarkan data tersebut membuktikan bahwa penggunaan media audio visual berbasis pertanian industrial tema pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tumbuhan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan literasi baca tulis siswa kelas III SDN Citrodiwangsan 02 Lumajang.
Kata kunci:literasi baca tulis, media audio visual, tematik
 
Abstrack: The literacy skills of grade 3 students SDN Citrodiwangsan 02 Lumajang are still relatively low. Teacher doesn’t use instructional media. Students only do the assignments at book. This research aims to determine the effect of audio visual media based industrial agriculture on literacy skills. This research used quasi-experimental with  control group design method. A sample of grade III.The experimental group was 27 students and the control group was 26 students. The implementation of audio visual media was given toexperimental group while the control group wasn’t. The variable was students' reading and writing literacy. To measure literacy skills by providing student’s work. After learning with audio visual media, students can write and present the stages of growth and development of coffee and banana plants. The research data were analyzed by comparing the average student worksheet scores. The results showed that the average score of the experimental group's literacy skills was 85 while the average score of the control group's literacy skills was 73. Based on these data it proves that the use of audio visual mediabased industrial agriculture on the growth and development of plants can improve literacy skills of grade III student at SDN Citrodiwangsan 02 Lumajang.
Key word: literacy, media of audio visual, thematic
PENGEMBANGAN E-MODUL BERBASIS AUDITORY, INTELLECTUALY, REPETITION (AIR) PADA MATERI VIRUS DI SMA NEGERI 1 SEPUTIH RAMAN
Authors: Ayu Aryani Eka , Widowati Hening , Santoso Handoko
Published: April 2024

Pengembangan e-modul ini bertujuan untuk memfasilitasi pembelajaran peserta didik sehingga peserta didik dapat belajar secara mandiri dengan menggunakan android yang mereka miliki guna memanfaatkan Android serta mempermudah peserta didik dalam memahami materi sehingga dapat belajar secara mandiri dengan materi dan soal yang mendorong peserta didik agar lebih berpikir ktitis. Pengembangan menggunakan model 4D yaitu define (pendefinisian), design (perancangan), develop (pengembangan), dan disseminate (penyebaran). Hasil penelitian yaitu validasi ahli desain mendapatkan skor rata-rata 3,8 mendekati skor maksimal 4 dengan persentase 94,93%. Validasi ahli materi mendapat skor rata-rata 3,89 mendekati skor maksimal 4 dengan persentase 98%. Ahli berpikir kritis mendapatkan skor rata-rata 3,89 mendekati skor maksimal 4 dengan persentase 89%. Hasil validasi uji coba menunjukkan respon peserta didik perolehan skor rata-rata 3,92 mendekati skor maksimal 4 dengan persentase 98%. Produk sudah divalidasi oleh 3 kriteria menunjukkan hasil valid dengan kriteria persentase sangat baik.
Revitalisation of the SA Heart Journal
Authors: Dalby Tony
Published: April 2024

The SA Heart Journal is the academic mouthpiece of cardiology in South Africa and deserves the support of the Association’s members.
Personas migrantes, ciudadanía y participación política
Authors: Pelayo Agustín
Published: April 2024

En el presente trabajo buscamos comprender el fenómeno del reconocimiento del derecho al voto a las personas migrantes desde la perspectiva que plantea el actual derecho internacional de los derechos humanos, con eje en la situación de los Estados latinoamericanos y caribeños. Para ello, se hará un análisis sobre los criterios que sienta esta disciplina jurídica, con énfasis en los principios de universalidad y de igualdad y no discriminación, para posteriormente examinar cómo influyen en esa configuración normativa tanto el desarrollo histórico del derecho internacional como los conceptos de ciudadanía, nacionalidad e integración. Finalmente, a través de un estudio exploratorio de derecho comparado, con aplicación de metodología de análisis cualitativo sobre la normativa electoral de diversos Estados, se espera identificar denominadores comunes y elementos disruptivos que posibiliten repensar la noción de ciudadanía en ruptura con los postulados constitutivos del Estado-Nación.
Using the Support Vector Machine method with the HOG feature for classification of orchid types
Authors: Andayani Sri , Kusneti Leni
Published: April 2024

Orchids are the most species-rich flowering plants, with approximately 750 genera and 43,000 types of orchids in the world, of which about 5,000 species have been recorded in several provinces in Indonesia. Orchids have beautiful flowers with attractive colors, making them ornamental plants that many people like. From plant morphology, orchid plants can be differentiated based on the morphology of flowers, leaves, fruit, stems, and roots. The leaves of orchid plants have their characteristics for each type of orchid, such as long, round, or lanceolate. All orchids have veins that run parallel to their leaves. The individual shapes of orchid leaves can be classified using a Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Histogram of Gradient (HOG). In this research, five types of orchids that are popular among orchid lovers were used, namely Dendrobium, Cattleya, Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda orchids, which were taken from public data. The accuracy of this method in classifying orchid species based on leaf morphology can be measured using a confusion matrix that measures precision, recall, and accuracy. From five tests, the Oncidium orchid had the highest average accuracy with a value of 98%, the Vanda orchid had the highest average precision of 99.80%, and the Cattleya orchid had the highest average recall of 100%.
Transformative learning at the community-university-land interface: A political ecology of knowledge, education and health
Authors: Brisbois Ben , Benedikt Dahlia , Dang-Nguyen Marlena , Mudakenga Sandrine M. , Cortinois Andrea A. , Maddox Raglan , Mychajluk Lisa , Poland Blake , Wind Kayvan
Published: April 2024

As awareness grows of the catastrophic implications of global environmental change, multiple scholarly fields addressing health-environment relationships have advocated 'transformative' educational strategies. Holistic Indigenous health-environment models inspire and inform many such efforts, but related land-based learning initiatives involving universities are often impeded by the competitive processes of academia. In this article we report on a community-university partnership – Pedagogy for the Anthropocene (P4A) – aimed at developing transformative educational responses to pressing global crises, inspired by land-based approaches. We integrate political ecologies of health, education, and knowledge to understand the troubled production of pedagogical knowledge in P4A, participant experiences in the resulting educational programs and the role of health and bodies in both. We first trace the production of knowledge as shaped by macroscopic and localized institutional forces; organizational and occupational dynamics; interacting knowledges and individuals; and material factors. Next, we explore participant experiences in the resulting educational programming. In both steps, affect-laden bodies of academics, trainees and community members reveal entanglements with human communities and more-than-human elements, shaped in variable ways by institutional forces such as settler colonialism and university neoliberalization. One key finding involves the role of universities in relation to land dispossession at home and abroad; another includes the challenges of pursuing transformational community-university research within contemporary universities. Tracing such entanglements yields implications for future land-based learning efforts in university settings, and broader praxis for environmental justice in the shadow of higher education's complicity with settler colonialism and globally extractive neoliberal capitalism.
Idéalisme/réalisme : une distinction métaphysique ?
Authors: Romano Claude
Published: April 2024

In this article, I intend to show, first of all, that the metaphysical neutrality of the Logical Investigations leads to untenable consequences and even threatens the coherence of Husserl's project. In truth, Husserl's distinction between phenomenology and metaphysics and its corollary, the pure and simple exclusion of metaphysical problems - such as that of the reality of the so-called external world - from the field of nascent phenomenology, make it impossible to give a satisfactory form to a problem as central to this new discipline as that of perception. However, my final word will not be on the indis-soluble link between the problems that phenomenology poses for itself and those that Husserl would like to be able to "purify" it from the outset. However permeable the boundaries between these two general directions of research may be, phenomenology and metaphysics are not equivalent. Phenomenology can even be said to contribute to formulating and solving certain metaphysical problems, starting with the idealism/realism antithesis. It is to this contribution that I will devote the second part of these reflections.
Idealism/realism: A metaphysical distinction?
Authors: Romano Claude
Published: April 2024

In this article, I intend to show, first of all, that the metaphysical neutrality of the Logical Investigations leads to untenable consequences and even threatens the coherence of Husserl's project. In truth, Husserl's distinction between phenomenology and metaphysics and its corollary, the pure and simple exclusion of metaphysical problems - such as that of the reality of the so-called external world - from the field of nascent phenomenology, make it impossible to give a satisfactory form to a problem as central to this new discipline as that of perception. However, my final word will not be on the indissoluble link between the problems that phenomenology poses for itself and those that Husserl would like to be able to “purify” it from the outset. However permeable the boundaries between these two general research directions may be, phenomenology and metaphysics are not equivalent. Phenomenology can even be said to contribute to formulating and solving certain metaphysical problems, starting with the idealism/realism antithesis. It is to this contribution that I will devote the second part of these reflections.
Large pulmonary metastasis or primary lung cancer? Management particularities of an osteosarcoma case
Authors: Demenciuc Nicolae , Cocuz Iuliu Gabriel , Demenciuc Rodica , Cotoi Ovidiu Simion , Corina Budin Eugenia
Published: April 2024

Osteosarcoma is the most frequent malignant tumor of the bone which is diagnosed most frequently in children or young adults, with a high possibility of metastasis, especially in the lung. We report a case of 39-year male patient with a history of an above-the-knee left limb amputation after tibial osteosarcoma with no follow-ups in the last two years and with an expansive apical and left paramediastinal mass found on chest X-ray. We performed a bronchoscopy and the histopathological diagnosis of swabbed samples was fibroblastic type of classic osteosarcoma with focal areas of telangiectatic osteosarcoma and areas showing giant cells. The particularity of the case consisted in the challenge of establishing the origin of pulmonary mass. Whilst increased dimensions militated for a primary pulmonary neoplasm, the histological examination ascertained the metastatic etiology of the tumor.
Mesothelioma Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Guideline-based Approach
Authors: Toma Tudor P.
Published: April 2024

Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for optimizing survival and quality of life for patients with mesothelioma. The article aims to offer a clear and practical perspective on the guidelines for diagnosing mesothelioma. Our goal is to provide clinicians with a comprehensive guide on how to diagnose and manage this condition effectively. We will examine key aspects such as the prompt acquisition of tissue samples, the significance of imaging and biopsy techniques in the diagnostic process, and the utilization of biomarkers to raise suspicion of mesothelioma. Additionally, we emphasize the essentiality of adopting a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, encompassing holistic support for both patients and their families. The paper aims to offer a comprehensive overview for clinicians working in general hospitals who are required to diagnose mesothelioma. The suggestions provided are based on current international guidelines, which should be adapted to suit local clinical practices. By addressing this need, we hope to assist clinicians in effectively diagnosing mesothelioma within their specific healthcare settings.
Endobronchial ultrasound: Indispensable or Dispensable- Our experience through Case Series
Authors: Desai Unnati , Utpat Ketaki , Kanmani MK , Pal Vinod , Bhalerao Sucheta , Rajpurohit Rakesh , Neenu N , Chintalwar Vitthal
Published: April 2024

EBUS has been an important interventional Pulmonology (IP) tool in respiratory medicine practice. We enlist our observations after including EBUS in our services.

A total of 35 cases referred for EBUS were assessed. Of these, 33 underwent linear EBUS and 2 VBN. EBUS could be done in 21/33 (63.6%) cases. In 12/33 (36.4%), EBUS was not done as it was unindicated or due to contraindications. Of the 21 cases wherein EBUS was performed, FNA/FNB could be done in 17 (81%) but could not be done on 4 (19%). Of these 17 cases, FNA/FNB was conclusive in 9 (53%), inconclusive with alternate site biopsy yielding diagnosis in 6 (35%), and inconclusive with no other biopsy evidence in 2(12%). The final etiology in the 35 cases was TB, malignancy, sarcoidosis, and others in 19 (54%), 9(26%), 3 (9%), and 4 (11%) cases, respectively. Of the 12/19 cases of TB wherein EBUS FNA/FNB was feasible, 8 were diagnostic (all cases of IMHL), 3 yielded diagnosis on other EP site biopsies, and in one case, no biopsy could be done. EBUS, while optional, proves indispensable in situations like IMHL (Isolated Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy). The utility of TB was important to achieving biopsy evidence.
Evaluation of CXCL 10 and IL-10 in COVID-19 pneumonia
Authors: Okab Hayder Fadhil , Salih Manal Badi , Jarulla Bassim Abdulhussein
Published: April 2024

Background

Dysregulation the immune system is characteristic of the severe stages of COVID-19 disease; therefore, the study aimed to highlight the defective immune regulation patients with COVID-19 pneumonia without chronic diseases.

Methods

The study included 180 individuals, 60 as a control group, and 120 patients with COVID-19, including 67 males and 53 females, whose ages ranged from 27 to 70 years, at Imam Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Thi-Qar Province, South of Iraq. The CXCL 10 and IL-10 were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results

The current study recorded that CXCL 10 was significantly increased < 0.001 in patients compared to controls, while the IL-10 was decreased significantly in patients, within disease severity the CXCL 10 increased with progress of disease, and IL-10 increased in sever patients, according to BMI the CXCL 10 decrease in obese patients than over and normal weight, while IL-10 increased in normal weight patients.

Conclusion

This study investigated the CXCL 10 was highly elevated in COVID-19 patients than control group, also noted the CXCL 10 increased with disease progress, therefor consider a good marker for poor outcome, furthermore the obese patients are more likely to have severe outcomes than others, so BMI is considered a risk factor for patients.
Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological Intervention and Phototherapy in Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Patients in a Real-World Setting
Authors: Hartmane Ilona , Mikažāns Ingmars , Ivdra Iveta , Bondare-Ansberga Vanda , Teterina Irena , Bataraga Elga
Published: April 2024

Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the first-line systemic treatment options in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and can be combined with narrow band UVB phototherapy (Nb-UVB). However, such a combination is rarely used for optimal duration due to safety and efficacy concerns. The aim of this study was to assess efficacy and safety of methotrexate (MTX) combination with low doses of Nb-UVB versus MTX monotherapy in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in a real-world setting. Retrospective psoriasis patient medical chart review was performed for the period from 2013 till 2019. The combination therapy group (Group 1, n = 74) received MTX 10 mg s/c once a week for four to six weeks and 311 nm UVB phototherapy according to the skin type and protocol of administration — three times a week; undergoing 10–24 procedures in the treatment course. The monotherapy group (Group 2, n = 57) was treated, using MTX as monotherapy 2.5 mg two times a day orally for five days (4–6 treatment courses in total). The combination therapy group achieved decrease of mean PASI at the end of the 2nd week of treatment by 38% vs monotherapy group 21%. Combination of low dose subcutaneous MTX and Nb-UVB therapy provides better treatment outcomes and normalisation of immunochemical parameters than for MTX monotherapy. This combination also showed a favourable tolerability profile.
Assessment of the main factors involved in the auditory-verbal rehabilitation process in children with cochlear implants
Authors: Neagos Adriana , Hadade Monica , Vlad Anca Gabriela , Neagos Cristian Mircea
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND. Children’s communication with the family and the environmental surroundings begins immediately after birth and development continues throughout life. Impairment of hearing due to the presence of congenital hypoacusis results in severe language development disorders. The purpose of the study was to identify the main factors involved in the auditory-verbal rehabilitation process of children with hearing impairment.

MATERIAL AND METHODS. A descriptive, observational study was conducted on a group of 35 carers of hearing-impaired children proposed for auditory-verbal rehabilitation through cochlear implantation. The study carried out was based on the parents’ statements, analyzing the essential factors that can influence the quality of life of parents with hearing-impaired children: the child’s age at the time of the positive diagnosis, the child’s communication skills before implantation, the time elapsed from the intervention to implant activation, participation in auditory-verbal rehabilitation sessions with a speech therapist, parental commitment during the immediate pre- and post-implant period, the parent’s level of education.

RESULTS. The dominance of the female gender can be noted - 91.43%. 60% of adult participants were college graduates, 20% discontinued their education after completing high school, 17.14% graduated from a post-secondary school. 57.14% of the parents reported being employed in some form of work during the period before and immediately after the cochlear implantation of their children. 82.85% reported the diagnosis of their child’s hypoacusis in the pre-kindergarten group. Out of the total number of children, 68.57% were recipients of bilateral cochlear implants, 31.43% had unilateral implants. The periods during which children benefited from post-implantation speech therapy were between 1 and 6 months (5.71%), 1 and 2 years (2.86%), >2 years (17.14%). In 71.43% of cases, families were in the rehabilitation phase with speech therapy at the time of filling out the form.

CONCLUSION. In the auditory-verbal rehabilitation process of a hearing-impaired child, there are a number of factors and conditions that must be considered in a specific manner for each individual patient.
From the History of Leśniewski’s Mereology
Authors: Pietruszczak Andrzej
Published: April 2024

In this paper, we want to present the genesis of Stanisław Leśniewski’s mereology. Although ‘mereology’ comes from theword ‘part’, mereology arose as a theory of collective classes. That is why we present the differences between the concepts of being a distributive class and being a collective class. Next, we present Leśniewski’s original mereology from 1927, but with a modern approach. Leśniewski was inspired to create his concept of classes and their elements by Russell’s antinomy. To face it, Leśniewski had to define the concept of being an element of based on the concept of being part of. Leśniewski showed that in his theory, there is no equivalent to Russell’s antinomy. We will show that his solution has nothing to do with the original approach because, in both cases, we are talking about objects of a different kind. Russell’s original antinomy concerned distributive classes, and Leśsniewski’s considerations concerned collective classes.
Logic and Metalogic: a Historical Sketch
Authors: Woleński Jan
Published: April 2024

This paper briefly discusses the relations between logic and metalogic in history. Metalogic is understood as a reflection on logic in its various senses, particularly sensu stricto (formal, mathematical) and sensu largo (formal logic plus semantic plus methodology of science). It is shown that metalogic in its contemporary understanding arose after mathematical logic had become a mature discipline. Special passage is devoted to metalogic in Poland. The last part of the paper discussed so-called logocentric predicament.
Neural Networks in Legal Theory
Authors: Verenich Vadim
Published: April 2024

This article explores the domain of legal analysis and its methodologies, emphasising the significance of generalisation in legal systems. It discusses the process of generalisation in relation to legal concepts and the development of ideal concepts that form the foundation of law. The article examines the role of logical induction and its similarities with semantic generalisation, highlighting their importance in legal decision-making. It also critiques the formal-deductive approach in legal practice and advocates for more adaptable models, incorporating fuzzy logic, non-monotonic defeasible reasoning, and artificial intelligence. The potential application of neural networks, specifically deep learning algorithms, in legal theory is also discussed. The article discusses how neural networks encode legal knowledge in their synaptic connections, while the syllogistic model condenses legal information into axioms. The article also highlights how neural networks assimilate novel experiences and exhibit evolutionary progression, unlike the deductive model of law. Additionally, the article examines the historical and theoretical foundations of jurisprudence that align with the basic principles of neural networks. It delves into the statistical analysis of legal phenomena and theories that view legal development as an evolutionary process. The article then explores Friedrich Hayek’s theory of law as an autonomous self-organising system and its compatibility with neural network models. It concludes by discussing the implications of Hayek’s theory on the role of a lawyer and the precision of neural networks.
Bank Profitability Indicators in the Context of Modern Technology: A Comparative Study (Commercial Banks, Islamic Banks)
Authors: Alali Shireen Mahmoud , Shawaqfeh George Nasser , Almomani Mohammed Abd-Akarim
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The aim of the current study is to identify profitability indicators in commercial banks in light of modern technology compared to Islamic banks.
 
Method/design/approach: To achieve the study objectives, descriptive approach methods were followed, after-tax profitability indicators were used during 2018-2023 in which banking technology became widespread in specially in Islamic banks.
 
Results and conclusion: The research uncovered variations in profitability metrics between commercial banks and Islamic banks from 2020 to 2022, with consistency observed in subsequent years. Based on these findings, the study delineates several recommendations.
 
Research implications: In this study comparing the profitability measures of banks looking at Islamic banks in the context of technology it provides valuable insights, for making strategic decisions in banking sector and finance. The findings from this study can guide customized strategies to use progress for improved profitability and competitiveness, in both types of banking institutions.
 
Originality/value: By exploring how these two distinct banking models navigate and leverage modern technology to enhance profitability, this study provides insights into the intersection of finance, technology, and banking practices. This fills a crucial gap in existing literature and offers valuable implications for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars seeking to understand and optimize banking strategies in the digital age.
Nowcasting Vietnam's Export Growth with Mixed Frequency Data
Authors: Nguyen Thi Hien , Le Mai Trang , Hoang Anh Tuan , Tran Kim Anh , Giap Cu Nguyen
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to investigate and employ a practical and meaningful nowcasting model to predict Vietnam's export growth based on factors of export supply and demand alongside relevant financial indicators.
 
Theoretical Framework: This study employs the concepts and theories of nowcasting model with mixed frequency data to create the conceptual framework.
 
Methodology: This study employs four commonly-used models in nowcasting: the bridge equation model (BEQ), Bayesian VAR model (BVAR), mixed frequency vector autoregressive model (MFVAR), and mixed data sampling regression (MIDAS).
 
Findings: According to the experimental findings, the mixed frequency data models outperformed the models utilizing the same frequency data in nowcasting Vietnam's export growth. Additionally, this model demonstrated effectiveness in instantaneous and short-term forecasting. MIDAS emerged as the most suitable choice for nowcasting Vietnam's export growth among the models examined.
 
Implication of Research: using data with mixed frequency along with corrresponding methods is the good way for nowcasting.
 
Originality/Value: This study used macroeconomics factors to nowcast the export growth in Vietnam. It applied four different models including BEQ, BVAR, MFVAR, and MIDAS. The study reveals the roles of data and the potential capability in nowcasting of MIDAS model.
Beyond imaging: a systematic exploration of radiomics in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment assessment
Authors: Khaki Ghada , Alsamani Abdulmajeed , Alshutwi Waleed , Almohaimeed Yazeed , Alharbi Khaled , Aldaham Ahmed
Published: April 2024

Breast cancer's heterogeneity poses significant challenges in its diagnosis and treatment, necessitating advancements in non-invasive diagnostic methods. Radiomics, an emerging field that leverages mathematical analysis of medical imaging, offers the potential for designing personalized treatment strategies in breast cancer care. This systematic review aimed to synthesize current research on the application of radiomics in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment assessment, with a focus on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for systematic reviews protocol, a comprehensive literature search was conducted across major databases and grey literature. The review included peer-reviewed articles published in 2015 onward, focusing exclusively on studies involving MRI imaging in radiomics. The studies were categorized into four themes including tumor subtype classification, prediction of pathologically complete response, detection of lymph node metastasis, and prediction of recurrence. The review included 48 articles, revealing significant insights into the use of radiomics for breast cancer analysis. These studies highlighted the superiority of MRI, particularly with 3T scanners and multiparametric protocols in radiomic analysis. The findings underscore the potential of combining radiomics with clinical data for enhanced prediction accuracy in tumor characterization, treatment response, and recurrence risk. The review also illuminated the importance of intratumor heterogeneity, as well as the challenges associated with image acquisition, segmentation, and feature extraction in radiomic studies. Radiomics in MRI shows considerable promise in advancing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, aligning with the goals of personalized medicine.
Pulmonary embolism and risk factors of ICU admission: systematic review
Authors: Alhamdan Qais , Alhawas Fahad , Alfandi Reem , Alsaadi Saud , Khushayl Abdullah , Alzahrani Fahad , Alrmthi Fahad , Alfawaz Renad , Alshahrani Basem , Albassam Rana , Alharbi Maha
Published: April 2024

To forecast mortality and identify adult patients who required admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), we compared the efficacy of the most widely used early warning scores. The present review assessed the pulmonary embolism and risk factors of ICU admission; systematic review. A search of the literature was conducted in the bibliographic databases PubMed and EMBASE between 2009 and 2022. Each reviewer verified independently that each possibly relevant title and abstract qualified. There were nine studies that were included in the review. National early warning score (NEWS) was the best indicator of ICU admission; however, the modified early warning score (MEWS) performed better in sepsis patients. According to emergency department (ED) Mortality, the NEWS was the most accurate score for predicting mortality in the entire ED population, and the mortality in emergency department sepsis score was the most accurate measure for patients with sepsis. For all endpoints, NEWS and MEWS had good outcomes in the ICU and ED. Numerous investigations should be conducted utilizing various prognostic scores on ED and ICU patients. Anemia in patients with venous thrombosis was associated with a higher risk of ICU admission and mortality.
Silicon Improves Cold and Freezing Tolerance in Pea
Authors: Akçay Ufuk , Kumbul Hande Nur , Erkan İbrahim Ertan
Published: April 2024

The most significant crop losses worldwide occur due to unfavorable temperatures such as heat, drought, cold, and freezing. Minerals like silicon can play important roles in the growth, development, and stress responses of plants. In this study, changes in stem/root length, dry weight, relative water content and silicon content, of peas under cold and freezing stress, as well as antioxidant system indicators such as proline, malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorophyll levels, ion leakage, and the expressions of genes coding for the topoisomerase TOP2 and DNA helicase PDH47 enzymes, which play important roles in the replication, transcription, and repair of DNA molecules, were examined in root and stem tissues in the presence of two different concentrations of silicon. The results of the study showed that silicon application under cold and freezing stresses has induced various changes in pea metabolism, including increases in cell membrane integrity parameters and superoxide dismutase enzyme activity, as well as increase in the expressions of TOP2 and PDH47 genes. These changes have been found to have positive effects on the pea cold and freezing tolerance.
Improvement of Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) through Seed Priming
Authors: Parvin Sumiaya , Anwar Md. Parvez , Kabiraj Md. Sojib , Rashid Md. Harun , Paul Swapan Kumar
Published: April 2024

In a lab experiment using seed priming, the faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seed germination and seedling development were studied. Twenty different priming techniques were utilized in the study, each comprising varying concentrations of NaOCI, CaCl2, KNO3, Manitol, PEG, KCL, H2O and a control group that received no priming. Four replications of a completely randomized design (CRD) were used in the experiment. Among the three priming treatments, there were substantial differences in the seedling growth metrics and germination rate. When 500 ppm NaOCl was used as a treatment, the highest seed germination percentage (96%) was attained. Although 100 ppm PEG had the greatest germination index (42.92), 10000 ppm NaOCl had the quickest mean germination time (8.27). Additionally, at a concentration of 1500 ppm NaOCl, the greatest seedling vigor index (29.79) and maximum germination coefficient (12.28) were likewise obtained. With H2O treatment, the maximum shoot length (21.09 cm) was observed for seedling growth parameters. The largest root length was produced by a 10000 ppm KNO3 treatment (11.19 cm). With 20000 ppm KNO3, the maximum root dry weight was achieved (88.50 mg), whereas H2O produced the highest shoot dry weight (51.0 mg). Additionally, it was discovered that a treatment with 10000 ppm KNO3 had the best root-shoot ratio (0.72). The research thus supports the possible use of seed priming as a method to improve faba bean seed germination and seedling growth. NaOCl and KNO3 seemed to work best for faba bean seed germination and seedling growth.
Comparative Analysis of Soil Phosphorus Determination Methods and Their Correlation with Plant Phosphorus in Standing Wheat Crops
Authors: Zaryab Khan  , Aftab Tabasum  , Dost Muhammad  , Maria Mussarat  , Javaid Hassan
Published: April 2024

This study compared the accuracy of various soil phosphorus assessment methods to measure the soil's ability to supply plants with phosphorus over a brief period in the field. Twenty individual soil samples were collected from a standing wheat (Triticum aestivum L) crop at depths ranging from zero to twenty centimeters. An equivalent plant spike sample was also procured from the soil sampling fields. In comparison to the wet acid digestion method used to detect phosphorus in plants, several methods were utilized to assess phosphorus in the soil, including resin extractable phosphorus, AB-DTPA extractable phosphorus, NaHCO3 extractable phosphorus, water-soluble phosphorus in suspension, and paste. The levels of variation and deficiency of phosphorus, which were found by different methods followed different patterns as shown by the fact that, AB-DTPA method finds phosphorus deficiency in 20% of samples while on the other hand, Olsen method finds phosphorus deficiency in 80% of samples. Even with such a small sampling area, none of the procedures showed a significant correlation with any other method that might account for uneven variation among the samples when determined by distinct procedures. However, corrections were observed to a certain degree between ammonium bicarbonate-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (AB-DTPA) extractable and resin, as well as between other procedures and the plant P scale. Both resin and ammonium bicarbonate-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (AB-DTPA) had a strong relationship with plant phosphorus, with the former showing a significant correlation of 0.48 and 0.21, respectively. Hence Resin and AB-DTPA methods are recommended for the determination of phosphorus under certain soil and plant conditions.
Effects of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ALA) on Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Grapevine against Salt Stress
Authors: Daler Selda , Özkol Yılmaz
Published: April 2024

Salinity, one of the most significant abiotic stress factors restricting plant production, causes the destruction of agricultural lands and reduces productivity. In recent years, the utilization of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) applications, which have important effects in terms of avoiding and providing tolerance to factors by impacting the physiology and metabolism of the plants, has been on the agenda. In this research, the impacts of foliar treatments of different levels of 5-ALA (0, 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9 mM) on morphological and physiological traits of 41 B American grapevine rootstocks under salinity stress (NaCl solution starting with 25 mM and reaching 150 mM concentration) were investigated. Salinity stress caused significant decreases in growth parameters, chlorophyll content, RWC and stomatal conductance, and significant increases in leaf temperature, proline and MDA content, physical damage and membrane damage degree. Under salinity stress, 0.9 mM 5-ALA treatments resulted in significant increases in shoot length (14.67 cm), root length (34.50 cm), leaf thickness (0.23 µm) leaf area (31.37 cm2), leaf number (8.67 pieces), chlorophyll content (21.83 SPAD), RWC (80.20%), proline content (0.19 μmol.g-1) and stomatal conductance (78.05 mmol.m-2.s-1); and significant decreases in physical damage degree (1.00 scale degree), membrane injury degree (15.46%) and MDA content (28.20 nmol.g-1) compared to non-ALA treatments. According to the results of this study, 5-ALA can be recommended as an alternative application to provide salinity tolerance in plants in order to reduce the damage caused by salinity stress in agricultural lands.
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN FLY ASH (CANGKANG TELUR DAN SEKAM PADI) DENGAN KUAT TEKAN BETON NON STRUKTURAL
Authors: Al Fauzi Dwiki Wahyu , Affandy Nur Azizah , Agustapraja Hammam Rofiqi , Lubis Zulkifli
Published: April 2024

Pemanfaatan bahan alternatif dalam konstruksi, seperti fly ash cangkang telur (CT) dan sekam padi (SP), semakin penting untuk mengurangi dampak lingkungan. Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi pengaruh proporsi campuran CT dan SP terhadap kuat tekan serta keretakan beton. Kedua bahan limbah pertanian ini memiliki potensi memengaruhi karakteristik beton, termasuk pengikatan, kekuatan, dan ketahanan terhadap keretakan. Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi pengaruh proporsi campuran fly ash cangkang telur (CT) dan sekam padi (SP) terhadap kuat tekan dan keretakan beton. Pengujian menggunakan standar ASTM C untuk bahan material dan standar nasional Indonesia untuk kuat tekan dan keretakan beton. Variasi komposisi 0% (A), 3% CT-5% SP (B), 5% CT-10% SP (C), dan 7%CT-15% SP (D) dari berat semen dilakukan pada total 24 benda uji. Hasil menunjukkan Beton C memiliki kuat tekan tertinggi (212.2 kg/cm²), sedangkan Beton D memiliki kuat tekan terendah (165.56 kg/cm²). Pada umur 7 hari, keretakan tertinggi terjadi pada Beton D (28.7 cm) dan terendah pada Beton C (22.3 cm). Pada umur 28 hari, Beton A memiliki keretakan tertinggi (26 cm), sementara Beton C memiliki yang terendah (18.3 cm). Penelitian ini memberikan wawasan penting bagi industri konstruksi dalam memanfaatkan fly ash cangkang telur dan sekam padi untuk meningkatkan kinerja beton, serta mempromosikan pembangunan berkelanjutan.
Stroke Patients: Effects of Combining Sitting Table Tennis Exercise with Neurological Physical Therapy on Brain Waves
Authors:   Department of physical therapy, Graduate School, Nambu University, Republic of korea, Seo Seungwon , Kim Yongseong ,   Department of physical therapy, Nambu University, Republic of korea
Published: April 2024

Ping-pong exercise in a sitting position is a good intervention method for stroke patients, and it can help to use it as basic data in clinical practice by showing brain activity
Robic Socially Assistive Robot Enables Upper Extremity Endurance Training in Spinal Cord Injured Children
Authors:   Biomechanics and Technical Aids Unit, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Finca La Peraleda, s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain, Salas-Monedero Miriam , Cereijo-Herranz Victor ,   Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., Av. Gregorio Peces Barba, 1, 28919 Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Madroñero-Mariscal Raquel ,   Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Finca La Peraleda s/n 45071, Toledo, Spain, Pérez-Borrego Yolanda ,   Functional Exploration and Neuromodulation of Nervous System Investigation Group, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain, Gil-Agudo Ángel ,   Unidad de Neurorrehabilitación, Biomecánica y Función Sensitivo-Motora (HNP-SESCAM), Unidad Asociada de I+D+I al CSIC, Spain, Pulido-Pascual José-Carlos ,   Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., Av. Gregorio Peces Barba, 1, 28919 Leganés, Madrid, Spain, García-Martín Fuensanta ,   Inrobics Social Robotics, S.L.L., Av. Gregorio Peces Barba, 1, 28919 Leganés, Madrid, Spain, Jiménez-Díaz José- Fernando ,   International Doctoral School, Castilla La-Mancha University, Toledo, Spain, López-Dolado Elisa ,   Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Finca La Peraleda s/n 45071, Toledo, Spain, Reyes-Guzmán Ana Delos ,   Unidad de Neurorrehabilitación, Biomecánica y Función Sensitivo-Motora (HNP-SESCAM), Unidad Asociada de I+D+I al CSIC, Spain
Published: April 2024

Robic's platform emerges as an innovative technological tool demonstrating adequate usability and also a good user experience in an upper limb training program for PedSCI patients. Future developments, incorporating eye-tracking strategies would help determine the engagement with the proposed task
Diagnosis of Mycoplasma agalactiae from various specimens of goats
Authors: Öztürk Dilek , Yaman Sibel
Published: April 2024

The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Mycoplasma agalactiae (M. agalactiae) by bacteriological methods and to reveal the prevalence of the disease in a goat farm with pneumonia, mastitis and arthritis symptoms and deaths. This study was carried out in a Saanen goat farm in Isparta province between January 2015 and January 2017. Samples (milk, intra-articular fluid, internal organs of deceased animals) were brought to Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Microbiology Laboratory and examined by bacteriological methods. Blood samples were collected from 813 goats in aged 1-6 years in the goat farm. Blood sera were tested for Mycoplasma agalactiae with a commercial ELISA kit (IDEXX, France) according to the kit instructions. Mycoplasma colonies were isolated from all samples. As a result of serological examination, 83 (10.2%) animals were positive, 9 (1.1%) animals were suspicious, and the rest were negative by ELISA. The seropositivity of M. agalactiae was ranged from 5.1 % to 28.7% according to age, and it was found quite high in three-year-old animals. With this study, it was determined that the seroprevalance of M. agalactiae is quite high in goats aged three years and above, it can be detected of M. agalactiae in animals that do not show clinical symptoms using ELISA and can be used in eradication of the disease from flocks.
The Crises of Political System in Iraq Since 2005
Authors: Almezory Huda
Published: April 2024

The political system in Iraq post 2005 is unstable due to several reasons; first, the influence of ethno-sectarian, religion, and tribal affiliations on the Iraqi politics. Second, violating the constitution by branches of government in general and executive power in particular. The researcher has utilized the most relevant literature for collecting all the data which are belong to this study in order to investigate the causes and effects behind the crises of political system since-2005.  This study has applied instability theory for analyzing data. After analyzing the existing data with results the researcher indicated that there is a strong relation between established literature and findings in this study project. The researcher finds out the importance of this topic to evaluate the political system in Iraq since 2005 and to investigate the causes and effects behind the crises of the political system in Iraq post-2005. The findings of this study will confirms whether the lack of political culture and the dominance of tribal society leads to political instability in Iraq and, how the ongoing interference from foreign states becomes the main challenge towards state-building in Iraq.
Counterstory as Research Method and Genre
Authors: Condon Frankie
Published: April 2024

In June of 2013, my youngest daughter, Grace, and I crossed the border into Canada from the United States, our applications for work and living permits in hand. We were directed by border agents to the immigration centre, and when our turn came to speak with an agent, as she completed our paperwork, she asked Grace what she most looked forward to about becoming Canadian. Grace said confidently, “Tim Horton’s!” This produced laughter among every agent close enough to hear. As our agent returned our documentation, she told us we would find a Tim Horton’s at the first exit after the border and welcomed us to Canada. The relief I felt was palpable. I had already promised my family that I would never uproot them to change jobs again. But more than this, I felt the anguish of living in a nation now adrift on rising tides of white supremacy and racism, now sinking in a sea of right-wing extremism and protofascism receding. Some time would pass before I allowed myself to see, to hear, to know that not all border crossings were as easy, as welcoming as ours.
Hacia la delimitación del campo de conocimiento de la sociolingüística
Authors: Balcázar de Bucher Cecilia
Published: April 2024

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Concepciones sobre discapacidad e inclusión en una institución de educación inclusiva
Authors: Donneys Valencia Ximena
Published: April 2024

Discapacidad e inclusión son términos que han evolucionado y se han transformado con el pasar de los años, logrando que se identifiquen varios modelos desde los cuales se han abordado en diferentes momentos. En el abordaje de la educación inclusiva es necesario conocer desde qué paradigma se están llevando a cabo las prácticas educativas, por ello, el objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar las concepciones en torno a la discapacidad y la inclusión que tienen los(as) docentes y trabajadores(as) de una institución de educación inclusiva en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de enfoque cualitativo con diseño no experimental y transversal, y se utilizó como técnica la entrevista semiestructurada. En los resultados se encontró que, en gran parte de las respuestas de los(as) participantes, subyacen modelos individuales de abordaje de la discapacidad los cuales hacen parte de una teoría de la tragedia personal, en la cual la discapacidad se sitúa en el sujeto a partir de deficiencias orgánicas y limitaciones; por otro lado, en las concepciones de inclusión se evidencia que la mayoría de los(as) participantes logran identificar que los ajustes necesarios para que la inclusión se pueda dar exitosamente deben realizarse en el entorno, es decir, que logran situar la discapacidad por fuera del sujeto. En conclusión, los resultados son una muestra de la heterogeneidad que existe en torno al abordaje de la discapacidad y la inclusión en las instituciones educativas y por tanto la necesidad de que estos temas sean tratados de manera amplia en dichos contextos.