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Pengaruh Persepsi Atas Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Dan Kreativitas Belajar Terhadap Pemahaman Konsep IPS
Authors: Septiawan Hendra , T Sumaryati
Published: February 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Pengaruh persepsi atas model pembelajaran kooperatif dan kreativitas belajar secara bersama-sama terhadap pemahaman konsep IPS, Pengaruh persepsi atas model pembelajaran kooperatif terhadap pemahaman konsep IPS,  Pengaruh kreativitas belajar terhadap pemahaman konsep IPS siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survey dengan teknik korelasional regresi linier berganda dengan jumlah sampel 87 siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: 1) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Persepsi atas model pembelajaran kooperatif dan Kreativitas belajar secara bersama-sama terhadap Pemahaman konsep IPS siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. = 0,000 < 0,05 dan Fhitung = 29,357. 2) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Persepsi atas model pembelajaran kooperatif terhadap Pemahaman konsep IPS siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. = 0,001 < 0,05 dan thitung = 3,385. 3) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan Kreativitas belajar terhadap Pemahaman konsep SMA Negeri di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehasn nilai Sig. = 0,001 < 0,05 dan thitung = 3,307.
Pengaruh Kondisi Sosial Ekonomi Dan Motivasi Belajar Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ekonomi: Studi Pada SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima
Authors: Kasman Yorman , Sumaryoto Sumaryoto
Published: February 2023

Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: 1) Pengaruh kondisi sosial ekonomi dan motivasi belajar terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima, 2) Pengaruh kondisi sosial ekonomi orangtua terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi siswa SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima, 3) Pengaruh motivasi belajar terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima. Populasi dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 640 dengan sampel sebanyak 60 siswa dengan menggunakan teknik random sampling. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah survei dengan analisis korelasi dan regresi, yaitu menghubungkan antara data yang menunjukkan pengaruh. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan: 1) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan kondisi sosial ekonomi orang tua  dan motivasi belajar  secara bersama-sama terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi siswa SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,000 < 0,05 dan Fh = 13,028, 2) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan kondisi sosial ekonomi orang tua terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi siswa SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,000< 0,05 dan th = 5,071, 3) Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan motivasi belajar terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi siswa SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Bima. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,000< 0,05 dan th= 0,021.
Pengaruh Perhatian Orang Tua Dan Pembinaan Karakter Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Kewirausahaan
Authors: Asrori Dian Ratnasari , Sumaryoto Sumaryoto , Suparman Heru
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: 1) Pengaruh perhatian orang tua dan pembinaan karakter secara bersama-sama terhadap prestasi belajar siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. 2) Pengaruh perhatian orang tua terhadap prestasi belajar kewirausahaan siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. 3) Pengaruh pembinaan karakter terhadap prestasi belajar kewirausahaan siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah survei dengan teknik analisis korelasional. Populasi adalah siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok, dengan besar sampel sebanyak 84 siswa, dengan model statistik yang digunakan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan perhatian orang tua dan pembinaan karakter secara bersama-sama terhadap prestasi belajar siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai sig. 0,000 < 0,05 dan Fhitung = 14,042. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan perhatian orang tua terhadap pretasi belajar siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,025 < 0,05 dan thitung = 2,282. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan pembinaan karakter terhadap prestasi belajar siswa SMK Swasta di Kota Depok. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai sig = 0,026 < 0,05 dan thitung = 2,263.
Pengaruh Tingkat Kesejahteraan Keluarga Dan Kemandirian Belajar Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial Pada SMP Negeri Di Jakarta Barat
Authors: Hudi Saman
Published: February 2023

Pengaruh Tingkat kesejahteraan keluarga dan Kemandirian Belajar terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial survei di SMP Negeri di Jakarta Barat. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh Tingkat kesejahteraan kelurga dan Kemandirian belajar terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 186, SMP Negeri 224, dan SMP Negeri 225 Jakarta Barat yang berjumlah 600. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 60 orang siswa yang dipilih secara random. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah survei dengan teknik korelasional. Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan tingkat kesejahteraan keluarga dan kemandirian secara bersama-sama terhadap Prestasi belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial siswa SMP Negeri di Jakarta Barat. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,000 < 0,05.dan Fhitung = 50,735. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan tingkat kesejahteraan keluarga terhadap Prestasi belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial siswa SMP Negeri di Jakarta Barat. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig 0,000 dan thitung = 4,623. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan kemandirian belajar terhadap Prestasi belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial siswa SMP Negeri di Jakarta Barat. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan perolehan nilai Sig. 0,000 < 0,05 dan thitung = 6,150.
Peranan Ki Hadjar Dewantara Dalam Memajukan Pendidikan Indonesia Tahun 1922-1930
Authors: Geli Kanisius , Sriyono Heru , Sumaryoto Sumaryoto
Published: February 2023

Peranan Ki Hadjar Dewantara dalam memajukan pendidikan Indonesia tahun 1922-1930 ini diteliti karena pendidikan bagi rakyat Indonesia yang sangat kurangnya pengajaran yang diberikan oleh Belanda kepada bangsa Indonesia dan pendidikannya sangat tidak sesuai dengan kepentingan hidup bangsa Indonesia sendiri. Penelitian ini akan menjawab rumusan masalah bagaimana latar belakang perjuangan serta langkah-langkah yang dilakukan Ki Hadjar Dewantara dalam memajukan pendidikan Indonesia dan bagaimana dampak Ki Hadjar Dewantara dalam memajukan pendidikan Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian sejarah mulai heuristic, kritik sumber, interpretasi dan historiografi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah menerangkan latar belakang perjuangan serta langkah-langkah yang dilakukan Ki Hadjar Dewantara dalam memajukan pendidikan Indonesia dan dampak dalam memajukan pendidikan yaitu Perbedaan pendapat di kalangan taman siswa serta Kebijakan orde baru dengan mendirikan SD Inpres yang memundurkan peran perguruan tamansiswa.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE ENFRENTAMENTO PARA REDUÇÃO DE ESTRESSE DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM EM TEMPOS DA COVID-19
Authors: Ribeiro da Costa Girlene , Teles de Oliveira Gouveia Márcia
Published: February 2023

O enfrentamento caracteriza-se pelo desenvolvimento de estratégias cognitivas e comportamentais que o indivíduo utiliza para controlar as demandas internas e externas, que, se não utilizadas adequadamente, podem deixar o indivíduo vulnerável ao adoecimento. Neste sentido, é o resultado da interação do indivíduo com o meio, influenciado pelos traços de personalidade e pelas experiências anteriores que pode ter adquirido, para acessar recursos emocionais, comportamentais, cognitivos e sociais para lidar com situações adversas(1).
Erratum to: Electric Machines with High Specific Power
Authors: Ivanov N. S. , Zhuravlev S. V. , Kharkina O. A. , Zdorova M. V. , Shirokov A. A. , Akhunov M. T. , Sosova D. D.
Published: February 2023

An Erratum to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068371223330015
Therapeutic Treatment with Pycnogenol® Attenuates Ischemic Brain Injury in Gerbils Focusing on Cognitive Impairment, Neuronal Death, BBB Leakage and Neuroinflammation in the Hippocampus
Authors: Lee Tae-Kyeong , Park Joon Ha , Shin Myoung Cheol , Cho Jun Hwi , Ahn Ji Hyeon , Kim Dae Won , Lee Jae-Chul , Lee Choong-Hyun , Hong Seongkweon , Won Moo-Ho , Kang Il Jun
Published: February 2023

Background: A gerbil model of ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury in the forebrain has been developed for studies on mechanisms, prevention and therapeutic strategies of IR injury in the forebrain. Pycnogenol® (PYC), a standardized extract of French maritime pine tree (Pinus pinaster Aiton) has been exploited as an additive for dietary supplement. In the present study, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of post-treatment with PYC and its therapeutic mechanisms in gerbils. Methods: The gerbils were given sham and IR operation and intraperitoneally injected with vehicle and Pycnogenol® (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg, respectively) immediately, at 24 hours and 48 hours after sham and IR operation. Through 8-arm radial maze test and passive avoidance test, each spatial memory and short-term memory function was assessed. To examine the neuroprotection of Pycnogenol®, we conducted cresyl violet staining, immunohistochemistry for neuronal nuclei, and Fluoro-Jade B histofluorescence. Moreover, we carried out immunohistochemistry for immunoglobulin G (IgG) to investigate blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) to examine change in pro-inflammatory cytokine. Results: We found that IR-induced memory deficits were significantly ameliorated when 100 mg/kg Pycnogenol® was treated. In addition, treatment with 100 mg/kg Pycnogenol®, not 25 mg/kg nor 50 mg/kg, conferred neuroprotective effect against IR injury. For its mechanisms, we found that 100 mg/kg Pycnogenol® significantly reduced BBB leakage and inhibited the expression of IL-1β. Conclusions: Therapeutic treatment (post-treatment) with Pycnogenol® after IR effectively attenuated ischemic brain injury in gerbils. Based on these results, we suggest that PYC can be employed as an important material for ischemic drugs.
Predictive Value of Neutrophil to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Wang Zhen , Li Yanan , Shen Guoqi , Qiu Hang , Zhu Yinghua , Zheng Di , Li Wenhua
Published: February 2023

Background: To investigate the incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in relation to the neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHR), and to further compare the predictive value of NHR and the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for CI-AKI. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 1243 AMI patients undergoing PCI from January 2019 to December 2021, and collected creatinine within 72 h after PCI. All patients were divided into a CI-AKI group and non-CI-AKI group according to the definition of CI-AKI, and the clinical information of the two groups was compared. Potential risk factors for CI-AKI in AMI patients undergoing primary PCI were screened by using logistic regression analysis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to compare the predictive value of NHR and NLR. Results: A high NHR and high NLR were correlated with a high incidence of CI-AKI in AMI patients undergoing primary PCI, and NHR (odds ratio (OR): 1.313, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.199–1.438) and NLR (OR: 1.105, 95% CI: 1.041–1.174) were independent risk factors for CI-AKI (p < 0.05). Compared with NLR, the area under the curve (AUC) of NHR was larger (AUC = 0.668, 95% CI: 0.641–0.694 vs. AUC = 0.723, 95% CI: 0.697–0.748), and the difference was significant (p < 0.05), with higher sensitivity (61.67% vs. 70.83%) and specificity (64.91% vs. 66.10%). Conclusions: Compared with the NLR, the NHR is more valuable in predicting the incidence of CI-AKI in AMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
Le preoccupazioni dei modelli linguistici di grandi dimensioni
Authors: Mitoma Shun
Published: February 2023

L'uso diffuso di modelli linguistici di grandi dimensioni (LLM) come GPT-3 ha sollevato preoccupazioni riguardo al loro potenziale impatto sulla società. Questi modelli sono stati addestrati su enormi quantità di dati di testo, portando a straordinarie capacità di elaborazione del linguaggio naturale. Tuttavia, molte critiche si uniscono all'ampio utilizzo degli LLM, poiché hanno potenziali preoccupazioni su pregiudizi, trasparenza, ecc. Alla luce di queste preoccupazioni, è importante che i ricercatori, i responsabili politici e l'industria considerino attentamente le implicazioni del l'uso di modelli linguistici di grandi dimensioni e per affrontare in modo proattivo le potenziali conseguenze negative. Questo documento discute lo stato attuale dei modelli di linguaggi di grandi dimensioni e mette in evidenza alcune delle principali preoccupazioni che devono essere affrontate nello sviluppo e nell'implementazione di questi modelli.
Exploring GPT-3 Model's Capability in Passing the Sally-Anne Test A Preliminary Study in Two Languages
Authors: Dou Zenan
Published: February 2023

This study aimed to investigate the capability of GPT-3 in passing the Sally-Anne test in two languages: Chinese and English. Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the model's performance under different questioning prompts. The results showed that with appropriate prompts, the model was able to consistently pass the test. The findings highlight the sensitivity of GPT-3 to different prompts and demonstrate the potential for using large language models as research subjects. This study sheds light on the similarities between human and AI reasoning and could contribute to further advancements in human-like AI development. It also encourages psychologists to expand their research interests to include AI.
Metabolic Functions of genes, mutations and types
Authors: Abbas Asad
Published: February 2023

The expression or metabolic function of genes may be distorted as a result of genetic damage of various types, including point mutations, dominant and recessive mutations, massive DNA rearrangements, and dominant mutations. Is this suspicion confirmed, and if so, what exactly are the problematic genes like, and how do their disorders support the development of cancer? These are the challenges that are currently dominating cancer research, according to Fundamental.
Discounting the future: The effect of collective motivation on investment decisions and acceptance of policies for renewable energy
Authors: Marder Fabian , Masson Torsten , Sagebiel Julian , Martini Christina , Quaas Martin , Fritsche Immo
Published: February 2023

Previous research has mainly considered economic factors and personal psychological factors (e.g., personal pro-environmental attitudes) as determinants of investment behavior for renewable energies. However, less is known about how social identities, i.e. the human capacity to think and act as a member of a social group, can shape green investment behavior. Combining insights from economics and psychology, the current research investigates if collective pro-environmental motivation (e.g., pro-environmental ingroup norms, collective climate efficacy beliefs) can uniquely add to the explanation of investment decisions and the acceptance of policies for renewable energies. Results from a multi-country survey (31 European countries, N = 18,037), including a discrete choice experiment, showed that collective pro-environmental motivation was positively correlated with the acceptance of green energy policies and negatively correlated with discounting of future benefits (money discount rate) in investment decisions for renewable energies. Importantly, collective pro-environmental motivation remained a significant predictor of policy acceptance and the discount rate after controlling for personal pro-environmental motivation. Furthermore, the associations between collective pro-environmental motivation and our outcome measures were stronger for respondents highly identified with their group compared to low identifiers. Our findings suggest that collective pro-environmental motivation provides a unique opportunity to increase support for and participation in the transformation towards carbon-neutrality.
Is Informal Practice Associated with Outcomes in Loving-Kindness and Compassion Training? Evidence from Pre-Post and Daily Diary Assessments
Authors: Xie Qiang , Riordan Kevin M , Baldwin Scott , Simonsson Otto , Hirshberg Matthew James , Dahl Cortland , Nahum-Shani Inbal , Davidson Richard , Goldberg Simon
Published: February 2023

We investigated whether informal meditation practice (i.e., engagement of meditative techniques outside a period of formal meditation) was associated with outcomes in smartphone-based loving-kindness and compassion training. Clinically distressed meditation-naïve participants (n = 351) completed measures of psychological distress, loneliness, empathy, and prosociality at baseline and following a two-week intervention. Informal practice, psychological distress, and loneliness were also assessed daily. Steeper increases in informal practice were correlated with pre-post improvements in distress (r = -.18, p = .008) and loneliness (r = -.19, p = .009) but not empathy or prosociality. Using a currently recommended analytic approach for establishing cross-lagged effects in longitudinal data (latent curve model with structured residuals), higher current-day informal practice was associated with decreased next-day distress but not decreased next-day loneliness. No cross-lagged associations emerged from distress or loneliness to informal practice. Findings suggest that further investigation into a potential causal role of informal practice is warranted. Future studies manipulating informal practice are needed.
A Problem in Theory and More: Measuring the Moderating Role of Culture in Many Labs 2
Authors: Schimmelpfennig Robin , Spicer Rachel , White Cindel , Gervais Will M , Norenzayan Ara , Heine Steven , Henrich Joseph , Muthukrishna Michael
Published: February 2023

The multi-site replication study, Many Labs 2 (ML2), attempted to test whether population, site and setting variability moderates the likelihood of replication and effect size. The analysis concluded that sample location and setting did not substantially affect the replicability of findings. In this paper, we raise several issues with the ML2 approach to adjudicating the effect of culture that cast doubt on this conclusion. These theoretical and methodological problems (pre-registered at https://osf.io/6exr4) involve the: (1) selection of studies and sample sites for replication that are not theory-driven, (2) sampling of mostly WEIRD people around the world, (3) conflation of participants’ cultural backgrounds with the country where the samples came from, (4) use of the WEIRD backronym by decomposing it into a scale, and (5) application of a mean split of that WEIRD variable. Moreover, simulations reveal strikingly low statistical power for detecting cultural influences in a multi-side study designed like ML2. We propose methodologies to address problems (3) to( 5) by re-analyzing the ML2 dataset using an alternative approach. These results suggest that tackling only some of the design problems is insufficient to overcome the underlying theoretical and methodological deficiencies. We conclude with specific recommendations for assessing the role of population variability in future multi-site studies that address evidentiary value and effect size.
Attached to Place, Threatened by Newcomers? The Threat to a Place's Cultural Continuity as a Mediator between Place Attachment and Attitudes towards War Refugees
Authors: Wnuk Anna , Oleksy Tomasz , Lewicka Maria
Published: February 2023

We examine when and under which conditions place attachment is related to attitudes towards migrants and refugees, and whether this effect is mediated by the feeling that the presence of many newcomers threatens the character of the place (i.e. cultural continuity). We conducted three representative studies in Poland (Ntotal = 3138) to check whether two types of place attachment - traditional and active - would be differently associated with attitudes towards refugees and willingness to help them. The results showed that individuals who expressed higher traditional place attachment were more opposed towards migrants and war refugees. The relation between traditional attachment and attitudes towards refugees was mediated by a higher feeling of threat that a place would lose its cultural continuity. In contrast, actively attached residents displayed a lower level of a perceived threat to a place’s cultural continuity and were willing to accept newcomers. Our results explain the inconsistency of previous research on the relationship between place attachment and attitudes towards newcomers by indicating what type of place attachment is specifically related to negative outgroup attitudes and providing insight into a mechanism that explains this effect.
A sociohistorical model of intersectional social category prototypes
Authors: Lei Ryan , Foster-Hanson Emily , Goh Jin X.
Published: February 2023

Every person belongs to multiple social categories, such as based on race or ethnicity and gender, yet researchers have traditionally studied beliefs about each of these groups in isolation. Theoretical perspectives have emerged that aim to outline how people’s mental representations of race or ethnicity and gender are systematically intertwined. These intersectional perspectives have been generative, but there remain areas of ostensible disagreement which create conceptual confusion. In this Perspective, we suggest that a sociohistorical approach can help reconcile these differences by highlighting how previous theories offer complementary, rather than conflicting, insights into the structure of social concepts. Specifically, we propose that a sociohistorical model that integrates research across social science fields (history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology) can illuminate how people construct mental representations that align with their surrounding social and cultural systems, which reflect the goals of the dominant gender and ethnic or racial group. By encoding these cultural ideals in mental representations of what members of social categories are like, people’s prototypes reinforce social hierarchies.
Neurosurgery as a Career Choice among Recent Medical Graduates from the Institute of Medicine, Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Parajuli Subigya , Gyawali Purnima , Subedi Prarthana , Bhatta Om Prakash , Mukhia Rupesh , Sedain Gopal , Sharma Mohan Raj
Published: February 2023

Introduction: The career choice of a medical graduate is often a complex process with multiple factors playing a part. Neurosurgery in Nepal is gradually growing and there is a huge interest in the academia to draw more graduates into neurosurgery. There is a paucity of data regarding the career choice of medical graduates from Nepal. The aim of this study was to determine the potential barriers and facilitators for choosing a future career as a neurosurgeon.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on all recent medical graduates in the last two weeks of their internship in 2021 from three medical colleges in Kathmandu. Variables included demographic characteristics, preferred specialty, willingness to choose neurosurgery and reasons for it, and the reasons for not choosing neurosurgery if done so. Frequency and percentages were used to describe the categorical variables. Mean and median were used to describe continuous variables. A comparison between two categorical variables (factors for choosing Neurosurgery as a career and factors that encouraged not to choose Neurosurgery) was made.
Results: Twenty-one out of 87 respondents preferred neurosurgery as their future career. The common motivating factors for choosing neurosurgery were innate interest in neurosurgery, motivation from seniors and mentors during clinical clerkship, and the glamour of the specialty. The main barriers were the perceived generally poor outcome of the neurosurgical patients, long hours of surgery, innate disinterestedness, long training and not having enough opportunities to get accredited training in the country.
Conclusion: Around Twenty-four percentage of graduates preferred neurosurgery as a future career. When the barriers are addressed there will probably be more medical graduates inclined to join Neurosurgery which will help in solving the shortage of neurosurgical manpower in Nepal.
Age of readiness for epilepsy surgery
Authors: Odinstova Galina , Dengina Nina
Published: February 2023

Introduction The average time between epilepsy onset and epilepsy surgery is currently approximately 20 years. In epilepsy, research on the problem of late referral for neurosurgical treatment is crucial.
We aimed to investigate gender differences in the willingness of patients to undergo epilepsy surgery for focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).
Methods. It was a single-centre retrospective, observational, longitudinal cohort study in the outpatient and functional neurosurgery departments. We developed a structured questionnaire to examine patients' demographic data, disease history, and perceptions of neurosurgical treatment (duration of epilepsy and optimal age for neurosurgery) in two gender groups. We examined data from 53 patients; eight people were dropped out from the research.
Results. Ninety-four point three per cent of outpatients and inpatients answered in the affirmative form the question about their willingness to undergo epilepsy surgery for focal DRE. There were 26 men in group one and 19 women in group two. The disease had been present for 19.26 ± 1.35 years before epilepsy surgery or the decision to undergo surgery. Patients with no significant gender differences between groups considered that the ideal age for neurosurgery was 18.66 ± 1.3 years and that the optimal duration of the disease was 6.94 ± 1.02 years, which was two point eight times shorter than the actual duration of epilepsy.  
Conclusions. No gender differences in willingness to undergo surgical management of focal DRE were found. The subjective time in which a patient decides to undergo epilepsy surgery is much shorter than the objective time from epilepsy onset to neurosurgery. This could be one of the solutions to the problem of late referral for epilepsy surgery.
Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery – A Rare Vessel
Authors: Das Uddalok , Pandit Narayan
Published: February 2023

Primitive carotido vertebral anastomosis is a well-recognized entity. During intrauterine development, craniovertebral blood circulation is characterized by temporary connections between the primitive internal carotid and dorsal longitudinal neural arteries. With normal development, they regress in the prenatal period. The most common of these is a persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA) We report the case of a young male patient with intracranial bleed in the left capsuloganglionic region who was subsequently found to have a persistent primitive trigeminal artery on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Angiography.
Fungi associated to Platanus x acerifolia in Uruguay and failure indicators
Authors: Scattolini Rimada Agueda Claudia , Coelho Duarte Ana Paula , Torrano Caracé , Cazzola Valeria , Larramendy Pedro , Silvera Allison , Parins Lizandra , Moreira Victoria , Silvera Perez Elisa
Published: February 2023

In the last few years, the interest in keeping the city trees healthy has increased in order to improve their survival and minimize claims due to potential accidents. The pest and diseases, the pollution, and the climate change together with the little genetic diversity of trees in urban areas are some of the factors that contribute to increase the likelihood of death and/or failure of trees in the cities. This work is part of a sanitary and risk of failure assessment of plane street trees (Platanus x acerifolia) carried out between 2019 and 2020. A random sample of 10 city blocks and their 193 plane trees was selected. In these, the presence of cankers, abnormal bark colorations, deformations, and a series of structural attributes that determine likelihood of failure variables were registered. The proportion of individuals with each symptom and the severity main index (SMI) were calculated as a weighted average of the different severity (SEV) levels in the total of evaluated plants. The severity indices were determined according to trunk or branches circumference and the portion of the tree affected (1st, 2nd or 3rd portion from the base). Deformations presented the main incidence (0.6), SMI (1.68) and a correlation with the presence of damages and human injuries. The presence of cankers and reddish bark were the symptoms that most affected the density of the crowns.
Introducing a Clinical Practice Guideline in Physiotherapy to Address Sexuality in Adults with a Neuromuscular Disorder
Authors: Fisette-Paulhus Isabelle , Morin Mélanie , Fortin Julie , Gagnon Cynthia
Published: February 2023

Purpose:

We present the development and the key elements of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) in physiotherapy aiming to address sexuality, more specifically impairments and limitations that can interfere with sexual activity in adults with a neuromuscular disorder (NMD).

Method:

The CPG was based on the Rare Knowledge Mining Methodological Framework (RKMMF) and included a literature review, consultation with physiotherapists, and validation by an interdisciplinary team. The EX-PLISSIT (extended, permission, limited information, specific suggestions, intensive therapy) model and the Competency Profile for physiotherapists in Canada were also used as frameworks to divide the CPG into sections. Here, we present the methodology for the CPG development and key elements related to physiotherapy assessment and treatment related to sexual activity in people with NMDs.

Results:

An extensive CPG was developed through a literature review, consultations, and a validation process. A total of 75 articles were included in the review. Twelve physiotherapists and four health professionals reviewed the CPG. Physiotherapists should address the following in their assessment: relationships; assistance required during sexual activity; urinary, vaginal, or anorectal symptoms; erectile dysfunction; pain; fatigue; and the impact of the NMD on sexuality. Interventions can target physical activity, positioning, muscle weakness, fatigue, decreased range of motion, erectile dysfunction, sensitivity disorders, lubrication, pain, incontinence, and cardiorespiratory implications.

Conclusions:

The CPG promotes the importance of addressing sexuality and proposes different interventions that physiotherapists should integrate into their practice.
Genres in the Public Domain: Genre Uptakes, Responses, and Responsibility
Authors: Dadugblor Stephen
Published: February 2023

This article analyzes a rhetorical genre ecology emerging in the aftermath of a natural disaster in Ghana. Drawing on news articles and opinion pieces, a presidential speech, a government post-disaster assessment summary, and a World Bank Group action report, I argue that in their operation within the contingent environment of public spheres, genre uptakes may be highly unpredictable, but also serve multiple, varied functions that together respond to the multiplicity of exigences presented by the diffused contexts of publics. The analysis explains how diffused contexts of genre interaction shape social action, and how these interactions, in turn, enact publics.
КОНВЕРГЕНЦІЯ ЗВІТНОСТІ ПРО ВИТРАТИ НА ЯКІСТЬ ТА ЗВІТІВ ІЗ СТІЙКОГО РОЗВИТКУ МАШИНОБУДІВНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ
Authors:   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, Skliar Maksym
Published: February 2023

The convergence of reporting information on quality costs and reporting on sustainable development of machine-building enterprises, the study of theories and terminology of corporate social responsibility and the role of quality costs in its context as well as reporting standards in the field of sustainable development regarding disclosure of non-financial information. Methodology. Analysis of the theoretical foundations and terminology of corporate social responsibility and the role of quality costs in its section, reporting standards in the field of sustainable development regarding the disclosure of non-financial information, the convergence of reporting information on quality costs and reporting using the methods of theoretical generalization, grouping and comparison. The convergence of quality cost reporting and sustainability reporting is based on synthesis and system analysis methodology. Results. The development of theories and terminology of corporate social responsibility and the role of quality costs in its context was summarized. The principles of ensuring sustainability, which include a comprehensive approach to the assessment of management decisions in managing the enterprise and the effective use of all material and non-material resources of the enterprise, were considered. Forecasting a decrease in integral indicators of enterprise sustainability has a direct impact on the number of quality costs. It was established that the traditional financial reporting of enterprises does not disclose all data on quality costs. A comparative characterization of the standards of sustainable development reports regarding the disclosure of non-financial information was carried out. An attempt to converge quality cost reporting and sustainability reporting using internationally recognized sustainability reporting has been made. The conditions for improving analytical support for quality cost management have been determined. The problems of displaying data on quality costs, mainly due to incomplete disclosure of information in the financial statements of enterprises, were identified. The possibilities of expanding reporting information on quality costs in the existing practice of sustainable development reporting were outlined. Scientific novelty. It is proposed to shift from financial accounting to sustainability accounting by adjusting the main reports, which should include profits and losses, to show how quality-related costs and revenues can directly affect the financial performance of the enterprise. Practical significance. The results of this study contain practical recommendations regarding the convergence of reporting information on quality costs and existing reporting on sustainable development in the implementation of economic activities of machine-building enterprises.
NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF THE DYNAMIC PROBLEM OF AXISYMMETRIC VIBRATIONS OF REINFORCED SHELLS
Authors: Arnauta N. , Savchuk S. , Dibrivna E.
Published: February 2023

The reliability of the results obtained in the work is determined by the rigor and correctness of the statements of the initial problems; theoretical substantiation of the finite-difference schemes used; controlled accuracy of numerical calculations; conducting test calculations; compliance of the established regularities with the general properties of oscillations of thin-walled structural elements.

The correctness of the formulation of the problems is achieved by using the well-known equations of the theory of shells and rods of the Tymoshenko type, which are approximations of the original equations of the three-dimensional theory of elasticity. When deriving the equations, the equations of oscillations of the multilayer shell in the smooth region and the equations of oscillations of reinforcing ribbed elements (transverse ribs) were obtained. It is not difficult to show that the indicated equations by the classification of equations in partial derivatives are equations of the hyperbolic type, which are an approximation of the oscillating equations of three-dimensional elastic bodies and sufficiently correctly reproduce wave processes in non-homogeneous shell structures, taking into account spatial gaps.

Numerical algorithms for approximate solutions of the original equations are based on the use of the integro-interpolation method of constructing difference schemes. When constructing difference schemes, kinematic quantities refer to difference points with integer indices, and the values of deformations and moment forces refer to difference points with half-integer indices. This approximation of the initial kinematic and static values allows the fulfillment of the law of conservation of the total mechanical energy of the elastic structure at the difference level. The numerical algorithm is based on the use of separate finite-difference relations in the smooth domain and on the lines of spatial discontinuities with the second order of accuracy in spatial and temporal coordinates.
Barcode-Based Light Fire Extinguisher (APAR) Monitoring with the Waterfall Case Study Method of PT. PLN (Persero) UPK Nagan Raya
Authors: Pane Hasanusi , Gaustama Putra
Published: February 2023

Light Fire Extinguishers (APAR) play a very important role in a company, this aims to prevent and overcome in the event of a fire. The development of technology for equipment inspection has now begun to use digital methods including using android applications and barcodes to facilitate the fire extinguisher inspection process. In this study, it uses the waterfall method, which is a technical model in software development, where a project will be detailed sequentially. Based on the results of research, a method of monitoring the fire extinguisher using androite-based barcodes that can be accessed through the internet network anytime and anywhere. This barcode-based monitoring method can minimize officer errors in writing data on the results of checking the fire extinguisher, searching for data on the results of the fire extinguisher check and can be viewed and accessed easily. Barcodes have been affixed to each fire extinguisher and the barcode has been designed complete with a description of the state of the fire extinguisher in it, including the type of fire extinguisher, weight, name of the officer, expiret, type. It can be concluded by using this method the quality of the resulting system will be better because its implementation is carried out gradually or sequentially.
Outcomes of Telepharmacy on Asthma Control at Ratchaburi Hospital
Authors: Thavornwattanayong Wiwat , Nuallaong Patchawalai
Published: February 2023

Objective: This study aimed to assess clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes of telepharmacy in asthma patients.  Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental research design, with one-group pretest-posttest, was conducted to study telepharmacy. This real-time pharmaceutical care using communication technology was conducted in 29 asthma patients, over 12 weeks. Clinical outcomes were evaluated; including, asthma control, drug-related problems, adherence to use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), ICS-side effects, emergency room visits and hospitalizations due to acute exacerbation. Patient satisfaction was used to assess humanistic outcomes, and cost-saving was used to assess economic outcomes.  Results: Clinical outcomes showed statistically significant improvement in the number of well-controlled patients; increasing from 34.48% to 89.66% (p-value<0.01). ICS adherence improved from the mean percentage of number of times patients forgot to use ICS; which decreased from 5.86±18.67 to 0.21±0.74 (p-value<0.01). The mean number of drug-related problems decreased from 1.45±0.91 to 0.21±0.41 (p-value<0.01), and the mean number of ICS-side effects decreased from 0.66±0.72 to 0.14±0.44 (p-value<0.01). A total of 51.72 % of patients also required additional advice on inhaler techniques by a pharmacist. The mean number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations, due to acute exacerbation, decreased to zero by the end of the study. Humanistic outcomes revealed that patient satisfaction was at the ‘very satisfactory’ level (4.82±0.27 out of 5.00), and economic outcomes found that patients could save 49.99±34.90% compared to usual care.  Conclusion: This study shows that patients receiving telepharmacy have better outcomes in ICS adherence and asthma control, can prevent future risks (acute exacerbation, ICS-side effects), save costs and were very satisfied with telepharmacy overall.
Survey on Modern Cryptography
Authors: Abd Zaid Mustafa , Hassan Soukaena
Published: February 2023

Security is one of the significant difficulties that individuals are confronting when the information exchanged over the internet in today's world. Cryptography is the way to achieve security of network or data by hiding the important information from unauthorized individuals. Encryption is a mechanism of converting plain-text into cipher-text in order to be unreadable by unwanted people. In this review, we explain some important cryptography primitives ( symmetric and asymmetric cryptography algorithms) with examples for each type. Comparative study is making among this cryptography primitives according to many parameters such as structure, speed, block size and others parameters.
Applications of Wavelets for BVPs and Signal Processing
Authors: Alabacy Zina
Published: February 2023

The transfer of information using the signal needs speed, which leads to the compression of the information. It is only possible through the process of using a mathematical technique at work. To demonstrate an increase in theory efficiency, it was used in signal processing, compression, and good results. In section 4 Matrix was used because M=3 was taken, where six functions were obtained, when these functions were integrated, the operations matrix of integration was added, which was added to solve Boundary Value Problems (BVPs) numerically. In addition to solving problems numerically, using the proposed technique, which is signal processing, to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed theory as indicated in section 2, wavelets are built on the dependence of the four effects . In addition, the number of equations obtained is calculated based on the value of where six functions are obtained and the greater value of is obtained More functions, leading to greater accuracy in obtaining the best results.
A Multiplicative-Additive Chaotic-Address Steganography
Authors: Alwan Haneen , Hussain Zahir
Published: February 2023

In this study, Multiple-Chaotic maps were merged by using multiplicative-additive form to generate the

chaotic sequences which are used to track the addresses of shuffled bits in steganography. Three techniques are

introduced for image steganography in the spatial domain. The first system is based on the well-known LSB

technique, the second system is based on looking for the identical bits between the secret message and the cover

image and the third system is based on the concept of LSB substitution, it is employed the mapping of secret data bits

with cover pixel bits. It was tested and evaluated security levels for the proposed techniques by using the Peak

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Mean Square Error (MSE), histogram analysis and correlative analysis and tested the

Chaotic sequences generated by using correlation, Lypaunov exponents, Poincaré section and 0-1Test. The results

show that the proposed methods perform better than existed systems.
Marketing in conditions of economic uncertainty
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Vynohradova O. V.
Published: February 2023

The article substantiates the situation of uncertainty (unpredictability, ambivalence), as characteristic of the Ukrainian economy since the beginning of the pandemic and intensified in the conditions of war. It is shown that the world economy and the economy of Ukraine, in particular, face the need to operate in conditions of uncertainty caused by COVID-19, and in 2022 - russia's military aggression against Ukraine. The main negative consequences of the pandemic and martial law on the economy and, in particular, on the field of marketing have been determined. It has been proven that the At the same time, the effect of uncertainty should not only destabilize, but also become a driving force for change. The role of the crisis as an activator of innovative shifts in marketing is substantiated, and the possibility of various types of marketing to adapt in conditions of uncertainty is investigated. The strengthening of the role of Digital - marketing for the development of the Ukrainian economy is substantiated. The existing ambivalence of the market requires increased flexibility of marketing processes. In such case, digital marketing should become a protection of interaction with customers and leaders, the basis of modern communication policy of enterprises, to actively develop and adapt to today's realities. The possibilities of marketing personnel potential in the future development of the marketing sphere are emphasized. Ukrainian marketers are able to successfully operate in domestic and international markets, are in demand in their profession during military action, and have the opportunity through special agencies to work and work in uncertainty, gain new experience, improve skills, develop marketing as an art and philosophy of modern business.
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for shunt malfunction in the pediatric population: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis
Authors: Lee Keng Siang , Chari Aswin , Gillespie Conor S. , Ekert Justyna O. , Saffari Seyed Ehsan , James Greg , Aquilina Kristian
Published: February 2023

OBJECTIVE

Despite growing published evidence of the merits of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) instead of shunt revision at the time of shunt malfunction (secondary ETV), concerns about its efficacy and complications remain and ETV is still not used widely in this context. This study aimed to carry out a comprehensive meta-analysis and reports on the success and safety of secondary ETV in the pediatric age group.

METHODS

In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches of Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central were undertaken from database inception to September 7, 2022. ETV success was defined as the lack of need for a shunt and was the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures were the rates of complications and mortality. A random-effects model was used. Summary-level meta-regression was performed to identify predictors for success in accordance with the ETV Success Score (ETVSS).

RESULTS

Sixteen studies reporting on 584 patients who underwent secondary ETV for shunt malfunction were included in the meta-analysis. The overall pooled mean (95% CI) age was 6.1 (3–9) years, and 57.0% of patients were male. The pooled prevalence rates of the hydrocephalus etiologies were as follows: aqueduct stenosis (39.3%); myelomeningocele (27.6%); postinfectious (17.1%); posthemorrhagic (13.0%); neoplasm (13.0%); and malformation (11.3%). The overall pooled success rates of ETV for shunt malfunction at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months were 65.69% (95% CI 52%–77%, prediction interval 47%–81%, I2 = 0, p = 0.775); 63.25% (95% CI 54%–72%, prediction interval 38%–83%, I2 = 65, p < 0.001); and 53.37% (95% CI 24%–81%, prediction interval 1%–99%, I2 = 47, p = 0.154). The overall pooled prevalence of intraoperative bleeding was 4.96% (95% CI 0%–64%, prediction interval 0%–99%, I2 = 85, p < 0.001). The overall rates of complications were low, with new neurological deficit (transient or permanent) having the highest rate at 1.61% (95% CI 0.68%–3.72%, prediction interval 0.67%–3.78%, I2 = 0, p > 0.999). On meta-regression, age (p = 0.138), proportion of patients with postinfectious hydrocephalus (p = 0.8736), and number of shunt revisions (p = 0.1775) were not statistically significant predictors of secondary ETV success at 6 months.

CONCLUSIONS

This meta-analysis demonstrates that secondary ETV after shunt malfunction in pediatric patients is a feasible option with acceptable success rates and low complication rates.

Clinical trial registration no.: CRD42022359573 (PROSPERO)