bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND ACCELEROMETRY IN PATIENTS FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER
Authors: Almeida Maria Cláudia Valente , Nascimento Débora Carolina do , Neves Laura Maria , Dias Juliana , Silva Anselmo e , Carneiro Saul
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Gastrointestinal cancer is the most prevalent form of
cancer worldwide. Surgical treatment interferes with functioning and
increases the length of hospital stay. However, studies have shown that
early mobilization reduces the length of hospital stay. Objectives:
Determine the cardiovascular safety and intensity of an adapted protocol
for early mobilization in patients following surgery for the treatment
of gastrointestinal cancer. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional
study was conducted with 24 individuals: 15 in the case group (cancer
patients in the post-operative period) and nine in the control group
(hospitalized patients without cancer). All participants were submitted
to a standardized early mobilization physiotherapeutic protocol. A
portable heart rate monitor and accelerometer were used to obtain data
on heart rate variability (HRV) and the intensity of physical activity
(IPA) before and after the intervention. Results: No statistically
significant differences in energy expenditure or IPA percentages were
found between groups. Moreover, no significant difference in HRV
occurred in the case group, whereas differences in RR, HR and pNN50
variables were found in the control group. Conclusion: Early
mobilization for patients following surgery for the treatment of
gastrointestinal cancer can be performed without increasing HRV and with
energy expenditure and IPA similar to those found in patients without
cancer.
Therapeutic interventions in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2: A review
Authors: Sharma Bhavdeep , Pant Anushree , Vasundhara M
Published: March 2022

SARS-CoV-2 has emerged as a life-threatening virus claiming number of
lives and adversely affecting the physical, mental health and economic
growth world-wide. There is an urgent need to treat this life
threatening condition as it is adversely affecting the mankind. Because
of the pandemic, the global economic rate has declined by several folds.
Initially, FDA approved drugs for other diseases have been repurposed
for treatment, but these therapeutic strategies do not provide targeted
treatment to treat Covid-19. Broad spectrum antiviral drugs, their
combinations and life supporting systems provide effective result to
inhibit viral entry and replication. Other therapeutic options like
Angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) blockers and Transmembrane
protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2) inhibitors and plasma therapy have proven
to have greater potential to target the virus. In this review, we have
discussed a number of therapeutic interventions like use of antiviral
drugs, drug combination therapy and other therapeutics that are
currently exhibiting effective results and helping to lower the
mortality rate significantly. Vaccine is the best option as it elicits
immune response and provides long-term immunity to fight against such
infections. This review also focuses on the current vaccine development
scenario practiced worldwide.
Synbiotic for prevention of SARS-Cov2 infection in high risk hospital staffs: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: ahanchian hamid , ranjbar Alireza , Reihani Hamidreza , Peyvandi Arash , Jafari Seyedali , Kiani Moahammadali , Tafrishi Rana , Motevalihaghi Nasrinsadat , Kakshour Ali , Moazzen Nasrin , Shaye Zahra Abbasi , Ebrahimi Sadegh , Kianifar Hamidreza
Published: March 2022

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 increasingly involves people worldwide. Probiotics can
improve immune system functions via different mechanisms. We proposed
that Synbiotic Lactocare® may also reduce SARS-Cov2 infection in high
risk medical staff working in COVID-19 hospital wards. Method: In a
randomized, controlled trial, 60 hospital staff without any history of
clinical or laboratory evidence of SARS-Cov2 infection were received
either once daily oral synbiotic capsule (Lactocare®) that contains 1
billion CFU/Cap of L. (Lactobacillus) casei, L. rhamnosus, Streptococcus
thermophilus, Bifidobacterium breve, L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium
infantis, L. bulgaricus, and Fructooligosacharide (Zist Takhmir, Tehran,
Iran) or placebo with the same appearance for 30 days. They were
followed for two months. Result: During the two month period of this
study, SARS-COV-2 RT-PCR test results were positive in three
participants (9.67%) in placebo group compared to zero positive test in
synbiotic group. The differences were not statistically significant (p=
0.238). During the study, two persons (7 %) of placebo group had
respiratory complaint such as cough, rhinorrhea and/or dyspnea, compared
with one in synbiotic group (p= 0.492). Conclusion: This study showed
that overall frequency of SARS-COC2 infection in participants receiving
synbiotic and those receiving placebo did not differ significantly.
However, 3 hospital staff in placebo group compared to no one in
synbiotic group had SARS-COV2 infection. Further studies with greater
power and alternative probiotic strains and mixture are warranted to
determine whether Synbiotic can prevent COVID-19 in at-risk hospital
staff. Keywords: COVID-19, Synbiotic, prevention, Lactocare, SARS-Cov2
Au12@Au30 core-shell Molecule Constituted of an Icosahedron and an Icosidodecahedron
Authors: Bai Chunyuan , Li Hongfei , Zun Xie , Dong Yichen , Liu Shulan
Published: March 2022

A stable core-shell structure Au@Au
has been investigated by first-principles calculations. The
Au@Au with Ih symmetry is composed
of an icosahedron core and an icosidodecahedron shell. There is no
imaginary frequency in the normal vibrational modes. And combining
molecular dynamics NVT simulations the dynamic stability of the
structure is proved. The orbital bonding analysis shows that there are
multi-center bonds, twenty6-centerσ bonds and one12-centerσ bond in this
structure, which are the potential reasons for the structural stability.
Both the PDOS and the Hirshfeld charge population analysis show that
this system is non-magnetic. The HOMO frontier molecular orbital reveals
obvious s-d hybridization characteristics. In this core-shell
nanostructure, there are a large number of 1-center valence lone
electron pairs with the characteristics of d-like orbitals. This
proposed structure Au@Au makes the
size of core-shell clusters more enriched and may be used in catalysis
and medicine fields.
Scattering function of the quadratically eigenparameter depending impulsive Sturm-Liouville equations
Authors: Bairamov Elgiz , Oznur Basak
Published: March 2022

We handle an impulsive Sturm-Liouville boundary value problem. We find
the Jost solution, Jost function and scattering function of this problem
and examine properties of scattering function. We also study eigenvalues
and resolvent operator of this problem. Finally, we exemplify our work
by taking a different problem.
Use of serum procalcitonin to differentiate acute antepartum pyelonephritis from asymptomatic bacteriuria and acute cystitis during pregnancy: A multicentre prospective observational study
Authors: Huang Shang-Yu , Hsiao Ching-Hua , Zhang Xueqin , Lin Kang , Yan Jianying , Cheng Po-Jen
Published: March 2022

Objective: To examine whether serum procalcitonin (PCT) is useful for
differentiating acute pyelonephritis (APN) from asymptomatic bacteriuria
and acute cystitis during pregnancy Design: A multicentre prospective
observational study Setting: Eleven maternity hospitals in Taiwan
Population: Two hundred and seventy pregnant women with asymptomatic
bacteriuria, 243 pregnant women with acute cystitis, 186 pregnant women
with APN, and 270 healthy pregnant controls Method: To compare serum
white blood cell (WBC) counts, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),
C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and PCT level among pregnant women with
asymptomatic bacteriuria, acute cystitis, and APN and healthy pregnant
women (controls) Main outcome measures: Utility of WBC count, ESR, CRP,
and PCT biomarkers for the prediction of APN during pregnancy Results:
Area under the curve (AUC) values of PCT, CRP, ESR, and WBC count for
predicting asymptomatic bacteriuria were 0.576, 0.628, 0.542, and 0.532,
respectively; those for predicting acute cystitis were 0.766, 0.735,
0.681, and 0.597, respectively; and those for predicting acute
pyelonephritis 0.859, 0.763, 0.711, and 0.732, respectively. Compared
with the other inflammatory markers used to predict APN, PCT exhibited
the highest AUC (0.859 [95% confidence interval (CI)
0.711–0.935]). A cutoff value of >0.25 ng/mL had a
sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 79%. Conclusion: Serum PCT can
be a valuable addition to existing methods of differentiating
asymptomatic bacteriuria, acute cystitis, and APN during pregnancy and
can facilitate the early identification of APN during pregnancy.
Recent mutations in NS1 protein of H1N1 influenza virus isolated from India during 2009 to 2019
Authors: Syeda Lubna , Chinta Suma , Burra Prakruthi , Vedantham Kiranmayi , Ray Sibnath , Bandyopadhyay Debashree
Published: March 2022

The routine influenza (H1N1) surveillance in India started almost a
decade ago. The fluctuation in the number of deaths and cases in
different Indian states over the last decade presumably indicated the
possible changes in the viral sequence and in the immune response of the
host. To track these changes, we have chosen NS1 protein that invades
host antiviral immune response. Objective of this study was to identify
the recent mutations on NS1 protein from Indian isolates. The sequences
of NS1 proteins from H1N1 strains isolated in India over a decade were
obtained from publicly available databases. Multiple sequence alignment,
phylogeny and surface hydrophilicity analyses were performed to confirm
the consistent mutations on NS1 protein, evolved chronologically in
India. Total eight mutations were identified, two in RNA-binding domain
(RBD), five in effector domain (ED) and one in the linker region. Three
mutations were reported first time in this study at the sequence
positions, 2, 80 and 155; those evolved either in 2017 or in 2019. These
recent mutations were associated with conservative substitutions in the
alternative domains of NS1 protein, namely, i) D2E and E55D, ii) T80A
and A155T and iii) E55K and K131E. A gradual shift of NS1 antigenic
regions (surface hydrophilicity) was observed from ED to RBD domains
along the time line. The possible consequences of these mutations on
host-pathogen interactions were hypothesized based on the sequence
positions of NS1 mutations belonging to various cellular-binding
sub-domains. The hypothesis is subject to further experimental and
computational verification.
A subtype of human bocavirus detected in Rattus norvegicus feces in China
Authors: Chen Qing , You Fang-Fei , Zhang Minyi , Wu Fei , Li Qiushuang
Published: March 2022

Background Bocavirus is a typical zoonotic pathogen with a wide range of
hosts. Here, we report the epidemiology of human bocavirus (HBoV)
detected in Rattus norvegicus. Methods Between May 2015 and May 2017,
357 R. norvegicus were captured in four Chinese provinces. Polymerase
chain reaction was used to investigate the prevalence of HBoV in fecal
samples. Phylogenetic analysis and sequencing of the entire viral genome
were undertaken. Results HBoV was detected in 0.84% (3/357) of samples.
Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial VP1 region and
near-full-sequence regions showed that HBoV obtained in R. norvegicus
was genetically closely related to HBoV-2. One near-full‐length HBoV
genome (named “GZ533”) was acquired, and phylogenetic analysis of the
three positive sequences revealed that they shared very high identity in
nucleotides and amino acids in the VP1 region (96.0%–99.1%).
Comparison of GZ533 and other HBoVs revealed ~100%
identity of amino acids in the VP1 region, whereas only 37.5% identity
of amino acids when compared with R. norvegicus bocavirus. Conclusion
HBoV-2 was detected in R. norvegicus in China. R. norvegicus may be a
carrier of HBoV infection, and its impact on public health merits
attention.
Animal dignity and sympathetic imagination: Martha Nussbaum and an analysis of the treatment of non-human animals
Authors: Martinic Iva
Published: March 2022

In this paper, I analyse Martha Nussbaum?s view of how we should treat
non-human animals, which she links to her capabilities approach. This
approach offers a conception of justice or, as Nussbaum puts it, a
collection of fundamental rights that specify some of the necessary elements
for a just society. In addition to justice for human beings, this approach
includes animal rights. The basis for the discussion consists of two
elements that justify the claim that every animal deserves to live a life
that is characteristic of a member of its species. The first element is
dignity, and the second is sympathetic imagination. The intention of
Nussbaum?s approach is to represent an improvement on the social contract
tradition (in particular, in the Rawlsian version), by offering a more
encompassing theory of justice. In her view, the capabilities approach,
contrary to the theories of social contract, has principled resources that
allow it to include, among else, non-human-animals in the domain of justice.
However, the contribution of my paper consists in showing the problems I
observe in Nussbaum?s theory. These problems are related to the insufficient
definition of basic concepts and to the fact that in Nussbaum?s theory,
non-human animals remain, across various situations, only a means of serving
human needs. The consequence is that non-human animals are not included in
the domain of justice which, after all, is Nussbaum?s fundamental ambition.
Efficiency Assessment of the Complex Process of Variable Cutting Parameters
Authors: Jia M. , Su Y. , Zuo Z. , Zhan Y. , Xu Y. , Xiang D.
Published: March 2022

Saving energy and low carbon strategy has becoming the future trend of manufacturing industry. Cutting process in mechanical manufacturing has the characteristics of heavy energy consumption and complex process. The estimation and evaluation of energy consumption and energy efficiency of cutting process are hot topics in research groups and industry. The energy consumption of cutting process is determined by the load, which is related to the cutting parameters under fixed cutting systems, while the cutting parameter might change with the cutting process and material. Based on the relationship between energy consumption and cutting characteristics and the quality requirements, the cutting specific energy u(t) = P(t)/M(t), which is varies with time is proposed to evaluate the energy consumption of various cutting parameters under complex machining processes. The influence of cutting parameters on cutting energy consumption is studied by experiments and a calculation method is proposed to calculate cutting energy consumption. Finally, a case study of complex curve machining in mold manufacturing is illustrated to prove the effectiveness of the proposed evaluation method.
Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation: Institutional Work and Institutional Logics Perspectives
Authors: Teresia Apelina , Nugraheni B. Linggar Yekti
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis study aims to analyse the role of the ERP system in supporting the management decision-making process by using institutional logics and institutional work perspectives. This study uses primary data through semi-structured interviews and applies NVivo software for coding management. It applies purposive sampling method and generate 2 key participants. Researchers used a qualitative method based on the concept of institutional logics and institutional work to analyse the suitability of the logics embedded in the ERP system with the institutional logics applied in XYZ. Identity of the company has been disguised to avoid unintended consequences. This study finds that organisation needs to synchronise its habits and culture with the system innovation, and vice versa. Moreover, this study finds that the works of actors are important in making successful ERP implementation. Organisation actors play significant roles through political, cultural, and technical works. This study contributes to current literature on how institutional works used to explain the works of actors in the implementation of innovation. Moreover, this study supports the argument about the importance of adjustment between system innovation and organisation logics during innovation implementation.  AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peran sistem ERP dalam mendukung proses pengambilan keputusan manajemen menggunakan logika institusional dan perspektif kerja institusional. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer melalui wawancara semi terstruktur dan menggunakan software NVivo untuk coding management. Metode yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dan menghasilkan 2 partisipan kunci. Peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif berdasarkan konsep logika institusional dan kerja institusional untuk menganalisis kesesuaian logika yang tertanam dalam sistem ERP dengan logika institusional yang diterapkan di XYZ. Identitas perusahaan telah disamarkan untuk menghindari konsekuensi yang tidak diinginkan. Studi ini menemukan bahwa organisasi perlu menyelaraskan kebiasaan dan budaya mereka dengan inovasi sistem, dan sebaliknya. Selain itu, studi ini menemukan bahwa kerja aktor penting dalam membuat implementasi ERP berhasil. Aktor organisasi memainkan peran penting melalui kerja politik, budaya dan teknis. Studi ini berkontribusi pada literatur terkini tentang bagaimana kerja institusional digunakan untuk menjelaskan kerja aktor dalam implementasi inovasi. Selain itu, penelitian ini mendukung argumen tentang pentingnya penyesuaian antara inovasi sistem dan logika organisasi selama implementasi inovasi.
Studying the relationship between corporate governance, financial management decisions and firm’s financial performance.
Authors: Lavasani Hamed , Jabbari Hossein , Rahmani Halimeh
Published: March 2022

Corporate governance is one of the critical issues that lead to improving the business environment. Corporate governance not only values firm managers interested in knowing the quality level and corporate governance structure and its adjustment with the best methods and regulations but also is attractive for participants in the market who are interested in knowing governance risk in firms. On the other hand, the major role of financial reporting is to transfer data to outsiders in an organization efficiently. Any business unit works within a field through which the result of performances could be studied and assessed and measured through different methods. Also, the main goal of most firms is to create value for shareholders and to maximize it by using managerial decisions. Methodology: The present study is going to investigate the relationship between corporate governance, financial management decisions, and the financial performance of firms. The statistical sample used in the present research includes 76 enlisted in the Tehran Stock Exchange during the time period between 2010 and 2014. The dependent variable in this research is firm performance. The independent variables whose effect on firm performance is going to be investigated include corporate governance elements (ownership percentage of institutional investors, ownership concentration, the board size, the proportion of not in charge board members), financial management decisions (over-investment, sub-optimal investment). Results: The intended data were collected and were categorized in an axel file as data references. Also testing the hypotheses was carried out by using multiple variable regressions based on pooled data techniques by using Eviews economic measurement software. Conclusion: Research findings showed that there has been a negative and meaningful relationship between ownership percentage of institutional investors and financial performance with a probability of %95. Also, there has not been a meaningful relationship between board size, the proportion of not in charge board members (independence of board), and financial performance. On the other hand, there has not been a meaningful relationship between over-investment and financial performance. But there has been a positive and meaningful relationship between sub-optimal investment and a firm’s financial performance.
Evaluation of Effective Factors in FMIS in a Farm Enterprise, From Viewpoint of All 75 Jihad Farming Organization's Experts
Authors: Esakan Mehdi Mohammadzadeh , Rezaei Hossain
Published: March 2022

This article has studied the possibility of infrastructure in FMIS application in the west Azerbaijan jahad keshavari. Methodology: With regard to soil and farming production precise management in adaptation with farm diverse environment and assistance to achieving sustainable development, west Azerbaijan has improved in agricultural modern activities and been evaluated in having precise agricultural administrative potential. The present research is done in Correlation Descriptive method and research tool is questionnaire. With regard to the questionnaire validity administrative professionals Within "2014-15", 75 workers were chosen for this survey. Results: The data was analyzed by SPSS package and one of the research results shown is the relevant relationship among, technical, management, policies and possibility of usage precise agriculture, Conclusion: although among sociological and possibility of usage precise agriculture factors there isn't a significant relationship Also educational, technical and economic variables could forecast 65% of the outcome variable changes.
Reviewing Balance Scorecard (BSC) application in management accounting
Authors: Bezenjani Meysam Amini Zadeh , Dehghani Masoumeh , Shafiee Hadi
Published: March 2022

Balanced evaluation technique is one of the most important and modern techniques of evaluating organization’s performance operations and according to the development of organization’s performance evaluation methods, it is necessary to pay attention to select a method that has the most investment return rate as much as possible. This paper addresses the reviewing of “balanced evaluation” technique that is one of the most modern techniques of management accounting. Methodology: Then balanced evaluation technique and its aspects and necessary steps in order to prepare it are described briefly. Finally, challenges and solutions presented are addressed to remove the challenges of evaluating this technique. Results: In fact, it can be said that BSC nowadays becomes like a language to evaluate institutes. Briefly, BSC is a Top-Down system on organizational performance, in which general perspectives must be classified as the first stage (general goals) and managers must decide that which strategy reach us to our goals after organizational structure and infrastructure stability. Conclusion: BSC meanwhile helping the management in acquiring organization’s information sources application and results from products production; helps him/her in reviewing performance empty spaces strategy elements and parts (Unknown capabilities). BSC enables the manager to know economic conditions results, quantitative goals, seasonal conditions, competitors’ activities, physical capacity planning, and labor productivity and production problems and to act about the elimination of defects by gathering suggestions and making the decision and helps him/her whether or not to allocate resources.
Agrarian modernization through "ideal agricultural subjects": a lost cause for smallholders in Rwanda?
Authors: Pasgaard Maya , Kim Sung Kyu , Dawson Neil , Fold Niels
Published: March 2022

With an example from Rwanda, we ask how the State's policy strategy and attempts to construct "ideal agricultural subjects" resonate with the actual changes experienced by farmers themselves. We present three different empirical examples to show that a) when opportunities from agricultural transformation initially arise, only the wealthiest can capture them, and even then the government is seen as the main beneficiary; b) some priority crop growers experience an increase in income and savings due to higher productivity and better prices, while those who do not grow priority crops face land scarcity and lack of employment opportunities; c) requirements to upscale livestock production do not align with the strategies or capacities of many smallholders. We show that only endowed farmers with sufficient land and ability to engage in priority crops or livestock production can take advantage of the opportunities presented by agricultural transformation, while smallholders with constraints to their adoption of promoted changes face vulnerability to dispossession and poverty. We relate these findings to our broader conceptual frame, and encourage further research to explore the integration, modification, resistance to and impacts of idealized policies in Rwanda and across sub-Saharan Africa.
Pharmacist-Physician Split-Shared Visits in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Lessons Learned from a Novel Reimbursement Model using Telehealth
Authors: Abou-Karam Nada M. , Jump Melisssa E. , Jiao Jingying , Schmelz Andrew N.
Published: March 2022

Introduction: The Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) setting poses unique challenges to reimbursement of services provided by ambulatory care pharmacists; however, recent changes to telemedicine reimbursement have created new opportunities to help overcome these challenges. This article describes the experience and outcomes of the implementation of a novel, pharmacist-physician split-shared telehealth model at AltaMed Medical Group, a large, multi-site FQHC in Los Angeles and Orange counties. 
Program Development and Implementation: A pilot program for pharmacist-physician split shared tele-visits was launched at one clinic site with one clinical pharmacist and has since been expanded to a total of 6 sites and 5 clinical pharmacists. Prior to this program, clinical pharmacists saw patients for diabetes mellitus (DM) video-conference disease management appointments. With the launch of the pilot program, additional steps were added to pre-existing workflows to create a model in which visits with the clinical pharmacists were followed by an “enhanced visit” with an eligible, billable clinic provider.
Outcomes: Average A1c change for all patients in the split-shared model was -1.5%, and average A1c change for program graduates from enrollment through graduation was -3.8%. Evidence from similar services have also been associated with significant increases in revenue from a split-shared model, indicating this design can be a viable option for financial justification of ambulatory care pharmacy services.
Conclusion: In the setting of current limitations, we advocate for increased utilization of shared visits and split-shared visits as a viable method to generate revenue and aid in the justification of clinical pharmacy services.
A Review on E-Voting Based on Blockchain Models
Authors: Salman Saba Abdul-Baqi , Al-Janabi Sufyan , Sagheer Ali Makki
Published: March 2022

Developing a solid e-voting system that offers fairness and privacy for users is a challenging objective. This paper is trying to address whether blockchain can be used to build an efficient e-voting system, also, this research has specified four blockchain technologies with their features and limitations. Many papers have been reviewed in a study covered ten years from 2011 to 2020. As a result of the study, the blockchain platform can be a successful public ledger to implement an e-voting system. Four blockchain technologies have been noticed from this study. These are blockchain using smart contracts, blockchain relying on Zcash platform, blockchain programmed from scratch, and blockchain depending on digital signature. Each blockchain model has details about its features and limitations. Finally, this study suggests developing a blockchain platform that can avoid limitations of currently used blockchain platforms by ensuring authentication, privacy, security for remote e-voting processes.
Perianal fistula in perineal phlegmon as a complication of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma. A case report
Authors: Marcinkowski Maciej , Przemysław Przemysław
Published: March 2022

The authors present a case of a 56-year-old female patient treated due to perineal phlegmon complicated with fistulas in the anal region and medial region of the right thigh. Imaging scans demonstrated the presence of numerous pus collections at various sites, but did not reveal the cause of phlegmon and fistulas. The patient was deemed eligible for an urgent surgery. The crypt-related etiology of fistulas was ruled out intraoperatively. The numerous pus collections and cutaneous fistulas were incised, cleansed and drained. Subsequently, treatment was continued using negative pressure wound therapy. The treatment led to wound healing. The retrospective analysis demonstrated that the most probable cause of phlegmon was spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma that had an atypical manifestation due to pathological obesity. Obesity, diabetes and delayed diagnosis led to the gravitational spread of phlegmon within the perineum, right groin and right thigh, and to the formation of cutaneous fistulas.
SOSIALISASI GREEN BEHAVIOR MELALUI NILAI-NILAI KEARIFAN LOKAL HUTAN LINDUNG TERHADAP MASYARAKAT DI LINGKUNGAN SITUS ASTANA GEDE KAWALI
Authors: Ratih Dewi , Kusmayadi Yadi , Sondarika Wulan
Published: March 2022

Pengabdian ini menggunakan pendekatan sosialisasi. Hasil pengabdian ini bahwa green behavior dapat dilihat dari perilaku individu sehari-hari seperti memelihara kebersihan lingkungan rumah, membuang sampah pada tempatnya, mengonsumsi makanan sehat, mendaur ulang sampah rumah tangga, menggunakan listrik dan air seperlunya. Serta Nilai-nilai kearifan lokal hutan lindung di Kawasan Astana Gede yang meliputi tujuh unsur budaya tersebut, akan dijelaskan secara terperinci dalam uraian berikut ini diantaranya: Nilai Religi, Nilai Etika, Nilai Pengetahuan dan Pendidikan, Nilai Sejarah, Nilai Estetis.
PELATIHAN PENULISAN ARTIKEL BAGI GURU-GURU MATEMATIKA SMP DI KABUPATEN JOMBANG
Authors: Maf'ulah Syarifatul
Published: March 2022

Guru dituntut memiliki kemampuan menulis artikel sebagai salah satu persyaratan mengajukan sertifikasi, kenaikan pangkat, dan pengajuan kepala sekolah. Tapi, masih banyak guru yang belum faham bagaimana menulis artikel (berdasarkan hasil wawancara kepada beberapa guru di Jombang).  Oleh sebab itu, pengabdi mengadakan pelatihan penulisan artikel bagi guru-guru matematika SMP Kabupaten Jombang. Adapun tahapan kegiatan, yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, dan pelaporan. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah pengabdi mempersiapkan materi pelatihan dan menetapkan waktu pelaksanaan pelatihan penyusunan artikel. Tahap pelaksanaan, pengabdi memaparkan materi pelatihan dilanjutkan sesi tanya jawab. Berikutnya, peserta pelatihan menyusun artikel secara mandiri di rumah masing-masing. Ketika artikel selesai, peserta mengirimkan artikelnya tersebut kepada pengabdi melalui Whatsapp untuk direview sebagai dasar evaluasi pelatihan. Feedback pengabdi terkait artikel yang ditulis guru adalah, kerapian penulisan, metode penelitian masih terlalu panjang sehingga harus diringkas lagi, dan bagian hasil dan pembahasan, terlalui singkat, sehingga harus dirinci dan diperkuat dengan data. Secara keseluruhan, peserta pelatihn sudah mampu menyusun artikel dengan baik. Hal tersebut dikarenakan guru-guru tersebut baru pertama menyusun artikel.
Tailoring Design of Nanomaterials and Systems to Individualize Patient Treatments
Authors: Buljan Marija , Wick Peter
Published: March 2022

Nanomedicine encompasses usage of materials smaller than 100 nm for diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease. A frequent application of these materials is in reformulation of active drugs, which were previously approved for clinical use. As illustrated with chemotherapeutics, delivery of a drug within a nanocarrier can represent a clear clinical benefit as it can increase its targeted uptake and reduce the off-target toxicity. Matching nanomedicine treatments with patient-specific biomarkers provides an exciting prospect for moving the filed towards precision medicine. In parallel, a strong potential for personalized treatments comes from employing nanomaterials for the delivery of patient-tailored biologically active molecules. Recent research and clinical data have highlighted mRNA and siRNA molecules, as well as short peptides, as powerful new drug classes that can be designed according to patient profiles and effectively delivered within nanoparticles. Particles used for therapeutic delivery are based on biodegradable and safe materials, frequently lipids and polymers, which can be further functionalized into more complex forms. Currently, there is a strong interest in developing specific nanocarrier formulations which can achieve optimal delivery of active molecules to targeted cells while reducing unwanted side-effects. Here, we discuss recent developments and future perspectives in the nanomedicine field and specifically highlight innovative approaches for the personalized patient treatments.
Time-independent desorption hysteresis in liquid phase sorption experiments: the concept and the models based on gate-sorption site coupling
Authors: Borisover Mikhail
Published: March 2022

Sorption-desorption hysteresis (SDH) is often observed in liquid phase (solution) sorption experiments with various chemicals on complex natural materials, including soils and sediments. Sorption-desorption interactions with soils and sediments are of significant fundamental and applied interest since they control the transport and fate of chemicals in environmental systems. SDH expressed as a difference between sorption and desorption isotherms determined in solutions may demonstrate time-independent behavior. This work aims to propose a concept that could mechanistically explain and allow predictions of time-independent SDH in three different scenarios: (1) sorbed molecules are entrapped and physically blocked from their exchange with the environment; (2) sorbed molecules are irreversibly bound to sorbent matrix such that the sorption sites capable of irreversible binding are not fully occupied in the presence of non-zero concentrations of solutes; (3) SDH is associated with forming of a non-relaxed sorbent state where the free exchange of sorbate molecules with the environment occurs. The proposed concept introduces the gates present in a sorbent matrix and capable of concentration-dependent cooperative opening/closure, thus acting as a switch: sorbate interactions with sorption sites are allowed at increased solute concentrations but not the opposite. Coupling the gates distribution with the distribution of sorption sites allows addressing each scenario of interest and explaining time-independent SDH. The models developed within the concept can represent and even predict desorption data using a minimal number of adjustable parameters. This predictive potential may be improved by accounting for the assumptions introduced while developing the models.
Most Stringent Test of Independence in W× K Contingency Tables for Nominal Data Using Monte Carlo Simulations
Authors: Shahzad Shakeel , Khan Saud Ahmed , Atiq Ur Rehman
Published: March 2022

Purpose:  This study aims to analyze the performance of tests of independence for nominal data. Tests of independence is one of the most used statistical techniques in econometrics. A principal interest in many studies regarding contingency tables is to test if the variables are independent in contingency table (CT’s). Many standard tests are available for nominal data. However, there is no clarity about choice of tests for various kinds of Data Generating Process (DGP) of nominal data. 

Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used stringent criteria (SC) for evaluation of optimal test of independence among a large numbers of tests of independence in w × k contingency tables using Monte Carlo simulations.

Findings: The most stringent test of independence is Logarithmic Minimum Square (LMS) in w × k contingency table for nominal data. 

Implications/Originality/Value: This Paper gives very clear guidance to practitioner about use of tests of independence for nominal data. Results recommends based on solid estimation of Monte Carlo Simulation and algorithm for a variety of Data Generating Process (DGP) in w × k contingency tables. We came to conclusion and recommended clearly that Logarithmic Minimum Square (LMS) is the optimal and most stringent test, and no other test can beat it for nominal data in w × k contingency tables.
Efek Pemberian Ekstrak Teripang (Holothuria leucospilota) terhadap Morfometri Hepar dan Hepatosomatic Index Mencit (Mus musculus) Akibat Konsumsi Minuman Alkohol Oplosan
Authors: Najiyah Faizzatun , Hariani Dyah
Published: March 2022

Minuman alkohol oplosan mengandung etanol dan metanol berpotensi menimbulkan radikal bebas (ROS) di hepar dapat mempengaruhi gambaran morfometri hepar bahkan dapat menyebabkan nekrosis. Oleh karena itu, perlu upaya untuk melindungi hepar dari ROS dengan pemberian ekstrak teripang (Holothuria leucospilota). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek pemberian ekstrak teripang terhadap morfometri hepar dan hepatosomatic index (HSI) mencit akibat konsumsi minuman alkohol oplosan. Penelitian eksperimen ini menggunakan RAL telah dilakukan menggunakan 24 ekor mencit jantan dengan berat badan 25-35 g dan dikelompokkan menjadi kontrol negatif, kontrol positif, dan perlakuan ekstrak teripang dengan konsentrasi 0,61, 1,03, 1,45 dan 1,87 mg/ekor dan diulang sebanyak 4 kali. Pengamatan meliputi berat badan, ukuran melintang, warna, permukaan, dan berat hepar dilakukan pada hari ke-21. Data warna dan permukaan hepar dianalisis secara deskriptif. Data berat hepar, ukuran melintang hepar dan HSI dianalisis menggunakan uji ANOVA dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada perubahan pada permukaan hepar yaitu halus dan rata pada semua perlakuan. Namun berdasarkan kriteria warna hepar, kelompok kontrol negatif dan kelompok perlakuan ekstrak teripang hepar berwarna coklat kemerahan, sedangkan pada kelompok kontrol positif warna hepar berubah menjadi cokelat pucat. Terdapat efek pemberian ekstrak teripang terhadap HSI dan berat hepar yang sangat signifikan (P<0,000) juga ukuran melintang hepar (P<0,007). Konsentrasi ekstrak teripang 1,87 mg adalah konsentrasi paling baik memperbaiki morfometri hepar dan nilai HSI. Pemberian ekstrak teripang dapat memperbaiki kerusakan hepar mencit akibat konsumsi minuman alkohol oplosan.
Pengaruh Konsentrasi Hormon Paklobutrazol Terhadap Pertumbuhan Biji Sintetis Anggrek Tebu (Grammatophyllum speciosum) Secara In Vitro
Authors: Prasayu Theresia Amelia , Ratnasari Evie
Published: March 2022

Anggrek tebu (Grammatophyllum speciosum) dikenal sebagai anggrek spesies yang memiliki ciri khas perawakan dan perbungaan yang besar. Keberadaannya di alam mengalami kepunahan akibat kegiatan eksploitasi dan fragmentasi lahan. Selain itu, anggrek tebu mengalami kendala dalam hal perbanyakannya sehingga diperlukan metode lain untuk mengatasi permasalahan yang ada. Teknologi biji sintetis melalui penambahan retardan paklobutrazol dapat menjadi alternatif untuk perbanyakan secara massal dan konservasi tanaman. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi hormon paklobutrazol terhadap pertumbuhan biji sintetis anggrek tebu secara in vitro. Metode penelitian ini adalah eksperimental dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL). Variabel manipulasi dalam penelitian adalah konsentrasi paklobutrazol (0 mg/l, 1 mg/l, 3 mg/l, 5 mg/l, 7 mg/l, dan 9 mg/l), dan variabel responnya berupa pertumbuhan biji sintetis anggrek tebu meliputi kondisi fisik di setiap tahap, persentase daya tembus, daya hidup, kontaminasi dan browning. Analisis data pertumbuhan biji sintetis dilakukan secara deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan adanya pengaruh pemberian paklobutrazol dengan berbagai konsentrasi terhadap pertumbuhan biji sintetis G. speciosum. Paklobutrazol 9 mg/l adalah konsentrasi optimal dalam menghambat pertumbuhan biji sintetis G. speciosum dengan tingkat daya hidup tertinggi dan daya tembus, kontaminasi serta browning terendah saat tahap regenerasi.
Efektivitas Babandotan (Ageratum conyzoides L.) Untuk Pengendalian Larva Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella
Authors: Septiono Eko , Yuliani Yuliani
Published: March 2022

Sayuran merupakan komoditi makanan pokok yang dibutuhkan masyarakat sehari-hari. Dalam produksi sayuran perawatan yang tepat sangat penting, seperti penggunaan pestisida alami untuk menghindari penyakit dan hama. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrak babandotan (Ageratum conyzoides) terhadap mortalitas dan resistensi larva Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella, serta untuk mengetahui dosis optimal dalam mengendalikan kedua larva tersebut.  Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) faktorial dengan 2 perlakuan yaitu konsentrasi ekstrak (0%, 5%, 10%,15%, dan 20%) dan jenis larva (Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella) dengan 3 ulangan. Data yang telah didapatkan akan dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik analisis data deskriptif kuantitatif berupa analisis tingkat kematian dan tingkat resistensi dari masing-masing larva spesies Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak babandotan berpengaruh terhadap mortalitas larva Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella yaitu pada konsentrasi 10 % yang mengakibatkan kematian sebesar  53% [A1] pada Spodoptera litura dan 80% pada Plutella xylostella. Ekstrak babandotan juga berpengaruh terhadap resistensi larva Spodoptera litura dan Plutella xylostella yaitu tingkat resisitensi dari larva Spodoptera litura lebih besar dibandingkan dengan Plutella xylostella dan dosis yang paling optimal untuk pengendalian kedua larva tersebut adalah pada dosis 10%.
Pemberian Sinbiotik dan Enzim dengan Berbagai Konsentrasi pada Pakan terhadap Pertumbuhan Benih Ikan Nila GIFT (Oreochromis sp.)
Authors: Fernanda Desita Ayu , Hariani Dyah
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pemberian sinbiotik dan enzim dengan berbagai konsentrasi pada pakan terhadap laju pertumbuhan spesifik (SGR), rasio konversi pakan (FCR) dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup (SR) benih ikan nila GIFT (Oreochromis sp.). Penelitian eksperimental ini menggunakan pola faktorial dengan Rancangan Acak Lengkap terdiri dari dua faktor. Faktor I: dosis sinbiotik (0 mL dan 10 mL/kg pakan) dan faktor II: dosis enzim (0 g, 0,25 g dan 0,5 g/kg pakan) dengan empat kali ulangan. 24 bak pemeliharaan berukuran 35 L diisi 30 ekor benih/bak dan dipelihara selama 28 hari. Data meliputi SGR, FCR dan SR. Analisis data dianalisis menggunakan uji Analisis Varian dua arah. Apabila hasilnya signifikan, dilanjutkan dengan uji Beda Nyata Terkecil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian sinbiotik, enzim serta kombinasi sinbiotik dan enzim pada pakan berpengaruh sangat signifikan terhadap SGR dan FCR benih ikan nila (P<0,00), namun tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap SR benih ikan nila (P>0,05). Perlakuan sinbiotik 10 mL/kg pakan + enzim 0,5 g/kg pakan menghasilkan nilai SGR tertinggi, yaitu sebesar 5,42 ± 0,013% dan nilai FCR terendah, yaitu sebesar 0,82 ± 0,005 dibandingkan perlakuan lainnya. Walaupun nilai  SR yang dihasilkan tidak berpengaruh signifikan, namun nilai SR pada setiap perlakuan relatif tinggi, yaitu di atas 90%. Pemberian sinbiotik 10 mL/kg pakan + enzim (0 g, 0,25 g maupun 0,5 g/kg pakan) menghasilkan nilai SR tertinggi, yaitu 95,83%, sedangkan SR kontrol nilainya 94,17 ± 4,195%.
Employing Exploratory and Pooled-Confirmatory Factor-Analysis for the Reliability and the Validity of a Peer-Led Fun-Inspired Inquisitive Scale
Authors: Fanny Kho Chee Yuet , Alzalit Khayri Zaid Z
Published: March 2022

This study focuses on pre-school teachers’ initiative to lead their peers in fun-inspired instructions that suit the current educational ecosystem. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to determine the reliability and the validity of the newly developed Peer-Led Fun-Inspired Inquisitive (PeLFII) scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were employed to test the scale. A total of 857 pre-school teachers from 3433 pre-schools in Malaysia completed the survey. The analysis yielded a four-factor PeLFII scale, namely, ‘Leading through the Appreciation of Fun-Inspired Inquiry’ (AFI), ‘Leading, through Sharing Knowledge and Ideas of Fun-Inspired Inquiry’ (SKI), ‘Leading through Engaging and Fun-Inspired Inquiry’ (EFI), and ‘Leading through Short-Term Innovation Goals for Fun-Inspired Inquiry’ (SIG), with a total of 25 items loaded, ranging from 0.54 to 0.87 for each item. The reliability of the Cronbach-Alpha coefficient for Factor 1 (AFI) and Factor 2 (SKI) is 0.92 respectively, 0.87 for Factor 3 (EFI), and 0.97 for Factor 4 (SIG). The findings show that the PeLFII Scale with 25 items offers a promising new measure for examining PeLFII. The results also show that it is significant to shift the paradigm from isolation to collaboration among pre-school teachers. It is also significant to mobilize the peer-leadership of fun-inspired inquisitive pedagogical strategies online or vice versa. The PeLFII model also inspired teacher-parent connection through the PeLFII Digi-Community, thereby paving the way towards Education 4.0 in Malaysia.
Public Participation and Citizen Science in India: Roads Not Taken
Authors: PRASAD C SHAMBU
Published: March 2022

Science policy in India has historically been the domain of experts with little consultation and peoples’ participation. While the new Indian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy offers promise with themes for equity and inclusion, there is a need to fundamentally rethink the contract between science and society and the role of public participation in science in India. People’s Science Movements in India have pointed to many such possibilities in the past but often views outside the formal scientific establishment receive little attention. Insights from a citizen’s manifesto and ongoing debates on citizen science in India show how the relations of science and democracy can be reworked that has implications for India’s science policy. These experiments represent possible roads not taken and highlight the need for greater plurality in alternate futures globally. The critical knowledge dimension of inclusion needs to also be more open to dissenting scientists who have pro-actively engaged with society to shape an alternate science.
TÜRKİYE’NİN N11 ÜLKELERİYLE OLAN DIŞ TİCARETİNİN BELİRLEYİCİLERİ: ÇEKİM MODELİ YAKLAŞIMI / Determinants Of Turkey's Foreign Trade With N11 Countries: The Gravity Model Approach
Authors: SANDALCILAR Ali Rıza , AYRAN CİHAN Kezban , ÇOLAK Yusuf
Published: March 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’nin N11 ülkeleriyle olan dış ticaretin belirleyicilerini tahmin etmek ve bu doğrultuda politika önerilerinde bulunmaktır. N11 (Next Eleven) ülkeleri Türkiye, Bangladeş, Mısır, Endonezya, İran, Güney Kore, Meksika, Nijerya, Pakistan, Filipinler ve Vietnam’dan oluşmaktadır. Değişik makroekonomik ve demografik göstergeler eşliğinde yapılan öngörülerde, N11 ülkelerinin birçoğunun (özellikle Türkiye, Nijerya, Güney Kore ve Vietnam) 2050 yılında G7 ülkelerinin bazılarını geçebileceği tahmin edilmektedir. Çalışmada Türkiye'nin N11 ülkeleriyle olan dış ticaret akımları çekim modeli ile açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, ihracatta Türkiye’nin GSYİH’sının negatif etkili; ithalatta ise pozitif etkili olduğu ortaya koyulmuştur. Ayrıca karşı ülke GSYİH’sının hem ihracatta hem de ithalatta pozitif etkili olduğu; ülkeler arasındaki coğrafi uzaklığın ise her durumda negatif etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Analizlerde elde edilen bir diğer sonuç ise ortak sınır ve ortak din kukla değişkenlerinin dış ticaret üzerinde pozitif etki yaptığını göstermektedir.