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Primary Gastric Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: The Truth Lying beneath the Surface
Authors: Correia Fábio Pereira , Martins Figueiredo Luísa , Lourenço Luís Carvalho , Santos Sofia , Theias Manso Rita , Horta David
Published: July 2023

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon entity, in which clinical presentation can be widely variable, from mild and nonspecific symptoms to an acute abdomen and gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastric involvement by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is rare, especially when it occurs without other recognized infectious foci – primary gastric tuberculosis – with only a few reported cases. Endoscopic findings can be very heterogeneous, from areas of hyperemia to pseudotumor lesions. We present a case of primary gastric tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient, in which the absence of an epidemiological context and nonspecific endoscopic findings led to a delay in the diagnosis. Bite-on-bite biopsies proved to be essential, allowing to obtain samples from deeper layers of the submucosa where M. tuberculosis was identified. This case aimed to increase awareness for this entity, especially in endemic countries or regions with a high prevalence of tuberculosis since the diagnosis is based mainly on a high index of suspicion.
Influences of the effective use of a computer simulation on learning in physical science
Authors: Hamamous Adil , Benjelloun Nadia
Published: July 2023

One of the most attractive instruments in science education is digital simulation. The investigations were conducted utilizing a pre-test and post-test methodology with Moroccan students enrolled in the second year of the natural sciences option secondary certificate at the Abdellah Laroui High School in the city of Fez. In this paper, we assess the effects of including a digital simulation on high school students’ understanding of RLC (a linear circuit containing an electrical resistance, an inductor, and a capacitor) (25 students). There is a substantial difference between the means of the tests administered to the control (M-Cont) and experimental (M-Exp) classes (M-Exp-M-Cont=15.32–3.08=2.24>0), based on a student’s analysis of the two classes’ test scores using a t-test. This study found that using a digital simulation in an educational setting allows for the acknowledgment of the added value and has a favorable impact on student learning, notably in the study of free oscillations in an RLC circuit.
A systematic literature review on levels and effects of parental involvement in children’s learning
Authors: Abdullah Kamal Siti Soraya Lin , Masnan Abdul Halim , Hashim Nor Hashimah
Published: July 2023

The objective of this systematic literature review is to analyze the literature on parental participation in their children’s education in primary schools in Malaysia. This review procedure entails searching, screening, evaluating, and synthesizing publications on parental engagement from several electronic databases, including Scopus, Taylor & Francis, ERIC, Google Scholar, MyCite, and Research Gate. The publications included in the analysis were published within the last 10 years (2012–2021). The findings of the analysis reveal that the degree of parental involvement in their children’s education is high in most studies. Furthermore, there are several effects of parental involvement in their children’s education, with a positive effect being the most common. Some challenges faced by parents are also reported, including factors related to parents, children, teachers, and schools. This review suggests that the relationships between parents, teachers, and children could be better organized to maximize the impact of educational opportunities on children. Additionally, more empirically-based studies are needed to enhance our understanding of the effects of parental involvement on children’s learning.
Determinants for participation in independent learning policy and independent campus programs
Authors: Gunarso Gatot , Sandra Lidia , Yap Marcel
Published: July 2023

This paper proposes a framework for participation determinants in lifelong learning through the Independent Learning Policy and Independent Campus or Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka/Independent Learning Independent Campus (MBKM). The framework is based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), self-determination theory (SDT), theory of planned behavior (TPB), and institutional theory. This study contributes to the literature by identifying specific factors and indicators to improve along with their impacts on the participation when the organizers of such initiatives wish to increase participation. Indonesia is the biggest country in South-East Asia with a large economy and influence in the world. Conditions, progress, and setbacks in Indonesia will influence other countries. Many job applicants do not meet the requirements for the job they applied for. Therefore, the Indonesian Ministry of Education initiated the MBKM programs to develop human quality, especially the university students to enhance their skills to meet the job requirements. The 740 respondents completed the online survey with 150 questions to represent reflective indicators. The results were analyzed with the partially least square-structural equation model (PLS-SEM) method and found the influential factors driving participation in MBKM are social influence, supporting factors, government decisions, utility, and recognition. further analysis indicated that convenience and financial incentive factors do not affect participation.
Teaching critical thinking to Chinese students in English as a foreign language writing class: A review
Authors: Zeng Xiaomeng , Ravindran Latha , Amini Mansour
Published: July 2023

Critical thinking (CT) is important for English as a foreign language (EFL) writing. However, the EFL writings of Chinese students are usually negatively commented on in terms of CT in writing. The study reviewed relevant studies on how CT in writing was taught to Chinese EFL learners at the tertiary education level. It shows most EFL writing teachers adopted existing western CT definitions in a general knowledge background and mainly used teacher-centered assessment techniques to teach CT. Students’ CT development was mostly assessed by self-designed CT assessments. Facing the globalization of CT teaching, the study thus updates the assessment techniques to meet the increasing needs of CT teaching in EFL writing in China. Relevant suggestions are also given to education practitioners.
The performance of vocational high school principal’s learning supervision in Indonesia
Authors: Yuliana Lia , Setiawan Johan , Fadli Muhammad Rijal
Published: July 2023

Supervision of learning is one of the most important parts of improving the quality of education. It is necessary to develop an evaluation instrument that can assess the performance of school principals’ learning supervision, to achieve national education goals that accord the needs of the times. So, the purpose of this study is to produce an instrument for assessing the learning supervision performance of the head of vocational high school (VHS) that can be used as a reference for supervisors. The method used is research and development (R&D) with a 4D model defined, designed, developed, and disseminated. The research subjects involved 20 school supervisors, 218 principals, and 314 teachers. Data collection techniques employed interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. Data analysis used the qualitative analysis techniques (interviews) and quantitative analysis (statistics). The results showed that this assessment instrument is an excellent category with an average score of 4.21. This assessment consists of three assessor components: school supervisors, teachers, and school principals. This assessment instrument can be the latest guideline for supervisors who will evaluate the performance of school principals and teachers, so the evaluation carried out is effective, efficient, and optimal in improving the quality of education.
Teachers’ acceptance of technology as predictors of the use of Google Classroom analytical learning
Authors: Mohd Fasiah Ellie Esterina , Mohd Ayub Ahmad Fauzi , Zulkifli Nurul Nadwa
Published: July 2023

The upsurge in Malaysia’s Industrial Revolution 4.0 (4IR) is in line with the changes in the global education environment. One of the latest approaches in the education field is learning analytics (LA). The use of LA in Google Classroom (GC) as the learning platform that measures, collects, analyses data and reports information about students to help teachers improve teaching and learning (T&L). This study aimed to determine the factors of teachers’ technology acceptance as the predictor for use LA in GC among the teachers in secondary schools. It is done by observing 304 teachers in daily secondary schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The research instrument used was online questionnaire using Google Form, which data were collected and analyses by using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 26.0. The findings from this study show that the use of GC, teachers’ perceived usefulness and behavioral intention were the predictors that influenced the performance of LA in GC. This study hoped to provide a description and contribute a required alternative for the Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia and the schools in designing an effective strategy that can help teachers monitor the suitability of using LA in GC during teaching and learning.
Teachers’ worklife, mental health, and job burnout: Cases of Thailand and Indonesia
Authors: Piyakun Araya , Salim Herli
Published: July 2023

This study aimed to: i) explore the worklife areas, mental health, and job burnout among Thai and Indonesian teachers; ii) investigate the roles of worklife areas on mental health and burnout; and iii) compare the two groups of teachers. The participants consisted of 340 teachers (210 Thai teachers and 130 Indonesian teachers) who voluntarily responded to the online questionnaire. The instruments for data collection included the depression anxiety stress scales-21, the areas of worklife survey, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey. Frequency, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were utilized to analyze the data. The results revealed that the mean scores for six areas of worklife were comparable across the two groups, whereas the mean scores for mental health and job burnout were distinct. In addition, it was discovered that teachers’ worklife could predict their mental health and job burnout in Thailand and Indonesia. However, the predictive patterns varied for each scale of mental health and burnout, as well as across the two groups. The study’s findings shed light on the impacts of workplace factors on teachers’ mental well-being.
Character and moral education based learning in students’ character development
Authors: Suciati Indah , Idrus Idrus , Hajerina Hajerina , Taha Nasim , Wahyuni Dewi Sri
Published: July 2023

Internet-based learning is mostly done because of the industrial revolution and COVID-19 so it has an impact on shifting the students’ character. The systematic literature review research purpose was to analyze and provide an overview related to learning based on character and moral education in the student’s character development. Data related to character and moral education (2020-2022) was collected through the Indonesian National Library and Google Scholar for documentation which will then be reviewed. After the screening, 25 articles were selected for analysis using the Miles & Huberman interactive model and thematic analysis to obtain answers to review questions. These findings provided information about various methodologies and research results related to the student’s character and moral education. The results showed that students’ moral character development was influential and related to learning outcomes, self-character, and performance, as well as contributing to students’ mental health. So that efforts can be made in developing and strengthening student character through internal education strategies, such as material content containing character values, local wisdom-based learning, as well as the use of character-based learning models, methods and media, and external strategies in the form of parental support and society.
Assessing student perceptions on hybrid learning
Authors: Alwadood Zuraida , Halim Suhaila Ab , Bakar Sumarni Abu , Noor Norlenda Mohd
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 has put a large impact on the education system all around the world. School, college and university students are forced to attend hybrid learning (HL) classes. This has posed challenges to the learners to adapt with the new learning system. The objective of this case study is to examine students’ perception on HL, in particular, the impacts on students’ learning experience. This study used survey as the methodology and the instrument for data collection is questionnaire. Data was collected from 93 students of five mathematics classes at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. Their perceptions in five learning aspects were analyzed, namely the accessibility to the online learning system, the effectiveness of both HL and face-to-face (f2f) learning, the pedagogical, technical and social aspects. The results have shown positive acceptance on HL and they enjoyed the new learning experience which uses both f2f and online mediums. This finding indicated that HL has a good potential to be extended to other courses at the university. This also indicated the opportunity for the university to enhance the teaching and learning methods and support the HL system in terms of moral and physical assistances.
Effects of principals’ leadership styles on teachers’ commitment in Vietnam
Authors: Tran Van Dat , Huynh Thi Tuong Vy , Le Thi A Dong
Published: July 2023

In recent years, styles of transformational and transactional leadership have become an important area of research because of its significant impact on teachers’ outcomes such as commitment, job satisfaction, self-efficacy. However, the relationships between transformational and transactional leadership styles of school principals and teachers’ organizational commitment have been rarely investigated in the educational context in Vietnam. This study aimed to determine how transformational and transactional leadership styles influence the organizational commitment of Vietnamese high school teachers. The study employed two standardized surveys to collect data from 387 teachers at 24 public high schools in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The results of correlation coefficient analyses indicated that teachers’ organizational commitment was positively influenced by transformational leadership and negatively influenced by transactional leadership. In addition, the results of multiple regression analyses showed that the organizational commitment of teachers was predicted by all components of both leadership styles of principals. The present study suggested that school leaders might combine both transformational and transactional leadership styles in their leadership practices to improve teachers’ organizational commitment.
Conceptualization of e-professionalism among physics student teachers
Authors: Nasri Nurfarahin , Mohd Rahimi Nik , Hashim Harwati , Mohamad Nasri Nurfaradilla
Published: July 2023

The ever-growing digital world has driven the rise of various social media platforms, creating unique challenges for school teachers. Incidents involving teachers’ unprofessional online behavior may potentially damage careers and the reputation of the teaching profession. Accordingly, this constructivist grounded theory research interviewed 38 physics student teachers (PSTs) to explore how they perceive e-professionalism and its impact on their future teaching careers. Data involving PSTs’ current social media practices, professional identity reflection and awareness of social media content were analyzed manually using hybrid thematic analysis. Findings reveal the use of social media mainly focuses on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram and TikTok where distinction between social online identity and professional identity were commonly blurred. The PSTs’ notions of classroom selfies and political expressions on social media were likely attributed to a lack of related regulations, policies or guidelines. Moreover, a finding of major concern is the PSTs’ hesitancy to act upon inappropriate online behaviors. Their lack of professional awareness and knowledge of e-professionalism can be traced back to their training period where less emphasis was given to developing their competencies in this area. This research has crucial practical implications for designing a relevant teacher education curriculum to effectively address e-professionalism.
Can the teaching factory model improve the entrepreneurial intentions of vocational high school students?
Authors: Sutiadiningsih Any , Mahfud Tuatul
Published: July 2023

Entrepreneurial intentions play an essential role in creating new entrepreneurs. There are many methods of teaching entrepreneurship that aim to form entrepreneurial intentions, and one of them is considered suitable to be applied in vocational high schools, namely factory teaching. This study examined the effect of the teaching factory on entrepreneurial intentions through the theory of planned behavior dimension. There were 280 vocational high school students participated in the study. Data was collected via online questionnaires and analyzed with Amos software using the structural equation modeling method. The teaching factory has been shown to influence students’ entrepreneurial intentions both directly and indirectly via mediators of attitudes toward behavior and perceived behavioral control. This study also provided important implications for vocational practitioners to develop a teaching factory learning model as a school business unit based on the needs of the world of work. Good management of the teaching factory is expected to prepare prospective new entrepreneurs from vocational school graduates.
Protective effect of Carica papaya leaves against oxidative stress in brine shrimps
Authors: James Richard Johari , Halim Hasseri , Nasir Mohd Mursyidul Amin , Amiruddin Fatimatul Huda , Nor Hazalin Nurul Aqmar Mohamad
Published: July 2023

Carica papaya, a type of tree from the Caricaceae family, is renowned for its medicinal benefits due to its diverse chemical composition. The leaves of Carica papaya, in particular, are commonly used in traditional medicine for their purported anti-dengue, anti-malarial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, despite their widespread use, there is limited research available on the antioxidant characteristics of Carica papaya leaves. This study aimed to examine the potential protective effects of Carica papaya leaves methanolic (CPLM) extract against oxidative stress in Artemia salina (brine shrimp). To evaluate the antioxidant potential of CPLM extract, two commonly used antioxidant activity assays, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, were performed. Additionally, an oxidative stress protection assay was carried out by exposing ten Artemia salina nauplii to CPLM extract for one hour before exposing them to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The results of this study showed that the CPLM extract has antioxidant properties. Additionally, the oxidative stress protection assay revealed that the CPLM extract increased the survival rate of Artemia salina nauplii exposed to H2O2. The study suggests that the CPLM extract obtained from Carica papaya leaves possesses antioxidant properties. It can provide protection against oxidative stress caused by hydrogen peroxide in Artemia salina.
Nutritional status and dietary patterns of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Bangladesh
Authors: Huq Abul Kashem Obidul , Mony Sakera Khatun , Chowdhury Totini Datta , Uddin Ielias , Rahim Abu Naim Mohammad Bazlur , Jahan Tasrin , Moon Khaleda Hossain , Hasin Chowdhury Tasneem , Haque Kazi Mohammad Formuzul
Published: July 2023

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted purposively among 45 children who took regular health and nutritional care facilities in the Savoy Autism Rehabilitation Center at Narayanganj, Bangladesh with the aimed to observe the nutritional status and dietary patterns of the selected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) child. About 24% of the respondents were well nourished, while 18% of respondents were overweight and 58% of the children were underweight. Dietary patterns were monotonous, cereals (rice/bread) consumption were higher, whereas daily fish and meat consumption were very poor such as 4.4% (small fish), 13.3% (large fish), and 2.2% (meat) respectively daily. Fruits and vegetables consumption were also found as poor among the children. It can be concluded that more emphasis should be given to the incorporation of meat, fish, fruits and vegetables daily into the diet of children with providing nutritional care guidelines to the caregivers of these children so that their diet gets more diversified to ensure macro and micronutrient adequacy. Diet rich with adequate nutrients and proper behavioral and psychiatric therapy should be provided in order to control hyperactive-related disorders.
Factors affecting non-adherence to the public recommendation of mask use in Bangladesh: a nationwide survey
Authors: Islam Mohammad Aminul , Kibria Md. Kaderi , Das Apon , Huq Md. Monimul
Published: July 2023

Effective communication plays an important role in any uncertain situation to reduce its risks. The recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created uncertainties in human lives around the world. Although infection and deaths rates are decreasing, the need for protective measures and the risk of affecting people by the virus remains high. Moreover, experts recommend that people wear face masks in public places despite vaccination. Evidence shows that people in different parts of the world tend not to use face masks in public places, and Bangladesh is no exception to this phenomenon. Little is known about the topic from the context of the country. In this study, we explored the factors that influence people for non- adherence to the public recommendation of using face masks in public places. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 1,868 people across the country between March 2021 and December 2021. We used a semi- structured questionnaire to collect the data. The results indicate that the non- adherence to public recommendation for using face masks is associated with people’s age, education, and location of residence; risk perception about the COVID-19; trust in messages from media and public authorities; barriers to effective communication, religious faith, and cost for buying face masks.
Quality of life among urban hypertensive patients
Authors: Ngoc Tran Nguyen , Tung Dang Thanh , Dung Bui Van , Anh Trinh Viet , San Bui Van , Nam Hoang Thi Phuong , Thanh Nguyen Hoang , Quang Huy Dinh , Tran Thien Van
Published: July 2023

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for major chronic illnesses. This study investigated the quality of life (QOL) of hypertensive patients in an urban setting and evaluate related factors. A cross-sectional study on 220 hypertensive patients was performed in Hanoi, Vietnam. Short-form 12 version 2 (SF12-v2) was used to assess QOL. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were also obtained. Multivariate regression was utilized to explore the related factors with patients’ QOL. The mean physical health (PCS-12) and mental health (MCS-12) scores were 43.3 (SD=7.9) and 56.3 (SD=6.5), respectively, Higher age was related to a lower PCS-12. People living in low-population-density settings have a higher MCS-12 score than those living in high-density settings. Increasing comorbidity and medication reduced both component scores. Patients participating in social activity had the MCS-12 score higher than those not participating. This study found a moderate level of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in hypertensive patients regardless of treatment progress. Regular screening and controlling comorbidities, as well as motivating active employment and social activities involvement, are the potential to enhance the HRQOL of this population.
Sport and religion: a mapping analytical research
Authors: Sofyan Davi , Abdullah Khairul Hafezad , Osiobe Ejiro Uriri , Indrayogi Indrayogi , Rusdiyanto Rajip Mustafillah , Gazali Novri , Samodra Yohanes Touvan Juni
Published: July 2023

This study uses scientometric analysis to comprehensively describe the descriptive parameters of publications about the relationship between sport and religion. Using ScientoPy, VOSviewer, and Biblioshiny software and datasets from two leading academic databases, Scopus and Web of Science, the current study can identify the most active scientific sources, keywords, and trending topics in sports and religion research. According to the findings, numerous types of research have been carried out on the correlation between sports and religion, and most of these papers have been published by scholars from the United States. The International Journal of the History of Sport and Sport in society has become the most active scientific journal. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the frequently utilized terms in the literature, explicitly "religion" and "sport." These keywords have protruded along with other terms that are gaining popularity in the study of sports and religion: "sports" and "muscular christianity." This information can be valuable to researchers and scholars and guide future research directions.
Quality of life among women living in Haor Basin in Bangladesh and its socio-economic predictors
Authors: Hiramoni Fatema Akhter
Published: July 2023

The Haor region in Bangladesh is a relatively more poverty-driven area than other rural areas of Bangladesh. There is very little information about the quality of life of women living in Haor areas. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess Haor women's quality of life and identify predictors. The data from the project titled ‘Livelihood and Socio-economic well-being of Women Living in Haor Basin: A Cross-sectional Survey’ were utilized in this study. Results showed that household income was lower than that reported in the household income and expenditure survey or HIES Survey 2016 for rural people in Bangladesh. Around half of them actively participated in the household economic decision-making process and one- fifth were satisfied with their household and personal financial condition. Only 30% rated their quality of life as good or very good. Contribution to household income, importance and control over household economic decisions, and household savings and loans, were significantly associated with the overall quality of life and its domains. This study’s findings would help to design and implement policies and development program to improve the living standard of women living in Haor Basin and thus help to achieve the relevant targets under specific sustainable development goals.
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Notoprajan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a lesson learned from the pandemic
Authors: Nugraheni Aulia Putri , Sulistyawati Sulistyawati
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 vaccination began in Indonesia in January 2021, with a minimum target coverage of 70% of the population. The government has delivered four doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but doses three and four have yet to meet the target. Public acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccination has varied due to the speed of the introduction and implementation of this vaccination. Meanwhile, basic information about the factor’s influencing acceptance has yet to be widely known. This study aimed to determine the relationship between sociodemographics and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Notoprajan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was used for this analytic survey. The population is 4,726 people, and the sample size is 355 people. People between the ages of 17 and 55 were eligible, as were those who had lived in Notoprajan, Ngampilan District, Yogyakarta, for at least three months. The data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate analysis with a 95% confidence level (α=0.05) using the Chi-square statistical test. Among the six observed variables, namely age, gender, education, occupation, religion, and knowledge level, only sex significantly correlates with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. This research indicates that to increase COVID-19 vaccination, related parties need to target women directly. This is because men received 1.47 times the COVID-19 vaccination from this study compared to women.
Policy implementation and public satisfaction index concerning COVID-19 pandemic handling in East Lombok Regency
Authors: Rosidi Ahyar , Kumboyono Kumboyono , Srihayati Yati
Published: July 2023

The 2019's coronavirus disease is an infectious illness brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Compliance with health protocols by the public is declining. Physical distance-keeping is no longer common in public spaces, and many people no longer wear masks when leaving the house. The populace feels that specific areas, such as schools, campuses, and places of worship, are the only ones under surveillance and supervision. Federal, state, and local governments have set up rules to prevent the spread of the disease. This study employs quantitative survey research techniques. The researchers used surveys on policy execution and a public satisfaction score. The Spearman rank and multiple linear regression tests were employed in the data analysis for this investigation. There were 300 respondents who filled out a questionnaire followed by data analysis. The results of data analysis using the Spearman rank test obtained a p-value of 0.000<0.05 with a Spearman correlation value of 0.26. The p-value for handling is 0.000<0.05 with a Spearman correlation value of 0.232. The multiple linear regression test resulted in a COVID-19 prevention policy by adding a community satisfaction index of 21.8% and a COVID-19 handling policy by adding a community satisfaction index of 15.7%.
Life quality differences before and after hemorrhoid treatment
Authors: Amsriza Fadli Robby , Fakhriani Rizka
Published: July 2023

Hemorrhoids are the third most frequent gastrointestinal condition. The symptoms of hemorrhoid illness may include pain, itching, bleeding, soiling, and swelling. This study aimed to examine the impact of treatment on hemorrhoid patients’ quality of life. 36 patients with hemorrhoids between 18 to 60 took part in this longitudinal study before and after treatment between April and August 2022. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before and after treatment is 0.037<0.051. Lower quality of life in terms of essential health is indicated by the health scale modified for hemorrhoid disease symptom score (HSHD) since the score before treatment is lower than the score after treatment. The p-value thus shows a significant impact both before and after treatment. The research on hemorrhoid patients showed that the patient’s quality of life increased after treatment.
Pruritus and long-term hemodialysis among patients with chronic renal failure
Authors: Retnaningsih Dwi , Puspitasari Putri , Prihati Dyah Restuning
Published: July 2023

Patients with hypertension and diabetes are at risk of developing chronic kidney failure. A common occurrence in patients with chronic kidney disease is pruritus. Pruritus can affect all parts of the body, which can have an emotional impact on the patient, affect the quality of sleep and mood of the patient, and cause discomfort. The study's goal was to determine whether there was a long-term link between hemodialysis and the onset of pruritus among patients with chronic renal failure who were receiving hemodialysis. Quantitative research with the cross-sectional method A total of 45 patients are in the RSI Sultan Agung Semarang Hemodialisa Unit, Central Java, Indonesia. The instrument in this study was the 5D pruritus scale. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 24. The Spearman rank test was conducted to test the relationship between two variables of the study, namely the duration of hemodialysis and the occurrence of pruritus. The study was conducted in April–June 2022, along with the ethical test. The results of the study obtained a p value of 0.004≤0.05, which means there is a relationship between long-term hemodialysis and the occurrence of pruritus in patients with chronic kidney failure. In conducting treatment, it is important to pay attention to basic needs and comfort, as well as implement pruritus management.
Sífilis em pessoas vivendo com HIV acompanhados em hospital de referência no Brasil entre 2015 e 2020.
Authors: Alencar Arthur Alves Rodrigues , Magalhães Matheus de Andrade , Lima Hugo Vinícius Carvalho de Abreu e , Medeiros Flávia Patrícia Morais de , Melo Jéssica Menezes Gomes de , Souza Edvaldo da Silva
Published: July 2023

Introdução: A coinfecção por sífilis e HIV/Aids é amplamente diagnosticada no Brasil pois, além do compartilhamento dos fatores de risco entre as doenças, as lesões da sífilis primária amplificam as chances de disseminação do HIV/Aids. As variáveis clínicas, laboratoriais e epidemiológicas da coinfecção podem modificar-se ao longo do tempo e devem ser periodicamente reavaliadas. Objetivo: Descrever as características clínicas, laboratoriais e epidemiológicas de pacientes com coinfecção de sífilis e HIV/Aids em um hospital no Recife, no período entre 2015 e 2020. Material e Métodos: Este foi um estudo transversal, retrospectivo, realizado por meio de questionário produzido pelos próprios pesquisadores, associando as variáveis clínicas, epidemiológicas, laboratoriais e terapêuticas relacionadas a sífilis em pessoas vivendo com HIV/Aids. Resultados: Foram incluídos 171 pacientes com idade média de 34,2 ± 11 anos, sendo 57,9% (99) do sexo masculino. Houve predomínio de homens pardos ou negros (p=0,017), solteiros, ou sem união estável (p<0,001), bissexuais ou homossexuais (p<0,001), que não realizam o uso de drogas ilícitas (p=0,026) e que realizam sexo anal (p<0,001). Entre as mulheres, predomínio de mulheres não empregadas (p<0,001) com renda inferior à linha de pobreza (p=0,032). O estágio clínico da sífilis em pacientes com HIV/Aids mais frequentemente diagnosticados foi a sífilis latente. Conclusão: Houve predomínio de pacientes com características sociodemográficas específicas, demonstrando um perfil de vulnerabilidade em homens homossexuais e bissexuais, e pardos, que não realizam uso de drogas ilícitas, e que realizam sexo anal. Entre as mulheres, houve predomínio de não empregadas e que vivem com uma renda inferior à linha da pobreza. O estágio clínico da sífilis mais frequentemente diagnosticado foi a sífilis latente. 
Palavras-chave (DeCS): sífilis; coinfecção; HIV; Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida.
No lastro da imagem: o cinema e a construção do espaço público na Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul
Authors: Almeida Fernanda Pinto de
Published: July 2023

O planejamento urbano da Cidade do Cabo, na África do Sul, bem como as políticas de segregação racial que o nortearam, informaram a construção de cinemas do distrito central e a zona informalmente conhecida como “Cinelândia”, onde se concentraram cineteatros racialmente restritos e elitizados. Este artigo aborda a segregação do lazer através da construção e demolição, em 1972, do Cinema Alhambra, também conhecido como “Mother Theatre”, como uma lente para as transformações do centro da cidade e para compreender a relação da cidade com o litoral e o acesso ao mar. O artigo identifica três momentos-chave que influenciaram essas múltiplas configurações entre públicos de cinema, o mar e a cidade, e como essas foram fundamentais na articulação de projetos estéticos concorrentes na reformulação do espaço publico urbano. O artigo sugere que o cinema oferece uma lente importante para reconhecer as conexões marítimas da cidade, com a construção do litoral e do píer no início do século XX, por meio da importação de filmes europeus e da identificação do cinema com seus laços comerciais imperiais. Num segundo momento, a partir da década de 1930, a cidade passa por transformações nas suas “paisagens cinemáticas”, que renuncia o mar e se volta para o interior, rompendo laços simbólicos metropolitanos e justificando remoções violentas de bairros negros do centro com a inauguração de um “centro cívico” nacionalista Africâner. Por fim, a demolição do Alhambra e construção de um cineteatro nacional demonstra como os cinemas participaram na imaginação de um público nacional e uma topografia racial que até hoje informam a nostalgia pelo cinema.
Developing a fast, reproducible, and simple protocol for virtual lichen herbarium using barcoding and QR code techniques
Authors: S. Jeya Preethi  , P. Ponmurugan
Published: July 2023

In recent days, biological specimens are digitalized and digital images are available in virtual herbarium for teaching and learning process. Now, there is a need to explore possibilities of usage of barcodes and quick response (QR) codes in developing virtual herbarium for quick access as well as study the taxonomy of repository specimens. In order to establish a virtual herbarium for lichens using barcode and QR code techniques, lichen specimens such as Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R.Laundon, Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb, Heterodernia flabellate (fee) D.D.Awasthi, Parmotrema andinum (Mull.Arg.) Hale, Parmotrema grayanum (Hue) Hale, Parmellinella stuppeum (Taylor) Hale, and Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl. were collected from the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India and were identified based on morphological, anatomical and biochemical methods. Moreover, these specimens were preserved in the conventional lichen herbarium as reference materials for future studies. The barcodes and QR codes were generated for all the repository specimens to access the materials as well as to get a complete description of the lichen specimens. The generated barcodes provided the binomial name of lichen specimens along with their accession number. Similarly, the QR codes provided the digital image of lichen specimens along with complete descriptions such as distribution, habit and habitat, growth forms, name of the family, reproductive structure, chemistry, nature of thallus structure and lichen secondary metabolites. From these studies, we standardized a simple, rapid with reproducible protocol to develop a virtual herbarium for lichens to get the digital image and to access the complete descriptions of lichen specimens. This study might be useful for Lichenologists to get information about lichens in digital form and to maintain the lichen wealth for future regenerations without disturbing the lichen biodiversity.
Preliminary observations of moth fauna of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
Authors: Choudhary Preeti , Sharma Indu
Published: July 2023

Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Sahyadri range in Dang District of Gujarat State. A survey of the sanctuary was conducted to explore moth fauna from the area, as no previous work is available on this group. Thus, an attempt has been made to study the moth fauna based on collections made from April 2019  to March 2021 under the various ranges of the sanctuary. During the study, a list of 42 species referable to 39 genera and nine families have been provided.
Re-sighting record of Kelaart’s Pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1852) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Rajasthan, India
Authors: Khandal Dharmendra , Bohra Dau Lal , Talmale Shyamkant S.
Published: July 2023

Despite numerous studies and surveys targeting Chiroptera in Rajasthan since 1955, Pipistrellus ceylonicus has not been observed in the state for more than a century since 1913. Based on an adult male specimen recovered from Kusthala village in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, we report the occurrence of this species from the state after more than a century.
Population status of Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 (Aves: Suliformes: Anhingidae) in Keoladeo National Park, India
Authors: Imtiyaz Neha , Kumar Satish
Published: July 2023

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster belonging to the family Anhingidae is a globally ‘Near Threatened’ species occurring in southern and southeastern Asia. The Keoladeo National Park (KNP), Bharatpur, Rajasthan is also known to harbour some population of this species where this study was carried out to assess the population status. Eight wetland blocks were surveyed in different seasons from January 2021 to December 2021 in KNP. The average population of Oriental Darter was found to be maximum (112.8 ±43.8 SE, n = 8) in the winter season, whereas the least (1.8±1.1 SE, n = 8) in the summer season. The maximum population size of darters among the eight wetland blocks was witnessed in Block D of KNP harbouring a mean population of 84.3±20.2 SE (n = 12), whereas the minimum population occurred in Block F (0.3±0.16 SE, n = 12). However, seasonally the total number of darters recorded in all eight wetland blocks during winter, summer and monsoon was 287, 83, and 212, respectively. The findings of the current study reveal that the KNP sustains a viable resident population of Oriental Darters. Further studies are therefore recommended for understanding the seasonal movement pattern and other ecological aspects for its long-term conservation planning.
Diagnostic value and utility of commonly used biomarkers of cardiac and renal function in cardiorenal syndromes
Authors: Prkačin Ingrid , Delalić Điđi , Brežni Tanja
Published: July 2023

Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS), first defined in 2004 as a consequence of the interactions between the kidneys and other circulatory departments leading to acute heart failure, has since been recognized as a complex clinical entity that is hard to define, diagnose and classify. The framework for the classification of CRS according to pathophysiologic background was laid out in 2008, dividing CRS into five distinct phenotypes. However, determining the timing of individual organ injuries and making a diagnosis of either renal or cardiac failure remains an elusive task. In clinical practice, the diagnosis and phenotyping of CRS is mostly based on using laboratory biomarkers in order to directly or indirectly estimate the degree of end-organ functional decline. Therefore, a well-educated clinician should be aware of the effects that the reduction of renal and cardiac function has on the diagnostic and predictive value and properties of the most commonly used biomarkers (e.g. troponins, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, serum creatinine etc). They should also be acquainted, on a basic level, with emerging biomarkers that are specific to either the degree of glomerular integrity (cystatin C) or tubular injury (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin). This narrative review aims to provide a scoping overview of the different roles that biomarkers play in both the diagnosis of CRS and the prognosis of the disease in patients who have been diagnosed with it, along with highlighting the most important pitfalls in their interpretation in the context of impaired renal and/or cardiac function.
Arges De Haan, 1833: a senior synonym of Typhlocarcinops Rathbun, 1909 (Brachyura, Pilumnidae)
Authors: Ng Peter K. L. , Karasawa Hiroaki , Kato Hisayoshi
Published: July 2023

The Holocene fossil crab genus Arges De Haan, 1833, is here shown to be a senior subjective synonym of the pilumnid crab Typhlocarcinops Rathbun, 1909. Both genera possess the diagnostic character of an extremely wide first male pleonal somite that reaches across the wide thoracic sternum to the base of the coxae of the fourth pair of ambulatory legs. Arges parallelus (De Haan, 1833), is also here regarded as a senior subjective synonym of Typhlocarcinops decrescens Rathbun, 1904, a species known from Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesian Papua.
Reconstructing Melito of Sardis’s Interpretation of Revelation’s New Jerusalem
Authors: Betz Nathan
Published: July 2023

Of the earliest Christian authors whose interpretation of the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21–22 has gone missing, the case of Melito of Sardis is perhaps the most regrettable. Heir to early Asian Johannine tradition and author of a lost treatise on Revelation, Melito had a high regard for the text. However, his view on the text’s much-contested New Jerusalem – whether it is literal, this-worldly, and millennial or allegorical, spiritual, and perhaps immanent – has never been studied. Building on and adding to an emerging consensus that Melito was not a millennialist, I attempt to reconstruct Melito’s understanding of the New Jerusalem by drawing on his Peri Pascha and surviving fragments from elsewhere in his corpus. In the end, I discover him to have a firmly ecclesiological and mystical understanding of the city. That he advanced this understanding, which he presents without qualification or apology, indicates further that Melito likely bears witness to a yet earlier spiritual and allegorical reading of Revelation’s Heavenly Jerusalem.
The Ascetic Subculture of the Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin
Authors: Berglund Carl Johan
Published: July 2023

In a fourth- or fifth-century narrative known as the Acts of Thomas and his Wonderworking Skin, Jesus sells the apostle Thomas as a slave to the governor of India. When the governor’s wife converts to Christianity, dumps all her earthly riches outside her front door, and turns celibate, the governor has the apostle tortured and his skin flayed off, but Thomas survives, and uses his peeled-off skin to raise the dead. This paper uses Kathryn Tanner’s concept of culture to compare the ideals advocated by this story – servitude to Christ, voluntary poverty, sexual abstinence, readiness to suffer, and zeal for evangelization – to ideals expressed in first-century Christian literature. The subculture expressed by the narrative is found to consist entirely of ideals also expressed in the New Testament, which are updated, recontextualized, and radicalized in order to reach an audience of fourth- or fifth-century Christians.
Christmas in May?
Authors: Ray Walter D.
Published: July 2023

This article re-examines evidence collected by Bernard Botte for a commemoration of the birth of Christ in the middle of May in the early Jerusalem liturgical calendar, focusing especially on the mid-May commemoration of the Infants Slain by Herod in the Armenian lectionary. It finds the case for such a commemoration to be strong and suggests a possible connection with Pentecost and the date for the birth of Isaac in the Book of Jubilees. It adds to the evidence the commemoration of Mary Theotokos on August 15 in the Armenian lectionary.