bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nitrogen Dioxide Sensing Using Multilayer Structure of Reduced Graphene Oxide and α-Fe2O3
Authors: Pisarkiewicz Tadeusz , Maziarz Wojciech , Małolepszy Artur , Stobiński Leszek , Michoń Dagmara Agnieszka , Szkudlarek Aleksandra , Pisarek Marcin , Kanak Jarosław , Rydosz Artur
Published: February 2021

Multilayers consisting of graphene oxide (GO) and α-Fe2O3 thin layers were deposited on the ceramic substrates by the spray LbL (layer by layer) coating technique. Graphene oxide was prepared from graphite using the modified Hummers method. Obtained GO flakes reached up to 6 nanometers in thickness and 10 micrometers in lateral size. Iron oxide Fe2O3 was obtained by the wet chemical method from FeCl3 and NH4OH solution. Manufactured samples were deposited as 3 LbL (GO and Fe2O3 layers deposited sequentially) and 6 LbL structures with GO as a bottom layer. Electrical measurements show the decrease of multilayer resistance after the introduction of the oxidizing NO2 gas to the ambient air atmosphere. The concentration of NO2 was changed from 1 ppm to 20 ppm. The samples changed their resistance even at temperatures close to room temperature, however, the sensitivity increased with temperature. Fe2O3 is known as an n-type semiconductor, but the rGO/Fe2O3 hybrid structure behaved similarly to rGO, which is p-type. Both chemisorbed O2 and NO2 act as electron traps decreasing the concentration of electrons and increasing the effective multilayer conductivity. An explanation of the observed variations of multilayer structure resistance also the possibility of heterojunctions formation was taken into account.
Joint Multimodal Embedding and Backtracking Search in Vision-and-Language Navigation
Authors: Hwang Jisu , Kim Incheol
Published: February 2021

Due to the development of computer vision and natural language processing technologies in recent years, there has been a growing interest in multimodal intelligent tasks that require the ability to concurrently understand various forms of input data such as images and text. Vision-and-language navigation (VLN) require the alignment and grounding of multimodal input data to enable real-time perception of the task status on panoramic images and natural language instruction. This study proposes a novel deep neural network model (JMEBS), with joint multimodal embedding and backtracking search for VLN tasks. The proposed JMEBS model uses a transformer-based joint multimodal embedding module. JMEBS uses both multimodal context and temporal context. It also employs backtracking-enabled greedy local search (BGLS), a novel algorithm with a backtracking feature designed to improve the task success rate and optimize the navigation path, based on the local and global scores related to candidate actions. A novel global scoring method is also used for performance improvement by comparing the partial trajectories searched thus far with a plurality of natural language instructions. The performance of the proposed model on various operations was then experimentally demonstrated and compared with other models using the Matterport3D Simulator and room-to-room (R2R) benchmark datasets.
Robust Extrinsic Calibration of Multiple RGB-D Cameras with Body Tracking and Feature Matching
Authors: Lee Sang-ha , Yoo Jisang , Park Minsik , Kim Jinwoong , Kwon Soonchul
Published: February 2021

RGB-D cameras have been commercialized, and many applications using them have been proposed. In this paper, we propose a robust registration method of multiple RGB-D cameras. We use a human body tracking system provided by Azure Kinect SDK to estimate a coarse global registration between cameras. As this coarse global registration has some error, we refine it using feature matching. However, the matched feature pairs include mismatches, hindering good performance. Therefore, we propose a registration refinement procedure that removes these mismatches and uses the global registration. In an experiment, the ratio of inliers among the matched features is greater than 95% for all tested feature matchers. Thus, we experimentally confirm that mismatches can be eliminated via the proposed method even in difficult situations and that a more precise global registration of RGB-D cameras can be obtained.
Flexible Thin-Film PZT Ultrasonic Transducers on Polyimide Substrates
Authors: Liu Tianning , Dangi Ajay , Kim Jeong Nyeon , Kothapalli Sri-Rajasekhar , Choi Kyusun , Trolier-McKinstry Susan , Jackson Thomas
Published: February 2021

We report flexible thin-film lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based ultrasonic transducers on polyimide substrates. The transducers are bar resonators designed to operate in the width extension mode. The active elements are 1 µm thick PZT films that were crystallized on Si substrates at 700 °C and transferred to 5 µm thick solution-cast polyimide via dissolution of an underlying release layer. Underwater pitch–catch testing between two neighboring 100 µm × 1000 µm elements showed a 0.2 mV signal at a 1.5 cm distance for a driving voltage of 5 V peak at 9.5 MHz. With the same excitation, a 33 kPa sound pressure output at a 6 mm distance and a 32% bandwidth at −6 dB were measured by hydrophone.
Emotion Recognition Based on Skin Potential Signals with a Portable Wireless Device
Authors: Chen Shuhao , Jiang Ke , Hu Haoji , Kuang Haoze , Yang Jianyi , Luo Jikui , Chen Xinhua , Li Yubo
Published: February 2021

Emotion recognition is of great importance for artificial intelligence, robots, and medicine etc. Although many techniques have been developed for emotion recognition, with certain successes, they rely heavily on complicated and expensive equipment. Skin potential (SP) has been recognized to be correlated with human emotions for a long time, but has been largely ignored due to the lack of systematic research. In this paper, we propose a single SP-signal-based method for emotion recognition. Firstly, we developed a portable wireless device to measure the SP signal between the middle finger and left wrist. Then, a video induction experiment was designed to stimulate four kinds of typical emotion (happiness, sadness, anger, fear) in 26 subjects. Based on the device and video induction, we obtained a dataset consisting of 397 emotion samples. We extracted 29 features from each of the emotion samples and used eight well-established algorithms to classify the four emotions based on these features. Experimental results show that the gradient-boosting decision tree (GBDT), logistic regression (LR) and random forest (RF) algorithms achieved the highest accuracy of 75%. The obtained accuracy is similar to, or even better than, that of other methods using multiple physiological signals. Our research demonstrates the feasibility of the SP signal’s integration into existing physiological signals for emotion recognition.
Nepotism and Related Threats to Security and Sustainability of the Country: The Case of Lithuanian Organizations
Authors: Bekesiene Svajone , Petrauskaite Audrone , Kazlauskaite Markeliene Rolanda
Published: February 2021

The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of nepotism as a form of corruption on the effectiveness of organizations, determining the relationship between the manager and employees, employee relations, and taking it into account as a potential threat to secure and sustainable development of the organization and society. The data collected from private and public organizations were used to test research hypotheses. The AMOS version 26 program and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied to check the models with median effects. The results of the test allowed to identify the negative aspects of nepotism in the relationship between the manager’s behavior and organizational performance. Nepotism causes internal conflicts and an atmosphere of mistrust in both public and private organizations, which leads to poor company performance and quality of services provided, and the potential loss of professionals. The results of the research show that the problem of nepotism is still relevant in Lithuanian society. The research results allow envisaging both systematic and ideological measures to prevent corruption in Lithuania. Models for the prevention of this form of corruption can be constructed on the basis of this research.
Lenguaje y comunicación componentes importantes para el desarrollo del bienestar infantil
Authors: Ortiz Delgado Diana Carolina , Ruperti Lucero Erika Marissa , Cortez Moran Maryuri Edid , Varas Santafé Abraham Clemente
Published: February 2021

El bienestar infantil conlleva algunas facetas que se integran para brindar al infante las herramientas para su desarrollo óptimo. El objetivo del estudio es describir las características lingüísticas en niños y niñas entre 4 a 6 años de edad para identificar los predictores del óptimo desarrollo del lenguaje como componente importante del bienestar infantil. La muestra está conformada por 200 participantes escolarizados en centros educativos. Entre los principales resultados se identificó que los participantes que han recibido espacios de estimulación temprana presentan mejores niveles de madurez en el lenguaje. Un predictor importante para la comunicación es el nivel madurativo del lenguaje articulado. Una de las limitaciones del estudio fue no contar con el mismo número de participantes por grupo de edad, pero el presente estudio brinda lineamientos importantes para profundizar sobre la temática y activar líneas de acción en el bienestar infantil y la estimulación en el lenguaje a edades tempranas.
Síndrome de burnout en docentes de una Unidad Educativa, Ecuador
Authors: Manzano Díaz Angélica
Published: February 2021

El síndrome de burnout es un conjunto de síntomas de desgaste emocional que afectan la salud y el rendimiento laboral personal-profesional. El objetivo principal del estudio fue analizar el nivel de burnout que muestra el personal docente, midiendo la prevalencia de despersonalización, cansancio emocional y realización personal. El diseño de la investigación fue descriptivo, la técnica usada fue la encuesta, instrumento el cuestionario de Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) constituido por 22 ítems en forma de afirmaciones, sobre los sentimientos y actitudes del profesional en su trabajo y hacia los alumnos. Entre los principales hallazgos, el 29% de los docentes de la unidad educativa padecen de cansancio emocional; la despersonalización fue del 17%; y el 85% de los docentes presenta un alto nivel se realización. Se concluye que los docentes poseen una prevalencia baja del síndrome, existen docentes ubicados en la escala media y una población relativamente pequeña con una prevalencia alta que podría ser un factor de riesgo.
Incidencia de la música y la sensopercepción en niños de 4 años de edad
Authors: Cánchica Karelys Keiko , Bastidas Karolina Fernanda
Published: February 2021

La incidencia de la música y la sensopercepción en niños de 4 años de edad es un tema innovador que debe ser analizado y conocido por docentes y todo adulto relacionado con la educación inicial, con el fin de diseñar experiencias de aprendizaje utilizando sentidos para activar el cerebro utilizando como recurso la música. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar el nivel de conocimiento de docentes que tienen a su cargo niños de 4 años de edad. Se utilizaron métodos como la investigación descriptiva con un tipo de diseño de campo, a través de la técnica de la observación utilizando como instrumentos de registros descriptivos y encuesta. Se evidenció que las docentes a veces emplean actividades musicales para la rutina diaria mas no para la utilización de la sensopercepción y la música, sin embargo todos están interesadas en recibir capacitaciones para aplicarlas.
Proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de la escritura a partir de la lectura de la realidad
Authors: Tinta Aruquipa Moisés Rubén
Published: February 2021

La escritura es un elemento principal en la educación primaria, por ende la investigación tuvo el objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la escritura a partir de la lectura de la realidad en los estudiantes del primer año de escolaridad del nivel primario. La investigación fue desarrollada en el marco del método holístico, holográfico y la dialéctica. Los resultados en el campo de acción, utilizando métodos teóricos y empíricos, los resultados hecha el análisis a las pruebas pedagógicas, el 79 % de presentan deficiencias en el rendimiento de la escritura, y los entrevistados ratificando que existe deficiencias en el desarrollo de la escritura, en conclusión: el desarrollo de la escritura es un proceso permanente de motivación en el desarrollo de capacidades y habilidades de percepción de los cinco sentidos, para la escritura a partir de la realidad.
Penerapan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) Desa Wonosalam Demak
Authors:   Universitas PGRI Semarang, Wibisana Muh. Isna Nurdin
Published: February 2021

Wonosalam Village is located on the banks of the Tuntang river which is the largest river in Demak. High rainfall often causes the overflow of the river to flood and cause seasonal diseases. This flood condition is exacerbated by the relatively low awareness of the community's clean life as seen from the large amount of waste that has not maintained well and the low quality of health of the residents of Wonosalam Village. The objectives of the activity are: 1) to find out the level of awareness of the community's PHBS; 2) provide practical understanding of clean and healthy life; 3) familiarize community control on PHBS, 4) improve the quality of a clean and healthy life. The methods used are surveys, lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. The results of this activity are 1) the level of understanding of residents and students as community partners regarding PHBS increases; 2) residents of Wonosalam village and students can perform several behaviors, such as washing hands with soap, exercising, brushing teeth, and carrying out proper waste disposal management; 3) residents and teachers can remind each other if there are residents or students who do not practice PHBS behavior; 4) the environment of Wonosalam villagebecomes more beautiful and clean and residents become more enthusiastic about living life.
Pengukuran dan Pelatihan Kesiapsiagaan Komunitas Sekolah Dasar Muhammadiyah Banyuraden terhadap Bencana Gempa Bumi
Authors:   Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Faizah Restu , Yadi Seplika , Syamsi Muhammad Ibnu , Setioningsih Retnowati ,   Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta
Published: February 2021

The earthquake that occurred during school hours requires the school community to have a high level of preparedness so as not to fall victim and loss a lot. This activity aims to measure the level of preparedness against the threat of earthquake disasters and provide earthquake disaster preparedness training to the Muhammadiyah Banyuraden Elementary School community. The method used was a survey using a questionnaire, analysis of survey results based on the UNSESCO framework, namely knowledge of earthquake disasters, policies and guidelines, emergency response plans, and resource mobilization. The analysis showed that the community preparedness level of SD Muhammadiyah Banyuraden was at a moderate level with a total preparedness index of 55.8. The lowest preparedness index is in the policy and guideline parameters. The results of the survey and analysis carried out resulted in preparedness strengthening activities carried out to increase the preparedness index, namely the formation of disaster preparedness groups, compiling evacuation route maps, adapting earthquake simulations, training on first aid and evacuation, and simulating earthquake evacuation. The activities to strengthen preparedness have an impact on the preparedness index
Assistance of Indigofera Cultivation as Batik Natural Dyes in Kampung Alam Malon, Gunungpati Semarang
Authors:   Universitas Negeri Semarang, Setiati Ning , Rudyatmi Ely , Kedatipukan Krispinus , Indriyanti Dyah Rini
Published: February 2021

This community service aim to motivate kelompok Tani Gunungpati 03 Kampung Alam Malon and kelompok Tani Gunungpati 02 Nglarang, Gunungpati to start planting Indigofera. Production can be used to fulfill a part of batik natural dye for cheaper. Special target is availability qualified Indigofera with criteria dark green leaves (green bluish) and oval shape with brownish black seed. The target is from 1000 seeds can be generate 1000 qualified plant ready to harvest in 3 months, and next re-harvest in 2 months. Some activities already done such as socialization community service attended by 36 of farmer team and they held active discussion about the use and additional income from planting indigo. Training in make natural dye paste from indigo is given to 15 of farmer team by experienced trainer. The result of this activity were the farmer group be able to cultivate indigofera, built 2 water shelter to drainage indigo plant. The result of seedlings is not satisfied yet because the growth of sprouts were not simultaneously and not applying hormone gibrelin technology so that for next step need revision in raise seeding. The farmer group ca easily harvest their indigofera to make paste for batik dye color
Pengenalan Alat Peraga Dasar Matematika Kepada Siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD)
Authors:   Universitas Pamulang, Arofah Irvana , Ningsi Besse Arnawisuda
Published: February 2021

Community service is carried out by the Pamulang University lecturer team in Pamulang sub-district, South Tangerang city in an effort to increase understanding of mathematical concepts with the target of elementary school students. The activities carried out are divided into 3 stages, the first stage: first giving a pre-test to students to find out the students' initial abilities, the second stage providing mentoring and training in understanding mathematical counting concepts with the help of mathematical teaching aids, and the third stage conducting evaluations with how to give a test (post-test) to determine the results of the treatment in the second stage. The visual aids used in this activity are the nomographic aids, the visual aids weighing the car props. Each of these props provides an understanding of the mathematical counting concepts in the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. From the results of the post-test conducted an increase in students' understanding of the concepts of mathematical operations in the form of operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division after being given understanding with the help of mathematical teaching aids.
Edukasi Preventif Covid-19 Melalui Media Digital di Universitas Cenderawasih Papua
Authors:   Universitas Cenderawasih, Wandik Yos , Qomarullah Rif'iy , Kurdi Kurdi , Putra I Putu Eka Wijaya , S Lestari Wulandari ,   Universitas Yapis Papua
Published: February 2021

Covid-19 preventive efforts were carried out in various ways and methods. One of them is using online digital media. The purpose of holding this activity is to find out what and how dangerous Covid 19 is with digital learning media. This activity uses a participatory method, using qualitative data and instruments. The science and technology targets in this activity are students of the Faculty of Sport Science (FIK), University of Cenderawasih Papua Indonesia in June 2020. The result of this service is that this activity is able to provide additional knowledge regarding the prevention and handling of Covid-19 and student enthusiasm because it is interactive. The Covid-19 Pandemic period had an impact, both positively and negatively. In terms of health, it is very detrimental, but for technological developments in the industrial era 4.0 this has an impact on the use of digital media facilities. Through the use of digital media, participants can understand and digest well that health promotion also needs attention. Furthermore, the benefits that can be obtained are the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, maintaining cleanliness, and digital media that need to be used as much as possible in the era of technological disruption. Suggestions that can be given from this activity are: the community must adhere to health protocols and have awareness and willingness; healthy living.
Inovasi UMKM Pendukung Rintisan Wisata Trabas Desa Polosiri Bawen Kabupaten Semarang
Authors:   Universitas PGRI Semarang, Kusumaningtyas Nila , Sudargo Sudargo , Sutomo Sutomo , Setyoadi Yuris , Novita Mega
Published: February 2021

Polosiri is a village located in Bawen District, Semarang Regency. Since 2019, Polosiri has been accompanied by Universitas PGRI Semarang (UPGRIS) and Universitas Darul Ulum Islamic Centre Sudirman (UNDARIS) University to pioneer a trabas-themed tourism village. But in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the community service activities will be focused on strengthening KWT Lestari Sejahtera as a unit that will support the trabas-themed tourism village. Even though they already have a brand product, their business management and the production capacity were yet maximized. Assistance is needed to innovate in many aspects such as product diversification, production-process innovation and marketing innovation. The method used in this work is community development which places citizens as both object and subject. Various appropriate technologies such as Bimo-CF starter the key point to make mocaf, automatic cassava cutting machine, automatic flour powder machine, continuous sealer machine are adopted
Paul Dorveaux : une reconversion sur fond d’amitiés lorraines
Authors: Lefebvre Thierry
Published: February 2021

A professional retraining helped by his friendships in Lorraine – Two native Lorrainers and one adopted Lorrain had a decisive influence on Paul Dorveaux’s professional and scientific carrer : Justin Favier, Lorédan Larchey et Léon Kauffeisen. This study evokes the reconversion of the former doctor to the prism of these friendships.
Quelques réflexions sur l’évolution des « pots de pharmacie », entre technique et art. II - Les «fausses» porcelaines, la porcelaine et les autres matériaux
Authors: Lafont Olivier
Published: February 2021

A reflection on Evolution of Pharmacy jars, between Technics and Art, II-Imitations of porcelain, porcelain, and other materials – Importation of porcelains from China induced a modification of taste and earthenware makers had to adapt. Petit feu earthenware, soft porcelain, fine earthenware were responses to this new demand. The decors changed following these new technics. Anyway, during the 19th century, porcelain was used in most Pharmacy shops. Glass was also used for pharmacy jars making. At the end of 19th century, series of glass jars could be seen in most pharmacies. Amongst metals, tin was largely used, then came lead, and, during 20th century, iron boxes were used. Wood was also used for pharmacy jars making. In the case of each of these materials, a quest of esthetics accompanied technical evolution.
L’obtention d’une session d’examens probatoires supplémentaire pour les Écoles de plein exercice de médecine et de pharmacie : le fruit d’un soulèvement conduit par l’École de Nantes en 1916
Authors: Delattre Bastien
Published: February 2021

Le nouveau régime d’études de 1909 autorise les Écoles de plein exercice de médecine et de pharmacie à délivrer les enseignements des quatre années d’études pharmaceutique et à organiser deux des trois examens probatoires de la quatrième année, le dernier restant du ressort d’une École supérieure de pharmacie ou d’une Faculté mixte de médecine et de pharmacie. Mais les textes en vigueur révèlent une ambiguïté qui minimise de manière importante le pouvoir qui semble avoir été accordé aux Écoles de plein exercice : l’impossibilité d’organiser une session d’examens en cours d’année, contrairement aux Écoles supérieures et aux Facultés mixtes. Il en résulte que les étudiants n’ont aucun intérêt à poursuivre leur enseignement dans une École de plein exercice. L’École de plein exercice de médecine et de pharmacie de Nantes, rejointe par celles de Rennes et de Marseille, se soulèvent et obtient, dès 1917, une harmonisation de l’organisation des examens.
Les rapports d’affinité de Geoffroy, ou la clé d’un mariage réussi sous les lois de la thermodynamique
Authors: Bourzat Jean-Dominique
Published: February 2021

Geoffroy’s affinity ratios or the key to a successful blending under the laws of thermodynamic –

On the 27th of August 1718, Geoffroy issued a communication to the French Royal Academy of Sciences entitled : «Table des différents rapports observés en chimie entre différentes substances.».

This table is a major step to the understanding of the chemical reaction ; it creates a classification by affinity between chemical substances according to their tendency towards preferential union. These selective affinities lead for example to define a scale of values in according to the acid’s strength, or the more or less ease for metals to give amalgam.
Image Steganography-Based GUI Design to Hide Agricultural Data
Authors: SOLAK Serdar , ALTINIŞIK Umut
Published: February 2021

Throughout the ages, safely preserving and transmitting data that have extraordinary importance for humanity has increased its importance with rapid advances in computer technology. Steganography stores hidden data within the files, which are unnoticed by third parties, so it provides secure transmission of data to the receiver. In this study, a steganography-based GUI design has been carried out, which ensures that the agricultural data is safely stored and communicated to the other party. We used LSB one-bit, two-bit, three-bit substitution and PVD algorithms with GUI for stages of agricultural data hiding and extracting at cover images. We also provided extra security using the embedded key and shifting operations on the hidden data before hiding data the cover image. In short, we confused the hidden data in the cover image so that malicious people can't understand. In experimental studies, performance analysis was evaluated by comparing various criteria as similarity ratio (Structural Similarity Index Measure, SSIM), stego image quality (Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio, PSNR) and data hiding capacity (Payload).
Adaptive Architecture Based on Environmental Performance: An Advanced Intelligent Façade (AIF) Module
Authors: KARAKOÇ Erhan , ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen
Published: February 2021

Adaptive façades can enhance energy efficiency in buildings while also sustaining user comfort by using performance-driven decision-making strategies. As a sub-category of adaptive façades, advanced and intelligent façades are executed efficiently by means of mechanisms consisting of sensors, processors and actuators that systematically participate in decision-making processes via control systems. However, the conflicts occur in decision-making processes regarding the compensation between energy conservation and user demands, and material fatigue caused by the extensive movement of kinetic façade components. In this article, it is aimed to develop a novel decision-making approach embedded in a prototype named Advanced Intelligent Façade (AIF) module based on statistical data by proposing critical decision and priority algorithm, which is lacking in the case studies of intelligent façades to solve conflicts in boundary conditions. The methodology of the paper is to verify the proposed system consisting of electromechanical module and decision-making algorithms via simulation according to four scenarios that is implemented of the weather data of equinox dates in Mediterranean climate. The proposed system is simulated in the digital medium by comparing the outcomes with the static façade in terms of indoor temperature. According to the simulation, the proposed strategy is determined as an efficient and performative alternative by optimizing the environmental parameters such as heat, light and humidity levels with the user demand for the specific temperature ranges. Thus, the AIF module can be employed in the buildings as a sustainable façade system.
Urban Road Network Maintenance Scheduling Using Ant Colony Optimization
Authors: AKSOY İlyas Cihan , MUTLU Mehmet Metin , ALVER Yalçın
Published: February 2021

In this study, an optimization model for road maintenance scheduling is proposed. The proposed model determines a maintenance schedule for a given set of links in an urban road network, that minimizes the total travel time during the maintenance period under a set of assumptions and a particular crew number constraint. It is assumed that all lanes of a road to be repaired are closed to traffic during the maintenance. Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), a suitable algorithm for discrete transportation problems, is employed in the proposed model. The model generates a set of roads to be closed for each maintenance day. The total travel time during the whole maintenance period is calculated using the deterministic user equilibrium assignment model. The proposed model is applied to a test network, and more efficient schedules in terms of total travel time are obtained compared to randomly generated schedules.
Combination of platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid in the treatment of moderate and severe osteoarthritis of the knee joint
Authors: Razaq Muthanna Abdul , Qasim Anmar Ahmed , Assim Thamer Mohammed , Ramzi Ramzi
Published: February 2021

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of monthly intra-articular injection of combination of PRP and hyaluronic acid in improvement of outcome of knee OA. It was conducted as open clinical trial on a convenient sample of 17 patients with unilateral or bilateral symptomatic knee OA in rheumatology and orthopedic clinics at Al-Jumhoori Teaching Hospital in Mosul, Iraq during 1st of Jan to 30th Jun, 2018. The patients received intra-articular injection of combination of plate rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) monthly for three months. The outcome assessment was carried out 4 weeks after the last injection using WOMAC index. The results revealed that WOMAC index subscales was reduced significantly (p <0.001) after treatment by followings mean differences: 3.88 in pain (95% CI: 3.18-4.58); 1.29 in stiffness (95% CI: 0.85-1.73); 9.29 in physical function (95% CI: 6.70-11.88); and 14.47 in total score (95% CI: 11.20-17.73). The intervention effect size were as follows: 1.23 in pain; 1.49 in stiffness; 1.11 in physical function, and 1.20 in total WOMAC score. Overall, effect size of combination of PRP and HA intra-articular injection is classified as large effect size (> 0.8) in improving outcome of knee OA. A combination of PRP and HA has large synergistic effect size in improving outcome of moderate and severe OA of knee.
Nowe stanowiska i historia odkrycia Saxifraga paniculata (Saxifragaceae) na Wyżynie Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej
Authors: Szeląg Zbigniew
Published: February 2021

In May 2018, three new populations of Saxifraga paniculata Mill. were found in the Skały Kroczyckie hills in the Wyżyna Krakowsko-Częstochowska Upland (Fig. 1). In Poland, S. paniculata is frequent only in the Tatra Mts and Pieniny Mts in the Western Carpathians; its occurrence in the Wyżyna Krakowsko-Częstochowska Upland consists of relict populations from the Pleistocene glacial (Vistulian). In the Wyżyna Krakowsko-Częstochowska Upland, Saxifraga paniculata occurs in four regions: the Dolina Będkowska valley, Olsztyn village, Podzamcze village and Skały Kroczyckie hills. The oldest locality was found in Olsztyn village by Professor Wojciech Jastrzębowski in 1847. The locality in Ojców village has not been confirmed for more than 150 years. All populations of S. paniculata in the Wyżyna Krakowsko-Częstochowska Upland are strongly endangered due to intensive tourism and rock climbing.
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI POLITIK PARTAI KEBANGKITAN BANGSA (PKB) KABUPATEN JEMBER MENJELANG PEMILUKADA JAWA TIMUR 2018
Authors: Farhan Muhamad
Published: February 2021

is one of the countries that embraces the system of democratic government. In a democratic state the people have sovereignty, this is done to ascertain who deserves to be a leader. The Party is an organization that represents the people and means of public participation to participate. Electoral parties compete for leadership seats (power) by strategizing to win them. Elections (elections) is the process of electing people to fill positions within government. The positions are diverse, ranging from the President, People's Representatives at various levels of government, to the Village Head. Elections as a means to participate in the people persuasively (not forced) to the government, so as to realize the principles of democracy in the implementation. Election is a means for political parties to place their cadres in strategic positions in government either executive (President, Governor, Regent, Mayor, etc.) or legislative (Regency, Provincial and Central DPRD) to seize power, not to mention Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) Jember district in the face of elections East Java area. various pilitical communication strategies are used to hook as many constituens for the achievment of goals. The formulation of the problem in this Thesis is: How is the communication strategy of the Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) of Jember Regency ahead of the election of General Head of Region (Pemilukada) of East Java 2018. The purpose of this research is to describe the communication strategy used by the Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) of Jember Regency ahead of the elections of Regional Head (Pemilukada) of East Java 2018 to get the constituents from Jember society which is quite diverse. This research use desciptive qualitative approach. With data collection method of observation and documentation. The research concludes that the Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB) of Jember Regency divides its political communication strategy according to age ie political communication among young people and political communication among parents. Political communication among youth is done through the program of open together, coffee with PKB Jember, and halal bihalal. Whereas political communication among parents is implemented through the program of maintaining and maintaining the intensity of communication with leaders of both structural figures such as senior officials of an institution or mass organization or culture such as public figure.
PERDAMAIAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF ISLAM DAN KRISTEN
Authors: Asy'ari Asy’ari
Published: February 2021

The existence of Religion is a correction of behavioral problems that substantively cause tension, violence and even damage to the social fabric, or better known as tyranny. There is no religion established itself as a rel igion of violence and it is certain that all religions claim to be a religion of peace. But on the other hand, religion can lead to damage and even mass murder. Therefore, religious messages are ambivalent, whether religion is to solve problems or it is the source of problems. This ambivalence is emphasized with the rise of religious adherents by showing complex faces  to interpret. The complex face is inseparable from the adherents of the r eligion itself, both Islam and Christian. Because the realizat ion of religious adherents have the legitimacy of the text (the source of their religious teachings).
PEMIKIRAN DANIEL GOLEMAN DALAM BINGKAI PEMBAHARUAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA
Authors: Amrozi Shoni Rahmatullah
Published: February 2021

In essence, the education process is the process of actualizing human potential. The process of developing the self potential system has been offered perfectly in the Islamic teaching system, this is the reason why humans can carry out the tasks that have been charged by Allah. The actualization of human potential could be directed through the concept of developing "emotional intelligence" based on Daniel Goleman's thinking is a system of developing and managing emotional intelligence that will be a project in the context of reforming ofIslamic education in Indonesia.
PERAN AKTIF HAKIM DALAM PEMERIKSAAN KETERANGAN SAKSI DALAM PERSIDANGAN MENUJU HAKIM YANG PROFESIONAL DI ERA KEMAJUAN TEKHNOLOGI INFORMASI
Authors: Fikriyah Uswatul
Published: February 2021

Dalam perkara perdata di Pengadilan Agama khususnya perceraian alat bukti saksi adalah hal yang banyak dihadirkan oleh para pihak. Hakim harus mempunyai metode dan kemampuan professional untuk menggali fakta hukum dan menghasilkan putusan yang berkualitas, adanya perkembangan tekhnologi informasi yang direspon oleh Mahkamah Agung menjadikan semua proses persidangan dilaksanakan melalui media elektronik. Dalam tulisan ini penulis membahas bagaimana tugas dan peran aktif Hakim dalam memeriksa Keterangan Saksi menuju Hakim yang Profesional di era kemajuan tekhnologi informasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini: seorang hakim dalam menyelesaikan perkara melalui beberapa tahapan yang terdiri dari Konstantir, Kualifisir, dan Konstituir. Dalam setiap tahapan yang dilakukan Hakim harus memunyai kepekaan nurani, mempunyai kecerdasan moral dan mengasah profesionalisme. Profesionalisme seorang hakim harus mengacu pada Poin 10 kode etik dan pedoman perilaku hakim. terkait professional, hakim dimaknai sebagai suatu sikap moral yang dilandasi oleh tekad untuk melaksanakan tugasnya dengan kesungguhan yang didukung oleh keahlian, ketrampilan, dan wawasan luas. Selain itu Hakim juga harus berpedoman pada konsep profesionalitas dalam Islam lebih dilihat sebagai sinkronisasi antara gerak manusia dalam dua wujud, yaitu rohaniah dan jasmani.

In civil cases in the Religious Courts, especially divorce cases, the witnesses evidence is a matter that is always presented by the parties. Judges must have professional methods and abilities to explore legal facts and produce quality decisions, the development of information technology that was responded by the Supreme Court made all proceedings carried out through electronic media. In this paper discusses how the duties and the roles of Judges in examining the Witness' statements to become Professional Judges in the era of advancement in information technology. The results of this study: a judge in deciding a case through several stages consisting of Constantine, Qualifiers, and Constituencies. In each stage, the Judge must have a sensitivity of conscience, moral intelligence and hone professionalism. Professionalism of judges must refer to Point 10 of the ethics code and guidelines for judge behavior. Professionalism of judge is interpreted as a moral attitude based on a determination to carry out the task seriously supported by expertise, skills, and broad insight. In addition, the Judge must be guided by the concept of islamic professionalism, which is seen as a synchronization between human movements in two forms, namely spiritual and physical.
KONSEP ‘AMAR MAKRUF NAHI MUNGKAR DALAM AL-QUR’AN PERSPECTIVE MUFASSIRIN DAN FUQAHA’
Authors: Hidayatullah Muh Gufron
Published: February 2021

Amar Makruf Nahi Mungkar begitu penting untuk dipelajari dan diterapkan karena sangat manfaat dalam kehidupan. Metode penelitian ini melalui pendekatan gabungan antara beberapa metode yaitu metode kausal komparatif, merupakan penyelidikan perbandingan serta hubungan sebab akibat, Kualitatif Normatif: Yaitu dengan Melihat dan mendalami  tindakan pelaku amar makruf nahi mungkar dalam memakai konsep kemudian disesuaikan dengan fenomena yang ada dan pendekatan studi literature untuk menemukan berbagai konsep teori amar makruf nahi mungkar melalui al-qur’an, kitab klasik, buku, dan sebagainya kemudian data tersebut di analis. Hasil dan kesimpulan  Secara spesipik, konsep amar makruf melihat kemampuan subyek amar makruf nahi mungkar dan menyesuikan kepada objeknya. Sehingga dengan teori ini akan sesuia dengan fase-fase dakwah.
AHLI WARIS PENGGANTI PASAL 185 KOMPILASI HUKUM ISLAM PERSPEKTIF MASLAHAH JASSER AUDA
Authors: Komala Nur
Published: February 2021

Dalam konsep fiqh waris pengganti seperti cucu tidak berhak mendapatkan warisan dari kakek karena terhalang oleh bapaknya. Jika kakek ingin  memindahkan hartanya maka harus dengan melalui jalan wasiat atau hibah bukan warisan. Namun dalam KHI Pasal 185 memperbolehkan dan memberi peluang kepada cucu untuk mendapatkan warisan meskipun besar bagiannya tidak boleh melebihi dari  bagian ahli waris yang sederajat dengan yang diganti. Hal ini sejalan dengan konsep maslahah mursalah Jasser Auda yang menitikberatkan pada keadilan.

In fiqh concept surrogate heir, a grandchild, did not get the inheritance from the grandfather because it was blocked by his father. If grandfather wants to move his property must go through the will or grant. However, in Compilation of Islamic Law article 185 allows grandchild to get an inheritance even though the portion cannot be greater than the heir. It is in line with the concept of maslahah mursalah of Jasser Auda that emphasizes to justice.
Ambient and Indoor PM10 and PM10-bound PAHs around the Vicinity of an Industrial Estate in Rayong, Thailand: Concentration and Source Identification
Authors: Kanjanasiranont Navaporn , Prueksasit Tassanee , Sahanavin Narut
Published: February 2021

The ambient and indoor air concentrations of PM10 and PM10-bound PAHs (16 priority PAHs) were investigated in Rayong Province, Thailand. The locations of the selected study areas were Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate and its vicinity comprising six sampling sites (four industrial areas and two vicinity areas). The indoor and ambient air samples of were collected in March 2017. The sampling sites located close to the road were detected the greatest ambient average concentrations of PM10, with an average value of 56.06 µg m-3 (Map Chalut Area or MC). The levels of indoor PM10 were mostly dependent on the resident activities and the highest mean level of PM10 was 31.29 µg m-3 detected at Huai Pong. The Benzo(b)fluoranthene and acenaphthylene were the major PAHs found to have the highest 24-h average concentrations for both indoor and ambient air. The highest mean ambient and indoor air levels of benzo(b)fluoranthene were 49.18 and 30.88 ng m-3, respectively, found at MC. In terms of 16 total PAHs, MC was found to have the greatest level. Analysis of the diagnostic ratios determined that the traffic density was the major source of influence on particle-bound PAH concentrations for both ambient and indoor air samples, which indicated that the greater the traffic volume, the higher the level of PAHs.
Word in Education: Good, Bad and Other Word
Authors: Carr David
Published: February 2021

St John’s Gospel identifies logos, translated as English ‘Word’, as the divine source of the wisdom or truth of the Christian message, if not with the godhead as such. However, given the cultural and intellectual influence of Greek thought on early Christian literature, one need not be surprised that these (and other) theological or metaphysical associations of Word are almost exactly replicated and prefigured in the dialogues of Plato, for whom formation of the divine aspect or element of human soul clearly turned upon access to or participation in the wisdom of logos. This paper explores the moral and spiritual connections between logos or Word, reason and soul in such Platonic dialogues as Gorgias, Republic and Theaetetus as well as the implications of conceiving education as the pursuit of such Word for ultimate human flourishing.
Italian education’s view of cinema: from suspicion to media education
Authors: Iannuzzi Rosa , Martínez Lucena Jorge , Rodríguez Luque Cristina
Published: February 2021

From the outset, Italian education has been interested in the message of films and cinema’s power of persuasion. Prior to the advent of television, education viewed cinema with suspicion for the alleged damage it caused to the minds of young people. Later, it would view cinema as a means of fascist ideological propaganda. From the 1920s onwards, schools would use cinema as a teaching aid through the so-called “educational cinema”. Since 1960, schools have aimed to teach formal analysis and film content. On the threshold of the new millennium, the revolution in school autonomy obliged every educational institution to independently manage the financial resources allocated to them. This involved the arrival in schools of external experts who were entrusted with media education: they were supported by an internal tutor while the school coordinated the professionals who spe-cialized in cinema; meanwhile the subject teacher entered the Internet era with the innovation of the interactive whiteboard, assuming the role of multimedia author. Thus began the training of teachers within schools, who were registered on the national list of Visual Education Workers.
Speech Understanding by Children Diagnosed with Delayed Verbal Development in the Context of Family Functioning
Authors: Gerc Krzysztof , Jurek Marta
Published: February 2021

The assumptions of the own research presented in the article refer to the socio-interactive approach that assumes that learning and proper language acquisition by a child require cognitive activity, proper progress in cognitive development, and active - resulting from social relations - observation of adult speech. The research assumptions also take into account the importance of the autoregulatory function of language and systemic understanding of the concept of family.

The aim of the study was to check the presence of the relationship between speech understanding by children with delayed verbal development and the various dimensions of their family functioning and ego-resiliency of parents.

The study included a group of 72 well-cognitively functioning Polish children aged 5-7 with a diagnosis of delayed verbal development and their families selected using random and nonprobability sampling. The children were examined using the Polish Picture Vocabulary Test – Comprehension - version A (PPVT-C). Functioning of the families of the examined children was operationalized by the results of FACES IV by D. Olson (the Polish version of the scale was used); while the Ego Resiliency Scale was used to study resilience.

The results of the conducted research indicate, among others, that families of children with lower scores on speech understanding present less favorable functioning profiles in the scope of selected dimensions of FACES -IV: Family Communication, Cohesion, Disengaged and Family Satisfaction. However, the relationship between the child's understanding of speech and other demographic variables such as parent's age, parent's gender, parent's education, marital status has not been confirmed.

It was recognized that the results of the research will allow in the future to optimize the therapeutic services offered to children with verbal development disorders and their families in their natural environment, as well as to allow the presentation of appropriate strategies to support speech development (especially speech understanding abilities) in children. The creation of a group representing a certain type of language disorder will allow a better adaptation of the training program to the specific difficulties experienced by a child, as well as allow for more effective involvement of parents in preventive measures.
Teachers’ Awareness of the Development of Perceptual Motor Functions in Pupils with Mild Intellectual Disabilities at a Primary School in the Czech Republic
Authors: Viktorin Jan , Loosová Lucie
Published: February 2021

The main aim of the study was to determine teachers’ awareness of the development of visual and auditory perception in pupils with mild intellectual disabilities at a mainstream school in the Czech Republic. Based on this main aim, additional goals were set: to determine to what extent teachers are aware of the importance of developing visual and auditory perception in pupils with mild intellectual disabilities, by what means teachers develop visual and auditory perception in pupils with mild intellectual disabilities, and how teachers use pupils’ homework to develop visual and auditory perception. To achieve the aims of the study, the qualitative method was used with the technique of a semi-structured interview. The results show that teachers are aware of the importance of developing perceptual motor functions in pupils with mild intellectual disabilities, but the level of training in working with pupils with mild intellectual disabilities in mainstream primary schools is low. Teachers should receive more expert advice on the development of perceptual motor functions, especially from the staff of school counseling services.