bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TINGKAT KECUKUPAN GIZI, STATUS GIZI, DAN STATUS ANEMIA MAHASISWA PENGHAFAL AL QURAN DI UIN WALISONGO SEMARANG
Authors: Sholichah Farohatus
Published: May 2021

Latar Belakang: Gizi merupakan salah satu faktor eksternal yang mempengaruhi kualitas menghafal.Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kecukupan gizi, status gizi, serta status anemia mahasiswa penghafal AL Qur’an di UIN Walisongo Semarang.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Data asupan gizi diperoleh dengan food recall 3x24 jam. Wawancara mendalam dilakukan untuk memperoleh data terkait perilaku makan dalam menghafal Al Qur’an. Data status gizi diperoleh melalui pengukuran antropometri. Data status anemia diperoleh melalui pengujian kadar Hb dengan metode sahli. Analisis isi digunakan untuk data kualitatif, sedangkan analisis deskriptif digunakan untuk data kuantitatif.Hasil: Terdapat beberapa amalan terkait pola makan yang dilakukan dalam menghafal Al Qur’an, diantaranya adalah Puasa Dala’il, Puasa Mutih, Ngrowot, dan Ngeruh. Subjek penelitian memiliki tingkat kecukupan energi yang normal (45,45%), protein yang normal (72,72%), karbohidrat yang kurang (72,72%), zat besi yang kurang (90,91%), dan tingkat kecukupan lemak yang lebih (63,64%). Keseluruhan subjek penelitian (100%) memiliki tingkat kecukupan serat yang kurang. Subjek penelitian memiliki status gizi kurang (9,09%), status gizi lebih atau overweight (18,18%), obesitas (9,09%), status gizi normal (63,64%), dan mengalami anemia (36,36%). Simpulan: Mayoritas subjek penelitian berstatus gizi normal dan tidak anemia, tetapi masih diperlukan perencanaan diet yang tepat agar kecukupan energi dan zat gizi dapat terpenuhi dengan baik.
PENGARUH EDUKASI GIZI MENGGUNAKAN INSTAGRAM TERHADAP PERUBAHAN PERILAKU GIZI SEIMBANG UNTUK PENCEGAHAN ANEMIA PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI SMAN 2 PADANG
Authors: Rusdi Faza Yasira , Helmizar Helmizar , Rahmy Hafifatul Auliya
Published: May 2021

Latar Belakang: Angka kejadian anemia di dunia dan Indonesia meningkat setiap tahun. Asupan makan yang tidak seimbang adalah salah satu penyebab anemia. Asupan makan yang tidak seimbang dapat disebabkan oleh pengetahuan yang rendah. Melalui edukasi gizi, remaja dapat mengubah perilaku makan ke arah yang lebih baik.Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh edukasi gizi melalui Instagram terhadap perilaku gizi seimbang dalam mencegah anemia pada remaja putri.Metode: Design penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasy eksperimental pre-post test with control group design. Media yang digunakan adalah Instagram sebagai media untuk kelompok intervensi dan WhatsApp sebagai media untuk kelompok kontrol. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 2 Padang pada bulan Oktober 2019 - April 2020. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 60 remaja putri, yang terbagi dalam dua kelompok, yaitu 30 remaja putri kelompok intervensi dan 30 remaja putri kelompok kontrol. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proporsional random sampling. Analisis data menggunakan paired sample t-test dan independent sample t-test.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan tentang gizi seimbang pada kelompok Instagram. Ada perbedaan pengetahuan yang signifikan antara Instagram dan kelompok kontrol. Pemberian edukasi gizi melalui Instagram berdampak pada peningkatan pengetahuan tentang gizi seimbang pada remaja putri untuk mencegah anemia di SMA Negeri 2 Padang.Kesimpulan: Pemberian edukasi gizi melalui Instagram mempengaruhi pengetahuan tentang gizi seimbang pada remaja putri. Ahli gizi di Kota Padang diharapkan dapat menggunakan media sosial sebagai media edukasi gizi dan pengembangan media yang efektif dan efisien.
Evaluation and Implementation of Otsu and Active Contour Segmentation in Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac CT Images
Authors: Razanata Arvi , Prajitno Prawito , Soejoko Djarwani Soeharso
Published: May 2021

The CT cardiac acquisition process is usually conducted by using an additional image with contrast medium that is injected inside the body and reconstructed by a radiologist using an integrated CT Scan software with the aim to find the morphology and volume dimension of the heart and coronary arteries. In fact, the data obtained from the hospital are raw data without segmented contour from a radiologist. For the purpose of automation, dataset is needed to be used as input data for further program development. This study is focused on the evaluation of the segmentation results of CT cardiac images using Otsu threshold and active contour algorithm with the aim to make a dataset for the heart volume quantification that can be used interactively as an alternative to integrated CT scan software. 2D contrast enhanced cardiac CT from 6 patients using image processing techniques was run on Matlab software. Of the 689 slices that was used, as many as (73.75 ± 19.41)%of CT cardiac slices have been segmented properly, (19.15 ± 19.61)%of the slices that were segmented included the spine bone, (1.36 ± 0.98)%of the slices did not include all region of the heart, (16.58 ± 15.26)%of the slices included other organs with the consistency from the measurement proven from inter-observer variability to produce r = 0,9941.The result is due to the geometry influence from the diameter of the patient’s body thickness that tends to be thin.
Notizen zu Frauenlob
Authors: Wachinger Burghart
Published: May 2021

The ›Notes‹ deal with the Frauenlob edition and the Frauenlob dictionary as well as a number of text-critical problems.
An understandable approach to the temperature dependence of electric properties of polymer-filler composites using elementary quantum mechanics
Authors: Matsuo Masaru , Zhang Rong , Bin Yuezhen
Published: May 2021

In today’s society, with a high percentage of elderly people, floor heating to ensure constant temperature and heat jackets in winter play important roles in winter to them to live comfortable lives without compromising health – except tropical zones. Under floor heating maintains a comfortable temperature in a room without polluting the air and heat jackets allow for light clothing at comfortable temperatures. The two facilities are attributed to Joule heat generated by tunnel currents between adjacent short carbon fillers in flexible polymer matrixes under low voltage. The current between adjacent conductive fillers is due to electron transfer associated with elementary quantum mechanics. Most of undergraduate students investigating polymer physics will have learned about electron transfer in relation to the temperature dependence of the conductivity of conductive filler-insulator polymer composites as well as the phenomenon of Joule heat at high school. Despite their industrial importance, most students show little interest for investigating electric properties, since most of polymers are insulation materials. Polymer scientists have carried out qualitative analyses for tunneling current using well-known simplified equations derived from complicated mathematical process formulated by solid-state physicists. Hence this paper is focused on a teaching approach for temperature dependence on electric properties of the polymer-filler composites relating to tunnel current in terms of elementary quantum mechanics. The approach also attempts to bridge education and research by including reference to the application limit of the well-known theories to such complicated composite systems that fillers are dispersed uniformly in the polymer matrix.
Expressing intent, imminence and ire by attributing speech/thought in Mongolian
Authors: Brosig Benjamin
Published: May 2021

Quoted clauses in which an intention is declared are cross-linguistically known to develop into clauses that directly ascribe an intention to their subjects, and further into clauses that express the imminence of an event. In Khalkha Mongolian, several quotative constructions based on the quotative verbge- have come to ascribe intention and then developed further semantic extensions:

(i)

The pattern -x ge-, featuring a fossilized Middle Mongol future-referring participial suffix, is used in a group of constructions that cover the semantic space between future time reference, intention (initially of the current speaker), and imminence.

(ii)

Quotational clauses ending in a particular tense-aspect-evidentiality suffix (including -n) and subordinated by a linking converbge-ž/ge-edare often systematically ambiguous between quotation and their purposive, causal and concessive extensions. Noun phrases with similar properties additionally allow for (dedicational-)benefactive and (allocational-)functive uses.

(iii)

The pattern -n ge-, which in other Central Mongolic varieties resembles -x ge-, conveys the speaker’s disbelief and anger about an actor’s willful deeds when used in echo questions marked by -n=AA.

Based on conversational corpus data, this paper tries to provide a comprehensive picture of Khalkha Mongolian constructions in which the speaker’s awareness of the subject’s speech or thoughts is reinterpreted as attributing intentions and their derived notions.
Elicited metaphoric competence in a second language: a construct associated with vocabulary knowledge and general proficiency?
Authors: O’Reilly David , Marsden Emma
Published: May 2021

The extent to which the ability to use metaphor in a second language– metaphoric competence (MC) - relates to well-attested language proficiency components has implications both for understanding second language (L2) competence and for pedagogy. Building on previous enquiries (Azuma 2005) and extending a vocabulary size and depth research agenda (Qian 2002; Schmitt 2014) to the realm of MC, the present study sought to disentangle the relationships between six elicited MC constructs, reliably established by O’Reilly and Marsden (2021), two standardised L2 proficiency measures, and established vocabulary size and depth measures. With 108 Mandarin learners of L2 English, partial correlation analyses showed unique relationships between specific MC and proficiency measures, evidence of what these learners could do with metaphor at various proficiency levels, and how sparse references to metaphor in proficiency descriptors (e.g., CEFR) might be more precisely interpreted. Multiple regression analyses showed that Read’s (1993, 1998) Word Associates Test, a vocabulary depth measure, was closely linked to all types of MC, particularly productive control (Henriksen 1999) and Metaphor Language Play (O’Reilly and Marsden 2021). The findings point to the centrality of different (but related) types of associative thinking ability in metaphor use and language learning more generally (Carroll 1993; Littlemore 2001, 2002, and 2008; Littlemore and Low 2006a). Future research implications and pedagogical reflections are provided.
Joshua Marshman and the First Chinese Book Printed with Movable Metal Type
Authors: Min Ma
Published: May 2021

In 1998 in an essay published in Lishi yanjiu, I once discussed the pioneering efforts of Joshua Marshman and Joannes Lassar in the early nineteenth century to produce a Chinese translation of the Bible in Serampore, India. In this essay I mentioned that the Gospel of John 若翰所書之福音, translated and printed by Marshman and Lassar in 1813, “was in fact the first Chinese book printed using movable metal type.”Today, fifteen years later, I have not yet seen any new discoveries requiring that I revise my assertions, and recently I had an opportunity to visit Serampore, to inspect what remains of the old Mission Press, and to collect some books and materials preserved there. This experience greatly enhanced my understanding of this episode of history. Hence, here I would like to use the materials I have at hand to discuss in more detail the early Chinese books printed with movable metal type and the achievements of the missionaries at Serampore in printing Chinese.
European Art Music and Its Role in the Cultural Interaction between Japan and the East Asian Continent in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Authors: Mehl Margaret
Published: May 2021

The fact that much of what the Japanese regard as part of their culture originally came to Japan from the Asian continent in ancient and medieval times is well known and has been extensively researched. For the period after 1868, however, the attention of scholars has tended to concentrate on Japan’s comprehensive importation of Western civilization. This exploratory article suggests a different perspective. Taking music in modern Japan as an example and based in part on the author’s research for her recent book Not by Love Alone: The Violin in Japan, 1850-2010, the author will argue that music is a particularly rewarding fi eld for examining transnational fl ows. Research on music in modern Japan has tended to privilege the introduction of European art music from the West and this was undoubtedly one of the most important developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. There are, however, aspects to this development that merit more attention than they have received so far, including the relationship between Western music and other musics practised in Japan in the nineteenth century and the interactions between Japan and non-Western countries and in particular its East Asian neighbours. In this article, four general themes for further enquiry are introduced: 1. The possible relation between Meiji statesmen’s and intellectuals’ kangaku education and their views on the role of music in the modern state. 2. The Chinese origins and the place of minshingaku (Ming and Qing music) in the musical culture of nineteenthcentury Japan. 3. Japan’s role in the dissemination of Western Music in East Asia. 4. The role of the East Asian continent (particularly the cities of Shanghai and Harbin) as a place of encounter between Asia and Europe.
China Studies in Germany
Authors: Xuetao Li
Published: May 2021

China studies in Germany has undergone great changes since the 1960s. Influenced by burgeoning area studies in the United States, German scholarship shifted from traditional philological studies focused on translating and interpreting Chinese classics to practical studies of modern Chinese politics, economy, law, etc. Hence, there was also a shift in research methodologies to those of the social sciences. However, this shift, significant as it is, can never replace traditional Sinological studies aimed at Chinese history and classics. This paper uses Chinese history as an example to explore the development of German academic Sinology. It points out that research in traditional Sinology, as well as in modern China studies, no longer focuses on a particular discipline, but rather follows the trend toward interdisciplinary, comprehensive research. Hence we can expect that China studies will become increasingly decentralized and interactive in the future development of the field.
Fratelli tutti. Anmerkungen zur neuen Enzyklika aus sozialethischer Sicht
Authors: Schallenberg Peter
Published: May 2021

Mit seiner am 4. Oktober 2020 veröffentlichten Sozialenzyklika Fratelli tutti gibt Papst Franziskus Antworten auf die immer wieder neu gestellte Frage, in welcher Gesellschaft wir künftig leben wollen. Der Beitrag führt in die Enzyklika ein, indem er ihre „Spiritualität der Geschwisterlichkeit“ sowie ihren dialogischen Ansatz hervorhebt und die soziale Vision des Papstes im franziskanischen bzw. augustinischen Denken verankert sieht.
Stellungnahme des Ökumenischen Arbeitskreises von evangelischen und katholischen Theologen zur „Lehrmäßigen Anmerkung“ der Glaubenskongregation 2020
Authors: Bräuer Martin
Published: May 2021

Können evangelische und katholische Christinnen und Christen an der Abendmahls- bzw. Eucharistiefeier der jeweils anderen Konfession teilnehmen? Um diese Frage wird schon seit langem gerungen. In seinem 2019 vorgestellten Dokument „Gemeinsam am Tisch des Herrn“ hat der „Ökumenische Arbeitskreis von evangelischen und katholischen Theologen“ (ÖAK) dafür votiert. Die römische Glaubenskongregation hat dagegen 2020 Einwände formuliert. Wir dokumentieren hier Passagen der Stellungnahme des Ökumenischen Arbeitskreises evangelischer und katholischer Theologen vom 6. Januar 2021, die sich mit der Intention der Studie „Gemeinsam am Tisch des Herrn“ (GaTH), dem Ort von GaTH im Gesamt der Ökumene sowie der Ämterlehre befassen.
Language ideologies of emerging institutional frameworks of Mapudungun revitalization in contemporary Chile: nation, Facebook, and the moon of Pandora
Authors: Alvarado Pavez Gabriel
Published: May 2021

This article is a succinct approach to Mapudungun language ideologies and their development within the political and economic context of 21st century Chile. Social media have empowered Mapudungun language activists and intellectuals and helped them create digital communities, some with hundreds of thousands of followers, from which they establish and promote language policies, defined by themselves. Among the most relevant language ideologies found in the corpus, there is a representation of Indigenous languages as sacred, or untouchable, often implying an essential connection between Indigenous cultures and the natural or spiritual world. This representation (called “cosmovisionism” by activists) tends to contradict modernizing language ideologies that circulate in emerging Mapudungun language planning, mainly due to the influence of Basque and Catalan models based on the notion of language normalization, actively promoted in Chile by agents from those domains. Modernizing visions of Mapudungun tend to be linked to a nationalist political project that demands a solid connection between land, people, history, cultural identity, and language. This leads to ideological tensions between the urgency to anonymize and the need to depoliticize the language, both simultaneously considered fundamental to secure Mapudungun’s expansion.
Medical Populism and COVID-19 Testing
Authors: Hedges Kristin , Lasco Gideon
Published: May 2021

This paper uses the lens of medical populism to analyze the impact of biocommunicability on COVID-19 testing through a case study approach. The political efficacy of testing is traced through two mini-case studies: the Philippines and the United States. The case studies follow the approach of populism scholars in drawing from various sources that ‘render the populist style visible’ from the tweets and press releases of government officials to media reportage. Using the framework of medical populism, the case studies pay attention to the ways in which coronavirus testing figured in (1) simplification of the pandemic; (2) spectacularization of the crisis; (3) forging of divisions; and (4) invocation of knowledge claims. Identifying and critically analyzing how knowledge is generated is an essential step to recognizing the impact that political styles have on the COVID pandemic. The political actors in each case study have shaped knowledge of the epidemic, in the way they construct the idea of ‘testing’, and in how they mobilize testing as an ‘evidence-making practice’. Their actions shaped how the pandemic—as well as their responses—is measured. This framework contributes to public policy debates by providing evidence of the impact of medical populism on pandemic response efforts.
„[D]er Glanz des Goldes in der Schläfe …“
Authors: Meyer Christian , Jung Patrick
Published: May 2021

In den 1970er Jahren wurden auf dem Alten Kirchplatz in Haan, Kreis Mettmann, während Bauarbeiten zahlreiche Bestattungen aufgedeckt und dabei weitgehend zerstört. Geborgen wurden damals lediglich einige Schädelreste mit einer besonderen Kopfzier aus Buntmetall (inkl. Anhaftungen von Haaren und Textilien), die später als sterbliche Überreste hochadliger Stiftsdamen beschrieben und als Ensemble in das 10. Jahrhundert datiert worden sind. Diese chronologische Einordnung basierte vor allem auf Radiokarbondatierungen, die heute allerdings als Fälschungen angesehen werden müssen. Eine aktuelle, interdisziplinäre Untersuchung der wenigen heute noch vorhandenen Funde ergibt zum einen eine vollkommen neue Interpretation als zuvor und zum anderen eine Umdatierung in das 17. bis 18. Jahrhundert. Die neue Datierung basiert dabei auf drei voneinander unabhängigen Methoden (Osteoarchäologie, AMS 14C-Datierung, Mikro-Röntgenfluoreszenz-Analyse), die sich gegenseitig ergänzen. Die Metallfunde konnten zudem durch Vergleiche mit Bild- und Schriftquellen sicher als sog. Ohreisen (ndl. oorijzers) identifiziert werden, hergestellt aus Messing, welche als Unterbau einer neuzeitlichen Haubentracht von Frauen verschiedener Gesellschaftsschichten getragen worden sind. Im Einzugsgebiet des Rheins war die Ohreisentracht in Deutschland bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts weit verbreitet, ist danach aber sehr schnell in Vergessenheit geraten, was mit zur langjährigen Fehldeutung der Funde beigetragen hat. Mit der hier vorgelegten, neuen kulturhistorischen Einordnung der Bestattungen aus Haan kann gleichzeitig ein signifikanter Beitrag zur Funeralarchäologie der Neuzeit geleistet werden.
Leiden als „sakramentale Substanz“ – die „Heilkunst“ von Joseph Beuys und ihre Bezüge zur christlich-mittelalterlichen Materialikonologie
Authors: Lieb Stefanie
Published: May 2021

Der Künstler Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), dessen 100. Geburtstag in diesem Jahr groß begangen wird, wollte mit seiner Kunst den Menschen „heilen“ – und dies vor allem inspiriert durch einen christlich-spirituellen Ansatz. Besonders die spirituelle Aufladung mittelalterlicher Kunst mit ihrer Materialikonologie scheint dabei für ihn eine wichtige Rolle gespielt zu haben.
Evaluation of the clinical self-efficacy of postgraduate midwifery students who took courses related to biochemistry: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Kosova Funda , Şimşek Hanife Nurseven , Çelik Nurcan
Published: May 2021

Objectives

Postgraduate midwifery students learn the science and art of midwifery in clinical settings through the integration of evidence-based knowledge, practical skills, quality of care, and personal attitudes. These personal attitudes are confidence, intuition, problem solving, critical thinking, and self-efficacy. This study’s goal was to evaluate the clinical self-efficacy of midwifery students who took courses related to biochemistry in the postgraduate education program.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was used in the study. In the study, data collection was performed using surveys from students in the postgraduate midwifery education program. The study data were collected by employing the “Introductory Information Form” and the “Self-efficacy for Clinical Evaluation Scale.” Data evaluation was performed by number, percentage, mean, and correlation test.

Results

It was revealed that 67.7% of midwifery students who took the courses were postgraduate students in the thesis stage, 41% of them worked in secondary health services, and 51.6% of them had a clinical experience of 5 years and more. The total score of the self-efficacy perception subscale was 4.22 ± 0.49 (1–5), whereas the total score of the perceived confidence subscale was 4.57 ± 0.45 (1–5). There was a statistically significant correlation between the self-efficacy subscale and the importance subscale.

Conclusions

The results indicated that postgraduate midwifery students had high clinical self-efficacy scores. We think that the elective courses related to biochemistry in the postgraduate midwifery education program may have positively affected their clinical skills. We anticipate that it will be appropriate to conduct research with a larger sample size to examine the effect of postgraduate midwifery education on students’ clinical self-efficacy.
Analytical and Laboratory Investigation on the Use of RAP and Waste Plastic for Conservative Planning of Road Construction Raw Materials
Authors: Tapase Anand B. , Sayyed Sabir S. , Patil Nagendra , Kadam Digvijay , Shelar Ajay , Patil Ravindra P. , Chandak Piyush
Published: May 2021

The current work emphasizes improving the procedure for analysis and design of flexible pavement by considering a variety of materials to be used in different layers of pavement. Field investigation and laboratory analysis were carried out to classify the subgrade soil based on their strength parameter. It is observed that most of the flexible pavement near Satara is getting deteriorated earlier than its design life. In the present study, the effect of waste materials individually and in combination on the physical properties, rutting, and fatigue behavior of pavement by laboratory and analytical investigation is evaluated. The various important input parameters like traffic characteristics, moduli of paving materials, etc. are used in structural models. The output of structural models in the form of strains, stresses, and deflection are used in distress models while the output of these distress models is examined against fatigue and rutting criteria recommended by the Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements (IRC:37-2012). The computed strains at the critical locations are compared with allowable limits to decide the thicknesses of hypothetical conditions formed under different combinations of varying materials and thicknesses. The design charts proposed by consideration of multiple factors of varying nature are more realistic and optimum design charts, which can be considered to replace existing pavement sections with an eco-friendly and economic approach.
The Democratic Claims of Communist Regime Leaders
Authors: Domínguez Jorge I.
Published: May 2021

Communist authoritarian regimes born of revolution claim that their rule is democratic, sponsoring elections that, even if uncompetitive, may supplement their claims to rule if the outcome rewards the most-voted with high posts and sidelines the lower-voted. In 2018, Cuba’s new president argued that the 2018 election shaped the new National Assembly and Council of State democratically: garnering electoral support and better inclusiveness by gender, race, and age. Indeed, across the 2003, 2013, and 2018 elections, the Council became demographically inclusive, matching or exceeding its East Asian communist regime peers. However, in Cuba as in Vietnam, election vote shares had little effect on Council membership; the most-voted were not rewarded, the lower-voted were not sidelined.
A systematic review of parents’ experiences of raising a child with type 1 diabetes
Authors: Simpson Saffron , Hanna Paul , Jones Christina J
Published: May 2021

Background: There are currently 1.1 million young people estimated to have type 1 diabetes (T1D) across the world. A diagnosis of T1D impacts not only the children’s lives but also those of the parents.Aim: To understand the experiences of parents raising a child with T1D.Methods: For inclusion, studies had to report qualitative data on parents' experiences of raising a child with a diagnosis of T1D. Parents included mothers, fathers or any other primary caregivers. Eleven databases were systematically searched for relevant articles. Studies were quality assessed and study characteristics extracted. The data were thematically synthesised.Results: Thirty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Thematic synthesis yielded two analytical themes: ‘adjusting to a new reality’ and ‘navigating appropriate T1D support’. The five descriptive themes that contributed to these were ‘distressing diagnostic experience’, ‘change of life routine’, ‘enablers and barriers to support from others’, ‘reconstruction of family dynamics’ and ‘psychological impact over time’.Conclusions: Difficulties parents encounter in support received from school and healthcare professionals are highlighted. Parents’ mental health needs should be attended to throughout T1D clinic appointments. Future research should explore fathers' experiences, as well as characteristics (such as employment status, education, relationship status and underlying mental health issues) which may affect parental experience, given the paucity of existing evidence.
The Early Vigilance of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in the Community
Authors: Indawati Rachmah , Hendrati Lucia Yovita , Widati Sri
Published: May 2021

Early Awareness of Extraordinary Events of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) was asked to community (n= 130). Precautions were measured based on community knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Knowledge, attitude, and behavior are constructs (in the form of a composite variable) from an early awareness of DHF outbreak. The result showed that the knowledge related to the transmission factor and the proliferation of dengue disease was quite good (72.3%). The DHF risk control was also good (93.9%) while the dengue fever eradication was still poor (67.7%). However, the attitude showed that it is still not ready to act on the basis of consciousness. Meanwhile, the results of the data analysis identified that the model of the early awareness measurement on DHF outbreak which consisted of construct variables (knowledge, attitude, and action) were a perfect fit. Based on the measurement model, the level of community awareness on DHF disease can be measured. This showed that the level of early awareness of DHF disease was good 76.2% and only 3.8% were less alert. This means although the less alert percentage is quite small, if people have an attitude of indifference to the prevention of DHF then the impact will affect a wider community.
Liver Function, Leucocyte, and Blood Pressure Levels with Acute Stroke Functional Outcomes
Authors: Fahrina Destika , Mahmuddin Mahmuddin , Nasution Irina Kemala , Anwar Yuneldi
Published: May 2021

Several studies have shown that there is an increase in bilirubin levels, leukocytes, and blood pressure in acute phase strokes. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between liver function levels, leucocytes, and blood pressure with the functional outcome of acute stroke. The method was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 30 people who were selected by consecutive non-random sampling method, clinically proven acute stroke patients, and computed tomography (CT) scan. They were studied at the General Hospital of the Adam Malik Center. Demographic data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that all subjects did not differ in terms of demographic characteristics. This study concluds that there is no relation between liver function (total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [AST], serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT], alkaline phosphatase [ALP]), leukocytes, and blood pressure with acute stroke functional outcome. The functional outcome in acute hemorrhagic stroke is worse than acute ischemic stroke. Higher levels of liver function, leucocytes, and blood pressure were found in patients with the worse functional outcome though not significantly associated.
The feasibility of utilizing existing process streams in kraft pulp mills as a source of chemicals for lignin extraction
Authors: Kihlman Jonas , Gustavsson Christer
Published: May 2021

Lignin is a sustainable raw material with a high potential for use in the production of renewable products. While the market for lignin is slowly growing, lignin recovery via acid precipitation during the kraft pulping process requires the addition of chemicals that will impact the chemical balance of the pulp mill. This negatively affects both the environmental and business operations. Utilizing existing process streams as a source of chemicals will allow the mill to close the chemical loop and reduce emissions, which will have positive environmental impacts. This study investigated the internal production of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) for use in lignin separation (also called extraction) at a Swedish kraft pulp mill. The process simulation tool CHEMCAD was used to model and analyze the wet gas H2SO4 (WSA) process to produce H2SO4. The chemical absorption process using monoethanolamine (MEA) to capturing CO2 was also analyzed. The utilization of the sulphur-containing gases to produce H2SO4 can generate an amount that corresponds to a significant lignin extraction rate. The CO2 available in the flue gases from a mill well exceeds the amount required for lignin extraction.
Preparation of biochar via dry torrefaction of wood meal in a batch reactor under pressure and its co-combustion behavior with anthracite coal
Authors: Yang Wei , Yang Fan , Zhang Xu , Zhu Pengfei , Peng Huanghu , Chen Zezhou , Che Lei , Zhu Shouxin , Wu Shengji
Published: May 2021

Biochar was prepared by dry torrefaction of wood meal in a batch reactor under pressurized conditions. The biochar prepared at 340 °C (WMB-340) showed a higher heating value (HHV) of 30.5 MJ/kg, and it was employed to co-combust with anthracite coal (AC) with the HHV of 28 MJ/kg. The WMB-340 underwent two combustion stages, while the AC only showed one combustion stage. The combustion of AC was promoted by WMB-340 at temperatures higher than 490 °C, indicating the existence of a synergetic effect during co-combustion. Blending AC with 10% WMB-340 had no obvious effect on the combustion stage of AC. However, three combustion stages existed when blending more than 10% WMB-340 with AC. The activation energy of AC blended with 10% WMB-340 was 84.5 kJ mol-1, much lower than that of AC (179.3 kJ mol-1), indicating a lower energy for initialization of the blend. Therefore, AC blended with 10% WMB-340 was the optimal ratio for co-combustion in this study.
Теплопровідність Si нанониток з аморфною SiO2 обо-лонкою: молекулярно-динамічний розрахунок
Authors: Kuryliuk V.V. , Semchuk S.S. , Kuryliuk A.M. , Kogutyuk P.P.
Published: May 2021

Методом нерiвноважної молекулярної динамiки дослiджено процеси теплового транспорту в Si нанонитках, покритих оболонкою аморфного SiO2. Розглянуто вплив товщини аморфного шару, радiуса кристалiчного кремнiєвого ядра I температури на величину коефiцiєнта теплопровiдностi нанониток. Встановлено, що збiльшення товщини аморфної оболонки зумовлює зменшення теплопровiдностi Si/SiO2 нанониток типу ядро-оболонка. Результати також показують, що теплопровiднiсть Si/SiO2 нанониток при 300 К зростає зi збiльшенням площi поперечного перерiзу кристалiчного Si ядра. Виявлено, що температурна залежнiсть коефiцiєнта теплопровiдностi Si/SiO2 нанониток типу ядро-оболонка є суттєво слабшою, нiж в кристалiчних кремнiєвих нанонитках. Показано, що така вiдмiннiсть є результатом рiзних домiнуючих механiзмiв фононного розсiювання в нанонитках. Отриманi результати демонструють, що нанонитки Si/SiO2 є перспективним матерiалом для термоелектричних застосувань.
Оптичні властивості катіон-заміщених змішаних кристалів (Cu1 – xAgx)7GeSe5I
Authors: Pop M.M. , Studenyak V.I. , Pogodin A.I. , Kokhan O.P. , Suslikov L.M. , Studenyak I.P. , Kúš P.
Published: May 2021

Встановлено, що змiшанi кристали (Cu1−xAgx)7GeSe5I, якi вирощувалися методом вертикальної зонної кристалiзацiї, мають кубiчну структуру F43m. Спектри дифузного вiдбивання для порошкiв змiшаних кристалiв (Cu1−xAgx)7GeSe5I вимiрювалися при кiмнатнiй температурi. Показники заломлення та коефiцiєнти екстинкцiї змiшаних кристалiв (Cu1−xAgx)7GeSe5I були отриманi з використанням спектральної елiпсометрiї. В спектральнiй областi вiд 440 нм до 1000 нм спостерiгаються двi аномалiї показника заломлення. Одна з них вiдповiдає зона-зонному оптичному переходу, а iнша – особливостi Ван Хова–Фiлiпса. Виявлено нелiнiйне зменшення ширини псевдозабороненої зони при збiльшеннi вмiсту атомiв срiбла у змiшаних кристалах (Cu1−xAgx)7GeSe5I.
Synthesis and Investigation of the Properties of Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Films with Non-Contact Methods
Authors: Kostylyov V.P. , Sachenko A.V. , Vlasiuk V.M. , Sokolovskyi I.O. , Kobylianska S.D. , Torchyniuk P.V. , V’yunov O.I. , Belous A.G.
Published: May 2021

We present the results of studies of the photoelectric properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI2.98Cl0.02 films deposited on a glass substrate using the spin-coating method. The unit cell parameters of perovskite are determined, by using X-ray diff ractometry. It is shown that the fi lm morphology represents a net of non-oriented needle-like structures with significant roughness and porosity. In order to investigate the properties of the films obtained, we used non-contact methods such as transmission and reflection measurements and the measurements of the spectral characteristics of the small-signal surface photovoltage. The non-contact method of spectral characteristics of the small-signal surface photovoltage and the transmission method reveal information about the external quantum yield in the films studied and about the diffusion length of minority carriers in the perovskite films. As a result of this analysis, it has been established that the films are naturally textured, and their bandgap is 1.59 eV. It is shown that, in order to correctly determine the absorption coefficient and the bandgap values, the Urbach effect should be accounted for. The diffusion length of minority carriers is longer than the fi lm thickness, which is equal to 400 nm. The films obtained are promising materials for solar cells and optoelectronic devices.
Пошук та синтез противірусних агентів серед похідних азотистих гетероциклів
Authors: Качаєва Марина Володимирівна
Published: May 2021

У статті йдеться про ряд нових синтезованих азотовмісних гетероциклічних сполук і дослідження їх активності проти вірусів, що спричиняють опортуністичні інфекції (цитомегаловірус людини, вірус папіломи людини, поліовірус і поліомавірус людини). Виявлено найактивніші сполуки — так звані структури-лідери, які характеризуються високим рівнем інгібування вірусної реплікації та значною селективністю дії щодо цитомегаловірусу, поліовірусу та папіломавірусу. Вивчено залежність їх активності від структури.
Design and transfer of OsSWEET14-editing T-DNA construct to bac thom 7 rice cultivar
Authors: Sam Vu Hoai , Van Pham Thi , Ha Nguyen Thanh , Ha Nguyen Thi Thu , Huong Phung Thi Thu , Hoi Pham Xuan , Phuong Nguyen Duy , Quyen Cao Le
Published: May 2021

Bac thom 7 rice (BT7 rice) is one of the major elite rice cultivars in Vietnam with superior productivity and quality but very susceptible to bacterial leaf blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. The gene OsSWEET14, belonging to the OsSWEET family which encodes sugar transport proteins, is considered to be a susceptible gene involved in the virulence of Xoo. At least three cis-elements (EBE - Effector-binding element), including Tal5, PthXo3 and AvrXa7 on BT7 OsSWEET14 promoter, bind specifically to well-known transcription activator–like effectors (TALEs) of many Asian Xoo bacterium strains. In this study, a T-DNA construct which expressed the protein-RNA complex CRISPR/Cas for editing three EBEs position on the OsSWEET14 promoter was designed. The recombinant binary vector was tested by PCR, restriction enzyme and finally sequencing and then successfully transferred to Bac thom 7 rice through Agrobacterium tumefaciens. 28 of 30 hygromycin-resistant regenerated rice lines that grew and developed normally under nethouse conditions were selected by PCR with specific primers. Among these, twelve transgenic rice lines were identified carrying one copy of the T-DNA construct. The presence of CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutations of the targeted promoter in the transgenic plants were confirmed by T7EI assay. These results provide the basis to determine the role of OsSWEET14 in the susceptibility of Bac thom 7 rice to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae -caused disease, towards the further goal of generating an improved Bac thom 7 rice variety with broad-spectrum bacterial leaf blight resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
First records of the genus Leptophion Cameron (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam
Authors: Nhi Pham Thi , Long Khuat Dang , Thu Cao Thi Kim , Nga Cao Thi Quynh , Tru Hoang Vu , Phu Pham Van , Hanh Le My
Published: May 2021

The genus Leptophion is recorded for the first time from Vietnam, including new records of three species, viz. L. giganteus Shimizu & Watanabe, L. maculipennis (Cameron) and L. radiatus (Uchida), for the country. The comparative morphological and pictorial characters of Vietnamese specimens were given. In addition, variations and in-country distribution of newly recorded species were also provided.
Optimization of culture conditions for squalene production and squalene extraction method of Thraustochytrium<\i> sp. TN22
Authors: Hien Hoang Thi Minh , Thom Le Thi , Ha Nguyen Cam , Anh Hoang Thi Lan , Hong Dang Diem
Published: May 2021

Squalene, a natural triterpene with important roles as antioxidant, skin hydrating, cardio-protection and detoxifier, has attracted the attention of researchers in the world. This study investigated the optimal culture conditions for squalene production and to develop a method for squalene extraction and purification from cell suspension of Thraustochytrium sp. TN22. The results showed that squalene production by the strain Thraustochytrium sp. TN22 was optimum at 2% glucose, 0.5% yeast extract and 0,14% mixture of vitamins (B1, B6 and B12) at 28 oC for 2 days of cultivation. At the optimum conditions, the dry biomass, squalene content and productivity were approximately 9.3 g/L, 9.9 mg/g DCW and 95.3 mg/L, respectively. Time-dependence on cell lysis and extraction solvents were selected as the extraction parameters. The obtained results showed that the highest squalene production of 178.1 mg/100 g biomass was obtained in cell lysate at alkaline medium (pH = 10), at 60 oC for 6 hours and n-hexan was the best solvent for squalene extraction. Squalene was then purified on silica gel column using n-hexan as the mobile phase and 90% purity of squalene was archived. Our obtained results are promising for the commercial productions of various value-added compounds from species belong to the genus Thrautochytrium in Vietnam.
Production of monoclonal antibody to quantify serum CA125 concentration in breast and ovarian cancer patients
Authors: Xuan Nguyen Thi , Ha Nguyen Trong
Published: May 2021

Ovarian carcinoma (OC) and breast cancer (BC) are mainly caused by alterations in genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are involved in differentiation and survival of cancer cells. The protein CA125 (MUC16) is released by cancer cells in most OC and a few BC patients. The cut-off point of CA125 level for tumor growth and metastasis is 35 U/mL. Production of CA125 monoclonal antidody (mAb) to determine expression level of this antigen by ELISA has been well known. In this study, we aimed to generate CA125-specific mAb for developing a new in-house ELISA kit. To this end, BALB/c mice were immunized with CA125 protein and splenocytes of immunized mice were fused with myeloma Sp2/0 cells. Efficiency of mAbs secreted from the hybridoma clones was examined by ELISA and flow cytometry analysis. As a result, among 3 stable hybridoma cell lines identified, A1 clone attained about 90% positive for anti-CA125 mAb, whereas H1 and H3 clones were about 40% and 50% positive for anti-CA125 mAb, respectively. By flow cytometry analysis, anti-CA125 mAb from A1 clone was more specific to CA125 antigen present in OVCAR -3 cells than those from H1 or H3 clone. In addition, the isotype of the obtained mAb was specific IgG1 and Kappa light chain. In conclusion, the mouse anti-human CA125 mAb generated in our lab was specifically binding to CA125 antigen and used as the capture antibody in sandwich ELISA system for early diagnosis as well as monitoring therapeutic response in OC patients.
Agronomic performance of ‘BRS Kampai’ peach on 15 clonal rootstocks and own-rooted trees in Pelotas-RS, Brazil
Authors: Mayer Newton Alex , Ueno Bernardo , Antunes Luis Eduardo Correa , Nava Gilberto , Roth Fernanda Maisa
Published: May 2021

Abstract The clonal rootstocks allows preservation of mother tree genetic characteristics, such as vigor and produce a fasciculated root system, with an abundant thin roots. The objective of this research was to determine the effect of fifteen clonal genotypes as rootstocks on the agronomic performance of ‘BRS Kampai’ peach, as well as the technical feasibility of own-rooted trees (without rootstock) in a no-irrigated field condictions, in Pelotas-RS, Brazil. Bagged nursery trees were planted at the field in August, 2014, under a randomized block design with four replications of one tree per plot, and evaluations of trunk diameter, trunk cross-sectional area (TCSA), yield efficiency, annual and accumulated fruit yield per tree and per hectare were carried out until 2019. In the adopted experimental conditions, we conclude that ‘Barrier’ (P. persica x P. davidiana), ‘Cadaman’ (P. persica x P. davidiana), G x N.9 (P. persica x P. dulcis), ‘Ishtara’ [(P. cerasifera x P. salicina) x (P. cerasifera x P. persica)] and ‘Santa Rosa’ (P. salicina) do not have potential as a rootstock of ‘BRS Kampai’ peach due irregular bud breaking of scion, small fruits and/or low fruit yield. Clone 15 (P. mume) stands out for increasing fruit weight and maintaining satisfactory fruit yield per tree. ‘Flordaguard’ (P. persica) is the best rootstock tested, which is vigorous, do not present any undesirable agronomic characteristics and induce the highest yields per tree and per hectare, exceeding 50 t ha-1 in accumulated yield. Own-rooted trees of ‘BRS-Kampai’ peach have technical feasibility, as long as pruning is properly carried out.
Sistema Nacional de Saúde britânico: trajetória de reformas, 1990-2002
Authors: Amadeo Javier , Andreazza Rosemarie , Reis Ademar Arthur Chioro dos
Published: May 2021

Resumo: Nas últimas décadas, assistimos importantes transformações nos serviços públicos que implicam mudanças no papel do Estado como agente central no processo de regulação das relações público-privado e na definição dos níveis de financiamento público. As propostas de reforma dos sistemas de saúde formam parte do processo de transformações sociais que afetaram os diferentes países. No entanto, as mudanças na articulação das diferentes dimensões são resultado tanto de processos amplos de transformação social como também de experiências e temporalidades específicas, fundamentais para entender os resultados desse processo. O Sistema Nacional de Saúde britânico (NHS) passou nas últimas décadas pelo processo de reforma mais importante desde a sua criação em 1948. Esse processo começou com um conjunto de medidas implantadas pelo governo conservador em 1991, mas que foram continuadas pelas alterações realizadas em 1997 e em 2002. Ao analisar a reforma realizada no NHS, para além de aportar elementos que permitam compreender o debate atual proporcionado pelas iniciativas lideradas por Boris Johnson que visam a empreender nova reforma no NHS, a partir de 2021, é possível encontrar convergências com outras propostas de reforma de sistemas públicos de saúde, que se inspiraram em sua conformação no modelo britânico, como por exemplo no caso do Brasil. O objetivo do presente texto é discutir e analisar um caso de reforma no sistema de saúde que pode ser considerado como paradigmático no desenvolvimento de grandes tendências na área. O artigo busca analisar especificamente o processo de reformas realizadas, a partir da década de 1990, no NHS, e suas consequências do ponto de vista da reestruturação do sistema de saúde.
RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF PLICA SYNDROME OF THE KNEE
Authors: CAMANHO GILBERTO LUIS , GOBBI RICCARDO GOMES , ANDRADE MARTA HALASZ DE
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: The synovial fold is an intra-articular structure found in more than 50% of the knees, which can cause symptoms similar to meniscal injuries. These symptoms are mostly related to hypertrophy of the synovial fold resulting from inadequate physical activity. Conservative treatment with readjustment of sports activity and muscle rebalancing solves most cases. Rare cases require surgical treatment, which is indicated due to the persistence of instability, blockage and pain. We present our experience in the treatment of this pathology. Methods: 58 patients (70 knees), with 62 knees treated conservatively and 8 treated surgically exclusively for the pathological synovial fold. Results: Description of the series and treatment results are reported. Conclusion: The non-surgical treatment of the pathological synovial fold of the knee provided good results within 60 days of rehabilitation program in almost 90% of the patients. Arthroscopic resection of the synovial fold is a surgery that has a longer and laborious rehabilitation period, despite good results in most cases. Level of Evidence IV, Case series.