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Historisitas dan Nilai Religius Shalawat Lam Yahtalim dalam Kitab Maraqi Al-'Ubudiyah Karya Syekh Nawawi Al-Bantani
Authors: Fuadi Moh. Ashif , Aslambik Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Di antara banyak jenis shalawat, terdapat shalawat yang dikenal dengan nama shalawat Lam Yahtalim. Shalawat ini dapat kita temukan di sebuah kitab yang ditulis oleh Syekh Muhammad Nawawi Al-Bantani yang berjudul Marāqi al-'Ubūdiyah Sharh Alā Bidāyat al-Hidāyah Li al-Imām Al-Ghazali, sebuah kitab yang menjadi atau penjelas dari kitab Bidāyatul Hidāyah karya Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali. Tulisan ini menggunakan pendekatan sejarah (historical approach) dan metode kajian pustaka (literature review), dan metode penelitiannya berupa deskriptif dan juga naratif. Tulisan ini menjelaskan profil singkat dari Syekh Nawawi Al-Bantani yang merupakan tokoh penting munculnya shalawat Lam Yahtalim. Penelitian menghasilkan kesimpulan tentang dasar jejak historis penulisan syair yang kemudian menjadi bacaan shalawat Lam Yahtalim. Selain itu juga menjelaskan nilai religius dalam shalawat tersebut yang berisi tentang keistimewaan-keistimewaan (kekhususan) yang dimiliki oleh Nabi Muhammad Saw. yang terkandung di dalam setiap bait demi bait. Selain itu juga menjelaskan tentang alasan dari mengapa para ulama menjadikan dan menganjurkan bacaan shalawat Lam Yahtalim tersebut sebagai bacaan untuk menghindarkan seorang Muslim dari bahaya kebakaran api, pencurian, dan bencana atau musibah yang lainnya.
Sistem Pendidikan Islam Menurut Pandangan Ideal Ibnu Khaldun:
Authors: Zubair Nur Fahimah , Syafi'i Imam
Published: August 2022

This article aims to reveal how Ibn Khaldun thinks about education, which indirectly gives an idea of the ideal Islamic education system according to him. Not only that, the researcher will try to describe how much his thoughts have implications for the current style of Islamic education in Indonesia. The method used in this article is descriptive qualitative analysis, through a literature study of previous research documents and texts, it was found that the ideal education system according to Ibn Khaldun has enormous implications for the current style of Islamic education, as can be seen from his thoughts on the original language, curriculum, educator criteria, and other things that have a lot of conformity with the implementation and the Islamic Education Law in Indonesia.

 

Keywords: Education System, Ibn Khaldun, Islamic Education Thought, Implication
Harmonisasi Pendidikan Islam dan Negara
Authors: Zaman Mohamad Badrun , Nawir Muhammd Syukri , Islamy Athoillah , Aninnas Afina
Published: August 2022

Citra baik Pesantren sebagai lembaga pendidikan Islam di Indonesia terkadang mmendapat stigma buruk akibat tindakan negatif oleh oknum-oknum yang hidup di lingkungan Pesantren itu sendiri. Merespons fenomena tersebut, maka membumikan nilai-nilai luhur sosial budaya bangsa Indonesia di lingkungan Pesantren menjadi hal yang sangat dibutuhkan. Penelitian kualitataif ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dimensi nilai Pancasila dalam orientasi penyelenggaraan pendidikan Pesantren yang termaktub pada Undang-undang No.18 Tahun 2019 tentang Pesantren. Penelitian normatif filosofis ini menggunakan nilai-nilai falsafah Pancasila sebagai teori  analisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat dimensi nilai-nilai Pancasila pada orientasi penyelenggaraan pendidikan Pesantren di Indonesia. Pertama, nilai sila kesatu dan kedua dalam orientasi pembentukan karakter individu yang religius dan humanis. Kedua, nilai sila ketiga dalam pembentukan karakter individu yang nasionalis dan pluralis. Ketiga, nilai sila keempat dan kelima dalam pembentukan karakter individu yang inovatif dan sejahtera. Implikasi teoritik penelitian ini menunjukan pendidikan Islam memiliki titik temu dengan pelbagai nilai universal yang dapat dimanifestasikan dalam kehidupan masyarakat plural. Keterbatasan penelitian ini belum menyentuh terkait bagaimana strategi pemerintah Indonesia terkait diseminasi nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam lembaga pendidikan Pesantren di Indonesia
Integrasi Kurikulum di Pendidikan Diniyah Formal (PDF) Wustho Al Fithrah Surabaya
Authors: Mastur Ali
Published: August 2022

Sejak tahun 2015 peta baru satuan pendidikan formal secara nasional telah bertambah dengan munculnya Pendidikan Diniyah Formal (PDF) sebagai unit pendidikan di pondok pesantren di Indonesia. Lahirnya PDF berawal dari fakta bahwa keberadaan sekolah dan madrasah dianggap belum cukup mampu mengakomodir dan belum mampu merekognisi para lulusan pesantren. Padahal di sisi lain, para santri di pesantren diharapkan mampu menjawab tantangan dunia dengan paradigma Islam dan dalam menyelesaikan berbagai problem dalam agama Islam yang muncul di tengah-tengah umat. Pada faktanya sekolah hanya mengajarkan mata pelajaran Agama 2-3 jam pelajaran/Minggu. Sedangkan PDF dalam kurikulumnya yang telah ditetapkan dalam PMA, 70% adalah pelajaran agama Islam dan 30% pelajaran umum. Terdapat kurikulum PDF sebagai acuan terlaksananya Pendidikan Diniyah Formal yang diatur dalam Keputusan Direktur Jendral Pendidikan Islam nomor 6036 tahun 2015. Yang dipadukan dengan kurikulum lokal Pondok Pesantren Assalafi Al Fithrah Surabaya dengan segala ciri khasnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan berikut. 1) Kurikulum pada PDF Wustha Al Fithrah terdiri atas tiga komponen: kurikulum Pendidikan keagamaan, kurikulum Pendidikan Umum, dan kurikulum Pondok Pesantren Assalafi Al Fithrah yang diintegrasikan dengan perbandingan 70% muatan agama dan 30% muatan umum . 2) Integrasi kurikulum PDF Wustha Al Fithrah adalah dengan mengintegrasikan  sebagian pelajaran kurikulum PDF dengan pelajaran khas Pondok Pesantren Assalafi Al Fithrah.
Photocatalytic activity of white cement-based mortars with polysiloxane silicone and different doses of titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Authors: Paiz-Rosales Jennyfer , Guerrero-Gutiérrez Edward M. A. , Arrechea Susana , Velásquez Luis , Díaz Roberto , Torres Shirley , Barrientos Carmela , García Elvis
Published: August 2022

White cement-based mortars in urban areas are usually discolored and altered their esthetic properties due to air pollutants. The addition of nanoparticles in these mortars can provide photocatalytic properties that can decompose pollution agents. Likewise, other hydrophobic agents have been individually studied to improve outdoor building constructions. Therefore, this study presented the photocatalytic and hydrophobic effect of adding nano-TiO2 and silicone hydrophobic powder (DOWSILTM) in a white cement matrix. The nano-TiO2 were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); afterwards, the mortar was mixed with additions of nano-TiO2 (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0%) and DOWSILTM (0.0, 0.5%). The mortar's photocatalytic performance was evaluated using a modification of the standard Italian test Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione 11259:2016 based on Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation on the sample exposed to UV irradiation. Therefore, mortar samples were subjected to UV irradiation to degrade the organic dye rhodamine B, monitoring their color variation using a CIEL*a*b* spectrophotometer. Moreover, the water permeability and the contact angle were evaluated. This research demonstrates that the white cement-based mortar samples added with nano-TiO2/DOWSILTM possess photocatalytic activity. The samples with the addition of 1.0%/0.5% and 3.0%/0.5% nano-TiO2/DOWSILTM showed a higher RhB degradation for R4 and R26. Therefore, these two materials can be employed in these proportions to improve the quality of the white cement-based mortars in urban constructions.
Narrating Homosexuality across Borders and Beyond Boundaries in Hanan Al-Shaykh's Only in London (2001)
Authors: Batauoi Mohamed
Published: August 2022

The present paper examines Hanan al-Shaykh's interrogations of homosexuality across borders and beyond the boundaries of East and West in ‘Only in London’ (2001), a diasporic novel with a Lebanese homosexual protagonist, Samir. It analyzes the ways in which the heterosexual, social, and power networks established to ostensibly force Samir's homosexuality into the closet work to eliminate the existence of homosexuality as an independent identity in Arab society. Drawing on Michael Foucault's framework of sexuality and biopolitical analysis, the paper negotiates the depiction of mental hospital scenes, the medicalization of Samir's homosexuality, and the social pathologization of his alternative gender and sexuality as instruments of "bio-politics of the population" designed to lock homosexuality into a "pathological phenomenon", which has to be medicalized in order to conform to homonormative mainstream culture. It demonstrates how through the mechanisms of biopower, and techniques of surveillance of bodies, Samir's homosexuality is turned into an object of intense observation, study, and power relations. It maintains that the pathologizing psychiatric discourse, the heterosexual institution of marriage, Samir's family, and the state are all complicit with the heteropatriarchal taxonomies of sexuality. The paper further illustrates how being Arab, an immigrant, and a homosexual in London complicate Samir's existence as an alien homosexual being in exile.
Gender Representation in Moroccan EFL Textbooks’ Conversations: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis
Authors: BENLAGHRISSI Hassane
Published: August 2022

By employing two analytical methods, this study investigates gender representation in the conversations of an EFL textbook currently used in Moroccan secondary schools. First, a quantitative content analysis studies the following four criteria: (1) dialogue initiation, (2) turn-taking, (3) the number of words used, and (4) the number of participants. Second, a qualitative content analysis of all the textbook conversations is carried out by examining males’ and females’ topics of the talks, their active/passive roles, their high/low status, and gender differences in language use. Although the results indicated a minor numeric difference favouring males, the qualitative analysis proved an obvious stereotypical depiction of female participants in conversations' topics by connecting them with household chores' issues and assigning them traditional gender roles. Furthermore, gender differences in language use were discovered, which confirms the results of prominent figures in the area, such as Lakoff (1975), Spender (1980), and Tannen (1991). The paper ends with a conclusion and some recommendations aiming at supporting textbooks free of sexist attitudes.
The Phonology of Geminates in Bedouin Hijazi Arabic: An Optimality Theoretic Approach
Authors: AL SOLAMI Majed
Published: August 2022

This paper examines the phonology of geminates in Bani Sulaim dialect, BSD, a Bedouin Hijazi dialect spoken in Saudi Arabia, within Optimality Theory framework, OT. The analysis covers lexical geminates, phonologically derived geminates through assimilation, and gemination as a compensatory strategy to compensate for lost mora after vowel deletion. The paper explores the interaction between vowel deletion, assimilation, and compensatory lengthening. In BSD, lexical geminates are phonemically contrastive with singletons in word medial and word final positions, while phonologically derived geminates are found in word initial and word final positions through assimilation. Using OT constraints, ranking the markedness constraints, that disallow certain consonant clusters in the output, higher than the faithfulness constraints shows that phonotactically prohibited consonant clusters are avoided through total assimilation that results in gemination. The final phonological process that generates geminates in BSD is a form of consonant lengthening to adhere to the moraic weight requirement of the dialect. In addition to presenting new data, this paper contributes to the sparse literature on geminates in Bedouin dialects.
The Challenges Faced by Novice Teachers of English for Medical Purposes (Emp): The Case of Saudi Arabia's Medical Colleges
Authors: Eligindi Hani Elgindi , Hoque Mohammed Shamsul
Published: August 2022

The teachers of English for Medical Purposes (EMP) are faced with problems of lack of appropriate materials, professional support, low learner motivation and no provision of writing study module at medical colleges of Saudi Arabia. There is not enough study on these issues and researchers are quiet about addressing them. Understanding the new English for Medical Purposes teachers' challenges is of crucial importance to improve their performance and, accordingly, their students' performance. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges of the new EMP teachers in teaching medical English via exploring the present situation analysis (PSA). This study follows a qualitative approach to conduct an investigation through rigorous interview with five EMP teachers (Ts) and three medical professors (MP) who are the deans of different medical colleges of Saudi Arabia. Data were entered through Atlas ti. Software to be sorted and analyzed for findings which were presented in figures and graphs. The study has found that new EMP teachers face difficulties, such as, adjustment of the English words in the medical context, pronunciation, and the meaning of the medical terminology. They also face challenges such as English used for medical procedures, daily routine in medical institutions, communication with medical staff and patients. But there is hardly any help available for the new EMP teachers to cope with this situation. Pedagogical issues, such as, the methodology of ESP is another area the EMP teachers find it difficult to tackle it. The findings call for steps to find solutions for these challenges to improve the performance of EMP teachers and their students.
Terrestrial Horror or the Marriage between Horror Fiction and Cli-Fi: What the Language of Horror can Teach us about Climate Change
Authors: Elmore Jonathan
Published: August 2022

This paper focuses on the dystopian camp of climate fiction and its affinities with another fiction genre: horror. During cli-fi’s rise, horror has enjoyed a resurgence of popular interest and sustained and reinvigorated scholarly interest in the past few years. While horror and dystopian cli-fi have different roots and conceptual underpinnings, there are points of contact between the genres, when the horrible in horror fiction spawns from environmental collapse or when the climatic in cli-fi drives what horrifies. My central claim is that these contact points, the overlap between cli-fi and horror fiction, become critical research nodes for developing the necessary societal, cultural, and intellectual framework for living in a destroyed world. I suggest a label for the crossover between cli-fi and horror fiction: terrestrial horror. Analyzing multiple texts within this subgenre renders visible the societal, cultural, and intellectual changes necessary for the kinds of posthumanism needed in a destroyed world.
In-depth Study of How Rahim Shah Learned to Speak English and Persian Better Than His Native Language: An Explanatory Case Study
Authors: Asghari Ghulam Yahya , Ramish Rahimullah , Zawuli Ali Akbar
Published: August 2022

This mixed-methods case study explores how Rahim Shah learned to speak English and Persian much more fluently than his native language (Pashto). In this study, different aspects of the subject- including his personality, language learning style, language learning history, oral and written language skills- are analyzed to seek patterns and causes of behavior. Accordingly, attempts have been made in this paper to enlighten his exposure to three languages, Pashto (native), Persian (second) and English (foreign). The results drew that he speaks Persian much more confident than his native language mainly because his parents moved to a Persian-speaking community when he was a child of three years old. This makes it clear that non-native speakers use their knowledge of the new language through interaction with others. The results also recovered that he learned how to speak English better than his native language mainly because he was intrinsically motivated, knowing the positive consequences of learning English. In addition to his high motivation, he consistently listened to native speakers as he spent three years with Americans. Therefore, this case study embraces nearly all the aspects of how Rahim Shah managed to speak English and Persian, and how he failed to speak his native language.
Literature and Ecology: Promoting an Eco-Consciousness through Children Literature
Authors: Amer Enas subhi
Published: August 2022

The study scrutinises intermingled relations between children literature and some ecological issues. Such interwoven relationships would be highly recommended to encourage children to explore and identify themselves with nature from early ages to avoid facing an extreme experience later on.  The research limits its scope to two novels Suzanne Collins’ (1962) The Hunger Games trilogy (2003-2007) and William Golding’s (1911-1993) Lord of the Flies (1954), and both novels have no direct connections with Ecology and the Eco-consciousness, yet it offers an insightful description about Man’s experience with Nature. Moreover, it raises serious moral questions, raises awareness, heals wounds and suggests solutions for the problems that are both cultural and physical about man’s interactions with nature. The study narrows its theoretical methodology to the thematic contents of literature rather than their form.
Nevertheless, theories of ecocriticism such as Serpil Oppermann’s, Cheryll Glotfelty and Harold Fromm are to be mentioned due to their relevance to the main ideas mentioned in the research. The conclusion sums up that the environment is turned to be man’s collective problem rather than a mere didactic issue. This problem is referred to not only as a problem of nature, but also as social, psychological, and cultural problem that negatively affect all components of the earth. It is about a broad perspective which includes human as well as nonhuman nature.
Developing Creative Thinking Skills in EFL Classes in Morocco
Authors: Smare Zaina , Elfatihi Mohamed
Published: August 2022

The present paper reports on an evaluation study investigating the extent to which Moroccan EFL high school classrooms encourage the development of creative thinking skills. Our objectives were: to explore the extent to which educational policy documents, namely the National Charter for Education and Training (1999), the White Paper (2002) and the Guidelines for teaching English (2007) promote the development of creative thinking; to find out whether Ticket to English 2 textbook has the potential to support students to think creatively; to investigate teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards developing creative thinking and to discover insights into the nature of classroom environment with regard to the development of the skill. The study used a mixed methods design which involves a mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The purpose behind this choice is to investigate the match between the aims and objectives outlined in educational policy documents and their implementation through the textbook and teaching practices. The study employed five research instruments namely documents analysis, textbook evaluation, questionnaires, classroom observation, and a semi-structured interview. The results revealed that the importance of creative thinking has been emphasized in policy documents, yet the textbook and teaching practices focus on lower-order thinking skills, such as remembering and understanding. The study concludes with practical recommendations for policy makers, textbook designers, teachers, and teacher development programs.
Feminist Perspective in Shashi Deshpande’s Selected Novels
Authors: Sambharwal Shree Om , Yadav Neetu
Published: August 2022

No other woman novelist than Shashi Deshpande has been given accolades so greatly and accorded prominence and worldwide recognition for the projection of feminine sensibility in Indian English Literature. Her exploration of the female psyche by probing deep into the inner working of her mind is highly appreciated by the readers and greatly discussed among the researchers and critics. The novels of Shashi Deshpande are centred on women’s psyche to understand their urges and despairs in a better way. Her protagonists advocate for ‘A Room of One’s Own and proclaim their rights on their bodies. She has portrayed the characters unsatisfied with the uncongenial social conditions that confront their aspirations, needs, urges and hopes. So they conduct themselves in different ways displaying different attitudes and temperaments. These characters undergo a remarkable dynamism in their personalities, and display satisfactory development in their attitude and outlook regarding life. The authors in this research analysis have attempted to examine in depth the various feminist issues projected in her novels through the characters of the main protagonists: Indu of Roots and Shadows, Jaya of That Long Silence and Saru of The Dark Holds No Terrors.
Zróżnicowanie sposobów porozumiewania się ssaków
Authors: Popiel Patrycja , Rychlik Leszek
Published: August 2022

Celem niniejszej pracy był szczegółowy przegląd badań naukowych nad komunikacją wizualną, dźwiękową, zapachową i dotykową (w tym komunikacją sejsmiczną) wśród różnych rzędów ssaków, przeprowadzonych w minionych latach. Skupiono się na zróżnicowaniu kontekstów komunikacji, zachowaniach związanych z porozumiewaniem się, narządach zmysłów umożliwiających komunikację oraz na sposobach przezwyciężania przez zwierzęta ograniczeń środowiskowych, które utrudniają wymianę informacji. Ponadto zwrócono uwagę na występowanie międzygatunkowej i nieukierunkowanej komunikacji u ssaków. Analiza danych literaturowych pozwoliła stwierdzić, że ssaki cechują się dużym zróżnicowaniem sposobów porozumiewania się w zależności od środowiska i trybu życia oraz wykształciły liczne adaptacje anatomiczne i/lub behawioralne usprawniające proces komunikacji, a większość interakcji społecznych zwierząt z tej gromady ma charakter multimodalny.
Słowa kluczowe: Mammalia, behawior socjalny, interakcje wewnątrz- i międzygatunkowe, komunikacja, narządy zmysłów, maskowanie sygnału
Rola waspiny w regulacji fizjologii i patologii komórek jajnika
Authors: Kurowska Patrycja , Mlyczyńska Ewa , Pich Karolina , Dawid Monika , Respekta Natalia , Rak Agnieszka
Published: August 2022

Metabolizm energetyczny jest dostosowany do potrzeb reprodukcyjnych a otyłość i niedowaga prowadzą do problemów z płodnością, takich jak zahamowanie wzrostu pęcherzyka jajnikowego, zespół policystycznych jajników (PCOS), czy niedobór fazy lutealnej. Propozycję markerów łączących płodność samic z metabolizmem energetycznym stanowią adipokiny, hormony tkanki tłuszczowej, które regulują funkcję całego organizmu. Waspina jest nową adipokiną, która pełni plejotropową rolę w organizmie, stymuluje różnicowanie preadipocytów, działa przeciwzapalnie i zwiększa wrażliwość tkanek na insulinę, a jej wyższy poziom zaobserwowano u osób otyłych. Artykuł prezentuje aktualną wiedze dotyczącą ekspresji waspiny w strukturach jajnika oraz mechanizm jej wpływu na fizjologię komórek pęcherzyka jajnikowego (steroidogeneza, dojrzewanie oocytów) jak i ciałka żółtego (endokrynologia, angiogeneza, proliferacja, apoptoza). Omówiony został też związek waspiny z patologiami jajnika: PCOS, nowotworzenie, niedobór fazy lutealnej. Dane na temat roli waspiny w procesach niezbędnych dla prawidłowej fizjologii jajnika w przyszłości mogą być wykorzystane do optymalizacji cyklu rujowego/menstruacyjnego, czy zastosowania jej poziomu we krwi jako prostego kryterium diagnostycznego funkcji jajnika.

Słowa kluczowe: waspina, jajnik, ciałko żółte, rozród, steroidogeneza, dojrzewanie oocytów, zespół policystycznych jajników
Grzyby zimnolubne w biodegradacji ksenobiotyków
Authors: Małkusz Emilia , Krzyśko-Łupicka Teresa
Published: August 2022

Ilość szkodliwych ksenobiotyków w ekosystemach nieustannie się zwiększa, ze względu na dużą dostępność i wykorzystanie detergentów, pestycydów, farmaceutyków, rozpuszczalników czy ropy naftowej. Takie substancje chemiczne jak fenol, monocykliczne węglowodory aromatyczne, policykliczne węglowodory aromatyczne, węglowodory alifatyczne oraz związki fosfonoorganiczne są wyjątkowo trwałe w niskich temperaturach ze względu na zwiększoną gęstość oraz mniejszą biodostępność. Jednym ze skutecznych sposobów oczyszczania środowiska może być bioremediacja, opierająca się na biologicznym rozkładzie skażeń, czyli ich przekształcaniu przez mikroorganizmy w mniej szkodliwe lub nieszkodliwe formy. Dotychczas wykorzystywano głównie bakterie mezofilne, jednak badania dowodzą, że także grzyby i drożdże psychrofilne oraz psychrotroficzne mogą skutecznie przeprowadzać biodegradację ksenobiotyków. Zdolność tą przypisuje się między innymi gatunkom z rodzajów: Alternaria, Aspergillus, Geomyces, Lecanicillium, Mortierella, Mucor, Penicillium, Candida, Cryptococcus, Exophiala, Pichia, Rhodotorula, Schizoblastosporion, Solicoccozyma, Trichosporon oraz Yarrowia. Wymienione mikroorganimzy są potencjalnymi kandydatami do bioremediacji zanieczyszczeń pomimo tego, iż dla niektórych gatunków nie zbadano kompleksu enzymatycznego zaangażowanego w rozkład ksenobiotyków.
Leczenie otyłości. Dlaczego „silna wola” to za mało? Część I: Przyczyny otyłości
Authors: Reimisz Patryk
Published: August 2022

Wiele uwagi poświęcono w badaniach naukowych tematyce otyłości, ze względu na rosnącą od lat liczbę chorych na świecie. Wydawać by się mogło, że o przyczynach tego zjawiska powiedziano już wystarczająco dużo, a jednak wciąż pojawiają się nowe doniesienia i rozwijane są mało eksplorowane dotąd hipotezy. Celem części pierwszej artykułu jest przedstawienie współczesnego stanu wiedzy na temat patogenezy otyłości. Wśród przyczyn otyłości uwzględnia się czynniki genetyczne, epigenetyczne i środowiskowe – zarówno te żywieniowe, jak i pozażywieniowe. Znanych jest kilkaset genów związanych z rozwojem otyłości, liczne substancje chemiczne, które zaburzają procesy równowagi energetycznej i metabolizm tkanki tłuszczowej oraz drobnoustroje, które mogę sprzyjać rozwojowi otyłości. Niemniej jednak, ze statystycznego punktu widzenia, najważniejszym czynnikiem patogenetycznym prawdopodobnie pozostaje nieograniczony dostęp do obesogennej żywności, charakteryzujący społeczeństwa krajów wysoko rozwiniętych.
Oświetlenie budynków Teatru im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Krakowie jako źródło zanieczyszczenia świetlnego
Authors: Wiehle Karolina , Czaplicka Anna , Ściężor Tomasz
Published: August 2022

W pracy podjęto próbę oceny oświetlenia zewnętrznego obiektów zabytkowych, budynku głównego Teatru im. Juliusza Słowackiego i budynku Scena Miniatura w Krakowie, pod kątem występowania zanieczyszczenia świetlnego. Przedstawiono ogólną charakterystykę zanieczyszczenia świetlnego, skupiając się na opisie szkodliwych zjawisk. Następnie zaprezentowano wyniki inwentaryzacji oświetlenia zewnętrznego, zawierające informacje o kategoriach źródeł światła, ich położeniu, barwie i kierunku padania emitowanego światła oraz ocenę poszczególnych źródeł światła pod kątem występowania zjawisk, przyczyniających się do występowania zanieczyszczenia świetlnego. Zaproponowano zmiany w oświetleniu zewnętrznym obiektów, w celu minimalizacji powstawania szkodliwych zjawisk oraz poprawy funkcjonalności i jakości instalacji oświetleniowej.
Porozumiewanie się ssaków - Wstęp
Authors: Popiel Patrycja , Rychlik Leszek
Published: August 2022

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Vestimenta escolar e identidad académica en España
Authors: Martín-Sárraga Félix Óscar
Published: August 2022

Se estudia la importancia que los universitarios españoles daban a mostrar públicamente su identidad estudiantil a través de su indumentaria mediante artículos publicados en la prensa histórica. Para ello nos ocupamos tanto de la vestimenta utilizada para asistir a clases como en la actividad extraescolar más significativa: las comparsas carnavalescas conformadas por escolares y conocidas inicialmente como estudiantinas. El análisis identifica los tipos y evolución de las prendas utilizadas en ambos aspectos de su actividad y desvela el periodo histórico en que dejó de exigirse un uniforme determinado para asistir a clases determinando una pérdida de imagen grupal que se contrapone a la plasmada en sus Estudiantinas y Tunas, en las que desde finales del siglo XIX evidencian su identidad académica a través de su traje y/o elementos añadidos a él.
The beneficial effect of Pluchea lanceolata on aluminum chloride-induced Alzheimer's disease in rats
Authors: ASİRVATHAM Raju , PA Daiay , SALAM Salwa
Published: August 2022

Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) causes neuroinflammation in rats, which leads to the development of Alzheimer's disease. The current study focused on the anti-Alzheimer and antioxidant potential of hydromethanolic extracts of Pluchea lanceolata (PL), a well-known Rasna source. Phytoconstituents such as pluchine and moretenol acetate are selected for the PASS online and molecular docking (in silico) experimental model. A total of 36 Wistar rats were divided into VI groups, each with six rats. Group I: normal control, Group II: disease control, Group III: Rivastigmine (0.3 mg/kg, p.o), Group IV and V: Hydromethanolic extract of PL (HMEPL, 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg, p.o), and Group VI: Ayurvedic Formulation of Rasna (AFR) (1ml/kg, p.o). Except for group I, all of the animals were given Aluminum Chloride (AlCl3) (300 mg/kg, p.o). AlCl3 and plant extracts were given for 20day treatment. On the 0th, 7th, 14th, and 20th days, the behavioural study and changes in body weight were evaluated. Rats were sacrificed on the 21st day, their brains were separated, and antioxidant enzyme levels, protein levels, and neurotransmitter levels were measured. Histopathologies of the cortex and hippocampus parts of the brain were studied. The number of entries, as well as time spent in the closed arm and time taken to ascend the pole, were all increased in Group II animals, but this was reversed in groups treated with 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg, and1 ml/kg dosages of HMEPL and AFR. In the disease control group, AlCl3 (300 mg/kg, p.o.) caused a 1.5 fold increase in protein content and 1.7 fold increase in malondialdehyde, similarly, 1.3 fold reduction in body weight, 2.2 fold superoxide dismutase, 3.3 fold catalase, and 3.1 fold glutathione level were observed and were corrected and restored in groups treated with HMEPL and AFR. Furthermore, the histopathology findings revealed that HMEPL and AFR provided the cellular-level protection. The active components of HMEPL were found to have anti-Alzheimer and antioxidant potential and were confirmed in an in silico investigation. HMEPL > AFR was the order of anti-Alzheimer and antioxidant effectiveness.
Analyzing United States Pivot to Asia and China’s Global Rebalancing through Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Authors: Ishaque Waseem
Published: August 2022

This research focuses on ‘pivot to Asia’ and ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as two competing paradigms defining the great power relations in the evolving regional and global order. The article is based on the premise that a dialectic relationship exists between the United States and China, manifested through the pivot to Asia and global rebalancing by China. The paper investigates the contours of both strategies using the theoretical framework of hegemonic stability theory to provide empirical answers to the assertive behavior of the United States as the status-quo power and China as the rising power. The central argument of the paper revolves around the renewed United States' strategic focus in the Indo-Pacific, which is creating perceptions of containment in China. In doing so, the article investigates the evolving power dynamics and role of the United States in shaping the strategies and alliances among the regional actors and Chinese counterbalance strategies through economic incentives and developmental projects such as BRI. The research is an original contribution to unveiling the saga of the United States pivot to Asia and counterbalance by China for enhancing their spheres of influence in maintaining hegemony.
Assessment of oral hygiene status among children admitted in intensive care unit at tertiary care Hospital Karachi
Authors: Zulifqar Ali  , Badil  , Nazia Khan
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Oral assessment is the vital responsibility of the nurse that can lead to preventing the illness and maintaining health in the pediatric intensive care unit. The objective of this study was to assess oral hygiene and determine associated factors among children admitted in pediatric intensive care unit at tertiary care public sector hospitals Karachi

METHODOLOGY: This Analytical cross-sectional study was accomplished at a tertiary care hospital in the pediatric intensive care unit in Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital at Karachi. A consecutive sampling technique was used to approach the study participant. Study participants were approached through a consecutive sampling technique. The calculated sample size was 92, it was calculated by the software "sample size determination in Health Sciences". Beck oral assessment scale (BOAS) was used for data collection. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

RESULTS:

Out of the total 110 study participants, 80(72.75 %) were males, and 30(27.3%) were females, with overall mean age 8.45±2.97 years. In this study, 32(29.1%) children have mild dysfunction, whereas majority of the children have moderate dysfunction 67(60.9%). However severe dysfunction, which is most dangerous, was also found in 11(10.0%) children. According to results, the mild dysfunction and moderate/ severe were found statistically significant with age and gender p<0.038 and 0.013, respectively.

CONCLUSION: It is concluded that almost all the children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a public sector tertiary care hospital were suffering with dysfunctions, and the majority were suffering with moderate to severe dysfunction on the basis of Beck oral assessment scale.
Knowledge, attitude, and experience of menopause of female prisoners
Authors: Firdos  , Najam-ul-sabha  , Rifat Latif  , Asifa Shahzadi
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: All women experience menopause in their late forties, sufficient knowledge and a positive attitude about menopause is essential for women to overcome the changes associated with menopause. Female prisoners have significant unmet needs related to transitional menopause experience because a majority of them are illiterate and from an underprivileged class and limited access to health services. Our objective is to explore the menopause experiences of women incarcerated in jail.

METHODOLOGY: A semi-structured questionnaire was used, 48 women were interviewed using face-to-face interview technique. Participants were selected by convenience sampling. The study was conducted in Kot Lakh Pat jail Lahore among female prisoners, age ranging from 40 to 60 years.

RESULTS: Mean age of women was 45.4 +4.6 years, about 44(91.6%) were aware of menopause, while only 4(8.3%) were aware of its health effects. 44(91.6%) of female prisoners viewed it as a natural process, and 4(8.3%) viewed it as a disease. 41(85.4%) of women are happy with the transition to menopause, while 7(14.5%) are anxious and want to menstruate again. There were statistically significant differences in the Somatic symptoms and psychological symptoms (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: The majority of female prisoners were concerned about symptoms even though they did not go for consultation due to a lack of information and health services in prison. To increase public health awareness and reduce the magnitude of menopause-related symptoms, there is a need to develop health care services in the context of treatment and prevention for women prisoners in their present locality.
Yield of gene Xpert in diagnosing patients with pleural tuberculosis presenting to a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Awais Aslam  , Istikhar Ali Sajjad  , Abdul Wajid Khan  , Hafiz Muhammad Taha Waqas  , Zara Saleem  , Hina Imtiaz
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Pleural tuberculosis is a common type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and remains a common problem for pulmonologists. Early detection of tuberculosis is a global priority for TB control. Gene Xpert is a real-time PCR, which can reveal Mycobacterium tuberculosis within 2 hours. This study will bridge the gap and help the pulmonologist for deciding on the use of Gene Xpert as diagnostic tool for pleural tuberculosis. Our objective is to find the frequency of positive Gene Xpert among patients of pleural tuberculosis presenting to tertiary care hospital.

METHODOLOGY: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pulmonology, Aziz Fatima Hospital, Faisalabad from 26 February 2022 to 25 March 2022. Total 187 patients ages between 15-80 years having pleural tuberculosis diagnosed during last 6 months were included in the study. Patients already taking anti-tuberculosis therapy were excluded. Pleural fluid was processed in Aziz Fatima Hospital, Faisalabad laboratory for Gene Xpert immediately. Reports were collected next day and noted in the proforma. Positive Gene Xpert as per operational definition. Data was stratified for variables like age, gender, comorbidities (like diabetes mellitus, HIV and smoking status). Chi-square test was applied taking p-value ≤ 0.05 as significant.

RESULTS: Out of 187 patients, mean age was 43.71±14.93 years. 95(50.8%) patients were male and 92(49.2%) patients were females. Positive Gene Xpert was found in 49(26.2%) patients. Positive Gene Xpert is more common in patients of HIV positive 27 (38.6%) than the 22 (18.8%) patients of HIV negative shows significant association (p-value = 0.001). Out of 72 diabetic patients, 23(31.9%) patients had positive Gene Xpert and out of 115 non-diabetic patients, 26(22.6%) patients had positive Gene Xpert with p-value = 0.158.  Out of 82 smoker patients, 27(32.9%) patients had positive Gene Xpert and out of 105 non-smoker patients, 22(21%) patients had positive Gene Xpert with p-value=0.065.  Out of 57 HIV positive patients, 27(47.4%) patients had positive Gene Xpert and out of 130 HIV negative patients, 22(16.9%) patients had positive Gene Xpert with p-value =0.001.

CONCLUSION:   Gene Xpert can be used as a reliable investigation for detection of pleural tuberculosis and timely initiation of treatment.
Environmental Justice in Nigeria: Spotlight on Activism of Nongovernmental Organisations over Petroleum Development in the Oil-Rich Delta Region
Authors: Bristol-Alagbariya Edward T.
Published: August 2022

Environmental justice (EJ) is a progressively advancing subject, social movement and practice, which requires fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all humans, regardless of sex, age, class, income, race, colour or nationality, in the development, management, implementation and enforcement of plans, policies, laws and regulatory practices, towards the protection and management of the environment in the course of socio-economic development programmes, including projects. It also requires equitable and thus indiscriminate exposure of all to environmental good and harm. It is an advancing social movement that advocates a healthy and eco-balanced environment, towards human wellbeing, sustainable communities and all-embracing sustainable development (SD) in the overall interest of society within our Planet (Mother Earth). EJ may thus be discussed within the rubrics of the twin relationship of the environment to development, in the ongoing effort of the UN to achieve SD around the world. Hence, this socio-legal study examines efforts of EJ Nongovernmental Organisations in the oil-rich ethnic minority Niger Delta region, towards greater wellbeing of the environment, humans and society at large in the region and beyond. The study makes a case for application of international benchmarked norms, guidelines, standards and practices on EJ beyond advanced countries, particularly to underprivileged areas of the developing world, such as the marginalized and neglected oil-rich ethnic minority communities of the Niger Delta region and other such deprived resource-rich areas of other developing countries.
Relationship Between Public Knowledge of Water Bearing Plants and Factors That Promote the Control of Malaria in Boki L.G.A, Cross River State
Authors: Otu Micheal Abang
Published: August 2022

This study intended to determine the influence of knowledge of malaria epidemiology and water bearing plant and public participation in malaria prevention and control in Boki local government area, Cross River State. The study was analysed based on the hypotheses postulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design was used, 100 samples were used and the stratified random sampling and simple random technique was adopted to select the respondent for the study. Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents and used as an instrument in conducting the research, 100 respondents were given the questionnaires and all of it was retrieved to facilitate precise results of the investigation. The Pearson correlation analysis was used for the data analysis and the following result was obtained –that there is a significant relationship between people knowledge of water bearing plants as a factor that promote the spread of malaria and their participation in malaria prevention and control in the Area.
Socio-Cultural Variables and Child Abuse in Akwa Ibom State
Authors: Afia Uduakobong Udeme , Obot Valerie Okon , Johnson, Nsidibe Ita , John Idongesit John
Published: August 2022

This study examined socio-cultural variables and child abuse in Akwa Ibom State. Four objectives, four research questions and four hypotheses guided this study. A correlation research design was used and the population of this study was 57,004 students in senior secondary II classes in the 253 public secondary schools for the 2020/2021 academic session in the study area and a sample size of 570 students from 11 of the schools selected through simple random sampling technique was used for the study but 526 students returned the questionnaires. A researcher-made questionnaire named Socio-Cultural Variables and Child Abuse Questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.74 was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was duly administered on the respondents and the data collected were used in testing the hypotheses formulated. The data were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation at .05 alpha level. The findings of the study showed that poverty, domestic violence, child rearing practices and family structure significantly related with child. Based on these findings, it was concluded that socio-cultural variables significantly contribute to child abuse in Akwa Ibom State. It was recommended that parents/guardians irrespective of the family structure should strive as much as possible to provide for their children, positively influence them, and raise them properly with love so that they can develop the right attitude to life rather than allowing life situations to make them abuse their children.
Psychological Wellbeing Among Post Compulsory Students in London (U.K)
Authors: Rasheed-Karim Walifa
Published: August 2022

The post-compulsory education sector in the U.K. has faced challenges recently in terms of issues related to a pandemic and reviews of teachers’ professional standards. It is inevitable that post-compulsory students’ wellbeing in London is a much-talked-about issue. However, research is required to identify factors that contribute to their wellbeing. The investigation uses a purposive sampling procedure and the case study approach. Post compulsory students at universities and colleges completed Ryff’s (2014) psychological wellbeing scale and demographic questions. All students were asked to complete an ethical consent form. Analysis revealed that females were more self-accepting with a purpose in life. They tended to plan their workloads and spent less time in flexible paid employment and so had more time to spend with family and friends. This supportive network enhanced their psychological wellbeing. Further research will investigate the differences between male and female reasons for differences in self-acceptance, purpose in life and stress arising from courses they take. Moreover, students’ use of emotions with respect to individual differences in personality may elucidate the reasons why male students find writing assignments demanding. This may be related to time management skills and requires research.
Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index in esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors:   Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Li Rongyang , Ma Zheng , Qiu Jianhao
Published: August 2022

Review question / Objective: We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the prognostic value of pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in esophageal cancer patients and the association between SII and the clinicopathological features of esophageal cancer. Eligibility criteria: (I) involved patients diagnosed with EC histopathologically; (II) hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for pretreatment SII and survival outcomes were reported, or the correlation between SII and clinicopathological characteristics of EC was stated; (III) SII was calculated by the following formula: platelet count × neutrophil count/lymphocyte count; and (IV) a definite cut-off value of pretreatment SII was available to divide the patients into high or low SII group.
Edukasi Kesehatan dan Sosialisasi Pencegahan Penularan Covid-19 di Komunitas Belajar Mengajar Mentari Senja
Authors: Meisyanti Meisyanti , Valiant Velantin , Kencana Woro Harkandi , Setio Nugroho Herlin
Published: August 2022

Virus Corona yang telah masuk ke Indonesia sejak Maret 2020 hingga di tahun 2022 ini memberikan dampak dalam segala bidang kehidupan. Terdapat kelompok masyarakat yang masih memiliki edukasi rendah terhadap keberadaan virus ini. Salah satunya adalah Komunitas Belajar Mengajar Mentari Senja. Anggota komunitas ini merupakan anak-anak ekonomi menengah ke bawah di kawasan Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang. Metode kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan melakukan observasi dan memberikan penyuluhan edukasi kesehatan serta sosialisasi pencegahan penularan Covid 19. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini memberikan pengetahuan peserta tentang keberadaaan virus Covid19 dan menambah kedisplinan peserta terhadap penerapan protokol kesehatan dalam pencegahan penularan Covid19.