bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Suspecting Neonatal Severe Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Authors: Mir Naseer Yousuf , Andrabi S. Aashiq , Ashraf Mohd , Qureshi Umer A.
Published: May 2022

Background:

Neonatal severe primary hyperparathyroidism (NSPHPT) is disorder characterized by severe hypercalcemia and severe hyperparathyroidism resulting from a loss of function of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), encoded by a gene located on the long arm of chromosome 3 (3q-13.3-21). It can be fatal if timely management is not initiated.

Clinical Description:

A 10-day-old exclusively breastfed girl presented with poor feeding, constipation, and lethargy for 2–3 days before admission. She was born of third-degree consanguinity to a primiparous woman with normal gestation. Born at term, with a birth weight of 3.1 kg, she was discharged uneventfully on day 3 of life. At admission, she was hemodynamically stable and normothermic but exhibited tachypnea, dehydrated with 15% weight loss as compared to birth weight, lethargy, and hypotonia. Salient investigations showed euglycemia, no dyselectrolytemia, and negative sepsis screen, but severe hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism. A final diagnosis of NSPHPT was made. Clinical exome sequencing showed homozygous CaSR gene frameshift mutation on chromosome 3.

Management:

Hypercalcemia was managed initially by standard protocol, including furosemide, hyperhydration, bisphosphonates, and cinacalcet. Subsequently, parathyroidectomy was performed at 2 months of age. Postoperatively, the infant is 5 months old and thriving well.

Conclusion:

NSPHPT should be considered in the presence of features of clinical sepsis, failure to timely regain birth weight, and a profile suggesting atypical calcium homeostasis.
Eosinophilic Myenteric Ganglionitis with Degenerative Leiomyopathy
Authors: Deswal Shivani , Mohan Neelam , Prasenjit  , Lipi Lipika
Published: May 2022

Background:

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is an umbrella term for a range of different conditions characterized by repetitive episodes or continuous symptoms and signs of bowel obstruction, including radiographic evidence of dilated intestines and air-fluid levels, due to impaired propulsion in the absence of an anatomical occluding lesion. It is a diagnostic challenge and can mimic Hirschsprung's disease.

Clinical Description:

A 10-month-old boy presented with a history of recurrent episodes of constipation since the age of 6.5 months. The first two had resolved with symptomatic treatment. The third had been associated with bilious vomiting and required exploratory laparotomy. He was referred to us when there was no symptomatic improvement. The child underwent extensive workup that included a review of earlier investigations (contrast-enhanced computerized tomography abdomen, barium enema, and sigmoid biopsy) as well as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, workup for secondary CIPO, esophageal and antroduodenal manometry, genetic studies, for primary CIPO. A laparotomy with concurrent adhesionolysis, appendectomy, gastrostomy, and ileostomy was undertaken, which included full-thickness biopsies at multiple sites. This revealed both degenerative leiomyopathy and eosinophilic myenteric ganglionitis (EMG). Known associations of CIPO, an underactive bladder, and sinus arrhythmias were also detected.

Management:

The infant was provided with supportive therapy. A trial of steroids was given for the EMG. The child had multiple bad prognostic factors and also protracted multiple nosocomial infections. He succumbed to his illness and complications after 40 days of hospitalization.

Conclusion:

The combination of EMG and degenerative leiomyopathy has not been reported in CIPO before.
Unexplained Anasarca in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Vyas Varuna , Khera Daisy , Mittal Aliza , Singh Kuldeep
Published: May 2022

Background:

Undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) often presents as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). We report a child with newly diagnosed T1DM who developed anasarca and persistent diarrhea following resolution of DKA and was referred to us for the same.

Clinical Description:

We reviewed the clinical history, examination, and investigations that had been undertaken. Our clinical evaluation was in concurrence with the referring hospital-anasarca with probable partially treated spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). However, the cause of the subacute anasarca and persistent diarrhea was unclear. The child was empirically started on broad-spectrum antibiotics for the SBP, a high-protein diet to build up the protein, and continued the same subcutaneous insulin, on which he was euglycemic. After ruling out usual causes, i.e., renal, hepatic, and cardiac, we reviewed the possibility of celiac disease, tuberculosis, insulin edema, and hypothyroidism.

Management:

When he did not improve despite a good appetite, adherence to management, and all tests were inconclusive, we reviewed the etiopathogenesis. Untreated T1DM had led to chronic negative catabolism that had precipitated severe hypoproteinemia. A vicious cycle had set in which hypoalbuminemia was leading to bowel wall edema, resulting in protein malabsorption, perpetuation of diarrhea, and further hypoproteinemia. Our assumption proved to be correct when a single dose of parenteral albumin broke the cycle, and the child improved drastically with the resolution of diarrhea within 24 h and the edema in a few days.

Conclusions:

This case highlights the implications of severe catabolism in a patient with untreated diabetes and how this may be a self-perpetuating condition.
Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis After a Not So Innocuous Wasp Bite
Authors: Sharma Aditi , Singh Vikram , Kalra Suprita
Published: May 2022

Background:

Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV), previously known as Henoch–Schonlein purpura (HSP), is the most common vasculitis in children. Previous studies have identified various triggers of IgAV, with infections being the most common. We present herein a 9-year-old girl who developed IgAV with nephritis following a wasp sting.

Clinical Description:

A 9-year-old girl presented to us with a history of wasp sting 7 days ago, followed by the appearance of reddish, raised rashes over the back of her lower limbs, which later spread all over the body. She also developed edema over the face, abdomen, and lower limbs along with pain abdomen. On examination, she was afebrile, was normotensive, and had periorbital edema and bilateral pedal edema with multiple discrete palpable, nonblanching purpura predominantly over the extensor surfaces of the lower and upper extremities and the trunk. Abdominal examination revealed no tenderness. Complete blood counts, blood urea, serum creatinine, and liver function tests were normal. Urinalysis showed microscopic hematuria and nephrotic range proteinuria. Skin biopsy of the lesions showed evidence of IgA vasculitis. Renal biopsy was suggestive of HSP nephritis class 3.

Management and Outcome:

She was managed with oral corticosteroids, mycophenolate mofetil, and enalapril and had remission of proteinuria. The renal function tests and blood pressure continue to be normal.

Conclusion:

Few case reports exist of IgAV precipitated by insect bites; however, we could not find any previous reports of IgAV with nephritis following a wasp sting in children. This report adds to existing knowledge regarding precipitating factors for IgAV in children.
Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Encephalomyelitis
Authors: Sandhu Nimrat , Kumar B M Sunil
Published: May 2022

Background:

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein encephalomyelitis (MOG-EM) includes patients with (i) monophasic or relapsing acute optic neuritis, myelitis, brainstem encephalitis, or encephalitis; (ii) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or electrophysiological evidence of central nervous system (CNS) demyelination; and (iii) MOG-immunoglobulin G (IgG) seropositivity.

Clinical Description:

A 4-year-old girl presented with fever and excruciating headache for 10 days. Her vitals were stable and systemic examination was normal. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed 10 lymphocytes and normal biochemistry. After 5 days, she developed a fever and a seizure. Repeat CSF showed increased cells (60% lymphocytes), normal protein, and sugar. MRI brain was normal. She was managed symptomatically. CSF meningoencephalitis panel was negative. The child improved and was discharged. After 2 weeks, the headache recurred with associated blurring of vision. Bilateral papillitis, MRI brain abnormalities suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (EM), and bilateral prolonged latency on visual evoked potential (VEP) were found. Anti-MOG antibodies were positive. The final diagnosis was MOG-EM.

Management:

The child was started on methylprednisolone therapy as per standard protocol. The vision improved and headache disappeared. She is on regular follow-up and is asymptomatic.

Conclusion:

MOG-IgG testing should be done in patients with (i) monophasic or relapsing acute optic neuritis, myelitis, brainstem encephalitis, or encephalitis; (ii) radiological or VEP findings compatible with CNS demyelination; and (iii) at least 1 of 25 delineated findings on MRI, fundoscopy, CSF, histopathology, clinical phenotype, or treatment response.
Preliminary Cytomorphologic Diagnosis of Hematolymphoid Malignancies in Effusions
Authors: Patel Bidish K. , Gochhait Debasis , Jinkala Sreerekha , Rangarajan Vidhyalakshmi , Kannan Narasimhapriyan , Durgadevi S , Siddaraju Neelaiah
Published: May 2022

Background:

Effusions as part of hematologic neoplasms are rare and as a primary presentation, rarer. In standalone laboratories of developing countries, resorting to techniques such as flow cytometry or immunohisto/cytochemistry may not be possible. A near definitive diagnosis on cytomorphology would, therefore, be an ideal beginning. To that end, we compiled our cases of primary hematolymphoid effusions, devising reproducible reporting categories and looked at their concordance with the final histopathology.

Subjects and Methods:

Fifty-four cases of primary hematolymphoid effusions over 10 years with cytology-histopathology correlation were chosen. Post morphology assessment, the cases were organized into six categories: suspicious of hematolymphoid malignancy, non-Hodgkin lymphoma-high-grade (NHL-HG), low-grade NHL (NHL-LG), Burkitt lymphoma, acute leukemias, and plasma cell dyscrasias. Discordance with histology was assigned as major and minor based mainly on therapeutic implications.

Results:

Concordance was seen in a good number (81.5%) of cases. The NHL-HG and NHL-LG categories contributed to 33.3% each of major discordance. Tuberculosis and epithelial malignancies comprised the bulk of the major discordance. Overdiagnosis of a high-grade lymphoma for a histologically proven low-grade follicular lymphoma was the only case with minor discordance.

Conclusion:

The cytologic categories used are not foolproof for hematologic neoplasms but have a fairly good concordance. A scanty abnormal population should always be viewed with suspicion and definitive labels should be avoided. While morphologic examination is fraught with danger, a good assessment directs the judicious selection of ancillary methods, and hence cannot be supplanted.
Application of the Indian Academy of Cytologists Recommendations for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology in Routine Reporting of Ascitic Fluid Specimen and Assessment of the Risk of Malignancy
Authors: Jha Shilpy , Sethy Madhusmita , Adhya Amit Kumar
Published: May 2022

Background:

A five-tiered reporting system for effusion fluid cytology has been published by the Indian Academy of Cytologists (IAC). Only a single study has evaluated the applicability of this system in routine reporting.

Aims:

We intend to evaluate the practical utility of this system in routine reporting of ascitic fluid cytology.

Materials And Methods:

Nine hundred and sixty-one cases of ascitic fluid cytology were included in this study. The clinical, radiological, cytomorphological, and follow-up data of these cases were reviewed. All cases were recategorized according to the proposed IAC system, and the risk of malignancy (ROM) for each category was estimated.

Results:

Age of the patients ranged from 1 to 92 years, and fluid volume ranged from 10 ml to 3 l. The number of cases included in each category and their respective ROM were as follows: category 1: 41, 21.42%; category 2: 805, 14.9%; category 3: 5, 33.3%; category 4: 31, 90%; and category 5:79, 96.4%.

Conclusions:

The new IAC guidelines for the serous fluid is representative, informative, and could be easily applied at our institutional level. We used the recommended diagnostic categories for reclassifying the ascitic fluid samples based on their cytosmear findings and conclude that the system has enormous utility at each level starting from the collection of fluid samples till the delivery of the report.
Retinal vasoproliferative tumor regression after intravitreal aflibercept
Authors: Chu Ting-Wen , Tsai Shawn H. , Chen Lee-Jen
Published: May 2022

Retinal vasoproliferative tumors (RVPTs) are rare benign retinal lesions typically located in the inferotemporal peripheral retina. Several treatment options exist for the management of RVPTs, but no consensus has been proposed. There are only a few reports on the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor with bevacizumab to treat exudative or neovascular retinal changes secondary to RVPTs. This report describes a 68-year-old female with a history of systemic hypertension that presented with a 2-week history of gradual loss of visual acuity in the right eye. Fundoscopic examination showed a RVPTs with atypical location that had a favorable response to two-intravitreal aflibercept injections 1 month apart, with resulting subretinal fluid absorption and tumor regression.
To assess prevalence of anxiety, depression and its association with coping in females suffering from infertility
Authors: Gupta Abhishek , Dere Shubhangi Sambhaji , Ghildiyal P. Rakesh
Published: May 2022

Background:

Infertility is a major psychosocial problem having an impact on their emotional and marital life. Among infertile couples, females show higher levels of distress than their male partners.

Aim:

The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression in female patients with infertility and to assess its association with various coping strategies used by them.

Methods:

A total of 85 females in the reproductive age group, having primary infertility, drug-naive, and willing to participate in the study were included in the study after obtaining informed consent and institutional ethics committee approval. Those with preexisting psychiatric or medical illnesses which can add to psychological distress were excluded from the study. The patients were assessed for anxiety, depression, and stress coping behavior using the Hamilton Anxiety, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression, and Stress Coping Behavior scales, respectively.

Results:

The prevalence of anxiety and depression was observed to be 27.1% and 55.3%, respectively. Common coping styles used included “active coping” (94.1%), “religion” (91.8%), “acceptance” (90.5%), and “planning” (88.3%) whereas “substance use” and “humor” were rarely used. Females with anxiety significantly used “self blame” and among females with depression, significant association was observed with “positive reframing” (P = 0.001) and “behavioral disengagement” (P = 0.004).

Conclusions:

Anxiety and depression are common and are influenced by coping strategies used by female with infertility. Structured psychological support is essential to improve their emotional well-being and coping with infertility.
Mental health outcome among psychiatric patients due to COVID 19 lockdown induced disruption of access to psychiatric services
Authors: Kethawath Shanti Mohan , Rahman Shagufta , Rahul Venkata , Kashyap Aditya , Pinnoju Harish , Bipeta Rajshekhar , Molanguri Umashankar
Published: May 2022

Background:

COVID 19 lockdown has an impact on the mental health of the general population, COVID patients, and health professionals. However, knowledge about its impact on psychiatric patients is limited.

Objectives:

To assess the mental health outcomes among psychiatric patients due to disruption of access to psychiatric services caused by the COVID 19 lockdown.

Materials and Methods:

It was a single-center, cross-sectional, observational, pragmatic study conducted at a tertiary care psychiatric hospital. All consecutive psychiatric patients presented to review in the outpatient department for 3 weeks following the relaxation of lockdown were screened, and a total of 305 eligible patients were enrolled. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to capture the mental health status of the patients.

Results:

More than three-fourths (78.3%) of patients were off medications during the lockdown. During lockdown, more than half (64.3%) of patients' mental health conditions worsened, and significantly more in those who were not on medications. More than half of patients who were doing well before lockdown showed re-emergence of symptoms, and it was more commonly seen in mood disorder patients, followed by schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder patients. Thirty-one (10.1%) patients reported self-harm ideas; six (1.9%) claimed to have made self-harm attempts during lockdown.

Conclusions:

COVID-19 lockdown has worsened the mental health status of psychiatric patients. Strengthening community-based psychiatric care in tie-up with telepsychiatry services and adopting new innovative measures may help face such eventualities in the future.
Impact of the second wave of COVID-19 on psychiatric patients at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Telangana state of South India
Authors: Chintala Haripriya , Rayirala Anitha , Molanguri Umashankar
Published: May 2022

Background:

COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, was declared a global pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic hit India, similar to the world, reporting its first case in March 2020. After the first wave, the second wave in India started on March 2021. The impact of the second wave was huge on all tertiary care centers, especially psychiatric care centers, compared to the first wave of COVID-19.

Aim:

The aim of this study is to study the impact of COVID-19 on psychiatric patients at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Telangana state of South India.

Methodology:

A retrospective chart review of all patients who got infected with COVID-19 during the second wave was done. We screened all the inpatient cases who were under admission during the second wave. For the study, a semi-structured intake pro forma was used. Sociodemographic variables, clinical variables, treatment variables, and outcomes of COVID-19-infected psychiatric patients were studied.

Results:

The current article compiles the management of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Institute of Mental Health in inpatient care and the challenges and experiences during the management of psychiatric inpatients with COVID-19 in a tertiary care center in Telangana.
Локальное и нелокальное комплексные дискретные уравнения синус-Гордона: решения и непрерывные пределы
Authors: Xiang Xiao-bo , Feng Wei , Zhao Songlin
Published: May 2022

Изучаются локальная и нелокальная комплексные редукции дискретного уравнения Абловица-Каупа-Ньюэлла-Сигура отрицательного порядка. Для получающихся в результате редукции локального и нелокального комплексных дискретных уравнений синус-Гордона построены решения типа матрицы Коши, в том числе солитонные решения и решения типа жордановой матрицы. Проанализирована и показана на графиках динамика односолитонного решения. Обсуждаются непрерывные пределы локального и нелокального комплексных дискретных уравнений синус-Гордона.
Меры Гиббса для модели HC-Блюма-Капеля со счетным числом состояний на дереве Кэли
Authors: Ganikhodzhaev Nasir Nabievich , Rozikov Utkir Abdulloevich , Khatamov Nosirzhon Muidinovich
Published: May 2022

Изучается модель HC-Блюма-Капеля со счетным множеством $\mathbb Z$ значений спина и силой взаимодействия $J\in \mathbb R$ ближайших соседей на дереве Кэли порядка $k\geq 2$. Получены следующие результаты. Пусть $\theta=e^{-J/T}$, $T>0$ - температура. При $\theta\geq1$ не существуют трансляционно-инвариантные меры Гиббса, а также не существуют 2-периодические меры Гиббса. При $0<\theta<1$ доказана единственность трансляционно-инвариантной меры Гиббса. Пусть $\Theta=\sum_i\theta^{(k+1)i^2}$ и $\Theta_\mathrm{cr}(k)=k^k/(k-1)^{k+1}$. Если $0<\Theta\leq\Theta_\mathrm{cr}$, существует ровно одна 2-периодическая мера Гиббса, которая является трансляционно-инвариантной мерой Гиббса. При $\Theta>\Theta_\mathrm{cr}$ существуют ровно три 2-периодические меры Гиббса, одна из которых является трансляционно-инвариантной мерой Гиббса.
Приближенное аналитическое решение уравнения Логунова-Тавхелидзе для одномерного осцилляторного потенциала в релятивистском конфигурационном представлении
Authors: Grishechkin Yurii Alekseevich , Kapshai Valerii Nikolaevich
Published: May 2022

Найдены приближенные аналитические решения уравнения Логунова-Тавхелидзе в случае потенциала, который в одномерном релятивистском конфигурационном представлении имеет вид, аналогичный потенциалу нерелятивистского гармонического осциллятора в координатном представлении. Волновые функции получены в импульсном и в релятивистском конфигурационном представлениях. Приближенные значения энергии релятивистского гармонического осциллятора являются корнями трансцендентных уравнений. Волновые функции в релятивистском конфигурационном представлении имеют дополнительные нули по сравнению с волновыми функциями соответствующих состояний нерелятивистского гармонического осциллятора в координатном представлении.
Gençlerde Nörolojik Hastalıklarda Farkındalık; Multiple Skleroz
Authors: TEMİZ Gamze , AKIN Semiha , EKER Büşra , KOÇ Elif , ÇİVİOĞLU Esmanur , ARGIN Özgür , ATICI Gülsüm , DAĞDELEN Serkan , ÇOBAN Semanur
Published: May 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışma genç bireylerin Multiple Skleroz (MS) hastalığına ilişkin bilgi düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi.Yöntem: Çalışma tanımlayıcı-kesitsel nitelikte bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın evrenini, bir belediye gençlik merkezi ve bilgi evlerine kayıtlı öğrenciler oluşturdu. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise Mayıs-Haziran 2019 tarihleri arasında 14 yaş ve üzeri, dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan 400 genç oluşturdu. Gençlerin araştırmaya katılımı için ebeveynlerinden yazılı olur alındı. Örneklemin MS hastalığına ilişkin gençlerin bilgi düzeyleri 'Multiple Skleroza İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyi Değerlendirme Formu' kullanılarak değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Gençlerin %89,3’ü daha önce MS ile ilgili bilgi almadığını, %86,8’i etrafında MS hastalığı olan birinin olmadığını, MS ataklarına neyin sebep olduğunu ve tedavisinin nasıl olduğunu bilmediğini bildirdi. Bunun yanında örneklem grubundaki genç kızların, lisede okuyanların, anne ve baba eğitim düzeyi orta öğretim olan gençlerin 'Multiple Skleroza İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyi Değerlendirme Formu' puanları istatistiksel olarak daha yüksek saptandı (p < 0,05).Sonuç: Gençlerin MS ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerini arttırmak gençlik yıllarında ortaya çıkan MS’in erken tanısı için önemlidir. Farkındalığı ve bilgi düzeyini arttırmak için okullarda ve sosyal medyada MS’e yönelik eğitimlerin verilmesi ve etkinliklerin planlanması faydalı olacaktır.
Sağlık Bilimleri Lisans Eğitiminde Anatomi Dersi Kapsamında Anatomik Maketlerin Kullanımının Öğrencilerin Akademik Başarıları Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK KARUL Aslıhan , ÖZSUNAR Yelda , TAŞPINAR Ayten , ÖNER Hatice , YILDIRIM Belgin , BAŞALOĞLU Hulki , METİN TELLİĞLU Ayfer , ÜNAL Güler , ONCU Selcen , KURT OMURLU İmran
Published: May 2022

Amaç: Bu araştırma, sağlık bilimleri lisans eğitiminde anatomi dersi kapsamında anatomik maketlerin kullanımının öğrencilerin akademik başarıları üzerine etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Araştırma, Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hemşirelik Fakültesinde yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini, bu Fakültelerin 2019-2020 veya 2021-2022 eğitim öğretim yılı güz dönemlerinde anatomi dersi almış olan birinci sınıf öğrencileri (N=1204), örneklemi ise çalışmaya dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan 580 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilerin anatomi dersi başarı notları ve demografik bilgileri üniversitenin öğrenci bilgi sisteminden (OBİS) alınmıştır. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterip göstermediği Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi ile not ortalamalarının karşılaştırması ise Student’s t testi ile yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %36.9’u Ebelik, %33.4’ü Çocuk Gelişimi ve %29.7’si Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü öğrencisidir. 2019-2020 yılı güz dönemi öğrencilerinin anatomi dersi başarı not ortalaması (73.13±10.99), 2021-2022 yılı güz dönemi öğrencilerinin anatomi dersi başarı not ortalamalarından (64.45±12.14) daha yüksek olup bu farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.001).Sonuç: İki farklı dönemde anatomi dersi alan öğrencilerin anatomi başarı not ortalamalarının anatomi laboratuvarı öncesi grupta daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. Pandemi nedeniyle ders saatlerinin kısaltılması, öğrencilerin derse devam zorunluluğunun kaldırılması gibi eğitim öğretimde yapılan bazı düzenlemelerin 2021-2022 yılı güz döneminde anatomi laboratuvarı kurulduktan sonra ders alan öğrencilerin başarı notunu düşürmüş olacağı kanaatine varılmıştır.
The Impact of E-Learning for Christian Religious Education Seminar Courses on UPI Christian Students
Authors: Veronica Jessica , Tyas Ruth Meiraning , Nainggolan Tasyalizt
Published: May 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic situation has changed teaching-learning habits. Learning that is done without face-to-face or e-learning is an alternative teaching and learning activities method today. However, until now distance learning has caused various polemics, one of which is the lack of synchronization between lecturers and students. The Christian Religious Education Seminar course at the Indonesian Education University also has various impacts on students, so this research was conducted to describe the effect of online learning on students. This study uses a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The population of this study was 121 SPAK Christian students batch 2019, with 37 samples or respondents (31%). Respondents were given a questionnaire containing seven indicators to determine the impact of e-learning. Of the seven indicators studied, only one aspect has a negative effect: reduced focus and student activity during learning activities. The lecture time coincides with the break (lunch), so student focus decreases.
Mini Review: The Competencies of Christian Religious Teacher
Authors: Saputra Yudha Nata
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the competence of Christian religious education teachers and factors related to the competence of PAK teachers by using the systematic literature review method. The results of the study found that the competence of PAK teachers was above the average but their professional competence was still below the average. There are a number of factors related to the competence of PAK teachers, namely Student Learning Behavior with Problems, Self-Identity as a servant of God, Student Learning Motivation, Student Creativity, Student Learning Achievement, and Commitment. When viewed from the magnitude of the correlation coefficient with the PAK Teacher Competency Variable, sequentially, the Student Learning Achievement Variable has a correlation coefficient of 0.794, the Self Identity Variable as a Servant of God is 0.715, the Student Motivation Variable is 0.611, and the Commitment Variable is 0.259. Then when viewed from the magnitude of the influence given, the competence of the PAK teacher has an influence in overcoming problematic student learning behavior by 64.9%, on student learning motivation by 37.3% and on student learning creativity by 20.01%.
Building the resilience of Melbourne’s food system – a roadmap
Authors: Carey Rachael , Murphy Maureen , Alexandra Leila , Sheridan Jen , Larsen Kirsten , McGill Emily
Published: May 2022

This report from the Foodprint Melbourne research project presents a roadmap of strategies and policy approaches for strengthening the resilience of Melbourne’s food system to shocks and stresses. It focuses particularly on shocks and stresses related to climate change and pandemic, but also considers underlying food system stresses, such as high levels of food waste and declining supplies of the natural resources that underpin food production. The combined effects of these shocks and stresses undermine the resilience of food systems, drive up food prices and increase food insecurity. The report identifies six key areas of opportunity for action to strengthen the resilience of Melbourne’s food system to future shocks and stresses.
Propolis ve Ruminantlarda Alternatif Yem Katkı Maddesi Olarak Kullanımı
Authors: KABİLOĞLU Ali , KOCABAĞLI Neşe
Published: May 2022

Apiterapi, arıcılık ürünleri kullanılarak yapılan doğal bir tedavi yöntemi olup tıp dünyasında “tamamlayıcı/destekleyici tedavi” niteliğinde kabul edilmektedir. Dünyada arı ürünlerinin gıda, tarım ve hayvancılıkta kullanımına yönelik çeşitli çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Propolis, bal arıları tarafından çesitli bitki kaynaklarından toplanmış reçinemsi materyalin genel adıdır. Propolis özellikle yapısındaki zengin flavonoid, fenolik asit ve terpenoidler nedeniyle antibakteriyel, antifungal, antiviral, antikarsinojen, antioksidan ve yangı giderici aktivite gösteren organik bir maddedir. Araştırmalar propolisin söz konusu özelliklerinden dolayı gerek organik hayvancılık, gerek hayvan sağlığı ve gerekse alternatif büyütme faktörleri bakımından üzerinde durulması gereken alternatif bir yem katkısı olabileceğini göstermektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı, propolisin farklı özelliklerini ve bu konuda ruminant beslemede yapılan araştırmaları değerlendirmektir.
Sistem Pakar Diagnosa Penyakit ISPA dengan Metode Forward Chaining
Authors: Gusmaliza Debi , Masdalipa Risnaini , Yadi Yadi
Published: May 2022

The development of computer technology today continues to experience many changes every year, which are often developed by artificial intelligence, such as expert system technology. An expert system is a computer-based application that can match or imitate the ability of an expert used to solve problems that cannot be solved by ordinary people. His knowledge is taken from books, experience and knowledge. Children often experience ISPA disease caused by viruses and bacteria because children's immune systems are still susceptible to being different from adults. This disease usually begins with a hot body temperature accompanied by symptoms such as sore throat or painful swallowing, runny nose, dry cough and others. So that many parents do not know the symptoms of ISPA disease, as for some ways to prevent ISPA disease are diligently washing hands, increasing consumption of foods containing vitamins, exercise. To make it easier for parents to detect ISPA disease, the authors made this study using the forward chaining method, using this method the resulting system is a system that provides a choice of several symptoms then based on the selected symptoms conclusions will be drawn. This ARI disease expert system uses blackbox testing because blackbox testing is a software testing technique that focuses on the functional specifications of the software or system. Blackbox testing is done on each submenu view, input, edit, print, delete data. So that it will produce an expert system to diagnose ISPA in children online
Improved Collaborative Filtering Recommender System Based on Missing Values Imputation on E-Commerce
Authors: P Kadek Abi Satria A V , Baizal Z K A
Published: May 2022

One of the important aspects in e-commerce is how to recommend a product to users accurately. To achieve this goal, many e-commerce starts to build and research about recommender system. Many methods can be used to build a recommender system, one of them is using the collaborative filtering technique. This technique often experiences data sparsity problem that can impact to the recommender system prediction accuracy. To solve this problem, we apply improved collaborative filtering. This method predicts the missing values in the user item rating matrix. First, we do an initial selection to determine potential users who have the same characteristics with the active user. After that, we calculate the average distance between the active user and the other selected user. Next, we calculate missing values prediction. Missing values predictions is only done for items that have never been rated by other’s selected user but has been rated by the active user. We used Amazon electronic product with high sparsity level in this research to simulate the actual condition of e-commerce. We used MAE and RMSE to measure prediction accuracy. The methods we apply succeeds to improve the prediction accuracy compare to the conventional collaborative filtering method. The average MAE for method that we apply is 0.78 and RMSE 1.07
A Multi-Label Classification of Al-Quran Verses Using Ensemble Method and Naïve Bayes
Authors: Choirulfikri Muhammad Rizqi , Lhaksamana Kemas Muslim , Faraby Said Al
Published: May 2022

Al-Quran is the holy book as a guide and also a source of law for muslims. Thus, understanding and studying Al-Quran is very important for muslims. To make it easier for muslims to understand and study the Qur'an, it is necessary to classify the verses of the Al-Qur'an. This study built a system that can perform multi-label classification of Al-Quran verses. Multi-label means that the classification will divide each verse of the Al-Quran into more than 1 topic. The model is built using the ensemble method by combining several Naïve Bayes algorithms. The ensemble method was chosen because research with different datasets can obtain good performance. The naïve Bayes algorithm was also chosen because it has a simple calculation so it requires a fairly short computation time. The preprocessing step is also carried out to see the comparison of performance results. To measure the performance of the system that has been built, the calculation of hamming loss is used. Based on the experimental results with several testing scenarios, the best performance results are obtained by combining Multinomial NB and Bernoulli NB with a hamming loss value of 0.1167. Thus, the use of the ensemble method can improve performance compared to without the ensemble method. This research can also of course build a multi-label classification model for the verses of Al-Quran with the ensemble method
Rancangan Ikat Pinggang Ultrasonik untuk Membantu Tunanetra Berjalan dengan Arduino Uno R3 dan Modul HC-SR04
Authors: Aldisa Rima Tamara , Abdullah Mohammad Aldinugroho , Maulana Pandu
Published: May 2022

Blind is a condition of a person who has a disturbance in his vision, obstacles in seeing. The blind are divided into two categories, those who are totally blind and those with residual vision. For this problem, we need an assembly tool that is smart, automatic and makes it easier for blind people and can assist in the activities of a blind person in walking and help tell if there is an object in front of him, this tool will emit a loud sound sensor so that the blind person can hear it. The author designed an Ultrasonic Belt to help the Blind Walk with Arduino Uno R3 and the HC-SR04 Module by using a proximity sensor to determine the presence of objects in front of it, the buzzer immediately emits a sound with a minimum or closest distance of 1 cm and the furthest distance of 1.5 meters is still detected if there are objects in the area. in front of him.
Penerapan Algoritma Vertical Bit Rotation Dalam Pengamanan Data Sekolah
Authors: Aulia Rachmat , Dafitri Haida , Irwandi Bayu , Liza Rizko
Published: May 2022

Cryptography is a science based on mathematical techniques related to security and information such as confidentiality, data integrity and entity authentication. In other words, it means to conduct the process of encoding libraries that act as ciphers, and converting the original text into illegal it. The implementation of encryption process requires a public and a secret key. One of the cryptography techniques applied in the research is the Algorithm of Vertical Bit Rotation (VBR). The VBR is a technique that implements an asymmetric key, which it has a same value in term of data encryption and decryption. The technique is also applied in the shape of an application designed in this research, then have ability to run encryption and decryption process in the format of text file, that providing data security to avoid eavesdropping and illegal access from irresponsible parties. The result done by using VBR is it may run well so have ability to restore the condition of the data in plaintext, then in addition information, encrypted data cannot be returned to its pure form without using a valid key
Sistem Informasi Pelayanan dan Pengelolaan Rukun Tetangga (SIPP RT) Menggunakan Metode Depth First Search Berbasis Web
Authors: Nababan Andre Fernanta , Natashia Novi Dian
Published: May 2022

The government system in Indonesia is divided into several levels, starting from the central government, regional government, to the smallest at the RT (neighborhood) level. At the RT level, administrative services and management, such as citizen data collection, financial reporting, providing information, and so on, are still mostly done manually so that their service practices are not optimal. Therefore, we need a system that can improve services at the RT level. With the design of a service information system and neighborhood management using the web-based DFS (depth first search) method, it is hoped that it can improve the services of RT management and make it easier for residents to search for information at the RT level. This system is made using the PHP programming language and MySQL as the database. The method used is DFS (depth first search) because it can optimize the web in searching for information based on the keywords entered so as to shorten the time in getting the information needed in RT services and management
Implementasi Algoritma C4.5 dan Simple Additive Weight Untuk Menentukan KPI Karyawan
Authors: Kusumaningtyas Grasiella Yustika Rezka Talita , Wahyuddin Mohammad Iwan
Published: May 2022

PT Kreatif Dinamika is the one of Microsoft's partner company that provides industrial solutions that consist of ERP and CRM, Power BI, Office 365 mobile applications and custom solutions. Every year conducts employee performance evaluation for employee who have worked at least one year to get an increase sallary. The primary idea of the Simple Additive Weighting technique is to get the full weighted value of every worker's overall performance on all of the attributes of the evaluation component. The C4.5 is an algorithm that used to create a decision tree. Decision tree is the structure division method and a famous predictions. In addition, after deretmine of weighted value of every attribute, SAW can select the good opportunity for classifications process from many alternatives. There are five standards that used for evaluation, there are Delivery On Time, Delivery on budget, Team Satisfaction, Soft Skill and Project Handled. The application of C4.5 algorithm on information explore in large amount include changed it into decision tree which could represent terms well. In the C4.5 algorithm, the choice of attributes as an evaluation could be very influential in acquiring an accuracy value cost primarily based totally at the outcomes of the ranking
Penerapan Metode Simple Additive Weigthing Untuk Penentuan Level Kondisi Penyandang Disabilitas
Authors: Asminah Asminah
Published: May 2022

The Pagar Alam City Service determines the level of condition of persons with disabilities by collecting data in the field, then the results are determined by conclusions and logic based on individual characteristics without any further calculations through predetermined criteria. So that in determining the level of the condition of persons with disabilities, errors often occur with results that are not optimal, such as errors in predicting and determining the condition of persons with disabilities, besides that the data collection process is still recorded in a book and then recapitulated into the Microsoft Excel application so that this method still often accumulates data. This research has the aim of creating a system that is able to determine the level of condition of persons with disabilities by applying the SAW or Simple Additive Weighting calculation method. The results of this study are a decision support system that is able to determine the level of conditions for people with disabilities including people who are blind, deaf, quadriplegic, speech impaired and mentally retarded with mild, moderate and severe conditions using the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) calculation method.
Penerapan Teknik Forward Chaining dan Certainty Factor Untuk Mendeteksi Penyakit Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Authors: Dewantika Putri , Lubis Adi Prijuna , Putri Pristiyanilicia
Published: May 2022

In this day and age, the lifestyle of people who always want to be practical and always delay eating time causes the body susceptible to disease, this unhealthy habit that makes the stomach produce excess acid that triggers the onset of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Gerd disease is often considered mild by the public, but if left unchecked then the disease becomes very dangerous because it can irritate the lining of the esophagus and make it become inflamed. Over time, inflammation can damage the lining of the esophagus causing complications such as bleeding, narrowing of the esophagus, and can attack other organs of the body. Early detection of GERD in the stomach needs to be done to prevent the disease.  But because of the lack of public knowledge about the symptoms of this disease and the frequent errors in diagnosing GERD, therefore it is necessary to build an expert system to diagnose GERD-based web. Research conducted by Bandar Pasir Mandoge Health Center because GERD disease is a type of disease that is often experienced by the community, and this type of disease is a disease that has the most number of patients in Bandar Pasir Mandoge Health Center with the number of patients as many as 534 in 2021. The purpose of this study is not to replace the role of humans, but to sub substitution human knowledge into the form of a system, so that it can be used by many people (experts and the general public) in dealing with GERD disease. In the preparation of expert systems, a combination of inference rules with a certain knowledge base is provided by one or more experts in a particular field. Several methods can be used, one of which is Forward Chaining which is a reasoning that starts from the facts to get the conclusion of the fact. The results of web-based expert system research using this forward chaining method can act as an expert to detect types of GERD disease and advice for prevention
Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Pengangguran serta Jabatan Kerja Kritis
Authors: Kiranti Dewi Eva , Nugroho Lucky
Published: May 2022

The current global phenomenon is the occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects all sectors, including the world of employment. Policies related to health protocols (keeping your distance, maintaining personal hygiene, the use of masks) and mobility restrictions have changed Indonesia's employment map. On the other hand, the phenomenon of the development of the industrial revolution 4.0 became faster to develop due to the need for business and financial transaction mechanisms during the Covid-19 pandemic that mitigated transactions physically. Therefore, this study is a literature study aimed at analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of unemployed and position trends during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used is qualitative, which discusses the formulation of problems descriptively supported by previous research and information sources in the form of data reports published by the competent authorities in Indonesia, namely the Ministry of Manpower. As for the formulations of the problems in this study: (i) How the number of unemployed during the Covid-19 pandemic; (ii) How the employment position trend during the Covid-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the result of this study is a significant increase in unemployment during the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is known that there are 35 critical categories of professions affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The implications of this study are as information to job seekers and add scientific characteristics for both academics and practitioners in the field of employment
Pengaruh Penerapan Akad Qard Dan Ijarah Terhadap Minat Nasabah Pada Produk Gadai di Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) KC Binjai
Authors: Waqqosh Abi , Siregar Saparuddin , Sugianto Sugianto
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to find out how the effect of qard and ijarah contracts on customer interest in using pawn products at the Indonesian Islamic Bank (BSI) Kc Binjai. This study used quantitative research in its analysis. The population used in this study is all people who use pawn services at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Kc Binjai. The data analysis used is data quality analysis, multiple linear regression test, and hypothesis testing. From the results of the study, it is known that the qard and ijarah contracts have a positive and significant effect on customer interest in using pawn products at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Kc Binjai
Implementasi Program Redistribusi Tanah di Kantor Pertanahan Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara Tahun 2021
Authors: Dhinata Hidayat Andhi , Goni Shirley Y V I , Tasik Femmy C M
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Implementation of land redistribution program in the Kantor Pertanahan Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara in 2021. Research uses descriptive methods with qualitative approaches. The study was conducted in Southeast Minahasa Regency using empirical data obtained through observations and interviews. The focus of this research is based on Edward III's theory with four aspects, namely communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. The results showed that the Implementation of land redistribution program in the Kantor Pertanahan Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara in 2021 was carried out based on the Undang-Undang No. 5 Tahun 1960 based on social justice for the entire community. Aspects of communication in the delivery of land redistribution programs implemented with extensions do not run optimally. It is also affected by limited human resources, it is the measurement and inventory officer. Furthermore, in the aspect of bureaucratic structure there is a problem of the person in charge of activities that differ between physical work and budget, and the absence of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in this land redistribution activity. In the aspect of communication through counseling during the Covid-19 Pandemic it is recommended that it be implemented gradually with certain methods, schedules, and quotas. Kantor Pertanahan Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara is advised to increase the number of employees to support the implementation of land redistribution activities both civil servants and non-civil servants. Furthermore, in the aspect of bureaucratic structure, physical and budgetary work responsibilities must be in the same institution and must be made standard operating procedure (SOP) to be a guideline that facilitates the implementation of such activities