bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN DALAM MEMBANGUN KARAKTER REMAJA DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA
Authors: Lahagu Ardianto
Published: January 2021

Kejadian yang menimpa remaja akhir-akhir inicenderung mengarah kepada kasus kriminalitas seperti tawuran,bullying atau begal. Hal-hal itu merupakan gambaranbetapa merosotnya moral remaja sehingga pendidikan karakterdirasa perlu. Penanaman karakter perlu diintegrasikan dalampendidikan formal, sehingga akan didapatkan nilai-nilaikebaikan pada diri peserta didik sejak dini. Sekolah adalahtempat pendidikan, dimana anak didik diarahkan untuk bertindakatau memiliki wawasan pengetahuan (bersifat normatif).Pembelajaran lebih kompleks lagi karena mengarah kepadatujuan akhirnya yakni seseorang dapat bertingkah laku ataumemiliki kepribadian yang lebih baik (bersifat operasional).Sebenarnya pendidikan moral dan karakter tidak terpisahkandari pembentukan kerohanian yang merupakan kesatuandalam materi ajar Pendidikan Agama Kristen. Sekolahmenengah yang di dalam kurikulumnya terdapat PendidikanAgama Kristen, dalam segala proses belajar mengajar yangterencana ataupun tersembunyi, harus mampu mengembangkansikap dan membentuk nilai-nilai watak dan karakter yangbaik. Membangun karakter berarti membangun suatu poladari sikap yang hendak didemonstrasikan dalam hubungandengan sesama. Sikap yang didemonstrasikan itu merupakanciri khas moral Kristen, sehingga sekolah dengan jelasdapat mendefinisikan hasil pendidikan yang berhasil. Suatukurikulum bersifat Bible Added tidaklah cukup untuk membentukkarakter siswa. Pembentukan karakter harus ditekankansecara hati-hati dan diaktualisasikan dalam kehidupan siswasetiap harinya.
Tata Kelola Pendidikan Tinggi di Jerman selama Pandemi
Authors: Wicaksono Hendro
Published: January 2021

Slide ini berisi tentang gambaran umum tugas dan peran dosen di Jerman, cara menyususn kurikulum berkualitas di Jerman, best practice proses belajar daring, dan prakitk penjaminan mutu pembelajaran.
On history-theme video games
Authors: Le Tri Tam
Published: January 2021

Video games can be a valuable tool to teach history and other closely related aspects in an interesting and engaging way.
Reflection of COVID Frontline Worker based on family’s experience with COVID infection
Authors: P Madhusudana
Published: January 2021

The covid-19 pandemic created fear for everyone because no vaccine was available; no treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients was foolproof. In this report, the experience of the family of Covid frontline workers is described. Dr. Madhusudana is a scientist in a Medical College in Andhra Pradesh and his wife Mrs shobharani works as Nursing Staff in the Medical College. The Hospital is declared a COVID Hospital. Thus, both are front line workers during the current COVID-19 Pandemic. This created panic in the family in the same way as in almost every individual in any other family.In this article, the treatment and prophylaxis experience of a family of COVID-19 frontline workers is reported. It is hoped that such reports help other Covid frontline workers to take preventive measures to control the COVID-19 and enhances their confidence in coping with the infection and reduces their stress.The current diagnosis for COVID-19 in India is by RT-PCR test and, Trunat Rapid test kit. Treatment procedures are different based on the severity of the patient. Mrs. Shobharani tested Covid-19 positive on 11th August 2020. Immediately she rushed to the designated covid-Out Patient Department of a COVID Hospital. After evaluation, she opted and was permitted for home quarantine with treatment as per protocol current at that time.
SIARAN AGAMA ISLAM MELALUI RADIO DI KOTA TEGAL
Authors: mustolehudin
Published: January 2021

Radio dalam konteks kekinian mampu bersaing dengan televisi dan internet yang salah satufungsinya adalah sebagai sarana hiburan. Selain berfungsi sebagai sarana hiburan, radio jugaberfungsi sebagai media pendidikan dan dakwah. Artikel ini merupakan hasil penelitian terhadaptiga stasiun radio di Kota Tegal.
IbM Pelatihan Kesulitan Belajar bagi Guru Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Jahrir Andi Sahtiani
Published: January 2021

Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat, disimpulkan sebagai berikut:1.Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat tersebut dikategorikan sangat baik2.Pesuluh aktif mengikuti kegiatan penyuluhan dengan baik.3.Kemampuan mahasiswa dalam belajar, memahami, menerapkan, dan mencari solusi dalam menangani murid yang sedang kesulitan dan belajar dianggap sangat cukup.4.Pemateri pelatihan menyadari tentang kurangnya pengetahuan mengenai mahasiswa terhadap cara mengetahui sejauhmana cara menegetahui dan mendiagnostik serta mengatasi anak yang mengalami kesulitan belajar bahasa. 5.Kegiatan PPM ini dapat membangkitkan motivasi pemateri dalam rangka mengajarkan materi diagnostik kesulitan belajar bagi mahasiswa yang akan melaksanakan P2K kepada mahasiswa.
Who Are Virtual Reality Headset Owners? A Survey and Comparison of Headset Owners and Non-Owners
Authors: Kelly Jonathan , Cherep Lucia , Lim Alex , Doty Taylor , Gilbert Stephen B.
Published: January 2021

The number of people who own a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) has reached a point where researchers can readily recruit HMD owners to participate remotely using their own equipment. However, HMD owners recruited online may differ from the university community members who typically participate in VR research. HMD owners (n=220) and non-owners (n=282) were recruited through two online work sites---Amazon's Mechanical Turk and Prolific---and an undergraduate participant pool. Participants completed a survey in which they provided demographic information and completed measures of HMD use, video game use, spatial ability, and motion sickness susceptibility. In the context of the populations sampled, the results provide 1) a characterization of HMD owners, 2) a snapshot of the most commonly owned HMDs, 3) a comparison between HMD owners and non-owners, and 4) a comparison among online workers and undergraduates. Significant gender differences were found: men reported lower motion sickness susceptibility and more video game hours than women, and men outperformed women on spatial tasks. Men comprised a greater proportion of HMD owners than non-owners, but after accounting for this imbalance, HMD owners did not differ appreciably from non-owners. Comparing across recruitment platform, male undergraduates outperformed male online workers on spatial tests, and female undergraduates played fewer video game hours than female online workers. The data removal rate was higher from Amazon compared to Prolific, possibly reflecting greater dishonesty. These results provide a description of HMD users that can inform researchers recruiting remote participants through online work sites. These results also signal a need for caution when comparing in-person VR research that primarily enrolls undergraduates to online VR research that enrolls online workers.
The science of reading provides little or no support for the widespread claim that systematic phonics should be part of initial reading instruction: A response to Buckingham
Authors: Bowers Jeffrey S , Bowers Peter N
Published: January 2021

It is widely claimed that the science of reading supports the conclusion that systematic phonics should be part of initial reading instruction. Bowers (2020) challenged this conclusion after reviewing all the main evidence, and Buckingham (2020a) provided a detailed response where she argues that the evidence does indeed support systematic phonics and criticizes an alternative form of instruction called “Structured Word Inquiry” or (SWI). Here we show that every substantive criticism Buckingham makes is factually incorrect or reflects a fundamental mischaracterization. There is nothing in her article that challenges the conclusions that Bowers (2020) draws regarding systematic phonics, and nothing that challenges the claims we have made in the past regarding SWI. This should not be used to support whole language or balanced literacy, but it should motivate researchers to consider alternative methods that are well motivated on theoretical grounds, such as SWI.
Initial impacts of COVID-19 on youth offending: An exploration of differences across communities
Authors: McCarthy Molly , Homel Jacqueline , Ogilvie James , Allard Troy
Published: January 2021

A number of international studies have found that the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with reductions in crime, primarily due to changes in the routine activities of the population. However, to date there has been no targeted exploration of how COVID-19 may have influenced youth offending, which may be more heavily impacted by the changes heralded by COVID-19 containment measures. This study examines changes in youth offending in an Australia jurisdiction, Queensland, following the implementation of COVID-19 containment measures from the period April to June, 2020. Additionally, differences in impacts across community types were explored. Findings from panel regression indicated significant declines in youth property offending, offences against the person and public order offences in this period, but no significant changes in illicit drug offences. There were also significant differences across communities according to socio-economic status, per cent Indigenous population, and the extent of commercial or industrial land use. Findings are explored with reference to environmental crime theories and the potential impacts of social, economic and policing changes that occurred in this period.
What Is ‘Home’? The Meaning and Function of ‘Home’ in Morrison’s Song of Solomon
Authors: Dhamala Roshani
Published: January 2021

This paper explores the motif of ‘home’ in Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon. Although home is a prominent and recurrent motif in many of Morrison’s works, this paper focuses explicitly on Song of Solomon. In Song of Solomon ‘home’ is more than a piece of geography. Instead, it is a space that is situated in race, a space where race and racial history matters, albeit in a positive and empowering way for the Black community. Such a home lives in the memories of people, and it is kept alive through the oral songs and stories that are handed down across generations of Black Americans. Home is also a space that provides protection from trauma and helps in the healing of the individual. This healing can take place through reconnection with the root or through a reignited sense of belongingness to the community. The sense of belongingness is strong in home, and that helps individuals within the community to shape a formidable sense of identity and a sense of self. Home is enriched by the presence of ancestors, who are the bearers of tradition and who act as the binding force within the community that pulls everything and everyone together into one coherent structure of relationships. But most importantly, home is what Milkman finds at the end of his journey from Northern to Southern America. In addition, once he finds it, he heals and transforms himself to prepare for a future that is more harmonious with his past.
On Being Surprised: by New France’s Card Money, for Example
Authors: Desbarats Catherine
Published: January 2021

This article tries to disrupt conventional views about New France’s card money and about money in general. Treated as a quirky footnote to Canadian history, card money is usually seen as a monetary expedient for solving a problem of coin shortage. Money itself is often seen as a transparent category occupying an autonomous sphere of horizontal exchange, disconnected from politics and social relations. Money is also one of the last bastions of Eurocentric narratives of progress with universal pretensions. Envisaged through thick description, with attention to language, materiality, plural exchange practices, and the violent setting in which it was deployed, card money acquires new meanings. As a semi-permanent exception to official understandings of money, and as part of a transatlantic network of debt, periodically defaulted upon from metropolitan centres of calculation, monnoye de carte looks less like a picturesque local substitute for absent coin, and more like a useful global technology of imperial formation. Throughout, the article muses on the nature of surprise: colonialist versions can confine places, things, and people into alterity; more open-ended versions can productively unsettle us.
HERITAGE WHEATS OF GEORGIA
Authors:   Institute of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia, Bedoshvili D. , Mosulishvili M. ,   Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, Merabishvili M. ,   Institute of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia, Chkhutiashvili G. ,   Scientific Research Center for Agriculture, Tbilisi; Georgia, Ustiashvili N. ,   Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, Maisaia I. ,   nstitute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Published: January 2021

Georgia is characterized by remarkable diversity of the domesticated wheat. Five out of the fourteen wheat species found in Georgia, originate from Georgia and are local endemics. These wheat species are characterized by their taxonomic identity, morphology and the role they played in the ancient agricultureof Georgia. They are also important breeding material as contain genes for local adaptation.
FEATURES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS OF LAUREL BRANCHES IN WEST GEORGIA (SAMEGRELO REGION) CONDITIONS
Authors:   Academic Doctor of Agrarian Sciences, Associate Professor, Agrarian Faculty, Kapanadze Sh. I. , Kopaliani R. Sh. ,   Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Agrarian Faculty
Published: January 2021

The paper presents the results of a study, the aim of which was to determine the features of growth and development dynamics of Laurel plant branches in Samegrelo conditions. Studies have shownthat the main branches of the Laurel are characterized by intensive growth, and the number of leaves varies according to the type of branches. Most of the leaves are on the main branches, and the least -on the side branches of previous and current year. Young branches of Laurel have active and relatively passive periods of growth. There are three or four periods during the whole vegetating, which does not happen onall types of branches at the same time
STUDY OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING HBV VACCINE EFFICIENCY AMONG CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Authors:   MD, Head of quality control department of “Pediatric Ambulance” Head of clinical skills center of “Caucasus International University”, Tbilisi, Georgia, Kipiani E. , Butsashvili M. ,   Doctoral/PhD, Ed.D or other equivalent, Professor of The University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia., Kamkamidze G. ,   Doctoral/PhD, Ed.Dor other equivalent, Physicians’ Office and Medical Laboratory “NeoLab”, Director; Health Research Union -Head of Research Department and Biostatistics Expert; Georgian Association of Addictology -Head of Infectious disease department, Tbilisi, Georgia, Abashidze G. ,   MD. Epidemiologist, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Published: January 2021

In the conditions of mass vaccination of hepatitis B, all over the world, including in Georgia, in the vaccinated population, the numberof those individuals who could not develop Anti-HBs are growing every day. According to the literature, the main reason for the ineffective vaccination of hepatitis B is considered to be an increase in the prevalence of express mutants among the hepatitisB virus population, which is of a similar intensity throughout the world. In parallel with a detailed analysis of literature sources, the scientific article for the first time studied the seroprevalence of Anti-HBs in the population of Georgian vaccinatedchildren.
PATTERNS OF CONVEYOR EXCAVATION DEFORMATION IN MINING AND GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE KRASNOLYMANSKA COAL MINE
Authors:   Dnipro University of Technology, Shashenko Oleksandr , Cherednyk Vladyslava ,   Dnipro University of Technology
Published: January 2021

Purpose. carrying out field researches of the conveyor excavation`s state and establishing geomechanical patterns based on the data, that were obtained in the mining and geological conditions of the Krasnolymanska coal mine. Methodology. Mine field researches of the conveyor excavation deformed state, which is under the influence of the longwall face, and moves in time and space, were carried out. The observation was performed by using a measuring station, which included five measuring points. The results of measurements were generalized and the excavation contour deformation features at various stages of mining coal seam were revealed. Results. Dependencies, that characterize the process of coal mass deformation around the mine at various stages of its exploitation. are obtained. During exploitation processes of the conveyor excavation relative to the longwall face, that gradually pass through four geomechanical situations in mining and geological conditions of the Krasnolymanska coal mine, are established – outside influence zone, in the influence zone, within the longwall face, outside the longwall face. These situations differ in the nature of roof and floor deformation, the vertical convergence of which at each stage changes linearly in time and goes to zero at a distance of 23 meters outside the longwall face. These indicators give reason to consider the roof rocks in the longwall as that sink without breaking the continuity, and also to perform the calibration of geomechanical models based on this. Scientific novelty of the research is new patterns establishment of the coal mass deformation, which contain the conveyor excavation, in the process of the coal seam mining in specific mining and geological conditions. Practical value of the research planned to be carried out on the basis of data obtained after field research is allowed to develop a geomechanical model of active methane accumulation zones searching. The model is applied for further industrial use purposes and to improve the safety of coal mining.
Sowing quality of winter wheat seeds depending on the component composition of protectants
Authors:   Dmytro MotornyiTavriya State Agrotechnological University, Bilousova Z. , Keneva V. , Klipakova Yu. ,   Dmytro MotornyiTavriya State Agrotechnological University
Published: January 2021

Sowing quality of winter wheat seeds depending on the component composition of protectants The influence of multicomponent protectants on the sowing quality of winter wheat seeds was studied. It was found that the presowing treatment reduces laboratory germination of seeds. With the statistical analysis the significant negative correlation effect (r = -0.63) of the amount of active ingredients in the protectant composition on the length of the seedling was found. The radicle length (r=-0,17) was weakly dependent on the component composition of protectants. Kantaris had the greatest depressant effect on seed sowing qualities. Keywords: soft winter wheat, multicomponent protectants, presowing treatment, germination, seedlings, radicles.
Influence of weather conditions of the year and variety features on nitrogen consumption and formation of winter wheat grain quality
Authors:   National Scientific Center «Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after O.N. Sokolovsky», Zvonar A. M.
Published: January 2021

Influence of weather conditions of the year and variety features on nitrogen consumption and formation of winter wheat grain quality The article discusses the influence of two factors on the quality of winter wheat grain – the characteristics of the variety and weather conditions of the year. Varietal differences in the nitrogen supply to winter wheat grains were studied. A greater influence of the genetic characteristics of winter wheat varieties than weather conditions on the accumulation of nitrogen in wheat grain was revealed. The dependence of high quality wheat grain on arid weather conditions were confirmed. Varieties such as Arctis and Panonicus have shown more stable indicators of nitrogen content, so the grain of these varieties is the most conditioned. Keywords: nitrogen content, winter wheat, varietal features, protein content, weather conditions.
The influence of aqueous extracts of Allium genus plants on the mycoflora of seeds and the development of winter wheat seedlings
Authors:   Sumy National Agrarian University, Rozhkovа T. O.
Published: January 2021

The influence of aqueous extracts of Allium genus plants on the mycoflora of seeds and the development of winter wheat seedlings The effect of aqueous extracts of A. sativum and A. cepa on the mycoflora of winter wheat grown in the North-Eastern Ukraine during 2017–2019 was investigated. The treatment of seeds with the extracts led to changes in the fungal complex: the decrease in the number of some fungi provoked an increase in others or the appearance of new ones. The most effective was the use of A. sativum. The study of the effects of aqueous extracts on the mycelial growth of fungi of mycoflora had different results: from its absence to 100% inhibition. Keywords: seed mycoflora, winter wheat, aqueous extracts, Allium sativum Allium cepa, percentage inhibition.
A Clinical Electroneuromyography Protocol for Localization Diagnosis of Hypotonia Syndrome in Young Children
Authors:   St. Petersburg Institute of Advanced Training for Specialist Physicians (a Federal Government-funded Institution of Advanced Professional Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Komantsev V.N. ,   St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Mollaeva K.Yu. ,   Dagestan State Medical University (a Federal Government-funded Educational Institution of Higher Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Health; Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, Russian Federation, Umakhanova Z.R. ,   Dagestan State Medical University (a Federal Government-funded Educational Institution of Higher Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Health; Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, Russian Federation
Published: January 2021

Study Objective: To develop a clinical electroneuromyography (ENMG) protocol based on routine electromyography (EMG), standardization of needle EMG, and EMG parameters of the suprasegmental structures, for localization diagnosis of hypotonia syndrome (HS) in young children. Study Design: This was a comparative prospective study. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty-three patients, aged 1 month to 3 years, with HS of various origin underwent clinical examination and EMG. The following techniques were used for localization diagnosis by ENMG: surface EMG, needle EMG, measurement of nerve conduction velocity in peripheral motor and sensory nerves in the upper and lower limbs, F-wave measurement, and rhythmic stimulation. Study Results: The authors evaluated the possibility of describing suprasegmental disorders using the following parameters: F-wave monomorphism, myotatic reflex, and amplitude of voluntary muscular contractions. They proposed a clinical ENMG protocol for localization diagnosis of HS and a pediatric protocol for needle EMG; these approaches increased the rate of detecting HS up to 90-100%. They also developed a pediatric linear protocol for needle EMG to differentiate between myogenic and central HS. Conclusion: The study results demonstrated the high diagnostic value of ENMG-based differential diagnosis of HS, relying on the proposed protocols and on parameters indicating the condition of the suprasegmental structures. Keywords: neuromuscular disorders, hypotonia syndrome, electroneuromyography, diagnostic protocol, young children.
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Part 1. The Potential of Functional Neuroimaging
Authors:   Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (a Federal Government-funded Educational Institution of Higher Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Health, Sapronova M.R. ,   Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation, Dmitrenko D.V. ,   Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (a Federal Government-funded Educational Institution of Higher Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Health; Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation, Schnaider N.A. ,   Professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (a Federal Government-funded Educational Institution of Higher Education), Russian Federation Ministry of Health; Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation,   V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology (a Federal Government-funded Institution), Russian Federation Ministry of Health; St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Molgachev A.A. ,   OOO Omega; Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Published: January 2021

Objective of the Review: To describe available functional neuroimaging techniques for use in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Key Points: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder which affects 2-3% of people older than 65 years. The main neuropathological hallmarks of PD are an accumulation of alpha-synuclein aggregates in the cellular cytoplasm and a loss of neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra, leading to dopamine deficiency. Clinical symptoms of the disease appear when the underlying neural impairment is already advanced, which significantly reduces treatment options. Over the two last decades, functional neuroimaging techniques such as positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and transcranial sonography have increasingly been used for diagnosing PD during patients’ lifetime and understanding the neuropathological mechanisms and compensatory reactions underlying its symptoms, as well as for monitoring the progression of PD. Conclusion: Modern functional neuroimaging techniques not only facilitate differential diagnosis of PD, but also make it possible to detect the disease at its early/preclinical stage. Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, neuroimaging, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, transcranial sonography.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL BLENDED LEARNING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X TKR SMK PUTRA KHATULISTIWA PONTIANAK
Authors: Sakillah Kiki , Hemafitria Hemafitria , Rianto Hadi
Published: January 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperoleh informasi tentang pengaruh model Blended Learning terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas X  SMK Putra Khatulistiwa Pontianak. Tujuan khusus yang hendak dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan: Hasil belajar siswa sebelum dan sesudah diterapkan model pembelajaran berbasis Blended Learning, pengaruh sesudah model pembelajaran berbasis Blended Learning terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi Kewenangan Lembaga-Lembaga Negara di kelas X SMK Putra Khatulistiwa Pontianak. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen dengan bentuk penelitian Pre-Experimental dan rancangan penelitian one-grup pretest-posttest teknik pengumpul data yaitu teknik pengukuran dan dokumenter alat pengumpul data yaitu tes dan dokumentasi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X SMK Putra Khatulistiwa Pontianak yang terdiri dari tiga kelas. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan cluster random sampling sehingga diperoleh kelas X TKR SMK Putra Khatulistiwa Pontianak. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah teknik pengukuran data dengan tes pilihan ganda. Hasil uji hipotesis diperoleh rata-rata hasil belajar siswa dengan model Blended Learning 80,77. Analisis data menggunakan uji t untuk hasil belajar siswa diperoleh t 9,85>0,1696, sehingga Ha diterima dan hasil perhitungan effect size untuk model Blended Learning terdapat pengaruh model Blended Learning dengan  Es sebesar 1,85>0,8 data tergolong tinggi.
PENANAMAN SILA KEMANUSIAAN YANG ADIL DAN BERADAB PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PPKn IKIP PGRI PONTIANAK
Authors: Rohani Rohani , Novianty Fety
Published: January 2021

Penelitin ini mengkaji dan mendeskripsikan penanaman nilai sila kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab oleh dosen PPKn.  Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan bentuk penelitian deskriptif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa program studi PPKn angkatan 2018/2019 dan dosen pengampu mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa adanya toleransi dan saling menghormati antar mahasiswa yang berbeda-beda suku, agama, dan budaya . Implementasi nilai sila kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab pada mahsiswa program studi PPKn sudah baik hal ini dilihat dari mahasiswa sudah saling menghormati antar mahasiswa dan dosen, tidak saling menjelekkan suku atau agama, dosen dalam proses perkuliahan juga tidak membeda-bedakan antar mahasiswa yang kaya dan miskin, saling menghargai, dan toleransi. Peran dosen program studi PPKn dalam menanamkan nilai sila kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab yaitu dengan memberikan pemahaman kepada mahasiswa pentingnya saling menghormati, tolong menolong, menghargai antar sesama mahasiswa, memberikan contoh yang baik dalam mengimplemtasikan nilai kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab, dan membudayakan nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam proses perkuliahan. Faktor-faktor yang menjadi  penghambat  bagi  dosen dalam menanamkan nilai sila kemanusian yang adil dan beradab yaitu dari dalam diri mahasiswa, dosen   maupun   dari   luar   lingkungan   kampus
MRI-guided stereotactic laser corpus callosotomy for epilepsy: distinct methods and outcomes
Authors: Rich Christopher W. , Fasano Rebecca E. , Isbaine Faical , Saindane Amit M. , Qiu Deqiang , Curry Daniel J. , Gross Robert E. , Willie Jon T.
Published: January 2021

OBJECTIVE

Several small series have described stereotactic MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for partial callosotomy of astatic and generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures, especially in association with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Larger case series and comparison of distinct stereotactic methods for stereotactic laser corpus callosotomy (SLCC), however, are currently lacking. The objective of this study was to report seizure outcomes in a series of adult patients with epilepsy following anterior, posterior, and complete SLCC procedures and to compare the results achieved with a frameless stereotactic surgical robot versus direct MRI guidance frames.

METHODS

The authors retrospectively reviewed sequential adult epilepsy surgery patients who underwent SLCC procedures at a single institution. They describe workflows, stereotactic errors, percentage disconnection, hospitalization durations, adverse events, and seizure outcomes after performing anterior, posterior, and complete SLCC procedures using a frameless stereotactic surgical robot versus direct MRI guidance platforms.

RESULTS

Thirteen patients underwent 15 SLCC procedures. The median age at surgery was 29 years (range 20–49 years), the median duration of epilepsy was 21 years (range 9–48 years), and median postablation follow-up was 20 months (range 4–44 months). Ten patients underwent anterior SLCC with a median 73% (range 33%–80%) midsagittal length of callosum acutely ablated. Following anterior SLCC, 6 of 10 patients achieved meaningful (> 50%) reduction of target seizures. Four patients underwent posterior (completion) SLCC following prior anterior callosotomy, and 1 patient underwent complete SLCC as a single procedure; 3 of these 5 patients experienced meaningful reduction of target seizures. Overall, 8 of 10 patients in whom astatic seizures were targeted and treated by anterior and/or posterior SLCC experienced meaningful improvement. SLCC procedures with direct MRI guidance (n = 7) versus a frameless surgical robot (n = 8) yielded median radial accuracies of 1.1 mm (range 0.2–2.0 mm) versus 2.4 mm (range 0.6–6.1 mm; p = 0.0011). The most serious adverse event was a clinically significant intraparenchymal hemorrhage in a patient who underwent the robotic technique.

CONCLUSIONS

This is the largest reported series of SLCC for epilepsy to date. SLCC provides seizure outcomes comparable to open surgery outcomes reported in the literature. Direct MRI guidance is more accurate, which has the potential to reduce the risks of SLCC. Methodological advancements and larger studies are needed.
Historical overview of the Department of Neurosurgery at Yonsei University College of Medicine in the Republic of Korea
Authors: Shin Dong Ah , Chin Dong Kyu
Published: January 2021

Originally founded in 1885, Gwanghyewon later became the Severance Hospital (named after philanthropist Louis Severance, who supported and funded the construction of a modern hospital) and Yonsei University College of Medicine. The Department of Neurosurgery at Severance Hospital was established in 1957, and its residency program began in 1961. Currently, the Department of Neurosurgery has 34 professors and 17 fellows; specialties include vascular, functional, pediatric, tumor, skull base, and spine neurosurgery. With its state-of-the-art neurosurgical facilities and services, the Department of Neurosurgery has developed into a department of excellence within the Yonsei University Health System. In this vignette, the authors present a historic overview of the Department of Neurosurgery.
Severe traumatic brain injury management in Tanzania: analysis of a prospective cohort
Authors: Mangat Halinder S. , Wu Xian , Gerber Linda M. , Shabani Hamisi K. , Lazaro Albert , Leidinger Andreas , Santos Maria M. , McClelland Paul H. , Schenck Hanna , Joackim Pascal , Ngerageza Japhet G. , Schmidt Franziska , Stieg Philip E. , Hartl Roger
Published: January 2021

OBJECTIVE

Given the high burden of neurotrauma in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), in this observational study, the authors evaluated the treatment and outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) accessing care at the national neurosurgical institute in Tanzania.

METHODS

A neurotrauma registry was established at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute, Dar-es-Salaam, and patients with severe TBI admitted within 24 hours of injury were included. Detailed emergency department and subsequent medical and surgical management of patients was recorded. Two-week mortality was measured and compared with estimates of predicted mortality computed with admission clinical variables using the Corticoid Randomisation After Significant Head Injury (CRASH) core model.

RESULTS

In total, 462 patients (mean age 33.9 years) with severe TBI were enrolled over 4.5 years; 89% of patients were male. The mean time to arrival to the hospital after injury was 8 hours; 48.7% of patients had advanced airway management in the emergency department, 55% underwent cranial CT scanning, and 19.9% underwent surgical intervention. Tiered medical therapies for intracranial hypertension were used in less than 50% of patients. The observed 2-week mortality was 67%, which was 24% higher than expected based on the CRASH core model.

CONCLUSIONS

The 2-week mortality from severe TBI at a tertiary referral center in Tanzania was 67%, which was significantly higher than the predicted estimates. The higher mortality was related to gaps in the continuum of care of patients with severe TBI, including cardiorespiratory monitoring, resuscitation, neuroimaging, and surgical rates, along with lower rates of utilization of available medical therapies. In ongoing work, the authors are attempting to identify reasons associated with the gaps in care to implement programmatic improvements. Capacity building by twinning provides an avenue for acquiring data to accurately estimate local needs and direct programmatic education and interventions to reduce excess in-hospital mortality from TBI.
Acute surgical management of children with ruptured brain arteriovenous malformation
Authors: Stricker Sarah , Boulouis Grégoire , Benichi Sandro , Bourgeois Marie , Gariel Florent , Garzelli Lorenzo , Hak Jean-François , Alias Quentin , Kerleroux Basile , Beccaria Kevin , Chivet Anaïs , de Saint Denis Timothée , James Syril , Paternoster Giovanna , Zerah Michel , Kossorotoff Manoelle , Boddaert Nathalie , Brunelle Francis , Meyer Philippe , Puget Stéphanie , Naggara Olivier , Blauwblomme Thomas
Published: January 2021

OBJECTIVE

Rupture of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is the main etiology of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in children. Ensuing intracranial hypertension is among the modifiable prognosis factors and sometimes requires emergency hemorrhage evacuation (HE). The authors aimed to analyze variables associated with HE in children with ruptured AVM.

METHODS

This study was a single-center retrospective analysis of children treated for ruptured AVM. The authors evaluated the occurrence of HE, its association with other acute surgical procedures (e.g., nidal excision, decompressive hemicraniectomy), and clinical outcome. Variables associated with each intervention were analyzed using univariable and multivariable models. Clinical outcome was assessed at 18 months using the ordinal King’s Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury.

RESULTS

A total of 104 patients were treated for 112 episodes of ruptured AVM between 2002 and 2018. In the 51 children (45.5% of cases) who underwent HE, 37 procedures were performed early (i.e., within 24 hours after initial cerebral imaging) and 14 late. Determinants of HE were a lower initial Glasgow Coma Scale score (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.83, 95% CI 0.71–0.97 per point increase); higher ICH/brain volume ratio (aOR 18.6, 95% CI 13–26.5 per percent increase); superficial AVM location; and the presence of a brain herniation (aOR 3.7, 95% CI 1.3–10.4). Concurrent nidal surgery was acutely performed in 69% of Spetzler-Martin grade I–II ruptured AVMs and in 25% of Spetzler-Martin grade III lesions. Factors associated with nidal surgery were superficial AVMs, late HE, and absent alteration of consciousness at presentation. Only 8 cases required additional surgery due to intracranial hypertension. At 18 months, overall mortality was less than 4%, 58% of patients had a favorable outcome regardless of surgical intervention, and 87% were functioning independently.

CONCLUSIONS

HE is a lifesaving procedure performed in approximately half of the children who suffer AVM rupture. The good overall outcome justifies intensive initial management.
Pesticide removals in the nitrifying expanded-bed filter at drinking water treatment plant
Authors: Dao Nguyet Thi-Minh , Nguyen The-Anh , Nguyen Viet-Anh , Terashima Mitsuharu , Yasui Hidenari
Published: January 2021

The occurrence of pesticides even at low concentrations in drinking water sources might induce potential risks to public health. This study aimed to investigate the removal mechanisms of eight pesticides by the nitrifying expanded-bed filter using biological activated carbon media at the pretreatment of a drinking water plant. The field analysis demonstrated that four pesticides Flutolanil, Buprofezin, Chlorpyrifos, and Fenobucard, were removed at 82%, 55%, 54%, and 52% respectively, while others were not significantly removed. Under controlled laboratory conditions with continuous and batch experiments, the adsorption onto the biological activated carbon media was demonstrated to be the main removal pathway of the pesticides. The contribution of microorganisms to the pesticide removals was rather limited. The pesticide removals observed in the field reactor was speculated to be the adsorption on the suspended solids presented in the influent water. The obtained results highlighted the need to apply a more efficient and cost-effective technology to remove the pesticide in the drinking water treatment process.

Keywords:

biological activated carbon; drinking water treatment; nitrifying expanded-bed filter; pesticide removal.
A 3-D finite element modeling for the textile-reinforced concrete plates under tensile load using a non-linear behaviour for cementitious matrix
Authors: Tien Tran Manh , Vu Xuan Hong , Lam Dao Phuc , Tho Pham Duc
Published: January 2021

A big question in the numerical approaches for the mechanical behavior of the textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) composite under tensile loading is how to model the cracking of the cementitious matrix. This paper presents numerical results of 3-D modeling of TRC composite in which the non-linear behavior model was used by considering the cracking for the cementitious matrix. The input data based on the experimental results in the literature. As numerical results, the TRC composite provides a strain-hardening behavior with three phases in which the second one is characterized by the drops in stress on the stress-strain curve. Furthermore, this model could show the failure mode of the TRC specimen with the multi-cracking on its surface after the numerical tests. From this model, the development of a crack from micro-crack to macro at a cross-section was highlighted. The stress jumps in reinforcement textile after each crack was also observed and analyzed. In comparison with the experiment, a good agreement between both results was found for all cases of this study. A parametric study could show the effect of the length and position of the measurement zone on the stress-strain curve of TRC’s mechanical behavior.

Keywords:

textile reinforced concrete (TRC); cementitious matrix; textile reinforcement; mechanical behaviour; numerical modeling.
Pilot study on assessment of trace metals in PM10 at road sites in Bac Giang province, Vietnam
Authors: Mai Nguyen Thi Phuong , Hieu Bui Thi , Luong Nguyen Duc
Published: January 2021

In this study, characterization of PM10 mass and its trace metals concentration at road sites in Bac Giang province located in the North of Vietnam during two different seasons has been performed. PM10 samples at 11 road sites using the high volume SIBATA HV-500R (Japan) at the flow rate of 400 L/min were collected during 10 hours (from 7:00 to 17:00) at flat low-lying plain, midland, mountain and highland areas. Data on PM10 mass and metals were used to estimate the pollution level of PM10 and trace elements bounded with PM10. The results showed that 10-hour mean PM10 concentrations at road sites in Bac Giang ranged from 103.4 µg/m3 to 577.9 µg/m3 with the average value of 292.6 µg/m3. Generally, the level of trace metals appeared to be higher in autumn than that in summer period. Additionally, concentrations of trace metals were higher at the sites with high traffic density than those with low traffic density. While the concentrations of Cd, Mn and Cr exceeded the guideline values of WHO, arsenic concentration was larger than the concentration limit of EU Directives. The degree of contamination values suggested that level of metal was high contamination at flat low-lying plain, while those values were from low to considerable contamination at the mountain and highland areas. The pollution load index values at most of sampling sites were larger than 1, which indicated the existence of dust pollution at road sides in Bac Giang province.

Keywords:

PM10; trace metals; degree of contamination; pollution load index, roadsides.
The Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test Predicts Braak Stage
Authors: Grober Ellen , Qi Qi , Kuo Lynn , Hassenstab Jason , Perrin Richard J. , Lipton Richard B.
Published: January 2021

Background: The ultimate validation of a clinical marker for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is its association with AD neuropathology. Objective: To identify clinical measures that predict pathology, we evaluated the relationships of the picture version of the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (pFCSRT + IR), the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), and the Clinical Dementia Rating scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) to Braak stage. Methods: 315 cases from the clinicopathologic series at the Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center were classified according to Braak stage. Boxplots of each predictor were compared to identify the earliest stage at which decline was observed and ordinal logistic regression was used to predict Braak stage. Results: Looking at the assessment closest to death, free recall scores were lower in individuals at Braak stage III versus Braak stages 0 and I (combined) while MMSE and CDR scores for individuals did not differ from Braak stages 0/I until Braak stage IV. The sum of free recall and total recall scores independently predicted Braak stage and had higher predictive validity than MMSE and CDR-SB in models including all three. Conclusion: pFCSRT + IR scores may be more sensitive to early pathological changes than either the CDR-SB or the MMSE.
Gut Microbiota Alterations and Cognitive Impairment Are Sexually Dissociated in a Transgenic Mice Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Cuervo-Zanatta Daniel , Garcia-Mena Jaime , Perez-Cruz Claudia
Published: January 2021

Background: Normal aging is accompanied by cognitive deficiencies, affecting women and men equally. Aging is the main risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with women having a higher risk. The higher prevalence of AD in women is associated with the abrupt hormonal decline seen after menopause. However, other factors may be involved in this sex-related cognitive decline. Alterations in gut microbiota (GM) and its bioproducts have been reported in AD subjects and transgenic (Tg) mice, having a direct impact on brain amyloid-β pathology in male (M), but not in female (F) mice. Objective: The aim of this work was to determine GM composition and cognitive dysfunction in M and F wildtype (WT) and Tg mice, in a sex/genotype segregation design. Methods: Anxiety, short term working-memory, spatial learning, and long-term spatial memory were evaluated in 6-month-old WT and Tg male mice. Fecal short chain fatty acids were determined by chromatography, and DNA sequencing and bioinformatic analyses were used to determine GM differences. Results: We observed sex-dependent differences in cognitive skills in WT mice, favoring F mice. However, the cognitive advantage of females was lost in Tg mice. GM composition showed few sex-related differences in WT mice. Contrary, Tg-M mice presented a more severe dysbiosis than Tg-F mice. A decreased abundance of Ruminococcaceae was associated with cognitive deficits in Tg-F mice, while butyrate levels were positively associated with better working- and object recognition-memory in WT-F mice. Conclusion: This report describes a sex-dependent association between GM alterations and cognitive impairment in a mice model of AD.
Neuro-fuzzy network based analysis between the “Introduction of foreign-invested shares”, the “belt and road initiative” and the “international competitiveness of Chinese local state-owned enterprises”
Authors: Lin Chuan , Chen Yinzhong , Liao Jing , Liu Dongxuan
Published: January 2021

Stimulated by the “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI), Chinese enterprises are participating in the markets of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). With the Chinese local SOEs from 2007 to 2017 as samples, this paper empirically verified the impact of the introduction of foreign-invested shares (foreign shares for short) on the international competitiveness of these enterprises, as well as the mediation effect of the BRI strategy. In this paper, we propose neuro -fuzzy network based correlation analysis and empirical analysis found that there’s a significant positive correlation between the introduction of foreign shares and the international competitiveness of Chinese local SOEs, that is, compared with local SOEs without foreign shares, those with foreign shares enjoy stronger international competitiveness when participating in the Central and Eastern European market; after the mediation effect of BRI has been taken into consideration, the introduction of foreign shares further strengthened the positive impact on the international competitiveness of these enterprises. This is because the BRI has significantly promoted the participation of Chinese SOEs in the Central and Eastern European market.