bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pengaruh Penambahan Inhibitor Etilen dan Senyawa Antioksidan terhadap Regenerasi Kalus Padi Mentik Wangi Susu
Authors: Fanata Wahyu Indra Duwi , Setiawan Dedi Edo , Sholikhah A’idah Mar’atus
Published: August 2022

Kalus padi Mentik Wangi Susu memiliki tingkat regenerasi tunas yang rendah karena tingkat pencokelatan kalus yang tinggi dalam media regenerasi. Pencokelatan kalus dipicu oleh tingginya akumulasi etilen dan fenol selama kultur in vitro. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan efikasi antara inhibitor etilen dan antioksidan dalam mengurangi pencoklatan kalus serta meningkatkan regenerasi tunas pada kalus Mentik Wangi Susu. Perlakuan dilakukan dengan melakukan penambahan inhibitor etilen (putrecine atau perak nitrat) atau antioksidan (polyvinylpyrrolidone atau asam askorbat) dengan konsentrasi yang berbeda ke semua media kultur jaringan. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis dengan Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) dan Uji Beda Nyata Jujur (BNJ) dilakukan apabila antar perlakuan menunjukkan perbedaan yang nyata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tingkat pencoklatan kalus Mentik Wangi Susu hanya dapat dihambat secara nyata melalui penambahan polyvinylpyrrolidone ke dalam media regenerasi. Selain itu, perlakuan polyvinylpyrrolidone 0,3 g/l dan putresin 10 mM menghasilkan regenerasi tunas masing-masing sebesar 47% dan 41%, yang tertinggi di antara perlakuan lainnya. Oleh karena itu, polyvinylpyrrolidone dan putresin masing-masing merupakan antioksidan dan inhibitor etilen terbaik untuk meningkatkan regenerasi tunas kalus Mentik Wangi Susu.
Uji Keefektifan Ekstrak Air Biji Adas dalam Menekan Pertumbuhan Koloni, Produksi, dan Perkecambahan Konidia Jamur Alternaria solani, Penyebab Penyakit Bercak Coklat pada Tanaman Tomat
Authors: Suganda Tarkus , Fahmi Rahmad Bahaudin , Hidayat Yusup
Published: August 2022

Penyakit bercak coklat pada tanaman tomat, yang disebabkan oleh Alternaria solani merupakan penyakit penting yang dapat menimbulkan kehilangan hasil yang cukup merugikan. Penyakit ini biasanya dikendalikan menggunakan fungisida sintetik, namun jika penggunaannya tidak bijak, fungisida sintetik dapat menimbulkan dampak negatif bagi lingkungan maupun kesehatan manusia. Oleh karena itu perlu ditemukan pengendalian yang efektif namun ramah lingkungan. Biji adas telah dilaporkan memiliki efek antifungal karena memiliki zat metabolit sekunder seperti flavonoid, tannin, terpenoid, alkaloid dan saponin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek ekstrak air biji adas dalam menekan pertumbuhan koloni, produksi dan perkecambahan konidia A. solani secara in-vitro. Penelitian dilaksanakan dari bulan November 2021 sampai Januari 2022 di Laboratorium Fitopatologi Departemen Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran, menggunakan metode umpan beracun. Konsentrasi ekstrak air biji adas yang digunakan adalah 0,5%, 1,0%, 3,0%, 5,0% dan 0,0% (tanpa ekstrak) sebagai kontrol.  Perlakuan ditata menurut Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dan diulang lima kali. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak air biji adas mampu menghambat jamur A. solani.  Konsentrasi 5,0% menunjukkan persentase penekanan tertinggi, terhadap pertumbuhan koloni A. solani sebesar 61,67%; terhadap produksi konidia sebesar 81,21%, dan terhadap perkecambahan konidia sebesar 70,93%.
Komunikasi Risiko Usahatani Kentang di Luar Daerah Sentra Produksi (Studi Kasus Kelompok Tani Palintang Jaya Desa Cipanjalu Kecamatan Cilengkrang Kabupaten Bandung)
Authors: Alhasany Puan Fawwaza , Fatimah Sri
Published: August 2022

Kelompok Tani Palintang Jaya merupakan kelompok tani yang mengusahakan tanaman kentang. Petani pada kelompok tani tersebut menanam kentang di lokasi yang tidak memiliki basis budidaya kentang sehingga berpotensi memicu peningkatan risiko yang tidak terduga. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memahami karakteristik petani, teknik budidaya kentang yang dilakukan, risiko yang dihadapi, serta cara para petani mengkomunikasikan risiko untuk mencari solusi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus dengan teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu observasi, wawancara, triangulasi data, studi dokumentasi, dan studi kepustakaan yang melibatkan 30 informan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Petani anggota kelompok tani Palintang Jaya merupakan petani gurem semi komersial, yang melakukan usahataninya dengan cara tradisional dan memiliki tiga tipe karakter individu yaitu Early Adopters, Early Majority dan Late Majority (2) Teknik budidaya kentang yang dijalankan mengikuti standar yang diberikan oleh Balai Besar Pelatihan Pertanian (BBPP) Lembang (3) Risiko yang paling mengkhawatirkan bagi petani adalah risiko produksi, risiko finansial, serta risiko sosial dan hukum. (4) Jaringan sosial antar petani berbentuk Radial Personal Network dan aktor yang paling berperan adalah Ketua dan Pembina dan para anggota melakukan komunikasi risiko dengan berkomunikasi langsung dengan para key person.
Pengaruh Kompos Limbah Pertanian terhadap Populasi Azotobacter sp., C-Organik, N-Total, Serapan-N, dan Hasil Pakcoy pada Tanah Inceptisol Jatinangor
Authors: Setiawati Mieke Rochimi , Salsabilla Camilla , Suryatmana Pujawati , Hindersah Reginawanti , Kamaluddin Nadia Nuraniya
Published: August 2022

Penggunaan lahan pertanian dengan status hara kurang optimal dapatmenghambat pertumbuhan tanaman, sehingga perlu upaya penambahan unsur hara ke dalam tanah tanpa menyebabkan permasalahan lingkungan. Salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan memberikan pupuk organik berupa kompos. Melimpahnya volume limbah pertanian dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan baku pembuatan kompos. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari berbagai jenis kompos limbah pertanian dengan taraf dosis yang berbeda terhadap populasi Azotobacter sp., C-organik, N-total, Serapan-N, dan hasil pakcoy (Brassica rapa L.) pada tanah Incepstisol Jatinangor. Penelitian dilaksanakan di rumah kaca kebun percobaan Ciparanje, Kecamatan Jatinangor menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok dengan 10 perlakuan tiga ulangan. Perlakuan terdiri dari: satu kontrol dan tiga taraf dosis dari setiap jenis kompos. Jenis kompos yang digunakan adalah kompos jerami padi, ampas tebu, dan tandan kosong kelapa sawit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian kompos limbah pertanian berpengaruh nyata terhadap total populasi Azotobacter sp. dan hasil pakcoy. Parameter C-organik, N-total dan Serapan-N tidak berbeda nyata antar perlakuan dan kontrol. Pemberian kompos jerami padi 20 ton/ha merupakan perlakuan terbaik dalam menghasilkan 130,97 g bobot basah dengan 8,46 g bobot kering per tanaman pakcoy. Pemanfaatan limbah pertanian dapat menjadi alternatif yang ramah lingkungan dalam meningkatkan hasil tanaman pakcoy, walaupun hasil penelitian ini belum berpengaruh nyata terhadap C dan N.
Inventarisasi Spesies dan Intensitas Serangan Hama Tanaman Terung (Solanum melongena L.) pada Dua Sistem Kultur Teknis di Daerah Kabupaten Agam, Sumatera Barat
Authors: Arsi Arsi , Lailaturrahmi Lailaturrahmi , SHK Suparman , Hamidson Harman , Pujiastuti Yulia , Gunawan Bambang , Pratama Rahmat , Umayah Abu
Published: August 2022

Terung (Solanum melongena L.) termasuk salah satu komoditas sayuran buah penting yang mempunyai banyak varietas dengan berbagai bentuk dan warna yang khas. Dalam budidaya tanaman terung, beberapa kendala yang sering dihadapi oleh petani. Kendala ini salah satunya adalah adanya serangan organisme pengganggu tanaman. Gangguan hama pada tanaman terung dapat penurunan produksi karena serangan hama mengakibatkan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tanaman menjadi tidak optimum. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan inventarisasi spesies dan menentukan intensitas serangan hama tanaman terung pada dua sistem kultur teknis di Kabupaten Agam, Sumatera Barat. Penelitian dilakukan dari bulan Mei sampai Juli 2021. Metode yang digunakan adalah survey atau observasi langsung di lapangan untuk mengamati jenis spesies, jumlah populasi dan intensitas serangan hama dengan pengambilan sampel yang dilakukan secara acak. Penelitian dilakukan di dua lahan pertanaman terung dengan umur tanaman yang berbeda. Jumlah populasi dan intensitas serangan hama dianalisis menggunakan uji t pada taraf kepercayaan 5%. Hama yang ditemukan pada tanaman terung adalah Epilachna sparsa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Empoasca sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Chrysodeixis chalcites (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) dan Bradybaena sp. (Stylommatophora: Bradybaenidae). Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa kultur teknis berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap populasi hama dan intensitas serangan hama Empoasca sp., B. tabaci, E. sparsa, S. litura, Bradybaena sp. dan C. chalcites , akan tetapi populasi hama dan insitensitas serangan pada masing-masing pengamatan ada yang tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan.
Pengaruh Dosis Herbisida Isopropilamina Glifosat 480 SL untuk Pengendalian Gulma pada Budidaya Tanaman Eukaliptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
Authors: Kurniadie Denny , Widayat Dedi , Sernita Putri Intan
Published: August 2022

Eukaliptus merupakan salah satu tanaman prioritas pada Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI) yang memiliki banyak manfaat. Upaya peningkatan produksi eukaliptus dipengaruhi oleh keberadaan gulma yang merugikan karena menyebabkan adanya kompetisi dengan tanaman eukaliptus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas herbisida Isopropilamina Glifosat 480 SL untuk mengendalikan gulma umum pada pertanaman eukaliptus. Penelitian ini dilakukan di kebun eukaliptus, Desa Lebak Muncang, Kecamatan Ciwidey, Kabupaten Bandung, Provinsi Jawa Barat. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan yaitu Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan tujuh perlakuan dan empat ulangan. Perlakuan terdiri dari aplikasi herbisida Isopropilamina Glifosat 480 SL dosis 1,50 l/ha; 2,25 l/ha; 3,00 l/ha; 3,75 l/ha; 4,50 l/ha; penyiangan manual; dan kontrol (tanpa perlakuan pengendalian). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa herbisida Isopropilamina Glifosat 480 SL pada dosis 1,50 l/ha sampai 4,50 l/ha efektif dalam mengendalikan gulma daun lebar seperti Ageratum conyzoides dan Borreria alata, gulma rumput seperti Paspalum conjugatum dan Imperata cylindrica, serta gulma total pada budidaya tanaman eukaliptus hingga pengamatan 12 MSA dan tidak menimbulkan efek keracunan pada tanaman eukaliptus.
Identification and Characterization of Soft Rot Bacterial Pathogens on Phalaenopsis Orchid in Bali
Authors: Suputra I Putu Wirya , Wirya Gusti Ngurah Alit Susanta , Sari Nyoman Bintang Kartika , Temaja I Gede Rai Maya , Innosensia Ni Luh Putu Citra
Published: August 2022

The moth orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.) is one of the most popular orchids due to the various colors with distinctive shapes of the flowers. Soft rot disease caused by Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) family is commonly found infected this plant. The infected orchid showed pale-colored to blackish slimy rot. This research was conducted in three locations namely Denpasar, Badung, and Karangasem, and resulted in 10 candidates for pathogenic bacteria. The pathogenicity test of the pathogen candidates was carried out by injecting bacterial suspension into the orchid leaf tissue with the result of 6 bacterial isolates showing soft rot symptoms. Moreover, two specific primers Dda1F-Dda1R and Pcc3F-Pcc3R for Dickeya spp. and Pectobacterium spp. consecutively were used for the PCR test. The electrophoresis result of the PCR product identified the bacteria isolated from infected plants as Dickeya spp. Dickeya spp. showed white to yellowish-white colony color, with convex and circular colony form on PDA medium.
In vitro evaluation of aqueous leaf and peel extracts of Musa species for low-input management of fungal leaf spots of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas Linn.)
Authors: Nwaogu Amarachi G , Obani Florence T , Iheanacho Faith N , Enyiukwu David Nwazuo
Published: August 2022

Sweet potatoes are important food staples in tropical sub-Saharan Africa. Orange flesh sweet potato (OFSP) varieties are especially important for combating vitamin A deficiencies and nutrition-induced blindness. Fungal leaf spots are one of the many challenges constraining its production in Umudike, Southeast, Nigeria. The aims of this experiment were to isolate the causal fungi of leaf spots of OFSP and to attempt their control using aqueous extracts of banana peels, plantain peels and plantain leaf in vitro. Mycotic agents isolated from infected plant were Verticillium longisporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger. Pathogenicity test conducted on the organisms revealed that the first three pecies were actively pathogenic, with infected sweet potato showing irregular brown spots/blights surrounded by chlorotic hallo around leaf veins and margins of the laminae; while A. niger showed weak infection of the plant.  In the laboratory, four concentrations (10%, 25%, 50% and 75%) of ripe and unripe plantain peels, ripe and unripe banana peels, and senescent and new plantain leaves, griseovid® (a standard antifungal) and control (sterile water) were evaluated in vitro for inhibition of mycelial elongation of the test myco-pathogens associated with the leaf spot disease of the crop. The experiment was laid out as 3 x 4 x 8 factorial in CRD with 3 replications. The botanicals significantly (P≤0.05) and differentially retarded radial growth of the fungus over the control in a dose-dependent manner. However, the fungitoxicity of the botanicals were inferior but compared favourably with the standard antifungal griseofulvin (griseovid®).  Exploiting the potency of these readily available, cost effective and eco-friendly agro-wastes against these fungal pathogens causing leaf blight of sweet potato will not only reduce the hazards and pollution challenges associated with use of synthetic pesticides but also increase food production in developing countries where synthetic fungicides are expensive and out of reach of low-input farmers.
P-Matrix Reasoning and Information Intelligent Mining
Authors: Zhang Xiuquan , Shen Lin
Published: August 2022

P-sets (P stand for Packet) and P-matrix are novel and effective mathematical tools for studying dynamic information systems. In this paper, the concept of P-information mining is given by using the dynamic characteristics of P-sets and P-matrix structure. In addition, the reasoning theorem of P-matrix and the reasoning structure are given. Moreover, the information intelligent mining method under the condition of P-matrix reasoning is obtained. As the application, intelligent recognition of information image was shown.
Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Ascaridoid Parasites of Philippine Decapterus species
Authors: Dela Cruz Tres Tinna M. , Llanes Kennesa Klariz R. , Toledo Joliesa Mae S. , Catabay Junard A. , Fornillos Raffy Jay C. , Fontanilla Ian Kendrich C. , Paller Vachel Gay V.
Published: August 2022

There are relatively few studies on parasite fauna of marine fishes in Philippine waters. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of marine ascaridoid infection in Decapterus species in Balayan Bay and Tayabas Bay. A total of 371 fishes belonging to three different species of Decapterus (D. tabl [n = 130], D. macrosoma [n = 121], and D. maruadsi [n = 120]) were collected. Ascaridoid parasite larvae were found in all fish host species, with an overall fish infection rate of 22%. The highest infection rate was observed in D. tabl (27.69%), followed by D. macrosoma (19%), and then D. maruadsi (17.50%). Moreover, a higher prevalence of infection was detected in Tayabas Bay (27.57%) than in Balayan Bay (15.59%). Molecular analyses based on the ITS2 and 18S rRNA gene supported the identification of the larvae into two species: Anisakis typica and Raphidascaris (Ichthyascaris) lophii. This is the first report of the genetic identification of these two helminth parasites in Decapterus fish species in the Philippines. Paucity in the database of Philippine marine fish parasites warrants more research efforts, especially concerning economically important fish species with implications to food safety and food security.
Early isolated subarachnoid hemorrhage versus hemorrhagic infarction in cerebral venous thrombosis
Authors: Kobal Jan , Cankar Ksenija , Ivanusic Kristijan , Vudrag Borna , Popovic Katarina Surlan
Published: August 2022

Background

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebral vascular disease, the presentation of which is highly variable clinically and radiologically. A recent study demonstrated that isolated subarachnoid hemorrhage (iSAH) in CVT is not as rare as thought previously and may have a good prognostic significance. Hemorrhagic venous infarction, however, is an indicator of an unfavorable outcome. We therefore hypothesized that patients who initially suffered iSAH would have a better clinical outcome than those who suffered hemorrhagic cerebral infarction.

Patients and methods

We selected patients hospitalized due to CVT, who presented either with isolated SAH or cerebral hemorrhagic infarction at admission or during the following 24 hours: 23 (10 men) aged 22–73 years. The data were extracted from hospital admission records, our computer data system, and the hospital radiological database.

Results

The iSAH group consisted of 8 (6 men) aged 49.3 ± 16.2 and the hemorrhagic infarction group included 15 (4 men) aged 47.9 ± 16.8. Despite having a significantly greater number of thrombosed venous sinuses/deep veins (Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test, p = 0.002), the isolated SAH group had a significantly better outcome on its modified Rankin Score (mRs) than the hemorrhagic infarction group (Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test, p = 0.026). Additional variables of significant impact were edema formation (p = 0.004) and sulcal obliteration (p = 0.014).

Conclusions

The patients who suffer iSAH initially had a significantly better outcome prognosis than the hemorrhagic infarction patients, despite the greater number of thrombosed sinuses/veins in the iSAH group. A possible explanation might include patent superficial cerebral communicating veins.
Impact of AKT1 polymorphism on DNA damage, BTG2 expression, and risk of colorectal cancer development
Authors: Zubair Hina , Khan Zahid , Imran Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Background

AKT, also called protein kinase B, is a serine-threonine kinase that functions as a mediator of PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway and plays an important role in an array of cellular processes. Many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in AKT gene have been observed to be associated with various types of cancers. In the current research the association of a functional SNP rs1130233 in AKT, depicting G to A transition, was studied with AKT activation, DNA damage, an early response B-cell translocation gene 2 (Btg2) expression and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) development.

Patients and methods

A total 197 population-based controls and 200 CRC patients were genotyped for SNP rs1130233. AKT expression, activation and BTG2 expression were determined in GG, AG and AA genotype carriers. DNA damage was determined through comet assay.

Results

The heterozygous AG genotype (55.67%) was more prevalent in the local population compared to homozygous wild type GG (37.78%) and homozygous AA genotypes (6.55%). Moreover, AG and AA alleles were observed to be significant contributors (P = 0.01, OR = 1.80, CI = 1.18 to 2.74, and P = 0.001, OR = 5.00, CI = 1.90 to 13.18, respectively) in increasing the risk of CRC. The immunoblot analysis revealed that G to A transition decreased the expression and activation of AKT. Moreover, AG and AA genotypes of AKT1 rs1130233 showed a significant increase in DNA damage and Btg2 expression.

Conclusions

The data concludes that G to A substitution is a risk factor for CRC development involving a decrease in AKT expression and activation and increase in DNA damage.
The Link between the Implementation of Management Functions on the Performance Primary Health Care Employees
Authors: Nasution Marlina Yusnita , Hasibuan Rapotan
Published: August 2022

Background:

The condition of the management function (POAC) is one of the causes of declining employee performance in service organizations. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the management function (POAC) in order to have a positive impact such as increasing employee performance at the Public health center

Objectives:

This study aims to determine the relationship between the management function (POAC) and employee performance at the Langga Payung Health Center.Research Metodes:

The type of research used is quantitative with a cross sectional study design with a sample of 95 respondents. Data was collected by filling out a questionnaire. Data analysis was univariate and bivariate (chi square).

Findings:

The results showed that in general the management function (POAC) was categorized as good and the employee performance was classified as good. Meanwhile, the bivariate test proved the significance of the relationship only on the controlling function (p=0.008).

Conclusion:

There is no significant relationship between planning, organizing and actuating management functions with the performance of Langga Payung Health Center employees. And there is a significant relationship between the controlling management function and the performance of the Langga Payung Health Center employees. This means that respondents cannot prove that the Planning, Organizing and Actuating variables have a relationship with employee performance in this study and does not rule out other variables that can affect employee performance other than the management function at the Langga Payung Health Center.
Evaluation of Jumputan Fabric Craftswomen’s Work Posture at Kelurahan Tahunan, Yogyakarta using Nordic Body Map Questionnaire and REBA
Authors: Maria Gratiana Dian Jatiningsih  , Cici Finansia  , Mahdiya Nayla
Published: August 2022

Background: Kelurahan Tahunan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta is known as the production center of jumputan fabrics. The making process of jumputan fabrics is done manually using simple tools. This causes the craftswomen to work with non-ergonomic posture. The health impact that arises due to non-ergonomic work posture is musculoskeletal disorder.

Objectives: This research is conducted to evaluate the work posture of jumputan fabric craftswoman.

Research Methods: Data were obtained by filling out the Nordic Body Map (NBM) questionnaire, measuring, and observing using the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA).

Results: It is known that the REBA’s score of jumputan fabrics craftswomen is 9 which means high risk.

Conclusion: The working posture of jumputan fabric craftswomen is high risk and needs to be changed. To overcome this, a tool can be made in the form of a table with a drain so that the craftsmen can work with a better posture.
Analysis Of The Number Of General Doctors Needs With The Health Workload Analysis Method At The Public Poli Uptd Puskesmas Jatirahayu, Bekasi City, 2021
Authors: Vivian Ruth , Acim Heri Iswanto  , Cahya Arbitera
Published: August 2022

Background: Human resource planning is a series of processes that are useful for investing resources with various information and strategies in order to to achieve agency goals. One of the health human resource planning methods is to use the health workload analysis method issued by BPPSDMK RI in 2015.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the optimal number of general doctors in General Poly at Jatirahayu Primary Health Care of Bekasi City in 2021.

Research Methods: This study uses the health workload analysis method. The research design is descriptive qualitative with research instruments, namely, work sampling and interviews.

Results: The result of this study indicate that the working time of general doctors is 78.180 minutes/year. Then, the workload standard of the general doctors was 17.373,34 for medical services, 9.984,67 for follow-up services, and 7.474,19 for referral-making services. The supporting task standard was 1,96. The results of the calculation using the health workload analysis method found that there was a shortage of 3 general doctors.

Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it is hoped that it can become a consideration for primary health care regarding the addition of general doctors and evaluations so that the quality of service can be improved.
The Effect Of Health Education On Groom And Bride Candidates’ Attitude And Belief In Tarakan City
Authors: Aris Muhammad , Syam Syamsiah , Asma
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Background.The attitude and belief of groom and bride candidates on exclusive breastfeeding were still low.

Objective.This study aimed at examining the effect of exclusive breastfeeding module on the attitude and belief of groom and bride candidates at Tarakan City.

Method. This study applied quantitative approach with pre-test post-test. The subjects of this research were groom and bride candidates who attended pre-marriage counseling at Ministry of Religion office of Tarakan City where the number of sample were 100 respondents. The distribution of exclusive breastfeeding module was done after pre-test to measure the groom and bride candidates’ attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding. The data analysis was done using T-test of Paired Samples Test.

 

Findings. The characteristics of male respondents in Module Reading group were generally aged from 25 to 30 years old (52%) and those who belonged to Lecture Listening group were generally aged from 20 to 24 years old and 25 to 30 years old (32% and 32%). Female respondents in Module Reading group and Lecture Listening group were generally aged from 25 to 29 years old (40%) and 20 to 24 years old (56%). The attitude and belief of the male respondents in all groups after intervention were, in general, statistically meaningful to the value of p<0.05. The attitude of female respondents in module reading group was not meaningful while the belief of female respondents in Lecture Listening group was also not meaningful.

Conclusion

Health Education can improve the attitude and belief of male respondents on exclusive breastfeeding while the attitude and belief of female respondents in all groups were different from the male respondents’ after the intervention. It is suggested that exclusive breastfeeding materials are given to groom and bride candidates.

Key words: Attitude and Belief, Groom and Bride Candidates, Exclusive Breastfeeding
Opinions of Physiology Postgraduate Students and Residents About Physiology Education in Medical Faculties in Turkey
Authors: AKBAŞ TOSUNOĞLU Esra , GAYEF Albena , ARSLAN Enver , VARDAR Selma Arzu
Published: August 2022

Aim: Physiology postgraduate students (PPGS) and residents of physiology in Turkey contribute to the physiology education of medical faculty students while continuing their education. This study aimed to identify the opinions of PPGS and residents on physiology undergraduate education in medical faculties.Methods: The questionnaire consist of Likert-type, multiple-choice and open-ended questions was applied to the PPGS and residents via online between 08.10.2020 and 09.15.2020. The questionnaire consisted of four parts, including questions about socio-demographic information of participants, theoretical physiology lectures and physiology practices given to medical faculty students, and questions about the contribution of PPGS and residents in physiology education. Those who did not answer the socio-demographic information part and half of the questionnaire were excluded, there was no obligation to answer every question. The data were evaluated using the PASW program. Percentage, frequency, Chi-Square and Fisher-Freeman-Halton tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: Seventy-one volunteers (17 residents, 28 doctorates and 26 masters students) participated in this study; 51% were doing thesis and 42% were in the pre-thesis period. 30% of the volunteers were in the academic staff in the physiology departments. It was determined that 15% of the participants had pedagogical training and 83% were willing to have pedagogical training. All the participants stated that the learning objectives should be explained in the theoretical lectures, the theoretical lectures should be explained by associating them with professional practices and examples (97%) and including the contribution of physiology knowledge to their professional life (100%). Doctoral students found distance education in theoretical lectures more applicable than master students (p=0.025). Most of the participants stated that simulated patients should be used for physiology practices (83%), feedback from PPGS and residents regarding the conduct of practice courses (97%) and the involvement of PPGS and residents in physiology practice courses positively affect the quality of physiology education in the medical faculty (78%). However, a large part of the participants (82%) thought that the time that postgraduate students, who have to work in different jobs in order to earn financial income, would allocate for physiology education to medical school students was limited. Conclusions: It has been determined that PPGS and residents have a high awareness of current learning methods and were eager to have pedagogical education. The opinions of PPGS and residents can contribute to the planning of the future of physiology education, while providing feedback on current physiology education.
Evaluation of Distance Anatomy Education in the Covid 19 Pandemic: A Survey Study
Authors: ÇINAROĞLU Selim , KELEŞ Hacı , ÇİÇEK Fatih
Published: August 2022

Aim: The coronavirus disease, which emerged in the last quarter of 2019 in Wuhan, China, spread rapidly and adversely affected our daily lives and the world economy. In order cope with this adverse affect in education, the decision of distance education has been taken in our country and all over the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the views of medical students on effectiveness of the anatomy practical and theoretical courses given remotely due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and also to determine alternative social media and web-based programs to be used in distance anatomy education.Methods: One hundred and fifty-six students from the 1st and 2nd year of the Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Faculty of Medicine participated in the study. The survey questions were uploaded to the Corporate Education Management and Planning System (KEYPS) and presented to the students to evaluate the effectiveness of practical and theoretical courses in anatomy.Results: While 20 (12.82%) of the participants stated that they did not agree with the proposition "Anatomy lessons are suitable for distance education" for theoretical lessons, and 48 (31.58%) stated that they did not agree with this proposal for practical lessons. On the other hand, the number of students who strongly agreed with this proposal for theoretical and practical sessions were 25 (16.03%) and 14 (9.21%) respectively. A total of 88 students who gave the answer "I strongly disagree or disagree" with the statement "Only using an anatomical model (model) is sufficient in asynchronous anatomy practical lessons", When these students were asked for alternative propositions, 79 (89.77%) of them preferred Digital cadaver applications and 80 (90.90%) preferred 3D Virtual Reality applications.Conclusions: As a result, when we look at the study data, it is seen that giving anatomy practical lessons from a distance is not effective for students, and it may be appropriate to teach theoretical lessons through distance education. However, students prefer social media and web-based programs as alternatives for anatomy theoretical and practical lessons in situations where education should be implemented remotely. In addition, we believe that this deficiency can be eliminated with Digital Cadaver Applications for cadaver education, which has an important place in practical anatomy courses, both in cases like pandemic where education is conducted remotely or in faculties that suffer from shortage of cadavers.
COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences of Residents: A Qualitative Study
Authors: ATILGAN Bürge , CELİK Nazmiye , ELÇİN Melih , TURAN Sevgi
Published: August 2022

Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the healthcare system and professionals worldwide. This study aims to explore the residents' experiences working in medical and surgical fields in Hacettepe University hospitals during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the effects of the pandemic on their lives and education.Methods: The research is designed as a Qualitative research. We obtained the data through in-depth interviews with nine residents working at the forefront of the pandemic, maintaining their postgraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. We used content analysis to analyze the data.Results: Residents discussed the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on their professional, psychosocial and educational lives with a broad perspective. They defined the modifications in working conditions, professional and institutional approaches, the professional conflicts caused by the pandemic, the effects of the pandemic on patient treatment/care, and the gains from experience as the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on their professional lives. Besides family and friends' support, faculty members have an essential role in supporting residents. The residents stressed the importance of society's cooperation in managing the pandemic. They stated that the decision-makers and their institutions did not meet their expectations. They explained the pandemic's main psychosocial effect: the fear of infecting family members, social adaptation, and social stigma. The residents stated that the pandemic caused disruptions and changes in medical education. They indicated that undergraduate medical education was insufficient to prepare health professionals for extraordinary conditions. The residents suggested that the management of exceptional conditions topics such as epidemics, pandemics, and disasters should be included in medical education.Conclusions: COVID-19 has affected many aspects of residents' lives. Although this experience provided some gains, the pandemic experience revealed the weaknesses of medical education, university, hospital management and government. The pandemic caused changes in professional life, tensions in work environments, and psychosocial difficulties. It is worrying that undergraduate medical education programs are insufficient to prepare health professionals for crises in the health system. The pandemic caused disruptions in residency education. Academic, professional, and psychological support of faculty members has been critical in ensuring the residents' motivation during the pandemic. Stakeholders should consider the suggestions and needs of residents, and medical education programs should be reviewed to achieve competencies related to disaster/crisis management. This effort is the responsibility of all partners to the young physicians who witnessed the most memorable period of history and society, which is the subject of health service delivery.
An Evaluation of Communication Skills Training Results in the Context of Gender
Authors: GAMSIZKAN Zerrin , CANGÜR Şengül
Published: August 2022

Aim: Medical students who graduate from medical school are expected to be competent in professional Practices, Professional values and approaches, and professional and individual development. Within the scope of professional values and approaches, which are one of these three basic competence areas, a physician who graduated from the faculty of medicine is required to be competent in communication skills. It is recommended to have communication skills training and practices in the medical education curriculum in this context. Communication skills training has been one of the basic courses of medical education in recent years. However, in the context of gender, communication skills training outcomes are ignored in medical education. This study was designed to examine the differences in the attainment of communication skills training in the context of gender.Methods: This study was designed as a pretest-posttest intervention study to evaluate the capacity of communication skills training to develop communication and empathy skills in medical students and to investigate whether there is a gender difference in this capacity. Before and after the training, students were asked to fill out the Communication Skills Attitude Scale and the Empathic Tendency Scale. 121 medical faculty 3rd-year students who fully participated in the communication skills training and filled out the scales used in the study were included in the study.Results: Of the 121 students with a mean age of 20.6±1.2 years, 47.9% (n=58) were male and 52.1% (n=63) were female. There was a significant difference between the mean values of the empathic tendency scale total score, communication skills attitude scale total and sub-dimension scores measured in students before and after the education (p<0.001 p=0.002 p<0.001 p<0.001, respectively). It was observed that the differences between the total score values of the empathic tendency scale measured at two different times according to gender were significantly different from each other (p<0.001). The amount of change (increase) in the total score value of the empathic tendency scale observed in men was significantly higher than the value measured in women. Conclusions: The results of the study show that communication skills training improves the communication and empathy skills of physician candidates. Another important point in our study is that this training should be repeated longitudinally in future lessons. Our results show that male physician candidates are open to improving their communication and empathy skills. The fact that male students benefit from training more than female students in our research suggests that all kinds of opportunities, including gender, should be evaluated while creating a training plan.
The importance of physical activity participation among persons with disabilities
Authors: Abdullah Nagoor Meera , Abidin Noorasiah Zainal , Rahim Mohamad Rahizam Abdul , Rahman Zarizi Abd , Gazali Novri
Published: August 2022

Participation in physical activity and sports is beneficial for psychosocial health among children and adolescents with a disability. People with disabilities are far less likely to engage in physically active lifestyles than are people without disabilities. This study was conducted to investigate the importance of physical activity participation for persons with disabilities. A total of 100 (men = 59, women = 41) persons with disabilities aged between 10 to 40 years old participated in the study. The instrument used was The Benefits of Exercise towards Persons with Disabilities and Social Support to Exercise for Persons with Disabilities developed by Rauzon designed to investigate the importance of physical activity for disabled persons. The research instrument used for this study was a questionnaire on demographics, the benefits of exercise and social support for exercise. Overall, both men and women agreed with five main statements regarding the benefits of exercise: that they can improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels, help to avoid disease, give more energy, help to relieve tension and to have a more positive outlook on life. There is no significant relationship between family support and physical activity participation. However, for social support, there is a significant relationship between friend support and physical activity participation. The most selected statements for social support for both men and women such as offer to exercise with them, complain about the time they spend for exercise, fun exercise, rewards and help to plan activities around their exercise. Physical activity participation for persons with abilities appears to have many benefits, and this knowledge should be shared not only among the disabled but also the non-disabled as it will help them to become better caregivers who will encourage and support the disabled in physical activities. For a deeper insight, further research with more variables is recommended.
Classification Analysis of Unilak Informatics Engineering Students Using Support Vector Machine (SVM), Iterative Dichotomiser 3 (ID3), Random Forest and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN)
Authors: Sunaryanto Hadi , Hasan Mhd Arief , Guntoro Guntoro
Published: August 2022

This research is entitled “Classification Analysis of the Study Period of Informatics Engineering Study Program Students at Unilak with the Support Vector Machine (SVM), Iterative Dichotomiser 3 (ID3), Random Forest and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN)" method. an attempt to understand whether there are factors that influence the length of a student's study period. Basically, the length of the study period is not a measure of a student's non-academic academic ability, but most people judge that students with a study period of more than 8 semesters or long are not good. Therefore, the researcher chose to classify the factors that affect the length of the student's study period at the Faculty of Computer Science, Lancang Kuning University. This study uses 4 (four) calculation methods. With the several methods used, the authors can compare the results of the four calculation methods so that they can determine which method is better calculated. The result of this research is a comparison between 4 (four) calculation methods in determining which method has good classification ability
112 Acil ambulans hizmetlerinde iş performansının belirleyicileri
Authors: TEKİNGÜNDÜZ Sabahattin , KURT Ahmet Öner , BAŞARALI Mustafa Kemal
Published: August 2022

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı 112 Acil Ambulans hizmetlerinde (hastane öncesi acil sağlık hizmetleri) görev yapan çalışanların iş performansını etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte planlanan bu çalışmanın verileri, 01/01/2016–31/03/2016 tarihleri arasında Mersin ilinde toplandı. Çalışmaya 378 ambulans (112 Acil Servis) çalışanı katılmıştır. Çalışmada, iş performans ölçeği, örgütsel bağlılık ölçeği ve duygusal tükenmişlik ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde güvenirlik testi, yüzdelik dağılım, ortalama, standart sapma, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 28.9±6.16, toplam çalışma yılı 6.0±3.273, %68.3’ü kadın, %63.0’ı evli, %91.0’ı Acil ve Ambulans Bakım Teknikeri/ Acil Tıp Teknisyeni, %43.9’u önlisans mezunudur. İş performans skoru 4.1, örgütsel bağlılık skoru 3.5 iken duygusal tükenmişlik skoru 2.6 çıkmıştır. Korelasyon analizine göre iş performansı ile örgütsel bağlılık arasında pozitif, iş performansı ile duygusal tükenmişlik arasında ise negatif ilişki bulunmuştur. Regresyon analizine göre ise iş performansını sadece örgütsel bağlılığın pozitif yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Ambulans çalışanları ile yapılan bu çalışmada, iş performansı ile duygusal tükenmişlik ve örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Bu açıdan çalışanların, performans düzeylerinin yükseltilmesi için örgüte bağlılık düzeylerinin artırılması ve tükenmişlik seviyelerinin azaltılmasının önemli olacağı düşünülmektedir. Dönem dönem çalışanların bağlılık ve tükenmişlik seviyelerinin ölçülmesi gerekmektedir. Ölçüm sonucuna yönelik olarak müdahale programlarının geliştirilmesinin iş performansı açısından önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir.
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME USING MACHINE LEARNING
Authors: V Babitha , B V Varun , K Upendra , A Supreeth
Published: August 2022

One of the most common hormonal conditions in women of reproductive age is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Since pcos is frequently linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and high cholesterol levels, early detection and treatment are crucial. By counting the number of follicles in an ovarian ultrasound image and adding clinical, biochemical, and imaging characteristics, pcos can be automatically detected and patients divided into normal and pcos-affected groups. The body mass index (BMI), hormone levels, and other factors are all taken into consideration by the Support Vector Machine method, which is utilized for categorization.
PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF JOB RECRUITMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH
Authors: S Chandrika Yadav , M Harshitha , P Manisha , Khanum Nida
Published: August 2022

The main objective of Predictive Analysis for Job Recruitment using Machine Learning Approach project is to create a web portal that can predict the probability of candidate getting job in particular company. This project could help students to know whether they will get job or not and even company can use this project to know the chances of candidate getting job. The placement dataset has been considered, which is taken from Kaggle and the proposed system uses Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm to achieve the objective. Some of the Classification methods such as logistic regression, decision tree classifier, support vector machines, random forest classifier, KNN and Naïve bayes are implemented to check the accuracy and efficiency and it is noticed that SVM gives 91% of accuracy. Hence SVM algorithm is used to train the prediction model. Input to the system will be a text/query given by the candidate or a student and the resulting output will be a probability of getting job generated by the system.
RESUME ANALYZER
Authors: M.L Pravesh , R Samhita , M Mythili , S Suprith
Published: August 2022

Resume analysis is the process in which a machine analyses a resume based on given requirements of the job description. With the flood of resumes received by companies, it is not effective and also not possible for a person to go through a number of resumes to select a candidate. They have become very popular among the companies in the process of determining candidate selection. The main objective of the project is to be able to match the requirements and skills from a job description to the resume applied. This gives an instantaneous result on whether the resume is accepted or rejected. The end process allows the company itself to be able to select candidates without the requirement of a third party and thus is also cost effective. A big number of resumes could be used in this project to sort the necessary application using various classifiers. Following classifications, the top n candidates will be sorted in accordance with the job description using content-based recommendation and cosine similarity. The project employs k-NN to determine which CVs are most similar to the supplied job description. Through machine learning, the system evaluates a resume for a particular position using NLP.