bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of spirituality on patient memories of intensive care unit stays: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Authors: Vahedian-Azimi Amir , Salesi Mahmood , Hssain Ali A. , Baghernezhad Farzaneh , Miller Andrew C.
Published: June 2023

Background:

Absent or delusional memories are experienced by many patients following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Up to 70% may have delusional or hallucinatory intrusive memories, which may persist long term. This study aims to investigate how spiritual health (SH) impacts ICU patients’ memories and quality of communication (QoC) between patients and physicians (PP) or nurses (PN).

Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted across the country on ICU patients discharged from 45 medical centers in 31 provinces of Iran, to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of SH and ICU characteristics on patients’ memory. Two valid and standard ICU memory tools (ICU-MT) and SH questionnaires were administered to patients 1 day post-ICU discharge used.

Results:

No significant direct effect of SH scores on ICU-MT items was observed. No significant correlation was observed between PP-QoC and PN-QoC variables and primary items of the ICU-MT. Female sex positively correlated with the development of delusional memories (odds ratio [OR]: 1.730, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.025–2.915, P < 0.05). Subjects admitted to the medical ICU were less likely to remember being in the ICU (OR: 0.398, 95% CI: 0.159–0.996, P < 0.05), and were less likely to report intrusive memories from their time in the hospital or events that led to their admission (OR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.086–0.419, P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

The results of this study indicate that the spiritual health indirectly increased coping with intrusive memories, however, no direct effect was observed on ICU-MT items. The quality of communication between patients and physicians and nurses significantly mediated development of intrusive memories.
Retrospective evaluation of dexmedetomidine dosing in a cohort of neurologically injured obese critically ill patients
Authors: He Harrison , Atyia Sara A. , Smetana Keaton S. , May Casey C.
Published: June 2023

Background:

Dexmedetomidine is used in neurocritical care units (NCCUs) due to the light, dose-dependent sedation, and anxiolysis provided. It is unknown how to dose dexmedetomidine in obese patients. The primary objective is to assess the ability to achieve the goal Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) measurements in obese patients with a neurological injury who are solely on dexmedetomidine before and after an institutional dosing change from actual body weight (ABW) to adjusted body weight (AdjBW).

Methods:

This study included patients admitted to the NCCU with a neurological condition, required dexmedetomidine for at least 8 h as a sole sedative, and weighed ≥120% of ideal body weight. Percentage of RASS measurements within the goal range (−1 to +1) during the first 48 h while on dexmedetomidine were compared between patients dosed on ABW and on AdjBW.

Results:

Sixty-eight patients in the ABW cohort and 72 patients in the AdjBW cohort were included. There were no statistical differences between the two groups (ABW vs. AdjBW) in the percent of RASS measurements in the goal range (53.2% ± 34.8% vs. 55% ± 37%; P = 0.78), mean weight (99.2 ± 26 vs. 96.8 ± 20.9 kg; P = 0.55), or the average dose of dexmedetomidine required to achieve first goal RASS score (0.4 ± 0.3 vs. 0.4 ± 0.3 mcg/kg/h; P = 0.98).

Conclusions:

Dosing dexmedetomidine using AdjBW in obese critically ill neurologically injured patients for ongoing sedation resulted in no statistical difference in the percent of RASS measurements within the goal when compared to ABW dosing. Further studies are warranted.
Prevalence of Oral Manifestations in Coronavirus Disease 2019-Infected and Vaccinated Geriatric Patients: A Clinical Survey
Authors: Oberoi Naveen , Sharma Riddhi , Singh Ravpreet , Singh Jaspreet
Published: June 2023

Aim:

The aim of the study was to scrutinize the prevalence of oral manifestations encountered among the geriatric patients that got coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection during the pandemic and also among the patients that were partially or fully vaccinated.

Settings and Design:

This study was a clinical survey.

Materials and Methods:

A questionnaire was prepared which consisted of patient’s generic details, personal history, previous medical and drug history, and relevant details about COVID-19 infection and vaccination that are needed to record. The questions were designed in such a manner so that a common person can easily understand and answer. The study was conducted on geriatric patients after screening from the outpatient department (OPD) and patients that visited the Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge. The patient’s approval was obtained, and consent was obtained for participation in the survey. The necessary instructions were explained to the patients in their native language. A total of 2519 patients aged 65 or above participated in this study over a duration of 121 working days. Emergency OPD cases, nongeriatric patients, uncooperative patients, and patients with poor compliance were excluded from the clinical survey.

Statistical Analysis Used:

Percentage evaluation and graphical representation of data.

Results:

The results stated that approximately 72% of participated patients suffered from COVID-19 infection, of which the majority of population had dry mouth (xerostomia) and a significant number had aphthous ulcer along with general body symptoms and weakness, whereas the other oral symptoms that happened were insignificant in number. Further, it was also observed that the patients vaccinated partially or fully, had fever, malaise, headache, as a general symptoms and in oral manifestations, only dry mouth (xerostomia) were statistically significant.

Conclusion:

It was concluded that almost every geriatric patient that recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic presented with one or the other oral signs and symptoms. Moreover, either partially or fully vaccinated patients had also shown a significant number of oral manifestations irrespective of whether they were COVID-19 infected or not.
Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in a sample of patients with oral diseases - A cross-sectional survey
Authors: Rastogi Isha , Vyas Khevna , Gandhi Ukti , Yadav Nirma , Kumar Anand
Published: June 2023

Introduction:

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome or snoring is a life-threatening disorder affecting patients and its associated dental problems. The disease is associated with dynamic collapse of the upper airway involving several underlying factors such as decrease in oxygen saturation, loud disruptive snoring, abrupt awakening, insomnia, and excessive daytime sleepiness. It is essential to take proper steps in time for the diagnosis of this common-seeming disease. Furthermore, dentists themselves should be aware of this disorder, only then they can provide necessary treatment to the needy patients.

Objective:

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of OSA and the awareness of OSA-related oral diseases by a self-administered questionnaire among its patients.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 500 individuals were screened through a cross-sectional single-center analytical study to assess the presence of comorbidities and other dental diseases in each individual attending a dental outpatient department over the age of 20 years with complaints of nocturnal snoring.

Results:

The present authors observed that the prevalence of OSA increases with increasing age and obesity, and in some senior groups it is as high as 43.80% in men (37%–90% in previous published epidemiological studies) and 41.20% in women (in previous published epidemiological studies 50%–78%) in this epidemiological survey. High blood pressure, stress, poor oral hygiene, smoking and alcohol consumption have also been suggested as risk factors, but results are conflicting.

Conclusion:

The dentist must have the proper knowledge, management, and ability to treat patients at risk of OSA. Therefore starting with a dedicated section of the sleep questionnaire asking questions for sleep disorders, questionnaires for early diagnosis (such as the STOP-BANG questionnaire), a multidisciplinary approach, and pneumological examination can support this. Furthermore, the medical factors have to be addressed well to obtain successful treatment. These results may be related to a relationship between several dental diseases/factors (periodontitis, gingivitis, and hypertension) associated with mild OSA. Its difficult diagnosis, and the absence of a dedicated section on sleep disorders in the medical/dental record, can make its treatment more difficult.
Dental implants and maxillofacial prostheses: Study of patients’ preference and opinion – A cross-sectional survey
Authors: Rastogi Isha , Parekh Parth , Chauhan Neha
Published: June 2023

Introduction:

Teeth/maxillofacial deformity is an integral part of oral and physical development with an incredible spectrum of functionality, and their replacement by advanced prosthodontic rehabilitation (dental implants or maxillofacial prostheses) is vital. Aside from chewing, esthetic and physical survival, oral structures also shape the dynamics of phonation, breathing, keeping a patent airway, and serving as a foundation for the vertical dimensions of the face. They can be fixed/removal prostheses, flexible dentures, fenestrated dentures, and by computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing fabricated dentures, depending on the conditions. An attempt was made to increase awareness among people and evaluate their opinion regarding dental implants and maxillofacial prostheses.

Objective:

The purpose of this survey was to determine patients’ preferences and knowledge of dental implants and maxillofacial prostheses.

Materials and Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional study among dental patients who attended the dental outpatient department for maxillofacial defects or missing teeth in the past 5–6 months were included in this survey. The level of knowledge, source of information and suitability for the use of dental implants were assessed using standardized and unambiguous questionnaires provided to the patient wishing to correct the defect with an maxillofacial prosthesis or a dental implant. Five hundred patients were selected randomly to be included in this survey.

Results:

In the present study, among 500 respondents as 260 males and 240 females, 75 participants had knowledge about dental implants and maxillofacial prostheses being costly or not, so 23 answered true these are not costly, 390 answered false that they are costly, whereas 398 said they did not know about the cost.

Conclusion:

Proper education and motivation among patients should be done regarding dental implants and maxillofacial prostheses. It is high time patients start replacing their missing teeth and missing body parts, if any. Technology is advancing, and many options are available both in removable and fixed prostheses.
Does percutaneous cholecystostomy affect prognosis of patients with acute cholecystitis that are unresponsive to conservative treatment?
Authors: Hazan Danny , Leibovitz Eyal , Jazmawi Muhamad , Shimonov Mordechai
Published: June 2023

Background:

Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) can be used as bridging or definitive therapy in some cases of acute cholecystitis. We aimed to compare hospital stay and survival of patients that underwent PC insertion because of acute calculus cholecystitis (ACC) compared to those who did not.

Methods:

This is a retrospective study in which patients with gangrenous cholecystitis and perforation were excluded. Regression models were used to evaluate the influence of PC on mortality and hospital stay.

Results:

Six hundred and eighty-three patients were admitted because of ACC, and 50 patients were referred to PC. Indication for PC insertion were high disease severity index (DSI, 8 pts) and failure of conservative treatment with total disease duration >7 days (42 pts). Those who underwent PC were older (76.0 ± 12.4 vs. 60.8 ± 19.2, P < 0.001); PC was associated with longer hospital stay (12.8 vs. 6.5 days) and higher one-year mortality (20% vs. 4.9%, P < 0.001). Among patients with non-severe disease severity index (DSI), PC was associated with longer length of hospital stay and higher one-year mortality compared to patients treated conservatively (9.9 ± 0.6 vs. 6.0 ± 0.2 days, and 16.7% vs. 4.0%, respectively, P < 0.001 for both). For patients with severe DSI, PC was associated with similar length of hospital stay and one-year mortality compared to similar patients treated conservatively (16.1 ± 8.1 vs. 18.4 ± 4.0 days, and 37.5% vs. 22.6%, respectively, P = 0.802 and P = 0.389, respectively).

Conclusions:

In patients with mild–moderate DSI unresponsive to conservative treatment, PC may be associated with deteriorated prognosis compared to conservative treatment. The decision to insert PC in patients unresponsive to conservative therapy even with disease duration >7 days must be re-evaluated.
What i have Learned from French Psychiatry
Authors: Shinfuku Naotaka
Published: June 2023

Background:

I studied psychiatry in France from 1971 to 1974 as a French government-scholarship student. I became familiar with a history of French psychiatry, the development of chlorpromazine, new movement of community psychiatry away from hospital-centered psychiatry. What I learned in France became the background for my clinical psychiatric practice after returning to Japan. My experience in France was also useful when I later worked at the World Health Organization (WHO), where I remained involved in shaping national policies concerning mental health in Asian countries. The lessons I have learned in France are innumerable. French psychiatry has made a monumental contributions to the world psychiatry. But these facts are not well-known to Asian countries.

Methods:

Based on my experiences, I would like to introduce several achievements made by French psychiatry.

Results:

During my studying psychiatry in France, 1971-1974, I learned France being one of birthplaces of psychiatry, witnessed the birth of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), heard of discoveries of psychotropic drugs, experienced the academic activities at l'Hôpital Sainte Anne, as well as exposed myself to a community mental health center and deinstitutionalization to learn a different way in taking care chronic patients with schizophrenia.

Conclusion:

My valuable studying experiences in France have had huge influences in my later psychiatric career, such as helping the development of mental health policy in countries of the Western Pacific Region of WHO, doing the research on the use of psychotropic drugs in Asia (REAP), involving in the WPA, and founding the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations.
Sexually Transmitted Infections among Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Authors: Ho Yi-Chun , Tsai Shih-Jen , Chen Mu-Hong
Published: June 2023

Objectives:

The association between obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the effects of OCD medication on STI risk remain unknown. In the present study, we intended to study the risks of subsequent STIs after an OCD diagnosis and the effects of related OCD medications on STI risk.

Methods:

With the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, we enrolled 15,908 adolescent and young adult patients with OCD and 159,080 age- and sex-matched individuals without OCD between 2001 and 2009, and followed them up until the end of 2011 for subsequent STI diagnoses.

Results:

The total patients with OCD were significantly more to acquire an STI, with a hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) being 3.25 (2.61–4.03), than their counterparts without OCD (p < 0.05). The associations between OCD medications, including antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic drugs, and subsequent STI risk did not reach any significant differences.

Conclusion:

In this study, we found that OCD is an independent risk factor of acquiring any STI in the adolescent and young adult population. We recommend that clinicians should be more alert in identifying risky sexual behaviors and STI risks in such patients with OCD.
Minorías en los medios de comunicación 1997, Año Europeo contra el racismo
Authors: Martínez Corcuera Raúl
Published: June 2023

El papel de los medios de comunicación como negación o reflejo de una sociedad multicultural; la presentación de lasminorías, el racismo o los movimientos migratorios; el auge de la extrema derecha en Europa; y el tratamientoinformativo que los medios de comunicación han dispensado a estos temas durante 1997 como Año Europeo contra elRacismo, serán los ejes argumentales del presente artículo.

Mientras en los años sesenta España había enviado más de tres millones de personas a la inmigración, en los noventase convierte en estado receptor de movimientos migratorios llegados, fundamentalmente, del Magreb y Latinoamérica.La crisis económica de los noventa, las dificultades de entender la nueva situación multicultural y multiétnica, laconversión de estas cuestiones en discursos políticos y banderas electorales y el auge de los movimientos de extremaderecha en toda Europa llevan a considerar esta situación como característica fundamental en la sociedad europea delnuevo milenio.
Метрическое описание изгибаемых октаэдров
Authors: Mikhalev Sergei Nikolaevich
Published: June 2023

Найдено новое описание изгибаемых октаэдров Брикара с использованием условий в терминах длин ребер, пригодное для исследования ряда задач метрической геометрии октаэдров, в частности, для поиска доказательства гипотезы И. Х. Сабитова о равенстве нулю всех (кроме старшего) коэффициентов многочлена для объема октаэдра 3-го типа.
Библиография: 17 названий.
Comprehensive Component On-Board Diagnostics: Systematic Transformation Approach to Malfunctions
Authors: Soundara Rajan Ragupathi , Richert Felix , Pischinger Stefan
Published: June 2023

Exhaust emission standards for road vehicles require on-board diagnostics (OBD) of all comprehensive powertrain components (CCMs) impacting pollutant emissions. The legislation defines the generic malfunction criteria and pollutant threshold limits to trigger the component functional degradation. The electric drivetrain in xEV (more than one propulsion energy converter) applications substitutes or supports the internal combustion engine (ICE) operation with electric machine (EM) power. Malfunctions in the electric drivetrain will lead to an increase in ICE power demand. Hence, the electric drive system is classified as a comprehensive component in the OBD legislation. The regulation defines monitoring of the EM performance. The malfunctions that could prevent the EM(s) from properly operating emission control strategies, including any ICE control activation or electric drivetrain performance degradation, should be monitored by the OBD system. This work demonstrates an approach to systematically transform generic OBD legislation requirements into granular component malfunctions based on a simulation approach in the early development phase for an electric drivetrain. In the first step, the generic legislation requirements of properly functioning emission control strategies and performance degradation are transformed into electric drivetrain system element functional attributes. The malfunctions from different sources were collected as a potential malfunctions list including malfunction characterization. The impact on electric drivetrain system element functional attributes is determined for each of the malfunctions based on their characterization. Then, the matching set of malfunctions between the potential list and the OBD-derived system element functional impacts resulted in an optimized malfunction list. These optimized malfunctions are evaluated for their exhaust emission impact on a map-based one-dimensional vehicle longitudinal simulation model. The faults are also modeled to simulate their impact on ICE operation and their exhaust emissions when driven in the Worldwide harmonized Light-duty vehicles Test Cycle (WLTC). There are electric drivetrain faults that significantly increase the exhaust emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Hence, it is important to note that even if the ICE is faultless, increased pollutant emissions can occur due to electric drivetrain malfunctions in an xEV vehicle.
Health
Authors: Gorsky Martin
Published: June 2023

I cover three key areas, each with a historiographical question.

Population health and the modern rise in life expectation, and the debate about how this is best explained.

Medical science and the increasing dominance of biomedicine, and the question of what impact this had on the encounter between doctor and patient.

Health services and the growth of state agency, and the questions of why organised health care was starting to emerge.
Emotion
Authors: Barclay Katie
Published: June 2023

Emotions are culturally and temporally-specific phenomena, changing over time and place. The history of emotions explores how ideas about and the experience of emotion are shaped by
culture and society. This video introduces the history of emotions for scholars of nineteenth-century Britain, highlighting some of the key ideas as well as areas of current and future
research.
Space
Authors: Howell Philip
Published: June 2023

British people’s experience of space was transformed in the nineteenth century. On the one hand, the world became a smaller place, as technology made it possible to travel, move goods,
and send information further and faster than ever before. But the social differentiation of space could also make people and places appear further apart. In terms of ‘moral geography’,
the distance between the rich and the poor, particularly in the rapidly expanding British cities, was something that could never be measured in miles and kilometres alone. This was
even more pronounced where racial and ethnic ‘otherness’ was involved.
Development of solid microneedles for transdermal drug delivery in companion animals
Authors: Muftić Abdullah , Imamović Zejd , Bisić Muhamed , Šupić Jovana , Alić Amer , Muftić Emina
Published: June 2023

The objective of this paper was to create an economical and abecedarian 3D printing method for the production of solid microneedles, as a more efficient transdermal drug delivery method, for day-to-day use in companion animals. The process of 3D printing was conducted using two types of 3D printers, utilizing the FDM and SLA printing techniques. Modulus of Elasticity was calculated for the determination of mechanical properties of the material, wherethe printed specimen was subjected to axial loading, and deformations were measured using an optical scanner. Post-processing was conducted by washing microneedles in isopropyl alcohol, followed by UV curing. The procedure of testing penetration capabilities was conducted at two sites of cat skin: Auris externa and the lateral part of the abdomen. The SLA printing method was more precise, resulting in higher quality microneedles for animal use compared to the FDM printing technique. Modulus of Elasticity was calculated and the value E=0.9 GPa can be used. Testing proved that the printed model was able to penetrate the skin at the tested sites. The use of microneedles is simple and economical, and therefore has wide applications in small animal practice. Veterinarians can access microneedle design repositories and print them for more effective transdermal drug delivery. The multifunctionality and transferability of the design in the present study ensure that it can be further modified to provide personalized therapy.
Tiyatro Afiş Tasarımlarının Brockmann’ın Izgara Sistemine Göre Analizi
Authors: KARAGÖL Aynur
Published: June 2023

Afiş tasarımı bir iletişim aracı olarak uzun zamandır toplumsal hayatın bir unsurudur. Üretilen iletişim araçlarından ilk akla gelenlerden biri afiş tasarımıdır. Çeşitli türlerde üretilen afiş tasarımında kültür sanat faaliyetleri içinde tiyatro afişleri önemli bir yere sahiptir. Tiyatro, gösteri afişlerinin en başarılı örnekleri Avrupa’da Paris’li ve Paris’te bulunan sanatçılar tarafından üretilmiştir. Cheret, Toulouse-Lautre, Bonnard, Mucha, Orazi öne çıkan isimlerdir. Yaygın bir iletişim aracı olarak afişin üretimine dair araştırmalarda hem sanat hem de bilimsel yaklaşımlarla değerlendirilmiştir. Afişin tıpkı bir bina gibi öngörülebilir biçimde kurmanın mümkün olacağını savunan Brockmann’ın ızgara sistem (grid system) üzerine düşünceleri ve üretimleri konuya kaynak olmaktadır. Bu çerçevede 2022-2023 Devlet Tiyatrosu’nda oynanan oyun afişleri rastgele 5 tanesi seçilerek niteliksel gözlem ve yorumlama yöntemiyle tasarımda ızgara sistemi üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Afiş tasarımında daha çok sütun ızgara sistemi kullanılarak sade ve basit bir biçimde hiyerarşiyi sağlamaya yönelik tasarımların yapıldığı söylenebilir. Afişlerin sayfa tasarımında (layout design) zemin (background) seçimleriyle, metin ve görsel unsur ilişkisini sağlamak için bütün sayfayı kaplayan bir doku, renk veya beyaz zeminin tercih edildiği gözlemlenmektedir.
Biodiversity variability of the ground beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of a peat bog during anthropogenic transformation of their habitats
Authors:   Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov, Novikova Yulia I. , Sushko Gennadi G. ,   Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherov
Published: June 2023

The presented research demonstrated the features of the variability of the biodiversity of the carabid assemblages in the peat bog with the different degrees of transformation in the Belarusian Lake District. The material was collected using pitfall traps in a peat bog, part of which was drained by a network of reclamation canals. The studies were carried out on an intact site (control) with specialized peat bog vegetation and on three sites of different degrees of transformation: a site with a partially disturbed sphagnum cover, peat fields with a removed sphagnum cover (open peat), and drained sites with a removed sphagnum mat covered with trees and shrubs. Differentiation of a- and в-diversity in areas of different degrees of anthropogenic transformation was revealed. The average number of species (x2 = 10.72, p = 0.01) and individuals (F = 57.54, p = 0.001) in the samples differed significantly. If the sphagnum cover was disturbed or completely removed, the number of species decreases as compared to the control biotopes. Whereas during the formation of tree and bush cover, on the contrary, species richness increases. The average number of individuals decreases, except for sites with partially disturbed sphagnum cover. With an increase in anthropogenic transformation, species diversity and evenness was higher compared to the control (H’ = 1.54 ± 0.05, J’ = 0.42 ± 0.03) and reach a maximum in sites with woody vegetation (H’ = 2.48 ± 0.38, J’ = 0.97 ± 0.11). The values of the Shannon diversity index (x2 = 14.57, p = 0.002) and the Pielou evenness index (F = 18.44, p = 0.001) differed significantly in all studied habitats. The analysis of в-diversity demonstrated significant differences in the species composition of ground beetle assemblages in sites with different degrees of transformation (ANOSIM; R = 0.90, p = 0.0001). The species composition and dominance structure of ground beetle assemblages undergo the greatest changes when the sphagnum cover is completely removed. At the same time, the composition of the group of dominants is significantly expanding. Specialized raised bog species Agonum ericeti (Panzer, 1809), Pterostichus diligens (Sturm, 1824) and P. rhaeticus Heer, 1838 were replaced by open space dwellers and eurytopic species such as Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758, Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758), P. versicolor (Sturm, 1824), Agonum sexpunctatum (Linnaeus, 1758), Harpalus latus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Integrated biological wastewater treatment for meat and dairy industry
Authors:   Institute of Microbiology National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Chyrykava Marharyta S. , Hlushen Alena М. ,   Institute of Microbiology National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Aliashkevich Iryna I. ,   Institute of Microbiology National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Hubchyk Kiryl A. ,   Institute of Microbiology National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Published: June 2023

About 200 enterprises producing meat product and more than 50 enterprises of the dairy industry operate in the Republic of Belarus. Up to 70 % of the water used in these industries is contaminated with fatty substances. At present, physicochemical methods (coagulation and flocculation) and biological treatment using microorganisms-destructors of fats and oils are most widely used for the treatment of fat-containing wastewater, it is advisable to use these treatment methods in combination. Recently, more and more attention has been paid to the complete or partial replacement of chemical flocculants by biological or microorganisms with flocculating ability. In this paper, the process of wastewater treatment of meat and dairy industry enterprises was studied using a consortium of flocculant microorganisms and the microbial preparation Antoil. The investigated microbial consortium was shown to be as active as the most common polyacrylamide-based synthetic flocculants used for wastewater treatment. The flocculating activity was 92-98 %. It has been established that the process of purification of the studied wastewater with the help pf the consortium of microorganisms used depends on the temperature and pH value of the effluents. Dairy and meat industry wastewater was treated with an efficiency of 60.9-98.0 % in 7 days in the temperature range of 10-40 °C and pH 4-9. It is shown that the use of a consortium of flocculant microorganisms makes it possible to achieve high rates of wastewater treatment of a cheese-making plant and a poultry farm not only in terms of suspended solids, but also in terms of COD. The effectiveness of the combined use of a consortium of flocculant microorganisms and the microbial preparation Antoil for the treatment of wastewater from poultry farms and maintaining the treatment efficiency at a high level (86.5-92.9 %) during burst discharges has been practically confirmed.
Accumulation of phenolic compounds in the fruit of new introduced varieties of (Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn) in the conditions of Belarus
Authors:   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Rupasova Zhanna A. , Dobryanskaya Ksenia A. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Sulim Daria O. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Zadalia Viktoriya S. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Pavlovsky Nikolai B. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Pavlovskaya Alla G. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Shatravko Valentin G. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belyi Pavel N. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Goncharova Lyudmila N. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Shpitalnaya Tamara V. ,   Central Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Published: June 2023

The results of a comparative study in the southern agroclimatic zone of Belarus in the contrasting hydrothermal regime seasons of 2021 and 2022 are presented. parameters of accumulation of the main groups of bioflavonoids and tannins in the fruits of 5 new introduced varieties of edible honeysuckle - Aurora, Honeybee, Indigo Gem, Wojtek, Zojka and the zoned variety Leningradsky giant, chosen as a comparison standard. It was established that the reduced and very uneven temperature background of the second season during the period of fruit formation contributed to their preferential enrichment in comparison with the previous, warmer season by 8-50 % in anthocyanins proper and by 13-43 % in tannins, the most significant in the first case in varieties Honey bee, in the second - in varieties Leningradsky giant and Indigo gem, against the background of a predominant depletion of 14-38 % in leukoanthocyanins and to a lesser extent (by 6-14 %) in catechins in the absence of significant interseasonal differences in the accumulation of flavonols and in most cases in overall output of P-vitamins. In most honeysuckle taxa, especially in the Honey bee variety, a positive effect of an unfavorable temperature background on the totality of the characteristics of the phenolic complex of fruits and a negative one in the Indigo gem variety were found, with the most pronounced resistance to this factor in the Wojtek variety.
International Career Services in Germany: Current Structures and Strategic Ways to Move Forward
Authors: Schueller Jessica
Published: June 2023

International Career Services (ICS) is an umbrella term which refers to career services for international students. ICS support international students with integrating successfully into local, regional and national labor markets, and has traditionally been a feature at universities in the Anglosphere. More recently, ICS have increased in Europe due in large part to the rise of English-medium programs, and German universities in particular have enjoyed broad based support for ICS programs. In this research brief, the case of career services for international students in Germany are outlined, a conceptual framework is presented, and four strategic planning areas are identified that can aid universities interested in developing their own international career services.
Analisis Perencanaan Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Di SMPN 1 Kuala Pembuang
Authors: Rumsiti Neneng
Published: June 2023

Dalam bidang Pendidikan Agama Islam, perencanaan merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam kegiatan pendidikan demi tercapainya tujuan pendidikan yang diharapkan bagi setiap jenjang dan jenis pendidikan pada tingkat nasional maupun lokal. Pentingnya perencanaan yang baik dalam bidang Pendidikan Agama Islam karena jika tidak ada perencanaan yang matang pelaksanaan suatu kegiatan akan mengalami kesulitan dan bahkan mengalami kegagalan dalam mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan. Oleh karena itu Pendidikan Agama Islamnsebagai jalan hidup manusia yang paling baik perlu direncanakan secara baik dan sistematis. Harapannya Pendidikan Agama Islam benar-benar dapat merasuk ke dalam jiwa setiap Muslim, terutama pada anak-anak usia sekolah. Namun penerapan Pendidikan Agama Islam di lembaga pendidikan umum merupakan suatu tantangan tersendiri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk  memahami dan menganalisis perencanaan pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam dengan baik untuk mewujudkan tujuan pendidikan Nasional
Inovasi Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Berbasis Blended Cooperative E-Learning Di Masa Pandemi
Authors: Irsyadiah Nur , Rifa’i Ahmad
Published: June 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan strategi dan cara pembelajaran PAI dengan menggunakan metode blanded e cooperative e learning. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan mengamati langsung pelaksanaan pembelajaran jaurak jauh di perguruan muhammadiyah cabang senen jakarta pusat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode blanded cooperative e learning adalah solusi ideal dalam menghadapi pandemi covid 19. Sebab metode ini dapat menjembatani kesenjangan antara peserta didik yang memiliki sarana teknologi dan yang tidak memilikinya. Perpaduan antara pendekatan pembelajaran cooperative learning dan blended learning tidak saja hanya membekali siswa kemampuan memahami materi, namun lebih dari itu dapat meningkatkan kemampuan komunikasi dan keterampilan interpersonal, pemecahan masalah, analisis kritis dan keterampilan lain yang dibutuhkan oleh siswa. Dengan kemudahan teknologi, keterbatasan pertemuan di kelas dapat dipecahkan dengan blended learning.
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Ekonomi Menggunakan Model STAD
Authors: Putriasari Irda
Published: June 2023

Classroom Action Research (CAR) entitled "Improving Economic Learning Outcomes Using the STAD Model for Class XII IPS 4 Even Semester Students of SMA Negeri 1 Singkep for the Academic Year 2019 / 2020" is one of the efforts to improve the quality of education, especially increasing the value of students in understanding Financial statements. This is done because many students consider accounting a difficult subject, so that in some accounting materials the number of students who reach the Minimum Completeness Criteria (KKM) is still low. The aim of this research is to improve the accounting learning outcomes of students in class XII Social Sciences 4 Even Semester SMA Negeri 1 Singkep by using the STAD model. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri I Singkep, Singkep District, Lingga Regency, class XII IPS 4. The research was conducted in the second semester of the 2019/2020 school year. The research design used is an action research design with the following flow: making action plans, implementing actions in learning, observing the implementation of actions, and reflecting on the implementation of actions. The results of these reflections are used to make decisions for the next cycle. Research data in the form of planning documentation, results of observations (observations), and results of writing. The main data collection instrument is the researcher, while the supporting instruments are lesson plans, observation sheets, documentation, and analysis of evaluation results. The results showed that improving learning outcomes in the Financial Statements material, this was indicated by an increase which reached the KKM in the first cycle of 52.17% increased to 91.30% in the second cycle.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Puzzle terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa
Authors: Yunita Sri , Supriatna Ucup
Published: June 2023

Media pembelajaran merupakan komponen penting dalam proses pembelajaran untuk mencapai tujuan. Proses belajar itu terjadi karena adanya interaksi antara seseorang dengan lingkungannya. Salah satu pertanda seseorang telah belajar adalah adanya perubahan tingkah laku pada tingkat pengetahuan, keterampilan, atau sikap akibat pengalaman dan latihan. Kemampuan manusia untuk belajar merupakan karakteristik penting yang membedakan manusia dengan makhluk hidup lainnya. Pendidikan Nasional bertujuan untuk berkembangnya potensi peserta didik agar menjadi manusia yang beriman dan bertakwa kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, berakhlak mulia, sehat, berilmu, cakap, kreatif, mandiri, dan menjadi warga negara yang demokratis serta bertanggung jawab.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media puzzle terhadap hasil belajar. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain one-group pretest-posttest design. Analisis data dengan melakukan uji paired sample t tes. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh penggunaan media puzzle terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Implikasinya, penggunaan media pembelajaran merupakan hal yang penting untuk menjadi perhatian guru dalam proses pembelajaran.
Analisis Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Motivasi dan Disiplin Kerja terhadap Kinerja Karyawan CV. Roris Teknik Tangerang
Authors: Mardany Annysa , Wulandari Dhadar , Hutabarat Yuni Herlinda
Published: June 2023

Sumber daya manusia suatu perusahaan perlu dikelola secara benar agar tercipta antara kebutuhan pegawai dengan tuntutan dan kemampuan perusahaan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan masalah yang ada pada CV. Roris Teknik yang dimana Perkembangan sektor bisnis jasa perbaikan eltronik dan kelistirikan menjadi peluang bagi perusahaan kecil untuk sub pekerjaan sektoral. Memanfaatkan peluang dalam meraih konsumen, menciptakan persaingan antara perusahaan-perusahaan jasa perbaikan serupa. Hal ini juga membuat setiap perusahaan harus menginovasi strategi pemasaran yang kreatif dalam menjual jasa yang ditawarkan kepada target sasaran. CV. Roris Teknik merupakan salah satu perusahaan jasa, yang berdiri pada tahun 2013 dan bergerak di bidang jasa perbaikan elktrinik dan kelistrikan. Kendala yang sering terjadi adalah ketika jadwal pengerjaan proyek yang dalam keadaan inilah perlunya arahan pimpinan, motivasi perusahaan dan disiplin kerja yang baik antar bidang kerja di CV. Roris Teknik agar bisa di tindak lanjuti kinerja karyawan sesegera mungkin sehingga tidak menimbulkan kekecewaan dari konsumen. Berdasarkan uraian diatas, maka penulis tertarik untuk mengadakan penelitian yang akan dituangkan dalam bentuk tulisan ilmiah yang berjudul Analisis Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Motivasi dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan CV. Roris Teknik Tangerang.
Optimalisasi Program CSR dalam Menjaga Ketahanan Pangan Masa Pandemi melalui Sedekah Sayur Hidroponik
Authors: Harahap Alfian Abbasyah , Fatonah Siti , Ramadani Aisyah Hadi
Published: June 2023

Pandemi covid-19 telah berlangsung selama hampir 2 tahun yang diperkirakan akan menjadi krisis berkepanjangan yang berpotensi menimbulkan gagal pangan dan terjadi kelaparan yang meluas. Situasi ini dapat diselesaikan salah satunya dengan program ketahanan pangan. Perusahaan memiliki kewajiban social pada masyarakat di sekitar wilayah operasional dalam bentuk Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR diharapkan dapat berkontribusi dalam mengatasi krisis pangan masyarakat terdekat. Program ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi program hidroponik yang dicanangkan oleh PT Pertamina (Persero) DPPU Adi Sumarmo di wilayah operasional perusahaan dan menganalisis kebutuhan optimalisasi peran CSR dalam memaksimalkan dampak kebermanfaatan program. Program ini dilaksanakan di desa Tanjungsari, Ngemplak Boyolali dengan masyarakat sasaran kelompok pengurus masjid Tanjungsari, ibu-ibu jama’ah, dan pemuda masjid. Metode penggalian informasi dengan cara participatory rural appraisal (PRA). Program berhasil meresmikan Rumah Hidroponik Masithoh sebagai kelompok binaan perusahaan dan telah aktif melaksanakan kegiatan rutin bulanan dari menyemai bibit hingga panen sayur. Jenis sayur yang berhasil dikembangkan oleh kelompok meliputi selada, bayam hijau, kangkung, pakcoy, selada merah dan sawi dengan rata-rata persentase hasil panen terbanyak sayur kangkung (29,9%). Kelompok Rumah Hidroponik Masithoh juga menjalankan inovasi sosial dalam bentuk “sedekah sayur” sebagai aksi solidaritas ketahanan pangan di tengah pandemic Covid-19. Optimalisasi peran CSR yang telah diterapkan oleh perusahaan dalam mendukung kelompok binaan antara lain sosialisasi, penyuluhan, pemberian bantuan modal dan fasilitas, pelatihan serta pendampingan.
Pengaruh Disiplin dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan CV. Liam Rent
Authors: Yanti Mega Widya , Tawaddude Talita , Triyaningsih Triyaningsih
Published: June 2023

Sumber daya manuasia adalah dasr dari penggerak yang memiliki tujuan dalam menggapai suatu tujuan dari organisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa variabel-variabel yang mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan pada CV. Liam Rent. Variabel-variabel tersebut adalah disiplin dan motivasi kerja. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik sampe jenuh. Sampel diperoleh sebanyak 30 responden karyawan pada CV. Liam Rent. Teknik analisis menggunakan regresi linier berganda untuk menguji pengaruh disiplin dan motivasi kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan. Pengujian hipotesa dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji F (simultan) dan uji t (parsial). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel disiplin dan motivasi kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Secara simultan variabel disiplin dan motivasi kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada CV. Liam Rent.
Analisis Pengaruh Faktor-Faktor Terhadap Underpricing pada Penawaran Umum Saham Perdana Di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Irfandi Moch , Muljaningsih Sri , Asmara Kiki
Published: June 2023

Underpricing is an IPO phenomenon in the capital markets and have been proven by researchers in many countries. This study aims to determine the effect of debt to equity ratio, earnings per share, company age, return on assets on underpricing listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2015-2019 period. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis where debt to equity ratio, earnings per share, company age, return on assets as independent variables, and underpricing as dependent variable. This study uses a quantitative approach and the data used in this study are secondary data taken from periodic underpricing data listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019. The test results show that the variable debt to equity ratio, earnings per share has a positive and significant effect. on underpricing, the firm age variable has no effect on underpricing and the variable return on assets has a negative and significant effect on underpricing.
Pembelajaran Pedagogik Spiritual
Authors: Salamah Umi , Abdussalam Aam , SyafeI Makhmud , Firdaus Endis
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this writing is to find out how the learning process and evaluation it takes place during the teaching and learning process organized by educators, and learners not only as educational objects but also as subjects. This paper uses qualitative approaches and methods of literary study. In the world of education, learning can empower learners to be independent human beings and able to seize various opportunities in today's highly competitive life. This is when it is associated with spiritual pedagogy, the expected result as an evaluation material by an educator is when the learner instills the qualities of godhood in him so that he becomes a trusted caliph of God on earth by developing all the potential that exists in him. The success of the learning and evaluation process, will not be separated from the supporting components in the world of education, namely the components of vision, mission, goals, curriculum, teaching and learning process, educators, learners, management management, financing, infrastructure facilities, environment, communication networks and cooperation, as well as educational evaluation and basic learning strategies applied
Sistem Pakar Menentukan Keahlian Siswa Menggunakan Metode Forward Chaining
Authors: Prambudi Librian Yudhista , Falani Achmad Zakki
Published: June 2023

SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya is one of the flagship vocational schools in Surabaya that produces alumni who are ready to work. The selection of expertise competencies in SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya tends to be subjective, because of the encouragement of parents and friends who suggest entering certain skill competencies, so students feel wrong in the competence of those skills. At SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya there is no specific test to determine what competence of expertise is suitable for the student, from the results of observations and interviews that have been conducted by the author of this study to create a web-based Expert System application using the Laravel framework and use parameters based on report card results and minimum completion criteria in class X as a basic reference with the aim to facilitate students in providing second opinion.  the competence of the students. The method used in the creation of this Expert System is to use the Forward Chaining method, a method that provides a rule based on inference that performs reasoning based on a problem and will conclude a solution. A series of processes have been passed by the author ranging from data collection by observing, and interviews, system design, implementation, and application creation created an application this Expert System can overcome the complaints of students who can not follow learning because of lack of interest in learning because it is not in accordance with the desired