bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
NILAI-NILAI DALAM KESENIAN HADRAH DI KOTA PONTIANAK
Authors: Tindarika Regaria
Published: April 2021

This study describes the values contained in Hadrah art in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Hadrah is closely related to Islamic art because the poetry that is sung contains praise for the Creator and Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and advice. Using qualitative research methods with an anthropological approach. Data collection techniques used interviews, observation, literature study, and data validity testing by extending observations and triangulation. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that Hadrah art has existed in Pontianak since the 17th century. This art was brought by traders from Hadramaut Arabian Peninsula, South Yemen. Initially, this art was used as a means of spreading Islam in the city of Pontianak. Along with the development of the times, this art is used as a spectacle to entertain the audience. In Hadrah art there are several values, among others, the value of truth, beauty, morals, and religion. Through the values contained in the art of Hadrah, it can form human beings who believe and fear Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, have noble character according to the example of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and become good citizens.
Reactive and Inelastic Scattering Dynamics of Hyperthermal O and O2 from a Carbon Fiber Network
Authors: Poovathingal Savio , Qian Min , Murray Vanessa , Minton Timothy
Published: April 2021

The reactive and inelastic scattering dynamics of ground-state atomic and molecular oxygen from a carbon fiber network at 1023-1823 K was investigated with a molecular beam-surface scattering technique. A molecular beam containing hyperthermal O and O2 with a mole ratio of 0.92:0.08 and nominal velocity of 8 km s-1 was directed at the network, and time-of-flight distributions of the scattered products were collected at various angles with the use of a rotatable mass spectrometer detector. O atoms exhibited both impulsive scattering (IS) and thermal desorption (TD) dynamics, where the TD O-atom flux increased with surface temperature and the IS O-atom flux remained relatively constant. While the majority of the TD O atoms desorbed promptly after the beam pulse struck the network, signatures of thermal processes occurring over long residence times were also observed. Evidence of O2 reactions was not observed, and the behavior of the inelastically scattered O2 was invariant to the temperature of the network and showed both IS and TD dynamics. The dominant reactive product was CO, whereas CO2 was a minor product. Both these products showed only TD dynamics. The observed flux of CO initially increased with temperature and then reached a plateau above which the flux no longer increased with temperature, over the temperature range studied. Thermally desorbed CO products exited the network promptly or after relatively long residence times, and two populations of CO with long residence times were distinguished. Hysteresis was observed in the temperature-dependent flux of thermally desorbed O and CO, with opposing trends for the two products. This work follows similar studies in our laboratory where the target materials were vitreous carbon and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. The data suggest that the chemical reactivity of the three forms of sp2 carbon surfaces is similar and that the differences arise from the variations of the morphology.
A Computational Study of the Properties of Pd, Cu and Zn Surfaces
Authors: Kabalan Lara , Kowalec Igor , Catlow Richard , Logsdail Andrew
Published: April 2021

We report a detailed Density Functional Theory (DFT) based investigation of the structure and stability of bulk and surface structures for the Group 10-12 elements Pd, Cu and Zn, considering the effect of the choice of exchange-correlation density functionals and computation parameters. For the initial bulk structures, the lattice parameter and cohesive energy are calculated, which are then augmented by calculation of surface energies and work functions for the lower-index surfaces. Of the 22 density functionals considered, we highlight the mBEEF density functional as providing the best overall agreement with experimental data. The optimal density functional choice is applied to the study of higher index surfaces for the three metals, and Wulff constructions performed for nanoparticles with a radius of 11nm, commensurate with nanoparticle sizes commonly employed in catalytic chemistry. For Pd and Cu, the low-index (111) facet is dominant in the constructed nanoparticles, covering ~50% of the surface, with (100) facets covering a further 10 to 25%; however, non-negligible coverage from higher index (332), (332) and (210) facets are also observed for Pd, and (322), (221) and (210) surfaces are observed for Cu. In contrast, only the (0001) and (10-10) facets are observed for Zn. Overall, our results highlight the need for carefully validation of computational settings before performing extensive density functional theory investigations of surface properties and nanoparticle structures of metals.
Mechanically Robust Hydrophobized Double Network Hydrogels for Water Purification
Authors: Allen Marshall , Sujanani Rahul , Chamseddine Alyssa , Freeman Benny , Page Zachariah
Published: April 2021

Water swollen polymer networks are attractive for applications ranging from tissue regeneration to water purification. For water purification, charged polymers provide excellent ion separation properties. However, many ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are brittle, necessitating the use of thick support materials that ultimately decrease throughput. To this end, a series of double network hydrogels (DNHs), synthesized with varied composition to decrease water content, are examined as robust membrane materials for water purification. One network contains fixed anionic charges, while the other comprises a copolymer with different ratios of hydrophobic ethyl acrylate (EA) and hydrophilic dimethyl acrylamide (DMA) repeat units. Characterizing water content and mechanical performance in free standing DNH films reveals a ~5× decrease in water content, while increasing ultimate stress and strain by ~3.5× and ~4.5× for 90:5 EA:DMA relative to pure DMA. Salt transport properties relevant to water purification, including permeability, solubility, and diffusivity, are measured and show improved performance upon reducing water content. Overall, the ability to simultaneously reduce water content, increase mechanical integrity, and decrease salt transport rates highlights the potential of DNHs for membrane applications.
Numerical Analysis of Supercontinuum Generated Microstructured Optical Fiber with all Normal Chromatic Dispersion
Authors:   Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Published: April 2021

A micro-structured photonic crystal fiber (M-PCF) with all normal chromatic dispersion has been proposed for supercontinuum spectrum generation which is applicable in optical transmission and optical coherence tomography applications. Calculations of its different properties using finite difference method have shown that the proposed M-PCF has a high nonlinear coefficients at 1.06 μm, 1.30 μm and 1.55 μm wavelength with flattened chromatic dispersion, low confinement losses and broad supercontinuum spectrum. Moreover, it has been shown that the proposed design obtain high power and short fiber length at 1.06 μm, 1.30 and 1.55 μm center wavelengths by propagating sech2 picosecond optical pulses with 1.0 ps pulse width at a full width at half maximum.
Abordarea interdisciplinară a despicăturilor facio-labio-palatine
Authors: ORIAN Ioana Mădălina
Published: April 2021

Labio-maxillo-palatine clefts represent the most common congenital anomaly of all congenital malformations of the face and they are the most frequent cause of rhinolic disorders. The complexity of the therapeutic approach is determined by nutrition and eating problems, hearing and ENT problems, dento-facial and orthodontic abnormalities, breathing disorders, phonation disorders, reduced speech intelligibility, various physiognomic disorders. The presented case study emphasizes the need of an interdisciplinary approach to labio-maxillo-palatine clefts and follows the recovery process from a multidisciplinary perspective. The conclusions of the paper support the idea that the recovery process of the child with facio-labio-palatine cleft is a complex, long-termed one and the concern of the speech and language therapist to expand his field of activity is justified because this disorder involves pre and post surgery intervention and the therapist supports the entire process in all the mentioned areas.
Promoting an Active Life Through Threatening Communication: Effects on College Student’s Emotions
Authors: Carrasco Luis , Jiménez-Roldán Manuel Jesus , Sañudo Borja , Riquelme José M , Martínez-Díaz Inmaculada C
Published: April 2021

This pilot study was aimed to evaluate the acute effects of a sedentary-focused intervention through threatening communication on college student’s emotions. Thirty-six female college students (mean age 20.8  2.7 years) who participated voluntarily where exposed to five neutral and five sedentary-related threatening video messages. In order to evaluate the emotional impact of the messages, the subjects’ faces were recorded and analyzed during these expositions using a facial expression recognition software (Face Reader System 4.0), and assessing the time-lapse percentage of the following basic expressions: neutral, sad, angry, surprised, scared, and disgusted. Compared to the neutral messages, a non-significant increase in sad, angry, and disgusted expressions were observed after threatening intervention; nevertheless, the effect size (d) for the disgusted expression was .832. Moreover, the time-lapse percentage of neutral facial expression decreased after threatening messages although no statistical significance was reached (p = .174).
Pengenalan Citra Huruf Hijaiah Menggunakan Metode Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrices (Glcm) Dengan 4 Sudut Orientasi Dan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Backpropagation
Authors: Fathurrahman Muhlis , Dwiyansaputra Ramaditia
Published: April 2021

Arabic is one of the international languages according to the United Nations (UN) which was adopted by General Council resolution 3190 (XXVIII) as the official language and working language of the General Council and Main Committees on 18 December 1973. Arabic can be found in the holy book Al - Qur'an. For a Muslim, it is obligatory to learn and master Arabic in order to read and understand the contents of the Al-Qur'an. job applicant from Indonesia is also have to learn Arabic. The Hijaiiyah letter has the same role as the alphabet, which is to compose every word and sentence. Humans have a natural intelligence to be able to recognize each Hijaiiyah letter based on the special characteristics or patterns contained in each letter. However, natural intelligence has deficiencies such as inconsistencies in assessing the similarity of each handwritten Hijaiiyah letter from different people. Therefore this research will develop a system for identifying or recognizing Hijaiiyah handwritten patterns using the Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrices (GLCM) method with 4 orientation angles and Backpropagation Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Data was collected using the Autodesk Sketchbook application so that can reduce the noise. The purpose of this research is to know the level of accuracy and precision of the classification of the Hijaiiyah letter pattern. In this research, the amount of data used was 1500 images of Hijaiiyah letters. The highest accuracy is 45.1111% with a precision 45.1111%.
“The Road to Awesomeness”: The Environment, Language and Rhetoric in Chetan Bhagat’s Postcolonial India
Authors: Adami Esterino
Published: April 2021

This paper aims to discuss how environment, language and rhetoric interplay in the postcolonial context, in particular by focusing on Making India Awesome (2015), a recent collection of essays in which journalist and novelist Chetan Bhagat offers suggestions to handle many of the challenges of India, ideally positioning the country ‘on the road to awesomeness’. Although ecology is not specifically treated, it obviously constitutes the backdrop of the themes of the book as it intertwines with broad social and cultural domains. I will look at the postcolonial environmental intertext, and its ideological implications, which the author builds up via specific frames, metaphors and devices from an interdisciplinary perspective informed by postcolonial critique, environmental humanities and ecolinguistics. The purpose of the analysis thus is to provide a critical reflection on how language shapes, creates and hides values at the interface between the postcolonial and the environmental.
Decolonizing the Anthropocene: ‘Slow Violence’ and Indigenous Resistance in Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves
Authors: Xausa Chiara
Published: April 2021

Through a reading of Cherie Dimaline’s 2017 young adult novel The Marrow Thieves, a survival story set in a futuristic Canada destroyed by global warming, this article explores the conceptualization and reimagination of the Anthropocene in contemporary postcolonial and Indigenous theory and fiction. Firstly, I will argue that literary representations of climate change can be complicit in producing hegemonic strands of Anthropocene discourse that consider human destructiveness and vulnerability at undifferentiated species level. Secondly, I will suggest that the novel’s apocalypse reveals the processes of colonial violence and dispossession that have culminated in the eruptive event of environmental catastrophe, rather than portraying a story of universal and disembodied human threat that conceals oppression against Indigenous people.
Ha Jin’s Ecocritical Irony in the Stylistic Analysis of the Personal Pronouns in “A Tiger Fighter is Hard to Find”
Authors: Marinaro Isabella
Published: April 2021

This paper aims at showing how stylistics and ecocriticism, both being strongly ‘centripetal’ and ‘interdisciplinary’ fields, can cooperate in the exploration of a literary text. This is the case of a short story written by the Chinese-American writer Ha Jin. Also thanks to the help of the digital analysis, the paper mainly focuses on the stylistic analysis of the personal pronouns and of the narrator’s point of view to show the stinging and subversive irony which pervades the narration of the vicissitudes of a Chinese TV film crew who is asked to shoot a scene where a muscular hero has to fight bare-handed against a real Siberian tiger. The analysis also aims to show how the story becomes the opportunity for the writer to depict the narrow frame of mind of the blind dictatorship of his homeland and its deplorable consequences on both humans and animals. Thus, the whole exploration, in the end, reveals the ecocritical lens through which Ha Jin narrates the story.
Maïssa Bey : romancière de l’agentivité de femmes
Entre réécriture de l’Histoire et invention de soi
Authors: Lamrous Lila
Published: April 2021

The study of Maïssa Bey’s novel Surtout ne te retourne pas allows to examine how the Francophone novel represents an earthquake as a poetic, metaphorical and political shockwave. The novel is part of a literary tradition but also shows the singularity of the writing and the engagement of the Algerian novelist Maïssa Bey. It allows to examine the feminine agentivity in the context of the disaster camps in Algeria: from the ravaged space/country emerge the voices of women who enter into resistance to improvise, invent their lives and their identities. The earthquake allows them to free themselves, to take a subversive point of view at society and their status as women in an oppressive patriarchal society. The staged female characters arrogate to themselves the right to reread history and take their destiny back.
Les catastrophes naturelles dans les romans caribéens d’expression française
Authors: Vignoli Alessia
Published: April 2021

The notion of ‘disaster’ pervades the Caribbean thought. The common origin of the Caribbean region, the European colonization, caused two disasters: the extermination of Native Americans and the deportation of African slaves. The union between nature and the oppressed people against the oppressor resulted in the creation of an environmental conscience that the Caribbean literature has often expressed. This essay will investigate the common points shared by some Haitian, Martinican and Guadeloupean authors in the writing of natural hazards. It will show that, despite the diversity that marks the Caribbean, there is a repetition of common features that proves its geopoetic unity.
La critique environnementale dans les récits animaliers de René Maran
Authors: Milanesio Lia
Published: April 2021

This article aims at analysing René Maran’s five animal novels. In these texts, Maran criticizes the colonial system not only for its cruelty to the native population, but also for its ecological violence against the bush and its non-human inhabitants. In particular, this research will be focusing on the author’s ability to abandon a human (and colonial) point of view in order to adopt an animal one. On the one hand, this new subjectivity – as well as Maran’s comprehension of indigenous naturalist society – allows the writer to condemn the colonial period from an ecocritical perspective. On the other hand, it provides evidence of the existence of culture among the beasts of his novels. Finally, this article will also prove that it is thanks to their culture that Maran’s animals will try to resist the colonial-centred environment and ideology.
Mélancolie de Janvier
Authors: Chemla Yves
Published: April 2021

The question of the nationalism of the Haitian writer Louis-Joseph Janvier (1855-1911) is more complex than it seems on the surface. An all-pervading theme in most of his texts, the nationalist imperative takes on different forms, the majority of which are based on facts which occurred at the time Janvier was writing. Janvier tries to exhaust the subject by establishing the facts and by challenging beliefs. He desperately tries to portray a positive, benevolent, welcoming image of Haitian nationalism, but as is often the case, this figure is also made up of contradictory aspects, which have been present since its emergence at the time of the French Revolution, and which undoubtedly found one of its first political expressions at the battle of Valmy, in September 1792. Janvier has thus to overcome the dissatisfaction that accompanies Haitian nationalism for its underlying exclusiveness. These paradoxical relationships of the author with the national founding ideal undergo significant changes throughout his career as an essayist, pamphleteer and novelist, diplomat and politician, ranging from the severe judgment, even contempt, for those who dispute the basis of this requirement to the radical criticism of an ideology which reveals its dark and deadly face. The proposed contribution seeks first to identify, through texts of various origins, the themes, the facts or just the simple echoes of this idea of nation that seems to run through Janvier’s text.
Littérature des Français du Maghreb et métissage linguistique
Les cas de Jean Pélégri et Jean-Pierre Koffel
Authors: Zoppellari Anna
Published: April 2021

The literary work of Jean Pélégri and Jean-Pierre Koffel presents two different ways of rendering the richness of linguistic mixing in colonial and post-colonial Maghreb. For both of them, it is a question of making the various communities living in the area talk by building a bridge that seems to have its origin in the Mediterranean poetics of the École d’Alger, but which tends to integrate into a profoundly Maghreb literature. Both use a French language marked by the different languages that characterise the Maghreb. However, in Pélégri this attempt originates from the need to respond to the drama of the war and the separation from Algerian territory ; in Koffel it starts from the need to respect the codes of the police, making the everyday life and the familiarity of the Moroccan and French speakers of Morocco, but opening up to a linguistic analysis that crosses the lines of the text, almost wanting to mix didactic motivations and meta-textual play.
Sandra Federici. L'entrance des auteurs africains dans le champ de la bande dessinée européenne de la langue française: (1978-2016)
Authors: Scarsella Alessandro
Published: April 2021

Federici, S. (2019). L’entrance des auteurs africains dans le champ de la bande dessinée européenne de la langue française (1978-2016). Paris : L’Harmattan, 2019, 353 pp.
Fawzia Zouari. Molière et Shéhérazade
Authors: Alouani Sara
Published: April 2021

Zouari, F. (2018). Molière et Shéhérazade. Paris : Cent Mille Milliards & Descartes & C.ie, 164 pp.
Sara Florian. Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou
Authors: De Capitani Lucio
Published: April 2021

Florian, S. (2019). Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou. Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi, 176 pp.
Carla Tempestoso. Il teatro di Caryl Phillips. Transnazionalità, identità e appartenenze
Authors: Capalbo Giuseppe
Published: April 2021

Tempestoso, C. (2020). Il teatro di Caryl Phillips. Transnazionalità, identità e appartenenze. Roma: Aracne, 180 pp.
Inua Ellams. Three Sisters
Authors: Oddenino Ilaria
Published: April 2021

Ellams, Inua (2019). Three Sisters. London: Oberon Books, 112 pp.
Descripción sincrónica del área palatal de hablantes nativos de Resistencia, Argentina
Authors: Wingeyer Hugo Roberto , Trevisán Olga Natalia
Published: April 2021

El contraste entre los fonemas palatal sonoro fricativo central, /ʝ/, y palatal sonoro lateral, /λ/, caracterizado como una oposición aislada y de escaso rendimiento funcional, es un rasgo fonológico propio del español de la región NEA de Argentina. Los procesos de cambio del área palatal han sido investigados en estudios cuantitativos y observaciones participativas. En este trabajo identificamos la situación actual de los hablantes nativos de Resistencia, ciudad capital de la provincia del Chaco. Para eso, presentamos un estudio cuantitativo, elaborado con un corpus de lengua oral, formado por entrevistas realizadas entre 2013 y 2018 sistematizado de acuerdo con factores extralingüísticos (nivel educativo, edad y sexo), en el que observamos un avance significativo del proceso de deslaterialización.
Hemoperitoneum caused by bleeding of adenomyosis: a case report
Authors: Zhang Su-Xian , Wu Lu , Hou You-Fang , Yan Bo , Yang Shao-Yan , Yang Li-Hua , Zhao Qing-Hua
Published: April 2021

Rationale: Adenomyosis is a disease in which the endometrial tissues (glands and stroma) extend into the myometrium. It usually occurs in parous women aged 35 to 50 years old. The common symptoms include secondary severe dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia. Hemoperitoneum is extremely rare and easily overlooked. Patient concerns: A 46-year-old woman had adenomyosis and hemoperitoneum caused by bleeding of adenomyosis. Diagnoses: Adenomyosis and hemoperitoneum. Interventions: Hysterectomy with unilateral adnexectomy and subcutaneous injection of GnRH-α every 28 days for 3 times. Outcomes: The patient recovered well after the operation and was asymptomatic for 3 months after the operation. Lessons: We reported a case of adenomyosis in a parous woman. This patient received surgery because hemoperitoneum caused by bleeding of adnomyosis. It was important to timely diagnose and treat.
Clinical efficacy of aortic balloon occlusion during caesarean section in patients with placenta accreta spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Huang Yu , Luo Fang-Yuan
Published: April 2021

Object: This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine evidence on the effectiveness and safety of aortic balloon occlusion (ABO) during caesarean deliveries in placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders. Methods: MEDLINE, Science Citation Index, Elsevier, clinicaltrials.gov, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched for articles dated from database inception to February 2020. The primary outcomes were intraoperative blood loss volume (BLV) and hysterectomy rate. Results: Of the 793 articles, 11 were included in this study, with a total of 915 patients. Of the 535 patients who underwent ABO, 48 (9%) had placenta creta; 309 (57%), placenta increta; and 124 (23%), placenta percreta. Meta-analysis showed that ABO significantly reduced BLV and blood transfused volume (P < 0.001), and reduced the rate of hysterectomy (P< 0.001). The overall catheter-related complication rate was 3.36%. The primary outcomes were available for 60 patients with placenta percreta. Meta-analysis of these patients showed ABO was associated with a decrease in BLV (P < 0.001), but not a statistically significant reduction in hysterectomy (P = 0.48). Conclusions: ABO is effective at controlling haemorrhage and reducing the need for hysterectomy in PAS disorders, but it did not appear to be effective for uterine preservation in patients with placenta percreta.
Obesity, neural tube defects and folic acid—A complex relationship
Authors: Koren Gideon , Kaplan Yusuf C
Published: April 2021

Obesity is associated with twofold increased risk of neural tube defects (NTD). Research has repeatedly shown that about 70% of NTD are folic-acid dependent. Yet, there is controversy whether folic acid status is the main determinant of the increased risk of obesity-induced NTD. The rational for this review is to update and discuss the evidence on the link between obesity, folic acid and NTD, in an attempt to shed light on the question whether optimal folic acid dose schedule can mitigate this risk. During pregnancy maternal folate requirements increase by 5–10-fold, as folate is diverted towards the placenta and fetus, as well as supporting different maternal organs. Correspondingly, low maternal folate status has been associated with birth defects in fetal anatomical regions particularly sensitive to reduced folate intake including oral cleft, cardiovascular defects and NTD. A recent study has documented decreased placental folate transporter expression and activity in the first and second trimesters among obese mothers. This may explain the higher incidence on NTD in infants of obese women, as less folate may find its way to the developing fetus during the sensitive periods for creating NTD. Recent pharmacokinetic results indicate that steady state levels of folate are almost perfectly defined by the dose per lean body weight (LBW). The mean dose per kg LBW that would be expected to result in steady state serum folate level of > 15.9 nmol/L was identified as 0.0073 mg/kg LBW. A large study found no differences in dietary supplementations of folic acid, yet obese women exhibited lower median serum folate as well as lower mean serum B12 levels, but no differences in mean RBC folate levels. There was a negative correlation between increasing BMI and both serum folate and plasma B12. Future research will be needed to incorporate more fully, in addition to evidence of NTD, obesity and folic acid intake, also direct measurements of serum and RBC folate, as well as other confounders, in order to create a model that will shed light on these complex interactions.
Colouterine fistula secondary to pyometra: a case report
Authors: Cho Moon Kyoung , Kim Tae Young , Kim Chul Hong
Published: April 2021

Pyometra is defined as the collection of purulent material in the uterine cavity. Colouterine fistula is a rare condition with less than 30 cases being reported in the literature. We believe this to be the first reported case of colouterine fistula secondary to pyometra. An 85-year-old woman with generalized abdominal pain and malodorous vaginal discharge for two weeks presented to the emergency room of Chonnam national university hospital. Physical examination confirmed the presence of the malodorous vaginal discharge. Abdominopelvic computed tomography scan demonstrated an abscess within the endometrial cavity and the presence of a fistula between the colon and the uterus. The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging which revealed a communication between the distal sigmoid colon and the uterus. Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, drainage of the abscess and a sigmoid colon resection were performed. Histopathological study of the surgical specimen revealed acute suppurative inflammation without evidence of malignancy.
Comparison of extracellular matrix proteins expressed on stromal cells derived from human endometrium with and without spontaneous abortion
Authors: Sohn Jie Ohn , Park Hye Jin , Kim Se Hee , Jo Yoon Mi , Kim Min Ji , Song Hyun Jin , Yun Jung Im , Lim Jeong Mook , Lee Seung Tae
Published: April 2021

We explored the correlation between extracellular matrix (ECM) components and spontaneous abortion by defining the types and levels of ECM proteins that are transcriptionally and translationally expressed in endometrial stromal (ES) cells. The ES cells were retrieved from the uterus of a woman who had experienced normal delivery without spontaneous abortion and one who had experienced spontaneous abortion. In the presence and absence of spontaneous abortion, the transcription of eight ECM protein-encoding genes [fibronectin, nidogen-1, tenascin C, vitronectin, elastin, collagen type 1 alpha 1 chain (COL1A1), COL3A1, and COL5A2] was observed, whereas four ECM protein-encoding genes (laminin, COL2A1, COL4A3, and COL11A1) were not transcribed. Translation of all ECM protein-encoding genes was equally observed on the surface of ES cells derived from women with normal pregnancy and spontaneous abortion; however, the proportion of ES cells expressing each ECM protein and the quantity of each ECM protein expressed on the cell surface were significantly different. These results demonstrate that altered expression of ECM proteins in ES cells constituting the endometrium may be a key factor in triggering spontaneous abortion.
Comparison of vaginal hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasty and transvaginal mesh surgery in the management of female pelvic organ prolapse
Authors: Choi Han Bich , Cho Moon Kyoung , Kim Chul Hong
Published: April 2021

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of vaginal hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasty and transvaginal mesh surgery in the management of female pelvic organ prolapse. Methods: We compared anatomical and functional outcomes who underwent vaginal hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasty or transvaginal mesh surgery for anterior and apical vaginal prolapse at a single tertiary center from January 2009 to December 2016. Anatomical outcome was measured by POP-Q stage and functional outcomes were measured using three questionnaires: the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20), the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7), and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). Surgical treatment was done with POP-Q stage > III and anterior or apical compartment prolased patients. Total follow up legnth is two years for each surgical groups. Results: We compared anatomical and functional outcomes in 154 women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasty (n = 80) or transvaginal mesh surgery (n = 74) for anterior and apical vaginal prolapse at a single tertiary center from January 2009 to December 2016. In this retrospective cohort study, no significant differences in anatomical and functional outcomes were observed at 1- and 2-year follow-up between women who underwent McCall culdoplasty or transvaginal mesh surgery, except for total vaginal length. There were no statistical differences between the two groups for postoperative complications like POSUI (transvaginal mesh operation vs hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasty, 17.5% vs 22.5%, respectively, P = 0.651), urinary urgency incontinence (9.4% vs 8.7%, P = 0.48), overactive bladder (4.0% vs 10.0%, P = 0.147), urinary tract infection (0% vs 2.5%, P = 0.21) or recurrence rate (12.3% vs 2.5%, P = 0.155). Conclusion: There were no anatomical or functional differences in outcome between vaginal hysterectomy with McCall culdoplasy and transvaginal mesh surgery.
Maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A concentration at 11–14 weeks of gestation of women with common congenital anatomic uterine abnormalities
Authors: Sotiriou Sotirios , Satra Maria , Vamvakopoulou Dimitra N. , Sofoudis Chrisostomos , Simou Aikaterini , Kilindris Thomas , Sidiropoulos Andreas , Kakavas Konstantinos V. , Garas Antonis , Skentou Hara , Vamvakopoulos Nikos C. , Daponte Alexandros
Published: April 2021

Objectives: To evaluate maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels at 11–14 weeks of gestation in women with common congenital anatomic uterine abnormalities (AUAs). Methods: First trimester screening markers were compared between 12 AUA pregnancies and 60 age matched controls. Results: PAPP-A level and birth weight were significantly lower in AUA compared to control pregnancies (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that AUA pregnancies are associated with low first trimester maternal serum PAPP-A concentrations.
Long non-coding RNA SNHG22 regulated by SP1 is a potential biomarker for epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosis and regulates cell glycolysis
Authors: Liu Xiao-Yan , Deng Li , Wu Xiao-Ling , Tong Xiao-Jing
Published: April 2021

Object: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) exert critical roles in cancer progression. However, the function of SNHG22 in epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) still needs to be clarified. Methods: qRT-PCR was carried out to explore SNHG22 expression. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive ability. Glucose uptake and lactate secretion were used to monitor cancer cell glycolysis. Luciferase reporter and ChIP assays were conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of SNHG22. Results: SNHG22 was found notably overexpressed in tumor tissues, cells and serum samples, which was regulated by SP1 with the stimulation of SNHG22 promoter activity. And SNHG22 expression in serum was an effective biomarker by ROC analysis. Moreover, SNHG22 facilitated glycolysis in EOC cells. Conclusions: Aberrant SNHG22 expression in serum could be used as a promising biomarker for EOC and SNHG22 promotes in glycolysis.
Comparison of sexual function scale scores in women according to the contraception method used as part of family planning strategy in Turkey
Authors: Şahin Banuhan , Sel Görker , Şahin Buğra , Hatırnaz Şafak
Published: April 2021

Background: Continuation of sexuality is essential for a healthy partnership. However, the contraceptive method used by women of reproductive age may affect their sexual function. Aim: This study was aimed to compare sexual function scale scores in women according to the contraception method used as part of family planning strategy in Turkey. Methods: We surveyed sexually active women who used any contraceptive method served as family planning services in Turkey (ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel pills, copper intrauterine device, condoms) and also tubal sterilisation, or coitus interruptus. Women completed an online questionnaire which asked for information on sociodemographic factors and sexual intercourse characteristics, including items from the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). A total FSFI score less than 26.55 was considered to indicate sexual dysfunction. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 242 women between the ages of 18 and 40 years. Condoms (34.7%) were the most frequent and tubal sterilisation (8.3%) was the least frequent contraception method among the women. The lowest total FSFI domain score was observed in the coitus interruptus group (24.31 ± 6.92), and scores for arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and pain subgroups were at the lowest levels in this group. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) was mostly seen in women whose partner used the coitus interruptus method (P = 0.038). Conclusion: Women who used coitus interruptus had the highest rates of sexual dysfunction compared to all other women. The prevalence of FSD was very high in this traditional contraception method group, which may be attributed to the fear of getting pregnant. We conclude that counselling on modern contraception methods as part of family planning strategy in Turkey is an excellent way to enhance female sexuality.
Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 disease on maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective observational cohort study
Authors: Abdulghani Sahar H. , Shaiba Lana A. , Bukhari Mahdya A. , Hindi Muhab M. , Hussain Shaikh A. , Hadid Adnan A.
Published: April 2021

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect pregnant women with concerns for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes and is rapidly spreading throughout many countries since it was first reported in China on 31 December 2019. The aim of this study is to describe characteristics, maternal and fetal outcomes among mothers with confirmed maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study presents a retrospective observational cohort study of 62 test-positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 that presented at an affiliated tertiary university medical city from March 2020 to May 2020. A total of 14 patients (22.5%) presented with obvious typical symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 associated viremia and were identified after they developed symptoms during admission or after the implementation of universal testing for all obstetric admissions. A total of 62 mothers were screened positive for the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Length of stay was higher in the symptomatic group. The median length of stay was 4 days for the asymptomatic cases while it was 6 days for the symptomatic cases. Amniotic fluid was meconium stained in (12.5%) of the asymptomatic group and in 30.8% in the symptomatic group. Post discharge mothers with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection were more likely to breastfeed their infants. OR (95% CI) was 1.4 (1.02–1.90) and P-value was 0.0327. There was non-statistically significant absence of perinatal morbidities or mortalities among symptomatic and asymptomatic mothers.
Comparison of immediate versus delayed frozen embryo transfer on reproductive outcome
Authors: Yurci Arzu , Kamar Aret , Turktekin Nurettin , Ozyurt Ramazan
Published: April 2021

The aim of this study was to compare impact of immediate versus delayed frozen frozen embryo transfer on reproductive outcome in patients undergoing IVF treatment. A total of 1478 infertile women with frozen embryos, aged between 18–42 years, were included the study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the time of embryo transfer. All transfers done in the first cycle after egg retrieval were deemed “immediate frozen ET” and a transfer done in any subsequent cycle was deemed “delayed frozen ET”. The effects of immediate versus delayed FET on beta-hCG positivity, clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR), live birth rate (LBR) and miscarriage rate were compared. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to exclude possible factors affecting reproductive parameters. Beta-hCG positivity, the number of patients with gestational sac and clinical pregnancy rates were found to be similar in both groups. The miscarriage rates in the Delayed FET group were found to be higher than the immediate FET group. Therefore, OPR was higher in the immeadiate FET group. When compared to the Delayed FET group, LBR was recorded as 1.3 times higher in the immediate FET group. When the cases with embryo transfer on the fifth or sixth day were compared with the cases with embryo transfer on the 3rd or 4th day, a 2.1 fold increase in LBR was found in the immediate FET group compared to the delayed FET group. Immediate FET done in the first cycle after egg retrieval increases the live birth rates while decreasing the abortion rates.
Conservative management of unilateral and unilocolor ovarian cysts ≥ 10 cm in diameter in postmenopausal women
Authors: Oguz Mehmet Serdar , Ecemiş Tolga , Sarıyıldız Gülçin T.
Published: April 2021

Objective: To evaluate and follow up the native behaviour of large ovarian cysts in postmenopausal women and establish the best approach based on advanced imaging technology. Study Design: The number of patients that were evaluated from January 2015 to September 2019 were 417. At the end of this study period, 375 patients were considered for this prospective evaluation. The patients with an ultrasound diagnosis of unilateral and unilocular ovarian cysts with regular septa ≥ 10 cm in diameter at menopause were enrolled in this study. During the follow-ups, the patients who developed irregular or thick septa, papillary formation or solid areas, exhibited any suspicious sign of malignancy in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results or displayed an augmentation in CA-125 levels were excluded from the study. In this study cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) values > 65 IU/mL were considered abnormal. The patients who met these criteria were followed with periodical ultrasounds and yearly MRI. Results: The 42 patients who were excluded from the study had significant morphological changes. These patients were showing an increase in CA-125 levels along with abnormal MRI findings during the follow-ups and in addition, they had surgical removal of cysts. All the significant morphological changes were detected by transvaginal ultrasounds. Postoperative histopathological diagnosis of these ovarian cysts revealed no abnormality. From 375 patient’s cysts samples one hundred and twenty-five (33.3%) cysts had significantly decrease in size, one hundred and eleven (29.6%) of the cysts had spontaneous resolution and one hundred thirty-nine (37%) cysts persistently remained unchanged during the follow up period. The diameter of the cysts ranged from 10.4 to 18.4 cm. The cysts were categorized into three groups corresponding to a range of diameters i.e., 10–12.9 cm (62%), 13–15.9 cm (24.1%) and ≥ 16 cm (13.8%) respectively. The patients who showed spontaneous resolution were discontinued with the follow-ups while the rest of the patients were continued with their regular follow up examinations. Conclusion: The cysts should be monitored conservatively as long as possible before proceeding to a surgical treatment regardless of the size of the unilateral and unilocular ovarian cysts at postmenopausal period with limited oncogenic potential and without significant morphological changes.
JENIS JENIS LAYANAN BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING
Authors: Warsiati
Published: April 2021

Pengembangan keterampilan hubungan sosial siswa yang dilakukan para guru BK untuk menciptakan suasana bimbingan dan konseling yang kondusif bagi siswa, baik itu lingkungan fisik dan lingkungan sosial bimbingan dan konseling. Dalam memberikan layanan bimbingan dan konseling pribadi sosial para guru BK menggunakan layanan dasar, layanan responsif dan perencanaan individual. Pelaksanaan layanan bimbingan dan konseling pribadi sosial di sekolah dapat lebih dioptimalkan dan dikembangkan agar lebih baik, sehingga dapat mengarahkan peserta didik yang dapat menyesuaikan dirinya sendiri sebagai individu dan sebagai anggota masyarakat di lingkungan masyarakat sekitar.
peran, hak, kewajiban serta profesionalisme seorang guru di Indonesia
Authors: Azizah Nellyana
Published: April 2021

Profesi secara etimologi berasal dari kata profession (Inggris) yang berasal dari bahasa latin profesus yang berarti “mampu atau ahli dalam suatu bentuk pekerjaan”. Profesi juga dapat diartikan sebagai suatu pekerjaan atau jabatan yang menuntut keahlian, yang didapat melalui Pendidikan dan Latihan tertentu, menurut persyaratan khusus memiliki tanggung jawab dan kode etik tertentu. Suatu profesi memerlukan kemampuan dan keahlian khusus dalam melaksanakan profesinya. Penegasan guru sebagai jabatan profesi guru tertuang di dalam pasal 1 Undang – undang No 14 tahun 2005 tentang guru dan dosen, yakni sebagai berikut, guru adalah pendidik professional dengan tugas utaman mendidik, mengajar, membimbing, mengarahkan, melatih, menilai dan mengevaluasi peserta didik pada Pendidikan anak usia dini jalur Pendidikan formal, Pendidikan dasar, dan Pendidikan menengah. Jabatan guru dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya Lembaga Pendidikan yang menghasilkan calon guru untuk menghasilkan guru yang professional. Dan sebab itu lah kenapa adanya profesi guru.
Learner Performance and Usability of MCCOD e-learning intervention
Authors: Alinea Ma. Cecilia D.
Published: April 2021

Introduction: We examined the effectiveness of a locally-developed medical certification of cause-of-death (MCCOD) e-learning intervention in improving knowledge outcomes among medical interns and clerks in the Philippines, and evaluated its usability as an alternative method for MCCOD training.Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted. We recruited medical interns and clerks from seven accredited medical institutions from February to April 2020. Learners were conveniently assigned to intervention and control groups. Pretest and posttest data were collected using a 25-item questionnaire while usability was assessed using a cross-sectional survey. Results: There were 1078 learners: 869 (80.6%) received intervention and 209 (19.4%) were controls. Results revealed improvement in pretest-to-posttest mean scores and passing rates in both study groups. The intervention group gained a 16.49±3.17 mean pretest score and 3364.3% passing rate, which increased to 19.89±1.88 and 99.3% in posttest respectively, while the control group received 16.20±3.30 and 61.7% in pretest, which increased to 18.29±3.39 and 83.7% in posttest. The intervention group obtained a significantly higher mean change in score compared to controls (p<0.001) and better score distribution with around 95% of learners having posttest scores between 17 to 23 (or within 2 standard deviations from the intervention group’s posttest mean). In contrast, only 68% of the control group received scores within the same range. Medical students in the intervention group gained the highest improvement in score compared to other groups. The overall mean usability score of the MCCOD online course was 3.86±0.88 with lowest dimension means noted in Learning and Support and Interactivity.Conclusion: E-learning is an effective means of improving MCCOD knowledge outcomes among medical clerks and interns. Enhancing its usability is critical to maximize its impact on learning outcomes and improve its adoption.
Determining Firm Value in the Indonesian Banking Sub Sector
Authors: Medyawati Henny , Yunanto Muhamad
Published: April 2021

This study aims to find the most appropriate model for analysing the effect of financial performance, dividend policy, interest rates and the rupiah exchange rate on firm value. The research sample includes the banking sub-sector companies listed on the IDX in 2013-2019. The research method used is purposive sampling to analyse the panel data. The variables used in this study are the company value as measured by Price to Book Value (PBV), financial performance is measured by Return on Assets (ROA), dividend policy is measured by Dividend Pay-out Ratio (DPR), interest rate is measured by BI interest rate, and the rupiah exchange rate is measured by the middle rate. The results show that ROA and exchange rate affect firm value. The appropriate model used in this study is the random effect model.
Pengumpulan UTS Profesi Keguruan
Authors: HIDAYATULLAH MUHAMMAD
Published: April 2021

Profesi adalah suatu pekerjaan atau jabatan yang menuntut keahlian tertentu, tetapi memerlukan persiapan melalui pendidikan dan pelatihan secara khusus pada hakikatnya profesi suatu pernyataan atau suatu janji terbuka yang menyatakan bahwa seseorang itu mengabdikan dirinya pada suatu jabatan. Profesi guru adalah penddik professional dengan tugas utama mendidik, mengajar, membimbing, mengarahkan, melatih dan menilai. Guru digolongkan sebagai profesi karena menurut keahlian dan persyaratan - persyaratan khusus dalam melaksanakan tugasnya memiliki organisasi profesi kode etik, dan memiliki wadah organisasi, peran hak dan kewajiban guru membimbing mengarahkan peserta didik serta mengevaluasi proses belajar-mengajar yang baik dan terarah secara khusus. Komponen yang wajib dimiliki oleh guru: kompetensi pedagogic, kompetensi professional guru, kompetensi sosial guru dan kompetensi kepribadian guru harus memiliki semua kompetensi itu.