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Orange dye Removal Efficiency by Few-layer Graphene: an Investigation by UV-Vis Spectroscopy-=SUP=-*-=/SUP=-
Authors: Motahari Hamid , Mohammadi Hoorieh Shaterian , Behjat Abbas
Published: December 2021

Nowadays, few-layer graphene (FLG) has been introduced as a new type of adsorbent. In this research, the orange dyes including, methyl orange (MO) as an industrial dye and the soft drink orange dye (orange Fanta soda) as a food dye, have been removed by FLG adsorbent. In all steps, UV-Vis spectroscopy as a valuable and fast method has been applied. The optical absorption coefficient has been decreased from 0.9 to less than 0.2 by FLG adsorbent for 50 ppm MO dye solution. Therefore, the MO solution with 50 ppm concentration converts to about 10 ppm output solution using 0.05 g of FLG adsorbent in a few minutes. It is about 80% adsorption dye removal efficiency. Also, MO dye removals have been performed in the range of 10 ppm to 500 ppm concentrations, but as the concentration of the solution increases, the dye adsorption ability of FLG decreases. The maximum efficient and optimum MO dye concentrations are about 100 ppm and 50 ppm, respectively, due to 0.05 g FLG adsorbent. It has been completely saturated at about 500 ppm concentration MO dye solution. Also, it has been observed that, for 50 ppm MO dye solution, increasing the amount of mass adsorbent from 0.05 g to 0.25 g can cause the output MO concentration to decrease from 10 ppm to 3 ppm. It has been revealed that about 94% of MO dye can remove by 0.25 g FLG adsorbent. The contact time due to 94% MO removal process is less than 5 minutes. Therefore, only by 0.25 g of FLG adsorbent we can purify wastewater containing 50 ppm MO dye to less than 3 ppm dye concentration, at less than a few minutes. Finally, the FLG glass tube filter can remove more than 90% food orange dye in less than 90 seconds for 50 ml of soft drink solution. Therefore, the FLG tube filtration process is so fast, easy, and high efficient. Keywords: adsorption, Few-Layer Graphene, methyl orange, UV-Vis spectroscopy, orange dye.
Recruiting Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Couples via Dating Apps: Pilot Study on Challenges and Successes
Authors: Witkovic Yong Darin , Kim Hyunjin Cindy , Bright Darius Jovon , Tan Judy Y
Published: December 2021

Background

HIV disproportionately impacts Black men who have sex with men (MSM), and targeting the primary relationship (ie, couples) using mobile technology for health holds promise for HIV prevention. Web-based recruitment of MSM is commonly employed in HIV prevention and intervention research. However, little known about recruiting Black MSM couples on the internet in the United States.

Objective

This study describes the process of recruiting Black MSM couples over social networking and dating apps frequented by MSM. We describe the activities for recruiting, screening, and enrolling participants as part of a randomized trial employing a multipronged recruitment approach.

Methods

Black MSM in couples were recruited via three apps (ie, Jack’d, Adam4Adam, and Growlr) between May 2020 and March 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Black MSM couples were eligible if one or both partners are Black, MSM, and living with HIV, and if both partners were 18 years or older, and have been together for at least 2 months in what they both consider a primary relationship (ie, one in which both partners reported feeling most committed to over any other partner or relationship).

Results

A total of 10 Black MSM couples (n=20) were enrolled via social networking apps. App recruitment activities were a combination of passive (eg, in-app advertisements) and active (eg, direct messaging of users) engagement. Recruitment approaches varied by the social networking app owing to differences in app features. A full-time recruiter experienced challenges such as bugs (ie, technical errors in computer program or system), navigating technical requirements specific to each app, and web-based harassment.

Conclusions

Despite challenges, it was possible to recruit Black MSM couples virtually into research as part of a multipronged recruitment strategy. We identify tips for using web-based dating and other social networking apps as part of a recruitment strategy in future research with Black MSM couples.
Development and Usability of a Text Messaging Program for Women With Gestational Diabetes: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Blair Rachel A , Horn Christine E , Dias Jennifer M , McDonnell Marie E , Seely Ellen W
Published: December 2021

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 5%-10% of pregnancies and can lead to serious fetal and maternal complications. SMS text messaging is an effective way to improve diabetes management outside of pregnancy, but has not been well studied in GDM.

Objective

This study aimed to perform user experience testing and assess usability and acceptability of an SMS text messaging program (Text 4 Success) for women with GDM.

Methods

An automated 2-way texting program was developed. It included (1) reminders to check blood glucose levels, (2) positive feedback to user-reported glucose levels, (3) weekly educational messages, and (4) weekly motivational messages. For the user experience testing, women received simulated messages. For the usability study, women were enrolled in the program and received messages for 2 weeks. All women participated in semistructured interviews. For women in the usability study, data from glucose measuring devices were downloaded to assess adherence to self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), measured as the percentage of recommended SMBG checks performed (a secondary outcome).

Results

Ten women participated in user experience testing. Suggestions for optimization included further customization of message timing and minimization of jargon, which were incorporated. Ten women participated in the usability study. All 10 would recommend the program to other women with GDM. Participants liked the immediate feedback to glucose values. Suggestions included further flexibility of messages related to mealtimes and the ability to aggregate blood glucose data into a table or graph. Overall, adherence to SMBG testing was high at baseline (222/238 recommended checks, 93%). In comparing the week prior to the trial with the 2 weeks during the trial, there was a small but statistically insignificant difference (P=.48) in the percentage of recommended SMBG performed (median 93% [25th-75th IQR 89%-100%] vs median 97% [25th-75th IQR 92%-100%]).

Conclusions

Overall, women with GDM would recommend the Text 4 Success in GDM program and think it is helpful for GDM self-management. The program was usable and acceptable. The program may be better suited to those who have low levels of adherence to SMBG at baseline or to women at time of their diagnosis of GDM. Adaptations to the program will be made based on user suggestions. Further study of SMS text messaging to improve SMBG in GDM is needed.
Concerns Around Opposition to the Green Pass in Italy: Social Listening Analysis by Using a Mixed Methods Approach
Authors: Spitale Giovanni , Biller-Andorno Nikola , Germani Federico
Published: December 2021

Background

The recent introduction of COVID-19 certificates in several countries, including the introduction of the European green pass, has been met with protests and concerns by a fraction of the population. In Italy, the green pass has been used as a nudging measure to incentivize vaccinations because a valid green pass is needed to enter restaurants, bars, museums, or stadiums. As of December 2021, a valid green pass can be obtained by being fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine, recovered from COVID-19, or tested. However, a green pass obtained with a test has a short validity (48 hours for the rapid test, 72 hours for the polymerase chain reaction test) and does not allow access to several indoor public places.

Objective

This study aims to understand and describe the concerns of individuals opposed to the green pass in Italy, the main arguments of their discussions, and their characterization.

Methods

We collected data from Telegram chats and analyzed the arguments and concerns that were raised by the users by using a mixed methods approach.

Results

Most individuals opposing the green pass share antivaccine views, but doubts and concerns about vaccines are generally not among the arguments raised to oppose the green pass. Instead, the discussion revolves around the legal aspects and the definition of personal freedom. We explain the differences and similarities between antivaccine and anti–green pass discourses, and we discuss the ethical ramifications of our research, focusing on the use of Telegram chats as a social listening tool for public health.

Conclusions

A large portion of individuals opposed to the green pass share antivaccine views. We suggest public health and political institutions to provide a legal explanation and a context for the use of the green pass, as well as to continue focusing on vaccine communication to inform vaccine-hesitant individuals. Further work is needed to define a consensual ethical framework for social listening for public health.
Cost–effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Authors: Podkonjak Tanja , Cranmer Holly , Scarisbrick Julia , McCarthy Grant , Lilley Cameron , Cheng Lung-I
Published: December 2021

Aim:
To assess the cost–effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin (BV) versus physician’s choice (methotrexate or bexarotene) for treating advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Materials & methods:
A partitioned-survival model was developed from the National Health Service perspective in England and Wales. Model inputs were informed by the ALCANZA trial, real-world UK data, published literature or clinical experts.
Results:
Over the modeled lifetime, BV dominated physician’s choice and provided an additional 1.58 life-years and 1.09 higher quality-adjusted life years with a net cost saving of £119,565. The net monetary benefit was £152,326 using a willingness-to-pay threshold of £30,000/quality-adjusted life year. Results were robust in sensitivity and scenario analyses.
Conclusion:
BV is a highly cost-effective treatment for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Ocupaciones alfareras tempranas. Tecnología y subsistencia en el piedemonte del norte de Mendoza (Centro Oeste Argentino)
Authors: Chiavazza Horacio , Prieto-Olavarría Cristina , Puebla Lorena , Quiroga Marcos , Castillo Leonardo , Anzorena Jorge , López José Manuel , Mafferra Luis Eduardo , Zorrilla María Valeria , Mansegosa Daniela Alit , Giannotti Pablo Sebastián
Published: December 2021

Excavations carried out in an open area in the Memorial de la Bandera site in the center of the city of Mendoza (west-central Argentina) made it possible to discover, at a depth of four meters, evidence of human settlement. The diverse structures and materials found were analyzed to understand the characteristics of the occupations, their chronology, the lithic and ceramic technology, and the remains of botanical and archaeofaunal items consumed. The results obtained indicate that this occupation was developed between ca. 2100 and 1200 BP, and is one of the earliest sites and ceramic shreds found in the foothills of northern Mendoza province. The stability of the settlement and the possibility that plants were cultivated on the site are inferred by the semi-subterranean houses, combustion features, structures probably associated with water management and macro- and micro-remains of plants. Its location next to the Zanjón Frías alluvial channel and the archeofaunal and anthracological remains permit the interpretation of the existence of wetlands in the past. The lithic technology, together with all the evidences mentioned, lead to the proposal that these occupations occurred within the framework of the economic intensification process postulated for the region and the southern cone of South America.
Propiedades Psicométricas de una Escala de Personalidad Moral en Estudiantes Universitarios Mexicanos
Authors: Miranda-Rodríguez Rubén Andrés , Buxarrais Estrada María Rosa , Mercado-Ruiz Alan Alexis
Published: December 2021

El estudio y medición de la personalidad moral en estudiantes universitarios se considera importante para comprender elementos esenciales de los aspectos éticos que definen la formación de los futuros profesionales. Sin embargo, en México y América Latina se han hecho sugerencias al respecto, pero no se ha profundizado en el desarrollo de instrumentos que permitan evaluar este tipo de formación con criterios cuantitativos. En esta investigación, se plantearon los objetivos de identificar las propiedades psicométricas de una escala de personalidad moral en estudiantes universitarios mexicanos, además de reconocer las relaciones entre personalidad moral y los cinco grandes factores de la personalidad. Se tradujeron al español los reactivos de la escala original redactada en catalán y se aplicaron a diferentes muestras de la cultura mexicana. Los resultados mostraron una escala válida y confiable con los tres factores planteados en el modelo original y correlaciones estadísticamente significativas con los cinco grandes factores. Se discute la importancia de la personalidad y los aspectos morales en la formación universitaria desde un punto de vista integral, en el que no sólo se consideren los aspectos académicos, sino también aspectos la vida cotidiana en general.
Perfiles del Afecto en la Predicción de la Depresión en dos Grupos de Población Mexicana
Authors: Meza Peña Cecilia , Hernández Pozo María Del Rocío , Álvarez Gasca María Araceli , Rodríguez Aguirre Carlos Antonio , Romo González Tania , López Walle Jeanette Magnolia , Gallegos Guajardo Julia , Castor Praga Cecilia , Góngora Coronado Elías Alfonso , González Ochoa Raquel
Published: December 2021

Se contrastan las diferencias en sintomatología depresiva entre mexicanos de dos polos urbanos importantes, analizando la predicción de la depresión a partir de los perfiles afectivos y variables sociodemográficas. Método. Participaron 1036 estudiantes, 431 del   centro de México y 605 del noreste. Se evaluó la sintomatología depresiva mediante el CES-D-20 y perfil afectivo con el PANAS-20. Resultados. Hay una alta prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva en los participantes, con diferencia significativa entre los grupos. En el grupo del centro la depresión es predicha por el perfil de afecto autodestructivo, afecto alto, así como hábitos no saludables, mientras que en el noreste coincide en los primeros dos predictores diferenciándose porque se incorpora en el modelo el menor sentido de autorrealización. Conclusión. Nuestro estudio sugiere diferencias en la manifestación de la depresión por zona geográfica, con un perfil afectivo autodestructivo y de afecto alto. Es de interés resaltar que el perfil afectivo alto puede enmascarar la forma de manifestar la depresión, ya que se les puede considerar como personas extrovertidas y por tanto, subestimar el malestar emocional que puedan estar presentando. Este aspecto es fundamental en la mejor comprensión de la depresión en el campo clínico.
Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Vaccination of COVID-19
Authors: Nirojini P. Sharmila
Published: December 2021

Abstract: COVID- 19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) is a quite contagious disease this is derived from Orthocoronavirinae family. SARS-CoV-2 viruses are single-stranded, plus-stranded RNA virus that infect numerous animal species, inclusive of humans, and cause respiration, neurological, and liver illnesses. SARS-CoV-2 is generally transferred through respiration droplets during close contact including speaking, coughing, sneezing, and shouting. Typical common symptoms of COVID-19 include respiratory symptoms like Fever and cough, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and neurological manifestations. COVID-19 has currently been recognized using a viral nucleic acid RT-PCR test primarily based totally on affected person nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. The CT score could play a important function in the prognosis of COVID-19 infected patients if the RT-PCR test for swabs became negative at an early stage. COVID-19 patients with comorbidites like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Asthma, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cardio Vascular Disease, Obesity, Renal Disease, Liver Disease and other comorbidities can develope life-threatening situation. Remdesvir is the primary preference of medication, an antiviral agent that works via way of means of inhibiting viral replication in the body. There is a higher death rate in men while in comparison to women, hypothetically because of sex-based immunological or gendered differences. Vaccines are regarded as the maximum efficient way to halt the pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, RT-PCR, comorbity, treatment, vaccine.
Stock Price Prediction Using Time Series
Authors: Cheruvu Sai Manoj
Published: December 2021

Abstract: Predicting Stock price of a company has been a challenge for analysts due to the fluctuations and its changing nature with respect to time. This paper attempts to predict the stock prices using Time series technique that proposes to observe various changes in a given variable with respect to time and is appropriate for making predictions in financial sector [1] as the stock prices are time variant. Keywords: Stock prices, Analysis, Fluctuations, Prediction, Time series, Time variant
The results of approbation of a comprehensive expert assessment of the quality of CT images of the chest obtained on low-dose scanning protocols using iterative reconstruction methods
Authors: Berkovich G. V. , Vodovatov A. V. , Chipiga L. A. , Trufanov G. E.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Сomputed tomography (CT) is associated with high individual patient doses. Hence, the process of optimization in CT examinations by developing low-dose scan protocols is important.Purpose of the study. Clinical approbation of low-dose protocols developed by the authors earlier, selection of the most promising protocol, assessment of the applicability of the developed algorithm for expert assessment of the quality of CT images.Materials and methods. The study was based on the data from 96 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with suspected infection in the lungs or sternal wound infection. CT examinations were performed using standard, low-dose and ultra-low-dose protocols (effective dose 3,5±0,9, 1,7±0,1 and 0,8±0,1 mSv, respectively) using two iterative reconstruction algorithms (IMR and iDose). The quality of the obtained data was assessed by 5 radiologists with more than 5-year experience in chest radiology.Results. In terms of the number of misinterpretations, no significant differences were estimated between the standard and lowdose protocols for all reconstruction methods. The ultra-low-dose protocol was characterized by a significantly higher number of missing lesions compared to other protocols.Conclusion. The developed method of assessment of the CT image quality has proven to be informative and reproducible and can be used to assess new scanning protocols.
Dancing with Diversity?
Authors: Liu Chunrong , Tang Yanwen
Published: December 2021

Rapid market transition in post-reform China has created various socioeconomic spaces that fall beyond the Leninist mode of control by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and thus constitutes a formidable challenge to its ruling capacity.  This article examines the evolving adaptations of the CCP and the rise of a new form of Party-society nexus in urban China. We found that Party organisers have been fostering a spatial strategy in the context of ‘disorganised urban socialism’. By spanning institutional and sectoral gaps, engaging so-called ‘floating party members’, and developing community-based service networks, the Party has deliberately combined a specific social mechanism with the Leninist logic of organising. We conclude with a broader discussion of the possible scenario and political implication of CCP’s organisational consolidation from below.
Competitiveness of Malaysian Fisheries Exports: A Constant Market Share Analysis
Authors: Soh Bee Hui , Lim Ghee-Thean , Chua Soo Y
Published: December 2021

Malaysia, one of the global major fish producers, has highly traded fisheries products given its many water bodies. Nonetheless, it faces a serious fish trade deficit, implying that the Malaysian fisheries sector might lose its competitiveness in the global market. This paper adopts a modified constant market share (CMS) analysis, which incorporates a net-share approach index and geometric framework, to measure the export competitiveness of the Malaysian fisheries sector. The findings reveal that half of the fisheries products exhibit optimistic export competitiveness. Malaysia reflects the strongest competitiveness in exporting frozen fish and the least competitiveness in the export of crustaceans. Additional effort and attention on those less competitive groups of aquatic invertebrates, live fish and crustaceans are required to improve the export performance. Application of the modified approach is highly proposed as it is not only a simple measurement that gives relatively more accurate results but also succeeds to overcome inconsistency in the traditional approach. The findings provide evidence of unrealised fish export potential regarding product categories, which helps policymakers, traders and marketers to develop their long-term strategic plans and enhance the export competitiveness of the fisheries sector in Malaysia.
“And Here We are in the Fairyland” of Children’s Literature: The Case of the French Version of Internatsionalnaya Literatura” (1934)
Authors: Belskaya Evgenia V.
Published: December 2021

This article focuses on the issue of La Littérature Internationale, a French version of the multilingual Soviet journal Internatsionalnaya Literatura, which embodied one of the declarations of the First Congress of the Soviet writers on the key role of didacticism in the new literature. The second issue of La Littérature Internationale in 1934 contained a selection of works about children by authors from the USSR, France, United States, and Germany. The aim of this article is to analyze this selection of texts and to determine its function in the literary journal for adults. The author shows the connection of the plot schemes in the selection with the preceding folklore and literary tradition (a folk fairytale and literary Christmas tale, Victorian educational novel, romantic heroic novel). The classic storyline of these works allows us to introduce new themes and plots: re-education and correction, the story of working at the factory and at the mine, shown through the eyes of children as well as the resistance to Hitler’s regime in Germany. The conclusion shows that in this issue, the children’s selection forms a socialist realist model of world literature of a kind. Together with the stories for adults, it sets a pattern for the new universal literature whose plot schemes reflect the main trends in the literature of socialist realism and the anti-fascist literature of the 1930s–1940s.
Overcoming Faust: Maksim Gorky in the Perception of Philosopher, Poet, and Aesthetician Aleksandr Gorsky
Authors: Gacheva Anastasia G.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the attitude of philosopher, poet, and aesthetician Aleksandr Gorsky to the personality and legacy of A.M. Gorky. It outlines the main directions of Gorky’s perception and interpretation by Gorsky. The article argues that Gorsky highlights vitality and projectivity of Gorky’s creative thinking, and considers him a consistent immortalist. The focus is on Gorsky’s unpublished work “Overcoming Faust” (1939–1940), a typical example of philosophical criticism that uses philological methods of analysis. Gorsky examines Faustianism through the prism of the rejection of individualism, which is specific for Gorky’s work. Considering the desire for knowledge and action as the defining feature of the Faustian consciousness, Gorsky notes that this desire is constrained and limited by the fact of human mortality and the recognition of the omnipotence of nature. The fact that Faustianism does not aim at overcoming death and eventually comes to terms with with it, allows Gorsky to see Faustianism as a bourgeois type of consciousness. Instead, Gorky, by standing against petty-bourgeois passivity in his work, raises the question about the means to overcome death. Gorky’s early fairy tale “The Girl and Death” is interpreted by Gorsky in the context of the development of life-affirming consciousness that overcomes death by the power of love and devotion to the common cause.
Literary Heritage of the First Ideologist of the Moscow Kingdom. Review of: Daniel, Metropolitan of Moscow. Works, ed. by L.I. Zhurova. Moscow, Indrik Publ., 2020, 848 p.
Authors: Bulanin Dmitry M.
Published: December 2021

This review analyzes the first academic publication of the works written by Metropolitan Daniel (1522–1539). He was the head of Russian Church in the years when the Moscow principality was being transformed into the Moscow kingdom, which claimed its proper place in the providential history. The hierarch is well known to literary critics as the initiator of wide-scale book enterprises that proclaimed the symbolic dignity of Moscow in its new function of the “Third Rome.” Daniel’s own writings, concentrated in four large units, had little chance to attract attention because they neglected the problems relevant for his time. An exemplary publication of Daniel’s writings prepared by L.I. Zhurova as well as the text history of his writings makes it possible to revise the traditional estimation of this part in Daniel’s books heritage. The reviewer draws attention to the structural innovations made by Daniel who enriched Russian literature with new genres and new forms. As it turns out, the allegedly dull works of the Metropolitan are closely related to his work as an ideologist of the Russian state.
A palavra muda de Rancière através de um diálogo entre Flaubert e Ibsen | Rancière's mute speech through a dialogue between Flaubert and Ibsen
Authors: Chaves Ana Carolina Calenzo
Published: December 2021

A palavra muda é um conceito importante na compreensão da literatura estética por propor modos específicos de trato com a letra e com as contradições decorrentes da quebra com os pressupostos representativos. Por isso, este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a reflexão que Rancière propõe sobrea obra de Gustave Flaubert em diálogo com o teatro. Visto que a palavra muda enlaça formas de expressão que encontram, na arte, um lugar (mesmo que impermanente), esta abordagempode ajudar a vislumbrar caminhos para o pensamento de outros modos do fazer artístico e o trânsito entre eles. Por fim, buscou-seconectar o teatro de Henrik Ibsene o gesto estético de Flaubert mediante a relação entre Bouvard e Pécuchet e O pato selvagem.Palavras-chave: Palavra muda. Rancière. Flaubert. Ibsen. AbstractMute speech is a key-concept on the reflection about the aesthetic literature by proposing specific ways of writing practices andtheir consequent contradictions, resulting from the rupture with the representative presuppositions.Therefore, this work aims to investigate Rancière's reflection on Gustave Flaubert's work in dialogue with theatre. Since the mute speechentwines forms of expression that find, in the art of writing, an important place (albeit an impermanent one), this approach can help to find out paths for thinking about other ways of artistic making, as well as moving between them. Finally, an attempt was made to connect Henrik Ibsen's theater and Flaubert's aesthetic gesture through the relationship between Bouvard and Pécuchet and The Wild Duck.Keywords: Mute speech. Rancière. Flaubert. Ibsen. ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1149-3707
Ética e estética. Não como polaridade, mas como diferença | Ethics and aesthetics. Not as polarity, but as a difference
Authors: Bohrer Karl Heinz
Published: December 2021

Este ensaio discute a tensão entre ética e estética (que corresponde à oposição da filosofia da arte e da teoria estética) com a ajuda de três pensadores, que interiorizaram a experiência romântico-moderna, sem que se tornassem suspeitos de qualquer idealismo: Kierkegaard, Musil, Adorno.Palavras-chave: Estética. Ética. Kierkegaard. Musil. Adorno. AbstractThis essay discusses the tension between Ethics and Esthetics (which corresponds to the opposition of Philosophy of Arts and Esthetic Theory) helped by three thinkers, who interiorized the modern-romantic experience, without any suspicion of any idealism: Kiierkegaard, Musil, Adorno.Keywords: Esthetics. Ethics. Kierkegaard. Musil. Adorno.
PMM2-CDG and nephrotic syndrome: a case report.
Authors: Banderali Giuseppe , Salvatici Elisabetta , Rovelli Valentina , Jaeken Jaak
Published: December 2021

CDG are a group of diseases altering the glycosylation process. Enzymes
involved have ubiquitous distribution with systemic involvement and high
phenotypic variability. We report the case of a girl with central
hypotonia, epilepsy and severe psychomotor delay diagnosed with
phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency (PMM2-CDG) after presenting with
nephrotic syndrome.
Incidental detection of retained oil-based hysterosalpingography contrast medium with postoperative postpartum radiography: A case report
Authors: Hayashida Harue , Furuya Kiichiro , Kurahashi Hiroki , Yamashita Saya , Chang Yangshil , Tsubouchi Hiroaki , Shikado Kayoko , Ogita Kazuhide
Published: December 2021

Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is widely performed in combination with
assisted reproductive technology, and the contrast medium used in this
procedure may be retained in the pelvic cavity. In patients showing
suspected operative-residue lesions after caesarean section, a medical
history of HSG and details regarding abnormal findings can facilitate
differential diagnosis.
Reducing the Electrogram Review Burden Imposed by Insertable Cardiac Monitors
Authors: Gardner Roy S. , Quartieri Fabio , Betts Tim , Afzal Muhammad , Manyam Harish , Badie Nima , Dawoud Fady , Sabet Leyla , Davis Kevin , Qu Fujian , Ryu Kyungmoo , Ip John
Published: December 2021

Background: Insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) are essential
for ambulatory arrhythmia diagnosis. However, definitive diagnoses still
require time-consuming, manual adjudication of electrograms (EGMs).
Objective: To evaluate the clinical impact of selecting only
key EGMs for review. Methods: Retrospective analyses of
randomly selected Abbott Confirm Rx devices with
≥90 days of remote transmission history was performed, with each EGM
adjudicated as true or false positive (TP, FP). For each device, up to 3
“key EGMs” per arrhythmia type per day were prioritized for review
based on ventricular rate and episode duration. The reduction in EGMs
and TP days (patient-days with at least 1 TP EGM), and any diagnostic
delay (from the first TP), were calculated vs. reviewing all EGMs.
Results: In 1,000 ICMs over a median duration of 8.1 months, at
least one atrial fibrillation (AF), tachycardia, bradycardia, or pause
EGM was transmitted by 424, 343, 190, and 325 devices, respectively,
with a total of 95716 EGMs. Approximately 90% of episodes were
contributed by 25% of patients. Key EGM selection reduced EGM review
burden by 43%, 66%, 77%, and 50% (55% overall), while reducing TP
days by 0.8%, 2.1%, 0.2%, and 0.0%, respectively. Despite reviewing
fewer EGMs, 99% of devices with a TP EGM were ultimately diagnosed on
the same day vs. reviewing all EGMs. Conclusions: Key EGM
selection reduced the EGM review substantially with no
delay-to-diagnosis in 99% of patients exhibiting true arrhythmias.
Implementing these rules in the Abbott patient care network may
accelerate clinical workflow without compromising diagnostic timelines.
When We Feel: Racialized Emotions and Epistemic Violence in German Higher Education
Authors: Camufingo Angelo
Published: December 2021

In this article I autoethnographically examine and reflect upon the connection between racialized emotions and epistemic violence in higher education. By having a closer look at one of the seminars I attended and my work in the General Student Committee, I analyse how every racialized emotion is consequential. Drawing on Ahmed’s (2012), Bonilla-Silva’s (2019), Lutz and Abu-Lughod’s (1990) and other’s notions of emotion and power I discuss my experiences and strengthen the understanding of emotion in race-related issues and knowledge-discourse.
Introduction to the Special Issue Decolonizing Anthropology: Race, Emotions and Pedagogies in the European Classroom
Authors: Barnett-Naghshineh Olivia , Pattathu Antony
Published: December 2021

Here we open up the special issue with an introduction to the topic of decolonizing anthropology through the consideration of the emotionality of race, racism, and whiteness within the classroom and the discipline. Focusing on the European Classroom as a construct, we reflect on what the implications of decolonizing anthropology are for teaching the discipline, particularly in regard to the positionality of “European Others” (El Tayeb, 2011) as students and educators. While demands for structural changes in the discipline and the restructuring of canons and curriculums have been widely proposed, the role of affect and emotions in relation to colonialism, race, and whiteness in the decolonizing process have been addressed only marginally. We offer a contribution to the conversation through the focus on emotions, taking these as a form of knowledge and political action. Bringing together literatures on postcolonial studies, decolonial theory with critiques of anthropology, we suggest a space for thinking about the emotional dimensions of decolonization within the university and across disciplines and describe the contribution of each article included herein that show the power that comes from thinking critically about the emotionality of the classroom, and the role of emotions in reproducing colonial epistemics.
Initial Evidence on the Market Impact of the iXBRL Adoption
Authors: Luo Xin , Wang Tawei , Yang Liu , Zhao Xinlei , Zhang Yiyang
Published: December 2021

SYNOPSIS

In June 2018, the SEC adopted Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL), which embeds XBRL data into HTML-formatted annual reports to improve the accessibility and usefulness of the information disclosures to investors. This study assesses the effectiveness of iXBRL by examining its impact on informational efficiency and information asymmetry. Using a sample that includes iXBRL voluntary adopters before 2019, we find that iXBRL adoption lowers stock return drift and facilitates information being impounded into firm stock prices following the filing of annual reports. We also find that unlike XBRL, iXBRL reduces information asymmetry in the long run. These findings are consistent with the SEC’s intention of adopting iXBRL to combine human-readable and machine-readable information. Our study provides initial evidence on the effectiveness of iXBRL in communicating information to the external users of annual reports.
Menilai Kompetensi Pengetahuan IPA dengan Instrumen Pada Topik Pengaruh Kalor Terhadap Perubahan Suhu dan Wujud Benda
Authors: Noviyani Ni Kadek Ary , Tegeh I Made , Jayanta Nyoman Laba
Published: December 2021

Guru mengalami kendala dalam pembuatan instrumen untuk menilai capaian belajar siswa yang berdampak terhadap rendahnya hasil belajar siswa khususnya pada kompetensi pengetahuan IPA. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan dan menciptakan instrumen kompetensi pengetahuan IPA yang layak pada topik pengaruh kalor terhadap perubahan suhu dan wujud benda di kelas V sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini berjenis penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan model 4D yang terdiri dari empat tahap yang meliputi tahap pendefinisian (define), perancangan (design), pengembangan (development), dan penyebaran (disseminate). Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik wawancara, observasi, studi dokumen, dan metode tes berupa pilihan ganda. Data hasil penelitian kemudian dianalisis dengan uji validitas, uji reliabilitias, uji tingkat kesukaran, dan uji daya beda soal. Sebelum instrumen diimplementasikan kepada siswa terlebih dahulu dilakukan uji kepada ahli untuk membuktikan validitas isi instrumen. Hasil uji ahli menunjukkan sebanyak 34 soal relevan dan sebanyak 1 soal tidak relevan. Hasil implementasi kepada siswa menunjukkan instrumen memiliki validitas butir baik dengan 29 soal valid dan 5 soal tidak valid. Uji reliabilitas instrumen tergolong dalam kategori sangat tinggi dengan tingkat kesukaran sedang dan daya beda baik.  Kesimpulan yang dapat ditarik berdasarkan hal tersebut adalah instrumen kompetensi pengetahuan IPA pada topik pengaruh kalor terhdaap perubahan suhu dan wujud benda valid dan layak digunakan untuk menilai capaian kompetensi pengetahuan IPA siswa.
Kesulitan dalam Menulis Karya Ilmiah
Authors: Budhyani I Dewa Ayu Made , Angendari Made Diah
Published: December 2021

Pada umumnya, mahasiswa yang sedang menulis skripsi sering mengalami kesulitan. Kesulitan yang dihadapi sangatlah beragam, mulai dari kurang memahami permasalahan yang akan diteliti, terbatasnya referensi, kurang menguasai teori, belum memiliki keinginan untuk memulai menulis, sibuk bekerja,dan sebagainya. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk menganalisis kesulitan mahasiswa PKK dalam menulis karya ilmiah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap mahasiswa angkatan tahun 2017 dan tahun 2018 yang sedang mengambil mata kuliah skripsi sebanyak 89 orang. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data yaitu wawancara dan kuesioner. Data dianalisis dengan langkah-langkah sebagai berikut. 1) Pengorganisasian data, baik informasi dari hasil wawancara, maupun kuesioner. 2) Membaca data secara keseluruhan dan dikelompokkan, 3) Membuat uraian tentang kesulitan yang dialami mahasiswa 4) Menyajikan hasil pembahasan secara deskriptif, dan 5) Mengambil kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adalah kesulitan terbesar yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa adalah kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis karya ilmiah khususnya skripsi belum bisa dikatakan optimal, hal ini ditunjukkan dari hasil angket yang disebarkan dimana 73,0 % pengetahunnya cukup dalam menulis skripsi 23,6% mahasiswa kurang paham dalam menulis skripsi dan 3,4% kemampuan dalam menulis karya ilmiah sangat kurang. Jadi, kesulitan terbesar yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa adalah mengumpulakan ide-ide untuk tugas akhir, kemampuan menulis karya ilmiah serta pengumpulan sumber bacaan.
Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik (LKPD) Berbasis High Order Thingking Skills (HOTS) pada Pembelajaran Tematik
Authors: Utami Dira Putri , Dafit Febrina
Published: December 2021

Masih banyak siswa yang kesulitan memecahkan masalah yang diminta dan berdampak pada hasil nilai yang diperoleh oleh peserta didik. Maka dari itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan bahan ajar LKPD (Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik) berbasis HOTS (High Order Thingking Skills) pada Tema 1 Organ Gerak Hewan dan Manusia Subtema 3 Manfaat Lingkungan. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu pengembangan dengan menggunakan model ADDIE yang disederhanakan menjadi empat tahapan yaitu (Analysis, Design, Development, Impementasi). Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan berupa angket yang diberikan kepada ahli desain, ahli materi, ahli bahasa untuk menguji kelayakan, serta respon guru dan peserta didik untuk menguji kemenarikan. Jenis data yang diperoleh dari hasil penelitian adalah data kualitatif yang dianalisis menggunakan data kuantitatif berupa data angka dan diinterpretasikan dengan pedoman kriteria kategori penilaian untuk menentukan kualitas produk. Hasil dari penelitian ini, menghasilkan produk LKPD (Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik) yang dapat digunakan pada jenjang SD sebagai bahan ajar atau pegangan buku ajar peserta didik yang telah memenuhi kriteria sangat baik dengan skor rata-rata dari ahli desain 90% ahli materi 88% dan ahli bahasa 90% dengan kategori sangat layak serta respon yang diberikan oleh pendidik 99% dengan kategori sangat menarik, dan dilakukan uji coba skala kecil 84% dengan kategori sangat menarik. Bahan ajar LKPD (Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik) sudah layak digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran.
Multimedia Interaktif Model Neurosains dengan Transformasi Mode Daring dan Luring di Era New Normal
Authors: Duwika Kadek , Janardana Made Agus
Published: December 2021

Pembelajaran di Perguruan tinggi kini menghadapi kendala yang sangat serius di tengah masa pandemi covid-19. Jumlah kasus yang setiap hari terus bertambah menyebabkan kegiatan pembelajaran dilakukan secara daring. Dari permasalahan tersebut sangat diperlukan sebuah skema pembelajaran berbasis multimedia untuk mengantisipasi pembelajaran di era New Normal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menciptakan bahan aja multimedia interaktif model neurosains dengan transformasi mode daring dan luring di era new normal. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian  model pengembangan menggunakan Model Dick & Carey, Pemilihan model tersebut dikarenakan tahapan-tahapan yang disajikan sangat sesuai dan cocok dengan skema penelitian yang dikembangkan. Subyek Penelitian yang dilakukan yaitu mahasiswa semester 4, ujicoba kelayakan melibatkan ahli media, ahli isi dan ahli desain. Metode Pegumpulan data menggunakan metode kuesioner, angket dan metode analisa menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran menggunakan multimedia interaktif sangat efektif dan layak terbukti pada hasil ujicoba ahli media yang memperoleh kalkulasi 88%, ahli desain memperoleh kalkulasi sebesar 90% dan ahli isi memperoleh kalkulasi 87% sehingga pengujian oleh ahli berada pada kategori sangat layak. Selanjutnya ujicoba perseorangan memperoleh kalkulasi sebesar 88%. Ujicoba kelompok kecil memperoleh kalkulasi sebesar 87% dan ujicoba kelompok besar memperoleh kalkulasi sebesar 88%, Jadi dari kegiatan ujicoba yang dilaksanakan menunjukkan bahwa multimedia interaktif yang dikembangkan dengan transformasi mode daring dan luring sangat layak digunakan pada mata kuliah sistem informasi manajemen di masa pandemic covid-19.
CAVALCANTI, Geraldo Holanda. O livro das origens: uma leitura descomprometida do Gênesis
Authors: Lima Anderson de Oliveira
Published: December 2021

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fontes textuais da Bíblia Almeida
Authors: Menezes Fernandes Luis Henrique
Published: December 2021

São fartos e relevantes os testemunhos em favor da posição de destaque da Bíblia Almeida como patrimônio literário e religioso da língua portuguesa. E não obstante o conjunto expressivo de estudiosos que se debruçaram sobre a história dessa pioneira tradução bíblica em português, permanece ainda hoje um dilema quanto às suas fontes textuais, especialmente no que diz respeito ao embasamento ou não do seu tradutor nos idiomas bíblicos originais. Como estágio inicial e indispensável para um melhor esclarecimento dessa incógnita, foram rastreadas, de maneira ordenada, as conclusões dos principais especialistas na matéria, além de perscrutados, à medida do possível, os materiais de onde elas foram extraídas. Finalmente, esboçou-se uma síntese do status quaestionis, ponto de partida necessário para se obter depois, eventualmente, uma solução mais satisfatória para esse duradouro impasse.
trans-humanismo como uma pós-religião e a mística em Tugendhat
Authors: Hahn Noli Bernardo , Vianna Lucas Oliveira , Mendonça Matheus Thiago Carvalho
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo, tem-se como objetivo pensar o trans-humanismo nos limites da fronteira da religião a caminho de uma pós-religião. Adota-se a revisão bibliográfica como metodologia principal, estruturando-se o estudo em quatro partes: (1) apresentação da dessecularização da sociedade rumo à atitude mística intramundana na filosofia de Ernst Tugendhat como superação da morte; (2) análise das categorias religiosas e das promessas redentivas subjacentes ao projeto filosófico trans-humanista; (3) avaliação dos dilemas ético-sociais dele decorrentes, principalmente no capitalismo tardio e (4) um esboço de contribuição a partir da ideia de amor agápico. Conclui-se que tal construto representa uma alternativa viável para lidar-se tanto com os problemas a que o transhumanismo visa a solucionar quanto com aqueles por ele ocasionados.
ANALISIS PENGADAAN BAHAN BAKU DAN NILAI TAMBAH AGROINDUSTRI KERIPIK UBI KAYU DI KECAMATAN WAY JEPARA KABUPATEN LAMPUNG TIMUR
Authors: Kusuma Ekawati Wahyu , Widjaya Sudarma , Situmorang Suriaty
Published: December 2021

This research aims to analyze the procurement of raw material, added value, and the factors causing inactivity of 18 cassava chips agroindustries. This research was conducted in Way Jepara Sub-district, East Lampung Regency in May -July 2018. Respondents were active and non-active cassava chips agroindustries in Way Jepara District. Procurement of raw materials is analyzed using six-component method. The added value is analyzed use Hayami's method, and the cause of inactivity of the 18 cassava chips agroindustries is analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that the procurement of raw materials with six components, namely time, place, price, quantity, quality, and type of active agroindustry is appropriate, because it is in line with the expectations of each active agroindustry. Three active agroindustries have a positive added value (NT>0) can absorb labor, and can increase the income of the community around the agroindustry. The main factors causing the inactivity of 18 cassava chips agroindustries in Way Jepara Sub-district in production are less extensive product marketing coverage and low level of demand for the chips produced.Key words: added value, agroindustry, cassava, raw material
ANALISIS PREFERENSI, KEPUASAAN DAN LOYALITAS KONSUMEN TERHADAP KERIPIK PISANG DAN SINGKONG DI SENTRA AGROINDUSTRI KERIPIK KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: Agatha Grace Virginie , Endaryanto Teguh , Suryani Ani
Published: December 2021

The aims of this research are to analyze consumer’s preferences, satisfaction, and loyalty of banana and cassava chips at chips agroindustry centers in Bandar Lampung. The agro industries were chosen purposively. There were 70 respondents taken by using accidental sampling. Data were collected in May-June 2018 and analyzed descriptively by using Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and loyalty pyramid method (switcher buyer, habitual buyer, satisfied buyer, liking the brand buyer, and committed buyer). The results of this research showed that the attributes of banana and cassava chips which become the onsumers preferences were low prices, good taste, crispy texture, pleasant scent, harder to get, and attractive packaging. The satisfaction levels of the consumers of banana and cassava chips were both classified as satisfying and loyal consumers.Key words: banana, cassava, chips, consumers, satisfaction