bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genesis of multiple tumors in a patient with a primary endometral adenocarcinoma
Authors: Мирлина Е.Д. , Шахматова А.Д. , Хмелькова Д.Н. , Киль Ю.В. , Емельянова С.С. , Бутрович Г.М. , Гринькова Е.Я. , Миронова И.В. , Каймонов В.С. , Поляцкин И.Л. , Артемьева А.С. , Гуляев А.В. , Вострюхина О.А. , Вербенко В.Н.
Published: February 2024

Количество публикаций с описанием первично-множественных опухолей растет, тем не менее сообщения о синхронно-метахронных неоплазмах встречаются крайне редко. Более того, генетический анализ таких опухолей и возможных путей их прогрессии в литературе практически отсутствует. Целью данного исследования было установление независимости происхождения множественных опухолей у пациентки с синдромом Линча. Ретроспективный анализ материала предусматривал как изучение морфологических особенностей опухолей, так и выявление мутационных повреждений в исследуемых генах путем полноэкзомного секвенирования ДНК, выделенной из имеющихся в наличии парафиновых блоков. Совокупность гистологических типов и установленных мутационных профилей неоплазм подтверждает их независимое происхождение. Таким образом, в статье представлен новый случай первично-множественных опухолей и предположены возможные пути их формирования с участием врожденного нарушения системы коррекции неспаренных оснований.

The number of cases with the description of primary multiple tumors is growing, however, reports of synchronous-metachronous neoplasms are extremely rare. Moreover, there is practically no genetic analysis of such tumors and possible ways of their progression in the literature. The purpose of this study was to establish the independence of the origin of multiple tumors in a patient with Lynch syndrome. A retrospective analysis of the material included both the study of the morphological features of tumors and the detection of mutational damage in the studied genes by whole exome sequencing of DNA isolated from available paraffin blocks. The combination of histological types and established mutational profiles of neoplasms confirms their independent origin. Thus, a new case of primary multiple tumors is presented and possible ways of their formation with the participation of congenital disorders of the DNA mismatch repair system are suggested.
Features of creating systems for automatic control of pollutants from stationary sources of emission
Authors:   FGUP “Federalnyj ekologicheskij operator”, Makarova N. M. , Balashov A. L. ,   FGUP “Federalnyj ekologicheskij operator”, Toygildin А. M. ,   FGUP “Federalnyj ekologicheskij operator”, Svirskiy A. G. ,   FGUP “Federalnyj ekologicheskij operator”
Published: February 2024

At the present stage of industrial development, there is a tendency to strengthen environmental control over objects that have a negative impact on the environment (NIE). Enterprises of heat and power, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, oil and gas processing, chemical and petrochemical industries cause the greatest harm to the environment by emitting mainly sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons, suspended solids into the atmosphere. In order to control the quantity of emitted pollutants at the legislative level it is mandatory to equip stationary emission sources of the 1st category objects of NIE with continuous automatic control systems (SAC). The implementation of the SAC is relevant due to the currently limited number of enterprises with SAC. The aim of the study is to consider the features of the creation SAC of stationary sources of emissions, their composition, functional purpose and implementation in industrial enterprises.
20% Efficient Solar CO2 Electrolysis with Earth-Abundant Materials Enabled by Molecular Catalyst
Authors: Sekizawa Keita , Sato Shunsuke , Sakamoto Naonari , Suzuki Tomiko M , Morikawa Takeshi
Published: February 2024

Solar-driven CO2 conversion combining photovoltaics (PV) and electrochemical systems (EC) could potentially allow the carbon-neutral synthesis of fuels and chemicals. However, present-day PV+EC systems have practical limitations related to the high overvoltage and the use of precious metal catalysts in EC. These challenges result in expensive PV with high voltages. Molecular metal complex catalysts can permit lower overvoltages and the use of Earth-Abundant metals. The work reported herein loaded a Mn(I) complex polymer in a gas diffusion flow reactor and demonstrated the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO with 94% selectivity at a cell voltage of 1.35 V. This Earth-Abundant CO2 electrolyzer combined with inexpensive silicon PV achieved solar-to-CO conversion efficiency of 20%, which suggests the possible realization of an artificial sustainable carbon cycle.
Molecularly Shielded, On-Demand, Ultrasound-Cured Polymer Networks
Authors: Lorenzana Adrian , Naing Hsu Shwe Yee , Klier John , Peyton Shelly
Published: February 2024

Networks formed from polymers can range from soft hydrogels to ultrahard protective coatings, making them useful for a wide range of applications from cell culture to highly bonded adhesives. Polymer networks are commonly crosslinked via heat or high energy light, and recently mechanical force has also been used to induce the formation of crosslinks in pre-existing networks. Here, we demonstrate a new strategy to use mechanical deformation and ultrasound to induce liquid-to-solid crosslinking. We synthesized graft copolymers with large poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side-chains acting as molecular shielding groups to protect otherwise highly reactive epoxide group. Solutions of highly shielded polymers could remain as a liquid solution when left undisturbed , and we could initiate gelation of these solutions with ultrasound in 20 seconds. These ultrasound-sensitive polymers are particularly useful in light and heat sensitive applications, and where precise control over the gelation time is required.
Continuous Synthesis and Processing of Covalent Organic Frameworks in a Flow Reactor
Authors: Khalil Safiya , Alazmi Abdullah , Gao Guanhui , Martínez-Jiménez Cecilia , Saxena Ravindra , Li Jianhua , Alhashim Salma , Martí Angel A. , Verduzco Rafael
Published: February 2024

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are typically prepared in the form of insoluble microcrystalline powders using batch solvothermal reactions that are energy-intensive and require long annealing periods (>120 °C, >72 hours). Thus, their wide-scale adoption in a variety of potential applications is impeded by complications related to synthesis, upscaling, and processing, which also compromise their commercialization. Here we report a strategy to address both the need for scalable synthesis and processing approaches through the continuous, accelerated synthesis and processing of imine- and hydrazone-linked COFs using a flow microreactor. The flow microreactor is capable of unprecedented COF productivities, up to 61,111 kg m-3 day-1, and provides control over key stages of COF formation, including nanoparticle growth, self-assembly, and precipitation. Additionally, the technique successfully yields highly crystalline and porous COFs in versatile macroscopic structures such as monoliths, membranes, prints, and packed beds. We also show that a COF synthesized using the flow reactor acts as an excellent photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) outperforming the degradation efficiency of classical photocatalysts.
Inflammatory markers for improved recurrent UTI diagnosis in postmenopausal women
Authors: Ebrahimzadeh Tahmineh , Basu Ujjaini , Lutz Kevin C , Gadhvi Jashkaran , Komarovsky Jessica V , Li Qiwei , Zimmern Philippe E , De Nisco Nicole J
Published: February 2024

Recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) severely impacts postmenopausal women. The lack of rapid and accurate diagnostic tools is a major obstacle in rUTI management as current gold standard methods have >24-h diagnostic windows. Work in animal models and limited human cohorts have identified robust inflammatory responses activated during UTI. Consequently, urinary inflammatory cytokines secreted during UTI may function as diagnostic biomarkers. This study aimed to identify urinary cytokines that could accurately diagnose UTI in a controlled cohort of postmenopausal women. Women passing study exclusion criteria were classified into no UTI and active rUTI groups, and urinary cytokine levels were measured by immunoassay. Pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-8, IL-18, IL-1β, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 were significantly elevated in the active rUTI group, and anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-13 and IL-4 were elevated in women without UTI. We evaluated cytokine diagnostic performance and found that an IL-8, prostaglandin E2, and IL-13 multivariable model had the lowest misclassification rate and highest sensitivity. Our data identify urinary IL-8, prostaglandin E2, and IL-13 as candidate biomarkers that may be useful in the development of immunoassay-based UTI diagnostics.
“El centro del universo” El Corazón en el universo teológico de san Juan Eudes
Authors: Amouriaux Jean Michel
Published: February 2024

La espiritualidad de San Juan Eudes sobre el Corazón de Jesús y sus desarrollos litúrgicos y devocionales están sólidamente basados en la Biblia y en la tradición dogmática católica. El enfoque de Juan Eudes fue escuchar estas fuentes en relación con su propio camino espiritual, su fuerte experiencia apostólica y las expectativas de su tiempo. En el entrelazamiento de estos datos ofreció a la Iglesia una sólida teología sobre el Corazón de Jesús, que se encuentra en particular en el libro XII de su última gran obra El Corazón admirable de la Sagrada Madre de Dios. Su enfoque busca unificar todos los elementos de la teología bajo el signo del Corazón, por lo que significa: el amor de Dios entregado al mundo a través del Corazón de Jesucristo. Desde la creación hasta la parusía, todos los componentes de la fe encuentran su fuente en el Corazón humano-divino del Verbo Encarnado, ya que es el mismo amor que es, desde toda la eternidad, el que actúa y se entrega, para la vida del mundo. Esto es principalmente lo que este artículo quiere presentar y demostrar. Hay que añadir que, según san Juan Eudes, todas las actitudes del creyente se resumen en el gesto del Corazón entregado, un amor que transforma en sí mismo a todos los que lo reciben. Esta es una de las conclusiones de la encíclica Haurietis aquas del papa Pío XII sobre el Corazón de Cristo: “hay que dar tanta importancia al culto al sacratísimo Corazón de Jesús, como sería la profesión práctica de toda la religión cristiana”. La tarea ahora es hacer más accesible este tesoro de la teología espiritual, que puede aportar a los creyentes y a su impulso misionero un dinamismo renovado, un nuevo ardor.
Violencias homicidas hacia lideresas y líderes sociales en Colombia: una mirada desde los discursos noticiosos
Authors: Suárez González María Teresa , Ruiz Salazar Juan Camilo , Conejo Sandoval Víctor Alexander , Velandia López Ginna Fiorella , Serna Ocampo Juan David
Published: February 2024

El libro Violencias homicidas hacia lideresas y líderes sociales en Colombia, una mirada desde los discursos noticiosos, más que unos resultados de investigación , pretende abrir vetas de reflexión y comprensión acerca de las maneras cómo entendemos y representamos las violencias homicidas que se ejercen hacia quienes lideran procesos de lucha en los territorios, o que realizan defensa de derechos humanos en el país. Estudiar los discursos que circulan en nuestras cotidianidades nos implica comprender sentidos de construcción del cuidado con la palabra que se habla y la que se escribe, puesto que es en esta por donde circulan las significaciones de los diversos fenómenos sociales, dentro de los que se incluyen, claro está, las violencias.
Integrating menstrual health
Authors: Rehan Haider
Published: February 2024

Menstruation is a natural and important part of the reproductive cycle, approximately half of the human population has or will experience it. Menstrual Health (MH) is an integral part of sexual and reproductive health. MH is essential for the health, mobility, education, economic empowerment, and dignity of girls, women, and people who menstruate. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health delivery systems on a scale that has ushered in a new world. The year 2020 brought unprecedented disruption and change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting various aspects of people's lives worldwide, including MH management. Lockdown, restrictions, and disruptions in health delivery systems have posed challenges for women, girls, and gender non-binary individuals. This lack of access has particularly affected girls' education and perpetuated chronic poverty. To create a dignified, empowering, safe, and healthy menstrual experience, it is crucial to address the gaps in information, resources, services, and products. This is especially important for individuals facing intersecting layers of discrimination and those living in humanitarian settings, informal settlements, or those on the move. By understanding and addressing the structure of menstrual health challenges, comprehensive and effective solutions are developed that promote menstrual health, gender equality, and overall well-being.
Jornalismo de soluções como cão de guarda da sociedade
Authors: Simões Antonio , Freitas Franciane Maria Silva de
Published: February 2024

Desde a década de 1990, o jornalismo de soluções vem conquistando mais e mais jornalistas norte-americanos. A partir dos anos 2000, a nova abordagem começou a ser praticada na França e no Brasil. Mas, foi na segunda década deste século que a prática se consolidou e começou a ser expandida pelo mundo. Porém, embora possa parecer contraditório, ela ainda é provavelmente ignorada ou conhecida superficialmente pela maior parte dos profissionais de imprensa, dos docentes e dos estudantes de jornalismo brasileiros. Por isso, foi realizado um minicurso, como parte da programação do XIV Encontro Nacional de História da Mídia, para apresentar os primórdios, o desenvolvimento, a consolidação e os principais pilares do jornalismo de soluções, além de cases nacionais e internacionais. Neste trabalho, norteado por traços da observação participante (Marques, 2016), são retomadas as questões centrais debatidas com os estudantes de graduação e de pós-graduação que acompanharam a capacitação. Acredita-se que, em sala de aula, os potenciais e os desafios do jornalismo de soluções foram expostos e entendidos satisfatoriamente.
Expediente
Authors: História da Mídia Associação Brasileira De Pesquisadores de
Published: February 2024

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Chronicle
Authors: Roth Herbert
Published: February 2024

Chronicle for November to 1984 to February 1985
Reviews
Authors: Rosenberg Wolfgang , Hughes John , Smith David E. , Brosnan Peter , Neil Geoff , Stringleman Kay , Williams Alan , Hicks Colleen
Published: February 2024

Review of The working class and welfare: reflections on the political development of the welfare state in Australia and New Zealand 1890- 1980, Dismissed, The new working class? White-collar workers and their organisations, White-collar unionism, Full employment without inflation : Manifesto for a governed economy, Labour relations: a student handbook, Dismissal and redundancy procedures, Comparative industrial relations: an introduction to cross/national perspectives, and The Mediators
Reviews
Authors: Boxall Peter , Haworth Nigel , Moss Bernard H.
Published: February 2024

Reviews of:Holding the line - compulsory arbitration and national employer coordination in AustraliaCurrent approaches to collective bargainingBuilding tomorrow today: African workers in trade unions 1970-1984The new international labour studies: An introduction
1983-90 Book Reviews
Authors: Haworth Nigel , Street Maryan
Published: February 2024

Review of Opening hours: history of the Wellington Shop Employees Union, People's capitalism? a critical analysis of profit-sharing and employee share ownership and Along the line - 100 years of Post Office unionism
Chronicle: November 1995 - February 1996
Authors: Rasmussen Erling
Published: February 2024

Chronicle covering November 1995 to February 1996
Chronicle: July - October 1982
Authors: Roth H.
Published: February 2024

Chronicle covering July to October 1982
Chronicle: November 1983 - February 1984
Authors: Roth Herbert
Published: February 2024

Chronicle covering November 1983 to February 1984
Reviews
Authors: Marsh Nick , Revell Philippa , Gould Chris , Martin Doug , Davis Wendy , Hill Craig
Published: February 2024

Review of Management and the Multi-racial Workforce, Diversity and Decomposition in the Labour Market, Studies in the Labour Market, Industrial Relations in Britain, Women's Rights in the Workplace, Eclipse of Equality
Rostros. Catálogo de exposición individual de Dorota Januszek
Authors: Januszek Dorota
Published: February 2024

Es bueno ver. La vista siempre ha sido mi sentido favorito. Me permite satisfacer mi incesante curiosidad por el mundo, observar, absorber el mundo, cargar mi imaginación de imágenes, colores, formas. Incluso siento placer físico cuando trato con la belleza. En 2019, un tercio de mi campo de visión desapareció irreversiblemente. Originalmente, las máscaras presentadas en la exposición no fueron un acto creativo , pero mi experiencia personal y mi sensibilidad ven en ellas la belleza de la ciencia, de la vida, de la existencia. Realizadas individualmente para personas sometidas a radiación, proporcionan una huella tridimensional en el momento del inicio del tratamiento. Son impresiones de emociones que uno siente mientras permanece inmóvil, atornillado a la mesa, esperando una dosis de radiación. Esperanza, miedo, tristeza, alegría, ansiedad, terror, empoderamiento, coraje, fuerza, pequeñez, fascinación, incomprensión, pena, pérdida, soledad. Por su forma, recuerdan a las máscaras mortuorias, pero para mí son máscaras de la voluntad de vivir.
Cyber dating violence- a case report
Authors: Güvendeğer Doksat Neslim
Published: February 2024

Purpose: Cyber dating violence includes both the state of the victim to be harmed by threats, the dissemination of confidential information under the name of cyber violence, and the harassment of controlling the social relations of the victims, called cyber control, by constantly checking what they are doing on social media at any time. In the face of this type of violence that goes beyond spatial and geographical boundaries, the well-being of the victims is adversely affected because they consider the situation to be unresolved.
Method: In this case report, a 13-year-old girl who has been exposed to cyber dating violence will be mentioned.
Findings: After 3 months of virtual friendship with a 17-year-old man, whom this adolescent met on the computer games, she started to send him nude photos, they had virtual sex during the video call, the man guided her and offered to be a husband and wife with her during virtuel sex. It has been learned that she inserted a pen in front of the screen through his genitals and it hurt a lot. In the following days, they communicated to meet outside, the boy persuaded the teenage girl to take her home to introduce her to his family. The girl's family who followed them on their suspicions intervened in the situation, it became clear that they were faced with  gang members. It has been revealed that throughout the time they communicated, the gang has collected a lot of data about the family’s income level over the internet and social media and asked the girl’s family for money through blackmail.
In conclusion; with the legal complaint of the family, the gang members received legal punishment  and  the adolescent girl was taken to psychiatric treatment with the diagnosis of “post-traumatic stress disorder”.
Examination of Rumination’s Mediating Role in the Relation Between Distal Personality Predictors, Cannabis Coping Motives, and Negative Cannabis-Related Consequences
Authors: Conner Bradley , Bravo Adrian , Win Naomi , Rahm-Knigge Ryan
Published: February 2024

Objective: Perseverative cognitive processes, such as rumination, may indirectly influence effects of personality traits on cannabis use and related problems. Understanding relations among personality, rumination, and cannabis use motives may lead to better understanding of problematic cannabis use. The present study examined personality traits’ influence on negative cannabis-related consequences via rumination and cannabis use coping motives. Methods: We tested a sequential path model across two independent samples such that the model was tested in one sample and replicated in the second sample. Participants were U.S. undergraduate students from multiple universities who reported using cannabis at least once in the prior thirty days. Results: Results partially supported hypotheses such negative urgency and distress tolerance were indirectly related to negative cannabis-related consequences via rumination and coping motives. Specifically, higher negative urgency and lower distress tolerance were related to higher rumination. Higher rumination was related to higher coping motives; which in turn was related to more negative cannabis-related consequences. Results indicate that rumination is a risk factor belying associations between personality and cannabis use to cope and negative consequences of use. Conclusions: Implementing techniques that attenuate rumination for individuals high in negative urgency or low in distress tolerance may reduce or prevent problematic cannabis and unintended outcomes.
Analisis Butir Soal Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMAIT Nururrohmah Depok
Authors: Okyranida Indica Yona , Mayanty Sri , Widiyatun Fita
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis butir-butir soal uraian dalam mata Pelajaran fisika di SMA pada salah satu materi SMA yaitu kinematika. Analisis butir soal ini berupa soal-soal untuk mengukur kemampuan berpikir kritis pada siswa SMA. Analisis butir soal mencakup; (1) uji validitas, (2) uji reliabilitas, (3) uji tingkat kesukaran, dan (4) uji daya pembeda butir soal. Untuk menguji validitas butir soal dengan menggunakan uji Pearson product moment dengan rumus korelasi biserial sedangkan untuk menentukan reliabilitas tes dengan menggunakan Cronbach alpha dengan rumus K-R 20. Selain itu juga mengukur daya pembeda dan mengukur tingkat kesukaran kemudian hasilnya diintrepretasikan ke dalam kategori indeks tingkat kesukaran. Berdasarkan data uji validitas butir soal menunjukan bahwa 10 dari 11 soal dinyatakan valid. Hasil uji reliabilitas diperoleh bahwa butir soal yang dirancang reliabel. Hasil uji tingkat kesukaran diperoleh hasil bahwa butir soal pada kategori sedang dan sukar, hasil uji tingkat daya pembeda menunjukan butir soal pada kategori sangat jelek dan cukup. Sehingga berdasarkan hasil tersebut terdapat 1 soal yang dibuang untuk kebutuhan penelitian terkait kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa.
Victorian London, England and Englishness in Peter Carey’s Jack Maggs
Authors: YAVAŞLAR ÖZAKINCI Yasemin
Published: February 2024

Neo-Victorianism is described as a genre in critical and fictional writing which alters our perspective of past and present by bringing two different centuries into focus. From a new genre which is rooted in the past and strongly attached to the present, arise analytical comparisons and alternative-creative works. Victorian England is a vantage point for the Industrial Revolution; when contemporary readers and critics trace effects and results of major social, economic and intellectual changes in the twenty-first century back to their source, Victorian England appears as a model for the industrial shift in Europe. This situation justifies the choice of setting for a great number of Victorian and Neo-Victorian novels: among numerous nineteenth-century settlements, Victorian London becomes prominent. London is a designed spot in time and space which is laden with success in industrial production to become a role model, but at the same time with its characteristics such as the heavy burden of urbanisation, showing itself in over-populated places, filthy and inhumane living and working conditions; it exhibits the downside of the industrialisation period. Social and institutional vices of industrialism are portrayed in historical documents as well as literary works in settlements and places of the nineteenth-century: factories, workhouses, slums, hospitals, asylums, and colonies. Period-specific developments are measured through recorded personal and social stories, coming from every class of society, belonging to every age, gender and ethnicity, in the motherland as well as colonies. Moving from the philosophies influencing mainly the first half of the twentieth century, it is argued that contemporary theories show a growing interest on perception, representation and production of space. This article aims to emphasize the set of relations between the concepts of belonging, identity and otherness in the light of the theories on heterotopias and third spaces in Peter Carey’s Jack Maggs, which is a Neo-Victorian rewriting of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.
Tendencias del Marketing en el chocolate gourmet mexicano
Authors: Camacho-Gómez Manuela , Suárez-Jiménez Rosario del Carmen
Published: February 2024

El mercado del chocolate se diversifica cada vez más y el incremento de la demanda es constante. El consumidor de chocolates de calidad, busca además, ventajas diferenciadas provenientes de las materias primas e insumos con las que se fabrica el producto. Las empresas del cacao y el chocolate se enfrentan a desafíos por la alta competencia de las marcas líderes participantes en este sector. El trabajo presenta resultados de una investigación con enfoque cualitativo que tuvo como propósito conocer las expectativas y conocimiento que el consumidor tabasqueño tiene acerca del chocolate gourmet desde una perspectiva de marketing.
Ventajas del hacking ético para las organizaciones
Authors: Placeres-Salinas Sandra Imelda , Torres-Mansur Sandra Maribel , Barrera-Espinosa Azalea
Published: February 2024

Las organizaciones manejan información sumamente importante y crítica para su negocio, apoyándose de las tecnologías de información y sistemas para automatizar procesos y lograr ventaja competitiva; y así mantenerse en el mercado para subsistir; sin embargo, existen riesgos informáticos, por lo que pudieran tener comprometida su seguridad; dichos riesgos están a la orden del día y requieren identificar los que están asociados a su negocio para poder estar debidamente protegidos y evitar pérdidas tanto de información como económicas, ya que puede interrumpir su funcionamiento. Se requiere la consultoría de un profesional de seguridad llamado “Hacker ético”, el cuál detectará las vulnerabilidades y riesgos a los cuáles la empresa está expuesta y recomendar la solución más conveniente. El objetivo de esta investigación es que las empresas conozcan en que consiste y cuáles son las ventajas del hacking ético para identificar sus vulnerabilidades y riesgos, para enfrentarlos sin que estos les afecten de una manera importante.
Análisis comparativo entre criptomonedas y el dinero fiduciario
Authors: Tristán-Rodríguez Priscila , Guevara-Segarra María Fernanda , Cortez-Alejandro Klender Aimer
Published: February 2024

Gracias a los avances en la tecnología ha sido posible contar con la llegada de las monedas virtuales, también llamadas criptomonedas que han ganado notoriedad en estos últimos años. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto el análisis descriptivo entre la criptomoneda más famosa denominada Bitcoin y el dinero fiduciario estudiando principalmente sus orígenes, funcionamiento y volatilidad, es decir, conocer tanto su base teórica como su comportamiento práctico en los mercados. La aplicación empírica, se centra en el comportamiento que tuvo en los últimos años explicado con respecto a ciertas variables relevantes.
Enhancing Unit-linked Insurance Consumer Loyalty: The Role of Service Quality, Information Asymmetry, and Agent Marketing Strategies
Authors: Prasetyo Edi Yoga , Sumarwan Ujang , Hasanah Nur
Published: February 2024

Unit-linked insurance (PAYDI), Indonesia's top-selling life insurance product, has driven industrial growth in the last two decades through effective agent marketing. However, its complexity, blending protection, and investment have drawn criticism for consumers’ detriment and increasing complaints about insurance agent practices. This study aimed to achieve critical objectives by examining consumer perceptions of agent-provided service quality and distinguishing between active and lapsed policyholders as a measure of loyalty. It also seeks to construct a model that delineates the impact of service quality on consumer satisfaction and loyalty with information asymmetry as a moderating variable. This study used a cross-sectional research design, and gathered data through electronic questionnaires distributed to PAYDI insurance consumers. Purposive sampling was used to select participants, resulting in 159 respondents meeting the study’s criteria. Data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). These findings underscore the critical influence of agent reliability and empathy on consumer satisfaction with information asymmetry emerging as a key moderator between satisfaction and loyalty. These results imply that reinforcing agent training in reliability, empathy, and efforts to minimize information asymmetry significantly enhances consumer satisfaction and loyalty in the insurance sector. This research suggests that companies should develop a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and incentives for agents to enhance both customer acquisition and post-purchase services, ensure transparent information sharing, and set measurable satisfaction targets such as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Future studies should focus on operational diversity and alternative proxies of firms.
Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Video Animasi Pada Pembelajaran PPKn dan Dampaknya Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa
Authors: Nurjumiati Nurjumiati , Sumardi Lalu , Sawaludin Sawaludin , Herianto Edy
Published: February 2024

Media pembelajaran video animasi memiliki fungsi sebagai rangsangan pikiran, perasaan, perhatian dan motivasi memperjelas materi pelajaran. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh penggunaan media pembelajaran video animasi terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas X pada mata pelajaran PPKn di SMA Negeri 4 Kota Bima. Kuantitatif dengan jenis quasi eksperimen serta nonequivalent control group design digunakan dalam kajian ini. Populasinya ialah siswa kelas X1 – X11 berjumlah 395 siswa. Purposive Sampling menjadi teknik pengambilan sampel dan didapatkan kelas X5 35 siswa jadi kelas eksperimen dan X2 35 siswa jadi kelas kontrol. Teknik tes, observasi dan dokumentasi sebagai teknik pengumpulan data serta uji normalitas, uji homogenitas dan uji hipotesis sebagai teknik analisis data. Hasil penelitian didapatkan mean pretest kelas eksperimen yaitu 35,9 dan pretest kelas kontrol 36. Rata-rata posttest kelas eksperimen yaitu 86,82 dan posttest kelas kontrol 79,5. Setelah diuji hipotesis menggunakan uji-t didapatkan 8,43 sedangkan   1,69. Kriteria pengujiannya jika  (8,43 > 1,69) jadi, Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak. Kesimpulannya ialah ada pengaruh penggunaan media pembelajaran video animasi terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas X pada mata pelajaran PPKn di SMA Negeri 4 Kota Bima.
Frequency of microorganisms in children presenting with acute fever at the outpatient department.
Authors: Faizan Sadiq  , Shahana Nisar  , Nighat Musa  , Syed Mohsin Ali Shah  , Hameed Ul Haq  , Muhammad Shahan Jan
Published: February 2024

Objective: To determine the incidence of blood stream bacterial infection and the frequency of microorganisms involved as evaluated by blood culture in children presenting with acute febrile illness at the outpatient department. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan, Pakistan. Period: 1st March 2023 to 31st of August 2023. Material & Methods: A total of 252 children from both genders between the ages of 1 month to 15 years presented at outpatients department with fever (≥ 38.0 °C or 100.4 °F) for ˃ two days were included in the study using consecutive sampling technique. The blood cultures of these children were sent to the laboratory for investigations. Bacterial strains were isolated and identified using standard microbiological techniques. The primary outcome was to determine the incidence of blood stream bacterial infection and the frequency of microorganisms involved. Results: The Mean±SD of age is this study was 4.20±3.42 years with an age range of 0.5-14 years. Male gender was 51.59% while female gender was 48.41%. The results of blood culture report showed that bacterial growth was present in 37 (14.68%) of total study patients. Out of these positive blood cultures, Gram-positive Cocci was reported in 16 (43.24%) of the children while Gram-negative bacilli were present in 21 (56.76%). The prevalence of E Coli was highest in these children 10 (27.02%) followed by S Typhi 8 (21.62%), Streptococcus pneumonia 5 (13.51%) and S aureus 4 (10.81%). Conclusion: It was concluded that the Gram-negative bacilli are the common cause of bacterial infection in children presenting with fever at outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in this region with most frequent presence of E Coli and S Typhi.
Outcome of vesicovaginal fistula repair by vaginal approach.
Authors: Muhammad Akmal  , Muhammad Irfan Munir  , Muhammad Sheraz Javed  , Muhammad Tahir Bashir Malik  , Sarfraz Hassan
Published: February 2024

Objectives: To evaluate success of vesicovaginal fistula repair by vaginal approach with secondary objective to assess the limitations of repair by vaginal route. Study Design: Retrospective & Descriptive study. Setting: Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: January 2017 to December 2020. Material & Methods: In which 42 patients were included in the study. All patients were submitted for VVF repair by vaginal approach. Procedure was done under spinal anesthesia in all patients. Operation was done in lithotomy position. Circumferential incision was made around the fistula. Vagina and bladder were separated. Urinary bladder was repaired in two layers and vagina by perpendicular stitching technique. Foley catheter was passed. Urinary leakage was seen by instillation of normal saline and Gentian Violet. Vaginal packing was done at the end of the procedure which was removed after 1 day of surgery and patient post operative data was noted. Results: 42 patients were included. There mean age was 27 years. 45.23% patients came with history of prolonged labor, 30.95% patients presented after transabdominal hysterectomy, 21.42% after lower segment secession section and 2.38% patients came after operation for cystocele. Infra-trigonal VVF was present in 59.53% patients and supra-trigonal in 40.47% cases. Our success rate was 85.71% and we faced failure in 14.28% of patients. Lower urinary tracts symptoms were seen in 30.95%, hematuria in 9.25%, stress incontinence in 11.9%, symptoms like over active bladder in 7.14% and urinary tract infection in 14.28%. Conclusion: VVF repair by vaginal approach is safe and successful with less morbidity than abdominal approach.
EFEITOS CARDIOPROTETORES DO TREINAMENTO FÍSICO NA OBESIDADE: CONCEITOS, MODALIDADES DE TREINAMENTO FÍSICO E BENEFÍCIOS
Authors:   Instituto do Coração. Hospital das Clínicas. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Unidade de Hipertensão. - (InCor- HCFMUSP), Nascimento-Carvalho Bruno ,   Centro Universitário das Américas (FAM), Dos-Santos Adriano ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, da Silva Santos Thais Miriã ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, de Souza Lima Hunter Douglas ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, de Carvalho Freire Thais ,   Universidade Nove de Julho. Laboratório de Fisiologia Translacional. - (UNINOVE),   Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). - Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, de Angelis Kátia ,   Universidade Nove de Julho. Laboratório de Fisiologia Translacional. - (UNINOVE),   Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). - Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, Bernardes Nathalia ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, Bilhar Scapini Kátia ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, Callado Sanches Iris ,   Universidade São Judas Tadeu. Laboratório do Movimento Humano. - (USJT),, Irigoyen Maria Claudia ,   Instituto do Coração. Hospital das Clínicas. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Unidade de Hipertensão. - (InCor- HCFMUSP)
Published: February 2024

A obesidade é uma doença crônica com grande prevalência populacional e risco cardiometabólico ampliado aos indivíduos expostos. Por outro lado, o treinamento físico promove uma série de benefícios sistêmicos aos seus praticantes. Contudo, os benefícios do treinamento físico aos indivíduos obesos se modificam de acordo com a modalidade praticada. Desta forma, o objetivo desta revisão é abordar o conhecimento atual acerca da relação entre obesidade e as doenças cardiovasculares, bem como o papel de diferentes modalidades de treinamento físico no manejo da obesidade. Neste sentido, descrevemos como a obesidade promove o desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares e os efeitos benéficos do treinamento físico aeróbico moderado, intervalo de alta intensidade, resistido, resistido com restrição de fluxo sanguíneo e combinado (aeróbico + resistido) em indivíduos obesos.
FEITOS DE DIFERENTES PROTOCOLOS DE EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO SOBRE A COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL, ÍNDICES ANTROPOMÉTRICOS E CARDIOMETABÓLICOS EM INDIVÍDUOS COM OBESIDADE:UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
Authors:   Universidade Federal de São Carlos . Laboratório de Fisioterapia Cardiovascular. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Marcondes Scalli Ana Carolina Aparecida , De Favari Signini Étore ,   Universidade Federal de São Carlos . Laboratório de Fisioterapia Cardiovascular. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Martins Abreu Raphael ,   LUNEX University—International University of Health .Department of Physiotherapy. Exercise & Sports SA,   UNEX ASBL. Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute, 4671. Differdange, Luxembourg SA,, Catai Aparecida Maria ,   Universidade Federal de São Carlos . Laboratório de Fisioterapia Cardiovascular. Departamento de Fisioterapia
Published: February 2024

Introdução: Embora o exercício físico (EF) regular seja recomendado para tratar a obe-sidade, a abordagem fisioterapêutica quanto ao tipo de exercício para melhorar a saúde e reduzir o risco cardiometabólico em indivíduos obesos não está totalmente clara. Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos de diferentes protocolos de tratamento, baseados na intervenção com EF, sobre a perda de peso, alterações de índices antropométricos e cardiometabólicos, e medidas de composição corporal em indivíduos obesos. Métodos: Realizou-se pesquisa nas bases de dados PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science e Embase nos últimos cinco anos. Foram considerados ensaios clínicos randomizados comparando diferentes intervenções, que envolvessem EF, conduzidos em seres humanos e na língua inglesa. As intervenções com exercícios precisavam ter como objetivo a melhora de variáveis de composição corporal, antropometria e índices cardiometabólicos. Utilizou-se a escala PEDro para avaliar a qualidade dos estudos elegíveis. Resultados: A busca resultou em 2.237 documentos, sendo que, após as exclusões dos artigos duplicados e revisão do texto completo, foram incluídos 9 estudos. Três estudos foram de alta qualidade (≥6) e 6 estudos foram de baixa qualidade (<6). Os protocolos de exercício dos estudos incluídos basearam-se em treinamentos resistidos, aeróbios ou combinados, e variaram quanto à intensidade e tipo (contínuo ou intervalado; em circuito ou em série), duração da intervenção e associação ou não à dieta/fármaco/suplemento. Conclusão: Protocolos de treinamento combinado, treinamento intervalado de alta intensidade (TIAI) e treinamento resistido intervalado (TRI) mostraram bons resultados na perda de peso e na melhora do perfil de variáveis/índices bioquímicos. Tais achados devem ser considerados com cautela devido a qualidade metodológica dos estudos.
Sistem Pakar Diagnosa Gangguan Pencernaan Balita Dengan Metode Naive Bayes
Authors: Prawestina Emi Milda , Rohman M.Ghofar , Zamroni Moh. Rosidi
Published: February 2024

Gangguan pencernaan pada balita merupakan masalah umum yang sulit dideteksi karena bayi tidak dapat mengungkapkan ketidaknyamanan mereka. Artikel ini membahas pentingnya mendiagnosis gangguan pencernaan balita dengan cepat menggunakan sistem pakar berbasis metode Naive Bayes. Gangguan pencernaan pada balita dapat disebabkan oleh berbagai faktor seperti pola makan yang buruk dan infeksi saluran cerna. Sistem pakar merupakan solusi yang efektif untuk membantu mendiagnosa gangguan pencernaan pada balita. Dengan memanfaatkan metode Naive Bayes, sistem pakar dapat mengidentifikasi gejala-gejala yang mungkin menunjukkan adanya gangguan pencernaan. Artikel ini juga membahas hasil perhitungan dan pengujian sistem pakar menggunakan data gejala dan penyakit yang dikumpulkan dari Puskesmas Sugio Lamongan. Melalui uji coba dengan 100 pengguna, sistem pakar ini mencapai tingkat akurasi sebesar 87%, dengan 87 pasien mendapatkan diagnosis yang sesuai.
Penerapan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Backpropagation untuk Klasifikasi Akreditasi Sekolah Menengah Pertama
Authors: Utama Rachel Elisa , Parmadi Eko Hari
Published: February 2024

Akreditasi merupakan salah satu bagian yang penting dalam peningkatan mutu Pendidikan.  Banyaknya instrumen akreditasi, membuat pengelola sekolah kesulitan dalam mengklasifikasi sekolah mereka termasuk terakreditasi A, B, C atau tidak terakreditasi.  Melalui penerapan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Backpropagation proses klasifikasi akreditasi dapat ditentukan berdasarkan 12 atribut yaitu: Persentase Guru Ijazah Kurang Dari S1, Persentase Guru Ijazah S1 Atau Lebih, Persentase Guru Sertifikasi, Persentase Guru Belum Sertifikasi, Standar Sarana dan Prasarana, Standar Isi, Standar Penilaian, Standar Pengelolaan, Standar Kelulusan, Standar Tenaga Pendidik, Standar Pembiayaan, serta Standar Proses. Pengguna dapat memasukan skor untuk 12 atribut tersebut dan sistem akan memberikan hasil berupa prediksi akreditasinya.  Arsitektur optimal dari Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan ini menghasilkan akurasi sebesar 93,4925%. Adapun neuron yang digunakan dalam hidden layer pertama berjumlah 10 dan hidden layer dua berjumlah 20 dengan fungsi aktivasi tansig pada hidden layer pertama dan logsig pada hidden layer kedua serta menggunakan fungsi training trainlm. Sedangkan jumlah hidden layer yang digunakan adalah dua. Lanjutan dari penelitian ini dapat berupa penambahan atribut lain yang berpengaruh dalam akreditasi.
KLASIFIKASI DAN PENGENALAN POLA PENYAKIT CABAI DENGAN METODE CNN (Convolution Neural Network)
Authors: Ningrum Bella Nurbuana Tri Cahya , Ni’mah Erlina Nasrinatun , Arifin Miranda Putri , Dara Made Ayu Dusea Widya
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini mengusulkan sistem klasifikasi menggunakan Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) untuk identifikasi penyakit pada buah cabai. Dalam pengujian dengan 162 citra, algoritma mencapai akurasi 100%. Namun, saat diuji dengan 236 citra, termasuk data penyakit lalat yang belum dikenali sistem, akurasi menurun drastis menjadi 45%. Penyakit seperti bercak abu, virus kuning cabai, dan layu bakteri telah berhasil diidentifikasi dengan presisi tinggi. Meskipun demikian, tantangan muncul Ketika data penyakit baru diuji, menyebabkan penurunan signifikan dalam performa sistem. Hasil ini menggarisbawahi pentingnya pengembangan model yang responsive terhadap penyakit baru serta kebutuhan akan dataset yang lebih luas dan respresentatif. Sistem ini menawarkan potensi besar dalam mendukung petani cabai dalam mendeteksi penyakit, namun membutuhkan peningkatan agar dapat mengenali variasi penyakit yang lebih luas dan tetap handal dalam situasi lingkungan
Deteksi Bahasa Isyarat Berdasarkan SIBI (Sistem Bahasa Isyarat) menggunakan Transfer Learning
Authors: Subkhi M. Bahrul , Trinurais Mochamad Yuda , Wibowo Ridho Kuncoro Adji , Prakosa Bryan Rizqi
Published: February 2024

Bahasa isyarat merupakan suatu bentuk komunikasi yang digunakan oleh individu yang memiliki keterbatasan seperti tunarungu dan tunawicara. Bahasa isyarat merupakan suatu bentuk komunikasi yang digunakan oleh individu yang memiliki keterbatasan seperti tunarungu dan tunawicara. Di Indonesia terdapat dua jenis bahasa isyarat yang  digunakan yakni, Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI) dan Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia (BISINDO). Permasalahan dalam mengidentifikasi simbol dari gestur tangan bahasa isyarat SIBI secara efektif dengan memanfaatkan teknologi artificial intelligence yakni pengolahan citra dan pengenalan pola. Pernulis tertarik untuk mengidentifikasi kombinasi terbaik yang dapat memberikan tingkat akurasi deteksi yang optimal dan dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam memperbaiki dan mengembangkan sistem deteksi bahasa isyarat SIBI. Dengan menggunakan transfer learning, yaitu VGG16 dan MobileNet dengan dua skema tahap preprocessing. Skema pertama menerapkan augmentasi resize, sedangkan skema kedua menerapkan augmentasi resize, flip horizontal dan rotate. Hasil akurasi terbaik diperoleh dengan menggunakan MobileNet dengan nilai akurasi 98%, namun memiliki durasi waktu cukup lama dibanding dengan VGG16. VGG16 mendapatkan hasil nilai akurasi  86%, namun memiliki durasi waktu cukup cepat dibanding dengan Mobilenet. Hasil terbaik didapat dengan menggunakan menerapkan augmentasi hanya dengan resize, serta penelitian ini masih belum membandingkan dengan beberapa transfer learning lainnya.
Klasifikasi Jeruk Segar dan Busuk Melalui GLCM dan HSV dengan Menggunakan Metode ANN
Authors: Ulandari Alisyia Kornelia , Ramdhani Ghina Kamilah , Wahyuningsih Wahyuningsih , Arwansyuri M. Naufal , Bimantoro Fitri
Published: February 2024

Evolusi pesat teknologi komputer berdampak besar pada berbagai sektor, termasuk pertanian, di mana inovasi digital memiliki peran yang sangat penting. Dalam penelitian ini, kami membahas klasifikasi kualitas jeruk menggunakan teknik computer vision. Dengan memanfaatkan dataset yang terdiri dari 1.466 gambar jeruk segar dan 1.595 gambar jeruk busuk, penelitian ini menggunakan metode ekstraksi fitur GLCM dan HSV untuk mengekstrak informasi tekstur dan warna. Fokusnya adalah menyederhanakan proses klasifikasi berdasarkan warna dan tekstur kulit untuk meningkatkan akurasi. Penelitian ini berpotensi besar untuk meningkatkan penilaian terhadap kualitas jeruk, memberikan keuntungan yang signifikan bagi penjual, pembeli, dan komunitas peneliti di sektor pertanian. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan kinerja model yang memuaskan, dengan akurasi mencapai 86,88% dengan penerapan metode ANN.