bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retromer Stabilization Improves Cognitive Function and Synaptic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome
Authors: Curtis Mary Elizabeth , Smith Tiffany , Nenov Miroslav , Blass Benjamin E. , Praticò Domenico
Published: June 2023

Background: Retromer complex proteins are decreased in postmortem brain tissues from Down syndrome subjects and inversely correlate with the Alzheimer’s disease-like neuropathology. However, whether targeting in vivo the retromer system affects cognitive deficits and synaptic function in Down syndrome remains unknown. Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine the effects of pharmacological retromer stabilization on cognitive and synaptic functions in a mouse model of Down syndrome. Methods: Ts65dn mice were administered the pharmacological chaperone, TPT-172, or vehicle from 4 to 9 months of age and then assessed for changes in cognitive function. To assess the effects of TPT-172 on synaptic plasticity, hippocampal slices from Ts65dn mice were incubated in TPT-172 and used for field potential recordings. Results: Chronic TPT-172 treatment improved performance in cognitive function tests, its incubation with hippocampal slices ameliorated synaptic function response. Conclusion: Pharmacological stabilization of the retromer complex improves synaptic plasticity and memory in a mouse model of Down syndrome. These results support the therapeutic potential of pharmacological retromer stabilization for individual with Down syndrome.
The Diagnostic Potential of Circulating Autoantibodies to Amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Xu Guang-Yu , Liu Yu-Hao , Zeng Xiao-Qin , Chen Dong-Wan , Zeng Gui-Hua , Fan Dong-Yu , Liu Yu-Hui , Wang Yan-Jiang
Published: June 2023

Background: The profile of naturally occurring antibodies to amyloid-β (NAbs-Aβ) is altered in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the diagnostic potential of NAbs-Aβ for AD is not clear yet. Objective: This study aims to investigate the diagnostic capacities of NAbs-Aβ for AD. Methods: A total of 40 AD patients and 40 cognitively normal (CN) controls were enrolled in this study. Levels of NAbs-Aβ were detected by ELISA. The correlations of NAbs-Aβ levels with cognitive function and AD-associated biomarkers were examined by Spearman correlation analysis. Diagnostic abilities of NAbs-Aβ were evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. The integrative diagnostic models were established by logistic regression models. Results: We found that NAbs-Aβ7-18 had the highest diagnostic capability (AUC = 0.72) among all single NAbs-Aβ. The combined model (NAbs-Aβ7-18, NAbs-Aβ19-30, and NAbs-Aβ25-36) had a noticeable improvement (AUC = 0.84) in the diagnostic capacity compared with each single NAbs-Aβ. Conclusion: NAbs-Aβs are promising in the diagnosis of AD. Further investigations are needed to confirm the translational potential of this diagnostic strategy.
Preferences and Perspectives of Australian General Practitioners Towards a New “Four-in-One” Risk Assessment Tool for Preventative Health: The LEAD! GP Project
Authors: Chong Terence W.H. , Rego Thomas , Lai Rhoda , Westphal Alissa , Pond Constance Dimity , Curran Eleanor , Kootar Scherazad , Peters Ruth , Anstey Kaarin J. , Lautenschlager Nicola T.
Published: June 2023

Background: Dementia risk reduction is a public health priority and general practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in preventative healthcare. Therefore, risk assessment tools should be designed with GPs’ preferences and perspectives in mind. Objective: The LEAD! GP project aimed to investigate Australian GPs’ preferences and perspectives relating to design, use and implementation of a new risk assessment tool that simultaneously calculates risk for four outcomes— dementia, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarct, and stroke. Methods: A mixed methods study using semi-structured interviews of a diverse group of 30 Australian GPs was conducted. Interview transcripts were analyzed thematically. Demographics and questions that elicited categorical answers were analyzed descriptively. Results: Overall, GPs felt that preventative healthcare was important with some finding it rewarding, and others finding it difficult. GPs currently use many risk assessment tools. GPs’ perception of the usefulness and negatives/barriers of tools related to clinical practice applicability, patient engagement, and practical aspects. The largest barrier was lack of time. GPs responded positively to the concept of a four-in-one tool and preferred it to be relatively short, supported by practice nurses and some patient involvement, linked to education resources, available in different formats, and integrated into practice software. Conclusion: GPs recognize the importance of preventative healthcare and the potential benefit of a new tool that simultaneously predicts risk for those four outcomes. Findings provide important guidance to inform the final development and piloting of this tool with potential to improve efficiency and practical integration of preventative healthcare for dementia risk reduction.
An evaluation metric for image retrieval systems, using entropy for grouped precision of relevant retrievals
Authors: Gherbi Tahar , Zeggari Ahmed , Ahmed Seghir Zianou , Hachouf Fella
Published: June 2023

Evaluating the performance of Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) systems is a challenging and intricate task, even for experts in the field. The literature presents a vast array of CBIR systems, each applied to various image databases. Traditionally, automatic metrics employed for CBIR evaluation have been borrowed from the Text Retrieval (TR) domain, primarily precision and recall metrics. However, this paper introduces a novel quantitative metric specifically designed to address the unique characteristics of CBIR. The proposed metric revolves around the concept of grouping relevant images and utilizes the entropy of the retrieved relevant images. Grouping together relevant images holds great value from a user perspective, as it enables more coherent and meaningful results. Consequently, the metric effectively captures and incorporates the grouping of the most relevant outcomes, making it highly advantageous for CBIR evaluation. Additionally, the proposed CBIR metric excels in differentiating between results that might appear similar when assessed using other metrics. It exhibits a superior ability to discern subtle distinctions among retrieval outcomes. This enhanced discriminatory power is a significant advantage of the proposed metric. Furthermore, the proposed performance metric is designed to be straightforward to comprehend and implement. Its simplicity and ease of use contribute to its practicality for researchers and practitioners in the field of CBIR. To validate the effectiveness of our metric, we conducted a comprehensive comparative study involving prominent and well-established CBIR evaluation metrics. The results of this study demonstrate that our proposed metric exhibits robust discrimination power, outperforming existing metrics in accurately evaluating CBIR system performance.
Sea-YOLOv5s: A UAV image-based model for detecting objects in SeaDronesSee dataset
Authors: Wang Xiaotian , Pan Zhongjie , He Ningxin , Gao Tiegang
Published: June 2023

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a crucial role in maritime search and rescue missions, capturing images of open water scenarios and assisting in object detection. Previous object detection models have mainly focused on general scenarios. However, existing object detection models have mainly focused on general scenarios, while images captured by UAVs in vast ocean scenarios often contain numerous small objects that significantly degrade the performance of the original models. To address this challenge, we propose a model that can automatically detect objects in images captured by UAVs during maritime search and rescue missions. Our approach involves designing a new detection head with higher resolution feature maps and more comprehensive feature information to improve the detection of small objects. Additionally, we integrate Swin Transformer blocks into the small object detection head, which can improve the model’s ability to obtain abundant contextual information and thus improves the model’s ability to detect small objects. Moreover, we fuse the Convolutional Block Attention Model into the small object detection head to help the model focus on important features. Finally, we adopt a model ensemble strategy to further improve the mean average precision (mAP). Our proposed model achieves a 4.05% improvement in mAP compared to the baseline model. Furthermore, our model outperforms the previous state-of-the-art model on the SeaDronesSee dataset in terms of fewer parameters, lower training costs, and higher mAP.
A Fermatean fuzzy GLDS approach for ranking potential risk in the Fine-Kinney framework
Authors: Fang Chang , Chen Yu , Wang Yi , Wang Weizhong , Yu Qianping
Published: June 2023

The Fine-Kinney (F-K) model has been broadly employed for evaluating and ranking risk in various fields. The risk scoring information expression and priority ranking are two significant operations for its application. Numerous approaches have been extended to the two operations to improve the performance of conventional Fine-Kinney for risk analysis. Nevertheless, current literature on the F-K framework seldom considers the collective and individual risk attitudes in ranking potential hazards, especially with Fermatean fuzzy-based -risk scoring information. This paper generates a new ranking approach for risk prioritization in F-K to fulfill this gap by integrating the Fermatean fuzzy sets with the GLDS (gained and lost dominance score) method. First, the Fermatean fuzzy sets-based risk scale is introduced to acquire risk scores. Then, a new collective risk scoring matrix establishment approach based on Fermatean fuzzy Bonferroni mean (BM) operator is built for considering the interactive effects between experts. Next, an extended Fermatean fuzzy GLDS method with CRITIC (Criteria Importance Through Inter-criteria Correlation)is proposed to rank the potential hazards, in which the Fermatean fuzzy CRITIC method is adopted to determine the weights. Especially, this developed weighting method can depict the inter-correlation among risk parameters. Finally, this paper presents a risk evaluation case of professional hazards for construction operations to display the application and advantages of this improved hybrid risk ranking model in the F-K framework. The result reveals that the enhanced framework can effectively rank potential hazards with complex risk information.
Integrated MAGDM framework based on spherical fuzzy sets for teaching quality evaluation of ideological and political courses in universities
Authors: Wang Rong , Rong Xia
Published: June 2023

With the rapid development of society, ideological and political education courses have occupied a very important position in various courses in major universities, playing a series of important functions and roles in student quality education, excellent quality cultivation, and other aspects. In the new era, the evaluation and assessment of ideological and political education quality is not only the primary factor to improve the teaching quality of ideological and political education courses in universities, but also an important means to promote the deepening reform of ideological and political education. However, there are many problems in the process of evaluating the quality of ideological and political education in colleges and universities at present, such as the deviation in understanding the importance of evaluation, the relatively single evaluation method, and the low quality of application of evaluation results. The teaching quality evaluation of ideological and political courses in universities is a classical multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM). Spherical fuzzy sets (SFSs) provide more free space for decision makers (DMs) to express preference information during the teaching quality evaluation of ideological and political courses in universities. Therefore, this paper we first extend partitioned Maclaurin symmetric mean (PMSM) operator and IOWA operator to SFSs and develop induced spherical fuzzy weighted PMSM (I-SFWPMSM) operator. Subsequently, a new MAGDM method is established based on I-SFWPMSM operator and SFNWG operator under SFSs. Finally, a numerical example for teaching quality evaluation of ideological and political courses in universities is used to illustrate the proposed method.
Heuristics approach for the Holt-Winters multiplicative method with new initial values
Authors: Anthonysamy Victor , Babu Khadar , Chesneau Christophe
Published: June 2023

When trend and seasonality are detected, the Holt-Winters multiplicative approach is one of the most commonly used methods for forecasting time series data. Choosing the proper initial values for level, trend, and seasonality plays a vital role in this method. In this paper, a new and efficient procedure to choose the initial values for the Holt-Winters multiplicative method is developed. A total of 12 types of agricultural satellite backscatter values are used for analysis, estimated, and compared with the existing Hansun and Holt-Winters methods and the proposed initial setting method with the best smoothing constants. According to the analysis of the mean absolute percentage error, symmetric mean absolute percentage error, Theil-U statistics, and root mean squared error, the proposed approaches outperformed the existing methods in this experiment.
Analysis of unit level models for small area estimation in crop statistics assisted with satellite auxiliary information
Authors: Jaslam P.K. Muhammed , Kumar Manoj , Bhardwaj Nitin , Salinder  , Sumit Vikash Kumar
Published: June 2023

Crop statistics for a small area, such as the community development block, are an increasingly important topic in agricultural statistics. Under normality assumptions, the classic Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (EBLUP) technique is effective for predicting small area means, however the Small Area Estimation (SAE) model can be heavily affected by the incidence of outliers or deviations from the expected distribution. The purpose of this study was to estimate variance, predict block-level wheat crop yield in the Hisar and Sirsa district of Haryana by classical SAE method and a robust random-effect predictor using a slight generalization of Huber’s Proposal 2. In the case of Sirsa district, the results of classical and robust unit level SAE were very close, but not in the case of Hisar district. This could be due to the influential observation found in the Hisar data set. More accurate EBLUP wheat yield estimates are obtained when the Huber-type M-estimation method is initialized by the least square regression estimator.
The unfolding mystery of the numbers: First and second digits based comparative tests and its application to Ghana’s elections
Authors: Agyemang Edmund Fosu , Nortey Ezekiel N.N. , Minkah Richard , Asah-Asante Kwame
Published: June 2023

This study focuses on the use of digits-based test in anomaly detection in presidential elections in Ghana. Even though Ghana has conducted several successful elections to elect presidents, the outcomes of the elections have been challenged in courts on allegations of vote rigging and fraud. It has been established in the literature that for an election to be anomaly free, the following should be satisfied: the distribution of voters turn-out, the winners’ share and total valid votes cast in the election should be uni-modal. Therefore, we assess the applicability of both first and second digits-based tests to aid in the detection of possible anomaly in the 2016 and 2020 presidential election results data in Ghana. The Benford frequency distribution and Spearman rank correlation coefficient tests were used for the analysis of data obtained from the Electoral Commission of Ghana. The results show that the observed first digits distributions of valid vote counts for both New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the total valid votes cast (TVVC), in 2016 and 2020 are consistent with the distributional pattern of first digits postulated by Benford’s Law. However, the findings of the distribution of second digits of the valid vote counts for NPP and total valid vote cast in both 2016 and 2020 elections do not satisfy the probability distributional pattern of second digits according to the Benford’s Law. In view of these, we recommend using the first two digits-based tests to check for consistency of possible election anomaly between the first and second digits since it conveys more information.
Linear growth and blood characteristics of wistar rats fed either milk or fish based complementary foods
Authors: Anaemene Doris I. , Oni Rodhiyah A. , Akinwumi Kazeem A. , Daramola John A.
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND:

Information on the effect of different animal protein sources on linear growth is needed to inform specific complementary food recommendations.

OBJECTIVE:

This study evaluated the effect of milk (COMPIM1) and fish (COMPIM2) based complementary foods on linear growth and blood characteristics using Wistar rats.

METHOD:

The study adopted completely randomised design involving feeding of COMPIM1, COMPIM2, COMPIM3 (control) and basal diets to weanling rats (8 per group) for 28 days. Length (cm) and weight (grams) measurements were taken once and twice weekly, respectively. Blood samples were subjected to haematological and biochemical analysis. Data was analysed using ANOVA and LSD.

RESULTS:

Rats fed the COMPIM2 diet had significantly ( p < 0.001) the highest weight gain (63.50 g). There were no differences in the tail ( p = 0.159) and total body length change ( p = 0.142) of the rats fed COMPIM1, COMPIM2 and COMPIM3 diets. However, the mean length gain of rats fed COMPIM1 diet was more than that of the COMPIM2 and COMPIM3 groups by 9.8% and 12.6%, respectively. Except for white blood cells count and calcium, blood parameters of the experimental groups were similar.

CONCLUSION:

The milk diet resulted in better white blood cell counts but similar weight and length gain compared to the fish diet.
Short chain fatty acids and GIT hormones mitigate gut barrier disruption in high fat diet fed rats supplemented by synbiotics
Authors: Mohamed EL Kafoury Bataa , Ebrahim Asmaa Tarek , Abd-El Hamid Ali Manal Said , Shaker Mehanna Nayra , Ibrahim Ramadan Gamil El-Sayed , Ezzat Morsy Wessam
Published: June 2023

High fat diet (HFD) predisposes to many metabolic changes; it may disrupt gut barrier integrity and gut microbiota composition. Synbiotic supplementation may promote host’s metabolic health by selective activation of the healthy microorganisms. This study aimed to probe the interaction between synbiotic supplementation, gut microbiota and gut hormones in HFD states. Twenty-seven adult male albino rats, 3 groups, group I: control, group II: HFD received HFD for 12 weeks and group III: synbiotic-supplemented HFD received synbiotic in the last 6 weeks. The anthropometric measurments were measured. Liver transaminases, lipid profile, parameters of insulin resistance, serum serotonin, glucagon like polypeptide-1 (GLP-1), oxidant/antioxidant markers (MDA/GPx), zonulin levels and quantitative cecal short chain fatty acids (SCFA) were assessed. Samples of liver and colon were employed for histopathological studies. Compared to HFD group, synbiotic led to a significant reduction in anthropometric measurements, liver enzymes, atherogenic index, HOMA-IR and MDA denoting improved dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and oxidative state. Moreover, synbiotic supplementation decreased serum zonulin and increased both serum serotonin, GLP-1 and cecal SCFAs. Synbiotic supplementation ameliorated the metabolic derangements and the disturbed integrity of the intestinal barrier induced by HFD. As synbiotics can increase gut hormones (serum GLP-1&serotonin) and SCFAs.
Is There any Connection Between ADHD and the Additives in Sweetened Beverages?
Authors: Gültekin Fatih , Koç Sümeyye , Ekinci Özalp , Kanık Arzu , Üstündağ Büşra
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND: Sweetened beverages (SBs) have been linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), possibly because they contain sugar, caffeine, artificial colors, sweeteners, and preservatives. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to show how SBs affect ADHD and to investigate the potential contribution of the various ingredients in SBs to this effect. METHODS: The study consisted of 239 children, ranging from 6 to 10 years old, divided into two groups: 111 with ADHD, diagnosed by a doctor in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, and 128 in the control group, who were selected from schools. The modified Food Consumption Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) with 17 sweetened beverages was used in the assessment of beverage consumption. The consumption record was taken together with the brands of the beverages and the label information of the products was examined and the amounts of sugar, caffeine, artificial colors, sweeteners and preservatives in the beverages were calculated. Maximum food additives consumed (mg/day/kg b.w.) values of food additives were calculated according to body weight. To establish the relationship between ADHD and beverage consumption, logistic regression analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Children with ADHD consumed more fruit juice, carbonated beverages, flavored beverages, sugary milk, sugar, caffeine, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate compared to their healthy peers (p < 0.05). The logistic regression analysis revealed that drinking fruit juice, sugary milk, carbonated beverages, and flavored drinks was significantly associated with ADHD (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The consumption of sweetened beverages containing sugar, caffeine, and food additives could potentially effect children’s behavior.
Zentrale Notaufnahme – Entwicklungen und aktueller Sachstand
Authors: Brokmann Jörg C. , Bernhard Michael , Gries André
Published: June 2023

Zusammenfassung Die Zentralisierung der klinischen Notfallversorgung hat in den vergangenen Jahren eine schnelle Entwicklung gezeigt und gewinnt sowohl aus gesundheitspolitischer als auch aus ökonomischer und medizinischer Sicht immer mehr an Be- deutung. Dieser Artikel gibt einen aktualisierten Überblick über die Entwicklung der vergangenen Jahre, den aktuellen Stand und versucht einen perspektivischen Ausblick. Die Anzahl der in Notaufnahmen zu versorgenden Patienten steigt bundesweit von Jahr zu Jahr weiter an. Hier werden in zunehmendem Maße Patienten mit den unterschiedlichsten Symptomen, Beschwerdebildern, Erkrankungen und Verletzungen, verteilt über alle Altersklassen, versorgt. Mediale Berichte über überfüllte Notaufnahmen und lange War- tezeiten sind alltäglich. Die Situation für Akut- und Notfallpatienten ist unübersichtlich: Aus Patientensicht ist nicht immer klar und nachvollziehbar, welcher Versorgungsbereich tatsächlich zuständig ist und wie der zuständige am bes- ten erreichbar ist. Zudem ist im KV-Bereich eine gewünschte zeitnahe Vorstellung häufig auch nicht möglich. Auch sind Bereitschaftsdienstzeiten weder bundes- bzw. landeseinheitlich festgelegt. Dies hat die Politik dazu aufgerufen, neue Lö- sungswege zu gehen. Die Neustrukturierung der stationären Notfallversorgung ist einer von mehreren Meilensteinen, welcher angegangen wird. Die vorgehaltenen Strukturen werden neu geordnet, und die Notwendigkeit einer transsekto- ralen Reorganisation der notfallmedizinischen Versorgung der Bevölkerung hat politische Priorität erlangt. Kooperatio- nen zwischen den versorgenden Bereichen, Anpassung der Kommunikation und Restrukturierung der organisatorischen Abläufe sind Gegenstand der aktuellen Diskussion und Entwicklung. Das sich daraus verändernde Arbeits- und Tätig- keitsfeld hat die Bundesärztekammer dazu bewogen, im Rahmen der Reformierung der Musterweiterbildungsordnung die neue Zusatzweiterbildung „Klinische Akut- und Notfallmedizin“ zu etablieren. Schlüsselwörter Notfallmedizin; Notfallversorgung; zentrale Notaufnahme; klinische Akut-und Notfallmedizin
Reconstructing emergent biological phenomena through comparative functional architectonics
Authors: Pérez Vad , Lyubarsky Georgy Yu.
Published: June 2023

In biological knowledge, a central task over centuries has been determining how do organisms ‘appear’ from the structural elements they are composed of. Reformulated, this question is about the functional organization of organisms: what are they composed of, and what the roles of the different elements are in this organization. Traditionally, this question has been addressed through top-down reductionistic approaches addressing individual elements (‘molecular pathways’). However, whereas such approaches provide a rich insight about lower-level elements and their interactions, they do not offer clues about how the higher level of organization (‘the organism’) emerges from such interactions: the possible number of work hypotheses is extremely large. To overcome this difficulty, we present an oppositely directed bottom-up approach based on inductive reasoning. In this methodology: 1) realizations of the ‘molecular pathway’ of interest in different contexts are compared, 2) following a strategy similar to that presented by Georg Pólya in his volumes of _Mathematics and plausible reasoning_ (Pólya, 1954; 1968), the _archetype _(the “general case”) of the ‘molecular pathway’ of interest is conceived. By analyzing the archetype, functional roles of the ‘molecular pathway’ of interest are further inferred back in the specific contexts. As a result of this back-and-forth approach, that we denominate _comparative functional architectonics_, a reduced set of plausible and experimentally testable hypotheses is obtained about relevant functional ties linking organism-level traits (‘the phenotype’) with corresponding lower-level elements. We present the rules to apply the proposed methodology, together with examples of returned results taken from our previous studies following the comparative functional architectonic approach (Pérez Koldenkova and Hatsugai, 2017; Pérez Koldenkova and Hatsugai, 2018; Panina et al., 2020). This work is primarily intended for the community of ‘pathway biologists’: biologists whose research interests are related to the physiological relevance of particular ‘molecular pathways’, either _in vitro_ or _in vivo_.
Pola Adaptasi Mahasiswa Baru Dalam Meraih Prestasi Akademik (Studi Kasus Adaptasi Mahasiswa China di UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)
Authors: Ahmad M. Ibnu
Published: June 2023

AbstractsThis study aims to understand the adaptation process of Chinese students in the first year with the culture of local students UIN Maliki Malang. The research method uses qualitative with a single case study design. The data of this study were collected from four Chinese students of UIN Malang in the academic year 2017/2018 through in- depth interview techniques. While data analysis is done using interactive analysis techniques. The findings of this study are: (1) the process of adaptation of Chinese students to the culture of local students goes through three important stages, namely: (a) adaptation to temperature, weather, and food taste; (b) the language of communication and local student accent; and (c) students' values, norms and local wisdom. In the process, Chinese students experience anxiety and uncertainty. To overcome this they learn to understand, accept and be open to the host culture. (2) The obstacles in the adaptation process are: (a) internal factors, namely inferiority complex; and (b) external factors, namely stereo type from local students and the language of communication. Keywords: Adaptation, Chinese students, host culture Â AbstrakKajian ini bertujuan untuk memahami proses adaptasi mahasiswa China pada tahun pertama dengan budaya mahasiswa lokal UIN Maliki Malang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus tunggal. Data penelitian dihimpun dari empat mahasiswa China UIN Malang tahun akademik 2017/2018 dengan melalui teknik wawancara mendalam. Sementara analisis data dilakukan memakai teknik analisis interaktif. Temuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) proses adaptasi mahasiswa China dengan budaya mahasiswa lokal dilalui dengan tiga tahapan penting yaitu: (a) adaptasi dengan suhu, cuaca, dan cita rasa makanan; (b) bahasa komunikasi dan dialeg mahasiswa lokal; dan (c) nilai, norma dan kearifan lokal mahasiswa. Dalam proses tersebut, mahasiswa China mengalami kecemasan dan ketidakpastian. Untuk mengatasinya mereka belajar memahami, menerima dan terbuka dengan host culture. (2) Hambatan dalam proses adaptasi tersebut adalah: rendah diri; stereo type dari mahasiswa lokal serta bahasa komunikasi yang tidak lancar. Kata Kunci: Adaptasi, Mahasiswa China, host culture
KONSEP PLURALISME PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF ABDURRAHMAN WAHID (GUS DUR)
Authors: Sari Eva Sofia , Dozan Wely
Published: June 2023

The issue of pluralism has become an important issue specifically discussed throughout the ages and along with the development of the scientific world. Pluralism has been in the spotlight, especially among theological and Islamic thought, so that the issue of pluralism has entered Indonesia and has even reached the implementation of Islamic education. Talking about the term pluralism universally becomes an important point because today's problem is the concept of pluralism is not only a concept that leads to theology. But especially in Indonesia, pluralism is the main knife that must be developed, especially in Islamic education. This paper is here to discuss the pluralism figure in Indonesia, namely Abdurrahman Wahid who is familiarly called GUSDUR the intelligent idol who is one of the figures in Indonesia who gives the concept of pluralism to Islamic education. The focus of this research explores several issues that are quite urgent, namely: First, how is Abdurrahman Wahid's concept of pluralism in Islamic education. Second, what is the basis for Abdurrahman Wahid's thoughts on pluralism in the context of Indonesia. This basic assumption is the main reference which is studied in depth in this research. The type of research is library research with a descriptive analytical research approach that explains the roots of thinking critically. Specifically, it can be concluded that pluralism in education is the most effective institution and media in managing this diversity. The function of education is nothing but an effort to transform the values of a nation. Educational pluralism is an effort to inculcate national and human values, which must be pursued both in the family, community and educational environment. Islamic education in Abdurrahman Wahid's perspective is a sub-system of national education that has quite a big role in the transformation of religious values to students. This should start from Muslims, considering Islam as the majority religion. Changes in the paradigm of Islamic education must be pursued. This is because the paradigm that has been used so far turns out to be more selfish, closed (exclusive), intolerant, and oriented towards personal piety. In facing the plurality of society: multi-ethnic and multi-religious, according to Gus Dur, an educational paradigm that is tolerant, inclusive and oriented towards social piety is needed, not forgetting individual piety.
GERAKAN ALIGARH DI INDIA (REFLEKSI HISTORIS GERAKAN MODERNISME PENDIDIKAN SAYYID AHMAD KHAN)
Authors: Amrullah Zen
Published: June 2023

Abstract: The existence of the domination of the western world, especially in the fields of science and technology, has given rise to the awareness of Muslim scientists to escape from this domination. And various efforts were made by Muslim reformers in order to restore the identity of Islam, which then the movement was called modernism, tajdid, ishlah, or renewal. One of the figures who organized this educational modernism movement was Sayyid Akhmad Khan from India with his Aligarh movement called scientific society. The reform made by Sayyid Ahmad Khan is that he puts the ideas of religious thought in the world of education. In addition, he also established educational institutions that can be used by all citizens and operated jointly by Hindus and Muslims. In this educational institution Sayyid Ahmad Khan integrates Islamic education with modern western education, so this has an impact on the western view of Muslims in India getting better
AKULTURASI ARSITEKTUR MASJID DENGAN BUDAYA DAN PENDIDIKAN DALAM KONTEKS ISLAM JAWA
Authors: HAQ MUHAMMAD FAISHAL
Published: June 2023

Masjid merupakan tempat peribadatan umat Islam yang mempunyai peran sangat penting dalam proses dakwah Islam. Pada zaman Rasulullah, selain untuk tempat beribadah, masjid juga merupakan wadah atau tempat untuk berdakwah dan untuk mempelajari ilmu-ilmu agama. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode dan pendekatan studi kepustakaan (library research). Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah penyesuaian bangunan masjid yang dibangun bertujuan agar para wali dalam proses dakwahnya mudah diterima oleh masyarakat. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan seperti itu para wali dengan wibawanya berdakwah dengan masyarakat secara mudah. Bentuk-bentuk dari beberapa masjid yang ada di Jawa umumnya mengadopsi bentuk bangunan dari  Hindu-Budha, seperti atap masjid terdiri dari tiga bagian, bagian paling atas meruncing seperti atap piramida dan candi Hindu.
RELEVANSI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM AL-GHAZALI TERHADAP GROWTH MINDSET GENERASI Z PADA MASA COVID-19
Authors: Budiarti Erlita
Published: June 2023

ABSTRAK. Fenomena corona virus disease (Covid-19) telah mengubah produktivitas keseharian masyarakat dengan pola pelaksanaan dalam jaringan (Daring), Penularan virus berdampak pada aktivitas pembelajaran mengharuskan jutaan pelajar tidak terkecuali Indonesia melaksanakan pembelajaran secara e-learning, sehingga banyak pelajar tertekan, tidak percaya diri hingga ketakutan selama masa covid-19, sebab mengalami culture shock terhadap pembelajaran online yang belum pernah terjadi digolongan pelajar sebelumnya. Padahal pendidikan merupakan ukuran keberhasilan pelajar dalam menghadapi tantangan pada masa covid-19, oleh sebab itu peneliti ingin mengkaji pendidikan islam berdasarkan filosofi Al-Ghazali dari segi implementasi serta orisinalitas yang melampaui jaman. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penerapan relevansi pendidikan islam yang memuat filosofi Al-Ghazali terhadap Growth Mindset para millennial dari adanya kejadian pandemi covid-19, adapun fokus permasalahan pada penelitian ini adalah sebagaimana menjawab permasalahan saat pembelajaran pada masa covid-19 tentunya ditemukan rumusan terbaru guna mencapai Growth Mindset yang optimal. metode yang digunakan peneliti adalah studi pustaka yaitu penelitian yang menggunakan penelusuran berupa buku, jurnal dan artikel yang mendukung adanya hasil penelitian, dengan menggunakan analisis data kualitatif deskriptif dan wawancara semi-struktur berdasarkan daftar pertanyaan yang disusun lalu wawancara tersebut dikembangkan berdasarkan literatur yang terkait. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsep pendidikan islam filosofi Al- Ghazali menekankan pada pendidikan agama serta pembentukan akhlak dengan pengembangan kebahagiaan dunia dan akhirat tanpa mengabaikan kebaikan dunia sebagai sarana mencapai tujuan kebahagiaan akhirat. Konsep ini, sejalan dengan Growth Mindset karena dalam proses pembelajaran selama peristiwa covid-19 dibutuhkan penguasaan keterampilan diri yang islami dengan pembinaan personalitas berpikir positif. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa peristiwa covid-19 telah memunculkan inovasi terbaru dalam dunia pendidikan secara eksplisit dan implisit yang telah dirancang dalam pendidikan islam sehingga berpengaruh pada Growth Mindset.
PENGEMBANGAN DIMENSI KUALITAS SEKOLAH DASAR ISLAM TERPADU BINA INSAN MULIA BLITAR
Authors: Nurcholiq Mochamad
Published: June 2023

Abstrak:Dimensi kualitas merupakan suatu hal utama yang perlu dikembangkan oleh suatu lembaga jika ingin menjadi pilihan pelanggan. Inilah yang dilakukan oleh SDIT Bina Insan Mulia Blitar, yakni mengembangkan dimensi kualitas ini. Pengembangan dimensi kualitias di SDIT Bina Insan Mulia ini meliputi performa, features, keandalan, konformitas, daya tahan, kemampuan pelayanan, estetika dan kualitas yang diperselisihkan. Dimensi performa mencakup layanan jasa dan sarana prasarana yang memadai. Dimensi features meliputi adanya kemudahan pelayanan administrasi melalui mobile banking. Dimensi keandalan mencakup tenaga pendidikyang berkarakter sehingga memiliki kekhasan dari lembaga pendidikan yang lain. Dimensi konformitas mencakup penyesuaian skill peserta didik terhadap tuntutan sosial keagamaan terutama saat ini adalah tuntutan hafalan al-Qur’an dan hadits. Dimensi daya tahan mencakup pertahanan nilai akreditasi A. Dimensi kemampuan pelayanan mencakup layanan konseling 24 jam. Dimensi estetika mencakup penciptaan nuansa Islami dalam aspek ritual maupun sosial. Dimensi kualitas yang diperselisihkan mencakup adanya factor enjoy dan nyaman dari pelanggan dalam pemilihan sekolah ini. Kata kunci: pengembangan, dimensi kualitas Abstract: The quality dimension is the main thing that needs to be developed by an institution if it wants to become the customer's choice. This is what SDIT Bina Insan Mulia Blitar does, namely developing this quality dimension. The development of the quality dimension at SDIT Bina Insan Mulia includes performance, features, reliability, conformity, durability, serviceability, aesthetics and perceived quality. The performance dimension includes adequate services and infrastructure. The features dimension includes the ease of administrative services through mobile banking. The reliability dimension includes educators who have character so that they are unique from other educational institutions. The conformity dimension includes the adjustment of students' skills to socio-religious demands, especially at this time the demands of memorizing the Qur'an and hadith. The durability dimension includes the defense of the A accreditation score. The service capability dimension includes 24-hour counseling services. The aesthetic dimension includes the creation of Islamic nuances in ritual and social aspects. The dimensions of perceived quality include the enjoyment and convenience of the customers in choosing this school. Keywords: development, quality dimension
PLURALISME DALAM PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI SD/MI
Authors: Nurmalina Dwi
Published: June 2023

AbstrakPluralisme menjadi persoalan penting karena mempunyai andil dalam mengembangkan dunia pendidikan Islam di jalur formal khususnya di SD/MI. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji serta menganalisa tentang kurikulum, nilai-nilai dasar dari pluralisme serta tujuan pendidikan Pluralisme di SD/MI yaitu sebagai asumsi dasar sekaligus dalam merumuskan jawaban dalam penelitian tersebut, dengan menggunakan metode kajian studi pustaka atau library research berbentuk artikel dan jurnal yang telah di publish. Hasil Penelitian ini yaitu agar mampu menciptakan tatanan pendidikan pluralisme dalam pendidikan islam SD/MI dengan harapan peserta didik dapat menerapkannya dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari yaitu dengan damai, harmonis, menjunjung tinggi nilai kemanusiaan, dan mampu beradaptasi dengan berbagai golongan yang berbeda namun tidak terlepas dari akar budaya, agama, dan jati dirinya sehingga segala pengaruh negatif dari perubahan zaman dapat diantisipasi peserta didik dengan lebih baik. Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Islam, Pluralisme, Sekolah Dasar/Madrasah Ibtidaiyah.
PEMIKIRAN FILOSOFI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MUHAMMAD IQBAL DAN RELEVANSINYA DENGAN RANAH PSIKOMOTORIK SISWA
Authors: Ahmadi Alfarabi Shidqi
Published: June 2023

Islamic education for Iqbal must include the totality of human, which in the process must provide the widest possible space for movement and creativity. Muhammad Iqbal, who has a background as a philosopher, often calls of muslims to want to move and not be trapped in boredom. On the other hand, the psychomotor domain is a concept that emphasizes movement intelligence and creativity in skills. This study aims to discover new things of Muhammad Iqbal’s thought and their relevance to the psychomotor domain of students in Islamic education. The research method used is a literature study with a descriptive qualitative approach. The result of this research is that the concept of Islamic education brought by Muhammad Iqbal invites people not only to be satisfied with scientific understanding, but also to take the initiative and move to practice their knowledge. This has relevance to psychomotor which with cognitive understanding capital than follows up with skills or physical movement.
PERKEMBANGAN POLITIK ISLAM DAN IMPLIKASINYA DALAM PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA
Authors: Handoko Handoko
Published: June 2023

AbstractPolitical developments in Indonesia since the old era (orde lama), the new era (orde baru) until the reform era (pasca-orde baru/reformasi) that occurred in Indonesia is a long history that has implications for various fields of life, including in the field of Islamic education. The political policies that emerged in these various orders certainly greatly influenced the existing policies in Islamic education. This research is library research by reviewing the literature that is in accordance with the topic of the development of Islamic politics in Indonesia and its relation to Islamic education. The results of this discussion include the gap between Islamic education and general education, policies on the legality of Islamic Education in the National Education System, and the portion of Islamic education learning in general education institutions.
PENDIDIK DAN PESERTA DIDIK PERSPEKTIF KH. HASYIM ASY'ARI
Authors: Rahmatullah Rahmatullah , Misbah Ahmad Fahrul
Published: June 2023

Abstract: KH. Hasyim Asy'ari is a figure who contributes to the world of education, so research on his thoughts is very important and interesting to do. This study aims to analyze the essence of educators and students in KH. Hasyim Asy'ari thought. The research method uses library research. The result of this studi are the essence of educators or teachers from the perspective of KH. Hasyim Asy'ari is the person responsible for providing assistance to students in both physical and spiritual development. Meanwhile, students are members of the community who are trying to develop their own potential through a learning process that is available in certain paths, levels and types of education. The novelty of this research is being an educator and student requires self-preparedness; have good criteria for the provision of knowledge and try to practice it and have the right ethics that is in accordance with the rules or values in Islamic education.
PROBLEMATIKA PENGEMBANGAN KURIKULUM DI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM : TINJAUAN EPISTIMOLOGI
Authors: Addahil Muhammad Ilyas Junaidi
Published: June 2023

This research attempts to describe the problems of Islamic religious education curriculum in Indonesia. There are many problems of the curriculum of Islamic religious education in Indonesia such as the duration of learning, textbooks, conformism curriculum and human resources, change of curriculum, curriculum design, pendektean/ learning methods, facilities and infrastructure, the absence of a draft formal assessment of affective from the government, the assessment tool affective difficult to develop.The methods used in this research is using descriptive analysis method. While the analysis of the data used by the author is using content analysis that describes the contents of the text of some of the sources are accurate. From the analysis of the data that has been concluded by the authors showed that many of the problems of Islamic religious education curriculum in Indonesia. problematics of Islamic religious education curriculum in Indonesia should be evaluated, with evaluation of the problems of Islamic religious education curriculum in Indonesia is expected that there will be a revamping of the curriculum so that the education system in Indonesia mainly Islamic religious education can be done well.
ANALISIS PROBLEMATIKA TANTANGAN MADRASAH SEBAGAI TIPOLOGI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DAN SOLUSI DALAM MENGHADAPI ERA GLOBALISASI
Authors: Mudlori Moh Imron , Basit Abdul
Published: June 2023

At this time, the madrasah as the typology of Islamic education faces various challenges such as the difficulties of learners in understanding the subjects, the educator is also a problem if it does not meet the criteria as an educator so that the lesson can not be understood by the students as well as the management as a problem in learning if can not organize all that is needed in learning either in the form of device, curriculum and so on, also means to be inhibiting in learning so that denagan means adequate infrastructure then learning will run denagn baiak, environmental problem, environment is place of intraction learners so that when environment does not support it will be an obstacle in learning Islamic education, thus requiring some solutions to solve the problems faced by madrasah. Therefore, the author tries to provide solutions that can provide a way out so that the madrasah as a typology of Islamic education can maintain its religious values and can compete with other institutions that have advanced, because at this time with the development of science technology so that an institution in demand for compete in the success of an educational institution.
PRODI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DAN MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM UNIVERSITAS NURUL JADID PAITON PROBOLINGGOO
Authors: Afifurrahman Afifurrahman , Rofayatun Rofayatun
Published: June 2023

Curriculum organization is a part of arranging material teaching wich can teach the student or study experience wich want to reach a some purpose such as make student easier in studying material lesson also helping student in doing study activity until me purpose of studying can be reach by affective and optimum. The some procedure in curriculum organizing: studying procedure (book of lesson) procedure to learn other curriculum analisys of adult activity, procedure of social function, opinion survey, wrong studying procedure. Some manner wich should implemented in order education purpose can be reach such as: horizontal stucture is a shape of arranging material teaching for student; vertical structure wich has relation whit system problem, realization, implementation in school. Some component to iplement this curriculum: studying and teaching proces, guidance spread, supervision administration, cullicular means, and rating of student.
INTEGRASI PENDIDIKAN BERWAWASAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP (GREEN SCHOOL) MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN PAI DI SEKOLAH
Authors: Muzadi Ahsan , Mutholingah Siti
Published: June 2023

The era of globalization which is characterized by increasingly sophisticated technological developments not only brings positive impacts but also brings negative impacts, one of which is global warming or global warming. Global warming is increasingly unavoidable, especially due to human activity. Human activities that use technology excessively and unwise and do not pay attention to environmental sustainability are the main factors causing global warming. This is very contrary to the teachings of Islam which always teaches to always preserve the environment. Islamic Religious Education in schools has a role in participating in realizing education that is environmentally sound or often known as green school. This study aims to analyze the concept of Green Insights and to find the concept of integration of Green Insights in the learning of Islamic Education in schools. This research takes the form of library research or literature review of existing references. The results of this study are 1) Islamic Education in schools in this case aims to realize human beings who play a role as khalifatullah, which has a very important role in realizing environmental education (green school). 2) The concept of integration of Green Insights through PAI learning consists of 4 forms, namely (a) Integration through PAI's intracuricular activities, (b) Integration through PAI's curricular activities, (c) Integration through PAI's extracurricular activities, (d) Integration through PAI's non-curricular activities (the formation of ecology or green school culture).