bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Problems of Reading Comprehension In Learning Chinese As A Second Language Among Undergraduates of Chinese Studies in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Authors: Eze Victor C , Ejiofor Stellamaris Oluchi
Published: November 2019

Several Chinese language teaching and learning centres are being established in Nigeria and around the world. There are Chinese government-funded institutions such as the Confucius Institutes in addition to Chinese language courses being taught through universities, colleges, private institutions as well as individual tutoring services. Learning a second language involves physical, intellectual and emotional commitment in order to successfully understand and interpret linguistic messages. However, certain problems could hinder understanding while learning a second language like Mandarin (Chinese Language). This study investigated the problems of reading comprehension in learning Chinese as a second language in Nigeria among students of Chinese Studies Department in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Schemata theory of reading comprehension was employed as the theoretical framework of this research. The study surveyed fifty (50) Chinese Studies students by administering copies of questionnaire on them. Findings of this study revealed that the major problems students face in the study of Chinese language as foreign language are lack of adequate knowledge of Chinese vocabularies, reading stress and anxiety, wrong reading habits and lack of adequate infrastructures for reading. This study suggests that the government, the university authorities and language schools should provide adequate reading facilities to aid proper reading comprehension. Also, the language students should be counselled in order to diagnose their reading problems for appropriate solution.
Challenging Binaries and Unfencing Fields
Authors: Vince Rebekah , Teichler Hanna
Published: November 2019

Bryan Cheyette is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Reading, where he directs the Identities and Minorities research group. His comparative research focuses on critical ‘race’ theory, postcolonial literature and theory, diasporic literature, Holocaust testimony, and, more recently, the social history of the ghetto. In January 2019, the Warwick Memory Group invited Bryan Cheyette to give a public lecture on ‘The Ghetto as Travelling Concept’, in the light of his forthcoming A Very Short Introduction to the Ghetto (2020), and a workshop on ‘Unfenced Fields in Academia and Beyond’. In a wide-ranging interview, Bryan Cheyette speaks of the interconnections between Jewish studies and postcolonial studies, bringing these into dialogue with memory discourses and our contemporary moment.

Image of Prof Cheyette, photo credit Cesar Rodriguez
Preliminary Testing: The Devil of Statistics?
Authors: Pearce Jack , Derrick Ben
Published: November 2019

In quantitative research, the selection of the most appropriate statistical test for the comparison of two-independent samples can be problematic. There is a lack of consensus in the Statistics community regarding the appropriate approach; particularly towards assessing assumptions of normality and equal variances. The lack of clarity in the appropriate strategy affects the reproducibility of results. Statistical packages performing different tests under the same name, only adds to this issue.

The process of preliminary testing assumptions of a test using the sample data, before performing a test conditional upon the preliminary test, is performed by some researchers; this practice is often criticised in the literature. Preliminary testing is typically performed at the arbitrary 5% significance level. In this paper this process is reviewed, and additional results are given using simulation, examining a procedure with normality and equal variance preliminary tests.
Impact of Censorship on the ‘Historical’ Video-Game
Authors: Piggott James Andrew John
Published: November 2019

This article presents two related ideas. Firstly, video-games should be considered a historically relevant medium through their capacity to generate narratives and lessons of the past. Secondly, the issue of censorship – the doctoring of the past when creating said narratives – is as equally detrimental to history as shown within video-games as it is in alternative formats. The historical significance of censorship within video-games, however, has been largely ignored, mainly due to the perceived ‘trivial’ or ‘ludified’ nature of the medium. As a result, the historiographical capacity of video-games continues to be trivialised and undermined. These arguments are covered over three sections. The first unpacks several criticisms of video-games, in turn showing the medium’s historical capacity. The second uses the example of Nazism to describe and explain the presence of censorship within video-games and the rationale that informs it. The final section links these two ideas, discussing the historical impact of censorship within video-games and why the ‘ludic frame’ of video-games seemingly shadows their equally significant ‘historical frame’.
Importance of Attainment of Prescribing Skill to be Good Medical Doctor
Authors: Haque Mainul
Published: November 2019

Abstract not availableInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 3-7
Diclofenac Sensitivity to Vultures’ Death and Environmental Pharmacology
Authors: Rahman Syed Ziaur , Fahem Ahmad Zee
Published: November 2019

Pharmacovigilance deals with the study of adverse drug reactions. It provides information from which to detect adverse update of drugs. The environmental impact of drugs is a rapidly evolving problem. Withdrawal of diclofenac from veterinary practice and various other such exampleshaving direct impact on the environment led to the development ofa newdiscipline which may be called as “pharmacoenvironmentology”. Evaluation of the potential environment risks posed by the medical product is thus needed. This impact should be assessed, and on a case by case basis, special arrangements to limit it should be envisaged.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 19-25
Socio-demographic status of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Parents in Dhaka city
Authors: Begum Fardaus Ara , Rahman Abu Sayem Mirza Md. Hasibur , Islam Md Shafiqul
Published: November 2019

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically in the last two decades in the whole world. ASD hampers child’s and their parent’s quality of participation in everyday life. This study examined socio-demographic status of ASD children and their parents in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.Methodology: This is a descriptive type of crosssectional study. Total 44 parents of Autistic children were interviewed, excluding 9 non respondent parents. We collected data by using self-administered questionnaires. Data was analyzed in SPSS-16.Results: Majority (52.3%) ASD children were within 11-15 years, 75% of them had 2-4 siblings and 95.5% of them had no health insurance for themselves or their parents. About parents of ASD children, majority (34.1%) were between 41-50 years old, 90.9% of the participants were mother, 90.9% were married, 79.5% parent lives in a nuclear family, 75% of them were unemployed and most (29.5%) of them are with medium education (HSC). However, male female ratio of ASD children was 2.05:1 in our study.Conclusion:The findings from this study indicated that parents of children with ASD are with medium education. They are unemployed and with no medical insurance either for themselves or for their children. Again, abetter study design is needed in future to collect gender of all selected ASD population.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 36-40
Safety of Direct Trocar Entry in Laparoscopy in a Structured Fellowship Programme
Authors: Trehan Nikita , Padiyath Hafeez Rehman , Kaur Amanjot , Dhingra Mansi , Shriya Rashmi , Ahmad Ayesha
Published: November 2019

Introduction:The best method of primary trocar insertion in laparoscopy remains controversial. There are advocates for both initial Veress needle insertion as well as direct trocar insertion.Aim of the study: This study was carried out to find out the complication rate of direct trocar insertion as a method of laparoscopic entry and find out the learning curve of trainees in a structured fellowship programme.Methodology: Retrospective analysis was done over period of 5 years with a sample size of 2053 subjects.Results: 2053 laparoscopic surgeries were examined. Overall complication rate was 0.38%; subjects with previous abdominal surgery were found to have higher complication rate as compared to ones with no history of prior surgery. [0.46% and 0.35% respectively]. All trainees gained reasonable degree of confidence within 6 months.Conclusion: Direct trocar insertion is a safe method of laparoscopic entry, which can be taught to trainees with no prior laparoscopic experience, without an increase in entry complications.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 51-54
Cavernous hemangioma: A rare cause of hoarseness in adult
Authors: Kanesan Nithya , Mohamad Irfan , How Loh Zheng , Hishamuddin Nik Amirul Hisyam Nik , Jalaludin Nur Dini
Published: November 2019

In contrary to the infantile hemangioma, adult hemangioma differs in terms of its rarity, gender prevalence, location and presenting symptoms. We report a case of a 61-year-old gentleman with right vocal cord cavernous hemangioma who presented to us with the complaint of hoarseness for 6 months duration. Endoscopic laryngeal microsurgery and excision biopsy was performed and the mass was completely excised. Post operatively, the voice improved with no evidence of recurrence.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 01 January’20 Page : 67-69
Complex dielectric behavior of doped polyaniline conducting polymer at microwave frequencies using time domain reflectometry
Authors: Bijwe D.R. , Yawale S.S. , Kumbharkhane A.C. , Peng H. , Yawale D.S. , Yawale S.P.
Published: November 2019

Nano size Tin Oxide is prepared in the laboratory from SnCl4 and ammonia solution. The polyaniline (PAni) conducting polymer is synthesized by chemical oxidation method using ammonium persulphate as oxidizing agent. The PAni-SnO2 composite was prepared by insitu method. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results confirm the particle size of SnO2 in the range of 30-48 nm.   Dielectric  behavior  of  nanocomposite  of  PAni-SnO2 was  studied  in the frequency range 0.01- 20 GHz at -5,0,5,10,15,20 and  25oC. The dielectric constant (real part ε׳) and dielectric loss (imaginary part ε״) have been evaluated. The relaxation time (τ, τo, and τ1) are calculated. The relaxation time was found to be of the order of ps. The dielectric properties of the solids in the form of powders may be useful in understanding the structural behavior of particles in an alternating field. These studies may also be used to formulate models for predicting the dielectric properties. The microwave absorbing property is decided from the dielectric loss of the material. It is observed that the PAni-SnO2 composite can be a good electromagnetic shielding material.
Thermal performance comparison of recycled and clay roof tiles due heat radiation by digital holographic interferometry
Authors: Sanchez-Alvarez A. , De la Torre Ibarra M.H. , Mendoza Santoyo F.
Published: November 2019

It is through the recycling process that disposed waste materials could regain a new purpose on their use, take for instance the tetrapak™ packaging. This material consists of thermally joint layers of paper, aluminum and polyethylene. Once recycled, the two latter materials form a new composite named poly-aluminum which is employed to manufacture roof tiles that serve as environmental protection against solar radiation and rain. This work reports an optical nondestructive comparison study of the surface deformation in poly-aluminum and clay roof tiles exposed to heat radiation. The optical system based on a sensitive out-of-plane interferometer configuration records several image holograms from a controlled heat source that raises the temperature on the tile’s surface. The retrieved optical phase renders the tiles surface’s deformation for a temperature range of 25 degrees on a Celsius scale. The results show a greater deformation profile from the poly-aluminum tile compared with the classic clay tile. However, its thermal insulation properties are better than those of the clay roof tile.
Influencing factor analysis of the short circuit ratio on grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Authors: Hachemi G. , Dehini R. , Brahim F.
Published: November 2019

Over the past few years, solar energy conversion technology is sharply developing. An important first step is to make this conversion system more effective and more reliable. The main objective of this paper is to study the influence of the power of the electricity network on the connection of the solar energy source. The photovoltaic source has been examined under the effect of the variation of the parameters of the networks such as the power of short-circuit and the frequency .The results obtained by the simulation have shown that the photovoltaic source has amazing performance if the power system is of high or medium power and with constant parameters.
Sacubitril / valsartán: nueva opción terapeútica en insuficiencia cardíaca
Authors: Ferllini Montealegre Stephanie María , Miranda Muñoz María Fernanda , Picado Álvarez Allan David
Published: November 2019

La insuficiencia cardiaca (IC) es un síndrome clínico frecuente que representa la etapa terminal de varias cardiopatías y es un grave problema de salud pública. Su prevalencia en la población adulta a nivel mundial es preocupante. Se ha observado que con el desarrollo y el uso de ciertos medicamentos han disminuido la morbilidad y mortalidad de los pacientes, además de mejorar su calidad de vida. En la actualidad, se han realizado investigaciones con resultados muy positivos con tratamientos como el inhibidor dual de la neprilisina y el receptor de la angiotensina.
Mujeres con VIH y su asociación con atipia y lesiones intraepiteliales del cérvix en Guayaquil, Ecuador
Authors: Ulloa Ochoa Pablo , Palomeque Bueno John , Ronquillo Torresano Soraya
Published: November 2019

Introducción: ASC - US se denomina a la presencia de células escamosas atípicas de importancia no determinada que puede progresar a una lesión intraepitelial y carcinoma de cuello uterino, su vínculo al VIH es motivo de análisis. El objetivo es determinar la asociación de lesiones intraepiteliales en pacientes seropositivas. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio, descriptivo, retrospectivo en el Hospital de Infectología José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña en 32 mujeres con diagnóstico atipias celulares por test de Papanicolau, desde enero 2013 a marzo 2016. Se analizaron variables de edad, seropositivas al VIH seronegativas al VIH, resultado citológico. Resultados: Dentro del primer grupo (seropositivas) un 71% presentó carga viral menos de 20, el valor de CD4 fue superior a 500 un 43%, antes de la cirugía el mayor esquema retroviral utilizado resulto ser el (TDF+FTC+EFV) con un 50% de los pacientes, en lo que respecta a la citología vaginal previa se identificó que ASCUS encabezó con un 71%, la única paciente que presentó LIE de alto grado fue una de las que presentó mayor carga viral. Las 18 pacientes seronegativas 72% presentaron ASCUS, 3 LIE BG, 2 LIE AG y ningún carcinoma. Conclusión: Podemos concluir indicando que el reporte citológico más frecuente es ASCUS, que la prevalencia de carcinoma de cuello uterino in situ fue nula, que las lesiones intraepiteliales de bajo grado y alto grado pueden estar en relación a una disminución de los CD4 y aumento de la carga viral
Efeitos de uma Metáfora na Transformação de Funções de Estímulos
Authors: Kovac Roberta , Perez William Ferreira , Meyer Sonia Beatriz
Published: November 2019

O presente estudo teve como objetivo medir a transformação de função de estímulos após a realização de um exercício da ACT – a metáfora ‘Folhas na Correnteza’.  Participaram do estudo 19 adultos, em um delineamento experimental pré-pós teste de grupo único. Procedimento experimental: Fase 1: questionários iniciais; Fase 2: Treino (MTS) relacional para estabelecer duas classes de estímulos equivalentes, A1B1C1D1 e A2B2C2D2; Fase 3: condicionamento aversivo e ensino de respostas de esquiva (para A1) e aproximação (para A2); Fase 4: Pré-teste de transferência de função (para C1 e C2) com medidas binárias (tarefa de esquiva e aproximação) e contínuas (escalas diversas de auto-relato); Fase 5: (VI): Intervenção (Metáfora Folhas na Correnteza). Fase 6: Pós-teste de transferência de função (ver Fase 4). A comparação dos resultados pré e pós intervenção indicam mudanças sutis nas medidas de relato verbal sobre a aversividade dos estímulos. Não houve efeito sobre a resposta de esquiva.
SIFAT FISIK DAN KANDUNGAN GIZI BUAH PELUNTAN, SENARE, DAN ARA’ DI KALIMANTAN BARAT
Authors: Niagara Niagara , Daningsih Entin , Titin Titin
Published: November 2019

Degradasi lingkungan berpengaruh terhadap hilangnya keanekaragaman buah hutan yang bersifat edibel di Kalimantan Barat. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui sifat fisik dan kandungan gizi buah peluntan, senare, dan ara’. Bentuk penelitian terdiri dari deskriptif dan eksperimen. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling. Penelitian deskriptif dilakukan pengamatan sifat fisik buah terhadap warna kulit muda dan matang, permukaan kulit, warna daging dan biji, ukuran buah dan biji,  bentuk buah, jumlah biji, tekstur daging buah, rasa daging buah, serta aroma buah. Penelitian eksperimen dilakukan pengujian kandungan gizi diolah menggunakan aplikasi SAS versi 6.12 tahun 1996 dengan model RAL. Hasil sifat fisik buah memiliki perbedaan antarbuah peluntan, senare, dan ara’. Hasil analisis kandungan gizi buah menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap uji proksimat.
Kata Kunci: sifat fisik, kandungan gizi, peluntan, senare, ara’.
PENINGKATAN MENULIS KARYA ILMIAH BERBAHASA INGGRIS DENGAN METODE TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING PRODI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Authors: Sari Dian Shinta , Asman Hamid , Rodhi Rodhi
Published: November 2019

Penelitian bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan menulis mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris melalui penggunaan metode Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) dalam menulis karya ilmiah. Desain penelitian menggunakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang terdiri atas dua siklus. Subjek penelitian adalah 30 mahasiswa yang mengikuti mata kuliah Introduction to Thesis Writing. Teknik pengumpul data menggunakan pengukuran dan pengamatan langsung. Alat pengumpul data menggunakan tes dan lembar observasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan triangulasi data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Metode TBLT terbukti meningkatkan aktivitas belajar mahasiswa, interaksi dalam pembelajaran, dan kemandirian mahasiswa; (2) Peningkatan rerata kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis karya ilmiah yang pada siklus I hasilnya 5,21 meningkat menjadi 7,1 pada siklus II; dan (3) Proses belajar mengajar penulisan karya ilmiah lebih berbobot, menarik, dan menyenangkan.                                                                                                                                     
Kata Kunci: Task Based Language Teaching, keterampilan menulis, peningkatan.
PENANGANAN DATA MISSING VALUE PADA KUALITAS PRODUKSI JAGUNG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE K-NN IMPUTATION PADA ALGORITMA C4.5
Authors: Moch. Lutfi  , Mochamad Hasyim
Published: November 2019

Corn is a staple crop for Indonesian people because most of his life is from the agriculture sector. To increase the productivity of corn, another thing to be aware of is looking at the quality of the corn products. Through empirical observation and observation, research explores and extracts data through the concept of data mining so that neglected data becomes useful. Thus determining the quality of corn production is an important task to help the farmers in determining the classification process. Missing value is a problem in maintaining a quality data. Missing value can be caused by several things, one of which is caused by an error at the time of data entry. Missing value will be a problem when the amount of data in large quantities, so it is very influential in the survey results. Therefore on this research proposed K-NN imputation method to handle missing value data. The results showed the accuracy of the C 4.5 algorithm classification process on the corn production dataset that experienced a missing value accuracy value of 92.90%. Whereas if done with special handling using the method K-NN imputation on the handling process missing value best value at k = 5 of 94.50% with this that the proposed method increases significantly.
ALOKASI DAN PERSEPSI PELAKU UMKM TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN MODAL KREDIT DI KABUPATEN POLEWALI MANDAR SULAWESI BARAT
Authors: Edy Fitriawan Syahadat  , Fitri Nurul
Published: November 2019

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui seberapa banyak penggunaan modal kredit oleh pelaku dan bagaimana persepsi pelaku UMKM terhadap penggunaan modal kredit Di Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Sulawesi Barat. Populasi penelitian ini adalah pelaku UMKM di dua kota di wilayah Kabupaten Polewali Mandar yaitu 49 pengusaha skala mikro kecil dan menengah. Penarikan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan purposive/judgement sampling. Untuk menganalisis Alokasi dan Persepsi Pelaku UMKM terhadap Penggunaan Modal Kredit Di Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Sulawesi Barat, dipergunakan metode statistik deskriptif dengan tabel distribusi frekuensi. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan pemanfaatan modal pinjaman oleh pelaku UMKM di Polewali Mandar sudah tergolong baik karena sebagian besar responden sudah merasakan dampaknya terhadap pendapatan, pertumbuhan modal dan pertumbuhan skala usaha dan tingkat persepsi penggunaan modal pinjaman memiliki skor sebesar 573. Berdasarkan asumsi dasar interval kelas dan rentang kelas, nilai skor dengan kategori efektif.

Key Word: Alokasi ,Persepsi pelaku UMKM, Modal kredit
IMPLEMENTASI AUDIT MANAJEMEN PERSEDIAAN: STUDI KASUS PADA RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH (RSUD) PROF. DR H.M. ANWAR MAKKATUTU BANTAENG
Authors: Nurhidayah Nurhidayah , Hajar
Published: November 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi atas pelaksanaan audit manajemen persediaan obat RSUD Prof.Dr.H.M. Anwar Makkatutu Bantaeng. Objek penelitian adalah di Rumah Sakit Prof.Dr.H.M. Anwar Makkatutu Bantaeng. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitan ini adalah lapangan melalui observasi, melakukan wawancara, dan kuesioner. Hasil penelitian ini telah menggambarkan audit manajemen atas persediaan obat yang diterapkan pada RSUD Prof.Dr.H.M. Anwar Makkatutu Bantaeng yang berawal dari persiapan pendahuluan, review dan pengujian sistem pengendalian manajemen, pemeriksaan terinci, dan pelaporan serta tindak lanjut. Pencatatan dan pelaporan jumlah obat-obatan yang telah digunakan sudah  efektif dinilai sebesar 90,9%. Penentuan kebutuhan obat-obatan lebih didasarkan pada perkiraan pemakaian untuk beberapa bulan kedepan dan pembelian obat-obatan berlebihan dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya kekosongan atau kekurangan persediaan obat.
Patterns of care: burr-hole cover application for chronic subdural hematoma trepanation
Authors: Velz Julia , Vasella Flavio , Akeret Kevin , F. Dias Sandra , Jehli Elisabeth , Bozinov Oliver , Regli Luca , Germans Menno R. , Stienen Martin N.
Published: November 2019

OBJECTIVE

Skin depressions may appear as undesired effects after burr-hole trepanation for the evacuation of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH). Placement of burr-hole covers to reconstruct skull defects can prevent skin depressions, with the potential to improve the aesthetic result and patient satisfaction. The perception of the relevance of this practice, however, appears to vary substantially among neurosurgeons. The authors aimed to identify current practice variations with regard to the application of burr-hole covers after trepanation for cSDH.

METHODS

An electronic survey containing 12 questions was sent to resident and faculty neurosurgeons practicing in different parts of the world, as identified by an Internet search. All responses completed between September 2018 and December 2018 were considered. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to analyze the data.

RESULTS

A total of 604 responses were obtained, of which 576 (95.4%) provided complete data. The respondents’ mean age was 42.4 years (SD 10.5), and 86.5% were male. The sample consisted of residents, fellows, junior/senior consultants, and department chairs from 79 countries (77.4% Europe, 11.8% Asia, 5.4% America, 3.5% Africa, and 1.9% Australasia). Skin depressions were considered a relevant issue by 31.6%, and 76.0% indicated that patients complain about skin depressions more or less frequently. Burr-hole covers are placed by 28.1% in the context of cSDH evacuation more or less frequently. The most frequent reasons for not placing a burr-hole cover were the lack of proven benefit (34.8%), followed by additional costs (21.9%), technical difficulty (19.9%), and fear of increased complications (4.9%). Most respondents (77.5%) stated that they would consider placing burr-hole covers in the future if there was evidence for superiority of the practice. The use of burr-hole covers varied substantially across countries, but a country’s gross domestic product per capita was not associated with their placement.

CONCLUSIONS

Only a minority of neurosurgeons place burr-hole covers after trepanation for cSDH on a regular basis, even though the majority of participants reported complaints from patients regarding postoperative skin depressions. There are significant differences in the patterns of care among countries. Class I evidence with regard to patient satisfaction and safety of burr-hole cover placement is likely to have an impact on future cSDH management.
Significance of cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory markers for diagnosing external ventricular drain–associated ventriculitis in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
Authors: Lenski Markus , Biczok Annamaria , Neufischer Katrin , Tonn Jörg-Christian , Briegel Josef , Thon Niklas
Published: November 2019

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic potential of the inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6), total leukocyte count (TLC), and protein in the CSF and IL-6, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count in the serum for the early diagnosis of ventriculitis in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an external ventricular drain compared with patients without ventriculitis.

Methods

Retrospective data from 40 consecutive patients with TBI and an external ventricular drain treated in the authors’ intensive care unit between 2013 and 2017 were analyzed. For all markers, arithmetical means and standard deviations, area under the curve (AUC), cutoff values, sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (LR), and negative LR were calculated and correlated with presence or absence of ventriculitis.

Results

There were 35 patients without ventriculitis and 5 patients with ventriculitis. The mean ± SD IL-6 concentration in CSF was significantly increased, with 6519 ± 4268 pg/mL at onset of ventriculitis compared with 1065 ± 1705 pg/mL in patients without ventriculitis (p = 0.04). Regarding inflammatory markers in CSF, IL-6 showed the highest diagnostic potential for differentiation between the presence and absence of ventriculitis (AUC 0.938, cutoff 4064 pg/mL, sensitivity 100%, specificity 92.3%, positive LR 13, and negative LR 0), followed by TLC (AUC 0.900, cutoff 64.5 /µL, sensitivity 100%, specificity 80%, positive LR 5.0, and negative LR 0) and protein (AUC 0.876, cutoff 31.5 mg/dL, sensitivity 100%, specificity 62.5%, positive LR 2.7, and negative LR 0).

Conclusions

The level of IL-6 in CSF has the highest diagnostic value of all investigated inflammatory markers for detecting ventriculitis in TBI patients at an early stage. In particular, CSF IL-6 levels higher than the threshold of 4064 pg/mL were significantly associated with the probability of ventriculitis.
Scientific Illustration in Biology: Art for Education and Science
Authors: Gajsina L. A. , Johansen J. R. , Sheil Ch.
Published: November 2019

The article discusses the importance of scientific illustration, particularly in biological research. The authors dwell on the quality criteria for scientific illustration, highlight the peculiarities of drawing microscopic objects, and give practical recommendations for drawing of biological objects. The necessity of introducing courses on scientific illustration in the educational programs of Russian universities is noted.
Development of Special Competencies in Hearing Impaired Students in Conditions of Inclusive Environment of Technical University
Authors: Oreshkina О. A. , Dvulichanskaya N. N.
Published: November 2019

The paper addresses the main problems of students with hearing disabilities when studying natural sciences at a technical university of a general type in the inclusive conditions. They are associated both with a low level of the school chemistry course knowledge and with their peculiarities of perception of educational materials in chemistry in connection with a defect. To overcome the difficulties, we have set a task to develop special competencies in students with hearing impairments, which contribute to their mastery of the university’s chemistry course at the level meeting the requirements of independently established university educational standards (IEES). The authors have developed and introduced in the educational process at BMSTU technological, organizational, and pedagogical decisions that contribute to forming these competencies in students with hearing impairments. The adaptive course “Cognitive technologies of supporting the discipline “Chemistry” is being implemented in parallel with the basic discipline “Chemistry” and on its material. This course is being taught at BMSTU in an accessible environment of multimedia laboratories providing special educational conditions for such students. The offered cognitive information and communication technologies contribute developing of special competencies (SC) in students with hearing disabilities. SC are compensatory and at the same time personally adaptational, they are included in the matrix of BMSTU competencies which are necessary for mastering by this category of students within inclusive programs. SC contribute to getting by students professional competencies defined by the IEES. The adaptive course showed a positive effect on performance indicators in chemistry of hearing impaired students. This is achieved by creating conditions that equalize the level of training of hearing impaired students in the educational process with the level of training of ordinary students.

These technologies can be effectively used in the process of forming special competences in students with hearing disabilities when teaching them general technical and special disciplines at various levels of higher education. They can be applied to students with other disabilities within inclusive education environment as well.
Social and Cultural Sphere and the Development of the Digital Economy
Authors: Sagitov S. T.
Published: November 2019

Digitalization affects all spheres and processes including socialization of personality, which were out of influence of digital technologies decades ago. At the same time, the science community analyses primarily the impact of digitalization on economy and IT sphere. There are less investigations of the new technologies’ influence on social and cultural sphere. Moreover, the scientists that research the spiritual life of our society leave it by the wayside. The prevailing opinion is that the digital technologies will be an impulse to the cultural Renaissance of Humankind.

The article reports that the development of the social and cultural sphere is a critical part of the further technological development of the society. The wave development of the economy including the digital economy, depends on not only technologies, but on the cultural values. The success of the forth industrial revolution and its impact on the development of humankind are totally determined by the development of the culture, science and education.
Artificial intelligence is not the future, it is the now
Authors: Puscar Michael
Published: November 2019

This paper is based upon a presentation given at the NFAIS conference on Artificial Intelligence that was held May 15–16, 2019 in Alexandria, VA, USA. In it the author discusses real world examples of companies that are deploying machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, the goal of which is to empower the readers with information that will allow them to begin work on AI projects in their respective organizations immediately. Various open source tools and strategies for funding AI projects are also discussed.
BRUCELOSE E TUBERCULOSE BOVINA NA MICRORREGIÃO DE PENEDO, ESTADO DE ALAGOAS, BRASIL
Authors: Farias Luyse Gabryelle Brito , Silva Júnior Francisco Feliciano da , Teles José Andreey Almeida , Furtado Gil Dutra
Published: November 2019

O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar a prevalência da brucelose e tuberculose em bovinos procedentes do município de Piaçabuçu, Estado de Alagoas, Nordeste do Brasil. Todos os animais tinham idade superior a oito meses e não houve restrição de raça ou sexo. Foram processadas 398 amostras (319 fêmeas e 79 machos) de soro sanguíneo frente à técnica do antígeno tamponado acidificado. Para a tuberculose, 201 animais foram submetidos ao exame de sensibilidade dérmica pelo teste da prega caudal. Dos 398 animais investigados para a brucelose, 11 (2,76%) apresentaram anticorpos anti-Brucella abortus. Dos 201 animais que foram tuberculinizados, nenhum manifestou reação característica de positividade. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que a infecção por B. abortus encontra-se presente em propriedades do município de Piaçabuçu-AL, sendo necessário a adoção de medidas sanitárias rigorosas para evitar a propagação da doença nos rebanhos, especialmente por se tratar dezoonoses.
A Weighted Frequent Itemset Mining Algorithm for Intelligent Decision in Smart System
Authors: Kowsalya A. , Parameswari S. Uma , Kokila N.
Published: November 2019

Identifying the frequent item set is the challenging task in data mining as data is increased day by day in all fields. To analyze the accurate item set in that data like market basket is the key factor of improving the economical strategy of the marketing management. Frequent itemset mining, as an imperative of association rule examination, one of the mainly essential study fields in data mining. Weighted frequent itemset mining in vague databases equally the current prospect and significance of items into version in order to discover frequent itemsets of great importance to users. But many data are inconsistency because of the incomplete field in the collected data. This brings less stability in predicting the accurate information in the data which has the many fields. Many existing research have developed many technique or algorithm to bring the stable procedure to predict the data. But achieving the 100% accurate data from the collected dataset is still not completed. In this thesis, the proposed system will bring various parameters that will analyze dataset with Apriori and weighted Downwards Frequency Itemset Mining (WDFIM). In this analysis the minimum support, confidence level and time consumption are the parameters that analyzed where WDFIM is analyzing more accurate result when compared to Apiori algorithm.
The Digital Era and History Learning ( The Integration of Ben Mboi Leadership Value In History Learning At The Senior High School of ST Arnoldus Mukun )
Authors: Kamang Heribertus , Arif Musadad Akhmad , Sutiyah Prof
Published: November 2019

The value of leadership in this country has begun to wear off. The government has tried to overcome this problem by issuing a character education policy, one of which is to instill leadership values. For this reason, the aim of this research is to integrate the values of Ben Mboi's leadership in learning history at St Arnoldus Mukun High School. The ideal leadership is leadership that follows the demands of the industrial revolution 4.0. leaders who follow the development of technology leaders must have skills in influencing, encouraging, guiding, directing, and moving others who have something to do with the implementation and development of education and teaching in the era of industrial revolution 4.0. In the present context, the concept of Ben Mboi's leadership is relevant for internalizing students.
This is a qualitative research. The object of this research is history teacher and high school student ST Arnoldus Mukun. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. The technique used to test the validity of the data is the triangulation technique. The data analysis technique used is an interactive analysis technique. The results showed that the implementation of historical learning that integrates the values of Ben Mboi's leadership has been carried out starting from the planning, implementation, and formed character. The integration of Ben Mboi's leadership values in history learning is carried out by the history teacher starting from the planning stage, which is made learning tools and implementation in the classroom.
Dynamic Role of Institutional Farmers in Clove Agribusiness
Authors: Azizah Nur , Bulkis Sitti , Mujahidin Fahmid Imam , Arsyad Muhammad
Published: November 2019

The institutional improvement as an important issue in the 2014-2019 Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Plan (Renstra). The development of the agricultural sector that relies on natural resource management needs institutional regulation to synergize efforts that support each other in achieving goals. Institutional improvements in clove agribusiness include; upstream to downstream agribusiness institutions involving farmers, government institutions and business actors. All institutions involved have a role in clove agribusiness activities, institutional farmers included in the group are farmers whose members are clove farmers in the management of cloves and gapoktan as a combination of farmer groups. This study describes the role of farmer group institutions in the agribusiness system including upstream subsystems, farming subsystems and downstream subsystems in clove management. This research uses a case study method with a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection on the role of the Mayou City Farmer Group and the Aru Jaya farmer group association (Gapoktan) was obtained from the results of the interviews with the help of questionnaires or questionnaires. The role of farmer groups in clove management is presented in a descriptive qualitative analysis. The results showed that the existence of Mayou City farmer group institutions had not played an active role in any clove farming activities, this was due to the inactivity and lack of role and participation of members who preferred to focus on their respective farming systems. Thus the care and activeness of a member in the Mayou City Farmers Group are caused by the needs and interests to be achieved. Then the role of Aru Jaya Gapoktan did not work as it should because since its formation, only carried out the management of horticultural cultivation, especially vegetables and have never touched on how clove cultivation as a hereditary plant has been carried out by local communities.
农村饮水安全工程建设与管理分析
Authors: 唐 丽娜
Published: November 2019

农村饮水安全工程的建设与管理是值得人们进行深入分析的,因为这关系着工程的最终效益,同时对于人们的生活也会产生很大的影响。只有加强对于农村饮水安全工程建设与管理方面的研究,才能进一步的保证工程的质量与安全,避免出现一些不必要的问题,更好的满足人们的饮水需求。因此,有关施工人员应该针对农村饮水安全工程建设过程中存在的问题进行深入的研究,然够积极的采取一些有效的解决对策,进而加强农村饮水安全工程的建设,更好的保障人们的利益与健康,同时也有助于促进社会经济的加健康发展。
刍议小型农田水利工程建设管理
Authors: 周 雪琴
Published: November 2019

我国是一个农业大国,农业在我国国民经济的发展中占有着重要的地位,小型农田水利工程简称为小农水,主要指的是为解决耕地灌溉和农村人畜饮水而修建的田间灌排工程、小型灌区、蓄水池、小型水库、水井、饮水工程、灌区抗旱水源工程等。通过修建各种农田水利工程的设施以及采取其他措施能够有效的调节和改良农田水分的状况,为农作物的生长提供有利的水利条件,满足不断发展的农业需要,促进农业的高产,提高农民的经济收益。因此,在农村进行小型农田水利工程的建设和管理对于农业的快速和稳定发展有着十分重要的意义。
大型立式轴流泵叶片调节方法的探讨
Authors: 游 宣智
Published: November 2019

随着国家对农田水利设施加大建设力度,我国多地纷纷响应号召,纷纷加入农田水利改造工程,而大型立式轴流泵站建设影响着水利工程建设质量,因此,改造或重新设计泵站的过程中就以泵站建设作为重点。本文重在研究大型立式轴流泵叶建设调试过程中,主要从泵站的内部机械构造与运行方法、工作流程等这些方面来进行分析,研究具体的调试方法,提高泵站建设质量,为促进我国农田水利功能建设提供更多参考与借鉴。
风电电气工程自动化中的问题及解决对策研究
Authors: 杨 旭
Published: November 2019

经济社会的飞快发展,开发清洁能源受到了社会广泛关注和重视,对于推动人类社会可持续发展意义深远。风电电气工程在各个行业领域起到的作用不断提升,依托于自动化技术应用,可以有效提升提升风电电气工程建设效益。但是,由于风电电气工程自动化技术发展脚步缓慢,其中暴露出一系列问题,有待进一步改进和完善。本文就风电电气工程自动化进行分析,针对其中的问题多角度分析,提出切实可行的措施予以解决,推动风电电气工程高维度发展。
浅析水土保持方案后续设计
Authors: 刘 运孔
Published: November 2019

水土保持是在可行性研究阶段编制水土保持方案,获得批复后再进行设计和施工。目前我国面临的主要问题就是大部分企业没有在可行性研究阶段编制水土保持方案,此外,各个建设单位和设计单位普遍不重视水土保持工作,并且水土保持设计过程中存在很多难点和重点,很多水土保持工程质量不高。因此,本文着重分析水土保持方案后续设计中存在的问题并且提出解决措施。
浅析临清市基层水利工程质量管理现状及建议
Authors: 李 洪霞
Published: November 2019

临清市基层水利主管部门组织建设工程主要为小型工程,由于参建方的资质参差不齐,部分工程由村民自行经营与管理,工作人员忽视了工程质量管理,很多处理方式均不合理,尽管工程的规模较小,但是工程数量较多,分布较广,因此务必高度重视工程的质量管理。本文就将分析基层水利工程质量管理的现状,并给出相关建议,以供参考。
关于优化输变电工程可实施性的一种策划方案
Authors: 贾 宏 , 赵 柏智 , 杨 凯
Published: November 2019

我国电网工程组织流程均以先设计后施工为准,如设计施工图纸未完全有效的达到合理指导施工甚至造成施工周期缓慢,会给施工(实施阶段)带来一定的困扰的阻碍因素,会经常发生因按图施工不得当出现施工困难,造成工程成本增加和整体工期延误,给整个项目过程管理带来诸多不利,最常见的例如：林区砍伐路径及砍伐作业面与实际施工之间的偏差,会给施工带来极大的困难,同时增加施工成本,延误工程投产时间。我公司面对以上问题,先后在广东、内蒙古等有代表性的地区采用辅助设计单位联合制作前期可研的方法,针对特殊地型、地貌、高寒高署气候条件、复杂性交叉跨越、林区高岭等特殊环境,关于如何便于施工,前期如何组织施工策划意见供设计单位参考,设计单位再通过分项细化,最终出具便于施工、保证项目成本的施工图纸,可规避因设计施工图可实施性不强,或因按图施工增加大量投入造成损失,乃至影响工程整体投运时间。
水利工程设计技术与管理研究
Authors: 张 宽旭
Published: November 2019

随着经济的快速发展,我国的水利工程也有了改变,水利工程项目建设的规模也在不断的增加。在具体进行水利项目建设的过程中,不仅需要进行理论与线路的充分了解,还需要积极做好指导工作,从而进一步提高资源的利用效率。基于此,本文主要对水利工程设计技术与管理进行研究,希望能够促进我国水利工程的发展。
Model Hipotetikal Kesetimbangan Sedimen sebagai Indikator Awal Adanya Penurunan Muka Tanah Di Pantai Utara Pulau Jawa
Authors: Rahmat Nugroho Cahyo Nur , Suprapto Suprapto , Sembiring Leo Eliasta , Prasetyo Adi
Published: November 2019

North Coast of Java Island continues to experience coastal dynamics which resulted significant coastline erosion problems. According to the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries data (KKP), from 100 locations of coastline erosion in 17 provinces of Indonesia, North Coast of Java Island suffered the worst erosion, reaching 745 km or 44 percent of total coastline length. The shoreline retreat can be caused by three factors: sea level rise, erosion and land subsidence. The aim of this research was to determine the correlation between sediment equilibrium in coastal cells and the initial hypothesis of land subsidence which caused a coastline retreat. The method to calculate sediment equilibrium usesÂ  hypothetical sediment budget model. Modeling itself is done along the North Coast of Java. LITDRIFT model of Longshore Sediment Drift is employed to assess the coastline profile. The result of the research shows that there is anomalous model that is the condition of sediment is surplus but the condition of the field is backward. Several locations experienced a sediment surplus but experienced a coastline retreat, and after comparison with field observations and secondary data there was evidence of land subsidence: Pondok Bali Beach, Randusongo Beach, Muara Reja Beach, Depok Beach, Slamaran Beach, Jeruksari-Mulyorejo Beach and Sriwulan Beach. Furthermore this result can be used as an initial indicator of the land subsidence causing the coastline to retreat. In order to solve the erosion and sedimentation problem, the detail study with more comprehensive parameter needs to be conducted.
Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Waduk Tilong, Nusa Tenggara Timur Untuk Pengembangan Perikanan Tangkap
Authors: Warsa Andri
Published: November 2019

The Tilong Reservoir located in Kupang District, has 154.97 ha surface area with an average depth of 12.5 m, water volume is 19 million m3 and water discharge around 86.4-106.3 m3/day. The main function of this reservoir is for irrigation. Capture fisheries activity has not been optimally developed. The development of capture fisheries can be done through culture-based fisheries (CBF), namely milkfish (Channos channos) or tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) stocking. The aims of this study is to determine the potential of fisheries production and the seed needs for CBF development in the Tilong reservoir. The study was conducted in March and September 2016 at three observation stations. Water sample was taken at 0.5 and 2.0 m from the surface which is the euphotic depth. The results showed that CBF activities in the Tilong Reservoir could successful because supported by the limnology conditions was suitable for fish life, the availability of seeds produced from hatchery was sufficient for stocking and support of local communities through local wisdom. Fish seeds are produced by 13 hatchery which are capable of producing milkfish and tilapia seeds of 7,040,770 and 7,023,400 per year. Based on these aspects, capture fisheries through CBF are feasible to be developed in the Tilong Reservoir. The fisheries production potential in the Tilong Reservoir ranges from 75.9 to 77.5 kg/ha/year or 11.9-12.0 tons/year. The optimal number of milkfish and tilapia seeds that can be stocked ranges from 71,000-73,500 individuals/year and 72,000-75,000 individuals/year respectively. The fish production estimated from stocking was about 40% of the potential production with economic value of Rp 20,500,000 and Rp 21,500,000.
Uji Validasi Data Debit untuk Deteksi Penyimpangan Data Studi Kasus: Das Citarum Hulu
Authors: Windatiningsih Desi
Published: November 2019

Uji validasi data merupakan langkah pemeriksaan untuk memastikan data hidrologi yang disajikan telah sesuai dengan kriteria yang ditetapkan, merupakan salah satu bagian dari proses kendali mutu. Teknik validasi dirancang untuk mendeteksi kesalahan umum yang mungkin terjadi dan hasil validasi didesain untuk menunjukkan alasan mengapa suatu nilai data ditandai. Tujuannya adalah menganalisis data dengan metode uji validasi homogenitas dan trend, mendeteksi penyimpangan data, dan memberikan informasi kondisi kualitas data dengan jenis kategori. Uji validasi data debit dengan studi kasus DAS Citarum Hulu dilakukan pada 4 pos duga air terpilih menggunakan metode Pettitt dan T untuk uji homogenitas, metode Mann-Kendall dan Spearman untuk uji trend pada tingkat signifikansi 5%. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa uji homogenitas dengan metode Pettitt lebih baik diterapkan pada kajian ini karena memiliki populasi data debit yang tidak berdistribusi normal. Kelebihan dari metode Pettitt adalah dapat menguji data tanpa adanya asumsi harus berdistribusi normal. Hasil uji trend dengan metode Mann-Kendall dan Spearman menunjukkan hasil signifikansi yang relatif sama, karena kedua uji tersebut memiliki metode statistik non parametrik. Kekuatan kedua uji ini tergantung pada tingkat signifikansi, ukuran sampel data, dan jenis distribusi. Hasil uji menunjukkan kondisi data di pos Citarum-Nanjung, Cigulung-Maribaya, Cikapundung-Maribaya dan Cikapundung-Gandok, masing-masing berkategori Baik, Tidak Realistis, Meragukan dan Meragukan. Homogenitas dan trend data debit di DAS Citarum Hulu tidak merata. Trend data debit di sub DAS Cikapundung mengalami kenaikan secara signifikan mulai tahun 1980an dan mengalami penurunan trend BFI di pos Cikapundung-Maribaya pada tahun 1990-2013. Hal ini mengindikasikan adanya pengaruh perubahan fungsi lahan pada sub DAS Cikapundung.Kata Kunci: Validasi data, data debi, Mann Kendall, Pettitt, Base flow Index (BFI)