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Cryosurgery and physical medicine n treatment of cancer
Authors: Chyzh M. O. , Belochkina I. V. , Hladkykh F. V. 
Published: July 2021

Background. At the present stage of oncology development, cryosurgery is keeping up with other surgical options of treating malignant tumors. However, especially when using cryoapplication technique, radical low-temperature destruction of large tumors is challenged with uneven freezing of the tissue inside and on the periphery of the cryoablation zone resulting in insufficient complete destruction of all tumor cells. The long-term strategy of increasing the efficiency of cryogenic treatment, which will maximize the potential for exposure of biological tissues to low temperatures, is its combination with other physical methods. On the other hand, the preliminary cryotherapy of the tumor tissue can be used to increase the efficiency of antitumor therapy by other methods, in particular, physical ones. Purpose – to summarize and analyze the literature data on applying low temperatures in combination with other physical medicine techniques in order to assess the efficiency and the potential of those in uptodate oncology. Materials and Methods. The paper deals with analyzing the studies published within the period from 2000 to 2020 outlining the data on the impact of low temperatures on the biological tissues in combination with other physical medicine techniques. After keyword search against international and Ukrainian databases, the papers, focused on this subject area, were sorted out, analyzed and included in the references. Results. The review presents pros and cons of using cryosurgery in medical practice with due regard for pathogenetic mechanisms of low temperature impact on biological structures. Based on experimental and clinical studies data, a positive effect of cryosurgical approaches in combination with other physical medicine techniques when performing surgical interventions for ablation of malignant neoplasms has been shown. The paper included the contributions describing the findings on combining cryosurgery with: preliminary hemodilution; radiofrequency and microwave hyperthermic ablation; laser and photodynamic therapy; electroporation. Additionally, a contemporary view of cryo-ultrasound therapy, cryonanoablation, cryo- radiation treatment and cryoelectrolysis was presented. Conclusions. Cryosurgery is an effective minimally invasive surgical method keeping up with other methods of treating malignant tumors, despite the fact that these days the research on optimizing the method of exposure of biological tissues to low temperatures is still ongoing. Cryosurgery in combination with other physical medicine techniques in case of tumor ablation can enhance the effectiveness of treating cancer patients.
PROBLEMATIKA MOTIVASI BELAJAR DALAM TEORI OPERANT CONDITIONING PADA PEMBELAJARAN PAI DI SDN NOGOPURO SLEMAN
Authors: Kausar Ahmad , Suyadi Suyadi 
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan problematika motivasi belajar dalam teori operant conditioning dalam pembelajaran pendidikan agama Islam dan untuk mendeskripkan faktor penghambat dari teori operant conditioning dalam pembelajaran pendidikan agama Islam. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan oleh penulis adalah penelitian kualitatif atau penelitian lapangan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa problematika motivasi belajar dalam teori operant conditioning dalam pembelajaran pendidikan Islam yang terjadi adalah adanya pemberian reward kepada siswa melahirkan rasa puas sehingga motivasi belajarnya menurun, sebaliknya ada beberapa siswa diberikan punisment melahirkan motivasi yang tinggi sehingga nilai yang dihasilkan juga tinggi. Maka dari itu, pemberian reward juga harus dibarengi dengan pendekatan yang lebih dalam untuk menghasilkan motivasi belajar yang kuat. Faktor penghambat dalam teori tersebut adalah adanya pemberian hukuman dan hasil nilai belajar siswa yang kurang diterima. Solusi yang diberikan dalam mengatasi masalah tersebut adalah dengan memberikan pendekatan personal dan memberikan penjelasan dengan tepat mengenai jawaban yang benar dan begitu pun dengan hasil belajar yang berbeda maka guru memberikan penjelasan akan kebenaran dari jawaban sehingga siswa dapat memahami.
PENGARUH METODE SPEED READING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA TEKS PADA MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA DI KELAS V SDN 7 SINJAI
Authors: Khatimah Khusnul , Laeli Qadrianti  , Hasmiati Hasmiati , Kadir Muhammad 
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan Pengaruh Metode Speed Reading Terhadap Kemampuan Membaca Teks Pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Di Kelas V SDN 7 Sinjai. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian ex post facto dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan jumlah sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 25 orang. Data yang diambil dengan menggunakan angket dan dokumen. Pengolahan data memakai teknik analisis regresi linear sederhana. Penelitian ini menunjukkan metode speed reading memiliki pengaruh positif yang sangat kuat dan signifikan terhadap kemampuan membaca teks pada mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia di kelas V SDN 7 Sinjai. Hal ini diperoleh berdasarkan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan SPSS 25, Pada tabel coefficients diketahui thitung metode speed reading 3,731 > 2,069 ttabel Dan Nilai probablitas 0,001 <0,05 Dan PADA tabel Ringkasan Model DENGAN Melihat hal R Square = 0,37 7 ATAU 37 , 7 %. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah data kecepatan membaca memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kemampuan membaca teks pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia di kelas V SDN 7 Sinjai .
PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KINERJA GURU DI SDN 45 LEMPANGAN SINJAI SELATAN
Authors: Warni  , Nurhayati R , Judrah Muh. , Syarifuddin  
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala sekolah terhadap kinerja guru di SDN 45 Lempangan Sinjai Selatan dan untuk mengetahui besar pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala sekolah terhadap kinerja guru di SDN 45 Lempangan Sinjai Selatan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Expost facto dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan jumlah populasi 8 orang dan adapun yang menjadi sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 8 orang. Data yang diambil dengan menggunakan angket dan dokumen. Pengolahan data memakai teknik analisis regresi linear sederhana dengan taraf signifikan 95 % dengan menggunakan SPSS 25. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja guru di SDN 45 Lempangan Sinjai Selatan. Hal ini diperoleh berdasarkan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan SPSS 25, Pada tabel coefficients diketahui thitung kepemimpinan kepala sekolah 4,435 > dari ttabel 2,477 dan nilai probablitas 0,004 < 0,05 dan pada tabel model summary dengan melihat R Square=0,766 atau 76,6 %. Jadi besar pengaruh kepemimpinan kepala sekolah terhadap kinerja guru di SDN 45 Lempangan Sinjai Selatan adalah 76,6%.
Hábitos alimentares de indivíduos com síndrome de Down
Authors: Castro Saito Yuri , Corcino Duarte Sousa Alíria , De Castro Pereira Santos Ana Cristina 
Published: July 2021

Pessoas com Síndrome de Down (SD) possuem maior chance de desenvolver algumas doenças, ressaltando a importância de uma dieta adequada e suficiente. Os maus hábitos alimentares, juntamente com a vida sedentária, prejudicam esses indivíduos que precisam de bons aportes de nutrientes, que não só ajudam no tratamento mas também na prevenção de possíveis doenças futuras. Nota-se a necessidade do profissional nutricionista, visando orientar, aconselhar e acompanhar o público com SD mantendo a homeostase do sistema, diminuindo carências nutricionais e riscos de obesidade e sobrepeso, visto que, nesse público há uma alta prevalência no consumo de alimentos industrializados e baixo nível de atividade física. A pesquisa teve como foco analisar os dados pessoais, familiares e os principais grupos alimentares de consumo de 100 indivíduos com SD, através de um formulário que visa mensurar a quantidade e a frequência de alimentos in natura e ultraprocessados. Concluiu-se após análise feita sobre o consumo alimentar de pessoas com SD que, mesmo com um resultado positivo e um consumo médio de 78% de frutas e 84% de hortaliças e tubérculos, ainda houve um consumo de 45,71% de alimentos ultraprocessados e um resultado de 70,6% no IMC de 12 indivíduos da amostra, com idade superior a 18 anos, demonstrando sobrepeso e obesidade, o que revelou a importância de um acompanhamento nutricional adequado e um maior controle no consumo de alimentos industrializados.
DIGITAL MEDIA AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING AMONG DRIVERS IN ANAMBRA STATE
Authors: Kenechukwu Stephen Afam 
Published: July 2021

Smoking is the inhalation and exhalation of fumes of burning tobacco and other dangerous nicotine substances that endanger health. It is also a learned behaviour capable of causing addiction. The study examined civic engagement through digital media on health risks of smoking among drivers in Onitsha, Anambra State. The study focused on drivers of registered Mass Transit companies: Eastern Mass Transit and Onitsha South Mass Transit. The study was anchored on two theories: grounded theory of smoking decision which explains pre-and-post effects of smoking quitting, and mediatisation theory which examines the long-term structural change in the role of media in culture and society. The study adopted a survey of drivers of select Mass Transit companies in Anambra State. This was to ensure that these drivers were studied in their varying work atmospheres concerning smoking. Findings of the study showed that drivers of both companies make effective use of digital media for information on the dangers of smoking while driving and erring drivers are adequately penalised. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that media messages on the dangers of smoking tobacco or other dangerous substances on the wheel should be sustained. It equally recommended psychological tests on drivers before recruitment.
Totally endoscopic resection of atrial myxoma: early results of 26 patients in E hospital
Authors: Nam Nguyen Hoang , Huu Nguyen Cong , Nguyen Tran Thuy , Trung Hoang Van , Thinh Do Duc , Hung Ngo Thanh , Dat Pham Thanh , Thanh Le Ngoc , Uoc Nguyen Huu 
Published: July 2021

Objective: Myxoma is the most common form of non-malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue. Totally endoscopic surgery without robotic assistance can resect the entire atrial myxoma. This study aim to evaluate the early results of this surgical method. Methods: From January 2019 to April 2021, 26 patients (20 females, 6 males, mean age 49.5 ± 14.3) were diagnosed with atrial myxoma. All tumors of those patients were resected by totally endoscopic surgery. We evaluated the early outcome of this method based on the following criteria: mortality rates, conversion to open surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass time, aortic cross-clamp time, postoperative time. Results: Totally endoscopic surgery to resect atrial myxoma was successfully performed in all patients with surgical ports on the thoracic wall. The largest incision was not more than 1.5 cm in diameter. Mean cardiopulmonary bypass time was 134 ± 39 minutes, aortic cross-clamp time was 81.4 ± 26.4 minutes, mechanical ventilation time was 10.5 ± 4.6 hours, ICU length of stay was 2.1 ± 0.9 days, postoperative time was 6.9 ± 5.4 days. We had one case in which the excision of myxoma was performed contemporaneously with mitral valve annuloplasty. Conclusions: Initial outcomes of totally endoscopic surgery to resect atrial myxomas were satisfactory. However, to fully evaluate the effectiveness of this method, we need to conduct a long-term follow-up of these patients.
Architecture and digital drawing tablets, bringing back human control over HAL
Authors: Leandri Gaia 
Published: July 2021

Architectural imagery and design are nowadays pervaded by computerization, consequently freehand drawing suffered a drastic decline. This paper reviews the advantages and drawbacks of digitalization, examines the reasons of the reborn need for freehand drawing and reports about published evidence of creativity being facilitated by hand movement. A new drawing medium is now available in the form of digital tablets. These allow freehand drawing with more ease and efficiency than on paper but hand movements and feeling are the same as in traditional drawing. Aim of this paper is to provide the basis for a proposal to merge advantages of digitalization with creativity stemming from freehand drawing by the use of modern digital drawing tablets in architecture. The preliminary results of a pilot survey carried out in 8 countries revealed that there is a widespread need for architectural academic courses of freehand drawing on digital tablets, so far not implemented. It is expected that the survey may be completed in the next few months and a wider sample may provide more detailed indications. In conclusion it is proposed that the digital tablets may be the future solution for a fruitful union between the digital and the creative imagery in architecture.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Literacy Development Possibilities in Initial Teacher Education
Authors: O'Regan Patricia 
Published: July 2021

The development of literacy competencies among second-level school students has been highlighted, by the Programme for International Student Assessment as ‘vital to succeed in society’. Literacy competency development has become the remit of all teachers, in all disciplines and initial teacher education programmes have a responsibility to address this. This paper aims to explore the provisions made within one Irish Initial Teacher Education programme, for the development of teaching strategies to enable literacy competency development within the technical-subject classrooms at second level. It also explores the perspectives of its pre-service teachers on this topic. A mixed method case-study was conducted, collecting data through questionnaires, dialogic-discussion groups, focus-groups and interviews. A key finding was the challenge in defining ‘literacy’. This ambiguity left pre-service teachers and teacher-educators unsure of expectations in this regard and resulted in a missalignment between the theory being taught and pre-service teacher practice. Technical-subjects are unexpectedly rich in opportunities to develop literacy competency. However, only some pre-service teachers were recognising the potential for literacy development within these subjects. Further training is required to address the challenges highlighted in this paper and to equip pre-service teachers with the appropriate tools to meet the literacy demands of today’s technical-subject students.
graphed: A Web-Based Concept Mapping Application for Instruction and Research
Authors: Ionas Ioan G. , Geana Mugur V. 
Published: July 2021

The ongoing worldwide pandemic has forced educational establishments to accelerate full-scale adoption of online learning at an accelerated pace, while the development of tools appropriate for remote instruction assessment is yet to catch up. Most of the time traditional assessment methods are still employed, but they are not always optimal for use in online environments; better tools are needed to help gain deeper insights into how students think and learn. graphed is a web application developed to support the assessment of learners’ understanding and knowledge acquisition and, simultaneously, provide researchers with data that can help in the development of dedicated processes for the automatic evaluation and comparison of concept maps. Our goal is to take a more practical approach by studying the capabilities offered by existing software, libraries, and computational avenues to advance the use of concept maps as assessment tools. Preliminary findings suggest that the concept mapping activity has achieved its purpose of promoting deep thinking, that the application is relatively usable, and clarified the path for future development and enhancement. Examples on the use of graphed in the classroom are provided.
The relationship between self-efficacy and accounting students' academic performance at a South African university
Authors: Carpenter Riley , Shamsoodien Sihaam 
Published: July 2021

Racial transformation is crucial for South African higher education institutions, the accounting profession and the country as a whole. Consequently, determinants of students’ academic success must be at the forefront of accounting education research. Understanding these determinants will assist universities to better assist students with their learning. This study focused on self-efficacy in academic performance—a previously limited research area in South African accounting education. The aim was to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance amongst students registered in a second-year undergraduate course for an accounting degree at a South African university. It was found that self-efficacy was moderately positively correlated with academic performance. The findings indicate that it is worthwhile performing further empirical research on self-efficacy, especially while controlling for other significant factors affecting students’ academic performance.
A Proposed Framework for the Growth of Online Learning Communities
Authors: El Souefi Nevine Mahmoud Fayek 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThe abrupt shift to full online learning due to COVID-19, displaced students and teachers, created multiple barriers in teaching and learning, and caused some instructors not being able to build and maintain an online learning community. This situation resulted in students’ detachment from their instructor and peers causing lack of motivation and increase of failure chances. First the paper explores the challenges and opportunities of building and online learning community highlighting the needs, and reviewes some past frameworks in the field. Second, a framework is proposed that identifies four factors that help the growth of online learning communities. Those facots are; teacher presence, social presence, cognitive presence and students’ emotional engagement. Further the framework specifies type of actions and activities that teachers/instructors should be adopting throughout the course. The paper adds to the growing knowledge on Coronavirus effects on the educational sector and highlights the need for the efficeint use of technology in education.
‘Face-to Face vs. Flipped’: A Comparative Study on Academic Outcomes and Learning Preferences in First Year Allied Health Students Undertaking Anatomy and Physiology
Authors: Wendt Lauren , Du Toit Eugene , Naug Helen 
Published: July 2021

A mixed-mode or ‘‘flipped’’ model of learning focusses on supporting a high level of student engagement, student motivation, and the transferability of specific course content. A blend of online resources and face-to-face (F2F) learning facilitates meaningful interaction between peers, while building a capacity for self-directed and lifelong learning. Within the School of Medical Science, Anatomy and Physiology (A&amp;P) content was ‘flipped’ for delivery at a new campus to align with the traditional F2F offering. Lectures were delivered online, while tutorials and practicums were F2F.. Collaborative learning opportunities utilizing active learning pedagogies was appealing and was integrated during the re-alignment of A&amp;P which was delivered to a cohort of allied health students undertaking their first year of their program. This study assessed how this type of learning was received by students (from the same program) undertaking the same course in an on-campus F2F delivery. Students completed surveys relating to their experiences in learning activities applied in: lectures, tutorials and practicums. In addition, academic outcomes (theoretical and practical) across the two modalities were also evaluated. Overall, students undertaking the mixed-mode delivery performed significantly better in theoretical assessments, while performance in practical assessments was comparable between both deliveries. Student preferences to learning and teaching activities was mixed, however all students highly valued the use of “mini-quizzes” in lectures, tutorials and practicums.
My course is a series, and what is yours?
Authors: Pauschenwein Jutta , Kühnelt Wolfgang , Podhovnik Edith 
Published: July 2021

Everybody is talking about the newest episodes on Netflix, Amazon Prime or other channels. While the cultural phenomen of a “series” is nothing new, it has never been so popular as today. The “lockdown” era brought more streaming, more time at home and more online teaching. Starting with the idea that our students (and many of our teachers) are now part of the “Netflix generation”, we have been integrating serial elements in education and training. This contribution describes the first experiments of using the elements of a series in teaching. Regardless of whether online and offline teaching, teachers and trainers can use some classical methods of series, such as recaps and cliffhangers, teasers and mysteries to make the courses not only more interesting but also more consistent. Encouraged by the positive results of our experiments, we will be taking the series a step further in the upcoming semester and include elements of an interactive series in our teaching. Together with the students, we will be developing a storyboard outlining the series' episodes throughout the semester.
Suddenly moving large classes online: Illuminating the experience of the teaching staff in one university
Authors: Glynn Mark Anthony , Farrell Ann Marie , Buckley Karen , Lowney Rob , Smyth Sean , Stone Suzanne 
Published: July 2021

In early 2020, the transition of large classes from the face-to-face to the online context occurred overnight and at scale at a time when the crisis was being faced at all levels of society, nationally and internationally. This paper is based on research which examined the impact of this sudden transition on large classes in Dublin City University with a view to illuminating the experience to inform future practice (Authors., in press). A rapid, systemised review of literature was carried out with the aim of contextualising data gathered through surveys with staff and students in relation to our experience of moving large classes online in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the study examined the impact from the perspectives of teaching staff and students, this paper reports on the perspectives of teaching staff only. Large class teachers found this experience challenging, reporting a sense of isolation and worry. However it would seem that opportunity was seen in the face of adversity, whereby staff have identified potential for better ways of doing things going forward as a result of their experiences between March and May 2020