bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Modified Melasma Area and Severity Index in Hyperthyroid Patients Receiving Anti-thyroid Drugs
Authors: Sitohang Irma Bernadette S. , Nelson Benny , Marissa Melani , Indriatmi Wresti , Wisnu Wismandari 
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: Melasma is a common hyperpigmentation disorder, which causes brownish discoloration of the face. Despite unclear mechanisms, thyroid hormones were thought to play a role in melasma.

AIM: This study aims to determine and compare the clinical improvement of melasma in hyperthyroid patients receiving anti-thyroid drugs.

METHODS: An interventional study with a quasi-experimental design (pre-post-intervention study) was conducted at the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic and Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 2019 to March 2020. A comparative analysis was done to compare the modified melasma area and severity index (mMASI) in hyperthyroid patients before and after 12 weeks of anti-thyroid drugs. All subjects did not receive any additional topical therapies for their melasma. The clinical features were evaluated objectively at baseline and 12th-week visit, by mMASI score on different areas of the face (forehead, left-right malar, and chin) and Wood’s lamp examination.

RESULTS: All areas showed a decline in mMASI score components (e.g., involvement areas and darkness degree) after 12 weeks of treatment. However, only the malar area showed a significant decline (p < 0.05). Wood’s lamp examination at baseline revealed dermal type melasma on 17 subjects, mixed type on six subjects, and epidermal type on one subject. All types remained unchanged after 12 weeks of treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that mMASI score in malar area improved significantly, this might be because malar area included this study were comprised of epidermal, dermal, and mixed type. On the other hand, based on Wood’s lamp examination, all types of melasma remained unchanged after 12 weeks of treatment.
Lessons Learned From a Rural Classroom Study: Transitioning From Concrete to Virtual Manipulatives to Teach Math Fact Fluency to Students With Learning Disabilities
Authors: Kabel Matthew , Hwang Jiyung , Hwang Jiwon 
Published: June 2021

As the use of technology has become more prevalent within the educational environment over the past decade, the emergence of the use of virtual manipulatives to support student learning in math has made transitioning to technology-infused math instruction unavoidable. Students in rural areas, however, have tended to receive far less technology-infused instruction due to the many challenges faced by rural schools that can adversely affect academic opportunities and disrupt equity in learning and teaching. In the current paper, we report on a classroom study conducted to examine whether the previously proven effects of concrete manipulatives can carry over into those of virtual manipulatives when teaching math fact fluency in multiplication and explored the potential for virtual manipulatives in rural classrooms from the teacher’s perspective. Quantitative and qualitative results both indicated a promising potential for usage of virtual manipulatives, with meaningful implications for practitioners. The educational implications for designing and planning effective instruction incorporating virtual manipulatives are discussed.
Digital storytelling as a tool for reflection in virtual reality projects
Authors: Kim Deoksoon , Coenraad Merijke , Park Ho Ryong 
Published: June 2021

Reflection is essential for learning and development, especially among middle school students. In this paper, we describe how middle school students can engage in reflective learning by composing digital stories in a project-based learning environment employing virtual reality. Adopting multiple case study methods, we examined the digital stories of five students, together with classroom observations and interviews about their experiences, in order to explore how digital storytelling can allowed students to reflect upon their experiences in a year-end capstone program. Creating digital stories allowed students to 1) reflect on their learning experiences teaching younger students with virtual reality, 2) present their reflections in multiple modalities, and 3) make connections between their present experiences and the past and future. This study demonstrates how digital storytelling can enable multimodal reflection for middle school students, particularly within technology-focused project-based learning environments.
Keywords: digital storytelling; project-based learning; reflection; middle school learners
Primary Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty in male neonates with Anorectal Malformations: A tertiary care hospital experience
Authors: Tiwari Charu , Shenoy Neha S , Gandhi Suraj , Makan Apoorva , Basu Syamantak , Tulsian Akruti , Shah Hemanshi 
Published: June 2021

Background: The conventional surgical management for a male neonate with intermediate Anorectal Malformation (ARM) involves three stages – the creation of a diversion stoma in the neonatal period, a definitive pull-through procedure/ Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty (PSARP) followed by stoma closure. With this background, we present our experience with Single-stage primary definitive repair in selected male neonates with ARM.
Methods: Medical records of male ARM cases managed from 2016 to 2018 were reviewed. Male neonates who underwent primary PSARP were analysed retrospectively.
Results: A total of 35 records were found, out of which 12 male neonates underwent primary PSARP. The median gestational age and birth weight were 36.7 weeks and 2.75 kg respectively. Fistula with urinary tract was documented in all. The mean operative time was 65 minutes +/- 15 minutes. Two neonates had minor superficial surgical site infection at neo-anus. Anal dilatations were started after 2 weeks. At follow-up period of 3 years, 11 patients were continent; one patient had constipation with pseudo-incontinence which was successfully being managed by bowel management programme.
Conclusions: A primary definitive procedure is feasible when performed on carefully selected male neonates with ARM and also avoids the morbidity of stoma and multiple surgeries and follow-up visits to hospitals.
Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Maryland
Authors: Rosenberg Joseph Irving , Borzilleri Thomas C. 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
This article is one in the Journal of Forensic Economics series providing experts with information about how to prepare and testify about economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases in the state of Maryland.1 Topics covered include a review of the Maryland state court system, rules regarding expert testimony, and wrongful death and personal injury economic damages calculations. An Appendix contains the relevant statutes.
CAREER PLATEAUING AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTIONS: A CIVIL SERVICE PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Obianuju Abgasi Emmanuela , Augustine Arachie , Phina Onyekwelu NJideka 
Published: June 2021

Stagnation of employees in organizations especially in the civil service in developing countries is an existential issue, that is a potential determinant of intent to quit and actual turnover. Hence, the need to specifically determine the relationship between structural career plateauing (SCP) and turnover intentions of civil servants in South-East Nigeria. Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory was used in anchoring the work. The study adopted a survey research design with a population of 2318 civil servants working in the selected States Secretariats. A sample of 328 was arrived at through the application of Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination formula. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire, whose reliability was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha statistics, with a coefficient of .872. The analysis of data was done using a combination of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The result indicated that SCP was significant in predicting turnover intentions (R-Squared = 0.916679; p-value = 0.0000< 0.05). The study concluded that turnover intention is a phenomenon that is influenced by SCP, as plateauing of employees increase, so also does the intention of the employees to quit. Sequel to this, among others, it was recommended that heads of civil service need to ensure that there is equity, fairness and consistency in the promotion of workers, to avoid a feeling of inequity and injustice, which might make the workers less committed and more inclined to leave.
Keywords: Career Plateauing, Employee Turnover Intentions, Structural Career Plateauing, Content Career Plateauing and Civil Service.
CABra: a novel large-sample dataset for Brazilian catchments
Authors: Almagro André , Oliveira Paulo Tarso S. , Meira Neto Antônio Alves , Roy Tirthankar , Troch Peter 
Published: June 2021

Abstract. In this paper, we present the Catchments Attributes for Brazil (CABra), which is a large-sample dataset for Brazilian catchments that includes long-term data (30 years) for 735 catchments in eight main catchment attribute classes (climate, streamflow, groundwater, geology, soil, topography, land cover, and hydrologic disturbance). We have collected and synthesized data from multiple sources (ground stations, remote sensing,
and gridded datasets). To prepare the dataset, we delineated all the
catchments using the Multi-Error-Removed Improved-Terrain Digital Elevation
Model (MERIT DEM) and the coordinates of the streamflow stations provided by the Brazilian Water Agency, where only the stations with 30 years (1980–2010) of data and less than 10 % of missing records were included. Catchment areas range from 9 to 4 800 000 km2, and the mean daily streamflow varies from 0.02 to 9 mm d−1. Several signatures and indices were calculated based on the climate and streamflow data. Additionally, our dataset includes boundary shapefiles, geographic coordinates, and drainage area for each catchment, aside from more than 100 attributes within the attribute classes. The collection and processing methods are discussed, along with the limitations for each of our multiple data sources. CABra intends to improve the hydrology-related data collection in Brazil and pave the way for a better understanding of different hydrologic drivers related to climate, landscape, and hydrology, which is particularly important in Brazil, having continental-scale river basins and widely heterogeneous landscape characteristics. In addition to benefitting catchment hydrology investigations, CABra will expand the exploration of novel hydrologic hypotheses and thereby advance our understanding of Brazilian catchments' behavior. The dataset is freely available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4070146 and https://thecabradataset.shinyapps.io/CABra/ (last access: 7 June 2021).
INOVASI PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN METODE BELAJAR BERSAMA ALAM (BBA) GUNA MEMBANGUN KARAKTER ANAK SEMENJAK DINI PADA SEKOLAH ALAM MUARA BUNGO (SAMO)
Authors: Rahmi Laili , Adilla Ulfa , Juliana Rina , Yuisman Dedi , - Mualimin 
Published: June 2021

Observasi awal yang peneliti lakukan pada sekolah alam muara bungo ini meninggalkan kesan yang sangat menarik. Lingkungan sekolah yang indah dan asri menyatu dalam keramahan, ketertiban dan kecerdasan anak-anaknya. Hal ini tentunya memberi kenyamanan bahkan rasa takjub bagi siapapun yang mengunjungi. Berbagai jenis tanaman menghiasi halaman, pagar, ruangan dan juga sebuah green lab yang mengoleksi berbagai jenis bunga dan tanaman buah-buahan yang dapat menjadi “hadiah” atau oleh-oleh bagi setiap tamu yang datang. Semua tanaman ini tumbuh dengan indahnya tanpa terlihat rusak atau patah meski berada diantara permainan anak-anak. Hal yang akan menjadi tanda tanya bagaimana anak-anak yang masih berada diusia dini ini telah dapat mengerti untuk menjaga dan menghargai lingkungannya.Peneliti memperhatikan juga bagaimana hubungan sosial anak-anak ini terjalin dengan baik termasuk terhadap anak yang berkebutuhan khusus (ADHD). Guru mendampingi agar tidak terjadinya keributan dan mereka dapat merasa nyaman antara satu sama lainnya. Peneliti juga merasakan keramahan anak-anak ini dan merasa takjub ketika mereka menunjukkan kefasihannya dalam melafalkan hadits-hadits nabi yang menjadi pedoman bagi mereka dalam bersikap atau berperilaku sehari-hari. Berdasarkan hal ini dapatlah diketahui bahwa karakter anak-anak di sekolah alam muara bungo telah terbina dengan baik, tidak hanya pada sikap menjaga lingkungan namun juga menghargai sesama serta meneladani kemuliaan akhlak Rasulullah SAW dengan pemaknaan terhadap hadits-haditsnya.Berdasarkan pemaparan di atas maka akan dilakukan penelitian mengenai “Inovasi Pembelajaran dengan Metode Belajar Bersama Alam (BBA) Guna Membangun Karakter Anak Semenjak Dini pada Sekolah Alam Muara Bungo (SAMO)” Keyword: Inovasi Pembelajaran, Metode BBA, Membamgun Karakter, Sekolah Alam Muara Bungo
DAMPAK PEMUKIMAN KUMUH TERHADAP KELESTARIAN LINGKUNGAN KOTA MALANG (Studi Penelitian di Jalan Muharto Kel Jodipan Kec Blimbing, Kota Malang
Authors: Rofiana Vifin 
Published: June 2021

Pertumbuhan penduduk saat ini telah meningkat dan tidak sejalan dengan semakin meningkatnya kebutuhan hidup. Kondisi ekonomi yang mendesak dan kurangnya kesempatan kerja di pedesaan sehingga menyebabkan migrasi yang tinggi. Jumlah penduduk dan peningkatan migrasi dari daerah pedesaan tidak diimbangi dengan lahan yang tersedia di daerah perkotaan akhirnya memunculkan beberapa isu seperti munculnya kawasan kumuh. Selanjutnya, dampak dari kawasan kumuh terhadap kualitas lingkungan perlu intensif prihatin dengan pemerintah daerah, sektor swasta, LSM, dan masyarakat umum. Kata Kunci: Analisis Dampak Lingkungan, Area Kumuh, PendudukToday population growth has escalated and not balanced also with the increase of the necessities of life. The economy condition is urgent and lacking of job opportunities in rural area so that causes high flow migration. The number of inhabitants and the increase of migration from rural area not balance with the available land in urban areas then finally rise to varying issues such as the emergence of slum areas. Further, the impact of slum areas towards environmental quality needs to be intensively concerned by local government, private sectors, NGO, and general community. Keywords: Impact Analysi, Environment, Slum Areas, Population
REFORMASI BIROKRASI DITINJAU DARI ASPEK PELAYANAN PUBLIK & KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK
Authors: . Firman 
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mereformasi birokrasi dalam aspek pelayanan publik dan kebebasan informasi. Rendahnya kualitas pelayanan dan kebebasan informasi yang telah diselenggarakan di birokrasi membuat beberapa masalah dalam mencapai kualitas pelayanan yang baik. Peraturan tentang pelayanan publik harus menjadi acuan yang dapat dimaksimalkan dengan baik oleh regulator ketika diimplementasikan. Hal ini membuat pelayanan publik menjadi rumit, panjang dan mahal, Hal ini juga yg menjadi pemicu penyalahgunaan dan korupsi di berbagai tingkat pemerintahan. Ditambah dengan cara berpikir birokrasi yang tidak membuat masyarakat sebagai aktor yang harus dilayani. Agenda reformasi birokrasi juga cenderung tidak memiliki orientasi yang jelas dalam berbagai masalah birokrasi terutama dalam kinerja birokrasi Kata Kunci : Birokrasi, Pelayanan Publik, Keterbukaan Informasi Publik.This study purposes to bureaucratic reform in terms of aspects of public services and freedom of information. Low quality of services and freedom of information that has been held in the bureaucracy make some troubles in attaining a good quality service. The regulations concerning public services should become a reference that can be maximized well by the regulator in the execution. This made public services being complicated, long and expensive, this also triggers an abuse and corruption in various levels of government. Coupled with the manner of thinking of the bureaucracy that does not make the community as an actor that must be served. Bureaucracy reform agenda also tends to not have orientation that clearly in complete various bureaucratic problems primarily in the performance of bureaucracy Keywords : Bureaucracy, Public Service, Transparency of Public Information.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN DAN EFEKTIVITAS KOMUNIKASI ANTAR PRIBADI DAN PERILAKU MASYARAKAT (Studi Kepemilikan Dokumen Resmi Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil)
Authors: Irawan Bambang 
Published: June 2021

Secara teoritis, penelitian ini dibatasi oleh dua faktor atau variabel yaitu variabel kualitas pelayanan dan variabel efektivitas komunikasi interpersonal. Perubahan perilaku dari pasif menjadi aktif ini tentunya diharapkan mendukung dan memfasilitasi program di Dinas Kependudukan dan Catatan Sipil. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan dan menganalisis dampak kualitas pelayanan dan efektivitas komunikasi interpersonal apakah secara parsial maupun simultan akan mempengaruhi perilaku orang dalam pengolahan dokumen resmi kependudukan dan catatan sipil. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan survey, jenis penelitian adalah studi korelasi. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan cara cluster and random sampling dengan rumus Yamane diperoleh (100 keluarga), sedangkan teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah regresi multivariat. Kata Kunci : Kualitas Pelayanan, Efektivitas Komunikasi Interpersonal, PerilakuTheoretically, this study is limited by 2 (two) factors or variables which are; service quality variable and the effectiveness of interpersonal communication variable. The change of behavior from passive to active is certainly expected to support and facilitate the program in the Department of Population and Civil Registration. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the extended impact of service quality and the effectiveness of interpersonal communication whether partially or simultaneously will affect the behavior of people in processing official document population and civil registration. This study uses a survey approach and type of study is explanatory and correlation study. Determination of the sample using random cluster sampling technique with Yamane formula (100 families), while the data analysis technique used is multivariate regression. Keywords : Service Quality, The Effectiveness Of Interpersonal Communication, Behavior
L’impact de l’Enseignement Supérieur sur la Croissance Economique : Une analyse sur données de panel pour un groupe de pays d’Afrique
Authors: ELKHALFI OUSSAMA , CHAABITA Rachid , GUEMIMI Chafik 
Published: June 2021

La relation entre le capital humain et la croissance économique a évoquée une littérature empirique abondante à partir le début des années 90 avec des aboutissements opposés. En fait, la plupart des apports des analyses théoriques ont affirmé que le capital humain joue un rôle positif et significatif sur la croissance économique. Pour notre part, nous envisageons à évaluer cette relation dans l’optique de l’enseignement supérieur et sa qualité dans la croissance et le développement cette fois. À cet égard, nous tendons d’affranchir en séries chronologiques la relation entre l’enseignement supérieur et la croissance économique pour un groupe de pays d’Afrique qui englobe (Maroc, Tunisie, Sénégal et Niger), couvrant la période 2002-2018.Pour ce faire, nous avons opté pour un modèle économétrique panel de type à effets individuels fixes qu’est plus adapté à la structure de nos données. Les résultats auxquels nous avons abouti attestent que plus le stock de capital humain composé par des individus arriveraient à l’université est important, plus le niveau du Pib par tète est élevé et que ce dernier est impacté selon le niveau de la qualité des systèmes d’enseignement supérieur et l’économie des pays.
The Prophet Muhammad Saw the Wisdom of the Prophet’s Miracles
Authors: Malinda Mutia Dara , Djamduri Dewi Suryani 
Published: June 2021

The Prophet Muhammad SAW is a role model of all Muslims. The miracles from Allah, the Almighty to gave him is a proof for his Prophetic. As Muslims we must believed and take lesson from it, because those all provisions of Allah, the Almighty has given. This reseach is a qualitative reaseach and aims to get more known about the lesson of the miracles of Prophet. It is used document research to get the aims and with study looks at the verses of the Holy Qur’an, Hadiths, some previous study and books. The miracles of Prophet Muhammad SAW that have from Allah, the Almighty always have the reasons and from it this articles can find the answer of lesson in life and as guided in Allah’s path. The result of this research are expected to helps all Muslims more better understand and deepen what the Prophet Muhammad conveyed as the Messenger of Allah.
The Preservation of Chesapeake Bay Watercraft
Authors: Baker William A. 
Published: June 2021

The logo for this Third Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, the profile of a rakish sailing log canoe superimposed on that of a modern racing sloop, vividly illustrates the difference between the past and the present. Some might say good riddance to the past but there are many good reasons for trying to preserve something of our maritime heritage, not only the larger vessels such as the whaler Charles w. Morgan and the U. S. Corvette Constellation, but the smaller working watercraft as well. Although the Constellation was built in the Bay region, she was designed as a normal ocean-going ship for naval service; she has none of the unique features of Bay naval architecture hence is outside of the scope of this paper.
In the days of our grandfathers the Chesapeake Bay region was the home of a multitude of watercraft employed for a wide variety of pursuits from general freighting to crabbing. There were rams, pungies, schooners, sloops, bugeyes, brogans, canoes, bateaux, skiffs, and scows. Of the skiffs alone, it is said that fourteen different designs were recognized on the Bay.
While large numbers of these working boats and vessels have disappeared, it is only on Chesapeake Bay, of all the waters of the United States, that a fair variety of local watercraft can be found. Here there is still a chance of preserving for posterity more than isolated examples.