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‘Amaliyyah al-Andragogiya li Mu’allim al-Lughah al_juhûd li Tarqiyyah al-Kafâ’ah al-Tarbawiyyah
Authors: Isbah Faliqul , Rosyid M. Fairuz 
Published: August 2021

Abstract: Teachers have an obligation to provide quality teaching. Therefore, teachers always try to develop pedagogical competencies. One of the paths taken by the teacher to achieve that goal is by practicing a lifelong learning culture or andragogy. Starting from this problem, this study aims to examine the learning culture of Arabic teachers in improving pedagogical competence. The principles and characteristics of andragogy theory are used to develop research. The study uses qualitative methods with interview data collection techniques. While the research subjects were Arabic language teachers at the High School level and equivalent in Pekalongan. Data analyzed with Miles and Hubermen stages include, data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The practice of andragogy of Arabic teachers in Pekalogan can be said to be good and centered on developing pedagogical and professional competencies while social and moral competencies are the driving force of teachers to do lifelong learning.

Keywords: andragogy, Arabic language teacher and pedagogical competence.

Abstrak: Guru memiliki kewajiban untuk memberikan pengajaran yang berkualitas. Oleh karena itu, guru senantiasa berusaha untuk mengembangkan kompetensi pedagogik. Salah satu jalan yang ditempuh oleh guru untuk mencapai tujuan itu ialah dengan mempraktikkan budaya belajar sepanjang hayat atau andragogi. Bertolak dari permasalahan tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji budaya belajar guru bahasa Arab dalam meningkatkan kompetensi pedagogik. Prinsip dan ciri teori andragogi digunakan untuk mengembangkan penelitian. Penelitian menggunaan metode kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara. Sementara subyek penelitian adalah guru bahasa Arab tingkat Sekolah Menengah Atas dan sederajat di Pekalongan. Data dianalasis dengan tahapan Miles dan Hubermen meliputi, pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan simpulan. Praktik andragogi guru bahasa Arab di Pekalogan dapat dikatakan baik dan berpusat pada pengembangan kompetensi pedagogik dan kompetensi profesional sementara kompetensi sosial dan moral merupakan daya dorong guru untuk melakukan belajar sepanjang hayat.

Kata kunci: andragogi, guru bahasa Arab dan kompetensi pedagogik.
Discussions on hypospadius repair
Authors: Singh Mehta Chanjiv , Mehta Gursehaj Singh , Bajaj Satinderjit Singh , Kumar Amit 
Published: August 2021

Surgery for Hypospadius is fraught with complications. The very fact that there are more than a hundred techniques described for this problem is evidence enough to confirm that no single technique is the perfect answer to our efforts. The presenting author is a student of Dr.H.S.Asopa and an advocate of the perpucial island flap technique, though not dogmatic in its propagation. He has also had the opportunity to train with Mr. Aviar Bracka and uses different techniques judiciously. This presentation is about the details no author stresses upon for Hypospadius and surgery. Pre and post operative pictures are not the only teaching aids. Ten Commandments for Hypospadius surgeons. These are in themselves self explanatory for the students of Hypospadius as well as the senior specialist. We have been achieving consistant results even though we have not struck to any one technique. We have been using the modified Asopa-I technique (for almost half the cases) and Bracka technique as the two main methods for surgery. This step by step on pitfalls in hypospadius surgery is not to highlight surgical techniques but to discuss about steps which have their own importance to produce acceptable results.In spite of so many methods to perform surgery for patients of hypospadius, some general principles on tissue handling, suture management, prevention of edema, general method of dissection, dressing techniques etc go a long way in giving consistant results whatever the method used for the repair.
Serial estimation of serum myeloperoxidase in patients of acute pancreatitis: A pilot study
Authors: Ahmed Faraz , Sahota Gursagar Singh , Singh Vijay Kumar , Parihaar Anit , Ali Wahid , Kumar Surender , Singh (Late) Devendra 
Published: August 2021

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory condition having varied presentation ranging from a mild self-limiting illness to a severe disease with multi organ failure. Excessive recruitment of leukocytosis is an important pathophysiological feature and Myelo-peroxidase (MPO) forms an important part of neutrophil induced inflammation. The current prognostic criteria are complex and cumbersome.: The present cross sectional pilot study serial estimation of plasma MPO levels were done at the time of admission and on 3, 7 and 14 days in patient of Acute Pancreatitis (n=64) patient with acute abdominal symptoms (n=15) otherthan acute pancreatitidand healthy volunteers (n=15). The values of serum MPO levels were correlated with Ransons`s score, Apache score, CT severity index and patient developing local and systemic complications due to acute pancreatitis. Serum MPO levels in (mU/ml) were measured by colorimetric Assay kit (bio Vision, USA). Statistical Analysis on SPSS (Windows version 21.0): The mean serum MPO levels were significantly high in patients of AP as compared to controls comprising of patients with acute abdominal conditions and healthy individuals (mean 12.73 vs 1.67 mU/ml. p&#60; 0.001). The highest levels of serum MPO were observed on the first day of mild and severe AP. The mean MPO levels in mild diseases (n=21 patients) were 3-10 mU/ml and 10-20 mU/ml in severe AP (n=43 patients) who also experienced higher local complications and worse outcome in terms of mortality. MPO returned to normal levels within 7-10days in mild but were persistently raised in patients with severe diseases. The higher serum MPO levels correlated with more severe diseases, worse outcome and can be a simple and effective prognostic indicator in AP.
Meeting business students’ English language needs in the Algerian tertiary education
Authors: Benzerdjeb Soraya 
Published: August 2021

Graduate Algerian economic sciences students, who will be future university teachers or workplace managers, are urged to use the English language. However, most of them reveal that they are unable to use the English language appropriately. The main aim in this paper is to depict students’ difficulties and help them improve their academic language performance. This paper describes the teaching and learning situations of English for Business and Economics (EBE) in the Department of Economic Sciences at the University of Tlemcen. The investigator used a questionnaire and two structured interviews. The sampling included EBE learners and English for specific purposes teachers as well as workplace managers (former EBE students). The main findings in this investigation confirmed that students had poor target language proficiency. Results revealed that the content of the actual EBE course was inappropriate to learners’ needs. The investigator wants to integrate new technologies as the government supplies digital platforms to the Algerian universities.

Keywords: Algerian, tertiary education, English, Economics, business students.
Contradictory Pleural based Mass Occurred in Patients with Pleural Tuberculosis during the Treatment: A Clinical Observational Study in China
Authors: Dong Zhengwei , Zhang Wei , Sun Wenwen , Zhang Shaojun , Yang Chenlu , Wu Chunyan , Fan Lin 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Background: Recent years pleural based mass newly occurred during anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment had been observed in patients with pleural TB. Its occurrence is contradictory and unfavorable for the outcome of patients. This study aims to explore its clinical, pathological and bacteriological characteristics.Methods: Patients newly diagnosed as pleural TB met included criterion were prospectively enrolled into the study. Patients were followed up throughout the treatment, clinical data were recorded. Percutaneous biopsy and surgical tissues from pleural based mass were pathologically and bacteriologically examined, related clinical factors were calculated by Fagan's nomogram and ROC curve. Results: A total of 122 patients with pleural TB were enrolled. 34.4% of them (42/122) were newly observed pleural based mass during the treatment, 12 cases received surgical resection at the 12±0.5 months of treatment course, under surgical observation only 58.3% of them (7 /12) were located on pleura, 41.7% (5/12) of them were located in lung parenchyma. Pathological observations showed that pleural based masses were divided into three types: granulomatous inflammation, fibrous hyperplasia and necrosis type. Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR was positive in 57.1% of cases (24/42), any first-line anti-TB drug resistance gene mutation was positive in only 9.5% (4/42). Besides 12 cases receiving surgical operation, there were 86.7% of patients (26/30) in which pleural based mass still existed at the end of 12 months course. Young age, pleural thickness and adhesion, higher LDH, ADA, TGF-β and PAI-1, lower GLU and t-PA in pleural effusion were risk factors of occurring pleural based mass. Conclusions: Pleural based mass had been observed in about one third of patients with pleural TB, which were located in lung or pleura and divided into three pathological types. There are some clinical characteristics as its predictive risk factors.
An Adaptive Fuzzy C Means With Seagull Optimization Algorithm for Analysis of WSNs in Agricultural Field With IoT
Authors: Karunkuzhali D. , Meenakshi B. , Lingam Keerthi 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
In recent years, the environmental monitoring in agriculture field is an essential required application. To achieve the environmental monitoring of agriculture fields, the wireless sense networks (WSN) and Internet of Things (IoT) is utilized. In the WSN, the energy consumption is a main issue to access the medium and transfer the networks. Hence, in this paper, Adaptive Fuzzy C means clustering and Seagull Optimization Algorithm (AFCM-SOA) is developed for monitoring environmental conditions in agriculture field. Two main objective functions are utilized to empower the presentation of the WSN such as load balancing and energy efficient operation. The proposed method is a combination of Fuzzy C Means Clustering and Seagull Optimization Algorithm (SOA). The energy efficient and load balancing is achieved by optimal routing scheme by proposed method. The Fuzzy C-Means Clustering is utilized to empower the energy efficient operation and load balancing. In the Fuzzy C-Means Clustering, the SOA is utilized to select the optimal path selection. The proposed method is executed by NS2 simulator and performances are compared with existing methods such as Atom Search Optimization (ASO) and Emperor Penguin Optimization (EPO) respectively. The performance metrics are delay, drop, throughput, energy consumption, network lifetime, overhead and delivery ratio.
A Method for Studying Acidification and Eutrophication Potentials of a Residential Neighbourhood
Authors: Nematchoua MODESTE Kameni , Asadi Somayeh , Rim Donghyun , Obonyo Esther , Reiter Sigrid 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Acidification and Eutrophication are two environmental impacts that have a significant effect on air pollution and human health. The quantitative analysis of these two impacts remains hitherto unknown at the scale of new neighborhoods. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate, analysis and compare the acidification and eutrophication potentials of one neighborhood initially located in Belgium. To perform this comparison, the same neighborhood design is applied to in150 countries, but four parameters are adapted to each country: energy mix, local climate, building materials, and occupants’ mobility. In addition, this research evaluates the induced environmental costs of the neighborhood over 100 years and examines the impact of the photovoltaic panel on these environmental impacts. This research, extended to the scale of several nations, will enable new researchers, and especially policy-makers, to measure the effectiveness of sustainable neighborhoods. Eutrophication and acidification potentials were assessed under different phases (construction, use, renovation, and demolition), with Pleiades ACV software. Among the four local parameters (energy mix, local materials, climate, and transport, the energy mix has the most significant effect on the two studied environmental impacts. The results show that 72 %, and 65% of acidification, and eutrophication potentials are produced during the operational phase of the neighborhood. In the case of sustainable neighborhoods, the acidification potential is 22.1% higher in the 10 top Low incomes countries than the 10 top High-income countries. At the neighborhood scale the main eutrophication potential component is water (34.2%), while, the main source of acidification potential is electricity production (45.1%)
Removal of phenol from aqueous solution using biochar produced from Araucaria Columnaris Bark
Authors: Chandola Dinesh , Thathola Pooja , Bisht Ankit 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
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This work investigates the removal of phenol from aqueous solution using Araucaria Columnaris bark (ACB) as biochar. Five different types of biochars were developed through pyrolysis at different temp from 300 to 500°C. The effects of initial concentration, contact time, pH and temperature on adsorption behavior were studied in batch mode for each biochar. The optimum contact time observed for equilibrium condition was 60 mins for every biochar. And, the maximum adsorption followed the order 298 K > 308 K > 318 K. Adsorption equilibrium data were fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms by non-linear regression method and kinetic data by linear regression method, and fitted to pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and Intraparticle diffusion models. Adsorption kinetics was reasonably described by pseudo-second order model with R 2 value 0.99. Thermodynamic parameters were also estimated that implied, the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. Study further showed that the acidic pH increased adsorption capacity of biochar but decreases continuously towards basic side. The removal of phenol with prepared biochar was achieved as high as 100 % for ACB-500. The maximum iodine adsorption value of prepared biochar was found to be 453.3 mg/g.
Design of Low Power Multiplier With Less Area Using Quaternary Carry Increment Adder for New-Fangled Processors
Authors: Gavaskar K , Malathi D , Ravivarma G , Priyatharshan P.S , Rajeshwari S , Sanjay B 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Multiplication is one of the basic functions in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) applications. Multiplier plays an important role in Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU), which is a critical element in the processors. The efficiency of the multiplier takes part a crucial task in the execution of the processor. The performance of the multiplier depends on the adder circuit. The addition operation is the fundamental operation used in most of the digital circuits. Power, delay and area are the main issues in VLSI circuits. Efficiency of a VLSI circuit can be improved by rectifying any of these issues. Quaternary Signed Digits (QSD) placed on adders have better efficiency when compared to traditional binary logic. QSD based Carry Look Ahead (CLA) Adder is used to increase the efficiency with reference to power and delay. The proposed method uses Quaternary Carry Increment Adder in order to improve the power and reduce the delay of the existing Quaternary Carry Look Ahead Adder. Tanner EDA is the simulation tool used to design the circuits and the power, delay and power-delay product of the designed circuits are measured using it.
Potential Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Regulating Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Metastasis in Ovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
Authors: Kan Mujie , Zhang Housen , Dong Chengya , Xu Tianmin , Li Qi 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Background: Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma (OSC) is the most common gynecological malignancy. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are aberrantly expressed in many cancers and involved in cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and invasion. Here, we investigated the functional roles of lncRNAs in OSC in detail.Methods: We analyzed a cohort of exon microarray datasets from The Cancer Genome Atlas and used differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs to construct an lncRNA-mRNA co-expression network. Distinct lncRNAs were classified into lincRNA, enhancer-like lncRNAs, or antisense lncRNAs. Biological functions for lncRNAs were predicted according to the lncRNA-mRNA network and genomic adjacency by KEGG pathway analysis. A transcription factor (TF)-lncRNA regulatory network was constructed by integrating lncRNA molecular profiles and TF binding information. Results: We identified 2,939 lncRNAs and 2,766 mRNAs that were differentially expressed between OSC and normal ovary tissues. The 67 lncRNAs in the lncRNA-mRNA network, 23 lincRNAs, 19 antisense lncRNAs, and four enhancer-like lncRNAs were involved in cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. The TFs ING4, TTF-1, RUSH-l alpha, Kaiso, and STAT1 targeted regulation of lncRNAs in the pathological processes of OSC. Expression of 10 lncRNAs and mRNAs, as well as SOS1, ITGB1, and BIRC2 mRNAs with their identified lncRNAs were verified by qRT-PCR in OSC tissues. Conclusion: We predicted the biological functions of many lncRNAs, which may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets in OSC.
Global and Regional Shock Transmission ―Application of Global Input-Output Table―
Authors: Shrestha Nagendra , Sato Kiyotaka 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
This paper constructs and uses the global input-output (GIO) table with 35 industries, 29 endogenous countries and 59 exogenous countries, and develops new indices to measure the degree of shock transmission in terms of intermediate goods and value-added embodied in production induced by negative global demand shock to finished goods. After the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008, China did not experience a large decline in economic growth, even though China’s gross exports fell most severely among Asian countries. In contrast, a sharp decrease in Japanese GDP in 2009 is a consequence of a substantial decline in finished goods exports, especially in the transport equipment industry. In Japan, the shock effect tends to be absorbed in its domestic sector and is not transmitted to other foreign countries. An asymmetric pattern of shock transmission between Japan and other Asian countries can explain why Japan was more affected by GFC than other Asian countries.
Predict Value of Relative Telomere Length, TERT, and Follicular Fluid Anti-mullerian Hormone Levels for IVF Outcome in Infertile Women
Authors: Hao Yan , Lv Mingrong , Peng Jing , Zhang Zhihua , Zhang Zhiguo , Zhang Zhou , Wang Tingting , Zhou Ping , Wei Zhaolian , Cao Yunxia 
Published: August 2021

Abstract
Background: Telomere attrition has been shown to play a critical role in the reproductive aging process in human beings. Telomere length (TL) is normally regulated by telomerase enzyme. Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is the main component of the telomerase. Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), a member of the transforming growth factor superfamily, is derived from the granulosa cells of early developing pre-antral and antral follicles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between relative telomere length (RTL), TERT expression of granulosa cells (GC), follicular fluid (FF) AMH levels and ovarian/embryonic performance in infertile women at different age. Moreover, whether they acting as predictors for probability of clinical pregnancy were also assessed. Method: A total of 160 women underwent their ﬁrst fresh cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were included in our study as follows: 100 women were enrolled for RTL measurement and 60 women were enrolled for TERT measurement. All these 160 women underwent FF AMH measurement. Correlations between RTL，TERT expression, FF AMH levels and age, ovarian/embryonic performance and probability of clinical pregnancy were assessed.Results: There was a statistically significant relationship between the expression levels of TERT, RTL, FF AMH levels and patient age(r = −0.20, P = 0.04; r=0.30, P=0.02; r=-0.191, P=0.003, respectively). Relationships between the expression levels of TERT, FF AMH levels and oocytes yield were significant (P<0.001; P<0.05, respectively). However, no statistically correlation was observed between the RTL of GC samples and oocytes yield. All these three biomarkers had no correlation with blastocyst formation rate. There was significant relationship between FF AMH levels and probability of clinical pregnancy in patients older than 35 years (OR=1.284, 95%CI=1.031-1.599, P=0.026). Conclusion: RTL, relative TERT expression in GC and AMH levels in follicular fluid are age-related, but all of them fail to predict embryonic outcomes. Relative TERT expression and FF AMH levels appear to be more reliable for prediction of ovarian response than RTL. FF AMH is also a good predictor for probability of clinical pregnancy in advanced women.
Study on the Changes of Structural Covariance Network in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Xu Tongtong , Chen Feng , Zhang Li , Dai Yingliang , Ke Jun , Qi Rongfeng , Zhong Yuan , Lu Guangming 
Published: August 2021

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It has been widely discussed that the topological characteristics of the functional brain network in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) demonstrates impairments, but the topology of structural covariance network has rarely been studied. Based on graph theoretical approaches, we compared the topological organization of structural covariance networks among PTSD, trauma-exposed control (TEC) group and healthy control (HC) group by constructing covariance networks of cortical thickness. Structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) scans and clinical scales were performed in 27 PTSD, 33 TEC and 29 HC subjects. Based on the cortical thickness correlations, morphological network was constructed and analyzed for each group. Pearson correlation coefficients were computed to explore the relationship of brain network measurements with clinical scales. PTSD and HC subjects did not differ at the global level. Significantly increased clustering coefficient (p = .014) and local efficiency (p = .031) were observed in PTSD group compared with TEC subjects. At the nodal level, PTSD showed extensive increased nodal centralities in comparison to the other two groups (p < .05, uncorrected for false-discovery rate). The structural brain network topological characteristics found in this study suggest that PTSD manifests differently compared to TEC group from pathophysiological perspective. Greater network separation and increased nodal centrality in PTSD patients may be concerning emotional disorders.