bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cerebral hemodynamic in patients with major β-Thalassemia using transcranial Doppler sonography
Authors: Iranmanesh Farhad , Hashemi Azam , Jenabzade Alieza , Akhavanghalibaf Mahvash , Dehesh Tania , Abutorabi-zarchi Marzieh 
Published: June 2021

Background: β-thalassemia, a severe form of anemia, is an inherited blood disorder characterized by growth retardation, splenomegaly, and bone abnormalities. Complications related to treatment-induced iron overload also affect the quality of life of patients with major β-thalassemia. Some recent studies indicated cerebral hemodynamic disorders and increased risk of stroke in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate mean flow velocity (MFV) in some cerebral arteries of patients with major thalassemia using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 26 patients with major thalassemia were investigated. The definitive diagnosis was based on serum hemoglobin electrophoresis. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography was performed in patients and MFV of internal carotid, anterior cerebral, and middle cerebral. Posterior cerebral arteries were measured. Demographic characteristics, duration of treatment, number of blood transfusions per month, the interval between the last blood transfusion, and the ultrasonography were recorded and analyzed statistically.
Results: Ten female and 16 male patients participated in this study. Results showed that 57.7% of patients had a hemodynamic abnormality in at least one vessel. The abnormality was significantly higher in the anterior and middle cerebral arteries (p<0.001 and p=0.005, respectively). Among the variables evaluated, age was significantly associated with hemodynamic dysfunction. This relationship remained significant after using the logistic regression analysis (p=0.0267).
Conclusions: Some patients with major thalassemia have a cerebral hemodynamic abnormality. Aging is associated with the higher frequency of this abnormality.
The relationship between Mindfulness and job stress in nurses
Authors: Badeleh Shamooshaki MT , Salehi Yansari Z , Baqer Zadeh S 
Published: June 2021

Introduction: the nursing profession is in the group of high-stress occupations. Mindfulness is a specific attitude towards the experience that relies on the two elements of present and acceptance. This study investigates the relationship between mindfulness and job stress in nurses.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 270 nurses working in Panj Azar Hospital in Gorgan were included in the study via convenience sampling. The instruments were a demographic checklist and two standard questionnaires, including the Brown and Ryan mindfulness questionnaire and Tuft and Anderson nursing job stress questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS17 software at the statistical level of 0.05 (p≤ 0.05).
Results: According to the results, the nurses of Panj Azar Hospital, with an average score of about 80.93%, suffer from moderate job stress. This variable has a significant relationship with gender and marriage. In this study, the average score of nurses' mindfulness is about 72.20. The results also showed a negative correlation (-0.24) between mindfulness and job stress.
Conclusion: The mindfulness variable can predict nurses' job stress. Therefore, the nurses who have more mindfulness experience lower stress.
SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION IN ADULTS
Authors: Jabeen Uzma , Sarvat Humaira , Hashmi Zunaira 
Published: June 2021

Purpose of the study: This quantitative research investigates the effects of smartphone addiction on family communication.
Research Methodology: The sample size (N=200) consists of 100 males and 100 females. The participants have been divided into three groups according to age, age group 18-20, age group 21-23, and age group 24-25. The sample has been selected by the purposive sampling technique. Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short Version (SASS-SV)has been used to measure smartphone addiction and Family Communication Scale (FCS) assesses the family communication of adults. For statistical analysis Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) version 23 software has been used. The relationship has been assessed using Pearson correlation and an independent sample t-test has been used to find meaningful differences.
Main findings: The study concludes that there is no significant effect of smartphone addiction on family communication. Moreover age group (18-20) is more addicted to the smartphone than the other age groups.
Application of the Study: The study will provide researchers with enough data and information related to smartphone addiction and family communication. Findings will also enable them to further explore the long-term use of smartphones in the joint family system.
Innovation of the Study: Joint family system is the norm in Pakistan whose major part of the population comprises youth, ages between 18-20 years. No research on smartphone addiction in the perspective of family communication in a joint family system has yet been conducted in Pakistan to my knowledge.
EMPIRICAL REVIEW OF FACTORS AFFECTING BUYING BEHAVIOR IN HEI’S OF KHYBER PAKHTOONKHWA PROVINCE (PAKISTAN)
Authors: Khattak Amanullah , Shah Muhammad Imran , Khan Adnan , Shah Najaf Ali 
Published: June 2021

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to highlight factors that affect buying practices in higher education institutions.
Methodology: A questionnaire was used to collect primary data from respondents of higher education institutions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan). Correlation & Regression tests were applied with the help of SPSS for checking association and cause and effect relationship between predictors and criterion variables.
Main findings: Findings of the study reveal that institutional goals, objectives, policies & procedures regarding the purchase, relationship with the suppliers & their credibility, product knowledge, and intangibility are some key factors that affect the buying behavior of individuals in institutions.
Applications of the study: Study will help institutional buyers in particular and others in general to reduce brand sensitivity & risk associated with the purchase by following established procedures and policies. The study will help marketers in devising corporate and marketing strategies in different environments to overcome competition.
Novelty/Originality of this study: The area of institutional buying in terms of branding has been largely ignored by researchers and academicians previously due to which this area remained underdeveloped theoretically. The study reveals the importance of various factors in institutional buying context and knowledge of these factors will help institutional buyers in particular and others in general, in reducing risk and uncertainty, by overcoming the complexity involved in institutional buying patterns.
PERCEPTIONS OF STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING ECONOMIC (FINANCIAL) ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS IN SOCIETY
Authors: Matiullah  , Khan Irfanullah , Khan Muhammad Saqib , Begum Shabnam , Ruqia Bibi 
Published: June 2021

Purpose of the Study: The key purpose of the study was to know the perceptions of stakeholders (Principals, Teachers, Students, and Parents) regarding economic (financial) adjustment of Public, Private Schools, and Deeni Madaris students in society.
Methodology: The study was a survey (cross-sectional) in nature. The population of the study consisted of (N = 405957) respondents including Principals, teachers, students, and parents in which (n =1500) respondents were taken as samples of the study by applying L.R. Gay, (2003) Sample Size rule of thumb through multistage sampling techniques. In the study, Public, Private schools and Deeni Madaris students were compared regarding their economic (financial) adjustment in society. Data were taken through a self-developed questionnaire of the 6-Points Likert scale. The Study delimited to six Southern districts of KP. Results, Discussion, and Conclusions were drawn in the study.
Main Findings: The key findings of the study revealed in results were that the perceptions of stakeholders (Principals, teachers, students, and parents) were found more inclined towards Deeni Madaris students regarding their economic (financial) adjustment of students in society as compared to Public and Private school students.
Applications of this study: The study may be quite useful and significant for school heads, teachers, parents, students, government, education department, policymakers, and public as well if the students of Public, Private schools and Deeni Madaris were encouraged towards economic (financial) activities in developing country like Pakistan for their better earning purposes e.g. students practicing their economic (financial) practices in advanced countries like China, USA, United Kingdom and so on.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This study may be a new approach in Pakistan to encourage students towards economic (financial) responsibilities to earn and make money in order to facilitate their families (parents), and even the government of the time to reduce poverty in Pakistan in this regard like students earning and strengthening their financial positions (income/economy) in China, France, US, UK, etc.
EXPLORING SUPPRESSION AND CONFLICT IN THE DISCOURSES OF MOHSIN HAMID’S MOTH SMOKE
Authors: Ramzan Muhammad , Khan Abdul Karim , Samad Abdus , Khan Shah Nawaz 
Published: June 2021

Purpose of the Study: This paper explores suppression and conflicts projected through the linguistic choices used by the characters in Moth Smoke. The chief argument of the study is to analyze as to how the less powerful are suppressed through language and how far such discourses give rise to conflicts and cause an imbalance in society.
Methodology: The study uses Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a methodological and theoretical framework. The role of CDA is to expose the evils constructed in a piece of literature. It provides the essential tools for analyzing social evils and injustices. As the novel is replete with social inequalities and injustices, CDA is proper for the critical investigation of the evils understudy.
Principal Findings: Most of the time, the powerful strive to control the institutions while the powerless have no access to basic needs. The study explored the themes of suppression of the powerless strata of society. It also explored the theme of conflict due to the unequal distribution of wealth and privileges in society. Mohsin Hamid’s Moth Smoke (2000) depicts the Pakistani society constructing the distinction between the two classes described in the novel.
Application of the Study: This research will help teachers and students who wish to analyze literary pieces objectively. This research is helpful to bring to light the suppression of the powerless by the powerful, power exercise, and conflict between the two social groups through the use of language.
Novelty/Originality of the Study: Hamid’s Moth Smoke has been analyzed from many perspectives, but the current study explores suppression, conflict, and power abuse from the standpoint of CDA. The study is not descriptive but critical as well as explanatory, which makes it original and unique.
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN DARING MATEMATIKA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI KOTA CILEGON [THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MATHEMATICS ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CILEGON CITY]
Authors: Rahma Novia Afika , Pujiastuti Heni 
Published: June 2021

<p>With the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of learning which is usually done face-to-face, now has to be done online as an effort to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of online learning during the covid-19 pandemic in the city of Cilegon. The research is a quantitative descriptive study in which the data collection technique uses a survey method in the form of a questionnaire given online. The first stage of data analysis conducted by the researcher is testing the validity and reliability of the instrument. Then the data obtained through the questionnaire was also carried out percentage analysis to determine the shape of the degree / level in order to be able to group it on the criteria of effectiveness. The research subjects were high school and vocational high school students or the equivalent. It is found that the results show an average of 60.6365% or fall into the category of quite effective.</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: </strong>Dengan adanya pandemi covid-19, pelaksanaan pembelajaran yang biasanya dilakukan dengan tatap muka, sekarang harus dilakukan secara daring sebagai upaya memutus rantai penyebaran covid-19. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis efektivitas pembelajaran daring selama masa pandemi covid-19 di kota Cilegon. Penelitian termasuk kedalam penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif yang mana teknik pengumpulan datanya menggunakan metode survey berupa angket yang diberikan secara online. Tahapan pertama dari analisis data yang dilakukan oleh peneliti yaitu uji validitas dan reliabilitas instrumen. Kemudian data yang diperoleh melalui kuesioner dilakukan pula analisis persentasi untuk mengetahui bentuk derajat/tingkatannya agar dapat mengelompokkan pada kriteria keefektivan. Subjek penelitian adalah peserta didik tingkat SMA dan SMK atau sederajat. Didapatkan bahwa hasil menunjukkan rata-rata 60,6365% atau masuk kedalam kategori cukup efektif.</p>
ANALISIS KANDUNGAN UNSUR HARA MAKRO DAN MIKRO PADA PUPUK KOMPOS CAMPURAN KULIT PISANG DAN CANGKANG TELUR AYAM
Authors: Gani Abdul , Widianti Siska , Sulastri Sulastri 
Published: June 2021

Penelitian mengenai analisis kandungan hara makro dan mikro pada pupuk kompos campuran kulit pisang dan cangkang telur ayam bertujuan untuk mengetahui kadar hara yang terkandung di dalam pupuk kompos tersebut. Proses pembuatan kompos dilakukan dengan menggunakan bahan kulit pisang dan cangkang telur ayam yang telah dihaluskan dan ditambahkan EM-4 ke dalam wadah, terdiri atas 3 variasi dan 2 kali ulangan. Total berat komposisi tiap variasi yaitu 4 kg. Pengomposan berlangsung selama 31 hari. Setelah kompos matang, dilakukan pengujian terhadap pH dan kandungan hara C-orgnaik, nitrogen, kalium, phosfor, kalsium dan rasio C/N di laboratorium. Pengujian pH menunjukkan tingkat pH tergolong basa yaitu pada skala 10 dan 11. Hasil uji anova pada parameter C-organik, N dan rasio C/N menunjukkan adanya pengaruh antara variasi bahan pupuk organik terhadap kandungan hara pupuk organik. Hasil uji anova pada parameter P, K dan Ca tidak menunjukkanadanya pengaruh antara variasi bahan pupuk organik terhadap kandungan hara pupuk organik. Hasil rata-rata analisis nitrogen (% W/W) perlakuan 1, 2 dan 3 secara berurutan adalah 0,51; 0,22; dan 0,23. Hasil rata-rata analisis C-organik (% W/W) secara berturut-turut adalah 33,83; 8,03; dan 5,25. Kadar rata-rata phosfor (% W/W) secara berturut-turut adalah 1,15; 0,34; dan 0,69. Kandungan rata-rata kalium (% W/W) sebesar 2,79; 1,13; dan 0,82. Kadar rata-rata kalsium (% W/W) secara berurutan 21,41; 21,42; dan 27,46. Rata-rata rasio C/N (%) yang diperoleh secara berurutan, yaitu 67,06; 36,5; dan 22,87. Parameter analisis untuk P dan K menunjukkan kesesuaian dengan ketentuan SNI kompos.
FORMULASI DAN EVALUASI SEDIAAN SABUN CAIR DARI EKSTRAK DAUN JERUK PURUT (Citrus hystrix) DAN KOPI ROBUSTA (Coffea canephora) SERTA UJI CEMARAN MIKROBA
Authors: Rosmainar Lilis 
Published: June 2021

Sabun cair mengandung trigliserida yang mampu mengemulsikan air, kotoran/minyak dan biasanya memberikan aroma yang enak dicium serta dapat melindungi kulit dari bakteri dengan penambahan bahan alami yang aman bagi kesehatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat formulasi sabun cair dengan ekstrak daun jeruk purut (Citrus hystrix dan kopi robusta (Coffea canephora) serta pengujiannya terhadap cemaran mikroba. Tahap pertama membuat ekstrak daun jeruk purut dan kopi robusta dengan pelarut alkohol. Hasil ekstrak daun jeruk purut diperoleh sebanyak 37,84% sedangkan kopi robusta sebanyak 51,64%. Hasil ekstrak ditambahkan ke dalam formulasi sabun cair dengan konsentrasi 2% dan 4%. Formulasi sabun cair dibuat dengan 4 formulasi yaitu F1 ekstrak daun jeruk purut 2%, F2 ekstrak daun jeruk purut 4%, F3 ekstrak kopi robusta 2% dan F4 kopi robusta 4%. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan formulasi sabun cair memenuhi spesifikasi SNI 06-4085-1996. Hasil viskositas yang paling tinggi diperoleh pada F3 sedangkan yang paling rendah pada F4 pada hari ke-1. Hasil bobot jenis diperoleh sekitar 1,01 – 1,05. Hasil pengujian pH yang paling tinggi pada F3 dengan densitas 1,05. Pengujian stabilitas busa memiliki konsentrasi 70 – 98%, dengan konsentrasi yang paling tinggi F1 adalah 91%, sedangkan yang paling rendah F4 adalah 76,92%. Sedangkan pada pengujian panelis, diperoleh warna yang disukai F1, bau yang disukai F3, bentuk yang disukai F1, busa yang disukai F4. Dengan hasil secara keseluruhan yang disukai oleh panelis adalah sabun cair F1 dengan uji cemaran bakteri F1-F4 menunjukkan tidak adanya pertumbuhan bakteri.
The Effect of Concentration and Time Interval of Kinetin Application on The Growth of Daun Duduk (Desmodium triquetrum L.) Seeds
Authors: Magdhalena Asty Pratista , Asmanto Bambang Puji , Sulandjari Sulandjari , Yunus Ahmad 
Published: June 2021

<p>Daun duduk (<em>Desmodium triquetrum </em>L.) is a medicinal plant that has the power to treat hemorrhoids, but has not been widely cultivated. This research was conducted to obtain the right concentration and time interval of kinetin application to increase the growth of Daun duduk seedlings. This research was conducted from November 2019 until March 2020 at the Screen House, Faculty of Agriculture, UNS. The factors of the experiment were concentration of kinetin (0 ppm, 10 ppm, 20 ppm and 30 ppm) and the time interval of application (once every three months, once every 1.5 months and once a month). The parameters observed in this study were plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of branches, number of roots, root length, fresh stover and dry stover. The results showed that the single factor of kinetin concentration could increase plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of branches and dry stover. Meanwhile, the time interval for application and the interaction between the two factors did not have any significant effect. The most effective kinetin concentration in increasing the growth of Daun duduk was 30 ppm.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords<strong>:</strong> growth regulators; herbal medicines; plant height.</p>
Antibacterial Activity Test of Ethanol Extract and SAP of Betung Bamboo Shoot (Dendrocalamus asper) Against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria
Authors: Artanti Anif Nur , Mujahidah Farikatul Sufi 
Published: June 2021

<p>Boiled water from bamboo shoots is often used for pneumonia and a cleanser for the wound. It is known that bamboo can be an antibacterial agent because it has saponin, alkaloid, and flavonoid. This research aims to study whether ethanol extract and sap from bamboo betung shoot (<em>Dendrocalamus asper</em>) has secondary metabolism and antibacterial activity against <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> and <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. The extract was taken by maceration method using ethanol 96%, and the sap was taken from the water of bamboo shoot. Antibacterial activity test was conducted using disc diffusion method to measure the magnitude of inhibitory power at six concentration ratios of b/v solutions (10%; 20%; 30%; 40%; 50%; 60%). The result showed that ethanol extract and sap of bamboo betung shoot contained saponin, quercetin, and quinine which were supposed to have antibacterial activity against <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> and <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. The largest inhibitory zone diameter was found in ethanol extract 60% with the category of moderate inhibition of 9.05 ± 0.12 mm against <em>Kliebsiella pneumoniae</em> and 5.07 ± 0.13 mm against <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>. While the sap with a concentration of 60% was included in the weak inhibitory category, which was 5.65 ± 0.05 mm in the <em>Kliebsiella pneumoniae</em> and 4.81 ± 0.22 mm in <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>.<strong></strong></p><p> </p>Keywords: antibacterial; bamboo shoot; betung bamboo.
Preparation of one-component addition-cure liquid silicone rubber coating with enhanced storage stability and bond strength
Authors: Li Chaohua , Su Shengpei , Wang Bikui , Zhou Jijia 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
It is of great interest and challenge to simultaneously improve the storage stability and bond strength of one-component addition-cure liquid silicone rubber (OLSR) coating for electronic circuit board. In this work, we proposed an efficient approach to address this issue by incorporating both cyano-modification platinum catalyst (CN-PT) and urethane-containing poly(hydromethylsiloxane) (N-PHMS) into OLSR coating using a mechanical mixer. The CN-PT and N-PHMS were synthesized through thermal polymerization reaction and hydrosilylation reaction, respectively. The OLSR coating containing 0.3 phr CN-PT and 3 phr N-PHMS showed the best properties, with a tensile bond strength of 1.63 MPa, a storage period > 180 d at 25°C, and a curing rate < 2 h at 80°C. The salt-spray resistance and continuous power-on performance of OLSR coating were also improved, compared with pure OLSR coating. The synergism of CN-Pt and N-PHMS on the enhancement both the storage stability and bond strength of OLSR coating was also explored. Our findings exhibited great potentials for fabricating OLSR coating with excellent long-term stable service performance including high storage stability and protective ability.