bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ENGLISH COMPETENCE OF THE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS FACULTY STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY PALEMBANG
Authors: Gumartifa Asti 
Published: July 2019

English competence is always needed in this globalization era. TOEFL test is always used due to measure students’ ability in understanding English spoken and written. Grade Point Average (GPA) and religious performance practice are suspected whether or not influence students English language competence. In this paper, religious practice and Grade Point Average (GPA) correlated to English language competence at the economic and business students’ faculty of Muhammadiyah University Palembang. Recent research demonstrated a positive correlation between religious practice and academic performance to English competence. Students’ religiosity was measured using Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) ready-made questionnaire, while academic performance was measured by Grade Point Average (GPA) and TOEFL test was used to determine students’ English language competence. The statistical analysis revealed that there was no significant correlation between students’ religious performance to English language competence. Meanwhile, Grade Point Average showed positive correlation to English language competence.
MEAN PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVEL - A SURROGATE MARKER TO GLYCATED HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL FOR ASSESSMENT OF GLYCAEMIC CONTROL
Authors: Verma Somnath , Mona Arti , Minia Rajesh , Khajuria Rahul 
Published: July 2019

The purpose of present study was to find out a suitable alternative to glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) for the assessment of glycaemic control in diabetic individuals. For the purpose of the study (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), postprandial plasma glucose (PPG) and random plasma glucose (RPG) levels of 500 individuals were assessed. Mean plasma glucose (MPG) was calculated by using the equation (FPG + PPG)/2. On correlation analyses, it was found that correlation of MPG with HbA1c was better than that of FPG, PPG or RPG with HbA1c. Thus MPG seems to be a suitable alternative to HbA1c in the situations where high cost, medical conditions or standardization issues preclude the use of HbA1c assays. We suggest using a cut-off of 145.8 mg/dl for MPG to predict HbA1c ≥6.5%. For those centers that are estimating HbA1c levels, we suggest eMPG-I (Estimated Mean Plasma Glucose-Indian) study equation (28.455 x HbA1c) - 46.78 for predicting the estimated mean plasma glucose of a patient in mg/dl, as it is easier to converse with the patients in terms of glucose levels.
Key words: Diabetes, Plasma glucose, HbA1c, Glycaemic control
FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PEMILIHAN MAKANAN SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS DI KOTA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Septiani Indira Putuayu , Herawati Herawati , Tsani A Fahmy 
Published: July 2019

The problem of nutrient in take in teenagers tends to be caused by a poor and irregular diet as well as psychosocial factors involved frequently become the cause of this matter. This research is aimed to determine the factors associated with food selection in high school students in Yogyakarta City. The design of this research was observational, with crosssectional design on 2 high schools in Yogyakarta City. The sampling was done by simple random sampling. A sample of 107 students was examined as the sample. The variable examined in this research wasthe role of the family, peers,pocket money, the level of knowledge and mood towards food selection. The data were analyzed by using chi-square. Factors significantly related(p <0.05) to the food selection is the role of the family in the selection of staple foods, side dishes from animal products, side dishes from vegetables, vegetables and fruits. The significant relationshipis also found at the level of knowledge with food selection of vegetables and fruits. In addition, a significant relationship between mood and selection of staple foods and side dishes from animal products is also found. Meanwhile, there is no significant relationship between pocket money and the role of peers towards all types of food selection. The role ofthe family, the level of knowledge and mood are related to food selection, while pocket money and peers are not related to food selection.
Keywords : Food selection, teenagers
Classification of acute cholecystitis:etiopathogenetic principles of construction
Authors: Mamchich V. I. , Chaika M. A. 
Published: July 2019

Aim of study is to suggest a scientifically based pathogenetic classification of acute cholecystitis, corresponding to the classical R. Virchow triad “etiology, pathogenesis, outcome”.
Materials and methods.Comparative assessment of the classical classifications by H. Kehr (1907), L. Aschoff (1909), S. P. Fedorov (1934) and modern disease schemes, combining the signs of the three ones, is conducted.
Results and discussion.The proposed improved classification of acute cholecystitis (AC) corresponds to research principles, taking into account the etiology, pathogenesis and predicted outcome of the disease. There are 4 groups of AC variants:
I — Acute calculous cholecystitis with all options and combinations (cholangitis, choledocholithiasis, Opie syndrome — papillary ileus, Mirizzi syndrome, Bouveres — acute gallstone ileus, hemobilia (80–85%)).
II — Acute non-calculous cholecystitis without stones (8–15%) — no obstruction of the cystic duct of the gallbladder.
III —Special AC forms. The dominant factors are enzymatic, vascular, non-productive anaerobic microflora, stress factors (severe injury, burns or surgery, childbirth). These forms require urgent surgeries and occur in 2–15% of all cases of AC destructive forms.
IV — Специфические формы ОХ.Specific AC forms. Caused by specific microflora: typhoid, salmonella, dysentery, and parasitic (opisthorchosis, alveococcosis, amebiasis, ascariasis, less often — giardiasis). Rare forms are characteristic of endemic zones and in violation of generally accepted sanitary standards.
Conclusion.Use of ultrasound, CT, SCT, MRI, endoscopic and endovascular interventions allows to diagnose almost all the AC various forms in the pre-operative period and individualize therapeutic and surgical tactics by taking into account the possible outcome. The proposed pathogenetic classification of AC can serve as a scheme for general practitioners, physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and intensive care workers.
Genetic diversity analysis of soybean genotypes using SSR markers for salinity tolerance
Authors: Moniruzzaman M , Saiem RM , Emon RM , Haque MS , Saha NR , Malek MA , Khatun K 
Published: July 2019

Soil salinity is a major constraint to soybean production. Five soybean genotypes were grown in pots with hydroponic culture under control and different salt stressed conditions to observe salt tolerance capacity on the basis of phenotypic screening and measure genetic diversity and relatedness among the genotypes. Minimum effects of salinity on root and shoot length was observed in Binasoyben-3, GC840 and Binasoyben-5at different salt stresses. Root dry weight and shoot dry weight of different soybean genotypes under different salt stresses were depicted. The highest reduction in root weight was noted in Binasoybean-1. The same genotypes were used to assess genetic diversity among them with simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. A total of 33 alleles were detected among 5 soybean genotypes by using 10SSR markers. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 5, with an average of 3.33 alleles across the 10 loci. Rare alleles were observed at 10 SSR loci with an average of 2.8 alleles per locus. In this experiment, two SSR loci were found to be null alleles. The average values of null allele were 0.2. PIC values ranged from 0.27 in Satt184 to 0.77 in Satt339 with the average value of 0.56.The major allele frequency of the most common allele at each locus ranged from 0.80 in Satt184 to 0.20 in Satt339with a mean frequency of 0.48. The size of the different major alleles at different loci ranged from 173 bp for Satt509 to 407 bp for Satt339. The highest gene diversity (0.80) was observed in loci Satt339 and the lowest gene diversity (0.32) was observed in loci Satt184 with the mean diversity of 0.61. The lowest genetic distance (0.60) was observed in Asset vs Binasoybean-3 and Binasoybean-5 vs Binasoybean-3. The highest genetic distance (1.0) was observed between a numbers of genotype pairs with GC840 vs Asset. The UPGMA cluster analysis led to the grouping of the 5 genotypes into two major clusters. GC840, an advanced line identified to be salt tolerant, together with Binasoybean-5 and Binasoybean-3 clustered in the same sub group. The results from morphological and molecular study suggested that GC840 and Binasoybean-3 are moderately tolerant to salt stress.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 1-9, 2019
Effect of naphthalene acetic acid on sprouting and rooting of stem cutting in Mussaenda species
Authors: Rashid MHA , Nahar A 
Published: July 2019

Mussaendas are increasingly popular for the showy colour they provide during much of the year in garden landscapes. However, root formation in stem cuttings is a major challenge for cultivation of Mussaenda species. Therefore, the experiment was carried out at the Landscaping section of the Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from August to November 2018 to study the effect of phytohormone naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) on sprouting and rooting of stem cuttings in Mussaenda species. The two-factor experiment consisted of three Mussaenda species viz., Mussaenda frondosa (White flag bush), Mussaenda philippica (Pink flag bush) and Mussaenda erythrophylla (Red flag bush), and five concentrations of NAA viz., 0 (control), 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%. The experiment was laid out in randomised complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results revealed that all the traits related to sprouting and rooting potential of stem cuttings were significantly influenced by combined effects of Mussaenda species and various NAA concentrations. The maximum sprouted bud per cutting (3.57), highest number of roots per cutting (5.88) and the longest root length (4.32 cm) were recorded from M. philippica except number of leaves per stem cutting (4.42) in M. erythrophylla. The increasing concentrations of NAA application responded positively on sprouting and rooting characters in all three Mussaenda species used for this experiment. The best results obtained from the treatment where NAA was applied at the concentration of 0.3% with 3.92 sprouted buds per cutting, 4.77 leaves per cutting, 7.15 roots per cutting and 5.26 cm length of roots. The treatment combination of M. philippica (Pink flag bush) and 0.3% NAA, followed by NAA at 03% with M. erythrophylla (Red flag bush) was found to be best in terms of sprouting and rooting of stem cuttings in Mussaenda.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 48-54, 2019
Resistance of Black Bengal goat to Haemonchus contortus
Authors: Retee NN , Mondal MMH , Omar AI , Periasamy K , Garcia JF , Notter DR , Faruque MO 
Published: July 2019

Artificial challenge trial and field trial were carried out in two populations of Black Bengal goat in Bangladesh to evaluate the resistance to Haemonchus Contortus-a major gastrointestinal nematode in goat. Artificial challenge trial revealed that there was no difference in susceptibility of H. contortus in Black Bengal goat of hilly region (BBH) and Black Bengal goat of western region (BBW). In absence of parasitic infection, growth rate of kids of both populations were almost equal. Field trial was conducted with kids of BBW population to find out the within breed variation. Numerically, there was variation among the individuals for parasitic load however the results were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). At individual level, the parasite load ranged from 100 to 400 eggs per gram (epg). The location of villages, age and sex of kids did not influence on the parasitic load of kids. There was no interaction for location, age and sex for body weight at day 8. The Packed Cell Volume and Hemoglobin values differed significantly (p < 0.01) due to age of kids at day 8 and 28 after deworming. The results indicate that Black Bengal goat can be considered as resilience to H. contortus.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 55-64, 2019
Role of social safety net programmes for ensuring food security and reducing poverty in char area of Jamalpur district in Bangladesh
Authors: Badhan SA , Haque S , Akteruzzaman M , Zaman N , Nahar K , Yeasmin F 
Published: July 2019

The study has been conducted to assess the social safety net programmes for ensuring food security and poverty reduction in char area of Jamalpur district, Bangladesh during the period of July-August in 2016. Survey method was used to collect primary data from Madargonj upazila of Jamalpur district. A total of 60 sample households were selected purposively for collecting data where 25 were under old age allowance, 15 were widow allowance and 20 were VGF/VGD card holders. Descriptive and tabular analysis was used to achieve the major objectives of the study. There are many Safety Net Programmes launched in the study area, like old age allowance, widow allowance, VGD/VGF, test relief, food for works and so on. The findings showed that after getting the allowance, the food consumption pattern, health, etc. are improving. Before joining SSNPs, about 77% people were food insecure but now the value is 68% and their calorie intake is 1834 kcal. The food security index became 0.79 and the food insecure household fall short of required calorie intake by 18 percent. It has been found that about 55% respondents are living below the poverty line but the joining to the SSNP, their situation is improving. Finally, it can be said that the SSNPs are much effective and could be a successful poverty alleviation strategy for the Government of Bangladesh.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 75-85, 2019
Effect of temperature variation on Aman and Boro rice production of Barisal division in Bangladesh
Authors: Karmokar J , Billah MM , Haque MA 
Published: July 2019

A study was undertaken to study the impact of seasonal temperature variation on Aman and Boro rice production in Barisal division of Bangladesh. The study revealed that the relationship between changing patterns of seasonal mean temperature and yield of rice, which illustrates the average mean temperature for the correlation of time series data from 1958-2008. The regression model is used to analyze the different temperature trends, and to identify the possible factors and causes of these differences. The value of t-statistic for slope and p-value for different regression equations are estimated. Results show that the average maximum temperature is risk increasing for Boro, while it is risk decreasing for Aman for the period of 2006-2008. Besides, minimum temperature is risk increasing for Boro during 1994-2008 but it is risk decreasing for Aman except the year 1998. We observed that the summer temperature has been rising up during the period 1958-1974 and fallen down for 1992-2008. The average annual temperature changes from 0.5˚C to 1˚C over the period from 2005 to 2008 which impact on Aman and Boro rice yield. Therefore, the predictive approach provides an outline for future risk of the minimum temperature that has the impact on rice yield than maximum temperature, which can be used for rice production for its better management strategies.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 95-103, 2019
Climatic variability on groundwater recharge of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh
Authors: Akhter S , Sharmin A , Islam MT , Ullah MS 
Published: July 2019

A study was carried out in Mymensingh sadar upazila of Bangladesh in order to evaluate the effects of climatic variability on groundwater (GW) recharge and evapotranspiration (ET) over the period of 2006 - 2015. The annual GW recharge was computed by using soil moisture balance method, while CROPWAT-8.0 model was used to determine potential evapotranspiration (PET) and Grindley method was also used to estimate actual evapotranspiration (AET). In the case study area, the average temperature and rainfall showed no trend (almost constant), whereas humidity showed a declining trend over the study period. Analysis of rainfall trend revealed that there was considerable increase in annual rainfall with a mean of 2125 mm found over the study period. Groundwater recharge showed an increasing trend over the whole period, and the maximum recharge of 247.86 mm found in 2013, while maximum GW depletion of 136.8 mm found in 2014. In case of annual PET, the maximum of 1403.76 mm found in 2006, whereas the minimum of 1115.76 mm found in 2013. The AET showed a slightly declining trend over the 10 years of study, and the highest average AET of 1014.24 mm observed in 2007, whereas the lowest of 772.92 mm was in 2013. There was no significant relationship among groundwater recharge and annual variability of average temperature, and average rainfall found while only the annual variability of average humidity was found to be inversely related with groundwater recharge.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 104-112, 2019
Suitability of powerplant disposed water for irrigation of Ashuganj agro-irrigation project in Bangladesh
Authors: Rana MM , Islam MT , Datta S , Rahman MM , Adham AKM 
Published: July 2019

A study was conducted to analyze the quality of power plant disposed water for irrigation and its impact on the soil of Ashuganj agro-irrigation project in Bangladesh. Water samples were collected during the irrigation period and chemically analyzed for the assessment of their quality based on pH, electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), soluble sodium percentage (SSP), residual sodium bicarbonate (RSBC), Kelley‘s ratio (KR), total hardness (TH), magnesium absorption ratio (MAR) and permeability index (PI). Most of the water samples were basically excellent in case of EC and SAR, satisfactory in respect of RSBC and good based on SSP and PI for irrigation use. The relationships between the pairs of KR-SAR, KR-SSP, and SSP-SAR of the water samples were very strong with correlation coefﬁcient around 1. Moreover, the values of pH, EC, Na, K, Ca, Mg and organic carbon of the soil samples were in the suitable range before and after crop cultivation. Therefore, it can be inferred that the power plant disposed water of the agro-irrigation project is suitable for irrigation as well as crop cultivation without any hazard of soil health.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 113-124, 2019
Influence of microwave treatment on honey quality
Authors: Reynolds AFP 
Published: July 2019

Microwaves application could be a potential tool to investigate the influence on different honey quality parameters since it is commonly used in modern kitchen. In this study, microwave sharp R-202 W serial 009157338 was used to analyse the effect of microwave treatment on flower and honeydew honeys by testing the most important honey quality parameters: invertase, diastase, glucoseoxidase and hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde (HMF). It was examined that the change of these parameters are dependent on further parameters like the moisture content and the pH. However, all the tested enzymes are sensitive to heat. Glucoseoxidase turned out to be the most sensitive followed by invertase and diastase. The analysis showed that the pH of honeys affects the decrease of the enzymatic activities; the lower the pH the stronger the enzyme reduction. HMF, after microwave treatment there was no correlation to the pH. However, there was a slight tendency that honeys with low pH produces more HMF amount than those with higher pH but within both flower and honeydew honeys some samples showed opposite reaction. It was a clear indication that the HMF formation is not only influenced by the pH, there could be other possible factors that might influence the compound and that demand a research work. The effect of the moisture content on the enzyme activities and the HMF amount could be detected after microwave treatment.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 125-140, 2019
La transformación digital de las Cortes Generales y la experiencia en el Senado
Authors: Pereira González Manuel , Alonso López José Ángel 
Published: July 2019

SUMARIO: ¿Qué es la transformación digital? Claves para la transformación digital parlamentaria. Hoja de ruta hacia la transformación digital del parlamento. La transformación digital en el Senado. Enlaces relevantes.
ANALISIS FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN HIPERTENSI
Authors: Riza Yeni , Hayati Ridha , Setiawan Wawan 
Published: July 2019

Hipertensi merupakan satu dari penyakit tidak menular yang mejadi masalah di bidang kesehatan dan sering ditemukan pada pelayanan kesehatan primer yaitu puskesmas dan jaringannya seperti posbindu. Dari data hasil kunjungan di Posbindu Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Tapin pada bulan Januari penderita tekanan darah sebanyak 32 orang (55,17%) dari total kunjungan sebanyak 58 orang, bulan Februari 35 orang (53,85%) dari 65 orang, bulan Maret 36 orang (54,55%) dari 66 orang dan bulan April sebanyak 23 orang (51,11%) dari total 45 orang dan 2 orang telah meninggal dikarenakan penyakit hipertensi dan penyakit penyertanya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian analitik serta menggunakan teknik total sampling berjumlah 88 responden. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji statistik Chi-Square. Hasil dari uji Chi-square penelitian ini, variabel yang berhubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi adalah usia (p=0,033), jenis kelamin (p=0,014) dan obesitas (p=0,001). Sedangkan variabel yang tidak berhubungan adalah riwayat keluarga (p=0,568), dan aktivitas fisik (p=0,937). Kesimpulannya adalah faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi di Posbindu Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Tapin adalah usia, jenis kelamin dan obesitas.
PENGARUH PENYULUHAN PERSONAL HYGIENE TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP SISWA
Authors: Juliansyah Elvi , Solehati Tetti , Kosasih Cecep Eli 
Published: July 2019

Kebersihan terkaitan dengan menjaga kesehatan dan kebiasaan kebersihan yang mencakup praktik sanitasi, pengobatan pencegahan, dan pencegahan penyakit, latihan, studi dan pemeliharaan kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan personal hygiene terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap siswa di SMP Muhammadiyah Sintang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan Pre Eksperimen, perencanaan yang digunakan adalah One Grup Pre test dan Post test. Sampel diperoleh dengan memilih para peserta yang telah tersedia di kelas VII, VIII, dan IX berjumlah 50 orang. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan siswa SMP Muhammadiyah Sintang yang melakukan personal hygiene sebanyak 26 responden (52%). Penyuluhan personal hygiene dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa sebesar 2,6 yaitu dari 66,4 (sebelum) menjadi berubah naik menjadi 69 (sesudah) dan hasil uji T diperoleh nilai p=0,319. Penyuluhan personal hygiene dapat menurunkan sikap siswa sebesar 3 yaitu dari 95,6 (sebelum dilakukan penyuluhan personal hygiene) menjadi berubah turun menjadi 92,6 (sesudah dilakukan penyuluhan personal hygiene) dan hasil uji T diperoleh nilai p=0,008. Disarankan kepada pihak yang berkepentingan dapat melakukan penyuluhan personal hygiene kepada siswa SD yang belum mengetahui tentang personal hygiene untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan memperbaiki sikap dan Puskesmas agar membuat program pendidikan kesehatan secara berkelanjutan.