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Penerapan Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) dengan Konteks Karakter dan Konservasi untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mahasiswa dalam Menyusun Proposal Penelitian
Authors: Junaedi Iwan , Asikin Muhammad , Masrukan Masrukan 
Published: July 2016

<p>Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan peningkatan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menyusun proposal penelitian pendidikan matematika dengan topik pengembangan karakter dan konservasi pada pembelajaran dengan pendekatan <em>Realistic Mathematics Education </em>(RME) dengan konteks konservasi dan karakter. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tidakan Kelas (PTK). Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa program studi pendidikan matematika yang mengambil mata kuliah Dasar-dasar Penelitian Pendidikan Matematika Tahun Akademik 2014/2015. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa (1) sekurang-kurangnya 72,22% pada siklus pertama, dan 83,33 % pada siklus kedua kinerja mahasiswa dalam menyusun proposal penelitian pendidikan matematika dengan topik karakter dengan kategori baik dan sangat baik, (2) sekurang-kurangnya 33,33% dan 72,22% pada siklus kedua kinerja mahasiswa dalam menyusun proposal penelitian pendidikan matematika dengan topik konservasi dengan kategori baik dan sangat baik, dan (3) kesulitan mahasiswa dalam menyusun proposal penelitian dengan topik konservasi antara lain terbatasnya literatur yang mengaitkan matematika dengan konservasi.</p><p class="Default"><em>The purpose of this study was to describe the increase in students' ability to develop a mathematics education research proposal with character development and conservation topics on learning ap­proach Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) with a conservation context and character. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects were students of mathematics edu­cation are taking courses </em>Dasar-dasar Penelitian Pendidikan Matematika<em> on Academic Year 2014/2015. The result showed that (1) at least 72.22% in the first cycle, and 83.33% in the second cycle the performance of students in mathematics education research proposal on the topic of character with good and excellent categories, (2) at least 33.33% and 72.22% in the second cycle the performance of students in mathematics education research proposal on the topic of conserva­tion with good and excellent categories, and (3) the difficulty of students to develop a research proposal to the topic of conservation, among others, the limited literature linking mathematics with conservation</em><em>.</em></p>
Treatable glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with active acromegaly
Authors: Fujio Shingo , Takano Koji , Arimura Hiroshi , Habu Mika , Bohara Manoj , Hirano Horofumi , Hanaya Ryosuke , Nishio Yoshihiko , Koriyama Chihaya , Kinoshita Yasuyuki , Arita Kazunori 
Published: July 2016

ObjectiveThe glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is increased in patients with active acromegaly. The aim of this study is to elucidate whether renal function deteriorates in patients with acromegaly and whether this deterioration is reversible after surgical remission.Design/methodsA case–control study of 48 acromegalic patients who were surgically cured (cases) and 48 patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFomas, controls) was conducted. We performed clinical and biochemical examinations before surgery and 3months post-surgery. The GFR of each patient was estimated (estimated GFR, eGFR) using their serum creatinine, age, sex, and body surface area, and postoperative changes in the eGFR were assessed.ResultsThe preoperative eGFR was significantly higher in patients with acromegaly than in those with NFoma (99.8 vs 75.1mL/min respectively,P<0.01). In acromegalic patients, surgical remission was accompanied by a significant decline in the eGFR (from 99.8 to 86.2mL/min,P<0.01). Conversely, in patients with NFoma, the postoperative eGFR did not change significantly (from 75.1 to 81.9mL/min,P=0.12). Among the acromegalic patients, the postoperative decreases in the eGFR were more prominent in patients with a preoperatively high or normal vs low eGFR.ConclusionsOur data demonstrated a significant post-surgical eGFR decrease in patients with acromegaly, but not in patients with NFomas. This change in the eGFR was reversible in acromegalic patients with a high/normal preoperative eGFR, but not in those with a low preoperative eGFR. This suggests that the reversible pathophysiological change in some patients is functional but not organic.
Fast-Flowering Mini-Maize: Seed to Seed in 60 Days
Authors: McCaw Morgan E , Wallace Jason G , Albert Patrice S , Buckler Edward S , Birchler James A 
Published: July 2016

AbstractTwo lines of Zea mays were developed as a short-generation model for maize. The Fast-Flowering Mini-Maize (FFMM) lines A and B are robust inbred lines with a significantly shorter generation time, much smaller stature, and better greenhouse adaptation than traditional maize varieties. Five generations a year are typical. FFMM is the result of a modified double-cross hybrid between four fast-flowering lines: Neuffer’s Early ACR (full color), Alexander’s Early Early Synthetic, Tom Thumb Popcorn, and Gaspe Flint, followed by selection for early flowering and desirable morphology throughout an 11-generation selfing regime. Lines A and B were derived from different progeny of the initial hybrid, and crosses between Mini-Maize A and B exhibit heterosis. The ancestry of each genomic region of Mini-Maize A and B was inferred from the four founder populations using genotyping by sequencing. Other genetic and genomic tools for these lines include karyotypes for both lines A and B, kernel genetic markers y1 (white endosperm) and R1-scm2 (purple endosperm and embryo) introgressed into Mini-Maize A, and ∼24× whole-genome resequencing data for Mini-Maize A.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders or Early Death in Siblings of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Tollånes Mette C. , Wilcox Allen J. , Stoltenberg Camilla , Lie Rolv T. , Moster Dag 
Published: July 2016

OBJECTIVES:To explore the presence of shared underlying causes of cerebral palsy (CP) and other neurodevelopmental disorders, by examining risks of other disorders in siblings of children with CP.METHODS:We used Norwegian national registries to identify 1.4 million pairs of full siblings (singletons) and 28 000 sets of twins born from 1967 to 2006, identify stillbirths and neonatal deaths, and find individuals with CP, epilepsy, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, blindness, deafness, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Associations between CP in 1 sibling and neurodevelopmental disorders or early death in other siblings were estimated using logistic regression models.RESULTS:There were 5707 neonatal survivors (beyond 28 days) with CP (2.5/1000). These children had substantial comorbidity (eg, 29% had epilepsy). Singleton siblings of (singleton) children with CP had increased risks of neurodevelopmental problems, including epilepsy (odds ratio [OR], 1.8 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.5–2.5]), intellectual disability (OR, 2.3 [95% CI, 1.8–2.9]), autism spectrum disorders (OR, 1.6 [95% CI, 1.1–2.2]), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (OR 1.3 [95% CI, 1.1–1.6]), blindness (OR 2.4 [95% CI, 1.1–5.4]), and schizophrenia (OR 2.0 [95% CI, 1.2–3.2]). There was no increase in risk of bipolar disorder (OR 1.0 [95% CI, 0.6–1.6]). Families with children with CP also had increased risk of losing another child in the perinatal period (stillbirth OR, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.5– 2.3]; neonatal death OR, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.3–2.2]). Associations were stronger within sets of twins.CONCLUSIONS:Siblings of a child with CP were at increased risk for a variety of other neurodevelopmental morbidities, as well as early death, indicating the presence of shared underlying causes.
Comparative Evaluation of the Pharyngeal Airway Space in Unilateral and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Individuals with Noncleft Individuals: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study
Authors: Gandedkar Narayan H. , Chng Chai Kiat , Basheer Mohammad Abdul , Chen Por Yong , Leng Yeow Vincent Kok 
Published: July 2016

Objective To evaluate the pharyngeal airway space changes in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) individuals, and compare with age and sex-matched noncleft (NC) control subjects. Design Retrospective study. Setting Cleft and Craniofacial Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Materials and Methods Twenty UCLP (mean age: 13.4 ± 0.5 years), 18 BCLP (mean age: 13.5 ± 0.5 years) and 20 skeletal Class I subjects (mean age: 13.4 ± 0.6 years) were included in the study. Cone beam computed tomography scans were assessed for pharyngeal airway space (PAS) (oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, total airway space volume), and compared with PAS of age and sex-matched skeletal Class I NC individuals. Results Pharyngeal airway space showed statistically significant differences in the UCLP, BCLP, and NC control subjects. Oropharyngeal (9338 ± 1108 mm3, P < .05), nasopharyngeal (2911 ± 401 mm3, P < .05), and total airway space (12 250 ± 1185 mm3, P < .05) volumes of BCLP individuals showed significant reduction in comparison to UCLP and NC. There were no gender differences of PAS in any of the groups tested ( P > .05). Conclusion The pharyngeal airway space was significantly reduced in the BCLP group than were those in UCLP and control groups. This reduced PAS should be taken into account when planning treatment for these individuals.
Investigating EFL Learners’ Multiple Intelligences in the Preparatory Year at Taif University
Authors: Tawalbeh Tha’er Issa 
Published: July 2016

The present paper aims to investigate the English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ multiple intelligences (MIs) in the preparatory year at Taif University in Saudi Arabia, and to provide suggestions for EFL instructors to integrate MIs in their lesson plans for instructional use in the classroom. To achieve these purposes, the researcher attempted to answer three questions. The first question investigated the different types of MSs that EFL learners possess. The second question examined whether there were any statistically significant differences (a= 0.05) in EFL learners’ MIs due to stream (Humanities, Sciences and Health). The third question was an attempt to synthesize literature in order to suggest ways for instructors to integrate MIs in the EFL classroom. A questionnaire of 4- Likert Scale was used to gather data from four hundred and eighty two students to answer the first two questions. And content analysis was used to answer the third question. The collected data were analyzed in the form of descriptive statistics. The results revealed that students do not tend to have interest in musical and naturalistic intelligences. In addition, there were statistically significant differences among the streams in the perceptions of their MIs in favor of the health stream students. The researcher also synthesized literature and suggested a number of techniques and activities to help instructors integrate MIs in their plans. Based on the results, the researcher presented a number of conclusions and recommendations.
AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DA ESTRATÉGIA SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA E DO PROGRAMA MAIS MÉDICOS NA ÁREA RURAL DE PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA.
Authors: Dos Santos Marcuce Antonio Miranda , Souza Eldenilson Gomes de , Cardoso Jane Carvalho 
Published: July 2016

Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem quali-quantitativa, que avaliou a qualidade da ESF de áreas de Porto Velho. A população foi composta por 96 usuários de sete USF. Os dados foram coletados no domicílio do usuário por intermédio de entrevista semi-estruturada. Os resultados apontam que dos n=96 usuários pesquisados, 60,4% são do sexo feminino, com ensino fundamental incompleto 44,7% e 47,9% classificaram o acesso aos serviços das USF’s como bom, sendo a consulta médica agendada é o serviço mais procurado por 71,8% dos entrevistados. As narrativas apontaram que o programa Mais Médicos melhorou os serviços de saúde da localidade, sendo apontado que antes do programa não havia médicos, ou este se mantinha na localidade por curto período de tempo. Assim, podemos classificar a satisfação dos usuários da área rural de Porto Velho como boa, mesmo havendo discrepância de opiniões percebidas nas narrativas dos próprios usuários.
NMR as a Characterization Tool for Wormholes
Authors: Mahmoud Mohamed , Al-Duailej Yaser , Al-Khaldi Mohammed , Kwak Hyung , Shebatalhamd Abdullah , Al-Yami Ibrahim 
Published: July 2016

Summary
Acidizing is a common practice that aims to recover the initial skin factor or even decrease it further. Acids tend to create conductive channels (wormholes) through carbonate formations that connect the reservoir to the wellbore and bypass the damaged zones. Optimum wormholes are formed when certain conditions are met, such as optimum acid concentration and optimum injection rate. To thoroughly grasp wormhole creation, several characterization techniques should be performed.
Computed-tomography (CT) scan and differential-pressure data are two practices commonly used for characterization of wormholing in laboratories by use of core-plug samples. Differential-pressure data and CT scan can verify the occurrence of acid breakthrough and qualitatively suggest the size and path of a wormhole. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was introduced in earlier studies as a new characterization tool for wormholes. NMR can detect the changes in micro- and macropores that are caused by acid injection, and it can indicate changes in interconnectivity between different pore systems and detect the materialization of formation damage induced by injected acids. However, the NMR technique cannot detect the new porosity corresponding to the generated wormhole because of an inability to sustain saturation fluids inside the core-plug samples.
In this study, the NMR measuring method is further improved by use of a customized polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube as a container for core-plug samples. Because PTFE material does not interfere with NMR readings, this improvement allows the core-plug samples to maintain full saturation, which enables the detection of the new wormhole porosity. As a result, NMR can indicate different characteristics of the generated porosity, including the size of the wormhole and the changes in diffusion coupling and the distribution of each pore size. This technique can elaborate new aspects of wormhole generation and characteristics in carbonate reservoirs, in addition to assessing the damage caused by the stimulation fluid.
Subsurface Transport ofCryptosporidiumin Soils of Wisconsin's Carbonate Aquifer Region
Authors: Zopp Zachariah , Thompson Anita M. , Karthikeyan K. G. , Madison Fred , Long Sharon C. 
Published: July 2016

Cryptosporidium parvumis a waterborne pathogen known to have a significant reservoir in bovine manure. Land‐dependent manure disposal may not result in significant or reliable pathogen attenuation and, therefore, presents a risk for transport of pathogenicCryptosporidiumspp. to groundwater. One factor missing in the existing literature is the role soil characteristics play in affectingCryptosporidiumoocyst transport. Of specific concern in regions with carbonate geology are macropores and other soil structures that contribute to preferential flow. Therefore, research is needed to understand soil type effects and important transport pathways for pathogens such asCryptosporidiumoocysts to drinking water wells. This study investigatedC. parvumtransport potential in several soils overlying Wisconsin's vulnerable carbonate aquifer and related the soilC. parvumtransport to soil series and textural class. Experimental work involved monitoring the transport ofCryptosporidiumoocysts through intact soil columns of different soil series under simulated rain conditions. Results demonstrate that a significant portion ofC. parvumoocysts will sorb or be physically entrapped in the soil, especially in soil with high clay content. However, silt loam soils with comparatively lower clay content demonstrated an ability to transport oocysts through the soil profile primarily via the first flush of water infiltrating through soil macropores. The rate of oocyst migration in silt loam soils paralleled the bromide tracer front, thus bypassing the soils' ability to strain or adsorbCryptosporidiumoocysts out of infiltrating water. Nevertheless, proper manure treatment and management are necessary to minimize public health risks.Core IdeasC. parvumtransport potential was studied in soils overlying Wisconsin's vulnerable carbonate aquifer.Empirical work monitored the transport ofCryptosporidiumoocysts through intact soil columns.Transport of oocysts through different soil series was monitored under simulated rain conditions.Results will inform manure treatment and management to minimize parasite transport risks.
Síntomas en la menopausia y el cuidado de los nietos. Informe preliminar
Authors: García Campos Rosalinda , Aguilar Zavala Herlinda , Malacara Hernández Juan Manuel 
Published: July 2016

Introducción. La menopausia es un proceso restringido al ser humano. La mujer tiene una etapa post-reproductiva prolongada en la que aparecen síntomas que deterioran su calidad de vida. El valor adaptativo de la menopausia se ha atribuido al papel de las abuelas en la crianza de los nietos. También se ha planteado como explicación la teoría del conflicto reproductivo entre generaciones. Es importante definir la posible relación entre los síntomas en la menopausia y su papel en el cuidado de los nietos.Método. Efectuamos un estudio epidemiológico en sección transversal en 386 mujeres post-menopáusicas, con edad de 55 a 75 años. Se colectaron los datos antropométricos, antecedentes gineco-obstétricos, nivel socioeconómico, relaciones con hijos y nietos, y los síntomas: bochornos, sequedad vaginal, pérdida del interés sexual, depresión, ansiedad, síntomas no específicos de depresión y el síndrome del nido vacío. Se midieron glucosa, colesterol, estradiol y FSH en una muestra de sangre en ayuno.Resultados. Las voluntarias tuvieron edad media de 63 años, menopausia a los 47.7 años, 5.6 hijos y 13.1 nietos. Se encontró mayor pérdida del interés sexual en las mujeres que veían con frecuencia a sus hijos y en quienes cuidaban a sus nietos. Las calificaciones más bajas del síndrome del nido vacío, se encontraron en el grupo sin hijos o nietos. El grupo sin nietos tenía además calificaciones más bajas de síntomas no específicos de depresión. En cuanto a los factores asociados con los síntomas, la edad se asoció inversamente a bochornos y ansiedad; la escolaridad tuvo relación inversa con bochornos, depresión, ansiedad y síndrome del nido vacío. El índice de masa corporal se asoció negativamente con sequedad vaginal, pérdida del interés sexual y síntomas no específicos de depresión. FSH se asoció negativamente con la pérdida del interés sexual. Los bochornos se asociaron con el ejercicio. El número de hijos se asoció negativamente con depresión; mientras tanto el número de nietos y su cuidado correlacionaron positivamente con pérdida de interés sexual, depresión, síntomas no específicos de depresión y síndrome del nido vacío. Conclusión. El estudio confirmó la asociación de edad, escolaridad, y aumento de peso sobre los síntomas en la menopausia. Adicionalmente se encontraron calificaciones más altas de síntomas entre las mujeres que ven y cuidan a sus nietos. Esto indica que el papel de las abuelas tiene un costo físico y emocional.
Floración sin Vernalización en Canola de Invierno (Brassica napus): uso del silenciamiento inducido por virus (VIGS) para acelerar la ganancia genética
Authors: Álvarez-Venegas Raúl , Zhang Yongping , Kraling Konrad , Tulsieram Lomas 
Published: July 2016

Ciclos de reproducción cortos y la oportunidad de incrementar la ganancia genética, junto con el estudio de las bases moleculares de la vernalización, son áreas esenciales de investigación dentro de la biología de plantas. Varios métodos se han empleado para lograr el silenciamiento génico en plantas, pero ninguno reportado a la fecha para canola (Brassica napus), y en particular para inducir la floración sin vernalización en líneas de invierno a través del uso de secuencias sentido de DNA en vectores diseñados para el silenciamiento génico inducido por virus (VIGS). La presente investigación provee los métodos para transitoriamente regular a la baja, por medio de VIGS, genes de la vernalización en plantas anuales de invierno, específicamente la familia de genes de Flowering Locus C (FLC) en canola de invierno (BnFLC1 a BnFLC5). La regulación a la baja de estos genes permite a las plantas anuales de invierno florecer sin vernalización y, consecuentemente, provee los medios para acelerar la ganancia genética. El sistema de silenciamiento propuesto puede ser utilizado para regular a la baja familias de genes, para determinar la función génica, y para inducir la floración sin la vernalización en líneas de invierno tanto del género Brassica como de muchos cultivos importantes de invierno.
Propuesta de un modelo matemático de predicción del desempeño académico
Authors: De Anda Padilla Humberto , López Olmos Rafael 
Published: July 2016

Se propone un modelo matemático de predicción del desempeño académico de los alumnos de licenciatura durante su primer año de estudios en la Universidad De La Salle Bajío medido como el promedio de calificaciones obtenido. El modelo utiliza como variables predictoras el promedio de preparatoria y los datos individuales de las escalas de las dos pruebas psicométricas usadas en el examen de admisión: Terman y 16PF, cuyos valores están disponibles al momento del examen de admisión. El estudio se realizó con los datos de 3,233 estudiantes que ingresaron en 2007 y 2008 y que terminaron el primer año de la licenciatura. Para la elaboración del modelo se utilizó la técnica de regresión paso a paso, usando MINITAB dando como resultado 67 ecuaciones multilineales, conteniendo cada una entre dos y seis predictores. Para cada sujeto pueden aplicarse tres o cuatro ecuaciones de predicción; además de una ecuación general, se tienen una para su carrera, otra para su área del conocimiento y en el 57% de los casos se dispone de una ecuación para la escuela de procedencia. De cada una de ellas se obtiene un valor estimado del promedio del primer año y se sugiere usar la que presenta mayor correlación. Para este efecto se elaboró una aplicación de cómputo que muestra los resultados del modelo por aspirante. Los principales predictores usados en las ecuaciones son el “promedio de la preparatoria” y las escalas de emotividad (16PF), deducción (Terman) y “análisis y síntesis” (Terman). Las ecuaciones de predicción tienen coeficientes de correlación de Pearson ajustados que van desde 0.52 hasta 0.92. La ecuación general presenta una correlación de 0.61.