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Progress on Progress Test: International vs Local Experience
Authors: Khan Abdul Sattar , AlMulhem Abdulrahman , Refaie Shereen , Dawood Asma F. A. , Angeles Glenda , Pangan Jose Karlo 
Published: February 2024

The paper discusses the implementation and evolution of progress testing as an assessment technique in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) at the College of Medicine, King Faisal University (KFU), in collaboration with the University of Groningen (UoG), Netherlands. Despite the successful introduction of a local progress test, the paper notes the reluctance of students in Arab culture to embrace this method due to concerns about its impact on their Grading Point Average (GPA). The research outlines a five-year experience with international high-stakes progress testing based on European universities and describes the establishment of a local progress test system. A cross-sectional study design was employed to analyze the passing rates of medical students from their first to fifth year, using data from 2018 to 2020. The study population included 1450 students with a gender distribution of 50/50. The results highlight two main achievements of the local progress test system. Firstly, the development of a blueprint based on block teaching contents and curriculum learning outcomes from year 1 to 5. This blueprint served as a foundation for the assessment. Secondly, the establishment of an individual performance feedback system, facilitated by a confidential online platform using students' academic numbers. In conclusion, the research suggests that progress testing can be successfully integrated into Arab culture, serving as a comprehensive assessment tool. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing progress testing as a key knowledge assessment method in the curriculum. The paper provides insights into the process, compares international and local experiences, and offers recommendations for further improvement of the local progress testing system.

Received: 31 December 2023 | Revised: 20 February 2024 | Accepted: 27 February 2024

Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.
Penerapan Financial Technology Pada Aplikasi Dana: Survei Di Kalangan Mahasiswa Universitas Medan
Authors: Isyahrani Rahmadillah , Kaban Aslina Wati , Manalu Nia Agrevina , Harahap Ahmad Rizki , Siregar Ina Namora Putri 
Published: February 2024

Aplikasi DANA merupakan salah satu aplikasi yang diterapkan sebagai dompet digital. DANA menjadi salah satu kebutuhan masyarakat seiring dengan perkembangan pada inovasi pembayaran non-tunai. DANA adalah komponen kunci yang telah terdaftar di Bank Indonesia dengan 4 liansi yang diantaranya yaitu sebagai uang elektronik, dompet digital, rimittance, dan Likuiditas Keuangan Digital (LKD). DANA menjadi bukti bahwasannya Indonesia mampu membangun dan meningkatkan teknoklogi dalam financial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dan manfaat penggunaan aplikasi DANA bagi mahasiswa dan mengetahui dampak serta keuntungan penggunaan aplikasi DANA bagi mahasiswa Universitas Medan Area. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Universitas Medan Area, Medan, Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif yaitu dengan menggunakan teknik pngumpulan data langsung yang diperoleh dari hasil observasi dan beberapa kuisioner yang diajukan kepada responden untuk menjawab rumusan masalah serta pnarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa (1) Penerapan financial technologi pada aplikasi DANA di Universitas Medan Area telah berjalan normal serta mempengaruhi mahasiswa di setiap kalangan untuk melakukan aktifitas financial menggunakan dompet digital DANA, (2) Dalam mewujudkan transaksi digital menggunakan DANA semakin meningkat sehingga menimbulkan dampak yang positif bagi pengguna aplikasi DANA, (3) Aplikasi DANA banyak memberikan keuntungan bagi mahasiswa terutama saat melakukan transaksi pembayaran yang sangat memudahkan mahasiswa dalam melakukan transaksi pembayaran tanpa perlu menunggu lama.
Spatial-temporal deep learning model based on Similarity Principle for dock shared bicycles ridership prediction
Authors: Zhao Jiahui , Li Zhibin , Liu Pan , Zhang Mingye 
Published: February 2024

Demand prediction plays a critical role in traffic research. The key challenge of traffic demand prediction lies in modeling the complex spatial dependencies and temporal dynamics. However, there is no mature and widely accepted concept to support the solution of the above challenge. Essentially, a prediction model combined with similar objects in temporal and spatial dimensions could obtain better performance. This paper proposes a concept called the Similarity-based Principle (SP), which is applied to improve the prediction performance of deep learning models in complex traffic scenarios. For the temporal components, the long-term temporal dynamics in contemporaneous historical data for ridership are extracted by the Stacked Autoencoder (SAE) method. For the spatial components, the activity-based spatial geographic information (ABG-information) is used to capture the spatial correlation of the traffic network, which is reflected in the daily activities of humans. Specifically, the SP is applied to a Spatio-temporal Graph Convolutional Neural Network (STGCNN) model. In the case study, the Similarity-based Principle Spatio-temporal Graph Convolutional Neural Network (SP-STGCNN) model predicts demand for bicycle sharing in San Francisco. The results show that the SP effectively improves the model's performance. The prediction accuracy is enhanced by up to 10.34% compared with STGCNN. For spatial relationships, the model using the geographic information attribute performs better than that using the road information attribute and the distance attribute. It is proved that the construction of the Spatio-temporal model-based similarity principle can improve the performance.
Green Investment, Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution Nexus G-7 Countries: A Historical Perceptive
Authors: Saeed Rufia , Rahman Saif Ur , Sheikh Salman Masood 
Published: February 2024

The main purpose of this study is to examine the visions of the literature on green investment, institutional quality, energy consumption toward carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the perspective of G-7 countries. CO2 emissions is the major cause of GHG emissions. This review inspects and produces prevailing empirical and theoretical literature on said problem. This review paper firstly stimuluses the summary of green investment, institutional quality, energy consumption and CO2 emissions of G-7 countries. Secondly, it recognizes the literature based on the theoretical empirical and theoretical visions from the existing literature. Moreover, this article put light on theoretical approaches that defines how/ why these approaches work. Thirdly, this article suggests four productive dimensions for further policy development. This research also adds to the area of institutional quality, green finance, energy consumption concerning carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by critically investigating and synthesizing prevailing theory and research on green finance, energy consumption, institutional quality and CO2 emissions.
Tissue structure transformations of the gallbladder in chronic calculous cholecystitis
Authors: Kurbonov S. , Ishmirzoev R. E. , Davlyatov I. A. 
Published: February 2024

Aim. To determine the morphofunctional characteristics of tissue changes in the structure of the gallbladder in chronic calculous cholecystitis.Materials and Methods. The macro- and microscopic structural walls of the gallbladder were studied using the method of injection anatomical dissection, histology, and morphometry in 61 patients (aged 36 to 60) with chronic calculous cholecystitis.Results and Discussion. The results of a morphological study show that in chronic calculous cholecystitis, changes are always observed in all layers of the gallbladder wall. The most severe dystrophic and sclerotic changes are observed in the mucous membrane and submucosal base, since, this layer has in functional, topographical and quantitative features, as well as a direct contact with stones (mechanical impact).Conclusion. Transformation of the gallbladder in chronic calculous cholecystitis are characterized by vascular tissue restructuring of the structures of the organ wall, accompanied by the phenomena of adaptive, exudative and proliferative transformations, and in the later stages (5-6 years) undergo sclerotic changes in the gallbladder wall.
Results of mechano-chemical obliteration of the trunk of the great saphenous vein in varicose vein disease
Authors: Nejmatzoda О. , Gaibov A. D. , Sultanov D. D. , Soliev O. F. , Yunusov H. A. 
Published: February 2024

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of mechano-chemical obliteration in the treatment of varicose enlargement of the great saphenous vein.Material and Methods: The results of mechano-chemical obliteration of 57 patients (49 (85.9%) women, 8 (14.1%) men; average age 27.2±4.1 years) with varicose disease were analyzed. In 39 patients (36 women and 3 men), the second, and in 18 (13 women and 5 men) – the third class of varicose transformation of subcutaneous veins was observed. The average body mass index of patients was 28.2±2.4 kg/m2, and the average duration of varicose disease was 7.6±1.8 years.Results and Discussion: The average diameter of the great saphenous vein was 10.4±2.1 mm. Insufficiency of perforating veins with an average diameter of 3.2±0.8 mm was detected in 31 (54.4%) cases. The technical success of the procedure was 100%. No intraoperative complications occurred in any patient. The average duration of mechanochemical obliteration was 24.2±4.8 minutes, and the entire operation – crossectomy, mechano-chemical obliteration, and excision of dilated tributary veins – lasted 98.5±25.5 minutes. The average length of the great saphenous vein subjected to mechano-chemical obliteration was 94.2±6.1 cm. The level of pain on the first day after surgery was 3.8±0.6 points, decreasing to 0.9±0.1 points before discharge. Only on the day after the intervention, patients required narcotic analgesics (average volume of used anesthetics – 1.5±0.5 ml); on other days, patients received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (average duration 3.5±0.5 days, volume – 10.5±1.5 ml).Conclusion: Mechano-chemical scleroobliteration is one of the effective methods for eliminating pathological vertical reflux, with its effectiveness observed in the vast majority of patients in the long term.Moreover, due to its minimal invasiveness and capability for repeated application, it can be recommended for widespread clinical use. To improve the results of mechano-chemical obliteration and reduce the frequency of recanalization of the great saphenous vein, it is necessary to supplement the procedure with crossectomy and miniphlebectomy.
Characterisation of the human resources of the dental services in Dushanbe
Authors: Salimov B. A. 
Published: February 2024

Aim. To assess the human resources capacity of the dental service in Dushanbe, regardless of the form of ownership of the dental institution.Material and methods. An analysis was made of the data of the official statistical reporting “Report on medical personnel” form 17, approved by order No.054 of the Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated October 11, 2013. The analysis covered data from the period 2017 to 2021, focusing on state medical organizations providing dental care to children. Statistical data, the determination of extensive and intensive indicators, the significance of their differences using the t-criterion of reliability (differences were considered significant at t>3), and analysis of dynamic series were used.Results and Discussion. Of the total number of dentists in Dushanbe, about 70% are dental therapists. Among all dentists, every fifth dentist is a pediatric dentist, which is twice as many as the national average. The number of orthodontist dentists does not differ significantly from the data for the republic. Dentists and surgeons work 1.5 times more in Dushanbe compared to the national data.Conclusions. The indicator of the number of dentists of all qualifications in Dushanbe is several times higher than the national average. Over the past five years, there has been a tendency to reduce the number of pediatric dentists. The number of doctors with the highest qualification category decreased by 13%, the indicator is identical to the national data.
Clinical and morphological of diagnostics and surgical tactics in the treatment of patients with secondary nephrolithiasis by renal parenchymal dysplasia on the background of renal failure caused in children
Authors: Safedov F. Kh. , Azizov A. A. , Badalov Sh. A. , Gulomov F. M. , Atoev I. K. 
Published: February 2024

The purpose of the study. Improving the results of diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with secondary nephrolithiasis by renal parenchymal dysplasia on the background of renal failure caused in children.Material and research methods. Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Avicenna TSMU Abualiibn Sino analyzed 34 patients with renal failure of calculous etiology. In all cases, the biopsy was taken from the cortex – medulla of the kidney during nephrotomy, and during pyelotomy from the site of the nephrostomy tube. Studies of biopsy materials were carried out in laboratorits at the departments of histology, anatomy and oncology.Research results. We analyzed the results of a morphological study of 34 patients with CKD of calculous etiology. Chronic calculous pyelonephritis was detected in 32 (94,1%) patients, in whom the diagnoses coincided with the clinical and morphological ones. Of these, dysplasia of the renal parenchyma was detected in 8 patients. In 2 patients, histological examination did not reveal structural changes, possibly a biopsy was taken from healthy areas of the kidney tissue, although clinically and laboratory 100% calculous pyelonephritis occurred.Conclusion. Thus, in case of obstructive-calculous pyelonephritis, against the background of dysplasia of the kidney parenchyma, early clinical and morphological diagnostics, radical decompressive and sanitation surgery with reliable external urine wood is restored, the process of further wrinkling of the kidney is suspended.
Giải pháp triển khai ứng dụng thiết bị cảnh báo sự cố hệ động lực cho tàu cá Việt Nam
Authors: Phùng Minh Lộc  
Published: February 2024

Bài báo này giới thiệu Thiết bị cảnh báo sự cố hệ động lực (sản phẩm của đề tài cấp Bộ: B2016-TSN-02). Trên cơ sở đó đề xuất các giải pháp triển khai ứng dụng thiết bị này cho tàu cá Việt Nam.
Từ khóa: Hệ động lực tàu cá; Thiết bị cảnh báo sự cố; Giải pháp triển khai ứng dụng.
Ảnh hưởng của hCG và LHRH-A lên thành phần sinh hóa của tinh sào cá dìa (<i>Siganus guttatus</i>)
Authors: Nguyễn Văn An  , Nguyễn Văn Minh  , Phạm Quốc Hùng  
Published: February 2024

Nghiên cứu này được thực hiện nhằm đánh giá ảnh hưởng của hormone ngoại sinh hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin), LHRH-A (Luteinizing Hormone-releasing hormone analog) kết hợp chất kháng dompamine (Domperidon-DOM) đến thành phần sinh hóa tinh sào cá dìa (Siganus guttatus) 1+ tuổi nuôi trong ao đất tại Khánh Hòa. Thí nghiệm được bố trí với 3 nghiệm thức, trong đó mỗi nghiệm thức gồm 20 cá thể cá được tiêm (i) 1500 IU hCG/kg; (ii) 50 μg LHRH-A + 5 mg DOM/kg và (iii) 1 ml nước muối sinh lý/kg ở nhóm cá đối chứng. Sau khi tiêm hormone 12 giờ và 24 giờ, cá được giải phẫu để thu tinh sào, đánh giá mức độ thành thục và phân tích thành phần sinh hóa. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy ở nghiệm thức tiêm hCG, hàm lượng protein, lipid và độ ẩm trước khi tiêm lần lượt là 14,80 ± 0,05 (%), 11,91 ± 0,10 (%) và 79,23 ± 0,10 (%), sau khi tiêm 24 giờ, hàm lượng protein tăng lên 16,25 ± 0,05 (%). Ngược lại, hàm lượng lipid và độ ẩm giảm tương ứng xuống còn 8,27 ± 0,10 (%) và 59,56 ± 0,10 (%). Đối với nghiệm thức tiêm LHRH-A + DOM, sau khi tiêm 24 giờ hàm lượng protein và độ ẩm giảm xuống còn 12,44 ± 0,05 (%) và 72,32 ± 0,01 (%); hàm lượng tro và lipid thay đổi không đáng kể.
Từ khóa: Cá dìa, Siganus guttatus, hCG, LHRH-A
Attachment in the Wake of Impermanence
Authors: Besser Lorraine 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
How should our metaphysical commitments influence how we think of ourselves in the practical world? Hume and Buddhism share common ground in denying that there exists a metaphysically real self yet offer very different practical recommendations about how this metaphysical view ought to inform our practical identities. This paper explores the contrast between the two views. It examines the benefits and costs of embracing, and attaching to, a practical conception of the self in the absence of a metaphysical self and provides a qualified defense of the Humean approach by way of considering the joys of attachment.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA AVALIAÇÃO ERGONÔMICA DO TRABALHO EM ATIVIDADES DE MANUTENÇÃO DE EQUIPAMENTOS NA MINERAÇÃO
Authors: Carvalho Ana Paula Raposo 
Published: February 2024

A preocupação básica deste estudo é refletir sobre a importância do programa de Ergonomia em atividades de manutenção de equipamentos, tendo em vista que durante a execução destas atividades os colaboradores são submetidos a esforços físicos que podem gerar problemas de saúde como distúrbios osteomusculares e lesões. Este trabalho visar mostra que é possível reduzir o adoecimento através do planejamento de ações que dão atenção integral à saúde dos trabalhadores e promovem um ambiente de trabalho adaptado as características psicofisiológicas dos colaboradores. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos, foi realizada uma visita em uma empresa de manutenção mecânica para mapeamento das principais atividades, e posteriormente utilizou-se como recurso metodológico, a pesquisa bibliográfica, para comparar a realidade do setor com as recomendações previstas na literatura.
Florecimiento humano y fructificación social
Authors: Arduino Enrique Esteban 
Published: February 2024

Si bien hubo un florecimiento humano que resulta evidente, es importante determinar cuáles fueron las condiciones que llevaron, desde la antigüedad, a la eudaimonía individual y cómo aporta este fenómeno a fijar las bases de un desarrollo social virtuoso que aporte al progreso de la humanidad. Este ensayo está fundamentado en los desarrollos filosóficos grecorromanos, en las enseñanzas judeocristianas y en las leyendas salomónicas, base de las enseñanzas masónicas. Intenta confirmar la ocurrencia del florecimiento humano, la fructificación social y las causas que los originaron.
Es notorio, sin embargo, que el florecimiento humano y la fructificación social no se dieron en la misma proporción: aún queda trabajo por hacer. Aunque el vector del crecimiento fue y es positivo, puede fácilmente cambiar el sentido, especialmente en lo ideológico, si el esfuerzo no es continuo y sostenido. Esto permite que se impongan ideas contrarias a la eudaimonía personal y social, a la propiedad y a la libertad, derechos inalienables de cada individuo, resultado de su esfuerzo y su trabajo.
Quanto há de doença celíaca na síndrome dispéptica?
Authors: Cruz Manoela Aguiar , Czeczko Nicolau Gregori , Rutz Leticia Elizabeth Augustin Czeczko , Cuenca Ronaldo Mafia , Possiedi Rafael Dib , Torres Orlando Jorge Martins 
Published: February 2024

Introdução: A doença celíaca é uma condição autoimune desencadeada pela ingestão e/ou contato com o glúten em indivíduos geneticamente predispostos. A síndrome dispéptica, por outro lado, é caracterizada por sintomas digestivos superiores crônicos. A relação entre estas duas condições é o foco principal deste estudo.
Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência da doença celíaca em pacientes com síndrome dispéptica com base da análise de características epidemiológicas, endoscopia digestiva alta, histologia duodenal e sorologia.
Método: Revisão narrativa feita com informações publicadas em plataformas virtuais em português e inglês, e analisada durante o período de janeiro de 2022 a novembro de 2023. O material para leitura e análise foi selecionado das plataformas SciELO – Scientific Electronic Library Online, Google Scholar, Pubmed e Scopus utilizando os seguintes termos: “dispepsia, doença celíaca, glúten, prevalência” com busca AND ou OR, considerando o título e/ou resumo. Após, foi realizada a leitura da íntegra dos textos incluindo 18 artigos.
Resultados: A idade média dos pacientes com dispepsia foi de 45,13 anos e o sexo feminino foi predominante. Os sintomas associados ao glúten foram relatados em 6%. O anticorpo antitransglutaminase foi positivo com prevalência estimada de 1,5%. Considerando a amostra brasileira de 100 pacientes, o diagnóstico de doença celíaca foi prevalente em 3%.
Conclusão: Embora a prevalência de doença celíaca em pacientes dispépticos possa ser maior do que na população em geral, os resultados são variáveis e dependem de vários fatores, incluindo metodologias de teste e características regionais. Esta revisão também ressalta a importância de abordagem individualizada na investigação da doença celíaca em pacientes dispépticos, considerando aspectos como história familiar, sintomas relacionados ao glúten e comorbidades autoimunes.
Fatores críticos de sucesso em projetos de construção de obras públicas em Belo Horizonte
Authors: Barbosa Julmar Nunes , Muÿlder Cristiana Fernandes de 
Published: February 2024

O uso dos modelos de categorização de fatores críticos de sucesso contribui na identificação dos fatores que requerem maior atenção dos gestores das organizações públicas e privadas. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar quais fatores críticos de sucesso que afetam o desempenho dos projetos de obras públicas. Tratou de estudo qualitativo e quantitativo a partir de estudo de caso cujo objeto foram as obras públicas da Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte. A partir dos 36 fatores estudados, agrupados em sete categorias, aplicou-se o questionário a profissionais envolvidos em obras públicas da Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte. A análise multicritério utilizou o Índice de Importância Relativa e do Processo de Hierarquia Analítica, resultando na escala de importância dos fatores críticos de sucesso. Além de criar uma forma de elencar os fatores críticos de sucesso que mais afetam o desempenho dos projetos de obras públicas verificou-se que, apesar de diferenças entre as partes interessadas do projeto e seus objetivos, a maioria das preocupações diz respeito a questões e aspectos gerenciais, como coordenação entre todos os envolvidos no projeto, comprometimento e habilidade do gerente de projeto do contrato, disponibilidade de engenheiros e mão de obra qualificada. Esta pesquisa ressalta a importância de adotar metodologias para identificar a relevância dos fatores frente a necessidade de gestão de projetos de obras públicas. O estudo contribui quanto à metodologia aplicada e sua capacidade de replicação em diversos setores, bem como com a discussão da relevância dos indicadores para a gestão pública. O artigo ainda amplia o debate sobre indicadores de desempenho e fatores críticos de sucesso na administração pública e, em especial, sobre gestão de projetos de obras públicas.