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Transformative Assessment Practices in Mathematics Classes: Lesson from Schools in Jimma, Ethiopia
Authors: Abate Melaku Takele , Wedajo Abbi Lemma , Hunde Adula Bekele 
Published: November 2023

AbstractTransformative assessment is a classroom assessment aimed at changing both how teachers teach and students learn a lesson. Nowadays, this kind of assessment needs to be practiced to encourage teachers to be creative and flexible when designing their assessments and for students to be reflective and take responsibility for their learning. Hence, this qualitative study aimed to examine mathematics teachers’ practices of transformative assessment and the associated challenges. Data collected from eight teachers using semi-structured interviews and lesson observations were analysed thematically. It was found that teachers did, in fact, not provide evidence of practicing transformative assessment in their teaching. There was an attempt to align assessment to learning outcomes even though the assessment practice utilized remained traditional. Teachers’ assessment practices focused on fast-learners while leaving behind the majority, lacking balance and equity. Teacher, student, and school-related factors were the main challenges facing the teachers during assessment practices. The study presents possible strategies by which transformative assessment practices in mathematics teaching can be developed, implemented, and sustained to improve students’ learning.
The crystal structure of 8-methoxy-2,2-diphenyl-tosyl-1,2-dihydro-2λ
4,3λ
4-[1,3,2]diazaborolo[4,5,1-ig]quinoline, C29H25BN2O3S
Authors: Ding Siyi 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
C29H25BN2O3S, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 14.4345(6) Å, b = 9.7073(5) Å, c = 18.3873(8) Å, β = 107.766°, V = 2453.56(19) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0587, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1592, T = 193 K.
Watching atoms at work during reactions
Authors: Kosmala Tomasz , Agnoli Stefano , Granozzi Gaetano 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The development of new technologies for the current energy and environmental challenges requires the acquisition of a very fundamental knowledge about the structure and activity of catalytic materials at the nanometric scale. As a consequence, in situ and operando methodologies are blossoming, but only a fraction of them really aims at a local vision that would allow watching atoms at work during reactions. In this short report, we want to outline the merits of a new technique based on scanning tunnelling microscopy (Current-roughness electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy, cr-EC-STM) which can visualize electrocatalytic reactions down at the single atom level. Results of two case studies in the field of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are briefly summarized, witnessing the capability of cr-EC-STM to provide critical information about the structure and catalytic performance of the active sites with atomic resolution.
Disparities in Female Labour Force Participation in South Asia and Latin America: A Review
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Ujjaini 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
This article examines the pattern of female labour force participation since the 2000s in South Asia (SA) and the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The objectives of the paper are twofold: first, to identify the factors that have led to changes in the patterns of female labour force participation in the two fastest-growing regions of SA and LAC and compare the underlying reasons behind the disparate trends; and second, to explore the policies appropriate for the two regions that can raise female labour force participation. From descriptive statistics and a review of existing research on gender inequality in employment in the two regions, the paper finds that a plethora of factors shape the extent of gender inequality in labour force participation. However, each of the factors has different roles and importance in the two regions, debunking any particular relationship pattern between economic growth and the gender gap in labour force participation. Hence, it is imperative to formulate multipronged, country- and region-specific policies.
Activist masks in the Latin American social protest
Authors: Delupi Baal 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Masks, balaclavas, eye masks, and various accessories have been consistently used to hide the face, from Greek times through the grotesque of the Middle Ages to the Latin American theatre festivals of the 1980s. In the twenty-first century, technological advances such as facial recognition, which are being used for the biopolitical control of the face, caused activists to start developing different mechanisms to cover their faces in public spaces. In other words, the mask is not used solely as a device that builds unique aesthetic-political senses but is also used to avoid being captured by surveillance cameras. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the masks used by activists in Latin American public protests, generating new signs that circulate widely in the semiosphere such as physiognomy, representation, and evocation. For this, we will return to Juri Lotman’s proposal on the semiosphere and the notion of facesphere developed by José Finol, concepts that operate as epistemological and heuristic frameworks that allow understanding the concrete meaning production processes as a global dimension and not only a particular one. What faces are hidden and what physiognomies are shown in the social protest? What borders are established? What political and aesthetic meanings do they build? These are the questions that this paper attempts to answer from a perspective of cultural semiotics.
The normative order of sensing: enacting the tasting sheet in tasting training sessions
Authors: Mondada Lorenza 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Tasting sessions are a social activity in which the senses and the sensorial features of the tasted objects are the main focus of the participants, who do not only experience taste but also aim at precisely describing it. For doing that, they use pre-formatted tasting sheets and pre-existing standardized repertoires of descriptors. This paper investigates the relations between bodies and sensations, linguistic expressions and the normativity of lexical repertoires. While the literature has insisted on the sensorial lexicon of diverse languages and its specialization within expert domains, the very way in which the sensing body, language, and the normativity of standardized categories are precisely articulated in tasting practices remains understudied. Using an ethnomethodological and conversation analytic approach, this paper demonstrates how participants in training tasting sessions achieve practically, bodily and materially the association between the sample tasted, the sensing body and the use of lexical repertoires. Artefacts and tools like tasting sheets and lexical lists are situatedly mobilized in a way that enhances the senses but also socializes and standardizes them. On the basis of cheese tasting sessions video-recorded during training workshops of professional tasters in Italy and Italian-speaking Switzerland, the paper demonstrates how the normative order of sensing is achieved through the imbrication of the use of tasting sheets within the sensory examination of samples – thus showing how body, materiality, language, and artefacts are normatively constrained, practically managed and bodily aligned in the tasting session.
Four Coptic Letters from Thebes
Authors: Khalil Ahmed T. A. 
Published: November 2023

Summary
The Coptic correspondences of Thebes are not only characterized by the variety of topics but also by some formulae that have become a distinctive feature of this region. The aim of the present paper is to publish four Coptic letters on ostraka; they are now kept in the Abou El-Goud storage magazine in Luxor. Although there is no information on their provenance, they are certainly written in the Theban area.
Neue Alabasterfragmente aus dem Sarkophagdeckel Sethos‘ I. im Kairener Museum
Authors: Ghany Khaled Abdel 
Published: November 2023

Summary
This article presents the publication of three royal calcite fragments from the basement of the Egyptian museum Cairo, illustrated with different funerary depictions on both sides. On the front side they are decorated with varied sections from the sixth, seventh and eighth hour of the Book of the Gate – showing also at one of them the personal name with a cartouche of Seti I, and on the reverse side there are some small texts from the spells 72, 180, 181 of the Book of the Dead inscribed. Due to their depicted scenes and textual representations, these fragments refer to the same decorative program of the fragments of the sarcophagus lid of Seti I, and also their characteristic traits show consistency with the similar iconographic and the paleographic features of the lid’s fragments. Thus, these fragments can be identified as part of the sarcophagus lid of Seti I and belonging to his decoration units, which are providing an innovative perspective for illustrated funerary literature and a significant combination between an underworld book and other diverse religious texts at the beginning of 19th Dynasty.
Gender Disparity in Teaching Evaluations of Pediatric Faculty by Residents
Authors: Shaw Rebekah S. , Foo Katrina L. , Blumer Alexandra , Jacobson Emily L. , Sturza Julie , Hartley Sarah , Lukela Jennifer R. , Sheffield Virginia , Rappaport Leah 
Published: November 2023

OBJECTIVES
Despite their overrepresentation, female physicians continue to have lower rates of promotion compared with male physicians. Teaching evaluations play a role in physician advancement. Few studies have investigated gender disparity in resident evaluations of pediatric faculty. We hypothesized that gender disparities in resident evaluations of faculty exist and vary across subspecialties and primary work environments.

METHODS
Pediatric faculty institution-specific evaluations completed by residents from January 1, 2015, to March 9, 2020, were obtained from a single academic center. Mean ratings of faculty performance were compared by gender using a Wilcoxon 2-sample test.

RESULTS
Fifteen-thousand one-hundred and forty-two evaluations (5091 of male faculty and 10 051 of female faculty) were included. Female faculty were rated higher in overall teaching ability (female = 4.67 versus male = 4.65; P = .004). There was no statistical difference in the mean ratings of male and female faculty in the inpatient setting, whereas outpatient female faculty were rated higher in overall teaching ability (female = 4.79 versus male = 4.73; P = .005). For general pediatric faculty, females received higher ratings for overall teaching ability (female = 4.75 versus male = 4.70; P &lt; .001). By contrast, there was no difference in ratings of subspecialty pediatric faculty.

CONCLUSIONS
Pediatric female faculty were statistically rated higher than male faculty in overall teaching ability, although these findings may not be educationally significant. The difference was driven by evaluations in the outpatient setting and for general pediatricians. This study is one of the first in pediatrics adding to the continued investigation of gender disparities in academic medicine.
Stent composition and immune response after long-term coronary angioplasty
Authors: Sant’Anna Viviane A. R. , Barbosa Adriano H. P. , Souza Rodrigo A. , Sousa José M. A. , Monfardini Frederico , Gidlund Magnus , Fonseca Henrique A. R. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundThere are limited data about the influence of stent composition on immune responses after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).ObjectiveThe aim was to compare the effects of PCI with conventional cobalt-chromium bare metal stent (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation on the modulation of humoral and cellular immune responses.MethodsA randomised, single-centre, open pilot study involving patients with stable coronary artery disease eligible for PCI was performed. Blood samples were collected from the peripheral artery (PA) and the coronary sinus (CS) at baseline and 40 weeks following PCI. IgM and IgG autoantibodies (Abs), anti-oxLDL and anti-ApoB-D, as well as cytokine levels were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsA total of 30 patients of 60 years mean age were included, 68% of whom were men. At the nine-month follow-up, a modulation in the levels of cytokines and autoantibodies was observed in both stent type groups. However, no difference was observed in the modulation of these markers between stents.ConclusionThe stent type promotes modulations in cellular and humoral immune responses in the long-term, with differences in the magnitude of effects in specific immune responses.
Predictors of heart failure in patients with cardiomyopathies of various origins
Authors: Kuznetsova O. O. , Nikulina S. Yu. , Matyushin G. V. , Chernova A. A. , Sakovich V. A. , Maksimov V. N. 
Published: November 2023

Aim. To identify predictors of heart failure in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and ischemic myocardial dilatation (IMD).Material and methods. In total, we examined 221 patients with cardiomyopathies: DCM and IMD. The mean age of the patients was 55,30±9,69 years (minimum — 20 years, maximum — 77 years). From the total number of patients, a group of patients with DCM (idiopathic origin) (group 1) was identified in the amount of 111 people, of which 99 were men (89,2%) and 12 women (10,8%). The mean age of patients with DCM was 51,73±9,74 years, for men — 51,00±8,96 years, for women — 57,75±3,71 years. The median age in DCM patients was 53,00 [48,00; 58,00], for men — 53,00 [46,00; 57,00], in women — 59,50 [49,00; 68,75]. Patients with IMD (ischemic origin) consisted of 110 people (group 2), of which 100 were men (91,5%) and 10 women (8,5%). The mean age of patients with IMD was 58,68±8,38 years, for men — 58,29±8,46 years, for women — 62,90±6,29 years. The median age in patients with IMD was 58,00 [53,50; 63,50], in men — 58,00 [52,00; 63,00], in women — 61,50 [59,25; 66,00]. Biological material (venous blood) was taken from all patients for molecular genetic analysis. To isolate the DNA structure, the phenol-chloroform extraction was used. Using the polymerase chain reaction, genotyping of gene polymorphisms was carried out, followed by analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms.Results. To assess the left ventricular systolic function, the ejection fraction was assessed. Heart failure and its severity are most often associated with a decrease in left ventricular (LV) systolic function. In our study, in the group of patients with DCM, the mean LV ejection fraction (EF) was 25,105±6,76, while in IMD group — 20,255±4,49 (p=0,0001). This confirms that these two groups have severe heart failure associated with impaired LV systolic function — a decrease in EF <30%. In patients with NYHA class III heart failure with IMD, there was a significant predominance of the heterozygous genotype (6a/5a) of the MMP3 gene polymorphism compared to the control group (66,7% vs 12,5%, p=0,023).Conclusion. The heterozygous genotype of the MMP3 gene polymorphism can be considered as a predictor of the development of HF in patients with IMD for the purpose of early diagnosis and prevention of heart failure. In the group of patients with DCM, no differences were found during a comparative analysis with gene polymorphism.
The Best Scientific Data for the Establishment of Zonally Linked Management Instruments: International Legal Characteristics
Authors: Teymurov E. S. 
Published: November 2023

The use of the criterion «best available scientific data» when establishing zonally linked management tools is a reflection of the common practice of their formation. The widespread use of this criterion in numerous regulatory acts and guidance documents is accompanied only by prescriptions for improving the quality, reliability and accessibility of scientific information, without its legal content consolidation. The purpose of the study is to identify the normative content of the criterion «the best available scientific data».The formation of the criterion the «best scientific data available» is associated with the strengthening of environmental cooperation between states and is a reflection of the precautionary principle. When scientific evidence is insufficient and there is a risk of harm, it is necessary to act in accordance with the due care obligation and precautionary requirements.The practice of applying the criterion under study allows us to distinguish its three essential elements: the best nature of data, the scientific nature of data and the availability (availability) of data. The best nature of data is disclosed by the national courts through a number of features: completeness of the information, its proper nature, reliability, taking into account and evaluation of various scientific data. The presence of «minor inaccuracies» does not indicate that the data are not the best. The availability of data implies that authorities should make decisions based on scientific data received by them or presented by the scientific community at the time of decision-making. The best «available» data does not mean the best «possible» data. The authorities are not obliged to produce new scientific data. The scientific nature of data implies the use of appropriate, objective, impartial, transparent, final, interpretable data obtained using appropriate research methods, reflecting any inaccuracies and risks of their use, as well as having passed an independent expert assessment.International and national judicial authorities avoid defining scientific data and consider issues related to the assessment of scientific nature of information through the prism of scientific research requirements.
APPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT EXERCISE TO INCREASE FOOT SENSITIVITY IN ELDERLY WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: Zahrun Ni'mah Fika , Aisah Siti 
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the global health emergencies. Approximately 40-59% of all people with diabetes mellitus will experience diabetic peripheral neuropathy with decreased foot sensitivity. Diabetic foot exercise can improve blood circulation, especially in the legs or lower limbs. This case study was aimed to determine the increased foot sensitivity in elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after diabetic foot exercise. Methods: This case study design used a descriptive method with a family nursing care approach. The case study will be carried out at Sendangmulyo, Semarang in June 2023. There were 3 clients in the family developmental stage of the elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Inclusion criteria in this study were type 2 diabetics aged ≥ 60 years, female, diagnosed of diabetes > 5 years, and having controlled OADs. While the exclusion criteria were type 2 diabetics with diabetic ulcers. Clients are given foot exercises for 7 days with a duration of 30-45 minutes each. The case study instrument was 10g Retractable Monofilament with a diameter of 0.4 mm. Results: After 7 days of intervention, there was an increased foot sensitivity, with a mean increased score on right and left foot of 0,43 and 0,33. Conclusions: Diabetic foot exercise for 7 days with a duration of 30-45 minutes can increase foot sensitivity in elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Increased foot sensitivity is due to peripheral blood vessel vasodilation. Diabetic foot exercise can be applied as an independent measure to prevent diabetic peripheral neuropathy
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF BERBASIS WEB PADA MATERI SEL DENGAN METODE TUTORIAL UNTUK SMA KELAS XI
Authors: Rizkina Aida , Mahardika Andi Ichsan , Wiranda Nuruddin , Adini Muhammad Hifdzi , Sari Delsika Pramata 
Published: November 2023

Abstrak. Media pembelajaran penting untuk membantu memudahkan proses pembelajaran. Contohnya seperti pada materi sel diperlukan media pembelajaran yang efektif untuk membantu siswa mengingat struktur dan fungsi sel dan dapat memahami materi dengan lebih mudah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis web agar dapat diakses kapanpun dan dimanapun serta media interaktif yang menarik membantu siswa dalam mempelajari materi sel. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode tutorial yang sangat cocok agar materi lebih mudah diingat dan dipahami oleh siswa karena materi disajikan secara berurutan dan menarik sehingga memudahkan siswa dalam memahami materi. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode Research and Development (R&D) dengan model ADDIE yang dibatasi sampai tahap pengembangan. Dimana pada prosesnya peneliti melakukan analisis, desain dan pengembangan. Teknologi yang digunakan untuk pengembangan. Media pembelajaran interaktif adalah HTML, Bootstraps, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Firebase, dan Draw.io. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan angket atau kuesioner, yaitu memberikan pertanyaan tertulis mengenai materi dan media yang dikembangkan dan harus dijawab oleh responden dalam hal ini validator. Hasil penelitian berupa media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis web pada materi sel dengan metode tutorial untuk SMA kelas XI dan mendeskripsikan validitas media pembelajaran interaktif ini. Media pembelajaran ini berisi materi sel, latihan, kuis dan evaluasi serta fitur percobaan materi pelajaran sel, multimedia interaktif yang terdiri dari gambar, video pembelajaran, latihan, kuis, dan evaluasi yang dikemas secara interaktif. Hasil validitas materi dan media menunjukkan hasil yang tinggi. Berdasarkan uraian tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengembangan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis web pada materi sel dinyatakan valid. Kata Kunci: Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Berbasis Web, Sel, Metode Tutorial.
ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF RAMANIA LEAF EXTRACT (Bouea Macrophylla Griff) AGAINST Candida albicans
Authors: Nurafia Reski , Erlita Isyana , Wasiaturrahmah Yusrinie 
Published: November 2023

Background: Root canal infection is a polymicrobial infection that causes pulpitis or localized pulp inflammation. Root canal infection occurs due to the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the root canal. One of the most common pathogenic microorganisms found in root canals is the fungus Candida albicans. Treatment that can be done to treat pulp tissue infection is endodontic treatment. Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% is one of the irrigation materials that can be used in root canal treatment. Ramania leaf extract contains compounds such as triterpenoids, phenols, flavonoids, steroids, saponins, alkaloids, and tannins that can function as antifungals. Purpose: Measuring and analyzing the antifungal activity of ramania leaf extract (Bouea Macrophylla Griff) on the growth of Candida albicans. Method: This study is a true experimental study with a post-test-only design with a control group design consisting of 7 treatment groups and repeated 4 times. The antifungal activity was assessed from the inhibition zone formed on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar media by the diffusion method. Results: Based on the Mann-Whitney test showed that there was only 1 pair of groups that did not have a significant difference, namely 100% concentration of ramania leaf extract with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate while the other groups had significant differences from each other. Conclusion: Ramania leaf extract concentrations of 6.25%, 12.5%, 25%, 50%, and 100% had antifungal activity in inhibiting the growth of the fungus Candida albicans. Keywords: Antifungal Activity, Candida albicans, Chlorhexidine gluconate 2%, Ramania Leaf Extract.