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Effectiveness Management of Radiation Protection Program: A Short Review
Authors: Othman Siti Amira 
Published: January 2024

An effective radiation protection program requires an effective oversight and feedback mechanism to management. A main objective of the radiation protection program is to decrease radiation doses wherever and whenever reasonably possible, hence lowering the health risk that is thought to be proportionate to the radiation dosage. Justification of operations requiring radiation exposure, as well as the use of minimal radiation exposure simply adequate for diagnostic and interventional procedures, should all be part of a radiation protection policy. National authorities must support the development and implementation of radiological safety and security in organisations that employ radiation sources. Maintaining a high level of competence is critical for the development of future safe ionizing radiation applications. Patients, physicians, and employees across many departments, including radiology, interventional cardiology, and surgery, are concerned about radiation safety. Radiation released during fluoroscopic operations is the source of the highest radiation dosage for healthcare workers. Radiation from diagnostic imaging modalities such as computed tomography, mammography, and nuclear imaging are minimal factors to healthcare personnel's cumulative dose exposures. Radiation exposure, on the other hand, poses a risk to both patients and healthcare professionals. The medical use of ionizing radiation is a huge and growing global activity. While the use of ionizing radiation in medicine provides enormous advantages to the worldwide population, the inherent hazards owing to stochastic and deterministic effects necessitate the need to safeguard patients from potential injury. Current issues in radiation protection of patients include not only the rapidly increasing collective dose to the global population from medical exposure, but also the fact that a significant percentage of diagnostic imaging examinations are unnecessary, and the cumulative dose to individuals from medical exposure is increasing.
Goal— oriented conversational bot for employment domain
Authors: Drozda Paweł , Żmijewski Tomasz , Osowski Maciej , Krasnodębska Aleksandra , Talun Arkadiusz 
Published: January 2024

This paper focuses of the implementation of the goal – oriented chatbot in order to prepare virtual resumes of candidates for job position. In particular the study was devoted to testing the feasibility of using Deep Q Networks (DQN) to prepare an effective chatbot conversation flow with the final system user. The results of the research confirmed that the use of the DQN model in the training of the conversational system allowed to increase the level of success, measured as the acceptance of the resume by the recruiter and the finalization of the conversation with the bot. The success rate increased from 10% to 64% in experimental environment and from 15% to 45% in production environment. Moreover, DQN model allowed the conversation to be shortened by an average of 4 questions from 11 to 7.
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM KONTRAK PERDAGANGAN MELALUI INTERNET (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ) DISAAT PANDEMI DITINJAU DARI UU NO 11 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG UU INFORMASI DAN TRANSAKSI ELEKTRONIK (ITE)
Authors: Azami Takwim , Kustanto Anto , Fawaid Bahrul 
Published: January 2024

Didalam kontrak terdapat asas dimana asas kebebasan berkontrak ini sendiri adalah suatu kehendak untuk melakukan atau tidak melakukan suatu perjanjian, menentukan isi, menentukan subjek, serta cara melaksanakan perjanjian itu sendiri. Hal tersebut menjadi sangat penting untuk melaksanakan asas ini di masa pandemi dimana perlindungan kontrak perdagangan sangat dipertanyakan karena pihak-pihak yang terikat tidak melakukan tatap muka sangat mempengaruhi perekonmian hampir seluruh Negara untuk mendapatkan landasan hukum yang jelas dalam meletakkan persoalan ini dalam perspektif hukum perdata khusunya tentang system pelaksanaan transasksi jual beli elektronik dampak Covid-19 terhadap penjualan e-commerce. No 8 Tahun 1999 tentang hak konsumen. Pemanfaatan media elektronik khususnya internet tanpa agunan keamanan maka para pelaku usaha akan enggan untuk memanfaatkan, hal yang perlu mendapatkan perhatian persoalan domisili perusahaan sehingga Jika ada sengketa aturan bisa diketahui menggunakan absolut kedudukan hukum dari perusahaan yang memberikan produknya melalui media elektronik. Penetapan hukum tentang perlindungan konsumen sendiri telah diatur dalam Undang-undang no 8 tahun 1999 terhadap transaksi jual beli pada pasal 1 angka 2 menjelaskan bahwa konsumen adalah siapa saja yang memakai barang atau jasa baru yang dikelola oleh masyarakat baik secara virtual maupun media Internet, dalam pasal tersebut konsumen dibagi menjadi 2 (dua) bagian yaitu konsumen akhir dan konsumen setara.
A Study on the Narrative Methods of Times Still Turns the Pages from the Perspective of Trauma Theory
Authors: Yang Shiqi 
Published: January 2024

Times Still Turns the Pages (2023) is a feature film directed by Hong Kong director Zhuo Yiqian and produced by Er Dongsheng. The film received five nominations at the 60th Golden Horse Awards and was shortlisted for the World Focus Unit at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. The story begins with an unclaimed anonymous suicide note, triggering middle school teacher Zheng Sir’s search for the story behind the suicide note. This search process evoked the painful memory of his brother’s suicide when he was young, allowing him to re-face the trauma deep in his heart. Through this story, the film reveals the family, campus and social issues behind the phenomenon of teenage suicide. On a deeper level, it explores the short life span of a damaged soul and how the living carry trauma and heal themselves. The film explores how people face, understand and deal with trauma, and raises the possibility of rebuilding the ruins of the soul through love and telling.
Effect of Medication on Ejection Fraction and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Disease
Authors: Ullah Irfan 
Published: January 2024

Ejection fraction and quality of life in patients with heart disease are important indicators for assessing cardiac function and treatment outcomes. This research investigated the effect of medication on ejection fraction and quality of life in patients with heart disease. Through a randomized controlled trial, this research observed the changes in ejection fraction and quality of life in patients who received medication compared with those who did not. The results showed that medication significantly improved the patients’ ejection fraction and also showed improvement in quality of life. These findings provide strong evidence for the pharmacological treatment of heart disease and emphasize its importance in improving patients’ quality of life. It highlights the significant effect of pharmacological treatment in improving ejection fraction and quality of life in patients with heart disease, and provides a solid scientific basis for the treatment of heart disease, which is a positive effect for patients and physicians concerned about heart health.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of the Metaverse — Taking Elderly Care as an Example
Authors: Xu Tongfei , Huang Yunru , Zhang Wenbo , Ma Caihong 
Published: January 2024

In this day and age, the relevant products of the metaverse have been utilized in many social scenarios. There are problems of elderly care such as decline or even complete loss of certain physical functions and difficulties in accessing medical care in the elderly population. Spiritually, the elderly need companionship, and their cultural life needs to be further promoted. The innovation and entrepreneurship in the direction of metaverse on elderly care will bring huge economic and social benefits. The government should pay attention to taking metaverse elderly care as one of the key directions in the long term through policy inclination, and guiding multiple social forces to invest in the research and development of metaverse applications in the field of elderly care in the long term. Universities and society also need to pay attention to the strengthening of guiding the theoretical innovation and practical creation in the direction of metaverse elderly care.
The Correlation Between Students’ Writing Self-Efficacy and Essay Writing Performance
Authors: Setyowati Lestari , Sukmawan Sony , Karmina Sari , Mabaroh Barotun 
Published: January 2024

Self-efficacy in writing is an important factor for a student-writer to accomplish a writing task. However, not all studies show that writing self-efficacy and writing achievement are positively related. The purpose of the study is to find out 1) the writing self-efficacy level of the second-year students of an English education study program in one of the private universities in Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia, and 2) the correlation between students’ writing self-efficacy and their writing performance. The research uses a correlational design. The sample of the research was fifty students of English study program from one of private universities in Pasuruan regency, Easyt Java, Indonesia. The instrument used to collect the data was the writing self-efficacy questionnaire developed by Prickel in 1994, test, Primary Trait Scoring (PTSG) rubric, and documentation of the student's essay. The questionnaire consists of 25 items about self-efficacy in writing with a five-point scale of answers. The result shows that the students’ self-efficacy level mainly falls in the moderate category (58%), while the rest fall in the high category (42%). The result of the correlation analysis shows that there is no correlation between the students’ writing self-efficacy and their writing achievement (r= -.020, n = 50, p = .892). The result implies that writing teachers should continuously foster their students' writing self-efficacy by giving them sufficient practice opportunities, offering constructive feedback, as well as providing emotional and psychological support in time of difficulties.
The Phonological Interference of Acehnese in Pronouncing Indonesian Language
Authors: Suhery Dedy , Idami Zahratul , Wati Shafrida 
Published: January 2024

Linguistic issues such as interference and integration frequently arise in multilingual environment, which frequently result in barriers to second language production. This study examines at how language interaction between Acehnese and Indonesian has affected the Indonesian language in Langsa, with a particular emphasis on consonant variations and interference. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of phonological interference on Acehnese speakers when speaking the Indonesian language, with a specific focus on observing variations in consonant sounds using auditory means. The study conducted a detailed examination of common variances in Indonesian pronunciation among Acehnese speakers. This qualitative research was carried out in Langsa, Aceh Province, involving 40 individuals who are native speakers of Acehnese. The participants consisted of 20 males and 20 females, encompassing a range of ages. The collected data was evaluated using the PRAAT software. The findings revealed that there was interference in pronunciation, particularly in the form of devoicing, which is the absence of vowel resonance. This was observed in the words "[ap. di]" and "[ʤa.wap]." This interference leads to a significant level of devoicing, reaching 90% and 100% respectively. Furthermore, the study revealed phonological interference in words such as "[thə.linga]", "[tə.thap]", and "[a.hat]", with speakers demonstrating devoicing rates of 40%, 40%, and 100% respectively. The findings showed the complex nature of phonological interference in the pronunciation of the Indonesian language by Acehnese speakers. These findings served as a foundation for the development of more effective strategies for acquiring a second language, particularly in diglossic environments like Indonesia.
Portrait of Indonesian Vocabolary in Writing Skills: Case Study of Darul Maaref School Foundation, Thailand
Authors: Nasyahirah Nurul , Febriyana Mutia 
Published: January 2024

Indonesian is an asset for the Indonesian nation which is always maintained both in the realm of Education and non-Education. Therefore, Indonesian is expected to be global for other countries. Related to this, the Indonesian program for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) as a bridge in introducing the language to the world, namely through four language skills. One of them is writing skills. This study aims to determine students' ability to write Indonesian vocabulary through the Indonesian teaching program for foreign speakers (BIPA) at Darul Maaref School Foundation, Satun, Thailand. This research method is descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. The results of the study found that written language errors in Darul Maaref School Foundation students included the use of incomplete sentence types, namely 11 data, word arrangement 3 data, capital letters 96 data, pronouns 1 data, prepositions 15 data, word choice 27 data, spelling 46 data, hyphen 3 data, and affix 2 data. The factors causing students' written language errors are caused by the influence of spoken language, students have not fully understood Indonesian grammar, students have not carefully written Indonesian, and BIPA learning has not been effective. Related to these findings, BIPA teaching materials are needed by emphasizing Indonesian that are in accordance with the rules of Indonesian Spelling (EBI) and presented as innovative and fun BIPA learning for students.
Depressive symptoms are related to asthma control but not self-management among rural adolescents
Authors: Patel Neha B. , Céspedes Amarilis , Liu Jianfang , Bruzzese Jean-Marie 
Published: January 2024

BackgroundDepression, a relevant comorbidity with asthma, has been reported to be associated with asthma morbidity. Asthma self-management is essential to asthma control and may be negatively impacted by depression. We examined these associations in rural adolescents, a group with relatively high asthma morbidity and depressive symptoms, a population often ignored in asthma research.MethodsWe used baseline data from a randomized trial of an asthma intervention for adolescents in rural South Carolina (n = 197). Adolescents completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), three indices of asthma self-management (the Asthma Prevention Index, the Asthma Management Index and the Asthma Self-Efficacy Index), and the Asthma Control Test (ACT). Poisson and linear regression tested associations between depression, self-management, and asthma control. The models controlled for demographic variables and included school as a fixed effect.ResultsMost participants (mean age = 16.3 ± 1.2 years) self-identified as female (68.5%) and Black (62.43%). The mean CES-D score was 19.7 ± 10.3, with 61.4% of participants at risk for depression. The depressive symptoms were significantly related to asthma control [β = −0.085, 95% confidence interval (CI) = −0.14 to −0.03] but not to prevention [relative risk (RR) = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.99–1.01], management (RR = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.99–1.01), or self-efficacy (β = −0.002, 95% CI = −0.01 to 0.01),ConclusionsIn this sample of rural adolescents, as depressive symptoms increased, asthma control declined. Depressive symptoms were not associated with asthma self-management, suggesting that the aspects of self-management we assessed are not an avenue by which depression impacts asthma control. Additional research is needed to further understand the relationship between depressive symptoms, asthma self-management, and control.
A novel ventriculoperitoneal shunt flow sensor based on electrically induced spatial variation in cerebrospinal fluid charge density
Authors: Zarrin David A. , Jafari Matiar , Kim Won , Colby Geoffrey P. 
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts divert cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) out of cerebral ventricles in patients with hydrocephalus or elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Despite high failure rates, there exist limited clinically viable solutions for long-term and continuous outpatient monitoring of CSF flow rate through VP shunts. We present a novel, low-power method for sensing analog CSF flow rate through a VP shunt premised on induced spatial electrical charge variation.Methods: Two geometric variants of the proposed sensing mechanism were prototyped: linear wire (P1) and cylindrical (P2) electrodes. Normal saline was gravity-driven through P1 and a commercially available shunt system in series. True flow rates were measured using a high-precision analytical balance. Subsequently, artificial CSF was driven by a programmable syringe pump through P2. Flow rate prediction models were empirically derived and tested. Sensor response was also assessed during simulated obstruction trials. Finally, power consumption per flow measurement was measured.Results: P1 (17 mm long) and P2 (22 mm long) averaged 7.2% and 4.2% error, respectively, in flow rate measurement from 0.01 to 0.90 mL/min. Response curves exhibited an appreciably flattened profile during obstruction trials compared to non-obstructed states. P2 consumed 37.5 µJoules per flow measurement.Conclusion: We propose a novel method for accurately sensing CSF flow rate through a VP shunt and validate this method at the benchtop with normal saline and artificial CSF over a board range of flows (0.01–0.90 mL/min). The sensing element is highly power efficient, compact, insertable into existing shunt and valve assemblies, and does not alter CSF flow mechanics.
Transcriptional profiling specifies the pathogen-specific human host response to infectious keratitis
Authors: Lapp Thabo , Kammrath Betancor Paola , Schlunck Günther , Auw-Hädrich Claudia , Maier Philip , Lange Clemens , Reinhard Thomas , Wolf Julian 
Published: January 2024

PurposeCorneal infections are a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. Here we applied high-resolution transcriptomic profiling to assess the general and pathogen-specific molecular and cellular mechanisms during human corneal infection.MethodsClinical diagnoses of herpes simplex virus (HSV) (n=5) and bacterial/fungal (n=5) keratitis were confirmed by histology. Healthy corneas (n=7) and keratoconus (n=4) samples served as controls. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) human corneal specimens were analyzed using the 3’ RNA sequencing method Massive Analysis of cDNA Ends (MACE RNA-seq). The cellular host response was investigated using comprehensive bioinformatic deconvolution (xCell and CYBERSORTx) analyses and by integration with published single cell RNA-seq data of the human cornea.ResultsOur analysis identified 216 and 561 genes, that were specifically overexpressed in viral or bacterial/fungal keratitis, respectively, and allowed to distinguish the two etiologies. The virus-specific host response was driven by adaptive immunity and associated molecular signaling pathways, whereas the bacterial/fungal-specific host response mainly involved innate immunity signaling pathways and cell types. We identified several genes and pathways involved in the host response to infectious keratitis, including CXCL9, CXCR3, and MMP9 for viral, and S100A8/A9, MMP9, and the IL17 pathway for bacterial/fungal keratitis.ConclusionsHigh-resolution molecular profiling provides new insights into the human corneal host response to viral and bacterial/fungal infection. Pathogen-specific molecular profiles may provide the foundation for novel diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic approaches that target inflammation-induced damage to corneal host cells with the goal to improve the outcome of infectious keratitis.
DNA damage response coregulator ddrR affects many cellular pathways and processes in Acinetobacter baumannii 17978
Authors: Cook Deborah , Flannigan Mollee D. , Chariker Julia H. , Hare Janelle M. 
Published: January 2024

IntroductionAcinetobacter baumannii strain 17978 is an opportunistic pathogen possessing a DNA damage response (DDR) in which multiple error-prone polymerase genes are co-repressed by a UmuD homolog, UmuDAb, and the small Acinetobacter-specific protein DdrR. Additionally, these regulators coactivate nine other genes. We identified the DNA damage-inducible transcriptome for wildtype, umuDAb, and recA strains, and later established the ddrR DDR transcriptome. However, the ATCC 17978 reference genome had several assembly errors and lacked the 44 kb virulence locus, AbaAL44, that is present in the strain 17978 UN.MethodsFor this project, we combined our earlier single-end read RNAseq data with the ddrR paired-end reads and aligned these data to the improved 17978 UN genome assembly that resembled our laboratory strain, 17978 JH.ResultsNew DESeq2 analyses verified previous differentially expressed genes (DEGs) but also found 339 genes in 17978 JH that were not annotated or physically present in the older genome assembly. Sixty-three were differentially expressed after DNA damage, and 182 had differential basal expression when comparing umuDAb, ddrR, or recA strains to wildtype, with 94 genes’ expression unchanged. This work identified and characterized the 55 gene DNA damage-repressible transcriptome, 98% of which required either umuDAb or ddrR for repression. Two-thirds of these DEGs required both regulators. We also identified 110 genes repressed only in the ddrR strain, ~50% of which were due to increased basal expression levels. Basal gene expression in the ddrR mutant was further dysregulated independent of the DDR. Over 800 genes were upregulated, and over 1200 genes were downregulated compared to wildtype expression. Half of A. baumannii’s essential genes were upregulated in the ddrR strain, including cell division genes, and two-thirds of these were downregulated in the umuDAb strain.DiscussionThe ddrR mutant upregulated genes enriched in translation, RNA metabolism, protein metabolism, AA/FA/cell-structure synthesis, and transport, while downregulating genes enriched in quorum sensing, biofilm production, secretion systems, pilus production, cell adhesion, and aromatics and chlorine degradation. Our data underscore the need for accurate and appropriately matched genome assemblies and indicate that ddrR affects approximately 60% of the genome, rendering it a potential target for Acinetobacter baumannii infection treatment.