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The Women’s Health Research Consortium: A novel framework for expanding women’s health research
Authors: Duhon Ashley , Schachter Aubrey , Gwan Anwei , Jernigan Amelia 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background Medical research is a vital component of medical practice and the ability to effectively complete quality research is key to driving change. Research participation in medical school is important, but the process can be challenging to navigate. Medical research focused on women’s health is historically lacking despite attempts to improve this disparity. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a new research model on student research participation in the field of women’s health.Methods The Women’s Health Research Consortium (WHRC) was formed with the mission to improve medical student access, engagement, and support regarding the research process and to specifically address disparity in women’s health research in Southeast Louisiana. The Consortium was built in a multi-faceted style to provide support throughout the research process. Annual surveys were distributed to evaluate the effectiveness of the WHRC and the impact of these projects on improving women’s health research. Surveys were analyzed with one-way ANOVA to evaluate impact of WHRC participation.Results Participants were more satisfied with available research opportunities and more likely to initiate their own projects, and experienced less barriers to initiating projects. Women’s health focused research increased. Students became comfortable identifying research mentors and navigating the Institutional Review Board application process.Conclusions The formation of a medical student-led research Consortium improved student satisfaction with research opportunities and increased participation in women’s health-related research. The WHRC model is easily replicated and may improve research knowledge and accessibility for medical students and other trainees across the country.
Meritocracy for Whom? Persistent Earnings Inequality among Professional Athletes in Japan and the United States
Authors: Shin Eui Hang 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The main objective of this study is to examine the patterns and differences in the earnings of professional athletes in Japan and the United States. Specifically, the study will analyze the earnings of players participating in the Japanese Golf Tour Organization Tour (JGTO Tour), Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association Tour (JLPGA Tour), Professional Golf Association Tour (PGA Tour), and Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour (LPGA Tour) from 2000 to 2019. By utilizing tournament earnings data from each of the four tours, the study aims to assess the level of earnings inequality within each tour at specific time points. The data analysis will focus on tracking how the concentration of tournament earnings has evolved over time within the four tours. A comparative analysis will be conducted to determine if gender and country have an influence on the distribution of earnings across the tours. An assessment will be made of each tour's tournament purse payout schemes, changes in purse amounts, and other tournament policies to determine if these structural factors have had any impact on the distribution of earnings. The Gini coefficient is employed to summarize the inequality in earnings distribution among the tour players at a particular time point. Additionally, we calculate the percentage of the total tournament winnings held by the highest-ranked player in a season, as well as the percentages held by the top 5, top 10, and top 20 players.
Depolymerized Waste Plastic Aggregates for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Bricks
Authors: Hameed Asraa. K. , Alzuhairi Mohammed . , Hashim Fadhil A. , Ghaban Ahmed . H. Al 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The novelty of embodied energy, life-cycle costs, and reusability was utilized to construct an “Environmental Suitability Index” to recycle plastic garbage bottles. Bitumen was mixed with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or depolymerized polyethylene terephthalate to make modified bitumen. The modified bitumen was combined with 10–20% sand, 30% gravel, and 50–60% modified bitumen. According to the previous determination for hardness, the best result for modified bitumen is 40% plastic and 60% bitumen. Different test types were applied for the sample, such as compression characteristics and sound insulation. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) was used to study the morphological structure and elemental composition of the raw PET and DPET. The most prominent results are that the highest percentage for compression was 20% for the modified bitumen with PET, which was 7 MPa. In contrast, the compression of the modified bitumen with DPET was 6.9 MPa. The awareness is relatively lower than that of PET because the DPET contains impurities that appeared during the FESEM test, which caused an increase in porosity and reduced the compressibility. As for sound insulation, it is inversely proportional to the density of the material. Since plastic is a low-density material, the higher the percentage of plastic, the greater the sound insulation.
Improving Grade 9th H Students’ Result in Physics Subject in Dire Dawa Sabian Secondary and Preparatory School
Authors: Solomon G.B. , Tesfaye G.A. , Mengistu S.T. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The main objective of the study was to improve Grade 9th H Students’ Result in Physics Subject by implementing a collaborative teaching method in Dire Dawa Sabian Secondary and Preparatory Schools. From the total number of 54 students in the class, only 36 (18 male and 18 female) students who always present in the class were selected for this study using purposive sampling technique. The research source required were collected from questionaires, and the total mark of first & second semester of the selected students. Closed and open questionnaires were used to make this research accurate and appropriate. The data was sorted, and entered using SPSS software. The data were analysed by using descriptive statistics. After gathering information responded by the teachers and students, the cause of the problem were identified out and the pre-post results posit the need of an intervention therefore, the researchers planned a strategy of an intervention design to resolve the problems. After the implementation of the intervation programe, the post result conducted from the final exam result which was used to collect the post data. The data was sorted, and entered using SPSS software. The data was analysed by using descriptive statistics and T-test at p < 0.05 significant level. The result of the data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the mean score of students taught with collaborative method and traditional method. This study also revealed that, there is no significant difference between the mean scores of male and female students in collaborative teaching method. The findings identifying the sources of difficulty that hinder to poor result of students in physics subject and the intervention through collaborative teaching method would help in improving students result better than the traditional method of teaching.
RM-SMOTE: A new robust balancing technique
Authors: Taban Rasool , Nunes Cláudia , Oliveira M. Rosário 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Imbalanced data is a common characteristic in classification problems. The imbalance of the data may lead to biased results, due to the difficulty of learning classes with few observations, called Minority classes. Balancing techniques are a common strategy to overcome imbalanced data situations.
Real problems may have atypical observations or outliers, which can have a negative impact on the characterization of the Minority classes. Upon application of a balancing technique, the effect of these atypical observations may still be present in the balanced dataset, and even their negative effects may be reinforced.
In this paper we propose a robust approach to imbalanced learning - which we call RM-SMOTE - that combines the idea of SMOTE with robust Mahalanobis distance. We propose to down-weight atypical Minority class observations in such a way that potential outliers from this class have a low chance to be selected in the resampling step.
The performance of the RM-SMOTE is evaluated using several simulation scenarios, with different levels of contamination, and also using a set of imbalanced benchmark datasets. The results indicate the superiority of RM-SMOTE when handling different proportions of outliers while balancing the dataset. In cases where the observations are not linearly separable, this superiority is more significant when we compare it to other methods. In the case of the benchmark datasets, the results support the statistical superiority of RM-SMOTE compared to the state-of-the-art balancing techniques.
Comparison of Brain MRI Findings between Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Non-Dementia Psychiatric Disorders in the Elderly
Authors: JI Xinyu , LIAN Yong , DONG Guanglai , DING Xiaoqian , LIU Xin 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate differences in brain structure between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and non-dementia psychiatric disorders (SNDMD) patients using MRI imaging for accurate diagnosis.
Methods: A total of 50 AD patients and 50 SNDMD patients underwent head MRI scans, and brain structures were measured and compared using SPSS software. The MRI results were interpreted by two radiologists.
Results: AD patients had wider sulci and larger ventricular systems compared to SNDMD patients and normal elderly individuals. SNDMD patients had less cortical atrophy than AD patients.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that MRI is a useful tool for differentiating AD from SNDMD and aiding in early diagnosis. However, it should be noted that MRI is not a definitive diagnostic tool.
Protective Effects of Curcumin Against Alcoholic Fatty Liver
Authors: Sahebkar Amirhossein , Khoshakhlagh Mahdieh , Butler Alexandra E. , Jamialahmadi Tannaz 
Published: August 2023

Abstract:
Alcoholism is a global health concern. Due to its role as the principal site of ethanol metabolism, the liver endures the most significant amount of tissue damage from heavy drinking. Numerous liver lesions can result from chronic and heavy alcohol use, including steatosis, hepatitis, and fibrosis/cirrhosis. Fatty liver is caused by a redox shift from the oxidized to the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) caused by the ethanol oxidation reaction. The other molecular mechanisms related to the progression of alcohol-induced liver injury are increasing sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) and decreasing PPAR-α activity, cell signaling pathway impairment, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, and lipid peroxidation. Curcuma longa L. rhizomes contain a substance called curcumin, which is naturally yellow in color and is also known as turmeric yellow. Curcumin has powerful biological and pharmacological properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antibacterial, antitumor, and anticancer effects. It's been employed as a hepatoprotective substance. Current studies have demonstrated the ability of curcumin to prevent the activation of NF-κB in Kupffer cells via endotoxins, to suppress the expression of various cytokines, chemokines, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and iNOS, as well as to modulate immune responses. The present study has shown the vital role of curcumin in a variety of hepatotoxic procedures, and summarizes those effects, focusing on the molecular insights they provide.
Deciphering Target Protein Cascade in Salmonella typhi Biofilm using
Genomic Data Mining, and Protein-protein Interaction
Authors: Upadhyay Aditya , Pal Dharm , Kumar Awanish 
Published: August 2023

Background:
Salmonella typhi biofilm confers a serious public health issue for lengthy periods
and the rise in antibiotic resistance and death rate. Biofilm generation has rendered even the
most potent antibiotics ineffective in controlling the illness, and the S. typhi outbreak has turned into a
fatal disease typhoid. S. typhi infection has also been connected to other deadly illnesses, such as a gall
bladder cancer. The virulence of this disease is due to the interaction of numerous genes and proteins
of S. typhi.

Objective:
The study aimed to identify a cascade of target proteins in S. typhi biofilm condition with
the help of genomic data mining and protein-protein interaction analysis.

Results:
In this study, we identified 15 potential target proteins that are critical for S. typhi biofilm
growth and maturation. Three proteins, CsgD, AdrA, and BcsA, were deciphered with their significant
role in the synthesis of cellulose, a critical component of biofilm's extracellular matrix. The CsgD protein
was also shown to have high interconnectedness and strong interactions with other important target
proteins of S. typhi. As a result, it has been concluded that CsgD is involved in a range of activities,
including cellulose synthesis, bacterial pathogenicity, quorum sensing, and bacterial virulence.

Methods:
The goal of this study was to notice some important pharmacological targets in S. typhi. using
genomic data mining, and protein-protein interaction approaches were used so that new drugs
could be developed to combat the disease.

Conclusion:
All identified targets in this study possess hydrophobic properties, and their cellular localization
offered proof of a potent therapeutic target. Overall results of this study, drug target shortage
in S. typhi is also spotlighted, and we believe that obtained result could be useful for the design
and development of some potent anti-salmonella agents for typhoid fever in the future.
Physical Activity Reduces Depression among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan
Authors: Okour Abdulhakeem , Amarneh Basil 
Published: August 2023

Aims:
This study aimed to assess mental health status by measuring depression and investigating the effect of physical activity in lessening the mental health burden among HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.

Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress and depression among healthcare workers and drastic disruptions in social, economic, and health systems worldwide.

Methods:
A cross-sectional online study through google forms involved HCWs across Jordan for two months. The 10-item short form of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R10) was used to assess depressive symptoms.

Results:
The total sample was 295, females were 50.5% with mean age of 33.1 (>80% less than 40 years old), married 51.9%, 63% were physicians, 88.1% had contact with patients, and 64.7% were smokers. Depression symptoms were perceived by 59.3% of the total samples (53.1).

Conclusion:
During the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown in Jordan, HCWs who engaged in enough physical exercise reported fewer depressive symptoms. Promoting physical exercise among HCWs may lead to better results for their mental health. Various clinical implications support promoting designated time and space for physical activity at work.
PENGARUH LETAK CAGE DALAM KANDANG TERTUTUP TERHADAP KUALITAS TELUR AYAM PETELUR HY-LINE BROWN
Authors: Yulianti Dyah Lestari , Hamiyanti Adelina Ari , Prayogi Heni Setyo , Andri Faizal , Setiawan Ary Kurnia 
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh letak cage dalam kandang tertutup terhadap kualitas telur ayam petelur Hy-Line Brown. Materi yang digunakan adalah 96 ekor ayam petelur Hy-Line Brown umur 57 minggu. Pakan yang digunakan adalah pakan lengkap untuk ayam petelur fase layer produksi PT. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia dengan kode 324 KJ. Metode penelitian adalah percobaan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Perlakuan penelitian adalah tiga letak cage yang berbeda, yaitu dekat inlet (P1), tengah (P2), dan dekat outlet (P3).Â Variabel penelitian meliputi luas permukaan area telur, kedalaman kantong udara, dan berat jenis. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis sidik ragam dan jika terdapat perbedaan antar perlakuan dilakukan uji Duncan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan yang nyata (P>0,05) pada luas permukaan area telur, kedalaman kantong udara, dan berat jenis telur pada letak cage yang berbeda dalam kandang tertutup. Kesimpulan pada penelitian ini adalah bahwa letak cage dalam kandang tertutup tidak memberikan pengaruh negatif terhadap kualitas telur ayam Hy-Line Brown. Disarankan dilakukan penelitian uji pH darah untuk mengukur tingkat cekaman ayam petelur pada letak cage yang berbeda.
KARAKTERISTIK LAPISAN KOMPOSIT rGO/CeO2 SEBAGAI ELEKTRODA PADA MODEL SUPERKAPASITOR SIMETRIS DENGAN ELEKTROLIT POTASIUM KLORIDA
Authors: THALLAH SALSA INDAH MAULIA , FITRILAWATI F , JONI I MADE , SYAKIR NORMAN 
Published: August 2023

AbstrakSuperkapasitor merupakan komponen penyimpanan energi yang memiliki rapat daya dan rapat energi lebih baik dibandingkan dengan baterai dan kapasitor konvensional. Pada penelitian ini diuji karakteristik lapisan komposit reduced graphene oxide/cerium oxide (rGO/CeO2) sebagai elektoda pada model superkapasitor simetris. Komposit rGO/CeO2 dibuat dari dispersi graphene dioxide (GO) dalam air dan serbuk CeO2 dengan perbandingan 60:40 yang dikenakan proses hidrotermal pada suhu 150°C selama 12 jam. Untuk elektroda superkapasitor, lapisan komposit rGO/CeO2 dideposisi dengan metode spray coating di atas pelat nikel (Ni). Superkapasitor dibuat dengan model sel simetris dari sepasang elektroda lapisan rGO/CeO2 dan 1M KCl sebagai elektrolit. Dari karakterisasi cyclic voltammetry (CV) didapatkan nilai kapasitansi spesifik, energi spesifik, daya spesifik dari model superkapasitor yang dibuat masing-masing adalah 160,59 F/g, 22,30 Wh/kg, 3857,94 W/kg yang diukur pada scan rate 10 mV/s. Dari Ragone plot dapat disimpulkan bahwa sel superkapasitor yang menggunakan elektroda rGO/CeO2 memiliki karakteristik superkapasitor dan memiliki performa yang baik.Kata kunci: proses hidrotermal, komposit rGO/CeO2, superkapasitor AbstractSupercapacitors are energy storage components that have better power density and energy density compared to conventional batteries and capacitors. In this research, the characteristics of the reduced graphene oxide/cerium oxide (rGO/CeO2) composite layer as an electode were tested in a symmetrical supercapacitor model. The rGO/CeO2 composite was prepared from dispersion of graphene oxide (GO) in water and CeO2 powder with a ratio of 60:40 in a hydrothermal process at 150°C for 12 hours. As the supercapacitor electrodes, a composite layer of rGO/CeO2 was deposited using the spray coating method on a nickel (Ni) plate. The supercapacitor was made with a symmetrical cell model from a pair of layered electrodes of rGO/CeO2 and 1M KCl as the electrolyte. From the results of the cyclic voltammetry (CV) characterization, the values for specific capacitance, specific energy, specific power of 160.59 F/g, 22.30 Wh/kg, 3857.94 W/kg, which occurred at a scan rate of 10 mV/ s. From the results of the ragone plot, it can be concluded that supercapacitor cells with rGO/CeO2 electrodes have supercapacitor characteristics and have good performance.keywords: Hydrothermal process, rGO/CeO2 composite, supercapacitor
SOSIALISASI STRUKTUR RUMAH SEHAT DI KELURAHAN BENDUNG, KECAMATAN KASEMEN, KOTA SERANG
Authors: Sutjipto Suradjin , Sumeru Indrawati , Wijanto Sugeng , Lahji Khotijah 
Published: August 2023

Rumah merupakan salah satu kebutuhan pokok manusia. Sebagai tempat tinggal, tempat penghuni rumah melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari, tempat berlindung dari segala cuaca, rumah harus memadai untuk dapat berfungsi sebagaimana mestinya. Yang paling utama, rumah harus memenuhi kaidah-kaidah tertentu sehingga nyaman dihuni, dan dapat memelihara kesehatan penghuninya. Selain itu, dalam keadaan bahaya, terutama bencana gempa, rumah harus bisa menjadi tempat berlindung bagi seluruh penghuninya. Namun, yang terjadi adalah, ketika terjadi bencana gempa, bukan gempa-nya sendiri yang mencelakakan manusia, tetapi justru manusia celaka akibat bangunan atau rumah yang runtuh. Karenanya, ada berbagai persyaratan-persyaratan teknis yang harus dipenuhi agar struktur rumah mampu kokoh bertahan menghadapi bencana. Keadaan rumah-rumah masyarakat di Kelurahan Bendung, bahkan kantor Kelurahan Bendung sendiri, jelas terlihat masih kurang memadai secara struktur. Padahal, lokasi Kelurahan Bendung, Kecamatan Kasemen, Kota Serang, Banten merupakan lokasi yang rawan gempa, terutama gempa yang berpusat di Selat Sunda, akibat adanya patahan aktif di sana, dan juga Gunung Anak Krakatau yang masih aktif. Struktur rumah-rumah yang buruk akan sangat berbahaya bagi masyarakat di sana. Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini dimaksudkan agar dapat memberikan pengetahuan teknis yang memadai kepada masyarakat Kelurahan Bendung mengenai bagaimana membangun rumah dengan dengan struktur yang baik dan benar, sehingga dapat kokoh bertahan menghadapi berbagai situasi, terutama bencana gempa.
UKRAINIANS IN SLOVAKIA (ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE 2021 POPULATION CENSUS)
Authors: Zubyk Andrii 
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of data concerning Ukrainians in Slovakia. The cultural and demographic criteria of the 2021 population census program became the information basis of the study.
Despite the increase in the number of Ukrainians compared to the previous population census of 2011, the prospects for further growth in their number are rather doubtful. The Ukrainian autochthonous population is certainly being assimilated, but it is not known how the life trajectories of Ukrainian labor migrants will develop: whether they will move to Slovakia permanently, or return to Ukraine. The situation is similar with Ukrainian refugees after February 2022, who may move to live permanently, wait for the improvement of the situation in Ukraine to return, or consider Slovakia as an intermediate stage for emigration to another country.
In general, the total number of Ukrainians and Ruthenians corresponds to the population census of 2001. That is, in the 20 years that passed between censuses, the presence of labor migration had absolutely no effect on the growth of the number of both Ukrainians and Ruthenians. In general, Ruthenians exert a destabilizing influence on Ukrainians. The analysis of the combinations "ethnicity", "other ethnicity" and "mother tongue" proves that Ukrainians and Ruthenians assimilate, quite a significant number of Ruthenians and Ukrainians keep their ethnic identity as a second one, instead, the main ethnicity and mother tongue are Slovak. The ethnic environment in which Ukrainians live can be characterized as quite homogeneous, and some of the largest ethnic minorities live compactly along the borders of their historical homelands.
The homogeneity of the ethnic environment determines the homogeneity of the degree of multilingualism. Among the most numerous ethnic groups living in Slovakia, Ukrainians were the least likely to indicate the language of their ethnic group as their mother tongue. The presence of labor migration led to the fact that every tenth Ukrainian in the country indicated Russian as their mouther language.
Compared to the most numerous ethnic groups in Slovakia, the age structure of Ukrainians has the highest share of people of working age, which allowed us to assume that a part of Ukrainians in Slovakia is represented by labor migrants. Additionally, it was found that the high share of Greek Catholics and Orthodox at the level of municipalities coincides with the compact settlement of Ukrainians and Ruthenians in the Pryashiv and Košice regions. Due to assimilation, the majority of Greek Catholics and Orthodox are Slovaks, not Ukrainians and Ruthenians, that is, ethnic and linguistic identity has been lost, but religious affiliation has been preserved.
Keywords: Ukrainian diaspora, Ukrainians abroad, census of population, ethnicity, mother tongue, religious affiliation, index of ethnic diversity, index of linguistic diversity, ethnolinguistic correspondence.