bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Association of Hematologic Parameters with Post-operative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
Authors: Bulduk Tuba , Aksoğan Yiğit 
Published: August 2023

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine whether hematologic parameters have an effect on the post-operative outcomes in patients operated for lumbar disc herniation.
Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the retrospective cohort design in the Department of Neurosurgery of Ankara Güven Hospital and included patients who were hospitalized and treated with the diagnosis of Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) between 01.01.2019 and 31.12.2020. Patients' pre-operative hematologic parameters, which were routinely studied preoperatively, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scoring records, which were routinely used to monitor pain levels, were retrospectively reviewed, and the outpatient clinic notes of the patients within 6 months post-operatively were evaluated.
Results: Among 117 patients hospitalized with LDH over a 1-year period, 87 patients were included in the study. 30 LDH patients, owning factors that may affect wound healing and platelet function (active infection/diabetes mellitus, antiaggregants/anticoagulants) were excluded. When Hb was examined from the pre-operative hematological parameters, anemia was detected in 6 (7%) of 87 patients; however, it had no significant effects on VAS scores and surgical outcomes (p>0.05). Pre-operative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) was elevated in 17 (20%) of the 87 patients, and the VAS score of these patients was found to be 1.5-fold higher than normal patients (p=0.031). Post-operative complications (infection, hemorrhage and cerebrospinal fluid fistula) were detected in 5 (6%) of the 87 patients who underwent surgery, and it was found that the pre-operative NLR values were high in these 5 patients. It was also found that high NLR increased the risk of post-operative complications 1.4-fold in patients (p=0.002). No results could be obtained regarding the platelet values because this parameter was within the normal range preoperatively in all patients.
Conclusion: In the present study, the effects of hematological parameters on lumbar disc surgery were investigated, and it was concluded that elevated NLR values increased wound site infection among post-operative complications and VAS scores.
Escalas cósmicas e cosmotécnica interplanetária
Authors: Santana Lima Gabriel 
Published: August 2023

Apresentada nos anos 1960 pelo astrofísico russo Nikolai Kardashev, a escala de Kardashev traça graus de desenvolvimento tecnológico de civilizações extraterrestres hipotéticas. Desde então, diversas outras escalas foram propostas para intentar classificar graus de desenvolvimento tecnológico e manipulação da matéria. O presente artigo traz tais escalas para consideração e propõe uma interpretação seguindo o esquema da cosmotécnica, proposto pelo filósofo chinês Yuk Hui: ao consideramos que a dimensão tecnológica de uma cultura ou sociedade é o ponto de interação entre as dimensões cosmológica e moral, o artigo propõe aplicar essa interface utilizando as escalas cósmicas como referência para consideração e esboçar possibilidades no campo da Astrobiologia e trazer propostas para uma Astrofilosofia.
The blindspots and biases of intercultural communication studies: A discussion on episteme and doxa in a field
Authors: Stier Jonas 
Published: August 2023

As with other evolving fields within the realms of science the ontological assumptions and epistemological aspirations of intercultural communication studies are matters of debate and disagreement. Differently put, the very point of take-off from which studies in this field are conducted is seldom scrutinized. This being said, this paper identifies and discusses a number of blindspots and biases of intercultural communication studies – e.g. the reluctance or inability to account for analytical ethnocentrism (‘home blindness’), heterocentrism (the unreflected and disproportionate focus on difference) or xenocentrism (the unreflected and disproportionate focus on ‘the other’). Additionally, normativism (the unreflected assumption that intercultural communication has desirable effects on people’s prejudices), cultural relativism versus absolutism, and particularism versus universalism are discussed. It is concluded that if the blindspots and biases of intercultural communication studies are overlooked, and thus the researcher is held as a cultural constant, the understanding of intercultural communication as interaction between two unavoidably and equally cultural interlocutors is deficient. Inspired by classical hermeneutics and discourse analysis it is therefore argued that intercultural communication studies researchers must declare their ontological assumptions and epistemological aspirations more actively and systematically.
Open, Closed, and Locked Images: Cultural Stereotypes and the Symbolic Creation of Reality
Authors: Lillhannus Ruth 
Published: August 2023

n this paper, I address the complex question of cultural stereotypes and how these kinds of categorising and simplifying notions of the perceived "other" and of ‘difference’ affect the special context of international project industry, a context where cultural diversity is one of the most prominent features. This paper aims at discussing the notion of cultural stereotypes as it appears in an empirical material consisting of field diaries written by Nordic students during their time as trainees at international industrial sites around the world.
I want to suggest that a deeper understanding of stereotypes and their role in cultural encounters can be achieved if an analysis of their contents and functions is connected to a more comprehensive existential question of how people in general create their world-views and interpret their reality. To enhance our understanding of the form and function of cultural stereotypes, I want to propose an alternative perspective in which to interpret them. In this article, I view stereotypes from the humanistic and theological perspectives of intercultural hermeneutics and as structuring components in the symbolic construction of reality (symboliska verklighetsbygget). The question of cultural encounters must not be addressed solely as a question of knowledge, I believe, but as a question also of attitudes and individual emotionally shaped dimensions. This can, I believe, contribute to a more dynamic and comprehensive understanding of the stereotypes and their significance in a world where cultural encounters have become everyday experiences.
Culture To Culturing. Re-imagining Our Understanding Of Intercultural Relations
Authors: Rodriguez Amardo 
Published: August 2023

In this paper I explore the notion that human beings are culturing beings. I contend that the world’s infinite ambiguity is constantly pushing us to construct new and different ways of being and understanding the world. I also argue that verbing our understanding of culture enlarges our understanding of what being human means and, moreover, expands moral action by locating our humanity within a world with an inherent moral potentiality. Finally, I discuss the nature of this emergent morality and the theoretical implications that this emergent quantum understanding of culture brings to bear on intercultural communication theory.
ANALISIS PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM KEGIATAN EKSTRAKURIKULER PRAMUKA DI SD NEGERI NGEMPLAK SIMONGAN 01
Authors: Muhammad Luxman Maulana  , Henry Januar Saputra  , A.Y. Soegeng Ysh  
Published: August 2023

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MUHAMMAD LUXMAN MAULANA. NPM 19120175. “Analisis Pendidikan Karakter Dalam Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler Pramuka Di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01”. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas PGRI Semarang. 2023. Pembimbing I Henry Januar Saputra. M. Pd. dan Pembimbing II Prof. Dr. A.Y. Soegeng Ysh., M. Pd.
Konteks Penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah bahwa nilai-nilai karakter merupakan nilai-nilai yang diperlukan dalam membentuk karakter yang baik pada diri seseorang. Nilai-nilai karakter tersebut dapat diwujudkan melalui kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka yang dilaksanakan diluar mata pelajaran.
Penelitian ini terfokus pada (1) Bagaimana pelaksanaan kegiatan ekstrakurikuler Pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01? (2) Apa saja nilai-nilai karakter yang terdapat dalam kegiatan ekstrakurikuler Pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01? Tujuan penelitian ini untuk (1) mendiskripsikan pelaksanaan ekstrakurikuler Pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01, (2) mendiskripsikan nilai-nilai karakter yang terdapat dalam kegiatan ekstrakurikuler Pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01.
Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini berasal dari kepala sekolah, guru pembina ekstrakurikuler Pramuka, guru kelas 5, siswa yang mengikuti ekstrakurikuler pramuka. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data berupa observasi, wawancara, angket dan dokumentasi.
Hasil analisis dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka dilaksanakan setiap hari Jumat pukul 10.00-11.00 WIB. Siswa yang mengikuti ekstrakurikuler berjumlah tujuh puluh delapan. Sistem pembelajaran dilakukan sesuai dengan buku pedoman dan kurikulum 2013 dengan cara guru pelatih terlebih dahulu menyampaikan materi tentang sandi semaphore. Guru pelatih menyampaikan bagaimana cara memeragakan sandi semaphore dengan menggunakan tongkat semaphore secara langsung, setelah itu siswa secara bergiliran mempraktekkan didepan kelas. Sistem penilaian dilakukan dua kali dalam satu semester. Nilai dapat dilihat pada saat penerimaan raport. Nilai-nilai karakter yang diteliti diantaranya, sikap disiplin, kerja keras, mandiri, demokratis, bersahabat/komunikatif, cinta damai, peduli sosial, peduli lingkungan cinta tanah air dan tanggung jawab, toleransi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa sikap siswa sudah sesuai dengan nilai-nilai karakter.
Saran yang dapat disampaikan peneliti setelah penelitian pada sekolah tersebut agar tetap menjalankan nilai-nilai karakter dalam kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01 dan lebih ditingkatkan. Serta meningkatkan proses pembelajaran esktrakurikuler Pramuka di SD Negeri Ngemplak Simongan 01.
Kata kunci: Pendidikan Karakter, Ekstrakurikuler Pramuka.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN MOTIVASI KERJA GURU TERHADAP KINERJA GURU SMP NEGERI WILAYAH SUB RAYON 05 BOJA KABUPATEN KENDAL
Authors: Abdulloh  , Ina Magdalena  , Asep Taufiqurrahman  
Published: August 2023

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Abdulloh 2023, “Pengaruh Kompetensi Kepala Sekolah dan Motivasi Kerja Guru terhadap Kinerja Guru SMP Negeri Wilayah Sub Rayon 05 Boja Kabupaten Kendal”. Tesis; Pembimbing I Dr. Noor Miyono, M.Si dan Pembimbing II Dr. Soedjono, M.Si.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh kompetensi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja guru terhadap kinerja guru di SMP Negeri Wilayah Sub Rayon 05 Boja Kabupaten Kendal. Kompetensi kepala sekolah meliputi dimensi sosial, kepribadian, manajerial, kewirausahaan, dan supervisi akademik, sedangkan motivasi kerja guru mencakup faktor intrinsik dan ekstrinsik yang mempengaruhi kinerja guru. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survey.
Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala sekolah dan guru di SMP Negeri Wilayah Sub Rayon 05 Boja Kabupaten Kendal. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang terdiri dari skala pengukuran kompetensi kepala sekolah, motivasi kerja guru, dan kinerja guru. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan teknik statistik deskriptif dan analisis regresi.
Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang hubungan antara kompetensi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja guru terhadap kinerja guru. Hasil analisis regresi akan mengidentifikasi sejauh mana kompetensi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja guru mempengaruhi kinerja guru. Implikasi penelitian ini diharapkan dapat digunakan sebagai dasar dalam pengembangan kebijakan dan program pengembangan kompetensi kepala sekolah serta motivasi kerja guru di SMP Negeri Wilayah Sub Rayon 05 Boja Kabupaten Kendal.Top of Form

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) terdapat pengaruh kompetensi kepala sekolah terhadap kinerja guru sebesar 41,0% kinerja guru dipengaruhi oleh kompetensi kepala sekolah, sisanya 59,0% kinerja guru dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain diluar penelitian (2) terdapat pengaruh motivasi kerja terhadap kinerja guru sebesar 53,1% dan sisanya 46,9% kinerja guru dipengruhi oleh variabel lain (3) terdapat pengaruh kompetensi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja secara bersama-sama terhadap kinerja guru sebesar 70,4% dan sisanya 29,6% kinerja guru SMP Negeri di Sub Rayon 05 Boja Kabupaten Kendal dipengaruhi selain kedua variabel tersebut.
Kata kunci: kompetensi kepala sekolah, motivasi kerja guru, kinerja guru, SMP Negeri, Sub Rayon 05, Boja, Kabupaten Kendal.
Exploring the Dynamic Role of Gamma-Delta T Cells in Clinical Pathology: A Systematic Review of Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
Authors: Asamba Micah Nyabiba , Stevens Momo G. 
Published: August 2023

Gamma-delta [γδ] T cells are a significant subset of T cells with ability to recognize many antigens without the guidance of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. A lot of studies have been conducted on them ever since they were discovered 36 years ago. Advances have been made about their structure and function. Thus, there is a need for an up-to-date review about their significance as well as their roles in Multiple Sclerosis. The study aimed to provide an up-to-date knowledge concerning gamma delta T cells in pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A systematic review methodology was used to scope information from recent studies about gamma delta T cells. The review was carried out in PubMed database and it followed the PRISMA guidelines. The computerized review yielded 60 peer-reviewed articles published between 2011 and 2020. The results showed that gamma delta cells play a critical role in protection against infections and the fight against malignant cells. Most of the reviewed studies highlighted recent advances in research. It was noted that the subset of T cells plays a role in pathogenesis of MS. Several studies have highlighted the protective and detrimental effects of γδ T cells. On the one hand, the cells contribute to the pathogenesis of MS, while, on the other hand, they also help in immunoregulation. However, there is a dearth of literature on their specific role and their mechanism of action. Therefore, further studies are needed about γδ T cells in both human and animal model studies. Based on the findings of the reviewed studies, there is great promise in the use of γδ T cells for MS immunotherapy
TARGET SITUATION ANALYSIS FOR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIRES STUDIES AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Authors: Adriansyah Adriansyah 
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis target situasi yang sesuai dengan keinginan siswa dalam belajar bahasa Inggris pada jurusan Elektronika Industri. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian kualitatif untuk mengetahui target situasi yang sesuai dengan keinginan siswa dalam belajar bahasa Inggris yang bermanfaat untuk pengembangan model dan isi pembelajaran kedepannya guna tercapainya target situasi yang sesuai dengan keinginan siswa. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah keinginan siswa. Peneliti menggunakan angket untuk mengetahui keinginan siswa dan juga wawancara untuk mengetahui keinginan siswa yang sebelumnya tidak tersampaikan dengan melalui angket. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, peneliti menemukan tujuh data target situasi yang sesuai dengan keinginan siswa. Siswa memiliki keinginan yang kuat untuk belajar bahasa Inggris guna mendukung kemampuannya di industri kerja. Siswa memiliki keinginan kuat untuk baik dalam hal berbicara bahasa Inggris guna untuk meningkatkan kecakapan mereka dalam berkomunikasi. Siswa menginginkan metode pembelejaran dan penilaian presentation agar dapat melatih kecakapan dan mental mereka dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris. Siswa juga menginginkan untuk menggunakan full English selama pembelajaran dan mengedepankan konteks Elektronika Industri untuk keseluruhan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris karena siswa menginginkan dapat bekerja di pabrik industri yang sesuai dengan jurusan mereka bersekolah saat ini. Data yang didapatkan bisa digunakan untuk mengembangkan metode dan isi pembelajaran di jurusan Elektronika Industri agar tercapainya target situasi yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan keinginan siswa.
TANTANGAN IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM MERDEKA BAGI GURU SEKOLAH DASAR DI WILAYAH PEDESAAN PULAU SUMBA
Authors: Tanggur Femberianus Sunario 
Published: August 2023

Kurikulum merdeka mendorong guru untuk meningkatkan kompetensi pedagogik dalam melakukan tahapan dalam proses asesmen diagnostik agar dapat mengidentifikasi atau mengetahui karakteristik, kondisi kompetensi, kekuatan, dan kelemahan model belajar peserta didik sehingga pembelajaran dapat dirancang sesuai dengan kompetensi dan kondisi peserta didik yang beragam. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk mengetahui tantangan yang dihadapi guru dalam menerapkan kurikulum merdeka di sekolah dasar wilayah pedesaan pulau Sumba. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga teknik pengumpulan data yaitu, Observasi terlibat (partisipatory research),Wawancara (Intervierw) dengan penggunaan pedoman (interview guide). Hasil penelitian adalah Pertama, Guru belum memahami esensi dari perangkat pembelajaran pada setiap komponen seperti CP (Capaian Pembelajaran),TP (Tujuan pembelajaran) dan ATP (Alur Tujuan Pembelajaran) sehingga kesulitan dalam menjabarkan TP dari CP yang sudah ditentukan dalam desain kurikulum merdeka dan menyusun ATP dari TP. Tingkat pemahaman esensi komponen kurikulum yang rendah, minimnya refrensi tentang kurikulum merdeka bagi sekolah dasar. Kedua, tantangan proses pembelajaran berdiferensiasi dalam kurikulum merdeka, guru belum dapat menganalisis karakteristik masing-masing individu siswa, latar belakang siswa dari beraneka ragam seperti latar belakang keluarga, lingkungan, gaya belajar, minat dan bakat, serta penguasaan materi prasyarat, menyulitkan guru dalam menganalisis karakter siswa agar dapat menyusun rancangan pembelajaran (Asesmen diagnostik). Minimnya alokasi waktu pada setiap jadwal pembelajaran juga berdampak pada kesulitan guru dalam melakukan asesmen diagnostik bagi siswa dan melakukan kegiatan pembelajaran, guru kesulitan menentukan metode yang dipakai untuk menfasilitas pembelajaran sesuai kebutuhan siswa.
The Dependence of Iron-rich Metal-poor Star Occurrence on Galactic Environment Supports an Origin in Thermonuclear Supernova Nucleosynthesis
Authors: Reeves Zachary , Schlaufman Kevin C. , Reggiani Henrique 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
It has been suggested that a class of chemically peculiar metal-poor stars called iron-rich metal-poor (IRMP) stars formed from molecular cores with metal contents dominated by thermonuclear supernova nucleosynthesis. If this interpretation is accurate, then IRMP stars should be more common in environments where thermonuclear supernovae were important contributors to chemical evolution. Conversely, IRMP stars should be less common in environments where thermonuclear supernovae were not important contributors to chemical evolution. At constant [Fe/H] ≲ −1, the Milky Way’s satellite classical dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies and the Magellanic Clouds have lower [α/Fe] than the Milky Way field and globular cluster populations. This difference is thought to demonstrate the importance of thermonuclear supernova nucleosynthesis for the chemical evolution of the Milky Way’s satellite classical dSph galaxies and the Magellanic Clouds. We use data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment and Gaia to infer the occurrence of IRMP stars in the Milky Way’s satellite classical dSph galaxies η
dSph and the Magellanic Clouds η
Mag, as well as in the Milky Way field η
MWF and globular cluster populations η
MWGC. In order of decreasing occurrence, we find

η

dSph

=

0.07

−
0.02

+
0.02

,

η

Mag

=

0.037

−
0.006

+
0.007

,

η

MWF

=

0.0013

−
0.0005

+
0.0006

, and a 1σ upper limit η
MWGC < 0.00057. These occurrences support the inference that IRMP stars formed in environments dominated by thermonuclear supernova nucleosynthesis and that the time lag between the formation of the first and second stellar generations in globular clusters was longer than the thermonuclear supernova delay time.
The Fine-scale Structure of Polar Coronal Holes
Authors: Morton R. J. , Cunningham R. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Coronal holes are thought to be composed of relatively broad columnar structures known as plumes. Here, we demonstrate that the plumes (and interplumes) in polar coronal holes are composed of fine-scale filamentary structure, with average scales of 2″–10″. The fine structure is the off-limb analog of the previously found “plumelets” of Uritsky et al. The off-limb observations enable an examination of the fine structure without the influence of the underlying atmosphere along the line of sight. Hence, we show that the fine-scale structure is present at least until the edge of the field of view of the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The fine structure is found to have spatial distribution that follows a k
−1 power law perpendicular to the inferred magnetic field direction. For a small sample of the fine structure, the cross-sectional profiles are measured as a function of height. In some cases, the measurements indicate that the fine structure expands super-radially, consistent with existing models of polar field expansion and the expansion of the plumes. We discuss the implications of the presence of the fine structure with respect to understanding wave propagation in the coronal holes and their contribution to powering the solar wind.
Improving Distances to Binary Millisecond Pulsars with Gaia
Authors: Moran Abigail , Mingarelli Chiara M. F. , Bedell Megan , Good Deborah , Spergel David N. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Pulsar distances are notoriously difficult to measure, and play an important role in many fundamental physics experiments, such as pulsar timing arrays. Here, we perform a cross-match between International PTA pulsars (IPTA) and Gaia's Data Release 2 (DR2) and Data Release 3 (DR3). We then combine the IPTA pulsar’s parallax with its binary companion’s parallax, found in Gaia, to improve the distance measurement to the binary. We find seven cross-matched IPTA pulsars in Gaia DR2, and when using Gaia DR3 we find six IPTA pulsar cross-matches but with seven Gaia objects. Moving from Gaia DR2 to Gaia DR3, we find that the Gaia parallaxes for the successfully cross-matched pulsars improved by 53%, and pulsar distances improved by 29%. Finally, we find that binary companions with a <3.0σ detection are unreliable associations, setting a high bar for successful cross-matches.