bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Probable HTLV-I/II Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Patient from Ethiopia: A Case Report
Authors: Dereje Melka  , Mehila Zebenigus  
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: Available data on the burden of Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II infection for eastern Africa, limited to Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Rwanda, show prevalence lower than elsewhere in Africa (0% - 1.8%). Even if Tropical Spastic Paraparesis occurs in an endemic form in Ethiopia, its seroprevalence is low. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1–2% of Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/ II infected individuals will develop progressive and disabling inflammatory clinical manifestations. We are reporting this case since it signifies the existence of seropositive Tropical Spastic Paraparesis in our setting and the need to properly diagnose this condition.CASE PRESENTATION: We are reporting a 45 years old female patient from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, who presented with progressive weakness of the lower limbs and urinary urge incontinence of five years duration. Serology for Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/ II antibody was positive. She was diagnosed to have probable tropical spastic paraparesis after fulfilling World Health Organization diagnostic criteria for tropical spastic paraparesis with the level of ascertainment. Symptoms showed transient improvements after providing five days of Methylprednisolone followed by low doses of corticosteroids and Azathioprine. The patient is now significantly disabled and wheelchair-bound.CONCLUSIONS: The patient described here signifies a probable Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/ II - associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis in Ethiopian women. This case highlights the existence of Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II - associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis within our setting and the need to properly diagnose this condition.
PEMANFAATAN LABORATORIUM IPA YANG EFEKTIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI GURU DALAM MENGEMBANGKAN KETERAMPILAN PROSES PADA PESERTA DIDIK JURUSAN MIPA DI SMA NEGERI 1 KUTA UTARA
Authors: Naranata I Gusti Nyoman 
Published: September 2022

Penelitian tindakan sekolah (PTS) ini dilaksanakan pada guru bidang studi IPA tahun pelajaran 2021-2022 yang memiliki kinerja dalam mengembangkan keterampilan proses peserta didik relatif rendah karena belum dapat memanfaatkan laboratorium IPA secara efektif. Tujuan penelitian tindakan sekolah ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam mengembangkan keterampilan proses pada peserta didik khususnya pada jurusan MIPA melalui pemanfaatan laboratorium yang lebih efektif. Metode pengumpulan datanya dilakukan melalui observasi kelengkapan dokumen dan pelaksanaan praktikum di laboratorium secara luring maupun daring. Metode analisis datanya adalah deskriptif baik untuk data kualitatif maupun untuk data kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan laboratorium yang lebih efektif dapat meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam mengembangkan keterampilan proses pada peserta didik jurusan MIPA. Hal ini terbukti dari terjadinya peningkatan kompetensi guru dalam mengembangkan LKPD, menuntun pelaksanaan praktikum, mengevaluasi peningkatan keterampilan proses dan melakukan tindak lanjut terhadap hasil evaluasi dari pra-siklus, ke siklus I dan ke siklus II. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemanfaatan laboratorium yang lebih efektif dapat meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam mengembangkan keterampilan proses pada peserta didik jurusan MIPA di SMA Negeri 1 Kuta Utara
Impact of The Covid-19 Pandemic on The Psychology of Health Workers
Authors: Sari Lezi Mayang , Mufdlilah Mufdlilah , Mamnu’ah  
Published: September 2022

Corona virus severe acute respiratory syndrome was first released on December 31, 2019 the corona virus spread to many countries around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare workers around the world on the front lines, putting healthcare workers under pressure. The purpose of this study is to review articles regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychology of health workers.
The scoping review obtained data from Pubmed, Sciencedirect and Wiley with Appraisal studies and using Critical Appraisal Hawker, using the PEOs framework.
nine articles discuss the impact of psychology on health workers. Anxiety and depression are felt due to fatigue, busy working hours make work results poor and health workers receive less pandemic training. Risk factors for anxiety are fear of infection, community stigma so that health workers feel a lack of social support and no access to mental health services such as psychiatrists.
The results of 9 articles that have been reviewed by researchers have the impact of COVID 19 on health workers and risk factors for anxiety during the COVID 19 period. The impact of covid on health workers is anxiety and depression, negative work results and training in handling COVID. The risk factors for anxiety are being a health worker, community stigma and limited access to mental health services.
Efectividad de la comunicación síncrona y asíncrona en un curso virtual
Authors: Cruz Paz Juan Pablo 
Published: September 2022

OBJETIVO: determinar la efectividad de la comunicación síncrona y asíncrona que se desarrolla en los cursos en modalidad e-Learning de las Maestrías en Criminalística con Enfoque Penal y Criminología con Enfoque Psicológico Forense, implementados por la Escuela de Ciencias Criminológicas y Criminalísticas de la Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala durante el segundo ciclo de esos programas de estudio. MÉTODO: se aplicaron dos instrumentos de recolección de datos, uno con escalamiento tipo Likert para los estudiantes de dichos programas de estudios y a los catedráticos se aplicó un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas. Se contrastó el análisis final con las teorías y resultados de estudios anteriores. RESULTADOS: se establece que tanto estudiantes como tutores prefieren el uso de la aplicación WhatsApp para la mensajería interna del curso, la cual cumple con los requerimientos de rapidez, claridad y precisión en la comunicación. Las videoconferencias son preferidas para compartir contenido del curso y recibir retroalimentación en tiempo real. CONCLUSIÓN: las actividades en modalidad asíncrona son más utilizadas en el desarrollo de actividades formativas o sumativas y se percibe un nivel bajo de comunicación entre estudiantes.
Debunking Misinformation and Communicating Critical Events in Vaccine Trials
Authors: Memenga Paula , Eitze Sarah , Shamsrizi Parichehr , Addo Marylyn M. , Betsch Cornelia 
Published: September 2022

Misinformation and media reports about critical events in vaccine trials challenge public confidence in Covid-19 vaccine safety. Three online experiments using 2×2 between-subjects designs examined the impact of vaccine type, misinformation debunking, and critical events during vaccine trials. In Experiment 1, N = 984 participants received information about different vaccines and misinformation was debunked. In Experiment 2, N = 1,018 participants were informed about different vaccines and trial discontinuation. In Experiment 3, N = 1,006 participants received information about discontinuation and questionable research practices of a manufacturer. The main dependent variables were confidence in vaccine safety, vaccination intention, and willingness to participate in a vaccine trial. Debunking increased vaccination intention and confidence (both η2p = .01) which was partly higher for classical than for new vaccines (η2p = .01). Information about discontinuation had no effect, but having heard about it before had benefits. Information about questionable research practices decreased confidence ( η2p = .01) and vaccination intention ( η2p = .02) regarding the target vaccine but did not affect other vaccines. Confidence (β = .47) was most strongly associated with willingness to participate in vaccine trials. Critical events in vaccine trials should be communicated transparently to increase confidence, trial participation, and vaccination intentions.
Deprived, Radical, Alternatively Informed
Authors: Ziegele Marc , Resing Maike , Frehmann Katharina , Jackob Nikolaus , Jakobs Ilka , Quiring Oliver , Schemer Christian , Schultz Tanjev , Viehmann Christina 
Published: September 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by a massive increase of the supply and demand for pandemic-related information. Similarly, conspiracy theories about the origins and functions of the Covid-19 virus flourished during the early stages of the pandemic. The present study draws on a nationally representative sample of the German population aged 18+ (N = 1,207) to investigate factors that are associated with people’s susceptibility to believe in such theories. We draw on research from sociology, political science, and communication to predict that factors related to relative deprivation, political radicalism, and the consumption of alternative news on websites, video platforms, Social Network Sites, and messenger services are associated with an increased belief in Covid-19 conspiracy theories. The data largely supports our assumptions. Additionally, we show that the strength of belief in Covid-19 conspiracy theories is associated with reduced vaccination intentions, which suggests detrimental real-world health consequences of such a belief.
Brasília em fragmentos: percursos e biografias
Authors: Zim Aline Stefânia 
Published: September 2022

A partir da perspectiva detetivesca do flanador, percorre-se as superquadras do Plano Piloto em Brasília. A flânerie, como percurso, pode ser entendida aqui na dimensão de uma narrativa não linear, onde os itinerários são abertos, descontínuos e indeterminados, dando margem a novas narrativas, as quais são construídas pelo movimento das possibilidades e incertezas a partir de um olhar aberto a novas aventuras estéticas. O percurso é apontado no texto como um método de se perceber a analisar a cidade, na sua dimensão do caminhar, do objeto arquitetônico e da narrativa não linear tecida de fragmentos de memória, numa perspectiva benjaminiana. Em contraponto ao percurso errante do flanador, propõe-se o conceito da cidade-panorama de Michael de Certeau, sob o seu aspecto reducionista que faz a cidade ser mais esquecida do que rememorada. Como resultado, propõe-se a leitura de Brasília como fragmentos de espaços e tempos, nos interstícios entre o todo e a parte, entre uma caminhada e outra. Palavras-chaves: percurso, flâneur, panorama, cidade
PENGARUH PENDAPATAN TERHADAP KONSUMSI RUMAH TANGGA DI KAMPUNG BANYUSUCI BOGOR
Authors: Azhari Fredi 
Published: September 2022

Kondisi ekonomi merupakan segala aktivitas anggota keluarga yang bernilai dalam memenuhi kebutuhan pokok untuk kehidupan sehari-hari. Kondisi ekonomi dalam masyarakat pada umumnya dijadikan sebagai patokan atau acuan dalam pemberian status pada setiap anggota masyarakat. Setiap masyarakat memiliki pendapatan yang berbeda-beda tergantung potensi daerah tersebut. Konsumsi rumah tangga di kampong banyusuci yang semakin meningkat dikarenakan adanya perguruan tinggi Institut Ummul Quro Al-Islami dan Pondok Pesantren Ummul Quro Al-Islami, yang mana salah satu perkembangan perekonomian masyarakat dikampung banyusuci ini semakin meningkat dengan adanya pendatang baru dari luar wilayah bogor yang memasuki kawasan kampung banyusuci yang sangat cepat. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dan sampel penelitian ini adalah seluruh masyarakat di kampung banyusuci Bogor, yang berjumlah 3.263 menurut data dari Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) 2020. Dan sampel yang diambil berjumlah 97 Kartu Keluarga (KK) instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner yang memiliki 5 alternatif jawaban, observasi (pengamatan mendalam terhadap penduduk) dan dokumentasi berupa foto kegiatan pengambilan data. Untuk pengelolaan data akan menggunakan beberapa pengujian diantaranya uji validitas, uji reliabilitas menggunakan rumus Alpa Cronbach, uji normalitas, dan uji homogenitas. Uji regresi linier sederhana. Dan mencari nilai koefisiensi determinasi. Berdasarkan hasil uji regresi linier sederhana terdapat pengaruh pendapatan terhadap konsumsi rumah tangga dapat dilihat nilai yang signifikansi 0,00 < 0,05 dan nilai t hitung 3.067 > nilai t table 1,661, dan nilai koefisiensi determinasi menunjukan nilai 0,090 hal ini mengandung arti bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara variabel pendapatan (X) terhadap variabel konsumsi (Y) dengan hasil penelitian 9%.
Effect of bortezomib on fatty liver in a rat model of atherosclerosis
Authors: Ismawati  , Romus Ilhami , Asni Enikarmila , Purwanti Rini Aprililia , Fathurrahmah Syarifah 
Published: September 2022

Introduction and Aim: Fatty liver is associated with atherosclerosis even though the exact mechanism remains unknown. Fatty liver and atherosclerosis correlate with inflammation. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is recognized as an inflammatory marker. Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor that will inhibit the proteasome pathway and is expected to inhibit inflammation in atherosclerosis. The current research aimed to investigate the effect of bortezomib on the fatty liver of atherosclerosis rats and to analyze its correlation with serum IL-6 concentration.

Materials and Methods: Experimental subjects were 18 male Wistar rats (Rattus novergicus) divided into three treatment groups, namely atherosclerosis group (I), atherosclerosis + bortezomib group (II), and control group (III). Bortezomib (50 ?g/kg BW) was given twice intraperitoneally, on day 1 and day 3. The presence of fatty liver was evaluated using the percentage system. Serum IL-6 concentrations were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits.

Results: The highest amount of fatty liver was found in the atherosclerosis group (group I) (38.33%), while the lowest was in the control group (group III) (5.83%). There was a decreasing fatty liver percentage due to bortezomib administration (group II) (29.17%), and it was statistically significant. There is a significant correlation between the degree of fatty liver and serum IL-6 concentration.

Conclusion: The administration of bortezomib 50 ?g/kg BW in atherosclerosis model rats can reduce the occurrence of fatty liver by reducing the inflammatory process.
PEMANFAATAN Aspergillus japonicus PADA BEBERAPA JENIS MEDIA PERBANYAKAN TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN BIBIT TANAMAN KAKAO (Theobroma cacao L.)
Authors: Hasmira Hasmira , Wisdawati Eka , Darwisah Baso 
Published: September 2022

ABSTRAK

Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui pengaruh beberapa jenis media perbanyakan cendawan Aspergillus japonicus dalam meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman kakao. Metode Percobaan ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 4 perlakuan. Perlakuan tersebut adalah P0 (Tanah), P1 (Aspergillus Japonicus + Beras), P2 (Aspergillus Japonicus + Jagung), P3 (Aspergillus Japonicus + Sekam). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Screen House Jurusan Budidaya Tanaman Perkebunan Kampus Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Pangkep. Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa Pada 6 & 7 HSI, pertumbuhan A. japonicus pada media perbanyakan tidak memperlihatkan perbedaan yang nyata kecuali pada media sekam selain itu media perbanyakan jenis cendawan Aspergillus japonicus + sekam merupakan media yang memiliki respon pertumbuhan yang lebih cepat terhadap pertambahan diameter batang bibit tanaman kakao.

Kata Kunci : Media Perbanyakan, Cendawan, Aspergillus japonicus.
PERTUMBUHAN VEGETATIF 9 KLON TANAMAN TEBU (Saccharum officinarum L.) KEPRASAN SATU DENGAN PEMBERIAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR DI GRESIK
Authors: Rifimaro Saffanah , Budi Setyo , Lailiyah Wiharyanti Nur 
Published: September 2022

Produksi gula di Indonesia cenderung mengalami penurunan di tahun 2015-2019. Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan produktivitas tebu yaitu melalui penciptaan varietas unggul baru melalui persilangan tanaman. Selain itu, praktik budidaya tanaman tebu di lahan kering secara monokultur dan terus menerus menyebabkan terjadinya degradasi kesuburan tanah. Penggunaan pupuk bio-slurry dapat menjadi solusi untuk memperbaiki kondisi tanah. Pentingnya pengelolaan hara dibutuhkan tidak hanya untuk meningkatkan hasil produktivitas tanaman tebu melainkan juga untuk keberlanjutan lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui interaksi yang terjadi antara 9 klon tanaman tebu dengan pemberian pupuk organik cair bio-slurrry terhadap pertumbuhan vegetatif tanaman tebu keprasan satu, serta heritabilitas dan kemajuan genetik dari karakter 9 klon tanaman tebu. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Hollywood, Gresik. Waktu pelaksanaan penelitian dimulai bulan Februari hingga Mei 2022. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan petak terbagi (split plot) dengan dua faktor yaitu klon yang terdiri dari 9 taraf perlakuan. Faktor kedua yaitu pemberian pupuk organik cair bio-slurrry yang terdiri dari 2 taraf perlakuan. Kedua faktor tersebut dikombinasikan sehingga diperoleh 27 kombinasi perlakuan. Masing-masing perlakuan diulang sebanyak tiga ulangan, sehingga didapatkan 81 unit percobaan. Analisis data menggunakan Anova uji F 5% jika terdapat perbedaan nyata dilanjutkan uji DMRT 5%, uji korelasi, uji heritabilitas, dan nilai kemajuan genetik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya interaksi antara 9 klon tanaman tebu dengan pemberian pupuk bio-slurrry pada pertumbuhan vegetatif yaitu pertambahan jumlah ruas pada umur 32 minggu dengan nilai rata-rata tertinggi 3,33 pada perlakuan Klon SB Hijau dan bio-slurry 15 ml/rumpun dan rerata tertinggi 3,83 pada perlakuan Klon SB32 dan bio-slurry 15 ml/rumpun pada umur 34 minggu. Nilai heritabilitas dan kemajuan genetik dengan kategori tinggi terlihat pada karakter tinggi batang (20,55%). Maka, karakter tersebut dapat secara efektif untuk diwariskan dari tetuanya.
Kata kunci: Pupuk Bio-slurrry Cair, Tanaman Tebu
Poetry for The People: The Counter-Cultural Significance of Malayalam Rap
Authors: AKSHAY A S  
Published: September 2022

Rap music, a sub-genre of Hip-Hop music, that evolved out of the African American community in The United States of America during the late 1970s, is a musical genre that has spread its influence across the globe, including India and specifically in the State of Kerala. But how does such a complex and youthfully vigorous art form fit into the specific socio-political and cultural contexts of Kerala? This dissertation attempts to trace the comparatively short but bustling history of the rise of Malayalam Rap, in order establish the place it occupies today, with regards to both the wider context of Hip-Hop culture, as well as the narrower but equally important contexts of its birthplace, Kerala.

Essentially, going against the grain of conventional art, Malayalam rap and its practitioners have ushered in an independent art form, adopted from the West and reshaped to fit the needs of Kerala’s culture.The focus is on the literary, artistic and technical aspects of Malayalam rap, in an attempt to legitimize it as a modern, radical form of poetry and to refute certain misconceptions about rap and Hip-hop as a culture that has infamously garnered a bad reputation. The dissertation argues that Malayalam Rap music is a more accessible form of poetry, which has become apopular platform thatvoices the voiceless, the historically silenced classes, and flourishes as an independent counter-culture that opposes and does not fear the threats of commercialization.
The Bovine and The Divine: Arun Kolatkar and the Pandu- Poetry and God in a Just-So Universe
Authors: SONYA J. NAIR  
Published: September 2022

The paper examines the many facets of Arun Kolatkar’s spiritual philosophy. The ideas of worship, the world, the powers that run it- make for some of Kolatkar’s finest verses. The focus is also on the ways that Kolatkar visualized Time and Poetry as exemplified by his line drawings in The Policeman. Troubadour, ascetic, narrator of uncomfortable truths and histories- Kolatkar is this and much more as he slices through the webs of artifice and banality and brings narratives from the everydays in voices that are usually relegated to the margins. In an increasingly xenophobic world, Kolatkar’s brand of sub-cultural bliss can lend some much-needed relief.
‘Being a New Christian:’ Dalit Resistance in Paul Chirakkarode’sPulayathara
Authors: S. Devika  
Published: September 2022

In India, as Christian converts are reckoned to have moved out of the ambit of the caste system, untouchable Hindu castes – the Dalits – converted to Christianity to reap the fruits of a higher social status within the Christian fold. Paul Chirakkarode’s novel Pulayathara exposes the futility of the strategy of conversion to Christianity used by the Dalits to extricate themselves from the morass of casteism and to upgrade their social status, as the power structures of caste continue to operate within the church to discriminate against the neo-converts. It brings to light the disjuncture between the promised sense of equality and the lived experience of discrimination that conversion to Christianity had in store for the downtrodden people. This paper attempts an exposition of the dialectics of proselytization foregrounded in Pulayathara as a strategy of resistance against the enslavement, ill treatment and exploitation of the Dalits, a motif that recurs in Chirakkarode’s oeuvre.
Building the Future through the Past: Biopics and the Construction of a Queer History
Authors: DeStephano Mark 
Published: September 2022

The paper examines four biopics: “Markova,” “Piñero,” “Before Night Falls,” and “Beautiful Boxer,” which reconstruct the lives of four influential yet controversial individuals in the gay community: Walter Dempster, Jr. (Philippines), Miguel Piñero (Puerto Rico), Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba), and Parinya Charoenphol (Thailand). Each participated in important events in the history of the gay community, and the filmic representations of their lives contribute to the elaboration of a filmic timeline of gay history. They include Dempster’s exploitation as a “comfort gay” by Japanese soldiers during World War II, Piñero’s odyssey as a gay Neorican pimp, prisoner, and poet, Arenas’s gay adventures in a notorious Castro prison and his exploits as a gay outlaw, novelist, and AIDS patient, and Charoenphol’s struggle in becoming the first Thai transgender athlete to attain superstar status both nationally and internationally. My paper studies, from an international perspective, four contributions to the construction of a filmic history of the experiences of gay men in four periods and four nations that resist the notion that “queers” do not figure prominently in history. As I will show, each man resists the “chrononormativity” described by Elizabeth Freeman on various levels, first by being gay, then by “betraying” the “respectable” career paths marked out for them by society. These “betrayals,” however, will lead to each man making singular contributions to his local culture as well as to universal queer cultural history.
Effects of Peace Education on The Holistic Development of Early Years Learners of Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan
Authors: Abida Begum  , Saima Karam  , Shueb Sultan  
Published: September 2022

There is growing research evidence to support the view that the early years greatly influence the overall development of early learners. This study is a pioneer, intended to explore the effects of peace education on the overall development of early years learners in the remote context of Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan. The study employs qualitative methodology to gain an in-depth understanding of the issue. For data, interviews, observations, and field notes were collected. The research findings revealed that peace education positively contributes to the holistic development of early years learners and serves as a window of opportunity to inspire children’s future lives positively. The study also found that teachers and parents needed training to undertake peaceful interventions in the learning environment, playgrounds, and home settings. Hence, the study recommends more extensive research to gain further in-depth insights and to understand the broader impact of peace education on the whole life of early years learners of GB.