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Intercultural Communication Based on Local Wisdom That Made the People of Bali Reject Sharia Tourism
Authors: Sumiati Dewi 
Published: November 2022

Bali is one of the provinces in Indonesia which is very popular among domestic and foreign tourists. On December 2015, there was an idea of developing sharia tourism in Bali which has strong culture based on Hindu religion. The idea is being opposed by the Balinese people and it resulted in many negative response as the idea is contradicted with Regional Regulation of Bali regarding Culture Tourism. The formulation of the problem in this research is to find out how intercultural communication based on local wisdom that made the people of Bali reject sharia tourism. This study uses a case study with qualitative descriptive approach. Data collected by in-depth interview and observation as the primary data, while the study of literature, internet, and documentaries as secondary data. This study found that there is a positive intercultural communication between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Bali. The Muslim community who lived in Bali also rejected sharia tourism being developed in Bali. Based on these results, the author concluded that positive intercultural communication combine with strong tradition of local wisdom will form an integrated culture.Â Keywords: intercultural communication, local wisdom, sharia tourism, integrated culture
Android Application Development with Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) to distinguish Covid-19, Influenza and Cold infections
Authors: Wihidayat Endar Suprih , Efendi Agus , Budiyanto Cucuk Wawan , Hatta Puspanda 
Published: November 2022

<em>Infection symptoms</em> are physical or mental characteristics that indicate a disease condition, especially those visible to the patient. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a document containing symptoms of infection by the Covid-19 virus, including fever, dry cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath. These symptoms have similarities with illnesses caused by Influenza and Cold viruses, and it is difficult for most people to distinguish the differences between them. We proposed a Research and Development (RnD) study, developing an android app that embeds a Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) algorithm. However, this article will not cover the development process of the android app, but mostly on how the algorithm works. This study aims to help people differentiate Influenza, Cold, and Covid-19 virus infections based on their symptoms through an Android-based application. We used weights, provided by WHO and several related studies, to be processed by the SAW decision-making algorithm, one of the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) algorithms, a method that makes decisions based on multiple conflicting criteria. By entering the symptoms, the user can get the most similar type of infection. The app showed its potential in achieving research objectives and the feasibility of being applied in the community.
Effects of multimodal exercise program on postural balance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: de Albuquerque Isabella Martins , Santos Tamires Daros dos , Pasqualoto Adriane Schmidt , Cardoso Dannuey Machado , Cruz Ivana Beatrice Mânica Da , Moresco Rafael Noal , Silveira Aron Ferreira da 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Background: Evidence has shown that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease present significant deficits in the control of postural balance when compared to healthy subjects. In view of this, it is pertinent to investigate the effects of different therapeutic strategies used alone or in association with pulmonary rehabilitation with the potential to improve postural balance and other outcomes with clinical significance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Objective: This study will investigate the effects of a 8-week (short-term) multimodal exercise program [inspiratory muscle training (IMT) plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)] on postural balance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program compared to individualized addition of IMT or NMES to pulmonary rehabilitation or standard pulmonary rehabilitation.
Methods: Randomized, single-blind, 4-parallel-group trial. 40 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will be included prospectively to this study during a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: multimodal exercise program (IMT + NMES + pulmonary rehabilitation group) or (IMT + pulmonary rehabilitation group) or (NMES + pulmonary rehabilitation group) or standard pulmonary rehabilitation group. Patients will receive two sessions per week for 8 weeks. The primary outcome will be static postural balance and secondary outcomes will include: static and dynamic postural balance, fear of falling, muscle strength and endurance (peripheral and respiratory), functional capacity, health-related quality of life, muscle architecture (quadriceps femoris and diaphragm) and laboratory biomarkers.
Discussion: This randomized clinical trial will investigate the effects of adding of short-term multimodal exercise program, in addition to pulmonary rehabilitation program, in postural balance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation. Furthermore, this randomized control trial will enable important directions regarding the effectiveness of short-term intervention as part of the need to expand the focus of pulmonary rehabilitation to included balance management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients will be generated.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04387318. Registered on May 13, 2020.
Assessment of flood hazard along the N-S section of North Bengal plains, India
Authors: Biswas Mery , Raha Adrija 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Among the environmental hazards ,flood in North Bengal plain express a unique variation from the foothill to southern most floodplains. It is typified by the anthropgenetic impact as bridge constructions. The flood hazard rate along the channel disclose that the probability exist both in upstream and downstream of the bridges ,even far downstream near the confluences of river Lish, Gish and Chel. It is furthermost justified by the flood susceptibility map and validated by AUC curve. The parameters as depth(m),velocity(m/sec) and debris factor are considered for flood rate computation and for susceptibility weightage to the parameters have been assigned using FUZZY-AHP. Both the result justify that in river Chel downstream section is more affected than upstream part comparing river Lish and Gish. River Gish experiences both in up and downward section. However, near bridges flood rate increase and then alteration is found. Mostly agricultural lands in lower flood plains, tea gardens in alluvial fan area and settlements are under the flood coverage area. It disclose the probable factors like distance from the foothill to bridge, grain size (D50), volume of discharge (cumec− 1) etc.
Genetic characterization for growth traits and performance of Kuzi ducks being selected for higher eight week body weight
Authors: PADHI MAHENDRA KUMAR , GIRI SUNIL CHANDRA , SAHOO SANTOSH KUMAR 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate genetic parameters of growth traits of Kuzi ducks of Odisha, India and its performance in respect to growth and production traits under intensive system of rearing. A total of 973 sire pedigreed ducklings produced in seven hatches (parents being selected for higher 8 weeks body weight) are being used for the study. For genetic characterization data of 875 ducklings that were having wing bands till 10 weeks of age were used. Sexual dimorphism was evident in this ducks at 5 weeks of age. The ducklings recorded more than 1 kg body weight at 6 weeks of age. The primary traits of selection 8 week body weight were 1474 and 1383 g, in male and female respectively. The heritability for the body weight were moderate to high in magnitude and the heritability estimates at 6 and 7 weeks of age were 0.44 ± 0.14 and 0.45 ± 0.14, respectively and the estimates for 8 week was 0.22 ± 0.09. Genetic correlations between body weights were high in magnitude after initial 3 weeks of age. Growing period body weight revealed not much increase after 16 weeks of age. Multicolour plumage was dominant in the flock where as brown and pink were found more in respect to bill and shank colour. The ducks reached 50% hen housed egg production at 133 days of age. The egg production of the ducks up to 72 weeks of age was 251 eggs. The egg weight increases as the age advances and recorded more than 70 g from 36 weeks onwards. Egg quality parameters were of acceptable range. Mortality was higher during 40 to 72 weeks of age. The results revealed that the Kuzi ducks can be subject for higher growth rate through selection; however, the egg production was quite encouraging indicating a suitable breeding strategy for this indigenous duck for its further improvement and commercial use. Further, this study indicates that the indigenous ducks available in the countries may be screened for production parameters and top producer may be use for selection for improvement rather than going for exotic germplasm.
Fractal Dimension and Pixel Intensity in the Alveolar Bone Healing after Tooth Extractions in Individuals with Kidney Diseases
Authors: Lins Paula Joaquim Bratfisch , Zambrana Jéssica Rabelo Mina , Costa Claudio , Caliento Rubens , Andrade Natália Silva , Gallottini Marina 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Objective: To assess and compare radiographically alveolar bone after tooth extractions in individuals undergoing renal dialysis (CKF), those submitted to kidney transplantation (KT) and those without kidney disease (CG) by using fractal dimension and pixel intensity.
Materials and methods: 54 periapical radiographs of 17 control individuals, 40 periapical radiographs of 12 KT individuals and 156 periapical radiographs of 48 CKF individuals were analysed at 7 and 60 days after tooth extraction. Image J software was used to determine the alveolar bone density based on fractal dimension and pixel intensity, which expresses the structural complexity of the trabecular bone.
Results: The difference in fractal dimension after tooth extractions made at 7 and 60 days was significantly smaller in KT individuals (0.03) compared to control (0.12) and CKF (0.11) ones (P < 0.05), which indicates a gain in the trabecular bone in the alveolus. In KT individuals, the serum levels of calcium showed a moderately negative correlation with fractal difference (r = - 0.517) and pixel intensity (r = - 0.589) at 60 days, including a difference in pixel intensity at 7 and 60 days (- 0.667).
Conclusions: Gain in trabecular bone complexity and alveolar bone density were lower in KT individuals, thus being correlated with the serum levels of parathormone, creatinine and calcium.
Clinical relevance: As prevalence of CKD increases worldwide and advancements in treatment of this disease improves life expectancy, it’s important to know how socket bone healing happens in these individuals, to future oral rehabilitation with osseointegrated implants.
Survival outcomes of different Histopathological Subtypes and stages of Wilms Tumor treated following SIOP 2001 Protocol, Children Hospital Lahore, Pakistan experience
Authors: Sahrish Fariha , Ahmad Alia 
Published: November 2022

AbstractBackground: Wilms tumor is the most common pediatric renal neoplasm. Following preoperative therapy, various histological subtypes, risks and clinical stages are determined. A survival outcome of different subtypes is excellent depending upon the stage of patient. In developed countries, overall survival and disease free survival is excellent due to early presentation and closer follow up. Methods: A retrospective study conducted at the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology department, Children Hospital, Lahore. All diagnosed WT cases from 1st January 2014 who completed their treatment before 31st December 2018 were included. Entire management was based on SIOP 2001. Patients presenting before nephrectomy received four cycles of pre-operative chemotherapy depending upon the clinical stage. After nephrectomy, postoperative chemotherapy regimen was based on stage, risk stratification and metastatic status of the patient. Survival outcome of different histopathological subtypes and stages was determined via Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and p-value was calculated via log rank test. Results The mean age of 93 children was 44.4 months with predominance of males (55.9%) and more commonly found in right sided kidney (55.9%). Majority patients completed the entire course of treatment (77.4%). The overall survival of all histological subtypes and stages was 77.4% and 77.1% and disease free survival was 88.2% and 89.4% respectively, at 48 months follow up. Our study showed that febrile neutropenia is major culprit affecting treatment outcome. Conclusions The advanced stage presentation is quite typical in developing nations and contributes towards decreased OS and DFS seen in different histological subtypes and stages. In our study OS significantly dropped from 45.3% in stage III to 12.9% in stage IV disease (P < 0.001). Despite belonging to low middle income class country and uneducated background, majority patients completed the entire course of treatment and relapse was fairly less. The perks of current study are that our hospital is the only pediatric tertiary care centre in Lahore, which have investigated a variety of parameters influencing the course of WT treatment over four-year time period.
Resilience factors contributing to healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity with hospital standardization: a scoping review
Authors: Kalakou Foteini Tsandila , Wiig Siri , Aase Karina 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Background
Certain factors contribute to healthcare professionals’ capacities to adapt to risks, challenges, and changes and perform in resilient ways such as attitudes, stress, motivation, cognitive capacity, group norms, and teamwork. However, there is limited evidence as to factors that contribute to healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity towards hospital standardization. This scoping review aimed to identify and map the resilience factors contributing to healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity with hospital standardization.
Methods
Arksey & O’Malley’s (2005) and Levac et al’s (2010) methodologies guided the scoping review. We searched six academic databases to September 2021 for peer-reviewed articles in English. We also reviewed grey literature sources and the reference lists of included studies. Quantitative and qualitative studies were included if they focused on factors influencing how healthcare professionals adapted towards hospital standardization such as guidelines, procedures, and strategies linked to clinical practice. Two researchers conducted a three-stage screening process and extracted data on study characteristics, hospital standardization practices and resilience factors. Study quality was not assessed.
Results
A total of 57 studies were included in the review. Resilience factors contributing to healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity were identified in numerous standardization practices ranging from hand hygiene and personal protective equipment to clinical guidelines or protocols on for example asthma, pneumonia, antimicrobial prophylaxis, or cancer. The resilience factors were grouped in eight categories: (1) psychological and emotional, (2) cognitive, (3) motivational, (4) knowledge and experience, (5) professional role, (6) risk management, (7) patient and family, and (8) work relationships. This combination of individual and group/social factors decided whether healthcare professionals complied with or adapted their practices to hospital standardization efforts. Contextual factors were identified related to guideline system, cultural norms, leadership support, physical environment, time, and workload.
Conclusion
The literature on how healthcare professionals adapt to hospital standardization is varied and reflect different reasons for compliance or non-compliance to rules, guidelines, and protocols. However, more in-depth knowledge is needed to fully understand the situations in which healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity is a prerequisite for quality of care following hospital standardization.
Protocol registration:
On Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/ev7az) https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/EV7AZ
Speech Recognition via CTC-CNN Model
Authors: Sung Wen-Tsai , Kang Hao-Wei , Hsiao Sung-Jung 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In modern society, human communication is increasingly frequent, and speech plays an extremely important role in social activities. Words can be used to express emotions and thoughts. However, numerous individuals are troubled by "language barriers", due to which their communication with others is limited. This study proposes a method to address the needs of speech-impaired and deaf-mute individuals. A basic deep neural network (DNN) acoustic model was established through a voice database combined with a deep neural network. A sound sensor was used to convert the collected voice signals and process them into text or corresponding voice signals to improve communication. This method can be extended to modern artificial intelligence technology, with diversified applications, such as verbatim transcripts of meeting minutes, medical reports, automotive, sales, etc. The results obtained in this study demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method and discuss its significance.
Effect of Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Count on the Prognosis of Branch Atheromatous Disease
Authors: Liu Yinglin , Wu Kun , Xu Ronghua , He Lanying , Xu Jinghan , Zheng Min , Lan Lin , Wang Jian , Xu Fan 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Objective:The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive value of mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet count (PC) in branch atheromatous disease (BAD).Methods:This retrospective study included 216 patients with BAD-stroke within 48 h of symptom onset. These patients were divided into good and poor prognosis groups according to their 3-month modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores after discharge. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate independent predictors of poor prognosis in BAD-stroke patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to estimate the predictive value of MPV and PC on BAD-stroke.Results:Our research showed that a higher MPV (aOR, 2.926; 95% CI, 2.040-4.196; P<0.001) and PC (aOR, 1.013; 95% CI, 1.005-1.020; P=0.001) were independently associated with poor prognosis after adjustment for confounders. The ROC analysis of MPV for predicting poor prognosis showed that the sensitivity and specificity were 74% and 84.9%, respectively, and that the AUC was 0.843 (95% CI, 0.776–0.909, P<0.001). The optimal cut-off value was 12.35. The incidence of END was 24.5% (53 of 163), and 66% of patients in the poor prognosis group had END (33 of 50). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that elevated MPV and PC were associated with the occurrence of END (P<0.05).Conclusion:Our results suggested that an elevated MPV and PC may be important in predicting a worse outcome in BAD-stroke patients. Our study also demonstrated an independent association of MPV and PC with END, which is presumably the main reason for the poor prognosis.
Metadherin inhibits triple-negative breast cancer chemosensitivity to paclitaxel via activation of the AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway
Authors: Song Zhenchuan , Chang Yan , Jia Huiqin , Xu Bin , Yang Liu , Xu Yetong , Zhang Jingyu , Wang Meiqi , Yang Lixian 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has an aggressive clinical course and paclitaxel (PTX)-based chemotherapy is still its main therapeutic drug. Metadherin (MTDH) acts as an oncogene by regulating cellular transformation, proliferation, invasion, metastasis, chemoresistance, and angiogenesis. This study aimed to investigate whether TNBC chemosensitivity to PTX was related to the MTDH/AKT/GSK-3β pathway. We found that higher expression of MTDH or AKT showed poorer DFS and lower Miller–Payne grad. MTDH promoted cell proliferation and increased p-AKT and pGSK3β expression in TNBC cells. Notably, suppression of AKT terminated MTDH overexpression-induced cell proliferation and apoptosis. MTDH knockdown or AKT inhibitor MK2206 could reduce the p-AKT and pGSK3β ratio, reduced cell viability and proliferation, increased cell apoptosis, and increased chemosensitivity to PTX. In vivo, xenograft tumor of an MTDH knockdown + MK2206 group treated with PTX was the smallest compared to other groups. These results showed that MTDH inhibits TNBC chemosensitivity to PTX via activating AKT/GSK-3β signaling pathway, while inhibiting both MTDH and AKT can significantly increase the sensitivity.
Ferric-chelate reductase OsFRO1 involved in Fe reduction and long distance Fe transport channelized by OsYSL2 and OsYSL15 in rice
Authors: Muhammad Izhar , Abbas Zaheer , Noor Sabahat , Zhou Min , Shalmani Abdullah , Jing Xiu-Qing , Tai Li , Zia Muhammad Amir , Chen Kun-Ming 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Iron (Fe) is essential micronutrient that controls dynamic functions within cell of plants and its homeostasis is crucial for plant growth. In the present study, we found that a rice FRO gene, OsFRO1, dominantly expressed in young panicles and seedling. It is specifically responsible for Fe treatment and localized in the plasma membrane of cells. OsFRO1 positively interacts with two Fe transporters, Yellow Stripe-Like protein 2 (OsYSL2) and 15 (OsYSL15), which are further involved in long distance Fe transport. Knockdown of OsFRO1 (RNAi) suppressed the expression of the gene in Fe stress and substantially affected plant physiology and morphology with reduced Fe concentration in root and shoot of rice under Fe toxicity. Over-expression of OsFRO1 (OE) showed up-regulation and excess Fe excess increased ROS generation and plant senescence. In addition, the RNAi lines showed lower expression levels of OsYSL2 and OsYSL15 with less Fe toxicity and maintained greenness, modulated antioxidant activity compared to WT, whereas, the OE showed high transcript levels of the two gene and more Fe toxicity. All these results suggest that OsFRO1 functions in both Fe-reduction and Fe-uptake or translocation channelized by OsYSL2 and OsYSL15 transporters and plays crucial roles in Fe homeostasis in rice.