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Stringing, Reconnecting, and Breaking the Colonial “Daisy Chain”: From Botanic Garden to Seed Bank
Authors: Chacko Xan Sarah 
Published: April 2022

Transported through colonial technologies such as Wardian cases and imperial ships, or simply popped in envelopes and sent via the postal service, the reproductive bodies of plants have been extracted, commodified, reproduced, and proliferated to satisfy human needs and desires. The ongoing and historical movement of plants and their reproductive capacity—known now through the disembodied clinical term germplasm—for economic, social, political, and agricultural purposes provides a lens through which global fertility chains can be studied. I study one such fertility chain: the movement of seeds of plants into frozen vaults known as “seed banks.” While colonial plant movements are associated with exploitative control, newer plant extractions for seed banking are shielded from rebuke because they embody the unquestionably positive valence of “biodiversity conservation.” The view from Australia captures the awkwardness of seed banking as a reproductive technology because the ongoing tensions between Indigenous struggles and settler-colonial nation building, and the urgency around climate change, are far from resolved. The politics of the Anthropocene are particularly poignant in Australia because anthropogenic destruction looks very different when viewed from the perspective of either Indigenous people or settlers.
Indian “Native Companions” and Korean Camptown Women: Unpacking Coloniality in Transnational Surrogacy and Transnational Adoption
Authors: Gondouin Johanna , Thapar-Björkert Suruchi 
Published: April 2022

The article argues that transnational adoption and surrogacy from South Korea and India are shaped through US and British imperial and colonial histories in Korea and India respectively. We focus on the reproductive labor of “native companions” in early British India and kijich’on (camptown) women in post–World War II Korea. The management of native women’s sexuality was crucial for maintaining social order, political stability, and for consolidating capitalism through the commodification and devaluation of colonized reproductive labor. The configuration of historical legacies is unpacked through the idea of coloniality, the constitutive dark side of modernity, which reproduces subalternity and exploitation of racialized bodies. The reproductive labour of Korean birth mothers and Indian surrogate mothers is formed and shaped by the colonial and imperial formations of gender, sexuality, kinship and family, in which white supremacy and exploitation of Indian and Korean women was at the core. We argue that these formations are re-configured in the present through three mechanisms that enable contemporary practices of adoption and surrogacy: the transformation of waste into profit, the erasure of non-white mothers, and the trope of the white savior.
Alat Pengusir Tikus Via SMS Berbasis Arduino
Authors: Clara Clara , Pratama Rio Aditya Dwi , Setyanamurwan Aisen Odnikana , Bhakti Yoga Budi 
Published: April 2022

The increasing of rat population in the environment around us, will cause anxiety, both due to mouse droppings that can be scattered everywhere even in corners of the room that are not visible to us, This will certainly make us very uncomfortable and will certainly cause various kinds of diseases because of the dirty environment. the impact of rats is that can also cause household appliances such as clothes, cables, and other important items to be damaged due to the rat's act. This will certainly make us very uncomfortable, many of people try various ways may have been done to be able to completely eradicate these rats, but in reality, rats will never completely lost from our lives, we can only prevent these rats from entering our homes. Therefore, we try to assemble and create a tool that can repel or minimize the presence of rats in the house, by utilizing technology. The modern technology that we convey here is Short Message technology or SMS. SMS here is used to inform us about the presence of mice that may intend to enter the house. This of course will make it very easy for device users if they are away from home.
PENGEMBANGAN LEMBAR KERJA SISWA PRAKTIKUM BERBASIS POE (Predict Observe Explain) DENGAN PhET SIMULASI PADA POKOK BAHASAN HUKUM FARADAY
Authors: Yusuf Yusrizal Maulana , Hastuti Karina , Purwanti Popi 
Published: April 2022

In the 2013 curriculum, teachers required to be creative in teaching. Using many learning media to improve student interest in teaching and learning process. And the one is using printed learning media like student workship. This research aim to give convenience for teachers to manage teaching and learning process which emphasizes on students activity or group of student. And also helping teachers to directing students to find concepts in theory. This worksheet contain practicum activities which is useful to upgrade students creativities and also can see for real subject matter that discussed. This research using R&D method which is using 4D development style, but only up to develop step. The result of this research from expert validation have average percentage 84 % and from linguist have average percentage 83 %.
Relationship Between Microalbuminuria and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases Among Secondary School Student in Ilorin, Nigeria
Authors: Alabi Kayode Olusegun , Kayode-Alabi Titilayo Funmilayo , Ibrahim Rasheed Olayinka , Issa Hamdalat , Abdulkadir Mohammed Baba , Ernest Samuel Kolade , Ojuawo Ayodele Isaac 
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of deaths with more than half due to coronary heart disease linked with the development of atherosclerosis. Hypertension (HTN) and obesity are leading risk factors for atherosclerotic CVDs, presence of which is predicted by microalbuminuria (MA). We wanted to evaluate the relationship between microalbuminuria and risk factors for CVDs (obesity, overweight, pre-hypertension and hypertension) among secondary school students in Ilorin, North central Nigeria.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study from December 2017 to March 2018 among secondary school students. We recruited 584 students, aged 10 to 18 years from 14 schools across the three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ilorin. We measured their blood pressure and anthropometrics following standard protocols and determined microalbuminuria in their early morning urine using Microalbumin 2-1 Combo strip and spot urinary albumin - creatinine ratio.
Results: The prevalence of MA was 30.1%. MA was more common in obese and hypertensive adolescents (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01 respectively). Occurrence of MA correlated strongly with subject’s weight (r = 0.790, p = 0.004, p < 0.01); systolic blood pressure (r = 0.884, p = 0.001, p < 0.01) and body mass index (r = 0.710, p = 0.001, p < 0.01). Independent predictors of MA were obesity, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.9, (95% CI 1.124, 20.913), overweight (aOR 3.6, 95% CI 1.184, 10.174), older age (aOR 1.1, 95% CI 1.007, 1.219) and presence of systolic hypertension (aOR 3.1, 95% CI 1.903, 5.042).
Conclusions: This study shows a high prevalence of MA among the adolescents. CVDs risk factors predictive of MA are overweight, obesity, systolic hypertension and older age.
The Social Aspect of Culture Novels Pulang for Literary Studies
Authors: Yasin Achmad 
Published: April 2022

This study aims to find out the socio-cultural setting of the novel Pulang by Tere Liye. This research is library research so that it is not bound by the place. This research method uses a qualitative descriptive method with analytical techniques. The object of the research used is the novel Pulang by Tere Liye. This research is focused on socio-cultural background research that includes language systems, socio-cultural systems, living livelihood systems, religious systems. The technique of collecting data is done by the way researchers read, understand, determine each intrinsic and extrinsic elements of the novel. The results of this study can be concluded that there are 81 statements are stating a socio-cultural background divided into 10 language systems, 50 socio-cultural systems, 17 living livelihood systems, 4 religious systems. Study the socio-cultural system dominates, this has been proven by the number of statements that refer to the system. The socio-cultural system in this novel refers to the attitudes and behavior of each group of people whose life is governed by customs and rules regarding various kinds of unity in an environment where they live and interact day by day. The relevance between the novel Pulang and the present life is the low interest in learning, so it is hoped that this novel can be used as a material for studying literature in high school because the contents of the novel that show learning are very important for the future.
Herbicide resistance technologies in soybean cultivars
Authors: De Oliveira Matheus Alegretti , Bianchi Mario Antônio , Koefender Jana , Schneider Theodoro , Schoffel André , Camera Juliane Nicolodi , Pascoal Golle Diego 
Published: April 2022

The objective of this work was to carry out a technical analysis of the biotechnologies that confer resistance to herbicides in soybeans. Two experiments were carried out (I and II) in the agricultural years 2016/17 and 2017/18, using a randomized block design with six and four replicates. In experiment I, two forms of management in weed control were evaluated for each technology studied (Roundup Ready® and Liberty Link®) and for conventional soybeans, as well as grain yield. In experiment II, the efficiency of using different herbicides to control voluntary soybeans (with and without technology) was evaluated. The pre-emergent herbicides in both managements proposed for the cultivars controlled the weeds from the emergence of the soybean crop to the application of the post-emergent herbicides in both crops. Likewise, all post-emergent herbicides showed weed control above 90% at 14 and 28 days after application. In the evaluation of the chemical control of Garra IPRO voluntary soybean, the herbicide 2,4-D stood out among the others for being more efficient in both agricultural years (above 90%). The herbicides glyphosate, 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl are the most effective in controlling voluntary soybean cultivars BRS 284 and CZ16B39LL.
DAMPAK COVID-19 TERHADAP KINERJA DAN MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA DOSEN
Authors: Sutangsa Sutangsa , Lysda Reviyanti Lysda Reviyanti 
Published: April 2022

DAMPAK COVID-19 TERHADAP KINERJA DAN MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA DOSEN

Sutangsa dan Lysda Reviyanti
sutangsapls@gmail.com dan lysdarevi@gmail.com
Universitas Subang dan Universitas Halim Sanusi PUI

ABSTRAK

The impact of the pandemic has disrupted the learning process for higher education in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19 on lecturer performance and resource management. This research was conducted at the University of Subang on Jl. R.A. Kartini KM. 3 villages of Nyimplung, Pasirkareumbi, Kec. Subang, Subang Regency, West Java 41285. This study used a qualitative research method with a case study approach. During the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Subang, the lecturers' performance was less effective. It can be seen that lecturers teach not face-to-face but online. Lecturers give online lectures using Zoom, Google Classroom and Whatsapp Group. The use of Zoom and Google Meet media when delivering material to students is not without obstacles. Often, when online lectures are taking place, the internet network can be cut off or the signal is weak, and even the internet quota runs out, whether it happens to lecturers or students. Zoom technology which is free also has a time limit, and Google Meet also has a limit in the number of users. The biggest challenge when giving lectures online for approximately three months is how to know that the material we convey is sufficiently accepted and understood by students. Human Resource Management (MSDM) in the COVID-19 era at the University of Subang, namely (1) HR management, which must present a professional lecturer profession where the final output of the campus is able to produce graduates who are competent in their respective fields. (2) If one of the higher education tridharma instruments is neglected by the lecturer, for example lecturers and higher education institutions merely carry out educational and teaching functions on a regular basis and ignore other functions, then the lecturers and tertiary institutions will not have the passion as a professional education provider and in turn, it will have an impact on the low work culture of lecturers and universities. (3) Human Resources Management at the University of Subang requires lecturers to have the ability, work motivation, work discipline, work ethics, work culture, work ethic, and high work morale. (4) Human Resource Management at the University of Subang, both at the top to the lowest level of leadership and staffing as academic support, must be able to work to present professional lecturers by serving all out, taking inventory of lecturers' needs, innovating for solutions, maintaining relationships.

Kata Kunci : Covid-19, Kinerja Dosen, MSDM
PENGARUH IKLIM ORGANISASI, JOB INSECURITY dan TURNOVER INTENTION TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN (Studi pada PT Serasi Autoraya Bandung)
Authors: Barsah Akhmar - 
Published: April 2022

ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh iklim organisasi, ketidakamanan kerja dan perasaan ingin berpindah terhadap kinerja karyawan PT Serasi Autoraya cabang bandung.Variabel penelitian terdiri dari variabel independen atau variabel bebas (X) adalah Iklim organisasi (X1), Job Insecurity (X2) Turnover Intention (X3) sedangkan variabel dependen atau variabel terikat (Y) adalah Kinerja Karyawan. Skala pengukuran yang digunakan adalah skala 1-5 dengan 5 kategori. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dan uji regresi linier berganda.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan besar kontribusi variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat diperoleh nilai Adjusted R Square sebesar 49,6%. Besaran pengaruh parsial iklim organisasi terhadap kinerja adalah sebesar 2,590. Besaran pengaruh parsial job insecurity terhadap kinerja adalah sebesar 2,478. Besaran pengaruh parsial turnover intention terhadap kinerja adalah 4,951. Semua variabel berpengaruh positif dan signifikan di mana nilai thitung > ttabel (1,99). Terdapat pengaruh signifikan iklim organisasi, job insecurity, turnover intention terhadap kinerja dengan nilai F-test sebesar 27,889 dengan signifikansi 0.000. Kata kunci: Iklim Organisasi, Job Insecurity, Turnover Intention, Kinerja Karyawan.
Role of an Exosomes-Related lncRNAs Signature in Tumor Immune Microenvironment of Gastric Cancer
Authors: Li Chan , Zhang Zeyu , Peng Emin , Peng Jinwu 
Published: April 2022

Background: Exosomes plays a crucial role in intercellular communication of gastric cancer (GC), while long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) contributes to the tumorigenesis and progression of GC. This study aims to explore the prognostic exosomes-related lncRNAs of GC patients.Methods: Data of 375 GC patients were obtained from the TCGA database. The entire cohort was randomly divided into a training cohort and a validation cohort in a 2:1 ratio. Exosomes-related lncRNAs were identified by the Pearson correlation analysis with reported exosomes-related genes. LASSO Cox regression was used to construct the signature.Results: A prognostic signature consisting of 11 exosomes-related lncRNAs was identified, and patients with lower risk scores had a better prognosis than those with higher risk scores. ROC curves and multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the signature was an independent risk factor for prognosis in both the training (HR: 3.254, 95% CI: 2.310–4.583) and validation cohorts (HR: 1.974, 95% CI: 1.108–3.517). Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) suggested associations between the signature and several immune-related pathways. The identified signature was shown to be associated with GC tumor microenvironment. The expression of two immune checkpoints was also increased in the high-risk group, including B7-H3 and VSIR, indicating the potential role of the identified signature in GC immunotherapies.Conclusion: A novel exosomes-related lncRNA signature, which may be associated with tumor immune microenvironment and potentially serve as an indicator for immunotherapy, has been identified to precisely predict the prognosis of GC patients.
Establishment of a Transient and Stable Transfection System for Babesia duncani Using a Homologous Recombination Strategy
Authors: Wang Sen , Li Dongfang , Chen Fangwei , Jiang Weijun , Luo Wanxin , Zhu Guan , Zhao Junlong , He Lan 
Published: April 2022

Genetic modification provides an invaluable molecular tool to dissect the biology and pathogenesis of pathogens. However, no report is available about the genetic modification of Babesia duncani, a pathogen responsible for human babesiosis that is widespread in North America, suggesting the necessity to develop a genetic manipulation method to improve the strategies for studying and understanding the biology of protozoan pathogens. The establishment of a genetic modification method requires promoters, selectable markers, and reporter genes. Here, the double-copy gene elongation factor-1α (ef-1α) and its promoters were amplified by conventional PCR and confirmed by sequencing. We established a transient transfection system by using the ef-1αB promoter and the reporter gene mCherry and achieved stable transfection through homologous recombination to integrate the selection marker hDHFR-eGFP into the parasite genome. The potential of this genetic modification method was tested by knocking out the thioredoxin peroxidase-1 (TPX-1) gene, and under the drug pressure of 5 nM WR99210, 96.3% of the parasites were observed to express green fluorescence protein (eGFP) by flow cytometry at day 7 post-transfection. Additionally, the clone line of the TPX-1 knockout parasite was successfully obtained by the limiting dilution method. This study provided a transfection method for B. duncani, which may facilitate gene function research and vaccine development of B. duncani.
High Specificity Wearable Device With Photoplethysmography and Six-Lead Electrocardiography for Atrial Fibrillation Detection Challenged by Frequent Premature Contractions: DoubleCheck-AF
Authors: Bacevicius Justinas , Abramikas Zygimantas , Dvinelis Ernestas , Audzijoniene Deimile , Petrylaite Marija , Marinskiene Julija , Staigyte Justina , Karuzas Albinas , Juknevicius Vytautas , Jakaite Rusne , Basyte-Bacevice Viktorija , Bileisiene Neringa , Solosenko Andrius , Sokas Daivaras , Petrenas Andrius , Butkuviene Monika , Paliakaite Birute , Daukantas Saulius , Rapalis Andrius , Marinskis Germanas , Jasiunas Eugenijus , Darma Angeliki , Marozas Vaidotas , Aidietis Audrius 
Published: April 2022

BackgroundConsumer smartwatches have gained attention as mobile health (mHealth) tools able to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) using photoplethysmography (PPG) or a short strip of electrocardiogram (ECG). PPG has limited accuracy due to the movement artifacts, whereas ECG cannot be used continuously, is usually displayed as a single-lead signal and is limited in asymptomatic cases.ObjectiveDoubleCheck-AF is a validation study of a wrist-worn device dedicated to providing both continuous PPG-based rhythm monitoring and instant 6-lead ECG with no wires. We evaluated its ability to differentiate between AF and sinus rhythm (SR) with particular emphasis on the challenge of frequent premature beats.Methods and ResultsWe performed a prospective, non-randomized study of 344 participants including 121 patients in AF. To challenge the specificity of the device two control groups were selected: 95 patients in stable SR and 128 patients in SR with frequent premature ventricular or atrial contractions (PVCs/PACs). All ECG tracings were labeled by two independent diagnosis-blinded cardiologists as “AF,” “SR” or “Cannot be concluded.” In case of disagreement, a third cardiologist was consulted. A simultaneously recorded ECG of Holter monitor served as a reference. It revealed a high burden of ectopy in the corresponding control group: 6.2 PVCs/PACs per minute, bigeminy/trigeminy episodes in 24.2% (31/128) and runs of ≥3 beats in 9.4% (12/128) of patients. AF detection with PPG-based algorithm, ECG of the wearable and combination of both yielded sensitivity and specificity of 94.2 and 96.9%; 99.2 and 99.1%; 94.2 and 99.6%, respectively. All seven false-positive PPG-based cases were from the frequent PVCs/PACs group compared to none from the stable SR group (P &lt; 0.001). In the majority of these cases (6/7) cardiologists were able to correct the diagnosis to SR with the help of the ECG of the device (P = 0.012).ConclusionsThis is the first wearable combining PPG-based AF detection algorithm for screening of AF together with an instant 6-lead ECG with no wires for manual rhythm confirmation. The system maintained high specificity despite a remarkable amount of frequent single or multiple premature contractions.
Transition From Diencephalic Syndrome to Hypothalamic Obesity in Children With Suprasellar Low Grade Glioma: A Case Series
Authors: van Roessel Ichelle M. A. A. , Schouten-van Meeteren Antoinette Y. N. , Meijer Lisethe , Hoving Eelco W. , Bakker Boudewijn , van Santen Hanneke M. 
Published: April 2022

BackgroundChildren with suprasellar low grade glioma (LGG) frequently develop problems to maintain their body weight within the normal range, due to hypothalamic dysfunction. Hypothalamic damage may result in the diencephalic syndrome (DS), characterized by underweight or failure to thrive, but also in hypothalamic obesity (HO). Children with LGG presenting with DS at young age often develop HO later in life. The underlying pathophysiology for this change in body mass index (BMI) is not understood. Previous hypotheses have focused on the tumor or its treatment as the underlying cause. To better understand its etiology, we aimed to relate changes in BMI over time in children with suprasellar LGG presenting with DS to age, tumor progression, treatment, and endocrine function. We hypothesize that the development of HO in children with LGG presenting with DS is related to maturation status of the hypothalamus at time of injury and thus age.MethodsIn this retrospective case series, all cases diagnosed in the Netherlands with suprasellar located LGG, currently treated or followed, with a history of DS developing into HO were included.ResultsIn total, 10 children were included. Median age at LGG diagnosis was 1.5 years (range 0.4–5.5), median BMI SDS was −2.64. The children developed overweight at a median age of 4.5 years (2.2–9.8). The median total difference in BMI SDS between underweight and obesity was +5.75 SDS (4.5–8.7). No association could be found between transition of DS to HO and onset of a pituitary disorder (present in 70.0%), surgery, chemotherapy, or tumor behavior. Two had developed central precocious puberty (CPP), both while having underweight or normal weight.ConclusionThe shift from DS to HO in children with hypothalamic LGG may be associated with age and not to tumor behavior, treatment characteristics or pituitary function. The development of CPP in these children seems not to be related to obesity. Our findings may indicate that the clinical picture of hypothalamic dysfunction reflects the maturation state of the hypothalamus at time of lesioning. Future prospective studies are needed to better understand underlying causative mechanisms of the morbid changes in body weight.