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Chinese Immigrants With Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Nutritional Self-Management Approach, Winnie Manlai Wong

Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Background: Chinese immigrants (CIs) with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) generally have poor control in their diet regimen. Due to the variation in body mass, physiology, and cultural differences as compare with the general American population, special attention must be conducted in treating diabetes in Cis, emphasizing culturally sensitive care and nutrition therapy that acknowledge the differences. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to assess cultural challenges in self-management for CIs living with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and evaluate the effectiveness of a diabetic nutritional self-management guide tailored to this population. Theoretical Framework: Havelock’s theory of change is a …

Differential In Vitro Infection Of Neural Cells By Astroviruses, Andrew B. Janowski, Robyn S. Klein, David Wang

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Bulletin, 2019-2020, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Undergraduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

Cortical Stimulation Mapping Of Heschl’S Gyrus In The Auditory Cortex For Tinnitus Treatment, Austin Huang

CMC Senior Theses

Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an actual sound stimulus. Recent developments have shifted the focus to the central nervous system and the neural correlate of tinnitus. Broadly, tinnitus involves cortical map rearrangement, pathological neural synchrony, and increased spontaneous firing rates. Various cortical regions, such as Heschl’s gyrus in the auditory cortex, have been found to be associated with different aspects of tinnitus, such as perception and loudness. I propose a cortical stimulation mapping study of Heschl’s gyrus using a depth and subdural electrode montage to conduct electrocorticography. This study would provide high-resolution data on abnormal …

Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of Enzalutamide, Abiraterone Plus Prednisone And Cabazitaxel Plus Predinsone For The Treatment Of Visceral Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (Mcrpc) After Docetaxel Therapy, Yazan K. Barqawi

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Background: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death after lung cancer among men in the US. The America Cancer Society predicts 164,690 new cases and 29,430 prostate cancer deaths in 2018. Of those diagnosed with prostate cancer, about 10-20 % will develop castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) within 5 years of diagnosis and 70 % of those cases will metastasize to mCRPC. In 2014, nearly US $13.4 billion was spent on prostate cancer in the US and expected to reach US $15.4 billion by 2020; making prostate cancer the fifth most costly cancer.

Objective: To conduct a cost-effective analysis …

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2018, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

The Cooperative Effects Of Channel Length-Bias, Width Asymmetry, Gradient Steepness, And Contact-Guidance On Fibroblasts’ Directional Decision Making, Quang Long Pham

Dissertations

Cell migration in complex micro-environments, that are similar to tissue pores, is important for predicting locations of tissue nucleation and optimizing scaffold architectures. Firstly, how fibroblast cells - relevant to tissue engineering, affect each other’s directional decisions when encountered with a bifurcation of different channel lengths was investigated. It was found that cell sequence and cell mitosis influence the directional choices that the cells made while chemotaxing. Specifically, the fibroblasts chose to alternate between two possible paths - one longer and the other shorter - at a bifurcation. This finding was counter-intuitive given that the shorter path had a steeper …

Magnetic Field Assisted Milli-Scale Robotic Assembly Machine: An Approach To Massively Parallel Swarm Robotic Automation Systems, Yan Liu

Dissertations

The vision of highly parallel, automated manufacturing systems that can build macroscopic products by heterogeneous assembly of many small devices will have a major impact in manufacturing. In this study, a novel milli-scale robotic assembly machine with parallel capabilities, assisted with programmable magnetic field, is developed. The machine prototype consists of a 16x16 array of electromagnets. The dimensions of the electromagnets are 5mm high with an inner diameter of 1.1mm and outer diameter of 2.5mm. All the electromagnets are driven by a 16x16 array of H-Bridges, and an Arduino microcontroller is used to control and program the arrays.

Using the …

Methods To Improve The Remediation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Aerobic And Anaerobic Environments, Brian Wartell

Dissertations

Oil spills occur regularly in terrestrial environments and crude oil can contain many compounds that are highly resistant to degradation. Among these compounds are high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are not only toxic but can also be carcinogenic and/or mutagenic. The first chapter of this dissertation includes an extensive review chapter on the variables affecting the anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons, with a particular focus on PAHs. Electron acceptors, electron donors, temperature, salinity, pH all play key roles in determining the possibility effective of effective degradation occurring. Thus, by addressing solutions, such as biostimulation, improving environmental variables for …

Fwer Controlling Procedures In Simultaneous And Selective Inference, Li Yu

Dissertations

With increasing complexity of research objectives in clinical trials, a variety of relatively complex and less intuitive multiple testing procedures (MTPs) have been developed and applied in clinical data analysis. In order to make testing strategies more explicit and intuitive to communicate with non-statisticians, several flexible and powerful graphical approaches have recently been introduced in the literature for developing and visualizing newer MTPs. Nevertheless, some theoretical as well as methodological issues still remain to be fully addressed. This dissertation addresses several important issues arising in graphical approaches and related selective inference problems. It consists of three parts.

In the first …

Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes In Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, Kun Chen

Dissertations

The direct incorporation of carboxylated carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) into hydrophobic drug particles during their formation via anti-solvent precipitation is presented. The approach is tested using two drugs namely antifungal agent Griseofulvin (GF) and antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) that have very different aqueous solubility. It is observed that the f-CNTs dispersed in the water serve as nucleating sites for crystallization and are readily incorporated into the drug particles without altering crystal structure or other properties. The results show that the hydrophilic f-CNTs dramatically enhance dissolution rate for both drugs. The increased degree of functionalization leads to higher hydrophilicity and therefore faster dissolution …

Deep Learning Methods For Mining Genomic Sequence Patterns, Xin Gao

Dissertations

Nowadays, with the growing availability of large-scale genomic datasets and advanced computational techniques, more and more data-driven computational methods have been developed to analyze genomic data and help to solve incompletely understood biological problems. Among them, deep learning methods, have been proposed to automatically learn and recognize the functional activity of DNA sequences from genomics data. Techniques for efficient mining genomic sequence pattern will help to improve our understanding of gene regulation, and thus accelerate our progress toward using personal genomes in medicine.

This dissertation focuses on the development of deep learning methods for mining genomic sequences. First, we compare …

Cardiac Regenerative Medicine: Insights From Healthy And Diseased Engineered Tissues, Pamela Grace Hitscherich

Dissertations

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Current tissue engineering approaches have fallen short of promoting fully functional cardiovascular cells and the post-myocardial infarction microenvironment is still not well understood. These gaps in knowledge are addressed in this dissertation through the development of in vitro engineered cardiac tissues using electroactive materials to enhance the differentiation of pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes and through the development of in vitro myocardial inflammation models dedicated to understanding cardiomyocytes and macrophages interactions.

Specifically, piezoelectric poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) supports the attachment and survival of mouse embryonic stem cell derived …

Construct Validity Of Creative Thinking Skills Instrument For Biology Student Teachers In The Subject Of Human Physiology, Andi Ulfa Tenri Pada, Siti Salina Mustakim, Bambang Subali

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This article discusses the construct validity of the creative thinking skill instrument supporting a conation idea aspect for biology student-teachers in the subject of Human Physiology. Two hundred and eighteen students participated in this study. Construct validity was obtained through Confirmatory Factor Analysis technique (CFA). Reliability was estimated by composite reliability. Findings show that the construct validity and the reliability of the instrument are high. A thorough discussion on the findings and future implications are provided towards the end of this paper.

Development Of Massive Open Online Course (Mooc) Based On Addie Model For Catering Courses, Mohd Erfy Ismail, Pipit Utami, Irwan Mahazir Ismail, Norhasyimah Hamzah, Hairuddin Harun

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Nowadays, innovation for teaching aids is an important requirement to ensure the teaching and learning process can run smoothly. Coinciding with the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (Ministry of Education) through the ninth surge of Global Online Learning, the development of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was built. The ADDIE model has been adapted for this development. The study aims to develop an appropriate interactive learning for Food and Beverage Presentation subjects based on the Vocational College (VC) syllabus. In research development, researchers use Richey and Klein research recommendations, using Alpha and Beta tests in the evaluation phase of the …

Keefektifan Perangkat Pembelajaran Berbasis Inquiry Lesson Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa, Susilowati Susilowati, Sajidan Sajidan, Murni Ramli

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas Perangkat Pembelajaran Biologi untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. Tempat dan sampel penelitian dipilih secara purposive random sampling. Perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan dan diteliti meliputi Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP), modul dan instrumen penilaian. Perangkat Pembelajaran tersebut dikembangkan berdasarkan indikator berpikir kritis menurut Facione yang terdiri dari enam aspek, yaitu: interpretasi, analisis, evaluasi, kesimpulan, penjelasan dan pengaturan diri. Instrumen yang dikembangkan, yaitu RPP, modul dan instrumen penilaian berupa tes telah diuji validitasnya dengan menggunakan formula Aiken V dengan indeks validitas secara berturut-turut sebesar 0,93, 0,92, dan 0,90. Adapun estimasi reliabilitas instrumen tersebut adalah 0,66, 0,69 …

How These Three Schools In Indonesia Could Exceed The International Average Score In Timss 2015?, Fasiha Fatmawati, Heri Retnawati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

The achievement of students' mathematics learning is strongly influenced by how the learning process takes place in the classroom. But, that is not the only factor that could affect learning achievement. This research aimed to describe the advantages of learning in three schools in Indonesia with highest score in TIMSS 2015 which exceed international standard score. Participants in this case study research were teachers and students from the three elementary schools, that are SD N Gunungsaren, SD N Kentungan, and SD N Semanu III in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Data triangulation had been conducted to test the validity of data collected …

Kesiapan Guru Matematika Sekolah Menengah Pertama Dalam Melaksanakan Kurikulum 2013, Khikayah Khikayah

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap kesiapan guru matematika SMP negeri di Kabupaten Cilacap dalam melaksanakan Kurikulum 2013, terdiri dari: pengetahuan guru tentang pembelajaran matematika Kurikulum 2013, upaya yang dilakukan guru untuk meningkatkan pemahaman terhadap pembelajaran matematika Kurikulum 2013, sikap guru terhadap pelaksanaan Kurikulum 2013, perencanaan pelaksanaan pembelajaran matematika yang sesuai dengan Kurikulum 2013, dan ketersediaan sarana dan prasarana sekolah yang menunjang pelaksanaan Kurikulum 2013. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei yang menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan didukung pendekatan kualitatif. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 31 guru ditentukan dengan teknik stratified purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilaksanakan melalui angket, wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil …

Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Dan Minat Belajar Siswa Dalam Mengerjakan Soal Open Ended Dengan Pendekatan Ctl, Puput Wahyu Hidayat, Djamilah Bondan Widjajanti

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kategori dan aspek kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan minat belajar siswa, peningkatan minat belajar, dan menganalisis pembelajaran yang lebih baik antara pendekatan Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) dengan soal open ended dan pendekatan CTL ditinjau dari kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan minat belajar siswa SMP. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen semu, dengan rancangan pretest-posttest non-equivalent group design. Populasi penelitian mencakup seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Miri, Kabupaten Sragen, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, dan diambil secara acak dua kelas sebagai sampel penelitian. Instrumen pengumpulan data meng­gunakan tes dan angket. Untuk meng­analisis kategori dan aspek kemampuan …

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Geometri Berbasis Learning Trajectory Berorientasi Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dan Kreatif Untuk Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama, Eka Hedayani

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran geometri berbasis learning trajectory yang berkualitas baik/layak digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran dan mendeskripsikan kualitas hasil pengembangan perangkat pembelajaran tersebut. Kualitas hasil pengembangan diten­tukan berdasarkan pada kriteria dari Nieveen, yaitu valid, praktis dan efektif. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan. Model pengembangan perangkat pembelajaran dalam penelitian ini diadaptasi dari model pengembangan Plomp. Tahap-tahap yang dilakukan meliputi (1) analisis lingkungan terdiri dari analisis kondisi siswa dan analisis kajian literatur; (2) desain dan pengem­bangan produk; (3) penilaian. Uji coba dilaksanakan dalam tiga tahap, yaitu (1) uji coba/validasi ahli; (2) uji coba skala kecil; dan (3) uji coba …

Pengembangan Instrumen Experiment Performance Assessment Untuk Menilai Keterampilan Proses Sains Dan Kerja Sama, Raden Roro Yayuk Srirahayu, Indyah Sulistyo Arty

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: menghasilkan instrumen experiment performance assessment dengan model pembelajaran guided inquiry, membuktikan validitas dan estimasi reliabilitas produk instrumen, dan mengetahui keefektifan produk instrumen untuk meningkatkan keterampilan proses sains dan kerja sama. Metode yang digunakan adalah R & D (Research and Development) yang diadopsi dari Dick et al yang terbagi menjadi tahap pendahuluan, tahap perencanaan, tahap pengembangan, tahap uji coba terbatas dan tahap uji coba luas. Berdasarkan hasil uji coba diperoleh reliabilitas hasil rating instrumen penilaian keterampilan proses sains sebesar 0,707 - 0,989, dan reliabilitas skor komposit instrumen penilaian kerja sama sebesar 0,923 - 0,968. …

Media Literacy And Social Media Usage Analysis In Communication And Non-Communication Students Of University Of Amikom Yogyakarta, Dendy Suseno Adhiarso, Mohammad Suyanto

Informasi

Media literacy is the ability to understand, analyze, and deconstruct media images. The ability to do it is intended that the public as a media consumer becomes aware of how the media are built and accessed. The aims of this study are (1) to study the level of media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. (2) to know the correlation between media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. (3) comparing media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. The population in this study were students …

The Corporeality Of Clothing In Medieval Literature: Cognition, Kinesis, And The Sacred, Sarah Brazil

Early Drama, Art, and Music

Every known society wears some form of clothing. It is central to how we experience our bodies and how we understand the sociocultural dimensions of our embodiment. It is also central to how we understand works of literature. In this innovative study, Brazil demonstrates how medieval writers use clothing to direct readers’ and spectators’ awareness to forms of embodiment. Offering insights into how poetic works, plays, and devotional treatises target readers’ kinesic intelligence—their ability to understand movements and gestures—Brazil demonstrates the theological implications of clothing, often evinced by how garments limit or facilitate the movements and postures of bodies in …

The Role Of Worked-Example In Enhancing Students' Self-Explanation And Cognitive Efficiency In Calculus Instruction, Cecep Anwar Hadi Firdos Santosa, Didi Suryadi, Sufyani Prabawanto, Syamsuri Syamsuri

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

This research was aimed to investigate the effect of students' self-explanation to their achievement, mental effort, and cognitive efficiency while studying mathematics, particularly in integral topics. This research used a static-group comparison design implemented to first-year undergraduate students. The subject of the study consists of 64 first year undergraduate students in one of the universities in Banten province, Indonesia. The students were divided into two classrooms, experimental and control. Experimental classroom received worked-example method whereas control classroom studying without worked-example method. Instruments used in this research include achievement tests, rating scale mental effort, deviation model of cognitive efficiency, and teaching …

Blended Learning: Does It Help Students In Understanding Mathematical Concepts?, Wahyu Setyaningrum

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

The rapid development of technology offers many advantages to the proses of learning in the classroom. This experimental research aimed to investigates the effectiveness of learning mathematics delivered through blended learning. In particular, this study compared the effectiveness of blended learning using Moodle and traditional one in relation to students' conceptual understanding. The data was gathered through written test and interview. This study involved 127 students of grade eight secondary school. The data shows that students who learn in blended learning approach have better conceptual understanding rather than their counterparts. The students claim that they can access learning material and …

Kesalahan Siswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Olimpiade Smp Konten Aljabar, Yoga Baskara Setiawan, Hapizah Hapizah, Cecil Hiltrimartin

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan kesalahan siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal olimpiade SMP konten aljabar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus. Subjek penelitian adalah perwakilan siswa kelas IX SMP Negeri 1 Palembang dengan jumlah siswa 22 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian adalah tes tertulis dan wawancara. Analisis data tes dan wawancara mengikuti prosedur Newman Error Analysis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesalahan-kesalahan yang dilakukan siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal olimpiade SMP konten aljabar terdiri dari kesalahan dalam memahami soal, kesalahan dalam transformasi meliputi penggunaan rumus atau prosedur tidak relevan dan tidak mengetahui prosedur …

The Analysis Of Students' Mathematical Representation Errors In Solving Word Problem Related To Graph, Rahmah Johar, Khairiyah Rahma Lubis

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

The skills of reading, interpreting and constructing graphs are important for students. These skills are related to mathematical representation. The purpose of this study is to analyze Grade 8 students' representation errors in solving word problems related to graphs in one of junior high schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The data were obtained based on a mathematics test administered to 36 students and a short interview conducted for five selected students. The test consisted of eight problems adapted from four contexts of PISA problems related to graph. Students' representation errors were classified based on the errors of changing one representation …

Model Pembelajaran Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (Pogil): Peningkatan Disposisi Matematika Dan Self-Confidence Mahasiswa Tadris Matematika, Elfi Rahmadhani

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan disposisi matematika dan self-confidence mahasiswa dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Program Studi Tadris Matematika (TMA) STAIN Gajah Putih Takengon semester V sebanyak 67 orang. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah lembar observasi dan angket. Lembar observasi digunakan untuk mengamati aktivitas dosen dan mahasiswa selama perkuliahan berlangsung, serta angket diberikan kepada mahasiswa untuk melihat peningkatan disposisi matematika dan Self-confidence. Pemberian angket disposisi matematika dan self-confidence dilakukan sebelum dan setelah diberikan perlakuan menggunakan model Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). …

The Effect Of Science Technology And Society Models On Science Process Skills, Agatha Asih Nugraheni, Wuri Wuryandani

Informasi

This study aims to integrate the Science Technology and Society models on the students' processes in grade IV elementary school. The implementation of this study uses a quantitative approach with a type of quasi-experimental research. The population of the study sample was calculated from the second class, namely the fourth grade of SD Negeri Margoagung as the experimental class and class IV SD Ngino 1 as the control class. Data analysis is an independent sample t-test. The results showed that there was a significant influence of the Science and Community Technology model on the process skills of the fourth grade …

Overcoming Conventional Modeling Limitations Using Image- Driven Lattice-Boltzmann Method Simulations For Biophysical Applications, Olufemi E. Kadri

Dissertations

The challenges involved in modeling biological systems are significant and push the boundaries of conventional modeling. This is because biological systems are distinctly complex, and their emergent properties are results of the interplay of numerous components/processes. Unfortunately, conventional modeling approaches are often limited by their inability to capture all these complexities. By using in vivo data derived from biomedical imaging, image-based modeling is able to overcome this limitation.

In this work, a combination of imaging data with the Lattice-Boltzmann Method for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is applied to tissue engineering and thrombogenesis. Using this approach, some of the unanswered questions …