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A Study On The Impact Of Occupational Fatigue On Human Performance Among Oil And Gas Workers In Indonesia, Achmad Dahlan, Baiduri Widanarko

Kesmas

Occupational fatigue is a serious problem since it may cause several issues, including deteriorating human performance. Some major accidents in the oil and gas industries were associated with the lack of human performance due to occupational fatigue. This study aimed to analyze the impact of occupational fatigue on human performance among oil and gas workers in Indonesia. This study used a cross-sectional design using a self-administered validated questionnaire to gather information on demographic (gender and age), work characteristics (work rotation, work duration, shift work model, day/night shift, job position), sleep debt, sleep quality, occupational (acute and chronic) fatigue, and at-risk …

The Lived Experience Of Aging: Listening To The Oldest-Old, Julia A. Pusztai

Dissertations

Although embraced as desirable by most, living into very old age is largely unexplored as a distinct season of life, with increased, varied, and cumulative changes during a unique time of vulnerability and frailty. The purpose of this study was to listen to the oldest-old, and to explore their lived experience of growing old. This hermeneutic phenomenology study examines the experience of finding meaning and living with losses and gains in advanced old age.

This study design included three separate interviews one month apart with participants over 85 years of age. Purposive sampling resulted in 13 participants, 5 being male …

2022 Mid-Cycle Self-Evaluation Report, The Office Of The Provost

Accreditation Documents

No abstract provided.

Effective Climate Change Adaptation Means Supporting Community Autonomy, Anne Pisor, Xavier Basurto, Kristina Douglass, Katharine Mach, Elspeth Ready, Jason Tylianakis, Ashley Hazel, Michelle Kline, Karen Kramer, J. Stephen Lansing, Mark Moritz, Paul E. Smaldino, Thomas F. Thornton, James Holland Jones

Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center

Communities want to determine their own climate change adaptation strategies, and scientists and decision-makers should listen to them — both the equity and efficacy of climate change adaptation depend on it. We outline key lessons researchers and development actors can take to support communities and learn from them.

Body Image, Quality Of Life, And Their Predicting Factors In Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study, Zeynab Rezaei Fard, Arman Azadi, Yousef Veisani

Kesmas

Pregnancy can influence women’s psychological health, including body image and quality of life. This study aimed to examine the relationship between body image and quality of life and their predicting factors in pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 pregnant women referred to health centers in Ilam City, Iran. Participants were selected using a random sampling method. Data collection tools comprised a sociodemographic questionnaire, Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), and quality of life questionnaire (Short Form-12). Data were analyzed using statistical software. The mean ± SD of body image concern and quality of life was estimated at 31.77 …

Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Allelic Frequency And Lead Toxicity In Children Under-Five In A Former Used Lead-Acid Battery Area, Yana Irawati, Haryoto Kusnoputranto, Umar Fahmi Achmadi, Ahmad Safrudin, Alfred Sitorus, Rifqi Risandi, Suradi Wangsamuda, Dendi Hadi Permana, Lepa Syahrani, Farahana Kresno Dewayanti, Puji B S Asih, Din Syafruddin

Kesmas

Polymorphisms in the Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (ALAD) gene responsible for the ALAD1 and ALAD2 alleles have been implicated in susceptibility to lead toxicity. This study aimed to determine the allelic frequency of ALAD2 among children living in Bogor District, Indonesia, and its association with blood lead levels (BLLs) and lead toxicity. A cross-sectional study involving 128 children was conducted during September-October 2019 in the former ULAB area in Cinangka Village. The ALAD polymorphism, BLLs, and hematological parameters were evaluated. Blood samples were taken for dried blood spotting on filter paper, blood film, and BLL measurement. The PCR amplification and sequencing …

The Free Press Vol. 53, February 02-28-2022, Cullen Mcintyre

Free Press, The

Students voice distaste for Sodexo and USM dining despite semesterly survey--USM Athletics issues statement about incident that goes against program's values--USM Assistant Professor wins National Education Association Foundation Envision Equity grant

Characteristics And Outcomes Of Critically Ill Patients With Raised Cardiac Troponins Admitted In The Intensive Care Unit, Sunil K. Nadar, Muhammad M. Shaikh, Muhammad A. Khatri, Wael A. Abdelmottaleb, Sheeraz Ahmed, Abdulhakeem Alhashim, Mujahid Albusaidi, Fahad Alkindi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: Critically ill patients have been shown to have raised troponins. The aim of our study was to assess the incidence of myocardial injury in the intensive care unit (ICU) a tertiary care hospital in Oman and assess their management and prognosis. Methods: This was a retrospective study involving adult patients admitted to the ICU of our institution between 1st January and 31st December 2019 who had a high sensitive cardiac troponin (Hs-CTn) assay performed. We excluded patients who were admitted with a primary diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Results: A total of 264 patients had a Hs-cTn measured during this …

Empathy In The Digital Administrative State, Sofia Ranchordás

Duke Law Journal

Humans make mistakes. Humans make mistakes especially while filling out tax returns, benefit applications, and other government forms, which are often tainted with complex language, requirements, and short deadlines. However, the unique human feature of forgiving these mistakes is disappearing with the digitalization of government services and the automation of government decision-making. While the role of empathy has long been controversial in law, empathic measures have helped public authorities balance administrative values with citizens’ needs and deliver fair and legitimate decisions. The empathy of public servants has been particularly important for vulnerable citizens (for example, disabled individuals, seniors, and underrepresented …

Explicit Instruction In Legal Education: Boon Or Spoon?, Beth A. Brennan

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.

Impact Of A Preparatory Year Programme On The Students Of Health Professions Education Colleges, Ahmed Aldarmahi, Mohammed Al-Rabia, Fatimah Alserhani, Hanan Alzahrani, Norah Alrabia, Abdulaziz Alrubayyi, Hani Atwa

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The preparatory year programme (PYP) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is a one-year programme for students preparing for a full multi-year degree curriculum at a university. It offers a bridge between high-school and university-level studies of the students. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the King Abdulaziz University PYP on students of the health professions education colleges from the viewpoints of the students and the faculty. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between May 2019 and January 2020 at King Abdulaziz University, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was based on data collected from both students …

Deep Learning Model With Adaptive Regularization For Eeg-Based Emotion Recognition Using Temporal And Frequency Features, Alireza Samavat, Ebrahim Khalili, Bentolhoda Ayati, Marzieh Ayati

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Since EEG signal acquisition is non-invasive and portable, it is convenient to be used for different applications. Recognizing emotions based on Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is an important active BCI paradigm for recognizing the inner state of persons. There are extensive studies about emotion recognition, most of which heavily rely on staged complex handcrafted EEG feature extraction and classifier design. In this paper, we propose a hybrid multi-input deep model with convolution neural networks (CNNs) and bidirectional Long Short-term Memory (Bi-LSTM). CNNs extract time-invariant features from raw EEG data, and Bi-LSTM allows long-range lateral interactions between features. First, we propose a …

Novel Stimuli-Responsive Pectin-Pvp-Functionalized Clay Based Smart Hydrogels For Drug Delivery And Controlled Release Application, Shabnam Rehmat, Nayab Batool Rizvi, Saba Urooge Khan, Abdul Ghaffar, Atif Islam, Rafi Ullah Khan, Azra Mehmood, Hira Butt, Muhammad Rizwan

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems are urgently required for injectable site-specific delivery and release of drugs in a controlled manner. For this purpose, we developed novel pH-sensitive, biodegradable, and antimicrobial hydrogels from bio-macromolecule pectin, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), 3-aminopropyl (diethoxy)methyl silane (3-APDEMS), and sepiolite clay via blending and solution casting technique. The purified sepiolite (40 um) was functionalized with 3-APDEMS crosslinker (ex-situ modification) followed by hydrogels fabrication. FTIR and SEM confirmed crosslinked structural integrity and rod-like morphology of hydrogels respectively. The swelling properties of hydrogels could be controlled by varying the concentration of modified clay in pectin/PVP blends. Moreover, the decrease in pH …

Making Sex Matter: Common Restrooms As “Intimate” Spaces?, David B. Cruz

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

Re-Linkage To Hiv Care Among Persons Living With Hiv (Plwh) With A Gap In Care Of Six Months Or More, Jamie Lynn Mignano

Dissertations

Despite widespread attention to the HIV care continuum over the past several years, little attention has focused on the 45% of PLWH that are not retained in care who are responsible for more than 60% of new HIV infections. The gaps in the HIV care continuum are further compounded by the disproportionate burden of HIV among individuals affected by social and economic disparities. The purpose of the study was to identify potential community level and individual level characteristics of re-linkage to HIV care among out of care people living with HIV (PLWH). Andersen's Behavioral Model (ABM), a health services research …

Sirt1 Selectively Exerts The Metabolic Protective Effects Of Hepatocyte Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase, Cassandra B Higgins, Allyson L Mayer, Yiming Zhang, Michael Franczyk, Samuel Ballentine, Jun Yoshino, Brian J Debosch

Open Access Publications

Calorie restriction abates aging and cardiometabolic disease by activating metabolic signaling pathways, including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD

The Development And Validation Of A Universal Enjoyment Measure: The Enjoy Scale, Christina M. Frederick, Joseph R. Keebler, Tianxin Zhang, Barbara Chaparro, Shayn S. Davidson, James Szalma

Publications

For decades, the concept of enjoyment has been used to measure the psychological benefits of activities and has been shown to determine future behavior toward activities and objects of interest. However, there has been little consensus on the definition and dimensionality of enjoyment. This study introduced a new measure of enjoyment with scale development and validation reported. CFA and EFA findings from 1466 participants across 739 different activities were reported. The instrument developed measured enjoyment across activities, with demonstrated content validity, internal consistency, discriminant and convergent validity. The final 25-item version of the ENJOY scale is composed of 5 factors: …

Automating Fda Regulation, Mason Marks

Duke Law Journal

In the twentieth century, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) rose to prominence as a respected scientific agency. By the middle of the century, it transformed the U.S. medical marketplace from an unregulated haven for dangerous products and false claims to a respected exemplar of public health. More recently, the FDA’s objectivity has increasingly been questioned. Critics argue the agency has become overly political and too accommodating to industry while lowering its standards for safety and efficacy. The FDA’s accelerated pathways for product testing and approval are partly to blame. They require lower-quality evidence, such as surrogate endpoints, and shift …

Algorithm V. Algorithm, Cary Coglianese, Alicia Lai

Duke Law Journal

Critics raise alarm bells about governmental use of digital algorithms, charging that they are too complex, inscrutable, and prone to bias. A realistic assessment of digital algorithms, though, must acknowledge that government is already driven by algorithms of arguably greater complexity and potential for abuse: the algorithms implicit in human decision-making. The human brain operates algorithmically through complex neural networks. And when humans make collective decisions, they operate via algorithms too—those reflected in legislative, judicial, and administrative processes. Yet these human algorithms undeniably fail and are far from transparent. On an individual level, human decision-making suffers from memory limitations, fatigue, …

Unpacking Efl Teachers’ Tpack Thru The Distance Education, Sofia Imania, Mirjam Anugerahwati, Sintha Tresnadewi

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The growth of distance education provides an accessibility of teaching-and-learning-process involving the use of ICT. Hence, teachers’ competencies regarding the integration of ICT also one of the key success of teaching. Through TPACK, this study aims at investigating EFL teachers’ skills on technology integration and their preferable ICT based learning system amidst distance education. Moreover, this study also intends to analyze whether EFL teachers’ TPACK are significantly different in terms of teaching categories and gender. This survey study implicated 139 in-service EFL teacher in the city of Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The data were collected through questionnaire and analyzed by …

Expression Levels And Genetic Polymorphism Of Scavenger Receptor Class B Type 1 As A Biomarker Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Mohd Wamique, D. Himanshu, Wahid Ali

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether the expression level and genetic polymorphism scavenger receptor class B type 1 (SCARB1) rs5888 may be used as biological markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: This case-control study was conducted at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India, from September 2018 to December 2019. Blood samples were collected from each individual with T2DM and each healthy individual. Total proteins were determined using western blot analysis. Additionally, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was achieved to detect the incidence of genetic polymorphisms. Results: A total of 600 individuals, including 300 individuals with T2DM and …

Analisis Miskonsepsi Siswa Ma Menggunakan Metodethink Aloud Protocol (Tap), Erwinestri Hanidar Nur Afifi, Markus Diantoro, Wartono Wartono

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to find out the misconceptions experienced by students during the learning process using think aloud protocol (TAP) and physics multiple choice tests (TPGF) on hydrostatic pressure materials. This research design uses mixed method design with embedded experimental design. Quantitative data is obtained through N-gain calculations that show a high category with a score of 0.7. This indicates that there is a significant change in the mastery of the student's hydrostatic pressure concept after learning activities. Qualitative data analysis based on the results of the think aloud protocol also shows how students experience misconceptions by pouring their thoughts …

Current Surgical Indications For Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Nathaniel Deboever, Kyle G Mitchell, Hope A Feldman, Tina Cascone, Boris Sepesi

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

With recent strides made within the field of thoracic oncology, the management of NSCLC is evolving rapidly. Careful patient selection and timing of multi-modality therapy to permit the optimization of therapeutic benefit must be pursued. While chemotherapy and radiotherapy continue to have a role in the management of lung cancer, surgical therapy remains an essential component of lung cancer treatment in early, locally and regionally advanced, as well as in selected, cases of metastatic disease. Recent and most impactful advances in the treatment of lung cancer relate to the advent of immunotherapy and targeted therapy, molecular profiling, and predictive biomarker …

The Constellation Of Lacan’S Subject Register In Damar Shashangka’S Translation Of Serat Gatholoco, Yostiani Noor Asmi Harini, Hegar Krisna Cambara

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Gatholoco is a figure in Serat Gatholoco, a literary work suspected to be written in the early 19th century. The Gatholoco character is said to have a constellation of desires that presents subversive symptoms, positioning Serat Gatholoco as a controversial text at that time. The aim of this study is to describe the constellation of desires in Serat Gatholoco translation from Damar Shashangka, using the economics perspective of the Lacanian subject. This study used the qualitative interpretive method. The result shows Gatholoco as a sublimation of ideas that become the image-subject in the symbolic register, which is a manifestation of …

Effect Of A Tailored Technology-Enhanced Home-Based Exercise Program On Dna Methylation Change Among Cancer Survivors With Multiple Chronic Conditions, Jongmin Park, Nada Lukkahatai

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

This study aims to (1) examine the pre-and-post tailored home-based exercise (iHBE) program epigenetic changes (2) examine the associations of changes in DNA methylation age with symptoms (pain, fatigue, cognitive function) and resilience at completion (12-week) compared to baseline data collected from cancer survivors living with multiple chronic conditions.

Group Psychotherapy For Pain: A Meta-Analysis, Cameron Todd Alldredge

Theses and Dissertations

Chronic pain is common and frequently interferes with people’s regular functioning and reduces quality of life. Though pharmacological approaches are used most frequently to treat pain-related issues, the side effects of these medications often lead to other problems. Group therapy has been used and studied for decades in treating pain though it’s general efficacy for addressing pain is not clear. Objectives: to determine group therapy’s efficacy for patients with pain-related issues and whether the effects are moderated by study, patient, leader, or group characteristics. Method: potential articles were selected from searches completed in major databases based on a set of …

Genetic Overlap Analysis Of Endometriosis And Asthma Identifies Shared Loci Implicating Sex Hormones And Thyroid Signalling Pathways, Emmanuel O. Adewuyi, D. Mehta, D. R. Nyholt, International Endogene Consortium (Iec), 23andme Research Team

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Study question: Is there a shared genetic or causal association of endometriosis with asthma or what biological mechanisms may underlie their potential relationships?

Summary answer: Our results confirm a significant but non-causal association of endometriosis with asthma implicating shared genetic susceptibility and biological pathways in the mechanisms of the disorders, and potentially, their co-occurrence.

What is known already: Some observational studies have reported a pattern of co-occurring relationship between endometriosis and asthma; however, there is conflicting evidence and the aetiology, as well as the underlying mechanisms of the relationship, remain unclear.

Study design, size, duration: We applied multiple statistical genetic …

History, Huntington’S Disease, And The Survival Of The Human Race, Kenneth P. Serbin Phd

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

University Philharmonic Orchestra And University Band

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Performances by KSU University Band & KSU Philharmonic Orchestra

Blood Biomarkers For Cognitive Decline And Clinical Progression In A Mexican American Cohort, Mitzi M. Gonzales, Chen-Pin Wang, Meghan I. Short, Danielle M. Parent, Tiffany Kautz, Daniel Maccarthy, Claudia L. Satizabal, David Andrés González, Donald R. Royal, Gladys E. Maestre

School of Medicine Publications

Introduction: The clinical translation of biofluid markers for dementia requires validation in diverse cohorts. The study goal was to evaluate if blood biomarkers reflecting diverse pathophysiological processes predict disease progression in Mexican American adults.

Methods: Mexican American adults (n = 745), 50 years of age and older, completed annual assessments over a mean of 4 years. Serum collected at baseline was assayed for total tau, neurofilament light (NFL), ubiquitin carboxyl‐terminal hydrolase LI, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14), and chitinase‐3‐like protein 1 (YKL‐40).

Results: Higher GFAP and NFL were associated with global …