185 research outputs found
Analisa Terhadap Pemahaman Akhlaq Terhadap Diri Sendiri, Serta Bagaimana Implementasinya Dalam Realitas Kehidupan
Dewasa ini akhlaq masyarakat dan bangsa ini semakin hancur dan hilang. Hal ini terbuktidengan adanya perilaku-perilaku maksiat yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Indonesiaterutama kaum muda. Perilaku maksiat yang sekarang semakin merajalela di kehidupanmasyarakat, sehingga sudah dianggap biasa dan wajar dalam kehidupan keseharian.Perilaku maksiat tersebut juga diawali dengan semakin banyaknya wanita yang banggamempertontonkan auratnya seakan dirinya adalah miliknya semata. Hal ini tidak terlepasdari kesalahan manusia terutama umat Islam dalam memahami agama mereka yang dijadikanpedoman hidup dalam mengarungi kehidupanya di dunia ini. Salah satu kunci utama dalammembenahi akhlaq masyarakat dan bangsa ini adalah dengan menitik beratkan padalingkungan keluarga. Perlu penyadaran terhadap setiap individu dan keluarga, bahwasanyamemahami dan berperilaku sesuai akhlaq Islam sangat penting. Pada proses penanaman nilaiakhlaq ini yang pertama kali harus ditanamkan adalah nilai-nilai akhlak terhadap dirisendiri, karena semua hal akan dimulai dari diri kita sendiri, setelah diri kita benar-benarberperilaku sesuai dengan akhlaq Islam, maka secara otomatis dapat menjalar dalam aspek-aspekkehidupan yang lain
Hubungan antara Manajemen Waktu dengan Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa Program Studi Diii Komputerisasi Akuntansi Amik Raharja Informatika
Manajemen waktu adalah suatu teknik pengembangan kepribadian yang mengajarkan mahasiswa cara yang efektif untuk menggunakan waktu dan memformatnya untuk kebutuhan. Dalam manajemen waktu, mahasiswa dilatih untuk mengelola waktu secara efisien denganmembuat perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pengarahan dan pengawasan waktu agar tercapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan, yang dimulai dari penyusunan jadwal kegiatan, skala prioritas, perkiraan waktu untuk suatu kegiatan, sampai evaluasi terhadap penerapan jadwal kegiatanyang telah dibuat, sehingga setiap waktu yang dimiliki dapat dimanfaatkan secara produktif. Tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara manajemen waktu dengan prestasi belajar mahasiswa Program Studi D3 Komputerisasi Akuntansi AMIK Raharja Informatika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik yang menggunakan metode survai dengan pendekatancross sectional. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dengan instrumen penelitian berupa angket dan data sekunder tentang prestasi belajar mahasiswayang dilihat dari nilai indeks prestasi mahasiswa. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa dari 37 responden yang diteliti 51,4% responden mempunyai manajemen waktu yang baik dan prestasi belajar terbanyak antara 3,26-3,50 (70,2%), dan terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara manajemen waktu dengan prestasi belajar mahasiswa
Intensified chemotherapy and simultaneous treatment with heparin in outpatients with pancreatic cancer - the CONKO 004 pilot trial
BACKGROUND: Advanced pancreatic cancer (APC), beside its high mortality, causes the highest rates of venous thromboembolic events (VTE). Enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), is effective in prevention and treatment of VTE. Some small studies indicated that this benefit might extend to patients with cancer and probably prolong survival due to independent mechanisms. We initiated this safety investigation to get feasibility information on intensified chemotherapy combined with LMWH in outpatients with APC treated in 1st line. METHODS: The trial was a prospective, open-label, single center investigation in outpatients with inoperable pancreatic cancer who were treated with intensified first-line chemotherapy along with concomitant application of subcutaneous LMWH. The combined chemotherapy consisted of gemcitabine 1 g/m2 (30 min), 5-FU 750 mg/m2 (24 h), folinic acid 200 mg/m2 (30 min), and Cisplatin 30 mg/m2 (90 min) on day 1 and 8; q3w for the first 12 weeks (GFFC) followed by gemcitabine alone in patients without cancer progression. The simultaneous application of prophylactic enoxaparin started on day 1 of chemotherapy with a fixed dose of 40 mg daily. Statistical analyses were performed using R 3.01 with software package CMPRSK and SPSS software v19.0. RESULTS: The investigation was stopped after recruitment of 19 patients. At this time 15 patients had completed the required 12 weeks of treatment. Based on 71 cycles of GFFC + enoxaparin (median 4/pt [range: 2-4]) and 108 cycles of single-agent gemcitabine + enoxaparin (median 4/pt [range: 0-18]) the cumulative frequency of NCI-CTC toxicities grade 3/4 was below 10%. One case (5%) of a symptomatic non-lethal thromboembolic event was observed while receiving LMWH treatment. No severe bleeding event as defined in the protocol has been observed. The median overall survival was 10.05 [95%CI: 8.67-18.14] months. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of enoxaparin to GFFC chemotherapy is feasible, safe and does not appear to affect the efficacy or the toxicity profile of the chemotherapy regimen in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Based on these findings we have initiated the randomized CONKO-004 trial to examine whether enoxaparin reduces the incidence of thromboembolic events or increases overall outcome. Trial registration: Clinical Trials NCT01945879
postulating a common tumor entity
The set definition of distal cholangiocarcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the
pancreatic head is challenged by their close anatomical relation, similar
growth pattern, and corresponding therapeutic outcome. They show a mutual
development during embryologic organ formation and share phenotypic
characteristics. This review will highlight the similarities with regard to
the common origin of their primary organs, histopathological similarities, and
modern clinical management. Thus, we propose to subsume those entities under a
common superfamily
Blood group determinates incidence for pancreatic cancer in Germany
Background: Genetic risk factors for sporadic pancreatic cancer are largely unknown but actually under high exposure. Findings of correlations between the AB0 blood group system (Chromosome 9q34,1-q34,2) and the risk of pancreatic cancer (PC) in patients from Asia, America and south Europe have already been published. So far it is unclear, whether this correlation between blood group an PC incidence can be found in German patients as well. Methods: One hundred and sixty-six patients who underwent a resection of PC were evaluated in a period between 2000 and 2010. Blood group reference distribution for the German population is given as: 0: 41%; A: 43%; B: 11%; AB: 5%; Rhesus positive: 85%; Rhesus negative: 15%. Analyses were done using the non-parametric Chi(2)-test (p-value two sided; SPSS 19.0). Results: Median age was 62 (34-82) years. Gender: female 73/44%; male: 93/56%. Observed blood group proportions: 0: 43 (25.9%)/A: 94 (56.6%)/B: 16 (9.6%)/AB: 13 (7.8%)/Rhesus positive: 131 (78.9%)/negative: 35 (21.1%). We detected a significant difference to the German reference distribution of the AB0 system (Chi(2) 19.34, df 3, p < 0.001). Rhesus factor has no impact on AB0-distribution (Chi(2) 4.13, df 3, p = 0.25), but differs significantly from reference distribution-probably due to initial AB0-variation (Chi(2) 4.82, df 1, p = 0.028). The odds ratio for blood group A is 2.01 and for blood group 0 is 0.5. Conclusions: The incidence of PC in the German cohort is highly associated with the AB0-system as well. More patients with blood group A suffer from PC (p < 0.001) whereas blood group 0 was less frequent in patients with PC (p < 0.001). Thus, our findings support the results from other non-German surveys. The causal trigger points of this carcinogenesis correlation are still not known
Surgical strategies for treatment of malignant pancreatic tumors: extended, standard or local surgery?
Tumor related pancreatic surgery has progressed significantly during recent years. Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with lymphadenectomy, including vascular resection, still presents the optimal surgical procedure for carcinomas in the head of pancreas. For patients with small or low-grade malignant neoplasms, as well as small pancreatic metastases located in the mid-portion of pancreas, central pancreatectomy (CP) is emerging as a safe and effective option with a low risk of developing de-novo exocrine and/or endocrine insufficiency. Total pancreatectomy (TP) is not as risky as it was years ago and can nowadays safely be performed, but its indication is limited to locally extended tumors that cannot be removed by PD or distal pancreatectomy (DP) with tumor free surgical margins. Consequently, TP has not been adopted as a routine procedure by most surgeons. On the other hand, an aggressive attitude is required in case of advanced distal pancreatic tumors, provided that safe and experienced surgery is available. Due to the development of modern instruments, laparoscopic operations became more and more successful, even in malignant pancreatic diseases. This review summarizes the recent literature on the abovementioned topics
High expression of RelA/p65 is associated with activation of nuclear factor-κB-dependent signaling in pancreatic cancer and marks a patient population with poor prognosis
Activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling was observed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell lines and tumours. However, information on the expression of RelA/p65, the major transcription activating NF-κB subunit, in these carcinomas and possible correlations thereof with NF-κB activation and patient survival is not available. To provide this missing translational link, we analysed expression of RelA/p65 in 82 pancreatic adenocarcinomas by immunohistochemistry. Moreover, we measured activation of the NF-κB pathway in 11 tumours by quantitative PCR for NF-κB target genes. We observed strong cytoplasmic or nuclear expression of RelA/p65 in 42 and 37 carcinomas, respectively. High cytoplasmic and nuclear expression of RelA/p65 had negative prognostic impact with 2-year survival rates for patients without cytoplasmic or nuclear RelA/p65 positivity of 41 and 40% and rates for patients with strong cytoplasmic or nuclear RelA/p65 expression of 22 and 20%, respectively. High RelA/p65 expression was correlated to increased expression of NF-κB target genes. The observation that high expression of RelA/p65 is correlated to an activation of the NF-κB pathway and indicates poor patient survival identifies a patient subgroup that might particularly benefit from NF-κB-inhibiting agents in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Based on our findings, this subgroup could be identified by applying simple immunohistochemical techniques
Cardiovascular responses to cognitive stress in patients with migraine and tension-type headache
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the temporal relationship between autonomic changes and pain activation in migraine and tension-type headache induced by stress in a model relevant for everyday office-work.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We measured pain, blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and skin blood flow (BF) during and after controlled low-grade cognitive stress in 22 migraineurs during headache-free periods, 18 patients with tension-type headache (TTH) and 44 healthy controls. The stress lasted for one hour and was followed by 30 minutes of relaxation.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Cardiovascular responses to cognitive stress in migraine did not differ from those in control subjects. In TTH patients HR was maintained during stress, whereas it decreased for migraineurs and controls. A trend towards a delayed systolic BP response during stress was also observed in TTH. Finger BF recovery was delayed after stress and stress-induced pain was associated with less vasoconstriction in TTH during recovery.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>It is hypothesized that TTH patients have different stress adaptive mechanisms than controls and migraineurs, involving delayed cardiovascular adaptation and reduced pain control system inhibition.</p
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