The Effect of Combined Problem Based Learning and Scaffolding Models on Students’ Critical Thinking Ability

This study aims to determine the effect of Combined problem-based learning and scaffolding models on students’ critical thinking ability at SMP Negeri 21 Palu. This type of research is a quasi experiment. The research was conducted in two class groups: class VII and class VIII B as the experimental class. The data collection technique uses purposive sampling. The main instrument used was the 7th-grade of critical thinking essay test which consisted of 8 questions. Data were analyzed by a non-parametric test. It is the Wilcoxon test signed ranks test. Obtained the results that Asymp.Sig (2-tailed) is 0,000 on the critical thinking ability test, H1 is accepted, this means that there is a significant effect of the combined problem-based learning and scaffolding models on the critical thinking ability of students at SMP Negeri 21 Palu in the 2019 / 2020 school year

Агрессивная форма ювенильной макромастии

ПОДРОСТКИМОЛОЧНЫЕ ЖЕЛЕЗЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА /АНОМАЛБОЛЕЗНИ РЕДКИЕМАКРОМАСТИЯГИПЕРТРОФИЯМОЛОЧНОЙ ЖЕЛЕЗЫ ПЛАСТИКАХИРУРГИЧЕСКИЕ ОПЕРАЦИИ ВОССТАНОВИТЕЛЬНЫЕМОЛОЧНОЙ ЖЕЛЕЗЫ БОЛЕЗНИ /ТЕР /ХИ

Multinational prospective cohort study of rates and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia over 24 years in 42 countries of Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Objective: Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are several times above those of high-income countries. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors (RFs) for VAP cases in ICUs of LMICs. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: This study was conducted across 743 ICUs of 282 hospitals in 144 cities in 42 Asian, African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries. Participants: The study included patients admitted to ICUs across 24 years. Results: In total, 289,643 patients were followed during 1,951,405 patient days and acquired 8,236 VAPs. We analyzed 10 independent variables. Multiple logistic regression identified the following independent VAP RFs: male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-1.28; P <.0001); longer length of stay (LOS), which increased the risk 7% per day (aOR, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.07-1.08; P <.0001); mechanical ventilation (MV) utilization ratio (aOR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.23-1.31; P <.0001); continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which was associated with the highest risk (aOR, 13.38; 95% CI, 11.57-15.48; P <.0001)Revisión por pare

Inter- and intra-varietal variation in aerobic methane emissions from environmentally-stressed pea plants

Environmental stress factors can influence methane (CH4) emissions from plants. There are few studies on the interactive effects of stress factors on plant aerobic CH4, but none on the comparative evaluation of CH4 emissions between/among plant varieties. We examined the effects of temperature, UVB radiation and watering regime on CH4 from 10 pea varieties first, and then selected two varieties with highest (237J Sundance; var. 1) and lowest (422 Ho Lan Dow; var. 2) emissions for further studies. Plants were grown in controlled-environment growth chambers under two temperatures (22/18oC and 28/24oC, 16 h light/8 h dark), two UVB levels (0 and 5 kJ mâ 2 dâ 1) and two watering regimes (well-watered and water-stressed) for 14 days, after one week of growth under 22/18oC. Higher temperatures and water stress increased CH4 emissions, and increased emission was associated with stress. Pea varieties varied in growth and CH4 emissions; var. 1 was more stressed and had higher emission than var. 2. In the stressed variety, the water-stressed plants grown under higher temperatures at UVB5 had highest CH4 emission, whereas the well-watered plants grown under lower temperatures at UVB5 had lowest emission. We conclude that climatic stress conditions increase CH4 emissions, which vary with plant varieties.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author

Sejarah proses integrasi Irian Jaya

Buku ini memuat uraian tentang proses masuknya Irian Jaya (dahulu Irian Barat) ke dalam wilayah Negara Kesatuan republik Indonesia yang kemudian menjadi provinsi ke-26xvii, 66 hlm.; 21 c

Sejarah proses integrasi Irian Jaya

Buku ini memuat uraian tentang proses masuknya Irian Jaya (dahulu Irian Barat) ke dalam wilayah Negara Kesatuan republik Indonesia yang kemudian menjadi provinsi ke-26xvii, 66 hlm.; 21 c

Stress-Inducible Overexpression of <i>SlDDF2</i> Gene Improves Tolerance against Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Tomato Plant

Dehydration-responsive element-binding protein 1 (DREB1)/C-repeat binding factor (CBF) family plays a key role in plant tolerance against different abiotic stresses. In this study, an orthologous gene of the DWARF AND DELAYED FLOWERING (DDF) members in Arabidopsis, SlDDF2, was identified in tomato plants. The SlDDF2 gene expression was analyzed, and a clear induction in response to ABA treatment, cold, salinity, and drought stresses was observed. Furthermore, two transgenic lines (SlDDF2-IOE#6 and SlDDF2-IOE#9) with stress-inducible overexpression of SlDDF2 under Rd29a promoter were generated. Under stress conditions, the gene expression of SlDDF2 was significantly higher in both transgenic lines. The growth performance, as well as physiological parameters, were evaluated in wild-type and transgenic plants. The transgenic lines showed growth retardation phenotypes and had higher chlorophyll content under stress conditions in plants. However, the relative decrease in growth performance (plant height, leaf number, and leaf area) in stressed transgenic lines was lower than that in stressed wild-type plants, compared with nonstressed conditions. The reduction in the relative water content and water loss rate was also lower in the transgenic lines. Compared with wild-type plants, transgenic lines showed enhanced tolerance to different abiotic stresses including water deficit, salinity, and cold. In conclusion, stress-inducible expression of SlDDF2 can be a useful tool to improve tolerance against multiple abiotic stresses in tomato plants

Teaching and Learning Computer Science at Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia : Insights from a staff development course

In this special session we meet a set of projects in computer science and engineering education at a university in Saudi Arabia. They are the product of a pedagogical development course ran in collaboration with a Swedish university during the academic year 2013/2014. The projects reflect the local situation, with its possibilities and challenges, and suggest steps to take, in the local environment, to enhance education. As such it is a unique document that brings insights from computer science and engineering education into the international literature

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During the 6-year study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for device-associated health care–associated infection (DA-HAI), we collected prospective data from 605,310 patients hospitalized in the INICC's ICUs for an aggregate of 3,338,396 days. Although device utilization in the INICC's ICUs was similar to that reported from ICUs in the U.S. in the CDC's NHSN, rates of device-associated nosocomial infection were higher in the ICUs of the INICC hospitals: the pooled rate of central line–associated bloodstream infection in the INICC's ICUs, 4.9 per 1,000 central line days, is nearly 5-fold higher than the 0.9 per 1,000 central line days reported from comparable U.S. ICUs. The overall rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was also higher (16.8 vs 1.1 per 1,000 ventilator days) as was the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (5.5 vs 1.3 per 1,000 catheter days). Frequencies of resistance of Pseudomonas isolates to amikacin (42.8% vs 10%) and imipenem (42.4% vs 26.1%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates to ceftazidime (71.2% vs 28.8%) and imipenem (19.6% vs 12.8%) were also higher in the INICC's ICUs compared with the ICUs of the CDC's NHSN