Gender Inequalities and Language Expression in Education

The aim of this research is to investigate whether the difficulties found by men and women in using a language are just caused by their sexual differences. It has been shown that the factor of language expression is more important and determines how men and women should speak. There are a number of factors that influence the differences in language expression, i.e. domination or power, the different ways of treating men and women, and socialization. Because of these factors, we find some expressions in the English language that represent gender inequalities, e.g. asymmetric marked and unmarked terms, and semantic derogation.     Keywords: education, gender, language expressio

Environmental pollution: a case study of waste water parameters from Ibrahim Adamu Lake, Jigawa, Nigeria

The effects of environmental pollution in relation to waste water parameters from Ibrahim Adamu Lake were examined for a period of 12 Months from October, 2003 - September, 2004. The physico-chemical parameters of pH, Temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Alkalinity, Nitrate, and Phosphate were examined using standard methods (APHA, 1992). It was found that all the evaluated parameters were below the Federal Environmental Planning and Protection Agency (FEPA, 1990) and World Health Organization (WHO,1999) standards

The Effectiveness of Deep Breathing Against Blood Pressure Reduction

Elderly is a process of disappearing in the ability of tissues to repair themselves or replace themselves and maintain their normal structure and function. The aims of this study was to find out the effectiveness of deep breathing against decreased blood pressure in the elderly who have hypertension. The study used one group pre-post test design. The sample used as many as 13 people. The study used Purposive Sampling techniques and the tool used to obtain the data. The study used a paired sample t-test with a significance value of α=0.05. The results of this study showed that there was an effect of deep breathing on the decrease in blood pressure in the elderly who had hypertension on day 1 pre and day 3 post with a value of p= 0.000<α = 0.05. There was effect of giving deep breathing to decrease blood pressure in elderly people who have hypertension on the 4th day of pre and day 6 post with a value of p= 0.000<α = 0.05. And there was an effect of giving deep breathing to the decrease in blood pressure in the elderly who have hypertension on day 7 pre and day 9 post with a value of p=0.000<α = 0.05. It was concluded that there was an effect of deep breathing on the decrease in blood pressure in the elderly who experience hypertension on days 1, 4, 7 pre and day 3, 6, 9 postKeywords:  Deep Breathing, Blood pressure, Hipertenson, Elderl

Studi Pendahuluan Keterampilan Pemecahan Masalah dan Metakognisi Siswa SMA Berbasis UAPAC+SE

Metacognition skills such as procedural knowledge, declarative knowledge, conditional knowledge, planning, monitoring, and evaluating are needed to understand problem-solving skills such as controlling and self-evaluation, planning and application, plan analysis, and understanding the problem. This study aims to describe problem-solving skills and student cognition in solving problems in physics subjects of XI IPA students in SMA Negeri 8 Samarinda. The population of the study sample amounted to 116 students grouped based on the results of physics achievement tests as many as 40 questions, divided into three groups, namely: groups of 32 students (28%), middle groups 61 students (53%), and groups under 23 students (20%). The research method used is a descriptive approach to the form of research in the form of case studies. Indicators of problem-solving skills, consisting of understanding the problem, analysis of the problem, planning, application of the plan, controlling & self-evaluation (UAPAC + SE). While metacognition uses the indicator of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI). Based on data analysis, it can be concluded that the average problem-solving skills of upper group students (68%) are the high category, middle group students (34%), and lower group students (33%) are low categories. While the average metacognition skills are upper group students (66%) in the high category, middle group students (36%), and lower group students (33%) in the low category

Pengaruh Medium Kultur Bebas Serum Terhadap Perkembangan Preimplantasi Embrio Mencit in Vitro

The use of serum in a culture medium is a common practice in the study of mouse embryo development in vitro. However, the role of unknown factors in serum influencing the embryo development has been difficult to determine. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of amino acid in serum free medium on in vitro development of mouse embryo. This study was conducted in the following ways: (1) medium M16 supplemented with 0.3% BSA, (2) medium M16 supplemented with 2% v/v MEM, and (3) medium M16 supplemented with 2% v/v MEM and 0.1 mmol of glutamine. The embryos were collected in 3 stage of development: zygote (day-1), morula (day-3) and compacted morola (day-4). The results indicated that supplementation of amino acid into M16 culture medium could replace the role of BSA aims at supporting the developmental potency of mouse embryos in vitro

ANALISIS DAYA SAING KOMODITAS SINGKONG KABUPATEN JEMBER DI JAWA TIMUR

ANALISIS DAYA SAING KOMODITAS SINGKONG KABUPATEN JEMBER DI JAWATIMU

Characterization of pathogenic mutations in 21-hydroxylase gene of Pakistani patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and their family members--a preliminary report

Objective: To characterize specific mutations within the 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21-B) using ARMS-PCR assay in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and to compare it with that reported in other populations. Subjects and Methods: Five families, having an index case with CAH diagnosed on the basis of clinical and biochemical findings volunteered to give blood samples for analysis. A strategy, based on ARMS-PCR (Amplified Refractory Mutation System) was employed for the detection of mutations in 21-hydroxylase gene. The products of ARMS-PCR were resolved on agarose gels and the PCR products were visualized over ultra violet illumination. Results: Twenty-six specimens were analyzed for common point mutations in the 21-hydroxlase genes at the nucleotide positions 659, 1004 and 1688. Seven samples belonged to index cases with CAH. Of these 7, the assigned sex was male in 5 and female in 2 cases. However, genotypic sex was 3 males and 4 females. The mean age was 8 months in 5 cases while the median 17-OH Progesterone levels was 273.2 ng/ml. Vomiting, precocious puberty and ambiguous genitalia were the presenting features in 2, 1 and 4 cases respectively. Analysis for mutation at 659, 100 and 1688 was performed on 7 index cases and the family members of 5 index cases. The mutation analysis for the family members of index case 6 and 7 was not performed due to non-availability of their blood specimens. Index case No. 1, 4 and 7 showed homozygosity for splice mutations at nucleotide position 659, intron 2 with a sequence change of A to G, while the index case No. 2 and 6 showed heterozygosity for the same mutation. No mutation was found at 659, 1004 or 1688 in index case No. 3 and 4 at the analyzed nucleotide position. Nineteen family members of Case Nos. 1-5 were also analyzed for the same mutations. (Family No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 included 3, 2, 7, 4 and 5 members respectively). These included 8 males and 11 females. All were asymptomatic. Both the parents of index case 1 and 4 were heterozygous at 659 while the father of index case No. 2 was heterozygous at 659 and mother was normal. Conculsion: Our results demonstrated the A to G transition at nucleotide 659 causing aberrant splicing, reported for some other populations as the most commonly identified point mutations. All cases were appropriately assigned to paternal or maternal chromosomes

Associations between personality traits and body weight status with energy intake of adolescents in Hulu Langat district, Malaysia

Introduction: Personality traits are divided into five basic dimensions: extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness. These influence our attitudes and behaviours. Studies show that differences in personality traits may influence the dietary intake. Methods: A cross-sectional study aimed at determining the association between personality traits and body weight status with energy intake was conducted among adolescents in Hulu Langat district of Selangor. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured and respondents completed a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Personality traits were assessed using the Malay version of USM Personality (USMaP-i). A single 24-h dietary recall was used to assess dietary intake. Results: A total of 430 adolescents aged 13-16 years (46% male and 54% female) was recruited. Female respondents tended to be more neurotic and agreeable compared to male respondents. A majority of the respondents (67%) were in the normal weight category, 26.7% were overweight and obese, while 19.0% had a high risk of developing abdominal obesity with a mean waist circumference of 72.65 ± 10.93cm. Males significantly had a higher intake of energy (1425±583 kcal), compared to females (1232±462 kcal). Conscientiousness trait (r=-0.158, p<0.01), BMI-for-age (r=-0.147, p<0.01) and waist circumference (r=-0.108, p<0.05) were inversely related to the energy intake of the respondents. Conclusion: Leaner adolescents and individuals with low conscientiousness were significantly consuming more energy than their counterparts. Understanding the personality traits that may regulate caloric intake is essential in order to develop effective interventions towards modifying obesity inducing eating patterns