942 research outputs found
The effectiveness of English cartoon movie towards vocabulary score
This study is aimed to measure the effectiveness of English cartoon movie toward vocabulary score at the seventh graders of MTs Muslimat Nu Palangka Raya. The study included in quantitative Approach with Quasi Experimental design, especially non-randomized control group, pre-test and post-test. It was designed the Lesson Plan, conducted the treatment and observed the students’ score by pre-test and post-test. The population of study was the seventh graders of MTs Muslimat Nu Palangka Raya which consisted of 3 classes that each class of 39 students. The writer chose VII-A as control class and VII-B experiment class which both as sample. The sample was determined using cluster random sampling technique. The writer applied T-test calculation to test the hypothesis to analyze the data. The result of testing normality found asymptotic significance (0.121) that was higher than significance level (α=0.05). It could be concluded the data distribution was normal. The result of homogeneity showed that the significance observed (0.80) was higher than (α=0.05). It could be concluded that the data was homogeneous. The result of T-test using manual calculation found tobserved (3.5408684) and ttable at signifance level of 5% (1.99). It meant tobserved>ttable. The result of T-test using SPSS 18.0 calculation found tobserved (3.201) was higher than ttable at significance level of 5% (1.99). It was interpreted that the alternative hypotheses (Ha) stating there is significant effect of English cartoon movie toward vocabulary score at the seventh graders of MTs Muslimat Nu Palangka Raya was accepted and null hypotheses (Ho) stating there is no significant effect of English cartoon movie toward vocabulary score at the seventh graders of MTs Muslimat Nu Palangka Raya was rejected, It is proved the value tobserved was higher than ttable, either at significance level 5% or 1% (1.992.64). It meant that teaching vocabulary using English cartoon movie gave significant effect on vocabulary score at the seventh graders of MTs Muslimat Nu Palangka Raya. It is recommended that the teacher apply this media teaching vocabulary
Profile and pattern of histology specimen of thyroidectomy patients operated in Mankweng hospital, Limpopo province, South Africa
Object of study: To evaluate the histopathologic pattern of the thyroidectomy specimen in patients with goitre who underwent thyroidectomy operation at Mankweng Hospital and to review the profile of thyroid disease in relation to the age, gender & Distribution of thyroid disease which are referred to Mankweng hospital from the districts of Limpopo Province.
The problem to be solved: The demographic profile of thyroidectomy patients in this hospital is identified. Hence outreach program can be initiated according to demographic profile.
Main scientific results: Total of 62 patients analyzed: Male 2, female 60. Age range 15-70: District: Capricorn 23, Sekhukhune 33, Mopani 6. Histology: 62: Multinodular goitre 47, Papillary carcinoma 5: Hurtle cell carcinoma 3, colloid goitre 2, Diffuse colloid goitre 1, Cavernous haemangioma 1, follicular neoplasm 1, Hashimoto`s Thyroiditis 1, benign thyroid parenchyma with cyst 1
The area of practical use of research results: General surgery department in Regional & Tertiary hospital
An innovative technological product: Patient demographic profile for health outreach program.
Scope of application of an innovative technological product: General surgery department
Factors influencing of professional nurse resignation from Mankwneg Academic Hospital, Limpopo, South Africa
Professional nurses are registered nurses who provide comprehensive nursing treatment and care to patients at various levels of health care. Intentions to quit a job are frequently associated with employee motivation and job satisfaction factors. It has been observed that some of the health professional nurses are quitting Mankweng academic hospital more frequently and which is affecting the service delivery. There is no research done regarding the turnover of the Professional nurse from this institution.
The aim: The main objective of the study is to figure out what factors concern Professional nurses to quit Mankweng Hospital.
Material & methods: The study was a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive quantitative design to analyze the profile of all Professional nurses who quit Mankweng Academic Hospital for 5 years from January 2018 to December 2022.
Result: A total of 47 professional nurses resigned over 5 years from different departments. Lack of promotions (34 %) was the key reason which made professional nurses quit their job at Mankweng Hospital. Poor working conditions (12.8 %) and work-related stress (12.8 %) are other important reasons for resigning.
Conclusions: Lacks of promotions, poor working conditions, and work-related stress are important factors responsible for quitting jobs. Increased staffing, employee support, and enhanced promotion are vital to address to retain the employe
Series of rare cases of breast tumour: 8-year review at mankweng Breast Oncology clinic, Limpopo, South Africa
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in many parts of the world, particularly for women. In March 2015, a Breast Oncology clinic for breast cancer patients was established at Mankweng Hospital. Invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common (87 %) tumour found in Limpopo, and occasionally, another rare tumour of the breast is presented in the Breast Oncology clinic.
The aim: The main objective is to share the experience of a rare tumour of the breast came across over the past 8 years since the establishment of the Breast Oncology clinic.
Material and Method: Series of rare case reports of Breast tumours and literature review from the Mankweng Breast Oncology Clinic.
Result: Rare tumour encountered in Breast Oncology clinic: adenomyoepithelioma, micro-papillary carcinoma of the breast, primary malignant melanoma of the breast, primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bilateral breast, advanced breast cancer in a case of Down's syndrome, primary neuroendocrine invasive breast carcinoma, sarcoma of the breast.
Conclusions: Most of these rare cases are presented to the Breast Oncology clinic in the advanced stage. Breast cancer awareness campaign is highly important for women in Limpopo, particularly when attending primary health care for any other conditions
In Infancy, It’s the Extremes of Arousal That Are ‘Sticky’: Naturalistic Data Challenge Purely Homeostatic Approaches to Studying Self-Regulation
Most theoretical models of arousal/regulatory function emphasise the maintenance of homeostasis; consistent with this, most previous research into arousal has concentrated on examining individuals’ recovery following the administration of experimentally administered stressors. Here, we take a different approach: we recorded day-long spontaneous fluctuations in autonomic arousal (indexed via electrocardiogram, heart rate variability and actigraphy) in a cohort of 82 typically developing 12-month-old infants while they were at home and awake. Based on the aforementioned models, we hypothesised that extreme high or low arousal states might be more short-lived than intermediate arousal states. Our results suggested that, contrary to this, both low- and high-arousal states were more persistent than intermediate arousal states. The same pattern was present when the data were viewed over multiple epoch sizes from 1 second to 5 minutes; over 10-15-minute time-scales, high-arousal states were more persistent than low- and intermediate states. One possible explanation for these findings is that extreme arousal states have intrinsically greater hysteresis; another is that, through ‘metastatic’ processes, small initial increases and decreases in arousal can become progressively amplified over time. Rather than exclusively studying recovery, we argue that future research into self regulation during early childhood should instead examine the mechanisms through which some states can be maintained, or even amplified, over time
Primary tuberculosis of the breast from mankweng hospital
Object of study: To share our experience with a rare case of Primary Tuberculosis of Breast.
The problem to be solved: Tuberculosis of the breast is a rare type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and usually affects young lactating multiparous women. It accounts for less than 0.1 % of all breast pathologies. Tuberculosis of the breast is often misdiagnosed. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is needed when evaluating cases of breast abscesses, fistulae, or mass.
Main scientific results: A case of a 27-year-old female with no known co-morbidities, HIV negative who presented to our Surgical Outpatient Department with a 1-year history of a painless left breast lump. No previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis was reported. Breasts ultrasonography indicated BIRADS (Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System) V: lesion highly suspicious of malignancy. Histopathological analysis of the core biopsy showed features of a necrotizing granulomatous mastitis with adjacent fat necrosis. Ziehl-Neelsen stain was negative though histological results were worrisome of a mycobacterial infection. Patient responded well to antitubercular therapy as evidenced by lump regression, ulceration healed, peau d’orage currently resolved, and the overall size of the breast is going back to its normal state.
The area of practical use of research results: Family medicine physicians, Primary health care center, District level or regional level hospital.
An innovative technological product: a high index of suspicion tuberculosis is needed when evaluating cases of breast abscesses, fistulae, or mass. Awareness of this condition is important as it can clinically, and radiologically mimic breast carcinoma.
Scope of application of an innovative technological product: Family medicine physicians, Primary health care center
Rekayasa Perangkat Lunak Informasi Kemiskinan
Dalam rangka mengimplementasikan berbagai program penanggulangan kemiskinan, informasi mengenai siapa yang miskin dan dimana mereka berada menjadi sangat penting dan akan menjadi modal dasar dalam targeting rumah tangga miskin. Dengan kata lain, agar program penanggulangan kemiskinan berhasil dan tepat sasaran, maka ketersediaan data kemiskinan yang terpercaya merupakan suatu keharusan. Di Indonesia sendiri, sumber data mengenai kemiskinan telah tersedia di berbagai sumber. Namun demikian, sumber yang resmi digunakan oleh pemerintah adalah data kemiskinan yang bersumber dari Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS). Data kemiskinan yang bersumber dari BPS sering menjadi dasar dalam implementasi program penanggulangan kemiskinan oleh pemerintah. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya, proses penentuan pola data kemiskinan dengan menggunakan metode KDD (Knowlerge Discovery in Database) dengan memakai data PPLS dari Badan Pusat Statistik menghasilkan tujuh pola informasi. Ketujuh pola informasi tersebut dihasilkan berdasarkan hasil analisis data dan requirement pada Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (BAPPEDA) terhadap data kemiskinan. Ketujuh pola informasi tersebut merupakan hasil dari pengclusteran / pengelompokan data kemiskinan berdasarkan wilayah dan tingkat kemiskinan berdasarkan indikator kemiskinan. Proses rekayasa perangkat lunak informasi kemiskinan dibangun dengan menggunakan metode Rapid Application Deveopment (RAD) untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pemerintah akan informasi data kemiskinan
Parents mimic and influence their infant’s autonomic state through dynamic affective state matching
When we see someone experiencing an emotion, and when we experience it ourselves, common neurophysiological activity occurs [1, 2]. But although inter-dyadic synchrony, concurrent and sequential [3], has been identified, its functional significance remains inadequately understood. Specifically, how do influences of partner A on partner B reciprocally influence partner A? For example, if I am experiencing an affective state and someone matches their physiological state to mine, what influence does this have on me – the person experiencing the emotion? Here, we investigated this using infant-parent dyads. We developed miniaturised microphones to record spontaneous vocalisations and wireless autonomic monitors to record heart rate, heart rate variability and movement in infants and parents concurrently in naturalistic settings. Overall, we found that infant-parent autonomic activity did not covary across the day – but that ‘high points’ of infant arousal led to autonomic changes in the parent, and that instances where the adult showed greater autonomic responsivity were associated with faster infant quieting. Parental responsivity was higher following peaks in infant negative affect than in positive affect. Overall, parents responded to increases in their child’s arousal by increasing their own. However, when the overall arousal level of the dyad was high, parents responded to elevated child arousal by decreasing their own arousal. Our findings suggest that autonomic state matching has a direct effect on the person experiencing the affective state, and that parental co-regulation may involve both connecting, and disconnecting, their own arousal state from that of the child contingent on context
Drug utilization study of antihypertensive drugs used in the treatment of second and third trimester of pregnancy in tertiary care hospital
Background: Hypertensive disorders are major cause of the perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Aim of study was to evaluate current trend of antihypertensive drugs and to assess frequency and distribution of antihypertensive drugs in pregnancy.Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital for period of six months in collaboration with department of obstetrics and gynaecology. Patients data recorded in case report form and analysed to study prescription pattern and related information.Results: Total of 104 cases were enrolled in this study. Prescribed antihypertensive drugs in pregnancy were Labetalol, Nifedipine, MgSO4 and furosemide. Most commonly prescribed drug was labetalol. In this study, Gestational hypertension was most common diagnosis in hypertensive disorder. Majority of drug prescribed from category C and A. In present study, Single drug therapy was most commonly prescribed for hypertension in pregnancy was 64.42% whereas multiple drug therapy was 35.57%. Most common maternal complication was anaemia i.e. 54.05% followed by placental abruption in 24.3%. Neonatal outcome was low birth weight i.e.36% followed by preterm birth i.e.24%.Conclusions: Labetalol found to be most common prescribed drug. Single drug therapy prescription was high as compared to multiple drug therapy prescription in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Gestational hypertension was most common cause of hypertensive disorder. Anaemia was found to be most common maternal complication encountered in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Most common adverse neonatal outcome was low birth weight
Self-Navigation Car using Reinforcement Learning
In this paper, a project is described which is a 2-D modelled version of a car that will learn how to drive itself. It will have to figure everything out on its own. In addition, to achieve that the simulator contains a car running simultaneously &can be controlled by different control algorithms - heuristic, reinforcement learning-based, etc. For each dynamic input, the Reinforcement- Learning modifies new patterns. Ultimately, Reinforcement Learning helps in maximizing the reward from every state. In this first Part, we will implement a Reinforcement-Learning model to build an AI for Self Driving Car. Project will be focusing on the brain of the car not any graphics. The car will detect obstacles and take basic actions. To make autonomous car or self-driving car a reality, some of the factors to be considered are human safety and quality of life
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