Peningkatan Kemampuan Membaca Siswa Melalui Metode Speed Reading Pada Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Siswa Kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh

Rendahnya keterampilan membaca siswa dan masih banyak siswa yang masih belum bisa membaca cepat karena guru di kelas tersebut belum pernah menetapkan metode speed reading dalam pembelajaran, oleh karena itu banyak siswa yang kesulitan dalam membaca cepat sehingga diharapkan dengan penggunaan metode speed reading dapat meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh. Adapun rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah : (1) Bagaimanakah aktivitas guru pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan metode speed reading pada siswa kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh?, (2) Bagaimanakah aktivitas siswa pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan metode speed reading pada siswa kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh?, (3) Bagaimanakah peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dengan menggunakan metode speed reading pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh? Tujuan metode speed reading salah satunya adalah agar pembaca dapat cepat menyelesaikan bacaannya secara cepat. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VA MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan tes. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah aktivitas guru meningkat dari 71% pada siklus I menjadi 92% pada siklus II. Untuk aktivitas siswa meningkat dari 72% pada siklus I menjadi 92% pada siklus II. Dan hasil belajar siswa sebesar 65,8% pada sikuls I dan meningkat menjadi 87,8% pada siklus II. Secara keseluruhan hasil penelitian yang berlangsung selama II siklus menunjukkan bahwa metode speed reading dapat meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa pada kelas pada kelas V MIS Lamgugob Banda Aceh

Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss in Morbid Obese Patients

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss in morbidly obese patients at Capital Hospital, Islamabad. Methodology: This descriptive case series study was done at Capital Hospital, CDA, Islamabad during a period of one-year from February 2019 to January 2020. All the patients with a body mass index of 35 or greater, with or without comorbidities, aged 18 to 65 years of either gender were included. All the patients underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss. At the 1st, third, and 6th month’s follow-up, postoperative weight loss was noted. Effectiveness was taken in terms of > 10% weight loss maintained at 6 months.  Results: The overall study participants' average age was 57±9.77 years, and females were in the majority (62%). Overall, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was effective in 85% of patients and was not effective in 15% of patients. The average BMI was 37.31 kg/m2. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy showed effectiveness in 57 (85%) patients, while 10 (15%) of the patients' weight was not lost. Effectiveness was statistically insignificant according to age, gender, and comorbidities, p-values were quite insignificant (>0.05). Conclusion: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was observed to be an effective technique for weight loss in morbid obese patients. It did decrease the morbidities and improve the quality of life

IFI Energy Investments in Bangladesh: A way forward to SDG 7

Bangladesh is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, yet at the same time it has demonstrated climate leadership, particularly in pioneering solar energy for all. The government has committed to ensuring access to affordable and reliable electricity for all citizens by 2021. This briefing note examines how appropriate lending for energy projects by international financial institutions (IFIs) can help Bangladesh to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and Sustainable Development Goal 7 on universal energy access - and blaze a new sustainable development pathway

Women in Bangladesh

Abstract The study aims to understand the food habit and dietary nutritional status of rural women in Bangladesh. The research is based on both primary and secondary data. Primary data collected from a structured questionnaire survey through interview and observation when some secondary data also collected from different sources. 384 respondents have been interviewed form nine villages of Ishwardi, Pabna; a North-Western district of Bangladesh. According to primary survey, 90% of our respondents are literate and 43% households earn less than monthly 16 thousand local currencies equivalent to around 200 USD. Every four out of five women are housewife or work in home and rest of them work outside. Rice is the staple food where 38.06% respondents took rice three times per day and 54.72% women have rice twice. Around 64% respondents took fruits daily but around 80% respondents have chicken on weekly basis. Even, 17.9% people took chicken monthly basis. Less than 2% women drink milk daily and 50.3% women drink on weekly basis. 50.52% respondents have normal body mass index (BMI) condition. The women from Hindu religious background are vegetarian in general. So they don't consume animal beef, meat or chicken. 63.3% women ate egg once in a week and 3.67% consume it daily. Though the overall dietary condition of women is improving in developing country like Bangladesh, but it is still not sufficient for many

Next generation sequencing identifies mutations in Atonal homolog 7 (ATOH7) in families with global eye developmental defects

The atonal homolog 7 (ATOH7) gene encodes a transcription factor involved in determining the fate of retinal progenitor cells and is particularly required for optic nerve and ganglion cell development. Using a combination of autozygosity mapping and next generation sequencing, we have identified homozygous mutations in this gene, p.E49V and p.P18RfsX69, in two consanguineous families diagnosed with multiple ocular developmental defects, including severe vitreoretinal dysplasia, optic nerve hypoplasia, persistent fetal vasculature, microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, microcornea, corneal opacity and nystagmus. Most of these clinical features overlap with defects in the Norrin/β-catenin signalling pathway that is characterized by dysgenesis of the retinal and hyaloid vasculature. Our findings document Mendelian mutations within ATOH7 and imply a role for this molecule in the development of structures at the front as well as the back of the eye. This work also provides further insights into the function of ATOH7, especially its importance in retinal vascular development and hyaloid regression

Homozygous mutations in PXDN cause congenital cataract, corneal opacity, and developmental glaucoma

Anterior segment dysgenesis describes a group of heterogeneous developmental disorders that affect the anterior chamber of the eye and are associated with an increased risk of glaucoma. Here, we report homozygous mutations in peroxidasin (PXDN) in two consanguineous Pakistani families with congenital cataract-microcornea with mild to moderate corneal opacity and in a consanguineous Cambodian family with developmental glaucoma and severe corneal opacification. These results highlight the diverse ocular phenotypes caused by PXDN mutations, which are likely due to differences in genetic background and environmental factors. Peroxidasin is an extracellular matrix-associated protein with peroxidase catalytic activity, and we confirmed localization of the protein to the cornea and lens epithelial layers. Our findings imply that peroxidasin is essential for normal development of the anterior chamber of the eye, where it may have a structural role in supporting cornea and lens architecture as well as an enzymatic role as an antioxidant enzyme in protecting the lens, trabecular meshwork, and cornea against oxidative damage