Otolith Shape Indices of Skipjack Tuna, Katsuwonus Pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) From the Indian Ocean

Ikan cakalang, Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) berperan penting dalam ekosistem perairan laut, yaitu mangsa bagi jenis hiu, kelompok billfish, dan tuna berukuran besar lainnya. Dalam hal mengungkap hubungan pemangsa dan mangsa dalam suatu rantai makanan, seringkali terjadi kekosongan informasi karena sulitnya mengidentifikasi ikan yang telah tercerna. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan bentuk morfologi otolit ikan cakalang berdasarkan nilai indeks bentuk. Data morfometri dikumpulkan dari 253 pasang otolit ikan cakalang pada bulan Februari, April, Agustus, dan September tahun 2016 di empat tempat pendaratan ikan, yaitu: Binuangeun, Sadeng, Prigi, dan Labuhan Lombok. Data morfometri otolit diuji normalitas dan homogenitasnya masing-masing menggunakan uji Kolmogorof-Smirnov dan Levene. Uji T berpasangan juga diterapkan untuk memastikan signifikansi perbedaan antara morfometrik otolit kanan dan kiri. Penghitungan indeks bentuk menggunakan enam deksriptor, yang meliputi form factor (FF), roundness (RO), circularity atau compactness (C), rectangularity (Rt), ellipticity (E), dan aspect ratio (AR). Analisis multivariat menggu-nakan MANOVA dan uji Tuckey juga diterapkan untuk menentukan perbedaan morfometri otolit dari masing-masing lokasi. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa data tersebar normal dan homogen serta tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signi-fikan pada morfometri otolit kanan dan kiri (P>0,05). Penelitian ini juga menyajikan nilai indeks bentuk yang menjelas-kan bentuk morfologi otolit ikan cakalang, yaitu memiliki karakteristik cenderung oval, memanjang, dan memiliki per-mukaan yang tidak beraturan

Peningkatan Keterampilan Proses Sains Dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Melalui Penerapan Home Experiment

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan keterampilan proses sains dan motivasi belajarsiswa dengan penerapan home experiment. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode eksperimen kausalkomparatif dengan Randomized Subject, Pretest, Posttest Control Group Design

Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Guided Insulin Administration in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

OBJECTIVE: The efficacy and safety of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in adjusting inpatient insulin therapy have not been evaluated. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This randomized trial included 185 general medicine and surgery patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes treated with a basal-bolus insulin regimen. All subjects underwent point-of-care (POC) capillary glucose testing before meals and bedtime. Patients in the standard of care (POC group) wore a blinded Dexcom G6 CGM with insulin dose adjusted based on POC results, while in the CGM group, insulin adjustment was based on daily CGM profile. Primary end points were differences in time in range (TIR; 70-180 mg/dL) and hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL and <54 mg/dL). RESULTS: There were no significant differences in TIR (54.51% ± 27.72 vs. 48.64% ± 24.25; P = 0.14), mean daily glucose (183.2 ± 40 vs. 186.8 ± 39 mg/dL; P = 0.36), or percent of patients with CGM values <70 mg/dL (36% vs. 39%; P = 0.68) or <54 mg/dL (14 vs. 24%; P = 0.12) between the CGM-guided and POC groups. Among patients with one or more hypoglycemic events, compared with POC, the CGM group experienced a significant reduction in hypoglycemia reoccurrence (1.80 ± 1.54 vs. 2.94 ± 2.76 events/patient; P = 0.03), lower percentage of time below range <70 mg/dL (1.89% ± 3.27 vs. 5.47% ± 8.49; P = 0.02), and lower incidence rate ratio <70 mg/dL (0.53 [95% CI 0.31-0.92]) and <54 mg/dL (0.37 [95% CI 0.17-0.83]). CONCLUSIONS: The inpatient use of real-time Dexcom G6 CGM is safe and effective in guiding insulin therapy, resulting in a similar improvement in glycemic control and a significant reduction of recurrent hypoglycemic events compared with POC-guided insulin adjustment

Gênero e deficiência: interseções e perspectivas Gender and disability: intersections and perspectives

O campo de estudos feministas e de gênero tem avançado à medida que se articula com outras categorias de análise, tais como geração, classe, raça/etnia, orientação sexual, região e religião. Uma questão, contudo, permanece à revelia do esforço de interseção dessas categorias, a saber, a deficiência. Para tanto, busca-se aqui avaliar algumas das possibilidades de análise de fenômenos sociais e culturais nas quais se considera oportuno o diálogo entre os estudos feministas e de gênero com o campo de estudos sobre deficiência. Espera-se proporcionar maior visibilidade para o debate dessa questão, avaliando seu potencial analítico e político em vista da sua contribuição para as políticas públicas.<br>The field of feminist and gender studies has advanced while becoming linked with other categories of analysis, such as generation, class, race/ethnic groups, sexual orientation, region and religion. However, one issue still remains isolated from the effort of intersecting those categories, namely disability. Therefore, here we have sought to evaluate some of the possibilities to the analysis of social and cultural phenomena in which the dialog between feminist and gender studies and the field of disability studies is considered to be appropriate. It is expected that greater visibility will be provided to the debate on such issue by evaluating its analytical and political potential in view of its contribution to public policies

Electrochemically Assisted Remediation of Pesticides in Soils and Water: A Review

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Clinical and genetic characteristics of late-onset Huntington's disease

Background: The frequency of late-onset Huntington's disease (&gt;59 years) is assumed to be low and the clinical course milder. However, previous literature on late-onset disease is scarce and inconclusive. Objective: Our aim is to study clinical characteristics of late-onset compared to common-onset HD patients in a large cohort of HD patients from the Registry database. Methods: Participants with late- and common-onset (30–50 years)were compared for first clinical symptoms, disease progression, CAG repeat size and family history. Participants with a missing CAG repeat size, a repeat size of ≤35 or a UHDRS motor score of ≤5 were excluded. Results: Of 6007 eligible participants, 687 had late-onset (11.4%) and 3216 (53.5%) common-onset HD. Late-onset (n = 577) had significantly more gait and balance problems as first symptom compared to common-onset (n = 2408) (P &lt;.001). Overall motor and cognitive performance (P &lt;.001) were worse, however only disease motor progression was slower (coefficient, −0.58; SE 0.16; P &lt;.001) compared to the common-onset group. Repeat size was significantly lower in the late-onset (n = 40.8; SD 1.6) compared to common-onset (n = 44.4; SD 2.8) (P &lt;.001). Fewer late-onset patients (n = 451) had a positive family history compared to common-onset (n = 2940) (P &lt;.001). Conclusions: Late-onset patients present more frequently with gait and balance problems as first symptom, and disease progression is not milder compared to common-onset HD patients apart from motor progression. The family history is likely to be negative, which might make diagnosing HD more difficult in this population. However, the balance and gait problems might be helpful in diagnosing HD in elderly patients