scholarly journals Visually Impaired Novice Translators in Using Translation Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-167
Author(s):  
Raden Arief Nugroho ◽  
Muljono Muljono ◽  
Mangatur Rudolf Nababan
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Translation Research ◽  
Componential Analysis ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
The Difference

Background: This study aims to determine the translation techniques used by visually impaired translators in translating popular scientific texts. Visually impaired translators were used as the subjects of this study because when compared to sighted translators, visually impaired translators had a different way of doing translation activities. The difference in this performance is influenced using text-to-speech tools they use. Apparently, this phenomenon has not been discussed by various specialized translation research previously and by involving blind translators as research subjects directly, translation techniques can be expected to be identified naturally. Methodology: Using popular scientific texts in the field of psychology, two visually impaired translators were assigned to translate 24 sentences in a translation experiment. To analyze the data that was collected, the researchers used analytical techniques consisting of a domain, taxonomy, and componential analysis.  Findings: Since they are too dependent on text-to-speech aids, visually impaired translators use a lot of literal and discursive creation translation techniques. The appearance of these two techniques in their translation implies that the resulting translation cannot match the context of the sentence. This happens because text-to-speech applies word-for-word reading. Conclusion: It is important for visually impaired translators to understand the weaknesses of their translation. Translators should minimize the use of literal and discursive creation translation techniques when translating popular scientific texts. One way is to improve their translation competence.        

PENERAPAN STRATEGI CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL)UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR IPS SISWA KELAS VSD NEGERI 010 SILIKUAN HULU KECAMATAN UKUI

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Siwi Enggar Makarti
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Contextual Teaching

The background of this study is the low learning outcomes IPS. It is characterized by the acquisition of the average value of social studies students at 59.10 with the percentage of students learning completeness amounted to 50.00% from 20 students. This research is a classroom action research (PTK) which aims to improve student learning outcomes through the implementation of strategies IPS Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL). This study was conducted in 010 primary schools Silikuan Ukui Hulu subdistrict, with research subjects fifth grade students with a number of 20 students. This study was conducted by two cycles. The data used in this study are the activities of teachers, student activities, and learning outcomes are collected using the observation technique teacher and student activities and written tests, while the analytical techniques used in this research is descriptive analysis. The study states that the acquisition of the activities of teachers and students and learning outcomes in each cycle has increased. This is supported by: (1) the percentage of activity the teachers in the first cycle of the first meeting by 45%, in the first cycle of meetings II percentage teacher activity by 52%, the percentage of teacher activity in the second cycle of the first meeting by 65%, the percentage of teacher activity in the second cycle meeting II by 75%; (2) the percentage of student activity in the first cycle of the first meeting by 49%, in the first cycle of meetings II percentage of student activity by 60%, the percentage of the activity of students in the second cycle the first meeting by 63%, the percentage of student activity on the second cycle of meeting II by 79% ; (3) learning outcomes in basic score of 59,10.Dan which reached KKM 65 only 10 students or (50%). The first cycle of the average value obtained by the students reached 63.6. Students who achieve KKM there are 13 students or 65 (65%). Cycle II average value obtained students achieve value above 67 means the KKM. Students who reached the last 16 students or (80%).

Ethical challenges of whole genome sequencing in translational research and answers by the EURAT-project

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva C. Winkler ◽  
Christoph Schickhardt
Keyword(s):  
Translational Research ◽  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Incidental Findings ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Translation Research ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Legal Challenges

Abstract:The use of whole genome sequencing in translational research not only holds promise for finding new targeted therapies but also raises several ethical and legal questions. The four main ethical and legal challenges are as follows: (1) the handling of additional or incidental findings stemming from whole genome sequencing in research contexts; (2) the compatibility and balancing of data protection and research that is based on broad data sharing; (3) the responsibility of researchers, particularly of non-physician researchers, working in the field of genome sequencing; and (4) the process of informing and asking patients or research subjects for informed consent to the sequencing of their genome. In this paper, first, these four challenges are illustrated and, second, concrete solutions are proposed, as elaborated by the interdisciplinary Heidelberg EURAT project group, as guidelines for the use of genome sequencing in translation research and therapy in Heidelberg.

scholarly journals Effects of Line Spacing on Reading Performance of Normally Sighted and Simulated Visually-Impaired Subjects: A Pilot Study Using Arabic Words

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Abdullah Z. Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Reading Rate ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
White Background ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Line Spacing ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Letter Size ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons

The study aims to evaluate the role of line spacing during reading in normal and visually-impaired persons. A total of 225 normally-sighted participants with mean age of 23.7 years were asked to read Arabic sentences in a randomized order. Each Arabic sentence contains 7 lines with and without simulated cataract. The words were printed with black letters on white background to enhance contrast and fonts were in Times New Roman and of N12 letter size. The reading pages were placed on reading stand situated 25 cm away from the subject’s eyes. The simulated cataract was created by using a Bernell Cling Patch Occluder. This reduced the visual acuity of all subjects to 20/60. Each line of the text was separated by different line spacing namely: single space, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 4.0 which represents, 0.5 cm, 0.8 cm, 1.1 cm, 1.4 cm, 1.7 cm and 2.0 cm, respectively. The sheets were presented randomly and participants’ voices were recorded as they read under a controlled time. The tape was analysed later and reading rate was calculated. There was a significant difference (p<0.0001) in reading rates between the normal sighted persons and the visually impaired persons for all line spacing. Modifying the spacing between lines in prints had a significant impact (p<0.0001) on the reading rate of the visually impaired but not in normally-sighted persons (p˃0.05). Intermediate line spacing (2 and 2.5) increased the reading rate of the visually impaired persons significantly more (p<0.001) than other line spacing, but smaller or larger line spacing slowed their reading rate, significantly (p<0.001). The visually-impaired persons reported that they felt the difference in reading prints with larger line spacing as compared with normal sighted participants who did not. It is beneficial to adequately modify the line spacing in prints commonly read by low vision persons. For Arab subjects the optimum line spacing to significantly improve reading in the visually impaired should range from 0.8 to 1.1 cm. This finding may be a useful for publishers of Arab prints targeting the visually impaired persons. Thus, the implication of the study in the field of health is that by establishing the least common line spacing visualized optimally among normal and simulated visually impaired persons would be fixed as default line spacing for Arab printing to achieve better reading performance.

scholarly journals The difference in saliva pH before and after brushing with fluoride containing toothpaste and without toothpaste

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Setiawan ◽  
Edeh Rolleta Haroen ◽  
Dede Hadidjah
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Salivary Ph ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference

In administering fluoride through drinking water there is the risk of overdose, higher cost and inadequate availability of drinking water containing fluoride in developing countries like Indonesia. A safe fluoride source is contained in toothpaste. The purpose of this research was to obtain data concerning difference in saliva pH before and after brushing with toothpaste containing fluoride and without toothpaste. The research method used was the quasi-experimental method. Samples were collected by the way of purposive sampling, conducted on 43 male and female research subjects. The data were analyzed by statistical analysis using the t test at 95% confidence level. In this research a control group consisting of 43 people was used. Research results indicated that the average saliva pH before brushing was 7.174; after brushing with fluoride containing toothpaste salivary pH was 7.593. Result research of brushing without toothpaste showed an average saliva of 7.163 before brushing and 7.379 after brushing without toothpaste. The average changes in saliva pH before and after brushing using fluoride containing toothpaste was 0.216. The conclusion of this research was that there was significant difference in saliva pH before and after brushing with toothpaste containing fluoride; there was significant difference in saliva pH before and after brushing without toothpaste, and there was significant difference in saliva pH before and after brushing with toothpaste containing fluoride and without toothpaste.

scholarly journals A Hands-Free Obstacle Detection and Avoidance System

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-804
Author(s):  
M. Abdul-Niby ◽  
M. Alameen ◽  
O. Irscheid ◽  
M. Baidoun ◽  
H. Mourtada
Keyword(s):  
Obstacle Avoidance ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Voice Signal ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
The Voice

In this paper, we present a low cost hands-free detection and avoidance system designed to provide mobility assistance for visually impaired people. An ultrasonic sensor is attached to the jacket of the user and detects the obstacles in front. The information obtained is transferred to the user through audio messages and also by a vibration. The range of the detection is user-defined. A text-to-speech module is employed for the voice signal. The proposed obstacle avoidance device is cost effective, easy to use and easily upgraded.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on the Efficacy between Minimally Invasive Caries Removal Technique involving Carisolv and Traditional Mechanical Caries Removal in Treating Dental Caries in Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaying Song
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Recovery Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Removal Method ◽  
Caries Removal ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Removal Technique

Objective: To explore the curative effect of Carisolv, a minimally invasive caries removal technique and traditional mechanical caries removal treatment on children's dental caries. Methods: A total of 97 children with dental caries who were treated in the Department of Stomatology in Affiliated Hospital of Chifeng University, Chifeng from September 2017 to May 2019 were selected and recruited as the research subjects. They were divided into two groups by random number table method. Forty-nine individuals were assigned in the control group while the remaining 48 individuals in the observation group. The control group was treated with traditional mechanical caries removal method, and the observation group was treated with minimally invasive caries removal technique, i.e. Carisolv. Both groups were followed up for six months. The degree of pain, recovery time of dental function and complications after six months of treatment were observed in the two groups of children. Results: During the treatment, compared with the control group, the children in the observation group experienced lower degree of pain and had shorter recovery time of dental function. After six months of treatment, the incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Compared with traditional mechanical caries removal method, Carisolv, a minimally invasive caries removal technique could reduce the pain of children during the treatment process, shorten the time to restore dental function, reduce the occurrence of complications, and had a better therapeutic effect in treating children’s dental caries.

scholarly journals Building a natural sounding Text-To-Speech system for the Nepali language: research and development challenges and solutions

Gipan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
Roop Shree Ratna Bajracharya ◽  
Santosh Regmi ◽  
Bal Krishna Bal ◽  
Balaram Prasain
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Synthesis System ◽  
Unit Selection ◽  
Language Research ◽  
Shed Light

Text-to-Speech (TTS) synthesis has come far from its primitive synthetic monotone voices to more natural and intelligible sounding voices. One of the direct applications of a natural sounding TTS systems is the screen reader applications for the visually impaired and the blind community. The Festival Speech Synthesis System uses a concatenative speech synthesis method together with the unit selection process to generate a natural sounding voice. This work primarily gives an account of the efforts put towards developing a Natural sounding TTS system for Nepali using the Festival system. We also shed light on the issues faced and the solutions derived which can be quite overlapping across other similar under-resourced languages in the region.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Gejala pada Anak Autis yang Diet Bebas Gluten dan Kasein dengan yang Tidak Diet di Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Alifah Fajriyyatul Izzah ◽  
Widati Fatmaningrum ◽  
Roedi Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Diet Therapy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Difference

Background: Autism disorders can disrupt the quality of life of autism children. One popular diet therapy for children with autism is a gluten and casein free diet. Gluten and casein free diet based on opioid theory are still pros and cons.Objective: To determine the difference of symptoms in autistic children who are free from gluten and casein and those who are not.Method: An observational analytic cross-sectional study was conducted at several autistic therapy centers in Surabaya. The study was carried out in children with autism aged 3-12 years and was diagnosed by a specialist. The research subjects were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collected, including data on the child's identity, data on the identity of parents, data on gluten and casein implementation were obtained through the FFQ questionnaire and data on symptoms of autistic children were obtained from the ATEC questionnaire.Results: Autistic symptom scores were good for communication skills, social interactions, cognitive responses, and behavioral disorders in autistic children on diets rather than those who did not. Bivariate test results showed that there were significant differences in the variable behavior disorder (p=0.021) and the total score (p=0.018).Conclusion: There are differences in symptoms in autistic children who are free from gluten and casein and those who are not especially on behavioral disorders.ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Gangguan autisme dapat mengganggu kualitas hidup anak autis. Salah satu terapi diet populer bagi anak autis adalah diet bebas gluten dan kasein. Diet bebas gluten dan kasein yang didasari oleh teori opioid masih menjadi pro kontra.Tujuan: Mengetahui perbedaan gejala pada anak autis yang diet bebas gluten dan kasein dengan yang tidak diet.Metode: Penelitian analitik observasional rancangan cross sectional dilakukan di beberapa pusat terapi autis di Surabaya. Penelitian dilakukan pada anak autis berusia 3 – 12 tahun dan telah didiagnosis oleh dokter ahli. Subyek penelitian dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling. Data yang dikumpulkan, meliputi data identitas anak, data identitas orang tua, data pelaksanaan diet bebas gluten dan kasein diperoleh melalui kuesioner FFQ serta data gejala pada anak autis diperoleh dari kuesioner ATEC.Hasil: Gambaran gejala pada anak autis yang diet bebas gluten dan kasein lebih ringan daripada yang tidak diet berupa gangguan kemampuan komunikasi, interaksi sosial, respon kognitif dan gangguan perilaku. Hasil uji bivariat menunjukkan ada perbedaan yang signifikan pada variabel gangguan perilaku (p=0,021) dan skor ATEC total (p=0,018).Kesimpulan: Ada perbedaan gejala pada anak autis yang diet bebas gluten dan kasein dengan yang tidak diet terutama pada gangguan perilaku.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Use of Nurse Safety Booklet on Nurse Knowledge in Ergonomic Injury Prevention in BIMA Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
A. Haris ◽  
Abdul Haris
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Nurse Knowledge

Safety has become a global issue in various sectors, including the health services sector. The hospital is one of the health service organizations that is guided to continuously improve quality by building safer and safer health services so as to get customer loyalty. Hospital staff is a major component of quality management in one of the indicators in evaluating hospital accreditation. This research uses a quasi-experimental research design pre and posttest with control group. Quasi experiment research is a study that tests an intervention in a group of research subjects and then measures the results of the intervention. Samples in this study are all nurses who are in the room of the General Hospital, Surgery and ICU Bima Hospital, which are 50 people. The results showed the results of different tests using paired t-test p value = 0.000 which can be concluded that there are differences between the intervention group and the control group, seen from the value of the difference in the intervention group is greater than the difference in the control group can be interpreted as education using more booklets affect the increase in nurse knowledge. The conclusion in this study was that there were significant differences in nurses' knowledge after being given education using pre and post intervention booklets between the intervention and control groups (p = 0.000).

scholarly journals Late pregnancy analysis with Yunban’s remote fetal monitoring system

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 155014771983283
Author(s):  
Qiuping Wang ◽  
Weihua Yang ◽  
Lie Li ◽  
Guokai Yan ◽  
Huihui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Fetal Monitoring ◽  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Cardiac Monitoring ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Neonatal Asphyxia ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

With the adoption of the two-child policy, there has been a large increase in women of older maternal and high-risk pregnant women. So, it is necessary to analyze the health status of women in the late pregnancy on time. To analyze the effect on using remote fetal monitoring on women in the late pregnancy, we selected women in the late stage of pregnancy in our hospital as research subjects. They were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group, which engaged in remote fetal monitoring, and the control group, which adopted traditional cardiac monitoring. In order to get more effective data, we used the Kalman filter and audio repair algorithms to preprocess the collected data. During follow-up observation, we compared the two groups using neonatal cardiac monitoring by employing the non-stress test and observed the occurrence of neonatal asphyxia. The incidence of neonatal abnormal non-stress test in the experimental group and the control group was 33.6% and 17.3%, respectively; the difference was statistically significant ( p < 0.05). The incidence of neonatal asphyxia in the experimental group was 12.5%, which was significantly lower than in the control group (30%; p < 0.05). We have found that women in the late stage of pregnancy who adopted remote fetal monitoring could detect abnormal non-stress test earlier and thus increase in the detection of rate of neonatal asphyxia.

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