scholarly journals Familiarity of Iranian M.A. Translation Students with ICT Tools

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Internet Search ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Ict Tools

Familiarity with information and communication technology (ICT) is of great importance to the translation students because it allows the students to make use of a wide range of ICT tools. The present study investigated the degree of students’ familiarity with ICT tools employed to support ICT related activities included in the translator’s workstation. To do this, a questionnaire encompassing 24 questions was designed on the basis of translation activities proposed by Fulford and Granell-Zafar (2005), including information search and retrieval, communications, and marketing and work procurement. The results indicated the high familiarity of the M.A. translation students with general-purpose software application, namely online dictionaries and internet search engines, and the lower than the average familiarity of them with specific-purpose software, such as FTP and MUDs. Furthermore, chi-square test (X²) was run to see whether there is a significant relationship between each type of ICT tools and the participants. The results illustrated that the relationships between the M.A. translation students and some ICT applications, including internet search engines, web browsers, online dictionaries and encyclopedia, IRC, and MUDs, were significant; whereas, it was not significant between the other types of ICT software and students. This includes online translation marketplaces, internet forums, email, instant messaging, video chat, discussion mailing lists, talkers, and FTP.

122 INTRACELLULAR ICE FORMATION IN VITRIFIED MOUSE MORULAE DURING WARMING

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Jin ◽  
K. Kusanagi ◽  
M. Ueda ◽  
K. Edashige ◽  
M. Kasai
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rates ◽  
Chemical Toxicity ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intracellular Ice Formation ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Intracellular Ice ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Type Of Injury

Vitrification is an ice-free cryopreservation method. However, ice can form during warming if the concentration of cryoprotectant is insufficient. For the best use of vitrified embryos, it is important to know the condition in which intracellular ice (ICI) is formed, since ICI is fatal to the cell. So, we tried to estimate the conditions in which ICI forms in vitrified embryos during warming. Compacted morulae were obtained from ICR mice. Vitrification solutions were prepared by diluting ethylene glycol (EG) with FS solution (PB1 medium containing 30% Ficoll and 0.5 M sucrose) at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50% (EFS10, EFS20, EFS30, EFS40, and EFS50, respectively). Morulae were treated with the solutions for 30, 60, or 120 s at 25�C, loaded in a straw, and vitrified using liquid nitrogen. The sample was warmed by various methods. The survival of embryos was assessed by their ability to develop to expanded blastocysts in culture. The difference in survival was analyzed by the chi-square test. In addition, the morphology of damaged embryos was examined to estimate the type of injury. It was confirmed that 20% or more EG was necessary to prevent the formation of extracellular ice during cooling without embryos. In the rapid warming protocol (control), in which vitrified samples were directly immersed in 25�C water, high embryonic survival was obtained with EFS30 (79–88%) and EFS40 (96–99%), but not with EFS20 (12–45%) and EFS50 (0–14%). This suggests that embryos vitrified with EFS20 were injured by ICI, whereas those vitrified with EFS50 were injured by the chemical toxicity of the solution. When embryos vitrified with EFS30 and EFS40 were warmed slowly by holding the straw in air at 25�C for 120 s, the survival rate decreased significantly (44–64%), probably because the cytoplasm of the embryos that had vitrified in a state of supercooling devitrified during slow warming. To estimate the condition in which ICI forms, embryos vitrified with EFS30 and EFS40 were kept at intermediate temperatures for various times before being warmed in 25�C water. Compared with control, survival rates decreased significantly by keeping samples for 3 min at -80�C (27–65%), -60�C (16–39%), -40�C (6–26%), or -20�C (33–46%). These results suggest that ICI forms at a wide range of temperatures between -80�C and -20�C, but more likely forms at temperatures between -60�C and -40�C. When the holding time was prolonged to 1 h and 24 h, the survival decreased further (0–58% and 0–14%, respectively). This shows that ICI forms not only quickly but also slowly at an intermediate temperature. From the morphological examination, embryos that should be injured by ICI swelled at recovery in PB1 medium and collapsed in culture, whereas those that should be injured by the toxicity of solution underwent decompaction after culture. This observation reinforces our supposition that slowly warmed embryos are injured by ICI.

scholarly journals Translation and Technology: Investigating the Employment of Computer-aided Translation (CAT) Tools among Iranian Freelance Translators

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 811
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Business Management ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Information Search And Retrieval ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
General Purpose Software

The present study aimed to investigate the employment of computer-aided translation (CAT) tools among Iranian freelance translators. Fulford and Granell-Zafra (2005) proposed a model encompassing both information and communications technology (ICT) and CAT tools to support a large number of activities, including document production, information search and retrieval, communications, business management, marketing and work procurement, and translation creation. CAT tools are employed to support document production, business management, and translation creation; and ICT tools are used to support the rest. A questionnaire was used for data collection from Iranian freelancers. As the results indicated, Iranian freelance translators were more interested to employ general-purpose software applications, such as word processing programs and presentation software, whereas they showed less interest in the employment of special-purpose software, such as accounting packages and database software. Moreover, most participants approved the effectiveness of CAT tools in their work.

The effect of methadone maintenance therapy on harm minimization between opiate dependents in socio behavioral consulting centers

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
A. Kheradmand ◽  
N. Parvaresh ◽  
M. Darijani
Keyword(s):  
Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Therapy ◽  
Harm Minimization ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test

IntroductionSocio behavioral consulting centers offer Methadone maintenance therapy which is a very useful method for drug dependents. These centers offer a wide range of services like education, consulting, prevention, take care of patient, and treatment for high risk groups like patients infected with AIDS. MMT is helpful in harm minimization and increases quality of drug dependent’s life, so as a result reduces infection in HIV patients.AimsThis study intends to investigate importance of MMT on harm minimization between opioid dependents in Kerman.MethodsThe study was cross sectional and descriptive and it was done on 110 patients referred to sociobehavioral consulting centers no.1 and no.2 in Kerman city in 2005 and 2006. Data was gathered by questionnaires once on the beginning of the treatment and once 6 months after. Then data was analyzed by SPSS13 and chi square test.FindingsMMT results in a reduction of 97.3% of common injections and 96.4% of police arresting to imprisonment and 80% in family problems and 68.2% drug abuse and negative morphine test in these centers. Also after 6 months of treatment, drug consumption expenses were lowered.ConclusionThis study showed that the treatment with MMT in social behavioral consulting centers reduced dangerous behaviors and increased quality of life and controlled the transmission of Dangerous Diseases such as AIDS, Hepatitis and etc in the community.

scholarly journals Pengetahuan Dan Peran Keluarga Dalam Perilaku Merokok Di Nglampengan Bantul Tahun 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Woro Ispandiyah
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Research Type

Background: Based on the information Head of Hamlet Nglampengan smoking is still the main topic that can cause very harmful effects, especially the more dominant inhaling cigarette smoke, the activity has become a hobby among people, especially men in Nglampengan Village Temuwuh Village Dlingo District, Bantul Regency. Awareness, customs and culture are some of the factors that make smoking a common thing, although smokers know the danger and its impact, but still do. The general purpose of this research is to know the influence of knowledge and family role to smoking behavior in Nglampengan Village Temuwuh Village Dlingo District, Bantul Regency. Method: The research type is descriptive quantitative research with cross-sectional research design. The population in this study as many as 53 heads of households where researchers took from the population of head of household Nglampengan Village Temuwuh Village District DlingoBantul Regency is still actively smoking in the house. Sampling using samples saturated as many as 53 household heads. Result: The result of Chi Square test shows that there is no effect of between knowledge with smoking behavior with result of significant value (Pvalue) influence between knowledge with smoking behavior is 1.000 (Pvalue>a). The influence of family role with smoking behavior with the result of significant value (Pvalue) equal to 0.037 (Pvalue <a). Conclusion: There is not significant influencebetween knowledge and smoking behavior, the influenceof family role with smoking behavior.

scholarly journals HÁBITOS DE LECTURA EN ALUMNOS UNIVERSITARIOS DE LA CARRERA DE EDUCACIÓN EN LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ, ECUADOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
María Angélica Henríquez Coronel ◽  
Humberto Pastor Castillo Quintero ◽  
Fanny Monserrate Tubay
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Technical University ◽  
Google Drive ◽  
Types Of Information

El propósito de la investigación fue explorar los hábitos de lectura y consumo de información de los estudiantes de la carrera de Educación en la Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM), mediante un diagnóstico exploratorio. El estudio se enmarca en el paradigma metodológico positivista, usando un enfoque cuantitativo y un diseño de investigación descriptivo, exploratorio, de tipo transversal. Se estimó un tamaño de muestra de 327 unidades, asumiendo un error de 0.05, constituida por estudiantes matriculados en la carrera de Educación de las menciones Biología y Química, Básica, Idiomas, Artística, Educación Física, Física y Matemática e Inicial de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí en modalidad presencial. Se recolectó la información a través de un cuestionario aplicado entre agosto-septiembre de 2019, usando los formularios que ofrece la plataforma de Google Drive. El análisis exploratorio de los datos incluyó estadísticos descriptivos y la aplicación del test Chi cuadrado. Los resultados revelan que los estudiantes de la carrera de Educación son lectores poco frecuentes de una amplia gama de tipos de información, siendo en la especialidad de Educación Básica donde se reflejan mejores hábitos lectores. Estos resultados plantean la necesidad de elaborar propuestas, a nivel curricular, que coadyuven al desarrollo de hábitos de lectura que fortalezcan una mayor formación integral del futuro egresado en la carrera de Educación. Palabras clave: hábitos de lectura; formación integral; estudiantes universitarios; preferencias lectoras. HABITS OF READING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF THE CAREER OF EDUCATION AT THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MANABÍ, ECUADOR Abstract The purpose of the research was to explore the reading and information consumption habits of the students of the Education career at the Technical University of Manabí (UTM), through an exploratory diagnosis. The study is part of the positivist methodological paradigm, using a quantitative approach and a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional research design. A sample size of 327 units was estimated, assuming an error of 0.05, consisting of students enrolled in the Career of Biology and Chemistry, Basic, Languages, Artistic, Physical, Physical and Mathematical and Initial Education of the UTM in Face-to-face modality. The information was collected through a questionnaire applied between August-September 2019, using the forms offered by the Google Drive platform. The exploratory analysis of the data included descriptive statistics and the application of the Chi-square test. The results reveal that the students of the Education career are rare readers of a wide range of types of information, being in the specialty of Basic Education where better reading habits are reflected. These results raise the need to develop proposals, at the curricular level, that contribute to the development of reading habits that strengthen a greater integral formation of the future graduated in the Education career. Keywords: reading habits; comprehensive training; university students; reading preferences.

​Association of ISSR and ISSR-RGA Markers with Powdery Mildew Resistance Gene in Mungbean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Tantasawat ◽  
O. Poolsawat ◽  
C. Kativat ◽  
K. Arsakit ◽  
P. Papan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Recombinant Inbred Lines ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Inter Simple Sequence Repeat ◽  
Resistant Variety ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Marker Loci ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: Powdery mildew (PM) possesses a wide range of host plants, including mungbean that causes severe yield reductions. Using resistant varieties is an economically and environmentally effective approach in controlling the disease. Methods: In this study, the genetic basis of inheritance and marker loci for PM resistance were investigated using 126 F2:9 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) raised from resistant and susceptible parents, V4785 and CN72, respectively. PM reaction in these RILs was visually scored from natural infection in the field and the segregation pattern was determined by the chi-square test (χ2). Result: The results revealed the segregation ration of 1:1, indicative of a dominantly inherited resistance gene controlling resistance against PM in V4785. Observation of potential polymorphism in two parents and two different bulks, each containing 10 RIL individuals showing either the highest resistance or susceptibility, identified 2 and 37 putatively linked inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and ISSR-anchored resistance gene analog (ISSR-RGA) markers, respectively. Of these, 1 ISSR and 3 ISSR-RGA markers were stably inherited and linked to PM resistance (P less than 0.01). These linked marker systems may prove useful for facilitating the improvement of a durable resistant variety through marker-assisted selection in mungbean breeding programs.

scholarly journals Investigation of Premenstrual Syndrome among the Students of Medical Sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Ameneh Safarzadeh Sarasiyabi ◽  
Gholamreza Ghoreishinia ◽  
Marzieh Rakhshkhorshid ◽  
Sadegh Zare ◽  
Saeedeh Rigi Yousefabadi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test

<p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong><strong>:</strong> Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the advent of physical and psychological symptoms related to the menstrual cycle, the symptoms of this syndrome start in luteal phase and ends at the end of menstrual period. During the last decades, the patterns of PMS (PMS) have studied in a wide range. But those researches had had different methodologies and definitions and the results were not well comparable. Hence, the researchers decided to conduct a study with the aim of investigation of the prevalent of PMS among the students of the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.</p><p><strong>MATERIALS </strong><strong>&amp; METHODS</strong><strong>:</strong> This descriptive–analytical study was done on 200 students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A two-part questionnaire was used in order to collect data. The first part related to the demographic features and the second part was related to the PSTT standard questionnaire. After collecting data, the data was analyzed by using SPSS 19 software through the statistical descriptive tests, Chi square test, Fisher’s exact test and t-test.</p><p><strong>FINDINGS</strong><strong>:</strong> The mean age of subjects was 21.9 ± 2.61. A total of 89 subjects were diagnosed with PMS. The most percentage of moderate to severe PMS was for students of medicine and the least percentage was for students of nursing. The highest percentage of mild PMS was in nursing students while the lowest percentage was for students of medicine.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION</strong><strong>:</strong> Regarded to the fact that PMS is from the common problems of premenopausal ages in women and a high percentage of them are with psychological and physical symptoms, and since this condition can cause adverse effects on the quality of women’s life; hence, it is necessary to consider the supportive and therapeutic strategies in order to reduce the severity of its symptoms and adverse effects.</p>

scholarly journals Awareness about complementary and alternative medicine among attendees of urban and rural health training centres of a medical college in North Karnataka

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3924
Author(s):  
Chandan N. ◽  
Kiran Patil
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Orthodox Medicine ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a wide range of practices that do not fit within the dominant biomedical model of health care and are not commonly provided within orthodox medicine settings. People might be attracted to and use CAM because they hold beliefs that are congruent with CAM. But safety and efficacy of these systems are not well established. So this study was done to assess awareness among patients attending UHTC and RHTC about CAM.Methods: Cross sectional study was done in UHTC and RHTC of SDMCMSH, Dharwad, India. Data was collected by using pre designed interview schedule from 200 patients. Data was entered in Microsoft excel 2013 and analysed using IBM SPSS v20. Descriptive statistics and chi square test were applied. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: 100 patients each from UHTC and RHTC were included in the study. 93% of UHTC and 98% of RHTC patients were aware about CAM. 74% in UHTC and 60% in RHTC were aware of advertisements about CAM. 96% of UHTC and 100% of RHTC patients said CAMs have no side effects. 45% from UHTC and 14% from RHTC preferred CAM. 43% from UHTC and 42% from RHTC patients had used CAM.Conclusions: The awareness about CAM in our study is high, 93% among urban and 98% among rural study participants. Ayurveda was the most commonly used AMT.

Presence-Based Real-Time Communication

2011 ◽  
pp. 487-492
Author(s):  
Frank Frößler ◽  
Kai Riemer
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Text Chat ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Awareness Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Office Software

Presence-based real-time communication (RTC) presents itself as a new and emerging technology in the E-collaboration arena with a wide range of new products currently entering the market. Originally created through the integration of instant messaging, with its text chat functionality and presence awareness information, with voice-over IP (VoIP) communication RTC has been maturing over the past three years. Further information and communication channels have been added and RTC technology shows significant potential for integration with other collaborative application as well as general purpose systems like office software. By introducing RTC, its features, potential usage scenarios, and the main players and future trends, this article names several aspects which might inspire future research in this area.

scholarly journals Long Noncoding RNA AFAP1-AS1 Promoted Tumor Growth and Invasion in Cholangiocarcinoma

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Lu ◽  
Chuang Zhou ◽  
Renfeng Li ◽  
Yilei Deng ◽  
Longshuan Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Growth ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Nude Mice ◽  
Noncoding Rna ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Tumor Tissues ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play important roles in a wide range of pathophysiological processes, including cancer progression. Our previous study has shown that AFAP1-AS1 was upregulated and acted as an oncogene in hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the expression and biological functions of lncRNA AFAP1-AS1 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) remains largely unknown. Methods: The expression level of AFAP1-AS1 was measured in 56 pairs of human cholangiocarcinoma tumor tissues and corresponding adjacent normal bile duct tissues. The correlation between AFAP1-AS1 and the clinicopathological features were evaluated by chi-square test. The effects of AFAP1-AS1 on CCA cells were determined by CCK-8 assay, clone formation assay, flow cytometry and transwell assay. Finally, to determine the effect of AFAP1-AS1 on tumor growth in vivo, AFAP1-AS1 knockdowned CCLP-1 cells were subcutaneously into nude mice to evaluate tumor growth. Results: In this study, we found that lncRNA AFAP1-AS1 was increased in CCA tissues and patients with high AFAP1-AS1 expression had a shorter overall survival. SiRNA-mediated AFAP1-AS1 knockdown significantly decreased cell proliferation of the CCA cells, with downregulation of C-myc and Cycling D1 in vitro. Furthermore, AFAP1-AS1 silencing inhibited cell migration partly due to decrease the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9. In addition, CCLP-1 cells with AFAP1-AS1 knockdown were injected into nude mice to investigate the effect of AFAP1-AS1 on the tumorigenesis in vivo. Conclusions: Taken together, our findings suggested that AFAP1-AS1 might promote the CCA progression and provided a novel potential therapeutic target for CCA.

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