Distribution of CBCT-3D examination referrals at Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga

Objectives: This study aims to find out the distribution of CBCT-3D examination referrals at Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga based on the origin of referral, specialist field, age and gender. Materials and Methods: This descriptive research is using the total sampling method. Secondary data from the medical records of any referral patients for CBCT-3D examination at Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga from July 2015 to March 2020 were included in this study. Furthermore, data references were tabulated and presented in the form of a pie chart. Results: The distribution of CBCT-3D examination referrals at Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga was as high as 323 (77.64%) coming from within the hospital and as much as 93 (22.36%) from outside of the hospital. Based on the dental specialties who made the referral, six of seven departments have referred their patients for CBCT examination with varying proportions and indications. The distribution of referrals was also divided into gender (male or female) and several age categories based on the Indonesian Ministry of Health, such as toddlers (ages 0-5 years), children (ages 5-11 years), adolescents (ages 12-25 years), adults (ages 26-45 years), elderly (ages 46-65 years) and seniors (over 65 years). Conclusion: Referrals for CBCT-3D radiography examinations at Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga are mostly from within the hospital, from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Female patients and the elderly (46 years and older) were found to be the most frequently referred.

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) risk assessment on routine hemodialysis patient using Padua prediction score

Introduction: Hemodialysis requires invasive vascular access (VA) procedure which could emerge deep venous thrombosis (DVT) complication. Apart from VA, other risk factors, either modifiable or unmodifiable, could increase DVT risk. Those factors can be assessed by Padua Prediction Score (PPS). This study aims to assess which risk factors in PPS increase the risk of developing DVT in routine hemodialysis patients at BHCC main clinic. Methods: This research is a descriptive observational study with simple random sampling. The participants were 58 routine hemodialysis patients in BHCC. The inclusion criteria of this study were the ages above 17 years old, had history hemodialysis more than one, the patient willing to become of the sample subject. The patient that incompletely fulfills the questionnaire were already treated with anticoagulation were admitted for VTE, and had a history of discontinuing hemodialysis were excluded. The data were gathered using a questionnaire according to PPS. The data was analyzed by using SPP 25.0. The descriptive data was provided in a table and pie chart. Results: Based on the results of the PPS, 11 patients (18.96%) were among the high risk, and 47 patients (81.04%) were at low risk. The most potent risk factor in increasing the risk of DVT is reduced mobility with a risk priority number (RPN) of 30 (severity=3, occurrence=10). Recent (≤one month) trauma and surgery entail on second with an RPN of 24 (severity=2, occurrence=12). The third is occupied by heart and/or respiratory failure with a RPN of 14 (severity=1, occurrence=14). Previous VTE history with a RPN of 12 (severity=3, occurrence=4) placed fourth, followed by age≥ 70 (RPN=8, severity=1, occurrence=8) and obesity (BMI>= 30) with a RPN of 4 (severity=1, occurrence=4) at fifth and sixth respectively. Conclusion: "Reduced mobility" is the most prominent risk factor to increase DVT risk in routine hemodialysis patients, followed by other risk factors. Reduced mobility and obesity are modifiable risk factors that should be eliminated by educating routine hemodialysis patients.

The interactive computer simulation and learning activity for facilitating students’ conceptual understanding on the buoyant force through the CoSci learning platform

Learning science, especially in the physics field, there are many varieties of invisible and abstract phenomena that are hard and difficult for students to observe and learn. One of the tools that can help students to understand those phenomena in a better way is computer simulations. The computer simulations are usually used in both on-site classroom and on-line learning platforms. Learning in the COVID-19 pandemic era at present, the computer simulations are very important for helping students to understand the physics concept. Interactive computer simulation can be considered as one of the effective methods of facilitating inquiry learning in science, as it allows students to experience the scientific inquiry process and facilitates students to understand an abstract conception and to understand the relationship between variables of invisible phenomena more clearly in reasonable ways. This study aimed to develop the interactive computer simulation and learning activity for enhancing students’ conceptual understanding of the buoyant force on the CoSci learning platform. Totally eighteen participants were studied in the twelfth grade in science classrooms of a university-affiliated school project (SCiUS), Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in 2019. The learning activity was developed based on students’ alternative concepts and used to facilitate students’ conceptual understanding of the buoyant force. There were six basic concepts related to the buoyant force constructed based on the predict-observe-explain strategy (POE) with the interactive computer simulation (i.e., the CoSci learning platform) in the learning activity. The learning activity on the CoSci learning platform consisted of eight pie charts such as 1) main question pie chart, 2) density pie chart, 3) water level pie chart, 4) volume pie chart, 5) mass pie chart, 6) weight pie chart, 7) submerged depth pie chart, and 8) answer pie chart. There were six interactive computer simulations used in this research including 1) density simulation, 2) water level simulation, 3) volume simulation, 4) mass simulation, 5) submerged depth simulation, and 6) weight simulation. All of these simulations were developed on the CoSci learning platform (https://cosci.tw/). The findings showed that 72% of students performed better in the post-test scores than in the pre-test score in all six basic concepts related to the buoyant force after learning buoyant force on the CoSci platform. Furthermore, the most difficulty in changing misconception in learning of the buoyant force was the concept related to the mass of the object.

Anticipation & Advancement of DTH Service in Bangladesh

DTH (Direct-To-Home) TV is one of the important inventions which created a revolution in the television industry by the grace of modern technology and achieving popularity day by day. The objective of the study was to analyze the advancement and to find the anticipation and impact of DTH service in Bangladesh. Primary and secondary data both were used in this research paper. The conducting period of this research was from April - August of 2021 surveying a questionnaire of 560 participants in both urban and rural areas of 8 divisions in Bangladesh. To analyze data and present the result simple statistical tools; pie-chart, bar diagram and tables were used. The findings revealed most of the users use DTH TV for its clear picture quality, payment through mobile banking & the promotional benefits of numerous HD channels. DTH providers should enhance their features and the level services with the updated technology.

Peranan Komunikasi dalam E-Pembelajaran:Impak Terhadap Prestasi Pembelajaran Mahasiswa Pasca Covid-19

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji impak peranan komunikasi atas talian dalam E pembelajaran kepada prestasi pembelajaran mahasiswa,Pasca Covid 19. Kajian ini akan mengkaji peranan komunikasi atas talian dari faktor interaktiviti, pengurusan masa dan juga peningkatan pengetahuan ICT dan hubungannya dengan prestasi pembelajaran mahasiswa dalam E pembelajaran sepanjang pasca Covid 19. Kajian ini dijalankan oleh pengkaji dengan tujuan untuk mengkaji perhubungan faktor-faktor tersebut dalam komunikasi semasa E pembelajaran dan juga hubungannya dengan E pembelajaran. Seramai 154 orang responden telah dipilih secara rawak dalam kalangan mahasiswa mahasiswi Universiti dan Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi secara meluas di dalam Malaysia. Analisis Deskriptif berbentuk Pie Chart dan juga analisis inferensi seperti Ujian Kebolehpercayaan Cronbach Alpha dan Ujian Regresi Berganda telah digunakan sebagai kaedah untuk menganalisis data seterusnya mendapatkan hasil atau dapatan kajian ini.

Implementasi dan Evaluasi Visualisasi Data Interaktif pada Publikasi Laporan Bulanan Data Sosial Ekonomi Indonesia

Setiap bulan BPS mempublikasikan buku LBDSE Indonesia, dimana di dalam publikasi tersebut berisi perkembangan dari 18 topik data beserta visualisasinya. Namun, visualisasi data pada publikasi LBDSE tidak lengkap dan hanya bersifat statis, sedangkan data yang ada memiliki dimensi/variabel yang cukup besar. Sehingga peneliti berfikir untuk mengimplementasikan visualisasi data interaktif publikasi LBDSE pada SIVIS LBDSE agar memudahkan dalam memahami data-data nya. Untuk menilai keberhasilan tujuan pengimplementasian tersebut, peneliti akan melakukan evaluasi terhadap visualisasi data pada SIVIS LBDSE berdasarkan penilaian pengguna menggunakan 8 indikator penilaian yang diadopsi dari penelitian terdahulu. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengimplementasikan visualisasi data interaktif pada data LBDSE, mengevaluasi visualisasi data pada SIVIS LBDSE, serta mengetahui visualisasi data terbaik terhadap data kategorik publikasi LBDSE. Dengan bantuan 50 responden, mereka menilai bahwa visualisasi data pada SIVIS LBDSE memiliki keunggulan dan kekurangannya masing-masing berdasarkan 8 indikator penilaian yang digunakan. Namun secara keseluruhan responden mengurutkan visualisasi data terbaik untuk data kategorik secara berturut-turut yaitu, Bar Chart, Tree Map, Bubble Map, dan Pie Chart.

Examining data visualization pitfalls in scientific publications

Data visualization blends art and science to convey stories from data via graphical representations. Considering different problems, applications, requirements, and design goals, it is challenging to combine these two components at their full force. While the art component involves creating visually appealing and easily interpreted graphics for users, the science component requires accurate representations of a large amount of input data. With a lack of the science component, visualization cannot serve its role of creating correct representations of the actual data, thus leading to wrong perception, interpretation, and decision. It might be even worse if incorrect visual representations were intentionally produced to deceive the viewers. To address common pitfalls in graphical representations, this paper focuses on identifying and understanding the root causes of misinformation in graphical representations. We reviewed the misleading data visualization examples in the scientific publications collected from indexing databases and then projected them onto the fundamental units of visual communication such as color, shape, size, and spatial orientation. Moreover, a text mining technique was applied to extract practical insights from common visualization pitfalls. Cochran’s Q test and McNemar’s test were conducted to examine if there is any difference in the proportions of common errors among color, shape, size, and spatial orientation. The findings showed that the pie chart is the most misused graphical representation, and size is the most critical issue. It was also observed that there were statistically significant differences in the proportion of errors among color, shape, size, and spatial orientation.

INDIA–CHINA STANDOFF: CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA

Though recent May 2020 standoff that continued between India and China in Galwan valley was not taken by the Indian leadership as routine water testing by the Chinese. India took it seriously and very well managed to handle the aggression on its own and halted the China’s backdoor thinking of projecting themselves a superpower at least in Asia. Now it’s going to be a normal routine along the LAC as India is now determined to change the ground strategic infrastructure reality along the LAC. By tackling Chinese on its own, India has bolstered its position in the world’s strategic power pie chart. Further India need to work on many fronts to meet the challenges and convert these sour relations in a Diplomatic, Economic and Strategic opportunities for India. The aim of this paper is to analyze in detail the India’s stand against the PLA's incursion, internal assessment to meet this “going to be routine” challenge on LAC and further considering the India’s population, market size and china’s sour relations with neighbors, it’s time for India to encash the opportunities out of such attempts from China.

Cell-phone Addiction Amongst Medical students: A cross-sectional study

Background: Cellular phone has become an integral part of our daily lives. Almost all medical students use it to perform various functions, from networking to use of different application. Aim: To observe the ill effects of problematic cell phone use amongst medical students. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 4th year MBBS at Lahore medical and dental college during January to April 2019. A questionnaire was used having a 7 scale Likert and frequencies of result were given in form of pie chart, bar chart and a table. Results: It was seen that almost half of the class have some tendency towards developing cell phone addiction. 47.2% were males and 52.8% were females who participated in this study. More than half i.e. 51.4% and 59% agreed to have urge to use phone and to frequently check their phone, respectively. A collective 54.9% showed distraction from their studies while being constantly using phone. Conclusion: Cellphone addiction among medical student is rising, some patterns of this problematic use still needs to be explored further and guidelines need to be provided so as to improve the overall wellbeing of students from the ill effects of their phone use. And developing habits which would improve their lifestyle and do not add to their stresses. Keywords: Cellphone, Medical students, Addiction