ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 15, 2019
Ingredient-Advertising Strategy: Does It Influence the Interest of Buying Host-Product?
Anik Lestari Andjarwati, Rosa Prafitri Juniarti
Page no 171-176 |
10.36348/sjbms.2019.v04i02.001
This study aims to reach an ingredient-advertising strategy aimed to influence the interest of buying host-product. It uses between-subject experiment (i.e., advertising strategy for ingredient-advertisement: emotional, informational, and the combination between them) and within-subject experiment (i.e., high-involvement, low involvement). Printed ingredient-advertising followed by information about host-product is used as the stimulus. An evaluation is through questionnaires. The result of this study brings evidence for the hypothesis. Future researches may involve other sources to manipulate and inform information with multiple exposures
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 15, 2019
Community Socio-Economic Factors That Affect Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools
Adhanja A. Rose
Page no 38-46 |
10.21276/jaep.2019.3.2.1
The purpose of the study was to determine community socio-economic factors affecting students‟ academic performance
in public Secondary schools in Rongo Sub-county, Migori County, Kenya. The study used descriptive survey research
designs. The study was based on the conceptual framework. The targeted populations were 45 head teachers, 45
Guidance and Counseling teachers, 45(Parents Teachers Association (PTA) chairpersons, 14523 students, 5 Zonal
Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (ZQASOs). The researcher used saturated sampling technique to select 45
head teachers, 45 Guidance and Counseling teachers, 45 PTA chairpersons and 5 ZQASOs, purposive random sampling
was used to select 450 students. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires, in-depth interview, and
document analysis. Reliability of the instruments was addressed through piloting in 5 schools and reliability coefficients
were obtained by subjecting the instruments to a Split-half Technique and Spearman “Brown Prophesy formula”. The coefficient of reliability obtained was 0.721 which indicated that the instruments were reliable. To ensure face and content
validity of the research instruments, 2 experts in the department of Educational Administration Planning and Economics,
Kisii University were requested to scrutinize the research instruments so as to validate them. Data was analyzed using
both qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative data was analyzed using likert scale and other qualitative data were
analyzed in an ongoing process as themes and sub-themes emerged. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive
statistics. The finding revealed that 25(62.5%) of Head Teachers agreed that community assist in the mobilizing students
to go to school hence increase enrolment. It was concluded that the significant community socio-economic activities that
promoted academic performnce were: School sponsorship, provision of piped and natural fountains of water,spiritual
nourishment of students provision of physical facilities. It recommended that the schools should develop relations with
the community to tap the full potentialities needed for academic performance. The researcher adhered to research ethics
including plagiarism and getting the consent of respondents among others.
CASE REPORT | Feb. 14, 2019
Facial Diplegia Revealing Lyme Borreliosis
Hamza Belatik, Lotfi Aouinti, Nabil Touiheme, Hicham Attifi, Karim Nadour, Ali El Boukhari
Page no 118-121 |
10.36348/sjm.2019.v04i02.008
Introduction: Diagnosis of neuroborreliosis may be difficult. Neuroborreliosis mainly results in lymphocytic meningitis and in meningoradiculitis. Case report: We report the case of a patient who developed a sudden facial diplegia, revealing neuroborreliosis proved by positive blood and cerebrospinal fluid serology. The patient had no previous history of tick bite and migrans erythema. The patient was given ceftriaxone therapy (2 g/day for 21 days), leading to resolution of all clinical symptoms. Conclusion: Our report underscores that neuroborreliosis should be considered in patients exhibiting facial diplegia. Thus, Lyme serology should be performed systematically in these patients. Altogether, early management is crucial, before the onset of neurological manifestations at late stage, leading to disabling sequelae despite antibiotic therapy
CASE REPORT | Feb. 14, 2019
Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Maxilla: A Rare Case Report
Dr. Deepti Agarwal, Dr. Suman Kumari, Dr. Parveen Kundu, Dr. Swaran Kaur, Dr. Monika Gathwal
Page no 74-76 |
10.21276/sjpm.2019.4.2.4
Ameloblastoma is a rare neoplasm of the mandible and maxilla of odontogenic epithelial origin. It has multiple histologic
variants. Most common subtype is the multicystic variant of ameloblastoma while its another variant unicystic
ameloblastoma (UA) is relatively uncommon which usually occur in younger populations. In this article, we report a case
of Unicystic Ameloblastoma in a 22 year old female which was provisionally diagnosed as dentigerous cyst based on
clinico - radiographic features and was treated conservatively. Detailed microscopic examination revealed features of
Unicystic ameloblastoma which requires long term follow-up to check for recurrence.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 14, 2019
Fast, Accurate and Cost-Effective Detection and Diagnostics of Diabetes Mellitus Thanks to Using New, Patented Diagnostic Procedure and Clinical Expert Decision Support System Bio Analyst
Martina Cesalova, Milan Cesal
Page no 15-20 |
10.36348/sijb.2019.v02i02.001
The main aim of this study is to present a new, effective approach to diagnose Diabetes Mellitus in a timely, accurate and cost-effective manner, thanks to using technology and new, patented diagnosing procedure. This study shows results of diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus in two different Clinical Expert Decision Support Systems and presents a new way to diagnose diabetes through commonly used urine test strips. It also shows, how this new approach may be reflected into diagnosing algorithms that can be used in diagnostics systems.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Feb. 14, 2019
Arab National Security (Dimensions, Perceptions, Challenges, Risks and Future Strategy)
Dr. Mohammad Salim Al-Rawashdeh
Page no 69-82 |
10.21276/sjhss.2019.4.2.2
Security is a cornerstone of development and progress in a free society. A basic and widespread understanding of the
importance of security as a guarantee of citizens’ well-being and the stability of the State itself is therefore essential.
Moreover, the Middle East is home to many diverse peoples, with ancient and proud cultures, in varying stages of
political and socio-economic development, often times in conflict. Now in a state of historic flux, the Arab Spring has
transformed the Middle Eastern landscape, with great consequence for the Arab national security strategies of the
neighboring countries and their foreign relations. The Arab National security environment in the Arab World has become
increasingly complicated after the independence. This paper identifies several important trends that are shaping the Arab
national security and identifies their implications with the rest of the world However; ongoing domestic changes
throughout the region will become increasingly important as well. Issues such as political reform, Arab spring revolution,
economic reform, civil-military relations, leadership change, and the information revolution are all affecting the regional
security dynamics. This research paper examines each of these issue areas and identifies some of the challenges that they
pose for the Arab world international relations. The paper covered, Dimensions, perceptions, risks and future strategy
security; challenges of natural geography; political contestation following the Arab Spring and state responses; the
military tool; armed non-state actors; US Middle East policy; regional security architecture; and the historical role of the
army in Middle East state-building. The National security is a concept that a government, along with its parliaments,
should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of "national" crises through a variety of power projections, such as
political power, diplomacy, economic power, military might, and so on.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 14, 2019
Factors That Affect the Performance of Teachers Senior High School in the Area of Semarang Regency
Soedjono, Heri Prabowo
Page no 177-180 |
10.36348/sjbms.2019.v04i02.002
This study aims to determine how the significant role between the role of Leadership and Communication on Teacher Performance in Semarang High School. Respondents in this study were high school teachers in the Semarang region with a sample of 81 respondents. The results showed that leadership and communication had an effect on the performance of teachers in senior high schools in the Semarang District
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 13, 2019
Comparison of Greyscale and Doppler Ultrasound with Shear wave Elastography (SWE) in the Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis
Ayesha Zubair, Asma Yaseen, Yusra Shehzadi, Romaiza Sagheer, Aisha Saleem, Raham Bacha, Syed Amir Gilani, S. Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Zeeshan Rashid Mirza
Page no 91-96 |
10.36348/sjmps.2019.v05i02.002
Liver cirrhosis is a life-threatening disease and quick diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is important. Liver Biopsy is considered a gold standard method for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. However, it is an invasive method. Basic imaging and non-invasive methods have been developed over the last few decades for the detection of liver cirrhosis. The aim of our research is to compare shear wave elastography with greyscale and Doppler ultrasonography for better treatment and diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis. One-ninety-five (195) patients were selected at INMOL Hospital, Lahore radiology department suffering from cirrhosis. On Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) Elasticity and Stiffness were mean 21.76±9.00 Kpa (10.50 to 72.3 Kpa) and Shear-wave Velocity Mode was mean 2.578±0.4766 cm/s (2.08 to 4.86) cm/s. This study showed that the greyscale and Doppler ultrasonography alone is not enough for the detection of Liver cirrhosis and Shear wave elastography (SWE) is the more accurate and best method for the detection of Liver Cirrhosis
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 13, 2019
Genomic DNA Analysis from cereals: Isolation and Quantification
Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Abbas, Syed Asim Shah, Syed Masood Shah, Muhammad Alamgir, Yasir Ali, Abdul Jalal2
Page no 42-46 |
10.21276/sb.2019.5.2.2
The review briefly clarifies and summarize some of the major research works on cereals at molecular level. Some basic knowledge about cereals and the isolation and quantification of DNA along with various researches that are previously reported are gathered and presented briefly.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 13, 2019
Isolation and Quantification of Genomic DNA from Wheat Leaves
Muhammad Junaid, Durri Shawar, Syed Tariq Shah, Hidayat Ullah, Muhammad Alamgir, Abdul Jalal
Page no 47-50 |
10.21276/sb.2019.5.2.3
Background: The manuscript is originally the internship report of Muhammad Junaid, submitted for the partial fulfilment of the degree of BSc (h) to University of Swabi. The internship was completed at NIFA (Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture), Peshawar, KP-Pakistan under the supervision of Syed Tariq Shah, Senior Scientist, NIFA Peshawar in 2014. The results obtained are from the original project of Syed Tariq Shah, Senior Scientist, NIFA Peshawar. Methodology: Ten advance lines of wheat were surface sterilized by 70% ethanol for two minutes and then rinse with double distilled water three times. Again washed with mercuric chloride and washed with double distilled water for three times. The sterilized seeds were cultured in Petri dish and kept it in growth chamber at 25oC. When the plants achieved optimum size after germination, the flag leaf were collected on the basis of weight and stored at -80 for molecular analysis. Genomic DNA was extracted from these leaves using DNeasy plant mini kit. Agarose gel was run after the DNA extraction and then the Spectrophotometric Determination was done. Results: The results literally focused on to study an efficient method for extraction of genomic DNA and to determine the quality and quantity of genomic DNA. After the extraction of genomic DNA from the plant tissues the quantification, quality and concentrations of isolated genomic DNA were verified on 1% of Agarose gel. RNA and other polysaccharides proteins contamination in the Data is not recoded providing a very rapid and sensitive means of estimating the nucleic acid concentration. DNA concentration was also measured and quantified by ultraviolet spectrophotometer using ultraviolet spectrophotometer. Results showed the differences in DNA yield and DNA quality among the advanced lines of ten wheat samples. Purified genomic DNA has A260/A280 ratios of 1.5–1.77, and absorbance confirming high purity. L-10 shows the highest yield of DNA that is 462.47 and the lowest DNA yield is of L-7 that is 355.54, the OD260/280 of L-3 is high then the remaining nine lines. Conclusion: DNeasy plant mini kit is an efficient for genomic DNA extraction and purification.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 13, 2019
Testing the Performance of Fig (Ficus carica) Cultivars Planted in High Density System under Agro-Climatic Condition of Islamabad
Muhammad Abbas, Sayed Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmad, Muhammad Junaid, Yasir Ali, Muhammad Alamgir, Abdul Jalal
Page no 37-41 |
10.21276/sb.2019.5.2.1
Fig (Ficus carica) is one of the famous fruit species in world wide. The present study was undertaken to investigate “the performance of fig cultivars (Local, Brown Turkey and Black Mission) planted in high density system under agro-climatic conditions of Islamabad”, at the experimental farm of National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad. Production and quality data were recorded for the evaluation of these cultivars. Five parameter (number of fruits, weight, size (volume), TSS, and yield plant-1) with three replications and five plants replication-1 for each cultivars were studied during the experiment and after harvesting. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). It was observed that number of fruits plant-1 indicated a significant difference among cultivars. Highest number of fruits plant-1 were observed in Brown Turkey (12.48) followed by Black Mission, while lowest number of fruits plant-1 (10.38) was noted in local cultivar. Maximum fruit weight (25.77 g) was recorded in Local selection while lowest fruit weight (20.39 g) was found in Brown Turkey cultivar. Fruit volume, and maximum fruit size was observed in Brown Turkey (22 ml) followed by Black Mission having (19.33 ml). Maximum TSS of fruits was observed in Black Mission (12.49) while minimum TSS (11.03) of fruits was recorded in Brown Turkey. The maximum yield plant-1 was recorded in local selection (265.43 g) followed by Black Mission having (256.2 g) plant-1.The result of this study suggested that brown turkey followed by local selection was found the best in relation to growth and yield of fig tree in Agro-climatic condition of Islamabad.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 12, 2019
Determinants of Audit Report Lag with Company Size as Moderating Variable: Evidence from Real Estate and Property Sector in Indonesian
Debbi Chyntia Ovami, Reza Hanafi Lubis
Page no 77-83 |
10.21276/sjef.2019.3.2.1
This study aimed to examine and analyze the influence of the characteristics of Corporate Governance, profitability, and
reputation of KAP on audit report lags in Real Estate and Property Companies in Indonesia. This study also tested and
analyzed the moderating influence of company size in the relationship between the characteristics of Corporate
Governance, profitability, and the reputation of the KAP on audit report lag. This type of research is causal research. The
population in this study are Real Estate and Property companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period
2012-2016 with 61 companies. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling based on certain criteria. Based on
these criteria, the number of observations was 170 units of analysis. The results of the research show that the
characteristics of corporate governance, profitability, and reputation of KAP simultaneously influence and are significant
for audit report lag. Institutional ownership, independent commissioners and profitability have a negative and significant
effect on audit report lag. While the reputation of KAP has a positive and significant effect on audit report lag.
Managerial ownership and audit committees influence and are not significant to the audit report lag in real estate and
property companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Company size is proven to not be able to moderate (strengthen)
the relationship between corporate governance characteristic variables, profitability and KAP reputation with audit report
lag variables on real estate and property companies.
CASE REPORT | Feb. 11, 2019
Retrieval of Fractured Rotary Instrument from Root Canal: A Case Report
Manu G.P, Shalini Singh, Mariam Belim, Rahul VC Tiwari, Kaushal Charan Pahari, Heena Tiwari
Page no 103-106 |
10.36348/sjm.2019.v04i02.005
Mishaps such as fractured instruments, ledges and perforations are critical procedures faced by clinicians during endodontic treatment. Fractured instrument is a complex condition especially when the file fractures beyond the apex. There is potential risk of contamination associated with such kind of situation, which compromises the healing process. Management of a fractured instrument beyond the apex is difficult and time consuming. Various devices and techniques have been introduced in endodontics for retrieval of the fractured instruments, but none are consistently successful. This case report describes retrieval of fractured instrument separated beyond the apex using the modern ultrasonic tips
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 11, 2019
Sonographic Correlation of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with Suprapubic Subcutaneous Fat
Madeeha Rafiq, Atoofa Mahnoor, Mahrukh Butt, Muniba Akram, Hadia Nasir, Raham Bacha, Hafiza Maryam Tauseef, Mehreen Fatima, M.S Yousuf Farooq, Syed Amir Gelani
Page no 17-21 |
10.36348/sijog.2019.v02i02.001
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is most common heterogeneous problem affecting seriously women’s lives in their fertile age group. Obesity, infertility, insulin resistance, increased type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are risk factors frequently present with PCOS. Among these, anovulation infertility is one of the most alarming situation. Obesity also stands out as it has reached its epidemic proportions. Objective: The objective of this study was sonographic correlation of PCOS with obesity by measuring subcutaneous fat at suprapubic region. Material and methods: A total 138 sample size was selected according to Prevalence of PCOS based on AE- PCOS Society. Both 69 Patients with PCOS and 69 without PCOS were included. Toshiba Xario machine was used at Gosh-e-Shifa hospital, Lahore. Both transvaginal and transabdominal (linear and convex) were used. Specific scanning protocols were used. Results: The 69 (50%), individuals who were diagnosed with PCOS, few of them had previous history of PCOS. Total 10 (14.4%) patients out of 69 patients had prior history of PCOS. The other 69 (50%) patients are normal. The clinical symptoms of patients and sonographic criteria for PCO collectively used to diagnose PCOS and normal patients. Then suprapubic subcutaneous fat was measured. The mean of measurements was taken and correlated the both type of individuals with their corresponding fat thickness. The result showed that the patients with PCOS had more subcutaneous fat thickness comparatively to subcutaneous fat thickness of normal patients. The patients with PCOS showed more subcutaneous fat thickness at suprapubic region than normal patients .This study concluded that PCOS and suprapubic subcutaneous fat thickness are correlated with each other
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Feb. 10, 2019
Effect on Student Scores: Objective Structured Practical Examination of Motor System
Srabani Bhattacharya, Rucha Wagh, Sundaram Kartikeyan, Aniruddha A. Malgaonkar, Sandhya S. Khadse
Page no 87-90 |
10.36348/sjmps.2019.v05i02.001
This complete enumeration, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 62 students (females=29; 46.77%; males=33; 53.23%) at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra State, India, to determine the effect of objective structured practical examination on student scores. After the examination procedure and the check-list based marking system was explained to first-year medical students, written informed consent was taken from willing participants. The mean conventional practical examination score (out of 60) was 38.03 8.62 (95% CI: 35.89 – 40.18), while that for objective structured practical examination (out of 60) was 52.19 4.56 (95% CI: 51.06 – 53.33). The difference in overall scores was highly significant (Z=11.433; p<0.00001). But, the gender differences in mean scores were not significant. The results of this study indicate that objective structured practical examination was more objective, measured practical skills better, eliminated examiner bias and significantly enhanced student scores and can be used for formative assessment to improve students’ competence (psychomotor component). Students with lower scores may need remedial educational intervention