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Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT and EBUS/TBNA on preoperative mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC.
Get PDFBackground: Staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a multidisciplinary process involving imaging, endoscopic and surgical techniques. This study aims at investigating the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT scan, and endobronchial ultrasound/transbronchial needle aspirate (EBUS/TBNA) in preoperative mediastinal lymph nodes (MLNs) staging of NSCLC.
Methods: We identified all patients who were diagnosed with NSCLC at the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, between July 2011 and December 2017. We collected their relevant clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings. The per-patient analysis was performed on all patients (N = 101) and then on those with histopathological confirmation (N = 57), followed by a per-lymph-node-station basis overall, and then according to distinct N-stage categories.
Results: 18F-FDG PET/CT, in comparison to CT, had a better sensitivity (90.5% vs. 75%, p = 0.04) overall and in patients with histopathological confirmation (83.3% vs. 54.6%), and better specificity (60.5% vs. 43.6%, p = 0.01) overall and in patients with histopathological confirmation in MLN staging (60.6% vs. 38.2%). Negative predictive value of mediastinoscopy, EBUS/TBNA, and 18F-FDG PET/CT were (87.1%), (90.91%), and (83.33%) respectively. The overall accuracy was highest for mediastinoscopy (88.6%) and EBUS/TBNA (88.2%), followed by 18F-FDG PET/CT (70.2%). Dividing patients into N1 disease vs. those with N2/N3 disease yielded similar findings. Comparison between 18F-FDG PET/CT and EBUS/TBNA in patients with histopathological confirmation shows 28 correlated true positive and true negative findings with final N-staging. In four patients, 18F-FDG PET/CT detected metastatic MLNs that would have otherwise remained undiscovered by EBUS/TBNA alone. Lymph nodes with a maximal standardized uptake value (SUVmax) more than 3 were significantly more likely to be true-positive.
Conclusion: Multimodality staging of the MLNs in NSCLC is essential to provide accurate staging and the appropriate treatment. 18F-FDG PET/CT has better overall diagnostic utility when compared to the CT scan. The NPV of 18F-FDG PET/CT in MLNs is reliable and comparable to the NPV of EBUS/TBNA. SUVmax of MLNs can help in predicting metastases, but nevertheless, a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT MLNs particularly if such a result would change the treatment plan, should be verified histopathologically
Sebaran alumni D-III Ilmu Perpustakaan dan respon kepuasan stakeholder terhadap kompetensi mereka di Provinsi Aceh
Get PDFTulisan ini mengkaji bagaimana sebaran alumni D-III Ilmu Perpustakaan, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, UIN Ar-Raniry di Provinsi Aceh, respon kepuasan dan rekomendasi stakeholder terhadap kompetensi dan peningkatan kualitas alumni D-III Ilmu Perpustakaan di Provinsi Aceh. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif-kuantitatif dengan pengambilan data melalui angket yang diberikan kepada alumni dan pengguna alumni dari D-III Ilmu Perpustakaan tahun 2015-2017 yang berjumlah 88 orang. Hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa sebaran alumni D-III Ilmu Perpustakaan dari aspek pekerjaan terakhir rata-rata bekerja sebagai tenaga perpustakaan, wiraswasta, karyawan instansi pemerintah, karyawan instansi swasta dan guru. Aktifitas alumni paling besar di bidang-bidang lainnya di luar 5 (lima) bidang sebelumnya. Status pekerjaan alumni terakhir kali kebanyakan mandiri. Sisanya adalah berstatus honorer dan kontrak lepas. Status pekerjaan alumni sebagai PNS adalah paling terendah, yaitu 2.2 %. Para alumni yang pernah atau sedang bekerja di perpustakaan, kebanyakan mereka bekerja di perpustakaan sekolah dan perpustakaan perguruan tinggi. Dari pekerjaan alumni, gaji yang diperoleh sangatlah minim yaitu tidak lebih dari 500.000 rupiah. Respon stakeholder pengguna alumni terhadap kompetensinya rata-rata cukup memuaskan, memuaskan dan sangat memuaskan, baik dari aspke etika dan moral, keahlian berdasarkan bidang ilmu, bahasa Inggris, penguasaan teknologi informasi, kerjasama timpengembangan diri. Hal yang paling kurang memuaskan adalah kemampuan berbahasa asing atau bahasa Inggris. Sedangkan rekomendasi yang diberikan stakeholder pengguna alumni adalah berkaitan dengan perlunya peningkatkan promosi prodi Ilmu Perpustakaan, kemampuan komunikasi berbahasa asing, komunikasi dan beriteraksi dengan tempat kerja dan masyarakat diharapkan juga dapat ditingkatkan. Prodi diharapkan juga dapat meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan perkembangan dan kebutuhan pasar kerja, baik dari aspek pengetahuan teknologi maupun keterampilan lainnya. Para stakeholder juga mengharapkan untuk menggabungkan ilmu perpustakaan dengan kearsipan yang dirasakan banyak diperlukan dalam pekerjaan di Aceh
Transcendence of God in his Essence and Attributes in Abi Al-Hadeed Al-Mua'tazili’s commentary on Nahj Al-Balagha book
No full textThis thesis aims at discussing the position of Abd Al-Hamid Ibn Hibatullah
Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed Al-Mua'tazili (d. 656 AH) regarding the Transcendence of
God, in his interpretation of Nahj Al-Balagha, which is a collection of
sermons, letters and wisdoms attributed to the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib. It
should be noted that they were collected in Nahj Al-Balagha by Al-Sharif Al-
Rida (d. 406 AH)
There is a dialectical relation between Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed and this book. It's
clear that wherever Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed is mentioned, his interpretation of
Nahj Al-Balagha is mentioned as the most important. Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed
mentioned that he explained Nahj Al-Balagha as per the request of Mu’ayyad
Al-Din Al-`Alqami (d. 656 AH), who was a vizier for Al-Musta`sim Billah,
the last of the Abbasid Caliphs.
Even the fact that Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed is one of the scholars of kalam, still his
contribution to kalam in Nahj Al-Balagha was not discussed independently by
researchers. Therefore, Nahj Al-Balagha didn't get the deserved Philosophical
study. So, I decided to direct my research to introducing the approach of Ibn
Abi Al-Haded to the Transcendence of God, through what he wrote in his
book Sharh Nahj Al-Balagha.
This research consists of an introduction , four chapters and a conclusion.
The introduction: I mentioned the importance of the reseach and its goals
and my methodology, and I also menthined that there is a proplematic
controversy that the Islamic sects have regarding the Transcendence of God
when they interpret the Qur’an.
Chapter one: Introduces Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed Al-Mua'tazili, the book of Nahj
Al-Balagha and Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed’s kalam opinions.
Chapter Two: It includes the philosophy of Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed on God's
Transcendence within monotheism. I talk about transcendence of the divine
self in its existence and perception also, the Transcendence of God in being
Eternal and Everlasting.
Chapter three : It includes affirming God's Transcendence through negating
associating Him with place and direction, observability through seeing and
corporeality, and incarnation and unification with creation.
Chapter Four: It includes a comparative analysis of Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed’s
perspectives on Kalam in contrast to other philosophers, especially Aristotle’s
philosophy and that of Imam Al-Ghazali. This chapter is divided into three
parts: The first one is about proving the existence of God, the second deals
with His attributes and their relation to the His essence, and finally, the issue
of the first cause of universe and it's relation to the substance of existence.
Conclusion: It includes the most important results I reached in my research in
the philosophy of Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed on the Transcendence of God
Efficiency of advanced wastewater treatment plant system and laboratory-scale micelle-clay filtration for the removal of ibuprofen residues
Get PDFThe efficiency of Al-Quds Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), which includes sequential elements as activated sludge, ultrafiltration, activated carbon column and reverse osmosis, to remove spiked ibuprofen, a non steroid anti inflammatory drug (NSAID), was investigated. Kinetic studies in pure water and in the activated sludge indicated that the drug was stable during one month of observation. Besides, the overall performance of the integrated plant showed complete removal of ibuprofen from wastewater. Activated carbon column, which was the last element in the sequence before the reverse osmosis system, yielded 95.7% removal of ibuprofen. Batch adsorptions of the drug by using either activated charcoal or composite micelle-clay system were determined at 25°C and well described by Langmuir isotherms. Octadecyltrimethylammonium (ODTMA) bromide and montmorillonite were used to prepare the micelle-clay adsorbent, for which the adsorption kinetics are much faster than activated charcoal. Results suggest that integrating clay-micelle complex filters within the existing WWTP may be promising in improving removal efficiency of the NSAID
Pendidikan Hati Perspektif al-Ghaz?l? dalam Kitab Ihya’ Ul?m al-D?n
No full textAl-Ghaz?l? in Sufism has had big influenced of his thought in the world. He was Syafi’i follower in fiqih law and Asy’ariyah in theology, when he was in Baghdad he hung out with many mazhabs. Ihya’ Ul?m al-D?n is outlined with sharp thought method. The discussion is divided to systematic parts. It combined outward and inner fiqh, in explaining the difficult terms, this book uses tamstil. Al Ghazali has written heart diseases and its medicine. It also inserted many advantage stories as refreshing phase. Heart education is the soul controlling process. This soul consequently is able to encourage the physical activity in daily life appropriate with syari’ah of Allah through riyadhoh, fasting, praying or other worships. It also makes person becomes obidient people from birth to death, through many education and teaching and learning gradually, in which the learning peocess is parents and society responsibility toward a pious (shalih) person. The purpose of psychology according to Ghazali is forming pious or shalih people
Bridging the Cultural Divide: A Study of the Published English Versions of Some of Gamal Al-Ghitani Literary Works
Get PDFThis research paper is an attempt to evaluate Peter Newmark\u27s semantic and communicative approaches that are commonly adopted by translators to impart the flavor of the Egyptian culture to the Anglophone readers. The two approaches are diametrically opposed: the semantic approach involves the transfer of the text literally without any alteration: it preserves the length of sentences, position and integrity of clauses and words. It is author-oriented in the sense that it closely pursues the author\u27s thought process and disregards the response of the target readers. This approach does not pay heed to the message of the writer and the target readers may find it difficult to digest the target text. The communicative approach, on the other hand, sets great store on the target reader and the response of the receptor. It attempts to generate a meaning that will elicit a response from the target recipients that approximates the response of the SL readers. It also advocates the equivalent-effect principle of translation which tends to rule out the predominance of words and structure. This paper attempts to address the vexed question of choosing an optimal translation approach and whether to represent the source culture in Target Text by highlighting the importance of the functional approach to translation which is based on the Skopostheorie, for it strikes a balance between Newmark\u27s approaches by according priority to the function the translated text is intended to fulfill. Although this Skopostheorie has drawn many criticisms, some of them have been refuted; it is practically useful to adopt it provided the translator voices his/her opinion which is soundly based on his/her expertise and does not follow blindly what the commissioner/client dictates to him/her. Translation is not all about linguistic transcoding, or cultural transference, rather it is a communicative action determined by a purpose. Translators can safely produce skopos-based translation provided that they observe the principles of coherence and culture. Some of Gamal Al-Ghitani\u27s literary works are selected to put theories into practice since they are replete with expressions that reflect the Egyptian culture hence pose a challenge to the translator
A study and publication of al-SijÁ‘Ð's Al-JawÁhir al-MuntaÛamÁt fÐ ‘UqÙd al-MaqÙlÁt
No full textتهدف هذه الدّراسة إلى نشر مخطوط في المنطق عنوانه: الجواهر المنتظمات في عقود المقولات، الّذي يتناول نظريّة المقولات الأرسطيّة مع بعض المؤثّرات الإسلاميّة. والمخطوط هو للشّيخ أحمد السّجاعي (ت 1783) الّذي التزم فيه بمنهج التّعليم الأزهري، حيث استطاع أن يوائم بين المنطق الأرسطي، من جانب، والاحتياجات الثّقافيّة الإسلاميّة، من جانب آخر؛ متّبعًا في ذلك تقليدًا منطقيًّا كان الغزالي أوّل من شرع به.
وقد قسّمنا الدّراسة إلى قسمين: في الأوّل تناولنا المخطوطة من جوانب مختلفة، تاريخيّة ومضمونيّة؛ أمّا الثّاني فخصّصناه لتحقيق المخطوط معتمدين على ثلاث نسخ مختلفة له.This article aims to publish a manuscript on logic entitled: Al-JawÁhir al-MuntaÛamÁt fÐ ‘UqÙd al-MaqÙlÁt (“The Organized Jewelry in the Necklaces of the Categories”) by Sheikh Ahmad al-SijÁ‘Ð (d. 1783).The text deals with the theory of Aristotelian categories through its Islamic interpretation. Al-SijÁ‘Ð, who is committed to the educational approach of al-ÞAzhar in this text, managed to harmonize between Aristotelian logic, on one hand, and Islamic cultural needs, on the other. The manuscript follows the logical tradition initiated first by al-GhazÁlÐ (d. 1111).
The study is divided into two parts: the first deals with historical and substantive aspects of the manuscript, while the second is devoted to decipher the manuscript on the basis of three different copies of it
Vitamin D Supplements Overdose Toxicity: A Review Article
No full textHypervitaminosis D, also known as vitamin D toxicity, is an uncommon but serious condition that occurs when the concentration of vitamin D is much higher than the body needs due to taking large doses of its supplements instead of the diet or even exposure to sunlight. The body regulates the amount of vitamin D entering it as a result of exposure to sunlight. one of serious consequences of vitamin D toxicity is accumulation of calcium in the body, which causes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, weakness, & frequent urination due to (hypercalciuria). These symptoms may develop to extend to bone pain & kidney problems such as calcium stones. This condition is treated by stopping taking the vitamin and reducing foods that contain a lot of calcium, as appropriate treatments are prescribed by the doctor and are given in the form of intravenous fluids & medications such as Corticosteroids or Bisphosphonates. When taking (60,000) IU of vitamin D daily for several months it is considered toxic because this level is much higher than the permissible and recommended limit by Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), which is 600 international units of vitamin D daily. In certain cases, higher doses than permitted are used to treating some medical conditions, such as severe vitamin D deficiency, but they must be taken under the supervision of a doctor and at a specific time, while monitoring calcium levels
Scriptura Scripturam Interpretatur [scripture interprets scripture]: an analysis of the Arabic Bible as used in the Tafsīrs of Ibn Barrajān (d. 536/1141) and al-Biqāʿī (d. 885/1480): An analysis of the Arabic Bible as used in the tafsīrs of Ibn Barrajān (d. 536/1141) and al-Biqāʿī (d. 885/1480)
Get PDFThe Bible remains an indispensable part of the Muslim tradition as a scripture with which the Qurʾān is in close dialogue. From the earliest period of qurʾānic interpretation, questions concerning the exact nature of the Bible and its relationship to the Qurʾān provoked classical Muslim scholars to either defend the text or condemn it for the sake of their own sacred book and prophet. Recent scholarship on Ibn Barrajān (d. 536/1141) and al-Biqāʿī (d. 885/1480) has provided fertile ground for cultivating new perspectives on the relationship between qurʾānic and biblical hermeneutics within tafsīr studies. This dissertation further tills this ground by exploring Ibn Barrajān’s method of qurʾānic interpretation, known as naẓm al-qurʾān, and that of al-Biqāʿī, called ʿilm al-munāsabāt, and by examining how the Arabic Bible is used in their reading of the Qurʾān. Moreover, this exploration is facilitated through an original comparative analysis between the two authors’ biblical quotations and several Arabic Bible manuscripts believed to have circulated in the milieux of Ibn Barrajān and al-Biqāʿī. How each author transmits and integrates biblical material into their tafsīr will shed light on the reception history of the Bible in the Islamic tradition. Therefore, whether their citations remain true to the biblical source text or, rather, become an islamicised version of the Bible is of primary importance to discover
MANAJEMEN KADERISASI GURU AL-QUR’AN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DIPONDOK PESANTREN AL-URWATUL WUTSQO BULUREJO DIWEK JOMBANG
Get PDFKata Kunci: Manajemen Kaderisasi Guru Al-Qur’an dan Mtu Pendidikan.
Berfokus pada tiga aspek, yakni. Pertama. Bagaimana Mutu Kaderisasi Guru Al-Quran di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo. Kedua. Bagaimana Manajemen Kaderisasi Guru Al-Qur’an dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo. Ketiga. Bagaimana Problematika Manajemen Kaderisasi Guru Al-Qur’an untuk Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo.
Untuk memecahkan permasalahan dan mencari jawaban atas tiga permasalahan tersebut penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus tunggal (single case study approach), teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan interview, observation, dan studi dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknik analisa data yang digunakan adalah teknik deskriptif dengan membuat gambaran sistematis dan faktual, analisis dilakukan dengan tiga cara yakni reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Sedangkan uji keabsahan data dilakukan melalui perpanjangan keikutsertaan peneliti, ketekunan pengamatan, dan triangulasi.
Sesuai dengan fokus penelitan, terdapat tiga sub fokus penting hasil penelitian ini. Pertama. Mutu Kaderisasi Guru Al-Quran di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo yakni, a) Dukungan dari pemerintah, b) Kepemimpinan pengasuh yang efektif, c) Kinerja guru yang baik, d) Kurikulum yang relavan, e) Lulusan yang berkualitas, f) Budaya dan iklim organisasi yang efektif, g) Dukungan masyarakat dan ornag tua santri. Kedua, Manajemen Kaderisasi Guru Al-Qur’an dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo. a) Pelaksanaan kaderisasi dimulai semenjak awal mondok, b) Pelaksanaan kaderisasi dilaksanakan pada jam diniyah. c. Pemberian kartu pelatih untuk yang telah lulus. d. praktik mengajar di lembaga sekitar. Ketiga, Problematika Manajemen Kaderisasi Guru Al-Qur’an untuk Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di Pondok Pesantren Al-Urwatul Wutsqo, a) kurangnya SDM, b) Minimnya Kaderisasi, c) Guru/pendidik, d) Struktur tidak konsisten
Atas dasar hasil penelitian, peneliti memberikan rekomendasi kepada 1. Pengasuh, guru, tempat penelitian untuk lebih mengembangkan lagi program yang sudah ada. 2. Pondok-pondok yang ada di Indonesia hendaknya diadakan program serupa di pondok-pondok. 3. Untuk pemerintah hendaknya mendukung dan memfasilitasi program kaderisasi guru al-Qur’an di pondok pesantre
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