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Makna dan fungsi upacara Piodalan Umat Hindu di Pura Jala Siddhi Amerta Juanda Sidoarjo
Full text linkUpacara Piodalan atau Odalan adalah sebuah ritual upacara keagamaan Hindu yang dikenal sebagai peringatan hari lahirnya atau hari ulang tahun sebuah Pura. Bagi umat Hindu Jala Siddhi Amerta Juanda Sidoarjo, upacara Piodalan ini merupakan upacara yang diadakan setiap enam bulan sekali atau 210 hari sekali, dalam artian upacara untuk menyampaikan rasa terima kasih atau rasa syukur atas anugerah yang berlimpah dari Hyang Widhi Wasa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui makna dan fungsi prosesi upacara Piodalan bagi umat Hindu di Pura Jala Siddhi Amerta. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, yakni peneliti melakukan penelitian lapangan menggunakan metode pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara secara langsung kepada narasumber dan dokumentasi. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti menganalisis data dengan menggunakan teori kebudayaan dan agama serta teori fungsi ritual menurut Victor Witer Turner, dimana dalam teori ini menjelaskan fungsi ritual dibagi menjadi empat fungsi sosial, menurutnya ritual tidak hanya sebagai kewajiban saja melainkan sebagai simbol dari apa yang sebenarnya terjadi dalam masyarakat. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa prosesi pelaksanaan upacara Piodalan dilakukan dengan mempersiapkan perlengkapan atau alat-alat upacara, membersihkan Pura serta merangkai sesaji atau banten berupa korban, khususnya rangkaian korban (bunga, daun kelapa, biji beras, dan air suci). Barulah upacara Piodalan bisa dilaksanakan dengan berkumpulnya pengurus rumah tangga Jala Siddhi Amerta, warga kompleks TNI-AL dan para umat Hindu Sidoarjo maupun Surabaya berkumpul di Mandala Utama Pura dimulai dengan melakukan sembahyang Tri Sandya sampai rangkaian upacara berakhir. Makna yang terkandung dalam upacara Piodalan bagi umat Hindu di Pura Jala Siddhi Amerta adalah sebagai wujud rasa terima kasih atau Bhakti syukur umat kepada Hyang Widhi Wasa. Selain itu makna bagi generasi muda sebagai sarana untuk belajar berorganisasi di lingkungan masyarakat dan belajar merangkai banten sendiri. Sedangkan fungsi yang terkandung dalam upacara Piodalan bagi umat Hindu Jala Siddhi Amerta adalah untuk membebaskan diri seseorang dari ikatan dosa dan membebaskan diri dari ikatan karma
Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for successful removal of an encrusted ureteral stent and multiple renal stones in solitary kidney:A case report
Full text linkIntroduction and importance: Several endoscopic procedures have been performed to clear stones in the kidney. A potential technique called endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) is a practical option for treating complex kidney stones. Hereby, we report a neglected double j (DJ) stent and recurrent multiple kidney stones treated by ECIRS. Case presentation: A 56-year-old female complained of right flank pain one week ago, which worsened within one day before hospital admission. She underwent DJ stent insertion one year ago because of residual stones after right percutaneous nephrolitothomy (PCNL) but was lost to follow-up. There was a history of left nephrectomy, leaving the patient with only a right kidney. A x-ray kidney ureter bladder (KUB) evaluation showed multiple irregular radiopaque shadows. A computed tomography (CT) scan detected numerous stones in the right kidney. The patient underwent ECIRS to remove the DJ stent and clear multiple stones in the right kidney. Following the surgery, the patient was discharged from the hospital on the fourth postoperative day with no complications and residual stone. Clinical discussions: ECIRS is a technique that combines a simultaneous antero-retrograde approach to the kidney and aims to resolve nephrolithiasis in one step and with one access. The ECIRS procedure could be considered in cases of complex multiple stone nephrolithiasis. ECIRS could widen the operative vision, thus helping to clear difficult kidney stones. Conclusions: The ECIRS technique could provide successful and safe management of recurrent multiple kidney stones and encrusted, neglected DJ stents in a solitary kidney patient.</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Evaluating prognostic indicators for in-Hospital mortality in Fournier's gangrene:A 7-year study in a tertiary Hospital
Full text linkBackground: Fournier's Gangrene Scoring Index (FGSI), Simplified FGSI (SFGSI), Uludag FGSI (UFGSI), Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing (LRINEC), Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and Platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been devised to assess the risk of mortality in Fournier's Gangrene (FG) patients. However, the effectiveness of these indicators in predicting mortality at the time of admission remains uncertain. The aim of this study is to assess the prognostic efficacy of FG’s various indicators on in-hospital mortality. Methods: This study analyzed 123 patients from Dr. Soetomo General Hospital’s emergency department in Indonesia from 2014 to 2020. Data included demographics, wound cultures, and parameters like FGSI, UFGSI, SFGSI, NLR, PLR, and LRINEC. In-hospital mortality status was also recorded. The data was subjected to comparative, sensitivity, specificity and regression analyses. Results: In our study of 123 patients, the median age was 52, with a mortality rate of 17.9%. The majority of patients were male (91.1%) and the most common location was scrotal (54.5%). Non-survivors had a shorter median stay (6.5 days) compared to survivors (14 days). Diabetes was the most prevalent comorbidity (61.8%). The highest sensitivity and specificity were found in FGSI and UFGSI indicators. Multivariate logistic regression identified LoS and FGSI as independent predictors of mortality. Conclusions: FGSI and UFGSI, upon admission, demonstrated the highest sensitivity and specificity, with hospital stay duration and FGSI as key mortality determinants.</p
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Management of high-grade pediatric renal trauma in tertiary referral hospital in Indonesia:A case series and literature review
Full text linkIntroduction and importance: Genitourinary tract injuries constitute 10 % of all traumas, with renal injuries being common in pediatric cases due to reduced perirenal fat and abdominal wall muscle development. However, very few reports of pediatric renal trauma in Indonesia have been reported. In this case series, We present a case series of high-grade renal injury and review the literature on pediatric renal trauma in Indonesia. Case presentation: We present four cases with renal trauma as the subjects of this case study. The 13-year-old boy, who was the initial patient, complained of hematuria and abdominal pain after falling from a tree. The second patient, the 13-year-old boy, presented with left lower back pain and hematuria after being elbowed in the left waist. The third patient, a 14-year-old boy, had been in a motorcycle accident and got grade 5 renal injury according to AAST classification. The final case involved a 4-year-old boy who experienced recurrent hematuria caused by a pseudoaneurysm following blunt renal trauma. Discussion: Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, with approximately 3 % of children assessed in pediatric hospital trauma departments having had trauma. With appropriate management according to guidelines, mortality can be avoided. Conclusion: The case series highlights the significance of treating pediatric renal trauma patients individually according to their hemodynamic state and degree of impairment.</p
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