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Many ELT scholars have researched various issues in online language learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only one study applies a Narrative Inquiry approach in researching students' stories as reflections regarding their learning shifts because of the pandemic. Inspired by John Dewey's (1933, 1986) notion and other scholars about the significance of learners' reflections in education, this study attempts to fill the gap by exploring the in-depth stories as reflections of EFL students from three different Indonesian universities about their learning shift experiences before and during the pandemic and their perceptions about learning trends in the future. Nine students as the participants were asked to share their experiences and viewpoints through an open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The collected responses were then analyzed using the techniques and tools from Narrative analysis. The results reveal that most participants proposed Blended Learning (BL) with some required conditions for their effective learning: they loved to be taught with the assistance of online materials and applications but longed for more meaningful interactions in conventional face-to-face classes for the issues experienced in fully online learning. For them, the future BL needs to be managed with some relatively balanced proportions of both online and offline classes. Banyak akademisi pada bidang pengajaran bahasa Inggris (ELT) telah meneliti berbagai macam isu dalam pembelajaran bahasa secara daring selama pandemi COVID-19. Namun, hanya satu studi yang menggunakan pendekatan Narrative Inquiry dalam meneliti cerita mahasiswa sebagai refleksi mengenai perubahan aktivitas belajar mereka akibat pandemi. Terinspirasi oleh gagasan John Dewey (1933, 1986) dan para akademisi lainnya mengenai pentingnya refleksi siswa dalam pendidikan, penelitian ini berusaha mengisi kesenjangan (gap) yang ada melalui eksplorasi cerita secara mendalam sebagai refleksi mahasiswa jurusan bahasa Inggris (EFL) dari tiga universitas berbeda di Indonesia mengenai pengalaman belajar mereka yang berubah sebelum dan selama pandemi serta persepsi mereka mengenai tren pembelajaran di masa depan. Sembilan mahasiswa sebagai peserta diminta untuk berbagi pengalaman dan sudut pandang melalui kuesioner terbuka dan wawancara semi-terstruktur. Tanggapan yang terkumpul dari mereka kemudian dianalisis menggunakan teknik dan alat dari Narrative Analysis. Hasilnya mengungkapkan bahwa sebagian besar peserta mengusulkan Blended Learning (BL) dengan beberapa persyaratan tertentu yang diperlukan untuk pembelajaran efektif mereka: mereka senang diajar dengan bantuan materi dan aplikasi daring, tetapi merindukan interaksi yang lebih bermakna dalam kelas tatap muka konvensional karena pertimbangan masalah yang dialami selama pembelajaran daring secara penuh. Bagi mereka, BL di masa yang akan datang perlu dikelola dengan proporsi yang relatif seimbang antara kelas daring dan luring. Aziza Restu Febrianto & Allvian Ika Fiki Susanto. © 2023 AsiaTEFL. All rights reserved.
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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The World Health Organization (WHO) declared this infection a global pandemic in 2020. In addition, various methods have been developed to diagnose COVID-19 rapidly and accurately to reverse transcription-polymerase chain re-action (RT-PCR) as a gold standard method. One of these methods is the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in exhaled breath. Objectives: The aim was to collect and investigate studies on the accuracy of VOC detection as a diagnostic method for COVID-19. Methods: A literature search was performed in five electronic databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, EBSCO-host, and Scopus, along with hand searching. The search was conducted in the titles and s of articles using keywords and their equivalent terms, combined with the Boolean operators (OR and AND). The search results were then selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and compatibility with the Population, Intervention, Control, and Outcomes (PICO) framework. Results: Based on the search results, two cross-sectional studies by Wintjens et al. and Ruszkiewicz et al. were selected, which were then critically appraised. Both studies showed good validity. Wintjens et al. reported 86% sensitivity and 54% specificity for their method, with a positive predictive value (PPV) and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 40% and 92%, respectively. Besides, Ruszkiewicz et al., who conducted a study in two different locations, reported 82.4% sensitivity and 75% specificity for their method in Edinburgh (UK), with PPV and NPV of 87.5% and 66.7%, respectively, while they reported 90% sensitivity and 80% specificity in Dortmund (Germany), with PPV and NPV of 45% and 97.8%, respectively. The accuracy of these three methods was 62%, 80%, and 82%, respectively. Conclusions: Detection of VOCs from exhaled breath can be a rapid, cost-effective, and simple method for diagnosing COVID-19. However, the accuracy of this method is still relatively low (62 -82%) and inconsistent;therefore, it is only recommended for screen-ing.
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The rapidly growing global Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis affects the labor-intensive mining industry. The industry is characterized by high worker mobility and 24-hour operations;thus, this continuous, mobile workforce increases the transmission risk of COVID-19 and has been a challenge for the mining industry during the pandemic. PT X, one of the largest mineral mining locations in Mimika District, Central Papua Province, Indonesia, was challenged to face the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to analyze the COVID-19 handling efforts by PT X Concentrating Division using a descriptive-analytical method to describe the completion of PT X. The assessment aimed to examine nine critical factors formulated by the International Labour Organization and evaluated as practical steps to prevent and mitigate the virus spread in the division. Furthermore, an analysis was con-ducted on data related to COVID-19 handling. The results showed that the nine critical factors had an average value of 89.41%. These results indicated that the pandemic handling efforts in the division had been implemented well.
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There are studies related to COVID-19 pandemic across various sectors, including social, psychology, and specific industries, e.g., tourism. Several countries have imposed travel restrictions to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks and it may lead to travel behaviour changes for their residents. This research contributes to the existing knowledge by providing a new point of view, by extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) along with additional determinants of travellers' post-pandemic behavioural intentions, namely cognitive and affective risk perception and non-pharmaceutical interventions. This study focused on Indonesian residents who intended to travel abroad for vacation in 2020, but their plan was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected using a convenience sampling technique and analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The PLS-SEM enables us to predict the key factors that affect post-pandemic travel intentions. The results show that affective risk perception has a positive relationship with perceived behavioural control and non-pharmaceutical intervention. This research also found significant effects of cognitive risk perception on all variables. Positive significant relationships were found between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and non-pharmaceutical interventions with post-pandemic travel intentions.
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Background and Aims: The social restrictions in COVID- 19 pandemic can affect to patient's asthma status. The use of telecommunications by the physician to know the patient's asthma status during pandemic is recommended. This study aims to determine patient's asthma status before the COVID-19 pandemic compared to one year after. Methods: This preliminary study was a retrospective cohort which was conducted in March of 2020 and March of 2021 at Asthma Polyclinic, Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta. The subjects were asthma patients who visited Asthma Polyclinic in March of 2020 and requires an ACT score. Patients who didn't come to Asthma Polyclinic in March of 2021 will be contacted by the researchers. Results: The ACT score in March of 2020 are 6% patients had fully controlled asthma, 34% of partial controlled asthma and 60% of uncontrolled asthma while in March of 2021, 26% have fully controlled asthma, 26% of partial controlled asthma and 48% of uncontrolled asthma. There was a significant difference between ACT score in March of 2020 and March of 2021 with a p value 0.020. The patient's activities during pandemic was decreasing, 80% patients who didn't work, while 20% were still working. There was a significant difference between patient's severity of asthma and ACT score in March of 2021 with a p value <0,05. Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the ACT score in March of 2020 and March of 2021, also a significant difference between patient's severity of asthma and ACT score in March of 2021.
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Background and Aim: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide with the growing number of confirmed cases and deaths. Acute myocardial injury is one of the most common clinical manifestations in COVID-19 patients, results in higher risk of morbidity and mortality. However, the prevalence of acute myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients is not well documented. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of acute myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study utilizing medical record was done on COVID-19 patients admitted to Persahabatan hospital, Jakarta, within the period of June to December 2020. The prevalence of acute myocardial injury was assessed through high sensitivity Troponin I (hsTrop-I) levels examination. The association of cardiovascular disease comorbidities and levels of inflammatory biomarkers with acute myocardial injury were also determined. Results: From a total of 340 patients enrolled in the study, 58 (17.1%) patients experienced acute myocardial injury, in which majority (58.6%) aged >40 years. The prevalence of acute myocardial injury was more dominant in patients with cardiovascular disease comorbidities (63.8%) and critically ill COVID-19 patients (37.9%). Procalcitonin levels showed significant association with acute myocardial injury (p<0.01). Conclusion: The prevalence of acute myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients in Persahabatan Hospital was pretty high (17.1%). Acute myocardial injury was significantly associated with procalcitonin levels and cardiovascular comorbidities.
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The emergency hospital is intended to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in the community by isolating patients without symptoms, with mild or moderate symptoms. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to this facility. This retrospective study reviewed data of patients treated at the National Emergency Hospital Wisma Met Kemayoran in Jakarta, Indonesia, from March 23 to April 30, 2020. Patient characteristics (clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, Chest X-Ray, SARS-CoV-2 immunoserology, and RT-PCR results from nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal preparations) were compared between severity groups. There were 413 COVID-19 cases analyzed, of which 190 (46%) were asymptomatic, 93 (22.5%) were mild, and 130 (31.5%) were moderate cases. Most asymptomatic cases were male, with young age, and without comorbidity. Mild cases were dominated by female and young patients, while most moderate cases were male and older patients. The number of patients with comorbidities was higher in mild and mod-erate cases. The patient's overall outcome was good and did not differ based on the severity of symptoms. Despite the many challenges, patients with moderate symptoms can be safely treated in the emergency hospital.
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Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between self-reported stress, oral health status, xerostomia, and stomatitis in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 380 community respondents from the city of Bandung, Indonesia, consisting of 82 men and 298 women. Data obtained from online questionnaires using consecutive sampling method showed that the respondents agreed to participate in the study by filling in the informed consent. Furthermore, demographic data including age, education level, occupation, and total income were recorded. The variables measured by a questionnaire are self-reported stress, oral health status, xerostomia inventory, and stomatitis. Data distribution was performed by a descriptive statistic, χ2 test, Phi, and Spearman rank test for correlation analysis.Results: There was a significant correlation between perceived stress scale with oral health status (r's = 0.135;P = 0.003), with stomatitis (r's = 0.176;P = 0.015), and with xerostomia (r's = 0.296;P = 0.022). In addition, age, education level, and total income also showed a significant correlation with stress level.Conclusion: From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that oral health status, xerostomia, and stomatitis were associated with levels of stress. Higher stress indicates poor oral health status, as well as severe xerostomia and stomatitis. © 2020 Journal of International Oral Health. Published by Wolters Kluwer . Medknow.