Academic Portal Research Articles

PULP REVASCULARIZATION IN LOWER MOLARS

Objective: The aim of this study was to report a pulp revascularization case report performed on a lower molar. Methodology: The searches were carried out on Web of Science, PUBMED Central, BVS/BIREME, Scielo, Brazilian CAPES as well as Google academic portal. Twenty four articles were researched concerning the revascularization process to reach apical finalization. Knowledge from books and periodicals were also consulted, constituting the gray literature to give reliable information for this paper. In order to reinforce the basis of this study, it was decided to use the protocols of Yin (2001) and Pereira et al. (2008). Results: During the reporting process, supported by literature review, it is possible to note that for pulp revascularization to occur successfully, infection control, stimulation of local bleeding and cell activation are necessary steps. Furthermore, factors such as age, clinical cure and nutritional conditions directly influence the success rate of each case.

Accessibility and Visibility Analysis for Academic Portals of the Universities of Cartagena

Introduction: With the growing demand for applications in the market, companies have increasingly focused on meeting the technological needs of the average user, often overlooking those with functional diversity. Consequently, accessibility has emerged as a critical challenge across various contexts, particularly within the educational sphere, where the diverse range of individuals accessing web content is particularly pronounced. Objective: This paper presents a study centered on the accessibility inspection of six university websites located in the city of Cartagena. The primary aim is to ascertain the relationship between the integration of accessibility guidelines and web positioning factors as determined by Webometrics. Methodology: The methodology comprises five distinct phases: website selection, tool selection for inspection, execution of accessibility inspection, analysis of obtained results, and formulation of conclusions and recommendations. Results: The study revealed a correlation exceeding 0.8 between the local ranking of universities according to Webometrics and the ranking of accessibility issues identified through automated inspection tools. Conclusions: It is recommended that educational institutions adopt automatic web evaluation tools to enhance the accessibility of their institutional websites. This regular review and rectification of issues represent best practices for improving both local and international visibility and usability.

Penggunaan Sistem Basis Data Pada Portal Akademik Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatra Utara Medan

This study aims to examine the use of the database system on the Academic portal of the State Islamic University of North Sumatra (UINSU). The UINSU Academic Portal functions as a means of information for UINSU students and academic activities. To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of information management, UINSU uses a database in its portal. The database system is used to store academic and administrative information such as student academic information, schedules, teacher information and other administrative information. This study used the case study method by taking a sample of UINSU Academic portal users. The data were obtained from interviews with UINSU Academic portal users and observations of the database system on the portal. The results of the study show that UINSU portal users benefit from having a database system. With a database system, users can easily and quickly access scientific and administrative information. In addition, the database system also helps information management to be more efficient and accurate.

Development and implementation of the academic portal for optimization of services

The Escuela Normal Oficial de Irapuato (ENOI) emerged in 1951 and has distinguished itself as a higherlevel Institution dedicated to the training of professionals in preschool, primary, and inclusion education, through the proper operation of its plans and current programs. Nowadays, technology has allowed people to communicate or transmit information through the internet. Despite that, there are still institutions that do not have these technologies, as was the case of ENOI which lacked an official page website with its domain. The lack of an official site meant that the public did not have easy access to information related to the institution. The objective of this project was to facilitate the administration and display of the information presented on their page through a system that allows them to update it without the need to know any programming language, as well as to give the page its own identity. of the institution, set up the website on its own server with its unique domain, and develop different profiles or roles for information management. With this, it was possible to give the ENOI a place where it can share relevant information and serve as a main page where you can enter other sites of interest for people related to the institution. of the institution and spread false information.

온라인 공간의 비자살적 자해 연구 동향

Objectives The purposes of this study is to analyze domestic and foreign research trends, achievements, and limitations on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in the online space, and to seek the therapeutic intervention methods and the direction of future NSSI research.
 Methods First, a search was conducted with the keywords ‘non-suicide self-injury’ in the academic portal sites RISS, ScienceOn, ScienceDirect, and Google SCHOLAR. Secondary search was conducted within the results with the keywords ‘internet’, ‘online’, and ‘social media’. Based on the search results, 22 papers were selected through a review process to exclude researcher bias, excluding papers that did not meet the purpose of the study. Papers classified in terms of research trends by country, characteristics of research subjects, and research methodologies, and the research results were classified into protective factors, risk factors, and treatment and prevention intervention methods by referring to the analysis framework of previous studies.
 Results Research on non-suicide self-harm in the online space was the most conducted in Canada, and the subject of the study was NSSI-related contents. For the methods, there were 7 quantitative studies and 15 qualitative studies. As for the research topic, NSSI related activities in online space were the most common. Risk factors in online NSSI-related studies were summarized as validation, acquisition of information related to non-suicidal self-injury, satisfaction of interest, negative effects of online communication, effects of homogeneous groups, and trigger functions. And the protective factors were relief of non-suicidal self-injury impulses, cessation of behavior, use as a tool for recovery, acquisition of emotional support, promotion of hope for recovery, window for requesting help, and acquisition of information for helping others. As for the treatment and prevention intervention, the necessity of understanding and utilizing the specificity of the online space in the counseling and prevention education scene and efforts at the online platform were mentioned.
 Conclusions Based on the research results, therapeutic intervention and prevention methods for NSSI activities in online space were proposed, and direction for follow-up studies were suggested.

유보통합에 대한 연구동향 분석

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze research trends related to integration of kindergartens and day care centers from 2013 to July 2022, and to seek the overall direction of consolidation of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens.
 Methods The data to be analyzed in this study were searched for the keyword ‘integration of kindergartens and day care centers in domestic academic portal sites such as the National Assembly Library, RISS, DBPIA, and KISS, and published annually, focusing on 80 theses and theses related to integration of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens in academic journals. The current status, research type, research subject, academic field, and research topic were analyzed. The frequency and percentage were calculated using the Excel program for the collected data, and reliability analysis inter coders was used to analyze the subject of the same paper to increase the validity and reliability of the study.
 Results Looking at the results of the study, first, as for the publication status by year related to integration of kindergartens and day care centers, researches were most actively conducted in 2015 and 2017, and journal thesis papers were generally more conducted than theses. Second, in the case of research type, theory/documentary research and survey research were most actively conducted, while mixed research combining quantitative and qualitative research was found to be very insignificant. Third, as a result of examining the subjects of the study, most of the studies were conducted on childcare teachers on recognition of integration of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens and other studies on domestic integration policies and cases of integration of kindergartens and day care centersr abroad, as well as parents and daycare center directors, were conducted. Studies that investigated integrated cognition were identified. Fourth, most of the papers related to the integration of kindergartens and day care centers were made in education, and it was identified that some of them were also conducted in sociology. Fifth, as for the research topic, relatively active studies have been conducted to review the recognition of integration of kindergartens and day care centers, criticize/discuss domestic integration policies with integration of kindergartens and day care centers, consider cases of consolidation with kindergartens and pre kindergartens abroad, and suggest the development direction of domestic consolidations policies.
 Conclusions In conclusion, domestic research trends related to integration with kindergartens and day care centers tend to focus on criticism and discussion of recognition of integration and policies for integration and studies that consider cases of consolidation abroad. This suggests that specific discussions and tendencies should be presented.

Usability Assessment of a University Academic Portal using Eye Tracking Technology

The distribution style for university academic services has undergone a significant paradigm shift toward electronic services over the past ten years. Services offered by Zayed University (ZU) are not distinctive. The students might access a sizable variety of services and information online with just a few mouse clicks or finger touches. However, several obstacles still prevent students from taking full advantage of these services because of serious usability problems with the way portals were created. This paper presents a usability assessment study of e-services provided to students through the academic portal of Zayed University. It explores the viewing, searching, and navigation behavior of young Arab female students as they engage with the university academic portal and factors that affect their searching behavior using an eye tracking methodology and analysis. The study focuses on the visual and viewing behaviors of the students as they make their initial decision to use an e-service (click). To gather data on students' navigational patterns, an eye tracking experiment was created and carried out utilizing the current designs of several e-services accessible to students. It has been recorded, gathered, and analyzed how the participants navigated the list of e-services and interacted with it. The study's results suggest that, on average, students spent more time checking the e-services homepage for the appropriate link to the desired service. Surprisingly, a large percentage of students had never used the university's online services which affect the usability rate of ZU web portal. From the viewpoints and expectations of the students, a set of recommendations were made to enhance the usability aspect and design of the ZU main portal.

Analysis of User Experience in University Academic Portal Using System Usability Scale (A Case Study in INSPIRE Portal of Sam Ratulangi University)

Usability atau kegunaan merupakan salah satu faktor yang bisa berpengaruh terhadap keberhasilan suatu website. Pengguna website juga membutuhkan kenyamanan ataupun kepuasan agar mendapat pengalaman yang baik selama berinteraksi dengan suatu sistem atau produk. Dengan hal itu, tentunya penting jika memiliki User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) yang bagus. Karena User Experience (UX) adalah salah satu komponen penting, pengguna yang berinteraksi dengan suatu sistem harus merasakan kemudahan secara efektif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pengalaman pengguna Portal INSPIRE Universitas Sam Ratulangi menggunakan metode kuesioner SUS karena sangat cocok dipakai agar lebih efektif dan efisien serta mampu menunjukkan kepuasan dari suatu sistem yang subjektif sehingga proses evaluasi dan analisis berpotensi lebih singkat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Analisa User Experience (UX) pada Portal INSPIRE Universitas Sam Ratulangi dapat dilakukan dengan mengevaluasi usability, dengan itu pengalaman pengguna dapat dilihat dari penerimaan pengguna berdasarkan perhitungan serta pengujian kuesioner dimana dari hasil perhitungan dan pengujian tersebut, Portal INSPIRE Universitas Sam Ratulangi termasuk dalam kategori Acceptable.

Evaluation of the Success of an Academic Portal: An Exploratory Study of the Staff’s Perspective

This paper discusses the findings of an exploratory study that intended to evaluate the success of an Academic Portal, Secretaria Online, from the perspective of staff members. This study used a questionnaire based on the information systems success model of DeLone and McLean.

How to enhance your profile on academic portals, social media, and personal websites?

With the advent of online publication and indexing of articles in online databases, author profiling became an inseparable part of the publication. Although databases such as PubMed Central and Scopus maintain an author profile for their internal records, it is inadequate to reflect all the publications of an author. Hence, an author can open accounts in various academic portals for enlisting the publication, conference, achievements, and make a connection with researchers for collaborative work. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn can also be used for the dissemination of current research knowledge and make a network of professionals. In addition, personal websites and blog posts can also augment the credible presence of an author. In this review article, we describe how to enhance the online profile of an author in academic portals, social media, and personal websites.

The e-learning survey analysis in Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa: Should it be improved?

E-learning is not a new issue in education. This research aims to analyze the readiness of early-semester students to implement e-learning at Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa. The readiness of students in facing lectures in this pandemic period is considered to be an important issue in the implementation of online lectures. This study is qualitative research using survey methods to describe students' responses to university e-learning in an even semester. This research was conducted by disseminating survey instruments using the RASE model to students using SIPEDAR (university e-learning platform) and academic portal. The research subjects were students in the Educational Research and Evaluation Post-Graduate program and undergraduate science education program in Universitas Sajanawiyata Tamansiswa. The finding of this study stated that Students' responses on e-learning resources had an average of 3.29 (excellent). The students' responses to the activity features in e-learning reached an average of 3.25 (excellent). The student's response to the support features in e-learning with an average of 3.16 (excellent), and The student's response indicator on evaluation in e-learning by 3.21 (excellent).

The influence of Selection, Motivation and Utilization of Information System Academic for Lecturer (SIAD) on the Lecturer Performance

Lecturer Academic Information System (SIAD) is an academic service facility that lecturers can use to accommodate and manage teachers' activities, including lectures, assignments, communication, and discussions with students. However, lecturers' obstacles in supporting educational processes include the obstacles of leak of features and items/ service forums in the academic portal /SIAD online. This research aims to find the influence of selecting the system, motivation, and utilization of academic information system lecturers (SIAD) on the performance of lecturers at the Faculty of Economics, University of Prima Indonesia. The study will test the variables both partially and simultaneously. Samples were taken from lecturers recorded in the management study program of 60 people. The test result obtained a calculated value of F (17,866) > F table (2.76) and a probability of significance of 0.000 < 0.05, it was concluded that simultaneously H0 was rejected, which means the selection, motivation, and utilization of SIAD had a positive and significant effect on the performance of lecturers at the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Prima Indonesia Medan. The result of the calculation of the coefficient of determination obtained an adjusted R Square value of 0.462.

Evaluation of lambung mangkurat university student academic portal using user experience questionnaire (UEQ)

The student academic portal is one of the Academic Information Systems at The University of Lambung Mangkurat (ULM). The ULM student academic portal can only be accessed by the ULM students. It can be used for academic guidance, managing student study plans, printing test cards, filling out questionnaires, and viewing exam results (assessment). However, since its release in 2016, there has been no publication regarding evaluations on the website-based ULM student academic portal. Evaluation is one of the stages in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This stage allows the user to assess the system. This study aims to evaluate the academic portal of the ULM students. Evaluation is carried out to determine the user's evaluation of the existing system. The evaluation method used is the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). With this method, users can assess the ULM Student Academic Portal from various aspects: Novelty, Stimulation, Dependability, Efficiency, Perspicuity, and Attractiveness. The results of this study indicate that the Perspicuity aspect gets a high score while Novelty gets a low score.

Analysis of website service quality with webqual 4.0 integration method

Universitas Sumatera Utara is one of the state universities that uses a website as an information system to support education. The Academic Portal and Student Directory are websites released by the USU Information System Centre to facilitate academic services for students. However, as a service provider, the Academic Portal website and student directory do not escape complaints from students’ complaints about the quality of service provided and make students feel that the quality of the website is not in accordance with what they expect and give dissatisfaction with the services provided. This research was conducted to analyze the quality of the Academic Portal website and the Student Director i-Student based on the Webqual 4.0 dimension. Analysis of website quality by calculating webqual index to determine the level of quality of the website based on the WQI coefficient interval. If the Academic Portal Dimension usability and Information are in the coefficient interval of 0.60-0.70, it can be said that the quality level of the Academic Portal Website is the Usability and Information dimension is “Good”. Whereas the interaction dimension is at an interval of 0.40-0.59, it can be said that the quality level of Portal A Website is academic.

Utilização do Piezoeletricidade na odontologia: Revisão de literatura


 Introdução: A piezoeletricidade surgiu em meados do século XIX, o piezo ultrassônico consiste na utilização de um aparelho ultrassônico, capaz de cortar tecido ósseo mineralizado, sem lesionar o tecido mole sendo essa uma de suas principais vantagens quando comparado às técnicas convencionais com brocas, serras e instrumentais.
 
 
 Objetivo: Este estudo tem como objetivo, realizar uma revisão de literatura acerca das diversas utilizações do piezoeletricidade na odontologia.
 
 
 Materiais e Metódos: Para a elaboração desse artigo foi realizada uma revisão narrativa da literatura, utilizando as bases de dados: PUBMED/ MEDLINE, Google acadêmico, Scielo, Revodonto, LILACS, BBO e Portal CAPES. Foram selecionados artigos que abordassem os assuntos cirurgia com ultrassom, piezocirúrgico, técnicas cirúrgicas alternativas e aparelhos cirúrgicos de vibração.
 
 
 Discussão: De acordo com a teoria dos irmãos Curie o efeito piezoelétrico acontece através do uso de tipos específicos de cerâmicas e cristais como o quartzo, os quais sofrem deformações quando uma corrente elétrica passa através deles, resultando em oscilações de frequência ultrassônica e quando aplica-se sobre uma superfície estas vibrações mecânicas geram uma ruptura na coesão molecular provocam cavitações nesta superfície.
 
 
 Conclusão: O piezocirúrgico ultrassônico demonstra ser um dispositivo seguro e eficaz para a realização de procedimentos cirúrgicos na odontologia, devido a proteção aos tecidos moles, melhor hemostasia, diminuição do ruído e vibração, diminuição do estresse e medo do paciente, minimização de dano a estruturas nobres como feixes vásculo nervoso.

A Proposed Electronic System for a Smartphone to Improve Communication Between Academics, Administrators, and Students at Palestinian Universities: Palestine Ahliya University as a Case Study

This study has investigated the improvement of communication between students, academic and administrative departments at Palestinian universities, Palestine Ahliya University (PAU) in particular, by proposing a smartphone application. In particular, the study aimed to measure the level of administrative and academic communication provided to students and staff by the current e-services (portal and email) and traditional paper method at PAU, and thus identify their most prominent administrative and academic needs. In this paper, the descriptive-analytical method was used and a questionnaire was distributed to academics and head of administrative departments who have direct contact with university students. A random sample of the university students of different levels was selected at PAU as a case study. More precisely, 221 questionnaires were distributed, 169 were retrieved and analyzed using Google Drive. The results showed a real weakness in the communication level between the academic departments, administrative departments, and students, which shows that the current e-services at PAU are not sufficient and need to be enhanced. In particular, 82% of staff reported poor communication through the academic portal, and 70% reported poor communication via email. The rates of communication weakness of the academic gate and email for students were lower than teachers, reaching 72.2% and 67.2%, respectively. The results also showed that there is a lot of time and effort wasted by using the traditional method. All of these currently used methods led to a poor commitment to the university policy and instructions and additional workload for the administrative departments. In addition to that, the results showed the most important academic and administrative needs for students, academic and administrative departments. The most important needs were the administrative ones (83.6% for teachers and 81.4% for students), most notably, the admission and registration services followed by the needs of the Alumni and Training Unit. Ranked second were the academic needs (75.8% for teachers and 72.6% for students) which include the policy of exceptions and absence, and academic advising services. Therefore, developing a smartphone application that meets all of these needs would play an important role in bridging and activating communication between the students as well as academic and administrative departments.

Virtual Classroom: To Create A Digital Education System in Bangladesh

The use of web-based tools for educational purposes is a rapidly growing trend in Bangladesh. Most of the academic institutions in Bangladesh have decided to develop academic portals where teachers can create online versions of their courses. This paper addresses students’ opinions on the use of virtual classroom from their own personal experiences and identifies features of virtual classroom that are vital to create an interactive student-centered learning environment. We try to understand whether the use of virtual classroom can bring improvement in students’ learning and performance in the class. The results from binary logistic regression indicate that most of the participants have positive opinions regarding the usage of virtual classroom for learning purposes. As the present Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has urged all higher education institutions (HEIs) to take effective measures in order to implement ‘Integrated University Information Management Platform’, the findings from this study will help educators and administrators to understand how to construct an interactive student-friendly academic portal that will fulfill all the needs of the customers and to assess whether the features of the existing portals that they are currently using need any further improvements.

The Effect of Academic Portal Use of Lecturer’s Performance

In this quantitative paper we determined the effect of the academic portal on the performance of Curriculum IAIN lecturers. The populations in this study were 43 lecturers who are functional expert assistants at IAIN Curup who have taught in the second semester of the 2016/2017. Data were collected using interviews and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Likert scale, the percentage (%) and regression analysis. The results found (1) Lecturers still do not use academic portals in terms of giving lecture announcements, giving lecture assignments, conducting online discussions, inputting class agendas and sharing files and sources of information; (2) Lecturers only use academic portals to fill student presence, approve form of study plan, and input grades; and (3) There is a need to improve services in the implementation of academic portals both in terms of networks and facilities.

Evaluasi Desain Antarmuka Portal Akademik Menggunakan Metode Heuristic Evaluation

Evaluation of interface design is part of human and computer interaction (HCI-Human Computer Interaction). The focus of this study is to conduct heuristic evaluations on the interface design of an academic portal to determine the extent to which the academic portal meets the concept of usability. Academic portal is a website accessed by academics through a web browser. This portal can be accessed by students, lecturers, academic supervisors, Final Project supervisors, and other academics such as: Academic Administration Section (BAA), Study Programs, Libraries, Student Affairs, and Public Administration and Personnel Section (BAUK). This study uses heuristic evaluation as an approach in evaluating a human-machine system (man-machine system) in relation to academic portal ease of use (usability) and also severity ratings in addition to heuristic checklist. This study involved several evaluators who would conduct an assessment by filling in the heuristic checklist. The expected results with the evaluator's heuristic evaluation method found usability problems related to the general interface. These results are expected to be used by Mikroskil's academic portal system developers to make improvements to the academic portal currently in use

O patrimônio industrial no Brasil no século XXI

O cenário de formação de estudos sobre patrimônio industrial no Brasil como foco do trabalho visa apresentar, de maneira preliminar, o atual estágio do estado da arte no País. O envolvimento de acadêmicos, grupos de trabalho e demais pesquisadores determina um conjunto de trabalhos acadêmicos e científicos que tragam a temática à discussão atual e construam um corpus teórico e práticas cuja atenção se centra na temática. A partir dessa ideia constrói-se a base metodológica de pesquisa, como um estudo bibliográfico cujos binômios “patrimônio industrial” e “arqueologia industrial” definem uma rede de correlação e seus preditores. Como campo de pesquisa tem-se os encontros nacionais e internacionais do período de 2004-2018, além das bases de dados de portais acadêmicos no Brasil: o Portal de Periódicos (CAPES/MEC), a Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD/IBICT) e o Portal Domínio Público (MEC). O cruzamento das informações determinou uma análise em relação dos campos de pesquisa e áreas pesquisadas ao patrimônio industrial. Assim, busca-se avaliar o campo teórico-prático construído, além de compreender sua inserção em diferentes cenários a partir da segunda década do século XXI. A sua concepção pretende trazer à discussão a importância dos espaços industriais segundo sua importância na formação do patrimônio e da sociedade brasileiros.