bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERSEPSI DAN KESIAPAN MENIKAH PADA MAHASISWA
Authors: Krisnatuti Diah , Oktaviani Vivi
Published: March 2017

This research aimed to analyze the correlation between research variables and the influence of college student characteristics, exposure informations, stimulus factors, and knowledge about marriage toward perception and marriage readiness. This research involved 72 college students that were selected by convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through interviews and analyzed using different test, correlation test, and regression test. Research results showed that knowledge about marriage correlated significant with age, sex, and academic achievement. Perception about marriage correlated significant with number of sibling and discussion habit. Perception about marriage was influenced by number of sibling, marriage discussion with friend, and boyfriend. Marriage readiness correlated significant with frequencyto obtain informationabout marriage. Meanwhile, marriage readiness was influenced by students age, number of disease suffered, and the way to manage the household.
PENGASUHAN OTORITER BERPOTENSI MENURUNKAN KECERDASAN SOSIAL, SELF ESTEEM, DAN PRESTASI AKADEMIK REMAJA
Authors: Alfiasari Alfiasari , Latifah Melly , Wulandari Astuti
Published: March 2017

Analysis of relation between parenting style perception and academic achievement, social intelligence, and self-esteem become the main issue of the research. This research involved 107 respondents of college students that consist of 55 male and 52 female of 1st grade. Respondents were chosen by proportional random sampling. Authoritative, authority, and permissive choosen as parenting style. Female students had significant correlation with authoritative perception scores. Meanwhile, family income had significant and positive correlation with permissive perception scores. Result showed that higher scores of authoritative that perceived by adolescents then higher scores of social intelligence and self-esteem. In the other hand, higher score of authoritarian that perceived by adolescents then lower scores of sosial intelligence, self-esteem, and academic achievement. Permissive parenting style had positive and significant correlation with academic achievement. Sosial intelligence had positive and significant correlation with self-esteem, meanwhile social intelligence and self-esteem did not had significant correlation with academic achievement.
KUALITAS LINGKUNGAN PENGASUHAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN SOSIAL EMOSI ANAK USIA BALITA DI DAERAH RAWAN PANGAN
Authors: Hastuti Dwi , Fiernanti Dinda Yourista Ike , Guhardja Suprihatin
Published: March 2017

Psychosocial Stimulation and Social-Emotional Development of Under Five Children in the Food Insecurity Area Abstract The objective of this research was to analyze family resources allocation, psychosocial stimulation, and social emotional development of child aged 2-5 years in Banjarnegara’s food insecure area. This research involved 300 families that were selected randomly. Data collected by observation and interview. Psychosocial stimulation were measured by using the HOME instrument, while social emotional development were determined by using Vineland Social Maturity Scale instrument. Data was analyzed by descriptive and correlation analysis. Results showed that psychosocial stimulations were categorized as low. Childrens social emotional development correlated significant with mother’s education level, children’s age, family’s expenditures, and psychosocial stimulation. Psychosocial stimulation was the most associated factor to the children’s social-emotional developments. Therefore, psychosocial stimulations was very important aspect to be improved. Psychosocial stimulations were correlated to mother’s educational level, children’s age, family’s expenditures, allocation for food and nonfood expenditures, and allocation for educational matter.
PERSEPSI DAN SIKAP AFEKTIF MEMPENGARUHI PERILAKU IBU MENYEDIAKAN IKAN LAUT DALAM MENU KELUARGA
Authors: Waysima Waysima , Sumarwan Ujang , Khomsan Ali , Zakaria Fransiska R
Published: March 2017

The aim of this research was to analyze determinant factors of mother’s behavior to provide sea fish in family menu. The study was conducted in coastal and noncoastal areas of Central Java. The participants were 248 mothers of fifth and sixth grade elementary students that were selected by clustered random sampling. Data collected by interview with questionnaires. Data was analyzed by descriptive, Independent Sample T Test, regression, and path analysis. Family size, mother’s education, income per capita per month, and expenditure allocation of fish were significant different between family in coastal and noncoastal areas. Meanwhile, mother’s perception, affective attitude, and behavior to provide sea fish in family menu also significant different between family in coastal and noncoastal areas. The results showed that mother’s behavior of fish availability in family menu was influenced by mother’s perception, mother’s affective attitude, location of residence, income per capita per month, and mother’s education.
ANALISIS SIKAP DAN PERILAKU PENGHEMATAN LISTRIK PADA SEKTOR RUMAH TANGGA
Authors: Yuliati Lilik Noor , Djamaludin Moh. Djemdjem , Sari Anggi Mayang
Published: March 2017

Population growth and increasing of economic activity encourage the growth of electricity consumption in Indonesia. Saving electricity is one of the solutions to make a proper balance between the electricity supply and the electricity demand. This research was to analyze the correlation between attitudes and behaviour of saving electricity and the influences of internal factors, external factors, and attitudes toward behaviour of saving electricity in household sector at Bogor City. Households involved in this research were 113 households that were selected by proportional random sampling. Attitudes were measured from three aspects, were cognitive, affective, and conative. Data was collected by interview with questionnaire and was analyzed by descriptive, correlation test, and regression test. The research Results showed that attitudes (cognitive aspect) correlated significant with behaviour of saving electricity. Regression analysis showed that behaviour of saving electricity was influenced by electric power, lifestyle, the amount of information access, and attitudes (cognitive aspect).
SIKAP, PREFERENSI, DAN NIAT BELI TERHADAP PRODUK MAKANAN RINGAN PADA ANAK USIA SEKOLAH
Authors: Sumarwan Ujang , Johan Irni Rahmayani , Anindita Dwi
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to analyze attitudes, preferences, and purchase intentions of snack products on school-age childrens; to analyze the correlation between research’s variables; and to analyze influence factor of purchase intentions on snack products. The study design was quasi experimental, which will have two treatments given to two groups, namely men's and women's groups. Two treatments were given to the sample was advertising exposure then consumers test (treatment 1), and consumer test then advertising exposure (treatment 2). The participants of this study were 60 students from sixth grade elementary school that were selected randomly. Base on treatment and sex, Independent Samples T Test showed that attitudes, preferences, and purchase intentions wasn’t different significantly. Spearman’s correlation analysis showed that attitudes had significant correlation with purchase intentations. Children purchase intentations was influenced by attitudes.
POLA KOMUNIKASI, PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN, DAN KESEJAHTERAAN KELUARGA JARAK JAUH: KASUS PADA KELUARGA MAHASISWA PASCASARJANA
Authors: Muladsih Oktavia Rattika , Muflikhati Istiqlaliyah , Herawati Tin
Published: March 2017

This research was to analyze social support, communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being; the correlation among research variables; and variables that influence to communication patterns, decision making, and family well-being of long distance family. This research involved 75 families that were selected by snowball sampling. Data was analyzed by descriptive, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that families had high social support from nuclear family and moderate social support from big family and friends. Comunication pattern between participants with their couple and child in high category. Comunication pattern correlated significantly with family’s income per capita and contribution of wife’s income. Communication pattern was influenced by social support. Results also indicated that most decision in  family was taken together although they are long distance family. Decision making was influenced by amount of family members. Based on objective and subjective family well-being indicator, most family had high level of welfare. Subjective well-being was influenced by social support and communication pattern.
PERSEPSI, PENGETAHUAN, DAN PERILAKU REMAJA DALAM PEMBELIAN COMPACT DISC BAJAKAN
Authors: Jayanti Tri Sapti , Djamaludin Moh. Djemdjem , Latifah Melly
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to analyze the differences between the perceptions, knowledge, and behavior of teenagers in behavior of pirated Compact Disc (CD) purchasing based on sex; the relationship between the variables of research, and variables that influence the behavior of pirated CD purchasing. Teenagers who became samples were 96 teenagers that selected randomly. The data were analyzed descriptively and also using independent sample t-test, correlation test, and regression test. The results showed that there was no difference between family characteristics, perceptions, knowledge, and behavior of pirated CDs purchasing of between male and female teenagers (p>0,05). The results also showed that there was a difference between spending money and budget that allocated to buy pirated CD between male and female teenagers (p<0,05). Correlation analysis showed that perception correlated significantly with knowledge about pirated CD. Pirated CD purchasing behavior influenced by pocket money and family income per capita.
KONTRIBUSI EKONOMI DAN PERAN GANDA PEREMPUAN SERTA PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN SUBJEKTIF
Authors: Puspitawati Herien , Simanjuntak Megawati , Hayati Latifatul
Published: March 2017

This research aimed to analyze the contribution of economic, double burden, and well-being of women factory labor family. This research involved 60 families that were selected purposively. Families that involved in this research were complete families whose the wife worked as factory labor. Data was collected through interview by using questionnaire. Economic contribution was measured by proportion of wife income toward family income. Double burden was measured by total number of roles and frequency of each role. Subjective well-being was measured by wife satisfaction of their life. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistic, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. The results showed that average women’s economic contribution were 51,0 percent and double burden were categorized as moderate. Subjective well-being generally grouped as moderate. Wife’s education and balancing work and family strategy were positively correlated with subjective well-being. Subjective well-being was influenced by wife’s education and balancing work-family strategy.
PENGASUHAN ORANG TUA DAN KEMANDIRIAN ANAK USIA 3-5 TAHUN BERDASARKAN GENDER DI KAMPUNG ADAT URUG
Authors: Dewanggi Mustika , Hastuti Dwi , Hernawati Neti
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to analyze correlation between child and family characteristics with caring practices and children’s autonomy, and also analyzed difference of caring practices and children’s autonomy based on gender at Kampung Adat Urug, Kiarapandak Village, Sukajaya District, Bogor Regency. This research involved 60 families with 3 to 5 years old childrens that choosed by using proportional random sampling method. The data was collected by observations and interview using questionnaire research. Data was analyzed using Pearson correlation test, Chi-square test, and different t-test. The result showed that parenting practices that measured by food caring practices and healthy life caring practices differ significantly by gender. The study also revealed that there was relationship between caring practices and children’s autonomy. The children’s autonomy was related with children’s age and family income. The better the parenting the better the children’s autonomy.
PESAN, KESADARAN, DAN PERILAKU HEMAT LISTRIK RUMAH TANGGA
Authors: Yuliati Lilik Noor , Nurasrina Irmayani
Published: March 2017

This study aims to analyze correlation between electricity-saving messages, awareness of electricity saving, and electricity saving behavior of households in Cimanggu Park, Bogor City. Contohts numbered 113 households selected by stratified random sampling method base on level of electricity power in the house. Data were collected through interviews. Data were analyzed descriptively and Spearman correlation test. The results showed that the contohts trust the television as the media and government as the reference group in power-saving message. Contohts have the awareness and electricity saving behavior in moderate category. Based on the indicators of primary and secondary power utilization, the majority of contohts have been able to make effective use of electricity. Correlation analysis showed that awareness associated significantly with education and household size. Electricity saving behavior was also associated significantly with the number of source messages, number of messages recalled, household size, income per capita, power, and electricity bills.
PERAN KUALITAS KELEKATAN IBU-ANAK, GENDER ANAK DAN RASIO GURU-ANAK TERHADAP KUALITAS HUBUNGAN GURU-ANAK USIA PRASEKOLAH
Authors: Hernawati Neti , Lestari Puji , Hildayani Rini
Published: March 2017

This research was to examine the role of mother-child attachment quality, child’s gender, and teacher-child ratio on teacher-child relationship quality of preschool children. This study involved 151 mother and teacher couple of preschool aged children that was choosed by incidental sampling. Data was collected through interview, self report with questionnaire, and observation. Data was analyzed by descriptive and logistic regression analysis. Results of the study showed that mother-child attachment quality and child’s gender had significantly influences toward teacher-child relationship quality. Meanwhile, teacher-child ratio had not significant influences toward teacher-child relationship quality. Based on the results of the study, it was important for parents to establish a secure attachment quality as a foundation for children to develop a close relationship with their teacher. Child’s gender also was paid attention by teacher to create teacher-child relationship quality in closeness dimension.
GAYA PENGASUHAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN SOSIAL EMOSI ANAK USIA SEKOLAH PADA KELUARGA PETANI KAYU MANIS
Authors: Elmanora Elmanora , Muflikhati Istiqlaliyah , Alfiasari Alfiasari
Published: March 2017

The aim of the research was to analyze correlation between parenting style and children’s social emotional development, and also to analyze the influence of family characteristics, child characteristics, and parenting style toward school-aged children’s social emotional development in cinnamon farmer families at Tamiai Village, Kerinci District, Jambi Province. This research involved 50 families that were selected randomly. Data collected by interview and self report with questionnaire. Parenting style were measured by emotional coaching instrument and children’s social emotional development were measured by Social Emotional Assets and Resiliency Scales A (SEARS A). Data was analyzed by descriptive, correlation, and regression analysis. The results showed that the mostly parent (34%) applied disapproving parenting style. Index of children’s social emotional development scores were 71,30±10,35. Parenting style was influenced by mother’s education. Laissez faire style correlated negative significant with children’s social emotional development. Children’s social emotional development were influenced by child age.
HARGA DIRI, EFIKASI DIRI, MOTIVASI BELAAR, DAN BERPRESTASI AKADEMIK SISWA SMA PADA BERBAGAI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN
Authors: Novariandhini Dinda Ayu , Latifah Melly
Published: March 2017

This study aims was to analyze the self-esteem, self-efficacy, learning motivation, and academic achievement of high school students in various learning models that involved 26 students of the acceleration class, 30 students of the international class, and 30 students of the regular class in Bogor City. The third class represent each learning models in this research. Data was collected by self-report with the help of a questionnaire. The study using descriptive and inference analysis. The results found a different intrinsic motivation between students of the three learning models. The results also showed different evaluation results between students of the three classes that was accelerated class had the highest achievement of cognitive and psychomotor. The study also found a positive significant correlation between self-esteem with self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation. In addition, results found a positive significant correlation between self-efficacy with intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. The results also showed a negative relationship between intrinsic motivation with cognitive and psychomotor achievement level of the students.
PERSEPSI DAN PREFERENSI IKLAN MEMPENGARUHI NIAT BELI ANAK PADA PRODUK MAKANAN RINGAN
Authors: Sumarwan Ujang , Simanjuntak Megawati , Yurita Yurita
Published: March 2017

This research was to analyze the differences between perception, preference, and purchase intentions based on treatment and gender;  influence of perception, preference, and consumption experience toward purchase intentions of children; influence of gender and treatment toward perception, preference, and purchasing intentions of children at snack products. This study use a factorial experiment design with two variables that is treatment (treatment 1 (T1): advertising exposure followed by consumer test, treatment 2 (T2): consumer test followed by advertising exposure) and gender (male and female). This research involved 60 school-aged children that was choosed by random sampling. The Independent sample t-test showed that child’s perception had significant difference significant between gender in treatment 1 and between treatment. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that perception, preference, and consumption experience influence significantly on purchasing intention of children. Two-Way ANOVA analysis also showed that perception was influenced by gender and interaction between gender and treatment.
PERSEPSI, PENGETAHUAN, DAN PERILAKU MEMBACA KORAN ONLINE PADA MAHASISWA
Authors: Novitasari Leli Dwi , Djamaludin Moh. Djemdjem , Johan Irni Rahmayani
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to analyze the correlation between college students characteristic, family characteristic, perception, knowledge, families behavior, peer groups behavior, and college student behavior in reading online newspaper. This study involved 100 college students that were choosed by convenience method. Data was collected by self report. The results showed that college students had knowledge and perception of online newspaper in moderate category. Students knowledge correlated significantly with father occupation, while perception correlated significantly with gender and father occupation. Meanwhile, family and peer groups behavior in reading online newspaper in low category. Family behavior in reading online newspaper correlated significantly with money pocket, income, and mother occupation. Students behavior in reading online newspaper was measured by duration and frequency. Students reading online newspaper less than one hour with frequency at unpredictable time. Based on duration, students behavior correlated significantly with perception, while based on frequency, students behavior correlated significantly with family size and family income.
TIPOLOGI KELUARGA DI WILAYAH PERDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN
Authors: Sunarti Euis
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to analyze the differences in the typology of families living in rural and urban areas. This explanatory study involving 240 families (each of 120 families in rural and urban areas) were selected by stratified disproportional random sampling of eight villages in four districts of Bogor regency and municipality. Family tipology includes four dimensions (regenerative, resilient, rhythmic, and ritualistic), which was built by eight indicator and produced 16 family typology. Instrument on family typology developed by referring McCubbin & Thompson (1987), and the data were analyzed by descriptive and inference (the relationship and difference test). Different test results showed that in general, urban families had a better typology than families in rural areas. The proportion of families according to rhythmic and ritualistic dimension in urban areas were higher than in rural areas. Nest structure analysis showed that only a quarter of the family that had four best typology (regenerative, resilient, rhythmic, and ritualistic). Based on this research, it is important for the government to improve family resilience and empowerment programs.
NILAI BUDAYA, PENGASUHAN PENERIMAAN-PENOLAKAN, DAN PERKEMBANGAN SOSIAL ANAK USIA 3-5 TAHUN PADA KELUARGA KAMPUNG ADAT URUG, BOGOR
Authors: Permatasari Cefti Lia , Hastuti Dwi
Published: March 2017

The aim of the research was to analyze the cultural values, parental acceptance-rejection, and social development of 3-5 years old children at Kampung Adat Urug families, Bogor. This research involved 60 samples that were selected by proportional random sampling. Data collected by interview and observation. Social development was measured by Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS). Data was analyzed by descriptive and Spearman correlation test. The results showed that mostly parents in this research applied higher parental acceptance which is indicated by the affection/ warmth from the parents. Girls more accepted and parents more likely to be warm than to boys. Parental acceptance-rejection correlated significantly with sex and social activity of mother. The results also showed that more than a half children had social development in moderate categorize. Girls had better social development than boys. Social development correlated significantly with education and social activity of mother. Social development didn’t correlate significantly with parental accepatance-rejection.
NILAI EKONOMI ANAK, MOTIVASI, DAN SELF-ESTEEM PEKERJA ANAK
Authors: Rizkianto Robi , Muflikhati Istiqlaliyah , Hernawati Neti
Published: March 2017

Analysis of influence of the child’s economic value and motivation on self-esteem of child labor in one of the business center in Bogor District was the goal of this research. The study involved 40 child laborers and their parents that were selected by snowball. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test and multiple linear regression test. The results showed that parents' perceptions of child labor related future of child’s economic value and the child’s economic value currently in the moderate category. Motivation of child labors (intrinsic and extrinsic) and self-esteem were also in the moderate category. Self-esteem of child labor increased by increasing length of child to attend formal education and decreased in children who was dropping outs of school. Selfesteem of child labor was also decreased with decreasing extrinsic motivation.
NILAI DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP PERENCANAAN KEUANGAN KELUARGA DALAM PEMBELIAN ASURANSI JIWA
Authors: Finira Denissa Chika , Yuliati Lilik Noor
Published: March 2017

Life insurance is one of many ways to anticipate risks in the future. The aim of this research was to analyzevalue due to the priorities scale of its dimension, to analyze information access, and to analyze their influencestowards financial planning in purchasing life insurance in Kebon Pedes Area, Tanah Sareal Subdistrict, BogorCity, West Java Province. The location had prosperous family I, II, and III plus, the most in Tanah SarealSubdistrict. The samples of this research was 84 families that was selected by simple random sampling. Data wasanalyzed by multiple linear regression. The result of this research showed that the respondents gettinginformation was 90,5 percent of the sample and the rest did not. Maximum number of that accepted sources therespondents by were 9 sources. The trusted one was life insurance agent. Moreever, friends/neighbours andfamily were also trusted by each 16,7 and 6,0 percent of the respondent. The dimension of the value havinghighest priority was universalism which was one of the social values. Value was significantly affecting financialplanning on life insurance purchasing.
PERILAKU INVESTASI ANAK PADA KELUARGA MISKIN DAN TIDAK MISKIN
Authors: Bahri Nofia Mutiara , Hartoyo Hartoyo
Published: March 2017

Investment behavior is an important factor to reach qualified children outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the differences in value of children, the investment behaviors, and family expenditure allocation to investment between the children of poor and non-poor families. In addition, this study also aims to analyze the influence of family characteristics, the value of the child, and investment behavior towards children investment expenditure allocation. The study involved 55 families with elementary school children (grade 1 and 2) in Kotabatu village,Ciomas subdistrict, Bogor District, West Java Province. Data were collected by interviewing the mothers and using questionnaire. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test and multiple linear regression. The results showed that value of children and children’s investment behavior of poor and nonpoor families differ significantly (p<0.01). Parent’s perceptions of economic value had significant negative effect on the expenditures allocation for children’s investment. The expenditures allocation for children’s investment increased with the growing number of schooled children.
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Sinonasal Disease
Authors: Chiarella Sergio E. , Sy Hendrik , Peters Anju T.
Published: March 2017

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects 12.5% of the U.S. population. CRS can be divided into CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyps. Some individuals with CRSwNP do not respond to standard-of-care medical and surgical management. For these individuals, targeted biologic agents are emerging as an important therapeutic alternative. In this review, we described the most-relevant studies that addressed the use of anti-immunoglobulin E (omalizumab), anti-interleukin 5 (mepolizumab and reslizumab), and anti-interleukin 4/interleukin 13 (dupilumab) monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of CRSwNP. In addition, we discussed the importance of some of these clinical trials in identifying new CRS endotypes based on distinct inflammatory profiles.
Lessons in Transgression: #BlackGirlsMatter and the Feminist Classroom
Authors: Troutman Stephanie , Jiménez Ileana
Published: March 2017

This coauthored article examines the ways in which teaching Black feminism in both high school and undergraduate contexts can inspire Black feminist activism in young Black women and girls. Using the work of bell hooks as a foundation for designing and implementing feminist pedagogies and practices, the authors trace the trajectory of two young women of color in their classrooms who, as a result of reading hooks, employ a range of literacies—including blogging, public speaking, and campus activism—to participate in movement building within intersectional feminism in general, and #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName in particular. The article ultimately demonstrates the importance of women of color feminisms both in and outside of the classroom, as content and as practice, to promote critical self awareness and burgeoning political consciousness. The transformative impact of intersectional feminist pedagogies on girls and women of color, with an emphasis on Black feminism, is at the heart of this essay—as are practical approaches to the work of bell hooks’s texts for contemporary students.
From Slavery to Jane Crow to Say Her Name: An Intersectional Examination of Black Women and Punishment
Authors: Battle Nishaun T.
Published: March 2017

“From Slavery to Jane Crow to Say Her Name” examines the ongoing social movement in the United States by Black women activists and intellectuals from as early as the nineteenth century to present day contemporary movements and campaigns such as Say Her Name, which began in 2015, which explores the the lives and experiences of Black women who have been victims of State violence. This discussion has been sweeping across the nation in an effort to address the plight of Black women who continue to lack social and legal protection in the criminal legal system (specifically regarding the punishment of Black women). The article highlights both legal and extrajudicial punishment of Black women, from the nineteenth century, directly examining state executions and the lack of legal protection, as evidenced by the courts response to resistance as an act of self-defense, demonstrating how Black enslaved women were punished in a way that illustrated a lack of validation of their womanhood, while concluding with an examination of violence against Black women, with scant attention and understanding of their experiences with police brutality An examination of a collection of ideas and speeches from nineteenth century Black intellectual activists Anna Julia Cooper, Fannie Barrier Williams, and Victoria Earle Matthews explores the ways in which these women used writing and intellectual activism to galvanize social movements for the Black community and Black women in particular. At the core of this discussion is an intense look at the relationship between Black women’s activism against social and legal injustices and the disparaging treatment of Black women within the criminal legal system.
Factors associated with Integrated Counselling and Testing Center (ICTC) service satisfaction: experience from Chandigarh, India
Authors: Devnani Mahesh , Gupta Anil Kumar , Wanchu Ajay , Sharma Rakesh K
Published: March 2017

Background & Objectives: People while availing services at Integrated Counselling and Testing Centers (ICTC) face a lot of administrative and procedural problems which affect their level of satisfaction. This study was conducted at ICTC, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh; within the scope of a larger research evaluating the “Quality of Infrastructure and Services available to PLHA”; to analyze the user’s perception about quality of services and factors affecting satisfaction level. Materials & Methods: Exit interviews of 50 randomly selected ICTC clients were conducted with structured questionnaire containing five groups of questions and questions on waiting time and satisfaction level. A scoring system was devised. The satisfaction level was cross matched with group questionsResults:  The mean group scores of five groups of questions were: Information, access & guidance for services (42.5%), Behaviour of counsellors (94%), Quality of counselling (77.28%), Physical facilities (65.5%), Confidentiality, discrimination and grievance redressal (67%). All respondents said that counsellors were respectful and 91% found the behaviour of counsellor supportive & helpful, 80% reported that they understood everything that counsellor said. Eighty percent rated satisfaction level as satisfactory or above (6% very satisfactory, 74% satisfactory), 18% indifferent and 2% very dissatisfied. Factors found to be associated with client satisfaction level were counsellor’s response to the concerns and worries of clients up to their satisfaction (p=0.009), illumination in ICTC (p=0.04), knowledge of grievance redressal system (p=0.04) and total time spent in ICTC (p=0.03).Conclusion: This study provided user’s perspective about ICTC service and revealed the factors associated with ICTC service satisfaction level. Better quality ICTC Services can be provided by addressing these factors.
Accuracy of transverse cerebellar diameter by ultrasonography in the evaluation gestational age of fetus
Authors: Prasad V Natraj , Dhakal Vivek , Chhetri Pramod Kumar
Published: March 2017

Background & Objectives: Estimation of the length of gestation is of paramount importance to obstetricians. The fetal cerebellum grows progressively along gestational period and transverse cerebellar diameter can be used as a new biometric parameter to assess the gestational age of fetus. This study was done to evaluate the accuracy transverse cerebellar diameter against other regularly measured parameters like biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length in pregnant women between 15 to 40 weeks of gestation.Materials & Methods: In this study of 60 pregnant women between 15-40 weeks of gestation, all the parameters like biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, femur length and transverse cerebellar diameter were measured with ultrasonography. The measured values were then correlated with gestational age using regression coefficient.Results: Gestational age estimated by transverse cerebellar diameter (R2 = 0.989; p < 0.001) had good predictive value which was comparable to gestational age estimated by biparietal diameter (R2 =0.929; P < 0.01), head circumference (R2 =0.964; P < 0.01), abdominal circumference (R2 =0.931; P < 0.01) and fetal length (R2 = 0.966; P < 0.01). Conclusion: Transverse cerebellar diameter has a good predictive accuracy for gestational age estimation which is comparableto other routinely used parameters and can be used as an alternative parameter to predict the gestational age.
Population Surface Generation: Separating Urban and Rural
Authors: Deng Yongxin , Frantz Adam , Araoz Alexis
Published: March 2017

This article addresses parameter selection issues in population density mapping. We combined residential building and census block population data to generate population surface maps in a low-density (rural) county. We demonstrate how objective factors can be incorporated to guide the mapping process. Thiessen polygon sizes of the residential buildings and the overall size of census places were used to guide the separation of urban (small polygon) and rural (large polygon) areas. Building–building distances were used to identify the appropriate data resolution for analysis. Six neighbourhood sizes and three distance decay functions were compared for urban and rural parameter choices, respectively. The “real” population count surrounding a (any) point within a distance (i.e., a radius, or the neighbourhood size) was used as an objective criterion to evaluate the accuracy of distance decay functions. The surface wavelength, measured as the average distance between neighbouring surface peaks, was used to evaluate the effect of neighbourhood size on the spatial scale (i.e., coarseness) of the output population surface. A procedure is proposed to preserve the population volume for urban and rural areas, and potentially for more detailed subdivisions. The neighbourhood size caused the most dramatic variations in the resultant population density patterns. Of the functions tested, the Gaussian distance decay function produced the most accurate density readings after volume preservation. Population volume preservation effectively avoided urban population “pollution” of rural density values.
The Rewards of Predatory Publications at a Small Business School
Authors: Pyne Derek
Published: March 2017

This study is the first to compare the rewards of publishing in predatory journals with the rewards of publishing in traditional journals. It finds that the majority of faculty with research responsibilities at a small Canadian business school have publications in predatory journals. In terms of financial compensation, these publications produce greater rewards than many non-predatory journal publications. Publications in predatory journals are also positively correlated with receiving internal research awards. By improving the understanding of the incentives to publish in predatory journals, this research aims to contribute to a better-informed debate on policies dealing with predatory journals.
Hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery: a new treatment strategy for giant cavernous sinus hemangiomas
Authors: Wang Xin , Zhu Huaguang , Knisely Jonathan , Mei Guanghai , Liu Xiaoxia , Dai Jiazhong , Mao Ying , Pan Li , Qin Zhiyong , Wang Enmin
Published: March 2017

OBJECTIVE

Cavernous sinus hemangiomas (CSHs) are rare benign vascular tumors that arise from the dural venous sinuses lateral to the sella. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as a principal alternative to microresection for small- and medium-sized CSHs. Resection is a reasonable option for large (3–4 cm in diameter) and giant (> 4 cm in diameter) CSHs. However, management of giant CSHs remains a challenge for neurosurgeons because of the high rates of morbidity and even death that stem from uncontrollable and massive hemorrhage during surgery. The authors report here the results of their study on the use of hypofractionated SRS (H-SRS) to treat giant CSH.

METHODS

Between January 2008 and April 2014, 31 patients with a giant CSH (tumor volume > 40 cm3, > 4 cm in diameter) treated using CyberKnife radiosurgery were enrolled in a cohort study. Clinical status and targeted reduction of tumor volume were evaluated by means of serial MRI. The diagnosis for 27 patients was determined on the basis of typical imaging features. In 4 patients, the diagnosis of CSH was confirmed histopathologically. The median CSH volume was 64.4 cm3 (range 40.9–145.3 cm3). Three or 4 sessions of CyberKnife radiosurgery were used with a prescription dose based on the intent to cover the entire tumor with a higher dose while ensuring dose limitation to the visual pathways and brainstem. The median marginal dose to the tumor was 21 Gy (range 19.5–21 Gy) in 3 fractions for 11 patients and 22 Gy (range 18–22 Gy) in 4 fractions for 20 patients.

RESULTS

The median duration of follow-up was 30 months (range 6–78 months) for all patients. Follow-up MRI scans revealed a median tumor volume reduction of 88.1% (62.3%–99.4%) at last examination compared with the pretreatment volume. Ten patients developed new or aggravated temporary headache and 5 experienced vomiting during the treatment; these acute symptoms were relieved completely after steroid administration. Among the 30 patients with symptoms observed before treatment, 19 achieved complete symptomatic remission, and 11 had partial remission. One patient reported seizures, which were controlled after antiepileptic drug administration. No radiation-induced neurological deficits or delayed complications were reported during the follow-up period.

CONCLUSIONS

Hypofractionated SRS was an effective and safe modality for treating giant CSH. Considering the risks involved with microsurgery, it is possible that H-SRS might be able to serve as a definitive primary treatment option for giant CSH.
Harlequin sign concomitant with Horner syndrome after anterior cervical discectomy: a case of intrusion into the cervical sympathetic system
Authors: Fringeli Yannick , Humm Andrea M. , Ansorge Alexandre , Maestretti Gianluca
Published: March 2017

Harlequin syndrome is a rare autonomic disorder referring to the sudden development of flushing and sweating limited to one side of the face. Like Horner syndrome, associating miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis, Harlequin syndrome is caused by disruption of the cervical sympathetic pathways. Authors of this report describe the case of a 55-year-old female who presented with both Harlequin sign and Horner syndrome immediately after anterior cervical discectomy (C6–7) with cage fusion and anterior spondylodesis. They discuss the pathophysiology underlying this striking phenomenon and the benign course of this condition. Familiarity with this unusual complication should be of particular interest for every specialist involved in cervical and thoracic surgery.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors: case report
Authors: Thatikunta Meena , Mutchnick Ian , Elster Jennifer , Thompson Matthew P. , Huang Michael A. , Spalding Aaron C. , Moriarty Thomas
Published: March 2017

Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (ATRTs) are a rare pediatric brain tumor with high mortality rate. Several large series have reported achieving gross-total resection (GTR) in less than 50% of patients due to the lesions' large size, vascularity, and limited blood volume in young patients. While neoadjuvant chemotherapy for choroid plexus carcinomas in pediatric patients has become widely accepted, it has not been used as widely for other pediatric brain tumors. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there are only 3 published cases of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ATRTs. In the present report, the authors present a fourth case of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ATRT and review the available literature on this strategy. A 17-month-old child presented with a left ventricular ATRT for which imaging raised concern for a highly vascularized tumor. The authors undertook neoadjuvant chemotherapy with 2 cycles of Head Start II therapy, which reduced the size of the ventricular tumor by 35% and decreased the vascularity of the lesion on imaging. The estimated blood loss during resection was 425 ml and GTR was achieved. The patient continued with postoperative chemotherapy but suffered an on-therapy recurrence. While higher-quality data are necessary, available evidence suggests that neoadjuvant chemotherapy can reduce the size and vascularity of ATRTs and facilitate a surgical avenue for large or “inoperable” tumors.
People and Planet: Values, Motivations and Formative Influences of Individuals Acting to Mitigate Climate Change
Authors: Howell Rachel , Allen Simon
Published: March 2017

This paper presents results from a survey of 344 individuals who engage in climate change mitigation action, contributing to debates about whether it is necessary to promote ‘nature experiences’ and biospheric values to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. We investigate three factors – values, motivations and formative experiences – that underlie such behaviour, but that usually have been considered in isolation from each other. In contrast to previous studies of environmentalists’ significant life experiences, outdoor/nature experiences were not frequently mentioned as being influential. Altruistic concerns about climate change impacts on future human generations and on poorer or more vulnerable people were considered more motivating than other reasons for action. There was no significant difference in how respondents rated altruistic and biospheric values. Variations in responses from those involved in ‘biospherically-oriented’ organisations (such as traditional environmental or conservation organisations) versus those involved in climate change groups suggest that there are different routes into climate change mitigation action, and our results show that it is not essential to cultivate biospheric values or the love of nature to encourage such action.
Acceptance of a Payment for Ecosystem Services Scheme: The Decisive Influence of Collective Action
Authors: Del Corso Jean-Pierre , Nguyen Thi Dieu Phuong Geneviève , Kephaliacos Charilaos
Published: March 2017

As scholars have shown, acceptance is key to the success of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme. While many studies adopt a static cost-benefit perspective, few address the social process leading to acceptance. Drawing on Suchman (1995), this article examines the legitimacy process underlying the acceptance of a PES in agriculture. In particular, the role of collective action in the legitimisation process is analysed, using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of discourse analysis. Data from an agro-environmental PES scheme in France on water quality shows that acceptance depends on the normative and cognitive legitimacy that actors confer upon a public policy.
Lossiness of communication channels modeled by transducers
Authors: Ibarra Oscar H. , Cui Cewei , Dang Zhe , Fischer Thomas R.
Published: March 2017

We provide an automata-theoretic approach to analyzing an abstract channel modeled by a transducer and to characterizing its lossy rates. In particular, we look at related decision problems and show the boundaries between the decidable and undecidable cases. We conduct experiments on several channels and use Lempel–Ziv algorithms to estimate lossy rates of these channels.
Pumping for ordinal-automatic structures
Authors: Huschenbett Martin , Kartzow Alexander , Schlicht Philipp
Published: March 2017

An α-automaton (for α some ordinal) is an automaton similar to a Muller automaton that processes words of length α. A structure is called α-automatic if it can be presented by α-automata (completely analogous to the notion of automatic structures which can be presented by the well-known finite automata). We call a structure ordinal-automatic if it is α-automatic for some ordinal α. We continue the study of ordinal-automatic structures initiated by Schlicht and Stephan as well as by Finkel and Todorčević. We develop a pumping lemma for α-automata (processing finite α-words, i.e., words of length α that have one fixed letter at all but finitely many positions). Using this pumping, we provide counterparts for the class of ordinal-automatic structures to several results on automatic structures:

∙ Every finite word α-automatic structure has an injective finite word α-automatic presentation for all [Formula: see text]. This bound is sharp.

∙ We classify completely the finite word [Formula: see text]-automatic Boolean algebras. Moreover, we show that the countable atomless Boolean algebra does not have an injective finite-word ordinal-automatic presentation.

∙ We separate the class of finite-word ordinal-automatic structures from that of tree-automatic structures by showing that free term algebras with at least 2 generators (and one binary function) are not ordinal-automatic while the free term algebra with countable infinitely many generators is known to be tree-automatic.

∙ For every ordinal [Formula: see text], we provide a sharp bound on the height of the finite word α-automatic well-founded order forests.

∙ For every ordinal [Formula: see text], we provide a structure [Formula: see text] that is complete for the class of finite-word α-automatic structures with respect to first-order interpretations.

∙ As a byproduct, we also lift Schlicht and Stephans’s characterisation of the injectively finite-word α-automatic ordinals to the noninjective setting.
Yield Response of Soybean (Glycine max L.) Genotypes to Water Deficit Stress
Authors: Mimi Afsana , Mannan MA , Khaliq QA , Mia MA Baset
Published: March 2017

An experiment was carried out at research field of Agronomy, Department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Salna, Gazipur from December 2013 to April 2014. Four soybean genotypes viz. i) G 00022 ii) Galarsum iii) BARI Soybean-5 and iv) G 00197 were grown in the field to evaluate the effects of water deficit stress on dry matter accumulation and yield. Plants were subjected to water stress that is irrigation was withdrawn at Blooming stage (R1) and Full Pod (R4 stages up to maturity. Dry matter accumulation, yield and yield components were reduced by the soil water deficit stress and reduction was higher at R1 stage than R4 stage of water stress. Among the genotypes, G 00022 showed the highest tolerance, while G 00197 was highly susceptible in all the water stress conditions. It was found that higher water deficit stress tolerance in G 00022 was associated with higher accumulation of leaf, stem, root and total dry matter under water stress condition.Bangladesh Agron. J. 2016 19(2): 51-60