bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A1c With Glycated Albumin
Authors: Hobabagabo Arsene F. , Osei-Tutu Nana H. , Hormenu Thomas , Shoup Elyssa M. , DuBose Christopher W. , Mabundo Lilian S. , Ha Joon , Sherman Arthur , Chung Stephanie T. , Sacks David B. , Sumner Anne E.
Published: August 2020

OBJECTIVE

In African-born Blacks living in America, we determined by BMI category 1) prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) and 2) diagnostic value and reproducibility of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fructosamine, and glycated albumin (GA).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Participants (n = 416; male, 66%; BMI 27.7 ± 4.5 kg/m2 [mean ± SD]) had an oral glucose tolerance test with HbA1c, GA, and fructosamine assayed. These glycemic markers were repeated 11 ± 7 days later. Abnl-GT diagnosis required 0 h ≥5.6 mmol/L (≥100 mg/dL) and/or 2 h ≥7.8 mmol/L (≥140 mg/dL). Thresholds for HbA1c, GA, and fructosamine were the values at the 75th percentile for the population (39 mmol/mol [5.7%], 14.2%, and 234 μmol/L, respectively).

RESULTS

Abnl-GT prevalence in the nonobese was 34% versus 42% in the obese (P = 0.124). Reproducibility was excellent for HbA1c and GA (both κ ≥ 0.8), but moderate for fructosamine (κ = 0.6). Focusing on HbA1c and GA in the nonobese, we found as single tests the sensitivities of HbA1c and GA were 36% versus 37% (P = 0.529). Combining HbA1c and GA, sensitivity increased to 58% because GA identified 37% of Africans with Abnl-GT not detected by HbA1c (P value for both tests vs. HbA1c alone was <0.001). For the obese, sensitivities for HbA1c, GA, and the combined tests were 60%, 27%, and 67%, respectively. Combined test sensitivity did not differ from HbA1c alone (P = 0.25) because GA detected only 10% of obese Africans with Abnl-GT not detected by HbA1c.

CONCLUSIONS

Adding GA to HbA1c improves detection of Abnl-GT in nonobese Africans.
Challenges and Strategies for Inpatient Diabetes Management in Older Adults
Authors: Gosmanov Aidar R. , Mendez Carlos E. , Umpierrez Guillermo E.
Published: August 2020

Adults older than 65 years of age are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Aging is also one of the most important risk factors for diabetes, and about one-third of all individuals with diabetes are in this age-group. Older people with diabetes are more likely to have comorbidities such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and cognitive impairment, which lead to higher rates of hospital admissions compared with individuals without diabetes. Professional organizations have recommended patient-centric individualized glycemic reduction approaches, with an emphasis on potential harms of intensive glycemic control and overtreatment in older adults. Insulin therapy remains a mainstay of diabetes management in the inpatient setting regardless of patients’ age; however, there is uncertainty about optimal glycemic targets during the hospital stay. Increasing evidence supports selective use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, alone or in combination with low-dose basal insulin, in older noncritically ill patients with mild to moderate hyperglycemia. This article reviews the prevalence, diagnosis, and monitoring of, and the available treatment strategies for, diabetes among elderly patients in the inpatient setting.
Challenges and Strategies for Diabetes Management in Community-Living Older Adults
Authors: Sinclair Alan J. , Abdelhafiz Ahmed H.
Published: August 2020

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, especially in older people, mainly because of an increase in life expectancy. The number of comorbidities also increases with increasing age, leading to a unique diabetes phenotype in old age that includes vascular disease, physical and neuropathic complications, and mental dysfunction. These three categories of complications appear to have a synergistic effect that can lead to a vicious cycle of deterioration into disability. Early assessment and appropriate, timely interventions may delay adverse outcomes. However, this complex phenotype constitutes a great challenge for health care professionals. This article reviews the complex diabetes phenotype in old age and explores management strategies that are predominantly based on the overall functional status of patients within this heterogeneous age-group.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Vital Aspects of Holistic Diabetes Care of Older People With Diabetes
Authors: Dunning Trisha Lynette
Published: August 2020

Palliative and end-of-life care and advance care planning are important components of holistic diabetes management, especially for older people with a long duration of diabetes and comorbidities who experience unpleasant symptoms and remediable suffering. Many diabetes clinicians do not have conversations about advance care planning with people with diabetes, often because they are reluctant to discuss these issues and are not familiar with palliative care. This article outlines palliative, terminal, and end-of-life care for older people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and suggests when to consider changing the focus on tight blood glucose control to a focus on safety and comfort. It proposes strategies to incorporate palliative and end-of-life care into personalized holistic diabetes care, determined with older people with diabetes and their families through shared decision-making.
Analisis Proses Degradasi Lahan dan Dampaknya Terhadap Produktifitas Lahan Pertanian di Kabupaten Klaten
Authors: Sigit Agus Anggoro , Suharjo Suharjo
Published: August 2020

The aim of this research are : (1) identity the process of land degradation happened in the study area; (2) evaluation of agriculture land productivity with land degradation process in the study area; (3) analysis impact process of land degradation to agriculture land productivity in the study area. This research using survey method and spatial analysis by application of Geographical Information Sistem (GIS).According to data analysis, obtained by the following research result are: (1). Have been happened by process of land degradation in regional part of the study area which tend to degrade quality of land resources by type natural process influence (subsidence, slide, crack) and anthropogenic process (making of brick). Subsidence happened in Gantiwarno; crack in Gantiwarno and Bayat; slide in Bayat. Making o brick a lot of happened in Jogonalan, Ngawen, Jatinom, Karanganom and Ceper; (2). Region with compatibility ‘harmony’ in the study area take of area for the width of 28930,10 Ha or 44,13 % (regional half almost Klaten District of productivity of its rice crop as according to its land suitability); ‘harmony (-)’ taking of area for the width of 2973,15 Ha or4,53 % (there are partial; a little region in Klaten District which manifestly do not good for effort to agriculture of rice crop, specially the paddy); ‘not harmony (+)’ taking of area for the which of 7929,25 Ha or 12,10 % (there are some region in Klaten District bad its of land condition, but its productivity is goodness); ‘not harmony’ taking of area for the which of 25724,10 Ha or 39,24 % (there are region with big enough area in Klaten District which to make a effort of agriculture of its rice crop not yet been done in an optimal fashion). Region with compatibility ‘not harmony’ need deeper attention of its land management; (3). Land degradation of most be happened to regions with compatibility status ‘not harmony’. Although is not be absolute in character, but this matter represent and existence indication of s possibility of influence of land degradation to lowering mount land productivity to rice crop in the study area. Land degradation at region of have compatibility status  ‘harmony’ as in Gantiwarno (in this time) reality not yet affect its influence to level of land productivity for the rice crop.
Comparison of Land Surface Temperature During and Before the Emergence of Covid-19 using Modis Imagery in Wuhan City, China
Authors: Hadibasyir Hamim Zaky , Rijal Seftiawan Samsu , Sari Dewi Ratna
Published: August 2020

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was firstly identified in Wuhan, China. By 23rd January 2020, China’s Government made a decision to execute lockdown policy in Wuhan due to the rapid transmission of COVID-19. It is essential to investigate the land surface temperature (LST) dynamics due to changes in level of anthropogenic activities. Therefore, this study aims (1) to investigate mean LST differences between during, i.e., December 2019 to early March 2020, and before the emergence of COVID-19 in Wuhan; (2) to conduct spatio-temporal analysis of mean LST with regards to lockdown policy; and (3) to examine mean LST differences for each land cover type. MODIS data consist of MOD11A2 and MCD12Q1 were employed. The results showed that during the emergence of COVID-19 with lockdown policy applied, the mean LST was lower than the mean LST of the past three years on the same dates. Whereas, during the emergence of COVID-19 without lockdown policy applied, the mean LST was relatively higher than the mean LST of the past three years. In addition, the mean LST of built-up areas experienced the most significant differences between during the emergence of COVID-19 with lockdown policy applied in comparison to the average of the past three years.
The Role of Decision Making for Family Activities by Industrial Labour of Women Migrant Based on Their Migration Characteristics
Authors: Susilongtyas Dewi , Handayani Tuty , Rahatiningtyas Nurul Sri , Kusuma Sigit Candra Winata , Lestari Della Ayu
Published: August 2020

The presence of women migrants in urban industrial workers proved that women's movement exists. This migration process not only indicates that women are actively involved in economic activity, but also influences the decision-making on important activities within the family and society. This study aims to determine the relationship between mobility patterns and its contribution to economic and decision-making in the family through the survey as research methods. The data were analysed by descriptive analysis, statistics approach, and correlation maps. For the independence test in the bivariate table, we used the chi square method, and to display the distribution of two variables simultaneously, a cross-tabulation was used. After that, to assess whether there is a relationship between the two variables, the table of independence was used. Our study shows that decision-making became an indicator of strengthening the role of women with a pattern of circular migration, which has a relationship on economic contribution. However, the behavior of women who perform the spatial migration in strengthening roles in families is not always relevant with the strengthening role of the economy. A strong role is only demonstrated by industrial migrant workers working on a circular migration pattern.
Understanding the Political Geography of Power: the dynamics of space, place and society
Authors: Warganegara Arizka , Nizamuddin Sulaiman Ahmad
Published: August 2020

Power is an important topics of study in the social sciences. As a concept, power has an intersubjectivity meaning. This paper analyses the various concept of power from the political geography perspective, analyzing the thoughts by four prominent and influential social scientists, Anthony Giddens, Antonio Gramsci, David Beetham, and Michel Foucault. This paper aims to explain how the concept of power has contextualized within the place, space and society’s narrative in modern-day of human life. Furthermore, the concepts of power presented by these four selected thinkers have massively influenced the notion and the discourse of the study of power nowadays. This paper argues that instead of having a different context and discourse as well as paradigm, the concepts of power by those thinkers have a similar way of thinking when looking the dynamics of space and place of the society as the basic principle of their analysis.
Distribution of Phytochemicals and Some Anti-nutrients in Selected Edible Mushrooms in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Authors: Adebiyi Adedeji Olayinka
Published: August 2020

The present study was carried out to determine the phytochemical and anti nutritional composition of some selected edible mushrooms collected in Ekiti State, Nigeria such as Pleurotus sajor-caju, Termitomyces robustus, Lentinus squarosullus, Termitomyces microcarpous, Termitomyces clypeatus, Lentinus tuber-regium and Polyporus sp. The results of phytochemical analyses revealed the presence of phytochemicals such as alkaloids (0.03-0.17%), saponin (0.03-0.12%), total phenols (0.12-4.32%), flavonoids (0.20-6.04%) and tannins (0.04-2.60%). The least concentration of all the phytochemicals was found in Polyporus sp. Results of anti nutrient screening revealed the presence of phytate (0.17-0.34mg/g), oxalate (1.87-4.04mg/g) and cyanide (0.05-0.27mg/g). Furthermore, results revealed significant differences in the phytochemical as well as anti nutritional composition of the mushrooms though some species had similar compositions. The obtained values of phytochemicals and anti nutrients were significantly lower in all the mushroom species compared to their toxic levels according to World Health Organization stipulated safe limits. Thus, the study suggests that all the mushroom species are very safe for consumption while the presence of alkaloids, saponins, phenols and flavonoids indicate medicinal potentials. Hence, screening and characterization of the secondary metabolites are required.
Improvement of Business Operation by Application of ICT in the Open-Pit Coal Mine
Authors: Simeunuvic Vladimir , Prof. Dr Radivoje Mitrovic,
Published: August 2020

Abstract

Public Enterprise â€œThermal Power Plants and Open Pit Mines Kostolacâ€ designed, developed and implemented ICT) namely, GPS/GPRS and IS/IT on the open coal pit mine "Drmno" in Serbia, for the management of construction and mining machines (bulldozers, excavators, cranes, pipe layers, ...) and vehicles (fuel tankers, transport of workers and cargo, ...) of auxiliary machinery. The aim of the application of ICT in the management of auxiliary machinery is successful organization and better use of resources while ensuring the planned work of basic machinery (excavator, stackers) at the excavation of waste rock and coal.

 

This paper presents the application of ICT in auxiliary machinery on open coal pit mines with the corresponding system and software solutions for the management of machines and vehicles. The results of the application provide the parameters of operation (position, trajectory, operating time, fuel consumption ...), machines and vehicles from operational work, in real time. This ensures the successful management of the operation of machines and vehicles in real time.
Comparative Study on Polyvinyl and Polyamide (Polymers) Resins as Corrosion Resistance Coating on Low Carbon Steel
Authors: Awatefe K. J. , Idibie C. A. , Umudi E. Q.
Published: August 2020

Two commonly applied corrosion resistance coatings (Polyvinyl and Epoxy Polyamide resins) in Rivers and Bayelsa areas of Nigeria, have been compared on performance properties. The coatings were applied on low Carbon Steel samples that were cut to specific sizes. These prepared samples were subjected to varying conditions of pH, temperatures and exposure to definite time periods. The corrosion rates in ML per year (MPY) were then analyzed. The results of the corresponding corrosion rate in MPY obtained at PH 2,3,4,5, and 6, for epoxy polyamid resin, were 0.566, 0.553, 0.379, 0.354 and 0.322 respectively, and that for polyvinyl resin were 0.334, 0.326, 0.314, 0.288 and 0.277 respectively. The effect of temperature at 30Â° C, 4 Â° C, 50Â° C, 60Â° C and 70Â°C were compared and corresponding corrosion rate in MP obtained for epoxy polyamide were 0.158, 0.288, 0.477, .655 and 0.810 respectively, while that for polyvinyl resin gave values of 0.122, 0.21 ,0.411, 0.552 and 0.651 respectively. The time exposure in hours of 692, 1008, 1344, 1680 and 2016 for the test steel samples applied with epoxy polyamide resin coating gave a corresponding corrosion values in MPY of 0.012, 0.016, 0.030, 0.043 and 0.055 respectively, and that for polyvinyl resin coating were 0.002, 0.009, 0.020, 0.034 and 0.044 respectively. The results obtained showed that polyvinyl resin coating have better performance properties over epoxy polyamide resin. Therefore polyvinyl resin coating can be recommended as a good corrosion resistance coating on low carbon steel pipes used in crude oil exploration in Petroleum industries
E-commerce as Innovative Behavior for Female Entrepreneurs of Jonegoroan Batik
Authors: Laily Nur , , Triyonowati , , Wahidahwati
Published: August 2020

Indonesian women are greatly interested in home industries, including batik industry. Obviously, they possess self-efficacy and creativity to pursue their entrepreneurship desire. However, their innovative behavior can be weaken due to management barriers and marketing problems that decrease their product sales. Hence, this study aims to investigate whether or not a web-based marketing management model is applicable for female entrepreneurs of Jonegoro batik. This is an experimental research with samples of 35 female entrepreneurs of Jonegoro batik in Bojonegoro. Furthermore, this study suggests applying one of marketing methods, i.e. online marketing or e-commerce to overcome the obstacles of product sales. Information systems on e-commerce for small and medium enterprises is equipped with features as a campaign media and buying and selling transactions with consumers. The system was created with PHP and MySQL. This marketing information system contains sales reports, products inventory, and product data search process. Moreover, the results of system application are able to provide customers options for buying and selling transactions so that data management is more effective. Furthermore, this research provides adequate information on how to increase sales and customer loyalty towards Jonegoroan batik SMEs.
Tradisi “Hippun” Sebagai Model Permersatu Masyarakat Multikultural (Studi Pada Penduduk Ragam Etnis dan Budaya Di Wilayah Kabupaten Lampung Selatan)
Authors: Abdul Syani  , Pairulsyah  , Suwarno  , Damar Wibisono
Published: August 2020

Pluralitas budaya dalam masyarakat Lampung tidak bisa dihindarkan apalagi ditolak. Bagi sebagian masyarakat, pluralitas adat budaya dianggap mengancam eksistensi etnologis atas kelompoknya. Pihak lain lagi masih ada yang menolak Pluralisme budaya karena dianggap sebagai pemicu terjadinya konflik sosial dan tindakan anarkis dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Meskipin pihak-pihak menyadari bahwa masyarakat Lampung merupakan masyarakat yang plural, akan tetapi tidak semua dapat mewujudkan hubungan sosial yang terbuka saling menghargai, masih ada pihak yang  sulit menerima keberadaan kelompok lain. Berhadapan dengan kenyataan itu, masyarakat adat Lampung memiliki piranti wawasan nusantara dan perangkat filosofi Sang Bumi Ruwa Jurai dan prinsip hidup “hippun” yang mentradisi dalam perilaku hidup sehari-hari, khususnya dalam setiap akan membuat perencanaan dan atau melakukan pekerjaan bersama untuk pepentingan bersama.

 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tradisi ”hippun” sebagai model pemersatu masyarakat multikultural; upaya melestarikan tradisi ”hippun” sebagai model pemersatu masyarakat multikultural; dan untuk menganalisis pengembangan model pemersatu masyarakat multikultural di Lampung Selatan.

 

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pendekatan ini dimaksudkan sebagai proses pemahaman analitis berdasarkan paradigma empirik untuk menyelidiki berbagai peristiwa dan upaya pemeliharaan stabilitas masyarakat multikulturalm dengan model implementasi nilai-nilai kearifan lokal piil pesenggiiri, khususnya di Lampng Selatan.

 

Hasil penelitan menunjukkan bahwa tradisi “hippun” dapat dijadikan sebagai model/alat pemersatu masyarakat multikultural di Provisinsi Lampung khusunya dan Indonesia pada umumnya. Dalam tradisi “hippun mengandung 5 unsur prinsip hidu yaitu: 1) Uttung-sebagi; 2) Utang-sebayakh; 3) Semaya-setunggu; 4) Hippun-nufakat; dan 5) Ukhik-sepati. Dengan adanya unsur tersebut, hippun dapat mendorong terciptanya kerukunan, perdamaian dan penguatan ikatan persatuan warga masyarakat. Adapun ciri adanya persatuan masyarakat, antara lain adalah adanya kebersamaan, kesetiakawanan, kesenasiban, kerelaan berkorban dan adanya kesadaran dalam hidup bermasyarakat, sehingga timbul keinginan untuk selalu membantu sesama.
Faktor Penarik dan Pendorong Deforestasi Hutan di Kabupaten Dharmasraya, Sumatra Barat
Authors: Abdul Mutolib  , Yonariza  , Ali Rahmat
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor penarik dan pendorong deforestasi hutan di wilayah Kerja Kesatuan Pengelolaan Hutan Produksi (KPHP) Dharmasraya.  Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Januari hingga Juli 2017.  Lokasi penelitian berada di KPHP Dharmasraya, Sumatera Barat. Secara administrasi KPHP Dharmasraya terletak di Kecamatan Pulau Punjung dan Koto Besar, Kabupaten Dhamasraya, Provinsi Sumatera Barat.  KPHP Dharmasraya memiliki wilayah kerja dengan luas sekitar 33.550 ha.  Kawasan KPHP Dharmasraya merupakan hutan sekunder yang wilayahnya berbatasan dengan kawasan pemukiman penduduk. Pengumpulan data mengkombinasikan beberapa teknik pengumpulan data seperti wawancara key informant, observasi lapangan/transek, homestay di dalam hutan dan analisis data sekunder.   Jumlah informan kunci yang diwawancarai sebanyak 34 informan.  Metode penelitian menggunakan menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif.  Faktor penarik deforestasi hutan di KPHP Dharmasraya meliputIsifat ekonomi dan institusi sumberdaya hutan, serta mudahnya akses dan topografi hutan yang landai.  Faktor pendorong masyarakat melakukan penebangan hutan meliputi adalah kebutuhan ekonomi/lapangan kerja melalui pembukaan hutan untuk lahan perkebunan dan sumber pendapatan, pembukaan untuk menandai hak milik, serta Setelah hutan ditebang kemudian ditinggalkan, dan faktor lainnya adalah tingginya kebutuhan kayu dan nilai (harga) kayu sehingga masyarakat menebang kayu (illegal logging) di dalam hutan yang pada akhirnya menyebabkan deforestasi hutan.
Crise estrutural, conjuntura nacional, coronavirus e educação – o desmonte da educação nacional
Authors: Saviani Dermeval
Published: August 2020

Partindo da crise estrutural do capitalismo que caracteriza  a época atual, é analisada a conjuntura brasileira sob o influxo da pandemia do coronavírus, examinando os impactos da crise estrutural e da pandemia sobre a educação pública do ponto de vista da tendência à manutenção da sociedade atual e na perspectiva de sua superação.
Botánica, ¿qué hay en un nombre?
Authors: Guiamet Juan José
Published: August 2020

La emergencia reciente de nuevas áreas de investigación biológica, como por ejemplo la Biología Molecular, ha introducido tensiones con las disciplinas establecidas desde hace más tiempo. En referencia estricta a las plantas como objeto de estudio, Biología Vegetal parece encaminarse a remplazar al término Botánica, agregando al estudio de los organismos vegetales nuevos niveles de organización (v.g., celular, molecular). En este artículo me propongo dar algunos ejemplos relevantes sobre los aportes derivados de la incorporación de los enfoques celulares y moleculares al conocimiento sobre las plantas, e intentaré abogar por una mayor integración entre los estudios en distintos niveles de organización biológica.
An Estimation of Parameters For Exponentiated Burr Type XII Distribution Based on Ranked Set Sampling
Authors: Abdallah Abdelfattah  , Nagwan Reyad Elshendidy
Published: August 2020

The aim of this paper is to estimate the parameters of exponentiated Burr type XII distribution (EBXII) based on ranked set sampling (RSS) technique, and also simple random sampling(SRS) is provided by the method of maximum likelihood. Fisher information matrix for both (SRS) and (RSS) for the unknown parameters are derived. Simulation study compared between the estimators of both methods in terms of their biases, mean square errors, and efficiencies. It is shown that the estimators based on RSS are more efficient than those of SRS.
Penyempurnaan Hukum Formal Perpajakan Terkait Tata Cara Perpajakan
Authors: Rosdiana Haula , Tambunan Maria R.U.D. , Hifni Inayati
Published: August 2020

Dalam mengoptimalkan penerimaan pajak, pemerintah selayaknya mendesain sistem perpajakan yang berpegang prinsip efisiensi dengan tetap memperhatikan aspek keadil-an dan kesederhana. Dalam sistem perpajakan, hukum formal mempunyai peranan penting dalam mengejawantahkan hukum material, karena itu Undang-undang Ketentu-an Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan (KUP) menjadi salah satu kunci keberhasilan implementasi kebijakan pajak. Mengingat strategisnya peran UU KUP, perlu untuk mereview kembali UU KUP yang saat ini berlaku serta perlu dilakukan suatu penyempurnaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data kualitatif yang terdiri dari studi literatur dan focus group discussion. Penelitian bertujuan memberikan masukan atas KUP yang saat ini masih dalam proses pembahasan dengan menekankan pada aspek kemudahan (ease of administration), keadilan (equity) dan kepastian hukum (law enforcement). Hasil penelitian ini menekan-kan pada hal-hal terkait (i) perlunya meningkatkan basis data perpajakan, (ii) perlunya menjalankan kemudahan administrasi yang berdasarkan ketentuan yang tegas, jelas, dan sederhana, (iii) penegakan hukum yang tegas, (iv) adanya sanksi yang sebanding dengan pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh wajib pajak, dan (v) peningkatan kualitas layanan dan profesionalisme petugas pajak. Kajian ini diharapkan mampu mendorong terwujudnya regulasi perpajakan pro terhadap optimalisasi penerimaan tanpa mencede-rai hak-hak wajib pajak. Proposal for Amendment of Formal Law on Taxation Procedure  In optimizing tax revenue, the government should design a taxation system that adheres to the principle of efficiency, justice and simplicity. In the taxation system, formal law has an important role in manifesting laws, therefore laws and taxation procedures (KUP) are one of the keys to the successful implementation of tax policies. Considering the strategic role of the KUP Law, it is necessary to review the KUP Law which is currently in force and needs to be improved. This study uses a qualitative approach with qualitative data collection techniques consisting of literature studies and focus group discussions. The research aims to provide input on KUP which is currently still in the process of discussion by emphasizing aspects of ease (ease of administration), justice (equity) and legal certainty (law enforcement). The results emphasize issues related to (i) the need to increase the taxation database, (ii) the need to carry out administrative facilities based on firm, clear and simple provisions, (iii) strict law enforcement, (iv) comparable sanctions with violations committed by taxpayers and (v) improving the quality of service and professionalism of tax officials. This study is expected to be able to encourage the realization of tax regulations that are pro to the optimization of revenue without harming the rights of taxpayers.
Perspektif Gender dalam Putusan Pengadilan Pada Kasus Pelecehan Seksual
Authors: Dewi Elisabeth Yulia Rana Sinta , Winata Melina Gabrila , Sakerebau Ella Yolanda
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghapuskan pandangan diskriminatif akibat dipengaruhi oleh budaya patriarki yang menyebabkan terabaikannya nilai-nilai keadilan moral, sehingga diperlukan kesadaran akan kesetaraan gender dalam kepastian hukum dan dalam sistem peradilan. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis empiris dengan bahan primer berupa wawancara dan putusan pengadilan yang diambil secara random sampling, serta bahan hukum sekunder berupa buku, literatur, jurnal serta peraturan perundang-undangan. Substansi Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana dalam penanganan kasus pelecehan seksual saat ini tidak lagi memadai, karena per-kembangan jenis macam pelecehan seksual menurut Komnas Perempuan. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa pertimbangan hukum yang dilakukan oleh hakim lebih memper-timbangkan faktor perbuatan daripada faktor korban. Dalam tiga kasus yang penulis teliti penjatuhan pidana jauh di bawah hukuman maksimal akibat penafsiran KUHP yang dilakukan hakim secara gramatikal yang terkurung oleh positivisme. Padahal penemuan hukum oleh hakim akan membentuk yurisprudensi dapat digunakan pada masa mendatang dengan lebih memperhatikan keadilan dan hak pemulihan bagi korban. Gender Perspective in the Court System on Sexual Harassion Cases This study aims to eradicate discriminatory views influenced by patriarchal culture which results in the neglect of moral values, so that awareness of gender equality is needed in the rule of law and in the justice system. This study uses empirical juridical methods. Primary legal materials was collected by conducting interviews and analyzing court decisions taken by random sampling method, as well as secondary legal materials was collected from books, literature, journals and statutory regulations. The substance of the Criminal Code in handling sexual harassment cases is currently no longer adequ-ate, due to the development of types of sexual harassment according to the National Commission on Women. This research concludes that the judge considers the act factor rather than the victim factor. In the three cases the author examined, criminal conviction was far below the maximum sentence due to grammatically interpretation of the Criminal Code by judges confined by positivism perspective. Though the legal finding (rechtvinding) by the judge will form jurisprudence, which can be used in the future by focusing more to justice and the right of recovery for victims.
Pertanggungjawaban Maskapai dan Perusahaan Asuransi terhadap Kematian Penumpang Akibat Kecelakaan Pesawat Terbang
Authors: Kamajaya Stefani , Sirait Fernando , Sihombing Klara , Situmorang Karenita
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tanggung jawab maskapai penerbangan dan perusahaan atas kematian penumpang akibat kecelakaan penumpang. Yang disebabkan bukan kesalahan maskapai. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui upaya hukum yang bagaimana dapat dilakukan oleh masyarakat ketika mengalami hal terse-but. Metode penelitian mengunakan deskriptif yuridis, yaitu dengan mendeskripskan aturan perundang-undangan mengenai pertanggungjawaban. Sumber yang digunakan adalah bahan hukum primer dan sekunder. Hasil analisa menunjukkan bahwa maskapai tidak bertanggung jawab membayar ganti kerugian atas kematian penumpang sepanjang maskapai dapat membuktikan kecelakaan tersebut bukan kesalahan maskapai. Asuransi Jasa Raharja bertanggung jawab untuk membayar santunan kepada ahli waris penum-pang yang meninggal karena kecelakaan pesawat baik karena kesalahan maskapai maupun bukan kesalahan maskapai sepanjang sesuai dalam Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 17 Tahun 1965, asuransi jasa raharja wajib membayar ganti rugi berdasarkan PMK 15 Tahun 2017 karena setiap penumpang sudah membayarkan premi asuransi pada saat membeli karcis/tiket pesawat udara. Liability of Airlines and Insurance Companies Against Passenger Death Because of Flight Accident This study aims to determine the responsibilities of airlines and companies for passenger deaths due to accidents that not caused by airline’s fault, and to determine the legal remedies that can be done by the public when experiencing it. The research method uses descriptive juridical that is by describing the rules of law regarding accountability. Primary and secondary legal data sources is used. The analysis shows that the airline is not responsible for paying compensation for the death of the passenger as long as the airline can prove the accident was not the fault of the airline. Jasa Raharja insurance is responsible for paying compensation to the heirs of passengers who died in a plane crash either because airline fault or not as long as in accordance with Government Regulation No. 17/1965, Jasa Raharja insurance company is required to pay compensation based on PMK 15/2017 because every passenger has paid insurance premium when buying a ticket.
Meningkatnya Cerai Gugat Pada Mahkamah Syar’iyah
Authors: Abubakar Muzakkir
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini ingin menjawab fenomena cerai gugat yang diajukan oleh istri terhadap suaminya  melalui lembaga pengadilan yang terus meningkat dari tahun ke tahun dibandingkan dengan gugatan talak yang diajukan oleh pihak suami terhadap istrinya. Cerai gugat atau gugatan talak melalui lembaga pengadilan memiliki dampak yang cukup besar, baik terhadap para pihak itu sendiri maupun terhadap anak-anak dan keluarganya yang lain. Dengan melakukan studi dokumen diketahui bahwa faktor penyebab terjadinya cerai gugat sangat bervariasi sesuai dengan kasusnya masing-masing, yaitu karena tidak adanya keharmonisan dalam keluarga yang menyebabkan terjadinya perselisihan dan pertengkaran yang terus menerus, adanya pemahaman tentang kesamaan hak antara suami isteri (isu gender) sehingga harus mendapat perlindungan hukum, adanya pergeseran nilai kearah modernisasi yang merupakan pengaruh budaya luar yang menganggap perkawinan sebagai salah satu bentuk hubungan perdata, meningkatnya kesadaran hukum perempuan akan hak-hak dalam perkawinan dan rumah tangga, adanya payung hukum bagi perempuan dalam mempertahankan hak-haknya yang diatur secara normatif dan dinilai memiliki andil dalam peningkatan kesadaran akan hak-hak perempuan (isteri). Increased Divorce in the Syari’ah Court This study aims to answer the phenomenon of divorce which is filed by the wife through a court that continues to increase from year to year compared to divorce lawsuits filed by the husband. Divorce through a court has a considerable impact, both on the parties and on the children and other families. By conducting a document study, the research found that the factors causing the divorce are due to: lack of harmony in the family which causes ongoing disputes and quarrels; an understanding of equal rights between husband and wife (gender issues) so that both must receive legal protection; the existence of shifting values towards modernization which is an influence of external culture that considers marriage as a form of civil relations so that increasing women's legal awareness of rights in marriage and the household; there is a law for women in defending their rights that are normatively regulated and assessed has a stake in raising awareness of women's (wife's) rights.
Mewujudkan Keharmonisan Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas dalam Pendirian Perseroan Daerah
Authors: Yani Teuku Ahmad , Mansur Teuku Muttaqin
Published: August 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis asas lex spesialis terkait dengan keharmonis-an Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas dalam Pendirian Perseroan Daerah. Perusahaan perseroan daerah merupakan salah satu badan usaha dari sejumlah badan usaha yang dikenal dalam sistem hukum di Indonesia. Ciri khas hukum perusahaan di Indonesia, masing-masing jenis perusahaan diatur dengan undang-undang yang terpisah. BUMD diatur dengan Undang-Undang Pemerintah Daerah, sedangkan perseroan terbatas diatur dengan Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuri-dis normatif, dengan mendalami upaya harmonisasi hukum. Hasil penelitian menunjuk-kan bahwa perseroan daerah pada dasarnya juga perseroan terbatas yang dapat dimiliki sepenuh sahamnya oleh satu pemerintah daerah, namun dalam UUPT, tidak diakomodir sebagai perseroan terbatas dengan saham tunggal dapat didirikan oleh satu pemerintah daerah. Namun dalam praktiknya sebagian notaris berupaya melakukan terobosan yang kemudian diakui oleh pemerintah dengan memberikan status badan hukum pada perseroan yang didirikan sepenuhnya oleh satu pemerintah daerah sebagai satunya pendirinya Perseroda. Hal ini, menimbulkan pertanyaan hukum, apakah landasan hukum yang dapat digunakan oleh notaris dan pemerintah untuk menerobos UUPT untuk memenuhi kaedah yang terdapat dalam Undang-Undang Pemda. Bringing the Harmony of the Limited Liability Law in the Establishment of Regional Company The purpose of this study is to analyze the lex specialist principle related to the harmony of the Law on Limited Liability Companies in the establishment of regional companies. Regional company is one of business entities in Indonesia legal system. The characteristic of company law in Indonesia is each type of company regulated by a separate law. BUMD (regional company) is regulated by the regional government law while limited liability company is regulated by UUPT. This study uses a normative juridical method, by exploring efforts to harmonize the law. The results showed that the regional company is basically also a limited liability company that can be fully owned by regional government, but based on the company law, it is not accommodated as a limited liability company because the company has only a single share which is one local government. However, in practice some of notaries tried to make a breakthrough which was later recognized by the government by giving legal status to regional company. This raises the question of what legal basis can be used by notaries and the government to break through the company law so that it meets the methods contained in the regional government law.
Bekerjanya Hukum Pendirian Bangunan di Garis Sempadan Sungai Babon
Authors: Jayanti Offi , Suteki Suteki
Published: August 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penyebab terjadinya pelanggaranpada sempadan Sungai Babon. Idealnya sempadan sungai berfungsi untuk menjaga kelestari-an, fungsi dan manfaat sungai dari aktivitas yang berkembang di sekitarnya. Keberada-an ruang yang terbatas dan minimnya pemahaman masyarakat disekitar Sungai Babon menyebabkan sebagian masyarakat memanfaatkan lahan sempadan Sungai Babon untuk lahan pembangunan industri dan permukiman serta lahan pertanian. Metode penelitian ini adalah socio-legal research, dalam penelitian ini ada tahapan implementasi atau penerapan hukum di lapangan (law in action). Spesifikasi pada penelitian ini ialah deskriptif analitis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pelanggaran Pasal 22 Permen PUPR No. 28/PRT/M/2015 atas pendirian bangunan di sempadan Sungai Babon, hal ini karena pemanfaatan batas Sungai Babon tidak sesuai sebagaimana diatur dalam Pasal 22 Permen PUPR No. 28/PRT/M/2015. Dampak dari pendirian bangunan di perbatasan Sungai Babon meliputi penurunan kualitas air sungai, peningkatan gerus-an tepian sungai, dan mengurangi jumlah debit air. Strategi untuk mengendalikan dan mengawasi pemanfaatan ruang dilakukan melalui penetapan rencana tata ruang dalam bentuk dokumen rencana tata ruang dan peraturan zonasi dalam peraturan daerah, penyaringan penerbitan izin pembangunan, memberikan insentif dan disinsentif, pembe-rian saknsi, pelatihan dalam kontrol, pengawasan dan kontrol kepada pemangku kepentingan. Law Enforcement of Establishment of Building in the Border Line of Babon River This study aims to determine the cause of violations on the border of the Babon River. Ideally, the border of the river functions to maintain the sustainability, function and benefit of the river from the activities that develop around it. The existence of limited space and the lack of understanding of the community around the Babon River causes some people to use the Babon River border land for industry, settlement, and agricul-tural. The study uses the socio-legal research method, by conducting research at the stage of implementation or application of law (law in action). The specifications in this study are analytical descriptive. The results showed that there was a violation of Article 22 of PUPR Regulation No. 28/PRT/M/2015 for the construction of buildings on the border of the Babon River because the utilization of the river boundary is not appropriate as regulated in the regulation. Impacts of building construction on the Babon River border include a decrease in river water quality, increased scouring of river banks, and reduce the amount of aquatic life. Strategies to control and supervise spatial use are carried out through the establishment of spatial plans in the form of spatial planning documents and zoning regulations in regional regulations, screening the issuance of development permits, providing incentives and disincentives, providing sanctions, providing training in supervision and control to stakeholders.
Efektivitas Peraturan Perundang-Undangan dalam Bidang Pengelolaan Kawasan Rawa Tripa
Authors: Zulfikar Muhammad Nahyan , Aminah Aminah
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perubahan paradigma antroposentrisme menuju paradigma ekosentrisme dan efektivitas peraturan perundang-undangan dibi-dang lingkungan hidup di Provinsi Aceh. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan peraturan perundang-undangan dan kasus. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa paradigma ekosentrisme merupakan sebuah solusi yang tepat terhadap krisis pemikiran saat ini. Pada dasarnya, alam sama pentingnya dengan manusia. Pasal 87 ayat (1) UU No. 32 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup telah mengakomodir konsepsi pencemar membayar. Namun pada tataran implementasinya, dari 11 kasus pembakaran hutan di Indonesia, salah satunya di Provinsi Aceh yaitu, pembakaran hutan lindung Rawa Tripa sebagai-mana yang telah ditetapkan oleh Pemerintah Aceh dengan Qanun No. 19 Tahun 2013 tentang Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Aceh 2013-2033 kawasan lindung Aceh di Kabupaten Nagan Raya oleh PT. Kalista Alam yang sudah diputuskan oleh pengadilan dari tingkat pertama sampai upaya hukum luar biasa masih belum dieksekusi oleh pengadilan. The Effectiveness of Laws and Regulations in Managing Tripa Swamp Area This study aims to analyze the change of anthropocentrism paradigm towards the ecocentrism paradigm and the effectiveness of environmental legislation in Aceh Province. This study uses a normative legal research method with a statutory and case approach. The results showed that the ecocentrism paradigm is an appropriate solution to the current crisis of thought. Basically nature is as important as humans. Article 87 paragraph (1) of Law No. 32/2009 concerning Environmental Management has accommodated the concept of paying pollutants. However, at the implementation level, one of 11 cases of forest fires in Indonesia occurred in Aceh Province, namely the burning of Tripa Swamp forest in which the area has been determined by the Aceh Government by Qanun No. 19/2013 concerning Aceh regional spatial plan 2013-2033 as the protected area (kawasan lindung) in Nagan Raya Regency. The case of forest fires by PT. Kalista Alam has been decided by the court from the first instance to extraordinary legal remedies but it has not been executed by the court.
Bitcoin: A New Asset Class?
Authors: Huwaida Rr. Widad Nawa , Hidajat Taofik
Published: August 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of stock prices, exchange rates, and gold prices on the Bitcoin price. The data used are the IDX Composite, the Rupiah/ IDR exchange rate, and the daily gold price from July 19, 2010, to December 31, 2018. Regression equation results show that stock prices, exchange rates, and the gold price had a positive effect on Bitcoin price. Changes will follow changes that occur in stock prices, exchange rates, and gold prices in the price of Bitcoin in the same direction. Bitcoin is considered the same as other assets that are worth having in the investment portfolio.
Logic vs Aesthetic: The Effect of Environmental Claim and Visual Design in Green Advertising
Authors: Kostan Hashella , Salendu Alice
Published: August 2020

The surge in demand for green products leads to rampant practice of “greenwashing”, in which marketers deceitfully try to position their brand as more eco-friendly than it actually is. Past studies on green advertisements have indicated that visual cues in the advertisements can also play a part in affecting consumers’ evaluation of the product and its eco-friendly feature. This study was conducted to examine the effect of two essential elements in a green advertisement, which are the overall visual aesthetic quality of the advertisement and verbal environmental claim. The study was conducted using an experimental vignette method. Two hundred seventy-six respondents participated in this study. Through MANOVA statistical analysis, it was found that both aesthetic quality and environmental claim type used significantly affect green brand associations, as well as the attitude respondents, have towards the brand. However, this significant effect of ads visual aesthetic quality can be concerning since it might hinder consumers to objectively evaluate the environmental claim of the product.
A case report of duodenal and enteric perforation in a single patient
Authors: Ammar Ahmed Siddique , Khalid Ahmed Usman , Noumani Ahmed Raza
Published: August 2020

Background:

The presence of two hollow viscus perforations in a single patient is a rare entity and no case report is available in the literature which shows the finding of duodenal ulcer perforation and enteric perforation in the same patient.

Case presentation:

A 55-year-old male presented in the emergency department of East Surgical Ward of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, in January 2020 with complaint of abdominal pain and vomiting for the past 3 days and fever for the past 5 days. He was a chronic smoker with a history of 10 pack-years. On examination, he had tachycardia with a pulse rate of 114 beats/minutes and respiratory rate was 30/minutes and his whole abdomen was guarding with absent bowel sounds. X-ray of the chest showed free gas under the right hemidiaphragm. The patient was resuscitated and plan of exploration was made with diagnosis of perforated duodenal ulcer. We found a 0.5 × 0.5 cm perforation on the anterior surface of the first part of the duodenum along with a 1 × 1 cm perforation on antimesenteric surface of ileum that is 1 feet proximal to ileocolic junction. Graham’s patch repair was carried out for duodenal perforation, while loop ileostomy was made for ileal perforation. The patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day. The reversal of loop ileostomy was carried out after 2 months.

Conclusion:

In cases of peritonitis, general inspection of the whole gastrointestinal tract plays a very important role as more than one hollow viscus perforation can be found in a single patient which can be missed and can lead to peritonitis again.
Novel Methodology for Recruitment of High School Students to Health Professions
Authors: Gaspich John , Buzzelli Lindsay `` , Flanagan Michael , Stephens Mark , Neal Maryanne
Published: August 2020

Medical schools are creating programs to introduce careers in healthcare to students at earlier stages in their education. At the Penn State College of Medicine University Park Regional Campus, we have created and implemented a novel improvisational, case-based, small-group learning curriculum for high school students to introduce integrative thinking in basic and clinical sciences and to cultivate an early interest in health professions careers. The program also includes elements of health systems science and humanities.  A multidisciplinary team of educators with both secondary and post-secondary pedagogical expertise worked together to develop a longitudinal case-based curriculum suitable for high school students. This curriculum was administered to a group of 40 students in grades 9-12.  At the start of each session, students were challenged to explore personal biases, reflect upon ethical dilemmas, and to step outside their comfort zones with “centering exercises.” Through these activities, we strived to challenge the learners’ preconceptions about their colleagues, medicine, and their role within it. Students were then presented with a case as a large group.  At critical junctures in the cases, students worked in small groups of 8-10 with 1-2 medical student facilitators to discuss questions and solve clinical dilemmas associated with the case.  Early feedback from students and faculty advisors has been overwhelmingly positive.  The authors have no conflicts of interest.