bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digital health to reduce the burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Solutions proposed by the CARRIER consortium (Preprint)
Authors: Scheenstra Bart , Bruninx Anke , van Daalen Florian , Stahl Nina , Latuapon Elizabeth , Imkamp Maike , Ippel Linne , Duijsings-Mahangi Sulaike , Smits Djura , Townend David , Bermejo Inigo , Dekker Andre , Hochstenbach Laura , Spreeuwenberg Marieke , Maessen Jos , van 't Hof Arnoud , Kietselaer Bas
Published: March 2022

UNSTRUCTURED

Digital health is a promising tool to support people with an elevated risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and patients with established disease to improve cardiovascular outcomes. Many digital health initiatives have been developed and employed. However, barriers for their large-scale implementation have remained.
This article focuses on these barriers and presents solutions as proposed by the Dutch CARRIER consortium (Coronary ARtery disease: Risk estimations and Interventions for prevention and EaRly detection). We will focus in four chapters on: (i) the development process of an eHealth solution, which will include design thinking and co-creation with relevant stakeholders; (ii) the modeling approach for two clinical prediction models (CPMs) to identify people at risk to develop ASCVD and to inform on lifestyle interventions; (iii) description of a federated data infrastructure to train the CPM and to provide the eHealth solution with relevant data; and (iv) discussion of an ethical and legal framework for responsible data handling in healthcare.
The Dutch CARRIER consortium consists of a collaboration between experts in the fields of eHealth development, ASCVD, public health, big-data, and ethics and law. The consortium focuses on the reduction of the burden of ASCVD. We believe the future of healthcare is data-driven and supported by digital health. Therefore, we hope that our research will not only facilitate CARRIER but may also facilitate other future healthcare initiatives.
If You’re Happy and You Know It, Answer This Question: A simulation study of the impact of non-random missingness in surveillance data on population-level summaries (Preprint)
Authors: Weiss Paul Samuel , Waller Lance Allyn
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Surveillance data are an essential public health resource for guiding policy and allocation of human and capital resources. These data often consist of large collections of information based on non-random sample designs. Population estimates based on such data may be impacted by the underlying sample distribution compared to the true population of interest. Here we simulate a population of interest and allow response rates to vary in non-random ways to illustrate and measure the effect this has on population-based estimates of an important public health policy outcome.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the effects of non-random missing data on surveillance-based population estimates.

METHODS

We simulate a population of respondents answering a survey question about their satisfaction with their community’s policy regarding vaccination mandates for government personnel. We allow response rates to differ between the generally satisfied and dissatisfied and consider the effect of common efforts to control for potential bias: sampling weights, sample size inflation and hypothesis tests for determining missingness at random. We compare these conditions via mean squared errors and sampling variability to characterize the bias in estimation arising under these different approaches.

RESULTS

Sample estimates present clear, quatifiable bias, even in the most favorable response profile. Efforts to mitigate bias through sample size inflation and sampling weights have negligible effect on the overall result. Additionally, hypothesis testing for departures from random missingness rarely detect the non-random missingness across the widest range of response profiles considered.

CONCLUSIONS

Our results suggest that assuming surveillance data are missing at random during analysis could provide estimates that are widely different from what we might see in the whole population. Policy decisions based on such potentially biased estimates could result in devastating results in terms of community disengagement and health disparities. Alternative approaches to analysis which move away from broad generalization of a mis-measured population at risk are necessary to identify the marginalized groups where overall response may be very different from those observed in the measured respondents.
Conditioning of the Cortisol Awakening Response in Healthy Men: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Wolters Fabian , van Middendorp Henriët , Van den Bergh Omer , Biermasz Nienke R , Meijer Onno C , Evers Andrea WM
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

The hormone cortisol plays important roles in human circadian and stress physiology and is an interesting target for interventions. Cortisol varies not only in response to stress but also as part of a diurnal rhythm. It shows a particularly sharp increase immediately after awakening, the cortisol awakening response (CAR). Cortisol can be affected by medication, but it is less clear whether it can also be affected by learning. Animal studies have consistently shown that cortisol can be affected by pharmacological conditioning, but the results in humans have been mixed. Other studies have suggested that conditioning is also possible during sleep and that the diurnal rhythm can be conditioned, but these findings have not yet been applied to cortisol conditioning.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of our study was to introduce a novel avenue for conditioning cortisol: by using the CAR as an unconditioned response and using scent conditioning while the participant is asleep. This study investigates an innovative way to study the effects of conditioning on cortisol and the diurnal rhythm, using a variety of devices and measures to make measurement possible at a distance and at unusual moments.

METHODS

The study protocol takes 2 weeks and is performed from the participant’s home. Measures in week 1 are taken to reflect the CAR and waking under baseline conditions. For the first 3 nights of week 2, participants are exposed to a scent from 30 minutes before awakening until their normal time of awakening to allow the scent to become associated with the CAR. On the final night, participants are forced to wake 4 hours earlier, when cortisol levels are normally low, and either the same (conditioned group) or a different (control group) scent is presented half an hour before this new time. This allows us to test whether cortisol levels are higher after the same scent is presented. The primary outcome is the CAR, assessed by saliva cortisol levels, 0, 15, 30, and 45 minutes after awakening. The secondary outcomes are heart rate variability, actigraphy measures taken during sleep, and self-reported mood after awakening. To perform manipulations and measurements, this study uses wearable devices, 2 smartphone apps, web-based questionnaires, and a programmed scent device.

RESULTS

We completed data collection as of December 24, 2021.

CONCLUSIONS

This study can provide new insights into learning effects on cortisol and the diurnal rhythm. If the procedure does affect the CAR and associated measures, it also has potential clinical implications in the treatment of sleep and stress disorders.

CLINICALTRIAL

Netherlands Trial Register NL58792.058.16; https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=NL7791

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/38087
Appeal of Editor-in-Chief
Authors: Pankiv V.I.
Published: March 2022

No abstract
Analysis of some prognostic factors significance for medullary thyroid cancer metastasis
Authors: Palamarchuk V.O. , Smolyar V.A. , Tovkay O.A. , Kuts V.V.
Published: March 2022

Background. The urgency of the study is due to the need to find effective methods for the diagnosis and treatment of medullary thyroid cancer. Basal calcitonin is a biomarker that determines both the presence of this disease and the level of metastasis. However, above-threshold calcitonin levels have a low prognostic value of the positive result. The study was aimed to analyze the importance of additional factors (besides calcitonin) in predicting the medullary thyroid cancer metastasis: age, sex, tumor focus, tumor volume (total volume). Materials and methods. A retrospective monocenter analysis was performed using the records of 194 patients treated for medullary thyroid cancer. The study involved 143 patients with primary forms of the disease. The required characteristics of the tumor were assessed in the postoperative period based on the pathomorphological examination. Results. The association between age and metastasis was not found, but a moderate relationship between sex and metastasis has been shown. The ratio of the chances of metastases detected in male patients is estimated at 3 : 1. It is proved that in the presence of tumor multifocality, the likelihood of metastasis detection increases. With an odds ratio of 2.368, the multifocal factor shows a weak but statistically significant strong association with the presence of metastases. Total tumor size is associated with metastasis. More than half (54.5%) of cases are in the range of tumor sizes smaller than the selected cut-off threshold, with 16.7% metastasizing. On the other hand, the share of cases of exceeding the cut-off threshold (Cut-off=1.9 cm; AUC=0.703, Se=0.745, Sp=0.680) is 45.5%, and metastasis is observed in 53.8% of patients in this range. Conclusions. No association was found between age and metastasis. Male gender is a risk factor for metastasis. Multifocality is a risk factor for metastasis with a weak connection. The total size of the tumor is associated with metastasis with medium strength.
Diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure
Authors: Serhiyenko V.A. , Serhiyenko A.A.
Published: March 2022

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the final stage of cardiovascular disease and one of the leading causes of death. CHF develops in patients with the chronic coronary syndrome, hypertension, myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis, and other diseases. The prevalence of CHF in recent years is growing steadily and is about 2% in the adult population. Among the factors that worsen the prognosis of CHF is diabetes mellitus (DM). Type 2 DM is an independent risk factor for heart failure (HF), and fasting plasma glucose and increased glycated hemoglobin A1c are significantly associated with an increased risk of HF. This review article summarizes the existing literature on the current state of the problem of DM and CHF. In particular, there are considered the issues related to the features of myocardial damage in type 2 DM, DM as a risk factor for HF, subclinical myocardial disorders in diabetic patients, HF as a risk factor for DM; pathophysiological features of DM and HF; classification of CHF (according to the New York Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology); diagnosis of CHF with preserved, reduced and mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction; principles of pathogenetic therapy of HF in DM, in particular, the appointment of drugs that affect the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers); sacubitril/valsartan; beta-adrenergic receptor blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, sinus node inhibitors, sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors, diuretics. Treatment of a patient with DM and HF will be successful only if adequate and safe antidiabetic therapy is prescribed, on the one hand, and metabolically neutral pharmacological therapy, on the other.
Comparison and Analysis of the Current Situation of the Educational Quality of Translation Master’s Education in China and Abroad
Authors: Chen Mengdi
Published: March 2022

With the development of science and technology, the accelerated pace of China’s economy going global, and the increase of foreign investment, the demand for translation talents has increased significantly. This paper describes the development history of MTI in China, the European Union and Australia, and discusses the similarities and differences of the talent training programs for Chinese and foreign masters in translation from the perspectives of admission methods, schooling systems, training categories, and curriculum settings, and puts forward suggestions for talent training for masters in translation.
Paisajes físico-geográficos de ocho municipios del Estado de México, México a escala 1:250 000
Authors:   Universidad de Quintana Roo, Batún Guerrero Antonio del Jesús , Ramírez Sánchez Luis Giovanni ,   El Colegio Mexiquense, Priego Santander Ángel Guadalupe ,   Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental UNAM, Camacho Sanabria José Manuel ,   Universidad de Quintana Roo
Published: March 2022

Este producto cartográfico muestra la localización y distribución espacial de los paisajes físico-geográficos en ocho municipios del poniente del Estado de México a escala 1:250,000. Se determinaron geosistemas a nivel taxonómico de clase (5), subclase (14), localidades (37), parajes complejos (64) y parajes simples (137). Derivado del análisis de las unidades de paisaje, se tiene que más del 70% del territorio corresponde a montañas y lomeríos. En la litología existe una predominancia en formaciones de basalto (31.62%) y Andesita (18.1%). Siendo el suelo dominante el Andosol húmico (43.67%).
Entrevista a María Teresa Melchor Moya (Zirahuén, Salvador Escalante, Michoacán)
Authors: Granados Vázquez Berenice Araceli
Published: March 2022

María Teresa Melchor Moya72 años.Comerciante.Originaria de Zirahuén.Fecha de la entrevista: 25 de enero de 2013.Lugar: Zirahúen, Salvador Escalante, MichoacánDuración de la grabación: 22 minutos.Transcrita en su totalidad por Berenice GranadosInterlocutor: Berenice GranadosCámara y sonido: Santiago Cortés HernándezRevisión de la transcripción: Georgina Alanís Núñez
“Le dices al Indio que aquí lo espero” Relatos y corridos zapatistas
Authors: Granados Vázquez Berenice Araceli
Published: March 2022

Entrevistado

 

Anastasio Zúñiga, 88 años, Pizotlán, Morelos. Agricultor y corridista.Sabe leer y escribir. 

Datos adicionales

Su familia es originaria de un lugar llamado Pizotlán , sin embargo fueron reubicados en tiempos del presidente López Mateos, en una colonia nueva que toma el nombre de este personaje. Su padre, al igual que otros hombres de su familia, vivió y participó en la Revolución. Siendo una persona de paz, a veces, tuvo que acompañar al ejército de Emiliano Zapata para huir de los “gobiernistas”.

Anastasio es casado, tiene hijos, nietos y bisnietos. Tiene fama de ser buen corridista. Comentó que en su cumpleaños los corridistas de la zona se reúnen para echarse unos “palomazos”, que ese día hay mole y gran algarabía.

Grabación

Martes 21 de julio de 2009.Patio de la casa de Anastasio Zúñiga, Col. López Mateos, Morelos. Duración: 02:06:20, 32Hora aproximada: 11:00 hrs.Temperatura: 29°C
Sobre historias de vida y músicos ambulantes
Authors: Avilés Velázquez Víctor Manuel
Published: March 2022

En este artículo se abordan y contraponen una serie de teorías sobre la historia de vida oral y los mecanismos de la memoria que entran en juego para su realización. El objetivo de ello es analizar una serie de entrevistas realizadas a cuatro músicos ambulantes en la ciudad de Morelia, Michoacán, y que los temas teóricos se ejemplifiquen y dialoguen con los testimonios obtenidos. De igual manera, se discute sobre el acto mismo de la entrevista y las implicaciones que esta tiene en la producción de este tipo de historias.
Tepexpan: la Danza de los Serranos
Authors: Cruz Flores Alejandra , Gómez Ortíz Diego Javier , Celaya Vázquez Kabir Eduardo , Ríos Campos Renato Israel
Published: March 2022

En el año 2018, un equipo de documentación del Laboratorio Nacional de Materia les Orales (LANMO) realizó una estancia en la localidad de Tepexpan. Durante la visita se documentó la Danza de los Serranos, un evento cultural y religioso de gran importancia que es parte de los festejos anuales realizados en honor del Señor de Gracias, patrón de dicha localidad.
"Todo este peregrinar"
Authors: Ortega Medina Eréndira Alejandra
Published: March 2022

"La entrevista se realizó en la ciudad de Morelia, capital de Michoacán, uno de los estados con mayor tradición migrante hacia Estados Unidos. Fue la segunda entrevista hecha paraconformar el corpus de mi proyecto de licenciatura: “Relatos de migrantes indocumentados.El tránsito de México a Estados Unidos como una narración heroica”, aún en curso. Martees amigo de mi familia, pero la primera ocasión que lo escuché hablar sobre las veces quehabía cruzado la frontera y el tiempo que vivió en Estados Unidos fue cuando lo entrevisté.Mis compañeros, que me apoyaron en la documentación de la entrevista, y yo quedamossorprendidos por su historia y por su manera de contarla."
                                                                                                                                          Alejandra Ortega
Gabriela Badillo, dir. ª, Hola Combo, Canal Once et al., prods. Oluteco. La danza de la Malinche
Authors: Sánchez Gómez Oscar Iván
Published: March 2022

Reseña sobre el corto audivisual Oluteco. La danza de la Malinche, el cual narra la historia de la Malinche hasta su encuentro con Hernán Cortés y el rescate que Moctezuma hace de ella posteriormente.
Aparo, Pablo y Martín Benchimol (directores). El espanto.
Authors: Avilés Velázquez Víctor Manuel
Published: March 2022

"Jorge es un anciano curandero que vive en las afueras de la comunidad El Dorado, Argentina. Posee la capacidad de curar “el espanto”, una enfermedad que sufren las mujeres y que es provocada por entes sobrenaturales, como la Viuda blanca o la luz mala, según les nombran los habitantes de dicho lugar. Nadie más que Jorge puede curarlo, pero su práctica es polémica porque tiene que ver con el sexo..." Víctor Avilés.
The Tourism Management Information Searching During Pandemic COVID-19
Authors: Yulia Yosephine Angelina , Widianto Tri , Pamastutiningtyas Terrensia Sekar , Imron P Lukman Ahmad
Published: March 2022

Tourism is one of the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on BPS data (2021), there was a significant decrease in the number of tourists. This study aims to find out how consumers face the fear of the Covid-19 pandemic when they are going to travel through online applications. The research indicators are measures of health, personal, financial stressors, use of travel research and applications and intentions, social media, travel avoidance. The population of this study is potential tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample was 105 respondents with a minimum sample size of 5 times the estimated parameters. This research uses the convenience sampling method. The measurement scale used is a Likert scale of 1-5. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regressions. The results of this study revealed that health stressors have a significant effect on the use of research and travel applications. Personal stressors variable and financial stress have no effect on consumers in the use of research and travel applications. The effect of health and personal stress on social media searches is not proven. The use of research and travel applications had no effect on the intention for future book research. While the searches for tourist information on social media affect the intention to book the next search the use of travel research and applications has a significant effect on travel avoidance. This study provides insight into the role of stressors and their influence on tourist information seeking during the pandemic.
The Civil War and Russian Society: Relapses of Confrontation and Stages of National Reconciliation (To the 100th Anniversary of the End of the Russian Civil War)
Authors: Goncharenko L. N. , Avakova E. B.
Published: March 2022

This article examines the consequences of the Civil War, that had an impact on the life and functioning of the political system of Soviet society, as well as modern Russia. In the citizenries mass mind complex and contradictory processes are still going on. It indicates that the social split has not been completely overcome. Despite the large number of works devoted to the issues of the Civil War, it is not paid enough attention to the political, moral and mental consequences of the Civil War. This circumstance significantly hinders the process of national reconciliation on the most important issues of the country’s past and hinders the formation of socio-political unity of Russian society. The authors substantiate the need for a consolidated view of the Russian nation on the events of the Civil War, based on the absolute priority of the self-value of Russian statehood as the main form of survival of the people and the special mission of the unique Russian civilization in a multipolar world. In modern Russian society there is an extremely acute need to form a stable rejection of violent ways to resolve social problems and contradictions, radical methods of transforming various spheres of public life. The creation of an effective state-legal mechanism based on the development of a national consensus may prevent the repetition of such tragedies in the future of our country.
Graph Methods for Describing the Trade Profile of a Region
Authors: Kislyakov A. N.
Published: March 2022

The work is devoted to the actual problem of building the trade profile of the region and studying the sustainability of regional foreign trade relations by analyzing the results of the region’s foreign economic activity. The aim of the work is to develop a method for describing the trade profile of the region based on graph theory, as well as to assess the possibility of interpreting the behavior of the identified groups of goods from the point of view of analyzing the dynamics of import and export volumes. As the main hypothesis, the paper uses the statement that the network model of describing the foreign trade relations of the region should be balanced with respect to the expectations of suppliers and consumers of products, otherwise there is an imbalance that generates changes in the structure of foreign trade relations. A methodology for the study of foreign economic relations and the development of a trade region based on them using network graphs and a cluster approach is proposed, which makes it possible to identify stable groups of goods and, on their basis, assess the main trends in changes and the potential for the development of foreign economic activity in the region. We consider the features of calculating the adjacency matrix for constructing a graph, as well as identifying groups of vertices connected to each other in order to identify complete subgraphs — clicks, which allows us to identify the main time-stable commodity groups on which the foreign economic activity of the region depends. The described methodology should be used to improve the efficiency of building and describing the trade profile of the region in order to manage the development of foreign economic activity in the region, study the properties of product groups and their characteristics.
Fertilizantes Tocantins: growing in the challenging fertilizer business
Authors: Neves Marcos Fava , Neto Lourival Carmo Monaco , Cambaúva Vinícius , Thomé e Castro Luciano , Lourenço Carlos Eduardo
Published: March 2022

Fertilizantes Tocantins was founded by José Eduardo Motta in 2003, out of his desire of taking advantage of the fast-growing agricultural businesses in the northern region of Brazil. He had previous knowledge of the fertilizer sector due to his work in his father’s business for several years. After an impressive success and enormous growth rates until 2016, 50% plus one shares of the company were sold to EuroChem, a European fertilizer producer. This was part of Fertilizantes Tocantins’ strategy to achieve even greater and sustainable growth. In 2020 EuroChem bought the remaining shares of Fertilizantes Tocantins, becoming its sole controller. The company still maintains most of its operational structure and now is fueled with capital and other assets from EuroChem. The challenge ahead lies in being able to maintain the organizational culture and winning position while bringing the best of its controller’s assets to achieve the goal of being a leader in the Brazilian fertilizer market.
ANALISIS AKTA PERDAMAIAN SENGKETA EKONOMI SYARIAH DI PENGADILAN AGAMA SRAGEN DI TINJAU DARI AL â€“ SHULHU DAN PERMA NO. 1 TAHUN 2016 TENTANG PROSEDUR MEDIASI DI PENGADILAN
Authors: Puji Rahayu Fadilah Qotimatun
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACTIn this issue, the authors formulated the problem of sharia economic dispute settlement in the Decision Number 1479 / Pdt.G / 2019 / PA.Sr and Decision Number 1480 / Pdt.G / 2019 / PA.Sr and how the Analysis of the Peace Certificate of Sharia Economic Disputes in the Religious Courts Sragen is reviewed from Al-Shulhu and Perma No. 1 of 2016 concerning Mediation Procedures in the Court. This research is a library research. Data collection conducted by Decision Number 1479 / Pdt.G / 2019 / PA.Sr and Decision Number 1480 / Pdt.G / 2019 / PA.Sr with supporting data in the form of interviews with Religious Court judges Sragen and documentation. Data analysis in this research was conducted by discourse analysis or discourses analysis method. This research shows that the resolution of Islamic economic disputes in these two articles is in accordance with the rules using legal sources from the Penal Code, Article 130 HIR, Perma No. 1 of 2016 concerning Mediation Procedures in Courts and Statutes No.4 of 2019 concerning Procedures for the Settlement of Simple Lawsuit. Reviewed by using al-shulhu and Perma No. 1 of 2016 concerning Mediation Procedures in the Court is in accordance with the principles of as - Shulhu and the provisions in Perma No. 1 of 2016 concerning Mediation Procedures in the Court.Keywords: Al-shulhu;Â­ PERMA No. 1 of 2016; Sharia Economic Case.Â ABSTRAKDalam permasalahan ini, penulis merumuskan permasalahan penyelesaian sengketa ekonomi syariah pada Putusan Nomor 1479/Pdt.G/2019/PA.Sr dan Putusan Nomor 1480/Pdt.G/2019/PA.Sr serta bagaimana Analisis Akta Perdamaian Sengketa Ekonomi Syariah di Pengadilan Agama Sragen di Tinjau dari Al â€“ Shulhu dan Perma No. 1 Tahun 2016 Tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan (Library Research). Pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan Putusan Nomor 1479/Pdt.G/2019/PA.Sr dan Putusan Nomor 1480/Pdt.G/2019/PA.Sr dengan dilakukan data pendukung berupa wawancara hakim Pengadilan Agama Sragen dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode analisis wacana. Penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penyelesaian sengketa ekonomi syariah dalam kedua Putusan sudah sesuai aturan dengan menggunakan sumber hukum dari KUHPerdata, Pasal 130 HIR, Perma No. 1 Tahun 2016 tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan dan Perma No. 4 Tahun 2019 Tentang Tata Cara Penyelesaian Gugatan Sederhana. Ditinjau dengan menggunakan as-shulhu dan Perma No. 1 Tahun 2016 tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan sudah sesuai dengan prinsip as â€“ Shulhu dan ketentuan dalam Perma No. 1 Tahun 2016 tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan.Kata Kunci: Al-shulhu; Perkara Ekonomi Syariah; PERMA No. 1 Tahun 2016.
MEKANISME PEMBERIAN BONUS DI ORIFLAME MENURUT TINJAUAN FATWA DSN-MUI NO. 75/DSN MUI/VII/2009 TENTANG PEDOMAN PENJUALAN LANGSUNG BERJENJANG SYARIAH
Authors: Setianti Reni
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACTThe problem raised in this skripsi is about the mechanism for giving bonuses in Oriflame, where the alleged bonuses are given up to the lure and there is passive income. The purpose of this research is to determine of the mechanism for giving bonuses in the Oriflame Yarsih Network and to know the review of Fatwa DSN-MUI No. 75/DSN MUI/VII/2009 on the mechanism giving bonuses in the Oriflame Yarsih Network. The research method used is the type of field research with a qualitative research approach, using primary and secondary data sources obtained through indirect interview with Oriflame members, non-participant observation and collection of research-related documentation, which is then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model. The results of the research are the mechanism for giving bonuses in the Oriflame Yarsih Network is based on the amount of BP (Bonus Points) collected. Then, the mechanism for giving bonuses in Oriflame Yarsih Network if reviewed the Fatwa DSN-MUI No. 75/DSN MUI/VII/2009 there is one point which is not appropriate where in the Fatwa it is explained that there should be no passive commissions or bonuses that are obtained regularly without coaching or selling goods or services. However, in Oriflame there is passive income.Keywords: Fatwa DSN MUI; Giving Bonuses; Oriflame; The Mechanism.Â ABSTRAKPermasalahan yang diangkat di dalam skripsi ini mengenai mekanisme pemberian bonus di Oriflame, dimana diduga bonus yang diberikan meimbulkan iming-iming dan terdapat pendapatan pasif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui mekanisme pemberian bonus di Oriflame Jaringan Yarsih dan mengetahui tinjauan Fatwa DSN-MUI No. 75/DSN MUI/VII/2009 terhadap mekanisme pemberian bonus di Oriflame Jaringan Yarsih. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu jenis penelitian lapangan dengan pendekatan kualitatif, menggunakan sumber data primer dan sekunder yang diperoleh melalui wawancara tidak langsung dengan para member Oriflame, observasi non partisipan serta pengumpulan dokumentasi terkait, yang kemudian dianalisis menggunakan model Miles dan Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mekanisme pemberian bonus di Oriflame Jaringan Yarsih dilakukan berdasarkan jumlah BP (Bonus Point) yang terkumpul. Kemudian, mekanisme pemberian bonus di Oriflame Jaringan Yarsih menurut tinjauan Fatwa DSN-MUI No. 75/DSN MUI/VII/2009 terdapat satu point yang tidak sesuai dimana dalam Fatwa dijelaskan tidak boleh ada komisi atau bonus secara pasif yang diperoleh secara reguler tanpa melakukan pembinaan atau penjualan barang atau jasa. Namun, di Oriflame terdapat pendapatan pasif.Kata kunci: Fatwa DSN-MUI; Mekanisme; Oriflame; Pemberian Bonus.
Pension Funding in the State of Illinois: A Teaching Case in Governmental Accounting
Authors: Chandra Uday , Liu Alfred Z.
Published: March 2022

This case chronicles events in the State of Illinois over the period 1970 through 2017 that led to an increase in the State's unfunded pension liability from under $1.5 billion to over $137 billion—and growing. It recounts efforts to resolve the impending crisis that yielded unexpected consequences, both large and adverse, and highlights the role of accountants in educating policy makers on the financial impact of pension funding decisions. With these striking events as a backdrop, students use the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) to analyze Illinois' financial condition, assess its revenues and expenditures, interpret disclosures regarding its pension plans, and evaluate plans for their funding. The analyses will provide students with a deeper understanding of the structure and content of the CAFR and of governmental pension accounting, a complex topic on which accounting rules have undergone significant changes.
The Fyre Fraud: A Case Exploring the Dark Triad Personality
Authors: Hess Megan F.
Published: March 2022

This case introduces students to the concept of the “dark triad,” a combination of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathic personality traits that have been associated with people who commit fraud. Students learn about this personality disorder by studying the events and the people associated with the Fyre Festival fraud. The case is designed to help auditing and forensic accounting students to: (1) recognize dark triad personality traits; (2) describe the fraud risks associated with this personality disorder; (3) analyze information in order to identify the red flags of fraud; and (4) recall the methods used by auditors and forensic accountants to identify and address the increased risk of fraud associated with a dark triad personality. In a post-case learning assessment, students reported significant improvement in their knowledge, comprehension, and application of these learning objectives.
Exploiting Earnings Persistence to Better Measure Market Expectations in Detecting Post-Earnings Announcement Drift
Authors: Keskek Sami , Rees Lynn
Published: March 2022

We construct an alternate proxy for earnings expectations that does not depend on analyst following and exploits differential earnings persistence across earnings levels. We examine the usefulness of our proxy in the context of post-earnings announcement drift (PEAD) where the random walk model is still widely used in the literature. We show that a refined trading strategy using our alternative proxy results in statistically significant and economically large increases in PEAD relative to the random walk model. Furthermore, using a subsample where analysts' forecasts are available, we show that the PEAD associated with our alternate proxy is incremental to the PEAD associated with analyst forecast errors. Our earnings expectation proxy can be used in other settings where extreme earnings or earnings surprise portfolios are the focus of the analysis and researchers want to include firms without analyst following.
Acid Gas Injection into Petroleum Reservoirs: A Review
Authors: Shazly Ahmed El
Published: March 2022

Matrix acidizing using acid gases is an under developed phenomenon in the oil and gas industry. For most petroleum engineers the most common acid gases are carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and dihydrogen sulfide (H 2 S). CO 2 is mostly injected into oil reservoirs to achieve full/partial miscibility with the crude oil. In the process, CO 2 reacts with formation water to form carbonic acid (a weak acid). Many research papers discuss how carbonic acid reacts with carbonate minerals and causes dissolution. Another popular acid gas in the oil industry is H 2 S. H 2 S is produced as an associated/dissolved gas in crude oil. H 2 S has the ability to react with formation water to form hydrosulfuric acid (a weak acid). This research paper introduces other acid gases that react with formation water and generate strong acids. These gases are: Sulfur Trioxide (SO 3 ), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ), Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), Hydrogen Bromide (HBr) and Hydrogen Iodide (HI). It is understood that most reservoirs are water wet or intermediate wet. Acid gas injection would change the pH of the water film around the oil globule in the pore. pH of the water in most reservoirs typically ranges between 5.5 and 8.5. Lowering the pH of the water that coats the pore, will initiate the acid treatment and reduce the presence of carbonates within the rock. This would result in an increase in porosity and permeability within the reservoir. Some visual examples of stimulating the reservoirs using acid gases are also discussed in this research paper. Acid gas injection would be considered a solution to many issues in our reservoirs. It would allow for recovery from vuggy pores (also known as isolated pores) in carbonate formations. It would also enhance unconventional reservoirs such as shale oil reservoirs (knowing that some of those shale oil reservoirs have higher carbonate content). Furthermore, in our conventional reservoirs we produce from the larger pores leaving behind a lot of oil in tight pores, acid gas injection would open up some of those tight pores. Acid gas is matrix acidizing tool, that petroleum engineers need to enhance the reservoir rock properties.
Mobility Control Potential in Geological Sequestration of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide using Cheap Soluble Organics as Thickeners and Implications for Interfacial Stability
Authors: A Miadonye
Published: March 2022

Current levels of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are responsible for global warming at scales not seen before. To mitigate this global warming trend, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has universally adopted the geological carbon storage option. The technical implication of geological carbon storage is that carbon dioxide with a very low dynamic viscosity will be injected to push formation brine with a high viscosity contrast. Consequently, problems of interfacial instability responsible for poor sweep efficiencies encountered in the petroleum industry’s improved oil recovery projects are inevitable. The petroleum industry has used costly mobility control agents in the form of carbon dioxide thickeners to solve problems of poor sweep efficiency in carbon dioxide enhance oil recovery projects. This experience is useful to the geological sequestration community because carbon dioxide geological storage under supercritical conditions is considered an optimized approach. In this paper, We have reviewed literature to show the solubility of waste organics in supercritical carbon dioxide and the possibility to increase its dynamic viscosity to reduce interfacial instability problems. We have, also, reviewed literature to show sources and availability of cheap soluble organics for carbon dioxide thickening. Our review shows promising sources of these soluble organics. Finally, the technical implications of dynamic viscosity increase on a given geological storage project have been discussed in the context of interfacial stability theories.
Pengalaman Pembelajaran Santri Dari Permainan Tradisional Boy-Boyan
Authors: Maya Setyarini  , Evi Uswatun Khasanah  , Lika Hestyaningsih  , Sri Lestari
Published: March 2022

Permainan tradisional telah terbukti dapat menjadi sarana untuk mengembangkan karakter-karakter positif pada pemainnya. Permainan tradisional seringkali dimainkan secara bersama-sama sehingga ada interaksi sosial secara langsung di antara pemain. Proses interaksi antar pemain ini memungkinkan terasahnya kemampuan menjalin relasi sosial. Berbeda halnya dengan permainan dengan menggunakan telepon seluler yang dimainkan atau bersama secara virtual. Namun sayangnya, permainan tradisional kurang dikenal dan populer di kalangan remaja. Oleh karena itu, perlu upaya untuk mengenalkan permainan tradisional pada remaja. Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah mengenalkan permainan tradisional boy-boyan sebagai alternatif kegiatan mengisi waktu luang. Pengabdian masyarakat ini melibatkan 32 orang santri dari pesantren Mahyajatul Qurro’. Kegiatan ini diawali dengan melakukan asesmen kebutuhan dengan wawancara pada santri dan mengamati kegiatan harian. Tahap pelaksanaan  pengabdian masyarakat ini meliputi, menayangkan video permainan tradisional boy-boyan dan praktek bermain permainan tradisional boy-boyan. Kegiatan diakhiri dengan mengisi kuesioner terbuka Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah santri merasa senang karena merasakan keseruan saat bermain bersama dengan teman-teman, dapat berolahraga, melatih ketangkasan, dan melatih mengelola emosi. Permainan tradisional boy-boyan dapat direkomendasikan sebagai salah satu alternatif kegiatan yang menyenangkan dan dapat mengasah ketrampilan sosial pada santri.
Pembukuan Akuntansi Sederhana untuk Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) Menggunakan Aplikasi Laporan Keuangan Mikro (Lamikro) pada Forum UMKM Surakarta
Authors: Setiawati Erma , Sasongko Noer , Trisnawati Rina , Kusumawati Evi Dewi
Published: March 2022

Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat yang bertujuan untuk peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui peningkatan pengelolaan keuangan Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah(UMKM)padaForum UMKM Surakarta (FUS). Manfaat secara umum adalah memberikan pelatihan kepada anggota FUS tentang pembukuan akuntansisederhana untuk UMKM. Manfaat pengabdian ini diarahkan untuk memberikan kemudahan dalam penyusunan laporan keuangan  sehingga kelangsungan usaha dalam dunia bisnis yang berkesinambungan untuk meningkatkan taraf kehidupan masyarakat dan kesejahteraan masyarakat dapat teratasi. Metode pengabdian kolaborasi dengan ceramah, pelatihan, dan diskusi. Pelatihan akan dilakukan selama enam bulan.
Investigation of rheological properties of graphene oxide and its nanocomposite with polyvinyl alcohol
Authors:   Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Physics, Concordia University, Richard J. Renaud Science Complex, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Javanbakht Taraneh
Published: March 2022

This paper focuses on the rheological properties of graphene oxide (GO) and its nanocomposite with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The purpose of this paper is to compare the mechanical properties of these materials. GO is a nanomaterial that has been widely studied in engineering. The comparison of its rheological properties with those of its nanocomposite with PVA has been required. Rheology is an appropriate method for the comparative investigation of the mechancial behavior of these materials. The challenge has been to compare the rheological parameters of these materials regarding their mechanical properties. This investigation shows that GO and GO-PVA do not exhibit the same viscosity change at low shear rates. While GO shows a significant decrease of viscosity, GO-PVA shows a steady state behavior at these shear rates. However, both GO and GO-PVA show a constant viscosity at high shear rates. These materials show the same behavior concerning the change of their viscosity versus shear strain or time. The changes of torque versus shear strain and time for GO and GO-PVA are representes as increasing curves and lines, respectively. The increase of shear stress versus shear rate or shear strain coincide for both materials. However, as expected, the first change represents an increasing line and the second one a curve. This original investigation shows the difference between the mechanical behaviour of GO and GO-PVA concerning the change of their viscosity at low shear rates and their similarity at high shear rates. Moreover, this study gives new results concernig the change of other parameters as described above. The unique physicochemical properties of GO have made it an important candidate in engineering and materials science. This investigation can lead to a better understanding of the rheological properties of GO and GO-PVA for the improvement of these applications.
RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY PRODUCTION BY CLONING OF Pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV) COAT PROTEIN GENE
Authors: Paradisa Yashanti Berlinda , Sulandari Sri , Hartono Sedyo , Somowiyarjo Susamto , Windarningsih Mery , Sari Dini Wahyu Kartika , Handayani Christina Retna
Published: March 2022

Pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV) is an important pathogen on chili cultivation and is transmitted through the seed. Serological tests are sensitive, accurate, efficient and it has been widely used for the detection of seed-transmitted plant viruses. This study aimed to produce PepYLCIV recombinant protein as a material to produce recombinant antibodies PepYLCIV. DNA was extracted from infected chili leaves collected from Congkrang, Muntilan, Central Java verified using primer PepYLCIV-BamHI and PepYLCIV-EcoRI and produced an amplicon at 840 bp. The amplified fragments were cloned into the pET32a then transformed to Escherichia coli BL21. The percentage of nucleotide sequence identity and sequence of amino acid, PepYLCIV CK-6 isolates had the highest similarity of nucleotide and amino acid sequences to of chili isolates from Bandung. The expressed recombinant protein was obtained with IPTG concentration 0,5 mM and harvested at 6 hours after IPTG induction. SDS PAGE analysis of the recombinant plasmid Begomovirus CK-6 showed that the coat protein size was about 29 kDa. Immunization was carried out on rabbits by injecting 150 µg of recombinant protein 4 times with an interval of 1 week to produce crude antiserum and pure antiserum capable of detecting PepYLCIV in chili and Ageratum conyzoides using I-ELISA and DIBA tests.
State estimation of electrical power systems based on optimal deployment of PMU considering contingencies
Authors: Morocho G. , Carrión D.
Published: March 2022

The present research proposes to design and apply a state estimator algorithm in electrical power systems, applying the Weighted Least Squares methodology, through a process called non-linear hybrid estimator, the same one that uses measurements from PMUs and conventional measurements. in addition, to find the optimal PMU locations respecting the observability and redundancy restrictions for the Electric Power Systems, through mixed integer linear programming, considering the N-1 contingencies in the SEP. The proposed state estimator is adjusted to the measurements obtained, in the presence of contingencies in the SEP. The simulations obtained as a result of the implementation of the hybrid state estimator show that the proposal improves the precision of the estimator and the speed of convergence, considering the minimum error of system measurements and the number of PMUs placed in the Power System, after a contingency occurs, which may be the departure of a PMU or the loss of one of the transmission lines of the SEP.
Penerapan Metode Cutting Plane untuk Optimasi Biaya Pemupukan pada Tanaman Cabai (Studi Kasus: Kelompok Wanita Tani Sentosa Santul)
Authors: Safitri Elfira , Basriati Sri , Ulya Wazna
Published: March 2022

Kelompok wanita tani (KWT) Sentosa Santul menggunakan 4 jenis pupuk untuk pemupukan tanaman cabai yaitu pupuk jenis Hidrokompleks, Phonska, NPK Zamrud dan pupuk kandang Kambing. KWT tersebut menginginkan biaya seminimal mungkin tetapi unsur hara pada tanaman terpenuhi. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengoptimalkan biaya pemupukan adalah metode cutting plane. Metode ini diselesaikan dengan menggunakan metode simpleks. Jika satu atau lebih variabel basis yang memiliki nilai pecahan, maka ditambahkan kendala gomory. Selanjutnya diselesaikan dengan metode dual simpleks, sampai tidak ada lagi variabel basis yang bernilai pecahan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, diperoleh bahwa penyediaan pupuk jenis Phonska sebanyak 7 karung, pupuk jenis NPK Zamrud sebanyak 7 karung dan pupuk jenis pupuk kandang kambing sebanyak 3 karung dengan biaya minimal pemupukan sebesar Rp 1.715.000.
„Teilt Eurer reiches Wissen in aller Welt!“ Beim „Senior Experten Service“ (SES) engagieren sich auch Projektmanager
Authors: Steeger Oliver
Published: March 2022

Mission „Mentorship“: Der „Senior Experten Service“ (SES) aus Bonn schickt Expertinnen und Experten zu Hilfsprojekten in alle Welt – zumeist Menschen im vorgerückten Alter, die ihr Berufsleben hinter sich haben. Ihr Auftrag: „Teile Dein reiches Wissen und Deine Erfahrung mit Menschen an Deinem Einsatzort.“ Rund 12.000 ehrenamtliche Expertinnen und Experten hat der SES in seiner Kartei. GPM Mitglied Michael Mente ist einer der rund eintausend Projektmanager, die beim SES gelistet sind. Der SES brachte ihn zu Hilfsprojekten unter anderem nach Tansania. Im Gespräch beschreiben Bettina Hartmann (Senior Experten Service) und Michael Mente den Reiz dieser Einsätze, die Rolle von Projektmanagement – und wie man Ehrenamtliche durch „Management by Cookies“ führt.
Erfolg der Bremer Impfkampagne mit Projektmanagement
Authors: Heydenreich Norman
Published: March 2022

In seiner Regierungserklärung am 9. Dezember 2021 konnte der Bremer Bürgermeister Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte ein beeindruckendes Zwischenergebnis zur Bremer Impfkampagne verkünden: „Unsere Impfquote liegt mittlerweile deutlich höher – nämlich bei mehr als 93 Prozent bei den Über-60-Jährigen und etwa 90 Prozent bei den 12- bis 59-Jährigen.“ Damit hatte die erfolgreiche Impfkampagne im kleinsten Bundesland eine wichtige Etappe auf dem Weg zur Bekämpfung der Pandemie geschafft und wie schon in den Monaten zuvor die höchste Impfquote aller Bundesländer erreicht. Wie war es Bremen gelungen, die Impfkampagne so erfolgreich umzusetzen?
Interkulturelles Projektmanagement im Fokus: Erfolgsfaktoren für die Arbeit in internationalen Teams
Authors: Buchholzer Kai
Published: March 2022

Märkte verschmelzen, die internationale Zusammenarbeit nimmt stetig zu: Die Globalisierung bricht immer mehr Grenzen in den Köpfen der Menschen auf. Dennoch bestehen weiterhin interkulturelle Unterschiede, die bei Großprojekten für alle Beteiligten oftmals herausfordernd sind. Deshalb kommt dem interkulturellen Projektmanagement eine wichtige Rolle zu, um Prestigeprojekte mit gesellschaftlicher Tragweite – wie die Expo 2020 – gemeinsam erfolgreich auf die Beine zu stellen.