bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Mobile Phone App Intervention With Phone Coaching to Reduce Symptoms of Depression in Survivors of Women’s Cancer: Pre-Post Pilot Study
Authors: Chow Philip I , Drago Fabrizio , Kennedy Erin M , Cohn Wendy F
Published: December 2019

Background

Psychological distress is a major issue among survivors of women’s cancer who face numerous barriers to accessing in-person mental health treatments. Mobile phone app–based interventions are scalable and have the potential to increase access to mental health care among survivors of women’s cancer worldwide.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a novel app-based intervention with phone coaching in a sample of survivors of women’s cancer.

Methods

In a single-group, pre-post, 6-week pilot study in the United States, 28 survivors of women’s cancer used iCanThrive, a novel app intervention that teaches skills for coping with stress and enhancing well-being, with added phone coaching. The primary outcome was self-reported symptoms of depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale). Emotional self-efficacy and sleep disruption were also assessed at baseline, 6-week postintervention, and 4 weeks after the intervention period. Feedback obtained at the end of the study focused on user experience of the intervention.

Results

There were significant decreases in symptoms of depression and sleep disruption from baseline to postintervention. Sleep disruption remained significantly lower at 4-week postintervention compared with baseline. The iCanThrive app was launched a median of 20.5 times over the intervention period. The median length of use was 2.1 min. Of the individuals who initiated the intervention, 87% (20/23) completed the 6-week intervention.

Conclusions

This pilot study provides support for the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the iCanThrive intervention. Future work should validate the intervention in a larger randomized controlled study. It is important to develop scalable interventions that meet the psychosocial needs of different cancer populations. The modular structure of the iCanThrive app and phone coaching could impact a large population of survivors of women’s cancer.
Old-Fashioned Technology in the Era of “Bling”: Is There a Future for Text Messaging in Health Care?
Authors: Willcox Jane C , Dobson Rosie , Whittaker Robyn
Published: December 2019

In the quest to discover the next high-technology solution to solve many health problems, proven established technologies are often overlooked in favor of more “technologically advanced” systems that have not been fully explored for their applicability to support behavior change theory, or used by consumers. Text messages or SMS is one example of an established technology still used by consumers, but often overlooked as part of the mobile health (mHealth) toolbox. The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of text messages as a health promotion modality and to advocate for broader scale implementation of efficacious text message programs.
Text messaging reaches consumers in a ubiquitous real-time exchange, contrasting the multistep active engagement required for apps and wearables. It continues to be the most widely adopted and least expensive mobile phone function. As an intervention modality, text messaging has taught researchers substantial lessons about tailored interactive health communication; reach and engagement, particularly in low-resource settings; and embedding of behavior change models into digital health. It supports behavior change techniques such as reinforcement, prompts and cues, goal setting, feedback on performance, support, and progress review. Consumers have provided feedback to indicate that text messages can provide them with useful information, increase perceived support, enhance motivation for healthy behavior change, and provide prompts to engage in health behaviors.
Significant evidence supports the effectiveness of text messages alone as part of an mHealth toolbox or in combination with health services, to support healthy behavior change. Systematic reviews have consistently reported positive effects of text message interventions for health behavior change and disease management including smoking cessation, medication adherence, and self-management of long-term conditions and health, including diabetes and weight loss.
However, few text message interventions are implemented on a large scale. There is still much to be learned from investing in text messaging delivered research. When a modality is known to be effective, we should be learning from large-scale implementation. Many other technologies currently suffer from poor long-term engagement, the digital divide within society, and low health and technology literacy of users. Investing in and incorporating the learnings and lessons from large-scale text message interventions will strengthen our way forward in the quest for the ultimate digitally delivered behavior change model.
The Role of Virtual Reality in Improving Health Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Dermody Gordana , Whitehead Lisa , Wilson Graham , Glass Courtney
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND

Virtual reality (VR) delivered through immersive headsets creates an opportunity to deliver interventions to improve physical, mental, and psychosocial health outcomes. VR app studies with older adults have primarily focused on rehabilitation and physical function including gait, balance, fall prevention, pain management, and cognition. Several systematic reviews have previously been conducted, but much of the extant literature is focused on rehabilitation or other institutional settings, and little is known about the effectiveness of VR apps using immersive headsets to target health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of VR apps delivered using commercially available immersive headsets to improve physical, mental, or psychosocial health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.

METHODS

Peer-reviewed publications that included community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years residing in residential aged care settings and nursing homes were included. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for systematic reviews of effectiveness evidence. The title of this review was registered with JBI, and the systematic review protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews.

RESULTS

In total, 7 studies that specifically included community-dwelling older adults were included in this review. VR apps using a head-mounted display led to improvements in a number of health outcomes, including pain management, posture, cognitive functioning specifically related to Alzheimer disease, and a decreased risk of falls. A total of 6 studies reported a statistically significant difference post VR intervention, and 1 study reported an improvement in cognitive function to reduce navigational errors. Only one study reported on the usability and acceptability of the interventions delivered through VR. While one study used a distraction mechanism for pain management, none of the studies used gaming technology to promote enjoyment.

CONCLUSIONS

Interventions to improve health outcomes through VR have demonstrated potential; however, the ability to synthesize findings by primary outcome for the older adult population is not possible. A number of factors, especially related to frailty, usability, and acceptability, also need to be explored before more substantial recommendations on the effectiveness of VR interventions for older adults can be made.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO CRD42019143504; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=143504
PENGALAMAN BELAJAR MAHASISWA KEDOKTERAN DALAM PENGGUNAAN REKAMAN KULIAH SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN
Authors: Hakim Lukman , Sinar Ikrar Prihatanto Fundhy , Rusli Musofa
Published: December 2019

Background: Recorded lecture is a type of learning media which the lecturers record their voices when lecturing. This type of media is popular in many universities outside Indonesia. Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga is developing electronic learning using recorded lecture in 2016. This study aimed to learn the experience of college student about the usage of recorded lecture, the impact to their learning style, and their hopes about the implementation of recorded lecture in Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga. Method: This qualitative study applied content analysis design. The variable used are age, gender, intelligence quotient, learning style, learning equipment, experience when using learning media, and busyness in student affairs. Results: Eleven subjects are interviewed. The results are variably different between the subject. There are seven themes arise from the analysis results, for instance: 1) classical class alone was not enough, need another alternative; 2) the recorded lecture was similar with the one in internet; 3) used recorded lecture just for a few times; 4) recorded lecture was very beneficial; 5) the recorded lecture was too long; 6) college students are very busy outside the class; 7) a wish for the improvement og the recorded lectures, both quality and quality. Conclusion: The experience felt by medical education students on the use of recordings still varies. In general, students feel helped by the recording of lectures, on the other hand there are students who are not satisfied with the quality and quantity of lecture recordings provided by the campus. Massive and comprehensive improvements are needed in all aspects of providing lecture records, both in terms of teachers and in terms of technology support Keywords: recorded lecture, content analysis, qualitative research, medical student, electronic learning.
COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LED TV/LCD AND WHITEBOARD AS A LEARNING MEDIA IN PBL TUTORIAL DISCUSSION IN A MEDICAL SCHOOL AT INDONESIA
Authors: Utomo Prattama Santoso , Shitarukmi Savitri , Kurniawati Noviarina , Widyandana Widyandana
Published: December 2019

Background: Learning media do have an important role in facilitating learning for medical students, especially in Problem Based Learning (PBL) curriculum. TV-LEDs, LCDs and whiteboards are currently popular to be used as the learning media for PBL tutorial discussions. TV-LEDs and LCDs are digital technologies which are considered more sophisticated when compared to whiteboards. Undergraduate medical students in Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FM UGM), Yogyakarta-Indonesia attend PBL tutorials every week and use those learning media to facilitate their tutorial discussions. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of TV-LEDs/LCDs and whiteboards as learning media in PBL tutorial discussion.Methods: A cross-sectional study using both qualitative and quantitative (mixed method) survey approaches. A total of 398 third and fourth year undergraduate medical students of FM UGM participated the survey. Data were collected using a questionnaire that incorporated close-ended questions using likert-scale (quantitative) and open-ended questions (qualitative). Quantitative data were analysed based in ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) grouping method and qualitative data were analysed using deductive qualitative analysis.Results: The survey found based on ARCS groups that A = 3,68; R = 3,63; C = 3,69; S = 3,71. These results indicate that students are eager and enthusiastic in using the technology of TV-LEDs/LCDs as learning media. The qualitative responses describe the benefits and limitations of both TV-LEDs/LCDs and whiteboards as learning media in PBL tutorial. Students also provide some suggestions to optimise the benefits of both learning medias in facilitating learning in PBL tutorial.Conclusion: The use of TV-LEDs/LCDs as learning media in PBL tutorial received a positive response overall. TV-LEDs/LCDs are considered more effective and interactive rather than whiteboard. Students suggested that TV-LEDs/LCDs should be used side-by-side with whiteboard.Keywords: TV-LED/LCD, whiteboard, tutorial, learning media, effectiveness, medical student
A competência em informação como movimento de inovação social
Authors: Goulart Righetto Guilherme , Vieira Vitorino Elizete
Published: December 2019

El artículo apunta a la alfabetización informacional, movimiento que consiste en el aprendizaje, a lo largo de toda la vida, relacionado y vislumbrado como movimiento de innovación social. Partiendo del supuesto de que la innovación social posee características singulares –en función de que el proceso esté enfocado a la satisfacción de necesidades humanas (y en el empowerment- empoderamiento) a través de la innovación en las relaciones sociales– se busca, a lo largo de la discusión, presentar semejanzas y alineaciones entre las principales temáticas por medio de la revisión de una literatura, de carácter preponderantemente cualitativo. Así, el corte realizado se refiere a los entendimientos que potencialmente hacen de la alfabetización informacional un movimiento de innovación social, presentando, por medio de ilustraciones, las posibles conexiones y aplicaciones de ese movimiento. Se concluye que, a pesar de las barreras y lagunas existentes, las innovaciones sociales se resignifican y evolucionan a través del aprendizaje y de compartirlas, transformando las ideas en formas actuales y correspondientes a las sociedades contemporáneas, vislumbrando la resolución de conflictos recurrentes y siendo fuerza motriz en el aprendizaje continuo –de ahí la inmersión de la alfabetización informacional como movimiento de ese contexto.
Present and future of robotic surgery
Authors: Gomez Ruiz Marcos
Published: December 2019

Robotic surgery is in continuous development. In the last 25 years, we have observed its growth and seen how it has become a reality in many centers across the world. Its natural evolution towards what we know as digital surgery is already here.
AURICULAR FIBRILLATION AS THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF A HEPATIC HYDATID CYST
Authors: Lusilla-López Alejandro , Burneo-Estévez Mauricio , Pérez-Díaz María Dolores , Turégano-Fuentes Fernando
Published: December 2019

La hidatidosis hepática tiene una forma clínica de presentación muy variada desde una enfermedad asintomática hasta formas muy graves como el shock anafiláctico. Además, el abordaje laparoscópico de la enfermedad hepática está en auge ya que combina los mismos resultados erradicadores de la cirugía abierta con las ventajas de la cirugía mínimamente invasiva.

Presentamos el caso de una paciente que debutó con un episodio de fibrilación auricular secundaria a un derrame pericárdico por un quiste hidatídico hepático complicado. Mediante el abordaje laparoscópico, se drenó el absceso subfrénico y se realizó una periquistectomía parcial y una omentoplastia. La paciente fue dada de alta el cuarto día postoperatorio y permanece asintomática 3 años después, sin evidencia de fibrilación auricular o recidiva hidatídica.La fibrilación auricular es una presentación extraordinaria de la hidatidosis hepática. Si bien el abordaje laparoscópico parece seguro y factible en estos pacientes, se necesitan más estudios para demostrar que es una alternativa segura, con menos dolor postoperatorio y menor estancia hospitalaria. hospitalaria.
Graded-index optical fiber emulator of an interacting three-atom system: illumination control of particle statistics and classical non-separability
Authors: Garcia-March M.A. , Harshman N.L. , da Silva H. , Fogarty T. , Busch Th. , Lewenstein M. , Ferrando A.
Published: December 2019

We show that a system of three trapped ultracold and strongly interacting atoms in one-dimension can be emulated using an optical fiber with a graded-index profile and thin metallic slabs. While the wave-nature of single quantum particles leads to direct and well known analogies with classical optics, for interacting many-particle systems with unrestricted statistics such analoga are not straightforward. Here we study the symmetries present in the fiber eigenstates by using discrete group theory and show that, by spatially modulating the incident field, one can select the atomic statistics, i.e., emulate a system of three bosons, fermions or two bosons or fermions plus an additional distinguishable particle. We also show that the optical system is able to produce classical non-separability resembling that found in the analogous atomic system.
A Silicon Surface Code Architecture Resilient Against Leakage Errors
Authors: Cai Zhenyu , Fogarty Michael A. , Schaal Simon , Patomäki Sofia , Benjamin Simon C. , Morton John J. L.
Published: December 2019

Spin qubits in silicon quantum dots are one of the most promising building blocks for large scale quantum computers thanks to their high qubit density and compatibility with the existing semiconductor technologies. High fidelity single-qubit gates exceeding the threshold of error correction codes like the surface code have been demonstrated, while two-qubit gates have reached 98% fidelity and are improving rapidly. However, there are other types of error --- such as charge leakage and propagation --- that may occur in quantum dot arrays and which cannot be corrected by quantum error correction codes, making them potentially damaging even when their probability is small. We propose a surface code architecture for silicon quantum dot spin qubits that is robust against leakage errors by incorporating multi-electron mediator dots. Charge leakage in the qubit dots is transferred to the mediator dots via charge relaxation processes and then removed using charge reservoirs attached to the mediators. A stabiliser-check cycle, optimised for our hardware, then removes the correlations between the residual physical errors. Through simulations we obtain the surface code threshold for the charge leakage errors and show that in our architecture the damage due to charge leakage errors is reduced to a similar level to that of the usual depolarising gate noise. Spin leakage errors in our architecture are constrained to only ancilla qubits and can be removed during quantum error correction via reinitialisations of ancillae, which ensure the robustness of our architecture against spin leakage as well. Our use of an elongated mediator dots creates spaces throughout the quantum dot array for charge reservoirs, measuring devices and control gates, providing the scalability in the design.
Efeitos do programa de microcrédito rural Agroamigo sobre a sustentabilidade dos agricultores familiares no município de Jardim, Ceará
Authors: Silva Sergio Erlane Santos , Sousa Eliane Pinheiro de
Published: December 2019

O microcrédito rural Agroamigo exerce papel fundamental para o financiamento da atividade agropecuária local e inclusão social dos pequenos produtores rurais. Diante dessa relevância, esta pesquisa busca analisar os efeitos desse programa sobre a sustentabilidade dos agricultores familiares no município de Jardim, Ceará. A natureza dos dados foi obtida por meio de informações primárias, mediante aplicação de questionários com 66 beneficiários e 66 não beneficiários. Para definir o Índice de Sustentabilidade (IS), foram considerados quatro índices: Índice de Desenvolvimento Econômico Social (IDES), Índice de Capital Social (ICS), Índice de Desenvolvimento Ambiental (IDA) e Índice Político-Institucional (IPI). Os resultados mostraram que o IDES foi o que teve mais representatividade, com maior destaque para os indicadores Habitação e Econômico, e menos expressivo para o indicador Educação. Em contrapartida, o IDA é o que tem causado maiores preocupações nos dois grupos analisados. Ressalta-se que os beneficiários possuem uma superioridade em relação aos não beneficiários, no que tange aos resultados obtidos pelo ICS e IPI.
Os traços da pobreza: um olhar multidimensional do Vale do Jiquiriçá, Bahia
Authors: Matos Alício Rodrigues , Sousa Leliana Santos de
Published: December 2019

Este artigo é parte de uma pesquisa em andamento e tem como campo de investigação questões referentes à pobreza no Vale do Jiquiriçá, Bahia. O estudo considera diversos fatores na análise desse fenômeno, desde a complexidade em torno do tema até as múltiplas questões sociais que impactam a multidimensionalidade da pobreza. O trabalho inicia-se com uma reflexão sobre as transformações sociais que vêm ocorrendo ao longo do século e se tornam grandes desafios para a população na mediação das políticas e demandas sociais. Trata do papel da escola no processo formativo do sujeito racional, participativo e implicado com as novas transformações do mundo moderno, da vida em sociedade, da participação coletiva nas decisões da melhoria da qualidade de vida e da superação das carências sociais nos seus espaços de vivência. Assim, objetivamos analisar a pobreza por uma ótica multidimensional, a qual tem colocado o cidadão em uma condição vulnerável socialmente, sem deixar de evidenciar a formação do sujeito como questão primordial para a autonomia, participação e a superação desses processos complexos e limitantes. Será considerada a abordagem da pobreza segundo Castel (2005), Morin (2003) Castoriadis (2007, 2010), Martins (2002), Sen (2010), SEI (2010, 2017) e outros. O estudo traz uma abordagem qualitativa considerando alguns municípios do Vale do Jiquiriçá que apresentam menor renda per capita.
Key electoral institutions and rules influencing proportionality and partisan bias in Spanish politics
Authors: Pavía José , Toboso Fernando
Published: December 2019

The current paper focuses on the Spanish electoral rules governing political
competition for the central ?Congreso de los Diputados?. It is
well-documented that the system as a whole has traditionally favoured one or
the other of the two main political parties (PP and PSOE) at the expense of
proportionality and the remaining political parties. This paper focuses on
some key Spanish electoral rules and investigates how much the observed
biases could be altered by introducing some alternative rules taken from the
Swedish electoral system, ceteris paribus. Measures of disproportionality
are made through the Loosemore-Hanby index and the Gallagher index. The
electoral raw data used for our estimations comes from the 2011, 2015 and
2016 last three Spanish general elections. The basic contribution of the
paper is an empirical one as it provides a new example that institutions
matter for results.
Effectiveness of miniscrew-supported maxillary incisor intrusion in deep-bite correction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Sosly Rami , Mohammed Hisham , Rizk Mumen Z , Jamous Eias , Qaisi Ahmad G. , Bearn David R.
Published: December 2019

Objectives:

To evaluate systematically the effectiveness of miniscrew-supported maxillary incisor intrusion compared with other nonsurgical intrusive mechanics for deep-bite correction.

Materials and Methods:

Unrestricted electronic searches in Embase, Web of Science, MEDLINE, LILACS, and Cochrane's CENTRAL as well as manual searches were conducted up to August 2019. Only randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included. Study selection, data extraction, and bias assessment were done by two independent reviewers. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used, and the quality of evidence was graded using the GRADE approach. A random-effects meta-analysis of continuous data, with its 95% confidence intervals (CIs), was used.

Results:

Seven RCTs were included in the quantitative synthesis, and the overall quality of evidence was very low to low. When compared with intrusion arches, miniscrews resulted in a more efficient deep-bite reduction with a standardized mean difference (SMD) of −0.48 (95% CI, −0.89 to −0.07). When miniscrews were used, a statistically significant difference was observed favoring less maxillary molar extrusion (SMD, −0.86; 95% CI, −1.46 to −0.27) and more incisor intrusion as measured from centroid to palatal plane (SMD, −0.95; 95% CI, −1.41 to −0.49). Results also showed a statistically nonsignificant difference regarding the amount of resultant root resorption between miniscrews and intrusion arches.

Conclusions:

There is weak evidence indicating efficient deep-bite correction using miniscrews. Root resorption seems to be an associated adverse effect that occurs regardless of the intrusive mechanics used. These conclusions should be viewed with great caution as further well-designed long-term research is recommended.
Modelo pedagógico de integración sinérgica para la enseñanza de las ciencias experimentales
Authors: Monroy Carreño Mireya , Peón Escalante Ignacio Enrique
Published: December 2019

En un mundo cada vez más globalizado, con un mayor número de avances científicos y tecnológicos, se requiere que los estudiantes tengan una formación científica que les permita estar a la vanguardia de las necesidades actuales. Por ende, es necesario dejar de lado los paradigmas tradicionales y posicionar en su lugar modelos que integren diversos enfoques que se ajusten a la complejidad del contexto. El objetivo de este estudio es, en primer lugar, revisar modelos pedagógicos que contribuyan a mejorar el aprendizaje de las asignaturas que conforman el área de ciencias experimentales, y en segundo, proponer un modelo pedagógico de integración sinérgica que permita promover un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje que sea consistente con los requerimientos de la sociedad actual y con ello propiciar el interés de los estudiantes hacia el estudio de estas áreas.

Para alcanzar lo anterior se utilizó la metodología de sistemas suaves de Checkland, que estudia a los sistemas flexibles que poseen un alto componente social, cultural y político, como lo es el ámbito educativo, y obtener así una propuesta cimentada en los modelos constructivista, social-cognitivo, pensamiento complejo y ecológico contextual con un enfoque eco-ciber-sistémico-transdisciplinario. Esta investigación es parte de una primera etapa que incluye la visión holística de la enseñanza de las ciencias experimentales. Posteriormente se realizará un estudio de caso en el Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades plantel Vallejo.
La problemática de la investigación nacional y los aspectos éticos involucrados
Authors: Paz y Miño César , Ochoa García Ivonne
Published: December 2019

En objetivo de este artículo, es construir una visión actual de la realidad investigativa frente a los principales actores de la investigación científica con seres humanos en el Ecuador y su ética en el desarrollo de ciencia. Analiza la situación actual de la normativa legal y reglamentaria que intervienen en el desarrollo científico y la necesidad de conseguir que la investigación constituya una actividad de impulso y formación en las universidades e instituciones. Se plantea que la investigación nacional está aquejada de trabas, nuevas y más sofisticadas, regulaciones, controles internos inadecuados y punitivos, desconocimiento del derecho intrínseco y autónomo de instituciones e investigadores, lo que lleva a que la producción en ciencia sea muy escaza.
Contribution of Online Media Citizen Journalism to Create City Images
Authors: Triyono Agus
Published: December 2019

Citizen journalism develops dynamically through online media. Many spaces are provided to disseminate information, including information about the potential of an area. This study aims to determine the role of citizen journalism in the city of Semarang and surrounding areas. The research method used is descriptive qualitative by analyzing data through online mass media. The objecst of this research are citizen journalism channels in the mainstream media, namely Kompasiana.com owned by Kompas.com, PasangMata.com owned by detikcom, Indonesiana.id owned by Tempo, and Rubik.okezone.com owned by Okezone. The result shows that citizen journalism contributes to the development of the image of the city of Semarang.
Indonesian Women in Politics: Critical Analysis of Portrayal in Online News Sites
Authors: Susilo Daniel , Sugihartati Rahma , Arimbi Diah Ariani
Published: December 2019

In 2004 Election, Indonesian government launched a policy mandatory 30 percent female representatives in the legislature. This is an effort to accelerate an increase of women’s representativeness in the parliament. This research describes the imaging of women as politicians in Indonesian online news sites: detikcom, Kompas.com, and Tribunnews.com. Van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis was utilized as method of this research with feminist critical analysis as the  corresponding method. The result shows that the imaging of female politicians is in the domestic area. They are pictured as emotional and weak persons.
Makna Kultural Tradisi Marosok
Authors: Fatanti Megasari Noer , Happy Nirwana
Published: December 2019

Marosok adalah tradisi perdagangan taranak yang dilakukan oleh panggaleh taranak di Minangkabau, Sumatera Barat. Keunikan tradisi ini terletak pada proses tawar-menawar harga melalui aktivitas gerakan tangan penjual dan pembeli yang dilaksanakan di bawah topi atau kain sarung. Tulisan ini menjelaskan prosesi, tujuan, serta makna tradisi Marosok. Peneliti menggunakan metode etnografi melalui observasi partisipatif dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tradisi Marosok mengandung nilai-nilai seperti kerahasiaan, solidaritas, dan penjagaan harmoni melalui semangat raso jo pareso.
Anticipating the Impact of Pornography through Dissemination of Negative Content
Authors: Hafiar Hanny , Lukman Syauqy , Syuderajat Fajar , Prastowo FX Ari Agung , Priyatna Centurion Chandratama , Sjafirah Nuryah Asri
Published: December 2019

Pornography through the internet has penetrated visually impaired teenagers.Socialization activities are needed to anticipate negative content. Pre-research was needed to map the problem before socialization. The study aims to examine the impact of pornography and its spread among visually impaired teenagers. The method used was a correlation with samples of teenagers at Wyata Guna, Bandung. The results show there is the impact of pornography and its spread including received, stored, accessed, and distributed through the internet. Proactive action was required from parents, and institutions to prevent a visually impaired teenager from the impact of pornography.
A Review of the Scrubber as a Tool for the Control of flue Gas Emissions in a Combustion System
Authors: Harry-Ngei N. , Ubong I. , Ede P. N.
Published: December 2019

This paper focuses on the description, function and working principles of the wet gas scrubber required to control air pollution emissions from a combustion system of a boiler. Important points to note in the selection and operation of the scrubber as well as the different types of scrubbers commonly deployed in the industries to cut down on emissions were addressed. A comprehensive reviews of the removal mechanisms and schemes of the scrubber were reported for various research on the subject. The packed tower scrubber, however, was recommended because of varying advantages and ease of operations.
Matlab/Simulink and PVSyst Based Modeling and Validation of Photovoltaic Cells
Authors: Selmi Tarek , Dhouibi Hedi , Ghabi Jalel
Published: December 2019

Photovoltaic (PV) cells are modeled using numerical methods to illustrate the performance of the voltage and the current generated by the PV cell/Module. Those two quantities, voltage and current, depend on some manufacturing and environmental parameters such as the temperature and the incident irradiance. Accordingly, this paper shows the impact of such parameters on the electric behavior of PV cells/Modules. An electronic circuit, made up of a photocurrent source, a junction diode, a series and a shunt resistances represent the PV cell considered within this paper. Within this paper, a Matlab/Simulink model of a PV cell/module is presented. To validate the Matlab/Simulink model of the PV cell/module, real data of the AEGAS-P605-250 PV module is implemented in PVsyst. 6.6.3 tool to highlight the effect of manufacturing and climate parameters on the electric behavior of the module.
Software Risk Assessment for Windows Operating Systems with respect to CVSS
Authors: Joh HyunChul
Published: December 2019

CVSS is recognized as a de facto standard for categorizing and measuring software vulnerabilities in both how easy for exploitation for the given security bug and how much impact on a system having the vulnerability in a sense of the three security factors. Meanwhile, since the early 2000s, quantitative risk assessments of software systems had been able to be examined thanks to the accumulated enough datasets for a scientific investigation. However, there are still a lot of research attempts not to be taken in a quantitative examination of software risk assessments. In this paper, we are quantitatively analyzing CVSS scores in vulnerabilities from the three most recent Windows products, namely, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. The result shows that AML vulnerability discovery model represents Windows vulnerability discovery trend reasonably. Furthermore, we found explicitly that, most of the time, security bugs are compromised with no authentication required systems. This result is corresponding with the output from the previous research based on Web browsers.
High Water Ingress during TBM Tunnelling under Andheri Kurla Road, Marol Naka, Mumbai, India.
Authors: Pandey Vinay Kumar , Prakash Satya
Published: December 2019

For surface space limitations in metro cities, tunnel is the best option worldwide for the development of modern transport system, utilities and other infrastructures. But tunnelling is full of surprises depending on geological and hydrological factors. Underground Mumbai Metro line -03 is also full of surprises. In this paper we are going to discuss the encountered high water pressure during the Up line mining underneath the Andheri – Kurla road & elevated Mumbai Metro line -01 at Marol Naka. Pressure of water was observed to be 4.5 bars to 5 bars, geotechnical instruments showing no settlement but tunnel always filled with muck and progress were affected badly apart from taking precautions during the mining. As per geology, grade III basal and breccia were encountered. Team tried to find out the source/causes of this high water ingress but even after searching various options such as utility damage, recharging with water body, geological & geophysical investigation options, it was unable to conclude the confirm source. It was very astounding that no high water ingress was observed during the down line TBM mining. In this paper, all options have been discussed in details and also suggesting for taking high precautions during construction of cross passage in this area.
Absorber Sizing and Costing Required to Control SO2 Emission from A Combustion System
Authors: Harry-Ngei N. , Ujile A. A. , Ede P. N.
Published: December 2019

This work was predicated on the design and costing of a packed column absorber required to remove SO2 from an air/SO2 mixture. The absorber is intended to be developed into an already existing combustion system as a retrofit. The gas flow rate basis of the computation was 40,000Kg/h. The Onda Method was used to estimate the column height as 9m and the column diameter as 2.5m while the column wall thickness as well as the domed head thickness was found to be 9mm using the BS 5500 Standard Method. In order to limit expenses, H2O was utilized as the absorber solvent and a flow rate of 29.5Kg/s to limit solvent usage. A pressure drop of 20mmH2O/m was assumed in the design with metal pall rings of diameter 51mm and surface area of 102m2/m3 chosen as the packing material. The study estimated a profound $306,559.87 as the cost of the absorber required to remove 95% SO2 content from the combustion waste stream.
Vibration Response of Tubular Joints Using a Simplified Mass-Spring Model
Authors: Alqarni Shaalan A. , Almitani Khalid H. , Othman Ramzi
Published: December 2019

Using adhesives for joining tubular structures has been widely used to replace the traditional joining methods of welding, brazing, soldering, etc. The unique features associated with adhesives include low manufacturing cost, long components’ life, and lightweight. The goal of this study is to investigate the vibration response of the tubular joints when they are subjected to a harmonic axial load considering that the shear stress is linear through the thickness. A simplified mass-spring model is applied to study the response of the problem analytically. Finite element method (FEM) using ANSYS is then availed to validate and compare results obtained in the analytical approach. Additionally, some parameters such as overlap length and adherent material will be changed to examine their influence on the frequency response. Results and findings achieved analytically and numerically showed that the natural frequencies increase as the adherent wave velocity increases, whereas they decrease as the overlap length increases.
Preeclampsia Complicated by Antenatal and Postnatal Ascitis
Authors: Alabrah Peter Waibode , Agbo John , Agoro Eni-yimini Solomon
Published: December 2019

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an important cause of severe acute feto-maternal morbidity, lasting disability and mortality. In Africa, about one-tenth of all maternal deaths are associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The majority of deaths attributable to preeclampsia can be circumvented by instituting appropriate and effective care to women presenting with complications one of which is ascitis. Ascitis can lead to dehydration, respiratory failure, heart failure and thromboembolism
Using the Fasting Blood Sugar and Glycated Haemoglobin Models for Predicting the Personal Management of Type-2 Diabetes
Authors: Fulazzaky Tahira , Fulazzaky Mohamad Ali
Published: December 2019

Purpose

Personal management of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is very important in preventing complications of other diseases for infected patients. We aimed to develop the mathematical models for predicting the performance of personal T2DM management.

Methods

We proposed three hypotheses as the basic principles to develop the fasting blood sugar (FBS) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) models. We tested and validated these two models using the FBS and HbA1c data collected from two clinical laboratories in Malaysia and one clinical laboratory in Indonesia from 16 March 2009 to 29 May 2016.

Results

Using the power FBS model permits us to predict the FBS level of below 6 mmol/L after 1277 days of the T2DM management. Using the logarithmic HbA1c model permits to predict the HbA1c level in blood of below 6.4% after 2553 days of the T2DM management but never reaches below 6%. We verified that correlation between the FBS and HbA1c data is able to get an excellent fit with linear regression.

Conclusions

Person with T2DM can set goals for managing his disease and lifetime metabolic control to get better health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and should pay attention to the main determinants of HRQoL. Using the FBS and HbA1c models as strategic analysis tool permits us to predict the effectiveness of T2DM management with an ultimate improvement in his quality of life to take care of himself.
Fear of Cigarette Smoke and the Brain Reaction on Nicotine
Authors: Tanasic Branislav R.
Published: December 2019

Nicotine addiction is categorized as severe addiction immediately behind heroin. The third place on the list is cocaine addiction, followed by alcohol, etc. Nicotine is a powerful psychoactive substance that disrupts bio-cell processes and changes behavior. It causes dependence on smokers, but tar is a highly potent killing substance. Therefore, in 1965 the US Congress passed a law on mandatory health warning stickers on tobacco packs. Numerous studies have shown that the health warning does not affect the reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked, contrary to this warning motivates smokers to light-up a new cigarette. What actually happens in the smoker's heads and why? s the health warning a subtly designed subliminal message, or is its opposite effect a consequence of the brain filtration mechanism, or is it simply a synergy of the above-mentioned phenomena?
A New Method for Setting Standard in Medical Education, Applying Previous Year Cumulative GPA
Authors: Aung Myo Nyein , Jaroonvanichkul Vorapol , Deerojanawong Jitladda , Somboonwong Juraiporn , Ishtiaq Ahmad , Wannakrairot Pongsak
Published: December 2019

This study tested a new method of standard setting which does not need judges’ decision.

Objectives: (1) to compare the minimum-passing-level ( MPL) of the new standard setting approach with that of a traditional method (Angoff’s Method); and (2) to find the best borderline group by analyzing five ranges of the students’ previous year’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA). Method:  A range of previous year GPA around 2 was used to probe borderline group, the mean of which was applied as cut-off to decide pass and fail.  Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the curve (AUC) analyses were applied to investigate the agreement between the pass/fail cut-scores of the new approach and Angoff’s Method.

Result: The pass/fail cut-score of new method highly agreed MPL of Angoff’s Method: with AUC ranging from 0.91 to 1.0 in all analyses.

Conclusion: This new approach would be an alternative to Angoff’s Method when subject-matter experts are not available or in order to avoid the making of subjective decisions by these experts.

Key word: MPL, pass and fail, medical education, measurement, standard setting
Abcès Prostatique: About a Case
Authors: Bai Walid , Graouid Mehdi , Dakir Mohamed , Debbagh Adil , Aboutaieb Rachid
Published: December 2019

We report the case of a prostate abscess in a diabetic and hypertensive patient followed for benign prostatic hypertrophy. The treatment consisted on the evacuation of the abscess by transrectal puncture associated with targeted antibiotic therapy.
Pengaruh Komunikasi Interpersonal Terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Karyawan Room Division Department di Hotel Axana Padang
Authors: Prinanda Ongki
Published: December 2019

PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL TERHADAPPRODUKTIVITAS KERJA KARYAWAN ROOM DIVISION DEPARTMENTDI_HOTEL_AXANA_PADANG.Ongki Prinanda1,Youmil Abrian2Program_Studi_D4_Manajemen_Perhotelan_Jurusan_Pariwisata_FPP_Universitas_Negeri_Padang.email_: ongkimae@gmail.comABSTRAK.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh komunikasi interpersonal terhadap produktivitas kerja_karyawan room division departemen di_Hotel Axana Padang. Penelitian ini berjenis asosiatif kausal. Sampel yang digunakan non probability sampling yaitu sebanyak 35 orang karyawan yang berada pada departemen room division, melaluii kuesioner_dengan skala likeert yang validitasdan reliabilitasnya telah diuji. Hasil dari penelitian ini sebagai berikut: (1) Produktivitas kerja karyawan room division departemen di Hotel Axana Padang diperoleh rata-rata skor sebesar 85,7% dikategorikan sangat baik. (2) Komunikasi Interpersonal room division departemen di Hotel Axana Padang diperoleh rata-rata skor sebesar 82,9% dikategorikan sangat baik. (3) Hasil penelitian_ini_menunjukkan_bahwa tidak adanya pengaruh yang_signifikan_antara_variiabel X_dan_Y dengan nilai koefisien regresi. sebesar 0,265 dengan nilai sig. 0,064 < 0,05.Kata Kunci : produktivitas kerja karyawan, komunikasi interpersonalABSTRAKBased on this study to determine the effect of interpersonal communication on the work productivity of room division department employees the.Axana.Hotel_Padang. This_type of research_is causal associative._The sample used is non-probability sampling, which is as many as 35 employees who are in the room division department, through a questionnaire with a Likert scale whose validity and reliability have been tested. The.result obtained.from.this.studyare asfollows: (1) Work productivity of room division department employees at the Axana Padang Hotel obtained an average score of 85.7% categorized as very good. (2) Interpersonal room division department communication at the Axana Padang Hotel obtained an average score of 82.9% categorized as very good. (3) The.results this study indicate.that there,is no significant influence between variables X and Y with a regression coefficient of 0.265 with sig values. 0.064 <0.05.Keywords: employee work productivity, interpersonal communication
Pengelolaan Pengadaan Barang Operasional Restoran Skyline Di Hotel Ibis Padang
Authors: Anisa Nur
Published: December 2019

Abstract.This research is motivated by the poor management of the procurement of skyline restaurant operational goods due to the frequent situation of urgent goods but the user rarely directly engages in receiving goods, is not right in planning procurement of goods, organizational structure is not lived properly, and lack of communication in ordering goods. This research is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling which consisted of purchasing staff and F&B Manager. Data collection techniques are carried out using interview, observation, and documentation methods. Data analysis techniques are used through three stages, namely: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion.Based on the results of research conducted, it was found several things related to the management of the procurement of skyline restaurant operational goods, namely: purchase requests, supplier selection, purchase orders, receipt of goods, and recording of purchase transactions whose entire process must pay attention to several management functions including planning, organizing, directing and monitoring so that the management of the skyline restaurant operational goods procurement runs well and there is no loss for employees or hotels.

Keywords: Management, Procurement of goods, Restaurant
PENGARUH PELATIHAN TERHADAP PRESTASI KERJA KARYAWAN DI GRAND INNA HOTEL PADANG
Authors: Prasuri Atika
Published: December 2019

Based on this study to determine the effect of training on employees work performance at Grand Inna Hotel Padang. This type of research_is causal associative. The sample used is total sampling, which is as many as 60 employees who are in the operational section, through a questionnaire with a Likert scale whose validity and reliability have been tested. The results obtained from this study are as follows: (1) training is in the very good category 68.33%, (2) employees work performance is in a very good category of 95%, (3) the results of testing a simple linear regression hypothesis obtained F for 8.649 with sig. 0.00 <0.05, then the training variable explains the variable employees performance of 13% and 87% influenced by other factors. Then the coefficient value of 0.248 is obtained with the value in sig. 0.00 <0.05. This means that each increase of 1 training unit will increase the 0.248 work achievement units of Grand Inna Hotel Padang employees.

Keywords: Training, Employee Performance
ANALISIS KUALITAS MAKANAN PADA SAAT BREAKFASTDI THE ALIGA HOTEL PADANG
Authors: Tresia Ivony
Published: December 2019

Thisdstudy originated from the resultsiofiprevious studies where there were problems regarding the process of managing the procurement of perishable goods that did not have written procedures, the quality requirements of the material written and standardized in the hotel. To continue the problem where there are still problems related to food quality at breakfast at The Aliga Hotel Padang. This study aims to analyze food quality at breakfast at The Aliga Hotel Padang. This type of studyiisiquantitativepdescriptive. The population in this study were guests who stayed and breakfast at The Aliga Hotel Padang. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The totaliofisamplesiin this study amounted to 91 people. Data collection techniques were carried out by distributing questionnaires (questionnaires) using the Liker scale that has been tested for validity and reliability. Thenitheidata wereianalysisithrough data tabulation and descriptive data using percentages. Based on the research that has been done, the results obtained that the quality of food at breakfast at The Aliga Hotel Padang is in the category of enough with a percentage of 45.05%. It is recommended for other researchers to continue research on the quantity of food.

Keywords: Food Quality, Breakfast