bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feeding Habits of Different Fish Species in Negombo Lagoon
Authors: Punchihewa Neetha , Silva M.P.C.
Published: October 2019

To investigate the feeding habits of different fish species in Negombo lagoon, fish species were collected from Kadolkele and Liyanagemulla sites during February 2015 to July 2015 using a drag net. Collected specimens were preserved in 5% formalin. Later, the fish specimens were dissected, and stomach contents were mixed with water to make a suspension. One ml of suspension was added to the Sedgewick Rafter cell, and examined under the light microscope. The occurrence %, volume %, numbers %, and the Relative Importance Values (RIV) were calculated. The gut contents of 62 samples from 12 fish species were analyzed; 11 species were found to feed on mangroves, 10 on seagrasses, and 8 on filamentous algae. 13 food items were identified. Most of the analysed fish were categorized as omnivores and opportunistic feeders. The juvenile fish mainly feed on a combination of mangroves, seagrasses and filamentous algae. Apart from plant matter, the juvenile fish were found to feed upon Cyclops sp. and mysids. Although Hemirhamphus marginatus is an omnivore, it specially fed on mangroves, seagrasses and filamentous algae. Furthermore, H. marginatus consumed common food items in both habitats except mangroves and molluscs, and the shifting of its diet was depended on the availability of food. The broadest niche breadth was recorded by H. marginatus and the shortest niche breadth by the herbivorous fish species, Siganus vermiculatus and Liza macrolepis. Caranx sexfasciatus exhibited an ontogenetic shift in their diet. The smaller C. sexfasciatus was a carnivore and the larger individuals of the same species were herbivores.
Assessment of The Lnc-CCAT1/miR-155a Regulatory Network in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Authors: EL-Khazragy Nashwa , Mohamed Magdy , Abdelmaksoud Rehab , Saleh Eman
Published: October 2019

Colon cancer-associated transcript_1 (CCAT1) is a long noncoding RNA that maps to chromosome 8q24.21, it was first discovered to be upregulated in colorectal cancer. Recent studies have observed the CCAT1 overexpression in primary human solid cancers and cell lines as well as in AML, moreover, it repressed monocytic differentiation and promoted cell growth of HL-60 by sequestering tumor suppressive miR-155. However, the prognostic value of CCAT1/miR-155a pathway in acute myeloid Leukemia (AML) has not been investigated on clinical samples. In this study, the expression levels of CCAT1 and miR_155a was measured in 150 AML patients with standard and high-risk factors; CCAT1 and miR_155a were increased by 2.7 and 5.7 folds; respectively in AML compared to healthy controls. Furtherly, upregulation of both biomarkers was significantly associated with high risk AML. Collectively, these results suggest that CCAT1 and miR_155a can be considered as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in AML.
Mpv for Predicting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Iliman Derya Ece , Karaca Ibrahim , Yasar Levent , Dogan Keziban , Calıskan Raziye Kıcık
Published: October 2019

Objective: In this study we aimed to compare blood count parameters such as; mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet count (PC), and platelet distribution width (PDW), white blood count (WBC), hemoglobin (HMG), hematocrit (HCT), lymphocyte (LYM ), neutrophil (NEU), PC/MPV, PC/LYM, PC/WBC, NEU/LYM rates; between healthy pregnant women and pregnant women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) whether these parameters have a predictive value of GDM. Methods: A retrospective case control study was performed and a total of 202 pregnant women including 78 pregnant women with GDM (38.6%) and 124 healthy pregnant women (61.4%; the control group) were fallen under the study. Prior medical histories had no particularity. Results: The result of compared parameters between GDM and Control Groups; there was no significant difference between any variables except age (p=0.024; p<0.05). Conclusion: If blood samples are evaluated under healthy conditions ( rapidly collection, transfer and studying) we concluded that blood count parameters would not be useful for predicting the diagnosis of GDM.
Potential Mechanisms Involved in Diabetic Teratogenesis During Embryonic Neural Tube Closure
Authors: Block Janice
Published: October 2019

Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy is a risk factor for improper closure of the neural tube during embryonic development. It is likely that this occurs via several parallel pathways. Previously proposed pathways for diabetic teratogenesis during neural tube closure include augmented production of nitric acid; reduction of Pax3; and increased production of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1 (ACSL1). In the current discussion, an additional hypothesis is offered: that hyperglycemia might exert its teratogenic effects on the developing embryo via overexpression of collagen IV, leading to collagen imbalance and errors of remodelling.
Specialist Advice Does Not Modify the Risk of Death of Diabetic 2 Patients
Authors: Alessandro Battaggia , Andrea Scalisi , Bruno Franco Novelletto , Massimo Fusello , Raffaella Michieli , Maurizio Cancian
Published: October 2019

Context: A recent meta-analysis (Bonora and coll.) reports benefits on death-risk for Italian diabetic patients mainly followed by the diabetic clinics of the National Health Service. Aims: A) to do a critical appraisal of the meta-analysis by Bonora and coll. B) to verify its results conducting a controlled cohort study based on clinical records of a primary care setting. Methods: (A) We evaluated the meta-analysis by Bonora through AMSTAR II checklist and the trials recruited in the review through ROBINS-I tool. (B) We analysed a cohort of diabetes 2 patients living in Veneto (Italy) and followed from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2017 to compare the risk of death of a control group (i.e. never followed by specialists) with that of another two groups (i.e. respectively, followed by one specialist visit or by at least two visits in the last three years). We used a time-to-event approach (Cox model) for the main analysis; complementary designs were also tested (Restricted design and Matched design). Statistical adjustments were made both through Multivariate Cox regression and Propensity score. For the adjustments, the covariates considered were: age, sex, severity of diabetes, comorbidity, laboratory values, duration of diabetes and drugs use. Results: (A) The meta-analysis by Bonora shows to be affected by serious pitfalls (B) A cohort of 6530 diabetic patients (none visit: n=3441; one visit: n=947; two or more visits: n=2142) was followed for a mean of 7.32y. Main multivariate analysis was not able to demonstrate any difference in mortality between groups exposed or not exposed to specialist advice: one visit HR=1.01 (0.98-1.03); two or more visits HR=1.12 (0.88-1.43). These results were confirmed by all other analytical approaches. Conclusion: Mortality in diabetes2 is not influenced by specialist consultant. Our results differ by those reported by the meta-analysis because of our better adjustment for prognostic and confounding factors. Most of diabetes 2 patients should be entrusted with confidence to primary care facilities.
Cyclophosphamide, Fluorouracil and subcutaneous Interleukin-2 in the treatment of advanced GIST: A Case Report
Authors: Re Giovanni Lo , Conte Alessandro Del , Re Francesco Lo , Doretto Paolo , Ubiali Paolo , Brosolo Piero , Sulfaro Sandro , Marus Wally
Published: October 2019

A male 68 years hold patient was admitted to surgical ward for hemorrhagic shock. After CT scan detection of 6x5 cm neoformation of first jejunal loop, he was submitted to segmental resection and pathological diagnosis was gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient was defined as high-risk according to Takahashi criteria, but refused Imatinib adjuvant therapy. After 15 months of disease-free interval, he developed bilobar liver metastases. After treatment with Imatinib 400 mg he reported G3 hepatotoxicity resolved with temporary suspension, he continue low dose with stable disease. After liver progression, he resumed Imatinib full dose with disease stabilization for 9 months. After liver progression, second line Sunitinib 37,5 mg/day was started for four months with stable disease. After further liver and lymph node mediastinal progression he was treated for four months with Regorafenib with disease stabilization. Patient developed slow but inexorable progression of liver disease with severe abdominal pain resistant to opioid and was treated with authorized compassionate program comprising Cyclophosphamide 300 mg/sqm and Fluorouracil 500 mg/sqm on day 1 intravenously followed by Interleukin-2 4.5 MUI subcutaneously on days 3–6 and 17–20 every four weeks. After three cycles the patients obtained a relevant subjective improvement with partial response on mediastinal lymph node and liver stabilization. A substantial increase on neutrophil, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, T regulator cells count, and a decrease on platelets/lymphocytes, CD8/T regulator cells ratio, CD8, NK count and C-reactive protein value were observed after treatment compared to basal value. The toxicity was mild represented by fever G1, flue-like-syndrome G1 during the treatment. After four cycle of chemo-immunotherapy, the patient demonstrated progression of disease and died five months after treatment. Noteworthy is the temporal disease control with significant symptomatic improvement achieved for the first time with this chemo-immunotherapeutic combination in a patient with very advanced pretreated GIST.
Identification of representative segment of root for colour determination of carrot
Authors: Jaros Małgorzata , Słowik Mateusz , Golisz Ewa , Janaszek-Mańkowska Monika
Published: October 2019

The aim of the work was to verify hypothesis that colour of longitudinal section of carrot root may be represented by a selected segment of root or a cross-section. An image analysis was based on image data obtained for longitudinal sections of carrot roots using flatbed scanner and graphics editing software. Colour images were acquired into sRGB colour space and converted to CIE Lab. Sixteen segments of equal height were separated over whole length of root image. The colour difference metric was determined to present how colour of each segment differs from the mean colour of whole root. The root section was considered to be representative for whole root if colour difference metric was the least. The analysis of results confirmed a research hypothesis and allowed for finding representative section which was located at 10⁄16 of total root length measuring from the carrot root head.
Relation entre volume gastrique après sleeve et résultat pondéral : mythe ou réalité ?
Authors: Gout M. , Ast M. , Lagoutte N. , Alhassan F. Abo , Jonval L. , Duchat F. , Facy O.
Published: October 2019

Introduction : La sleeve gastrectomie (SG) est devenue la technique de chirurgie bariatrique la plus réalisée en France. Cependant, les causes d’échec sont peu connues, et le volume gastrique (VG) pourrait y avoir un rôle. Le but de cette étude est donc d’analyser le lien entre le volume gastrique à un an et le succès pondéral.

Patients et méthodes : Tous les patients obèses ayant bénéficié d’une SG entre septembre 2015 et juin 2017 ont bénéficié d’une volumétrie gastrique scanographique un an après la chirurgie. Le pourcentage d’excès de poids perdu à un an était mesuré pour évaluer le résultat pondéral et rechercher un lien avec le VG résiduel.

Résultats : Cent soixante-huit patients consécutifs ont été inclus avec seulement sept perdus de vue (4,17 %). Le taux de succès de la SG à un an s’élevait à 73,9 %. Le sexe féminin et l’IMC préopératoire inférieur à 50 kg/m2 étaient des facteurs prédictifs de succès puisqu’il y avait 85,7 % de femmes dans le groupe succès contre 66,7 % dans le groupe échec (p = 0,007), et l’IMC moyen était de 43,7 ± 5,3 kg/m2 en cas de succès contre 46,7 ± 6,1 kg/m2 en cas d’échec (p = 0,003). Le VG était significativement plus petit chez les femmes (185,92 ± 95,83 cm3 vs 244,75 ± 134,06 cm3, p = 0,005) et chez les patients de moins de 40 ans (177,0 ± 85 cm3 vs 215 ± 119,8 cm3, p = 0,02). Le VG résiduel moyen était de 186,42 cm3 dans le groupe ayant un bon résultat pondéral et de 226,43 cm3 dans le groupe en échec de perte pondérale (p = 0,17).

Conclusion : Le résultat pondéral à un an après sleeve gastrectomie n’est pas statistiquement lié au volume gastrique résiduel.
Le temps depuis le bébé La disponibilité de l’entourage, facteur du développement cognitif du bébé
Authors: Livoir-Petersen M.-F.
Published: October 2019

Comment les interactions d’un bébé avec son milieu donnent-elles naissance à des catégories discrètes, impliquant des objets et des personnes en référence à un cadre spatio-temporel partagé ? Quels facteurs contribuent à la construction de ses représentations ? Quelle part y prend le temps ? Comment est-il lui-même représenté ? Nous adopterons l’approche du psychologue A. Bullinger, qui considère que l’élément décisif dans ce processus est l’intégration des signaux sensoriels produits par l’organisme aux signaux toniques générés par sa motricité. Les liaisons de ces deux types de signaux, les uns en rapport avec les flux irritant ses capteurs, les autres issus de son engagement moteur, seraient simultanément la clef de l’installation des conduites instrumentales et du phénomène de représentation. L’entourage joue un rôle spécifique. Le bébé trouve dans +la disponibilité des personnes qui s’occupent de lui un miroir sensoriel multimodal correspondant de manière synchrone et isomorphe à ses mimiques, ses ajustements posturaux, ses mouvements. Lorsque les moments de dialogue tonicoémotionnel ne peuvent être inscrits dans le projet de soin, on peut s’attendre à une perte de chances dans son développement cognitif et son autonomie ultérieure. Un peu de temps pour un gain de temps la vie durant ?
Issues of Gender Representation in Modern Greek Art
Authors: Tsourgianni Despoina
Published: October 2019

There is a recent trend, mainly in the field of historiography but also in art history, toward the exploration of female autobiographical discourse, whether it concerns written (autobiographies, correspondence), painted (self-portraits), or photographic data. On the basis of the highly fruitful gender perspective, this article seeks to present and interpret the numerous photographs of the well-known Greek painter Thaleia Flora-Caravia. These photographic recordings, taken almost exclusively from the painter’s unpublished personal archive, are inextricably linked to the artist’s self-portraits. This kind of cross-examination allows the reader to become familiar with the mosaic of roles and identities that constitutes the subjectivity of female artists in Greece in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A Gloomy Carnival of Freedom
Authors: Nowak Katarzyna
Published: October 2019

This article investigates the experiences of Polish Displaced Persons (DPs) through the lens of sexuality, analyzing their perceptions of liberation and life in DP camps in Allied-occupied Germany and Austria (1945–1951). It draws on a wide array of sources, including archival material, memoirs, and letters. Employing Mikhail Bakhtin’s concepts of carnival and the carnivalesque, it argues that the dynamics of DPs’ sexual and romantic encounters, analyzed as emotional experiences, can be characterized as having a carnivalesque structure of oppression, eruption, and normalization. It demonstrates how the eruption of sexuality (including sexual violence) was connected to the wider problems Poles faced, including feelings of emasculation, war trauma, and the challenges of rebuilding a community in exile. Polish elites, acting mostly within a Catholic conservative register, boosted normalization by combatting perceived “immorality” and promoting family values. To this end, they cooperated with international organizations and the Allied military in an attempt to contain venereal disease, prostitution, and abortion. Many of these efforts focused on policing women’s bodies and regulating their sexuality, as a part of rebuilding the nation after the hecatomb of war.
Women and War in the Balkans
Authors: Bucur Maria
Published: October 2019

Alin Ciupală, Bătălia lor: Femeile din România în Primul Război Mondial (Their batt le: Women in Romania during World War I), Iași: Polirom, 2017, 392 pp., 48 illustrations, RON 39.95 (paperback), ISBN: 978-9-73466-577-8.

Jelena Batinić, Women and Yugoslav Partisans: A History of World War II Resistance, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015, 287 pp., 11 illustrations, GBP 24.99 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1-31611-862-7.
Fairy Whisperer's March to the East
Authors: Bularović Marija , Krstić Višnja
Published: October 2019

Jelena J. Dimitrĳ ević, Sedam mora i tri okeana: Putem oko sveta (Seven seas and three oceans: Traveling around the globe), edited by Biljana Dojčinović, Belgrade: Laguna, 2016, 445 pp., price not listed (paperback), ISBN 978-86-521-2306-3.

Jelena J. Dimitrĳević, Pisma iz Indĳe (Letters from India), second edition, edited by Ana Stjelja, English translation by Željko V. Mitić, Hindi translation by Latika Chawda, Belgrade: A. Stjelja, 2017, 106 pp., price not listed (paperback), ISBN 978-86-918903-6-0.
Becoming Communist
Authors: Ruthchild Rochelle Goldberg
Published: October 2019

Kelly Hignett , Melanie Ilic, Dalia Leinarte, and Corina Snitar, Women’s Experiences of Repression in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, London: Routledge, 2018, xiii, 196 pp., $123.09 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-138-04692-4.

Lisa Kirschenbaum, International Communism and the Spanish Civil War: Solidarity and Suspicion, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015, xiii, 278 pp., $29.99 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1-131-622690-2.
INFINITUDE OF PRIME p such that ap+b is prime where a, b are coprime integers
Authors: BADO OLIVIER IDRISS
Published: October 2019

In 1904, Dickson [6] stated a very important conjecture. Now people call it Dickson’s conjecture. In 1958, Schinzel and Sierpinski [3]generalized Dickson’s conjecture to the higher order integral polynomial case. However, they did not generalize Dickson’s conjecture to themultivariable case. In 2006, Green and Tao [9] considered Dickson’sconjecture in the multivariable case and gave directly a generalizedHardy-Littlewood estimation. But, the precise Dickson’s conjecture inthe multivariable case does not seem to have been formulated. In thispaper, based on the idea in [8] we introduce an interesting class of prime numbers to solve the dickson conjecture Although this article does not solve the dickson conjecture but it solves a problem that is similar to the Dickson conjecture. the problem is stated as follows being given two coprime integers a, b there is an infinity of prime numbers p such that ap+b is prime. This type of prime numbers we call it Bado-Tiemoko prime numbers .We intend to generalize this result but for the moment we speculate that given a family $(a_{i},b_{i})_{1\leq i\leq k}$ such that $\gcd(a_{i},b_{i})=1,\forall 1\leq i\leq k$ there is an infinity of prime numbers $p$ such that $a_{i}p+b_{i}$ is prime for $\forall 1\leq i\leq k$ Let $q_{a}$ be the smallest prime number dividing $a$ and $\omega(q_{a})$ its order by arranging the prime numbers in ascending order.Let $\beta(n)$ the number of Bado-Tiemoko prime less than $n$ and $$\eta_{s,i}=\frac{(p_{i}-1)^{\delta_{p_{i}}(a)}\prod_{k=1}^{s}(p_{i_{k}}-1)^{\delta_{p_{i_{k}}(a)}}}{\phi(a)\prod_{k=1}^{s}(p_{i_{k}}-1)(p_{i}-1)\prod_{k=1}^{s}p_{i_{k}}^{\delta_{p_{i_{k}}(a)}}p_{i}^{\delta_{p_{i}}(a)}}$$ $$\mu(r)=\frac{1}{\phi(a)}[\sum_{s=1}^{\omega(q_{a})}(-1)^{s-1}\sum_{1\leq i_{1}
Mengembangkan Kemandirian Belajar dalam Pembelajaran PPKn melalui Reward dan Punishment
Authors: Alinurdin Alinurdin , Suwahyu Suwahyu
Published: October 2019

Banyak guru tidak paham dengan apa yang dibutuhkan peserta didik, bahkan tidak mengerti cara memberikan motivasi. Padahal, terdapat berbagai cara yang bisa diterapkan guru dalam memotivasi  peserta didik untuk mengembangkan kemandirian, salah satunya adalah dengan memberikan reward dan punishment. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh pemberian reward dan punishment terhadap kemandirian belajar peserta didik dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan (PPKn). Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah random sampling sederhana sebanyak 78 responden sebagai sampel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian reward dan punishment berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kemandirian belajar peserta didik dalam pembelajaran PPKn. Para guru hendaknya melakukan pemberian reward dan punishment seperti pujian atau hadiah, teguran, tugas tambahan atau memberlakukan time out. Sehingga, secara tidak langsung memberikan pilihan kepada peserta didik untuk menentukan sikap mana yang harus mereka tampilkan.
Etika Penggunaan Internet (Digital Etiquette) di Lingkungan Mahasiswa
Authors: Alinurdin Alinurdin
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku mahasiswa dalam menggunakan internet. Penelitian menggunakan metode survei. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa mahasiswa memiliki kemampuan dalam mencegah tindak kejahatan dan melindungi keselamatan pribadi yang ditandai dengan sikap menutup informasi privasi, menggunakan medsos dengan wajar, dan tidak terbujuk ajakan radikalisme dan terorisme. Namun, mereka masih belum menyadari atau kurang waspada terhadap kejahatan cyber. Mahasiswa juga memiliki kemampuan dalam mencegah pelangagaran hukum di dunia maya yang ditandai dengan sikap menghindari postingan bebas bully, selektif membaca dan/atau menshare berita, menggunakan tata bahasa yang baik dan benar, dan menjauhi tindakan asusila. Begitu juga mahasiswa memiliki cukup kemampuan dalam menghargai hak cipta yang ditandai dengan penguasaan dalam mengutip tulisan, foto atau video dan mereka juga tidak suka mengutip tulisan orang lain tanpa menyebutkan sumbernya.
ELASTISITAS PENDAPATAN WAJIB PAJAK (ELASTICITY OF TAXABLE INCOME) DI INDONESIA
Authors: Nugrahanto Arif
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe responses of taxpayers due to the changes in tax rates have attracted the curiosity of many economists. The magnitude of taxpayers’ responses is substantially considered to be very importance in the formulation of tax and transfer policy (Giertz, 2009). The fundamental analysis on how to see the respond of taxpayers due to any changes in tax rates uses elasticity of labor supply, which estimates the changes of working hours with respect to the changes in tax rates. Because people’s response to a tax change may take several forms, including a labor supply response, elasticity of labor supply must be read carefully, as pertaining only to specific circumstances. Then, the elasticity of taxable income, which was originated by Lindsey (1986), is used and introduced to overcome such restrictions.Using very rich panel data of Indonesian taxpayers from 2007 to 2010, this study generates numerous findings about the elasticity of taxable income. The extent of taxpayers’ response deeply depends on how the secular trend of income is isolated and controlled. Without income control, the elasticity of taxable income is 0.289, while using a 10-spline of log of income, the extent is 0.368. Moreover, the study also uses net income as complement of the core estimation. This study identifies that the elasticity of taxable income in Indonesia is in the range of 0.302-0.368 depending on the income definition applied. The findings confirm with most literature on this subject and closely near to what was specified by Saez, et. al (2010) as “a consensus value.” But it should be underlined that these magnitudes are just in the short run period. This also found that the short run and medium period produce varying magnitudes. The medium run period calculation generates the number of close to zero. It might be due to the existence of income shifting, as stated by Goolsbee (2000). Another argument is myopic phenomenon. As taxpayers only focus on the situation that just happen surroundings them.The difference in the effect highpoints what Slemrod (2001) said that the magnitude of reported income elasticity is not an unchanged parameter; indeed, it is subject to government policy. Moreover, the surroundings of the tax reform and after all may also have influences.
Pengaruh Partisipasi Anggaran, Komitmen Organisasi Dan Akuntabilitas Publik Terhadap Kinerja Aparatur Pemerintah Daerah Pada OPD Kab. Kulonprogo DIY
Authors: Adhivinna Vidya Vitta , Dinuriah Aulia Syahadatun
Published: October 2019

Tujuan dari riset ini adalah untuk menggali apakah kinerja pegawai yang bekerja pada OPD Kabupaten Kulon Progo dapat dihubungkan dengan besaran tingkat partisipasi mereka dalam menyusun anggaran, besaran komitmen terhadap organisasi serta akuntabilitas publik. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pegawai di Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) Kabupaten Kulon Progo. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 96 responden dengan metode penentuan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Pengujian data menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, partisipasi anggaran dan akuntabilitas publik memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja aparatur pemerintah daerah serta komitmen organisasi tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja aparatur pemerintah daerah.
KOMITMEN ORGANISASI SEBAGAI PEMODERATOR PENGARUH PARTISIPASI ANGGARAN TERHADAP KINERJA APARAT PEMERINTAH DAERAH KABUPATEN GRESIK
Authors: Sudaryati Erina , Rahardjo Alwan Lesmana
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh partisipasi anggaran terhadap kinerja aparat pemerintah daerah, melalui komitmen organisasi sebagai variabel moderasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada pegawai institusi pemerintahan daerah (OPD) Kabupaten Gresik. Dalam penelitian ini, sampel penelitian ini adalah 109 orang dari 38 OPD yang berpartisipasi dalam proses penganggaran di lembaga pemerintah (OPD) Kabupaten Gresik. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi langsung dan dengan menyebarkan kuisioner ke responden. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis data dengan perangkat lunak SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi anggaran berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja aparat. Komitmen organisasi tidak memoderasi pengaruh partisipasi anggaran pada kinerja aparat.
Economic development as a change of qualitatively different systems of social and economic relations: To a critique of “pan-institutionalism” and “ideational” approach
Authors: Buzgalin Alexandеr V. , Kolganov Andrey I.
Published: October 2019

The paper shows that now the mainstream of the economic theory is in crisis losing the heuristic potential. There is some positive potential of the institutional approach that is close to (without admitting it) a number of methodological approaches in Marxist political economy (allocation of objective determinants of economic behavior, an implied confession of existence of similar economic systems, emphasis on property relations, etc.) and goes farther than neoclassics. The “ failures” of institutionalism are specified, and it is emphasized that in a number of points (especially, in exaggerating the role of institutions — political, in particular — as bases of economic changes) the criticism of R. I. Kapelyushnikov’s “pan-institutionalism” is justified but positive proposals of the author, the “ideational” approach, are themselves subject to criticism. The conclusion is drawn that active discussions concerning the methodology and paradigmatic foundations bases of economic theory are on the agenda.
PENANGANAN KEJANG DEMAM PADA BALITA DI PUSKESMAS LUBUK BAJA KOTA BATAM
Authors: Munawaroh Khoirunnisa , Badri Isna Aglusi , Erda Roza
Published: October 2019

Kejang demam merupakan penyakit yang terjadi pada usia 6 bulan hingga 5 tahun. Suhu tubuh melebihi 38 C dapat mengakibatkan terjadinya rangsangan kejang. Orang tua balita perlu memahami penanganan pertama pada kejang demam sehingga tidak muncul komplikasi kejang demam. Tujuan dari pengabdian adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan orang tua balita terhadap penanganan kejang. Metode yang digunakan adalah penyuluhan menggunakan media audiovisual dan leaflet. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Puskesmas Lubuk Baja Kota Batam  pada tanggal 3 Januari 2019 dengan jumlah peserta 20 orang. Peserta diberikan pre tes dan pos tes oleh pengabdi menggunakan instrumen yang dibuat oleh pengabdi berdasarkan materi yang diberikan. Hasil kegiatan pengetahuan peserta meningkat dari 40% menjadi 85%. Penyuluhan bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan orang tua balita. Perawat puskesmas dalam memberikan penyuluhan dapat memanfaatkan media audiovisual.
Uluslararası Alanda Ombudsmanlık Kurumu ve Türkiye
Authors: ŞAHYAR AKDEMİR Duru
Published: October 2019

Ombudsmanlık kurumu insan haklarının korunmasına ve insan hakları ile ilişkili idarenin işlemlerinin denetlenmesine aracılık eden ulusal insan hakları kurumlarından bir tanesidir. Literatürde ombudsmanlık kurumunun dünyadaki ve Türkiye’deki gelişimi ile hukuki statüsü gibi konularda oldukça değerli çalışmalar mevcuttur. Ancak uluslararası boyutlarıyla ombudsmanlık kurumunu, bu alanda ortaya çıkan mevzuatı ve ombudsmanlık ağları ile ilişkileri çerçevesinde Türkiye’de ombudsmanlık kurumunun gelişimini ele alan yeterli kaynak bulunmamaktadır.   Çalışmada ombudsmanlık kurumunun uluslararası boyutlarına değinilecektir. Ombudsmanlık kurumlarına ilişkin uluslararası ağlar ve koordinasyon kuruluşları ortaya konacaktır. Türkiye’de ombudsmanlık kurumunun gelişimi ve kurumun uluslararası koordinasyon kurumları ile ağlarla olan ilişkileri ele alınacaktır. Çalışmanın temel amacı T.C. Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumunu uluslararası boyutlarıyla ele almak ve bu alanda literatüre katkı sağlamaktır.
Çoklu Kriterlerle Karar Verme Yöntemlerinin Tur Güzergâhı Belirlenmesinde Kullanımı
Authors: AKGÖZ Erkan , TURDUMAMBETOV Bakıt
Published: October 2019

Alternatif
turizm türlerinin artması, insan ömrünün uzaması ve teknolojik yenilikler ile
birlikte turizm sektörü her geçen gün daha hızlı gelişmektedir. Turizmin gelişmesi
ve avantajlı bir kalkınma aracı olarak kabul edilmesi, işletmeler ve
destinasyonlar arasında yıkıcı bir rekabetin yaşanmasına neden olmaktadır.  Belirlenen hedeflere ulaşabilmek ve
sürdürülebilir rekabet avantajı elde edebilmek için hızlı ve etkili kararların
alınması gerekmektedir. Alan yazın incelendiğinde bu konuda oldukça çok
çalışmanın ve farklı yöntemlerin geliştirildiği görülmektedir. Bunlardan birisi
de 2006 yılında beri kullanılan MULTIMOORA (Multi-Objective Optimization on
Basis of Ratio Analysis) yöntemidir. MULTIMOORA çoklu kriterlere göre alternatifler
arasında en iyi kararın alınmasına yardımcı olmaktadır. Bundan dolayı bu
çalışmada MULTIMOORA tercih edilmiştir. Yöntemin kullanılması için gerekli olan
veriler Kırgızistan Tur Operatörleri Birliği (KATO) üyelerine uygulanan anket
çalışmasından elde edilmiştir. Veriler hazırlanan tablolara kayıt edilmiş ve MULTIMOORA
yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiştir.  Yapılan
analiz sonucunda Çüy/Bişkek, Issık-Göl ve Celal-Abad destinasyonlarının
Kırgızistan için en uygun tur güzergâhı olabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu
çalışmada kullanılan yöntem diğer destinasyonlar ve sektörler için de referans
olması amacıyla gerekli önerilerle sonuçlandırılmıştır.
Negative pressure wound therapy in the management of complex lower limb wounds: a case series highlighting outpatient care with small single-use devices
Authors: Cordova Leonardo Zandavalli , Martins Jennifer , Terrill Patricia
Published: October 2019

Background: Traditionally, the treatment of exposed tendon has required vascularised tissue coverage, usually with complex surgical intervention. The introduction of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has challenged this traditional reconstructive concept. Unfortunately, standard NPWT units are usually bulky, noisy and curtail the mobility and lifestyle of patients. The introduction of small, modern, lightweight, portable, single-use NPWT units have therefore revitalised the use of NPWT and provided a solution to the many problems encountered with the larger devices.
Case series: This study highlights three cases of patients with complex lower limb wounds with tendon exposure who were successfully treated with single-use NPWT in an outpatient setting. The median time for complete wound granulation was 5–10 weeks. Minor sharp debridement of wounds was required to encourage granulation tissue formation and this was well tolerated in the outpatient setting.
Conclusion: Portable NPWT units provide an alternative to surgical reconstruction in patients with lower limb wounds with exposed tendon. These devices can be utilised in a purely outpatient setting, thus avoid long-term hospitalisation. Older patients with high anaesthesia risk or who lack alternative reconstructive options due to vascular co-morbidities are the most appropriate candidates for this treatment option.
Clinical profile of patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh
Authors: Hoque Shabnam Jahan , Rahman Aparna , Alam Md. Zahid , Irfan S M Rezaul
Published: October 2019

Background: High prevalence of Chronic heart failure due to Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is animportant cause of heart failure in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to find the clinical characteristics of thepatients with Idiopathic DCM, so that the data can be used to treat symptoms and improve survival and treatment.

Methodology: This prospective observational study was carried out in the Department of Cardiology, BIRDEMGeneral Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2012 to December 2018. Total 50 consecutive admittedpatients fulfilling the criteria of Idiopathic DCM were studied. Clinical information, findings fromEchocardiography and other relevant investigations were collected for analysis.

Results: Among total 50 patients, 30(60.0%) were male and 20(40.0%) were female. Majority 20(40.0%) patientsbelonged to age 51-60 years and their mean age was found 55.34±13.24 years. Using NYHA (New York HeartAssociation) functional status classification of the patients, 18(36.0%) patients were found in NYHA class I,15(30.0%) in class II, 12(24.0%) in class III and 5(10.0%)in class IV. Almost all patients presented with three basicsymptoms i.e. exertional dyspnea, easy fatigability and pedal edema. Orthopnea, Paroxosmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea(PND), palpitation & chest pain wewe also reported in almost half of the patients. Mean pulse was found88.78±15.75 beat/min, respiratory rate 20.79±6.48 breath/min, BMI 23.12±3.29 kg/m2, systolic BP 119.03±22.22mmHg and diastolic BP 75.00±12.54 mmHg. Bilateral basal crepitation 45(90.0%), Pedal edema 43(86.0%),Raised JVP 39(78.0%), Hepatomegaly 35(70.0%) were also found. Third heart sound in 34(68.0%), Pan systolicmurmur of Mitral regurgitation 40(80.0%), Pansystolic murmur of Tricuspid regurgitation was present in42(84.0%) among study patients. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was found 30.44 ±4.91%, LVIDs 5.24±0.51cm and LVIDd 6.18 ±0.52 cm.

Conclusion: Majority of the Idiopathic DCM patients belonged to age 51-60 year age group with malepredominance and clinical presentation was variable.

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2019; 7(2): 86-89
Incidence, Type and Anatomical Location of Gastric Polyp: Experience of a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Hoque Md. Nazmul , Ahmed Shireen
Published: October 2019

Background: Gastric polyps are small gastric mucosal lesions, usually asymptomatic in most cases and are generallydiscovered incidentally during upper Gastro Intestinal (GI) tract endoscopy. But some polyps have malignant potential.We observed the characteristics and frequency of gastric polyps, derived from the gastric mucosal epithelium in a seriesof endoscopies.

Method: Fifty three patients were studied in a series of 2890 consecutive upper GI endoscopies done over one yearperiod. Each patient had only one examination and were analyzed on the basis of their location, size, type and histopathological findings. All patients had at least one gastric polyp, as confirmed by histological examination.

Result: Among 2890 endoscopies we found gastric polyps in 53 cases. So the incidence was 1.83 %. Mean age of thestudy population was 50.25±11.75. Polyp was more prevalent among female (64%). Most of the patients were presentedwith anemia, heartburn and abdominal pain, 57%, 42% and 36% respectively. Other less common clinical features areanorexia (13%), melaena (9.4%) and hematemesis (1.9%). 64% patients were diabetic and 76% patients used PPI withduration of 19.00±9.78 months.Most of the polyps were located at the body of stomach (47.1%), less common sites were antrum (15.1%), cardia(7.6%), fundus (7.6%), Gastro Esophageal (GE) junction (3.8%) and duodenum (1.9%). Majority of the polyps weresmall and medium sized (37.7%, 35.8%) and large (11.3%). Sessile polyp was found in 49.1% cases, other common typewas pedunculated (39.5%). Only 28% patient had surface ulceration on polyp and commonest histological type washyperplastic 75.4%, 18.9% patient had adenomatous polyp. Brunner’s gland adenoma and carcinoid were rare, 3.8%and 1.9% respectively. Multiple polyps were found in 30% patient.

Conclusion: Gastric epithelial polyps are infrequent and most of them measure less than 1 cm. The upper GI tractendoscopy is the safest and efficient method for the diagnosis of the gastric polyps, as in most of the patients does notshow characteristic symptoms. The histopathological definition is necessary to classify the polyps as well as detectionof dysplastic changes. Biopsy from different part of the stomach is necessary to find out the gastritis and dysplasticchanges.

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2019; 7(2): 90-94
Pyoderma Gangrenosum : An enigma without a cure?
Authors: Ahsan Mohammad Kamrul
Published: October 2019

Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, chronic, recurrent distinctive cutaneous ulceration which is usually idiopathic,but may be associated with systemic diseases in at least 50% of patients who are affected. The diagnosis is made byexcluding other causes of similar-appearing cutaneous ulcerations, including infection, malignancy, vasculitis,collagen vascular diseases, diabetes and trauma. The etiopathogenesis of PG is still not well understood. Clinically, itis classified into ulcerative, pustular, bullous and vegetative types. A few atypical and rare variants have also beendescribed. The diagnosis mainly depends on the recognition of evolving clinical features as investigations only assistin the diagnosis. Therapy for pyoderma gangrenosum involves the use of anti-inflammatory agents, includingantibiotics, corticosteroids, immunosuppressive and biologic agents.

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2019; 7(2): 99-101
Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Imipenem against Salmonella typhi
Authors: Saha Sanjoy , Gomes RR , Ahmed Khan Shakil , Islam Serajul , Saha Shyamal Kumar , Islam MM , Biswas Kishore Kumar , Saha Shib Prasad
Published: October 2019

Objective: To determine the MIC of Imipenem against Salmonella Typhi.

Study Design: An interventional study.

Place of Study: Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics in collaboration with Department of Microbiology atAd-din Sakina Women’s Medical College, Jashore.

Study Duration: January 2018 to May 2018.

Methodology: MIC of Imipenem was determined by Broth Dilution Technique against standard strain of Salmonellatyphi ATCC 24683.

Result: The MIC of Imipenem against Salmonella typhi was 0.75 μg/ml.

Conclusion: Imipenem is a potential therapeutic agent for Salmonella typhi infection.

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2019; 7(2): 102-105
PENGENDALIAN COMMON JALAN RAYA TERKAIT REKLAME LUAR RUANG
Authors: Simatupang Sahala Pangihutan
Published: October 2019

The outdoor advertisements that increasingly occupy the streets and roads affect the level of publicness of the public spaces. The level of streets or roads publicness is likely to decrease due to an uncontrolled outdoor advertisements, not from the aspect of accessibility but the aspect of the quality of the public space that should be enjoyed and meaned by the community. The frameworks for analyzing public space publicity have been developed by experts. The frameworks analyze based on parameters related to the freedom of the public to access public spaces. Jeremy Németh adapts Lawrence Lessig's framework which has been reconceptualized to a material context, namely a park. This paper discusses the use of the Lawrence Lessig framework for analyzing streets or roads publicness associated with outdoor advertisements and analyzing the control of streets or roads by the central and regional governments in relation to advertisements in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. Control of this public space in this case is in the form of laws issued by the central and local governments.
PENGARUH ASPEK SIRKULASI DALAM MEMBENTUK INTEGRASI RUANG TERBUKA PUBLIK PADA SEBUAH PUSAT PERBELANJAAN
Authors: Nazir Ima Rachima
Published: October 2019

The lack of public open space due to the land competition in urban area generates less activity to gather in community, because of this changing of the life style, people who used to gather in public open spaces now moving to gather in modern shopping centers. This led to the development of shopping center design that integrated with public open space as a forum for the community to gather. This research takes a case study in Paris Van Java Mall Bandung (West Java), Mall Kelapa Gading (DKI Jakarta), and Lippo Mall kemang (DKI Jakarta). These three shopping centers is integrated with public open space. The purpose of this research is to find a form of integration of public open spaces to the shopping centers, especially in the aspect of circulation, zoning activities, and visual space. The method use in this research is descriptive qualitative method with a case study approach. Methods of data collection are using place-centered mapping and person-centered mapping. The results of this research indicate that circulation aspects use camouflaging approach by the linear arranged retails, that visitors can pass through the space between retails whose circulation form with semi open space. The aspect of zoning activity will form zoning receiver, zoning connections, zoning support (retail, sitting area, garden), and multiuse zoning. The aspect of visual space will be dominated by the space and the principle of rhythm, so that the visual of the space would provide unity between public open space and shopping center.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) SEBAGAI METODE UNTUK MENGATASI PERMASALAHAN GENTRIFIKASI KOTA DALAM PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP PERCEPATAN PEMERATAAN PEMBANGUNAN
Authors: Setiawan Carolina
Published: October 2019

This study aims to determine the effect of TOD on the phenomenon of gentrification, the phenomenon of urban development and its influence in accelerating the distribution of development. The Maja area in Banten will be used as a case study where in accordance with the 2015-2019 RPJMN the area was also selected as one of the Public New Economic Zones in order to create a city that is safe, comfortable and livable and is expected to break down urban density so that equitable development can be realized. To achieve the objectives of this study, the analytical method that is used is descriptive analysis by comparing the precedents of the TOD concept in existing case studies with the case studies raised, namely the Citra Maja Development Project, in the Maja Region. After that, the validation of the results of the analysis is done so that a conclusion is that the Citra Maja Development Project is a good case to be used as a model for regional development with the TOD concept with the support of other licensing and administrative facilities by the government, thus indirectly suppressing the phenomenon of gentrification occurs in sub-urban areas
VAN LIFE SEBAGAI REPRESENTASI NOMADIC ARCHITECTURE YANG MODERN MELALUI KONVERSI DARI VAN MENJADI MOBILE HOME (VAN CONVERSIONS)
Authors: Siahaan Fanny
Published: October 2019

Meningkatnya kebutuhan akan hunian, yang seiring dengan meningkatnya, hargahunian, menjadi issue, yang dialami, hampir diseluruh belahan bumi. Ditambahnya,semakin terbatasnya lahan, di pusat-pusat kota, dimana orang biasanya bekerja,mengakibatkan banyak orang mencari alternatif hunian, yang terjangkau dan sesuaidengan kebutuhannnya, yang salah satunya adalah Van conversions, yang mewadahivan life style. Van conversions merupakan konversi dari van menjadi mobile home. Halini, mengingatkan kembali pada nomodic architecture, yang telah berlangsung berabadabadtahun, yang lampau, namun dalam versi, yang lebih modern. Adapun, yangmenjadi pemasalahan dalam penelitian ini, adalah: bagaimana van life, sebagairepresentasi nomadic architecture, melalui konversi dari van menjadi mobile home.Sedangkan tujuan penelitian ini, untuk memahami bagaimana untuk memahamibagaimana van conversions sebagai sebuah konversi dari Van menjadi Mobile Home,yang merupakan representasi nomadic architecture, yang modern. Penelitian ini,dilakukan dengan metode penelitian diskriptif, yang bersifat kualitatif. Hasil analisadalam penelitian ini, dipahami bahwa van conversions, yang mewadahi van life stylesebagai representasi nomadic architecture, yang modern.
PENERAPAN ARSITEKTUR PERILAKU PADA PERANCANGAN RUMAH SUSUN BAGI NELAYAN
Authors: H Ulinata
Published: October 2019

The need for residence which is directly proportional to population growth bringsabout density and dinginess of fisherman settlement at Lorong Proyek, Bagan DeliVillage, Medan Belawan Subdistrict, North Sumatera. Density and dinginess in this areahave caused it to be improper so that the alternative in handling it is by designing anapartment for the fishermen who are dominated by low income people. A livableapartment should have a standardized residence without ignoring fishermen’s goodbehavior in the residential unit and its vicinity so that it can accommodate their needs,based on users’ satisfaction-based observation and design evaluation and by payingattention to the analysis on their behavior and needs while they live in the apartment.The process of designing an apartment was obtained from questionnaires andobservation through behavior setting, time budget, and behavioral mapping.Theobjective of the research was to yield design criteria which applied behavioralarchitecture in designing apartment for fishermen. It was expected to be able to copewith the problem of the decrease in the environmental quality to become a livableresidence which could accommodate apartment dwellers’ behavior/activity for fishermen.
MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN MELALUI KEBIJAKAN MANAJEMEN BERBASIS SEKOLAH DAN TANTANGANNYA
Authors: Patras Yuyun Elizabeth , Iqbal Agus , Papat Papat , Rahman Yulia
Published: October 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kebijakan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah (MBS) dan tantangan untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kajian literatur. Hasil dari kajian ini yaitu MBS adalah suatu strategi desentralisasi pengambilan keputusan pendidikan dengan melibatkan orang tua, siswa, guru, pejabat, dan masyarakat untuk mencapai otonomi, fleksibilitas, partisipasi, kemandirian, tanggung jawab, dan akuntabilitas sekolah. Indikator keberhasilan MBS yaitu meliputi dukungan kepala sekolah, guru, sumber keuangan yang cukup, komitmen yang jelas, tanggung jawab, keterampilan dan kualifikasi pejabat sekolah, rencana yang tepat, tanggung jawab, dan akuntabilitas. Keberhasilan implementasi MBS memerlukan adanya sosialisasi, keterbukaan, motivasi, dan penyatuan visi. Kata Kunci: Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah, Indikator keberhasilan, Kualitas Pendidikan