bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Obesity in School-age Children in China: A Systematic Review of Evidence
Authors: Shao Tianyi , Wang Lijuan , Chen Huan
Published: July 2020

Background and Objective:

China has experienced a rapid increase in the number of obese and overweight children, and sedentary behavior has been recognized as an important factor. The purpose of this review is to summarize studies on the relationship between sedentary behavior and obesity in school-age children in China.

Methods:

A systematic search was conducted to identify studies that investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and obesity in children between the ages of 6 and 18 years in China. Two researchers independently screened studies, assessed their methodological quality, and extracted relevant data. Findings on the relationship between sedentary behavior and obesity in children were synthesized and analyzed.

Results:

A total of 17 studies were included in the review. Fifteen out of 17 studies indicated that spending too much time engaged in sedentary behavior, especially screen-based sedentary behavior, was associated with obesity in children and adolescents in China. Possible reasons for this association are less energy expenditure, increased energy intake, and insufficient sleep owing to overtime sedentary behavior. Moreover, seven, six, and three studies justified children’s physical activity, dietary intake, or sleep, and most of the studies (five, three, and two) indicated that association between sedentary behavior and obesity is independent of these justified variables. Although differences in gender and area of residence in the association between sedentary behavior and obesity were examined in five studies, definite conclusions could not be drawn because of inconsistent findings or limited research.

Conclusion:

Future research is necessary to enhance understanding of demographic differences in the association between sedentary behavior and obesity in children as well as on the contributions of different types of sedentary behavior to child obesity in China.
The Role of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Immune Regulation and Diseases
Authors: Martinez Gricelis P. , Zabaleta Mercedes E. , Di Giulio Camilo , Charris Jaime E. , Mijares Michael R.
Published: July 2020

Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are derivatives of the heterocyclic aromatic compound quinoline. These economical compounds have been used as antimalarial agents for many years. Currently, they are used as monotherapy or in conjunction with other therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS). Based on its effects on the modulation of the autophagy process, various clinical studies suggest that CQ and HCQ could be used in combination with other chemotherapeutics for the treatment of various types of cancer. Furthermore, the antiviral effects showed against Zika, Chikungunya, and HIV are due to the annulation of endosomal/lysosomal acidification. Recently, CQ and HCQ were approved for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of infected patients with the coronavirus SARSCoV- 2, causing the disease originated in December 2019, namely COVID-2019. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the pharmacological effects of these drugs: 1) disruption of lysosomal and endosomal pH, 2) inhibition of protein secretion/expression, 3) inhibition of antigen presentation, 4) decrease of proinflammatory cytokines, 5) inhibition of autophagy, 6) induction of apoptosis and 7) inhibition of ion channels activation. Thus, evidence has shown that these structures are leading molecules that can be modified or combined with other therapeutic agents. In this review, we will discuss the most recent findings in the mechanisms of action of CQ and HCQ in the immune system, and the use of these antimalarial drugs on diseases.
Machine Learning Model for Risk Prediction of Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalization From Electronic Health Records: Development and Validation Study
Authors: Hsu Chien-Ning , Liu Chien-Liang , Tain You-Lin , Kuo Chin-Yu , Lin Yun-Chun
Published: July 2020

Background

Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI)-associated hospitalizations impose significant health care needs and contribute to in-hospital mortality. However, most risk prediction models developed to date have focused on AKI in a specific group of patients during hospitalization, and there is limited knowledge on the baseline risk in the general population for preventing CA-AKI-associated hospitalization.

Objective

To gain further insight into risk exploration, the aim of this study was to develop, validate, and establish a scoring system to facilitate health professionals in enabling early recognition and intervention of CA-AKI to prevent permanent kidney damage using different machine-learning techniques.

Methods

A nested case-control study design was employed using electronic health records derived from a group of Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals in Taiwan from 2010 to 2017 to identify 234,867 adults with at least two measures of serum creatinine at hospital admission. Patients were classified into a derivation cohort (2010-2016) and a temporal validation cohort (2017). Patients with the first episode of CA-AKI at hospital admission were classified into the case group and those without CA-AKI were classified in the control group. A total of 47 potential candidate variables, including age, gender, prior use of nephrotoxic medications, Charlson comorbid conditions, commonly measured laboratory results, and recent use of health services, were tested to develop a CA-AKI hospitalization risk model. Permutation-based selection with both the extreme gradient boost (XGBoost) and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithms was performed to determine the top 10 important features for scoring function development.

Results

The discriminative ability of the risk model was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and the predictive CA-AKI risk model derived by the logistic regression algorithm achieved an AUC of 0.767 (95% CI 0.764-0.770) on derivation and 0.761 on validation for any stage of AKI, with positive and negative predictive values of 19.2% and 96.1%, respectively. The risk model for prediction of CA-AKI stages 2 and 3 had an AUC value of 0.818 for the validation cohort with positive and negative predictive values of 13.3% and 98.4%, respectively. These metrics were evaluated at a cut-off value of 7.993, which was determined as the threshold to discriminate the risk of AKI.

Conclusions

A machine learning–generated risk score model can identify patients at risk of developing CA-AKI-related hospitalization through a routine care data-driven approach. The validated multivariate risk assessment tool could help clinicians to stratify patients in primary care, and to provide monitoring and early intervention for preventing AKI while improving the quality of AKI care in the general population.
Design and Development of a Digital Weight Management Intervention (ToDAy): Qualitative Study
Authors: Shoneye Charlene L , Mullan Barbara , Begley Andrea , Pollard Christina M , Jancey Jonine , Kerr Deborah A
Published: July 2020

Background

The Tailored Diet and Activity (ToDAy) study aims to build on the campaign by adding a digital intervention with the potential to provide wide-reaching, cost-effective weight management support.

Objective

The ToDAy study aims to build a tailored intervention using mobile technology to improve diet and physical activity behaviours in adults with overweight and obesity. The main objectives were to identify behavior change techniques for diet and physical activity (PA) change for weight loss and explore preferences for digital intervention features that would be effective in changing diet and PA behaviors.

Methods

This qualitative study uses the principles of a person-based approach to intervention development; the behavioral intervention technology framework; and the capability, opportunity, motivation, and behavior (COM-B) framework. Focus groups and telephone interviews were conducted with 56 adults in Western Australia. Open-ended questions and example intervention features were used to explore the usability and acceptability of the self-monitoring tools, knowledge about effective weight-loss strategies, and acceptability of tailored feedback. Findings from the focus groups and interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Qualitative findings revealed an awareness of key public health messages but a lack of confidence in how to perform these behaviors to help manage their weight. A total of 4 major themes were identified and mapped to the domains of the COM-B framework: (1) misinformation, (2) environmental support, (3) social norms, and (4) confidence.

Conclusions

This study explores users’ capability, opportunity, and motivation to perform the target behaviors for weight loss. The findings suggested that a digital weight management intervention using a mobile food record and activity trackers to inform tailored feedback may be acceptable and feasible. Participants expressed a preference for simple expert advice, digital self-monitoring tools, and visual feedback.

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

RR2-10.2196/12782
Topic Modeling of Social Networking Service Data on Occupational Accidents in Korea: Latent Dirichlet Allocation Analysis
Authors: Min Kyoung-Bok , Song Sung-Hee , Min Jin-Young
Published: July 2020

Background

In most industrialized societies, regulations, inspections, insurance, and legal options are established to support workers who suffer injury, disease, or death in relation to their work; in practice, these resources are imperfect or even unavailable due to workplace or employer obstruction. Thus, limitations exist to identify unmet needs in occupational safety and health information.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore hidden issues related to occupational accidents by examining social network services (SNS) data using topic modeling.

Methods

Based on the results of a Google search for the phrases occupational accident, industrial accident and occupational diseases, a total of 145 websites were selected. From among these websites, we collected 15,244 documents on queries related to occupational accidents between 2002 and 2018. To transform unstructured text into structure data, natural language processing of the Korean language was conducted. We performed the latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) as a topic model using a Python library. A time-series linear regression analysis was also conducted to identify yearly trends for the given documents.

Results

The results of the LDA model showed 14 topics with 3 themes: workers’ compensation benefits (Theme 1), illicit agreements with the employer (Theme 2), and fatal and non-fatal injuries and vulnerable workers (Theme 3). Theme 1 represented the largest cluster (52.2%) of the collected documents and included keywords related to workers’ compensation (ie, company, occupational injury, insurance, accident, approval, and compensation) and keywords describing specific compensation benefits such as medical expense benefits, temporary incapacity benefits, and disability benefits. In the yearly trend, Theme 1 gradually decreased; however, other themes showed an overall increasing pattern. Certain queries (ie, musculoskeletal system, critical care, and foreign workers) showed no significant variation in the number of queries.

Conclusions

We conducted LDA analysis of SNS data of occupational accident–related queries and discovered that the primary concerns of workers posting about occupational injuries and diseases were workers’ compensation benefits, fatal and non-fatal injuries, vulnerable workers, and illicit agreements with employers. While traditional systems focus mainly on quantitative monitoring of occupational accidents, qualitative aspects formulated by topic modeling from unstructured SNS queries may be valuable to address inequalities and improve occupational health and safety.
Using Self-report to Study How Application affect Motivation of Behavior Change (Preprint)
Authors: Yin Yuan , Yu Yurong
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

Currently, changing behaviors with the assistance of mobile applications has been popularized. However, most of the participants are unable to persist in participating in behavior-changing activities for a long time. Some researchers have studied what factors motivate people to maintain behaviors-changing actions. There has been controversy about whether the commonly used triggers, negative results or competitions, could motivate behavior changes. In the meantime, the main methodology these researchers have been using is to conduct experiments, from which data was collected from subjects’ recalling previous behavior changing. The experiments are time-consuming, and the results can be unreliable. To resolve this problem, the Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) was developed to record real-time feedback. However, the EMA unavoidably increases the workload of the subjects.

OBJECTIVE

This study investigated the factors affecting behavior change, especially from the motivation aspect. Additionally, this paper attempted to identify a way to record human behavior changes without increasing the subjects’ workload.

METHODS

The methodology of “self-report” was adopted to report how people’s views regarding the behavior-changing intervention. To achieve a balance between workload and being timely, the self-reporting data was recorded once a day. After the 28-day “self-report” experiment, the “focus group” method was used to gather people’s feedback on behavior changing process.

RESULTS

This paper identified 9 factors: cooperation, competition, award, understandable graphic, reminder and alarm, trust and willing, gender, relation with disease and environmental factors). These factors could affect motivation of behavior changing. Besides, we found that negative results could be a motivation for behavior changing. In the experiment, we also found that a small number of subjects tended to cheat for a more “beautiful” result. The last part of the paper has presented possible implications for technology design to facilitate behavior-changing.

CONCLUSIONS

In particular, (i) the research promoted the possibility of cheating when recording data which is ignored by existing research and will make the digital applications less useful; (ii) the results show that not all cooperation is needed to lead to a positive effect; (iii) the research identified the negative results caused by over-competition in behavior change. Finally, the paper proposes technology design directions should focus on giving motivation through keeping dairy, negative results feedback and avoid cheating.
Effective Teaching and Learning—A Five-Step Process
Authors: Lumpkin Angela
Published: July 2020

The Aristotelian triptych—tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them—offers an excellent organizational framework for successful teaching. Two essentialities for learners interspersed with the Aristotelian triptych are—why listen (i.e., what’s in it for me?) and so what now (i.e., what’s its use to me?). In combination, an effective teaching and learning process requires five sequential steps. First, teachers preview how the course’s disciplinary content is organized. Second, teachers communicate information clearly and specifically to convince students how and why listening will personally benefit them. Third, teachers lead interactive classes utilizing a variety of instructional approaches interspersed with engaging learning activities. Fourth, through learning assessments, teachers reinforce learning. Fifth, students use new knowledge and skills learned.
In China, What We Need is More Than Mathematics: A Literature Review of Numeracy
Authors: Hu Hengzhi
Published: July 2020

In China, the importance of quality mathematics education has never been called into a question, whereas numeracy as a general capability that is more than the mastery of mathematical knowledge and skills is seldom discussed in the literature about Chinese schools and education systems or considered in teaching practices, presenting an overall picture that numeracy development seems to be missing from Chinese education or considered as a tacit outcome automatically produced by the acquisition of mathematical knowledge. This issue may stem from the linguistic differences between English language and non-English language that render the interpretation of numeracy distorted and further evolve into a whole situation in China as a result of the longstanding debate on the essence of numeracy and the heavy emphasis laid on mathematics education rather than numeracy development as a whole. In this paper, the nature of numeracy is discussed by referring to a number of classic literature works, with special attention to clarifying the relationships between numeracy and mathematics that can be confused at a conceptual level.
Teotihuacán y el turismo: la experiencia de los residentes en sus narrativas
Authors: Hernández Espinosa Rafael , Mendoza Ontiveros Martha Marivel
Published: July 2020

El objetivo es conocer el proceso de evolución de la actividad turística en la zona de Teotihuacán, Estado de México, a través de la narrativa de sus residentes. Desde esta perspectiva, se abren las posibilidades para el abordaje de diversos elementos constitutivos del fenómeno turístico a partir de la diversidad de experiencias de los actores involucrados en él. El enfoque metodológico aplicado fue el cualitativo a partir de la observación y entrevistas semiestructuradas con los residentes de dos comunidades situadas en el contorno de la zona arqueológica de Teotihuacán. Los hallazgos muestran un conjunto de cambios en el entorno, relacionados con los vestigios arqueológicos, que los habitantes han vivido como detonantes y permanentes impulsores de la actividad turística. Se destaca una serie de elementos sociales, económicos y políticos, positivos y negativos, que estos habitantes mantienen como significativos en el recuento de sus experiencias, tanto colectivas como individuales.
De brujas y mujeres
Authors: Carranco Arenas Morgana
Published: July 2020

Existe una asociación entre brujas y mujeres. Pero ¿cuál es la razón de ello? ¿Hay algún acontecimiento que lo justifique? En este artículo, mediante algunas consideraciones históricas, se trata de elucidar el vínculo entre estos dos conceptos.
Ocurrencia de floraciones nocivas de microalgas en las costas del estado Miranda, Venezuela
Authors: Pereira Carlos Julio
Published: July 2020

En comunidades de la costa central de Venezuela, ocurren intoxicaciones masivas, que ocasionan mortandad de peces y efectos sobre la salud de personas y animales domésticos. Para entender la dinámica de estos fenómenos, se requiere conocer la estructura comunitaria del fitoplancton durante los eventos. Con apoyo de la comunidad, se captaron muestras de fitoplancton durante tres intoxicaciones masivas ocurridas en los años 2010, 2014 y 2015 y se determinaron variables fisicoquímicas del agua. Como resultado, se obtuvo una comunidad diversa con presencia de diatomeas, dinoflagelados, cianobacterias y euglenofitas con diferencias significativas en la composición durante cada evento. Sin embargo, en las tres intoxicaciones masivas coincide un sobrecrecimiento de dinoflagelados del género Ostreopsis acompañado de la euglenofita Eutreptiella gymnastica, ampliamente conocidos por sus efectos tóxicos en floraciones algales cuando alcanzan densidades superiores a 1.000 células/litro. Al comparar, estas condiciones con aquellas en la que no hay intoxicación, se puede observar que la proporción de la densidad de Ostreopsis con respecto al resto de los dinoflagelados, sobrepasa el 50 %, lo cual pudiera servir de indicador durante las floraciones algales nocivas de estas especies.
Soil properties and storage of organic carbon in the land use pasture and forest
Authors: Barrezueta Unda Salomón Alejandro , Velepucha Cuenca Kelvin Adrián , Hurtado Flores Luis , Jaramillo Aguilar Edwin Edison
Published: July 2020

Soil is probably one of the natural resources most vulnerable to climate change. Composes most of the carbon stock in terrestrial ecosystems. The aims of this study were: to characterize the use of pastureland and native forest in two sites in El Oro province (Ecuador), based on their physical, chemical, and biological properties, and to compare the Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stock at three depths. For this purpose, plots were established in Brachiaria sp pastures and native forests in the coastal area of Machala, Santa Inés site (SI), and the mountains of Chilla, Cune site (CN). Soil sampling was done at three depths (C1=0-10cm; C2=10-20cm; C3= 20-3 cm). The SI soils showed significance (p-value<0,05) among the stored SOC layers. The highest stored SOC value was for SI forest (C1, 36,30megagrams-Mg C ha-1), in an alkaline pH and clay loam texture. In CN soils, stored COS revealed no significance between layers, and values ranged from 27,64Mg ha-1(C1, CNforest) to 35,01 Mg C ha-1 (C3, CNpasture), in an acidic pH, sandy loam texture and high levels of Fe (761,71-938,34 mg kg-1). Soil properties play an important role in stored SOC levels; therefore, sequestration of SOC must be considered to develop optimal pasture management.
CORRUPÇÃO E ECONOMIA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A CONVERGÊNCIA NO CONTEXTO MUNDIAL
Authors: De Marchi Luis Felipe Guerini , De Moraes Gustavo Inácio
Published: July 2020

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma análise sobre a convergência da percepção de corrupção nas economias mundiais, investigando as causas e os efeitos da corrupção na economia. O estudo motiva-se no fato de que a corrupção é um fator que altera de forma acentuada o cenário econômico e político dos países, afetando diretamente todas as pessoas que fazem parte de uma sociedade. Para isso é feita uma revisão e coleta dos dados fornecidos pelo Banco Mundial em parceria com a Transparência Internacional, através do ranking do índice de percepção de corrupção, desde 1995 até 2018. Feito isso, aplica-se os dados nas matrizes de transição com emprego das cadeias de Markov, para observar se existe uma convergência do índice e para quais grupos de classes dos países o índice está convergindo. Do mesmo modo, foram elaboradas classificações acordo com o modelo, para formar as classes de grupos dos países. Como resultado, verifica-se uma convergência do índice de percepção de corrupção para as classes intermediárias, sendo este um resultado razoável/bom. Assim, observa-se uma dificuldade grande da maioria dos países para migrar para as classes superiores, sendo estas, as classes com os menores índices de corrupção.
Erratum: Shifrin O.S. et al., “Russian Non Interventional Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Rifaximin Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease under the Conditions of Outpatient Practice”
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: July 2020

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fenómeno del techo de cristal y las barreras de acceso a los cargos gerenciales en las organizaciones peruanas
Authors: Chuco Aguilar Victoria Judith
Published: July 2020

A pesar del consenso social sobre la igualdad de oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres, la historia de la independencia de las mujeres aún no se ha finalizado. En el mercado laboral, los altos rangos de las organizaciones, en organizaciones tanto privadas como públicas, siguen siendo ocupadas por los hombres en una proporción muy alta. Este artículo se centra en el fenómeno del techo de cristal y, más específicamente, en los factores que contribuyen a su construcción dentro de una cultura organizacional como la peruana. En primer lugar, se realiza un análisis de la situación laboral en la que se encuentran las mujeres en nuestro país. Posteriormente, destacan los principales factores que conforman el techo de cristal, luego se describen los aspectos relacionados a su estudio y finalmente, se mencionarán las conclusiones obtenidas en el presente artículo.
Gestão Autônoma de Medicação (GAM) como dispositivo grupal: uma experiência de pesquisa-intervenção
Authors: Ferreira Indianara Maria Fernandes , Silva Feitosa Carlos Eduardo , Amorim Ana Karenina De Melo Arraes
Published: July 2020

O presente trabalho trata de uma experiência com a Gestão Autônoma de Medicação (GAM) em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e outras Drogas (CAPSad) no estado do Rio Grande do Norte (Brasil) a partir de uma pesquisa-intervenção com base na Análise Institucional. O objetivo deste artigo consiste em realizar uma análise sobre a GAM como dispositivo grupal e suas potencialidades para produção de transformações sociais e da realidade no campo no próprio percurso do processo de pesquisa-intervenção, com ênfase nos movimentos micropolíticos, co-gestionários e na produção de autonomia.
A NOÇÃO DE EXPERIÊNCIA NA GAM BRASILEIRA: RELAÇÕES RACIAIS E SUBALTERNIDADES
Authors: Zanchet Livia , Palombini Analice De Lima
Published: July 2020

Este artigo decorre de uma pesquisa de doutorado que investigou a noção de experiência nos artigos sobre a Gestão Autônoma da Medicação no Brasil publicados entre 2011 e 2018. Nele, aborda-se um dos aspectos evidenciados pela pesquisa: a discussão da noção de experiência a partir da perspectiva decolonial, na companhia de autores como Achille Mbembe, Gayatri Spivak e Conceição Evaristo, com o objetivo de aproximar tal discussão das particularidades que dizem respeito à população brasileira quanto ao tema das subalternidades e das relações raciais. Os resultados apontam para a invisibilidade e o silenciamento a respeito de tais questões na produção referente à estratégia GAM durante o período mencionado. Ao mesmo tempo, são localizadas passagens onde os usuários fazem resistência e apresentam saídas para enfrentar a opressão. Assim, reconhece-se na GAM um potencial antirracista que pode vir a se fortalecer.
Personas con discapacidad, salud laboral y capacidades en las leyes del 2011-2020
Authors: Gómez-Rúa Natalia Eugenia , Moreno-Angarita Marisol , Toro-Hernández María Luisa , Restrepo-Ochoa Diego Alveiro , Silva-Sánchez Diana Carolina
Published: July 2020

Objetivo: Identificar los conceptos de capacidades en las leyes relacionadas con la salud laboral para las personas con discapacidad en Colombia entre el 2011 y 2019. Materiales y método: Cualitativo con un enfoque metodológico es el hermenéutico-comprensivo a través de un análisis de contenido. Resultados: El estudio evidenció algunos conceptos de capacidades relacionados con las posibilidades que tienen las personas con discapacidad de elegir funcionamientos valiosos para su vida sin embargo las normas siguen presentando vacíos en cuanto a la definición de capacidad y una orientación hacia los funcionamientos que no permiten a las personas con discapacidad desarrollar sus capacidades. Conclusiones: Desde la perspectiva de la salud pública, son claras las desigualdades que pretenden solucionar las normas, pero puede afirmarse que, desde lo legislativo, las capacidades son abordadas desde conceptos muy generales y con elementos básicos respecto al desarrollo de capacidades de las personas con discapacidad y por lo tanto la posibilidad de evitar la discriminación de esta población en los entornos laborales sigue siendo un reto de cara a la práctica y la inclusión social
Utilidad de la plasmaféresis en la pancreatitis aguda por hipertrigliceridemia
Authors: Rincón Sánchez Reinaldo Andrés Mauricio , Montaño-Padilla Gina Sofía , Concha Mejía Alejandro , Rodríguez Ruíz Karen Damaris
Published: July 2020

Introducción: la pancreatitis aguda es una entidad de alta incidencia e impacto a nivel mundial. Presenta múltiples causas dentro de las cuales las más frecuentes son la obstrucción de la vía biliar, el consumo de alcohol y, en tercer orden, la hipertrigliceridemia. Esta última se entiende como aquellos niveles séricos de triglicéridos >1000 mg/dL. Dicho escenario representa entre el 1 y el 7 % del total de los casos. Metodología: presentamos un caso de pancreatitis aguda secundaria a hipertrigliceridemia severa, manejada con plasmaféresis. Se realiza una revisión de la literatura sobre las condiciones, indicaciones y ventajas de esta estrategia terapéutica. Conclusiones: en casos escogidos, la plasmaféresis es una estrategia de manejo segura y efectiva en el tratamiento de pacientes con pancreatitis aguda secundaria a hipertrigliceridemia severa.
EFFECT OF SIMULATED CHEMISTRY PRACTICALS ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
Authors: Jabeen Farkhanda , Afzal Muhammad Tanveer
Published: July 2020

The study was conducted to compare the performance of students working in chemistry laboratory with those working in chemistry laboratory supplemented with simulations at secondary school level.  The focus of the study was to find out the effectiveness of laboratory work supplemented with simulation on the performance of students. The study was experimental in nature and posttest only control group design was used.  Qualitative data is collected by means of interview of chemistry teachers. Quantitative data was also collected and analyzed. The sample comprised of 118 (60 males and 58 female) students and (02) Chemistry teachers of class IX of Public schools of Peshawar. The control group worked in the Chemistry laboratory under normal condition whereas experimental group performed practicals with the help of simulated software. At the end of the treatment practical examination was conducted on the pattern of Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (PBISE). The scores of both control and experimental groups were compared in three main areas i.e. written, viva voce and notebook. For the sake of comparison of control group and experimental group independent sample t-test was used. The result of t-test indicates that there is a significant difference between the performance of control and experimental groups with large effect size. The qualitative data was collected by means of interview which indicated that both the interviewees were motivated and showed keen interest in the simulated software. Both the respondents confirmed that the use of simulated software results in better understanding of concepts in students but at the same time both interviewees reported that it seems difficult to apply the simulated software in our system of Education.  The performance of the students of experimental groups showed improvement, results in the rejection of hypotheses that there is no significant difference between the performance of students taught by conventional demonstration in laboratory and laboratory work facilitated with simulation. If proper physical facilities were available simulated software is the solutions of many problems faced by students and teachers in Chemistry laboratories.
UPAYA PENINGKATAN JUMLAH KUNJUNGAN WISATAWAN KE PEMANDIAN AIR PANAS TOYA BUNGKAH, DESA BATUR, KECAMATAN KINTAMANI, KABUPATEN BANGLI
Authors: Suarmadi I Gede Putu , Andiani Nyoman Dini , Trianasari Trianasari
Published: July 2020

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan (1) Mengetahui faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan menurunnya jumlahkunjungan wisatawan ke Obyek Wisata Pemandian Air Panas Toya Bungkah, Desa Batur, KecamatanKintamani, Kabupaten Bangli. (2) Upaya peningkatan jumlah kunjungan wisatawan ke Obyek WisataPemandian Air Panas Toya Bungkah, Desa Batur, Kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli. Penelitianini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang mengambil lokasi di Pemandian Air Panas ToyaBungkah. Subjek dalam penelitian ini pengelola Pemandian Air Panas Toya Bungkah dan wisatawanyang berkunjung. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode (1)observasi, (2) wawancara dan (3) dokumentasi. Menggunakan pedoman wawancara sebagai instrumenpenelitian. Menggunakan teknik analisis data deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) Terdapatfaktor-faktor penyebab menurunnya jumlah kunjungan ke Obyek Wisata Pemandian Air Panas ToysBungkah, diantaranya fasilitas yang belum memadai dan juga mengalami sedikit kerusakan karena airdanau membesar sehingga membuat fasilitas obyek wisata air panas ini tenggelam. (2) Terdapatbeberapa upaya yang dilakukan dalam meningkatkan jumlah kunjungan wisatawan ke Obyek WisataPemandian Air Panas Toya Bungkah, yaitu meningkatkan kualitas obyek wisata dengan caramemperbaiki fasilitas yang sudah rusak, seperti benteng pembatas air danau dengan air panas, sertamemperbaharui dan menambahkan dari fasilitas yang sudah ada, yaitu kolam pemandian, pancurantempat untuk melukat dan toilet umum untuk pengunjung yang ingin mengganti pakaian.Kata Kunci : Potensi Pemandian Air Panas, faktor menurunnya jumlah kunjungan, upaya peningkatan
THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT Oleh Daniel A. Wren dan Arthur G. Bedeian (SUATU KAJIAN KRITIS)
Authors: Suci Ni Made
Published: July 2020

Penelitian Kajian kritis ini dilakukan terhadap buku karya Daniel A. Wren dan Arthur G. Bedeian yang berjudul The Evolution of Management Thought. Buku ini  merupakan sebuah rangkuman berbagai pemikiran terkait konsep dan teknik manajemen dari masa ke masa yang dirangkai dengan tanpa menghilangkan originalitas ide penemunya. Evolusi pemikiran manajemen tersebut dikelompokkan menjadi empat masa/era yaitu era pemikiran awal manajemen, era manajemen ilmiah, era manusia sosial dan era modern. Pada setiap era manajemen tersebut, setiap pemikir menelorkan pemikiran manajemen yang unik, meskipun tetap merupakan kelanjutan dari atau bahkan berbeda jauh dari pemikir sebelumnya.Kata kunci: Evolusi dan Pemikiran Manajemen
MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI KONSUMEN MEMBELI PRODUK LOKAL DI KOTA JAMBI
Authors: Asrini Asrini , Musnaini Musnaini
Published: July 2020

Tujuan Penelitian, menganalisis pengaruh motivasi utilitarian (cost saving, dan selection), terhadap brand attitude dan selanjutnya memoderasi dan memedisi terhadap purchase intention pada produk lokal di Jambi. Metode penelitian menggunakan kuantitatif. Model penelitian mengembangkan model  Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA). Antesedan motivasi utilitarian menggunakan dimensi (cost saving, dan selection). Responden penelitian adalah konsumen yang berbelanja produk batik Jambi di kota Jambi. Jumlah sampel penelitian sebanyak 110 responden. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner, dan di ukur menggunakan skala linkert 1-5. Alat analisis data menggunakan Path Analysis Model dengan software SPSS. Temuan empiris membuktikan motivasi utilitarian mempunyai pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap brand attitude pada taraf 5% dan purchase intention pada taraf 15%.  Brand attitude mempunyai pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap purchase intention pada taraf 5%. Motivasi utilitarian berpengaruh signifikan terhadap purchase intention melalui brand attitude dan selanjutnya memperkuat purchase intention pada produk lokak (batik Jambi). Kata Kunci:motivasi utilitarian, saving, selection, brand attitude, purchase intention, batik jambi
PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN ASET DAN STRUKTUR MODAL TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PADA PERUSAHAAN SUB SEKTOR PERKEBUNAN YANG TERDAFTARDI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Ariyasa I Made , Susila Gede Putu Agus Jana , Yulianthini Ni Nyoman
Published: July 2020

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh temuan eksplanatif yang teruji tentang, (1)  besar pengaruh pertumbuhan aset terhadap profitabilitas, (2) besar pengaruh struktur modal terhadap profitabilitas, (3) besar pengaruh pertumbuhan aset terhadap stukrtur modal dan (4) besar pengaruh pertumbuhan aset dan strukutur modal terhadap profitabilitas. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif kausal. Jumlah populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 15 perusahaan yang terdaftar di sub sektor perkebunan bursa efek Indonesia. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis jalur. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa, (1) pertumbuhan aset berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap profitabilitas, (2) struktur modal berpengaruh negative dan signifikan terhadap profitabilitas, (3) pertumbuhan  asset berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap struktur modal, dan (4) pertumbuhan asset dan struktur modal berpengaruh signifikan terhadap profitabilitas. Kata Kunci: pertumbuhan aset, profitabilitas, struktur modal
PENGARUH UKURAN PERUSAHAAN DAN LEVERAGE SERTA PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN PADA PERUSAHAAN FOOD AND BEVERAGES DI BEI
Authors: Dewantari Ni Luh Surpa , Cipta Wayan , Susila Gede Putu Agus Jana
Published: July 2020

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh secara simultan dan parsial dari ukuran perusahaan, leverage, dan profitabilitas terhadap nilai perusahaan. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif kausal dan sumber data yang digunakan yaitu data sekunder. Subjek penelitian ini adalah Perusahaan Manufaktur Sub Sektor Food and beverages yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dan objek dalam penelitian ini yaitu ukuran perusahaan, leverage, profitabiltas dan nilai perusahaan. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan yaitu purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 11 perusahaan. Data dikumpulkan dengan pencatatan dokumen dan dianalisis dengan analisis regresi berganda. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) ukuran perusahaan, leverage, dan profitabilitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, (2) ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, (3) leverage berpengaruh negatif tidak signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan, (4) profitabilitas berpengaruh positif signfikan terhadap nilai Kata kunci: leverage, nilai perusahaan, profitabilitas, ukuran perusahaan.
Deteksi Asam Mefenamat pada Jamu Pegel Linu yang beredar di Wilayah Pekalongan
Authors: Rusmalina Siska , Khasanah Kharismatul , Nugroho Denny Kurniawan
Published: July 2020

Jamu Pegel Linu is one of the most popular herbs in Indonesia and oftenly the producers added medicinal chemicals (BKO) so that the resulting therapeutic effect is more effective. One of the BKO added is mefenamic acid. The added content of mefenamic acid can cause harmful side effects such as seizures and can even cause coma. This study aimed to detect the BKO content of mefenamic acid in Jamu Pegel Linu distributed in Pekalongan region. This research was a descriptive study with purposive sampling. The sample used was all Jamu pegel linu that were distributing in Pekalongan region that were included the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The analytical method used is Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) with a mobile phase in the form of ethyl acetate: methanol: ammonia (80:10:10). Spotting detection was carried out under UV light at λ 254 nm. The results of the spots obtained were compared with a comparison standard. To ensure the results obtained are confirmed using the color reaction method. The results of testing of 27 samples by TLC method obtained there are 3 (three) samples of herbal medicine giving positive results indicated by the similarity of rf values with comparative standards. The results obtained were tested qualitatively with color reagents to strengthen the results.
A Influência da Aplicabilidade da Norma CPC 06/IFRS 16 nas Demonstrações e Índices Financeiros das Companhias Aéreas Brasileiras
Authors: Pinheiro Raul Gomes
Published: July 2020

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar as mudanças na forma de contabilização e a sua influência nos indicadores econômico-financeiros que ocorrerão com a aplicabilidade da IFRS 16 a partir de 01 de janeiro de 2019 em empresas do setor aéreo. Foi possível constatar através dos números publicados nas demonstrações financeiras do exercício de 2017 e a reclassificação orientada pela nova norma, das companhias aéreas: Latam, Gol e Azul a influência da contabilização nos seus índices financeiros de liquidez, rentabilidade e de desempenho. Após esse levantamento concluiu-se que os arrendamentos operacionais que serão reconhecidos a partir de 2019 como arrendamentos financeiros alterarão a contabilização que passou a registrar seus compromissos de despesas no ativo imobilizado em contrapartida com passivo de arrendamento, utilizando o critério de ajuste a valor presente para a contabilização dos juros com as taxas indicadas em cada contrato conforme especificado.
Por trás do número. Uma análise financeira sobre a aplicabilidade do Long Supplier Agreement (LSA) no processo de preficicação
Authors: De Souza Rubens Feitosa , Silva Oliveira Antônio Benedito
Published: July 2020

As análises do custo do ciclo de vida e da cadeia de valor, que fazem parte da análise estratégica de custos, podem revelar distorções de valores bem como oportunidades de reduções de custo. A partir disto, o presente trabalho se propôs a realizar uma análise detalhada do preço de venda informado pelo fornecedor, na fase de pré-produção, considerando a aplicação do Long Supplier Agreement ( LSA) para responder se realmente a redução programada de preço ao longo do ciclo de vida provoca efetivamente os ganhos desejados e, por consequência, seus impactos na cadeia de valor. Aplicou-se o método dedutivo e descritivo em um caso genérico e as principais conclusões foram que efetivamente não há redução de custos ao longo do ciclo de vida do produto e toda a cadeia de valo é afetada negativamente em função do aumento do preço no valor presente.
PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN SPRAYER BUAH MENGGUNAKAN QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT
Authors: Muttalib Surya Abdul , Hidayat Agriananta Fahmi , Abdillah Sirajuddin Haji , Widhiantari Ida Ayu , Rozidi Rozidi , Burhan Sabar
Published: July 2020

The aim of this research is to develop an specialty sprayer for fruits. It is expected that the sprayer will be able to assist farmers in improving the quality of the fruits. Sprayer is a pesticide applicator that is needed in eradicating and controlling plant pests and diseases. Problems that are often found in the sling type sprayer are the high weight of the sprayer and the short range of spraying so that it is not efficient nor effective for application with high trees. The purpose of this research is to develop the design of fruit sprayer using the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. The data generated were analyzed using House of Quality. Results showed that important weight values in the House of Quality analysis included the attributes of the spray lever, easeness of operation and easeness of moving with a score of 4.80, 4.46 and 4.50, respectively. Based on the analysis, the sprayer was developed using a wheel drive system with the addition of wheels and spray levers that can be extended or shortened by adjusting the spray lever knock.
Pinangan Ali Bin Abi Thalib Kepada Juwairiyah Binti Abu Jahal: Analisis Fiqh al-Hadits
Authors: Mufid Abdul
Published: July 2020

Tulisan ini mendiskusikan hadis Miswar bin Makhramah tentang pinangan Ali bin Abi Thalib kepada Juwairiyah binti Abu Jahal. Kajian ini penting untuk dilakukan karena menyorot fenomena yang bersinggungan langsung dengan sahabat agung dan sekaligus menantu Rasulullah. Tulisan ini menjelaskan tentang status sanad hadis Miswar, status matan hadis Miswar, dan pemahaman terhadap hadis Miswar. Studi kritis analitis diharapkan mampu menghasilkan jawaban yang objektif dari segala macam tuduhan yang diarahkan kepada hadis Miswar. Metode yangdigunakan adalah deduktif, analitis, dan kritis dengan cara menghimpun semua bentuk problem dan kecacatan, kemudian menganalisa, dan setelah itu mengkritisinya. Sementara itu pendekatan yang digunakan adalah fiqh al-hadis. kajian ini meyimpulkan bahwa: Pertama, hadis Miswar bin Makhramah tetap menyandang gelar hadis sahih dan semua kecacatan yang dialamatkan kepadanya tidak mengurangi nilai kesahihan hadis. Kedua, Imam Bukhari dan Muslim dalam Sahih-nya turut membela bersihnya sanad secara detil dari cacat
ANALISIS KECEMASAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SKRIPSI
Authors: Wakhyudin Husni , Putri Anggun Dwi Setya
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze the anxiety of communicating students with the supervisor in the thesis guidance process. This research method uses qualitative methodology. Data collection techniques used were questionnaire, interview, observation and documentation. The results showed that the anxiety of communicating students in the experience of communication interaction with the supervisor in the thesis guidance process occurred in students when compiling or doing thesis guidance. This results in students experiencing various kinds of anxiety, ranging from headaches, difficulty falling asleep, feeling tired, restlessness, nervousness, despair, depression, dizziness, thoughts become chaotic so that it impacts on others so that they become targets of anger. Factors that have the potential to be the cause of student anxiety in communication interactions with supervisors in the guidance process are internal and external factors.
Mudéjares contra la autoridad. Desacato, protestas y huelgas de una minoría en la Edad Media
Authors: Jiménez Eduardo
Published: July 2020

A medida que avanzaban los siglos medievales, las autoridades cristianas fueron aumentando su presión sobre las minorías religiosas presentes en sus reinos. En los albores de la modernidad, la tolerancia hacia ellas prácticamente había desaparecido y su situación era cada vez más precaria. Sin embargo, a pesar de su condición de minoría dominada, la comunidad mudéjar dio muestras en determinados momentos de una cohesión y solidaridad interna suficiente como para oponerse frontalmente a algunas de las medidas que se iban aprobaban contra sus intereses. Si bien a la larga no lograron derogarlas, con su actitud contestataria sí consiguieron al menos posponerlas cuando no suavizarlas.
6 faktów o mometazonie Six facts about mometasone
Authors: Rapiejko Piotr
Published: July 2020

Donosowe kortykosteroidy są obecnie najskuteczniejszymi lekami w terapii alergicznych nieżytów nosa. Zaletą donosowych kortykosteroidów jest ich silne lokalne działanie przeciwzapalne przy minimalnym działaniu ogólnoustrojowym. Zgodnie z zaleceniami w przypadku umiarkowanego i ciężkiego okresowego oraz każdego przewlekłego alergicznego nieżytu nosa lekiem pierwszego wyboru jest donosowy glikokortykosteroid. W opracowaniu przedstawiono cechy wyróżniające furoinian mometazonu
PERAN BRAND IMAGE MEMEDIASI PENGARUH ELECTRONIC WORD OF MOUTH DAN BRAND AWARENESS TERHADAP NIAT BELI
Authors: Wedayanti Ketut Ayu , Ardani I Gusti Agung Ketut Sri
Published: July 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of EWOM and brand awareness on purchase intentions through brand image as a mediator. The research sample was determined as many as 160 respondents using a sampling technique that is purposive sampling. The analysis technique used is path analysis with the classic assumption test and the sobel test. This research is expected to contribute empirically about the influence between EWOM variables, brand awareness, brand image and purchase intention for the development of science and become a material for company management considerations. The results showed that EWOM and brand awareness had a positive and significant effect on purchase intentions. EWOM, and brand awareness have a positive and significant effect on brand image. Brand image has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention. Brand image positively and significantly mediates the effect of EWOM and brand awareness on purchase intentions.

Keywords: EWOM, brand awareness, brand image, purchase intention