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Do Wage Spillovers Lead to Labor Productivity Spillovers?
Authors: Susanto Joko , Udjianto Didit Welly
Published: February 2020

This research wants to analyze wage spillovers in Yogyakarta and Central Java, and whether these spillovers induce labor productivity spillovers. This study uses data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) and includes wage rate, regency/city minimum wage, capital intensity, education level, growth, and labor productivity. The spatial regression is using in this study. The results show that there is a wage spillover across regencies/municipalities in Yogyakarta and Central Java. The wage rate is not only influenced by the variables in the area but is also by the wage rates in the surrounding area. However, these wage spillovers do not encourage labor productivity spillovers. The labor productivity in a regency/city depends on the availability of physical capital in this area. An expansion in labor productivity in a zone does not affect the increment in labor productivity in the encompassing zone. The physical capital not easily moved between regencies/cities.JEL Classification: J24, J3, J61,  How to Cite:Susanto, J., & Udjianto, D. W. (2020). Do Wage Spillovers Lead to Labor Productivity Spillovers? Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, Vol. 9(1), 51-68. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v9i1.12903.
Energy, Economic Growth, and Financial Development in ASEAN+3
Authors: Pramahesti Kartika , Hartono Djoni
Published: February 2020

This research aimed to determine the effects of financial development on the consumption of energy through the economic growth channels in ASEAN+3 in 1990 – 2013. Whether or not the financial development affected the energy consumption directly is still unclear, depending on how the efficiency of economic development takes place. The present research tried to complete the slit by evaluating the indirect effects of financial development through economic growth.  The GMM method was applied to solve the endogenic problem of the simultaneous equation, resulting in an unbiased and consistent estimator. There was significant positive leverage of both the economic development and urbanization on the utilization of energy, while the cost of energy adversely affected its utilization. Also, there was a significant positive effect of financial growth in banking and share market on the utilization of energy, where the effect of the banking sector was stronger than that of the share market.JEL Classification: O13, O57, Q43How to Cite:Pramahesti, K., & Hartono, D. (2020). Energy, Economic Growth, and Financial Development in ASEAN+3. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, Vol. 9(1), 137-152. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v9i1.13536
Absolute Poverty of Early Childhood Children: A Comparative Analysis of Java and Non-Java
Authors: Suparintina Lucie , Afiatno Bambang Eko
Published: February 2020

The development of quality human resources in the future depends on the development of children today. Deprived children's basic needs, such as preschool education, protection, health, and nutrition, make it difficult for children to be free from poverty. This study aims to analyze the determinants of early childhood children aged 3-6 years old who suffer from absolute poverty in Java, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua using logistic regression. The results showed that the majority of early childhood children in Java deprive in 1 dimension. However, in the other regions, the majority of them are deprived in 2 dimensions. The education level of both the household head and the mother and the residential area had a significant effect on the possibility of an absolute poverty early childhood children in all regions. Government programs such as 12-year required education, agricultural business capital, and infrastructure development in rural areas need to be improved further.JEL Classification: I15, I25, I32How to Cite:Suparintina, L., & Afiatno, B. E. (2020). Absolute Poverty of Early Childhood Children: a Comparative Analysis of Java and Non-Java. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, Vol. 9(1), 107-122. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v9i1.14056.
Efficacy of Cabozantinib and Nivolumab in Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma with RET Amplification, High Tumor Mutational Burden, and PD-L1 Expression
Authors: Yang Xiaobo , Shi Junping , Chen Xiaoqian , Jiang Yan , Zhao Haitao
Published: February 2020

We report on a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who developed bone metastasis after surgery. RET amplification, high tumor mutational burden (TMB; TMB ≥10 mutations per megabase), and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression were detected by next-generation sequencing. Oral administration of cabozantinib was initiated. Nivolumab was added after 1 month. The patient responded well to cabozantinib and nivolumab therapy, with tolerated adverse reactions, and achieved progression-free survival of more than 25 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical case report in the literature to describe the benefit of cabozantinib and nivolumab treatment in a patient with HCC and RET amplification, high TMB, and positive PD-L1 expression. This study explored the selection of biomarkers for targeted therapy and combination immunotherapy in patients with HCC.

Key Points

A patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) harboring RET amplification, high tumor mutational burden, and positive programmed death-ligand 1 expression responded well to the combination of cabozantinib and nivolumab therapy with progression-free survival of longer than 25 months. The combination of nivolumab and cabozantinib may be a good option for patients with advanced HCC, especially those with bone metastasis. The efficacy of cabozantinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors suggests the necessity of the combined application of multiple detection technologies, including next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry, for patients with HCC. This study explored the selection of biomarkers for targeted therapy and combination immunotherapy for patients with HCC.
English Channel ‘harbours of refuge’: a discussion on their origins and ‘failures’
Authors: Allsop Nigel William Henry
Published: February 2020

In the mid-1800s, the threat of a resurgence of French naval power led the British to develop various harbours around the English Channel. The primary French threat was felt to be from Cherbourg. This perception drove harbour construction at Portland, Jersey and Alderney and (later) at Dover. This paper discusses the Cherbourg, Portland, St Catherine’s, Alderney and Dover harbours (primarily their breakwaters) and outlines the extent to which these harbours/breakwaters failed or succeeded.
Common Transport Infrastructure: A Quantitative Model and Estimates from the Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: de Soyres Francois , Mulabdic Alen , Ruta Michele
Published: February 2020

This paper presents a structural general equilibrium model to analyze the effects on trade, welfare, and gross domestic product of common transport infrastructure. The model builds on Caliendo and Parro (2015) to allow for changes in trade costs due to improvements in transportation infrastructure, financed through domestic taxation, connecting multiple countries. The model highlights the trade impact of infrastructure investments through cross-border input-output linkages. This framework is then used to quantify the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative. Using new estimates on the effects on trade costs of transport infrastructure related to the initiative, the model shows that gross domestic product will increase by up to 3.4 percent for participating countries and by up to 2.9 percent for the world. Because trade gains are not commensurate with projected investments, some countries may experience a negative welfare effect due to the high cost of the infrastructure.
Validación de dos cuestionarios para evaluar el nivel de actividad física y el tiempo sedentario en una comunidad universitaria de Colombia
Authors: Arango Vélez Elkin Fernando , Echavarría Rodríguez Andrés Mauricio , Aguilar González Fabián Alexander , Patiño Villada Fredy Alonso
Published: February 2020

Objetivo: Evaluar la validez concurrente y la confiabilidad test-retest del Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) y el International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ, versión corta) en una comunidad universitaria. Metodología: Un total de 76 personas de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín (Colombia), con edades entre 18 y 44 años, portaron un acelerómetro (ActiGraph GT3X+) durante siete días y posteriormente diligenciaron los dos cuestionarios; estos se repitieron una semana después. La validez y la confiabilidad para evaluar el gasto energético (GE) y el tiempo sedentario (TS) se determinó con el coeficiente de correlación intraclase (CCI); la concordancia para clasificar el nivel de actividad física (NAF) se evaluó con el índice de Kappa ponderado (IKp). Resultados: Para medir el GE, el IPAQ mostró una validez “moderada” (CCI = 0,434, IC 95 % = 0,231-0,600; p < 0,001) y el GPAQ “pobre” (CCI = 0,335, IC 95 % = 0,123- 0,519; p < 0,001); para el TS, la validez de ambos cuestionarios fue “pobre” (IPAQ: CCI = 0,234, IC 95 % = 0,011-0,435, p < 0,020; GPAQ: CCI = 0,231, IC 95 % = 0,009-0,432, p < 0,021). Para clasificar el NAF (bajo, moderado o alto), ambos cuestionarios mostraron concordancias “bajas” (IPAQ: IKp = 0,298, p = 0,001; GPAQ: IKp = 0,137, p = 0,119). La confiabilidad del GPAQ para evaluar el GE fue “buena / excelente” (CCI = 0,838; IC 95 % = 0,754-0,895; p < 0,001) y del IPAQ fue “moderada” (CCI = 0,655; IC 95 % = 0,505- 0,766; p < 0,001). La confiabilidad para el TS fue “moderada” en ambos instrumentos (IPAQ: CCI = 0,716; IC 95 % = 0,583- 0,811; p < 0,001; GPAQ: CCI = 0,736; IC 95 % = 0,613-0,824; p < 0,001). Conclusiones: Los cuestionarios mostraron poca validez para la medición del NAF y del TS. Sin embargo, ambos instrumentos presentaron una buena confiabilidad para la medición de las variables estudiadas. No se recomienda el uso de los cuestionarios para la población estudiada.
Patent Protection in the TRIPS Agreement and the Right to Health: Can They Be Reconciled?
Authors: Krukowska-Siembida Paulina
Published: February 2020

The monopoly enjoyed by pharmaceutical manufacturers, resulting from the protection of intellectual property, directly affects the price of medicinal products and thus their availability, especially in developing and least-developed countries. The aim of the article was to examine the provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights adopted under the World Trade Organization, an attempt to answer the question of whether it is possible to reconcile the protection of intellectual property with the human right to health.
Sosialisasi 3-Ends Pada Anak Dan Remaja Sebagai Upaya Pemenuhan Hak Di Kecamatan Pesanggaran, Kabupaten Banyuwangi
Authors: Kiranantika Anggaunita , Natalia Rina , Kumala Mei Rita
Published: February 2020

Perkembangan anak sangat dipengaruhi oleh pola asuh yang diberikan orangtua. Pola asuh yang diterapkan oleh setiap keluarga sangat bervariasi. Karakter anak akan ditentukan oleh lingkungan melalui pengalaman yang dibentuk dalam dunia sosialnya, sebagaimana diatur dalam UU no 23 Tahun 2002 tentang Perlindungan anak dan Kebijakan 3-Ends pada 3 isu nasional yang memfokuskan penghapusan kekerasan, Traffiking, dan Rentan Ekonomi yang. Melalui fokus proiritas ini diharapkan semua kekuatan elemen, pemerhati persoalan ini bersinergi untuk mewujudkan dalam masyarakat. Sehubungan dengan itu, perlulah sekali diadakan sosialisasi 3 Ends di kalangan anak dan remaja dalam masyarakat untuk bisa memaksimalkan hak anak dan partisipasi anak dalam pembangunan yang berkelanjutan. Kegiatan ini dilakukan di Kecamatan Pesanggaran, Kabupaten Banyuwangi. Kegiatan dilakukan dengan Action Research menggunakan Focus Group Discussion kepada anak-anak, remaja dan pendamping yang hadir. Kegiatan ini merupakan pengetahuan baru bagi masyarakat sebagai upaya pemenuhan hak anak yang masih belum dipenuhi secara maksimal. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat dilakukan secara terjadwal untuk dapat menanggulangi masalah kekerasan dan human trafficking yang semakin rentan terjadi pada anak dan remaja di Kabupaten Banyuwangi.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17977/um032v1i12018p001
PENGEMBANGAN KAJIAN SEJARAH TEMATIK SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF BAHAN AJAR SEJARAH TINGKAT MENENGAH ATAS DI BLITAR
Authors: Sapto Ari , Ayundasari Lutfiah , Ridhoi Ronal , Khakim Mochamad Nurfahrul Lukmanul
Published: February 2020

Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pendampingan kepada guru sejarah di Blitar dalam rangka pengembangan bahan ajar sjarah tematik dengan materi sejarah lokal Blitar. Metode pengembangan yang dilakukan meliputi analisis kebutuhan, pelaksanaan workshop, dan pendampingan pengembangan bahan ajar. Mitra yang terlibat dalam kegiatan ini adalah guru-guru sejarah di Blitar yang tertarik dalam pengembangan bahan ajar sejarah tematik. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah kumpulan tulisan dari kelompok guru yang dikombinasikan dengan artikel pemateri workshop untuk dipublikasikan dalam bentuk e-book  sebagai bahan ajar sejarah tematik di Blitar. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17977/um032v2i12019p013
Relief Candi Kidal Sebagai Inspirasi Pengembangan Motif Batik Khas Desa Kidal Untuk Pemberdayaan Masyarakat
Authors: Utami Indah Wahyu Puji , Jati Slamet Sujud Purnawan , Sapto Ari , Ayundasari Lutfiya , Sayono Joko
Published: February 2020

Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah untuk mengembangkan motif batik khas Desa Kidal untuk pemberdayaan masyarakat. Metode pengembangan yang dilakukan meliputi observasi, eksplorasi ide, perancangan dan perwujudan karya. Mitra yang terlibat dalam kegiatan ini adalah pemerintah Desa Kidal, PKK Desa Kidal, Karang Taruna Garudeya, dan Koperasi Wanita (Kopwan) Melati.. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah adanya lima motif batik khas Desa Kidal yaitu Garudeya, ayam, pelipit kakaktua, tumpal, dan lidah api.  Motif tersebut diaplikasikan dalam bentuk canting cap batik. Adanya motif dan canting cap batik memberdayakan 28 perempuan Desa Kidal yang merupakan bagian dari kelompok mitra sehingga mereka bisa mengembangkan produksi batik yang bernilai ekonomi.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17977/um032v1i12018p030
CODE-SWITCHINGS EMPLOYED BY TEACHER IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Authors: Feldyan Ricky Andryanus , Hanafi Moh.
Published: February 2020

This research was designed to analyze the use of code-swtiching by teacher in teaching English. The subjects of this research were some English teacher of the eleventh graders of SMK Perwari Tulungagung, majoring in Office Administration. This class was chosen because the teacher used two languages (English and Indonesian) in the teaching process. Because the students had difficulties in understanding the teacher’ explanation if the teacher used English all the time,  the teacher sometimes needed to code-switch to Indonesian during the teaching and learning process. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative because the data are in the form of words and sentences. The techniques of collecting the data are observation, interview, and note taking. The findings show that the English teacher sometimes code-switch to Indonesian in the teaching and learning process in order to ensure that their students can really understand the explanations being given.
THE ANALYSIS OF BRAINSTORMING STRATEGY ON TEACHING WRITING IN THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Authors: Puspitasari Elia , Widyaningsih Titik Lina
Published: February 2020

This research was aimed to analyze a brainstorming strategy on teaching writing, especially in writing a short story for the second-semester students of the English Department in (STKIP) PGRI Tulungagung in the academic year 2017/2018. This research was conducted using qualitative methodology. The researcher observed and analyzed the writing class where the lecturer was applying a brainstorming strategy. Qualitative data had been collected from observation of the teaching-learning process, interview with the lecturer and the students, and also questionnaire given to twenty students in that class. The data was in the form of observation, interview transcripts, and the results of the questionnaire. In this research, the researcher involved twenty participants to fill the questionnaire. There were six students from those twenty students and the lecturer who were involved in the process of interview. The result of the research showed that implementing a brainstorming strategy in writing class could improve student's skills in writing, especially writing a short story. The brainstorming strategy helped students to generate their ideas and express the ideas into a systematic paragraph. The students also felt that this strategy could improve their writing. When the lecturer applied a brainstorming strategy, the students could do their writing assignments better and also got good results. Thus, the researcher suggested that the lecturer and the students to apply a brainstorming strategy in ordered that the students’ writing skills could be improved.
New Exponential Stability Criteria for Certain Neutral Integro-Differential Equations
Authors: GÖZEN Melek
Published: February 2020

In this work, the exponential stability of zero solution of some neutral integro-differential equations of the first order (NIDE) with discrete and distributed time-varying delays is discussed. A new result that has sufficient conditions on the exponential stability of zero solution is proved by aid a new Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, the Leibniz-Newton formula and a matrix inequality. The result of this paper extends and improves some former results on the topic in the literature.
Role of ormeloxifene in regression of benign breast diseases
Authors: U. Girish T. , Faraz Mohammad
Published: February 2020

Background: Benign breast diseases are common pathological entities with which women in her early reproductive age present to OPD with fear of malignancy and significant morbidity. Except for surgery and use of non-selective estrogen receptor blockers, there are no other treatment options, and these have lot side effects. Ormeloxifene a newer drug has shown promising results with minimal side effects and used as the first line of treatment reducing the morbidity of surgery and subjecting the patient to less hormonal side effects.Methods: Diagnosis of benign breast diseases was made by baseline investigation which included measurement of size of fibroadenoma using Vernier caliper and USG, fibroadenosis,ie nodularity measured using  Lucknow-Cardiff scale and VAS score was used for pain assessment of mastalgia after which patients will be given the drug and  placebo and the response for the drug and its side effects are noted.Results: 61.9% (44) were diagnosed with fibroadenoma, 16.9% (12) with fibroadenosis and 21.1% (15) with mastalgia. Lucknow Cardiff score for fibroadenosis exhibited 50% had smooth breasts with no nodularity at the end of six months, in fibroadenoma group 52% showed decrease in size and 31% showed complete disappearance of the lump and in the mastalgia group 40% had no pain (VAS score of 0). 16(22.5%) of had menstrual abnormality as the major side effect.Conclusions: Ormeloxifene can be used as the first line of treatment in patients with fibroadenosis and mastalgia and used as an alternative to surgery for fibroadenoma.
A comparative study between platelet rich plasma and conventional dressing in chronic non healing leg ulcers
Authors: Gade Ramakrishna Reddy , M. Venkata Reddy , Inamdar Padmanabh
Published: February 2020

Background: Chronic non-healing leg ulcers are a major health problem worldwide and have great impact on personal, professional and social levels, with high cost in terms of human and material resources. The present study was conducted with an aim to demonstrate the efficacy of autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) in chronic non-healing leg ulcers in comparison to conventional dressings.Methods: A total of 50 patients with leg ulcers were randomized into two groups (A and B) with each group comprising of 25 patients each. Group A were treated with autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) dressings and group B were treated with conventional dressings using normal saline. Ulcer measurements were taken on day 1, day 7, days 15 and after 30 days. The end point of study was complete wound epithelialization or appearance of granulation tissue, which ultimately lead to spilt skin grafting or secondary healing; whichever is earlier.Results: There was statistically significant difference in the average time taken for complete healing of ulcer in PRP dressings, 3.68 weeks against 6.2 weeks in conventional dressing group (p value <0.0001). PRP dressing group showed a 43.96% reduction in ulcer size as compared to 13.81% in conventional dressing group (p <0.0001). It was observed that PRP dressing group has faster wound healing and contraction of wound.Conclusions: PRP dressing of leg ulcers was better than conventional normal saline dressing as it leads to early reduction of ulcer size and enhances rate of wound healing.
Evaluation of persistent upper abdominal pain by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Authors: Patel Keyur Suryakant , Nichkaode Prabhat B. , Panchabhai Sunil V. , Reddy Manichandra , Santhan Balaji Prathep , Singh Chandan
Published: February 2020

Background: The upper gastrointestinal tract is affected by a spectrum of conditions which span from infectious, idiopathic, inflammatory diseases, polyps, motility disorders and malignancy. Upper gastrointestinal scopy is believed to be the most effective screening modality as it not only allows direct visualization of oesophagus, gastric and duodenal mucosa but to perform biopsies in suspected malignancies. Aim: To evaluate persistent upper abdominal pain by upper gastrointestinal scopy.Methods: A total of 100 patients presented with complains of persistent upper abdominal pain were subjected to upper gastrointestinal scopy. Biopsies in indicated cases were taken from abnormal areas and sent for histopathology.Results: Most common finding in patients according to upper gastrointestinal scopy was gastritis (27%), followed by duodentitis (9%), and gastroduodenitis (7%). Rapid urease test in cases of gastritis and duodenitis to determine H. pylori infection were positive in 53.8% cases.Conclusions: Because of its precision and relatively safe technique upper GI endoscopy can be considered in patients above age of 50 years presenting to surgical OPD with complaints of persistent pain in upper abdomen. Investigating helicobacter pylori should be considered in all patients found to have gastric or duodenal lesions on upper GI endoscopy as its association with these lesions ranges from 50 to 80%.
Management of unusual metallosis and failed elbow replacement in rheumatoid female: a case report
Authors: Nahar Kuldeep , Nahar Nikita
Published: February 2020

42 years old female who was operated for rheumatoid arthritis elbow right side with revision of total replacement. Her elbow was primarily replaced 10 years before this surgery. She had severe metallosis and breakage of ulnar stem, loosening of cement (ulnar). Humerus stem was well fixed. Massive metal debris in soft tissue was removed. humerus side cement and stem were removed by splitting the bone. Revision stem was fixed with cement and circumferential wiring. On 6 yrs following surgery, patient is doing well in terms of pain relief and range of motion around elbow. She is doing almost all activities of daily life. Early detection and removal primary implant are the need of hour to save the ill effects of metallosis and bone resorption.
Glomus tumor: an atypical presentation
Authors: K. A. Rajeshwari , R. Rajagopal
Published: February 2020

Glomus tumors are rare soft-tissue neoplasms of the neuromyoarterial glomus body, typically present in adults as small, blue-red papules or nodules of the distal extremities, with most cases involving subungual sites. The majority of glomus tumors are benign, malignant cases have been rarely reported, with such cases typically being locally invasive. 27 years old patient presented with four years history of intermittent swelling, pain in left lower leg. Biopsy of the lesion revealed lobulated vascular tumour composed of endothelial cells showing intracytoplasmic lumina and solid aggregates of tumour cells, divided by intervening fibrocollagenous septae. Glomus tumour of uncertain malignant potential was diagnosed after excision biopsy. Multispeciality team approach was done for complete cure of the condition.
Blood group A predicts slow coronary flow in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography
Authors: DOĞANAY Birsen , KUYUMCU Mevlüt Serdar , ÇETİN Mustafa , BALBAY Yücel
Published: February 2020

Aim:Coronary slow flow (CSF) is an angiographic phenomenon characterized by slow progression of contrast in the coronary arteries in the absence of coronary artery obstruction. As it is not considered as benign finding and there is still no convincible pathophysiologic explanation, further research is needed. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between ABO blood groups and coronary flow characteristics.Material and Methods: The clinical, laboratory and angiographic data of 230 patients with SCF were collected retrospectively from our institutional databases. A total of 250age- and gender-matched subjects with normal coronary flow (NCF) were used as a control group. Coronary flow was assessed by using the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count (TFC). Coronary flow characteristics were evaluated according to ABO blood groups.Results:A total of230 patients with SCF (125 males, mean age: 54.6±9.1 years) and 250 subjects with NCF (134 males, mean age: 53.7±10.1 years) were included. In SCF group, cigarette smoking (33.5% vs %23.2; p=0.012), platelet count (257.2±73.3 x103/mm3 vs. 240.5±63.7 x103/mm3, p=0.011) and mean MPV (9.2±1.4 fL vs. 8.8±1.2 fL, p=0.001) were higher than subjects with NCF. Having blood group A was more common in SCF group than subjects with NCF (53.5% vs 41.2%; p=0.039).In the regression analysis, blood group A (OR=1.94; p=0.003), cigarette smoking (OR=1.57; p=0.033), platelet count (OR=1.03; p=0.008) and MPV (OR=1.27; p=0.002) were found to be as independent predictors of SCF.Conclusion:Blood group A is more common in SCF group and independently predicts SCF.Further studies are needed to evaluate the underlying mechanisms, but the relationship between blood groups and SCF seems multifactorial.
From manuscript to first printed edition. On the early variants of the poem “Ranny” by Tadeusz Różewicz
Authors: Woźniak-Łabieniec Marzena
Published: February 2020

Tadeusz Różewicz was a poet for whom works of literature, poetry in particular, were never finite entities. He often changed his poems in consecutive editions. This article discusses the poem Ranny, several versions of which have survived, and which was included in Różewicz’s first poetic collection entitled Niepokój (1947). The discussion applies to the initial four versions of the poem: its evolution starting with the manuscript kept in the archive of the writer’s brother (Stanisław Różewicz), through two typescripts kept in the Archive of the “Odrodzenie” journal, to the first printed edition from that journal. The changes introduced by the poet, who in his actions seems true to the principles of the avant-garde, striving to fulfil the principle proposed by Julian Przyboś, whom he considered a master: the least words, the most content.
‘Honor the great poet’. The Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s contribution to the development of Polish Dante studies
Authors: De Carlo Andrea F.
Published: February 2020

The article analyses the Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s contribution to the development of Dante studies in Poland. It was thanks to his lectures on Dante, held in Krakow and Lviv in 1867, and later published under the title Studies on The Divine Comedy, 1869. The article presents other opinions of Dante scholars of the time and more or less critical reviews of the results of Kraszewski’s research.
The gardener’s topos based on the example of the poem “The Gardener” (Ogrodnik) by Czesław Miłosz (text analysis)
Authors: Noga Monika Anna
Published: February 2020

„The gardener’s topos based on the example of the poem Ogrodnik by Czesław Miłosz (text analysis)”. The article is a detailed consideration of a poem by Czesław Miłosz entitled Ogrodnik [Gardener]. The main object of the hermeneutic and structural analysis of this poem is the “topos of the gardener”. The analysis is meant to characterize the topos of the gardener and point to the role of a modern poet and modern Polish literature.
Evolution and degradation phenomena of electrode for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
Authors: Rachid Chebbi , Amar Fadel
Published: February 2020

Electrode degradation is the main problem of the lifetime for proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance. The operating conditions with different parameters, as high and low flow rates, high and low pressures for hydrogen and oxygen and the aggressive operating which the results show the distribution of the catalyst in the cathode by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and degradation, especially in the catalyst. This shows the detachment of catalyst from the support as shown by X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD showed the decrease in intensity peaks after operating, which increase in the degradation of cathode as crystallinities phases, and increasing the particle size of catalyst from 4.14 to 5.57 nm for more than 100 h operating in a single cell of 25 cm2 with different operating conditions as shown by the TEM.

Keywords: Electrode fabrication, degradation; characterisation.
An Analysis of Informative Speaking on Kakenya Ntaiya’s Speech: A Girl Who Demanded School
Authors: Rinda Renata Kenanga , Rohmana Wahyu Indah Mala , Indrastana Nodistya Septian
Published: February 2020

Transferring people idea can be accomplished through informative speaking. There are four types of it which are speaking about objects, processes, events, and concepts. In achieving a good informative speaking, five parameters should be fulfilled which are do not overestimate what the audience knows, relate the subject directly to the audiences, do not be too technical, avoid abstractions, and personalize the idea of the speakers. Dealing with that, this paper aimed at analyzing the types of Kakenya Ntaiya’s Speech entitled A Girl Who Demanded School and describing its content with the five parameters of good informative speaking mentioned previously. Descriptive analysis was implemented with video recording transcription as the data source. The findings show that Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about events. By the end, it is concluded that her speech mets the five criteria of good informative speaking.

 
Error Analysis of Students’ Recount Text Writing – Junior High School Student
Authors: Rohmana Wahyu Indah Mala , Jianggimahastu Puput
Published: February 2020

Students have some difficulties in learning English as foreign language. The problems in four skills often appear especially in writing skill. Writing has some aspects that must be structured according to the system of rules in conducting coherent arrangement of word, clauses, and sentences. Some teachers use guided writing method in developing students’ writing ability which makes student imitate and manipulate the model provided by teacher. The research analyzes semantic error in students’ writing. Most of students in Junior high school have difficulties in producing well-formed sentences. The research is Class Evaluation Research using purposive sampling technique that the sample is taken from 5 students’ text of third grade Junior High School Student in SMPN 1 Maospati. The objective of the study is to examine kinds of error commonly found in students’ text writing. The analysis revealed that Junior High School students’ writing difficulties are commonly in the grammatical prerequisites, lexical semantic property and often interlanguage interference in translation from the first language structure. The numerous errors also include the innapropriate use of the word and grammar in certain context or the form of the sentences. Based on the findings, suggestion for the teachers and students are given. The study concludes that the teacher should teach lexical semantic sense relation, focusing on the correct usage of the verbs and also emphasizing on the grammatical sense
Teamwork and Oral Health in Diabetes Care
Authors: Kordsmeier Julia A. , Ty Williams Christopher , Anthamatten Angelina
Published: February 2020

Background

The integration of oral health into primary care is often limited, despite its significant connection with many diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM).

Objective

This project aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate an oral health education program for medical assistants (MAs) to increase oral health knowledge and enhance practice using standardized oral health screening questions for patients with DM.

Methods

A nurse practitioner-led oral health program was implemented. Medical assistants completed a pre-test and post-test to assess oral health knowledge, a pre-survey and post-survey to assess likelihood of performing screening questions, and a post-implementation survey to assess barriers.

Results

Analyses of pre-test and post-test results using the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test (two-tailed) showed a significant increase in correct answers on the post-test (W = 0, N = 8, p ≤ 0.05), with the mean score increasing from 81% to 95%. In addition, the MAs' likelihood of asking screening questions increased and 62.5% reported no barriers to implementation after 1 week.

Conclusions

All participants demonstrated an increase in knowledge and likelihood of using screening questions.

Implications for Nursing

An oral health program using a team approach to equip MAs with training offers a practical method to incorporate evidence-based recommendations into primary care.
Expanding Data Reporting Capacity of Free and Charitable Clinics: A Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Sposito Rachel S. , Selleck Cynthia
Published: February 2020

Background

In 2018, member clinics of the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (VAFCC) provided over 235,500 visits to un/underinsured patients. A survey of VAFCC members found that only 67% report on clinical outcome measures and 56% do not collect social determinant of health (SDOH) data.

Objective

The purpose of this project was to determine if the provision of web-based technical assistance toolkits and peer mentoring improve quality and data reporting capacity of VAFCC member clinics.

Methods

Clinics that self-selected were provided with 16 weeks of customized interventions including SDOH Data Reporting Toolkit, CMS Quality Data Reporting Toolkit, Electronic Health Record Implementation Toolkit, and peer mentoring.

Results

Post-implementation, 100% of participating clinics reported that the resources provided benefited their organizations and increased their capacity to report.

Conclusions

The provision of technical assistance, tangible resources, and customized peer mentoring can better equip Free and Charitable Clinics (FCCs) to tell the story of their patients' social barriers and clinical outcomes.

Implications for Nursing

DNP prepared nurses working with vulnerable populations are positioned to assist FCCs in documenting their relevance in the safety net system. Enhancing the ability of FCCs to collect and report data will allow them to demonstrate the provision of high-quality care, despite limited resources.
Improvement of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of African American Men Toward Prostate Cancer Screening
Authors: Adams Carlos D. , Forehand Jeffery Wade , Pines Eula W.
Published: February 2020

Background

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major public health concern among African American (A.A.) men. A.A. men have the highest PCa incidences nationally and internationally.

Objective

The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based PCa awareness intervention designed to positively affect the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of A.A. men regarding PCa screening.

Method

A quantitative pre/post survey research design was utilized. A convenience sample of 11 subjects were recruited. The intervention consisted of a pre-survey, video presentation, oral presentation, question and answer session, and post-survey. The Thomas Jefferson University Prostate Cancer Screening Survey was used as the survey instrument.

Results

The findings revealed a strong positive correlation between age of participants and pre-test scores. As education level increased among the participants so did knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.

Conclusions

The study's goal was met by increasing awareness and changing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in A.A. men regarding PCa screening.

Implications for Nursing

Nurses and healthcare providers should encourage discussions with A.A. men regarding advantages and disadvantages of PCa screening that embraces cultural awareness. PCa knowledge is important for shared decision-making with healthcare providers.
Effectiveness of a Primary Care-Based Pediatric Weight Management Program
Authors: Le-Jenkins Uyen , Cartagena Diana , Renaud Michelle , Guston Tina
Published: February 2020

Background

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic of great concern for our nation, including pediatric populations treated at military treatment facilities.

Objective

This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a primary care–based structured weight management program in a sample of pediatric patients with obesity at a military treatment facility.

Methods

This study was a retrospective chart review of patients enrolled in the All About Me Program (AAMP) from August 1, 2011, through July 10, 2012. Baseline demographics, 5-2-1-0 behavioral targets, and anthropometric measures were obtained from 54 enrollees. Pre- and post-program weight, body mass index (BMI) percentile, and 5-2-1-0 behavioral targets were compared for 20 patients who completed the program which consisted of a total of five visits over 3 months.

Results

Participants showed a significant reduction in their BMI, improvement in daily servings of fruits and vegetables, reduction in recreational screen time from baseline, improvement in daily physical activity, and reduction in consumption of sugary beverages.

Conclusions

These preliminary findings are a promising indicator that primary care–based obesity interventions may be effective for the management and treatment of pediatric obesity.

Implications for Nursing

This evidence-based toolkit provides a practical point-of-care guidance on the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity and can be easily implemented in other primary care settings.
Varroa destructor: A Complex Parasite, Crippling Honeybees Worldwide
Authors: Traynor Kirsten , Mondet Fanny , de Miranda Jaochim , Techer Maeva , Kowallik Vienna , Oddie Melissa , Chantawannakul Panuwan , McAfee Alison
Published: February 2020

The parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has shaken the beekeeping and pollination industries since its spread from its native host, the Asian honeybee (Apis cerana), to the naïve European honeybee (A. mellifera) used commercially for pollination and honey production around the globe. Varroa is the greatest threat to honeybee health. Worrying observations include increasing acaricide resistance in the varroa population and sinking economic treatment thresholds, suggesting that the mites or their vectored viruses are becoming more virulent. Highly infested weak colonies, popularly dubbed “mite bombs”, facilitate mite dispersal and disease transmission to stronger and healthier colonies. Here, we review recent developments in the biology, pathology and management of varroa, and unearth old knowledge that was lost in the archives.
Accessible Surface Glycopeptide Motifs on Spike Glycoprotein of 2019-nCoV: Implications on Vaccination and Antibody Therapeutics
Authors: Zhou Dapeng , Qi Ruibing , Zhang Wen
Published: February 2020

Corona viruses hijack human enzymes to assembly sugar coat on Spike glycoproteins. The mechanism that human antibodies may uncover the antigenic viral peptide epitopes hidden by sugar coat are unknown. In this study, we analyzed the high-resolution Cryo-EM structure of Spike glycoproteins. The results showed that electron densities of glycans cover most of the SARS-CoV Spike receptor binding domain except FSPDGKPCTPPALNCYWPLNDYGFYTTTGIGYQ. The glycosylated 2019-nCoV Spike protein by homology structure modeling showed a similar exposed sequence YQAGSTPCNGVEGFNCYFPLQSYGFQPTNGVGYQ. Other surface-exposed domains included those located on Central Helix, between amino acids 967 and 1016 of SARS-CoV, and 985 to 1034 of 2019-nCoV Spike protein. As the majority of antibody paratopes bind to peptide portion with or without sugar modification, we propose a snake-catcher model that a minimal length of peptide is first clamped by a paratope, and the binding is either strengthened by sugars close to peptide, or not interfered by sugar modification.
CUSTOMER ATTITUDES AND INTENTION TOWARDS SHARIA COMPLIANT HOTEL
Authors: Vegirawati Titin , Yusnaini Yusnaini , Ningsih Endang Kusdiah
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of customer’s attitudes on costumer intention towards sharia compliant hotel. This hotel arranged to serve customers creatively, based on sharia principles. The dimensions of the customer attitudes variable are customer attitudes of   hotel operating, hotel design and hotel finance. This study applied   convenience sampling to choose the members of samples.   183 hotel costumers were collected to be respondents. Data  used is primary data. These data is collected by distributing  questionnaires. This study  applied  partial least square to analyze data.  Partial least square appropriate for small size sample. It also  appropriate  for communication and behavior research.   The results of the study shows that customer attitudes of hotel operating, hotel design and hotel finance influenced customer intentions towards sharia compliant hotel positively and significantly. This moderate effect of customers attitude to their intention indicated that there are other factors that might affect customers intention such as price and hotel position.
DEVELOPING FINTECH AND ISLAMIC FINANCE PRODUCTS IN AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN
Authors: Ningrat Gratiyana , Nurzaman Mohamad Soleh
Published: February 2020

To meet the global population needs, it is projected to at least eighty billion dollars in investment per year to support the food security until 2050. It is widely known that the agriculture financing growth has stalled due to many reasons. Islamic finance has potential to spur the growth of agriculture financing to promote global food security. Meanwhile, agriculture in Indonesia is still nowhere to its potential. It is hindered by an inefficient and underdeveloped downstream segment, low access to financial and technology. This is a huge opportunity for Islamic finance in helping to bridge the gap through value chain finance approach as one of the strategies to reduce risk and give socio-economic spill-over effect along the chain. Islamic finance can promote agricultures sustainability and a more efficient process with FinTech enabled platform. The multiple case study proposes a sharia compliant community-based financing model in agricultural value chain practice with FinTech enabled platform. The result is this model integrating all actors from different market segmentation (landowners, suppliers, farmers, brokers, retailers, investor) into an Islamic value chain financing platform. However, determining buying intention, partnership establishment, and technology infrastructure are pivotal for its future implementation.
MUSLIM MILLENNIAL’S INTENTION OF DONATING FOR CHARITY USING FINTECH PLATFORM
Authors: Niswah Farokhah Muzayinatun , Mutmainah Lu'liyatul , Legowati Diah Ayu
Published: February 2020

Financial Technology (fintech) has been a part of human life. Fintech becomes a solution of human needs without limits of space and time. Fintech makes it easy for people especially millennials to make donation. This study aims to explore the factors that influence Muslim millennial’s intention in giving donation through fintech. This study uses an integration model of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Theory of Planned  Behavior (TPB). Online survey is used in this research including 115 Muslim millennials as sample. Data analized by Structural Equation Model (SEM) using Smart PLS. The results indicate that Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) have no significant effect on Attitude Towards Usage (ATU), Attitude Towards Usage (ATU) has no significant effect on Behavioral Intention (BI), Perceived Usefullness (PU), Subjective Norm (SN) and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) significantly have a positive effect on Behavioral Intention (BI). Overall fintech improves Muslim millennial’s intention to make donation easily and almost all of respondents know about fintech, even not all of the use fintech to donate. This research contributes both theoretically and practically.
BIG DATA ALGORITHMS AND PREDICTION: BINGOS AND RISKY ZONES IN SHARIA STOCK MARKET INDEX
Authors: Anjum Shahid , Qaseem Naveeda
Published: February 2020

Each country with a stock exchange normally calculates various indexes. So is the casefor Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Stock exchange (KLSE). FTSE BURSA Malaysia EMASSharia price index (FTBMEMA) is one of its Sharia indexes. In an effort to find whichother indices may forecast this Sharia index, we selected 23 relevant indexes and twoexchange rates. Momentum indicators for short, medium and long term have beencalculated for the variables. The objective of this study is to find predictive indicatorsfor FTBMEMA out of the population of 188 original and derived variables. Difficultyarises in reducing the number of variables for regression or other predictive modelslike neural networks. In this preliminary study, data mining attribute selectionalgorithms along with cross validation criteria have been used, through the use of Javaclass library Weka (JCLW), for reducing the number to statistically relevant variablesfor our regression estimation in an effort to forecast various performance parametersfor FTBMEMA like performing either in a mean performance range, having jackpotsand bingos or falling into danger zones. Provided the extent of the required predictiveaccuracy, the results may bring additional insights for diversifying and hedgingvarious types of investment portfolios as well as for maximizing returns by portfoliomanagers.
MUSLIM CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR IN HALAL FOOD ONLINE PURCHASING
Authors: Al-Banna Hasan
Published: February 2020

To meet the global population needs, it is projected at least eighty billion dollars ininvestment per year to support the food security until 2050. Arguably, the agriculturefinancing growth has stalled due to many reasons, while Islamic finance has thepotential to spur the growth of agriculture financing to promote global food security.Meanwhile, agriculture in Indonesia is still nowhere to its potential. It is hindered byan inefficient and underdeveloped downstream segment, low access to financial andtechnology. This is a huge opportunity for Islamic finance in helping to bridge the gapthrough value chain financing approach as one of the strategies to reduce risk andprovide socio-economic spillover effect along the chain. Islamic finance could promoteagricultures sustainability and a more efficient process with FinTech enabled platform.The multiple case studies propose a sharia compliant community-based financingmodel in agricultural value chain practice with FinTech enabled platform. The resultis this model integrating all actors from different market segmentation, includinglandowners, suppliers, farmers, brokers, retailers, and investors into an Islamicvalue chain-financing platform. However, determining buying intention, partnershipestablishment, and technology infrastructure are pivotal for its future implementation.