bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Jeevanrekha- Haryana Model for Treatment and Eliminating Hepatitis C
Authors: Malhotra Parveen , Gupta Usha , Kamboj Suraj Bhan , Malhotra Vani , Sanwariya Yogesh , Chugh Ajay
Published: April 2020

Introduction: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been estimated at between 1.2% and 1.7% in the adult global population whereas estimated figure in India is around 1% but there are no discrete studies for the same. The high cost and long waitlist in developed countries causes unnecessary delay but situation is totally reverse in Haryana, India where with efforts of government, treatment is free of cost to every resident and that too without any waiting period.
Review of Literature: HCV, a single stranded RNA can go into chronic phase in 85% of patients and rest can clear this virus on its own. The patients who develop Chronic hepatitis C, after a prolonged period of ten to twenty years can develop cirrhosis in 5-20 % of patients. Few years back, the treatment was given with simple Interferon, followed by Pegylated Interferon & Ribavarin for 24 -48 weeks but after availability of Directly acting antiviral agents (DAA'S), interferon free era of treatment has started since December, 2015 in India.
Summary and Conclusions: The main hindrance in treatment of chronic hepatitis C in developed countries is long waiting list and cost of therapy whereas in India, Haryana with help of Jeevan rekha Model, acts of commission has been removed and purchasing is done through open transparent tenders, thus free treatment to every resident has been made available to needy patients for controlling hepatitis C.
Lymphatic leakage after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; presentation, management and review of the literature
Authors: Bora Makal G
Published: April 2020

The lymphatic system is a vital network of lymphatic vessels that carries liquid fluids, long-chain fatty acids and proteins from capillaries back to the vascular system and clears interstitial debris and bacteria. Lymphatic leakage is a condition not uncommon after many abdominal surgeries. It can lead to immunodeficiency and nutritional abnormalities. Moreover, it has high morbidity and mortality, ranging between 40% and 70%, depending on the presence of an underlying condition. A few lymphatic leakage cases after bariatric surgery have been reported in the literature. We report the first case of lymphatic leakage after sleeve gastrectomy, which was treated with conservative treatment.
Fracture of femoral component in an Oxford® unicompartmental knee replacement with displaced posterior fragment: a case report
Authors: Kiliyanpilakkil VB , Subramanian S
Published: April 2020

Femur component fracture is very rare with Oxford® unicompartmental knee replacement. We report a case from the UK with displacement and rotation of the broken femoral component posterior to the peg. Potential predisposing factors include polywear with metal on metal articulation. The patient had excellent results following revision arthroplasty.
Double-deflection vortex beam generation using a single elliptical patch with the theory of characteristic modes
Authors: Xue Hao , Liu Haixia , Shao Qingyao , Feng Qiang , Li Long
Published: April 2020

In this paper, a single elliptical patch antenna is proposed to generate double-deflection orbital angular momentum (OAM) vortex beams. The physical mechanism of an equivalent uniform elliptical array (UEA) is constructed and analyzed by using the theory of characteristic modes. The elliptical patch antenna can be fed with a 3dB directional coupler to generate the double-deflection vortex beams with single OAM mode or mixed OAM modes. The simulation and measurement results verify that the proposed single elliptical patch antenna is a simple, miniaturized, and multifunctional generator for OAM vortex beams.
Hadamard transform-based hyperspectral imaging using a single-pixel detector
Authors: Yi Qi , Heng Lim Zi , Liang Li , Guangcan Zhou , Siong Chau Fook , Guangya Zhou
Published: April 2020

In this paper, a single-pixel hyperspectral imager is developed based on the Hadamard transformation. The imager’s design, fabrication, signal processing method, and experimental results are discussed. The single-pixel hyperspectral imager works in pushbroom mode and employs both spatial encoding and spectral encoding to acquire the hyperspectral data cube. Hadamard encoding patterns, which are known for their multiplexing advantage to achieve high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), are used in both encoding schemes. A digital micromirror device (DMD) from Texas Instruments (TI) is used for slow spatial encoding and a resonant scanning mirror in combination with a fixed Hadamard mask is used for fast spectral encoding. In addition, the pushbroom operation can be achieved internally by spatially shifting the location of the Hadamard encoded slit on the DMD, thus the imager is able to acquire 3D data cubes without the need to scan it across the object. Although our experimental results demonstrate the hyperspectral data cubes of various objects over a 450 nm ∼ 750 nm visible spectral range, the proposed imager can be easily configured to be used at other wavelengths due to the single-pixel detection mechanism used.
Orientation-induced link-blocked receiver for MIMO visible light communication
Authors: Le Tran Manh , Kim Sunghwan
Published: April 2020

In this paper, we propose an orientation-induced link-blocked receiver (OLBR) to simultaneously reduce the correlation of the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels and avoid disruptive transmission in visible light communication (VLC) system. The idea of this paper is to combine the adjustable normal vector ideology of an angle diversity receiver with the channel correlation reduction of a link-blocked receiver. The proposed OLBR is designed to intentionally block specific links while enhancing other links between light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodiodes (PDs). Besides, the proposed receiver can perform well in many locations in the room whereas conventional receivers fail to receive signals from at least one LED due to unwanted line-of-sight (LOS) link blocking. Moreover, an algorithm is proposed to iteratively solve the optimization problem, taking the normal vectors of the PDs into consideration. The simulation results show that the proposed OLBR can achieve a performance gain in comparison with previous receiver design schemes for different scenarios, especially in the locations that are far from LEDs.
Effects of wave-front tilt and air density fluctuations in a sensitive atom interferometry gyroscope
Authors: Xu Wen-Jie , Cheng Ling , Liu Jie , Zhang Cheng , Zhang Ke , Cheng Yuan , Gao Zhi , Cao Lu-Shuai , Duan Xiao-Chun , Zhou Min-Kang , Hu Zhong-Kun
Published: April 2020

We present a matter wave gyroscope with a Sagnac area of 5.92 cm2, achieving a short-term sensitivity of 167 nrad/s/Hz1/2. The atom interferometry gyroscope is driven by a π/2 − π − π − π/2 Raman pulse sequence based on an atom fountain with a parabolic trajectory. The phase-locked laser beams for Raman transitions partly propagate outside of the vacuum chamber and expose to the air when passing through the two arms of the vacuum chamber. This configuration leads to the tilt of the laser’s wave-front and suffers the fluctuation of air density. The impacts on both the fringe contrast and long-term stability are experimentally investigated in detail, and effective schemes are developed to improve the performance of our atom gyroscope. The method presented here could be useful for developing large atom interferometry facilities with separated vacuum chambers.
Electro-optically modulated lasers: pulse energy and contrast enhancement derived from a theoretical spectrum
Authors: Marion Denis , Lhermite Jérôme
Published: April 2020

In this Letter, we derive analytically the complex optical spectrum of a pulsed laser source obtained when a frequency comb generated by phase modulation is input into a synchronized intensity modulator. We then show how this derivation of the spectrum may help to achieve unprecedented, to the best of our knowledge, accuracy during the experimental spectrum correction step usually carried out with an optical spectrum processor. In numerical examples, for a given average power, we present up to a 75% increase in peak power and an enhancement of the extinction ratio by at least 3 orders of magnitude. This method also enables large-factor rate-multiplications of these versatile coherent sources using the Talbot effect with negligible signal degradation.
The way of the dog: Truman through the cosmopolitan lens
Authors: Deleyto Celestino
Published: April 2020

This article examinesTruman(Gay, 2015) as an example of a transnational co-production between Argentina and Spain within the wider context of contemporary co-productions in Latin American cinema. The article uses cultural-industrial analysis and cosmopolitan theory – in particular, the notion of cosmopolitan performance and cosmopolitan spaces – as a framework for the exploration of the symbolic-ideological space that the film creates out of the real places in which the action is set and out of the various journeys inscribed in the cinematic identities of its main authorial voices. The Madrid neighbourhood in which most of the narrative develops, Las Salesas, is transformed in the movie through the presence in its midst of transnational star Ricardo Darín and the urban sensibility contributed by Barcelona-based director Cesc Gay. As a consequence,Truman’s construction of space becomes part of a Hispanic American imaginary which, originating in industrial practices, financial motivations and a vaguely defined common cultural space, attempts to supersede colonial history within the logics of globalization, transnationalism and cosmopolitan sensibilities.
The End of Love?
Authors: Krinks Philip
Published: April 2020

Plato’s Symposium contains two accounts of eros which explicitly aim to reach a telos. The first is the technocratic account of the doctor Eryximachus, who seeks an exhaustive account of eros, common to all things with a physical nature. For him medical techne can create an orderly erotic harmony; while religion is defined as the curing of disorderly eros. Against this Socrates recounts the priestess Diotima finding a telos, not in technical exhaustiveness, but in a dialectical definition of eros in the light of the good. What is common to all human beings is the desire to be in eternal relation to the good. All technai are forms of poiesis, by which things pass from being to not being. The erotic harmony recommended by Eryximachus, no less than the Aristophanes” recommendation of eros as “of a half, or of a whole’, is subject to the question whether “it happens to be good’. A self-harmonisation produced by techne can no more evade the sovereignty of good, than can projects of self-completion with a beloved in our likeness.
Platone e il mare
Authors: Casertano Giovanni
Published: April 2020

Come si pone Platone di fronte al mare? Dalla lettura dei suoi dialoghi emerge una visione complessa, e che tocca vari campi delle sue riflessioni. Platone ne sente il fascino e allo stesso tempo ne avverte i pericoli, non solo quelli connessi alla navigazione, ma anche quelli morali, che derivano dalla presenza nei porti di uomini di varie provenienze, per lo più con atteggiamenti volgari e sboccati; e poi quelli legati alla ricchezza dei beni in essi accumulati, con la necessaria e conseguente corruzione dei costumi. E sembra che ci sia in Platone, da un lato, una nostalgia del passato, di quando la città era piccola, e la vita era semplice, legata fondamentalmente all’agricoltura, con pochi bisogni. Ma, dall’altro lato, e allo stesso tempo, è ben cosciente che il commercio marittimo è ormai strettamente legato alla crescita e all’evoluzione della città, ed escogita una serie di provvedimenti miranti al contenimento di quei pericoli. Platone parla di tutto questo, e di altro ancora, nel suo “stile” unico ed inimitabile, mescolando ragionamenti logici con metafore, analogie, immagini (alcune delle quali bellissime e poetiche). Una delle metafore più belle, e sviluppata in una serie di originali considerazioni, è quella tra il mare ed il discorso: il mare è come il discorso, o, se si vuole, il discorso è come il mare, pieno di pericoli ma assolutamente indispensabile per la vita in comune tra gli uomini.
Las posibilidades de empleo del Internet de las Cosas en el sector hotelero y sus necesidades formativas
Authors: Infante-Moro Alfonso , Infante-Moro Juan Carlos , Gallardo-Pérez Julia
Published: April 2020

La incorporación del Internet de las Cosas en las empresas y en el sector hotelero crea nuevas cargas de trabajo que se deben cubrir. Así, a través de revisión bibliográfica y encuesta, este artículo estudia las posibilidades de empleo que existen en el sector hotelero con la irrupción del Internet de las Cosas en dicho sector y las nuevas necesidades formativas generadas por dicha tecnología, además de comprobar si estas difieren de las mismas que se originan en el sector empresarial en general. De esta manera, se confirman las posibilidades de empleo para abastecer las nuevas necesidades laborales de los hoteles y se identifican las necesidades formativas (justificadas a cada una de las dimensiones que abarca el Internet de las Cosas en los hoteles, algo que coincide con el sector empresarial en general), provocando que se abogue por la creación de cursos o programas formativos adaptados a las necesidades reales de los hoteles y empresas con respecto a esta tecnología.
Health Care for Profit (Not Health)
Authors: Matthews David
Published: April 2020

Health Care Under the Knife, a collection of essays under the editorship of Howard Waitzkin, presents a vigorous critique of health within the context of capitalism, examining the extent to which the economy and its relations of production determine how health is socially distributed, the conditions of medical practice, and the structural organization of health systems. Rather than considering health as primarily a biomedical phenomenon and health systems as autonomous institutions, the volume recognizes the intricate fundamental relationship between health and the wider political, economic, and sociological context.
Engelberg Forum: "Europe - Asia, Science and Technology for their Future"
Authors: Redaktion TATuP
Published: April 2020

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New Newsletter "Enlarging the Environment"
Authors: Redaktion TATuP
Published: April 2020

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SOWING-Conference: Regional Paths in the European Information Society
Authors: Rader M. , Bechmann G.
Published: April 2020

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Wyborcza specyfika województwa podkarpackiego (1989–2015)
Authors: Szczepański Dominik
Published: April 2020

Celem artykułu była analiza wyborczej specyfiki województwa podkarpackiego, a także zróżnicowanych preferencji politycznych mieszkańców ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem lat 1989–2015. Podstawę do zaprezentowania rozważań stanowiły wyniki wyborów do Sejmu, a także wyniki elekcji do Parlamentu Europejskiego, za pomocą których można było wskazać powtarzającą się cykliczność prawicowych sympatii politycznych mieszkańców tego obszaru.

Analizie poddano również wysoką frekwencję wyborczą na Podkarpaciu w porównaniu z frekwencją ogólnokrajową. Najważniejszą częścią przeprowadzonych rozważań była odpowiedź na pytanie o to, jakie czynniki determinowały zmianę sympatii politycznych mieszkańców województwa podkarpackiego oraz czy współczesna aktywność wyborcza podmiotów uczestniczących w rywalizacji politycznej odzwierciedlała historyczne i kulturowe uwarunkowania historycznych podziałów Polski z okresu zaborów.
Migracje a rozwój Afryki Subsaharyjskiej
Authors: Kaczmarek Filip
Published: April 2020

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie wpływu migracji na rozwój w Afryce Subsaharyjskiej. Metoda zastosowana w tekście to analiza statystyczna danych wtórnych oraz danych prognozowanych przez ONZ i jego agendy, Grupę Banku Światowego, OECD oraz innych podmiotów (Galup, Afrobarometr). Drugą stosowaną metodą jest analiza teorii i badań ilościowych, dotyczących migracji, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem wpływu migracji na rozwój Afryki Subsaharyjskiej. Kluczowa konkluzja tekstu to stwierdzenie, że migracja może mieć pozytywny wpływ na rozwój, ale nie jest sposobem na przezwyciężenie niedorozwoju Afryki Subsaharyjskiej.
The Mystery of Return: Agamben and Bloch on St. Paul’s Parousia and Messianic Temporality
Authors: Filauri Federico
Published: April 2020

During the last two decades, a sharp re-reading of St. Paul’s letters allowed several thinkers to embed a messianic element in their political philosophy. In these readings, the messianic refusal of the world and its laws is understood through the suspensive act of “subtraction” – a movement of withdrawal which nonetheless too often proved ineffective when translated into political practice. After analysing Agamben’s interpretation of subtraction in terms of “inoperativity”, this article focuses on the notion of Parousia as a key element to understanding his anti-utopian account of messianic time. In contrast to Agamben’s reading,Bloch’s interpretation of the Pauline Parousia envisages the messianic event as infra-historical, but at the same time opened to ultimate (meta-historical) purposes. Bloch’s messianic call – I argue – takes the form of mediation, a correction of subtraction towards the direction of a more committed political engagement. I conclude by suggesting that the concrete implementations of this mediation perform their emancipatory function in so far as they assume the character of practical ethics, with the attention directed to the underprivileged and marginalised.
Critical success factors in science and technology parks: a bibliographic review and analysis
Authors: Entringer Tulio Cremonini , Da Silva Lívia Lacopo
Published: April 2020

Science and Technology Parks (STPs) are of great importance in the business context of the region in which they carry out their activity. They are one of the main mechanisms of public and private initiatives for the promotion of research, development and innovation and transfer of technology. The main purpose of this type of institution is not a purely economic but also sociocultural benefit, which makes them an adequate investment from the point of view of public institutions. They promote the creation of companies and agreements with universities and research centers, generate jobs and attract technology-based companies. Therefore, they require a detailed assessment to understand their operation and generate action plans and models that new parks or those that are still in the early stages of growth may follow. Thus, this study focuses on identifying the main Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for STPs from a literature review and evaluating the importance of the main variables that appear in the literature on the advancement of STPs to group them according to its operational characteristics.
Literature in its Media Context
Authors: Larsen Svend Erik
Published: April 2020

Literature consists of works of language, but it has never been able to function as literature without being part of a cluster of interconnected media. From time immemorial, oratures require performances to work and thus cannot exist without use of bodily signs or use of various tools and instruments. Today, of course, this extended media landscape is vaster and more complex and distributed through more differentiated and numerous agencies than ever before, which also changes the mutual relation among the media involved in the production, dissemination, and use of literature, as well as changing the position of literature in the media landscape. A growing anonymity of the agents for mediation also challenges the articulation of history and memory in today’s cultures. The aim of the paper is to contribute to an understanding of the dynamics of the entire cluster of media with literature at its center, rather than making an account of the separate media involved. The canonical Anglo-Irish eighteenth-century writer Jonathan Swift will serve as my primary material.
Semiotics of Clothes in Postcolonial Literature
Authors: Sharify Somaye , Maleki Nasser
Published: April 2020

The present study intends to examine the link between clothes and cultural identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Hema and Kaushik” (2008). It will argue that Lahiri explores her protagonists’ cultural displacement through their items of clothing. We want to suggest that the protagonists’ clothes are employed in each narrative as signifiers for the characters’ cultural identities. The study will further show that each item of clothing could be loaded with the ideological signification of two separate cultures. In other words, it aims to demonstrate how ideology imposes its values, beliefs, and consequently its dominance through the dress codes each defines for its subjects. Moreover, it intends to suggest that the link between clothing and identity is most visible and intense in the case of female immigrant characters rather than men. Drawing on Luptan’s structure of the Cinderella line, we will explore Lahiri’s protagonists’ cultural transformation from simple ethnic girls to stylish American ladies through their items of clothing. The study will conclude that the “Cinderella line” does not work in Lahiri’s realistic stories the way it does in fairy tales and romance fiction.
Preparation and characterization of polyvinylpyrrolidone/cobalt ferrite functionalized chitosan graphene oxide (CoFe2O4@CS@GO-PVP) nanocomposite
Authors: Masoumparast Mehrnaz , Mokhtary Masoud , Kefayati Hassan
Published: April 2020

Cobalt ferrite functionalized chitosan graphene oxide (CoFe2O4@CS@GO) was inserted successfully in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and its distribution was distinguished through scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. Furthermore, the thermal and structural characterizations of the CoFe2O4@CS@GO-PVP nanocomposite were accomplished via the TGA, DSC, FT-IR, and XRD methods. The magnetic characterization of the synthesized nanocomposite was specified by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Results demonstrated the improved thermal stability of pure PVP with the addition of CoFe2O4@CS@GO. The DSC analysis results also showed that the glass transition temperature of 158.9°C–164.8°C was obtained for the CoFe2O4@CS@GO-PVP nanocomposites. The FT-IR spectra indicated that an interaction occurred between CoFe2O4@CS@GO and PVP. Due to a good distribution of CoFe2O4@CS@GO in the PVP matrix, the strong interaction shown by the ~18 cm−1 red shift with good complexation of the carbonyl functional group of PVP with CoFe2O4@CS@GO was observed for the CoFe2O4@CS@GO-PVP (5% w/w) nanocomposite.
Widerwillige Retter?
Authors: Hof Tobias
Published: April 2020

Vorspann

Im Zuge des 80. Jahrestags der italienischen Rassegesetze von 1938 kam es zu einem verstärkten Interesse am italienischen Antisemitismus und an der Rolle Italiens in der Verfolgung und Ermordung der europäischen Juden. Trotz dieser Dynamik fehlen aber bis heute empirisch fundierte Studien über einzelnen Institutionen und die führenden Funktionäre, die für die Judenpolitik verantwortlich waren. Dies ist indes unerlässlich, um zu erklären, wann und weshalb spezifische antisemitische Strömungen und Diskurse für das Regime handlungsleitend wurden. Der nachfolgende Aufsatz nimmt erstmals das italienische Außenministerium unter Leitung von Galeazzo Ciano als Akteur der Judenpolitik in den Blick. Es geht dabei nicht nur um die Haltung führender Diplomaten zur „Judenfrage“, die von rassistischen Weltbildern, strategischen Überlegungen, einer schwer greifbaren Geisteshaltung des Humanismus, einer zynisch-pragmatischen Kosten-Nutzen-Rechnung, wirtschaftlichen Überlegungen und inneritalienischen Machtkämpfen beeinflusst war. Der Aufsatz zeigt auf, wie verschiedene Zweckbündnisse es dem Ministerium erlaubten, die Judenpolitik des Regimes maßgeblich mitzubestimmen. Diese stete Dynamik der Zweckbündnisse war einer der Gründe, weshalb das faschistische Italien letztlich eine weniger radikale Politik als das Dritte Reich verfolgten, auch wenn die Rhetorik der Faschisten derjenigen der Nationalsozialisten in Nichts nachstand.
Fabrication of Bimetal Aluminum-5 % Alumina-Bromine Composites by Warm Accumulative Roll Bonding
Authors: Vini M. Heydari , Daneshmand S.
Published: April 2020

In this study, aluminum alloy 1050 and brass 70/30 are used to fabricate reinforced bimetal aluminum-5 % alumina (Al2O3)-bromine composites via a warm accumulative roll bonding (WARB) process. The aluminum and bromine strips were firstly welded together with the RB process up to 6 ARB cycles. In the WARB process, the rolled samples were preheated at 280°C for 7 min before each rolling cycle. The mechanical properties of the aluminum-Al2O3-bromine composite samples were evaluated in comparison to aluminum-5 % Al2O3 and bromine-5 % Al2O3 accumulative roll-bonded single-metal composite samples. It was shown that aluminum and brass deform in a similar way in the aluminum-Al2O3-bromine composites up two ARB cycles and then bromine layers began to neck. The average strength of the aluminum-Al2O3-bromine composites is higher than that of these two single-metal metal matrix composites. It was shown that the ductility and strength of the fabricated composite samples enhanced with the WARB cycles. Moreover, the fracture surfaces of bimetal composites have been studied by scanning electron microscopy.
Test Objects for the Accurate and Reproducible Evaluation of the Threat Detection Performance of Walk-Through Metal Detectors
Authors: Paulter Jr. Nicholas G. , Ely John A. , Barry Dwight
Published: April 2020

Walk-through metal detectors (WTMDs) are the mainstay for screening people for the presence of metal threat or contraband objects at security checkpoints. Although nonmetallic threats are a concern, most threats encountered in practice are metal or comprise metal components. To ensure that a WTMD will detect a given threat requires testing for that threat. However, the variety of geometries and construction of metal threats that a WTMD is expected to detect is immense, ranging from handguns to disposable razor blades and items constructed of ferromagnetic metals, nonferromagnetic metals, or both. It is unrealistic to test for all of these potential threat items. Instead, the WTMD is tested using test objects that represent classes of threats. These representative test objects must be designed so that the operator of the WTMD has confidence that the WTMD will detect the actual threat objects. The purpose of this paper is to examine the usefulness of currently used WTMD test objects to accurately and reproducibly provide an indication of WTMD detection performance and suggest new designs as appropriate.
Parameter dynamics of the physical development in children and youth of Volgograd region (Russian Federation) using the percentile method
Authors: Yatsyshen Valery V. , Yatsyshena Tatyana L.
Published: April 2020

The study objective was to analyze the parameters of physical development (body length and weight) in children and youth 7-17 yo – students of Volgograd region educational institutions over 2012-2016 using the percentile method. Material and methods — We examined 4,367 school students, of which 2,056 and 2,311 were boys and girl, correspondingly. The body lengths and weights were assessed by conventional methods. The results were processed using the programs Statistica 6.0 and MATLAB 7. Results — The values of the body length and weight centiles (3, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 and 97%) in 7-17 yo girls and boys were computed. It was established that the lowest body length indicators were currently typical for 7 yo boys. Starting at 13 yo, body length indicators in boys were ahead of those for girls. In 15-16 yo girls, growth stabilization was observed, while boys continued growing until the age of 17 yo. All percentile values of body weight in primary school age boys (except for 8 year-olds) were ahead or equivalent to those of girls. At the level of 75-97% in all age groups, the body mass values in boys were ahead of those in girls. At the age of 16-17 yo, all percentile values of body weight in boys were higher than in girls. Harmonious physical development was detected in 69.6% of boys and 61.7% of girls. Conclusion — Percentile analysis of body lengths and weights in children and youth of the Volgograd region facilitated the identification of gender-specific characteristics and assessment of harmonious physical development.
Relationships between myocardial perfusion abnormalities and integrated indices of atherosclerotic burden: clinical impact of combined anatomic-functional evaluation
Authors: Zavadovsky Konstantin V. , Maltseva Alina N. , Grakova Elena V. , Kopeva Kristina V. , Gulya Marina O. , Saushkin Victor V. , Mochula Andrew V. , Liga Riccardo , Gimelli Alessia
Published: April 2020

Aim to evaluate the relationships between functional and anatomical information obtained by myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in a series of consecutive patients at intermediate probability of coronary artery disease (CAD). Material and Methods — The study group comprised 139 patients (83 men, age of 61.6±7.5 years) who underwent CCTA and single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI). Based on CCTA results patients were divided into three groups: 1) with the absence of coronary atherosclerosis on CCTA; 2) with non-obstructive CAD (<50%); 3) with obstructive (≥50%) CAD. The Segment Involvement Score, Segment Stenosis Score (SSS) and CTA Risk Score were calculated as measures of global atherosclerosis burden. MPI studies were considered abnormal in the presence of SSS≥4. Results — Abnormal myocardial perfusion was detected in 60% of cases in group 1 and 2; in 75% of cases in group 3. The overall frequencies of normal and abnormal MPI studies differed significantly only in obstructive CAD patients and did not differ in group 1 and 2. There were no significant correlations between calcium score, atherosclerotic lesion length, positive remodelling index and MPI results in patients with non-obstructive as well as in patients with obstructive CAD. In group of patients with obstructive CAD Segment Stenosis Score correlated wekly with SSS (r=0.39, p=0.001) and SDS (r=0.28; p=0.012); the CTA Risk Score showed correlationes with SSS (r=0.38, p=0.002) and SDS (r=0.30, p=0.020). Conclusion — Myocardial perfusion abnormalities may develop even in the absence of critical coronary artery lesions. The extent of myocardial ischemia correlates with measures of global CAD burden only in patients with obstructive CAD.
The level of microelements and heterogeneity of joint hypermobility as an endophenotype of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia
Authors: Lukmanova Luiza Z. , Davletshin Rashit A. , Khusainova Rita I. , Tyurin Anton V.
Published: April 2020

Objective — The aim of the work was to study serum concentrations of magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus and calcium in individuals with undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (uCTD) and joint hypermobility (JH) in an isolated and combined state. Material and methods — the concentrations of magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus and calcium were measured by the direct colorimetric method in 55 people with joint hypermobility and in 34 – without hypermobility. Results — There were no significant differences between serum concentrations of microelementsin groups with and without JH. In patients with mild and severe uCTD significant decrease in serum magnesium concentrations was noted (U=2.12, p=0.034 and U=3.7, p=0.012). In patients with isolated JH significant serum zinc concentrationdecrease was revealed compared with the control group (U=3.12, p=0.022). Serum magnesium concentrations were reduced in all patients with uCTD and JH; in the groups with isolated dysplasia and combined pathology, the differences reached the level of statistical significance (U=2.78, p=0.024 and U=3.2, p=0.018). Conclusion — The study revealed significant associations of a decrease in serum magnesium concentrations with the development of uCTD in an isolated and combined with JH state and decrease in serum zinc concentrations with the development of isolated JH.
Determinants of Household Food Security in Urban Areas
Authors: Mutiah Sarah Ayu , Istiqomah Istiqomah
Published: April 2020

Food security at household level is a very important precondition to foster the national and regional food security. Many people migrate to urban areas in the hope of improving their welfare. Generally people think that in the city there are more opportunities, but the opposite is true. The problem is more complex in the city especially for people who do not have adequate skills and education. This study aims to address whether age of household head, household size, education level of household head, income, and distribution of subsidized rice policy affect the food security of urban poor households in Purbalingga district. A hundred respondents were selected from four top villages in urban areas of Purbalingga with the highest level of poverty. Using binary logistic regression, this study finds significant positive effect of education of household head and household income and significant negative effect of household size and raskin on household food security, while age of household head has no significant effect on household food security. The results imply the need for increased awareness of family planning, education, improved skills, and increased control of the implementation of subsidized rice for the poor.
Mundell-Fleming Model: The Effectiveness of Indonesia�s Fiscal and Monetary Policies
Authors: K Nurjannah Rahayu , Putri Phany Ineke
Published: April 2020

This study examines the fiscal and monetary policy in Indonesia using the Mundell-Fleming model. The main objective of this study was to determine which policies are effective between fiscal and monetary policies of the national income in Indonesia because Indonesia is a small open economy with not perfect capital mobility. The analysis technique used is Two Stage Least Square (TSLS) by using secondary data base on International Financial Statistics, 2000.I 2014.II . The research result is monetary policy is more effective than the fiscal policy in which monetary policy multiplier at 0.0028 greater than fiscal policy multiplier 0.001316. The results are consistent with the theory of the Mundell-Fleming.
Economic Impact Analysis of Relocation Five Feet Vendors in Purwokerto
Authors: Purnomo Rochmat Aldy
Published: April 2020

This study aimed to analyze income, expenses, and social environment of street vendors between before and after the relocation to Pratistha Harsha. Collecting data is using interview, observation and literature study techniques. The respondents were selected namely Pratistha Harsha Chief Manager, Chairman of The Pratistha Harsha Society, Pratistha Harsha vendors culinary. Population of street vendors who relocated to Pratistha Harsha are 65 peoples and sample are 40 seller respondents. Selection of the sample is using simple random sampling. The study was conducted in September 2015 and using a paired t test analysis. The results show that the amount of production is lower after the relocation, and sales turnover and net income are not different between before and after the relocation to Pratistha Harsha. In the aspect of cost, there are improvement after relocating to Pratistha Harsha.
The Influence of Socioeconomic Conditions on the Healthy Life Behavior
Authors: Br Sebayang Lesta Karolina , Budi Erika Rizqiyana , Janah Ilma Ulfatul
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this research is to find out the influence of economic, social and availability of information variable on the healthy life behavior of the people in Suruh Sub-district, Semarang Regency. The primary data source is collected by distributing the questionnaires to and by interviewing the people of Suruh Sub-district, Semarang Regency as the research respondents with the research analytical instrument of Probit binary responses regression. The availability of domestic wastewater disposal facilities is the dependent variable, while the household expenditure (economic variable), healthy life motivation (social variable) and maintenance of domestic wastewater disposal system (healthy life behavior) are the independent variables. The results show that the healthy life motivation and maintenance of domestic wastewater disposal system variables have positive and significant influence on the availability of domestic wastewater disposal facilities with ? = 5% and the household expenditure variable has positive and significant influence with ? = 10%. In general, it shows that the economic variable and the household expenditure determine the availability of domestic wastewater disposal facilities in Suruh Sub-district, Semarang Regency as the higher the individuals income, the higher their allocation to the household expenditure, including to the domestic wastewater management.
The Impacts Analysis of Creative-Products Export on the Economy
Authors: Sukma Muhammad , Hartono Djoni , Prihawantoro Socia
Published: April 2020

The increase of export value of creative industry in the middle of the declining export value of Indonesia's leading commodities during the period of 2011 to 2015 indicates that the creative industry potentially encourages the economic growth in Indonesia. This study aims to observe the linkages of creative industries, both forward and backward linkages, with other sectors in the economy. This study also examines the impacts of the increasing export on the fashion and craft sectors, as the two largest contributors to the export of creative industries, towards the Indonesian economy. Applying the Input-Output approach, the influence of the export of fashion and craft sectors towards the Indonesian economy is seen from the multiplier effects on the increasing value added, community income and labor absorption. The results show that fashion exports increased the national value added by 0.06%; community income 0.06% and employment 0.11%. Similarly, craft exports increased the national value added by 0.05%; income by 0.05% and employment by 0.11%. The largest increase is in the labor absorption; this is because the fashion and craft sectors are labor intensive sectors.
Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in Indonesia
Authors: M. N Ripdian Nisa , Hayati Banatul , A. G Edy Yusuf
Published: April 2020

This research aimed to analyse monetary mechanism effectivity to manage inflation in Indonesia through interest rate channel, credit channel, and expectation inflation channel. The research used Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to analyze effectiveness of monetary policy transmission mechanism in Indonesia. The most effective channel was measured by result of Impulse Response Function and Variance Decomposition. They are: (1). The fastest time lag needed since the shock of monetary instruments (rSBI) until the realization of final target of monetary policy (inflation). (2). How strong the variables in each channel response the shock of SBI interest rate and other variable. The data used in this research is quarterly time series dara from 2005Q1 until 2016Q4. The results of this research show that the most effective channel in managing inflation during 2005Q1 until 2016Q4 is inflation expectation channel.
Does Equity Market Integration Exist Between Turkey and the Eurozone?
Authors: Usman Berto , Kassie Nega Muhabaw , Wahyudi Fitra
Published: April 2020

This research investigates the existence of stock market integration between Turkey and the Eurozone. In this study, the performance of Turkey’s stock exchange is proxied by the BIST100, and the EURO STOXX50 is employed as a proxy for the Eurozone index. We hypothesize that there is a dynamic relationship between Turkey and the Eurozone. Methodologically, our research was conducted by employing monthly time series data obtained from EIKON datastream International. In order to demonstrate the extent of equity market integration between Turkey and Eurozone, a vector autoregression model (VAR) was utilized. According to the results, there is no co-integration between these two equity markets. This is in line with the output of residual matrix test, where the correlation between these two market indices was found to be low. However, a Granger causality test indicated that there was a low one-way contribution from Turkey to the Eurozone index during the observation period.
Monetary Policy Transmission : Does Maintain the Price and Poverty Stability is Effective?
Authors: Novalina Ade , Rusiadi Rusiadi
Published: April 2020

This study analyzes the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission of emerging market countries, both short and long-term in maintaining economic stability and reducing poverty. The main problem in this paper is that monetary transmission is incapable of controlling the economy and reducing poverty. There are five countries selected such as India, Brazil, China, Russia, and Indonesia. Long-term prediction analysis using Vector Auto Regression (VAR) model is performed to predict five emerging market countries using Regression Panel. It results suggest that monetary policy transmission affecting the number of poor people should be controlled in three stages. In the short-term, the transmission of export variables and inflation controls the number of poor people. In the medium-term, the control of the number of poor people uses variables of inflation and exports while in the long-term uses exports and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Overall, all economic variables of emerging market countries are greatly influenced by the fluctuations of each country's exports, then by food price stability as measured by food price inflation. The result of regression panel analysis is known that the factor that most influence the poor people in emerging market country is GDP. Exports also affect poor people such as Indonesia, China, and Russia. Inflation also causes poor people like India and Brazil. The countries that have the most impact on economic fluctuations on the number of poor people are India, Indonesia, China, Brazil, and Russia.
Economic Valuation of Tourism Attraction of Jatijajar Cave in Kebumen Regency
Authors: Susilowati Indah , Syah Angga Ferdinan , Suharno Suharno , Aminata Jaka
Published: April 2020

The research aims at estimating the level of Willingness to Pay of the tourists for the Tourism Attraction of Jatijajar Cave in Kebumen Regency. The primary data is obtained from 105 respondents by using the Multistage Sampling and five key persons by using the Purposive Sampling. The characteristics of respondents show that some of the tourists are male, around 21 to 30 years old. The result of Contingent Valuation Methods shows that the WTP of the tourists of Jatijajar Cave has the average about Rp 17,000.00 and the total value of WTP is about Rp 5,231,410,000.00. The novelty in this research is using Contingent Valuation Methods approach to educate the visitors through the hypothetical-market that has been built by two scenarios of willingness to pay for the visitors at Jatijajar Cave tourism attraction as a compensation for the development of tourism attraction.
Impact Evaluation of Raskin Program using Matching Method: Case of IFLS 5
Authors: Sadono Endiarjati Dewandaru
Published: April 2020

Beras untuk Keluarga Miskin (RASKIN) program has been applied since 1998 and has been renamed as Beras Sejahtera (RASTRA) in early 2017, but their effectiveness is still debatable. This study tries to evaluate the impact of RASKIN program on household income. Using data from 3,745 households in Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 5 that has been estimated using propensity score matching, this study has identified precisely that RASKIN program has a negative and significant effect on household income. This happens because the benefits that reveived by Rumah Tangga Sasaran (RTS) are very small. The small benefit is affected by the amount of rice received, frequency and price that have been paid to get RASKIN is not in accordance with the guidelines. The result of this study is along with previous studies, where the amount and price of rice that distributed through RASKIN program is not exactly correct. Therefore, there must be a change in program format, not just renaming from RASKIN to RASTRA only.
Fiscal Health in Local Government Based on Soft System
Authors: Suryawati Dina , Suryono Agus , Saleh Choirul , Muluk Mujibur Rahman Khairul
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this paper is to identify problems and construct a conceptual model related to the local fiscal health condition. The local fiscal health condition is highly dependent on many factors, indicating that local finance is a complex, systemic and unstructured process. The main emphasis in this research is that the researchers attempt to explore the problem situation with the interpretive and naturalistic approach toward the local fiscal health condition and to study, understand, and interpret the meaning of phenomenon. This study uses a soft system methodology (SSM) that is a systemic approach to describe unstructured issues with a structured approach. The successful conceptual model constructed in this research is the survival mechanism of revenues and expenditures model. The results of this study indicate that the main problem of fiscal health condition is from both revenues and expenditures. Revenues problem is indicated by the low local fiscal independence, while expenditures problem is by the high indirect personnel expenditures. The location taken as the unit of analysis was Bondowoso Regency, East Java, Indonesia with the consideration that Bondowoso Regency is one of the four underdeveloped regencies in East Java Province.
Triangle Analysis: Carbon Emissions, Economic Growth, And Poverty In Indonesia
Authors: Suryanto Suryanto , Radhianita Apriana , Juwita Aulia Hapsari
Published: April 2020

This research tried to investigate the correlation between carbon emissions on poverty levels and the economic growth effect toward the level of poverty. This study utilizes secondary data-set time series from 2010 to 2016 across 34 provinces in Indonesia. The source of the data is from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and German watch. The data estimation uses a panel regression by Fixed Effect Model and processed using E-views software version 8.0. The results of the study reveal that 1) effect of carbon emission is positive but not significant on poverty levels; 2) economic growth affects the poverty level positively significant. Thus, the economic development that results in pollution (i.e., industrialization, transportation) should more controlled and in line with sustainable development goals (SDGs). Therefore, there are needs for the government to put effort into designing and making policies related to decreasing emissions. Furthermore, the government should also involve all stakeholders to participate in contributing to economic-environmental friendly. They have to increase their awareness in carrying out the policies set by the government and paying more attention to the waste screening process.
Determinants of Domestic Direct Investment in Indonesia: Islamic Economic Approach
Authors: Faizah Iva , Fasa Muhammad Iqbal , Suharto Suharto , Rahmanto Dhidhin Noer Ady , Athief Fauzul Hanif Noor
Published: April 2020

The aim of this research is to analys the influence of Domestic Direct Investment (DDI) to Economic Growth in Indonesia (GDP) with Capital Expenditures as moderating variable. We use panel data with 9 years of observation (2010-2018) and 30 provinces in Indonesia, based on purposive sampling, secondary data and analyzed by MRA (Moderated Regression Analysis). The results indicates that, DDI actually gives negative effect on economic growth in Indonesia it was because of them is worth the investment in the country is still low when compared with foreign investment and investment out of the country, and greater fluctuations in value realization of these investments annually. Capital expenditure has proved to strengthen and change the direction of the relationship between the DDI to the GDP, due to the realization that capital spending is focused in the development of infrastructure.