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Determinants of Islamic Banking Performance: An Empirical Study in Indonesia
Authors: Rahman Taufikur , Santoso Aprih
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis study aimed to examine the effects of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Good Corporate Governance (GCG) on Return On Asset (ROA) with Non-Performing Financing (NPF) as a moderating variable. The sample used in this study is 14 Islamic commercial banks listed on Bank Indonesia from 2014-2018. The sampling technique used in this research is purposive sampling with the type of data used in this research is panel data. To analyze the data, the researchers use a statistical test that includes classical assumption test, t-test, F-test, the coefficient of determination (R2), and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The process of data analysis is using a means of IBM SPSS Statistics 23. The results of this study show that CAR has a negative and significant effect on ROA, and GCG does not have a substantial impact on ROA. This study indicates that NPF is unable to moderate the effect of CAR on ROA. However, NPF is significantly able to moderate the effect of GCG on ROAAbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh rasio kecukupan modal (CAR) dan tata kelola perusahaan yang baik (GCG) terhadap pengembalian asset (ROA) dengan pembiayaan bermasalah (NPF) sebagai variabel moderasi. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 14 bank syariah yang terdaftar di Bank Indonesia periode 2014-2018. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik purposive sampling dengan data yang digunakan adalah data panel. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah uji statistik meliputi uji asumsi klasik, uji t test, F-test, koefisien determinasi (R2), dan Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Pengolahan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan alat bantu IBM SPSS Statistics 23. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa CAR berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap ROA dan GCG tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap ROA. Penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa NPF tidak mampu memoderasi pengaruh CAR terhadap ROA. Namun, NPF secara signifikan mampu memoderasi pengaruh GCG terhadap ROA.
The Relationship between Nurses Knowledge Management and Organizational Culture in Teaching Hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Authors: Donyayi Nasrin , Mohammad Zadeh Naser
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Today, use of knowledge management components can be changed by altering the nurses' organizational culture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of knowledge management with organizational culture of nurses working in teaching hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted over all nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016.  The population size was estimated as 85. The data collection tools included two questionnaires. Organizational culture questionnaire of Quinn model and knowledge management questionnaire of Lawson model. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 16.
Results: The analysis showed that the components of knowledge management was associated with all aspects of organizational culture. The correlation between knowledge management and organizational culture was 0.4-0.7. the significant level was set at p≤ 0.005.
Conclusion: The nurses' knowledge management was significantly correlated with organizational culture and all its components. By programming in dimensions of organizational culture, nurses' interactions within the organization can be improved so that knowledge management can be institutionalized as a superior advantage in the educational centers.
Determining and Rating Environmental Aspects caused by the Production Process of Oxygenating Machine, Infectious Wastes Disinfection Device, and an Autoclave System with an Emphasis on Fuzzy AHP
Authors: Damnei Nazanin , Babaei Farzam , Dana Touraj
Published: April 2020

Introduction: The medical device industry plays a special role in promoting the health and safety of the community. Its proper and optimal management can also significantly affect the national development of any country in terms of economics, health, medical education, and research. The present study attempted to evaluate the impact of environmental aspects of the medical device manufacturing unit on the environmental quality of the project by examining the impact of activities, production process, equipment, services, and the coefficient of action.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted with a practical purpose. To identify the environmental aspects in the process of producing oxygenators, infectious waste disinfection device, and autoclave system, the EFMEA method, severity of the environmental consequence, probability of its occurrence, and probability of its discovery were applied using the Fuzzy AHP method.
Results: The results showed that the RPN was at its highest value of 160 before the control measures. This was due to the excessive energy consumption and air pollutant emission, which reached 40 after taking the control measures. In the process of manufacturing the above-mentioned apparatus, it was found that the welding activity in the production process of normal weight oxygenator was 0.223. The staining activity in the production process of wastes disinfection device with a normal weight of 0.216 and  thewelding activity in the autoclave production process with a normal weight of 0.187 had the highest environmental priority.
Conclusion: According to the results, environmental aspects differ in various devices and we cannot generalize the results by periodization of one device.
Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Study of the Reported Cases of Tuberculosis in Qaemshahr (2010-2017)
Authors: Babamahmoudi Farhang , Razavi Alireza , Hessami Amirhossein , Heydari Foroogh , Hosseinzadegan Mohsen , Najafi Narges , Soleymani Eissa , Davoodi Lotfollah
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic, life-threatening, and contagious infectious. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical findings of TB in Qaemshahr.Material and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we investigated all patients with TB who had registered and existing data from 2010 to 2017. Demographical data, clinical and paraclinical characteristics including family history of disease, disease type (pulmonary and extrapulmonary), smear and culture results, underlying disease, chest X-ray results were extracted from records. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 22.Results: Out of 290 patients, 61.4% were male (178 cases), and 38.6% (112 cases) were female. The mean age was 21.75 ± 21.25 years. 70.7% were pulmonary, and 29.3% were extrapulmonary. 60.3% were in urban areas and 39.7% in rural areas. The largest organ involved was lung (70.7%). 95.5% were diagnosed as new. The smear was negative in 53.8% of patients. 44.8% of patients were smear-positive. The culture result was positive in 54.5% of patients with TB. In the case of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), smear, 11.7% of patients had a positive result. The negative result of BAL smear was observed in 88.3% of cases.Conclusion: Awareness of various forms and clinical symptoms, radiographic findings in people with TB help to early detection of the disease.
Evaluation of the impact of integrated management system implementation on safety performance monitoring indices in a tile industry
Authors: Fallah Madvari R , Laal F , Abbasi Balochkhaneh F , Najafi K , Halvani GH
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Today, organizations need an integrated management system (IMS) to achieve global standards regarding the environment and employees. And one of the important goals of an integrated management system is to eliminate or reduce disasters to an acceptable level of organization. Therefore, in this study, we try to measure the efficiency of deployment of this system on safety performance monitoring indicators.
Method: This study is a descriptive-analytical study conducted during 2009 and 2010 (years before implementation of integrated management system) and years 2011 to 2014 (years when integrated management system was implemented in all units of one of the tile factories of Yazd city. In this study, all the information related to the events in this industry was collected. Then the variables of accident repetition coefficient (AFR), accident severity factor (ASR), repetition-intensity factor (FSI) and Safe-T-Score were calculated and analyzed.
Results: The incidence of recurrence coefficient, accident severity coefficient and recurrence-severity coefficient decreased from 2009 to 2014. The safe T coefficient also shows that in 90 (the beginning of the implementation of integrated management system) and 91 the number of accidents has significantly decreased compared to previous years.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that the implementation of integrated management system can increase safety indices and thereby increase the level of factory safety.
Ecossistema de inovação em plataformas de aplicativos
Authors: Giovanini Adilson , Bittencourt Pablo Felipe , Uriona Maurício
Published: April 2020

As plataformas de aplicativos fazem parte de ecossistemas de inovação, onde as interações entre usuários finais e desenvolvedores autorregulam o crescimento do próprio ecossistema. Uma das informações mais importantes para esse processo são as avaliações dos usuários. Com o intuito de analisar o impacto dessas informações, este artigo utiliza uma regressão por mínimos quadrados ordinários (MQO) para o ano de 2016, com base em 19 variáveis para 60 países. É mensurado o grau de exigência do mercado consumidor, utilizando um novo indicador baseado nas avaliações dos usuários finais para verificar a consistência de relações entre qualidade da demanda (mensurada pelo novo indicador) e o desempenho inovador de diferentes países nesse segmento. Os resultados evidenciam a robustez e as novas possibilidades de pesquisa que surgem, dadas as características positivas apresentadas pelo novo indicador construído através da utilização de ferramentas de big data e data analytics. Esse indicador mostra que a qualidade da demanda apoia inovações no segmento produtivo, o que levou à concussão de que obter feedback da demanda mais sofisticada representa um estímulo potencial poderoso ao avanço no desenvolvimento de aplicativos.
Influence of Cooperative Learning Model of Bamboo Dancing to Students Learning Outcomes in Social Sciences in Elementary School
Authors: Rohartati Sri
Published: April 2020

This research is entitled, The Influence of Cooperative Learning Models Type Bamboo Dancing Against Learning Outcomes of Students in Social Sciences Subjects in Primary Schools. This study aims to describe the implementation and influence of the cooperative model type bamboo dancing on improving student learning outcomes in social science subjects. The research problem formulation was formulated as "Is there any influence of cooperative learning model type bamboo dancing on student learning outcomes on social science subjects in elementary school?" The research method used was an experiment with the nature of quantitative research. The research design used is Quasi Experimental Design. The population of this study were students of the Public elementary School Mandalawangi district Cipatat West Bandung District. The research instrument uses observation sheets and test questions. The results of the test research data show that there is an increase in learning outcomes of students in social studies learning in elementary schools with the use of a cooperative type type bamboo dancing, can be seen from the results of the t-test on the sig (2-tailed) section showing differences in learning outcomes of students in post- the test obtained 0,000 this shows 0,000 <0,05, then H0 is rejected means that there is a significant difference in the learning outcomes of students between the experimental class and the control class there are differences after treatment. This difference suggests that the experimental class is superior and better the results can be seen through the average social studies learning outcomes of students in the experimental class using bamboo dancing models. Based on the proof of the hypothesis that reads "there is a significant influence on cooperative learning models of bamboo dancing type on the learning outcomes of students on social science subjects in elementary schools", the H1 hypothesis is accepted.
Pedagogy 21 Century from Perspective Information and Communication Technology (ICT): The Application in Learning
Authors: Razali Hazrul Affendi Mohmad
Published: April 2020

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has provided great benefits in many fields including education. Lifestyle changes and the need to make the teaching and learning process more interesting and effective have driven the application of ICT in teaching. This paper aims to explain the influence of teacher knowledge and the process of implementing ICT in teaching. This process of implementing ICT requires teachers to be constantly aware and competitive with the changes that occur in teaching and learning. The impact of this paper is the change in teachers 'attitudes towards the need for ICT applications in teaching and teachers' thinking to cope with ever-changing technology.

 

 
The Impact of The Use of Social Media and Awareness of Religion Due to Influence The Role of The Parents and Teachers in Class Junior High School Student
Authors: Muhyani Muhyani
Published: April 2020

This study is to find purposes: (1) the parents to influence of religious awareness, (2) the effect of parenting on the impact of using social media, (3) the influence of students' perceptions of the role of teachers in schools on religious awareness, (4) the influence of students' perceptions of the role of teachers in schools on the impact of social media users, (5) the influence of religious awareness on the impact of social media users. This research is field research is a social research in education. This research is categorized as survey research (Research Survey) where researchers do not make special treatment to respondents, researchers only distribute questionnaires to respondents. Furthermore, respondents were asked to fill in accordance with what they felt for the statement on the questionnaire. The population in this study were junior high school students in the cities of Depok and Bogor, while the sample in this study were several junior high school students in Depok and Bogor cities consisting of 427 students. Data are analyzed using structural equation models (structural equation models) known as LISREL. The analysis to be carried out in this study is path analysis. The results of this study indicate: (1) parenting directly influences religious awareness, (2) parenting directly influences the impact of social media use, (3) students' perceptions of the role of teachers in schools do not directly influence religious awareness , (4) students' perceptions of the role of teachers in schools directly influence the impact of social media users (5) religious awareness directly influences the impact of social media users.
Literacy In Storytelling Model Teacher With Learning In Primary Circuit City Bandung
Authors: Cherawati Cherawati , Musthafa Bachrudin , Cahyani Isah
Published: April 2020

The research was carried out based on the development of literacy in elementary school movement. Entering the 21st century, learning literacy has the main objective to provide an opportunity or an opportunity for students to develop themself as a competent communicator in the context of multiliteracy, multicultural and multimedia through its multi-intelligence empowerment. Learning literacy in the elementary curriculum subjects entered in the Indonesian language and literature. In line with this fact, the initial effort should be done to realize the literacy learning is to improve the quality of teachers. Through improving the quality of teachers, teachers are able to develop the quality of learning they have implemented. Improved quality of learning on improving the quality of graduates. The circuit model of learning is a learning model that maximizes empowering thoughts and feelings with the addition pattern and repetition. This study aims to describe: (1) determine the profile of literacy storytelling teacher in elementary school, (2) determine the design of storytelling teachers with models of circuit learning to cultivate the character of students in elementary schools, (3) determine the structure or system presenting fairy tales that can attract students in elementary schools, (4) evaluate the response of students in literacy storytelling teacher at the elementary school. This study used a qualitative approach with the case study method. This research subject is an elementary school teacher in Bandung. The data source of research is: (1) a written source, (2) oral sources, (3) the documents, and (4) recording. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews, and documentation. The process of data analysis research conducted with a qualitative descriptive technique. The results of the study as follows. (1) primary school teachers who have implemented literacy Bandung storytelling, (2) increasing the effectiveness of teachers using circuit models of learning, and (3) increasing the quality of primary school education in the city of Bandung.
The Effects of Critical Multiliteracy Learning Models on Mastery of Explanatory Text Concepts
Authors: Setiawan Dadan , Hartati Tatat , Rahman Rahman , Cahyani Isah
Published: April 2020

The aims of this study was to determine the ability to master the concept of elementary school students through the implementation of critical multiliteracy learning models. This research was conducted on fifth grade students of elementary school. The research method used in this study was a quasi-experimental method. The participants in this study amounted to 39 students. Data was collected using tests and rubric. Analysis of data in this research using the t test with SPSS version 20.0 program for windows. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the mastery ability of the explanatory text concept of students experienced a significant increase and was included in the sufficient category. This can be seen from the pretest score obtained by students at 34.74 and the posttest results at 64.23. Based on the results of the t test the significance value is 0.00˂0.05 thus it can be concluded that there are significant differences between the mastery of students' concepts before and after being given treatment using critical multiliteracy learning models.
High Order Thinking Skill and Literacy Base Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) in Order to Improve Students Learning Quality of in Job Primary School Teacher’s Proffesional Educational Program
Authors: Hartati Tatat , Heryanto Dwi , Annisa Nuri , Nuriyanti Risma , Saputra Alpin Herman , Sutedi Rahmat
Published: April 2020

Quality of learning by teachers nowadays, have not became a serious focus of interest. As the result, the quality of the graduate student is at low rate. The purpose of this research is to develop and apply Technology Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for the Injob Primary School Professional Educational Teacher Program (PPG dalam jabatan). The methods applied on the study were combination of qualitative and quantitative and R&D by 4D outline modification, they are; define, design, develop, and disseminate. The subjects of the study are 42 students of The Student of the Injob Teacher of Professional Educational Program which divided into two class of control and experiments each within 21 students. The result of the study is a TPACK model base on literacy and high order thinking skill with significance of the pretest and  posttest achievement at 0.001, which indicates that literacy base TPACK  model and  high order thinking skill effects to the quality of the Injob Teacher Professional Educational Program learning as the student experience Literacy base TPACK  model and high order thinking skill learning.
Application of Conferencing Approach to Improve Cooperation Skills of Class IV Elementary School Students
Authors: Syafitri Yoesrina Novia Vini , Hartati Tatat , Tatang Tatang
Published: April 2020

Abstract: The ability of cooperation is an important aspect of personality and needs to be owned by everyone, especially in group learning. Based on the preliminary results of the learning in the fourth grade of CST SDN shows that the ability of student cooperation is still low. This is because the teacher does not give clear instructions about learning in groups, how to learn in groups, how to divide the tasks for each member of his group, and the teacher does not motivate the students to be able to work with friends of his group. This study aims to describe the application of the conferencing approach to improving the ability of cooperation of fourth-grade elementary school students. The research method used is the research of the class action model of Kemmis and Mc Taggart. The subjects of this study were 38 students of grade IV SDN CST. Data collection techniques used were observations and field notes. Qualitative data were taken using techniques from Miles and Huberman which consist of data reduction, data presentation and conclusion, and verification. While the quantitative data is taken using the statistic average and percentage. The results show that the application of the conferencing approach can improve students' cooperative ability, especially on group learning in the classroom.
How to Teach Make Up for The Beginner in ATMAISWARI
Authors: Sakti Asri Wibawa , Yugafiati Rasi , Karyono Tri , Maeliah Mally
Published: April 2020

The article aims to discuss about how to teach make up for the beginner through an organized event. The researcher explains about step by step to make a great event such as AISMAWARI. The research is descriptive qualitative. The researcher describes the study briefly. The researcher posts and analizes, and explains the pictures briefly from pre-event, the main event, and the post event. The research reveals the phenomenon that collaboration is needed to make a big events. It also collaborates with a hundred of make up artists, a hundred of designers, and a hundred of models. It involves many supporters. It is held at Atrium Istana Plaza Bandung, in Pasir Kaliki Street no. 121-123. The due date is March 8th, 2019. It related to the primary education pedagogy. It is because the researcher tries to teach the beginner although it is covered by multiliteracy and multiagendas in a big events. The goal is to ask the participants or beginners to think in higher level. The researcher wants to educate the beginner not only to hear the material, but also do the action. As it is believed, practices make perfect.
Penalaran Proporsional Siswa Kelas Menengah dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Matematika Ditinjau dari Adversity Quotient
Authors: Khumairoh Binta , Amin Siti Maghfirotun , Wijayanti Pradnyo
Published: April 2020

This study aims to describe students’ proportional reasoning profile of junior high school students in mathematical problem solving based on Adversity Quotient (AQ) type climbers, campers, and quitters. This qualitative research was conducted to 22 female students who were in eight grade that used documentation, test, and interview to gather the data. Analyzing the students’ test result and then interviewing them for each category were done for the analysis process. The result show that there are 9.1% climber students, 72.7% camper students, and 18.2% quitter students. The result of this study showed that there were differencies about proportional reasoning activities based on type Adversity Quotient (AQ) climbers, campers, and quitters.
Analis Pengembangan Modul Pembelajaran Berbasis Reciprocal Teaching Pair Share
Authors: Widyaningrum Diyah Ayu , Wahyuni Lila
Published: April 2020

This study aim  determined the profile analysis of module needed based on Recripocal Teaching Pair Share learning model on Protist and Fungi material. The location used retrieved data was Taman Madya Malang High School. The method used in this study was the collection of qualitative descriptive data with an instrument in the form of a questionnaire to teachers and students. The resulted showed that teachers and students agreed with the development of Recripocal Teaching Pair Share (RTPS) based modules.
Mengembangkan Bahan Ajar Berbasis Local Genius Cirebon sebagai Upaya Membangun Literasi Sains Mahasiswa
Authors: Putri Dian Permana , Febianti Yopi Nisa , Muslimin Sugeng
Published: April 2020

This study aims to design a Cirebon-based local genius teaching material that is valid, practical and effective in the Basic Natural Sciences course to build student scientific literacy. The research method used is the research and development (R & D) approach. The model development approach used is 4D developed by Thiagarajan. The results of the study showed that teaching materials designed and developed were valid by testing validity twice by three expert validators, consisting of material experts, media experts and practitioners' experts. Teaching materials have been practical based on a limited test on 20 participants who filled out the questionnaire. and in effective tests, teaching materials can improve student scientific literacy, as evidenced by the average n-gain value of 0.417 in the experimental class with the moderate criteria.
Effect of Business Ethics and Professional Ethics to the Perception of Students
Authors: Kusworo Ahmad Dzulfikri Budi
Published: April 2020

This study aims to determine whether there are differences in business ethics and professional ethics to the perception of students.  This research was conducted at one of universities in Indonesia. The type of research used by the authors was survey research. Data collection technique is done by distributing questionnaires. To earn value that supports the purpose of this study conducted a t-test to determine whether there are differences about business ethics and professional ethics to the perception of students and college students. Based on the difference of business ethics between perceptions of students it is concluded that there is a significant difference of business ethics between student and student perception. Based on the result of difference about professional ethics between student perception and student perception can be concluded there is significant difference about professional ethics between student and student perception.
Identification and preliminary characterization of chemosensory-related proteins in the gall fly, Procecidochares utilis by transcriptomic analysis
Authors: Li lifang , Gao Xi , Gui Huamin , Lan Mingxian , Zhu Jiaying , Xie Yonghui , Zhan Youguo , Wang Zhijiang , Zhengyue Li , Ye Min , Wu Guoxing
Published: April 2020

Background: Chemoreception is critical for insect behaviors such as foraging, host searching and oviposition, and finding mating partners. The process of chemoreception is mediated by a series of proteins, including odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), gustatory receptors (GRs), odorant receptors (ORs), ionotropic receptors (IRs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs) and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs). The tephritid stem gall ﬂy, Procecidochares utilis Stone, is a type of egg parasitic insect, which is an effective biological control reagent for the invasive weed Ageratina adenophora in many countries. However, the study of molecular components related to the olfactory system of P. utilis has not been investigated. Here, we report the developmental transcriptome (egg, first-third instar larvae, pupae, fame and male adult) of P. utilis using next-generation sequencing technology and identified the major chemosensory related genes.Results: In this study, a total of 133 chemosensory genes in P. utilis transcriptomes were identified by bioinformatics analysis, including 40 OBPs, 29 GRs, 24 ORs, 28 IRs, 6 CSPs, and 6 SNMPs in P. utilis. The sequences of these candidate chemosensory genes were confirmed by BLAST, and phylogenetic analysis was performed. The expression profiles of all candidate genes at different developmental stages were analyzed by differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis and then the expression profiles of the OBPs in the seven developmental stages were confirmed by real-time quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR). The results showed that the expression of candidate OBP genes across different developmental stages was consistent with the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis using the fragments per kilobase per million fragments (FPKM) value.Conclusions: A large number of chemosensory genes were identified. This study will provide a significant contribution to the molecular mechanism of chemoreception and help advance the use of P. utilis as biological control agents.
How quarantine and social distancing policy can suppress the outbreak of novel coronavirus in developing or under poverty level countries: a mathematical and statistical analysis.
Authors: Chowdhury Atiqur , Kabir K M Ariful , Tanimoto Jun
Published: April 2020

Background: Novel coronavirus was named as SARS-CoV-2 is a transmissible viral disease that has rapidly stroke around the world and is currently a major thread for developing and under poverty level countries by the World Bank and WHO's prediction. Without inventing vaccination or the proper treatment, how we control a faster infectious disease like SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 is one of the most admitted questions with which our developed civilization faces right now.At the same time, some policies termed as \isolation", \quarantine",\lock-down" and \social distancing" would give a stunning direction to control the epidemic outbreak.Methods: In this paper, we developed a novel theoretical model named \Social Distancing SEIQR model" to control the spread of infection by combining both quarantine and social distancing explicitly based on the real cases that observed where medical equipment and others resources are limited.Results: Our modelling basic reproduction number R0 is almost accurate predictor threshold to assess the transmissibility of the COVID-19 in Bangladesh.A linear regression polynomial fit result showed that our model fitted well to the reported COVID-19 cases data for Bangladesh.Conclusion: Our model will help to nd some strong strategies for controlling faster from spreading the virus and protect the nation when a country has limited medical resources.
Predictors of response to exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Authors: Hamatani Sayo , Tsuchiyagaito Aki , Nihei Masato , Hayashi Yuta , Yoshida Tokiko , Takahashi Jumpei , Okawa Sho , Arai Honami , Nagaoka Maki , Matsumoto Kazuki , Shimizu Eiji , Hirano Yoshiyuki
Published: April 2020

Background Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which includes exposure and response prevention (ERP), is effective in improving symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, whether poor cognitive functions and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits affect the therapeutic response of patients with OCD to CBT remains unclear. This study aimed to identify factors predictive of the therapeutic response of Japanese patients with OCD to ERP. Methods Forty-two Japanese outpatients with OCD were assessed using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale, and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) at pre- and post-treatment. We used multiple regression analyses to estimate the effect on therapeutic response change. The treatment response change was set as a dependent variable in multiple regression analyses. Results Multiple regression analyses showed that among independent variables, communication skill as an AQ sub-scale and Letter Number Sequencing as a WAIS-III sub-test predict the therapeutic response to ERP. Conclusions Our results suggest that diminished working memory (Letter Number Sequencing), poor communication skill may undermine responsiveness to ERP among patients with OCD. Trial registration: UMIN, UMIN00024087. Registered 20 September 2016 - Retrospectively registered (including retrospective data), https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr.cgi?function=brows&action=brows&recptno=R000027729&type=summary&language=J
Impact of COVID-19 on psychology of nurses working in the emergency and fever outpatient:A cross-sectional survey
Authors: Cui Shasha , Jiang Yujun , Shi Qianyu , Zhang Lei , Kong Dehua , Qian Meijuan , Chu Jing
Published: April 2020

Background COVID-19 poses a great challenge to the global health system. The nurses of emergency and fever outpatient (EFO) act as gatekeepers to the health care system in the public health response to COVID-19 epidemic. This study examined the psychological impact of COVID-19 upon EFO nurses in Chinese hospitals. Methods In midmonth of February, 2020, convenience sampling was used to recruit EFO nurses from hospitals in Jiangsu Province. Data were obtained by self-administered online questionnaires, which consisted of a general questionnaire, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. A total of 481 questionnaires were returned and 453 valid questionnaires were recovered. Multiple linear regression was used to explore the influence of socio-psychological and working condition factors on anxiety, stress and stress coping tendency. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the associations among anxiety, stress and coping tendency. Results Among the participants, 281(62.03%) had no anxiety symptoms, 154(34.00%) had mild anxiety, 16(3.53%) had moderate anxiety, and 2(0.44%) had severe anxiety. There were 146(32.23%) participants with scores greater than 25 in the PSS, indicating excessive stress. We found that 229(50.55%) participants were more likely to respond positively to stress, while 224(49.45%) were more likely to respond negatively. The models we used included gender, fear of infecting family members, regretting being a nurse, having children, confidence in fighting outbreak, rest time, professional attitudes, having attended infection prevention training, and number of night shifts; and they were all predictors of the mental health of EFO nurses. Pearson correlation showed a positive correlation of the anxiety with stress score (r=0.443, P<0.001), while the coping tendency score was found negatively correlated with anxiety (r=-0.268, P< 0.001) and stress (r=-0.503, P< 0.001). Conclusion COVID-19 has a certain psychosocial impact upon EFO nurses. Effective measures, such as strengthening protection training, adequate nurses for emergency and fever clinics, reducing night shifts, and timely updates of latest epidemic situation, should be taken. Moreover, greater attention should be paid to female EFO nurses and nurses with children.
A method for estimating the case fatality rate during the onging epidemic A Case Study of COVID 19
Authors: Hu Wanling , Liu Xiaoyun , Wang Tao , Zhou Changlong , Zeng Xiaofei , Dong Chen , Zhang Yuanming , She Xuan , Hu Zhongli , Liu Dingfu , Diao Ying
Published: April 2020

Human beings are constantly struggling with various epidemics. Although we gained a lot of experience and success, in the face of the new epidemic, we still inevitably face pressure from public health, politics, and the economy. Case fatality ratio (CFR) received widespread attention as one of the indicators describing the severity of the epidemic and evaluating treatment options. However, due to the ongoing epidemic situation and the constant changes in the death and diagnosis data, no scientific method for this situation to calculate the CFR exists. This study proposes a method for estimating CFR in the continuation of the epidemic. CFR is estimated by "ratio of the cumulative number of deaths before j days from a given day to the sum of the number of patients discharged from a given day and the cumulative number of deaths before j days from a given day ". Take the ongoing outbreak of COVID COVID-19 in December 2019 as an example. The results show that, regardless of the size of the estimated value or its changing trend, the estimated CFR given by the new method shows better stability and better reflects the true situation of the case fatality rate; additionally, the improvement of medical conditions can also be clearly reflected in the change in valuation. When j = 10, according to the data of March 10, the CFR of COVIDCOVID-19 in Wuhan, China and China (excluding Hubei)is 6.23%,4.46%, and 0.87%, respectively. This method of estimating CFR can be used in time to evaluate the therapeutic effect of different medical schemes and different regions, which is of great value and significance for the decision decision-making in the epidemicprevention and control.Authors Wanling Hu, Xiaoyun Liu, and Tao Wang contributed equally to this work
Construction of auditory media signal processing infrastructure to prevent media clone attacks
Authors: Unoki Masashi
Published: April 2020

Understanding how auditory information is processed by the ear and the brain is no easy feat. The mechanics of basic sound signal transduction in the ear are fairly well characterised, however there is much that is still not well-known concerning aspects of the ear and the psychology
of the process. Consequently, the way digital sound is stored, processed and delivered fails to take advantage of aspects of human hearing. Of particular concern is the ease with which digital sound can be virtually copied and distributed without the permission of the creator. Professor Masashi
Unoki is an expert in auditory processing, his team is examining aspects of human auditory perception such as masking, cochlear delay and phase perception in order to explore the possibility of auditory information hiding and fingerprinting techniques.
3DMRI - Elucidating the origin of biometric authentication based on the acoustic characteristics of the ears with high resolution 3D MRI
Authors: Yano Shouhei
Published: April 2020

A world run on cash transactions is rapidly disappearing. The power and connectivity of the Internet has driven most business toward digital solutions. Paying bills and shopping is done online and paying while outside of the home is increasingly done by card or even smartphone apps.
The diminished role of cash, while convenient, does require that consumers put their trust into security systems beyond their own control. Someone can safeguard their own wallet but cannot encrypt personal digital payment data. This transition has led to the vast cybersecurity industry which
is constantly in need of innovation in order to keep one step ahead of nefarious actors willing to exploit weakness in the system. Digital theft and fraud, especially identity fraud, are now major concerns in the modern world. Our main defence is password protected accounts and encryption
in the form of cyphers. As we have seen though, these are fallible and hackers have successfully stolen data from some of the most secure companies on the planet. To combat this, cybersecurity research is increasingly turning to biometric forms of identification which rely on the unique features
possessed by every individual. Fingerprints and face scans are the most well-known and employed forms of biometric ID. For example, smartphones can be locked and unlocked with a simple glance at the screen and these methods have considerable benefits. Never having to remember a password again
is one and a thief cannot decode your face like they potentially can a cypher. However, there are drawbacks, and impersonations with face ID and fingerprinting can still occur. In order to add another layer of protection, a collaboration between academia and industry is turning to an overlooked
feature of the human body, being the ear. Dr Shouhei Yano is using his background studying sound localisation using earphones progressed from entertainment applications to create a new way of providing accurate, secure biometric identification.
Understanding the underlying algorithms and theories of machine learning
Authors: Kawahara Yoshinobu
Published: April 2020

Machine learning is largely known as the basis for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The name itself describes exactly that, machines that learn. We are seeing an increasing amount of these machines in our day-to-day lives as well but we may not even realise it. The machines involved in
machine learning are not exactly the robots learning to walk or work assembly lines. In fact, machine learning is the study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use so that they can perform tasks without being told exactly what to do. The algorithms are designed to find
patterns and inferences in the data generated by the task at hand and use those to not only complete the task but learn how to perform said task more efficiently. In the age of big data machine learning has become an essential tool in interpreting massive datasets and developing new ways to
use them. From the recommendations music and video streaming services make, to self-driving cars and speech recognition software, anywhere huge amounts of data require analysis and mining, machine learning algorithms are humming away in the background. While this field has become essential
to our modern way of life and transformative for many industries, it is also a new and rapidly evolving field. Designing new algorithms that can handle increasing amounts of data with greater complexity is one area of active research, as is refining the statistical models involved in machine
learning. Professor Yoshinobu Kawahara, who is based at the Institute of Mathematics for Industry at Kyushu University in Japan is carrying out research dedicated to studying the underlying algorithms and theories of machine learning.
Signal processing via sampled-data control theory
Authors: Yamamoto Yutaka , Yamamoto Kaoru , Nagahara Masaaki , Khargonekar Pramod P
Published: April 2020

Digital sounds and images are used everywhere today, and they are all generated originally by analogue signals. On the other hand, in digital signal processing, the storage or transmission of digital data, such as music, videos or image files, necessitates converting such analogue signals
into digital signals via sampling. When these data are sampled, the values from the discrete, sampled points are kept while the information between the sampled points is lost. Various techniques have been developed over the years to recover this lost data, but the results remain incomplete.
Professor Yutaka Yamamoto's research is focused on improving how we can recover or reconstruct the original analogue data.
Development of environment design support mixed reality system capable of environment estimation using deep learning
Authors: Fukuda Tomohiro
Published: April 2020

Mixed reality (MR) is rapidly becoming a vital tool, not just in gaming, but also in education, medicine, construction and environmental management. The term refers to systems in which computer-generated content is superimposed over objects in a real-world environment across one or
more sensory modalities. Although most of us have heard of the use of MR in computer games, it also has applications in military and aviation training, as well as tourism, healthcare and more. In addition, it has the potential for use in architecture and design, where buildings can be superimposed
in existing locations to render 3D generations of plans. However, one major challenge that remains in MR development is the issue of real-time occlusion. This refers to hiding 3D virtual objects behind real articles. Dr Tomohiro Fukuda, who is based at the Division of Sustainable Energy and
Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University in Japan, is an expert in this field. Researchers, led by Dr Tomohiro Fukuda, are tackling the issue of occlusion in MR. They are currently developing a MR system that realises real-time occlusion by harnessing deep
learning to achieve an outdoor landscape design simulation using a semantic segmentation technique. This methodology can be used to automatically estimate the visual environment prior to and after construction projects.
Quality analysis of teacher-made tests in financial accounting subject at vocational high schools
Authors: Mulyani Heni , Tanuatmodjo Heraeni , Iskandar Rangga
Published: April 2020

Assessment of student learning outcomes needs to be done using tests that meet the criteria for quality tests. This study aims to determine the quality of teacher-made tests on financial accounting subjects in Vocational High Schools. This research will be directed at descriptive research with a quantitative approach. Data collected are questions made by 32 teachers, answer sheets from 689 Accounting students. Validity of objective and essay tests using product moment correlation. Reliability of the objective test using KR20 formula, while the essay test using Alpha formula. Difficulty level and distinguishing power of objective tests using Anates 4. Difficulty level and distinguishing power of essay tests used Microsoft Excel 2013. The research results obtained are as follows: (1) validity of teacher-made test items cannot accurately measure learning outcomes; (2) reliability of teacher-made tests can not show stable results despite repeated testing of the same subject; (3) teacher-made tests do not have a proportion of degree of difficulty that is suitable for use as a Mid-Semester assessment tool; (4) distinguishing power of tests made by teachers cannot distinguish students who have mastered the test material (upper or superior group) from students who have not mastered the test material (lower group or user); (5) Multiple choice test distractors made by teachers are not evenly chosen and the key options and deception options do not function effectively. Quality analysis of teacher-made tests through item analysis is intended to identify damaged test items and to show areas that are already mastered by students.
Motivation and satisfaction towards two-year vocational diploma
Authors: Masykar Tanzir , Nurrahmi Febri
Published: April 2020

Lack of students enrolling in diploma programs compared to what occurred Germany is a sign that Indonesian high school graduates are discouraged from enrolling in the program. Previous studies have mostly focused on the perception and expectation toward vocational high school, leaving motivation and satisfaction under-researched. The current study aims to look at the motivation of students enrolling at the two-year diploma and how satisfied they are with the program. Factors contributing to their satisfaction would be presented accordingly. The study used a qualitative research approach with a case study design by examining current students at AKN Aceh Barat. A focus group discussion coupled with interview were employed to obtain the data and a total of 23 first year diploma students participated in the study. The study found that students were encouraged to enroll for the diploma program due to practical skill benefit, short durational advantage, and financial constraints of their families. They valued practical skills over theoretical knowledge and a short time of study over four years in college.  The financial constraint also implies that most students enrolled in the program originate from financially unfortunate families. Most students have been satisfied with the program indicating that their initial motivation has been fulfilled. Factors contributing to their satisfaction include practical skills, theoretical knowledge, laboratory facilities, building infrastructure, and the number of students. They have been satisfied with the balance between practical skills and theoretical balance offered by the program yet felt the need for improvement in the other areas.