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Compressive strength of masonry constructed with high strength concrete blocks
Authors: FORTES E. S. , PARSEKIAN G. A. , CAMACHO J. S. , FONSECA F. S.
Published: February 2018

Abstract Although the use of high strength concrete blocks for the construction of tall buildings is becoming common in Brazil, their mechanical properties and behavior are not fully understood. The literature shows a gap in experimental studies with the use of high strength concrete blocks, i.e., those with compressive strength greater than 16 MPa. The work presented herein was conducted in order to study the behavior of high strength structural masonry. Therefore, the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of concrete block walls tested under axial load were assessed. The specimens included grouted and ungrouted walls and walls with a mid-height bond beam; ungrouted walls were constructed with face-shell and full mortar bedding. The walls were built and tested in the laboratory of CESP and in the Structures Laboratory of the UNESP Civil Engineering Department in Ilha Solteira (NEPAE). Concrete blocks with nominal compressive strength of 16 (B1), 24 (B2) and 30 (B3) MPa were used. Ungrouted masonry walls had a height of 220 cm and a width of 120 cm while grouted masonry walls had a height of 220 cm and a width of 80 cm. Traditional Portland cement, sand and lime mortar was used. The testing program included 36 blocks, 18 prisms, 9 ungrouted walls (6 with face-shell mortar bedding and 3 with full mortar bedding), 9 grouted masonry walls, and 12 ungrouted walls with a bond beam at mid-height. The experimental results were used to determine the compressive strength ratio between masonry units, prisms and masonry walls. The analyses included assessing the cracking pattern, the mode of failure and the stress-strain curve of the masonry walls. Tests results indicate that the prism-to-unit strength ratio varies according to the block strength; that face-shell mortar bedding is suitable for high strength concrete masonry; and that 20% resistance decrease for face-shell mortar bedding when compared with full mortar bedding is a conservative consideration. The results also show that using a bond beam at the mid-height of the wall does not lead to a compressive strength decreased but it changes the failure mode and the shape of the stress-strain curve. In addition, the results show that estimating E = 800 fp is conservative for ungrouted masonry walls but reasonably accurate for grouted masonry walls and that there is no reason to limit the value of E to a maximum value of 16 GPa. Furthermore, the results show that, for design purposes, a wall-to-prism strength ratio value of 0.7 may be used for high strength concrete masonry.
Evaluation of coal fly ash in cementitious matrices
Authors: ALTHEMAN D. , FERREIRA G. C. , MONTINI M. , GALLO J. B. , ROCHA A. I. B. C.
Published: February 2018

Abstract The addition of ash, initially classified as waste in cement matrices, is essential to achieve the requirements of National Policy of Solid Waste. However, technologies that enable such applications should be sought, especially when the material has adequate pozzolanic activity. The aim of this study was to verify the pozzolanic activity of fly ash from coal burning, from the aluminum manufacturing process, such as mineral admixture in mortars and conventional concrete. For that, physicochemical characterization of the ash sample and the mechanical behavior of mix dosage of mortar and commercially used concrete tests were carried out. Results showed the ash in evaluation has pozzolanicity as relevant standards employed and when inserted in the studied cementitious matrices, showed the expected performance for this type of addition (higher mechanical strength at older ages).
B-WIM systems application on reinforced concrete bridge structural assessment and highway traffic characterization
Authors: JUNGES P. , PINTO R. C. A. , MIGUEL L. F. FADEL
Published: February 2018

Abstract The vehicles that travel on Brazilian highways have changed a lot in the last decades, with an increase in the traffic load and in the amount of trucks. This fact is not exclusive to our country, so much that in order to assess the structural safety of bridges, there was a great development in bridge weigh-in-motion systems (B-WIM) the last decade, especially in developed countries. Moses, in 1979, was the first one to introduce the B-WIM concept. This work presents the results of a B-WIM system applied on a bridge over the Lambari river, located at BR 153 in Uruaçu (Goiás). The weigh-in-motion technique used is based on Moses' Algorithm and uses influence lines obtained direct from traffic. Traffic characterization of that particular highway, as well as the effects introduced in the bridge structure and the experimental dynamic amplification factor are also discussed. At the end it is concluded that the system used is capable of detecting, with good precision, the axle spacing and the gross vehicle weight shows errors inferior to 3% when compared with the gross weight acquired with static scale.
Self-supporting tests in lattice joists subject to negative bending
Authors: STORCH I. S. , DOBELIN J. G. S. , BATALHA L. C. , SARTORTI A. L.
Published: February 2018

Abstract During the construction of bridges, cantilever roofs and eaves, assembling formworks and scaffold that will support the slabs is a point of difficulty in the construction phase. Therefore, it is relevant the study of the lattice joists which serve as self-supporting formwork, supporting its weight, the weight of the fresh concrete, the weight of workers and the weight of concreting equipment. The analysis of the bearing capacity of lattice joists subject to negative bending with base concrete opening enables checking the maximum span that each lattice truss model bears, either cantilevered or between continuous spans with reduced or no scaffold. The concrete opening enables the monolithism between the slab and its support. This paper presents the results of tests on lattice joist with concrete opening. By the results analysis, formulations for designing the spacing between prop lines were found. The results are promising and indicate great possibilities of using lattice joists with concrete opening over the supports (beams), in order to optimize the slab shuttering.
Facing the Challenge of Improving the Legal Writing Skills of Educationally Disadvantaged Law Students in a South African Law School
Authors: Crocker Angela Diane
Published: February 2018

Many first-year students in the School of Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College, who have been disadvantaged by a poor primary and secondary education, exhibit poor legal writing skills. Over a period of four years, in order to address this urgent need for legal writing instruction, the School of Law introduced two successive legal writing interventions. The first intervention was the Concise Writing Programme, followed by the Integrated Skills in Context Programme. The Concise Writing Programme focused on English writing skills and grammar in the hope that first-year law students would be able to transfer these generic writing skills to the more specific legal discourse within which they were learning to operate. The Law School reviewed the success of this initial programme and found that students who took part in the programme not only lacked the motivation to learn generic English writing skills, but that they also did not find it easy to transfer these skills to the more specific legal writing environment. The Law School then implemented a second legal writing intervention – The Integrated Skills in Context Programme. This programme acknowledged the fact that legal writing has a multi-faceted nature, encompassing legal analysis and application, as well as logical sequencing and argument, all of which could not be taught in a vacuum, particularly when most of the student base was largely unfamiliar with any form of legal discourse and many had English as a second language. This paper recognises that there is no silver bullet to improving the legal writing skills of these students. The reality is that it will take hard work as well as financial incentives to make a difference to these students' legal writing skills. Our students need intensive one-on-one attention by qualified academics, and this means that those doing the instruction must be recognised and adequately compensated.
Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations, step by step protocol v3
Authors: Jabbarzadeh Kaboli Parham , Ismail patimah , Ling King-Hwa
Published: February 2018

To MD analysis for one of our previous results of docking, for example to analyze the drug/target, almost 40 steps are required to finalize the MD results. The following protocol is according to our own experience in this project and was improved so that the errors were solved during the projects.
Bayes Prediction Bound Lengths Under Dierent Censoring Criterion: A Two-Sample Approach
Authors: Prakash Gyan
Published: February 2018

The censoring arises when exact lifetimes are known partially only and it is useful inlife testing experiments for time and cost restrictions. In literature, there are several typesof censoring plans available. In which three dierent censoring plans have addressed inpresent comparative study. The Burr Type-XII distribution considered here as the under-lying model and the comparison made on Two-Sample Bayes prediction bound lengths.The analysis of the present discussion has carried out by an example.
Psychological empowerment and its relationship with assertiveness skill among nurses in neonatal wards
Authors: BOSTANABAD Mohammad Arshadi , SAHEBİHAGH Mohammad Hassan , ASADOLLAHİ Maliheh , ZAKERNİK Masoumeh
Published: February 2018

Purpose: The present study aimed to determine the relationship between psychological empowerment and assertiveness skill among nurses. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study and the statistical population included all the nurses working in neonatal wards and neonatal intensive care unit in Children Hospital, Alzahra Hospital, Taleghani Hospital and 29 Bahman Hospital in Tabriz, Iran. Using random sampling method, 150 nurses were selected from neonatal wards. Data collection was performed using Spritzer's Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire as well as Gambrier and Ricci's Assertiveness Questionnaire. Results: Results showed a significantly positive relationship between assertiveness and psychological empowerment with the correlation value of 0.368; meaning that, the more the psychological empowerment of the nurses, the higher the level of their assertiveness, and vice versa. Conclusion: Increasing the efficiency of organizations requires improving the efficiency and empowerment of human resources. Meanwhile, increasing the efficiency of human resources entails education and development of knowledge and skills as well as creating desirable behaviors in order for successful working.
Correlation of serological markers and thrombocytopenia in early diagnosis of dengue infection
Authors: Ingale Suchita Vikas , Upadhye Aditi Jayant , Upadhye Jayshree Jayant
Published: February 2018

Background: Dengue is an acute viral infection with fatal complications. To reduce the disease burden, early and specific diagnosis of dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome with supportive therapy reduces morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of NS1 antigen and platelet count.Methods: A total of 200 serum samples were collected from clinically suspected cases of dengue fever. Serum samples were tested for NS1, IgM and IgG and correlated with the platelet count.Results: Out of 200 samples screened in our study, 100 (50%) were positive for dengue parameters, 100 (50%) were negative. Out of 100 positive cases, 95 (95%) cases were positive for NS1antigen either alone or in combination with antibodies. 84 (84%) cases were exclusively positive for NS1 antigen only. Primary infection (positive for NS1 Ag, IgM, NS1 + IgM) was seen in 99 (99%) cases and secondary infection (positive for IgG, NS1 + IgG, IgM + IgG, NS1+ IgM+ IgG) was seen in 1 case (1%). Out of 100 positive cases, thrombocytopenia was observed in 60 (60%) of patients while 40 (40%) had platelet count within normal range.Conclusions: Dengue is endemic to Indian subcontinent. Currently no specific antiviral therapy is available. Measuring platelet count and detecting the NS1 antigen plays a vital role in early diagnosis, management and implementing the control measures in community to avoid spread of dengue.
A comparative study of RIPASA score and ALVARADO score in diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Authors: Pasumarthi Vamsavardhan , Madhu C. P.
Published: February 2018

Background: The RIPASA Score is a new diagnostic scoring system developed for the diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis which showed higher sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy compared to ALVARADO Score, particularly when applied to Asian population. Not many studies have been conducted to compare RIPASA and ALVARADO scoring systems. Hence, author want to compare prospectively Alvarado and RIPASA score by applying them to the patients attending the hospital with right iliac fossa pain that could probably be acute appendicitis.Methods: A prospective analysis of 116 cases admitted with RIF pain during a 2 years period was performed. Patients between 15-60 years were scored as per Alvarado and RIPASA scoring system. Histopathological reports of the cases were collected and compared with the scores. ROC curve area analysis was performed to examine diagnostic accuracy of RIPASA and ALVARADO scores.Results: The sensitivity of ALVARADO score is estimated to be 52.08 for a cut off of 6. The specificity is 80%, positive predictive value is 92.59, negative predictive value is 25.81. The Diagnostic accuracy of ALVARADO scoring is found to be 56.9. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values of RIPASA scoring system are 75%, 65%, 91.14%, 35.14%. The diagnostic accuracy of RIPASA score is 73.28.Conclusions: The difference in the diagnostic accuracy between ALVARADO and RIPASA scoring system is significant indicating that the RIPASA score is a much better diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. When the ROC curve was observed the area under the curve is high for RIPASA scoring system.
Onlay versus sublay mesh repair for ventral hernia
Authors: N. Raghuveer M. , Muralidhar Suraj , Shetty Harshavardhan , V. Veena
Published: February 2018

Background: Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common surgical operations performed all over the world. Onlay and sublay mesh repairs are the commonly performed techniques for the same. However, the debate still continues about the superiority of both techniques over each other. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of the onlay versus sublay mesh repair for ventral hernia.Methods: A total of 100 patients with paraumbilical, epigastric, supraumbilical and incisional hernias (with defect size ≤4 inches) were divided into main two groups; A: onlay mesh repair and B: sublay mesh repair. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes and recurrent ventral hernia were excluded. Randomization was done using computer generated software. Patients were evaluated for operating time, postoperative seroma formation, wound infection, drain duration, post-op hospital stay and recurrence of symptoms. Ethical approval for this study was granted by the ethical review committee of Mysore Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.Results: The incidence of post-operative seroma and wound infection was 6.52% and 4.35% in sublay group compared to 21.30% and 19.20% in onlay group which was statistically significant (p<0.05). Mean operating time was found to be more in sublay group than onlay group which was also statistically significant (72.3+9.23 vs. 65.25+10.58 minutes, p<0.05). Mean drainage duration (4.22+0.99 days vs. 5.97+1.24 days) and post-op hospital stay (4.8+1.51 days vs. 6.68+1.46 days) was low in sublay group compared to onlay group which was statistically significant (p<0.05). Recurrence in sublay group was 4.35% compared to 8.51% in onlay group which was not statistically significant (p>0.05).Conclusions: Even though operating time is longer, placement of mesh in sublay position is a better option than onlay placement in open ventral hernia repair because of lower complication rate and post-op morbidity.
Knowledge attitude and practice of blood donation in Hail University
Authors: Alanazi Manal Th. , Elagiba Halima , Aloufi Haneen R. , Alshammari Beshayer M. , Alanazi Samiyah M. , Alharbi Shaden F. , Alshamasy Hadeel K. , Alrasheedi Rawan N.
Published: February 2018

Background: Medical students should be well educated about blood donation and its importance, and their knowledge reflects what will be transferred to the community. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood donations among medical students in Hail University. Methods: Three hundred medical students from 2nd to 6th grade participated in this self-administered questionnaire that included their demographic data, questions about their previous experience with blood donation, and questions about their knowledge and attitudes about blood donation. Results: Out of the 300 students (50 males and 50 females), among them about 88% of students knew their blood group. About 75% knew that infections can be transmitted through blood donation, especially HIV (90%), HBV (73%), HCV (71.3%), and malaria (48%). One third believed that the minimum hemoglobin level for blood donation is 12.5 g/L in men and 12 g/L in women. Negative attitudes towards blood donation included donation to relative request only (24%), paid donations (29.7%), and belief of probability to get infected (34%). Positive attitudes were addressed beliefs that donation saves lives (72%), donation is a moral activity (43%), and importance of disclosing real information before donation (46.3%). Males donated blood more than females (p<0.001), whilst females were more fearful of needles (p=0.001). Gender was significantly correlated with blood donation with an Odd's ratio of 0.28 (p<0.001). Conclusions: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical students about blood donation are highly variable among different grades and genders of students in Hail University.
Atopic dermatitis in sickle cell children
Authors: Ashwi Shaima , Alobaisy Ahmad , Herzallah Nawal , Alwaheed Fatema , Hadi Ibtihal , Alabbas Duaa , Al-Rasheed Faisal , Alshuraym Nawaf , Alzein Esra
Published: February 2018

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent vaso-occlusive events. Despite the genetic basis of its pathophysiology, recent researchers stated that it is an inflammatory immune-mediated disease where inflammation plays a crucial role in the initiation of adherence between sickle cells and vascular endothelial cells. Allergic, as well as infectious, inflammation is proposed to contribute to the initiation of vaso-occlusive events. Although several researchers reported an association between sickle cell disease and atopic conditions such as bronchial asthma and allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, few cases have reported an association between sickle cell disease and atopic dermatitis. Atopy was reported to be considerably linked to sickle cell disease for several reasons. Firstly, patients with sickle cell disease have higher IgE levels than the general population. Secondly, the mechanism of activation of molecular adhesion between endothelial and blood cells are similar between both sickle cell disease and atopic disease. Thirdly, the cytokines produced from platelet activation are the same cytokines that stimulate allergic inflammation in atopic diseases and promote adherence of sickle cells and endothelium in sickle cell disease. Lastly, sickle cell disease was reported to be associated with other atopic diseases.
Lower extremity soft tissue surgery in spastic cerebral palsy: experience from a government rehabilitation unit
Authors: Hosangadi Adiveppa , Varma Anand , Kalluraya Surykanth
Published: February 2018

Background: Spastic cerebral palsy (CP) remains the most common type of CP and may be managed surgically or non-surgically depending upon its severity. Recent advances have replaced single-level surgery by the concept of multilevel surgery where multiple levels of musculoskeletal pathology, in one/both lower limbs, are addressed during one operative procedure, requiring only one hospital admission and one period of rehabilitation. This study assessed the outcome of lower limb soft tissue surgery in children with spastic CP in a government rehabilitation unit and measured its feasibility with limited infrastructure facilities and patient compliance.

Methods: The study comprised of 26 patients aged between 2-12 years. Physical examination and GMFCS scores were recorded and evaluation of sitting balance, standing balance and gait were done. Musculotendinous soft tissue lower limb surgery was performed at one or more levels unilaterally or bilaterally and the results were interpreted.

Results: Complete or near complete correction of deformities were attained by all children postoperatively. Significant improvements were noted in the gross motor functional classification system (GMFCS) scores. All parents and children were satisfied with the surgical outcome and reported improvement in functional abilities and locomotion in the follow-up along with better quality of life and mobility.

Conclusions: Lower limb soft tissue surgery is a valuable aid in improving functional abilities and locomotion in children with spastic CP. Surgery should be undertaken depending upon clinical indications and can be successfully carried out in government hospitals with ordinary infrastructure in developing countries as well.
Advances in biological treatment of melanoma
Authors: Shah Qazi Syed Irfanullah , Wan Xuefeng , Sulaiman Akebaier , Abliz Paride , Butt Yasir Ali , Jin Lu
Published: February 2018

Biological therapy involves the use of living organisms, substances derived from living organisms, or laboratory-produced versions of such substances to treat disease. Metastatic disease have a grave prognosis in comparison to early stage metastatic cancer where surgical treatment can benefit the patients thus traditional chemotherapy regimens have been found to offer relatively little survival benefit. Treatment of advanced or metastatic melanoma includes involvement of biological modalities such as immunotherapeutic approaches, targeted therapies and epigenetic modification therapies. The goal of immunotherapy for cancer is to provide an effective anticancer immune response. These biological therapies restore or increase the activities of specific immune-system components and counteract immunosuppressive signals produced by cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies, are laboratory-produced antibodies that bind to specific antigens expressed by cells, such as a protein that is present on the surface of cancer cells but is absent from normal cells. They interfere with the action of proteins that are necessary for tumor growth. When bound to bevacizumab, VEGF cannot interact with its cellular receptor, preventing the signaling that leads to the growth of new blood vessels. MAb’s that bind to cell surface growth factor receptors prevent the targeted receptors from sending their normal growth-promoting signals. The targeted therapeutic agents modulate specific pro-oncogenic mutations such as v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (BRAF), MEK inhibitors and CDK4/CDK6, PTEN and GNAQ/GNA11 genes. This review summarizes the biological agents and newer modalities of treatments, and their recent advancements and contributions in the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma.
Revisitando o fascínio pelo exótico: a potencialidade do turismo de favela na transformação dos territórios da pobreza urbana
Authors: Campos Mariana
Published: February 2018

Esta resenha analisa o mais recente livro do cientista político, Fabian Frenzel, sobre o emergente fenômeno do turismo de favela e seu potencial de transformar os territórios da pobreza urbana. Partindo do desejo das classes mais favorecidas de ver de perto as condições em que viviam as menos favorecidas, ainda na Europa do final do século XVIII, até as formas atuais da prática, o autor busca mostrar aspectos positivos e negativos dos encontros gerados. Ele destaca o papel da atividade na criação de novas atrações, na qualificação das preexistentes, na visibilidade das comunidades, em ações assistencialistas e ativismo político, e na exposição das limitações do Estado ao lidar com a questão social. Também alerta que esse potencial pode ser manipulado pelo Estado, pelo mercado imobiliário ou pelas ONGs, que tal visibilidade pode ser indesejada pela comunidade, e que a valorização turística pode levar à gentrificação. Entre as diversas contribuições da obra, talvez a principal seja olhar além de conceitos preestabelecidos, tanto sobre turismo quanto sobre favelas.
ETOS BISNIS ETNIS MADURA PERANTAUAN DI KOTA MALANG: MEMAHAMI DIALEKTIKA AGAMA DENGAN KEARIFAN LOKAL
Authors: Djakfar Muhammad
Published: February 2018

The Madurese ethnic is known as one of the diverse ethnic groups in Indonesia for having a high business ethic. The only question is whether their business ethic due to religious factors, environmental values which forced them to work hard or because of both factors as a result of the dialectical process that eventually forms the Madurese ethnic. Therefore, this true of academic question is to be understood in this study. The object of this study is Madurese ethnic who live in Malang, both from santri and non-santri. The research uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological and descriptive analysis method. Data mining techniques include observation, interviews, and documentation. The results show that the dialect that has occurred gradually in a relatively long time formed the Madurese ethnic in the city of Malang as a hard worker. It indicates that both santri and non-santri are not separated because motivated by religious teachings and moral values that exist locally. However, the santri groups seem more motivated by religious teachings compare with non-santri groups which more motivated by local wisdom value.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI STRUKTUR MODAL PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BEI
Authors: Priyono Achmad Agus
Published: February 2018

The aim of this study is to examine the causality relationship between structures of assets, firm size, operating leverage, profitability, liquidity, growth of sales, and capital structure. Testing manufactures listed in Indonesian stock market resulted in the estimation structural equation model which is fit and acceptable. Multiple R-square of 0.259 indicate that the change in capital structure is defined by structure of assets (SA), Growth of sales (GS), operating leverage (OL), firm size (FS), liquidity (LQ) and profitability (PR) of 25.9%; while the remaining 74.1% is defined by changes of other variables which were not included in the model.
INTERPRETASI EKONOMI HASIL ANALISIS STATISTIK MELALUI PENDEKATAN ELASTISITAS
Authors: Masyhuri Masyhuri
Published: February 2018

This paper aims to mendeskripasikan different interpretation of the results of the analysis ofthe value (unit) with a regression coefficient of elasticity values usingpercentage units (%). Themethod of analysis using the descriptive approach of regression analysis of the roadmap research students of the Faculty of Economics State Islamic University (UIN) Malang  Maulana  Malik  Ibrahim last five years (2005-2010). The results showed, that a researcher in interpreting the processed data is veryimportant 'unit' was wearing. If the interpretation of the results of the analysis used the word 'unit', then it is quite relevant to regression analysis. However, if the estimatoruses the word 'prosentse' (%), it must use a mechanism of calculating the level of elasticity. On this basis, it is recommended to the reader or researcher the next, that the interpretation of the results though the use prosentse, the Cobb Douglas analysis is quite relevant because the coefficient has shown the level of elasticity.
PENGARUH PENDAPATAN DAN BELANJA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI, KEMISKINAN DAN PENGANGGURAN (Studi Pada APBN 2004-2008)
Authors: Rudiningtyas Dyah Arini
Published: February 2018

APBN is the budget of country every period that describes government’s capability and authority conducting the function of administration to reach the purpose of country. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of revenue toward economy growth, the effect of expense toward economy growth, the effect of revenue toward poverty, the effect of expense toward poverty and the effect of revenue toward unemployment, the effect of expense toward unemployment. Sample of this research is APBN and realization of APBN from 2004 up to 2008. The same year also prevails for the level of economy growth, poverty, and unemployment. The period of this research is 2004-2008. The method applied in this study is the simple linier regression analysis by using SPSS program 15.0 version for windows. The result of this research shows that revenue does not have significant effect toward economy growth, expense does not have significant effect toward economy growth, revenue has significant effect toward poverty, expense has significant effect toward poverty, revenue does not have significant effect toward unemployment, and expense does not have significant effect toward unemployment.
EKUITAS MEREK HAND BODY LOTION CITRA DI KALANGAN MAHASISWI FAKULTAS EKONOMI UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
Authors: Lina Ariani Jondry. A. Hetharie,
Published: February 2018

Research is a descriptive study with survey method. It is titled with “The Analysis of The Elements of Citra Hand Body Lotion’s Brand Equity (A Survey over The Female Students of Faculty of Economic, Malang University of Muhammadiyah).The objective of research is to understand the customer’s awareness rate on Citra Hand Body Lotion, to acknowledge what attributes are related to Citra Hand Body Lotion which are associated with the brand image, to examine the customer’s perceived quality of Citra Hand Body Lotion, and to observed the customer loyalty rate of Citra Hand Body Lotion. It is indicated that top of mind for Citra Hand Body Lotion’s is counted for 89 or 89 %. Result of brand loyalty variable shows that respondent may be classified as switcher. Cochran Test determines that the association which is producing the brand image of Citra Hand Body Lotion is the attribute of softening and humidifying benefits. Result of the analysis of importance-performance diagram insists that the indicator to protect skin from UV ray can be entered to Quadrant I meaning that it has high importance but with low performance of Citra Hand Body Lotion.
WIRAUSAHA SEBAGAI SOLUSI PENGANGGURAN TERDIDIK DI INDONESIA
Authors: Asnawi Nur
Published: February 2018

Entrepreneurship is needed by Muslim people. First, it is really reality and objective that aware entrepreneurship is necesssery later. Second, Islamic concept and reality point out the entrepreneurship activity had done by prophet Muhammad SAW and sahabah. It meant Islamic is not only dogmatic but also reality tought in the life. Exhibith Islamic frame is whole of moving life, worship and economic too, inside of entrepneurship. Third, educational institution should support  the member to enhance making preparation of the economic training program in growing and improving entrepreneurship spirit at basic level up to high education. And the fourth, as Islamic scholar, muslim  should not only effort to apply scientific approach but also emphisize to spritual value quality. As wiseman said “ a effort without praying is arrogant, and praying without trying is nonsence. Spirituality action in reality economic activity meant giving complete value of the profan become unmaterialistic minded and succesful in doing entrepeneurship field, we do hope.
RISET DAN PENGEMBANGAN KEILMUAN: SEBUAH PENDEKATAN INTEGRATIF
Authors: Machfudz Masyhuri
Published: February 2018

Arranging a research proposal is similar to make a good to sell. A quality research proposal will be continued with a research. If the proposal is clear, the research is easy to conduct. Research is a pious deed (sunnah) from prophet Muhammad SAW, Allah SWT ordered to “read” has a broader meaning, consist of thinking, writing (research), listening, etc. Research result used as evidence for the truth of qouniyah verses in life. Research is conducted either in qualitative or quantitative approach. There are many aspects that need to be considered in recognizing whether the research is qualitative or quantitative. The nature of proposal’s content is not from the title, purposes, variable and analysis method used; at least 32 points need to be considered. Researcher should develop its knowledge as responsibility to be a scientist.
TINGKAT PEMAHAMAN MAHASISWA AKUNTANSI TERHADAP KONSEP DASAR AKUNTANSI DI PERGURUAN TINGGI NEGERI DI KOTA MALANG
Authors: Mawardi M. Cholid
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study was to measure the gap of understanding that comes from the vocational school students majoring in accounting, high school social studies and Madrasah Aliyah Department of General of the basic concepts of accounting. The basic concept of accounting is used as a variable in this research that the assets, liabilities and capital. Techniques of data collection in this research using questionnaires. Population and sample in this study were 100 students majoring in accounting at the State Universities in Malang City listed as an active student for the academic year 2010/2011 and has completed introductory accounting courses I and II. This study uses a different test Kruskal Wallis to measure the gap of understanding that comes from the vocational school students majoring in accounting, high school social studies majors and Madrasah Aliyah General of the basic concepts of accounting. The results show that, of the three variables are used as the measurement of differences in levels of student understanding of basic concepts of accounting are assets, liabilities, capital and otherwise there is no students' understanding of basic concepts of accounting. From the mean rank of three variables it is seen that students from Madrasah Aliyah better understand the basic concepts of accounting compared to students from SMK Accounting Department and high school social studies majors.
KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP PENETAPAN TINGKAT SEWA OBLIGASI SYARIAH IJARAH DI INDONESIA
Authors: Yuliana Indah
Published: February 2018

During the period of January to July 2008, the establishment of corporate sukuk has reached 12,5 % from a total is suance of corporate bonds or at Rp. 1,62 trillion. This amount has exceeded the total sukuk issuance during 2007 which amounted to Rp. 1.03 trillion. In fact skim ijarah (rents) in value is prospective for the I’ssuer intends to issue Islamic bonds. Although ijarah Islamic bond appeared after 2 years of Islamic bonds mudarobah.. Performance and risks faced by companies in influenced by internal and external factors. Financial report is one tool to report the position of the company at a particular point in time during one period. The value of the financial statements lies in the report can be used to evaluated company’s current performance and predict future from the stand point of management, financial statement analysis will be useful to help anticipate the future and as starting point for planning steps that will improve company performance in the future. The research objective was to see the influence of the company’s financial performance against the Islamic bond lease. Research sites are in PT Kustodian sentral efek Indonesian. This research is a type of quantitative research.
MEMAKNAI PERILAKU MUSLIM DALAM BERSEDEKAH (Studi Fenomenologi Pengalaman Muzakki LAGZIS Sabilit Taqwa Bululawang)
Authors: Khusnul Ashar Sutikno, Umar Burhan, Moh. Khusaini,
Published: February 2018

The purposes of the study are: 1) Giving sense to what does motivate people to spent his money for goodness toward sedekah, 2) Giving sense to the kind of reply both in form of profit or satisfaction which earned by people from sedekah. 3) Giving sense to the process of someone who’s got better life by sedekah. The research findings are: (1) Informant’s motivation in sedekah. First is emotional power, it’s a kind of sympathy feeling when there are suffering people around. Second is spiritual power that means an understanding of religion precept. Third is empiric power, it’s like personal experiences and parents got replied from sedekah. (2) Informants got replied by sedekah, first in form of healthiness and avoided from calamity. This healthiness is made from happiness and calm feeling when making others happy. Second, is in form of success and profit on work. The third is in form of ten times replied or more than sedekah. 3) Informant experiences showed that sedekah is developing our faith and believe to Allah SWT. Our faith and believe were manifest on two things. First, it makes us closer with our maker Allah SWT. This experience was happened on all informants. All of them feel their extensity in this world (being-in-the world) perceivable as together with the existence of Allah SWT. Second, sedekah (almsgiving) brings the informants to better life attitude, such as honest, professionalism and hard worker.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI ATTITUDINAL LOYALTY DAN BEHAVIORAL LOYALTY PADA NASABAH PERBANKAN SYARIAH
Authors: Wulandari Deasy
Published: February 2018

Bank Muammalat Indonesia (BMI) as a leading banking in the syariah system should improve their service quality to the customers and know the customers based brand equity to keep their loyalty and competitive advantages. This research is held to test the influences service quality and brand equity toward the customers loyalty. SEM is used as the technic of analysis. The five hypothesis proposed is accepted. The management should give time more to value every single indicator variable in order to keep and improve the customer loyalty.
ISLAMIC BONDS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Authors: Segaf Segaf
Published: February 2018

The financial crisis in 2008 is widely viewed as the most serious since the Great Depression. Facing a severe market reaction to the failure of AIG and Lehman Brothers, the US treasury Department put forward a bold and massive program of spending up to $700 billion on purchasing “troubled assets’ from financial institutions. The financial institutions need a finance product that which could decrease the risk borne by financial crisis. The Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) products are asset-backed, stable income, tradable and Syariah compatible trust certificates. Having Sukuk in the portfolio diversifies the holdings which could decrease the risk borne by the financial institutions. The first finding of this research, since Islamic bonds are more stable than conventional bonds and are less affected by the crisis hence many countries (whether Moslem or non Moslem countries) start to prepare to use Islamic bond system. The second finding is Malaysia become the largest Sukuk issuer by three reason, first is The Malaysian government fully support for Islamic financial system, especially for Sukuk, second is Sukuk in Malaysia have high rating provided by RAM ratings’ so both Muslim and non Muslim investors would like to invest in this market and third is Malaysia has a good relationship with Islamic Investor (which prefer to choose Islamic bonds)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION TO ENHANCE FIRM’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Authors: Putra Yuniarti Hidayah Suyoso
Published: February 2018

Rapidly changing business environment has led to the change of supply change management (SCM) implementation. This paper attempts to discuss the benefits of SCM and how the companies manage it in order to maintain their competitive advantage. Illustrations from several companies are included. To achieve sustainable competitive advantage, five basic steps in supply chain management i.e. plan, source, make, deliver and return as discussed earlier should be conducted and evaluated carefully and continuously. SCM should take into consideration the choice of strategic partnerships not only based on the most efficient and effective cost structure but also the legal aspect of the supplier to avoid the company being shut down by the government. Trust and relationships with the suppliers should be maintained and finally, the technology innovation in SCM of a company should be developed more advanced, compared or combined with other companies to sustain competitive advantages.
RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING, COST PRODUCTION SEBAGAI ALAT PENILAIAN PRESTASI MANAJER PRODUKSI PADA PDAM KABUPATEN MALANG
Authors: Zuraidah Zuraidah
Published: February 2018

Report would assist management in assessing whether each responsibility center has carried outhis duties in accordance with the predetermined budget. Implementation of good accounting would create asystem of control and performance assessment which will assist management in decision making. Accountingcan also provide the basis to conduct an evaluation of the ability of all levels of management within thecompany. Once the importance of accounting information for the management of production costs as a tool toassess the performance and production manager as well as an attempt to direct the company’s activities sothat the goal can be achieved.
PRIVATISASI STRUKTUR KEPEMILIKAN, DAN KINERJA BUMN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Usri Abdul Kadir
Published: February 2018

One of the measures to improve the productivity and efficiency of BUMN isprivatization. Privatizationis considered successful if it can improve efficiency, decrease the price or service improvements and performanceenhancements. The population in this study are all state-owned enterprises to be privatized using the InitialPublic Offering (IPO) from the period 1991 to 2004. The analysis method used in this research is multiple linearregression. The results showed (1) public ownership is partially significant effect on the performance ofBUMN after privatization as measured by ROS, ROI, ROE, and SALEFF, so the proposed hypothesis provedcorrect. The influence of public ownership of the largest BUMN performance after privatization is shown bythe measured performance using ROS and the smallest is SALEFF. (2) The prospective share holders with ROSgreat interest, as this is one indicator of the success of a company, the company’s sales performanceimprovement and management can manage BUMN well after privatization (3) SALEFF is a measure ofperformance (efficiency of operations) thats hows the efficiency of sales or revenues, measured using aweighing between sales or income by the number of employees BUMN privatization proceeds. The prospectiveshare holders interested SALEFF great because it shows more efficiency operation BUMN privatizationresults, which compare sales or revenue to the number of employees who work in there.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGUNGKAPAN CSR DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Sulhan Muhammad
Published: February 2018

This research aims to analyze factors that affect the company’s CSR disclosure and to see theimpact of CSR on firm value. The population in this study are all companies listed on the Indonesia StockExchange (IDX) and samples are15 companies manufacturing. Analysis of the data used to test the firsthypothesis is linear multiple regression analysis is to look at the effect of profitability, leverage, institutionalownership, size, and slack resources on the disclosure of CSR, while to test the hypothesis that both areseeing the effect of CSR on firm value, then used a simple linear regression. The results of this study indicatethat the variable profitability, size, and slack resources have a significant impact on CSR. As for the variableleverage and institutional ownership has no significant effect on CSR. The last, variable CSR has a significantinfluenceon the firm value
ANALISIS PENGARUH PUBLIC RELATION TERHADAP CUSTOMER LOYALTY YANG DIMODERASI OLEH BRAND IMAGE PADA SMARTPHONE ”X”
Authors: Suhaily Lily , Elias Elias
Published: February 2018

Development of technology today is higly increased, especially communication tecnology. Basedon this fenomenon, many companies have opportunity to build-up smartphone. This conditions will increasedcompetition between the company. To win the competitions, company must promote their smartphone byusing public relation. According that conditions, this research evaluate the influence of public relation tocustomer loyalty which moderated by brand image. 160 questionnares were distributed to on 26 Mei 2014untill 1 July 2014by using random sampling.The result shows that public relation influences customer loyaltywhich moderated by brand image
ETIKA BISNIS MENURUT AL-GHAZALI: TELAAH KITAB IHYA’ ’ ULUM AL-DIN
Authors: Sopingi Imam
Published: February 2018

This article study the business ethics according of al-Ghazali which can be found among its bookihya’ ’ulum al-din, according for him is not properly by merchant only focussed its view to just world, byforgetting eternity. If that happened that way, hence its age will without effect. On the contrary for sensiblesuggested to look after the himself by taking care of its capital. And capital of human being in this life isreligion and business of exist in its. Al-Ghazali divide the business ethics become seven, that is; straighteningintention in have business, intention to do the fardu kifayah, besides paying attention to world market alsopay attention to the eternity market, when transacting in Market always remember the Allah, do not tooambition in have business, avoiding and leaving business which syubhat of and surely illicit, and ever take acare the evaluation in have business to don’t harm others. While valuable transaction of kindliness, al-Ghazalidivide the ethics become six, that is; practicing on to the manner born, do not complicate if transacting atpauper, doing a kindness moment bill for the debt, doing a kindness moment pay for the debt, cancelingtransaction of seller moment get the loss, giving payment diffuseness for clan faqir and impecunious
ANALISIS INTEGRASI PASAR MODAL KAWASAN ASIA-PASIFIK (APEC): IMPLIKASI DIVERSIFIKASI INTERNATIONAL
Authors: Subhi Citra Putri , Fitriyah Fitriyah
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of capital market integration in the AsiaPacific region which has implications for portfolio diversification opportunities internationally. This studyuses quantitative methods to the analysis of the model using VECM (Vector Error correction model) with astationary test level level , different stationary , cointegration and correlation . The population is the entirecountry in the Asia -Pacific (APEC) which has a capital markets while the sample is 10 APEC countries whichinclude U.S. state (^ DJIA), Australia (^AORD), HongKong (^HSI), Japan (^ N225), Singapore (^ STI), Singapore(^ KS11 ), New Zeland (^ NZ50), Indonesia (^ JKSE), Malaysia (^ KLSE), Chinese (^ SSEC) . The results ofthese studies demonstrate that there are capital market integration in the Australian state of capital market(^ AORD)- Malaysia (^ KLSE) and Hong Kong (^ HSI )-South Korea (^ KS11) and there are opportunities in thearea of portfolio diversification proficiency level shows that there are 20 pairs market index has a negativecorrelation coefficient.