bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Active Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Feasibility Pilot Study Based on the Regional Health Care Information Platform in the City of Ningbo, China
Authors: Liu Zhike , Zhang Liang , Yang Yu , Meng Ruogu , Fang Ting , Dong Ying , Li Ning , Xu Guozhang , Zhan Siyan
Published: March 2020

Background

Comprehensive safety data for vaccines from post-licensure surveillance, especially active surveillance, could guide administrations and individuals to make reasonable decisions on vaccination. Therefore, we designed a pilot study to assess the capability of a regional health care information platform to actively monitor the safety of a newly licensed vaccine.

Objective

This study aimed to conduct active surveillance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine safety based on this information platform.

Methods

In 2017, one of China’s most mature information platforms with superior data linkage was selected. A structured questionnaire and open-ended interview guidelines were developed to investigate the feasibility of active surveillance following HPV vaccination using the regional health care information platform in Ningbo. The questionnaire was sent to participants via email, and a face-to-face interview was conducted to confirm details or resolve discrepancies.

Results

Five databases that could be considered essential to active surveillance of vaccine safety were integrated into the platform starting in 2015. Except for residents' health records, which had a coverage rate of 87%, the data sources covered more than 95% of the records that were documented in Ningbo. All the data could be inherently linked using the national identity card. There were 19,328 women who received the HPV vaccine, and 37,988 doses were administered in 2017 and 2018. Women aged 30-40 years accounted for the largest proportion. Quadrivalent vaccination accounted for 73.1% of total vaccination, a much higher proportion than that of bivalent vaccination. Of the first doses, 60 (60/19,328, 0.31%) occurred outside Ningbo. There were no missing data for vaccination-relevant variables, such as identity card, vaccine name, vaccination doses, vaccination date, and manufacturer. ICD-10 coding could be used to identify 9,180 cases using a predefined list of the outcomes of interest, and 1.88% of these cases were missing the identity card. During the 90 days following HPV vaccination, 4 incident cases were found through the linked vaccination history and electronic medical records. The combined incident rate of rheumatoid arthritis, optic neuritis, and Henoch-Schonlein purpura was 8.84/100,000 doses of bivalent HPV, and the incidence rate of rheumatoid arthritis was 3.75/100,000 doses of quadrivalent HPV.

Conclusions

This study presents an available approach to initiate an active surveillance system for adverse events following HPV vaccination, based on a regional health care information platform in China. An extended observation period or the inclusion of additional functional sites is warranted to conduct future hypothesis-generating and hypothesis-confirming studies for vaccine safety concerns.
Wearable Health Devices in Health Care: Narrative Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Lu Lin , Zhang Jiayao , Xie Yi , Gao Fei , Xu Song , Wu Xinghuo , Ye Zhewei
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND

With the rise of mobile medicine, the development of new technologies such as smart sensing, and the popularization of personalized health concepts, the field of smart wearable devices has developed rapidly in recent years. Among them, medical wearable devices have become one of the most promising fields. These intelligent devices not only assist people in pursuing a healthier lifestyle but also provide a constant stream of health care data for disease diagnosis and treatment by actively recording physiological parameters and tracking metabolic status. Therefore, wearable medical devices have the potential to become a mainstay of the future mobile medical market.

OBJECTIVE

Although previous reviews have discussed consumer trends in wearable electronics and the application of wearable technology in recreational and sporting activities, data on broad clinical usefulness are lacking. We aimed to review the current application of wearable devices in health care while highlighting shortcomings for further research. In addition to daily health and safety monitoring, the focus of our work was mainly on the use of wearable devices in clinical practice.

METHODS

We conducted a narrative review of the use of wearable devices in health care settings by searching papers in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library published since October 2015. Potentially relevant papers were then compared to determine their relevance and reviewed independently for inclusion.

RESULTS

A total of 82 relevant papers drawn from 960 papers on the subject of wearable devices in health care settings were qualitatively analyzed, and the information was synthesized. Our review shows that the wearable medical devices developed so far have been designed for use on all parts of the human body, including the head, limbs, and torso. These devices can be classified into 4 application areas: (1) health and safety monitoring, (2) chronic disease management, (3) disease diagnosis and treatment, and (4) rehabilitation. However, the wearable medical device industry currently faces several important limitations that prevent further use of wearable technology in medical practice, such as difficulties in achieving user-friendly solutions, security and privacy concerns, the lack of industry standards, and various technical bottlenecks.

CONCLUSIONS

We predict that with the development of science and technology and the popularization of personalized health concepts, wearable devices will play a greater role in the field of health care and become better integrated into people’s daily lives. However, more research is needed to explore further applications of wearable devices in the medical field. We hope that this review can provide a useful reference for the development of wearable medical devices.
Organizational Commitment of Instructors of Private Colleges in Nueva Ecija
Authors: R. Santos Angelo
Published: March 2020

Organizational commitment is critical since high commitment rates contribute to several desirable organizational outcomes. It is important to promote organizational commitment among college instructors as they are committed to staying longer and performing better. The study described the personal commitment, service commitment, and career commitment of instructors from private colleges towards organizational commitment. This study used the descriptive method. The researcher distributed a survey questionnaire with likert-scale responses to a total of 83 instructors composed of 49 females and 39 males who were employed as instructor with a service length of not more than 2 years. Based on the findings of this research, it is then concluded, firstly, that the commitment towards organization of the instructors from private colleges can be shown into three different aspects personal, service, and career. Secondly, personal commitment towards organization is the most shown commitment of the instructors that they understand their contributions to the organization’s goals and their organizations inspire them to give their beat at work. Thirdly, in terms of service commitment towards organization, instructors from private colleges strongly agreed that their organization understands the needs of their customers for change thus they offer excellent customer service. Lastly, though resulted last in the aspects of commitment, career commitment towards organization proved that instructors from private colleges agreed that their career goals are important to their organizations. The researcher recommends that commitment towards organization must be taken into consideration of every person involved within it. Thus, not only for employees a commitment must be seen. Personal commitment is always an important aspect on how an employee will stay in an organization. However, the researcher recommends that an organization should also find other aspects of commitment towards organization aside from personal, service and career.
Real-world direct healthcare costs of treating recurrent high-grade serous ovarian cancer with cytotoxic chemotherapy
Authors: Gilbert Lucy , Ramanakumar Agnihotram V , Festa Maria Carolina , Jardon Kris , Zeng Xing , Martins Claudia , Shbat Layla , Alsoud Marwa Abo , Borod Manuel , Wolfson Michael , Papaioannou Ioanna , Basso Olga , Sampalis John
Published: March 2020

Aim:
To describe the direct healthcare costs associated with repeated cytotoxic chemotherapy treatments for recurrent high-grade serous cancer (HGSC) of the ovaries.
Patients & methods:
Retrospective review of 66 women with recurrent stage III/IV HGSC ovarian cancer treated with repeated lines of cytotoxic chemotherapy in a Canadian University Tertiary Center.
Results:
Mean cost of treatment of first relapse was CAD$52,227 increasing by 38% for two, and 86% for three or more relapses with median overall survival of 36.0, 50.7 and 42.8 months, respectively. In-hospital care accounted for 71% and chemotherapy drugs accounted for 17% of the total costs.
Conclusion:
After the third relapse of HGSC, cytotoxic chemotherapy did not prolong survival but was associated with substantially increased healthcare costs.
Proteomic Characterization of Normal and Woody Breast Meat from Broilers of Five Genetic Strains
Authors: Zhang Xue , Antonelo Daniel , Hendrix Jasmine , To Virell , Campbell Yan , Von Staden Morgan , Li Shuting , Suman Surendranath P , Zhai Wei , Chen Jing , Zhu Haining , Schilling Wes
Published: March 2020

Woody breast (WB) is an emergent broiler myopathy that is macroscopically characterized by hardened areas of the Pectoralis major muscle. Five genetic strains (strains 1–5) of mixed-sex broilers were fed either a control or an amino acid (AA)-reduced diet (20% reduction of digestible lysine, total sulfur AAs, and threonine) for 8 wk. Differences between whole-muscle proteome profiles of normal breast (NB; n = 6 gels) and WB tissue (n = 6 gels) were characterized for (1) broiler strains 1–5 that were fed with a control diet and collected at 0 min; (2) strain 5 (control diet) that were collected at 15 min, 4 h, and 24 h; (3) strain 5 (0 min) that were fed with a control and an AA-reduced diet. Birds that yielded WB were heavier and had a greater pH at death (pH0min) than normal birds. Results indicated that 21 proteins were more abundant (P < 0.05) and 3 proteins were less abundant (P < 0.05) in WB compared with NB. The differentially abundant proteins in each comparison were consistently upregulated or downregulated in WB tissue although the different protein profiles were noticed for each comparison. Strains 2 and 5 had more protein profile differences between WB and NB meat than strains 1, 3, and 4, which potentially indicates a stronger genetic component for strains 2 and 5 with respect to WB formation. The proteins that were more abundant in WB compared to NB are involved in carbohydrate metabolism, oxidative stress, cytoskeleton structure, and transport and signaling. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis indicated that regulated pathways in WB were mainly related to carbohydrate metabolism, cellular repair, cellular organization and maintenance, and cell death and survival. The results support the potential causes of WB myopathy, including the presence of hypoxia, oxidative stress, increased apoptosis, misfolded proteins, and inflammation.
HOW BANKING STOCK PRICES RESPOND TO GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, EXCHANGE RATES AND INFLATION: EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF INDONESIA AND HONG KONG
Authors: Zuhroh Idah
Published: March 2020

The study aims to analyze how banking stock prices response to GDP, inflation and exchange rate in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). For this purpose a panel data of of seven listed bank’s company in each country for the 2016Q1-2018Q4 period is used for empirical analysis.  The model analysis using static and dynamic panel regression.  Static regression used are Fixed Effect, Random Effect or Common Effect by Chow test while dynamic regression used Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The results revealed that stock prices respond positively to GDP and negatively to exchange rates on both exchanges. Furthermore, inflation was responded positively by stock prices on IDX, meanwhile inflation was responded negatively at HKEX. The differences in the values of the regression coefficients on two exchanges represented that the IDX is less responsive to the exchange rate and inflation variables than HKEX. Contrary, GDP was found more sensitive in Indonesian compared to Hongkong.  Dynamic regression is proved that HKEX is more efficient than IDX. Investors in IDX are still responding to the prices of the previous period, while investors at HKEX responded immediately to macroeconomic variable information without considering stock prices in the previous period.
THE MODERATING ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NON PROFIT SHARING FINANCING, PROFIT SHARING FINANCING AND CREDIT RISK TO FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ISLAMIC BANK
Authors: Nurmawati Binar Arum , Rahman Aulia Fuad , Baridwan Zaki Zaki
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence of the effect of non profit sharing finance, profit sharing finance and credit risk on financial performance with the integration of intellectual capital as a moderating variable. The population is all Islamic banking registered in OJK for the period 2015-2018 with a total of 192 observations. These are analyzed using hierarchical regression techniques, multiple linear regression tests and moderated regression analysis (MRA) tests, with e-views 9 software. The results show that non profit sharing financing, profit sharing financing and intellectual capital have a positive and significant effect to financial performance on Islamic banking. While credit risk has a significant negative effect to financial performance of Islamic banking. Furthermore showed that intellectual capital significantly moderates the relationship of non profit sharing finance and profit sharing finance to financial performance Islamic banks. However intellectual capital can’t be moderates the relationship of credit risk and financial performance.
CORPORATE SIZE, PROFITABILITY, LIQUIDITY AND ACCURACY OF CORPORATE INTERNET REPORTING TIME
Authors: Juanda Ahmad , Rachmasari Fathiya
Published: March 2020

This research aims to determine the effect of company size, profitability and liquidity on corporate internet reporting timeliness which is focused on manufacture companies that listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Population of this study uses manufacture companies that listed on IDX period 2018, which uses purposive sampling as the method to choose samples.  122 manufacture companies are selected as the samples of this research. Data analysis techniques in this research used ordinal logistic  regression that has previously been fulfilled goodness fit and parallel lines test. The result of this research is company size has a negative effect on corporate internet reporting timeliness that causes corporate internet reporting timelines of the samples companies become shorter, which means better timeliness meanwhile profitability and liquidity do not affect corporate internet reporting timeliness of samples’ companies. This study contributes to the reference related to factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting.
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Transnational Crime in Africa
Authors: Falode Adewunmi James
Published: March 2020

This paper analyses the role of the arms trade in the growth and spread of transnational crime in Africa. The work shows that the proliferation and ready availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) on the continent is contributing in no small measure to political, economic and social insecurity in Africa. Major transnational crimes that the work identifies in Africa include drug trafficking, human and people trafficking, environmental crimes, arms trafficking and stolen vehicle trafficking. The work uses qualitative research methodology, which involves the extensive collection, collation and analysis of secondary data, to capture the essence and scope of the impacts of SALW on the growth and spread of transnational crime on the continent. A major and significant contribution of the work is the crucial connection that it establishes between the proliferation of SALW and the high incidence and recurrence of transnational crime in Africa. The work shows the destabilizing impacts of the proliferation of SALW in Africa and how these is contributing to the recurrence of conflicts and criminal activities on the continent. In its conclusion, the work recommends that in order for states on the continent to be able to proactively tackle transnational crime and the proliferation of SALW, they will have to do the following: carry-out an extensive and critical survey to create a database that will identify the nature of the different transnational crime that is carried-out in each regions; create (where it does not exist) and, strengthen and implement (where it exist) legislations and laws designed to tackle transnational crime; and encourage interagency cooperation and coordination among the affected states in the regions.
Transboundary Water Conflicts as Postcolonial Legacy (the Case of Nile Basin)
Authors: Abdullah Adam Muhammad Ahmed , Dyduck Celia , Ahmed Taha Y.
Published: March 2020

It is not shortage or lack of water that leads to conflict but the way how water is governed and managed. It is said that water will be, much more than oil, the major geopolitical issue of the 21st century. Although it is difficult to demonstrate this, it is clear that the increasing scarcity of the resource, on the one hand, and the configuration of its availability, on the other, are conflict-generating. In the particular case of the African continent, the large catchment basins of the Nile, Niger and Chad, shared by many states of unequal power, are the scene of inefficient hydro-diplomacy. Indeed, north to south, the Nile Delta is 161 km long and covers the coastline of Egypt from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east. Egypt with 100 mln population is de facto the principal hydro-hegemon state in the Nile basin. Nevertheless, a couple of riparian states, as Ethiopia (105 mln population), have taken measures in order to challenge this status quo: the signature and launching of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), the signature of Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the signing of the Declaration of Principles Agreement. The article attempts to analyse the urgency of the problem of water resources allocation in Africa with particular focus to the Nile basin and the complexity of agreements regulating the issue dating back to the colonial era. The study also emphasizes the difficulties bilateral and multilateral aids faced while trying to solve a conflict. As Nile for many states is not just a source of water, it is the host of a fragile ecosystem, essential for maintaining the environmental and ecological balance of North-East Africa.
China - Africa Friendly Cooperation in the New Era. (2018). Think Tank Reports. In 9 volumes. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press
Authors: Deych Tatiana Lazarevna
Published: March 2020

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South Africa’s Shrinking Sovereignty: Economic Crises, Ecological Damage, Sub-Imperialism and Social Resistances
Authors: Ngwane Trevor , Bond Patrick
Published: March 2020

The development of contemporary South Africa political economy occurred within the context of a global capitalist order characterized by increasingly unequal political and economic relations between and within countries. Before liberation in 1994, many people across the world actively supported the struggle against apartheid, with South Africa’s neighbouring states paying the highest price. The ‘sovereignty’ of the apartheid state was challenged by three processes: first, economic, cultural and sporting sanctions called for by Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress and other liberation movements, which from the 1960s-80s were increasingly effective in forcing change; second, solidaristic foreign governments including Sweden’s and the USSR’s provided material support to overthrowing the Pretoria Regime; and third, military defeat in Angola and the liberation of neighbouring Mozambique (1975), Zimbabwe (1980) and Namibia (1990) signalled the inevitability of change. But that state nevertheless maintained sufficient strength - e.g. defaulting on foreign debt and imposing exchange controls in 1985 - to ensure a transition to democracy that was largely determined by local forces. Since 1994, the shrinkage of sovereignty means the foreign influences of global capitalism amplify local socio-economic contradictions in a manner destructive to the vast majority of citizens. This is evident when considering economic, ecological, geopolitical and societal considerations.
Lary May's 'Recasting America: Culture and Politics in the Age of the Cold War
Authors: Thorsen Niels
Published: March 2020

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Robert M. Crunden's 'A Brief History of American Culture'
Authors: Shackleton Mark
Published: March 2020

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El significado de la feminidad: estudio basado en relatos de vida de mujeres
Authors: Sojo-Mora Blanca Luz
Published: March 2020

Con el fin de determinar el significado que las características y los roles atribuidos a las mujeres dan a la feminidad, se entrevistó a 14 mujeres, así se ve que el significado de la feminidad proviene de dos factores: apariencia y comportamiento. A partir de esto, se concluye que la feminidad tiene una vinculación directa con el cuerpo de las mujeres y se basa en ideales, estereotipos, roles y normas asignados por la estructura patriarcal, los cuales se han instaurado y permeado en las corporalidades, desde la forma de pensar hasta la reproducción de comportamientos, con el consecuente impacto en la vida de las mujeres. De este modo, se entiende que el modelo de feminidad es socializado por toda una estructura, para ser instaurado, reproducido y mantenido.
DEFINIÇÃO DA ENERGIA LIVRE DE HELMHOLTZ EM FONTES DIDÁTICAS
Authors: Correia Jornandes Jesús , Guimarães Gabriel Fonseca
Published: March 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar em fontes didáticas: a definição da Energia Livre de Helmholtz; a definição e a discussão da sua variação da sua intensidade; as discussões sobre a sua conservação; analisar as condições do valor mínimo ou máximo. Tal categoria de análise está baseada nas abordagens histórica e postulatória das fontes pesquisadas, balizada pelo silogismo Aristóteles. Devido à falta de sintonia das definições apresentadas nas fontes pesquisadas, apresentamos uma definição para o Potencial de Helmholtz e analisamos as condições da sua variação e da sua conservação. Observamos que a maioria das fontes analisadas se limitam a fazer a leitura da relação matemática que a representa. Por outro lado, é do nosso entendimento que definir uma grandeza potencial de grande complexidade, tal como a Energia Livre de Helmholtz, ainda constitui um desafio.
“A VIDA É BELA”, DE ROBERTO BENIGNI: UM PROCESSO DE APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Sampaio Joslan Santos
Published: March 2020

Este artigo pretende compreender as condições de possibilidades que permitiram a produção do filme A vida é bela, dirigido por Roberto Benigni. Neste sentido, esta pesquisa se propõe a analisar a trajetória do referido diretor, levantando a hipótese de que, ao assumir determinados posicionamentos expressos na produção fílmica, torna-se evidente a influência do aprendizado estruturado por uma teia de relacionamentos estabelecidos por Benigni. Para esse fim, traçou-se a trajetória do cineasta, tomando-o como um elemento central que concentra todas as referências articuladas de uma memória das interdependências. Trata-se de pautar a construção da memória que se revela como inspiração no processo criativo do referido filme.
A IMPRENSA SERTANEJA COMO FONTE DE PESQUISA: APONTAMENTOS ACERCA DO JORNAL O COMBATE
Authors: De Sousa Maria Aparecida Silva , De Almeida José Rubens Mascarenhas
Published: March 2020

Os estudos sobre a história da imprensa no Brasil têm tido consideráveis avanços nos últimos anos. De fato, pesquisadores dessa área têm dado grande contribuição ao analisarem o papel dos periódicos no processo de formação do Estado e da Nação brasileiros, seja no Oitocentos, quando as linhas de definição acerca da identidade nacional foram esboçadas e consolidadas, seja no século XX, a partir das novas demandas impostas pela implantação da República (1889) e a abolição da escravidão um ano antes (1888). Todavia, a despeito desses importantes estudos, a análise acerca da imprensa existente nas áreas interioranas e, mais especificamente, nos sertões da Bahia, ainda se constitui um campo em aberto para novas investigações. O artigo discute a importância da imprensa periódica como fonte documental e apresenta algumas possibilidades de pesquisa a partir do Jornal O Combate, um dos mais importantes e duradouros que circulou em Vitória da Conquista entre os anos de 1929, quando foi criado, e 1964.
UM OLHAR SOBRE O SURGIMENTO E ASCENSÃO DO INTEGRALISMO NO SERTÃO DA BAHIA
Authors: Rego Manoel Reinaldo Silva
Published: March 2020

NETA, Amélia Saback Alves. Os verdes às portas do sertão: doutrina e ação política dos integralistas na Bahia (1932 – 1945). Salvador: Editora Saga, 2018. 170 páginas.
Relationship Marketing
Authors: Fill Chris , McKee Scot
Published: March 2020

The relationship marketing approach is presented here as a contemporary basis upon which to consider business marketing. It is regarded as a successor to the 4Ps approach, which is considered by many to be irrelevant and outdated. The development of collaborative and mutually rewarding relationships between buyers and sellers is considered to be fundamentally more appealing and an intuitively appropriate interpretation of business-to-business marketing. This view also sees the development of partnerships with other organisations as more suitable than former adversarial ideas based on competition and where the sole focus is on customers. Organisations are shown to have a portfolio of relationships with a range of stakeholders, most notably suppliers, employees, customers and shareholders. This chapter considers the nature, development and characteristics of interorganisational relationships and examines the potential of technology to enhance relationships with customers and suppliers based on trust and commitment.
Business Products and Services
Authors: Fill Chris , McKee Scot
Published: March 2020

This chapter considers the various issues associated with managing products and services in business markets. Business products can be classified according to the degree of standardisation and customisation that the organisation decides to offer. It is important to establish this view before considering how organisations might develop strategies to manage their product/service offerings, both established and new. Attention is given to the product life cycle before examining issues concerning the new product and new service development processes. This section concludes with a consideration of the technology adoption life cycle, appropriate in high technology markets.
The Business Marketing Communications Mix
Authors: Fill Chris , McKee Scot
Published: March 2020

Digital technologies have had a profound impact on the way in which organisations communicate with each other. However, this is not to suggest that the influence of the traditional offline communication tools has waned, indeed it can be argued that marketing communications have been augmented by the application of new tech- nologies. In this chapter each of the three elements that make up the marketing communica- tions mix is considered; tools, media and messages. Consideration is given to the key characteristics and effectiveness of each of the primary tools used in B2B marketing communications. The chapter then examines each of the main media from a com- munication perspective and concludes by considering the type of messages used to reach business audiences.
Business Marketing: The Theory and Practice of B2B
Authors: Fill Chris , McKee Scot
Published: March 2020

The once predictable world of business marketing is changing. It is now a complex and challenging environment populated by an increasing number of channels, fast developing technology, the expectation that everything and everyone is accountable, and characterised by changing buyer behaviours and an emphasis on conversations and connectedness. Despite these complexities and challenges, at the root of business marketing remains the need to find, develop and maintain relationships. Accordingly, this book is anchored to two main principles, namely, generating demand and building fruitful marketing-based relationships. To drive demand, establish relationships that are of mutual value, and to weave a route through the various complexities, it is important to understand the nature and changing perspectives of B2B buyers. From this knowledge, organisations are better placed to create more buyer-centric demand generation strategies. This book is underpinned and shaped by these ideas. Demand generation issues are recognised throughout the book and a chapter is dedicated to understanding relationship marketing principles.
PROFIL KEMAMPUAN BERFIKIR KREATIF DITINJAU DARI KEMAMPUAN AKADEMIK MAHASISWA
Authors: Patmawati Kusnia , Puspitasari Nella , Mutmainah Shofia Nur , Prayitno Baskoro Edi
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui profil kemampuan berfikir kreatif pada universitas Surakarta dan (2) mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan berfikir kreatif  antara mahasiswa berkemampuan akdemik atas dan bawah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data survei. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa progam studi pendidikan biologi angakatan 2018 pada semester 2 di Universitas Surakarta yang berjumlah 63 mahasiswa. Analisis data penelitian ini mengggunakan analisis diskriptif untuk mengetahui profil kemampuan berfikir kreatif mahasiswa dan untuk mengetahui perbedaan keterampilan berfikir kreatif antara mahasiswa berkemampuan akdemik atas dan bawah menggunakan analisis T-Test independen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kemapuan berfikir kreatif mahasiswa pendidikan biologi dalam kateori baik (81,3). Hasil setiap indicator menunjukan bahwa indikator fluency dalam kategori baik (93), flexibility dalam kateogori baik (75.75), originality dalam kategori baik (74) dan elaboration dalam kategori cukup (60). Hasil T-Test penelitian ini adalah nilai sig.0,46>0,05 yang menunjukan bahwa tidak ada perbedaan mahasiswa berkemampuan perbedaan kemampuan berfikir kreatif antara mahasiswa berkemampuan akdemik atas dan bawah.
Impact of Language Barriers on Access to Healthcare Services by Immigrant Patients: A systematic review
Authors: Rasi Sasan
Published: March 2020

Background: Research has demonstrated lower access to healthcare services by immigrant patients in comparison to native people. Cultural and linguistic differences have been considered as main factors that impede this access and as barriers to creating an effective relationship between immigrant patients and health professionals. 

Objective: The aim of this study was to better understand and synthesize the available evidence regarding the impact of immigrant patients’ language proficiency on access to health care. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed to identify studies published between January 2000 and January 2019 that examined the impact of language proficiency on access to and use of health services by immigrant patients. Only articles in English were included. Cross-referencing of the identified articles was also performed. 

Results: A total of 140 publications was identified through online databases. In all 24 studies were reviewed, and the results were reported using four interrelated themes identified from the articles. These reports consistently showed a clear association between inadequate language ability and underuse of health care services, ineffective communication, and increased use of emergency care by immigrant patients. Identifying factors that can influence access to care, applying immigrant-friendly solutions such as provision of professional interpreters, and encouraging culturally and linguistically sensitive education may improve the quality of care and increase access to care. One study recommended utilisation of communication technologies such as telemedicine to bridge the communication gap and increase accessibility of healthcare services by immigrant patients. 

Conclusions: All included studies indicated that language barriers hindered access to healthcare services. The data resulting from this study can update policy and practical solutions for language barriers on access to care by immigrant patients and provide an agenda for further investigations.
Job Vacancy Data for Dentists in Australia: Advertised vacancies as an indicator of unmet need
Authors: Jean Gillian , Kruger Estie , Tennant Marc
Published: March 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether job vacancy data for dentists might be used as part of a needs-based index to indicate levels of workforce supply.

Methods: Advertised job vacancies for dentists were collected at monthly intervals between October 2011 and June 2019; compiled into a data base and geo-coded by latitude and longitude. The vacancies were mapped using QGIS software and their geographic locations were observed relative to Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia Plus (ARIA+ 2016) and SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD).

Results: There was a slight decline in the number of advertised job vacancies relative to the population of Australia in the first 18 months of the study. For the remainder of the study period the number of vacancies per million of the population rose steadily. There were differences between ARIA+ regions; but remote and very remote Australia showed very little variation in vacancies across the study period. The percentage of monthly advertised vacancies in IRSD1 (most disadvantaged) areas was much higher (>40%) at the start of the study period but by the end of the study the percentage of vacancies was relatively even across all IRSD groups.

Conclusions: The increase in the number of vacancies per million population since 2013 implies an increase in demand for dentists. The findings do not correlate with industry and government agency reporting of an oversupply. The use of job vacancy data might form part of a needs-based index to inform dental workforce planning.
Vocabulary Size of Malaysian Secondary School Students
Authors: Wong Alice Su Chu , Lee Jocelyn Yee Vun , Fung Marianne , Willibrord Octavia
Published: March 2020

Vocabulary plays a vital role in second language acquisition and is crucial in comprehension of various texts. Without a threshold level of vocabulary proficiency, English Language Learners (ELLs) will have difficulties in processing texts. Indeed, it is well conceded that vocabulary is a good predictor of second language proficiency. While sizable studies have examined ELLs reading skills, little is known about the vocabulary size of Malaysian secondary school students. The current work is part of a larger study that examines the relationship between vocabulary size and critical reading ability. It aims to investigate ELL secondary school students’ vocabulary level and determine whether they are equipped with sufficient vocabulary proficiency for tertiary level education. Eighty-five (85) participants from a public school in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah were involved in the study. A set of receptive vocabulary test was administered during a two-period lesson. Results showed that most of the participants have not mastered vocabulary proficiency beyond the 2000-word level. The findings have pedagogical implications for the teaching of vocabulary at the secondary school level.
KEUNGGULAN KOMPETITIF PADA USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH : SEBUAH STUDI PEMETAAN SISTEMATIS
Authors: Zultaqawa Zeis , Alexandri Mohammad Benny , Hardinata Cosvi
Published: March 2020

Many factors are important in generating competitiveness, from these factors will create and maintain a superior position from competitors, which is called competitive advantage. However, a thorough understanding of the state-of-the-art of competitive advantage is still needed. Therefore, this article aims to classify, identify scientific publications and carry out a systematic analysis of the latest literature to create an extensive and detailed understanding in the field of competitive advantage. The research method was carried out by systematic mapping study (SMS) to examine scientific publications in the field of competitive advantage generated based on the focus and type of research from time to time. The results of this study provide guidance to assist researchers in planning future research through the discovery of research gaps (Gaps). This Systematic Mapping Study Procedure follows relevant empirical guidelines and maps articles in the Scopus electronic database. Based on the search results found 167 articles that match the inclusion criteria. The author classifies articles into seven categories, namely prior research trends, country of origin of publication, type of article, research approach, research methods, research focus, and research locus. Banyak faktor yang penting dalam menghasilkan daya saing, dari faktor tersebut akan menciptakan dan mempertahankan posisi yang unggul dari pesaing, yang disebut dengan keunggulan kompetitif. Akan tetapi, pemahaman menyeluruh tentang state-of-the art dari keunggulan kompetitif masih dibutuhkan. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengklasifikasikan, mengidentifikasi publikasi ilmiah dan melakukan analisis sistematik terhadap literatur terkini guna menciptakan pemahaman yang ekstensif dan terperinci dibidang keunggulan kompetitif. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan cara Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) untuk menelaah publikasi ilmiah dibidang keunggulan kompetitif yang dihasilkan berdasarkan fokus dan tipe riset dari waktu ke waktu. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan panduan untuk membantu peneliti dalam merencanakan penelitian dimasa yang akan datang melalui penemuan kesenjangan penelitian (gaps). Prosedur studi pemetaan sistematis ini mengikuti panduan empiris yang telah relevan dan memetakan artikel di database elektronik Scopus. Berdasarkan hasil pencarian ditemukan 167 artikel yang cocok dengan kriteria inklusi. Penulis mengklasifikasikan artikel pada tujuh kategori yaitu tren penelitian terdahulu, negara asal publikasi, jenis artikel, pendekatan penelitian, metode penelitian, fokus penelitian dan lokus penelitian.
VALUASI EKONOMI LIMBAH IKAN WADUK CIRATA MENJADI PRODUK TEPUNG IKAN
Authors: Rizal Achmad , Suryana Asep AH. , Sahidin Asep
Published: March 2020

Mass mortality of fish in the Citarum River serial reservoir, including the Cirata reservoir has grown up to be a crucial issue for the fishing community in West Java. Fish waste due to mass death of fish in Cirata reservoir is quite high. In the context of fish mass death becomes a waste, the economic opportunity to develop fish waste into fish meal is of monetary value in terms of the availability of raw materials, nutritional composition, and marketing. In other words, the opportunity to increase fish waste into fish meal in the Cirata reservoir is fairly potential. If this happens, fish meal business has a great opportunity to enhance. Economically, economic valuation results show that: Firstly, fish meal business offers the opportunity to be developed because there is enough raw material available. Secondly, from economic analysis shows that this business is feasible, so that it has economic opportunities, this profitable opportunity will increase, if there is a mass death of fish, because production costs decrease, in this case fish prices decline. Third, the total cost required to build a fish meal home industry is Rp. 110,150,000, - with details of the initial investment costs of Rp. 63,500,000 and operational expenditure (operational costs) of 46,650,000. Finally, the economic value for the feasibility of fish flour shows that the business is feasible where BC ratio is 1.33, ROI is 6.39% and Pay Back Period is 15.63 months.Kematian massal ikan di waduk serial Sungai Citarum, termasuk di Waduk Cirata telah menjadi isu sentral bagi masyarakat perikanan di Jawa Barat.  Limbah ikan akibat kematian massal ikan di Waduk Cirata cukup tinggi.  Pada konteks kematian massal ikan sehingga menjadi limbah, peluang ekonomi pengembangan limbah ikan menjadi tepung ikan cukup bernilai ekonomis ditinjau dari aspek ketersediaan bahan baku, komposisi nutrisi, dan pemasaran. Dengan kata lain, peluang untuk meningkatkan limbah ikan menjadi tepung ikan di Waduk Cirata cukup potensial. Jika ini terjadi, usaha tepung ikan, memiliki peluang besar untuk berkembang. Secara ekonomi, hasil valuasi ekonomi menunjukkan bahwa: Pertama, Usaha tepung ikan mempunyai potensi untuk dikembangkan karena cukup tersedia bahan baku. Kedua, dari analisa ekonomi menunjukkan bahwa usaha ini layak (feasible), sehingga mempunyai peluang yang ekonomis, peluang ekonomi ini akan meningkat, jika terjadi kematian massal ikan, karena biaya produksi menurun, dalam hal ini harga ikan mengalami penurunan. Ketiga,Total biaya yang dibutuhkan untuk membangun home industri tepung ikan sebesar Rp. 110.150.000,-, dengan rincian biaya investasi awal sebesar Rp 63.500.000 dan biaya rutin sebesar 46.650.000,-. Keempat,Perhitungan valuasi ekonomi untuk kelayakan tepung ikan menunjukkan bahwa usaha tersebut adalah layak dimana BC Ratio sebesar 1,33, ROI sebesar 6,39 % dan dan pay back periode selama15,63  bulan.
PENELITIAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN DI INDONESIA : PEMETAAN PUBLIKASI DALAM PERSPEKTIF SCIENTOMETRIK (1972-2019)
Authors: Purnomo Agung , Usman Indrianawati , Asitah Nur
Published: March 2020

Entrepreneurship in Indonesia continues to grow and develop. However, there were no studies that review and map entrepreneurial studies from Indonesian affiliated researchers with data from year to year. This research aims to map entrepreneurial research by Indonesian institutional affiliated researchers that was published internationally in the Scopus indexed in a Scientometric perspective. The study conducted a bibliometric method and analyzed research data using the analyze search results service from Scopus and the VOSviewer application. Research data of 947 academic documents published from 1972 to 2019 were obtained from the Scopus database in March 2020. The results showed the most productive Indonesian-affiliated institutions and individual researchers in entrepreneurship publications were Institut Teknologi Bandung and Grisna Anggadwita. The subject area and sources of the most publications of entrepreneurship were business, management, and accounting; and proceedings of the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. There were five groups of research keywords, and three collaboration patterns of Indonesian affiliated researchers in the field of entrepreneurship. Kewirausahaan di Indonesia kian tumbuh dan berkembang. Namun, belum ada penelitian yang mengulas dan memetakan studi kewirausahaan hasil peneliti berafiliasi Indonesia dengan data dari tahun ke tahun. Riset ini bertujuan untuk memetakan penelitian kewirausahaan oleh peneliti berafiliasi institusi Indonesia yang dipublikasikan internasional bereputasi terindeks Scopus dalam perspektif Scientometrik. Studi melakukan metode bibliometrik dan menganalisis data penelitian menggunakan layanan analyze search results dari Scopus dan aplikasi VOSviewer. Data penelitian 947 dokumen akademik yang diterbitkan dari tahun 1972 hingga tahun 2019 yang diperoleh dari database Scopus pada bulan Maret 2020. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan institusi dan individu peneliti berafiliasi Indonesia paling produktif dalam publikasi bidang kewirausahaan adalah Institut Teknologi Bandung dan Grisna Anggadwita. Bidang studi dan sumber publikasi terbanyak ranah kewirausahaan adalah bisnis, manajemen, dan akuntansi; dan prosiding IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Ada lima kelompok kata kunci penelitian, dan tiga pola kolaborasi peneliti berafiliasi Indonesia pada bidang kewirausahaan.
Pengaruh metode aplikasi dan dosis stimulan cair terhadap produksi lateks pada tanaman karet Klon PR 300 umur 25 tahun
Authors: Suherman Cucu , Dewi Intan Ratna , Wulansari Ria
Published: March 2020

Sari. Penggunaan stimulan pada tanaman karet (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) merupakan salah satu upaya yang umum dilakukan untuk meningkatkan produksi lateks. Penggunaan stimulan bertujuan untuk memperpanjang masa aliran lateks sehingga lateks yang dihasilkan dapat lebih banyak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan kombinasi perlakuan terbaik dari metode aplikasi dan dosis stimulan cair yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan produksi lateks pada klon PR 300. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret sampai Mei 2015 di PT. PP Bajabang Indonesia yang memiliki ketinggian tempat 200 meter di atas permukaan laut dengan ordo tanah Inceptisol. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok yang terdiri dari 11 kombinasi perlakuan yang diulang sebanyak tiga kali dengan susunan perlakuan sebagai berikut: Tanpa stimulant (A); Metode Groove + dosis 0,5 mL/pohon (B); Metode Groove + dosis 0,6 mL/pohon (C); Metode Groove + dosis 0,7 mL/pohon (D); Metode Groove + dosis 0,8 mL/pohon (E); Metode Groove + dosis 0,9 mL/pohon (F); Metode Bark + dosis 0,5 mL/pohon (G); Metode Bark + dosis 0,6 mL/pohon (H); Metode Bark + dosis 0,7 mL/pohon (I); Metode Bark + dosis 0,8 mL/pohon (J); dan Metode Bark + dosis 0,9 mL/pohon. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode aplikasi groove dan bark yang dikombinasikan dengan beberapa dosis stimulan cair pada tanaman karet umur 25 tahun menghasilkan volume lateks yang relatif sama dengan tanpa stimulan pada klon PR 300.Kata kunci: Klon PR 300 ∙ Stimulan karet ∙ Penyadapan Abstract. The application of stimulant on rubber tree is one of the common efforts to increase latex production. This application is supposed to extend the period of latex flow, so that can produce more latex. The aim of this research was to get the best treatment combination of application method and liquid stimulant dosage that used to increase latex production on clone PR 300. The research was conducted from March to May 2015 at PT. PP Bajabang Indonesia at 200 meters altitude. The research was arranged using Randomized Block Design (RBD), consisted of 11 treatments and 3 replications. The treatments were: Without Stimulant (A); Groove Method + 0.5 mL/tree dose (B); Groove Method + 0.6 mL/tree dose (C); Groove Method + 0.7 mL/tree dose (D); Groove Method + 0.8 mL/tree dose (E); Groove Method + 0.9 mL/tree dose (F); Bark Method + 0.5 mL/tree dose (G); Bark Method + 0.6 mL/tree dose (H); Bark Method + 0.7 mL/tree dose (I); Bark Method +0.8 mL/tree dose (J); and Bark Method + 0.9 mL/tree dose (K). The results of this research showed that groove method and bark method that combined with variant dosage of liquid stimulant in 25 years old rubber plants produced the same latex with no stimulant on clone PR 300.Keywords: Clone PR 300 ∙ Rubber stimulant ∙ Tapping