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Mengenal Perilaku Bullying di Sekolah
Authors: Widianti Wiwied
Published: May 2019

This article illustrates how bullying behavior occurs in the world of education, especially schools. The method used in this study is descriptive analysis, by looking for things related to bullying that occur at school. Bullying is one of the problems in school and is difficult to eliminate. Bullying has become a widespread concern, but bullying has not shown a decline. There are many negative effects caused by bullying, both from people who suffer from bullying and victims of bullying. Guidance and counseling teachers as important actors in the world of education need to obtain information to overcome this problem. Because if the behavior of bullying has become a common thing to do, it will result in the education process not being good. Everyone is free to take action that will cause disruption of the education process at school. In conditions like this, guidance and counseling are very important in improving and eliminating the bullying behavior that exists in school. That way, the conditions that should be created in the school environment, namely mutual respect and respect.
SIFAT KIMIA DAN MIKROBIOLOGI BAKASANG IKAN OCI (Rastrelliger sp) DENGAN LAMA FERMENTASI YANG BERBEDA
Authors: Anto Anto , Xyzquolyna Deyvie , H. Ali Viene Valentine
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the effect of oci fermentation time on total microbes, total lactic acid bacteria, water content, protein content, and pH value. The oci fish used are fresh oci fish from the fish market in Gorontalo, then fermented for 0, 3, 10 and 15 days. The research method used the experimental method through a complete randomized design pattern using variance analysis followed by the Duncan test. For 15 days fermented, the pH value, water content and microbial total decreased, but the protein content and the number of lactic acid bacteria increased. The bakasang of oci at the end of fermentation has a total lactic acid bacteria of 2.51x107 CFU/g, the water content of 65.56%, the protein content of 5.98%, and pH value of 6.0.

Keywords: oci fish, fermentation, bakasang, lactic acid bacteria

 

ABSTRAK

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa sifat kimia dan mikrobiologi bakasang ikan oci dengan lama fermentasi yang berbeda. Ikan oci yang digunakan adalah ikan oci segar dari pasar ikan di Gorontalo, lalu difermentasi selama 3, 10 dan 15 hari. Parameter pengamatannya meliputi sifat kimia yang terdiri dari kadar air, kadar protein, nilai pH. Sedangkan sifat mikrobiologi yang diamati yaitu total mikroba dan total bakteri asam laktat. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap dan analisis sidik ragam dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan. Selama 15 hari difermentasi, nilai pH, kadar air dan total mikroba menurun, namun kadar protein dan jumlah bakteri asam laktat mengalami peningkatan. Bakasang ikan oci pada akhir fermentasi mempunyai total bakteri asam laktat 2,51x107 cfu/g, kadar air 65,56%, kadar protein 5,98%, dan nilai pH 6,0.

Kata kunci: ikan oci, fermentasi, bakasang, bakteri asam laktat
Confrontation and Integration: An Analyze the Mechanism of Rights Transformation in Urban Renewal from the Perspective of Space Theories
Authors: Chang Meng Chiu , Han Chien
Published: May 2019

As one of the subjects under city-related discussions, locality carries significance in the dimensions of both political and economic space. Western researches have brought about various arguments based on theories of human geography, particularly in the area of urbanization. Taiwan adopts urban renewal as an important approach of revitalizing cities. In view of space theories, multiple political and economic confrontations have occurred during the process of spatial differentiation and reproduction. The analysis on the social phenomenon derived from the urban renewal in Taiwan, China from the perspective of political and economic space, taking into consideration of the correlation between capital and rights, suggests the ongoing development of a new growing pattern of cities under the contention or collaboration among industrial, governmental and academic communities.
The Issues of Zero Values in Trade Data and Modelling
Authors: Kareem Fatima Olanike , Kareem Olayinka Idowu
Published: May 2019

International trade provides a channel with which the interaction, integration and partnership of countries can be attained and/or established. Despite the relevance of trade to national, regional and global economies, the documentation of these economic activities is sometimes inadequate such that it brings to question the validity of the generated data. Empirical scholars often find it difficult to analyze trade statistics with zero-trade values, especially in terms of finding natural logarithm. Researchers often deal with the zero trade statistics by employing the truncation method or censoring method. However, this has consequences for empirical analysis and policy formulation because there is information in the zero-value trade that will be lost if they are truncated from the dataset. Hence, the main challenge in the literature is the issue of the most appropriate and efficient empirical strategy for solving the problem of zero-trade values among available options. This has led to controversy in the literature with several proofs and reproofs, actions and reaction as well as counter-reaction. It is on this basis that this paper is situated to review the raging controversy on the solution to the consideration of zero values in trade statistics as applicable to positive trade analysis and/or modelling.
Trasformazioni del lavoro e antidemocrazia negli anni tra le due guerre
Authors: Musso Stefano
Published: May 2019

The present contribution is divided into two parts: the first is the transformations of the world of labour between the two wars, tracing the context in which totalitarian impulses of a fascist nature were affirmed; the second, closely connected to the first, tries to outline the methods and contents with which counter-democracy tried to gain consensus, even in the world of labour. We will try to retrace, in broad terms, some trajectories of change induced by the First World War, their evolution in the inter-war period, the influence that these changes exerted on the Second World War and beyond, with some reference to the post-war period.
EFFECT OF IONIC STRENGTH ON ION EQUILIBRIUM IN SMUF
Authors: Faridah Faridah , Ridwan Ridwan
Published: May 2019

The influence of monovalent cations on ion equilibria in SMUF such as NaCl and KCl. The free Ca2+ and Mg2+ ion activity and concentration and phosphate concentration in SMUF were determined at different concentrations of NaCl and KCl. Free Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentration increased with added NaCl and KCl, while pH decreased. It was found that adding NaCl lead to higher Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentration than adding KCl. The difference between Na and K in free Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentration can be well explained by the charge density theory by Collins. An ion speciation model was used to calculate ion speciation in SMUF and model prediction was in general agreement with Ca-ISE and DMT results in the case of adding NaCl and KCl. Moreover, pH decreased by time, indicating kinetics involved in calcium phosphate precipitates.Key words: Calcium, Magnesium, pH, KCl, NaCl, SMUF, Ca-ISE, DMT, ion speciation model
APLIKASI DESAIN EKSPERIMEN TAGUCHI UNTUK PERBAIKAN KUALITAS AIR PDAM TIRTA MON PASE LHOKSUKON ACEH UTARA
Authors: Zaini Halim
Published: May 2019

Kualitas air PDAM Tirta Mon Pase secara umum belum memenuhi standar, terutama menyangkut tingkat kekeruhan air yang masih lebih besar dari ambang batas maksimum, 5 NTU. Guna memperbaiki kualitas air minum perlu dilakukan pengkajian terhadap faktor-faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi proses penurunan tingkat kekeruhan air. Salah satu metode percobaan yang dapat diterapkan adalah metode desain percobaan Taguchi. Hasil penelitian terhadap faktor-faktor proses produksi air PDAM yang terdiri dari faktor konsentrasi (level 1: 25 ppm dan level 2: 40 ppm), pH (level 1: pH 6,7 dan level 2: pH 7,3), pengadukan cepat (level 1: 100 rpm dan level 2: 120 rpm), waktu pengadukan cepat (level 1: 1 menit dan level 2: 3 menit), pengadukan lambat (level 1: 25 rpm dan level 2: 45 rpm), waktu pengadukan lambat (level 1: 15 menit dan level 2: 30 menit) dan waktu pengendapan (15 menit dan 30 menit) menunjukkan bahwa kualitas air PDAM sangat dipengaruhi oleh faktor konsentrasi koagulan, pH operasi dan waktu pengadukan lambat. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan percobaan konfirmasi proses produksi air PDAM untuk menurunkan tingkat kekeruhan air, kondisi optimum berlangsung pada dosis koagulan 40 ppm, pH operasi pada pH 7,3 dan waktu pengadukan lambat 30 menit.Kata Kunci: Kualitas air, Tingkat kekeruhan air, Kondisi optimum
POLA PERMUKIMAN DI DUSUN MANTRAN WETAN MAGELANG DALAM BINGKAI KEBUDAYAAN JAWA (The Settlement Pattern in Dusun Mantran Wetan of Magelang in the Frame of Javanese Culture)
Authors: Refranisa Refranisa
Published: May 2019

Dusun Mantran Wetan is a hamlet located at the foot of Mount Andong of Magelang Regency whose majority of its inhabitants are people with Javanese-Islam acculturation background. Communal rituals of Javanese tradition are still well-preserved and practiced in certain spaces that allow a forming of a settlement pattern of the hamlet. This study aims to improve and deepen people’s scientific knowledge of settlement pattern of Dusun Wetan Mantran Magelang in the frame of Javanese culture as well as to support the effort to preserve the settlement pattern of the hamlet.  An empirical approach was used in this study. The data were collected through field observations, interviews, and from a number of Javanese culture literatures. This study reports that there exist two sacred places/shrines and two communal spaces as center points where people hold their communal rituals. To conclude, well-preserved Javanese cultural symbolization established in the community determines the settlement pattern of Dusun Mantran Wetan.
TRADISI PADA RUMAH ADAT SUKU NGALUM OK DI ERA MODERNISASI (The Traditional House of Ngalum Ok Tribe in Modern Era)
Authors: Prasetyo V. F. Agung Langgeng
Published: May 2019

Ngalum Ok is one among a large number of tribes in Indonesia. It is one of the major tribes in Papua and its members are those who inhabit Oksibil valley in Pegunungan Bintang Regency of Papua Province. The cultural values of this tribe are reflected in the form, function, and meaning of its traditional house architecture. In response to current developments that incline to modernization, attempts should be made to protect architecture of traditional house of Ngalum Ok Tribe, which is a cultural heritage for the present and future generations. To provide a coherent and complete macro and micro description about the traditional house of Ngalum Ok Tribe, a qualitative method with a descriptive structuralism approach is used. As the result indicates, this study has presented a clear and thorough description of form, function, and meaning of the traditional house of Ngalum Ok Tribe, which is a cultural heritage in this modern era for the present and future generations.
The Internationalization of Judicial Review in the Colombian High Courts
Authors: Rodriguez Juan Sebastián Villamil
Published: May 2019

The internationalization of adjudication in the Colombian high court refers to the growing importance that the American Convention on Human Rights has gained among the judicial forums of this country, but especially to the phenomenon that occurs when national judiciaries implement and appropriate the doctrine of the control of conventionality. The Convention has claimed a high ground in the Colombian constitutional system due to the appropriation of international law by national courts decisions, and to the process of the internationalization of the law. By consistently applying the control of conventionality doctrine, courts like the State Council have reaffirmed the binding nature and the effectiveness of the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for the Colombian legal system. In contrast to a much more regressive posture assumed by the Constitutional Court in recent decisions, the State Council, drawing on the legal contents of international law, has broadened the range of legal sources for rights interpretation in Colombia. By this action, as it will be further stated in this article, the State Council has contributed to a move away from a paradigm of a legalism based solely on the state sovereignty and national constitutionalism, towards one that endorses the pluralist structure of post-national law. Against this background, this article aims to discuss how the relationship of national judiciaries with international law is best understood as reflecting the development of a pluralist legal dynamic, sometimes referred to as jurisprudential dialogue, that involves the broadening of the normative horizon and the internationalization of the sources available for national judges in their reasoning; particularly in the cases that involve human rights violations.
Instructional Comparison Research
Authors: Ledford Jennifer R.
Published: May 2019

Comparison studies conducted to determine which instructional interventions are most efficient for teaching discrete behaviors to individuals with disabilities are potentially valuable, although some threats to internal validity may be more likely in these studies. Commonly-used standards do not address specific strategies that improve internal validity in comparison studies, such as counterbalancing assignment of stimuli or use of a control set. In this review, instructional comparison studies are described and, for studies with sufficient rigor, outcomes are evaluated. Comparisons often included young children with autism and were frequently conducted by researchers in self-contained classroom settings. Conclusions are drawn regarding relative effectiveness of common instructional procedures and suggestions are made regarding methodological standards for comparison designs.
Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI)-Hak Cipta Buku Komitmen Kerja
Authors: Tentama Fatwa
Published: May 2019

Buku dengan judul Komitmen Kerja yang diterbitkan pada 01 April 2014 di Yogyakarta. Buku ini telah didaftarkan dan merupakan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI)-Hak Cipta Buku Komitmen Kerja dengan nomor pendaftaran 068751
Quantitative evaluation of position sense in patients with parietal lesion
Authors: Itaguchi Yoshihiro
Published: May 2019

A position reproduction task was performed, in a controlled experimental environment, by seven patients with a parietal lobe lesion. We obtained mainly three findings: (a) even for patients who failed a thumb localization test, the accuracy of position reproduction was adequate and did not deviate from the range of error observed in healthy young participants, (b) the patients showed a centralizing tendency in localization, and (c) they initially moved in the wrong direction when reproducing the remembered positions. The study also indicated that patients whose lesion sites included the postcentral gyrus exhibited stronger exploratory movements than those who had no such lesions and lacked smoothness of movement. In patients without the lesion of the postcentral gyrus, a higher-order dysfunction, rather than the pure position sense problem, was suggested to contributed to their task performance. The present study provided fundamental data for sensorimotor skills of patients with parietal lesion, and these quantitative findings would also contribute to reconsideration of current assessments and rehabilitations for sensory deficits.
Client Feedback and Outcome in Couples Counseling
Authors: Partridge Rebecca , Dykeman Cass
Published: May 2019

Couples counseling has been shown to be an effective form of treatment; however, there have been few studies that explore feedback-informed treatment (FIT) in couples counseling. The present study assessed the relationship between feedback and outcome in couples counseling, employing a repeated measures analysis of longitudinal archival data of 154 participants spanning 77 couples who received couples counseling services. To assess for a statistical significance between the relationship of couple ratings of the session outcomes and couple ratings of the overall outcomes, a multiple regression model was used. The results demonstrated a statistically significant positive relationship between feedback and outcome in couples counseling. These findings indicate that gathering feedback from the couple can improve overall outcome, allowing counselors to improve participants’ lives.
Client Feedback and Outcome in Individual Psychotherapy
Authors: Partridge Rebecca , Dykeman Cass
Published: May 2019

Counseling practice and research seek to understand varied influences on clinical outcomes. Research has shown that feedback has an effect on clinician-rated measures and outcome. The present study assessed the relationship between feedback and outcome in individual psychotherapy, employing a repeated measures analysis of longitudinal archival data of 138 individuals receiving counseling services. A multiple regression model determined the relationship between client ratings of sessions and client ratings of overall outcomes. Although the sample was heterogeneous in nature and limited to one region, the results indicated a statistically significant relationship between feedback and outcome. These findings suggest that utilizing feedback from clients in individual counseling, in general, and consistently using the session rating scale and the outcome rating scale, in particular, can improve overall therapeutic outcome.
Weapons Of The Strong: Elite Resistance And The Neo-Apartheid City
Authors: Bradlow Benjamin H.
Published: May 2019

Transitions to democracy promise equal political power. But political ruptures carry no guarantee that democracy can overcome the accumulated inequalities of history. In South Africa, the transition to democracy shifted power from a racial minority in ways that suggested an unusually high probability of material change. This article analyzes the limits of public power after democratic transitions. Why has the post-Apartheid local state in Johannesburg been unable to achieve a spatially inclusive distribution of public goods despite a political imperative for both spatial and fiscal redistribution? I rely on interviews and archival research, conducted in Johannesburg between 2015 and 2018. Because the color line created a sharp distinction between political and economic power, traditional white elites required non-majoritarian and covert strategies that translated their structural power into effective power. The cumulative effect of these “weapons of the strong” was a form of institutional arbitrage that led the mostly black-led local state to exercise forbearance towards largely white wealthy residents’ associations and property developers. Through these strategies, elites repurposed institutional reforms for redistribution to instead reproduce the city’s inequalities.
Contribution of NWFPs in National Economy
Authors: K. C. Rajendra
Published: May 2019

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Impact of anti-poaching approaches for the success of Rhino conservation in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Authors: Mahatara D , Rayamajhi S. , Khanal G.
Published: May 2019

Nepal has succeeded in granting better protection for its Asian rhino population that has become exemplary in the world. Effective law enforcement along with community participation has been acclaimed as a reason for this achievement. However, there have been very few studies to assess the effectiveness of current anti-poaching strategies. In this study, we assessed the performance of SMART patrolling and population trend of rhino in Chitwan National Park (CNP). The patrol data collected through patrolling logbooks were used to visualize the coverage of SMART in the CNP and its Buffer Zone by dividing it into 1km*1km grid cell. Logistic regression models were used to analyze whether or not the patrol effort and patrol frequency correlate with the reduction in occurrences of illegal activities. A total of 6,593 patrols were conducted within the last fifteen months. Logistic regression models revealed that sites with a greater frequency of patrols, rather than the combined distance walked, had a lower probability of occurrence of illegal activities (βPatrol.frequency= -8.6428 & βPatrol.effort= -4.1804). This implies that patrol frequency was found more significant than patrol efforts in reducing prevalence of illegal activities in and around the CNP. The poaching activities were found high during insurgency period. The trend in rhino poaching was found to be decreased with increase in number of security posts, Community-based Anti-poaching Unit formation, conservation education and sweeping/camping operations. To maintain the continuous success in the long-run, it is crucial to regulate and enhance effective law enforcement capability and more advance techno-based modality in close coordination with stakeholders including community institutions.
Local people’s perception and awareness of climate change: a case study from community forests in Lamjung District, Western Nepal
Authors: Dhungana N. , Silwal N. , Upadhaya S. , Regmi S. K. , Adhikari S.
Published: May 2019

Climate change has negatively impacted the underdeveloped and developing countries including Nepal due to low adaptive capacity and higher dependency in agriculture. Forests are important component of the lives and livelihoods of the community in Nepal, which can offer an important source of climate-resilient livelihood. It is crucial to know the fact that climate change was in the past, which will continue to change in the future. It is essential to understand how communities perceive and adapt to climate change. A study was carried out in Kirepani, Jagreni and Kalika Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) in Lamjung District with an objective of assessing their perceptions on impacts of climate change. The survey was carried out in 62 households along with participatory appraisal to understand the perception of local people on climate change and its impacts. Focus group discussion was held in each CFUG. Climatic data of 29 years (1987–2015) acquired from Khudi, Kuncha and Gharedgunga metereological stations and analysed to supplement the results. Data were analysed using MS-Excel as major computer software and presented as table, trend lines and graphs. The study showed that the locals correctly perceived change in temperature, unpredictable occurrence of rainfall and increased incidence of change in crops phenology, an increase in drought. Based on the perceptions of the community forest users, climate change has affected the biodiversity and societal system differentially. Drought has higher impact to the people affecting their lives and livelihoods. They perceived that the increase in drought, floods, landslide have affected their lives and livelihoods. The results revealed that minimum temperature was increased at the rate of 0.01º C per year whereas the maximum temperature was increased by 0.056° C per year. From the rainfall data of Khudi meteorological station, it was found that annual rainfall was highly decreased at the rate of 25.8 mm per year, which alarms for more disaster such as drought and fire in the area. Our findings suggest that for the innovative climate change adaptation planning and policy it is crucial to incorporate and acknowledge the role of community forest in climate change adaptation.
A Comparative Study of Menstrual Hygiene Issues between Public and Private School Going Adolescent Girls in Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Pandey Ashok , Mahotra Narayan Bahadur
Published: May 2019

Introduction: Menstruation is part a of the female reproductive cycle that starts when girls become sexually mature at the time of puberty. During menstrual period, woman bleeds from her uterus via the vagina. Menstruation is generally considered as unclean in our Nepali society. So, good hygienic practices such as the use of sanitary pads and adequate cleaning of the genital areas are essential during menstrual period.

Material and methods: The comparative study was carried out with adolescent girls studying in public and private schools in Kathmandu valley. A total of 100 adolescent girls, 50 from public school and another 50 from private schools were selected for the study and 25 from each group were taken for quantitative study as well. Two focus group discussions and five key-in-depth interviews were also done to identify the qualitative findings. Ethical approval was taken from NHRC. Quantitative data from the survey was analyzed using SPSS 16.0 software.

Results: The age of the respondents ranges from 11 to 18 years. The mean age at menarche was 12.37 years in both public and private school adolescent girls. There is a statistically significant difference on the overall score of practice during menstruation between public and private school going adolescent girls.

Conclusion: Private school adolescent girls were more knowledgeable and maintain menstrual hygiene better as compared to public school adolescent girls.
A traumatic brain injury prognostic model to support in-hospital triage in a low-income country: a machine learning–based approach
Authors: Hernandes Rocha Thiago Augusto , Elahi Cyrus , Cristina da Silva Núbia , Sakita Francis M. , Fuller Anthony , Mmbaga Blandina T. , Green Eric P. , Haglund Michael M. , Staton Catherine A. , Nickenig Vissoci Joao Ricardo
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with a disproportionate burden of this injury on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited access to diagnostic technologies and highly skilled providers combined with high patient volumes contributes to poor outcomes in LMICs. Prognostic modeling as a clinical decision support tool, in theory, could optimize the use of existing resources and support timely treatment decisions in LMICs. The objective of this study was to develop a machine learning–based prognostic model using data from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania.

METHODS

This study is a secondary analysis of a TBI data registry including 3138 patients. The authors tested nine different machine learning techniques to identify the prognostic model with the greatest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Input data included demographics, vital signs, injury type, and treatment received. The outcome variable was the discharge score on the Glasgow Outcome Scale–Extended.

RESULTS

The AUC for the prognostic models varied from 66.2% (k-nearest neighbors) to 86.5% (Bayesian generalized linear model). An increasing Glasgow Coma Scale score, increasing pulse oximetry values, and undergoing TBI surgery were predictive of a good recovery, while injuries suffered from a motor vehicle crash and increasing age were predictive of a poor recovery.

CONCLUSIONS

The authors developed a TBI prognostic model with a substantial level of accuracy in a low-resource setting. Further research is needed to externally validate the model and test the algorithm as a clinical decision support tool.
Assessing variability in surgical decision making among attending neurosurgeons at an academic center
Authors: Ramayya Ashwin G. , Chen H. Isaac , Marcotte Paul J. , Brem Steven , Zager Eric L. , Osiemo Benjamin , Piazza Matthew , Sharma Nikhil , McClintock Scott D. , Schuster James M. , Ali Zarina S. , Connolly Patrick , Heuer Gregory G. , Grady M. Sean , Kung David K. , Ozturk Ali K. , O’Rourke Donald M. , Malhotra Neil R.
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE

Although it is known that intersurgeon variability in offering elective surgery can have major consequences for patient morbidity and healthcare spending, data addressing variability within neurosurgery are scarce. The authors performed a prospective peer review study of randomly selected neurosurgery cases in order to assess the extent of consensus regarding the decision to offer elective surgery among attending neurosurgeons across one large academic institution.

METHODS

All consecutive patients who had undergone standard inpatient surgical interventions of 1 of 4 types (craniotomy for tumor [CFT], nonacute redo CFT, first-time spine surgery with/without instrumentation, and nonacute redo spine surgery with/without instrumentation) during the period 2015–2017 were retrospectively enrolled (n = 9156 patient surgeries, n = 80 randomly selected individual cases, n = 20 index cases of each type randomly selected for review). The selected cases were scored by attending neurosurgeons using a need for surgery (NFS) score based on clinical data (patient demographics, preoperative notes, radiology reports, and operative notes; n = 616 independent case reviews). Attending neurosurgeon reviewers were blinded as to performing provider and surgical outcome. Aggregate NFS scores across various categories were measured. The authors employed a repeated-measures mixed ANOVA model with autoregressive variance structure to compute omnibus statistical tests across the various surgery types. Interrater reliability (IRR) was measured using Cohen’s kappa based on binary NFS scores.

RESULTS

Overall, the authors found that most of the neurosurgical procedures studied were rated as “indicated” by blinded attending neurosurgeons (mean NFS = 88.3, all p values < 0.001) with greater agreement among neurosurgeon raters than expected by chance (IRR = 81.78%, p = 0.016). Redo surgery had lower NFS scores and IRR scores than first-time surgery, both for craniotomy and spine surgery (ANOVA, all p values < 0.01). Spine surgeries with fusion had lower NFS scores than spine surgeries without fusion procedures (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

There was general agreement among neurosurgeons in terms of indication for surgery; however, revision surgery of all types and spine surgery with fusion procedures had the lowest amount of decision consensus. These results should guide efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary variability in surgical practice with the goal of effective allocation of healthcare resources to advance the value paradigm in neurosurgery.
Assessment of wakefulness during awake craniotomy to predict intraoperative language performance
Authors: Aabedi Alexander A. , Ahn EunSeon , Kakaizada Sofia , Valdivia Claudia , Young Jacob S. , Hervey-Jumper Heather , Zhang Eric , Sagher Oren , Weissman Daniel H. , Brang David , Hervey-Jumper Shawn L.
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE

Maximal safe tumor resection in language areas of the brain relies on a patient’s ability to perform intraoperative language tasks. Assessing the performance of these tasks during awake craniotomies allows the neurosurgeon to identify and preserve brain regions that are critical for language processing. However, receiving sedation and analgesia just prior to experiencing an awake craniotomy may reduce a patient’s wakefulness, leading to transient language and/or cognitive impairments that do not completely subside before language testing begins. At present, the degree to which wakefulness influences intraoperative language task performance is unclear. Therefore, the authors sought to determine whether any of 5 brief measures of wakefulness predicts such performance during awake craniotomies for glioma resection.

METHODS

The authors recruited 21 patients with dominant hemisphere low- and high-grade gliomas. Each patient performed baseline wakefulness measures in addition to picture-naming and text-reading language tasks 24 hours before undergoing an awake craniotomy. The patients performed these same tasks again in the operating room following the cessation of anesthesia medications. The authors then conducted statistical analyses to investigate potential relationships between wakefulness measures and language task performance.

RESULTS

Relative to baseline, performance on 3 of the 4 objective wakefulness measures (rapid counting, button pressing, and vigilance) declined in the operating room. Moreover, these declines appeared in the complete absence of self-reported changes in arousal. Performance on language tasks similarly declined in the intraoperative setting, with patients experiencing greater declines in picture naming than in text reading. Finally, performance declines on rapid counting and vigilance wakefulness tasks predicted performance declines on the picture-naming task.

CONCLUSIONS

Current subjective methods for assessing wakefulness during awake craniotomies may be insufficient. The administration of objective measures of wakefulness just prior to language task administration may help to ensure that patients are ready for testing. It may also allow neurosurgeons to identify patients who are at risk for poor intraoperative performance.
Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Authors: Chen Ching-Jen , Ding Dale , Ironside Natasha , Buell Thomas J. , Southerland Andrew M. , Testai Fernando D. , Woo Daniel , Worrall Bradford B. , _ _
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE

The utility of ICP monitoring and its benefit with respect to outcomes after ICH is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) outcomes in patients who underwent intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring to those who were managed by care-guided imaging and/or clinical examination alone.

METHODS

This was a retrospective analysis of data from the Ethnic/Racial variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) study between 2010 and 2015. ICH patients who underwent ICP monitoring were propensity-score matched, in a 1:1 ratio, to those who did not undergo ICP monitoring. The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. Secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality, hyperosmolar therapy use, ICH evacuation, length of hospital stay, and 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, excellent outcome (mRS score 0–1), good outcome (mRS score 0–2), Barthel Index, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL; measured by EQ-5D and EQ-5D visual analog scale [VAS] scores). A secondary analysis for patients without intraventricular hemorrhage was performed.

RESULTS

The ICP and no ICP monitoring cohorts comprised 566 and 2434 patients, respectively. The matched cohorts comprised 420 patients each. The 90-day and in-hospital mortality rates were similar between the matched cohorts. Shift analysis of 90-day mRS favored no ICP monitoring (p < 0.001). The rates of excellent (p < 0.001) and good (p < 0.001) outcome, Barthel Index (p < 0.001), EQ-5D score (p = 0.026), and EQ-5D VAS score (p = 0.004) at 90 days were lower in the matched ICP monitoring cohort. Rates of mannitol use (p < 0.001), hypertonic saline use (p < 0.001), ICH evacuation (p < 0.001), and infection (p = 0.001) were higher, and length of hospital stay (p < 0.001) was longer in the matched ICP monitoring cohort. In the secondary analysis, the matched cohorts comprised 111 patients each. ICP monitoring had a lower rate of 90-day mortality (p = 0.041). Shift analysis of 90-day mRS, Barthel Index, and HRQoL metrics were comparable between the matched cohorts.

CONCLUSIONS

The findings of this study do not support the routine utilization of ICP monitoring in patients with ICH.
Aplikasi Pembelian Air Minum Isi Ulang Berbasis Android
Authors: Fajar Ratnawati  , Muhamad Azren  , Agus Tedyyana
Published: May 2019

Pembelian air minum isi ulang sebagaimana diketahui adalah salah satu usaha jasa pengisian air minum yang semakin lama semakin banyak dikenal, pada saat ini para pembeli air minum isi ulang harus mendatangi depot hanya untuk membeli air minum isi ulang sehingga membuat masyarakat kesulitan untuk mencari air minum isi ulang, karena pembeli harus mencari lokasi depot terlebih dahulu dan membutuhkan waktu yang cukup lama hanya untuk membeli air minum isi ulang. Oleh sebab itu berdasarkan masalah yang terjadi saat ini, dibuat aplikasi pembelian air minum isi ulang berbasis android. Aplikasi ini untuk melayani masyarakat dalam pembelian air minum isi ulang, dan pengusaha depot untuk membuka peluang usahanya melalui aplikasi tersebut. Aplikasi pembelian air minum isi ulang berbasis android ini dibangun menggunakan bahasa pemrograman Java, PHP dan Database MySQL. Dengan adanya aplikasi ini dapat membantu dalam proses pembelian air  minum isi ulang dan memilih jenis air dari depot. Aplikasi ini dapat berjalan dengan baik pada smartphone Android mulai dari versi 4.4.4 (Lollipop) hingga versi 8.0 (Oreo). Selain itu aplikasi ini juga dapat mempermudah kurir depot mengantar air minum isi ulang dengan tracking lokasi konsumen.

 

Kata kunci: :  Aplikasi, Android, Pemesanan air minum

 

Abstract

 The purchase of refill drinking water as it is known is one of the drinking water filling services businesses that are increasingly known, nowadays the buyers of refill drinking water must go to the depot only to buy refill drinking water which makes it difficult for people to find drinking water repeat, because the buyer must look for a depot location first and need a long time just to buy refill drinking water. Therefore, based on the problems that occur at this time, an application for purchasing refillable drinking water based on Android is made. This application is to serve the community in purchasing refill drinking water, and the depot businessman to open his business opportunities through the application. This Android-based refill drinking water purchase application was built using the Java programming language, PHP and MySQL Database. With this application can help in the process of purchasing water to drink refills and choose the type of water from the depot. This application can run well on Android smartphones ranging from version 4.4.4 (Lollipop) to version 8.0 (Oreo). In addition this application can also make it easier for depot couriers to deliver refill drinking water with the location tracking of consumers.

 Keywords: Application, Android, Ordering drinking water
LINE Chatbot Informasi Cuaca Wilayah Indonesia
Authors: Junadhi  , Mardainis
Published: May 2019

Saat ini tingkat mobilisasi masyarakat dari suatu daerah ke daerah lain sangat tinggi, hal ini didukung oleh infrastruktur yang baik seperti jalan dan moda transportasi yang sudah baik. Pada waktu hari libur kerja ada tren yang berkembang di tengah masyarakat untuk memanfaatkannya pergi berwisata kedaerah lain, baik itu dalam provinsi maupun luar provinsi.Persiapan yang harus dilakukan sebelum keberangkatan disesuaikan dengan lama waktu bepergian, baik itu pakaian dan lain lain. Hal yang tidak kalah pentingnya adalah mengetahui situasi dan cuaca di daerah yang dituju dan daerah daerah yang akan dilewati selama perjalanan. Biasa kendala perjalanan bisa berupa banjir, angin ribut dan tanah longsor.Jika kita sudah mengetahui situasi cuaca di daerah yang akan dituju dan daerah daerah yang akan dilewati selama perjalanan, kita akan mudah memutuskan apakah jadi berangkat atau tidak, ataupun mempersiapkan diri untuk mengantisifasi keadaan yang akan terjadi.Penelitian ini memberikan kemudahan bagi pemakai untuk mengetahui cuaca suatu daerah hanya dengan membuka aplikasi chatbot yang digunakan diatas aplikasi sosmed LINE.
ANALISIS RUGI DAYA DAN JATUH TEGANGAN PADA PENYULANG KIMA
Authors: Sonong Sonong , Nauwir Herman , Zulhaq Zulhaq , Parantika Dedi
Published: May 2019

Permasalahan yang timbul pada penyaluran energi listrik adalah bagaimana agar dapat menyalurkan energi listrik secara terus-menerus dan efisien kepada konsumen. Jatuh tegangan terjadi cukup besar apabila jarak pelanggan dengan gardu distribusi terlalu jauh.Gardu induk Tello mengasuh 13 penyulang, salah satunya adalah penyulang yang melayani Kima. Berdasarkan data dari perusahaan PT. PLN Rayon Makassar Timur dan data yang diperoleh dari PDKB. Penyulang Kima juga dikategorikan sebagai penyulang yang belum stabil. Pada gardu induk (GI) tenaga listrik yang diterima kemudian dilepaskan menuju transformator distribusi dalam bentuk tegangan menengah 20kV. Dalam penelitian ini kami menggunakan metode analisis komponen. Variabel yang diketahui adalah panjang penghantar total, jenis penghantar, kapasitas trafo, hubungan belitan, arus sekunder dan arus primer. Sumber data diperoleh dari kantor PLN Rayon Timur Makassar, kantor PLN Wilayah Makasar, serta kantor PDKB Makassar. Hasil penilitan memperlihatkan bahwa pada daerah Jl. Kima 3 memilki jatuh tegangan terbesar yaitu Î”Vx=0,903, Î”Vy = 0,95 dan jauth tegangan terendah terjadi pada Jl. Kima 4 yaitu Î”Vx=0,00, Î”Vy =0,00, serta rugi daya terbesar terjadi pada Jl. Kima 3 yaitu Î”P= 44,149 dan rugi daya terendah terjadi pada Jl. Kima 4 yaitu Î”P= 0,00. Dari hasil penelitian ini maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa semakin besar jarak pengiriman energi listrik maka rugi daya dan jatuh tegangan maka semakin besar pula dan semakin kecil jarak pengiriman energi lisitrik maka semakin kecil pula rugi daya dan jatuh tegangan.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM PENGAMAN TRACK UNDERCARRIAGE PADA BULLDOZZER
Authors: Zain Abdul
Published: May 2019

Perancangan sistem pengaman trackundercarriage pada bulldozer berbasis mikrokontroler bertujuan meningkatkan pengaman pada bulldozer sehingga dapat mencegah terjadinya kerugian yang besar terhadap jiwa manusia. Alat ini bekerja setelah sensor PIR KC7783R mendeteksi gerakan manusia, PIR sensor KC7783R akan mengirim sinyal ke mikrokontroler, mikrokontroler akan menyalakan driverrelay sehingga trackundercarriage tidak dapat berputar. Sistem ini telah terealisasi pada bulldozer. Jika ada seseorang mendekati bladebulldozer dan terdeteksi oleh sensor PIR KC7783R, maka track akan berhenti berputar selama 5 (lima) detik. Meskipun demikian, sistem ini masih mempunyai kelemahan yaitu hanya bisa dilaksanakan pada siang hari. Sensor mendeteksi adanya yang panas berlebihan sehingga sensor akan aktif dengan sendirinya, akan t etapi kondisi ini hanya berlaku apabila panas yang masuk ke sensor lebih dari 70Âº C.
Welche Geschichten Zukunft schaffen. Zwei (afrofuturistische und) feministische Spekulative Fiktionen
Authors: Fink Dagmar
Published: May 2019

Ausgehend von einem Verständnis, das Repräsentationen als Prozesse begreift, in denen Bedeutungen ebenso wie Realitäten produziert werden und folglich als zentrale Schauplätze queer_feministischer Kämpfe gelten können, erkunde ich in diesem Beitrag, welche Geschichten über die Zukunft aktuellen feministischen Politiken den Weg weisen. Im Vordergrund meiner Auseinandersetzung mit Margaret Atwoods aktuell sehr populärem Roman „The Handmaid’s Tale“ und dessen TV-Adaption sowie mit Octavia Butlers Kurzgeschichte „Bloodchild“ stehen folgende Fragen: Wessen Zukunft wird wie erzählt? Wer wird wie, mit welchen Mitteln und in welchem Kontext dargestellt? Und vor allem, wessen Zukunft ermöglichen diese Geschichten? In Anschluss an Donna Haraway argumentiere ich, dass das Erzählen von Geschichten und gerade auch das Neu-Erzählen zentraler Mythen, wirkmächtige Werkzeuge sind, um queer_feministische und dekoloniale Vorstellungen von Verhältnissen zwischen Selbst und Anderem zu entwickeln – und so zur Verwirklichung einer erstrebten Zukunft beitragen können.
Auf dem Weg zur utopischen Gesellschaft – Relationalität bei Judith Butler, Sara Ahmed und Édouard Glissant
Authors: Dornick Sarah
Published: May 2019

Der Beitrag geht dem utopischen und queer_feministischen Potenzial von Relationalität nach. Zentral ist dabei die Frage, inwiefern das Konzept der Relationalität es ermöglicht, gegenwärtige Formen des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenlebens zu problematisieren, das Brüchige der Gegenwart zum Einsatz von Utopie zu machen und alternative Ethiken, Praktiken und Werte zu generieren. Die Betrachtung erfolgt auf der Grundlage der Arbeiten von Judith Butler, Sara Ahmed und Édouard Glissant, in welchen Relationalität aus queer_feministischer und postkolonialer Perspektive beleuchtet wird.
Commons als konkrete feministische Utopie? Zur Diskussion des Begehrens nach Utopien in neoliberalen Strukturen
Authors: Schmitz Luki Sarah
Published: May 2019

Ausgehend von einer ambivalenten Diagnose der Bedeutung von Utopien in neoliberalen Gesellschaftsstrukturen – als überflüssig und zugleich kontinuierlich möglich – wird in dem Beitrag der Versuch unternommen, mit Rückgriff auf Ernst Blochs Konzept der „konkreten Utopie“ und feministischen Auseinandersetzungen um Utopien, eine eigene konzeptionelle Erweiterung hin zu konkreten feministischen Utopien zu vollziehen. Hierbei wird die Figur des ‚Inneren‘ bestimmt, welche sowohl analytisch den Prozess des Übergangs von einer Jetztzeit zur Zukunft impliziert, als auch eine inhaltliche Ausrichtung an der Frage von fairer sozialer Reproduktion orientiert ist. Diese Ausarbeitung der konkreten feministischen Utopie wird sodann auf das Phänomen der Commons, einem Versuch einer alternativen Wirtschafts- und Sozialform, angewandt und reflexiv damit in Dialog gebracht.
Wider dem Tod der feministischen Utopie – Zum utopischen Potential feministischer Ansätze in Zeiten des autoritären Backlash im Kontext des Neoliberalismus
Authors: Meisterhans Nadja
Published: May 2019

Der autoritär gesonnene Antifeminismus hat in der neoliberalen Postdemokratie Konjunktur und führt zu einer antiutopisch ausgerichteten Passivierung politischer Subjektivität, jener Subjektivität, die gerade in der Vielzahl feministischer Auseinandersetzungen hart erkämpft wurde und wird. Doch warum ist der Rechtspopulismus mit dieser Strategie – die einem Frontalangriff auf demokratische Geschlechterverhältnisse und damit auf die Demokratie insgesamt gleicht – so erfolgreich? Die Beantwortung der Frage soll zunächst im Rekurs auf psychoanalytische Überlegungen beantwortet werden. Dabei wird in ideologiekritischer Absicht insbesondere die Rolle des gesellschaftlichen Unbewussten und der symbolischen Kastration hervorgehoben. Die These ist, dass wir es in der neoliberalen Postdemokratie mit ideologischen Anrufungen zu tun haben, die auf phantasmatische Weise Anerkennung suggerieren, zugleich aber feministische Anerkennungskämpfe mit konkret-utopischer Ausrichtung desavouieren. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser These sollen theoretische Überlegungen angestellt werden, unter welchen Voraussetzungen das Unbewusste und die Utopie als Kategorien der feministischen Ideologiekritik verstanden werden können, die gleichsam zur Erneuerung der in die autoritäre Krise geratenen, neoliberalen Postdemokratie beitragen könnte.
Pengaruh Motivasi Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Bahasa Inggris Mahasiswa Program Studi Sistem Informasi dan Informatika - FST- UKMC
Authors: Yustien M
Published: May 2019

The objective of this research is to study the impact of motivation on students� achievement in studying English of Faculty of Science and Technology. The reason of carrying out the research is the low scores of the majority students of Computer Information System (SI) and Technology Information (IF) Study Program of Faculty of Science and Technology. The research was conducted at the Computer Information System Study Program and Technology Information Study Program of Faculty of Science and Technology, Musi Charitas Catholic University, Palembang. There were 30 students taken as the samples of the research by using non-probabilities technique. The respondents� profile is based on the gender and the study program. Most of the repondents are male. The number of the students from the Technology Information Program are more than those who come from the Computer Information Study Program. The method used in the research was a survey. The technique of collecting data was using questionnaire for motivation, and for the data of learning achievement is taken from the cumulative scores of the average scores of the daily tests and the final exam. The data was analysed using descriptive statistical method and simple regression analysis. To test the statistics is used the t test. Most of the students have average and low motivation and they also have average and low learning-achievement in studying English. The data analysis and interpretation showed that there is no significant effect of motivation on the students� achievement in studying English.