bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cervical Vertebra Tractor: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Authors: Jiang Jingang , Qian Wei , Huang Zhiyuan , Zhang Yongde , Chen Houjun , Song Shichang
Published: February 2020

Background:

According to "The World's Top Ten Chronic Diseases" published by the
World Health Organization (WHO), Cervical Spondylosis, ranked second, has afflicted more youngsters
and the number is still growing because of the popularity of smart devices and long-term office
work. Surgical treatment is an invasive method with certain harm; in contrast, traction therapy, as a
conservative treatment, can effectively relieve neck pain and oppressed nerves, which is widely accepted
by doctors and patients. How to effectively guide and implement traction therapy has become a
research hotspot in the field of cervical rehabilitation.

Objective:

To provide an overview of the existing cervical vertebra tractors and introduce their classification,
characteristics, and development.

Methods:

This paper reviews the principles of traction therapy and various patents related to the cervical
vertebra tractor. The structural characteristics, differentiations, and applications of existing cervical
vertebra tractors are also introduced.

Results:

The existing cervical vertebra tractors are analyzed and compared, and the typical characteristics
are concluded. The main problems in its development are analyzed, the development trend is foreseen,
and the current and future research of the productions and patents on the cervical vertebra tractor
are discussed.

Conclusion:

The cervical vertebra tractor is divided into a sitting and supine device according to the
application of traction postural. The device can relieve the nerve, blood vessel, and spinal cord, relieve
pain, and quickly relieve the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. However, the current treatment device
exerts single axial traction, and the normal physiological curvature of the human cervical vertebra is
similar to the shape of "C", which is not conducive to maintaining normal physiological curvature.
Philip Pettit: The Birth of Ethics
Authors: Gregorio Serena
Published: February 2020

Buchbesprechung von Philip Pettit: The Birth of Ethics. Reconstructing the Role and Nature of Morality. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018.
Gunnar Hindrichs (Hrsg.): Klassiker auslegen: Max Horkheimer/Theodor W. Adorno: Dialektik der Aufklärung
Authors: Mirbeth Daniel
Published: February 2020

Besprechung von Gunnar Hindrichs (Hrsg.): Klassiker auslegen: Max Horkheimer/Theodor W. Adorno: Dialektik der Aufklärung. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2017.
Penguatan nilai-nilai Pancasila di sekolah dasar
Authors: Triyanto Triyanto , Fadhilah Nur
Published: February 2020

Penelitian ini didasarkan pada pentingnya penguatan nilai Pancasila pada peserta didik di era digital saat ini. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: 1) Bagaimana penguatan nilai-nilai Pancasila  di SD; 2) Apa saja kendala untuk memperkuat nilai-nilai Pancasila  di SD. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui studi pustaka, observasi dan wawancara. Subjek penelitian adalah kepala sekolah, guru, siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Pelaksanaan penguatan nilai-nilai Pancasila di SD termasuk dalam jalur sosialisasi Pancasila melalui pengembangan sosial budaya (psyco-paedagogial development) yang dilakukan melalui sholat berjamaah, pemilihan ketua kelas, diskusi kelompok kecil, pramuka, pembelajaran di kelas, jumat bersih, upacara bendera dan piket kelas. Pelaksanan penguatan nilai-nilai Pancasila di sekolah dasar menemui kendala yaitu sikap anak yang sulit dinasehati dan memiliki kebiasaan di luar sekolah yang kurang baik. Terdapat perubahan sikap dari anti sosial menjadi sikap peduli sosial. Hal ini sangat penting untuk menguatkan nilai-nilai Pancasila.---------------------------------------------------------Strengthening Pancasila values in elementary schoolsThis research is based on the importance of strengthening Pancasila values in students in today's digital era. The purpose of this study was to find out: 1) How to strengthen Pancasila values in elementary schools; 2) What are the obstacles to strengthening Pancasila values in elementary school. This study uses qualitative research. Data was collected through literature studies, observation, and interviews. The research subjects were principals, teachers, students. The results showed that: 1) The implementation of strengthening Pancasila values in elementary schools was included in the path of Pancasila socialization through socio-cultural development (psico-pedagogical development) carried out through congregational prayer, the election of class leaders, small group discussions, scouts, classroom learning, clean Friday, class ceremony and class picket. The implementation of strengthening Pancasila values in elementary schools has encountered obstacles, namely the attitude of children that is difficult to advise and has bad habits outside of school. There is a change in attitude from anti-social to social caring attitude. This is very important to strengthen Pancasila values.
The effect of critical thinking on students’ accounting competency in vocational high school
Authors: Alkurnia Risa , Susilaningsih Susilaningsih , Sudiyanto Sudiyanto
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this study was to analyze the differences in the effect of critical thinking skills on students’ learning competency in accounting subjects at vocational high school in Surakarta. The indicators of critical thinking ability used in this study referred to the theory developed by Ennis, while the accounting competency indicators used referred to Bloom's taxonomy. This research was experimental quantitative research. The population in this study were all students of grade X accounting at SMK 1 Surakarta totaling 96 students. The sample of this study was class X AC (Accounting) 2 as the experimental class and X AC 3 as the control class. The sampling technique used in this study was Cluster Random sampling. The data analysis technique used in the study was Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), with pre-requisite tests that had to be done before, namely normality and homogeneity tests. This study concluded that there are differences in the influence of critical thinking skills on students’ competency in accounting learning.
Adoption of an Electronic Patient Record Sharing Pilot Project: Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Wang Jingxuan , Huang Junjie , Cheung Clement Shek Kei , Wong Wing Nam , Cheung Ngai Tseung , Wong Martin CS
Published: February 2020

Background

The Public Private Interface–Electronic Patient Record (PPI-ePR) system was implemented as a new electronic platform to facilitate collaboration between the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. However, its barriers to participate and benefits have not been comprehensively assessed.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the awareness, acceptance, perceived benefits, and obstacles to participation among private doctors and the general public.

Methods

From December 2012 to January 2013, 2435 telephone interviews were performed by trained interviewers to survey randomly selected patients who were enrolled or not enrolled in the PPI-ePR system. In addition, self-administered surveys were sent by postal mail to 4229 registered doctors in Hong Kong. The questionnaires for both patients and doctors contained questions on subjects’ awareness, acceptance, and perceptions of the PPI-ePR, perceived benefits and obstacles of participating in the program, reasons for not using the system after enrolling, and perceived areas for service improvement of the system.

Results

More than 53.1% (266/501) of enrolled patients believed that the PPI-ePR system would improve health care quality by reducing duplicate tests and treatments, while more than 76.8% (314/409) of enrolled doctors emphasized timely access to patients’ medical records as the biggest benefit of their enrollment. Among nonenrolled patients, unawareness of the project was the most popular obstacle to enrolling in the PPI-ePR system (483/1200, 40.3%). Regarding nonenrolled doctors, the complicated registration process hindered them from participating in the program the most (95/198, 48.0%). Television, newspaper, and magazine advertisements and medical profession newsletters or journals were suggested as the most effective means to encourage participation in the program among surveyed patients (1297/1701, 76.2%) and doctors (428/610, 70.2%), respectively. Lack of clinical indication requiring data extraction from other hospitals was the main reason for low level of PPI-ePR use.

Conclusions

This study comprehensively assessed the popularity, perceived benefits, and hindering factors of enrolling in the PPI-ePR system in Hong Kong. Low levels of awareness, few privacy concerns, and inactive use of the PPI-ePR system were among the key features for patients and physicians. Public promotions, simplified logistics, and a user-friendly online interface were suggested to improve the coverage and effectiveness of health information exchange between private and public health care sectors.
Toward Continuous Social Phenotyping: Analyzing Gaze Patterns in an Emotion Recognition Task for Children With Autism Through Wearable Smart Glasses
Authors: Nag Anish , Haber Nick , Voss Catalin , Tamura Serena , Daniels Jena , Ma Jeffrey , Chiang Bryan , Ramachandran Shasta , Schwartz Jessey , Winograd Terry , Feinstein Carl , Wall Dennis P
Published: February 2020

Background

Several studies have shown that facial attention differs in children with autism. Measuring eye gaze and emotion recognition in children with autism is challenging, as standard clinical assessments must be delivered in clinical settings by a trained clinician. Wearable technologies may be able to bring eye gaze and emotion recognition into natural social interactions and settings.

Objective

This study aimed to test: (1) the feasibility of tracking gaze using wearable smart glasses during a facial expression recognition task and (2) the ability of these gaze-tracking data, together with facial expression recognition responses, to distinguish children with autism from neurotypical controls (NCs).

Methods

We compared the eye gaze and emotion recognition patterns of 16 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 17 children without ASD via wearable smart glasses fitted with a custom eye tracker. Children identified static facial expressions of images presented on a computer screen along with nonsocial distractors while wearing Google Glass and the eye tracker. Faces were presented in three trials, during one of which children received feedback in the form of the correct classification. We employed hybrid human-labeling and computer vision–enabled methods for pupil tracking and world–gaze translation calibration. We analyzed the impact of gaze and emotion recognition features in a prediction task aiming to distinguish children with ASD from NC participants.

Results

Gaze and emotion recognition patterns enabled the training of a classifier that distinguished ASD and NC groups. However, it was unable to significantly outperform other classifiers that used only age and gender features, suggesting that further work is necessary to disentangle these effects.

Conclusions

Although wearable smart glasses show promise in identifying subtle differences in gaze tracking and emotion recognition patterns in children with and without ASD, the present form factor and data do not allow for these differences to be reliably exploited by machine learning systems. Resolving these challenges will be an important step toward continuous tracking of the ASD phenotype.
The Role of Psychological Factors in Older Adults’ Readiness to Use eHealth Technology: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study
Authors: Knapova Lenka , Klocek Adam , Elavsky Steriani
Published: February 2020

Background

Information and communication technology (ICT) use among older adults has been on the rise in recent years. However, the predictors and mechanisms behind older adults’ acceptance and use of ICT are not clear.

Objective

This study aimed to systematically describe ICT usage among Czech older adults and to evaluate the factors influencing their ICT use and readiness to use digital technology to promote health (eHealth readiness). The primary focus was on psychological factors and the role of persons close to older adults.

Methods

The research utilized cross-sectional survey data from a quota-based sample of Czech older adults (>50 years) and persons close to them further referred to as close persons (N=250 dyads). A structural equation modeling framework was used to evaluate relationships between psychological factors, ICT use, and eHealth readiness.

Results

Czech older adults’ use of ICT is low with the exception of cell phone usage (cell phone usage by 173/250, 69.2%; other devices used by 50/250, 20.0% of older adults or less). Apart from age (β=−.21; P<.001), eHealth readiness was predicted by ICT use (β=.65; P<.001). eHealth readiness was also indirectly affected by the need for cognitive closure (NFCC): individuals with a high need for closure perceived more barriers to ICT (β=.23; P=.01) and more reported barriers were linked to lower ICT usage (β=−.21; P=.001). The expected positive relationships between eHealth readiness of persons close to older adults and ICT use and eHealth readiness of older adults were not significant, but the total effect of eHealth readiness of persons close to older adults on eHealth readiness of older adults was positive and significant (β=.18; P=.01), indicating some level of influence of persons close to them on older adults’ attitudes and behaviors.

Conclusions

This study provided the first systematic examination of Czech older adults’ ICT usage and eHealth readiness. Novel predictors (NFCC and close persons’ variables) were evaluated and yielded actionable results. More research is needed to clarify the role of persons close to older adults.
Families’ Degree of Satisfaction With Pediatric Telehomecare: Interventional Prospective Pilot Study in Catalonia
Authors: López Seguí Francesc , Batlle Boada Astrid , García García Juan José , López Ulldemolins Ana , Achotegui del Arco Ane , Adroher Mas Cristina , García Cuyàs Francesc
Published: February 2020

Background

Pediatric home hospitalization improves the quality of life of children and their families, involving them in their children’s care, while favoring the work-life balance of the family. In this context, technology guarantees accessibility to assistance, which provides security to users. From the perspective of the health care system, this could lower the demand for hospital services and reduce hospitalization costs.

Objective

This study aimed to assess families’ degree of satisfaction and acceptability of pediatric telehomecare and explore the clinical characteristics of children benefiting from the program.

Methods

A total of 95 children and their families participated in the home-hospitalization pilot program operated by Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Families were visited once a day and patients were monitored using a kit consisting of a scale, a thermometer, a pulse oximeter, and a blood pressure monitor. Data on parental experience, satisfaction, safety, and preference for care was collected by means of a questionnaire. Data about the children’s characteristics were collected from medical records. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used to analyze the data.

Results

A total of 65 survey respondents expressed very high levels of satisfaction. Families reported their experiences as being very positive, preferring home hospitalization in 94% (61/65) of cases, and gave high scores regarding the use of telemonitoring devices. The program did not record any readmissions after 72 hours and reported a very low number of adverse incidents. The user profile was very heterogeneous, highlighting a large number of respiratory patients and patients with infections that required endovenous antibiotic therapy.

Conclusions

Pediatric home hospitalization through telemonitoring is a feasible and desirable alternative to traditional hospitalization, both from the perspective of families and the hospital. The results of this analysis showed a very high degree of satisfaction with the care received and that the home-based telemonitoring system resulted in few adverse incidents.
Applications of blockchain in healthcare (Preprint)
Authors: C Pranav
Published: February 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

The word blockchain elicits thoughts of cryptocurrency much of the time, which does disservice to this disruptive new technology. Agreed, bitcoin launched in 2011 was the first large scale implementation of blockchain technology. Also, Bitcoin’s success has triggered the establishment of nearly 1000 new cryptocurrencies. This again lead to the delusion that the only application of blockchain technology is for the creation of cryptocurrency. However, the blockchain technology is capable of a lot more than just cryptocurrency creation and may support such things as transactions that require personal identification, peer review, elections and other types of democratic decision-making and audit trails. Blockchain exists with real world implementations beyond cryptocurrencies and these solutions deliver powerful benefits to healthcare organizations, bankers, retailers and consumers among others. One of the areas where blockchain technology can be used effectively is healthcare industry. Proper application of this technology in healthcare will not only save billions of money but also will contribute to the growth in research. This review paper briefly defines blockchain and deals in detail the applications of blockchain in various areas particularly in healthcare industry.
Can randomised control trial design identify the best way to use Twitter to disseminate research? (Preprint)
Authors: Gopal Dipesh Pravin , Khan Imran , Moschopoulou Elisavet , Donovan Sheila , Chalder Trudie , Taylor Stephanie Jane Caroline
Published: February 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

Twitter, the social media platform had its thirteen birthday last year and has 270 million users worldwide. Tweets are the name given to the 280-character micro-blog on Twitter. Some researchers disseminate research via social media platforms such as Twitter aiming to increase impact and potentially citation counts. We anticipate that ‘tweetations’ and ‘Altmetrics’ could be used alongside traditional metrics such as impact factor to provide evidence of public engagement and for funding grants. There is weak positive correlational data indicating that tweets do increase citation count.

As part of our research dissemination strategy for our trial, Survivors’ Rehabilitation Evaluation After Cancer (SURECAN), we conceptually investigated the possibility of finding out the best way of utilising Twitter for maximal research dissemination, e.g. best time to tweet, the best content within a tweet. We concluded that such an investigation would require two Twitter accounts and it was too difficult to control for confounding factors. Despite this our literature search found a number of tips to increase Twitter engagement such as actively tweeting projects at conferences and producing useful content for the target audience. Researchers should consider video as a medium on Twitter to communicate research results, e.g. video abstract, as they have a ten times higher engagement rate compared to those tweets without videos. The use of Twitter especially when accompanied by a clear strategy and the use of specific tools such as videos could increase engagement of research with the hope, but not the promise, of citation.
At the Research-Clinical Interface
Authors: West Kathleen M. , Blacksher Erika , Cavanaugh Kerri L. , Fullerton Stephanie M. , Umeukeje Ebele M. , Young Bessie A. , Burke Wylie
Published: February 2020

Whether individual results of genetic research studies ought to be disclosed to study participants has been debated in recent decades. Previously, the prevailing expert view discouraged the return of individual research results to participants because of the potential lack of analytic validity, questionable clinical validity and medical actionability, and questions about whether it is the role of research to provide participants with their data. With additional knowledge of participant perspectives and shifting views about the benefits of research and respect for participants, current expert consensus is moving toward support of returning such results. Significant ethical controversies remain, and there are many practical questions left to address, including appropriate procedures for returning results and the potential burden to clinicians when patients seek guidance about the clinical implications of research results. In this review, we describe current views regarding the return of genetic research results, including controversies and practical challenges, and consider the application of these issues to research on apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1), a gene recently associated with health disparities in kidney disease. Although this case is unique, it illustrates the complexities involved in returning results and highlights remaining questions.
El antropoceno: una revisión crítica desde los márgenes. La Amazonía como última frontera del proyecto económico global
Authors: Urquijo Pineda Miguel Ángel
Published: February 2020

El presente artículo propone una revisión crítica a la creación de una categoría científica (Antropoceno) que plantea la inauguración de una posible nueva era geológica derivada de la actividad humana, en la que el papel determinante que nuestra especie ha ejercido en el planeta está conduciendo directamente al fin del periodo óptimo climático (Holoceno), generando un estado crítico que pone en riesgo la continuidad del mundo como lo conocemos. Este artículo revisa la dimensión social de esta categoría, incorporando elementos que se encuentran en la marginalidad de los debates científicos sobre el tema como son las condiciones históricas que permitieron la configuración de una relación de dominación entre el ser humano y la naturaleza, la cual se impuso a otras concepciones del mundo, configurando así en lugares como la Amazonia núcleos productivos en función de los intereses de la economía global. Bajo estos supuestos el artículo evidencia la necesidad de incorporar en este tipo de discusiones a los pueblos que viven en los márgenes y que son afectados directamente por este proyecto de acumulación.
Persepsi masyarakat tentang hukum syariah menabung di Bank dan tingkat literasi keuangan syariah
Authors: Waluya Atep Hendang
Published: February 2020

This study has three objectives. First, to find out the people of Tangerang City perception aboutsharia law regarding saving in Islamic and conventional banks. Second, to find out their Islamicfinancial literacy level. And third, to determine the relationship between their perceptions and theirIslamic financial literacy level. This study uses quantitative methods with primary data collectedby integrating questionnaires in 13 sub-districts in the city of Tangerang. The method used todetermine the number of samples is the Slovin formula, while data analysis uses the Kendall’sTau correlation. This study produced several findings. First, the perception of the Tangerang citypeople about the law of saving in Islamic banks is dominated by the answer recommended, whilethe saving law in conventional banks according to the majority of the people of Tangerang City ispermissible. Second, the level of sharia financial literacy in Tangerang City is low, with the lowestindicators are their skills in using Islamic financial services. Third, there is a strong relationshipbetween the people of Tangerang City perception about sharia law saving in banks with the levelof Islamic financial literacy.
Computational universality of symmetry-protected topologically ordered cluster phases on 2D Archimedean lattices
Authors: Daniel Austin K. , Alexander Rafael N. , Miyake Akimasa
Published: February 2020

What kinds of symmetry-protected topologically ordered (SPTO) ground states can be used for universal measurement-based quantum computation in a similar fashion to the 2D cluster state? 2D SPTO states are classified not only by global on-site symmetries but also by subsystem symmetries, which are fine-grained symmetries dependent on the lattice geometry. Recently, all states within so-called SPTO cluster phases on the square and hexagonal lattices have been shown to be universal, based on the presence of subsystem symmetries and associated structures of quantum cellular automata. Motivated by this observation, we analyze the computational capability of SPTO cluster phases on all vertex-translative 2D Archimedean lattices. There are four subsystem symmetries here called ribbon, cone, fractal, and 1-form symmetries, and the former three are fundamentally in one-to-one correspondence with three classes of Clifford quantum cellular automata. We conclude that nine out of the eleven Archimedean lattices support universal cluster phases protected by one of the former three symmetries, while the remaining lattices possess 1-form symmetries and have a different capability related to error correction.
PROFILE OF COGNITIVE STRUCTURE OF STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF REAL ANALYSIS
Authors: Widada Wahyu
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this research is to describe proil cognitive structure of students in understanding the concept of real analysis. This research is part of the research development of the theory of cognitive structure of students Mathematics Education Program at the University of Bengkulu. The results of this research are: 1)there are seven models decompositions of genetic students mathematics education reviewed based on the SRP Model about the concepts of Real Analysis namely Pra-Intra Level, Level intra, Level semi-inter, Level inter, Level semi-trans, Trans Level, level and Extended-Trans (only theoretic level while empirically not found); 2) There are six models decompositions of genetic students mathematics education reviewed based on KA about the concepts of Real Analysis namely Level 0: Objects of concrete steps; Level 1: Models Semi-concrete steps; Level 2: Models Theoretic; Level 3: Language in Domain Example; Level 4: Mathematical Language; Level 5: Inferensi Model. Profile of cognitive structure of mathematics education student at the University of Bengkulu is 6.25% Students located on the Basic Level (Pra-Intra Level with concrete objects), there is 8.75% Students located at Level 0 (intra Level with concrete objects), there are 15,00% Students located at Level 1 (semi-Level inter with Semi-Concrete Model), there are 33.75 percent students located on Level 2 (Level inter with theoretical model), there are 22.50 percent students located at Level 3 (Semi-trans Level with the Bible in Domain example), there are located on the student percent during the Level 4 (Trans Level with the language of Mathematics), and there are 0 percent students located at Level 5 (Level Extended-Trans with Inferensi Model). Students Education Mathematics at the University of Bengkulu pembangunnya element is functional can achieve Trans Level, students will be able to set up activities and make the algorithm that formed the concept/principles with the right. Functional students can also perform the process of abstraction using the rules in a system of mathematics.
DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ ABILITY OF MATHEMATICAL CONNECTION THROUGH USING OUTDOOR MATHEMATICS LEARNING
Authors: Haji Saleh , Abdullah M Ilham , Maizora Syafdi , Yumiati Yumiati
Published: February 2020

The Purpose of this study is to determine the achievement and improvement of students’ mathematical connectionability through using outdoor mathematics learning. 64 students from the fifth grade of Primary School at SDN 65 and SDN 67 Bengkulu City were taken as the sample of this study. While the method of the research used in this research is experiment with quasi-experimental designs non-equivalent control group. The results of the study are as follows: (1) There is an increasing ability found in mathematical connection of students whom taught by using outdoors mathematics learning is 0,53; (2) Based on statical computation that achievement of students’ ability of mathematical connection is taught by using outdoor mathematics learning score is 71,25. It is higher than the students score 66,25 which were taught by using the conventional learning. So as to improve students’ mathematical connection, teachers are suggested to use the outdoors mathematics learning
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL POWER IN TERMS OF STIFIN TEST
Authors: Rafianti Isna , Pujiastuti Heni
Published: February 2020

This research is motivated by the poor performance of students in particular mathematical power. One reason is that learning tends to be centered on teachers who emphasize the procedural process, mechanistic task and less provide opportunities for students to develop the ability to think mathematically. In terms of learning, each individual has their advantages and disadvantages to absorb the lessons given. But in the world of education is now known various methods in order to meet the demands of individual differences, one of which is STIFIn to determine the dominance of machine intelligence to make students more comfortable in the learning process that is expected to enhance the mathematical power. This research approach is qualitative descriptive that seeks to analyze the characteristics of students’ mathematical power in terms of STIFIn. This research was conducted in SMAN 2 Kota Serang, with research subjects are five students of eleven grade derived from each type STIFIn different categories according to STIFIn. Instruments in this study are mathematical power test and interview. The results showed that mathematical power of Thinking and Sensing type has higher than the other type, followed by the type Feeling, Intuiting and the last is the type of Instinct.
THE ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT RESULT IN PISA MATHEMATICAL LITERACY BASED ON STUDENTS SELF-EFFICACY IN RME LEARNING
Authors: Khaerunisak Khaerunisak , Kartono Kartono , Hidayah Isti , Fahmi Ahmad Yusril
Published: February 2020

This research aimed to test RME learning with an effective scientific approach to improving mathematical literacy and self-efficacy, obtaining an overview of the mathematical literacy diagnostic assessment results that has high, medium and low self-efficacy as well as student difficulties in learning RME with a scientific approach. This research using mix method concurrent embedded with the subject of research is students class VIII. The research begins with a mathematical literacy diagnostic assessment and self-efficacy inventory then performed RME learning in experimental class and conventional learning in control class. Quantitative analysis was conducted to test the effectiveness of learning and deepened with the interview as a qualitative analysis. Learning RME with a scientific approach effective is marked by the achievement of classical completeness, the proportion of students' mathematical literacy, self-efficacy and the difference in pre-post students’ mathematical literacy on RME learning better than conventional learning. The results of students’ mathematical literacy diagnostic assessment fit the criteria of self-efficacy students except for medium mathematical literacy that having high self-efficacy. Student difficulties in RME learning with the scientific approach are based on the results of mathematical literacy diagnostic assessment, namely language skills problem, the capacity to understand, create strategies, and create the algorithm.
Innovative written expression of youth in Serbia
Authors: Percic Karolina , Vukadinovic Lazar
Published: February 2020

When we refer to the language of a particular nation, we need to take into
account the modern trends of globalization as well as the urge to preserve
the cultural identity and language. With the appearance of the social
networks, followed by an increase in frequency of communication on the
networks, there arise anglicisms and other abbreviated words in writing,
which are typical amongst younger generations. The language used on the
social media illustrates to a great extent the creativity of its authors,
but at the same time an increase in the mistakes and irregularities in
comparison to the standard language. An empirical research on this topic has
been conducted during May and June 2018, with a sample of 1,148 students of
undergraduate studies in the Republic of Serbia. The aim of the research was
to establish to what extent they use jargon in the form of abbreviations in
Serbian and English in their everyday communication on the social networks,
which constitutes a part of the written language used by younger
generations. It was also examined the frequency of (un)regularity in the
writing of the Latin letters Dj, Dz, S, Z, C, C, while chatting, as well as
the particular writing habits depending on the sources used for writing
(such as paper, PC, mobile phone). The research has shown that 80% of the
students in the Republic of Serbia use frequently a pen to write on a paper,
hence a larger percentage of students prefer the traditional mode of writing
opposed to the digital writing. The students more often use the English
keyboard on their PCs, which means that they type the Latin characters in
Serbian without diacritics, and 24% of the students occasionally need time
to think how to write a particular letter on paper. About 21% of the
students have stated that whilst writing with a pen on a piece of paper they
writ? dj instead of dj; dz instead of dz. Another important fact is that over
40% of the students use ?jargon? abbreviations in Serbian whilst writing,
and the percentage of the students that use the abbreviations in English
constitutes to 26%, which should not be neglected in particularly since 40%
frequently use anglicisms in their expression. To the knowledge of the
authors of this paper, there were no researches done on this topic in the
Republic of Serbia in particularly focusing on the university students.
Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on temporomandibular joints:
Authors: Torres Darlyane , Lopes Jéssica , Magno Marcela Baraúna , Cople Maia Lucianne , Normando David , Leão Patrícia Botelho
Published: February 2020

Objective

To evaluate the impact of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on the condylar position, disc joint, joint space, and interarticular relationship in growing patients.

Materials and Methods

A systematic search was performed in nine databases. The clinical studies selected included those with pre- and post-magnetic resonance, conventional computed tomography or cone beam tomography in growing patients. Risk of bias assessment was performed using the Cochrane Collaboration tool for controlled clinical studies and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Quality Assessment for Before-After Studies With No Control Group.

Results

Initially, 4303 records were identified. Only eight studies fulfilled the criteria and were included in the qualitative analysis. Of those, two were controlled clinical studies with a risk of uncertain to high bias. The remaining papers had a low to moderate risk of bias. Results showed that RME in children and adolescents promoted the following: remodeling in the head and or condylar branch, changes in condylar position and joint space, maintenance of improved symmetry between the condyles, and no ability to modify the position or shape of the articular disc.

Conclusions

RME in growing patients is able, in the short term, to modify the condyle-fossa relationship but does not change the position or shape of the articular disc. The intercondylar symmetric relationship is maintained or improved. Although the NHLBI score shows low to moderate risk of bias, the clinical relevance of these review findings is limited by Cochrane and Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation scores.
Critical Review: Professional Development Programs to Face Open Educational Resources in Indonesia
Authors: Fitriansyah Rian , Fatinah Lisfatul , Syahril Muhammad
Published: February 2020

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has become an important issue in education reform in many countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Education reform is needed to give skill set of the 21st century to students. Indonesian government has begun implementing ICT in education since 2002 marked by the establishment of the Indonesian Telematics Coordinating Team (TKTI). Although the development of ICT is still far away compared to Hong Kong and Singapore, ICT development is on the right track. In 2013, Indonesia began to initiate Open Educational Resources (OER) and teacher training on ICT. Open educational resources are digitized materials that can be freely accessed by those who want to teach, learn, or research. The OER initiatives have many challenges ahead, one of them is the development of the OER community involving all teachers in Indonesia. The gap in education quality between islands in Indonesia is added with the differences of education infrastructure and education resources. Therefore, Indonesia must create personalized professional development program based on the need of each island. The Indonesia government could initiate the OER consortium to unite all teachers to build a knowledge society. The methods of creating a professional development program could be deducted from the U.S. which has many districts and gap in education quality between states. The purpose of this paper is to develop a professional development program in creating the OER community in Indonesia. This paper tries to investigate what kind of professional development that has been set in, analyze the problems that would likely to occur, and give some solutions.
Literasi Literasi Sejarah Sebagai Upaya Penanaman Karakter Bagi Anak
Authors: Hastuti Hera , Zafri Zafri , Basri Iqrima
Published: February 2020

Education is the main way to advance a nation. Progress is not only in terms of technological or physical aspects but also progress in human behavior and civilization. So it is not strange that the character of the people of a nation is a reflection of the quality of education. At present, the problem of the character of Indonesia's young generation is crucial to be overcome. The decline in character does not only occur in children with minimal education, but also occurs in children with secondary schooling. Many cases are related to this character decline, for example in Nagari Sungai Nyalo, Pesisir Selatan Regency. Nagari Sungai Nyalo as an active area in tourism, but not accompanied by changes in the behavior of its generation for the better, is evident that there are still many children of Nagari Sungai Nyalo who extort extortion to tourists, besides the spoken language has not been used reflecting the values of politeness. Facing this problem several attempts were made, one of which was the inculcation of character values through historical literacy. The essence of history is a storehouse of values and characters, one of which can be obtained through the story of historical figures, such as; Buya Hamka, Mohammad Hatta, Agus Salim, Natsir, Tan Malaka and other historical figures. These figures are great figures who not only have intellectual intelligence but also have extraordinary character and character. The moral values and personalities of these figures need to be instilled in the younger generation of children, as the authors have done with the children of Nagari Sungai Nyalo in Pesisir Selatan Regency.
Contaminación y salud pública en hábitats urbanos: metales pesados en sedimentos viales de Bogotá, Colombia
Authors: Zafra-Mejía Carlos , Beltrán Vargas Julio , Hernández Peña Yolanda
Published: February 2020

Los organismos de investigación en urbanismo, ambiente y salud pública reportan el interés creciente de estudiar la contaminación por metales pesados (MP) en hábitats urbanos. Se presenta un estudio observacional descriptivo de las concentraciones de MP en sedimentos viales de un hábitat urbano latinoamericano: Bogotá-Colombia. Existió coincidencia entre las concentraciones de MP reportadas a nivel mundial y las observadas en Bogotá. Las concentraciones en Bogotá tendieron a ser inferiores a las reportadas en ciudades de Norteamérica-Europa-Asía. El elemento más crítico fue el Pb. Este metal superó entre 1,02-4,30 veces el límite legislativo de referencia más exigente por ingestión, inhalación y contacto dérmico (Cataluña-España: 60 mg/kg). Durante periodos climáticos de tiempo seco se observaron incrementos en las concentraciones de MP, entre 1,31-2,11 veces. Los hallazgos se constituyen en un punto de referencia durante el desarrollo de estrategias para la protección de la salud pública y el ambiente en hábitats urbanos.
Report on the annual conference of the International bureau of fiscal documentation (IBFD) (Amsterdam, April 29‐30, 2019)
Authors: Ponomareva Karina A.
Published: February 2020

The article presents the report of the annual conference of the International Bureau of financial documentation (IBFD) on "Taxation in the digital economy era", held on April 29‐30, 2019 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The most relevant topics at the 2019 conference were: distribution of tax rights between States in relation to digital business models; problems of establishing a tax competence to the tax jurisdiction; problems of taxation of digital transnational companies.
Legal collisions for establishing tax benefits on land tax (the example of the Free port of Vladivostok)
Authors: Mironova Svetlana M.
Published: February 2020

The subject. The analysis of the establishment of land tax benefits for residents of the Free Port of Vladivostok by municipalities is carried out.

The purpose of the article is to determine the feasibility of establishing land tax benefits for residents of the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV) by the municipalities themselves or to confirm the need for federal regulation of the establishment of such benefits by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

The methodology of the study includes the analysis of municipal legal acts on the establishment of land taxes in municipalities that are parts of the FPV.

The main results and scope of their application. Due to the limitation of powers of municipalities located in territories with special legal status, one of the powers that such municipalities exercise is the establishment of local taxes and fees, as well as local tax benefits for residents of such territories. In most cases, such benefits provided at the federal level, so municipalities only “exercise the will” of the federal legislator by imposing a local tax on their territory. Due to the absence of federal regulation, tax benefits on local taxes will be established at the discretion of local authorities, which may lead to competition and unequal economic conditions for residents. So, for residents of the Free Port of Vladivostok (which includes 22 municipalities located in five constituent entities of the Russian Federation) in the absence of federal regulation, the municipal entities themselves will establish land tax benefits, which in practice leads to differentiation in the payment of land tax in the territory of the Free Port of Vladivostok. All municipalities that are parts of the FPV are divided into three groups: 1) a land tax exemption has been established in the municipalities of the first group; 2) the municipalities of the second group has not established a land tax benefit; 3) the municipalities of the third group have a zero land tax rate. It is necessary to establish a common list of benefits on the territory of the FPV by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation with the possibility of expanding such benefits at the regional and municipal levels, taking into account local characteristics.

Conclusions. Municipalities establish the land tax benefits in different ways, and such situation leads to an unequal economic situation for residents of FPV. In order to remove competition between municipalities and due to the significance of the goals that the state sets for itself, creating territories with special economic status, it seems necessary to establish a typical list of benefits on such territories at the federal level by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation with the possibility of expanding such benefits at regional and municipal level according to local circumstances.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE ROMANIAN COSMETIC INDUSTRY
Authors: ABRUDAN Mirela , TATU Sabina
Published: February 2020

Green has become the new black. Dealing with this idea, the trend nowadays regarding the beauty industry seems to be more and more about sustainability and corporate social responsibility policies. Lately, CSR activities are highly performed in order to create, strength and/or clean the brand image. Cosmetic companies have long received criticism for unethical and non-environmentally friendly business practices like animal testing, waste, pollution, unsustainable sourcing or toxic ingredients. Whether responsibility toward the world and sustainability has been part of the corporate DNA or not, the beauty industry is trying to demonstrate that the focus is not only on the external appearance of the consumer, on the aesthetic, but also on the ethical and moral practices. In order to differentiate themselves from the competition, companies implement CSR initiatives and strategies to create a strong and unique brand image. In this regard, the purpose of the present study was to investigate how the top three beauty companies in Romania communicate their CSR activities externally, on their corporate website, but also what impact this types of strategies have on the Romanian consumer and on their purchase decision, by the use of a qualitative content analysis and a survey. The underlying aim of this research was to investigate the most used and valued external CSR activities, so that other beauty companies can have a guideline of the most successful initiatives, but also to determine if corporate social strategies can influence the buying decision of the consumer in a positive and significant way.
THE EVOLUTION OF NICOLAE CEAUȘESCU’S CULT OF PERSONALITY IN SCÂNTEIA NEWSPAPER
Authors: ORMENIȘAN Alexandra Cătălina
Published: February 2020

In December 2019, Romania celebrates 30 years of liberty, after the fallout of communism, as a result of the revolution which started on December 16, 1989. This paper aims to draw the evolution of the cult of personality in the Scânteia newspaper, through analysis of its three important steps: the beginning, the highest level, and the downfall. Also, it was conducted a detailed discourse analysis, so the subtleties of the language were revealed, which were essential for the evolution of the cult. The articles were analyzed in detail, to observe the descriptions and the prases given to the Romanian president. The analysis also focused on the days after the start of the revolution and the fall of communism, in order to compare the articles about Nicolae Ceaușescu.