bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Currículo e diversidade: os desafios da inclusão escolar de alunos com deficiência intelectual
Authors: Oliveira Érika Soares de , Martins Lúcia Araújo Ramos
Published: June 2019

Este trabalho registra aspectos de uma pesquisa que objetivou analisar o currículo de uma escola municipal, situada na cidade de Natal/RN, com vistas à inclusão de alunos com deficiência intelectual. Com base num estudo de caso, apresentamos algumas reflexões acerca das concepções de currículo escolar, sob a ótica da inclusão escolar. Assim, destacamos a compreensão das professoras, coordenadoras e gestora sobre a inserção dessa temática no projeto político-pedagógico, a concepção de currículo, bem como as diretrizes curriculares expressas no projeto político pedagógico. Constatamos que as diretrizes curriculares expressam uma visão ampla de currículo e são desconhecidas pelos profissionais da instituição de ensino.
Educação em Direitos Humanos e Promoção da Igualdade Racial
Authors: Silva Paulo Vinicius Baptista da , Araújo Débora Cristina De
Published: June 2019

Esse artigo se propõe a discutir possíveis formas de articulação da Educação em Direitos Humanos no Brasil com políticas de promoção de igualdade étnico-racial. Para tal, discute pontos específicos do PNEDH, articulando com outras normativas importantes, em alguns casos o PNDH em suas diferentes versões, em outros com normativas específicas de promoção de igualdade racial, como o artigo 26A da LDB e a Carta de Durban. Conclui pela implantação de uma educação aberta para o diálogo constante sobre e com as diferenças e exercitando o diálogo permanente com movimentos sociais.
Total phenolic and flavonoid compounds, antioxidant and toxicity profile of
extract and fractions of paku atai tuber (Angiopteris ferox Copel)
Authors: S. Nur , Mubarak F. , Jannah C. , Winarni D.A. , Rahman D.A. , Hamdayani L.A. , Sami F.J.
Published: June 2019

Paku atai plant (Angiopteris ferox Copel), specifically the tuber has been used empirically
as an anticancer and antidote materials by Dayaknese in West Kutai, with limited
scientific study. Thus, this research had been conducted to determine and evaluate the total
phenolic, flavonoid content of this plant along with the antioxidant and toxicity profile.
The research used several extracts’ solvents including extraction with ethanol (crude
extract, CE) and subsequently partitioned with n-hexane (HF); ethyl acetate (EF) and
ethanol aqueous (EAF). The resulted crude extract and fractions were then analyzed
through colorimetric method to determine the phenolic and flavonoid total; with DPPH
and FRAP to observe the antioxidant activity; and using BSLT method to evaluate the
toxicity activity. The results showed that the EF fraction provided the strongest antioxidant
activity with IC50 value of 13.79 μg/mL and iron reduction with FRAP value of
387.5±6.41 µM/g. However, a high correlation was observed between the antioxidant and
the total phenolic content (r2
= 0.970 - 0.974) but little correlation in total flavonoid (r2
=
0.345 - 0.373). Furthermore, the EF (19.56±7.35) showed the highest toxicity activity
followed by CE (22.42±2.10), HF (39.52±7.38), and EAF (41.75±5.10). Therefore, the
paku atai tuber can be potentially developed as a natural antioxidant and anticancer
material.
As Percepções de um Professor e Alunos sobre o Ensino e as Questões de Ciências do PISA de 2015
Authors: Ranulfo Adriana Aparecida , Rocha Fernandes Geraldo , Allain Luciana Resende
Published: June 2019

Esta pesquisa teve o objetivo de caracterizar as percepções de um professor e dos seus alunos sobre o ensino e as questões de Ciências do Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Estudantes (PISA) de 2015. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um grupo focal com 12 alunos que participaram da edição do PISA em 2015 e por uma entrevista semiestruturada com o professor de Ciências da escola. A partir da Análise Textual Discursiva (ATD), emergiram categorias e subcategorias para as percepções destes dois grupos de sujeitos da pesquisa. Para o professor, emergiram três categorias, a saber: 1) Percepções sobre o PISA: 2) Percepções sobre os conteúdos de Ciências; e 3) Percepções sobre a formação docente. Para o grupo de alunos, emergiram três categorias pela ATD: 1) Percepções sobre o PISA; 2) Percepções sobre os tipos de conhecimento científico; e 3) Percepções sobre o letramento científico do discente. Foi possível verificar que a prova do PISA não é valorizada nem pela escola e nem pelos estudantes, que existe uma falta de interesse dos alunos em relação aos objetivos da escola e pelas avaliações sistêmicas. Também verificou-se uma dificuldade em desenvolver a alfabetização científica, assinalando possíveis indicadores para o baixo resultado na avaliação de Ciências do PISA.
The Journey and Experience of International Students: an Insight From a UK University
Authors: Bamurange Yvonne , Hassan Abeer , James Kieran
Published: June 2019

This research is an explanatory study of the learning experience of international students when they come to study at UK. Survey collected from both undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying at the University of The West of Scotland (UWS).  The survey consisted on many dimensions such as selection and admission, pre arrival activities, induction, orientation, teaching and learning and engagement. Our results provide some recommendations for academic staff and for international office at UWS. For academic staff, they should integrate the international dimension while they are designing their courses. They should implement interactive lectures and involve the international students into discussions. For staff who are working in the international office, they should attend training on how to deal with international students to be able to offer good service for them. They might ask for current international students to help in recruiting international students. Our study has a number of limitations that should be taken into account in future research. The focus on this study was on one university only. Future research should collet data from different universities to allow for comparisons. This is the first study to explore the whole experience of the international students. More research is needed to focus on each of the dimensions separately i.e induction, engagement, etc…
Encouraging Students to Have Positive Attitudes Toward Learning English
Authors: Syukur Abdullah
Published: June 2019

A positive attitude is a powerful tool that fosters enthusiasm, promotes self-esteem, and creates an atmosphere conducive to learning. Achievement in a target language relies not only on intellectual capacity, but also on the learner’s attitudes towards language learning. Attitudes could be viewed as a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain thing, idea, person, situation etc. The attitudes that the students should have are attitude towards the language, attitude towards learning the language, attitude towards the language teacher, and attitude towards school in general. This study focuses on discussing about encouraging students to have positive attitudes toward learning English.
From Health Care to Population Health: Retooling Legal Structures for a New Paradigm
Authors: Williams Jackson
Published: June 2019

As more Americans are burdened with chronic conditions, prominent health policy thought leaders urge a reorientation of our health care system from provision of episodic, reactive care to a “population health” focus. Some of the mechanisms proposed to achieve this would devolve certain responsibilities from physicians to other members of care teams. In particular, there is heightened interest in deploying lay health workers to reach out to the medically underserved. The Food and Drug Administration has initiated formal discussion of loosening regulatory constraints on the prescribing of medications used to treat chronic conditions. This article reviews recent efforts to transform care delivery and the regulatory barriers to realizing their full potential. It concludes that there are promising health interventions that could be implemented on a wider scale if legal barriers were lifted. It proposes a design for demonstration projects that would waive some regulatory requirements to permit testing of innovative population health models.
ANALISIS KUALITAS GARAM DI DESA IE LEUBEU KABUPATEN PIDIE
Authors: Arkanullah Lian , Dirhamsyah Muhammad , Iqbal Muhammad
Published: June 2019

Pidie adalah daerah yang memiliki usaha produksi garam dengan jumlah produksi mencapai 449,05 ton /bulan. Luas lahan produksinya mencapai 28,74 Hektar dengan jumlah petani garam sebanyak 451 orang yang tersebar di Kecamatan Kota Sigli, Simpang Tiga, Pidie, Muara Tiga dan Batee. Untuk memenuhi standar kualitas garam di Kabupaten Pidie, diperlukan adanya analisis kualitas garam khususnya di Desa Ie Leubeu Kabupaten Pidie.  Peneitian ini bertujuan menganalisis kualitas garam tradisional di Desa Ie Leubeu Kabupaten Pidie menggunakan metode seven tools. Metode seven tools merupakan alat analisis kualitas yang terdiri dari tujuh alat pengukuran secara statistik. Dengan menggunakan metode seven tools diharapkan nantinya dapat mengidentifikasi masalah dengan mempersempit ruang lingkup masalah yang terjadi. Hasil analisis kualitas garam tradisional secara keseluruhan adalah termasuk kepada kriteria garam kualitas ketiga, yang memiliki kadar NaCl kurang dari 94,7%. Kualitas menurut kadar NaCl pada penelitian ini dikategorikan kepada empat bagian kualitas garam. Kategori kualitas A yaitu garam yang mengandung kadar NaCl sebesar 82% hingga 86%. Kategori kualitas B yaitu garam yang mengandung kadar NaCl sebesar 78% hingga 80%. Kategori kualitas C yaitu garam yang mengandung kadar NaCl sebesar 75% hingga 77%. Kategori kualitas D yaitu garam yang mengandung kadar NaCl sebesar 72% hingga 74%. Sedangkan untuk ukuran partikel garam diperoleh sesuai dengan standar adalah ukuran partikel garam yang berukuran 18 dan 16 mesh.
APLIKASI INTEGRASI METODE SERVQUAL, QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD), DAN KAIZEN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS LAYANAN OPERASIONAL (STUDI KASUS: PT. BANK CENTRAL ASIA, TBK - CABANG BANDA ACEH)
Authors: Oviyatama Munira , Iskandarsyah Iskandarsyah , Sastra Hasan Yudie
Published: June 2019

Kualitas layanan operasional BCA Banda Aceh akan menuju kepada layanan yang lebih baik dalam rangka menjaga konsistensi dan peningkatan kualitas layanannya. Berdasarkan urgensi diatas penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur kualitas layanan serta melakukan perbaikan kualitas layanan yang optimal sehingga akan menjadi salah satu bank dengan kualitas layanan yang terbaik. Untuk meningkatkan dan menstabilkan kualitas layanan yang dimaksud tersebut, maka peneliti memilih konsep mengintegrasikan 3 (tiga) metode, yaitu: (i) SERVQUAL, pada metode ini penelitian melakukan penyebaran kuesioner sebanyak 118 responden kepada nasabah-nasabah dengan kriteria-kriterianya berdasarkan; jenis kelamin, jenis transakasi, dan lain-lain yang berkaitan dimana, indikator-indikator pada kuesioner yang dirancangkan tersebut berdasarkan dimensi kualitas layanan yang sesuai dengan metode SERVQUAL yang meliputi: tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, dan empathy. Kemudian dilanjutkan dengan analisa kuadran Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) untuk mengidentifikasi atribut-atribut yang menjadi prioritas pada peningkatan kualitas. (ii) Penerapan metode Quality Function Deployment (QFD), QFD dengan menggunakan matriks House of Quality (HoQ), hal ini akan memberikan rekomendasi perbaikan dari hasil analisa QFD dengan cara memberikan nilai persentase normalized contribution tertinggi yang menjadi prioritas rekomendasi dari objek tersebut melalui konsep Kaizen; (iii) Pemilihan metode Kaizen pada objek penelitian ini merupakan metode yang sesuai diterapkan untuk tujuan peningkatan kualitas layanan terutama pada bagian operasional dimana, metode ini dapat mengurangi waste (pemborosan) pada proses kerja Teller dan CSO sehingga layanan menjadi lebih cepat dan tepat. Penerapan ketiga metode ini akan menberikan hasil yang optimal terhadap peningkatan nilai kualitas layanan operasional pada BCA Banda Aceh.
Pressure injury associated with mechanical restraint: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Souza Livia Maria da Silva , Santana Rosimere Ferreira , Souza Marcia Verissimo de , Rembold Simone Martins , Menezes Arianna Kassiadou
Published: June 2019

Objective: To verify the association of the practice of mechanical restraint with pressure injury (PI) in hospitalized patients. Method: A cross-sectional study of 111 patients from medical, surgical and intensive care units at a public hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To analyze the association between variables, the [odds ratio (OR)] was adopted. Results: It were found 57 patients in mechanical restraint (51.4%). In the group of patients contained, the occurrence of PI was estimated in 43.9% and in the group of patients not contained in 5.6%. The chance of the contained patient to present PI was 13 times higher than in patients not contained. The location of the injury was more frequently in the sacral region, classified as stage 2 (21.1%) and stage 3 (12.3%), followed by trochanter (15.8%) and calcaneus (10.5%). Conclusion: It is recommended the adoption of nursing practices of suppression or reduction of the time in the use of mechanical restraint, adopting educational measures and prevention of PI.
More Than One Replication Study Is Needed for Unambiguous Tests of Replication
Authors: Hedges Larry V. , Schauer Jacob M.
Published: June 2019

The problem of assessing whether experimental results can be replicated is becoming increasingly important in many areas of science. It is often assumed that assessing replication is straightforward: All one needs to do is repeat the study and see whether the results of the original and replication studies agree. This article shows that the statistical test for whether two studies obtain the same effect is smaller than the power of either study to detect an effect in the first place. Thus, unless the original study and the replication study have unusually high power (e.g., power of 98%), a single replication study will not have adequate sensitivity to provide an unambiguous evaluation of replication.
Statistical Software Use in Canadian University Courses: Current Trends and Future Directions
Authors: Cribbie Rob , Davidson Heather , Jabbari Yasaman , Patton Heather , Peters Kevin , O'Hagan Fergal
Published: June 2019

Two controversial topics related to the teaching of statistics to psychology students are (a) when to introduce statistical software and (b) which statistical software package to use. The current research looked at the use of statistical software in statistics classes from every university with a psychology program in Canada. Researchers collected data from 321 statistics courses offered to psychology students at 65 Canadian universities and coded the type of statistical software used (if any) in each course. Results show that slightly more than half of all universities introduce software at the introductory level. Point-and-click software is most popular, particularly SPSS. There is a considerable amount of variability in when and which software is introduced to students. Departments can use these data to inform their own practices.
The Islamic Shariah Principles for Investment in Stock Market
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , Akbar Chowdhury Shahed , Shahriar Shawon Muhammad , Monzur-E-Elahi Mohammad
Published: June 2019

Due to chronic financial crises experienced during last several decades repeatedly and a failure to protect investors‟ rights as a result, the world is looking for an alternative form of stock market for quite some time so that interests of all relevant stakeholders can be safeguarded. At the same time, from the perspectives of devout Muslims, the current form of stock market restricts a Muslim to make investments in the market due to unsatisfying several provisions from the Islamic law, known as shariah. This study provides the criteria under which conditions the Islamic shariah permits making investments in the stock market. Hand in hand with that primary discussion, it has been eluded briefly why the Islamic shariah principles offer a better alternative against conventional practices of the stock market.
Climate Variability and Child Nutrition: Findings from Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Thiede Brian C. , Strube Johann
Published: June 2019

Climatic variability affects many underlying determinants of child malnutrition, including food availability, access, and utilization. Evidence of the effects of changing temperatures and precipitation on children’s nutritional status nonetheless remains limited. Research addressing this knowledge gap is merited given the short- and long-run consequences of malnutrition. We address this issue by estimating the effects of temperature and precipitation anomalies on the weight and wasting status of children ages 0-59 months across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Linear regression models show that high temperatures and low precipitation are associated with reductions in child weight, and that high temperatures also lead to increased risk of wasting. We find little evidence of substantively meaningful differences in these effects across sub-populations of interest. Our results underscore the vulnerability of young children to climatic variability and its second-order economic and epidemiological effects. The study also highlights the corresponding need to design and assess interventions to effectively mitigate these impacts.
Paradigm Shift in Research: Emergence of Mixed Methods Research Design
Authors: Neupane Nabaraj
Published: June 2019

Between the lines of quantitative and qualitative inquiries, mixed methods research, which has taken a considerable space in academia, has emerged as a promising design as a mark of paradigm shift from pure method to the hybrid one. In this context, this article aims to explore the phenomenon of the mixed methods research design in terms of reasons for use, historical developments, types, and assessments. To achieve this goal, document analysis method has been used. Only the secondary sources like books, journals and archives have been used for documenting information and making meaning from them. The conclusion is that mixed methods research design has been a current practice for many reasons in academia. This implies that the new paradigm should profusely be used in the field of research at universities and research centers.
Learning Strategies Employed in English Language: Perceptions and Practices
Authors: Paudel Pitambar
Published: June 2019

Learning strategies are the key tools to determine the approach for achieving the learning goal. They are included in different phases of teaching learning process. They are usually tied to the needs and interests of students to enhance their learning efficiency. This article aims at exploring perspectives and practices of learning strategies in learning English language. For this, phenomenological descriptive qualitative research was conducted with a class of 48 students of Bachelor in Education at a constituent campus, under Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Both the class of the students and campus were selected purposively to meet the requirement of phenomenological study. Thirty classes were observed as a participant as well as teacher and from the same group of the students only ten students were interviewed. Then, the data from both the sources were triangulated, interpreted and analyzed descriptively. From this study, it was interpreted that students employed various strategies to learn different language skills and aspects. The study revealed that students felt difficulty in selecting proper learning strategy for learning grammatical rules due to many exceptional cases and listening skill due to their less time devotion on it while the felt ease to select and employ proper strategies in learning vocabulary.
Analisis Perilaku Konsumen dalam Pengambilan Keputusan Pembelian Sayur Organik di Kota Medan
Authors: Utami Khairuna , Rauf Abdul , Salmiah Salmiah
Published: June 2019

Research to explain the characteristics of organic vegetable consumers, analyze the decision-making process for purchasing organic vegetables, analyze consumer behavior towards organic vegetables and analyze the relationship between consumer characteristics and consumer behavior towards organic vegetables in July-December 2018. The research area was determined by purposive sampling, namely in the Market Modern Lotte Mart, Transmart Care Shop and Forward Together Pulo Brayan. The number of samples taken is 90 samples. The method of collecting data in this study is primary and secondary. Data analysis used descriptive analysis, Fishbein multi-attribute and Spearman Rank correlation. The attributes studied include; price, taste, nutrient content, color, aroma, freshness, packaging, neatness, durability, shape and size, brand, product quality, and expired information. The results of the study showed that the majority of organic consumers of women aged 31-40 years, work as private employees who have an income level of Rp. 2,000,000-Rp. 3,000,000 per month and have two family members covered. The decision making process for purchasing organic vegetables, consumers have a safe motivation for health by consuming organic vegetables and the realization of a healthy lifestyle into the expected benefits. Organic vegetables have the advantage of freshness attributes, nutrient content, and expired information from other attributes after consuming them. Consumer characteristics do not have a real relationship with consumer behavior towards organic vegetables.
Kajian Kebutuhan Air Irigasi Tanaman Jagung (Zea mays L.) Berdasarkan KP-01 dan Metode Thornthwaite-Mather
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Kendarto Dwi Rustam , Bafdal Nurpilihan
Published: June 2019

Two different methods for determining irrigation water requirement for corn, is  KP-01 and  Thornthwaite-Mather method. Two Methods have different parameter such as reference crop evapotranspiration (ETo) and effective rainfall. The average ETo value using Penman-Monteith for Thornthwaite-Mather was lower (82,5%) than using Penman Modification method (KP-01) . The ratio of effective rainfall between KP-01 and Thornthwaite-Mather was 33,02%.  Corn water irrigation requirement for a pattern planting based on KP-01 is 806,96 mm, while corn water irrigation requirement based on Thornthwaite-Mather method is 254,4125 mm.  Corn water irrigation requirement using KP-01 is higher than Thornthwaite-Mather because effective rainfall method for KP-01 (using USDA Soil Conservation Service) is lower than rainfall effective for Thornthwaite-Mather.
Kajian Irigasi Interval 1 Hari di Musim Kemarau pada Sistem Pemanenan Air Limpasan
Authors: Chandra Debby Shafira , Bafdal Nurpilihan , Amaru Kharistya
Published: June 2019

The water resource problems in dry season at Jatinangor dry land are the imbalance between water needs and water availability. Technology that can help the farmers in dry season is by using a runoff water harvesting system for irrigation use. Irrigation interval is applied so that water use is more efficient. The purposes of this study are to calculate crop water requirement of sweet corn (Zea mays L. Saccharata Sturt) by using Cropwat 8.0 Software and to find out the use of runoff water harvesting systems on one day interval irrigation in the dry season. This research use descriptive analysis method. The results showed that based on Cropwat 8.0, the crop water requirement of sweet corn is 300,6 mm/periode and the runoff water harvesting pond can fulfill the irrigation water needs of sweet corn in the dry season with actual irrigation water requirement of 55,6 m3 on 221  m2 width of area. The productivity yield of sweet corn is 13,25  tons /ha.
Penentuan Waktu Optimal Pembuatan Dished End Dengan Metode Waktu Standard Pada Sterilizer Door Diameter 2100 mm
Authors: Panuju Dedi , Haniza Haniza
Published: June 2019

In execution of activity of factories required by labour taking charge of to execution of the duties and have membership in the field of its are each. Calculation and usage of careful time will support employment scheduling which have been made for every work process. Data which collected at this researchs are time which required to do an activities identities at each activity units.  Data which tested obtained uniformity of the data with level of convident limit of 95/5%, so that determinable summed up the required observations. After obtained by is cycle time then countable the normal time, by reckoning rating factor (adjustment according to Westinghouse) that is skill factor, effort, consistency and working condition. Based on normal time which then added with diffuseness and adjustment factor which wanted for each element  From result calculation at each working activity unit in making of Dished, End, hence obtained by is standard time as follows : unit standard time Forklift I, unit standard time Marking, unit standard time Inspection I, unit standard time Cutting, standard time Crane I, unit standard time Dishing, unit standard time Inspection II, unit standard time Crane II, unit standard time Flanging, unit standard time Forklift II, unit standard time Sand Blasting, unit standard time Crane III, and unit standard time Turning was. Causing total standard time for finish making an unit Dished End at Sterilizer Door diameter of 2100 mm is 2231,69 minute. working, hence obtained by is standard time.
Analisis Sistem Perawatan Boiler di PT. Dewa Rencana Perangin-Angin
Authors: Polewangi Yudi Daeng
Published: June 2019

Boilers are closed vessels made of steel that use to produce steam and be used for heating, turbine driving and so on. Good maintenance for boiler will make the efficiency of boiler higher and save general operational cost. Boiler condition in PT. Dewa Rencana Perangin-angin experiences a decrease in performance and if left constantly will suffer damage which will ultimately lead to downtime. Problems arising from this downtime include production delays, loss of effective time to produce, thus affecting the productivity of the company. The results show the lowest availability ratio value occurred in September 2017, this is because the total downtime is high during 4610 minutes due to trouble and waiting time during 1920 minutes for recovery. Performance efficiency ratio of the amount of fuel used is high at 35 Kg /cm3due to recovery from the beginning. Rate of quality machine shows good results, this is because no reject is happening.
Hubungan Motivasi dengan Produktivitas Pegawai di PT.Semadam Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang
Authors: Zainal Zainal
Published: June 2019

The most important thing in making the employed employees stay and contribute to the company is motivation. The management which is responsible on the matter of Human Resources usually conducts a series of particular attempts to give motovation to its employees. This research is conducted in P.T.Semadam Aceh Tamiang Regency to reveal the relation of motivation with productivity in P.T.Semadam.The respondents of this research are 50 with census sampling technique. The result of the research describes the employees in P.T.Semadam have some adequately high motivation and productivity. This matter is revealed by the disribution of the respondents’ answer to the biggest statement of motivation, that is agreeable 51,73%, very agreeable 20,4%, doubtful 15,87%, disagreeable 12%, and very disagreeable 0%. The disribution of the respondents’ answer to the biggest statement of productivity is agreeable 48,2%, very agreeable 27,6%, doubtful 16,8%, disagreeable 7,4%, and very disagreeable 0%. Based on this answer the relation between motivation and productivity of the employees in P.T.Semadam Aceh Tamiang Regency is influencing each other with its each value as many as 51,73% of motivaton and 48,2% of productivity.
Strategi Komisi Pemilihan Umum Provinsi Sumatera Utara Dalam Meningkatkan Partisipasi Masyarakat Pada Pemilihan Gubernur Sumatera Utara 2018
Authors: Hasibuan Sri Juniarti , Kadir Abdul , Nasution Muhammad Husni Thamrin
Published: June 2019

Community participation at the time of the North Sumatera Governor Election is a very important aspect so that the General Election Commission uses a special strategy to increase public participation in the Gubernur Pemilihan of North Sumatera. The nature of this research is descrptive. The result of the research shows that the strategy of North Sumatera Provincial Election Commission in increasing the society participation in Sumatera Governor Election 2018 is seen from three stages namely the formulation stage shows there is clarity of socialization plan. The stage of action selection shows the implementation of sosialization to the voters segment with the methode of socialization third stage of resource allocation namely by doing technical guidance to the committee. The constraints experienced by the Election Commission of North Sumatera Province is located on the allocation of human resources is very limited in the region.
Analisis Pemilihan Kepala Desa Serentak terhadap Demokrasi Lokal di Desa Tanjung Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang
Authors: Ramadani Ramadani , Nasution Irwan , Tarigan Usman
Published: June 2019

The election of the Village Head shall be directly elected by the villagers of the Republic of Indonesia who meet the requirements with a term of office of 6 years from the date of inauguration. The community of Tanjung village with a population of nearly 2000 more of its inhabitants, Yang has various racial tribes respectively. In the election of the village head there should be support and participation of the Tanjung village community to determine who is eligible to serve as the village head. Why is it made so that the public is free and entitled to choose the desired leader. The election of the village head is supported by the villagers of Tanjung and for his cooperation with the organizing committee of the village head election. To become a candidate the village head must meet the conditions that have been set so that the performance of the village head can be more leverage and better know the rules.Â
Analisis Tugas dan Fungsi BAPPEDA terhadap Pelaksanaan Koordinasi Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah
Authors: Setiadi Setiadi , Nasution Irwan , Matondang Armansyah
Published: June 2019

The 2012-2017 Regional Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMD) prepared by the BAPPEDA of Bener Meriah District has its own goals, strategies and policy directions so that the development goals to achieve the vision and mission of Bener Meriah District can be realized, but there are still obstacles to implementation. so that the RPJMD targets and targets are not implemented optimally. Therefore, the authors are interested in examining the Task and Function of the Bappeda on the Implementation of the 2017 Bener Meriah District RPJMD Coordination and the Factors that Inhibit the Implementation of the Coordination of 2017 Bener Meriah District Medium Term Development Plans (RPJMD) that Â have Â been Â implemented. Â The research method used with this type of qualitative research approach is descriptive as a method of data analysis. Data collection techniques used by the authors in this study are interview techniques, documentation and observation questionnaires. Based on the analysis, the implementation of regional development coordination carried out by BAPPEDA of Bener Meriah District in accordance with its main tasks and functions through inter-sector coordination meetings and SKPD, Forum Group Discussion (FGD), as well as through village, subdistrict, district, provincial and national musrenbang there are still obstacles. Constraints faced were frequent delays in the collection of SKPK work plans and other supporting data which resulted in BAPPEDA in coordinating difficulties in implementing development planning.Â
Peranan Unit Pengelola Kegiatan PNPM Mandiri dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat
Authors: Sinaga Marlina , Tarigan Usman , Dewi Rosmala
Published: June 2019

In the community there are still many publik complaints in terms of the role of govrmment, which is still not well targeted by carrying out duties and responsibilities to the community should every govermment have the ability to further improve the quality of service. As determined by the governement agenciens in the districk pangururan Samosir districk is expected to improve the quality of the governmentâ€™s more responsible performance as by the government in serving the community. In this case formulation of the formulation of the problem is how the role unit manager activities (upk) pnpm indendent in improving the welfare of society therough savings and loan lending as for the purpose of this study is to find out how UPK PNPM independent office in pangururan district samosir districk. The method in this research is qualitative by using technique of observation, interview and documentation based on the result is this study followed by analyzing the data obtained, then the result is the role of independent upk pnpm in improving the welfare of the community in the districk pangururan samosir districk can be said either. Seen from the progressof members of the spp group as well as, the role of independent UPK PNPM corres panding to the soup. RoleÂ
Pengaruh Program Rumah Pintar Pemilu terhadap Partisipasi Politik Masyarakat pada Kantor Komisi Pemilihan Umum Kota Medan
Authors: Zega Milan Alfianni , Muda Indra , Batubara Beby Masitho , Suharyanto Agung
Published: June 2019

Aim and scope that research is namely whether the election smart home program has an influence on community political participation (case studies at the Medan city electoral commission office), and to find out whether election smart home programs have an influence on community political participation (case studies at the commission office Medan city elections). The form of this study is to use descriptive research with a quantitative approach with the aim of knowing the effect of variable X (free) with variable Y (bound). This research was conducted at the General Election Commission of Medan City. While data collection is done by distributing questionnaires, interviews and observations. The results of the study showed that there was an influence between the electoral smart actions towards public political participation in the General Election Commission of Medan City. This can be seen from the calculation of R-Sqare which is equal to 0.219 or equal to 21.9%, which means that there is a relationship between the Election Smart House variable (X) on the variable Political Participation of the Community (Y). The presence of Election Smart House (RPP) in Medan City is to increase the level of community participation in the city of Medan. With the presence of the Election Smart House (RPP) in the city of Medan, it is expected that the community can come to visit as a form of community participation to answer the low level of community participation.Â
ANALISIS PENGARUH PERUBAHAN DAN PERPUTARAN MODAL KERJA TERHADAP NET PROFIT MARGIN (NPM) PADA PABRIK KERTAS PT. TJIWI KIMIA TBK
Authors: Adawia Popon Rabia , Azizah Ayu , Rokhim Abdul
Published: June 2019

This research use 3 variable that is change of working capital and working capital turn as independent variable, Net Profit Margin (NPM) as dependent variable. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the influence of changes in working capital and working capital turnover to Net Profit Margin (NPM) at PT. Paper Factory Tjiwi Kimia Tbk. partially or simultaneously. To support the success of this study, collected secondary data in the form of balance sheet and income statement / loss PT. Paper Factory Tjiwi Kimia Tbk. from 2010 to 2016 and company documents relating to the research undertaken. Based on the results of research partially obtained the value of correlation (r) of 0.78 (strong) and 0.49 (enough) with t test results obtained value t arithmetic (t0) is smaller than t table (t0.11,612 and t0.2 0.799 <tcount 2.776), while the simultaneous test obtained r = 0.81 (very strong) with F arithmetic (F0) is also smaller than F table (F0 3.05 <Ftabel 6.94). So it can be concluded that the partial or simultaneous changes in working capital and working capital turnover has no positive and significant impact on Net Profit Margin (NPM) at PT. Paper Factory Tjiwi Kimia Tbk. Keywords: Change of working capital, working capital turnover and Net Profi Margin (NPM)
Marriage, work, and the invention of family law in English legal thought
Authors: Taylor Luke
Published: June 2019

This article traces the emergence of family law as an autonomous legal domain within English scholarly legal thought. It provides a genealogy of conceptual and taxonomical change spanning a nearly two-hundred-year period via close readings of a range of legal texts beginning with Blackstone’s Commentaries. The article shows how the invention of English family law hinged on two interrelated shifts in legal thought. One movement involved the staged extrusion of productive work relations (in the narrow sense of work for pay) from the legal household and the re-characterization of those relations as market-based activities exterior to the family and situated within an increasingly freestanding law of master and servant. Running in parallel with that work-related movement was a new emphasis on the public importance of marriage and a corresponding elevation of the husband–wife relation to the forefront of domestic relations. This latter move involved an effort by scholars to distinguish the emerging law of contract (modelled on commercial relations and ideological notions of individual will) from household-based relations that were seen as not ‘properly’ contractual because of the existence of superadded conditions that did not derive from individual will. In particular, scholars began to reframe marriage in terms of status owing to these non-modifiable terms, though contract remained the legal device by which the status of marriage was created. In the early twentieth century, these processes resulted in the complete separation of work and family into the distinct legal domains of family law and employment law.
Strategic Management of Information, Defense and Sustainability Policies in The Context of Legal Amazonia
Authors: ZUIN Aparecida Luzia Alzira , Santos Jean Carlo Silva dos
Published: June 2019

The object of this paper is to study the correlations existent between the strategic use of information and the articulation and implementation of defense policies, national security and sustainable development in Legal Amazonia. For such, it presents the Amazonia Protection System (SIPAM in the Portuguese acronym), verifying how these systems have contributed to the definition and implantation of those policies. For Amazonia, with its natural resources, threats and vulnerabilities, the perspectives of integration, security and national defense and sustainable development present huge challenges to be surmounted. For such, the efficient use of technology is a basic reference that should be included in public strategies and policies in those areas, which increasingly reflect the ways of life in the region's cities. In that context, SIPAM sits in a line of approach in which the guarantee of national sovereignty in Amazonia, besides the strategic-military enterprise, also includes the attention to local people's development, within an educational and integrating proposition. As a way of conclusion, we have found that SIPAM creates a paradigmatic model for local public management, in which organizations work with a shared set of information, as well as in an integrated way.
analysis on the variations of the concept of power in the political and social environment
Authors: Junges Ionathan , Brutti Tiago Anderson , Silveira Everton da , Silveira Adriana da Silva , Santos Claudio Everaldo dos
Published: June 2019

The concept of power acquires different meanings according to the dimension, the historical cut and the circumstances that are being analyzed. Power has been characterized as the base of state domination over civil society and individuals. However, the concept of power can not be reduced to a univocal sense, because it also occurs in interpersonal relationships and social micro-structures. This article reviews the literature on the subject from the works of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Arendt, Foucault, Bobbio and Bauman, highlighting the various configurations and manifestations of power, mitigating its centralization at the state instance and extending to other dimensions of society.
Prolactinomas and nonfunctioning adenomas: preoperative diagnosis of tumor type using serum prolactin and tumor size
Authors: Burke William T. , Penn David L. , Castlen Joseph P. , Donoho Daniel A. , Repetti Caroline S. , Iuliano Sherry , Barkhoudarian Garni , Laws Edward R.
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE

Prolactinoma and nonfunctioning adenoma (NFA) are the most common sellar pathologies, and both can present with hyperprolactinemia. There are no definitive studies analyzing the relationship between the sizes of prolactinomas and NFAs and the serum prolactin level. Current guidelines for serum prolactin level cutoffs to distinguish between pathologies are suboptimal because they fail to consider the adenoma volume. In this study, the authors attempted to describe the relationship between serum prolactin level and prolactinoma volume. They also examined the predictive value that can be gained by considering tumor volume in differentiating prolactinoma from NFA and provide cutoff values based on a large sample of patients.

METHODS

A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients with prolactinomas (n = 76) and NFAs (n = 217) was performed. Patients were divided into groups based on adenoma volume, and the two pathologies were compared.

RESULTS

A strong correlation was found between prolactinoma volume and serum prolactin level (r = 0.831, p < 0.001). However, there was no significant correlation between NFA volume and serum prolactin level (r = −0.020, p = 0.773). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of three different adenoma volume groups was performed and resulted in different serum prolactin level cutoffs for each group. For group 1 (≤ 0.5 cm3), the most accurate cutoff was 43.65 μg/L (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.951); for group 2 (> 0.5 to 4 cm3), 60.05 μg/L (AUC = 0.949); and for group 3 (> 4 cm3), 248.15 μg/L (AUC = 1.0).

CONCLUSIONS

Prolactinoma volume has a significant impact on serum prolactin level, whereas NFA volume does not. This finding indicates that the amount of prolactin-producing tissue is a more important factor regarding serum prolactin level than absolute adenoma volume. Hence, volume should be a determining factor to distinguish between prolactinoma and NFA prior to surgery. Current serum prolactin threshold level guidelines are suboptimal and cannot be generalized across all adenoma volumes.
Identifying brain tumors by differential mobility spectrometry analysis of diathermy smoke
Authors: Haapala Ilkka , Karjalainen Markus , Kontunen Anton , Vehkaoja Antti , Nordfors Kristiina , Haapasalo Hannu , Haapasalo Joonas , Oksala Niku , Roine Antti
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE

There is a need for real-time, intraoperative tissue identification technology in neurosurgery. Several solutions are under development for that purpose, but their adaptability for standard clinical use has been hindered by high cost and impracticality issues. The authors tested and preliminarily validated a method for brain tumor identification that is based on the analysis of diathermy smoke using differential mobility spectrometry (DMS).

METHODS

A DMS connected to a special smoke sampling system was used to discriminate brain tumors and control samples ex vivo in samples from 28 patients who had undergone neurosurgical operations. They included meningiomas (WHO grade I), pilocytic astrocytomas (grade I), other low-grade gliomas (grade II), glioblastomas (grade IV), CNS metastases, and hemorrhagic or traumatically damaged brain tissue as control samples. Original samples were cut into 694 smaller specimens in total.

RESULTS

An overall classification accuracy (CA) of 50% (vs 14% by chance) was achieved in 7-class classification. The CA improved significantly (up to 83%) when the samples originally preserved in Tissue-Tek conservation medium were excluded from the analysis. The CA further improved when fewer classes were used. The highest binary classification accuracy, 94%, was obtained in low-grade glioma (grade II) versus control.

CONCLUSIONS

The authors’ results show that surgical smoke from various brain tumors has distinct DMS profiles and the DMS analyzer connected to a special sampling system can differentiate between tumorous and nontumorous tissue and also between different tumor types ex vivo.
Scrubbing technique and surgical site infections: an analysis of 14,200 neurosurgical cases
Authors: Kashkoush Ahmed , Agarwal Nitin , Ayres Ashley , Novak Victoria , Chang Yue-Fang , Friedlander Robert M.
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE

The preoperative scrub has been shown to lower the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs). Various scrubbing and gloving techniques exist; however, it is unknown how specific scrubbing technique influences SSI rates in neurosurgery. The authors aimed to assess whether the range of scrubbing practice in neurosurgery is associated with the incidence of SSIs.

METHODS

The authors conducted a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database to identify all 90-day SSIs for neurosurgical procedures between 2012 and 2017 at one of their teaching hospitals. SSIs were classified by procedure type (craniotomy, shunt, fusion, or laminectomy). Surveys were administered to attending and resident physicians to understand the variation in scrubbing methods (wet vs dry, iodine vs chlorhexidine, single vs double glove). The chi-square followed by multivariate logistic regression analyses were utilized to identify independent predictors of SSI.

RESULTS

Forty-two operating physicians were included in the study (18 attending physicians, 24 resident physicians), who performed 14,200 total cases. Overall, SSI rates were 2.1% (296 SSIs of 14,200 total cases) and 2.0% (192 of 9,669 cases) for attending physicians and residents, respectively. Shunts were independently associated with an increased risk of SSI (OR 1.7 [95% CI 1.3–2.1]), whereas laminectomies were associated with a decreased SSI risk (OR 0.4 [95% CI 0.2–0.8]). Wet versus dry scrub (OR 0.9 [95% CI 0.6–1.4]), iodine versus chlorhexidine (OR 0.6 [95% CI 0.4–1.1]), and single- versus double-gloving (OR 1.1 [95% CI 0.8–1.4]) preferences were not associated with SSIs.

CONCLUSIONS

There is no evidence to suggest that perioperative infection is associated with personal scrubbing or gloving preference in neurosurgical procedures.