bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reimbursement of Apps for Mental Health: Findings From Interviews
Authors: Powell Adam C , Bowman Matthias B , Harbin Henry T
Published: July 2019

Background

Although apps and other digital and mobile health tools are helping improve the mental health of Americans, they are currently being reimbursed through a varied range of means, and most are not being reimbursed by payers at all.

Objective

The aim of this study was to shed light on the state of app reimbursement. We documented ways in which apps can be reimbursed and surveyed stakeholders to understand current reimbursement practices.

Methods

Individuals from over a dozen stakeholder organizations in the domains of digital behavioral and mental health, care delivery, and managed care were interviewed. A review of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCSPCS) codes was conducted to determine potential means for reimbursement.

Results

Interviews and the review of codes revealed that potential channels for app reimbursement include direct payments by employers, providers, patients, and insurers. Insurers are additionally paying for apps using channels originally designed for devices, drugs, and laboratory tests, as well as via value-based payments and CPT and HCSPCS codes. In many cases, it is only possible to meet the requirements of a CPT or HCSPCS code if an app is used in conjunction with human time and services.

Conclusions

Currently, many apps face significant barriers to reimbursement. CPT codes are not a viable means of providing compensation for the use of all apps, particularly those involving little physician work. In some cases, apps have sought clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for prescription use as digital therapeutics, a reimbursement mechanism with as yet unproven sustainability. There is a need for simpler, more robust reimbursement mechanisms to cover stand-alone app-based treatments.
Medication management apps for diabetes: A systematic assessment of the transparency and reliability of health information dissemination (Preprint)
Authors: Huang Zhilian , Lum Elaine , Car Josip
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

Smartphone apps are increasingly used for disease management but the transparency and reliability of information sources for these apps are unclear.

OBJECTIVE

As part of a larger study investigating medication management features of diabetes apps, this study aimed to assess the transparency and reliability of information disseminated via these apps against eight criteria adapted from the Health On the Net (HONcode) principles.

METHODS

English language diabetes-related terms were searched on a market explorer (42matters) on 12 June 2018. Apps with both medication and blood glucose management features were downloaded and evaluated against the app-HONcode criteria adapted from the eight HONcode principles: Authoritative, Complementarity, Privacy, Attribution, Justifiability, Transparency, Financial disclosure, and Advertising policy. Apps were profiled by operating platforms (i.e. Android, iOS) and number of downloads (i.e. Android only: >100,000 downloads, <100,000 downloads).

RESULTS

143 apps (81 Android, 62 iOS) were downloaded and assessed against the adapted App-HONcode criteria. Most of the apps on both the Android and iOS platforms fulfilled between two to six criteria but very few apps mentioned the qualifications of individuals who contributed to app development (14.0%, 20/143). A higher proportion of iOS apps fulfilled six or more App-HONcode criteria compared with Android apps. However, Android apps were more likely to have the developer’s email listed on the apps store (Android: 97.6%, 75/81, iOS: 83.9%, 52/62, P=.005) compared with iOS apps. Of the Android apps assessed, a significantly higher proportion of highly downloaded apps had a privacy and confidentiality clause (High downloads: 88.2%, 15/17; Lower downloads DL: 51.6%, 33/64; P=.006) and were more likely to discuss their financial sources (High downloads: 82.4%, 14/17; Lower downloads: 50.0%, 32/64; P =.026) compared with apps with lower downloads.

CONCLUSIONS

Gaps in the disclosure of the developer’s qualification, funding source and the complementary role of the app in disease management were identified, which can be resolved with stricter pre-requisites set by the app stores. Future work can further examine the consent seeking process for data collection, data management policies, and the appropriateness of advertising content and clarity of privacy clause of these apps.
A Smartphone App to Support Sedentary Behavior Change by Visualizing Personal Mobility Patterns and Action Planning (SedVis): Development and Pilot Study (Preprint)
Authors: Wang Yunlong , König Laura M. , Reiterer Harald
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

Prolonged sedentary behavior is related to a number of risk factors for chronic diseases. Given the high prevalence of sedentary behavior in daily life, simple yet practical solutions for behavior change are needed to avoid detrimental health effects.

OBJECTIVE

The mobile app SedVis was developed based on the health action process approach. The app provides personal mobility pattern visualization (for both physical activity and sedentary behavior) and action planning for sedentary behavior change. The primary aim of the study is to investigate the effect of mobility pattern visualization on users’ action planning for changing their sedentary behavior. The secondary aim is to evaluate user engagement with the visualization and user experience of the app.

METHODS

A 3-week user study was conducted with 16 participants who had the motivation to reduce their sedentary behavior. Participants were allocated to either an active control group (n=8) or an intervention group (n=8). In the 1-week baseline period, none of the participants had access to the functions in the app. In the following 2-week intervention period, only the intervention group was given access to the visualizations, whereas both groups were asked to make action plans every day and reduce their sedentary behavior. Participants’ sedentary behavior was estimated based on the sensor data of their smartphones, and their action plans and interaction with the app were also recorded by the app. Participants’ intention to change their sedentary behavior and user experience of the app were assessed using questionnaires.

RESULTS

The data were analyzed using both traditional null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) and Bayesian statistics. The results suggested that the visualizations in SedVis had no effect on the participants’ action planning according to both the NHST and Bayesian statistics. The intervention involving visualizations and action planning in SedVis had a positive effect on reducing participants’ sedentary hours, with weak evidence according to Bayesian statistics (Bayes factor, BF+0=1.92; median 0.52; 95% CI 0.04-1.25), whereas no change in sedentary time was more likely in the active control condition (BF+0=0.28; median 0.18; 95% CI 0.01-0.64). Furthermore, Bayesian analysis weakly suggested that the more frequently the users checked the app, the more likely they were to reduce their sedentary behavior (BF−0=1.49; r=−0.50).

CONCLUSIONS

Using a smartphone app to collect data on users’ mobility patterns and provide real-time feedback using visualizations may be a promising method to induce changes in sedentary behavior and may be more effective than action planning alone. Replications with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings.
Біоматеріал на основі полілактиду та його використання як кісткових імплантатів (аналітичний огляд літератури)
Authors: Dedukh N.V. , Makarov V.B. , Pavlov A.D.
Published: July 2019

У багатьох галузях медицини широке застосування отримали імплантати з різних синтетичних та природних біоматеріалів. Серед матеріалів, що частіше використовують для створення імплантатів, полілактид (PLA), особливістю якого є біодеградація в ділянках імплантації, остеоінтеграція, здатність індукувати процеси утворення кісткової тканини та висока біосумісність з організмом. Мета огляду: проаналізувати та узагальнити дані щодо перебудови в кістці біорезорбуючих біоматеріалів на основі полілактиду та визначити тенденції розвитку проблеми. В огляді літератури подано загальну характеристику та визначено історичні віхи розвитку проблеми та використання деградуючих полімерів у кістковій хірургії. Надані дані щодо факторів, що впливають на біодеградацію в кістках цього біоматеріалу, та визначено особливості його остеоінтеграції залежно від складу. Наведено дані щодо використання PLA та співполімерів у кістковій хірургії та регенераторній медицині. Важливим напрямком майбутніх досліджень буде розробка композитних біоматеріалів на основі PLA з бажаними якостями остеоінтеграції та керованою біодеградацією. Подано нові тенденції розвитку напрямку використання в кістковій хірургії імплантатів на основі композитних матеріалів, виготовлених на основі PLA, та новітні способи створення імплантатів та композитів із використанням 3D-принтера.
Ефективність та безпечність ібандронової кислоти: фокус на результати рандомізованих досліджень і метааналізів
Authors: Grygorievа N.V.
Published: July 2019

В огляді наведені сучасні дані щодо ефективності, безпечності й переносимості пероральної й парентеральної форм ібандронової кислоти, а також прихильності до її використання в комплексному лікуванні системного остеопорозу та його ускладнень за даними рандомізованих клінічних випробувань і метааналізів. Крім того, подані результати порівняльних досліджень щодо ефективності ібандронової кислоти й інших бісфосфонатів, проаналізовані її переваги й перспективи використання.
XII Міжнародна конференція молодих учених «Захворювання кістково-м’язової системи та вік», присвячена пам’яті професора Є.П. Подрушняка
Authors: Mussienko A.S.
Published: July 2019

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Hydrotreating of Sunan Candlenut (Reutealis trisperma Airy Shaw) Oil by Using NiMo-γAl2O3 as Renewable Energy
Authors: Setiawan Daliya Indra , Irawadi Tun Tedja , Mas’ud Zainal Alim
Published: July 2019

Hydrotreating process of Sunan candlenut oil by using NiMo-γAl2O3 catalyst has been successfully investigated. Preparation of NiMo-γAl2O3 catalyst by using dipping impregnation method generated catalyst used for hydrotreating process. This method consists of three stages: support activation, impregnation, and calcination. This factors influencing the process including temperature, pressure, and the ratio of Sunan candlenut oil to the H2 gas factor were examined. The hydrotreating product of fuel similar to oil was obtained at a minimum temperature of 380 °C, a pressure of 30–60 bar, and the ratio of the sample to H2 gas of 0.5–1. The diesel fuel from physical properties range for the density of 0.82–0.86 g/cm3, and kinematic viscosity of 2–6 cSt have been fulfilled by hydrotreating result. Gasoline, naphtha, diesel oil, and gas oil products of Sunan candlenut oil were obtained by distillation from hydrotreating process. Sunan candlenut oil fuel qualified fuel requirement.
Application of slag-alkali binders in jet cement grouting for soil consolidation
Authors: Kharchenko Alexey I. , Alekseev Vyacheslav A. , Kharchenko Igor Ya. , Alekseev Andrey A.
Published: July 2019

Introduction. The study proves actuality of the problem connected with obtaining efficient slag-alkali binders for usage in soil jet cement grouting. Replacement of usual portland cement for a slag-alkali binder in geotechnical underground construction activities allows solving a problem of waste (slag) utilization and increase economic efficiency of the soil jet cement grouting. In view of cement grouting technology features and possibility of usage cementation mixtures with various engineering characteristics for different soil types, a broad nomenclature of slag-alkali compositions can be used for obtaining soil-concrete structures.

Materials and methods. Different types of slag were studied as constituents of composite binders. The PTs 500 D0 cement was taken as the basic portland cement. Standard requirements for cementation mixtures of mixing and pump facilities for soil-concrete bodies became the criteria. Investigations of hydration and structure formation during hardening of slag-alkali binders and soil-concretes on their base were conducted using a system of physical and chemical methods. Evaluation of construction and engineering properties of the composite slag-alkali binder was accomplished in accordance with the methods as per GOST 10181-2014 and GOST 5802-86 state standards.

Results. Results of analysis how the slag type and amount influence the physical and mechanical properties of the binder used for jet soil cementation are presented. The article shows improvement of physical, mechanical, process and usage properties of the slag-alkali binder. General mechanism of impact of the slag on properties of the cementation mixture were revealed.

Conclusions. Efficiency of application of the slag as an active component of the composite binder for jet cementation in geotechnical construction was theoretically substantiated and experimentally demonstrated. General applicability of the obtained concrete mixture based on the slag-alkali binder is stated for usage in cementation methods of improvement of technical parameters of concrete mixture and concretes. A classification of expanding cements possessing various expansion degrees was suggested for solving different construction problems.
Organizational, economic and legal aspects of creating and developing technological complexes on recycling ash and slag waste in construction and other products
Authors: Kozhukhovsky Igor S. , Velichko Evgeny G. , Tselykovskiy Yury C. , Tshovrebov Eduard S.
Published: July 2019

Introduction. The study gives a comprehensive estimation of alternate solutions of an actual significant domestic ecological and economic problem of handling large-tonnage industrial waste: environmental contamination as a result of growing volumes of ash and slag waste (ASW), usage of ecologically dangerous objects (dumps of ashes and slag), low level of involving processed ASW as a valuable secondary resource in economic circulation.

Materials and methods. The domestic and foreign publications on the problems of ASW handling, on methods and technologies of using secondary resources from the recycled ASW for production of various construction and other goods, on manufacturing organisation were analysed. The system analysis of approaches, methods and ways of the solution of the scientific problem put in the study is chosen as a research method.

Results. Priority areas of the handling ASW as useful secondary raw materials with the view of as much as technically possible, ecologically admissible and economically expedient involvement of such waste in economic circulation were generated. Methodological approaches to creation of the organisational, legal and economic mechanism of regulating the ASW handling were suggested. The following concepts were formulated: “raw materials from ashes and slag”, “«from ashes and slag”, “recycling of ash and slag waste”. A set of standardization documents and methodical materials necessary for development in the considered sphere is recommended. Measures of the state support, regulation and economic incentives on the ASW recycling into raw and materials and their efficient usage as the needed goods for modern demands of industrial branches and economy sectors.

Conclusions. The scientific research novelty consists in offered by the authors the scientific approach to formation of fundamental strategic methodological principles of the handling ASW as valuable secondary raw materials in the scope of economic legal relations, practical solutions on the effective optimal resolution of the assigned actual ecological and economic problem on the Russian Federation national scale.
Conjugates, Filters and Quantum Mechanics
Authors: Wilce Alexander
Published: July 2019

The Jordan structure of finite-dimensional quantum theory is derived, in a conspicuously easy way, from a few simple postulates concerning abstract probabilistic models (each defined by a set of basic measurements and a convex set of states). The key assumption is that each systemAcan be paired with an isomorphicconjugatesystem,A¯, by means of a non-signaling bipartite stateηAperfectly and uniformly correlating each basic measurement onAwith its counterpart onA¯. In the case of a quantum-mechanical system associated with a complex Hilbert spaceH, the conjugate system is that associated with the conjugate Hilbert spaceH, andηAcorresponds to the standard maximally entangled EPR state onH⊗H¯. A second ingredient is the notion of areversible filter, that is, a probabilistically reversible process that independently attenuates the sensitivity of detectors associated with a measurement. In addition to offering more flexibility than most existing reconstructions of finite-dimensional quantum theory, the approach taken here has the advantage of not relying on any form of the ``no restriction" hypothesis. That is, it is not assumed that arbitrary effects are physically measurable, nor that arbitrary families of physically measurable effects summing to the unit effect, represent physically accessible observables. (An appendix shows how a version of Hardy's ``subpace axiom" can replace several assumptions native to this paper, although at the cost of disallowing superselection rules.)
CRITICAL FREQUENCY OF FLICKER MERGING AND VISUAL POTENTIALS UNDER COMPUTER LOAD
Authors: Akhmadeev R. R. , Timerbulatov I. F. , Koshelev D. I. , Evtushenko E. M. , Timerbulatova M. F.
Published: July 2019

The urgency of the development and improvement of methods for studying the functional state of users of computer technology is growing in parallel with the growth of their negative impact on the main targets - visual and neuropsychic functions. Therefore, the aim of the study was to study the processes of perception of rhythmic light incentives and induced electrical activity of the visual cortex during a computer load. The study was conducted with the participation of clinically healthy students ( n = 182), who determined the critical fusion frequency of flashes and recorded rhythmic cortical evoked visual potentials during a computer-assisted visual load. To assess the nature and duration of use of computer students, as well as determining the presence and severity of computer dependency, a survey was conducted. Various types of perception of light flashes and changes in the rhythm assimilation reaction under the influence of a computer load are revealed. The data are discussed taking into account the rhythmic processes of the brain. A conclusion is drawn about the weakened, stable and strengthened types of response of oscillatory neural mechanisms to computer visual loads.
Dynamics of Representations about Moral Person in Sakha Adolescents (2002-2017)
Authors: Eliseeva Natalia D.
Published: July 2019

High rates of social and economic changes actualize the problem of morality in modern society. Currently, the psychology of morality has taken shape in a separate scientific research area. The study of the problem of morality in the framework of its cultural understanding, the analysis of the dynamics of ideas about the morality within the culture is of particular relevance. The aim of the current research is to study the dynamics of the implicit representations of the Sakha adolescents about a moral person in the period from 2002 to 2017. It was assumed that there had been no significant changes in the implicit representations for 15 years. In total, 522 people took part in the study, including the preparatory stage. The samples of the first (2002) and second (2017) sections were equalized by gender and age (112 adolescents 14-17 years old, including 49 boys, 63 girls). The study was conducted in the same localities of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The method proposed by the Japanese researchers H. Azuma and K. Kashiwagi, the original questionnaire compiled on the basis of descriptors of the studied culture, was used for the diagnosis. In addition, for a qualitative study of the implicit representations, the analysis of actions that prove the morality of the described person was carried out. The results were processed using factor and content analysis. It has been established that the most stable are implicit ideas about mutual aid and support, respect for the social and natural world, the importance of traditions and the preservation of the “culture of silence”. It is assumed that the family plays an important role in maintaining the stability of moral values. The differences are manifested in the fact that in the content characteristics of the implicit representations the emphasis is shifting from the peculiarities of the interaction with the outside world to the manifestation of personal qualities.
Perception of Importance of Emotional Support under Stress and Characteristics of Individual’s Social Network
Authors: Kryukova Tatyana L. , Aripova Anastasia O.
Published: July 2019

The article gives the concept of emotional support as a social support component shown in stress and coping problem field; it focuses on the problem of relations between the socio-psychological traits of one’s social network and the value of emotional support. The goal is to confirm the interplay between a person’s social network while under stress with situations of different complexity levels. It is assumed that there is a connection between the social and psychological qualities of the network with stressful situations of high and medium levels of emotional complexity. The study involves 196 men and women (17-60 years old; average age - 37 years old, SD = 12.5). Among the methods there is authors’ questionnaire and the G. Perry’ Social Network technique (1990). The results show that there are relationships between the qualities of a person’s social network (breadth, structure) and its estimates of the value of emotional support in stressful situations of medium and high levels of emotional difficulty. It has been found that the emotional support is most important from people from the social network of the personality in the situations of loss, and the least important in the following situations: “reconciliation of spouses”, “end of loan payments” and others. If a person has many friends included into their social network, they value less emotional support in situations of “birth of a child” and “personal success”. People appreciate the importance of the emotional support more if they receive it from their spouse in the situation of “dismissal from work”; from the colleagues the emotional support is the most important in the situations of “dismissal” and “change of position”. At the same time, the statistically significant associations of the social and psychological qualities of the social network and the value of support for an individual in everyday life/emotionally simple situations have not been revealed.
My Scientific Supervisor - GM: to the 95th Anniversary of G.M. Andreeva
Authors: Bovina Inna B.
Published: July 2019

The article is devoted to the 95th birthday of Galina M. Andreeva, an outstanding scientist, a wonderful, bright personality. Memories about the scientific supervisor brings back to the 90s of the last century, when students were lucky enough to listen to lectures of G.M. Andreeva on social psychology, history of western social psychology (shared with N.N. Bogomolova and L.A. Petrovskaya) and psychology of social cognition. Readers can easily imagine the founder of the Social Psychology Department at the Faculty of Psychology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. A person with an outstanding life, that could hardly have been imagined otherwise: a voluntary participation in the WW2, studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, the rebirth of sociology in Russia, the foundation of the Department of Social Psychology, and many generations of social psychologists.
Kewenangan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam Penataan Ruang Terbuka Hijau untuk Mewujudkan Kota Jambi Sebagai Green City
Authors: Amir Latifah , Budhiartie Arrie , Noviades Dhil’s
Published: July 2019

Dengan disyahkannya UU No 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintah Daerah sebagai pengganti UU No 32 Tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintah Daerah semua ketentuan yang berlaku dalam UU No 32 Tahun 2004 tidak berlaku  lagi dengan berlakunya UU No 23 Tahun 2014. Dalam pelaksananan otonomi daerah diserahkan kepada daerah. Dalam pengelolaan dan penataan ruang  daerah, harus berpedoman kepada peraturan perundang undangan tingkat nasional yang mengatur  tata ruang yang sudah dituangkan dalam bentuk UU. Dan setiap daerah baik provinsi kota dan kanupaten mempunyai peraturan sendiri dalam penata ruang daerahnya yang harus berpedoman kepada peraturan yang lebih tinggi. Dalam penataan ruang daerah harus ada singkronisasi antara tata ruang nasional,provinsi dan kota. Dalam membuat rencana tata ruang wilayah bahwa daerah perkotaan harus menyediakan lahan untuk ruang terbuka hijau 30 %, 20 % untuk Ruang Terbuka Hijau public dan 10 % untuk ruang terbuka hijau privat. Hal ini harus dikelola oleh pemerintah daerah. Penelitian ini membahas penataan Ruang Terbuka Hijau, dan akan melihat kebijakan dan kewenangan pemerintah dalam penataan ruang terbuka hijau. Bentuk penelitian adalah yuridis empiris dengan pendekatan deskriptif kwalitatif. Dari hasil penelitian diharapkan bsa memberikan masukan kepada pemerintah daerah kebijakan yang harus dilakukan untuk u menata ruang terbuka hijau dalam menuju Kota Jambi menjadi Green City.
Kewenangan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam PengelolaanPertambangan Mineral dan Batubara Untuk Tata Kelola Pemerintahan Yang Baik
Authors: Satoto Sukamto , Nasution Bahder Johan
Published: July 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk Kewenangan pemerintah daerah dalam pengelolaan pertambangan mineral dan batubara menurut UU No. 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah dan Pengelolaan Pertambangan Mineral dan Batu Bara dan Hubungannya dengan Tata Kelola Pemerintahan yang Baik. Mengingat tidak adanya lagi kedudukan pemerintah daerah yang mengakibatkan tidak adanya fungsi pengawasan, pembinaan dan pengendalian dari dampak-dampak negatif pascatambang seperti pengrusakan ekosistem daerah tambang. Oleh karenanya, penting bagi pemerintah daerah untuk mengetahui kewenangannya dalam pengelolaan pertambangan dan mineral untuk tata kelola pemerintahan yang lebih baik.
The new Australian system of corporate governance: Board governance and company performance in a changing corporate governance environment
Authors: Rix Mark
Published: July 2019

This paper investigates the changing duties and responsibilities of boards and directors of Australian public companies. The corporate governance environment in Australia is currently going through a period of significant transformation raising the question of whether in this fluid and shifting environment company and board performance can still be assessed largely on the basis of profit, share price and dividends generated over the short term. These almost certainly will continue for some time to be the key metrics of company and board performance and it is hard to see how it could be otherwise. Nevertheless, a growing chorus of influential stakeholders is calling for the introduction of a more balanced and comprehensive suite of performance indicators that better reflect the realities of corporate governance early in the Twenty-first Century. The paper examines how these stakeholders are reshaping corporate governance in Australia and also calling for a reconsideration of the way in which performance is assessed.
Lärarens arbete mot utveckling av generiska färdigheter och variation i teknikvetenskaplig utbildning genom relationsskapande åtgärder
Authors: Leijon Jennifer , Boström Cecilia
Published: July 2019

För att upprätthålla en god pedagogisk nivå inom vissa utbildningsområden av teknikvetenskaper krävs steg mot förändring och nytänkande. Ett av de generella problemen inom teknikvetenskaper är behovet av att utbilda ingenjörer som även har generiska eller mjuka färdigheter för att möta dagens samhällsutmaningar, men att ingenjörsundervisning i stort främst odlar studenternas hårda färdigheter. I denna text diskuteras hur universitetslärare inom ingenjörsområden kan reflektera kring utveckling av generiska färdigheter med små medel och utifrån tankar kring mellanmänskligt relationsskapande. För att beskriva hur förändringsarbetet kan se ut genomförs en fallstudie av räknelektioner under kursen Kraftelektronik, 5 hp, som ges på avancerad nivå vid Uppsala universitet. Efter förändringsarbetet var en högre andel studenter ganska eller mycket nöjda med kraftelektronikkursen, och fler blev även godkända vid ordinarie tentamen än året innan. Dock uppfattade vissa studenter de nya lektionerna som sämre och mer ostrukturerade än andra lektioner. Materialet är indelat i olika kategorier som kan kopplas till övriga mellanmänskliga relationer och mjuka värden för att kontrastera mot en bild av hårda matematik- eller teknikstudier och för att inspirera till ett verkligt förändringsarbete.
Effect of Mushroom Spent Empty Fruit Bunch (FEB) Supplement on physicochemical Properties of a Biofertilizer named Organonitrofos
Authors: Triyono Sugeng , Haryanto Agus , Dermiyati Dermiyati , Lumbanraja Jamalam
Published: July 2019

This research aims to elaborate characteristics of an organic fertilizer, named as “Organonitrofos”, produced from agricultural wastes supplemented with spent mushroom substrate (SMS) made from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB). The EFB was formerly used as straw mushroom medium.  Research was carried out in two stages of experiment. In the first experiment, The SMS was taken from an experiment of mushroom production, where effect of size reduction and composting duration of EFB on the mushroom production was investigated. The SMS was mixed with other materials (1:1), which is normally used as the raw materials of Organonitrofos, and was composted.  In the second experiment, the SMS was taken from other experiment of mushroom production where effect of inorganic and organic fertilizer supplements on the straw mushroom production was investigated.  The second experiment was carried out using the same procedure as in the first experiment. Physicochemical property of resulted Organonitrofos was evaluated and compared to other predecessors of Organonitrofos.  Results showed some noticeable changes of physicochemical properties.
Application of USLE and GIS to predict erosion loss at Brantas Watershed
Authors: Indarto Indarto
Published: July 2019

Erosion processes are still the dominant factor affecting land degradation. The rapid calculation of erosion loss is urgently required for conservation planning and management at the watershed level. This paper is reporting the use of USLE method and GIS at Brantas Watershed. The digital layer data of rainfall from 2005 to 2014, soil types, land use, and DEM (from ASTER GDEM2) were used as the main input. The research procedures consist of (1) data inventory dan preparation, (2) calculation of the erosion factors (R, K, LS, CP), and (3) calculation and classification of the erosion hazard. The erosivity factor (R) is calculated from the analysis of annual rainfall data. The erodibility factor (K) is obtained using analysis of soil type map. The length and slope factor (LS) is calculated from the DEM and Soil layer data. The crop cover and conservation activities (CP) is interpreted from RBI maps year 2014. The results showed that the erosion hazard in Brantas Watershed dominated by very low with predominantly the erosion yield of 0,96 ton/ha/year. Thus required conservation and watershed management activities to prevent an increase erosion hazard in the Brantas Watershed.Keywords: erosion yield, USLE, GIS, Brantas, Watershed
An assessment of decision to change lifestyle in cardiovascular patients after hospitalization
Authors: Makar Anita , Pukljak Iričanin Zrinka , Pavić Jadranka
Published: July 2019

The aim of this study was to examine the lifestyle of cardiovascular patients with different diagnoses, as well as the willingness to change lifestyle after hospitalization. These results can significantly influence everyday nursing practice during rehabilitation and education of cardiovascular patients and increase motivation to change risk behavior.
The participants of the study were the patients at the Cardiology Department of the Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice (N=70). In assessing their lifestyle before the hospitalization most participants agreed with the statements „I was often tense, angry or concerned about the events in the society“ and „I was often tense, angry or worried while following the media“. Rural participants compared to those from urban areas estimated their lifestyle before hospitalization statistically as more risky. Most participants decided to change their lifestyle compared to the habits they had before hospitalization. They mostly agree with the statements related to the decision of reducing cigarette consumption and walking more. Older participants brought significantly less decisions of changing lifestyle after hospitalization. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in the decision to change lifestyle in terms of gender, work activity and professional occupation. Participants with arrhythmia had a statistically significant higher value of lifestyle change compared to those who had myocardial infarction and hypertension. Participants with bypass had a statistically significant higher value of decision to change lifestyle compared to those who were hospitalized because of arrhythmia. These results are useful for identifying groups of patients where nurses need to make additional efforts to encourage motivation to change risky lifestyle.
Nurse perception of nursing handover at the University Clinical Hospital in Zagreb
Authors: Režić Slađana
Published: July 2019

Introduction. Nursing handover refers to communication occurring between
two shifts of nurses with the specific purpose of handing over information about patients under the nurses’ care. Several styles of nursing handover exist, whereas in Croatia written handover is legally required.

Aim. The aim of the study was to examine nurses’ perception of the nursing handover: whether nursing handover improves patient safety, whether the content of the handover influences the quality of nursing care and whether the handover is important for continuity of nursing care. The aim was also to determine how the nursing handover is performed, how long it takes and whether written instructions are necessary for the nursing handover.

Methods. The study was conducted between 1 October 2017 and 30 October 2017. The study was conducted on the basis of a questionnaire made specifically for this purpose. The questionnaire consisted of 14 questions. The first part of the questionnaire referred to the participants’ demographic data: years of service, age, gender, education
level, workplace; the second part of the questionnaire referred to nurses’ perception of the nursing handover.

Results. The questionnaire was filled in by 295 nurses. Out of this number, 40 were male and 255 female nurses. The majority of participants
finished secondary education and have been working between 11 and 20 years. In most cases, nursing handover is recorded in electronic written
form and also at the patient’s bedside. Over 90% of participants feel that the handover contributes to improved patient safety and quality of care.

Conclusion. Nursing handover is recorded in electronic written form, as well as at the patient’s bedside on all wards that participated in the study. This form of handover ensures better continuity of care, improves
patient safety and reduces loss of vital information. The need to draw up written instructions for the nursing handover was determined.
HAMBATAN PERAWAT DALAM PELAKSANAAN STANDARD PRECAUTIONS DI INSTALASI GAWAT DARURAT RSUD SUMEDANG
Authors: Pranita Dina , Mediawati Ati Surya , Mirwanti Ristina
Published: July 2019

Standard precautions is an action to prevent infection in any cases of medical treatment toward patients. However, some studies have shown that the implementation of standard precautions has not been optimal due to the barriers perceived by nurses. This study aimed to identify the barriers perceived by nurses in the implementation of standard precautions. Descriptive-quantitative method was used with cross-sectional approach in 37 nurses in General Hospital Emergency Department by using total sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaires consisting of 48 statements, including five action of standard precautions (hand hygiene, use of PPEs, safe injection, environmental disinfection, and respiratory hygiene practices/ethics of cough and sneezing) and have been through the content and face validity test. The data were analyzed by using frequency distribution and presented in percentage.  The results showed that there were some barriers perceived by nurses on standard precautions action. The most perceived barriers are limited PPEs equipment (45.9%), equipment that irritates the skin on hand hygiene (37.8%), increased number of patients in environmental disinfection (32.4%), limited support and supervision in the implementations of standard precautions for safe injection (16.2%), and equipment limitations on respiratory hygiene practices/ethics of cough and sneezing (10.8%). Based on this research, the hospital should strengthen the function properly and regularly to overcome some equipment, seek hand hygiene equipment containing emollient/moisturizers and alcohol type hand rub n-propanol to overcome skin irritation, and pay attention to the study of the ratio of nurses and patients to safe working practices. In addition, the hospital should create a practice program, socialize rewards or penalties to improve it in standard precautions.
Ética colectivista, confucianismo, tradicionalismo y patriarcado en la era del kôreika shakai: la familia según Yasujirô Ozu y Yôji Yamada
Authors: Tello Díaz Lucía
Published: July 2019

La idiosincrasia y la cultura japonesas han configurado una de las sociedades con mayor arraigo en la ética colectivista. Fundamentada en preceptos confucionistas y en leyes como el Código Civil Meiji (1898), aspectos como el patriarcado, la reverencia a la vejez, la piedad filial, el reparto de roles y la honorabilidad del primogénito han sido claves en la relación intrafamiliar. En el contexto del kôreika shakai [sociedad de viejos], estos criterios se han transformado en una ética individualista que se ha visto reflejada en el cine. Este artículo muestra la evolución del concepto de familia desde Cuentos de Tokio de Yasujirô Ozu, hasta las reformulaciones de Yôji Yamada en Una familia de Tokio, Maravillosa familia de Tokio, Verano de una familia de Tokio y Tsuma yo bara no yô ni: Kazoku wa tsuraiyo III [Maravillosa familia de Tokio 3]. Se muestra cómo se retrata en estas películas el nuevo modelo social y qué elementos han sido modificados a través de los años.
K. W. Harrow (Ed.). (2017). African filmmaking: Five formations. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. 301 pp.
Authors: L. Rosenberg Aaron
Published: July 2019

K. W. Harrow (Ed.). (2017). African filmmaking: Five formations. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. 301 pp.
Real-World Driving Cycle: Case Study of Baqubah, Iraq
Authors: Ahmed Al-Samari
Published: July 2019

This work presents a new real world driving cycle for Baqubah city, Iraq. The crucial factor for estimation of fuel consumption and emissions is the driving cycle. The suggested method is to generate microtrips, which calculated from real world driving cycle data and then choose the most frequent of them. The constructed driving cycle (1052 seconds) compared with some standards driving cycle including New York, federal test procedure, urban dynamometer driving schedule, united states, Japan and European driving cycle (NY, FTPCOL, UDDS, US06, JPN, and EUDC) light vehicle driving cycles. The parameters such as acceleration, deceleration, and idle percentage are presented to give an initial impression about this driving cycle. The results for these parameters for Baqubah driving cycle were 50.34%, 48.52%, and 25.61% respectively. Moreover, the average speed of Baqubah driving cycle was 21.63 km/h (13.45 mph). These results give strong encouragement considering hybrid electric vehicles for Baqubah city.
АНАЛИЗ И ОПТИМИЗАЦИЯ МОДЕЛЕЙ БИЗНЕС-ПРОЦЕССОВ В НОТАЦИЯХ EPC И BPMN
Authors: Kopp Andrii , Orlovskyi Dmytro
Published: July 2019

Актуальность темы исследования. В настоящее время процессное управление является одной из наиболее популярных управленческих концепций. Основой данной концепции является моделирование бизнес-процессов, целью которого является документирование деятельности предприятия с использованием графических моделей бизнеспроцессов, построенных при помощи различных нотаций моделирования.
Постановка проблемы. Организация коллекции моделей бизнес-процессов открывает возможности для их повторного использования при проектировании и совершенствовании бизнес-процессов предприятия. Поэтому возникает необходимость поддержки корректности и согласованности моделей бизнес-процессов, накапливаемых в репозитории предприятия.
Анализ последних исследований и публикаций. Были рассмотрены последние публикации в открытом доступе, включая существующие формальные методы, основанные на представлении моделей бизнес-процессов в виде связных ориентированных графов и использовании различных метрик, а также соответствующих им пороговых значений.
Выделение неисследованных частей общей проблемы. Существующие формальные методы позволяют предположить о наличии ошибок, но не позволяют определить их количество и местонахождение в модели бизнес-процесса.
Постановка задачи. Разработка метода анализа и совершенствования структуры потока управления бизнеспроцессов.
Изложение основного материала. Определены основные ошибки, которые могут возникать при формировании структуры потока управления бизнес-процесса. Предложен коэффициент, позволяющий определить наличие и количество ошибок, а также оптимизационная задача, решение которой позволяет сформировать рекомендации по совершенствованию модели бизнес-процесса. Для проверки работоспособности метода была выполнена его программная реализация, проанализированы модели бизнес-процессов в различных нотациях моделирования.
Выводы в соответствии со статьей. Предложенный метод позволяет определить наличие и количество обнаруженных ошибок, местонахождение ошибок в модели бизнес-процесса с целью их последующего устранения.
DESIGN OF PUCK COLLECTING ROBOT
Authors: Kelemen Michal
Published: July 2019

Urgency of the research. There is a need for service robots for cleaning, cutting the grass, vacuum cleaners, waste collectors etc. Service robots also can help with dangerous application like mine removing or inspection of dangerous places.
Target setting. Puck collecting robot is designed for collecting of wood pucks in arena and bringing to home position.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Other similar task is collecting of products on production line in factory. Next possible application is collecting of any fruits or vegetable on plantation.
Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The questions of the design of waste collecting robots are uninvestigated, because the next research will be focused to this.
The research objective. Puck collecting competition is based on collecting of pucks of selected colour and bringing to home position of the same colour. Two wheeled concept of the robot with differentially driven wheels has been selected for high manoeuvrability on small place.
The statement of basic materials. Locomotion System structure consist of undercarriage with two geared DC motors with rubber wheels with diameter 110 mm controlled via using of locomotion microcontroller. Puck collecting system includes mechanical collector with puck color sensor, home base color sensor, puck sorter and puck handling microcontroller.
Conclusions. Key role of the solved robotic project is obtaining of practical experiences from the robot design and building. Robot developing is as perfect example of practical exercises. The robot is also designed as didactic tool for students training. The task of this mobile robot is similar to application in industry.
Educação ambiental e sua aplicabilidade no ambiente escolar
Authors: Marvila Nilziane Costa , Guisso Luana Frigulha
Published: July 2019

Objetivo: Revisar na literatura científica a educação ambiental e o espaço escolar como processo de formação do individuo, e assim compreender a forma de inserção da educação ambiental no ambiente formal. Métodos: A pesquisa é de cunho qualitativo, pois tende a averiguar as informações de acordo com a realidade analisada, trata-se de uma revisão de literatura, pois a metodologia teve como princípio a pesquisa bibliográfica. Resultados: Observou-se que é necessário constituir uma Educação Ambiental permanente, desde o ensino infantil até o ensino superior. A escola é preponderante neste processo e também a participação da comunidade para, por conseguinte, possibilitar o desenvolvimento dos educandos, bem como das habilidades e atitudes deles e de seus familiares. Considerações Finais: A educação ambiental deve reorientar e articular diversas disciplinas e experiências educativas que facilitem a visão integrada do meio ambiente, proporcionando vinculação mais estreita entre os processos educativos e a realidade.
Análise das internações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária à saúde no município de Conceição do Araguaia-Pará
Authors: Vale Camila Carvalho , Pirez Thopázio Gabrielle , Jesus Andrielly Gomes de , Gomes Helierson , Lima Ana Paula Miranda
Published: July 2019

Objetivo: Analisar o perfil das internações por condições sensíveis à atenção primária (ICSAP) no município de Conceição do Araguaia no estado do Pará, no período de 2008 a 2015. Métodos: Estudo quantiqualitavivo descritivo de dados secundários, tendo como variáveis estudadas: a cobertura da atenção primária à saúde, as internações por condições sensíveis a atenção primária à saúde, descritas na portaria nº 221/2008 com maior acometimento no período estudado. Resultados: Dentre as internações por condições sensíveis a atenção primária estudadas, as de maior ocorrência foram representadas pelo grupo de diagnóstico - doenças infecciosas e parasitárias total 4491 casos, seguido por pneumonia 3152 casos. Entre as doenças crônicas, a maior concentração de casos foram a insuficiência cardíaca 1849 casos seguido pelo acidente vascular cerebral não específico com 715. Conclusão: Após análise pode-se constatar que ambas as variáveis mostraram comportamento predominantemente ascendente, ou seja, a medida em que se teve o aumento da média da cobertura da APS, obteve-se acréscimo no acometimento das ICSAP. É importante para os gestores essa avaliação como um auxílio para o conhecimento sobre os problemas e necessidades de saúde do município como também a implementação de ações que objetivem maior resolubilidade e qualidade nos serviços oferecidos