bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Efficacy of the Ascure Smoking Cessation Program: Retrospective Study (Preprint)
Authors: Kato Ayaka , Tanigawa Tomoyuki , Satake Kohta , Nomura Akihiro
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND

Smoking cessation helps extend a healthy life span and reduces medical expenses. However, the standard 12-week smoking cessation program in Japan has several notable problems. First, only 30% of participants complete this program. Second, participants may choose not to participate unless they have a strong motivation to quit smoking, such as health problems. Third, the program does not provide enough support during the period between clinical visits and after 12 weeks.

OBJECTIVE

This study examined the efficacy of the 24-week ascure program to address the problems of accessibility and continuous support. The program combines online mentoring, over-the-counter pharmacotherapy, and a smartphone app.

METHODS

Using a retrospective study design, we investigated data for 177 adult smokers who were enrolled in the ascure smoking cessation program between August 2017 and August 2018. The primary outcomes were continuous abstinence rates (CARs) during weeks 9-12 and weeks 21-24. To confirm smoking status, we performed salivary cotinine testing at weeks 12 and 24. We also evaluated the program adherence rate. Finally, we performed exploratory analysis to determine the factors associated with continuous abstinence at weeks 21-24 to provide insights for assisting with long-term continuous abstinence.

RESULTS

The CARs of all participants for weeks 9-12 and weeks 21-24 were 48.6% (95% CI 41.2-56.0) and 47.5% (95% CI 40.0-54.8), respectively. Program adherence rates were relatively high throughout (72% at week 12 and 60% at week 24). In the analysis of the factors related to the CAR at weeks 21-24, the number of entries in the app’s digital diary and number of educational videos watched during the first 12 weeks were significant factors.

CONCLUSIONS

The ascure program achieved favorable CARs, and participants showed high adherence. Proactive usage of the smartphone app may help contribute to smoking cessation success in the long-term.
QSICPM: A Novel Quantitative Semantic Interaction Calculation Prediction Method for Drug Repositioning Based on Biomedical Literature Semantic Data (Preprint)
Authors: Rao Guozheng , Gao Jinhe , Li Zhang , Cong Qing , Feng Zhiyong
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND

The process of developing new drugs is very tortuous. Bringing new drugs to the market requires billions of dollars in investment, which takes an average of about 13-15 years. In order to overcome these difficulties, more and more companies and pharmaceutical companies have begun to adopt the strategy of “repositioning drugs” instead of new drug development.

OBJECTIVE

Traditional drug repositioning methods often focus on relationships between entities, ignoring the semantic component of relationships. Therefore, we propose a new drug repositioning method to calculate the impact of pathogenic entities on disease mechanisms by quantifying semantic interactions.

METHODS

The QSICPM proposed in this paper divides the relevant interactions into three quantitative calculation layers based on the cause of disease. Representing interactions between the same type of pathogenic entities, interactions between different types of pathogenic entities, and pathogenic entity – drug interactions, respectively. QSICPM calculates the influence of drugs on the disease mechanism by utilizing the positive semantic relationships in each layer of the quantitative calculation process. And the gene prioritization sorting method and protein prioritization sorting method are proposed to sort the calculation results. The higher the ranking of the drugs in the results, the more likely the drug becomes an effective drug for the disease.

RESULTS

We used QSICPM to perform drug repositioning experiments on Parkinson's disease, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. The experimental results predicted 881 potential drugs or pharmacological substances for PD disease, 830 potential drugs or pharmacological substances for BC disease, and 1180 potential drugs or pharmacological substances for AD disease. What’s more, the result set was sorted according to gene prioritization sorting and protein prioritization sorting. In the top 25 parts of the ranking, the average precision of the three results reached 68%, 75%, and 64%, respectively. The accuracy and applicability of QSICPM were verified.

CONCLUSIONS

This paper proposes a new research method for drug repositioning based on semantic relationship quantitative calculation. The performance of the QSICPM method was verified by drug repositioning experiments for Parkinson's disease, Breast cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. The results prove that QSICPM is a drug repositioning method with strong prediction precision and wide applicability.
Nurse-Physician Communication Team Training in Virtual Reality Versus Live Simulations: Randomized Controlled Trial on Team Communication and Teamwork Attitudes (Preprint)
Authors: Liaw Sok Ying , Ooi Sim Win , Rusli Khairul Dzakirin Bin , Lau Tang Ching , Tam Wilson Wai San , Chua Wei Ling
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND

Interprofessional team training is needed to improve nurse-physician communication skills that are lacking in clinical practice. Using simulations has proven to be an effective learning approach for team training. Yet, it has logistical constraints that call for the exploration of virtual environments in delivering team training.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate a team training program using virtual reality vs conventional live simulations on medical and nursing students’ communication skill performances and teamwork attitudes.

METHODS

In June 2018, the authors implemented nurse-physician communication team training using communication tools. A randomized controlled trial study was conducted with 120 undergraduate medical and nursing students who were randomly assigned to undertake team training using virtual reality or live simulations. The participants from both groups were tested on their communication performances through team-based simulation assessments. Their teamwork attitudes were evaluated using interprofessional attitude surveys that were administered before, immediately after, and 2 months after the study interventions.

RESULTS

The team-based simulation assessment revealed no significant differences in the communication performance posttest scores (P=.29) between the virtual and simulation groups. Both groups reported significant increases in the interprofessional attitudes posttest scores from the baseline scores, with no significant differences found between the groups over the 3 time points.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study outcomes did not show an inferiority of team training using virtual reality when compared with live simulations, which supports the potential use of virtual reality to substitute conventional simulations for communication team training. Future studies can leverage the use of artificial intelligence technology in virtual reality to replace costly human-controlled facilitators to achieve better scalability and sustainability of team-based training in interprofessional education.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04330924; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04330924
Marital Quality: A Conceptual Review
Authors: Nurhayati Siti Rohmah , Faturochman Faturochman , Helmi Avin Fadilla
Published: December 2019

The quality of marriage gain the attention of researchers for a long time. Various studies have been done, by placing the marital quality as an independent variable or dependent variable. Although research on marital quality has been done for a long time with a wide range of variables, conceptually, the results are not quite satisfactory. This article aimed to describe literature review on the concept of marital quality. The literature search results define quality of marriage as the level of excellence in marriage based on certain characteristics. These particular characteristics or criteria may vary from region to region. The criteria for the quality of marriage may also differ from one period to another. The dimensions of marital quality vary widely, which can be distinguished into intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions. Meanwhile, factors affecting the quality of marriage are differentiated into internal factors and factors related to the conjugal relationships.
Rancangan Eksperimen-Kuasi
Authors: Hastjarjo T Dicky
Published: December 2019

Many studies in master psychology and professional psychology study programs used quasi-experimental methods, but there was no reference regarding quasi-experiments written in Indonesian. This article will fill in the blanks on reference to quasi-experimental methods. The article explains quasi-experimental design or non-randomized experimental design. According to Campbell quasi experimental design is divided into four types, namely (a) quasi-experimental design without control group or pretest, b) quasi experimental design with control group and pretest, c) time series design, and d) regression discontinuity design. Each type was broken down into a more specific design.
Membangun Konsep Organisasi Autentik. Kajian Metaetnografi
Authors: Budiharto Sus , Himam Fathul , Riyono Bagus , Fahmi Arief
Published: December 2019

Facing the “VUCA world” (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity), organizations need strategies to sustain and to keep growing. The aim of this research is to constructing authentic organization as alternative concept for organizations in coping with those rapid changes. However, the concept of authentic organization has not been solid yet. This researchexplores as well as builds the concept of authentic organization. Using seven steps of meta-ethnography approach for 33 relevant articles, this study offers two main findings: The first is the definition of authentic organization and the second is Truthfulness, Resilience, Uncertainty friendly, and Eminence (“TRUE”) as the factors of authentic organization.
Counseling as a Method of Psychological Reconciliation for Victims of Dating Violence
Authors: Kristoper Inosensius Tomi , Wijono Sutarto , Enge Jacob Daan
Published: December 2019

Dating violence (DV) has psychological impacts on the victims such as depression, trauma, anxiety, decreased self-esteem and feeling of resentment. This article aims to rediscuss the process of reconciliation and its relationship to DV victims’ inner peace. The process of psychological reconciliation would help to set the victims free from the shackle of previous abusive dating relationship. Reconciliation is defined as being able to cultivate peace within oneself. Because the victims’ problem lied in the memory of abusive experiences conducted by the violent doer, one of the proposed effective techniques that can be used in psychological reconciliation is counseling for DV victims.
Expedition Oe: A Visual-Storytelling Map on Rote Island’s Lakes
Authors: Laksono Dany
Published: December 2019

Rote Island has long been known as a tourism destination, especially for its beaches and small islands which are well known surfing spots. However, many other aspects of Rote Island, such as its inland waters, left unexplored and are unknown to tourists or stakeholders. The lack of infrastructure is one of the factors causing underdevelopment in these area. This paper reports the outcome of an expedition set to uncover the uniqueness of Rote Island’s tourism potential, especially on its inland waters. The expedition involves researcher from some of Indonesian institutions related to inland waters, such as LAPAN, LIPI, PUPERA, KLHK and KKP to conduct some preliminary research on Rote Island’s saltwater lake. Mobile devices equipped with GIS software were used to obtain data during the survey. Some of the findings including the misleading toponyms found in online sources of the lakes, the biogeophysical condition of the lakes, as well as vegetations and wildlife of the area. The Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina Mccordi) is one of the near-extinct species which habitat needs to be identified and well-preserved, thus tourism should take into account natural preservation in the lakes and its surroundings. Based on the results we suggest that a Geopark should be initialized in and around Rote Island’s lakes. These findings are presented as a storytelling map, both to attract tourism and to emphasize the geospatial aspects of the lakes. A WebGIS is also developed to integrate data from different institutions to aide decision making. The result is geopark4rote.com, which present the storytelling map and WebGIS to be used by tourist and decision makers alike to explore the richness of Rote Island through geospatial data.
On the Orientalism and Neo-Orientalism in Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced: Analysis on the Dynamics of Amir and Emily’s Relationship
Authors: Putri Alyssa Syahmina , Destari Herlin Putri Indah
Published: December 2019

This study analyses the three essential elements of the interracial relationship between Amir and Emily in Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Disgraced. They are: Emily’s painting of Amir, her husband, in the style of Portrait of Juan de Pareja by Diego Velázquez; Emily’s White Saviour Complex; and the violence she suffered in the hands of Amir. The first two parts of the analysis will utilise the combination of Identity Construction theory by Stuart Hall, Edward Said’s Orientalism, and the post 9/11 discourse of neo-Orientalism. The last part of the analysis will foreground the entire elements by utilising Stuart Hall’s theory of Articulation. It will be proved that Amir’s violence is an act of retaliation towards Emily’s domination over the production of his identity through representation and her influence in his crucial decisions concerning his relationship with his family. Emily’s victimisation and the emphasis on Amir’s ‘tribalistic bond’ risk a reductionist neo-Orientalist reading of the text. By acknowledging Emily’s White Saviour Complex, the text can be read as a re-articulation of the neo-Orientalist stereotypes of ‘barbaric brown man’ and ‘free white woman.’
Cooking Method and USDA Quality Grade Affect Consumer Palatability and Flavor of Beef Strip Loin Steaks
Authors: Sepulveda Cesar A. , Garmyn Andrea , Legako Jerrad , Miller Markus F.
Published: December 2019

Consumer sensory analysis (n = 288) was conducted, along with cooking loss, slice shear force (SSF), pressed juice percentage (PJP), and volatile compound analyses, to evaluate the effects of different dry heat cooking methods. Specifically, an electric clamshell grill (CLAM), flat top gas grill (FLAT), charbroiler gas grill (CHAR), and salamander gas broiler (SAL) were used to cook beef strip loin steaks from 4 USDA quality grades [Prime, Top (upper 2/3) Choice, Low (lower 1/3) Choice, and Select)] to determine the palatability. Cooking method and quality grade influenced (P < 0.01) consumer tenderness, juiciness, flavor liking, and overall liking. Steaks cooked on CHAR had greater (P < 0.05) flavor liking and subsequently greater overall liking than any other cooking method. Steaks cooked on FLAT were scored lower for tenderness and juiciness than any other cooking method (P < 0.05), whereas steaks cooked on CLAM had lower (P < 0.05) flavor liking scores than any other cooking method, excluding FLAT. Overall acceptance was greater (P < 0.05) for steaks cooked on CHAR compared to all other cooking methods, regardless of quality grade. Prime samples had greater scores than Low Choice and Select for tenderness, juiciness, flavor liking, and overall liking (P < 0.05), but Prime did not differ from Top Choice for all traits. No main effects or interactions influenced (P > 0.05) SSF or PJP. Both cooking method and quality grade impacted (P < 0.05) the headspace concentration of some volatile compounds in the alcohol, n-aldehyde, Strecker aldehyde, and furan groups. Cooking method also affected all pyrazines, and quality grade had an effect on 1 ketone (P < 0.05). These results indicate cooking method had a significant impact on consumer palatability ratings and objective measures of beef flavor, and those results were consistent across a range of quality grades.
La introducción del vacío en la filosofía de Alain Badiou: sobre la transformación de la cuestión de lo uno y lo múltiple
Authors: Filloy Constanza
Published: December 2019

En el siguiente trabajo exploraré la hipótesis de que la posición singular de Alain Badiou con respecto al problema de lo uno y lo múltiple se basa en la definición del vacío como nombre propio del ser. Propongo que la excepcionalidad del vacío en el proyecto de Badiou posibilita la vinculación del múltiple inconsistente con el texto matemático. En este sentido y una vez que se acepta la comunidad entre matemáticas y ontología, considero el relevo de la filosofía de la enunciación de un discurso acerca del ser como un movimiento que empuja la tarea filosófica hacia un afuera que la constituye como tal: sus condiciones no filosóficas y las verdades que allí figuran.
Profiling students’ environmental care attitudes taught using Sasak Tribe local wisdom-integrated model
Authors: Hunaepi H. , Dewi Ika Nuraini , Sumarjan S.
Published: December 2019

Sasak Tribe possesses unique local wisdom which is potential to be utilized in term of improving students' care attitudes toward the environment. This study aimed at profiling students' evironmental attitudes who were taught using Sasak Tribe local wisdom-integrated model. This descriptive research was designed with a one-shot case study. The sample used in this study was 140 VII graders chosen using random sampling technique. The sample comprised of 3 classes of SMPN 2 Gunung Sari and 3 classes of SMPN 3 Lingsar placed in West Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia. The data analysis technique used was descriptive statistics in term of central tendency. The measured indicators were environmental awareness (EA), developing empathy (DE), and effect handling (EH). The results showed that the students live in suburb area tended to have better environmental care attitudes, in which the mean values were 86.66 (EA), 75.69 (DE), and 42.66 (EH) compared to those who live in urban area in which the mean values were 68.73 (EA), 57.07 (DE), and 30.62 (EH). Based on this findings, further evaluation in several aspects should be done.
Transformation of approaches to the composition of residential house facades in Moscow in the 1930s
Authors: Vasileva Anna V.
Published: December 2019

Introduction. The example of not implemented projects reveals the features of the stages of the formation of the architecture of residential building facades during the 1930s. Despite the considerable attention paid by researchers to various aspects of Soviet residential housing construction, studies on the formation of the architecture of the facades of residential buildings are not presented. Materials and methods. The study applied comparative analysis to the projects, which were not carried out but published in professional journals of the considered period. Results. It is possible to distinguish three stages in the principles of the construction of facade compositions of the houses belonging to the considered period. In the first projects of houses for specialists published in 1932 and 1933, one can identify two main directions of solving the problems of “development of cultural heritage and advanced construction technologies”. For both directions, tiered construction of the composition was typical. The first direction was “quoting” of classical prototypes in relation to the type of apartment building. The second principle of constructing the facade composition for residential buildings was the plastic enrichment and an increase in the number of functional elements inherent in residential architecture. The distinctive feature of the projects of the mid-1930s for both directions was the creation of multitier compositions with an increase in the share of direct use of elements carrying no functional load. Late in the 1930s, houses were transformed from point-to-point construction sites into complexes or parts of mainline ensembles. Both directions gradually mixed into each other due to the replacement of plastic functional elements with decorative ones. Conclusions. Parallelly developing, the approaches to the construction of facade compositions of Moscow residential buildings undergone many transformations during the 1930s. The transformations led from a clear separation of approaches to their almost complete mixing. Stage-by-stage transformation is stipulated by the change in the allocation of new construction sites and by principles of design and construction process organization. Nevertheless, with detailed compositional analysis, one can reveal different approaches to facade architecture formation what suggests that several creative directions are maintained, even under the condition of the directive formation of the unified creative line of Soviet architecture.
La Exposición a la Información en los Países Árabes
Authors: Díez Nicolás Juan , Díez Medrano Javier
Published: December 2019

El objetivo de esta investigación es describir el uso que se hace en los países árabes de las nuevas tecnologías de comunicación, y explicar los factores socio-demográficos y actitudinales que conducen a la utilización de unos medios y no de otros.
Se han testado dos hipótesis: 1) que la homogeneidad lingüística en estos países explica que cada medio de comunicación de un país puede ser consumido en los demás de la región, y 2) que la edad y el nivel educativo de la población son los principales factores que explican el mayor o menor uso de los medios.
Para ello se han utilizado los datos para 13 países árabes incluidos en la sexta oleada de la Encuesta Mundial de Valores, comparados con 59 países del resto del mundo.
El análisis realizado permite no rechazar las hipótesis, y confirmar la validez de la teoría centro-periferia y el índice de posición social.
Mujeres en el sector de las tecnologías, ¿cuestión de competencias?
Authors: Lamolla Laura , González Ramos Ana M.
Published: December 2019

La inclusión de las mujeres en las empresas tecnológicas propone un reto para las sociedades contemporáneas, dada la importancia y valor económico de este sector y la necesidad de aprovechar todo el talento disponible. La persistente menor proporción de mujeres en este ámbito ha generado numerosas teorías y datos con el objetivo de descubrir las claves de esedesajuste. Una de ellas ha sido el supuesto desajuste entre las competencias (de dirección y de tecnología) asociadas a habilidades propias de hombres pero no de mujeres, y las necesidades del mercado laboral tecnológico.Este trabajo utiliza resultados de una encuesta a mujeres empleadas en el sector TIC, centrada en sus competencias, las competencias valoradas en este sector,yla formación para adquirirlas. Los resultados sugieren que las mujeres están suficientemente cualificadas para asumir los retos que presentan estas organizaciones, en cambio, algunas funciones de liderazgo no son claramente identificadas como valorables.
Códigos de barras en mente y bien “arregladas”. La corporeización del neotaylorismo en las cajeras.
Authors: Barranco Oriol
Published: December 2019

Existen muy pocos estudios empíricos sobre el proceso de formación y/o transformación de disposiciones desde el marco analítico de Bourdieu o el cercano de Lahire. El artículo contribuye a paliar este problema con un estudio sobre el proceso de corporeización de la organización del trabajo de las nuevas cajeras de un hipermercado. La cuestión se aborda desde la doble dimensión de análisis de Bourdieu del cuidado corporal y la incorporación de disposiciones. Los datos provienen de una etnografía con observación participante que siguió de cerca la propuesta de “sociología carnal” de Wacquant. El artículo muestra que en el proceso de aprendizaje de las cajeras, que exige su esfuerzo, tienen lugar dos procesos. Primero, una adaptación de disposiciones genéricas que se tenían a las nuevas situaciones del hipermercado. Segundo, una incorporación de nuevas disposiciones específicas gestuales y motrices y la memorización de procedimientos, protocolos y códigos de barras.
Federici, Silvia (2018). El patriarcado del salario. Críticas feministas al marxismo. Madrid: Traficantes de Sueños.
Authors: Medina-Vicent Maria
Published: December 2019

El patriarcado del salario. Críticas feministas al marxismo es ante todo un esfuerzo por recuperar los conceptos del pensamiento de Marx que pueden ayudar al feminismo a seguir articulando sus luchas en un contexto de capitalismo exacerbado. Silvia Federici abre esta reflexión reivindicando algunas ideas clave de la filosofía marxiana: la historia entendida como un proceso de lucha de clases, la concepción de la naturaleza humana como el resultado de las relaciones sociales y el concepto de trabajo humano como la fuente de la acumulación del sistema capitalista. Sin embargo, esta tarea de recuperación implica también señalar uno de los olvidos más importantes de Marx, esto es, el análisis del trabajo de reproducción, un límite que muestra la incapacidad de dicho autor “para ver más allá de la fábrica y entender la reproducción como un área de trabajo (y de trabajo sobre todo femenino)” (p. 16).
Patrimonio cultural europeo digitalizado: Europeana
Authors: Garcia-Moreno Maria Antonia , Hernández-Pérez Tony
Published: December 2019

Se presentan las principales políticas, líneas de actuación, estrategias y marcos de referencia de la Unión Europea respecto a uno de los proyectos más importantes en materia de digitalización del patrimonio cultural europeo: Europeana. Se hace un recorrido por los derechos de autor y las 14 declaraciones de derechos que admite Europeana, y se pone en relación con el uso y reutilización de los objetos digitales. Se presentan los cuatro niveles de publicación que establece el Marco de Publicación de Europeana, así como la Estrategia de Contenidos que da prioridad a la calidad de lo digitalizado, más que a la cantidad, y a las necesidades de los usuarios.
Editorial
Authors: Marcondes Carlos Henrique
Published: December 2019

Dossiê “ELEMENTOS PARAPOLÍTICAS BRASILEIRAS DE ACERVOS DIGITAISEM MEMÓRIA E CULTURA”
Tanggung Jawab Pribadi dalam Kasus Pungutan Liar yang Dilakukan oleh Pegawai Negeri Sipil
Authors: Harahap Nurmalita Ayuningtyas
Published: December 2019

This study analyzes about the responsibilities of civil servants (PNS) who does cases of illegal levies. The problem formulation is why do PNS who does illegal levies will be subject to personal responsibility not job responsibilities. This article concludes that violations of norms committed by PNS will incur legal consequences in the form of responsibility to the injured party. The norms that must be obeyed by civil servants in carrying out their duties are the norms of government (bestuursnorm) and norms of behavior (gedrasnorm). Accountability for violations of government norms will later be directed to government positions, with compensation imposed on agencies, with a touchstone using the principles of legality, principles of specialty, and general principles of good governance. While accountability for violations of the norms of behavior will be addressed to the relevant office holders or civil servants, with a touchstone using maladministration. Illegal levies are included in the category of maladministration, therefore in conducting maladministration which is a violation of the norms of behavior will cause legal consequences in the form of personal responsibility.

Abstrak

Artikel ini membahas tentang tanggung jawab pegawai negeri sipil (PNS) yang melakukan kasus pungutan liar. Permasalahan yang dibahas adalah mengapa PNS yang melakukan pungutan liar dikenakan tanggung jawab pribadi dan bukan tanggung jawab jabatan. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa pelanggaran norma yang dilakukan oleh PNS akan menimbulkan konskuensi hukum berupa tanggung jawab kepada pihak yang dirugikan. Adapun norma yang yang harus dipatuhi pegawai negeri sipil dalam melaksanakan tugasnya adalah norma pemerintahan (bestuursnorm) dan norma perilaku (gedrasnorm). Pertanggungjawaban terhadap pelanggaran norma pemerintahan tersebut nantinya akan ditujukan kepada jabatan pemerintahan, dengan ganti rugi dibebankan kepada instansi, dengan batu uji menggunakan asas legalitas, asas spesialitas, dan asas-asas umum pemerintahan yang baik. Sedangkan pertanggungjawaban terhadap pelanggaran norma perilaku akan ditujukan kepada pemangku jabatan atau PNS yang bersangkutan, dengan batu uji menggunakan maladministrasi. Pungutan liar termasuk dalam kategori perbuatan maladministrasi, oleh karena itu dalam melakukan maladministrasi yang merupakan pelanggaran terhadap norma perilaku akan menimbulkan konsekuensi hukum berupa tanggung jawab pribadi.
PENERAPAN KEBIJAKAN HAKIM BERSERTIFIKAT LINGKUNGAN (PEMENUHAN HAK SPIRITUAL HAKIM DALAM MEWUJUDKAN EKOKRASI DI INDONESIA)
Authors: Spaltani Bita Gadsia
Published: December 2019

Permasalahan lingkungan di Indonesia telah mencapai tahap yang memprihatinkan. Penyelesaian sengketa lingkungan yang masih jauh dari harapan masyarakat salah satu penyebabnya adalah karena bangunan struktur hukum dan budaya hukum yang lemah. Menanggapi hal tersebut, pada tahun 2011, Mahkamah Agung menerbitkan aturan tentang sertifikasi hakim lingkungan. Dalam Surat Keputusan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 134/KMA/SK/IX/2011 mengharuskan perkara lingkungan hidup ditangani oleh hakim yang bersertifikat lingkungan. Seharusnya dengan hadirnya kebijakan ini, perkara lingkungan dapat terselesaikan di ranah litigasi dengan baik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pelaksanaan kebijakan hakim bersertifikat lingkungan dalam penegakan hukum lingkungan di Indonesia dan mendeskripsikan kebijakan hakim bersertifikat lingkungan dalam pemenuhan hak spiritual hakim dalam mewujudkan ekokrasi di Indonesia. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian hukum doktrinal dengan menggunakan pendekatan undang-undang (statute approach) dan juga pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach). Selain itu juga digunakan pendekatan kasus (case approach). Digunakan pula pendekatan secara filosofis dalam mengkaji nilai-nilai baik nilai keadilan, nilai kemanfaatan maupun nilai kepastian hukum yang berkaitan dengan permasalahan yang dikaji. Praktek judicial activism bagi hakim yang bersertifikat lingkungan dalam menyelesaikan perkara lingkungan mutlak diperlukan, yakni mengarah pada pijakan transformatif bagi hakim dalam menyelesaikan sengketa lingkungan dengan perspektif transendental.
Kebijakan Penanganan Pengungsi di Indonesia Perspektif Maqasid al-Syari'ah
Authors: Yulianto Rohmad Adi
Published: December 2019

The problematic of humanism in many countries resulted in a phenomenon of transnational refugee migration. Indonesia is one of a country which has received a massif influx of refugee waves aimed to obtain asylum. This study discussed the policy of handling refugees in Indonesia from the maqasid sharia as perspective. Maqasid sharia, as one of the Islamic law methodological approaches, helped of understanding social phenomena which positioned the interest (maslaha) as the core treatise. This study aimed to explain that the interaction between maqasid sharia as perspective and the development of national regulation, included the regulation in handling refugees, resulted in three models of policy (instructive, integrative, and adaptive). The instructive policy implemented through taqnin model, which is issued by the state authority as a positive norm. An integrative policy implemented through the eclectic model adopted the finest part from both national law and Islamic law. The adaptive policy implemented when important elements of Islamic law affirmed national policy which contained fundamental principles of universal humanism as part of sharia.
Positivisasi Hukum Keluarga Islam sebagai Langkah Pembaharuan Hukum Islam di Indonesia: Kajian Sejarah Politik Hukum Islam
Authors: Ma'rifah Nurul
Published: December 2019

This paper discusses the making Islamic family law a formal law in the perspective of the political history of Islamic law in Indonesia, which cannot be separated from the role of the regime since the beginning of the Old Order era. In this era, the regime showed its alignment with the renewal of Islamic law. However, when the regime was not as firm and tended to be democratic, as it was during the Reformation era, Islamic family law reform tended to be stagnant. On the other hand, the history of Islamic family law renewal also experienced ups and downs because it is affected by political configurations, in which Indonesian Muslims attitudes could be classified into progressive and Islamist groups. Progressive groups try to fight for the renewal of Islamic family law contextually; whereas Islamist groups are more textual in responding to Islamic family law reform.
Study of Empowerment and Satisfaction to Boost Performance of Worker
Authors: Kartika Dita Cucu , Akbar Ma’ruf , Rugaiyah Rugaiyah
Published: December 2019

The objective of this research is to understand the effect of empowerment and job satisfaction toward job performance of lecturer in Majalengka University, West Java comprehensively. A survey method with path analysis techniques was used by applying a questioner as a research instrument. 80 responders were involved by sending their feedback within the questioner. Those responders were decided using simple random sampling among all lecturers that working at the Majalengka University. The data result, analysis, and interpretation reveal that (1) empowerment has a direct positive effect on job performance, (2) job satisfaction has an immediate positive impact on job performance, (3) empowerment has a direct positive impact on job satisfaction.
Solution Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC): Study in Students with Academic Procrastination
Authors: Kurnanto Muhammad Edi
Published: December 2019

This research was motivated by preliminary research findings which show the level of academic procrastination among the students of Islamic Religious Education Department (PAI) of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training (FTIK) of the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Pontianak at 71.88% which is in the high category, even at 8.75% which is in the very high class and the findings of several studies which stated that SFBC effectively overcomes various psychological problems . The research aims to prove the effectiveness of the Treatment Model of Academic Procrastination based on FSBC to reduce the behavior of academic procrastination among students who are writing their undergraduate thesis. In practice, this research used the Research and Development (R&D) approach and the model effectiveness testing, which was is conducted with One Group Pretest-Posttest Experimental Design. The data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using percentages and t-test. The results showed that the outcomes of the pretest-posttest average score decreased by 36.533 (from 231.666 to 195.133). Furthermore, the SFBC Model t-test showed a significance value of 0.00 (less than the alpha value of 0.05). Thus, the SFBC is sufficient to reduce the behavior of academic procrastination among the students of the Department of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) of the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Pontianak.
The Development of Serial Assertive Comics about Reproduction Organs: Prevention Toward Early Child Sexual Abuse
Authors: Yulianti Padmi Dhyah
Published: December 2019

The prevalence of sexual abuse increases annually. The injuries have various impacts, both physical and psychological, for children. There is a need for effort to prevent and to prepare children to avoid sexual abuse. One of them is related to assertive comics with reproduction organs. This research uses the research and development approach done in two years. The first year was done in Central Semarang with subjects involving 28 teachers of preschool to fill the questionnaires, 30 teachers were asked to be in FGD process, and interview for 200 students to find out their initial understanding about sexual abuse, and testing the prototype in a limited trial run using 20 students of kindergarten. The technique of collecting data uses purposive sampling. Based on the findings from 200 students, 39 students have a great understanding of sexual abuse, 130 students with common knowledge, and 31 with deep understanding. Kindergarten students have the best experience in aspects of a safe location to play but have lower perceptions about parts of not to touch the body. Based on FGD results and questionnaires toward the teachers, it is gained result that teachers try to prevent sexual abuse, but from the side of media is still low and less variety. Based on the data, a prototype of assertive serial comics about reproduction organs are arranged as prevention toward early childhood sexual abuse. The suggestion, students with a lower understanding of sexual abuse, need active teachers' involvement in early childhood sexual abuse prevention programs using various media.
VINCULACIÓN CON LA SOCIEDAD APLICADA, PARADIGMA EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR
Authors: León Francisco
Published: December 2019

El documento a continuación, describe como la vinculación con la sociedad aplicada puede convertirse en una herramienta de transformación social muy poderosa, cuando es utilizada de manera acertada. Establece el verdadero significado de un paradigma dentro de la educación superior, para ser replicado más no copiado. La Universidad UTE detectó en su momento la oportunidad de intervenir en un territorio que se vio afectado drásticamente por el sismo en Ecuador, que tuvo lugar en abril del 2016, aquí explotó la situación de manera positiva con el fin de generar un proyecto integral de vinculación con la sociedad que permita la generación de propuestas urbano-arquitectónicas integrales, como modelos de reconstrucción para el territorio afectado. Las metodologías que se utilizaron para desarrollar este proyecto fueron variadas, sin embargo entre las más destacadas tenemos: Cuantitativa, aquí se amplió los datos obtenidos de varias fuentes locales y estatales. Cualitativa, con enfoques subjetivos e individuales a través de la interpretación, observación, relatos y entrevistas propias de la población; y la sintética, con el objetivo de profundizar en los análisis de una forma metódica para alcanzar una compresión total de cada grupo integrante y sus particularidades, con esto se buscó comprender la conducta total integral de la población. Fundamentado en estas metodologías, se logró determinar los componentes y lineamientos que se convertirían en las directrices del proyecto final. El artículo posee conclusiones que se han podido obtener a la fecha actual, demostrando la importancia de contar con principios transformadores de la sociedad desde la academia, a través de individuos que poseen criterios propositivos, respaldando una formación profesional integral sustentada en conocimientos tangibles y plasmados, apuntalados siempre por una investigación científica con una profunda reflexión crítica sobre su práctica.
Effect of Extraction Methods on Chemical and Physical Properties of Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Miller) Polysaccharides Fraction: Liguid Gel and Powders
Authors: Souleymane Traore , Ibourahema Coulibaly , Edith Agbo Adouko , Gbogouri Grodji Albarin , Kouakou Brou , Paquot Michel
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of extraction methods on chemical and physical properties of Aloe vera polysaccharides. The study was conducted on two commercial products: Aloe vera powder and an extract liquid of whole leaf. The kinetics of hydrolysis is carried out on the Aloe vera products. Hot, cold extraction with water and boiled ethanol extraction were carried out to obtain polysaccharide fractions (A1, A2, A3, and A4). The molecular weights of each fraction were determined. Proteins, galacturonic acid and sugars were quantified. Results showed that approximately, 25% of sugars were present in Aloe vera powder. The best extraction method were cold extraction (pH 5.3, 25°C, 4h) which showed the higher extraction yields (69.4±0.1%) in polysaccharide (Poly) A, than other extraction methods. Interestly, results showed a decrease of molecular weights, molecular number, and protein contents from 150 to 30 kDa, from 97 to 29 kDa and from 4.9±0.1 to 0.00% respectively with polysaccharides fractionment methods. Moreover, the total sugar content increases in polysaccharide fraction: 29.2±0.1%, 76.6±0.1% and 93.4±0.4% for Poly A, A1 and A2 respectively. The highest sugar content were observed in Poly A3 ≈ 97.8±1.5% probably glucomannan, with 77.3±6.5% of mannose, 18.7±2.8% of glucose. The data suggest that the fractionment methods could lead to product the purified polysaccharide which could be use for nutritional, biological and medicinal properties.
Impact of Rhizosphereâ€™s Thermal Change on the Development and Production of Hydroponically Grown Cucumber under Controlled Environment
Authors: Al- Rawahy Muthir S. , Al- Rawahy Salem A. , Al-Mulla Yaseen A. , Nadaf Saleem K.
Published: December 2019

The easier and more economical control of root-zone temperature (RZT) as compared to that of other environmental factors such as air temperature could be an effective solution to temperature stress for the crop plants in hydroponics. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of root-zone temperature on the growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants in recirculating hydroponic system under greenhouse of dimension, 9m x 30m during three cropping periods of the year in Oman viz. summer (June-August), fall (September-November) and spring (February-May) during year 2016/2017 at Directorate General Of Agriculture and Livestock Research of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries located at Rumais Barka of Oman. The plants were grown in perlite medium at root-zone cooled temperatures of 22áµ’C, 25áµ’C, 28áµ’C treatments besides the control i.e. root-zone uncooled temperature of 33áµ’C as control treatment. The treatments were arranged in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications. The results indicated that the crop at root-zone temperatures of 22áµ’C and 25áµ’C gave the superior performance in terms of plant height, leaf number, chlorophyll content, leaf area cm2, fruit number/m2, yield in ton per greenhouse (t/gh), fresh and dry weight of shoot and root with significant differences between the treatments in all three periods. Fruit yield varied from 4.5t/gh to 6.4t/gh for root-zone temperature (RZT) and from 4.2 t/gh to 6.8 t/gh for the cropping periods. The higher yields of 6.4 t/gh and 6.4t/gh were found under RZT of 22áµ’C and 25áµ’C, respectively and were significantly higher (p<0.05) than that under control (33áµ’C; 4.5t/gh). In respect of cropping periods, the crop during fall period (February-May) gave higher fruit yield (6.8t/gh) than that during summer period (4.2t/gh). Â Thus the results indicated that cooling of root-zone temperature through nutrient solution is essential during high temperatures of summer (June-August) in Oman.Â
The Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana on Diatraea centrella Larva of Sugarcane in Guyana
Authors: Sukhu Basantie , Subramanian Gomathinayagam , Ansari Abdullah
Published: December 2019

Sugarcane is a highly beneficial crop grown worldwide and is greatly influenced by numerous insect pests. These insect pests have adapted to the diversity of conditions under which sugarcane is grown thus causing a great degree of damage to the crop. These insect pests feed on different parts of the sugarcane. For instance, the early shoot borer attacks the cane before internode formation, while the internode borer feeds after internode formation, the foliar pest feeds on the leaves and some would feed on the rootstalks.Guyana has large areas of land which are free of agricultural chemicals and thus are suitable for organic farming. Organic farming is practiced in Guyana on a small scale. However, crops such as cocoa, pineapple and heart of palm have already been grown organically for export. Similarly, like organic farming, biological control of pests and diseases is also encouraged worldwide. Biological control in agriculture is a method of controlling pests such as insects, weeds and diseases by using natural enemies such as predators, parasites, herbivores, or any other natural mechanisms. In addition, like organic farming biological controls are also ecologically friendly and are very effective. Both approaches (organic farming and biological control) are significant since the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers would be eliminated, thus reducing health issues in the environment and of consumers.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  This research work is on the pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana on the insect pest Diatraea centrella larva of sugarcane in Guyana. The entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, is a promising control agent against many insect pests [1]. Beauveria bassiana is commonly found in soils worldwide and has a host range of over 700 insect species, including insects from the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. Â The research carried out focuses on the effect of Beauveria bassiana spores on Diatraea centrella larva and the rate at which these spores are effective, as well as the target site of infection of these spores on the larva.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  The study conclusively proves that a higher number of Beauveria bassiana spores are more effective on Diatraea centrella larva in a short period of time and the dorsal, ventral and intestinal tissues of the Diatraea centrella larva are more susceptible to the spores of Beauveria bassiana.Â
Effect of Magnetized Water on Some Growth Characteristics of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)
Authors: Saeed Oltaf F. , Mutwali Elnasri M.
Published: December 2019

Two pot experiments were carried out at Faculty of Education, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, to study the effect of magnetized water on some growth characteristics of cowpea. The experiments were set as a completely randomized design with three replications and four treatments. The treatments were water passed through magnetic funnel either, once, two, four or six times, compared with control (tap water). The results indicated significant differences in germination, plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, fresh and dry weight of shoot and root. Results also showed significant difference in chlorophyll content (a and b) and phosphorus and potassium content. Results indicated that magnetized water is an effective method for high yield of cowpea.
Response of Cleome Gynandra to Animal Manure
Authors: Magada Mwarozva Tinashe , Tembo Lovejoy , Mhungu Sommerset , Charachimwe Reason R
Published: December 2019

Low inherent soil fertility and high cost of synthetic fertilizers are some of the factors hindering productivity of indigenous leafy vegetables. Response of Cleome gynandra to cattle, goat and chicken manure was thus evaluated at Horticulture Research Institute, Marondera, Zimbabwe. The field trial was laid out as a Randomized Complete Block Design with seven treatments, replicated three times. Treatment levels comprised application rates of 50t/ha, 30t/ha and 0t/ha for cattle, goat and chicken manures. Results showed significant influence (P<0.05) of manure on germination percentage, growth parameters and leaf yield. Goat manure performed better than cattle and chicken manure with the highest germination, plant height and leaf yield of 100%, 48.2cm and 32.68t/ha respectively. Thus production of C. gynandra using goat manure is recommended for optimum yield. However, further studies under different manure type combinations and the cost benefit analysis of using animal manures for C. gynandra production are also recommended.