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Book Review - Robert Kagan's The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World
Authors: Steinert Douglas
Published: July 2020

In his latest book, The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World, Robert Kagan writes about the role that America’s global military engagement has played in forging and protecting this order. In short, he portrays such engagement as necessary to promote prosperity and calls for its continuation to ensure that liberal values are preserved. The book provides a significant contribution to the analysis of international politics by outlining the historical perspective of America’s role in global politics. Nevertheless, when defending America’s military undertaking, Kagan’s analysis fails to recognize the shortcomings it has had in recent years.
Canada-US Border Realities
Authors: Kumar Priya
Published: July 2020

Amidst considerable program policy implementation and advancement, the struggle between security and border efficiency remains a concern for both the U.S and Canada. Post 9/11 border efficiency has become fused with security – a major challenge for both commercial trade and the movement of respective citizens. This policy paper provides a synthesis of current and future challenges of Canadian-U.S border efficiency. It also provides key recommendations for policy and program implementation, a framework through which post 9/11 border thickening can be controlled.
Mondialisation et violence sexiste
Authors: Moffette David
Published: July 2020

Plusieurs indices laisse supposer l’existence d’un lien entre avancée de la mondialisation capitaliste et augmentation de la violence sexiste. Cet article contribue à la réflexion sur le sujet en présentant le cas des travailleuses domestiques migrantes au Canada.  L’auteur suggère que l’augmentation des inégalités économiques et sociales liées à la mondialisation affecte particulièrement les individus appauvris et les femmes. Dans ce contexte, plusieurs femmes migrent pour travailler dans des conditions précaires, s’exposant ainsi à diverses formes de violence. Présentant la situation de travailleuses migrantes inscrites au « Programme concernant les aides familiaux résidants » (PAFR) du gouvernement canadien, l’auteur soutient que leurs conditions de travail relève de ce qu’il convient d’appeler la « traite de femmes ».
Challenges of War
Authors: Gomez Francisco
Published: July 2020

This policy brief looks at promoting Peasant Reserve Zones (ZRC) as a model for strengthening peasant communities affected by the ongoing-armed conflict in Colombia. It will also consider the direct relationship between violence, land grabs and the systematic implementation of neoliberal policies in the countryside. Likewise, this monopolistic occupation of land represents a delivered attempt to restrict peasant communities from their access to suitable territories and natural resources, often threatening traditional livelihoods. This policy brief highlights the reconfiguration of peasant communities by designing developmental alternatives at ZRC to confront land accumulation dynamics. By providing peasants with control over their territories and natural resources in ZRC the continual development of rural communities in conflict-prone areas will be guaranteed.
La Minería Urbana. Un análisis desde el ordenamiento jurídico en Cuba. Una Apuesta al Desarrollo Sostenible desde la Economía Circular
Authors: Antúnez Sánchez Alcides , Matos Guerra Ilianys , Álvarez Valerino Rosa María
Published: July 2020

La constante innovación tecnológica y la cultura de consumismo hacen que las personas cada vez más quieran sustituir los aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos que utilizan por otros más avanzados, lo cual genera que cada año la basura electrónica incremente. Se busca que los residuos electrónicos, no terminen en un vertedero o incinerador, y que más países se unan al buen manejo y tratamiento final a través de la economía circular. La irrupción de la Revolución Científico Técnica y el proceso de internacionalización y de liberalización mundial, ha sido el suceso que ha originado nuevos desafíos políticos, económicos, culturales y sociales a los Estados. Ha traído consigo de forma lenta los paradigmas que caracterizaban a la sociedad industrial, y han ido cambiando al ritmo que ha marcado las continuas irrupciones en la innovación, apoyadas en la tecnología computacional y en la telemática en la 4ta Revolución Industrial. Surgen nuevos productos, nuevos servicios públicos, nuevos modelos de negocios, nuevas necesidades, nuevos retos que en definitiva cuestionan el formato y las claves competitivas de la industria del futuro, en continua construcción y evolución en un mundo global en el siglo XXI, donde “lo verde vende”.
O EFETIVO DA POLÍCIA MILITAR DE SANTA CATARINA: ANÁLISES E REFLEXÕES
Authors: Trevisan Luis Antonio Pittol , Caneiro Amanda Maciel , Rocha Arlindo Carvalho
Published: July 2020

O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar a evolução do efetivo da PMSC nas últimas duas décadas e meia e apresentar projeções de curto, médio e longo prazos que possibilitem traçar panoramas de gestão e de posicionamento estratégico da Corporação catarinense. O estudo é analítico quantitativo, valendo-se de ferramental estatístico apropriado, mas também qualitativo. Foram utilizados dados do período de 1994 a 2020, fornecidas pela Diretoria de Pessoal e Estado-Maior Geral. Os resultados, apresentados na forma de tabelas e comentários, de modo geral, apontam para a existência de deficiências no efetivo da PMSC e permitem algumas reflexões sobre os impactos que essas deficiências causam na política de segurança pública do País.
Gemologia
Authors: Barbosa Cassandra Terra
Published: July 2020

A Gemologia é a ciência que estuda os materiais gemológicos, os quais variam entre esmeralda, ametista, turmalina, diamante, topázio, entre muitos outros. O Brasil produz grande parte destas variedades e, paradoxalmente, a gemologia científica brasileira ainda é embrionária. Atualmente, a tecnologia aprimorou técnicas de produção e tratamento da maioria desses minerais e estas novas substâncias invadiram o mercado de forma vertiginosa. Diante de uma série de eventos alarmantes presenciados pela autora, surgiu a iniciativa da divulgação de conceitos introdutórios sobre a Gemologia. A falta de conhecimento por parte do admirador e de profissionais da área pode acarretar desapontamentos e até prejuízos para ambas as partes. O objetivo é educar e ensinar essa ciência de forma conscienciosa, através da experiência e conhecimentos simples, que poderão proporcionar maior autonomia para todos os públicos e apresentar, para aqueles incansáveis admiradores das coisas belas, o encantador universo das mil cores.
Az egészséges táplálkozás fogyasztói megítélése – Egy feltáró kutatás eredményei
Authors: Farkas Noémi Dóra , Kiss Marietta
Published: July 2020

Jelen kutatás legfőbb célkitűzése az volt, hogy feltárja a debreceni, vagy Debrecenben élő fogyasztók attitűdjeit az egészséges táplálkozással kapcsolatban, illetve az egészséges táplálkozás kivitelezhetőségét mindennapi életükben. A primer adatgyűjtés módszere a fókuszcsoportos interjú volt, két fókuszcsoportban eltérő (egészségpreventív és egészségrizikó) egészségmagatartással rendelkező, Debrecenben élő fogyasztók vettek részt. A két csoport eredményei rendkívül jól tükrözik, hogy a különböző egészségmagatartást mutató fogyasztók milyen eltérő véleménnyel rendelkeznek azonos kérdésekben. Az egészségpreventív csoport tagjai szerint az egészséges táplálkozás nagy szerepet játszik az egészségmegőrzésben és segít fenntartani testi, lelki jólétünket. Ezen csoport tagjairól elmondható, hogy igen tudatosak, ha az egészségük megőrzéséről van szó. Lehetőség szerint változatosan étkeznek, különös figyelmet fordítva az élelmiszerek összetételére, minőségére és frissességére, rendszeresen végeznek valamilyen sporttevékenységet és kerülik az egészségre ártalmas viselkedésformákat. Ezzel szemben az egészségrizikó magatartású fogyasztók úgy vélik, hogy az egészséges táplálkozás drága és rendkívül körülményes, mind a beszerzést, mind az elkészítést illetően. Emellett – habár elismerik, hogy szerepe egyre inkább felértékelődik és a médiában is egyre nagyobb figyelmet kap – szerintük ezt a fajta táplálkozást manapság szinte lehetetlen kivitelezni. Jelen kutatás korlátja, hogy feltáró jellegű, ennek megfelelően kismintás fókuszcsoportos vizsgálat történt, amely kvalitatív információkat szolgáltatott. Így az eredmények nem általánosíthatók a teljes sokaságra, viszont jól megalapoznak további jövőbeli kvantitatív vizsgálatokat, melynek során a feltárt összefüggéseket kérdőív segítségével lehet majd számszerűsíteni.

JEL besorolás: I12, M31
Fleksibelitas Hukum Ekonomi Syariah
Authors: Ridwan Murtadho
Published: July 2020

This study aims to examine the flexibility of Islamic law in general and the flexibility of Islamic law in particular. This study is a literature review. Data is collected from various works that have been produced by the scholars and analyzed descriptively. The results of the study show that in general, Islamic law is divided into two types; First, Islamic law is static (fixed) and will not change, this type of law is based on Nash qath'i. Second, Islamic law that is flexible (dynamic) that can change according to the demands of the times, this type of law is based on the results of ijtihad. Many flexible laws are found in the law of muamalat (Islamic economics) and this has happened since the beginning of Islam. There are many examples of the flexibility of Islamic economic law, including: Umar stopped distributing the land from the war, even though the Messenger of Allah had distributed the land; Umar stopped the portion of the zakat property for the convert group even though they belonged to eight groups who were entitled to receive zakat shares; Umar made a policy to excise non-Muslim traders as big as Usyur (10%) and Dzimmah Expert traders by 5% when they entered the Islamic region; and Umar founded the Diwan (Baitul Mal) even though it never existed at the time of the Prophet.
Prespektif Hukum Islam Tentang Jual Beli Pakaian Bekas
Authors: Kurniawan Danang
Published: July 2020

We can get used clothing in today's era, especially big cities, but there are some people who still doubt the law of buying and selling used clothing. Learn how to buy used clothes according to the perspective of Islamic law. This is a literature study, by collecting data from various sources (Al-Qur'an, Hadith, Ijma 'and related literature books) and analyzed descriptively. Results of purchase-use-imposed-conditions; (1) harmony and conditions of sale and purchase. (2) the practice of khiyar (choosing), in this case, the purchase of the buyer gets at the time of purchase, purchase or after before the surrender is entitled to khiyar, but agrees in the transaction which both parties know and are mutually willing then do not need to represent khiyar. This research is expected to be able to provide benefits in the development of Islamic economics related to buying and selling used clothing, in the perspective of Islamic law. Practically beneficial for sellers and buyers for buying and selling activities without any doubt.
Relationship between Plasma Lipidomics and Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque
Authors: Xie Gaoqiang , Myint Phyo Kyaw , Fang Zhongze , Yang Ying , Ma Wenyao , Huo Yong , Gao Wei , Wu Yangfeng
Published: July 2020

Background: The rapidly growing discipline of lipidomics allows the study of a wide spectrum of lipid species in human plasma and provides new insights into the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Objective: To explore the roles of plasma lipid components in relation to atherosclerotic plaques.Methods: Ten non-symptomatic persons (age 62.42±3.45) with 2 or more carotid plaques (soft or mixed) and ten apparently healthy controls without any carotid plaque (age 62.82±4.38), were randomly selected as cases and controls from a community-based sample of 1312 persons. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-QTOF MS)-based lipidomics was used to measure lipid components. The difference of lipid species between cases and controls was analyzed by t-test and general linear regression. Results: Among 53 lipid components, significantly elevated plasma levels of one novel individual ceramide species (ceramide 22: 0) were observed in cases compared to the controls (0.59±0.18 versus 0.41±0.10μg/mL, p values<0.05). After adjusting for confounding factors, such as total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the results remained significant (p<0.05). 22:0 ceramide was significantly negatively correlated with vegetable intake (r=-0.74, p=0.014).Conclusion: High level of plasma ceramide 22:0 may be a novel risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in human which independent of cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, it deserves future studies with larger sample size to confirm.
Fault Instability in a Geothermal Reservoir Facilitated by Low-grade Metamorphism
Authors: An Mengke , Zhang Fengshou , Min Ki-Bok , Elsworth Derek , Marone Chris
Published: July 2020

Occurrence of earthquakes related with geothermal reservoirs highlights the possibility that subsurface fluid injection may reactivate critically stressed faults and trigger seismicity. We report on laboratory experiments conducted at T = 100-250 °C, σc = 110 MPa and Pf = 42-63 MPa and show that two prevalent minerals, epidote and chlorite, impact frictional properties and fault stability under conditions relevant to typical geothermal reservoirs. Numerous geothermal reservoirs worldwide exhibit metamorphic epidotization and chloritization. Shear experiments on simulated epidote-rich fault gouges indicate potentially unstable frictional behavior - more pronounced at elevated temperatures and pore pressures. Increased proportions of chlorite in fault gouges stabilize the faults, which indicates that gouge composition exerts significant control on fault stability. Our results imply a high potential for induced seismicity on faults containing epidote found in many geothermal reservoirs.
Prevalence of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain among Adult Diabetic Patients (T2DM) with Peripheral Neuropathy and Quality of Life of the Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Authors: Abu-Shennar Jawad AHMAD , Bayraktar Nurhan Bayraktar , Bebis Hatice Bebis
Published: July 2020

Aims: This study aims to assess the prevalence and characteristics of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN ) and to determine the effects of DPNP on their quality of life (QoL).Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jordanian Ministry of Health in Amman, Jordan during the period from the 15th of June 2019 to the 5th of October 2019. A total of 400 adult T2DM patients with DNP were recruited. Data were collected through a structured interview questionnaire and face- to- face interview. The DPNP was assessed using the translated version of Douleur Neuropathique4 (DN4), Besides, using the quality of life questionnaire entitled ( EQ-5D ) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale ( NRS ). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.Results: The overall prevalence of DPNP based on DN4 was 47.8%, more than half of the participants 50.3% were having mild pain, 45% were having moderate pain and 4.7% were having severe pain. The participants who have DPNP reported having problems in mobility, self-care, usual activity, and anxiety were reported in (r = 0.606) moderate (50-69). Logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with an HbA1c ≥7% were predictors to the increases/develop incidence of DPNP in adult T2DM patients with DPN. Conclusion: The study showed a high prevalence of DPNP among adult T2DM patients with DPN. Early detection and intervention are important for DPNP patients. Moreover, efforts should be made by the health care provider to prevent the occurrence of DPNP using initial measures such as glycemic control.
Shape and Position Design of Two-Step Micro-Channel on Plate During Rubber Pad Forming Process Based on Simulation
Authors: Teng Fei , Wang Hongyu , Wang Guodong , Jiang Lei , Li Jirui , Shi Shengnan , Sun Juncai , Sun Jie
Published: July 2020

Rubber pad forming is an advanced processing technology. The micro-channel is formed on the plate by both rubber pad and the metal mold. With the development of micro-channel, a two-step micro-channel has been applied in more and more fields. However, little attention was given to the geometric design and forming process of this unique channel. In this paper, the process of forming multi-row two-step micro-channels on plate by rubber pad forming is studied. At the same time, the length, width, height ratio and the edge chamfer of two-step micro-channel are discussed as the main parameters of geometry. The number and distance of the second-step structures are also studied in this paper. The influence of these geometric parameters on the forming results is analyzed in the finite element simulation. The plates are designed according to these geometric parameters and structures. Moreover, a novel shape and position design of two-step micro-channel are provided. In addition, forming experiments are also carried out for further study. Finally, a design strategy is provided by forming results in conclusions.
Effect of Youth's Value Orientation on the Development of Representations about their Country
Authors: Voskresenskaya N. G.
Published: July 2020

The research featured the effect of collective and individual values of young people on their ideas about their motherland. The study was based on the following hypothesis: the ratio of collective and individual orientation is subject to fluctuations under the effect of socio-economic factors. They affect the specifics of young people's representations of Russia. The sample included students of Nizhny Novgorod aged 21–22. Of these, 120 participants (79 girls and 41 boys) were students in 2010 and 100 (62 girls and 38 boys) – in 2019. The research methods involved Schwartz’s values questionnaire and the method of free associations. The deterioration of the economic situation of most of the Russian society and the growth of foreign policy tensions proved to affect the values of young people. The students in the 2019 study had a more pronounced shift toward collective values than their peers in 2010. The lack of self-confidence suppressed the need for social recognition and increased the importance of reference groups. Students with a pronounced collective orientation had a focus on Russia's heroic past and traditions, as well as pessimistic and poorly formed views of the future. Students with an individual orientation demonstrated a greater optimism in their perception of the future of Russia, as well as a skeptical attitude to traditions and history. The study clarified the role of value orientation in shaping young people's representation of their country.
Liposomes for Enhanced Cellular Uptake of Anticancer Agents
Authors: El Maghraby Gamal M. , Arafa Mona F.
Published: July 2020

Cancers are life threatening diseases and their traditional treatment strategies have numerous
limitations which include poor pharmacokinetic profiles, non-specific drug distribution in the body
tissues and organs and deprived tumor cells penetration. This attracted the attention of researchers to
tailor efficient drug delivery system for anticancer agents to overcome these limitations. Liposomes are
one of the newly developed delivery systems for anticancer agents. They are vesicular structures, which
were fabricated to enhance drug targeting to tumor tissues either via active or passive targeting. They
can be tailored to penetrate tumor cells membrane which is considered the main rate limiting step in
antineoplastic therapy. This resulted in enhancing drug cellular uptake and internalization and increasing
drug cytotoxic effect. These modifications were achieved via various approaches which included the
use of cell-penetrating peptides, the use of lipid substances that can increase liposome fusogenic properties
or increase the cell membrane permeability toward amphiphilic drugs, surface modification or
ligand targeted liposomes and immuno-liposomes. The modified liposomes were able to enhance anticancer
agent’s cellular uptake and this was reflected in their ability to destroy tumor tissues. This review
outlines different approaches employed for liposomes modification for enhancing anticancer agent’s
cellular uptake.
Double Trabecular Tantalum Cones as an Alternative to Additive Technologies for Revision Knee Arthroplasty (A Case Series)
Authors: Kulyaba T. A. , Kornilov N. N. , Kazemirskiy A. V. , Bovkis G. Yu. , Stafeev D. V. , Cherny A. A. , Croitoru I. I. , Petukhov A. I.
Published: July 2020

Relevance. To compensate the extensive (AORI type III) bone defects, metal cones/ sleeves or massive allografts are used. In the absence of metaepiphyses, structural allografts or megaprostheses are usually used for tumor lesions of the bones. The aim of the study was to show the possibility of replacing extensive type III defects of the femur and tibia, covering the metaphysical and diaphyseal zones, with double tantalum cones.Materials and Methods. The study included 13 patients undergone revision knee arthroplasty in 2015–2019. During the surgery, the primary fixation of the femoral or tibial component was achieved by the tight fit diaphyseal cone placement. The additional fixation is сarried out by cementing of the metaphyseal cone to the diaphyseal cone and the further osseointegration with the remaining bone of the metadiaphyseal zone. Fixation of the endoprosthesis component to the cones and to the bone is achived by use of the bone cement.Results. The short-term outcomes of this technique in revision knee arthroplasty were evaluated in all patients. The results were evaluated as good if the primary stable fixation and the correct endoprosthesis components placement were achieved, the limb support ability and the knee function were restored, and there were no complications in the immediate postoperative period. In a year, one patient developed a relapse of infection in the operated knee. The endoprosthesis was removed and followed by knee arthrodesis after sanitation of the infection focus. Functional and radiological results one year after surgery were studied in 4 patients. The average functional scores were: by KSS 81 (good) and by WOMAC — 25 points (also good). On the control radiographs, the position of the components remained correct and stable with osseointegration of the cones in the metaphyseal and diaphyseal areas of the femur and tibia. In the remaining 8 patients, the time after surgery was less than a year. Their follow-up yet continued.Conclusion. Thus, the tantalum cones technique is a reliable way to reconstruct extended metadiaphyseal defects in revision knee arthroplasty in the short-term prospect. The method can be considered as an alternative to megaprostheses, structural allografts, and individually made cones. But the long-term results of its application are still requiri ng further study.
Biomechanical Modeling of Options for Internal Fixation of Unilateral Fractures of the Sacrum
Authors: Kazhanov I. V. , Mikityuk S. I. , Dol’ А. V. , Ivanov D. V. , Kharlamov А. V. , Petrov А. V. , Kossovich L. Yu. , Manukovskiy V. A.
Published: July 2020

Relevance. Currently, the stability of various options for the fixation of sacral fractures by the finite element method has not been sufficiently studied.Purpose — the biomechanical characteristics of two variants of internal fixation of unilateral sacral fractures by various implants and the localization of the line of its fracture with respect to the articular facet of the L5-S1 vertebrae were studied.Materials and Methods. Using the finite element method, we studied the biomechanical characteristics of two options for fixing a one-sided longitudinal fracture of the sacrum with different localization of the line of its fracture: outside, inside and directly on the joint facet L5-S1. Two fixation options are considered: cannulated sacroiliac screws and a similar option in combination with a bilateral lumbar-pelvic transpedicular system.Results. The stresses in implants and bone under compression load and torso forward or backward are almost the same in all models. In the model of fixation with a sacroiliac screw of a one-sided longitudinal sacral fracture, the line of which passes through the articular process S1 of the vertebra (Isler II type), the greatest stress in the screws under compression load and bending moment was 619.7 MPa, which exceeds the yield strength of the titanium alloy and can damage the implants. In all models where the transpedicular system additionally acted as fixing structures, a decrease of 42–77% of maximum displacements was noted, by 28–79% of equivalent stresses in implants under all types of loads, while the equivalent stresses in the bone structures did not differ significantly. In models where the transpedicular system was additionally applied, a decrease of 42–77% of maximum displacements was noted, by 28-79% of stresses in implants under all types of loads, while the stresses in the bones did not differ much.Conclusion. In all cases of localization of the line of unilateral fracture of the sacrum, the use of a transpedicular system in combination with sacroiliac screws is more stable from the point of view of biomechanics. The most unstable is a one-sided longitudinal fracture of the sacrum passing through the facet L5-S1.
Co-designing a Self-Management App Prototype to Support People With Spinal Cord Injury in the Prevention of Pressure Injuries: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Amann Julia , Fiordelli Maddalena , Brach Mirjam , Bertschy Sue , Scheel-Sailer Anke , Rubinelli Sara
Published: July 2020

Background

Spinal cord injury is a complex chronic health condition that requires individuals to actively self-manage. Therefore, an evidence-based, self-management app would be of value to support individuals with spinal cord injury in the prevention of pressure injuries.

Objective

The main objectives of this study were to (1) establish a co-design approach for developing a high-fidelity prototype app for the self-management of individuals with spinal cord injury, (2) design the prototype that resulted from this process, and (3) conduct the first usability assessment of the prototype app.

Methods

We adopted a co-design approach to develop an evidence-based app prototype. Starting from a preliminary content model (based on clinical guidelines for the prevention of pressure injuries) and three research-based user personas, we conducted an ideation workshop involving individuals with spinal cord injury and health care professionals. The ideation workshop formed the basis for two consecutive design sprints. The result of this co-design phase was an interactive app prototype. The prototype was evaluated in two rounds of usability testing (N=4 and N=15, respectively) using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Results

The co-design process resulted in a high-fidelity prototype with two key components: a self-management component and a communication component. The final prototype included a combination of features to support individuals with spinal cord injury in the prevention of pressure injuries, namely a smart camera, pressure injury diary, expert consultation, reminders, and knowledge repository. Findings of the usability testing showed that most participants navigated the app fluently with little back and forth navigation and were able to successfully complete a set of assigned tasks. These positive results are supported by the average system usability score achieved (78.5/100; range 47.5-95.0) and our qualitative analysis of the semistructured interviews. Despite an overall positive evaluation of the app prototype, we identified areas for improvement (eg, inclusion of a search function).

Conclusions

Individuals with spinal cord injury often need to navigate competing interests and priorities, paired with uncertainty about the accuracy and relevance of clinical recommendations. Understanding what matters to individuals with spinal cord injury can help guide the design of behavioral interventions that are useful and acceptable to these individuals in their daily lives. This study shows that involving individuals with spinal cord injury and health care professionals in co-designing a self-management app can foster knowledge cocreation at the intersection of lived experience, medical expertise, and technical solutions.
Causal Effect of Honorary Titles on Physicians’ Service Volumes in Online Health Communities: Retrospective Study
Authors: Yu Haiyan , Wang Yali , Wang Jying-Nan , Chiu Ya-Ling , Qiu Hang , Gao Mingyue
Published: July 2020

Background

An OHC online health community (OHC) is an interactive platform for virtual communication between patients and physicians. Patients can typically search, seek, and share their experience and rate physicians, who may be involved in giving advice. Some OHC providers provide incentives in form of honorary titles to encourage the web-based involvement of physicians, but it is unclear whether the award of honorary titles has an impact on their consultation volume in an OHC.

Objective

This study is designed to identify the differential treatment effect of the incentive policy on the service volumes for the subgroups of treatment and control in an OHC. This study aims to answer the following questions: Does an honorary title for physicians impact their service volumes in an OHC? During the period of discontinuity, can we identify the sharp effect of the incentive award on the outcomes of physicians’ service volumes?

Methods

We acquired the targeted samples based on treatment, namely, physicians with an honorary title or not and outcomes measured before and after the award of the 2 subgroups. A regression discontinuity design was applied to investigate the impact of the honorary titles incentive as a treatment in an OHC. There was a sharply discontinuous effect of treatment on physicians’ online health service performance. The experimental data set consisted of 346 physicians in the treatment group (with honorary titles). Applying the propensity score matching method, the same size of physicians (n=346) was matched and selected as the control group.

Results

A sharp discontinuity was found at the time of the physician receiving the honorary title. The results showed that the parametric estimates of the coefficient were significantly positively (P<.001) associated with monthly home page views. The jump in the monthly volumes of home page views was much sharper than that of the monthly consultations.

Conclusions

The changes in the volumes of monthly consultations and home page views reflect the differential treatment effect of honorary titles on physicians’ service volumes. The effect of the incentive policy with honorary titles is objectively estimated from both the perspective of online and offline medical services in an OHC. Being named with honorary titles significantly multiplied monthly home page views, yet it did not significantly impact monthly consultations. This may be because consultation capacity is limited by the physician's schedule for consultations.
Las reglas fiscales y la Constitución uruguaya
Authors: Blanco Andrés
Published: July 2020

Bajo el nombre “reglas fiscales” se agrupan normas jurídicas estables que limitan la deuda pública y, con mayor frecuencia, el gasto público. Luego de una descripción de las características usuales de las reglas fiscales, en primer lugar se analiza la posibilidad de que ellas puedan entenderse como un contenido de la Constitución uruguaya, concluyéndose que existe una prohibición -de alcance difuso- de los déficits departamentales, mientras que no hay limitación alguna para el presupuesto nacional. En segundo lugar, se concluye que una regla fiscal sobre gasto público no podría proponerse fuera de una ley presupuestal, salvo las que tengan carácter programático, en cuyo caso son ineficaces.
Una regla fiscal sí podría establecerse en una ley presupuestal, pero podría modificarse en cualquier momento por una ley presupuestal posterior. No obstante, sería inconstitucional la creación de un órgano técnico o de cualquier otro tipo que tuviera el poder de establecer, directa o indirectamente, el volumen del gasto público.
Passive transport of Eastern Elliptio (Elliptio complanata) by freshwater turtles in New England
Authors: Jones Michael T. , Willey Lisabeth L. , Yorks Derek T. , Hazelton Peter D. , Johnson Steve L.
Published: July 2020

Dispersal of freshwater mussels (order Unionida) is primarily as glochidia on the fins and gills of host fish. Adult mussels are more sessile, generally moving short distances (<2 m/week) along lake and river beds. Between 2007 and 2016, we observed seven instances of adult Eastern Elliptio (Elliptio complanata) and one instance of a fingernail clam (Sphaerium sp.) attached to the feet of freshwater turtles in streams and ponds of New England, United States. Observations included five instances of mussels attached to Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Maine and Massachusetts, one instance of a mussel attached to the fingernail of an Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) in Massachusetts, one instance of a mussel attached to a Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in Massachusetts, and one instance of a fingernail clam attached to the fingernail of an Eastern Painted Turtle in Massachusetts. We suggest that Eastern Elliptio may be susceptible to transport by freshwater turtles foraging in mussel beds and that transport of adult mussels by freshwater turtles could result in otherwise atypical long-distance, upstream, or overland dispersal between waterbodies.
Laboratory and industrial studies of gas coal ignition and combustion using high-voltage alternative current plasmatron
Authors: Butakov Evgenii , Burdukov Anatoliy
Published: July 2020

This paper presents experimental studies and industrial applications of a promising method for igniting and combusting coal fuel using a high-voltage alternative current plasmatron. Experimental studies were carried out at a set-up with a thermal capacity of up to 5 MW. Kuznetsk long flame coal selected after a ball-drum mill with sieve residue R90 = 15%, was taken as an experimental sample. The first experimental data on implementation of the combustion process have been obtained. Introduction and first industrial tests of the high-voltage alternative current plasmatron were carried out using a real power boiler TP-10 with an output capacity of 220 tons of steam per hour with gas and fuel oil replacement by coal during the process of boiler start-up.
Context-Based Thematic Teaching Materials to Improve Elementary Students’ Learning Achievements
Authors: Wardani Nur Fitriana Kusuma , Sunardi Sunardi , Suharno Suharno
Published: July 2020

Contextual learning connects the content of subject matters in the classroom with the context of students’ daily lives. Elementary school learning is conducted using a thematic approach that integrates various learning contents into a theme. Thematic teaching materials in elementary schools depend on textbooks provided by the government and are limited in number. Therefore, this study aims to develop context-based thematic teaching materials to improve the learning achievements of elementary school students. In this study, the research and development method was used with the 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate). The product of development was validated by experts. Testing of the product was conducted twice, namely a small-group test with 8 elementary school students grade IV in SD 2 Guwo and a large-group t to determine the effectiveness of the teaching material developed. The large-group test involved 32 students of grade IV in SD Negeri 2 Kadipaten as the experimental class and 30 students of grade IV in SD Negeri 2 Guwo as the control class. The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in learning achievements between the experimental class and the control class. The experimental class using context-based thematic teaching materials has better performance than the control class using thematic textbooks. The context-based thematic teaching material that has been developed has been proven to be able to improve student achievement. The results of this study are expected to be a reference for teachers and policymakers to develop context-based thematic teaching materials.
The Development of Cyber Counseling as a Counseling Service Model for High School Students in the Digital Age
Authors: Gading I Ketut
Published: July 2020

This research aimed at developing theoretical models and guidelines for cyber counseling, as well as examining their acceptability and effectiveness. The stages of the study consisted of 4 D namely define, design, develop, and disseminate. The acceptance test involved 2 experts as reviewers, while the effectiveness test involved 30 high school students as participants. The effectiveness of models and guidelines was measured by participants' responses to the benefits of cyber counseling. Data were collected using questionnaires and then analyzed using a t-test. Results showed that the theoretical model of cyber counseling consisted of raw input, instrumental input, environmental input, process, and counseling goals. The guidelines for cyber counseling were set out in the steps of cyber counseling consisting of initial communication, internalization, and termination. The acceptance of the model and cyber counseling guidelines was very high with a coefficient of 1.00. Therefore, cyber counseling should be used as a model of counseling services for high school students in the digital age effectively.
Pengaruh Kualitas Produk dan Persepsi Harga Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen Studio Fotografi Calista Yogyakarta
Authors: Retno Dwi
Published: July 2020

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh kualitas produk dan persepsi harga terhadap kepuasan konsumen studio Calista Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini dilakukan di studio Calista Kota Yogyakarta dengan menyurvei 100 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan metode survei, menggunakan kuesioner dengan teknik. Metode analisis menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini, menemukan adanya pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara kualitas produk dan persepsi harga terhadap kepuasan konsumen. Kualitas poduk berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan konsumen dengan tingkat kepuasan 10,568 dengan signifikan sebesar 0,000 kurang dari 5% (0,0000,050). Persepsi harga tidak signifikan karena, apabila suatu produk memiliki kualitas bagus maka secara langsung konsumen tidak mempermasalahkan harga dan tidak memengaruhi kepuasan konsumen. ABSTRACT This study aims to examine the effect of product quality and price perceptions on consumer satisfaction at the Yogyakarta Calista studio. This research was conducted in the Calista studio of Yogyakarta City by surveying 100 respondents. The sampling technique using the survey method, using a questionnaire with techniques. The method of analysis uses multiple regression analysis. The results of this study found a positive and significant effect between product quality and price perception on consumer satisfaction. Product quality has an effect on consumer satisfaction with a level of satisfaction of 10,568 with a significance of 0,000 less than 5% (0,0000,050). Perception of the price is not significant because if the product has a price issue and does not affect customer satisfaction. Good quality, then directly consumers are not.
The Impact of Social Media on Employee Work Performance with Trust as a Mediation Variable
Authors: Nilasari B. Medina
Published: July 2020

Can the use of social media which is currently a trend in the community, have an influence on improving employee performance? This is what makes the research carried out. The analysis technique used is the Structural Equation Model (SEM) method with AMOS version 23. The sample consisted of 102 people who were employees in various types of private companies in DKI Jakarta. The results showed that the more social media is used to communicate with colleagues in completing work, the more trust among employee increases. Also the more social media is used to communicate with colleagues in completing work, the more improves employee work performance. But trust can not influence performance of employee, and trust is not a variable that mediates between social media and employee performance.
Putting Accountability of AI Systems into Practice
Authors: Miguel Beatriz San , Naseer Aisha , Inakoshi Hiroya
Published: July 2020

To improve and ensure trustworthiness and ethics on Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, several initiatives around the globe are producing principles and recommendations, which are providing to be difficult to translate into technical solutions. A common trait among ethical AI requirements is accountability that aims at ensuring responsibility, auditability, and reduction of negative impact of AI systems. To put accountability into practice, this paper presents the Global-view Accountability Framework (GAF) that considers auditability and redress of conflicting information arising from a context with two or more AI systems which can produce a negative impact. A technical implementation of the framework for automotive and motor insurance is demonstrated, where the focus is on preventing and reporting harm rendered by autonomous vehicles.
Peranan Asana dalam Anatomi Sistematik
Authors: Mancapara I Gede Pasek Mancapara
Published: July 2020

Psychic and physical health become a desire for everyone, it is not only in health side, desire to have proportional body gesture, strong, and charismatic are the most things that human want to have. The scientists are competing to discover the solution including the eastern scientists with their oriental characteristic. The realization of such proportional body gesture is one of the goals from systematic anatomy as a part of the body that organized by the systems and functions. Based on the structural functionalism theory by Robert Merton, in the third part of the theory (indispensability) describe that all of the aspect of human body beside the positive side however it needs for the realization of the unity inside human body with the maximal function so it brings up psychic health or physical, including proportional body gesture and to realize something that can be studied in asana philosophy. Yoga philosophy has instructions to realize physic and physical health for locomotor system, digestive system, respiratory system, nervous system, and five senses that are part of systematic anatomy. Āsana as the one of Yoga principal forms has a role in systematic anatomy, especially locomotor anatomy as the parts concerned with gestures.
Komparasi Pandangan Filsafat Agama Albert Einstein dan Holmes Rolston III
Authors: Yogiswari Krisna Suksma
Published: July 2020

The effort of searching God that be done by human, some of them really find God but also many of them that be lost in the forest of Metafisisme. The discussion of philosophy and religion is the case that very interesting, even many philosophy which has been discussed about them, start from the contra until want to join both of them. In the case the contribution of philosophy and sciences is to accompany of faith to the God, within certain limits can support the various evidence of the truth of existence and the power of God which has been widely revealed by religion. Science seek the truth by research, experience (empirical) and experiment as the exam. Philosophy approache the truth with exploration of common sense in radical (rooted), it does not feel bound by any, expect by their own hands, that is logic. This study will compare the ideas of Albert Einstein and Holmes Rolston III who use the approach of science in studying the philosophy of religion.
Sasana Kapamangkuan: Sebuah Ajaran Tattwa dan Etika dalam Membangun Kesadaran Diri Sebagai Pelayan Umat
Authors: Subawa I Made Pasek , Junianti Putu Sri
Published: July 2020

The tradition of using my uncle or priest arises because the Hindu community since ancient times has been divided into professional groups. The Brahmin group has a profession in the religious field, because it is seen as the group that best understands religious teachings including its ceremonial procedures, because it is natural when a priest is declared as an intermediary between the Ummah with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa and Ida Bhatara Kawitan. The presence of my uncle is a necessity for Hindus wherever he is. Its capacity and function become very important or vital as does the presence of a pandita. Its existence and role is very much needed when Hindus carry out religious life in the social dimension or diversity in the communal aspect. Therefore, for my uncle it is very important to know and understand the lontar-palm associated with my uncle's atmosphere, one of which is Kusumadewa ejection. As one of the palms containing tattwa, ethics, and ceremonies, the palms of Kusumadewa can be one of the fundamental references for my uncle who is just beginning to know the teachings of kapamangkuan.
HAK KOMUNAL ATAS TANAH SEBAGAI HAK ATAS TANAH DESA PAKRAMAN DI BALI
Authors: Cahyadi Wiguna Made Oka
Published: July 2020

The government has indeed provided legal protection and certainty to indigenous peoples regarding their ulayat lands, through a Ministerial Regulation. However, it needs to be studied more deeply about the concept of communal rights to land and Pakraman village as the subject of communal rights holders on land. Communal rights to land are conceptualized as models of land rights that have just been raised in the national land law system. The consequence is that indigenous and tribal peoples as communal rights holders are authorized to use and benefit from their communal land. Pakraman village qualifies as a subject of communal rights to land because Pakraman village in Bali is classified into the community of the community, has a system of customary government referred to as the traditional prajuru led by a customary village leader. Then Pakraman village has a legal area called the Palemahan Pakraman village. As an instrument that regulates the life and social interaction of the community, awig-awig is the customary law of the community in a Pakraman village in Bali.
ANALISIS KRITIS TERHADAP RANCANGAN UNDANG-UNDANG KETAHANAN KELUARGA TERKAIT DENGAN KEMANDIRIAN PEREMPUAN
Authors: Mahendradhani Gusti Ayu Agung Riesa
Published: July 2020

Setiap warga Negara berhak untuk mendapatkan keadilan. Hal tersebut tercantum tidak hanya dalam sila kedua Pancasila namun juga tercantum secara
jelas dalam Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia. Keadilan tersebut
berlaku untuk semua gender dan jenis kelamin, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan. Hukum Indonesia berdasarkan Pancasila dan Undang-undang Dasar, telah menetapkan beberapa undang-undang untuk melindungi kaum perempuan dari diskriminasi yang cenderung menjadikan perempuan sebagai korban. Undangundang yang diatur untuk melindungi hak perempuan antara lain Undang-undang tentang HAM, Undang-undang Tentang Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga, Undangundang tentang Anti Pornografi dan Pornoaksi, kemudian juga terakhir perkembangannya adalah Rancangan UU Anti Kekerasan Seksual dan Rancangan UU Ketahanan Keluarga. Adapun usulan Rancangan UU Ketahanan Keluarga itu telah menimbulkan polemik di kalangan masyarakat Indonesia. Tulisan ini mencoba untuk menganalisis secara kritis beberapa pasal yang dirumuskan di dalam Rancangan Undang-undang Ketahanan Keluarga. RUU tersebut dinilai terlalu mencampuri urusan pribadi masyarakat yang berhubungan terhadap pembentukan keluarga, pembagian tanggung jawab serta penetapan peran serta fungsi dari masing-masing pasangan. Rancangan Undang-undang ini juga merupakan suatu tantangan terkait dengan perkembangan perlindungan hak perempuan di Indonesia.