bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS RESIKO KESELAMATAN KONSTRUKSI PADA PROYEK PEMBANGUNAN GEDUNG ASRAMA HAJI PADANG PARIAMAN
Authors: Arman Utami Dewi , Sari Afrilda , Nasmirayanti Rita
Published: June 2021

Dalam mengurangidan mencegahpotensi kecelakaan kerja konstruksimaka perlu dilakukan identifikasi, penilaian dan analisis resiko keselamatan konstruksi sebagai pertimbangan dalam tahap pra-konstruksi implementasi SMKK yang dilaksanakan oleh Kontraktor.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi implementasi SMKK dan menganalisis resiko-resiko keselamatan konstruksi pada Pembangunan Gedung Asrama Haji Padang Pariaman. Identifikasi variabel resiko keselamatan konstruksi diperoleh dari penelitian terdahulu, wawancara dan menyebarkan kuisioner kepada 30 (tiga puluh) responden dari kontraktor yang ada di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Penilaian resiko keselamatan konstruksi pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode HIRARC.Berdasarkan hasil penilaian dan pengolahan datadiperoleh 7 (tujuh) jenis resiko dengan level yang sangat tinggi (extreme), (41%), yaitu tertimpa bore pile, tangan atau kaki bisa terkilir atau patah, tertimpa material dari ketinggian, tangan atau kaki bisa terkilir atau patah dan percikan api yang menimbulkan kebakaran, untuk level risiko tinggi (high) (59%) diperoleh 10 (sepuluh) jenis resiko, yaitu pekerja atau alat berat jatuh kedalam galian, mata tekena percikan api dan asap, alat berat menabrak fasilitas sekitar, tangan terjepit ketika pembengkokanbesi, gangguan pernafasan akibat debu pasir dan semen. Sedangkan pengendalian risikonya menggunakan metode hirarki pengendalian (hirarchy of control), yaitu: eliminasi, substitusi, rekayasa (engineering), administratif, dan Alat Pelindung Diri (APD).
PEMODELAN DAN PREDIKSI KEBUTUHAN LOGISTIK PASCA BENCANA DI SUMATERA BARAT
Authors: Martha Taufik , Purnawan Purnawan , Gunawan Hendra
Published: June 2021

Sumatera is one if the areas that is located in the high land. Geographically, it is lied in the volcanic high land that is formed by Bukit barisan Mountain range Sumatera Barat which is rich in natural resources. But unfortunately, due ti its location, West Sumatera has also potentials to various natural disasters like earth quake, tsunami, landslide, land movement, flood and fire if compared to other areas as mentioned in National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2012. There have been many preventive actions that have been done by the government. However, those actions are not accompanied by disaster logistics improvement. Modelling is undergone by optimizing the needs pf disaster logistics by considering the characteristics of disaster prone areas. This research is intended to predict the logistics needs by optimizing the needs of disaster victims in west sumatera. The method used is regression analysis by predicting yearly disaster logistics needs. The result of this research showed that the best mode is Y=401.81 + 0.001X1 + 14.55X6 + 37.58X9 – 10.53X14 with the prediction increase of the logistics needs for about 2.3% every year.
ANALISIS REDUKSI DEBIT BANJIR DI DALAM DAS PUCANG GADING
Authors: Muhammad Nicko Fadhil , Darsono Suseno , Suharyanto Suharyanto , Supriyanto Agus
Published: June 2021

Pemerintah Indonesia menyusun kebijakan Nasional Sumber Daya Air. Undang-undang Nomor. 17 Tahun 2019 tentang Sumber Daya Air (SDA) dimaksudkan untuk mengelola SDA wilayah sungai, baik jangka pendek, menengah maupun jangka panjang secara berkelanjutan. Bencana banjir di DAS Pucang Gading terjadi di beberapa tahun terakhir. Banjir pada wilayah tersebut berakibat buruk bagi lingkungan sekitar. Kerugian tidak hanya dialami oleh masyarakat namun juga oleh pemerintah di daerah tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mereduksi banjir di DAS Pucang Gading agar menjadi referensi dalam menanggulangi banjir yang terjadi di wilayah tersebut. Beberapa analisis yang dilakukan adalah menganalisis banjir kondisi eksisting dengan debit banjir kala ulang 100 tahun (skema 1), analisis untuk mereduksi banjir dengan penambahan embung dan kolam rencana (skema 2), analisis untuk mereduksi banjir dengan penambahan embung, kolam dan sudetan rencana (skema 3), serta memilih alternatif pemodelan yang sesuai pada lokasi banjir. Berdasar pada hasil analisis, alternatif yang direkomendasikan untuk berbagai lokasi banjir adalah sebagai berikut: lokasi banjir Perumahan Dinar Indah direkomendasikan 5 Embung (Kayen, Panggang Timur, Panggang, Mluweh dan Kalongan) yang mereduksi sebesar 84,20 m3/detik (13,79%), lokasi banjir jalan raya depan Kubota direkomendasikan Sudetan 1 yang mereduksi sebesar 9,60 m3/detik (80%), lokasi banjir Taman Tirto Agung direkomendasikan Sudetan 1 dan Kolam Tirto Agung yang mereduksi sebesar 31,40 m3/detik (58,26%), lokasi banjir Jl. Durian direkomendasikan Kolam KORPRI yang mereduksi sebesar 3,10 m3/detik (48,44%), lokasi banjir simpang UNPAND direkomendasikan 5 Kolam (Tirto Agung, Graha Estetika, Tirto Husodo, UNPAND dan KORPRI) dan 2 sudetan yang mereduksi sebesar 44,80 m3/detik (57,36%) dan 45,20 m3/detik (40,21%), lokasi Bendung Pucang Gading direkomendasikan 8 embung dan 5 kolam yang mereduksi sebesar 61,60 m3/detik (11,28%).
EVALUASI PENERAPAN SPESIFIKASI UMUM PADA LAPISAN PONDASI PERKERASAN LENTUR
Authors: Nurhayati Ella , Suraji Akhmad , Hidayat Benny
Published: June 2021

Perkerasan jalan sering mengalami kerusakan sebelum umur rencana yang disebabkan oleh mutu material lapis pondasi rendah dan kepadatan lapis pondasi yang tidak tercapai. Perlunya evaluasi penerapan terhadap spesifikasi teknis atau spesifikasi umum yang harus dilakukan sejak awal konstruksi sampai pasca konstruksi agar proyek tersebut mencapai mutu yang diinginkan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat penerapan Spesifikasi Umum sebagai standar rujukan dalam dokumen kontrak pada pekerjaan perkerasan dan untuk mengetahui apa saja hambatan dalam pencapaian mutu perkerasan. Penelitian dilakukan melalui observasi lapangan, wawancara/kuesioner dengan variabel penelitian adalah material, pelaksanaan, hasil pengujian, sdm dan peralatan. Responden penelitian adalah kontraktor,konsultan dan pengawas PU. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan untuk tingkat penerapan telah 100% memenuhi Spesifikasi Umum pada kedua paket. Untuk hasil tingkat kesulitan/hambatan pada Paket Pembangunan Jalan Teluk Bayur – Nipah Purus DAK (P.098) Kota Padang menurut kontraktor,konsultan dan pengawas PU adalah Cash Flow perusahaan dengan tingkat kesulitan masing – masing 61%,68% dan 53%. Pada Paket Pembangunan Jalan Pasar Baru – Alahan Panjang DAK (P.073) Kab. Pesisir Selatan tingkat kesulitan/hambatan tertinggi menurut kontraktor adalah kesulitan memahami substansi standar mutu dengan nilai 43%, menurut konsultan adalah kurangnya pelatihan keahlian dan keterampilan dalam metoda konstruksi dengan nilai 57% dan menurut pengawas PU adalah keterbatasan quarry yang mempunyai izin dengan nilai 79%.
STUDI ANALISIS PROYEK JALAN SIDOHARJO KECAMATAN SENORI TUBAN DENGAN METODE ANALISIS KOMPONEN SKBI-2.3.26.1987
Authors: Setiawan Arief , Sugiyanto Sugiyanto
Published: June 2021

ABSTRAK

Proyek jalan Sidoharjo Kecamatan Senori Tuban merupakan pemeliharaan berkala atas kondisi jalan tersebut yang sebelumnya menggunakan jenis perkerasan lentur (flexible pavement). Kondisinya adalah perkerasan jalan tidak mempunyai kekuatan untuk menahan beban lalu lintas kendaraan secara keseluruhan, sehingga jalan tersebut mengalami penurunan (seattlement) dan pergeseran (sleeding) baik pada perkerasan jalan maupun pada tanah dasar. Akibatnya jalan tersebut menjadi bergelombang dan berlubang sampai akhirnya tingkat kerusakannya makin bertambah parah. Obyek dalam penelitian ini adalah proyek jalan menggunakan konstruksi jenis perkerasan kaku (rigid pavement) berupa jalan beton. Jalan beton memiliki modulus elastisitas yang tinggi, akan mendistribusikan beban terhadap bidang area tanah yang cukup luas, sehingga bagian terbesar dari kapasitas struktur perkerasan diperoleh dari slab beton sendiri. Hal ini berbeda dengan perkerasan lentur, dimana kekuatan perkerasan diperoleh dari lapisan-lapisan tebal pondasi bawah, pondasi dan lapisan permukaan. Berdasarkan parameter lalu lintas pada proyek jalan yang diteliti dengan menggunakan metode analisis komponen SKBI-2.3.26.1987 didapatkan data kendaraan yang melintas di jalan tersebut terdiri dari 55,4% jenis kendaraan berat dengan angka ekivalen E=1,0648 dan 44,6% jenis kendaraan ringan dengan angka ekivalen E=0,0072, lalu lintas harian rata-rata LHRT=56 kendaraan/hari/2 arah, lintas ekivalen permulaan LEP=33,1888, lintas ekivalen akhir LEA=49,4941, lintas ekivalen tengah LET=41,3415 dan lintas ekivalen rencana LER=62,0123. Berdasarkan parameter-parameter yang lain pada metode analisis komponen SKBI-2.3.26.1987 didapatkan daya dukung tanah dasar (DDT) dan california bearing ratio (CBR) yang diidentifikasi dari harga CBR yang mewakili CBR=4, faktor regional FR=3.0 – 3.5, indeks permukaan IP=1.5 – 2.0, koefisien kekuatan relatif a=0.15 dan batas-batas minimum tebal perkerasan 20 cm dengan indeks tebal perkerasan ITP=7.5 – 9.99.

Kata Kunci: Perkerasan, Jalan Beton, Lalu Lintas, Komponen, dan Ekivalen.
ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN DAN KETERSEDIAAN AIR BERSIH DI WILAYAH KECAMATAN TIGO NAGARI KABUPATEN PASAMAN
Authors: Nofrizal Nofrizal , Saputra Robi Agung
Published: June 2021

Clean water is one of the basic needs in supporting human life, as an area that is developing and experiencing regional expansion, Tigo Nagari District needs more and more water along with its development, especially clean water. With the increase in the infrastructure of Tigo Nagari District, it is certain that for the next few years, Tigo Nagari District will need even more clean water.

In this study, an analysis of the need and availability of clean water was carried out in the Tigo Nagari District, Pasaman Regency. The analysis was carried out in the Tigo Nagari sub-district, which originates from the Batang Malandu river. In addition, this research will also evaluate the reservoir and distribution network in order to determine the current reservoir capacity and distribution network capability.

Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the total need for clean water in the Tigo Nagari District area in 2030 was 47.40 l / second, compared to the available discharge, the water source of the Batang Malandu river was still able to meet the needs of the population until 2030. evaluation results show that the reservoir capacity is still able to accommodate clean water needs.
ANALISA PENENTUAN SILINDER HIDROLIK PADA KONDISI OPTIMUM PINTU PENGURAS KOLAM PASIR PLTA BATANG AGAM
Authors: Muharni Riza , Kesuma Dytchia Septi , Earnestly Femi
Published: June 2021

The Batang Agam Hydroelectric Power Plant is a run of river type plant that has water purification stages before being used to turn a turbine generator. One of them is a sand pool that functions to deposit sand, mud and impurities carried by river water, where the drainage condition is currently experiencing some damage so it needs to be developed in the hoisting system of the fixed valve drain using a hydraulic lifting system and this requires initial analysis in the form of fixed valve loading at optimum conditions which then becomes the basis for determining the hydraulic cylinder.The research methodology in this writing includes field observations accompanied by a literature review. With the data obtained, we then analyze the optimum load on the Batang Agam hydropower fixed valve drain to be a reference in planning hydraulic cylinders as a hoisting system for the Sand pool fixed valve drain.From this final project, it can be concluded that the optimum load of the Batang Agam fixed valve drain at an elevation of 684.5 meters above sea level of 10472.95 kg equivalent to 10 tons is a conditional situation in the rainy season, and a medium load at an elevation of 683.7 meters above sea level of 9039.04 kg equivalent to 9 tons, Based on the calculation of hydraulic cylinder power at the optimum load obtained Ø cylindrical tube 360 mm, medium load obtained Ø cylindrical tube 320 mm.
Media Sosial dan Komunikasi Krisis
Authors: Akhyar Dani , Pratiwi Arum Sekar
Published: June 2021

Artikel ini membahas tentang komunikasi krisis yang terjadi dan dilakukan melalui media sosial. Dua kasus yang dipilih adalah dari industri telekomunikasi. Cepat dan kompleksnya industri telekomunikasi menjadi alasan utama pemilihan teori utama dalam penelitian ini yaitu Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) yang dikembangkan oleh Coombs (2007). Industri telekomunikasi adalah salah satu industri yang rentan terkena krisis, apalagi produk telekomunikasi seperti smartphone dan internet sudah menjadi salah satu kebutuhan pokok setiap orang. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif, hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan SCCT di industri telekomunikasi membutuhkan beberapa catatan khusus. Pertama, perlunya sistem penanda krisis yang peka terhadap munculnya potensi krisis. Kedua, sistem respons yang cepat tanggap karena perilaku pelanggan telekomunikasi yang cenderung kurang sabar dan cepat menyebarkan berita negatif dengan media sosial mereka.

Kata Kunci: situational crisis communication theory, komunikasi krisis, industri telekomunikasi
Relationship Marketing on Loyal Customer
Authors: Jaya Putra Rizki , Alexandrina Elke
Published: June 2021

Total Bangun Persada (TOTAL) is a construction company that builds international-standard buildings and focuses on high-end market segmentation. It has Customer Care Department which maintains relationships by answering customers’ inquiries. TOTAL’s Customer Care - after sales service takes place after the project maintenance period, to support TOTAL’s core service: “building construction”. TOTAL delivers quality service through its Customer Care as part of their relationship marketing strategy. The research is meant to discover how TOTAL’s Customer Care contributes to the relationship marketing strategy. Data analysis of the study would describes the ‘relationship marketing’ on customer market as conducted by Customer Care and to define the obstacles of the communication process in Customer Care activity. The research methodology used is qualitative to describe the communication process of relationship marketing implementation in TOTAL’s Customer Care. Serving a segmented market, TOTAL has ‘differentiation focus’ competitive advantage through lifetime guarantee in after sales service. TOTAL’s relationship marketing on customer market defined by their after sales service, does not limited to serve building repairs – compensation for damages besides civil work might occur if the cause was within TOTAL’s scope of work. With no significant communication obstacles apparent, TOTAL provides multi-channel integration for their customers such as Email for communicating detailed information; Whatsapp contact for short message or call for immediate response; office landline contact also available. External informant has positive response about TOTAL’s after sales service responsiveness provided by Customer Care Department.
Special Events Fashion Show Collaboration in Socializing Spongebobgold to Support Brand Awareness
Authors: Aruan Alexander Mamby , Jaya Henri Putra , Setiawan Adela , Hanslim Felicia
Published: June 2021

MNC Licensing International sees the opportunity of expanding the target market of their brand animation SpongeBob. In its current state, SpongeBob has reached the maturity stage. SpongeBob feels the importance to extend the target market to millennials. Regarding this, SpongeBob created a global campaign called SpongeBob Gold. SpongeBob Gold's global campaign is a marketing public relations activity created through nine steps of strategic public relations planning to support brand awareness. This campaign uses a fashion show collaboration strategy that collaborates with the local designers from every country. For Indonesia, SpongeBob Gold collaborate with Indonesian local designer Tities Sapoetra. This fashion show collaboration gives the experience to the fans and uses an influencer to deliver its message. This research uses communication theory, marketing public relations, special event and nine steps of strategic public relations planning in analyzing the implementation of SpongeBob Gold. The methodology that is being used in this research is called qualitative methods by conducting in-depth interviews. The results show that the implementation has had a good outcome. Using the nine steps of strategic public relations planning, the author can understand the implementation of a good strategy in establishing the increasing awareness of the SpongeBob Gold that has resulted in the increasing demand of the licensed of SpongeBob.

 

Keywords: marketing public relations, brand repositioning, special event, brand awareness, fashion show collaboration
#BodyProudMums: Promoting Body Positivity through Brand Storytelling on Social Media
Authors: Arindita Ruvira
Published: June 2021

Previous researches showed that there is relation between body image satisfaction and depression in perinatal period. Given this fact, it is important to educate and find ways to enhance mothers’ postpartum self-esteem and body satisfaction. For the last decade body image literature has risen and brought to new discussion about body positivity. This research focuses on women’s body positivity campaign presented by Mothercare called #BodyProudMums. The objective of this research is to identify the storytelling elements used to promote women’s body positivity campaign and whether the issue creates good brand story for Mothercare. The concepts used are body positivity, postpartum, brand storytelling, and social media with qualitative content analysis as research method. The unit of analysis are ten posts of #BodyProudMums campaign on @mothercareuk, while the samples are three randomly chosen posts. This research notes that the body positivity messages of body appreciation, body acceptance, and love, as well as broad conceptualization of beauty are carried out by the elements of storytelling namely: basic plots (the quest), archetype (the change master) with the following story objectives: communicating who they are, fostering collaboration, transmitting values and sparking action. There are only three out of four elements of good brand story present on the campaign. However, the absence of humor element is justified because of the nature of the postpartum story in which it shares mothers’ hardship and how they finally cope with it. Therefore, it can be said that the issue of mothers’ body positivity creates good brand story for Mothercare.

Key words: positive body image, postpartum, brand storytelling, social media
Perilaku Konsumen terhadap Kualitas e-Service pada e-Commerce
Authors: Febriani Nufian S , Dewi Wayan Weda Asmara , Avicenna Fitria
Published: June 2021

Pola perilaku belanja masyarakat saat ini telah bergeser dari offline menjadi online. Tren belanja online memicu munculnya bisnis baru bernama e-commerce. Di Indonesia, e-commerce mulai banyak bermunculan, yang menyebabkan persaingan antar e-commerce semakin ketat. Oleh karena itu diperlukan suatu strategi komunikasi pemasaran untuk memenangkan persaingan antar e-commerce, salah satunya adalah dengan menerapkan kualitas e-service. Dengan menerapkan kualitas e-service yang baik maka kepuasan pelanggan akan muncul. Melalui penelitian ini, peneliti menemukan signifikansi pengaruh kualitas e-service terhadap kepuasan konsumen e-commerce. Secara akademis, penelitian ini dapat mengembangkan kajian ilmu komunikasi, khususnya topik perubahan perilaku kognitif konsumen e-commerce di Indonesia dan menjadi dasar pengambilan keputusan bagi pengambil strategi komunikasi pemasaran dalam mempromosikan, menjaga, dan meningkatkan kualitas dan kepuasan konsumen, khususnya untuk konsumen digital. Secara praktis, penelitian ini dapat memberikan informasi tentang pentingnya pengaruh kualitas penggunaan e-service terhadap kepuasan konsumen e-commerce di Indonesia. Manfaat praktis lain yang diperoleh melalui penelitian ini adalah tim strategi komunikasi pemasaran dapat mempertimbangkan/mengimplementasikan elemen apa saja dalam e-commerce yang dapat menarik perhatian konsumen digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan skala diferensial semantik yang mengukur perasaan subjektif seseorang dengan menggunakan berbagai kata sifat karena orang biasanya mengkomunikasikan evaluasi melalui kata sifat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas e-service yang dilakukan oleh e-commerce di Indonesia dapat mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan.

Kata Kunci: Perilaku konsumen, e-service, e-commerce, kepuasan pelanggan, strategi komunikasi pemasaran
Analisis Manajemen Impresi Ma’ruf Amin dalam Debat Pilpres 2019
Authors: Saptanti Eunike Iona
Published: June 2021

Pilpres 2019 diikuti oleh petahana Joko Widodo dan lawan yang sama dengan Pemilihan Presiden (Pilpres) 2014 lalu Prabowo Subianto. Ada sosok baru yang mendampingi Joko Widodo sebagai calon wakil presiden (Cawapres) pada kontestasi pemilihan kali ini, yaitu Ma’ruf Amin yang memiliki latar belakang sebagai ulama. Salah satu rangkaian yang harus dilalui oleh kandidat Capres dan Cawapres dalam masa kampanye adalah Debat Pilpres. Dalam ajang debat, penting bagi kandidat untuk membangun citra politik lewat argumen dan pemahamanterhadap sebuah isu. Citra politik dapat dibangun lewat manajemen impresi. Kesan tertentu dapat menampilkan citra tertentu. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Manajemen impresi Ma’ruf Amin pada debat Pilpres 2019 dianalisis sesuai dengan kerangka taksonomi dari Jones dan Pittman, yaitu ingratiation, intimidation, self-promotion, exemplification, supplication. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Ma’ruf Amin lebih dominan menggunakan strategi manajemen impresi self-promotion dan ingratiation. Strategi ini dominan dipakai karena Ma’ruf Amin ingin menampilkan diri sebagai kandidat yang mampu menjadi wakil presiden periode 2019-2024. Strategi ini dibuktikan lewat pernyataan mengenai kemampuan diri lewat program yang akan dilaksanakan, serta pembuktian hasil kinerja Jokowi setelah memimpin selama lima tahun.

Kata Kunci: Dramaturgi, Manajemen Impresi, PR Politik, Pemilihan Presiden
Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Sosial Instagram terhadap Sikap Berdonasi Melalui Platform Crowdfunding
Authors: Benedict Edric , Ariestya Angga
Published: June 2021

Berdonasi melalui platform crowdfunding saat ini sudah banyak dilakukan masyarakat. Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman, media sosial menjadi afiliasi yang efektif bagi platform crowdfunding dalam menggalang dana. Sudah semakin sering permohonan donasi dilakukan melalui media sosial. Penelitian ini membahas pengaruh penggunaan media sosial Instagram dari @Kitabisacom terhadap sikap berdonasi melalui platform crowdfunding dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif-eksplanatif. Metode survei dilakukan dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada followers Instagram @Kitabisacom (N= 400). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media sosial Instagram memengaruhi secara signifikan sikap berdonasi melalui platform crowdfunding seseorang.

Kata Kunci: Media Sosial, Kitabisa, Sikap Berdonasi, Crowdfunding, Organisasi Amal
US-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for hyperthyroidism and immediate treatment response evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Authors: Zhu Jing-E. , Zhang Hui-Li , Yu Song-Yuan , Xu Hui-Xiong
Published: June 2021

Hyperthyroidism is a common disease mainly manifested by hyperexcitability of multiple systems and hypermetabolism. Currently, antithyroid drugs (ATDs), radioiodine therapy (RIT), and surgery are mainly used in the clinical treatment for primary hyperthyroidism. We reported a case of a 28-year-old female who received a novel treatment for primary hyperthyroidism. This patient had poor control of thyroid function while taking ATD, and her oral Methimazole (MMI) dose varied repeatedly between 20 mg qd and 15 mg qd, failing to maintain a stable status. To minimize the possible complication and to achieve drug reduction or withdrawal, she refused RIT and surgery and showed up in our department. The patient, diagnosed with Graves’ disease (GD) and met the surgical indication after systematic clinical evaluation, was subject to ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) of the partial thyroid gland with continuous oral administration of 20 mg qd MMI. The post-ablation condition was stable and the patient was discharged 2 days after the operation. Thyroid ultrasound and serum thyroid function test were examined regularly after ablation and the MMI dosage was gradually reduced according to the results of the biochemical examination. Five weeks after the operation, the patient completely discontinued the medication. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation is minimally invasive, safe, and effective, and has potential to be an alternative treatment besides the 3 classical treatments of hyperthyroidism.
Serological study of celiac disease in children with dental caries
Authors: Kalvandi Gholamreza , Shahramian Iraj , Farmany Abbas , Yadegari Shirin , Parooie Fateme
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: Celiac disease is a common gastrointestinal autoimmune disorder. Studies have shown that the prevalence of tooth decay is high in patients with celiac disease. This study was performed to evaluate the serology of celiac disease in children with dental caries. METHODS: Children aged 3 to 12 years who referred to the dental clinic with enamel caries were included in the study. Celiac disease was assessed by measuring serum IgA levels and anti-TTG (Anti TTG (IgA)) antibodies. Then, by analyzing the collected data, the prevalence of celiac disease in children with dental caries and its relationship with various variables were investigated. RESULTS: 120 children, 56 girls (46.7%) and 64 boys (53.3%) with dental caries were involved in this study. The positive celiac serology rate of studied population was 14 (11.6%). Based on the results of this study, a significant relationship was obtained between maternal education, sex and place of residence and celiac disease (p< 0.05). There were no significant relationships between celiac positive serology in children with dental caries, the number of decayed teeth, and breastfeeding (p> 0.05). CONCLUSION: The present study showed that dental caries, might be a red flag indicating possible celiac disease and prevent its complications. On the other hand, pediatricians and dentists should be aware of the oral symptoms of celiac disease. Further studies are needed to plan screening for children with celiac disease.
The comparison of IL-17 levels in patients with unstable angina before and after medical treatment
Authors: Boluri Ahmad , Khazaei Hosseinali , Sargolzaei Narjes , Miri Hanie Olfat , Khazaei Bahman
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-17 plays a central role in orchestrating the cytokine cascade and accelerates atherosclerosis and plaque vulnerability in animal models. However, epidemiological data evaluating the role of IL-17 levels in unstable angina are lacking. The aim of our study is to evaluate and compare the IL-17 levels in unstable angina (UA) cases before and after treatment. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed from July to October 2018 in Ali Iben-abitaleb heart center, Zahedan, Iran. 48 patients with UA in the age range of below 50 years entered the study. All demographic, past medical history, physical examination, electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG), and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) data were collected. Serum level of IL-17 was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. In all the tests, P< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. All data analyses were performed using the SPSS 13.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). RESULTS: In this study, 48 UA patients, including 34 women and 16 men with a mean age of 56.60 years were included in the study. The mean serum level of interleukin 17 after treatment (65.13 ± 53.29 pg/dl) was significantly lower than Its level before treatment (94.89 ± 51.25 pg/dL) (P< 0/05). CONCLUSION: Our findings point towards a role of inflammation in the form of increased activity of IL-17 in UA patients and thus suggest that IL-17-driven inflammation may play a role in the promotion of clinical instability in patients with coronary artery disease.
Feminist perspectives to artificial intelligence: Comparing the policy frames of the European Union and Spain
Authors: Guevara-Gómez Ariana , de Zárate-Alcarazo Lucía O. , Criado J. Ignacio
Published: June 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive technology that has gained interest among scholars, politicians, public servants, and citizens. In the debates on its advantages and risks, issues related to gender have arisen. In some cases, AI approaches depict a tool to promote gender equality, and in others, a contribution to perpetuating discrimination and biases. We develop a theoretical and analytical framework, combining the literature on technological frames and gender theory to better understand the gender perspective of the nature, strategy, and use of AI in two institutional contexts. Our research question is: What are the assumptions, expectations and knowledge of the European Union institutions and Spanish government on AI regarding gender? Methodologically, we conducted a document analysis of 23 official documents about AI issued by the European Union (EU) and Spain to understand how they frame the gender perspective in their discourses. According to our analysis, despite both the EU and Spain have developed gender-sensitive AI policy frames, doubts remain about the definitions of key terms and the practical implementation of their discourses.
Analytical layout optimization of printed planar coil with variable trace width for inductive wireless power transfer
Authors: Cheng Yuhua , Kang Wenyu , Wang Gaofeng , Ghovanloo Maysam , Li Wenjun
Published: June 2021

In the inductive wireless power transmission (WPT) designs of consumer electronics and implantable devices, the printed planar coil in standard manufacture is commonly used. Layout optimization of the coils is one of the important ways to make the power transmission system more efficient. Varying the trace width and turn-to-turn spacing together for the coils is proposed to optimize the maximum achievable power transfer efficiency (𝜂max). An accurate analytical model for the printed square coils is also established as well to speed up the design process. By virtue of this model, an optimal scaling factor of the trace width and the optimal frequency can be quickly estimated. The proposed model is validated by both the simulations (ANSYS HFSS) and experiments. A WPT link of two planar coils with size of 50 mm × 50 mm × 1 mm, operating at 23 MHz, is optimized by using this methodology. After optimization, the measured 𝜂max of the WPT system is increased from 22.60% to 32.74% at a 100-mm transmission distance.
Inverses and n-uncial property of Jacobian elliptic functions
Authors: Solanilla Leonardo , Leal Jhonny Andrés , Tique Diego Mauricio
Published: June 2021

The inverses of Jacobi elliptic functions possess an apparently-non-crucial property: they provide almost-everywhere-conformal maps on a hemisphere onto a torus and so, onto a parallelogram. Thus, they produce map projections on the sphere generalizing the famous quincuncial projection of Charles S. Peirce. Besides providing a general practical definition of n-uncial map and proving that all the considered inverse elliptic functions are n-uncial, we give operative handy formulas to calculate these maps. To the best of our knowledge, these useful formulas have not been all together published before, except for Pierce projection. We look forward to their numerical implementation. By the way, we also classify the resulting map projections according the number of singularities.
User-Environment Interaction: The Usability Model for Universal Design Assessment
Authors: Cassi Roberta , Kajita Masashi , Popovic Larsen Olga
Published: June 2021

Universal Design (UD) aims to provide designed environments that allow users to fully participate in all kinds of activities. Especially, the design of Sport and Leisure buildings should support and encourage the participation of mobility and sensory impaired people in any physical and social activity. Yet, the variety of physical and social users’ needs calls for different approaches to investigate, analyze and assess how the environment fulfills users’ needs and expectations. This paper presents a new analytical model that: a) investigates how people with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments interact with specific architectural features; b) links the examined user-environment interaction with the user’s personal assessment of the spatial experience. The study employs the literature review of the existing analytical models, which are based on the concept of user-environment interaction and framed around empirically deducted basic human needs. These models address the issue of user-environment fit by focusing on the identification of environmental barriers. Also, some of these models are too descriptive and cannot inform the practice in creative design processes. The proposed analytical model, which is built upon the theoretical concepts of affordances and usability, aims to develop a qualitative evaluation method for identifying environmental facilitators by linking the design of architectural characteristics with the influenced perception of users of the physical and social aspects of the built environment. The model consists of three groups of elements: (1) users’ physical abilities; (2) architectural features and (3) usability criteria. The inter-relations of each element across the groups develop the narrating scenarios that can be investigated from the user’s perspective. This new model does not only advance the understanding of the spatial experiences of persons with mobility and sensory impairments but also offers new insights for exploring UD solutions by identifying the architectural features that enlarge the spectrum of possible user-environment interactions.
Experts by Experience as Contributors to Research and Development in a Corporate Context
Authors: Jacobson Susanne
Published: June 2021

This paper presents the findings of a user study conducted at a company, a global leader in its industry, in order to engage experts by experience in the research and development of the company’s future products. People who have life-changing experiences such as being ill or having a disability, and who are trained to consider their environment in terms of those experiences, can be called experts by experience. They can be inventive in creating solutions to the challenges of an inaccessible environment. Currently, their expertise is primarily used by the public sector, mainly in welfare and health-related initiatives. The corporate sector seems to have not yet actively engaged them. This study adopted a design research approach and applied a case study method to a research and development project conducted at a company. The user study comprised experts by experience testing a physical prototype that had digital content, by thinking aloud, interacting and participating in a design game. The aim was to understand the strengths, opportunities and development needs of the prototype, as well as to gain the experts’ insights into future requirements and how to meet them with similar products. The study resulted in usability-, appearance- and feel-related product qualities, as well as ideas regarding the product’s potential applications and digital content. The findings suggest that trained experts by experience can provide a company with information that could act as design drivers that benefit strategic development. Due to the inclusion and empowerment of users, as well as fostering their equality, engaging experts by experience in research and development could also be considered to be an example of corporate social sustainability and responsibility.
‘Light up for all’ – Building Knowledge on Universal Design Through Direct User Contact in Design Workshops
Authors: Ielegems Elke , Froyen Hubert , Herssens Jasmien , Vanrie Jan
Published: June 2021

For the creation of inclusive design solutions, designers require relevant knowledge about a diversity of users throughout the design process. Besides understanding users’ needs and expectations, the ways in which users perceive and experience the environment contain valuable knowledge for designers. Since users’ perceptions and experiences are mainly tacit by nature, they are much more difficult to communicate and therefore more difficult to externalize. Hence, more insight is needed into the ways designers can build knowledge on Universal Design through direct user contact. In a project called ‘Light up for all’ architecture students are asked to design a light switch and socket, elegant, usable and understandable to the greatest extent possible by everyone. Two workshops with user/experts are organized in the first stages of the design process in which students could gain insight into users’ experiences and perceptions through direct contact. Three data collection techniques are used to analyze the teams’ design processes: (1) a design diary, (2) observations of the workshops and (3) a focus group. By means of analyzing collected qualitative data, we have identified three different design aspects that affect designers’ UD knowledge building process. First, findings give indications on values and limitations of working with selected design artefacts when externalizing users’ experiences. Second, the value of stories clearly affected designers’ deeper understanding about users’ experiences. Finally, results show that in some situations, designers encountered contradictory information between observations and verbal conversations. These insights may help researchers to better understand designers’ process of building knowledge on UD from users’ experiences and perceptions, which may result in better incorporating users’ experiences when designing for everyone.
From Face-to-Face to Online UDeL Camps: Supporting Staff at Higher Education Institutions in Developing Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL)
Authors: Eftring Håkan , Olaussen Elinor Jeanette , Petrie Helen , Saarela Merja , Ladonlahti Tarja , Torkildsby Anne Britt
Published: June 2021

The TINEL Project is running a series of camps for staff at higher education institution to support them in developing inclusive eLearning. The first camp was conducted face-to-face, but the coronavirus pandemic meant that the second camp was conducted online. This created a case study in inclusive eLearning in itself and allowed us to experience and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of inclusive online teaching and learning. This paper presents the structure and content of the two camps, our reflections on moving from a face-to-face to an online situation and our elaboration how the UDL principles apply to eLearning to create Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL). We found that because we already had a syllabus for the camp prepared, transferring it to an online camp did not present a great number of challenges. Some aspects of the online situation were actually advantageous (e.g. presenting all materials digitally and making them fully accessible) while others were difficult to overcome (e.g. engaging all participants in online activities and discussions). We provide a set of recommendations of how to implement the three principles of UDL in eLearning situations.
Users’ Experience in Digital Architectural Design: Combining Qualitative Research Methods with a Generative Model
Authors: Ballegaard Emil , Kajita Masashi , Nicholas Paul
Published: June 2021

This paper presents the development of a digital generative design tool for residential building that integrates qualitative data from potential users of buildings. The central aim is to understand and challenge the inherent biases in the design process of architecture for mobility impaired users, whose experiences might be difficult to understand for designers who often move around and use buildings without any difficulty. Although Universal Design promotes designed environments that are more sensitized with the diverse difference of individuals, the most of design generating tools are based on empirically deducted human needs, objectifying the people or seeing them as useful in simply validating design ideas. There is a clear distance in between the real needs and wishes of wheelchair users and what architects imagine when designing. Mixed-methods – expert interview, literature review and data analysis of disability blogs – are used to collect and analyse wheelchair users’ experience. Accumulated qualitative data is, then, used as guiding input for the development of an explorative generative model that effectively produces large number of floor plans for residential architecture. The developed generative model effectively selects floor plans that correspond with challenges described by the wheelchair users. The selected floor plans become informed starting points for spatial planning, which can guide architects to produce new and unexpected design solutions that are more sensitised to wheelchair users’ experience. The application of generative design tools in early stages of design tasks can help architects to understand users’ needs and wishes, and thus challenge biased assumptions about wheelchair users’ experiences. And yet, further research needs to be conducted in order to progress the system: additional user data and new design objectives can give rise to new hypothesis and allow the system to be more precise, responding to the complex reality of disabled people in their everyday lives.
Universal Design in the Metrobuss System of Trondheim, Norway – Challenges and Solutions
Authors: Deichmann Jacob
Published: June 2021

The presentation describes challenges and possible solutions for achieving truly accessible high-class urban public transportation based on a case from Trondheim, where a new high-class bus system was implemented. The implemented solution did not reflect the wheelchair user’s needs – despite clearly stated ambitions for accessibility. Ramboll conducted a study comprising a screening of the international market for relevant solutions, combined with interviews with representatives of Public transport authorities. The results were presented to the local user’s representatives, and some solutions tested on location. Based on this process, recommendations for short-, medium- and long-term solutions were made. The project highlights the need for involvement of sufficient professional knowledge of universal design in the planning phase as well as in the implementation phase.
Universal Design – A Solution for Ageing Workforce in Digitalized Workplaces?
Authors: Brynn Rudolph
Published: June 2021

This study reviews the extent to which Universal Design of digitalized work tools is not only a useful, but a necessary principle to support inclusion in an ageing workforce. But Universal Design must be understood and implemented in a broader sense than “classic” adaptation. It includes areas like services, digitalization training and user interface between mainstream and assistive technologies. It makes requirements to an enterprise’s management system and training policy, besides mainstream human resources policies. The paper goes through these requirements and concludes with the need to improve our understanding of the principle of Universal Design for it to be an efficient tool for inclusive workplaces: not only the digital work tools have to be accessible, but it must be combined with management policy, training and support.
Formation of professional competencies of future subject teachers in the field of creating digital educational resources
Authors: Bychkova D. D.
Published: June 2021

Modern society is developing under the influence of various factors, among which new information technologies occupy an important place, which make any person’s access to a huge flow of information simply instantaneous. Today, reliable information is one of the important products of society, and a thinking person is the main strategic resource of this society. Therefore, in the information society, the intellectual development of each of its members becomes a priority. In this regard, it is necessary to look for ways to optimize the process of training teachers who are able to organize the educational process in such a way that students develop the knowledge, skills and abilities that will be in demand in their future life and professional activity in the digital economy. Almost all improvements in the educational process are already unthinkable without the use of information and communication technologies, which have colossal didactic capabilities. They can be used in the educational process in two ways: as a powerful teaching tool and as an object of study, which allows you to solve educational problems and achieve set goals in the process of teaching, upbringing and development of students. One of the most effective and productive tasks that arouses great interest and is associated with the use of information technologies in both ways is the task of designing and creating digital educational resources, as well as their application in the educational process. The article provides an example of the implementation of a task related to the development of a digital educational resource for preparation for the Basis State Examination in informatics of ninth-grade secondary school students, which allows future subject teachers to form the professional competencies they need in the field of creating educational resources with their further inclusion in the educational process.
INTERSCHOOL PROJECT ON ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING IN END-TO-END DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Dikov A. V.
Published: June 2021

An urgent problem of our time is the social order of business for the country's education system for high-quality pre-professional training of graduates in the field of industrial technologies at various levels of education. At the same time, the information society integrates digital technologies into all spheres of its existence, including education, in order to intensify processes. Accelerating education quality improvement is achieved through the use of digital tools in the transfer of best learning practices. The article considers one of the possible ways to organize training according to a unified innovative program simultaneously in several general education institutions. On the basis of the Basic General Education Program in informatics and technology, an original general education program in informatics for students of 8–11th grades and technology for students of 8th grade has been developed.
FROM THE HISTORY OF THE BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM. UNKNOWN AUTHOR'S BROCHURE
Authors: Zlatopolski D. M.
Published: June 2021

The article describes the first in history, according to the author, "practical use of the binary number system". This is an old puzzle, in different languages having different names, first described in the brochure "Théorie du baguenodier..." ("Theory of baguenodier...") published in France in 1872. The diagrams in the brochure show the various puzzle states and binary state numbers. French mathematician Éduard Lucas developed the idea of using the connection of a situation on a diagram that simulates a puzzle with the binary number of the corresponding move to determine the number of moves required to move from any one state of the puzzle to any other. This number is equal to the difference between the decimal equivalents of the binary numbers of the two states. In addition, Lucas pointed out the relationship between the binary numbers of all states of a puzzle with n rings with all possible combinations without repetitions of n objects.