bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simultaneous organic matter removal and nitrification of an inert self-supporting immersed media to upgrade aerated lagoons
Authors: Boutet E. , Baillargeon S. , Patry B. , Lessard P.
Published: October 2017

A pilot study was performed to evaluate the potential of an inert self-supported immersed fixed film media to upgrade aerated lagoons. Simultaneous organic matter removal and nitrification was assessed under different loading rates and temperatures (near 0 °C) using 12 laboratory-scale reactors operated in parallel. Test results showed that both the temperature and the load have an influence on organic matter effluent concentrations. Effluent quality seemed related to the observed biofilm thickness. Thicker biofilm is believed to have contributed to biomass detachment and increased particulate organic matter concentrations in the effluent. Simultaneous organic removal and nitrification was obtained at loads above 5 g CBOD5/m2·d. The highest nitrification rate at 0.4 °C was obtained for the smallest load, which showed a nitrification limitation close to freezing point.
Enhancing nitrogen removal efficiency in a dyestuff wastewater treatment plant with the IFFAS process: the pilot-scale and full-scale studies
Authors: Mao Yanjun , Quan Xie , Zhao Huimin , Zhang Yaobin , Chen Shuo , Liu Tao
Published: October 2017

The activated sludge (AS) process is widely applied in dyestuff wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); however, the nitrogen removal efficiency is relatively low and the effluent does not meet the indirect discharge standards before being discharged into the industrial park's WWTP. Hence it is necessary to upgrade the WWTP with more advanced technologies. Moving bed biofilm processes with suspended carriers in an aerobic tank are promising methods due to enhanced nitrification and denitrification. Herein, a pilot-scale integrated free-floating biofilm and activated sludge (IFFAS) process was employed to investigate the feasibility of enhancing nitrogen removal efficiency at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs). The results showed that the effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium nitrate (NH4+-N) and total nitrogen (TN) concentrations of the IFFAS process were significantly lower than those of the AS process, and could meet the indirect discharge standards. PCR-DGGE and FISH results indicated that more nitrifiers and denitrifiers co-existed in the IFFAS system, promoting simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. Based on the pilot results, the IFFAS process was used to upgrade the full-scale AS process, and the effluent COD, NH4+-N and TN of the IFFAS process were 91–291 mg/L, 10.6–28.7 mg/L and 18.9–48.6 mg/L, stably meeting the indirect discharge standards and demonstrating the advantages of IFFAS in dyestuff wastewater treatment.
Photochemical Reactions for the Synthesis of Six-Membered O-Heterocycles
Authors: Kaur Navjeet
Published: October 2017

Background:

The chemists have been interested in light as an energy source to induce chemical reactions
since the beginning of the scientific chemistry. This review summarizes the chemistry of photochemical
reactions with emphasis of their synthetic applications. The organic photochemical reactions avoid the polluting
or toxic reagents and therefore offer perspectives for sustainable processes and green chemistry. In summary,
this review article describes the synthesis of a number of six-membered O-heterocycles.

Objective:

Photochemistry is indeed a great tool synthetic chemists have at their disposal. The formation of byproducts
was diminished under photochemical substrate activation that usually occurred without additional
reagents. Photochemical irradiation is becoming more interesting day by day because of easy purification of
the products as well as green chemistry.

Conclusion:

This review article represents the high applicability of photochemical reactions for organic synthesis
and research activities in organic photochemistry. The synthesis of heterocyclic molecules has been outlined
in this review. Traditional approaches require expensive or highly specialized equipment or would be of
limited use to the synthetic organic chemist due to their highly inconvenient approaches. Photochemistry can
be used to prepare a number of heterocycles selectively, efficiently and in high yield.
One Pot Synthesis of Novel Substituted 2',4'-Dihydrospiro[chroman-2,3'-pyrazol]-4- one Derivatives
Authors: Tangeti Venkata S. , Babu Kattaru R. , Vasundhara Dasari , Satyanarayana K.V.V.V. , Mylapalli Himabindu , Kumar Kaja S.P.
Published: October 2017

Aim and Objective: In the work, we have successfully presented a synthetic route for the synthesis
of novel 2',4'-dihydrospiro[chroman-2,3'-pyrazol]-4-one derivatives via one pot multicomponent approach.

Materials and Method:

Substituted 2',4'-dihydrospiro[chroman-2,3'-pyrazol]-4-one were prepared through cascade
three-component condensation of ortho-hydroxyacetophenone, β-ketoester, hydrazine in the presence of
pyrrolidine as a catalyst under ethanol reflux conditions.

Results:

A series of novel 2',4'-dihydrospiro[chroman-2,3'-pyrazol]-4-one have been synthesized through a
facile strategy. These structures of newly synthesized derivatives were determined by 1H, 13C NMR, HRMS
and CHNS analysis.

Conclusion:

We have achieved the one-pot, three-component synthesis of highly substituted pyrazole spirochromanones
in presence of pyrrolidine as a catalyst under ethanol reflux conditions. Using different types of
aliphatic and aromatic β-ketoesters, o-hydroxyacetophenone derivatives and different kinds of hydrazine derivatives
as building blocks, we could construct novel libraries of substituted pyrazole spirochromanones that
make this method suitable for combinatorial and parallel synthesis in drug discovery.
Advances in the Synthesis of Xanthenes: An Overview
Authors: Chaudhary Ankita , Khurana Jitender M.
Published: October 2017

Background:

Xanthene is pharmacologically important oxygen containing heterocyclic moeity exhibiting
an array of potent biological activities like antibacterial, antiviral, antiinflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant,
antiplasmodial etc. Other useful applications of these heterocycles are as fluorescent materials for the
visualization of biomolecules and in laser technology.

Objective:

This review gives an insight of the literature available on the methods for the construction of xanthene
nucleus. This review article can be reasonably encouraging for those involved in the synthesis of molecules
exhibiting a wide range of biological activities involving xanthene as central nucleus and would provide
them assistance in developing new eco-friendly, efficient and economical viable methods.

Conclusion:

Owing to diverse applications of xanthenes, various synthetic methodologies have been developed,
whether to construct this privileged scaffold. Many of the reported methods involve the use of various
harsh catalysts/reagents that are not environmentally benign, produce a large amount of waste and need longer
reaction times. The sustainable and diversity oriented synthesis of xanthene scaffold which incorporates Green
Chemistry tools like multicomponent reaction approach, heterogeneous catalysts, alternate reaction media such
as water, ionic liquids, polyethylene glycol etc. has also been developed.
Young People�s Experiences of Viewing the Fitspiration Social Media Trend: Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Easton Stephanie , Morton Katherine , Tappy Zara , Francis Daniella , Dennison Laura
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND

Social media use has become ubiquitous in the lives of many people, especially young adults. A popular recent trend emerging on social media is that of posting and following ‘Fitspirational’ content - material that purports to motivate and showcase healthy lifestyle habits, particularly relating to exercise and diet. There is very limited existing literature on how engaging with this type of content influences people’s psychological and physical heath. Initial studies have focused on concerns over potential negative effects on psychological wellbeing including body image, self-esteem and eating disorders.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to address a gap in the literature for exploratory research on this topic from the perspective of users. We used a qualitative approach to explore how people experience viewing Fitspiration on social media including why and how they engage with this material and how they perceive that it affects their thoughts, emotions, behaviour and health.

METHODS

We recruited 20 young adults (14 females, 6 males, aged 18-25) who self-declared themselves to be Fitspiration followers to participate in either focus groups or individual interviews. We asked detailed, open-ended questions about their motivations for following Fitspiration, experiences of viewing this content and its perceived impact. We used inductive thematic analysis to derive themes that represented common and salient features of the data set.

RESULTS

Four main themes were developed: 1) A tool with the potential to support healthy living, 2) Unrealistic, untrustworthy content, 3) Negative effects on emotional wellbeing, and 4) Vulnerability and protective factors. Following Fitspirational posts on social media can provide young people with knowledge and motivation that may support healthy lifestyle behaviours. However, a range of harms also appeared to arise from Fitspiration viewing ranging from minor annoyances and frustrations to more meaningful negative effects on psychological & physical health. These negative effects seemed to persist despite individuals acknowledging that the material can be unrealistic, and believing that they are personally equipped to minimise harms to themselves.

CONCLUSIONS

This study suggests that Fitspiration on social media can be attractive and compelling for young people but appears to bring about negative as well as positive effects. Future research should aim to confirm the scale and intensity of positive and negative effects and investigate ways of harnessing desirable outcomes and minimising undesirable outcomes.
Differences in Online Consumer Ratings of Health Care Providers Across Medical, Surgical, and Allied Health Specialties: Observational Study of 212,933 Providers (Preprint)
Authors: Daskivich Timothy , Luu Michael , Noah Benjamin , Fuller Garth , Anger Jennifer , Spiegel Brennan
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND

Health care consumers are increasingly using online ratings to select providers, but differences in the distribution of scores across specialties and skew of the data have the potential to mislead consumers about the interpretation of ratings.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of our study was to determine whether distributions of consumer ratings differ across specialties and to provide specialty-specific data to assist consumers and clinicians in interpreting ratings.

METHODS

We sampled 212,933 health care providers rated on the Healthgrades consumer ratings website, representing 29 medical specialties (n=128,678), 15 surgical specialties (n=72,531), and 6 allied health (nonmedical, nonnursing) professions (n=11,724) in the United States. We created boxplots depicting distributions and tested the normality of overall patient satisfaction scores. We then determined the specialty-specific percentile rank for scores across groupings of specialties and individual specialties.

RESULTS

Allied health providers had higher median overall satisfaction scores (4.5, interquartile range [IQR] 4.0-5.0) than physicians in medical specialties (4.0, IQR 3.3-4.5) and surgical specialties (4.2, IQR 3.6-4.6, P<.001). Overall satisfaction scores were highly left skewed (normal between –0.5 and 0.5) for all specialties, but skewness was greatest among allied health providers (–1.23, 95% CI –1.280 to –1.181), followed by surgical (–0.77, 95% CI –0.787 to –0.755) and medical specialties (–0.64, 95% CI –0.648 to –0.628). As a result of the skewness, the percentages of overall satisfaction scores less than 4 were only 23% for allied health, 37% for surgical specialties, and 50% for medical specialties. Percentile ranks for overall satisfaction scores varied across specialties; percentile ranks for scores of 2 (0.7%, 2.9%, 0.8%), 3 (5.8%, 16.6%, 8.1%), 4 (23.0%, 50.3%, 37.3%), and 5 (63.9%, 89.5%, 86.8%) differed for allied health, medical specialties, and surgical specialties, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

Online consumer ratings of health care providers are highly left skewed, fall within narrow ranges, and differ by specialty, which precludes meaningful interpretation by health care consumers. Specialty-specific percentile ranks may help consumers to more meaningfully assess online physician ratings.
Peran Identifikasi Tokoh Wayang dalam Pembentukan Identitas Diri
Authors: Subandi -
Published: October 2017

One of the tasks of human development is to discover its identity. There are many ways a person can find that identity. One of them is through the identification of the idol figure. This study aims to understand the process of identity formation through the identification of shadow puppet figures in the context of Javanese culture. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to understand the process retrospectively. Three main participants were involved in the study. The process of collecting data was done through in-depth interview methods to both the main participants and their significant others. FGD (focused group discussion) is also conducted to explore participants' understanding of their process of identity formation. Data analysis was done by phenomenological method. This study found three main themes, namely interested in shadow puppet figures, matching self-image with puppet characters, and the use of feeling as a bridge between self and the puppet. This study concluded that shadow puppets can be used as a means to find identity among their fans.
Aceh Besar في ترقية سيطرة الطلاب على الثروة اللغوية بمعهد دار الإحسان THE CROWN دور المجلة الأسبوعية العربية
Authors: Fadhilah Fadhilah , Akmal Muhammad
Published: October 2017

إن الوسائل لتنمية الثروة اللغوية لدى المتعلمين عديدة منها تنشيط الطلاب للقراءة وممارسة اللغة والمفردات في محادثتهم اليومية. تعتبر المجلة من إحدى الوسائل لتنمية الثروة اللغوية لأن فيها عدة المعلومات حيث تشتمل المجلة على أربع مهارات اللغة ولاسيما مهارة القراءة. تقديم هذا الموضوع التعرف على مزايا المجلة الأسبوعية العربية وعيوبها والتعرف على المشكلات التي يواجهها الطلاب في فهم المجلة والسبب الأول والرئيس لهذا البحث التعرف على دور المجلة وفعاليتها في ترقية سيطرة الطلاب على الثروة اللغوية. لأتمام هذا البحث مستعمل المنهج الوصفي عن المجلة الأسبوعية العربية. وقام هذا البحث بثلاث خطوات لجمع البيانات يعني المقابلة الشخصية والملاحظة المباشرة والاستبانة. والعينة لهذا البحث الطلاب للصف الثاني للمرحلة المتوسطة وعددهم 101 طالبا، وكان البحث للسنة الدراسية 2016-2017. أما النتائج المحصولة فهي أن المجلة الأسبوعية العربية لها دور كبير في ترقية سيطرة الطلاب على الثروة اللغوية وتؤثر أثرا كبيرا في تنمية الثروة اللغوية لدى الطلاب كما يتضح لنا الجدول 405 أن 81 % من الطلاب موافق على أن المجلة الأسبوعية العربية تؤثر أثرا كبيرا وتلعب دورا هاما في ترقية سيطرة الطلاب على الثروة اللغوية.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA HARDINESS DENGAN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR PADA GURU DI KOTA BANDA ACEH
Authors: - Mirza - , Nofita Rezky -
Published: October 2017

Guru merupakan seorang pendidik yang memberi kontribusi yang besar dalam dunia pendidikan. Guru yang bekerja secara sukarela dan tidak mengharap imbalan dikatakan sebagai Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). Salah satu faktor yang menimbulkan kepribadian OCB adalah hardiness. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara Hardiness dengan Organiational Citizenship Behavior pada guru di Kota Banda Aceh. Metode pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini adalah multi-stage cluster dan nonproportionate stratified random sampling. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 100 guru pada Sekolah Menengah Atas di kota Banda Aceh. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Skala Hardiness yang disusun oleh peneliti sendiri, yang dikembangkan berdasarkan teori Kobasa (1979) dan Skala Organizational Citizenship Behavior yang disusun sendiri oleh peneliti yang dikembangkan berdasarkan teori Organ (1997). Hasil analisis data menggunakan teknik korelasi Pearson menunjukkan koefisien korelasi (r) sebesar 0.381 dengan nilai p = 0.000 (p
DIFFERENCES IN STRESS, SELF-ESTEEM BETWEEN SMOKING AND NON-SMOKING ACEHNESE ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Amalia Dina - , Khan Shams U Rehman , Sim Chee Chew
Published: October 2017

There is an increasing number of young smokers in Indonesia that has become a serious concern in recent years. Therefore, this study aimed to examine Indonesian adolescents’ smoking based on related variables i.e. stress and self-esteem. Purposive random sampling was used in this study with a set inclusion criteria including male at age of 15 to 18 years old. A total of 106 students (54 smokers and 52 non smokers) from four senior high schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesian participated. The measures used were the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES).The result of this study founded that there were differences in stress and self-esteem level as well as certain parenting practices between smoking and non-smoking adolescents.
PENERIMAAN DIRI PADA MAHASISWA DROP OUT
Authors: S Arham , Ahmad Ahmad , Ridfah Ridfah
Published: October 2017

This study aims to provide an overview of self-acceptance to students who have dropped out, the factors that influence and impact of drop out. Subjects in this study were students or students who have dropped out of college with a variety of problems. The number of respondents in this study were 13 students. The research data in the form of a verbatim transcript were analyzed and divided into the categories that have been there, then spelled out in detail for the conclusion of the research results. Results of this study illustrate, picture yourself admission of students who have dropped out with characteristics that have the confidence, ability, confident, responsible, and do not blame him. The results also showed that while the factors that affect the self-acceptance that there are two external factors, namely social environmental factors and internal factors are feelings, thoughts and views of the self, and the impact of self-acceptance is divided into two positive impacts and effects negative. The impact experienced after drop out of feeling embarrassed and disappointed. Society is expected to understand and know what is felt by students who have dropped out and know how to react
EFEKTIVITAS MEMBACA DAN MENTADABBURI AL-QUR’AN DALAM MENURUNKAN KECEMASAN SISWA YANG AKAN MENGHADAPI UJIAN SEKOLAH
Authors: Yudhani Eri , Suharti Veni , Adya Annisa , Utami Eliza Sutri
Published: October 2017

This study aimed to reduce student’s anxiety through reading and tadabbur al-Qur’an. Research used an experimental method with pretest-posttest control group design. Each experimental group and control group consisted of 5 3rd grade students of senior high school, who able to recite reading Qur’an. To measure student’s anxiety was used Fadlillah’s scale (2011). The results showed differences in student’s anxiety in experimental group and control group, p = 0,045 (p < 0,05). This study showed that reading and tadabbur Qur’an could reduce student’s anxiety. Weaknesses and the implications of this research are also discussed in this paper.
HUBUNGAN SABAR DAN HARGA DIRI DENGAN AGRESIVITAS PADA SUPPORTER BOLA
Authors: Oktaviani Eka Sari , Vonna Rizka Dara , Yuanita Caroline Yuanita Caroline
Published: October 2017

This research was conducted to find out the relationship between the patient and self-esteem with the aggressiveness of a football supporters because many phenomena that occur as a result of the aggressive behavior of soccer supporters that are often negative and harming others. The subjects in this research there were as many as 102 football supporters with snow ball sampling technique. This study used three scales, the scale of patience, self-esteem scale and scale of agressiveness. Form of the scale used is Likert scale. Hypothesis testing is done by using multiple regression of analysis. The results showed that the analysis results sig 0.000 < 0.05, or higher score of patience and higher score of self-esteem in a football supporter, can be a predictor of low score of aggressiveness.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA OPTIMISME DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA PASIEN KANKER
Authors: Nufus Ficka Faradila , Tatar Farhati M.
Published: October 2017

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world that will have an impact on individual psychological. Psychological reactions that appear in cancer patients is reported to be an important factor on quality of life. Quality of life is defined as an advantage or merit in aspects of life such as survival and longevity. One determinant of the quality of life of individuals involved disposition of optimism, which looks optimistic cancer patients have better psychological health and better quality of life. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between optimism and quality of life in cancer patients. The participants were 60 cancer patients (17 male and 43 female) who were selected by using quota sampling method. Data were collected by using Life Orientation Test-Revised dan Quality of Life Inventory. The results of data analysis used Spearmen Correlation Technique showed correlation coefficient (r) = 0,344 with a significant value (p) = 0.63 (p > 0.05) It can be interpreted that there was no significant relationship between optimism and quality of life in cancer patients. In conclusion, the results showed that optimism has not significantly related to quality of life in cancer patients.
Does Information Technology Reputation Affect Bank Loan Terms?
Authors: Kim Jeong-Bon , Song Byron Y. , Stratopoulos Theophanis C.
Published: October 2017

This study investigates whether Information Technology (IT) reputation, captured by the accumulation of consistent IT capability signals, influences bank loan contracting even though banks have access to inside information. We predict that IT reputation is associated with better loan terms because it lowers credit risk via its impact on default and information risks. Results based on 4,218 loan facility-years reveal, as predicted, that firms with a reputation for IT capability tend to have more favorable price and non-price terms for loan contracts and are less likely to have their credit rating downgraded or to report internal control weaknesses than firms with no IT reputation. The study contributes to the banking and IT business value literature by showing that banks incorporate borrowers' nonfinancial characteristics, such as IT reputation, into loan contracting terms.

JEL Classifications: G21; G32; M41; O32.

Data Availability: All data are available from sources identified in the study.
Using Linguistics to Mine Unstructured Data from FASB Exposure Drafts
Authors: Karim Khondkar E. , Lin Karen Jingrong , Pinsker Robert E. , Zhu Hongwei
Published: October 2017

Accounting standard setting is a high-stakes, political, and market process influenced by constituents through a public commenting mechanism. Comment letters are widely studied by researchers and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), typically manually because the letters contain unstructured data. Our study employs a topic modeling method, latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), to overcome the difficulties posed by the unstructured data. We analyze comment letters on two exposure drafts proposed by the FASB in 2008 and 2010 regarding loss contingencies. Results show that LDA is effective in compiling information from unstructured data. LDA also enables us to identify topics and detect shift in focus of the letters responding to the two exposure drafts. The findings have practical implications for standard setters, regulators, and researchers while also contributing to the digital reporting, data analysis, economic theory of democracy, and coalition and influence theory literatures.
End-Stage Renal Disease Increases Rates of Adverse Glucose Events When Treating Diabetic Ketoacidosis or Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
Authors: Schaapveld-Davis Caitlin M. , Negrete Ana L. , Hudson Joanna Q. , Saikumar Jagannath , Finch Christopher K. , Kocak Mehmet , Hu Pan , Van Berkel Megan A.
Published: October 2017

IN BRIEF Treatment guidelines for diabetic emergencies are well described in patients with normal to moderately impaired kidney function. However, management of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an ongoing challenge. This article describes a retrospective study comparing the rates of adverse glucose events (defined as hypoglycemia or a decrease in glucose >200 mg/dL/h) between patients with ESRD and those with normal kidney function who were admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). These results indicate that current treatment approaches to DKA or HHS in patients with ESRD are suboptimal and require further evaluation.
How Similar Are Biosimilars? What Do Clinicians Need to Know About Biosimilar and Follow-On Insulins?
Authors: Triplitt Curtis , Hinnen Debbie , Valentine Virginia
Published: October 2017

IN BRIEF As more patents on biological medicines expire, increased numbers of biologic copies, referred to as “biosimilars,” will likely become available in the United States in the coming years. With greater availability and the drive for health care savings, the use of biosimilars and of “follow-on” biological products is likely to increase in routine clinical practice. Health care practitioners need to be fully aware of these products and accompanying considerations if they are to make informed decisions together with their patients.
PENTINGNYA PERAN PEKERJA SOSIAL DALAM LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Apriyan Dwi Putri , Ishartono Ishartono , Irfan Maulana
Published: October 2017

Permasalahan di dalam lingkup pendidikan kini mulai bermunculan dikarenakan kenakalan remaja yang melanggar norma hukum. Salah satunya adalah tawuran remaja. Tindakan ini termasuk ke dalam tindakan kriminal, sebab telah banyak siswa yang menjadi korban dalam peristiwa ini. Perilaku menyimpang yang terjadi disebabkan oleh faktor internal yaitu yang berasal dari diri individu itu sendiri, dan faktor eksternal yaitu lingkup yang sering berhubungan dengan individu yaitu lingkungan sosialnya. Di dalam profesi pekerjaan sosial, ada salah satu cabang yang khusus memberikan pelayanan bagi para siswa disekolah, yaitu pekerja sosial di lembaga pendidikan (School Social Work). Dalam permasalahan ini, pekerja sosial memiliki peran penting dalam membantu menyelesaikan permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh remaja. Pihak sekolah bekerja sama dengan pekerja sosial untuk melakukan pendekatan terhadap pelajar untuk menanamkan nilai-nilai yang benar. Pelayanan pekerjaan sosial sebagai bagian dari program sekolah memberikan pertolongan terhadap anak-anak yang memiliki permasalahan sosial dan emosional yang menjadi penyebab kesulitan bagi mereka dalam penyesuaian di sekolahnya. Di negara maju, profesi ini sudah menjadi salah satu unsur dari sistem pendidikan. Tugasnya memberikan pelayanan konseling kepada para siswa yang mengalami problem, baik disekolah maupun di rumah. Namun sebaliknya, profesi pekerja sosial dalam bidang pendidikan belum cukup dikenal. Pekerjaan sosial sekolah perlu diakui eksistensinya oleh berbagai pihak yang berkepentingan dengan bidang pekerjaan sosial, utamanya pekerjaan sosial di dunia pendidikan. Peran pekerjaan sosial sekolah merupakan peran srategis yang penting ketika siswa menemui kendala-kendala dalam perkembangan sosialnya.
PELAKSANAAN SEKOLAH INKLUSI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Darma Indah Permata , Rusyidi Binahayati
Published: October 2017

Sekolah inklusi merupakan salah satu bentuk pemerataan dan bentuk perwujudan pendidikan tanpa diskriminasi dimana anak berkebutuhan khusus dan anak-anak pada umumnya dapat memperoleh pendidikan yang sama. Pendidikan inklusi merupakan bentuk pelayanan pendidikan khusus yang mensyaratkan agar semua anak berkebutuhan khusus dapat menerima pendidikan yang setara dikelas biasa bersama teman-teman usianya.Selama ini anak – anak yang memiliki perbedaan kemampuan (difabel) disediakan fasilitas pendidikan khusus disesuaikan dengan derajat dan jenis difabelnya yang disebut dengan Sekolah Luar Biasa (SLB). Secara tidak disadari sistem pendidikan SLB telah membangun tembok eksklusifisme bagi anak – anak yang berkebutuhan khusus.Penyelenggaraan sekolah inklusi bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus hendaknya menciptakan lingkungan yang menyenangkan, ramah dan dapat menumbuhkan rasa percaya diri siswa berkebutuhan khusus untuk mengenyam pendidikan yang layak sesuai dengan hak mereka.Kenyataan penyelenggaran sekolah inkusi di Indonesia masih belum sesuai dengan konsep yang dikemukakan dan pedoman penyelenggaraan, baik dari segi siswa, kualifikasi guru, sarana dan prasarana, dukungan orang tua dan masyarakat. Penyelenggaraan sekolah inklusi di Indonesia saat ini masih menjadi fenomena.
PEKERJA SOSIAL DAN PENDIDIKAN INKLUSI
Authors: Rezeki Nurul Fadhilah , Rusyidi Binahayati
Published: October 2017

Pendidikan merupakan hak bagi setiap orang, termasuk bagi anak dengan disabilitas. Indonesia dengan beribu pulau yang dimilikinya sampai saat ini belum merata pembangunannya, termasuk di dalamnya akses terhadap pendidikan. Data yang diperoleh dari buku Profil Anak Indonesia 2013 menyebutkan bahwa sebanyak 35,25% anak dengan disabilitas belum/tidak pernah sekolah, 43,13% tidak/belum tamat SD. Menurut Rustanto (2013), pekerja sosial sekolah merespon perwujudan hak semua anak untuk mendapatkan pendidikan termasuk bagi anak yang memiliki kebutuhan khusus serta keluarganya. Dalam pelaksanaan pendidikan inklusi, pekerja sosial sekolah memiliki peranan menjadi jembatan bagi anak dengan disabilitas, masyarakat, keluarga, dan pemerintah. Profesi pekerja sosial professional yang masih berkembang di Indonesia menjadi salah satu hambatannya. Tidak banyak orang yang mengetahui apa itu pekerja sosial professional membuat urgensi pekerja sosial di berbagai setting tidak begitu tampak. Hal yang sama terjadi bagi para pekerja sosial sekolah. Pentingnya peran pekerja sosial di sekolah tidak tampak karena hingga saat ini hanya sedikit sekolah yang memiliki pekerja sosial dan banyak sekolah yang tetap melaksanakan “inklusi”-nya tanpa keberadaan pekerja sosial. Sebenarnya dengan melihat begitu pentingnya peran pekerja sosial di sekolah, pelaksanaan pendidikan inklusi akan lebih maksimal dan mengakomodir kebutuhan dan hak para siswa.
PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN KEPALA KELUARGA
Authors: Putri Oktaviani Nindya , Darwis Rudi Saprudin
Published: October 2017

Perempuan dalam kelompok perempuan kepala keluarga diberdayakan agar dapat meningkatkan perekonomian keluarga. Perempuan harus mempunyai kemampuan untuk melihat potensi yang ada, peluang-peluang yang mungkin dapat dikebangkan , sehingga dengan mudah peluang tersebut untuk diperluas menjadi jaringan yang lebih kuat. Faktor yang menyebabkan seorang perempuan menjadi kepala keluarga di dalam rumah tangga, antara lain: karena perceraian, perempuan yang hamil dan mempunyai anak setelah di tinggal oleh laki-laki, serta karena suami meninggal dunia. Perempuan memiliki peran ganda dalam rumah tangga yang secara fisik lemah justru dibebani dengan tugas berat. Selain sebagai ibu rumah tangga, ia juga sebagai kepala keluarga. Perempuan sebagai kepala keluarga harus menjalankan peran ganda untuk keberlangsungan hidup keluarganya. Sebagai kepala keluarga, perempuan harus mampu mengkombinasikan dengan baik antara pekerjaan domestik dan publik.Perempuan yang berstatus kepala keluarga dimana ia harus mencari uang untuk menafkahi keluarganya dan juga harus memenuhi kebutuhan kasih sayang keluarganya.Besarnya peran perempuan merupakan pendekatan praktis yang dapat dilakukan seperti disaat kondisi ekonomi keluarga memaksa perempuan memainkan perannya sebagai penyangga ekonomi keluarga. Sejumlah aktivitas dapat digambarkan terkait cara program perempuan kepala keuarga dalam memotivasi mengembangkan potensi, membangkitkan kesadaan, peningkatan keterampilan angota, membangkitkan rasa percaya diri, menghilangkan hambatan, penguatan kelompok, pemberian bimbingan dan dukungan, serta pengembangan jaringan dan pemeliharaan kemampuan anggota. Kemudian kegiatan pemberdayaan perempuan ini dinilai bermanfaat dalam meningkatkan perekonomian keluarga.
TUJUAN BESAR PENDIDIKAN ADALAH TINDAKAN
Authors: Aziizu Burhan Yusuf Abdul
Published: October 2017

Pendidikan adalah indikator penting yang menentukan kemajuan sebuah bangsa. Diperlukan kualitas pendidikan yang baik supaya tujuan bangsa yang tertuang dalam Undang-Undang Dasar , yaitu mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa dapat terlaksana dengan baik. Pada kenyataanya bangsa Indonesia belum sepenuhnya tercerdaskan dengan benar. Masyarakat Indonesia terutama pelajar memang sudah tercerdaskan dari sisi akademis, namun tidak dari sisi perbuatan dan moral. Kita bisa melihat banyak fenomena-fenomena kasus kerusakan moral bangsa , seperti korupsi, tawuran, dan bentrok antar suku. Potret kelam yang seharusnya bisa ditanggulangi dengan sistem pendidikan. Pendidikan sudah seharusnya tidak mementingkan hanya kecerdasan otak , diperlukan juga pendidikan karakter untuk mendukung bangsa pintar dalam bertindak. Hal ini sesuai dengan tujuan Negara dalam UU No.20 Tahun 2003 Tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional Pasal 3. Peran-peran profesi Pekerja sosial di sekolah harus dipertimbangkan. Dibutuhkan dorongan semua pihak untuk terciptanya pendidikan karakter ini, sehingga peran-peran pekerja sosial dibutuhkan untuk mengintervensi lingkungan supaya menjamin ketercapaian pendidikan karakter ini. Maka, tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk mengubah mindset masyarakat, meningkatkan eksistensi pekerja sosial di sekolah sebagai profesi yang memiliki knowledge, skill, dan values dalam praktiknya.
COMMUNITY BASED DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Authors: Herianto Ridwan , Nulhaqim Soni Akhmad , Rachim Hadiyanto A.
Published: October 2017

Urgensi dari manajemen bencana adalah pentingnya perubahan paradigma penanggulangan bencana yang bergeser dari tanggap darurat kepada pendekatan mitigasi dan preparadness. Hal yang paling mendesak adalah menumbuhkan kesadaran dan kemampuan masyarakat untuk melindungi diri sendiri dari ancaman dan resiko bencana. Penciptaan community-based disaster dengan kata lain membangun ketahanan masyarakat dalam menghadapi bencana baik pada sebelum, saat terjadi bencana, maupun pasca bencana. Dalam praktiknya dibutuhkan peran dari pekerja sosial. Peran pekerja sosial sangat dibutuhkan dalam pemberfungsian masyarakat melalui community-based disaster. Hal tersebut dapat berupa dalam pendampingan dan perancanangan community-based disaster bersama masyarakat maupun menghubungkan masyarakat sebagai basis dengan stakeholders. Dapat melalui kegiatan formal maupun informal dalam bentuk sosialisasi maupun edukasi dan simulasi. Penerapan community-based disaster tentunya memiliki kelemahan dan kunci keberhasilan tergantung pada proses dan aktualisasinya.
DESA DAN KOTA DALAM POTRET PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Anas Azwar Yusran , Riana Agus Wahyudi , Apsari Nurliana Cipta
Published: October 2017

Pendidikan seharusnya sudah menjadi prioritas seluruh masyarakat di Indonesia. Tetapi pendidikan bagi masyarakat miskin bagaikan barang mewah yang tidak bisa mereka beli dan miliki. Salah satu alasan mengapa pendidikan tidak dapat tersentuh oleh masyarakat miskin adalah karena mahalnya biaya pendidikan. Kondisi masyarakat seperti ini ada di desa dan juga di kota. Kondisi pendidikan di kota besar yang memang biaya pendidikannya sudah gratis pun masih memiliki masalah yaitu masalah sulitnya biaya untuk membeli seragam dan juga buku buku sekolah karena pihak sekolah tidak memberikan secara gratis sehingga akhirnya banyak anak anak dikota yang putus sekolah dan akhirnya memilih untuk hidup di jalanan. Sedangkan kondisi pendidikan di desa tidak jauh berbeda dengan di kota persamaan masalahnya yaitu biaya dan juga masalah infrastruktur. Masyarakat desa yang miskin tidak akan bersekolah, kondisi ini diperparah dengan infrastruktur yang tidak lengkap di desa seperti tidak ada SMA di suatu desa sehingga bila masyarakat desa ingin bersekolah ke jenjang SMA maka mereka harus pergi sampai ke kota dan ini membuat masyarakat miskin di desa makin sulit untuk mengakses pendidikan. Sebenarnya pemerintah memiliki kewajiban untuk mengadakan pendidikan yang memadai secara gratis yang di atur dalam Undang Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 Tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional mengatakan semua warga negara memiliki hak yang sama dalam mendapatkan pendidikan bermutu dan juga semua warga negara berhak mendapat kesempatan meningkatkan pendidikan sepanjang hayat. Maka dengan adanya undang undang yang mengatur hak warga negara dalam mendapatkan pendidikan sudah seharusnya seluruh warga negara Indonesia medapatkan pendidikan sampai ke jenjang yang paling tinggi tanpa harus bergelut dengan permasalahan kemiskinan.
PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP PERILAKU REMAJA
Authors: Putri Wilga Secsio Ratsja , Nurwati Nunung , S. Meilanny Budiarti
Published: October 2017

Era globalisasi ini teknologi semakin maju, tidak dapat dipungkiri hadirnya internet semakin dibutuhkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, baik dalam kegiatan sosialisasi, pendidikan, bisnis, dsb. Tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa media sosial mempunyai pengaruh yang besar dalam kehidupan seseorang. Seseorang yang awalnya kecil bisa menjadi besar dengan media sosial, atau sebaliknya. Bagi masyarakat khususnya kalangan remaja, media sosial sudah menjadi candu yang membuat penggunanya tiada hari tanpa membuka media sosial.Padahal dalam masa perkembangannya, di sekolah remaja berusaha mencari identitasnya dengan bergaul bersama teman sebayanya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media sosial Menjelaskan mengenai apa saja pengaruh media sosial bagi remaja dimasa perkembangannya kemudian untuk mengetahui apa saja pengaruh terhadap perilaku remaja yang disebabkan oleh media sosial saat ini.Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif karena ingin mendalami suatu fakta, gejala dan peristiwa pengaruh media sosial terhadap perilaku remaja di lapangan sebagaimana adanya dalam konteks ruang dan waktu serta situasi lingkungan remaja secara alami. Peneliti menginginkan hasil penelitian berupa rincian data yang lebih kompleks tentang fenomena yang sulit diungkapkan oleh metode kuantitatif dan tidak memerlukan pengolahan data secara statistika. Hasil dari penelitian kualitatif yang dibutuhkan peneliti adalah berupa informasi yang mendalam mengenai pengaruh media sosial bagi remaja itu sendiri.
PEMANFAATAN PROGRAM GENERASI SEHAT CERDAS TERHADAP PROSES PENGEMBANGAN PENDIDIKAN DAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA GENTENG KECAMATAN SUKASARI SUMEDANG
Authors: Sapari Tomi , Nurwati Nunung , Irfan Maulana
Published: October 2017

Pendidikan dan kesehatan merupakan hal yang mutlak yang harus dimiliki oleh masyarakat, begitu pula dengan masayarakat di Desa Genteng. Kesehatan memberikan kesempatan masyarakat untuk hidup lebih baik dan bisa menjaga pola hidup yang baik terutama kesehatan ibu dan anak. Karena ibu dan anak adalah kelompok yang rentan terkena gangguan penyakit. Kemudian dari segi pendidikan program PNPM Generasi Cerdas memberikan fasilitas kepada masyarakat yang mempunyai anak-anak yang masih berada diusia sekolah yang berasal dari keluarga tidak mampu secara ekonomi agar bisa terus bersekolah dan menggapai cita-citanya. Pemerintah telah membuat program dan melaksanakannya, masyarakat sebagai penerima manfaat menggunakan haknya. Selian anak-anak tentunya orang tua mempunyai peranan penting untuk menyekolahkan anaknya ke tingkat yang paling tinggi. Program PNPM juga adalah pogram pemberdayaan masyarakat agar mereka mampu untuk mencari solusi dari permasalahan yang dialami, kemudian selain itu juga masyarakat mempunyai peluang dan potensi yang harus dikembangkan. Dari bidang kesehatan dengan meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingny kesehatan melalui kader-kader keluarga berencana yang bekerjasama dengan fasilitator desa mendata masyarakat yang rentan terhadap gangguan kesehatan dan melakukan imunisasi kepada balita. Selain itu juga pemberian pengetahuan kepada masyarakat tentang pola hidup sehat dengan menggunakan sumber daya alam yang ada di Desa Genteng.
EVALUASI PROGRAM PENGUATAN KELOMPOK (KUMM) KELOMPOK USAHA MANDIRI MASYARAKAT “LANCAR JAYA” OLEH DIVISI EKONOMI LEMBAGA KEMANUSIAAN NASIONAL PKPU DI KAMPUNG PEDURENAN KELURAHAN JATILUHUR KECAMATAN JATIASIH BEKASI
Authors: Modana Rahadian Riza , Raharjo Santoso Tri , Mulyana Nandang
Published: October 2017

Indonesia merupakan negara dengan 250 juta penduduk yang tersebar dari sabang sampai marauke dengan 11,27% penduduk kategori miskin dan mengedepankan sektor usaha kecil dalam sumbangsi perekonomiannya. Pada era reformasi ini banyak program – program pemberdayaan usaha kecil dari berbagai instansi baik dari pihak swasta, pemerintah maupun dari lembaga kemanusiaan. Hal itu menggugah saya untuk lebih mengetahui tentang program – program pemberdayaan usaha kecil tersebut dengan meneliti salah satu program dari salah satu lembaga kemanusiaan dari sudut pandang kesejahteraan sosial, saya akan meneliti objek program penguatan kelompok KUMM Lancar Jaya di daerah Jatiasih, Bekasi dengan cara mengevaluasinya dari tahap pelaksanaan awal sampai kepada bagaimana program itu berjalan.Strengthening Program Evaluation Group (KUMM) Society of Independent Business Group "Current Jaya" by the Economic Division of the National Institute of Humanitarian PKPU In the village Village Pedurenan Jatiluhur Jatiasih District of Bekasi
PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM MENDUKUNG PELAKSANAAN PENDIDIKAN INKLUSIF UNTUK ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS
Authors: Nuraeni Siti Hajah , Rachim Hadiyanto A. , Gutama Arie Surya
Published: October 2017

Pendidikan inklusif yang kini berjalan belum terealisasi secara maksimal. Masyarakat pun belum memahami mengenai paradigma pendidikan inklusif sehingga tidak dapat berpartisipasi didalamnya. Partisipasi masyarakat merupakan komponen yang sangat penting bagi keberhasilan pendidikan inklusif. Karena dalam sekolah inklusif ini dibutuhkan kerjasama antara masyarakat dengan pengajar di kelas untuk menciptakan dan menjaga komunitas kelas yang hangat, menerima keanekaragaman, dan menghargai perbedaan.Peran serta masyarakat yang berupa kerjasama kemitraan antara sekolah dengan pemerintah, orang tua, dan kelompok masyarakat serta organisasi kemasyarakatan lainnya dilindungi oleh undang-undang atau peraturan-peraturan pemerintah yang mendasari kerjasama kemitraan. Peran serta masyarakat sangat penting diwujudkan dalam implementasi pendidikan kebutuhan khusus, karena masyarakat memiliki berbagai sumberdaya yang dibutuhkan sekolah dan sekaligus masyarakat juga sebagai pemilik sekolah di samping pemerintah.Saat partisipasi masyarakat dapat dilakukan secara maksimal dalam mendukung pendidikan inklusif maka tujuan dari pendidikan untuk kesejahteraan akan tercapai. Community Worker membantu menyediakan sumber, kesempatan, pengetahuan, dan keterampilan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas warga masyarakat untuk berpartisipasi di dalam dan mempengaruhi kehidupan masyarakatnya.
Transcriptome-wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Brachypodium distachyon Transposons in Response to Viral Infection
Authors: Gürkök Tuğba
Published: October 2017

Transposable elements (TEs) are the most abundant group of genomic elements in plants that can be found in genic or intergenic regions of their host genomes. Several stimuli such as biotic or abiotic stress have roles in either activating their transcription or transposition. Here the effect of the Panicum mosaic virus (PMV) and its satellite virus (SPMV) infection on the transposon transcription of the Brachypodium distachyon model plant was investigated. To evaluate the transcription activity of TEs, transcriptomic data of mock and virus inoculated plants were compared. Our results indicate that major components of TEs are retroelements in all RNA-seq libraries. The number of transcribed TEs detected in mock inoculated plants is higher than virus inoculated plants. In comparison with mock inoculated plants 13% of the TEs showed at least two folds alteration upon PMV infection and 21% upon PMV+SPMV infection. Rather than inoculation with PMV alone inoculation with PMV+SPMV together also increased various TE encoding transcripts expressions. MuDR-N78C_OS encoding transcript was strongly up-regulated against both PMV and PMV+SPMV infection. The synergism generated by PMV and SPMV together enhanced TE transcripts expressions than PMV alone. It was observed that viral infection induced the transcriptional activity of several transposons. The results suggest that increased expressions of TEs might have a role in response to biotic stress in B. distachyon. Identification of TEs which are taking part in stress can serve useful information for functional genomics and designing novel breeding strategies in developing stress resistance crops.
Kadife (Tagetes erecta) Bitkisinde Gün Uzunluğunun Büyüme ve Çiçeklenme Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: Köksal Nezihe , Yasemin Sara , Özkaya Aslıhan
Published: October 2017

Fotoperiyodizm, mevsimlik çiçeklerde çiçeklenme zamanını kontrol etmek için kullanılabilecek bir özelliktir. Kadife, mutlak veya fakültatif kısa gün ve nötr gün çeşitleri içeren bir yazlık mevsimlik çiçek türüdür. Aşırı sıcak ve uzun günlerin yaşandığı yaz aylarında nötr gün çeşitlerinde bile çiçeklenmede gecikmeler yaşanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada iki farklı nötr gün kadife çeşidinde (Discovery Orange ve Discovery Yellow) fotoperyodik koşulların (kısa gün ve uzun gün) çiçeklenme ve bitki gelişimi özellikleri üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Uzun gün koşulu (14 saat) olarak doğal gün uzunluğundan yararlanılmıştır. Kısa gün koşulu (8 saat) ise karartma yapılarak yapay olarak oluşturulmuştur. Bitkilerde ilk çiçek tomurcuğu oluşma süresi, ilk çiçek açma süresi, bitki taç yüksekliği, bitki taç genişliği, yan dal sayısı, çiçek sayısı, ana çiçek sapı uzunluğu, çiçek sapı kalınlığı, kök boğazı kalınlığı, gövde kalınlığı ve bitkisel kuru ağırlıklar (kök, yeşil aksam ve tüm bitki) incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda kısa gün koşulunun, ilk tomurcuk oluşma ve ilk çiçek açma sürelerini azalttığı belirlenmiştir. Yapay olarak yaratılan kısa gün koşulu, uzun gün koşuluna göre çiçeklenme süresinde ‘Discovery Orange‘ çeşidinde 13 gün, ‘Discovery Yellow‘ çeşidinde ise 5 günlük bir erkencilik sağlamıştır.
A Post-Harvest Prediction Mass Loss Model for Tomato Fruit Using A Numerical Methodology Centered on Approximation Error Minimization
Authors: Bucio Francisco Javier , Isaza Cesar , Rizzo Sierra Jose Amilcar , Zavala de Paz Jonny , Anaya Rivera Ely Karina , Gonzalez Gutierrez Enrique
Published: October 2017

Due to its nutritional and economic value, the tomato is considered one of the main vegetables in terms of production and consumption in the world. For this reason, an important case study is the fruit maturation parametrized by its mass loss in this study. This process develops in the fruit mainly after harvest. Since that parameter affects the economic value of the crop, the scientific community has been progressively approaching the issue. However, there is no a state-of-the-art practical model allowing the prediction of the tomato fruit mass loss yet. This study proposes a prediction model for tomato mass loss in a continuous and definite time-frame using regression methods. The model is based on a combination of adjustment methods such as least squares polynomial regression leading to error estimation, and cross validation techniques. Experimental results from a 50 fruit of tomato sample studied over a 54 days period were compared to results from the model using a second-order polynomial approach found to provide optimal data fit with a resulting efficiency of ~97%. The model also allows the design of precise logistic strategies centered on post-harvest tomato mass loss prediction usable by producers, distributors, and consumers.