bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients attending public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Kassie Ayelign Mengesha , Abate Biruk Beletew , Kassaw Mesfin Wudu , Getie Addisu , Wondmieneh Adam , Tegegne Kindie Mekuria , Ahmed Mohammed
Published: February 2021

Background

Epilepsy is thought to be caused by witchcraft, evil spirit, and God’s punishment for sins in many developing countries. As a result, people with epilepsy and their families usually suffer from stigma, discrimination, depression, and other psychiatric problems. Thus, this study aimed to assess the quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients attending public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution-based cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. A simple random sampling technique was utilized. Health-related quality of life was measured based on the total score of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) instrument. Data were entered into Epi-data 3.1 statistical package and exported to SPSS Version 20 for further analysis. Linear regression models were used to assess the relationship between quality of life and the independent variables. Statistically significant values were declared at a P-value of < 0.05.

Results

A total of 395 patients participated in the study making the response rate 98.5%. The mean age of the participants was 32.39 ±10.71 years. More than half, 199 (50.4%) of epileptic patients had an overall weighted average health related quality of life score of mean and above. Male sex (B=4.34, 95%CI, 0.41, 8.27, P=0.03), higher educational status (B=7.18, 95%CI, 1.39, 13.00, P=0.015) and age at onset of epilepsy (B=0.237, 95%CI, 0.02, 0.45, P=0.035) were associated with increased health related quality of life score. On the other hand, family history of epilepsy (B=-4.78, 95%CI,-9.24,-0.33, P=0.035), uncontrolled seizure (B=-11.08, 95%CI,-15.11,-7.05, P < 0.001), more than 5 pre-treatment number of seizures (B=-4.86, 95%CI,-8.91,-0.81, P=0.019), poor drug adherence (B=-11.65, 95%CI,-16.06,-7.23, P < 0.001), having moderate (B=-4.526, 95%CI,-8.59,-0.46, P=0.029) to sever (B = -12.84, 95%CI,-18.30,-7.37, P < 0.001) anxiety and depression, believing that epilepsy is caused by evil spirit (B=-7.04, 95%CI,-11.46,-2.61, P=0.002), drinking alcohol (B=-5.42, 95%CI,-10.72,-0.13, P = 0.045), and having other co-morbidities (B=-9.35, 95%CI,-14.35,-4.36, P < 0.001) were significantly negatively associated with the health related quality of life score among epileptic patients.

Conclusions

Only around half of the epileptic patients have a good health-related quality of life. In addition, multiple variables including family history, uncontrolled seizure, and poor drug adherence were associated with quality of life among epileptic patients. Hence, targeting these variables in epilepsy management is recommended.
Impact of surgeons’ experience and the single-shot perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis on outcome in stapedotomy
Authors: Brkic Faris F. , Erovic Boban M. , Onoprienko Arina , Janik Stefan , Riss Dominik , Lill Claudia , Grasl Stefan , Hamzavi Jafar-Sasan , Vyskocil Erich
Published: February 2021

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether surgeons´ experience and perioperative single-shot antibiotic prophylaxis affect outcome of patients undergoing stapes surgery.

Patients and methods

We retrospectively evaluated audiological outcomes and postoperative complications of 538 consecutive patients who underwent stapes surgery at a single tertiary referral center between 1990 and 2017. Effects of different clinical variables, including single-shot antibiotic prophylaxis and surgeons’ experience on outcome were assessed.

Results

538 patients underwent 667 stapedotomies and postoperative complication rate was 7.5% (n = 50). Air conduction and air-bone gap closure improved significantly after surgery (14.2 ± 14.8 dB, p = 0.001; 14.5 ± 12.8 dB, p = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that 6 years or less of surgical experience was independently associated with a higher incidence of persisting or recurrent conductive hearing loss (p = 0.033, OR 5.13) but perioperative application of antibiotics had no significant effect on outcome.

Conclusion

First, clinical outcome regarding persisting or recurrent conductive hearing loss caused by incus necrosis and prosthesis luxation is linked to surgical performance. This underlines the need for a meticulous training and supervision of less experienced surgeons performing stapes surgery. Second, our results do not support the need for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in stapes surgery. Potential standard limitations of retrospective cohort studies (selection bias, confusion bias etc.) could play a role in interpreting our results. However, the probability for these limitations is minimized due to the large patient sample.
Identification of RNA pseudouridine sites using deep learning approaches
Authors: Aziz Abu Zahid Bin , Hasan Md. Al Mehedi , Shin Jungpil
Published: February 2021

Pseudouridine(Ψ) is widely popular among various RNA modifications which have been confirmed to occur in rRNA, mRNA, tRNA, and nuclear/nucleolar RNA. Hence, identifying them has vital significance in academic research, drug development and gene therapies. Several laboratory techniques for Ψ identification have been introduced over the years. Although these techniques produce satisfactory results, they are costly, time-consuming and requires skilled experience. As the lengths of RNA sequences are getting longer day by day, an efficient method for identifying pseudouridine sites using computational approaches is very important. In this paper, we proposed a multi-channel convolution neural network using binary encoding. We employed k-fold cross-validation and grid search to tune the hyperparameters. We evaluated its performance in the independent datasets and found promising results. The results proved that our method can be used to identify pseudouridine sites for associated purposes. We have also implemented an easily accessible web server at http://103.99.176.239/ipseumulticnn/.
A new scheduling method based on sequential time windows developed to distribute first-aid medicine for emergency logistics following an earthquake
Authors: Fang Jiaqi , Hou Hanping , Lu Changxiang , Pang Haiyun , Deng Qingshan , Ye Yong , Pan Lingle
Published: February 2021

After an earthquake, affected areas have insufficient medicinal supplies, thereby necessitating substantial distribution of first-aid medicine from other supply centers. To make a proper distribution schedule, we considered the timing of supply and demand. In the present study, a “sequential time window” is used to describe the time to generate of supply and demand and the time of supply delivery. Then, considering the sequential time window, we proposed two multiobjective scheduling models with the consideration of demand uncertainty; two multiobjective stochastic programming models were also proposed to solve the scheduling models. Moreover, this paper describes a simulation that was performed based on a first-aid medicine distribution problem during a Wenchuan earthquake response. The simulation results show that the methodologies proposed in this paper provide effective schedules for the distribution of first-aid medicine. The developed distribution schedule enables some supplies in the former time windows to be used in latter time windows. This schedule increases the utility of limited stocks and avoids the risk that all the supplies are used in the short-term, leaving no supplies for long-term use.
Can public online databases serve as a source of phenotypic information for Cannabis genetic association studies?
Authors: Aardema Matthew L. , DeSalle Rob
Published: February 2021

The use ofCannabisis gaining greater social acceptance for its beneficial medicinal and recreational uses. With this acceptance has come new opportunities for crop management, selective breeding, and the potential for targeted genetic manipulation. However, as an agricultural productCannabislags far behind other domesticated plants in knowledge of the genes and genetic variation that influence plant traits of interest such as growth form and chemical composition. Despite this lack of information, there are substantial publicly available resources that document phenotypic traits believed to be associated with particularCannabisvarieties. Such databases could be a valuable resource for developing a greater understanding of genes underlying phenotypic variation if combined with appropriate genetic information. To test this potential, we collated phenotypic data from information available through multiple online databases. We then produced aCannabisSNP database from 845 strains to examine genome wide associations in conjunction with our assembled phenotypic traits. Our goal was not to locateCannabis-specific genetic variation that correlates with phenotypic variation as such, but rather to examine the potential utility of these databases more broadly for future, explicit genome wide association studies (GWAS), either in stand-alone analyses or to complement other types of data. For this reason, we examined a very broad array of phenotypic traits. In total, we performed 201 distinct association tests using web-derived phenotype data appended to 290 uniquely namedCannabisstrains. Our results indicated that chemical phenotypes, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) content, may have sufficiently high-quality information available through web-based sources to allow for genetic association inferences. In many cases, variation in chemical traits correlated with genetic variation in or near biologically reasonable candidate genes, including several not previously implicated inCannabischemical variation. As with chemical phenotypes, we found that publicly available data on growth traits such as height, area of growth, and floral yield may be precise enough for use in future association studies. In contrast, phenotypic information for subjective traits such as taste, physiological affect, neurological affect, and medicinal use appeared less reliable. These results are consistent with the high degree of subjectivity for such trait data found on internet databases, and suggest that future work on these important but less easily quantifiable characteristics ofCannabismay require dedicated, controlled phenotyping.
Prevalence and cardiometabolic correlates of ketohexokinase gene variants among UK Biobank participants
Authors: Johnston Joseph A. , Nelson David R. , Bhatnagar Pallav , Curtis Sarah E. , Chen Yu , MacKrell James G.
Published: February 2021

Essential fructosuria (EF) is a benign, asymptomatic, autosomal recessive condition caused by loss-of-function variants in the ketohexokinase gene and characterized by intermittent appearance of fructose in the urine. Despite a basic understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of EF, relatively little is known about the long-term clinical consequences of ketohexokinase gene variants. We examined the frequency of ketohexokinase variants in the UK Biobank sample and compared the cardiometabolic profiles of groups of individuals with and without these variants alone or in combination. Study cohorts consisted of groups of participants defined based on the presence of one or more of the five ketohexokinase gene variants tested for in the Affymetrix assays used by the UK Biobank. The rs2304681:G>A (p.Val49Ile) variant was present on more than one-third (36.8%) of chromosomes; other variant alleles were rare (<1%). No participants with the compound heterozygous genotype present in subjects exhibiting the EF phenotype in the literature (Gly40Arg/Ala43Thr) were identified. The rs2304681:G>A (p.Val49Ile), rs41288797 (p.Val188Met), and rs114353144 (p.Val264Ile) variants were more common in white versus non-white participants. Otherwise, few statistically or clinically significant differences were observed after adjustment for multiple comparisons. These findings reinforce the current understanding of EF as a rare, benign, autosomal recessive condition.
Towards the aesthetics of cozy video games
Authors: Waszkiewicz Agata , Bakun Martyna
Published: February 2021

While among game journalists and developers the term ‘cozy games’ has recently been gaining popularity, the concept still rarely is discussed in detail in academic circles. While game scholars put more and more focus on the new types of casual games that concentrate mostly on starting discourses on mental health, trauma and the experiences of marginalized people (often referred to as ‘empathy games’), the discussion would benefit from the introduction of the concept of coziness and the use of more precise definitions. The article discusses cozy aesthetics, showing that their popularity correlates with sociopolitical changes especially in Europe and the United States. First, cozy games are defined in the context of feminist and inclusive design. Second, it proposes three types of application of coziness in games depending on their relationship with functionality: coherent, dissonant and situational.
ISLAMIC MODERN RETAIL ATTRIBUTES FOR MUSLIM CONSUMERS PATRONAGE INTENTION
Authors: Jatiningrum Wandhansari Sekar , Astuti Fatma Hermining , Mastrisiswadi Hasan
Published: February 2021

Muslim dominates the total population in Indonesia. Islamic modern retail growth in Indonesia is predicted to increase since Muslims started to consider the religion aspects for their daily life. Nevertheless, there has not been much research on this matter. This study aims to investigate Islamic modern retail attributes for Muslim shoppers in Indonesia. Furthermore, this research will focus on the patronage intention of Muslim shoppers. A sample of 144 consumers of modern Islamic retail in Indonesia was collected. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results revealed that Islamic modern retail attributes, such as the Islamic store atmosphere and Islamic value, had a significant positive effect on Muslim shopper’s patronage intention. While other attributes, such as Muslim product, humanistic, and halal product certification, have no significant effect on Muslim shopper’s patronage intention. This study conﬁrmed that each one-unit increase in independent variables, namely Muslim product, Islamic store atmosphere, humanistic, halal product certification, and Islamic value, respectively, will cause an increase in patronage intentions of 0.114, 0.238, 0.025, 0.044, and 0.263 unit.
Emisi Karbon dan Produk Domestik Bruto: Investigasi Hipotesis Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) pada Negara Berpendapatan Menengah di Kawasan ASEAN
Authors: Noor Muhamad Ameer , Saputra Putu Mahardika Adi
Published: February 2021

Policymakers in the world are concerned with carbon emission due to the risk of global warming. Many studies on Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) consider carbon emission as a proxy of environmental degradation. This study aimed to investigate the existence of EKC and identify variations of relationships between carbon emissions and GDP per capita in ASEAN middle-income countries. The study was conducted on Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia based on 1971-2014 time series data using a simultaneous model (2SLS) for each country. The main variables studied were GDP per capita, square of GDP per capita, and carbon emission supported by other variables as the controlling variables. Validation on EKC existence was determined by GDP and GDP squared influence on carbon emission, while variations of relationship between GDP and carbon emission were based on the result of simultaneous regressions. The results showed that the existence of the EKC could not be validated in all countries because energy and transportation policies in each country failed to reduce the emission. On the other hand, carbon emission had a positive unidirectional influence on GDP in all countries. The effect of carbon emission coefficient to GDP showed that Thailand ranked the highest in CO2 efficiency, followed by Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia. This study recommended that carbon emission reduction policies in the four countries should focus more to easier access to environmentally friendly technology from developed countries for ensuring trade-offs between the economy and environment.
Źródła systemu konstytucyjnego Republiki Francuskiej w poglądach Charlesa de Gaulle’a i Michela Debré z lat 1945–1946. Przyczynek do badań
Authors: Górski Artur Kacper
Published: February 2021

Celem pracy jest ukazanie wpływu Charlesa de Gaulle i Michela Debré na Konstytucję Republiki Francuskiej z 4 października 1958 r. Autor czyni to z wykorzystaniem tekstów o ponad dekadę starszych od samej Konstytucji – studium Konstytucyjny problem Francji i Wystąpienia w Bayeux. W konsekwencji, idee i rozwiązania zaproponowane w momencie dźwigania się Republiki z II wojny światowej porównane zostały z tekstem ustawy zasadniczej z 1958 r. Możliwe w ten sposób stało się ukazanie niezmienności tego, co de Gaulle zwykł nazywać une certaine idée de la France stanowiącej oś dorobku intelektualnego gaullistów.
Ograniczanie prawa do zgromadzeń w nowych demokracjach opancerzonych na przykładzie Marszu Niepodległości 2019 we Wrocławiu1
Authors: Skrzypek Maciej
Published: February 2021

Celem artykułu jest odpowiedź na dwa pytania: W jaki sposób w nowych demokracjach opancerzonych dochodzi do ograniczenia prawa do zgromadzeń? Co wynika z takiego sposobu ograniczenia prawa do zgromadzeń dla istoty nowych demokracji opancerzonych? Przedmiotem zainteresowania Autora był Marsz Niepodległości, zorganizowany w 2019 r. we Wrocławiu. Postawiona została następująca hipoteza: limitacji prawa do zgromadzeń, gwarantowana w systemach legislacyjnych współczesnych demokracji, ma służyć realizacji nadrzędnego celu militant democracy. W procesie tym wyjątkową rolę spełniają funkcjonariusze Policji, odpowiadający za skuteczną realizację decyzji właściwych władz. W poszczególnych częściach Autor omawia m.in.: istotę prawa do zgromadzeń i jego miejsce w prawie międzynarodowym i polskim porządku prawnym, limitacje tego prawa, a także proces rozwiązania wrocławskiego Marszu Niepodległości w 2019 r.
Knowledge on therapies for pressure ulcer: an integrative review
Authors: Azevedo Rosana Freitas , Garcia Rosana Maria Pereira , Calasans Maria Thaís
Published: February 2021

Objective: to analyze the evidences on therapies for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Methods: integrative review with articles published between 2014 and 2019 in SciELO, MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF, IBECS and CINAHL databases. The descriptors used were: pressure ulcer, therapeutics and nursing care. Results: twelve articles were found that met the study´s objectives. Data from the eligible studies were extracted using the data collection instrument. After this step, they were categorized and synthesized, in a descriptive way, and listed in four categories: professionals’ knowledge about therapies; adequate management of therapies; therapies with biophysical agents; and non-conventional therapies. Conclusion: the analyzed articles reflect on the use of some therapies and strategies to treat pressure ulcers. The various therapies addressed in the research on the treatment of these ulcers proved to be effective, however, they are insufficient to ensure their wide and safe use.
Therapeutic itinerary of stroke survivors in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
Authors: Mbada Chidozie Emmanuel , Ogunleye Oluwayemisi Mary , Ogundele Abiola Oladele , Oyewole Olufemi Oyeleye , Ademoyegun Adekola Babatunde , Obembe Adebimpe Olayinka , Fatoye Francis
Published: February 2021

Objective: to analyze the therapeutic itinerary of stroke survivors from stroke occurrence to rehabilitation. Methods: therapeutic itinerary - route taken by individuals to solve their health problems, of 12 stroke survivors was explored using in-depth interviews and was thematically analyzed. Results: stroke survivors’ routes were influenced by type of stroke and the state of the patient at onset of stroke. Lack of capacity facilitates vacillation from private to the public hospital settings. Entry into physiotherapy was dependent on self-referrals and referrals from physicians who often serve as gatekeeper of patients. Stroke significantly affected social life of stroke survivors, and the extent of stroke impairment and unmet expectations promotes medical pluralism among the survivors. Conclusion: stroke survivors are involved in intricate and lengthy therapeutic itineraries that are characterized by multiple care seeking practice.
Un estudio de los argumentos de autoridad utilizados por los padres con sus hijos durante las comidas
Authors: Bova Antonio
Published: February 2021

Este artículo pretende examinar cómo los padres usan el argumento de autoridad para persuadir a sus hijos de que acepten reglas y prescripciones durante las comidas. Utilizando el modelo de una discusión crítica integrada con el Argumentum Model of Topics como enfoque analítico, se ha analizado un corpus de 31 argumentos de autoridad propuestos por padres. Los resultados muestran que los padres siempre se refieren a un adulto como fuente de autoridad. En su mayoría, son ellos mismos y, con menos frecuencia, un tercero, como un abuelo o un maestro de niños. A la luz de estos resultados, es razonable suponer que para los padres la referencia a sí mismos es un argumento más efectivo que la referencia a un tercero. Sin embargo, los niños son más propensos a aceptar la argumentación de sus padres cuando la autoridad es otro adulto y no uno de sus padres.
Presentación y traducción de Robert J. Fogelin: "La lógica de los desacuerdos profundos"
Authors: Mejía Saldarriaga Daniel
Published: February 2021

Traducción al español del artículo publicado por Robert J. Fogelin en la revista Informal Logic, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-8 en 1985 y reimpreso en la misma revista en el Vol. 25, No. l (2005): pp.3-11. La presente traducción sigue el texto de esta reimpresión y se realiza con permiso de los herederos del Prof. Fogelin, Florence Fogelin y Lars Fogelin, y consentimiento de los editores de Informal Logic. La traducción se acompaña de una presentación del texto realizada por el traductor.
Preliminary survey of avifauna of the Estação Ecológica do Cuniã in Porto Velho, northern Brazil
Authors: Machado Tatiana Lemos da Silva , Marques de Oliveira Uéslei , Santos do Nascimento Sheiliane , Santos Marcos Pérsio Dantas , Manzatto Angelo Gilberto
Published: February 2021

We present a preliminary list of the avifauna found at the Estação Ecológica do Cuniã (ESEC Cuniã) in Porto Velho, northern Rondônia, Brazil. This inventory is based on systematic records obtained by mist-netting and camera trapping and non-systematic visual and audio records collected within the study area in 2017 and 2019. The combined dataset includes 135 bird species representing 37 families. Among these species are endemic birds and migratory birds. Four of the species are described in the last decade, and the records represent expansions of these species’ known ranges to the state of Rondônia. Overall, the data show that the ESEC Cuniã has a considerable diversity of bird species and is important for the conservation of the fauna of the floodplains of the Amazon basin.
Analisis Strategi Membangun Brand Awareness E- Commerce Shopee Di Media Sosial Dalam Meningkatkan Penjualan
Authors: Shevany Machella
Published: February 2021

The increasingly rapid development of e-commerce makes the competition even more stringent. Businesses are also required to compete competitively to retain consumers, one of which is by building brand awareness in the minds of consumers. Companies that have strong brands are certainly easily recognized by the public and can survive amid intense competition. For this reason, shopees need to implement effective strategies to build brand awareness. In building its brand awareness, shopee not only does marketing through its platform but also applies marketing strategies through social media that are useful as a means to further expand market reach. This research uses descriptive qualitative by literature study sourced from books, journals, and related web to research topics. The conclusion is that the strategy to build brand awareness in social media is very effective because it is easy to access and many people use social media in their activities. The use of effective shopee marketing strategies through social media makes it able to shift its competitors and reach the top position of brand awareness in Indonesia. The increase in brand awareness has made shopees more widely known and the sales have increased.
Kajian Literatur Penerapan Strategi Citra Merek dan Islamic Branding dalam Meningkatkan Keputusan Pembelian Produk Kecantikan
Authors: Firliana Ika Ananda
Published: February 2021

In the modern era, of course, the Millennial Generation also does not want to be left behind with updates on the beauty products they use. So companies that produce beauty products are also sued for creating product updates. The goal is to make their products run on the market and make a favorite product among teenagers an additional point of its own if the product is in demand by all walks of life. Coupled with evenly embraced Islam in this country, it has made it imperative that a Muslim woman emphasizes criteria in the selection of beauty products labeled as halal. Because this will suit the needs of a Muslim woman. Then on the other hand the manufacturers of beauty products in the creation of products that are in accordance with the development of science and technology, the producers must also balance with the Islamic Branding label on their products. So that its products run in the market, especially Muslim women. The purpose of this researcher is to find out the application of Brand Image Strategy and Islamic Branding in Improving Purchasing Decisions of Beauty Products with Case Study of Brand Image Implementation on Consumer Minds and Halal Labels on Wardah Exclusive Lipcream Beauty Products. In this study using a qualitative descriptive method with reference to the use of literature studies both from journal guides, books, magazines, and the web that has been selected and considered relevant by researchers with the aim as a supporter of the current research. The conclusion in this study is the importance of applying the Brand Image strategy which aims to attach the brand image to the minds of consumers and Islamic Branding which is a halal label in improving the purchasing decision of Wardah Exclusive Lipcream beauty products, especially in Muslim women.
Pengaruh Implementasi Total Quality Management (TQM) Terhadap Kepuasan Nasabah Pada Perbankan Konvensional Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) KCP Uin Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Authors: Damayanti Yosinta
Published: February 2021

The current era of globalization requires companies to participate in global competition. It takes an insight orscience and technology to be able to make developments for the company and its resources in order to compete.Talking about globalization cannot be separated from the banking sector. The financial sector itself plays a veryimportant role in triggering the economic growth of a region. The contribution of the banking sector cannot beseparated from the support for the world of education, especially the cooperation between universities and thebanking sector to improve service to students. One way to achieve customer satisfaction is by providing value inthe form of the application of the Total Quality Management (TQM) method. The purpose of this study was toexplain the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) on customer satisfaction in conventional banking at theState Savings Bank, KCP UIN Sunan Ampel, Surabaya. This research uses quantitative methods withdescriptive analysis and simple linear regression as a test of influence. The results of this study state that TotalQuality Management (TQM) can significantly and positively affect Customer Satisfaction.
Kajian Literatur Penerapan Strategi Branding Bagi Kemajuan Umkm Di Era Digital
Authors: Aristawidia Ifah Bunga
Published: February 2021

Brand has an important role which is as the identity of a business and shape the image in the minds of the community. Moreover, living in the current digital era is the time of the emergence of technology so that it can facilitate the activities of Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), including in building brands. But the problem is the lack of awareness of MSME in building brands and only a few MSME in Indonesia use digital media. Therefore, it is expected that SMEs can raise awareness in building brands and be able to adapt to the maximum use of internet media so that MSME brands can be well known to the international market. Of the existing problems it is necessary to discuss the basic concepts of branding for MSME, MSME obstacles in implementing branding, the main key to building branding in the digital era, and strategies for building MSME branding. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method that is using literature studies taken through relevant books, journals, and websites. The results of this study indicate that branding strategy is very important to be implemented for the advancement of MSME and that with the existence of internet media it can be easier to implement branding strategies for MSME.
Disiplin Pengelolaan Keuangan (Survei Umkm Di Provinsi Gorontalo)
Authors: Anas Muhammad , Ariawan Ariawan
Published: February 2021

Financial management discipline is a central issue in the field of microfinance studies. The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the influence of the role of government, employers competencies, financial administration practice,and financial commitment on financial disciplineof SMEs in the province of Gorontalo either partially or simultaneously. This study was conducted using the survey design to obtain information on issues related to the study variables. Respondents were used as a sample is 200 people with the criteria are the bussinesalready exist at least two years, at aleast has one employee andhas permanent location. The analytical tool used is multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the role of government, employers competencies and financial commitments have a significant impact on the financial discipline of SMEs in the province of Gorontalo. Meanwhile, the practice of financial administration has no significant effect on the financial discipline of SMEs in the province of Gorontalo. This study also shows that SMEs still have a low awareness about how to learn good financial discipline. On the other hand, SMEs have a high financial commitment to expand its business. The role of government is needed to improve the financial discipline SMEs in managing their business.
Pengaruh Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease Of Use, Attitude Toward Using Dan Behavior Intention To Use Terhadap Actual System Use Dalam Implementasi Teknologi Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (Studi Pada End User ERP System Di PT Semen Gresik)
Authors: Muliati Niswah
Published: February 2021

All dimensions of corporate experience in technology development, therefore the management has to be resourceful and scrupulous to take notice of the latest technological developments as part of efforts to optimize the expected performance and progress. One proof of current information technology advancement is the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP). The results of this research showed an effect of perceived ease of use to perceived usefulness is 72,9% (R 2 = 0,531, t = 12,882) , the perceived ease of use to attitude toward using is 60,1% (R 2 = 0,702, t = 8,927) , the perceived usefulness to attitude toward using is 29,1% (R 2 = 0,702, t = 3,564) , the attitude toward using of behavioral intention to use is 74,1% (R 2 = 0,549, t = 14,778) , and the behavioral intention to use the system to actual system use is 36,2% (R 2 = 0,131, t = 4,603). This research proves that the user acceptance of a technology strongly influenced by perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness which are emerging acceptances and then behavior intention to use where as to reveal the using of a real system in the intensity of usage time
Profesionalisme Dosen Luar Biasa (DLB) Pada Era Milenial Di UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya: Sebuah Studi Analisis Konten
Authors: Yudha Ana Toni Roby Candra
Published: February 2021

Dosen luar biasa (DLB) adalah dosen yang ritme kerjanya selalu menyesuaikan jam mengajar. Kinerja DLB tidak kalah penting kontributif dan efektif dengan dosen tetap lainnya dalam melakukan pekerjaannya, tentunya pekerjaan yang berkenaan dengan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. Apabila kinerja dalam komponen Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi dapat konsisten dan produktif, maka hal tersebut akan nampak pada sikap profesionalismenya. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui profesionalisme DLB dengan menyelidiki unsur pemenuhan unsur-unsur profesionalisme DLB yang mengabdi di UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dan analisis konten. Sumber dan jenis data menggunakan data primer, sedangkan informan adalah DLB itu sendiri dan metode triangulasi sebagai metode yang perlu dilakukan selain wawancara mendalam guna mendapatkan data yang obyektif, akurat dan transparan.
Hasil penelitian ini adalah profesionalisme dapat dilihat setidaknya dari lima kategori, yaitu kepemimpinan institusi, kompensasi finansial dan non finansial, komitmen pada institusi, etos kerja dan hasil kerja. Berdasarkan hasil wawancara dengan informan diperoleh hasil bahwa DLB memiliki penilaian cukup baik terhadap seluruh kategori yang ditanyakan, namun tidak sedikit pula mereka masih berharap atas perbaikan di sejumlah elemen sistem pengajaran seperti sarana, metode evaluasi belajar, pembayaran hak dan apresiasi atas kinerja DLB . Sedangkan saran yang bersesuaian dengan objek hasil studi tersebut adalah lebih banyak diperuntukkan bagi institusi, mengingat melihat kerja dan etos kerja DLB sudah maksimal seperti datang mengajar ontime, memberikan bahan ajar sesuai dokumen kurikulum, dan hal relevan lainnya. Saran untuk institusi lebih mengerucut pada dua hal yaitu perbaiki sarana pengajaran, serta tepatkan waktu saat pemberian hak pada DLB.
Prosedur Pengambilan Keputusan Di Lembaga Pendidikan Tinggi Di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0
Authors: Azizah Biqrotul , Syafi’i Imam
Published: February 2021

This article aims to describe the process of making and effective methods for the dissemination of decision results in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. This research uses library research taken from scientific journals and relevant literature. The results showed that the most effective decision making process was a combination of top-down and bottomup with formal decision-making mechanisms or decisions. Decision making formally involves leaders and subordinates and adjusted to the output of the meeting. The dominant dissemination mechanism is traditional dissemination through meetings and through social networks. The implications of the results of this study indicate that the formal process of decision making through public meetings or limited meetings is still the choice of the decision making process so that this traditional model provides space for all elements involved to participate and provide constructive advice for effective decision making.
Prespektif Kebijakan Hutang Pada Perusahaan Indeks LQ45 Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI)
Authors: Ari Kavita , Yuniningsih Yuniningsih
Published: February 2021

Kebijakan hutang merupakan keputusan yang sangat penting dalam perusahaan. Hutang merupakan salah satu bagian dari pendanaan perusahaan yang akan mengurangi konflik agensi dan meningkatkan nilai perusahaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah Free Cash Flow, Keputusan Investasi, Profitabilitas dan Kepemilikan Institusional berpengaruh terhadap kebijakan hutang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang secara konsisten masuk dalam Indeks LQ45 yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia(BEI) selama 2015-2018 dengan jumlah 132 sampel perusahaan. Teknis analisis penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis regresi linier berganda. Metode analisis data yang digunakan yaitu dengan menggunakan uji asumsi klasik, analisis regresi linier berganda, uji koefesien determinasi, uji t dan uji f. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa free cash flow tidak berpengaruh terhadap kebijakan hutang, Keputusan Investasi dan Profitabilitas berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap kebijakan hutang, sedangkan Kepemilikan Institusional berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kebijakan hutang.
Efektifitas Penerapan Strategi Online Marketing Oleh UMKM Dalam Masa Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) Corona Viruses Disease 2019 (Covid-19)
Authors: Anugrah Royan Jaluseta
Published: February 2021

Indonesia is currently in an uproar by a dangerous virus called covid-19. Covid-19 is a virus that has a very fast transmission, so people must implement social restrictions in order to avoid covid-19 transmission. All activities that cause the crowd to do from home, including religious, economic, and educational activities. This greatly affects the daily habits of the people who are required to do online activities. The impact of covid-19 was not only felt by the community, but also felt by MSME business people. Until 2018 the total number of MSME units totaled 64.2 million throughout Indonesia and MSME had a contribution of 60.3% of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Indonesia. To be able to maintain the stability of the Indonesian economy, MSME businesses are required to prepare strategies to minimize the impact of covid-19. By changing the concept of marketing to online and utilizing special programs from the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, MSME businesses will be more effective in increasing their profits.
Audit Pemasaran Di Badan Usaha Milik Desa “X” Kabupaten Karanganyar
Authors: Putranto Hanafi Adi , Rahayu Hastanti Agustin
Published: February 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui strategi dari hasil audit pemasaran Badan Usaha Milik Desa “X”melalui perbandingan Competitive Setting Profil dengan Company Alignment Profil. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif menggunakan audit strategi marketing plus dengan melakukan perbandingan nilai Company Alignment Index (CAI) dan Competitive Setting Index (CSI). Hasil perbandingan CSI lebih besar dari CAI menjelaskan bahwa Badan Usaha Milik Desa “X” tetap dan fokus untuk lingkup Marketing Oriented dengan langkah; 1. Market Effective, dalam hal ini BUMDes mempunyai strategi yang efektif guna mencapai tujuannya. Perlu diperhatikan juga dalam optimalisasi penjualan pemasarannya. Jika produk dan jasa yang dimiliki BUMDes lebih fokus dan efektif sasarannya kepada konsumen di lingkup BUMDes tersebut. Dalam hal ini masyarakat desa setempat sebagai sasaran pasarnya. 2. Product Differentiation, adanya pembeda dalam produk atau jasa yang dimiliki BUMDes dengan lainnya. Hal ini diperlukan untuk memperoleh perhatian dari konsumen terkait dari manfaat, desain, harga, kualitas, pelayanan produk atau jasa BUMDes tersebut. 3. Balanced Promotion, diperhatikan bahwa dalam aktivitas promosi juga membutuhkan keseimbangan biaya. Kegiatan promosi produk dan jasa BUMDes yang tinggi memerlukan biaya yang tinggi. Sehingga dibutuhkan aktivitas promosi yang efektif namun juga tepat sasaran ke konsumen.
Kompetensi Amil, Persyaratan Sampai Pelaporan: Analisis Efektifitas UU Nomor 23 Tahun 2011 Di Lembaga Zakat Jawa Timur
Authors: Dikuraisyin Basar
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini berupaya untuk mengungkap  efektifitas implementasi peraturan lembaga zakat di Jawa Timur. Karena belakangan terakhir Undang-Undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2011 banyak menuai protes dari lembaga zakat swasta yang terkesan â€œdinomor duakanâ€ dan berada di bawah lembaga zakat baru yaitu Badan Amil Zakat bentukan pemerintah. Menurut sebagian LAZ, peraturan tersebut telah mereduksi dan membatasi gerak amil zakat swasta. Kemudian pada perjalannya, MK mengeluarkan putusan urgen dengan mengubah beberapa ketentuan. Signifikansi penelitian ini terletak pada indikator efektifitas dalam menjalankan aturan yang ada dianalisis terhadap kinerja yang sedang berjalan. Hal ini penting, mengingat keberadaan perundang-undangan adalah untuk ditaati dan dijalankan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan (field research) yang didekati dengan pendekatan kualitatif diskriptif. Pengumpulan data diambil dari wawancara dan observasi, yang kemudian diabsahkan menggunakan metode triangulasi sumber dan teknik. Setelah dilakukan penelitian dengan metodologis akurat, ditemukan beberapa hasil penelitian. 1) dari aspek kompetensi amil, LAZ di Jawa Timur lebih mengutamakan soft skill dan pengalaman bekerja dibandingkan dengan rumpun keilmuan atau gelar kesarjanaan tertentu. Kompetensi di bidang zakat  dapat dilatih dan dipoles tanpa melihat pada aspek keilmuan khusus. 2) persyaratan amil zakat secara kelembagaan, sudah ditaati dengan baik. Hampir semua LAZ telah berbadan hukum dan memiliki legalitas yang kuat. Namun pada aspek usia amil 40 tahun, hal ini masih menuai protes karena pada usia tersebut bukan merupakan usia produktif. Maka hanya sebagian kecil LAZ yang melaksanakannya atau hanya pada dataran direktur atau pimpian saja. 3) dari aspek pelaporan, LAZ melakukan laporan baik enam bulanan yang berupa laporan keuangan kinerja dan laporan tahunan yang berupa keuangan, kinerja dan kelembagaan secara patuh. Bahkan LAZ juga melaporan keuangan dan kinerja kepada muzakki setiap bulan melalui website, majalah bulanan dan bentuk fisik lainnya.
Tinjauan Fatwa DSN MUI Nomor 19 Tahun 2001 Terhadap Implementasi Pembiayaan Qard di Bank Wakaf Mikro Al Fitrah MAVA Mandiri Surabaya
Authors: Fuad Lian , Rohmah Rohmah
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk menganalisis implementasi pembiayaan qard yang diterapkan di bank wakaf mikro al-Fitrah Wava Mandiri Surabaya dikaitkan dengan fatwa MUI nomor 19 tahun 2001. Letak signifikansi penelitian ini berada pada kajian relevansi praktik qard pada lembaga wakaf tersebut dan praktik yang diterapkan untuk memanfaatkan atau mengembangkan wakaf produktif menjadi aset wakaf yang bermanfaat untuk masyarakat. Kajian ini penting dilakukan mengingat banyaknya lembaga wakaf yang kesulitan menjalankan akad qard dalam rangka mengembangkan aset yang ada. Untuk mendapatkan hasil penelitian yang sistematis, penelitian ini didekati secara kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara dengan informan yaitu manager, asisten manager, administrasi dan nasabah Bank Wakaf Mikro Al Fitrah Wava Mandiri Surabaya. Maka ditemukan beberapa hal penting, yaitu implementasi pembiayaan qard dalam mengembangkan usaha mikro di Bank Wakaf Mikro Al Fitrah Wava Mandiri sesuai dengan Fatwa Dewan Syariah Nasional No: 19/DSN-MUI/IV/2001. Proses pembiayaan qard  melalui 3 tahapan diantaranya Pra PWK (Pelatihan Wajib Kelompok), PWK dan UPK (Ujian Pengesahan Kelompok). Pelatihan wajib diikuti oleh calon nasabah sebelum melakukan proses pembiayaan di Bank Wakaf Mikro Al Fitrah Wava Mandiri Surabaya. Hal tersebut bertujuan agar calon nasabah mengetahui akan program-program Bank Wakaf Mikro. Proses pembiayaan qard menggunakan pola 2â€“2-1 dan tanggung renteng. Pola 2â€“2â€“1 berfungsi untuk mengutamakan nasabah yang membutuhkan dana. Tanggung renteng digunakan apabila nasabah tidak mengikuti pertemuan mingguan maka semua angsuran ditanggung oleh kelompok. Pembiayaan yang diberikan Bank Wakaf Mikro Al Fitrah Wava Mandiri Surabaya tanpa agunan, sehingga pinjaman dana yang diberikan sangat kecil. Implementasi pembiayaan qard terlaksana dengan baik sehingga berdampak baik terhadap pengembangan usaha mikro.
Manajemen Aset Produktif untuk Memberdayakan Mustahik: Analisis Pendistribusian Zakat berdasarkan Fatwa MUI Nomor 14 Tahun 2011
Authors: Gumiri Erik Rahman , Alghifari Abuzar
Published: February 2021

Digital technology is increasingly fast and easy to create great opportunities for caring action and socio-philanthropic activities. This development has also become a motivation for zakat institutions in order to improve and increase their management activities oriented towards improving strategic management, so that their existence can continue and expand. All opportunities for new strategies and approaches are optimally absorbed and implemented so that they can be carried out without taking long. Coupled with the role of the state as a regulator by making laws and regulations and the implementation of zakat management run smoothly and orderly and further increasing the innovation of zakat management institutions, especially amil in its management, including the distribution of zakat benefits. Using a qualitative literature study research method, the researcher intends to analyze (1) Islamic law studies related to zakat management including distribution and utilization, then formulate (2) zakat empowerment strategies, so that (3) empowerment program designs for the poor are based on MUI Fatwa Number 14. 2011 concerning the Distribution of Zakat Assets in the Form of Managed Assets. Researchers obtained primary data sources through the interaction of online communication media with several devices in zakat institutions when researchers were doing internships. Secondary data comes from journal articles, scientific papers, and papers accessed via the internet. As a result, the preparation of empowerment program planning needs to pay attention to the provisions of the MUI Fatwa Number 14 of 2011 which applies and requires a mature management strategy in all series of activities, coupled with appropriate and competent resources, principles of innovation and full creativity in management so that program design can be realized in accordance with legal provisions regulating the optimal allocation of zakat assets so as to be able to grow an independent generation of dhuafa.
Model Manajemen Fundrising Wakaf di Surabaya (Studi di Yayasan Dana Sosial Al-Falah, Perbandingan Wakaf Selangor, BWI dan Wakaf Global)
Authors: Qotrunnada Lailiyah , Saifuddin Muchammad
Published: February 2021

This study is motivated by the low understanding of the community towards waqf and the large potential of waqf. The purpose of this study was to analyze the development of the fundraising strategy carried out by four waqf management institutions. Namely the Surabaya Al-Falah Social Fund Foundation, the Comparison of the Selangor Waqf (PWS), the Indonesian Waqf Board and the Global Waqf. The research method used is through a descriptive qualitative approach with library research data collection techniques. The results showed that the waqf strategy implemented by the four institutions had progressed from the model that YDSF did to raise funds with the Research Funding method which promotes the creation of business results through the development of waqf assets. PWS and BWI are using the same method, namely picking up the ball and waiting for the ball by working together through the Islamic Financial Institution. And the fundamental strategy that can help waqf institutions in the development of information technology is carried out by the Global Waqf Institution, which applies online waqf with an online waqf strategy through the website, transferring accounts and not setting targets. So that the management of waqf can be said to be effective with the existence of several strategies that are best for the success of the institution to achieve its goals.