bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PEMIKIRAN NEO-SUFISME SYAIKH AHMAD AL-MUTAMAKKIN
Authors: Wijaya Manggara Bagus Satriya , Sariyatun Sariyatun
Published: May 2020

This article intends to reveal Syaikh Ahmad al-Mutamakkin's neo-Sufism thoughts and his role in campaigning for the renewal of Islamic thought and changes in the social order of people's lives in Java in the 18th century. The discussion will focus on the domain of epistemological conflicts that legitimize al-Mutamakkin as a controversial contemporary Sufi. Historical exploration and appreciation will be more emphasized to fully look for facts about the teachings developed by al-Mutamakkin. This research is historical research using a herme­neutic approach to study and trace the artifacts of al-Mutamakkin's thoughts. This study found that al-Mutamakkin was a reformist figure who played an active role in upholding Islamic teachings as a universal religion and eternal through an eclectic and conformist approach to the existence of local wisdom values (local wisdom). As a reformist figure who carried the breath of renewal of the teachings of Sufism (neo-Sufism), al-Mutamakkin strongly criticized the teachings of Sufism developed by the Mataram elite. The king-Sufi political conception commonly adopted by the court elite in the 18th century in al-Mutamakkin's perspective was a form of betrayal of the teachings of Sufism. Therefore, in his perspective, the teachings of Sufism must be improved and adjusted to the proper khittah, namely as an instrument of self-formation and development of perfect human beings (insān kāmil) which is adjusted and guided by Allah's revelation and the Prophet's Sunnah.
WARAK NGENDOG DALAM TRADISI DUGDERAN SEBAGAI REPRESENTASI IDENTITAS MUSLIM URBAN DI KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Cahyono Cahyono
Published: May 2020

This research aims to explore how Warak Ngendog in the Dugderan tradition represents the identity of urban Muslim communities in the city of Semarang. This research also aims to expose the strength of the city's Muslim culture that has been maintained to this day. This study uses an identity theory approach by Peter J. Burke and Homi K. Bhabha about Hybrid culture, and several other extraordinary theories as supporting theories. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with the support of substantive information from archives and interviews with related figures. The results of this study emphasize that the dynamics of the religiosity of urban Muslim communities in Semarang City shape urban Muslim identity. Acculturation of the traditional culture of Javanese, Arab, and Chinese Muslims symbolizes the new religious and cultural rites as an inseparable part of the urban Muslim identity of Semarang City because there are social interactions in their involvement in religious rituals, traditions and culture.
CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM MORALITY AND FUNDAMENTALISM: The Ethical Perspectives of Karl Barth, and Hasan al-Banna
Authors: Lattu Izak Yohan Matriks
Published: May 2020

The article explores Karl Barth and Hasan al-Banna ideas on ethics as the guidance for communal life. Barth emphasizes the command of God as the fundamental theology of Christian values. The prominent German theologian functions as the pivotal scholar in Christian evangelical stream. While al-Banna underlines the centrality of Islamic Sharia to reform Muslim life under colonial circumstances. As it is for Barth in the Christian side, Banna thought influences fundamentalist groups in many Muslim majority countries such as Egypt, Indonesia and many more. Using, a comparative study method, the article concludes that both scholars focus on how scriptures function as the fundamental value for human understanding of social and spiritual life. Although they shared similar issues, Barth, on the one hand, focuses more on how Christianity resist liberalism through the complete acceptance of the holy spirit role in Christian life. Banna, on the other hand, pay more attention to the application of Islamic values as the weapon to fight colonialism
MOBILITAS MURSYID CUM-AKTIVIS DALAM TRADISI TAREKAT
Authors: Ahmadi Rizqa , Hefni Wildani
Published: May 2020

This article elaborates on the role and movement of murshid as an informal institution in the tarekat, which is at the same time an integral part of the Sufism tradition. By using a socio-historical approach, this article identifies the intellectual movement of murshid in reproducing and reformulating strong beliefs as a connector of scientific transmission traditions (sanad), which are convened into two categories. First, the movement that interprets murshid activism in terms of their personal characteristics, such as their thoughts that play its function in regulating some religious aspects, especially as a reference for the followers. Second, the musrhid movement that links a structure into social functions, for example creating, disseminating, and carrying out culture. Murshid in this category is identified as the holder of scientific sanad that have vertical mobility to save the world so that it does not become a prison for individuality. This category of murshid charisma can be the foundation of the followers of the tarekat to avoid a lot of false information, the spread of hoax news from social media, and various other noises in this post-truth era.
AL-‘ULAMĀ’ WARATHAT AL-ANBIYĀ’: Modernity and Nurture of Authority in Aceh Society
Authors: Nasution Ismail Fahmi Arrauf , Miswari MIswari
Published: May 2020

This paper aims to analyze the immunity factor of Acehnese loyalty to the ulama. Generally, if the ulama fail to respond to problems that arise in modernity, they are abandoned by society. Modernization is taking place very quickly in Aceh. In Aceh, even though the ulama were unable to respond to modernity, they were never abandoned by the community. The type of modernization that is the focus of the author's observation is development, politics, and economics which includes banking and trade. Using a qualitative approach, this study finds, that is in Aceh, precisely because the ulama do not respond to modernity, the immunity of loyalty to the ulama can continue. In Aceh, secular-minded society, they give authority to experts in their respective fields. Because the ulama are treated as religious experts, then when they do not respond to other fields such as development, politics, economics and other fields, they become respected. Although only given space in the field of religion, the position of the ulama remains very important in Aceh because religion is a very important part of the life of the Acehnese people
MEDIATIZATION OF ISLAMIC DOCTRINE IN A NEW ERA OF DIGITAL INDONESIA: The Case of Ḥadīth on Dajjāl
Authors: Putra D. I. Ansusa , Chandra Agus Firdaus
Published: May 2020

This research is a study of the mediatization of the ḥadīth on Dajjāl (the anti-Christ) in the context of media culture. Mediatization of the ḥadīth through illustrations allows every Muslim to understand the stages and events that will occur at the End of the Time (Ākhir al-Zamān). Such ḥadīth is pre-actual doctrinal texts in Islam. This article uses the theory of mediatization that has a close link with the discipline of media studies and religiosity. We argue that the ḥadīth illus­tration as an expression of religious beliefs is a continuation of the massive use of technology in understanding religious doctrines. On the other hand, the illustration of the ḥadīth. Ḥadīth on the Dajjāl in digital media has formed a new pattern in the understanding of ḥadīth from abstract-imaginative to concrete-imaginative. The illustration of the Dajjāl has become an indication of the widespread role of the media in the spread of Islamic doctrines, and its changing role from being dominated by the texts to being dominated by the logic of religion. This research uses the theory of mediatization with the approach of media culture. The data is obtained from footage of such ḥadīth documentary airing on YouTube accounts. These shows usually refer to preachers who are concerned with conveying the contents of the ḥadīth.
In Silico Design of a Novel Multi-Epitope Peptide Vaccine Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Dehbarez Fatemeh Motamedi , Nezafat Navid , Mahmoodi Shirin
Published: May 2020

Background:

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent cancer in the world. As
yet, there is no medication for complete treatment of HCC.

Objective:

There is a critical need to search for an innovative therapy for HCC. Recently, multiepitope
vaccines have been introduced as effective immunotherapy approach against HCC.

Methods:

In this research, several immunoinformatics methods were applied to create an original
multi-epitope vaccine against HCC consisting of CD8+ cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTLs) epitopes
selected from α- fetoprotein (AFP), glypican-3 (GPC3), aspartyl-β-hydroxylase (ASPH); CD4+
helper T lymphocytes (HTLs) epitopes from tetanus toxin fragment C (TTFC), and finally, two tandem
repeats of HSP70407-426 were used which stimulated strong innate and adaptive immune responses.
All the mentioned parts were connected together by relevant linkers.

Results:

According to physicochemical, structural, and immunological results, the designed
vaccine is stable, non-allergen, antigen; it also has a high-quality 3D structure, and numerous linear
and conformational B cell epitopes, whereby this vaccine may stimulate efficient humoral immunity.

Conclusion:

Center on the collected results, the designed vaccine potentially can induce cellular and
humoral immune responses in HCC cases; nonetheless, the efficiency of vaccine must be approved
within in vitro and in vivo immunological analyzes.
Latin Education and Classical Reception: the Minor Genres
Authors: Copeland Rita
Published: May 2020

This contribution is the response piece to a larger dialogue of three articles that form the current issue of JOLCEL. The other contributions are “Controversial Topics in Literature and Education: Hrotswitha and Donatus on Terence’s Rapes” by Chrysanthi Demetriou (pp. 2–22), “The Meaning and Use of fabula in the Dialogus creaturarummoralizatus” by Brian Møller Jensen (pp. 24–41) and “Introite, pueri! The School-Room Performance of George Buchanan’s Latin Medea in Bordeaux” by Lucy C.M.M. Jackson (pp. 43–61).
The Meaning and Use of fabula in the Dialogus creaturarum moralizatus
Authors: Jensen Brian Møller
Published: May 2020

The first book printed in Sweden in 1483 was the North-Italian compilation Dialogus creaturarum moralizatus, usually dated to the middle of the fourteenth century and attributed to Nicolaus of Bergamo in some manuscripts and to Mayno di Mayneri of Milano in others. In his preface the author uses the practise of Jesus to justify his intentions, since "Jesus once used fabulis Palestinorum more to lead human beings to the road of truth through parables.” Claiming that his book might prove useful to preachers against spiritual fatigue, the author will "introduce moral teaching in an entertaining way to exterminate vices and promote virtues,” a view that reflects Phaedrus' motto risum movere et vitam docere in the prologue to his first Book of fables as well as e.g. Gregory the Great’s use of exempla, "The examples of the faithful sometimes convert the minds of the listeners better than the words of the teachers."
Introite, pueri! The School-Room Performance of George Buchanan’s Latin Medea in Bordeaux
Authors: Jackson Lucy Christina Mary Mullarkey
Published: May 2020

Performances of Latin drama had become a widespread phenomenon in European schools by the middle of the sixteenth century. The potential for these dramas to have a significant impact on the students who performed or watched these plays was recognised at the time. Memories of participating in these performances would linger in the pupils’ minds, as Michel de Montaigne clearly shows in his own reminiscences of his leading roles undertaken at the Collège de Guyenne in Bordeaux. The lessons learnt in performance were thought to be thoroughly complementary to the program of classroom Latin education across Europe. But learning in performance, this article contends, also yielded crucially different lessons as well, not least concerning the manipulation of sentiment through rhetoric and the often violently differing results in action. In this article I examine the 1543 production of George Buchanan's translation of Euripides' Medea from four angles: its `Greekness', the Latinity of the translation, the pedagogical context for the performance, and the medium of performance itself. Using these four angles to create a matrix of meaning, I argue that Latin translations such as Buchanan's warrant greater appreciation than has been awarded them so far, and demonstrate the potential that lies within these understudied texts.
Pengaruh teknik effleurage dan petrissage terhadap penurunan perasaan lelah pasca latihan Pencak Silat
Authors: Jusuf Jeane Betty Kurnia , Raharja Andri Tria , Mahardhika Nanda Alfian , Festiawan Rifqi
Published: May 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini difokuskan pada pengkajian berikut: (1) untuk menurunkan perasaan lelah pasca latihan mahasiswa UKM pencak silat Tapak Suci di UMKT, (2) melakukan analisis dan uji coba teknik efflurage dan pettrisage terhadap penurunan perasaan lelah. Jenis pendekatan penelitian ini merupakan jenis pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa yang aktif di UKM Tapak Suci di Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur. Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif kuantitatif. Setelah data terkumpul, data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi. Hasil data yang diperoleh ada pengaruh teknik efflurage terhadap perasaan lelah pada UKM Pencak Silat Tapak Suci di UMKT. Hasil data ini membuktikan bahwa pengaruh teknik efflurage dan teknik petrissage terhadap penurunan perasaan lelah pasca latihan pada UKM Pencak Silat Tapak Suci di UMKT. Effect of effleurage and petrissage techniques on feeling decreased tired after training of Pencak Silat AbstractThe purpose of this study is focused on the following assessment: (1) to reduce feelings of fatigue after the exercise of Tapak Suci martial arts UKM students at UMKT, (2) to analyze and test effleurage and petrissage techniques for reducing fatigue. This type of research approach is a type of quantitative descriptive approach. The subjects of this study were students who were active in UKM Tapak Suci at Muhammadiyah University of East Kalimantan. Analysis of the data used in this study uses quantitative descriptive analysis techniques. After the data is collected, the data is analyzed using regression analysis. The results of the data obtained that there is an effect of effleurage techniques on fatigue in UKM Tapak Suci Silat in UMKT. The results of this data prove that the effect of effleurage techniques and petrissage techniques on the reduction of post-training fatigue feelings in Pencak Silat Tapak Suci UKM at UMKT.
High intensity interval training dan fartlek training: Pengaruhnya terhadap tingkat VO2 Max
Authors: Festiawan Rifqi , Suharjana Suharjana , Priyambada Galih , Febrianta Yudha
Published: May 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) dan Fartlek Training terhadap tingkat VO2 Max Atlet Soedirman Expedition VII. Metode penelitian ini adalah pre-experimental dengan desain two group pretest posttest design. Populasi penelitian berjumlah 20 orang dan menggunakan teknik total sampling sehingga diperoleh jumlah sampel 20 Orang. Instrumen Penelitian yang digunakan yaitu Multistage Fitness Test (MFT). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada Januari 2019 sampai dengan Juni 2019. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Paired T-Test dan Independent T-Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) terhadap peningkatan tingkat VO2 Max Atlet Ekspedisi Soedirman VII dibuktikan dengan p value = 0.001. Selain itu, ada pengaruh Fartlek Training terhadap tingkat peningkatan VO2 Max Atlet Ekspedisi Soedirman VII dibuktikan dengan p value = 0.002, dan tidak ada perbedaan pengaruh yang signifikan antara High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) dan Fartlek Training pada peningkatan tingkat VO2 Max atlet Ekspedisi Soedirman VII dibuktikan dengan ρ value = 0,840, dengan hasil ini maka terdapat pengaruh dari kedua jenis latihan terhadap peningkatan VO2 Max namun tidak ada perbedaan pengaruh yang signifikan diantara keduanya, namun jika dilihat dari presentase kenaikannya, metode latihan High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) menunjukkan hasil yang lebih baik.
PROSES SUKSESI DAN PEMAHAMAN AKUNTANSI PADA KEBERHASILAN BISNIS KELUARGA
Authors: Fella Fella , Kristianti Ika , Kristianti Ika
Published: May 2020

Abstrak: Proses Suksesi dan Pemahaman Akuntansi Pada Keberhasilan Bisnis Keluarga. Penelitian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara proses suksesi dan pemahaman akuntansi terhadap keberhasilan bisnis keluarga. Subjek penelitian ini adalah pemilik bisnis keluarga di Salatiga dan Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode pengujian regresi linier. Sampel dari penelitian ini sebanyak 158 pengelola dan pemilik bisnis keluarga di Semarang dan Salatiga. Sebaran perolehan data diperoleh 78 dari responden Semarang, sedangkan 80 berasal dari Salatiga. Data diperoleh dari penyebaran kuesioner melalui google form dan penyebaran kuesioner langsung pada daerah penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil uji t, dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses suksesi berpengaruh terhadap keberhasilan bisnis keluarga dan pemahaman akuntansi berpengaruh terhadap keberhasilan bisnis keluarga. Kata kunci: Proses Suksesi, Pemahaman Akuntansi, Keberhasilan Bisnis Keluarga
MODERATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL AUDITOR COMPETENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE OF FRAUD PREVENTION
Authors: Kharie Sitti Marwa , Darwis Herman
Published: May 2020

This research aimed to known the effect of internal auditor competence and the justice organization toward prevention of fraud with internal control system as moderate variable. The population of this research is Government Internal Controlling (APIP) in Inspektorat of North Moluccas. The method of taken sample is used multistage sampling. The technique which used to examine the hypotesa is simple regression and examine moderate variable used absolute difference value test.The result of this research is to show that internal auditor competence affect to prevention fraud justice organization is not affect to prevention fraud, internal control system can moderate internal auditor competence to prevention fraud, while the justice organization is not affect to prevention fraud which moderated by internal control system.
KONVERGENSI KECOCOKAN TEKNOLOGI DENGAN KEBUTUHAN KONSUMEN DAN FUNGSIONALITAS LAYANAN MOBILE BROADBAND TERHADAP PERILAKU USE DIFFUSION
Authors: Granita Widya , Surip Ngadino , Harwani Yuli , Astini Rina
Published: May 2020

Abstrak: Konvergensi Kecocokan Teknologi dengan Kebutuhan Konsumen dan Fungsionalitas Layanan Mobile Broadband terhadap Perilaku Use Diffusion. Kesesuaian teknologi  jaringan seluler dan perangkat dengan kebutuhan pengguna menentukan penggunaan dan membentuk perilaku penggunaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis interaksi antara kebutuhan teknologi fit dan perilaku penggunaan layanan broadband. Data diperoleh melalui survei di wilayah Jakarta. Sampel yang dikumpulkan dari 258 responden adalah pengguna layanan seluler prabayar dan pascabayar dari lima operator di Indonesia. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dan metode analisis data menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil penelitian menghasilkan (1) NTF berpengaruh positif terhadap perilaku difusi penggunaan (intensitas dan variasi dalam penggunaan) (2) TFF berpengaruh positif terhadap perilaku penggunaan, (3) Intensitas penggunaan berpengaruh positif pada NTF dan TFF, (4) Variasi dalam penggunaan berpengaruh positif pada NTF dan TFF, (5) NTF, TFF saling mempengaruhi secara positif dengan intensitas penggunaan dan variasi penggunaan. Penelitian lebih lanjut direkomendasikan untuk meningkatkan perilaku pengguna dari perspektif pemain industri telekomunikasi lainnya seperti pengembang konten dan aplikasi serta produsen perangkat.Kata kunci: Kesesuaian Teknologi, Kebutuhan, Perangkat, layanan mobile broadband, Perilaku penggunaan
Testing Usability and Feasibility of a Mobile Educator Tool for Pediatric Diabetes Self-Management: Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Authors: Otis Marisa , Zhu Jack , Mustafa-Kutana Suleiman N , Bernier Angelina V , Ma Shum Julio , Soros Dupre Arlette A , Wang Monica L
Published: May 2020

Background

Mobile interventions hold promise as an intervention modality to engage children in improving diabetes self-management education, attitudes, and behaviors.

Objective

This pilot study aimed to explore the usability, acceptability, and feasibility of delivering a mobile diabetes educational tool to parent-child pairs in a clinical setting.

Methods

This mixed methods pilot study comprised two concurrent phases with differing study participants. Phase 1 used user testing interviews to collect qualitative data on the usability and acceptability of the tool. Phase 2 used a single-arm pre- and poststudy design to quantitatively evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the intervention. Study participants (English-speaking families with youth aged 5-14 years with insulin-dependent diabetes) were recruited from an urban hospital in Massachusetts, United States. In phase 1, parent-child pairs were invited to complete the intervention together and participate in 90-min user testing interviews assessing the tool’s usability and acceptability. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a directed content analysis approach. In phase 2, parent-child pairs were invited to complete the intervention together in the clinical setting. Measures included parental and child knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to diabetes management (self-report surveys) and child hemoglobin A1c levels (medical record extractions); data were collected at baseline and 1-month follow-up. Pre- and postoutcomes were compared using paired t tests and the Fisher exact test.

Results

A total of 11 parent-child pairs (N=22) participated in phase 1 of the study, and 10 parent-child pairs (N=20) participated in phase 2 of the study. Participants viewed the mobile educational tool as acceptable (high engagement and satisfaction with the layout, activities, and videos) and identified the areas of improvement for tool usability (duration, directions, and animation).

Conclusions

The findings from this pilot study suggest that the mobile educational tool is an informative, engaging, and feasible way to deliver diabetes self-management education to parents and children in an urban hospital setting. Data will inform future iterations of this mobile diabetes educational intervention to improve usability and test intervention efficacy.
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nursing Homes: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (HANDSOME Study)
Authors: Teesing Gwen R , Erasmus Vicki , Petrignani Mariska , Koopmans Marion P G , de Graaf Miranda , Vos Margreet C , Klaassen Corné H W , Verduijn-Leenman Annette , Schols Jos M G A , Richardus Jan Hendrik , Voeten Helene A C M
Published: May 2020

Background

Hand hygiene compliance is considered the most (cost-)effective measure for preventing health care–associated infections. While hand hygiene interventions have frequently been implemented and assessed in hospitals, there is limited knowledge about hand hygiene compliance in other health care settings and which interventions and implementation methods are effective.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a multimodal intervention to increase hand hygiene compliance of nurses in nursing homes through a cluster randomized controlled trial (HANDSOME study).

Methods

Nursing homes were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 trial arms: receiving the intervention at a predetermined date, receiving the identical intervention after an infectious disease outbreak, or serving as a control arm. Hand hygiene was evaluated in nursing homes by direct observation at 4 timepoints. We documented compliance with the World Health Organization’s 5 moments of hand hygiene, specifically before touching a patient, before a clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient, and after touching patient surroundings. The primary outcome is hand hygiene compliance of the nurses to the standards of the World Health Organization. The secondary outcome is infectious disease incidence among residents. Infectious disease incidence was documented by a staff member at each nursing home unit. Outcomes will be compared with the presence of norovirus, rhinovirus, and Escherichia coli on surfaces in the nursing homes, as measured using quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Results

The study was funded in September 2015. Data collection started in October 2016 and was completed in October 2017. Data analysis will be completed in 2020.

Conclusions

HANDSOME studies the effectiveness of a hand hygiene intervention specifically for the nursing home environment. Nurses were taught the World Health Organization’s 5 moments of hand hygiene guidelines using the slogan “Room In, Room Out, Before Clean, After Dirty,” which was developed for nursing staff to better understand and remember the hygiene guidelines. HANDSOME should contribute to improved hand hygiene practice and a reduction in infectious disease rates and related mortality.

Trial Registration

Netherlands Trial Register (NTR6188) NL6049; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/6049

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/17419
Mobile Clinical Decision Support System for the Management of Diabetic Patients With Kidney Complications in UK Primary Care Settings: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Alhodaib Hala Ibrahim , Antza Christina , Chandan Joht Singh , Hanif Wasim , Sankaranarayanan Sailesh , Paul Sunjay , Sutcliffe Paul , Nirantharakumar Krishnarajah
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND

Attempts to utilize eHealth in diabetes mellitus (DM) management have shown promising outcomes, mostly targeted at patients; however, few solutions have been designed for health care providers.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to conduct a feasibility project developing and evaluating a mobile clinical decision support system (CDSS) tool exclusively for health care providers to manage chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with DM.

METHODS

The design process was based on the 3 key stages of the user-centered design framework. First, an exploratory qualitative study collected the experiences and views of DM specialist nurses regarding the use of mobile apps in clinical practice. Second, a CDSS tool was developed for the management of patients with DM and CKD. Finally, a randomized controlled trial examined the acceptability and impact of the tool.

RESULTS

We interviewed 15 DM specialist nurses. DM specialist nurses were not currently using eHealth solutions in their clinical practice, while most nurses were not even aware of existing medical apps. However, they appreciated the potential benefits that apps may bring to their clinical practice. Taking into consideration the needs and preferences of end users, a new mobile CDSS app, “Diabetes & CKD,” was developed based on guidelines. We recruited 39 junior foundation year 1 doctors (44% male) to evaluate the app. Of them, 44% (17/39) were allocated to the intervention group, and 56% (22/39) were allocated to the control group. There was no significant difference in scores (maximum score=13) assessing the management decisions between the app and paper-based version of the app’s algorithm (intervention group: mean 7.24 points, SD 2.46 points; control group: mean 7.39, SD 2.56; t37=–0.19, P=.85). However, 82% (14/17) of the participants were satisfied with using the app.

CONCLUSIONS

The findings will guide the design of future CDSS apps for the management of DM, aiming to help health care providers with a personalized approach depending on patients’ comorbidities, specifically CKD, in accordance with guidelines.
Dermatology 2.0: How the internet is changing us, our patients and our practice (Preprint)
Authors: Mehta- Ambalal Sujata Ravindra , Nisarta Mayuri N
Published: May 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

The internet, in a short span of time relative to the history of modern medicine, has changed us doctors, our patients and our practice. This article reviews these changes and how they have occurred. The write- up was conceptualized after the author, a private practitioner in a tier 2 city in India, started seeing subtle and overt differences in the consultation and treatment paths of patients who were internet savvy vs. those who were internet naïve. A survey was conducted in the clinic to study the behavioral changes brought about by the internet among patients of clinical as well as aesthetic dermatology. It must be remembered that these changes are completely new to the practice of dermatology; even small numbers of positive replies are noteworthy.
The Covid 19 pandemic started while this article was being written, making teledermatology a requisite of the time, rather than an option. Our dependence on technology has never before been so profound. As modern day dermatologists, is important for us to be updated about the interactions of dermatology and technology. We must constantly try to optimize the benefits of the internet and minimize its pitfalls.
Needless to say, most of the facts mentioned here have been gleaned from the internet itself, from a wide range of sources including but not limited to medical journals, books, news reports, commercial websites and magazines.
Methadone and Suboxone® mentions on Twitter: Thematic and Sentiment Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Chenworth Megan , Perrone Jeanmarie , Hogg Whitney , Sarker Abeed
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND

Methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone®) have been discussed and compared extensively in the medical literature as effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD). While the evidence basis for the use of these medications is very favorable, less is known about the perceptions of these medications within the general public.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to use social media, specifically Twitter, to assess the public perception of these medications, and to compare the discussion content between each medication based on theme, subtheme, and sentiment.

METHODS

We conducted a mixed methods descriptive study analyzing individual microposts (“tweets”) that mentioned “methadone” or “suboxone”. We then categorized these tweets into themes and subthemes, as well as by sentiment and personal experience, and compared the information posted about these two medications, including in tweets that mentioned both medications.

RESULTS

We analyzed 900 tweets, most of which related to access (13.8% for methadone; 12.9% for suboxone®), stigma (15.3%; 14.0%), and OUD treatment (11.5%; 5.4%). Only a small proportion of tweets (16.4% for suboxone® and 9.3% for methadone) expressed positive sentiments about the medications, with few tweets describing personal experiences. Tweets mentioning both medications primarily discussed MOUD in general, rather than comparing the two medications directly.

CONCLUSIONS

Twitter content about methadone and suboxone are similar, with the same major themes and similar sub-themes. Despite the proven effectiveness of these medications, there was little dialogue related to their benefits or efficacy in the treatment of opioid use disorder. Perceptions of these medications may contribute to their underutilization in combatting opioid use disorder.
Impact of Remote Titration Combined With Telemonitoring on the Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Artanian Veronica , Rac Valeria E , Ross Heather J , Seto Emily
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND

Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), optimized to maximum tolerated doses, has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Timely use and optimization of GDMT can improve HF symptoms, reduce the burden of hospitalization, and increase survival rates, whereas GDMT deferral may worsen the progression of HF, decrease survival rates, and predispose patients to poor outcomes. However, studies indicate that GDMT remains underused, with less than 25% of patients receiving target doses in clinical practice. Telemonitoring is a potential component in the management of HF that can provide reliable and real-time physiological data for clinical decision support and facilitate remote titration of medication.

OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of remote titration facilitated by telemonitoring on health care outcomes, with a primary outcome measure being the proportion of patients achieving target doses. The secondary objective is to identify the barriers and facilitators that can affect the implementation and effectiveness of the intervention.

METHODS

A mixed methods study of a smartphone-based telemonitoring system is being conducted at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC), University Health Network, Toronto. The study is based on an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design and incorporates process evaluations alongside the assessment of clinical outcomes. The effectiveness research component is assessed by a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) aiming to enroll 108 patients. The RCT compares a remote titration strategy that uses data from a smartphone-based telemonitoring system with a standard titration program consisting of in-office visits. The implementation research component consists of a qualitative study based on semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of clinicians and patients.

RESULTS

Patient recruitment began in January 2019 at PMCC, with a total of 76 participants recruited by February 24, 2020 (39 in the intervention group and 37 in the control group). The final analysis is expected to be completed by the winter of 2021.

CONCLUSIONS

This study will be among the first to provide evidence on the implementation of remote titration facilitated by telemonitoring and its impact on patient health outcomes. The successful use of telemonitoring for this purpose has the potential to alter the existing approach to titration of HF medication and support the development of a care delivery model that combines clinic visits with virtual follow-ups.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04205513; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04205513

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Are social networking platforms the key to effective social distancing for COVID-19? (Preprint)
Authors: Sounderajah Viknesh , Ashrafian Hutan , Markar Sheraz , Darzi Ara
Published: May 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

If health systems are to effectively employ social distancing measures to in response to further COVID-19 peaks, they must adopt new behavioural metrics that can supplement traditional downstream measures, such as incidence and mortality. Access to mobile digital innovations may dynamically quantify compliance to social distancing (e.g. web mapping software) as well as establish personalised real-time contact tracing of viral spread (e.g. mobile operating system infrastructure through Google-Apple partnership). In particular, text data from social networking platforms can be mined for unique behavioural insights, such as symptom tracking and perception monitoring. Platforms, such as Twitter, have shown significant promise in tracking communicable pandemics. As such, it is critical that social networking companies collaborate with each other in order to (1) enrich the data that is available for analysis, (2) promote the creation of open access datasets for researchers and (3) cultivate relationships with governments in order to affect positive change.
Synthesizing Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives on Using Virtual Reality to Improve the Periprocedural Experience in Children and Adolescents: Survey Study (Preprint)
Authors: Ahmadpour Naseem , Weatherall Andrew David , Menezes Minal , Yoo Soojeong , Hong Hanyang , Wong Gail
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND

Virtual reality (VR) technology is a powerful tool for augmenting patient experience in pediatric settings. Incorporating the needs and values of stakeholders in the design of VR apps in health care can contribute to better outcomes and meaningful experiences for patients.

OBJECTIVE

We used a multiperspective approach to investigate how VR apps can be designed to improve the periprocedural experiences of children and adolescents, particularly those with severe anxiety.

METHODS

This study included a focus group (n=4) and a survey (n=56) of clinicians. Semistructured interviews were conducted with children and adolescents in an immunization clinic (n=3) and perioperative setting (n=65) and with parents and carers in an immunization clinic (n=3) and perioperative setting (n=35).

RESULTS

Qualitative data were examined to determine the experience and psychological needs and intervention and design strategies that may contribute to better experiences for children in three age groups (4-7, 8-11, and 12-17 years). Quantitative data were used to identify areas of priority for future VR interventions.

CONCLUSIONS

We propose a set of ten design considerations for the creation of future VR experiences for pediatric patients. Enhancing patient experience may be achieved by combining multiple VR solutions through a holistic approach considering the roles of clinicians and carers and the temporality of the patient’s experience. These situations require personalized solutions to fulfill the needs of pediatric patients before and during the medical procedure. In particular, communication should be placed at the center of preprocedure solutions, while emotional goals can be embedded into a procedure-focused VR app to help patients shift their focus in a meaningful way to build skills to manage their anxiety.
STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING IN DETERMINING COEFFICIENTS OF ALGEBRAIC FORMS
Authors: Putri Aci Maria Jehaut , Cholily Yus Mochamad , Kusgiarohmah Putri Ayu
Published: May 2020

This paper reports the study of the critical thinking skills of 7th-grade students in junior high school on determining the coefficients of algebraic operation. Data were collected using worksheet and interviews. 34 students were involved during the study. The study reveals that there were 35% students who performed algebraic operations correctly. Students’ difficulty is mainly on determining the coefficients associated with the algebraic forms. In general, errors occur in the process of finding algebraic solutions, explaining the reasons for the stages of strategies taken and drawing conclusions. This is due to the fact that the main attention was given to the final result of the process of working on algebraic form problems, and less focus was paid on giving reasons for the process of working on problems that stimulate the students to think critically.
Formulation and Evaluation of Moringa Seed Oil Nanoemulsion Gel
Authors: Tirmiara Nita , Reveny Julia , Silalahi Jansen
Published: May 2020

Objective: The objective of this study was to formulate and evaluate the moringa seed oil (MSO) nanoemulsion gel using high-energy emulsification method.

Methods: Nanoemulsion gel formulated by high-energy emulsification method using the comparison of surfactant (tween 80) and cosurfactant (sorbitol) concentration with the variation of moringa seed oil concentration. Evaluation of the stability of the nanoemulsion gel preparation includes centrifugation test, viscosity, pH, organoleptic observation (odor, color, clarity, and phase separation), and particle size measurement during 12 weeks storage at room temperature.

Results: The results showed that all nanoemulsion gel preparations are transparent yellow, characteristic odor, type weights 1.0888–1.1193 g/ml, and stable for 12 weeks storage at room temperature. The smallest particle size produced by the nanoemulsion gel preparation in a formula of the concentration of 5%, which 52.25 nm.

Conclusions: Moringa seed oil can be formulated as a nanoemulsion gel by high energy emulsification method. MSO  with a 5% concentration was very stable for 12 weeks storage.
The Brazilian Workers in Amazon Mechanical Turk: Dreams and realities of ghost workers
Authors: Moreschi Bruno , Pereira Gabriel , Cozman Fabio G.
Published: May 2020

Contributing to research on digital platform labor in the Global South, this research surveyed 149 Brazilian workers in the Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) platform. We begin by offering a demographic overview of the Brazilian turkers and their relation with work in general. In line with previous studies of turkers in the USA and India, AMT offers poor working conditions for Brazilian turkers. Other findings we discuss include: how a large amount of the respondents affirmed they have been formally unemployed for a long period of time; the relative importance of the pay they receive to their financial subsistence; and how Brazilian turkers cannot receive their pay directly into their bank accounts due to Amazon restrictions, making them resort to creative circumventions of the system. Importantly, these “ghost workers” (Gray & Suri, 2019) find ways to support each other and self-organize through the WhatsApp group, where they also mobilize to fight for changes on the platform. As this type of work is still in formation in Brazil, and potentially will grow in the coming years, we argue this is a matter of concern.
The Algorithm Is Not My Boss Anymore: technological appropriation and (new) media strategies in Riders x Derechos and Mensakas
Authors: Fernàndez Aina , Barreiro María Soliña
Published: May 2020

This paper studies how a group of delivery workers in Barcelona were able to organize a successful traditional and a social media strategy in order to claim for their rights as wage workers. They created a union, RidersxDerechos, and they also decided to create a worker’s cooperative, Mensakas, with their own application and algorithm.  We will study how they were able to re-appropriate technology and to use digital communities to spread alternative discourses. We have used different methodologies: traditional content analysis in Media, debate analysis in Social Media, qualitative ethnography. We noticed that RidersxDerechos access to media was very successful (300 piece of news analysed) thanks to strikes and court trials, facilitating a change of perspective in the treatment of platform economy in Media. Media were following up the digital entrepreneurship rhetoric until then. Along with the traditional media strategy they developed a diversified communicative pathway in social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Goteo) that helped them to establish alliances with riders from other cities and countries. We focused on more than 25.000 tweets analysed. Finally, they proposed a new way to use technology by creating their own app and algorithms for their working cooperative, Mensakas. Crowdfunding were also used to fund it and to spread an alternative working storytelling from Silicon Valley’s.
Da lean manufacturing à smart factory: a comunicação nos processos de organização do trabalho no capitalismo contemporâneo
Authors: Nociolini Rebechi Claudia , Pinto Geraldo Augusto
Published: May 2020

Este artigo tem por propósito refletir sobre a comunicação na gestão do trabalho flexível por meio de uma discussão que dialoga com os estudos críticos sobre as novas formas de exploração do trabalho no capitalismo atual. Mais especificamente, procuramos tratar sobre formas de mobilização da comunicação em apoio à lógica organizativa do trabalho assumida pelas empresas que se consideram flexíveis e enxutas (lean manufacturing), ou inteligentes (smart). O enfoque principal está no exame crítico de elementos constitutivos de uma determinada narrativa, presente no mundo do trabalho contemporâneo, que combina transformações tecnológicas e a precarização do trabalho humano.
Contextualizing Platform Labor
Authors: Grohmann Rafael , Qiu Jack
Published: May 2020

Digital labor studies emerge in communication research in the early 2010s. Since then, the exponential increase in work and consumption on transportation and delivery platforms has led academics, activists and civil society to discuss phenomena called “uberization” or platformization of labor. Some of the emerging themes are work and artificial intelligence (including the workers behind AI), work conditions of platform workers, platform cooperativism and mechanisms to ensure decent work on platforms. Digital labor refers more to a wide area of studies than to a narrow category of analysis, because work is a human activity. And what does this matter for communication research? Firstly, there is no work without communication, considered as material practice. Communication processes structure and organize labor relations.  Following Williams (2005), platforms are, at the same time, means of production and means of communication. Putting the platformization on the spotlight means there is not just one type of platforms. If there is a diversity of platforms, there is also a heterogeneity of workers who are at risk of being invisible under the same label “digital labor”. There are markers of race, gender and class at work on digital platforms, which means that platformization does not affect everyone in the same way. Trabalho digital. Trabalho em plataformas. Plataformização do trabalho
Indústria 4.0: implementação em uma indústria de rodas
Authors: Ribeiro Jorge Eduardo , Rodrigues Vitoriano Sérgio , Lopes Fernandes João Carlos , De Brito Sanchez Renato
Published: May 2020

Esta pesquisa buscou compreender os conceitos da Indústria 4.0 e como está ocorrendo sua implementação no processo produtivo em uma indústria de rodas. A organização estudada é uma empresa multinacional pertencente a uma companhia que atua em catorze países e é líder mundial na produção de rodas automotivas. Foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada com o responsável da área de engenharia de desenvolvimento. Os resultados encontrados indicam que o modelo da Indústria 4.0 será integrado aos poucos na economia   brasileira e que embora hoje existem muitos desafios, como por exemplo a própria estrutura econômica brasileira, o pouco conhecimento sobre as tecnologias digitais e a estrutura das empresas na questão de investimentos, os resultados esperados são absolutamente positivos e atrativos no que tange ao aumento de produtividade, redução de custos, desenvolvimento de novos produtos e mercados e muito mais atraentes quando  se transporta estes valores para a economia do país. As contribuições oferecidas por esta pesquisa são a constatação do processo de implementação da Indústria 4.0 bem como quais os benefícios esperados e desafios encontrados por uma organização que é líder em seu segmento e utilização deste estudo como material de apoio para outros acadêmicos e profissionais interessados no tema Indústria 4.0.
Um algoritmo de negociação automatizado baseado em uma análise gráfica, pode apresentar um bom resultado?
Authors: Carvalho Alexandre Martins , Barboza Flavio , Fiorucci José Augusto
Published: May 2020

Investimentos baseados na análise técnica vêm sendo utilizados com maior frequência para examinar o desempenho estratégico das negociações automatizadas por meio de um robô (algoritmo) de investimentos, em particular, usando os indicadores Parabolic SAR e Fibonacci. Este trabalho utilizou a avaliação de cenários para posteriormente comparar seus resultados em relação à estratégia de buy and hold. Os cenários se diferenciam em relação à utilização de fatores de risco, timeframes e níveis de preço. Backtests foram realizados por um período compreendido entre Janeiro de 20015 e Abril de 2017 para comparar as estratégias. Como resultado, foi percebido que a utilização da análise técnica por meio da negociação automatizada pode resultar em lucros superiores à buy and hold. Entretanto, tal forma de negociação apresenta um alto nível de volatilidade.