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Cloud-MANET and its Role in Software-Defined Networking
Authors: Alam Tanweer
Published: May 2020

The telecommunication networking technologies are changing day by day with the advancement of the existing technologies. In the proposed 5G networks, the role of Software-defined networking (SDN) is to provide programmable networking and decoupling the control and data plane. SDN comes from the requirement for providing the dynamic, high speed with low latency connectivity in real-time. This requirement introduces a new framework for creating programmable networking, decoupling forwarding and controlling planes, flexible real-time network, virtualizations in networking for managing the complexities in 5G heterogeneous networking. The emergence of virtualization has become the most useful technology for creating virtual machines remotely and apply security rules using programmable hardware to control centrally. In this article, the author discussed the cloud-based mobile ad hoc network (Cloud-MANET or sometimes called C-MANET) in the architecture of SDN for 5G heterogeneous networks. The main idea of creating the CMANET mobility model in the SDN framework is to enable programmable networking and accessibility for the moving devices in the range of MANET and cloud connectivity. In the framework of SDN, the C-MANET mobility model implementation is not an easy task, but it can be a very useful contribution to add this model in the framework of SDN so that it provides the connection service in that location where internet or cellular networks are impossible or at the situation of a disaster.
Software Defined Networks: Review and Architecture
Authors: Alam Tanweer , Aljohani Mohammed
Published: May 2020

In the fifth-generation communication system, secured and reliable data packets will rely on the network with high availability and low latency. The 5G network enables the dynamic control of nodes with low latency. Ultra-reliability is one of the challenging tasks in software-defined networks. The ultra-reliability feature is an interface working with high availability and low latency that brings in fifth-generation networks. The Internet of Things will work in the societies so that it required ultra-reliability features to empower the peoples as well as machines for collaborating with their neighbors. The connections among ultra-reliability networks are extremely hard situations to keep low packets corruption. The Software Defined Networks (SDN) will provide a platform for measuring, controlling, monitoring and scaling the smart objects in reality or virtually. Virtualization enables IT, specialists, to combine or separate the considerable networking or create new programmable networking among virtual machines. In this article, the authors are reviewed the architecture of SDN based on virtualization under the umbrella of 5G networks.
Rare mutations in the accessory proteins ORF6, ORF7b and ORF10 of the SARS-CoV2 genomes
Authors: Hassan Sk Sarif , Choudhury Pabitra Pal , Roy Bidyut
Published: May 2020

In the NCBI database, as on May 29, 2020, total number of available complete genome sequences of SARS- CoV2 across the world is 3080. Every accessory proteins viz. ORF6, ORF7b and ORF10 possess a single missense mutation in less than of 1.5\% of the 3080 genomes. Different non-synonymous mutations may affect the functions of the accessory proteins.
Acculturation of Staff Nurses: Enhancement of Staff Development Program
Authors: Moriles Josefina M. , Amparado Mauro Allan Padua
Published: May 2020

This study aimed to determine the acculturation staff nurses who are non-CCMC (Cebu City Medical Center) graduates. The findings were basis for the enhancement of staff development program through fast track preceptorship. Specifically, it sought to answer the following queries: (1) what is the profile of the respondents as to age, gender, civil status, area of assignment, school graduated, and length of service; (2) what is the degree of acculturation of the respondents; (3) is there a significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and the degree of acculturation; (4) what can be proposed to enhance the staff development program?The research setting was Cebu City Medical Center Nursing Service Department in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. The respondents of the study were 70 staff nurses who were non-CCMC graduates. The researchers utilized a 20-item researcher-made questionnaire which were based on the CCMC rules and guidelines. The descriptive-correlational design was used.Majority of the respondents were 30-49 years old, female, and married. Most of them were assigned in the neonatal surgical care unit. Majority of the respondents graduated from the University of the Visayas, and has served CCMC for 1-5 years.The degree of acculturation of the respondents was high. However, there were three areas with low to moderate acculturation: reading of magazines during duty; use of mobile phones; and willingness to render 16 hours duty when the need arises. Only gender has a significant relationship to the degree of acculturation. This study proposed a two-week orientation program through fast track preceptorship to improve and enhance the degree and level of acculturation among non-CCMC graduate staff nurses.
Penentuan Lokasi Tempat Ibadah Menggunakan Sistem Informasi Geografis
Authors: Ahnaf Muhammad Syafiq
Published: May 2020

Perpindahan penduduk di Indonesia merupakan suatu hal yang sering terjadi dalam sehari-hari, baik secara tetap atau hanya sekedar berkunjung saat libur hari raya. Selain itu, Indonesia mempunyai penduduk yang memiliki agama atau kepercayaan yang beragam. Dengan banyaknya penduduk yang berpindah tempat serta ingin memenuhi kebutuhan spiritualnya, maka dibentuklah sebuah proyek sistem informasi yang berfokus kepada penentuan lokasi tempat ibadah yang bertujuan untuk membantu para pengguna yang baru menetap di suatu daerah untuk mencari tempat ibadah yang terdekat dengan tempat tinggal mereka dengan menampilkan titik atau posisi tempat ibadah yang berada pada radius tertentu dari posisi pengguna tersebut berada.
Rancangan Sistem Informasi Aplikasi Masjid Online untuk Masyarakat di tengah Pandemic Corona
Authors: Putri Ayuniar Salsabila
Published: May 2020

Di dalam kegiatan sehari-hari dalam melakukan aktivitas, kita sering tidak menduga akan mendapatkan resiko kecelakaan pada diri kita sendiri. Banyak sekali masyarakat yang belum menyadari akan hal ini, termasuk di Indonesia baik di lingkungan kerja (perusahaan, pabrik atau kantor), tempat umum maupun di lingkungan rumah. Indonesia masih berhadapan dengan virus COVID-19 yang mengakibatkan sebagian dari masyarakat Indonesia terjangkit penyakit virus tersebut. Jumlah kasus virus COVID-19 terus bertambah dengan beberapa melaporkan kesembuhan, tapi tak sedikit korban yang meninggal. Penularan virus corona sangat cepat hingga Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia WHO menetapkan virus corona atau COVID-19 merupakan pandemic. Akibat virus corona, banyak tenaga medis seperti dokter, perawat, petugas medis menjadi gardu terdepan untuk menghadapi pasien yang terjangkit virus tersebut. Bukan hanya itu saja, virus tersebut telah merugikan banyak negara. Untuk mencegah penyebaran virus ini semakin meluas, negara yang terjangkit virus tersebut mengambil tindakan seperti lock down, social distancing, PSBB (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar). Indonesia melakukan tindakan social distancing dan PSBB untuk tindakan preventif menghadapi virus COVID-19 agar penyebaran virus tersebut tidak meluas. Sehingga dengan ada tindakan tersebut masyarakat melakukan aktivitas pekerjaan, beribadah, belajar hanya dari rumah saja. Karena adanya wabah pandemic corona ini maka, di ciptakan Aplikasi Masjid Online karena walaupun beribadah dari rumah saja agar lebih maksimal seperti beribadah rutin di Masjid. Dalam Aplikasi tersebut sudah di sediakan kumpulan video-video ceramah, sholat wajib dan sunnah, do’a, serta piket kebersihan Masjid.
Eid Al-Adha “Qurban.Ind” Application
Authors: Nursabila Talitha
Published: May 2020

Aplikasi Eid Al-Adha dibuat untuk membantu organisasi keagamaan dalam suatu daerah.Saat Idul Adha tiba, masyarakat muslim melaksanakan ibadah penyembelihan hewanqurban. Dalam pembuatan aplikasi ini menggunakan RAD(Rapid ApplicationDevelopment). Karena tahapan kerja yang lebih sedikit sehingga dapat mengefisiensibiaya dan waktu.
A data-driven approach for constructing a zonal network model for long-term dispatch planning
Authors: See Phen Chiak
Published: May 2020

The most important aspect of the planning of power generation dispatch is its complementary relationship with the power flows on the interconnectors of the transmission network. A plan could become invalid if the power flow created violates the transfer limit of any interconnectors. The long-term dispatch planning is more affected by this because of the relative difficulty in predicting the state of the transmission network in advance. It is generally planned in a trade-based manner, without a means to explicitly compute the power flows. Deviations in the plans are then corrected near the time of dispatch, in the expense of opportunity costs. In Europe, the flow-based market coupling is proposed in the Central Western Europe, which is an effective means for modeling the inter-zonal power flows and transfer capacity allocations. However, its usefulness for long-term planning is still limited. Especially, the Power Transfer Distribution Factors (PTDFs) of its model (key parameter for integrating power flow in dispatch planning) is stochastic and unpredictable. This paper introduces a data-driven approach to construct a zonal model for closing the gap between the long-term and the actual dispatch plan. It is able to reconstruct all zonal PTDFs existed in the system, by inverse modeling the ex-post power flow data. The paper as well presented the validity of decomposing a large zonal model into substantially smaller sub-problems, and the existence of clusters of ex-post power flow cases which share the same zonal PTDFs. These features have greatly simplified the implementation of the method.
Using multilevel modeling to characterize interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and psychopathology in female friends
Authors: Christensen Kara Alise , Seager van Dyk Ilana , Nelson Sarah V. , Vasey Michael
Published: May 2020

Although people frequently rely on others to help manage affect, it is unknown the extent to which interpersonal emotion regulation (ER) strategies are similar to intrapersonal ER or have incremental predictive power for psychopathology. Female friend dyads (N = 120) completed questionnaires assessing habitual intrapersonal and interpersonal ER strategy use and symptoms of psychopathology. We utilized multi-level models entering respondent’s perceived reception of interpersonal ER, friend’s perceived provision of interpersonal ER, and the interaction between the two, covarying for respondent’s intrapersonal ER, to predict respondent psychopathology. There was a positive association with psychopathology for friend provision of brooding rumination and a negative association for friend provision of cognitive reappraisal, suggesting incremental effects (in the same direction) of interpersonal ER. There was an interactive effect for interpersonal expressive suppression, such that when friends provided low-to-average levels of suppression (< 50.41st percentile), respondent-reported reception of suppression was positively associated with respondent psychopathology. When friends provided average-to-high levels of suppression (> 50.41st percentile), there was no association between respondent report and psychopathology. Results suggest that although interpersonal ER may function similarly to intrapersonal ER, it is a unique predictor of well-being. This underscores the necessity of evaluating interpersonal ER to understand regulation processes.
Counteracting Deceptive Responding in the Finnish Investigative Instrument of Child Sexual Abuse (FICSA)
Authors: Tadei Alessandro , Haajanen Juulia , Pensar Johan , Santtila Pekka , Antfolk Jan
Published: May 2020

Unfounded child sexual abuse (CSA) allegations take investigative resources from real cases and have detrimental consequences for the people involved. The Finnish Investigative Instrument of Child Sexual Abuse (FICSA) supports investigators by estimating the probability of a CSA allegation being true based on the child’s background information. In the current study, we aimed at making FICSA resistant to deception. Two gender-specific questionnaires with FICSA questions and additional “trap” questions were constructed. The trap questions seemed statistically related to CSA but were not. We combined the answers of 278 real victims and 275 16–year-old students, instructed to simulate being CSA victims, to build a Naïve Bayes classifier able to separate the two groups (AUC = 0.91 for boys and AUC = 0.92 for girls). By identifying false allegations early in the investigation, authorities’ resources can be directed towards allegations that are probably true, effectively helping actual CSA victims.
Measuring Heterogeneity in Normative Models as the Effective Number of Deviation Patterns
Authors: Nunes Abraham , Trappenberg Thomas , Alda Martin
Published: May 2020

Normative modeling is an increasingly popular method for characterizing the ways in which clinical cohorts deviate from a reference population, with respect to one or more biological features. In this paper, we extend the normative modeling framework with an approach for measuring the amount of heterogeneity in a cohort. This heterogeneity measure is based on the Representational Renyi Heterogeneity method, which generalizes diversity measurement paradigms used across multiple scientific disciplines. We propose that heterogeneity in the normative modeling setting can be measured as the effective number of deviation patterns; that is, the effective number of coherent patterns by which a sample of data differ from a distribution of normative variation. We show that lower effective number of deviation patterns is associated with the presence of systematic differences from a (non-degenerate) normative distribution. This finding is shown to be consistent across (A) application of a Gaussian process model to synthetic and real-world neuroimaging data, and (B) application of a variational autoencoder to well-understood database of handwritten images.
“It’s healthy because it’s natural.” Perceptions of “clean” eating among U.S. adolescents and emerging adults
Authors: Ambwani Suman , Sellinger Gina , Rose Kelsey , Richmond Tracy , Sonneville Kendrin
Published: May 2020

Definitions for the culturally trendy “clean” eating phenomenon vary: whereas some characterize it as natural and healthy, others adopt more restrictive, moralizing, and affectively-laden definitions that may reflect disordered eating. We examined levels of familiarity with “clean” eating, sources of information, and perceptions of this dietary trend among a large, diverse sample of U.S. adolescents and emerging adults recruited from the National MyVoice Text Message Cohort (N = 1266; ages 14-24 years). Participants answered five questions assessing knowledge of “clean” eating, definitions, perceived healthiness vs. harm, and willingness to adopt “clean” eating, and responses were coded by three trained researchers. Results indicate that 55% of respondents had previously heard of “clean” eating, most commonly through social media, other online sources, and peers. Definitions were heterogeneous, with 40% offering “non-processed” or “whole foods” and 13% noting “non-GMO” or “organic” components. Few respondents (0.6%) expressed outright skepticism about “clean” eating, but many (30%) identified dietary avoidance and restriction as part of the definition. Overall, 71% characterized “clean” eating as a healthy approach, whereas 6% flagged it as “unhealthy” and 18% noted elements of both healthfulness and harm; 41% reported they “probably would” try “clean” eating themselves. Present findings highlight high levels of awareness and positive attitudes toward “clean” eating among young people in the U.S., with little recognition of the potential risks of dietary restriction. Further research could clarify potential risks of “clean” eating and related dietary trends and thus inform strategies for eating disorder prevention.
Thinking Too Much About the Novel Coronavirus. The Link Between Persistent Thinking About COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Anxiety and Trauma Effects
Authors: Skalski Sebastian , Uram Patrycja , Dobrakowski Paweł , Kwiatkowska Anna
Published: May 2020

Background. Earlier reports have shown that anxiety over the novel coronavirus may predict mental functioning during the pandemic. The objective of this study was to assess the links between persistent thinking about COVID-19, anxiety over SARS-CoV-2 and trauma effects. For the purpose of this study, the Polish adaptation of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) was implemented. Participants and procedure. The study involved 356 individuals aged 18–78 (58% females). In addition to OCS, the participants completed the following questionnaires: the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale and the Short Form of the Changes in Outlook Questionnaire. Results. OCS was characterized by satisfactory psychometric properties (α = .82). Regression analysis indicated that persistent thinking about COVID-19 was associated with increased coronavirus anxiety and negative trauma effects. In addition, anxiety served as a partial mediator in the link between persistent thinking about COVID-19 and negative trauma effects. Conclusions. The data obtained suggest that persistent thinking about the pandemic may be dysfunctional for mental health during the spread of the infectious disease.
Transdiagnostic predictors of interpersonal and affective variability in borderline personality pathology
Authors: Ringwald Whitney R. , Hallquist Michael , Dombrovski Alexandre , Wright Aidan G.C.
Published: May 2020

Cross-temporal and cross-situational variability are unifying characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Ambulatory assessment (AA) has been used to directly assess and quantify this variability in terms of the categorical BPD diagnosis, but growing evidence suggests that BPD instead reflects general personality pathology. This study aimed to clarify the conceptualization of BPD by mapping indices of variability in affect, interpersonal behavior, and perceptions of others onto a dimensional model of personality pathology. We studied a pooled sample of individuals that met diagnostic criteria for BPD (n=129) and healthy controls (n=47) who reported on their interactions throughout the day during a 21-day AA protocol. Multi-level structural equation modeling was used to examine associations between shared and specific variance in maladaptive traits with affect, perceptions, and behavior in social interactions. We found that variability is a clear indicator of shared trait variance, suggesting BPD is best understood as general personality pathology.
An Exploration of Presidential Vocabulary by Year
Authors: Becker Charles
Published: May 2020

Abstract During his 2020 State of the Union address, did President Trump use a vocabulary that was especially self-aggrandizing, or arising from insecurity or inferiority? Mining the historical records, I conducted a naïve analysis of presidential vocabulary from the founding to the present day. My conclusion is that Trump’s use of first-person pronouns is not notably different from his recent peers, but along the way some possibly meaningful patterns in how presidents speak of themselves and of us emerged.
Ethnicity and Covid-19: Standing on the shoulders of eugenics?
Authors: Dodds Catherine , Karlsen Saffron
Published: May 2020

The current pandemic does not affect all ethnic groups equally. Explanations offered for these inequalities have relied on assumptions about genetic predispositions and peculiar ‘cultural’ behaviours. But, beyond a very small number of health conditions, there is no evidence that such genetic or cultural differences explain ethnic inequalities in Covid-19 or any other health conditions. Organisations focused on supporting the BAME population are not focused on genetic/cultural explanations, but the racism which leads to the socioeconomic differences which are so important for explaining differences in Covid-19 deaths. And how it also leads to long-term stress which causes cardiovascular disease, and other health problems like obesity.Emerging evidence shows that these influences reach into all aspects of health-related outcomes. But these ethnic disparities in experiences of the pandemic are not being given sufficient attention. This is partly due to this focus on a search for genetic explanations for societal problems.
Secondary impacts of COVID-19: Risk of vaccination reduction and global resurgence of measles
Authors: Nuzhath Tasmiah , Hossain Md Mahbub
Published: May 2020

The World Health Organization temporarily suspended all mass vaccination campaigns to control the pandemic spread of COVID-19 and the national lockdown across the countries has resulted in the postponement of routine immunization programs following the recommendations of maintaining physical distance. Any disruption of immunization services, even for short duration will result in an increased likelihood of vaccine preventable disease such as measles outbreaks. Amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is therefore, essential to prevent these challenges through effective policymaking and strategic planning. Such measures should not only aim to recover the gaps in national and regional immunization goals but also emphasize on building health systems resiliency to external shocks that may affect vaccination programs across context.
Models and methods to analyse the interaction of evidence and policy in the first 100 days of the UK government's response to COVID-19 (v1.1)
Authors: Weed Mike
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUNDThe COVID-19 pandemic is both a global health crisis, and a civic emergency for national governments, including the UK. With currently no vaccine and no treatment, there is no medical solution. Consequently, the questions for evidence and policy are complex, draw on multiple streams, and are about management rather than medicine. This working paper sets out models and methods for a forthcoming study to analyse the interaction of evidence and policy in the first 100 days of the UK government’s response to COVID-19.MODELSDrawing on chaos theory and insights from the policy sciences, three models of evidence-based policy are discussed: a linear cipher model, a multiple streams model, and a melee model. The nonlinear melee model is adopted for the forthcoming study, in which multiple forms of evidence (science, economic, political, social) and actors interact in real time, and supposedly independent evidence streams concomitantly consider evidence from other streams, creating an apparently chaotic melee in which it is unclear where, how and by whom decisions originate or are made. This is normal, and much closer to how policy decisions emerge than the process represented by rational, ideal-type, linear models.METHODSDESIGN: An analysis of evidence in and of the policy response to COVID-19 by the UK government for the 100 days from 1st February 2020 to 11th May 2020 will be undertaken.DATA: Three data sources will be accessed: papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its feeder groups and committees; formal government statements, information and guidance; BBC News coverage of government press briefings and further documents and/or coverage snowballing from them.ANALYSIS: A thematic content analysis, pre-structured by the four evidence streams in the melee model, will be undertaken to identify critical incidents for a strict contemporaneous analysis using only information available at the time of the incident, and referring only to the contemporaneous context for the incident. ASSUMPTIONS: Illustrative critical incidents will be sufficient to provide evidence for the explanatory utility of the melee model. Comprehensive coverage of all incidents would unnecessarily super-saturate the analysis.
The Relationship of Socio-Economic Status and Achievement of Learners in English as a Subject at Secondary Level in Pakistan
Authors: Maqbool Saira , Sultan Ameer , Imran Rashida
Published: May 2020

In Pakistan English is taught as a compulsory subject in private as well as public schools form primary till university level. Resulting in the different outcomes by different socioeconomic status student. The current study attempts to study the correlation between socio-economic status and their achievement in the subject of English using survey method. The data was collected through simple random sampling technique. Data was collected 162 students through questionnaire. The descriptive and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis. The results revealed that the students whose parents having managerial category had a high correlation with all the four (sentence, grammar, vocabulary and spelling) skills of English learning. Whereas, students from the unskilled and semiskilled families resulted in a low achievement in English.
Investigating the Nexus between Productivity and Export Performance of Pakistan
Authors: Saeed Asma , Zahoor Ul Haq  , Iqbal Javed
Published: May 2020

An increase in productivity has been associated with better export performance by increasing the efficiency of the factors of production. Further, productivity leads to a reduction in production costs and an increase in comparative advantage in the international market. In this study, the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound test is used to investigate the nexus between productivity and export performance of agricultural and manufacturing sectors of Pakistan. The study uses secondary data from 1990 to 2016 to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) and then uses it as a proxy of productivity. Our results show that TFP and gross domestic product (GDP) have a significant and positive impact on the export performance of Pakistan. Foreign direct investment (FDI), real exchange rate and cost to export are found to be negatively related to Pakistans export performance. In the long run, both the sectors (agricultural and manufacturing) need improvement in productivity in order to be competitive in intentional markets.
Gender Differences in Motivation And Academic Achievement: A Study Of the University Students of KP, Pakistan
Authors: Naz Sadaf , Shah Syed Afzal , Qayum Anjum
Published: May 2020

This descriptive survey research investigated the motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) from a gender point of view and established a link of motivation (extrinsic and intrinsic) with students academic achievement. From two public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 162 students were selected through the use of the technique of stratified random sampling. For measuring the students motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), a scale developed by Lepper et al. (2005) was used. In order to analyze the collected data, the correlation coefficient and t-test were used. Results showed that Male students are more extrinsically motivated. A significant gender difference in the aspect of Easy work and academic outcomes exists. Furthermore, students educational attainment is significantly affected by both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Comparison of Public, Private Schools and Deeni Madaris Students Regarding Respect as Moral Adjustment in Society
Authors: Khan Mati Ullah , Khan Allahnoor , Khan Muhammad Saqib
Published: May 2020

Respect means due regard for the rights of others, wishes and feelings on the behalf of their achievements, qualities and abilities. The study was cross-sectional in nature. The population comprised of principals, teachers, parents and students of all Public, Private schools and Deena Madras of Southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The key purpose of the study was to compare Public, Private schools and Deeni Madaris students regarding respect as a moral adjustment in society. The total numbers of (n=1500) respondents including “Principals, Teachers, Parents and Students” were taken as a sample through L.R. Gay Size rule of thumb. Convenient, stratified, simple random and disproportionate sampling techniques were used to gather data from the respondents. A statement regarding respect was developed on the six points following Likert type scale. Data was statistically analyzed through SPSS by using frequency and one-way ANOVA that provide important information for policymakers and the stakeholders. Results and conclusions were drawn. It was concluded that respect.
PERAN KEMASAN PRODUK TERHADAPKEPUTUSAN KONSUMEN DALAM MEMBELIPRODUK JAMU TOLAK ANGIN SIDO MUNCUL (Studi Kasus Pada Pembelian Jamu Tolak Angin Sido Muncul Di Toko Swalayan ADA Bulu Semarang)
Authors: Ariyanti Yulekhah
Published: May 2020

The traders assume that the packaging is the sixth factor after “4P” price, place, product, and promotion. It means that product packaging has important role in marketing the products of the  company.  Based on this problem the research tries to explore it by proposing the problem how the influence of product packaging with the variable of visibility, emotional appeal, informastiom, and workability to the purchasing decision and the most dominant variable. In this research the researcher applied the quantitative research method. The samples uses in this research are accidental sampling taken at the Ada Swalayan Bulu Semarang. The instruments of the analysis uses in this research are double linear regression. The hypothesis is examined by determination co-ofecion, F examine (simultaneous examine) t examine (partial examine). The result of the analysis shows the variable of visibility,emotional appeal, information, and workability have significance influence to the purchasing decision. It is proved by high f account > F table (12,502 > 3, 94) with the probability value (0,000) < 0, 05. Partially the result of the analysis shows the variable of  visibility (X1) indicates 2,56, emotional appeal(X2) indicates 1,76, information (X3) indicate 2,074 and workability (X4) indicates 2.283. Visibility, Information and workability gives significance influence the purchasing decisionand  shows that the variable of visibility have domination to purchasing decision. Keywords: purchasing decision, visibility, emotional appeal, information, workability
The Norwegian Petroleum Fund: Savings for Future Generations?
Authors: Takle Marianne
Published: May 2020

The Norwegian state-owned Petroleum Fund's market value is more than one trillion US dollars, and the Norwegian state has become one of the world's largest stockowners. The Fund was established in 1990 and in 2006 and renamed the ‘Government Pension Fund Global’, as savings for future generations. What kind of values form the basis for describing the Petroleum Fund in this way? This article shows that the idea that present generations should not empty the North Sea of oil and gas without saving something for future generations has been stable since the 1970s. However, over time, the understanding of how to save has changed. More specifically experts, bureaucrats and politicians have shifted their arguments during four phases: moderation in oil extraction (1974–1983); introduction of the national wealth model (1984–1990); a financial fund for the present and the future (1991–2006); and increased income and new protests (2007–2019). These four periods show that over time the idea of weak sustainability and value commensurability have increasingly come to dominate the argumentation in public documents about the Petroleum Fund.
« [L’]utilisateur du bataillon de jeunes Québécois » : le patronat québécois et les institutions universitaires, 1980-2012
Authors: Colleret Maxime
Published: May 2020

Cet article s’intéresse à l’idéal universitaire de deux des plus grosses organisations patronales au Québec, le Conseil du patronat du Québec et la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain. En analysant les interventions de ces organisations de 1980 à 2012, nous mettons en lumière leur conception du rôle social de l’université et leurs principales demandes en matière d’enseignement et de recherche. Nous montrons d’abord que les chefs d’entreprises conçoivent les institutions universitaires comme des incubatrices à technologies nécessaires pour soutenir la « concurrence internationale » en contexte de libre-échange. Ensuite, nous soutenons que c’est cette conception de l’université et une idéologie fondamentalement néolibérale qui poussent le patronat à réclamer l’institutionnalisation des rapports universités-entreprises et la hausse des frais de scolarité, pour laquelle il se bat depuis 1986.
Tripwires and Whisky Tenors: Student-Faculty Relationships in Alberta’s Normal Schools During the 1930s
Authors: Brackett Shawn
Published: May 2020

For the first half of the twentieth century, most prospective teachers in Alberta pursued certification by attending provincial normal school in Calgary, Camrose, or Edmonton. “Normalites” (as students called themselves) formed relationships with instructors that proved significant in their personal and professional lives. Faculty members acted in loco parentis as they guided students transitioning from learners to teachers. Instructors fostered typical notions of gender and the idealized teacher model, and their relationships with students characterized student life. Drawing upon Robert Patterson’s Project Yesteryear questionnaires, yearbooks, and annual reports, this article examines the social worlds of normal schools. Educational historians in Canada have long examined student life and culture, but more work has focused on universities than normal schools. This study suggests the importance of survey accounts and student-produced documents as ways to enrich administrative perspective of histories of student life.
Theoretical B3LYP study of contrast agent metrizoate
Authors: KANDEMİRLİ Sedat Giray , YILMAZER M. İzzettin , SARAÇOĞLU Murat , KANDEMİRLİ Fatma
Published: May 2020

Metrizoic acid is a molecule used as meglumine metrizoate, sodium metrizoate contrast agent. 6 Isopak 44o* is a contrast medium containing a mixture of sodium, calcium, magnesium and N-methylglucamine salts of metrizoic acid. In order to determine the reactivity properties of metrizoic acid, melagnomie, anionic form of metrizoate, Metrisoate K, metrizoate-melagnomie salt, and Na-metrizoate, DFT calculations were made in gas and water phses at the level of B3LYP/LANL2DZ with the help of Gaussian 09 software. Some global chemical reactivity descriptors such as highest occupied molecular orbital energy, lowest empty molecular orbital energy, absolute hardness, chemical potential, softness, electronegativity, chemical potential, global electrophilicity and electrofugality were calculated. Moreover, nonlinear optical properties of the title compound were calculated too. In addition, thermodynamic properties of the molecules examined at different temperatures were calculated in gas and water phases. The findings of this study, obtained from extensive and time-consuming calculations and analyses, will be an important source of information for the preparation of the drug combination in the future.
Kajian Interaksi Obat Metformin pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Rahman Havizur , Octavia Teresia Anggi
Published: May 2020

Diabetes melitus merupakan penyakit degeneratif kronis yang apabila tidak ditangani dengan tepat, lama kelamaan bisa timbul berbagai komplikasi, ini cenderung menyebabkan pasien mendapatkan banyak obat dalam satu resep yang dapat menimbulkan interaksi antar obat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui persentase terjadinya interaksi obat metformin secara teori serta mengkaji efek yang mungkin timbul dan solusinya. Teknik pengambilan data dengan purpossive sampling, yaitu resep pasien rujuk balik yang menderita diabetes mellitus yang menggunakan metformin. Data yang diperoleh ditemukan bahwa obat yang berinteraksi dengan metformin dengan tingkat keparahan minor ialah sebesar 60%. Kemudian untuk tingkat keparahan moderat ialah sebesar 20%. Sedangkan untuk tingkat keparahan mayor tidak ditemukan. Dari tabel diatas juga dapat diketahui bahwa terdapat 4 obat yang saling berinteraksi dengan metformin, sedangkan untuk obat yang tidak saling berinteraksi dengan metformin terdapat 9 obat. Jumlah obat yang berinteraksi secara teori sebesar 6,85% dan yang tidak berinteraksi 93,15%. Terdapat interaksi obat metformin dengan beberapa obat yaitu furosemid, lisinopril, acarbose dan ramipril.

 

Kata kunci: interaksi obat, metformin, diabetes mellitus

 

STUDY OF METFORMIN INTERACTION IN MELLITUS DIABETES PATIENTS

 

ABSTRACT

Mellitus is a chronic degenerative disease which if not handled properly, over time can arise various complications, this tends to cause patients to get many drugs in one recipe that can cause interactions between drugs. The purpose of this study is to determine percentage of metformin drug interactions in theory and examine the effects that may arise and solutions. Data collection techniques using purposive sampling, which is a recipe for reconciliation patients who suffer from diabetes mellitus using metformin. The data obtained it was found that drugs that interact with metformin with minor severity were 60%. Then for moderate severity is 20%. Whereas the major severity was not found. From the table above it can also be seen that there are 4 drugs that interact with metformin, while for drugs that do not interact with metformin there are 9 drugs. The number of drugs that interacted theoretically was 6.85% and 93.15% did not interact. An interaction of the drug metformin with several drugs namely furosemide, lisinopril, acarbose and ramipril.

 

Keywords: drug interaction, metformin, diabetes mellitus
Efektivitas Suplementasi Glukosamin pada Tatalaksana Osteoartritis
Authors: Desiana Shinta Melia , Sirait Jessica Sindy
Published: May 2020

Osteoartritis merupakan penyakit sendi degeneratif yang paling umum ditemukan yang mengakibatkan disabilitas, terutama pada lansia. Angka kejadian osteoartritis setiap tahunnya semakin bertambah dikarenakan pertambahan kejadian obesitas serta usia tua sebagai faktor risiko osteoartritis. Penatalaksanaan osteoartritis secara farmakologis hingga saat ini hanya berupa terapi simtomatik yaitu dengan pemberian antinyeri seperti analgesik dan Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID), namun penggunaan obat-obat tersebut dalam jangka panjang akan menimbulkan efek samping, dari yangringan hingga berat. Karena itulah diperlukan terapi alternatif yang efektif untuk tatalaksana osteoartritis. Glukosamin merupakan komponen glikosaminoglikan pada kartilago dan berfungsi untuk mempertahankan fleksibilitas, elastisitas serta pemeliharaan sendi. Hal ini membuat banyak orang yang yakin bahwa glukosamin dapat memberi manfaat sebagai terapi komplementer dalam penatalaksanaan osteoartritis. Metode yang digunakan menggunakan kumpulan sumber pustaka sejumlah 28 artikel dari tahun 2008 hingga 2019, dimana proses pencarian menggunakan Pubmed, Google Scholar, Medline dan Science Direct. Hasil yang didapatkan dari telaah kepustakaan menunjukkan bahwa pemberian suplementasi glukosamin maupun dengan penambahan beberapa senyawa mungkin efektif untuk digunakan dalam penatalaksanaan osteoartritis.

 

Kata kunci: glukosamin, osteoartritis, tatalaksana

 

EFFECTIVITY OF GLUCOSAMINE SUPLEMENT IN OSTEOARTHRITIS MANAGEMENT

 

ABSTRACT

Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease which can lead to disability, especially in elderly. The number of people affected is increasing every year due to obesity and aging of the population, as the risk factors. To this day, pharmacological management of osteoarthritis has only been symptomatic therapy, including administration of painkillers such as analgesics and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. However, the use of these drugs in long term will cause various adverse effects. Thus, alternative therapy with high efficacy and low toxicity are needed. Glucosamine is a component of glycosaminoglycans in cartilages that serves to maintain strength and elasticity of the joints. This makes many people believe that glucosamine could provide benefits as an additional therapy in managing osteoarthritis. The method uses a collection of research articles as many as 28 articles from 2008 to 2019, where the search process uses the Pubmed, Google Scholar, Medline and Science Direct. The results obtained from the literature study indicate that the administration of glucosamine supplementation and the addition of several compounds might be effective in managing osteoarthritis.

 

Keywords: glucosamine, osteoarthritis, management
IDENTIFIKASI KEPUASAN KERJA PERAWAT YANG BEKERJA DI BANGSAL MEDIKAL BEDAH
Authors: Desi Desi , Dary Dary , Pasole Fetty Yublika
Published: May 2020

Kepuasan kerja menjadi masalah yang cukup menarik dan penting, karena terbukti memiliki pengaruh yang besar bagi individu maupun perusahan. Kepuasan kerja merupakan suatu sikap seseorang terhadap pekerjaan yang berhubungan dengan situasi kerja, kerja sama antara karyawan, imbalan yang diterima dalam kerja, dan hal-hal yang menyangkut fisik dan psikologis. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi kepuasan kerja perawat di bangsal medikal bedah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Adapun teknik analisa data dalam penelitian ini dengan analisa univariat untuk mendeskripsikan karekteristik dari variabel yang ada. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan penyebaran kuesioner kepada perawat yang bekerja di rumah sakit tertentu di Kabupaten Timur Tengah Selatan dan Kota Kupang, sampel yang di ambil berjumlah 89 sampel. Hasil yang didapat dari penelitian ini rata-rata kepuasan kerja perawat berada pada kategori netral yang artinya perawat merasa apa yang sudah diterima sesuai dengan pekerjaan yang sudah mereka lakukan hal ini dilihat dari Sembilan kategori yang di telliti yaitu gaji, supervisi, tunjangan tambahan, penghargaan, kondisi kerja, promosi, sifat kerja dan komunikasi kecuali rekan kerja. Saran untuk peneiliti kedepannya agar dapat menggunakan variabel yang lain seperti well-being terhadap kepuasan kerja perawat yang bekerja di rumah sakit.

 

Kata kunci : kepuasan kerja, perawat

 

IDENTIFICATION OF NURSE WORK SATISFACTION THAT WORKED IN THE MEDICAL SURGERY OF SURGERY

 

ABSTRACT

Job satisfaction is a problem that is quite interesting and important, because it has proven to have a great influence for individuals and for companies. Job satisfaction is a person's attitude towards work related to work situations, cooperation between employees, rewards received in work, and matters relating to physical and psychological. The purpose of this study was to identify job satisfaction of nurses in the surgical medical ward. This study uses a quantitative approach with a type of descriptive research. The data analysis techniques in this study were carried out by univariate analysis to describe the characteristics of the variables. The sampling technique used questionnaires to nurses who worked in certain hospitals in South Middle East District and Kupang City, the samples taken were 89 samples. . The results obtained from this study mean that the average job satisfaction of certain hospital nurses in East Tengah Selatan District and Kupang City is in the neutral category, which means nurses feel that what they have received is in accordance with the work they have done. telliti namely salary, supervision, additional benefits, rewards, working conditions, promotions, nature of work and communication except coworkers. Suggestions for future researchers to be able to use other variables such as well-being towards job satisfaction for nurses working in hospitals.

 

Keywords:  job satisfaction, nurse
KOMUNIKASI DAN BERFIKIR KRITIS DALAM MENGAMBIL KEPUTUSAN TERHADAP PERILAKU SEKSUAL REMAJA BERISIKO DI JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Sujianto Untung
Published: May 2020

Masa remaja merupakan  masa peralihan dari usia kanak-kanak ke usia dewasa. Pada masa tersebut terjadi pertumbuhan yang pesat pada fungsi  reproduksi dan terjadi  perubahan  fisik, psikhis maupun sosial. Remaja yang belum siap terhadap perubahan-perubahan fisik, psikhis maupun sosial dan rasa ingin tahu yang tinggi, mengakibatkan ingin mencoba sesuatu yang baru dan bila tidak diarahkan pada hal yang positif dapat mengakibatkan masalah kesehatan reproduksi seperti kehamilan yang tidak diinginkan (KTD), penyakit menular seksual (PMS) termasuk HIV/AIDS. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor kemampuan berkomunikasi dan berfikir kritis dalam mengambil keputusan terhadap perilaku seksual berisiko pada remaja SMU kecamatan Ambarawa Semarang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif deskriptif  dengan metode penelitian survey. Sampel penelitian ini ada 80 responden yakni 40 responden remaja dari SMA Negeri dan 40 responden SMA Swasta. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan c-survey. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan remaja dalam berkomunikasi, berfikir kritis dalam mengambil keputusan masih kurang. Sedangkan perilaku seksual berisiko seperti petting sebanyak 12,7 persen, seks oral sebanyak 8,9 persen  dan koitus atau bersenggama sebanyak 6,3 persen. Hasil penelitian ini menggambarkan bahwa kemampuan berkomunikasi dan berfikir kritis dalam mengambil keputusan masih kurang dan perilaku seksual berisiko yang berdampak pada kehamilan yang tidak diinginkan (KTD), penyakit menular seksual (PMS), HIV maupun AIDS perlu mendapatkan perhatian yang lebih serius.

 

Kata kunci       :Komunikasi, berfikir kritis, perilaku seksual berisiko, remaja
PELAKSANAAN AUDIT SISTEM DALAM PENCAPAIAN CONTINOUS QUALITY
Authors: Trisnawati Nina , Wahyuni Fatma Sri , Putri Zifriyanthi Minanda
Published: May 2020

Audit sistem merupakan proses audit yang dilakukan dalam mengevaluasi terhadap standar yang ditetapkan oleh rumah sakit. Audit sistem dapat menjamin terlaksananya proses peningkatan mutu berkelanjutan di unit pelayanan keperawatan rumah sakit. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan pelaksanaan audit sistem dengan pencapaian Continous Quality Improvement di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Tampan Provinsi Riau. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah perawat di di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Tampan Provinsi Riau sebanyak 123 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu proportional random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan distribusi pelaksanaan audit sistem  lebih dari setengahnya kategori buruk yaitu 59,0% dan distribusi pencapaian continous quality improvement lebih dari setengahnya buruk yaitu 54,5%. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pelaksanaan audit sistem dengan pencapaian continous quality improvement  (p value = 0,000 < α = 0,05).

 

Kata kunci: audit sistem, continous quality improvement, standar mutu

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYSTEM AUDIT AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

 

ABSTRACT

System audit is an audit process carried out in evaluating the standards set by the hospital. Audit systems can guarantee the implementation of a continuous quality improvement process in the hospital nursing service unit. The purpose of this study was to see the relationship between the implementation of a system audit and the achievement of continuous quality improvement in the Tampan Mental Hospital of Riau Province. The design of this research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was nurses at the RSJ. Tampan Mental Hospital of Riau Province as many as 123 people with a sampling technique that is proportional random sampling. The results showed that the distribution of system audits was more than half of the bad category, which was 59.0% and the distribution of achievement of continuous quality improvement in Tampan Hospital was more than half bad at 54.5%. The results of statistical tests show that there is a significant relationship between the implementation of a system audit and the achievement of continuous quality improvement (p value = 0,000 <α = 0.05).

 

Keyword: system audit, continuous quality improvement, quality standard