bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Nondetected”: The Politics of Measurement of Asbestos in Talc, 1971–1976
Authors: Rosner David , Markowitz Gerald , Chowkwanyun Merlin
Published: May 2019

The recent lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson have raised the issue of what and when talcum powder manufacturers knew about the presence of asbestos in their products and what they did or did not do to protect the public. Low-level exposure to asbestos in talc is said to result in either mesothelioma or ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson has claimed that there was “no detectable asbestos” in their products and that any possible incidental presence was too small to act as a carcinogen. But what exactly does “nondetected” mean? Here, we examine the historical development of the argument that asbestos in talcum powder was “nondetected.” We use a unique set of historical documents from the early 1970s, when low-level pollution of talc with asbestos consumed the cosmetics industry. We trace the debate over the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to guarantee that talc was up to 99.99% free of chrysotile and 99.9% free of amphibole asbestos. Cosmetic talc powder manufacturers, through their trade association, pressed for a less stringent methodology and adopted the term “nondetected” rather than “asbestos-free” as a term of art.
The Students’ Perception on Academic Reading Log for Essay Writing Literacy: Some Influential Points
Authors: Rahmawati Henny , Sholihah Fitri Awaliyatush
Published: May 2019

Reading log or the so-called reading journal is a journal to monitor how far the students read within their own pace and time. This study aimed at investigating some influential points of using reading log in order to enhance the students’ ability in writing academic article. The participants of this study were twenty sophomores pursuing their study at Universitas Islam Malang taking Writing IV class. They were asked to fill reading logs given after reading academic articles. They had to read one academic article each day for one week. Questionnaire and interview were used as the instruments to collect the data which were then analyzed descriptive qualitatively. The findings show that reading log is very beneficial for the students specifically when they are reading academic articles.
Education Based on Multicultural in Conservation of National Local Culture in Globalization Era
Authors: Ediansyah Ediansyah
Published: May 2019

This article analyzes the importance of preserving the local cultural values of the archipelago in addition to facing the negative impacts of social change caused by globalization. The phenomenon that society now faces is a very basic social and cultural change. Acceleration of information wave globalization bring significant changes in society, both at the level of surface structure (attitude and behavior patterns) and deep structure (value system, life view, philosophy and belief). Changes occur because of inter-state cultural contacts that are interpreted by the dialectic of new values with old values that dominate each other, which allows homogenization and neoliberalization in all aspects of life including local cultural values that have been the guidance of society. This condition gives rise to spit and a sense of value because society is more glorifying modern value by marginalizing transcendental value. As a result there are various forms of deviation of moral values that are reflected in the style, style, and lifestyle of society. Therefore, the strengthening and inheritance of local cultural values needs to be done intensively in the younger generation.
Tingkat Kreativitas Siswa SD yang Memiliki Disposisi Matematis Rendah Dalam Memecahkan Masalah Matematika
Authors: Afifah Dian Septi Nur
Published: May 2019

This research aims to describe student’s level of creativity that have low mathematic disposition in math problem solving. This researchis qualitative research. Researcher as the main instrument. While instruments that use in this study are student’s mathematic disposition questionnaire, test of mathematic problems solving and guidelines for interviews. Data collection are questionnaire, test, and interview. The analysis data used are data reduction, data displayed, and conclusions. The use triangulation to check the validity of the data. The results of this research that the level of creativity of elementary school students who have a low disposition is the level of creativity 0. For that required a learning strategy that can improve students' mathematical disposition in order to solve math problems. So mathematical disposition affects the ability of elementary students in solving mathematical problems.
The Role of Training in Basketball Concentration for Elementary Schools
Authors: Ramadhan Muhammad Naufal
Published: May 2019

This study aims to get results about the role of elementary school level concentration training in basketball athletes, because what happens in the field at a very young age they experience psychological disabilities so that they experience less focus during competition, problems must be analyzed so that the results can provide psychological improvement to children especially at the level of concentration of athletes. This study uses a quantitative method that uses an instrument of grid concentration training and free throw with the athlete's implementation procedure to carry out concentration accompanied by a tester, a scoring system carried out with the total number of numbers mentioned minus the number of consecutive numbers that must be sorted. the results showed an increase from eight trials in 30 athletes with an average increase of 60%, before 20.80-26.57. It can be concluded that grid exercises and free throw tests can be used to increase concentration at the elementary school level
The Effect of "What's Another Way Method" on Creativity Ability in Problem Solving
Authors: Lestari Hanik , Mustadi Ali
Published: May 2019

Creativity is one of the necessary skills in problem solving. One method in problem problem is What other way. The study was conducted to find out information about other way about the ability and problems in the students in the field of Advanced Mathematics Education of integer material. The study involved 76 students from University in Yogyakarta. This research method is quasi experiment. Instrument of creativity problem solving of pre test and post test conducted in experiment class and control class. The results of that test include creativity in the problem that includes three indicators, fluency, flexibility, and novelty. Then, the data were analyzed by comparing the results of pre test and post test in the control and experimental class. Data analysis is also reinforced by gain score. The results of this study is being the response of students towards learning by using the "what's another way" is positive
Genotype × Environment Interaction of Quality Protein Maize Hybrids under Contrasting Management Conditions in Eastern and Southern Africa
Authors: Mebratu Addisalem , Wegary Dagne , Mohammed Wassu , Teklewold Adefris , Tarekegne Amsal
Published: May 2019

Drought and low soil fertility are major abiotic stresses limiting yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in eastern and southern Africa. The present study was undertaken to determine genotype by environment interaction (GEI) and grain yield stability of quality protein maize (QPM) experimental hybrids. A total of 108 hybrids, including two commercial checks, were tested across 13 environments under drought, low N, and optimal environments in Ethiopia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in 2015 and 2016. Environment, hybrid, and hybrid × environment interaction effects were significant (P < 0.01) across environments and within management conditions. The highest yielding hybrids were H40, H41, H56, and H58 under optimum management; H2, H9, H40, and H87 under low N; H3, H10, H11, and H94 under drought; and H9, H10, H40, H56, and H94 across environments. The GEI and grain yield stability analysis using different models indicated that additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI), and genotypic main effects plus GEI (GGE) models were more efficient and precise compared to the linear regression stability model in identifying high‐yielding hybrids with stable performance. Based on the AMMI and GGE biplots, the most promising QPM hybrids were identified under different management conditions. Hybrid H40 was the most outstanding genotype under various management conditions and could be used in breeding programs or commercialized in target areas. Gwebi optimum and Bako low N were identified as the most discriminating and representative environments under the contrasting management conditions. In general, results of the present study depicted the possibility of developing high‐yielding and stable QPM hybrids for stress and nonstress conditions.
Explanatory Item Response Models for Polytomous Item Responses
Authors: STANKE Luke , BULUT Okan
Published: May 2019

Item response theory is a widely used framework for the design, scoring, and scaling of measurement instruments. Item response models are typically used for dichotomously scored questions that have only two score points (e.g., multiple-choice items). However, given the increasing use of instruments that include questions with multiple response categories, such as surveys, questionnaires, and psychological scales, polytomous item response models are becoming more utilized in education and psychology. This study aims to demonstrate the application of explanatory item response models to polytomous item responses in order to explain common variability in item clusters, person groups, and interactions between item clusters and person groups. Explanatory forms of several polytomous item response models – such as Partial Credit Model and Rating Scale Model – are demonstrated and the estimation procedures of these models are explained. Findings of this study suggest that explanatory item response models can be more robust and parsimonious than traditional item response models for polytomous data where items and persons share common characteristics. Explanatory polytomous item response models can provide more information about response patterns in item responses by estimating fewer item parameters.
Derivatives of acridone acetic acid in pediatric practice
Authors: Shuldyakov A. A. , Lyapina E. P. , Polyakov V. K. , Barylnik Yu. B. , Lisko O. B. , Mishagin N. I.
Published: May 2019

The article justifies the use of interferon inducers in a clinical practice of pediatrician. The authors isolated a group of derivatives of acridone acetic acid, which effectiveness is associated with the features of pharmacokinetics and pharmacological activity. They demonstrated preventive and therapeutic efficacy of cycloferon in the complex treatment of children with influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections, herpes virus, arbovirus, rotavirus infections, viral hepatitis and tick-borne encephalitis due to its immunomodulatory potency. The article analyzed the use of cycloferon in frequently sick children, patients with allergic diseases, chronic tonsillitis, etc.; also it showed a decrease in the frequency of relapses of both infectious and allergic diseases, the possibility of combined use with other etiotropic and symptomatic drugs.
Principles of the treatment of chronic Epstein–Barr virus infection and associated diseases
Authors: Yakushyna S. A. , Kisteneva L. B. , Cheshyk S. G.
Published: May 2019

Epstein – Barr virus, related to herpes viruses, causes infectious mononucleosis during the initial infection; after recovery, the virus persists in the body throughout lifetime. The presence of clinical symptoms and viral load in a patient in 6 months after the infectious mononucleosis disease indicates the formation of chronic active Epstein – Barr viral infection. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease and chronic fatigue syndrome, which has a polyetiological nature, are also associated with the activation of the persistent Epstein – Barr virus. Most of these diseases develop in children due to their physiological immunodeficiency and are accompanied by high mortality – up to 50%. Immune mechanisms, in addition to the virus itself, play a leading role in the pathogenesis of the diseases. The article summarizes all existing approaches to the treatment of chronic Epstein – Barr virus-associated diseases. The authors have analyzed the effectiveness of these approaches on the basis of various published studies. These diseases are treated with etiotropic antiviral drugs – nucleoside analogs, nonspecific immunotherapy, targeted therapy with monoclonal antibody preparations, immune cellular CD8+ therapy. In case of ineffectiveness of these methods, the alternative bone marrow transplantation is used. The article highlightes promising areas for the development of new approaches to the treatment of Epstein – Barr virus-associated diseases.
Dynamics of fecal zonulin values in premature children of the first two weeks of life
Authors: Khasanova S. S. , Kamilova A. T.
Published: May 2019

Integrity and permeability of the intestinal barrier in premature children plays an important role digestive disorders and such terrible complications as necrotizing enterocolitis. Objective. To determine the dynamics of the level of fecal zonulin in premature babies during the first 2 weeks of life and establish the connection between its values and other indicators characterizing the status of extremely premature children. Materials and methods. There were examined 2 groups of children: Group 1 consisted of 108 premature infants with gestational age of 22–32 weeks and Group 2 (control) included 27 full-term newborns. The level of fecal zonulin was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent analysis in dynamics on the 3rd, 7th and 14th days of life. Results. The premature children have a multiple increase in fecal zonulin levels within 14 days of life compared to healthy full term children. Levels of fecal zonulin on the 7th day of life were significantly higher in children who developed necrotizing enterocolitis on the 10±4.7 days of life.
Risk factors of acute cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury in newborns and infants with congenital heart defects
Authors: Seliverstova A. A. , Savenkova N. D. , Marchenko S. P.
Published: May 2019

Objective. To identify risk factors for acute cardiac surgery-associated kidney damage in 214 newborns and infants with congenital heart defects. Results. 54.7% of 95 newborns and 46.2% of 119 infants have acute cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury. There have been determined statistically significant risk factors of acute cardiac surgery-associated kidney injury: in newborns – the level of lactate in blood plasma more than 2.5 mmol/l and artificial lung ventilation (87.1% as compared to 39.1% without these factors; 93.8 and 46.8% accordingly; р<0.001), in infants – level of lactate in blood plasma more than 2.5 mmol/l before surgery as compared to those without these factors (96.4% as compared to 30.8% without this factor; р<0.001).
Early congenital syphilis: solved and unresolved problems of diagnosis
Authors: Matyskina N. V. , Taranushenko T. E.
Published: May 2019

Objective. To analyze the results of clinical and laboratory studies of children born to women with syphilitic infection, and select the most clinically significant criteria to optimize the diagnosis of early congenital syphilis. Methods. A comprehensive clinical and laboratory examination of 547 newborns born to women with a syphilitic infection. Results. The diagnostic sensitivity of the enzyme immunoassay with the determination of specific IgM was 86.6%, the polymerase chain reaction with the detection of Treponema pallidum DNA was 91.6%. Conclusion. The examination of newborns from mothers with a syphilitic infection can be optimized by reducing the number of laboratory techniques (microprecipitation reaction and passive haemagglutination reaction), subject to the mandatory determination of specific IgM and IgG in the first day of life, followed by further confirmation of diagnostics (IgG titer dynamics and the determination of the presence of T. pallidum DNA, as well as instrumental methods of research).
Metabolic activity of intestinal microflora in newborns with a different mode of delivery
Authors: Nikolaeva I. V. , Shaikhieva G. S. , Anokhin V. A. , Tsaregorodtsev A. D. , Sharafutdinov I. Kh.
Published: May 2019

The authors studied microbial composition and metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota in 20 babies born by caesarean section (main group) and 20 babies born vaginally (control group). There were isolated bifidobacteria from meconium at a concentration of 105– 1010 CFU/g by the bacteriological method in 4 (20%) children of the main group and 6 (30%) children in the control group. The gas-liquid chromatography revealed the metabolic activity of various representatives of the intestinal microflora in children of both groups, regardless of the mode of delivery; the indicators of metabolic activity were significantly lower than in the infants. The children in both groups had similar absolute and relative content of short-chain fatty acids in meconium. The data of gas-liquid chromatography indicate the metabolic activity of the meconium microbiota, which is dominated by anaerobic microbial populations and there is a high proportion of proteolytic and conditionally pathogenic flora. The data obtained confirm the process of intrauterine translocation of microbes from mother to child and indicate the importance of the microflora of the future mother in the process of forming the intestinal microbiota of the child.
Autogenous crisis as a conceptual model of system changes
Authors: Deviatkin O. V.
Published: May 2019

The article introduces a conceptually new line in ensuring the long-time sustainable development of the organization, i.e. autogenous crisis. The notion of ‘crisis’ is analyzed and its forms in different socio-cultural systems are described. Crisis is a concentrated in time and at a certain place crucial, drastic for the system moment of truth, a point of bifurcation – a critical condition of the system, when it becomes unstable. Examples of crises in different social systems show that crisis is an inevitable stage in the life cycle of any living system. During its evolution any living system repeatedly passes a dynamic cycle ‘stability – crisis – new stability’. The author puts forward the thesis that crisis demonstrates the 3-rd law of Hegel dialectics - negation of negation. A conclusion was drawn that crisis breaks a former balance (stability) and at the same time provides an opportunity (potential) of passing-over to a new balance (new stability), i.e. crisis acts as a method of object movement from the former disintegration and conflict to a new condition. Speaking about a practical application of the phenomenon of crisis the author proposes to initiate by top executives of the organization a controlled (autogenous) crisis in order to eliminate contradictions, disproportions and misbalance arising in any living system during its life cycle. The autogenous crisis gives an opportunity to re-load the system and to move to a new level of stability. The conceptual apparatus was developed to resolve the task and goals, object, subject, key principles and components of the notion ‘autogenous crisis’ were defined.
Effect of self-efficacy, competence and compensation in performance of financial manager on motivation as moderation
Authors: Putri Kadek Dwiyani Ciptana , Sari Maria Mediatrix Ratna , Ramantha I Wayan , Budiasih I Gusti Ayu Nyoman
Published: May 2019

This study aims to examine the effect of self-efficacy, competence, and compensation on the performance of financial management employees with motivation as moderating. The population in this study were all financial management employees at Udayana University in 2019. The study sample was determined by the nonprobability sampling method which obtained a total sample of 92 people. This study uses primary data and secondary data. The data analysis technique used in the study was multiple linear regression analysis and moderated regression analysis. The results showed that the variables of self-efficacy, competence, and compensation had a positive effect on the performance of financial management employees. Motivation does not moderate the effect of self-efficacy and competence on the performance of financial management employees. Motivation strengthens the effect of compensation on the performance of financial management employees.
An Adapted Framework for Incorporating the Social Determinants of Health into Predoctoral Dental Curricula
Authors: Tiwari Tamanna , Palatta Anthony M.
Published: May 2019

Social determinants of health (SDH) impact the overall health and well‐being of the entire population. It is imperative to train future health care professionals to develop an understanding of the impact of these determinants, so they can provide contextual treatment more conscious of the culturally, racially, and socioeconomically diverse populations they will care for during their careers. This article, the second in a series of American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education 2.0 white papers on SDH, introduces a conceptual framework adapted from the original framework presented by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine that can be applied to predoctoral dental curricula. This framework is organized into three domains: education, organization, and community. The domains are explained, and examples of current implementation efforts at several academic dental institutions are provided to help dental educators envision how to incorporate these concepts into their own curricula.
Women's Leadership in Global Health
Authors: Sinkford Jeanne C. , Cohen Lois , Valachovic Richard W.
Published: May 2019

The purpose of this Association Report is to recognize the significant progress of the leadership of women in dental education and to document the importance of increasing opportunities for women in global health, education, and research. Five American Dental Education Association International Women's Leadership Conferences have provided opportunities for women leaders in dentistry around the world to exchange experiences and strategies that support their increasing value in the global landscape. Dental disease is now considered one of the top targets for disease eradication by the World Health Organization, and women are seen as critical to the achievement of global health objectives worldwide.
Comment to the Article „Classifications of Non-Specific Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis. Critical Review and Suggestions for Clinical Use“
Authors: Grigorovsky V. V.
Published: May 2019

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Comment to the Article „Mid-Term Outcomes of Revision Hip Arthroplasty with Acetabular Augments"
Authors: Denisov A. O.
Published: May 2019

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Iliosacral Screw Fixation in Patients with Polytrauma
Authors: Kazhanov I. V. , Manukovskiy V. A. , Samokhvalov I. M. , Mikityuk S. I. , Gavrishchyuk Ya. V.
Published: May 2019

The need to perform iliosacral fixation in patients with polytrauma and unstable pelvic injuries in the acute period of injury is still an unresolved issue. Minimally invasive techniques of pelvis internal fixation allow to perform single step reconstructive surgery in the acute period of the trauma.Purpose — to evaluate the results of minimally invasive acute iliosacral fixation in patients with polytrauma and unstable pelvic injuries.Materials and methods. The authors analyzed treatment outcomes in 105 patients with polytrauma and unstable pelvic injuries after iliosacral screw fixation in acute period. 69 (65.7%) patients had B-type and 36 (34.3%) patients had c-type of unstable pelvic injuries by AO/ASIF classification. Mean age was 35.5±11.7 years. The severity of injury on the ISS scale was 22.5±12.9 points. Ап patients underwent minimally invasive iliosacral fixation with screws in the acute period of the trauma.Results. Patients classified according to the severity of their status as «stable» (n = 50) and «borderline» (n = 26) with stable hemodynamics (SAD 90 mm Hg) underwent minimally invasive iliosacral screw fixation of posterior pelvic ring straight in the anti-shock surgery. Injured classified as «unstable» (n = 15) and «borderline» (n = 14) with unstable hemodynamic parameters (SAD 90 mm Hg), who needed urgent large surgical procedures (laparotomy, thoracotomy et al.), underwent temporary pelvis stabilization by external fixation and/or c-frame, and as the hemodynamic parameters were stabilized iliosacral screw fixation within 48 hours from the moment of injury. The functional pelvis state in 58 patients by S.A. Majeed scale rated 90.7±11.2 points. The quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire.Conclusion. Restoration of the anatomical shape of the pelvic ring and its fixation, primarily posterior aspects, in the acute period of trauma allowed to obtain good anatomical and functional treatment outcomes in 94.9% of the patients with polytrauma.
How Resource Scarcity and Accessibility Affect Patients’ Usage of Mobile Health in China: Resource Competition Perspective
Authors: Ye Qing , Deng Zhaohua , Chen Yanyan , Liao Jiazhi , Li Gang , Lu Yaobin
Published: May 2019

Background

The last decade has witnessed many achievements in China’s health care industry, but the industry still faces major challenges among which the uneven distribution of medical resources and the imbalance between supply and demand are the most pressing problems. Although mobile health (mHealth) services play a significant role in mitigating problems associated with health care delivery, their adoption rates have been low.

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore the impact of resource scarcity and resource accessibility on the adoption of mHealth from the perspective of resource competition, to examine the concerning factors, and to provide a theoretical basis for promoting mHealth in China.

Methods

We used 229,516 original registration records of outpatients to conduct an empirical analysis to examine the adoption of mHealth services from the perspective of resource competition.

Results

The adoption rate of mobile services for outpatients was low, accounting for only 31.5% (N=71,707). The empirical results indicated that resource scarcity (beta=.435, P=.01) and accessibility (beta=−.134, P=.02) have a significant impact on the adoption of mHealth. In addition, gender (beta=.073, P=.01) and age (beta=−.009, P<.001) are significantly related to adoption of mHealth. Experience with mHealth has a moderating role in the relationship between resource scarcity (beta=−.129, P=.02), accessibility (beta=.138, P=.04), and adoption of mHealth.

Conclusions

In this study we demonstrate that the external environment (resource scarcity and resource accessibility) has a significant impact on the adoption of mHealth. This study also demonstrates that experience with mHealth has a moderating role in the relationship between the elements of the external environment. Finally, we confirm that mHealth is a key factor in the delivery and allocation of medical resources and provide a theoretical basis for government agencies to develop policies on mHealth.
An Experimental Investigation of Human Presence and Mobile Technologies on College Students’ Sun Protection Intentions: Between-Subjects Study
Authors: Niu Zhaomeng , Jeong David C , Coups Elliot J , Stapleton Jerod L
Published: May 2019

Background

Health promotion and education programs are increasingly being adapted and developed for delivery through digital technologies. With this shift toward digital health approaches, it is important to identify design strategies in health education and promotion programs that enhance participant engagement and promote behavior change.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the impact of an experiment testing various mobile health (mHealth) skin cancer prevention messages on sun protection intentions and message perceptions among American college students.

Methods

A sample of 134 college students aged 18 years or older participated in a 2×2×2 between-subjects experimental study, designed to examine the individual and combinatory effects of multiple dimensions (human presence, screen size, and interactivity) of digital technologies. The primary study outcome was intention to use sun protection; secondary outcomes included attitudes toward the information, two dimensions of trust, and information processing.

Results

Generally, intention to use sun protection was positively associated with the presence of human characters in the health educational messages (P<.001), delivering educational health messages on a large screen (ie, iPad; P<.001), and higher interactivity (P<.001). Only human presence produced more favorable attitudes (P=.02). Affective trust was positively associated with human presence (P=.006) and large screen size (P<.001), whereas cognitive trust was positively associated with human presence (P<.001) and small screen size (P=.007). Moreover, large screen size led to more heuristic processing (P=.03), whereas small screen size led to more systematic processing (P=.04).

Conclusions

This experimental study demonstrates that the impact of mHealth skin cancer prevention messages differs based on platform and delivery design features. Effects on behavioral intentions, attitudes, and trust were found for conditions with human presence, highlighting the importance of including this feature in mHealth programs. Results from this experimental study can be used to optimize the design of mHealth educational interventions that promote sun protection.
Awareness and experiences of cosmetic treatment providers with Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study (Preprint)
Authors: Kattan Abdullah Essam , Barasin Omar , Alnujaim Nujaim Hamad , Alhammad Reema , Bouman Theo , der Lei Van
Published: May 2019

BACKGROUND

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is defined as, constant obsession about one’s external appearance and flaws. Which is considered a psychological disorder, were people suffering from this issue might seek help from cosmetic procedure providers. Such as dermatologists or plastic surgeons.

OBJECTIVE

Nowadays, there is a huge increase in cosmetic procedures done worldwide and in Saudi Arabia. Yet there are no enough studies conducted in our region to assess the awareness of BDD among physicians who provide any kind of cosmetic procedures and treatment. In regard to their attitude toward such cases, and how would they manage it.

METHODS

Our study is a quantitative (observational) cross sectional study, conducted among all cosmetic procedure providers, such as Dermatologist, Otorhinolaryngologists who Provide cosmetic treatments, and Plastic Surgeons. A four paged questionnaire has been distributed among physicians, in governmental hospitals and also among physicians working in cosmetic clinics. The questionnaire was a close-ended one, which had four different sections. Then data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0.

RESULTS

Total number of participants was 155, majority were males, by a number of 113 (72.9%), while 42 (27.1%) were female. 52 (33.5%) reported being totally familiar with the clinical picture of BDD. More than half of physicians reported that they have familiar with the diagnostic criteria of BDD during their practice by a number of 82 (52.9%). A number of physicians 63 (40.6%), estimated the prevalence of BDD in cosmetic practice to range from (1%-5%). Physicians also reported BDD to be more common among females. 76 (49%) of physicians sometimes share the knowledge about BDD with their patients if they are suspecting them to have it

CONCLUSIONS

Recently, cosmetic treatments are more available to everyone, which lead to an influx of undiagnosed BDD patients electing to perform unnecessary cosmetic treatments. Therefore, physicians should have the clinical knowledge about BDD, on how to diagnose and how to manage. To avoid unnecessary costly procedures.
Validation and Acceptability of a Cuffless Wrist-Worn Wearable Blood Pressure Monitoring Device Among Users and Health Care Professionals: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Authors: Islam Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Cartledge Susie , Karmakar Chandan , Rawstorn Jonathan Charles , Fraser Steve F , Chow Clara , Maddison Ralph
Published: May 2019

BACKGROUND

Blood pressure (BP) is an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, yet its long-term monitoring remains problematic. Wearable cuffless devices enable the capture of multiple BP measures during everyday activities and could improve BP monitoring, but little is known about their validity or acceptability.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to validate a wrist-worn cuffless wearable BP device and assess its acceptability among users and health care professionals.

METHODS

A mixed methods study was conducted to examine the validity and comparability of a wearable cuffless BP device against ambulatory and home devices. BP was measured simultaneously over 24 hours using wearable and ambulatory devices and over 7 days using wearable and home devices. Pearson correlation coefficients compared the degree of association between the measures, and limits of agreement (LOA; Bland-Altman plots) were generated to assess measurement bias. Semistructured interviews were conducted with users and 10 health care professionals to assess acceptability, facilitators, and barriers to using the wearable device. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed.

RESULTS

A total of 9090 BP measurements were collected from 20 healthy volunteers (mean 20.3 years, SD 5.4; N=10 females). Mean (SD) systolic BP (SBP)/diastolic BP (DBP) measured using the ambulatory (24 hours), home (7 days), and wearable (7 days) devices were 126 (SD 10)/75 (SD 6) mm Hg, 112 (SD 10)/71 (SD 9) mm Hg and 125 (SD 4)/77 (SD 3) mm Hg, respectively. Mean (LOA) biases and precision between the wearable and ambulatory devices over 24 hours were 0.5 (−10.1 to 11.1) mm Hg for SBP and 2.24 (−17.6 to 13.1) mm Hg for DBP. The mean biases (LOA) and precision between the wearable and home device over 7 days were −12.7 (−28.7 to 3.4) mm Hg for SBP and −5.6 (−20.5 to 9.2) mm Hg for DBP. The wearable BP device was well accepted by participants who found the device easy to wear and use. Both participants and health care providers agreed that the wearable cuffless devices were easy to use and that they could be used to improve BP monitoring.

CONCLUSIONS

Wearable BP measures compared well against a gold-standard ambulatory device, indicating potential for this user-friendly method to augment BP management, particularly by enabling long-term monitoring that could improve treatment titration and increase understanding of users’ BP response during daily activity and stressors.
Efikasi Diri Bahasa Inggris sebagai Mediator antara Orientasi Tujuan Penguasaan dan Keterikatan Siswa Belajar Bahasa Inggris
Authors: Firdausi Adrielina , Patria Bhina
Published: May 2019

English Self-efficacy is a self-confidence in English proficiency which is important to student behaviour on learning process. This study aims to investigated the role of english self efficacy in mediating the relationship between mastery goal orientation and student engagement on learning English. The method was quantitative using survey approach with 173 subjects. The subject was 173 students of 10th and 11st grade in SMA Negeri 9 Yogyakarta in 2016/2017 selected by purposive sampling technique. The Morgan-Jinks Student Efficacy State modification scale, student engagement modification scale, and mastery goal orientation scale were used in this study. The result showed that English self-efficacy was partially mediated. The mastery goal orientation directly had positive role to the student engagement (B= 0,468; p<0,001). The mastery goal orientation had positive role to the student engagement on learning English with self-efficacy as mediator (B’=0,369; p<0,001), English self-efficacy on boys were higher than girls.
The Effect of Drying and Storage on the Quality of Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) Bulbs
Authors: Sri Lestari Rohimah Handayani , Sulistyaningsih Endang , Purwantoro Aziz
Published: May 2019

Post-harvest handling in shallot such as drying of bulbs can influence its quality during and after storage. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of drying and storage treatment on the quality of shallot bulbs during 12 weeks of storage . The study was carried out in Samiran hamlet, Parangtritis village, Bantul district, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Crop Science Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, from June until November 2016. It was arranged in factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) and consisted of two factors. The first was the drying treatments: drying the bulbs on the field and on woven bamboo nets both plastic covered and uncovered. The second was the storage treatments: storing the bulbs in the farmer’s warehouse (31,030C±0,04 and RH of 60,50%±0,28), in air-conditioned room (22,40oC± 0,02 and RH of 61,60%±0,09), and at room temperature (30,47oC±0,03 and RH of 60,50%±0,12). Each treatment combination was replicated three times as blocks. The results showed that water content of all treatments were changing followed by fluctuating of the total soluble solid throughout the storage period while bulb firmness tended to decrease. Bulbs which were stored in air-conditioned rooms showed the highest percentage of sprouted bulbs, vigor index and germination rate than other treatments. Meanwhile, drying treatment did not give significant influence.
Effects of Urease Inhibitor and Nitrification Inhibitor on the Nitrogen Losses, Physiological Activity, and Oil Palm Yield on Red-Yellow Podzolic
Authors: Melisa Melisa , Putra Eka Tarwaca Susila , Hanudin Eko
Published: May 2019

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer efficiency can increase by adding N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) and N-(n-propyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NPPT) as urease inhibitor in urea fertilizer and adding 3,4-dimethyl pyrazole phosphate (DMPP) as nitrification inhibitor in ammonium sulfate (ZA) fertilizer. The research objectives were to examine the effectiveness of urease inhibitor (NBPT and NPPT) and nitrification inhibitor (DMPP) on the physiological activity and oil palm yield on red-yellow podzolic. Field experiment was done using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) of single factor and three replications as block. The single factor was nine fertilization treatments of urea with or without urease inhibitor, and ZA with or without nitrification inhibitor. The use of urease inhibitors decreases the amount of volatilization and N loss fertilizer. The higher dose of broadcasting N fertilizer (on the same type of fertilizer) resulted in the higher amount of N loss and volatilization. All fertilization treatments did not have any significant influence to the width and the length of opening stomata, nitrate reductase activity (NRA), N concentration in oil palm leaf, Oil Extraction Rate (OER), and Free Fatty Acid (FFA). Meanwhile, The oil palms at yellow red podzolic applied with urea 195 kg/ha combined with 0.12% of NBPT-NPPT resulting in higher fresh fruit bunch productivity.
PERANAN CITRA DESTINASI DAN FAMILIARITY TERHADAP LOYALITAS WISATAWAN MANCANEGARA BERKUNJUNG KE BATAM
Authors: Ariyanto Hepy Hefri
Published: May 2019

Tourism is something that is abstract, is not visible (by naked eye) can only be felt, moreover, tourism is actually a concept to be realized in everyday life. World tourism began to see people especially those bored with the routine of the city, and wanted to release the fatigue. Batam is a city with a very strategic location. Besides being in the international shipping lanes, the city has a short distance to the Singapore and Malaysia. Batam is part of the three major contributors to the numbers of tourist arrivals in Indonesia after Bali and Jakarta. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the destination image, familiarity and overall satisfaction affect the destination loyalty. Population of this research are foreign travelers in Batam, with a total sample of 399 respondents. Criteria samples used in this study was non probability convenience sampling method. Data analysis method used is multiple regression. Results from this study indicate that the destination image, familiarity, and overall satisfaction affect the destination loyalty.
80th anniversary of the journal Sociološki Pregled/Serbian Sociological Review
Authors: Trkulja J
Published: May 2019

In 2018, the journal Sociološki Pregled/Sociological Review celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first Serbian sociological journal Društveni Život/ Social Life was published in Belgrade in 1920 and 1921, and then renewed in 1930 in Novi Sad. The editor-in-chief and publisher of this journal was Mirko Kosić, a professor at the Faculty of Law in Subotica. After establishing Society for Legal Philosophy and Sociology in 1935 and Society for Sociology and Social Sciences in 1938, a new sociological journal - Sociological Review , edited by a professor from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, Đorđe Tasić - began to be published. Thematically it covered various sociological disciplines and other social sciences for sociology is a multidisciplinary science. The work of the Sociological Society and the journal was interrupted by the II World War, in which Đorđe Tasić was killed. Other members of the Society for Sociology and Social Sciences and associates of Sociološki Pregled were no longer interested in sociology and sociological topics. Sociološki Pregled was renewed in 1961 by the Serbian Sociological Society, first as a collection of papers and then as a journal in 1964. Since then, the journal has been an active participant of scientific and academic life in this region providing an overview of current trends in sociology in the world and in our country. The intellectual elite of Serbia has participated in its publishing both directly and indirectly, both its oldest and prominent members and the youngest ones. About 200 issues of Sociološki Pregled with more than 30,000 pages were published from 1938 to 2018 and present a valuable material for sociological life and an irreplaceable information manual on decades of contemporary history of Serbia and Yugoslavia. Such a role could not have been played by any other journal. Sociološki Pregled is a theoretical journal, a manual, an informative newsletter, a reminder, a witness, an informer - all at the same time. That is why it is necessary to consider the journal in both historical and contemporary perspectives.
Euro-optimism or euroscepticism: Opinions of students from Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria
Authors: Miltojević V
Published: May 2019

The paper presents the opinions of students from two countries (Serbia and Macedonia) that strive to join the European Union and from one member country (Bulgaria) about the changes that brings the EU membership. These countries consider joining the European Union as a way out of the transition crisis, while the oldest member countries keep on talking about the decline in trust and euroscepticism. The research aims at identifying whether the students support the EU membership, believe in this community and in that the EU membership would contribute to changes in certain areas of social life; i.e. at identifying whether the students are euro-optimists or eurosceptics. The survey was conducted on a representative sample of 2,208 respondents in three university centers (Serbia - Niš, Macedonia - Bitola, and Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo). The data show that, despite accepting the European integration in general, students do not trust in the European Union and do not expect any substantial changes, which makes them eurosceptics. However, there are differences between the three student samples. Thus, Macedonian students expect improvements in the economic development, employment, living standards and social security, but do not expect any significant changes in the quality of life, in reducing the gap between the rich and the poor and in preserving national identity and culture. Serbian students believe in the future economic growth and improving quality of the environment but think that all other areas of social life will remain unchanged. Bulgarian students say that the EU membership has not led to any changes and contributed to the higher unemployment rate and the larger gap between the rich and the poor.
The trends of political communication under social modernization
Authors: Kiselev A G , Kirichek P N
Published: May 2019

The article considers the trends of political communication under the social-cultural dynamics of post-industrial society; emphasizes the maximization of the political-communicative factor in accelerating social progress; assesses the role of political communicative systems in the causal complex of social transformations; describes the resources of political communication to solve the problems of organization and self-organization of public life; considers the constructive possibilities of political-communicative systems to optimize relations between the state and society on the democratic basis; identifies the role of political communication in the development of civil society. The authors describe two mega-elements in the political communication - mechanics (form) and socionics (content); provide an updated and expanded description of the object and subject of political communication in connection with its structural-functional arsenal (activity, semantic, normative and systemic); explain the optimal mode of information exchange between citizens through the channels of political communication - political discourse and its genres in the public sphere with an emphasis on television talk shows; assess the importance of the moral-ethical aspect for the political sector of public life; compare the same in essence and different in specifics ‘faces of power’ in connection with its functions. The article also identifies political-communicative conditions for the agreement (compromise) between the government and the people on socially significant issues; clarifies the ideological-technological features of the contemporary political communication; defines the “golden ratio” of communication in the political sphere - a managerial decision, and provides positive and negative examples of managerial decisions within the political-communicative transfer; emphasizes the need to construct a political-communicative process as a dialogue between the elite (government) and the masses (people).
Risk Evaluation for the Formation of Gastroduodenal Erosion and Ulceration Induced by Meloxicam in Patients with Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: Pavlyukov R. A. , Konorev M. R.
Published: May 2019

Aim. In this paper, the authors set out toascertain the prognostic value of the rheumatoid factor for the formation of gastroduodenal erosions and ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (meloxicam).

Materials and methods. A prospective, randomized study of 138 patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate (12.5 mg per week) and meloxicam — nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug — (15 mg per day) was conducted. The formation of gastroduodenal erosions and ulcers was recorded for 4–8 years during esophagogastroduo-denoscopy (at study entry, following three months, then once a year). The groups of seropositive and seronegative patients comprised 69 people each.

Results. During the period of patient monitoring, significant differences were found (P < 0.01) in the frequency of the formation of gastric and duodenal erosions and ulcers in patients with seropositive (79.7 %; 95 % CI: 70.2–89.2 %) and seronegative (4.4 %; 95 % CI: 0.01–9.2 %) rheumatoid arthritis (τ = 0.763; P < 0.01), taking meloxicam. In the course of monitoring patients (for 4–8 years) with rheumatoid arthritis who took meloxicam, the authors established high rates of the prognostic (rheumatoid) factor for predicting the formation of gastric and duodenal erosions and ulcers: forecast sensitivity — 94.8 %, forecast specificity — 82.5 %, the proportion of correct forecasts — 87.7 %.Conclusions. The rheumatoid factor is found to be a significant (P < 0.01) risk factor for gastroduodenal erosions and ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (meloxicam).