bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
USING VOTE E-RECAPITULATION AS A MEANS TO ANTICIPATE PUBLIC DISORDERS IN ELECTION SECURITY IN INDONESIA
Authors: Djuyandi Yusa , Herdiansah Ari Ganjar , Yulita Intan Nurma , Sudirman Sud
Published: September 2019

Purpose: General elections in Indonesia until the last election were carried based on a manual system and complex checks. This process is always vulnerable to errors and fraud. As a result of these errors and frauds, the election results are always debated and doubtful. The dissatisfaction with general election results which causes security disturbances is an example of political threats and political instability. To fulfill the principles of elections, the presence of e-recapitulation is vital.

Methodology: The method used in this study qualitatively with data sources consisting of primary data, namely the results of observations and interviews, as well as secondary data, namely the results of literature studies and search for documents and articles in the media.

Main Findings: Based on field studies, the efficiency and effectiveness of e-recapitulation are believed to be the solution to current problems in Indonesia. It can be concluded that the use of e-recapitulation must begin immediately in a large scope in all regions of Indonesia to realize better, more effective and efficient general election.

Implications/Applications: The implementation is believed to minimize the emergence of post-election conflicts caused by fraud in the vote-counting process. Free bribery and fraud can be guaranteed in the future.
SMART SECURITY AND SAFETY INDEX MEASUREMENT: A CASE STUDY IN BANDUNG INDONESIA
Authors: Indrawati  , Dayarani Tania , Amani Husni
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Nowadays, the development of technology is very fast and increasingly sophisticated; no doubt all the problems in a city can be solved quickly and well. Hence, facing a huge number of the urban population, the city must adopt the strategy of smart city so that the standard of life can be improved. Some of the cities in the world have applied the concept of smart city. One of the dimensions in smart city concept is smart security and safety. This study aims to know the indicators and index level of smart security and safety in Bandung city of Indonesia. This research explores the indicators and measures the index level of smart security and safety in Bandung. 

Methodology: The research method characteristics applied in this study is the exploratory sequential mixed method.

Main Findings: This study finds that there are 20 indicators to measure the index level of smart security and safety. The smart security and safety level of Bandung city is 72% which is considered that on average the measured indicators are already good enough and satisfied, but there are some indicators that should be improved. The variable that should be improved is variable of Awareness and Understanding which has score of 49%.

Implications/Applications: It is suggested by this study that the socialization of smart security and safety program such as Panic Button Application, LAPOR! The website should be more effective through making socialization more targeted and real.
THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUIDITY AND PROFITABILITY TOWARD SHARE PRICE: MEDIATED EFFECT OF HEDGING (EVIDENCES FROM SHARES OF LQ-45 LISTED IN INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FOR PERIOD OF 2011 TO 2015)
Authors: Sitorus Tigor , Pardede Ratlan , Ardi
Published: September 2019

Purpose: This study aims at investigating and testing the mediated effect of Hedging on the effect of profitability and liquidity toward share price at shares of LQ-45, listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange from2011 to 2015. The current research was conducted because the phenomenon and the fluctuations in price of shares were unavoidable.

Methodology: The Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) by Amos was used to analyze the 110 observations of data.

Main Findings: The result of analysis shows that; (1) the liquidity gives not significantly negative influence to share price, (2) the liquidity gives  significantly negative influence to hedging, (3) the profitability gives significantly positive influence to share price, (4) the profitability gives significantly negative influence to hedging, (5). Hedging gives significantly positive influence to share price.

Implications/Applications: The present study provides new evidence that the mediated effect of Hedging on the influence of liquidity and profitability toward share price has more strength compared to the direct influence of liquidity but not for profitability.
FOOD INSECURITY: THE AFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND FOOD CONSUMPTION
Authors: Zaini Nur Hidayah , Wan Hasan Wan Hasmat , Talib Afzan Nor , Ismail Dr. Shafinar
Published: September 2019

Purpose: “Food security” is one every of major factors of progress and poverty alleviation and has been the goal of many worldwide and countrywide public organizations. The worst food crisis since 1974 broke out in 2007 - 2008 (FAO, 2009). The food crisis directly affects one of the most primary human rights of being free from malnutrition. This paper is about the determinants global food crisis contributes to food insecurity at selected hypermarkets in Malaysia.    Methodology: This research study proposed a framework of the determinant of the global food crisis that contributed to food insecurity. Main Findings: Food insecurity and lack access to healthy food affect the health and well-being of low income in most developing countries especially for those with lower income. When people do not have enough resources to buy food for them to consume, it will give an impact on purchasing power. The increasing number of hunger people could threaten the stability of political for particular country (GFSI, 2016). Hence most of the countries are coming with their own program to assist and to improve the situation. Implications/Applications: This research study proposed a framework of the determinant of the global food crisis that contributed to food insecurity. The findings can be used as a model to develop program to assist and improve quality of food.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS AN EFFECTIVE TRAINING MODEL TO IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM
Authors: Liao Pei Wen
Published: September 2019

Purpose: Professional training is critical to organizational success. Experiential learning was defined as a method for actively engaging trainees in learning processes. That must complete all four stages of the experiential learning model. Kolb’s model requires four abilities for successful learning: concrete experience, reflective observations, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. Base on, this research aims to assess experiential learning as a method to improve employees’ self-esteem. Methodology: We assessed employees who participated in experiential learning training for 4 months between March and June 2017. This research was used to measure 37 organizational units employee’ self-esteem scale before and after the experiential learning training. Main Findings: The research found a significant positive effect on trainees' self-esteem with a 4.98 point improvement in reaction, learning, behavior, and organizational results. The result was used for summative evaluation of the effectiveness of experiential learning by Kirkpatrick four-level framework have a contribution. Implications/Applications: The proposed experiential learning offers a chance to upgrade the correspondence between confidence and viable relational abilities, which thusly can support students' trust in their scholarly potential. The ramifications of encouraging expanded confidence emphatically sway scholarly achievement, yet in addition build up an establishment of self-administrative conduct that can serve the students for the duration of their lives, in academic and vocation situated undertakings.
MANAGERIAL GUIDELINES TO INCREASE SERVICE CAPACITY IN THE TOURISM ACCOMMODATION SECTOR IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Authors: Kaewnuch Kanokkarn
Published: September 2019

developing country, i.e., Thailand 2) to propose managerial guidelines to increase service capacity in the tourism accommodation sector in a remote area in a developing country that depends on the tourism industry for a large share of the national income.

Methodology: A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 400 tourists to explore their expectations and satisfaction level in terms of the accommodation services they have experienced in a remote area. Mean, standard deviation, T-Test and F-Test were used to analyse the collected data. In-depth interviews were conducted with managers and staff in charge of managing and providing services in the accommodation.

Main Findings: The study showed that tourists have low expectations, but high levels of satisfaction towards the five aspects of service quality in the tourism accommodation sector in a remote area.

Implications/Applications: Thus, guidelines were developed to increase service capacity for accommodations, located in a remote area in Thailand and to enhance tourists’ experience to achieve the highest satisfaction levels. Five measures are described below. First, emphasize accountability and trustworthiness. For tourists’ benefits, legal measures should be set to control and manage accommodations that cannot correctly comply with the agreements or terms and conditions of advertisements or promotions. Second, focus on responding to tourists’ demands and their curiosity, staff should always accurately serve their needs. Also, inform and provide short and clear explanations to tourists when any changes occur after finalizing agreements with the tourist. Moreover, the service procedure should be convenient, fast, and simple. Third, increase tourists’ confidence towards accommodation services and staff by pursuing the following manners: honesty, well-mannered, gentle and friendly services with service-minded attitude. Fourth, because sympathy is another key success, encourage staff to show concern, kindness, and willingness to help and treat tourists equally. Finally, highlight the tangible assets such as providing a clean and attractive environment, both inside and outside of the accommodation. Increasing the accommodation’s sense of visibility through both offline and online advertisement and media is important.
E-GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
Authors: Sanmukhiya Dr. Chintamanee
Published: September 2019

Purpose: This study is the first attempt to examine the attitudes of citizens towards six key dimensions of e-governance in the Republic of Mauritius namely: ‘Perceived Ease of Use’ (PEOU) and ‘Perceived Usefulness’ (PU) of the Technology Acceptance Model (Davis,1989); ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Participation’ inspired by Al Athmay (2013); ‘Trust’ from Belanger & Carter, 2008; and ‘Transparency’ from Bhatnagar (2003).  Methodology: A random survey was conducted across all districts and among e-government users only.  Structured questionnaires were filled by 157 citizens mainly on a face to face basis.  Pearson’s correlation coefficients, independent samples T-tests, one way/Welch ANOVA and Games-Howell post hoc tests were used. Main Findings: The respondents revealed positive attitudes towards PEOU and PU but unveiled negative attitudes towards the remaining four dimensions of e-governance.  Citizens’ perceptions were only influenced by age, education, and frequency of e-government use. Lack of trust, absence of online democratic dialog, inadequate e-consultation and non-transparent decision-making may eventually lower trust in the government.   Implications/Applications: This study has generated key insights into the factors influencing citizens’ perceptions towards the six e-governance dimensions (PEOU, PU, Collaboration, Trust, Participation, and Transparency) and these insights were non-existence prior to this research.  Thus this study may aid policymakers to rethink and redesign their e-government initiatives to sustain existing users and attract more users of government websites.
CULTURAL COMPETENCE LEVEL, ITS IMPORTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE AMONG NURSES CARING FOR FOREIGNERS IN KOREA
Authors: KIM, M. N. Nageong , KIM Dong-Hee , PARK Jungha
Published: September 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to identify cultural competency, importance, and educational requirements by analyzing nurses who were experienced in nursing foreigners in secondary hospitals and hospitals all over Korea.

Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 210 nurses from 39 hospitals in Korea. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffe test.

Main Findings: Satisfaction with nursing care averaged 2.48 ± 0.45. Perceived level of cultural competence averaged 2.69 ± 0.45. Cultural nursing behavior was at the highest level with 3.05±0.62; otherwise, cultural knowledge was the lowest among the subcategories (2.27±0.55). The level of importance of cultural competency was 3.69 ± 0.53. For the subcategories, cultural nursing behavior was at the highest level (3.77±0.63) and cultural awareness was at the lowest level (3.58±0.62). Training requirements had 6.83 ± 1.32, followed by cultural communication (7.34±1.50), attitudes and skills (7.04±1.50), knowledge of basics (6.83±1.33), knowledge of key concepts (6.73±1.53), and knowledge of theory and research (6.28±1.54).

Implications/Applications: We suggest developing educational programs for clinical nurses to provide high-quality care to the subjects from various cultural backgrounds by strengthening cultural competency. In addition, the active support of the medical and health care institutions in improving cultural competency of nursing nurses should be emphasized.
HOW SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION POSITIVELY AFFECT SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTION? A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING
Authors: Mehrollahi Tahereh , Md Nor Mariani , Danaee Mahmoud , Trenaman Brian
Published: September 2019

Purpose: The recent decades were witnessed such a rapid rise in wellbeing researches on the field of psychology. Social psychology intervention (SPI) has a strong impact on individual mental health and remarkable achievement in education domain. In this context, subject development within the last years could be illustrated through a bibliometric approach. This research aimed to analyze the scientific productivity while considering global trends of psychological intervention.

Methodology: Web of Science Core Collection databases were selected in the period from 1990 to mid-2018. By thoroughly scrutinizing the objects which came to this attention, the trend of documents, publication date, geographic contribution to the field, relevant authorship and most cited articles, as well as frequent keywords from more than thousand references, were investigated.

Main Findings: The results clearly indicate that the United States of America dedicates itself with the highest level of attention in the area of social psychology intervention. Whereas, lower attention was focused on the research criteria in Asian continent, except China. Although the majority of the studies on SPI approach is from USA, but performed analysis highlight the vast research potential to validate without any specific considerations to certain region settings or cultures.

Implications/Applications: Despite advantages of SPI, the majority of the existed researches has been carried out predominantly in United States. Whereas, from defining the unit of analysis, the hypothesis might worthily be studied by practitioners to generalize the issue over various frameworks.
Potato price analysis of Delhi market through ensemble empirical mode decomposition
Authors: Choudhary Kapil , Jha Girish Kumar , Kumar Rajeev Ranjan
Published: September 2019

Agricultural commodities prices depends on production, unnecessary demand, production uncertainty, market flaws etc. Due to these factors agricultural price series are non-stationary and non-linear in nature. Therefore analyzing agricultural commodities prices is considered as a challenging task. The traditional stationary approach of time series is unable to capture non-stationary and non-linear properties of agricultural price series. Non-stationary and non-linear properties present in the price series may be accurately analyzed through empirical mode decongation (EMD). In this technique, the original time series decomposed into intrinsic mode functions and residue. One of the major limitation of EMD is the presence of the mode mixing. To overcome this limitation of the EMD, we use ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD). Using this technique in this study, Delhi market potato prices have been analyzed.
Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda : An invasive pest of Maize Omprakash Navik* and Jagadeesh Patil
Authors: Navik Omprakash , Patil Jagadeesh
Published: September 2019

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive pest of maize and first time reported in July 2018 from Karnataka, India. Presently, this pest has made havoc on maize crop in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. This pest is an American origin and polyphagous in nature feeds on more than 80 plant species. It prefers to feed on maize crop, however in the absence of maize it feeds on sugarcane, sorghum, rice, cabbage, soybean, onion, tomato, potato and cotton. Life cycle of this pest completes within 32 to 46 days on maize under the favorable conditions. First two instars of S. frugiperda feed on the leaves and later instars moves inside the leaf whorl and starts feeding by leaving frass around the damaged area. For the management of this pest, an adaptation of integrated pest management approach is needed. Integrating, bioagents like egg parasistoids, Trichogramma pretiosum and Telenomus sp. and for larval stages by entompathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae, Nomuraea rileyi (=Metarhizium rileyi, bacteria, (Bt) and entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica are useful options. However, need based application of insecticides like emamectin benzoate can be used for successful management of this pest.
Does biasedness have women’s face in rural Indian Dairy Sector? : A review
Authors: Das Jagruti , Horo Aniketa , Singh Ajmer
Published: September 2019

Agriculture is regarded as one of the major pillars providing support to the rural population in their daily bread and butter. Due to growing rural to urban migration by men, there is ‘feminization’ of the agriculture sector (The Economic Survey of India, 2017-18). But this scenario changes to a different zone when we take into account the rural livestock sector in India. It paints a different picture all over. In India, the feminization of livestock production and animal husbandry had started long back even before the advent of Operation Flood in the 1970s. As of recent times, about 70% of the workers, 80% of food producers, and 10% of basic food stuff processors pertaining to the livestock sector are women. Instead of their considerable involvement and participation, significant gender disparities exist in access to technologies, credit, information, inputs and services owing to inequities in ownership of productive assets including land and livestock. There is an urgent need to correct gender biasedness. Recognition and support of women’s roles as livestock owners, processors etc.; needs to be strengthened along with their decision-making capabilities, which would promote the women’s economic and social empowerment providing a way to break the cycle of poverty.
Effect of foliar application of nutrients on growth and yield of clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub]
Authors: Dhakad Rahul , Rawat G. S. , Patel Ramkesh .
Published: September 2019

A research experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2017 at College of Agriculture, Research farm Gwalior (M.P.) under Department of Agronomy. On the basis of results obtained the treatment neem coated urea 2% + salicylic acid 75 ppm spray at flower initiation gave significantly higher seed yield (2685 kg/ha), net monetary return (‘1818103/ha), BCR (6.21) and harvest index (29.23%) as compared to other treatments but at par with treatment neem coated urea 2% spray at flower initiation, NPK (19 : 19 : 19) 2% spray at flower initiation and TNAU pulse wonder 5 kg/ha at flower initiation.
Importance of biological seed treatment to improve vegetables seed quality
Authors: Sharma Pramod , Thakur Ashok Kumar , Nair Sunil A.
Published: September 2019

Seed treatment with beneficial microbes or biocontrol agents is called biological seed treatment. Vegetable seed quality includes the physical, pathological, genetic and physiological that leads to successful crop establishment and yield . Use of BCA’s as seed treatments can play an important role in most aspects of seed quality, and be of particular benefit for improved seeding growth under stressful conditions. It not only improve the quality of seed but also protect seed from different seed borne diseases and make the seed healthy.
Probability and Trend Analysis of Monthly Rainfall in Haryana
Authors: Nain Mohit , Hooda B. K.
Published: September 2019

Study on rainfall pattern of a region over a number of years is very useful for crop planning and irrigations scheduling. The present study deals with the probability and trend analysis of monthly rainfall in selected rain gauge stations scattered over the entire state of Haryana. Probabilities for drought, normal and abnormal events for monthly rainfall have been worked out using monthly rainfall data for 42 years (1970-2011), covering 27 rain gauge stations in the state of Haryana. Analysis indicated that drought months are more probable than normal months while normal months are more probable than abnormal months. The monotonic trend direction and magnitude of change in rainfall over time have been examined using the Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator tests. Using the Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator, the significant decrease in annual rainfall was noticed at Ballabgarh and Thanesar, While in monsoon rainfall, a significant decrease was noticed at Thanesar and Narnaul. But Sirsa is the only district which shows a significant increase in annual and monsoon rainfall. In probability analysis the highest per cent of normal, draughts and abnormal months was observed for Ambala, Hassanpur and Dujana respectively.
Participation of Tribal “Gujjar” Farmers in Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Una, Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Rai Chandan Kumar , Singh Khajan , . Arti
Published: September 2019

India has the second largest population of the tribal population in the world. “Gujjars” tribes of H.P. still stick to their ancestral profession of buffalo rearing and selling of milk and milk products. Animal husbandry and dairying (AHD) signifies as the major occupation of “Gujjars” tribe and contribute to food, economic, environmental, institutional, health, educational, social, infrastructural, nutritional security and thus in total to the livelihood security of tribes. Even the poorest of the poor tribes often have livestock that can help them along a pathway out of poverty. Dairy animals like cattle, buffaloes and goat are important species of livestock production systems of the tribes which contribute significantly to the rural economy. This study emphasized the analysis of participation of tribal “Gujjar” farmers in animal husbandry occupation. The study was conducted in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Data were collected from 80 randomly selected “Gujjar” farmers from two villages of Amb block and two villages of Gagret block using structured interview schedule. The participation was observed more in the aspects related to milking, feeding, health care and management, breeding and buffalo rearing.
Nipah virus encephalitis: A review
Authors: Bharti Archana , Verma Yamini , Dubey Amita , Swamy Madhu
Published: September 2019

Nipah virus disease is emerging disease caused by highly pathogenic paramyxoviruses. It is spread by contaminated food with secretions of infected bats to animals and human or directly between infected to healthy one. It causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis. Virus has ability to infect multiple organ systems, with a predominant neurological or respiratory tropism. Initial signs and symptoms of infection are nonspecific, hence early diagnosis is difficult. To overcome this awful situation efforts to prevent transmission and development of new effective drugs should first focused.
Goat raring: An easy profession
Authors: Singh Manoj Kumar , Gutam Awinash Kumar , Singh Manju
Published: September 2019

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How to increase milk prduction of dairy animals
Authors: Wankhade Partik R. , Singh Mukesh , Bhiranda Cherial , Purvar Vaibhav , Gaud G. K.
Published: September 2019

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Logo and the urban environment
Authors: Nicoleta-Elisabeta Pascu , Victor Adir , George Adir
Published: September 2019

Our study focused to understand the importance of graphic representations, as logos, in urban environment and to identify the principles of logo design used to create them. In this paper, we have discussed about logos in the historical centre of Bucharest and it was hard work, including walking by foot along the streets to identify all these logos which convey different messages to the people and to show what typology was used and what graphics were drawn. As it is known, daily, the people are assaulted by signs, symbols, colours, which are everywhere on panels, buildings, walls, cars, buses, etc. All these representations are â€˜expressions of something which exist in realityâ€™. In our research study, we have tried to see in what proportion is used a logo to represent a company, a pub, a restaurant, a bank, a pet shop, a theatre, etc., and the result for this approach was so interesting.

Keywords: Logo, design, old city.
Information seeking behaviours of engineering students: Case of Near East University
Authors: Alpan Kezban , Avci Mehmet Ceyhun
Published: September 2019

This study examines the information seeking behaviours of university students and explores studentsâ€™ preferences between the university library and the Google search engine with their reasons. The research questionnaire was applied to 250 Near East University, Faculty of Engineering students. According to the results of the study; even students have enough knowledge to use the university library, they prefer to use Google and Internet resources for various purposes because they think that this is the fastest and easiest way to reach information. Even students obtain information via the Internet; they give importance to indicate the source in their assignments and projects. Findings also showed that there are some significant differences between departmentsâ€™ information seeking behaviours.

Keywords: Information seeking behaviours, Internet, Google, engineering education, university libraries.
Can Self-Report Measures of Readiness for Change and Treatment Ambivalence Predict Outcomes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Authors: Lenton-Brym Ariella P. , Stewart Kathleen E. , Coyne Alice E. , Westra Henny A. , Constantino Michael J. , Antony Martin M.
Published: September 2019

Clients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) that demonstrate observer-coded treatment ambivalence benefit from the addition of motivational interviewing (MI) to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT; Button, Westra, Constantino, & Antony, 2016). While observer-coded assessment of ambivalence and readiness for change is resource-intensive, the present study investigates the use of more efficient self-report measures to predict treatment outcomes. Participants (N = 85) with GAD received CBT or MI-CBT and completed self-report measures of readiness for change (Change Questionnaire, Miller & Johnson, 2008) and ambivalence (Treatment Ambivalence Questionnaire, Purdon, Rowa, Gifford, McCabe, & Antony, 2012). Greater self-reported baseline readiness for change was associated with lower posttreatment worry and symptom severity and faster reduction in worry. Self-reported ambivalence was not associated with outcomes. Patients with less concern about adverse consequences of treatment who received CBT experienced greater increases in readiness for change than those receiving MI-CBT. We discuss implications for using these measures in clinical settings.
Prediction Errors in Depression: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis
Authors: Radomsky Adam S. , Wong Shiu F. , Dussault Dominique , Gilchrist Philippe T. , Tesolin Sarah B.
Published: September 2019

The overprediction and underprediction of fear, pain, and other constructs have been linked with etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders. We aimed to extend this research to depression by investigating the overprediction of effort and the underprediction of reward and enjoyment associated with a simple task. Participants with depression (n = 20) and a control group (n = 40) predicted how much effort and reward/enjoyment would be experienced during a short walk around the university. Post-walk, participants reported the actual effort required and the actual experienced reward and enjoyment. Compared to the control group, who demonstrated accurate predictions, depressed individuals significantly overpredicted the required effort associated with the walk even though there were no between-group differences in actual effort required. There was no evidence to suggest that the depressed group underestimated or were inaccurate in their predictions of walk-related reward and enjoyment relative to the control group. Implications for cognitive and behavioral approaches to depression are discussed.
Do Social Threat Cognitions Decrease With School-Based CBT and Predict Treatment Outcome in Adolescents With Social Anxiety Disorder?
Authors: Ryan Julie L. , Fox Jeremy K. , Lowe Sarah R. , Warner Carrie Masia
Published: September 2019

Evidence suggests that Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is less responsive to cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) compared to other anxiety disorders. Therefore, exploring what might facilitate clinical benefit is essential. Social threat cognitions, characterized by exaggerated perceptions of negative evaluation by others, may be one important avenue to examine. The current study investigated whether youths' social threat cognitions decreased with Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS), a group, school-based CBT designed for SAD, and whether decreases predicted SAD severity and treatment response. Participants included 138 high school students with SAD randomly assigned to SASS, or a nonspecific school counseling intervention. SASS participants showed significantly decreased social threat cognitions at 5-month follow-up. Treatment responders had significantly greater reductions in social threat cognitions compared to nonresponders at post-intervention and follow-up. These findings suggest that social threat cognitions may be important to assess and monitor when treating youth with SAD.
Social policy under conditions of network society development
Authors: Lyublinsky Victor V.
Published: September 2019

Social issues created by a network/digital transformation of society are coming to the forefront of political relations. Given such conditions, we are witnessing a large-scale renewal of social-professional structure, an escalation of social competition, an increase in social inequality, and a decline in the status of middle-class citizens. In the long run, the technological revolution might lead to a decrease in living standards for a significant part of the population of developed nations. Transformation of employment effectively undermines the current model for social policy, which has traditionally been built around creating new jobs and decreasing unemployment as the main objective of public administration. Since the turn of the century, the former balanced mechanism for developing social policy has been upset, and the equilibrium and stable social model is gradually deteriorating. The current model of a welfare state and social-political relations based on consolidated interests is at risk. All around the world modern advanced society relies on it and cannot adequately evolve without it. And one of the main objectives for a government would be making sure that social activity doesn’t lag behind the occurring changes. However, the current social policy model in a number of countries, including Russia, does not fully correspond with the process of rearrangement, since, given the conditions of a network society, social policy’s target groups tend to change. Forecasts of development within the social-labor realm are unfavorable for large groups of workers, who will have to deal with further polarization in terms of social standing and income, unless the government and society implement a set of effective measures. We are in need of alternative policy, based on coordinating the activities of the main participants of social-political relations. This will require a new political approach, aimed at providing a dynamic social balance, an increase in prosperity, and a decrease in poverty and inequality. Policy based on wider support, a broader resource base and increased opportunity for accomplishing relevant tasks seems to bear the most promise. Meanwhile the government needs to consolidate efforts, while performing an intermediary role in the respective system for making political decisions. Such a political network might result in increased social efficiency.
The operation of Russian “think tanks” in an information society
Authors: Ivchenkova Maria S.
Published: September 2019

An information society sets new vectors for the development of all socio-political and socio-economic institutions. The efficiency and professionalism with which these institutions implement communication technologies into their practices and adapt to challenges of the modern world determine its potential and further development. This article examines the operation of such a socio-political institution as a “think tank”, given conditions of the internet’s ever growing importance and the expansion of social media. Traditionally “think tanks”, or “analytical centers”, are considered by political experts and specialists in international affairs to be components of political systems, however, the expansion and development of such organizations all around the world, together with their increasing functional capacity, leads to the need for interpreting the place and role in society of such think tanks from a sociological standpoint. This article examines them as a socio-political institution, which simultaneously generates and conveys information which is of importance to both the government and society. The main function of such an institution is designated as “communicative”, which encompasses the social potential of think tanks as a crucial component to developing social awareness and democracy. In order to evaluate the operation of Russia’s analytical centers, the author refers to the “Global Go To Think Tank Index” global ranking. Russian analytical centers are generally held in high regard by foreign experts, despite them possessing a few peculiar traits. Most of these Russian think tanks are affiliated with branches of the government, or exist within scientific institutions under the Russian Academy of Sciences or certain higher educational facilities, while being funded by the government. Their scope of research-analytical activity primarily includes issues such as foreign policy, international affairs, and global economy. As for sociological analysis of the processes occurring within society, only fragments of the former are present in the agenda of Russian think tanks. Analytical centers have an inconsequential presence in media space. They barely use modern communication technologies, which affects the isolation of the expert community from society.
As dinâmicas intraorganizacionais em um serviço de Saúde e Educação: Análise de Redes Sociais
Authors: Fazion Cintia Bincoleto , Junqueira Luciano Antonio Prates
Published: September 2019

Este trabalho propõe analisar as dinâmicas intraorganizacionais de cooperação e trocas de conhecimento, entre profissionais que integram uma equipe multidisciplinar de um serviço de saúde e educação, de uma organização privada sem fins lucrativos. Investigou-se se há um processo de integração em rede e trocas de conhecimento e colaboração entre eles. A pesquisa, de natureza quantitativa e qualitativa, foi realizada mediante aplicação de um questionário para identificar a existência de uma rede na instituição. Caracterizou-se o perfil dos profissionais, suas competências, seu posicionamento e o tipo de conhecimento que compartilham. Os dados foram inseridos no excel e tratados no software para análise de redes. A análise de rede identificou quatro grupos associados aos setores em que os agentes atuam e apresentou uma estrutura relativamente centralizada e com especialistas com poucas chances de compartilharem trocas de conhecimentos. A instituição apresentou uma baixa densidade de vínculos entre os profissionais e uma restrita reciprocidade nas relações entre os agentes. Isso resulta na pouca reciprocidade de relações entre os agentes. Com esse cenário, recomenda-se estimular a conectividade das pessoas, por meio de ações que influenciem a interação dos profissionais em rede. Para estimular os indivíduos a atuarem em rede entende-se importante fomentar as ações que estimulem as trocas interdisciplinares entre os profissionais, resultando em benefícios para a organização e para o público atendido.
Editorial
Authors: Lara José Edson
Published: September 2019

Em plena era da “Sociedade do Conhecimento” e de seus resultados, direcionando a chamada “Quarta Revolução Industrial”, e melhor, “Nova Revolução Social, Científica e Tecnológica”, é de bom alvitre se preocupar com o expressivo número de pretensas contribuições denominadas como “científicas”, apresentadas à grande maioria dos periódicos. A profusão de contribuições verdadeiramente científicas, constantes nos periódicos de alto relevo, parece inspirar pouco os pretensos candidatos à entrada e sustentação neste mundo de produção do conhecimentos. Constata-se que significativa parcela de trabalhos submetidos a publicações carece de fundamentos essenciais à contribuição ao avanço do estado da arte em cada área. Muitos trabalhos indicam satisfação em “descobrir” e apresentar contextos superficiais e óbvios em conteúdos, assim como metodologias frágeis, previsíveis e presas a dogmas pouco criativos e ambiciosos.
Integrating Care of the Most Vulnerable Into a Nurse Practitioner Curriculum: A Transpersonal Caring Perspective
Authors: Wilby Mary L.
Published: September 2019

Nurse practitioner students may have limited opportunities to care for marginalized, vulnerable persons during their programs of study. Faculty members who coordinate La Salle University's nurse practitioner tracks reflected on this challenge, the university's mission, and programmatic student learning outcomes. They modified curricular content, consistent with national standards, and also placed students in sites that promoted such access. Students recorded reflections in journals to describe their insights. Faculty established relationships with facilities open to nurse practitioner students; placements were sustained, thus providing opportunities for student learning to provide primary care for vulnerable persons.
Analgesic Drug Use for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Authors: Kadarusman Tamara Audrey , Hidayati Hanik Badriyah , Sugianto Paulus
Published: September 2019

AbstractIntroduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a group of neuropathic symptoms regarding to the compression of median nerve which passing through carpal tunnel. There has been a great number of prevalence of CTS in Indonesia, which leads to decreasing quality of life, lack of work productivity, and increasing health cost. Analgesic treatments have been drug of choice for carpal tunnel syndrome for years. However, the effectiveness of the drug and the risk of adverse effect of drugs have always been an issue for analgesic use. An observational study on profile of analgesic drugs administration for carpal tunnel syndrome patients in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital SurabayaMethod: A descriptive observational retrospective study has been conducted to observe the profile of analgesic drugs administration, including type and dosage of drugs, classification of drugs, drugs administration route, early and advanced type of analgesics, and duration of analgesic administration. Sociodemographic data and clinical characteristics (main symptoms) of carpal tunnel syndrome patients are also included in this study.Results: Out of 202 subjects of this study, most patients are women (84,16%), the group age of 50-59 to years old, and the most frequent job is household wife (43,56%). The most common analgesic drugs used for carpal tunnel syndrome patients is 50 mg sodium diclofenac for 78 patients (38.61%). All of those subjects are administered with oral analgesic (100%). 185 patients (91.59%) are administered with analgesic combinations. The duration of analgesic usage are 7 days as an early analgesic in 82 patients (40.59%).Conclusion: CTS is a syndrome due to median nerve compression of the hand, Women, household wife, and age of 50-59 years old are found to be vulnerable to this syndrome. Analgesic drugs mostly used is 50 mg natrium diclofenac, orally, combined, with the period of 7 days for early medication
Comparison of Breast Cancer 3-years Survival Rate Based on the Pathological Stages
Authors: Mursyidah Nur Imroatul , Ashariati Ami , Kusumastuti Etty Hary
Published: September 2019

ABSTRACTIntroduction: The aims of this study was to determine the differences of  breast cancer survival rate based on Pathological stages.Methods: This study was conducted with a retrospective case control design using secondary data from Dr. Soetomo General Hospital's medical records. The technique used to take the samples was purposive sampling. The sample was 45 breast cancer patients in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital In January 2015, that able to be contacted again and had a medical record in the oncology center in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya. The variables studied is breast cancer survival based on the pathological stages.Results: Breast cancer patients at the stage of IIA have 100% 3-year survival rate, stage IIB by 83.3%, stage IIIA by 71.4%, stage IIIB by 53.8%, IIIC by 50%, and stage IV by 30%. With a comparison of the log-rank significance p = 0.104.Conclusion: The survival rate of breast cancer patients is lower in line with the increasing pathological stage of breast cancer.
The Correlation between Family Socioeconomic Status and the Delayed Treatment of Retinoblastoma Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya
Authors: Naimatuningsih Nanning , Soebagjo Hendrian , Setiawati Rosy , Loebis Rozalina
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Retinoblastoma is a cancer with the highest incidence in children and the second type of cancer that most often causes death in children in Indonesia. The level of delay in attending treatment for retinoblastoma patients in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya is still high because in general the patients come with an advanced stage, they are already in serious condition or with a poor prognosis. Treatment delay from the patients can be caused by the patients that are not feeling disturbed by the disease, not aware of the dangers of the disease, feel afraid, have no cost, the family does not allow them to see the doctor, and the health facilities are unaccessable. One of the factors that influence decision making whether or not someone comes to seek treatment is their socioeconomic status. A high education level will make it easier for a person or society to obtain and understand information to solve health problems that are happening in their families, and then with a high level of occupation and income, people are able to choose health services for themselves. The aim of this research is to analyze the correlation between family socioeconomic status with the delayed treatment for retinoblastoma patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya.Methods: This research used observational analytic cross-sectional study. This research was conducted with the help of 33 retinoblastoma patients and families of retinoblastoma patients in the Outpatient Unit of the Poli Onkologi Satu Atap (POSA) Mata at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya, and was taken by total sampling.Results: The results were obtained from 33 samples, 18.2% of patients came with a good prognosis, and 81.8% of patients came with a poor prognosis. The Fisher’s Exact Test analysis (α = 0.05) was used to determine the correlation between the father’s educational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.322), correlation between the mother’s educational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.129), correlation between the father’s level of occupation and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.028), correlation between the mother’s occupational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.640), correlation between the family income level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.026).Conclusion: There were significant correlation between father’s occupational level and family income level with the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients. Meanwhile there were no significant correlation between father’s educational level, mother’s educational level, and mother’s occupational level with the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients.
The Relationship between Family’s Assessment Support and MDR TB Patient’s Adherence on Treatment in RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya
Authors: Ainiyah Safira Nur , Soedarsono Soedarsono , Umiastuti Pirlina
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Multi Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and has been resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin. Its treatment needs long time and causes some side effects which can make the patients non-adherent so that family support is needed. This study aims to know the relationship between family’s assessment support and MDR TB patient’s adherence on treatment in RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Methods: This was an analytic observational cross-sectional study, to know the frequency distribution of family’s assessment support, MDR TB patient’s adherence, and the relationship between them in 24 MDR TB patients, recruited from MDR TB Clinic, RSUD Dr. Soetomo, Surabaya, from October 2017 to June 2018 and their family. The analysis was descriptive statistic and inferential statistic using Fisher Exact Test. Results: The results of this study showed that 83.3% of MDR TB patients’ family give high assessment support and 58.3% of MDR TB patients in RSUD Dr. Soetomo from October 2017 to June 2018 have high adherence on treatment. There is significant (p = 0.020), moderate (c = 0.468), and direct relationship between family’s assessment support and MDR TB patient’s adherence on treatment in RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Conclusion: To improve MDR TB patient’s adherence on treatment, family must give high assessment support.