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Analisis Peningkatan Kinerja Dosen melalui Implementasi Corporate Social Responsibility Internal di Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo
Authors: Santoso Adi
Published: July 2018

This research aims to examine and analyze the effect of disclosure of Internal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with dimensions of diversity (X1) and employee support (X2) against the performance of a lecturer (Y) at the University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo. The population in this research is the entire existing lecturer in University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo totalling 187 people using proportional stratified further allocated by random sampling techniques. The taking of the sample uses the Slovin's formula with a defined precision of 5% found the total number of respondents as a sample research as much a withdrawal of samples of research done using proportional stratified random sampling found the number of research sample as much as 120 respondents. The results of this study found that internal CSR dimension i.e. diversity and employee support a positive and significant effect against lecturers’ performance improvements in the scope of the University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo. So it can be inferred that the work environment at the University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo relating to diversity, there is no element of intimidation with regard to issues of gender, race, tribe, and religion so that it is managed to encourage lecturers to improve its performance. Similarly, the disclosure of the internal dimension of CSR employee support felt very motivating lecturers to enhance the quality of work and professionalism of lecturers, although one of the indicator of employee support i.e. administering payroll subject matter has not too fulfilling for lecturers.
Analisis Pengaruh Self-efficacy, Kapabilitas, dan Perilaku Kerja Inovatif terhadap Kinerja
Authors: Berliana Vera , Arsanti Tutuk Ari
Published: July 2018

The relative power of personal factors such as self-efficacy, capability, and innovative work behaviour in predicting performance was tested with 40 teachers through a survey. The variables’ measurements are adapted from Avallone et al., (2007), Menon and Kohli (1999), Jong and Hartog (2008), and Campbell (1990). Path analysis were used to test the hypotheses. Our findings showed that all of hypotheses were accepted. The hypotheses stated that innovative work behaviour as a mediator variable were accepted in this study.
Kinerja Dokter Muda sebagai Mediasi Pengaruh Burnout, Kecerdasan Emosional, Self-efficacy terhadap Kepuasan Kerja di Rumah Sakit dr. Soetomo Surabaya, Indonesia
Authors: Sularso Raden Andi
Published: July 2018

Job satisfaction and performance of co-assistant doctors can not be separated by burnout, given the high mobility of work in clinical studies and assisting clinical lecturers in serving patients. Burnout is a psychological syndrome consisting of three dimensions, namely emotional
exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplisment. To achieve the performance and job satisfaction of young physicians with intervening emotional intelligence and self-efficacy can anticipate burnout. This study includes the type of explanatory research with cross-sectional data collection method. The sample size is the same as the population of 270 co-assistants with the Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) method. The results of this study found that from seven direct effects between the variables tested, there are five significant effects that are: (1) burnout have a significant effect on emotional intelligence; (2) burnout have a significant effect on self-efficacy; (3) self-efficacy have a significant effect on emotional intelligence; (4) emotional intelligence has a significant effect on performance, and (5) self-efficacy has a significant effect on performance, while (1) burnout has no significant effect on self-efficacy; and (2) co-assistant performance has no significant effect on co-assistant doctor job satisfaction.
Peningkatan Produktivitas Pembelajaran Bagi Kelompok Belajar Binaan Karang Taruna di Kota Surakarta
Authors: Sari A Anditha , Puspitasari Norma , Syaifullah Jahid
Published: July 2018

INCREASING LEARNING PRODUCTIVITY FOR STUDY GROUPS OF YOUTH ORGANIZATION IN SURAKARTA. The general conditions of non-formal education such as the current study group, the social activists of this society are certainly experiencing various obstacles, obstacles and problems as well as the ups and downs of its management, but they conclude that this social activity is seen as a challenge that must be addressed wisely so that they hope the existence of this learning group can continue to grow and develop in the future. This can be seen from many of his students in their respective areas who follow the learning group. Non-formal education groups targeted in the implementation of this PKM is the Study Group of “Rumah Anak Pintar” (RAP) in Kampung Sewu Village and Kratonan Learning Group. These two study groups are the guidance of the organization of youth. Identified partner issues are on education and socioeconomic fields. In the field of education, the ability of tutoring teacher is still limited to giving questions and corrections. There is no creative material such as storytelling and playing or the use of multimedia. The socio-economic problems are seen from the supporting infrastructure facilities in inadequate learning. This training activity is divided into two stages: (1) improvement of skills in learning (2) making multimedia-based teaching materials. The outcome of this activity is the making of multimedia-based teaching materials, skill enhancement in the delivery of story material and singing, as well as the provision of learning facilities.
TOT Employability Skill Bagi Guru dan Siswa SMK
Authors: Tentama Fatwa , Kusuma Desta Risky , Mulasari Surahma Asti , Sukesi Triwahyuni , Sulistyawati Sulistyawati
Published: July 2018

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL TOT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. The issue of employability is a serious problem in Vocational High School today. The data show that the highest unemployment is dominated by graduate of Vocational High School. Vocational High School graduates who are not ready to work much become unemployed because they can not compete and get a job. In addition, when it was working will be difficult to carry out tasks in the work that eventually turned over. Teachers have difficulty in improving students' readiness because teachers do not have good employability skills so that teachers can not teach their students. TOT Employability is implemented with the aim to train students and teachers to become employability skill trainers. TOT Employability implementation method with lecture, game, role play and discussion methods. Participants in TOT Employability are students and teachers of SMK Negeri 1 Seyegan and SMK Negeri 1 Kalasan Sleman. The results of this program are students and teachers have good interpersonal communication skills, adaptability, cooperative ability, self-management ability, high entrepreneurship desire, independence, discipline, responsibility and motivation to learn high. Students and teachers who have good employability skills are expected to apply it to other students so as to have an impact on the overall employability capability.
Pelatihan Simulasi Kewirausahaan Bagi Anak Usia Dini di Kecamatan Ungaran Barat Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Taulany Himmah , Dewi Nufitriani Kartika , Prahesti Swantyka Ilham
Published: July 2018

SIMULATION TRAINING OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR EARLY CHILHOOD IN WEST UNGARAN SEMARANG. Community service activity at Kucica School, West Ungaran Sub-district, Semarang Regency is aimed to help Early Chilhood Education (PAUD) educators in Kucica and all Early Chilhood Education (PAUD) educators in general to organize entrepreneurship learning for early childhood. Early childhood characteristics that have not been able to think abstract require concrete learning and involve all the five senses. Community service activities are proposed after observing and analyzing existing problems in the field that is the need for learning innovation in entrepreneurship education in accordance with the characteristics of early childhood. The learning method that is done is the simulation of entrepreneurship of early childhood. This entrepreneurial simulation brings the real atmosphere of entrepreneurial activity with a microeconomic approach into the classroom but with a safe and comfortable atmosphere for young children to absorb entrepreneurial knowledge and experience. The simulation of early childhood entrepreneurship is intended so that the concepts and values ​​contained in entrepreneurship can be provided in early childhood. The ultimate goal of entrepreneurship education is the growth of the child entrepreneurial spirit from an early age in order to become a strong nation of children and able to compete in the next life arena.
La militancia estudiantil secundaria durante el kirchnerismo y apuntes iniciales tras el triunfo de Cambiemos
Authors: Larrondo Marina
Published: July 2018

Objetivos: comprender el comportamiento de la militancia secundaria oficialista durante los años de la gestión kirchnerista, enfatizando los procesos que permitieron su visibilidad y crecimiento y los efectos de la misma en el conjunto del movimiento estudiantil. Adicionalmente, se analiza el devenir de esta militancia cuando ocupan un rol opositor tras la derrota del kirchnerismo en las elecciones de 2015.

Metodología: se construyeron y relevaron datos primarios de corte cuantitativo y cualitativo a fin de realizar una descripción exhaustiva y arriesgar interpretaciones en torno a las preguntas una descripción exhaustiva y arriesgar interpretaciones en torno a las preguntas planteadas. una descripción exhaustiva y arriesgar interpretaciones en  torno a las preguntas planteadas.

Resultados: se evidenció una disminución en la participación estudiantil en organizaciones de segundo grado. Se propone una hipótesis acerca de las  implicancias del auge de participación juvenil y su incipiente estancamiento en el  cambio de gobierno.

Conclusiones: se concluye que existe una vin-culación entre militancia estudiantil yciclos
Entre calles y avenidas: trabajadores informales, atípicos y precarios en el noroeste de México
Authors: Sánchez Sánchez Ernesto
Published: July 2018

Objetivos: identificar las formas de organización laboral que se desarrollan en medio  de una vulnerabilidad que conlleva a las condiciones de precarización de trabajadores informales de Culiacán, al noroeste de México.

Metodología: a partir de la sociología del trabajo se analizaron los conceptos: informal, precariedad y trabajos atípico y, con base en las características que presentaron los trabajadores informales se estableció una correlación con la conceptualización utilizada. Por ello, se llevó a cabo una metodología de corte cualitativo en la cual se aplicaron 19 entrevistas semiestructuradas a trabajadores informales urbanos con visitas aleatorias de tres veces al mes durante seis meses consecutivos.

Resultados: se evidenció que con el modelo neoliberal hay una expansión de mercados de trabajos informales con los cuales algunos trabajadores de tratan de compensar su condición de desempleo o subempleo, así como de bajos ingresos. En estas trayectorias laborales hay una continuación, con diversas intensidades, de las condiciones de precarización en el trabajador. A pesar de que no se tenía contemplado analizar, se encontró una importante coordinación entre los trabajadores con redes familiares que permiten la operatividad para trabajar en la informalidad.

Conclusiones: la inserción laboral en trabajos informales y atípicos, como resultado del desempeño de la economía local que, a su vez, sufre efectos de la política económica, muestra cómo estos trabajos, aunque sea de manera mínima, atenúan sus condiciones vulnerables.
¿Tirando viejos por la ventana? Militancia juvenil y gestión estatal en el Movimiento Evita de Argentina (2005-2015)
Authors: Longa Francisco
Published: July 2018

Objetivos: analizar la experiencia del Movimiento Evita de Argentina para comprender los sentidos que en el movimiento se construyen en torno a la noción de ‘juventud’, y los accesos y restricciones de dicha juventud a las estructuras del movimiento. Además, se analiza la mirada de los jóvenes del movimiento en torno a la ocupación de cargos de gestión estatal y la apropiación de la juventud respecto del ‘kirchnerismo’.

Metodología: a partir de técnicas de investigación cualitativas, que priorizaron la realización de entrevistas en profundidad y las visitas de campo, se estudiaron las categorías de ‘vitalidad’ y ‘pureza’ y los accesos a instancias de toma de decisión para la juventud en el movimiento.

Resultados: mientras que existe un consenso en torno a que los jóvenes ganen espacios en la estructura del movimiento, aparecen también restricciones en su acceso a las instancias de toma de decisión. Esto es contrapesado con el importante porcentaje de cargos legislativos ocupados por la juventud. Además, la juventud del movimiento muestra una fuerte apropiación respecto del ‘kirchnerismo’.

Conclusiones: el escenario muestra accesos y restricciones de los jóvenes en las estructuras y espacios del Movimiento Evita. Además, la adhesión de los jóvenes hacia  el kirchnerismo no tuvo tanto que ver con el acceso a cargos estatales, sino con la valoración positiva de las políticas públicas impulsadas entre 2003 y 2015 por el  gobierno nacional.
La construcción jurídica de las nuevas formas de familias en la legislación penal sustantiva cubana actual
Authors: Pérez Duharte Arlín , Lam Peña Reynaldo Jorge
Published: July 2018

Objetivos: Analizar desde la construcción de un nuevo concepto de familia y su edificación como un bien jurídico penal independiente en el ordenamiento jurídico penal cubano los futuros retos que se le presentan a la normativa penal sustantiva cubana debido a los cambios sociales en temas familiares y brindar una protección efectiva ante formas de violencia de género o intrafamiliar que sufren los miembros que la integran.

Metodología: la investigación se elaboró a partir de un estudio de documentos teóricos y sentencias del Tribunal Supremo Popular de la República de Cuba junto a métodos científicos como el exegético normativo, que busca el análisis de las normas jurídicas; el histórico lógico que extrae la ratio de las instituciones desde su evolución histórica y el jurídicodoctrinal que combina los aspectos teóricos necesarios para entender las categorías que se ponen en discusión en este material. De esta forma se analizó un concepto de familia y sus nuevas tipológicas y la necesidad de protección de estas por el Derecho y en particular por el Derecho Penal para luego exponer la regulación jurídica actual en temas familiares de la norma penal contemporánea en  Cuba.

Resultados: existe en Cuba imperfecciones jurídicas en cuanto a la protección de las nuevas formas de familia, pues si bien preexiste un reconocimiento de la misma como bien jurídico está construido sobre patrones patriarcales y machistas, por lo cual su atemperamiento a las nuevas condiciones sociales requiere de cambios legislativos en algunas materias. 

Conclusiones: en Cuba la normativa penal sustantiva en materia de familia existe  como bien jurídico, sin embargo, está desactualizada en cuanto a la protección de las  nuevas formas de familia.
Adsorption and Dissociation of H2S on V(110), Pd(111) and Pd overlayer on V(110) Surfaces: A Density Functional Theory Study. SOIJST Vol. 1 (1):17-36
Authors: Rukmantara
Published: July 2018

The objective of the research is to comprehend the effect of investment and trade policies on forest plantation investment development in Indonesia. In 1990 the government issued Forest Plantation (HTI) policy which aimed at accelerating the growth of HTI investment. However the change of economy and political circumstances in 1997/1998 has led to the change of investment policies on HTI such as discontinued access on Government investment facilities and interest free of loan, a continue forest clearing for HTI, and ban on roundwood export. Those policies were the source of market competitiveness to fall and further discouraged HTI investment developmment. The research recommends to reform current policies by combining to open round wood export and provide soft loan followed by termination of forest clearing (conversion natural forest to HTI area) policy. By this approach, the government has great opportunity to accelerate investment growth on forest plantation, increase economic- financial efficiency, and socio economic benefits.
Pengumpulan Data Base Sumber Antioksidan Alami Alternatif Berbasis Pangan Lokal di Indonesia. SOIJST Vol. 1 (2):181-198
Authors: Silvia Deli
Published: July 2018

Nowadays the interest in food with antioxidant content continues to increase, especially the natural antioxidant content found in the local Indonesian food. Therefore, the aim of this research is to explain some kind of natural antioxidant compounds commonly found in food, describe several methods of extraction and food processing, and gathering data about the local food products that could be an alternative natural source of antioxidants. The research method used is literature study by analyzing data based on references and journals that already exist. From this study, the result showed that antioxidant compounds in food products commonly found in the form of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, beta carotene, selenium, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and flavonoid. Some local food that can be an alternative source of antioxidants found in vegetables, fruits, spices, as well as animal products that are easily found around the community. Extraction methods commonly used to identify the antioxidant compounds are solvent extraction and mechanical extraction.
PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP PROMOSI SECARA ONLINE PADA UWAIS COLLECTION DI BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: M Evi Meidasari
Published: July 2018

Perkembangan teknologi dan globalisasi sangat mempengaruhi pertumbuhan ekonomi masyarakat dan membuat hampir seluruh elemen kegiatan ekonomi mengalami peningkatan di setiap aktivitasnya. Salah satu peningkatan kemajuan jaman dengan semakin pesatnya fitur fitur yang ada pada smartphone serta meningkatnya pengguna internet dan makin maraknya bisnis di bidang online yang memanfaatkan media sosial sebagai sarana dalam bertransaksi dengan menggunakan media sosial facebook, BBM, Whatshap, Line, Instagram, dan sebagainya.Perkembangan teknologi dan ilmu pengetahuan semakin meningkatkan serta memperluas bidang perdagangan yang membuat dunia menjadi tanpa batas akan ruang dan waktu sehingga makin tinggi pula tingkat persaingan yang harus dihadapi oleh produsen yang bergerak di bidang usaha perdagangan. Strategi yang harus dilakukan adalah dengan memanfaatkan promosi yang merupakan unsur penting dalam pemasaran antara pedagang dengan konsumen dalam berkomunikasi. Uwais Collection merupakan salah satu usaha online shop yang bergerak pada produk busana muslimah dewasa, dan kaos anak muslim. Besarnya animo masyarakat saat ini yang lebih cenderung pada segala sesuatu yang serba praktis sehingga secara tidak langsung meningkatkan pertumbuhan online shop guna memenuhi permintaan pasar, dan Uwais Collection melihat peluang tersebut.Kata kunci : media sosial. Facebook. Instagram. Promosi
PERHITUNGAN MANUAL MENENTUKAN JUMLAH PRODUKSI KALENG DENGAN METODE FUZZY TSUKAMOTO
Authors: Ikhsan Fathurrahman Kurniawan
Published: July 2018

cara sederhana memahami metode fuzzy tsukamoto. dengan langkah-langkah menerapkan nya kedalam kasus dalam menentukan jumlah kaleng berdasarkan permintaan dan stok kaleng. kasus sederhana ini dapat di terapkan dalam mementukan produksi koaleng sederhana pada perusahaan yang lainnya.
ANALISA RASIO KEUANGAN DALAM MEMPREDIKSI KEBANGKRUTAN PERUSAHAAN INDUSTRI SUB SEKTOR TEXTILE DAN GARMENT YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Yunindra Andri Eka
Published: July 2018

Perusahaan sektor textile dan garment merupakan salah satu kategori perusahaan dalam industri manufaktur yang ada di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Sektor ini menjadi menarik untuk dijadikan objek penelitian karena dari beberapa tahun terakhir industri tersebut cenderung mengalami kesulitan dalam berbagai aspek salah satunya adalah dalam aspek keuangan dan operasional perusahaan. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat dari kesulitan pendanaan yang disebabkan oleh kebijakan manajemen yang dirasa lambat dalam melakukan diversifikasi dan membaca pasar. Akibatnya para pelaku domestik harus berbagi pasar dengan perusahaan asing.Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah laporan keuangan perusahaan textile dan garment yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia, tahun 2011 – 2015 dimiliki oleh sampel sebesar 17 perusahaan. Teknik sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling yaitu penarikan sampel berdasarkan pertimbangan atau kriteria-kriteria tertentu. Data yang dipergunakan adalah data primer yaitu data yang berasal dari perusahaan. Sedangkan analisis yang dipergunakan adalah analisis springate.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian : Pada perusahaan Nusantara Intu mengalami potensi kebangkrutan pada tahun 2011, 2012, 2014 dan 2015. Pada perusahaan Ricky Putra mengalami potensi kebangkrutan pada tahun 2013 dan 2015 seangkan pada perusahaan Star Petrochem mengalami potensi kebangkrutan pada tahun 2012 – 2015.
Effect of Matrix Size in Affecting Noise Reduction Level of Filtering
Authors: Siahaan Andysah Putera Utama , Aryza Solly , Nasution Muhammad Dharma Tuah Putra , Napitupulu Darmawan , Napitupulu Darmawan , Khairul  , Wijaya Rian Farta , Arisandi Diki
Published: July 2018

Improved image quality needs to be done to improve data processing on the image. This quality improvement can be made by doing masking technique. Median Filter is one technique to enhance the quality of an image in a particular space. Median filtering improves the image by specifying a specific pixel from its neighboring pixels. The median filtering calculation uses a matrix block with an odd number. Each matrix block will have a middle value after the pixel values have regularly been sorted. This method is included in the category of nonlinear filtering. With the median filtering, the output pixel value is determined by the median of the specified mask environment. Median Filter has different results when using different matrix sizes as well. The results of this process can determine how gentle the result of noise reduction. In general, the larger the size of the matrix, the higher the blurriness of an image.
POLITIK MAKANAN DAN BAHAN PANGANDALAM GLOBALISASI DAN PASAR BEBAS
Authors: Wahid Bustamin , Slamet Moch.
Published: July 2018

Artikel ini merupakan hasil pemikiran dan konstruksi berbagai mancam bahan bacaan. Makanan, dua kata ini sering dijadikan bahanan ketawaan dunia masyarakat, pada pertanyaan, hidup untuk makan atau makan untuk hidup? Dua permaianan bahasa ini menjadi diskusi, asal orang omong untuk cair memang, mana kala segerombolan manusia berkumpul disuatu tempat, misal untuk juga malam, sedang kerja balik, ataupun apapun aktifitasnya. Bila dicermati dengan secara umum dan teliti, ada dimensi dimensi sangat menarik buktinya, jikalau hidup untuk makan, maka dapat ditafsir sebab dapat dimaknai seseorang hidupnya makan terus, daya hidupnya untuk makan, sebagai suatu aktifitas.Sedangkan makan untuk hidup dapatdimanai sebagaimana bahwa makan diposisikan sebagai sarana, kebutuhan untuk mencapai atau menunjang agar manusia dapat hidup.
Analisis Politik Identitas di Indonesia
Authors: Habibi Muhammad
Published: July 2018

Indonesia adalah negara kepulauan yang terluasdi muka bumi. Jumlah pulaunya lebih dari 17.000, etnisitas, sub-kultur, dan bahasa lokalnya ratusan. Bahkan di Papua saja misalnya, tidak kurang dari 252 suku dengan bahasa khasnya masing-masing. Dari sisi keragaman budaya (pluralisme) ini saja, jika Indonesia bisa bertahan dalam tempo lama, maka menurut saya adalah mukjizat sejarah yang bernilai sangat tinggi. Oleh sebab itu, apa yang bernama politik identitas yang sering muncul ke permukaan sejarah modern Indonesia harus ditangani dan dikawal secara bijak oleh nalar historis yang dipahami secara benar dan cerdas. Saat proklamasi, jumlah penduduk Indonesia adalah sekitar 70 juta; sekarang di awal abad ke-21 sudah menjadi sekitar 250 juta, mem bengkak lebih tiga kali lipat sejak 1945, telah muncul sebagai bangsa terbesar keempat di dunia sesudah Cina, India, dan Amerika Serikat.Dengan masyarakat yang terdiri dari beranekaragam etnis, agama, dan budaya yang berbeda, masyarakat Indonesia dapat saling menghargai dan toleransi antar perbedaan yang ada. Oleh karena itu perlu menganalisis terjadinya politik identitas di Indonesia Identity Politics in Indonesia.
Why hasn’t evolution selected for perfect self-control?
Authors: Hayden Benjamin
Published: July 2018

Self-control refers to the ability to deliberately reject tempting options and instead select ones that produce greater long-term benefits. Although some apparent failures of self-control are, on closer inspection, reward maximizing, at least some self-control failures are clearly disadvantageous and non-strategic. The existence of poor self-control presents an important evolutionary puzzle because there is no obvious reason why good self-control should be more costly than poor self-control. After all, a rock is infinitely patient. I propose that self-control failures result from cases in which well-learned (and thus routinized) decision making strategies yield suboptimal choices. These mappings persist in the decision-makers’ repertoire because they result from learning processes that are adaptive in the broader context, either on the timescale of learning or of evolution. Self-control, then, is a form of cognitive control and the subjective feeling of effort likely reflects the true costs of cognitive control. Poor self-control, in this view, is ultimately a result of bounded optimality.
Evaluation of some blood parameters alteration following low-dose radiation induced by Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Authors: Alavi M S , Okhovat M A , Atefi M , Khajeh Rahimi F , Mortazavi S , Ebadi F
Published: July 2018

Purpose: With  increasing the usage  of  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  (MPI)  for  the diagnosis  of  ischemic  heart  disease,  we  aimed  to  evaluate  the  side  effects  of  low-dose  radiation  induced  by  this  technique  on blood elements, especially proteins and liver function factors.Materials and  Methods:  40  eligible  patients  (Mean  age:  54.62±10.35,  22 female  and  18  male),  who  had  referred  to  the  nuclear  medicine  department  for  MPI  from  May  till  August  2014,  were  enrolled  in  the  study.  A blood  sample  was  taken  from  each  patient  just  before  and  24  hours  after  the injection  of  740Mbq  of  Tecnetium-99m  Methoxy  isobutyl  isonitrile  (99mTc-MIBI)  in  the  rest  phase  of  the  MPI  in  a  reference  medical  laboratory; blood  tests  included  total  protein  (TP),  albumin  (Alb),  globulin  (Glo),  aspartate  aminotransferase  (AST),  alanine  transaminase(ALT),  alkaline  phosphatase  (ALP),  direct  bilirubin  (D.Bili),  total  bilirubin  (T.Bili),serum  iron  (SI),  total  iron  bounding  capacity  (TIBC), Albumin  globulin  ratioA/G  ratio),  and  complete  blood  count  (CBC).Results:  Injection  of  740Mbq99mTc-MIBI  caused  a  significant  increase  in  serum  levels  of  AST  (p=  0.001),  ALT  (p=  0.001),  SI(p=  0.030),  TIBC  (p=  0.003)  and  A/G  Ratio  (p=  0.020). However,  following  radiotracer injection,  a  significant  decrease  was  noted  in  the  serum  levels  of  TP  (p=  0.002),  Alb  (p=  0.014),  Glo(p=  0.002),  ALP(p=  0.001),  D.Bili  (p=  0.003)  and  T.Bili(p=  0.000).Conclusion: Due  to  increased  usage  of  MPI, our  data  highlights  the  importance  of  monitoring  the  clinical  and  paraclinical  effects  of  the  procedure  on  vital  organs  and  physiological  pathways  to  reduce  their  adverse  effects.
An Aptamer-based Biosensor for Troponin I Detection in Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Negahdary M , Behjati-Ardakani M , Sattarahmady N , Heli H
Published: July 2018

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (MI) accounts for one third of deaths. Cardiac troponin I (TnI) is a reliable biomarker of cardiac muscle tissue injury and is employed in the early diagnosis of MI.Objectives: In this study, a molecular method is introduced to early diagnosis of MI by rapid detection of TnI.Materials and Methods: The detection method was based on electrochemical aptasensing, being developed using different methods and evaluation steps. A gold electrode was used as a transducer to successful immobilize 76base aptamer to fabricate a TnI biosensor.Results: The designed aptasensor could detect TnI in a range of 0.03 to 2.0 ng mL-1 without using any label, pre-concentration or amplification steps. The limit of detection was attained as 10 pg mL-1 without significant trouble of interfering species. The TnI biosensor demonestrated a stable, regenerative and reproducible function. 89 human samples were used to evaluate the performance of the TnI biosensor, and it represented 100% and 81%, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, respectively.Conclusions: This aptasensor may be used as an applicable tool in the future of early medical diagnosis of MI.
Design and Production of Two-Piece Thyroid-Neck Phantom by the Concurrent Use of Epoxy Resin and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Soft Tissue Equivalent Materials
Authors: Karimi M , Mostaghimi H , Shams S. F , Mehdizadeh A R
Published: July 2018

The aim of this report is to present a new two-piece thyroid-neck phantom produced by the concurrent use of epoxy resin and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA: plexiglass) soft tissue equivalent materials. Accordingly, mass attenuation coefficients of the epoxy resin and the plexiglass compounds were obtained from simulation (NIST XCOM 3.1) and measurements (practical dosimetry) and compared to those related to human soft tissue (ICRU 44). The thyroid-neck phantom and thyroid gland dimensions were derived from scientific references and the atlas of human anatomy, respectively. The thyroid phantom was designed by CATIA V5R16 software and produced by the epoxy resin compound by three-dimensional printer. Other organs were designed by ProNest software and made by the plexiglass sheets by CNC laser cutting machine. The mass attenuation coefficients for the epoxy resin (50 keV- 20 MeV) and the plexiglass (0-20 MeV) were comparable to human soft tissue (ICRU 44), all with standard relative deviation beneath 5%. In addition, the SPECT images indicated the similarity between human thyroid tissue and its phantom. In conclusion, this study proves the feasibility and reliability of epoxy resin application in the production of two-piece thyroid-neck phantom. This phantom can be applied in the calibration of gamma camera systems, dosimetry and gamma spectrometry in the nuclear medicine field.
Microwave Absorber Properties \ce {La_{0.67}Sr_{0.33}Mn_{0.8}Ni_{0.2}O3} Using Sol Gel Synthesis Methods
Authors: Laksanawati Wahyu Dian , Kurniawan Budhy
Published: July 2018

This paper reports the process and the results are supplemented by material microwave absorber characterisation \ce {La_{0.67}Sr_{0.33}Mn_{0.8}Ni_{0.2}O3} which has been synthesised by sol gel method. Results refinement of the XRD data showed that the material \ce {La_{0.67}Sr_{0.33}Mn_{0.8}Ni_{0.2}O3} have formed a single phase. From the results of using the software refinement High Score obtained crystal size on sample of 21.18 nm. Number of spin concentration in the sample at ESR test results showed a decrease when doping Ni increased, the area under the curve of absorption decreases as 388.718. This is due to the substitution of \ce {Ni^{2+}} ions \ce {Mn^{3+}} ions thus inhibiting electron hopping of electrons $\mathrm{e_g}$ (\ce {Mn^{3+}} ion) to $\mathrm{t_{2g}}$ (\ce {Mn^{4+}} ion) in the mechanism of double exchange so that the spin of the electrons will $\mathrm{t_{2g}}$ antiparallel. Competition between ferromagnetic properties with antiferromagnetic spin make will change the direction so that the sample magnetisation will decrease and the magnetic moments become random. ESR results are used to confirm the results of the VNA. Microwave absorption ability is indicated by the value of reflection loss on the sample is $-66.67$ dB.
Synthesis and Optical Characterization of Carbon Dot from Peels of Dragon Fruit and Pear
Authors: Hepriyadi Selvy Uftovia , Isnaeni .
Published: July 2018

Fluorescence materials such as carbon dots are unique and non-toxic materials that can be produced using many methods. In this research, synthesis and optical characterization of carbon dots from the peels of dragon fruit and pear have been done. The synthesis uses bottom-up method using microwave with 20 minutes, 40 minutes, and 80 minutes of heating time. The result of optical characterizations showed that the samples that have been heat treated are carbon dots based of the absorbance in the range of 280-350 nm, and the intensity are decreased in the range of visible and infrared wavelength. There are emission and intensity changes by different heat treatments. From the samples of dragon fruit's peels, the emission wavelength tended to shift toward visible light at the wavelength of 551.51 nm, 507.98 nm and 487.28 nm with the excitation at the wavelength of 420 nm from pulsed pico-laser. While, the emission wavelength from the samples of pears peels were fluctuate in wavelength of 529.09 nm, 507.52 nm and 519.46 nm. Similarly, the time-resolved photoluminescence characterization test showed that there were time changes in each sample of carbon dot. The decay lifetime of carbon dots was fluctuated between 4.5 ns - 5.4 ns for dragon fruit’s peels and about 1.9 ns - 2.4 ns for pear's peels.
The Value of Drug Stability Studies and Their Publication
Authors: Brown Glen
Published: July 2018

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La valeur des études de stabilité des médicaments et de leur publication
Authors: Brown Glen
Published: July 2018

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Brevundimonas vesicularis Causing Bilateral Pneumosepsis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Stabler Sarah N , Mack Benjamin , McCormack Grant , Cheng Matthew P
Published: July 2018

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Cotrimoxazole-Induced Tremor
Authors: Brown Glen
Published: July 2018

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La crise des opioïdes au Canada : l’engagement de la SCPH
Authors: Fitch Patrick
Published: July 2018

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The Canadian Opioid Crisis: CSHP’s Commitment
Authors: Fitch Patrick
Published: July 2018

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The Mark of Theory
Authors: Bachner Andrea
Published: July 2018

What imaginaries, tropes, and media have influenced the way we theorize now? The Mark of Theory argues that inscription constitutes one of the master metaphors of contemporary theory. The book understands inscription as a scene that takes place where and when a material surface is breached and forced to bear marks. As a trope that draws on a wide array of practices of marking, from tattooing to circumcision, from photographic imprints and phonographic grooves to marks on a page, inscription provides an imaginary that orients, governs, and irritates theoretical thought. By tracing inscriptive imaginaries from the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century up to today, The Mark of Theory offers a wide-ranging conceptual genealogy of contemporary thought. With its poststructuralist attention to figurative language and its media studies focus on objects, phenomena, and practices of mediation, this book works through core theoretical formations of poststructuralism, understanding them as a past legacy of a thought to come, as a prehistory of our current moment. By focusing on the ways in which theoretical works express, illustrate, and concretize their conceptual tenets, The Mark of Theory also reflects on the role of materiality and mediation in theory. As a theoretical tropology that takes the medium and materiality of metaphor seriously, it argues that different inscriptive practices and media imaginaries not only shape conceptual thought but that they determine representational politics and ethical choices.
The Marrano Specter
Authors: Graff Zivin Erin , Kamuf Peggy , Bennington Geoffrey
Published: July 2018

The impact of Derrida’s work in the U.S. and continental Europe—principally in the disciplines of philosophy, English, French, Comparative Literature, gender and queer studies and postcolonial studies—has been studied at length, but the significance of his writing for Hispanism has been, until now, overlooked. And yet Derrida developes a terminology and addresses sets of problems in ways that have a direct and distinctive effect on philosophers and literary critics in Spain and Latin America, where his work circulates widely in excellent translation. Problems and themes that resonate distinctively in one way in the European or North American context echo quite differently in Latin America and in Spain: the trace; nationalism and cosmopolitanism; spectrality and hauntology; the relation of subjectivity and truth; the university; disciplinarity; and institutionality. Remarkably, the influence is in a profound sense reciprocal: over the course of his career, Derrida takes up and makes central to his thought the theme of marranismo, the phenomenon of Sephardic crypto-Judaism. Derrida’s marranismo is a means of taking apart traditional accounts of identity; a way for Derrida to reflect on the status of the secret; a philosophical nexus where language, nationalism and truth-telling meet and clash in productive ways; a way of elaborating a critique of modern biopolitics. It is far from being simply and only a marker of his work’s Hispanic identity, but it is also, and irreducibly, that.
Indecorous Thinking
Authors: Rosenfeld Colleen Ruth
Published: July 2018

Indecorous Thinking is a study of artifice at its most conspicuous: it argues that early modern writers turned to figures of speech like simile, antithesis, and periphrasis as the instruments of a particular kind of thinking unique to the emergent field of vernacular poesie. The classical ideal of decorum described the absence of visible art as a crucial precondition for the rhetorical act of persuasion, the regulation of civilized communities, and the achievement of beauty. To speak well in early modern England, one spoke as if off-the-cuff. In readings of three major poets—Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, and Mary Wroth—this book argues that one of early modern literature’s richest contributions to the history of poetics is the idea that open art—artifice that rings out with the bells and whistles of ornamentation—celebrates the craft of poetry even as it expands the range of activities we tend to attribute to poetic form. Against the social and aesthetic demands of sprezzatura and celare artem, artifice at its most conspicuous asserts the value of a poetic style that does not conceal either the time or labor of its making.
Google Me
Authors: Cassin Barbara
Published: July 2018

In this witty and openly polemical critique of Google, Barbara Cassin looks at Google’s claims to organize knowledge, and its alleged ethical basis, through a reading of its two founding principles: “Our mission is to organize the world’s information” and “Don’t be evil”. Cassin is a formidable Hellenist by training, and in Google-Me she uses her profound knowledge of Greek culture, philology and philosophy (and of the history of philosophy more broadly) to challenge the basis on which Google makes its claims and the manner in which it carries out its operations. The perspective it presents on Google is anything but drily philological, densely philosophical, or academic in its tone, but it offers us an entertaining account of its origins and history up until 2007. We would all be well-advised to take this critique seriously, since it goes to the heart of what we often think of rather uncritically as the benefits to humanity of increasingly advanced internet technology. As Cassin puts it toward the end, “Google is a champion of cultural democracy, but without culture and without democracy.” Published originally in French in 2007, Cassin’s book is translated into English for the first time by Michael Syrotinski, and includes a co-authored and updated afterword by Cassin and Syrotinski.
Structural Change behind GDP Growth Rates via Key Indicators: Chile 1996-2015
Authors: Albala-Bertrand J.M.
Published: July 2018

This paper deals with the change of some aggregate structural indicators in Chile over the 20-year period 1996-2015. We first produce an accounting growth decomposition to assess the changes in the contribution of capital productivity, capital intensity and labour participation to the growth rate of output per capita as well as the growth rate of labour income participation in national income. We then combine an accounting growth decomposition with a standard production function growth accounting to assess the contribution of both capital productivity and capital intensity to total factor productivity (TFP). To complement the latter, we produce optimal estimates of incremental capital productivity and incremental income elasticity to capital by means of a linear programming exercise. Our main conclusion is that capital intensity, rather than capital productivity or labour participation, has been the main growth contributor. TFP has contributed in a decreasing way from positive to negative over our sub-periods, so adding to and subtracting from GDP growth over time, with the main positive contributor to TFP growth systematically being a proportion of capital intensity.
Teaching Materials Development and Meeting the Needs of the Subject: A Sample Application
Authors: Aydin Abdullah , Aytekin Cahit
Published: July 2018

It has been determined that the drawings, photographs and pictures related to the subject of the continuity of the tangent function on page 68 of the Ministry of National Education’s twelfth-grade mathematics textbook contradict principles 1, 7 and 10 of Yanpar’s (2007) teaching material development principles. According to these principles, teaching materials should: i) be simple, plain, and understandable, ii) reflect real life as much as possible, and iii) be easy to develop or revise, if necessary. This study aims to develop a portable tangent bridge model to meet the needs of the subject of the continuity of the tangent function. With this aim: i) teaching with the analogies model in the design of the teaching material, ii) “this is my project” format in the development and iii) Yanpar’s (2007) principles were considered. The design of the model lasted 14 weeks. At the end of the study, a portable tangent bridge model from waste products was designed and developed. This model is thought to contribute to the teaching effectiveness of teachers (Shulman, 1987) with content knowledge alongside with pedagogical knowledge (Shulman, 1986). With this contribution, the needs of the subject as described by Taba (1962) and Tyler (1949) will be met. This model will also serve as an example of meeting the needs of the subjects of knowledge and its product, technology, as highlighted by Cahit Arf (Terzioglu &Yilmaz, 2006).
Teacher, Teaching, and Technology: The Changed and Unchanged
Authors: Lü Linqiong
Published: July 2018

The use of videotaped microlectures as a new medium of teaching has been receiving increased attention in China’s educational reform agenda. Since 2012, microlecture competitions targeting various levels of education have been held nationwide. However, a top–down contest-based approach, while efficiently popularizing the concept of microlectures, may create a false impression among classroom teachers unfamiliar with technology, leading them to confuse microlectures with exhibitions of complex computer and media technologies and, thus, intimidating them from trying the new teaching mode. Using autoethnography to document in detail the author’s production of a nationally awarded microlecture, the present study highlights what classroom teachers can do using technology-mediated teaching and asserts that teachers’ personal practical knowledge, rather than technology, plays the decisive role in producing a microlecture. It also argues that by taking on the dual role of ethnographer-as-researcher and ethnographer-as-informant, classroom teachers can use reflective autoethnography as a meaningful learning experience to understand and critique their teaching practices and develop living educational theories for the enhancement of technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) in massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Enkele bespiegelingen over (juridische) regulering en instrumenten om maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen na te streven
Authors: Freens O.R.J.C. , Koster H.
Published: July 2018

De aandacht voor maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (MVO) is de laatste jaren sterk toegenomen. MVO ziet op thema’s als mensenrechten, milieu, arbeidsomstandigheden, consumentenaangelegenheden, gemeenschapsontwikkeling en eerlijk zakendoen. In deze bijdrage bespreken de auteurs hoe MVO thans wordt gereguleerd en welke (juridische) instrumenten onder andere (kunnen) worden gehanteerd om te voldoen aan maatschappelijke verwachtingen ten aanzien van MVO. In verband daarmee kan voorts worden afgevraagd in hoeverre de toepassing van deze instrumenten (juridisch) kan worden afgedwongen en of aanpassing vereist is. In deze bijdrage beantwoorden de auteurs deze vragen.
Comparison of ELISA and DNA Lateral Flow Assays for Detection of Pork, Horse, Beef, Chicken, Turkey, and Goat Contamination in Meat Products
Authors: Ha Youngsil , Thienes Cortlandt P , Agapov Alexander A , Laznicka Amanda V , Han Sukkyun , Nadala Cesar , Samadpour Mansour
Published: July 2018

Background: Concerns about the contamination of meat products with undeclared meats and new regulations for the declaration of meat adulterants have established the need for a sensitive test to detect meat adulteration. To address this need, Microbiologique, Inc. has developed ELISA assays that can detect the presence of pork, horse, beef, chicken, turkey, and goat meat adulterants to 0.1% (w/w) and a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) lateral flow assay for pork, horse, beef, chicken, turkey, goat, and lamb adulterants to 0.1% (w/w). Objective: We compared the results of the DNA lateral flow assay to the ELISA assays. Methods: ELISA and DNA lateral flow assays were performed on the same spiked meat samples, prepared meats, and pet foods. Results: Both the DNA lateral flow and the ELISA assays were sensitive to 0.1% meat adulterant, and the agreement between the DNA lateral flow and ELISA assays for spiked samples, prepared meat, and pet foods was 100%. Conclusions: Based on the 100% concordance between the two assay formats, the choice between the two is dependent on whether quantitation is desired, which assay is more familiar to the particular laboratory, availability of the required equipment, and time restrictions. Highlights: The ELISA assays are less time consuming, taking about 1.5 h, compared with about 2.5 h for the DNA lateral flow assay. Because the DNA lateral flow test detects seven species in one test, it can be more cost effective when the potential adulterant is not known, while the ELISA may be better for quantification.
Reduced to a Symbolical Scale
Authors: Banham Tony
Published: July 2018

In July 1940, the wives and children of British families in Hong Kong, military and civilian, were compulsorily evacuated, following a plan created by the Hong Kong government in 1939. That plan focused exclusively on the process of evacuation itself, but issues concerning how the women and children should settle in the new country, communication with abandoned husbands, and reuniting families after the war were not considered. In practice, few would ever be addressed. When evacuation came, 3,500 people would simply be dumped in Australia.
The experience of the evacuees can be seen as a three-act drama: delivery to Australia creates tension, five years of war and uncertainty intensify it, and resolution comes as war ends. However, that drama, unlike the evacuation plan, did not develop in a vacuum but was embedded in a complex historical, political, and social environment. Based on archival research of official documents, letters and memoirs, and interviews and discussions with more than one hundred evacuees and their families, this book studies the evacuation within that entire context.