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THE EFFECT OF PICTURE-WORD INDUCTIVE MODEL STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Joni Saputra Beniario
Published: February 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah siswa yang mendapat pengajaran dengan menggunakan Strategi Picture-Word Inductive Model memiliki perbedaan kemampuan dalam menulis teks deskriptif di kelas dua SMPN 2 Gunuang Omeh dibandingkan dengan siswa yang tidak mendapat pengajaran dengan menggunakan Strategi Picture-Word Inductive Model. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuasi eksperimen. Sample dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas dua SMPN 2 Gunuang Omeh yang berjumlah 54 siswa; kelas eksperimen adalah VIII.A terdiri dari 27 siswa dan kelas kontrol adalah VIII.B berjumlah 27 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes rumpang. Setelah dilakukannya penelitian ini dengan mengaplikasikan Strategi Picture-Word Inductive Model hasil dari penelitian ini adalah nilai posttest kelas eksperimen meningkat dari nilai pretest. Ini bisa dilihat dari rata-rata nilai posttest pada kelas eksperimen adalah 77,59 yang meningkat dari nilai pretest 52,78. Nilai rata-rata posttest pada kelas control adalah 65,74 yang lebih rendah dari kelas eksperimen. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah siswa dengan penerapan pengajaran menggunakan Strategi Picture-Word Inductive Models lebih baik dibandingkan siswa yang tidak menerapkan pengajaran menggunakan Strategi Picture-Word Inductive Model dalam menulis teks deskriptif.
APLIKASI PIDANA TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN YANG MELAKUKAN PENGOPERASIAN KAPAL NON-LAUT YANG MENYEBABKAN KORBAN (Analisis Putusan Nomor 117 / Pid.Sus / 2015 / PN Sgm dan Putusan Nomor 69 / Pid Sus / 2015 / PN Kdl)
Authors: Ridwan Ade`
Published: February 2022

Undang-Undang No. 17 Tahun 2008 tentang Pelayaran yang telah mengamanatkan bahwa kapal yang dioperasikan harus memenuhi syarat kelaiklautan. Pasal 117 ayat (1) huruf a Undang-Undang Undang-Undang No. 17 tahun 2008 tentang Pelayaran menyebutkan bahwa kelaiklautan kapal merupakan salah satu persyaratan keselamatan dan keamanan angkutan perairan, terapi pada kenyataannya masih saja banyak nakhoda yang melayarkan kapal yang tidak laiklaut sehingga menyebabkan kerugian materiil dan jiwa, seperti pada Putusan No. 117/Pid.Sus/2015/PN Sgm dan Putusan No. 69/Pid Sus/2015/PN Kdl. Berdasarkan pembahasan dan analisis, dapat disimpulkan bahwa: Pertama, Pidana yang dijatuhkan pada Putusan No. 117/Pid.Sus/2015/PN Sgm adalah 4 bulan pejara sementara itu pada Putusan No. 69/Pid Sus/2015/PN Kdl terdakwa dijatuhkan putusan 8 bulan penjara. Perbedaan tersebut didasari pada perbedaan kerugian yang timbul akibat perbuatan masing-masing terdakwa. Terlepas dari itu, Pidana yang dijatuhkan kurang tepat dan kurang memenuhi rasa keadilan karena sangat jauh dari batasan maksimum. Kedua,  Pertimbangan Hakim dalam Menjatuhkan Pidana Terhadap Nahkoda yang Mengoperasikan Kapal Tidak Laik Laut yang Menyebabka Korban Jiwa Pada Putusan No. 117/Pid.Sus/2015/PN Sgm dan Putusan No. 69/Pid Sus/2015/PN Kdl adalah pertimbangan yuridis, pertimbangan non-yuridis yaitu hal-hal yang memberatkan dan meringankan terdakwa, petuntuk, serta fakta yang muncul selama persidangan.
STRATEGI PENETAPAN TERSANGKA DALAM KECELAKAAN LALULINTAS BERAT OLEH PENYIDIK SATUAN LALU LINTAS POLRES AGAM
Authors: Manda Bermana
Published: February 2022

Kendala Dalam Pelaksanaan Penetapan Tersangka Dalam Kecelakaan Lalulintas Oleh Satlantas Polres Agam adalah tidak adanya saksi yang melihat langsung kejadian kecelakaan, saksi hanya mengetahui setelah kecelakaan terjadi. Jumlah personil Unit laka lantas yang tidak sebanding dengan jumlah kecelakaan lalulintas yang terjadi. Kurangnya sarana prasarana yang mendukung penyidikan, Seringkali Satlantas terlambat menuju tempat terjadinya kecelakaan. Strategi Penetapan Tersangka Dalam Kecelakaan Lalulintas Oleh Satlantas Polres Agam adalah dengan Melakukan Olah Tempat Kejadian Perkara (TKP) pertama. Setelah pemberian tanda dilakukan pengukuran TKP dan pemasangan garis polisi. Penyidik selanjutnya membuat gambar sketsa kecelakaan dan melakukan rekayasa peristiwa. Satlantas Polres agam telah mengembangkan sistem berbasis teknologi yang dinamakan dengan Software PC Rect dan PC Crash. Kerja dari sistem ini dimulai dari data-data yang diperoleh dalam TKP kecelakaan lalulintas kemudian diolah menjadi sebuah rekontruksi kecelakaan lalulintas dalam bentuk 2 (dua) dimensi di komputer. Hasil rekontruksi yang dibuat melalui Software PC Rect dan PC Crash kedudukan dalam alat bukti tersebut berupa petunjuk, untuk membuktikan kealpaan seseorang dengan melihat apakah seseorang itu telah menggunakan prinsip kehati-hatian atau tidak.
KOORDINASI ANTARA MUSYAWARAH NAGARI (MUSRI) DENGAN BHABINKAMTIBMAS POLRES SAWAHLUNTO DALAM PENANGGULANGAN KEJAHATAN DI KOTA SAWAHLUNTO
Authors: Joni Asri
Published: February 2022

The coordination between the nagari deliberation (Musri) in Sawahlunto City and the Bhabinkamtibmas of the Sawahlunto Police in dealing with crime is through unification activities carried out by Bhabinkamtibmas on the activities of the elements in Musri. Coordination is carried out to create a sense of security for the entire community, especially to anticipate crimes such as theft that often occur in Sawahlunto City. This coordination can also encourage people to exchange ideas. The existence of coordination between the Nagari Deliberation and Bhabinkamtibmas in Sawahlunto City which is carried out in each village makes it easier to control criminal acts in each region, as well as in conducting socialization, by inviting village heads and the community to submit and request information and input from the village community in Sawahlunto City. Obstacles in Empowering Nagari Deliberation Cooperation (Musri) in Sawahlunto City with Bhabinkamtibmas Sawahlunto Police in Crime Prevention include the presence of a third party who interferes in a problem, affecting the problem solving process carried out by Bhabinkamtibmas. Lack of understanding of the community towards the laws and regulations that apply so that many people who stumble into problems want to win on their own without thinking about other parties. Some of the Bhabinkamtibmas officers did not fully understand the problem-solving techniques they faced.
KEPASTIAN HUKUM TERHADAP PEMEGANG HAK MILIK DALAM PENERBITAN SERTIPIKAT TANAH GANDA PADA SATU BIDANG TANAH
Authors: Fitriani Lulu , Sofyan Pulungan Muhammad , Wisnuwardhani Sadjarwo Isyana
Published: February 2022

Sertipikat hak atas tanah yang diatur di dalam Undang-undang Pokok Agraria ("UUPA") merupakan bukti kepemilikan hak atas tanah dan menjadi suatu alat bukti yang kuat. Seiring dengan meningkatnya kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap tanah yang tidak diimbangi dengan pertumbuhan tanah yang dapat digunakan oleh masyarakat, mengakibatkan banyaknya sengketa terkait dengan kepemilikan hak atas tanah. Salah satu permasalahan yang banyak terjadi adalah mengenai sertipikat ganda atas sebidang tanah atau sebagian dari beberapa bidang tanah. Munculnya sertipikat ganda menjadi permasalahan yang mengancam setiap pemilik hak atas tanah dimana hal ini dapat disebabkan oleh maladministrasi maupun oleh perbuatan pidana. Badan Pertanahan Nasional (“BPN”) sebagai lembaga yang dibentuk oleh Pemerintah yang memiliki kewenangan dalam pertanahan nasional sudah seharusnya bertanggungjawab sehubungan dengan sengketa pertanahan, khususnya terkait dengan sertipikat ganda. Di samping itu diperlukan adanya perlindungan hukum oleh Negara untuk para pemegang hak atas tanah agar para pemegang hak atas tanah tidak tercederai haknya. Bentuk penelitian ini adalah yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan undang-undang dan pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian akan dituangkan dalam bentuk eksplanatoris-analitis dimana dimana penulis menjelaskan duduk perkara dalam kasus posisi dan teori-teori yang berhubungan dengan permasalahan yang ada, lalu menganalisis kesesuaian antara permasalahan yang terjadi dengan aturan atau teori yang berlaku tersebut.

 

Kata Kunci: Sengketa Tanah, Sertipikat Ganda, Perlindungan Hukum.
PERTIMBANGAN HAKIM DALAM MENJATUHKAN PUTUSAN TERHADAP TERDAKWA TINDAK PIDANA PENGHINAAN BERDASARKAN UNDANG-UNDANG INFORMASI DAN TRANSAKSI ELEKTRONIK (Analisis Putusan Nomor 218/Pid.Sus/2020/PN.Pdg dan Putusan Nomor 356/Pid.Sus/2020/PN.Pdg)
Authors: Suryani Wami Irma
Published: February 2022

The provisions of Article 27 paragraph (3) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions specifically regulates defamation or insults carried out by utilizing information technology through electronic media. Dissemination of electronic information containing pornographic content, fake news, defamation, insults is a type of criminal act that is actually the most prevalent in society. The Padang District Court on decision number: 218/Pid.Sus/2020/PN.Pdg and decision number: 356/Pid.Sus/2020/PN.Pdg handed down a different verdict against the defendant in the criminal act of humiliation.
EKSISTENSI KLAUSULA PELARUNGAN BAGI SEAFARER DI INDONESIA
Authors: Hutapea Sintong Arion , Kusuma Winanda , Kurnia A. Cery
Published: February 2022

In the world of shipping, seafarers are bound by a Seawork Agreement (PKL) which contains requirements that must be obeyed by the parties. This includes a clause that is included in the seafarer's employment contract. Implications arising from the burial of the seafarer's corpse. The existence of a banning clause in the seafarer's employment contract. The role of the state in providing legal protection for seafarers from confinement. The ban must meet 4 formal requirements. The unbalanced bargaining position makes entrepreneurs and seafarers as parties ban clauses can appear in street vendors. Finally, the seafarer inevitably has to obey the PKL that has been agreed with the entrepreneur. States intervenes in ensuring the protection of human rights for seafarers from the prohibition clause, it needs to be done by making changes to the legal system which includes the legal structure, legal substance and legal culture
RESTRUKTURISASI KREDIT KENDARAAN BERMOTOR PERUSAHAAN PEMBIAYAAN AKIBAT SITUASI PANDEMIC COVID-19
Authors: Marta Saputra Fadhli , Faniyah Iyah
Published: February 2022

With the increase and spread of the number of cases of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), the impact of increasing the percentage of non-performing loans at PT. Adira Dinamika Multi Finance, Tbk Padang Branch, from the data obtained from bad loans before the Covid-19 Pandemic there were around 500 (five hundred). Restructuring of Motor Vehicle Loans for Financing Companies Due to the Covid-19 Pendemic Situation at PT. Adira Dinamika Multi Finance, Tbk Padang Branch is implemented in the form of rescheduled installment payments and there are consumers (creditors) who have been given restructuring with terms and conditions agreed by both parties, provided that the debtor or customer who submitted it is affected by Covid 19, the collateral or product being credited is still with the debtor, it is not transferred or over credited to another party, the financing value (principal debt) is below Rp10 billion. Preventive supervision of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in the West Sumatra Region OJK will send a letter of warning to Financing Companies that do not carry out restructuring programs during the current COVID-19 pandemic, and repressively to Financing Companies that do not implement Restructuring programs as per government policy. OJK will impose administrative sanctions in the form of fines to financing companies.
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP DEBITUR DALAM PENARIKAN SITA JAMINAN FIDUSIA TANPA MELALUI LELANG PENGADILAN
Authors: Tradesa Anggi Purnama , Asikin Zainal , Sili Eduardus Bayo
Published: February 2022

Debtors as legal subjects are entitled to legal protection, both preventive and repressive, written or unwritten. The legal protection provided is an implementation of the principle of recognition and dignity that is rooted in Pancasila and the Constitution. This study aims to analyze the protection and legal remedies of the debtor in withdrawing the confiscation of fiduciary guarantees without going through a court auction. This research is a normative legal research. The results of this study include: The debtor's legal effort in withdrawing a fiduciary guarantee without going through a court auction is to ask the creditor to show a Fiduciary Guarantee Certificate issued by the Fiduciary Registration Office. If the creditor cannot show a fiduciary guarantee certificate, then the debtor does not need to submit the collateral, because the creditor does not have the right to execute the collateral.
Associations between visceral fat chronic low back pain and central sensitization in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
Authors: Ogon Izaya , Teramoto Atsushi , Takashima Hiroyuki , Terashima Yoshinori , Yoshimoto Mitsunori , Emori Makoto , Iba Kousuke , Takebayashi Tsuneo , Yamashita Toshihiko
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: Pain sensitization may be one of the mechanisms contributing to chronic low back pain (CLBP). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between visceral fat, CLBP, and central sensitization (CS); describe the relationship between low back pain (LBP) intensity and CS; and identify possible correlation between visceral fat and LBP intensity. METHODS: Patients with CLBP were divided using their CS inventory (CSI) scores into low- (CSI < 40) and high-CSI (CSI ⩾ 40) subgroups. We compared computed tomography (CT) measurements and scores for association with pain according to the visual analogue scale (VAS) between the two groups. RESULTS: The low-CSI and the high-CSI groups had 47 patients (67.1%; 21 men, 26 women) and 23 patients (32.9%; 11 men and 12 women), respectively. The high-CSI group had a significantly higher mean VAS score (p< 0.01) and estimated mean visceral fat area (p< 0.05) than the low-CSI group. There was a moderate positive correlation between VAS score and visceral fat (standardised partial regression coefficient: 0.659, p< 0.01) in the high-CSI group according to multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for age and sex. CONCLUSIONS: Visceral fat is associated with CLBP, regardless of sex or age, and may be a potential therapeutic target for CLBP with CS.
Depression, catastrophizing, and poor performance in women with persistent acute low back pain from vertebral compression fractures: A prospective study
Authors: Kataoka Hideki , Hirase Tatsuya , Goto Kyo , Honda Ayana , Nakagawa Koichi , Yamashita Junichiro , Morita Kaoru , Honda Yuichiro , Sakamoto Junya , Okita Minoru
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: Research on the multi-faceted characteristics of persistent severe acute lower back pain (LBP) resulting from acute vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the psychological and functional status of older patients with persistent severe acute LBP after conservative treatment of VCFs. METHODS: This prospective study included women aged 50 years and older who had acute VCFs and were admitted to the hospital. Pain intensity, depression, pain catastrophizing, activities of daily living (ADL), muscle strength, and vertebral deformity were assessed on admission. At 2 and 4 weeks post-admission, physical performance tests were performed along with the above measures. RESULTS: We divided 131 participants into severe (n= 64) and mild (n= 67) groups according to their pain intensity at 4 weeks. Compared to the mild group, the severe group showed significantly higher levels of depression and catastrophizing, with significantly poorer muscle strength and endurance. There were no significant differences in ADL and vertebral deformities between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that older patients with persistent severe acute LBP resulting from VCFs tend to be depressed and pain catastrophizing. Furthermore, persistent severe acute LBP negatively impacts endurance and muscle strength but not ADL.
Optimal vocabulary selection approaches for privacy-preserving deep NLP model training for information extraction and cancer epidemiology
Authors: Yoon Hong-Jun , Stanley Christopher , Christian J. Blair , Klasky Hilda B. , Blanchard Andrew E. , Durbin Eric B. , Wu Xiao-Cheng , Stroup Antoinette , Doherty Jennifer , Schwartz Stephen M. , Wiggins Charles , Damesyn Mark , Coyle Linda , Tourassi Georgia D.
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: With the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for biomedical informatics, security and privacy concerns over the data and subject identities have also become an important issue and essential research topic. Without intentional safeguards, machine learning models may find patterns and features to improve task performance that are associated with private personal information. OBJECTIVE: The privacy vulnerability of deep learning models for information extraction from medical textural contents needs to be quantified since the models are exposed to private health information and personally identifiable information. The objective of the study is to quantify the privacy vulnerability of the deep learning models for natural language processing and explore a proper way of securing patients’ information to mitigate confidentiality breaches. METHODS: The target model is the multitask convolutional neural network for information extraction from cancer pathology reports, where the data for training the model are from multiple state population-based cancer registries. This study proposes the following schemes to collect vocabularies from the cancer pathology reports; (a) words appearing in multiple registries, and (b) words that have higher mutual information. We performed membership inference attacks on the models in high-performance computing environments. RESULTS: The comparison outcomes suggest that the proposed vocabulary selection methods resulted in lower privacy vulnerability while maintaining the same level of clinical task performance.
Personalized statistical learning algorithms to improve the early detection of cancer using longitudinal biomarkers
Authors: Tayob Nabihah , Feng Ziding
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing screening for early detection of cancer have serial biomarker measurements that are not traditionally being incorporated into decision making when evaluating biomarkers. OBJECTIVE: We discuss statistical learning algorithms that have the ability to learn from patient history to make personalized decision rules to improve the early detection of cancer. These artificial intelligence algorithms are able to learn in real time from data collected on the patient to identify changes in the patient that could signal asymptomatic cancer. METHODS: We discuss the parametric empirical Bayes (PEB) algorithm for a single biomarker and a Bayesian screening algorithm for multiple biomarkers. RESULTS: We provide tools to implement these algorithms and discuss their clinical utility for the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The PEB algorithm is a robust, easily implemented algorithm for defining patient specific thresholds that can improve the patient-level sensitivity of a biomarker in many settings, including HCC. The fully Bayesian algorithm, while more complex, can accommodate multiple biomarkers and further improve the clinical utility of the algorithms. CONCLUSIONS: These algorithms could be used in many clinical settings and we aim to guide the reader on how these algorithms may improve the detection performance of their biomarkers.
Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Using Natural Language Processing of Referential Communication Task Transcripts
Authors: Liu Ziming , Paek Eun Jin , Yoon Si On , Casenhiser Devin , Zhou Wenjun , Zhao Xiaopeng
Published: February 2022

Background: People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) often demonstrate difficulties in discourse production. Referential communication tasks (RCTs) are used to examine a speaker’s capability to select and verbally code the characteristics of an object in interactive conversation. Objective: In this study, we used contextualized word representations from Natural language processing (NLP) to evaluate how well RCTs are able to distinguish between people with AD and cognitively healthy older adults. Methods: We adapted machine learning techniques to analyze manually transcribed speech transcripts in an RCT from 28 older adults, including 12 with AD and 16 cognitively healthy older adults. Two approaches were applied to classify these speech transcript samples: 1) using clinically relevant linguistic features, 2) using machine learned representations derived by a state-of-art pretrained NLP transfer learning model, Bidirectional Encoder Representation from Transformer (BERT) based classification model. Results: The results demonstrated the superior performance of AD detection using a designed transfer learning NLP algorithm. Moreover, the analysis showed that transcripts of a single image yielded high accuracies in AD detection. Conclusion: The results indicated that RCT may be useful as a diagnostic tool for AD, and that the task can be simplified to a subset of images without significant sacrifice to diagnostic accuracy, which can make RCT an easier and more practical tool for AD diagnosis. The results also demonstrate the potential of RCT as a tool to better understand cognitive deficits from the perspective of discourse production in people with AD.
Resting-State Electroencephalography and P300 Evidence: Age-Related Vestibular Loss as a Risk Factor Contributes to Cognitive Decline
Authors: Wang Ying , Huang Xuan , Feng Yueting , Luo Qiong , He Yemeng , Guo Qihao , Feng Yanmei , Wang Hui , Yin Shankai
Published: February 2022

Background: In recent years, there have been several meaningful advances in the understanding of the cognitive effects of vestibular loss. However, there has not yet been an investigation exploring the early biomarkers of preclinical cognitive decline in individuals with age-related vestibular loss. Objective: We aim to explore the “early biomarkers” of preclinical cognitive decline based on altered cortical activity (resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) and P300) with a multichannel EEG system in individuals with age-related vestibular loss. Method: This is a case-control study. A total of 21 patients with age-related vestibular loss (66.50±5.79 years, 13 [62% ] females), 19 patients with cognitive decline (68.42±5.82 years, 13 [68% ] females), and 21 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were recruited. All participants underwent a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests, audio-vestibular evaluations, resting-state EEG and P300 recordings. Results: Significant visuo-spatial, executive, and attention hypofunction were observed in the age-related vestibular group, reflected by decreased subscale scores. Reduced gamma functional connectivity between the right cuneus (Brodmann area 19, BA19) and the left superior parietal gyrus (BA7) was observed in both the age-related vestibular group and the cognitive impairment group. Smaller P300 amplitudes were observed in the age-related vestibular group (1.43±3.69μV) and cognitive impairment group (1.15±4.24μV) than in the healthy control group (3.97±2.38μV). Conclusion: Decreased P300 amplitude and functional connectivity between the right BA19 and the left BA7 were “early biomarkers” observed in individuals with age-related vestibular loss; these biomarkers may contribute to visuospatial, executive, and attention hypofunction.
Predicting Symptom Onset in Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease: “How Long Do I Have?”
Authors: Schindler Suzanne E.
Published: February 2022

Predicting not just if but when cognitively normal individuals will develop the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia seems increasingly feasible, as evidenced by converging findings from several approaches and cohorts. These estimates may improve the efficiency of clinical trials by better identifying cognitively normal individuals at high risk of developing AD symptoms. As models are refined, the implications of disclosing estimates of the age of AD symptom onset must be examined, since telling a cognitively normal individual the age they are expected to develop AD symptoms may have different implications than disclosing increased risk for AD dementia.
Prediction of transformer full-domain temperature based on fluid network decoupling
Authors: Teng Yue , Ai Mengmeng , Shan Yi , Xu Yongming , Qi Yulin
Published: February 2022

In this paper, a large oil-immersed self-cooling power transformer with a capacity of 180 MVA and a voltage grade of 220 kV is taken as the research object, and the global fluid network model of the transformer is established according to the oil circuit structure of the transformer and the circulation path of the cooling medium. Based on the decoupling method of fluid network, a three-dimensional finite element calculation model of local fluid field and temperature field is established at the decoupled location. Finally, the hot spot temperature of the winding appears at the 5th layer of the high-voltage winding, which is 89.2 °C, and the lowest temperature appears at the bottom of the low-voltage winding, which is 55.1 °C. The top oil temperature is 69.2 °C, and the bottom oil temperature is 47.6 °C. The temperature experiment of the prototype shows that the relative error of the calculation result of the hot spot temperature of the high voltage winding is 4.45%, the relative error of the calculation result of the hot spot temperature of the medium voltage winding is 4.43%, and the relative error of the calculation result of the hot spot temperature of the low voltage winding is 3.58%. It proves the accuracy of the global fluid network decoupling method to calculate the global temperature of the transformer, which provides a reference for the prediction of the global temperature of the transformer.
Agriculture Drought Management in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Sivakumar K. , Prabakaran K. , Saravanan P.K. , Muthusamy S. , Kongeswaran T. , Muruganantham A. , Gnanachandrasamy G.
Published: February 2022

Drought is one of the recurring features of Indian agriculture, especially in the rain fed areas. It affects not only the national food security but also causes miseries to human life and live stock. The study area, i.e., Ramanathapuram district of Tamilnadu, India (Latitude 9°40′and Longitude 78°70′) has been affected consecutively for the last three years from 2015 to 2018 by drought, due to the failure of rainfall of northeast and southwest monsoons. So, the economic status of the area has declined due to the drought and the people from this district have migrated to other districts to improve their socio-economic status. This district has seven taluks, eleven blocks and four hundred villages. Major physiography units of the district are vast coastal plain, adjacent alluvial plain and a small area of buried pediments. The predominant geological formations are recent alluvium, and laterite followed by mio-pliocene Cuddalore Sandstone, upper cretaceous calcareous sandstone and proterozoic basement rocks. The total thickness of sedimentary rocks may be upto 3000 metre. The shallow aquifer in the district is severely affected by sea water intrusion and the inland salinity of marine sedimentary formations. Since the shallow aquifer is saline, paddy cultivation practices are generally being done through rain fed lake irrigation. According to the Central Ground Water Board report, the deeper groundwater aquifer in this district would give a continuous supply of freshwater. In order to develop agriculture activities and avoid drought management, the following steps are to be undertaken immediately. 1. River linking scheme of westerly debouching, i.e., Western Ghat Rivers in the Arabian Sea with the ephemeral rivers of the study area such as Vaigai, Gundar and Kottakkarai Rivers to improve the recharge of groundwater and prevent sea water intrusion. 2. Delineation of the depth of deeper fresh water in Tertiary and Cretaceous aquifer by sub-surface mapping study through 2D resistivity imaging depth profile study and borehole data. 3. Augmentation of engineering structures in the coastal area will prevent sea water intrusion in the shallow aquifer. 4. To improve the socio-economic status of the farmer and for drought management, a crop insurance scheme should be implemented for farmers. 5. Providing long term loans with subsidy facilities should be implemented for the construction of bore holes to improve crop production by getting fresh water from a deeper aquifer. 6. The study area is located nearer to the sea, so the large scale desalination plant system should be implemented by government organisation to get fresh water for improving agriculture practices.
Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Psychosis Associated with Parkinson’s Disease (1991–2010)
Authors: Stang Cole D. , Mullan Aidan F. , Camerucci Emanuele , Hajeb Mania , Turcano Pierpaolo , Martin Peter , Mielke Michelle M. , Josephs Keith A. , Splett Matthew , Abler Victor , Boeve Bradley F. , Bower James H. , Savica Rodolfo
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD)-associated psychosis is a well-known non-motor complication, occurring years after diagnosis of PD. Incidence data vary across different studies highlighting a need for long-term observation and clinical definition. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of psychosis in patients with PD and to investigate their survival in an incident cohort study from 1991–2010 in Olmsted County, MN. METHODS: We used the Rochester Epidemiology Project to define an incident-cohort study of parkinsonism (1991–2010) in Olmsted County, MN. A movement-disorder specialist reviewed the electronic medical records and applied diagnosis criteria to PD. Psychosis was diagnosed using of NINDS/NIMH unified criteria. RESULTS: We identified 669 cases of parkinsonism; 297 patients were clinically diagnosed with PD. 114/297 (38.4%) patients had evidence of psychosis (60% male); the median onset age of psychosis was 79.4 years. The incidence of Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) was 4.28/100 person-years. PDP patients had a 71% increased risk of death compared to PD patients. In PD patients without psychosis, men had 73.4% increased risk of death compared to women, whereas no significant sex difference was observed among PDP men vs. women. Of 114 patients diagnosed with psychosis, 59 were treated with antipsychotics. There was no significant difference in survival between treated and untreated patients. CONCLUSION: PDP increased the odds of death compared to PD patients. Men with PD without psychosis had greater odds of death compared to women; however, in PD with psychosis the odds of death were comparable among sexes. Lastly, treatment with anti-psychotics did not significantly affect survival.
Effects of work experiences on the post-school employment outcomes of youth with disabilities: A study of one state vocational rehabilitation agency’s transition program
Authors: Osmani Kimberly J. , DeBacker Teresa K. , Crowson Howard M. , Williams-Diehm Kendra L.
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services provided eight years’ worth of de-identified data on transition-aged clients to be examined in this study. OBJECTIVE: This study presents information on the predictive impact of work experiences, age at time of application for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, and priority group category of eligibility on successful VR case closure (i.e., achievement of competitive integrated employment). METHODS: Using logistic regression, the extant data were analyzed (consisting of 8,966 participants). RESULTS: Results indicated age, priority group category, gender and racial identification were each statistically significant predictors of achieving a successful VR case closure. Work experience as a predictor was not found to predict outcomes. Among work experiences, Project SEARCH was the only work experience to significantly predict successful employment outcomes. Individuals achieving higher rates of competitive integrated employment tended to be in the less severe priority category of eligibility, older, and those who identified as male and who identified as White. CONCLUSIONS: Findings inform special education and VR in considering the possible factors behind the results, examining data further, and potentially changing existing programs, policies, and practices or creating new ones to increase the employment outcomes of transition age clients.
Rigorous assessment of data mining algorithms in gestational diabetes mellitus prediction
Authors: Reddy Shiva Shankar , Sethi Nilambar , Rajender R.
Published: February 2022

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the type of diabetes that affects pregnant women due to high blood sugar levels. The women with gestational diabetes have a chance of miscarriage during pregnancy and having chance of developing type-2 diabetes in the future. It is a general practice to take proper diabetes test like OGTT to detect GDM. This test is to be done during 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy. In addition, the use of machine learning could be exploited for predicting gestational diabetes. The main goal of this work is to propose optimal ML algorithms for effective prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus and there by avoid it’s side effects and future complications. In this work different machine algorithms are planned to be compared for their performance in predicting GDM. Before analysing the algorithms they are implemented using 10 fold cross validation technique to obtain better performance. The algorithms implemented are Linear Discriminant Analysis, Mixture Discriminant Analysis, Quadratic Discriminant Analysis, Flexible Discriminant Analysis, Regularized Discriminant Analysis and Feed Forward Neural Networks. These algorithms are compared depending on performance measures accuracy, kappa statistic, sensitivity, specificity, precision and F-measure. Then feed forward neural networks and Flexible Discriminant Analysis are obtained as optimal in this work.
Physical therapy interventions in an inpatient rehabilitation setting for functional neurological disorder: A case series
Authors: Geary Caitlin
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND: Patients with functional neurological disorder (FND) experience a variety of symptoms that affect their functional mobility and quality of life. Physical therapy can help promote normal movement patterns and restore independence. Although consensus recommendations have been published, choosing specific interventions can be a challenge due to the heterogeneity of symptom presentation. OBJECTIVE: This case series aims to detail specific interventions for three patients with FND who were admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Boston, MA, USA. CASE REPORT: Each presented with gait disturbances as his or her primary symptom and received physical therapy at least five times per week during the inpatient stay, as well as treatment from a multidisciplinary team. CONCLUSION: As emerging literature continues and the diagnosis is more widely accepted, specific symptom interventions may become more generalized and lead to better outcomes with this patient population.
Individual land rights: Filling data gaps with the 50x2030 Initiative
Authors: Brunelli Chiara , Gourlay Sydney
Published: February 2022

Land rights of individuals, and women in particular, are believed to have a direct effect on numerous aspects of development, including shock resilience, technology adoption, access to credit, and empowerment, among others. This paper highlights the work of the 50x2030 Initiative in promoting sex-disaggregated data on land rights, specifically through the measurement of individual land tenure rights in the context of SDG Indicator 5.a.1 and the land rights encompassed therein. The 50x2030 Initiative aims to support partner countries in collecting the data necessary for SDG 5.a.1, the “(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex” and “(b) Share of women among owners or rights bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure”, by (i) incorporating a questionnaire module that was developed by FAO, the World Bank, and UN-Habitat to measure the two SDG indicators on individual land tenure rights (SDG 5.a.1 and 1.4.2) into its survey tools, (ii) providing support to partner countries in the adaptation and implementation of this instrument, and (iii) conducting methodological validation around the measurement of individual land rights, all with the aim of supporting high-quality, individual-level land tenure data at scale.
Facilitating data use for decisionmaking: 50x2030’s approach
Authors: Winters Paul , Hogue Emily , Steiner Michael , Keramati Chista , Rokhideh Maryam , Eissler Sarah
Published: February 2022

Data are a critical input into policy and can help central actors make informed and evidence-based decisions. Yet, data within a country are not always presented and analyzed in a manner that facilitate their use. Analysis of data use rarely moves beyond a supply and demand framework and fails to recognize that the data ecosystem within a given country is complex and includes a host of actors. Recognizing this complexity, the 50x2030 Data Initiative is exploring a new approach to understanding and facilitating data use. This paper provides an overview of the methodological approach to understanding data use. It examines early country experiences with the approach in order to ultimately help countries reach the end goal of data-driven decisionmaking in agriculture and rural development. Focusing on results from Cambodia, Uganda, and Georgia, the paper presents lessons on the methodological approach as well as findings on the constraints that are most hindering data use in the examined countries.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF SIMULATION OF PROCESSES OF POPULATION MOVEMENT TO GRAVITY CENTERS ACCORDING TO FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL
Authors: Demin Nicolay , Vyatkin Konstantin
Published: February 2022

The process of ensuring the development of territories is multifunctional and has a systemic nature. The concept of development defines such transformations of the system, which are associated with changes in its quantitative and qualitative characteristics through the implementation of structural transformations. Traditionally, the development of resettlement systems is a multifactorial system that is influenced by a number of external and internal factors. The complication of the functioning of urban systems is, first of all, under the influence of population growth due to the expansion of the economic potential of the territory. Analyzing the multifunctionality of urban systems, it is advisable to offer a model of spatial and organizational elements that in interaction and synergistic development ensure the effective functioning of the territory. The model of urban planning system should be considered in terms of analysis of the following blocks of elements: economic, social, environmental and spatial. This model represents the elements of the urban system. Analyzing the systems of population resettlement and spatial planning, it is worth noting that meeting the needs of the population and the processes of socio-economic development of territories is determined by outlining the areas of influence of individual centers that perform a number of economic, social, environmental and spatial functions. The limits of influence of such centers are determined by a set of socio-economic ties and depend on the scale of the center of influence of its economic development and the degree of urbanization. According to the analysis, the article identifies trends in the development of the regions of Ukraine. The analysis is carried out and the complex of priorities of development of the basic centers of gravity for each region is formed, according to which the cartographic projection of processes of movement of the population to the basic centers of gravity within the territory of Ukraine is developed.
DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN PLANNING SYSTEMS: ESSENCE AND FEATURES
Authors: Vishnevsky Denis
Published: February 2022

The article is devoted to some aspects of the development of urban planning systems. In particular, the domestic peculiarities of the development of territories are determined, the international experience of the development of urban planning systems is accumulated and analyzed. In practice, the national urban planning system does not have clear priorities that would be formulated in accordance with the needs of the population and state interests. Accordingly, it cannot be said that the state, through the implementation of management functions, provides strategic reforms in the urban planning system, which determines the need for transformation in accordance with the general planning standards of the European Union. Today, the processes of urbanization continue to develop actively. Territorial management determines the purposefulness of the functions of urban planning systems. An important task of the development of urban planning is to find ways to effectively organize the urban space in accordance with the socio-economic and cultural needs of a growing population. In this context, the article analyzes the issues of theoretical justification of general planning, defines the role of general planning in the system of urban development, analyzes the priorities, trends and prospects for the development of general planning. The national system of urban planning is characterized by the crisis of the model of urban planning management, in particular, it is chaotic. This article is devoted to finding ways to solve these problems.
Analisis Rasio Keuangan Terhadap Profitabilitas Perusahaan Sub Sektor Farmasi Di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Astutik Dinda Krisna Sri Puji , Suwaidi Rahman Amrullah
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk melihat pengaruh dari rasio-rasio keuangan (Likuiditas, Aktivitas dan Solvabilitas) terhadap Profitabilitas pada perusahaan sub sektor farmasi yang tercatat di Bursa efek Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif. Sampel dalam penelitian sebanyak 10 perusahaan. Penelitian yang menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda dan analisis asumsi klasik, uji hipotesis menggunakan uji statistik uji t, uji F dan koefisien determinasi dengan menggunakan bantuan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial rasio Likuiditas dan Solvabilitas memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Profitabilitas sedangkan rasio Aktivitas tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Profitabilitas.Uji koefesien determinasi menunjukkan nilai R square sebesar 52, Kata Kunci: Likuiditas; Aktivitas; Solvabilitas; Profitabilitas
Pentingnya Membangun Loyalitas Konsumen Melalui Kualitas Pelayanan dan Kepercayaan : Survey Tentang Pelayanan dan Loyalitas Pada Perusahaan Jasa
Authors: Firmansyah Deri , Setiawan Teddy , Susetyo Dwinanto Priyo
Published: February 2022

Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji dan memverifikasi pentingnya upaya membangun loyalitas konsumen melalui kualitas pelayanan dan meningkatkan kepercayaan konsumen. Sampel yang digunakan 86 orang konsumen, diperoleh berdasarkan teknik non probability sampling dengan menggunakan pendekatan rumus Slovin. Sumber data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang diperoleh melalui penyebaran kuesioner yang didistribusikan langsung kepada responden. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah uji instrumen dan uji asumsi klasik, untuk kemudian dilakukan analisis uji korelasi dan analisis regresi linear berganda analisis koefisien determinasi (R2) dan analisis statistik dengan menggunakan uji t dan uji F. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa loyalitas konsumen pada PT. Nuansa Ilham Prima Sukabumi dapat dikontruksi, dibangun dan dipengaruhi oleh ketapatan pelayanan yang diberikan sehingga mampu menumbuhkan keyakinan dan kepercayaan konsumen, serta menunjukkan begitu penting dilakukan oleh perusahaan dengan meningkatkan kulitas pelayanan untuk menunjukan kemampuan pelayanan dalam memenuhi keinginan, kebutuhan dan harapan konsumen hingga mampu memberikan nilai kepuasan dan persepsi yang positif tentang perusahaan dengan segala produk dan layanan yang ditwarkannya yang berimplikasi tumbuhnya keyakinan yang kuat membuat konsumen percaya tentang proses dan kinerja dari layanan perusahaan. Kata Kunci: Persepsi Konsumen; Kualitas Pelayanan; Kepercayaan; Loyalitas Konsumen
Analisa Peningkatan Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen Dengan Metode Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) dan Potential Gain In Customer Value (PGCV) (Studi Pada Burger Garage Pandaan)
Authors: Maulana Dimas , Sulistyawati Lisa
Published: February 2022

Kepuasan konsumen sangat penting bagi sebuah bisnis, karena dapat menciptakan komitmen dan loyalitas terhadap suatu produk. Konsumen akan membeli secara berulang, karena sudah tercipta kepercayaan dan pelayanan yang baik. Kualitas pelayanan yang baik akan meningkatkan mutu dari suatu perusahaan di mata konsumen. Apabila kualitas yang diberikan sudah sesuai dengan keinginan dan harapan pelanggan maka hal ini akan menambah tingkat kepuasan pelanggan terhadap suatu produk. Analisis kualitas pelayanan ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan dua metode yaitu metode Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) dan Potential Gain in Costumer Value (PGCV). Terdapat lima dimensi dalam kualitas pelayanan yang dianalisis meliputi Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy, dan Tangible. Dari dua puluh atribut yang ditanyakan kepada konsumen Burger Garage Pandaan, terdapat dua atribut yang membutuhkan perhatian lebih, sehingga menjadi prioritas perbaikan. Atribut pertama yaitu area parkir yang luas dan mudah, sedangkan atribut yang kedua yaitu ketepatan waktu pesanan tiba. Keywords:  Kualitas Pelayanan; Kepuasan Konsumen; Importance Performances Analysis; Potential Gain In Customer Value
Identifikasi Kedisiplinan dan Pengalaman Kerja: Bagaimana Dampaknya Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai
Authors: Pranajaya Eka , Setiawan Teddy , Firmansyah Deri , Susetyo Dwinanto Priyo
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi nilai kedisiplinan dan pengalaman kerja serta untuk mengetahui dampaknya terhadap kinerja guru. Pendekatan rancangan penelitian menggunakan metode campuran (mixed methods research design) dengan desain the exploratory sequential. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sama dengan jumlah yang ada pada populasi sebanyak 38 orang guru dengan menggunakan teknik sampling total atau sensus. Sumber data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang diperoleh melalui tahap identifikasi dimulai dengan melakukan observasi dan wawancara kemudian memberikan angket penelitian guna mendapatkan data kuantitatif. Metode analisis secara kuantitaitf digunakan model analisis regresi linear berganda dan analisis koefisien determinasi (R2). Hasil identifikasi menujukkan bahwa penegakkan nilai kedisiplinan secara pasti telah dilakukan secara preventif dan pendekatan korektif dan adanya pengalaman kerja dapat meningkatkan pemahaman akan tugas dan tanggung jawabnya yang harus dilaksanakan para guru secara maksimal. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa kedisiplinan dan pengalaman kerja secara serempak berdampak positif terhadap perubahan kinerja guru pada SMK Plus Al Farhan Sukabumi. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa dibandingkan dengan pengalaman kerja, kedisiplinan memiliki peranan lebih besar dalam memberikan dampak terhadap perubahan baik buruknya kinerja guru. Kata Kunci: Kedisiplinan; Pengalaman Kerja; Kinerja Guru