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Local Communities and Sport Activities Expenditures and Image: Residents’ Role in Sustainable Tourism and Recreation
Authors: Perna Fernando , Custódio Maria João , Oliveira Vanessa
Published: December 2019

The practice of sports by resident communities is a tool for healthy lifestyles, inclusive growth and the promotion of sustainable cities. Nevertheless, the relationship between sport, tourism and recreation still remain an under researched theme. Focusing on the economic pillar of sustainability, this study intends to quantify and analyse the economic costs incurred by families in formal and informal sport practices, as well as the contribution of these activities and related events to the territory’s image projection and attractiveness, by overlapping resident’s and visitor’s perception of sports in the destination. Applied to the municipality of Guimarães (Portugal), this analysis of the sports consumer’s behaviour contributes to filling the gap of knowledge resulting from the studies that, as a rule, exclusively evaluate the investments (supply) and/or the expenses (demand) of events and not the regular practice of sport. A total of 179 questionnaires were applied to residents throughout 2017, through the self-administrate questionnaire method. Findings reveal that residents see sports as one of the factors contributing to the identity of the municipality, underlying motivations for participation as the search for happiness, health, wellbeing, and fun. Expenditures generate multiplier effects in the local economy, allowing to compare growth scenarios. This analysis is a scientific instrument to support territorial innovation and the decision at the local level of public policies for sustainable development, in agreement with objective eight of sustainability defined by the United Nations.
Service connections of the Katowice conurbation cities
Authors: Kłosowski Franciszek
Published: December 2019

The study attempts to determine the service connections of the cities of the Katowice conurbation. The analysis was based on surveys conducted among 845 residents representing all cities in the conurbation, who were asked about using services in other cities. The collected material allowed the author to state that the practice of using services outside their place of residence, in other cities, is quite common, as 63% of respondents do so. The cities of the conurbation have a different impact on other centres, which allowed us to determine the service hierarchy of the conurbation cities. In all but one city, the inhabitants most often indicated that they used services located in Katowice, thus as the only city used this has an impact covering the entire Katowice conurbation. Seven other cities (Bytom, Chorzów, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Sosnowiec, Tychy and Zabrze) demonstrate sub-conurbation influences, which are mainly limited to neighbouring cities. The impact of cities within a mini-conurbation (4 cities) and a micro-conurbation (5 cities) were also identified. These have a limited impact on neighbouring centres, but, only in selected service areas. The collected information indicates that the inhabitants of the conurbation most often go to another city for commercial and cultural purposes and in connection with practising sports and recreation.
How blameless are hospitals in climate change? An example of a province in Turkey
Authors: Aslan Manar , Yıldız Ayşe
Published: December 2019

Starting from the 1970s, the discussion about the negative effects of human activity on the world has accelerated and with a increasingly raised voice and it has been noted that the natural balance of our world was being altered. The World Health Organization has focused its policies and directives on strategies aimed on dealing with climate change (and its impact on human health), and diseases related to air pollution and implementing health-related sustainable development goals in climate friendly-hospitals. Hospitals exist to treat patients, but they also pollute the environment because hospitals consume a lot of energy and water and produce hazardous waste. These organizations need to work hard to improve their carbon footprints. The study investigated practices at 21 public hospitals in Konya, Turkey. Results show that domestic waste was on average 54.83 tons per year, medical waste was 33.59 tons per year and packing waste was 24.36 tons per year. It was determined that medical waste disposal costs on average of €26,800 per annum, and the amount of medical waste per bed was 1.15 kilograms per annum. According to 2014 medical waste data the average medical waste per bed of these hospitals in Konya province is less than the average in Turkish public hospitals, in which it is 1.18 kilograms per bed. The hospitals in our study were found to be especially inadequate at water management and did not pay much attention to green practices.
Language Learning in the Third Age
Authors: Bosisio Nicole
Published: December 2019

This paper discusses the importance of foreign language learning as a means of maintaining healthy cognitive, psychological and social functioning in elderly people. It argues that a complex cognitive activity involving multiple skills and stimulating extensive neural networks can greatly contribute to contrast the inception of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. Because of age-related physical and mental limitations, and because old learners find it hard to abandon tried-and-tested methodologies and attitudes, it is, however, crucial that teachers and educators try to meet the older adult’s needs by customising teaching procedures and learning environment to their requirements and expectations. Rather than introducing a great amount of new information and learning techniques, it may be much more fruitful to encourage the older adult to retrieve and rely on previously acquired knowledge and consolidated learning strategies. The adoption of computer-assisted language learning, however, may be helpful and motivating for older learners, provided technological demands are kept to a minimum.
ICT, Senior universities and digital security
Authors: Jacob Luis , Pocinho Ricardo
Published: December 2019

The Senior Universities (US) in Portugal are socio-educational organisations, of non-formal education, officially recognised by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº 76/2016. According to the National Network of Senior Universities (RUTIS), there were 330 US in Portugal with a total of 45,000 senior students in 2019.

Since the beginning of the US, computer education has been one of the most sought after topics for seniors. In 2018, 62% of students attended a course related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This teaching has gone through three phases in the US that we will present.

In the study carried out by the author to 1,016 senior students from all over the country, it was possible to conclude that the frequency of the US contributed a great deal to diminish digital illiteracy and that it is in the older and less literate public that these contributors are more visible. It was also possible to realise that most US students have smartphones and laptops and understand the evolution that the use of computers has had in the US.
Coping and Resilience in Life-Long Learning and Ageing: new challenges
Authors: Spulber Diana
Published: December 2019

The society is becoming increasingly cosmopolitan as a consequence of driving wave of globalisation. Today we are living in a society with rapid dynamic changes and technologic it can be called the IT era. The one most used paradigm is “knowledge society”. The academic world uses this term for analysing the socio-economic transformation toward so-called post-industrial society. It is also used by politics world when the discourses are about the normative vision that the state, governs should aspire to fulfil or when the economic situation and the link with Universities take into consideration. Often the knowledge society is used in relationship with the economy of innovation or information society or technologic society metaphors that are used for to indicate that the labour market is in rapid change and technological competences are required.

The demographic situation is also in rapid evolution: according to UNFPA data in 2019 we are around 7,715 million habitants with 26% of the population aged 0-14, 65% of people aged 15-65 and 9% of people aged more than 65 years. The demographic trends are to have more aged people and less young people. This trend is a new and powerful challenge for society. If we consider that adult percentage of the population is the biggest one and that LLL is seen as a concept that complete the gaps of the formal learning, we can confirm that LLL is a new reply to dynamic exchanges in the society and in the globalised economy.

The article purpose is to analyse the different concepts of LLL and its link with ageing. The main focus will be on how LLL can improve the quality of ageing. The used methodology is a review of relevant intervention studies and Political Documents for examining the effectiveness of interventions and how the elder's literacy can be a value for society.
Predicted real solubility (– log x2) and the level of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLBRequ.) of phytochemicals contained in extracts isolated from linden inflorescence (Tiliae flos) with solvents of diversified polarity (εM)
Authors: Marczyński Zbigniew , Zgoda Marian Mikołaj , Stańczak Andrzej , Nowak Sławomira , Jambor Jerzy , Skibska Beata
Published: December 2019

Introduction: The broad spectrum of pharmacological properties of linden inflorescence extracts results from polarity and the level of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of solvents (medium) used to separate compatible phytochemical structures with the expected pharmacotherapeutic profile.

Objective: The use of the general Hildebrand-Scatchard-Fedors theory of solubility to calculate the predicted solubility of classes of phytochemicals contained in linden inflorescences (Tiliae flos) and the indication of those structures which, due to their high solubility in the medium, are responsible for the profile of pharmacological activity.

Material and methods: The Hildebrand, Scatchard equation, supported with computational technique proposed by Fedors, allows calculation of the solubility parameters of the extraction medium. Despite application reservations, it is a fundamental tool for estimating the predictable solubility of phytochemicals in real solution.

Results: The structure of phytochemicals isolated from linden inflorescences (Tiliae flos) owing to the use of solvents of significantly diversified polarity (–dielectric constant – εM) was the basis for calculating the molar evaporation energy – ΣΔEi (cal/mol) and molar volume – ΣΔVi (cm3/mol) by Fedors method, which are fundamental quantities necessary to estimate the solubility parameter – δ1/2 and required solubility level of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance – HLBRequ.

Conclusions: Results of the presented research indicate that basing on the parameters characterizing the structure of phytochemicals and the calculated ideal (–logxi
2) and predicted real (– log x2) solubility, it is possible – using the general Hildebrand-Scatchard-Fedors theory of solubility – to choose selectively the cascade of extraction media in order to distinguish in the plant material chemical and structural individuals of different polarity.
Fundamental regulations concerning novel food products and food for special medical purposes with plant ingredients
Authors: Baraniak Justyna , Kania-Dobrowolska Małgorzata
Published: December 2019

A lot of products from food category specified in Regulation No. 609/2013 may contain herbal substances or their preparations. Definitions of food for infants and toddlers, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control are now clearly regulated by UE food legislation. The concept and definition of foodstuffs for particular nutritional published in Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 6 May 2009 do not apply. On 22 February 2019, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 complementary to Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013, regarding specific compositional and information requirements for food of special medical purposes was applied. Novel foods and novel food ingredients are foods which have not been used for human consumption in UE to a significant degree before 15 May 1997.
A Strong and Efficient Baseline for Vehicle Re-Identification Using Deep Triplet Embedding
Authors: Kumar Ratnesh , Weill Edwin , Aghdasi Farzin , Sriram Parthasarathy
Published: December 2019

In this paper we tackle the problem of vehicle re-identification in a camera network utilizing triplet embeddings. Re-identification is the problem of matching appearances of objects across different cameras. With the proliferation of surveillance cameras enabling smart and safer cities, there is an ever-increasing need to re-identify vehicles across cameras. Typical challenges arising in smart city scenarios include variations of viewpoints, illumination and self occlusions. Most successful approaches for re-identification involve (deep) learning an embedding space such that the vehicles of same identities are projected closer to one another, compared to the vehicles representing different identities. Popular loss functions for learning an embedding (space) include contrastive or triplet loss. In this paper we provide an extensive evaluation of triplet loss applied to vehicle re-identification and demonstrate that using the recently proposed sampling approaches for mining informative data points outperform most of the existing state-of-the-art approaches for vehicle re-identification. Compared to most existing state-of-the-art approaches, our approach is simpler and more straightforward for training utilizing only identity-level annotations, along with one of the smallest published embedding dimensions for efficient inference. Furthermore in this work we introduce a formal evaluation of a triplet sampling variant (batch sample) into the re-identification literature. In addition to the conference version [24], this submission adds extensive experiments on new released datasets, cross domain evaluations and ablation studies.
Rough Support Vector Machine for Classification with Interval and Incomplete Data
Authors: Nowicki Robert K. , Grzanek Konrad , Hayashi Yoichi
Published: December 2019

The paper presents the idea of connecting the concepts of the Vapnik’s support vector machine with Pawlak’s rough sets in one classification scheme. The hybrid system will be applied to classifying data in the form of intervals and with missing values [1]. Both situations will be treated as a cause of dividing input space into equivalence classes. Then, the SVM procedure will lead to a classification of input data into rough sets of the desired classes, i.e. to their positive, boundary or negative regions. Such a form of answer is also called a three–way decision. The proposed solution will be tested using several popular benchmarks.
The Significance of Death-Scene Investigation in Determining Cause and Circumstances of Medico-Legal Death
Authors: Crișan Corina
Published: December 2019

The article presents two cases of the Arad Medico-Legal Department illustrating just a part of the role of the forensic pathologist at the death scene but there are sufficient to fully justify the importance of this investigation as no example can comprise the complexity of problems and the particularity of each case, nor a statistic can be made. Both cases were found dead at home and forensically autopsied, but the two of them were distinct in terms of forensic pathologist's request death scene participation. In the first case, the autopsy did not find traumatic lesions, but revealed that the death was due to massive hemoptysis caused by cavernous tuberculosis with subsequent exsanguination, microscopically confirmed. The death was nonviolent. In the second case, the autopsy revealed findings of mechanical asphyxia due to neck compression, both macroscopically and microscopically. The death was violent. In both cases the forensic expert participation is required at the death-scene.

In the first case it allowed the correct interpretation of the traces of blood found on site, and in the second case, an onsite research would have properly helped for restoring the death‟s occurrence.

The scene investigation and autopsy provide, together, the basis for an accurate determination of cause and circumstances of death.
Test of a Hybrid Method of Sampling the LGBT Population: Web Respondent Driven Sampling with Seeds from a Probability Sample
Authors: Michaels Stuart , Pineau Vicki , Reimer Becky , Ganesh Nadarajasundaram , Dennis J. Michael
Published: December 2019

This article presents the results of a pilot feasibility study comparing two alternative recruitment approaches based on Respondent Driven Sampling using initial seeds selected from a US nationally representative panel, AmeriSpeak, to augment the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) respondents to a short web survey on smoking, discrimination, and health. In the nomination condition after completing the survey both LGBT and non-LGBT seeds were invited to share the names and email address of up to four LGBT persons they knew. In the recruitment condition, seeds were given four unique PINs and links to the survey to distribute to LGBT persons. Both conditions were successful in producing new LGBT respondents. The recruitment condition was much more productive. LGBT seeds (and their recruits) were much connected to and willing to contact other LGBT people they knew to participate in a survey. Comparisons of characteristics and responses from the initial samples and the LGBT referrals as well as comparisons to LGB samples from a large national survey are presented. Results demonstrate the promise of this hybrid technique for increasing the number of LGBT respondents through referrals from an initial probability based sample.
Asking about Sexual Identity on the National Health Interview Survey: Does Mode Matter?
Authors: Dahlhamer James M. , Galinsky Adena M. , Joestl Sarah S.
Published: December 2019

Privacy, achieved through self-administered modes of interviewing, has long been assumed to be a necessary prerequisite for obtaining unbiased responses to sexual identity questions due to their potentially sensitive nature. This study uses data collected as part of a split-ballot field test embedded in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to examine the association between survey mode (computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) versus audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI)) and sexual minority identity reporting. Bivariate and multivariate quantitative analyses tested for differences in sexual minority identity reporting and non-response by survey mode, as well as for moderation of such differences by sociodemographic characteristics and interviewing environment. No significant main effects of interview mode on sexual minority identity reporting or nonresponse were found. Two significant mode effects emerged in subgroup analyses of sexual minority status out of 35 comparisons, and one significant mode effect emerged in subgroup analyses of item nonresponse. We conclude that asking the NHIS sexual identity question using CAPI does not result in estimates that differ systematically and meaningfully from those produced using ACASI.
The ice regime of Lake Ostrzyckie (Kashubian Lakeland, northern Poland)
Authors: Barańczuk Katarzyna , Barańczuk Jacek
Published: December 2019

The article presents the ice phenology of Lake Ostrzyckie, which is a water body covering an area of 308 ha located in the central part of the Kashubian Lakeland, northern Poland. The analysis presented in the article is based on data from daily ice phenomena monitoring for the period of 1971–2010. Data including forms of lake ice, as well as the thickness of the ice cover were obtained from the Institute of Meteorology and Water. In order to present relations between the ice phenomena and air temperature the meteorological data from the Gdańsk University Limnological Station in Borucino were used. The article presents changes in the duration time of the ice seasons and changes in the ice cover duration time in relation to winter season (November–April) temperatures. The structure of the ice phenomena duration period observed on Lake Ostrzyckie consists of three different stages of ice cover formation. 94% of this time the lake is covered by permanent ice cover, the freezing period takes about 5%, and the break-up takes only 1% of the ice phenomena duration period. In general the ice phenomena in the lake can occur only in the years when the average air temperature in the winter is lower than 5.0°C, whereas the permanent ice cover is created when the average air temperature of the winter season is lower than 4.8°C. The maximum thickness of the ice cover is usually 23 cm, and the average is 14 cm.
Structural characteristic of vanadium(V) oxide/sulfur composite cathode for magnesium battery applications
Authors: Sheha E. , Kamar E.M.
Published: December 2019

Magnesium batteries are regarded as promising candidates for energy storage devices owing to their high volumetric capacity. The practical application is hindered, however, by strong electrostatic interactions between Mg2+ and the host lattice and due to the formation of a passivation layer between anode and electrolyte. V2O5 is a typical intercalation compound with a layered crystal structure ((0 0 1) interlayer spacing ~ 11.53 Å), which can act as a good host for the reversible insertion and extraction of multivalent cations. Herein, we have presented an investigation of the effects of S injection on the structure, electrochemical performance and Mg2+ diffusion in V2O5 cathode materials for Mg-ion batteries. The V2O5/S composite structure was investigated using X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The integrated electrode exhibits an improvement in the electrical and electrochemical properties compared to the V2O5 electrode. The as-prepared V2O5/S composite has an initial discharge capacity of 310 mAh g−1 compared to 160 mAh g−1 for the V2O5 electrode. The V2O5/S composite is a promising cathode material for magnesium-ion battery applications.
Electronic Public Procurement: Process and Cybersecurity Issues
Authors: Issabayeva Symbat , Yesseniyazova Botagoz , Grega Matúš
Published: December 2019

E-public procurement has a great potential to improve public procurement processes. It helps to increase competitiveness, and the use of digital technologies also minimizes transaction costs for business, increases trust and the transparency of decisions made by public customers. The goal of this case study is to analyze the functionalities of the Kazakh e-procurement web portal EPP, to evaluate them in a national and comparative perspective and to propose recommendations with a focus on selected process issues and its cybersecurity in the condition of digital transformation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The analysis of functionalities of EPP from planning to execution of the contract allows it to propose important changes with the potential to increase competitiveness and decrease transaction costs of procurement in the country. The specific focus is on cybersecurity and proposals how to increase it.
Examining the Core Dilemmas Hindering Big Data-related Transformations in Public-Sector Organisations
Authors: Kuoppakangas Päivikki , Kinder Tony , Stenvall Jari , Laitinen Ilpo , Ruuskanen Olli-Pekka , Rannisto Pasi-Heikki
Published: December 2019

This study examines public organisations planning big data-driven transformations in their service provision. Without radical structural change or managerial system changes, leaders face dilemmas: simply bolting on big data makes little difference. This study is based on a qualitative empirical case study using data collected from the cities of Helsinki and Tampere in Finland. The three core dilemma pairs detected and connected to the big data-related organisational changes are: (1) repetitive continuity vs. visionary change, (2) risk-taking vs. security-seeking and (3) technology-based development vs. human-based development. This study suggests that organisational readiness involves not only capabilities; instead, readiness involves absorbing knowledge, making decisions, handling ambiguities, managing dilemmas. Thus, big data-related transformations in public organisations require embracing the world of dilemmas, since selected and cancelled experiments may each have valuable outcomes. The capability to act on intentions is a prerequisite for readiness; however, a preparedness to detect and address dilemmas is central to big data-related transformations. Thus, the ability to make dilemma decisions is a more complicated characteristic of readiness. In conclusion, our data analysis suggests that traditional public organisational and chance management approaches produce unsolved dilemmas in big data-related organisational changes.
Welfare Co-Production: Hungarian and Slovak Reality
Authors: Nemec Juraj , Svidroňová Mária Murray , Kovács Éva
Published: December 2019

For more than 30 years the delivery of local public services has been undergoing change, from a style of delivery dominated by the public sector to a more efficient, more effective mixed system, characterised by variations in ownership and sources of financing. Concepts such as public-private-civil sector mix, partnerships, co-operation, and co-creation have emerged as ways of organising public-services production and delivery. Our case deals with co-production via the involvement of the third sector in welfare services. The goal of this paper is to map the real relations between public bodies and the non-governmental sector in the co-production of welfare services in two newer EU member countries – Hungary and Slovakia. The information obtained suggests that the examples of good practice exist, but at a global level the quality of partnership between the government and the non-governmental sector is problematic. The study also highlights important drivers and barriers determining the quality of collaboration and the results of projects – limited resources (mostly financial) to implement collaborative welfare innovations on both sides seem to be the core barrier.
Arrangements for the Transfer of Social-Services Delivery to Non-Governmental Providers (Regional Practices, Russia)
Authors: Zabolotnaya Galina , Larionov Andrey
Published: December 2019

The study focuses on the Russian practice of institutionalizing non-governmental social-service providers. The paper discusses the arrangements for the transfer of governmental social services under the terms of budget financing to commercial and non-profit organizations. The authors proceed from the fact that although there are uniform institutional conditions for the formation of the non-governmental sector in the field of social services, established by the federal center, most of the rules and procedures which determine the implementation of this process are defined on the level of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation. The paper explores the practices of three regions: Perm, the Republic of Bashkortostan and Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra. These regions are recognized as the leaders in the process of diversification of social services. The analysis made it possible to identify the general and the particular in the regional processes of the transfer of social services to the non-governmental sector.
Calculated neutron energy dependence of the dose-response of large recombination chamber
Authors: Tymińska Katarzyna , Gryziński Michał A. , Maciak Maciej
Published: December 2019

A model of REM-2-type chamber was modeled with MCNPX code to study the dose-response to monoenergetic neutrons in wide energy range from thermal to 20 MeV for various compositions of gas in the chamber. The energy dependence of the total dose absorbed in the filling gas was compared with the energy dependence of ambient absorbed dose D*(10) and with experimental data. The results of the studies will be useful for designing new, improved generation of recombination chambers.
Rationed nursing care – conclusions from focus groups
Authors: Janikova Eva , Plevova Ilona , Jarosova Darja
Published: December 2019

Aim. The focus groups aimed to outline the main areas of missed care and identify how the causes, effects and potential solution proposals are perceived.

Methods. For the initial part of the research, the focus group method was selected. Three focus groups were organized which comprised 25 nurses working in inpatient wards of healthcare facilities in the Moravian-Silesian Region.

Results. Based on the content analysis, four main categories were established: causes and consequences of missed care, missed interventions and suggestions for potential solutions. These were further divided into subcategories. The causes of missed care were related to the nurse’s personality, patient’s personality, healthcare system and management system. Missed interventions were classified into basic nursing care interventions, specialized interventions to be performed by nurses and common activities. The consequences of missed care affect both patients and the staff. The suggestions for potential solution included changes in management and marketing, education of healthcare professionals and patient care.

Conclusions. With respect to care rationing, the quality of care provided must not be compromised to a point where the safety of the staff and patients is at risk. Discussing these issues openly may result in search for other potential solutions that may be implemented in practice.
Return of spontaneous circulation and heart rhythm during the first analysis of the heart electrical activity
Authors: Kowalski Sebastian , Moskal Adrian , Żak-Kowalska Karolina , Goniewicz Mariusz
Published: December 2019

Introduction. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) of a patient with cardiac arrest is the main goal of carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Aim. Evaluation of frequency of return of spontaneous circulation depending on the heart rhythms in the first moment of heart electrical activity.

Material and methods. Analysis of 105 cases of sudden cardiac arrest in out-of-hospital conditions on the premises of Brzozow Emergency Medical Service from September 2016 to the end of February 2018. The data was collected from intervention medical cards and medical rescue procedure cards. Statistical analysis was carried out using STATISTICA software. Statistical significance was assumed to be p<0.05.

Results. Sudden cardiac arrest in the analysed group applied to 62.9% of men. Return of spontaneous circulation was achieved only in 16 out of 105 cases (15.2%) of sudden cardiac arrest. The analysis has indicated that ROSC was successful among 66.67% of patients, who during the first analysis of the rhythm, represented cardiac arrest in VF/pVT, what constituted 75% of all ROSC cases in the analysed group. Comparison between ROSC and rhythm during the first evaluation of the rhythm showed statistical significance (p=0.00). Statistical significance was also shown in the relationship between ROSC and the average age of the patient (p=0.0155).

Conclusions. Sudden cardiac arrest, when diagnosed in the first analysis of the rhythm VF/pVT, has bigger chances for return of spontaneous circulation than it has in other rhythms.
The attitude of nursing staff towards the death and dying of the patient
Authors: Makowicz Dawid , Dziubaszewska Renata , Makowicz Natalia , Barna Patrycja , Piękoś Monika
Published: December 2019

Introduction. Nurses in their work more often than other professional groups have contact with human death. Nowadays, death is the source of many negative emotions that can cause increased exposure to burnout. Therefore, it is extremely important for nursing staff to have an appropriate approach to dying patients, what will allow them to provide optimal care for the patient at the end of his life.

Aim. Assessment of attitudes of nursing staff towards the death and dying of the patient.

Material and methods. The study was conducted using the diagnostic survey method with the use of the original questionnaire, which consisted of 40 questions including 26 questions of single choice, 4 questions of multiple choice and 10 questions with characteristics. The material for the study was collected in March and April 2018, the opinion of 594 registered nurses (581 women, 13 man) was examined in departments where nursing staff have frequent contact with dying patients. The analysis was carried out using the SPSS program.

Results. The most often nursing staff considers death as a natural phenomenon that every human being must meet (52.2%). Most of the nurses approach emotionally (42.3%) to death of patient. The most frequent emotions accompanying members of nursing teams during a patient’s death are compassion (69.4%) and sadness (67.8%). The nursing staff considers that the most ethical treatment for a dying patient is to give him decent conditions of dying (98%). Nurses mainly consider persistent therapy (79.6%) as prolonging suffering.

Conclusions. Nurses in contact with a dying patient most often feel compassion and sadness. The most ethical treatment of a dying patient according to nursing staff is to provide him with decent conditions for dying.
Realistic Evaluation as both a science and as a methodology
Authors: Linsley Paul
Published: December 2019

This paper examines an increasingly used methodology developed by Pawson and Tilley [1] that they termed, ‘Realistic Evaluation’. The paper provides an overview of methodology as well as exploring its underpinning philosophy, that of critical realism. The paper suggests that Realistic Evaluation provides a useful means of exploring the health and social sciences through the use of mixed methods and concludes with how a researcher might go about constructing a Realist Evaluation study.
Designing nurse care for a child with extreme cardiac failure in the Intensive Care and Post-Operative Care Unit based on the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®)
Authors: Strząska-Kliś Zuzanna , Pawlak Natalia , Lis Katarzyna , Bobrowska Anna , Kolbe Gilbert , Pergoł Paulina , Serafin Lena , Czarkowska-Pączek Bożena
Published: December 2019

Aim. The purpose of the work is to present nursing care for a pediatric patient with extreme circulatory failure, assisted by a device to Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the Intensive Care and Post-Operative Care Unit (ICPOCU) based on the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®).

Material and methods. The work uses the individual case method based on the following techniques: analysis of medical records, observation and measurement of vital signs.

Results. The most common and most dangerous care problem that may occur during therapy in extreme circulatory failure is the risk of cardiac dysfunction [10037314]. In this situation, the only life-saving method is often to support the circulatory and respiratory systems with the ECMO method. Another care problem is the risk of pressure sores [10027337]. The main goal of nursing care is to prevent their creation by minimizing risk factors and monitoring the patient’s skin condition. The problem of bleeding risk was also identified in the analyzed case [10017268] due to the need for heparin treatment. The goal of care is to minimize the risk and possible effects of bleeding. Because of taking care of the newborn baby, it is very important in planning activities to take into account the needs and problems of carers. One of the diagnosed problems is caregiver stress [10024773].

Conclusions. Nursing care for a pediatric patient with extreme circulatory failure supported by ECMO apparatus due to the impact of blood circulation on the functioning of the whole body does not focus solely on cardiovascular problems.
KEEFEKTIFAN MODEL TIME TOKEN (TANDA WAKTU) DAN TALKING STICK (TONGKAT BERBICARA) PADA PEMBELAJARAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA BERDASARKAN KECEMASAN PESERTA DIDIK KELAS VIII SMP
Authors: DEWI MARINE OKTAVIRANI
Published: December 2019

Berbicara adalah salah satu kompetensi dasar yang harus dikuasai peserta didik SMP. Salah satu jenis keterampilan berbicara yang dimaksud adalah menyampaikan hasil diskusi dan pendapat secara lisan. Kurikulum 2013 menuntut guru melaksanakan pembelajaran yang inovatif dengan lebih memperhatikan karakteristik peserta didik, sehingga pembelajaran menjadi lebih efektif. Model Time Token dan Talking Stick efektif untuk pembelajaran keterampilan berbicara bagi peserta didik SMP. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah adalah (1) mengetahui keefektifan penggunaan model Time Token dalam pembelajaran keterampilan berbicara berdasarkan kecemasan bagi peserta didik SMP Kelas VIII, (2) mengetahui keefektifan penggunaan model Talking Stick dalam pembelajaran keterampilan berbicara berdasarkan kecemasan bagi peserta didik SMP Kelas VIII, (3) mengetahui keefektifan interaksi Time Token dan Talking Stick dalam pembelajaran keterampilan berbicara berdasarkan kecemasan peserta didik SMP Kelas VIII.
HUBUNGAN PENDIDIKAN DI DALAM KELUARGA TERHADAP PERILAKU PENGEMUDI KENDARAAN BERMOTOR SAAT BERLALU LINTAS
Authors: Alyandi Yendi Fajar , Putranto Leksmono Suryo
Published: December 2019

Kecelakaan lalu-lintas di jalan raya masih memegang predikat pembunuh terbesar di dunia setelah penyakit jantung dan TBC. Perilaku ketidakdisiplinan masyarakat dalam berlalu-lintas merupakan penyumbang terbesar penyebab kecelakaan lalu-lintas dengan persentase 89,5%. Diperlukan sebuah cara yang tepat untuk mengedukasi pengemudi kendaraan bermotor. Pendidikan di lingkungan keluarga merupakan pendidikan paling berpengaruh dibandingkan pendidikan lainnya, sehingga diharapkan dapat mengedukasi pengemudi kendaraan bermotor dalam berlalu-lintas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara pendidikan yang diajarkan di dalam keluarga terhadap perilaku pengemudi kendaraan bermotor saat berlalu-lintas. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner online (67 orang) dan offline (49 orang) terhadap penduduk di jabodetabek berusia diatas 18 tahun. Kuesioner dibagi menjadi dua bagian, bagian pertama berisi tentang perilaku responden dalam berlalu-lintas dengan menggunakan sepeda motor atau mobil. Bagian kedua berisi tentang pendidikan di dalam keluarga berupa norma baik dan norma tidak baik lalu dikelompokkan menjadi norma agama,  norma disiplin, etika dan sopan santun serta norma hukum. Analisis dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan dalam keluarga terhadap perilaku pengemudi kendaraan bermotor. Data yang dikumpulkan dianalisis menggunakan korelasi pearson product moment dengan software  Stastistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan perilaku positif responden  pengemudi kendaraan bermotor. Pendidikan dalam keluarga sebagian besar tidak memiliki pengaruh dengan perilaku pengemudi sepeda motor. Sebaliknya pendidikan dalam keluarga memiliki pengaruh dengan perilaku pengemudi mobil.
OPTIMASI PENYEWAAN DUMP TRUCK PADA PROYEK X DI WILAYAH JAKARTA DENGAN METODE LINEAR PROGRAMMING
Authors: Handokoe Setiadi , Santoso Iwan B
Published: December 2019

Saat ini, pembangunan gedung  di wilayah Jakarta terus dilakukan karena pertumbuhan ekonomi yang begitu cepat. Dalam perkerjaan pembangunan, diperlukan pekerjaan penggalian tanah. Tanah yang digali perlu untuk dipindahkan ke tempat lain untuk tidak menggangu area lahan pekerjaaan. Salah satu alat yang dibutuhkan untuk memindahkan tanah dari satu tempat ke tempat lain yang berjarak jauh adalah Dump Truck. Studi ini menangani masalah pengoptimalan penyewaan Dump Truck untuk meminimalkan biaya sewa Dump Truck. Metode Linear Programming merupakan metode yang digunakan dalam mengoptimalkan penyewaan Dump Truck. Metode Linear Programming terdiri dari decision variabel, objective function, dan constraint. Penelitian menggunakan 10 perusahaan Dump Truck yang disewa untuk mengangkut tanah dengan 2 tipe kapasitas yang berbeda. Data tersebut diolah dengan menggunakan program LINGO untuk menentukan banyak Dump Truck yang digunakan dari perusahaan -  perusahaan dan didapat harga termurah yang perlu dikeluarkan adalah Rp 3.183.989.000,-. Program LINGO ini membuktikan bahwa biaya yang diperoleh lebih efisien dengan mrnggunakan metode Linear Programming dibandingkan dengan cara memesan secara aktual di lapangan.
ANALISIS FAKTOR PENYEBAB KETERLAMBATAN DI PROYEK SUPERBLOCK ASC DENGAN PROGRAM @RISK
Authors: Setiawan Kevin , Jin Oei Fuk
Published: December 2019

Terdapat beberapa faktor risiko yang berpengaruh pada keterlambatan suatu proyek dan faktor-faktor risiko ini sangat penting untuk diketahui. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor risiko yang ada di proyek ASC berikut penyebabnya. Data penelitian ini diperoleh dengan penyebaran kuesioner untuk mendapatkan frekuensi dan dampak keterlambatan. Program @RISK digunakan untuk membantu peringkat faktor risiko yang ada. Sementara itu, wawancara terhadap 5 site manager yang ada dilakukan untuk melakukan validasi dari penelitian ini. Dari hasil analisis, diperoleh 10 faktor risiko yang signifikan mempengaruhi keterlambatan proyek, diantaranya adalah : terjadi perubahan desain dari pihak Owner, pendetailan gambar yang tidak sesuai dengan kondisi lapangan, cuaca yang berpengaruh pada aktifitas konstruksi, ketidaktepatan waktu pemesanan material, kerusakan peralatan saat dibutuhkan, kekurangan alat saat dibutuhkan, terjadi perubahan jadwal & biaya rencana dari pihak Owner, masalah longsoran saat galian tanah, kerusakan struktur pada kolom beton dan adanya retak struktur pada retaining wall.
ANALISIS PENGARUH LUBANG PADA BALOK KASTELA TERHADAP DEFLEKSI DAN LATERAL-TORSIONAL BUCKLING DENGAN METODE ELEMEN HINGGA
Authors: Royki Royki , Tedianto Leo S
Published: December 2019

Balok kastela merupakan sebuah profil baja yang dibentuk dengan cara memotong profil baja berbentuk I lalu melakukan pengelasan untuk mendapatkan sebuah profil yang memiliki sifat mekanis yang lebih baik. Pada beberapa kasus, bukaan atau lubang tersebut ditutup baik untuk mencapai tujuan estetika maupun kekuatan. Serangkaian ujicoba dilakukan dengan metode elemen hingga menggunakan program Abaqus untuk menemukan hubungan antara penutupan lubang bukaan terhadap kapasitas beban yang dapat dipikul dan defleksi yang terjadi. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan adanya perubahan terhadap defleksi yang terjadi dan peningkatan terhadap kapasitas beban yang dapat dipikul pada kondisi tekuk torsi-lateral seiring dengan dilakukannya penutupan lubang pada balok kastela.
ANALISIS DEFORMASI DINDING BASEMENT PADA SALAH SATU PROYEK DI SUDIRMAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE BACK ANALYSIS DARI HASIL MONITORING
Authors: Wadino Frando , Sentosa Gregorius Sandjaja , Iskandar Ali
Published: December 2019

Semakin sedikitnya lahan kosong dan pembangunan yang terus dilakukan membuat orientasi pembangunan bukan dilakukan secara horizontal lagi melainkan secara vertikal. Pembangunan vertikal ini tidak hanya dilakukan ke arah atas melainkan juga ke bawah dengan membangun basement menggunakan sistem galian dalam. Pada salah satu proyek di Sudirman, Jakarta, dilakukan pembangunan basement dengan kedalaman 23 meter dan menggunakan dinding penahan tanah jenis diaphragm wall dengan kedalaman 38 meter. Sebelum dilakukan pembangunan terlebih dahulu dilakukan analisis mengenai deformasi dinding yang akan terjadi. Namun hasil analisis desain menunjukkan nilai yang berbeda jauh dengan hasil pengamatan di lapangan saat galian mencapai dasarnya. Pada skripsi ini akan dilakukan analisis menggunakan Plaxis 2D untuk menemukan penyebab perbedaan ini dengan mempelajari pengaruh unloading dan reloading serta pengaruh pemasangan pondasi terhadap kekakuan tanah yang menyebabkan deformasi dinding penahan tanah menjadi lebih kecil daripada hasil analisis desain. Setelah dilakukan analisis akan diketahui besarnya pengaruh unloading dan reloading adalah sebesar 47,9452% serta pengaruh pemasangan pondasi adalah 52,0548% terhadap kesesuaian deformasi yang terjadi pada dinding penahan tanah.
POTENSI EKSPANSIF PADA TANAH RESIDUAL DENGAN ATTERBERG LIMIT DAN X-RAY DIFFRACTION TEST UNTUK WILAYAH JAKARTA DAN SEKITARNYA
Authors: Evelyn Evelyn , Makarim Chaidir A
Published: December 2019

Tanah residual adalah tanah yang mengalami perubahan secara fisika dan kimia serta pengendapan pada tempat aslinya. Tanah ini kerap dikaitkan dengan potensi ekspansif yang dapat menyebabkan kerugian besar terutama pada infrastruktur di Indonesia. Sifat ekspansif perlu diantisipasi dengan pengujian tanah sebelumnya. Pengujian Atterberg Limit serta X-Ray Diffraction, menghasilkan nilai indeks plastisitas dan kandungan mineral yang dapat  digunakan sebagai acuan analisa potensi ekspansif pada tanah. Pada penelitian ini pengujian dilakukan untuk mengetahui potensi ekspansif pada tanah residual di Jakarta dan sekitarnya, juga untuk mengetahui korelasi padanan antara nilai indeks plastisitas dengan kandungan mineral montmorillonite. Hasilnya dijumpai sampel dengan nilai indeks plastisitas yang tinggi tanpa mineral montmorillonite di dalamnya, sebaliknya dengan keberadaan kaolinite yang terdapat pada sampel dengan nilai IP yang tinggi. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa keberadaan nilai indeks plastisitas yang tinggi tidak selalu bersamaan dengan kehadiran mineral montmorillonite. Selain itu, mineral kaolinite yang kerap dikaitkan dengan keberadaan potensi ekspansif sesungguhnya bukanlah mineral penyebab ekspansif. Kaolinite hanya dapat menjadi indikator nilai indeks plastisitas yang tinggi, namun bukan sebagai acuan sifat ekspansif, melainkan montmorillonite memiliki nilai aktivitas tinggi. Sebagai contoh diberikan analisa runtuhnya struktur pada salah satu underpass Bandara Internasional Soekarno Hatta, Tangerang. Kerusakan struktur akibat sifat ekspansif, dan keberadaan muka air tanah yang terlalu tinggi tidak hanya dapat merusak struktur bangunan, namun juga memakan korban jiwa.
ANALISIS TINGKAT KETAATAN PENGEMUDI DAN PENUMPANG KENDARAAN PRIBADI DAN UMUM TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN SABUK KESELAMATAN
Authors: Nathanael Nevin , Putranto Leksmono Suryo
Published: December 2019

Manusia, kendaraan dan lingkungan adalah tiga elemen utama dari moda jalan raya. Kebutuhan keselamatan berlalu lintas di jalan raya dipengaruhi oleh faktor perangkat yang memadai seperti sabuk keselamatan dalam kendaraan. Survei tingkat ketaatan pengguna kendaraan bermotor pribadi maupun umum terhadap pengunaan sabuk keselamatan dilakukan di 7 titik lokasi di Jakarta Timur. Survei lapangan ini dilakukan guna memvalidasi hasil survei yang telah dilakukan pada tahun 2004. Penyebaran kuesioner kepada 50 responden yang terbagi menjadi dua bagian. Bagian pertama berisi tentang data umum responden seperti nama, jenis kelamin, umur, pendidikan terakhir, kepemilikan SIM dan pengeluaran per bulan. Bagian kedua adalah pertanyaan untuk menilai tingkat ketaatan pengemudi dan penumpang terhadap penggunaan sabuk keselamatan. 25 responden diminta mengisi kuesioner secara langsung dan 25 responden lainnya mengisi kuesioner daring. Analisis data menggunakan analisis selisih rataan untuk mengobservasi kemungkinan hubungan antara tingkat ketaatan penggunaan sabuk keselamatan dengan perbedaan jenis kelamin, umur, kepemilikan SIM, pendidikan terakhir dan pengeluaran per bulan. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, terdapat peningkatan persentase penggunaan sabuk keselamatan secara signifikan pada 4 lokasi survei tetapi terdapat juga penurunan persentase penggunaan sabuk keselamatan secara signifikan di 3 loksai survey lainya. Sedangkan hasil analisis kuesioner didapat bahwa responden menggunakan sabuk keselamatan berdasarkan pengaruh dari keberadaan petugas, lokasi perjalanan dan waktu perjalanan. Pengaruh dari keberadaan petugas dikonfirmasi dengan hasil survei pada Jl. Halim Perdanakusuma yang pada saat pengambilan data terdapat banyak petugas .