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High Resolution Gd-DTPA MR Imaging of the Inner Ear in 60 Patients with Idiopathic Vestibular Neuritis: No Evidence for Contrast Enhancement of the Labyrinth or Vestibular Nerve
Authors: Strupp M. , Jäger L. , Müller-Lisse U. , Arbusow V. , Reiser M. , Brandt T.
Published: December 2019

Sixty patients with acute idiopathic vestibular neuritis (confirmed by clinical examination and caloric irrigation) were evaluated in a prospective study by high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hr-MRI) between days 3 and 30 after onset of symptoms. We used a 1.5 Tesla imager with an axial and coronal Tl-weighted 2D-fast low angle shot-, T2-weighted turbo spin echo-, and an axial T2-weighted 3D-constructive interference in steady-state sequence for MRI. None of the patients' MRIs exhibited contrast enhancement of the labyrinth, vestibulocochlear nerve, or vestibular ganglion, even when high doses of gadolinium (0.2 mmol/kg) were used. In contrast, several previous studies demonstrated contrast enhancement of the vestibulocochlear nerve/labyrinth in herpes zoster oticus, labyrinthitis, and Cogan's syndrome or of the facial nerve in Bell's palsy. On the basis of our MRI findings, we speculate that idiopathic vestibular neuritis is neither a viral infection directly affecting the nerve (such as herpes zoster) nor a labyrinthitis. An autoimmunological disease of the labyrinth, which should involve only the anterior and horizontal semicircular canals, is also unlikely. A subacute reactivation of a latent viral infection-as discussed for Bell's palsy-is compatible with our MRI findings. The observed differences between contrast enhancement of the facial nerve in Bell's palsy and the vestibulocochlear nerve in vestibular neuritis may be due to their dissimilar anatomy: contrary to the vestibular nerve, the facial nerve has very prominent circumneural arteriovenous structures. Hyperemia within these vascular structures may cause the contrast enhancement seen in Bell's palsy.
Non-sensory inputs to angular path integration
Authors: Arthur Joeanna C. , Philbeck John W. , Chichka David
Published: December 2019

Non-sensory (cognitive) inputs can play a powerful role in monitoring one's self-motion. Previously, we showed that access to spatial memory dramatically increases response precision in an angular self-motion updating task [1]. Here, we examined whether spatial memory also enhances a particular type of self-motion updating – angular path integration. "Angular path integration" refers to the ability to maintain an estimate of self-location after a rotational displacement by integrating internally-generated (idiothetic) self-motion signals over time. It was hypothesized that remembered spatial frameworks derived from vision and spatial language should facilitate angular path integration by decreasing the uncertainty of self-location estimates. To test this we implemented a whole-body rotation paradigm with passive, non-visual body rotations (ranging 40°–140°) administered about the yaw axis. Prior to the rotations, visual previews (Experiment 1) and verbal descriptions (Experiment 2) of the surrounding environment were given to participants. Perceived angular displacement was assessed by open-loop pointing to the origin (0°). We found that within-subject response precision significantly increased when participants were provided a spatial context prior to whole-body rotations. The present study goes beyond our previous findings by first establishing that memory of the environment enhances the processing of idiothetic self-motion signals. Moreover, we show that knowledge of one's immediate environment, whether gained from direct visual perception or from indirect experience (i.e., spatial language), facilitates the integration of incoming self-motion signals.
Vestibular disorders and dual task performance: Impairment when walking a straight path
Authors: Roberts Jess C. , Cohen Helen S. , Sangi-Haghpeykar Haleh
Published: December 2019

Locomotion is impaired in some people with vestibular disorders. Performance on cognitive tasks is also impaired in many people with vestibular disorders. The goal of this study was to determine if patients with vestibular disorders have decreased ability to complete a dual task performance involving a cognitive task, an additional motor task or both tasks, combined along a linear path. Subjects were normal, had benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or had various vestibular disorders that caused unilateral weakness. They were asked to walk 7.62 m in a straight line with eyes open or closed, without extra tasks, and while nodding the head, naming things, and both nodding and naming. The patients walked significantly slower than controls, especially when performing the cognitive task. Patients had greater ataxia and began veering sooner than normals. The subjects' veering increased significantly with the addition of cognitive tasks. The patient groups did not differ significantly from each other. The changes in velocity did not affect the veering. These data suggest that patients with vestibular disorders are impaired in their ability to complete a linear path when cognitive tasks are added.
Dynamic tilt thresholds are reduced in vestibular migraine
Authors: Lewis Richard F. , Priesol Adrian J. , Nicoucar Keyvan , Lim Koeun , Merfeld Daniel M.
Published: December 2019

Vestibular symptoms caused by migraine, referred to as vestibular migraine, are a frequently diagnosed but poorly understood entity. Based on recent evidence that normal subjects generate vestibular-mediated percepts of head motion and reflexive eye movements using different mechanisms, we hypothesized that percepts of head motion may be abnormal in vestibular migraine. We therefore measured motion detection thresholds in patients with vestibular migraine, migraine patients with no history of vestibular symptoms, and normal subjects using the following paradigms: roll rotation while supine (dynamically activating the semicircular canals); quasi-static roll tilt (statically activating the otolith organs); and dynamic roll tilt (dynamically activating the canals and otoliths). Thresholds were determined while patients were asymptomatic using a staircase paradigm, whereby the peak acceleration of the motion was decreased or increased based on correct or incorrect reports of movement direction. We found a dramatic reduction in motion thresholds in vestibular migraine compared to normal and migraine subjects in the dynamic roll tilt paradigm, but normal thresholds in the roll rotation and quasi-static roll tilt paradigms. These results suggest that patients with vestibular migraine may have enhanced perceptual sensitivity (e.g. increased signal-to-noise ratio) for head motions that dynamically modulate canal and otolith inputs together.
Ethical, anatomical and physiological issues in developing vestibular implants for human use1
Authors: Guyot Jean-Philippe , Gay Annietta , Izabel Kos Maria , Pelizzone Marco
Published: December 2019

Effort towards the development of a vestibular implant for human use are being made. This paper will summarize the first important steps conducted in Geneva towards this ambitious goal. Basically, we have faced three major issues. First, an ethical issue. While it was clear that such development would require the collaboration of human volunteers, it was also clear that stimulation of the vestibular system may produce periods of significant incomfort. We know today how to minimize (and potentially eliminate) this type of incomfort. The second issue was anatomical. The anatomical topology of the vestibular system is complex, and of potentially dangerous access (i.e. facial nerve damage). We choose not to place the electrodes inside the ampullae but close the vestibular nerve branches, to avoid any opening of the inner ear and limit the risk of hearing loss. Work on cadaver heads, confirmed by acute stimulations trials on patients undergoing ear surgery under local anesthesia, demonstrated that it is possible to stimulate selectively both the posterior and lateral ampullary nerves, and elicit the expected vertical and horizontal nystagmic responses. The third issue was physiological. One of the goal of a vestibular implant will be to produce smooth eye movements to stabilize gaze direction when the head is moving. Indeed, after restoring a baseline or "rest" activity in the vestibular pathways with steady-state electrical stimulation, we demonstrated that modulation of this stimulation is producing smooth eye movements. In conclusion, humans can adapt to electrical stimulation of the vestibular system without too much discomfort. Surgical access to the posterior and lateral ampullary nerves have been developed and, electrical stimulation of the vestibular system can be used to artificially elicit smooth eye movements of different speeds and directions, once the system is in adapted state. Therefore, the major prerequisites to develop a prototype vestibular implant for human use are fulfilled.
Hilary Appel and Mitchell A. Orenstein: From Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries
Authors: Lee Da Yeun
Published: December 2019

The postcommunist countries were amongst the most fervent andcommitted adopters of neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did theymanage to overcome the anticipated domestic opposition to 'shocktherapy' and Washington Consensus reforms, but many fulfilled themembership requirements of the European Union and even adopted avant-garde neoliberal reforms like the flat tax and pension privatization.Neoliberalism in the postcommunist countries went farther and lastedlonger than expected, but why? Unlike pre-existing theories based ondomestic political-economic struggles, this book focuses on the imperativesof re-insertion into the international economy. Appel and Orenstein showhow countries engaged in 'competitive signaling', enacting reforms in orderto attract foreign investment. This signaling process explains the enduranceand intensification of neoliberal reform in these countries for almost twodecades, from 1989–2008, and its decline thereafter, when inflows of capitalinto the region suddenly dried up. This book will interest students ofpolitical economy and Eastern European and Eurasian politics.
Jakub Eberle: Discourse and Affect in Foreign Policy. Germany and the Iraq War
Authors: Buroňová Zuzana
Published: December 2019

Foreign and security policy have long been removed from the politicalpressures that influence other areas of policymaking. This has led to atendency to separate the analytical levels of the individual and thecollective. Using Lacanian theory, which views the subject as ontologicallyincomplete and desiring a perfect identity which is realised in fantasies, ornarrative scenarios, this book shows that the making of foreign policy is amuch more complex process. Emotions and affect play an important role,even where ‘hard’ security issues, such as the use of military force, areconcerned. Eberle constructs a new theoretical framework for analysingforeign policy by capturing the interweaving of both discursive and affectiveaspects in policymaking. He uses this framework to explain Germany’s oftencontradictory foreign policy towards the Iraq crisis of 2002/2003, and theemotional, even existential, public debate that accompanied it. This bookadds to ongoing theoretical debates in International Political Sociology andCritical Security Studies and will be required reading for all scholars workingin these areas.
Ioannis Armakolas and James Ker-Lindsay: The Politics of Recognition and Engagement: EU Member State Relations with Kosovo
Authors: Naegele Jolyon
Published: December 2019

This edited volume explores the different ways in which members of theEuropean Union have interacted with Kosovo since it declaredindependence in 2008. While there is a tendency to think of EU states interms of two distinct groups – those that have recognised Kosovo and thosethat have not – the picture is more complex. Taking into account also thequality and scope of their engagement with Kosovo, there are four broadcategories of member states that can be distinguished: the strong andweak recognisers and the soft and hard non-recognisers. In addition tocasting valuable light on the relations between various EU members andKosovo, this book also makes an important contribution to the way in whichthe concepts of recognition and engagement, and their relationship to eachother, are understood in academic circles and by policy makers.
Pengembangan Wirausaha Jamur Tiram sebagai Agbribisnis Prospekttif di Kampung TKI Desa Tanggulturus Kabupaten Tulungagung
Authors: Mardiana Yushi , Sumarji Sumarji
Published: December 2019

Jamur tiram merupakan salah satu komoditas unggulan desa Tanggulturus. Tanggulturus dikenal sebagai desa TKI (Tenaga Kerja Indonesia) karena banyak warganya bekerja sebagai TKI. Ilmu pengetahuan dan informasi tentang teknik budidaya jamur tiram yang efektif dan efisien, ketergantung pada ketersediaan baglog jamur dari pengrajin di luar daerah, keterbatasan keahlian dalam pengolahan jamur tiram menjadi produk siap konsumsi, dan masyarakat belum memiliki cukup pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam mengkreasikan pengemasan produk merupakan permasalahan pokok yang dialami oleh msyarakat Tanggulturus dalam budidaya jamur tiram. Kegiatan dilakukan selama bulan Juli-Agustus 2019. Kegiatan ini meliputi pelatihan dan pendampingan. Pemberian pelatihan untuk meningkatkan ilmu dan pengetahuan warga terhadap budidaya jamur tiram. Pelatihan paparan dan diskusi, serta pendampingan praktik pembuatan baglog jamur. Pelatihan dan praktik pengolahan jamur tiram menjadi olahan keripik jamur tiram dengan varian rasa. Pelatihan praktik pengemasan dan manajemen pemasaran. Pemberian sumbangan kepada kelompok tani berupa alat press baglog untuk memfasilitasi kegiatan pembuatan baglog yang berkelanjutan di masyarakat.Kegiatan Pelatihan dan pendampingan ini menjadi sarana transfer IPTEK bagi warga Desa Tanggulturus. Kegiatan ini juga dalam rangka pengembangan di bidang wirausaha jamur tiram di Desa Tanggulturus.
EKSPLORASI LAPANGAN JENIS PENGHASIL GAHARU (Gyrinops verstegii) DI PULAU LOMBOK NUSA TENGGARA BARAT
Authors: Sutomo Sutomo , Oktaviani Gebby
Published: December 2019

High economic value encourages the hunt for agarwood in nature to increase and not be controlled so that the existence of agarwood becomes threatened and rare. Gyrinops versteegii (Gilg.) Domke is one example of agarwood-producing plants that are native to Indonesia and have different characteristics from other types so that it is preferred by consumers. Exploration and study of Gyrinops is very necessary, because information about Gyrinops is still very limited, especially to find out the population and its presence in nature and which has been cultivated by the community. The study of G. versteegii population was conducted in 7 locations in four districts namely West Lombok, North Lombok, East Lombok and Central Lombok conducted on 16-29 April 2018. There were 210 G. versteegii individuals found with 20 individual seedling growth stages, 54 individual saplings 98 individual poles and 38 individual trees. The location of the meeting is marked by its geographical location with the Global Positioning System (GPS). G. versteegii can be found in various environmental parameters, namely altitude 99 - 925 masl; slope 0 - 36.6 °; soil pH 5.5 - 6.6; soil moisture 50 - 95%; Light intensity 212 -> 20,000 Lux; air temperature 26.4 - 32.5 ° C and relative humidity 66.5 - 90%. G. versteegii that grows naturally can only be found at the Aikmel Resort in the Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) and there are only two individuals. Further exploration needs to be carried out in the area to determine the amount and conservation steps of G. versteegii remaining on the Island of Lombok.
Portuguese Institutions’ Strategies and Challenges to Attract International Students
Authors: Sin Cristina , Tavares Orlanda , Cardoso Sónia
Published: December 2019

Public institutions in Portugal have not invested in strategies to attract international students until recently, when the adoption of new legislation and a national strategy for internationalization created more appealing conditions for it. This article aims to study the strategies institutions employ to recruit international students in a country less attractive than the major receiving countries and the main challenges they encounter. The study draws on interviews with top and middle managers in two public universities. The findings identify three types of strategies: institutional branding, revision of admission procedures, and curricular adjustments. The main challenges are the creation of institutional structures with an exclusive remit for international students and the choice of teaching language, despite a prevailing opinion that the Portuguese language should be maintained as a competitive advantage.
International Student Spouses and the English Language
Authors: Grimm Adam Thomas , Kanhai Dana , Landgraf Jessica
Published: December 2019

In the context of the internationalization of U.S. higher education, millions of international students have come to study at U.S. institutions. Some students, particularly those pursuing advanced degree, bring their spouses. As part of a larger study, we set out to examine the experiences of international student spouses at a Midwestern university. This article examines the experiences from the perspective of grappling with the English language, a theme cross-cutting through spouses’ experiences. Experiences with English, the focus of this article, are both a discrete element of spouses’ lived experiences and a useful way to understand challenges and opportunities not directly related to language. Utilizing qualitative case study techniques, we found that English language is experienced through anxieties as well as ambitions by the participants in our study.
The British Geopolitician’s Views on the Slavic question. For the 100th anniversary of Halford John Mackinder’s "Democratic Ideals and Reality"
Authors: ZADOROZHNYUK Ella
Published: December 2019

In H.J. Mackinder's book "Democratic Ideals and Reality," published 100 years ago, the term "Slavic question" is absent. However, the British geopolitician noted Eastern Europe and the Slavic peoples inhabiting it in his famous spell about the key to domination over the world. The belt of states on the map between the defeated Germany and the revolutionary Russia was identified as "strategic Heartland." Mackinder proposed to link the solution of the Slavic question with promotion of "democratic ideals" in these countries, allowing also measures of coercion.
PIXE Investigation of Ancient Linen Fabrics Dated from Old Kingdom to Ptolemaic Ages (2200-300 B.C.)
Authors: Rogante M. , Kovács I. , Szőkefalvi-Nagy Z.
Published: December 2019

External milli-beam particle induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE) has been used as non-destructive technique to investigate ancient linen fabrics from pre-dynastic and Ptolemaic ages belonging to the archaeological collections of the Egyptian Museum of Turin and to the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna, Italy. 9 linen fabric samples dated from Old Kingdom to Ptolemaic ages (2200-300 B.C.) were investigated, as well as 5 modern linen fabric samples, added for comparison. The primary goal of this work has been to advance the correct material description of the fabrics providing scientific data for further and more comprehensive comparative analyses. PIXE has provided quantitative analyses for the major (Si, Cl, K, Ca and Fe) and minor or trace elements as P, Ti and Mn, supplying information on the near-surface elemental composition. The achieved results contribute to comprehend the structural basis for the chemical properties of the considered materials, as well as to set up a classification according to the chemical composition, allowing in general a better understanding of the studied linen cloths.
Alternative Biodefensive based on the Essential Oil from Allium sativum Encapsulated in PCL/Gelatin Nanoparticles
Authors: De Oliveira Larissa Medeiros , Silva Laiane S. , Mar Josiana M. , Azevedo Sidney G. , Rabelo Maxwaldo S. , Da Fonseca Filho Henrique D. , Lima Suzan Xavier , Bezerra Jaqueline De A. , Machado Marcos B. , Campelo Pedro H. , Sanches Edgar A.
Published: December 2019

The goal of this paper was to develop a biodegradable system containing the essential oil from Allium sativum bulbs encapsulated in PCL/gelatin-based nanoparticles, as well as evaluate its efficiency to control Aedes aegypti Linn. larvae and Cerataphis lataniae Bois. aphids. The essential oil was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS, and six compounds were identified, representing 93.1% of the total oil. The major compounds were diallyl trisulfide (51.8%), diallyl disulfide (23.2%) and allyl methyl trisulfide (13.6%). The PCL/gelatin-based nanoparticles containing this essential oil exhibited encapsulation efficiency higher than 94%, average particle diameter around 200 nm and zeta potential values about −36 mV. The essential oil presented no antioxidant nor enzymatic activities, so its effectiveness might be explained by the presence of sulfur compounds. The release kinetics of the encapsulated essential oil confirmed the release mechanism by the Fick's Law. About 50% of the encapsulated essential oil was released after 1 h, and about 90% was released after 50 h. This behavior is interesting from the technological point of view since the nanoparticles released as much oil as possible in a short period of time and then the lethal dosages were maintained along the time. Nanoparticles containing the encapsulated essential oil was submitted to in vitro bioassays against A. aegypti and C. lataniae and showed 100% of mortality against larvae and aphids up to 24 h. In conclusion, the essential oil from A. sativum presented effectiveness to be applied in sustainable management of pests in greenhouses, as well as for larvicidal control.
Effect of the Processing Temperature on the Degradation of Food Flavonoids: Kinetic and Calorimetric Studies on Model Solutions
Authors: Ioannou Irina , Kriznik Alexandre , Chekir Leila , Ghoul Mohamed
Published: December 2019

Food flavonoids have a high antioxidant activity that make them bioactive to fight oxidation. However, when they are used in different formulations, these bioactive molecules are often the subject of at least one heat treatment step such as cooking, pasteurization. To establish the sensitivity of these molecules to heat treatment, the kinetics of degradation of 4 flavonoid extracts were evaluated under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The flavonoids tested belong to the aglycon (eriodictyol and mesquitol) and glycosylated (rutin, naringin) forms. The glycosylated flavonoids have a higher stability than the aglycons. Among the glycosylated flavonoids, rutin is more sensitive to heat than naringin because of the different degree of hydroxylation between these 2 compounds. For the aglycon form, the sensitivity to heat varies depending on the absence or presence of a carbonyl group at the 4-position and a hydroxyl at the 3-position. The addition of 10% of propylene glycol causes an effect protector delaying the thermal degradation of flavonoids. Activation energies are also affected by both the flavonoid structure and the heat treatment system. The differences observed between the isothermal and non-isothermal conditions can be attributed to the difference in heating intensity that can generate a difference in the composition of the solution. The evolution of antioxidant activity of flavonoid solutions after heat treatment is different depending on the structure of the flavonoid studied.
MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES, PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL
Authors: Cubin Lotis Divino
Published: December 2019

This study was conducted to determine the best fit model of business performance among the informal sectors in Region 12, Philippines. A conceptual model comprising of managerial capabilities, psychological empowerment, and the entrepreneurial intention was studied to explore their relationship. The study was done in Region 12, utilizing a quantitative research approach, specifically structural equation modeling (SEM) to determine the best fit model. A total of 400 respondents participated in this study. Findings revealed that managerial capabilities, psychological empowerment, and entrepreneurial intentions significantly impact the business performance of the informal sector. Moreover, results suggested that hypothesized model 5 is the best fit model. It was also found that managerial capabilities and entrepreneurial intention significantly influence business performance. Thus, managerial capabilities and entrepreneurial intention are strong predictors of business performance among the informal sectors.
Gutta Percha Sebagai Bahan Pengisian pada Perawatan Endodontik Pasien Celah Langit-langit
Authors: Pratiwi Sekar , Herdiyati Yetty
Published: December 2019

Comprehensive care is needed in patients with cleft lip and palate. Treatments to be performed on patients include corrective surgery and orthodontic treatment. One of the treatments that should be prepared before corrective surgery is the rehabilitation of the oral cavity. A girl aged 15 years came to the Cleft Center RSGM FKG Unpad to get treatment for her cleft palate. The treatment plan will include pre-bone grafting orthodontic treatment, bone grafting, and the post-bone grafting orthodontic treatment. In preparation for that, rehabilitation of the oral cavity need to be done, including root canal treatment for teeth 11, 26 and 46 that was diagnosed with necrotic pulp, and composite restorations to tooth 25. Treatment is done with manual ProTaper system (hand-use) and the filler selected was gutta-percha because the success rate is high. Root canal treatment on the tooth 11, 26, 46 has been done and achieved the expected results. The patient is now on the stage of pre bone grafting orthondontic treatment. Gutta-percha is an option for root canal filling material, made from natural materials, flexible, and adequate in filling root canals together with sealer, and more stable to degradation. One of the keys to success for correction of cleft lip and palate is the free-infection oral environment that were achieved during the rehabilitation of the oral cavity due to support further treatment stage.
APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AT HIGHLANDS INTERNATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL (HIBS) MALAYSIA
Authors: Gusfa Henni , Gultom Yofrina Octika
Published: December 2019

Good governance is one of the factors in improving the quality of education. Some points of good governance in school are to involve all participations of school management, to ensure the use of funds appropriately, and to cooperate with school principals, teachers, and school staffs. The purposes of this program are to inform the significant use of internal communication and to encourage the school members in applying good governance in school. This study is to identify the internal communication existing, the application of good governance, and teacher’s competences. The result of this program is to deliver some comprehension and knowledge related to the awareness of good governance in which the benefits are given to the school. This study was applied at Highland International Boarding School (HIBS) Malaysia. The target program of the community service was one day-training and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) which was held at Highlands International Boarding School (HIBS) in Malaysia. The aim of this program is to gain a better management system based on good governancein its work environment. It was found that applying principles of good governance and building internal  communication among school members are essential in increasing the school quality.
SOCIALIZATION OF MOBILE BANKING AND INTERNET BANKING FOR MIKRO AND SMALL ENTREPRENEUR (GENDER AND BUSINESS SECTOR PERSPECTIVE- KEMAYORAN NIGHT MARKET COMMUNITY)
Authors: Nugroho Lucky , Hidayat Nurul , Badawi Ahmad , Ali Anees Janee
Published: December 2019

The aim of this socialization is to increase the usage of mobile banking and internet banking applications by micro and small entrepreneurs in the Kemayoran Night Market community. The method used through socialization is related to the benefits and ways of utilizing mobile and internet banking to micro and small entrepreneurs. Grounded along with the outcomes of the study at the time of the activity, it was found that female entrepreneurs had a profound understanding of the use of mobile and net banking facilities compared to male entrepreneurs. In summation, it is also known that the business sector in the field of Bags, Shoes & Clothing, and food & beverages uses the most mobile and net banking facilities. Therefore socialization is needed related to understanding the functions and benefits of mobile banking and internet banking to micro and small female entrepreneurs.
REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2013 SOCIALIZATION FOR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN SMK 4 TANGERANG
Authors: Iskandaria Harfa , Dyah Anggraeni , Subagya Karya
Published: December 2019

High school in Indonesia has two types, specifically senior high schools and vocational schools (SMK). Vocational high schools in Indonesia have a lot of education focus which aims to provide education to their students so they can work immediately. One of the vocational schools in Indonesia is the Tangerang 4 Vocational High School which focuses on education in engineering. One of the engineering scopes at SMK Negeri 4 Tangerang is "Drawing Technique for Building" (Teknik Gambar Bangunan). "Drawing Technique for Building" is a vocational class that specializes in learning how to draw techniques for houses and buildings. As vocational students of "Building Drawing Technique", each student must learn how to draw techniques according to ISO standards complete with various etiquettes in manually, after proficient in drawing manually, students must learn AutoCAD, an software for drawing because this becomes the main competency as students "Building Drawing Techniques". To increase the capacity and capabilities of its students at SMK 4 Tangerang, the Budi Luhur University Architecture Study Program introduces one of the software related to building drawing The software introduced in Revit Architecture version 2013. Revit Architecture 2013 is a software that aims to create building construction designs for architects and supports the concept of BIM (Building Information Modeling). The output of this socialization is that students of SMK Negeri 4 Tangerang understanding about software for drawing techniques other than AutoCAD and various conveniences when drawing with Revit Architecture 2013 software
MOBILE MARKETPLACE AS A MEDIUM FOR SELLING MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
Authors: Ramli Yanto , Firdaus Iwan , Arief Harefan , Setiawan Margono
Published: December 2019

The development of technology has not only changed the way people communicate, but also their trading methods. Where many e-commerce sites have begun to appear which are useful for becoming a place for buying and selling goods online that can be used by entrepreneurs. This opportunity was not missed by the SMEs, where this marketplace can be utilized by the creative industries. The reason is that the obstacle always faced is marketing. Now with e-commerce like a fresh breeze for them because by using the marketplace their market will likely be wider and promotions are much cheaper . E-commerce or marketplace for SMEs is actually the same as a mall or shopping place which distinguishes it online. Like a shopping center, selling on e-commerce services also requires promotion in cyberspace. Seeing how much activity is spent using the marketplace as meeting daily needs, this is what makes this marketplace hunted. Not only by users but also entrepreneurs . Enthusiastic community increased because it was supported by adequate infrastructure and easy access. The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) revealed the value of investment in the digital market sector in 2017 reached USD 5 billion. This makes the marketplace the most sought after economic sector (Outletz.ID, 2018).
REINFORCEMENT OF CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH CREATING QUIZ “SIAP SIAP AKU BISA” FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Prihanto Hendri , Fitriesti Prasriana , Usmar Usmar , Ritonga Rajab
Published: December 2019

The goal of national education is the development of students’ potentials to become Indonesian people who have character, life skills, and are fully Indonesian nationalism. The purpose of the national education was clearly translated by the Ministry of Education and Culture through the Reinforcement of Character Education program for students at each level of education unit. Reinforcement of character education can be accelerated through the socialization of Reinforcement of Character Education for students, teachers and parents. As an implementation of this socialization, the Directorate of Elementary School Development through the Sub-Directorate of Students held Quizzes for Elementary School Students in 20 locations starting in March 2018 under the name “Kuis SiapSiap Aku Bisa”. This quiz is carried out with a television show quiz production model that involves audio visual by the experts in their fields as a means to shape the character of elementary school students to become Indonesian people who have belief, faith, and knowledge to become fully Indonesian. The results of this activity have had an enormous impact and impact on the mental development and behavior of participants to become more confident and have the courage to appear in public. For this reason, this activity in the future must be carried out in a sustainable manner considering the results obtained are very important and positive.
5S APPLICATION TRAINING (SEIRI, SEITON, SEISŌ, SEIKETSU, AND SHITSUKE) TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WORK ENVIRONMENT IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
Authors: Purba Humiras Hardi , Saroso Dana Santoso , Haekal Jafkat
Published: December 2019

National industries already have policies that are able to strengthen industrial competitiveness, especially small and medium businesses. Business activities in the form of manufacturing Small Industries are the backbone of the real economy that encourages the welfare of the community because the numbers are very large and spread in various regions. because it is generally close to residential and business centers. National policies that can encourage competitiveness, for example, are carried out in the form of soft loans, training, incentives, tax breaks, business assistance, ease of regulation and various forms of support. But it must be understood that what is no less important is how the small manufacturing industry itself can make competitive steps both in capturing markets and in the efficient form of work operations within its organization. At present, the 5S method (Seiri, Seiton, Seisō, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke) has been widely adopted by various industries in various countries. The 5S method (Seiri, Seiton, Seisō, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke) was first introduced in Japan as a determination to conduct sorting (Seiri), structuring (Seiton), cleansing (Seisō), maintaining steady conditions (Seiketsu), and self-awareness of the habits needed to carry out work well (Shitsuke). The implementation of community service activities in the form of socialization and training on the application of 5S (Seiri, Seiton, Seisō, Seiketsu, andShitsuke) to improve the quality of the work environment in the service industry is packaged in the form of simple, easy to understand concepts planned for three months.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR MSMES AND YOUTH ORGANIZATION (KARANG TARUNA)
Authors: Sihombing Lukertina , Soelton Mochamad , Saratian Eko Tama Putra , Arief Harefan , Setiawan Margono
Published: December 2019

According to data from the Ministry of Manpower (Menaker) in 201 8 the number of entrepreneurs who grew in Indonesia rose 3.4% from the previous year of 3.1%. This growth exceeds International Standards of 2%. This growth rate is still very small for other ASEAN neighboring countries such as Malaysia which has grown 5%, Thailand has grown 4% and Singapore has grown to 7%. Chinese entrepreneurship growth has reached 10% and Japan has reached 11%. By looking at the comparison of the growth achievements of other countries , Indonesia is expected to become more competitive. To be able to achieve an increase in entrepreneurial growth, the government must work together with major companies to provide education and training entrepreneurship. Community empowerment by conducting entrepreneurship training and development aimed at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Youth Youth Organization . In addition, there is also a need for training on how to get access to funding in creating a new company. As is known, one of the obstacles in creating new entrepreneurs is funding. . Entrepreneurs are considered to have a special role in innovation and bringing social change, traditionally from a macroeconomic perspective (Bosma et al, 2012).
SOCIALIZATION AND TRAINING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INVESTMENT SELECTION STRATEGIES
Authors: Thamrin Hakiman
Published: December 2019

There are only 29.66% of Indonesia population who really understand and know about financial products and services. From this number, those who truly understand the capital market are only 4.4% and those who invest in the new capital market are around 0.4%.  That number is very low  if we compare to neighboring countries, for example in Malaysia, the population participating invested in capital market has reached 3.8 million or 12.8%. While in Singapore 1.5 million or 30% of the population has invested in stock market and in China 100.4 million or 13.7% of the population has invested in the stock market. There are only small number of people who invested in the Indonesia stock Exchange, it means there is a big potential to increase the number of investors in IDX. All parties, not only governments and IDX must conribute to encourage people to invest in the capital market. Therefore, the community needs to be given knowledge about what types of investments can be chosen, especially those on the IDX, how to invest, how to assess the performance of the investment, and the risks that may arise.
Tygodnik „Polska Walcząca” (1939–1949) Przegląd informacyjny
Authors: Godlewska Ewelina
Published: December 2019

Artykuł dotyczy historii tygodnika społeczno-politycznego „Polska Walcząca”, pierwszego pisma Polskich Sił Zbrojnych na Zachodzie w czasie II wojny światowej. Cel: Przedstawienie współpracowników i okoliczności powstania czasopisma oraz jego funkcji, łącznie z omówieniem gatunków publicystycznych. Metody badań: Posłużono się metodą analizy zawartości prasy za lata 1939–1949, czyli cały okres wydawania pisma. Wyniki i wnioski: Tygodnik spełniał zadania informacyjne i edukacyjne najpierw jako pismo wojskowe, a następnie kombatanckie, towarzysząc polskiej emigracji w Wielkiej Brytanii. Wartość poznawcza: Artykuł uzupełnia piśmiennictwo dotyczące „Polski Walczącej”, ponieważ zawiera możliwie pełne przeglądowe omówienie aspektów funkcjonowania tego czasopisma.
THE IMPACT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMBINED OPERATING DOCTRINE FOR ALKI-I SECURITY OPERATIONS
Authors: Setiawan Erick Budi
Published: December 2019

Indonesia is one of the archipelagic states in the world that has a very important role for international shipping, so there is a need for security controls to maintain the sovereignty of the territorial waters of the Republic of Indonesia by providing 3 shipping lines that can be passed by ships from other countries to be able to cross through the archipelagic sea lane. One of them is ALKI-I which crosses the Natuna Sea, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, and Sunda Strait. One of the joint operations carried out by the TNI to anticipate all forms of violations and threats in ALKI-I is the ALKI-I Security Operation. The main theory used in the discussion of this research is the Interoperability theory, supported by several theories including integration theory, system theory, theory coordination, and security theory. This research uses an explanative qualitative approach using Nvivo Software for processing data obtained from in-depth interviews with operations executors. The results of the analysis conducted using the Miles, Huberman and Saldana models found that the impact caused by the problem was that the operation was not yet effective and efficient.

Keywords: ALKI-I Security Operation, Interoperability Theory, Miles Huberman and Saldana models analysis, NVivo Software, The Doctrine Of Joint Operations
The Analysis of Students' Difficulties In Speaking English at the Tenth Grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo
Authors: Asworo Catur Widy
Published: December 2019

The aims of the study are mainly to know the students’ difficulties in speaking, and to know the strategy used by teacher to overcome the speaking problems.The participants of the study were 36 students of the tenth grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo.The instruments used in this research were questionnaire, interview and documentation. After getting the data, the writer analyzed them to determine category of students’ speaking skill, students’ speaking difficulties and teacher strategies.The result of the study shows that the mean score of students skill in speaking is 64.8. It belongs to sufficient category. The students’ speaking difficulties covered linguistic and non linguistics problems. The linguistic problems include lack of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar knowledge, while non linguistic problems, namely inhibition, nothing to say, uneven participant, mother tounge interference,anxiety, shyness, lack of self confident and low motivation.  To solve the problems, the teacher has strategies such as drilling, brainstorming, role playing and giving the students motivation.
4-6 YAŞ GRUBU KUR’AN KURSLARININ EĞİTİM-ÖĞRETİM FAALİYETLERİ VE PROBLEMLERİ (ZONGULDAK İLİ ÖRNEĞİ)
Authors: AYBEY Salih
Published: December 2019

Gerek Kur’an ve sünnet gerekse on
dört asırlık İslam medeniyeti birikimi ve yapılan araştırmalar, küçük yaşlardan
itibaren din eğitiminin gerekliliği hususunda birçok örnekler sunmaktadır. Ülkemizde
toplumu dini konularda aydınlatma ve rehberlik etme görevi yüklenen Diyanet
İşleri Başkanlığı, Kur’an öğrenmede yaş sınırının kaldırılmasının ardından
toplumun beklentilerini de göz önüne alarak bireyin gelişiminin en önemli
dönemlerinden biri kabul edilen okul öncesi döneme yönelik din hizmeti sunmak
amacıyla 4-6 Yaş Grubu Kur’an Kursları öğretim programını faaliyete
geçirmiştir.

             Bu
çalışma, 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında uygulamaya konulan ve günümüze kadar
sayıları hızla artan 4-6 Yaş Grubu Kur’an Kurslarında eğitim-öğretim faaliyetlerinin durumunu ve
bu kursların problemlerini belirlemek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu amaçla
Zonguldak merkez ve Çaycuma ilçesinde görev yapan 32 öğreticiye uygulanan anket
ve 11 öğreticiyle yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat yapılmıştır. Elde edilen
verilerden hareketle, kurslarda eğitim-öğretim faaliyetlerinin birtakım
eksiklerle birlikte amacına uygun olarak ilerlediği ve kursların öğretim
programının öğrenci seviyesine yeterince uygun olmadığı, gerek fiziki durum
gerekse yöneticilerin kendinden ve öğrencilerden kaynaklanan bazı problemlerin
olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
PERAN TATA KELOLA LAYANAN BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING BAGI SISWA DI SEKOLAH
Authors: Gunawan Ronny
Published: December 2019

Guidance and Counseling in schools is a service that is held as one of the support of teaching and learning activities in schools. In its day-to-day activities guidance and counseling is organized by Guidance and Counseling teachers to implement four areas of counseling, counseling services, support activities that all can assist students in learning in school and living everyday life as learners. Based on its activities a Guidance and Counseling teacher needs to master the governance of Guidance and Counseling services in school, because a teacher Guidance and Counseling is a manager and implementer of every Guidance and Counseling service in school. Guidance and Counseling Teachers should be able to design Guidance and Counseling programs, make measurements, archive all counseling data relating to students to the evaluation. All such activities are called governance of Guidance and Counseling services in schools. Thus a Guidance and Counseling teacher has a significant role in governance of counseling and guidance services for students at school. A significant role of teachers Guidance and Counseling can help students in developing personality and ultimately students can plan their future according to capabilities possessed.

Keywords: guidance and counseling, management, service, school, students
Datura innoxia Mill. (Solanaceae), a new alien species in the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Maslo Semir , Šarić Šemso
Published: December 2019

Downy thorn-apple Datura innoxia Mill is native in southwest U.S.A. and Mexico. It has been recorded as a new alien species to the vascular flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, D. innoxia is reported from two localities in the city of Mostar where the species has escaped cultivation and established small populations in surrounding ruderal habitats including waste land. The species is toxic to animals and humans. The paper presents a short morphological characteristic and photographs as well as the distribution of the species in the Bosnia and Herzegovina.
INACCURATE PRONUNCIATIONS OF ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS BY ONLINE INDONESIAN ENGLISH TEACHERS
Authors: Rosari Maria Dewi , Ena Ouda Teda
Published: December 2019

Many English learners use English Teaching Channels on YouTube as an alternative source of learning. Most of those channels were organized by Indonesian teachers. The qualities of the teaching presentations on these channels are varied. Inappropriate use of vocabulary, inaccurate grammar, and mispronunciations are often found in these channels. This research attempts to study the inaccurate pronunciations of the English teachers. The study is deemed necessary due to the fact that learners consider online English teachers as good language model and as an alternative to access English learning materials. The result of the study shows that there are nine types of English vowels that are pronounced inaccurately by the teachers. Most of them are absent in Indonesian vowel system. Cautions should be made when using English Teaching channels on YouTube and some suggestions for Indonesian English teachers are presented.
THE ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) IN MICRO TEACHING COURSE TO FIT THE REQUIREMENT OF EFFECTIVE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Authors: Linda Linda , Apandi Apandi
Published: December 2019

One of phenomena that occur in the educational world is the issue of discrepancies that occur between theory the pre-service teacher learned in college with implementation when they should teach in thereal fields (schools). Problem Based Learning (PBL) becomes one of the efforts to bridge the existing problems. This research is conducted to find out the extend of Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Micro Teaching course since the course must be accomplished by students before carrying out practical activities in the real field in the school at teaching training program. The writer uses descriptive qualitative method. And in this research the writer uses case study as a research design to find out the purpose of the research. The participants of the the research are 8 students from a class of micro teaching course in English Department of Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati. In this paper, The Students as the Pre Service Teacher(s) are coded PST(s). The writer uses observation as the instruments of the research. Theory of Miles and Huberman are used to collect data from observation. Regarding to the discussion above, the four aspects of competences of effective teacher are shown in the teaching practice done by the students of Micro teaching course that apply Problem Based Learning (PBL). The majority results of the observation explain that applying Problem Based Learning in Micro Teaching course develops pre-service teachers competence in their teaching in classroom. This research shows pre-service teachers can integrate their competences and create good performance in their teaching practice.