bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Depressive Symptoms on All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Authors: Pushkarev G. S. , Kuznetsov V. A. , Fisher Y. A. , Soldatova A. M. , Sapozhnikova А. D. , Enina T. N.
Published: January 2019

Purpose:to assess the association between depression and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Materials and Methods.We enrolled in this study 156 patients (mean age 55.3±9.6 years) with CHF and implanted devices for CRT. Mean duration of follow-up was 51.6±33.4 months. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to evaluate depressive symptoms (DS); DS were considered absent for a score 0–9, mild to moderate – 10–18, severe – ≥19. For assessment of association of DS and mortality we used multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model with estimation of hazard ratios (HR) with 95 % confidence intervals (95 %CI).

Results. Average Beck Depression Inventory score was 12.4±8.3. In 66 patients (42.3 %) there were no DS, 57 patients (36.5 %) had mild, and 33 (21.2 %) – severe DS. These groups did not differ by main clinical-functional and laboratory indicators. Among individuals without DS prevailed men (90.9 vs. 69.7 % among those with severe DS, p=0.007). Hypercholesterolemia was more frequent in patients with DS (63.3 vs. 43.9 % in patients without DS, p=0.02). During follow-up 33 patients died (21.2 %). Adjusted HR of death from all-causes for DS score as continuous parameter was 1.05, 95 % CI 1.01–1.09, p=0.02. Patients without DS were used as reference (HR=1.0) in analysis of categorical indicator. HR was 1.08, 95 % CI 0.46–2.54, p=0.9 in patients with mild, and 2.92, 95 % CI 1.17–7.32, p=0.02 – with severe DS.

Conclusion:DS were associated with gender and hypercholesterolemia. Severe DS were independently associated with all-cause mortality in patients with CHF and implanted CRT devices.
Effect of Perindopril / Amlodipine Fixed Combination on Ultrasound Characteristics of Ventricles of the Heart in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Arterial Hypertension
Authors: Drobotya N. V. , Torosyan S. S. , Guseynova E. Sh. , Morgunov M. N.
Published: January 2019

In a group of 32 patients with combined ischemic heart disease (IHD) and arterial hypertension (AH) we studied dynamics of parameters of blood pressure and ECG 24-hour monitoring, as well as ultrasound structural and functional parameters of left and right ventricles during 3-month therapy with fixed dose combination of perindopril arginine (10.0 mg) and amlodipine (5.0 mg). The obtained results demonstrated significant positive effect of this combination on the geometry, structure and diastolic function of both left and right ventricles, as well as confirmed its high antiischemic and antihypertensive effects.
Current Trends and Possibilities of Providing Medical Palliative Care in Chronic Heart Failure
Authors: Larina V. N. , Chukaeva I. I. , Larin V. G.
Published: January 2019

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an important healthcare problem because of high prevalence, morbidity and mortality rates. Treatment resistant symptoms, need for communication and support, unite patients with CHF and oncological diseases but despite that CHF patients rarely receive specialized palliative care (SPC). This review is devoted to the need and possible ways of providing SPC to patients with CHF and their families. We discuss here variants of CHF course in terminal phase, the term end of life appropriate care, various specialists’ concepts of SPC delivering to CHF patients in accordance with their preferences.
Morphofunctional Features of The Diaphragm in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Authors: Arutyunov A. G. , Ilyina K. V. , Arutyunov G. P. , Kolesnikova E. A. , Pchelin V. V. , Kulagina N. P. , Tokmin D. S. , Tulyakova E. V.
Published: January 2019

Aim: to study changes in the volumes of muscle, fat, and connective tissue in postmortem issue samples (autoptates) from diaphragm, right ventricle, lower limb (gastrocnemius muscle), as well as morphological changes of the diaphragm muscular structure in patients with different functional classes of heart failure (HF), and to compare them with some intravital parameters of external respiration (with maximal inspiratory pressure and its amplitude simultaneously measured by ultrasound method in particular). Materials and methods. Autoptates of the diaphragm muscle, right ventricle, lower limb (n=39) from 20 men and 19 women (with in vivo diagnosis CHF NYHA functional class (FC) I-IV, hypertension, ischemic heart disease) were examined within 24 hours after the fatal outcome. Light optical microscopy was used to assess the percentages of muscle, connective, adipose tissue, numbers of fibroblasts, and collagen fibers. Spirometric measurements, measurement of respiratory muscles strength, and examination of the diaphragm contractile function were performed by echolocation 56.7±11.9 days before death. Results. In patients of all NYHA FCs most pronounced changes of volume of muscle tissue were observed in the right ventricle and diaphragm, while less pronounced – in the gastrocnemius muscle. The increase in the volume of adipose tissue in patients with I-III FC CHF was most pronounced in the right ventricle and diaphragm, and less pronounced – in the gastrocnemius muscle. The greatest increase in the adipose tissue volume was recorded in the diaphragm of patients with IV FC. Changes of connective tissue volume did not follow linear dependence. The largest “leap-like” increase in the volume of connective tissue occurred in the diaphragm of patients with III FC, what significantly outstripped this process in peripheral muscles and right ventricular myocardium. There was stable relationship between structure of tissue of the diaphragm, maximal inspiratory thickness of diaphragmatic muscle, and maximal inspiratory pressure. This relation (correlation) was positive for pairs muscle tissue volume – muscle thickness and muscle tissue volume – inspiratory pressure, and negative for pairs connective tissue volume – muscle thickness, connective tissue volume - inspiratory pressure, adipose tissue volume - inspiratory pressure (r>0.85, p<0.01 for all these correlations). Conclusion. Morphofunctional changes in the diaphragm are caused by progressive decrease in the content of muscle tissue, increases of volumes of adipose and connective tissues. These changes correlate with the CHF FC, maximal inspiratory thickness of diaphragmatic muscle, and maximal inspiratory pressure. Severity of these morphological changes is maximal in patients with FC III CHF.
Violence in Mexico: An economic rationale of crime and its impacts
Authors: Kato Vidal Enrique Leonardo
Published: January 2019

Violence has been identified as an obstacle to economic growth in Mexico, and the purpose of this article is to 1) explain the high rate of homicide in Mexico and 2) estimate the impact of violence on the economy. An equation that is similar to Becker’s equation was defined, and it incorporates the benefits and costs of committing criminal activity; the estimates were performed with a dynamic panel of quarterly data from 32 federal entities. The study shows that a higher sentencing rate could inhibit the emergence of violence, whereas a higher rate of labor participation incentivizes additional criminal activity. In addition, it has been demonstrated that an increase in crime negatively impacts salaries as well as the rate of employers. Despite the strong inertia of violence, the homicide rate may be reduced if the sentencing rate is increased and economic growth is improved, which would reduce unemployment.
European guidelines on the diagnostics, management and prevention of arterial hypertension 2018: opinion of the members of the Russian Society of cardiology
Authors: Nebieridze D. V. , Gapon L. I. , Rotar O. P. , Alieva A. S. , Korostovtseva L. S. , Zvartau N. E. , Sviryaev Yu. V. , Avdonina N. G. , Emelyanov I. V. , Medvedeva E. A. , Duplyakov D. V. , Barsukov A. V. , Karelkina E. V. , Moiseeva A. M. , Libis R. A. , Khirmanov V. N.
Published: January 2019

In 2018, at the annual congresses of the European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology, the updated guidelines on the diagnostics, management and prevention of arterial hypertension were announced, followed by their publication in the European Heart Journal. The guidelines present a comprehensive overview on the definition and classification of arterial hypertension, approaches to the blood pressure measurement, assessment of the target organ damage, special patient subgroups and other issues. Despite a detailed analysis of various issues of the diagnostics and treatment of hypertension, some of the statements appear to be disputable and raise discussion among specialists in hypertension field. The diagnostic criteria, threshold and target blood pressure levels are the most debatable issues involving comparisons with the guidelines of the American Heart Association (2017). This paper gathers a number of comments on the less discussed questions of the diagnostics, treatment and prevention of hypertension. This collection of letters of the specialists, members of the Russian Society of Cardiology includes both personal expert opinions and well-known facts, reflects the controversy of the available evidence and indicates the blanks and gaps in hypertensiology giving perspective for potential future studies.
Polycystic ovary syndrome and cardiovascular risk
Authors: Popova P. V. , Gorelova I. V. , Grineva E. N.
Published: January 2019

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disease in women of reproductive age. In addition to hyperandrogenism, impaired ovulation and fertility, PCOS is associated with an increased detection of cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. The initial stages of the atherosclerotic process are also well documented in women with PCOS. However, data from prospective studies on the end points of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are scarce and controversial. Perhaps this is due to the fact that PCOS is a heterogeneous group of endocrine, metabolic and reproductive disorders, and different authors consider various combinations of these disorders as the syndrome. Different phenotypes of PCOS may be associated with different cardiovascular risk. Women with a “complete” phenotype (a combination of all three PCOS diagnostic criteria) and with the predominant hyperandrogenism have higher risk. According to a number of studies, obesity affects more than half of women with PCOS and contributes the most to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Despite the weakness of the evidence regarding the association of PCOS with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, most international organizations recommend active screening for cardiovascular risk factors in women with PCOS.
Achieved blood pressure level and target organ damage in post-stroke hypertensive patients
Authors: Lopina E. A. , Libis R. A.
Published: January 2019

Objective. To assess the impact of the achieved blood pressure level on the structure and function of kidneys, carotid arteries and depression level in hypertensive post-stroke survivors.

Design and methods.Carotid arteries and kidneys were assessed by ultrasound study. All parameters including depression level (Hamilton scale) were evaluated depending on the achieved systolic blood pressure level (SBP) in 88 hypertensive patients in acute post-stroke period and at follow-up (8–12 months after stroke). Multiple regression analysis was applied to assess the associations between the factors.

Results.Office SBP directly correlates with the creatinine level (r = 0,5; р = 0,01). Moderate direct correlation was found between mean office SBP at the follow-up visit and intima-media thickness (IMT) (r = 0,47; р = 0,004), resistance index of the right common carotid artery (CCA) (r = 0,47; р = 0,006), resistance index of the left CCA (r = 0,5; р = 0,002), and resistance index of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) (r = 0,4; р = 0,02). Regression analysis demonstrated that mean office SBP has an impact on the following parameters: plasma creatinine level (β = 0,43; р = 0,04) and CCA IMT (β = 0,36; р = 0,03). The depression decreased in subjects with SBP 125–134 mmHg.

Conclusion. SBP stabilization at the level 125–134 mmHg leads to the decrease in the resistance index of the carotid arteries, improves renal function and reduces depression level in post-stroke survivors.
Incidencia de la banca multilateral en las asociaciones público-privadas: una perspectiva en Colombia
Authors: López Rodríguez Campo Elías , Cadena López Sonia , Montenegro Castillo Diana Carolina , Plata Niño Jair Alexander
Published: January 2019

Multilateral banking is a mechanism that seeks to promote state productivity and competitiveness, as well as to highlight their role as protagonists in cooperation for integral development. The beneficiaries of the financing granted by multilateral banks must promote management tools for the benefit of civil society through the design and construction of infrastructure and associated services. Given this, public-private partnerships (PPPs) appear as an alternative to strengthen and support state management based on the knowledge and expertise of the private sector. Using a descriptive analysis of documentary information, the paper sought to recognize how multilateral banking has influenced the development of PPPs in Colombia. The results not only allow recognizing the realities of PPPs in Colombia, but also demonstrating the impact of multilateral banking on their management and improvement for the benefit of society.
Suecia y Dinamarca: líderes en innovación y la atracción de talentos mundiales
Authors: Aragonés Ana María , Salgado Uberto
Published: January 2019

Este artículo analiza la importancia que han adquirido recientemente los flujos de migración altamente calificada que se dirigen hacia los países desarrollados, esto como resultado de la reconfiguración del nuevo patrón migratorio que surgió tras la crisis de 2008. Se aborda el estudio de caso de Suecia y Dinamarca, por tratarse de economías destacadas a escala mundial por el desarrollo de innovaciones tecnológicas que les han permitido tasas de crecimiento sostenidas en el largo plazo. En la medida en que ambas economías enfrentan dificultades estructurales, como el envejecimientopoblacional y la insuficiente cantidad de jóvenes egresadosde sus universidades con los perfiles necesarios para el desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías, se restringe su oferta laboral. Debido a ello, la migración calificada y los estudiantes internacionales se han convertido en un elemento central para el impulso que requieren dichas políticas, por lo que han llevado a cabo una serie de programas para reclutar y retener a los talentos internacionales, situación que empieza a generalizarse en otros países destino, lo que puede detonar una competencia mundial por los talentos.
Pobreza en la infancia: enfoques y aproximaciones conceptuales
Authors: Laverde Rojas Henry , Gómez Ríos John Jairo , Sellamén Garzón Alexander
Published: January 2019

Este artículo presenta una aproximación al estado de la cuestión a partir de la revisión de literatura nacional e internacional sobre el origen y la evolución del concepto pobreza en la infancia en el marco de la calidad de vida. De la misma manera, se desarrolla una reseña sobre las aproximaciones al estudio de la pobreza en la infancia en Colombia, los enfoques teóricos y las metodologías empleadas para su medición. El documento concluye con algunas posiciones crítico-constructivas para el desarrollo de futuras investigaciones.
O Tribunal Superior do Trabalho e o fenômeno da terceirização no Brasil: notas de uma investigação
Authors: Droppa Alisson , Barros Biacaschi Magda , Vallejos Vazquez Bárbara
Published: January 2019

O artigo teve como objetivo analisar as decisões do Poder Judiciário Trabalhista brasileiro envolvendo o fenômeno da terceirização, com foco nos acórdãos do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST) entre 2000 e 2016 e em um diálogo com recentes decisões do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), sobre o tema. Até 2017 não havia no Brasil legislação específica sobre a terceirização. Nesse vácuo, o TST, por meio de suas decisões, estabeleceu parâmetros jurisprudenciais que acabaram sendo sumulados no decorrer do tempo, como é o caso da Súmula 331, de 1993, alterada posteriormente. Este texto analisa essa dinâmica e, a partir dela, o papel da Justiça do Trabalho e, mais recentemente, do STF diante do aprofundamento da terceirização para trabalhadores do setor papel e celulose, eletricitários, petroleiros, correspondentes bancários, trabalhadores em Call Center e Tecnologia da Informação (TI) em bancos públicos.
El trabajo, la identidad y la organización en el nuevo mundo laboral
Authors: Fuerte Posada Andrés
Published: January 2019

Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación sobre las posibilidades y condiciones de organización y representación en el contexto laboral actual, caracterizado por contrataciones atípicas mediante figuras de intermediación laboral: órdenes de prestación de servicios, plantas temporales, contratos de corta duración y otras figuras, lo que se denomina aquí nuevas formas de contratación. El contexto de investigación corresponde a los despidos masivos generados en diferentes entidades del Distrito Capital de Bogotá, ante la llegada a la Alcaldía de Enrique Peñalosa en 2016. Se observaron las dinámicas organizativas y las diferentes acciones que los sindicatos y los trabajadores afectados emprendieron para afrontar este problema, atravesados por las diferentes modalidades de contratación en que se encontraban. Se realizó una aproximación etnográfica a los espacios de organización y discusión de los trabajadores, acompañada de revisión de prensa y de documentos y estadísticas oficiales.
AZ ALKALMAZOTT NYELVÉSZET DISZCIPLÍNÁI A FORDÍTÁSI SZÖVEGALKOTÁS MEGISMERÉSÉNEK SZOLGÁLATÁBAN
Authors: KÁROLY Krisztina
Published: January 2019

A dolgozat azt vizsgálja, hogy az alkalmazott szövegnyelvészet eredményei hogyan használhatók fel a fordítástudományban olyan jelenségek alaposabb megismerésére, amelyeket a kutatások eddig vagy megkerültek, vagy nem kellő mélységben vizsgáltak. A tanulmány fókuszában a fordítási szövegalkotás jelensége áll, és olyan alapkérdések megválaszolásához nyújt elméleti és módszertani megoldásokat, mint például az, hogy egyáltalán elemezhető-e a szövegkoherencia célnyelvi (re)produkciója a fordításban, vagy hogy hogyan „viselkedik” a szövegkoherenciában jelentős szerepet játszó kohéziós, retorikai és műfaji szerkezet a fordításban. A dolgozat rávilágít azokra a jövőbeli fejlődési irányokra is, amelyeket az alkalmazott nyelvészet e diszciplínái segítségével kijelölhetünk a diskurzuselemzésben, a műfajkutatásban, a célnyelvi szövegre orientált fordításelemzésben, az univerzálé-, valamint a fordítóistratégia-kutatásban.
A BESZÉLT NYELVI ÉLETTÖRTÉNETEK FORGATÓKÖNYVE
Authors: LAKI Boglárka
Published: January 2019

A kognitív nyelvészet egyik fő kutatási területe a nyelv és az elme kapcsolata, illetve a mentális folyamatok. A kognitivisták szerint tudásunk ismeretmintázatok, sémák alapján tárolódik. A dolgozat a forgatókönyv-elmélet segítségével rámutat arra, hogy a beszélt nyelvi élettörténetek is kognitív séma alapján szerveződnek, vagyis e szövegek mögött élettörténeti forgatókönyv fedezhető fel. Az élettörténetekben megkülönböztethetünk domináns elemeket, amelyek szinte minden élettörténet vázát képezik, és tetszőlegesen megjelenő, fakultatív elemeket.
BIOPRESERVATIF ALAMI DALAM PEMBUATAN EDIBLE FILM KARAGENAN Eucheuma cottonii DENGAN POLIETILEN GLIKOL SEBAGAI PLASTICIZER
Authors: Caroline Clementia , Pratiwi Alberta Rika
Published: January 2019

Flavored edible film can be made from carrageenan with addition of spices such as sugar, salt, garlic, pepper, and nutmeg. Flavored edible film is an instant spice product innovation to reduce plastic packaging waste. This study aims to determine the effect of adding spices to flavor, solubility, shelf life, antibacterial activity, and fungus growth on edible film. Sensory analysis was to determine the most preferred formulation. Solubility analysis used solution at 75°C and 100°C with oil and without oil. Shelf life analysis used the Accelerared Shelf-Life Testing method at 25°C, 35°C, and 40°C at 75% RH. Antibacterial activity used paper disc diffusion method with Bacillus cereus and Salmonella. Analysis of fungus growth was done with incubation for 24 hours. Flavored edible film consisting of 4 grams of sugar, 4 grams of salt, 1 grams of garlic, 0.2 grams of pepper and 0.2 grams of nutmeg has the highest score of taste and aroma attribute score of 2.20 ± 0.45. Flavored edible film had a significant difference solubility in oil treatment and no significant difference in temperature treatment. Flavored edible film had a shelf life 17 days. Flavored edible film could not inhibit bacterial activity. There was no fungal growth on flavored edible film.

Keywords: flavored edile film, carrageenan, sensory, solubility, shelf life, antimicrobial activity, fungus growth
KARAKTERISTIK FISIK, KIMIA, DAN SENSORIS FRUIT LEATHER PISANG AMBON (Musa paradisiaca S.) DENGAN PENAMBAHAN GULA DAN KARAGENAN
Authors: Marzelly Ages Dwiga , Lindriati Triana , Yuwanti Sih
Published: January 2019

Fruit leather is a fruit product that has been destroyed and then dried using an oven, so as to form a thin sheet that can be rolled. Fruit leather is generally a thin sheet with a thickness of 2-3 mm, 10-20% water content, plastis texture, was a consistency and a specific taste according to the type of fruit used. Ambon banana has a low pectin content that requires a gel-forming agent to produce the desired texture. One of the commonly used gelling materials is carrageenan. Carrageenan is one of the seaweed derived hydrocolloids that have the ability to form gel and can improved the texture of the product. Carrageenan in gel form must have a dehydrating compound. The common dehydrating agent is sugar. Sugar is a material that can attract water molecules that bind to carrageenan molecules, so that sugars can make a solid gel. The purpose of the study to determine the effect of additional sugar and carrageenan concentration on physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of fruit leather of Ambon banana and to determine the amount of additional of sugar and carrageenan concentration according to sensory data to produce fruit leather with good sensory characteristics. This study used Completely Randomized Design (RAL) consisting of two factors and three replications. The first factor is the percentage of sugar consisting of 5%, 10%, and 15%. The second factor is the percentage of carrageenan consisting of 0.3%, 0.6%, and 0.9%. Tests carried out include physical characteristics (lighness, texture, tensile strength, and elongation), chemical characteristics (moisture content and ash content), as well as sensory characteristics (color, taste, aroma, texture and overall). The data obtained is processed using a fingerprint analysis analysis of variance using Minitab program V.1.7. If there is a significant difference or influence, then a tukey test on test level α ≤ 5% is used. The result of this research showed that the production of fruit leather of banana Ambon with the concentration of sugar and carrageenan added has a significantly characteristic sensory taste and texture, while no significant effect on the sensory characteristics of color, aroma, overall, physical characteristics (lightness, texture, elongation and tensile strength) and chemical characteristics (ash and water content). Determination of the best treatment in this study was found in A2B1 treatment using 10% sugar concentration and 0.3% carrageenan with a very liking assessment as follows 3% color; aroma 13%; 17% texture; 13% taste; and overall 13% with a total value of 59%.

Keywords: caragenan, fruit leather, sugar
PERANCANGAN MUTU COOKIES LIDAH KUCING UBI JALAR MENGGUNAKAN METODE QFD
Authors: Anjarsari Dini Nastiti , Purnomo Bambang Herry , Nurhayati Nurhayati
Published: January 2019

UD. Nula Abadi is one of home industry that produces flour and the processed products from sweet potatoes in Bondowoso regency. Lidah kucing is one of UD. Nula Abadi cookies that has potential prospect to develop because these cookies can go into all of marketing segmentation. The aimed of this research are to identify costumer’s quality attribute and to design the quality of lidah kucing UD. Nula Abadi to fulfil costumer’s quality attribute. This research used quality function deployment. The result of this research shows that quality attribute which has being customers priority based on mapping with the technical requirements and competitive profile are taste, packaging material, and texture. The quality design that can be applied for UD. Nula Abadi are keeping the quality of sweet potato, calibrating scale machine, using oven that complete with timer and thermostat, using the packaging material that can be kept the shape of lidah kucing, training the employee to keep production process in accordance with standard operational procedure, having a partnership with local government in terms of promotion and business development.

Keywords: sweet potatoes, cookies, QFD
ANALISIS KANDUNGAN KARBOHIDRAT, GLUKOSA, DAN UJI DAYA TERIMA PADA NASI BAKAR, NASI PANGGANG, DAN NASI BIASA
Authors: Mukti Kana Satria , Rohmawati Ninna , Sulistiyani S.
Published: January 2019

White rice is the most consumed food by Indonesian people. However, carbohydrate levels in white rice are included in the high glycemic index (73). This makes the white rice less healthy, especially for people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Appropriate processing is done to lower carbohydrate and glucose levels in white rice to be more safe to eat, on the contrary is roasting and burning. The purpose of this study was to analyzed the influence and grilling of white rice on carbohydrate, glucose and white rice test after treatment. The research method used was analytic with experimental design (pre-experimental). Sample of acceptance test research from 25 people with DM in Clinic dr. Suherman University of Muhammadiyah Jember. Friedman Test and Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test was used to analyzed, glucose level and analysis used One Way Anova and Post Hoc (Tukey HSD) Test with 5% confidence level (α = 0,05). The results showed that the average of normal rice sugar, grilled rice, and baked rice (X0, X1, and X2) were 39,44%; 34.84%; and 37.45%. Medium for the average glucose levels (X0, X1, and X2) was 2.07%; 2.86%; and 3.38%. The results were performed to measured energy, aroma and texture, white rice (p <α value). Grilled rice had low carbohydrate levels and could be accessed by diabetes, 72.38 grams of grilled rice (25.22 g of carbohydrates and 2.07 g of glucose) could be consumed 1-3 times a day.

Keywords: carbohydrate, glucose, organoleptic test, grilled rice, baked rice, ordinary rice
EVALUASI KINERJA PETUGAS REKAM MEDIS BERDASARKAN METODE RATING SCALES DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM HAJI SURABAYA
Authors: Marlisa Sarah , Faida Eka Wilda
Published: January 2019

Waktu yang dibutuhkan petugas untuk pasien rawat jalan berdasarkan Standar Pelayanan Minimal Rumah Sakit (SPM) RS adalah 5-10 menit, dari standar tersebut adalah waktu bagi pasien dimulai dari mengantri sampai mendapat data rekam medisnya. Data masalah menunjukkan bahwa pencapaian penyediaan Berkas Rekam Medis RS. Haji Surabaya tidak sesuai dengan SPM yang ≤ 10 menit, terjadi secara berturut-turut selama 3 bulan terakhir sampai dengan Januari 2018 dengan rata-rata adalah 36,73% terjadi keterlambatan penyediaan berkas rekam medis. Berdasarkan data masalah penelitian ini bertujuan melakukan evaluasi kinerja petugas rekam medis rawat jalan RSU Haji Surabaya. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan meninjau kinerja petugas rekam medis. Rancangan penelitian cross sectional. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa data primer dan sekunder dan dinilai dengan rating scales. Hasil penelitian bahwa penilaian kinerja petugas rekam medis, pada Job Description pendaftaran pasien baru, pasien lama dan penyimpanan memperoleh skor ≤ 3,0 kategori kurang baik, sedangkan kualitas skor 3,1 dengan kategori baik. Penilaian kuantitas, kehadiran, dan supervisi memperoleh kategori kurang baik dengan skor ≤ 3,0. Penilaian konservasi memperoleh kategori tidak baik dengan skor 2,0. Pihak rumah sakit perlu mengadakan pelatihan terhadap petugas yang belum menguasai ilmu rekam medis.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE COMPANY. PRACTICAL TRAINING
Authors: Kaledin Sergey
Published: January 2019

The multiple educational task which is contained in this edition allows the students studying in "Management" at high professional level independently to carry out standard economic, financial and commercial calculations; to make the analysis, modeling and planning of financial performance of the enterprise.
The algorithms of calculations of all block of indicators of the complex financial and economic analysis of activity of economic entities presented in educational tasks, techniques of forecasting, modeling and planning are of undoubted interest and will be useful to heads, chief accountants, specialists of financial and economic divisions of the enterprises with any legal form of property in the course of implementation of effective economic practice by them.
In total 128 control tasks in 14 options of performance are presented in the book.
Многовариантное учебное задание, содержащееся в этом издании, позволяет студентам, обучающимся по специальности «Менеджмент» на высоком профессиональном уровне самостоятельно выполнять стандартные экономические, финансовые и коммерческие расчеты; производить анализ, моделирование и планирование финансовых показателей предприятия.
Представленные в учебных заданиях алгоритмы расчётов всего блока показателей комплексного финансово-экономического анализа деятельности хозяйствующих субъектов, методики прогнозирования, моделирования и планирования представляют несомненный интерес и будут полезны для руководителей, главных бухгалтеров, специалистов финансовых и экономических подразделений предприятий с любой организационно-правовой формой собственности в процессе осуществления ими эффективной хозяйственной практики.
Всего в книге представлено 128 контрольных заданий в четырнадцати вариантах выполнения.
Proximate Compositions and Biological Activities of Caulerpa lentillifera
Authors: Nofiani Risa , Hertanto Sigit , Zaharah Titin Anita , Gafur Sutarman
Published: January 2019

Caulerpa lentillifera is an edible and functional seaweed due to its high nutritional compositions and its biological activities.  In this study, C. lentillifera was evaluated for its proximate compositions (moisture, ash, protein, lipid and fiber contents) and its biological activities (antimicrobial, anti-oxidant, and toxicity). Moisture content, crude lipid, crude protein, and crude fiber were determined using oven method, soxhlet extraction, semi-micro Kjeldhal, and hydrolysis, respectively.  Fresh C. lentillifera of Natuna Island, Indonesia, showed its higher level content of ash, crude lipid, and crude fiber compared to that of fresh C. lentillifera of Penghu, Taiwan.  For its biological activity assays, the extracts were prepared from fresh and dry C. lentillifera (FC and DC).  Both of the extracts showed the broad spectrum of weak antimicrobial using well-diffusion agar tests and antioxidant activities using a modified linoleic acid emulsion system.  The toxicity for both extracts was determined using brine shrimp lethality test.  DC extract showed its very low toxicity level and there was no toxicity for FC.  Hemolytic activity was determined using red blood assay.  Both extracts showed their low hemolytic activities (about 5-13%) for the concentration of 100 and 150 μg/mL, but the activity increased sharply (about 96%) on the concentration of 200 μg/mL.  It was concluded that C. lentillifera has a potency as a functional food due to containing secondary metabolites with various biological activities.
The Study of Artemisinin Content in Callus Artemisia annua L. Cultures Elicited with Endophytic Fungi Aspergillus sp.
Authors: Yuliani Farida , Dewi Widyatmani Sih , Yunus Ahmad , Siswanto Usman
Published: January 2019

Artemisinin, is a sesquiterpene lactone which is originally extracted from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua L. Artemisinin is a very effective antimalarial agent, however it is produced in very low amounts in plants. Chemical synthesis of artemisinin is complicated and not economically feasible. Researchers often use elicitation methods to increase artemisinin content in a laboratory scale with biotic or abiotic elicitor. This study examined the effect of elicitation using endophytic fungi Aspergillus sp on artemisinin content of callus A. annua cultures. Observations were made on its growth, texture and color, chlorophyll content and dry weight. Fungi were isolated from the stem tissue of A. annua and callus were grown on Murashige and Skoog medium. After 3 weeks of incubation, callus treated with four different elicitors concentration (0, 2, 4, 6 mg/mL). There were significant alterations on callus culture in terms of growth, texture, color and chlorophyll content after elicitation. The results clearly demonstrated that the endophytic fungal elicitor Aspergillus sp could increase artemisinin content but did not affect the callus dry weight of A. annua. The treatment of 4 mg/mL  elicitor produced the highest artemisinin content, that increased 7.6 times compared to the control, from 0.0036% to 0.0275%.
Seasonal Variation of Upper Blue Nile Basin Moisture Budget and the Global Moisture Dynamics in the Role of Spatiotemporal Precipitation Variability
Authors: Wondie Megbar , Raju U.Jaya , Kenea Samuel
Published: January 2019

Upper Blue Nile basin (UBNB) is the water tower of Ethiopia and downstream countries. It contributes significant moistures to the surrounding atmosphere. However, the contribution of the moisture from the basin to the precipitation in the area is not well documented. Therefore, this paper is aimed at seasonal variation of upper Blue Nile basin moisture budget and the global moistures in the role of temporal and spatial precipitation variability. To this end, we used European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) data from 1979-2017. The UBNB moisture contributed precipitation in the central parts of the study area during the summer season, while in spring; it contributed in southern part of the study area. Northwest part of the study area got precipitation from the basin moistures during autumn season. The recycling ratios for four seasons (summer, autumn, spring and winter) were 9.70%, 16.33%, 19.01%, and 35.30% respectively. The maximum amount of precipitation is extracted from the local moistures during winter season. The annual average value of recycling ratio was found 20.11%. Hence, we concluded that UBNB moisture budget had lesser contribution of precipitation over the study area. It rather contributed a significant precipitation to the neighboring countries such as Egypt and Sudan. Further studies on moisture budget are required to explain this phenomenon in the context of Ethiopia.
A Hypothesis Regarding how Sleep can Calibrate Neuronal Excitability in the Central Nervous System and thereby Offer Stability, Sensitivity and the Best Possible Cognitive Function
Authors: Hansson Sture
Published: January 2019

The function of sleep in mammal and other vertebrates is one of the great mysteries of biology. Many hypotheses have been proposed, but few of these have made even the slightest attempt to explain the essence of sleep - the uncompromising need for reversible unconsciousness. During sleep, epiphenomena - often of a somatic character - occur, but these cannot explain the core function of sleep. One answer could be hidden in the observations made for long periods of time of the function of the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is faced with conflicting requirements on stability and excitability. A high level of excitability is desirable, and is also a prerequisite for sensitivity and quick reaction times; however, it can also lead to instability and the risk of feedback, with life-threatening epileptic seizures. Activity-dependent negative feedback in neuronal excitability improves stability in the short term, but not to the degree that is required. A hypothesis is presented here demonstrating how calibration of individual neurons - an activity which occurs only during sleep - can establish the balanced and highest possible excitability while also preserving stability in the CNS. One example of a possible mechanism is the observation of slow oscillations in EEGs made on birds and mammals during slow wave sleep. Calibration to a genetically determined level of excitability could take place in individual neurons during the slow oscillation, so that action potentials are generated during the oscillations “up-phase”. This can only take place offline, which explains the need for sleep. The hypothesis can explain phenomena such as the need for unconsciousness during sleep, with the disconnection of sensory stimuli, slow EEG oscillations, the relationship of sleep and epilepsy, age, the effects of sleep on neuronal firing rate and the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep homeostasis. This is with regard primarily to mammals, including humans, but also all other vertebrates.
Wealth Accumulation in Rotation Forestry – Failure of the Net Present Value Optimization?
Authors: Kärenlampi Petri P.
Published: January 2019

We investigate wealth accumulation in forestry, assuming that revenues are re-invested. Three different optimization criteria are compared, two of which are based on cash flows, the third financially grounded. Direct optimization of wealth appreciation rate always yields best results. Procedures gained by maximizing internal rate of return are only slightly inferior. With external discounting interest rate, the maximization of net present value yields arbitrary results, with at worst devastating financial consequences.
In Search of the Iraqi Other: Iraqi Fiction in Diaspora and the Discursive Reenactment of Ethno-Religious Identities
Authors: Hanoosh Yasmeen
Published: January 2019

The prerogative to narrate the experience of marginal identities, particularly ethno-religious ones, appeared only in the post-occupation era in Iraqi fiction. Traditionally, secular Iraqi discourse struggled to openly address “sectarianism” due to the prevalent notion that sectarian identities are mutually exclusive and oppositional to national identity. It is distinctly in post-2003 Iraq—more precisely, since the sectarian violence of 2006–2007 began to cut across class, civil society, and urban identities—that works which consciously refuse to depict normative Iraqi identities with their mainstream formulations become noticeable. We witness this development first in the Western diaspora, where Iraqi novels exhibit a fascination with the ethno-religious culture of the Iraqi margins or subalterns and impart a message of pluralistic secularism. This paper investigates the origins of the taboo that proscribed articulations of ethno-religious subjectivities in 20th-century Iraqi fiction, and then culls examples of recent diasporic Iraqi novels in which these subjectivities are encoded and amplified in distinct ways. In the diasporic novel, I argue, modern Iraqi intellectuals attain the conceptual and political distance necessary for contending retrospectively with their formative socialization experiences in Iraq. Through a new medium of marginalization—the diasporic experience of the authors themselves—they are equipped with a newfound desire to unmask subcultures in Iraq and to write more effectively about marginal aspects of Iraqi identity inside and outside the country. These new diasporic writings showcase processes of ethnic and religious socialization in the Iraqi public sphere. The result is deconstruction of mainstream Iraqi identity narratives and instrumentalization of marginal identities in a nonviolent struggle against sectarian violence.
Feasibility Study of a New Cherenkov Detector for Improving Volcano Muography
Authors: Lo Presti Domenico , Gallo Giuseppe , Bonanno Danilo L. , Bongiovanni Daniele G. , Longhitano Fabio , Reito Santo
Published: January 2019

Muography is an expanding technique for the investigation of the internal structure of targets of interest in geophysics. The flux of high penetrating muons produced by primary cosmic rays is attenuated by traversing kilometer size objects like X-ray flux is attenuated through the human body. This gives the possibility to study the internal structure of volcanoes or underground cavities, e.g., starting from the measure of the muon flux transmission through the target. Many groups of researchers working with this technique have to face with high background level that afflicts the reconstruction of muon tracks near the horizontal direction. An important source of background is the scattering of particles near the detector that produces a wrong reconstruction of the incoming direction. An innovative technique based on Cherenkov radiation was investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulations developed in Geant4 toolkit and MATLAB. The results reported in this paper show that the presented technique is able to correctly distinguish the incoming direction of particles with an efficiency higher than 98%. This new kind of detector could represent an alternative for high resolution charged particle tracking also for other applications.
The Contribution of Commercial Banks to GDP Growth in Nigeria Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model
Authors: Adenomon Monday Osagie , Ogujiofor Godson Obinna , Adenomon Clara Adebukola
Published: January 2019

In most econometrics literature, the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is often applied in many economic analyses to study short and long run relationships. This is because ARDL model can deal with economic variables that are integrated of different order (I(0), I(1) or combination of both) and also it is robust where there is single long-run relationship between the underlying variables in a simple sample size. This study applied the ARDL model to examine the contributions of commercial Banks to GDP growth in Nigeria. To achieve this, annual data covering 1981 to 2015 for loans and advances, savings, lending rates and GDP of Financial Institutions were collected from CBN bulletin. The ADF test revealed that the variables are I(1) except for lending rate which was of I(0) order. The ARDL(1,1,1,2) model revealed that loans and advances, and lending rates are significantly positively related to GDP in Nigeria but savings was not significant in the model. The model revealed some evidence of short run relationships while the ecm(-1) was -0.6156 (P-value=0.0038<0.05) which means that the rate of the speed of adjustment to equilibrium is 61.56% annually. The estimated model is free from serial correlation, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity while the model is stable and the residuals are normally distributed. The study recommends that savings and savings culture should be encouraged in Nigeria since economic theory states that savings and investment are related in any economic development.
C/EBPβ Is a Transcriptional Regulator of Wee1 at the G2/M Phase of the Cell Cycle
Authors: Lee Ji Hae , Sung Jeeyoung , Choi Eun Kyung , Yoon Hyun-Kyoung , Kang Boram , Hong Eunkyung , Park Byunggyu , Kim Yong-Nyun , Rho Seungbae , Yoon Kyungsil
Published: January 2019

The CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) is a transcription factor that regulates cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. Although the pro-oncogenic roles of C/EBPβ have been implicated in various human cancers, how it contributes to tumorigenesis or tumor progression has not been determined. Immunohistochemistry with human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues revealed that higher levels of C/EBPβ protein are expressed compared to normal lung tissues. Knockdown of C/EBPβ by siRNA reduced the proliferative capacity of NSCLC cells by delaying G2/M transition of the cell cycle. In C/EBPβ-knockdown cells, a prolonged increase in phosphorylation of cyclin dependent kinase 1 at tyrosine 15 (Y15-pCDK1) was displayed with increased Wee1 and decreased Cdc25B expression, simultaneously. ChIP analysis showed that C/EBPβ bound to distal promoter regions of WEE1 and repressed WEE1 transcription through the interaction with histone deacetylase 2. Treatment of C/EBPβ-knockdown cells with a Wee1 inhibitor induced a decrease in Y15-pCDK1 and recovered cells from G2/M arrest. In the xenograft tumors, the depletion of C/EBPβ significantly reduced tumor growth. Taken together, these results indicate that Wee1 is a novel transcription target of C/EBPβ that is required for the G2/M phase of cell cycle progression, ultimately regulating proliferation of NSCLC cells.
Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh
Authors: Hussain A H M Belayeth
Published: January 2019

While microcredits are, by the development practitioners, repeatedly hailed as a useful measure of development policy, this empirical research in Bangladesh arrives at different results: the governing and disciplinary measures are necessary to trigger the best possible repayment success. Based on interviews with the microfinance beneficiaries, loan officers, and microfinance experts in Bangladesh, I chart some of the most frequently used governing and disciplinary techniques including fictitious proximity of loan officers, their fields of visibility and surveillance processes. The “success” of credit delivery is a neoliberal stance that ensures the ceaseless debt repayment process using the intentional and planned conduct, capitalizing social capital and credit honour reputation, surveillance over business enterprises, use of equivocal language and different forms of deception. The development strategy through microfinance in Bangladesh is a development “dispositif” with a changing shift in its declared social missions.
Peran Good Corporate Governance Terhadap Profitabilitas Perbankan Syariah
Authors: Surepno Surepno , Minoto Minoto
Published: January 2019

This study aims to analyze and obtain empirical evidence of the contribution of Good Corporate Governance on return on assets (ROA) as a proxy of sharia banking profitability in the period of 2010-2016. Populations of this research are sharia commercial bank registered in Bank Indonesia in the period of 2010 to 2016. By using purposive sampling technique, there are 7 sharia banks from 13 sharia banks in Indonesia during the period of 2010-2016. Furthermore, research data is obtained from GCG reports that have been published by sharia banking in the period of 2010-2016. The data is analyzed by descriptive analysis and regression analysis. Results show that GCG not contribution for profitability proxied by ROA. Based on the results, it can be concluded that Good Corporate Governance does not affect the profitability of sharia banking. Good Corporate Governance in sharia banking is still not effective and efficient as described by high remuneration and special facilities received by the board in sharia banking.