bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pentingnya pengetahuan dan penerapan K3 oleh perawat kepada pasien di rumah sakit
Authors: purba sahrila
Published: December 2019

Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja (K3) merupakan salah satu isu penting di dunia kerja saat ini termasuk di lingkungan rumah sakit. Angka kecelakaan kerja di rumah sakit lebih tinggi dibandingkan tempat kerja lainnya dan sebagian besar diakibatkan oleh perilaku yang tidak aman. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana gambaran perilaku perawat dalam penerapan manajemen Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja (K3) . Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif eksploratif dengan menggunakan desain cross sectional study. Populasi penelitian adalah Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling . Alat pengumpulan data berupa kuesioner dalam bentuk dicotomous choice . Metode analisis data dengan menggunakan analisis univariat. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh gambaran perilaku perawat dalam penerapan manajemen Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja (K3) ditinjau dari faktor internal berada pada kategori baik (52.5%) dan perilaku perawat ditinjau dari faktor ekternal berada pada kategori baik (58.8%). Peneliti menyarankan kepada rumah sakit agar dapat melakukan sosialisasi tentang manajemen Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja (K3) secara lebih optimal sehingga tidak lagi terdapat perilaku yang buruk dari perawat dalam manajemen Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja di Rumah Sakit.
SEORANG AYAH DIBUNUH DI DEPAN ANAKNYA YANG MASIH SD
Authors: Febrianto Yoga
Published: December 2019

AbstrakDalam paper ini, saya akan membahas tentang kasus pembunuhan. Kasus pembunuhan ini terjadi di Probolinggo. Seorang Ayah dibunuh di hadapan anaknya sendiri di kebun kopi di Desa Rambaan, Kecamatan Sumber, Kabupaten Probolinggo, Jawa Timur. Pelaku pembunuhan akhirnya ditangkap polisi. Kapolsek Sumber Iptu Sono menyebut, pelaku adalah S, (32), yang merupakan tetangga korban. Menurut Sono, dari hasil penyidikan, diduga pelaku tega menghabisi nyawa korban, karena korban menggoda istri pelaku. “Pelaku ternyata tetangga korban di Dusun Tempuran, Desa Rambaan. Kami juga mengamankan barang bukti celurit yang digunakan pelaku saat membacok korban,” kata Sono saat dikonfirmasi, Jumat (25/10/2019). Kasus ini jelas tidak mempunyai nilai moral yang baik dan pelakunya sendiri tidak mempunyai hati nurani yang baik (hati nuraninya tumpul). Manusia tidak berhak untuk mencabut (membunuh) sesama, karena hidup dan mati itu hanya Tuhan lah yang berhak menentukannya.Sono menjelaskan, dari hasil penyidikan, inisial S nekat menghabisi korban bernama Sukamto, karena korban telah menggoda istri S saat menjadi TKI di Malaysia, pada 6 tahun silam. Pembunuhan terjadi di Desa Rambaan, Kecamatan Sumber, Kabupaten Probolinggo. Pembunuhan terjadi di hadapan anak Sukamto yang masih duduk di bangku sekolah dasar (SD).
Trying to make it work: Compositional effects in the processing of compound "nonwords"
Authors: Guenther Fritz , Marelli Marco
Published: December 2019

Speakers of languages with synchronically productive compounding systems, such as English, are likely to encounter new compounds on a daily basis. These can only be useful for communication if speakers are able to rapidly compose their meanings. However, while compositional meanings can be obtained for some novel compounds such as "bridgemill", this is far harder for others such as "radiosauce"; accordingly, processing speed should be affected by the ease of such a compositional process. To rigorously test this hypothesis, we employed a fully implemented computational model based on distributional semantics to quantitatively measure the degree of semantic compositionality of novel compounds. In two large-scale studies, we collected timed sensibility judgments and lexical decisions for hundreds of morphologically-structured nonwords in English. Response times were predicted by the constituents' semantic contribution to the compositional process, with slower rejections for more compositional nonwords. We found no indication of a difference in these compositional effects between the tasks, suggesting that speakers automatically engage in a compositional process whenever they encounter morphologically-structured stimuli, even when it is not required by the task at hand. Such compositional effects in the processing of novel compounds have important implications for studies that employ such stimuli as filler material or "nonwords", since response times for these items can differ greatly depending on their compositionality.
"Sister, I Love You!" Phatic Posts Are More Successful On Facebook Than Health Misinformation
Authors: Berriche Manon , Altay Sacha
Published: December 2019

Social media like Facebook are harshly criticized for the propagation of health misinformation. Yet, little research has provided in-depth analysis of real-world data to measure the scale of the phenomenon. This article examines an emblematic case of online health misinformation: the Facebook page Santé + Mag, which generates five times more interactions than the combination of the five best-established French media outlets. Based on the literature on cultural evolution, we hypothesized that its huge success can hardly be explained by the misleading nature of its content (H1) but rather by its diffusion of posts containing cognitive attractors that tap into evolved cognitive preferences, such as information related to sexuality, social relations, threat, disgust or negative emotions (H2-6). Drawing from media studies findings, suggesting that Facebook is primarily used to connect with friends and family, we hypothesized that the popularity of Santé + Mag could be driven by Internet users’ desire to strengthen their relationships by sharing phatic posts (i.e. statements with no practical information aiming at engaging or maintaining social interactions such as “hello”) (H7).To test these hypotheses, we examined 500 posts, along with their 6.5 million interactions and tracked the presence of misleading health contents, psychological attractors, and phatic posts. Our analyses showed that most posts were related to social relations, that only a quarter consisted of health misinformation, and that despite their emphasis on threat, they were negative predictors of interactions. Phatic posts, composed of short sentences such as “Sister I love you”, were the strongest predictor of interactions, followed by posts with a positive emotional valence. Sexual contents negatively predicted interactions and other cognitive attractors such as disgust, threat or negative emotional valence did not predict interactions. These results strengthen the idea that Facebook is first and foremost a social network used by people to foster their social relations, not to spread online misinformation. We encourage researchers working on disinformation to conduct finer-grained analysis of online contents and to adopt interdisciplinary approach to study the phatic dimension of communication, together with positive contents, to better understand the cultural evolution dynamics of social media.
Kin recognition and perceived facial similarity
Authors: Hansen Florian , Holzleitner Iris Jasmin , Lee Anthony J , O'Shea Kieran J. , DeBruine Lisa Marie , Fasolt Vanessa
Published: December 2019

Kinship and facial self-resemblance evoke similar patterns of behaviour, such as increased pro-sociality and decreased sexual motivation. Moreover, it has been suggested that facial resemblance/similarity between individuals informs kinship judgments in third-party kin recognition as one study found that similarity and kinship judgments encapsulate the same information (Maloney & Dal Martello, 2006). Yet, another study found that similarity judgments convey some information that is not conveyed in kinship judgments when comparing adult face pairs of different sex (DeBruine et al., 2009). We replicated these studies to further investigate these convergent results and clarify the role facial similarity plays in third-party kin recognition. We recruited 318 raters, who were shown 50 sibling pairs and 50 age- and sex-matched unrelated pairs ranging from 3 to 17 years old. Each rater was randomly assigned to make either kinship judgments (“related” or “unrelated”) or similarity judgments (scale from 0-“not very similar” to 10-“very similar”). We found that performance in both tasks was equally accurate, with participants detecting child siblings in the kinship task above chance and giving significantly higher similarity ratings to siblings in the similarity task. In both tasks, opposite-sex siblings were less often perceived to be siblings less often than same-sex siblings, while judgments of unrelated face pairs were not affected by the sex of faces. In contrast, the effect of difference in age between pairs of faces differed for the two tasks: in the similarity task, sibling pairs’ similarity decreased with increasing age differences, while no such effect was observed for unrelated pairs. In the kinship task, an increasing age difference decreased relatedness judgments for both related and unrelated pairs. In line with DeBruine et al. (2009), these findings suggest that similarity and kinship judgments are highly correlated but not strictly synonymous. The OSF Pre-registration for this project can be found at osf.io/ps9hy and the data and code at osf.io/sef9k.
Personality Psychopathology: Longitudinal Prediction of Change in BMI and Weight Post-Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Oltmanns Joshua R. , Rivera Jessica Rivera , Merchant Amanda , Cole Jonathan , Steiner Joshua
Published: December 2019

Objective: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity, which has been increasing worldwide. However, bariatric surgery causes dramatic physical changes that can cause significant stress. Prior research has found that psychological variables such as personality traits and levels of psychopathology can influence success after bariatric surgery (in terms of body-mass index [BMI] reduction and weight loss). However, most prior studies have been limited by small sample sizes, inconsistent follow-up, and categorical assessment of psychopathology. Methods: The present study examines the predictive utility of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) scales for three bariatric surgery outcomes (BMI reduction, weight loss, and percent excess weight loss [%EWL]) across ten follow-up points five years after surgery. It also examines the largest sample of bariatric surgery-completing patients (N = 2,267) on the PAI to date. Latent growth modeling was used to examine change in the outcome variables. Results: Results indicate that personality and psychopathology variables predicted less BMI reduction, weight loss, and %EWL five years after surgery and also affected the trajectories of change in the outcome variables across time. The PAI scales predicted more variance in the five-year BMI outcomes than did age and gender. The most robust effects were for scales assessing phobias, traumatic stress, identity problems, and negative relationships. Conclusions: The PAI may be useful to clinical health psychologists who conduct recommended psychological evaluations with potential bariatric surgery candidates.
The Pleasure Principle: Why (Some) People Develop a Taste for Politics
Authors: Wuttke Alexander
Published: December 2019

Often, citizens talk politics or watch political shows solely for the pleasure they derive from these activities. Yet, existing theories struggle to explain why (some) individuals engage with politics as an end in itself even if the behavior does not produce any separable instrumental value. Integrating psychological theories from motivation studies, this study deduces a need-based model of political motivation in order to explain intrinsic political engagement. The model proposes that intrinsic political motivation has roots in the seemingly apolitical processes of need satisfaction which are deeply ingrained in the human psyche. Providing a theoretical framework for existing political science findings, this study argues that citizens seek behaviors they previously experienced as pleasurable. Differences in intrinsic political motivation are therefore theorized to reflect whether political engagement was previously experienced as satisfying basic psychological needs which is argued to predict both whether and how individuals engage with politics. By manipulating need-related situational features before and during political engagement, a pre-registered survey experiment tested the basic tenet that need-related experiences with politics affect the quality and quantity of future activities in the political domain. However, 15 out of 15 analytical tests do not yield the expected evidence in line with the need-based model of political motivation. Showcasing a step-wise approach for dealing with null-results in hypothesis-driven research to assess and increase the information value of the conducted analysis, the presented evidence calls into question the accuracy of the presented theory and the previous insights in psychology and political science on which it was built. This study thus adds a new piece to the puzzle of understanding what does and what does not underlie intrinsic motivation for political engagement.
Forest bathing: a narrative review of the effects on health for outdoor and environmental education use in Canada
Authors: Mathias Sandrine , Daigle Patrick , Dancause Kelsey Needham , Gadais Tegwen
Published: December 2019

Background: Education and health professionals from a range of disciplines seek alternatives to promote well-being through nature. Shinrin Yoku, originating from Japan, means “forest baths” or “taking in the forest atmosphere” and provides the opportunity to reconnect with nature and its benefits, with great potential in Canada. This brief review aims to highlight the potential for the use of Shinrin Yoku in the Canadian context of education and healthcare. Methods: We conducted a narrative literature review including a search of four French and English databases (Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus, Cairn) from 1985 to 2017. Then, we classified 26 articles according to three main categories that emerged from the first reading of the abstracts. Results: Benefits of Shinrin Yoku have been classified into physiological, psychological, and environmental categories. We synthesize key benefits of Shinrin Yoku and highlight opportunities to use this alternative intervention by educators and health professionals in Canada. Conclusion: A growing body of research suggests that Shinrin Yoku can have benefits on many aspects of an individual's health and well-being. Given the resources already available in Canada, Shinrin Yoku could be integrated into existing programs and interventions, and could provide another option to educators and healthcare professionals seeking low-risk educational and intervention alternatives for their students and patients.
Economics of the Greenseeder Hand Planter, Discrete Choice Modeling, and On-Farm Field Experimentation
Authors: Ng'ombe John
Published: December 2019

Corn yields in developing countries are lower than in developed countries partly due to planting methods that involve hand dropping of multiple seeds per hill. Researchers from Oklahoma State University (OSU) recently developed the Greenseeder Hand Planter (GHP) to replace such methods. The first essay determines economic breakeven levels of seed and labor savings, increases in corn yield, and reduced loss of N through reduced ammonia volatilization. Results suggest a $50 GHP used to plant 3 hectares per year would need to increase corn yields on average by about 1.12%, use 12.19% fewer seeds, or reduce labor man-days by 38.66% to equal expected net returns from traditional methods.In the second essay, I conduct Monte Carlo experiments to measure bias in the conditional logit (CL) and independent availability logit (IAL) when there is no choice set formation and when choice sets are stochastically formed. I also compare the performance of the two models using empirical data on paddlefish angler preferences collected in Oklahoma. Both the CL and IAL work well when their own assumptions hold, but not under the alternative’s assumptions. However, the IAL produces unbiased and less efficient parameter estimates when individuals actually choose from the full set of alternatives. Empirical results suggest the IAL is able to predict the attribute-cutoff.To avoid limitations from small-scale agronomic trials, there has been a movement toward large-scale, on-farm field trials but questions remain as how best to conduct them and when it is most profitable to quit them. The third essay addresses these questions by using a fully Bayesian decision-theoretic approach. Data are from Monte Carlo simulations assuming a corn-input stochastic plateau production function. Results suggest the best way to conduct such experiments is to allocate to each of the 10% of the plots, 0 lb. of N, half of N*, and 150% of N* under a 30-plot experimental design. Results further indicate that it optimal to quit such trials in year 2. Sensitivity analysis confirms the optimal quit period but suggests such experiments are most profitable by allocating unalike N levels to all of the 30% of experimental plots.
Estimation of Serum and Salivary Sialic Acid Level in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Poudel Pratibha , Bajracharya Barsha , Bhattacharyya Shubrato , Bajracharya Dipshikha
Published: December 2019

Background: Sialic acid is a glycoprotein that is considered as an important constituent of cell membrane. Altered glycosylation is one of the important molecular changes that accompany malignant transformation. Several studies in past have shown that changes in serum and salivary sialic acid levels in cancer patients correlate well with tumor burden. Some of the findings suggested that sialic acid levels could be elevated in cancer patients before the occurrence of clinical symptoms. The purpose of this study is to estimate serum and salivary sialic acid level in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients and correlate their level with the histopathological grading of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: Blood and saliva samples were collected from 50 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and 50 healthy subjects. Serum and salivary sialic acid levels in both free and protein bound forms were measured spectrophotometrically. This was correlated with histopathological grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS software.

Results: A statistically significant rise in serum and salivary sialic acid level was noted in OSCC subjects compared to the controls. Furthermore, significant difference in both serum and salivary sialic acid level was noted between well and poorly differentiated OSCC.

Conclusions: Our report suggests that sialic acid is a valuable biomarker of oral squamous cell carcinoma. It may be used to assess the histological grading of oral cancer and predict the disease outcome and response to the therapy.
Clinical Profile of Severe Cutaneous Drug Eruptions in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Bishwokarma Ghimire Rupak , Bhattarai Sabina , Pokharel Govinda , Aryal Eliz , Shrestha Prashanna Raj
Published: December 2019

Background: An adverse cutaneous reaction caused by a drug is any undesirable change in the structure or function of the skin, its appendages or mucous membranes and it encompass all adverse events related to drug eruption, regardless of the etiology. 

Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study done fom April 2017 to March 2019 at dermatology department of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. Sample size was calculated as 42 with prevalance of severe cutaneous drug eruption as 3%. After the medication history was taken, all suspected causative drugs were discontinued. For the initial 5 to 7 days, all patients were treated with intravenous corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. Follow up after one week, 2 weeks and one month were suggested for assessment of outcomes.

Results: Out of 42 patients, 22 (52.38%) were females and 20 (47.62%) males. Most were in age groups 16-39 & 46-60 counting to 14 (33.33%) in each group. Acute morbilliform eruption was the most common presentation 20 (47.6%) followed by Steven Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in 16 (38.1%). The most common offending drug group in this study was antileptics 9 (21.43%), followed by NSAIDs 8 (19.05%), antibiotics 7 (16.67%), allopurinol 4(9.52%%). Patients were discharged after 7 days with tapering dose of oral prednisolone upto 6 weeks for all patients. However, three patients died due to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis along with comorbid conditions like intracerebral hematoma, COPD with pneumonia.

Conclusion: Adverse cutaneous drug reactions should be recognized early for timely intervention. Previously sensitized patients should be made aware about fatal outcomes, symptoms, cross reactivites as well as over the counter preparations.
Prevalence of Psychological Problems Among Adolescent Students of Selected Private School at Itahari Sub-Metropolis of Eastern Nepal
Authors: Guragain Parth , Rimal Hem Sagar , Kafle Tara
Published: December 2019

Background: Adolescence is the second decade of life, the crucial period demanding significant adjustment in physical, psychological and social dimensions. The main aim of this study was to access the psychological problems of adolescents in Itahari sub-metropolis.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design and consecutive sampling technique was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in selected schools of Itahari Metropolitan city. From the selected schools, students of class 7 to 12 with the age range of 11-19 years were included in the study. Sample size was calculated considering the prevalence of Psychosocial Problem of similar setting. The instrument for data collection was self-administered pediatric checklist for youth, an internationally valid tool, which was divided in three parts. Part I related to socio-demographic information, part II consisted of questions regarding family and school related factors and part III was the standard tool to measure psychosocial problem.

Results: The prevalence of psychological morbidity on the basis of total difficulties score was found to be 23.9% (11) in male whereas 31.5% (17) was abnormal in female. Among males, 76.1% (35) was found to have normal scores as compared to 68.5% (37) in females although the difference was found to have no statistical significance.

Conclusions: The adolescent age groups have to face various psychological problems and are likely to be very common. School mental health and social services have the potential to affect the prevalence of these and other psychological disorders by assisting in the assessment, referrals and management of the affected students.
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Patients attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Central Nepal
Authors: Raj Kumari Sanjana , Sharma Damodar , Jha Brajesh
Published: December 2019

Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are important public health problem and are globally endemic. These parasites are responsible for the major share of morbidity and mortality in those communities where there is overcrowding, poor environmental sanitation and personal hygienic practices. Intestinal parasitic infection is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study was aimed to evaluate the burden of the intestinal parasitic infections and the pattern of distributions among patients attending in a tertiary care setting in Bharatpur, Nepal, over a period of one year (August 2017 to July 2018).

Methods: Stool samples of patients received in the Microbiology laboratory, COMS that were subjected for routine stool investigations were included in this study. Naked eye physical examination, microscopic examination was carried out and parasites were identified in the received stool samples. The results were recorded, and data were entered into excel spreadsheet 2007. The percentages of the parasites present were calculated to find out the frequency and distribution.

Results: A total of 1,558 fresh stool samples were screened, of which 20.60% (n=321) were positive for various intestinal parasites. Overall, helminthic infections (81.30%) were higher than protozoal infections (18.70%). On the whole, Ascaris lumbricoides showed higher prevalence (39.56%) followed by Ancylostoma duodenale (19.31%) and Giardia lamblia (9.97%).  17(1.09%) of the samples showed more than one parasite. Highest prevalence was seen in age group 15 to 25 years of age (27.40%).

Conclusions: Parasitic infection is endemic. Apart from the early diagnosis and effective treatment, health education is a requisite to control infections in this area and awareness of sanitation to reduce and control parasitic infection.
Compressive properties and energy absorption response of cBN added Al composite foams
Authors: Islak Bilge Yaman
Published: December 2019

In this study, pure Al foam and 2, 5, 10 wt.% cubic boron nitride Al composite foams were manufactured to reveal the effects of cubic boron nitride addition on the properties of Al foam materials. Cellular morphology investigations and quasi-static compression test results were correlated with the effect of foaming agent behavior, compacting pressure, amount of ceramic addition, and compressive properties. The cubic boron nitride reinforced Al foams exhibited superior compressive properties and energy absorption behavior. The compressive properties were enhanced by increasing the cubic boron nitride content and compacting pressure. The maximum mechanical properties were achieved in 10 wt.% cubic boron nitride aluminum composite foams. The results revealed that these composite foams are possibly a candidate for specific high technology applications with high mechanical properties.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS AS A SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PHENOMENON
Authors: Zhdanova Svetlana Nikolaevna
Published: December 2019

In the course of a theoretical analysis, the concepts of “communication” and “intercultural communication” are clarified, the relevance of intercultural professional and scientific - pedagogical communications in an information society, expanding the scale of intercultural interaction of teachers, is revealed. The necessity of the development of intercultural communicative competence of the teacher as a result of the development of intercultural communications in professional - pedagogical activity is substantiated.
The effect of front and rear windscreen angles on the aerodynamic drag force of a simplified car model
Authors: ELRAWEMİ Mohamed , IBRAHİM ABURAWEY İbrahim
Published: December 2019

Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) is a flow modelling technique which utilizes iterative methods to solve continuity and momentum equations along with any appropriate auxiliary equations depending on the application. This paper studied the effect of front and rear windscreen angles of a car on the drag force for the case of the Citroen C5 2007. Numerical results were obtained based on the finite volume method (FVM). The aerodynamic behavior of the car was studied with different front and rear windscreen angles. The initial results helped to estimate an optimal shape for the car based on the least drag coefficient. Consequently, an optimal car shape is proposed by improving the car’s aerodynamic design including the surface roughness and windscreen angles. This has potentially reduced the drag coefficient by 8.88 % compared to the initial design. This would offer a significant opportunity for reducing the fuel consumption.
Cholécystite aiguë de réanimation
Authors: Degroote T. , Chhor V. , Tran M. , Philippart F. , Bruel C.
Published: December 2019

La cholécystite aiguë de réanimation (0,2 à 1 % des patients) est liée à des facteurs de risque spécifiques (jeûne, nutrition parentérale, ventilation mécanique) et systémiques (instabilité, brûlures graves, catécholamines) conduisant à des phénomènes d’ischémie-reperfusion de la paroi vésiculaire, à l’origine d’une cholécystite classiquement alithiasique. Toutefois, les données récentes retrouvent une participation lithiasique dans 50%des cas environ. Il s’agit d’une maladie grave dont le diagnostic est difficile et la mortalité élevée (40 %). Chez ces patients graves, aucun critère clinicobiologique ne permet un diagnostic de certitude. L’imagerie du patient de réanimation peut être prise à défaut par les anomalies fréquemment retrouvées en réanimation ; les signes les plus évocateurs sont un épaississement pariétal vésiculaire supérieur à 4 mm, un hydrocholécyste ou un défaut de rehaussement de la paroi au scanner. Le traitement en urgence repose sur une antibiothérapie à large spectre ciblée sur les germes digestifs et nosocomiaux ainsi que sur une optimisation hémodynamique. La cholécystectomie (laparoscopique, voire sous-costale) représente le traitement de référence en empêchant la récidive. Mais la gravité des patients amène souvent à envisager une solution moins lourde que la chirurgie avec un drainage de la vésicule. Le drainage par voie percutanée est l’alternative de choix en raison de sa disponibilité et de son efficacité, il existe toutefois un risque théorique de récidive à l’ablation du drain, surtout en cas de cholécystite lithiasique. Le drainage interne par voie endoscopique (transpapillaire ou transdigestif) est une possibilité prometteuse, mais réservée à l’heure actuelle aux centres experts.
Economic and environmental assessment of of solar cooling systems
Authors: Ismail Amlal , Abdellah El Fadar
Published: December 2019

The objective of this work is to investigate the main solar cooling systems, namely photovoltaic (PV) and thermal sorption (absorption and adsorption) systems,in order to identify the most cost-effective technology according to operating and climatic conditions. A technicoeconomic and environmental comparison has been carried out through a case study. The results revealed that the conventional system powered by photovoltaic panels represents the most appropriate choice in terms of annual cold production and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) when compared with the adsorption and absorption systems, but in terms of environmental aspect the choice of the latter systems is more judicious.
Transforming Research Landscape in Africa using Open Access: The case of Ethiopia
Authors: Tekle Solomon Mekonnen
Published: December 2019

The presentation will discuss Ethiopia's open access initiatives as a model to transform the research landscape in Africa mainly focusing on the national open access policy of Ethiopia.
Comparative Analysis of the Availability of Digitalization Indicators in Ukraine and Other EU Eastern Partnership Countries
Authors: Yegorov I. Yu. , Gryga V. Yu.
Published: December 2019

The article contains the results of a study on monitoring the digital economy and society in the Eastern Partnership countries. A brief assessment of the state of affairs in these countries in terms of the availability of data, which are needed to calculate the main indicators of digitalization and, first of all, the DESI index on the basis of the OECD guidelines and recommendations is presented. The assessment was carried out by comparing the information obtained with similar data, approaches and practices of the European Union. It was based on utilization of the "reference " level of the EU countries for closer alignment with the latter.

Based on the results of the analysis of the state of affairs with statistics, which reflects the processes of digitalization in Ukraine and other Eastern partnership countries, some recommendations on improving the organization of information collection in order to increase the quality of statistical data management are made. This also opens the way for a closer coordination with the European approach to monitoring indicators of digitalization, including calculations of DESI index.

In Ukraine, work is underway to improve statistical tools for measuring and monitoring digitalization processes. This work is based on the approaches, which are used in the EU countries. In the group of Eastern partnership countries, Ukraine is not among the leaders. It is lagging behind some other countries, first of all - Belarus. At the same time, it should be noted that there are some problems with the use of the Eurostat tools for digitalization measurement.

In general, the main problems, which have been mentioned by representatives of statistical bodies in the process of collection, analysis, reporting, are the lack of an appropriate statistical unit, lack of funds for the organization of research, lack of qualified personnel, as well as the lack of appropriate tools for data collection (questionnaires, methodological materials for sampling, etc.). The low level of interest on the part of government bodies exacerbates these problems.

The list of DESI indicators must be approved by the government. It should be developed by the State statistical service of Ukraine in cooperation with other ministries and state agencies. Only after that, the State statistical service of Ukraine will be able to change its statistical questionnaires (forms) and conduct the necessary specialized surveys.

 EU assistance may include several activities that the State statistical service of Ukraine has identified as its needs: data collection tools, staff training, data analysis, etc. Such assistance may be provided within the framework of existing cooperation agreements between the State statistical service of Ukraine and specialized statistical agencies of the EU.
Preservation and Rehabilitation of Forest Resources in the Carpathian Macro-region
Authors: Shchuryk M. V. , Osypenko Z. V.
Published: December 2019

Problems related with increase of forests lands in Ukraine and on the globe are in focus of many domestic scientists, power and business entities, industrialists and others. Considerable interest to forestry products is shown by power bodies, local self-government bodies, private businesses. One of the most significant factors affecting rehabilitation and preservation of forest resources is the model of forestry sector operation in Ukraine as a whole and the Carpathian macro-region in particular. It refers to the principles of rehabilitation process, outlined in the period of the command-administrative model of management, but embedded in the current market mechanism. However, the studies confirm that market and command-administrative models of management are incompatible.

It is demonstrated that highly effective use, rehabilitation, preservation and protection of forest resources is conditional on the involvement of government and local territorial communities. First and foremost it refers to formulating new operative principles for providing financial assistance, subsidies to forestry enterprises, private owners. Unprofitability of forestry enterprises and organizations shows the need in constructing and implementing a new model for organization and management in this important economic sector. It is demonstrated that such model cannot be built without relevant and reliable information base, which requires improvements in the existing system of collection, processing and analysis of statistical data. Chronic unprofitability in the domestic forestry sector in parallel with the increasing scales of forest felling, growing timber sales and enrichment of selected persons associated with power offices and local power bodies is a sign of the existence of shadow and corrupted entities in the domestic forestry sector. This requires not only revision of the current forestry policy, but setting a new one, along with adapting global practices in organizing preservation, use, rehabilitation and protection of forestry resources, of which the most important is land. First and foremost, priorities of organization and management in the forestry sector need to be changed. An important step towards optimization of the rehabilitation process of forest land plots in the studied macro-region should be restructuring, with returning private property to former owners. This change has to ensure the profitability of forestry enterprises, diversification of ownership forms, preservation and protection of forest resources for current and future generations.
Identifikasi Stabilitas Lereng Tanah Longsor Menggunakan Metode Elemen Hingga
Authors: Fadhel Alfadhella Ridwan , Muhardi  , Yusa Muhammad
Published: December 2019

Landslide is one of the disasters that has a high level of damage. This research aims to identify slope stability which was modeled by using a based finite element method software, i.e. Plaxis V.8.2. The data that were used are slope dimension, material properties, and reinforcement properties. These data were used as input in modeling. The slope was modeled in the condition before the reinforcement and after the reinforcement. The reinforcement was given on the slope by using piles and retaining wall. The results showed that the safety factor before reinforcement is 1,19 and after reinforcement is 1,48. The results also shown that the displacements after reinforcement was lower than before reinforcement. This proves that the slope reinforcement was able to increase the safety factors and reduce the displacements on the slope
Modification of CaO Catalyst with Impregnation Method Using KoH in Biodiesel Synthesis from Waste Cooking Oil
Authors: Oko Syarifuddin , Kurniawan Andri
Published: December 2019

Chicken eggshells can be used as raw material in the manufacture of CaO catalysts. Increased CaO catalyst activity can be done by the impregnation method. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of %K on the wet impregnation of CaO catalyst using KOH and to find out the impregnation catalyst (CaO / K2O) on the biodiesel yield. Prepared chicken egg shells were calcined at 900oC for 3 hours. Then the CaO obtained was impregnated using KOH with a variation of % K (5%, 7%, 9% and 12% (w / w)) while heated at 85oC. The impregnation product was calcined at 600oC for 5 hours. The impregnation catalyst (CaO K2O) was applied to the biodiesel synthesis through a transesterification reaction with a mole ratio of 1:12 waste cooking oil: methanol, the amount of catalyst was 1.5% at a reaction temperature of 70°C for 2.5 hours. Based on the results of SEM-EDS analysis, the highest K2O at 7% K was 21.99%), while the highest CaO content was at 9% K by 81.53%. For the highest surface area analysis at 7% K with a surface area of 71.22 m2 / g, alkalinity was 2.59 mmol / g. The best biodiesel was obtained with a yield of 87.17%, kinematic viscosity of 2.89 cSt, water content of 0.032%, density of 0.819 g/ml, methyl ester level of 99.39%.
The Implementation of Rectifier Technology For Small Scale Industries Producing Exhaust Pipe in Purbalingga
Authors: Triyono Eddy , Rahayu S Setyowati , Budiarti Vonny SA , Sumiyarso Bambang
Published: December 2019

Purbalingga Regency Government policy to include exhaust pipe as one of the region's leading commodities is considered as one finest step. Various types of motor vehicle are produced and as a result small industry engaged in motor vehicle spare parts are emerging, including exhaust parts. The choice of technology with the metal industry, especially the exhaust in Purbalingga aims to improve the competitiveness of regional superior competency-based industries, namely revitalizing the industrial sector in order to exist and be able to develop, and be able to transfer technology about improving exhaust quality which has an impact on increasing the exhaust industry's income. The exhaust products from SMEs have exclusivity in the tip of exhaust pipe that is coated with metal, thus improve the appearance and quality of the exhaust. But the exhaust product with a variety of metal coated parts turned out to be incompatible with industry standards, which consequently the quality of the results of the dull metal coating process, easy to peel and rusty. For this reason, Semarang State Polytechnic implements rectifier equipment for metal coating. The methods used were the founding of an Institution Forum for the Purbalingga Exhaust Cluster Association, metal coating technique training for workers, operating tests, operational procedures and operational assistance. The results obtained are rectifiers for metal coating with current outputs of 10 A, 20 A, 30 A, 40 A, 50 A.
Force Based Design and Direct Displacement Based Design for Dual System Structure
Authors: Puspita Annisaa Dina , Rosyidah Anis
Published: December 2019

The Force Based Design (FBD) and the Direct Displacement-Based Design (DDBD) are methods for designing seismic-resistant buildings. Building structures designed, are expected to be suitable with the purpose and usefulness of a building. For this reason, this study compares the performance of dual system structures using the DDBD and FBD methods that aim to prove better performance with consideration of safety against users during an earthquake. This research method uses design analysis method to compare the value of the base shear force, reinforcement ratio, and performance level using software for static nonlinear pushover analysis. The results showed the value of the base shear force x direction of the DDBD method was 17.57% smaller than the FBD method, whereas for the y direction the DDBD value was greater than 9.38% of the FBD. The value of the reinforcement ratio of the beam, column and shear wall results is greater DDBD than FBD. The actual drift of the DDBD and FBD methods is slightly different. So that both are at the same level of performance, namely damage control. The performance level has not reached the performance target of life safety design in DDBD, but the structure has met the level performance requirements for offices.
Energy Analysis Produced In Mixture of Liquid (Pertalite) and Gas (LPG) in Conventional Machine 4 Cylinder
Authors: Putra Adi Pratama , Qiram Ikhwanul
Published: December 2019

Increased mobility of transportation plays a major role in the economic growth of a region. Despite the rapid growth of the automotive industry, there are still quite a lot of people who use old-type vehicles to support their mobility. Conventional 4-cylinder engine is one type of engine that is widely used in public transportation modes. The purpose of this study was to obtain an analysis of the energy produced in a mixture of liquid fuel (pertalite) and gas (LPG) in a conventional engine 4-cylinder. The research method used was an experiment, carried out on a conventional engine 4-cylinder. A dynamometer is used to determine the power and torque produced. As for testing the rate of fuel consumption using a measuring burette, then the fuel consumption is calculated. The research data are arranged in tables and graphs to obtain the analysis of the energy produced at each rotation speed variation (Rpm). The results showed there were differences in power, torque and fuel consumption produced by a mixture of the two types of fuel used. For maximum power generated at a standard injector variation that uses Pertamax plus fuel of 11.61 kW and a maximum torque of 12.98 Nm. While the lowest power is produced by Pertamax using a racing injector of 2.26 kW and the lowest torque of 8.67 Nm. The lowest fuel consumption is obtained from the use of a standard fuel injector Pertamax plus of 0.12 kg / kW while the highest fuel consumption produced by Pertamax Plus uses a standard injector of 1.28 kg / kW.
Bearing Capacity Analysis of Bridge Foundation Based on Cone Penetration Test Data and Soil Parameters Data
Authors: Yunus Muhammad , Syahdinar Zahrin F.
Published: December 2019

One that deserves the attention of planners in designing a bridge structure is the design of the substructure. This is due to the fact that the structure below determines the quality and service life of a bridge and at present many cases of bridge structure failures are caused by failures of the substructure in holding the load acting on the bridge The aim of this research to test the characteristics of the soil and calculate bearing capacity of the foundation based cone penetration testing data and soil parameters at the Aifa bridge construction field in Fafurwar District, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province. From the results of testing the soil characteristics in the laboratory, the type of soil at point 1 is the type of good to bad graded sand soil (SW-SP) with a water content of 17.72%, specific gravity 2.98, liquid limit (LL) = 16,746% included in the non-plastic category. While the location of point 2 is obtained from good to bad graded sand soil type (SW-SP) with a water content of 28.52%, specific gravity 2.73, liquid limit (LL) = 16.746% including the non-plastic category. To analysis of the calculation of the bearing capacity of the foundation Aifa bridge using data from the sondir test results for point 1 was obtained allowable bearing capacity (Qall) is 4.610,44 kN and for point 2 was obtained allowable bearing capacity (Qall) is 3.598,43 kN. For calculating bearing capacity of the foundation using soil parameter data for point 1 was obtained bearing capacity allowable (Qall) is 2.209,93 kN and for point 2 was obtained allowable bearing capacity (Qall) is 655,41 kN
PROGRAM KEMITRAAN MASYARAKAT (PKM) MEWUJUDKAN GENERASI BERKUALITAS DENGAN KEBAL (KELAS IBU BALITA) DI DESA TANGKIL TENGAH KEDUNGWUNI KABUPATEN PEKALONGAN
Authors: Zuhana Nina , Ersila Wahyu , Suparni Suparni
Published: December 2019

Balita merupakan salahsatu populasi yang berisiko terjadi berbagai macam gangguan kesehatan (penyakit) dan kematian. Ada banyak program kesehatan yang telah di implementasikan pemerintah dengan harapan turut berperan aktif dalam menurunkan  kesakitan dan kematian pada anak balita yaitu dengan kelas balita. Kelas balita merupakan suatu aktifitas belajar kelompok dalam kelas dengan anggota beberapa ibu yang mempunyai anak balita (0-59 tahun) di bawah bimbingan satu atau beberapa fasilitator dengan menggunakan  buku KIA sebagai alat pembelajaran.(direktorat jenderal bina gizi dan kesehatan ibu dan anak kemenkes RI, 2011).  Tujuan kelas ibu balita (KIB) adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku ibu dengan menggunakan buku KIA dalam mewujudkan tumbuh kembang balita yang optimal. Metode pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah dengan proses belajar mengajar orang dewasa yaitu menggunakan metode partisipatif (masing-masing ibun balita bercerita bertukar pengalaman) kemudian disusul dengan diskusi kelompok, bidan sebagai tenaga ahli dan fasilitator. Instrument yang digunakan adalah Buku KIA, kartu KPSP. Hasil peningkatan pengetahuan ibu balita dapat dilihat dari hasil  rata-rata nilai pre test 50,8 dan nilai rata-rata nilai post test adalah 90, 4. Simpulan kelas ibu balita dapat menjadi salahsatu upaya meningkatkan pengetahuan ibu balita dalam menjaga kesehatan balitanya.
Sodium valproate in association with hyponatremia and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone: a case report
Authors: ORUM Mehmet Hamdi
Published: December 2019

Sodium valproate is a drug used in
neurological and psychiatric diseases and has side effects such as tremor,
drowsiness, Reye-like syndrome, hepatic failure, thrombocytopenia, pancreatitis.
Hyponatremia is another serious side effect of sodium valproate. Here, we
report the case of a patient with hyponatremia associated with sodium valproate.