bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Public Interest in Acne on the Internet: Comparison of Search Information From Google Trends and Naver
Authors: Park Tae Heum , Kim Woo Il , Park Suyeon , Ahn Jaeouk , Cho Moon Kyun , Kim Sooyoung
Published: July 2020

Background

Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease primarily affecting young adults. Given that the internet has become a major source of health information, especially among the young, the internet is a powerful tool of communication and has a significant influence on patients.

Objective

This study aimed to clarify the features of patients’ interest in and evaluate the quality of information about acne vulgaris on the internet.

Methods

We compared the search volumes on acne vulgaris with those of other dermatological diseases using Google Trends from January 2004 to August 2019. We also determined the search volumes for relevant keywords of acne vulgaris on Google and Naver and evaluated the quality of answers to the queries in KnowledgeiN.

Results

The regression analysis of Google Trends data demonstrated that the patients’ interest in acne vulgaris was higher than that for other dermatological diseases, such as atopic dermatitis (β=−20.33, 95% CI –22.27 to –18.39, P<.001) and urticaria (β=−27.09, 95% CI –29.03 to –25.15, P<.001) and has increased yearly (β=2.38, 95% CI 2.05 to 2.71, P<.001). The search volume for acne vulgaris was significantly higher in the summer than in the spring (β=–5.04, 95% CI –9.21 to –0.88, P=.018) and on weekends than on weekdays (β=–6.68, 95% CI –13.18 to –0.18, P=.044). The most frequently searched relevant keywords with “acne vulgaris” and “cause” were “stress,” “food,” and “cosmetics.” Among food, the 2 highest acne vulgaris–related keywords were milk and wheat in Naver and coffee and ramen in Google. The queries in Naver KnowledgeiN were mostly answered by a Korean traditional medicine doctor (53.4%) or the public (33.6%), but only 12.0% by dermatologists.

Conclusions

Physicians should be aware of patients’ interest in and beliefs about acne vulgaris to provide the best patient education and care, both online and in the clinic.
Blockchain in Health Care Innovation: Literature Review and Case Study From a Business Ecosystem Perspective
Authors: Chang Shuchih Ernest , Chen YiChian
Published: July 2020

Background

Blockchain technology is leveraging its innovative potential in various sectors and its transformation of business-related processes has drawn much attention. Topics of research interest have focused on medical and health care applications, while research implications have generally concluded in system design, literature reviews, and case studies. However, a general overview and knowledge about the impact on the health care ecosystem is limited.

Objective

This paper explores a potential paradigm shift and ecosystem evolution in health care utilizing blockchain technology.

Methods

A literature review with a case study on a pioneering initiative was conducted. With a systematic life cycle analysis, this study sheds light on the evolutionary development of blockchain in health care scenarios and its interactive relationship among stakeholders.

Results

Four stages—birth, expansion, leadership, and self-renewal or death—in the life cycle of the business ecosystem were explored to elucidate the evolving trajectories of blockchain-based health care implementation. Focused impacts on the traditional health care industry are highlighted within each stage to further support the potential health care paradigm shift in the future.

Conclusions

This paper enriches the existing body of literature in this field by illustrating the potential of blockchain in fulfilling stakeholders’ needs and elucidating the phenomenon of coevolution within the health care ecosystem. Blockchain not only catalyzes the interactions among players but also facilitates the formation of the ecosystem life cycle. The collaborative network linked by blockchain may play a critical role on value creation, transfer, and sharing among the health care community. Future efforts may focus on empirical or case studies to validate the proposed evolution of the health care ecosystem.
Effectiveness of a Voice-Based Mental Health Evaluation System for Mobile Devices: Prospective Study (Preprint)
Authors: Higuchi Masakazu , Nakamura Mitsuteru , Shinohara Shuji , Omiya Yasuhiro , Takano Takeshi , Mitsuyoshi Shunji , Tokuno Shinichi
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

We developed a system for monitoring mental health using voice data from daily phone calls, termed Mind Monitoring System (MIMOSYS), by implementing a method for estimating mental health status from voice data.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of this system for detecting depressive states and monitoring stress-induced mental changes.

METHODS

We opened our system to the public in the form of a prospective study in which data were collected over 2 years from a large, unspecified sample of users.
We used these data to analyze the relationships between the rate of continued use, the men-to-women ratio, and existing psychological tests for this system over the study duration. Moreover, we analyzed changes in mental data over time under stress from particular life events.

RESULTS

The system had a high rate of continued use. Voice indicators showed that women have more depressive tendencies than men, matching the rate of depression in Japan. The system’s voice indicators and the scores on classical psychological tests were correlated. We confirmed deteriorating mental health for users in areas affected by major earthquakes in Japan around the time of the earthquakes.

CONCLUSIONS

The results suggest that although this system is insufficient for detecting depression, it may be effective for monitoring changes in mental health due to stress. The greatest feature of our system is mental health monitoring, which is most effectively accomplished by performing long-term time-series analysis of the acquired data considering the user’s life events. Such a system can improve the implementation of patient interventions by evaluating objective data along with life events.
Assessment of Population Well-Being With the Mental Health Quotient (MHQ): Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Newson Jennifer Jane , Thiagarajan Tara C
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

Existing mental health assessment tools provide an incomplete picture of symptom experience and create ambiguity, bias, and inconsistency in mental health outcomes. Furthermore, by focusing on disorders and dysfunction, they do not allow a view of mental health and well-being across a general population.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to demonstrate the outcomes and validity of a new web-based assessment tool called the Mental Health Quotient (MHQ), which is designed for the general population. The MHQ covers the complete breadth of clinical mental health symptoms and also captures healthy mental functioning to provide a complete profile of an individual’s mental health from clinical to thriving.

METHODS

The MHQ was developed based on the coding of symptoms assessed in 126 existing Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–based psychiatric assessment tools as well as neuroscientific criteria laid out by Research Domain Criteria to arrive at a comprehensive set of semantically distinct mental health symptoms and attributes. These were formulated into questions on a 9-point scale with both positive and negative dimensions and developed into a web-based tool that takes approximately 14 min to complete. As its output, the assessment provides overall MHQ scores as well as subscores for 6 categories of mental health that distinguish clinical and at-risk groups from healthy populations based on a nonlinear scoring algorithm. MHQ items were also mapped to the DSM fifth edition (DSM-5), and clinical diagnostic criteria for 10 disorders were applied to the MHQ outcomes to cross-validate scores labeled at-risk and clinical. Initial data were collected from 1665 adult respondents to test the tool.

RESULTS

Scores in the normal healthy range spanned from 0 to 200 for the overall MHQ, with an average score of approximately 100 (SD 45), and from 0 to 100 with average scores between 48 (SD 21) and 55 (SD 22) for subscores in each of the 6 mental health subcategories. Overall, 2.46% (41/1665) and 13.09% (218/1665) of respondents were classified as clinical and at-risk, respectively, with negative scores. Validation against DSM-5 diagnostic criteria showed that 95% (39/41) of those designated clinical were positive for at least one DSM-5–based disorder, whereas only 1.14% (16/1406) of those with a positive MHQ score met the diagnostic criteria for a mental health disorder.

CONCLUSIONS

The MHQ provides a fast, easy, and comprehensive way to assess population mental health and well-being; identify at-risk individuals and subgroups; and provide diagnosis-relevant information across 10 disorders.
TeleWound Practice Within the Veterans Health Administration: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Program Evaluation (Preprint)
Authors: Etingen Bella , Patrianakos Jamie , Wirth Marissa , Hogan Timothy P , Smith Bridget M , Tarlov Elizabeth , Stroupe Kevin T , Kartje Rebecca , Weaver Frances M
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

Chronic wounds, such as pressure injuries and diabetic foot ulcers, are a significant predictor of mortality. Veterans who reside in rural areas often have difficulty accessing care for their wounds. TeleWound Practice (TWP), a coordinated effort to incorporate telehealth into the provision of specialty care for patients with skin wounds, has the potential to increase access to wound care by allowing veterans to receive this care at nearby outpatient clinics or in their homes. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is championing the rollout of the TWP, starting with regional implementation.

OBJECTIVE

This paper aims to describe the protocol for a mixed-methods program evaluation to assess the implementation and outcomes of TWP in VA.

METHODS

We are conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of 4 VA medical centers and their community-based outpatient clinics that are participating in the initial implementation of the TWP. Data will be collected from veterans, VA health care team members, and other key stakeholders (eg, clinical leadership). We will use qualitative methods (ie, semistructured interviews), site visits, and quantitative methods (ie, surveys, national VA administrative databases) to assess the process and reach of TWP implementation and its impact on veterans’ clinical outcomes and travel burdens and costs.

RESULTS

This program evaluation was funded in October 2019 as a Partnered Evaluation Initiative by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Diffusion of Excellence Office, and Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development Service, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Program (PEC 19-310).

CONCLUSIONS

Evaluation of the TWP will identify barriers and solutions to TeleWound implementation in a small number of sites that can be used to inform successful rollout of the TWP nationally. Our evaluation work will inform future efforts to scale up the TWP across VA and optimize reach of the program to veterans across the nation.

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Topics, Trends, and Sentiments of Tweets About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Temporal Infoveillance Study (Preprint)
Authors: Chandrasekaran Ranganathan , Mehta Vikalp , Valkunde Tejali , Moustakas Evangelos
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

With restrictions on movement and stay-at-home orders in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms such as Twitter have become an outlet for users to express their concerns, opinions, and feelings about the pandemic. Individuals, health agencies, and governments are using Twitter to communicate about COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE

The aims of this study were to examine key themes and topics of English-language COVID-19–related tweets posted by individuals and to explore the trends and variations in how the COVID-19–related tweets, key topics, and associated sentiments changed over a period of time from before to after the disease was declared a pandemic.

METHODS

Building on the emergent stream of studies examining COVID-19–related tweets in English, we performed a temporal assessment covering the time period from January 1 to May 9, 2020, and examined variations in tweet topics and sentiment scores to uncover key trends. Combining data from two publicly available COVID-19 tweet data sets with those obtained in our own search, we compiled a data set of 13.9 million English-language COVID-19–related tweets posted by individuals. We use guided latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) to infer themes and topics underlying the tweets, and we used VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary and sEntiment Reasoner) sentiment analysis to compute sentiment scores and examine weekly trends for 17 weeks.

RESULTS

Topic modeling yielded 26 topics, which were grouped into 10 broader themes underlying the COVID-19–related tweets. Of the 13,937,906 examined tweets, 2,858,316 (20.51%) were about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and markets, followed by spread and growth in cases (2,154,065, 15.45%), treatment and recovery (1,831,339, 13.14%), impact on the health care sector (1,588,499, 11.40%), and governments response (1,559,591, 11.19%). Average compound sentiment scores were found to be negative throughout the examined time period for the topics of spread and growth of cases, symptoms, racism, source of the outbreak, and political impact of COVID-19. In contrast, we saw a reversal of sentiments from negative to positive for prevention, impact on the economy and markets, government response, impact on the health care industry, and treatment and recovery.

CONCLUSIONS

Identification of dominant themes, topics, sentiments, and changing trends in tweets about the COVID-19 pandemic can help governments, health care agencies, and policy makers frame appropriate responses to prevent and control the spread of the pandemic.
Prediction of the Number of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Based on K-Means-LSTM (Preprint)
Authors: Vadyala Shashank , Betgeri Sai Nethra
Published: July 2020

BACKGROUND

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease that began to rapidly spread in the US with the first case detected on January 19, 2020, in Washington State. March 9, 2020, and then increased rapidly with total cases of 25,739 as of April 20, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic is so unnerving that it is difficult to understand how any person is affected by the virus. Although most people with coronavirus 81%, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will have little to mild symptoms, others may rely on a ventilator to breathe or not at all. SEIR models have broad applicability in predicting the outcome of the population with a variety of diseases. However, many researchers use these models without validating the necessary hypotheses. Far too many researchers often "overfit" the data by using too many predictor variables and small sample sizes to create models. Models thus developed are unlikely to stand validity check on a separate group of population and regions. The researcher remains unaware that overfitting has occurred, without attempting such validation.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to predict the incidence of COVID-19 in Louisiana State USA. Xgboost, K-Means, and long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks to construct a prediction model (i.e., K-Means-LSTM) for short-term COVID-19 confirmed cases in Lousiana state USA.

METHODS

In the paper, we present a combination algorithm that combines similar days features selection based on the region using Xgboost, K-Means, and long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks to construct a prediction model (i.e., K-Means-LSTM) for short-term COVID-19 cases forecasting in Louisana state USA.

RESULTS

The weighted k-means algorithm based on extreme gradient boosting is used to evaluate the similarity between the forecasts and past days. The results show that the method with K-Means-LSTM has a higher accuracy with an RMSE of 601.20 whereas the SEIR model with an RMSE of 3615.83.

CONCLUSIONS

Accurate COVID-19 case forecasting is a significant problem for public health authorities to efficiently and timely coordinate patient care and other services required to solve the epidemic. In this research, we propose a K-Means-LSTM neural network to tackle the issue of variance and precision in predicting the number of reported cases in the traditional SEIR model. The findings of the study will help policy and healthcare efficiently prepare and provide services to handle the situation in these states over the next few days and weeks, including nurses, beds, and intensive care facilities. The data should be updated in real-time for more precise comparison and future perspectives.
Technology Integration in Teaching: A Study that Examines How Technology Integration Affects Student Achievement
Authors: Ahmad Amna Said , Hamad Kawthar Younes
Published: July 2020

The study examines technology integration in instructional classes and their impact on student achievement, because integrating technology into teaching allows the teacher to take control of all students and draws their attention, greatly reducing classroom discipline issues.In addition, it boosts teacher self-confidence because he speaks to students in their technological language, facilitates teachers’ assessment of their students - if the teacher used an appropriate assessment tool, and allows students who are having difficulty in class to actively participate in lessons, helping teachers share all their lessons, and share the lessons they have prepared with the whole world.And all of this results in effective student performance, and teaching achievement.
PHARMACY STUDENTS’ OPINIONS OF USING MOCK QUESTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SUMMATIVE EXAMINATIONS
Authors: SIAB FOZIA , MORRISSEY HANA , BALL PATRICK
Published: July 2020

Objective: Mock questions are thought to benefit to students through help with learning, revealing specific areas of learning difficulties, practice examination timing and aiding a higher mark in the examination. The literature suggests practice questions have a direct impact on students’ academic performance and improving examination confidence.

The aim of the study was to gather opinions of pharmacy students on using mock examinations and practice questions to prepare for summative examinations.

Methods: Paper based questionnaires were distributed to all fourth year pharmacy students at the start of a university scheduled workshop session. The data was transcribed onto a Microsoft Excel™ spreadsheet and analysed.

Results: Out of all fourth year pharmacy students 73% completed the questionnaire of which 91% had received access to mock questions but only 92% of those who had access used them. Common themes were identified; the benefits of using mock questions were ‘knowledge’, ‘examination style’ and ‘identification of weaknesses’. Furthermore, most participants chose ‘Year 3 Calculations exam’ (62%) as the most useful summative examination for which to use mock questions.

Conclusion: Mock questions have a place in improving the performance of pharmacy students in examinations. The study results showed that the majority of participants who used mock questions found them to be useful in promoting learning, revealing specific areas of learning difficulties, improving awareness of examination structure, practicing their ability to apply knowledge to questions under examination conditions and to motivate students to revise more using better strategies.
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFECT OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC SUPERDISINTEGRANTS IN THE FORMULATION OF RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE ORAL DISPERSIBLE TABLETS
Authors: F. R. SHEEBA , CHAUDHARY KUNDAN
Published: July 2020

Objective: In the present study, the effects of a natural superdisintegrant gellan gum, karya synthetic gum superdisintegrants like sodium starch glycolate, crospovidone and combination of natural and synthetic superdisintegrant were compared in the formulations of rizatriptan benzoate oral dispersible tablets.

Methods: This oral dispersible tablets were prepared by direct compression method and evaluated for weight variation, hardness, disintegration time, drug content, friability and dissolution. Drug compatibility with excipients was checked by FTIR studies. Stability study of the prepared tablets was done at 40±2°/75%±5% RH for a period of 1 mo.

Results: FTIR studies showed that no any chemical interaction between drugs and excipients. The in vitro drug release study revealed that formulation F9 combination of both crospovidone and karya gum was the most successful formulation and disintegrate time within 13 seconds and drug release within 10 min. The drug release from the best formulations followed first-order kinetics, which is concentration-dependent. Short terms stability studies of the tablet for three months showed non-significant drug loss.

Conclusion: The formulation containing a combination of natural and synthetic superdisintegrant was found to be the best results. Apart from fulfilling all official and other specifications, the tablets exhibited a higher rate of drug release.
Venous stenting for patients with outflow obstruction and leg ulcers: cost–effectiveness and budget impact analyses
Authors: Rognoni Carla , Lugli Marzia , Maleti Oscar , Tarricone Rosanna
Published: July 2020

Aim:
To perform cost–effectiveness analysis (CEA) and budget impact analysis (BIA) comparing stenting to standard medical treatment (SMT) for the management of deep venous outflow obstruction and leg ulcers from the Italian Healthcare Service perspective.
Materials & methods:
A Markov model was developed to project costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) over 3 years, based on data from literature combined with real-world data. Moreover, a BIA was performed comparing the current scenario (100% SMT) with increasing utilization rates of stenting over SMT from 0.5 to 5%, in the next 5 years.
Results:
Stenting is a cost-effective (incremental cost-utility ratio €12,388/QALY) or dominant option versus SMT, according to in-patient or day-hospital settings, respectively. Increasing use of stenting over SMT, in the next 5 years, is expected to yield additional costs of 39.5 million Euros (in-patient) or savings of 5.1 million Euros (day-hospital).
Conclusion:
Stenting is a cost-effective option compared with SMT for patients with deep vein occlusion and ulceration in Italy.
Iodine salt level at the Krebet Village of Ponorogo
Authors: Muftiana Elmie
Published: July 2020

The decrease of iodine salt levels caused the broken from the component of salt. It will be happen when cooking, a wrong cooking process, and a wrong saving way. This study aims to determine iodine salt levels in peoples that have mental retardations at Krebet village, Ponorogo.The study design used descriptive design. with purpossive sampling.The samples is 87 respondents. The tool of data collecting used queistionnaire and observed with Iodine test to know the iodine salt levels. The results of univariate analyzed showed that 51 respondents (58,6%) had good daily iodine salt levels (purple), 9 respondents (10,3%) saved salt in a closed place, 56 respondents (64,4%) consumed daily rough salt, 87 respondents (100%) cooked with water boilling conditions.The results of the study also showed, although peoples has been right when buying the salt, but saving it in a open plastic will make the salt become wet and decrease the iodised salt levels.
Strategic family therapy untuk mengatasi pola komunikasi yang bermasalah
Authors: Putriana Dian
Published: July 2020

Keadaan keluarga yang memiliki beberapa masalah, seperti kurangnya kepedulian akan kesehatan salah satu anggota keluarga, merasa tidak perlu mengungkapkan masalah yang dialami pada anggota keluarga. Hal ini secara tidak langsung membuat kehidupan keluarga menjadi kurang harmonis dan menimbulkan masalah-masalah baru yang lebih rumit. Berdasarkan hasil asesmen diketahui telah terjadi permasalahan pola komunikasi yang tidak langsung (indirect communication) di dalam keluarga. Oleh karenanya dilakukan intervensi strategic family therapy untuk memperbaiki pola komunikasi keluarga menjadi pola komunikasi langsung (direct communication). Intervensi dilakukan dalam 9 sesi, dan hasilnya adalah setiap anggota keluarga memiliki pola komunikasi yang semakin hari semakin membaik. Masalah demi masalah dapat dibahas dengan baik bersama-sama secara langsung, serta dapat mendiskusikan strategi menangani masalah keluarga secara bersama-sama pula. Hasil follow up juga memperlihatkan bahwa keadaan keluarga semakin baik dan bahagia. Komunikasi yang berlangsung di dalam keluarga juga terlihat baik dan efektif dibandingkan sebelumnya.
Wanprestasi yang Dilakukan oleh Pihak Debitur Pelaksanaan Perjanjian Kredit Pada Koperasi Dana Rahayu
Authors: Karanantara I B Eka , Budiartha I Nyoman Putu , Ujianti Ni Made Puspasutari
Published: July 2020

Untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat, salah satu lembaga non perbankan yaitu koperasi memfasilitasi pinjaman kredit untuk kebutuhan hidup masyarakat. Tujuannya yakni guna memberi sarana penyalur pinjaman atau kredit diperuntukan masyarakat diperioritaskan serta orang-orang pada umumnya. Tetapi nyatanya, makin mudah diberikan jasa kredit pada masyarakat, cenderung jadi permasalahan didalam pembayaran kredit terkait. Misalnya wanprestasi yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat karena tidak melaksanakan perjanjian yang telah disepakati. Oleh karena itu penulis tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian dengan rumusan masalah 1). Apa penyebab terjadinya wanprestasi oleh pihak debitur di dalam pelaksanaan perjanjian kredit pada Koperasi Dana Rahayu ? 2). Bagaimanakah cara penyelesaian wanprestasi oleh pihak debitur pada Koperasi Dana Rahayu? Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian empiris. Debitur bisa disebut bertindak wanprestasi jika debitur tak melaksanakan yang disanggupi akan dilakukannya, melaksanakan tapi tidak sebagaimana dijanjikan, melakukan apa yang dijanjikan tetapi terlambat, melaksanakan sesuatu menurut perjanjian tak boleh dilakukan. Penyebab terjadinya wanprestasi di Koperasi Dana Rahayu dikarenakan debitur tidak membayar tunggakan selama satu tahun sembilan bulan seperti yang sudah diperjanjikan dalam perjanjian kredit. Dalam Keputusan Pengurus Koperasi Dana Rahayu wanprestasi debitur pada perjanjian kredit diselesaikan dengan cara sedapat mungkin dilakukan pendekatan kekeluargaan kepada anggota peminjam, Jika masih memungkinkan dilakukan penjadwalan kembali menyangkut jadwal pembayaran atau jangka waktunya, Jika semua hal-hal yang sifatnya kekeluargaan sudah tidak mampu dan tidak mungkin untuk dilakukan penyelesaian maka jalan terakhir adalah melakukan penyitaan jaminan.
Kedudukan Pegawai Tidak Tetap (Tenaga Honorer) Setelah Berlakunya Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014
Authors: Wiranata I Kadek Suryantara Bagus , Widiati Ida Ayu Putu , Seputra .PT.GD.
Published: July 2020

Diundandangkanya Undang-undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Pegawai negeri Sipil Negara mepengaruhi posisi pegawai sementara atau staf kehormatan. Masalah dalam makalah ini adalah bagaimana mengatur status hukum karyawan tidak tetap setelah diberlakukan nya Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara, serta tentang perlindungan hukum terhadap Pegawai Sementara (pekerja honorer) setelah diberlakukan nya Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014  tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Negara Sipil. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode normatif, sumber bahan hukum primer dan sekunder, metode pengumpulan bahan hukum menggunakan rekaman hukum dan literatur lainnya, dan menganalisis bahan hukum menggunakan argumen hukum. Hasil penelitian ini bahwa perlindungan hukum terhadap Pegawai Tidak Tetap (pekerja honorer) setelah berlakunya   Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara tidak lagi menemukan istilah Pegawai Tetap atau karyawan kehormatan. Namun jika dilihat dari klasifikasi Pegawai Negeri Sipil (PNS) dan Pegawai Pemerintah dengan Perjanjian Kerja (PPPK). Sebelum Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara Pasal 8 Pegawai Pemerintah dengan Perjanjian Kerja (PPPK) ditempatkan sebagai salah satu unsur aparatur negara. Perlindungan hukum bagi Pegawai Tidak Tetap (pekerja temporer) setelah berlakunya Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negara adalah perlindungan dalam bentuk jaminan hari tua; asuransi kesehatan; asuransi kecelakaan; asuransi jiwa; dan bantuan hukum. Perlindungan dalam bentuk jaminan hari tua, asuransi kesehatan, asuransi kecelakaan kerja, dan asuransi kematian dilakukan sesuai dengan sistem jaminan sosial nasional.
DIMENSI KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI PADA KPP PRATAMA SUKOHARJO
Authors: Sandy Esti Kurnia
Published: July 2020

Pajakamerupakan sumber penerimaan negara yang digunakan untuk membangun sertaamemperbaikininfrastrukturfmaupunameningkatkan perekonomian negara. Dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh kualitas layanan, religiuitas pembayaran pajak, kebijakan tax amnesty, sanksi perpajakan, dan sistem administrasi perpajakan modern terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak orang pribadi pada KPP Pratama Sukoharjo. Populasi dalam penelitianmini yaitu seluruhgwajib pajak orang pribadihyang terdaftar di KPP Pratama Sukoharjo. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitan ini adalah 100 orang wajib pajak yang terdaftar di KPP Pratama Sukoharjo dengan tekhnik Accidental Sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan angket atau kuesioner. Metodeeanalisisayang digunakan dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh positif antara sanksi perpajakan dan sistem administrasi perpajakan modern pada kepatuhan wajib pajak pada KPP Pratama Sukoharjo. Sedangkanm kualitas layanan, religiuitas pembayaran pajak, dan kebijakan tax amnesty berpengaruh negatif pada kepatuhany wajib pajak pada KPP Pratama Sukoharjo. Manfaatrpenelitian ini yaitu untuk meningkatkan informasi pada aspek perpajakan, utamanya peningkatan wajib pajak dalam mematuhi aturan perpajakan. Kata Kunci : Layanan, Religiuitas, Tax Amnesty, Sanksi, Sistem Administrasi Modern, Kepatuhan WPOP
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEPENGARUHI AGRESIVITAS PAJAK PADA PERUSAHAAN PROPERTI DAN REAL ESTATE
Authors: Maulana Ilham Ahmad
Published: July 2020

Dalam kurun waktu 10 tahun terakhir realissasi penerimaan pajak selalu tidak pernah mencapai target. Salah satu indikasi selalu tidak tercapainya target pajak karena terdapat agresivitas pajak yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan. Agresivitas pajak adalah tindakan menurunkan penghasilan yang dikenaka pajak melalui kegiatan perencanaan pajak, baik secara legal maupun ilegal. Dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis bagaimana pengaruh Capital Intensity, Profitabilitas, Leverage, Ukuran Perusahaan dan Inventory Intensity terhadap Agresivitas Pajak. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh perushaan Properti dan Real Estate yang terdaftar di BEI. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling sehingga diperoleh 34 perusahaan. Analisa data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil dari penelitian ini diperoleh bahwa variavel Capital Intensity, Profitabilitas, dan Inventory Intensity berpengaruh terhadap Agresivitas Pajak, sedangkan Leverage dan Ukuran Perusahaan tidak berpengaruh terhadap Agresivitas Pajak. Manfaat dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan teori serta pengetahuan dalam bidang akuntansi, khususnya dalam perpajakan yang berkaitan denagn agresivitas pajak dan bagi investor dapat menjadi pertimbangan saat menanamkan modalnya agar terhindar dari perusahaan yang melakukan tidakan pajak agresif.
Law without law: from observer states to physics via algorithmic information theory
Authors: Müller Markus P.
Published: July 2020

According to our current conception of physics, any valid physical theory is supposed to describe the objective evolution of a unique external world. However, this condition is challenged by quantum theory, which suggests that physical systems should not always be understood as having objective properties which are simply revealed by measurement. Furthermore, as argued below, several other conceptual puzzles in the foundations of physics and related fields point to limitations of our current perspective and motivate the exploration of an alternative: to start with the first-person (the observer) rather than the third-person perspective (the world).In this work, I propose a rigorous approach of this kind on the basis of algorithmic information theory. It is based on a single postulate: that universal induction determines the chances of what any observer sees next. That is, instead of a world or physical laws, it is the local state of the observer alone that determines those probabilities. Surprisingly, despite its solipsistic foundation, I show that the resulting theory recovers many features of our established physical worldview: it predicts that it appears to observers as if there was an external world that evolves according to simple, computable, probabilistic laws. In contrast to the standard view, objective reality is not assumed on this approach but rather provably emerges as an asymptotic statistical phenomenon. The resulting theory dissolves puzzles like cosmology's Boltzmann brain problem, makes concrete predictions for thought experiments like the computer simulation of agents, and suggests novel phenomena such as ``probabilistic zombies'' governed by observer-dependent probabilistic chances. It also suggests that some basic phenomena of quantum theory (Bell inequality violation and no-signalling) might be understood as consequences of this framework.
Pentingnya Memahami Ma’na Dalam Berbahasa Arab
Authors: Ismail Azman
Published: July 2020

This study discusses the importance of understanding ma’na in Arabic, as well as trying to refute the accusation that Arabs are more concerned with the structure of the Language than they are from the Language. The method used in this study is descriptive analysis by citing relevant language leaders’ thoughts. Further proof of the case is in accordance with Arabic grammar and other proofs are also carried out in “un- derstanding Ma’na is very important in language” is also evidenced in the verses of the Arabic poetry. The results of this study prove that grammar appears to maintain the integrity of language, but grammar cannot prevent the occurrence of a speech that is sometimes different from the rules that have been compiled. Ma’na, which is contained in Arabic sentences, is very diverse, so this grammar of various Arabic languages results in accusations that Arabs are more concerned with grammar.
Analisis Ketersediaan Fasilitas Kerja di Perpustakaan Daerah Kabupaten Aceh Tengah dengan Menggunakan Pendekatan Studi Ergonomi
Authors: Bengi Nuri Ifka , Yuliana Cut Putroe
Published: July 2020

This study is entitled "Analysis of the Availability of Work Facilities in the Central Aceh District Library Using the Ergonomic Study Approach". The formulation of the problem in this research is how the availability of work facilities in the Central Aceh District Library using an ergonomic study approach. The purpose of this study is to determine the ergonomics standards in work facilities available in Central Aceh District Library. This study used qualitative research methods. Data collection through observation and interviews. The subjects in this study were librarians who worked in the library as many as 14 people. While the objects in this study are work facilities that include work chairs, work desks, collection racks and cabinets. The results showed that work facilities that had met ergonomic standards were tables and chairs. Meanwhile, collection racks, work cabinets and reference cabinets are not included in the ergonomics category and there are complaints of fatigue on the shoulders, waist and neck.
DETERMINATION THE BEGINNING OF QAMARIYAH MONTH ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT
Authors: Marpaung Watni , Nurhayati Nurhayati
Published: July 2020

This paper describes about the issue of determining the beginning of the month of Qamariyah according to the government perspective. This study is important because it is related to the dynamics of the determination of the beginning of the Qamariyah month which is quite complex. In the history of determining the beginning of the month of Qamariyah in Indonesia, there was a recurring difference in determining the beginning of the month of Qamariyah. This condition is motivated by a concept that is understood and embraced by the Indonesian people which refers to two large patterns between the use of computation and rukyat (seeing the moon). Moreover, the pattern of understanding of community organizations. In the concept of computation is divided  into patterns and techniques used, such as urfi computation, true computation. In the context of this difference, essentially the government has been present to bridge the difference in the results of the determination of the beginning of the Qamariyah month from the rukyat and computation techniques with itsbat hilal. This concept actually to concocts two major view between computation (hisab) and rukyat with the specified criteria
THE CORRELATION STUDY ABOUT PREJUDICE AND SOCIAL CONFLICTS ON ISLAM NUSANTARA IN PADANG
Authors: Fahmi Reza , Aswirna Prima , Nurdin Syafruddin
Published: July 2020

The research objectives: (1) Describe the prejudices of community leaders about Islam Nusantara. (2) Describe the picture of people's prejudices about Islam Nusantara. (3) Connecting between the prejudices of religious leaders and the community and its relation to the social conflict of the people of the city of Padang. The study uses qualitative approaches and quantitative mixing methods (mixed methods). The population in this study were 32 religious leaders and 168 community members. Data collection techniques using; observation, interview and psychological scale. A simple random sampling technique. Data analysis techniques using Pearson correlation. The results of this study found that generally the negative prejudices of religious leaders about Islam Nusantara were high. While social conflict in the midst of society is classified as low. Whereas them correlation aspect shows that there is no correlation between the views of religious leaders and community members about Islam Nusantara not correlating with social conflict in the midst of society.
Islam dan Budaya Masyarakat Gayo, Provinsi Aceh: Kajian Sejarah dan Sosial
Authors: Arfiansyah
Published: July 2020

This article argues that Gayonese community practice Islam through the culture and less concern with religious texts. Although the wave of islamization since the colonial time and post-independence was high, the process does not succeed in introducing what the local scholars called as Islamic tradition. Such situation forces the following ulama to defend culture by finding justification for every practice instead of abolishing it. There are two factors leading to the situation. First, ulama of colonial and post-colonial time did not succeed in finding what they called as Islamic tradition replacing the existing tradition. second, lacking of regeneration of reformer Ulama that drive the living reformer ulama to support culture by inserting Islamic values and norms into the culture. This effort is crucial as the Gayonese refers more to the culture than the religious texts. This Article historically studies the development of Islam in Gayonese community. It frames its historical analysis from the Dutch colonial period to post independence of Indonesia Republic. It generally observes the impact of islamization in the past to the current situation. This article brings back the fundamental question in socio-anthropological studies about Islam that why do Muslim who refer to same source of text understand and practice Islam in widely various expression. The question is applied to this research exploring the development of Islam in Gayonese community inhabiting Central Aceh and Bener Meriah District. Thus, this research questions how did Islam develop in colonial time and its impact to the local culture? did there a debate about religion and culture take place during the colonial time and post-independence of Indonesia?  How does the past event affect the current practice of Islam in Gayonese community? the questions are explored historically by collecting relevant literatures and collective memory of the local people. The collective memory data were collected from 2015 to 2019
Latife Tekin’in Manves City Romanına Yansıyan Türkiye
Authors: ZEKA Semih
Published: July 2020

1983 yılında yayımlanan Sevgili Arsız Ölüm adlı ilk romanıyla adını duyuran Latife Tekin, daha sonraki yıllarda kaleme aldığı romanlarıyla Türk edebiyatında önemli bir yere sahip olur. 2018 yılında Latife Tekin’in Sürüklenme ve Manves City adlarındaki iki romanı birlikte yayımlanır. Toplumun her kesiminden ama özellikle yoksul kesimden insanların ele alındığı Manves City’de yazar, Erice kasabası bağlamında değişmekte olan Türkiye’nin birey ve toplum üzerindeki etkilerini ele alır. Bu çalışmada Latife Tekin’in perspektifinden Türkiye’nin yansıdığı Manves City adlı romanın, aile, çalışma hayatı, yitirilen değerler, göç, kadın, şehirleşme ve tabiatın tahribi bağlamında incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Kurumsal Etkinliklere İlişkin Görüşlerinin Değerlendirmesi: Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Örneği
Authors: IŞIK Asiye , AKÇAKAYA Onur
Published: July 2020

Bu çalışma, Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi lisans öğrencilerinin üniversite tarafından halkla ilişkiler kapsamında gerçekleştirilen etkinliklere yönelik görüşlerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada betimsel araştırma yöntemi ve yüz yüze görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma evreni ve örneklemi göz önünde bulundurularak katılımcılara yönelik olarak toplam 400 anket uygulanmıştır. Anketlerden elde edilen veriler, SPSS 12,0 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yüzde/frekans dağılımı tabloları kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulguların bazılarına göre, üniversite tarafından düzenlenen etkinlikler öğrencilerin büyük bölümü tarafından ilgi çekici bulunmaktadır. Buna rağmen, etkinliklere katılım sıklıkları beklenen seviyenin altında gerçekleşmiştir. Öğrencilerin etkinlikleri haber almasında internet en etkili araç olarak tespit edilmiştir. İkinci sırada ise üniversite tarafından hazırlanan afiş ve broşür gibi yazılı ve görsel iletişim araçları gelmektedir. Araştırmanın bir başka sonucuna göre öğrenciler sosyal, kültürel ve sportif etkinlikleri bilimsel etkinliklere nazaran daha fazla tercih etmektedir.
Evisceration of umbilical content with extensive adhesion: A surgical approach
Authors: Mishra Pravin , Yadav Vivek Kumar , Hasan Moinul
Published: July 2020

Umbilical hernia is occasionally seen with different levels of
complexity in animals. However, eviscerated umbilical hernia with
extensive adhesion in a bovine calf is not much common. With timely
recognition, surgical intervention, and administration of an antibiotic,
antihistaminic and anti-inflammatory drugs, the outcome is generally
good.
Mass spectra and incident energy resolved spectra after collisions of hydrocarbon ions with fusion-plasma tungsten thin films
Authors: Rasul Bilal , Naz Hira
Published: July 2020

We have performed surface-induced dissociation studies of small deuterated hydrocarbon cations i.e. CDx+ with x=2-4, colliding with two types of tungsten-coated surfaces, in the incident energy range between Ein = 0 eV approximately, up to Ein = 100 eV. A 34 nm thick W layer deposited on stainless steel using the Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) method and a small sample of a tile cut from ASDEX-Upgrade tiles, consisting of PlasmaSprayed (PS) tungsten on carbon, are exposed to ion flux in these experiments. A double-focussing reverse geometry BE mass spectrometer, is used under ultra high vacuum conditions. Mass spectra of secondary charged particles are recorded via time-of-flight mass analyser. For comparison, we have performed equivalent study on polished stainless steel under experimental status explained in Section 2 below. At very low energies i.e. below 10 eV, only surface reflected projectiles are seen, whereas most of them are neutralized by surface micro charges. We observed that the fragmentation pattern of the small molecular ions at a given energy is strongly dependent on the surface. The roughness of both of the said thin films and their reflectivity for the projectile ion beam is studied by analysis of the ion yields of the reaction products
Artificial Algae Algorithm with Multi-Light Source Movement for Economic Dispatch of Thermal Generation
Authors: Awais Hafiz Muhammad , Malik Tahir Nadeem , Ahmad Aftab
Published: July 2020

Economic Dispatch (ED) is one of the major concerns for the efficient and economical operation of the modern power system. Actual ED problem is non-convex in nature due to Ramp Rate Limits (RRL), Valve-Point Loading Effects (VPLE), and Prohibited Operating Zones (POZs). It is generally converted into a convex problem as mathematical programming based approaches cannot handle the non-convex cost functions except dynamic programming, which also suffers from the curse of dimensionality. Heuristic techniques are potential solution methodologies for solving the non-convex ED problem. Artificial Algae Algorithm (AAA), a recent meta-heuristic optimization approach showed remarkable results on certain MATLAB benchmark functions but its application on industrial problem such as ED is yet to be explored. In this paper, AAA is used to investigate convex and non-convex ED problem due to valve-point effects and POZs while considering the transmission losses. The robustness and effectiveness of the proposed approach are validated by implementing it on IEEE standard test systems (3, 6, 13 and 40 unit Test Systems), which are widely addressed in the literature. The simulation results are promising when compared with other well-known evolutionary algorithms, showing the potential and stability of this algorithm.
Službenici u Bosni i Hercegovini 1878. – 1918.
Authors: Lis Tomasz Jacek
Published: July 2020

U radu se analizira austrougarska civilna uprava u Bosni i Hercegovini od 1878. do 1918. godine. Ipak, nije riječ o instituciji nego o službenicima, često strancima, koji su ondje radili. Činovnici višega i nižega reda bili su odgovorni za provođenje svih odluka koje su donijeli
političari u Beču ili Sarajevu. Oni su bili mostovi koji su spajali stanovnike Bosne i Hercegovine sa Zemaljskom vladom. U članku će se razmatrati njihov položaj u zemlji te njihov rad, ali i svakodnevni život jer su oni bili nova elita koja je modernizirala Bosnu i Hercegovinu na prijelazu iz XIX. u XX. stoljeće.