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Design and validation of a fast wireless low-frequency vibration inspection system for offshore platform structures
Authors: Zhou Daocheng , Yu Yan , Wang Jie , Li Zhirui
Published: April 2019

Structural health monitoring has become increasingly important in the effective evaluation of structural health conditions and the maintenance service of structures. The validity and convenience of obtaining sensor data are critical for data mining, feature extraction, and condition assessment. A fast wireless low-frequency vibration inspection system (FWLVIS) based on wireless sensor networks for offshore platform structural vibration inspection is presented in this paper. The designed system consists of intelligent acquisition equipment and eight wireless nodes with low-frequency acceleration sensors, while the entire system has 64 collection channels. The wireless nodes integrated with a vibration sensing unit, an embedded low-power micro-processing unit, a wireless transceiver unit, and a large-capacity power unit perform functions, which could perform data collection, initial analysis, data storage, and wireless transmission. The intelligent acquisition equipment integrated with a high-performance computation unit, a wireless transceiver unit, a mobile power source, and the embedded data analysis software could completely control the multi-wireless nodes, receive and analyze the data, and implement the parameter identification. Experiments are performed on a single pendulum, and then on an offshore platform model is constructed to verify the FWLVIS. The experimental results show that the system has the following characteristics: fast arrangement, high sampling rate, high resolution, and capacity for low-frequency inspection. Thus, the system has good application prospects and practical value in the field of structural health monitoring and non-destructive inspection.
Opening the black box: Unpacking board involvement in innovation
Authors: Klarner Patricia , Probst Gilbert , Useem Michael
Published: April 2019

Corporate governance research suggests that boards of directors play key roles in governing company strategy. Although qualitative research has examined board–management relationships to describe board involvement in strategy, we lack detailed insights into how directors engage with organizational members for governing a complex and long-term issue such as product innovation. Our multiple-case study of four listed pharmaceutical firms reveals a sequential process of board involvement: Directors with deep expertise govern scientific innovation, followed by the full board’s involvement in its strategic aspects. The nature of director involvement varies across board levels in terms of the direction (proactive or reactive), timing (regular or spontaneous), and the extent of formality of exchanges between directors and organizational members. Our study contributes to corporate governance research by introducing the concept of board behavioral diversity and by theorizing about the multilevel, structural, and temporal dimensions of board behavior and its relational characteristics.
Predicting epiphyseal screw length in anterior plating of distal radial fractures
Authors: Letissier Hoel , Dardenne Guillaume , Stindel Eric , Borotikar Bhushan , Le Nen Dominique , Kerfant Nathalie
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study was to determine whether optimal epiphyseal screw length could be predicted with reference to a given diaphyseal screw length when fixating a plate to the anterior surface of the distal radius. Computerized tomography scans of 40 wrists of 28 men and 12 women were semi-automatically segmented. A virtual anterior plate model was fixed to the distal radius. The mean maximal appropriate length of one diaphyseal screw and of the four distal epiphyseal screws were measured and linear regression analyses were performed. We found that the epiphyseal screw lengths were highly correlated to the diaphyseal screw length. Based on the data derived from measurements, we recommend epiphyseal screw lengths from ulnar to radial of 18, 18, 20 and 16 mm, respectively, if the diaphyseal screw is 14 mm or less. For diaphyseal screws longer than 14 mm we recommend epiphyseal screws of 20, 20, 22 and 18 mm. Using these recommended screw lengths as general guidelines may reduce the risk of intra-operative and postoperative extensor tendon injury.
Diagnostic imaging in pregnancy: Making informed decisions
Authors: Lowe Sandra
Published: April 2019

The use of diagnostic imaging involving ionising radiation may be necessary in pregnancy and requires an assessment of the most appropriate and safest imaging modality which will provide the necessary information balanced with the potential risks to the mother and fetus. In most cases, this will involve a potential fetal radiation dose well below 50 mGy. At these doses, there is no risk of lethality, genetic damage/epigenetic change, teratogenicity, growth impairment or sterility. Older epidemiological data indicating a potential increased cancer risk have been contradicted by newer data and better understanding of the biology of low dose radiation. The linear no-threshold rule has been challenged by many and more realistic estimates of oncogenicity risk along with the potential risks of contrast agents are summarised in this review. Imaging in the pregnant population is increasing in both the number of examinations performed and the number of patients being imaged, with the greatest increase being computed tomography scans. Counselling and obtaining informed consent for imaging that involves radiation requires the clinician to communicate with the woman and her family a realistic estimate of the potential radiation dose to herself and her fetus, to describe and quantitate the risks of this estimated dose, to outline the benefits of the imaging procedure and to respond to any questions or concerns. As almost all diagnostic imaging involves doses below the 50 mGy threshold, clinically indicated investigations should not be withheld during pregnancy. All allied staff must also be well informed to ensure the patient receives a consistent message about the risks and benefits of the proposed test.
Overexpression of long noncoding RNA LINC01419 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its relation to the sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil by mediating GSTP1 methylation
Authors: Chen Jian-Liang , Lin Zhi-Xiong , Qin Yun-Sheng , She Yu-Qi , Chen Yun , Chen Chen , Qiu Guo-Dong , Zheng Jie-Ting , Chen Zhong-Lin , Zhang Shu-Yao
Published: April 2019

Background:

Genome-wide sequencing investigations have identified numerous long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) among mammals, many of which exhibit aberrant expression in cancers, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Herein, this study elucidates the role and mechanism by which LINC01419 regulates the DNA methylation of glutathione S-transferase pi 1 (GSTP1) in relation to ESCC progression and the sensitivity of ESCC cells to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).

Methods:

LINC01419 and GSTP1 levels were quantified among 38 paired ESCC and adjacent tissue samples collected from patients with ESCC. To ascertain the contributory role of LINC01419 in the progression of ESCC and identify the interaction between LINC01419 and GSTP1 promoter methylation, LINC01419 was overexpressed or silenced, and the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-Aza-CdR was treated.

Results:

Data from the GEO database (GSE21362) and the Cancer Genome Atlas displayed elevated levels of LINC01419 and downregulated levels of GSTP1 in the ESCC tissues and cells. The silencing of LINC01419 led to decreased proliferation, increased apoptosis, and enhanced sensitivity to 5-FU in ESCC cells. Notably, LINC01419 could bind to the promoter region of the GSTP1 gene, resulting in elevated GSTP1 methylation and reduced GSTP1 levels via the recruitment of DNA methyltransferase among ESCC cells, whereby ESCC progression was stimulated accompanied by reduced ESCC cell sensitivity to 5-FU. GSTP1 demethylation by 5-Aza-CdR was observed to reverse the effects of LINC01419 overexpression in ESCC cells and the response to 5-FU.

Conclusion:

Highly expressed LINC01419 in ESCC promotes GSTP1 methylation, which ultimately acts to promote the event of ESCC and diminish the sensitivity of ESCC cells to 5-FU, highlighting a novel potential strategy to improve 5-FU-based chemotherapy in ESCC.
Laboratory Evaluation of Linearity, Repeatability, and Hematocrit Interference With an Internet-Enabled Blood Glucose Meter
Authors: Demircik Filiz , Kirsch Valeria , Ramljak Sanja , Vogg Mario , Pfützner Anke H. , Pfützner Andreas
Published: April 2019

Background:

In recent clinical trials, use of the MyGlucoHealth blood glucose meter (BGM) and electronic diary was associated with an unusual reporting pattern of glycemic data and hypoglycemic events. Therefore, the performance of representative BGMs used by the patients was investigated to assess repeatability, linearity, and hematocrit interference in accordance with regulatory guidelines.

Method:

Ten devices and 6 strip lots were selected using standard randomization and repeatability procedures. Venous heparinized blood was drawn from healthy subjects, immediately aliquoted and adjusted to 5 target blood glucose (BG) ranges for the repeatability and 11 BG concentrations for the linearity tests. For the hematocrit interference test, each sample within 5 target BG ranges was split into 5 aliquots and adjusted to hematocrit levels across the acceptance range. YSI 2300 STAT Plus was used as the laboratory reference method in all experiments.

Results:

Measurement repeatability or precision was acceptable across the target BG ranges for all devices and strip lots with coefficient of variation (CV) between 3.4-9.7% (mean: 5.7%). Linearity was shown by a correlation coefficient of .991; however, a positive bias was seen for BG <100 mg/dL (86% measurements did not meet ISO15197:2015 acceptance criteria). Significant hematocrit interference (up to 20%) was observed for BG >100 mg/dL (ISO15197:2015 acceptance criteria: ±10%), while the results were acceptable for BG <100 mg/dL.

Conclusions:

The BGM met repeatability requirements but demonstrated a significant measurement bias in the low BG range. In addition, it failed the ISO15197:2015 criteria for hematocrit interference.
Efficacy and Safety of Degludec Compared to Glargine 300 Units/mL in Insulin-Experienced Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Trial Protocol Amendment (NCT03078478)
Authors: Philis-Tsimikas Athena , Stratton Irene , Nørgård Troelsen Lone , Anker Bak Britta , Leiter Lawrence A.
Published: April 2019

Background:

A head-to-head trial (NCT03078478) between insulin degludec and insulin glargine U300 with the primary objective of comparing the risk of hypoglycemia is being conducted. During trial conduct, safety concerns related to the glycemic data collection system led to a postinitiation protocol amendment, described here.

Methods:

This randomized (1:1), open-label, treat-to-target, multinational trial was initiated in March 2017 with a planned treatment period of 52 weeks (16 weeks titration + 36 weeks maintenance). Overall, ~1600 insulin-experienced patients at risk of developing hypoglycemia based on predefined risk factors were included. The protocol amendment implemented in February 2018 resulted in assuring patient safety and an extension of the total treatment period up to 88 weeks (16 weeks titration + variable maintenance 1 + 36 weeks maintenance 2). The original glycemic data collection system (MyGlucoHealth blood glucose meter + electronic diary) was discontinued because of safety concerns and replaced with an Abbott blood glucose meter and paper diary to collect self-measured blood glucose and hypoglycemic episodes. The primary endpoint of number of severe or blood-glucose confirmed symptomatic hypoglycemic episodes will be evaluated with the same analysis duration and statistical methods as the original protocol. Only relevant changes were implemented to maintain patient safety while permitting evaluation of the scientific objectives of the trial.

Conclusions:

These observations highlight the importance of safety surveillance during trial conduct despite the use of currently marketed glucose monitoring devices. The prompt protocol amendment and ensuing actions ensured that the scientific integrity of the trial was not compromised.
Incremental costs of high intensive care utilisation in patients hospitalised with heart failure
Authors: van Diepen Sean , Tran Dat T , Ezekowitz Justin A , Schnell Gregory , Wiley Brandon M , Morrow David A , McAlister Finlay A , Kaul Padma
Published: April 2019

Aims:

Registries have reported large inter-hospital differences in intensive care unit admission rates for patients with acute heart failure, but little is known about the potential economic impact of over-admission of low-risk patients with heart failure to higher cost intensive care units. We described the variability in intensive care unit admission practices, the provision of critical care therapies, and estimated the potential national cost savings if all hospitals adopted low intensive care unit admission practices for patients admitted with heart failure.

Methods:

Using a national population health dataset, we identified 349,693 heart failure admission hospitalisations with a primary diagnosis of heart failure between 2007 and 2016. Hospitals were categorised as low (first quartile), medium (second and third quartile) and high (fourth quartiles) intensive care unit utilisation.

Results:

The mean intensive care unit admission rate was 16.4% (inter-hospital range 0.3–51%) including 5.4% in low, 14.5% in medium and 30% in high utilisation hospitals. Intensive care unit therapies in low, medium and high intensive care unit utilisation hospitals were 54.5%, 45.1% and 24.1% ( P<0.001), respectively and the inhospital mortality rate was not significantly different. The proportion of hospital costs incurred by intensive care unit care was 7.8% in low, 19.8% in medium and 28.2% in high ( P<0.001) admission hospitals. The potential cost savings of altering intensive care unit utilisation practices for patients with heart failure was CAN$234.8m over the study period.

Conclusions:

In a national cohort of patients hospitalised with heart failure, we observed that low intensive care unit utilisation centres had lower hospital costs with no differences in mortality rates. The development of standardised admission criteria for high-cost and high acuity intensive care unit beds could reduce costs to the healthcare system.
Antofagastaite, Na2Ca(SO4)2·1.5H2O, a new mineral related to syngenite
Authors: Pekov Igor V. , Kovrugin Vadim M. , Siidra Oleg I. , Chukanov Nikita V. , Belakovskiy Dmitry I. , Koshlyakova Natalia N. , Yapaskurt Vasiliy O. , Turchkova Anna G. , Möhn Gerhard
Published: April 2019

The new mineral antofagastaite, ideally Na2Ca(SO4)2·1.5H2O, was found in the oxidation zone of sulfide–quartz veins at the abandoned Coronel Manuel Rodríguez mine, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile. It is associated with sideronatrite, metasideronatrite, aubertite, gypsum, ferrinatrite, glauberite, amarillite and an unidentified Fe phosphate. Antofagastaite occurs as prismatic crystals up to 0.5 mm × 1 mm × 5 mm, elongated along [010], typically combined in open-work aggregates up to 1 cm across. Antofagastaite is transparent and colourless, with vitreous lustre. It is brittle; the Mohs’ hardness isca3. Cleavage is distinct on (001).Dmeas.is 2.42(1) andDcalc.is 2.465 g cm−3. Antofagastaite is optically biaxial (–), α = 1.489(2), β = 1.508(2), γ = 1.510(2) and 2Vmeas.= 40(10)°. The IR spectrum is reported. Chemical composition (wt.%, electron microprobe, H2O determined by gas chromatography) is: Na2O 20.85, CaO 17.42, SO352.56, H2O 7.93, total 98.76. The empirical formula (based on 8 O atoms belonging to sulfate anions per formula unit with all H belonging to H2O molecules) is Na2.06Ca0.95S2.01O8·1.35H2O. Antofagastaite is monoclinic,P21/m,a= 6.4596(4),b= 6.8703(5),c= 9.4685(7) Å, β = 104.580(4)°,V= 406.67(5) Å3andZ= 2. The strongest reflections of the powder XRD pattern [d, Å (I, %) (hkl)] are: 9.17 (100) (001), 5.501 (57) (011), 3.437 (59) (020), 3.058 (43) (003), 2.918 (50) (2¯11), 2.795 (35) (013) and 2.753 (50) (121, 201). The crystal structure was solved based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data,R1= 5.71%. The structure of antofagastaite consists of ordered and disordered blocks and is related to syngenite K2Ca(SO4)2·H2O. Incorporation of additional H2O molecules in the syngenite-type structure results in disorder of the one of the two tetrahedral sulfate groups occurring in antofagastaite. In addition to the above-reported type material, antofagastaite together with syngenite and blödite occurs in the Arsenatnaya fumarole, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia.
NORMCORE PLUTOCRATS in GOLD ELEVATORS
Authors: Littler Jo
Published: April 2019

This article analyzes two notorious photos of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage—one on their own, and one alongside Arron Banks, Gerry Gunster, Andy Wigmore, and Raheem Kassam—standing in a gold-plated elevator after Trump had won the US election. The article provides a cultural and political analysis of the plutocrats who are playing at being ordinary “winners,” or what it calls normcore plutocrats. Analyzing the symbolic and material contexts of these two images, it considers the physical context of the lift within Trump Tower; the tangled web of relationships uniting the men in the lift; and the first photograph’s later life as a social media meme. Asking how a depiction of glittering luxury can be presented as populist revolt, it discusses how elites draw on discourses of meritocracy, of “traveling up the social ladder,” to validate their actions. That Trump and friends are not on a ladder but in an express lift symbolizes the attempted velocity of this phase of corporate meritocracy. In the process the analysis provides a multilayered contribution toward understanding how these normcore plutocrats in gold elevators have achieved and extended their power.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS of the NOUVEAUX RICHES and the CULTURAL CONSTITUTION of the GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS
Authors: Maguire Jennifer Smith
Published: April 2019

The article offers a distinctive account of how the nouveaux riches serve as an anchor for a range of upper- middle- class ambivalences and anxieties associated with transformations of capitalism and shifting global hierarchies. Reflecting the long- term association of middle- class symbolic boundaries with notions of refinement and respectability, it examines how the discourse of civility shapes how the nouveaux riches are represented to the upper middle class, identifying a number of recurrent media frames and narrative tropes related to vulgarity, civility, and order. The author argues that these representations play a central role in the reproduction of the Western professional middle class, and in the cultural constitution of a global middle class — professional, affluent, urban, and affiliated by an aesthetic regime of civility that transcends national borders. The findings underline the significance of representations of the new super- rich as devices through which the media accomplish the global circulation of an upper- middle- class repertoire of cultural capital, which is used both to police shifting class boundaries and to establish a legitimate preserve for univorous snobbishness.
RUSSIAN PHILANTHROCAPITALISM
Authors: Schimpfössl Elisabeth
Published: April 2019

This article investigates philanthropic practices among Russia’s hyper-rich. It ponders whether and to what extent philanthrocapitalist concepts are compatible with traditional Russian approaches to elite philanthropy, which have been shaped and controlled by the country’s domineering state. Some of the multimillionaires and billionaires interviewed for this research have married philanthrocapitalist ideas with beliefs molded by their Soviet past and their self-perception as belonging to the intelligentsia. Such distinct and seemingly morally superior identities, together with active engagement in philanthropy, act as a lever with which to foster trust in the new social hierarchies and legitimize them across generations.
Effect of swim bladder matrix treated with hyaluronic acid on wound healing: an animal model evaluation
Authors: Jalali Sajedeh , Fereidoni Masoud , Shahri Nasser Mahdavi , Lari Roya
Published: April 2019

Objective:

To investigate the potential restorative effects of the white fish (Rutilus frisii kutum) swim bladder matrix (FSBM) treated with hyaluronic acid (HA) in the repair of skin wounds in an animal model.

Method:

Wistar rats were used to investigate the repair function of FSBM as a biological scaffold. Rats were given four round wounds on their back. Wounds were divided into four groups: control, acellular fish swim bladder matrix (AFSBM), HA and AFSBM impregnated with HA (AFSBM-HA). Macroscopic and histological studies in wound healing were investigated on days three, five and seven after injury.

Results:

The AFSBM-HA group showed a rapid reduction in wound area compared with the other groups, indicating faster wound healing (p<0.001). At day seven after injury, the AFSBM group showed a faster process in epidermal layer formation and angiogenesis compared with the control group (p<0.001). In the AFSBM-HA group, in addition to the reduction of inflammatory cells density, a significant increase in the number of fibroblast cells and collagen synthesis was observed. An elevation in collagen synthesis and angiogenesis was also observed in the HA group compared with the control group.

Conclusion:

The findings of this study indicate that AFSBM-HA can potentially be used as a biological dressing in wound healing.
The European board of orthodontists: a challenge at any stage
Authors: Brierley Catherine , Hodge Trevor
Published: April 2019

Recognizing differences in the standards of orthodontic postgraduate education across Europe, the European Board of Orthodontists was established in 1997 with the aim of providing a standard against which an orthodontist could be judged independent of national barriers and, in so doing, promoting high standards of care. This article describes the experiences of both authors who sat the assessment at the June 2018 diet held at the European Orthodontic Congress in Edinburgh.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Application for membership to the European Board of Orthodontists requires clinicians to work towards illustrating well-described and applied clinical procedures to correct significant orthodontic problems to an identified excellent standard. In the pursuit of attaining this recognition, orthodontists will invariably reflect on the treatments they provided and undoubtedly learn more, as well as seeing improvements in the standard of their patients' care.
How accessible is your patient information?
Authors: Frankova Helena
Published: April 2019

The Care Quality Commission will be including questions in inspections about making communications accessible to all. Helena Frankova explores what your practice should be doing and what the regulator is likely to look for
Beating back the number one killer
Authors: Hancock Dave
Published: April 2019

Described by the World Health Organization as a global threat, cardiovascular disease is to be tackled in England by a new initiative, as Dave Hancock reports
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s The Flint Anchor and Modernism
Authors: Booth Howard J.
Published: April 2019

Sylvia Townsend Warner’s The Flint Anchor (1954) has received surprisingly little critical attention; it is discussed here in relation to modernism. Approaching The Flint Anchor through the understanding of modernity and space operating in Warner’s late collection Kingdoms of Elfin (1977), and in particular the story ‘Visitors to a Castle’, the article addresses how the Victorian patriarch John Barnard is remembered and the claims of sodomy made with respect to Barnard’s son-in-law, Thomas. The Flint Anchor is shown to question whether the novel form, as a product of an earlier economic and social formation, is up to the task of exploring new times.
Nikah Mut'ah Dalam Fiqh dan Perundang-Undangan Indonesia
Authors: Halim Abd.
Published: April 2019

There are differences of opinion among Muslims about the validity of mut'ah marriage (temporary marriage). Some permit it and others do not. The Syi'ah Imamiyyah allows it, whereas the majority of Muslims (Sunni, Syi'ah Zaidiyyah and Syi'ah Isma'iliyyah) do not. This paper studies the views of these two groups, as well as the argumentation they use, and also looks at which view is closer in spirit to the marriage law in Indonesia. After analysing the two arguments, can be concluded that the stronger argument is that of the majority of ulama who do not allow mut'ah marriage. Meanwhile in terms of Indonesian marriage law, mut'ah marriage is not in accordance with the goals and idealism of the family as a body and soul bond to create a household that is sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah.
Kehamilan Tidak Diinginkan (KTD) Sebuah tinjauan Psikologi
Authors: Qibtiyah Alimatul
Published: April 2019

The problem of unwanted pregnancy, better known as abortion, is not easy to solve. This article discusses the differing opinions toward the issue of abortion. Abortion is a multidimensional and controversial issue, particularly when it is carried out for social reasons. This article claims that abortion may cause a psychological burden for clients undergoing the procedure, both before and after the event. The doctors, nurses and people who assist them may also feel this psychological burden. As such, before performing an abortion, for whatever reason, clients should have access to counselling as an effort to safeguard their reproductive health.
Aborsi Ditinjau Dari Segi Medis
Authors: Cholifatun Siti
Published: April 2019

Abortion is one of the oldest methods of family planning in the world. Yet apart from it still being controversial from a moral-ethical perspective except in emergency situations, the abortion of a fetus can also be dangerous from a health perspective. If it is not done properly and correctly by professionals, abortion can lead to the patient experiencing complications such as bleeding, infection of the reproductive organs, infertility and even death. This article stresses that complications such as these can only be avoided if abortions are carried out professionally by experts.
Mengapa Relasi Suami-Isteri Tak Berimbang?
Authors: Najwah Nurun
Published: April 2019

Issues of husband-wife relationship are heatedly discussed in various events. This is based on the unfinished debate on the nature of husband-wife relationship: should the relations be based on senior-junior approach or on equal partnership? In this article, Nurun Najwah posts some reasons for the inequal positions of husband and wife in the family. She argues that this inequality is based on certain interpretations of some Qur'anic verses and hadith. Moreover, she offers an alternative solution in understanding husband-wife relationship.
Hak Cerai Isteri
Authors: Amalia Fatma
Published: April 2019

In principle, divorce is an unwanted decision for married couples. However, sometimes this is undeniable for many reasons. In Islam, divorce is perceived as an emergency exist for those who could not bare the marriage any longer. What is important to underline is the perceived opinion that it is only the husband who has the authority to divorce his wife. This article attempts at questioning this opinion. In addition, it debates different rights for husband and wife to get a divorce as stated in the fiqh text (known as talaq and kbulii').
Implikasi RUU App Bagi Kesetaraan Gender dan Perkembangan Seni
Authors: Effendi Abd. Rahman
Published: April 2019

Problem of Pornography and pornoaksi progressively glow with the media appearance which lust. This problem then enter in public debate discourse, whether including art or porno. Then, this discourse enter in region of interefensi state, pass the invitor of RUU Anti Pornography and Pomoaksi (RUU APP). There is two citadel differ in answering to this RUU. Citadel supporting, what is supported by religion clan. and Citadel refusing, what is supported by actor faction. This article study the discourse in around RUU APP, in perpective religion clan, supporting, and actor faction, refusing. Solution also will explain the boundaries of term porno, its bearing with the artistic term and Gender term. Besides, this article will study how power relationship inviting of RUU APP with the restraint efforts to freedom of expression.
Hambatan Budaya Dalam Kesehatan Anak
Authors: Latifah Latifah
Published: April 2019

This article argues the cultural values have its potention as a hindrance of children health, both psychologically and physically. Cultural value that has its significant influence in children educational system is the perception and parental values of the parent in front of the children. Almost most of the parents are, generally, expecting their children's "advantage". This expectation made children seen as family's "property". The consequenced is parent love their children with certaint "condition". This conditional love is apparent that made children felt that they are not in love and rejected. In tum it makes the children self image diminutive and they are less able to love themselves. This circumstance creates self defence and searching for love mechanism that had it impact on children mental health, particularly for girls, in which they were still in subordinated position within family and society. Not to say that cultural values too still block the children physical health, mostly girls, even since in the mother's womb. Finnaly, this article also sees the cultural dimension of children reproduction health.
Antara child protection dan child liberation (Dilema Kebijakan Perlindungan Hak-hak Anak di Indonesia)
Authors: Afandi Muhrisun
Published: April 2019

Determining children's rights and self detemtination has been problematic in the discussion of child welfare in Indonesia. Indonesian law regards children's rights as defined solely by the basis of age, regardless of a child's competence. This could be seen from the government policies that mention that children's rights are formulated as protection rights, which has been criticized as being a denial of the autonomy and capacity of the child, in the sense that they are considered incompetent and need to be taken care and protected by adults. However, in some cases the behavior of children from some populations demonstrates that they are more mature than the general population in their age range, so that their rights should not be based solely on the basis of their age without considering their competence and autonomy. Efforts to provide more and better defined legislation on child welfare in Indonesia have been an ongoing struggle for activists and various parties. The child liberationist formulations of children's rights seems to offer the greatest possibility for a child's autonomy in relation to children's rights, which is also a critique of the tendency to underestimate the capacities of children and the general belief in the lack child's competency in society.
Menggagas Tafsir Anti Trafficking (lnterpretasi Historis terhadap Q.S. al-Nur: 33)
Authors: Syarif Ali Imron
Published: April 2019

This article discusses about woman sexual exploitation according to the Qur'an. The study focuses on the general Qur'anic massages on human and women's rights, and, more specifically, an-Nur: 33. It is obvious that since the beginningof its revelation, the Qur'an has been strongly against woman sexual exploitation. It, gradually and proportionallyacknowledges women's rights. Woman trafficking is in opposition to the spirit and elan vital of the Qur'an.
Trafficking Dalam Hadis dan Perkembangannya Dalam Konteks Kekinian
Authors: Suryadilaga Muhammad Alfatih
Published: April 2019

Trafficking in women and children is a form of slavery. Legal laws highly respect human rights and clearly prohibit human trafficking. This trafficking, nevertheless, is mushrooming nowadays, and is like a chain that has no edge. Islam, which comes as a mercy for all, fully appreciates children's and women's rights. Historically, the coming of Islam has elevated the status of women. The Prophet Muhammad was a hero in combating woman trafficking, as it brought about sexual exploitation and prostitution. Trafficking places women as its object and, therefore, the modem society has to leave it. On top of that, the Qur'an and Hadith definitely ban it
Perdagangan Anak Perempuan dan Strategi Penanganannya
Authors: Sriharini Sriharini
Published: April 2019

This article examines on human trafficking, especially younggirls. Children as the next generation need to be secured for their save, welfare and also protected their rights. Sometimes in reality, it reflects opposite conditions. There is an apprehensive phenomena in society which is young girl trafficking. It can be considered as gender base violence that experienced by girls or practices that discriminate women. This violence can arise various problems of psychologies, physical, psychology, economic, and even sexual. Therefore, overcoming this women violence in the form of girl trafficking need to be prioritized. In effort to handle it, it needs to be preceded by socialization about girl trafficking to most of components society, so people pay attention toward the issues, and it is urgent to be struggled. Then, it implements a comprehensive program. Starting from preventing, protecting, rehabilitation, and reintegrating which are conducted by involving teachers, society religious teachers/leaders and government officials also decision makers in according with their own task.
Analisis RUU Anti Trafficking di Indonesia
Authors: Rahmah Wahyuni Shifatur
Published: April 2019

Trafficking was initially associated with prostitution but, infact, it includes some other exploitations and slavery. Human trafficking keeps growing and its farm and complexity are changing from time to time_the only persistent thing is its characteristic of human exploitation. It is illegal activity and is against human rights: it is against the rights of its victims, which include women, children and worker. Trafficking is vulnerable to the emergence of violence against human beings, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted (STD) and infectious diseases. The networks of trafficking are currently well organized and, therefore, it demands a more serious and global attention to deal with the issue. Each country, including Indonesia, has to rethink about its system of law to be able to prosecute the traffickers and help the victims, both materially and immaterially. Some countries have ratified and implemented the anti-trafficking law. In Indonesia, however, the law is presently neither ratified nor implemented yet. The government of Indonesia, nonetheless, proclaimed the national action plan for the elimination of trafficking in women and children and made RUU (draft of laws) on anti, trafficking. So many women and children in Indonesia are waiting for the law that liberates them from any violence or exploitation and enables them to enjoy freedom of life. This draft, therefore, has to be immediately ratified.
Perempuan Sebagai Wali Nikah
Authors: Fauzi Moh.
Published: April 2019

The debate on whether or not a wali is required in a marriage contract has been a long standing issue among Muslim jurists, particularly during the formation of madzahib (schools of thought). The mainstream view held by Indonesian Muslims who are mostly adhered to the Syafi'i madzhab is that the presence of a wali becomes a criteria for the validity of a marriage. However, if the issue of wali is being re-examined by using historical and Islamic jurisprudence approach it is found that the presence of wali is not required in all marriage contracts of all women. A woman may become a wali and may marry off herself without a wali if she fulfils the requirement of being a wali, namely intelligent, sound of judgment, mature and independent. Such a view is held by scholars from the Hanafi school of law. Nevertheless, the concept of wali is not merely a legal issue; it is a meant for guaranteeing the wellbeing of a woman upon entering her marriage. The Prophet is therefore suggested that wali should be presented in a marriage contract.
Citra Tubuh (Body Image) Remaja Perempuan
Authors: Amalia Lia
Published: April 2019

A socio,cultural component has long been blamed for the excessive concern with the appearance of women. Typically, the media is blamed for creating an impossible thin ideal as a model for women to emulate, and such images in magazines and on TV have been cast as the cause of widespread use of excessive dieting and eating disorders to achieve the "unachievable". The onset of theses two diseases typically occur during early adolescence or early adulthood when most young women are not only susceptible to cultural pressure for thinness and whiteness but also likely to be heavily involved with, and influenced by the mass media. This point may help explain how cultural images of one's reference group, may constitute an inescapable group that can have negative consequences as it is incorporated into local culture. The susceptibility to these pressures and influences from the media is believed to be heightened because of the fact that intense preoccupied with appearance and identity development characterizes adolescent girls.
Media Sebagai Pelestari Budaya Patriarkhi
Authors: Mahfiana Layyin
Published: April 2019

There are two main arguments advanced in this article. Firstly, regarding the image of women perpetuated lry mass media, and secondly why media is not showing gender sensitivity when developing women images. In general mass media portray women in one amongst these five images: women image as a frame, as a column, as an available 'bed', as a saucer and an image of friendship. These images are developed and became popular within a patriarchal culture because men define women as such, and women have no power to disagree. The author proposes that today's women readers must apply more critical view in reading and analyzing the content of mass media, especially with regard to women's images.
Radio Komunitas: Media Alternatif Untuk Pemberdayaan Perempuan
Authors: MH Ismahfudi
Published: April 2019

Radio is the most popular medium for communication among common people. It is cheap, yet it is efficient and effective to reach lay communities. It does not require high technology or sophisticated theories, but it has high flexibility to use for interaction among people. The creation of community radio among women will potentially serve their interests for women empowerment, for proliferating justice values and equality, learning democratic practices which use a gender perspective.
Perempuan dan Media Massa
Authors: Nur Iffatin
Published: April 2019

The role of mass media is not only providing information to the public to fulfill their 'right to know' and 'right to expression', but also leading the creation of societies' images, myths, behavior, knowledge, even ideologies. Mass media produce new realities through texts, define facts or reality which amongst the semiotics such process is called creating the second reality from the first reality by the media. The media have created new realities in which men are portrayed as superior and engaging in all public spheres, whereas women are visualized as the weak. The production of mass media is also closely related to capitalist system of economy, which sometimes requires certain to become the victims; and women have been the victims in this capitalist system.
Perempuan Dalam Kultur Patriarkhi Media (Book Review)
Authors: Mustofa Mustofa
Published: April 2019

Judul Buku : Wanita  clan Media MassaPenulis : Hj. Siti Sholihati, MA.Editor : Muammar RamadhanVolume : xii + 164 halaman.Penerbit : TERAS, Yogyakarta.Cetakan : Pertama, Mei 2007
Perempuan dan Spiritualisme: Meredefinisi Image Jeanne D'Arc Dalam Roman Historis Barat
Authors: Udasmoro Wening
Published: April 2019

Jeanne d'Arc has been the wellknown female hero in the Westem tradition. However, the opinion about this hero has varied according to how people interprete her existence. She was known using God's voice in order to convince the French army in defeating British troops. Some of the interpreters have argued that she used that voice to manipulate French troops in order to get her own glory. Others have argued that she was a real hero that passed over the French men's heroism. This article attempts to explore this female heroism from spiritual point of view. It is argued that the spiritual approach used by Jeanne d'Arc was not a manipulation but a strategy to negotiate power mostly handled by men in the arena of conflict.
Kesaksian Perempuan: Benarkah Separuh Laki-Laki?
Authors: Al-Himmah Lia Aliyah
Published: April 2019

The fact that the Qur'an explicitly mentions about women as witnesses, and have the rights to receive inheritance is in itself a revolutionary advancement steps promoted by Islam for women's rights in the era. This means that the Qur'an acknowledges and recognizes not only women as individuals but also women's legal capacity and rights in social life, ideas that have never been observed by Arabian society of the seventh century. In this era women were denied access to inheritance, even they were seen as parts of objects of inheritance. Islam has radically changed this tradition by elevating women to be autonomous subjects of legal entity. Although the Chapter of Al-Baqarah verse 282 mentions about the necessity to have two women witnesses to replace one male witness, this should not mean that women are inherently inferior than men in terms of their capacity and rights to legal engangement. But we should see the spiritual message of this revolutionary offer provided by the Qur'an, that women can act as witnesses in business, in public affairs. Nowadays women have achieved and showed their intellectual and social capacity to be autonomous legal subjects, therefore the paper suggests that women can be witnesses in any businesses as far as they are knowledgable about the issues.
Persaksian Perempuan Dalam Surat Al-Bqarah Ayat 282
Authors: Hendri Yuldi
Published: April 2019

Along with the development of human awareness on gender injustice, the provision of woman witness in lsiamic law needs rethinking. Under the mainstream Islamic law a woman cannot give her witness except in any case moreover her witness is percentaged a half of man witness. Of course, in the outset such provision seems to be gender bias, because the Islamic law treats woman as incapable person. The most moslem scholars comprehended the argumentation texts textually without observing the socio-cultural context of Islamic message and Arabian culture. Nevertheless, the meaning of witness have to be understood as tool of witness proof. Significance of witness is not sex, but the justice and personality integrity witness, and connection of the witness with the fact that she/he sees with the result that the witness is really competent with that problem. If the witness is understood as proof of reality, inequality gender will be overcome. Finally, If we comprehend the religion contextually and progressively So there is no inequality gender will happen. Because Islam is progressive and peace religion and giving equality to everybody,
Kesaksian Perempuan Dalam Hadis Nabi
Authors: Marhumah Ema
Published: April 2019

The provision of women's rights to become witneses promoted by Islam during the life of the Prophet Muhammad was indeed a high achietlement considering the tradition of the era which did not recognize women's rights to become witnesses in legal affairs. The Prophet permitted women to act as witnesess not only on trade, but also in courts for public disputes. This is because the essential thing in the affair of giving witness does not lie in the type of the sex of the witness, but on the capacity, expertise of the witness in performing their task to attain justice. In short there is no preference in the sex of a witness; men and women have rights become witnesses as far as they have intellectual cabability to do so.
Kontroversi Nilai Kesaksian Perempuan
Authors: Nasution Khoiruddin
Published: April 2019

Majority of conventional scholars almost never questioned of status of women's testimony stated Al-Baqarah (2): 282, that the testimony of women is only a half of that men. However, majority of contemporary scholars have different view. They argue that what has been stated in the verse has to be interpreted contextually. The paper tries to describe the different view of the conventional and contemporary scholars, why it happens, and what kind of interpretation seems to be suitable for nowadays. What have been found is that the different opinion between conventional and contemporary scholars appears seems to be due to different context and method of interpretation. Conventional scholar more textual in interpretation while contemporary one more contextual. This different method happens due to the different demand. The conventional scholar was able to apply easily and no difficulty what is stated in Al-Baqarah (2): 282 without cantextualization, while contemporary scholars need context. Moreover, applicable conceptand it is more guarantee justice for nowadays is that the testimony of men in general manner is equal of that woman. Since, generally speaking, men and women play equal role in all aspect of life; family, society and state. The conclusionis found by using contextual approach and put nomative-universal nash more and before pratice-temporal. nash, while Al-Baqarah (2): 282 is included in practice-temporal nash. In another words, what has been stated in al-Baqaroh (2):282 is more contextual than normative. Therefore, different context automatically produces different concept.
Pernikahan Dini Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam
Authors: Amalia Fatma
Published: April 2019

Child marriage has become one of the most controversial issues in Islamic law (fiqh). Some scholars approve the practice without any reservations while others do not. In my opinion, we have to take into account the advantages and disadvantages of child marriage in broader sense before we decide to allow or disallow this to happen. Making a clear legal status of such child marriage is necessary because the substance of the Islamic law is create a better life for society now and in the future. Islamic law should cater the humanitarian vision and be relevant to the changing situation of our dynamic community. If it is found that child marriage in contemporary societies has resulted in many negative effects then it should be legally disapproved.
Pendamping Travelling: Kajian Antropologi Sosial tentang Mahram
Authors: Maimun Muhammad
Published: April 2019

This anthropologi.cal study of mahram aims to analyze why a culture prohibits marriage between siblings and marriage between a parent and a child. The term is recognized as incest marriage or in Islam those relationships constitute mahram. In Islam as exemplified in the Qur'an and had.its, mahram is not only about forbidden marriage system, but also about something else, like women's travelling. Theoretically, incest might menace human life bio"logically and against the public common good. In the context travelling of women with mahram, term of mahram has specific roles as the protector for travelling member offamily, just as how it functions in a marriage institution itself. However, understanding a hadith about mahram, that a woman is prohibited to travel but with her mahram, should not only about the availability of a mahram, but also about safety and comfort system, about social network, and friendship. In hajj or pilgrimage, the establishedfriend ship and cooperation of formal and non-formal organization might function as the supporting framework of security and safety system for women.