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Analisis Literasi Informasi Pemutaka Layanan E-Library di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang dengan Standard ACRL 2000
Authors: Suwanto Sri Ati , Lestari Intan Puji 
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini berjudul “Analisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang”. Tujuan penelitian ini, yaitu untuk menganalisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang, khususnya pada Layanan e-Library . Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif dan pendekatan studi kasus. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari sembilan mahasiswa yang dipilih menggunakan purposive sampling , yaitu mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan yang benar-benar mencari informasi dengan menggunakan layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi dan di.analisis teori Miles dan Huberman, yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data serta verifikasi. Hasil keseluruhan menunjukkan bahwa pemustaka layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang telah literat. Hal ini ditunjukkan bahwa mereka telah mampu menentukan jenis kebutuhan informasi, mengakses informasi secara efektif dan efisien, mengevaluasi dan mengolah sumber informasi, menggunakan dan menyampaikan informasi secara efektif serta menggunakan sumber informasi menurut aturan. Dengan demikian dapat dikatakan kemampuan literasi informasi pemustaka layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang sudah sesuai dengan sebagian standar ACRL tahun 2000.
Pers, Peraturan Negara, dan Nasionalisme Indonesia
Authors: Yuliati Dewi 
Published: February 2019

Artikel ini berisi pembahasan tentang hubungan antara Pers Indonesia dan peraturan-peraturan tentang pers sejak masa Kolonial Belanda sampai dengan Masa Revolusi Indonesia. Dalam rentang masa tersebut, pemerintah kolonial Belanda, Pemerintah Militer Jepang, dan Pemerintah Indonesia tetap memberlakukan undang-undang yang bersifat suppressive. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun hidup dalam suasana suppressive, Pers Indonesia selalu berani untuk melaksanakan fungsi tanggungjawab sosial demi mencapai kehidupan yang lebih baik dan kebebasan bagi bangsa dan Negara Indonesia.
PROSES PENYERAPAN KATA BAHASA INGGRIS KE DALAM BAHASA JEPANG: (KAJIAN FONOLOGI GENERATIF TRANSFORMASIONAL)
Authors: Muslihah Muslihah 
Published: February 2019

(Title: The Analysis of Loan Words of English Language Transformed into Japanese Language (Study of Generative Transformational Phonological) The aims of this research are to explain the phonological processes and phonological rule in loan words of English language into Japanese language through generative phonological studies. This research used qualitative descriptive method. The research data are taken from Japanese dictionary loan words. The result shows eight phonological processes and phonological rules in the process of transformation English language to Japanese. (1) the process of adding segment /u/ at the end of the words (2) segment additions /o/ at the end of the words (3) segment additions /u/ in the middle of words (4) segment additions /o/ in the middle of words (5) substitution of phoneme /l/ to /r/, (6) substitution of phoneme /v/ to /b/, (7) segment additions /i/, (8) substitution of phoneme /t/ to /c/. The transformation of phonological processes on the loan words of English language into Japanese language affected by the internal factor.
PERBANDINGAN PENGUNGKAPAN KALA DALAM BAHASA JEPANG DAN BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Rini Elizabeth Ika Hesti Aprilia Nindia 
Published: February 2019

(Contrastive study between tenses in Japanese and Indonesian Languages) Expressing time in sentences is universal in any language, although it's marked differently in each language. This research objective is to know the differences in tenses marker between Japanese and Indonesian languages. The method used is the descriptive method. As a result of the research findings, it was found that in the Japanese language tenses are marked by morphemic forms were characterized by bound morphemes, whereas Indonesian tenses are marked as lexical by the adverb. Attendance adjunct in Japanese is optional, in Indonesian adjunct explain the position, activity, state of theft with the time of speech.Keywords: tense, bentuk -ru, bentuk -ta, adverbia kala
A multiplicity result for asymptotically linear Kirchhoff equations
Authors: Ji Chao , Fang Fei , Zhang Binlin 
Published: February 2019

AbstractIn this paper, we study the following Kirchhoff type equation:-\bigg{(}1+b\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}\lvert\nabla u|^{2}\,dx\biggr{)}\Delta u+u=a(% x)f(u)\quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^{N},\qquad u\in H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N}),where{N\geq 3},{b>0}and{f(s)}is asymptotically linear at infinity, that is,{f(s)\sim O(s)}as{s\rightarrow+\infty}. By using variational methods, we obtain the existence of a mountain pass type solution and a ground state solution under appropriate assumptions on{a(x)}.
Bounds for GL3
L-functions in depth aspect
Authors: Sun Qingfeng , Zhao Rui 
Published: February 2019

Abstract
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p is explicit and polynomial.
2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan
Authors: Riaz Muhammad , Nuno Pimentel , Zafar Tehseen , Ghazi Shahid 
Published: February 2019

Abstract
Meyal Field is considered as one of the chief hydrocarbon producing fields in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. The present research emphasize on the subsurface structures affecting the Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions exclusively foremost reservoir units comprising the Eocene Chor Gali and Sakesar formations. Data from six seismic lines and three wells (aligned with those lines) have been deliberated comprehensively with remarkable and tremendous calibration. Five prominent and imperative reflectors specifically the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Paleocene and Eocene successions were interpreted through seismic tactics. Time structure maps were equipped on the basis of two-way travel time (TWT) of the seismic line. Likewise, four isopach maps portrayed the thickness discrepancy of prospective hydrocarbon strata. Structurally, analytical section reveals that the Meyal anticline is a plunging and faulted anticline. The pop-up structure is constrained by back-thrust from the north and fore-thrust from the south, on the dip lines. These maps depicted potential reservoir, demarcate promising site for future hydrocarbon exploration.
Double Robust Efficient Estimators of Longitudinal Treatment Effects: Comparative Performance in Simulations and a Case Study
Authors: Tran Linh , Yiannoutsos Constantin , Wools-Kaloustian Kara , Siika Abraham , van der Laan Mark , Petersen Maya 
Published: February 2019

AbstractA number of sophisticated estimators of longitudinal effects have been proposed for estimating the intervention-specific mean outcome. However, there is a relative paucity of research comparing these methods directly to one another. In this study, we compare various approaches to estimating a causal effect in a longitudinal treatment setting using both simulated data and data measured from a human immunodeficiency virus cohort. Six distinct estimators are considered: (i) an iterated conditional expectation representation, (ii) an inverse propensity weighted method, (iii) an augmented inverse propensity weighted method, (iv) a double robust iterated conditional expectation estimator, (v) a modified version of the double robust iterated conditional expectation estimator, and (vi) a targeted minimum loss-based estimator. The details of each estimator and its implementation are presented along with nuisance parameter estimation details, which include potentially pooling the observed data across all subjects regardless of treatment history and using data adaptive machine learning algorithms. Simulations are constructed over six time points, with each time point steadily increasing in positivity violations. Estimation is carried out for both the simulations and applied example using each of the six estimators under both stratified and pooled approaches of nuisance parameter estimation. Simulation results show that double robust estimators remained without meaningful bias as long as at least one of the two nuisance parameters were estimated with a correctly specified model. Under full misspecification, the bias of the double robust estimators remained better than that of the inverse propensity estimator under misspecification, but worse than the iterated conditional expectation estimator. Weighted estimators tended to show better performance than the covariate estimators. As positivity violations increased, the mean squared error and bias of all estimators considered became worse, with covariate-based double robust estimators especially susceptible. Applied analyses showed similar estimates at most time points, with the important exception of the inverse propensity estimator which deviated markedly as positivity violations increased. Given its efficiency, ability to respect the parameter space, and observed performance, we recommend the pooled and weighted targeted minimum loss-based estimator.
Nursing Education Challenges from Saudi Nurse Educators’ and Leaders’ Perspectives: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Authors: Alghamdi Reem , Albloushi Monirah , Alzahrani Ebtesam , Aldawsari Aisha , Alyousef Seham 
Published: February 2019

Abstract

Aim
To explore the challenges in nursing education in Saudi Arabia from nurse educators’ and leaders’ perspectives.

Background
Saudi Arabia considerably lacks Saudi nurses and most nurses in Saudi healthcare facilities are expatriates with diverse academic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. The perception regarding nurses’ profession and their low status in Saudi Arabia affect the nursing profession negatively, leading to staff insufficiency. Understanding the difficulties of the nursing profession could help intervene accordingly, in encouraging students to pursue a career in nursing.

Methods
An exploratory qualitative method was used. Three Saudi nursing educators and four leaders were interviewed. They were recruited through purposive sampling. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Findings
Participants indicated that nursing education in Saudi Arabia is facing multiple challenges requiring serious attention from Saudi leaders. The challenges were divided to four themes and different categories; cultural challenges, educational challenges, organizational challenges (weak nursing authority, lack of acknowledgement for Saudi nurses), and work challenges (poor working environment, language barrier).

Discussion
The challenges that face nursing education in Saudi Arabia were mainly at three levels: management, system, and social. These challenges were the reasons for Saudi nurses to leave the profession.

Conclusion
This study revealed some of the challenges facing nursing education in Saudi Arabia. These challenges are not unique to Saudi Arabia but knowing about these challenges will help nurse educators and leaders to improve nursing programs, enhance students’ clinical experiences, and promote nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.
Cost, profitability and value of laboratory diagnostics: in God we trust, all others bring data
Authors: Lippi Giuseppe , Plebani Mario 
Published: February 2019

AbstractAlthough laboratory tests are the most used diagnostic investigations for screening, diagnosing, prognosticating and therapeutic monitoring of most human diseases, laboratory medicine is currently seen as many other economic industries by some policymakers and administrators, and is hence subjected to scale economy and assessed accordingly, despite the incremental clinical value that laboratory tests can generate. According to a genuine economic perspective, the impact of diagnostic testing on a healthcare budget is lower than 2.5%, whilst its profitability is over 100%, a net profit margin over 7-fold larger than whatever other human industry. Even more importantly, the impact of laboratory tests on clinical outcomes is now clear and virtually incontestable, as their use will improve clinical pathways much more than any other diagnostic investigations. The many ongoing attempts to downsize the importance of laboratory medicine as costs centers, or even the concept that public laboratory services can be safely eliminated or outsourced to external private professional organizations, shall hence be challenged. Laboratory medicine not only is vital to patient care and patient flow, and will remain so for many years to come, but is also a valuable economical resource for the healthcare facilities.
Retinol-binding protein 4 better correlates with metabolic syndrome than cystatin C
Authors: Klisic Aleksandra , Kavaric Nebojsa , Soldatovic Ivan , Ninic Ana , Kotur-Stevuljevic Jelena 
Published: February 2019

Abstract

Background
Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and cystatin C are regarded as novel metabolic risk markers. Therefore, we aimed to examine which one of these biomarkers better correlates with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a cohort of postmenopausal women.

Methods
A total of 129 postmenopausal women (among which 62 women had MetS) were recruited in this cross-sectional study. MetS was diagnosed according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria.

Results
Cystatin C and RBP4 levels were significantly higher in women with MetS, compared to those without MetS (p=0.011 vs. p<0.001, respectively). A significant difference in the proportion of women with and without MetS across cystatin C and RBP4 quartiles was observed (χ2=5.1, p=0.025, and χ2=11.1, p=0.001, respectively). Logistic regression analysis revealed a borderline significant relationship between cystatin C and MetS (p=0.066), but this significance disappeared after adjustment for age, inflammation level and duration of menopause (p=0.221). On the contrary, a significant relationship between RBP4 and MetS was observed not only without adjustment (p=0.009), but also even after adjustment for age, inflammation level and duration of menopause (p=0.006).

Conclusions
RBP4 better correlates with MetS than cystatin C in postmenopausal women.
Analysis of ticagrelor’s cardio-protective effects on patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome accompanied with diabetes
Authors: Li Dong-Tao , Li Shun-Bao , Zheng Jian-Yong , Tang Hai-hong , Qiu Yi-Gang , Xue Ning , Cao Yi 
Published: February 2019

Abstract

Background
To analyze the cardio-protective effects of ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndrome with S-T segment elevation.

Methods
The sample was 200 patients who had been diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome accompanied by diabetes Mellitus type II. Only patients having ST segment elevation before the treatment were included. Then, the subjects were further randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. The control group of 100 patients received clopidogrel; the observation group of 100 patients of ticagrelor. The serous creatine kinase CK-MB, functional cardiac indexes of left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVDD), cardiac troponin I, ventricular ejection fraction, and relevant major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were compared between the two groups.

Results
One month after a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) the observation group showed better results against angina, stent thrombosis, and all-cause mortality compared with those of the control subjects. Six months after treatment, both groups suffered adverse reactions. The number of patients who suffered adverse reactions in respiratory tract in the observation group was higher than in the control group. The inhibition of platelet aggregation IPA of ticagrelor was found to be significantly higher than clopidogrel, having a significant p value.

Conclusion
Ticagrelor can effectively protect myocardial function for patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome accompanied by diabetes and can reduce the incidence of adverse reactions..
The Islamic and Western Cultures and Values of Privacy
Authors: Almutairi Sattam Eid 
Published: February 2019

AbstractThe paper provides valuable accounts of the general concepts underlying privacy law in both cultures, and great detail about the impact of criminal procedure and evidence rules on privacy in reality rather than legal theory. It is, in this sense, a “realist” approach to privacy, particularly but not exclusively in relation to sexual activity. The distinction which the article draws between the frameworks within which privacy is conceived broadly, self-determination and limited government in the USA, protection of one’s persona in Europe, and reputation in Islamic law. However, the paper argues that Western and Islamic traditions share many of the same concepts about the tests to be applied when deciding how far an intrusion on privacy is justified and value many of the same interests in doing so. At the same time, it will highlight those areas where they differ which are not ones of crucial importance when deciding, for example, what are the proper limits on mass surveillance. Indirectly, this shows that even though there may be stark differences between the cultures on some points, there is enough agreement on some aspects of privacy to make comparisons in relation to issues such as mass surveillance.
Nonprofit Practitioners Chat Back: An Exploratory Content Analysis of Participant Responses to the National Council of Nonprofit’s Webinar on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Authors: Abzug Rikki 
Published: February 2019

AbstractAs the first major overhaul of the United States’ tax code in a generation, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has particular significance for the operation of US nonprofit organizations. Provisions of the Tax Act, including raising the ceiling on individual standard deductions, imposing excise taxes on highly compensated nonprofit employees, repealing the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, etc., are causing great uncertainty and consternation within organizations of, and bridging, the nonprofit sector. In response to some of the initial confusion, the National Council of Nonprofits offered a webinar, entitled, “Now What: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits” on January 11, 2018. A one-hour slide-show with voice-overs was complemented by a running “chat” of nonprofit listeners/participants. This exploratory study undertakes a content analysis of the one-hour nonprofit participant chat that accompanied the webinar in order to take a pulse of the concerns of the practitioners as the potential impact of the law was explicated.
Novel proton exchange membranes based on PVC for microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
Authors: Gaurav Kumar , Singh Ram , Tiwari Brajesh Kumar , Srivastava Richa 
Published: February 2019

Abstract
Proton exchange membranes (PEMs), used as separators, are one of the important components in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The efficiency of MFC is greatly influenced by PEM. Nafion, which is a commonly used membrane, has several disadvantages in addition to its high cost. The aim of the present work was to develop low-cost PEMs with higher conductivity. In the current work, membranes were prepared using comparatively cheaper material polyvinyl chloride with different concentrations of silica (SiO2), citric acid and phosphotungstic acid (PWA) by the solution casting method. Different membrane properties such as surface morphology, water uptake capacity, ion exchange capacity (IEC), tensile strength, leaching test and potential applications in MFCs were investigated. The results showed that the prepared membrane with 10% silica has the highest water uptake of 55.8%. The IEC of prepared membranes was found to vary from 0.024 to 0.875 meq/g. The membranes showing better IEC were applied to the MFC. The maximum power density obtained was 43.91 m W/cm2 in the case of a membrane with both 5% PWA and 5% silica. The results obtained make this membrane a promising and economically viable new material in MFC applications.
The effects of dietary methionine restriction on the function and metabolic reprogramming in the liver and brain – implications for longevity
Authors: Mladenović Dušan , Radosavljević Tatjana , Hrnčić Dragan , Rasic-Markovic Aleksandra , Stanojlović Olivera 
Published: February 2019

Abstract
Methionine is an essential sulphur-containing amino acid involved in protein synthesis, regulation of protein function and methylation reactions. Dietary methionine restriction (0.12–0.17% methionine in food) extends the life span of various animal species and delays the onset of aging-associated diseases and cancers. In the liver, methionine restriction attenuates steatosis and delays the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis due to antioxidative action and metabolic reprogramming. The limited intake of methionine stimulates the fatty acid oxidation in the liver and the export of lipoproteins as well as inhibits de novo lipogenesis. These effects are mediated by various signaling pathways and effector molecules, including sirtuins, growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis, sterol regulatory element binding proteins, adenosine monophosphate-dependent kinase and general control nonderepressible 2 pathway. Additionally, methionine restriction stimulates the synthesis of fibroblast growth factor-21 in the liver, which increases the insulin sensitivity of peripheral tissues. In the brain, methionine restriction delays the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and increases the resistance to various forms of stress through antioxidative effects and alterations in lipid composition. This review aimed to summarize the morphological, functional and molecular changes in the liver and brain caused by the methionine restriction, with possible implications in the prolongation of maximal life span.
Iterative and avertive polysemy in Moksha Mordvin
Authors: Kozlov Alexey 
Published: February 2019

AbstractThe paper focuses on a two aspectual morphemes in Moksha Mordvin (<Mordvin<Finno-Ugric). The first of them, the Frequentative, has four phonologically conditioned allomorphs, -ənd-, -n’ə-, -s’ə-, and -kšn’ə-. These affixes used to be separate morphemes in Proto-Finno-Ugric, but ended up as having the same meaning and being complementarily distributed. A remnant of a more archaic stage of language evolution is the Avertive marker, -əkšn’ə-, only different from one of the Frequentative allomorphs by one phoneme, which can hardly be a coincidence. A diachronic hypothesis about how iterative-avertive polyfunctionality could have arisen is suggested.