bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect on Health Care Expenditures During Nationwide Implementation of the Diabetes Prevention Program as a Health Insurance Benefit
Authors: Ackermann Ronald T. , Kang Raymond , Cooper Andrew J. , Liss David T. , Holmes Ann M. , Moran Margaret , Saha Chandan 
Published: April 2019

OBJECTIVE
Lifestyle interventions slow development of type 2 diabetes by half, but the impact of health payer reimbursement for delivery of intervention programs is not well known. We evaluated net commercial health payer expenditures when offering reimbursement for access to YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program (YDPP) in 42 states.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
We used a nonequivalent comparison group design to evaluate net health care expenditures for adults with prediabetes who attended one or more YDPP visit between 1 July 2009 and 31 May 2013 (“YDPP users”). Rolling, 1:1 nearest neighbor propensity score (PS) matching was used to identify a comparison group of nonusers. Administrative data provided measures of YDPP attendance, body weight at YDPP visits, and health care expenditures. Random effects, difference-in-difference regression was used to estimate quarterly health care expenditures before and after participants’ first visit to YDPP.

RESULTS
Worksite screening identified 9.7% of the target population; 39.1% of those identified (19,933 participants through June 2015) became YDPP users. Mean weight loss for YDPP users enrolled before June 2013 (n = 1,725) was 7.5 lb (3.4%); 29% achieved ≥5% weight loss. Inclusive of added costs to offer YDPP, there were no statistically significant differences in mean per-person net health care expenditures between YDPP users and PS-matched nonusers over 2 years ($0.2 lower [95% CI $56 lower to $56 higher]). Mean reimbursement to the YMCA was $212 per YDPP user, with 92.8% of all expenditures made for those who attended at a high rate (≥9 completed YDPP visits).

CONCLUSIONS
Worksite screening was inefficient for identifying the population with prediabetes, but those identified achieved modest YDPP attendance and clinically meaningful weight loss. Over 2 years, added costs to offer the intervention were modest, with neutral effects on net health care costs.
Analisis Penerapan Akad Qard Wal Ijarah pada Pembiayaan Talangan Haji di Bank Syariah Mandiri Cabang Purwokerto
Authors: Setiana Ika 
Published: April 2019

Pembiayaan talangan haji merupakan produk yang memiliki potensi yang cukup besar, ini dikarenakan haji yang merupakan rukun Islam yang kelima ini berbeda dengan rukun Islam yang lain yang dapat dilakukan secara individu dan tidak ada spesifikasi khusus. Ibadah haji harus dilakukan di tempat tertentu dan waktu tertentu, yaitu di bulan zulhijjah dan di kota Makkah.1 Karena hal itu, maka haji hanya diperintahkan bagi mereka yang mampu, baik secara materi, bekal dan kemantapan hati. Â Pembiayaan talangan haji di Bank Syariah Mandiri ini, mengacu pada Fatwa Dewan Syariah Nasional No. 19/DSN-MUI/IV/2001 tentang Qard dan Fatwa Dewan Syariah Nasional No. 29/DSN-MUI/VI/2002 tentang Pembiayaan Pengurusan Haji Lembaga Keuangan Syariah.Setelah mengadakan penelitian serta pembahasan dengan membandingkan antara teori dan praktek sebagaimana telah dipaparkan sebelumnya, maka penulis dapat menyimpulkan bahwa Penerapan akad qardwal ijarah pada pembiayaan talangan haji ini, belum sesuai dengan teori dan fatwa No.29/DSN-MUI/VI/2002 tentang pembiayaan pengurusan haji, karena : a. Adanya penggabungan dua akad yaitu akad qard (pinjam meminjam) dan akad ijarah (sewa). Hal ini tidak diperbolehkan karena qard merupakan pinjaman lunak tanpa adanya tambahan saat pengembalian, sedangkan ijarah merupakan akad sewa yang dikenakan ujrah. b. Pengambilan ujrah yang dilakukan oleh BSM berbeda-beda, berdasarkan jumlah talangan yang diberikan. Sedangkan dalam fatwa disebutkan bahwa jumlah ujrah tidak boleh dikaitkan dengan jumlah talangan yang diberikan.
CAPACITY BUILDING PEMERINTAH PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH DALAM PENGUATAN MANAJEMEN DAN CITRA LAYANAN PENDIDIKAN SMA/SMK/SLB DI ERA OTONOMI DAERAH
Authors: Larasanti Firna 
Published: April 2019

Diberlakukanya UU No. 23 Tahun 2014 tentang pemerintah daerah, peran dan fungsi pemerintah daerah menjadi semakin besar dalam berbagai hal termasuk pendidikan. Untuk menjawab tantangan dan harapan tersebut,Â diperlukan peningkatan kapasitas (capacity building) pemerintah daerah.Â Peningkatan kapasitas mengacu kepada proses dimana individu, kelompok,Â organisasi, kelembagaan dan masyarakat mengembangkan kemampuanyaÂ baik secara individual maupun kolektif untuk melaksanakan fungsiÂ untuk mencapai tujuanya.Untuk mewujudkkan pendidikan bermutu tiggi diperlukan manajemen pendidikan yang bermutu tinggi pula. Oleh karenaÂ itu, diperlukan penguatan manajemen kelembagaan untuk mewujudkanÂ citra layanan pendidikan yang siap bersaing di Era Otonomi Daerah.
REKONSTRUKSI EKOSISTEM PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA YANG IDEAL
Authors: Fitriyani Feny Nida 
Published: April 2019

This research explains about the society conditions which have been brought by the globalization flow with many negative effects. Thus, the problem above must be solved by returning to the proper ecosystem. There are three ecosystem components which must be developed and be maximalized inÂ order to solve the society ecosystem which has been damaged. The three ecosystem components are: science, religion, and Indonesia. From those three things, so that, they will be three pillars which will build a good education ecosystem. Ecosystem will make the human do proper mimicry process accordance with the ideal mechanism. Ecosystem will make the human develop appropriate with their expectations. That is civilized society.
KAJIAN TAFSIR SURAT AL-'ALAQ AYAT 1-5 DALAM KITAB AL MUNIR DENGAN METODE TAFSIR KONVENSIONAL DAN KONTEKSTUALISASINYA PADA ZAMAN SEKARANG
Authors: Ulvah Putri Maria 
Published: April 2019

The interpretation of the Qur'an is knowledge to understand and study more in the verses contained in the Qur'an in order to explain the meaning of the Qur'anic content, especially verses that are still vague or incomprehensible. One of the letters in the Qur'an which is sometimes still difficult to understand its meaning is the letter al--Alaq verse 1-5. Surat al-laAlaq is simply the command to read. It is felt that it is still very common for ordinary people to interpret this meaning. Therefore, the letter al-laAlaq verse 1-5 needs to be studied in greater depth and broadly using conventional interpretations. Conventional Interpretation is one of the classical methods of interpretation and is still focused on the textuality of a verse of al-Qur'an and the book of Al Munir is a book of interpretation that is patterned on the conventional interpretation method.

Keywords: Letter al'Alaq 1-5, Kitab al Munir, Conventional Interpretation
STUDI INTEGRASI ISLAM, SAINS DAN BUDAYA NUSANTARA DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH
Authors: Maharani Putri Nazma 
Published: April 2019

Integration or Islamization of knowledge are now beginning to develop among Muslim intellectuals. They also hold religious awareness, and that science is in harmony with God's revelation. Science needs to be transformed to believe in the grace that He has given. In an effort as a science development, it is necessary to improve the activities of the teaching and learning process so that the Madrasah Ibtidaiyah arises. Islamic elementary schools have an important role to balance between science and general science. Madrasas as educational institutions that grow and develop from the tradition of religious education in society. In the past the first Islamic Education Institution was established in Indonesia in the form of pesantren. Pesantren has become a tradition or culture that is attached to society as the foundations for laying out Islamic education. Starting and developing from pesantren education, Madrasah Ibtidiyah is the initial foundation for putting knowledge on children. Islamic elementary schools also play a role in developing a process of learning activities that integrate Islamic education, national science and culture
Key word:.Integration of Islamization, Science, and Culture
Mitigating Vulnerability of Adolescent Girls via Innovative Usage of Digital Technologies: Insights from a Field Trial
Authors: Ghosh Chiranjeeb , Paul Sanjoy , Kuntagod Nataraj S , Maitra Anutosh , Bhattacharya Indrani 
Published: April 2019

Adolescents and young adults, between the ages of 10 to 24, comprise approximately 30 percent of India’s population. These youths, 365 million strong, will shape the future of the nation. Although the Government of India has been spending enormous amount of money in a relentless manner over decades and the current cohorts of youth are healthier and better educated than ever before, the fact of the matter is, vulnerabilities still persist for adolescent girls (World Bank, 2014). We argue in this paper that vulnerability of adolescent girls cannot be dealt with by executing verticals programmes in Education, Health, Nutrition and Protection in isolation rather it needs to be handled by running these programmes in a converged manner. The comprehensive reports and analysis of data across these domains would provide a 360-degree view of individual girls, predicting their potential vulnerability well ahead of time, thereby enabling the stakeholders to intervene and prevent untoward incidents like child marriage, child labour, child pregnancy, and trafficking among others. Furthermore, insights generated from analysing the data from the field can be used to identify the areas of improvement for the programme as applicable to decision makers at different levels of societal structure starting with villages to blocks to districts. This paper describes a digital solution called G-Power that comprehensively addresses the above challenges, and shares insights from a field trial carried out in two districts of West Bengal in India.
Keywords: mobility, social welfare, vulnerability assessment
Determinant Factors of Brand Loyalty in Malaysian Automotive Industry
Authors: Alqasa Khaled , Ho Tuck Sum , Md Isa Filzah 
Published: April 2019

With the rapid growth in the Malaysian automotive industry, brand loyalty has become a major issue for a majority of the automobile brands. Market shares for national brand automobiles had been on the declining stage since 2011, from 56.4 per cent to 46.8 per cent in 2014. The objectives of this study are to verify the factors that affect consumers’ perception towards brand loyalty by studying the relationships between three important factors: which are service quality, marketing-mix strategy, and country-of-origin, on brand loyalty. A postal mail survey using judgmental, cluster and simple random sampling of Malaysian consumers in the Klang Valley yielded 413 respondents of which 381 samples are usable. Regression was used to analyse the relationships between the variables. Results showed that marketing-mix strategy and country-of-origin have significant relationships with brand loyalty. However, service quality does not have any significant relationship with brand loyalty. The findings of this study, while contributing to the body of knowledge may also assist policy makers and marketers in their sustainability efforts.
Keywords: brand loyalty, service quality, marketing-mix strategy, countryof-origin, Malaysia
O enfoque do empreendedorismo nos cursos de administração do estado de Santa Catarina
Authors: Mazon Fernando Sergio , Seibel Jardel Affonso , Pagliari Luana , Bordin Maiara 
Published: April 2019

O empreendedorismo é defendido como uma possível solução para os problemas sociais e, segundo diversos autores, pode ser ensinado em escolas e universidades. Por isso, este artigo tem o objetivo de investigar a abordagem do empreendedorismo nos cursos de graduação em Administração das universidades do estado de Santa Catarina. O referencial teórico apresenta alguns conceitos básicos acerca do empreendedorismo. O estudo se constitui de uma pesquisa descritiva, com a utilização de dados secundários coletados nas páginas das universidades na internet. Foram pesquisados ao todo 116 cursos de Administração e constatou-se que mais de uma centena dos cursos é ofertado por instituições privadas. Há o predomínio da graduação com quatro anos de duração e com apenas uma disciplina de empreendedorismo sendo ministrada ao longo do curso.
Palavras-chave: Empreendedorismo. Empreendedor. Cursos de Administração.
Vigilância ambiental do vírus da hepatite na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil
Authors: Prado Tatiana , Barbosa Mikaela Renata Funada , Garcia Suzi Cristina , Sato Maria Inês Zanoli 
Published: April 2019

O vírus da hepatite E (HEV) é um agente emergente causador de hepatite entérica aguda em diversas regiões do mundo. No Brasil, taxas de soro-prevalência têm sido determinadas em 6% na população adulta e em 3% na população geral, evidenciando que a hepatite E no Brasil não é rara. Entretanto, a epidemiologia geral do vírus ainda é pouco estudada no país e não temos dados abrangentes de monitoramento ambiental. O objetivo desse estudo foi monitorar o HEV em amostras de esgoto bruto, efluentes secundários e água de reúso na região metropolitana da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil, durante o período de um ano (abril de 2015 a março de 2016). Amostras foram coletadas mensalmente em 4 grandes Estações de Tratamento de Esgotos (ETEs), responsáveis pelo tratamento de esgotos de uma população equivalente a 8 milhões de pessoas residentes na cidade. Genomas virais foram investigados através de reação em cadeia da polimerase quantitativa (qPCR). Genomas de HEV não foram detectados durante todo o programa de monitoramento. Embora os resultados sugerem que a taxa relativa de circulação do vírus no ambiente pesquisado é baixa, os desafios analíticos relacionados aos limites dos métodos moleculares utilizados para detectar genomas virais em amostras ambientais são discutidos. Essa foi a primeira iniciativa para obter dados de HEV circulantes em matrizes ambientais na cidade de São Paulo e espera-se que futuros estudos de vigilância ambiental sejam conduzidos, apoiando políticas públicas mais efetivas de controle ambiental e prevenção da saúde com relação às doenças virais de veiculação hídrica.
Palavras-chave: Doenças de veiculação hídrica. Saneamento. Saúde pública. Vigilância ambiental.
The Unicorn exists! A remarkable new genus and species of Perilissini (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from South East Asia
Authors: Reshchikov Alexey , Van achterberg Cornelis 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
Gilen gen. nov. (type species G. orientalis sp. nov.) from South East Asia is described and illustrated. The new taxon has a produced mid-longitudinal facial projection, which differentiates it from all other known genera of Ichneumonidae. It belongs to the tribe Perilissini in the subfamily Ctenopelmatinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) and is recorded from Laos, Northern Thailand and Vietnam.
Static Electromechanical Characteristics of Piezoelectric Converters with various Thickness and Length of Piezoelectric Layers
Authors: Mieczkowski Grzegorz 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
The paper presents the analysis of electromechanical characteristics of piezoelectric converters subjected to an electric field and mechanical load. The analyses were performed based on a method consisting implementation of special segments responsible for electrical boundary conditions to a homogeneous beam. Constitutive equations were developed, allowing one to obtain static electromechanical characteristics for piezoelectric actuators with freely defined boundary conditions and geometry. Moreover, based on constitutive equations obtained, a particular solution for cantilever transducer subjected to concentrated force has been developed. The resulting analytical solution was compared with the data available in the literature, and the developed FEM solution. Furthermore, the influence of factors such as relative length, thickness and location of particular piezoelectric layers on electromechanical characteristics of the transducer was defined.
European Funds for Rural Areas and Regional Convergence of Agriculture in Poland
Authors: Adamowicz Mieczysław 
Published: April 2019

Summary

Subject and purpose of work: The aim of the article is to assess the phenomena of sigma convergence of labour productivity in agriculture and other sectors of rural economy in Polish regions during 2003 – 2014 in the context of the amount of European funds designated for agriculture and rural areas. European supprt was compared to the Gross Added Value of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishery.

Materials and methods: The subject literature and statistical data received from the Agricultural Modernization Agency and the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office were used. The empirical data regarding the level of agriculture in regions as well as the data on the resources utilised from the European Union were examined in order to assess the correlation between them and the phenomenon of regional sigma-convergence.

Results: The study confirms the sigma convergence of the Gross Value Added per units of funding obtained from the European Union Budget and different level of sigma convergence of GVA / PE in regions.

Conclusions: Sigma convergence assessment of the Gross Value Added per person employed in regions shows that in the analyzed period three phases could be distinguished: convergence (2003 – 2008), divergence (2008 – 2010) and stagnation (2010 – 2014).
Detection of a new bacterium of the family Holosporaceae (Alphaproteobacteria: Holosporales) associated with the oribatid mite Achipteria coleoptrata
Authors: Konecka Edyta , Olszanowski Ziemowit 
Published: April 2019

AbstractWe detected an unknown bacterium in Achipteria coleoptrata (Acari: Oribatida). Its 16S rDNA gene sequence showed 89% identity to the endosymbiont “Candidatus Nucleicultrix amoebiphila” from amoebae and “Candidatus Gortzia sp.” from ciliates. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the microorganism is a member of the family Holosporaceae, order Holosporales of Alphaproteobacteria. Its occurrence in Oribatida is enigmatic. It cannot be excluded that it is a symbiont of Oribatida as well as it is an endosymbiont of a smaller, even unicellular, organisms living inside the mite. The issue of the occurrence of this microorganism is interesting and further research is needed to gain the knowledge of its role and the nature of bacterium-host interaction.
Genetic resources of relict populations of Pinus sylvestris (L.) in Western Carpathians assessed by chloroplast microsatellites
Authors: Urbaniak Lech , Wojnicka-Półtorak Aleksandra , Celiński Konrad , Lesiczka Paulina , Pawlaczyk Ewa , Aučina Algis 
Published: April 2019

AbstractThe relict character of the Scots pine populations from the Tatra Mts. (Western Carpathians) was formed on scarcely accessible, ecologically extreme habitats, in areas which were not under human activity. An exhaustive genetic analysis of the Scots pine populations from the refugial locations in the Tatra Mts. (Poland) had not yet been. In this study, we characterize the genetic variation and differentiation of the relict Scots pine populations from the Tatra Mts., to provide information on their genetic resources and the conservation implications. Eight paternally inherited chloroplast microsatellite loci were used to investigate the genetic structure of 4 relict populations, which were compared with the natural populations from the Baltic region (5 populations from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) and to a northern range from Russia (5 populations from the Kola Peninsula and Arkhangelsk Oblast). The four relict pine populations were characterized by a lower level of genetic variation when compared to the Baltic and northern populations, which was expressed in lower values of particular genetic parameters: numbers of alleles and haplotypes, haplotype genetic diversity, haplotype differentiation, and mean genetic distance between individuals in the population. Our results revealed a very high and significant genetic differentiation between all the analyzed populations, as well as between the three analyzed regions (PhiPT = 8%). Furthermore, the relict populations within a close geographic location showed higher differentiation (PhiPT = 5%) compared to the northern Russian and Baltic populations that were separated by tens and hundreds of kilometers. The relict populations of P. sylvestris from the Tatra Mts. deserve conservation efforts due to the fact that they are an important component if the species-poor Tatra forests.
Canadian Narcotics Policy: A Relic of Settler Colonialism
Authors: Mytrunec Michael 
Published: April 2019

In this paper, I examine the formation and enforcement of Canadian narcotics policy through the lens of settler colonialism. By examining the rationale for Canadian policies towards opium, cannabis, and quat, I challenge the notion that public health and safety played a material role the formation of Canadian narcotics policy. Rather, racialized targeting of minority groups was a key driver for creating laws to prohibit certain narcotics and incidentally target undesirable subcultures. Evidence that punitive and enforcement-oriented strategies for controlling narcotic drugs are ineffective have frequently been met by the continuation of these very strategies, further undermining the stated purposes for enacting strict drug laws. Language of “law and order” and the propensity to crack down on drug users, coupled with racial profiling and police biases, has continued the disproportionate racial impacts of drug laws, and the successes of narcotics policy in entrenching the status quo have outweighed their failures in reducing drug consumption. I conclude that, as it exists currently, Canadian narcotics policy is inseparable from Canada’s past as a settled, colonial nation-state.
Alergia a alimentos en adultos con enfermedades respiratorias alérgicas: prevalencia y manifestaciones clínicas
Authors: Bedolla-Pulido Tonatiuh Ramses , Bedolla-Barajas Martín , Uribe-Cota Benjamín , González-Mendoza Tania , Morales-Romero Jaime , Mariscal-Castro Juan 
Published: April 2019

Antecedentes: La alergia a alimentos se considera un problema típico de la población pediátrica, sin embargo, los adultos se ven afectados cada vez con mayor frecuencia.Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de alergia a los alimentos en pacientes con rinitis alérgica y asma, así como los alimentos y los síntomas más relacionados con este problema.Métodos: Mediante un estudio transversal se analizaron los datos de 257 adultos con asma o rinitis alérgica. La información relacionada con la alergia a los alimentos se obtuvo por entrevista estandarizada. Se calcularon intervalos de confianza (IC) a 95 % para proporciones.Resultados: La prevalencia de alergia a alimentos fue de 17.5 % (IC 95 % = 13.3-22.6). Soya, camarón, almendra, aguacate y cacahuate fueron los alimentos que principalmente provocaron molestias; 35.6 % de los pacientes fue alérgico a un alimento, 17.8 % a dos y 17.8 % a tres. Las manifestaciones más frecuentes fueron las orales (62.2 %), prurito en faringe, lengua y paladar; las respiratorias (26.7 %), disnea y estornudos; y las cutáneas (26.7 %), comezón y ronchas.Conclusiones: La alergia a alimentos en adultos con asma o rinitis alérgica es un problema frecuente. Los síntomas orales son la principal molestia en este tipo de pacientes y principalmente son provocados por la soya.