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The Complex Interplay Of Eu-China And Eu-Hksar Relations, Antonia Gough Dec 2018

The Complex Interplay Of Eu-China And Eu-Hksar Relations, Antonia Gough

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

Due to a unique colonial history, Hong Kong today operates under the “One Country, Two Systems” framework. In the years immediately following the handover, it was generally thought that this was working quite well. In recent years, however, tensions have arisen within the “One Country, Two Systems” model, most notably including the 2014 Umbrella Movement, the imprisonment of student protesters and various notable incidents like the disappearance of five book publishers. This article aims to uncover how consistent the EU is in promoting democratic norms in its relations with the HKSAR. Using discourse analysis of relevant EU documents, the article …

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Pendekatan Konsep Harmoni Dalam Manajemen Konflik Oleh Jepang Dalam Isu Sengketa Senkaku/Diaoyu Dengan Tiongkok, Rudi Saeputra Dec 2018

Pendekatan Konsep Harmoni Dalam Manajemen Konflik Oleh Jepang Dalam Isu Sengketa Senkaku/Diaoyu Dengan Tiongkok, Rudi Saeputra

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

The Senkaku dispute refers to a territorial claim between China and Japan over a group of eight pinnacle islands in East China Sea. Japan has taken a valid control over the Senkaku Islands since 1895. Yet, in the light of historical records, China claims the islands as a part of its ancient territory. This article aims to analyze Japan’s motives in taking repetitive peaceful measure in handling the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute. Most of existing academic writing about China-Japan discord put emphasize on the findings related to mutual aid and regime, strategy and policy, power projection and threat perception, and interaction …

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Globalisasi Industri Hiburan Jepang Dan Korea: Pengaruh Terhadap Perspektif Publik Antar Negara, Annisa Kemala Dec 2018

Globalisasi Industri Hiburan Jepang Dan Korea: Pengaruh Terhadap Perspektif Publik Antar Negara, Annisa Kemala

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

Meski dengan status kedua negara sebagai kekuatan besar di Asia Timur, hubungan bilateral Jepang dan Korea Selatan seringkali menemui tantangan dengan masih terdapatnya ketegangan yang disebabkan sejak masa Perang Dunia II. Kedua negara sama-sama menonjol dalam produk budaya populernya, termasuk dalam hal industri hiburan. Dengan semakin terlibatnya aktor-aktor non-negara dalam Hubungan Internasional, para aktor dalam industri hiburan Jepang dan Korea Selatan mendapatkan peran tersendiri sebagai pelaku diplomasi publik yang bertujuan untuk mengubah perspektif publik dari masyarakat yang menjadi negara tujuannya. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa ketenaran industri hiburan kedua negara berhasil memunculkan kelompok-kelompok penggemar yang memiliki pandangan positif terhadap masing-masing negara …

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Kebijakan Unilateral Penanganan Imigran Ilegal Australia Pasca Pemilihan Umum Australia Tahun 2013, Fakhrul Rizal Dec 2018

Kebijakan Unilateral Penanganan Imigran Ilegal Australia Pasca Pemilihan Umum Australia Tahun 2013, Fakhrul Rizal

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

This article analyzes military policy making made by Australian Government to tackle the issue of illegal immigrants in Australia after the Australian Federal Election in 2013. Some of existing studies on the topic illustrate from the point of view of securitization, that illegal immigrant issues has been securitized and requires the intervention of the Australian army through Operations Sovereign Borders. However, in the context of the 2013 Australian Federal Elections, these earlier studies have not explained the objectives of securitization resulting in an assertive policy in the handling of illegal immigrants. By employing the strands of securitization concept, this paper …

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease And Outcomes In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome, El-Saied Shaheen Dec 2018

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease And Outcomes In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome, El-Saied Shaheen

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background According to the results of longitudinal cohort study, patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were found to have a higher mortality owing to coronary heart disease than the liver cirrhosis. Patients with NAFLD may also have a higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis independent of established cardiovascular risk factor. Patients and methods This study was performed at Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital from January 2018 to March 2018. All consecutive patients with nonfatal acute coronary syndrome (ACS) admitted were included in this study. Patients with excessive alcohol consumption, patients with established cirrhosis, and patients with identified risk factors for liver …

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Uji Kualitas Uji Dokumentasi Terapi Menggunakan Teori Tes Klasik Dan Model Rasch, Reza Nur Asyi Dec 2018

Uji Kualitas Uji Dokumentasi Terapi Menggunakan Teori Tes Klasik Dan Model Rasch, Reza Nur Asyi

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The third-semester occupational therapy students of the University of Indonesia Medical Vocational Program must have occupational documentation competence to explore the information that is available to the patient and determine the purpose of the therapy to be given to become an occupational therapist. The courses taught cannot yet evaluate and analyze student competencies related to occupational therapy documentation. This problem was analyzed using psychology (psychometrics) in the form of Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Rasch Mode. Research respondents were 200 people with a measurement tool for response patterns along with key answers from the Occupation Documentation Final Test, Universitas Indonesia …

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Peranan Purchasing Dalam Pengadaan Barang Dihotel The Ritzcarlton Jakarta Mega Kuningan, Gea Fitriannisa Putri, Poeti Nazura Gulfira, Besty Priyandhini Dec 2018

Peranan Purchasing Dalam Pengadaan Barang Dihotel The Ritzcarlton Jakarta Mega Kuningan, Gea Fitriannisa Putri, Poeti Nazura Gulfira, Besty Priyandhini

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This study discusses the process of material procurement of goods, the process of filing documents by staff purchasing, and obstacles experienced by staff purchasing during the procurement process. The method used in the writing of this final work is a field observation method where the authors participate directly to the field to see, research, and perform. The author also used interview methods to get a direct answer from industry players.

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The Process Of Talent Selection In The Preparationfor The Event Of Torch Relay Of The Asian Games2018, Sarah Austriana, Priyanto Priyanto Dec 2018

The Process Of Talent Selection In The Preparationfor The Event Of Torch Relay Of The Asian Games2018, Sarah Austriana, Priyanto Priyanto

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The journal is to show the readers about the process of determining talents of an event, which is the Asian Games Torch Relay that will be held from the 17th of july to 18th of August 2018 with seven routes of places to go to. Type of this research is qualitative and descriptive interpretive. Data were collected by interviewing officials of the company that selectted the talents for the event; and from the writer’s experience on helping in the process of it, as well as from the internal documents of the company. The result shows that in the process of …

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Citations, Ranking, And The Challenging Yet Promising Role Of Universities And Social Sciences Journals And Authors, Romeo B. Lee Dec 2018

Citations, Ranking, And The Challenging Yet Promising Role Of Universities And Social Sciences Journals And Authors, Romeo B. Lee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

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Private Enforcement And Opt-Out System Risks, Rewards And Legal Safeguards, Maria Elisabete Ramos Dec 2018

Private Enforcement And Opt-Out System Risks, Rewards And Legal Safeguards, Maria Elisabete Ramos

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

The EU Antitrust Damages Actions Directive does not include provisions for collective redress. Each EU member state is free to provide national regulation on this matter. The Portuguese legal system provided regulation on actio popularis since 1995. The ‘rational apathy’ of individual consumers may lead to non-reparation of damage and be of significant benefit for the company that is in breach of the law. The opt-out models solve the crucial economic problem caused by a large number of consumers or clients who have suffered a small loss because of competition law infringements. Under those circumstances, it is rational to be …

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Recent Developments Regarding The Conduct Of Dawn Raids In Poland. The Case Of Subsequent Searches Of Copied It Data, Marta Michałek-Gervais Dec 2018

Recent Developments Regarding The Conduct Of Dawn Raids In Poland. The Case Of Subsequent Searches Of Copied It Data, Marta Michałek-Gervais

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

2017 brought about a significant and long awaited change in the rules applicable to dawn raids in Poland. After many years of being criticized by scholars and practitioners, the practice of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection – consisting of the subsequent review of electronic data copied during an inspection at the authority premises and without the presence of a representative of the inspected undertaking, has been finally overruled by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection. Even thought there are still several improvements that need to be made in order to guarantee the full respect …

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The Effect Of Social Media E-Marketing Towards Consumers Shopping Behavior, Arius Krypton, Naldo Naldo, Hardika Widi Satria Dec 2018

The Effect Of Social Media E-Marketing Towards Consumers Shopping Behavior, Arius Krypton, Naldo Naldo, Hardika Widi Satria

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

As the numbers of internet users increase, the trend of online transactions also increase. E-Marketing is one of a selling strategy using social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Whatsapp, BBM and LinkedIn. The purpose of this study was to analyze the simultaneous and partial effect of E-Marketing on the shopping behavior of respondents. Data were obtained from questionnaires given to 100 student respondents of Indonesian vocational education. The analytical method used in this research is the t-test and F test using SPSS 17. Based on the results of the study it is found that three factors affected the shopping …

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Peran Divisi Trade Partnership Pada Pelaksanaan E-Commerce Di Bibli.Com(Pt. Global Digital Niaga), Ruth Harianja, Mila Viendyasari Dec 2018

Peran Divisi Trade Partnership Pada Pelaksanaan E-Commerce Di Bibli.Com(Pt. Global Digital Niaga), Ruth Harianja, Mila Viendyasari

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of division Trade Partnership in the implementation of blibli.com E-commerce and to know the strengths and weaknesses in the work process of the Division of Trade Partnership and to explain the application of the functions of Trade Partnership to the blibli.com E-commerce business. From the results of research that can be explained that the Division of Trade Partnership on blibli.com E-commerce provides many benefits to Blibli.com in the process of pricing and searching for merchants who have not joined Blibli.com. In terms of Pricing Analysts with Price Comparison system, they …

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Budaya Kerentanan Dan Kapasitas Masyarakat Kepulauan Mentawai Menghadapi Bencana Gempa Bumi Dan Tsunami, Purnama Betty Rosalyna Sitorus Dec 2018

Budaya Kerentanan Dan Kapasitas Masyarakat Kepulauan Mentawai Menghadapi Bencana Gempa Bumi Dan Tsunami, Purnama Betty Rosalyna Sitorus

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

One of the things that can threaten the national security is the high incidence of disasters. Based on the research, scientists estimate there are still many events including a major earthquake disaster -risk tsunami threat in Indonesia, particularly in the Mentawai Islands which is a 200 year earthquake cycle. One effort to do for disaster risk reduction is by knowing the culture in society, vulnerability, and capacity of communities to cope with disasters. The purpose of this study is to map the culture associated with disasters and analyze the vulnerability and capacity of the social, physical, economic, and environmental. Location …

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Pengaruh Perluasan Merek Terhadap Citra Merek (Studi Pada Frestea-Frestea Green), Radityo Kusumo Santoso, Niko Grataridarga Dec 2018

Pengaruh Perluasan Merek Terhadap Citra Merek (Studi Pada Frestea-Frestea Green), Radityo Kusumo Santoso, Niko Grataridarga

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

With the growing trend of the community regarding the need for a healthy minimum, encouraging beverage producers to answer this trend by issuing new products, which in the launch of new products in addition to introducing new products of the producers also at the same time want to create strong brand equity. Therefore, manufacturers use brand extensions. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of brand extension on brand image. This research is a quantitative approach research with explanatory analysis and multiple linear regression, the instrument that the researcher uses is a questionnaire. Based on the results …

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Analisis Faktor Yang Berpengaruh Terhadap Ketidaktepatan Waktupengembalian Berkas Rekam Medis Rawat Inap Di Rs X Bogor, Badra Al Aufa Dec 2018

Analisis Faktor Yang Berpengaruh Terhadap Ketidaktepatan Waktupengembalian Berkas Rekam Medis Rawat Inap Di Rs X Bogor, Badra Al Aufa

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The timeliness of returning medical record files (MR) in a hospital is an element that influences the quality of medical record unit performance. Based on the SOP at the Bogor X Hospital and the Government Regulation, the standard of MR return time is 2x24 hours after the patient returns. In December 2017-February 2018, the percentage of medical record files returned on > 2x24 hours is 65.54%. So this study aims to determine the factors that influence the timeliness of the MR’s return in the inpatient unit. This study uses a qualitative approach with data collection methods in depth interviews, observation and …

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Implementasi Sosialisasi Peraturan Pemerintah No. 23 Tahun 2018 Bagi Pelaku Usaha Mikro, Kecil Dan Menengah (Umkm), Hendri Hendri Dec 2018

Implementasi Sosialisasi Peraturan Pemerintah No. 23 Tahun 2018 Bagi Pelaku Usaha Mikro, Kecil Dan Menengah (Umkm), Hendri Hendri

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises which have developed so rapidly from year to year have created tax obligations for these business actors. To help the government MSME Taxpayers in 2013 have issued Government Regulation (PP) number 46. After several years of implementation the government has now issued improvements to the regulation by issuing PP No. 23 of 2018. This regulation was issued to provide tariff relief for MSME business actors. However, the PP that was passed in mid 2018 was felt to still lack socialization to taxpayers. This study focuses on understanding the taxpayers regarding the implementation of these rules. …

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Pengaruh Variasi Konsentrasi Hidroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (Hpmc) Terhadap Stabilitas Fisik Gel Ekstrak Tembakau (Nicotiana Tabaccum L.) Dan Aktivitasnya Terhadap Streptococcus Mutans, Kori Yati, Mahdi Jufri, Misri Gozan, Mardiastuti Mardiastuti, Lusi Putri Dwita Dec 2018

Pengaruh Variasi Konsentrasi Hidroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (Hpmc) Terhadap Stabilitas Fisik Gel Ekstrak Tembakau (Nicotiana Tabaccum L.) Dan Aktivitasnya Terhadap Streptococcus Mutans, Kori Yati, Mahdi Jufri, Misri Gozan, Mardiastuti Mardiastuti, Lusi Putri Dwita

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Tobacco extract had been proven to have antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans. To maximize the use of tobacco extract on topical use as an antibacterial, it could be formulated into a pharmaceutical preparation. This study aimed to formulate tobacco extract in gel preparation by using Hidroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC) as a gelling agent and to test its activity on S. mutans. The tobacco extract gel was prepared in 3 formulas with variations of HPMC concentration of 1.5% (F1), 2% (F2) and 2.5% (F3). The research began with tobacco extraction, then continued with characteristics evaluation. The extract was formulated in …

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Different Methods Of Embodied Cognition In Pedagogy And Its Effectiveness In Student Learning, Cassandra Durkee Dec 2018

Different Methods Of Embodied Cognition In Pedagogy And Its Effectiveness In Student Learning, Cassandra Durkee

Master's Theses

The Mathematical Ideas Analysis hypothesizes that abstract mathematical reasoning is unconsciously organized and integrated with sensory-motor experience. Basic research testing movement, language, and perception during math problem solving supports this hypothesis. Applied research primarily measures students’ performance on math tests after they engage in analogous sensory-motor tasks, but findings show mixed results. Sensory-motor tasks are dependent on several moderators (e.g., instructional guidance, developmental stage) known to help students learn, and studies vary in how each moderator is implemented. There is little research on the effectiveness of sensory-motor tasks without these moderators. This study compares different approaches to working with an …

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The Whiteness Of The Elephant In The Room: How White Guilt, White Fragility, And Colorblind Racial Ideology Shape Environmental And Social Justice Activism In Santa Cruz County, Robert Michael Foran Dec 2018

The Whiteness Of The Elephant In The Room: How White Guilt, White Fragility, And Colorblind Racial Ideology Shape Environmental And Social Justice Activism In Santa Cruz County, Robert Michael Foran

Master's Theses

Using frameworks from critical race theory, social movement theory, and community-based activism, this thesis explores the phenomena of white fragility, white guilt, and colorblind racial ideology and how they impact the ways predominantly white-identified social and environmental justice organizations approach, build, and maintain solidarity with communities of color in Santa Cruz County, California. A qualitative approach was employed to investigate the experiences of white-identified activists and how they attempt to engage in this constantly challenging process. Using twenty-two semi-structured interviews and eight group observations, I explored how white-identified individuals negotiate the transformation from ‘moral passivity’ to meaningful, personal relationships with …

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Psychological Presence In Immersive Virtual Environments, Steven L. Wu Dec 2018

Psychological Presence In Immersive Virtual Environments, Steven L. Wu

Master's Theses

Immersive virtual environments are simulated locations that attempt to create a sense of presence, or the psychological feeling that an individual is acting within the simulated environment rather than their physical one. When interfacing with an interactive virtual environment, evidence suggests that aspects of psychological presence are affected, such as time perception and situation awareness. As such, this study hypothesized presence as the construct by which immersive virtual environment usage influences time perception and situation awareness. Two levels of presence were manipulated using a monitor and Oculus Rift. Forty-one participants were tasked with a scavenger hunt in both monitor and …

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“Colors And Kindness”: Nature Photography As A Means To Support Academic Skill Development Of Elementary Students At Risk, Wendy L. Chambers Dec 2018

“Colors And Kindness”: Nature Photography As A Means To Support Academic Skill Development Of Elementary Students At Risk, Wendy L. Chambers

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

This article describes a service project involving a 3–year partnership between a university professor (the author) and P–12 faculty at a local rural Title I elementary school. Major aims of the project were to provide an opportunity for students to explore and learn about their natural surroundings through the use of nature photography activities and to connect these experiences to classroom activities with the goal of supporting academic skill development. The author visited the school twice per week to take children around the school grounds to photograph nature for about 20 minutes per session. Outcomes included the following: (a) students …

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Ancaman Pidana Bagi Intellectuel Dader Black Campaign: Studi Putusan Nomor 17/Pid.Sus/2014/Pn.Bul, Rafli Fadilah Achmad Dec 2018

Ancaman Pidana Bagi Intellectuel Dader Black Campaign: Studi Putusan Nomor 17/Pid.Sus/2014/Pn.Bul, Rafli Fadilah Achmad

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Black Campaign is a prohibited campaign method conducted based on agitation, slander, pit fighting, lies or hoaxes. The vast growth of social media platform has emerged as a distinct challenge in Black Campaign eradication. The popular form of Black Campaign nowadays constitutes reality bending photo and video editing, candidate discussing a fake issue, whatsapp broadcasting, hoax news creation and distribution, and fake polls. As such, Black Campaign law enforcement in the end that focuses not only on the strafbaarfeit element but also narrowing to the intellectuele dader element. Black Campaign regulation has been administrated in several regulation concerning Election in …

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Hubungan Hukum Pedagang Perantara Dan Pelaku Usaha Dalam Bisnis Perikanan Nasional, Nur Sulistyo Budi Ambarini, Tito Sofyan, Edra Satmaidi Dec 2018

Hubungan Hukum Pedagang Perantara Dan Pelaku Usaha Dalam Bisnis Perikanan Nasional, Nur Sulistyo Budi Ambarini, Tito Sofyan, Edra Satmaidi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This paper is part of non-doctrinal legal research using socio-legal research approach. The role of intermediary traders in the fishing business is very important. One side as an intermediary and on the other hand provides capital to fishermen and / or fish processors. The relationship creates an imbalance seen from the perspective of contract law because the position of intermediary traders as the owner of capital is stronger, so the balance principle among the parties can not met. In practice from the perspective of local law it is not an imbalance because the contribution of intermediary traders is not only …

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Polemik Pengaturan Kepemilikan Data Pribadi: Urgensi Untuk Harmonisasi Dan Reformasi Hukum Di Indonesia, Setyawati Fitri Anggraeni Dec 2018

Polemik Pengaturan Kepemilikan Data Pribadi: Urgensi Untuk Harmonisasi Dan Reformasi Hukum Di Indonesia, Setyawati Fitri Anggraeni

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Big data is the large volume of data available in information traffic and is considered to have economic value in the present. The data is collected, stored, and sometimes analyzed for the purpose of providing economic benefits to certain organizations. As individuals who provide the data to an organization, we believe that the data will be protected and kept confidential. However, the reality is sometimes different. Laws and regulations that specifically regulate the collection, storage, publication and protection of personal data very needed. This paper will discuss the legal framework for personal data and their protection in Indonesia. At the …

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Wacana Pemerintah Untuk Mereposisi Kelembagaan Inspektorat: Tindak Lanjut, Tanggapan, Serta Inisiasi Kedepan, Richo A. Wibowo, Mailinda E. Yuniza, Rizky S. Widyaningtyas, Hendry Julian Noor Dec 2018

Wacana Pemerintah Untuk Mereposisi Kelembagaan Inspektorat: Tindak Lanjut, Tanggapan, Serta Inisiasi Kedepan, Richo A. Wibowo, Mailinda E. Yuniza, Rizky S. Widyaningtyas, Hendry Julian Noor

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This research aims (i) to elaborate about a central government plan on repositioning the structure of inspectorate; (ii) to explain responses of some inspectorate officers regarding the plan; and (iii) to provide suggestions on the adjustment plan that should be taken into consideration by the central government. This research found that, different with the public perception, the plan is not intended to reposition all the inspectorates, rather to inspectorates attached to local governments. These inspectorates are designed to be what the-called ‘kuasi vertical institution’. Meaning, it has a mixed character of both central and local government institution. This initiation increases …

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Formulasi Dan Karakterisasi Nanopartikel Sambungsilang Gom Xantan Dan Gom Akasia Untuk Penghantaran Insulin Oral, Ade Laura Rachmawati, Silvia Surini Dec 2018

Formulasi Dan Karakterisasi Nanopartikel Sambungsilang Gom Xantan Dan Gom Akasia Untuk Penghantaran Insulin Oral, Ade Laura Rachmawati, Silvia Surini

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

The insulin nanoparticles has been developed as an alternative to oral insulin delivery. Nanoparticle drug delivery system could be prepared by a cross-linked polymer, which was composed of xanthan gum and acacia gum, and cross-linked by sodium trimetaphosphate. The aim of the present study was to produce insulin nanoparticles using the cross-linked polymer of xanthan gum and acacia gum for oral delivery. In this study, insulin nanoparticles was prepared by mixing xanthan gum and acacia gum colloid with the ratio 1:1 and using sodium trimetaphosphate as a cross-linking agent in bases condition. Afterwards, insulin solution in HCl was added into …

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College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity At San Jose State University, Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano Dec 2018

College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity At San Jose State University, Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano

Master's Theses

The purpose of this research was twofold: to learn more about how students at San Jose State University experience food insecurity and to learn how food insecurity is addressed by this public university given the rise and prevalence of neoliberalism in higher education. Three focus groups were conducted gauging how 16 students defined food insecurity and what their experiences with food insecurity at college were like. A total of eight individual interviews took place after the focus groups, delving further into how it feels to experience food insecurity at SJSU and the students’ recommendations for improvement. The overwhelming majority of …

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The Mere Presence Effect: Attentional Bias Promoted By Smartphone Presence, Maria Del Pilar Bianchi Bosch Dec 2018

The Mere Presence Effect: Attentional Bias Promoted By Smartphone Presence, Maria Del Pilar Bianchi Bosch

Master's Theses

Smartphones have become an essential part of modern life, offering access to entertainment, information, and social connections from anywhere, at any time. However, research has associated interactions with these devices with maladaptive behaviors and cognitive impairments. Furthermore, recent research has suggested that the mere presence of a smartphone can deplete cognitive resources. We sought to test the hypothesis that the perceptual salience of smartphones would negatively impact perceptual processes. Using a sample of college-aged students (N = 71), we tested whether the mere presence of a smartphone might affect reaction time and accuracy in a lateralized spatial configuration visual search …

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Social Recommendation Systems, Avni Gulati Dec 2018

Social Recommendation Systems, Avni Gulati

Master's Theses

In recent years, with the rise of online social networks, personalized recommendations that leverage the aspect of social connections have become a very intriguing domain for researchers. In this work, we explore how influence propagation and the decay in the cascading effect of influence from influential users can be leveraged to generate social graph-based recommendations. Understanding how influence propagates within a social network is itself a challenging problem. In this research, we model the decay in influence propagation in directed graphs, utilizing the structural properties of the social graph to measure the propagated influence beyond one-hop. This social network information …

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