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Ergonomic Risk, Muscle Tension, Lactic Acid, And Work Performance On Transport Workers At Fish Auction, Bina Kurniawan, Zen Rahfiludin, Yuliani Setyaningsih, Nurjazuli Nurjazuli

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

One of the main occupations in fish auction facilities was transport worker. Manual handling activities are a leading cause of workplace injuries such as strains and back injuries. This study aims to analyze the association between ergonomic posture with muscle tension, lactic acid buildup, and work performance. This study was carried out in November 2020. The instruments in this study were portable electromyography, lactate analyzer, REBA Assessment sheet, and questionnaire. The analysis was performed with statistical test using Fisher Exact Test. This study is analytical survey research with cross-sectional study design with 51 respondents selected using convenience sampling method. Based …

Determinants Of Approval Claims At Hospital Among Covid-19 Patients, Peter Herey, Nauri Anggita Temesvari

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic is an issue that is being faced by Indonesia and even most countries in the world. The impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic is disruption of hospital with cash flow. It was caused by the delay in hospital payment of claims which are not approved by Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS Kesehatan). Siloam Sentosa Hospital Bekasi provides services for COVID-19 patients. However, out 81 claims of COVID-19 patients in August-October 2020, there were 65 claims (80.25%) not approved by BPJS Kesehatan. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that affect the approval …

Measuring Performance Of Padang Panjang Public Hospital In Achieving Its Targets Using The Balanced Scorecard Method, Rahmi Hafianti, Yuniar Lestari, Erlinengsih Erlinengsih

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The Balanced Scorecard is widely used in various institutions, including hospitals because it can measure performance in a comprehensive, coherent, balanced, and measurable manner. Performance measurement at Padang Panjang Public Hospital so far focused on the financial aspect. This study aims to measure the performance of Padang Panjang Public Hospital in achieving its target with the Balanced Scorecard method. There are 14 indicators of performance that are measured in this study, namely economic ratio, efficiency ratio, and effectiveness ratio that describe performance from a financial perspective; customer satisfaction, complaint handling, customer retention, and market share that describe performance from a …

Homemade Cloth Face Masks Identification In Indonesia, Siti Zahro, Hany Mustikasari

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indonesian government have advised the use of cloth face masks by medical and non-medical personnel to prevent Covid-19 transmission. However, many people find it difficult to wear these masks when doing various activities outside their home. The cloth face masks used in Indonesian communities vary significantly in models, materials, and number of layers with a significant number providing discomfort to people. Therefore, this research aims to identify the factors that influence the comfort of cloth face mask model circulating in the public. Phenomenological research design through completed participant observation and open-ended interview with …

Global Issues Spanning Higher Education, Gary J. Burkholder, Erwin Krauskopf

Higher Learning Research Communications

We are pleased to publish the first regular issue (Volume 12, Issue 1) of Higher Learning Research Communications (HLRC) for 2022. While the pandemic waxes and wanes, students in many parts of the world are returning or have returned to face-to-face instruction. It will take some time to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on higher education and what lasting changes will result from it. The Special Issue, Education Technologies and COVID-19: Experiences and Lessons learned, for which we are continuing to review manuscripts, should provide some insight into this question.This letter also contains article summaries.

Numerical Optimization Study For The Geometry Of Film Cooling Model, Mohammad Alshehaby, Lamyaa El-Gabry

Faculty Journal Articles

Film cooling is one of the essential approaches developed to protect gas turbine blades and vanes from high temperature gases. It does so by covering the surface with a film of coolant air. Experimental and numerical studies have identified the parameters affecting film cooling aerodynamic and thermal behaviours; one of the most important is the coolant nozzle geometry. In this study, the nozzle geometry is optimized to enhance film effectiveness and heat transfer while keeping the inlet area and pitch-to-hole-width ratio fixed. A Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) model, developed and validated against experimental data, served as the baseline for further …

Glyphosate-Induced Liver And Kidney Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, Immunosuppression In Nile Tilapia, But Ginger Showed A Protection Role, Mahmoud A.O. Dawood, Afaf D. Abdelmagid, Alshaimaa M. Said, Emam A. Abd El-Gawad

Faculty Journal Articles

The water-borne herbicides are involved in the toxicity of aquatic animals resulting in impaired health status and low productivity. Dietary medicinal herbs present a practical solution to relieve the impacts of herbicides toxicity on the performances of aquatic animals. Herein, we investigated the toxicity of commercial glyphosate-induced oxidative stress, immunosuppression, liver and kidney dysfunction, and the protective role of ginger or ginger nanoparticles in Nile tilapia. Fish were allocated into four groups: the first group presented the control without glyphosate toxicity and ginger feeding, the second group intoxicated with glyphosate at 0.6 mg/L and fed ginger free diet, the third …

High-Throughput Profiling Of Histone Post-Translational Modifications And Chromatin Modifying Proteins By Reverse Phase Protein Array, Xuan Wang, Zhongcheng Shi, Hsin-Yi Lu, Jean J Kim, Wen Bu, Jose A Villalobos, Dimuthu N Perera, Sung Yun Jung, Tao Wang, Sandra L Grimm, Bethany C Taylor, Kimal Rajapakshe, Hyekyung Park, Julia Wulfkuhle, Nicolas L Young, Yi Li, Cristian Coarfa, Dean P Edwards, Shixia Huang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Epigenetic variation plays a significant role in normal development and human diseases including cancer, in part through post-translational modifications (PTMs) of histones. Identification and profiling of changes in histone PTMs, and in proteins regulating PTMs, are crucial to understanding diseases, and for discovery of epigenetic therapeutic agents. In this study, we have adapted and validated an antibody-based reverse phase protein array (RPPA) platform for profiling 20 histone PTMs and expression of 40 proteins that modify histones and other epigenomic regulators. The specificity of the RPPA assay for histone PTMs was validated with synthetic peptides corresponding to histone PTMs and by …

A Roadmap To Advance Marine And Coastal Monitoring, Biodiversity Assessment, And International Reporting: A Developing Nation Perspective, Kaylee P. Smit, Niekerk L Van, Linda R. Harris, Abigail Mcquatters-Gollop, Lynne J. Shannon, Kerry J. Sink

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Despite the increasing number of tools and indicators to measure biodiversity status and trends, many developing countries struggle to initiate and advance coastal and marine assessments needed to monitor and track national and international progress in biodiversity targets. We identified five key challenges that hinder progress in this context, based on a national marine assessment workshop held in South Africa, and developed recommendations and tangible actions to address these challenges drawing from multiple national assessments, regional initiatives, and global collaborations over the last 15 years. Challenges include a poor understanding of methods, limited capacity and funding for assessments, a lack …

When Should We Ascribe Sentience To Animals? A Commentary On “Hermit Crabs, Shells And Sentience” (Elwood 2022), Mark Briffa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Enabling Hotspot Detection And Public Health Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Randi Foraker, Joshua Landman, Ian Lackey, Matthew D Haslam, Alison L Antes, Dennis Goldfarb

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Public-facing maps of COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths are commonly displayed at the state, county, and zip code levels, and low case counts are suppressed to protect confidentiality. Public health authorities are tasked with case identification, contact tracing, and canvasing for educational purposes during a pandemic. Given limited resources, authorities would benefit from the ability to tailor their efforts to a particular neighborhood or congregate living facility.

METHODS: We describe the methods of building a real-time visualization of patients with COVID-19-positive tests, which facilitates timely public health response to the pandemic. We developed an interactive street-level visualization that …

All-In-Focus Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Imaging Based On Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy, Mingshu Liang, Cory Bernadt, Soon Boon Justin Wong, Changsoon Choi, Richard Cote, Changhuei Yang

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Context: Cytology is the study of whole cells in diagnostic pathology. Unlike standard histologic thinly sliced specimens, cytologic preparations consist of preparations of whole cells where cells commonly cluster and aggregate. As such, cytology preparations are generally much thicker than histologic slides, resulting in large patches of defocus when examined under the microscope. A diagnostic aggregate of cells often cannot be viewed in focus together, requiring pathologists to continually manipulate the focal plane, complicating the task of accurately assessing the entire cellular aggregate and thus in making a diagnosis. Further, it is extremely difficult to acquire useful uniformly in-focus digital …

Conductive Polymer Pad For Use In Freight Railcar Bearing Adapters, Jesse Aguilera, Constantine Tarawneh, Harry Siegel, Robert Jones, Santana Gutierrez

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Many freight railcars rest on polymer adapter pads made of injection-molded Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) polymers which feature two copper studs to provide electrical conductivity through the pad. This design feature allows signal transmission from the track to the onboard systems, including cargo gates and pneumatic actuators. While in service, the polymer pads experience impact and cyclic loading that produce shear, resulting in the abrasive wear and plastic compression of the copper studs which leads to signal interruptions and loss of function requiring the periodic replacement of these polymer pads. This causes increased downtime due to maintenance and reduced reliability in …

Transient Thermal Analysis Of A Railroad Bearing Adapter For Optimal Placement Of Onboard Sensors, Javier E. Arroyo, Constantine Tarawneh, Arturo Fuentes, Roberto A. Garcia, Jose G. Gallegos

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Bearing temperature serves as an important metric used in identifying defective bearings in the rail industry. Current defect detection systems, such as the Hot Box Detectors (HBDs), are used to measure the temperature of freight car roller bearings. The HBD is a wayside device that utilizes a non-contact infrared sensor to determine the operating temperature of a railroad bearing as it passes over the HBD. Railroads analyze the data collected by HBDs to detect and flag defective bearings. If the operating temperature of a bearing surpasses a predetermined threshold, an emergency stop is initiated, and the bearing is removed from …

Analyzing Computational Components Of Standard Block Encryption Schemes, Chu-Wen Cheng, Miranda Heather Cantu, Sanjeev Kumar

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Encryption is used to secure sensitive computer data which may be at rest or in motion. There are several standard encryption algorithms that have been used to encrypt and protect blocks of sensitive data to ensure confidentiality. The most popular standard block encryption schemes are the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES), and the first standardized encryption scheme, which is no longer the standard scheme now, namely the Data Encryption Standard (DES). AES is the current standard for block encryption used worldwide and is implemented on many processors. In this work, we compare the hardware performance of …

Public University Library Websites In Bangladesh: Features, Contents And Maintenance Issues, Md. Abdul Hakim Shah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The objective of this study is to explore the contents, features, and maintenance issues of Bangladeshi public university library websites. To ensure representativeness, we selected twelve (12) public university libraries that have dedicated websites. For authenticity and reliability of data, a checklist of sixty-one (61) items divided into ten (10) categories was used, along with interview procedures. The findings of this research have been presented in both tabular and figurative forms. According to the research, the website trend, which began a few years ago, will become a driving force for library services, although there is still potential for development such …

Open Educational Resources (Oer) Initiatives: Global And Indian Quo Vadis, Phulasmita Nath

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Galloping speed of technological development and intense research activities in ICT over last couple of decades has facilitated opportunities of rapid expansion in creation, distribution and consumption of educational resources across the world. While fulcrum motivational factor for such technological advancement is indeed profit driven, a substantial gain has also been drawn by academic communities using the same set of technologies for greater social good. Open Source Software, Creative Commons, Open Access Initiatives have paved the way for Open Educational Resources (OER). With these impetuses, nations are trying to bridge the gaps between information have and haven’t and reduce the …

The Novel Data Collection And Analytics Tools For Remote Patient Monitoring In Heart Failure (Nov-Rpm-Hf) Trial: Protocol For A Single-Center Prospective Trial, Ankit Bhatia, Gregory Ewald, Thomas Maddox

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Heart failure remains a leading cause of mortality and a major driver of health care utilization. Despite numerous medical advances in heart failure, associated hospitalizations continue to increase, owing largely to suboptimal outpatient management. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) aims to further address this current need in heart failure care by providing data to clinical teams to act pre-emptively to address clinical decompensation. However, to date, RPM approaches using noninvasive home-based patient sensors have failed to demonstrate clinical efficacy.

OBJECTIVE: The Novel Data Collection and Analytics Tools for Remote Patient Monitoring in Heart Failure (Nov-RPM-HF) Trial aims to address current …

Moderating Effects Of Oil Price On The Impact Of Macroeconomic Variables On Stock Market Performance, Lusekelo Kasongwa, Elinami Minja

Business Management Review

This study makes examination of the moderating effects of oil price on the impact of inflation, exchange rate and interest rate variables on stock market performance as proxied by the Tanzania All Share Index. It uses monthly time series from January 2009 to December 2019. The model capturing the direct impact of the macroeconomic factors on the index of stock market shows that exchange rate and interest rate exert positive and significant impact on the stock market performance, while, inflation has negative and significant effects on the stock market performance. The moderating effect model shows that oil price has a …

Risk Management In Upstream Oil And Gas Businesses In Tanzania, Evelyn Richard, William Pascal

Business Management Review

This study gives an account of major risks faced by Tanzania's upstream oil and gas businesses and how they are managed. The study employs the agency and risk management theories coupled with a triangulation data collection. The data was collected from eight businesses using questionnaires, complemented by interviews and was analyzed using descriptive and content analyses. The study observed regulatory changes, fluctuation in global oil prices, government bureaucracy, corruption and government interference as high risks facing upstream oil and gas businesses. Expert consultation, experience, workshops, stakeholder analysis and brainstorming are the most used risk identification techniques. To manage these risks, …

Influence Of Board Attributes On Board Roles Performance In Savings And Credit Co-Operative Societies (Saccos) In Tanzania, Lilian Simon Mlay, Sylvia Shayo Temu, Lucas Mataba

Business Management Review

This paper reports the findings of a study that had evaluated the influence of board attributes size, gender diversity, skills and meetings on board ' s role performance in terms of strategic, resource provision and monitoring roles in SACCOS, Tanzania. Data on the boards ' roles were collected using a questionnaire survey administered to 198 SACCOS boards ' chairpersons. Data for board ' s attributes were obtained from annual audited financial reports. Data were then subjected to factor analysis and linear regression models. The results show that board meetings have a positive and significant influence on the boards ' ability …

Constipation In Autistic People And People With Learning Disabilities, Christina Maslen, Rebecca Hodge, Kim Tie, Richard Laugharne, Kirsten Lamb, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

INTRODUCTIONThis article gives an overview of constipationand related concerns in people withlearning disabilities (LDs) and/or autisticpeople. It provides recommendations toprimary care to help address this issue. Itfurthers the evidence and importance ofrecognising and managing constipation asoutlined in national guidance.1Public Health England and the Officefor National Statistics estimate thatapproximately 2.16% of adults and 2.50%of children in the UK have an LD. Autisticspectrum condition (ASC) is reported inapproximately 2% of adults and children. Itis considered that 30%–70% of people whohave an ASC will also have an LD.2

Representation Of Gastronomy Brandingthrough “Aruna And Her Palate” Film, Melisa Bunga Altamira

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Indonesia is one of the well-known international tourist destinations, one of which is through its culinary diversity. The variety of culinary culture in Indonesia cannot be separated from the historical stories and characteristics of each region. With these peculiarities, Indonesian cuisine must of course receive special attention in the promotion process. In the world of culinary marketing, there is a concept known as gastronomy branding. This concept briefly means doing marketing communication activities about food. Mass media, especially films, can be a channel for mass communication to carry out this gastronomy branding activity. Through its reach, films can convey a …

Music Tourism Potentials In Indonesia:Music Festivals And Their Roles In City Branding, Peny Meliaty Hutabarat

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The great potential of music tourism has not been optimized in Indonesia. Meanwhile, music tourism is increasingly becoming one of the forms of new economic growth. The growth of music festival from year to year has also made the Indonesian people, especially the younger generation, make music as one of their needs and lifestyles. The number, diversity, and popularity of music festivals in Indonesia have grown tremendously. That’s why Indonesia needs to encourage tourism potentials, one of which is the potential of music festivals that plays a role in creating city image and city branding. This study seeks to see …

Internship Program In Company:Cultural Learning Process For Students, Istiadi Istiadi

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The internship program is an integral part of the Vocational School Higher Education curriculum. Various knowledge and experiences can be obtained directly as long as students carry out their internships in industries or companies. In a pandemic situation that has recently lasted for approximately two years, the internship program for students within the company is also ongoing even though with different methods and methods, namely what is called WFH (Work From Home). For students, internships are not only an opportunity to learn practical work in the world of work, internships also mean an opportunity to learn about the culture of …

Kekuatan Pembuktian Alat Bukti Elektronik Dalam Hukum Acara Perdata, Disriani Latifah Soroinda, Anandri Annisa Rininta Soroinda Nasution

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The development of digital technology and information technology is happening very rapidly, computer systems are getting more sophisticated and internet access is getting easier making technology a part of people's daily lives, the existence of documents and or electronic information has now become a common thing. How does the Indonesian Civil Procedure Law regulates documents and or electronic information as an evidence and how does the law regulates the recognition, the validity and the strength of that evidence in the trials in order to create legal certainty for the people seeking justice.

Perdebatan Teoritis Terhadap Perluasan Ruang Lingkup Keuangan Negara Di Indonesia, Sutan Sorik, Anang Dwiatmoko

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The focus of this research is the expansion of the scope of state finance which currently still presents cross-thinking. The existence of a coherent understanding regarding the application of the financial legal status of a legal entity, whether it is related to state finances, regional finances, state-owned enterprises (BUMN) finances, regional-owned enterprises (BUMD) finances, or private finances is the background why this happens. In the development of the expansion of the scope of state finances, it became even stronger when the Constitutional Court also issued several decisions in response to requests for judicial review, starting from the Decision of the …

Tinjauan Terhadap Tindak Pidana Pelaku Kekerasan Seksual Yang Dilakukan Oleh Anak: Studi Di Pengadilan Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual Pada Pengadilan Negeri Tanjung Karang, S. Endang Prasetyawati, Tami Rusli, Yolanda Anindya D.S.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Children are frequently the victims of sexual violence crime, but they can also commit sexual violence. The absence of parental monitoring led to this occurrence. The purpose of this study was to determine the research process on criminal acts of sexual violence committed by children and the judge’s considerations in cases of criminal acts of sexual violence committed by children. This study adopted a normative juridical approach as its methodology. Legal normative data sources, gathering information through outdoor investigation and library study. Data analysis employed legal qualitative. Accroding to the findings of the study and discussion, judges should take into …

Ekosida: Studi Atas Pendekatan Loss Of Ecological Service Dan Environmental Crime Serta Prospek Pengaturan Di Indonesia, Triantono Triantono, Ani Purwanti, Nur Rochaety

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Ecosides have become an international discourse since the 1970s, as a result of concerns about human behavior towards the environment. In the last 10 years ecocide has appeared so clearly as part of a structured, systematic and massive exploitative action. The development of environmental crimes in the form of ecocides has not been followed by concrete efforts in the form of an international consensus to define ecocides as the most serious crime that can threaten environmental destruction. In the midst of this situation, there are 2 (two) interesting approaches to be developed further within the framework of explaining, analyzing and …

Pembagian Hasil Migas Melalui Cost Recovery Dan Gross Split Bagi Sebesar-Besarnya Kemakmuran Rakyat Menurut Uud Nri Tahun 1945, Athari Farhani, Faiqah Nur Azizah, Panggalih Usadhani, Faridh Kurniawan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Indonesia is a country with abundant natural resources. In oil and gas, two models of product sharing contract are known, namely through cost recovery and gross split. Through Permen of ESDM Number 12 of 2020 concerning the Third Amendment to Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 8 of 2017 concerning Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts, which through this regulation the government makes it easy for contractor entrepreneurs to choose the Gross Split and Cost Recovery model schemes. Meanwhile, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia has outlined that natural resources are controlled by the state …