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    Evaluasi Pelaksanaan Penanggulangan Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB) Difteri di Kota Surabaya Tahun 2012

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    Universitas Diponegoro Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Program Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Konsentrasi Administrasi dan Kebijakan Kesehatan Minat Manajemen Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak 2013 ABSTRAK Ika Mardiyanti Evaluasi Pelaksanaan Penanggulangan Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB) Difteri di Kota Surabaya Tahun 2012 xv + 135 halaman + 16 tabel + 12 lampiran Difteri merupakan penyakit yang masuk dalam daftar KLB hampir di seluruh Kabupaten/Kota di Jawa Timur salah satunya Surabaya. Dari data tahun 2008-2013 menunjukkan bahwa kasus difteri terus mengalami peningkatan. Berdasarkan survey pendahuluan didapatkan bahwa pelaksanaan penanggulangan KLB difteri belum sesuai standar. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menjelaskan bagaimana pelaksanaan penanggulangan KLB difteri di Kota Surabaya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Informan penelitian adalah petugas yang menangani KLB baik di Dinas Kesehatan maupun Puskesmas. Sedangkan informan triangulasi adalah Asisten Kesra dan Ketua Komisi D DPRD Kota Surabaya, Ka. Kecamatan, Ka. Kelurahan, Ibu Kader/PKK dan keluarga penderita. Data dikumpulkan dengan wawancara mendalam (indepth interview) dan selanjutnya dilakukan pengolahan data menggunakan metode analisis isi (content analysis). Pelaksanaan penanggulangan difteri di Kota Surabaya menunjukkan bahwa paraturan perundangan untuk penanggulangan KLB belum memadai, SOP belum terdistribusi dengan baik, penelitian belum pernah dilakukan, pencegahan dan mitigasi, peringatan dini serta kesiapsiagaan belum dilakukan secara optimal. Saat tanggap darurat Puskesmas masih bersikap reaktif dan mengandalkan instruksi dari Dinkes Kota Surabaya. Pada saat pemulihan belum ada pengawasan profilaksis dan pemantauan status imunisasi ulang. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan beberapa saran yaitu bagi Dinas Kesehatan agar meningkatkan kerjasama lintas sektor maupun lintas program, mengadakan penilaian secara independen pada Tim Gerak Cepat, dan memastikan pendistribusian SOP KLB difteri hingga tingkat pelaksana di Puskesmas. Sedangkan bagi Puskesmas diharapkan lebih bertindak proaktif, melakukan koordinasi dan komunikasi secara intensif antar tim, pengawasan profilaksis, status imunisasi, dan kondisi pasien saat pemulihan. Kata kunci : Kejadian Luar Biasa Difteri, Surveilans, Imunisasi, Evaluasi Referensi : 36 (1991-2013) Diponegoro University Faculty of Public Health Master’s Program in Public Health Majoring in Health Policy Administration Sub Majoring in Maternal and Child Health Management 2013 ABSTRACT Ika Mardiyanti Evaluation of the Implementation of Diphtheria Outbreak Intervention in Surabaya City in 2012 xv + 135 pages + 16 tables + 12 enclosures Diphtheria is one of the diseases on a list of outbreak in most of districts/cities in East Java including Surabaya City. Number of diphtheria cases rose gradually during the period of 2008-2013. The result of preliminary research showed that the implementation of diphtheria outbreak intervention had not met a standard. This research aimed to explain the implementation of diphtheria outbreak intervention in Surabaya City. This was descriptive qualitative research with cross-sectional approach. Informants were health workers who handled outbreak at either City Health Office or Health Center. Furthermore, informants for triangulation purpose were Community Welfare Assistant and Chairperson of Commission D at House of Representative in Surabaya City, Head of Subdistrict, Head of Village, Cadres, and patients’ families. Data were collected using indepth interview and analyzed using content analysis. The result of this research showed that there was no proper regulation to intervene the outbreak, Standard Operating Procedure had not been distributed well and there was no research. In addition, efforts of prevention, mitigation, early warning, and alertness had not been done optimally. In emergency situation, health center was very reactive and just waited for instructions from Surabaya City Health Office. During a recovery time, there was no monitoring activity for prophylaxis and reimmunization status. As a suggestion, City Health Office needs to improve cooperation with cross-sectors and cross-programs, independently assess quick response team, and ensure the distribution of diphtheria outbreak Standard Operating Procedure until level of health center. Additionally, health centers need to be more proactive, make coordination and communication intensively between teams, and monitor prophylaxis, immunization status and patients’ condition during the recovery period. Key Words: Diphtheria Outbreak, Surveillance, Immunization, Evaluation Bibliography: 36 (1991-2013

    Evaluasi Kinerja Sistem Informasi Manajemen di Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Surakarta Berdasarkan Aspek Persepsi Pengguna

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    Universitas Diponegoro Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Program Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Konsentrasi Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kesehatan 2015 ABSTRAK Novita Yuliani Evaluasi Kinerja Sistem Informasi Manajemen di Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Surakarta Berdasarkan Aspek Persepsi Pengguna xv + 104 halaman + 19 tabel + 3 gambar + 23 lampiran Sistem informasi rumah sakit (hospital information system /HIS) turut berkembang seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi informasi. Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat (BBKPM) Surakarta pada tahun 2013 telah mengaplikasikan SIMRS berbasis komputer, yang awalnya sistem pelaporannya masih manual. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif evaluatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional, instrumen penelitian ini dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Metode evaluasi sistem informasi yang ada di BBKPM Surakarta adalah menggunakan metode PIECES yang dari Performance, Information/Data, Economic, Control/Security, Efficiency, Service. Hasil penelitian ini adalah, persepsi pengguna berdasarkan aspek performace dikategorikan persepsi baik47,5% dan persepsi kurang baik 52,5%, aspek informasi dikategorikan baik 50% dan kurang baik 50%, aspek ekonomi dikategorikan persepsi baik 60% dan persepsi kurang baik 40%, aspek kontrol dikategorikan persepsi baik 47,5% dan persepsi persepsi kurang baik 52,5%%, serta aspek efisiensi dikategorikan persepsi baik 47,5% dan persepsi kurang baik 52,5%, kemudian aspek servis dikategorikan persepsi baik 60% dan persepsi kurang baik 40%. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini bahwa persepsi pengguna berdasarkan aspek secara keseluruhan (aspek performance, informasi, ekonomi, kontrol, efisiensi, dan servis) yaitu dikategorikan baik 52,08% dan kurang baik 47,92%. Saran untuk Balai Besar Kesehatan Paru Masyarakat Surakarta adalah perlu adanya pembenahan dalam aspek performan dan kontrol serta melibatkan user dalam pengembangan sistem informasi. Pembenahan aspek efisiensi dan pelatihan menggunakan sistem informasi manajemen rumah sakit. Kata Kunci : Kinerja, sistem informasi, persepsi pengguna, metode PIECES Pustaka : 27 (1994-2013) Diponegoro University Faculty of Public Health Master’s Program in Public Health Majoring in Health Management Information System 2015 ABSTRACT Novita Yuliani Performance Evaluation of Management Information System at Council of Public Lung Health in Surakarta based upon Aspect of User’s Perception xv + 104 pages + 19 tables + 3 figures + 23 enclosures Hospital information system (HIS) developed together with information technology. Council of Public Lung Health in Surakarta in 2013 had applied HIS based on computer, previously done manually. This was descriptive-evaluative study with cross sectional approach. Research instrument used a questionnaire. Evaluation method of information system available at Council of Public Lung Health in Surakarta was PIECES (Performance, Information/Data, Economic, Control/Security, Efficiency, and Service). The results of this research showed that in terms of the aspect of performance, users had good perception (47.5%) and bad perception (52.5%); aspect of information, users had good perception (50%) and bad perception (50%); aspect of economic, users had good perception (60%) and bad perception (40%); aspect of control, users had good perception (47.5%) and bad perception (52.5%); aspect of efficiency, users had good perception (47.5%) and bad perception (52.5%); and for aspect of service, users had good perception (60%) and bad perception (40%). In conclusion, users’ perceptions of all measured aspects (performance, information, economic, control, efficiency, and service) were categorised as good (52.08%) and bad (47.92%). As suggestions, the Council needs to improve the aspects of performance and control that involves users in development of information system. In addition, improvement of efficiency aspect and training uses HIS. Key Words : Performance, Information System, Users’ Perceptions, PIECES method Bibliography : 27 (1994-2013

    Corrective Feedback and Repair Strategies in Meaning-focused Language Classroom

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    The practice of corrective feedback in communicative language classroom has become a debate among applied linguists. Some consider it obstructs students' fluent speech and some assert it is vital to show students their linguistic gaps. This study aims to describe the practice of oral corrective feedback in meaning-focused instruction specifically to answer the questions 1) what is to correct, 2) how it is corrected, and 3) how repair is constructed. The data are in the forms of teacher's and students' utterances obtained through video recording during meaning-focused instruction in a secondary school. The result shows that in meaning-focused instruction, the ESL teacher mainly corrects semantic errors and among six types of corrective feedback (explicit correction, recast, clarification request, metalinguistic feedback, elicitation, and repetition), the teacher mostly uses elicitation and recast while the repair strategies that occur in this class takes the pattern of other initiation-self repair. So, it can be concluded that in a meaning-focused instruction the teacher does not relatively interrupt the students' fluent speech and that the communicative activity is maintained. And with self-repair, students notice their linguistic gaps. Therefore corrective feedback is still worth practicing in meaning-focused language classrooms

    Lintasan rantai berbentuk segitiga Pythagoras pada alat pembangkit energi mekanik dengan menggunakan energi potensial AI

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    Di beberapa lokasi pembangkit listrik tenaga air skala mikro hidro yang beroperasi,umumnya mempunyai desain yang sederhana, daya tidak sesuai dengan energi yang tersedia, serta efisiensi rendah. Disamping itu kurangnya pengetahuan pengoperasian serta perawatan mesin pada pembangkit listrik tenaga air skala mikro hidro, maka banyak ditemukan pembangkit listrik tenaga air skala mikro hidro yang rusak atau tidak beroperasi, disamping itu apabila musim kemarau pembangkit listrik tenaga mikro hidro juga tidak bisa digunakan karena aliran sungai nya mengecil dan kering. Untuk mengatasi kendala tersebut maka tujuan invensi adalah bentuk lintasan pythagoras pada alat pembangkit energi mekanik menggunakan turbin dengan kincir tipe rantai dilengkapi dengan sudu tabung. Alat pembangkit energi mekanik dengan menggunakan energi potensial air adalah memanfaatkan beda ketinggian dari dua tandon air yang telah dibuat, dua tandon air tersebut yang satu sebagai tempat penampungan dan satu lagi sebagai pen suplai air ke sudu tabung. Untuk menaikkan air menggunakan pompa. Kemudian energi potensial yang di dapat dirubah menjadi energi gerak (energi kinetik) dengan menggunakan turbin. Turbin yang digunakan terdiri dari dua jenis roda bergigi yaitu; roda bergigi besar terletak diatas dan roda bergigi kecil terletak dibawah, yang dijadikan satu dengan rantai menjadi satu sistem yang bergerak dengan lintasan berbentuk segitiga pythagoras, sistem rantai yang dilengkapi dengan sudu tabung tersebut akan bergerak kebawah setelah terisi oleh air sesuai dengan arah rantai yaitu kebawah miring kedalam dimana kemiringan ditentukan oleh perbandingan antara diameter roda bergigi besar dan diameter roda bergigi kecil, sudu tabung yang terisi oleh air volume nya dipertahankan, tujuannya melipat gandakan konversi dari energi potensial ke energi kinetik yang ada pada setiap sudu tabung yang terisi oleh air dibandingkan dengan jika tidak ada kemiringan

    Faktor Risiko Kejadian Stunting Pada Anak Usia 2-3 Tahun di Kecamatan Genuk Semarang

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    Universitas Diponegoro Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Program Studi Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Konsentrasi Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak 2017 ABSTRAK Santy Sundari Faktor Risiko Kejadian Stunting Pada Anak Usia 2-3 Tahun di Kecamatan Genuk Semarang xvii + 101 halaman + 32 tabel + 3 gambar + 17 lampiran Stunting merupakan keadaan tubuh yang pendek sebagai akibat pertumbuhan linier yang terhambat, ditandai dengan z-score panjang badan menurut umur kurang dari -2 SD. Prevalensi stunting di jawa tengah mencapai 25%. Prevalensi kejadian stunting tertinggi di Semarang di Kecamatan Genuk (20,93%). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor risiko kejadian stunting pada anak usia 2-3 tahun di wilayah kerja kecamatan Genuk, Semarang. Jenis penelitian observasional dengan rancangan kasus kontrol. Sampel dipilih dengan teknik consecutive sampling dengan jumlah sampel 61 subjek untuk masing-masing kelompok. Stunting diukur berdasarkan z-score tinggi badan menurut umur (TB/U) dianalisis dengan software WHO Anthro 2005. Data identitas subjek dan responden diperoleh melalui wawancara dengan kuesioner. Data tinggi badan anak dan tinggi badan orang tua diukur dengan menggunakan stadiometer. Data asupan makanan diperoleh menggunakan kuesioner frekuensi makanan semi kuantitatif. Analisis bivariat menggunakan Chi-Square dan continuity correction. Analisis multivariat menggunakan uji regresi logistik ganda. Hasil analisis multivariat menunjukkan bahwa faktor risiko stunting pada anak usia 2-3 tahun adalah tinggi badan ayah <162 cm (p=0,004, OR=11,147), pemberian ASI yang tidak eksklusif (p=0,004, OR=9,347), riwayat ISPA (p=0,032, OR=5,939), dan asupan energi kurang (p=0,000 , OR=43,411. Faktor risiko yang tidak terbukti mempengaruhi kejadian stunting adalah tinggi badan ibu, pemberian MP-ASI, riwayat diare, riwayat campak, status imunisasi, asupan protein, asupan kalsium dan asupan zat besi. Disimpulkan bahwa tinggi badan ayah yang pendek, pemberian ASI yang tidak eksklusif, riwayat ISPA, dan asupan energi yang kurang merupakan faktor risiko yang berpengaruh terhadap kejadian stunting pada anak usia 2-3 tahun. Kata kunci : Stunting, Faktor Risiko Kepustakaan : 95 (1988-2015)Diponegoro University Faculty of Public Health Master’s Study Program in Public Health Majoring in Maternal and Child Health 2017 ABSTRACT Santy Sundari Risk Factors for Stunting on Children aged 2-3 Years Old at Genuk Subdistrict in Semarang xvii + 101 pages + 32 tables + 3 figures + 17 appendices Stunting is a problem of linear growth retardation shown by a condition of very low height for age signed by an index of z score of height for age below -2 Standard Deviation. A prevalence of stunting in Central Java was 25%. Genuk Subdistrict was the highest prevalence of stunting in Semarang (20.93%). This study aimed at analysing risk factors for stunting on children aged 2-3 years old at Genuk Subdistrict in Semarang. This was an observational study using case-control approach. Samples were selected using a technique of consecutive sampling with number of samples for each group were 61 children. Stunting was measured based on an index of z score of height for age (H/A) analysed using software of WHO Anthro 2005. Data of subjects’ identities and respondents were collected by conducting interview using a questionnaire. Height of children and their parents were measured using stadiometer. Data of food intake were collected using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Bivariate analyses used Chi-Square and Continuity Correction tests. Multivariate analysis used a Multiple Logistic Regression test. The results of multivariate analysis showed that risk factors for stunting on children aged 2-3 years old were father’s height <162 cm (p=0.004; OR=11.147), providing non-exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.004; OR=9.347), a history of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI)(p=0.032; OR=5.939), and a lack of energy intake (p=0.000; OR=43.411). In contrast, risk factors that were not significant were mother’s height, providing complementary foods of breastfeeding, a history of diarrhea, a history of measles, status of immunisation, protein intake, calcium intake, and iron intake. To sum up, a short father, non-exclusive breastfeeding, a history of ARTI, and the lack of energy intake were the risk factors for stunting on children aged 2-3 years old. Keywords: Stunting, Risk Factor Bibliography: 95 (1988-2015

    The Syntactic Functions of Conversational Implicature Utterances with Academic Context: Pragmasyntactic Studies

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    Background: Pragmatic analysis has been widely developed through the use of an implicature.&nbsp; This paper tries to focus on the syntactical functions elaborated from an academic discourse as the focus of analysis.&nbsp; This study aimed to find the syntactic function of conversational interference spoken by speakers in academic contextual communication. The syntactical functions were identified in three parts: predicate, subject, and adverbs. Methodology: To achieve this objective, data in the form of oral statements with academic background were collected using note-taking techniques from 114 subjects through participant observation in lecture activities, online and offline meetings, discussions, final project consultations, and training. The data was analyzed using the Miles and Huberman flow technique through data reduction, data presentation, and the conclusion/verification of data analysis results. Findings: Results show that pragmatic expressions that can help the speaker to identify the intent of the speaker were positioned as fillers of predicates, subjects, and information. This pragmatic expression is the impact of the incomprehensibility or inconsistency of the narrator with the speaker who was previously the listener. For the sake of completeness, speakers add other pragmatic expressions with substitution strategies, additions, and conditional forms with an orientation that prioritizes politeness by avoiding direct speech with the negation of 'tidak (no),' 'belum (not yet),' 'bukan (not)' and 'jangan (not)

    LEGAL CERTAINTY AND BENEFITS IN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION OF SINOVAC VACCINES AS HALAL PRODUCTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OUTBREAK IN INDONESIA

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 as a Global Pandemic and the Government has declared a public health emergency of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Indonesia through Presidential Decree Number 11 of 2020 concerning the Determination of the Public Health Emergency of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).So that countermeasures must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the legislation. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct an effective intervention to break the chain of disease transmission, namely through vaccination efforts. On January 11, 2021, BPOM gave approval for the Use of Sinovac Vaccine in Emergency Use Authorization.” The research used is empirical juridical research, which examines the applicable legal provisions and what happens in reality in society. Concluded the emergency use of Sinovac Vaccine as a Halal product has legal certainty and benefits.

    Kajian Strategi Perekrutan Dokter Spesialis di RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora

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    Universitas Diponegoro Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Program Studi Magister Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Konsentrasi Administrasi Rumah Sakit 2016 ABSTRAK Puji Basuki Kajian Strategi Perekrutan Dokter Spesialis di RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora xviii + 93 halaman + 6 tabel + 6 gambar + 28 lampiran RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora mengalami kekurangan dan kekosongan beberapa dokter spesialis. Hal ini sudah berlangsung lama yaitu lebih dari 10 tahun dan belum terpenuhi sampai saat ini. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui upaya strategis dalam perekrutan dokter spesialis di RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora. Penelitan ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Informan utama adalah Direktur rumah sakit, kepala bidang pelayanan, kepala seksi pelayanan medis rumah sakit Dr. R. Soetijono Blora, dokter spesialis penyakit dalam, dokter spesialis anak, spesialis bedah, PPDS. Sedangkan informan triangulasi adalah asisten 3 sekretaris daerah kabupaten Blora dan ketua komisi D DPRD kabupaten Blora. Hasil wawancara mendalam dengan para informan dilakukan analisis isi untuk mendapatkan proses upaya rekrutmen dokter spesialis oleh manajemen RSUD Dr. R. Sotijono Blora. Berdasarkan hasil dari indepth interview telah dilakukan upaya- upaya rekrutmen dokter spesialis akan tetapi belum mendapatkan dokter spesialis untuk memenuhi kebutuhan jumlah dokter spesialis. Upaya yang sudah dilakukan masih normatif yaitu dengan cara memberikan penawaran kepada dokter spesialis baru lulus dengan kerjasama center pendidikan dan penawaran kepada PPDS yang menjalani stase di RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora. Dan saat ini Pemerintah Kabupaten Blora telah berupaya dengan memberikan beasiswa kepada dokter PPDS yang telah MOU dengan Kabupaten Blora. Kompensasi yang telah diberikan belum memberi daya tarik bagi dokter spesialis yang ada di RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora. Perlu ada upaya strategis dalam merekrut dokter spesialis dengan cara dukungan yang lebih riil oleh pemerintah kabupaten Blora melalui anggaran APBD dalam pemberian kompensasi terhadap dokter spesialis yang sudah ada dan yang mau masuk ke RSUD Dr. R. Soetijono Blora. Sehingga ada daya tarik tersendiri untuk merekrut dokter spesialis. Kata kunci : Upaya Rekrutmen, Seleksi, Dokter Spesialis Kepustakaan : 50(1984- 2016) Diponegoro University Faculty of Public Health Master’s Study Program in Public Health Majoring in Hospital Administration 2016 ABSTRACT Puji Basuki A Study of Recruitment Strategy of Medical Specialist at Dr. R. Soetijono Public Hospital in Blora xviii + 93 pages + 6 tables + 6 figures + 28 appendices Number of medical specialist at Dr. R. Soetijono Public Hospital in Blora is insufficient. This situation has happened since 10 years ago until now. The aim of this study was to figure out strategic efforts in recruiting medical specialist at the Dr. R. Soetijono Public Hospital in Blora. This was a qualitative study. Main informants consisted of director of a hospital, head of service department, head of medical service section, internist, paediatrician, surgeon, and PPDS. Informants for triangulation purpose consisted of three regional secretaries of Blora District and head of commission D at parliament of Blora District. Data were analysed using content analysis. The results of indepth interview showed that there was any effort to recruit medical specialists. Notwithstanding, medical specialists who met criteria had not been obtained. Some normative efforts were made by offering fresh graduate medical specialists cooperating with the centre of education. In addition, the offer also was provided to medical specialist students who undertook stase at the hospital. The local government of Blora District had provided scholarships for medical specialist students that had made MoU with Blora District. Provided compensation had not attracted medical specialists who worked at the Dr. R. Soetijono Public Hospital. Some strategic efforts need to be made for recruiting medical specialists by providing real support from the local government of Blora District like allocating regional budget for compensation for medical specialists who have been working at the hospital or those who are just interested in working at the hospital. These efforts are expected to attract medical specialists. Keywords : Recruitment Effort, Selection, Medical Specialist Bibliography: 50 (1984-2016

    New Procedures for Model Selection in Feedforward Neural Networks for Time Series Forecasting

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    The aim of this paper is to propose two new procedures for model selection in Neural Networks (NN) for time series forecasting. Firstly, we focused on the derivation of the asymptotic properties and asymptotic normality of NN parameters estimator. Then, we developed the model building strategies based on statistical concepts particularly statistics test based on the Wald test and the inference of R2 incremental. In this paper, we employ these new procedures in two main approaches for model building in NN, i.e. fully bottom-up or forward scheme by using the inference of R2 incremental, and the combination between forward (by using the inference of R2 incremental) and top-down or backward (by implementing Wald test). Bottom-up approach starts with an empty model, whereas top-down approach begins with a large NN model. We used simulation data as a case study. The results showed that a combination between statistical inference of R2 incremental and Wald test was an effective procedure for model selection in NN for time series forecasting

    Detection and Identification of Human Herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) Infection by Polymerase Chain Reactions and Restriction Endonuclease Analysis

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    Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a widespread causative agent of exanthum subitum or roseola infantum. The species of HHV-6 is divided into two variants, HHV-6A and HHV 6-B, which might be detected and identified by PCR and RE methods. The three samples of eye swabs from children with suspected HHV-6 neurological illness were extracted by guanidium isothiocyanate method before running in PCR followed by agarose electrophoresis as a detection stage. The positive results were then identified by RE analysis to determine the variant of the viruses. One of the three samples (sample 2) shows positive result in direct electrophoresis and it was identified as HHV-6B which produced two fragments of 153bp and 70bp in the RE analysis. PCR and RE analysis are useful methods in detection as well as identification of HHV-
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