Tc-99m NIDP and Tc-99m HMPAO labelled leukocyte scans in tuberculous spondylitis

A study was undertaken to assess the pattern of uptake on bone and labelled leukocyte scans in tuberculous spondylitis. Nine consecutive newly diagnosed cases were studied with Tc-99m MDP bone scans and Tc-99m HMPAO labelled leukocyte scans.The patients had basic laboratory investigations, plain chest and spine radiographs and computed tomography of the spine. Static images of bone scans were acquired at 3 hours and labelled leukocyte scans were acquired at 1,3 and 24 hours post-injection. A total of 11 spinal lesions were detected. Six bone scans were done demonstrating eight lesions and all showed abnormally increased activity.Labelled leukocyte scans were done in eight patients involving ten lesions and all except one showed photopaenic defects at the regions of interest.Both bone scan and leukocyte scan provided important information about the extent of the lesions and the combination of their pattern of uptake helped in the diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis

The Influence of Supportive Leadership Behavior and Organizational Support on The Job Satisfaction of Followers

Supportive leadership is the hope of organizations that wish to be efficient and competitive in services. There is a positive perception of leadership that potentially increases the job satisfaction of members. To achieve job satisfaction under supportive leadership, other variables are needed in achieving goals, including organizational support by subordinates. Therefore, this study examines predictively supportive leadership on job satisfaction and organizational support as moderate variables. Data were obtained from two state Islamic higher education institutions in Indonesia with the unit of analysis being ASN employees as many as 75 respondents were obtained randomly as a sample. While the data were collected through google form, the analysis method was using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) assisted by SmartPls 3.2 software. Research findings indicate that supportive leadership behavior has a major contribution to employee job satisfaction. However, perceived organizational support as a moderate variable on job satisfaction has a less significant contribution.

Strategi Positioning dalam Rangka Mempertahankan dan Meningkatkan Pangsa Pasar Rsia St Fatimah Makassar

Positioning RSIA St. Fatimah cenderung untuk pasien rawat inap di bawah program perlindungan sosial daripada pasien rawat inap umum. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui faktor yang memengaruhi positioning RSIA St. Fatimah. Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei cross sectional study yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui respon terhadap tujuan penelitian dari responden yang berjumlah 150 pasien. Sampel diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik probability sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keempat variabel independen, yakni strategi layanan dengan nilai p=0,00, strategi promosi dengan nilai p=0,00, strategi harga dengan nilai p=0,00 dan strategi proses dengan nilai p=0,00 berhubungan positif dan signifikan dengan positioning RSIA St. Fatimah Makassar. Strategi promosi tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap positioning RSIA St. Fatimah dengan nilai p=0,46. Strategi harga tidak berpengaruh signifikan dengan nilai p=0,81. Strategi proses berpengaruh signifikan terhadap positioning RSIA St. Fatimah dengan nilai p=0,01 dan besar pengaruh 2,63. Kesimpulannya adalah strategi pelayanan, strategi promosi, strategi harga dan strategi proses yang memengaruhi secara dominan adalah strategi pelayanan

Service Quality In Improving Customer Satisfaction At Bmt Barokatul Ummah In Merauke District

This study using quantitative descriptive research that is to know the Quality of Service In Improving Customer Satisfaction. While the survey was conducted on the customers at BMT Barokatul Ummah in Merauke District. The results of this study indicate that all aspects of Assurance, Reliability, Tangible, and Responsiveness dimensions have been well executed, and have a positive and significant impact on customer satisfaction on BMT Barokatul Ummah. This means that the increased dimensions Assurance, Reliability, Tangible, and Responsiveness the higher the customer satisfaction. While Compliance dimenis has a negative and significant impact on customer satisfaction. This means that if the dimensions of Compliance actually implemented according to Islamic Shari'a on BMT Barokatul Ummah, then the level of customer satisfaction will decrease. And for Empathy dimension has negative and insignificant effect to customer satisfaction. This means that the Empathy dimension does not affect customer satisfaction in BMT Barokatul Ummah in Merauke Regency

PENGENDALIAN KUALITAS PRODUK GULA MENGGUNAKAN METODE FAILURE MODE EFFECT ANALYSIS DAN FAULT TREE ANALYSIS DI PT. PABRIK GULA GORONTALO

Abstract: Sugar Product Quality Control Using Failure Mode Effect Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis Methods at Pt. Gorontalo Sugar Factory This research aims to determine the types of sugar defects, factors that influence sugar product defects, and suggestions for improvements in the quality of sugar products at PT. Gorontalo Sugar Factory. The method used in this research, namely Failure Moidei and Eiffict Analysis (FMEiA), is one of the methods that functions to identify the value of failure in a system, design, process or service (seirvicei). Then Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a technique used to identify risks that play a role in identifying risks that play a role in failure. The results of the research were that there were three defects in white crystal sugar at PT. Gorontalo Sugar Factory, namely inappropriate sugar color, humidity, and inappropriate sugar size or what is usually called grind size. Then it was analyzed using Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to obtain a value of RPN, purification with a value of 343, centrifugal & Drying with a value of 252, and packaging with a value of 252. Suggestions for improving sugar defect failure modes caused by machine factors are that it is best to carry out supervision SOP before carrying out the production process and the company should implement maintenance on sugar production machines so that machine performance can be maintained

Towards developing distributed heterogeneous mobile phone applications

The advances in the mobile phone technology have enabled such devices to be programmed to run general-purpose applications using a special mobile edition of the Java programming language.Java is designed to be a heterogeneous programming language targeting different platforms.Such ability when coupled with the provision of high-speed mobile Internet access would open the door for a new breed of distributed mobile applications.This paper explores the limitations of this technology and addresses the consideration that must be taken when designing and developing such applications

Effect Of Emulsification And Blending On The Oxygenation And Substitution Of Diesel Fuel For Compression Ignition Engine

Global emission standards are getting more stringent in which the existing diesel engine technologies are on the brink of losing their permit to operate. While there are successful engine side researches that can target the current emission norms, their implementation in existing engines will not be possible due to their higher price tag. With this respect, fuel side improvement with no or minimal modification to engine hardware is the best way to address the issue in the existing engines. The commonly used fuel oxygenators in diesel engines are water, alcohol, biodiesel and the combinations of these. The method of oxygenation and their corresponding results on the combustion, performance and emissions that have been reported in the literatures are widely varied. The current review article targets the blending and emulsification techniques used in the oxygenation and fuel substitution of diesel. Based on the misconceptions about the stability of emulsions, many researchers are found to use the term blending even though the technique they have used is emulsification. While blending of fuels is convenient for fuels which have relatively similar boiling temperature, emulsification technique should be followed for fuel mixtures of varied boiling temperature so that the benefit of micro-explosion can be reflected in the fuel atomization. Secondary atomization resulting from the micro-explosion phenomenon of emulsified fuels and fuel oxygenation are responsible for the improvement of combustion, performance and CO and PM emissions. Latent heat of vaporization is found to be responsible for the reduction of NOx emissions

“OnLaing” a distance learning management information system platform with heutagogy approach in Industrial Revolution 4.0: A Design

The purpose of this study was to design distance learning platform using heutagogy approach. This study is expected to help to improve the quality of student learning outcomes and to motivate students to learn. This type of research is the development of research, known as research and development (R&D). The design of this study adapting by the SDLC model. The aim of this study is to design an online platform in Industrial Revolution 4.0 using Heutagogy Approach. The design will use the website programming namely PHP and MySQL as databases. Result of this study: the design and development of distance learning platform using heutagogy approach can improve the effectiveness of the learning process and the use of online learning will be a new method/approach of learning systems in the industrial revolution 4.0. Acceptance of distance learning is also important because this acceptance can provide benefits for the development of education. This is supported by the result of questionnaire which states that \u3e75% of users are interested in using this system

Validated high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for analysis of zerumbone in plasma

Zerumbone (ZER) is a sesquiterpene derived from Zingiber zerumbet smith, family Zingiberaceae. It has been shown to possess anti-cancer and apoptosis-inducing properties against various human tumour cells as well as in vivo against a number of induced malignancies in mice. In this study a simple, specific and accurate high performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of ZER in micro-volumes human plasma (| 1.5 ml) was developed and validated. ZER and its analogue -Humuleneas internal standard were easy recovered by simple one step plasma protein precipitation using acetonitrile and separated in isocratic mobile phase, on reverse phase-C18 column. The effluent was monitored by Photodiode Array (PDA) detector and at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The linearity of proposed method was 2 – 15 ìg/ml. The intra-day and inter-day coefficient of variation and percent error values of the method were less than 15% and mean recovery was more than 90% for both ZER and -Humulene. This method was found to be precise, specific, accurate and robust for detection and analysis of ZER in human plasma