Innovating innovation policy: the emergence of ‘Responsible Research and Innovation’

Within the policy structures of the European Union (EU), the concept of ‘Responsible Research and Innovation’ (RRI) appears to have a very specific emergence point, via a workshop for invited experts hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation in May 2011. Through a textual analysis of EU documents, this paper will explore the processes through which RRI has been incorporated into Horizon 2020 as a policy framework for the European Research Area which promises that technological innovation will be shaped towards social goods. It concludes by discussing some of the tensions between RRI and policies emanating from other EU institutions, highlighting areas which may impede RRI's progress towards its goals

ANALISIS PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN, RELIGIUSITAS, DAN PROMOSI TERHADAP MINAT PETANI MENGGUNAKAN PEMBIAYAAN SYARIAH ( Study Kasus Pada Petani Desa Campang Kecamatan Gisting Kabupaten Tanggamus)

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini merupakan studi empiris untuk mengetahui minat petani Desa Campang Kecamatan Gisting Kabupaten Tanggamus untuk memilih pembiayaan dalam perspektif ekonomi islam. Rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini yaitu: (1) Bagaimana pengaruh pengetahuan, religiusitas, promosi terhadap minat petani desa campang dalam memilih pembiayaan secara parsial?; (2) Bagaimana pengaruh pengetahuan, religiusitas, promosi terhadap minat petani desa campang dalam memilih pembiayaan secara simultan?; (3) Bagaimana pengaruh pengetahuan, religiusitas, promosi terhadap minat petani desa campang dalam memilih pembiayaan dalam pandangan perspektif islam?. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode analisis yang digunakan yaitu Analisis Regresi Linear Berganda untuk memverifikasi pengaruh pengetahuan, religiusitas, dan promosi yang terhadap minat petani Desa Campang Kecamatan Gisting Kabupaten Tanggamus untuk memilih pembiayaan dalam perspektif ekonomi islam. Data yang digunakan merupakan data primer yang berasal dari penyebaran kuesioner kepada petani yang menggunakan pembiayaan dengan jumlah 83 responden. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel pengetahuan, religiusitas, dan promosi secara parsial dan simultan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap minat petani untuk memilih pembiayaan dalam perspektif ekonomi islam. Pandangan ekonomi islam memperbolehkan pembiayaan namun harus berpedoman pada syariat islam dalam praktiknya dan wajib menjauhi seperti riba, maysir, dan gharar yang dilarang oleh agama. Kata Kunci: pengetahuan, religiusitas, promosi, minat memilih pembiayaan

Lady Gaga as (dis)simulacrum of monstrosity

Lady Gaga’s celebrity DNA revolves around the notion of monstrosity, an extensively researched concept in postmodern cultural studies. The analysis that is offered in this paper is largely informed by Deleuze and Guattari’s notion of monstrosity, as well as by their approach to the study of sign-systems that was deployed in A Thousand Plateaus. By drawing on biographical and archival visual data, with a focus on the relatively underexplored live show, an elucidation is afforded of what is really monstrous about Lady Gaga. The main argument put forward is that monstrosity as sign seeks to appropriate the horizon of unlimited semiosis as radical alterity and openness to signifying possibilities. In this context it is held that Gaga effectively delimits her unique semioscape; however, any claims to monstrosity are undercut by the inherent limits of a representationalist approach in sufficiently engulfing this concept. Gaga is monstrous for her community insofar as she demands of her fans to project their semiosic horizon onto her as a simulacrum of infinite semiosis. However, this simulacrum may only be evinced in a feigned manner as a (dis)simulacrum. The analysis of imagery from seminal live shows during 2011–2012 shows that Gaga’s presumed monstrosity is more akin to hyperdifferentiation as simultaneous employment of heterogeneous and potentially dissonant inter pares cultural representations. The article concludes with a problematisation of audience effects in the light of Gaga’s adoption of a schematic and post-representationalist strategy in the event of her strategy’s emulation by competitive artists

Provincial differences in the number of antenatal care visits for pregnant women in South Africa: evidence from the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey.

Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.The aim of this study was to analyse the levels of antenatal care in South Africa, investigate the provincial differences in antenatal care visits, and examine the sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors associated with antenatal care visits in South Africa. Producing these will makes it possible for the government to have a more justice focused approach to undertaking antenatal care services in every place of need, which will in turn make previously underprivileged groups receive greater priority when addressing increase in antenatal care services. This study used the 2016 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis was conducted using Stata 14. The findings of this study revealed a significant association between provinces and antenatal care visits and that there are differences between provinces in terms of number of antenatal care visits. Maternal age, maternal population group, and maternal place of residence were also significantly associated with the maternal report of four or more antenatal care visits. Based on the objectives of this study, this study suggested that there should be a special focus on provinces that are geographically challenged and socioeconomically lagging to address inequalities, mobile clinics should be placed in rural areas, and lastly, further research should be conducted

Animal Cell Diseases: A Scientometric Mapping of Highly Cited papers

The published article receives the number of Citations are measure of its impact in the scientific community. This study identifies the Highly cited articles on Animal Cell Diseases. Publications are identified using the Web of Science by Clarivate Analytics. A search was performed using “Animal Cell Diseases” with topic field. The 526 top-cited articles were selected, analyzed and Visualized. The most cited manuscripts appeared 208 journals, 3340 authors, 729 Institutions from 39 Countries. The citation counts for these articles ranged from 500-6157. 95 % of articles are were published between 1992-2012 and highest number of citations registered between 2000-2008. The most cited articles are: The most cited one is “Apel K, Hirt H Reactive oxygen species: Metabolism, oxidative stress, and signal transduction ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY. 2004; 55: 373-399” with 6157 citations and authors are from Switzerland and Austria followed by “Xu HY, Barnes GT, Yang Q, Tan Q, Yang DS, et al.Chronic inflammation in fat plays a crucial role in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2003 DEC; 112 (12): 1821-1830” with 4398 Citations authors from USA, “Donehower La, Harvey M, Slagle Bl, Mcarthur Mj, Montgomery Ca, Et Al.Mice Deficient For P53 Are Developmentally Normal But Susceptible To Spontaneous Tumors Nature. 1992 Mar 19; 356 (6366): 215-221” with 3926 Citations from USA. The time of publication, field of study, nature of the work, and the journal in which the work appears are possible determinants of the likelihood of citation and impact

Alopecia as an Early Clinical Marker for Azathioprine Induced Myelosuppression: A Case Report

Azathioprine is a pro-drug and is metabolized by the TPMT enzyme in the body. In South Asians, Azathioprine is known to cause alopecia and bone marrow suppression in patients with TPMT enzyme deficiency. In India, the prevalence of TPMT mutation varies from 1.2- 10%. A new mutation was detected in 2014, NUDT15 whose incidence varies from 8.5-16%. Patients with mutation in both TPMT and NUDT15 develop myelosuppression faster. In our case, alopecia manifested as the first clinical feature of Azathioprine myelosuppression. Physicians need to recognize early clinical clues (alopecia) to avoid the impending development of myelosuppression and to look for possible gene mutations