Congressional Update

This popular annual session will provide cutting-edge information on what the 117th Congress has and has not accomplished to date, and what may be left for end of the First Session. Speakers will discuss key issues such as pandemic relief, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act.

COVID-19 and interdisciplinary research: What are the needs of researchers on aging?

COVID-19 has had an extreme effect on older people. Now more than ever we need collaborative approaches to address complex issues within research on aging. However, the pandemic has dramatically changed the way we conduct, interact, and organize research within interdisciplinary groups. This paper describes a case study of how an interdisciplinary institute for research on aging has managed the process of change during COVID-19 restrictions. A design lead, researcher centered approach was used to understand the needs of researchers as they adapted across 6 months. Firstly, an online survey (n=51) was conducted to understand the scope of change and needs. The survey found broad themes ranging from assistance with finding additional funding to adjusting current research proposals. Following the survey, two Co-Design Sessions were conducted. The first session (n=53) diverged thinking to scope ideas from the survey and actionable themes were created. The second session (n=36) was conducted to converge thinking and focus on solutions based on one of these themes. The results revealed a diversity of ideas addressing the needs of interdisciplinary researchers in aging. These ideas spanned from exploring the capacity to do research remotely and creating virtual collaboration spaces to rethinking stakeholder engagement. Received: 1 July 2021Accepted: 12 October 2021

Composition of the Council of Ministers of ASSR at a time of reform of 1985–1991: changes and main features (on the example of Mordovia)

In the article the senior management of the regional executive and administrative authority as an example of the supreme body of State governance of an autonomous republic the Council of Ministers of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is considered. The changes in the Council of Ministers in the last years of the existence of the USSR is analyzed. The reforms initiated by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee M.S. Gorbachev affected practically all sectors of society, including the functioning of public administration. Meanwhile, the system of power in Mordovia had some peculiarities, largely associated with the conservatism and external cohesion of the regional elites, which have had to respond to processes in the country at the same time. In the chronological period selected in the article, there were two compositions of the Council of Ministers, which were formed on March 15, 1985 at the first session of the MASSR Supreme Council of the 11th convocation and on April 10, 1990 at the first session of the MASSR Supreme Council of the 12th convocation. The authors provide information about age, social origin, nationality, educational level, tenure for members of the MASSR Government. In preparing the article, materials from the funds of the Central State Archives of the Republic of Mordovia, the regional press, published memoirs of participants in the events, as well as biographical information about the Soviet, Party and economic leaders from open sources were used.

Practice Summary: Solving the External Candidates Exam Schedule in Norway

We developed a mixed-integer linear programming model to plan exam sessions for external candidates in the Vestfold region, Norway. With our model, the administration planned the last session of 2018, the two sessions of 2019, and the first session of 2020. The plans produced are of high quality and saved three weeks of person effort per session.

PELATIHAN ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE BAGI KARYAWAN WIRA MANDIRI MAKMUR

The development of technology and the accounting in Indonesia, which refers to Financial Accounting Standards in Indonesia, accounting software has also developed based on Financial Accounting Standards. The purpose of the PKM activity is to provide accounting software training according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Entitas Tanpa Akuntabilitas Publik (PSAK ETAP). The PKM method is the preparation of activities, implementation of activities and evaluation of PKM activities. PKM hasresulted the Company able to work better, produce more accurate financial reports according to SAK. Training on “Basic Knowledge of Accounting Software (Accurate)”, the training has two sessions, i.e first session was an overview of accounting concepts for the preparation of financial statements PSAK ETAP. second session was basic knowledge about Accounting Software Accurate. Di Indonesia perkembangan akuntansi dan teknologi berdasarkanPernyataan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan, software akuntansi yang berbasis juga pada Standar Akuntansi Keuangan turut berkembang.. Adapun tujuan Kegiatan PKM adalah untuk memberikan pelatihan software akuntansi sesuai dengan PSAK ETAP(Pernyataan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan Entitas Tanpa Akuntabilitas publik). Metode PKM adalah persiapan kegiatan, pelaksanaan kegiatan dan evaluasi kegiatan PKM. Hasil kegiatan PKM supaya bekerja cepat dan akurat dan menghasilkan laporan keuangan sesuai SAK. Pelatihan mengenai “Pengetahuan dasar Software Akuntansi (Accurate)” pembahasan dibagi dua sesi; sesi pertama memberi pandangan overview konsep akuntansi untuk penyusunan laporan keuangan sesuai PSAK ETAP. Sesi kedua adalah dasar pengetahuan mengenai Accounting Software Accurate.

Brief Case Conceptualization Practice

Brief case conceptualizations are useful in various clinical contexts. This type of conceptualization can be completed quickly after the first session because there are only six behavioral markers for the practitioner to formulate. In this chapter, the five-step brief case conceptualization strategy is demonstrated with two case vignettes. The strategy includes the following five steps: Step 1: Specify presenting problem and precipitants; Step 2: Identify maladaptive pattern; Step 3: Identify predisposing factors and perpetuants; Step 4: Specify treatment goals and interventions; and Step 5: Specify obstacles, challenges, and facilitators. Readers will formulate the case through the brief case conceptualization worksheet and then will write a brief case conceptualization narrative. After each case, the chapter provides exemplar responses for each of the case vignettes.

Literasi Produk Bersertifikasi Halal Dalam Rangka Meningkatkan Penjualan Pada UMKM

Many local products produced by SMEs in Jember circulating without halal labeling makes the authors compelled to do community service about literacy of halal certification products. Some MSME actors have made changes by managing the halal certification process for their products, so as to increase public confidence in making purchases, which has an impact on increasing product sales turnover. However, the number of business actors who carry out the certification is not comparable to the number of products produced by MSMEs circulating without halal certification. This paper describes the literacy assistance program carried out by the author in its function to provide understanding and knowledge related to halal certification in several MSMEs in Sumbersari District, Jember Regency. Our service program through literacy workshops carried out in two sessions, namely the first session providing theoretical exposure about the meaning of halal products and halal certification, then the next session providing stages of the process of obtaining halal product certification and examples of MSME actors who have implemented it. The results of this community service program have a positive impact on MSME actors, namely understanding the importance of obtaining halal certification and its effect on sales volume. In addition, MSME actors also understand how the stages of managing halal product certification are.

Review of "One Database at at Time: PubMed for Expert Searchers and Systematic Reviews” Webinar

As the interest in systematic review expertise grows, the Medical Library Association Technology in Education and the Systematic Review Caucuses came together to co-sponsor a series called “One Database at a Time” that examines and discusses how to use a different database for systematic searches. The first session, focused on the PubMed database, was offered on March 23. Moderated by Margaret Foster and led by panelists Alyssa Grimshaw, Liz Suelzer, and LaTeesa James, the session covered a variety of topics, from building your systematic search in PubMed to systematic review software.

Preface

The 1st International Seminar on Mineral and Coal Technology (ISMCT 2021) was held for the first time in Bandung, Indonesia on the 23rd–24th June 2021. The seminar theme is “Sustainable Development on Mining, Processing, and Environment” and presented four distinguished keynote speakers, namely Dr. Ir. Ridwan Djamaluddin, M.Sc. as Directorate General of Mineral and Coal, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Republic of Indonesia (MEMR); Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Nikoloski from Murdoch University, Australia; Dr. Kazuyuki Murakami from JCOAL, Japan; and Cristian Bolda, BCSEng (Mech) from Leigh Creek Energy, Australia. The seminar also performed 10 Invited speakers from institutions, namely the Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Uzbekistan; GOLD ISMIA-UNDP; Mine Reclamation Corporation, South Korea; TNB Fuel, Malaysia; Research and Development Center for Mineral and Coal Technology (tekMIRA); PT. Vale Indonesia; PT. Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara; PT. Indo Tambang Megah; PT PLN (Persero); and PT. Timah Tbk. The participant of the seminar included academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals, and government personnel that came from Murdoch University, Australia; Center for Ceramics; Ministry of Industry Republic of Indonesia; Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI); tekMIRA-MEMR; Center for Applied Nuclear Science and Technology (PSTNT) - BATAN; The Laboratory of Fuel and Engineering Design (BTBRD-BPPT); Centre for Pulp and Paper-Ministry of Industry; PT. PLN (Persero); Research Center for Maritime Affairs Republic of Indonesia; PT Multi Nitrotama Kimia; University of Indonesia (UI), Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta (UPN Jakarta), Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jogjakarta (UPN Jogjakarta), University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), University of Padjadjaran (UNPAD), University of Trisakti (USAKTI), University of Jenderal Achmad Yani (UNJANI), Polytechnic of Energy and Mining (PEP), and Technology Institute of Sumatera (ITERA). Due to pandemic Covid-19, the seminar was held virtually and was conducted within two days. The first day seminar was divided into three sessions, the first session was the opening ceremony which began with the ISMCT report from Head of Research and Development Agency of Energy and Mineral Resources, and opening remarks from the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources that belongs to the first session. The second session came from two keynote speakers and the third session was a parallel oral presentation which was divided into five virtual rooms based on the presentation theme, i.e., room A (Mineral); Room B (Coal); Room C (Mining); Room D (Environment) and Room E (Techno-economics and Policy). Each room was guided by a moderator and operator. Parallel session in each room was initiated with the speak from the invited speaker, followed by the oral presentation from an average of 10 presenters per room with assigned time for 15 minutes per presenter (10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion). The second day was divided into three sessions, the first session was a keynote speech served by two keynote speakers, and the second session was the parallel session. The third session was the closing speech from the chairman of the committee and ended with the announcement the of the best presenter. Around 103 selected manuscripts were presented in the seminar. Such an amount was chosen from 137 manuscripts that had been received by the committee and screened by the ISMCT editorial team. All manuscripts have been peer-reviewed with triple-blind review by three reviewers for each manuscript. Of 103 presented manuscripts around 88 papers have been accepted by the editorial team and submitted to IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES) for further processing prior to publishing them. The ISMCT 2021 has been successfully organized by R&D Centre for Mineral and Coal Technology (tekMIRA) and has brought together practitioners, researchers, academics, regulators, professionals and civil society to meet and collaborate on sustainable development and technology innovation in the fields of mineral, coal and mining industry, processing, environment and techno-economics and policy. Thanks to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Research and Development Agency of Energy and Mineral Resources and the directorate General of Mineral and Coal - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Republic of Indonesia for the support. Special appreciations to the organizing committee and the editor team who have well coordination, and has given effort in organizing the seminar and the process of papers publishing. Editors Team, 1. Prof. Dr. Datin Fatia Umar 2. Ir. Tatang Wahyudi, MSc 3. Dra. Sri Handayani, MSc 4. Dr. M. Ikhlasul Amal 5. Dr. Yudi Nugraha Thaha 6. Prof. Dr. Binarko Santoso 7. Dr. Robi Kurniawan List of titles Steering Committee, Organizing Committee are available in this Pdf.