Preliminary Results of a Telemedicine Questionnaire in Pediatrics as an Innovative New Tool to Diagnose and Treat Children Virtually in an Ambulatory Setting: Analysis of 400 Pediatric Consultations

Virtual online consultation enables real-time exchange between two or more participants at different locations via audio and video communication [1-9]. In the visualization of the discussion partners, telemedicine thus differs from a classic telephone conference and expands it to include the visual component [1-6].

Preliminary Experience of Video Conferences in Pediatrics in Covid-19 Pandemic

A video conference enables real-time exchange between two or more participants at different locations via audio and video communication. In terms of the visualization of the discussion partners, a videoconference thus differs from a classic telephone conference and expands it to include the visual component. The term videoconferencing system refers to the technological setup or infrastructure behind such a videoconference, the videoconferencing technology. This refers to the hardware and software components that are required to carry out a videoconference technically.

WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN INDONESIA CONTEMPORARY FIQH PERSPECTIVE

This paper describes the leadership of women in Indonesia in contemporary fiqh. The method used is literature and describes the main problems in the research. The sub-problems that are addressed are the role of women in the era of the Prophet and contemporary fiqh in women's leadership in Indonesia. This study found that the involvement of women in the time of the Prophet was not restricted in social aspects, attending lectures, discussion partners and so on. Reflecting that social involvement in the Sasulullah era was very open to women, it is not appropriate and fair if women are limited in their space of movement in social participation or career. The paradigm of women "staying at home" is not in line with the Prophet's example in his time, especially in today's life, especially in Indonesia, which gives women the freedom to work. The explanations in the collective verses of the Qur'an and Hadith and social facts at the time of the Prophet, as well as historical facts in Indonesia, are evident in the involvement of women in all aspects, including being leaders in social, educational and political aspects. Women's political participation is in line with Indonesia's social and constitutional situation in opening up space for women to be involved in practical politics, including running for Regional Head and President. The potential of women in terms of leading the state (becoming heads of state) is very open and justified in Islam because no text contradicts contextually but provides the same rights and responsibilities as men in all aspects, including religion, social and culture. Political.

Different Discussion Partners and Their Effect on Depression among Older Adults

Although the multidimensionality of core discussion networks has been well established and widely studied, studies of the effects of social support on depression rarely consider the multifaceted aspects of dyadic discussion partner ties. This article proposes defining dyadic social relationships as a construct comprising several tie-level attributes and differentiating multiple forms of support relationships by assessing the configuration pattern of multiple attributes. The current study examines various forms of older adults’ discussion partners and identifies which form of discussion partner relationship is effective at buffering the negative effects of adverse life events on depression symptoms. Results from the University of California Social Network Survey show that older adults’ discussion partners can be classified into five distinct types of dyadic ties: spouse/romantic partners, close neighbors, remote type, social companions, and acquaintances. The discussion network with more close neighbor confidants is more effective at buffering the negative effects of adverse life events. These results offer an alternative way of investigating the differential significance of various social support relationships in mental well-being.

Open-Mindedness and Firmness

This chapter explores the complementary virtues of open-mindedness and firmness. The former requires a willing ability to take seriously the merits of new and contrary views. The latter requires a disposition to retain our own views, insofar as these are well confirmed. Open-mindedness repels the vices of closed-mindedness (a deficiency) and indiscriminateness (an excess). Firmness repels the vices of spinelessness (a deficiency) and rigidity (an excess). The chapter argues that there is a surprising commonality between spinelessness and rigid dogmatism—namely, that both often involve an insufficient attention to portions of our evidence. The chapter closes by extending the notion of open-mindedness to include our views about other people, chiefly our discussion partners.

Why we can’t talk openly about race: The impact of race and partisanship on respondents’ perceptions of intergroup conversations

Conversations about race-specific issues with interracial conversation partners can be important to combat prejudice and foster mutual understanding. Using a national U.S. sample of 201 Black Democrats, 199 Black Republicans, 200 White Democrats, and 200 White Republicans, this study examined the role that race and partisanship play in individuals’ desire to have political discussions about race-specific topics with racial outgroups. Findings indicate that Blacks in general expected more negative outcomes of race talk with racial outgroups, and Republicans were more likely to attempt to avoid interracial conversations about race. However, these findings were qualified by an interaction between race and partisanship such that White Democrats anticipated fewer negative outcomes from cross-race conversations about race than all other subgroups, and Black Democrats expected more negative outcomes than all other subgroups. Black and White Republicans did not differ from one another and fell roughly between the two Democratic subgroups. Nonetheless, it was White Republicans who were most likely to want to avoid race-specific conversations with cross-race discussion partners, rating significantly more avoidant than Black Republicans and White Democrats, but not Black Democrats.

Neighborhoods and Cities as Arenas of Social Influence

This chapter examines the relationship between political discussion and the geography of the vote. Social influences induce many citizens to cast votes that differ from the ones they would have cast if they lived elsewhere. The chapter considers neighborhood effects on vote choice in two Brazilian cities. Nearly two-thirds of discussion partners in the two cities are residents of the same neighborhood. Neighborhoods with a stable and relatively homogeneous partisan leaning assimilate, over the course of a campaign, initially disagreeing residents toward that leaning. The chapter then shows that this effect occurs through discussion between neighborhood coresidents in the politically polarized city of Caxias do Sul. In other words, the clustering of political preferences by neighborhood in Caxias is partly due to social influences and not, as in the case of the United States, mere self-sorting . By contrast, the same level of political discussion in Juiz de Fora, a less polarized city where the partisan leanings of neighborhoods are amorphous, yields no assimilation effect.

Latin American Political Discussion in Comparative Perspective

This chapter fills a major gap in the literature on Latin American politics by providing descriptive information about the region's political discussion networks. It reports the absolute and relative prevalence of political discussion — compared to other countries and to other intermediaries — in Brazil, Mexico, and eight other Latin American countries. Latin American citizens discuss politics at a frequency that is typical or even above that prevailing in other countries, and their propensity to speak with residential neighbors is well above the global average. The chapter then portrays the amount of political disagreement and the disparity in political expertise between discussion partners. Rates of disagreement over vote choices in Latin America are high relative to those in the United States, and this is largely because the region's multiparty systems afford more opportunities for disagreement. Moreover, Latin Americans seek out discussion partners with relatively high political expertise, an important part of the socially informed preferences argument.

Peningkatan Mutu Sarana Pendidikan Melalui Pengembangan Self Access Library For English Students (SALE)

<p><em>The research and development of Self Access Library for English Studets (SALE) is aimed at increasing the quality of educational tools as mandated by Permenristekdikti RI No. 44 2015 and its change Permenristekdikti RI No. 50 2018 about National Standard of Higher Education (SN Dikti). It is conducted based on the need of students of PBI IAIN Surakarta for comprehensive, accurate, easily accessible and inexpensive learning sources. Thus, SALE is initiated as an online library providing 126 English e-books classified based on the syllabus of PBI, covering the topics on English education, linguistics ang literature so the students can find appropriate learning sources easily. SALE also gives the students connections to some experts so they can meet virtual consultants or discussion partners to confirm their reading comprehension on the issues concerned. The research and development include some steps; observing potential problems, collecting data, designing SALE, validating the product by experts, first revision, small group trial, second revision, user trial, packaging, and final product. The score of validation by the experts and small group trial shows that SALE is categorized very good and eligible. It means SALE is ready to be an alternative learning source provider with qualified long distance service. The use of SALE by the students causes the improvement on students’ tasks quality as the result of an easy access to some important references appropriate with their majors. Therefore, SALE has become an evidence of the efforts to improve the quality of educational toools at IAIN Surakarta, particularly at PBI department</em></p>

ANALISIS PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN TENTANG SEKS TERHADAP PERILAKU SEKSUAL REMAJA DI INDONESIA MENGGUNAKAN REGRESI LOGISTIK MULTINOMIAL

Sexual impulse will begin to appear in a person when entering adolescent age. The adolescent does different things to fulfill their sexual impulse such as holding hands, hugging, kissing, touching and even having sex. Because this is a new experience to them, they need a lot of information about sexuality such as the reproductive system, sexually transmitted diseases, and others. They can get it in school, the internet, or discuss it with others. The way they deal with their sexual impulse is largely determined by their individual characteristics, knowledge, and discussion partners. This study aims to determine the effect of individual characteristics, knowledge, and information sources on adolescent sexual behavior. This study uses data from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (SDKI) in 2012 with a unit of analysis adolescence age of 15─19 years and is never married. The method of analysis uses multinomial logistic regression with adolescent sexual behavior as response variables divided into three categories; quiet (ignore it), minor sexual activity, and serious (touching the sensitive area and or having sex). The conclusion is the individual's background, sexual knowledge, and sources of information influence sexual behavior both in boy and girl. Serious sexual behavior tends to occur in adolescents who do not attend school, a man who understands about contraception, girls who misunderstand about pregnancy, and those who discuss sexuality with friends.