Abstract:This systematic literature review explores the interconnected dimensions of digital innovation, gender equality, and sustainability in women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The primary aim is to synthesize…
ze existing knowledge to address integration challenges these enterprises face. The researchers analyzed 436 peer-reviewed articles from the Scopus database, published between 2010 and 2025, using bibliometric and qualitative thematic techniques based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. Findings highlight that digital innovation significantly enhances market access, operational efficiency, and resource mobilization, empowering women entrepreneurs to overcome structural barriers. Gender equality initiatives play a crucial role in creating supportive ecosystems, promoting diverse leadership styles, and fostering inclusive organizational cultures conducive to sustainable business practices. Thematic analyses reveal specific success factors including robust social networks, targeted mentorship programs, and inclusive financial mechanisms. However, systemic barriers persist, notably limited access to capital, entrenched sociocultural biases, and insufficient digital literacy. Methodologically, research predominantly utilizes quantitative approaches, suggesting a need for integrated mixed-method frameworks to better capture nuanced entrepreneurial experiences. Geographical disparities indicate that women entrepreneurs face different challenges and opportunities across developed and developing contexts, underscoring the necessity for context-specific policy interventions. This review adds to our understanding by combining ideas from entrepreneurial ecosystem perspectives, Gender Empowerment Theories, and the Resource-Based View, providing a complete look at sustainable, fair, and digitally innovative business practices. Future research should focus on intersectional methodologies, longitudinal studies, and comparative analyses across diverse contexts.
Abstract:This study examines the development of fiscal decentralization and its relationship to regional financial independence in Indonesia through a systematic literature review. The objective is to synthesize empirical and conceptual…
ceptual findings published between 2017 and 2026 concerning the determinants, measurement, and consequences of regional financial independence, particularly the role of local own-source revenue (PAD), intergovernmental transfers, and capital expenditure. Using a systematic search of Scopus, Google Scholar, and Garuda databases, 30 relevant articles were screened, selected, and analyzed following defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The review finds that fiscal decentralization consistently strengthens local revenue mobilization and administrative accountability when accompanied by adequate institutional capacity, transparent governance, and effective management of natural and economic resources. However, the effectiveness of decentralization varies considerably across regions due to disparities in economic potential, human resources, and political commitment. The synthesis further shows that financial independence positively affects the quality of public services and regional economic growth, although the relationship is moderated by expenditure efficiency and governance quality. The novelty of this review lies in its integrative framework linking revenue-side determinants, expenditure behavior, and governance mechanisms within a single analytical narrative, an integration rarely addressed jointly in prior single-country studies. The findings offer practical implications for policymakers designing fiscal transfer formulas and for future researchers seeking to test moderating variables such as digitalization and institutional quality in the fiscal decentralization–financial independence nexus.
Abstract:Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) merupakan salah satu gangguan muskuloskeletal yang ditandai dengan adanya myofascial trigger point yang menimbulkan nyeri lokal maupun nyeri alih, kekakuan otot, serta keterbatasan fungsi gerak.…
erak. Kondisi ini banyak terjadi pada populasi usia dewasa dan dapat mengganggu aktivitas sehari-hari serta menurunkan produktivitas kerja. Berbagai intervensi fisioterapi telah digunakan untuk menangani MPS, di antaranya Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) dan manual therapy. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh IASTM dan manual therapy terhadap penurunan nyeri pada kasus Myofascial Pain Syndrome pada usia dewasa. Penelitian menggunakan metode narrative review dengan menganalisis 20 artikel ilmiah yang diperoleh dari basis data Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, dan PubMed pada rentang tahun 2017–2024. Artikel yang dipilih merupakan penelitian dengan desain randomized controlled trial dan quasi-experimental yang mengevaluasi parameter nyeri menggunakan instrumen seperti Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT), dan Neck Disability Index (NDI). Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa baik IASTM maupun manual therapy mampu menurunkan intensitas nyeri secara signifikan serta meningkatkan fungsi muskuloskeletal pada pasien MPS. IASTM juga menunjukkan peningkatan ambang nyeri tekan dan peningkatan range of motion pada beberapa penelitian. Secara keseluruhan, kedua intervensi tersebut dapat direkomendasikan sebagai pendekatan fisioterapi berbasis evidence-based practice dalam penanganan Myofascial Pain Syndrome pada usia dewasa.