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Socioeconomic Determinants of Child Health: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia†

type="main"> This paper characterizes the socioeconomic determinants of child health using height-for-age z-score (HAZ), a long-run measure of chronic nutritional deficiency. We construct a panel data that follows children between ages 3 and 59 months in 1993 through the 1997 and 2000 waves of the Indonesian Family Life Survey. We use this data to identify the various child-level, household-level and community-level factors that affect children's health. Our findings indicate that household income has a large and statistically significant role in explaining improvements in HAZ. We also find a strong positive association between parental height and HAZ. At the community level, we find that provision of electricity and the availability of paved roads are positively associated with improvements in HAZ. Finally, in comparison to community-level factors, household-level characteristics play a large role in explaining the variation in HAZ. These findings suggest that policies that address the demand-side constraints have greater potential to improve children's health outcomes in the future.
Wastages of the grocery in retailing in Uttarakhand

Wastages is the compulsory activity of the production and business activity and most of the time it is accepted by the organization as its necessary outcome. But efficiency within the organization, resource based view, value chain aspect, profit making stages draw the attention towards the wastages. Various industry wastages are recyclable or reusable for further use or for profit generation, but food and grocery business are such a business activity in which no concept of reuse persist. Since food is natural product and is basic and primary need of human, perishing in nature, no recycling is possible here and may develop many social and economic problems if not taken seriously, so needs special attention by the policy makers. wastages level of grocery retailing business in this hilly region.
Context-aware access control: An alternate privacy protection mechanism for online social networks

The increasing popularity of online social networks (OSNs) is spawning new security and privacy concerns. Currently, a majority of OSNs offer very naive access control mechanisms that are primarily based on static access control lists (ACL) or policies. But as the number of social connections grow, static ACL based approaches become ineffective and unappealing to OSN users. There is an increased need in social-networking and data-sharing applications to control access to data based on the associated context (e.g., event, location, and users involved), rather than solely on data ownership and social connections. Surveillance is another critical concern for OSN users, as the service provider may further scrutinize data posted or shared by users for personal gains (e.g., targeted advertisements), for use by corporate partners or to comply with legal orders. This thesis introduces a novel paradigm of contextbased access control in OSNs, where users are able to access the shared data only if they have knowledge of the context associated with it. This thesis presents two constructions for context-based access control in OSNs: the first is based on a novel application of Shamir’s secret sharing scheme, whereas the second makes use of an attribute-based encryption scheme. For both constructions, the security properties are analyzed, proof-of-concept applications for Facebook are implemented, and their functionality and performance are empirically evaluated. Empirical measurements show that the proposed constructions execute efficiently on standard computing hardware, as well as, on portable mobile devices. With the help of a preliminary user-study, this thesis analyzes privacy concerns associated with data sharing on OSNs and how individuals share data on Facebook. Constructive feedback on usability and user-friendliness of the developed prototype application was also obtained from the user-study.
Expression of β-catenin is regulated by PI-3 kinase and sodium butyrate in colorectal cancer cells

beta-catenin has a dual function; it is implicated in intercellular junctions and transcriptional co-activation. Here we examined the regulation of the expression and localization of beta-catenin in HT29 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. Our results showed that inhibition of PI-3 kinase with wortmannin was accompanied by a considerably reduced expression of beta-catenin. This effect was overcome by butyrate and occurred at the protein level, not at the level of mRNA. Moreover, NaBT significantly increased the phosphorylation of the ribosomal protein, S6, known to participate in the translational control of gene expression. This was accompanied by the increased phosphorylation of p70 S6K and MAPKs, the effector proteins that are upstream of protein S6 in the distinct signaling pathways. These facts indicate that different signaling pathways may be involved in the regulation of beta-catenin synthesis. Modulation of beta-catenin expression induced by NaBT appeared to occur at the level of protein translation, suggesting that NaBT may act as a translational regulator.
Secure Crypto Multimodal Biometric Systemfor the Privacy Protection of User Identification

Single biometric systems have a range of issues like noisy information, non-universality, spoof attacks and unacceptable error rate. These limitations will besolved by deploying multimodal biometric systems. Multimodal biometric systems utilize two or additional individual modalities, like face, iris, retina and fingerprint. Multimodal biometric systems increase the recognition accuracy quite uni-modal ways. In this paper, twobiometrics, iris and fingerprint are used as multi-biometrics and show using this biometrics has sensible result with high accuracy. For fusion, decision level is employedand every biometric results weighted for participate in final decision. Fuzzy logicis employed for the resultof every biometric result combination.
SYNTHESIS OF ANTICANCER VEGETABLE-BASED LIPID NANOCARRIERS

The lack of specificity of chemotherapeutic agents towards cancerous cells leads to systemic toxicity and adverse effects, causing a limitation of the maximum dose of drug administrated. The present study aims to use vegetable oils in combination with anticancer drugs in formulating lipid-based drug delivery systems in order to overcome the drawbacks of anticancer agents. The vegetable oils used, sesame seed oil, black caraway seed oil and olive oil, which are rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant and antitumor properties, were coupled with an anticancer drug from the class of antimetabolites.
A review of secondary metabolites isolated from Plocamium species worldwide

A review of halogenated monoterpenes isolated from various Plocamium species worldwide is presented here for the first time. It is anticipated that this review will be of great valuable to the natural product chemist working in the field of drug discovery with reference to the characterisation of halogenated monoterpene secondary metabolites from various Plocamium species. In addition, the in vitro cytotoxic bioactivity of these compounds is also reviewed.
Over-expression of GOLPH 3 is related to poor prognosis in thyroid papillary carcinoma patients

Background: Thyroid papillary carcinoma (TPC) is a common malignant endocrine tumor. Although patients with TPC show favorable long-term survival, frequent lymph node relapses occur in the early disease stage. Overexpression of golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3) has been associated with poor prognosis in patients with solid malignant tumors. We evaluated the relationship between tumoral GOLPH3 expression and survival in patients with early stage TPC. Methods: GOLPH3 mRNA and protein expression were determined using real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis in patient-derived TPC and nodular goiter tissues. Tissue samples were obtained from 189 patients with early stage TPC who underwent surgical resection between 2004 and 2008. Immunohistochemical GOLPH3 expression pattern was also evaluated. Statistical correlations between GOLPH3 expression, clinicopathological characteristics, and prognosis were evaluated. Result: The mean GOLPH3 mRNA and protein levels were significantly greater in TPC tissues compared with nodular goiter controls. GOLPH3 protein expression in TPC tissues was significantly associated with postsurgical pathological T phase, N phase, and relapse rate. High GOLPH3 expression in patients with TPC was associated with tumor capsule invasion, lymph node metastasis, and surgery. Conclusion: As high GOLPH3 expression in patients with TPC was associated with tumor capsule invasion, lymph node metastasis, and surgery, such features may be useful for selecting patients with TPC who might benefit from treatments that are more aggressive.
Role of Ontology in Information Retrieval

Based on the comparison between ontology and thesaurus, and the analysis of an ontology-based Information Retrieval (IR) model, the potential advantages that ontology may contribute to IR are analyzed. Then a general architecture of ontology-based Information Retrieval System (IRS) and the approach of constructing it are presented. Based on the researches, the role of ontology in IR is summarized from four aspects and a typical system called Textpresso is analyzed. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that utilizing ontology is the trend of IR and can really improve the IRS.
Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, Schizophrenia

IN the course of the last decade, while spending several thousand hours in the practice of intensive psychotherapy, I have treated— sometimes unknowingly except in retrospect—a considerable number of schizoid and schizophrenic patients. Like all clinicians, I have formed some theoretical opinions as a result of these experiences. While I have not until recently begun any systematic research efforts on this baffling disorder, I felt that to share with you some of my thoughts, based though they are upon clinical impressions in the context of selected research by others, might be an acceptable use of this occasion. Let me begin by putting a question which I find is almost never answered correctly by our clinical students on PhD orals, and the answer to which they seem to dislike when it is offered. Suppose that you were required to write down a procedure for selecting an individual from the population who would be diagnosed as schizophrenic by a psychiatric staff; you have to wager $1,000 on being right; you may not include in your selection procedure any behavioral fact, such as a symptom or trait, manifested by the individual. What would you write down? So far as I have been able to ascertain, there is only one thing you could write down that would give you a better than even chance of winning such a bet—namely, "Find an individual X who has a schizophrenic identical twin. " Admittedly, there are many other facts which would raise your odds somewhat above the low base rate of schizophrenia. You might, for example, identify X by first finding mothers who have certain unhealthy child-rearing attitudes; you might enter a subpopulation defined jointly by such demographic variables as age, size of community, religion, ethnic background, or social class. But these would leave you with a pretty unfair wager, as would the rule, "Find an X who has a fraternal twin, of the same sex, diagnosed as
Monopole UWB Antenna with Dual Band Frequency Notch

In this paper, a monopole UWB antenna with a dual band notch is presented. The UWB antenna is designed using four circular patches of different radii with a very wide impedance bandwidth from 2.9 GHz to beyond 11.0 GHz. The dual band notch is created by etching two U shape slots in the radiating patch. This UWB antenna is capable of suppressing the interferences from the WLAN (5.3 to 5.7 GHz) and WiMAX (3.2 to 3.7 GHz). The antenna is fabricated on the RT/Duroid 5880 substrate with a relative permittivity of 2.2 and a thickness of 1.57 mm. The total size of the antenna is 32 x 30 x 1.57 mm. The prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and measured. The simulated and measured results show a good agreement between various parameters like return loss and radiation patterns.
Emojis: Langue or Parole?

Abstract The phenomenon of emojis has had many implications for the future course of writing, literacy, communications, and the nature of representation itself. This paper looks at the implications of emoji use through the filter of Saussurean semiotics and through the lens of theories of visuality, which claim that visual writing is having radical effects on literacy and cognition. The historical background to the rise of visual writing is used as a backdrop to the semiotic analysis of the emoji phenomenon. The way we read and write messages today with visual elements such as emoji may indicate a radical shift away from a linear mode of processing information, as imprinted in alphabetic forms of writing, toward a more holistic and imaginative mode. However, because emoji usage and creativity depend on specific technologies, it remains to be seen if such writing can survive as technologies change. The main argument in this paper is that emojis are more part of parole than they are a separate langue, but they nonetheless reveal changes that the latter is undergoing in an age of digital multimodal communication.
The Psychometric Properties of the German Language Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory-Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ)

The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of a German translation of the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality Questionnaire (RST-PQ; Corr & Cooper, 2016). Five hundred twenty-seven participants completed the German version of the RST-PQ, in addition to a battery of related self-report personality questionnaires. A six-factor structure, with two unitary defensive factors, fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS; related to fear) and the behavioral inhibition system (BIS; related to anxiety), and four behavioral approach system (BAS) factors (Reward Interest, Goal-Drive Persistence, Reward Reactivity, and Impulsivity), was supported by confirmatory factor analysis, confirming the English language version of the RST-PQ. Convergent and discriminant validity for the six-factor structure was demonstrated in relation to existing personality scales. Results showed that the German version of the RST-PQ is a reliable and valid self-report measure of the revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (rRST) of personality. This version of the RST-PQ is offered to facilitate work on approach-avoidance theories of personality using German language samples.
Emergency Operation and Coordination Center (EOCC) for Disaster Response Management

Disaster management is often portrayed in negative rather than positive terms. Although, it is claimed that proper preparation for any disaster has been planned, it frequently fails to achieve positive outcomes from the planning itself. The emergency operation and coordination center (EOCC) which is the central point for all coordination and organising works is normally to be blamed for disaster response failure. Hence, the objective of this study is to examine issues with effective emergency operation and coordination center (EOCC) during disaster response. This study uses a qualitative research method. The researcher conducts an interview survey and focus group discussion for data collection in order to gain a comprehensive overview of the situation and understand the phenomena involved. The population for this study is infantry army officers. Purposive sampling is used such that only those personnel involved in disaster response are interviewed. This study found that the EOCC organization structure is clear and it follows the command and control military hierarchy. The leader with the relevant rank, having the experience and knowledge on managing disaster and having the respect and control from subordinates is appointed for the leadership role in the EOCC. However, inter-agency cooperation can be an issue as there is an overlapping of roles and responsibilities and inter-agency power struggle. Therefore, this issue leads to chaos and tension in the EOCC as there would be variance and inconsistency in the coordination and communication among infantry personnel and inter-agency.
Adaptive Runge-Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin Methods with Modified Ghost Fluid Method for Simulating the Compressible Two-Medium Flow

In this paper, we investigate using the adaptive Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) methods with the modified ghost fluid method (MGFM) in conjunc- tion with the adaptive RKDG methods for solving the level set function to simulate the compressible two-medium flow in one and two dimensions. A shock detection tech- nique (KXRCF method) is adopted as an indicator to identify the troubled cell, which serves for further numerical limiting procedure which uses a modified TVB limiter to reconstruct different degrees of freedom and an adaptive mesh refinement proce- dure. If the computational mesh should be refined or coarsened, and the detail of the implementation algorithm is presented on how to modulate the hanging nodes and redefine the numerical solutions of the two-medium flow and the level set function on such adaptive mesh. Extensive numerical tests are provided to illustrate the proposed adaptive methods may possess the capability of enhancing the resolutions nearby the discontinuities inside of the single medium flow region and material interfacial vicini- ties of the two-medium flow region.
Effects Of Chronic Exposure To Mobile Phones Electromagnetic Fields On Inner Ear

Introduction: The widespread use of mobile phones in recent years has given rise to concerns about the potential influences of its electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on human health. Anatomically, the ear is in close proximity to mobile phone during use. If there is subtle cochlear involvement, it might be detected by means of changes in otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of chronic exposure to EMFs emitting from mobile phones on inner ear using distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Design and Setting: Cohort study and Tertiary care centre. Materials and Methods: Seventy five subjects were included in the study, who were chronic mobile users (using mobile phone for > 4 years), and using mobile phone only from one ear (mobile phone using ear). Subjects were further subdivided according to duration of mobile phone usage into two groups (group 1 usage < 60 minutes and group 2 usage > 60 minutes). All subjects underwent tympanometry and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). The changes in DPOAEs were studied between mobile-phone using-ear (MPUE) and non-mobile phone using-ear (NMPUE) and between group 1 and group 2. Results: There is no statistically significant difference of having absent DPOAE in MPUE as compared to NMPUE (p value 0.38), and no statistically significant association was seen between group 1(talk time < 60 min) and group 2, (talk time > 60 min), in MPUE (p value 1.13) and NMPUE (p value 0.74). Conclusion: It was concluded that long-term and frequent exposure to EMFs from mobile phone does not cause damage to cochlea
DEPENDENCE OF FATIGUE PROPERTIES ON THE OF STIMULATION IN THE RAT DIAPHRAGM PATTERN MUSCLE

Diaphragm fatigue was studied in isolated phrenic nerve diaphragm strips from 28 Swiss Albino rats. Three procedures were used to estimate the isometric twitch characters and force frequency responses to fatigue of the rut diaphragm at different rates of phrenic nerve stimulntion, Diaphragm fatigue wns induced by using low frequency stimulation (0.2 ms pulse duration, at 5 Hz frequency, 3 min), high frequency stimulation (0.2 ms pulse duration, at 50 Hz frequency, 3 min), and by producing brief submaximal contmction (25 Hz, for 160 ms at the rate of lis for 45 contractions). Tension was reduced to 26.6h·5.10% and 6.59. t:2.64% lind 68,69.t:2.45% of the initial value at the end of the low and high frequency alld brief submaximal stimulation, respectively. In all the fatigue experiments, twitch tension and tetanic tension decreased. contraction and 1/2 relaxation time prolonged and force-frequency curves shined to the right. The most significant changes were observed in 101V frequency fatigue whereas the most moderate ones were recorded in brief submaximal fatigue. H was concluded that fatigue in the rat diaphragm depended on the frequency and dUrluion of stimulation as well as on the number of stimuli delivered to the mu~cle. Various mechanisms of muscle fatigue are described in the discussion to explain the observations made in the present investigation.
Recent advances in gastric cancer treatment

Abstract is not required for Editorialis not required for Editorial (This page in not part of the published article.) International Journal of Case Reports and Images, Vol. 9 No. 1, January 2018. ISSN: 0976-3198 Int J Case Rep Images 2018;9(1):5–8. www.ijcasereportsandimages. com Gogna et al. 5 CASE REPORT OPEN ACCESS Recent advances in gastric cancer treatment Shekhar Gogna, Priya Goyal, Annie Sodhi
Quantification of individual phosphorus forms in surface sediments of the Southern Caspian Sea - Iranian Coast: A sequential extraction procedure

Seventy Two sediments from four stations (Anzali, Tonekabon, Noshahr and Amirabad), located in Caspian Sea-Iranian coast were examined on the basis of Pfractionation in autumn and winter of 2013-2014. Several forms of the phosphorus in sediment were separated and extracted according to sequential extraction method. Then the extracted phosphorus in each fraction was determined by UV–Vis spectrophotometry. In addition, Total concentrations of Ca, Fe and Al in sediment fractions were also measured by Atomic absorption spectroscopy. In autumn the rank order of P-fractions was: Ca-P>Residual-P>BD-P>Al-P>loosely-P and in winter it was: Ca-P>BD-P>Residual-P>Al-P>loosely adsorbed-P. In both season the loosely adsorbed phosphorus (NH4Cl–P) represented < 1% of the sedimentary inorganic phosphorus, while the reductant phosphorus (BD–P) ranged from 2.7 to 4%. The calcium bound phosphorus (Ca-P or HCl–P) showed considerable contribution (89-91%) to the sedimentary inorganic P-loads. The metal oxide bound phosphorus (Al-P or NaOH–P) was 1.2-1.5% and Residual-P was 2.3-4.5%. Concentration of BD- P increased with increasing depth in all stations and the concentration of other fractions increased in most stations. Sampling seasons had significant effect on variance of most P-fractions and other sediment features. TP and BD-P were positively correlated with Fetot (p<0.05).
MP 2.04.67 Mutation Analysis in Fine Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid Medical Policy

Thyroid nodules are common, present in 5-7% of the U.S. adult population. The vast majority are benign, and most cases of thyroid cancer are curable by surgery if detected early. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid is currently the most accurate procedure to distinguish benign thyroid lesions and malignant ones, reducing the rate of unnecessary thyroid surgery for patients with benign nodules and triaging patients with thyroid cancer to appropriate surgery.