bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Patient safety culture among health care provider’s in a Tunisian university hospital
Authors: Merzougui Latifa , Sghaier Sarra , Radaoui Nedia , Chebil Dhekra , Turki Elyes , Majdoub Wael , Barhoumi Tarek , Fatnassi Ridha
Published: August 2019

Patient safety is considered a major priority in health care systems. In Tunisia, few attempts have been made since 2011 to evaluate PS culture. The purpose of this study was to measure the patient safety culture level at Ibn El Jazzar hospital in Kairouan, Tunisia.

This cross-sectional study was conducted over three months in 2015 in a Tunisian University hospital. The French model of the Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture “HSOPSC” was used to explore 10 dimensions of patient safety culture. The survey was distributed to 446 health care providers (physicians and nurses). A score per composite has been calculated. Then the results were compared according to professional categories and work units.

The overall average positive response rate for the 10 PS culture composites of the HSOPSC survey was 61.65%. Areas with potential for improvement were overall perception of security (40.73%), leadership (30.9%), organizational learning (41.9%), communication openness (38.3%) and frequency of events reported (33.2%). The area of strength was teamwork within units (58.1%). Non-punitive response to error had the lowest score (29.6%). The comparison of the scores according to professional category showed a significant difference for one composite score, which was the non-punitive answer to the errors particular to nurses (16.3% vs 32.7%; p = 0.020). In contrast, no significant difference between work units was found for all composites scores in our study.

Our results demonstrate that patient safety culture remains undeveloped and should be improved at Ibn El Jazzar hospital. Therefore, further studies should be conducted in the context of continuous assessment quality of care.
ANALYSIS OF CONTROL METHODS AND ALGORITHMS FOR WALKING ROBOTS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NONLINEAR PROPERTIES OF THE ROBOT SEN-SOR SYSTEM
Authors: Савин С. , Savin S. , Ворочаева Л. , Vorochaeva L.
Published: August 2019

The work is focused on the control of two-legged walking robots. The robot control task for two-legged walking robots is formulated as a quadratic programming task, which allows consideration of unilateral mechanical constraints in the form of inequality constraints caused by the friction cones and torque limitations of the drives. However, in order to assess the quality of such control approach it is important to analyze this system relative to the alternative methods. Three types of regulators are compared: CTC (Computed Torque Controller), linear quadratic regulator with constraints CLQR restrictions (Constrained Linear Quadratic Regulator) and the controller based on the quadratic programming NQPC (Nested Quadratic Programming-based Controller). Particular attention is paid to the impact of inaccuracies of the sensor system on the quality of the robot control system. The study covers cases where a dynamic observer can be used to compensate for inaccuracies of sensors, as well as cases where restrictions are imposed on the torque values in the robot joints. The simulation results show there is a sensor parameter area in which the quality of the regulator operation is robust with respect to small changes in the nonlinear properties of sensors, and such parameter areas are characteristic for systems with and without an observer, as well as for systems with restrictions on the torque values and without them.
MEMPROMOSIKAN PERUMPAMAAN DALAM MENGAJAR AGAMA KATOLIK
Authors: Dewantara Agustinus Wisnu
Published: August 2019

Jesús preached the kingdom of God. Many of his parables begin: The kingdom of God  is like….” But what exactly is the kingdom of God? Parables are enigmatic stories. Metaphorically they are set beside the idea of a kingdom of God, but idea the idea of kingdom is itself mysterious. Everyone who hangs around churches has heard of the parables of Jesus. They are familiar. They have been allegorized, psychologized, and sometimes reduced to pointed “lessons” on moral behavior. But mysteriously, after twenty centuries they still generate retelling and still are puzzling. Maybe the today teacher who preach must be converted. The today teacher cannot preach about the kingdom of God as if it were something somewhere out in the world beyond us. Remember, the kingdom of God is a happening, and people live within its happening. Instead we (and many teacher today) must speak the kingdom of God (and also religion preaching) happening all around us.
KELUARGA MENJADI SEMINARI DASAR BAGI PANGGILAN IMAM DAN HIDUP MEMBIARA
Authors: Supriyadi Agustinus
Published: August 2019

Kelimpahan material menjadi satu-satunya cita-cita yang musti dikejar selama hidup oleh kebanyakan orang dan keluarga saat ini. Kehausan untuk memiliki materi, tidak jarang mengakibatkan prioritas pengembangan jatidiri sebagai umat beriman diabaikan. Relasi dan penghormatan antar pribadi dihidupi bukan menurut logika memberi atau berkorban dengan besar hati, melainkan menurut logika hasrat menguasi dan memiliki yang berakar pada kecenderungan cinta diri. Di tengah-tengah kehidupan masyarakat yang demikian, kita patut bertanya: masih adakah harapan akan tumbuh dan berkembangnya panggilan untuk hidup membiara atau menjadi imam dalam diri kaum muda yang lahir dan besar di tengah keluarga Kristen?
KAUM MUDA DALAM ERA PERUBAHAN ZAMAN (Pemikiran Alternatif Kateketis)
Authors: Supriyadi Agustinus
Published: August 2019

The development of this technology matures more rapidly as human beings who have a high curiosity, each of us must try to do something new. Not a problem if each of us can understand it wisely and use them appropriately and wisely because of all that is demand time we need to know as a human being who has the time and living in the era. There was no denying young people today prefer instant lifestyle and demanding all the good and bad without any struggle. The dynamics of young people living in the various facts presented, including a variety of degeneration. The facts about the slump of moral, intellectual, and spiritual youth is not an absolute thing that can not be changed There are still many roads lead to Rome, so did the rise of young people, there are many ways towards him. Opportunity is still wide open as long as we actually believe and try So much indeed that we must face the challenges before it all come true. Catechesis of young people with a variety of appropriate methods should refer to a formation character useful for the development of self and community and church.
DOSA DAN RAHMAT SAKRAMEN PENGAKUAN -- DOSA BAGI REMAJA
Authors: Sulistyo Robertus Joko
Published: August 2019

Rahmat sakramen tobat berdayaguna untuk memulihkan kembali hidup remaja dan membuatnya menjadi anak Allah lagi setelah jatuh dalam dosa. Namun minimnya pemahaman remaja tentang hakikat sakramen tobat, kekayaan rahmat yang terkandung di dalamnya, maupun tata cara penerimaannya menyebabkan remaja enggan untuk menerima sakramen to bat. Di sini Gereja, terutama para petugas pastoral dipanggil untuk memberikan gambaran yang terang tentang kekayaan rahmat Allah dalam sakramen tobat sehingga remaja sadar dan giat untuk menimba rahmat Allah yang melimpah dalam sakramen tobat.
BELAJAR SEBAGAI AKTIVITAS REMAJA MEMPERSIAPKAN MASA DEPAN
Authors: Dewantara Agustinus Wisnu
Published: August 2019

Masa depan, cepat atau lambat niscaya akan menghampiri remaja. Karena itu remaja harus menyiapkan diri dengan sebaik-baiknya untuk menyongsong masa depan. Belajar mempakan salah satu aktivitas yang perlu dikembangkan sejak dini oleh remaja sebagai bekal menghadapi masa depan. Selain sebagai bekal menghadapi masa depan, dengan belajar remaja semakin mengenal, mengimani dan hidup sesuai dengan kehendak Allah. Sebab, aktivitas belajar pada hakekatnya merupakan aktivitas pencarian kebenaran, hingga sampai kepada Kebenaran Tertinggi, yakni Allah sendiri. Melalui Ekaristi remaja benar-benarbersatu dengan Sang Kebenaran dan belajar memaknai peristiwa kekinian untuk meraih masa depan yang gemilang dalam terang iman.
Thymoquinone induces cell proliferation inhibition and apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia cells: role of apoptosis-related WT1 and BCL2 genes
Authors: Musalli Mishary G. , Hassan Mohammed A. , Sheikh Ryan A. , Kalantan Abdulaziz A. , Halwani Majed A. , Zeyadi Mustafa , Hosawi Salman , Alhosin Mahmoud
Published: August 2019

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive and heterogeneous disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation and impaired differentiation of the myeloid precursor cells. The outcome for most AML patients remains poor with high relapse rates and chemotherapy remains the first line treatment for AML. The Wilms tumor wt1 and the anti-apoptotic BCL2 genes are upregulated in AML and are known to be involved in apoptosis inhibition. In the present study we evaluated the molecular mechanisms underlie the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities exerted by thymoquinone (TQ), the major biologically active compound of the black seed oil on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell line-HL60. Cell proliferation was determined by WST-1 assay and apoptosis rate was assessed by flow cytometry using annexin-V/7AAD staining. The expression of target genes was analyzed by real-time RT–PCR analysis. TQ significantly reduced HL60 cell viability and induced apoptosis in a dose and time-dependent manner. In order to decipher the molecular mechanisms underlie the anti-cancer activities induced by TQ in AML cells, we investigated its effect on the expression of WT1 and BCL2 genes. TQ significantly decreased the expression of WT1 and BCL2 genes in a dose and time-dependent manner. In summary, these findings suggest that TQ induces cell proliferation inhibition and apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia cells most likely through targeting the apoptosis-related WT1 and BCL2 genes and also suggest that TQ could be a promising strategy for AML therapy.
KONSEP PERCAYA DIRI DALAM AL QUR’AN DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP KEHIDUPAN MANUSIA
Authors: Suhaili Achmad
Published: August 2019

Self-confidence is an aspect of the human personality that functions important to actualize its potential. Without self-confidence, many problems will arise in humans. With the presence of confidence, someone will get along easily. Facing people who are older, smarter and richer, they are not ashamed to be awkward. They will dare to show themselves as they are, without prominently-highlighting excesses and covering up shortcomings. This is because people who are confident have truly understood and trusted their condition, so that they have been able to accept their condition as they are.

Does the Qur'an talk about the concept of self-confidence? And how does the Qur'an talk about the concept of self-confidence? Of course there is no verse of the Qur'an that speaks of self-confidence lexically "al tsiqah bi al nafs" translation from confidence. However, there are many verses of the Qur'an that talk about human concepts according to the Qur'an and calls to believe in their ability to change, never be afraid and worried, do not be anxious and so on that need to be assessed thematically. According to Izzatul Jannah, the higher a person's faith, the higher the level of confidence. In the Qur'an it is stated that self-confidence in the form of a comfortable feeling of peace, without feeling sad, afraid and worried will come to those who believe in Allah swt. "Those who say:" Our Lord is God "then they affirm their position, the angels will come down to them (by saying): "Do not be afraid and do not feel sad; and delight in (obtaining) the heaven that God has promised you "(Fusshilat: 30)

Confidence in the Qur'an starts from a noble conception of mankind, namely the Khalifah of Allah, the best of creatures, and creatures that are free of will. The concept of self-confidence in the Qur'an begins with having a Self Concept (Ma’rofatun Nafsi), Positive Thinking, Faith and Charity, Tawakalkepada Allah, Gratitude, and Muhasabah (Self Evaluation).
Internet Pornography Addiction and Effects of Excessive Pornography Consumption: A University Tunku Abdul Rahman Undergraduate Student Study
Authors: Vaksalla Ahsha
Published: August 2019

Pornography is a debatable subject, both in Malaysia and around the world. Some feel it is harmless while others feel it is damaging. Pornography can bring about its own impact to the viewers. In Malaysia, the trend of viewing pornography among youngsters’ has been increasing. Studies have also shown Pornography can lead to unhealthy behaviors as a result of too much viewing. This study was conducted to discover the addiction level and the consumption effects on students at a Malaysian University. The researchers used purposive sampling to distribute questionnaires. The Scale used was the Internet Pornography Addiction Test and the Pornography Consumption Effects Scale consist of Positive and Negative dimension used to conduct the research. The research population (N=120) was students’ from University Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia. There were significant relationship between the addiction and consumption. There were significant differences between the Positive and Negative Dimension as well. The Negative Effect Dimension is higher than the Positive Effect Dimension. There were significant differences between male and female students towards pornography addiction. However, there were not any significant differences among the genders in internet consumption. Male scored higher than female in the Internet Pornography Addiction. There were no significant differences between gender in the Positive and Negative Dimension.
Using PRODIGY to Increase School Motivation Among Malaysian Children: A Study in a Rural Primary School in Perak
Authors: Ahmad Aslina
Published: August 2019

This study evaluates the effect of a school programme called PRODIGY that uses counseling skills to motivate students in rural areas in Perak, Malaysia. A total of 78 students (N = 78), who were 12 years of age participated in this study. The effect of the programme was measured by comparing the difference between mean scores of the pretest and the posttest. The instruments used to measure school motivation were (a) Elementary School Motivation Scale by Guay, Marsh, Dowson and Larose (2005) and (b) Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation by Harter (1981). Descriptive analysis was used to find the difference in mean scores and the standard deviation of the data. Results show that the mean score among students from the treatment group was higher compared to the control group. Teachers commented that children in the treatment group were more confident and took the initiative to meet with teachers whenever they have difficulties in their studies.
Application of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) To Enhance High School Students Self-Esteem: An Embedded Experimental Design
Authors: Mulawarman Mulawarman
Published: August 2019

This study aims to identify the therapeutic application of SFBT in making changes to enhance the self-esteem of high school students. In answering the research problem is used Embedded Experimental Design. Design of this study is useful to develop a treatment, test the process of an intervention or follow-up of the experimental results. This design can be realized through the acquisition of qualitative data that is included in the experimental design. The results of this study is seen quantitatively from the results found that there are differences in levels of self-esteem when students before getting SFBT intervention and after getting SFBT intervention. By using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, where the z value calculated is -2.207, where p is 0.027. In other words, SFBT intervention has therapeutic effects on the changes to enhance the self-esteem of students. On the qualitative side by basing on the results of conversation analysis is found that the revelation or utterance which counselees from low self-esteem is transformed into a high self-esteem.
Improving Treatment Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes: What Kind of Intervention Could be Offered?
Authors: Wulandari Astrid , Halim Magdalena S.
Published: August 2019

Treatment adherence is a key factor to achieve stable glucose level in type 2 diabetes. Treatment adherence is defined as changes in lifestyle associated with self-care behaviors, like diet and exercise. The purpose of the study was to identify potentially modifiable factors based on patient illness perception associated with treatment adherence among people with type 2 diabetes and to develop intervention based on the result to increase the adherence. 152 respondents (males 37,5%, females 62,5%) were recruited from several public health institutions in Jakarta. The mean age of the study group was 57,9 years, and the mean duration of diabetes was 6,9 years. Measurements used were Self-Care Inventory Revised (SCI-R), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), Self-Efficacy for Diabetes, and Social Support Questionnaire 6 (SSQ-6). Significant predictors of treatment adherence were self-efficacy, subscale treatment control and concern of illness perception. Based on that result, we developed 4 -session group therapy focusing on illness perception aspect, and also developed the intervention module and booklet for respondents.
Pengaruh akuntabilitas, transparansi, dan partisipasi Terhadap kinerja anggaran berbasis value for money
Authors: Rigian Detasya , Sari Ratna Purnama
Published: August 2019

The purpose of the research to test the effect of accountability, transparency, participation, and supervision on the performance of budget based on the value for money in OPD Sleman Regency. The research sample are 101 respondents. The result shows that accountability, transparency, and participation has a significant effect on the performance of budget based on the value for money while supervision has no significant impact on the performance of budget based on the value for money
Smart Aquarium Based On Internet of Things
Authors: Hardyanto R Hafid , Ciptadi Prahenusa Wahyu , Asmara Andik
Published: August 2019

: IoT technology has been widely applied in everyday life. IoT technology has been applied to smart home, smart city, and several supporting applications implemented by IoT technology. IoT technology can also be applied in hobby of keeping fish. The aquarium system that is sold in the market today is an ordinary aquarium. The aquarium system on the market today is already interesting, with a collection of plants and fish in the aquarium, but the problems that occur if the aquarium is stored in the house will be less to the needs of sunlight. Sometimes the lights that have a diaquarium are not adapted to the needs of plants or fish in the aquarium. Another problem is the provision of fish feed that is still manual. Sometimes aquarium owners must provide fish feed manually at least once a day. This is very troublesome if the owner of the aquarium has a very high activity, so the risk of forgetting to feed fish is very high. To overcome the problems mentioned above, it is necessary to have an aquarium system that is eyecatching and completely automated, both in terms of lighting and aspects of fish feeding. A smart aquarium system that can accommodate aquarium hobbyists with all the activities owned by aquarium owners. In this paper, we designed a new smart aquarium system using IoT devices
Características clínicas de los pacientes de la unidad de cuidados intensivos del Hospital Universitario de San Ignacio con insuficiencia renal aguda y factores asociados con mortalidad
Authors: Moreno Daza Adriana , Insuasty Maria Isabel , Londoño Trujillo Darío , D'Achiardi Roberto , García Padilla Paola
Published: August 2019

Introducción: la insuficiencia renal aguda (IRA) es una de las complicaciones más frecuentes en las Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo (UCI), por lo cual, la identificación de los factores de riesgo y su manejo temprano y oportuno, implicarían optimización de recursos, mejoría en la calidad de la atención y disminución de complicaciones y morbimortalidad.

Objetivo: describir las características clínicas de los pacientes que ingresaron a la unidad de cuidados intensivos del Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (HUSI) con IRA y cuáles podrían ser los factores de riesgo asociados a mortalidad.

Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio prospectivo de una serie de casos, de una muestra por conveniencia de todos los pacientes mayores de 15 años que ingresaron a la UCI del HUSI de Bogotá y desarrollaron IRA. Se definió IRA como: niveles de creatinina sérica mayor de 1.4 mg/ dL (hombre) y mayor de 1.2 mg/dL (mujer) o cuando desarrollaron oliguria; gasto urinario menor de 400 cc en 24 horas, o aumento del 50% de la creatinina con respecto a su ingreso. Las variables incluidas al ingreso de los pacientes fueron: edad, sexo, Apache, TISS, SOFA, indicación de UCI, morbilidades asociadas o presentes, infección, sitio de infección, valores de azoados, electrolitos: sodio y potasio, gases arteriales (pH y bicarbonato), relación entre la presión arterial de oxígeno y la fracción inspirada de oxígeno, uso de vasopresores: (dopamina dosis > de 5 μg/kg/min, noradrenalina dosis > 0.1 μg/kg/min) y cuantificación de diuresis.

Resultados: entre junio 1o. y diciembre 1o. de 2006 se estudiaron 253 pacientes que ingresaron a la UCI que luego desarrollaron IRA, de los cuales el 56% fueron hombres y 60.3% requirió soporte vasopresor. Los diagnósticos de ingreso más frecuentes fueron choque séptico y síndrome coronario agudo en 35 pacientes (13.83%) en cada patología. La mortalidad fue de 13.4% en este grupo. El análisis exploratorio de las variables al ingreso a UCI mostró aumento de la mortalidad por la presencia de soporte ventilatorio, infección pulmonar, uso de vasopresores, específicamente noradrenalina, alteraciones en los niveles de sodio y potasio, niveles de APACHE mayores de 20 y de SOFA mayor de seis, así como la presencia de morbilidades asociadas.

Conclusiones: después de ajustar un modelo de regresión logística controlado por otras variables independientes, las únicas variables asociadas con mortalidad fueron: necesidad de ventilación mecánica, Apache mayor de 20, SOFA mayor de 6 y anormalidades en sodio
Modelos pedagógicos y formación de profesionales en el área de la salud
Authors: Pinilla Análida Elizabeth
Published: August 2019

Introducción: la formación de profesionales en salud tiene fundamento pedagógico y epistemológico para dar servicio al paciente y la comunidad.

Objetivos: presentar un análisis de las relaciones entre las competencias profesionales por desarrollar y la formación de profesionales en el área de la salud. Exponer el concepto de modelos pedagógicos, los lineamientos de la formación profesional, particularmente en especialidades médicas, mediante la relación docencia-servicio y el aprendizaje basado en problemas.

Métodos: investigación documental, búsqueda de literatura científica publicada en español e inglés, en las bases de datos como Medline, Redalyc, SciELO, Google, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, centros de referencia y libros mediante las palabras clave.

Resultados: se conceptualiza la formación por competencias de profesionales en las ciencias de la salud, se detallan las competencias de profesionales genéricas o transversales y específicas; los alcances y las limitaciones actuales de la formación y se exponen cuatro experiencias de formación basada en competencias.

Conclusiones: la formación de profesionales en ciencias de la salud debe conducir a la graduación de profesionales autónomos y críticos con profesionalismo que en su práctica demuestren competencias profesionales transversales y específicas; éstas se evalúan permanentemente en la relación con cada paciente; para alcanzar lo anterior es indispensable la formación pedagógica de docentes y la concienciación de directivos y entes gubernamentales. Los currículos tienen un componente nuclear y otro flexible que permiten el desarrollo de las potencialidades de cada estudiante por medio del método del aprendizaje basado en problemas con casos clínicos en la relación docencia-servicio y en equipo interdisciplinario
Gestión clínica no deshumanizada
Authors: Arango Pablo
Published: August 2019

La gestión clínica abarca muchos campos, es útil para mejorar la administración de una institución y para mejorar la atención médica, pero estos dos objetivos pueden entrar en conflicto. Se hacen unas breves consideraciones sobre lo que debe ser la gestión clínica desde el punto de vista de la humanización y de la bioética, así como el respeto hacia el ser humano mediante una buena práctica médica
Faktor – faktor yang berhubungan dengan gangguan kognitif pada lansia di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya Denpasar
Authors: Surya Rini Sandra , Kuswardhani Tuty , Aryana Suka
Published: August 2019

Latar Belakang: Gangguan kognitif merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan lansia dan merupakan prediktor mayor kejadian demensia yang masih menjadi permasalahan kesehatan dan sosial. Penurunan fungsi intelektual merupakan masalah paling serius ketika proses penuaan yang akan mengakibatkan lansia sulit untuk hidup mandiri, dan meningkatkan risiko terjadinya demensia sehingga lansia akan mengalami gangguan perilaku dan penurunan kualitas hidup.

Tujuan: Melihat faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan gangguan kognitif pada lansia di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Wana Seraya Denpasar, Bali.

Metode: Studi ini menggunakan desain analitik potong lintang dengan metode pengambilan sampel adalah total sampling. Sebanyak 30 sampel terkumpul, dengan 10 sampel dengan fungsi kognitif normal dan 20 sampel memiliki gangguan kognitif. Sampel dilakukan wawancara untuk mengetahui karakteristik demografi. Variabel gangguan pendengaran dinilai dengan kuisioner Hearing  Handicap  Inventory  for  the  Elderly-Screening, Frailty diukur dengan menggunakan Fried Frailty Index, tingkat kemandirian dinilai dengan Activity Daily Living Barthel dan fungsi kognitif dengan kuisioner Montreal Cognitive Assessment Indonesia. Analisis data menggunakan SPSS 17 dengan uji fisher’s exact.

Hasil: Sejumlah 30 sampel lansia yang berusia 61-94 tahun mengikuti studi ini dengan median usia 73,73 tahun. Sebanyak 20 sampel didapatkan ada gangguan kognitif dan 10 sampel memiliki fungsi kognitif normal. Skor MoCA-INA berkisar antara 11 – 27 dengan rata-rata skor 19. Dari berbagai variabel yang dianalisis, gangguan pendengaran(p=0,000), tingkat kemandirian (p=0,005), frailty (p=0,017) berhubungan dengan gangguan kognitif secara bermakna.

Simpulan: Terdapat 20 orang (67%) mengalami gangguan kognitif. Gangguan pendengaran, frailty, tingkat kemandirian merupakan variabel yang berhubungan dengan gangguan kognitif pada studi ini.
Beach Uses and Users in Four Beaches of the Ecuadorian Coast: The Importance of Physical and Socioeconomic Conditions for Recreational Beach Use Assessment in Latin American Contexts
Authors: Ricaurte-Quijano Carla , Nacipucha David , Gavilanes Julio , Manner Fanny , Calles Alba , Cervantes Eduardo
Published: August 2019

The understanding of the different conditions that shape the recreational use of sandy beaches is key for their management. This article explores visitors' and residents' recreational use of four sandy beaches in Ecuador in relation to the physical and socioeconomic context in which
this use takes place, including beach morphodynamics, level of urban development, as well as the type and quality of tourism services available. Results show that visitors and residents use the beach for the same recreational activities (i.e., walking and swimming) on beaches with different
morphologies and socioeconomic conditions. However, respondents also indicated that physical characteristics (e.g., beach size and swell) are important aspects for choosing a beach. Visitors to rural beaches are more likely to consume informal catering services located within the beach area
than formal ones located outside. This particular emerging theme should be taken into consideration for further research on management initiatives in the context of developing countries.
Invasion alert: new record of the exotic Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 in the Puna Austral region, Northwestern of Argentina
Authors: Andreoli Bize Julieta , Fernández Luis
Published: August 2019

We report the first record of Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 at elevations above 1,615 m in the Puna Austral, Provincia Catamarca, Argentina. This fish was introduced by intentional release. The Puna is characterized by an endorheic system, where the exotic species would cause a negative impact on the aquatic fauna by predation of eggs and larvae of native fish. Unfortunately, Argentinian conservation policies are directed to protect exotic fish before endemic ichthyofauna.
Psychiatric Assessment of Deliberate Self-Poisoning
Authors: Moradinazar Mehdi , Shaygani Mehdi , Ataei Mary , Naseri Rosita
Published: August 2019

Psychological differences between those who attempt suicide and those who do not are not agreed upon by all specialists. The current study was carried out to compare psychological factors between patients with deliberate and nondeliberate self-poisoning in Kermanshah, Iran. It is a frequency matched case-control study. For the purpose of this study, among people who deliberately attempted suicide who were taken to Imam Khomeini Hospital of Kermanshah, 200 were selected as a sample. The controls were frequency matched with nondeliberate self-poisoning patients. For both deliberate and nondeliberate cases of self-poisoning, drug use was the most significant cause of poisoning. In comparison with nondeliberate self-poisoning, people with deliberate self-poisoning used more neurotic and immature defense mechanisms, and people with nondeliberate self-poisoning used more mature defense mechanisms. In general, both groups showed significant use of defense mechanisms; however, with regard to self-concept and general health, they showed no significant difference in any subcategories. When a person does not have the ability to adapt to stressful and difficult situations, he or she may turn to defense mechanisms that make the situation worse rather than better. Thus, enhancing defense and psychological mechanisms among vulnerable people should be considered.

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A Gravity Model for Country of Origin Consumer Evaluations
Authors: Bhat Vasanthakumar
Published: August 2019

This paper tests the gravity model for country of origin consumer evaluations. The analysis, based on about 2500 country pairs, indicates that consumer evaluations in one country (rating country) of products made in another country (rated country) are directly related to GDP of rated country and inversely to GDP of rating country and distances between them. Country pairs with common languages, rated country being an island, and political stability in rated countries are found to have a strong positive influence on the country evaluations. Rated country being a colony of the rating country in the past, rated country being a landlocked country, and country pair being in at least one active preferential trade agreement covering goods have negative influence on the country of origin evaluations. Contiguity between country pairs is found to have no influence on the country of origin consumer evaluations.
Positioning Agency of Migrant Street Working Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Authors: Belay Degwale Gebeyehu
Published: August 2019

Ethiopia is among the poorest countries of the world in which many children do not have access to a quality education, and many children are engaged in child labour. The study aims to explain the interplay of factors for independent migration and street working experience of children. The article adopted an ethnographic qualitative research method. In-depth interviews, observation, and informal discussions were important tools of data collection. The findings show that independent migration is an important component of working children on streets of Addis Ababa. Children exercise their agency to migrate and engage in a certain kinds of street activities. Most of them migrate from rural areas for non-economic reasons. Street activities are gendered as well as generationally divided. These children have positioned themselves as workers and streets as their workplaces. Despite their agency, they are vulnerable to different structural problems. Hence, blaming child street workers cannot be an effective means of eliminating child labour.
Strategic Information Technology Compensation
Authors: Wang Chingning
Published: August 2019

The 2008 financial crisis has made many high-tech firms vulnerable. Some non-American firms (e.g. in Taiwan) have even granted their IT professionals a “no-pay break” to reduce firms' financial uncertainty. The crisis leads to a need to re-examine managerial compensation thinking from a cross-cultural perspective. Drawing on cross-cultural case studies in Taiwan, a collectivist culture, and in the United States, an individualist culture, this research explores managerial thinking on how to align strategic IT compensation with personnel's immigrant status and IT sourcing strategies in different industrial and national/cultural contexts. It also explores how firms utilize nonmonetary compensation in different cultures. Compensation for IT professionals in Taiwan are reportedly to be more uniform because of the feature of collectivist culture. Compensation for IT professionals in the United States are reportedly more fluid thanks to a frontier culture and individualism. Therefore, negotiable competitive pay is emphasized. Both Taiwan and the US have suffered from wage stagnation for decades. In Taiwan, this stagnation may be related to a depreciation of higher degrees since the number of university graduates has been increased fivefold in two decades and IT related degrees have been amidst popular majors which lead to oversupply in IT workforce. In the US, this stagnation may be related to economic recession and reduced IT investment/full-time positions, dropping IT enrollment, IT skill/education-job mismatch, and increased reliance on IT contractors in an emerging IT gig economy. From a cultural perspective, “still under employment” in a Confucian society which emphasizes face-saving that has value in its own right and it explains why some firms in Taiwan granted IT professionals a “no-pay break” instead of immediate layoff to cope with the 2008 crisis. Meanwhile, to cope with the challenge of IT skill/education-job mismatch in the United States, using a domestic training program as nonmonetary compensation may be a viable alternative to IT firms whose IT compensation strategies emphasize lucrative pay or poach IT talents rather than nurturing IT talents. Theoretically, economic/organization theories derived from western experiences or ideologies in 1900s, where industrialization, private/hierarchical organizations, and higher education were booming, may not fit non-western countries' experiences or today's world where the trends of outsourcing, IT contracting, gig economy and depreciation of education are emerging.
Condition of Carbides in High-Speed Steels after Multidirectional Forging
Authors: Kříž Antonín , Průcha Vojtěch
Published: August 2019

Although heat treatment of high-speed steels has been covered in numerous treatises, their microstructure before treatment still receives insufficient attention. This article therefore explores the relationship between the initial microstructure and resultant properties in heat treated steels for cutting tools and sonotrodes (special tools for ultrasonic welding). As shown in experiments, the size of fragments of primary carbides affects the properties of the matrix after heat treatment and the precipitation of secondary carbides. Hence, the decisive factor is the method by which the initial stock is mechanically worked, as it may produce primary carbides with more uniform distribution and size. In contrast, the article lists some cases where clusters of carbides caused cracking after heat treatment. The article also covers multidirectional forging by which the desired initial microstructure is obtained.
Distortion in Induction-Hardened Cylindrical Part
Authors: Hájek Jiří , Rot David , Jiřinec Jakub
Published: August 2019

This article concerns distortion of a workpiece after induction-hardening under various conditions. It focuses particularly on the effects of quenching water temperature, PAG polymer concentration and the rotation speed of the workpiece during induction hardening. Electrical as well as non-electrical quantities which affect the process were monitored. They included the current passing through the inductor, the power frequency, quenching water temperature, the flow rate of the quenchant through the spray-quench device, the speed of rotation of the workpiece and some others. The workpiece was a cylinder 70 mm in length which contained a drilled off-axis through hole. Prior to hardening, dimensions of the workpiece and the hole were measured on three planes set in different distances from the bottom face. The measurement was repeated after induction hardening and the findings are reported in this article. Post-process hardness was measured on the cylindrical surface of the workpiece. Hardening depths obtained with different quenchants were measured.
Fracture Micromechanism of Cryogenically Processed Vanadis 6 Tool Steel
Authors: Ďurica Juraj , Ptačinová Jana , Jurči Peter
Published: August 2019

The effect of cryogenic processing and tempering on selected mechanical properties and fracture micromechanism of Vanadis 6 high alloy cold work tool steel was analysed. The samples were processed in cold nitrogen gas at -140 °C for 48 h, and tempered at temperatures of 170 – 530 °C. It was found that the hardness of sub-zero treated Vanadis 6 steel decreases with increasing tempering temperature. The highest hardness of the specimen 960 HV10 was achieved by tempering at 170 °C and the lowest hardness 790 HV10 resulted from tempering at the highest tempering temperature, i.e. 530 °C. However, the hardness of conventional heat treated samples was less than 800 HV10 in full range of tempering temperatures. The fracture toughness of sub-zero treated samples does not differ from what was obtained by conventional heat treatment schedule except the case of the high tempering temperature of 530 °C where an increase in fracture toughness by approx.. 3 MPa.m1/2 has been recorded. The carbides differ clearly in their role in the fracture propagation. While the secondary carbides undergo easily cleavage the eutectic carbides assist more probably decohesive fracture propagation.
Effect of Fly Ash Pre-Sintering Temperature on Adiabatic Foam Fabricated by Sodium Silicate
Authors: Li Ye , Zhao Heng Ze , Cheng Xu Dong
Published: August 2019

Adiabatic foam was fabricated successfully using sodium silicate as the raw material with pre-sintered fly ash as additive. Fly ash was pre-sintered at 500 to 900 oC and the effect of the pre-sintering temperature on the performance, including the thermal conductivity, density, compressive strength and microstructure, was researched. The results show that the pre-sintering process effectively reduces the density of the samples while the thermal conductivity and compressive strength are higher than those of the samples fabricated by the fly ash without being pre-sintered. Moreover, the samples exhibit tri-modal spherical pore structure with macropores and mesopores. The pore size remains unchanged until the pre-sintering temperature exceeds 700 oC, and then starts to increase.
A One-Step Pack Cementation Method for Preparing AlN/Aluminizing Coating with Good Corrosion Resistance
Authors: Wang Xiao Yan , Du Jiao Jiao , Ma Zhong Wei
Published: August 2019

AlN/aluminizing coating with good corrosion resistance on carbon steel was prepared by one-step powder pack method. The phase compositions were analyzed by X-Ray diffraction spectrum (XRD). The cross-sections were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). According the analysis above, the appropriate powder formula and technological parameter were determined: 40 wt.% Al + 50 wt.%Al2O3 + 5 wt.% NH4Cl + 5 wt.%CeO2, heating from 800 °C and maintaining at 900 °C for 6 hours. The corrosion resistance of specimen with AlN/aluminizing coating were measured by electrochemical test. The electrochemical measurement suggested that the corrosion resistance property of carbon steel was remarkably improved by fabricating AlN/aluminizing film. The process of pack cementation method in this fabrication is very simple, low-cost and facile, which opens a promising and effective path for industrial applications for AlN/aluminizing coating on various metallic materials.
Strengthening Mechanism and Thermal Stability of Spray Formed H13 Steel
Authors: Zhang Zhan Zhan , Wang Wan Zhen , Chen Yun Bo , Wang Miao Hui , Zhao Chang De , Ge Xue Yuan , Gao Ke Wei , Liang Jin Ming
Published: August 2019

The aim of this work is to study the strengthening mechanism and thermal stability of spray formed H13 steel. The microstructure and hardness of spray formed H13 steels are investigated by electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and hardness measurementscanning. The calculated results demonstrate that tensile strength, impact energy and hardness values of sprayed-formed H13 steel are higher than that of as-cast H13 steel when the tempering temperature is 600 °C after quenched at 1050 °C. Compared with as-cast H13 steels, tempered spray-formed H13 steels possess supernal high-temperature temper resistant stability. The chemical composition of the carbides in spray-formed steels is V and Cr rich spherical carbides are hardly influenced by the tempering treatment.
An Unusual Infection in an Immunocompetent Male from a Non-Endemic Area: Lessons from a Vacation
Authors: Neupane Ritesh , Sharma Munish , Sharma Divakar , Thachil Rajeev , Krishnamurthy Mahesh , Lowman Gerald
Published: August 2019

Primary pulmonary histoplasmosis is found worldwide, and is particularly endemic in some areas of the North America, usually those surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. It is not common in the East Coast of the United States, and is in fact, reportable in Pennsylvania. It has been rarely described in immunocompetent individuals residing in a non-endemic region. We present a case of a previously healthy middle-aged male, a Pennsylvania resident, who presented with mid-sternal chest discomfort, fatigue, chills and mild shortness of breath, and was diagnosed with primary pulmonary histoplasmosis.
Gestão da obra pública: uma análise comparativa dos aditivos de valor e de prazo entre duas instituições federais de ensino
Authors: Corrêa Bruna dos Santos , Shih Heloisa Helena Oliveira Martins
Published: August 2019

A obra pública promove grande movimentação de recursos e constata-se o relato frequente, tanto pela mídia comercial quanto pela literatura acadêmica, de alterações durante sua execução, principalmente de valor e de prazo, através dos aditivos contratuais. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as ocorrências desses aditivos nos contratos das obras realizadas pela UFTM e pelo IFTM desde suas criações, com destaque para os diferentes portes das obras, realizando análise estatística, e, por fim, fazendo comparativo entre os resultados. Estas instituições foram escolhidas por terem recebido parte do investimento para a expansão e a adequação da infraestrutura física pelo Governo Federal e por se situarem na mesma região geográfica. Para a coleta dos dados, foi realizada consulta aos processos de contratação das obras realizadas pelas instituições. Após a análise, à medida que aumentou o porte das construções novas na UFTM, estatisticamente, maior foi a média percentual do aditivo de valor. Verificou-se também que as médias percentuais de aditivo de prazo das obras de médio e grande portes do IFTM e da UFTM se apresentarem estatisticamente iguais. Através da análise da incidência e das principais causas de aditivos, busca-se auxiliar os gestores a tomarem decisões mais efetivas para reduzir a incidência dos aditivos, já que trazem impacto negativo tanto para o planejamento das obras quanto para o planejamento e execução orçamentária.
Financiamento à pesquisa: a vantagem competitiva analisada sob a ótica da Visão Baseada em Recursos
Authors: Siewert Junior Vilmar , Parisotto Iara Regina dos Santos
Published: August 2019

As universidades se encontram em um ambiente competitivo, por isso o objetivo deste artigo foi analisar recursos que podem ser fonte de vantagem competitiva, para a obtenção de fundos de financiamento à pesquisa nas universidades públicas federais da região sul do Brasil. Por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, com professores/pesquisadores de quatro universidades públicas foram analisados e encontrados os seguintes recursos que na percepção dos entrevistados geram vantagem competitiva, a) Pesquisadores; b) Relacionamentos do pesquisador; c) Estrutura de suporte à pesquisa; d) Reputação da Universidade; e) Avaliação da CAPES; f) Relacionamentos da universidade; e g) Estrutura física da Universidade. Tomando-se como base a RBV para análise da vantagem competitiva conclui-se que o pesquisador e seu know-how é fundamental para obter financiamento, pois de acordo com sua habilidade e capacidade, há maiores chances da obtenção de financiamento para realização das pesquisas; a existência de estrutura de suporte à pesquisa - suporte técnico e operacional ao pesquisador oferecida pela universidade - possibilita ao pesquisador dedicar mais tempo para a pesquisa e não para detalhes operacionais; os relacionamentos, seja dos pesquisadores ou das universidades, ampliam a fronteira na qual podem buscar recursos; a reputação da universidade e a avaliação da CAPES são recursos que se relacionam, pois a melhor reputação da universidade pode estar associada à melhor avaliação da CAPES, possibilitando que os pesquisadores tenham mais facilidade ao acesso de fontes de financiamento. Todos esses recursos geram algum tipo de vantagem competitiva aos pesquisadores. No entanto, com relação a estrutura física, nesse contexto, não observou-se indícios de que poderia gerar vantagem competitiva.
The Fund's Income Position for FY 2013 - Midyear Update
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: August 2019

This paper presents updated projections on the Fund’s FY 2013 income position. The projected net income is now SDR 2.1 billion, slightly lower than the earlier projection of SDR 2.3 billion at the beginning of the year. The changes reflect lower projected disbursements under approved arrangements owing to delays in scheduled drawings and arrangements expected to expire with substantial undrawn balances, the expectation that funding of the gold endowment will not begin until FY 2014, and lower implicit returns on the Fund’s interest-free resources due to the prevailing interest rate environment.
Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism - Inclusion in Surveillance and Financial Stability Assessments - Guidance Note
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: August 2019

This note provides guidance on the inclusion of AML/CFT issues in surveillance and financial stability assessments (FSAs). Specifically, it provides a framework for the treatment of cases where money laundering or terrorist financing (ML/TF) and related underlying crimes (i.e., “predicate crimes” or “predicate offenses”) are so serious as to threaten domestic stability, balance of payments stability, the effective operation of the International Monetary System—IMS— (in the case of Article IV surveillance), or the stability of the domestic financial system (in the case of FSAs).