bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Effect of Mobile Phone on Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihood
Authors: Mutunga Isaac Mutwiri
Published: July 2018

This article is based on a sequential exploratory mixed method research which carried in-depth interviews, content analysis, semi-structured participant observation, and administered a survey to 422 smallholder farmers in Machakos County in Kenya. The study was premised on combined concepts of information needs assessment (INAM), Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF), and ICT4D value chain analysis models to explore the effect of mobile phones on smallholder farmers’ livelihoods. The study found out that mobile phones are not used by smallholder farmers’ in the same way and therefore its effect on their livelihood is not uniform. On the one hand, mobile phone has negligible effect on subsistence smallholder farmers on-farm activities, and on the other hand, mobile phone usage has huge impact on market-oriented smallholder farming because it improves the relationships and interactions between the farmer and other rural livelihoods stakeholders.
The psychosocial diagnosis of gender in public health: propos and application through a case study
Authors: Pujal i Llombart Margot , Mora Enrico , Schöngut-Grollmus Nicolás
Published: July 2018

Abstract In this article, we present the development of a methodological diagnostic tool for the field of public health from an interdisciplinary perspective that articulates the biological, psychological, and social dimensions of human health from a post-structuralist and feminist perspective and epistemology. In prior research, we have developed a methodology for the study of chronic pain without an organic cause, or fibromyalgia (FM), that we call the psychosocial diagnosis of gender. That work addresses the analysis of the research object itself and, above all, a critical reconceptualization of health in general. We have also used qualitative fieldwork methods (life stories, discussion groups, and documentary material) in our study of people diagnosed with FM. Here, we present the actual tool we use in the Psychosocial Diagnosis of Gender, using a case study that enacts a displacement of the clinical diagnosis of FM towards its articulation with the psychosocial diagnosis of gender.
Solving Large Problems with Heuristic Search: General-Purpose Parallel External-Memory Search
Authors: Hatem Matthew , Burns Ethan , Ruml Wheeler
Published: July 2018

Classic best-first heuristic search algorithms, like A*, record every unique state they encounter in RAM, making them infeasible for solving large problems. In this paper, we demonstrate how best-first search can be scaled to solve much larger problems by exploiting disk storage and parallel processing and, in some cases, slightly relaxing the strict best-first node expansion order. Some previous disk-based search algorithms abandon best-first search order in an attempt to increase efficiency. We present two case studies showing that A*, when augmented with Delayed Duplicate Detection, can actually be more efficient than these non-best-first search orders. First, we present a straightforward external variant of A*, called PEDAL, that slightly relaxes best-first order in order to be I/O efficient in both theory and practice, even on problems featuring real-valued node costs. Because it is easy to parallelize, PEDAL can be faster than in-memory IDA* even on domains with few duplicate states, such as the sliding-tile puzzle. Second, we present a variant of PEDAL, called PE2A*, that uses partial expansion to handle problems that have large branching factors. When tested on the problem of Multiple Sequence Alignment, PE2A* is the first algorithm capable of solving the entire Reference Set 1 of the standard BAliBASE benchmark using a biologically accurate cost function. This work shows that classic best-first algorithms like A* can be applied to large real-world problems. We also provide a detailed implementation guide with source code both for generic parallel disk-based best-first search and for Multiple Sequence Alignment with a biologically accurate cost function. Given its effectiveness as a general-purpose problem-solving method, we hope that this makes parallel and disk-based search accessible to a wider audience.
Solving Multi-agent Path Finding on Strongly Biconnected Digraphs
Authors: Botea Adi , Bonusi Davide , Surynek Pavel
Published: July 2018

Much of the literature on suboptimal, polynomial-time algorithms for multi-agent path finding focuses on undirected graphs, where motion is permitted in both directions along a graph edge. Despite this, traveling on directed graphs is relevant in navigation domains, such as path finding in games, and asymmetric communication networks.We consider multi-agent path finding on strongly biconnected directed graphs. We show that all instances with at least two unoccupied positions have a solution, except for a particular, degenerate subclass where the graph has a cyclic shape. We present diBOX, an algorithm for multi-agent path finding on strongly biconnected directed graphs. diBOX runs in polynomial time, computes suboptimal solutions and is complete for instances on strongly biconnected digraphs with at least two unoccupied positions. We theoretically analyze properties of the algorithm and properties of strongly biconnected directed graphs that are relevant to our approach. We perform a detailed empirical analysis of diBOX, showing a good scalability. To our knowledge, our work is the first study of multi-agent path finding focused on directed graphs.
Site investigation and performance of radial deep consolidation grouting in soft soil
Authors: Filho Mario Vicente Riccio , Cirone Alessando , Almeida Marcio de Souza Soares de , Rodriguez Tatiana Tavares , Faria Daniel de Andrade
Published: July 2018

This paper presents the site investigation and ground stiffening carried out in an 8 m thick, soft soil deposit located in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stiffening was achieved through the use of pre-fabricated vertical drains and radial deep consolidation grouting, a form of compaction grouting. In this study, the results of the site investigation, comprising laboratory and in situ tests, are presented and discussed. Soft soil parameters were used to compute the settlement–time curve considering vertical drains without grout injection. This was compared with the settlement–time field curve after grouting, obtained using data from settlement plates monitored for a period of 147 d. Comparison of the two sets of data enabled an improvement factor to be determined, thus quantifying the efficiency of the grouting. Field measurements, provided by settlement plates, were extrapolated to a long-term condition. Also, the final settlement after grouting treatment was evaluated.
Effects of Fixed Nominal Thresholds for Enhanced Supervision
Authors: Hou David , Warusawitharana Missaka
Published: July 2018

Following the financial crisis, the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and the implementation of Basel III significantly changed the regulatory landscape in the U.S. This note discusses how the use of such fixed nominal thresholds impacts the extent of enhanced prudential supervision. Section 1 presents the various thresholds that are in place as of May 15, 2018. Section 2 analyzes the effect of these thresholds on the number and total assets of the affected banks, and examines whether the thresholds have caused any bunching of banks. Section 3 discusses possible changes that may help address some of these effects.
İstanbul’da Yaratıcı İşgücünün Eğitimi ve Endüstri Pratikleri Üzerine bir Değerlendirme
Authors: KERİMOĞLU Ebru , GÜVEN-GÜNEY Büşra
Published: July 2018

Yüksek katma değer üretmeleri, ekonomik dinamizm ve rekabet fırsatları yaratmaları, yaratıcı endüstrileri geçtiğimiz yüzyılın sonlarından itibaren ülkelerin gündemlerine taşımıştır. Yeni ekonomik coğrafya, işgücü yapısında yeni gereklilikleri beraberinde getirmiş, hızla değişen ekonomilere, işgücünü yetiştiren kurumlar olarak üniversitelerin de aynı hızla katkı yapabilir olması beklenir olmuştur. Ancak, yapılan çalışmalarla yaratıcı işgücü eğitiminin, yeni istihdam koşullarına ve beklentilere karşılık vermede yetersiz olduğu ortaya konmuştur. Bu çalışmada, İstanbul’da yaratıcı endüstrilerde eğitim ve istihdamın karşılıklı ilişkisi, eğitim-meslek kuruluşları ile yapılan görüşmeler üzerinden analiz edilmiştir. Eğitim programlarının oluşturulmasında endüstri ihtiyaçları öncelikli hedef değildir, üniversitelerin sadece endüstriye işgücü yetiştiren kurumlar olmadığı tartışılmakta, bir taraftan da endüstrinin gerekleri de sağlanmaya çalışılmaktadır. Mevcut eğitim sistemi ile yetişen elemanlar ve endüstrinin ihtiyaç duydukları arasında boşluk ortaya çıkmakta, söz konusu boşluğun doldurulabilmesi için endüstri ve üniversiteler arasında bir takım bağlar kurulması gerekmektedir. Hali hazırda, endüstriler için eğitimli işgücüne olan talep her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında elde edilmek istenen fayda, kentsel alanlar için öneminin bu denli anlaşılmış olduğu yaratıcı sınıfın, bir diğer deyişle yaratıcı endüstri işgücünün, lisans eğitiminden sağladığı çıktılar ile eğitim programlarının endüstri gerekleri ile ne derece uyumlu bir ilişki sürdürdüğünün, kentsel alanlarda yaratıcı endüstrilerin gelişiminin sağlanması çerçevesinde anlaşılabilmesidir.
Bölgesel Kalkınmanın İktisadi Politiği: Siyasal Çoğulculuk ve Yatırım İlişkisi
Authors: ÇELİK Necmettin , KARAÇUKA Mehmet
Published: July 2018

Kamu ve özel kesim yatırımları bölgesel kalkınmanın önemli bir dinamiğini oluşturmaktadır. Bu sebeple, kalıcı ve dengeli bölgesel kalkınmanın sağlanabilmesi için gerek kamusal; gerekse de özel kesim yatırımlarının bölgesel dağılımına etki eden muhtemel unsurların irdelenmesi gerekir. Bu unsurlardan biri siyasal çoğulculuk olgusudur. Çalışmada, siyasal çoğulculuk olgusu ile kamu ve özel kesim yatırım kararlarının bölgesel tahsisi arasındaki ilişki incelenmek istenmiştir. Bu amaçla, 2007 ve 2011 Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri’nde siyasi partilerin aldıkları oy oranları üzerinden oluşturulan Herfindahl-Hirschman Endeksi yardımıyla 2008-2011 dönemi ve 26 İBBS-II Bölgesi kapsamında alternatif Sabit Etkiler Panel Modelleri tahmin edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular siyasal çoğulculuğun kamu ve özel kesim yatırım kararları üzerinde arttırıcı etkileri olduğu ve dikkate alınan örneklem dâhilinde bölgesel kalkınmanın önemli bir belirleyicisi olduğu yönündedir. Bununla birlikte, okullaşma ve sanayileşme oranlarının yatırım kanalları aracılığıyla bölgesel kalkınma üzerinde pozitif dışsallıklar yaratan unsurlar olduğu öne çıkan bulgular arasındadır.
Barmah Forest virus TaqMan 2017 (BF-VTM2017) v2
Authors: M Mackay Ian , Smith Ina , A Northill Judy
Published: July 2018

The protocol aims explicitly to amplify BFV viruses and not other viruses. The assay targets the E2 gene region and is designed as a qualitative test for investigating BFV infection of humans and arthropods.
Integrated analysis of DNA methylation profiling and gene expression profiling identifies novel markers in lung cancer in Xuanwei, China v1
Authors: Wang Juan
Published: July 2018

Background: Aberrant DNA methylation occurs frequently in cancer. The aim of this study was to identify novel methylation markers in lung cancer in Xuanwei, China, through integrated genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression studies. Methods: Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected on 10 paired lung cancer tissues and noncancerous lung tissues by methylated DNA immunoprecipitation combined with microarray (MeDIP-chip) and gene expression microarray analyses, respectively. Integrated analysis of DMRs and DEGs was performed to screen out candidate methylation-related genes. Both methylation and expression changes of the candidate genes were further validated and analyzed. Results: Compared with normal lung tissues, lung cancer tissues expressed a total of 6,899 DMRs, including 5,788 hypermethylated regions and 1,111 hypomethylated regions. Integrated analysis of DMRs and DEGs identified 45 tumor-specific candidate genes: 38 genes whose DMRs were hypermethylated and expression was downregulated, and 7 genes whose DMRs were hypomethylated and expression was upregulated. The methylation and expression validation results identified 4 candidate genes (STXBP6, BCL6B, FZD10, and HSPB6) that were significantly hypermethylated and downregulated in most of the tumor tissues compared with the noncancerous lung tissues. Conclusions: This integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression in lung cancer in Xuanwei revealed several genes regulated by promoter methylation that have not been described in lung cancer before. These results provide new insight into the carcinogenesis of lung cancer in Xuanwei and represent promising new diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
ETKİLİ ÖĞRETİM STRATEJİLERİ ÖLÇEĞİ’NİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ (EÖSÖ): GEÇERLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: Cücük Eyüp , Kara Kevser , Şiraz Fadıl , Bay Erdal
Published: July 2018

Öğrenci başarısını artırmada, öğrenme-öğretme sürecinin
çeşitli öğretim stratejileriyle tasarlanmasının oldukça etkili bir yöntem
olduğu bilinmektedir. Özellikle Marzano, Pickering ve Pollock tarafından
alanyazındaki birçok araştırma sonucunu bir araya getirmek suretiyle ortaya
konulan dokuz boyutlu etkili öğretim stratejileri dikkate değerdir. Bu
araştırmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin etkili öğretim stratejilerini kullanma durumlarını
ölçen Etkili Öğretim Stratejileri Ölçeği (EÖSÖ)’nin geçerlik ve güvenirliğini
incelemektir. Nicel yöntemle gerçekleştirilen bu araştırmada, 501 öğretmenden
elde edilen veriler kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubundan elde edilen veriler yapı,
uyum, kapsam ve görünüş geçerliği bağlamında incelenmiştir. Yapı geçerliği
Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizi (AFA) ile belirlenmiş ve Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi
(DFA) ile kontrol edilmiştir. Ölçek güvenirliğine ilişkin Cronbach Alpha
katsayısı incelenmiş, madde toplam korelâsyonları ve test tekrar test yöntemi
ile kararlılık katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda; sekiz faktörlü
ve 29 maddelik EÖSÖ’nün, geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu
kanıtlanmıştır.
THE TRAITS OF FUNCTIONING COHESION CATEGORY IN FRENCH ORAL-COLLOQUIAL TEXTS
Authors: Zaitsev A.A. , Gnezdilova E.V.
Published: July 2018

On the one hand, the article is dedicated to analyzing the traits of functioning cohesion category in French oral-colloquial texts. On the other hand, the paper touches upon the issue of the oral-colloquial speech statues as the modern French literary language variety.
Using the project method as a technology for student-centered student learning
Authors: Razuvaeva L.V.
Published: July 2018

The article is devoted to description investigate the possibility to use the method of projects as a technology of personality-oriented approach to teaching foreign students the Russian language at the Russian language Department of the Voronezh state medical University. N. N. Burdenko. The study showed that the project activity is a promising means of implementing a reflective model of education, because it can be applied at all stages of training and almost any subject, and contributes to the development of the individual student and the teaching process optimization.
Concept “time” in English proverbs and sayings
Authors: Utkina L.N. , Kovalevich D.S.
Published: July 2018

The article examines lexical means verbalizing the concept “time” in English proverbs and sayings. The nature of time phenomenon and the role of the concept “time” in the language system are also briefly described. The groups of lexical units that verbalize temporality in the English language are analyzed, as well as the results of the analysis of proverbs and sayings containing these lexical items. As the result of the study, thematic groups which define common features of the concept “time” in phraseological world image of the speakers of English are presented.
TRABALHO, BEM-ESTAR E QUALIDADE DE VIDA: ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA AUTARQUIA GAÚCHA
Authors: Santos Gleberson de Santana dos , Alves Luane Lopes , Rigo Fabio , Santos Andreia Aparecida Pandolfi dos
Published: July 2018

O fator humano, nos últimos tempos, tem sido encarado como fator chave para aumentar o desempenho, produtividade das organizações, razão pela qual corporações têm investido em programas voltados à promoção de bem-estar dos seus colaboradores com a finalidade de conquistar maior grau de comprometimento e envolvimento. Neste sentido, este trabalho propôs-se a investigar a percepção de bem-estar dos servidores públicos de uma autarquia do município de Pelotas/RS, pertencentes à Divisão de Veículos e Oficina (DVO). Metodologicamente, este estudo se classifica como descritivo de abordagem quantitativa. Como instrumento de coleta de dados utilizaram-se os questionários que foram aplicados aos servidores que ocupam os cargos de motoristas, mecânicos, operadores de máquinas, lavador e operário. A coleta de dados ocorreu durante os meses de junho e julho de 2017. Conclui-se que dentro do construto de bem-estar no trabalho, o aspecto envolvimento obteve menor média (x 2,68, DP 0,93). Quanto ao aspecto “compromisso e satisfação” apresentou a melhor média a percepção dos colaboradores na relação com o chefe imediato (x 4,4, DP 1,18).
Analysis of basic design in architectural structure design
Authors: Xu Hongliang , Huo Zhenzhong , Zhu Weiling , Yang Min , Xu Jianhua
Published: July 2018

In recent years, with the rapid development of urban development and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, China's construction industry has also achieved remarkable development. In order to meet the needs of urbanization, many large buildings and high-rise buildings have been built up. These buildings are usually large, so they put forward higher and higher requirements for the technical level of engineering construction. Whether it is for the stability or safety of buildings, it must be continuously improved. Basic design is a key part of the structural design of a building. For the safety of buildings, natural disasters or accidental injuries can have extremely bad effects on urban development and people's life. This paper briefly discusses the basic design analysis in architectural structure design, and seeks the key technology in this process to provide a guarantee for the safety of the building.
ELEŞTİREL DÜŞÜNME BECERİLERİ İLE KARİYER UYUM YETENEKLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ: ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: GÜNAY Özge , ÇARIKÇI İlker Hüseyin
Published: July 2018

Kariyer uyumu; bir bireyin yaptığı işin kalitesini, iş bulamamış
bir bireyin iş bulmada strateji geliştirmesini, yaratıcı olmasını içeren bir
kavramdır. Yeni stratejiler oluşturmak, yaratıcı olmak ve daha doğruyu aramak
gibi birçok özellik eleştirel düşünme eğilimi içerisindedir. Dolayısıyla
eleştirel düşünme eğilimi olan bir bireyin kariyerinde başarı göstereceği,
kariyerine uyum sağlamada problem yaşamayacağı söylenebilir.

Bu çalışma; eleştirel düşünme eğiliminin kariyer uyum yeteneğine
etkisini tespit etmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. 401 lisans öğrencisi
üzerinde California Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi ve Kariyer Uyum Yetenekleri
ölçekleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre, her iki ölçeğin bazı
alt boyutları açısından, demografik değişkenleri oluşturan gruplar arasında
istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca eleştirel
düşünme eğiliminin; kariyer uyum yeteneğini %44 oranında açıkladığı ve
standartlaştırılmayan değerlere göre öğrencilerin özellikle analitiklik boyutunda
gösterecekleri bir birim artışın kariyer uyum yeteneklerinde yaklaşık 4 birim
artış yaratacağı tespit edilmiştir.
Laura Suárez de la Torre (coord.), Estantes para los impresos. Espacios para los lectores siglos XVIII-XIX, México, Instituto Mora, 2017.
Authors: Martínez Luna Esther
Published: July 2018

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Paolo Valvo, Pio XI e la Cristiada. Fede, guerra e diplomazia in Messico (1926-1929), Brescia, Morcelliana, 2016.
Authors: González Morfín Juan
Published: July 2018

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Eduardo Camacho Mercado, Frente al hambre y al obús: Iglesia y feligresía en Totatiche y el cañón de Bolaños, 1876-1926, Guadalajara, Departamento de Estudios Históricos de la Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara/Centro Universitario de Los Lagos-Universidad de Guadalajara, 2014, 364 pp. Fotos, gráficas, anexos. ISBN: 978-607-905891-1-0.
Authors: Ortoll Servando
Published: July 2018

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如何控制市政园林绿化工程施工项目成本
Authors: 桂 青云
Published: July 2018

城市建设的发展为各行业带来了更多的机遇,同时也在一定程度上提升了各行业的市场竞争力,其中园林绿化企业也不例外。为了在激烈的市场竞争中占有重要的一席之地,很多企业开始加强园林绿化工程成本的管控力度,从而为企业创造更多的经济效益,使其可以应对市场的发展趋势。本文笔者将从园林绿化工程建设的三个阶段详细的阐述成本管控的具体措施,以供参考。
浅谈建筑电气工程合理预埋布置的必要性及其措施
Authors: 李 坚坚
Published: July 2018

建筑电气工程预埋布置是指在建筑电气工程施工中,对于电气管线的铺设、安装和放置。建筑电气工程施工中的电气管线合理预埋布置对于提升建筑工程整体施工质量非常重要,并且其具有保证建筑物兼具美观与实用性的特征。为了保障其施工质量,本文阐述了建筑电气工程施工的重要性及其要求以及建筑电气工程预埋布置存在的主要问题,对建筑电气工程合理预埋布置的必要性及其措施进行了论述分析。
关于建筑地基工程建设试验检测要点及其措施的探讨
Authors: 徐 麟
Published: July 2018

建筑地基工程建设试验检测工作是建筑工程建设的重要内容,其直接关系到建筑物的稳定、安全,影响着人们的生命财产安全,因此为了保障建筑工程建设的顺利进行,必须加强对建筑地基工程建设试验检测进行分析。基于此,本文阐述了建筑地基工程建设存在的主要问题以及建筑地基工程建设试验检测的要求及其内容,对建筑地基工程建设的试验检测要点及其措施进行了探讨分析,旨在保障建筑工程建设的顺利进行。
探析高层建筑暖通工程设计及其创新
Authors: 陈 子文
Published: July 2018

随着科技的进步发展以及城市化建设的不断推进,使得高层建筑日趋增多,而建筑暖通设计是建筑工程功能体现的重要部分,并且暖通系统是高层建筑工程中最大的耗能系统,因此必须对其进行合理设计及创新。基于此,本文阐述了高层建筑暖通工程设计的基本原则,对高层建筑暖通工程设计及其创新策略进行了探讨分析。
探析建筑钢结构工程建设的安装施工及其安全防护管理
Authors: 管 思聪
Published: July 2018

建筑钢结构工程具有自重轻以及便于运输和安装,并且可以有效保护环境等诸多特征。使得钢结构工程在现代建筑工程建设中的得到广泛应用,基于此,本文阐述了建筑钢结构工程建设的安装施工准备,对建筑钢结构工程的安装施工要点及其安全防护管理进行了探讨分析。
探析建筑基础工程建设中的CFG桩施工及其质量控制
Authors: 崔 言超
Published: July 2018

CFG 桩是水泥粉煤灰碎石桩的英文简称,是指以碎石为基础,掺入一些石屑、少量水泥和粉煤灰,加水拌合而制成的桩。建筑基础工程建设中的CFG 桩施工工艺较为简单,具有较高的性价比,能够有效提高建筑工程施工质量,基于此,本文阐述了建筑基础工程建设存在的主要问题以及建筑基础工程建设CFG 桩施工的主要作用,对建筑基础工程建设中的CFG桩施工及其质量控制进行了探讨分析,旨在保障建筑工程建设的顺利实施。
探析建筑装饰装修工程施工工艺的要求
Authors: 杨 剑
Published: July 2018

建筑装饰装修工程也一个复杂的过程,既要保证工程的进度能够按时完成,还要保证工程的质量要达到一定的要求。并且随着现代人生活水平的提高,审美要求也越来越高,对于装饰装修越来越挑剔,加上装修工艺的更新和改革,施工管理手段的不断发展和完善,各项技艺的成熟都要求建筑装饰装修不断进步与发展。本文就从建筑装饰装修施工工艺的特点、作用说起,结合装饰装修过程中几个比较重要工艺提出一些要求。
探析建筑结构设计中的减震隔震技术措施
Authors: 张 化磊
Published: July 2018

现阶段,在我国的建筑结构设计中,隔震和消能减震设计所占的比重正在逐年的增加。我们可以看到,我国近些年发生了几次大型的地震,在一定程度上让人们的生命和财产安全受到了严重的威胁,也极大的制约了我国经济的发展。因此,我们想要很好的解决地震对建筑破坏问题,必须要尝试采用更多的方法,所以针对建筑结构设计隔震和消能减震措施进行研究与探讨是至关重要的,应用我们现有的技术,尽可能的避免建筑受到破坏。
关于对机电安装工程安全管理的思考
Authors: 于 培勇
Published: July 2018

在建筑工程的建设与施工中,机电安装工程是不可忽视的一个部分,其施工内容相对较多,机电安装工程的施工质量和施工安全对建筑工程的稳定性和安全性也有着直接的影响。所以,我们必须要采取有效措施保证机电安安装工程施工的安全,而若要达到这一目的,就必须要采取有效措施做好工程安全管理工作。
PPP模式下公路工程造价管理浅述
Authors: 房 晓奇 , 陈 敏
Published: July 2018

公路工程造价管理是我国公路工程项目管理中的重中之重,对整个公路项目的建设具有极其重要的意义。近些年来,随着国家政策的不断改革与发展,公私合营的PPP 模式逐渐兴起,并为传统的公路工程项目管理带来了新的发展。本文以公私合营的PPP 模式对工程造价管理产生的影响作为切入点,并结合PPP 的未来发展趋势,来探讨PPP 模式下的工程造价管理与控制,旨在为我国的公路工程造价管理的发展提供有效的指导意见。
浅析建筑暖通空调工程节能的设计原则及其设计要点
Authors: 滕 王峰 , 戴 建勇
Published: July 2018

城市化建设的不断推进,促进了建筑业的发展,同时建筑暖通空调系统的使用也不断增多。随着低碳环保概念的不断深入,建筑暖通空调工程必须加强节能设计,基于此,本文阐述了建筑暖通空调工程的质量要求及其节能意义,对建筑暖通空调工程节能的设计原则及其设计要点进行了探讨分析,旨在提高建筑暖通空调工程的节能水平。
关于水利工程建设围堰施工及策略的探讨
Authors: 张 爱民
Published: July 2018

水利工程建设环境通常比较特殊,为降低施工难度,避免水土对施工作业的影响,很多情况下会选择设置围堰结构,其作为一种临时性围护结构,可以有效阻止水土进入到工程施工位置,便于围堰内排水作业的进行,对提高水利工程建设效率非常重要。基于此,本文概述了围堰,简述了水利工程中主要的围堰结构形式,对水利工程建设围堰施工要点及其策略进行了探讨析。
简析高层建筑工程中的幕墙施工及其质量控制
Authors: 金 红泉
Published: July 2018

高层建筑工程中的幕墙不仅能够有效提升建筑主体美观性,还能够有效提升其安全性。目前幕墙在高层建筑工程室外装饰中的应用十分广泛,同时质量控制也日显重要,基于此,本文阐述了高层建筑工程中的幕墙施工主要特征,对高层建筑工程中的幕墙施工及其质量控制进行了简要分析。
城市园林绿化管理的问题及解决对策分析
Authors: 林 绍明
Published: July 2018

城市园林绿化是现今城市化建设的重要标志,其对我国生态环境的保护和发展、资源的利用效率有着重要的推动作用。通过对园林绿化管理中存在的问题及其产生原因进行分析,找出合理的解决办法,对增强园林绿化的质量,加快城市经济发展步伐有着重要的意义。
园林绿化管理的探讨
Authors: 王 耀海
Published: July 2018

笔者结合建设单位的工作实践经验,对城市园林绿化管理建设中所存在的主要问题进行分析与思考,并提出若干建议,总结出了一些管理要点,在此提出来与同行们探讨。
推进新型城市建设
Authors: 张 海洋
Published: July 2018

创新型城市是一种以创新为核心驱动力为本质特征的城市发展新模式，它由创新主体、创新资源、创新机制与体制及创新环境四项基本要素构成。通过建设创新型城市促进区域经济发展，成为当前各国政府发展区域经济的一项有效手段。中国建设创新型城市，对推进中国城市化、促进区域经济发展和创新型国家建设都具有重要意义，为此，必须完善城市技术创新体系、加强创新型城市建设的金融支持、营造良好的城市创新环境、建立创新型城市建设的宏观管理协调机制，以及推动区域科技中心城市向创新型城市转型。
公路路基压实度检测技术
Authors: 许 晗
Published: July 2018

公路工程建设最基本的就是路基施工,其施工质量直接决定着公路工程质量。而公路路基压实度已经成为评定公路工程质量的一个重要标准,因此加强路基压实度的检测对于提高公路工程质量非常重要。并且路基压实度是影响整个公路使用寿命的关键因素,也是公路工程质量控制的关键,因而必须确保路基有足够的强度及耐久性,减少荷载承受变化,而要实现该目的则需要合理应用公路路基压实度检测技术,基于此,本文阐述了公路路基压实施工的重要性以及影响公路路基压实施工的主要因素,对公路路基压实度常用的检测技术及其控制要点进行了探讨分析。
道路桥梁结构问题及解决方法总结
Authors: 范 爱东
Published: July 2018

随着经济建设的发展,我国在道路桥梁方面的发展也越来越迅速,在提升交通水平的同时,也带动了区域经济的发展,为人们的生活及生产提供了很大的便利,因此,人们对于道桥工程的质量和安全也越来越重视,但在实际施工建设过程中,由于受到一些外部因素的影响,道路桥梁结构当中经常会出现各种各样的问题,对工程的质量造成了巨大的影响,甚至影响了道桥工程的使用安全,严重限制了道桥工程的效益发挥,基于此,文章对道桥结构问题及相关解决方法进行总结,对其中的问题加以了解,并对解决问题的方法进行具体论述。
浅谈SBS卷材防水施工控制要点
Authors: 姜 海新
Published: July 2018

SBS 卷材防水是以苯乙烯- 丁二烯- 苯乙烯(SBS)热塑性弹性体作改性剂的沥青做浸渍和涂盖材料,上表面覆以聚乙烯膜、细砂、矿物片(粒)料或铝箔、铜箔等隔离材料所制成的可以卷曲的片状防水卷材,因其具有高弹性、高拉伸强度、高伸长率、耐疲劳性及良好的柔韧性,是石油沥青常用的改性替代材料。为了充分发挥其作用,本文阐述了SBS 卷材防水的性能特点及其应用现状与措施,对SBS 卷材防水施工控制要点及其注意事项进行了论述分析。
简析现代房建钢结构工程建设的安装施工及安全防护管理
Authors: 蒋 明航 , 尹 传迪
Published: July 2018

由于钢结构工程的重量轻、强度高、抗震性能好、施工工期短、回收利用价值高、综合造价低等特征,使其在现代房建工程中被得到广泛应用。因此为了保障现代房建钢结构工程安装施工的质量、进度及其成本,因此必须加强对现代房建钢结构工程建设的安装施工及其安全防护管理进行分析,从而保证钢结构工程建设的顺利进行。基于此,本文阐述了建筑钢结构工程建设的主要特征,对现代房建钢结构工程建设的安装施工要点及其安全防护管理进行了探讨分析,旨在保障现代房建钢结构工程建设的顺利进行。
试分析市政施工技术常见通病及改进措施
Authors: 魏 鹏飞
Published: July 2018

市政工程是城市化建设中必不可少的组成部分,随着规模的增加,其存在的问题也越发的明显,且为居民的生命财产安全带来了严重的威胁。因此加强对市政施工技术常见通病的预防和治理,就成为目前市政工程建设的首要问题。下面笔者就对市政施工技术中存在的问题进行说明,并提出合理的改进措施,希望可以对提高市政工程质量提供一定的帮助。
浅谈市政施工中地下管线施工技术
Authors: 张 治雷
Published: July 2018

地下管线是城市基础设施建设中的重要因素,同时其也是城市生存和发展的关键保障。市政地下管线施工,在市政项目建设中占据着十分重要的地位。因此相关人员应当重视地下管线施工,继而推动城市的建设和发展。
建筑施工现场安全管理问题及对策探究
Authors: 何 玉华
Published: July 2018

众所周知,建筑工程施工环节复杂、人数众多,在施工过程中一旦某一环节处理不当,就会导致建筑工程施工现场发生安全问题,降低建筑工程整体的经济效益。基于此,本文就对建筑施工现场安全管理问题进行分析,并提出建筑施工现场安全管理问题的解决对策,以期为建筑施工现场安全管理工作提供参考依据。
建筑工程质量的监督和管理中存在的问题及对策探讨
Authors: 张 喜风
Published: July 2018

在我国社会经济快速发展的今天,人们对建筑物质量有了更高的要求,使得建筑工程质量监督管理工作变得越来越重要。但是受到传统观念的影响,建筑工程质量监督管理工作中还存在诸多问题,不仅影响建筑工程整体质量,还埋下诸多安全隐患,制约建筑工程的快速发展。基于此,本文就对建筑工程质量的监督和管理中存在的问题及对策进行探讨,以期提供参考依据。
沥青路面的裂缝产生与微表处理技术的应用
Authors: 李 立伟
Published: July 2018

随着社会经济的不断发展,公路作为一种重要的交通设施,近年来发展十分迅速。由于沥青路面具有施工便捷、强度高以及噪声小等优势特征,故目前应用十分广泛,但受到多种因素的影响,沥青路面经常会产生沉陷、裂缝等问题,大幅度降低了公路质量,甚至还会对行车安全性产生影响,为此,必须要对路面处理技术进行创新和改进。鉴于此,本文主要对沥青路面的裂缝产生与微表处理技术的应用进行了分析和研究。
关于高层建筑工程幕墙施工要点及其质量控制的探析
Authors: 罗 军政
Published: July 2018

随着高层建筑工程的不断增多以及科技的进步发展,使得建筑幕墙产品也必然向高新技术和多功能的方向发展,从而适应人们日渐增强的环保节能意识,满足市场对建筑幕墙功能的需求,基于此,本文阐述了高层建筑工程中的幕墙施工主要特征,对高层建筑工程中的幕墙施工要点及其质量控制进行了探讨分析。
建筑工程建设中的防渗墙施工及质量控制
Authors: 于 龙
Published: July 2018

防渗墙主要作用就是防渗,其是一种修建于松散透水层或土石坝上的连续墙。防渗墙由于其具有防渗效果上佳、结构稳定、对地层条件的适应能力强、施工方法简单且工程造价低等优势,因此得到广泛应用。为了充分发挥其作用,本文阐述了建筑工程中主要的渗漏部位及防渗墙类型以及建筑工程建设中防渗墙施工的必要性,对建筑工程建设中的防渗墙施工要点及其质量控制进行了探讨分析,旨在保障建筑工程安全。
绿色建筑施工项目管理的优化途径
Authors: 蔡 新军
Published: July 2018

近年来,随着我国对于经济发展要求的转变,我国已经开始推行节能建筑和可再生资源建筑等一些绿色建筑工程,这些措施的实施有效的提高了我国绿色建筑的发展进程。从当前的情况我们可以分析出,绿色建筑是我国建筑行业必然的发展趋势。随着我国科技的不断发展,我们也面临了全新的挑战与机遇。我们应该建立新型的建筑发展理念来满足当前时代的需求,具体落实科学发展观的指导思想,优化我国绿色建筑施工项目的管理工作。
简析钢结构工业厂房建筑设计与施工要点
Authors: 张 旖林
Published: July 2018

工业厂房建筑工程多以钢结构为框架梁柱的建筑结构,并且通过科学合理设计,可以提高其工程质量。基于此,本文阐述了钢结构工业厂房建筑的优势及其设计特征,对钢结构工业厂房建筑设计与施工要点进行了简要分析。
浅谈建筑项目工程施工现场管理的措施
Authors: 周 洁 , 刘 子涵
Published: July 2018

建筑项目工程施工现场管理可以使施工现场井然有序,有利于保障施工人员安全,其对建筑项目工程建设施工的顺利进行具有重要影响,基于此,本文阐述了建筑项目工程施工现场管理的主要作用以及建筑项目工程施工现场管理的主要内容,对建筑项目工程施工现场管理的措施进行了论述分析,旨在保障建筑项目工程建设的有序进行。
Effect of seed invigorations on seed quality and storability on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds
Authors: Bhuker Axay , Jakhar S. S. , Kumar Ashok , Sangwan V.P.S.
Published: July 2018

The study was conducted on sorghum variety HJ 513 to know the effect of seed invigoration on seed quality and storability of sorghum seeds in Department of Seed Science andTechnology, CCS HAU, Hisar during 2016-17. All the treatments studied enhanced the seed quality parameters except the seed treated with castor oil, neem oil and sesame oil. Negative effect of these oils was observed on the seed quality parameters. Maximum germination (78.00percentage) was observed in the seeds treated with KNO3 (1percentage) followed by the seeds treated with K2HPO4 (2percentage) (75.67percentage) while minimum was recorded in the seed treated with sesame oil (16.33percentage) followed by seeds treated with castor oil (39.00percentage) after 12 months of storage. Same trend was also observed in other seed quality parameters also. No insect infestation was observed in any treatment during storage. It has been concluded from the study that germination of sorghum seeds can be maintained above IMSCS (75percentage) upto one year by treating the seed with KNO3 (1percentage) and K2HPO4 (2percentage) and never treat the seeds with castor, neem and sesame (til) oil as these oils adversly affect the germination.
Incrase pulse Production through front line demonstrations
Authors: Singh HansRaj , Tiwari P. S. , Singh Hem , Kumar Vipin , Kumar Arvind
Published: July 2018

Field demonstrations were conducted in Rabi and Kharif season 2015-16 and 2016-17 at Rajapur, Muradnagar and Loni block of Ghaziabad district U.P. Under NFSM programme to evaluate the pulse yield of different variety peagon pea, black geam and masoor. It was found that the pusa 991 variety of Peagon pea gave highest yield among the three varieties i.e. Pusa 991, Pusa 992 and Upas 120 (farmer practice). The average yield of Pusa 991 was found 15.025 q/ha which was 9.76percentage more as compared to farmers practice, net profit was found 103240 /ha. Where as Pant Urd 31 gave highest average yield 14.20 q/ha and it was 13.24percentage more as compared to farmers practice (PDU-1) and net profit was recorded as 71000 /ha. Similarly the yield obtained of Pusa masoor 5 was 14.91 q/ha which was 28.91percentage more as compared to L 4147 (Farmer Practice) and net income received 69778/ha.Similarly conducted experiment on effect of zinc sulphate on pulse crops, it was found the same effect on all crop and varieties. The additional income were obtained 6000-8000 /ha from peagon pea 4000-6000 /ha from black gram 3600-5580 /ha from Masoor crop.
Profitability of clusterbean through front line demonstrations
Authors: Rawat G. S. , Rajput R. L.
Published: July 2018

Eleven (11) Front Line Demonstrations (6 at Gwalior and 5 at Shivpuri district) on the farmers’ field were conducted on complete recommended package of practices in comparison with farmers’ practice during kharif 2015 on clusterbean crop in two districts of Gwalior and Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. On the basis of two districts average results indicated that higher seed yield (1726 kg/ha) and net monetary return (71,001/-ha) of Guar was obtained under recommended package of practices, which was 41.04percentage higher seed yield as compared to farmer’s practices. Farmer’s practices obtained (1227 kg/ha) seed yield and net monetary return (51,177 /-ha) of Guar only.
Performance and analysis of different fodder crops and perennial grasses in Eastern region of Bihar
Authors: Pawar Gurusharam , Gupta Sanjeev Kumar , Ghosh Mainak
Published: July 2018

The fodder production in the country is not sufficient to meet the requirement of the growing livestock population and also forage offered to animal are mostly of poor quality. Fodder comprises a major protein of dairy ration of milch animal therefore cultivation of nutritious and high yielding fodder is inevitable. Profitable livestock farming depends mainly on adequate availability of fodder with reasonable price. Field experiment was carried out on “Evaluation of yield and acceptability of different fodder crops and grasses" at Bihar Agricultural University Research Farm during 2012 to 2015. Results revealed that the variety of Multicut sorghum, Maize (African tall) and cowpea (variety-UPC-5286) perform very well in terms of green fodder yield in Kharif season. However, in Rabi season, the variety of barseem BB-2 (Average yield 620q/hac.), Lucerne Mescavi (Av. Yield, 600 q/ha) and oat variety JHO-851 (Average yield 470 q/ha) was better perform followed by BB-3 variety barseem (610 q/ha), chetak variety of Lucerne (500 q/ha) and JHO-99-2 variety of oat (460 q/ha) was observed highest green fodder yield. However, in case of perennial grass the hybrid Napier variety Swetika (Av. Yield 1000-1200 q/ha/year) and Bundel Guinea-2 variety of Guinea Grass producing maximum fodder yield (700-800 q/ha/year) and also better adoptability andproduction potentiality of green fodder in eastern region of Bihar.
Resolvable block designs balanced for non-directional neighbour effects
Authors: Jha Akhilesh , Varghese Cini , Jaggi Seema , Harun Mohd , Kumar Devendra
Published: July 2018

When there is a constraint of cultivable land, experimental units are to be arranged side by side in compact blocks without gaps in between, the treatment applied to one experimental plot may affect the response on neighbouring plots besides the response to which it is applied. Neighbour-balanced designs, where in the allocation of treatments is such that every treatment occurs equally often with every other treatment as neighbours, can be advantageously used in such situations. These designs ensure that no treatment is unduly disadvantaged by its neighbours and also helps in estimating the neighbour effects besides the direct effects of treatments. Resolvable neighbour balanced designs are advisable if continuous area is not available for all replications. Methods for constructing a new series of resolvable block designs balanced for non-directional neighbour effects for prime or prime power of number of treatments (v) have been developed. The methods are discussed in detail along with appropriate examples in following section.
Extreme Energy Density Confined inside a Transparent Crystal: Status and Perspectives of Solid-Plasma-Solid Transformations
Authors: Gamaly Eugene , Juodkazis Saulius , Rode Andrei
Published: July 2018

It was demonstrated during the past decade that ultra-short intense laser pulse tightly focused deep inside a transparent dielectric generates the energy density in excess of several MJ/cm$^3$. Such energy concentration with extremely high heating and quenching rates leads to unusual solid-plasma-solid transformation paths overcoming kinetic barriers to formation of previously unknown high-pressure material phases, which are preserved in the surrounding pristine crystal. These results were obtained with the pulse of Gaussian shape in space and in time. Recently it was shown that the Bessel-shaped pulse could transform much larger amount of a material and allegedly create even higher energy density than that was achieved with the Gaussian (GB) pulses. Here we present a succinct review of previous results and discuss the possible routes for achieving higher energy density employing the Bessel beams (BB) and take advantage of its unique properties.
Institutional Investors Holding, Market-Maker System, and Stock Liquidity: An Empirical Study Based on the NEEQ Market
Authors: Wang Yang ,   School of Economics and Management, Anhui Normal University No. 189 Jiuhua South Road, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China
Published: July 2018

This paper demonstrates the influence of institutional investors shareholding on stock liquidity by means of samples from the NEEQ market from 2014 to 2016. The results of this study suggest that, first, institutional investors shareholding will reduce the liquidity of stocks under agreement trading, and the higher the proportion of shareholding, the worse will become the liquidity. Second, shareholding by institutional investors significantly increases the liquidity of stocks under market-making trade. Third, owing to the function of class market making, the influence of private ownership on liquidity is more positive than that of other kinds of institutional shareholding.
Long-Term Ensemble Learning for Cross-Season Visual Place Classification
Authors: Fei Xiaoxiao ,   University of Fukui 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui, Fukui 910-8507, Japan, Tanaka Kanji , Fang Yichu , Takayama Akitaka
Published: July 2018

This paper addresses the problem of cross-season visual place classification (VPC) from the novel perspective of long-term map learning. Our goal is to enable transfer learning efficiently from one season to the next, at a small constant cost, and without wasting the robot’s available long-term-memory by memorizing very large amounts of training data. To achieve a good tradeoff between generalization and specialization abilities, we employ an ensemble of deep convolutional neural network (DCN) classifiers and consider the task of scheduling (when and which classifiers to retrain), given a previous season’s DCN classifiers as the sole prior knowledge. We present a unified framework for retraining scheduling and we discuss practical implementation strategies. Furthermore, we address the task of partitioning a robot’s workspace into places to define place classes in an unsupervised manner, as opposed to using uniform partitioning, so as to maximize VPC performance. Experiments using the publicly available NCLT dataset revealed that retraining scheduling of a DCN classifier ensemble is crucial in achieving a good balance between generalization and specialization. Additionally, it was found that the performance is significantly improved when using planned scheduling.
Special Issue on Recent Methodological Developments in Fuzzy Clustering and Related Topics
Authors: Miyamoto Sadaaki
Published: July 2018

Various applications of data analysis and their effects have been reported recently. With the remarkable progress in classification methods, one example being support vector machines, clustering as the main method of unsupervised classification has also been studied extensively. Consequently, fuzzy methods of clustering is becoming a standard technique. However, unsolved theoretical and methodological problems in fuzzy clustering remain and have to be studied more deeply. This issue collects five papers concerned with fuzzy clustering and related fields, and in all of them the main interest is methodology. Kondo and Kanzawa consider fuzzy clustering with a new objective function using q-divergence, which is a generalization of the well-known Kullback-Leibler divergence. Among different data types, they focus on categorical data. They also show the relations of different methods of fuzzy c-means. Thus, this study tends to further generalize methods of fuzzy clustering, trying to find the methodological boundaries of the capabilities of fuzzy clustering models. Kitajima, Endo, and Hamasuna propose a method of controlling cluster sizes so that the resulting clusters have an even size, which is different from the optimizing of cluster sizes dealt with in other studies. This technique enhances application fields of clustering in which cluster sizes are more important than cluster shapes. Hamasuna et al. study the validity measures of clusters for network data. Cluster validity measures are generally proposed for points in Euclidean spaces, but the authors consider the application of validity measures to network data. Several validity measures are modified and adapted to network data, and their effectiveness is examined using simple network examples. Ubukata et al. propose a new method of c-means related to rough sets, a method based on a different idea from well-known rough c-means by Lingras. Finally, Kusunoki, Wakou, and Tatsumi study the maximum margin model for the nearest prototype classifier that leads to the optimization of the difference of convex functions. All papers include methodologically important ideas that have to be further investigated and applied to real-world problems.
Fuzzy Clustering Methods for Categorical Multivariate Data Based on q-Divergence
Authors: Kondo Tadafumi ,   Shibaura Institute of Technology 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan, Kanzawa Yuchi
Published: July 2018

This paper presents two fuzzy clustering algorithms for categorical multivariate data based on q-divergence. First, this study shows that a conventional method for vectorial data can be explained as regularizing another conventional method using q-divergence. Second, based on the known results that Kullback-Leibler (KL)-divergence is generalized into the q-divergence, and two conventional fuzzy clustering methods for categorical multivariate data adopt KL-divergence, two fuzzy clustering algorithms for categorical multivariate data that are based on q-divergence are derived from two optimization problems built by extending the KL-divergence in these conventional methods to the q-divergence. Through numerical experiments using real datasets, the proposed methods outperform the conventional methods in term of clustering accuracy.
Comovement Indeks Pasar Saham Syariah dan Variabel Makro Ekonomi: Pendekatan Regime-Switching Regression
Authors: Wibowo Buddi
Published: July 2018

Hubungan imbal hasil indeks syariah dengan variabel makroekonomi merupakan topik riset yang cukup banyak menarik perhatian para peneliti. Comovement antara indeks syariah dengan indeks pasar saham konvensional mengindikasikan adanya hubungan kointegrasi antara kedua pasar tersebut. Comovement antara indeks syariah dan indeks pasar konvensional jauh lebih kuat pada saat volatilitas  rendah dibandingkan pada regime volatilitas yang tinggi. Signifikannya hubungan antara imbal hasil indeks syariah di Bursa Efek Indonesia dengan perubahan suku bunga memunculkan pertanyaan apakah saham-saham perusahaan yang termasuk di dalam Jakarta Islamic Index telah disaring secara ketat sehingga komponen biaya bunga sudah minimal atau karena mikro struktur pasar saham Indonesia yang didominasi investor asing.          Model regresi Markov regime-Switching mengungkapkan adanya perbedaan signfikan pengaruh perubahan nilai tukar terhadap imbal hasil indeks syariah  antara regime volatilitas yang tinggi dengan regime volatilitas yang rendah. Pengaruh nilai tukar hanya signifikan pada saat regime volatilitas yang rendah. Hal ini tidak dapat diungkap jika kita hanya menggunakan model regresi linier OLS biasa.
Revisiting the Corporate and Commercial Determinants of Health
Authors: McKee Martin , Stuckler David
Published: July 2018

We trace the development of the concept of the corporate determinants of health. We argue that these determinants are predicated on the unchecked power of corporations and that the means by which corporations exert power is increasingly unseen.

We identify four of the ways corporations influence health: defining the dominant narrative; setting the rules by which society, especially trade, operates; commodifying knowledge; and undermining political, social, and economic rights.

We identify how public health professionals can respond to these manifestations of power.
Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 8. Causal Inference for Time-Invariant Interventions
Authors: Spiegelman Donna , Zhou Xin
Published: July 2018

We provide an overview of classical and newer methods for the control of confounding of time-invariant interventions to permit causal inference in public health evaluations.

We estimated the causal effect of gender on all-cause mortality in a large HIV care and treatment program supported by the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2004 and 2012. We compared results from multivariable modeling, three propensity score methods, inverse-probability weighting, doubly robust methods, and targeted maximum likelihood estimation. Considerable confounding was evident, and, as expected by theory, all methods considered gave the same result, a statistically significant approximately 20% increased mortality rate in men.

In general, there is no clear advantage of any of these methods for causal inference over classical multivariable modeling, from the point of view of either bias reduction or efficiency. Rather, given sufficient data to adequately fit the multivariable model to the data, multivariable modeling will yield causal estimates with the greatest statistical efficiency. All methods can adjust only for well-measured confounders—if there are unmeasured or poorly measured confounders, none of these methods will yield causal estimates.
Cancers Disproportionately Affecting the New York State Transgender Population, 1979–2016
Authors: Hutchison Lindsey M. , Boscoe Francis P. , Feingold Beth J.
Published: July 2018

Objectives. To summarize what is known about cancer among the transgender population in New York State.

Methods. We identified transgender patients diagnosed between 1979 and 2016 in the New York State Cancer Registry using reported sex, text search of the case abstract, and linkage to statewide hospitalization records.

Results. We identified 230 transgender patients, including 125 natal males, 48 natal females, and 57 with unknown natal sex. Median age at diagnosis was 47.4 years, compared with 66.0 years for all patients. Transgender patients were more than 2.5 times more likely to use cigarettes than were other cancer patients. Kaposi sarcoma had the highest proportional incidence ratio (71.7).

Conclusions. In New York State, HIV- and human papillomavirus–related cancers disproportionately affect the transgender population.

Public Health Implications. To our knowledge, this is the first report of cancer among the transgender population that incorporates more detailed codes that took effect in 2015. Awareness of the differences in transgender cancer incidence from the general population is vital to ensure that necessary preventive care and screenings are accessible and offered appropriately to this population.
Creativity of Indonesia: Analysis of Indonesian Tourism Advertisement “Pesona Indonesia”
Authors: Sukendro Gregorius Genep
Published: July 2018

The tourism advertisement of “Pesona Indonesia” conducted by the Indonesian government is an effort to introduce Indonesia around the globe. Questioning the advertisement will leads to the talks of communication strategy and creative execution advertising.  This research analyses the application of strategies and creative execution. Qualitative approach of this study is utilizing case study method. The outcomes of the research indicate that the use of local culture in commercial advertising can have a positive impact on advertisers, culture, and society. Advertisers and advertiser agencies ought to be aware of the cultural insight importance in the advertisement. Creativity is the key to advertising success.
Reality Construction Brand Destination: Sweet Face of Tourism Destination
Authors: Bungin Burhan
Published: July 2018

Brand is not a brand, brand is not just a logo, brand is everything for a product. In the tourism field, the brand is also the same meaning, but the destination brand must be born from the philosophy and values of destination and unique advantages. Brand will give strength to the destination that is represented when the brand gets a good branding process and consistency. Recently, Indonesia's tourism are sometimes irrational and rely only on momentary data, in which case Indonesian positions are still far from expected. As the destination brand, the brand must be built on the correct social construction in the stages of social construction, namely externalization, objectivity-legitimacy and internalization. This paper attempts to elevate the study of destination social constructions with narrative-critical methods, trying to compare them to Wonderful Indonesia, Pesona Indonesia up to Majestic Banyuwangi.
Effect of Community Reception to Sustainable Ecotourism Development
Authors: Rochmaniah Ainur
Published: July 2018

Tourism has been an icon of countless regions in Indonesia since the founding of "Visit to Indonesia" in 2009 by the Government. All efforts were made by stakeholders (Government, managers of tourism destination, hotels and surrounding communities) in order to increase the visit of local tourist (Wiscal), archipelagic tourist (Wisnu) and foreign tourists (Wisman), one of the method is by implementing Saptapesona. The goal of this research is to distinguish the influence of reception of society of Sidoarjo toward marine ecotourism development through the implementation of Saptapesona. The type of this study is quantitative with data acquisition technique through observation and questionnaire, distributed to tourism managers, village and district government staff, and tourists in three different locations namely Sedati, Candi, and Jabon respectively for about 144 respondents. The data analysis was using simple linear regression. The results showed that there was a significant influence of community receptions on the development of marine ecotourism.