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Manipuri Ramkatha through Wari Leeba: A Dialogue between Text and Oral Renditions
Authors: Singh Ahanthem Homen
Published: February 2017

The paper seeks to highlight the dynamism of Indian Literary traditions which blurs the strict compartmentalization of written and oral traditions. Taking an instance from the Manipuri Ramayana in written text and its oral rendition through the narrative art of Wari Leeba, the paper tries to delineate the negotiation and interaction between the various forms of expressions in Indian literary scenario. From a detailed study of how the Manipuri Ramkatha tradition develops in Manipur to the way how Wari Leeba as a narrative art evolves and associates itself with recitation of Ramkatha in Manipur, the paper gives an insight into the various aspects of their interaction and corresponding cultural ethos. Social and religious context associated with the evolution and development of Ramkatha and Wari Leeba has been dealt with in this paper.
KONSEP QONA’AH DALAM MEWUJUDKAN KELUARGA SAKINAH MAWADDAH DAN RAHMAH
Authors: Noorhayati S Mahmudah
Published: February 2017

Tulisan ini menjelaskan konsepsi tentang pentingnya qonaah (nafsiologi) yang sungguh-sungguh terhadap apa yang diterima atau dimiliki dalam konsteks kehidupan rumahtangga, merupakan prioritas dominan untuk menjaga, menyeimbangkan dan merealisasikan suatu keluarga yang sakinah,mawaddah dan rahmah (samarah). Ditengah realitas masyarakat modern saat ini yang menggambarkan kecenderungan pola hidup konsumtif, hedonis, kompetitif dan teknologis secara berkesinambungan. Pola hidup tersebut berpotensi menyebabkan munculnya sikap atau perilaku berlebihan bagi setiap individu yang mengarah kepada sikap individualis, ataupun antipati sosial. Bahkan bisa menguatkan sifat kebencian, kesombongan, dendam dan sifat tercela lainnya. Melalui kajian pustaka dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif, tulisan ini ingin menjawab pertanyaan tentang bagaimana konsep qonaah dalam mewujudkan sebuah keluarga samarah?. Jati diri seorang muslim atau muslimah saat ini dan mendatang terus diuji melalui perubahan-perubahan dalam semua aspek di lingkungan terdekatnya. Harapan dan impian setiap anggota keluarga dalam mendambakan kehidupan rumahtangga yang tentram, rukun, harmonis pada saatnya termanifestasikan dalam realitas interaksi sosial, bila keberadaan individu memiliki kematangan falsafah yang tampak melalui spiritual dan sosialnya secara berimbang.

Kata kunci: qonaah, sakinah, mawaddah, rahmah, keluarga.

 

THE QONAAH: A CONCEPT TO REALIZING SAKINAH MAWADAH WA RAHMAH FAMILY. This article is describe about the concept of the important of qonaah that they have received and belonged wholeheartedlyy in the context of household, it is the dominant priority to keep, to balance and to realisize the family that has sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah (samarah). In the middle of modern era, the societies are tend to be consumtive, hedonis, competitive and thechnologic lifestyles as continuity. This lifestyle had influences for a negative effects such as an excessive attitudes and behaviours especially whose style was an indiviualistic or an anthipathy social. Moreover they would be strenghten the aversions, arrogants, grudges and another negative behaviors. This article is the review of literature that use an analysis of descriptive qualitative, it purpose is to answere the question of the qonaah concept to make a samarah family? This time the identity of a moslem are challenced by the changes of the whole aspects in their surroundings day and night. Some families have hope and dreams for the better life in their quite, peaceful and harmony household if the existence of individual has the mature philosophies are equally appeared both in spiritual and social that will be manifest in their social interaction.

Key  Words: qonaah, sakinah, mawaddah, rahmah, family.
Inclusión y diversidad como desafío epocal
Authors: Narváez Castro Mary Sol
Published: February 2017

¿Son los sistemas educativos de los países tercermundistas, capaces de fomentar y educar al hombre que exige la nueva sociedad: reflexivo, transformador, creador, emprendedor, libre, y especialmente dispuesto para reconocer y valorar al otro?
¿Qué es el amor platónico? El paso de la química del amor al eros filosófico
Authors: Rúa Penagos Jonathan Andrés
Published: February 2017

Es común escuchar en las aceras, casas, pasillos de universidades, u otros espacios, a jóvenes, y humanos en general, preguntarse por su amor platónico. Sin dudarlo, las damas dirigen sus ojos hacia el cielo y pronuncian nombres como Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio o Vin Diesel; los caballeros, por su parte, suspirando, recuperan de su memoria mujeres como Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek o Sofía Vergara. Estas reflexiones parecen banales, sin embargo, dan cuenta de la herencia griega de la cual ha bebido la tradición occidental.
El contrato psicológico en las organizaciones, un fenómeno real
Authors: Saldarriaga Restrepo Luis Hernán
Published: February 2017

El contrato psicológico emerge como un concepto complementario a los contratos laborales, cualquiera sea su forma o duración, y tiene que ver con el conjunto de expectativas, creencias, percepciones, promesas u obligaciones que se adquieren al inicio, y se mantienen durante el tiempo que dura la relación laboral, o el contrato entre el individuo contratado y la organización contratante, y tiene el potencial de determinar el tipo de relación que se establece entre los dos actores de la relación contractual, en particular el intercambio de beneficios qué, sin ser explícitamente establecidos, se esperan lograr u obtener entre las partes.
El tratamiento de la eutanasia en las películas Mar adentro y No conoces a Jack
Authors: Cardona Ramírez Lina Maryory , Medina Echeverri Isabel Cristina
Published: February 2017

Este artículo presenta una reflexión en torno al tema de la eutanasia de acuerdo con lo observado en las películas Mar Adentro de Alejandro Amenábar y No Conoces a Jack de Barry Levinson, ambas basadas en hechos reales; así mismo, este documento bosqueja una revisión del trasfondo jurídico versado sobre la materia y que rige a los países donde sucedieron los hechos. Además, se muestra un breve recorrido histórico de lo acaecido en torno a esta práctica; enseguida se mencionan algunos aspectos psicológicos complementados con un escrutinio de la posición legal y religiosa de Colombia en cuanto a este tema.
Cura, salud mental y síntoma
Authors: Bernal Zuluaga Hernando Alberto
Published: February 2017

El psicoanálisis no promueve para nada la idea de que al final del análisis el sujeto encontrará la felicidad, la armonía, la paz interior o algún tipo de homeóstasis psíquica, “sino un modo diferente de habitar el desamparo, la soledad y la infelicidad de la condición humana. Una manera menos tonta” (Dessal, 2014). Esto no riñe con el hecho de que un psicoanálisis aporta efectos terapéuticos que se traducen en “un alivio sustancial a muchos de los síntomas que traban la vida de una persona” (Dessal). Como jamás alcanzaremos un equilibrio -el conflicto psíquico es inevitable-, esto supone que la disolución de eso que hace a un sujeto algo único e irrepetible, es imposible.
Expresiones del suicidio en niños y adolescentes: aportes para la intervención del psicólogo en el contexto educativo
Authors: Flórez Correa Santiago
Published: February 2017

El suicidio es un acto que genera incertidumbre, angustia, pena y dolor con altas cuotas de sufrimiento para los familiares y amigos de la persona que intenta el acto, o en aquellos que tienen un desenlace fatal, así como sentimientos de culpa que el acto mismo genera en sus familiares y allegados y más, teniendo en cuenta que a nivel social y moral, el suicidio está tipificado como prohibido. Más allá del juicio moral en ocasiones tan ligero, nos debemos interesar sobre los factores que subyacen y motivan a un niño, niña o adolescente a cometer el acto, a quitarse la vida. Es común que surja el interrogante sobre el acto del suicidio, sobre las causas y si se hubiésemos podido evitarlo, pero la comprensión de un caso sirve muy poco o casi nada para la comprensión de otros, dada la singularidad, implica pensar que todo caso es único. Lo que sabemos del caso a caso, son las evidencias y actuaciones que antecedieron el desenlace fatal o los argumentos posteriores de quienes lo intentaron y fallaron en el intento.
Lenguaje y Emociones: Una Relación Sui Géneris. Hacía una autorregulación emocional
Authors: Romero Guzmán Fredy Alexander
Published: February 2017

El mejor ejemplo que puedo tener en este momento para comprender el presente ensayo es lo que sientes cada vez que sales de ver una película; citaré algunas de ellas: Forrest Gump, La Lista de Schindler, El Niño Con El Pijama De Rayas, La Vida Es Bella, Titanic, Medianoche en París, Doce Años De Esclavitud, Un Cuento Chino, Rojo Como El cielo, American Pie, Los Niños de China, La Caza, Actividad Paranormal, La trilogía de Millenium, Mar Adentro y El Rey León, entre otras. Aparte de su calidad o no, seguramente al escuchar esta breve lista, las recuerdan con las siguientes emociones: Miedo, Tristeza, Cólera (Ira), Felicidad, etc. Y probamente comenzarán en éste momento hablar entre sus compañeros sobre dichos films. Lo mismo pasa al escuchar un discurso político, figuras públicas o del Jet Set, diciendo cosas profundas, descabelladas o de pobre contenido, despertando nuevamente una emoción. Como ejemplo tenemos: las respuestas de algunas reinas de belleza, un discurso político de Luther Martin King, Nelson Mandela, Gaitán, Galán, El Procurador Ordoñez, El Presidente Santos, otros políticos como Uribe, Petro, Mockus, Robledo, Fajardo, Peñaloza, o grupos armados legales como las fuerzas militares, o ilegales como las FARC, ELN o las AUC, entre otros. Nuevamente se despertó entre Ustedes una emoción. De esta manera puedo dar muchos ejemplos en su vida diaria, una muestra es la vida pareja, con sus familiares, una canción, sus docentes, sus compañeros de trabajo, el señor conductor de servicio público, el portero, la secretaria, etc. Es decir, siempre estamos dispuestos a despertar una emoción en nuestro estado de vigilia con más alta intensidad, y en estado de sueño con más baja energía.
Pensamiento y felicidad: la mirada de Albert Ellis
Authors: Benavides Jacqueline
Published: February 2017

El concepto de felicidad no es contemporáneo. Las preguntas acerca de la felicidad humana se encuentran en los pensamientos religiosos de diferentes culturas y en los planteamientos de filósofos y santos. Para la psicología esta idea no ha sido esquiva, por el contrario, forma parte de preguntas constantes alrededor del bienestar subjetivo, la calidad de vida y la satisfacción personal. Este artículo, profundiza en el concepto de felicidad expresado en la teoría de Albert Ellis quien estudió la infelicidad como una forma de pensamiento. Su mirada práctica permite conjugar componentes teóricos importantes con aplicaciones de la psicología para el común de las personas.
Cuando el amor es detonante del sufrimiento humano: una mirada a partir de la práctica clínica
Authors: Ruiz Pérez María Consuelo
Published: February 2017

El fenómeno del amor ha sido estudiado por diversas personas: poetas, filósofos, teólogos, líderes espirituales, psicólogos, sociólogos, antropólogos, entre otros. Algunos, de forma más racional y, otros, de forma más emocional. Sin embargo creo que aún quedan varios asuntos por abordarse alrededor de este tema. Podría atreverme a decir que gran parte de los motivos de consulta psicológica clínica, explícitos o implícitos, están atravesados por el amor. Esta afirmación surge de mi experiencia en la práctica clínica de la que no quiero salir sin cuestionarme qué es lo que, principalmente, le genera sufrimiento al ser humano. Si bien, durante mi formación universitaria se me ha insistido en el fundamento académico y científico de lo que estudio, creo que, además, es indispensable, a la hora de ser buenos profesionales, recordar que los pacientes son también una fuente importante de información, de la cual también se puede aprender, de la que han surgido grandes teorías psicológicas y que, en últimas, son ellos la razón de ser del ejercicio clínico.
La participación en las voces de los niños y niñas de la comuna tres de Medellín
Authors: Santamaría Mondragón Billy
Published: February 2017

Éste escrito es la oportunidad para hacer visible los discursos y las prácticas que sobre la participación han generado los niños y niñas de la comuna tres –barrio Manrique– de Medellín, en el marco del proyecto Semilleros infantiles para la participación ciudadana, el cual es operado por la Fundación universitaria Luis Amigo y financiado por la secretaria de participación ciudadana de la alcaldía de Medellín.
El maestro universitario y su función docente: ¿de qué función se trata?
Authors: Vergara Medina Cruz Elena
Published: February 2017

El presente texto surge de la experiencia docente que por más de diez años he vivido en la educación superior, escenario que constantemente me confronta con una realidad social que exige del docente un más allá de su saber disciplinar; exige de él una función, que a mi modo de ver, no está escrita en los manuales ni reglamentos docentes.
Las universidades y su opción por la salud integral
Authors: Rúa Penagos Jonathan Andrés
Published: February 2017

La sistematización del análisis documental hecho para la construcción de este texto está orientada a evidenciar que para que la salud sea de gran relevancia en las instituciones de educación superior, es necesario que este tema se haga más explícito en la legislación nacional y en las políticas y prácticas universitarias, teniendo como perspectiva la integración de elementos físicos, psicológicos, sociales y espirituales en los humanos. El presente artículo muestra, en un primero momento, se integran algunas dimensiones de la persona que posibilitarían habar del concepto de salud y, posteriormente, la forma en que en el contexto legislativo-universitario se entiende por salud y bienestar. Para finalizar, se proponen una serie de estrategias de orden pragmático que pueden ser un horizonte para pensar la forma en que la comunidad universitaria cuida de sí y de los otros.
Poiésis en el abordaje psicoterapéutico
Authors: Lopera Hincapié Herman Andrés
Published: February 2017

Este escrito tomará las bases de una posible aproximación crítica del quehacer psicológico en los consultorios, reconociendo un abordaje de la influencia política e histórica en el ejercicio actual de la disciplina, y posteriormente proporcionar una posible analogía entre el clínico y el artista, lugares distintos que estiman formas de estar en el mundo y que se relacionan en una labor ética de la cuestión.
El arte como suplencia
Authors: Vanegas Herrera Juan Esteban , Fernández Cifuentes Tatiana
Published: February 2017

Desde el comienzo de la humanidad la locura ha sido relegada al lugar de exclusión de los sujetos que la padecen. Desde épocas inmemoriales fue tratada bajo métodos de trepanación, a través de rituales místico religiosos o en la quema de cientos de personas en las hogueras, por medio de prácticas experimentales como la lobotomía, el electro-shock y el suministro de diversos fármacos. El arte como suplencia nos muestra otras posibilidades, un saber-hacer desde la óptica del psicoanálisis y el arte. Cabe señalar que el presente texto da cuenta de algunas reflexiones construidas durante la investigación realizada en el trabajo de grado: Drogas, arte y locura.
Estrategias de afrontamiento en mujeres víctimas de violencia de género que denuncian: un estudio exploratorio
Authors: Adán Aro Elly Dariana , Timaure  Meléndez Yris Carola , Guerrero Alcedo Jesús Manuel , Ortiz Francisco Gabriel Josué
Published: February 2017

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo comparar las estrategias de afrontamientos en mujeres víctimas de violencia que denuncian y no denuncian dicho abuso. Participaron 39 mujeres que asistieron a tres centros de atención a mujeres víctimas de maltratos de dos estados venezolanos, en edades comprendida entre 19 y 57 años. Los resultados indican que la estrategia de afrontamiento que predomina en ambos grupos es el pensamiento desiderativo, además existe diferencia significativa solo en la estrategia de resolución de problema. Se discuten los resultados y sus implicaciones en el ámbito social.
Intervención en la relación sufrimiento-trabajo: contribuciones de la psicología social
Authors: Pinto de Almeida Leonardo , Da Costa Leão Luís Henrique
Published: February 2017

La relación entre el sufrimiento y el trabajo es uno de los temas centrales en la actualidad, dada las condiciones de trabajo en la contemporaneidad. Así, este artículo trata el tema del sufrimiento relacionado con el trabajo, con el objetivo de presentar la perspectiva de la intervención de uno de los aspectos teóricos de la psicología social, vinculada al pensamiento de autores como Foucault, Deleuze y Guattari.
Límites y retos del campo de la psicología de las organizaciones
Authors: Porras Velásquez Néstor Raúl
Published: February 2017

El propósito de este escrito es reflexionar sobre la delimitación del campo de la psicología de las organizaciones a partir de la revisión de diferentes autores que a lo largo de la historia de este campo de conocimiento han configurado unas prácticas y nos discursos “propios” del quehacer psicológico en dichos ámbitos. Sin embargo, es importante reconocer, en este contexto, que un objetivo noble y también muy buscado por los psicólogos (as) de todos los tiempos ha sido el de delimitar el campo de estudio de la psicología como disciplina científica, a partir de la delimitación de su objeto formal de estudio.
Sobre el peligro de una sola historia: análisis de las premisas del interaccionismo simbólico
Authors: Del Valle del Valle Estiven , Carvajal Monsalve Elizabeth , Orozco Castaño Laura Fernanda , Jurado Quinchía Sandra Milena , Madrid Ortega Yuly
Published: February 2017

El siguiente ensayo está basado en cómo se reflejan los postulados del Interaccionismo Simbólico en el discurso de Chimamanda  Adichie, que tituló “El peligro de una sola historia”, publicado por TED en octubre del 2009 y en el cual muestra la “falsedad de la primera impresión”, esto crea estereotipos, que son sesgos que impiden ver la realidad más allá de lo que la mayoría ve.
El duelo como fenómeno psicosocial: una breve revisión teórica
Authors: Jaramillo Serna John Alexander , Oquendo Estrada Angélica María
Published: February 2017

El duelo es un fenómeno humano de carácter psicosocial, por lo cual implica procesos que precisan de la subjetividad, del establecimiento de vínculos, de pensamientos, cogniciones y emociones, a su vez está ligado a manifestaciones sociales y culturales que particularizarán la forma de verlo y vivirlo. En las siguientes líneas, pretendemos hacer una breve revisión de la concepción que se ha construido frente al duelo en la psicología, de las variables psicológicas de este, de los elementos psicosociales asociados, del duelo por separación y por pérdida real de un ser querido y de sus momentos. Se pretende a su vez evidenciar al duelo como un fenómeno que liga lo psicológico y lo social.
Condiciones personales y ambientales de los conductores de buses de Medellín relacionadas con el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas
Authors: Calderón Vallejo Gustavo Adolfo , Abello Londoño Maryory Lindey
Published: February 2017

El escrito es producto de un estudio realizado en la Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo, Facultad de Psicología, por el Grupo de investigación en farmacodependencia en el año 2012, denominado: Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en conductores de buses del sector de trasporte público de Medellín. En él, además de describir las drogas más consumidas, se presentan las prevalencias de consumo y los posibles factores de riesgo. Es un estudio descriptivo, con muestreo probabilístico de los conductores de la ciudad de Medellín. Con aplicación de encuesta y análisis estadístico mediante el programa SPSS. Entre los resultados se destaca un consumo alto de cigarrillo, alcohol y marihuana, lo que puede estar relacionado con sus largas jornadas, pocas horas de sueño, situación de estrés, condiciones de peligro en los viajes y delincuencia en sus terminales y en las rutas.
Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles by Precipitation Method with Their Antibacterial Effect
Authors: Romadhan Muhammad Fajri , Suyatma Nurgaha Edhi , Taqi Fahim Muchammad
Published: February 2017

The aim of this study was to synthesize and characterize Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) prepared by precipitation method. Zinc nitrate and sodium hydroxide was used as starting materials with biopolymer pectin as capping agent. ZnO-NPs were synthesized at three levels of temperatures (60, 80 and 100 °C) without or with calcinations (500 °C). Particle size analyzer (PSA) analysis results showed that the samples without calcination (T60, T80 and T100) having an average particle size respectively 105.13, 78.53, and 76.43 nm, whereas at the samples by calcination (T60C, T80C and T100C) each have average particle size of 88.73, 44.30 and 543.77 nm. The results showed that preparation of ZnO-NPs by using heating at 80 °C followed with calcinations at 500 °C (T80C) produced the smallest size. T80C samples further were analyzed using XRD, SEM and the antimicrobial activity compared with the ZnO-NPs commercials. XRD analysis confirmed that ZnO-NPs were successfully obtained and have form of pure nanostructure. SEM analysis showed that ZnO-NPs obtained has a spherical shape. Furthermore, this ZnO-NPs (T80C) has a better antimicrobial activity compared than commercial ZnO-NPs in market.
Effect of Calcination Temperature on the Synthesis of ZrO2-Pillared Saponite to Catalytic Activity in Menthol Esterification
Authors: Fatimah Is , Rubiyanto Dwiarso , Kartika Nanda Candra
Published: February 2017

The influence of calcination temperature on the synthesis of zirconia-pillared saponite (PILS) and on its catalytic activity in menthol esterification has been studied. Zirconia pillarization was conducted using zirconium tetraisopropoxide as a precursor and with calcination temperatures of 450, 600 and 700 °C. Evaluation of physicochemical characteristics at these varied temperatures was carried out by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), surface area analysis, Scanning Electron Eicroscope (SEM) analysis, Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and total acidity. The obtained results indicate that the structure and surface acidity of saponite were strongly influenced by calcination temperature. The solid acidity and surface parameters such as specific surface area, pore volume, and pore radius play an important role in the total conversion and selectivity in menthol esterification.
Correlation of Cadmium Intake from Water and Biomarkers in Resident Living Around Namobintang Dumpsite
Authors: Ashar Taufik , Hasan Wirsal , Nainggolan Hamonangan , Munir Erman
Published: February 2017

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic element ubiquitous in the environment and can cause kidneys damage. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of Cd in wells water and urine of population that lived around Namobintang dumpsite, and to examine the quantitative relationship between urinary Cd and other risk factors and β2 microglobulin in urine (β2-MG-U) as a marker exposure to Cd. This study was performed in the community residence around Namobintang dumpsite. Water samples were collected from the wells around the dumpsite. The area selected was of about 1 km radius from the dumpsite. A total of eighty urine samples checked using primary data. Adult males and females aged 18-78 years old were the respondents. Study results showed that Cd levels from the wells revealed that 73 respondents (91.3%) had exposed to Cd higher than normal levels (5 µg/L). 14 urine samples (17.5%) had high Cd levels above the normal limits and 48 urine samples had high β2-MG-U levels. There was a significant correlation between the Cd levels from the wells and β2-MG-U levels (r = 0.278, p = 0.012). UCd levels had also significant correlation with β2-MG-U levels (r = 0.29, p = 0.009).
A Novel Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Chloramphenicol Based On Diazotization Reaction at Room Temperature
Authors: Wafi Abdul , Supriyanto Ganden , Tjahjandarie Tjitjik Srie
Published: February 2017

An analytical method for determination of chloramphenicol (CAP) based on the diazotization reaction at room temperature has been developed. The CAP was reduced using zinc powder (Zn) and diazotization reaction was carried out at room temperature in the presence of NaNO2, bismuth nitrate pentahydrate (Bi(NO3)3.5H2O) as catalyst. 2-napthol was used as coupling agent to form a red-violet solution and the absorbance was measured by UV-Vis spectrophotometer at 554 nm. The optimization of analytical parameters including reducing agent, catalyst, coupling agent and time response were 0.15 g, 0.15 g, 230.67 µg/mL and 8-9 min respectively.
Synthesis, Reactivity and Stability of Aryl Halide Protecting Groups towards Di-Substituted Pyridines
Authors: Brian Ptoton Mnangat , Musau Peter
Published: February 2017

This paper reports the synthesis and reactivity of different Benzyl derivative protecting groups. The synthesis and stability of Benzyl halides, 4-methoxybenzyl halides, 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl halides, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl halides, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl halide protecting groups and their reactivity towards nitrogen atom of a di-substituted pyridine ring in formation of pyridinium salts is also reported.
A Rapid and Sensitive Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever Based On Nested PCR-Voltammetric DNA Biosensor Using Flagellin Gene Fragment
Authors: Hartati Yeni Wahyuni , Wyantuti Santhy , Firdaus M. Lutfi , Auliany Nurul , Surbakti Rini , Gaffar Shabarni
Published: February 2017

Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi is an important issue for public health in the world. Laboratory methods for rapid and sensitive diagnosis are very important for disease management. The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of nested PCR–voltammetric DNA biosensor using flagellin gene (fla) of S. typhi as a marker. The differential pulse voltammetry using pencil graphite electrode was applied to measure the guanine oxidation signal of probes vs synthetic target stDNA and probes vs fla PCR product hybridizations. The probe DNA selectivity was examined by hybridized probes vs non-complementary sequence. The result showed that the first round nested PCR product can not be visualized by agarose electrophoresis, whereas using the voltammetric biosensor methods can be detected both for the first or second round nested PCR product. The average peak current of hybridized probe vs first and second round of PCR product was 2.32 and 1.47 μA respectively, at 0.9 V. Detection of the DNA sequences of the infectious diseases from PCR amplified real sample was also carried out using this voltammetric DNA biosensor methods.
Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase on Modified-Carbon-Paste-Electrodes for Microfuel Cell
Authors: Ambarsari Laksmi , Setyawati Inda , Kurniasih Rini , Kurniatin Popi Asri , Maddu Akhiruddin
Published: February 2017

Glucose oxidase (GOx) is being developed for many applications such as an implantable fuel cell, due to its attractive property of operating under physiological conditions. This study reports the functional immobilization of glucose oxidase onto polyaniline-nanofiber-modified-carbon-paste-electrodes (GOx/MCPE) as bioanodes in fuel cell applications. In particular, GOx is immobilized onto the electrode surface via a linker molecule (glutaraldehyde). Polyaniline, synthesized by the interfacial polymerization method, produces a morphological form of nanofibers (100-120 nm) which have good conductivity. The performance of the polyaniline-modified-carbon-paste-electrode (MCPE) was better than the carbon- paste-electrode (CPE) alone. The optimal pH and temperature of the GOx/MCPE were 4.5 (in 100 mM acetate buffer) and 65 °C, respectively. The GOx/MCPE exhibit high catalytic performances (activation energy 16.4 kJ mol-1), have a high affinity for glucose (Km value 37.79 µM) and can have a maximum current (Imax) of 3.95 mA. The sensitivity of the bioelectrode also was high at 57.79 mA mM-1 cm-2.
Polyaniline-Invertase-Gold Nanoparticles Modified Gold Electrode for Sucrose Detection
Authors: Fitriyana Fitriyana , Kurniawan Fredy
Published: February 2017

Sucrose sensor has been made by deposited the active materials on the surface of gold electrode. The active materials, i.e. polyaniline (PANI), invertase and gold nanoparticles, were deposited step by step. Aniline polymerization were conducted electrochemically at potential -500 to 1000 mV using voltammetry method with sweep rate 50 mV/s for 20 cycles in HCl solution pH 1.5. The modified electrode obtained was immersed in invertase 1 M phosphate buffer solution pH 6. The invertase trapping in polyaniline was performed using the same condition as aniline polymerization. Then, gold nanoparticles were deposited on the polyaniline-invertase modified gold electrode using Layer by Layer (LbL) technique. The polyaniline-invertase-gold nanoparticles modified gold electrode obtained was used to measure sucrose solution. Electrochemical signal of polyaniline (PANI)-invertase-gold nanoparticles modified gold electrode is increase with sucrose concentration. The sensitivity and detection limit of the electrode are 0.4657 µA mm-2 mM-1 and 9 µM, respectively. No electrochemical interference signals from fructose and glucose have been observed in the sucrose measurement.
Pre-prepregnancy body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
Authors: Rudic-Grujic Vesna , Grabez Milkica , Stojisavljevic Stela , Novakovic Budimka , Popovic-Pejicic Snjezana
Published: February 2017

Introduction/Objective. Not only do pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity increase the risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes but they also lead to the development of gestational diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity in the Republic of Srpska and to investigate its association with hyperglycemia and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period from February to October 2012 among 555 pregnant women in gestational period from 24 to 28 weeks. The criterion for exclusion from the sample was previously diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Results. Before pregnancy, 20.39% of participants had increased body mass index, while 4.04 % [95% confidence interval (CI); 2.62?6.13] were obese. Gestational diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in 10.91% (95% CI, 8.44?13.98) of them. The increase in body mass index by 1 increased the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus by 1.09 times [odds ratio (OR) = 1.09; 95% CI; 1.02?1.16]. Pregnant women who were overweight had a 4.88 times greater risk (OR = 4.88; 95% CI, 1.23?29.41) of developing gestational diabetes. Conclusion. Every fifth pregnant woman in this study was overweight or obese before pregnancy. The increase in body mass index by 1 increased the risk of gestational diabetes by 1.09 times (OR = 1.09; 95% CI; 1.02?1.16). Counselling is necessary for overweight and obese women planning pregnancy.
Forty years of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Society
Authors: Milenkovic Pavle
Published: February 2017

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Synthesis of 2-Oxo(thio)-N,4-diaryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbothioamides
Authors:   National University of Food Technologies, 68, Volodymyrska St., 01601 Kyiv-33, Ukraine, Maiboroda Olena , Simurova Nathaliia ,   National University of Food Technologies, 68, Volodymyrska St., 01601 Kyiv-33, Ukraine
Published: February 2017

It was found that 2-acylthioacetamides enter Biginelli reaction with aromatic aldehydes and urea /thiourea forming 2-oxo(thio)-N,4-diaryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbothioamides. Under the influence of K3[Fe(CN)6] in alkaline environment, the expected 2-oxo(thio)-N,4-diaryl-5-(benzothiazole-2'-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines were not been received while 2-oxo(thio)-N,4-diaryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbamides were the products of interaction.
The Study of the Process of Modification of Recycled Polyethylene with Hexamethylenetetramine
Authors:   Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, 48, Kharkivske Ave., 02160 Kyiv, Ukraine, Myshak Vladimir , Seminog Vita ,   Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, 48, Kharkivske Ave., 02160 Kyiv, Ukraine, Dmytrieva Tatiana ,   Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, 48, Kharkivske Ave., 02160 Kyiv, Ukraine, Bortnitsky Vladimir ,   Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry NAS of Ukraine, 48, Kharkivske Ave., 02160 Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2017

Pyrolysis mass-spectrometry (PMS) has been employed to investigate the process of thermal destruction of the secondary polyethylene (SPE), which was modified using hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA). The introduction of powdered HMTA in the polymer matrix on the basis of SPE, with a view to its mechano-chemical modification, leads to structural changes in the polymer matrix, to the formation of cross chemical bonds between macromolecules in SPE with the participation of the ionic fragments of the collapse of HMTA, and to high content of gel-fraction of compositions with increasing of HMTA content in them.
Some Properties of Elastomeric Compositions with High-disperse Carbon Additives
Authors:   Belarusian State Technological University, 13 Sverdlov St., 20006 Minsk, Belarus, Vishnevskii Konstantin , Shashok Zhanna ,   Belarusian State Technological University, 13 Sverdlov St., 20006 Minsk, Belarus, Prokopchuk Nikolai ,   Belarusian State Technological University, 13 Sverdlov St., 20006 Minsk, Belarus
Published: February 2017

The influence of a carbon nanomaterial obtained in a high-voltage discharge plasma on the endurance of elastomer compositions has been investigated. Complex tests of elastomeric compositions with highly dispersed carbon additives allowed us to confirm the model of nonlinear elastic deformation of macromolecules and adhesion between the elastomer and the nanoparticles. The results of these investigations agree with those obtained in determining the Mooney viscosity and relaxation, the parameters of the vulcanization kinetics of rubber mix, conventional tensile strength, and relative breaking elongation of highly filled rubbers based on butadiene-nitrile caoutchoucs. To verify the assumed mechanism underlying the action of a carbon nanomaterial on elastomer compositions, the parameters of their vulcanizing network have been determined using the method of equilibrium swelling.
Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Torrefied Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Briquettes
Authors:   Institute of Future Energy, Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Nyakuma Bemgba , Ahmad Arshad ,   Institute of Future Energy, Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Johari Anwar ,   Institute of Future Energy, Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Abdullah Tuan ,   Institute of Future Energy, Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Oladokun Olagoke ,   Institute of Future Energy, Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Uthman Habibu ,   Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, International campus, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Halim Muhamad ,   Centre of Polymer Composite Research & Technology (PoCResT), Institute of Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: February 2017

The study is aimed at investigating the thermal behavior and decomposition kinetics of torrefied oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) briquettes using a thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and the Coats-Redfern model. The results revealed that thermal decomposition kinetics of OPEFB and torrefied OPEFB briquettes is significantly influenced by the severity of torrefaction temperature. Furthermore, the temperature profile characteristics; Tonset, Tpeak, and Tend increased consistently due to the thermal lag observed during TG analysis. In addition, the torrefied OPEFB briquettes were observed to possess superior thermal and kinetic properties over the untorrefied OPEFB briquettes. It can be inferred that torrefaction improves the fuel properties of pelletized OPEFB for potential utilization in bioenergy conversion systems.
Pozzolanic Activity Diagnostics of Fly Ash for Portland Cement
Authors:   Warsaw University of Technology, Branch at Plock, Poland 17 Lukashevicha St., PL-09400 Plock, Poland, Kotsay Galyna
Published: February 2017

The work deals with the analysis and evaluation of different methods of pozzolanic activity determination in order to rationally use ash in cement. The most optimum diagnostic method has been suggested. The possibility of increasing fluidal fly ash activity has been established using the synthetic nanosilica.
Post-foundational Ontology and the Charge of Social Weightlessness in Radical Democratic Theory: A Response to Lois McNay’s The Misguided Search for the Political
Authors: Henderson Tom N.
Published: February 2017

This article responds to the accusation made by Lois McNay in The Misguided Search for the Political that much radical democratic theory is ‘socially weightless’ as a direct result of its turn towards an ontological understanding of the political. It argues that the social weightlessness identified in the work of the particular theorists McNay singles out for critique is not the result of the ontological approach per se. After briefly summarising McNay’s argument, Oliver Marchart’s ontology of political difference is used to defend the ‘search for the political’ against four aspects of McNay’s argument: the status of the ontological in post-foundational thought, the question of universality in relation to the political, the relationship between the social and the political, and that between indeterminacy and agency. Following this, the methodology of the disclosing critique of social suffering that McNay puts forward as an alternative to the ontological paradigm will be examined. This will be shown not only to be compatible with such a paradigm, but to be rooted in the very same parts of Heidegger’s philosophy. Moreover, her approach is found to enhance the ontological approach to the political by recovering its hermeneutical dimension, and in turn reconnecting hermeneutics to the question of the body. These are steps which, if further built upon, could add not only social, but also fleshly weight to ontological theories of the political, strengthening the critical potential of radical democracy.
Investigative journalism in a socially networked world
Authors: Gearing Amanda
Published: February 2017

This article explores how investigative journalists can join the network society by moving online, collaborating with other reporters and media outlets across regions and across national borders, yet publishing in newspapers which arguably remain the central stage of the public sphere (Carson, 2013). A better understanding of the potential of social media and web-based communications for undertaking journalistic investigations can lead to the adoption of a global perspective, enriching local, regional and national stories (Berglez, 2013). The research and collaboration for a transnational story published simultaneously in The Australian and collaboration in London in 2013 may provide insights into the potential for the use of social media platforms and web-based communications for finding stories, collaborating and following stories into the social media to find leads to follow-up stories. This article questions whether the synergies between mainstream media and social media platforms may yield potentially high impact stories for major masthead newspapers and thus contribute to their sustainability. Connectivity with news sources has always been an important resource for journalists. Online networks may have the potential to expand the range of voices that can be heard and the issues that can be covered.
‘The silence of the Sphinx’: The delay in organising media coverage of World War II
Authors: Oosterman Allison
Published: February 2017

None of those New Zealand men who served as official war correspondents in World War II are alive today to tell their stories. It is left to the media historian to try and piece together their lives and actions, always regretting that research had not started sooner. Sadly there is more information available about World War I and the life and actions of Malcolm Ross, the country’s first official war correspondent, than there is about New Zealand’s World War II correspondents. Nevertheless, remembering the work of these journalists is important, so this is a first attempt at chronicling the circumstances surrounding the appointment of the first of the official correspondents, John Herbert Hall and Robin Templeton Miller, for the 1939-45 conflict. The story of the appointment of men to cover the war, whether as press correspondents, photographers, artists or broadcasters, is one of ‘absurd delays’ which were not resolved until nearly two years of the war had passed.
Noted: Taking scalps and vicious ‘attack’ politics
Authors: Cass Philip
Published: February 2017

Review of Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment, by Nicky Hagar. Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing, 2014, 166pp. ISBN978-1-927213-36-0.Nicky Hager's revelations of dirty tactics by the National Party will come as no surprise to those numbed by the vicious politics of the US, the UK or Australia, but they have raised hackles in New Zealand and no doubt prompted many people to wipe their hard drives as thoroughly as they can.
‘Food is life’: Documenting the politics of food in Melanesia
Authors: Spark Ceridwen
Published: February 2017

In this article, I discuss two recent examples of women’s filmmaking in Melanesia. The documentaries are Tanah Mama (2014), focused on West Papua and Café Niugini (2015), set in Papua New Guinea. Both films explore and represent food in profoundly different ways. Here, I consider their respective depictions of food, demonstrating that Tanah Mama represents food as sustenance while Café Niugini renders food as ‘cuisine’ through the ‘creative performance’ of cookery. Nevertheless, and as I argue, both documentaries reflect the filmmakers’ interest in representing issues associated with food in the Pacific, including the importance of Indigenous access to land, population management, gender roles and the impact of changing cultural values on food consumption and health.
Tweeting, friending, reporting: Social media use among journalism academics, students and graduates in the Asia-Pacific
Authors: Bahfen Nasya , Wake Alexandra
Published: February 2017

This reflective article describes and analyses the use of Facebook and Twitter over a five-year timeframe by two journalism academics in Australia, whose industry and research expertise are in the Asia-Pacific. The use of social media has made possible for journalism educators an active electronic space in which to conduct discourse on development, publication, networking and career opportunities with students and alumni. This discourse and the educators, students or alumni who engage in it reflect the nature of the global media industry as inherently network-based (in contrast to employment approaches found in other industries such as graduate programmes in commerce, law or engineering). Because it operates using electronic communication, such discourse also reflects the industry which journalism graduates seek to enter as not being geographically confined to one city or state within Australia—instead, reflecting a rapid rate of movement between cities and states, or between countries, or between urban and rural locations. Using active participant observation, the researchers argue that social media can be used to develop and retain links with their students and alumni, by making use of the social connectedness that is coming to characterise communication. The researchers were early adopters of Facebook and Twitter communication with students. The article argues that social media has been beneficial in the conduct of these activities while exploring the use of social networking in relation to the politics of ‘friending’ or ‘following’ and ‘being followed’ by students.
Rhododendrons in Uttarakhand: Diversity and Conservation
Authors: Iqbal Kaiser , Negi A. K.
Published: February 2017

Rhododendron is a very widely distributed genus, occurring throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere except for dry areas, and extending into the Southern Hemisphere in southeastern Asia and northern Asia with 1200 species. In India, Rhododendrons are represented by 80 species with 10 subspecies and 14 varieties most of which are widely distributed in the Himalayas at an altitude ranging from 1500 – 5500 m. During the course of a revisionary study of Rhododendrons in Uttarakhand, an attempt has been made to collect information on the uses of different species from the field through personal communications with the inhabitants of the remote villages and through repeated inquiries from local folk. Besides of its immense horticultural importance, about 6 species have been recorded here which are used by the local people in different ways. Some species are also found poisonous. The paper deals with the enumeration of these species, their vernacular names, distribution and abundance, uses and methods of utilization. Natural calamities anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, unsustainable extraction for firewood pose a serious threat to Rhododendrons.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT Volume-6, Issue-1, Dec-Feb 2016/17, page: 31-45
Effects of Bank Lending on Economic Growth in Nepal
Authors: Timsina Neelam , Pradhan Radhe Shyam
Published: February 2017

This study examines the effects of commercial bank lending on economic growth in Nepal. The study has conducted correlation and regression analysis using panel data of twenty four commercial banks during the period of 1996 -2015. The empirical results show that bank lending has positive effects on the economic growth in Nepal. The study implies that the policy makers should focus their attention more on the development of formal sector financing, adequate development of modern banking sector, development of efficient financial market and infrastructures and establishment of interest sensitive investment environment to increase the bank lending which is instrumental to promote economic growth in Nepal.Journal of Advanced Academic Research Vol. 3, No.3, 2016, page:53-75