bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
What Does že jo (and že ne) Mean in Spoken Dialogue
Authors: Komrsková Zuzana
Published: January 2018

The goal of this paper is to examine the role of two collocations (že jo and že ne) in spoken dialogue. Both are said to be typical of spontaneous conversation and express a large scale of pragmatic functions, e.g. uncertainty of the speaker or a request for a backchannel. The examination of their positioning within the utterance in relation to the meaning of their close context helped us to identify the functions and to distinguish between cases which are simple co-occurrences of the conjunction že and the particle jo/ne, and those which are instances of the set phrase. The source material comes from the ORAL2013 and DIALOG corpora.
Corpus-Based Semantic Models of the Noun Phrases Containing Words with ‘Person’ Marker
Authors: Langenbakh Margaryta
Published: January 2018

The mechanism underlying constructing of lexically correct sequences of words is an object of attention both in theoretical and applied fields of linguistics. This paper reveals some aspects of modelling the patterns of semantic valence in noun phrases of NN (Noun+Noun) structure, one or both components of which contain the ‘person’ semantic tag. The research is based on the Corpus of Ukrainian and performed with the help of automatic language processing.
CzEngClass – Towards a Lexicon of Verb Synonyms with Valency Linked to Semantic Roles
Authors: Urešová Zdeňka , Fučíková Eva , Hajičová Eva
Published: January 2018

In this paper, we introduce our ongoing project about synonymy in bilingual context. This project aims at exploring semantic ‘equivalence’ of verb senses of generally different verbal lexemes in a bilingual (Czech-English) setting. Specifically, it focuses on their valency behavior within such equivalence groups. We believe that using bilingual context (translation) as an important factor in the delimitation of classes of synonymous lexical units (verbs, in our case) may help to specify the verb senses, also with regard to the (semantic) roles relation to other verb senses and roles of their arguments more precisely than when using monolingual corpora. In our project, we work “bottom-up”, i.e., from an evidence as recorded in our corpora and not “top-down”, from a predefined set of semantic classes.
Automatic Morphemic Analysis in the Corpus of the Ukrainian Language: Results and Prospects
Authors: Zuban Oksana
Published: January 2018

The article describes theoretical issues, principles of constructing and functioning of the Automated System of Morphemic and Derivational Analysis (ASMDA). The ASMDA system performs the following functions: 1) information system; 2) automatic morphemic annotation of text; 3) automatic linguistic constructor for frequency dictionaries. Description of the use of ASMDA as an automatic morphemic analyser of Ukrainian texts’ lexicon is in the centre of attention; this article also describes structure as well as search and classification options of electronic morphemic dictionaries presented in linguistic research system of the Corpus of the Ukrainian language.
Ján Horecký‘s Approach to Language and Thinking
Authors: Zumrík Miroslav
Published: January 2018

The paper aims to reflect on theoretical foundations of Horecký’s approach to the relation between language (and more specifically: terms) and thinking (concepts). Reflections are devoted to Horecký’s explicit and implicit beliefs on the nature of terms and concepts and their mutual relation, as well as their relation to reality around. Definitions of both term and concept appear in some of Horecký’s major papers. The paper focuses on models of term-concept relation proposed in those papers. Finally, an attempt is made to find some convergences and divergences in theories of Horecký and the Czech logician Pavel Tichý.
Note on the residual finiteness of Artin groups
Authors: Blasco-García Rubén , Juhász Arye , Paris Luis
Published: January 2018

Let A be an Artin group.
A partition

𝒫

{\mathcal{P}}

of the set of standard generators of A is called admissible if, for all

X
,
Y

∈
𝒫

{X,Y\in\mathcal{P}}

,

X
≠
Y

{X\neq Y}

, there is at most one pair

(
s
,
t
)

∈

X
×
Y

{(s,t)\in X\times Y}

which has a relation.
An admissible partition

𝒫

{\mathcal{P}}

determines a quotient Coxeter graph

Γ
/
𝒫

{\Gamma/\mathcal{P}}

.
We prove that, if

Γ
/
𝒫

{\Gamma/\mathcal{P}}

is either a forest or an even triangle free Coxeter graph and

A
X

{A_{X}}

is residually finite for all

X
∈
𝒫

{X\in\mathcal{P}}

, then A is residually finite.
Experimental Investigation of Intensity Modulator/Direct Detection (IM/DD) Optical OFDM System with Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)
Authors: FALL Papa Alioune , Fall Mangone
Published: January 2018

To improve the performance of optical fiber transmission and to compensate the fiber chromatic dispersion (CD), we propose to use fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in intensity modulator/direct detection IM/DD optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OOFDM) system, and experimentally demonstrate 2.5-Gbit/s QPSK-OFDM transmission over 200 km SMF-28. FBG used before the detection as a chromatic dispersion compensation module, reducing the beating noise between ASE noise and OFDM signal. By using the FBG in IM/DD OOFDM system, our experimental results show that the receiver sensitivity was improved about 2 dB at a bit error rate (BER) of $1 \times {10^{ - 3}}$ for 2.5 Gbit/s QPSK-OFDM signals after 200 km SMF-transmission compared to regular system without FBG.
Undiagnosed Hyperglycaemia and Hypertension as Indicators of the Various Risk Factors of Future Cardiovascular Disease Among Population of Serbian Students
Authors: Georgiev Andrijana Milošević , Krajnović Dušanka , Kotur-Stevuljević Jelena , Ignjatović Svetlana , Marinković Valentina
Published: January 2018

A number of risk behaviours, such as smoking, overweight, excessive alcohol intake, insufficient physical activity, excessive and frequent intake of salt, reduced fruit and vegetable intake, increased fat intake, which constitute living habits of an individual can influence the occurrence of hypertension and hyperglycaemia. The changing of these lifestyles can reduce the risk of developing prehypertension and prediabetes. The survey was conducted at student’s campuses. The respondents were subjected to the height, weight, blood glucose and blood pressure. Respondents filled in previously created questionnaire that was approved by the Ethics Committee for Biomedical Research Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade. The percentage of respondents with a glucose value above the reference value was 14.6% (n=19), 2.4% (n=3) had values greater than 7 mmol/L without being diagnosed with diabetes, and accordingly, 2.4% (n=3) had elevated HbA1c values (above 42 mmol/mol or 6.0%). The percentage of respondents with elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure was 14.9% and 7.4% respectively. Regarding calculated risk scores, they showed parallel increase with increas-ing of BMI (HPS), systolic and diastolic pressure (OHS), and glucose concentration (OPS). When analysing all the factors that could cause the later development of diabetes, which is associated with hypertension as well, it is observed that the student population is very much exposed to those factors. The results of this study cannot be representative for the general population of students, but they can provide recommendations for further research.
Variants in TPMT, ITPA, ABCC4 And ABCB1 Genes as Predictors of 6-Mercaptopurine Induced Toxicity in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Milosevic Goran , Kotur Nikola , Krstovski Nada , Lazic Jelena , Zukic Branka , Stankovic Biljana , Janic Dragana , Katsila Theodora , Patrinos George P. , Pavlovic Sonja , Dokmanovic Lidija
Published: January 2018

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood malignancy. Optimal use of anti leukemic drugs has led to less toxicity and adverse reactions, and a higher survival rate. Thiopurine drugs, including 6-mercaptopurine, are mostly used as antileukemic medications in the maintenance phase of treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For those patients, TPMT genotype- tailored 6-mercaptopurine therapy is already implemented in the treatment protocols. We investigated the role of TPMT, ITPA, ABCC4 and ABCB1 genetic variants as predictors of outcome and 6-mercaptopurine induced toxicity during the maintenance phase of treatment in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sixty-eight children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were enrolled in this study. Patients have been treated according to ALL IC-BFM 2002 or ALL IC-BFM 2009 protocols. Toxicity and adverse events have been monitored via surrogate markers (off-therapy weeks, episodes of leu - ko penia and average 6-mercaptopurine dose) and a prob- abilistic model was employed to predict overall 6-mercaptopurine related toxicity. We confirmed that patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia that carry inactive TPMT allele(s) require 6- mercaptopurine dose reduction. ITPA and ABCC4 genetic variants failed to show an association with 6-mercapto - purine induced toxicity during the maintenance phase. Carriers of ABCB1 variant allele experienced greater hepatotoxicity. The probabilistic model Neural net which considered all the analysed genetic variants was assessed to be the best prediction model. It was able to discriminate ALL patients with good and poor 6-mercaptopurin tolerance in 71% of cases (AUC=0.71). This study contributes to the design of a panel of pharmacogenetic markers for predicting thiopurineinduced toxicity in pediatric ALL.
Brain gray matter volume differences in obese youth with type 2 diabetes: a pilot study
Authors: Redel Jacob M. , DiFrancesco Mark , Vannest Jennifer , Altaye Mekibib , Beebe Dean , Khoury Jane , Dolan Lawrence M. , Lee Gregory , Brunner Hermine , Holland Scott , Brady Cassandra , Shah Amy S.
Published: January 2018

Background:

Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have significantly lower gray matter volume (GMV) compared to healthy peers. Whether GMV differences exist in youth with T2D remains unclear. Thus, we compared global and regional GMV between obese youth with T2D with age, race and sex similar healthy controls.

Methods:

In a cross-sectional study, 20 obese youth with T2D underwent T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Comparisons were made to 20 age, race and sex similar controls. Differences in global and regional GMV between groups were identified using voxel-based morphometry (VBM).

Results:

Youth with T2D had a significantly lower global GMV-to-intracranial volume ratio (0.51±0.02 in T2D vs. 0.53±0.02 in controls, p=0.02, Cohen’s d=0.85). There were 14 regions where GMV was significantly lower in the T2D group, and nine of these were found in either the temporal or occipital lobes. There were six regions with increased GMV in T2D. All regional differences were significant at p<0.05 after adjusting for multiple comparisons.

Conclusions:

Results from this pilot study show obese youth with T2D have significantly lower global GMV and regional GMV differences, when compared to their age, race and sex similar peers. Future work is needed to determine whether these brain findings are a direct result of adolescent-onset T2D.
Evaluation of resistance and the role of some defense responses in wheat cultivars to Fusarium head blight
Authors: Khaledi Nima , Taheri Parissa , Falahati-Rastegar Mahrokh
Published: January 2018

Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum are the causal agents of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereal crops worldwide. Application of resistant cultivars is the most effective and economic method for management of FHB and reducing mycotoxin production in wheat. Understanding the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in basal resistance of wheat to FHB disease is limited. In this research, after screening resistance levels of eighteen wheat cultivars planted in Iran, Gaskozhen and Falat were identified as partially resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars against Fusarium spp., respectively. Also, we investigated the role of hydroxyl radical (OH−), nitric oxide (NO), callose deposition, lipid peroxidation and protein content in basal resistance of wheat to the hemi-biotrophic and necrotrophic Fusarium species causing FHB. Nitric oxide as a signaling molecule may be involved in physiological and defensive processes in plants. Our results showed that NO generation increased in seedlings and spikes of wheat cultivars after inoculation with Fusarium species. We observed earlier and stronger callose deposition at early time points after infection by Fusarium spp. isolates than in non-infected plants, which was positively related to the resistance levels in wheat cultivars. Higher levels of OH− and malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation (as a marker of lipid peroxidation) were observed in the Falat than in the Gaskozhen cultivar, under non-infected and infected conditions. So, estimation of lipid peroxidation could be useful to evaluate cultivars’ susceptibility. These findings can provide novel insights for better recognition of physiological and biochemical markers of FHB resistance, which could be used for rapid screening of resistance levels in wheat cultivars against this destructive fungal disease.
A Methodology for the Estimation of the Wind Generator Economic Efficiency
Authors: Zaleskis G.
Published: January 2018

Integration of renewable energy sources and the improvement of the technological base may not only reduce the consumption of fossil fuel and environmental load, but also ensure the power supply in regions with difficult fuel delivery or power failures. The main goal of the research is to develop the methodology of evaluation of the wind turbine economic efficiency. The research has demonstrated that the electricity produced from renewable sources may be much more expensive than the electricity purchased from the conventional grid.
Numerical Approach of a Water Flow in an Unsaturated Porous Medium by Coupling Between the Navier–Stokes and Darcy–Forchheimer Equations
Authors: Hami K. , Zeroual I.
Published: January 2018

In the present research, simulations have been conducted to determine numerically the dynamic behaviour of the flow of underground water fed by a river. The basic equations governing the problem studied are those of Navier–Stokes equations of conservation of momentum (flows between pores), coupled by the Darcy–Forchheimer equations (flows within these pores). To understand the phenomena involved, we first study the impact of flow rate on the pressure and the filtration velocity in the underground medium, the second part is devoted to the calculation of the elevation effect of the river water on the flow behaviour in the saturated and unsaturated zone of the aquifer.
Comparison of Chromatic Dispersion Compensation Method Efficiency for 10 Gbit/S RZ-OOK and NRZ-OOK Wdm-Pon Transmission Systems
Authors: Alsevska A. , Dilendorfs V. , Spolitis S. , Bobrovs Vj.
Published: January 2018

In the paper, the authors compare efficiency of two physical dispersion compensation methods for single channel and 8-channel WDM fibre-optical transmission systems using return-to-zero (RZ) and non-return-to-zero (NRZ) line codes for operation within optical C-band frequencies by means of computer simulations. As one of the most important destructive effects in fibre optical transmission systems (FOTS) is chromatic dispersion (CD), it is very important to reduce its negative effect on a transmitted signal. Dispersion compensation methods that were implemented in the research were dispersion compensating fibre (DCF) and fibre Bragg grating (FBG). The main goal of the paper was to find out which dispersion compensation method (DCF or FBG) provided the highest performance increase for fibre-optical transmission system and provided the longest transmission distance after dispersion compensation was implemented at different locations in the fibre-optical line while RZ or NRZ line codes were used. In the paper the reference point of signal quality for all measurements, which were obtained at the receiver, was BER<10−12.
Weather derivatives pricing using regime switching model
Authors: Evarest Emmanuel , Berntsson Fredrik , Singull Martin , Yang Xiangfeng
Published: January 2018

In this study we discuss the pricing of weather derivatives whose underlying weather variable is temperature.
The dynamics of temperature in this study follows a two state regime switching model with a heteroskedastic mean
reverting process as the base regime and a shifted regime defined by Brownian motion with nonzero drift.
We develop mathematical formulas for pricing futures and option contracts on heating degree days (HDDs),
cooling degree days (CDDs) and cumulative average temperature (CAT) indices. The local volatility nature of the model in the
base regime captures very well the dynamics of the underlying process, thus leading to a better pricing processes
for temperature derivatives contracts written on various index variables. We use the Monte Carlo simulation method
for pricing weather derivatives call option contracts.
A new hybrid cuckoo search and firefly optimization
Authors: Elkhechafi Mariam , Hachimi Hanaa , Elkettani Youssfi
Published: January 2018

In this paper, we present a new hybrid algorithm which is a combination of a hybrid Cuckoo search algorithm and Firefly optimization. We focus in this research on a hybrid method combining two heuristic optimization techniques, Cuckoo Search (CS) and Firefly Algorithm (FA) for the global optimization. Denoted as CS-FA. The hybrid CS-FA technique incorporates concepts from CS and FA and creates individuals in a new generation not only by random walk as found in CS but also by mechanisms of FA. To analyze the benefits of hybridization, we have comparatively evaluated the classical Cuckoo Search and Firefly Algorithms versus the proposed hybridized algorithms (CS-FA).
Copper-catalyzed asymmetric dearomative borylation: new pathway to optically active heterocyclic compounds
Authors: Ito Hajime
Published: January 2018

Chiral N-heterocyclic organoboronates represent promising intermediates for the preparation of various bioactive and pharmaceutical compounds. We recently reported the first asymmetric dearomative borylation of indoles by copper-catalyzed borylation. Then we further developed dearomatization/enantioselective borylation sequence. Chiral 3-boryl-tetrahydropyridines and chiral boryl-tetrahydroquinolines via the copper(I)-catalyzed regio-, diastereo- and enantioselective borylation of 1,2-dihydropyridines and 1,2-dihydroquinilines, which were prepared by the partial reduction of the corresponding pyridine or quinoline derivatives. This dearomatization/enantioselective borylation procedures provide a direct access to chiral piperidines and tetrahydroquinolines from readily available pyridines or quinolines in combination with the stereospecific transformation of the stereogenic C–B bond.
U.S. Monetary Policy, Commodity Prices and the Financialization Hypothesis
Authors: Fam Papa Gueye , Hennani Rachida , Huchet Nicolas
Published: January 2018

Many studies point out the growing correlations within financial markets, while others highlight the financialization of commodity markets. The purpose of this article is to revisit the relationships between various financial assets and commodity markets by taking into account the U.S. monetary policy and therefore the implementation of non-standard measures. In addition to oil, stock and bond markets, U.S. policy rates and a great deal of agricultural prices have been over time considered through a DCC-GARCH model, between 1995-2015. We find that agricultural markets uphold the financialization hypothesis, implying an increase in market-prices’ correlations and so raises the question of agricultural prices’ drivers. Interestingly, conditional correlations between the U.S. monetary policy and agricultural prices have decreased since 2010, which indicates that the implementation of non-standard monetary policy measures reduces spillover effects on asset prices, especially raw commodities. Such a result in turn highlights changing relationships between monetary, financial and physical markets, in a context of very weak policy rates over a long period.
Art is not special: an assault on the last lines of defense against the naturalization of the human mind
Authors: Skov Martin , Nadal Marcos
Published: January 2018

The assumption that human cognition requires exceptional explanations holds strong in some domains of behavioral and brain sciences. Scientific aesthetics in general, and neuroaesthetics in particular, abound with claims for art-specific cognitive or neural processes. This assumption fosters a conceptual structure disconnected from other fields and biases the sort of processes to be studied. More generally, assuming that art is special is to cling to the idea that some aspect of our species’ mental constitution makes us unique, special, and meaningful. This assumption continues to relegate scientific aesthetics to the periphery of science and hampers a naturalized view of the human mind.
Importance of Strength and Power on Key Performance Indicators in Elite Youth Soccer
Authors: Wing Christopher E. , Turner Anthony N. , Bishop Chris J.
Published: January 2018

Wing, CE, Turner, AN, and Bishop, CJ. Importance of strength and power on key performance indicators in elite youth soccer. J Strength Cond Res 34(7): 2006–2014, 2020—The purpose of this investigation was to examine the importance of strength and power in relation to key performance indicators (KPIs) within competitive soccer match play. This was achieved through using an experimental approach in which 15 subjects were recruited from a professional soccer club's scholarship squad during the 2013/14 season. Following anthropometric measures, power and strength were assessed across a range of tests which included the squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), 20-m sprint, and arrowhead change of direction test. A predicted 1 repetition maximum (1RM) was also obtained for strength by performing a 3-RM test for both the back squat and bench press, and a total score of athleticism (TSA) was provided by summing Z-scores for all fitness tests together, providing 1 complete score for athleticism. Performance analysis data were collected during 16 matches for the following KPIs: passing, shooting, dribbling, tackling, and heading. Alongside this, data concerning player ball involvements (touches) were recorded. Results showed that there was a significant correlation (p ≤ 0.05) between CMJ (r = 0.80), SJ (r = 0.79), and TSA (r = 0.64) in relation to heading success. Similarly, a significant correlation (p ≤ 0.05) between predicted 1RM squat strength and tackle success (r = 0.61). These data support the notion that strength and power training are important to soccer performance, particularly when players are required to win duels of a physical nature. There were no other relationships found between the fitness data and the KPIs recorded during match play, which may indicate that other aspects of a player's development such as technical skill, cognitive function, and sensory awareness are more important for soccer-specific performance.
Match-Play Running Demands and Technical Performance Among Elite Gaelic Footballers: Does Divisional Status Count?
Authors: McGahan Jason H. , Mangan Shane , Collins Kieran , Burns Con , Gabbett Tim , O'Neill Cian
Published: January 2018

McGahan, JH, Mangan, S, Collins, K, Burns, C, Gabbett, T, and O'Neill, C. Match-play running demands and technical performance among elite Gaelic footballers: Does divisional status count? J Strength Cond Res 35(1): 169–175, 2021—The aim of the current study was to compare positional differences in running demands and technical performance variables among elite Gaelic football teams from separate divisions. Data were obtained from a division 1 (26.7 ± 2.9 years, 179.2 ± 21.3 cm, 89.9 ± 21.2 kg) and a division 3 (25.7 ± 3.5 years, 183.0 ± 4.7 cm, 84.4 ± 6.5 kg) team. Match-play running variables were collected using 4-Hz global positioning system (GPS) units (VX Sport; Visuallex Sport, Lower Hutt, New Zealand) (Match data sets; division 1: n = 107, division 3: n = 97). Selected variables assessed were high-speed running distance (HSR) (≥17 km·h−1), number of high-speed efforts (HSE) (≥17 km·h−1), relative high-speed distance (RHSD) (≥17 km·h−1; m·min−1), and percentage of time at high speed (%HS). Each variable was analyzed across the 5 positional groups in Gaelic football (full back, half back, midfield, half forward, full forward). The same 25 competitive games were analyzed using the GPS and the Sports Code video analysis system (Sports Code Elite V9; Sportstec, Warriewood, NSW, Australia). Technical performance variables selected for analysis were total kick/hand passes, tackles, shots, and percentage of time in possession. High-speed running distance running demands were differentiated between the divisions; the division 3 team demonstrated significantly greater HSR, HSE, RHSD, and %HS than the division 1 team (p ≤ 0.05). Positional-specific analysis found that the division 3 full back and midfield positional lines had significantly greater HSR, RHSD, and %HS than their division 1 counterparts. The division 1 team made a greater number of total tackles, with significantly more tackles in the middle third (p ≤ 0.05). The division 3 team performed a significantly greater number of hand passes and unsuccessful shots per game (p < 0.01). The results of this study indicate that overall technical proficiency, rather than high-speed running profiles, differentiate division 1 and 3 Gaelic football teams.
Relationship Between the Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale and the Load Intensity of Resistance Training
Authors: Morishita Shinichiro , Tsubaki Atsuhiro , Takabayashi Tomoya , Fu Jack B.
Published: January 2018

STUDIES HAVE REPORTED THAT THE LOAD INTENSITY OF RESISTANCE TRAINING IS RELATED TO THE RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION SCALE IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS. THE AIM IS TO EVALUATE CURRENT EVIDENCE REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION SCALE AND THE LOAD INTENSITY OF RESISTANCE TRAINING.
Food, Water, Shelter, Justice, Love
Authors: Ulmer Jasmine B.
Published: January 2018

In the move toward a critical form of qualitative inquiry that realizes its transformative potential, this article encourages scholars to consider axes of need within research. A flexible framework suggests how researchers might respond to situated need through theoretically and contextually grounded inquiries. In first drawing from critical geography, the concepts of heterotopic space and spatial justice are used to theoretically explore potential sites of critical transformation. These fluid spaces next are situated along five possible axes of need: food, water, shelter, justice, and love. By way of illustration, axes then are read through the lens of an urban city; potential responses take shape as a research agenda that could include visual and experimental forms of mapping. Importantly, the framework offers methodological openings for a critical form of qualitative inquiry that directly responds to, and participates in, issues of local need.
(Re)mixing Foucault and Deleuze
Authors: Carlson David L. , Koro-Ljungberg Mirka
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this article is to explore further and through other examples what happens when a Foucauldian conception of power is remixed with “the theoretical toolbox of Deleuze” to address diverse notions of power in critical qualitative science inquiry. The article experiments with Foucauldian power/knowledge and the Deleuzian machine by using the metaphor of capoeira to argue that critical qualitative science can maintain its social justice focus as well as align conceptions of power with a postmodern framework. The authors illustrate how capoeira can function as a conceptual frame for shifting the onto-epistemologies of critical qualitative science inquiry.
Diverse Complexities, Complex Diversities
Authors: Ritchie Jenny
Published: January 2018

This paper highlights considerations for critical qualitative researchers in relation to the need to enact methodologies that are contextually responsive. It outlines a range of intersecting complexities that emerge from a critical reading of the context for research in Aotearoa (New Zealand), which include histories of colonisation of Indigenous peoples, increasing cultural diversity likely to be futher impacted by migration from Pacific Islands to Aotearoa because of the climate change crisis, and increasing economic disparities between rich and poor. It then draws upon scholarship by Māori and Pacific Island scholars that identifies alternative methodologies that arise from Indigenous ways of knowing, being, doing, and relating. It concludes with a series of questions that may be informative for researchers as they design methodologies which engage Indigenous and other diverse perspectives and peoples.
Critical Qualitative Methodologies
Authors: Denzin Norman K. , Lincoln Yvonna S. , MacLure Maggie , Otterstad Ann Merete , Torrance Harry , Cannella Gaile S. , Koro-Ljungberg Mirka , McTier Terrence
Published: January 2018

Critical qualitative scholarship offers humble grounds and many unforeseen possibilities to seek and promote justice, critical global engagement, and diverse epistemologies. This dialogical and interactive paper is based on a panel session at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry that highlighted diverse areas of critical qualitative inquiry, namely justice, difference, ethics, and equity. Authors in this paper share their critical qualitative research practices and provide examples of how justice can be addressed through research foci, methods, theories, and ethical practices.
Malang Mask Puppet Presentation Structure Arrangement of the Story Rabine Panji as Cultural Tourism Commodity in Malang Regency East Java
Authors: Suprihatin Dyah Pratamawati Endang Wara
Published: January 2018

This research aimed to describe the model of structure arrangement of Malang Mask Puppet traditional art performance as the tourism commodity. The research method used was single case study with holistic single-case study approach toward the event program done by the traditional art performance group in Malang. It is done as an effort to maintain the existence of tradition art through tourism art performance arrangement. The result was the performance structure of the story (lakon) of Rabine Panji in Malang mask puppet performance. Malang mask puppet has been performed in shorter duration so that it became more interesting for the purpose of tourism.

How to Cite: Pratamawati, E. W. S. D. (2016). Malang Mask Puppet Presentation Structure Arrangement of the Story Rabine Panji as Cultural Tourism Commodity in Malang Regency East Java. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research And Education, 16(1), 66-74. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/harmonia.v16i1.4561
The Inheritance of Malay Palace Dance in Malaysia and Yogyakarta Classical Dance in Indonesia
Authors: Taib Bin Saearani Muhammad Fazli , Cahyono Agus
Published: January 2018

The background of this study is the effort of solving the inheritance problem faced by Malaysia in the case of Malay Palace dance which is currently in decline. This study is done by using best practice from the The Development and Inheritance of Yogyakarta Classical Dance (TKGY) done by the Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace and some formal and non-formal institutions in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. TKGY is chosen as it is viewed to have positive life in classical Palace dance and involve various actors and clear strategies. For three years, the researcher has done the research by observing the inheritance context (TKGY) to identify preservation phenomena done in Yogyakarta. This research is using a qualitative approach. The data are collected by doing in-depth interviews with some leaders of the main studios in Yogyakarta and Malay Palace dance choreographers in Malaysia. The result of the research shows that there are some similarities and differences between Malay palace dance in Malaysia and Yogyakarta classical dance. Some strategies have been used to describe how the Malaysian government adopts inheritance strategies (TKGY) used by actors in the inheritance discourse (TKGY).

How to Cite: Saearani, M. F. T. B & Cahyono, A. (2016). The Inheritance of Malay Palace Dance in Malaysia and Yogyakarta Classical Dance in Indonesia . Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research And Education, 16(1), 75-86. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/harmonia.v16i1.6145

 
Visual Metaphor of Javanese Cartoon: The Interpretation of Cultural Socio-Politic in Goenawan Pranyoto’s Comic Cartoon Mbeling “Ande Ande Lumut” (1951-2014)
Authors: Thalhah Abdullah Ibnu
Published: January 2018

A comic cartoon is a communication media that is widely enjoyed and accepted by people. As a literary and journalistic work, the comic cartoon also captures the surrounding cultural situation. The modern and traditional cultural sign, fact and imagination, realist pattern and cartoon or caricature are used in a combination that seems contra versed (it is called double code discourse in postmodernism discourse), to show metaphor pattern relationship. The metaphor is applied through the transformation and play of the signs in the past and the future. They were spread, combined, and also transformed as a tool to show the creator’s expression. In this research, it was found that there was a very close relationship between the use of metaphoric signs and Indonesia’s social-politic situation in 1983. On one hand, Metaphor in comic cartoon Mbeling was a tool created to insinuate and criticize the corrupt and feudal Orde Baru authoritarian. It insinuated the violence involving the government officers in every aspect of the people’s life. On the other side, the comic cartoon also becomes the representation of contemporary Javanese culture that was open to other culture and acculturation.
Developing an instrument model to assess teachers’ creativity in designing and teaching music subject
Authors: Utomo Udi , Sayuti Suminto A
Published: January 2018

This paper aims at developing an instrument model to assess teacher’s creativity in designing and teaching music at school. The study was conducted by adapting the approach of Research and Development (R&D) from the model designed by Borg and Gall and the cycle model design developed by Cenamo & Kalk. The development comprises two stages; the model development and dissemination. The model development encompassed of model planning, model designing, as well as the try out. While, the dissemination stage was done by presenting the research result at a conference. At the end of the study, it was proven that the assessment instrument model used to assess teachers’ creativity in designing and teaching music subject at school had met with the research aim. It was shown from the try out test on the assessment instrument model development that: (1) the assessment material, assessment technique, rater criteria, assessment object, units of observation, competence test process, time allotment, observation process, measurement criteria, as well as the measurement rubric had been considered appropriate and had provenly matched from one to another so that it can be applied well; (2) the reliability of the assessment instrument based on Intraclass Correlation Coefficients/ICC test on consistency and absolute agreement definition type as well as the Generalizability Coefficient had met the criteria.
Lawet dance and ebleg dance: the term analysis towards its movement qualities
Authors: Santosa Djarot Heru , Dewi Gardenia Kartika , Rahayu Aprina Dwi
Published: January 2018

This study offers an insight of a research activity which focuses on art analysis, but lies its concern from the perspective of linguistics. This study is aiming at analyzing linguistic data that are related to traditional art activity to obtain further understanding beyond the existence of the art itself. Example of the activity is the linguistic analysis of terms used to label the kinds or qualities of dance movement from Central Java province, in this case are Lawet dance and Ebleg dance. Kebumen, as one of regency in Central Java, is chosen as the research location since it owns rich of typical traditional arts (local), both from the perspective of the art forms as well as the linguistic aspects. This research is analyzed by employing linguistic theory, especially the analysis of morphology and semantic. Implication of linguistic analysis done to the terms is a deep understanding towards the traditional dances being analyzed. It is further resulted in the form of identity affirmation to the traditional arts exist in the society’s environment.
Smart kinesthetic measurement model in dance composision
Authors: Triana Dinny Devi
Published: January 2018

This research aimed to discover a model of assessment that could measure kinesthetic intelligence in arranging a dance from several related variable, both direct variable and indirect variable. The research method used was a qualitative method using path analysis to determine the direct and indirect variable; therefore, the dominant variable that supported the measurement model of kinesthetic intelligence in arranging dance could be discovered. The population used was the students of the art of dance department and were chosen by using purposive sampling technique so that the kinesthetic intelligence could be well measured. The result of this research was that the correlation between the ability in perceiving movement and the ability in conveying movement was 3.8048. The correlation between the ability in perceiving movement and kinesthetic intelligence was 0.3137. The correlation between the ability in perceiving movement and arranging a dance was -0.3751. The correlation between conveying movement and kinesthetic intelligence was 0.1333. The correlation between conveying movement and arranging a dance was -0.2399. The correlation between kinesthetic intelligence and arranging a dance was 0.8529. These result proved that kinesthetic intelligence has significant influence to the ability in arranging a dance. It could be concluded that a smart assessment model of kinesthetic intelligence in arranging a dance that was needed should measure the kinesthetic intelligence first while the ability to perceive and convey movement became the supporting element to strengthen the kinesthetic intelligence in arranging a dance.
Colour dematerialization in spiritual literature and painting
Authors: Sudrajat Dadang , Piliang Yasraf Amir , Sanjaya Tisna , Kusmara Andriyanto Rikrik
Published: January 2018

Colour in variety of art expression can be interpreted differently. This study is aiming at analyzing the colour dematerialization of Javanese spiritual literature “Falsafah Jeroning Warna” by Suprapto Kadis and a painting by Ahmad Sadali entitled “Gunung Mas”. Research was done by employing qualitative research, while data was collected by observation, interview, discussion, and documentation study. The analysis of meanings in the two art works was done in descriptive way by using the theory and the knowledge of tasawwuf or sufism, the aesthetics, and arts. Results showed that both sufis, Ahmad Sadali and Suprapto Kadis, share similarities in doing dematerialization towards colour. For them, colour was initially taken from nature (the external territory) which then experienced dematerialization when it made contact with inspiration that was created from the internal area (mental). On the other hand, the difference between the two art works lies on an understanding that colour in FJW is naturalistic mimesis in nature, meanwhile, the painting of Ahmad Sadali is naturaly abstract.
The inheritance of values in Sundanese song of Cianjuran in West Java
Authors: Julia Julia , Supriyadi Tedi
Published: January 2018

This article examines the issue of inheritance that occurs in the Sundanese Song of Cianjuran. During this time, the inheritance is dominated by the transfer of skills only, while the transfer of value tends to be ignored. Consequently, the public cannot grasp the value of what is important to Sundanese Song of Cianjuran, so that over time the Sundanese Song of Cianjuran being abandoned. Through research conducted by observation into the studio and the training venues of Sundanese Song of Cianjuran, and interviews with the artists of Sundanese Song of Cianjuran, the study results showed two things. First, the Sundanese Song of Cianjuran contains the value both in lyrics and music accompaniment, in the lyrics have meaning is quite diverse, whereas the musical accompaniment contains any value in the form of symbolic treatment. Second, the process of inheritance value, on the one hand, occurs at certain times through a casual chat after training Sundanese Song of Cianjuran finished, and on the other hand, the value of inheritance is one drawback in the regeneration of Sunda Cianjuran song, because teachers tend to pass on the skills aspect alone.
Poor compliance and increased mortality, depression and healthcare costs in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Authors: Jenkins-Jones Sara , Parviainen Lotta , Porter John , Withe Mike , Whitaker Martin J , Holden Sarah E , Morgan Christopher LI , Currie Craig J , Ross Richard J M
Published: January 2018

Objectives

To evaluate the risks of depression and all-cause mortality, healthcare utilisation costs and treatment adherence in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in the United Kingdom.

Design and methods

A retrospective, matched-cohort study using UK primary-care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to hospital and death certification data. Patients diagnosed with CAH and having ≥1 corticosteroid prescription were matched 1:10 to reference subjects. Risk of death and lifetime prevalence of depression were compared using Cox regression models. Direct financial costs were estimated for healthcare contacts. Treatment adherence was measured by medical possession ratio (MPR).

Results

605 patients with CAH were identified; 562 were matched. 270 CAH patients (2700 controls) were linkable to death-certificate data, with adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause mortality 5.17 (95% CI 2.81–9.50). Mean (s.d.) age at death in CAH patients was 54.8 (23.9) vs 72.8 (18.0) years in control patients. The prevalence ratio of depression in CAH vs control patients was 1.28 (95% CI 1.13–1.45). Mean (s.d.) annual healthcare costs were higher in CAH than controls: at age 0–6 years, £7038 (£14 846) vs £2879 (£13 972, P < 0.001); 7–17 years, £3766 (£7494) vs £1232 (£2451, P < 0.001); 18–40 years, £1539 (£872) vs £1344 (£1620, P = 0.007) and ≥41 years, £4204 (£4863) vs £1651 (£2303, P < 0.001). Treatment adherence was lowest in adults, with 141 (36%) of 396 eligible patients having an MPR <80%.

Conclusions

This first analysis of CAH in routine UK healthcare suggests that patients with CAH have increased mortality, depression and healthcare utilisation and low treatment adherence.
Endocrine and metabolic evaluation of classic Klinefelter syndrome and high-grade aneuploidies of sexual chromosomes with male phenotype: are they different clinical conditions?
Authors: Spaziani Matteo , Mileno Benedetta , Rossi Fabio , Granato Simona , Tahani Natascia , Anzuini Antonella , Lenzi Andrea , Radicioni Antonio F
Published: January 2018

Objective

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy in males. As well as classic KS, less frequent higher-grade aneuploidies (HGAs) are also possible. While KS and HGAs both involve testicular dysgenesis with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, they differ in many clinical features. The aim of this study was to investigate the endocrinal and metabolic differences between KS and HGAs.

Design

Cross-sectional, case-control study.

Methods

88 patients with KS, 24 with an HGA and 60 healthy controls. Given the known age-related differences all subjects were divided by age into subgroups 1, 2 and 3. Pituitary, thyroid, gonadal and adrenal functions were investigated in all subjects. Metabolic aspects were only evaluated in subjects in subgroups 2 and 3.

Results

FT4 and FT3 levels were significantly higher in HGA than in KS patients in subgroups 1 and 2; in subgroup 3, FT4 was significantly higher in controls than in patients. Thyroglobulin was significantly higher in HGA patients in subgroup 1 than in KS patients and controls. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism was confirmed in both KS and HGA patients, but was more precocious in the latter, as demonstrated by the earlier increase in gonadotropins and the decrease in testosterone, DHEA-S and inhibin B. Prolactin was significantly higher in HGA patients, starting from subgroup 2. Total and LDL cholesterol were significantly higher in HGA patients than in KS patients and controls, while HDL cholesterol was higher in controls than in patients.

Conclusions

KS and HGAs should be considered as two distinct conditions.
Development of new preclinical models to advance adrenocortical carcinoma research
Authors: Kiseljak-Vassiliades Katja , Zhang Yu , Bagby Stacey M , Kar Adwitiya , Pozdeyev Nikita , Xu Mei , Gowan Katherine , Sharma Vibha , Raeburn Christopher D , Albuja-Cruz Maria , Jones Kenneth L , Fishbein Lauren , Schweppe Rebecca E , Somerset Hilary , Pitts Todd M , Leong Stephen , Wierman Margaret E
Published: January 2018

Adrenocortical cancer (ACC) is an orphan malignancy that results in heterogeneous clinical phenotypes and molecular genotypes. There are no curative treatments for this deadly cancer with 35% survival at five years. Our understanding of the underlying pathobiology and our ability to test novel therapeutic targets has been limited due to the lack of preclinical models. Here, we report the establishment of two new ACC cell lines and corresponding patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. CU-ACC1 cell line and PDX were derived from a perinephric metastasis in a patient whose primary tumor secreted aldosterone. CU-ACC2 cell line and PDX were derived from a liver metastasis in a patient with Lynch syndrome. Short tandem repeat profiling confirmed consistent matches between human samples and models. Both exomic and RNA sequencing profiling were performed on the patient samples and the models, and hormonal secretion was evaluated in the new cell lines. RNA sequencing and immunohistochemistry confirmed the expression of adrenal cortex markers in the PDXs and human tumors. The new cell lines replicate two of the known genetic models of ACC. CU-ACC1 cells had a mutation inCTNNB1and secreted cortisol but not aldosterone. CU-ACC2 cells had aTP53mutation and loss ofMSH2consistent with the patient’s known germline mutation causing Lynch syndrome. Both cell lines can be transfected and transduced with similar growth rates. These new preclinical models of ACC significantly advance the field by allowing investigation of underlying molecular mechanisms of ACC and the ability to test patient-specific therapeutic targets.