bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pendistribusian Dana Zakat Infak Sedekah (ZIS) untuk Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Studi Kasus BMT Amanah Ummah Sukoharjo
Authors: Sumarni Sumarni
Published: August 2018

This study aims to determine: 1) The position of Baitul Mal at BMT Amanah Ummah 2) Model of financing BMT Amanah Ummah for the dhuafa (poor people). 3) Distribution of ZIS funds for community empowerment in BMT Amanah Ummah. This method of research used descriptive qualitative approach. This research was conducted in BMT Amanah Ummah Sukoharjo in June until August 2016. The subject of the study was Amil treasury of BMT Amanah Ummah. Informants were Baitul Mal employees and mustahiq. Method of collecting data was done by observation, interview and documentation. The results of this study, namely, 1) The separation of management between Baitul Mal and Baitul Tamwil. The Baitul Mal of BMT Amanah Ummah has its own manager and management. 2) Model of financing for the dhuafa at the Baitul Mal of BMT Amanah Ummah is to use qardhul hasan financing agreement, in the form of revolving fund used to finance or develop dhuafa’s bussiness. 3) The distribution of funds of Zakat Infak and Sedekah (ZIS) at Baitul Mal BMT Amanah Ummah is allocated to programs of empowerment, health, education and charity. A larger portion of fund is allocated to the development programs.
Hubungan Antara Ph Plak Terhadap Terjadinya Early Childhood Caries (Ecc) pada Daerah Endemik Gizi Buruk
Authors: P Pindobilowo , Setiawati Febriana , Darwita Riska Rina
Published: August 2018

Latar Belakang: Salah satu tindakan pencegahan Early Childhood Caries (ECC) adalah menjaga pola makan yaitu dengan membatasi makanan keriogenik, menjaga frekuensi makan, dan selalu menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut, karena dengan mengontrol pola  makan dan menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut maka pH plak dapat terkontrol sehingga gigi akan terhindar terhadap karies, serta di dukung oleh perbaikan status gizi anak dan peran ibu dalam mencukupi gizi selama masa kehamilan. Tujuan: Untuk menganalisa hubungan pH plak terhadap terjadinya ECC pada daerah endemik status gizi buruk. Bahan dan Metode: Cross sectional pada 287 anak usia 6-48 bulan pada daerah endemik gizi buruk di Kecamatan x tahun 2013, wawancara pada ibu dan pemeriksaan intraoral pada anak, metode sampling multistage cluster random sampling. Hasil: Proporsi ECC terbanyak terdapat pada pH plak 6,5-6,9 sebanyak 79,2% dengan nilai p=0,000 (p<0,005) dan merupakan salah satu prediktor yang baik terhadap terjadinya ECC. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan  yang bermakna pH plak terhadap terjadinya ECC, variabel ini sesuai dengan pencegahan terjadinya ECC karena termasuk dalam model prediktor ECC , besar variasi model ini 56,9% dengan akurasi prediksi 81,9%.
Pengaruh Kafein Terhadap Ekspresi RANKL dan Jumlah Osteoklas Pada Pergerakan Gigi Ortodonti
Authors: H Herniyati
Published: August 2018

Latar belakang: Pergerakan gigi ortodonti tergantung pada remodeling tulang yang melibatkan osteoklas dan osteoblas. RANKL memiliki peran penting pada osteoklastogenesis dan meningkat selama pergerakan gigi ortodonti. Kafein yang terkandung dalam minuman kopi teh, dan minuman berkarbonasi dapat meningkatkan osteoklastogenesis. Tujuan: untuk menganalisis efek pemberian kafein terhadap ekspresi RANKL dan jumlah osteoklas pada pergerakan gigi ortodonti. Bahan dan Metode: Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimental laboratoris, 16 tikus wistar dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok, yaitu kelompok K: tikus diberikan gaya mekanis ortodonti (GMO) dan kelompok P: tikus diberikan GMO dan kafein sebesar 1,37mg / 100g BB dua kali sehari pagi dan sore. GMO pada tikus dilakukan dengan cara pada gigi molar-1( M-1) rahang atas (RA) kanan dan pada kedua gigi insivus RA diberi kawat ligatur dengan diameter 0,20 mm. Kemudian M-1 RA kanan digerakkan ke mesial dengan Niti closed coil spring. Pengamatan dilakukan pada hari ke 15 dengan pemeriksaan histologi untuk menghitung jumlah osteoklas dan pemeriksaan imunohistokimia untuk menentukan ekspresi RANKL. Hasil: Pemberian kafein meningkatkan jumlah osteoklas pada daerah tekanan dan daerah tarikan (p <0,05). Jumlah osteoklas pada daerah tekanan lebih besar daripada daerah tarikan (p <0,05). Pemberian kafein meningkatkan ekspresi  RANKL pada daerah tekanan dan daerah tarikan (p <0,05). Ekspresi RANKL pada daerah tekanan lebih besar daripada daerah tarikan (p <0,05). Simpulan: Pemberian kafein meningkatkan ekspresi RANKL dan jumlah osteoklas pada pergerakan  gigi ortodonti, sehingga dapat menjadi alternatif mempercepat perawatan ortodonti.
Perbandingan Hasil Penilaian Ketebalan Korteks Dengan Menggunakan Mental Index Pada Pasien Wanita Berdasarkan Kelompok Umur 30-70 Tahun Di RSGM FKG UHT
Authors: Putra Edward Perdana , Sarianoferni S , Wahjuningsih Endah
Published: August 2018

Latar Belakang: Resiko osteoporosis dapat terdeteksi melalui parameter lebar kortikal mandibula dan porositas yang dapat dilihat pada radiografi panoramik. Pengukuran dengan menggunakan radiografi panoramik dalam menilai kualitas tulang dan mengobservasi tanda dari resorpsi dan osteoporosis salah satunya dengan menggunakan Mental Index. Mental Index merupakan perhitungan rata-rata lebar korteks dibawah foramen mentale karena korteks mandibula yang tipis dikorelasikan dengan penurunan densitas tulang. Tujuan: Untuk membandingkan hasil penilaian ketebalan korteks dengan menggunakan Mental Index pada pasien wanita berdasarkan kelompok umur 30 – 70 tahun di RSGM FKG Universitas Hang Tuah Surabaya. Bahan dan Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan  radiografi panoramik pasien wanita umur 30-70 tahun dengan menggunakan radiomorfometri Mental Index untuk menilai ketebalan korteks mandibula secara manual dengan menggunakan kaliper digital (ketelitian 0,01mm). Hasil: Berdasarkan uji One Way ANOVA diperoleh nilai p=0.000 yang berarti terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna dari hasil penilaian ketebalan korteks antar kelompok umur menggunakan Mental Index berdasarkan radiografi panoramik pasien wanita berumur 30-70 tahun di RSGM FKG Universitas Hang Tuah Surabaya. Kesimpulan: Penilaian ketebalan korteks dengan menggunakan Mental Index pada pasien wanita mengalami penurunan pada kelompok umur 56-70 tahun yang dibandingkan dengan tiga kelompok umur sebelumnya yaitu kelompok umur 30-35 tahun, 36-45 tahun dan 46-55 tahun dan sebanyak 11 radiografi panoramik atau 12% dari total 93 radiografi panoramik yang terdeteksi osteoporosis berdasarkan Mental Index
Analisis Strategi Bersaing Perusahaan Bus Menggunakan Teknik Rantai Markov, Game Theory, dan Short Route Models
Authors: Subagyo Ade Momon , Jayadi Okky , Dewi Ajeng Chintawati
Published: August 2018

Terminal Klari that located in Kabupaten Karawang has a function as a temporary stop place for public vehicles to raise and lower passengers. PO Bus with Klari – Purwokerto route is the object of the research. The large number of PO busses on this route causes loyalty of the passenger is decline. These observations were made on 6 PO Busses with Klari – Purwokerto route and with 6 attributes, there are price, service, facilities, ease of getting information, easy of getting tickets, and the travel time. The objective of the research is to determine the competitive strategies based on the analysis of the bus brand switching by bus passengers with Klari – Purwokerto route. This research utilizes a Markov chain, game theory, and short route models. The results of processing and analysis using Markov chain, obtained that the market share reached steady state in the 11th period with a yield of 16.09% for Dedy Jaya, 29.35% for Murni Jaya, 25.13% for Sinar Jaya, 7.97% for Pahala Kencana, 10.69% for DMI, and 10.77% for Dieng Indah. From game theory method the results of the game there are several alternative strategies for DMI Buses, such as improving the means of promotion and communication so the passengers can get information with easily about Bus DMI. The alternative route from the short route model is Klari Terminal - Tol Kranci / Pejagan - Bumi Ayu - Purwokerto, with a total distance of 304.7 km.
Leaving School Early: An Examination of Novice Teachers’ Within- and End-of-Year Turnover
Authors: Redding Christopher , Henry Gary T.
Published: August 2018

Most prior research measures teacher turnover as an annual event, but teachers actually leave their positions throughout the school year. We use data from North Carolina to measure teacher turnover monthly throughout the entire year and conduct an analysis of their persistence to examine the differences in early career teacher turnover. Annually, 6% of early career teachers turn over during the school year. Teachers trained in traditional, university-based programs are most likely to move schools, and alternate entry and out-of-state prepared teachers are more likely to leave teaching, both during and at the end of the school year. We discuss the implications within-year turnover has on creating disruptive learning environments, particularly in underserved schools.
Added Value of Subscores and Hypothesis Testing
Authors: Sinharay Sandip
Published: August 2018

The value-added method of Haberman is arguably one of the most popular methods to evaluate the quality of subscores. According to the method, a subscore has added value if the reliability of the subscore is larger than a quantity referred to as the proportional reduction in mean squared error of the total score. This article shows how well-known statistical tests can be used to determine the added value of subscores and augmented subscores. The usefulness of the suggested tests is demonstrated using two operational data sets.
KOMPETENSI KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM PELAKSANAAN SUPERVISI PENDIDIKAN DI SDN UWEDIKAN KECAMATAN LUWUK TIMUR
Authors: AIMANG HASRAT A
Published: August 2018

Supervision is the development of education in the form of guidance or guidance toward improving the situation of education in general and improving the quality of teaching and learning and learning in particular. Supervision also assist in the development of teaching and learning situation in order to obtain better conditions.The purpose of this study was to analyze Competence Implementation Supervision Principal in Education in Elementary School District of Luwuk Uwedikan East. While the usefulness of research that provide scientific information to the perpetrators of both the level of school education and the government about the competence of principals of this research will be conducted in February until May 2015 with the location of the District research SDN Uwedikan East Luwuk, Methods This study used a descriptive explanatory. Technique data collecting conducted quantitative and qualitative, with data collection for the pilot and two data collection instruments in order to research the truth. To obtain data regarding the competency of school principals in the implementation of the supervision of education that will be collected, processed and analyzed, the researchers used several methods of collecting data through observation, interviews, questionnaires and Documentation, instrument used in these documentation techniques are guidelines on matters needed to strengthen the information obtained through observation, interviews and questionnaires carried out. From the research while through the distribution of a questionnaire to show the competence of principals in the implementation of educational supervision in SDN Uwedikan District of East Luwuk based on the assessment scale is high with the acquisition of the average score was 71.3.
Implementasi Klausula “Dikuasai Oleh Negara” Dalam Pasal 33 UUD Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 Dalam Praktek Ketatanegaraan Indonesia
Authors: Fazry Muhammad
Published: August 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali dan menemukan bagaimana implementasi klausula “dikuasai oleh negara” dalam pasal 33 UUD Negara republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 dalam praktek ketatanegraan Indonesia. Serta faktor-faktor apakah yang mempengaruhi implementasi klausula “di kuasai oleh negara” dalam pasal 33 UUD Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 dalam praktek ketatanegaraan indonesia. Penulisan ini memfokuskan pada bagaimana implementasi penguasaan Negara dalam pasal 33 UUD 1945. Dan menemukan factor-faktor apakah yang memperngaruhi implementasi penguasaan Negara dalam prakteknya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian normative dengan menggunakan pendekatan perundang-undangan (statute aproach), dan pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach). Dengan menggunaan model analisis deskriptif kualitatif sebagai pisau analisis. Subjek penelitiannya adalah Pasal 33 UUD 1945 terutama pada klausula “dikuasai oleh Negara”. Berdasakan hasil penelitian, diketahui pada faktanya Implementasi klausual “dikuasai oleh Negara” dalam pasal 33 UUD 1945, suadah melenceng dari nilai-nilai universal Negara Republik Indonesiase, bagaimana dapat terlihat dari Pengaturan atas perekonomian oleh pemerintahan dari Orde ke Orde, yang sudah jauh menyimpang dari sistem perekonomian pancasila. Dengan motode penafsiran hukum dapat dilihat bahwa Menurut sejarahnya, pembangunan ekonomi Indonesia itu harus mengutamakan kepentingan masyarakat lebih daripada kepentingan orang seorang. Inkonstitusionalisasi penerapan pasal 33 UUD 1945. telah dimulai dan mencapai puncaknya pada akhir rejim orde baru dan masa reformasi hingga rejim sekarang ini, Inkonstitusionalisasi itu dilakukan dalam bentuk memprivatisasi Badan-Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN), yang sejatinya menjadi alat bagi negara untuk memajukan kesejahteraan dan tingkat penghidupan rakyat banyak. Serta fakto-faktor yang mempengaruhi implementasi klausula “dikuasai oleh negara’’ antara lain: faktor internal yang mencakup, (1) Penerapan Hukum yang tidak efektif, (2) Pengaruh Politik dalam pembentukan dan Penegakan Hukum, (3) Degradasi kepemimpinan, serta faktor Eksternal yang mencakup, (1) Sistem Ekonomi Bebas (Liberal), (2) Sistem Kapitalisme Pendidikan, (3) Pengaruh Utang Luar Negeri, (4) Besarnya Intervensi Asing.
Long-term dynamics of mind wandering: ultradian rhythms in thought generation
Authors: Nakatani Chie , Ganschow Benjamin , van Leeuwen Cees
Published: August 2018

Using the method of experience sampling, we studied the fluctuations in thought generation and cognitive control strength during the wakeful hours of the day, centered around episodes of mind wandering. Thought generation, measured in terms of the number of thoughts that concurrently occupy the mind at sampling time, goes through regular 4-6 hour cycles, suggesting the mind operates with an alternation of focused and multitasking modes. Cognitive control strength rises and falls in relative coordination with thought generation, implying that both are occasionally misaligned. This happens, in particular, when cognitive control suddenly drops after having been keeping up with a cycle of thought generation. When this drop occurs while the thought generation cycle is still up, mind wandering appears. As cognitive control quickly resumes before returning to intermediate values, the thought generation cycle begins to fall again, and the mind wandering episode comes to an end. Implications regarding the role of long-term regulation in mind wandering processes are discussed.
PENGARUH PERAWATAN PAYUDARA TERHADAP PRODUKSI ASI DI RSU SAWERIGADING
Authors: usman arifa
Published: August 2018

Latar belakang: ASI adalah suatu emulsi lemak dalam larutan protein, laktose dan garam-garam organik yang disekresi oleh kedua belah kelenjar payudara ibu, sebagai makanan utama bagi bayi. ASI merupakan nutrisi alamiah terbaik bagi bayi karena mengandung kebutuhan energi dan zat yang dibutuhkan selama enam bulan pertama kehidupan bayi. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui pengaruh perawatan payudara terhadap produksi ASI di RSU Sawerigading Kota Palopo Tahun 2017. Metode: penelitian ini menggunakan metode Quasi-Eksperiment dengan pendekatan Non-Equivalen Control Group atau non-rondomized control group pretest-postest design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua ibu nifas yang dirawat di RSU Sawerigading Kota Palopo tahun 2017 sebanyak 40 orang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sejumlah 40 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel Accidental sampling. Pengumpulan data melalui data primer (lembar observasi) dan data sekunder. Data diolah menggunakan Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) 21 dan dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji statistik Mann-Whitney Test serta disajikan dalam bentuk tabel distribusi frekuensi. Hasil: ada pengaruh perawatan payudara terhadap produksi ASI (Ρ-Value =.001 <0.05). Kesimpulan: ada pengaruh perawatan payudara terhadap produksi ASI di RSU Sawerigading Kota Palopo.
PENGARUH LUAS LAHAN TERHADAP PENERIMAAN, BIAYA PRODUKSI, DAN PENDAPATAN USAHATANI PADI SAWAH DI DESA TOINASA KECAMATAN PAMONA BARAT
Authors: MAMONDOL MARIANNE REYNELDA
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research is to find out the effect of land size on revenue, cost production, and income of rice field farming at Toinasa Village West Pamona District. Data collection is conducted through survey, which includes questionnaire and interviewing the respondents. 16 respondents as samples are determined with stratified sampling technique. Data is then analyzed applying income analysis and simple linear regression analysis. Study results show that the average revenue of farmers with land size less than 0.5 ha is Rp 4,053,160/harvest, average cost production is Rp 3,302,599.33/harvest, and average income is Rp 750,560.77/harvest. Farmers with land size between 0.5 and 1 ha have average revenue Rp 11,892,624/harvest, average cost production Rp 7,579,606.60/harvest, and average income Rp 4,313,017.40/harvest. Farmers with land size more than 1 ha have average revenue Rp 25,803,240/harvest, average cost production Rp 14,831,693.67/harvest, and average income Rp 10,971,546.33/harvest. There is a positive and significant relationship between land size and revenue, cost, and income. The increasing of land size gives incline in revenue, cost, and income. However, the increasing of land size promotes cost production higher than income, indicates an inefficiency in farming activities.
PENINGKATAN HASIL DAN KUALITAS JAGUNG PULUT MELALUI PEMBERIAN PUPUK ORGANIK ABU SABUT KELAPA
Authors: MAMONDOL MARIANNE REYNELDA
Published: August 2018

This research aims to find out the effect and functional relationship of coconut ash organic fertilizer application on the increasing yield and quality of waxy corn. There are seven treatments of coconut ash fertilizer dosage, i.e. 0.00 ton/ha, 0.75 ton/ha, 1.50 ton/ha, 2.25 ton/ha, 3.00 ton/ha, 3.75 ton/ha, and 4.50 ton/ha. Data is analyzed using one way anova, t test for 2 independent samples, and simple linear regression analysis. Fertilizer dosage has significant effect on ear height position from soil surface, the amount of seed row on ear, ear weight with and without leaves, waxy corn production with and without leaves, and starch, amilose, and amilopectin contents. The highest average of ear height position and the amount of seed row is obtained at dosage 0.75 ton/ha. Dosage 2.25 ton/ha gives highest average for ear weight with and without leaves, while dosage 3.75 ton/ha results highest average for variables of waxy corn production with and without leaves. Dosage 3.75 ton/ha also gives highest average for starch and amilopectin contents and lowest average for amilose content. One way relationship happens between fertilizer dosage with ear height position, the amount of seed row, ear weight, waxy corn production, starch and amilopectin contents.
PENILAIAN PETANI TERHADAP MULTIFUNGSI PERTANIAN PADI SAWAH ANORGANIK DAN ORGANIK DI DESA TONUSU KECAMATAN PAMONA PUSELEMBA
Authors: MAMONDOL MARIANNE REYNELDA
Published: August 2018

The purposes of this research are to find out the differences of the knowledge and assessment owned and made by inorganic and organic rice field farmers on the functions of rice field farming in terms of economic, social-cultural, and environmental aspects. Primary data is collected from rice field farmers in Tonusu Village through survey, using questionnaire and interview. 20 farmers determined as respondents through quota sampling, consist respectively of 10 farmers who applying inorganic and organic rice farming. Study is conducted by identifying the agriculture multifunctionality on the aspects of economic, social-cultural, and environment. Data is analyzed descriptively and tested with t test for 2 independent samples. Result demonstrates that there is difference of the knowledge between inorganic and organic farmers on the functions of rice field farming. The average number of functions known by inorganic respondents is 71.56 %, less than that of organic respondents with the value of 91.67 %, particularly on the functions of role of farm women, soil quality, biodiversity, the indicator of environment pollution, and food security. Besides, there is difference of the assessment made by both groups on the application of the rice field functions. The average of functions given high assessment by inorganic respondents is 27.08 %, less than that of organic respondents with the value of 46.04 %, on the functions of farmer solidarity, soil quality, biodiversity, environment pollution indicator, farming attraction, and food security. Therefore, the agriculture multifunctionality in organic rice field farming is better than that of the inorganic system.
Perceptions of research integrity climate differ between academic ranks and disciplinary fields - Results from a survey among academic researchers in Amsterdam
Authors: Haven Tamarinde Laura , Tijdink Joeri K. , Martinson Brian C , Bouter Lex
Published: August 2018

--- For the preregistration of the results this preprint reports on, see here: https://osf.io/x6t2q/register/565fb3678c5e4a66b5582f67 --- Scientists and non-scientist are increasingly concerned about academic research and its lack of valid and reliable results due to research misbehavior. In this light, the role of the research integrity climate has gained increasing attention. In our manuscript, we assess whether researchers from different academic ranks and disciplinary field experience the research integrity climate differently using the Survey of Organizational Research Climate. Based on responses of over 1000 researchers, we found that junior researchers (PhD students, postdocs and assistant professors) have a markedly more negative view of the research integrity climate compared to senior researchers (associate and full professors). The disciplinary field also matters for how researchers perceive the research integrity climate: researchers in the natural sciences have a more positive view of the research integrity climate, especially when compared to smaller fields such as the humanities.
New research shall be initiated in regard with the effects of mood alternation during neurological shutdown
Authors: Getsemi PiMann
Published: August 2018

In 1994 the Death With Dignity Act was first passed by Oregon voters successfully, and it became the first law in American history permitting physician-assisted suicide. Pain and negative mental feelings and physical unconsciousness about the future events in the Universe are getting considered as the only disadvantages of the death. Aside of the issues of human cloning and mind uploading for making progress towards eternity of life, complementary researches in-regard-with the effects of mood alternation during neurological shutdown shall be initiated. Alternation on the human feelings by stimulation of the brain's synapses would lead to a more peaceful mental shutdown. The pain's circuit (the circuit of negative emotions during the death) shall be extracted and gets stimulated during the death. The stimulation of the circuit usually begins right after the act of suicide and suppression of the oxygen follow, and then gets followed for about 15 minutes. Since the Brain Research Initiative began in 2013, NIH and the Brain Research Initiative are responsible for further researches on a variety of different brain circuits. The BRAIN Initiative, is a collaborative, public-private research initiative announced by the Obama administration with the goal of supporting the development and application of innovative technologies that can create a dynamic understanding of brain function.
Designing With Learning Myths in Mind
Authors: Sloan-Lynch Jay K
Published: August 2018

Education is notorious for its quick embrace of unproven learning and teaching practices. Popular theories like learning styles, multiple intelligences, and hemispheric dominance pervade commercial educational products, teaching curricula, and professional development programs, despite their scientifically dubious status. And recent surveys of educators, across a wide range of countries and cultures, reveal endorsement levels approaching or exceeding 85% for many of these learning myths. Extending this work, we employed Bayesian estimation to estimate endorsement levels for several popular learning myths among an increasingly influential and growing segment in education: instructional designers. While our findings suggest slightly lower myth endorsement levels among instructional designers, our data and model still predict overall endorsement levels for several popular learning myths to be greater than 70% with .90 probability. Given the continued popularity of learning myths, despite more than a decade of concerted debunking efforts, we conclude this article with some observations that may suggest a more fruitful way forward when it comes to challenging their enduring appeal.
A Predictive Model of Ride Satisfaction in Mass Transit Users
Authors: Simons Joseph John Pyne , Farber Ilya
Published: August 2018

We describe a model for predicting subjective user satisfaction based on objective ride conditions. The model takes ride features (e.g., duration, crowding, waiting time) as inputs and estimates users’ single-ride satisfaction. This model enables transit authorities to predict the effect of service changes on user satisfaction. This in turn makes it possible to compare multiple candidate system configurations to determine which would yield the highest level of satisfaction. Using a sample of mass rapid transit users (n=641), the model is first trained then validated against unseen data. Prediction uncertainty is accounted for using a residual term. We also provide an example of how this model can be used to derive predictions, using artificial data.
Asexuality : A possible background and how it relates to autism and neurodiversity
Authors: Ekblad Leif
Published: August 2018

For typical people previous results have found that a few percent identify as asexual based on having no sexual attraction to anybody and this was confirmed for typical people in the study. For neurodiverse people, it was hypothesized that the primary reason for self-identifying as asexual was dislike or disgust for typical relationship preferences, and in particular for sexual penetration. This was confirmed with correlations and mediation analysis in the study. Neurodiverse females had the highest rates of identifying as asexual, with less than half of them answering “no” to a question about being asexual. Asexual self-identification didn't cluster with sexual orientation. Disgust for sexual intercourse and asexual self-identification as a teenager mediated problems with sexual intimacy later in life.
Examining the unique and combined effects of grit, trait self-control, and conscientiousness in predicting motivation for academic goals: A commonality analysis
Authors: Werner Kaitlyn M. , Milyavskaya Marina , Klimo Rebecca , Levine Shelby L.
Published: August 2018

The purpose of the present research was to examine the predicative ability of both the unique and combined components of grit, trait self-control, and conscientiousness in the context of academic goal pursuit. Participants (n1=163, n2=551) were asked to complete assessments of each self-regulatory trait. They also identified three goals that they planned to pursue over the next year and rated their motivation for pursuing them, of which we retained only academic goals. Together, grit, trait self-control, and conscientiousness explained 9.9% of the variance in academic goal motivation across both samples. Using commonality analysis, we found that the overlapping components of grit, trait self-control, and conscientiousness accounted for 49.6% of the explained variance (4.9% of the total variance), with the individual components each accounting for less than 20% (2% of the total variance). Implications and suggestions for subsequent research on self-regulatory traits are discussed.
SYSTEMATIZATION OF DEFINITIONS OF THE CONCEPT OF "CAPITALIZATION"
Authors: Nazarenko Y.A.
Published: August 2018

The article analyzes different points of view on the concept of "capitalization". First of all, capitalization is seen as a process - the transformation of resources into a value that brings added value; transformation of incomes into enterprise capital; capital accumulation; attraction of resources in circulation; change in the form of capital. Also, capitalization is considered as a characteristic of assessing the value of existing capital, or as a method for assessing the value of an enterprise. The article highlights real and fictitious capitalization. The first is defined as the process of transforming value embodied in material and other real values into a source of value growth. False capitalization is associated with securities that are fictitious capital. It does not work directly in the production process and does not create additional value, but provides for its redistribution. The capitalization of production factors (the process of transforming resources into the value bringing in additional value), capitalization of the production process (the process of creating additional value), capitalization of production results (transformation of income into the capital of the enterprise) are allocated. Some researchers share the existing definition of the concept of "capitalization" into three groups: as a process, as a state and as a relation. Particular attention is paid to capitalization as a relation, first of all, as a relation to the ownership of capital, as well as the contradiction between the social nature of production and the private form of appropriation. Features of capitalization are considered depending on its level (scale). It is noted that. higher-level capitalization is greater than lower-level capitalization. It is considered that capitalization at a lower level depends on the success of the realization of the potential of economic entities, at the second level - from corporate relations between entrepreneurs and the rules for allocating resources between them, and on the third - how true the society defines its integral values. An analysis of the approaches to systematizing the concept of "capitalization" has shown that the vision of capitalization as a state, as a process and as a relationship is the most complex. Three groups of indicators are proposed that characterize the phenomenon of capitalization, respectively, as a state, process and relation.
Evaluation of the immune status in children with autism spectrum disorders associated with genetic folate cycle deficiency
Authors: Maltsev D. V.
Published: August 2018

Children with autism spectrum disorders have repeatedly reported the presence of signs of immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation. Objective: to study the association of genetic folate cycle deficiency with violations of various parameters of the immune status in children with autism spectrum disorders. Study group (SG) were 78 children with a genetic folate cycle deficiency and autism spectrum disorders. The control group (CG) was formed by 34 healthy patients the appropriate age and gender. All participants underwent a comprehensive immunological examination during the observation period (2–5 years). Statistical analysis was performed using the method of variation statistics with Student’s T-test and non-parametric test of signs Z by Urbach. In addition, the calculated χ-squared Pearson criteria, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. It was significantly lower average number of NK- and NKT-cells and myeloperoxidase in the peripheral blood of SG children compared to the CG (P > 0,05; Z > Z0,05). A relationship of genetic folate cycle deficiency with selective deficiency of the NK- (χ2 = 37,69, P = 0,01; OR = 11,18, 95 % CI = 4,34–28,50; α = 0,05) and NKT-cells (χ2 = 38,01, P = 0,01; OR = 18,08, 95 % CI = 6,42–50,41; α = 0,05) and myeloperoxidase (χ2 = 6,43, P = 0,05; OR = 3,97, 95 % CI = 1,27–12,42; α = 0,05) was observed. Discovered violations of immune status may explain the origin of the well-known broad clinical phenotype in children with autistic spectrum disoders. We described a new form of primary immunodeficiency associated with a genetic folate cycle disorder, with predominant involvement of NK- and NKT-cells.
EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOFLAVONOIDS AND RNA-CONTAINING PREPARATIONS IN COMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE LIVER
Authors: Shved M. I. , Prokopovych O. A. , Heryak S. N. , Dobrianska V. Y.
Published: August 2018

Inclusion of bioflavonoid quercetin in complex therapy of patientswith acute myocardial infarction provided improvement of hemodynamic parameters and liver function contributed in significant reduction of complications of myocardial infarction. The usage of RNA drug was significantly assotiated with improvement of immune status, reduced symptoms of necrosis-resorptive and immuno-inflammatory syndrome in patients with AMI and liver disfunction.
OPTIMIZATION OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE TO REDUCE THE EXPRESSIVENESS OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
Authors: Vynnyk N. I. , Lavrenko A.V. , Kaidashev I. P. , Shaienko Z. О.
Published: August 2018

In patients with CHD and AH associated with MS the TG level is higher and HDL cholesterol is lower in the group with high insulin resistance (HOMA-index 7.52 ± 0.74), as compared to the group with low insulin resistance (НОМА-index 1,92 ± 0.31). More severe manifestations of CHD, namely, exertional angina pectoris and heart failure, have been found in individuals with high IR. Treatment with 30 mg pioglitazone once daily during 3 months leads to reduction of IR level by 2 times, more significant lowering of TG level and increase of HDL cholesterol in patients with high IR. Thus, it has been confirmed that the leading factors of global cardiovascular risk is closely related to IR. It is proposed to consider the issue regarding the prophylactic use of PG in individuals with high IR to reduce IR.
The level of antiovarian antibodies in normal and in pathology
Authors: Bakun O. V. , Sokolov T. V.
Published: August 2018

Autoimmune salpingoophoritis – is an actual problem of reproductive system. The work is dedicated to studying of autoimmune antibodies. The studying involved 10 healthy persons and 10 patients with infertile of tubal origin.
Teacher’s health as an actual problem of modern society
Authors: Vitsiuk A. A.
Published: August 2018

The problem of teacher’s health as an essential part of human life is analyzedin the article. Health is the greatest wealth for everybody in general and for every teacher as he’s a carrier of national culture. The teacher as the elite of nation must constantly takes care of his physical, mental and spiritual health. It will create favorable conditions for training and development of his students.
Dioscorea dumetorum-Fed Rats Exhibited Decreased Body Weight, Blood Glucose, and Insulin in STZ-induced Diabetes
Authors: Ogbunugafor Henrietta Aritetsoma , Ilodigwe Emmanuel Emeka , Ajaghaku Daniel Lotanna , Ezekwesili Chinwe Nonyelum , Okafor Chike Samuel , Ajuzieogu Chidinma Felicia , Madunatum Shedrack Uche
Published: August 2018

Background: Preventive measures that could slow down the rising incidences of diabetes mellitus are essential. The use of neglected local foods, which have effects on this chronic disease beyond basic nutrition as dietary controls, is desirable.Objective: The effect of Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax (Dioscoreaceae) feed on satiety, weight, blood glucose, and insulin levels were investigated in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.Methods: Twenty adult male rats in four groups of five were used for the experiment. Three groups – D. dumetorum, glibenclamide, and standard pellet-fed rats were induced with diabetes by i.p. administration of 50mg kg-1 streptozotocin, while the fouth group (?) served as a non-diabetic control. D. dumetorum was fed at 15g daily for ten days before induction, and after induction, feeding continued. Glibenclamide was orally administered 5mg kg-1 daily. Both the untreated and non-diabetic rats were kept on standard rat pellets. Feed intake, weight, and blood glucose concentration were monitored daily, while insulin level was measured on day two and day six after inductions. Results: Average feed intake for non-diabetic rats was 15g for D. dumetorum per day, which dropped to 10.3g after induction of diabetes. Weight of normal non-diabetic rats consistently increased (142.61 ± 4.37g – 169.43 ± 8.61g) for the duration (17 days) of the experiment. The D. dumetorum-fed rats showed weight reduction of 5.4%, glibenclamide 4.0%, and untreated diabetic 6.15%. Non-diabetic rats blood glucose levels ranged between 70 to 100mg dL-1. Streptozotocin (STZ) (i.p.) administration increased blood glucose levels from 370% to 626% in the rats. D. dumetorum-fed rats showed reduced (p<0.05) blood glucose levels of 22.6%. Glibenclamide had 5.5% reduction (p<0.05). Insulin was absent in D. dumetorum-fed rats, whereas 0.95ng ml-1 of insulin was detected in glibenclamide-administered rats. These quantities were lower (p<0.001) than 1.40ng ml-1 in the non-diabetic rats. Conclusion: This study revealed that D. dumetorum tuber caused decreased hunger, weight reduction, and displayed hypoglycemic property in diabetic rats, even after heat treatment. Its probable mechanism of anti-hyperglycemic activity might not be through increased insulin secretion.Key words: D. dumetorum, streptozotocin-induced diabetes, weight, blood glucose, insulin.
Inhibition of atherosclerotic plaque formation in ApoE-deficient mice by dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus casei
Authors: Tang Zhihong , Ma Jing , Zeng Zhen , Wu Siping , Hou Mengjun
Published: August 2018

Background: Elevated serum cholesterol in humans is generally a risk factor correlated with the development of atherosclerosis (AS). Lactobacillus casei has been demonstrated to have the potential to reduce human serum cholesterol levels. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anti-atherosclerotic effect of Lactobacillus casei (Strain Shirota) in apoE-deficient mice.Methods: A total of 60 male ApoE-deficient mice of 4 weeks age, were randomly divided into 4 groups of 15 each group and matched for body weight. Four groups of apoE-deficient mice consumed one of the following diet: AIN-93G purified diet (n=15); AIN-93G purified diet with Lactobacillus casei (Strain Shirota; 0.5 mL of 108 cfu/mL，n=15); AIN-93G purified diet with Lactobacillus casei (Strain Shirota; 0.5 mL of 1010 cfu/mL，n=15); AIN-93G purified diet with Lactobacillus casei (Strain Shirota; 0.5 mL of 1012 cfu/mL，n=15).Results: After 16 weeks intervention, the areas of atherosclerotic plaques in the aortic sinus were determined. Plaques were much more severe in control group than in lactobacillus casei-treated groups (P < 0.05). The plaque area of aortic sinus in mice fed lactobacillus casei with 0.5 mL of 108, 1010, or 1012 cfu/mL was 44.61%, 56.01%, 82.58% less compared with control group, respectively. Compared with control group, total cholesterol accumulation in aortas and livers showed a significant reduction in mice fed with lactobacillus casei (P < 0.05). Addition of lactobacillus casei also ameliorated serum lipid profile by decreasing total serum cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol concentration.Conclusions: lactobacillus casei significantly improved lipid profile and reduced cholesterol accumulation in liver and aorta, leading the inhibition of the formation of atherosclerotic lesion.Keywords: lactobacillus casei, atherosclerosis, apoE-deficient mice,cholesterol
Inverse Analysis of Cellulose by Using the Energy-Based Method and a Rotational Rheometer
Authors: Abali Bilen
Published: August 2018

Biological and polymer-type materials usually show a complicated deformation behavior. This behavior can be modeled by using a nonlinear material equation; however, the determination of coefficients in such a material equation is challenging. We exploit representation theorems in continuum mechanics and construct nonlinear material equations for cellulose in an oscillatory rheometer experiment. The material parameters are obtained by using the energy-based method that generates a linear regression fit even in the case of a highly nonlinear material equation. This method allows us to test different nonlinear material equations and choose the simplest material model capable of representing the nonlinear response over a broad range of frequencies and amplitudes. We present the strategy, determine the parameters for cellulose, discuss the complicated stress-strain response and make the algorithm publicly available to encourage its further use.
Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails
Authors: Ulagesan Selvakumari , Kim Hak Jun
Published: August 2018

Snails have been used both as a food and as a treatment for a variety of medicinal conditions. In this study, seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Fresh water and land snails of seven different live species were collected and identified. Crude proteins were extracted from seven different snails. The extracted proteins were estimated using Bradford’s method and snail proteins were displayed using a sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis. The seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures by agar well diffusion method and MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration). One of the most active, crude proteins was from land snail Cryptozona bistrialis and its protein was capable of completely inhibiting the development of pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures. This study shows that the land snail C. bistrialis proteins could be used as an antibiotic in biomedical research.
Acoustic Scene Classification Using Efficient Summary Statistics and Multiple Spectro-Temporal Descriptor Fusion
Authors: Ye Jiaxing , Kobayashi Takumi , Toyama Nobuyuki , Tsuda Hiroshi , Murakawa Masahiro
Published: August 2018

This paper presents a novel approach for acoustic scene classification based on efficient acoustic feature extraction using spectro-temporal descriptors fusion. Grounded on the finding in neuroscience—“auditory system summarizes the temporal details of sounds using time-averaged statistics to understand acoustic scenes”, we devise an efficient computational framework for sound scene classification by using multipe time-frequency descriptors fusion with discriminant information enhancement. To characterize rich information of sound, i.e., local structures on the time-frequency plane, we adopt 2-dimensional local descriptors. A more critical issue raised in how to logically ‘summarize’ those local details into a compact feature vector for scene classification. Although ‘time-averaged statistics’ is suggested by the psychological investigation, directly computing time average of local acoustic features is not a logical way, since arithmetic mean is vulnerable to extreme values which are anticipated to be generated by interference sounds which are irrelevant to the scene category. To tackle this problem, we develop time-frame weighting approach to enhance sound textures as well as to suppress scene-irrelevant events. Subsequently, robust acoustic feature for scene classification can be efficiently characterized. The proposed method had been validated by using Rouen dataset which consists of 19 acoustic scene categories with 3029 real samples. Extensive results demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
Impact of the Temperature in the Evaluation of Battery Performances During Long-Term Cycling—Characterisation and Modelling
Authors: Capron Odile , Jaguemont Joris , Gopalakrishnan Rahul , Van den Bossche Peter , Omar Noshin , Van Mierlo Joeri
Published: August 2018

This paper presents the results regarding the thermal characterisation and modelling of high energy lithium-ion battery cells at both room (25 °C) and cycling (35 °C) temperatures. In this work two types of Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) batteries are studied: a fresh (or uncycled) and an aged (or cycled) battery cells. The ageing of the studied NMC battery cells is achieved by means of accelerated ageing tests (i.e., repetition of numerous charge and discharge cycles) at 35 °C cycling temperature. Temperature at the surface of the battery cells is characterised, with a set of three discharge current rates 0.3C (i.e., 6 A), 1C (i.e., 20 A) and 2C (i.e., 40 A), and the evolutions at three different locations on the surface of the battery cells namely, at the top, in the center and at the bottom regions are measured. In addition, temperature and ageing dependent electrochemical-thermal modelling of the uncycled and cycled battery cells is also successfully accomplished in case of both room and cycling temperatures. Numerical simulations were carried out in case of high 2C constant current rate, and the assessment of the modelling accuracy by comparison of the predicted battery cells voltage and temperature with respect to the experimental data is further presented. With this paper, thermal performances of battery cells prior and after long-term cycling are evaluated at the cycling temperature, next to the ambient temperature. Hence, thermal characterisation and modelling results are more closely reflecting that encountered by the battery cells in real cycling conditions, so that their performances are believed in this way to be more objectively evaluated.
Comparative Evaluation of Structural Systems for Tapered Tall Buildings
Authors: Moon Kyoung Sun
Published: August 2018

Structural efficiency of tapered tall buildings has been well recognized, and many tall buildings of tapered forms have been built throughout the world. Tall buildings are built with an enormous amount of building materials. As one of the most efficient structural forms for tall buildings, the contribution of tapered forms to saving structural materials coming from our limited natural resources could be significant. Structural design of tall buildings is generally governed by lateral stiffness rather than strength. This paper systematically studies the structural efficiency of tapered tall buildings in terms of lateral stiffness. Tall buildings of various heights and angles of taper are designed with different structural systems prevalently used for today’s tall buildings, such as diagrids, braced tubes, and core-outrigger systems. The heights of the studied buildings range from 60 to 100 stories, and the corresponding height-to-width aspect ratios in their non-tapered prismatic forms range from 6.5 to 10.8. The angles of taper studied are 1, 2, and 3 degrees. Gross floor area of each building of the same story height is maintained to be the same regardless of the different angles of taper. Based on design studies, comparative evaluation of the various structural systems for tapered tall buildings is presented.