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HUBUNGAN INDUSTRIAL: PERBANDINGAN SPIRITUALITAS DI TEMPAT KERJA DAN EFEKTIVITAS ORGANISASI ANTARA INDIA DENGAN INDONESIA
Authors: Alexandri Mohamad Benny , Zahra Fithriya
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACT Spirituality is fundamental to every individual, and as an understanding of the basic substance of the meaning of work is closely related to the values of spirituality that individuals have in their work. The individual's spirituality in work also refers to the framework of organizational values. The spirituality of work is defined as the framework of organizational cultural values that encourages the transcendent experience of employees through the process of work. The transcendent experience refers to how an individual as a person feels to experience change through his or her service to others, and the individual also gets the meaning and purpose of their life. Spirituality can make employees more effective at work, because they see their work as a tool for improving spirituality so that employees will show greater effort than employees who see their work as a tool for earning money. Keywords : Spirituality of work, organizationale effectivenes   ABSTRAK Spiritualitas sangat penting bagi setiap individu, dan sebagai pemahaman tentang substansi dasar dari makna pekerjaan itu berhubungan erat dengan nilai-nilai spiritualitas yang dimiliki individu dalam pekerjaan mereka. Spiritualitas individu dalam pekerjaan juga mengacu pada kerangka nilai-nilai organisasi. Spiritualitas kerja didefinisikan sebagai kerangka nilai-nilai budaya organisasi yang mendorong pengalaman transenden dari karyawan melalui proses kerja. Pengalaman transenden mengacu pada bagaimana seseorang sebagai individu merasa mengalami perubahan melalui pelayanannya kepada orang lain, dan individu tersebut juga mendapatkan makna dan tujuan hidup mereka. Spiritualitas dapat membuat karyawan lebih efektif bekerja, karena mereka melihat pekerjaan mereka sebagai alat untuk meningkatkan spiritualitas sehingga karyawan akan menunjukkan usaha yang lebih besar daripada karyawan yang melihat pekerjaan mereka sebagai alat untuk mendapatkan uang saja. Kata kunci : Spiritualitas kerja, efektivitas organisasi
SERTIFIKASI MENEGASKAN EKSISTENSI PEKERJA SOSIAL DI INDONESIA
Authors: Darwis Rudi Saprudin
Published: September 2017

Eksistensi pekerjaan sosial sebagai profesi mengalami perkembangan sejak diterbitkannya UU No 11 Tahun 2009. Salah satu amanat dari dari undang-undang tersebut adalah pelaksanaan sertifikasi bagi pekerja sosial profesional dan tenaga kesejahteraan sosial sebagai sumberdaya manusia kesejahteraan sosial. Tulisan ini menjelaskan bagaimana pelaksanaan sertifikasi pekerja sosial di indonesia berdasarkan Permensos RI Nomor 03 Tahun 2015 serta konsekuensi dari sertifikasi tersebut bagi penguatan eksistensi profesi pekerjaan sosial di Indonesia.
Sebuah Pelajaran Dari Pelaksanaan Reformasi Pajak di Indonesia dan Vietnam
Authors: Rahman Abdul
Published: September 2017

1997 Asian crisis brought ASEAN countries in condition where banking system damaged, GDP dropped and the exchange rate plunged. Taxation became ‘rescuer’ to overcome financial deficit and stable economy. Improvements in taxation are realized by tax reforms. In ASEAN, tax reforms have been undertaken since 1980s and they have significant contribution to increase tax revenue and to improve tax ratio. Specifically, we highlight Vietnam as the highest ratio and Indonesia as the lowest ratio. This paper explores the elements of innovation in tax reforms between Indonesia and Vietnam in order to seek the key of success factor of Vietnam in tax ratio. Our study found several interesting points. Firstly, tax reforms in Indonesia and Vietnam have similarity approaches, namely focusing on the policy and administration reforms. Secondly, for both countries, tax reforms have contributed in increasing tax revenue. Thirdly both countries highlight the role of tax reforms in enlarging the function of government in allocating state budget for social expenditure. Finally, we underscore the appreciation of government for society as taxpayers in the form of large allocation for public interests as a key success factor in increasing tax ratio in Vietnam.Keywords: Tax reforms, phase of reforms, lesson of reform, tax revenue, tax ratioKrisis di Asia pada tahun 1997 telah membawa negara-negara di ASEAN pada kondisi di mana sistem perbankan rusak, PDB turun dan nilai tukar mata uang jatuh. Perpajakan datang sebagai penyelamat untuk mengatasi krisis keuangan dan membuat perekonomian menjadi stabil. Perbaikan-perbaikan di sektor pajak diwujudkan melalui reformasi perpajakan. Di ASEAN, reformasi perpajakan telah dilaksanakan sejak tahun 1980 dan secara signifikan memberikan kontribusi untuk meningkatkan penerimaan pajak dan memperbaiki rasio pajak. Secara spesifik kami menggarisbawahi Vietnam sebagai negara dengan rasio pajak tertinggi dan Indonesia dengan rasio pajak terendah. Paper ini menggali elemen-elemen inovasi pada reformasi pajak di antara Indonesia dan Vietnam untuk mencari factor kunci kesuksesan rasio pajak di Vietnam. Studi kami menemukan beberapa poin penting. Pertama, reformasi pajak di Indonesia dan Vietnam mempunyai pendekatan yang sama yaitu fokus terhadap reformasi kebijakan dan administrasi. Kedua, bagi kedua negara, reformasi pajak telah berperan dalam meningkatkan penerimaan pajak. Ketiga, kedua negara menggarisbawahi peran reformasi pajak dalam meningkatkan fungsi negara dalam pengalokasian keuangan negara untuk pengeluaran sosial. Terakhir, kami mencatat penghargaan pemerintah terhadap masyarakat sebagai pembayar pajak dalam bentuk alokasi dana yang besar untuk kepentingan masyarakat sebagai faktor kunci kesuksesan peningkatan rasio pajak di Vietnam.Kata Kunci: Reformasi pajak, tahapan reformasi, pelajaran dari reformasi, penerimaan pajak, rasio pajak
PETA PERKEMBANGAN LEKSIKOGRAFI ARAB DI INDONESIA: STUDI KRITIS ATAS KAMUS KARYA MAHMUD YUNUS
Authors: Abdul Wahab Muhbib
Published: September 2017

This critical study is aimed to explain the position of Arabic-Indonesian dictionary (the work of Mahmud Yunus) in the mapping of Arabic lexicography development in Indonesia. This study was carried out through bibliographical based qualitative with the work of Mahmud Yunus as the main source. The results indicate that Mahmud Yunus Dictionary is categorized into bilingual dictionary following the sarfi alifbai system, in which the entry and vocabulary are systemized alphabetically. The display of the dictionary is a bland of common dictionary and pictorial dictionary, because the dictionary is provided with pictures adapted from al-Munjid. The critical and substantive evaluation study show that the compiling process of the dictionary is not fully based on lexicology and modern linguistics. Some mistakes (such as printing, diction, meaning, and entry), pictures, and classic illustrations, and some involvement of the ammiyyah vocabularies should be revised and contextualized in accordance to the development of science and technology. This study need to be developed to make the dictionary contribute the development of Arabic language teaching.
Los contratos para la prestación conjunta de servicios públicos locales
Authors: Villar Rojas Francisco José
Published: September 2017

El presente trabajo estudia la forma en que una Entidad Local pueda prestar un servicio público de su competencia de forma conjunta o cooperativa con otras administraciones públicas. En concreto, se analiza el artículo 12.4 de la Directiva 2014/24/UE, sobre los contratos para la prestación conjunta de servicios públicos. Se estudian su fundamento y las condiciones que deben cumplirse para su válida utilización, en tanto que se trata de una excepción a la normativa sobre contratos públicos. La conclusión es que el Derecho Europeo admite y regula una forma tradicional de gestionar servicios públicos locales.
La disolución y liquidación de los consorcios administrativos
Authors: Castillo Blanco Federico Amador
Published: September 2017

El presente estudio analiza las principales novedades introducidas en el régimen jurídico de los consorcios administrativos por las sucesivas reformas acontecidas desde 2013 y que se han plasmado en una regulación básica de éstos que, entre otros temas relevantes, aborda la extinción de los mismos combinando la legislación administrativa y privada. Se analiza la problemática que dicho régimen de extinción plantea poniendo de manifiesto las eventuales soluciones que se pueden adoptar respecto de dicho proceso.
IMPLIKASI CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN PADA PT PELABUHAN INDONESIA II
Authors: Wibawanti Andjar Budi , Untung Sri , Pahala Yosi
Published: September 2017

This research is to find out the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) towards corporate image and its implication on customer satisfaction of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero). The research method is using survey. The population is taken from customer of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) and with its sample of 100 customers taken by quota sampling. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of path analysis. The result of the research shows that corporate social responsibility has positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction with indication of path coefficient = 0.45 and tct = 5.40> ttable (2,364). The conclusion of the research is corporate social responsibility influences customer satisfaction with the mediation of corporate image, hopefully customer satisfaction can be improved through improvement of CSR andcorporate image.
BUDAYA PERUSAHAAN DAN KINERJA KARYAWAN TRANSPORTASI UDARA
Authors: Agusinta Lira , Pahrudin Cecep , Wildan Wildan
Published: September 2017

This study examines the influence of corporate culture on the performance of airline employees in Jakarta. These four dimensions of Hofstede culture as a means of measuring performance use airline employees in Jakarta as respondents. This research is integrates the influence of Hofstede cultural dimension on performance. The results showed that Hofstede cultural dimension has a direct positive effect on performance.
An Efficient Implementation of the Nwat-MMGBSA Method to Rescore Docking Results in Medium-Throughput Virtual Screenings
Authors: Maffucci Irene , Hu Xiao , Fumagalli Valentina , Contini Alessandro
Published: September 2017

The Nwat-MMGBSA method, whose theory has been described in Maffucci & Contini, JCTC 2013, 9, 2706, is based on the inclusion as part of the receptor of a given number of water molecules (Nwat) which are the closest to a residue (generally the ligand) or to a selection of residues (the contact interface) in each frame of the MD simulation. The method was shown to improve the correlation between predicted and experimental binding energy in both ligand-receptor and protein-protein complexes (Maffucci & Contini, JCIM 2016, 56, 1692). Here, we report on the optimization of the Nwat-MMGBSA protocol for its use to rescore docking results. We also report an automatic workflow, based on three independent scripts (which can be concatenated in a fully automated procedure) to easily employ Nwat-MMGBSA rescoring in virtual screening application. The protocol has been tuned using three different examples, and then tested in two retrospective virtual screening examples. In each example, the Nwat-MMGBSA method has been compared with the standard MMGBSA approach (Nwat=0). A link to download the scripts, working examples and tutorials is also provided.
The Relationship between English Teacher’s Praise and English Learning Achievement of The Tenth Grade of SMK Negeri 9 Samarinda
Authors: Rachman Dzul , Nur Dedi Rahman
Published: September 2017

Reinforcement is one of the strategies in classroom management, which is familiar among teachers. One of the types of reinforcement in social reinforcement is praise. Praise can function as a tool for instruction and for increasing social and academic behaviors. To be effective, the student must view the attention provided through praise as pleasurable or motivational. The design of this study was correlation design. The research participant was the tenth grade students of SMK Negeri 9 Samarinda. The purposes of this study are to find out how is relationship between the teacher’s praise and the English learning achievement tenth grade of SMK Negeri 9 Samarinda and is there any significant relationship between English teacher’s praise and English learning achievement. The researcher conducted observation for a month, distributed questionnaires and collected the result of achievement test from the teacher, as the instruments of this study. Then the collected data were analyzed in order to find out the manifestation of reinforcement applied by the teacher. After analyzing the data gained through the observation, the researcher found out that English teacher praise significantly correlate with the English learning achievement of tenth grade SMK Negeri 9 Samarinda (r-value: 0,442 > r-table: 0,334). From the questionnaire, it was found that the students showed positive response or opinion toward the implementation of reinforcement in their class for example teacher praises immediately, frequently, enthusiastically, by using eye contact, uses many kinds of word praise and explains the reason why he praises students.
The Effectiveness Of Scraps-Made Realia For Teaching Speaking For The First Graders (An Experimental Study Conducted At SD 1 PEDES)
Authors: Puji Lestari Antika Septiana , Setyawan Agustinus Hary
Published: September 2017

There were many students that had problem in their speaking ability. Based on the problem, this research aims to: (1)Find out the result of students’ learning speaking by using scraps-made realia; (2) Find out the result of students’learning speaking without using scraps-made realia; (3) Define the students’ achievement in learning speaking byusing scraps-made realia. This research involved class 1A and class 1B of SD 1 Pedes which have 44 students for eachclass. The researcher used pre-test and post-test to analyze the students’ achievement in speaking skill. It was foundthat the mean of pre-test was 50 while the mean of post-test was 77,27. The obtained data of the t-test result was27,447. It means that t-test was higher than t-table (27,447 > 2,018). It means that the post-test was higher than pretest.In conclusion, the finding of this research showed that teaching speaking by using scraps-made realia waseffective to teach speaking skill. Hence, the researcher suggested to use scraps-made realia as alternative media inteaching speaking.
Factores determinantes que explican el acceso a la financiación bancaria: un estudio empírico en empresas peruanas
Authors: Rocca Espinoza Salustiano Eduardo , Duréndez Gómez-Guillamón Antonio
Published: September 2017

This study analyses the causes of credit rationing in micro and small Peruvian companies. Given that in Peru there is a special problem in access to credit since the financial system is not fully developed and the possibilities of access to bank credit are lower than in other economies. For this, an empirical study is developed through a survey of a sample of 158 micro and small Peruvian companies. Our work produces robust results in terms of factors that influence the access to financing of micro and small enterprises in Peru. In this way, tangible and intangible factors are identified, such as quality certification, good management systems, planning within the company, innovation activities, highly qualified and experienced managers who can give signals to the borrowers of the good condition of the business, and the projects it presents. Identifying the factors that facilitate access to credit for companies will help them to improve their competitiveness, as well as government agencies to know what policies to develop to facilitate access to credit and greater efficiency of the financial system
La Administración Relacional mediante e-tutorización, una herramienta de ayuda a las nuevas empresas
Authors: Acosta Hernandez Francisco , Briones Peñalver Antonio Juan , Campuzano Bolarín Francisco
Published: September 2017

This article briefly systematizes some of the contributions of the Relational Administration that organizer as non-economic assistance to entrepreneurs can be facilitated by public administrations. It focuses on the main contributions that appear through the e-tutoring or management of private professionals and the predictable institutional modernization that reverts to a management support; serving in turn of incentive to the creation of new companies. Also, some conclusions are given on the opinion of the entrepreneurs before a process of improvement of the state intervention space considering outsourcing a source of utility through the private professionals. Statistical confirmation of the hypotheses was carried out a regression model; and the data came from 138 companies in Spain were used. As future lines of research, an additional study analyzing the interrelation of independent variables in PYMES and large companies could help to improve the rigor of the results obtained in this work
Mobilizing the Archive in Support of Colonialism during the Kaiserreich
Authors: Purdy Daniel
Published: September 2017

This paper examines how, at the end of the nineteenth century, the German General Staff published archival material about the history of Brandenburg/Prussia’s early modern East Indian and African trading companies in order to garner public support for the Kaiserreich’s new colonial expeditions. The memory of past overseas ventures was mobilized for the sake of creating an historical narrative claiming that Germany had tried to create a colonial empire already in the seventeenth century. This one German example demonstrates how the maintenance and regulation of archives allows states to construct ideological narratives in support of national policy.
Art in the Archives of Natural History: The Temporalities of Spoerri’s Ein Inkompetenter Dialog?
Authors: Novero Cecilia
Published: September 2017

The essay analyzes contemporary artist Daniel Spoerri’s 2012 retrospective exhibition, titled Ein Inkompetenter Dialog?, held at the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHM). The exhibition comprised a selection of works from Spoerri’s œuvre shown alongside a selection of the Museum’s specimens. I argue that juxtaposed with the Museum collection, Ein Inkompetenter Dialog?, both as a collection of works and as an archive of the career of the artist, playfully calls into question the “nature” of art, the presentation of nature in the NHM, and the temporality of the archive and natural history. Much of Spoerri’s œuvre involves the reworking and assemblage of his own collections of found objects. I argue that these imaginative assemblages, which merge human and non-human life, present concrete visions of possible alternative natural histories and prompt us to rethink natural history from a multispecies perspective, where humans and non-humans function as co-agents, and where history and natural history are fused. Overall, I argue that Spoerri’s creative exploration of the material archives of natural history presents an alternative approach to re-collecting the past, and the possibility of writing history for a non-anthropocentric future.
Synthesis and Properties of a Novel Gemini Surfactant with Bis-piperidinium
Authors: Xie Yicheng , Liu Jiajia , Liu Fan , Xu Hujun
Published: September 2017

A novel cationic Gemini surfactant with bis-piperidinium and benzene ring (C10-CGP) was synthesized by aniline, epichlorohydrin and 1-bromodecane in three steps. The structure of C10-CGP was characterized by mass spectroscopy (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR). The critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the corresponding surface tension (γ
CMC) of C10-CGP were measured from 298 K to 313 K and the thermodynamic parameters of the micellization were calculated. The results showed that the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and γCMC were 0.976 × 10−3 mol · L−1 and 28.93 mN · m−1 at 298 K, respectively. With the temperature increase, the CMC increased, the maximum surface adsorption capacity (Γ
max) decreased, the γ
CMC decreased and the minimum molecule area (A
min) increased. The free energy of the system during the micelle formation was negative. When the Gemini surfactant was used as an asphalt emulsifier, C10-CGP exhibited good a emulsifying ability. C10-CGP is a slow-set asphalt emulsifier.
The Social Life of Fighting Words
Authors: Stade Ronald S.
Published: September 2017

Political correctness has become a fighting word used to dismiss and discredit
political opponents. The article traces the conceptual history of this fighting
word. In anthropological terms, it describes the social life of the concept of political correctness
and its negation, political incorrectness. It does so by adopting a concept-in-motion
methodology, which involves tracking the concept through various cultural and
political regimes. It represents an attempt to synthesize well-established historiographic
and anthropological approaches. A Swedish case is introduced that reveals the kind of
large-scale historical movements and deep-seated political conflicts that provide the
contemporary context for political correctness and its negation. Thereupon follows an
account of the conceptual history of political correctness from the eighteenth century
up to the present. Instead of a conventional conclusion, the article ends with a political
analysis of the current rise of fascism around the world and how the denunciation of
political correctness is both indicative of and instrumental in this process.
Book Reviews
Authors: Carey Matthew , Sølvhøj Ida Nielsen , Zucker Eve Monique , Saramifar Younes , Frankenthaler Louis
Published: September 2017

THE GRECANICI OF SOUTHERN
ITALY: Governance, Violence,
and Minority Politics
By Stavroula Pipyrou. Philadelphia: University
of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. 256 pp.
Hardback. ISBN 978-0-8122-4830-2.

FOUR DECADES ON: Vietnam, the
United States, and the Legacies of
the Second Indochina War
Edited by Scott Laderman and Edwin A.
Martini. Durham, NC: Duke University
Press, 2013. 334 pp. Paperback. ISBN
978-0-8223-5474-1.

FROM THE LAND OF SHADOWS:
War, Revolution, and the Making
of the Cambodian Diaspora
By Khatharya Um. New York: New York
University Press, 2015. 272 pp. Hardback.
ISBN 978-1-4798-0473-3.

NATIONALISM, LANGUAGE,
AND MUSLIM EXCEPTIONALISM
By Tristan James Mabry. Philadelphia: University
of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. 264 pp.
Hardback. ISBN 978-0-8122-4691-9.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS IN
ISRAEL: Citizenship, Sacrifice, Trials
of Fealty
By Erica Weiss. Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 2014. 216 pp. Hardback.
ISBN 978-0-8122-4592-9.
Genetic Diversity of Boro Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Landraces in Bangladesh
Authors: Akter N. , Islam M. Z. , Siddique M. A. , Chakrabarty T. , Khalequzzaman M. , Chowdhury M. A. Z.
Published: September 2017

Genetic diversity of 45 traditional Bangladeshi boro rice genotypes was studied through Mahalanobis D2 statistics and was grouped into six clusters. The inter-cluster distances were higher than intra-cluster distances indicating wider genetic diversity among the genotypes of different clusters. The intra-cluster distances were lower in all the cases reflecting homogeneity of the genotypes within the cluster. The cluster V contained the highest number of genotypes (14) and the cluster I and VI contained the lowest (4) number. The highest intra-cluster distance was noticed for the cluster VI and the lowest for cluster V. The highest inter-cluster distance was observed between cluster I and VI followed by cluster II and VI, cluster I and V and the lowest between cluster II and IV. The genotypes from cluster VI could be selected as parents for hybridization for producing transgressive segregants. The highest cluster means for yield, grains per panicle and grain length-breath ratio were obtained from cluster I; whereas higher yield, grain breath, 1000 grain weight, flag leaf area, shortest growth duration were obtained from cluster V. Therefore, more emphasis should be given on cluster I, cluster V and cluster VI for selecting genotypes as parents to produce new recombinants with desired traits.
To Type or to Print? Oncotype DX and MammaPrint Tests for Breast Cancer
Authors: Hossain AZM Mostaque
Published: September 2017

Abstract not availableJ Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 25, No.1, April, 2016, Page 1-3
Life Style Modification Among Diabetic Patients
Authors: Nabi Golam , Azad Khan Abul Kalam , Rahman NM Wahidur , Rabbani Rukshana , Chowdhury Thresika Islam
Published: September 2017

Lifestyle modifications have key role in the management of diabetes. Awareness about the changes in lifestyle can play a vital role in the management of diabetes. There is a need of health education programs for diabetics and general population. As the diabetes is a slow progressive disease which causes target organ damage if not control. Study shows that controlled diabetics has also risk of target organ damage. Managing a diabetic patient needs to be combination of diet, discipline and drugs. Only drugs is given by the physician but the other two control parameter like diet and discipline is done by the patient himself. Life style modification can bring this two factor under control. Here we have studied 100 diabetic patient with following results.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 25, No.1, April, 2016, Page 46-52
Uterovaginal prolapse with multiple Vesical calculi: A rare case report
Authors: Saha Mukti Rani , Saha Tapan Kumer , Wahab Md Al Kamal Abdul , Haque Md Rajibul
Published: September 2017

Uterine prolase is a common gynaecological disease .It is usually associated with cystocele and or rectocele as well as enterocele. Recurrent urinary tract infections may occur in chronically unreduced cystocele leading to calculus formation,cystitis,pyelitis,pyelonephritis and renal failure.We report a case of a 70 years old multiparous lady with third degree uterovaginal prolapse for twenty years, presence of multiple vesical calculus in the cystocele was noted on X-ray pelvis while undergoing investigation.Suprapubic cystolithotomy followed by vaginal hysterectomy with pelvic floor repair was done. Multiple vesical calculus were removed. Postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged on 10th post-operative day. Patient is still on follow up with good urinary function and no recurrent UTI.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 25, No.1, April, 2016, Page 77-79
Clinico-Demographic Characteristics and Different Diagnostic Findings of Epilepsy Patients in a Specialized Hospital Outside Dhaka in Bangladesh
Authors: Salam Abdus , Quddus Md Ruhul , Sheikh Md Sayedur Rahman , Azim Md Arshad-ul , Hussain Mohammad Enayet
Published: September 2017

Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological conditions. It is a global problem affecting all ages, social classes, groups and countries. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the clinico-demographic characteristics and different diagnostic findings of epilepsy patients. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Neurology at Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh from November, 2012 to February, 2014. The patients were recruited from the epilepsy clinic. Clinical diagnosis of epilepsy was made by meticulous history and relevant clinical examination by the investigator. Routinely electroencephalography (EEG) was advised and interpreted by the investigator and MRI was advised in appropriate cases.Results: A total number of 115 epilepsy patients were recruited of which 77(67.0%) were male and 38(33.0%) were female. Most [95(83.7%)] of the patients were young (age group 0 to 29 years) and had partial seizures 89 (77.39%). Among these partial seizures most had complex partial seizure (CPS) [82(71.3%)] of which 53 (46.1%) had complex partial seizures-Temporal (CPS-T) and 29 (25.2%) had complex partialseizures-extra-temporal (CPS-ET) origin. EEG could be done in 76 patients. Among them 37(48.7%) had different types of abnormalities. MRI could be done in 52 patients and were found to be abnormal in 32(61.5%) patients.Conclusion: This study revealed that localization related epilepsy (LRE) is more common but the etiology remains undetermined in many cases. Therefore, more effort and investigation facilities are needed to identify the etiology. The high number of extra temporal lobe epilepsy (Ex-TLE) needs further evaluation in bigger sample.Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1): 3-9
Perinatal Findings in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Dhaka City
Authors: Susan Zobaida Sultana , Bulbul Surayea , Ferdows Jannat Ara , Nayeem Abu
Published: September 2017

Background: Hypertensive disorders are common complication occurring during pregnancy which are responsible for maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the perinatal outcome in pregnancy induced hypertension. Methodology: This study was designed as cross-sectional study and was conducted from April 2013 to September 2013 for a period of six (06) moths. Patients admitted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Shaheed SuhrawardyMedical College Hospital, Dhaka. Data were collected by interview, physical examintions (blood pressure, pulse rate, oedema, heart and lungs auscultation) and lab investigations using a structural questionnaire. Result: Majority of the women belonged to age group 21-25 year. Maximum were (56%) primigravida. The mean gestational age was 34.6 weeks with the range from 28 to 40 weeks. Hyperurecaemia was frequent among patients with pregnancy induced hypertension. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) was secondary to pregnancy induced hypertension which was associated with significantly increased perinatalmortality. Conclusion: In this study, prematurity is frequent in pregnancy induced hypertension and convulsion in nonresponsive patients is associated with significantly increased perinatal mortality.Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2016;2(1): 10-13
Association of Histological Findings with Tc-99m Sestamibi Parathyroid Imaging in Hyperfunctional Parathyroid Gland
Authors: Rahman Hosne Ara , Haque Jasmine Ara , Jahan Waseka Akhter , Jesmin Sabina
Published: September 2017

Background: Hyperthyroidism is a relatively common disorder that results from increased production of parathormone. Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) scanning is used for localization of abnormal parathyroid gland, with high reported sensitivities. However, there exists a group of patients in whom MIBI scan is either equivocal or negative. Objectives: The aim of this study was to see association of the histological features of pathologic parathyroid gland with MIBI scan in hyperfunctional parathyroid gland. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted with primary hyperthyroidism who underwent MIBI scan. The data were collected from the record from January 2012 to December 2014 for a period of two years. All patients underwent parathyroid surgery followed by histopathological examination. According to oxyphil cell distribution patients are divided in three groups. Group I comprised of >25.0% oxyphil cell; group II included the 25 to 75% oxyphil cell and group III included >75% of oxyphil cell. Result: A total 56 patients with hypercalcaemia and high serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) level were studied. Mean age was 41.3(±19.8) years with a range of 21 to 63 years. MIBI scan was true positive in 34(60.7%) cases and false negative in 22(39.3%) cases. In group I MIBI scan was true positive in 4(36.3%) cases and false negative in 7(63.7%) cases. In group II MIBI scan showed positive in 17(62.9%) cases and negative in 10(37.1%) cases. In group III out of 18 patients 13(72.2%) showed MIBI scan positive whereas, 5(27.8%) showed negative scan. The sensitivity was 36.3% in group I whereas, 62.9% and 72.2% in group II and group III respectively. Conclusion: Based on these findings, it could be say that Tc99m setamibi uptake correlate with parathyroid oxyphil cell content, and false negative scan can occur with parathyroid glands containing predominantly clear cell.Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1):14-18
Glycemic Status and Lipid Profiles Changes among the Incidentally Diagnosed Fatty Liver Patients
Authors: Islam Md Atiqul , Khan Ashraf Uddin , Yusuf Md Abdullah , Nasrin Shahana , Nabi Mohammadun , Rowshon AHM
Published: September 2017

Background: Fatty liver disease is common condition. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the glycemic status and lipid profiles changes among the incidentally diagnosed fatty liver patients. Methodology: This was an observational descriptive study conducted in the Department of Gastroenterology at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from the duration of January 2010 to July 2010 for a period of six (6) months. Seventy patients attending indoor or outdoor of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital Dhaka, diagnosed ultrasonographically as fatty liver who were met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited. Those subjects who were presented at the outdoor and/or indoor in the hospital for different health problems and were diagnosed as fatty liver on the basis of USG findings were included for this study. Patients of fatty liver diagnosed incidentally by ultrasound, performed for other purposes were planned for study. Blood samples were taken for analysis of risk factors after completing the physical examinations. Result: A total number of 70 patients were recruited for this study. Among the study population, 48 (68.57%) were between 20-50 years of age, 6 (8.57%) were less than 20 years and 16 (22.85%) were more than 50 years. Regarding Glycemic status, 15(21.42%) cases were Diabetic, 25(35.71%) cases had impaired glucose tolerance and 30(42.85%) cases had normal blood sugar. Regarding dyslipidaemia, 51(72.85%) cases had high triglyceride level (>150 mg/dl); 42(60%) cases had hypercholesterimea (>200 mg/dl); decreased HDL (<40 mg/dl) in 37 (52.85%) cases and increased LDL (>150 mg/dl) in 21(44.28%) cases. Conclusion: In conclusion the abnormal gycemic status and dyslipidemia is present in the incidentally diagnosed fatty liver patients. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016; 2(1): 26-29
Approach to a Child with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review
Authors: Rukunuzzaman Md , Karim ASM Bazlul , Mazumder Wahiduzzaman , Nurullah Mohammed , Hussain Faika , Sultana Kaniz
Published: September 2017

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common and best studied disorders among the group of functional gastrointestinal disorders. It is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is associated with defecation or a change in bowel habit. Visceral hypersensitivity and increased GIT motility are the main patho-physiological mechanism for developing IBS. IBS present with diarrhoea or constipation or both. Investigations are least needed for diagnosis of IBS rather done to exclude differential diagnosis. Diagnosis of IBS is done on the basis of Rome-III criteria. Proper counseling, dietary management, antispasmotic and antidepressant are the mainstay of treatment. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1): 34-39
Adult Onset Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: A case report
Authors: Hossain Mohammad Akter , Chowdhury Romal , Islam Nazmul , Hoque Md Azharul , Hussain Md Enayet
Published: September 2017

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a chronic encephalitis of childhood and young adolescence due to persistent measles virus infection of the central nervous system (CNS). In majority of cases, onset occurs between 5-10 years of age. SSPE generally occurs 5-10 years after measles virus infection1. The diagnosis of SSPE is based on characteristic clinical and electroencephalogram (EEG) findings, increase measles antibody titer in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum. As onset of SSPE in adults is rare and may have atypical feature it requires high index of suspicion for early and accurate diagnosis. Herein, we report a case of SSPE in a male of 26 years with recurrent episodes of myoclonic jerks. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1): 40-42
Hereditary Neuropathy with Analysis of Electrophysiological Findings: A Case Report
Authors: Mian Md Ferdous , Hussain Md Enayet , Islam Md Nahidul , Khan AFM Al Masum , Chowdhury Rajib Nayan
Published: September 2017

The hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) represent a genetically heterogeneous collection of disorders in which patients develop a progressive muscular atrophy and sensory neuropathy of the distal extremities. There are abnormalities of axons or Schwann cells and their myelin sheaths resulting in peripheral nerve dysfunction. These disorders are also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, which is divided into seven distinct subtypes based on inheritance pattern (dominant, recessive, or X-linked) and whether the primary pathology is located in the myelin or axon. Each of these CMT types are further divided based on their specific molecular and genetic findings. Here we report a case which was diagnosed on the basis of clinical history and neurophysiological testing. Although genetic analysis is the gold standard for diagnosis we could not do it due to lack of availability of genetic testing in our country at this moment.Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(1): 43-45
Evolutionary Approach to Lambert’s Problem for Non-Keplerian Spacecraft Trajectories
Authors: Hinckley David , Hitt Darren
Published: September 2017

In this paper, we use differential evolution (DE), with best-evolved results refined using a Nelder–Mead optimization, to solve boundary-value complex problems in orbital mechanics relevant to low Earth orbits (LEO). A class of Lambert-type problems is examined to evaluate the performance of this evolutionary method in its application to solving nonlinear boundary value problems (BVP) arising in mission planning. In this method, we evolve impulsive initial velocity vectors giving rise to intercept trajectories that take a spacecraft from given initial position in space to specified target position. The positional error of the final position is minimized subject to time-of-flight and/or energy (fuel) constraints. The method is first validated by demonstrating its ability to recover known analytical solutions obtainable with the assumption of Keplerian motion; the method is then applied to more complex non-Keplerian problems incorporating trajectory perturbations arising in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to the Earth’s oblateness and rarefied atmospheric drag. The viable trajectories obtained for these challenging problems demonstrate the ability of this computational approach to handle Lambert-type problems with arbitrary perturbations, such as those occurring in realistic mission trajectory design.
The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions: Why Harm–Benefit Analysis and Its Emphasis on Practical Benefit Jeopardizes the Credibility of Research
Authors: Grimm Herwig , Eggel Matthias , Deplazes-Zemp Anna , Biller-Andorno Nikola
Published: September 2017

It is our concern that European Union Directive 2010/63/EU with its current project evaluation of animal research in the form of a harm–benefit analysis may lead to an erosion of the credibility of research. The HBA assesses whether the inflicted harm on animals is outweighed by potential prospective benefits. Recent literature on prospective benefit analysis prioritizes “societal benefits” that have a foreseeable, positive impact on humans, animals, or the environment over benefit in the form of knowledge. In this study, we will argue that whether practical benefits are realized is (a) impossible to predict and (b) exceeds the scope and responsibility of researchers. Furthermore, we believe that the emphasis on practical benefits has the drawback of driving researchers into speculation on the societal benefit of their research and, therefore, into promising too much, thereby leading to a loss of trust and credibility. Thus, the concepts of benefit and benefit assessment in the HBA require a re-evaluation in a spirit that embraces the value of knowledge in our society. The generation of scientific knowledge has been utilised to great benefit for humans, animals, and the environment. The HBA, as it currently stands, tends to turn this idea upside down and implies that research is of value only if the resulting findings bring about immediate societal benefit.
Low-Cost Nanocarbon-Based Peroxidases from Graphite and Carbon Fibers
Authors: Zeng Yan , Miao Feifan , Zhao Zhiyong , Zhu Yuting , Liu Tao , Chen Rongsheng , Liu Simin , Lv Zaosheng , Liang Feng
Published: September 2017

A low-cost and facile preparation of water-soluble carbon nanomaterials from commercial available graphite and polypropylene carbon fibers was achieved. N-doped graphene quantum dot was also prepared as a comparable agent. The resultant carbon nanomaterials were characterized by vital techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis absorption, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectra. The prepared carbon nanomaterials can make hydrogen peroxide degradation produce hydroxyl radicals, thus possess intrinsic peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric and UV-vis absorption detection of hydrogen peroxide. These carbon nanomaterials exhibit excellent sensitivity toward hydrogen peroxide with the limit of detection as low as 0.024 mM (by Carbon nanomaterials-1 from carbon fibers), 0.0042 mM (by Carbon nanomaterials-2 from graphite) and 0.014 mM (by Carbon nanomaterials-3 from nitrogen doped graphene oxide), respectively. The practical use of these carbon nanomaterials for phenolic compounds removal in aqueous solution is also demonstrated successfully. The extraordinary catalytic performance and low cost of these carbon nanomaterials make them a powerful tool for a wide range of potential applications.
Air Entrainment and Air Demand in the Spillway Tunnel at the Jinping-I Dam
Authors: Lian Jijian , Qi Chunfeng , Liu Fang , Gou Wenjuan , Pan Shunqi , Ouyang Qunan
Published: September 2017

Artificial air entrainment has been widely used to avoid cavitation damage in spillways where high-velocity flow occurs, and its performance is very important for spillway safety. In order to evaluate the performance of the aeration system in the spillway tunnel of the Jinping-I Dam, which is the highest arched dam in the world to date, systematic prototype observation was conducted. Ventilation characteristics of the air supply system and aeration-related characteristics of the aeration devices were examined at the prototype scale. The results showed that air flows smoothly in the air intake well and the real effect of air entrainment of the aeration device was desirable. In contrast with results from laboratory tests with a physical model at a scale of 1/30 following the gravity similarity, it was found that air demand in the prototype is much greater, clearly indicating the scale effect. By summing up and analyzing the air demand ratio of the prototype to the model in some projects, the scale effect was found to be ignorable when the model scale was greater than 1/10. In addition, based on a series of prototype data on air demand, a brief evaluation of present calculation methods for air demand was conducted and a new form of calculation method for air demand related to unit width flow rate was established. The present prototype results can be used as a reference for similar engineering design, and to validate and verify numerical simulations as well as model tests.
Changes in Pore Structure of Coal Associated with Sc-CO2 Extraction during CO2-ECBM
Authors: Chen Run , Qin Yong , Wei Chongtao , Wang Linlin , Wang Youyang , Zhang Pengfei
Published: September 2017

Supercritical CO2 (Sc-CO2), a supercritical solvent, can extract small organic molecules (fluid) from coal, changing pore structures to affect gases storage and migration in the coal matrix. Five undeformed coals before and after the second coalification jump were collected to simulate Sc-CO2 extraction performed with supercritical extraction equipment. Pore structures of the samples before and after Sc-CO2 extraction were characterized using mercury porosimetry. The results show that there are significant changes in pore size distribution of samples. ΔVMa and ΔVMe of coal samples are positive, ΔVTr and ΔVMi are positive for most coals, and ΔVMi of higher coals are negative; the ΔSMa and ΔSMe are positive with small values, the ΔSTr and ΔSMi are positive and negative before and after the second coalification jump; thus, the pore connectivity is improved. These results indicate that Sc-CO2 extraction not only increases the numbers of micropores, but also enlarges the pore diameter size; these changes in the pore structure are influenced by the second coalification. The changes in the pore structure by Sc-CO2 extraction provide more spaces for gas storage and may improve the pore throats for gas migration.
Frequency Modulation and Erosion Performance of a Self-Resonating Jet
Authors: Liu Wenchuan , Kang Yong , Zhang Mingxing , Zhou Yongxiang , Wang Xiaochuan , Li Deng
Published: September 2017

The self-resonating water jet offers the advantages of both a cavitation jet and a pulsed jet, and thus has been widely used for many practical applications. In the present study, the 120° -impinging edge Helmholtz nozzle was investigated for better erosion performance. The oscillating mechanism was analyzed from both numerical and experimental perspectives. The results showed that the cavitation clouds in the chamber dominate the oscillating frequency. The frequency resulting from the non-linear interaction was also observed in the simulation. The dominant frequency increases linearly as pressure decreases without entrained air. The frequency modulation was achieved through various inspiratory methods, and the modulation range was dependent on the pressure drop. The erosion performance was improved with entrained air, and the improvement was effected by the inspiratory method. The oscillating frequency was determined by the forced frequency of entrained air, and the best erosion performance was achieved at the frequency closest to the fundamental frequency. A feasible method to improve the erosion performance was investigated in this preliminary study, which could provide a guide for practical applications.
Experimental Study on Milling CFRP with Staggered PCD Cutter
Authors: Chen Tao , Wang Daoyuan , Gao Fei , Liu Xianli
Published: September 2017

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) have good physical properties, such as high specific strength and high specific modulus. However, cutting delamination, tearing and burr, etc. often occur in the machining process of CFRP, which results in the uncontrollability of machining surface quality and serious tool wear. In this paper, milling of CFRP with a staggered cutter was carried out, the cutting-edge radius was investigated in order to characterize the tool wear; the effect of the cutting-edge wear radius on the milling force and surface quality was found, and the formation mechanisms of the 3D surface topography and surface defects were analyzed under the wear state. Experimental results showed that the wear of the staggered PCD cutter was mainly concentrated in the cutting-edge area. With the increase in milling length, the radius of cutting edge gradually became largeer under the action of abrasive wear mechanism, and the flank wear was not obvious. With the intension of tool wear, milling force gradually increased and the machining surface quality of the CFRP deteriorated distinctly, i.e., defects such as bare fiber fracture, groove and hole appeared, and burrs were gradually generated on the workpiece surface. Finally, through a comparative analysis of cutting performance, it was found that the staggered PCD cutter possessed better performance for wear resistance and burr suppression than the straight-teeth cutter. This finding can provide theoretical and technical support for improving the machining quality of carbon fiber composite materials.