bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERSEPSI SISWA TENTANG KEADAAN PSIKOLOGIS SENSE OF HUMOR GURU DENGAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VII SMPN 3 BATUSANGKAR
Authors: Wahyuni Dwi
Published: February 2020

This study is the students' perceptions about the teachers’ psychological sense of humor toward the learning motivation of grade VII SMPN 3 Batusangkar showed a positive relationship. There is a relationship between students' perceptions about the sense of humor with the learning motivation. This research is a correlation research that shows a positive relationship. The population of this study was the students of grade VII SMPN 3 Batusangkar which amounted to 214 people with the sample of the study amounted to 54 people taken with random sampling. The instrument in this research is questionnaire which Likert scale with four choices of answers consisting of: SS (Strongly agree, S (Agree), TS (Disagree), and STS (strongly disagree) The results of this study illustrates that there is a positive relationship of humor with the students motivation to learn who give a good impact in learning process with a pleasant situation and comfortable and not rigid so it can improve the spirit of student learning.
دراسة إعجازية في تشابه الآيات بين سورتي البقرة والأعراف في قصة موسى
Authors: Ismail Nurhidayati , Hafizzullah Hafizzullah
Published: February 2020

أن الله تعالى قد أمرنا بتدبر كتابه الكريم، فما زالت عامة المسلمين لم يدبروها ولو قرؤوه كل يوم حتى يكون القرآن زينة لهم في خزائنهم لم يلمسوه ولو مرة. ورجاء من استفادة هذه الكتابة ما يحض المسلمين على تدبر كتابه الكريم فضلا عما يتعلق بالقصة لما فيها إشارة إلى معجزة القرآن الكريم. ومن خلال هذه الكتابة، بحثت عن إعجاز القرآن اللغوي في قصة موسى عليه السلام، وأذكر فيها الآيات اللاتي تشابهت بعضها ببعض وتكررت فيها وألفاظها متفقة، ولكن قد وقع في بعضها زيادة أو نقصان أو تقديم أو تأخير أو إبدال حرف مكان حرف أو غير ذلك مما ينتج الاختلاف بين الآيتين أو الآيات بين السورتي البقرة والأعراف. وفي البحث عنها، سلكت مسلك البحث المكتبي، بمنهاج المقارن الذي يصف ما يتعلق بالموضوع على ما كان عليه من ناحية الإعجاز اللغوي، والفائدة في إعادتها، وما الموجب للزيادة والنقصان والتقديم والتأخير والإبدال، وما الحكمة في تخصيص الآية بذلك دون الآية الأخرى، وهل كان يصلح ما في هذه السورة مكان ما في السورة التي تشاكلها أم لا، ليجري ذلك مجرى علامات تزيل إشكالها وتمتاز بها عن أشكالها من غير أن أشتغل بتفسيرها وتأويلها. وفي اختتام بحث هذه الكتابة، أفصح الأمر حيث أن الآيات المتشابهات في القصة تتجه على مواجهة خاصة ويتضمن على مضمون لا يتضمنه غيره. والتكرار فيها يظهر لنا وجه الإعجاز القرآني اللغوية من عدة أوجه مختلفة.
Estudo a partir da fundamentação das ciências humanas em Dilthey: implicações para a educação
Authors: Da Rosa Mauricio Bueno , De Moura Rosana Silva
Published: February 2020

Nesse ensaio destacamos alguns elementos do horizonte filosófico diltheyano para pensar a educação. Dilthey se insere no território da educação, via pedagogia, pois considerava que a filosofia representa um instrumento teórico que serve de guia para a ação social do homem ou, em outras palavras, para a atividade pedagógica. Segundo nossa perspectiva, a educação é o principal objetivo da filosofia, pois a formação humana tem culminância no filosofar e este é efeito daquela, além disso, a filosofia diltheyana faz sua reflexão sobre pedagogia e sua cientificidade possível, tendo como contexto o confronto com o positivismo do século XIX e a fundação das ciências do espírito em contraposição às da natureza. É nesse sentido, que o problema da consciência histórica - e sua finitude, articula a autonomia da pedagogia, sem a influência do empirismo científico e as exigências da pedagogia tradicional.
A naturalização da fenomenologia como proposta de solução do paradoxo da ficção
Authors: Pozza Gustavo Luiz
Published: February 2020

Partindo do preceito que emoções precisam ser direcionadas a objetos reais, ou ao menos que se acredite serem reais, o paradoxo da ficção aponta a irracionalidade de emoções provindas de narrativas ficcionais. Visto que metodologias diferentes encontram esse dilema e têm se ocupado de sua solução desde sua identificação, uma possibilidade de resolução seria a de associar descobertas e teorias de diferentes correntes na busca por uma solução mais completa do problema. Pela proposta de naturalização da fenomenologia como auxílio na formulação de uma elucidação, esse artigo investiga a naturalização não como uma substituição das teorias cognitivas na fenomenologia, mas como uma colaboração entre áreas que abordam, por caminhos diferentes, problemas idênticos e que podem facilitar uma resolução do paradoxo. Como resultado da aproximação entre as investigações pela subjetividade e pelo empirismo identifica-se uma oportunidade de design de experimentos que  tenciona ampliar o conhecimento necessário para a solução do paradoxo.
Breves observações sobre a ideia de esgotamento do quadro-pintura
Authors: De Sousa Daniel Marcolino Claudino
Published: February 2020

Este artigo parte da análise do Impressionismo, do abstracionismo de Kazimir Malevich e dos penetráveis de Hélio Oiticica para pensar o processo de eliminação das bordas do quadro-pintura. A tese de Oiticica é a de que, no momento em que viveu e atuou, o quadro-pintura passa a prescindir das bordas, derramando-se para fora dele e se constituindo como modus vivendi, eliminando, assim, a noção de um fora e um dentro. Com isso, defende a substituição do espectador pela do participador. Perguntamo-nos se o cinema, com suas bordas móveis, também é tocado por essas mudanças. Para tanto, tomaremos O Cinema Novo e o Cinema Marginal. Por fim, pensamos se a instituição escolar, como herdeira dessas questões, tem se inserido nesse debate e qual tem ou seria seu papel. Nesse sentido, fica a pergunta sobre o que se deve esperar dessa instituição depois da diluição do quadro (das grandes narrativas, das certezas modernas) e das vanguardas históricas.
Worldviews of value orientations and motivational sphere of rural youth within the limits of religious section of human existence
Authors: Voityuk Iryna Vitaliyivna
Published: February 2020

The directions of events in society or in some of its spheres depend to a large extent on the positions, desires, hopes, intentions of youth representatives, in general their life orientations and opportunities. Of course, these opportunities, and even more importantly, life orientations, are not unique to the rest of the community, as the younger generation is, for the most part, practically a "product" of its time. Each generation immediately carries information and indications (memories) of previous and "hints" about future generations. All these signs, information and "hints" are certainly collected within the information system of a society represented by at least a variety of different knowledge, rituals, traditions and the like. Religion is currently the most consistent "preservative" of information, except that it is still the most powerful mechanism for socializing individuals. Therefore, any processes that take place within the religious sphere, certainly in one way or another have an impact on the existence of any member of society, especially on social structures, groups, processes and events.
Archival documents on the beginnings of Adventism in Ukrainian lands
Authors: Sitarchuk Roman Anatoliyovych
Published: February 2020

The issues of the beginnings of Adventism in Ukrainian lands are covered in the scientific literature, the messages of its authors are based mainly on the memoirs of the pioneers of the national Adventist movement. However, it does not actually use archival sources. Although the number of the latter is negligible, it still allows for some clarification of the first steps of this Protestant movement in Ukraine, which leads to some reflections and conclusions. This is the purpose of our work - to investigate the topic on the basis of archival materials.
European and Ukrainian Reformation as History and Project: Dragoman Studies
Authors: Cherenkov Mychailo
Published: February 2020

The European vector of development of modern Ukraine requires a new reconstruction of national history, which in turn makes it possible to make sure: this choice is not a conjuncture, but a completely natural, historically justified, nationally conscious one. Of course, in such a thematization, the question of the European fate of Ukraine coincides not only with political, but also with social, cultural, historical, religious and other aspects of research. It was in such a broad context that Mikhail Drahomanov, the first “Ukrainian European”, thought. However, unlike modern reform theorists of the Soviet school, he considered spiritual and moral-ethical factors to be the most significant.
Sad information. Thaddeus Doctor
Authors: Of the Journal Editorial board
Published: February 2020

Sad information. Thaddeus Doctor
Analisis Pengaruh Tingkat Inflasi, Transaksi Pasar Uang Antar Bank Syariah (PUAS) dan Investasi Syariah terhadap Imbal Hasil Sertifikat Bank Indonesia Syariah (SBIS)
Authors: Febi Febi , Nurmaida Desi
Published: February 2020

This research aims to analyze the effect level of inflation, transaction of interbank sharia money market and sharia investment to yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia period January 2012 - December 2017. The data used are time series data period January 2012 - December 2017 published by BI and OJK. The method of analysis used in this research is Vector Auto Regression (VAR) models. Results of Granger Causality analysis show that, there is a pattern of one-way causality between inflation with transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS) and yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia (SBIS), there is a pattern of one-way causality between sharia investment with transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS) and there is not a pattern of one-way causality between yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia (SBIS) with transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS) and sharia investmentin Indonesia period 2012-2017. Results of Impulse Response Function analysis show that, inflation response most quickly reach stability when shock occur in the variable transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS). Transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS) response most quickly reach stability when shock occur in the variable sharia investment. Sharia investment response most quickly reach stability when shock occur in the variable sharia investment. Yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia (SBIS) response most quickly reach stability when shock occur in the variable transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS). Result of Variance Decomposition analysis show that, the variable that gives the most contribution to inflation, transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS), sharia investment and yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia (SBIS) is inflation, transaction of interbank sharia money market (PUAS), sharia investment and yield sharia certificate of Bank Indonesia (SBIS) it self.
STUDI AWAL EMPAT ISOLAT BAKTERI ANTAGONIS TERHADAP JAMUR Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Authors: Syafriani Elly , Riwany Femy , Handayani Rahmi , Kamelia Rahmi , Ferita Istino , Fatchiyah Fatchiyah , Jamsari Jamsari
Published: February 2020

Serangan penyakit antraknosa yang disebabkan oleh jamur Colletotrichum gloesporioides pada beberapa tanaman yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi sangat merugikan para petani. Cara konvensional yang banyak dimanfaatkan para petani untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut adalah dengan melakukan penyemprotan fungisida sintetik yang berdampak negatif terhadap konsumen dan lingkungan. Alternatif lain yang dibutuhkan untuk menggantikan peran fungisida sintetik tersebut adalah dengan menemukan mikroorganisme antagonis terhadap jamur C. gloesporioides yang kemudian dapat digunakan sebagai bahan biofungisida yang aman bagi kesehatan dan lingkungan. Empat isolat bakteri antagonis jamur C. gloeosporioides yaitu UBCR_12, UBCR_36, UBCF_01,  dan UBCF_13 tengah dikembangkan sebagai bahan untuk pembuatan biofungisida. Sebagai tahap awal penelitian pengembangan terhadap keempat bakteri tersebut, dilakukan sejumlah pengujian untuk mengidentifikasi dan mendapatkan sejumlah informasi terkait karakter keempat isolat tersebut. Pengujian morfologi menunjukkan bahwa isolat UBCR_12 adalah , UBCR_36 adalah, UBCF_01 adalah, dan UBCF_13 adalah. Pengujian biokimia menunjukkan bahwa UBCR_12 adalah , UBCR_36 adalah, UBCF_01 adalah, dan UBCF_13 adalah. Sedangkan pengujian dengan molekuler melalui kloning gen 16S rRNA menunjukkan bahwa isolat UBCR_12 adalah Serratia plymuthica.
Persepsi Pengaturan Sound System pada Pertunjukan Campursari Ringkes di Nogosari, Boyolali
Authors: Wibowo Triyan Adi
Published: February 2020

A sound system operator at a wedding celebration in Nogosari, Boyolali, has his own perception in addressing the sound management. One of the operators in this area is Dardi. Neither coming from a family of musicians not having academic background in the field of sound engineering, Dardi is capable of operating the sound system to satisfy his listeners with his performance. As a sound system regulator, Dardi has served sound system service providers at celebrations with puppet shows, dangdut, rebana, and campursari. Each performance is carried out with a different setup. Among the differing setups, Dardi is more competent in the setup of campursari shows. Based on the Dardi’s perceptions on sound system regulation, the author is interested in studying the perception of the sound system operator in the sound of campursari music? Based on the findings from the analysis of Dardi's perception as the sound system operator, there are many considerations and adaptations to different places of performance. He initially practiced in the field without being equipped with theory or science, that he tried his best to be approved by following his brother’s workflow. Through this process, he slowly learned and perfected his own amplification setup. His habit of listening to the sounds of various musical instruments also helps sharpen his musical sensitivity. The awareness that was built by Dardi was through empirical experience and instinct for the sounds he heard. This makes his sound system settings always changes instead of being fixed.
Taxonomic studies on the genus Glyphodes Guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Karnataka, India
Authors: Reddy P. Maheswara , Murthy M. Shankara
Published: February 2020

The specimens collected and reared to an adult stage on their respective hosts utilized to characterize the species of the genus Glyphodes based on morphological and genital characters of adults, revealed three species of the genus Glyphodes and were documented from Karnataka viz., Glyphodes caesalis Walker, Glyphodes pulverulentalis Hampson and Glyphodes vertumnalis Guenee on jack-fruit, mulberry and jasmine, respectively. These three species differ morphologically in having entire body green colour in G. vertumnalis, abdomen with oblique lateral stripes in G. pulverulentalis wherein, G. caesalis having sub-marginal black edged patch on costa with four spots. In genitalia, uncus greatly curved and beak shaped in G. vertumnalis, uncus slim and slightly curved in G. caesalis, whereas in G. pulverulentalis uncus long, narrow and slightly curved with short setae at apex.
On a new species of Neoceratobaeus Rajmohana (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India
Authors: Sunita P. , Rajmohana K.
Published: February 2020

Neoceratobaeus Rajmohana (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) was described from India as a monotypic genus. The present paper describes and illustrates the second species N. dwitiyus sp. nov. from West Bengal, India. Morphological affinities with the known species are discussed.
Islas Baleares aprueba una nueva ley de salvaguarda del patrimonio inmaterial con el acento en la comunidad
Authors: Ramis Puig-Gros Andreu
Published: February 2020

El pasado mes de abril el Parlamento de las Islas Baleares aprobó la Ley de salvaguarda del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de las Illes Balears. En esta breve reseña, además de la asignación de competencias y las categorías de protección que establece la norma, a modo de conceptos antagónicos, se apuntan tres cuestiones especialmente relevantes:  el carácter inmutable de la tradición frente al dinamismo y la continua adaptación, transformación y recreación del patrimonio; el control y el grado de participación de los distintos actores en los procesos de patrimonialización y, finalmente, la disyuntiva entre la precisa opción conservacionista y la salvaguarda en una modernidad líquida.
LLAMAS PACHECO, R. Conservar y restaurar el arte contemporáneo. Un campo abierto a la investigación
Authors: Vélez Alvez Juan María
Published: February 2020

Reseña del libro LLAMAS PACHECO, R. Conservar y restaurar el arte contemporáneo. Un campo abierto a la investigación.
RIBALTA, J. El espacio público de la fotografía. Ensayos y entrevistas
Authors: Nogaledo Gómez Laura
Published: February 2020

Reseña del libro RIBALTA, J. El espacio público de la fotografía. Ensayos y entrevistas
Penalaran Aljabar: Suatu Pelevelan Berbasis Taksonomi Solo Pada Pemecahan Masalah Persamaan Linier Dua Variabel
Authors: Authary Nailul , Nazariah Nazariah
Published: February 2020

Pengembangkan soft skill dewasa ini menjadi perhatian serius. Penalaran aljabar menjadi salah satu soft skill yang dapat dikembangkan selama pembelajaran matematika di kelas. Penelitian ini merupakan kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif. Tujuan khusus yang menjadi titik incar pada penelitian ini adalah melakukan pelevelan aljabar pada siswa dalam memecahkan masalah persamaan linier dua variabel dilakukan berbasis taksonomi SOLO (Structure of the observed Learning). Subjek Penelitian ini adalah 3 orang siswa SMP Negeri 1 Banda Aceh.  Hasil penelitian adalah Level prastruktural ditandai dengan aktivitas bernalar siswa yang berusaha mengumpulkan informasi dari yang diketahui soal. Level Unistruktural ditandai dengan aktivitas bernalar siswa yang menggunakan satu informasi dari masalah untuk menyusun strategi pemecahan masalah dan mampu menentukan suku selanjutnya dari suatu pola bilangan dan mengubah menjadi bentuk simbol yang x dan y. Level Multistruktural ditandai dengan aktivitas bernalar menggunakan lebih dari satu informasi untuk menyusun strategi pemecahan masalah dan mampu menuliskan persamaan dari masalah yang diketahui. Level Relasional ditandai dengan aktivitas bernalar siswa yang mampu memprediksi pemecahan masalah berdasarkan masalah yang dipahami dengan membuat keterkaitan dengan dua informasi dan menyelesaikan dengan metode eliminasi.Level Extended Abstract ditandai dengan aktivitas siswa yang mampu menggeneralisasi pola bilangan dan persamaan umum.
Pengaruh Tingkat Pendidikan, Pekerjaan dan Pendapatan Orang Tua terhadap Prestasi Belajar Matematika Siswa
Authors: Sirwanti Sirwanti , Nursyam Aisyah , Ningsi Elvira
Published: February 2020

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Ex post facto yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui deskripsi tingkat pendidikan, pekerjaan, pendapatan orang tua dam prestasi belajar serta untuk mengetahui pengaruh tingkat pendidikan, pekerjaan dan pendapatan orang tua terhadap prestasi belajar. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 68 orang siswa dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 68 orang siswa. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) Tingkat pendidikan berada pada kategori rendah dengan 20 atau 29,42% dari 68 responden, Tingkat pekerjaan dikategorikan sedang dengan 37 atau 54,41% dari 68 responden. Tingkat pendapatan dikategorikan sangat rendah dengan 52 atau 76,48% dari 68 responden. Sedangkan untuk prestasi belajar matematika siswa dikategori sangat tinggi dengan 46 atau 67,6% dari 68 responden, (2) Tidak terdapat pengaruh tingkat pendidikan orang tua dengan prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas VIII SMPN 4 Sibulue Kabupaten Bone dengan koefisien korelasi Rx1y 0,159 dan koefisien determinasi R2x1y sebesar 0,025, Y = 81,322 + 0,153X1 dengan nilai sig 0,195 > 0,05; (3) Tidak terdapat pengaruh  tingkat pekerjaan orang tua dengan prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas VIII SMPN 4 Sibulue Kabupaten Bone dengan koefisien korelasi Rx1y 0,146 dan koefisien determinasi R2x1y 0,021, Y = 82,081 + 0,398X2 dengan nilai sig 0,233 > 0,05; (4) Terdapat pengaruh tingkat pendidikan orang tua dengan prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas VIII SMPN 4 Sibulue Kabupaten Bone dengan koefisien korelasi Rx1y 0,221 dan koefisien determinasi R2x1y 0,049, Y = 86,411 – 0,224X3 dengan nilai sig 0,070 > 0,05; (5) Tidak terdapat pengaruh tingkat pendidikan, pekerjaan, dan pendapatan orang tua secara bersama-sama dengan prestasi belajar siswa kelas VIII SMPN 4 Sibulue Kabupaten Bone dengan koefisien korelasi Rx1y 0,303 dan koefisien determinasi R2x1y 0,092, Y = 82,503 + 0,157 + 0,373 – 0,234 dengan nilai sig 0,101 > 0,05. Kata Kunci : Prestasi Belajar Matematika, Tingkat Pendidikan Orang Tua, Tingkat Pekerjaan Orang Tua, Tingkat Pendapatan Orang Tua
Analisis Komparasi Kinerja Keuangan Daerah Kabupaten Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Barat, dan Nias Utara
Authors: Waoma Samalua
Published: February 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis bagaimanakah, adakah perbedaan, dan peringkat berapakah kinerja keuangan Kabupaten Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Barat, dan Nias Utara tahun 2010-2016 menggunakan rasio derajat desentralisasi, rasio ketergantungan daerah, dan rasio kemandirian keuangan daerah. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis rasio, analisis manova dan analisis rata-rata. Berdasarkaan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kinerja keuangan Kabupaten Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Barat, dan Nias Utara tahun 2010-2016 menggunakan rasio derajat desentralisasi sangat kurang, rasio ketergantungan daerah sangat baik, dan rasio kemandirian keuangan daerah sangat baik. Adanya perbedaan kinerja keuangan Kabupaten Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Barat, dan Nias Utara tahun 2010-2016 menggunakan rasio derajat desentralisasi, rasio ketergantungan daerah, dan rasio kemandirian keuangan daerah. Peringkat kinerja keuangan Kabupaten Nias, Nias Selatan, Nias Barat, dan Nias Utara Tahun 2010-2016 menggunakan rasio derajat desentralisasi adalah urutan pertama Kabupaten Nias disusul Kabupaten Nias Selatan,  Kabupaten Nias Utara, dan terakhir Kabupaten Nias Barat. Pada rasio ketergantungan keuangan daerah ditempati secara berturut-turut oleh Kabupaten Nias Barat, Kabupaten Nias Utara, Kabupaten Nias Selatan  dan terakhir Kabupaten Nias. Pada kemandirian keuangan daerah posisi pertama ditempati oleh Kabupaten Nias selanjutnya Kabupaten Nias Selatan, Kabupaten Nias Utara  dan Kabupaten Nias Barat. Diharapkan kepada pemerintah daerah untuk meningkatkan penerimaan PAD secara intensifikasi dan ekstensifikasi. Masyarakat harus mendukung kebijakan yang dibuat oleh pemerintah daerah sesuai kemampuannya dalam membayar pajak dan retribusi daerah.
Pengaruh Desain Lobby Universitas Matana Terhadap Kenyamanan Termal, Visual, Akustik, dan Kesehatan
Authors: Khamdevi Muhammar , Kurniawan Gabriella , Wahyudi Theophilus , Marcellino Leonardo , Pratama Andre
Published: February 2020

The Matana University Lobby was inaugurated in 2019. This lobby aside from being a transitional space from the entrance to other room functions, it also accommodates the activities of every student and other user, which is also equipped to support activities for visitors who want to get information and complete administrative issues. Therefore Lobby must be able to provide comforts for its users, in this case thermal, visual, acoustic, and health. How is the effect of Matana University Lobby design on building comforts: thermal, visual, and acoustic. This study measures user responses, in this case students, regarding Lobby design and its effect on the comforts of the building. The research method used is a quantitative method which is done partially for each dependent variable. The results showed in general the positive effect of Matana University Lobby design on building comforts.
Modernism on the Punch Tape: Editing the 1984 Ulysses
Authors: Crowley Ronan , Schäuble Joshua
Published: February 2020

This article explores the set of interlocking and overlapping institutional, pedagogical, and commercial developments that led to the critical editing of James Joyce's Ulysses by Hans Walter Gabler in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While the polarised reception of Ulysses: A Critical and Synoptic Edition in the late 1980s is well known, we reconstruct the material and technological conditions of digital scholarly editing that gave rise to this major edition of a canonical modernist work.
Annotation and Commentary in the Modernist Edition: A Critique
Authors: Mierlo Wim Van
Published: February 2020

Annotation and commentary have been little considered in discussions about scholarly editing, despite being some of the most used segments of the scholarly edition. What treatments do exist mostly focus on practical aspects about the quality and style of annotation. This essay analyses some of the theoretical assumptions that underlie annotational practices with specific reference to the editing of modernist works. It puts into question, first of all, some common perceptions about annotation, which is sometimes viewed as interfering with the readerly experience, to address the matter of the reader: what kind of reader are annotations for? Because annotations are a contextual and hermeneutic device to bridge the gap between the literary work that has come to us from the past and the reader's present, not all readers are served by a single style of annotation. Conversely, to accept this hermeneutic value also means that annotation is never neutral or objective; while editorial practices tend to avoid open interpretive annotation, annotations nonetheless direct the process of reading and interpretation. Annotation thus participates in the sense-making process and, like all other editorial interventions, it represents an act of mediation.
Therapeutic Potential of Direct Clearance of the Amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Kim Dong Eun , Priefer Ronny
Published: February 2020

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by deposition and accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) and its corresponding plaques within the brain. Although much debate exists whether these plaques are the cause or the effect of AD, the accumulation of Aβ is linked with the imbalance between the production and clearance of Aβ. The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) facilitates entry of free Aβ from the peripheral stream. Conversely, lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1), located in the abluminal side at the blood–brain barrier mediates the efflux of Aβ. Research on altering the rates of clearance of Aβ by targeting these two pathways has been extensively study. Additionally, a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation assistant device has also been evaluated as an approach to increase solute concentration in the CSF via mechanical drainage, to allow for removal of Aβ from the brain. Herein, we provide a brief review of these approaches that are designed to re-establish a homeostatic Aβ balance in the brain.
Outcomes Associated with First-Line anti-PD-1/ PD-L1 agents vs. Sunitinib in Patients with Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Buonerba Carlo , Dolce Pasquale , Iaccarino Simona , Scafuri Luca , Verde Antonio , Costabile Ferdinando , Pagliuca Martina , Morra Rocco , Riccio Vittorio , Ribera Dario , De Placido Pietro , Romeo Valeria , Crocetto Felice , Longo Nicola , Imbimbo Ciro , De Placido Sabino , Lorenzo Giuseppe Di
Published: February 2020

: Immunotherapy based on anti PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors has proven to be more effective than sunitinib in the first-line setting of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RCC patients with sarcomatoid histology (sRCC) have a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. We performed a systematic review and a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) of first-line anti PD-1/PDL-1 agents vs. sunitinib, presenting efficacy data in the sub-group of sRCC patients. The systematic research was conducted on Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase and updated until 31th January, 2020. Abstracts from ESMO and ASCO (2010–2019) were also reviewed. Full texts and abstracts reporting about RCTs testing first-line anti-PD-1/ PD-L1 agents vs. sunitinib in RCC were included if sRCC sub-group analyses of either PFS (progression-free survival), OS (overall survival) or radiological response rate were available. Pooled data from 3814 RCC patients in the ITT (intention-to-treat) population and from 512 sRCC patients were included in the quantitative synthesis. In the sRCC sub-group vs. the ITT population, pooled estimates of the PFS-HRs were 0.57 (95%: 0.45–0.74) vs. 0.79 (95% CI: 0.70–0.89), respectively, with a statistically meaningful interaction favoring the sRCC sub-group (pooled ratio of the PFS-HRs = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.50–0.82; p < 0.001). Pooled estimates of the difference in CR-R (complete response-rate) achieved with anti-PD-1/PDL-1 agents vs. sunitinib were + 0.10 (95% CI: 0.04–0.16) vs. + 0.04 (95% CI: 0.00–0.07) in the sRCC vs. the non-sRCC sub groups, with a statistically meaningful difference of + 0.06 (95% CI: 0.02–0.10; p = 0.007) favoring the sRCC sub-group. Sarcomatoid histology may be associated with improved efficacy of anti PD-1/PDL-1 agents vs. sunitinib in terms of PFS and CR-R.
The Improvement of Hardness and Corrosion Resistance of Electroplated Pd-Ni Film on 316L Stainless Steel by CeCl3
Authors: Wang Guangxin , Li Dongdong , Zuo Yu , Tang Yuming , Zhang Xiaofeng , Zhao Xuhui
Published: February 2020

By using the methods of XRD, SEM/EDS, electrochemical polarization, and a weight loss test, the effects of the rare earth salt CeCl3 on the adherence, hardness, porosity and corrosion resistance of an electroplated Pd-Ni film on 316L stainless steel were studied. The results showed that by adding 1.0 g L−1 CeCl3 in the plating bath, the obtained Pd-Ni film was obviously improved. The grain size was refined, and the microstructure was more compact and uniform. The film hardness and the adherence to the substrate increased, and the corrosion resistance in a 20 wt % H2SO4 solution (80 °C) obviously increased. Ce3+ increased the throwing power of the bath, which resulted in more uniform current distribution and strengthened the cathodic polarization degree during the electroplating process.
Bright-Dark and Multi Solitons Solutions of (3 + 1)-Dimensional Cubic-Quintic Complex Ginzburg–Landau Dynamical Equation with Applications and Stability
Authors: Yue Chen , Lu Dianchen , Arshad Muhammad , Nasreen Naila , Qian Xiaoyong
Published: February 2020

In this paper, bright-dark, multi solitons, and other solutions of a (3 + 1)-dimensional cubic-quintic complex Ginzburg–Landau (CQCGL) dynamical equation are constructed via employing three proposed mathematical techniques. The propagation of ultrashort optical solitons in optical fiber is modeled by this equation. The complex Ginzburg–Landau equation with broken phase symmetry has strict positive space–time entropy for an open set of parameter values. The exact wave results in the forms of dark-bright solitons, breather-type solitons, multi solitons interaction, kink and anti-kink waves, solitary waves, periodic and trigonometric function solutions are achieved. These exact solutions have key applications in engineering and applied physics. The wave solutions that are constructed from existing techniques and novel structures of solitons can be obtained by giving the special values to parameters involved in these methods. The stability of this model is examined by employing the modulation instability analysis which confirms that the model is stable. The movements of some results are depicted graphically, which are constructive to researchers for understanding the complex phenomena of this model.
An Analysis of Smart Contracts Security Threats Alongside Existing Solutions
Authors: López Vivar Antonio , Castedo Alberto Turégano , Sandoval Orozco Ana Lucila , García Villalba Luis Javier
Published: February 2020

Smart contracts have gained a lot of popularity in recent times as they are a very powerful tool for the development of decentralised and automatic applications in many fields without the need for intermediaries or trusted third parties. However, due to the decentralised nature of the blockchain on which they are based, a series of challenges have emerged related to vulnerabilities in their programming that, given their particularities, could have (and have already had) a very high economic impact. This article provides a holistic view of security challenges associated with smart contracts, as well as the state of the art of available public domain tools.
Accurate Location of Faults in Transmission Lines by Compensating for the Electrical Distance
Authors: Xue Xue , Cheng Menghan , Hou Tianyu , Wang Guanhua , Peng Nan , Liang Rui
Published: February 2020

Accurately locating faults is quite important, especially when the geographical environment is complicated. If the exact location of the fault is not given, wrong route would be chosen, which will greatly slow down repair. This paper proposes an improved traveling wave method by compensating the electrical distance of transmission lines. The catenary model is constructed that considers parameters of the tower and the actual temperature. The actual line length is also derived by the catenary model. A 500 kV transmission line model is established by PSCAD/EMTDC. Various fault simulations are conducted and the results demonstrate that the presented method effectively reduces the error ratio of faulty segment positioning and locates faults with high accuracy.
Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Wave Energy Resources Using Various Time Dependent Criteria
Authors: Kamranzad Bahareh , Lavidas George , Takara Kaoru
Published: February 2020

The wave energy resources in the Indian Ocean can be considered as a potential alternative to fossil fuels. However, the wave energy resources are subject to short-term fluctuations and long-term changes due to climate change. Hence, considering sustainable development goals, it is necessary to assess both short-term (intra-annual) variation and long-term change. For this purpose, the simulated wave characteristics were utilized, and the wave power and its variation and change were analyzed in the whole domain and nearshore areas. The short-term fluctuation was investigated in terms of monthly and seasonal variations and the future change was discussed based on absolute and relative changes. Both analyses show that the Southern Indian Ocean, despite experiencing extreme events and having higher wave energy potential, is more stable in terms of both short and long-term variation and change. The assessment of the total and exploitable storages of wave energy and their future change revealed the higher potential and higher stability of the nearshores of the Southern Indian Ocean. It can be concluded that based on various factors, the south of Sri Lanka, Horn of Africa, southeast Africa, south of Madagascar and Reunion and Mauritius islands are the most suitable areas for wave energy extraction.
Coordinated Operation of Energy Storage Systems for Distributed Harmonic Compensation in Microgrids
Authors: Marini Abbas , Piegari Luigi , Mortazavi S-Saeedallah , Ghazizadeh Mohammad-S
Published: February 2020

Energy storage systems (ESSs) bring various opportunities for a more reliable and flexible operation of microgrids (MGs). Among them, energy arbitrage and ancillary services are the most investigated application of ESSs. Furthermore, it has been shown that some other services could also be provided by ESSs such as power quality (PQ) improvements. This issue could be more challenging in MGs with widespread nonlinear loads injecting harmonic currents to the MG. In this paper, the feasibility of ESSs to act as coordinated active harmonic filters (AHF) for distributed compensation was investigated. An optimization model was proposed for the coordination of the harmonic compensation activities of ESSs. The model takes into account the various technical and systematic constraints to economically determine the required reference currents of various AHFs. Simulation cases showed the performance of the proposed model for enhancing the harmonic filtering capability of the MG, reduction in the compensation cost, and more flexibility of the distributed harmonic compensation schemes. It was also shown that ESS activities in harmonic compensation do not have much of an effect on the ESSs revenue from energy arbitrage. Hence, it could make ESSs more justifiable for use in MGs.
Aerodynamic Analysis of a Two-Bladed Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Using a Coupled Unsteady RANS and Actuator Line Model
Authors: Zhao Ruiwen , Creech Angus C. W. , Borthwick Alistair G. L. , Venugopal Vengatesan , Nishino Takafumi
Published: February 2020

Close-packed contra-rotating vertical-axis turbines have potential advantages in wind and hydrokinetic power generation. This paper describes the development of a numerical model of a vertical axis turbine with a torque-controlled system using an actuator line model (ALM). The developed model, coupled with the open-source OpenFOAM computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, is used to examine the characteristics of turbulent flow behind a single two-bladed vertical-axis turbine (VAT). The flow field containing the turbine is simulated by solving the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations with a k - ω shear stress transport (SST) turbulence model. The numerical model is validated against experimental measurements from a two-bladed H-type wind turbine. Turbine loading is predicted, and the vorticity distribution is investigated in the vicinity of the turbine. Satisfactory overall agreement is obtained between numerical predictions and measured data on thrust coefficients. The model captures important three-dimensional flow features that contribute to wake recovery behind a vertical-axis turbine, which will be useful for future studies of close-packed rotors with a large number of blades.
Evaluation and Improvement of the Sound Quality of a Diesel Engine Based on Tests and Simulations
Authors: Yang Zhengwei , Feng Huihua , Ma Bingjie , Khalifa Ammar Abdualrahim Alnor
Published: February 2020

Traditional acoustic evaluation of a diesel engine generally uses the A-weighted sound pressure level (AWSPL) and radiated sound power to assess the noise of an engine prototype present in an experiment. However, this cannot accurately and comprehensively reflect the auditory senses of human subjects during the simulation stage. To overcome such shortage, the Moore–Glasberg loudness and sharpness approach is applied to evaluate and improve the sound quality (SQ) of a 16 V-type marine diesel engine, and synthesizing noise audio files. Through finite element (FE) simulations, the modes of the engine’s block and the average vibrational velocity of the entire engine surface were calculated and compared with the test results. By further applying an automatically matched layer (AML) approach, the engine-radiated sound pressure level (SPL) and sound power contributions of all engine parts were obtained. By analyzing the Moore–Glasberg loudness and sharpness characteristics of three critical sound field points, an improvement strategy of the oil sump was then proposed. After improvement, both the loudness and sharpness decreased significantly. To verify the objective SQ evaluation results, ten noise audio clips of the diesel engine were then synthesized and tested. The subjective evaluation results were in accordance with the simulated analysis. Therefore, the proposed approach to analyze and improve the SQ of a diesel engine is reliable and effective.
Low-Carbon Impact of Urban Rail Transit Based on Passenger Demand Forecast in Baoji
Authors: Zhang Na , Wang Zijia , Chen Feng , Song Jingni , Wang Jianpo , Li Yu
Published: February 2020

There are increasing traffic pollution issues in the process of urbanization in many countries; urban rail transit is low-carbon and widely regarded as an effective way to solve such problems. The passenger flow proportion of different transportation types is changing along with the adjustment of the urban traffic structure and a growing demand from passengers. The reduction of carbon emissions brought about by rail transit lacks specific quantitative research. Based on a travel survey of urban residents, this paper constructed a method of estimating carbon emissions from two different scenarios where rail transit is and is not available. This study uses the traditional four-stage model to forecast passenger volume demand at the city level and then obtains the basic target parameters for constructing the carbon emission reduction model, including the trip origin-destination (OD), mode, and corresponding distance range of different modes on the urban road network. This model was applied to Baoji, China, where urban rail transit will be available from 2023. It calculates the changes in carbon emission that rail transit can bring about and its impact on carbon emission reductions in Baoji in 2023.
Production and Characterization of Biodiesel Derived from a Novel Source Koelreuteria paniculata Seed Oil
Authors: Khan Inam Ullah , Yan Zhenhua , Chen Jun
Published: February 2020

Biodiesel is a clean and renewable fuel, which is considered as the best alternative to diesel fuel, but the feedstock contributes more than 70% of the cost. The most important constituent essential for biodiesel development is to explore cheap feedstock with high oil content. In this work, we found novel non-edible plant seeds of Koelreuteria paniculata (KP) with high oil contents of 28–30 wt.% and low free fatty acid contents (0.91%), which can serve as a promising feedstock for biodiesel production. KP seed oil can convert into biodiesel/fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) by base-catalyzed transesterification with the highest biodiesel production of 95.2% after an optimization process. We obtained the optimal transesterification conditions, i.e., oil/methanol ratio (6:1), catalyst concentration (0.32), reaction temperature (65 °C), stirring rate (700 rpm), and reaction time (80 min). The physico-chemical properties and composition of the FAME were investigated and compared with mineral diesel. The synthesized esters were confirmed and characterized by the application of NMR (1H and 13C), FTIR, and GC-MS. The biofuel produced from KP seed oil satisfies the conditions verbalized by ASTM D6751 and EN14214 standards. Accordingly, KP source oil can be presented as a novel raw material for biofuel fabrication.
Analysis of the Dissolution of CH4/CO2-Mixtures into Liquid Water and the Subsequent Hydrate Formation via In Situ Raman Spectroscopy
Authors: Li Zheng , Holzammer Christine C. , Braeuer Andreas S.
Published: February 2020

We report an experimental study for the investigation into the suitability of hydrate formation processes for the purification of methane (CH4) from carbon dioxide (CO2) at a sub-cooling temperature of 6 K and a pressure of 4 MPa. The experiments were conducted in a stirred batch reactor. Three different initial CH4/CO2 mixtures with methane fractions of 70.1 mol%, 50.3 mol%, and 28.5 mol% were tested. The separation efficiency was quantified by measuring in situ via Raman spectroscopy the ratios of CH4/CO2 in the gas mixture, the liquid water-rich phase before hydrate formation, and the solid hydrate phase after the onset of the hydrate formation. The results indicated that the main separation effect is obtained due to the preferential dissolution of CO2 into the liquid water-rich phase before the onset of the hydrate formation.
Global Warming Mitigating Role of Wood Products from Washington State’s Private Forests
Authors: Ganguly Indroneil , Pierobon Francesca , Sonne Hall Edie
Published: February 2020

Similar to standing trees in the forests, wood products play an important role in enhancing the global sequestered carbon pool, by retaining the atmospheric carbon in a sequestered form for the duration of the functional life of the wood products. This study uses a temporal radiative forcing analysis along with the functional half-life of different wood products to evaluate the impacts of wood products on global warming, including carbon storage and life cycle greenhouse gas production/extraction emissions. The methodology is applied to Washington State’s aboveground biomass and timber harvest data, and to the State’s comprehensive wood products mix. A moderate harvest rate simulation within Washington Biomass Calculator is used to estimate state harvest level, and statewide wood products manufacturing data is used for developing wood product mix estimates. Using this method, we estimate that the temporal carbon storage leads to a global warming mitigation benefit equivalent to 4.3 million tCO2eq. Even after factoring in the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the harvest operations and wood products manufacturing processes, within the temporal model, the results show a net beneficial impact of approximately 1.7 million tCO2eq, on an annual basis. It can further be noted that Washington State’s annual biomass growth in its private forests exceeds its annual harvest, by a significant margin. This net yearly accumulation of biomass in the State’s private forests leads to additional global warming mitigation benefits equivalent to 7.4 million tCO2eq. Based on these results, we conclude that Washington’s private forestry industry is a net global warming mitigator for the State, equivalent to 12% of the State’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2015.
Asymmetric Price Transmission of Hardwood Lumber Imported by China after Imposition of the Comprehensive Commercial Logging Ban in All Natural Forests
Authors: Yang Lihua , Yin Zhonghua , Gan Jianbang , Wang Fang
Published: February 2020

The Comprehensive Commercial Logging Ban in All Natural Forests (CCLB) policy, introduced in April 2015, aims to protect all natural forests in China. It has impacted both China’s domestic timber supply and imports. We investigated price transmission in China’s hardwood lumber imports resulting from the implementation of this policy. We selected three hardwood lumber species, i.e., Sapelli (Entandrophragma), Mandshurica (Fraxinus), and Laurel (Terminalia), and used their daily prices from 30 April 2015 to 30 November 2017. Threshold co-integration and threshold error correction models are employed for this analysis. We identified a structural breakpoint on 30 November 2016, and consequently partitioned the data series into two parts for the two subperiods separated by the breakpoint. The empirical results indicated that there was asymmetric price transmission (APT) for both subperiods. Adjustment of positive price deviations to the long-term equilibrium levels was slower than that of negative price deviations. In the short term, the price of high-quality lumber evolved independently, whereas the price of lower-quality lumber tended to return to the equilibrium. The APT reflects a redistribution of welfare, benefiting the exporters more than the importers. We find that positive discrepancies in each price pair were inclined to be more persistent in the first subperiod than in the second subperiod. This could attribute to the fact that the degree of CCLB intervention in the former one was higher than in the latter one.