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Sensitivity to diazepam after a single session of forced swim stress in weaning Wistar rats
Authors: Bernal-Morales Blandina , Guillén-Ruiz Gabriel , Cueto-Escobedo Jonathan , Rodríguez-Landa Juan Francisco , Contreras Carlos M.
Published: July 2018

The present study investigated the sensitivity to stress and diazepam in weaning (21-day old) Wistar rats. A single 15-min session of forced swimming was used to induce anxiety-like behavior. The group that was forced to swim exhibited an increase in anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus maze (EPM) and open field test (OFT) compared to the non-stressed group. Diazepam (1 h before the tests) reduced anxiety-like behavior in rats forced to swim compared to the vehicle stressed group. The dose-response curve for diazepam indicated that the 0.5 mg kg−1 dose (1 h before the EPM and OFT) was the minimum effective dose in reducing anxiety-like behavior without altering locomotor activity in weaning rats. These results indicate that weaning rats can develop anxiety-like behavior after a brief, single session of stress, and that rats at this age are seemingly more sensitive to diazepam than adult rats, which may be taken into account for clinical applications.
Effect of surface hydrophobicity of therapeutic protein loaded in polyelectrolyte nanoparticles on transepithelial permeability
Authors: Miklavžin Ana , Cegnar Mateja , Kerč Janez , Kristl Julijana
Published: July 2018

Oral delivery of protein drugs is greatly limited by low hydrophobicity, an important determinant for intestinal epithelial permeation and bioavailability. Herein, surface properties of recombinant erythropoietin were investigated using the fluorescent dye bis-ANS to monitor relative hydrophobicity for correlation with permeabilities with Caco-2 cells. At various pHs, bis-ANS fluorescence intensity indicated different surface hydrophobicities of erythropoietin molecules. Erythropoietin incorporated in chitosan or chitosan-trimethylchitosan (CS-TMC) nanoparticles prepared by polyelectrolyte complexation and ionotropic gelation with tripolyphosphate also showed different surface hydrophobicities. Chitosan nanoparticles with erythropoietin provided the most hydrophobic surface, followed by free erythropoietin (in water) and that loaded into CS-TMC nanoparticles. Chitosan nanoparticles were more effective than CS-TMC nanoparticles for permeation of erythropoietin across Caco-2 cell monolayers; the lowest permeability was shown by erythropoietin itself. Thus, hydrophilic protein molecules complexed with polyelectrolytes can provide more hydrophobic surfaces that enhance transepithelial permeability. This bis-ANS method also provides valuable information for the design of polyelectrolyte nanoparticules for oral delivery of protein drugs.
Effect of Pasteurella multocida Soluble Antigen Stimulation on the In Vitro Response of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Holstein Calves
Authors: Ohtsuka Hiromichi , Inoue Maki , Maeda Yosuke , Tanabe Taishi , Tajima Motoshi
Published: July 2018

The expressions of cytokines mRNA, including interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin- 17A (IL-17A) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), their master regulatory transcription factors, and signal transducers and activator of transcription (STAT) stimulated in vitro with Pasteurella (P.) multocida soluble antigen were examined in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from Holstein calves. The healthy Holstein calves were divided into three groups; 2 weeks old (2W Group, N=8), 6 weeks old (6W Group, N=8), and 10 weeks old (10W Group, N=8). PBMC were stimulated in vitro by soluble antigen of P. multocida. There were significantly lower expressions of IFN-γ, IL-4, and STAT-6 mRNA of PBMC stimulated with P. multocida soluble antigen in the 2W Group compared to that in the 10W Group. Expression of IL-17A and IFN-γ in PBMC stimulated with P. multocida soluble antigen were significantly higher compared with the PBMC without stimulation in the 6W groups. The results of the present study demonstrated that 2W old calves had decreased cytokine expression of PBMC when in vitro stimulated with P. multocida soluble antigen in vitro.
DOPE–oleic acid–Ca2+ as DNA condensing agent
Authors: Galliková D. , Liskayová G. , Búcsi A. , Hubčík L. , Martínez J.C. , Uhríková D.
Published: July 2018

Phospholipid-based non-viral carriers composed of neutral phospholipid dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and the binary mixture DOPE–oleic acid (OA) are examined as potential DNA delivery vectors. The process of DNA condensation in the presence of Ca2+ ions has been monitored through changes in emmision intensity of fluorescent probe ethidium bromide. The decline in fluorescence intensity with increasing Ca2+ concentration at two different time intervals was correlated with the binding capacity of complexes and possible release of DNA from the complex. The microstructure of DOPE–OA mixtures at different OA/DOPE molar ratios and that of DOPE–OA–DNA–Ca2+ complexes were determined using synchrotron small angle X-ray diffraction (SAXD). We identified inverted hexagonal phase HII as the dominant structure. OA affects the lattice parameter of HII formed by DOPE. With the increasing OA/DOPE molar ratio, the lattice parameter decreases, which results in significantly lower fraction of DNA bound to the OA-enriched complexes.
Additions and Corrections to the List of Alien Plant Species of Lithuania
Authors: Gudžinskas Zigmantas
Published: July 2018

Addition of nine alien plant species and correction of the taxonomic position of one alien species was provided in this publication. Occurrence of three species, Gossypium hirsutum, Leymus racemosus and Senna obtusifolia, has not been reported in Lithuania, yet. Gossypium hirsutum and Senna obtusifolia are casual grain immigrants and their naturalization in the country is unlikely. Leymus racemosus probably has spread to Lithuania from Kaliningrad region of Russia, where it has been introduced intentionally. Currently, this species is treated as naturalized in the Curonian Spit (Western Lithuania). The status of Bellis perennis, which previously had variously been treated as native or alien species in Lithuania, was discussed. Although Malus domestica, Medicago ×varia, Oenothera casimiri and Salix ×fragilis have been reported occurring in Lithuania long ago, their status in the country has not been clearly defined. Considering non-native origin of one or both parental species of these four species, they also should be treated as alien in the country. Based on the results of taxonomic treatments, the occurrence of Salix euxina in Lithuania was confirmed. Cultivated and escaped plants, formerly known under the name Aronia melanocarpa, in fact are intergeneric hybrids and should be treated as ×Sorbaronia mitschurinii. Distribution, habitats, naturalization and impact of ten alien species were discussed. Notes on the taxonomy of several alien species were presented. Comments on improper documentation of several published molecular studies were presented and problems of the result interpretation were discussed.
Assessment of the Potential of Introduction, Establishment and Further Spread of Invasive Alien Plant Species of European Union Concern in Lithuania
Authors: Gudžinskas Zigmantas , Žalneravičius Egidijus , Petrulaitis Lukas
Published: July 2018

The list of invasive alien species of European Union concern currently includes 23 plant species. The aim of this study was to assess the potential and importance of introduction pathways for invasive alien plant species in Lithuania, to estimate probability of their establishment and further spread in the country. Analysis of all available information revealed that three species (Asclepias syriaca,Heracleum sosnowskyiandImpatiens glandulifera) currently occur in Lithuania and the latter two are widespread invasive species in the country. The remaining 20 plant species have not been registered in the wild in Lithuania so far. Four of these,Gunnera tinctoria,Lysichiton americanus,Myriophyllum aquaticumandPennisetum setaceum, are occasionally cultivated in gardens or other outdoor areas, and six species, e.g.Cabomba caroliniana,Eichhornia crassipes, Lagarosiphon major, are cultivated in aquaria or other indoor spaces. Naturalization of seven species is unlikely in the country, whereas naturalization of 13 species (Lysichiton americanus,Myriophyllum aquaticum,Pennisetum setaceum, etc.) is plausible. Five of the analysed and still not recorded species are recognized as potentially invasive in Lithuania; the invasion of five species is plausible and that of 10 species is unlikely. The most important pathway of introduction of the analysed species is ornamental gardening. Three species that have not been recorded in Lithuania, but occur in the neighbouring regions of Europe (Elodea nuttallii,Heracleum mantegazzianum,Heracleum persicum) can enter the country by natural means. Importance of permanent studies and surveys on alien plants aiming to ensure early detection and eradication of invasive species is discussed.
Analysis of trichome morphology and density in Salvia nemorosa L. (Lamiaceae) of Iran
Authors: Talebi Seyed Mehdi , Mahdiyeh Majid , Nohooji Majid Ghorbani , Akhani Mahsa
Published: July 2018

Salvia nemorosa L. is an aromatic herb distributed widely in various regions of Iran, and is used in traditional and modern medicine. In the present study, leaf trichome densities and also type were investigated in six populations of the species, because the effective substances of this species exist in essential oil of glandular trichomes. For this, the mature intact leaves of each population were fixed in FAA solution, and then transverse hand sections were double-stained and studied using light microscopy. Leaf indumentum in all of the populations was dense pilose, with the exception of Tehran population that had loose pilose. Thirteen kinds of trichomes were identified, the main of which were peltate and capitate. PCA-biplot showed that each of these populations had prominent trichome trait(s). Furthermore, significant positive/negative correlations were found between some trichome types with main ecological factors of habitat. The studied populations clustered separately in the UPGMA tree, moreover, PCA and also PCO plots produced similar results. Our findings confirmed that ecological parameters of a habitat have strong effects on trichome morphology and density.
Phaeophyscia endophoenicea (Lecanoromycetes) – Lichen Species New to Belarus
Authors: Tsurykau Andrei , Ropat Aliaksandra
Published: July 2018

Phaeophyscia endophoenicea (Harm.) Moberg was reported for the first time in Belarus. It was recorded growing on bark of Carpinus betulus in old-growth broadleaved forest in Gomel region, the southeastern part of Belarus.
Value of the Firm in Capital Structure Perspective
Authors: Ngatemin  , Maksum Azhar , Erlina  , Sirojuzilam
Published: July 2018

This study aims to examine whether profitability, firm size, institutional ownership, growth affect the capital structure and whether profitability, firm size, institutional ownership, growth affect the value of the company through the capital structure. The sample used in this research is the tourism industry sector companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2007-2014 period, which has complete financial report and published in Indonesian Capital Market Directory (ICMD) as many as 19 companies. The data collected were analyzed using Path Analysis. Path analysis obtained that Return on Equity (ROE), Institutional Ownership (KIS), Growth Assets (GA) and Debt Asset Ratio (DAR) is the direction or positive with Value of the Firm (PRICE) where every increase ROE, KIS and GA followed by a rise in PRICE. On the other hand Firm Size (SIZE) has a negative relation to PRICE where every increase of SIZE is followed by decrease of PRICE.
Competitiveness and Development of Local Communities in the Republic of Srpska
Authors: Rebić Mladen , Bojat Milica , Šarenac Nemanja
Published: July 2018

There is no universal model of local economic development. Development strategies vary from country to country, city to city, and depend on the level of development, political system, development potential, social values, available resources, etc. Republic of Srpska faces with significant differences in the level of development of its territory. Local communities in the Republic of Srpska are increasingly facing with several obligations - providing support to business, creating a favorable business environment for attracting investment and providing an adequate infrastructure. The biggest problems that most of municipalities in the Republic of Srpska encounter are reflected in the emptying of cities, the departure of young people, low average wages and high unemployment rates. They are trying to solve these problems by attracting investments. However, it is very important to say that an effective investment policy must be based on the creation of new enterprises with capitalintensive production. The average wage level in local communities of the Republic of Srpska is low, due to the fact that most of the investments have a labor-intensive character. The subject and aim of this paper is to determine the competitiveness and level of development of local communities in the Republic of Srpska. Municipal competitiveness will be higher if it has a positive trade balance, higher average wages, high natural increase, low unemployment rate and positive migration. Higher natural increase, favorable trade balance and low unemployment rate are in direct correlation with the degree of local development. The results of the research have shown that the key problems of underdeveloped municipalities in the Republic of Srpska are demographic aging, population migration, underdeveloped infrastructure, high unemployment rates, low average wages, low level of investment, low export activity, weak institutional capacities, etc.
First report of Athesmia foxi Goldberger and Crane, 1911 (Digenea, Dicrocoeliidae) from Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) (Carnivora, Canidae) and pathological findings
Authors: Ederli N. B. , de Oliveira I. , Demarque C. , Mello Gallo S. S. , Leandro H. J. , da Silveira L. S. , de Oliveira F. C. R.
Published: July 2018

Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest South American canid, is a native species of the Brazilian cerrado. The present study is aimed to report the occurrence of the trematode, Athesmia foxi, in the liver of a new host, C. brachyurus, and to describe its morphology and pathology. One C. brachyurus individual was necropsied and examined for the presence of parasites. Worms were collected from the bile ducts and based on morphological and morphometrical characteristics, such as a relatively large, slender, aspinose, elongated shape with vitellarium present on the upper left side of the body were identified as A. foxi. On the host, hepatic lesions limited to the bile ducts and periportal regions, were characterized as chronic-active cholangitis, biliary hyperplasia, and fibrosis. This is the first report of A. foxi parasitizing C. brachyurus, demonstrating that this parasite has no host specificity and can be widely distributed. A. foxi lesions noted in C. brachyurus are similar to those noted in various other mammalian hosts.
The Effect of Peroral Administration of Lactobacillus Fermentum Culture on Dairy Cows Health Indices
Authors: Liepa Laima , Viduža Māra
Published: July 2018

The culture of Lactobacillus fermentum was isolated from the biogas substrate. The aim was to evaluate the efficiency of perorally applied L. fermentum additive to prevent metabolic diseases in the early lactation period of dairy cows. The experiment was performed in the early lactation group of a herd with 240 cows. The control and experimental group each consisted of 10 clinically healthy cows with normal concentration of β-hydroxybutyrate and glucose. On day 1–5 (D1–D5), the experimental cows received orally 150 ml of L. fermentum product of 8.1x105 CFU/ml. On D1, D2, D5 and D20, the rumen fluid samples were collected from all animals in both groups with an oral-ruminal probe once per day for detection of pH and concentration of volatile fatty acids, on D1, D5 and D20 – blood samples for biochemical analyses. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Results: Significant changes were observed in the concentration of the liver enzymes AST and GGT. On D1, in the experimental animals AST concentration 100.5±14.0 IU/L was higher than in control cows – 51.4±5.7 IU/L (p<0.05). On D20, AST was reduced significantly only in experimental cows. On D1, GGT concentration 31.5±6.91 IU/L was higher (p<0.05) in experimental animals than in control cows – 13.6±1.53 IU/L, but on D5, GGT concentration in experimental animals was reduced to 18.4±6.41 IU/L (p<0.05), and remained until D20. Conclusion: L. fermentum culture administered orally for five days improved the blood liver enzymes in cows, and the effect lasted for two weeks.
Discovering extinct water bodies in the landscape of Central Europe using toponymic GIS
Authors: Frajer Jindřich , Fiedor David
Published: July 2018

Due to global climate change and anthropogenic pressures on the landscape, one of the current geographical problems is retention of water in agricultural landscapes. One possibility to tackle this issue is the construction of artificial water bodies, which has historical traditions in the form of fishponds in Central European landscapes. Unfortunately, many such water bodies were transformed into arable lands during the 18th and 19th centuries. In this study, the identification and spatial distribution of these extinct water bodies is subject to examination, using place names in a GIS environment. Some 375 place names were selected from the official database of place names in the Czech Republic. This set of names was compared to current maps, as well as to old maps from the Habsburg monarchy from 1783–1880 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Military Survey). The map resources were used to find out if a place name was related to an extinct fishpond, and in which period the pond ceased to exist. Using spatial statistics, the existence of areas with a high concentration of place names referring to extinct ponds is demonstrated. It has also been established that areas linked to fishpond extinction in the same period now face more frequent droughts. Thus, the set of place names can be used to identify not only extinct water bodies, but also to serve as being potentially useful in other analyses using GIS, as well as in the public sphere (reclamation).
An integrated AHP and PROMETHEE approach to the evaluation of the attractiveness of European maritime areas for sailing tourism
Authors: Butowski Leszek
Published: July 2018

As a subject of scientific investigation, evaluations of the attractiveness of tourist destinations have had a relatively long history, particularly among geographers and regional economists. Based on mathematical and psychological principles and using methods that combine the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) approach, this research project constructs an evaluation structure used for the assessment of European coastal and offshore areas for sailing tourism. A case study with a three-level evaluation structure has been defined and tested. It contains: at the top of the hierarchy an overall objective defined as the attractiveness of the European coastal and offshore areas for sailing tourism; six criteria of evaluation (on the second level); and ten coastal areas (at the bottom level). This structure covers almost all the coasts around Europe, as they were the subjects of evaluation and comparison. The evaluation was carried out by a group of experts who made the assessment taking into account previously determined criteria with weights. The findings indicate that the AHP-PROMETHEE method may be a useful tool to evaluate the attractiveness of different destinations. It can be also used for practical purposes, particularly to determine strengths and weaknesses, as well as the competitive position, of given coastal areas in relation to others.
Intellectual capital research and practice: 7 myths and one golden rule
Authors: Bratianu Constantin
Published: July 2018

The intellectual capital research and practice entered in the last years into a visible decline due to some barriers in understanding its intangible nature and designing Newtonian metrics for its measurement and reporting. Inertial thinking is very powerful in promoting new approaches for the need of a new perspective in working with intellectual capital. Unfortunately, even some top journals in the domain of intellectual capital remained trapped into this Newtonian logic and standard statistical analysis, as a result of the mind-set of their editorial staff and reviewers. The purpose of this paper is to present a critical analysis of the intellectual capital research and practice today and to reveal some of the most important barriers in understanding the complexity and nature of the intellectual capital. These barriers manifest like myths in approaching the research into intellectual capital, myths that create a false reality and false research questions, which enter into collision with the real life of companies and their business. The paper identifies seven myths which created a Newtonian version of the non-Newtonian reality, and a golden rule for further research into the intellectual capital of organizations. The conclusion of the present critical analysis is that we need a new approach to understand the complexity of the intellectual capital and new metrics to measure it.
Demand and Supply Analysis of Adult Education Services in Ukraine in the Context of Foreign Scholars’ Views
Authors: Lukianova Larysa
Published: July 2018

Social and economic transformations which are taking place in the Ukrainian society, the development of market relations, fast scientific and technical progress require the introduction of the model of the continuous knowledge upgrading that is necessary for the successful professional and personal development. The problem of educational needs is an interdisciplinary field which is defined by the complex of social and humanitarian sciences. The determining place among these sciences belongs to philosophy of education, sociology and pedagogy. The author is of the opinion that the investigation of educational needs of Ukrainian citizens will allow characterizing the educational situation in the country, substantiating the mechanisms of regulating separate subsystems of modern adult education and identifying some problems which hinder the development of this educational branch. There have been considered the questions of meeting the educational needs of the population as well as the peculiarities of forming the educational needs. In addition, the author’s understanding of the term “educational needs” and their characteristic features have been offered in the paper. The article represents the results of investigating educational needs in one of Ukraine’s regions, the purpose of which was to identify the requirement level of educational needs, to assess the quality of the provided educational services, to distinguish the motives of their use and the perspectives of their dissemination in the region.
Life Goals of Young People at Risk of Social Exclusion in Poland
Authors: Szafrańska Karina
Published: July 2018

Every young person in adolescence is looking for the meaning of life, concentrating their activities around specific goals. Selecting them independently, they are guided by specific values, strive to reach them by orientating themselves to the world in a specific way. An analysis of the ever-changing reality and its interpretation make it easier for them to function in the world and make choices. The decisions they take refer to different areas of life, have different levels of importance, degree of involvement in the action leading to implementation of the intentions. The first part of the article presents selected concepts of purposeful behaviour, depicting human activity in the category of goals set by an individual. These concepts are characterized primarily by individual life goals, their properties and mechanisms governing them. The second part of the article will present results of research on the life goals of pupils of Youth Educational Centres (YEC) in Poland. On the basis of the obtained results it can be noticed that the respondents obtained average results on all the scales – only in the case of the following goals: finances and permanent relationship were the results increased. This shows that it is important for them to start a family and have financial security in the future. Results of the Mann-Whitney U Test indicate that girls significantly higher than boys appreciate in their lives such goals as: permanent relationship, finances and society (statistically significant differences at the level of at least p <0.05). In addition, in the case of the indicated life goal scales, a trend is observed showing that along with the number of resocialization programs in which the respondents participate, the results obtained in the scale of assessing the importance of all life goals increased. It is therefore important to pay more attention to supporting and developing socially accepted life goals of young people at risk of social exclusion as this can significantly increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation interactions.
Individual Aspects in Professional Training of Tourism Specialists in the UK
Authors: Sidorov Vadym
Published: July 2018

The article deals with individual aspects in professional training of tourism specialists in the UK. It has been specified that alongside with the global development of tourism education, the UK revealed the potential of its tourism industry with the introduction of the Development of Tourism Act in 1969. Consequently, the tourism education in the UK has undergone three periods, namely, the establishment of the tourism industry and the comprehension of the need to prepare highly qualified tourism specialists, the development of tourism and hospitality courses, the large-scale foundation of higher education institutions offering tourism and hospitality courses. It has been clarified that the Quality Assurance Agency developed the Subject Benchmark Statement for Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism, which is rather innovative and multidisciplinary, so that programme developers can take into consideration global challenges and needs of the modern labour market to prepare competitive specialists, who can become their own curriculum producers. It has been stated that future tourism specialists in the UK are fully supplied with innovative communication and information technologies and can pay much attention to developing practical skills while undergoing industrial placements, live casestudies, participating in volunteering activities, gain valuable professional experience due to advanced facilities. The following recommendations have been outlined to improve quality of future tourism specialists’ professional training in Ukraine: 1) to develop relevant regulatory framework for professional tourism education; 2) to analyze the market of tourism supply and demand in order to define which tourism specialists are most required and, consequently, to expand a spectrum of specializations in professional training of tourism specialists; 3) to improve the state of facilities at higher education institutions offering tourism courses and provide students with the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in modern technology-enhanced classrooms; 4) to increase the practical component of future tourism specialists’ professional training through implementing industrial placements, work-based learning, direct collaborations with practitioners and employers, live case-studies, life performance and events, etc.; 5) to involve students into the design of their own curricula, so that they can feel themselves responsible for their learning outcomes.
Professional Development of Teachers Under the Conditions Lifelong Learning: Foreign Experience
Authors: Sysko Nataliia
Published: July 2018

The article analyzes foreign experience in continuing professional development of teachers. It has been found that the system of continuing professional development of teachers in foreign countries has its own conceptual peculiarities determined by relevant contextual factors. It has been specified that all systems are characterized by personality-oriented approach to professional development of teachers, available organizational and pedagogical conditions for development, flexibility, diversity of forms and training content. Such an approach can enhance professionalism of teachers, their ability to provide students with high-quality and effective teaching in accordance with the needs of a market economy. It has been outlined that professional development of teachers is the most effective at the level of an educational institution in the course of daily teaching activities, provided the forms of this process organization are diverse. The key factor, which influences effectiveness of continuing professional development is the teacher’s ability to reflect, motivation, responsibility and academic mobility within professional development. It has been clarified that a number of countries apply national mechanisms for recognizing the results of teachers’ professional development, their certification. We believe it necessary to creatively use foreign innovative experience to enhance continuing professional development of teachers in Ukraine, namely, to create a multi-level system of continuing professional development of vocational education teachers and introduce motivational mechanisms for stimulating their professional growth.
Specifics of Future Border Protection Specialists’ Training in the USA and Ukraine: Comparative Analysis
Authors: Tron Tetiana
Published: July 2018

Nowadays the issue of border protection is vitally important for national security of every country to guarantee protection of citizens. In this regard, it is important to study positive experience of world practices in this field. The current article deals with the comparative analysis of the system of border protection specialists’ training in the United States and Ukraine. The article focuses on specifying learning methods, forms of border protection specialists’ training. Moreover, the issue of border protection specialists’ training within the framework of pedagogical theory and practice has been presented; main stages of development of the USA and Ukrainian border protection training system have been processed and presented; professional requirements of American and Ukrainian border protection specialists have been described and compared. Additionally, curriculum standards of physical, firearm, law, operational and communicative aspects of professional training in the field of border protection in the USA and Ukraine have been mentioned. Furthermore, the research investigates principles and specifics of future border protection specialist’ professional training with detailed description of the educational process in the USA and Ukraine. Great attention has also been paid to the specific forms, methods and strategies of professional border protection training. The comparative analysis of American and Ukrainian professional training system in the field of border protection has been conducted. Basing on criteria of different training aspects, the conducted analysis enables to state new possibilities of progressive American ideas in the field of border protection issues to be implemented into the practice of Ukrainian future border protection specialists’ training.
Physical Education in Eu Schools and Turkey: A Comparative Study
Authors: Özkara Abdullah Bora
Published: July 2018

The foundations of modern physical education in Turkey have been defined using arrangements of European countries. In general, it has been determined that European standards are taken into account as criteria when physical education is generally assessed. The evaluation of this development should also be made with scientific studies. It cannot be said that the researches carried out by the comparative research method are not sufficient; besides, many studies are carried out in different fields of physical education in Turkey. In this research the current status of physical education has been analyzed through comparative research methodology. Core aims of the study include assessing the value of PE to learners and the community; finding out and comparing teaching modules and approaches; comparing material environment around teaching PE; defining the modern trends in physical education development. Data have been collected by means of document analysis. Curriculum reform carried out in 2013 in Turkey was accepted as the start for the conducting of the document analysis. As a result, it must be accepted that Europe is an established physical education course culture. Turkey has been carrying out the reforms in recent years to create this culture. Europe has a strong heritage in terms of physical education while Turkey has increased its efforts in recent years to build this heritage. It has been revealed that the new physical education course content has been used in Turkey since 2004. Physical education and sports programs are designed on two basic areas of learning and development: mobility competence and active and healthy living. The basic structure of the physical education lesson teaching plan is based on the principles of physical, mental, individual, emotional and social skills, taking into account the environmental conditions and prevalence of providing physical activity and participation of students in sports.
International Educational Trends in Cross-Cultural Training
Authors: Baranova Lilia
Published: July 2018

The importance of forming intercultural competences and various aspects of the development of an employee’s intellectual activity in today’s multicultural society has been stressed. Urgent problems of cross-cultural training of employees, such as the formation of intercultural (cross-cultural) competence of future employees in the process of their professional training, the necessity of compiling a complete list of intercultural competences, determining the levels of requirements for the competences of bachelors and masters, development of cultural intelligence, improvement and the introduction of methods for the development of cultural intelligence have been analyzed. It has been defined that as the most important part of culture, education is intended to ensure the entry of a man into culture through their acquisition of cultural values. The main approaches to the study of cultural diversity in educational systems have been analyzed. The necessity of training specialists with advanced cultural intelligence that will carry out professional activity in the intercultural educational space has been revealed. Four principles, the implementation of which within the framework of corporate culture allows building “the third culture”, have been highlighted: unity in diversity; integration; cognitive variety; communicative diversity. Three main competencies that reflect the essence of cross-cultural training have been characterized. They are: awareness of social constructiveness of “cultural differences” and the ability to prevent their influence; skills to identify and evaluate cognitive differences which are hidden behind differences of identities; the ability to find and create a “functional interaction” between cognitive differences of employees, which can contribute to the stability of self-regulating integrative organizational systems.
Enhancement of Qualitative Pharmacists’ Training: Canadian Experience
Authors: Okhrei Viktoria
Published: July 2018

The necessity for the development and restructuring of pharmacists’ training programs to correspond their increased practical role in society has been substantiated. It has been determined that Canada for the last decade has introduced a lot of changes concerning enhancement of pharmacists’ training, among which the following are of special interest: fulfillment of the training with a strict accordance with the accreditation standards, selective admission to colleges of pharmacists, assessment of students’ critical thinking and teaching methods, improvement of courses content delivery, interprofessional cooperation, development of practical experimental education, clinical rotations programs, mentoring programs etc. It has been defined that accreditation standards for pharmacists’ training in Canada reflect professional and educational attributes that intend to develop practicing, clinical, patient-focused pharmacists. They outline that pharmacy education of high quality depends on multiple components, including general knowledge, basic and professional sciences, and professional practice experience. The pharmacy curriculum is expected to embrace the scope of contemporary practice responsibilities as well as emerging roles that ensure the rational and safe use of drugs in the individualized care of patients. In the research it has been found out that admission of students to pharmacy colleges is organized so that to select students possessing inborn leadership skills and those of decision making. A number of techniques and tests for admission have been analyzed. Teaching strategies of theory in practice, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, inference and decision-making, which are widely used in Canadian pharmacy education, have been characterized. It has been stated that professional cooperation between medical and pharmacy students in Canada is an approach to health protection aimed at the patient and is team-based. It underlines one’s strengths and skills related to health care provision and should be taken into account. Clinical experimental rotations are one more approach that should be taken into consideration by Ukrainian educators and legislators (early involvement of students to establishments for taking care of patients and rotations of both senior and junior students when the former mentor the latter).
IMPLEMENTASI DAN ANALISA PERFORMANSI LAYANAN VPN PADA JARINGAN MPLS-TE MENGGUNAKAN PROTOKOL BGP DENGAN METODE QOS INTSERV
Authors: Rizkiana Salsa , Perdana Doan , Negara Ridha
Published: July 2018

Fitur Traffic Engineering pada MPLS dapat melakukan perpindahan pada link trafik yang mengalami congestion, sehingga link dapat dipindahkan pada link yang kosong. Teknologi MPLS VPN-TE menjadi solusi untuk meningkatkan keamanan dan pemilihan rute terbaik dalam suatu jaringan. Integrated Service merupakan salah satu model QoS untuk masalah pengontrolan bandwidth end-to-end pada suatu jaringan yang diperlukan oleh teknologi MPLS VPN-TE untuk kestabilan jaringan. Open IMS Core merupakan server layanan multimedia yang digunakan pada teknologi MPLS VPN-TE dengan mempertimbangkan Quality Of Service pada layanan multimedia. Penggunaan protocol BGP merupakan jenis peroutingan yang dapat melakukan pertukaran informasi routing dengan memetakan tabel IP network antar Autonomous System (AS) dengan memberikan peningkatan QoS pada suatu jaringan.Pada Penelitian ini diimplementasikan teknologi MPLS VPN TE dengan menggunakan router mikrotik. Dari hasil pengujian menunjukan bahwa teknologi MPLS VPN dengan penambahan fitur Traffic Engineering didapatkan hasil perbaikan delay sebesar 27,44% untuk voip,11,14% untuk video call. Untuk parameter throughput mengalami perbaikan sebesar 6,02 % untuk voip, 56,6% untuk video call dan jitter mendapatkan hasil < 1 ms.
KINERJA ROTATED CODED 8 PSK PADA KANAL RAYLEIGH
Authors: Meylani Linda , Andini Nur , Hidayat Iswahyudi , Vidyaningtyas Hurianti
Published: July 2018

Diversitas ruang sinyal merupakan salah satu teknik yang dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kinerja sistem tanpa menggunakan error control coding, meningkatkan daya transmisi ataupun menurunkan data rate. Teknik diversitas ruang dapat dilakukan dengan melakukan rotasi pada konstelasi sinyal. Paper ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kinerja MC-CDMA dengan menggabungkan skema coded modulation 8 PSK dan skema rotasi. Berdasarkan hasil simulasi, diperoleh bahwa pada kanal fading skema rotated modulation dan coded modulation memberikan adanya perbaikan kinerja pada sistem MC-CDMA, namun pada kanal AWGN, perbaikan kinerja hanya ditunjukkan oleh penggunaan coded modulation.
KURUMSAL YÖNETİM İLE FİNANSAL PERFORMANS ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN ENTROPİ AĞIRLIKLANDIRMALI TOPSIS YÖNTEMİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: BİST’TE İŞLEM GÖREN GIDA VE İÇECEK ŞİRKETLERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: YILDIRIM Murat , ALTAN İnci Merve , GEMİCİ Rafet
Published: July 2018

Kurumsal yönetim uygulamalarının
şirketlerin finansal performansları üzerinde pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu birçok
çalışmada ele alınan bir konudur. Bu çalışma, şirketlerin kurumsal yönetim
uygulamaları ile finansal performansları arasındaki ilişkiyi Entropi
Ağırlıklandırmalı TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal
Solution) Yöntemiyle değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda,
Borsa İstanbul (BIST) Kurumsal Yönetim Endeksinde (XKURY) işlem gören, 5 adet
Gıda ve İçecek şirketinin 2013-2016 dönemindeki kurumsal yönetim notları ve
finansal performansları incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda seçilen şirketlerin
kurumsal yönetim notları ile finansal performans notları arasında sürekli ve
anlamlı ilişkinin bulunmadığı görülmektedir.
TÜRKİYE FİNANSAL RAPORLAMA STANDARTLARI KAPSAMINDA SERMAYENİN KORUNABİLİRLİĞİNİN ANALİZİ VE ŞİRKET DEĞERLERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: Altınkaynak Fırat , Karaca Nevran
Published: July 2018

Şirketlerin
piyasalarda devamlılığını sağlamada, şirketlerin dönem kâr-zarar tutarlarının
cari ve yalın değerlerinin doğru tespiti büyük önem arz etmektedir. Bundan
dolayı Uluslararası Finansal Raporlama Standartlarının ulaşmak istediği ana
amaçlardan biri dönemsel kârın doğru tespiti ve sermayenin korunabilirliği
konusudur. Nitekim Uluslararası Finansal Raporlama Standartlarının kavramsal
çerçevesinde “Sermayenin Korunması” kavramı üzerinde
önemle durulmuş olması bunun kanıtıdır. Ancak kavramsal çerçevede
sermayenin korunması için yapılacak işlemlerin, sermayenin korunması noktasında
yetersiz kaldığı düşünülmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada şirketlerin dönem kârlarının cari ve yalın değerlerinin tespiti ve
böylece sermayenin reel olarak korunmasına yönelik bir öneride bulunulmuştur.
Bu öneri kapsamında Borsa İstanbul’da işlem gören Isuzu A.Ş.’nin geçmişe dönük
mali tablolarından yola çıkılarak geçmiş yıl kârlarının cari ve yalın değerleri
yeniden tespit edilmiştir. Bu tespit sonucunda, şirketlerin açıkladığı dönem
kâr-zarar tutarlarının, cari kâr-zarar tutarlarından tamamen uzak olduğu, dolayısıyla
şirketlerin kâr payı yerine özsermayelerinin bir kısmını dağıttıkları tespit
edilmiştir.
MUHASEBE VE VERGİ UYGULAMALARI DERGİSİNDE YAYINLANAN MAKALELERİN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ: 2010-2017 DÖNEMİ
Authors: TEMELLİ Fatma , KARCIOĞLU Reşat
Published: July 2018

Bibliyometrik çalışmalar, disiplinlerin mevcut
durumlarının belirlenmesinde önemli rol oynamakta ve araştırmacılara söz konusu
disipline özgü detaylı bilgi sunmaktadır. Bibliyometrik çalışmalar, bilimsel
yayınların alandaki etkinlikleri ve eksiklikleri ile ilgili bilgi
sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışma ile yılda üç defa Mart, Temmuz ve Kasım aylarında
yayınlanan, uluslararası akademik ve hakemli bir dergi olan Muhasebe ve Vergi
Uygulamaları Dergisi’nde 2010-2017 yılları arasında yayınlanmış olan 123
makalenin bibliyometrik özellikleri kapsamında incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden bibliyometrik atıf analizi tekniği
kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada şu sorulara cevap aranmıştır: Dergideki toplam
makale sayısı kaçtır? Dergide yayınlanan makalelerde yazar başına düşen makale
sayısı nedir? Dergide yayınlanan makalelerde en verimli yazar/yazarlar
kim/kimlerdir? Dergide yer alan makalelerin çok yazarlılık durumu nedir?
Dergide yazarlar arasındaki ilişki durumu nedir? Dergideki makale yazarlarının
unvan dağılımı nasıldır? Dergide yayınlanan yıllık ortalama makale sayısı
nedir? Dergide yayınlanan makalelerde kullanılan yöntem dağılımı nasıldır?
Dergide yayınlanan makalelerde yayın dili dağılımı nasıldır? Dergide yer alan
makalelerde ortalama kaynakça sayısı kaçtır? Dergideki yazarların özatıf durumu
nedir? Dergideki makale yazarlarının bu dergiye atıf yapma durumu nedir?
Dergide yayınlanan makaleler Pareto yasasına (80/20 kuralına), Price ve Lotka
Yasalarına uymakta mıdır?
An Examination of Qur'anic Concept on Corruption
Authors: Birahmat Budi , Dedi Syarial
Published: July 2018

The social problem that continues to be discussed endlessly today is a case of increasingly concerned corruption. Discussion of corruption problematics almost deadlocked because what made the eradication of corruption in this country is inversely correlated with the increasing index of corruption rank in Indonesia. Therefore, many people are more pessimistic about the eradication of corruption in Indonesia, even some of them are permissive. In addition, Corruption is also a crime classified as extra-ordinary crimes, because what resulted from corruption has brought a direct result, which is aggravating the poverty of the people. Some scholars began to track the Qur'an's affirmation of corruption. It is done as an effort to find epistemology eradication corruption case remember that al-Qur'an is holy book which give hint. Meanwhile, the Qur'an, which is still global and universal, remains a matter to be scrutinized and studied comprehensively. The discourse of corruption, for example, is still an implicit concept that is not clearly described by the Qur'an. But, it does not mean, the Qur'an can not solve this case.
Pengaruh Reduksi Pupuk NPK dengan Pembenaman Jerami, Aplikasi Pupuk Organik Dan Hayati terhadap Ketersediaan Hara, Populasi Mikroba, dan Hasil Padi Sawah di Indramayu
Authors: Najata Elfa , Sugiyanta .
Published: July 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari ketersediaan unsur hara dan populasi mikroba tanah dengan pembenaman jerami dan aplikasi pupuk organik dan pupuk hayati untuk mereduksi penggunaan dosis pupuk NPK di Indramayu Jawa Barat. Percobaan ini dilaksanakan di Desa Sendang Karang Ampel, Indramayu, Jawa Barat, dari bulan November 2010 - Maret 2011. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lenkap Teracak dengan 13 kombinasi perlakuan yang diulang 3 kali, Perlakuan yang dilakuakan yaitu: P1 (1 dosis NPK), P2 (jerami + 1 dosis NPK), P3 (tanpa pupuk), P4 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK), P5 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + PH 1), P6 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + PH 1 + Dek), P7 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + PH 1 + POG), P8 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + POG + POC + Dek), P9 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + PH 1 + POG + POC + Dek.), P10 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + PH 2), P11 (0.5 dosis NPK + PH 2), P12 (0.5 dosis NPK 0.5 + 0.5 dosis PH 2), P13 (jerami + 0.5 dosis NPK + 0.5 dosis PH 2). Hasil menunjukkan perlakuan pembenaman jerami dengan pemberian pupuk hayati dan atau pupuk organik dan dosis 0,5 NPK memberikan hasil ketersediaan nutrisi dan produksi padi tidak berbeda dengan pemberian dosis satu NPK dan peningkatan populasi umum mikrobe (Azospirillium sp., Azotobater sp., dan Thiobacillus sp. ).
Ameliyathane Dışı Anestezi Uygulamalarımız. 3 Aylık Dönemdeki 2268 Hastanın Değerlendirilmesi.
Authors: AYDIN Ahmet
Published: July 2018

Amaç: Bu çalışmada 2018 yılına ait 3
aylık dönemdeki ameliyathane dışı anestezi uygulaması yapılmış olguların
retrospektif olarak incelenmesi amaçlandı.Materyal ve Metod: Afyon Devlet Hastanesi 2018 yılına ait 3 aylık dönemde alınan
ameliyathane dışı anestezi kayıtları incelendi. Hastaların Amerikan
Anesteziyologlar Birliği’nin fiziksel durum sınıflaması (ASA) skoru, yaş,
cinsiyet, işlem sırasında kullanılan ilaçlar, komplikasyonlar ve yoğun bakım
ihtiyacı gibi bilgileri kaydedildi.Bulgular:
Ameliyathane dışı anestezi (ADA) uygulaması yapılmış 2268
olgunun kayıtları incelendi. 737 erkek (%32,5), 1531 bayan (%67,5) hasta vardı.
Yaş ortalaması 48,4±15,3 yıl, yaş aralığı 16 ile 87 arasındaydı. %50,5 oranında
ASA 2 risk grubunda hasta vardı. Toplam 40 hastada komplikasyon varlığına
rastlandı. En çok kullanılan anestezik ilaç olarak propofol saptandı.

Sonuç:
Ameliyathane
dışı anestezi uygulamaları artan hasta ve hekim memnuniyeti ile birlikte birçok
alanda sıklıkla kullanılan bir yöntemdir. ADA uygulamalarında taşıdığı riskleri
en aza indirgemek için uygun fiziksel koşullar sağlanmalı, ekip ile iletişim
halinde olunmalı ve ADA uygulamaları bir anesteziyolog tarafından
yönetilmelidir.