bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Animalization of language, therefore death of a man
Authors: Turowski Tomasz
Published: June 2019

In the article, I try to emphasize that our way of using language affects moral decisions and attitudes. As we think as we speak and simultaneously, we act. By using chauvinistic language, first of all, we simplify our reality; secondly, we push those beings that we define in the language to the margins. I think that our language is homocentric and therefore leads us to speciesism.
Monitoring and Improvement of Logistic Processes in Enterprises of the Slovak Republic
Authors: Simanová Ľubica , Stasiak-Betlejewska Renata
Published: June 2019

The article focuses on the analysis of the regular monitoring of logistics processes in enterprises of various sectors of the economy of the Slovak Republic such as engineering, automotive and electrical engineering, woodworking industry, building industry, agriculture, other industry, trade and services. The first part of the research is the assessment of the basic characteristics of enterprises that focus on logistics processes when managing change. The subject of the survey was the characteristics of the size of the enterprises, the subject of business, the industry and the level of return on equity (ROE). The main objective of the research was to find out the use of new concepts and methods for improving logistics processes and their impact on ROE. The research used methods of questionnaire research, descriptive statistics, pivot table and Chi-quadrat test. The result of the research was to determine the dependence of ROE height on the use of new concepts and methods in improving logistics processes.
Dielectric properties of Bi-substituted LDHs synthesized by co-precipitation and sol-gel methods
Authors: Sokol Denis , Ivanov Maksim , Salak Andrei N. , Grigalaitis Robertas , Banys Juras , Kareiva Aivaras
Published: June 2019

Magnesium-aluminum-bismuth layered double hydroxides (Mg3Al1−xBix; LDHs) were prepared using both coprecipitation and sol-gel methods. For the preparation of Mg/Al/Bi LDH by the co-precipitation method, the appropriate amounts of dissolved starting materials (Al(NO3)3 · 9H2O, Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O and Bi(NO3)3 · 5H2O) were mixed with a solution of NaHCO3:NaOH. In the sol-gel processing, the precursor Mg–Al–Bi–O gels were synthesized using the same starting materials and ethylene glycol as complexing agent. The mixed-metal oxides obtained by subsequent heating of Mg–Al–Bi–O gels at 650 °C were reconstructed to Mg3Al1−xBix LDHs in water at 80 °C. All the synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dielectric measurements.
Accounting Systems in Poland and Croatia - comparative study
Authors: Zyznarska-Dworczak Beata , Sačer Ivana Mamić
Published: June 2019

Central and Eastern European countries undergo many political, structural, social and economic changes. In the past decades such countries, like Croatia and Poland, witnessed a fundamental transformation of their societies and economies, which impacted accounting systems as well. The mail goal of the paper is to research the main differences in accounting systems in the Republic of Croatia and Poland. The research methodology is based on a critical analysis of scholarly literature done by the bibliometric analysis, analysis Polish and Croatian accouting standards and legal acts. Based on inductive and deductive reasoning, the paper reveals key determinants and differences of accounting frameworks in Croatia and Poland. The paper proves that it is crucial to consider economic and cultural differences in comparative international accounting research. Research results of the paper will contribute the international accounting literature but also have an impact on the European Union accounting harmonisation references.
REE, Y, Th, U and Mn systematics of Upper Devonian conodonts in the West Uralian Folded Zone (Southern Urals)
Authors: Maslov A. V. , Artyushkova O. V. , Tagarieva R. Ch. , Kiseleva D. V. , Streletskaya M. V. , Chervyakovskaya M. V. , Cherednichenko N. V.
Published: June 2019

Research subject. This article presents the results of a study undertaken to investigate the systematics of rare-earth elements (REE), Y, Th, U and Mn in the Upper Devonian conodonts of the Western Ural region of the foreland fold of the Southern Urals (Askyn and Makarovo horizons, Kukkarauk, Ryauzyak and Lemezinsky sections).

Methods. The conodonts were isolated from carbonate rocks using the conventional method of their dissolution in organic acids, mainly formic acid. Sample preparation and mass spectrometric analysis were carried out in the class 1000 and 10 000 cleanroom facilities of the Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry. A PerkinElmer ELAN 9000 quadrupole ICP mass-spectrometer was used to determine the concentration of the trace elements under study. Sm and Nd isotope ratios were measured from a 3% nitric acid solution by a Thermo Fischer Neptune Plus multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass-spectrometer. The long-term reproducibility and accuracy of the measurement procedure were evaluated using a standard Merck Nd solution based on the NIST Nd2O3 and yielded 143Nd/144Nd = 0.511720 ± 15 (1 SD, n = 40).

Results. The established features of PAAS-normalised lanthanide distributions in the conodont bulk samples (10.4–21.8 mg), Ce-anomalies, high REE values (173–1211 ppm) and a number of other parameters indicate the leading role of late diagenetic processes in the formation of conodont REE systematics. This is also evidenced by the Y/Ho values (≈26–32) specific for the studied conodont samples.

Conclusions. In general, the distribution of lanthanides in the conodonts suggests that this process was mainly controlled by a lithogenic (from 90 to more than 99%) REE source. The εNd (t) (–4.0…–2.8) values characteristic of the cono donts of the Askyn and Makarovo horizons suggest that their Nd isotopic composition was either formed under the influence of the open ocean (island arc basin), characterised by a significant share of radiogenic Nd, or due to the entry of radiogenic waters of the ocean into the shelf zone at the peak of the marine transgression that took place in the region under consideration in the Famennian.
On scientific support of the Strategy for the development of the mineral resource base of the Russian Federation
Authors: Yakovlev V. L. , Anikina E. V. , Kozlova I. A. , Kornilkov S. V.
Published: June 2019

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Enhanced Diffusion of Molecular Catalysts Is Due to Convection
Authors: MacDonald Thomas , Price William S. , Astumian R. Dean , Beves Jonathon
Published: June 2019

Intriguing reports of enhanced diffusion in enzymes and molecular catalysts have spurred significant interest in experimental and theoretical investigations of this phenomenon, with mechanistic understanding the subject of ongoing and lively debate. Here we use time-resolved diffusion NMR methods to measure the diffusion coefficients of small molecule species involved in chemical reactions with high temporal resolution. We show the enhanced diffusion of small molecules cannot be explained by reaction velocity, and that apparent measurements of enhanced diffusion by small molecules appear to be caused by bulk fluid flow processes such as convection.
Brief Case Report: Alveolar Dehiscence in a 20 Year Old Male Patient
Authors: Udit Jain
Published: June 2019

The two main alveolar defects are: dehiscence and fenestration, which are quite commonly observed and this brief case report describes Alveolar Dehiscence in a 20 Year Old Male Patient and its subsequent treatment.
Evaluation of patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using low dose dobutamine stress echocardiography
Authors: Reem Jamal Jabir  , Affan Ezzat Hasan  , Qasim Mohammed Jumaah  , Layth Rafea Taqa
Published: June 2019

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a spectrum of heart diseases which has the highest mortality in the world. Systolic left ventricular (LV) function is an important predictor of outcome, and its precise assessment remains of great importance for the choice of treatment in populations with myocardial infarction (MI). This study was aimed to assess the function and viability of ischemic myocardium of LV before and after the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by using 2dimentional (2D) STE with LDDSE and to know the usefulness of low dose dobutamine (LDD) test in detecting the viable ischemic LV area. The results of the current study revealed there was a significant decrease (improvement) in GLS before dobutamine from (-10.49±3.4) to (-12.87±3.44) after dobutamine. Then there was a significant increase (deterioration) in GLS from (-12.87±3.44) after giving 5 mg/kg/min dobutamine to (-11.56±3.29) after giving 10 mg/kg/min dobutamine (P value < 0.001). While there were no significant differences in GLS after low dose dobutamine (-12.87±3.44) with the same parameters 3-6 months after PCI (-13.48±3.7). Left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the most common affected artery in our study. The study concluded that GLS provides a sensitive measure of LV function and appears reduced despite preserved LVEF also GLS can detect the viability of ischemic myocardium of LV with using LDD test which then assessed by PCI.
Effect of acute Atorvastatin treatment in an experimental model of colitis
Authors: Mohammed J Manna  , Eithar S Al-Karagoli  , Zahra Shakir Fadhil
Published: June 2019

Acute atorvastatin treatment in an experimental model of colitis was studied using the acetic acid induction modality for colitis in rats. This study was aimed to evaluate possible therapeutic effects of atorvastatin against acetic acid-induced colitis in a rat model and to find out the correlation between severity index with oxidative stress parameters and inflammatory markers. Experimental colitis was induced in rats by rectal administration of 4% acetic acid (vol/vol). Rats with colitis were received either atorvastatin 10mg/kg or sulfasalazine 100mg/kg orally for 7 days. Macroscopical and microscopical assessment and the measurement of the colonic cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α), oxidative stress markers; myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA), and adhesion molecules (E-Selectin and ICAM-1). Both the macroscopical lesion area and histological colonic injury induced by acetic acid were reduced significantly by both atorvastatin and sulfasalazine. These were associated by attenuation of the increased colonic MPO activity, MDA and proinflammatory cytokines. In addition, there is the downregulation of the adhesion molecules. In the present study, Atorvastatin had shown therapeutic effects in experimental colitis. The anti-inflammatory actions involve antioxidant effect related to phenolic moiety along with inhibition of adhesion molecule synthesis in the colonic tissues.
A racionalidade comunicativa de Habermas e a possibilidade de crítica e objetividade na produção do conhecimento educacional empírico
Authors: Devechi Catia Piccolo Viero
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo busca discutir a proposta da racionalidade comunicativa de Jürgen Habermas e as suas contribuições para as pesquisas em educação. Discutimos a ideia de que os propósitos habermasianos de validação comunicativa apreendem a crítica e a objetividade necessárias à qualidade dessas pesquisas. A referência ao mundo que é de todos e a possibilidade de um consenso racionalmente motivado fazem da pesquisa um compromisso com a prática coletiva, elemento esse que deveria ser preocupação de toda e qualquer investigação. Trata de uma proposta que oferece às investigações um sentido pragmático, que não mais se apagaria nas verdades intuitivas, mas tornar-se-ia reconhecível pela possibilidade do acordo comunicativo acerca de algo.
Aportes hermenêuticos no desenvolvimento de metodologias qualitativas
Authors: Weller Wivian
Published: June 2019

No atual estado da arte das abordagens qualitativas em geral, há especialmente dois problemas, quanto à metodologia e quanto à prática de pesquisa. Por um lado, as pesquisas qualitativas exigem o conhecimento e o domínio da reflexão epistemológica e metodológica no campo das ciências sociais e da educação. Nesse sentido, devem superar o objetivismo que reivindica um acesso privilegiado à realidade, e, ao mesmo tempo, rebater as críticas de que os resultados produzidos por essas pesquisas seriam de caráter meramente subjetivo e/ou de cientificidade duvidosa devido à proximidade entre pesquisador e entrevistado. Por outro lado, fazem-se necessários estudos voltados para a reconstrução das bases filosóficas que deram origem às abordagens teórico-metodológicas qualitativas no campo das ciências sociais e da educação. Dentre as correntes de inspiração hermenêutica, enfatiza-se a hermenêutica objetiva de Ulrich Oevermann, vinculada à teoria crítica da Escola de Frankfurt.
“Hermenêutica objetiva” e sua apropriação na pesquisa empírica na área da educação
Authors: Vilela Rita Almeida Teixeira , Noack-Napoles Juliane
Published: June 2019

Este texto apresenta a metodologia de pesquisa social qualitativa denominada “hermenêutica objetiva” desenvolvida pelo sociólogo alemão Ulrich Oevermann e aponta sua propriedade na pesquisa educacional. Derivada da tradição interpretativa da Teoria Crítica de Theodor Adorno, a finalidade da análise “hermenêutica objetiva” é descortinar a lógica entre as estruturas de reprodução social e as estruturas de transformação, reveladas em algum tipo de texto. Assim, objetiva desvendar e revelar a realidade sui generis que está contida neles: textos escritos de protocolos de pesquisa de campo, entrevistas, assim como obras de arte, música, arquitetura, são igualmente textos a serem interpretados. A metodologia procura compreender os sentidos que foram atribuídos a uma situação social e que estão registradas no texto. O texto apresenta dimensões do método usadas na Alemanha e no Brasil em pesquisas da escola e da sala de aula.
A sociolinguística no ensino fundamental: resultados de uma pesquisa-ação
Authors: Cyranka Lúcia Furtado de Mendonça , Nascimento Lívia Arcanjo do , Ribeiro Patricia Rafaela Otoni
Published: June 2019

Uma investigação em turmas de 5º e 6º anos do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública municipal de Juiz de Fora (MG), orientada segundo princípios da Sociolinguística e desenvolvida como pesquisa-ação, demonstrou ser possível levar os alunos a construírem reflexão adequada sobre a heterogeneidade linguística, fator que os predispõe a se interessarem por adquirir os estilos monitorados de oralidade e escrita de sua língua materna. Tomando como referência a proposta de Bortoni-Ricardo (2004) de compreender a ecologia do português brasileiro como um contínuo rural-urbano, foi possível levá-los a reconhecer a diferença lingüística como fenômeno natural, através de análise contrastiva, fundamentada nas suas próprias experiências com amostras de fala das três variedades desse contínuo. Mirando-se no sentido do contínuo, começam a reconhecer o papel da escola e do trabalho com a linguagem como instrumento positivo na ampliação de sua competência linguística.
Ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária: em busca de uma integração efetiva
Authors: Pivetta Hedioneia Maria Foletto , Backes Dirce Stein , Carpes Adriana
Published: June 2019

Assumir uma atitude inovadora e transformadora da realidade social implica ampliar e fortalecer a integração entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão, enquanto processo formativo sistêmico. Estes escritos têm por objetivo refletir e discutir sobre a integração entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão na formação de profissionais da saúde, por meio de um estudo de caso que explicita como esse processo vem sendo realizado. A abordagem utilizada é qualitativa, com característica de observação participante. Assim, considerando o universo e a complexidade da formação humana, pressupõese a necessidade de viabilizar aprendizagens significativas, produzidas a partir da aquisição do conhecimento socialmente elaborado e contextualizado. Formação essa capaz de proporcionar ao profissional intervenções na e sobre a realidade, construídas com autonomia e competência para um fazer vinculado à prática social, geradora de novos saberes e novos fazeres viabilizados pela integração entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão.
Editorial
Authors: Weller Wivian , Devechi Catia Piccolo Viero
Published: June 2019

Resumo
Apresentação: Docência, Formação e Gestão
Authors: Borges Lívia Freitas Fonseca
Published: June 2019

Apresentação do Dossiê Docência, Formação e Gestão
Desafios para objetivação da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica na prática escolar
Authors: Magalhães Carlos Henrique Ferreira , Silva Júnior João Dos Reis
Published: June 2019

Este artigo visa analisar os desafios pedagógicos fundantes para a educação numa sociedade cindida em classes. Embora o Professor Saviani indique que a ausência de um sistema de educação, a necessidade de reorganização das escolas e as descontinuidades de políticas educacionais sejam os desafios para a educação brasileira, acreditamos que os desafios estão para além destas indicações. Essa percepção nos deixa em estado de alerta às possibilidades reais de continuidade de políticas educacionais que possam favorecer, predominantemente, os filhos da classe trabalhadora, haja vista que as soluções formais não são capazes de enfrentar a lógica destrutiva do capital. Entendemos que as políticas educacionais sejam soluções formais, e, embora elas possam preconizar pequenas mudanças e indicar alguma melhoria local, não são capazes de romper com a substância histórica em que o acúmulo do capital impõe o acúmulo de miséria.
Surdez e família: facetas das relações parentais no cotidiano comunicativo bilíngue
Authors: Kelman Celeste Azulay , Silva Daniele Nunes Henriques , Amorim Ana Cecília Ferreira de , Azevedo Daisy Cristina , Monteiro Rosa Maria Godinho
Published: June 2019

Esse artigo aborda a dinâmica familiar que envolve as diferenças no fluxo interativo entre filhos surdos e pais ouvintes e os aspectos educacionais presentes nesse contexto. Ressalta também as dimensões da subjetividade dos responsáveis ou representantes familiares. A metodologia empregada foi de caráter qualitativo, com a participação de dezoito familiares, que discutiram temas como: comunicação e linguagem, Libras e implante coclear. As categorias encontradas foram: Resistência/ Negação da surdez; Culpa/Responsabilidade pela surdez e Presença/Ausência da Língua de sinais na família. Pode-se concluir que programas de enfoque psicoeducacional, envolvendo experiências familiares, devem ser considerados prioritários na condução das políticas públicas, pois promovem a ressignificação de vivências, resultando no melhor desenvolvimento da criança.
O impacto das políticas públicas de escolarização de alunos com deficiência: uma análise dos indicadores sociais no Brasil
Authors: Meletti Silvia Márcia Ferreira , Bueno José Geraldo Silveira
Published: June 2019

O trabalho analisa os dados oficiais de matrícula em educação especial tomando por base as Sinopses Estatísticas da Educação Básica realizadas e divulgadas pelo INEP no período 1997-2006. A análise foi feita a partir do cotejamento dos dados de matrícula em Educação Especial. Constatou-se a ampliação do número de matrículas em educação especial no sistema regular, principalmente classes sem apoio especializado; a ampliação de matrículas em instituições especiais e redução em classes especiais; o baixo número de matrículas na educação infantil e no ensino médio; e o aumento significativo do número de matrículas de alunos com deficiência visual, auditiva, mental e física no sistema regular de ensino.
Empreendedorismo e gestão dos talentos na constituição dos universitários contemporâneos
Authors: Silva Roberto Rafael Dias da
Published: June 2019

O artigo examina estratégias de constituição dos sujeitos universitários na contemporaneidade, procurando compreender os modos pelos quais seus talentos são produzidos e administrados nas tramas do novo capitalismo. Parte-se de uma pesquisa que analisou o caderno Vestibular, suplemento publicado pelo jornal Zero Hora (RS) e endereçado a estudantes em preparação para a universidade. Como resultado da investigação, abordam-se duas estratégias de governamento. A primeira refere-se à questão do empreendedorismo, que conduz a um jogo permanente de conquistas pessoais no mercado de trabalho. A segunda estratégia é a gestão dos talentos, que interpela os estudantes a movimentar seus talentos naturais em competências diferenciadas e inovadoras.
Conhecer e aprender como magia
Authors: Demo Pedro
Published: June 2019

Refiro-me neste texto ao testamento de José Tavares, professor emérito da Universidade de Aveiro, da área da educação. Tavares reuniu 10 artigos de tom testamental, nos quais discute alguns desafios educacionais e epistemológicos de extrema relevância, dos quais vou ressaltar aqui dois: a postulação veemente de um novo modo de conhecer (pesquisa científica e epistemologia) e a conjugação de pesquisa e formação (educação).
Evaluación de la eficiencia de comunidades de hongos micorrízicos arbusculares
Authors: Bonilla Loor Mario Javier , Solórzano Zambrano Liceth Janina
Published: June 2019

La eficiencia es la capacidad del HMA para mejorar el estado del huésped, el presente trabajo  evaluó aislados de HMA seleccionados, mediante cuatro sistemas experimentales diferentes: en sistemas sándwich, con la planta huésped Cichorium intybus, tanto en el invernadero como en la cámara de crecimiento; en el invernadero sobre un sustrato a base de suelo, con las plantas hospedadoras C. intybus, Medicago sativa y Lactuca sativa; En el invernadero sobre sustrato a base de suelo, con las plantas hospederas Fragaria vesca y M. sativa. Los aislados seleccionados mostraron un comportamiento diferencial en simbiosis con diversas plantas hospedadoras, lo que sugiere que el hospedador En particular, un aislado de F. mosseae pudo mejorar la biomasa tanto en L. sativa como en M. sativa y la absorción de nutrientes en M. sativa, mientras que otros aislamientos de la misma especie indujeron a un mayor crecimiento en F. vesca y C. intybus.
Factors Contributing to the Maintenance of Konjo Language in Heterogeneous Area of Bulukumba Regency
Authors: Ningsih Sri
Published: June 2019

The use of an ethnic language depends on the strength of the language and the efforts of the community to maintain its language. The study aims to describe the factors contributing to the survival of the language viewed from ethno-linguistic vitality and its vitality degree. The study was carried out in Ujung Bulu as the city of Bulukumba regency which is inhabited by various ethnic people (heterogeneous region). It is a descriptive quantitative-qualitative study applying observation, questionnaire distribution, and interview to collect data from a sample of 30 subjects selected based on age groups by means of multi-stage sampling technique. The study indicates that in the heterogeneous area proves that demography factors have insignificant contribution to the maintenance of Konjo language in the regency as indicated by regression value of demography factors p = 0.741. The statuses and institutional factors however have a significant contribution to the maintenance of the language with the values of p = 0.010 and p = 0.002 respectively. Based on the quantitative data analysis and interview as well as observation, the vitality of Konjo language in Bulukumba regency is high as indicated by the use of the language.
Pemanfaatan Limbah Puntung Rokok Filter Sebagai Bahan Campuran Beton Ringan Berpori
Authors: Candra Agata Iwan , Gardjito Edy , Cahyo Yosef , Prasetyo Ginta Aditiya
Published: June 2019

Abstrak                Beton merupakan komponen vital pada suatu konstruksi. Salah satunya beton ringan yang terdiri dari campuran agregat kasar, agregat halus, semen yang dipersatukan oleh air dengan perbandingan yang telah ditentukan. Beton ringan adalah beton yang memiliki berat kurang dari 2000kg/m³, beton ringan biasanya menggunakan agregat atau bahan yang ringan sehingga beton yang di hasilkan juga memiliki berat jenis yang ringanLimbah puntung rokok fillter adalah suatu limbah yang sulit untuk di daur ulang. Puntung rokok fillter berbahan dasar kapas yang merupakan serat yang memiliki sifat ringan, berpori, dan mudah menyerap air. Untuk penggunaan limbah ini sebagai pengganti agregat kasar secara menyeluruh perlu diadakan  penelitian yaitu besarnya kuat tekan yang di hasilkan dengan penggantian agregat kasar dari limbah puntung rokok tersebut, job mix yang digunakan sesuai SNI K-125 dengan mengganti sepenuhnya agregat kasar dengan limbah puntung rokok,,job mix untuk 1m³ beton terdiri dari semen 276 Kg, air 214 liter, puntung rokok 148,62 Kg, dan pasir sebanyak 828 Kg.Dari penelitian di atas diperoleh nilai kuat tekan pada umur beton 28 hari tertinggi mencapai K-115,56 yang berarti telah mencapai target untuk paving beton sebesar  K-100. Sedangkan untuk nilai absorsinya cukup tinggi dari pengujian berturut-turut selama ¼ jam, 1 jam, 4 jam, dan 24 jam di hasilkan nilai rata-rata  sebesar 0,116 liter, 0,269 liter, 0,374 liter, 0,699 liter. Hasil penelitian dari berat jenis beton dengan agregat kasar limbah puntung rokok mencapai rata-rata 1831,11 Kg/m³, untuk penelitian angka pori di hasilkan nilai rata-rata mencapai 0,2854, selanjutnya hasil nilai porositas diperoleh rata-rata mencapai 0,222016.  Kata kunci: Beton ringan,Beton berpori, Limbah puntung rokok fillter
State Medical Board Exposure to Threats of Violence
Authors: Alfred Kelly C. , Turner Timothy , Young Aaron
Published: June 2019

Between 2010 and 2012, the Federation of State Medical Boards Research and Education Foundation (FSMB Foundation) conducted a survey of state medical boards in an effort to ascertain the extent to which state medical board members and staff have experienced threats of violence and the actions taken by state boards in response to such threats. The survey also assessed current and anticipated levels of security being provided by state boards. Of the 70 boards queried, 37 responded, with 73% (n=27) of these boards reporting that their board members and/or staff had experienced either explicit or implied threats of violence. These threats targeted board members (85%), board staff (78%) and others (15%). Many of the threats directed at board members occurred after board meetings and/or hearings and were made by either a physician or a family member of a physician. Most of the threats directed at board members, staff and others were verbal, including threats of death. Most boards provide a security presence at board meetings, ranging from local law enforcement agencies to private security firms, but less than half of the respondents in the survey expressed satisfaction with their present security level. The results of the survey suggest that the state medical board community should be aware of the potential for violence against board members and staff, and should formulate prevention and threat-assessment policies as a precaution. Educational and training resources may be needed at the state board level. This could include the development of educational modules to train state public officials in conflict management, the prevention and handling of acts of violence, and how to identify and assess the seriousness of a potentially violent or stressful situation.
A State Medical Board's Assessment of its Physician Workforce Capacity: Purpose, Process, Perspective and Lessons Learned
Authors: Watson Jacqueline A. , Soyer Deniz
Published: June 2019

The District of Columbia Board of Medicine (D.C. Board), a division within the District of Columbia Department of Health, Health Regulation and Licensing Administration, regulates more than 12,000 health care professionals — physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, anesthesiologist assistants, naturopathic physicians, polysomnographers, and surgical assistants — licensed in the District of Columbia.

Recognizing that the licensure renewal period, conducted every two years on even numbered years, presented a unique opportunity to collect data for workforce research and analysis, the D.C. Board embarked in 2010 upon a three-phased project designed to collect demographic and practice characteristic information on licensed physicians and physician assistants under the Board's purview.

A multidisciplinary workforce workgroup was assembled by the D.C. Board and tasked with developing survey questions and a method of data collection. The Health Resources and Services Administration's National Center for Workforce Analysis Minimum Data Set was used as a guide in developing the survey. The surveys were voluntary, and elicited a 78% response rate and a 58% response rate for physicians in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

This article summarizes the results of the District's Physician Workforce Reports, focusing on the physician data collected. The article outlines the process the D.C. Board used in compiling the reports, and offers perspective on the project for other state medical boards as they consider launching their own workforce data-gathering efforts. The article does not examine or draw conclusions about data for physician assistants.
Board Certification Status: Considerations for Maintenance of Licensure and the Specialty of Pediatrics
Authors: Radabaugh Carrie L. , Ruch-Ross Holly , Towey Kelly J. , Mulvey Holly J.
Published: June 2019

The growing emphasis on board certification in medicine in recent years has prompted studies on its impact on medical care. As analyses of the impact of board certification continue, the consequences of board certification status should be examined to evaluate its effect on physician practice characteristics. We studied the effects of board certification on the practice characteristics of general pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists and examined the impact of noncertification on Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) and state medical and osteopathic boards. The study utilized the subset of pediatrician respondents to the 2009 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Survey of Primary Care Physicians. This mail survey was fielded in three rounds in the second half of 2009. The adjusted overall response rate for the survey was 37.6%, but was 49.5% for pediatricians. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The study found that board certification status is significantly associated with key practice characteristics such as capacity, practice location, and hours worked, and there are differences in the practice characteristics of board certified versus non–board certified general pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists. Consequently, advocating for increased levels of board certification may have unanticipated implications for patient access to care. As the majority of pediatricians are board certified, workforce planners should consider and acknowledge these differences when engaging in planning initiatives, particularly in the context of Maintenance of Certification (MOC), MOL, and the expansion of access to care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
State Medical Boards' Perceptions of a Minimum Data Set and Current Practices for Collecting Physician Information
Authors: Young Aaron , Davignon Philip , Hansen Margaret B. , Eggen Mark A.
Published: June 2019

Recent media coverage has focused on the supply of physicians in the United States, especially with the impact of a growing physician shortage and the Affordable Care Act. State medical boards and other entities maintain data on physician licensure and discipline, as well as some biographical data describing their physician populations. However, there are gaps of workforce information in these sources. The Federation of State Medical Boards' (FSMB) Census of Licensed Physicians and the AMA Masterfile, for example, offer valuable information, but they provide a limited picture of the physician workforce. Furthermore, they are unable to shed light on some of the nuances in physician availability, such as how much time physicians spend providing direct patient care. In response to these gaps, policymakers and regulators have in recent years discussed the creation of a physician minimum data set (MDS), which would be gathered periodically and would provide key physician workforce information. While proponents of an MDS believe it would provide benefits to a variety of stakeholders, an effort has not been attempted to determine whether state medical boards think it is important to collect physician workforce data and if they currently collect workforce information from licensed physicians. To learn more, the FSMB sent surveys to the executive directors at state medical boards to determine their perceptions of collecting workforce data and current practices regarding their collection of such data. The purpose of this article is to convey results from this effort. Survey findings indicate that the vast majority of boards view physician workforce information as valuable in the determination of health care needs within their state, and that various boards are already collecting some data elements. Analysis of the data confirms the potential benefits of a physician minimum data set (MDS) and why state medical boards are in a unique position to collect MDS information from physicians.
ALTERNATIF PEMILIHAN JENIS BAHAN BAKU BIODIESEL DENGAN METODE ANALITIC NETWORK PROCESS (ANP)
Authors: Yunirwan Teuku
Published: June 2019

Biodisel dianggap energi alternatif yang ramah lingkungan dan dapat diperbaharui secara terus-menerus, karena bersumber dari tumbuhan  dan minyak mikroorganisme oleaginous, seperti ; minyak biji Pohon Jarak Pagar (Jatropa Curcas), Ganggang (Algae), Khamir/Ragi (Yeast). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memilih sumber bahan baku biodiesel yang paling optimal dan bernilai ekonomis untuk dikembangkan. Metode pengambilan keputusan yang digunakan adalah Analitic Network Process (ANP), dengan enam kriteria untuk memilih bahan baku biodiesel yaitu kualitas dan ketersediaan bahan baku, karakteristik  lahan produksi, proses produksi, lingkungan hidup, faktor ekonomi dan pasar, dan faktor pemerintah. Hasil akhir menunjukkan bahwa bahan baku biodiesel dari minyak tanaman jarak pagar (Jatropa Curcas) merupakan sumber bahan baku yang paling potensi untuk dikembangkan dibandingkan dengan dua sumber bahan baku biodiesel lainnya yaitu Ganggang (Algae) dan Khamir/Ragi (Yeast).
Os serviços de referência em bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras
Authors: Mota Ana Roberta , Borges Maria Manuel
Published: June 2019

The reference services have evolved and changed since the introduction of information and communication technologies in academia. Since its inception at the end of the XIX century great changes have taken place, especially when we refer to access to the enormous range of data and information available. The article approaches concepts of reference services and portrays reference services in Brazilian university libraries. Its purpose is to characterize Brazilian reference librarians and the medium in which reference services occur. The methodology used in this study integrates elements of qualitative and quantitative research. To collect data, the questionnaire was developed and made available to digital librarians in reference services of Brazilian university libraries. The results show a majority, female, between the ages of 35 and 40, post-graduated for a maximum of ten years, with a higher education in librarianship working in a university library, for a maximum of ten years and in reference services for a maximum of five years, linked to some central library or library system and that seek continuous training in courses, training and events in the area in which it operates, in short periods. The reference services occur in digital and face-to-face, the main information sources are the periodicals, theses and dissertations, made available and accessed through the portal informational resources of electronic journals and databases, mainly in the health and biological areas. The communication process for the reference transaction occurs predominantly with the use e-mail and landline telephones, social networks are used by most libraries, with Facebook and Twitter being the most used, mainly in the dissemination of products and services. The communication is carried out by librarians, prevailing in the Portuguese language.
Preparation of Sand Beds Using Fluidization
Authors: Jin Zhefei , Tang Junyue , Umbanhowar Paul B. , Hambleton James
Published: June 2019

Reconstituting soil beds to a desired density is essential to geotechnical modeling tests. In this study, we apply and assess the method of air fluidization to prepare sand beds for geotechnical engineering studies. Through it, an automated bed preparation process can be realized. The details of device structure and design are presented as a reference for application of the methodology. By quantifying the average and local post-fluidization density of the bed, the performance of the fluidized bed device is characterized. With the addition of vibration and by changing the defluidization rate, the sand can be prepared with volume-based relative densities ranging from 10% to 92%. Local sand density, measured with a cone penetrometer, is nearly uniform across the bed: density variation is less than 13% (coefficient of variation with respect to relative density) for all protocols except for some beds prepared by defluidization only. The variation of local density and penetration resistance measured across the bed breadth is comparable to results from beds prepared by the commonly used method of pluviation. This suggests that sand beds reconstituted using air fluidization are suitable for geotechnical modeling tests.
Reliability versus Renewables: Modeling Decision Making in CAISO and PJM to Identify Market Barriers and Supports to Renewable Energy Adoption in the US
Authors: Wachs Elizabeth , Engel Bernard
Published: June 2019

While electrification has been proposed as a key mechanism for combating global warming, in the US, fossil fuels are still the mainstay of the electricity sector. This work seeks to identify market barriers and supports for the adoption of renewable energy. A framework to represent the evaluation process for generating capacity is proposed and applied to two regions: California (CAISO), where legislation requires most electricity to be supplied by renewables by 2030, and the Mid-Atlantic (PJM), where renewables have barely penetrated the market. Generation technologies are ordered via multiobjective optimization using genetic algorithms to resolve a bounded knapsack problem. Price factors for each technology are established. A net present value is assessed for representative projects in each region and technology. Local sensitivity analysis is performed. Results suggest that capacity payments in PJM offer an incentive to fossil-fuel based plants, which calls into question the suitability of carbon pricing in the region. While solar PV has the lowest costs, profitability was highest for natural gas based plants in PJM. Sensitivity is higher in CAISO than in PJM due to lower profit margins. Renewables were selected most frequently in the cost optimization, with natural gas present in ~10% of results.
Sistem Informasi Manajemen
Authors: AR Novi Rozalita
Published: June 2019

Information systems in the processing of student value using the program the computer can facilitate teachers in processing student value more quickly and effectively. So as to produce information quickly and accurately in searching the data value of students. One is the use of E-report cards in processing grades at MAN 1 Sungai Panuah. The main focus of this research is "Processing Student Value of E-Grade X Class at MAN 1 Sungai Panuah" This research was conducted at MAN 1 Sungai Panuah by using Qualitative Descriptive approach. Data collection method used is interview
PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBING-PROMPTING BERBASIS MULTIMEDIA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PPKN SD/MI
Authors: Munthe Ayu Anggina
Published: June 2019

Proses pembelajaran yang terjadi di dalam kelas yang diberikan oleh pendidik harusnya bisa menarik, efektif dan efesien dengan menggunakan model-model pembelajaran, strategi, media, pendekatan dan metode pembelajaran dan apabila proses pembelajaran menyenangkan maka peserta didik akan bisa lebih aktif, kreatif dan fokus dalam suatu pembelajarandan paada akhirnya peserta didik dapat mengaplikasikannya dlam kehidupan nyata. Sehingga peserta didik dapat menyelesaikan masalahnya sendiri.
Pemanfaatan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Pendidikan sebagai Strategi dalam Menjalin Kerjasama Sekolah dengan Wali Murid
Authors: Zakia Hanifa
Published: June 2019

Includes data management and data storage management is done simply where data is only stored in excel. It looks less effective and efficient in technology’s development. Now, in Education, the lack of good cooperation between the school and parents to support the application of management information systems to improve quality of education. This is the implementation of Management Information System is already being adopted by schools, especially in SMP N 1 Talamau. The researcher use field research method that is qualitative research. The outcomes are that existing management information systems already meet the standards, both in terms of the student, curriculum, human resources, the facilities and the quality of the user, who is able to manage the activities that exist in the school. And then, the role of parents is also important in implementing management information systems to improve the quality of education. SMP N 1 Talamau applies a specific strategy that utilizes information technology-based Management Information Systems, namely an information and consultation room that functions as a consultation center between the school and parents and gives access to parents to see the development of students' Academic values.
Penerapan Pendekatan Saintifik untuk Melatih Literasi Saintifik dalam Domain Kompetensi pada Topik Gerak Lurus di Sekolah Menengah Pertama
Authors: Setiawan Adib Rifqi
Published: June 2019

Penelitian menggunakan metode pre-experimental dengan desain one-group pretest-posttest terhadap sampel sebanyak 36 siswa yang dipilih menggunakan teknik convenience sampling di Kabupaten Bandung Barat ini menerapkan pendekatan saintifik untuk melatih literasi saintifik. Pengujian dilakukan menggunakan tes uraian sebanyak 18 soal dengan keandalan tes sebesar 0,73. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa setelah diterapkan pendekatan saintifik, siswa mengalami peningkatan literasi saintifik dalam domain kompetensi pada kategori sedang masingmasing: K1 =0,52; K2 =0,60; dan K1 =0,69.
Contextualizing Neuroticism in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology
Authors: Brandes Cassandra M , Tackett Jennifer L
Published: June 2019

Neuroticism is the personality trait most consistently and strongly connected to psychopathology. The majority of research on the relationship between traits and mental illness has focused on neuroticism’s connection with broad psychopathology spectra or discrete disorders. However, both personality and psychopathology are hierarchically-organized domains that may be examined at multiple levels of fidelity and bandwidth from very specific thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (i.e., nuance traits or symptoms) to very broad patterns indexing many interrelated tendencies (i.e., general factors). The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is a recently proposed nosologic framework for psychopathology symptoms and domains that accounts for this tiered organization. Here, we illustrate how neuroticism-psychopathology relationships—both what is known and unknown—may be elucidated through the HiTOP system.
Embryonic Brain’s Spontaneous Activity Promote Synesthesia?
Authors: Reddy J. Shashi Kiran , Northoff Georg
Published: June 2019

Antón-Bolaños et al. (2019) report a newly identified neural pathway mechanism, where the patterned spontaneous activity regulates the excitability of a neural network essential for the formation and maintenance of functional sensory maps in the brain. Findings from the study suggest that the patterned spontaneous activity prevalent during the embryonic development of the brain; at the early stages of innervation to the cortex, contributes to the formation of these sensory maps. Synesthesia is a neural phenomenon caused by the unusual links between sensory information, where synesthetic subjects demonstrate atypical functional and neural connectivity caused by the differences in cortical wiring during brain development. So, based on the findings from Antón-Bolaños et al. (2019), one can anticipate the role of spontaneous activity in promoting synesthetic condition. Thus, it will be interesting to study, if the intrinsic spontaneous activity influences the differential cortical wiring and the formation of sensory maps in synesthesia.
Minds, bodies, spirits, and gods: Does widespread belief in disembodied beings imply that we are inherent dualists?
Authors: Barlev Michael , Shtulman Andrew
Published: June 2019

Belief in beings without physical bodies is prevalent in present and past religions, from all-powerful gods to demonic spirits to guardian angels to immortal souls. Many scholars have explained this prevalence by a quirk in how we conceptualize persons, intuitively representing their minds as separable from their bodies. Infants have both a folk psychology (for representing the mental states of intentional agents) and a folk physics (for representing the properties of objects) but are said to apply only folk psychology to persons. The two modes of construal become integrated with development, but their functional specialization and initial independence purportedly make it natural for people of all ages to entertain beliefs in disembodied minds. We critically evaluate this thesis by integrating studies of both children and adults’ representations of intentional agents, both natural and supernatural, beliefs about the afterlife and souls across societies, and reflections on thought experiments about mind transfer, body duplication, and body transplantation. We show that representations of minds and bodies are integrated from the start, that conceptions of religious beings as disembodied are not evident in early ages but develop slowly, and that early-acquired conceptions of religious beings as embodied are not revised by theological conceptions of such beings as disembodied. We argue that belief in disembodied beings requires cultural learning – a learned dualism. We conclude by suggesting that disembodied beings may be prevalent not because we are developmentally predisposed to entertain them but because they are counterintuitive and thus have a social transmission advantage.