bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On Quantifying and Understanding the Role of Ethics in AI Research: A Historical Account of Flagship Conferences and Journals
Authors: Prates Marcelo , Avelar Pedro , Lamb Luis
Published: September 2018

Recent developments in AI, Machine Learning and Robotics have raised concerns about the ethical consequences of both academic and industrial AI research. Leading academics, businessmen and politicians have voiced an increasing number of questions about the con- sequences of AI not only over people, but also on the large-scale consequences on the the future of work and employment, its social consequences and the sustainability of the planet. In this work, we analyse the use and the occurrence of ethics-related research in leading AI, machine learning and robotics venues. In order to do so we perform long term, historical corpus-based analyses on a large number of flagship conferences and journals. Our experiments identify the prominence of ethics-related terms in published papers and presents several statistics on related topics. Finally, this research provides quantitative evidence on the pressing ethical concerns of the AI community.
ARCH-COMP18 Category Report: Continuous and Hybrid Systems with Nonlinear Dynamics
Authors: Immler Fabian , Althoff Matthias , Chen Xin , Fan Chuchu , Frehse Goran , Kochdumper Niklas , Li Yangge , Mitra Sayan , Tomar Mahendra Singh , Zamani Majid
Published: September 2018

We present the results of a friendly competition for formal verification of continuous and hybrid systems with nonlinear continuous dynamics. The friendly competition took place as part of the workshop Applied Verification for Continuous and Hybrid Systems (ARCH) in 2018. In this year, six tools CORA, CORA/SX, C2E2, Flow*, Isabelle/HOL, and SymReach (in alphabetic order) participated. They are applied to solve reachability analysis problems on four benchmarks problems, one of them with hybrid dynamics. We do not rank the tools based on the results, but show the current status and discover the potential advantages of different tools.
ARCH-COMP18 Repeatability Evaluation Report
Authors: Johnson Taylor T.
Published: September 2018

This report presents the results of the repeatability evaluation for the 2nd International Competition on Verifying Continuous and Hybrid Systems (ARCH-COMP'18). The competition took place as part of the workshop Applied Verification for Continuous and Hybrid Systems (ARCH) in 2018. In its second edition, twenty-five tools submitted artifacts for the repeatability evaluation and applied to solve benchmark problems for seven competition categories. The repeatability results represent a snapshot of the current landscape of tools and the types of benchmarks for which they are particularly suited and for which others may repeat their analyses. Due to the diversity of problems in verification of continuous and hybrid systems, as well as basing on standard practice in repeatability evaluations, we evaluate the tools with pass and/or failing being repeatable.
Learning to Plan from Raw Data in Grid-based Games
Authors: Dittadi Andrea , Bolander Thomas , Winther Ole
Published: September 2018

An agent that autonomously learns to act in its environment must acquire a model of the domain dynamics. This can be a challenging task, especially in real-world domains, where observations are high-dimensional and noisy. Although in automated planning the dynamics are typically given, there are action schema learning approaches that learn sym- bolic rules (e.g. STRIPS or PDDL) to be used by traditional planners. However, these algorithms rely on logical descriptions of environment observations. In contrast, recent methods in deep reinforcement learning for games learn from pixel observations. However, they typically do not acquire an environment model, but a policy for one-step action selec- tion. Even when a model is learned, it cannot generalize to unseen instances of the training domain. Here we propose a neural network-based method that learns from visual obser- vations an approximate, compact, implicit representation of the domain dynamics, which can be used for planning with standard search algorithms, and generalizes to novel domain instances. The learned model is composed of submodules, each implicitly representing an action schema in the traditional sense. We evaluate our approach on visual versions of the standard domain Sokoban, and show that, by training on one single instance, it learns a transition model that can be successfully used to solve new levels of the game.
Implementation of Taylor models in CORA 2018
Authors: Althoff Matthias , Grebenyuk Dmitry , Kochdumper Niklas
Published: September 2018

Tool Presentation: Computing guaranteed bounds of function outputs when their input variables are bounded by intervals is an essential technique for many formal methods. Due to the importance of bounding function outputs, several techniques have been proposed for this problem, such as interval arithmetic, affine arithmetic, and Taylor models. While all methods provide guaranteed bounds, it is typically unknown to a formal verification tool which approach is best suitable for a given problem. For this reason, we present an implementation of the aforementioned techniques in our MATLAB tool CORA so that advantages and disadvantages of different techniques can be quickly explored without hav- ing to compile code. In this work we present the implementation of Taylor models and affine arithmetic; our interval arithmetic implementation has already been published. We evaluate the performance of our implementation using a set of benchmarks against Flow* and INTLAB. To the best of our knowledge, we have also evaluated for the first time how a combination of interval arithmetic and Taylor models performs: our results indicate that this combination is faster and more accurate than only using Taylor models.
SYNTHESIS OF NEW 6-N-SUBSTITUTED PURINE NUCLEOSIDES
Authors: Kulak T. I. , Yankovskaya D. V. , Konoplich A. V. , Buravskaya T. N. , Kalinichenko E. N.
Published: September 2018

New derivatives of purine nucleosides containing the residues of N,N-diethylethylenediamine or N-(2-aminoethyl)pyrrolidine in 6-position of heterobase have been synthesized. The one-step preparation of 6-N-substituted nucleosides was performed in good yields by the amination of 6-Cl-derivatives of O-acetylated purine nucleosides and concomitant deacylation of OH-groups of a carbohydrate moiety with N,N-diethylethylenediamine or N-(2-aminoethyl)pyrrolidine.
ONE-STAGE SURGICAL CORRECTION IN CASE OF COMBINED LESIONS OF THE CAROTID AND CORONARY ARTERIES
Authors: Yanushko V. A.
Published: September 2018

The aim of the work is to determine the most effective and safe approach to treatment of patients with combined pathologies of the carotid and coronary arteries.

For the period from 2006 to 2016 in the RSPC “Cardiology” was operated on 207 patients with concomitant pathologies of the carotid and coronary arteries. Clinical data of patients included: angina of FC III, chronic heart failure NYHA III, one – or 2-sided lesions of the internal carotid artery, chronic arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease. Оne-stage correction was performed in patients in cases of concominant pathology of carotid and coronary arteries to reduce the number of perioperative complications and mortality: carotid endarterectomy combined with heart operation. Coronary artery bypass grafting was supplemented by correction of the valvular apparatus and/or left ventricular aneurysm plasty in identifying the relevant evidence.

We have analyzed the results of surgical correction of abnormalities of the coronary and carotid arteries combined with their defeat. It was shown the safety and effectiveness of tactical approach in the group of concomitant lesions in both arterial basins. Mortality and postoperative complications did not exceed those in patients operated just about ischemic heart disease (mortality of 2.9 %). This fact allows the authors to make a conclusion about the legality of the use of this tactic, with good immediate results.

A positive result is obtained with the simultaneous approach in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease and pathology of the carotid artery
EDTA-Dependent Pseudothrombocytopenia(EDP) Dengan Pemeriksaan Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) Yang Tinggi
Authors: RAHARJO BUDIONO , HADI SHOLICHUL
Published: September 2018

Latar Belakang: Pseudothrombocytopenia adalah fenomena dimana jumlah trombosit yang dilaporkan oleh alat hitung otomatis jumlahnya lebih sedikit dibandingkan jumlah sesungguhnya pada sirkulasi invivo

Kasus: Seorang laki-laki 53 tahun kontrol rutin untuk penyakit diabetes melitus. Pada pemeriksaan fisik dalam batas normal. Pada pemeriksaan darah lengkap pertama dengan menggunakan antikoagulan Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) didapatkan hemoglobin 15,7 gr/dL, MCV 82,3 µm3, MCH 30,3 pg, MCHC  36,8 %, Eritrosit:5,19 jt/L,  RDW 11,8 %, Hematokrit 42,7 %, leukosit 7.270/cmm,  trombositopenia dengan jumlah trombosit 15.000/cmm dan immature platelet fraction (IPF) 49,8 %. Pada pemeriksaan darah lengkap kedua dengan menggunakan antikoagulan natrium citrat didapatkan hemoglobin 15,2 gr/dL, MCV 81,4 µm3, MCH 30,1 pg, MCHC  37,0 %, Eritrosit:5,05 jt/L,  RDW 11,4 %, Hematokrit 41,1 %, leukosit 9.690/cmm, thrombosit menjadi 222.000/cmm dan IPF sebesar 5.1%. Pada hapusan darah tepi sampel pertama ditemukan trombosit yang bergerombol (clumping).

Diskusi: .EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDP) merupakan fenomena invitro yang disebabkan oleh protein spesifik dari sampel yang hanya bereaksi dengan trombosit apabila terdapat EDTA dan menyebabkan clumping. Pada perubahan pemeriksaan IPF yang tinggi dengan menjadi normal dapat disebabkan oleh EDP.

Simpulan: Apabila ditemukan pemeriksaan IPF yang tinggi dengan trombositopenia maka sebaiknya dilakukan pemeriksaan hapusan darah tepi untuk melihat ada tidaknya thrombosit yang bergerombol

 

Kata Kunci: EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDP), trombositopenia, IPF
The Effect of Bakiko (Spinach- Chitosan- Collagen) Membrane on Total Fibroblast in Burn Wound Grade II
Authors: ISLAMI SHOFI IQDA , MUNAWIR AL , ASTUTI IDA SRI SURANI WIJI
Published: September 2018

Background: According to WHO data in 2016, every year, about 265,000 deaths occurred due to burns and 38% of burn patients got pathological scars due to delayed wound healing. Glutamine, vitamin C, and linoleic acid in spinach play an important role in wound healing by increasing the formation of granulation tissues including increasing the proliferation of fibroblasts. Chitosan-collagen dressings can also increase the formation of granulation tissue. Increased proliferation of fibroblasts will increase extra cellular matrix synthesis so that the wound heals quicker. The purpose of this research is to explain the effect of merging Spinach-Chitosan-Collagen (Bakiko) as membrane form on total fibroblas in healing process of second degree burns. Methods: This research is true experimental laboratories with posttest only control group design. The samples were 27 Rattus Novergicus divided into 9 groups: 3 negative control group (without therapy), 3 positive control group (Bioplacenton), and 3 treatment groups (Bakiko membrane). Second degree burns made by contacting the skin to hot metal plates. Bioplacenton was applied daily on wounds while Bakiko membrane is attached to the wound and replaced every 3 days. The tissue retrieval was done after the termination of the animals on the 3rd, 7th, and 21st days post-burn induction. The tissue was made as histopathologic preparations with HE staining then calculated the total fibroblast cells using imageJ software. Data analysis was done using One Way Anova for homogeneous data and Kruskal Wallis for non homogeneous data. Result: One Way Anova and Kruskal Wallis test  showed significant results on the 3rd day (p = 0,000) and 7th day (p = 0.004). Conclussion: There is an effect of Bakiko membrane (spinach- chitosan- collagen) on the total fibroblasts in second degree burns by increasing the number of fibroblast cells at 3rd and 7th day on the proliferation phase of the burn-healing process.
Efektivitas dan Efisiensi Penyelesaian Sengketa Kekayaan Intelektual melalui Arbitrase dan Mediasi berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 30 Tahun 1999
Authors: Sudjana Sudjana
Published: September 2018

This review discusses the effectiveness and efficiency of dispute resolution of intellectual property through Arbitration compared to Mediation under Law Number 30 of 1999.Approach method used is normative juridical, that is studying national legislation. Specific descriptive analytical research in the sense of describing the issues discussed and analyzed. The research stage is done through literature study to examine the primary law material such as Law Number 30 ofÂ  1999 Concerning Arbitration and Alternative DisputeÂ  Resolution. Furthermore, secondary law material is done through expert opinion, and tertiary legal material is digital source (internet). Data collection techniques are conducted through document studies, which are conducted by reviewing documents on intellectual property dispute resolution. Then the method of data analysis is done through normative qualitative, it means to study the problem do not use statistic formula, but starting from the principles of law.The results of the study show that the settlement of intellectual property disputes through Arbitration andÂ  Mediation each has advantages and disadvantages. Mediation is more effective and efficient than Arbitration relating to stakeholder relations, atmosphere, results achieved, and costs. However, in terms of legal certainty, arbitration is more effective because the decision is final and binding. Keywords: Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Arbitration, Mediation.
Penerapan Undang-Undang Kepailitan dalam Menciptakan Iklim Berusaha Yang Sehat Bagi Seluruh Pelaku Usaha
Authors: Makmur Syafrudin
Published: September 2018

Law Number 37 Year 2004 concerning Bankruptcy and Postponement of Debt Payment Obligation (PKPU) is enacted in good faith to protect the rights of creditors who have receivables on the insolvent party, since in general the assets left by the insolvent party is less than the amount of the debt . So that the condition is very potential to cause chaos if the number of creditors more than one, because they each will fight each other to control the assets left behind as compensation for the settlement of receivables, and eventually among the creditors will apply: "who fast/strong he can, and who is slow / weak he bit the finger". With the stipulation of bankruptcy provisions in this law, congruent lenders will no longer fight each other because each will get the compensation of debt repayment proportionally according to the principle of "pari pasu pro rata parte".
»Projektive Identifikation« und »Verwerfung« innerhalb der Übertragungsproblematik
Authors: Kühn Rolf
Published: September 2018

Die »projektive Identifikation« ist einer der wichtigsten Begriffe der analytisch-therapeutischen Praxis, aber er birgt mehrere Probleme, die hier aus der Sicht Lacans und der Lebensphänomenologie diskutiert werden. Zum einen können Gefühle grundsätzlich nicht wie »Objekte« behandelt werden, zumal wenn nicht entschieden ist, ob es sich primäre um eine Verdrängung oder Verwerfung handelt. Gerade im letzteren Fall weiß das Subjekt gar nicht, wer überhaupt in der Übertragung spricht oder sprechen soll. Wollte es als »Patient« weiterhin etwas im Namen des Anderen (A) als Einschreibung in die Signifikantenkette sagen, oder etwas über diesen Anderen hinaus? Dies impliziert phänomenologisch eine vorsprachliche Gemeinschaftlichkeit, die jeden Affekt zunächst in einem leiblichen Ko-Pathos verankert sein lässt, in dem sich ebenfalls der Analytiker/Therapeut originär befindet, sodass alles Übertragungsgeschehen durch diese spezifische »Kraft« des Lebens geprägt ist und entsprechend zu berücksichtigen bleibt.
Periodontal depression. The fundamental cause of periodontal disease and caries.
Authors: Grigoriev Vasil
Published: September 2018

Found a fundamentally new solution to the problem of prevention and treatment of periodontitis and caries, which has been used since 1991 - the GRRGV dental system (GD_system). The result is the absence of symptoms of periodontitis, gingivitis at age 51 in 2018, and other results. Bacterial lesion is preceded by pathological processes in the teeth. These processes lead to symptoms of periodontitis and caries and will be called "periodontal depression". The occurrence of periodontal bacterial lesion is one of the symptoms of periodontal depression. Treatment of symptoms of a periodontal bacterial lesion does not eliminate the conditions that led to the bacterial lesion. Therefore, periodontitis progresses after the elimination of bacterial lesions .Eliminating periodontal depression allows you to achieve the result of the absence of periodontitis symptoms for the entire period of use of the GD_system. The GD_system has been successfully used to treat gingivitis and to treat other diseases. Periodontal depression is a fundamental cause of periodontitis, gingivitis and caries.
Introduction to Business
Authors: Nasution Muhammad Dharma Tuah Putra
Published: September 2018

Dengan menyebut nama Allah SWT yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Panyayang, Kami panjatkan puja dan puji syukur atas kehadirat-Nya, yang telah melimpahkan rahmat, hidayah, dan inayah-Nya kepada kami, sehingga kami dapat menyelesaikan buku “Introduction toBusiness” setelah sempat tertunda.Buku ini telah disusun dengan upaya maksimal dan memperoleh bantuan dari berbagai pihak sehingga memperlancar proses penerbitan buku ini. Dengan segala kerendahan hati, kami menyampaikan banyak terima kasih kepada semua pihak yang telahberkontribusi dalam penyusunan buku ini.Terlepas dari semua itu, Kami menyadari sepenuhnya bahwa masih ada kekurangan baik dari susunan kalimat maupun tata bahasa pada buku ini. Oleh karena itu dengan tangan terbuka kami menerima segala saran dan kritik dari pembaca agar kami dapat memperbaikibuku ini.Akhir kata kami berharap buku “Introduction to Business” dapat membantu mahasiswa dan masyarakat untuk memahami bagaimana membentuk sebuah entitas bisnis, serta dapat menginspirasi bagipembaca dalam menggeluti bisnis.
Inglorious glorification and attachment: National and European identities as predictors of anti- and pro-immigrant attitudes
Authors: Kende Anna , Hadarics Márton , Péter Szabó Zsolt
Published: September 2018

Anti-immigrant attitudes are not only widespread among Eurosceptic nationalists, but also among people who feel that immigration threatens European values and identity. We therefore assumed that the connection between nationalism and xenophobia can only partially explain the rise of hostile attitudes in the post-2015 period. In two online surveys (N = 1160) we compared how (a) glorification vs. attachment and (b) national vs. European identity can predict anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attitudes in Hungary.In the first study, national and European glorification predicted higher anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim prejudice. However, attachment with Europe predicted positive, while attachment with Hungary predicted negative attitudes toward immigrants. We replicated this pattern in a second study, and found that the different predictions of national vs. European identities were mediated by attitudes toward the EU. Eurosceptic attitudes were associated with increased hostility toward both immigrants and Muslim people and reflected a perceived contradiction between the interest of the nation and that of the EU. We conclude that for a better understanding of intergroup hostility toward Muslim immigrants in Europe, we need to simultaneously consider the psychological phenomenon of ingroup glorification and the values and norms of the social categories with which people identify.
Survey-Software Implicit Association Tests: A Methodological and Empirical Analysis
Authors: Carpenter Thomas , Pogacar Ruth , Pullig Chris , Kouril Michal , Aguilar Stephen J , LaBouff Jordan P. , Isenberg Naomi , Chakroff Alek
Published: September 2018

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is widely used in psychology. Unfortunately, the IAT cannot be run within online surveys, requiring researchers who conduct online surveys to rely on third-party tools. We introduce a novel method for constructing IATs using online survey software (Qualtrics); we then empirically assess its validity. Study 1 (student n = 239) found good psychometric properties, expected IAT effects, and expected correlations with explicit measures for survey-software IATs. Study 2 (MTurk n = 818) found predicted IAT effects across four survey-software IATs (d’s = 0.82 [Black-White IAT] to 2.13 [insect-flower IAT]). Study 3 (MTurk n = 270) compared survey-software IATs and IATs run via Inquisit, yielding nearly identical results and intercorrelations expected for identical IATs. Survey-software IATs appear reliable and valid, offer numerous advantages, and make IATs accessible for researchers who use survey software to conduct online research. We present all materials, links to tutorials, and an open-source tool that rapidly automates survey-software IAT construction and analysis.
A note on the generalization of bivariate normal quadrant probabilities to bivariate elliptical distributions
Authors: Astivia Oscar Lorenzo Olvera
Published: September 2018

I present a geometric argument to show that the quadrant probability for the bivariate normal distribution can be generalized to the case of all elliptical distributions.
The Danger of Interpreting Detection Differences between Image Categories
Authors: Gayet Surya , Stein Timo , Peelen Marius
Published: September 2018

Using breaking continuous flash suppression (b-CFS; a perceptual suppression technique), Gomes and colleagues (2018) showed that human observers have an advantage in detecting images of snakes (constituting an evolutionarily old threat) over birds. In their study, images of snakes and birds were filtered to contain either coarse-scale or fine-grained information. The preferential detection of snakes relied on coarse-scale (rather than fine-grained) information, which was taken as support for the existence of an evolutionarily old subcortical pathway dedicated to snake detection. Here, we raise the concern that images of snakes and birds inherently differ in their visual characteristics, which can strongly affect detection times in b-CFS. Images of snakes, for instance, have a larger perimeter-to-surface ratio than images of birds. Importantly, these visual characteristics are not snake-specific, as they are shared with many non-threatening object categories. To illustrate this point, we compared detection times between images of bicycles and cars; non-threatening image categories that differ in visual characteristics but for which detection is unlikely to capitalize on an evolutionarily old dedicated subcortical pathway. Observers exhibited an advantage for detecting bicycles over cars. Mirroring the snake-bird differences reported in Gomes et al., this advantage was driven by the coarse-scale (rather than fine-grained) information in the images. Hence, differences in visual characteristics between two non-threatening, semantically matched stimulus categories suffice to produce the exact same pattern of findings as observed with snakes versus birds. We conclude that spatial frequency-specific detection differences in b-CFS cannot be unequivocally attributed to differences in processing pathways.
Validation of a tool to conduct a Built Environment Analysis in a Low Income Country Setting
Authors: Vissoci Joao Ricardo Nickenig
Published: September 2018

Validated BEA approaches for other health events have been shown to streamline research reproducibility and comparability. BEA auditing instruments for cardiovascular health, physical activity, and healthy aging have been validated in multiple country settings {Bethlehem, 2014, The SPOTLIGHT virtual audit tool: a valid and reliable tool to assess obesogenic characteristics of the built environment}. These validated tools streamline the research for other projects on the topic, and stand as a template for research that investigates BEA with similar health events {Bethlehem, 2014, The SPOTLIGHT virtual audit tool: a valid and reliable tool to assess obesogenic characteristics of the built environment}. With increasingly more research on RTI, standardized BEA methodology now will support the growing field of research and allow for more collaboration within the field. This project aims to validate the use of a standard tool to perform a Built Environment Analysis (BEA) for capturing the environmental conditions of the road traffic injury hotspots in LMIC. The psychometrics properties such as internal construct, reliability and external validity, will be compared to validate the instrument in LMIC.
Comparing ISTDP and AEDP
Authors: Welling Hans
Published: September 2018

Comparing some aspects of contemporary ISTDP and AEDP
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Modifiable Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adults in Rural Community, Lahore
Authors: Ejaz Sumaira , Afzal Muhammad , Hussain Muhammad , Sarwar Hajra , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are group of disorders of heart, blood and vessels. Major risk factors are hypertension, cigarette smoking, high fat, diabetes, obesity and physically inactive. In Pakistan, prevalence data for the Cardiovascular disease is sparse, and literature indicates that there is 30-40% of all deaths in Pakistan due to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among adults in rural community, Lahore. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was used. Data were collected from adults of rural community Lahore. The sample size was 110. KAP questionnaire was used to collect the data. Ethical permission was obtained and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The findings of the research were good knowledge with (67%) high response of correct answer of “Smoking is risk factor of CVD”. The attitudes were negative, (28%) high correct response for “Do exercise for good health”. The practices were very poor regarding the risk-factors of cardiovascular diseases.Conclusion: The knowledge of participants towards the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was somehow better. The attitude was comparatively negative and practices were poor. No one was following regular exercises, dietary modifications, manage stress and smoking. Rural community people should modify their lifestyle to improve their practices. There is need for health education campaign in the rural community to minimize the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 76-82
An Analysis of the Implementation of the Factors of Customer Retention by Nepal Telecom
Authors: Thapa Prasanna
Published: September 2018

The world is travelling in information era where information is the essential element for every individual, institution, society and country. Communication of information is done by every individual to perform their daily activities, so the mobile telecommunication service has become a basic need where everybody needs telecommunication services. From the latest MIS Report of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), Market Penetration Rate (MPR) for mobile service 134.41%, which clearly indicates that the number of mobile service users has surpassed the population, and this actually means, at least mathematically , that there are no more people who aren’t using a mobile service in the market. This also means that there are no new customers for mobile service as they must be a new customer to us churning out from some other mobile service provider. Additionally, the data of MPR above 100% means the mobile market has reached the saturation level. When a market becomes highly saturated it’s not only hard to find a new customer, but also costly to get a new customer. Now, the main focus of every company is about retention of customers. Customer retention will be more and more crucial for survival of the company in the mobile telecommunication sector in upcoming days. There are different factors of influence of a customer retention like price, service quality, promotion mix, innovation and customer care. This study will analyze the implementation of the factors of  customer retention by Nepal Telecom.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 89-97
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Hepatitis C Prevention among People of Rural Community, Lahore
Authors: Nawaz Kiran , Hussain M. , Majeed Iram , Afzal M. , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Hepatitis C infection is developing risk and real burden on general wellbeing, overall prevalence of hepatitis C is 3% (170 million tainted individuals). Roughly 10 million individuals are contaminated in Pakistan and prevalence is relied upon to be higher in isolated places. Methodology: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was used and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The findings of the research were good Response rate of this review was 100 % and mean number of "Yes" answers to knowledge, behavior and practice questions were 51%, 46% and 42% individually. Conclusions: Knowledge, attitude and practice about hepatitis C among adolescences was insignificant. Consequences of this investigation show lack of understanding about disease control and prevention. The level of knowledge was good among people but there was no significant association between attitude and practices. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 138-145
Knowledge Attitude and Practice Regarding Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women in Rural Area of Lahore
Authors: Akhtar Shahnaz , Hussain Muhammad , Majeed Iram , Afzal Muhammad
Published: September 2018

Background: Prenatal care is medical valuation of mother and fetus, for the duration of gestation used for getting best possible result for the mother and child. Early observation and ongoing care during pregnancy provided more favorable births compared to no prenatal observation. Methodology: The quantitative cross-sectional study design was used with convenient sampling (n=133) from community of Hussain Abad Lahore. Pregnant women between the ages of 20 to 45 years of age. Data was analyzed on SPSS 21 version and application of chi-square test (p=<0.05). Result: The respondents 69.1% (n=94) were identified that pregnant women require to go for their checkup. This study reveals that (n=31) 21.4% participants were agree, (n=98)71.1% participants were disagreed, (n=06)4.4% were neutral that they have Seek antenatal care regularly during pregnancy. 83.1% women believe that antenatal checkup is worthy to monitor mother & fetus’ well-being. Conclusion: 64.7% pregnant women response in yes regarding knowledge about antenatal care. The attitude was shown positive somewhere as 69.6% women were agree and as well as negative, also as 30.1% respondents were disagreed and therefore 61% participants have positive practices towards antenatal care. There was significant association between qualification and knowledge of expectant women about prenatal care, significant association in qualification and attitude and there was insignificant association in qualification and practices. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 155-162
Factors Effecting Time Management of Professional Nurses’ at Public Hospital, Lahore
Authors: Habib Amna , Afzal Muhammad , Hussain Muhammad , Naseer Aisha , Habib Tayyuba , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Nursing is a very demanding career. In nursing work nurse’s work not only have tons of things to get done. Nurses scores in time management were more than those of men, with statistically significant difference: (p<0.05). There was a positive significant relationship between individual skills and organizational skills in time management (p<0.05). The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting time management of professional nurses. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional analytic study was conducted at government hospital of Lahore. Data was collected from 211 registered nurses using convenient sampling. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Results: There is statistically significant differences, in the significance level 0.05, of effective time management for nurses according to gender. Professional nurses spend much time in gossiping of both gender as (p <0.05), time allocated for socialization were more among female nurses Shortage of staff contributes poor time management towards patient care, working under pressure is significantly associated with poor patient care (p <0.05). Nurses spend much time using mobile phone is statistically significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: Time management is very crucial to the nurses and helps them to plan for their available time and use it to manage their tasks. This research identified and evaluated time management in professional nurses. Based on the results, it was found that shortage of staff contributes poor time management towards patient care, working under pressure affect patient care negatively, proper supervision will improve time management. It is also conclude that time management is necessary for medical workers, especially nurses. Thus, it would be interesting to conduct comparative cultural studies to better evaluate time management.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 231-235
Students’ Perception and Readiness towards Inter-Professional Learning
Authors: Mukhtar Javaria , Hussain Muhammad , Perveen Kousar , Afzal Muhammad , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Inter-professional learning is helpful for students to identify other professionals for team work and collaboration which results in improved patient care out come and also improve Communication among health professionals and patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between readiness and perception of students towards inter-professional learning. A correlation, cross-sectional study was done with Two hundred and eighty five undergraduate Nursing and Paramedical students from Jan, 2018 to May, 2018. Convenient sampling was used to collect data. The Readiness for Inter-Professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) and Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) were used to measure the readiness and perception of students regarding inter-professional leaning. The data were analyzed using software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) (Version 21). Spearman rho correlation test was used to explore the relationship of variables. The results showed statically significant positive correlation between the readiness and Perception of students regarding inter-professional learning (p=.000). This study indicated that there is strong positive correlation between readiness and perception of students towards inter-professional learning but students have least response towards team work and collaboration. Study suggests that inter-professional education should introduce in the curriculum of nursing and paramedical students to promote team work and share learning.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 192-200
Determination the Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Household Waste Disposal among People in Rural Community of Lahore
Authors: Shahzadi Ambrin , Hussain Muhammad , Afzal Muhammad , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: September 2018

Introduction: Waste disposal is one of the major environmental problems in all over the world. Improper waste disposal causes breeding and may cause infectious diseases like cholera, small pox, and plague, etc. The knowledge of waste disposal is necessary for health of people’s. various study reveal that about 90% of people disposal of waste in open places and use the method of land filling, so increase the problems for health of  public  and the environment. The study has been carried out for the current status of waste disposal. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out in rural area and 100 household peoples were the population. The Data collected by pre- tested questionnaire and direct interviewing the people about their routine waste disposal. Results: Majority of respondents (72.0%) was aware about adverse effects of improper waste removal and (28.0%) Respondent was not aware.95.0% of people have good attitude about waste disposal. Regarding practices most of respondent (52.0%) had the poor practices towards waste disposal and 41.0% had satisfactory practices. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding waste disposal in the most of respondents was found good and in Minimum of respondents having satisfactory knowledge. In spite of good knowledge, the respondents having poor Practices regarding waste disposal due to lack of awareness, unavailability of public dustbins.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 219-224
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Blood Glucose Monitoring in Rural Area among Diabetic Patients
Authors: Shabnum Saima , Sarwar Hajra
Published: September 2018

Background: Diabetes is main and growing health issue affecting more than 171 million peoples worldwide and the number is expected to rise to 366 million by 2030. Type 2 Diabetes will keep on accounting for 90% of all the cases. According to the WHO, Pakistan positioned seventh in pervasiveness of Diabetes. In 2011, the assessed pervasiveness of diabetes in Pakistan was generally in excess of 350 million and it is depended upon to be in excess of 550 million by year 2030. In Pakistan 9.5% of urban and 9.4% of the provincial population experience the bad effects of type 2 diabetes.  Objective: The reason for this investigation was to survey learning, conduct in regards to blood glucose observing among diabetic in rural group, Lahore. Descriptive cross sectional investigation configuration was led to evaluate learning, disposition and routine with regards to blood glucose monitoring and a sample size of 100 participants was selected for this study through convenient sampling. Data was collected from the adult males and females of Husain Abad community. Result: The result show that there was low level of knowledge, somewhat positive attitudes but very low level of practices regarding the diabetic control and glucose monitoring among the participants. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is stated that this research study the knowledge of participants towards the diabetes was not good except the definition of diabetes. The attitude was comparatively positive and good for following different blood sugar controlling measures. The practices were very poor. No one was following regular exercises, dietary modifications etcetera.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 225-230
The Concept of ‘Home’ in Palestinian Diaspora Fiction: A Critical Study of Randa Jarrar’s Fiction
Authors: Alghaberi Jameel Ahmed
Published: September 2018

The paper discusses the concepts of ‘home’, ‘cultural identity’, and ‘transnationalism’ in Randa Jarrar’s fiction. Being a diasporic Palestinian American, Randa Jarrar in her debut novel A Map of Home presents a particular view of ‘homeland’ and of what ‘historic Palestine’ means to her. The attempt in this paper is to critically analyze her fiction and to highlight the issues that she tackles as a writer of Palestinian origin. The paper also explores the way Randa Jarrar approaches the concept of ‘home’, and an examination of the relationship between Palestinian diasporas and their homeland-Palestine is presented. There is much wandering that Randa Jarrar is experimenting with in rather a creative space, and there is also a counter-narrative ideology embedded in the novel, a way to resist the stereotypes that have fixed the Middle Eastern female body as propagated in Orientalist discourse.
Teaching Writing to EFL Learners: An Investigation of Challenges Confronted by Indonesian Teachers
Authors: Hidayati Kuni Hikmah
Published: September 2018

Teaching English writing skill which involves developing linguistic and communicative competence of learners is considered a challenging task. When teaching writing, therefore, EFL teachers in general and Indonesian teachers in particular encounter many challenges (i.e. difficulties). This study aims to find out Indonesian teachers’ challenges in teaching English writing skill and discuss possible solutions to remove, or at least, minimize, the problems. The data was collected by interviewing 10 English teachers who come from different part of East Java, Indonesia and teach English in either private or public Junior and Senior High Schools. The instrument used was structured interview. The data collected from the interview was, then, analyzed descriptively. The findings show that there are internal and external factors contribute to the challenges that the teachers confront. The internal factors include linguistic competence, native language interference, motivation and reading habits of the learners, while the external ones include the class condition, aids available for teaching writing and the availability of time. The research findings would facilitate the teachers and the concerning authorities to improve the ELT especially in teaching writing.
Prevalence of Under-Prescription in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients in the Primary Care Unit of a University Hospital
Authors: Ananchaisarp Thareerat , Duangkamsee Namfon , Burapakiat Bongkot , Buppodom Theerapat , Rojanusorn Ukrit , Katawatee Kesinee , Siriwong Teerat , Haruthaiborrirux Puri , Saktiwarawat Krittithee , Nawalerspunya Pongnarin
Published: September 2018

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of under-prescription among elderly type 2 diabetic patients in the primary care unit of a university hospital in southern Thailand and identify the associated factors.Material and Methods: A 1-year retrospective medical record review was conducted in elderly type 2 diabetic patients treated continuously in the primary care unit. Under-prescription was the primary outcome assessed from criteria developed from the START criteria (2015), Thailand’s clinical practice guideline for diabetes (2014), and for hypertension (2015).Results: This study included 458 medical records that fit our inclusion criteria. The median age was 69.1 years old and more than 80% of them had a comorbidity of dyslipidemia or hypertension. The prevalence of under-prescription in elderly type 2 diabetic patients was 84.5%. The most commonly omitted medication was aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. An increased number of medications received and having cardiovascular disease was associated with a lower risk of under-prescription.Conclusion: The prevalence of the omission of beneficial medications in elderly type 2 diabetic patients in the primary care unit of a university hospital was high, especially under-prescription of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
The Application Domain of Infinite Matrices with Algorithms
Authors: Kirişçi Murat
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, we define the new spaces and investigate some topological and structural properties. Also, we compute dual spaces of new spaces which are help us in the characterization of matrix mappings. Second, we give some examples related to new spaces. A flow chart of the stages of the newly constructed sequence spaces and the algorithms of the workings at each step are given.
Editorial: Die kommende Deflationskrise?
Authors: Redaktion Prokla
Published: September 2018

Editorial: Die kommende Deflationskrise?
Hansgeorg Conert (19.3.1933-6.1.2004) als Wissenschaftler, Linkssozialist udn Individualist
Authors: Stork Volker
Published: September 2018

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Deregulierung, Globalisierung und Deflation
Authors: Herr Hansjörg
Published: September 2018

Over the last decades, the economic regime changed substantially. The world economy developed from a hegemonic monetary system to a multi-currency system with intensive currency competition. With the breakdown of the Bretton-Woods System the nominal exchange-rate anchor collapsed, capital controls were reduced substantially, dollarisation increased, current account imbalances and debt in foreign currency exploded. Last but not least, labour markets were deregulated and the nominal wage anchor for the price level weakened. All these factors will lead to an increased danger of a deflationary world economy in the future.
Das amerikanische Empire und die „ausgeschlossenen Staaten“
Authors: Söderberg Susanne
Published: September 2018

In March 2002 President Bush announced the creation of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). Under the MCA, only countries that govern justly, invest in their people, and open their economies to foreign enterprise and entrepreneurship will qualify for funding. To this end the Bush administration has devised sixteen eligibility criteria -- ranging from civil liberties to ‘days to start a business’ – that each country must successfully pass prior to receiving aid. Despite its impact on normalising, and thus legitimating, the tendency toward the privatisation of aid and militarisation of development, there has been very little critical work on the MCA. This article attempts to understand historically the MCA as a moment of American empire. It is argued that while the form of the MCA represents an unabashed articulation of US-led imperialism vis-à-vis the poorest regions in the South, the content of this allegedly novel strategy reflects the same goals and interests that underlie the neoliberal agenda.
Sozialabbau im Namen der Generationengerechtigkeit?
Authors: Böhning Björn , Burmeister Kai
Published: September 2018

During recent years a debate about violated justice between the generations has become a popular issue in the political discussion in almost all western societies. The often used label “generation justice” is used as a justification for a deconstruction of elements of social policy, especially in the fields of health insurance and public pensions. The main argument is due to a changing demographic structure, in which social systems are no longer able to guarantee high standard social services. This essay tries to critically asses the current debate about intergenerational justice and to focus at first on improved economic foundation for transfers between the different generations. In a second step it is asked, if generation justice is a relevant topic for young people in their ordinary lives. In a final third step the essay will try to give a solid answer to the demographic change, which can be the foundation for a new contract between younger and older people.
Agenda 2010 und Hartz IV
Authors: Heinrich Michael
Published: September 2018

With the so called Hartz IV law an eminent transformation of german unemployment support is going on. A significant re-distribution from bottom to top, the impoverishment of those who are for a longer time unemployed and because the unemployed are forced to accept any job an important change in the position of the trade unions will take place. As a consequence the Social Democrats loss dramatically support among the voters.
Editorial: Umstrukturierung des Bildungssystem
Authors: Redaktion Prokla
Published: September 2018

Editorial: Umstrukturierung des Bildungssystem
Qualifikationsanforderungen und Berufsbildung im Postfordismus
Authors: Atzmüller Roland
Published: September 2018

The development of skill requirements and VET constitutes a central field of hegemonic struggles under Postfordism. This development is linked to far reaching economic changes and transformations in the labour process, which lead in part to a replacement of taylorist tendencies of deskilling and strict bureaucratic control of labour through a partial reintegration of planning and execution and an alleged rehabilitation of skilled work. The postfordist understanding of skill conceptualizes the capabilities of workers as human capital which constitutes endogenous growth factors. This understanding is accompanied by an expansion, dynarnisation and subjectivation of the socially dominant concept of skills, which leads to new forms of subordination of workers under capital.