bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
QUO VADIS UNDANG-UNDANG NO. 5 TAHUN 1986 TENTANG PERADILAN TATA USAHA NEGARA JIS. UNDANG-UNDANG NO 51 TAHUN 2009 DAN KOMPETENSI PERADILAN TATA USAHA NEGARA DALAM UU. NO. 30 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG ADMINISTRASI PEMERINTAHAN
Authors: Widya Utama Kartika
Published: March 2017

Any change in the legislation, always cause changes / shifts in legal actions and legal consequences arising in the implementation and enforcement process .Act No. 30 of 2014 on Government Administration to bring a change in the term of authority Administrative Court in a dispute over the administration of the State . Needs to be studied more deeply how the legal consequences that would occur as a result of differences in the rules in the Act No. 30 of 2014 with Act No. 5 of 1986 .Law No.30 Year 2014 has expanded the authority of the Administrative Court , the extension of this authority should need to be addressed carefully in order not to create legal uncertainty in practice . The government should immediately issue regulations governing the implementation of the new judicial procedure related to some fundamental changes in the Law on Government administration .
MENGARTIKULASIKAN “TRIAL BY THE PRESS” DALAM KEMASAN PEMBERITAAN MEDIA YANG BERORIENTASI KEMASLAHATAN
Authors: Machmud NS Amir
Published: March 2017

Pasal 3 ayat (1) UU No. 40 Tahun 1999 menyatakan salah satu fungsi pers nasional adalah kontrol sosial. Namun fungsi kontrol pers dinilai masih kurang. Artikel ini bermaksud mengetahui pemberitaan seperti apakah yang berorientasi kemaslahatan penegakan hukum dapat dipahami bukan sebagai pelanggaran prinsip jurnalistik trial by the press dan daya dorong untuk menciptakan atmosfer anti-KKN seperti apakah yang bisa diformulasikan dalam kemasan artikulatif kontribusi media. Kesimpulannya pemberitaan yang berorientasi kemaslahatan penegakan hukum adalah pemberitaan yang menekankan pada covers all sides dengan memperhatikan asas dan prinsip-prinsip jurnalisme. Daya dorong untuk menciptakan atmosfer anti-KKN berupa pemberdayaan langkah progresif dengan kepatuhan terhadap asas trial by the press dan disiplin veriﬁkasi.
AKTUALISASI NILAI-NILAI PANCASILA DALAM PENGADAAN TANAH BAGI PEMBANGUNAN UNTUK KEPENTINGAN UMUM
Authors: Andora Hengki
Published: March 2017

Pancasila sebagai falsafah Negara Indonesia mengandung makna agar setiap aspek penyelenggaraan negara harus berdasarkan kepada nilai-nilai Pancasila. Pengadaan tanah bagi pembangunan adalah untuk kepentingan umum yang diselenggarakan oleh Pemerintah mesti pula mengakomodasi nilai-nilai Pancasila di dalamnya.Nilai dasar yang harus diresapi adalah bahwa tanah merupakan karunia dari Tuhan Yang Maha Esa yang wajib disyukuri keberadaannya dengan cara menggunakan dan memanf aat kannya unt uk mewuj udkan kesej aht eraan bersama. Penyelenggaraan pengadaan tanah bagi pembangunan untuk kepentingan umum harus dilandasi dengan semangat kekeluargaan, kerukunan dan gotong-royong. Bilamana terjadi sengketa antara Pemerintah dengan masyarakat, maka sengketa tersebut diselesaikan dengan rasa kebersamaan, rasa empati, tepa selira dan kasih sayang.
HUKUM (SANKSI) PIDANA ADAT DALAM PEMBAHARUAN HUKUM PIDANA NASIONAL
Authors: Putra Jaya Nyoman Serikat
Published: March 2017

Pembangunan hukum pidana Indonesia merupakan suatu upaya untuk membentuk masyarakat Indonesia yang dicita-citakan. Salah satunya melalui penataan sistem hukum yang menyeluruh dan terpadu dengan mengakui dan menghormati hukum adat. RUU KUHP memposisikan hukum adat dalam asas yang sangat fundamentil. Sumber hukum atau landasan legalitas untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan sebagai tindak pidana, tidak hanya didasarkan undang-undang, tetapi juga didasarkan pada asas legalitas materiil yaitu dengan memberi tempat kepada hukum adat.
PANCASILA SEBAGAI SUMBER SEGALA SUMBER HUKUM DAN KEKERASAN ATAS NAMA AGAMA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Indah Susilowati Christina Maya
Published: March 2017

Indonesia sebagai negara majemuk agama menghadapi tantangan untuk membangun relasi sosial yang harmonis.Politik identitas keragaman mereduksi kohesivitas aras nasional yang belum mapan sampai saat ini.Buruknya kohesi sosial pada masyarakat terbelah menjadi tanda problema konstitusional.Pertama reﬂeksi terhadap apakah konsitusional memadai penciptaan masyarakat toleran, dan kedua apakah kultur berkonstitusi masyarakat bisa dibangun secara utuh dan luas.Kemajemukan masyarakat Indonesia dapat hidup koeksisten dalam Pancasila, konstitusi UUD RI 1945 dan amandemennya serta perundang-undangan yang ada. Point pentingnya adalah bagaimana supaya konsitusi menjadi suatu konsitusi yang hidup (the living constitution) bagi kehidupan bermasyarakat dan bernegara di Indonesia.Hukum seyogyanya juga mampu memenuhi suatu kebutuhan sosial yang dimaksud dengan tetap berperan sebagai “Human security”.
TINDAK LANJUT PENGAKUAN HUTAN ADAT SETELAH PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI NO.35/PUU-X/2012
Authors: Sukirno Sukirno
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh Putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi N0.35/PUU-X/2012 yang menyatakan hutan adat adalah hutan yang berada di dalam wilayah masyarakat hukum adat. Penelitian yang  bertujuan untuk meneliti tindak lanjut pemerintah atas putusan tersebut, menggunakan metode pendekatan yuridis normatif. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan legal reasoning yang mengacu pada positivitas, koherensi dan keadilan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) putusan MK sudah ditindaklanjuti oleh pemerintah  dengan berbagai peraturan dan keputusan yang berbeda-beda substansinya; (2) tindak lanjut pemerintah tersebut tidak  menjamin pengakuan hutan adat, karena masih menyisakan dua persoalan, yaitu ketidaksamaan persepsi antar kementerian, dan  mata rantai birokrasi penetapan hutan adat terlalu panjang dan lama.
KEKOSONGAN HUKUM PERAMPASAN ASET TANPA PEMIDANAAN DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG TINDAK PIDANA KORUPSI
Authors: Bureni Imelda F.K.
Published: March 2017

Keadaan tersangka tidak ditemukan, tersangka melarikan diri, tersangka atau terdakwa menjadi gila, tidak terdapat ahli waris atau ahli waris tidak ditemukan untuk dilakukan gugatan perdata sedangkan telah nyata adanya kerugian keuangan negara dan dalam hal aset tersebut tidak diletakkan dalam sita pidana, belum terakomodir dalam regulasi tindak pidana korupsi Indonesia. Mengakomodir keadaan-keadaan tersebut ke dalam undang-undang pemberantasan tindak pidana korupsi adalah pengadopsian nilai-nilai UNCAC 2003.
PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN DIREKSI BUMN TERHADAP PERBUATAN YANG MENGAKIBATKAN KERUGIAN KEUANGAN NEGARA
Authors: Juliani Henny
Published: March 2017

Pengelolaan BUMN tidak bisa dilepaskan dari peranan direksi. Direksi dapat dituntut di pengadilan karena disangka/didakwa telah melakukan tindakan yang merugikan keuangan negara akibat perbuatannya mengelola BUMN. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pertanggungjawaban direksi BUMN terhadap perbuatan yang mengakibatkan kerugian keuangan negara. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah yuridis normatif. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa Direksi BUMN dipadankan dengan penyelenggara negara (pejabat negara) yang memiliki fungsi strategis. Kekayaan BUMN diintepretasikan sebagai keuangan negara, dan kerugian negara diintepretasikan sama dengan kerugian keuangan negara. Dalam Hukum Administrasi Negara, apabila Direksi BUMN melakukan perbuatan yang mengakibatkan kerugian keuangan negara, maka diwajibkan mengembalikan kerugian tersebut, namun dalam Hukum Pidana (tindak pidana korupsi), pengembalian kerugian keuangan negara tidak menghapuskan pidana pada pelaku tindak pidana tersebut.
Multiscale Analysis of 1-rectifiable Measures II: Characterizations
Authors: Badger Matthew , Schul Raanan
Published: March 2017

A measure is 1-rectifiable if there is a countable union of finite length curves whose complement has zero measure. We characterize 1-rectifiable Radon measures μ in n-dimensional Euclidean space for all n ≥ 2 in terms of positivity of the lower density and finiteness of a geometric square function, which loosely speaking, records in an L2 gauge the extent to which μ admits approximate tangent lines, or has rapidly growing density ratios, along its support. In contrast with the classical theorems of Besicovitch, Morse and Randolph, and Moore, we do not assume an a priori relationship between μ and 1-dimensional Hausdorff measure H1. We also characterize purely 1-unrectifiable Radon measures, i.e. locally finite measures that give measure zero to every finite length curve. Characterizations of this form were originally conjectured to exist by P. Jones. Along the way, we develop an L2 variant of P. Jones’ traveling salesman construction, which is of independent interest.
Indian Writing in English and the Discrepant Zones of World Literature
Authors: Wiemann Dirk
Published: March 2017

For world literature studies, Indian writing in English offers an exceptionally rich and variegated field of analysis: On the one hand, a set of prominent Indian or diasporic writers accrues substantial literary capital through metropolitan review circuits and award systems and thus maintains the high international visibility that Indian writing in English has acquired ever since the early 1980s. Addressing a readership that spans countries and continents, this kind of writing functions as a viable tributary to world literature. On the other hand, a new boom of Indian mass fiction in English has emerged that, while targeting a strictly domestic audience, is always already implicated in the dynamics of world literature as well, albeit in a very different way: As they deploy, appropriate and adopt a wide range of globally available templates of popular genres, these texts have globality inscribed into their very textures even if they do not circulate internationally.
Form-meaning correspondences in multiple dimensions: The structure of Hungarian finite clauses
Authors: Imrényi András
Published: March 2017

The paper combines the assumptions of Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar, Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar and Dependency Grammar, arguing for an analysis of clauses as multi-dimensional networks. The semantic pole of each dimension is a network of semantic relations, which stands in correspondence to formal aspects of clause structure such as case morphology, word order and prosody. The proposed approach is applied to the study of core phenomena of Hungarian. The D1 dimension of Hungarian finite clauses is concerned with frame semantic (“thematic”) relations and their coding (primarily by morphology) on the formal side. The D2 and D3 dimensions pertain to speech function and contextualization, respectively, with the semantic relations marked by word order and prosody. It is hoped that the proposed account of Hungarian may inform both cross-linguistic comparisons and theory development in cognitive linguistics.
Degradation of PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) in wastewater by advanced oxidation processes
Authors: Sun Weihua , Chen Lujun , Wang Jianlong
Published: March 2017

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute a promising technology to treat wastewater containing organic pollutants that are not easily biodegradable. They have received increasing attention in the research and development of wastewater treatment technologies in recent decades for their removal or degradation of recalcitrant pollutants or as pretreatments to convert pollutants into smaller compounds, which can be treated using conventional biological methods. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a typical refractory organic pollutant. It has received special attention due to its low biodegradability and the large amount of PVA-containing wastewater discharged from textile and paper mills. This review focuses on PVA removal and PVA wastewater pretreatment by AOPs, which include ozonation, Fenton oxidation, persulfate oxidation, ultrasound cavitation, ionizing radiation, photocatalytic oxidation, wet air oxidation and electrochemical oxidation. The mechanistic degradation pathways of PVA by AOPs are also discussed. In addition, a new classification of AOPs is applied for PVA treatment.
Changes in some biochemical parameters of alloxanized rats administered with varying concentrations of quail egg solution
Authors: Aba Patrick Emeka , Okorie-kanu Christian Onwuchekwa
Published: March 2017

Background

Quail egg is said to heal all sorts of ailments including diabetes and liver diseases, and people have started taking it indiscriminately without verification and standardization. This study investigated some biochemical effects associated with administration of varying concentrations of quail egg solution to alloxanized rats.

Methods

Thirty (30) adult male albino Wistar rats were assigned to 5 groups of 6 rats each. Groups 2–5 rats were injected with alloxan monohydrate intraperitoneally at the dose of 160 mg/kg while rats in group 1 served as normal control. Upon establishment of fasting blood glucose level above 126 mg/dL, the rats in groups 2–4 were administered 30, 15, and 7.5 mg/mL of quail egg solution respectively for 7 days. Rats in groups 1 and 5 received distilled water (10 mL/kg) each. All treatments were through the oral route. At the end of 7 days duration of the study, blood samples for some biochemical (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] and blood urea nitrogen [BUN]) analyses were collected.

Results

Results indicated that the quail egg administration to alloxanized rats especially at the concentration of 30 mg/mL significantly (p<0.5) reduced the elevated levels of ALT and BUN.

Conclusions

It was concluded that administration of quail egg solution to alloxanized rats mitigated hepatic injury and ameliorated renal lesion that may have resulted from the effect of alloxan monohydrate.
Environmental and genetic determinants of two vitamin D metabolites in healthy Australian children
Authors: Bima Abdulhadi , Pezic Angela , Sun Cong , Cameron Fergus J. , Rodda Christine , van der Mei Ingrid , Chiaroni-Clarke Rachel , Dwyer Terence , Kemp Andrew , Qu Jun , Carlin John , Ellis Justine A. , Ponsonby Anne-Louise
Published: March 2017

Background:

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with adverse health outcomes. We examined genetic and environmental determinants of serum 25(OH)D

Methods:

The study sample consisted of 322 healthy Australian children (predominantly Caucasians) who provided a venous blood sample. A parental interview was conducted and skin phototype and anthropometry measures were assessed. Concentrations of 25(OH)D

Results:

Deseasonalised log 25(OH)D

Conclusions:

Environmental factors and genetic factors contributed to both vitamin D metabolite concentrations. The intriguing finding that the higher ambient UVR contributed to higher 1,25(OH)
Characteristics and management of mirror syndrome: a systematic review (1956–2016)
Authors: Allarakia Sabah , Khayat Hassan A. , Karami Moyassar M. , Aldakhil Abdulaziz M. , Kashi Ahmed M. , Algain Abdulrahman H. , Khan Mohammad A. , Alghifees Loai S. , Alsulami Raed E.
Published: March 2017

Objectives:

To describe the clinical features of mirror syndrome and to correlate the effects of different treatments with the fetal outcomes.

Data sources:

Online search up to May 2016 was conducted in the PubMed, Embase (Ovid platform) and clinicalTrials.gov without restrictions of language, date or journal. Only papers providing both fetal and maternal presentations and outcomes were included.

Results:

The study included 74 papers (n=111), with an additional two patients diagnosed at our center (n=113). The mean gestational age at diagnosis was 27 weeks±30 days (16–39 weeks). Whether early or late gestational age at diagnosis, and whether mother and fetus show symptoms simultaneously or on different dates, has insignificant impact on fetal outcome (P=0.06 and P=0.46, respectively). Edema (84%) followed by hypertension (60.1%) were the leading maternal findings. Fetal hydrops (94.7%) and placental edema (62.8%) were the commonest sonographic features. Procedures correcting fetal hydrops/anemia

Conclusion:

The gestational age at diagnosis and sequence of presentation have insignificant impact on fetal outcome. Improved fetal survival was associated with procedural interventions that correct fetal hydrops as well as labor induction.
The assessment of labor: a brief history
Authors: Cohen Wayne R. , Friedman Emanuel A.
Published: March 2017

In the 1930s, investigators in the US, Germany and Switzerland made the first attempts to quantify the course of labor in a clinically meaningful way. They emphasized the rupture of membranes as a pivotal event governing labor progress. Attention was also placed on the total number of contractions as a guide to normality. Beginning in the 1950s, Friedman determined that changes in cervical dilatation and fetal station over time were the most useful parameters for the assessment of labor progress. He showed all normal labors had similar patterns of dilatation and descent, differing only in the durations and slopes of their component parts. These observations led to the formulation of criteria that elevated the assessment of labor from a rather arbitrary exercise to one guided by scientific objectivity. Researchers worldwide confirmed the basic nature of labor curves and validated their functionality. This system allows us to quantify the effects of parity, analgesia, maternal obesity, prior cesarean, maternal age, and fetal presentation and position on labor. It permits analysis of outcomes associated with labor aberrations, quantifies the effectiveness of treatments and assesses the need for cesarean delivery. Also, dysfunctional labor patterns serve as indicators of short- and long-term risks to offspring. We still lack the necessary translational research to link the physiologic manifestations of uterine contractility with changes in dilatation and descent. Recent efforts to interpret electrohysterographic patterns hold promise in this regard, as does preliminary exploration into the molecular basis of dysfunctional labor. For now, the clinician is best served by a system of labor assessment proposed more than 60 years ago and embellished upon in considerable detail since.
Meso-level Objects, Powers, and Simultaneous Causation
Authors: Hansson Wahlberg Tobias
Published: March 2017

I argue that Mumford and Anjum’s recent theory of simultaneous causation among powerful meso-level objects is problematic in several respects: it is based on a false dichotomy, it is incompatible with standard meso-level physics, it is explanatory deficient, and it threatens to render the powers metaphysics incoherent. Powers theorists are advised, therefore, to adopt a purely sequential conception of causation.
Models of optical quantum computing
Authors: Krovi Hari
Published: March 2017

I review some work on models of quantum computing, optical implementations of these models, as well as the associated computational power. In particular, we discuss the circuit model and cluster state implementations using quantum optics with various encodings such as dual rail encoding, Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill encoding, and coherent state encoding. Then we discuss intermediate models of optical computing such as boson sampling and its variants. Finally, we review some recent work in optical implementations of adiabatic quantum computing and analog optical computing. We also provide a brief description of the relevant aspects from complexity theory needed to understand the results surveyed.
Fundamentals and applications of SERS-based bioanalytical sensing
Authors: Kahraman Mehmet , Mullen Emma R. , Korkmaz Aysun , Wachsmann-Hogiu Sebastian
Published: March 2017

Plasmonics is an emerging field that examines the interaction between light and metallic nanostructures at the metal-dielectric interface. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique that uses plasmonics to obtain detailed chemical information of molecules or molecular assemblies adsorbed or attached to nanostructured metallic surfaces. For bioanalytical applications, these surfaces are engineered to optimize for high enhancement factors and molecular specificity. In this review we focus on the fabrication of SERS substrates and their use for bioanalytical applications. We review the fundamental mechanisms of SERS and parameters governing SERS enhancement. We also discuss developments in the field of novel SERS substrates. This includes the use of different materials, sizes, shapes, and architectures to achieve high sensitivity and specificity as well as tunability or flexibility. Different fundamental approaches are discussed, such as label-free and functional assays. In addition, we highlight recent relevant advances for bioanalytical SERS applied to small molecules, proteins, DNA, and biologically relevant nanoparticles. Subsequently, we discuss the importance of data analysis and signal detection schemes to achieve smaller instruments with low cost for SERS-based point-of-care technology developments. Finally, we review the main advantages and challenges of SERS-based biosensing and provide a brief outlook.
The crystal structure of the Schiff base (E)-2,6-diisopropyl-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethylene)aniline, C18H22N2
Authors: Njogu Eric M. , Omondi Bernard , Nyamori Vincent O.
Published: March 2017

C18H22N2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4660(4) Å, b = 9.4043(3) Å, c = 18.0824(7) Å, β = 96.070(2)°, V = 1600.69(11) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0426, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1167, T = 100 K.
Crystal structure of 5-acetyl-3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)oxazolidin-2-one, C15H17FN2O4
Authors: Samipillai Marivel , Govender Thavendran , Kruger Hendrik G. , Tricia Naicker
Published: March 2017

C15H17FN2O4, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 12.4266(11) Å, b = 6.6865(5) Å, c = 17.1510(15) Å, β = 99.288(2)°, V = 1406.4(2) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0422, wRref (F2) = 0.1139, T = 173 K.
Crystal structure of chlorido{[3-(η5-cyclopenta-dienyl)-2,2,3-trimethyl-1-phenylbutylidene] azanido-κN}[η2(N,O)-N,N-dimethylhydroxylaminato]titanium(IV), C20H27ClN2OTi
Authors: Večeřa Miloš , Gyepes Róbert , Lamač Martin
Published: March 2017

C20H27ClN2OTi, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4006(2) Å, b = 10.8185(3) Å, c = 19.4821(5) Å, β = 97.941(1)°, V = 1962.34(9) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0270, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0731, T = 150(2) K.
The nanomedicine landscape of South Africa
Authors: Dube Admire , Ebrahim Naushaad
Published: March 2017

Nanomedicine is one of the most exciting applications of nanotechnology and promises to address several of mankind’s healthcare needs. South Africa is one of the countries engaged in nanomedicine research and product development on the African continent. In this article, we provide a top-level description of the policy, infrastructure, and human capital development programs supported by the South African government. We also highlight the nanomedicine outputs (publications, patents, and products) that have emanated from South Africa. This description of a “newly industrialized” country engagement in nanomedicine is important within the global context of nanomedicine development.
Complexing power of hydro-soluble degradation products from γirradiated polyvinylchloride: influence on Eu(OH)3(s) solubility and Eu(III) speciation in neutral to alkaline environment
Authors: Reiller Pascal E. , Fromentin Elodie , Ferry Muriel , Dannoux-Papin Adeline , Badji Hawa , Tabarant Michel , Vercouter Thomas
Published: March 2017

The complexing power of hydrosoluble degradation products (HDPs) from an alkaline hydrolysis of a 10 MGy γ-irradiated polyvinylchloride is studied. The complexation of Eu(III), as an analogue of lanthanide and actinide radionuclides at their +III oxidation state for oxygen containing functions, is evidenced both from the increasing of Eu(OH)3(s) dissolution, and from a complexometric titration by time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy. The dissolution of Eu(OH)3(s) in a simplified alkaline solution (0.3 M KOH/0.1 M NaOH) increases moderately, but significantly, with the HDPs concentration. The luminescence signal of the supernatant clearly indicates the presence of several complexed Eu(III) species. Performing a complexometric titration of Eu(III) from pH 6 by alkaline HDPs shows the formation of two different species with increasing HDPs’ concentration and pH. Operational complexation constants – based on dissolved carbon concentration – are proposed. The analyses of the spectra and luminescence decays seem to confirm the presence of two different species.
Neurotransmission systems in Parkinson’s disease
Authors: Sanjari Moghaddam Hossein , Zare-Shahabadi Ameneh , Rahmani Farzaneh , Rezaei Nima
Published: March 2017

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is histologically characterized by the accumulation of α-synuclein particles, known as Lewy bodies. The second most common neurodegenerative disorder, PD is widely known because of the typical motor manifestations of active tremor, rigidity, and postural instability, while several prodromal non-motor symptoms including REM sleep behavior disorders, depression, autonomic disturbances, and cognitive decline are being more extensively recognized. Motor symptoms most commonly arise from synucleinopathy of nigrostriatal pathway. Glutamatergic, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic, cholinergic, serotoninergic, and endocannabinoid neurotransmission systems are not spared from the global cerebral neurodegenerative assault. Wide intrabasal and extrabasal of the basal ganglia provide enough justification to evaluate network circuits disturbance of these neurotransmission systems in PD. In this comprehensive review, English literature in PubMed, Science direct, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were perused. Characteristics of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems, disturbance of these neurotransmitter systems in the pathophysiology of PD, and their treatment applications are discussed.
Crystal packing and layered morphology relationships in naphthalene sulfonate compounds
Authors: Toson Valentina , Milanesio Marco , Conterosito Eleonora
Published: March 2017

The crystal structure of sodium naphthalene 2-sulfonate (Na2-NS) is reported. This compound raised the attention as a pollutant, being widely used in industry, and its intercalation in inorganic matrices, such as layered double hydroxides (LDH), could be a suitable removal strategy. The crystal structure of the title compound, despite its simplicity, is not known in the literature, so we looked for a strategy to grow crystals suitable for a single crystal study. Although many attempts were made to recrystallize it, Na2-NS grows in bunches of very thin laminae, with a high degree of mosaicity and intergrowth, explaining the absence of a reported crystal structure. The crystal structure shows layers of Na+ cations with the organic part arranged in between. The crystals grow easily in the layer plane, whilst the growth perpendicular to the layers is driven by weak non-bonding interaction and thus unfavored. The crystal packing features were related to the density of charges in the cationic layer with respect to the size of the anion. By comparing the crystal structures of 2-NS salts with different cations, and with or without an amino substituent in different positions, it was possible to find the relationship between the density of the positive charges and the deepness of interdigitation of the 2-NS moieties. We exploited this information to shed light on the structural features of 2-NS and related compounds intercalated into LDH. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern of 2-NS intercalated LDH (V. Toson, E. Conterosito, L. Palin, et al. Facile intercalation of organic molecules into hydrotalcites by liquid-assisted grinding: yield optimization by a chemometric approach. Cryst. Growth Des.
2015, 15, 5368) resulted consistent with a crystal packing characterized by the partial interdigitation of the 2-NS anions.
Effects of extracts and compounds from Tricholoma populinum Lange on degranulation and IL-2/IL-8 secretion of immune cells
Authors: Merdivan Simon , Jenett-Siems Kristina , Siems Karsten , Niedermeyer Timo H.J. , Schultze Nadin , Steinborn Carmen , Gründemann Carsten , Lindequist Ulrike
Published: March 2017

Tricholoma populinum Lange is an edible basidiomycete from the family Tricholomataceae. Extracts, fractions, and different metabolites isolated from the fruiting bodies of this mushroom were tested for degranulation-inhibiting activities on RBL-2H3 cells (rat basophils). Dichloromethane extracts decreased degranulation significantly, as did a fraction after column chromatography. In addition, the extract decreased the IL-2 release from Jurkat T cells and the release of IL-8 from HMC-1 human mast cells. The results show the significant effects of extracts of T. populinum on cells of the innate (basophils and mast cells) and adaptive (T cells) immune system and indicate the influence of the mushroom on different immunological processes. As one fraction showed activity, it seems to be possible that it includes an active principle. The compounds responsible for this effect, however, could not be identified as the contents oleic acid (1), ergosterol peroxide (2), and 9,11-dehydroergosterol peroxide (3) showed no effects. Nevertheless, the mushroom could be used for supporting allergy treatment in future studies.
Video consultations as add-on to standard care among patients with type 2 diabetes not responding to standard regimens: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hansen Caroline Raun , Perrild Hans , Koefoed Birgitte Gade , Zander Mette
Published: March 2017

Objective

To examine whether video consultations preceded by measurements of blood glucose, weight and blood pressure as add-on to standard care could contribute to achieving and maintaining good diabetes control among patients with poorly regulated type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Methods

165 patients with T2D were randomized 1:1 to telemedicine intervention as add-on to clinic-based care or control (clinic-based care). The intervention consisted of monthly video conferences with a nurse via a tablet computer and lasted for 32 weeks. Regularly self-monitored measurements of blood sugar, blood pressure and weight were uploaded and visible to patient and nurse. Both groups were followed up six months after the end of the intervention period.

Primary endpoint

HbA1c after eight months.

Results

Video conferences preceded by uploads of measurements as add-on to clinic-based care led to a significant reduction of HbA1c compared to that in standard care (0.69% vs 0.18%, P = 0.022). However, at six-month follow-up, the inter-group difference in HbA1c-reduction was no longer significant. Non-completers had higher HbA1c levels at baseline and a lower degree of education.

Conclusion

Video consultations preceded by uploading relevant measurements can lead to clinically and statistically significant improvements in glycemic control among patients who have not responded to standard regimens. However, continuing effort and attention are essential as the effect does not persist when intervention ends. Furthermore, future studies should focus on differentiation as the most vulnerable patients are at greater risk of non-adherence.
Evaluating Methods of Updating Training Data in Long-Term Genomewide Selection
Authors: Neyhart Jeffrey L , Tiede Tyler , Lorenz Aaron J , Smith Kevin P
Published: March 2017

Genomewide selection is hailed for its ability to facilitate greater genetic gains per unit time. Over breeding cycles, the requisite linkage disequilibrium (LD) between quantitative trait loci and markers is expected to change as a result of recombination, selection, and drift, leading to a decay in prediction accuracy. Previous research has identified the need to update the training population using data that may capture new LD generated over breeding cycles; however, optimal methods of updating have not been explored. In a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) breeding simulation experiment, we examined prediction accuracy and response to selection when updating the training population each cycle with the best predicted lines, the worst predicted lines, both the best and worst predicted lines, random lines, criterion-selected lines, or no lines. In the short term, we found that updating with the best predicted lines or the best and worst predicted lines resulted in high prediction accuracy and genetic gain, but in the long term, all methods (besides not updating) performed similarly. We also examined the impact of including all data in the training population or only the most recent data. Though patterns among update methods were similar, using a smaller but more recent training population provided a slight advantage in prediction accuracy and genetic gain. In an actual breeding program, a breeder might desire to gather phenotypic data on lines predicted to be the best, perhaps to evaluate possible cultivars. Therefore, our results suggest that an optimal method of updating the training population is also very practical.
Paternal Induction of Hybrid Dysgenesis in Drosophila melanogaster Is Weakly Correlated with Both P-Element and hobo Element Dosage
Authors: Srivastav Satyam P , Kelleher Erin S
Published: March 2017

Transposable elements (TEs) are virtually ubiquitous components of genomes, yet they often impose significant fitness consequences on their hosts. In addition to producing specific deleterious mutations by insertional inactivation, TEs also impose general fitness costs by inducing DNA damage and participating in ectopic recombination. These latter fitness costs are often assumed to be dosage-dependent, with stronger effects occurring in the presence of higher TE copy numbers. We test this assumption in Drosophila melanogaster by considering the relationship between the copy number of two active DNA transposons, P-element and hobo element, and the incidence of hybrid dysgenesis, a sterility syndrome associated with transposon activity in the germline. By harnessing a subset of the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP), a group of fully-sequenced D. melanogaster strains, we describe quantitative and structural variation in P-elements and hobo elements among wild-derived genomes and associate these factors with hybrid dysgenesis. We find that the incidence of hybrid dysgenesis is associated with both P-element and hobo element copy number in a dosage-dependent manner. However, the relationship is weak for both TEs, suggesting that dosage alone explains only a small part of TE-associated fitness costs.
GALECTIN-3: A NOVEL BIOMARKER FOR THE PROGNOSIS OF HEART FAILURE
Authors: Amin Hilman Zulkifli , Amin Lukman Zulkifli , Wijaya Ika Prasetya
Published: March 2017

Heart failure (HF) is still a global burden which carries substantial risk of morbidity and mortality. Thus, appropriate approach of diagnosis and layering the prognosis of HF are of great importance. In this paper we discuss and review a novel biomarker, which is called galectin-3 and already approved by Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) as a prediction tool for HF.Galectin-3, which is secreted by macrophages under the influence of mediators like osteopontin, has been known for its significant role in mediating cardiac fibrosis and inflammation. Numerous studies have shown galectin-3 as a novel prognostic biomarker with high predictive value for cardiovascular mortality and re-hospitalization in HF patients. However, there are also other contradictive studies displayed galectin-3 inferiority against other existed HF prognostic biomarkers like NT-proBNP and ST2. Nevertheless, galectin-3 has some advantages such as more stability and resistance against hemodynamic loading and unloading state, and also it could act as an early indicator of cardiac fibrosis, ventricular remodeling, and renal impairment in HF patients.
THE KERAUGA CAVE AND LÆKJARBOTNAVEITA IN SOUTH ICELAND ‒ GROUNDWATER SAFETY AND HYDROGEOLOGY
Authors: Ketilsson Jónas , Óskarsdóttir Sigríður Magnea , Claesson Andrea , Collett Nathalie Jonasson
Published: March 2017

This research looks at water protection of Lækjarbotnar and Kerauga springs in South Iceland. Discharge measurements show that Minnivalla- and Tjarnalækur streams lose 350 and 1350 l/s respectively into the ground. The equivalent amount springs to surface along the edge of the Þjórsá Lava and Búði Glacial Moraine in a few springs. Tracer tests indicate that lost surface water of Minnivallalækur transits partly along a fracture to Kerauga in 65 days and to Lækjarbotnar in 125 days through the Þjórsá Lava over a similar distance of about 5 km. Hence the lost surface water of Tjarnalækur in the east is unlikely to travel past this drainage divide west of the fracture to Lækjarbotnar but more likely to drain into Ytri-Rangá. Thus a proposed poultry farm in that area proposes minimum direct risk to water safety of Lækjarbotnar. As a result of this connection Kerauga is not a safe source of drinking water. The aquifer is considered unconfined, heterogeneous and anisotropic. It is recommended to define inner and outer protection zones for Lækjarbotnar further north and to springs of Minnivallalækur respectively. It is hypothesized that Kerauga cave is manmade.
Les origines medievales de la doctrine de la Sainte couronne
Authors: de Cevins Marie-Madeleine
Published: March 2017

Les relations complexes entre le roi, le territoire et les artéfacts du pouvoir (par exemple la couronne) n’étaient pas, au Moyen âge, l’exclusivité de la Hongrie, mais la doctrine de la couronne de Saint Etienne s’est peu à peu développée en symbiose avec des aspects religieux et identitaires qui expliquent l’apparition, au XVIe siècle, d’une doctrine juridique et métaphysique “clef en main” prête à soutenir le pouvoir royal aux temps modernes, au prix d’une interprétation paradoxale du découplage entre la personne du roi et la dignité (souveraineté) royale.
Magyar Corvin Lánc und Magyar Corvin Koszorú: Über den Ursprung des modernen ungarischen Literaturpreissystems
Authors: Erlinghagen Erika
Published: March 2017

In Hinblick auf den von Viktor Orbán im Jahr 2001 neu, oder vielmehr: wieder eingeführten Staatspreis, die sogenannte Ungarische Corvin Kette (Magyar Corvin Lánc), beschäftigt sich der Artikel mit den Anfängen des modernen staatlichen Auszeichnungssystems in Ungarn, die im Ungarn der Zwischenkriegszeit zu verorten sind. Konkret wird auf die Entstehungs-und Vergabegeschichte der ursprünglich von Miklós Horthy gegründeten Staatspreise, namentlich der Ungarischen Corvin Kette sowie des Ungarischen Corvin Kranzes (Magyar Corvin Koszorú), eingegangen, wobei zur Einschränkung, aber insbesondere zur Exemplifizierung der hinter der Vergabe stehenden kulturpolitischen Strategien der Fokus der Betrachtungen auf den mit den Corvin-Preisen ausgezeichneten Literaten liegt. Damit soll der Anstoß zu einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit der 2001 wiedereingeführten Ungarischen Corvin Kette und deren Vergabepraktiken gegeben werden.
Experimental study of the out of plane behavior of masonry infill walls with exterior insulation systems
Authors: Petruş Cristian , Stoian Valeriu , Moşoarcă Marius , Anastasiadis Anthimos
Published: March 2017

The objective of this study is to evaluate the out of plane behavior of a masonry infill wall provided with an exterior thermal insulation system. For this purpose there were constructed two 1:1 scale specimens of masonry infill walls in order to compare a simple wall with one having already applied an exterior thermal insulation system composed by a polystyrene insulation and a protection layer of plaster and a glass fiber mesh. The load was applied through a horizontal force, acting at the mid height of the wall. Both specimens were tested in displacement control, using alternate force with 3 cycles per loading step. As it was expected, an increased stiffness and out of plane resistance was observed for the wall provided with the insulation system. Various observations were noticed related to the technology and overall behavior of the infill masonry wall.
Spatial layout of the functions in Kulla
Authors: Sylejmani Mimoza , Medvegy Gabriella , Beqiri Lulzim
Published: March 2017

The paper deals with the analysis of the fortified dwellings - Kulla, which were constructed in Kosovo since XVIII–XIX century. As a case study, one took the Kulla, which were constructed in the Plain of Dukagjin. These types of dwellings were not constructed solely in Kosovo, but also in other countries of the region, that is: Northern Albania, Macedonia, and Montenegro. In Kosovo, the major parts of these buildings were constructed in the Plain of Dukagjin. Usually these buildings were constructed in two and three floors.

Characteristic feature of these buildings is the division of functions in vertical direction.

The research is based on the literature, analysis of the buildings, the research that was done up to now, including the interviewing of the persons-owners of the Kullas.

The aim was to get an understanding on the purpose of constructing the Kulla in vertical manner.

Kulla was analyzed in functional, architectural, constructive and condition aspect, which it offers to its inhabitants. There are a lot of factors that influenced on the construction of these buildings, one of them being the climate. Kosovo is characterized by a harsh climate during cold season of the year, which influenced on the relatively low height of the floors. Another feature is limited lighting in the ground floor, which increases steadily going further up to the last floor, as well as through the embrasures used for fire arms.
A stochastic approach for regional-scale surface water quality modeling
Authors: Kardos Máté , Koncsos László
Published: March 2017

A methodology is proposed to calculate statistical average and standard deviation of long time water quality parameter series along a river network. The method considers the water network as a graph consisting of straight sessions and junctions. With a Taylor-series approximation, statistical values of an arbitrary point of the network can be calculated from upstream ones without the need to calculate the single downstream values. According to preliminary results of the first calculations on a pilot area, mean value of the downstream biological oxygen demand and the so called ‘transfer coefficient’ can be approximated with a relative accuracy of 10%.
Finite-element simulation of the cold stamping process of spherical vessels
Authors: Berezin Ivan M. , Petunin Alexandre A. , Kryuchkov Dimtrij I. , Kovács George L.
Published: March 2017

A specific process of manufacturing of vessel shell tabs, namely the method of cold stamping is studied in this paper. Recommendations are proposed to gain the proper technology of manufacturing spherical vessels with a volume above 600 cubic meters with regard to labor saving of tabs stamping on hydraulic press. The necessity of having proper technology of stamping is motivated by the large quantity of manual operations, having a direct influence on the conversion costs of a spherical vessel as a whole. The importance of this research is connected with the necessity of multiple shape control of tabs being manufactured during stamping and time-consuming point-by-point shaping-up. The reduction of material costs is supported by using finite-element simulation. Problems are solved with specific modules of the computer aided engineering-system ABAQUS. The results of some finite-element simulations are described. The analysis of stress-strain state at each step of the application of loads is performed.
A védőnői méhnyakszűrési pilot program értékelése
Authors: Vajda Réka , Árváné Egri Csilla , Kovács Attila , Budai András , Döbrőssy Lajos , Koiss Róbert , Kívés Zsuzsanna , Boncz Imre
Published: March 2017

Abstract:

Introduction: Within the tender (6.1.3.A-13/1-2013-0001) supported by the European Union, we wished to involve health visitors into the organized cervical cancer screening program. Aim: The aim of our survey was to assess the satisfaction of health visitors, instructors, and that of the teaching aids. Furthermore, we wished to assess whether the teaching materials met the expectations. Method: Satisfaction of the health visitors was assessed by a survey, in four groups of questions. These involved the assessment of the instructors, the teaching aids, evaluation of the further training day, and the compliance with the knowledge of training. Period for completion of the questionnaires lasted from October to December in 2014. We used descriptive statistics for data evaluation. Results: Data of 2148 health visitors was evaluated. They rated the performance of gynecologist-obstetricians 4.65, that of health visitors 4.61, that of public health professionals 4.56, and that of IT specialists 4.52. 98% of the teaching aids were useful for them and the acquired knowledge was appropriate with their expectations. Conclusion: The health visitors were satisfied with the theoretical instruction within the pilot program. The professionally well prepared health visitors may contribute to the success of the cervical cancer screening program. Orv. Hetil, 2017, 158(12), 461–467.
KERAGAMAN TRUSS MORFOMETRI IKAN NILA (oreochromis nitoticus) srRAlN 69, GIFT G-3, DAN GIFT G-6
Authors: Ariyanto Didik , Imron Imron
Published: March 2017

Penelitian untuk mengidentifikasi keragaman morfologi 3 strain ikan nila (oreochromis niloticus) telah dilakukan dengan menggunakin metode fruss morfometri dan Duapuluh analisis multivariasi.
AWAL LINGKARAN PERTUMBUHAN HARIAN PADA STATOLITH SOTONG BULUH, Sepioteufhis lesso niana LESSON
Authors: Tonnek Syarifuddin
Published: March 2017

Validasiawal lingkaran pertumbuhan harian pada statolith sotong buluh telah dilakukan dengan mengamati waktu pembentukan statolith dan lingkaran pertumbuhan sejak fase embrio.
ANALISIS SOSIO.EKONOMI TERHADAP PRAKTEK PENANGANAN MUTU IKAN PELAGIS KECIL DI TEMPAT PELELANGAN IKAN BLANAKAN DAN PEKALONGAN
Authors: Purnomo A.H. , Subaryono Subaryono , Suryanti Suryanti , Heruwati E.S.
Published: March 2017

Makalah ini didasarkan pada hasil penelitian yang dilaksanakan pada bulan Juli 2002, di dua lokasi penelitian, yaitu Blanakan (Jawa Barat) dan Pekalongan (Jawa Tengah), dengan maksud untuk mengetahui penyebab terjadinya susut pasca panen hasil pendaratan ikan pelagis kecil di kedua lokasi tersebut.
KERAGAAN SOSIAL EKONOMI USAHA PENANGKAPAN DAN PEMASARAN IKAN DI WADUK KEDUNGOMBO, JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Azizi Achmad , Hikmayani Yayan , Kartamihardja Endi Setiadi
Published: March 2017

Penelitian keragaan sosial ekonomi penangkapan dan pemasaran ikan di WadukKedungombo dengan menggunakan metoda survei dan pengambilan sampel nelayandilakukan secara acak sederhanan, pelaksanaan penelitian dilakukan pada tahun 1998. Jumlah responden dari penelitian ini adalah 125 yang terdiri dari 115 nelayanpenangkapan, dan 10 pedagang
POLA PEMASARAN UDANG LAUT (PENAEID) DI TUBAN, JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Manadiyanto Manadiyanto , Sastrawidjaja Sastrawidjaja , Azizi Achmad
Published: March 2017

Udang laut (penaeid) merupakan komoditi perikanan yang memiliki pangsa pasar yangcukup kompetitif dengan pola yang spesifik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pola pemasaran udang, sehingga dapat dijadikan bahan masukan dalam membuat kebijakan dan perencanaan pembangunan perikanan laut di bidang pemasaran
Clipper Meets Apple vs. FBI—A Comparison of the Cryptography Discourses from 1993 and 2016
Authors: Schulze Matthias
Published: March 2017

This article analyzes two cryptography discourses dealing with the question of whether governments should be able to monitor secure and encrypted communication, for example via security vulnerabilities in cryptographic systems. The Clipper chip debate of 1993 and the FBI vs. Apple case of 2016 are analyzed to infer whether these discourses show similarities in their arguments and to draw lessons from them. The study is based on the securitization framework and analyzes the social construction of security threats in political discourses. The findings are that the arguments made by the proponents of exceptional access show major continuities between the two cases. In contrast, the arguments of the critics are more diverse. The critical arguments for stronger encryption remain highly relevant, especially in the context of the Snowden revelations. The article concludes that we need to adopt a more general cyber security perspective, considering the threat of cyber crime and state hacking, when debating whether the government should be able to weaken encryption.