bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of Students in Terms of Gender, Background of School, Student Enrollment (A Case study: Vocational Accounting Study Program)
Authors: Anggraeni B D
Published: August 2018

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Audit Specialization and Audit Quality: The Role of Client’s Business Strategy
Authors: Kartika Sari D
Published: August 2018

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Libraries of Islam: Religious Traditions of Spreading Science
Authors: Surtikanti R
Published: August 2018

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Community Development, Creativity and Tourism in Creating Social Welfare: Case Study of Saung Angklung Udjo, Bandung, West Java
Authors: Musthofa B M
Published: August 2018

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Identification of Internet Addiction of Online Gamers and Non-gamers in Jakarta Internet Cafés Through the Hybrid of Ethnographic Approach and Genetic Algorithm Method
Authors: Rahmawati D , Seputra Y E A
Published: August 2018

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Public Perception of Vocational Education
Authors: Kasim E S , Fachriah T
Published: August 2018

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Modeling Number of Third-party Legal Liability Insurance Claims
Authors: Adam F F
Published: August 2018

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User Participation in Social Media-based Library Services in the State Academic Library in Indonesia: An Overview
Authors: Usman Noor M
Published: August 2018

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Governance Based on Cost Analysis: Unit Cost Analysis for Vocational Schools
Authors: Situmeang C , Habibi M R
Published: August 2018

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Reform of Higher Education Curriculum of Vocational Accounting Studies Based on SNDIKTI
Authors: Aulia S , Anggraini B D , Yukihana A
Published: August 2018

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Perception of the Students of Vocational Program, University of Indonesia: The Implementation of Sistem Informasi Prestasi Mahasiswa Universitas Indonesia (SIPRESMA UI)
Authors: Wahyuni T , Safitri D , Batubara Vera N A
Published: August 2018

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The New Curriculum: A Tale from Indonesian Vocational Higher Education
Authors: Safitri D , Suciati P
Published: August 2018

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Teenagers, Online Media, and Hyperpersonal Communication: Preparing Teenagers on Facing Global Labor Demands in the Online Hoax News Era
Authors: Yuliarti M S , Anggreni L S , Utari P
Published: August 2018

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Underwriting Process (Risk Selection) Marine Hull Case Study at PT. Jasa Raharja Putra Insurance
Authors: Pribadi K H
Published: August 2018

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Finding the Optimized Frequency of Electric Field on the Attempt of Reducing Blood Sugar Level in Type II Diabetes Patients
Authors: . Suhariningsih , Winarni D , Husen S A , Priyo T A
Published: August 2018

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The Effect of Regional Own-source Revenue, Tax Revenue-sharing Fund, General Allocation Fund and Special Allocation Fund to the Human Development Index (Based on the Study of Provincial Government in Indonesia)
Authors: Mutiha A H
Published: August 2018

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Measurement of Scattered Radiation Dose Around Radiology Unit at Dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang
Authors: Rosyida N , Noor W E
Published: August 2018

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The Effect of Window Width and Window-level Settings in Non-enhanced Head CT to Increase the Diagnostic Value of Subacute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Muqmiroh L , Setyanur A , Maimanah R , Witjaksono B P
Published: August 2018

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Legal Certainty and Ease of Administration to Increase Tax Compliance: Discourse on Indonesia’s Tax Amnesty Program in Regional Office Area, Directorate General of Taxes East Java 1, Period 2016
Authors: Hartadinata O S
Published: August 2018

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Resistance of Mocca Band Against the Indonesian Music Industry (Case Study About Resistance of Mocca Band Dealing with Indonesian Music Industry)
Authors: . Naldo
Published: August 2018

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The Urgency of Vocational Higher Education to Restore the Magnificence of ‘Pasar Rakyat’ in Indonesia
Authors: Rahayu S , Dachlan A N
Published: August 2018

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Basic Knowledge of Sharia Brand in Islamic Financial Institutions
Authors: Rahmayanti A Y
Published: August 2018

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Ahok: The Awaited Leader? (An Analysis of Leadership Communication on Ahok’s Leadership Style)
Authors: Wahyuningtyas B P
Published: August 2018

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Line Today’s Role in Meeting Young Adults’ News Needs (A Case Study on Communication Science Faculty’s Student)
Authors: Limilia P , . Rachmaniar
Published: August 2018

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Learning, Evaluation, and Planning (LEAP) Model to Evaluate the WVI’s Economic Development Program in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: Budi K , Setiawati A , Guntara D
Published: August 2018

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An Analysis of Internal Communication Factors in Sinar Mas Land
Authors: Ridha M , Harinurdin E , Hanan A A
Published: August 2018

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Perception of Accounting Students Over Professional Certification Exam: Case Study on Accounting Studies of Vocational UI
Authors: Anggraeni B D , Aulia S , Kartikasari D
Published: August 2018

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Supporting Factor Analysis in Health Promotion Hospital in Muhamadiyah Hospital, Lamongan
Authors: Al-Aufa B , Dewi Sartika R A
Published: August 2018

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Overview of the National Health Insurance Claims Process in Private Hospital X in Jakarta
Authors: . Supriadi
Published: August 2018

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The Implementation of Service Learning Strategy as a Means to Produce Competitive Graduates through Vocational Programs: A Case Study in Vocational Program of Administration of Finance and Banking Study Program at Universitas Indonesia
Authors: Setiawati A , Budi K
Published: August 2018

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Branding SMEs as Competitiveness in the Era of ASEAN Economic Community
Authors: Raden A Z M , Listya A , Maya S
Published: August 2018

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Analysis of Company Tax Compliance Related to Foreign Investment: Case Study in Indonesia
Authors: Purwanto T A , Safitri M
Published: August 2018

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Special Collections as Information Policy for Culture of Indonesia
Authors: Grataridarga N
Published: August 2018

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Bancassurance and the Consumers’ Perspective on Bank Service Quality
Authors: Kesa D D
Published: August 2018

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Commodification of Mount Gede Pangrango National Park
Authors: Amri K , Pungkas A S
Published: August 2018

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Cosumer Perception Toward Online Banking Services to Build Brand Loyalty: Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Kesa D D
Published: August 2018

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Implementation of Electronic Document Management to Support World-class University: A Case Study in Airlangga University
Authors: Srirahayu O D P
Published: August 2018

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Effectiveness of the Utilization of the Learning Media in Preventing Drug Abuse for Teachers in Grade 4–6 of Elementary School
Authors: Amalia L , Doriza S
Published: August 2018

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Economic Crisis, Whether They Have a Pattern?—A Historical Review
Authors: Yuliawan R
Published: August 2018

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Failure to Comply Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Tax Avoidance Behavior: Evidence From Listed Indonesian Companies
Authors: . Marsdenia
Published: August 2018

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Knowledge, Attitude and Coordination of Midwives in the Handling of Midwifery Complications at Labuha Health Center, 2016
Authors: Dewi N F , Idrus L , Pratama A D
Published: August 2018

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The Role of Insurance for Protection against the Risk of Fishing Accidents
Authors: Safitri K A
Published: August 2018

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Review of JKN Patient Referral by Pratama Clinic in Depok District
Authors: . Supriadi
Published: August 2018

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The Influence of Social Media Against Customer Retention (Case Study on J.Co)
Authors: Santoso R K , Dewi N F
Published: August 2018

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Valuation of Actuarial Liability Using Markov
Authors: Hikmah Y
Published: August 2018

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Application of Adam Smith’s Four Canons in E-Commerce Tax Policy
Authors: . Hendri
Published: August 2018

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Concept of Smart City for Education: A Case Study in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi
Authors: Nur M N A , Musaruddin M , . Bunyamin , Zulkaida W O
Published: August 2018

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A Comparison of Disclosure Practice of the Activities of 3r in Japan, United Kingdom and Indonesia in the Context of Environment Regulation
Authors: Aulia S , Djakman C D , Lusia A
Published: August 2018

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The Effect of Achievements of Bureaucracy Reformation to Performance Evaluation: Empirical Study from Indonesia’s Local Government on the Indicator Basis for Period 2010–2014
Authors: . Marsdenia
Published: August 2018

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Factors Affecting Level of Satisfaction of Slack Application Usage in Supporting the Management of Digital Division of Service Division of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk.
Authors: Ridha M , Suprayitno A A
Published: August 2018

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Gente que veio da terra: experiências educativas vivenciadas na infância de roça por assentados da reforma agrária de São Carlos (SP) / People who came from the land: educational experiences of rural childhood...
Authors: Tafuri Diogo Marques
Published: August 2018

Neste artigo, pretendemos discutir a educação enquanto fenômeno ontológico, a partir de uma investigação realizada acerca das ações econômicas e dos processos educativos por elas engendrados no contexto histórico das trajetórias de vida de agricultores e agricultoras do Assentamento Santa Helena, situado no meio rural de São Carlos, município do interior do estado de São Paulo. Para tanto, fundamentamos o eixo analítico de nossa perspectiva de produção de conhecimento a partir das categorias “práticas sociais” e “processos educativos”, entendendo que as práticas sociais vivenciadas cotidianamente pelos seres humanos se constituem enquanto práxis essencialmente intersubjetiva, geradora de processos educativos que se projetam no tempo-espaço a partir de situações gnosiológicas problematizadoras da realidade social, a qual, portanto, se conserva permanentemente em transformação. Por meio da fenomenologia, partimos da análise dos acontecimentos descritos pelos (as) agricultores (as) durante as entrevistas realizadas em trabalho de campo, de forma a contemplar a integralidade entre uma possível gnosiologia das relações econômicas e os diversos elementos educativos a ela relacionados, os quais se mostraram presentes no seio de suas trajetórias de vida e que, em nossa compreensão, integram um todo encarnado em suas formas de ser e de agir no presente.Palavras-chave: Processos Educativos; Ação Econômica; Assentamentos da Reforma Agrária; Educação Camponesa. ABSTRACT: In this article, we intend to discuss education as an ontological phenomenon. The discussion is based on an investigation carried out on the economic actions and educational processes that they engendered in the historical context of the life trajectories of farmers in the Santa Helena Settlement in São Carlos, a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. In order to do so, we base the analytical axis of our perspective on knowledge production from the categories “social practices” and “educational processes”, considering that the social practices lived daily by human beings constitute an essentially inter-subjective praxis, generating educational processes that are projected in time-space from problematic gnosiological situations from social reality, which is kept in constant transformation. Through phenomenology, we start with an analysis of events described by farmers during interviews conducted during fieldwork, in order to contemplate the integrality between a possible gnosiology of economic relations and the various educational elements related to it, which have been present in the midst of their life trajectories and which, in our understanding, integrate a whole embodied in their ways of being and acting in the present.Keywords: Educational Processes; Economic Action; Settlements of Agrarian Reform; Peasant Education.
Movimentos sociais, educação do campo e o PRONERA: espaço de materialidade da educação popular / Social movements, countryside education and the PRONERA...
Authors: Dutra Acácia Barros Fernandes , Pernambuco Marta Maria Castanho Almeida
Published: August 2018

O artigo ora exposto é fruto de uma pesquisa de mestrado concluída em 2018 e que teve como objetivo refletir acerca da educação do campo e suas interfaces; privilegiou-se observar a relação existente entre o debate de uma educação que respeita a particularidade dos povos do campo e as práticas educativas executadas historicamente pelos movimentos sociais populares do campo, práticas essas, que ao nosso ver nascem na década de 1960 atrelada a perspectiva da educação popular, vindo ao decorrer dos anos reverberar em ações e políticas públicas a exemplo do Programa Nacional de Educação na Reforma Agrária/ Pronera, que ganhou nas últimas décadas status de política pública, completando vinte anos de existência em 2018. Neste entendimento, perceber a relação da educação do campo e da educação popular, da construção do Pronera enquanto projeto coletivo historicamente calcado no seio dos movimentos sociais, bem como o que diferenciam as práticas educativas na perspectiva do Pronera daquelas tradicionais é de suma importância em tempos de exceção.Palavras-chaves: Educação do campo; Educação Popular; Movimentos Sociais; Pronera. ABSTRACT: The article presented here is the result of a master 's study completed in 2018 and aimed to reflect on the countryside education and its interfaces; it was necessary to observe the relation between the debate of an education that respects the particularity of the rural people and the educational practices historically carried out by the popular social movements of the countryside, which we believe were born in the 1960s, linked to the perspective of popular education, over the years reverberate in actions and public policies such as the National Program for Education in Agrarian Reform, which has gained public policy status in the last decades, completing twenty years of existence in 2018. In this understanding, perceive the relationship of education of the countryside and popular education, the construction of the Pronera as a collective project historically based on social movements, as well as what differentiates educational practices from the Pronera perspective of those traditions is of paramount importance in times of exception.Keywords: Countryside education; Popular education; Social movements; Pronera.
Apresentação
Authors: Koch Ingedore , Bentes Anna Christina , Rezende Renato Cabral
Published: August 2018

Este número da revista Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos é especial. Por dois motivos. O primeiro, por tratar-se de um volume temático cujo objetivo é trazer a público artigos que, ao condão de nuanças variadas, discutem a noção de tópico discursivo a partir dos desdobramentos dos estudos desenvolvidos no Brasil pelo sub-grupo “Organização-textual interativa” do Projeto da Gramática do Português Falado (PGPF).
O tópico discursivo como categoria analítica textual-interativa
Authors: Pinheiro Clemilton Lopes
Published: August 2018

Our purpose is to show that the discursive topic can be taken as analytic category in the studies of textual-interactive processes. We will discuss this thesis taking the analysis of metadiscourse, process textualinteractive current in genre textual, spoken and written.
A movimentação tópica numa visão pragmático discursiva
Authors: Fávero Leonor Lopes , Andrade Maria Lúcia da Cunha Victório Oliveira , Aquino Zilda Gaspar Oliveira de
Published: August 2018

This paper retakes previous works on the topic and its development (Aquino, 1991; Fávero, 1993), the relevance of questions and answers in the discursive organization (Fávero, Andrade and Aquino, 1996; Fávero and Andrade, 1998; Fávero and Aquino, 1998, Fávero, 2001), in corpus constituted by spontaneous conversations, materials of project NURC, and printed or TV interviews. The objective is to examine the textual-interactive organization starting from three fundamental points: the discursive topic and its organization in the dialogical pair P-R, the topical movement in specific questions and the use of the digression as discursive strategy in the topical movement.
Gestão do tópico e relevância conversacional na interação entre afásicos e não-afásicos, ou quando uma mão lava a outra
Authors: Morato Edwiges Maria
Published: August 2018

This article analyses a conversational episode among aphasic and non-aphasic individuals in an inter-active situation. My purpose is to briefly contemplate two reflexive movements derived from the definition of aphasia as a metalinguistic problem or as a loss/alternation of linguistic competence: i) the first problemstands out processes of establishment and maintenance of discourse topic; ii) the second distinguishes that the co-occurrence of semiotic processes is essential both to the conversational relevance and to the discourse topic maintenance.
Organização tópica do discurso de seqüências de tiras diárias de quadrinhos
Authors: Lins Maria Penha Pereira
Published: August 2018

This study focuses on the management of the discursive topic in sequences of comic strips and it is inscribed within the research area dedicated to the continuum oral/written. Taking a functionalist perspective, in special that of Textual Linguistics, the study considers the topic not a simple, discrete function, but a complex functional domain, a scaling notion that characterizes itself by the properties of central concern and relevance. Supported by research models of oral texts, mainly Koch et al. (1992), one sequence of comic strips produced by a Brazilian author is analyzed in a research type both qualitative and interpretative. The textual organization is detected in observing both linear and hierarchical levels, identifying topic introduction, maintenance and change strategies. The study shows that thematic continuity is guaranteed by the combination of linguistic and visual elements and is made by similar strategies used in both oral and written texts, in addition to those specific of comic sequences.
Nitric oxide (NO) level of the follicular fluid in endometriosis patients
Authors: Hadi Cahyono , Dasuki Djaswadi , Sadewa Ahmad Hamim , Astuti Indwiani , Prasetyo Awal
Published: August 2018

Objectives: To ascertain the nitric oxide (NO) level of the follicular fluid of endometriosis sufferers compared with that of the non-endometriosis patients.Materials and Methods: Follicular fluid was taken from 64 women, but only 54 continued with further laboratory test. Women with endometriosis had their follicular fluid taken during laparoscopy, while the follicular fluid from non-endometriosis women was taken during tubectomy. Nitric Oxide level was analyzed using the PCR-RFLP method. Data were analyzed using software STATA Intercooled Version 11.Results: NO level in endometriosis is higher than that in non-endometriosis and has a significant relationship with all the variables (age, parity, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, types of endometriosis, and grade of endometriosis).Conclusion: The NO level in endometriosis is higher than that in non-endometriosis. The distribution of the polymorphism of allele GG is greater than that in non-endometriosis. The existence of polymorphism GG caused a higher eNOS, increasing NO level, causing a decrease in fertility which derived from the degenera-tive oocyte.
Effect of per oral sipermetrin exposure on serum 17-beta estradiol and uterine malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in female Wistar strain rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Authors: Widowati Hesty , Sujuti Hidayat , Mintaroem Karyono
Published: August 2018

Objective: This study aimed to verify the effect of oral siper-metrin exposure to decrease serum estradiol 17b levels and increased malondialdehyde (MDA) in the uterus level of female Wistar strain rats (Rattus norvegicus).Materials and Methods: The method of this study was true experimental post test only control group in vivo using 24 female rats, divided into 3 groups treated by administering a dose of 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg sipermetrin for 28 days and one control group. Then blood samples were taken from the heart for measurement of serum estradiol 17b levels by ELISA and uterine organs were taken for measurement of Malondialdehyde (MDA) with spectro-photometry method.Results: The results of the measurement of serum estradiol 17b and uterus malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of female Wistar strain rats (Rattus norvegicus) showed an opposite pattern, where there was a decline in serum estradiol 17b levels and an increase in uterus malondialdehyde (MDA) level. There was a significant difference (p=0.000<alpha) in 17b estradiol serum and uterus Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of female rats between control group and group exposed to sipermetrin treatment for 28 days.Conclusions: Oral sipermetrin exposure can decrease serum levels of estradiol 17b and increase uterine levels of malondi-aldehyde (MDA) of female Wistar strain rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Removal of COD and Ammonia-Nitrogen by Sawdust/Bentonite Augmented SBR Process
Authors: Mohajeri Parsa , Selamat Mohammad Razip , Hamidi Abdul Aziz , Smith Carol
Published: August 2018

Water pollutants removal by biomass adsorbent has been considered innovative and cost effective, thus commendable for application in industrial applications. However, certain important aspects have been overlooked by researchers, namely the efficiency in the operation time and pollutant removal. In this research, landfill leachate samples with organic components were treated using bentonite-enriched with sawdust augmented (SBR) process. By modifying the pH, the sawdust samples were categorized into three: the acidic, the alkaline, and the neutral. To bentonite samples, the pH-adjusted sawdust was added at 10%, 20%, and 30% amounts by mass respectively. At the optimum aeration rate of 7.5 L/min and contact period of 22 h, the treatment achieved 99.28% and 95.41% removal of COD and NH3-N with bentonite respectively.  For both pollutants, in the presence of sawdust, the removal reduced by about 17% with contact period reduced to 2 h which was a considerable achievement.
Mediation and Moderation Analysis of the Relationship between Total Protein Concentration and the Risk of Depressive Disorders in Older Adults with Function Dependence in Home Care
Authors: Nowicki Grzegorz Józef , Ślusarska Barbara , Bartoszek Agnieszka , Kocka Katarzyna , Deluga Alina , Kachaniuk Hanna , Łuczyk Marta
Published: August 2018

Due to its devastating consequences, late life depression is an important public health problem. The aim of the study was the analysis of variables which may potentially influence risk of depression (GDS-SF). Furthermore, the aim was to study possible mediating effect of given variables on the relationship between the total protein concentration and risk of depression in older-adults with chronic diseases, and physical function impairment. The research sample included a total of 132 older adults with chronic conditions and physical function impairments, remaining under a long-term care in residential environment. Negative linear correlation was observed between patients’ physical functionality, total protein concentration, concentration of HDL cholesterol, arm circumference, and the risk of depression. Considerably stronger relationship was observed between total protein concentration, and GDS-SF, in elderly suffering from sensory dysfunction (b = −6.42, 95% CI = −11.27; −1.58). The effect of the mediation between depression risk is correlated to total protein concentration in blood serum, and the mediators are probably low function impairment and low levels of 25 (OH)D vitamin. Cohort control research is suggested to confirm the hypothesis.
A Generalized Bivariate Copula for Flood Analysis in Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Kamaruzaman Izzat Fakhruddin , Wan Zin Wan Zawiah , Mohd Ariff Noratiqah
Published: August 2018

This study generalized the best copula to characterize the joint probability distribution between rainfall severity and duration in Peninsular Malaysia using two dimensional copulas. Specifically, to construct copulas, Inference Function for Margins (IFM) and Canonical Maximum Likelihood (CML) methods were specially exploited. For the purpose of achieving copula fitting, the derived rainfall variables by making use of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) were fitted into several distributions. Five copulas, namely Gaussian, Clayton, Frank, Joe and Gumbel were put to the tests to establish the best data fitted copula. The tests produced acknowledged and satisfactory results of copula fitting for rainfall severity and duration. Surveying the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), only three copulas produced a better fit for parametric and semi parametric approaches. Finally, two consistency tests were conducted and the results had shown that Frank Copula produced consistent results.
Applied Robot Coverage Path Planning with Multiple Decision Making Capability under Uncertainty using Knowledge Inference with Hedge Algebras
Authors: Pham Hai Van , Moore Philip
Published: August 2018

Robotic decision-support systems must facilitate a robots interactions with their environment, this demands adaptability. Adaptability relates to awareness of the environment and `self-awareness', human behaviour exemplifies the concept of awareness to arrive at an optimal choice of action or decision based on reasoning and inference with learned preferences. A similar conceptual approach is required to implement awareness in autonomous robotic systems which must adapt to the current dynamic environment (the context of use). By incorporating `self-awareness' with knowledge of a Robot's preferences (in decision making) the decision maker interface should adapt to the current context of use. This paper proposes a novel approach to enable an autonomous robotics which implements path planning combining adaptation with knowledge reasoning techniques and hedge algebra to enable an autonomous robot to realise optimal coverage path planning under dynamic uncertainty. The results for a cleaning robot show that using our proposed approach demonstrated the capability to avoid both static and dynamic obstacles while achieving optimal path planning with increased efficiency. The proposed approach achieves the multiple decision-making objectives (path planning) with a high-coverage and low repetition rates. Compared to other current approaches, the proposed approach has demonstrated improved performance over the conventional robot control algorithms.
Injury threshold of oral contact with hot foods and method for its sensory evaluation
Authors: Lachenmeier Dirk W. , Lachenmeier Walter
Published: August 2018

Epidemiological studies indicate an increased risk of cancer from the consumption of very hot foods and beverages. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has already recommended threshold values for the maximum drinking temperature of very hot beverages. The contact time and the contact temperature are decisive for the risk of injury when hot media come into contact with human skin. However, measuring the contact temperature is not easily possible in practice. In the present study, a numerical simulation based on the solution of the heat conduction equation was initially used to investigate whether and for what period of time a constant contact temperature is to be expected under oral conditions. For small circular 3-cm food samples (e.g., cooked potatoes) with 2.5 mm thickness in contact with the tongue, the simulation results in a constant contact temperature of 10 s before cooling. With a thickness of 0.5 mm, the contact temperature is only maintained 1 s. Hot beverages, which spread as a thin film and thereby increase their surface area, can therefore be consumed at higher temperatures than solid foods. Furthermore, a simple test technique with a "measuring spoon" was developed. A hot sample is placed on the tongue. Orientating measurements were used to determine which contact temperature was considered to be just comfortable for any period > 10 s and for which period of less than 10 s it was still just bearable. The contact temperature, which was still perceived as tolerable for periods > 10 s, was 46.5 °C. The time spans for the higher contact temperature 48 °C were between 2 and 4 s and for 49 °C between 1 and 2 s. The course of the contact temperatures determined in the experiment over time allows to calculate the corresponding threshold values of consumption temperatures for various foods. Consumption temperatures of about 56 °C for potatoes and 60 °C for cheese are still perceived as tolerable. In view of the fact that the contact temperature is obviously the determining factor for the risk of injury from burns in the oral cavity in addition to the contact time, it makes sense to reference threshold values to the contact temperature rather than to the surface or consumption temperature of a food product, which is current customary practice. If this contact temperature is defined as a threshold value, the surface or consumption temperature for any other food can be calculated.
A New Structural Health Monitoring Strategy Based on PZT Sensors and Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: de Oliveira Mario A. , Monteiro Andre V. , Vieira Filho Jozue
Published: August 2018

Preliminaries Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) applications have recently emerged in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems focusing mostly on vibration analysis. However, the SHM literature shows clearly that there is a lack of application regarding the combination of PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) based method and CNN. Likewise, applications using CNN along with the Electromechanical Impedance (EMI) technique applied to SHM systems are rare. To encourage this combination, an innovative SHM solution through the combination of the EMI-PZT and CNN is presented here. To accomplish this, the EMI signature is split into several parts followed by computing the Euclidean distances among them to form a RGB (red, green and blue) frame. As a result, we introduce a dataset formed from the EMI-PZT signals of 720 frames, encompassing a total of 4 types of structural conditions for each PZT. In a case study, the CNN-based method was experimentally evaluated using three PZTs glued onto an aluminum plate. The results reveal an effective pattern classification; yielding a 100% hit rate which outperforms other SHM approaches. Furthermore, the method needs only a small dataset for training the CNN, providing several advantages for industrial applications.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Potential Promise in Treating Atherosclerosis?
Authors: Zhang Ximei , Wang Julie , Colello Jacob , Zheng Song Guo
Published: August 2018

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease which results in thickening of the vessel wall and narrowing of the lumen. It is a leading cause of death worldwide. Preventive treatment is taken into prioritized consideration since currently no effective approaches to cure atherosclerosis are available. These treatments mainly focus on lowering blood cholesterol levels, especially LDL-C, by statins. Even so, lowering lipid levels is not sufficient to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in all patients. Recently, atherosclerosis has increasingly been recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease involving the immune system, initiating new therapeutic approaches which could alleviate or prevent atherosclerosis by modulating inflammation. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as a promising option to relieve inflammation and balance immune responses in inflammatory diseases. Several studies including our group also reported that MSCs may be a new therapeutic option for atherosclerosis. This review summarizes the updated state of our knowledge in the administration of MSCs to alleviate atherosclerosis and discusses some of the key unresolved challenges that need to be solved in future studies.
Makna Simbolik Ayat-Ayat tentang Kiamat dan Kebangkitan dalam Al-Qur’an
Authors: Hadiyanto Andy , Khumairoh Umi
Published: August 2018

This research aims to get a symbolic understanding of the meaning of the doomsday and resurrection in the Qur'an (eschatological verses) with textual and contextual analysis of these verses. The eschatological verses in the Qur'an beside having textual-theological meanings have symbolic meanings. Theological meanings presupposes that the events of the apocalypse, the resurrection, the life of heaven and hell are the areas of faith that must be believed to be a real event of a supernatural nature. While symbolic meanings menyaran on the understanding that the verses are diuturnkan in the context of culture and situation of certain historical conditions that allow the reading of eschatological concepts are contextual. The research uses literature approach and literature review method that is used is structural analysis, based on the theory that the text of al-Qur'an consists of various elements forming the structure. This research also uses descriptive qualitative research approach with survey research method. The survey method is used to describe PAI lecturer's understanding of the symbolic meaning of eschatological verses in the Qur'an
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Published: August 2018

Editors

Jessica Lange, Editor-in-Chief, McGill University

Jennifer Easter, Section Editor (Innovations in Practice), Centennial College

Linda Ecclestone, Section Editor (Book Reviews), Lasalle Secondary School

Éthel Gamache, Section Editor (French Language), Concordia University

Corinne Gilroy, Layout Editor, Mount St. Vincent University

Allana Mayer, Section Editor (Professional Development), OurDigitalWorld

Rainer Schira, Layout Editor, Brandon University

Ann Smith, Section Editor (Theory & Research), Acadia University

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Patrick Labelle, Translator, University of Ottawa
Stress response during combined anaesthesia xenon and dexmedetomidine in radical surgery for gastric cancer
Authors: Faltin Vladimir V. , Avdeev S. V. , Afanasiev S. G. , Shalygina K. V. , Puteev I. P.
Published: August 2018

The prospective randomized study included 53 patients with operable II–III stage gastric cancer. The age range was from 26 to 75 years. The patients underwent gastrectomy (n = 21) and subtotal distal gastrectomy (n = 32). The study group comprised 27 patients who received anesthesia with xenon and dexmedetomidine combined with epidural analgesia. The control group consisted of 26 patients who received anesthesia with sevoflurane in combination with epidural analgesia. The effectiveness of the compared methods of anesthesia was assessed by the parameters of hemodynamic, oxygenation, hormone level and cytokine profile. In the perioperative period, the combination of xenon and dexmedetomidine in combination with epidural analgesia was characterized by significant inhibition of systemic inflammatory reactions and a lower release of stress hormones as components of a surgical stress response. The use of the combination of xenon and dexmedetomidine during surgery for gastric cancer provides a more adequate course of the perioperative period.
Experience with the use of antithrombin III concentrate in a multidisciplinary clinic
Authors: Kiriienko Iryna Sergeevna , Bulanov A. Yu. , Simarova I. B. , Dzuba S. V.
Published: August 2018

Thrombosis and thromboembolism are one of the frequent serious and complications in all groups of patients and can lead to death. The purpose of our study was to analyze the clinical situations that required the use of antithrombin concentrate in the practice of intensive care units within the framework of a multidisciplinary hospital. A retrospective analysis was performed of the treatment of 38 patients with acquired antithrombin deficiency in 2016, which was treated with antithrombin. The analysis of the clinical situations that required the use of antithrombin concentrate revealed that the most frequent need for the use of the drug occurs in patients with malignant blood diseases, liver and kidney diseases and in patients with sepsis. Also, the calculation methods for determining the required dosage do not provide an optimal level of AT activity, and the efficacy of anticoagulant therapy does not depend on the total dosage of the drug administered.
Modeling the Impact of Land Use Change on Basin‐scale Transfer of Fecal Indicator Bacteria: SWAT Model Performance
Authors: Kim Minjeong , Boithias Laurie , Cho Kyung Hwa , Sengtaheuanghoung Oloth , Ribolzi Olivier
Published: August 2018

Land use change from annual crops to commercial tree plantations can modify flow and transport processes at the watershed scale, including the fate and transport of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as Escherichia coli. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a useful means for integrating watershed characteristics and simulating water and contaminants. The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of land use change on microbial transfer from soils to streams using the SWAT model. This study was conducted for the Houay Pano watershed located in northern Lao People's Democratic Republic. Under the observed weather conditions, the SWAT model predicted a decrease from 2011 to 2012 and an increase from 2012 to 2013 in surface runoff, suspended solids, and E. coli transferred from the soil surface to streams. The amount of precipitation was important in simulating surface runoff, and it subsequently affected the fate and transport of suspended solids and bacteria. In simulations of identical weather conditions and different land uses, E. coli fate and transport was more sensitive to the initial number of E. coli than to its drivers (i.e., surface runoff and suspended solids), and leaf area index was a significant factor influencing the determination of the initial number of E. coli on the soil surface. On the basis of these findings, this study identifies several limitations of the SWAT fertilizer and bacteria modules and suggests measures to improve our understanding of the impacts of land use change on FIB in tropical watersheds.

Core Ideas

Watershed‐scale processes influence land use change impact on FIB transport.

The amount of precipitation significantly influences bacteria transport.

FIB transport is sensitive to FIB number on soil surface, itself determined by LAI.

We report several limitations of the SWAT model when describing FIB transfer.

We suggest model improvements to understand the impact of land use change on FIB.
Cooking Quality of Lentils Produced under Mediterranean Conditions
Authors: Theologidou Georgia S. , Lazaridou Athina , Zorić Lana , Tsialtas Ioannis T.
Published: August 2018

Cooking quality (CQ) is the main quality criterion in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) and is affected by several factors. Phosphorus fertilization is a common agricultural practice in alkaline P‐poor soils, but studies examining its impact on CQ of lentils are lacking. Four lentil cultivars (three green and one red‐seeded) were tested over two growing seasons, under rainfed Mediterranean conditions, with P as the only nutrient input. The CQ of seeds was estimated using a texture analyzer, and the puncture energy (PE, inversely related to CQ) was calculated. A suite of seed traits (percentage of seed coat weight, 1000‐seed weight, seed softness and protein concentration of hulled and dehulled seeds, and seed coat anatomy) were measured. Moreover, P, K, Na, Ca, and Mg (their sums and ratios) in seeds (hulled and dehulled) were measured to assess their role in CQ. Phosphorus had no significant effect on CQ, but its impact was evident on the chemical composition of the seed coat. Seed coat anatomy was affected only by cultivars. Significant correlations between PE and seed traits for the growth season × cultivar interaction were obtained only for the green‐seeded lentils. In contrast with previous findings, P concentration in hulled seeds was negatively associated with CQ in green lentils; the opposite was evident for Ca. On the other hand, the protein concentration of dehulled seeds was negatively correlated with PE (positively with CQ), indicating that it was the cotyledonary factor influencing CQ by contributing to water absorption.
Functional Characterization of Cytosolic Pyruvate Phosphate Dikinase Gene (MecyPPDK) and Promoter (MecyPPDKP) of Cassava in Response to Abiotic Stress in Transgenic Tobacco
Authors: Wang Haiyan , Liu Chen , Ma Ping'an , Lu Cheng , Li Kaimian , Wang Wenquan
Published: August 2018

Pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK) is a key enzyme in the photosynthesis of C4 plants; its expression significantly affects the accumulation of photosynthetic products in C4 plants. Pyruvate phosphate dikinase presents two subtypes, namely, chloroplastic PPDK and cytosolic PPDK. Cytosolic PPDK is ubiquitous in C3 and C4 plants. This subtype is also highly expressed in metabolically active storage organs. Cytosolic PPDK in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, MecyPPDK) is considerately expressed mainly in functional leaves. However, research on the function of PPDK in cassava has not yet been reported. In this study, we cloned the 5′ flanking sequence of MecyPPDK fused to the uidA reporter gene and stably transfected tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana Domin). Slight β‐glucuronidase activity was observed in transformed tobacco. This activity was upregulated remarkably under low temperature, drought, waterlogging, and abscisic acid treatments. Results suggest that MecyPPDK facilitates the survival of cassava plants in response to abiotic stress. Our results will provide further understanding regarding the regulation of MecyPPDK expression and a novel stress‐inducible promoter in transgenic tobacco.
Downscaling of SMAP Soil Moisture Using Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Data
Authors: Fang Bin , Lakshmi Venkataraman , Bindlish Rajat , Jackson Thomas J.
Published: August 2018

Core Ideas

We present a soil moisture downscaling algorithm based on thermal inertia theory.

Vegetation modulates the soil moisture–surface temperature difference relationship.

This algorithm better characterized soil moisture spatial and temporal variability.

Remotely sensed soil moisture retrieved by the Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) sensor is currently provided at a 9‐km grid resolution. Although valuable, some applications in weather, agriculture, ecology, and watershed hydrology require soil moisture at a higher spatial resolution. In this study, a passive microwave soil moisture downscaling algorithm based on thermal inertia theory was improved for use with SMAP and applied to a data set collected at a field experiment. This algorithm utilizes a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) modulated relationship between daytime soil moisture and daily temperature change modeled using output variables from the land surface model of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) and remote sensing data from the Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). The reference component of the algorithm was developed at the NLDAS grid size (12.5 km) to downscale the SMAP Level 3 radiometer‐based 9‐km soil moisture to 1 km. The downscaled results were validated using data acquired in Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15) that included in situ soil moisture and Passive Active L‐band System (PALS) airborne instrument observations. The resulting downscaled SMAP estimates better characterize soil moisture spatial and temporal variability and have better overall validation metrics than the original SMAP soil moisture estimates. Additionally, the overall accuracy of the downscaled SMAP soil moisture is comparable to the PALS high spatial resolution soil moisture retrievals. The method demonstrated in this study downscales satellite soil moisture to produce a 1‐km product that is not site specific and could be applied to other regions of the world using the publicly available NLDAS/Global Land Data Assimilation System data.
Qinghai Lake Basin Critical Zone Observatory on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
Authors: Li Xiaoyan , Yang Xiaofan , Ma Yujun , Hu Guangrong , Hu Xia , Wu Xiuchen , Wang Pei , Huang Yongmei , Cui Buli , Wei Junqi
Published: August 2018

Core Ideas

The QLBCZO is an observatory to study carbon–water processes on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau.

Multiscale, multi‐interface, and multi‐process studies investigate the CZ in the alpine region.

Models predict carbon sequestration and water resources in the Qinghai Lake Basin.

The surface–subsurface architecture of the critical zone (CZ) regulates the hydrologic and geochemical processes that drive the CZ function. Due to the complex heterogeneity, highly coupled processes, and the dynamic controlling mechanisms across scales, CZ science faces grand challenges on interface coupling, process integration, and scaling. Carbon–water cycles are important physical‐geochemical processes in the CZ. However, the key factors that govern the carbon–water processes across spatiotemporal scales under natural conditions are poorly understood. Especially, such research in the CZ of the alpine region, e.g., the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau (QTP), has not been reported yet is challenging to conduct. The Qinghai Lake Basin Critical Zone Observatory (QLBCZO) is being established to study alpine hydrology, carbon–water processes, and ecological functions on the northeastern QTP. Previous studies in the QLBCZO mainly focused on ecohydrologic processes and the water budget. Currently, the QLBCZO is designed to integrate state‐of the‐art observation techniques (such as including deep coring, ground‐penetrating radar, electrical resistance tomography, isotope technique, and remote sensing) and frontier modeling approaches to investigate: (i) the three‐dimensional architecture of the subsurface environment (vegetation–soil–rock–microbial community) as well as the carbon and water storage, (ii) multiscale carbon–water processes and carbon–water budget, (iii) interactions between freeze–thaw and carbon–water processes, and (iv) carbon sequestration and water resources. The establishment of the QLBCZO and its associated research would be crucial for advancing both theory and methodology for the CZ and Earth system science research on the QTP and alpine regions in general.