bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Tract Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh-A Follow-up Study
Authors: Majumder Md Mahabubul Islam , Ahmed Tarek , Ahmed Saleh , Khan Ashiqur Rahman , Saha Chinmoy Kumar
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the most challenging global health threats. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common infection. Regional surveillance programs are necessary to update knowledge on antimicrobial resistance pattern where empirical antibiotic treatment is the mainstay. The aim of this follow up study is to see the changing trends in bacteriology and antibiotic resistance pattern among urological pathogens in comparison to similar study 5 years back.

Materials and Methods: We performed a prospective study in Comilla Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh during the period of July 2015- June 2016. Midstream clean-catch urine samples were collected from 658 suspected UTI patients with age more than 12 years and inoculated in MacConkey& Blood agar media for semi quantitative urine culture and sensitivity test. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern was done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method following clinical laboratory science (CLS) program.

Results: Culture positive were in 198 samples among 658 inoculated samples. E. coli was isolated from 171(86%) samples which was the most predominant bacteria followed by Klebsiella and Enterococcus. UTI with E. coli was significantly increased in the year 2016 in comparison to 2011. Meropenem, imipenem, amikacin, tazobactum, gentamycin nitrofurantoin, and mecillinum found resistance against 0% to 12% of the urological pathogens. Bacteria offered high degree of resistance against commonly used antibiotics - amoxycillin, amoxiclav, cephradine and cefixime ranging 60% to 86%. Comparative study of 2016 vs 2011 shows significant increased resistance for ceftriaxone, amoxiclav and reduced resistance for nalidexic acid, mecillinum and cefuroxime.

Conclusion: E. coli infection is significantly increaseing in follow up study from 2011 to 2016 with no steady increase in resistance to all antibiotics. Imipenem, meropenem, tazobactum, amikacin and nitrofurantoin still remain more sensitive while comparative study of 2016 vs 2011 shows significant increased resistance for ceftriaxone, and amoxiclave and reduced resistance for nalidexic acid, mecillinum, cefixime and cefuroxime.

Medicine Today 2019 Vol.31(1): 9-14
Scar Endometriosis: Experience of a Surgeon
Authors: Narmeen Tamanna , Pervez MM Masud
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Cesarean section is a common obstetric surgery worldwide. As incision wound in such a surgery is exposed abundantly to endometrial tissue, incision scar endometriosis can occur. This study reports a surgeon’s experience in managing such an uncommon entity. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for developing SCE and show the clinical spectrum of presentation. This study also shows our experience in surgical management of surgical scar endometriosis. Extra pelvic endometriosis is defined as the presence and growth of functional endometrial tissue outside the pelvis. Cesarean scar endometriosis (CSE) is a rare form of extra pelvic endometriosis that is usually confused with other surgical problems leading to delay in diagnosis.

Materials and Methods: We reviewed the case records of patients who were diagnosed as CSE in the surgery department of BIRDEM GENERAL HOSPITAL-2 from September 2013 till September 2018.

Results: We found 8 patients of scar endometriosis in 5 years making it one of the rare conditions. The age of the patients range 23–39 years and interval from symptoms to treatment varied from 16 months to 64 months. Five patients had presented to surgery department and 3 were referred from obstetric department. Cyclic pain and swelling in scar area were the most common presenting symptoms. All patients underwent excision of the mass with no recurrence of symptoms at a follow up ranging from 9 to 60 months.

Conclusion: Increasing awareness of this condition among doctors can help in early diagnosis and treatment with gratifying results. Precaution during obstetrical surgery to avoid undue contamination of the wound can reduce incidence of scar endometriosis.

Medicine Today 2019 Vol.31(1): 42-45
Transition from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Blueprint of Bangladesh for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030
Authors: Ashraf Musfiqa , Ullah Lokiat , Shuvro Muqsuda Ashraf , Salma Umme
Published: March 2019

Introduction: The Sustainable Development Goals 2030, titled “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” with 17 goals and 169 targets (including 43 means of implementation) were adopted at the United Nations in September 2015. The Seventh Five Year Plan of Bangladesh (SFYP), “Accelerating Growth, Empowering Every Citizen” for the years 2016-2020, produced by General Economics Division, Planning Commission, can be regarded as the blue print for the early critical phase of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation.

Materials & Methods: This Review Article was prepared based on updated International Newsletter, Journal and Data from Bangladesh Government Planning Commission.

Discussion: Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 7th Plan include resource mobilization, tapping population momentum, managing unplanned urbanization, natural disasters and climate change, utilization of resources, skill development and quality education, improving competitiveness, governance, taming inequality and regional disparity. Bangladesh prepared its own post-2015 Development Agenda and contributed to the international discourse through UN.

Conclusion: The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission, based on a consultative process initiated in 2013, goals and targets were developed in the context of Bangladesh. Through this process, 11 goals along with 58 targets with corresponding 241 measurable indicators were proposed. Civil society in Bangladesh also produced what is described as “a people-centred, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable Post-2015 Development Agenda.” It came up with 13 Goals,50 Targets and 199 Indicators.

Medicine Today 2019 Vol.31(1): 46-59
IWEARUP.COM USER INTERFACE ANALYSIS
Authors: Rochmawati Irma
Published: March 2019

IWEARUP.COM is a website that is an e-commerce based. It contains information about buying, selling, distributing, and marketing fashion products. A business website is an example of using design as a marketing tool. Display of charming website with design is an attraction. However, a good website design must be able to display information clearly. Especially how to make the interface possible as it is not confused with the information displayed. Poor interfaces affect the users productivity or experience in visiting a website. This is a visual hierarchy which is the most important principles behind every website design. With an instrumental case study of the approach to produce conclusions that can be applied in designing e-commerce-based website. The goal is to make the website design in line with the content that will increase the website design and increase knowledge about the visual hierarchy of web design and its relation to the user interface.
Percepções dos acadêmicos do curso de engenharia de transportes quanto à abordagem do conteúdo de uma técnica de decisão multicriterial
Authors: Silva Rodolfo Benedito Zattar da
Published: March 2019

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as opiniões dos alunos do curso de Engenharia de Transportes da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus de Várzea Grande, quanto a uma técnica de decisão multicriterial utilizada por um docente em duas disciplinas do respectivo curso. Para isto, foi elaborado um questionário eletrônico com 9 perguntas fechadas. Posteriormente, o questionário foi enviado para 23 alunos que cursaram as disciplinas de Economia em Transportes e Pesquisa Operacional em Transportes que foram as disciplinas onde a respectiva técnica foi abordada. A taxa de resposta do questionário foi de 56,52%, visto que 13 alunos responderam o questionário. A partir dos resultados obtidos, foi possível verificar que se configuraram como pontos fortes, as seguintes ações: i) apresentação digital utilizada pelo professor; ii) procedimento adotado para sanar as dúvidas dos alunos; e, iii) resolução de exemplo em planilha eletrônica em laboratório. Além disso, foi possível identificar algumas estratégias que podem ser utilizadas com os alunos para facilitar a compreensão do método Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), sendo elas: i) disponibilizar aos alunos de forma antecipada materiais sobre o método e promover a discussão dos mesmos; e, ii) elaborar um roteiro para o desenvolvimento da atividade individual proposta pelo docente como avaliação do aprendizado. Desse modo, pode-se concluir que a forma como a técnica de decisão multicriterial foi abordada foi bem avaliada conforme as opiniões dos alunos que cursaram as duas disciplinas.
O impacto econômico e social da paralisação das obras públicas de infraestrutura
Authors: Salomão Pedro Emílio Amador , Pego Dayson Pereira , Rhis Arnon Roberto , Coelho Sandra Sofia Figueredo
Published: March 2019

As obras públicas são essenciais para a prestação de bens e serviços à população, como também a ascensão do desenvolvimento econômico. Isso pode ser observado pelas obras de infraestrutura, que servem de suporte para toda a cadeia produtiva do país. O Brasil passa por um grande problema com relação ao número elevado de obras paradas que geram, assim, impactos negativos em diversos setores. Para tanto, é necessário que se revise a forma em que a administração pública conduz seus projetos, buscando melhorias, principalmente do no que diz respeito ao planejamento. Esse artigo apresenta o atual cenário das obras públicas paradas no Brasil, verificando suas causas, os setores mais afetados e os impactos provocados. Apresenta também, o posicionamento da administração pública para a retomada das obras e as possíveis medidas para que se evite a paralisação. Esse estudo se baseou em levantamento bibliográfico coletados de órgãos públicos oficiais, artigos científicos, cartilhas e livros. Visto esse cenário, este artigo verificou os valores médios das obras públicas que se encontram paradas, e quais são os valores necessários para que volte ao estado original. Com isso chegou-se a conclusão de a falta de planejamento em obrar públicas, que levam a sua paralização total, gera gastos exorbitantes aos cofres públicos.
Projetos em disputa: políticas públicas contraditórias no âmbito da Educação Profissional no Brasil
Authors: Rocha Paulo César da Silva , Jucá Sandro César Silveira , Silva Solonildo Almeida da
Published: March 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo fazer um breve resgate histórico de algumas políticas públicas de educação profissional no Brasil, revelando suas contradições. Parte-se das políticas educacionais dos anos de 1990 que estabeleceram a separação obrigatória entre o ensino médio e educação profissional, intensificado o caráter instrumental no campo da educação profissional.  Nesta perspectiva educacional, percebe-se um processo de inclusão excludente, visto a sua desqualificação, que inclui no mercado de trabalho mas exclui as possibilidades que o sujeito tem de adquirir uma educação onilateral e politécnica. Na realização desta pesquisa, utilizou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica, reunindo, analisando numa perspectiva exploratória, buscando levantar informações acerca da temática dos projetos que figuraram na história do Brasil acerca da Educação Profissional.. Desta forma, acontece uma precarização do trabalho que se legitima a partir dessa continuidade de propostas precárias de Educação Profissional. Essa precarização que assola esta modalidade, propicia uma formação fragmentária, simplista e tecnicista, proporcionando uma educação unilateral em detrimento de uma formação onilateral. Enquanto a formação omnilateral possibilita uma formação que abarca todas as dimensões do indivíduo de forma ampla, em todas as suas capacidades físicas e intelectuais, a formação unilateral fragmenta o indivíduo de forma que ele apenas seja um sujeito especializado em trabalhos manuais e favorecer o lucro destinado ao modo de produção capitalista.
Desafios e Inovações em Incubadoras de Base Tecnológica do Agronegócio: Um estudo de caso da Ineagro
Authors: Alves Matheus de Arruda Rodrigues , Conejero Marco Antonio , César Aldara da Silva
Published: March 2019

Trata-se de uma pesquisa em formato de estudo de caso aplicada a Ineagro, incubadora de base tecnológica do agronegócio da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Para o estudo buscou-se verificar as empresas incubadas e graduadas pela Ineagro. Foi realizada também uma entrevista com o coordenador de projetos da incubadora com o objetivo de entender a atuação da Ineagro no fomento de startup do agronegócio e os desafios e inovações da incubadora. Por meio dos resultados obtidos foi possível identificar as áreas de atuação das empresas incubadas e perceber os principais desafios e projetos da incubadora. Além de entender melhor alguns aspectos da relação entre a incubadora e a universidade onde ficaram evidenciadas as dificuldades da incubadora, por possuir visões diferentes da universidade. Ademais foram encontradas empresas de base tecnológica consistente, demonstrando o potencial da incubadora que se localiza no campus de uma universidade de importância no cenário das pesquisas em agronegócio e próxima a dois centros de pesquisas, a Pesagro e a Embrapa.
IPOMOEA LITTORALIS AND IPOMOEA CAPITELLATA VAR. MULTILOBATA : NEW RECORDS FOR UPPER GANGETIC PLAINS OF INDIA
Authors: KAUR JASWINDER , NARAIN SATYA
Published: March 2019

The floristic exploration and critical examination of specimens collected of family Convolvulaceae from Upper Gangetic Plains of India, resulted in addition of 2 new records for the flora viz. Ipomoea littoralis and Ipomoea capitellata var. multilobata. Detailed description, phenology, ecology, distribution, locality, field number, type specimens examined, illustrations and other relevant notes are provided.
DIVERSITY AND PERSPECTIVE OF MEDICINAL MACROPHYTES IN THE WETLANDS OF NORTH BIHAR, INDIA
Authors: JHA ASHOK KUMAR , SINGH CHANDRA BHANU
Published: March 2019

The wetlands of North Bihar (India) harbour 31 species of common medicinal macrophytes belonging to 27 genera and 19 families of angiosperms. Out of these, less than 70 percent macrophytes are used by the native folk in the treatment of various ailments. Some macrophytes such as brahmi (Centella asiatica), talmakhana (Hygrophila auriculata), kamal (Nelumbo nucifera), bhent (Nymphaea nouchali) and sorkha (Nymphaea sp.- a probable hybrid) are frequently used into medication in the region. Beliefs/myths appear to hinder the incorporation of common and medicinally potent macrophytes in the primary health care system of local people. The avoidance of beliefs/myths, mass awareness of benefits and tackling of other negative facets of macrophytes can promote exploitation of such valuable medicinal resource in the flood prone areas of North Bihar (India).
EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND PREVALENCE OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS FROM KOSHI REGION OF NORTH BIHAR.
Authors: CHOUDHARY LAKSHMI , PRABHAWATI PRABHAWATI
Published: March 2019

Prevalence of soil transmitted helminthes infections in apparently healthy school going children and other 528 people of different districts of Koshi regions of North Bihar were evaluated. Over all incidences of STHs infection was 39.39% during study. High incidence of STH was seen in the rainy season i.e., in the month of July and August, September, significantly higher (P<0.05) .The incidence of Ascaris lumbricoides was highest in the month of August (18.64%). The month of September was 15.25% followed by that of July (14.4%) and October with 10.16%. Also the incidence of hookworm registered the highest incidence in the month of June (19.27%) and lowest in the month of December (4.82%) during the study period. However prevalence of Trichuris trichiura was negligible and it was almost nil in the most of the months but was highest in month of September with 28.57% and lowest in October with 14.00% The climatic factors are responsible for soil transmitted helminthes which are temperature, rainfall and relative humidity. Ascariasis, Trichuriasis and Ancyclostomiasis (Hookworm infection) are found to be endemic in this region.
SPIDER FAUNA FROM NORTH MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
Authors: MAHESHWARI NAYAN R. , PATIL SACHIN R , CHOPDA MANOJKUMAR Z.
Published: March 2019

Researchers carried out spider fauna in Satpuda hills of Malghat region of Maharastra, however, no record was found on part of North Maharashtra region situated at the foot of Satpuda range. Hence, here an attempt has been made to find out the fauna of spiders from North Maharashtra of India. Satpuda is a range of hills which holds rich biodiversity with different types of forest. The species were identified by using keys for Indian spiders. A total of 71 species of spiders belonging to 15 families were recorded. Such surveys building neglected spider fauna database. Therefore, this is the first attempt to report the spider fauna from North Maharashtra, India.
STATUS OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION IN MARATHWADA (MAHARASHTRA) INDIA
Authors: BIRAJDAR C.T. , RAJPUT K.H. , KHADKE V.V.
Published: March 2019

An analysis was made here to explain the level and distribution of resource in the entire study area. Lack of surface water and scarcity of rainfall clearly emphasize the need of making an effort to irrigation facilities.Status of Drinking water and sanitation in Marathwada includes the excessive demand of water from the growing population, depleting around water level and due to exploitation, contamination of existing water bodies, mismanagement of water.
WILD EDIBLE ARBOREAL SPECIES OF SEHORE DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH,INDIA
Authors: SHUKLA ARCHANA , JAIN KIRTI
Published: March 2019

The present study was carried out in Sehore district to identify and document the wild edible arboreal species, available in that region. The inhabitants of this area are dependent upto a large extent on wild resources for their food and other daily needs. The region is rich in wild edible plant resources. Edible parts of wild plants like leaves, young shoots, flowers, fruits, seeds etc. are the nature’s gift to mankind. These are not only delicious and refreshing, but also the chief sources of vitamins, minerals and proteins. They are the normal food of cattle grazers and rural people. During the survey work maximum numbers of species belonging to Leguminaceae family were observed. The study will be helpful in developing a comprehensive database on wild edible plant resources, in preservation of traditional knowledge for prosperity of that region and in conservation of biodiversity at large.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CULTURE MEDIA ON CALLUS CULTURES OF SOME GENOTYPE OF MEDICAGO SATIVA
Authors: JAIN SHALINI
Published: March 2019

Eight genotypes of Lucerne as C-10, IG-1212, IL-75, A-3, LLC-9, LLC-3, Anand-2 and AL-95-12 obtained from Indian Grassland Fodder and Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi. This genotype observed the colour and texture of the callus from explants. The genotypic differences were found significant but the media differences were observed to be non-significant. The best callus quality in terms of callus colour was observed from both hypocotyl and epicotyls explant in genotype IG-1212 whereas the genotype AL-95-12 exhibited best callus colour quality from cotyledon explants. The best callus texture was observed in genotype Anand-2 and AL-95-12 from hypocotyls explants, in genotype C-10, IL-75 from epicotyl explant and in all the genotypes except LLC-3 in cotyledon explants. MS and SH medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l 2,4-D, 1.0 mg/l NAA and 0.2 mg/l BAP in general showed the best callus quality from different explants.
ANALISIS PERBEDAAN PERSEPSI PSIKOLOGI KEUANGAN ANTARA PRIA DAN WANITA DI KOTA BATAM
Authors: Arifin Novendy , Robin Robin
Published: March 2019

Dalam melakukan aktifitas keseharian tidak pernah lepas dari penggunaan uang. Ada hal yang cukup unik dalam menggunakan uang (financial behavior) jika melihat dari dua gender, pria dan wanita. Hal unik ini didapatkan dari sifat psikologi yang ada di internal individu yang menyebabkan cara penggunakan antar individu ini berbeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti perbedaan antar gender di Kota Batam dalam melihat psikologi keuangan. Sebanyak 500 set kuesioner yang disebarkan dengan tingkat pengembalian 471 kuesioner dengan objek penelitian masyarakat Kota Batam yang sedang atau pernah bekerja. Metode pemilihan sampel yang digunakan adalah dengan metode purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan adalah wanita lebih merasa khawatir saat ditanya mengenai keuangan yang dimiliki dan cenderung lebih sulit untuk mengambil keputusan untuk menggunakan uang atau sebaliknya karena perasaan akan takut ketika mengeluarkan uang sementara pria dalam melihat keuangan cenderung mengedepankan uang dalam hidup, kekuatan hidup, simbol kesuksesan, alat standar perbandingan, dan cenderung menimbun kekayaan. Kata Kunci: Jenis Kelamin; Perilaku Menggunakan Uang; Psikologi Keuangan
PENGARUH PENERAPAN SISTEM PENILAIAN E-KINERJA DAN KOMPETENSI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI DI KECAMATAN SEMARANG TIMUR MELALUI MOTIVASI SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING
Authors: Nurhayati Ema
Published: March 2019

Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh penerapan sistem penilaian e- Kinerja dan motivasi terhadap motivasi pegawai di lingkungan Kecamatan Semarang Timur, menganalisis pengaruh penerapan system penilaian e- kinerja, kompetensi dan motivasi terhadap kinerja pegawai di lingkungan Kecamatan Semarang Timur dan menganalisis pengaruh motivasi dalam memediasi antara kompetensi terhadap kinerja pegawai di lingkungan Kecamatan Semarang Timur. Populasi yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah Pegawai Kantor Kecamatan Semarang Timur Teknik penentuan Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah sampel jenuh atau sensus, sehingga seluruh pegawai Aparatur Sipil Negara di lingkungan Kantor Kecamatan Semarang Timur sebanyak 88 orang dijadikan sebagai responden. Analisis data dilakukan dengan regresi linear berganda. Variabel yang paling dominan mempengaruhi kinerja pegawai adalah variabel penerapan e-kinerja yang secara langsung mempengaruhi kinerja pegawai tanpa melalui motivasi sebagai variabel intervening. Selain itu kompetensi juga secara langsung berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai tanpa melalui motivasi sebagai variabel intervening.Kata Kunci : Kinerja Pegawai; E-kinerja; Kompetensi; Motivasi
PERUSAHAAN KELUARGA DI INDONESIA: MANAGERIAL RENT EXTRACTION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE
Authors: Oktafiyani Melati , Machmuddah Zaky
Published: March 2019

Otoritas pendapatan di seluruh dunia terus menunjukkan minat yang kuat pada perusahaan-perusahaan yang terdaftar di bursa efek karena kompleksitas operasi mereka dan kecenderungan mereka untuk muncul dengan mekanisme penghindaran pajak yang rumit. Penghindaran pajak dapat dimotivasi oleh sejumlah faktor tetapi konsekuensi dari tindakan tersebut dapat menjadi positif atau negatif. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini didorong oleh pentingnya untuk tidak hanya memahami strategi penghindaran pajak tetapi juga untuk menghubungkan penghindaran pajak sebagai bagian dari managerial rent extraction dengan kinerja keuangan perusahaan. Indonesia adalah negara yang menjadi fokus pada penelitian karena memiliki kepemilikan konsentrasi dari perusahaan-perusahaan tersebut adalah keluarga. FPEC-Scale dengan dimensi Power digunakan untuk memperoleh sampel perusahaan keluarga dari seluruh perusahaan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode 2010 – 2014. Hasil penelitian dengan teknik Ordinary LeastSquaremenggunakan Warppls versi 5.0 menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh negatif yang signifikan antara managerial rent extraction (keagresifan pajak) terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan.Selanjutnya, Ukuran perusahaan memiliki kontribusi positif terhadap profitabilitas perusahaan, rasio Leverage memiliki dampak negatif terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan.Kata Kunci: Managerial Rent Extraction; Agresivitas Pajak; Kinerja Keuangan; Perusahaan Keluarga; Indonesia
OPTIMALISASI KUALITAS PRODUK LAYANAN PURNA JUAL CHEVROLET SUMBER ANDALAN JOGJA DENGAN PENDEKATAN QFD
Authors: Cahya Handy Nur
Published: March 2019

Penjualan yang stagnan pada produk Chevrolet terindikasi disebabkan oleh kualitas produk layanan purna jual yang belum optimal. Kinerja penjualan yang kurang baik memaksa Chevrolet melakukan efisiensi dengan menutup sebagian dealernya. Akibatnya Chevrolet Sumber Andalan Jogja menjadi dealer tunggal di kawasan pulau Jawa bagian Tengah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi kebutuhan konsumen, mengidentifikasi bagaimana perusahaan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan konsumen (respon teknis), dan menentukan tingkat prioritas masing masing. Penelitian dilakukan secara descriptive research dengan melakukan observasi di Chevrolet Sumber Andalan Jogja, melakukan penyebaran kuesioner, mengolah data dan menganalisa menggunakan QFD. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kebutuhan konsumen akan produk layanan purna jual Chevrolet secara prioritas meliputi 6 variabel, yaitu keandalan, harga, kecepatan, stok, sarana, dan pelayanan. Respon teknis perusahaan berdasarkan urutan prioritas meliputi: melengkapi alat servis dan perbaikan, menambah terminal servis, memperpanjang jam operasional, memberi pelatihan kepada staf dan teknisi, dan menambah pegawai.Kata Kunci : Quality Function Deployment; Operasional; Peningkatan Kualitas
Strategic directions of inclusive development оf Ukraine
Authors: Makhortov Yuriy , Gurochkina Victoria
Published: March 2019

The paper formulates the basic concepts of inclusive development of the country. The complex indicator of inclusive growth and development of the country, its level and meaningful components are analyzed. The content components of the complex index of inclusiveness of economic development are characterized and their importance is substantiated. The state of protection of social interests and the resolution of poverty issues in the implementation of industrial automation and innovative business processes of Industry 4.0 has been analyzed. The place of Ukraine in inclusive productivity of development and interpersonal trust of the countries of the world is determined.
THE VIDEO LEARNING EFFECTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STATE IN SATU ATAP LONTAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Authors: Mahdalena Vina , Efianda Angela , Handayani Lusia
Published: March 2019

This research purposed to analyze the effect of video learning of civic education about state which was manipulated by experiment group (audio visual method use video) and control group (conventional method use teacher) to gain students knowledge. The samples of the study were fourty students in Satu Atap Lontar Junior High School who had not implemented the audio visual (video) learning method. This study applied an experimental design with pretest and posttest design. The results score of experiment group pretest means are 5.35 and posttest means are 6.2. The increase of knowledge generated from this method was 8.8%, after that, we do the paired t test and did not show any significance at all. Different results were obtained by the control group, with a pretest means are 7.65 and posttest means are 9.1. The increased of this method was 19.7%, after that, we do the paired t test and show the real significant with p<.05. The conclusion that learning by conventional methods can not be completely replaced by audio visual methods. However, they can be collaborated into effective learning methods to increase students knowledge of state in rural schools, especially Satu Atap Lontar Junior High School.
A atual e futura política monetária do Banco Central Europeu
Authors: Arestis Philip
Published: March 2019

This contribution examines the operations of the European Central Bank (ECB) with respect to monetary policy, along with its effects on inflation, exchange rate and financial stability. It also discusses how the regulatory role of the ECB should be improved in the future. The contribution discusses the involvement of the ECB in regulatory policy towards the financial sector, and the responses of the ECB to the financial crisis. It begins with the current set up of the European Monetary Union (EMU) along with the theoretical principles of the EMU model, and the extent to which it conforms with the theoretical framework of the New Consensus Macroeconomics (NCM) and its policy implications, namely inflation targeting. Problems with the current EMU arrangements are then discussed, followed by required ECB changes, before we finally summarize and conclude.
O circuito finance-funding e a economia brasileira
Authors: Paula Luiz Fernando de
Published: March 2019

This paper evaluates the new long-term financing strategy adopted by the 2nd Dilma Rousseff’ government, from both a theoretical perspective and an analysis of some specificity of the financing process in Brazil. The article concludes that while high interest rates - the real ‘blemish’ of the Brazilian economy - and a deformed public debt structure predominate, we cannot expect major changes in the credit market in Brazil. 
CRISPR-Cas: Converting A Bacterial Defence Mechanism into A State-of-the-Art Genetic Manipulation Tool
Authors: Loureiro Alexandre , da Silva Gabriela Jorge
Published: March 2019

Bacteriophages are pervasive viruses that infect bacteria, relying on their genetic machinery to replicate. In order to protect themselves from this kind of invader, bacteria developed an ingenious adaptive defence system, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR). Researchers soon realised that a specific type of CRISPR system, CRISPR-Cas9, could be modified into a simple and efficient genetic engineering technology, with several improvements over currently used systems. This discovery set in motion a revolution in genetics, with new and improved CRISPR systems being used in plenty of in vitro and in vivo experiments in recent years. This review illustrates the mechanisms behind CRISPR-Cas systems as a means of bacterial immunity against phage invasion and how these systems were engineered to originate new genetic manipulation tools. Newfound CRISPR-Cas technologies and the up-and-coming applications of these systems on healthcare and other fields of science are also discussed.
Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide as Front Electrode for Rear Emitter Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Efficiency
Authors: Meza Daniel , Cruz Alexandros , Morales-Vilches Anna Belen , Korte Lars , Stannowski Bernd
Published: March 2019

Transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layers of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) were investigated as a potential replacement of indium tin oxide (ITO) for the front contact in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells in the rear emitter configuration. It was found that ZnO:Al can be tuned to yield cell performance almost at the same level as ITO with a power conversion efficiency of 22.6% and 22.8%, respectively. The main reason for the slight underperformance of ZnO:Al compared to ITO was found to be a higher contact resistivity between this material and the silver grid on the front side. An entirely indium-free SHJ solar cell, replacing the ITO on the rear side by ZnO:Al as well, reached a power conversion efficiency of 22.5%.
Using Improved Brainstorm Optimization Algorithm for Hardware/Software Partitioning
Authors: Zhang Tao , Yang Changfu , Zhao Xin
Published: March 2019

Today, more and more complex tasks are emerging. To finish these tasks within a reasonable time, using the complex embedded system which has multiple processing units is necessary. Hardware/software partitioning is one of the key technologies in designing complex embedded systems, it is usually taken as an optimization problem and be solved with different optimization methods. Among the optimization methods, swarm intelligent (SI) algorithms are easily applied and have the advantages of strong robustness and excellent global search ability. Due to the high complexity of hardware/software partitioning problems, the SI algorithms are ideal methods to solve the problems. In this paper, a new SI algorithm, called brainstorm optimization (BSO), is applied to hardware/software partitioning. In order to improve the performance of the BSO, we analyzed its optimization process when solving the hardware/software partitioning problem and found the disadvantages in terms of the clustering method and the updating strategy. Then we proposed the improved brainstorm optimization (IBSO) which ameliorated the original clustering method by setting the cluster points and improved the updating strategy by decreasing the number of updated individuals in each iteration. Based on the simulation methods which are usually used to evaluate the performance of the hardware/software partitioning algorithms, we generated eight benchmarks which represent tasks with different scales to test the performance of IBSO, BSO, four original heuristic algorithms and two improved BSO. Simulation results show that the IBSO algorithm can achieve the solutions with the highest quality within the shortest running time among these algorithms.
A Repeated Games-Based Secure Multiple-Channels Communications Scheme for Secondary Users with Randomly Attacking Eavesdroppers
Authors: Vu Van-Hiep , Thien Huynh Thanh , Koo Insoo
Published: March 2019

The cognitive radio network (CRN) is vulnerable to various newly-arising attacks targeting the weaknesses of cognitive radio (CR) communication and networking. In this paper, we focus on improving the secrecy performance of CR communications in a decentralized, multiple-channel manner while various eavesdroppers (EVs) try to listen to their private information. By choosing the best channel, the secondary user (SU) aims at mitigating the effects of eavesdropping and other SUs that compete for the same channel. Accordingly, the problem of finding the best channel that maximizes the secrecy rate for the SU is formulated as the framework of multiple repeated games where both the SU and the EVs try to maximize their own performance. In this case, the secrecy rate of an SU is defined based on the expected rewards of the SUs and the EVs. In the paper, we propose a repeated games-based scheme that can provide the best channel for the SU to avoid eavesdropping attacks and also minimize interference from other SUs that compete for the same channel. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can combat a physical layer attack from EVs quite well and can provide much better performance, in comparison with other conventional channel selection schemes.
Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Term and TOPSIS to Assess Lean Performance
Authors: Pérez-Domínguez Luis , Luviano-Cruz David , Valles-Rosales Delia , Hernández Hernández Jésus Israel , Rodríguez Borbón Manuel Iván
Published: March 2019

Manufacturing companies usually expect strategic improvements to focus on reducing both waste and variability in processes, whereas markets demand greater flexibility and low product costs. To deal with this issue, lean manufacturing (LM) emerged as a solution; however, it is often challenging to evaluate its true effect on corporate performance. This challenge can be overcome, nonetheless, by treating it as a multi-criteria problem using the Hesitant Fuzzy linguistic and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method. In fact, the hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets (HFLTS) is vastly employed in decision-making problems. The main contribution of this work is a method to assess the performance of LM applications in the manufacturing industry using the hesitant fuzzy set and TOPSIS to deal with criteria and attitudes from decision makers regarding such LM applications. At the end of the paper, we present a reasonable study to analyze the obtained results.
Plasma from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Nitric Oxide Synthesis and Induces Reactive Oxygen Species in A Cell-Based Biosensor
Authors: Herlitz-Cifuentes Herbert , Vejar Camila , Flores Alejandra , Jara Paola , Bustos Paulina , Castro Irene , Poblete Evelyn , Saez Katia , Opazo Marina , Gajardo Jorge , Aguayo Claudio , Nova-Lamperti Estefania , Lamperti Liliana
Published: March 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with a higher risk of developing cardiovascular (CV) diseases. It has been proposed that systemic inflammation plays a key role in premature atherosclerosis development, and is therefore crucial to determine whether systemic components from RA patients promotes endothelial cell-oxidative stress by affecting reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric-oxide (NO) production. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether plasma from RA patients impair NO synthesis and ROS production by using the cell-line ECV-304 as a biosensor. NO synthesis and ROS production were measured in cells incubated with plasma from 73 RA patients and 52 healthy volunteers by fluorimetry. In addition, traditional CV risk factors, inflammatory molecules and disease activity parameters were measured. Cells incubated with plasma from RA patients exhibited reduced NO synthesis and increased ROS production compared to healthy volunteers. Furthermore, the imbalance between NO synthesis and ROS generation in RA patients was not associated with traditional CV risk factors. Our data suggest that ECV-304 cells can be used as a biosensor of systemic inflammation-induced endothelial cell-oxidative stress. We propose that both NO and ROS production are potential biomarkers aimed at improving the current assessment of CV risk in RA.
Industrial Application of 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases
Authors: Peters Christin , Buller Rebecca M.
Published: March 2019

C–H functionalization is a chemically challenging but highly desirable transformation. 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases (2OGXs) are remarkably versatile biocatalysts for the activation of C–H bonds. In nature, they have been shown to accept both small and large molecules carrying out a plethora of reactions, including hydroxylations, demethylations, ring formations, rearrangements, desaturations, and halogenations, making them promising candidates for industrial manufacture. In this review, we describe the current status of 2OGX use in biocatalytic applications concentrating on 2OGX-catalyzed oxyfunctionalization of amino acids and synthesis of antibiotics. Looking forward, continued bioinformatic sourcing will help identify additional, practical useful members of this intriguing enzyme family, while enzyme engineering will pave the way to enhance 2OGX reactivity for non-native substrates.
Quality Improvement Project to Improve Screening for Tobacco Use in Adolescent Inpatients at a Children’s Hospital
Authors: Wagner Lauren A. , Molina Adolfo L. , Grizzle Karisa , Hofto Meghan E. , Nassetta Lauren B. , Orr Mary M. , Samuy Nichole , Schmit Erinn O. , Smola Cassi , Harrington Kathleen F. , Walley Susan C.
Published: March 2019

Tobacco use begins in adolescence for the majority of smokers. The purpose of this study was to increase screening and reporting of tobacco use in hospitalized adolescents at a tertiary care children’s hospital. We completed a nursing focus group to understand challenges and completed four iterative Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, which included: (1) in-person nursing education regarding tobacco use screening, (2) addition of an e-cigarette-specific screening question, (3) the creation and dissemination of an educational video for nursing, and (4) adding the video as a mandatory component of nursing orientation. Run charts of the percentage of patients screened who reported tobacco use were created. Absolute counts of tobacco products used were also captured. From January 2016 to September 2018, 12,999 patients ≥13 years of age were admitted to the hospital. At baseline, 90.1% of patients were screened and 4.8% reported tobacco use. While the absolute number of adolescents reporting e-cigarette use increased from zero patients per month at baseline to five, the percentage of patients screened and reporting tobacco use was unchanged; the majority of e-cigarette users reported use of other tobacco products. This study demonstrates that adding e-cigarettes to screening increases reporting and suggests systems level changes are needed to improve tobacco use reporting.
Not so Normal Normals: Species Distribution Model Results are Sensitive to Choice of Climate Normals and Model Type
Authors: Jarnevich Catherine S. , Young Nicholas E.
Published: March 2019

Species distribution models have many applications in conservation and ecology, and climate data are frequently a key driver of these models. Often, correlative modeling approaches are developed with readily available climate data; however, the impacts of the choice of climate normals is rarely considered. Here, we produced species distribution models for five disparate species using four different modeling algorithms and compared results between two different, but overlapping, climate normals time periods. Although the correlation structure among climate predictors did not change between the time periods, model results were sensitive to both baseline climate period and model method, even with model parameters specifically tuned to a species. Each species and each model type had at least one difference in variable retention or relative ranking with the change in climate time period. Pairwise comparisons of spatial predictions were also different, ranging from a low of 1.6% for climate period differences to a high of 25% for algorithm differences. While uncertainty from model algorithm selection is recognized as an important source of uncertainty, the impact of climate period is not commonly assessed. These uncertainties may affect conservation decisions, especially when projecting to future climates, and should be evaluated during model development.
Zinc Doped Hydroxyapatite Thin Films Prepared by Sol–Gel Spin Coating Procedure
Authors: Predoi Daniela , Iconaru Simona Liliana , Predoi Mihai Valentin , Buton Nicolas , Motelica-Heino Mikael
Published: March 2019

In this study, ZnHAp layers deposited on a Si substrate were obtained by a sol–gel spin-coating procedure. The ZnHAp solutions used to obtain the ZnHAp coatings were investigated by dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, ζ-potential, ultrasound measurements, and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The average measured hydrodynamic diameter from the DLS analysis, ζ-potential, and ultrasound measurements were analyzed so as to characterize and estimate the stability of the ZnHAp nanoparticles. The AAS results confirmed the presence of zinc in the gels used in the preparation of the ZnHAp layers. The layers were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD results revealed the diffraction peaks of the hexagonal hydroxyapatite in all of the investigated samples. The morphology of the ZnHAp coatings annealed at 500 °C (ZnHAp-500) and 700 °C (ZnHAp-700), which evidenced that no fissures or cracks formed on the surface of the coatings. The biocompatibility assays indicated that the ZnHAp coatings did not present any toxicity towards the HeLa cells. Furthermore, the study regarding the cytotoxicity of the ZnHAp layers against microorganisms emphasized that ZnHAp coatings exhibited an inhibitory effect towards S. aureus bacterial cells and also towards C. albicans fungal cells.
An Innovative Deep Learning Algorithm for Drowsiness Detection from EEG Signal
Authors: Rundo Francesco , Rinella Sergio , Massimino Simona , Coco Marinella , Fallica Giorgio , Parenti Rosalba , Conoci Sabrina , Perciavalle Vincenzo
Published: March 2019

The development of detection methodologies for reliable drowsiness tracking is a challenging task requiring both appropriate signal inputs and accurate and robust algorithms of analysis. The aim of this research is to develop an advanced method to detect the drowsiness stage in electroencephalogram (EEG), the most reliable physiological measurement, using the promising Machine Learning methodologies. The methods used in this paper are based on Machine Learning methodologies such as stacked autoencoder with softmax layers. Results obtained from 62 volunteers indicate 100% accuracy in drowsy/wakeful discrimination, proving that this approach can be very promising for use in the next generation of medical devices. This methodology can be extended to other uses in everyday life in which the maintaining of the level of vigilance is critical. Future works aim to perform extended validation of the proposed pipeline with a wide-range training set in which we integrate the photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal and visual information with EEG analysis in order to improve the robustness of the overall approach.
The Distribution of Planktivorous Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) on the Great Barrier Reef and the Relative Influences of Habitat and Predation
Authors: Emslie Michael J. , Logan Murray , Cheal Alistair J.
Published: March 2019

Planktivorous damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are diverse and abundant on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), are important prey for commercially harvested coral trout (Plectropomus spp.) and their feeding mode plays a central role in transferring energy from the plankton to the reef. However, little is known about their distribution patterns throughout the GBR and how those patterns are influenced by predators and habitat despite increasing pressures on both. Here we quantify the distribution and abundance of GBR planktivorous damselfishes, then examine the role of coral trout and habitat in shaping their assemblages. The assemblage structure of planktivorous damselfishes varied across the continental shelf, yet their total abundances varied sub-regionally, dependent on differences in coral habitat. Latitudinal patterns were relatively weak. Damselfish assemblages generally retained characteristics of their sub-regional setting over 20 years and assemblage degradation was only associated with major coral losses. Damselfish numbers were not negatively influenced by top-down control from coral trout. Instead, numbers of coral trout and damselfishes were both positively associated with coral habitat and each other. Our findings suggest that a complexity of factors and interactions shape reef fish assemblages and reinforce the fundamental importance of coral as the foundation of healthy reef communities.
Compressed kNN: K-Nearest Neighbors with Data Compression
Authors: Salvador–Meneses Jaime , Ruiz–Chavez Zoila , Garcia–Rodriguez Jose
Published: March 2019

The kNN (k-nearest neighbors) classification algorithm is one of the most widely used non-parametric classification methods, however it is limited due to memory consumption related to the size of the dataset, which makes them impractical to apply to large volumes of data. Variations of this method have been proposed, such as condensed KNN which divides the training dataset into clusters to be classified, other variations reduce the input dataset in order to apply the algorithm. This paper presents a variation of the kNN algorithm, of the type structure less NN, to work with categorical data. Categorical data, due to their nature, can be compressed in order to decrease the memory requirements at the time of executing the classification. The method proposes a previous phase of compression of the data to then apply the algorithm on the compressed data. This allows us to maintain the whole dataset in memory which leads to a considerable reduction of the amount of memory required. Experiments and tests carried out on known datasets show the reduction in the volume of information stored in memory and maintain the accuracy of the classification. They also show a slight decrease in processing time because the information is decompressed in real time (on-the-fly) while the algorithm is running.