bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sekuen Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA ribosomal Oncobasidium theobromae dan jamur sekerabat pembanding Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences of ribosomal DNA Oncobasidium theobromae and other related fungi as comparison
Authors: MULYATNI Agustin Sri , PRIYATMOJO Achmadi , PURWANTARA Agus
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe objective of this research was to sequence ITSregion from ribosomal DNA of Oncobasidium theobromae,and to compare the sequences to the isolates from Vietnamand Malaysia, and also to identify other related fungi speciesbased on the homology of the ITS region. O. theobromae wasisolated from three cocoa plantations in Indonesia that wereJember, Kendari, and Makasar. DNA was isolated from thefungal mycelia, and then amplified using ITS-4 and ITS-5primers, resulted in DNA fragments of 600 bp and 700 bpfor the isolate from Jember, 600 bp for the isolate fromKendari, and 700 bp for the isolate from Makasar. All of thefragments were successfully sequenced, except for 600 bpfragment of the isolate from Jember. The homology analysisusing BLAST was confirmed that ITS sequencesO. theobromae from Jember was homolog with Rhizoctoniasp. and Ceratobasidium sp., whereas isolate from Kendariwas homolog with Botryosphaeria sp. and isolate fromMakasar was homolog with Mycorrhizal basidiomycetes. Thesequences were then compared to the sequences ofO. theobromae from Vietnam and Malaysia. Phylogeneticanalyses using Clustal W program indicated thatO. theobrome from Indonesia which is represented byisolates from Jember showed higher degree of similarity toisolates from Vietnam. On the contrary, isolates fromIndonesia showed lower degree of similarity to isolates fromMalaysia.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sekuen daerahITS dari DNA ribosomal jamur Oncobasidium theobromae,dan membandingkannya dengan sekuen jamur O. theobromaeyang berasal dari Malaysia dan Vietnam, serta untukmengidentifikasi spesies lain yang merupakan kerabat dekatO. theobromae dengan berdasarkan kemiripan sekuenITSnya. Isolat jamur O. theobromae diisolasi dari tiga lokasiperkebunan kakao di Indonesia yaitu Jember, Kendari danMakasar. DNA diisolasi dari miselium jamur. Amplifikasidaerah ITS menggunakan primer ITS-4 dan ITS-5menghasilkan fragmen 600 bp dan 700 bp untuk isolatJember, 600 bp untuk isolat Kendari dan 700 bp untuk isolatMakasar. Semua fragmen berhasil disekuensing kecualifragmen Jember 600 bp. Analisis homologi menggunakanBLAST menunjukkan fragmen isolat Jember 700 bpmemiliki homologi tertinggi dengan Rhizoctonia sp. danCeratobasidium sp., isolat Kendari 600 bp homolog denganBotryosphaeria sp., dan isolat Makasar homolog denganMycorrhizal basidiomycetes. Hasil sekuen tersebut kemudiandibandingkan dengan sekuen daerah ITS O.theobromae dariMalaysia dan Vietnam untuk mengetahui hubungankekerabatannya. Analisis kekerabatan menggunakan programClustal W menunjukkan O. theobromae dari Indonesia yangdiwakili oleh isolat Jember berkerabat dekat dengan isolatVietnam, akan tetapi tidak dengan isolat Malaysia.
Karakterisasi PHA yang dihasilkan oleh Pseudomonas aeruginosa dan Bacillus subtilis yang ditumbuhkan dalam media limbah cair pabrik kelapa sawit Characterization of PHA produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis inoculated in palm oil mill effluent (POME) media
Authors: KRESNAWATY Irma , MULYATNI Agustin Sri , ERIS Deden Dewantara , PRAKOSO Haryo Tejo
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe difficulties in processing of petroleum-based plastic waste had encouraged the development of biodegradable plastics polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Researchers isolated the PHA-producing microorganisms from various sources to obtain new species with high PHA production capability. In addition, the high cost of PHA production might be overcome by using carbon-rich waste, such as palm oil mill effluent (POME). This research conducted characterization of produced PHA and optimization of PHA production in POME. In previous research, three potential isolates were obtained, which are one Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate and two Bacillus subtilis isolates. Analysis of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed the presence of PHA accumu-lation within the bacterial cell. The results of Spectra of Fourier Transform Infra Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR) revealed differences in C-C and C-H alipathic regions of PHA produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis. Optimum production of PHA was obtained using POME at concentration of 50-25% during 6 days of incubation time in an enriched media pretreatment.Abstrak Sulitnya pengolahan limbah plastik berbasis minyak bumi mendorong pengembangan plastik biodegradable poli-hidroksialkanoat (PHA). Beberapa peneliti mengisolasi mikroorganisme penghasil  PHA dari berbagai sumber karena diharapkan akan diperoleh spesies baru dengan kemampuan produksi PHA yang tinggi. Selain itu kendala tingginya biaya produksi PHA dapat diatasi dengan peman-faatan limbah yang kaya akan  karbon, seperti limbah cair pabrik kelapa sawit (LCPKS). Pada penelitian ini dilakukan karakterisasi PHA yang dihasilkan dan optimasi produksi PHA pada LCPKS. Pada penelitian sebelumnya telah diperoleh  tiga isolat potensial, yaitu : satu isolat  Pseudo-monas aeruginosa dan dua isolat  Bacillus subtilis.  Analisis Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) dan Transmission Electon Microscopy (TEM) menunjukkan adanya akumulasi PHA di dalam sel bakteri. Dari hasil analisis FT-IR disimpulkan bahwa senyawa PHA yang dihasilkan Pseudo-monas aeruginosa  berbeda dengan  Bacillus subtilisyang ditandai   perbedaan   pada  spectra   gugus  C-C  dan   C-H alifatik.  Produksi optimum PHA diperoleh pada konsentrasi LCPKS 50-25%, waktu inkubasi  enam hari dan optima-lisasi pertumbuhan pada media kaya di awal untuk mening-katkan populasi mikroba.
Liver Transplantation in the Treatment of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Absence of Liver Cirrhosis
Authors: Olisov O. D. , Novruzbekov M. S. , Galankina I. E. , Zimina L. N. , Gulyaev V. A. , Donova L. V. , Khubutiya M. Sh.
Published: September 2018

Aim. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of liver transplantation (LT) in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurred in normal liver.

Material and methods.  6 patients with unresectable HCC underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The long-term OLT results were compared with survival results of liver resection in patients with late stage HCC.

Results.  Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common types of cancer, which occurs mainly in patients with liver cirrhosis and chronic viral hepatitis. Only about 10 % of HCC develops in non-cirrhotic liver among young and somatically healthy patients. 1-, 3-, 5-year recurrence-free and overall survival in LT group was significantly better than in the control group.

Conclusion.  LT is indicated for patients with unresectable HCC in non-cirrhotic liver and its extrahepatic localization. A large tumor size and macrovascular invasion should not be a contraindication for LT in such patients.
O “Irmão dos Pobres” esteve lá: O que o “Pequeno Concílio” de Medellín e Helder Câmara significaram, um para o outro?
Authors: Marques Luiz Carlos Luz , Neta Lucy Pina
Published: September 2018

O texto dedica-se a selecionar e analisar, da imensa produção documental deixada pelo falecido arcebispo de Olinda e Recife, Helder Pessôa Câmara (1909-1999), sinais da importância, para ele, da organização daquela que viria a ser conhecida como Conferência de Medellín e de sua correta recepção. Com o uso do “método” ou “paradigma indiciário” de Ginzburg, foram selecionados textos que vão de 1962 a 1970, todos interligados por “fios-condutores” típicos do pensamento de Dom Helder, através dos quais é possível conhecer a sua evolução enquanto “operador social do sagrado”, na tentativa de construção de uma sociedade contemporânea laica, porém iluminada pelo Evangelho, a serviço da qual ele sonhava uma Igreja servidora, pobre e sem poder. O vivido e o decidido em torno da organização, realização e recepção de Medellín marca, para os autores, o início da fase mais madura das ações de impacto internacional do prelado brasileiro.
Scaffolding Progressive Online Discourse for Literary Knowledge Building
Authors: Nachowitz Marc
Published: September 2018

Drawing on research from online, knowledge-building, and discussion-based learning, this design-based experiment captures the instructional moves theorized to develop student capacity in progressive, literary discourse. The experiment employed Knowledge Forum and its unique capacity to scaffold student learning of progressive discourse that results in an explanatory model, theory, or literary interpretation. Analysis of student discussion posts within and between two iterative phases suggest that explicit instruction in progressive discourse, combined with regular classroom debriefings of online discussion, contributed to student mastery. Additionally, the use of sentence starters aligned with each Knowledge Forum scaffold for progressive discourse provided positive outcomes. Implications for using online, progressive, literary discourse scaffolds to inculcate disciplinary thinking and discussion appropriate to the secondary English/Language Arts class are discussed.
Strengths-Based Analysis of Student Success in Online Courses
Authors: Gering Carol S , Sheppard Dani' K , Adams Barbara L , Renes Susan L , Morotti Allan A
Published: September 2018

Online courses today give a broad, diverse population access to higher education. Despite postsecondary institutions embracing this opportunity, scholarly literature reveals persistent concern over low retention rates in online courses. In response to this concern, an explanatory sequential, mixed methods study was conducted in three phases at a public research university to simultaneously explore personal, circumstantial, and course variables associated with student success from a strengths-based perspective. Existing data on student enrollments across four years were analyzed. A subset of Phase One students from a single semester were invited in the second phase to complete an assessment of non-cognitive attributes and personal perceptions, followed in the third phase by interviews among a stratified sample of successful students from the previous phase to elaborate on factors impacting their success. Quantitative analyses identified seven individual variables with statistical and practical significance for online student success. Interestingly, the combination of factors classified as predictive of success changed with student academic standing. The impact of differential success factors across academic experience may explain mixed results in previous studies. The themes that emerged from the interviews with students were congruent with quantitative findings. A unique perspective was shared when students discussed “teaching themselves,” providing additional insight into perceptions of teaching presence not formerly understood. The combination of a more contextual research approach, a strengths-based perspective, and insights from student perceptions yielded implications for educational practice.
Adaptive Learning: A Stabilizing Influence Across Disciplines and Universities
Authors: Dziuban Charles , Howlin Colm , Moskal Patsy , Johnson Connie , Parker Liza , Campbell Maria
Published: September 2018

This study represents an adaptive learning partnership among The University of Central Florida, Colorado Technical University, and the platform provider Realizeit.  A thirteen-variable learning domain for students forms the basis of a component invariance study. The results show that four dimensions: knowledge acquisition, engagement activities, communication and growth remain constant in nursing and mathematics courses across the two universities, indicating that the adaptive modality stabilizes learning organization in multiple disciplines. The authors contend that similar collaborative partnerships among universities and vendors is an important next step in the research process.
Remembrance - Ben Arbaugh
Authors: Shea Peter
Published: September 2018

On June 16th, 2018 family, friends, and the world of online learning scholarship lost Dr. John Benard Arbaugh, known to everyone as “Ben”.  Ben was a pioneer in online learning with more than 80 publications including 17 best article or best paper awards.  Ben was also a member of the OLJ Editorial Board.  Many of us knew Ben for his scholarship on the Community of Inquiry model and for his work as an evaluator on national projects such as the Predictive Analytics Framework (PAR).   Ben’s passing is felt by the many colleagues and coauthors with whom he worked around the world.  He was a true mentor, teacher, scholar and friend.  We will miss him.
Introduction to Section II
Authors: Shea Peter
Published: September 2018

This issue of Online Learning contains four papers from our regular submission process for the journal.  The studies in this section examine facilitation of productive discourse, uses of social media, interaction, and student success in online learning environments.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Best Papers Presented at the OLC 2017 Accelerate Conference on Online Learning and the Innovate 2018 Conference
Authors: Picciano Anthony G
Published: September 2018

Introduction to the Special Issue: Best Papers Presented at the OLC 2017 Accelerate Conference on Online Learning and the Innovate 2018 Conference
The Effect of Problem-Based Learning Model With Audio Visual Media on the Learning Outcomes of The Students on Environmental Pollution Material
Authors: Trie Hapsari Sabrina , Suratno Suratno , Fikri Kamalia
Published: September 2018

Education plays a very important role and factor in human life as it becomes a vehicle to create qualified human resources in terms of knowledge and skill. In implementing this educational objective, a learning model is required to be able to motivate the students in learning so that the students’ cognitive and effective increase. Problem-based learning model with audio visual media is considered to be one of the learning models which can improve the students. This study aimed to determine the effect of the problem-based learning model with audiovisual media on cognitive learning outcomes of the seventh-grade students at SMP Negeri 9 Jember on environmental pollution subject. Quasi-experimental research with control class and the experimental class was applied in this research. In the experimental class, learning activity was carried out by applying problem-based learning model with audiovisual media whereas the Discovery Learning model with an image as its media was taught in the control class. The data of the students' cognitive learning outcomes were obtained through the pre-test and post-test scores, the students' affective learning outcomes were collected through direct observation in a classroom by using observation sheet consisting of five aspects in which they were activeness, responsibility, collaboration, discipline, and interaction. The application of problem-based learning model with audiovisual media had a significant effect with a probability as much as 0,000. The affective learning outcomes influenced significantly with the probability value of the T-test was 0,000
Pengujian Kinerja Server Portable Berbasis Single Board Computer (SBC) Dalam Mendukung Kegiatan Pembelajaran
Authors: Arief Lathifah , Akbar Fajril , Novani Nefy Puteri , Saputra Iqbal
Published: September 2018

Dukungan fasilitas komputer atau alat bantu kegiatan hands-on lainnya jelas dibutuhkan dalam membekali keterampilan praktis bidang komputasi dan teknologi informasi kepada peserta didik. Dalam penelitian ini, diusulkan suatu portable server berbasis single board computer (SBC) dan teknologi WiFi-direct untuk menjadi alat bantu pembelajaran dengan beberapa karakteristik: (a) portable secara fisik, (b) rendah biaya, (c) dapat diakses dari berbagai platform perangkat pengguna, dan (d) tidak mengandalkan ketersediaan koneksi internet. Fokus penelitian ini adalah rancang bangun portable server tersebut dan pengujian kinerjanya ketika digunakan dalam pembelajaran hands-on. Server yang dibangun berhasil diakses oleh beberapa perangkat berbeda (dicobakan hingga 4 platform perangkat yang berbeda) baik secara terpisah maupun secara bersamaan. Pengujian kinerja yang dilakukan mencakup pengujian waktu respon sistem dan pengujian penggunaan sumber daya komputasi server. Pengujian waktu respon sistem dilakukan untuk mengetahui berapa lama waktu yang dibutuhkan dan harus dialokasikan untuk persiapan server dalam kerangka waktu kegiatan pembelajaran. Hasil yang didapatkan cukup baik, yaitu total waktu terlama sejak server booting sampai pengguna berhasil login adalah 2 menit 45 detik. Pengujian penggunaan sumber daya komputasi server pada paper kali ini difokuskan berupa baselining untuk mendapatkan gambaran penggunaan sumber daya server dalam kondisi beban minimum ketika hanya diakses oleh pengguna tunggal yang hanya mengakses satu tool pembelajaran saja. Baseline penggunaan sumberdaya komputasi server yang didapatkan meliputi penggunaan sumber daya CPU, memory dan network untuk beberapa skenario: akses melalui kabel UTP, akses melalui hotspot server, aktivitas remote shell, aktivitas remote desktop, dan akses suatu tool pembelajaran berbasis command line interface (CLI). Tindak lanjut yang diharapkan dari penelitian ini adalah pengujian waktu respon, pengujian beban, serta pengujian batas kemampuan server ketika diakses secara simultan oleh banyak pengguna yang mewakili lazimnya jumlah peserta suatu kelas.
O ensino de Polinômios usando material acessível para alunos cegos: potencialidades e limitações
Authors: Dias Camila Ehrat , Panossian Maria Lucia
Published: September 2018

Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa desenvolvida no ano de 2016 e tem por objetivo reconhecer potencialidades e limitações do uso de um material concreto acessível para o ensino de operações com polinômios em uma turma regular com estudantes cegos inseridos. Para introduzir a temática apresentam-se considerações sobre a inclusão na legislação; a linguagem dos deficientes visuais; o papel do professor em relação ao ensino destes estudantes; o uso de materiais manipuláveis e concepções de álgebra e educação algébrica. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa se concretiza com a elaboração de um material acessível aos alunos cegos para o ensino de operações com polinômios. Este material foi utilizado em uma sequência de ensino desenvolvida durante oito aulas com uma turma de oitavo ano de uma escola da rede pública de Curitiba. Como potencialidades observou-se que o uso do material possibilitou a inclusão do estudante com deficiência visual além de motivar e propiciar a aprendizagem sobre a representação e a operação com polinômios para todos os estudantes da turma. Destaca-se como limitações a necessidade de montar o material, o que pode ser feito por professores e estudantes; e o erro conceitual matemático em relação à representação possível de monômios dadas as características do material utilizado.
Um estudo sobre a inclusão de alunos com Transtorno do Espectro Autista na aula de matemática
Authors: Ribeiro Gabriela Gomes , Cristovão Eliane Matesco
Published: September 2018

Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa de conclusão de curso, realizada pela primeira autora e orientada pela segunda, que buscou compreender as possibilidades e limites da inclusão de alunos com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) na aula de matemática. Para tanto, tomou como objeto de estudos os efeitos de um plano de aula sobre equações do primeiro grau, elaborado para promover a inclusão de dois alunos com TEA em uma turma regular do 7º ano de uma escola pública localizada na cidade de Itajubá-MG. Esta pesquisa, de cunho qualitativo, adotou o diário de campo, o portfólio de estágio, gravações em áudio e as produções dos alunos com TEA como instrumentos de coleta de dados. Enquanto se realizava um levantamento bibliográfico sobre a temática, foram acompanhadas as aulas de matemática da turma e as atividades desenvolvidas com os dois estudantes público alvo da educação especial (EPAEE), um com TEA e outro com TEA e também Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade (TDAH), na sala de recursos da própria escola. Esta dupla imersão, na teoria e na prática, visou buscar indicativos sobre a abordagem mais adequada para promover a inclusão de alunos, e também facilitar o estabelecimento de uma parceria com os professores. Para compreender, na prática, as possibilidades e limites da inclusão de alunos com TEA nas aulas de Matemática, buscou-se analisar indícios do que os alunos aprenderam e das interações que eles estabeleceram com os colegas durante a realização do plano de aula elaborado. A pesquisa mostrou que estratégias diferenciadas, pautadas no uso de materiais concretos e jogos, especialmente quando pensados a partir das aptidões e interesses dos alunos com TEA, auxiliam no processo de aprendizagem tanto destes alunos quanto dos demais, despertando seu interesse e motivação, e propiciando uma aprendizagem significativa. Também foi possível observar que, em diversos momentos, os alunos se sentiram inseridos com seus pares, devido às tentativas de promover atividades que priorizam a convivência, em detrimento do trabalho isolado do aluno, porém nem sempre essa mostrou ser a melhor estratégia.
Tecnologia Assistiva e Educação Matemática: experiências de inclusão no ensino e aprendizagem da Matemática nas deficiências visual, intelectual e auditiva
Authors: Fraz Joeanne Neves
Published: September 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo conhecer experiências de inclusão com a utilização da Tecnologia Assistiva na Matemática, oferecendo a área possibilidades de inclusão, promoção e inovação de seu ensino e aprendizagem com deficientes visuais, intelectuais e auditivos, refletindo ao longo do estudo sobre as contribuições possíveis da TA na Educação Matemática. Estudo de abordagem qualitativa, enfoque exploratório e base bibliográfica, cujo levantamento compreendeu o Google Acadêmico e o banco de dados da CAPES, estudos de 2012 a 2017 e a seleção das pesquisas para a apresentação das experiências de inclusão no ensino e aprendizagem da Matemática que utilizaram os recursos e serviços da TA incidiram sobre o uso da Tecnologia da Informação e da Comunicação (TIC)/tecnologias digitais. O estudo possibilitou verificar que tanto desenvolver quanto utilizar os recursos e serviços da TA significa dar condições efetivas de interação e aprendizado, inserção social e acesso ao conhecimento matemático.
Uma análise das diferentes estratégias de resolução de uma tarefa matemática com base no perfil conceitual de equação
Authors: Alves Karina Aguiar , Silva Regina Lucia da , Gomes Vivilí Maria Silva , Aguiar Marcia
Published: September 2018

Neste artigo apresentamos resultados da análise de três resoluções diferenciadas de uma tarefa matemática tendo como abordagem o modelo teórico do Perfil Conceitual de Equação. Esses resultados provêm de um estudo feito no âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa de caráter longitudinal, que teve como objetivo norteador investigar de que forma atividades matemáticas que contemplem zonas de Perfil Conceitual de Equação podem contribuir para a ampliação dos conhecimentos algébricos de professores e futuros professores. Elegemos esse modelo teórico, por se estruturar na premissa de que, ao respeitarmos e valorizarmos as multiplicidades de modos de pensar, enriquecemos as abordagens de ensino em matemática. Nessa linha investigativa optamos, neste artigo, por estudar as ideias que surgiram a partir das resoluções de estudantes do 3º ano do Ensino Médio, quando foram convidados a resolver uma tarefa matemática. Nossa investigação, se pauta em características qualitativas de cunho interpretativo a partir dos dados produzidos e analisados. Os resultados decorrentes desse estudo nos informam que, os estudantes transitaram por conhecimentos geométricos diversificados, nos mostrando a apropriação de seus significados ao mobilizá-los de forma criativa em suas resoluções, como também refletiram sobre suas resoluções de forma ponderada, ao observar as soluções obtidas e esperadas.
Editorial
Authors: Pacífico Juracy Machado , Bueno José Lucas Pedreira , Barros Josemir Almeida , Francisco Junior Wilmo Ernesto
Published: September 2018

Este Editorial apresenta o número 11, Volume 5 (2018), da Revista EDUCA - Revista Multidisciplinar em Educação. O número compõe-se de artigos de pesquisadores e pesquisadoras brasileiros e estrangeiros. A Revista EDUCA é um periódico científico vinculado ao Grupo de Pesquisa Multidisciplinar em Educação e Infância – Grupo EDUCA, que apoia o Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Escolar, Mestrado Profissional, da Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR).
TELEVISI PUBLIK LOKAL SEBAGAI RUANG PUBLIK DAN MEDIA PEMBANGUNAN PARTISIPATIF
Authors: Aries Aries
Published: September 2018

Regional public television is a certainty, as the public sphere which disseminates the regional potency, local wisdom, motivation and awareness raising community to enhance competitiveness, independent and participate in regional development. Inside the broadcasting regulation of Indonesia, regional public television is called Lembaga Penyiaran Publik Lokal Televisi. The opportunities for the formation of regional public television in Banten province is very potential, because in the province of Banten has not yet own station TVRI itselfs, but that is still manage with TVRI Station Special Capital City of Jakarta. Diversity of Banten's culture and local language are a great potential for regional public television to make broadcasts program on several sub-languages in Banten province. However, the main issue in revision broadcasting regulation of Indonesia is no longer focused on the diversity of content and diversity of ownership. The substance of the regulations on the establishment of regional public television is no longer contained in the draft revision of the broadcasting law of Indonesia. In other side, regional peoples has a right to get localy information, not only followed hegemonyâ€™s preference and standard of Jakartaâ€™s value. Indonesia is not only Jakarta. Regional peoples needs more quality broadcasting content as a form of representation of cultural identity; broadcasting program that contain a variety of content that can raise public awareness collectively to preserve culture values and perform positive social actions through regional public television.
MEKANISME PENYELESAIAN PELANGGARAN KODE ETIK JURNALISTIK PADA DEWAN PERS DI KOTA SERANG
Authors: Surahman Sigit , Fuqoha Fuqoha
Published: September 2018

Journalism is an activity of gathering news and reporting events. Delivery of news or information in general often also called the press. To protect journalistic activities and freedom of the press, the press council established by law. Press Council as an independent agency to establish guidelines which must be done by any reporter or journalist in writing or delivered the news. Journalistic ethics is a guideline to behave in journalistic activity compiled by journalists, press organizations to be ethical or moral grounding in journalistic activities. The purpose of this study, to find a model settlement of violations of journalistic ethics in the press council. This research method using descriptive analytical research model with normative juridical approach. Collecting data using literature study by collecting data and legal regulations. Besides the interviews to the parties concerned to complete the data. Press Council in resolving violations of journalistic ethics, to maintain the freedom of the press with a mechanism that provides power to the press council to decide a case arising from journalistic activities completed by the press council. Settlement due to journalistic activities outside the press council will shut down and eliminate the freedom of the press as mandated by law. The right model is the removal of press offenses perspective that may affect national press by giving power and authority to the press council to resolve matters arising from journalistic activities.
Interaksi Virtual Remaja Di Media Sosial
Authors: Azhar Indrianti
Published: September 2018

The study is titled " Virtual Interaction of Teen on Social Media". The purpose of this study was to find out the meaning of Facebook social media for adolescents as a medium of communication in the virtual world, how teenagers express themselves through social media and show the symbol of virtual interacting contemporary teen-age.Â Â The theory in this study is the symbolic interaction with the methodology of virtual ethnography. Techniques of determining informants using snowball technique that is through the recommendation of facebook users among adolescents aged 15-18 Years in Cilegon City.Â Data collection techniques are done by direct observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. While virtual ethnographic observations are done online and offline. Online observations of researchers interact with resource persons in social media, offline researchers face to face with sources.Â Triangulation of sources is used in the technique of data validity. The results of this study's first teenage interpreting Facebook as an entertainment, interaction and media interaction in the virtual world.Â Second, teenagers can express themselves through the status update activity with slang, upload photos with "contemporary" pose and intensity of interaction by chatting to forget the time, and the dependence of updates in social media facebook.
Serebral Palsili Çocukların Mobilite Düzeyleri İle Toplumsal Katılım Becerileri Arasındaki İlişkisi
Authors: Akyürek Gökçen , Uykun İsa , Bumin Gonca
Published: September 2018

Amaç:Bu çalışmanın amacı serebral palsili (SP)
çocukların mobilite düzeyleri ile toplumsal katılım becerileri arasındaki
ilişkiyi incelemektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem:
Teknik lisede okuyan serebral palsili öğrenciler (n = 13, yaşları 15-18)
çalışmaya dahil edildi. Lokomosyon becerileri ABILOCO-Çocuk ölçeği ve katılım
düzeyi için Çocuk ve Ergen Katılımı Ölçeği (CASP) kullanıldı. ABILOCO-Çocuk
ölçeği, ebeveynlerin, SP'li çocuklarda çok çeşitli hareket becerilerini ölçmek
için tasarlanmış iyi psikometrik özelliklere sahip bir görüşme ölçeğidir.

Sonuçlar:
Çalışmamızın sonucunda, lokomosyon becerileri ile sosyal katılım arasında
istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edildi (r = 0,789; p <0,001).
En yüksek korelasyon ev ve okul katılım alt ölçekleri olarak belirlendi (sırasıyla
r = 0,948; r = 0,908 p <0,001).

Tartışma:
Çocukların mobilite düzeyleri sosyal katılımı direkt etkileyen bir
parametredir. İleride yapılacak çalışmalarda sosyal katılımı etkileyen
erişilebilirlik ve güvenlik gibi diğer faktörlerin de ele alınmasının önemli
olduğu düşünülmektedir.
Quesos artesanales de Corrientes. Riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos: Encefalopatia espongiforme Bovina. Review.
Authors: Vasek Olga M. , Falcione Lucía F.
Published: September 2018

Las Enfermedades Transmitidas por Alimentos (ETAs) constituyen un problema de Salud Pública, de donde deriva la importancia de conocer la "trazabilidad" de los alimentos para ofrecer productos seguros e inocuos. Entre los casos preocupantes se destaca la Encefalopatía Espongiforme Bovina (EEB), ya que actualmente se conoce que el agente etiológico puede atravesar la barrera de especie y desarrollar su variante humana, la enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vECJ). Es preciso considerar el potencial ingreso del agente infectivo en la cadena alimentaria humana durante la alimentación del ganado empleado para la elaboración de derivados de este origen, debido a que el prin1er brote de la enfermedad, surgió a partir de los piensos contaminados, enfatizándose la necesidad de reforzar los controles desde el inicio de la cadena alin1entaria. En el presente trabajo se otorga especial atención a la posibilidad de contaminación por priones durante la elaboración del Queso Artesanal de Corrientes, a través de dos materias primas: el agente coagulante artesanal bovino y la leche.
Determinación del Halomorfismo en forestaciones con Schinopsis balansae Engler en la Ecorregión Chaco Húmedo
Authors: Prause Juan , Fernández López Carolina , Kairuz Esteban
Published: September 2018

El objetivo del trabajo fue caracterizar el grado de halomorfismo del suelo y correlacionarlo con las medidas dasométricas en forestaciones con Schinopsis balansae Engler (Quebracho Colorado Chaqueño) de la Ecorregión del Chaco Húmedo. Se seleccionaron tres forestaciones, cada una formada por 12 parcelas y cada parcela, constituida por un árbol dominante. Se midió el diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP) y la altura de fuste. Se muestreó el suelo a 0-7; 7-30; 30-60; 60-90; 90-120 y>120 cm de profundidad. Se realizaron análisis de pH en agua y en KCl, conductividad eléctrica (CE); Ca2+, Mg2+ y Na+ solubles; y se calculó la Relación de Absorción de Sodio (RAS). Las concentraciones elevadas de la CE se observaron en el horizonte superficial con valores promedios de 1,61 dS m-1, disminuyendo con la profundidad y la RAS en superficie arrojó valores promedios de 5, 92 aumentando en profundidad de 30. Se correlacionaron las variables de las plantaciones y las del suelo. Se concluye que el mayor desarrollo del Quebracho Colorado Chaqueño está directamente relacionado con los bajos valores de CE y RAS en los horizontes superficiales de 0 a 60 cm. de profundidad.
Tank Mixing of Allelopathic Crop Water Extracts with Pendimethalin Helps in the Management of Weeds in Canola (Brassica napus) Field
Authors: JABRAN Khawar
Published: September 2018

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the allelopathic effects of sorghum, sunflower, brassica and rice combined with low rates of pendimethalin for weed management in canola (Brassica napus L.) field. Crop water extracts at 15 L ha-1 each in combination with pendimethalin at 400 and 600 g active ingredient (a.i.) ha-1 were sprayed immediately after sowing. Full dose of pendimethalin 1200 g a.i ha-1 was used as standard. A weedy check was also maintained for comparison. Sorghum and rice water extracts each at 15 L ha-1 combined with 600 g a.i. ha-1 showed maximum (67.58 & 66.21%) reduction in total weed density at 40 and 60 days after sowing (DAS), respectively. All the treatments offered more than 80% reduction in total weed dry weight over control at 40 DAS, while 44.93 to 63.99% reduction in total weed dry weight over control at 60 DAS was recorded in all the treatments. The plots treated with sorghum and sunflower water extracts each at 15 L ha-1 combined with 600 g a.i. ha-1 pendimethalin recorded maximum seed yield (2.604 Mg ha-1), which was 39.99% greater as compared to control. Herbicide dose may be reduced by 50-67% in combination with allelopathic water extracts for effective weed control and higher yields in canola field.
Someone Like You? Modelling Face Memory Reveals Task-generalizable Representations
Authors: Zhan Jiayu , Garrod Oliver G. B. , van Rijsbergen Nicola , schyns Philippe
Published: September 2018

Current theories of cognition are cast in terms of information processing mechanisms that use mental representations. For example, consider the mechanisms of face identification that use mental representations to identify familiar faces under various conditions of pose, illumination and ageing, or to draw resemblance between family members. Providing an explanation of these information processing mechanisms thus relies on showing how the actual information contents of these representations are used. Yet, these representational contents are rarely characterized, which in turn hinders knowledge of mechanisms. Here, we address this pervasive gap by characterizing the detailed contents of mental representations of familiar faces using a new methodological approach. We used a unique generative model of face identity information combined with perceptual judgments and reverse correlation to model the 3D representational contents of 4 familiar faces in 14 participants. We then demonstrated the validity of these contents using everyday perceptual tasks that generalize face identity and resemblance judgments to new viewpoints, age and sex with a new group of participants. Our work highlights that such models of mental representations are critical to understanding generalization behavior and for characterizing the information processing mechanisms that must use them.
Engaged Academics as Activist Professionals: Privilege and Humility in Addressing Knowledge Divides
Authors: Oliver Pamela Elaine
Published: September 2018

This article describes some of the author’s experiences in 18 years of working with diverse community groups around issues of racial disparities in criminal justice. It argues that academics can play important roles in locating and sharing knowledge about community issues, in provoking discussions, in carrying knowledge between groups, and in actively attending to the voices of those who are most oppressed and marginalized. It highlights the value of bringing new knowledge into a discussion and the tensions that arise as people in different positions seek solutions to identified problems. Academics in community groups should be understood as a type of privileged ally who experiences cross pressures like those of other activist professionals. A stance of reflexive humility is recommended. Preprint of article published in Bringing Down Divides: Special Issue Commemorating the Work of Gregory Maney (1967-2017) Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Volume 43, pages 213-232.
Ceramic morphological organisation in the Southern Caddo Area: Quiddity of shape for Hickory Engraved bottles
Authors: Selden Robert Z.
Published: September 2018

This study expands upon a previous analysis of the Clarence H. Webb collection that resulted in the identification of two bottle shapes used in the manufacture of the Hickory Engraved type. The current sample of Caddo bottles adduces three-dimensional meshes from the Hickory Engraved specimens in the Webb collection, and 14 new meshes from six sites and one collection. Results confirm that in some cases Hickory Engraved bottle shapes differ significantly by site, that the two shapes identified in the Webb collection persist in this larger sample, and that morphological integration is not significant, meaning that those traits used to characterise bottle shape (rim, neck, body, and base) were not found to vary in a coordinated manner. Thus, these results do not support the hypothesis that Caddo potters adhered to a template of vessel shape associated with specific decorative motifs. When combined with the Webb sample, iterative improvements are achieved, and results demonstrate a general trend toward standardisation in Caddo bottle shapes through time.
A Study of Customer Satisfaction on After Sales Service of Two Wheelers in Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Giri Sanjupa , Thapa Kumar
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between various identified after-sales service attributes of Two Wheeler brands and customer satisfaction. It further intends at segregating the major after sales service as per Kano Model. This research is a quantitative research with a sample size of 280, 40 each on the basis of brands of bike and scooter. Sample is selected in a quota and convenience basis. The brands which are taken as samples includes Honda, Hero, Bajaj, Mahindra, Yamaha, Royal Enfield and others (TVS, Suzuki and VR). Kano Model analysis, frequency analysis, correlation, ANOVA test, independent sample t-test, etc. are used for data analysis. Kano model is taken as a basic model for the study.

Surprisingly, it is found that supporting after sales service has more impact on customer satisfaction than major after sales services have. Apparently, the most valued after sales service is behaviour of technicians which has the strongest and positive relation with customer satisfaction. Behaviour attributes play major role in customer satisfaction. Likewise, functional and dysfunctional questions are analyzed to carry out Kano Model Analysis. From the research, it is found that Spare part supply, Warranty, Bike wash and Service camp are the must be requirements. Likewise, Repair and Maintenance, Customer Care, Inspection and Mobile Van (office hours) are regarded as one dimensional services. And, Driving Orientation and 24 hours Mobile Van service are regarded as Attractive services. At present, 63% of customers are satisfied with the after sales service and 10% are very satisfied with the current after sales service. This study is significant to distributors of two wheelers and parent companies, as they can formulate after sales service strategies by understanding the present satisfaction level of customers and degree of each after sales service attributed to satisfy the customers.

Journal of Business and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 1-21
Capital Structure Management of Joint Venture Banks of Nepal
Authors: Timsina Sujata
Published: September 2018

This study entitled,” Capital Structure Management of Joint Venture Banks of Nepal” has been conducted to examine whether the determinants of capital structure affect the leverage position of joint venture banks. Three joint venture banks have been selected for the study based on their similarities in assets size and age. The study intends to test the relationship between capital structure and profitability and evaluate the optimality of the capital structure of the banks. The main purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the capital structure management practices of three leading joint venture banks taken into consideration.

This study has been conducted with the secondary data obtained from the quarterly financial statements, annual publications of NRB and even from the official website of Nepal Stock Exchange. A linear regression model has been applied for analyzing the data. Six independent variables have been identified based on the standard determinants of capital structure. The variables include size, profitability, assets tangibility, liquidity, risk and growth. To determine the variables, previous studies particularly of Sailaja and Madhavi (2015), Singh and Tandon (2012) and Basnet (2015) have been consulted. Statistical and financial tools such as ratio analysis, correlation and regression analysis as well as inferential analysis have been used to analyze the quantitative data.

The researcher has been able to draw the conclusion that the regulatory requirements also affect the leverage position. In addition to these, factors that are significant to the capital structure of the three sample banks are size of the bank, profitability, liquidity and growth. The study has thus helped to find out strengths & weaknesses of the joint venture banks. With these findings, the study might be helpful to drive the banks into the progressive track. Understanding these factors and their crucial relationships with leverage will help to maximize the value of the bank and minimize the overall cost of capital.

The study concludes that amongst the three joint venture banks taken into consideration, Everest Bank Limited is the better in terms of profitability, Himalayan Bank Limited is better in terms of stability and Nepal SBI Bank is more risk prone but has sufficient liquidity. Hence, the study shows that the standard determinants of capital structure are actually able to explain the variation in leverage of banks.

Journal of Business and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 58-79
Influence of Celebrity Endorsement on Consumers’ Buying Behavior of Fast Moving Consumer Goods in Kathmandu
Authors: Pokharel Aradhana , Pradhan Binit
Published: September 2018

This paper explores the influence of celebrity endorsement on consumers’ buying behavior of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). It aims to analyze the influence of celebrities’ attributes (attractiveness, expertise, trustworthiness, popularity) on the buying behavior of people living in Kathmandu valley. The entire information are collected using structured questionnaire from one hundred and fifty respondents in Kathmandu valley. The results of descriptive analysis reveal that celebrity endorsement does have positive impact on buying behavior of majority of people. It has also been identified from the study that respondents ranked brand as the most dominant factor influencing their buying behavior whereas they ranked celebrity endorsement as forth priority. The result of inferential analysis reveals that significant relationship exists between celebrities’ attributes and purchase intension of FMCG. Since Nepali FMCG companies are in dire need of good promotional strategy, this study provides useful insight to FMCG companies and marketers in Nepal.

Journal of Business and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2, pp. 1-14
An Analysis of Outpatients’ Perceived Service Quality and Satisfaction in Selected Private Hospitals of Kathmandu
Authors: Pathak Paridhi
Published: September 2018

Patients’ perceptions about health services, especially about service quality, are becoming increasingly important. It might shape confidence and subsequent behaviors with regard to their choice and usage of the available health care facilities. The study examines the primary satisfaction with a private hospital experience and estimate the effect that each of these construct will have on future behavioral intensions. More specifically, it measures patient’s perceptions of service quality and assesses the dimensions of service quality exert strongest influence on customer satisfaction. The study is based on primary data, which collected from outpatients in the ten selected private hospitals of Kathmandu valley via self-administered and structured questionnaire survey. Convenience sampling method is applied for the study that constituted of 200 outpatients from private hospitals. The present study is based on the SERVPREF model in which independent variables are tangibles, responsiveness, empathy, reliability and assurance whereas the dependent variable is overall satisfaction of the patients. The findings of this study show that 72 percent of the respondents are satisfied with the overall quality of the hospitals; 5 percent are dissatisfied and 18 percent are neutral. It also reveals that satisfaction of the outpatients is irrespective of their genders, age, income level and education. Among all constructs the most positive perceptions are seen in the assurance dimension of the hospitals followed by tangibles, responsiveness, reliability and empathy. Additionally, it is seen that responsiveness dimension is the most strongly correlated dimension with overall satisfaction; while the other dimensions have weak to moderate positive correlation. Overall, a positive relationship is found between patient’s perception of service quality and their satisfaction.

Journal of Business and Social Sciences Research, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2, pp. 69-84