bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trend of morbidity and mortality of dengue in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, South India
Authors: C. Sahanaa , Mishra Amit Kumar , Bazroy Joy
Published: December 2017

Background: Globally, dengue infection is a mosquito borne viral disease accounts for nearly 50 million cases per year. South East Asia (SEA), Western Pacific, Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Latin America are all endemic for frequent outbreaks of dengue fever. The burden of dengue is 17 times higher in SEA countries as compared to Japanese encephalitis, upper respiratory tract infections and Hepatitis B. Thus a study was planned to assess the trend of morbidity and mortality of dengue for the period of five years from 2012 to 2016 in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu (TN), South India. Methods: The data were sourced from National Health Profile 2017, WHO vector borne disease fact sheets and official website of National Vector Borne Disease Control Program. Analysis of secondary data was done and results were tabulated. Graphs were plotted to study the trend of the disease. Results: There is a fall in the morbidity of Dengue cases whereas increase in the mortality over the period of five years (2012-2016) in Puducherry. In TN, there is a decrease in trend of morbidity over the past five years and mortality since 2015. However, there is a rising trend of disease in India. Conclusions: Considering the above facts there is no doubt that dengue is a public health problem in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, which needs urgent action to reduce the burden of dengue.
Complications of diabetes mellitus among patients attending the out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Chappidi Mounica , Shivananjiah Shalini , Thirthahalli Chethana , Kunnavil Radhika , Murthy Nandagudi Srinivasa
Published: December 2017

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM), a common metabolic disorder, is associated with complications that can affect the quality of life. The current study was taken to study the frequency of complications among DM patients attending Out Patient Department (OPD) of Endocrinology at a tertiary care hospital and to study the association of select socio-demographic factors and select biochemical parameters among patients with complications.Methods: Case record analysis of 250 out patients with DM (Type 1 and 2) in the month of August 2016 was done. Permission from Hospital Administration and Department of Endocrinology was obtained to access records. Socio-demographic details, anthropometry, blood pressure recordings of the past visit, DM duration, laboratory investigations, complications, treatment & other morbidities were noted.Results: Of the 250 patients, 138 (55.2%) were males. Patients with cardiovascular complications, ocular complications, neuropathy, peripheral arterial diseases, nephropathy and cerebrovascular complications were 21.2%, 19.2%, 16.8%, 12.8%, 11.2% and 6.0% respectively. Poor glycemic control (HbA1c>7.5%) was seen in 51.2% of patients with DM related complications. It was noticed that 78.5% of the patients with chronic complications had DM for more than 5 years duration. Logistic regression analysis showed age (≥60 years), gender (males) and serum creatinine levels (>1.2 mg/dl in males and >0.9 mg/dl in females) to be associated with occurrence of complications in patients with DM.Conclusions: Efforts need to be directed at intense glycemic control, strengthening awareness regarding self care, early screening and appropriate management to prevent and minimize complications.
A study of mobile phone usage on sleep disturbance, stress and academic performance among medical students in Tamil Nadu
Authors: H. Gladius Jennifer , K. Sowmiya , D. C. Vidya , P. A. Archana Lakshmi , William Roseline Fatima
Published: December 2017

Background: Today’s world has led students to mobile phone as a mode of communication and social networking. This also has bought about psychological dependency towards mobile phones which causes sleep deprivation and increased stress affecting them academically. However, very few studies were conducted among medical students. Hence, this study was attempted with an objective to assess the effect of mobile phone usage on sleep disturbance, stress and academic performance among under graduate medical students.Methods: An observational Study was conducted among under graduate medical students in KIMS, Tamil Nadu, during September to November 2016. Among first to final year students 203 were selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected after obtaining the consent using a self administered questionnaire, containing demographic details, variables on mobile usages, PSQI and PSS scales. Mean, median, standard deviation and percentages were calculated; Chi square test and correlation coefficient were calculated at 5% level of significance.Results: Among 203 study participants everyone had smart phones which were used for communication and social media. The hours of usage of mobile ranged from 5 minutes to 10 hours per day. Most of them (61%) used during night hours, 72.4% of the study participants had poor sleep quality, 66.5% had moderate stress, 14.8% had severe stress. There was significant association of poor sleep quality and academic performance with mobile phone usage (p<0.01).Conclusions: There is an association of mobile phone usage with sleep quality and academic performance.
Outcome analysis of vacuum assisted closure application in open fractures of long bones
Authors: Chandewar Mangesh M. , Singh Saurabh , Jung Rupesh
Published: December 2017

Background: We performed a prospective analysis to compare the efficacy of the vacuum assisted closure (VAC therapy) and conventional cotton gauze dressing of wounds.

Methods: The study was conducted from July 2014 to June 2016 on patients admitted from emergency department or presenting in the outpatient department of the hospital. Necrotic tissues were debrided before applying VAC therapy. Dressings were changed every 3 or 4 days. For standard wound therapy, debridement followed by daily dressings was done. All patients were reconstructed with SSG/FLAP coverage after the granulation tissue was sufficient. Two groups of 10 each compared prospectively. Data were collected for age, sex, time needed for sufficient granulation tissue for coverage, length of hospital stay, no of debridements for VAC application and conventional gauze dressings.

Results: Time needed to have a good granulation tissue sufficient for coverage, length of stay in hospital, and no of debridements were significantly less in VAC group. No major complication occurred that was directly attributable to treatment.

Conclusions: Vacuum assisted wound therapy was found to facilitate the rapid formation of healthy granulation tissue on open musculoskeletal injuries, shortens hospital stay and minimize secondary soft tissue defect coverage procedures.

 
The management of a complex elbow injury with transaction of the brachial artery
Authors: Nekkanti Supreeth , Siddartha Arunodhaya , Sastry Purushotham , M. Prakash , Verma Anubhav
Published: December 2017

Elbow dislocations are commonly encountered cases by orthopaedic surgeon. Vascular injury accompanying an elbow dislocation is a surgical challenge. The authors report a rare complication of complete transaction of the brachial artery following a posterior dislocation of the elbow joint. A fifty-year old male suffered a road traffic accident during which he injured his left elbow. Radiographs confirmed a posterior dislocation of the elbow joint. However the radial and ulnar pulse very not palpable. Arterial doppler confirmed injury to brachial artery. The patient was successfully treated and regained full functional use of his left upper limb. The aim of this report is to help readers understand why a vascular injury occurs following an elbow dislocations. A successful management of such injuries revolves around a prompt clinical diagnosis and early repair.
Skating on slippery ice
Authors: van Leeuwen J.M.J.
Published: December 2017

The friction of a stationary moving skate on smooth ice is
investigated, in particular in relation to the formation of a thin layer
of water between skate and ice. It is found that the combination of
ploughing and melting gives a friction force that is rather insensitive
for parameters such as velocity and temperature. The weak dependence
originates from the pressure adjustment inside the water layer. For
instance, higher velocities, giving rise to higher friction, also lead
to larger pressures, which, in turn, decrease the contact zone and so
lower the friction. By treating ice as a Bingham solid the theory
combines and completes two existing but conflicting theories on the
formation of the water layer.
Tax policy and housing prices: evidence from Vietnam using event study approach
Authors: Huu Hong Thai Pham , Manh Quach Hao
Published: December 2017

This paper examines the effect of tax policy on housing prices in Vietnam for the period from October 2004 to September 2016 using event study approach. The authors find that all five key changes made to the personal income tax, corporate income tax and non-farm land use tax have caused the housing prices to decline on average 6-11% during the event window, but only the impact of the personal income tax changes is statistically significant. The fact that changes in housing prices are mostly seen prior to the effective date of the tax policy change implies that tax policy change indeed has influenced the housing prices in Vietnam. Although this research has not examined the mechanism through which tax policy has influenced the housing prices, the findings offer some implications for the government in terms of using tax policy for controlling housing prices in Vietnam. The research is also of very few papers in this literature that use the event study approach.
Isolation, molecular characterization, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from coastal water in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Ghenem Lubna , Elhadi Nasreldin
Published: December 2017

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative halophilic marine microbe that causes gastroenteritis, wound infections, and septicemia in humans. Since the emergence of the pandemic clone O3:K6, V. parahaemolyticus has become a globally well-known pathogen. In this study, 375 seawater samples collected from the Eastern coast of Saudi Arabia were tested for the presence of V. parahaemolyticus. Three hundred and forty samples were determined positive for V. parahaemolyticus using traditional microbiological techniques. The genes toxR and tlh were detected via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 41 isolates from 23 samples (6%). Thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) and thermostable direct hemolysin-related hemolysin (tdh) are the most common virulence genes associated with V. parahaemolyticus. As such, four isolates were tdh+ (1%) and another four were trh+ (1%). No evidence of pandemic clones was detected using group-specific PCR (GS-PCR). Samples were tested for antibiotic susceptibility against 28 agents. The vast majority of samples exhibited high resistance to carbenicillin (98%), ampicillin (88%), and cephalothin (76%). The multiple antibiotics resistance index was >0.2 for 35% of the isolates. The results of this study confirm the presence of V. parahaemolyticus in the Eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. This is the first report of tdh+ and trh+ isolates from this area.
Behavior Change for Youth Drivers: Design and Development of a Smartphone-Based App (BackPocketDriver) (Preprint)
Authors: Warren Ian , Meads Andrew , Whittaker Robyn , Dobson Rosie , Ameratunga Shanthi
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

The over-representation of youth in road crash injury and fatality rates is a major public health issue globally. In New Zealand, youth drivers are most vulnerable in the restricted license period when they can drive without the requirement for supervision by an experienced adult. Behavioral change interventions delivered using mobile phone technology to young drivers could serve as a useful mechanism to develop safe driving skills, but this potential remains to be fully explored.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to apply behavioral change principles to design and develop a smartphone-based intervention with the aim of helping youth drivers to develop and hone safe driving skills.

METHODS

An iterative process was used to support development of the smartphone intervention. We reviewed behavioral change literature, identifying fundamental principles and exploring use of behavior change techniques (BCTs) in other areas of public health. We engaged with key stakeholders, including young drivers, government agencies, and relevant organizations. We also took into account technology adoption considerations when designing the app.

RESULTS

We developed BackPocketDriver (BPD), an Android smartphone app that uses in-built sensors to monitor and infer driver behavior. The app implements features that were identified during the design process and are traceable to BCTs and theory. A key feature is messaging, which is used to instruct, motivate, educate, and relay feedback to participants. In addition, messaging addresses attitudes and beliefs. Other features include journey feedback summaries, goal setting, achievements, and leaderboards.

CONCLUSIONS

BPD’s design rests on a sound foundation of theory and evidence. With explicit links between theory and features, the app aims to be an effective intervention to change and improve youth driver behavior. The next phase of this study is to run a small pilot study to assess BPD’s effectiveness.
Farm Owners and Workers as Key Informants in User-Centered Occupational Health Prototype Development: A Stakeholder-Engaged Project (Preprint)
Authors: Weichelt Bryan , Bendixsen Casper , Keifer Matthew
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

The cost of workplace injuries and illnesses significantly impacts the overall cost of health care and is a significant annual economic burden in the United States. Many dairy and pork farm owners in the Upper Midwest have expanded operations and taken on the role of manager and employer yet receive little training in injury prevention, farm safety, or workers’ compensation programs and processes. Clinicians play a key role in the return to work of injured and ill farmers and farmworkers to their jobs, though little to no formal training is offered by medical schools.

OBJECTIVE

This stakeholder-engaged project aimed to develop a prototype application designed to assist clinicians in returning injured farmworkers to light-duty job assignments with their current employers and to assess farm owners’ and managers’ attitudes toward and barriers to adopting mobile health tools for themselves or their employees.

METHODS

We conducted 12 semistructured interviews with English-speaking farm owners and farmworkers from the Upper Midwest: 5 English-speaking and Spanish-speaking farmworker focus groups and 8 postproject interviews with farm owners that focused on attitudes and barriers to adoption of the developed software. Interviews and focus groups were audio recorded, and data were analyzed and thematically coded using audio coding.

RESULTS

Interviews and worker focus groups guided an iterative design and development cycle, which informed workflow design, button placement, and output sheets that offer specific light-duty farm work recommendations for the injured worker to discuss with his or her employer.

CONCLUSIONS

The development of a complex prototype intended to impact patient care is a significant undertaking. Reinventing a paper-based process that can eventually integrate with an electronic health record or a private company’s human resources system requires substantial stakeholder input from each facet including patients, employers, and clinical care teams. The prototype is available for testing, but further research is needed in the form of clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of the process and the software’s impact on patients and employers.
Arkikeskustelun translatoriset käytänteet
Authors: Harjunpää Katariina
Published: December 2017

Katariina Harjunpään suomen kielen alaan kuuluva väitöskirja tarkastettiin Helsingin yliopistossa 29. toukokuuta 2017. Vastaväittäjänä toimi professori Peter Auer Freiburgin yliopistosta ja kustoksena professori Marja-Leena Sorjonen.

Harjunpää, Katariina: Translatory practices in everyday conversation. Bilingual mediating in Finnish–Brazilian Portuguese interaction. Helsinki: Unigrafia.

Kirja on luettavissa osoitteessa http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN: 978-951-51-3227-7
Reading Science, Technology and Education
Authors: Pisano Raffaele , Franckowiak Rémi , Anakkar Abdelakader
Published: December 2017

In this paper, we present an interdisciplinary discussion on the relations between Science–Technology Education and Culture both historical standpoint and nowadays. The idea that a human mind can produce an intellectual revolution within science and its approaches (methods and methodologies also integrated with contradictions and criticisms) strongly crossed like a paradigm both in the history of sciences and disciplines–literatures (reasoning, early enlightenment, positivism, etc.): but what about its social impact and science mission, as well? To describe the impact of the disseminated knowledge is a consequent aim. A case study on energy conceptualization and its exhibitions in Society in Context is discussed; their correlations with education (pedagogical aspects included), science–techniques, industry and social impacts are discussed, as well.
MEMBERDAYAKAN KECERDASAN KINESTETIK ANAK UNTUK BUDAYA LITERASI BAHASA
Authors: Suhaimi Imam
Published: December 2017

Prinsip dasar anak yaitu bermain, aktifitas yang muncul yang sering dijumpai adalah gerakan yang aktif dan atraktif. Inilah sebuah kecerdasan kinestetik anak yang seharusnya mampu kita manfaatkan sebagai orang dewasa yang ada di sekitar mereka, kecerdasan kinestetik ini apabila dikombinasikan dengan kecerdasan pemerolehan bahasa maka akan tercipta sebuah pembiasaan literasi anak semenjak dini. Bahasa yang merupakan identitas sebagai manusia itu sendiri menuntut kita untuk terus mengembangkan ilmu bahasa, maka dari itu tulisan ini mencoba mengakomodir keinginan tersebut melalui pembahasan keterpaduan kecerdasan kinestetik dan budaya literasi bahasa. Budaya literasi diharapkan tumbuh semenjak dini atas prakarsa anak itu sendiri tanpa ada tekanan dari guru, orang tua, atau orang sekitarnya yang lain, baik dalam pemerolehan bahasa Indonesia, atau Bahasa asing.
FUNGSI PRAGMATIS TUTURAN HUMOR MADIHIN BANJAR
Authors: Faridah Siti
Published: December 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap fungsi pragmatis dalam tuturan humor madihin Banjar yang dituturkan oleh pemadihinan John Tralala. Pendekatan yang  digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan teoretis dan metodologis. Pendekatan teoretis yang digunakan adalah pendekatan pragmatis, sedangkan pendekatan metodologis yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif dan pendekatan deskriptif. Data penelitian ini berupa penggalan wacana humor dalam madihin Banjar yang mengandung fungsi pragmatis. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah wacana humor dalam madihin Banjar. Metode dan teknik analisis data digunakan adalah metode heuristik Leech (1983), metode normatif dan teknik interaktif Miles dan Huberman (1984). Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode rekam, simak dan catat. Hasil penelitian ini adalah di dalam tuturan humor madihin Banjar ditemukan (1) subfungsi pragmatis memuji, (2) subfungsi pragmatis mengucapkan terima kasih, (3) subfungsi pragmatis mengkritik dan (4) subfungsi pragmatis mengeluh
The Level and Problems of “Mental Health” in Elderly People in Shkodra, Albania
Authors: Gusha Kilda Çela
Published: December 2017

Assessment the lifetime prevalence and risk factors of mental disorders in elderly people of Shkodra city. The study was conducted in Shkodra, Albania. Individuals aged 65+ years old that were presented to community mental health center with problems mental disorders were eligible to be part of this study. For all participants (108) were used a standardized question for problems of mental health and epidemiological data for the period 2014-2016. An average 8.11% of the total sample that have been presented for the necessary treatment and consultation in the community mental health center in Shkodra for the previous three years were elderly people. This study has reported heterogeneous result on the prevalence of mental disorders in the elderly of Shkodra city. This prevalence varied with age, gender, residence, marital status and condition of living with differences across diseases. The most predominant mental disorder was depressive disorders 32 (29.6%) patients. More than 22 (20.4%) reported a lifetime history of Schizophrenia; 27 (25%) patients reported dementia and Alzheimer; 21.3% affective disorder and anxiety disorder and 3.7 mental retardation. Major depression and affective disorder were the most common single mental disorders. Some of them have reported two or more mental disorders in their life time history. As a conclusion, the prevalence of mental disorders was high in elderly people. The results told that mental disorders are important determinants in quality of life. So we suggest the necessity for the further development and improvement of harmonized instruments for the assessment of mental disorders to older adults.
ANALISIS SUMBERDAYA IKAN TEMBANG (Sardinella fimbriata) DI PERAIRAN SELAT SUNDA YANG DIDARATKAN DI PPP LABUAN, BANTEN (Analysis of Fringescale Sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata) Resources in Sunda Strait that Landed on PPP Labuan, Banten)
Authors: Simarmata Rodearni , Boer Mennofatria , Fahrudin Achmad
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTFringescale sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata) is one of the economically important fish resources found in Sunda Strait waters. High economic value with the increasing demand of fish makes it as one of the main targets of capture. Intensive utilization on fringescale sardinella resulted in overfishing. The aim of this research is to identify production pattern, fishing ground, fishing season pattern and appropriate alternative management. This research carried out on April to June 2014. The results show that fringescale sardinella has a fluctuated production pattern. Fishing season for fringescale sardinella is on May-October, while the fringescale sardinella bad season (low catches) is on March. Fishing ground for fringescale sardinella in Sunda Strait waters are Labuan Bay, Tanjung Lesung, Sumur, Panaitan Strait, Rakata Island, Ujung Kulon, Sebesi Island, Tanjung Alang-alang, and Peucang Island. Management for fringescale sardinella can be accomplished by increase the mesh size, management fishing season (open-close system) and fishing areas.Keywords: Fringescale sardinella, management, PPP Labuan, Sunda Strait-------ABSTRAKIkan tembang (Sardinella fimbriata) merupakan salah satu sumberdaya ikan ekonomis penting di perairan Selat Sunda. Nilai ekonomis yang tinggi serta pemanfaatan yang terus meningkat menjadikan ikan ini sebagai salah satu target utama penangkapan. Pemanfaatan intensif sumberdaya ikan tembang dapat mengakibatkan tangkap lebih. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pola produksi, daerah tangkapan, pola musim penangkapan serta mengidentifikasi alternatif pengelolaan yang lebih tepat. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada April hingga Juni 2014. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pola produksi ikan tembang berfluktuatif. Musim penangkapan ikan tembang terjadi pada bulan Mei-September sedangkan musim paceklik berada pada bulan Maret. Sebaran wilayah penangkapan berada di sekitar perairan Selat Sunda yakni Teluk Labuan, Tanjung Lesung, Sumur, Selat Panaitan, Rakata, Ujung Kulon, Pulau Sebesi, Tanjung Alang-alang, dan Pulau Peucang. Pengelolaan ikan tembang dapat dilakukan dengan memperbesar ukuran mata jaring, pengaturan musim penangkapan dan daerah tangkapan.Kata kunci: Ikan tembang, pengelolaan, PPP Labuan, Selat Sunda
PENGARUH PERBEDAAN UKURAN MATA PANCING TERHADAP HASIL TANGKAPAN PANCING ULUR DI PERAIRAN PULAU SABUTUNG PANGKEP (Effects of Difference of Hook Size on the Catch of Handline in Sabutung Island Waters of Pangkep Regency)
Authors: Kurnia Muhammad , Sudirman . , Yusuf Muhammad
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTEffort to exploitation the fishery resources can do in various ways, catching effort by use of hand line is one of the efforts in the field of fisherie. The study was conducted in the Sabutung Island Waters of Pangkep Regency, aims was to investigate the effect of different of hook size and the species composition of the catch of hand line using different of hook size. The effectiveness of hook size is determined by the highest of catches.The method used is experimental fishing on the fishing operation of hand line during 30 trips. Data analysis used normality test and ANOVA test done with SPSS 16.0. The results showed that the differences between hook size number 10 with number 8 and 12 gave influences to the amount of catch. It’s showed by sig score hook size no.10 is 0,00 and sig score hook size no.8 and 12 is 0,00 which them have sig score less than 0,05 and it meant H0 pushed away so it concluded that the hook size influenced the fishing catch. The compositions of fish catch during the study based on the amount and weight were short mackerel, Bigeye scad, Indian scad, yellow tail and diodon histrix. Short mackerel were the most species of fish caught during the research that is equal to 41,2% of the 364 tail of the total catch.Keywords: hand line, hook size, small pelagic fish-------ABSTRAKUsaha mengeksploitasi sumber daya perikanan dapat dilakukan dengan berbagai macam cara, salah satu diantaranya adalah usaha perikanan tangkap dengan menggunakan pancing ulur (hand line). Penelitian dilakukan pada September-Nopember 2012 di Perairan Pulau Sabutung Kabupaten Pangkep, bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbedaan ukuran mata pancing dan komposisi hasil tangkapan dari tiga ukuran mata pancing yang berbeda sehingga diperoleh ukuran mata pancing yang efektif. Efektifitas ukuran mata pancing ditentukan berdasarkan jumlah tangkapan terbanyak. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode experimental fishing, dengan operasi penangkapan ikan sebanyak 30 trip. Analisis data menggunakan uji kenormalan dan uji ANOVA dengan SPSS 16.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan mata pancing no.10 dengan no.8 dan 12 berpengaruh terhadap jumlah dan berat hasil tangkapan pancing ulur. Hal ini dilihat dari nilai sig mata pancing no.10 sebesar 0,00 dan sig mata pancing no. 8 dan 12 sebesar 0,00 yang menunjukan nilai sig kurang dari 0,05. Ini menunjukan H0 ditolak sehingga disimpulkan bahwa ukuran mata pancing berpengaruh terhadap hasil tangkapan. Komposisi hasil tangkapan selama penelitian berdasarkan jumlah dan berat terdiri atas kembung lelaki, selar bentong, layang, ekor kuning dan ikan buntal. Ikan kembung lelaki adalah jenis ikan yang paling banyak tertangkap selama penelitian yaitu sebesar 41,2% yaitu 364 ekor dari keseluruhan hasil tangkapan.Kata kunci: pancing ulur, ukuran mata pancing, ikan pelagis kecil
SUMBERDAYA IKAN KEMBUNG (Rastrelliger kanagurta Cuvier 1817) DI PERAIRAN SELAT SUNDA YANG DIDARATKAN DI PPP LABUAN, BANTEN (Resources of Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta Cuvier 1817) in Sunda Strait Water that Landed on PPP Labuan, Banten)
Authors: Prahadina Viska Donita , Boer Mennofatria , Fahrudin Achmad
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTIndian mackerel is one of the small pelagic fish that has an important economic value and the dominant fish catches landed in PPP Labuan. The catch of Indian mackerel decreaseyear to year. Therefore Indian mackerel resources, alleged have over-exploited. The aim of this research was to identify a production pattern, fishing ground, fishing season pattern and identify a more appropriate alternative recommendation for the management of Indianmackerel. The results showedthat the production of Indian mackerel had a fluctuated seasonal pattern. The peak fishing season was in April to August while low season (low catches) in December and January. Distribution of Indian mackerel fishing grounds wasin the waters around the Sunda Strait such as RakataIsland, Rakata Kecil Island, Anak RakataIsland, Panaitan Island, Papole Island, Sebesi Island, Sebuku Island, Jongor and Tanjung Lesung. Utilization status of Indian mackerel has already overfished in biology and economics. Some recommendation for managing Indian mackerel resources that were landed in PPP Labuan such as, reduce the fishing effort, increase the mesh size, and improvementmanagement infishing season and fishing ground.Keywords: Indian mackerel, management, PPP Labuan, Sunda Strait-------ABSTRAKIkan kembung merupakan salah satu ikan pelagis kecil yang memiliki nilai ekonomis penting dan merupakan ikan tangkapan dominan yang didaratkan di PPP Labuan. Hasil tangkapan ikan kembung menurun dari tahun ke tahun. Oleh sebab itu diduga ikan kembung telah mengalami eksploitasi berlebih. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pola produksi, daerah tangkapan, pola musim penangkapan, serta mengidentifikasi alternatif pengelolaan yang lebih tepat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkanbahwa pola produksi ikan kembung berfluktuatif. Musim puncak penangkapan ikan berada pada bulan April hingga Agustus, sedangkan musim paceklik berada pada bulan Desember dan Januari. Sebaran wilayah penangkapan berada di sekitar perairan Selat Sunda seperti di P. Rakata, P. Rakata Kecil, P. Anak Rakata, P. Panaitan, P. Papole, P. Sebesi, P. Sebuku, Jongor serta Tanjung Lesung. Pengelolaan ikan kembung dapat dilakukan dengan cara mengurangi upaya penangkapan, memperbesar ukuran mata jaring, pengaturan musim penangkapan dan daerah penangkapan.Kata kunci: ikan kembung, pengelolaan, PPP Labuan, Selat Sunda
Adding It Up: How the Florida College and Career Readiness Initiative Impacted Developmental Education
Authors: Mokher Christine G. , Leeds Daniel M. , Harris Julie C.
Published: December 2017

The Florida College and Career Readiness Initiative (FCCRI) was a statewide policy requiring college readiness testing and participation in college readiness courses for high school students. We used regression discontinuity to compare outcomes for students scoring just above and below test score cutoffs for assignment to FCCRI. We also examined impacts for students from a wider range of academic performance by using a before-after regression analysis to compare outcomes for targeted students before and after their schools implemented the FCCRI. The FCCRI increased the likelihood of enrolling in nondevelopmental courses for some targeted students, although results differ by academic performance. However, smaller differences in the likelihood of passing nondevelopmental courses suggest that some students were not prepared for these courses.
Item Response Data Analysis Using Stata Item Response Theory Package
Authors: Yang Ji Seung , Zheng Xiaying
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this article is to introduce and review the capability and performance of the Stata item response theory ( irt) package that is available from Stata V.14, 2015. Using a simulated data set and a publicly available item response data set extracted from Programme of International Student Assessment, we review the irt package from applied and methodological researchers’ perspectives. After discussing the supported item response models and estimation methods implemented in the package, we demonstrate the accuracy of estimation compared to results from other typically used software packages. Other application features for differential item function analysis, scoring, and the package generating graphs are also reviewed.
Effets structurels du développement financier sur la croissance et les inégalités
Authors: Cournède Boris , Mann Catherine L.
Published: December 2017

Les pays de l'OCDE ont vécu un processus de financiarisation d'une ampleur considérable au cours des cinquante dernières années. Celui-ci s'est en outre accompagné de profondes transformations incluant notamment un fort basculement de la distribution du crédit en faveur des ménages au détriment des entreprises et, après 2000, un assèchement de l'apport de capitaux par les marchés boursiers. Un éventail d'analyses économétriques souligne que ces développements ont eu pour conséquence d'affaiblir la croissance de long terme. En effet, aux niveaux atteints dans les pays de l'OCDE, une augmentation du ratio « crédit/PIB » se traduit par un ralentissement de la croissance, en particulier lorsque les prêts sont destinés aux ménages, tandis que l'expansion du financement par actions renforce l'expansion économique. De surcroît, la financiarisation des économies de l'OCDE contribue au creusement des inégalités. Dans ces conditions, il est important de privilégier les politiques macroprudentielles qui optimisent les arbitrages entre stabilité et croissance. Classification JEL : D14, D63, G1, G2.
Non-linéarités dans la relation entre finance et croissance
Authors: Panizza Ugo
Published: December 2017

Cet article examine la littérature empirique sur les liens entre finance et croissance en mettant l'accent sur la littérature empirique qui a montré que la contribution marginale du développement financier à la croissance économique devient négative dans les pays dotés d'importants secteurs financiers (effet « trop de finance »). Cet article évalue ensuite la validité empirique et théorique de récentes critiques formulées envers cette littérature et conclut en proposant quelques pistes de recherche pour l'avenir en vue d'identifier par quels canaux un secteur financier très important peut entraîner un ralentissement de la croissance économique. Classification JEL : F36, G10, O16, O40.
L'expansion du crédit : moteur de croissance ou prélude à la crise ?
Authors: Wachtel Paul
Published: December 2017

Jusqu'à peu, deux domaines de la recherche économique pourtant étroitement liés n'avaient jamais été étudiés conjointement. Il s'agit, d'une part, de la littérature sur le lien entre finance et croissance qui a démontré que les pays à forte profondeur financière affichent une croissance plus rapide et, d'autre part, de la littérature sur le crédit et les crises financières qui a démontré que les crises financières et les récessions sont généralement précédées d'une expansion rapide du crédit. Ainsi l'expansion du crédit et les booms du crédit ont des incidences parfois positives, parfois négatives. Ces dernières années, des efforts ont été mis en œuvre pour recouper les deux littératures. Cet article examine ces littératures et décrit les récents efforts entrepris pour rapprocher les deux relations. Le sujet nécessite bien davantage de travail, mais il est important que les décideurs puissent distinguer une expansion du crédit positive et favorable à la croissance d'un boom négatif et facteur de crise. Classification JEL : E10, E32, E44, G01, G21, O40.
Éducation financière et comportements patrimoniaux : mauvaise éducation et zéro de conduite ?
Authors: Arrondel Luc
Published: December 2017

Le manque d'éducation financière est souvent invoqué pour expliquer certaines irrationalités dans les comportements de l'épargnant : une bonne éducation permettrait d'avoir les bonnes conduites. Après avoir présenté les fondements théoriques de cette notion, établi sa définition et passé en revue la littérature empirique, cet article présente les derniers résultats sur le lien entre éducation financière et comportements financiers en France à partir d'une enquête originale. Les résultats montrent de fortes disparités du niveau d'éducation financière au sein de la population. L'éducation financière est corrélée avec le diplôme, mais elle varie aussi en fonction du sexe, de l'âge et des opinions politiques des individus. Ce dernier lien est susceptible de traduire l'opinion des individus quant aux rôles respectifs de l'État providence et de la responsabilité individuelle. Le niveau d'éducation financière influence bien les comportements financiers des ménages : on met ainsi en évidence un lien positif entre, d'une part, l'éducation financière et, d'autre part, la capacité à planifier pour le long terme et la détention d'actifs de long terme (actions). Nous terminons par une réflexion sur le statut relatif de l'éducation financière pour expliquer les investissements des ménages et jugeons de l'efficacité des programmes de formation à la chose économique. Classification JEL : A20, D14, G40.
Désobéir en démocratie
Authors: Delruelle Édouard
Published: December 2017

Toute réflexion sur les droits de l’homme et la démocratie est travaillée par la question de la désobéissance dite « civile ». Mais quel sens donner à celle-ci : contestation morale de la loi positive ou mise à l’épreuve politique du pouvoir ? On penchera pour cette seconde option, dans la perspective d’une politique envisagée comme dissensus.
L’anaphore en THE, mode d’accommodation dans la presse généraliste et d’intérêt spécialisé des États-Unis.
Authors: Peynaud Caroline
Published: December 2017

Les journalistes produisent un discours fortement contraint, par les normes du genre ainsi que par la nécessité de produire un discours attractif, adapté au lectorat. Cette volonté d’adaptation relève d’un processus d’accommodation par lequel les auteurs adaptent leur discours à leurs lecteurs, sans toutefois en avoir une image très précise, tandis que les lecteurs, à leur tour, interprètent le discours selon leur connaissance des normes du genre. L’analyse des modes d’accommodation permet ainsi de comprendre plus précisément comment se construit la relation entre les journalistes et leurs lecteurs. Le cas des anaphores en THE, non strictes et associatives, est particulièrement révélateur du choix des journalistes de présenter une information comme nouvelle ou ancienne dans la mesure où le choix de présenter l’information sous forme définie ne peut pas systématiquement se justifier par une connaissance partagée. Ces choix illustrent alors un processus d’accommodation par lequel les journalistes présentent une information comme ancienne alors même qu’elle est probablement nouvelle pour les lecteurs. Ces analyses, fondées sur un corpus de presse de 35000 mots, mettent en évidence le fait que ces choix permettent aux journalistes de répondre aux contraintes du genre. Lorsque le référent est le sujet principal du texte, les anaphores construisent des paradigmes désignationnels qui augmentent la cohésion de l’article. Lorsque le référent fait partie d’un sujet annexe, au contraire, les anaphores permettent de placer l’information en arrière-plan, tout en donnant toutes les informations nécessaires à la compréhension de l’article.
Peut-on parler d’un « effet Le Brun » à Notre-Dame de Paris ?
Authors: Bastet Delphine
Published: December 2017

Charles Le Brun peint deux mays à quatre ans d’intervalle pour la confrérie Sainte-Anne-Saint-Marcel des orfèvres parisiens, qui les offre à la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris par tradition mariale confraternelle : Le martyre de saint André (1647) et La lapidation de saint Étienne (1651). Ces deux imposants tableaux marquent une rupture dans la série des mays et ont une influence sur la peinture religieuse du xviie siècle. Dans la décennie 1660, les mays des orfèvres reprennent la manière puissante et le déploiement d’énergie des mises en scène de Charles Le Brun, tout en laissant place à la diversité des interprétations. À partir des années 1670, tandis que l’influence stylistique de Le Brun sur la série des orfèvres est moindre, ses compositions évoquant le martyre et suscitant les passions servent de prototypes d’images religieuses pour l’Église. Les mays connaissent alors une importante diffusion idéologique et politique dans les églises du royaume. Ces deux types de diffusion, complémentaires, montrent l’adéquation du langage de Le Brun aux besoins d’images de l’Église de France.
Charles Le Brun à Montmorency
Authors: Lafage Gaëlle
Published: December 2017

Aujourd’hui disparue, la demeure de campagne que Charles Le Brun se fit bâtir à Montmorency reste mal connue. Richement ornée et agrémentée d’un jardin avec ses fontaines, ses grottes et ses parterres, cette maison de peintre était d’une grande somptuosité. Grâce aux dessins, aux estampes, aux archives et aux témoignages qui ont pu être réunis, cet article rend compte de l’histoire du lieu, de l’aspect général de l’habitation et de ses jardins et enfin de la vie du peintre dans cette maison de plaisance qu’il habita les dernières années de sa vie. Apparaissent ainsi en filigrane ses goûts et ses ambitions dans cette création toute personnelle.
La folle course de Charles Le Brun dans le Grand Salon de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Authors: Garnier Bénédicte , Moureyre Françoise de La
Published: December 2017

Le Grand Salon de Vaux est un espace complexe, novateur et inachevé. Il semble encore aujourd’hui nécessaire de lire son décor de stuc à l’aune des autres arts qui le constituèrent, l’architecture et la peinture, et de tenter de lever quelques mystères, au-delà des idées reçues. Notre propos est de lier et de délier ces différents arts, afin de nommer les mains qui dessinèrent et exécutèrent les éléments sculptés. Le ou les sculpteurs des termes se sont-ils ou non émancipés des dessins du concepteur Charles Le Brun pour s’insérer dans la contrainte de l’architecture de Louis Le Vau ? Ces termes sont ici attribués à Jacques Houzeau, sauf celui de l’Hiver qui l’est à François Girardon. Dans le cas des reliefs, nous proposons d’y voir la main de Jean Blanchard, qui suit fidèlement les modèles imposés par Le Brun. Entre liberté et contrainte, les liens et affinités entre architecte, peintre et sculpteurs, mis au jour par la lecture des archives, conditionnent la réalisation en 1658 de ce programme original et unique.
Crafting sustainability? An explorative study of craft in three countercultures as a learning path for the future
Authors: Hofverberg Hanna , Kronlid David O. , Östman Leif
Published: December 2017

This article explores and seeks to identify what ‘crafting sustainability’ could mean in relation to education for sustainable development (ESD). Certain ESD craft pedagogies are explored in three countercultures (from 1900, 1968 and 2017). The empirical data consists of literature from or about these three countercultures. A broad notion of sustainability and the educational philosophies of perennialism, essentialism, progressivism and reconstructivism are used as theoretical frameworks. The findings show the countercultures’ educative craft purposes, craft skills and approaches to learning craft and the possible implications for ESD. In particular, three tensions concerning the implications of an ESD craft pedagogy are discussed.
El Salvador por dentro. Juicio al modelo, 1989-2005. Las Dignas, CDC, Fespad e Idhuca
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: December 2017

No abstract available.
Don Quijote en la biblioteca
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: December 2017

No abstract available.
2006-2009: ¿Habrá algo nuevo bajo el sol?
Authors: Editor El
Published: December 2017

No abstract available.
Menjívar Ochoa, Rafael: Tiempos de locura. El Salvador 1979-1981
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: December 2017

No abstract available.
Juan Sobalvarro. Perra vida. Memorias de un recluta del servicio militar
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: December 2017

Bo abstract available.
Redes sociales como componentes educativos en los entornos digitales de aprendizaje
Authors: Oliva Herberth Alexander
Published: December 2017

El presente artículo es una intelección académica, en el cual se aborda el estudio de las redes sociales como objeto de estudio la construcción (elemento epistémico) y desarrollo (elemento pedagógico didáctico) de aprendizajes significativos en Entornos Digitales de Aprendizaje. Esto permitirá crear un marco de aproximación epistemológica en el cual las redes tecnológicas de comunicación puedan percibirse como una herramienta que permite el aprendizaje colaborativo e involucra espacios de intercambio de información que fomentan la cooperación y significatividad de las redes sociales en la formación académica de los estudiantes y su proceso educativo.

Realidad y Reflexión Año 17, No 46, Julio-Diciembre 2017; 34-53
Aproximación al grabado de Camilo Minero
Authors: Linares-Aguilar Mauricio
Published: December 2017

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Realidad y Reflexión Año 17, No 46, Julio-Diciembre 2017; 83-95
Una vista a la innovación tecnológica en Centroamérica y América Latina
Authors: Cuchillac Víctor
Published: December 2017

Este artículo tiene como objetivo iniciar y promover el diálogo sobre la innovación tecnológica como una estrategia de desarrollo en la economía salvadoreña, porque existen muy pocos indicadores de innovación en el país y la aplicación de la misma como parte de las actividades de las empresas privadas y organizaciones públicas es muy lacónica al compararse con economías en donde la innovación es parte de los procesos productivos y culturales. La evidencia empírica muestra como algunas economías con escasos recursos naturales han encontrado una mejora significativa al incursionar en la innovación tecnológica, para lo cual desarrollaron una infraestructura y una formación de capital humano efectiva y dinámica.

Actualmente el mundo avanza en el desarrollo de las tecnologías como medios de mejora; sin embargo, América Latina no logra despegar en el desarrollo tecnológico, peor aún, la mayoría de los países en Centroamérica no fomentan la investigación básica, la investigación aplicada y el desarrollo experimental, por lo que el capital humano al incorporarse a la vida productiva no produce un salto de calidad o crea las condiciones de una ventaja competitiva que inicie o mantenga el desarrollo sostenible de la economía. Aun cuando existen recomendaciones de organismos internacionales sobre las rutas o las estrategias para los países en vías de desarrollo, los entes encargados de la formación del capital humano no se articulan para trabajar bajo una meta común, es por ello que aquí se esbozan algunas recomendaciones que permitan definir el rol de cada uno de ellos de manera que la innovación tecnológica se fortalezca y pueda convertirse en un futuro próximo en un sector de desarrollo para el país.

Realidad y Reflexión Año 17, No 46, Julio-Diciembre 2017; 96-117
Insights into CDA: Socio-cognitive Cultural Approach
Authors: Al-Khazraji Nidaa Hussain Fahmi
Published: December 2017

The overall purpose of the study is to make visible various aspects of CDA. It presents various approaches to discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis to justify the adoption of certain models over others. A general theoretical account of the various influential approaches to the text will be presented first, followed by a critical approach next to arrive at their range of usefulness as a means to an end. Besides the absence of a general terminological consensus among text linguists, the fact is that there is no one generally accepted theory of discourse analysis that undertakes to provide the complete analysis of texts. While all text analysts acknowledge the fact that a text has structure, coherence, function, organisation, character and development, their approaches differ as to how each of these properties is realised and mutually related to other properties, hence the advantages of the eclectic approach which provides for the necessary step of integrating a variety of compatible systems of discourse analysis whenever these are found useful and adaptable to the requirements of each study. Such an approach, while lessening the problems of indeterminacy and partiality, remains just one model yielding one specific interpretation. However, variation in interpretations is resorvable and can ultimately be made definitive given a text and the same vital background information and approache(s).